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October 9, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • APL accents reliability with US-flagged Asia/LA-Oakland service
  • NYK, 'K' Line ro-ro executives indicted in US court for price fixing
  • Piraeus port sale delayed a few weeks by Greek snap election
  • APMT Lazaro Cardenas terminal to open in 2016, takes in 3 quay cranes
  • Hutchison Barcelona intermodal on-dock rail increases 25pc monthly
  • US Commerce Secretary visits Cuba to talk shop with Cuban ministers
  • Rotterdam's oldest container terminal closes due to lack of capacity
  • Now GE exports US jobs to Canada in wake of US ExIm Bank shutdown
  • Hutchison Australia and dockers extend truce to discuss mass layoffs
  • Scandinavian Shipping & Logistics enters Finland with agency deal
  • US warehouse, logistics sector warned of growing US labour shortage
  • XPO Logistics launches Europe-Morocco two-way less than truckload link
  • SME forwarders must invest in high tech to stay alive: Ti-Kewill study
  • American Airlines Cargo decides to add Envirotainers e1 and e2
  • Trans-Pacific Partnership is music to Airforwarders Association
  • Ruslan delivers Argentine telecomm satellite to French Guiana
  • Kansas City's combined air cargo traffic rises 1.8pc in August

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2015
  • AMTOI inks MoU with NMIS for skill development
  • François Hollande inaugurates CMA CGM Bougainville, the biggest containership under French flag, at Le Havre
  • Maersk Line India presents paper on advanced e-commerce process at JNCH, Nhava Sheva
  • Nearly 40 pc of Asian food retailers unaware of logistics costs, says DHL
  • MMTC to import chickpeas from Australia
  • G. Senthilvel takes charges as Deputy Chairman of Cochin Port Trust
  • New Mangalore Port reaffirms support to cashew trade
  • Exporters put their demands before Commerce Secretary
  • Four SAARC countries, including India, want FTA by 2020: Sitharaman
  • Govt has put projects worth $ 112 bn on fast-track: Gen. Singh
  • GST law ready for ratification, says CBEC
  • INR turns weak on fresh dollar buying
  • ISMA & NFCSF to export sugar through ISEC

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Fresh winds billowing HL's sails
  • A 15-year-old freight alliance
  • Partners to the rescue in Sweden
  • Purse strings open for Malpensa's cargo city
  • Iced-up runways no big deal for Yeti
  • Infrastructure maintenance made easy
  • Boosting South Asia's connectivity
  • Zim trims back transit times
  • Maritime industry associations table demands
  • Last Mile garners laurels in NRW competition
  • Best sets new train record
  • Fair forecast from Danske Banke
  • AN-70 makes maiden landing in Leipzig
  • Maintaining an even keel
  • CEO handover at Kewill
  • New shuttle between Rotterdam and Burghausen
  • Americans turn to Cyprus
  • Transaero biting the dust
  • Digging deeper footprint in Chicago

IHS Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2015
  • Container ship fleet to see record deliveries in 2015
    The global container ship fleet will see record growth in 2015, while the demand for capacity will remain subdued, particularly due to weak demand from Europe, a senior shipping analyst has predicted. "2015 will see a record inflow of newbuild tonnage. BIMCO forecasts close to 1.6 million teu will
  • Cyber security for shipping needs unique approach
    Specialist cyber-security product manufacturer LightCyber has told IHS Maritime that shipping needs a new approach to cyber security. LightCybers' technology provides "visibility into security incidents and cyber breaches by monitoring and profiling user behaviour, and accurately detecting
  • Container shipping glut hurting Hanjin Shipping
    A decision to focus on container shipping may have affected Hanjin Shipping's efforts to improve its liquidity as the sector remains stagnated, an analyst has said. True Friend Korea Investment & Securities analyst Yun Hee-do said that while the plunge in bunker prices has eased Hanjin Shipping's
  • KDB chairman: 'DSME might have more losses'
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, already reeling from a massive second-quarter deficit after revealing hidden losses from offshore plant projects, could see its full-year result become even worse than previously forecast. Testifying at a parliamentary inspection of state-owned policy bank
  • IKEA to make Incheon port its gateway to South Korea
    Swedish furniture maker IKEA will export most of its goods to South Korea via Incheon port. IKEA, which opened its first store in South Korea in December 2014, made this decision after it began testing out Incheon New Port Phase 1-1 container pier (Terminal B) in July. Impressed with the
  • China gets tough on safety at Tianjin port
    China has launched extensive safety inspections on companies handling dangerous goods in the vicinity of Tianjin Port. This is seen as showing its determination to clamp down on companies storing hazardous materials improperly in the aftermath of the deadly explosions in August. State media
  • 'Don't jeopardise recycling capacity', ECSA warns EU
    The European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA) has said that Europe should trust class society judgements on ship recycling yards or risk putting off big players from signing up to international standards. ECSA was commenting on the latest certifications of compliance issued by ClassNK to
  • Shipping Australia predicts rise in reefer rates
    Ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free-trade deal will be a boon for the Australian reefer trade, according to Shipping Australia Limited (SAL). The TPP, or Pacific Rim, trade deal will lift 95% of tariffs on a broad range of Australian agricultural exports, according to the
  • South Korean minister calls for container lines to widen horizons
    Container shipping companies in South Korea should widen their horizons beyond just shipping in order to capitalise on opportunities created by new technologies, said Yoo Ki-june, minister of oceans and fisheries. The minister, who has stated that emerging industries will be the growth engine of
  • Storm clouds gather for global economy
    The global economy is heading for a period of prolonged weakness and of great uncertainty, the Danish Maritime Forum was warned on 7 October. Weak economic growth means challenges on the economic front will create potential for social unrest and 65 of the 175 countries in a survey emerged as suffering
  • APL starts new North Asia-US West Coast service
    Singapore-headquartered container carrier APL will start a new weekly US-flagged service to connect key markets in North Asia with the US West Coast, while also connecting the US inland regions via rail. Eagle Express Service (EXI) will rotate within ports in Qingdao, Shanghai, Busan, Los Angeles,
  • Malaysia focuses on bathymetry for growth
    Malaysia has placed priority on mapping its seabed for better utilisation of the country's maritime resources and security. Speaking at the 10th General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (Gebco) Bathymetric Science Day 2015 on 5 October, Malaysia's deputy defence minister Mohd Johari Baharum stressed

The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2015
  • Air cargo warned: 'be prepared for China-Europe rail services to lure business away'
  • Carriers warned: no let-up in container shipping overcapacity for three years
  • Demand for faster transit times could signal an end to era of slow-steaming

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2015
  • Navy to begin search for El Faro in coming weeks
  • Carnival expands cruise activities in Cozumel with new berth
  • Boskalis to sea trial "drop in" bio-fuels
  • Volvo Penta extends commercial diesel service intervals
  • ClassNK starts verification tests of CBM system
  • MarAd project to convert towboat engine to burn LNG
  • Updates to DNVGL's ECO Insight driven by user feedback
  • Harley Marine strengthens management team

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2015
  • Drewry Container Forecaster report sees overcapacity woes on horizon
  • Diana Shipping nets loan to finance new vessels
  • Public invited to event showcasing Hillsboro Airport
  • APL plans to launch new Eagle Express service
  • Harley Marine names pair to new management positions

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2015
  • India and West Africa may partly offset dry bulk slowdown in China, says Western Bulk's Ismar
    Emerging economies may offer support to a sector pressured by slowing Chinese demand
  • VLGC spot rate revival on fresh cargoes
    Slump is halted but it might not take much to reverse current upturn
  • TEN ties up three LR2s on three-year charters
    European oil company will use tankers for lifting crude oil
  • Dry bulk woes to continue on oversupply
    Vessels being ordered and delivered are outnumbering demolitions, leading to an oversupplied market and depressed rates
  • Ocean Rig will mull scrapping if rigs left unemployed
    Bleak market may also prompt laying up modern drillships, says owner
  • Southeast Asian oil imports to grow
    IEA reports says maritime chokepoint in Malacca Strait has potential for more serious accidents as shipments to Southeast Asia accelerate
  • Dodge Kenyon joins Liberian Registry
    Investigations Division vice-president joins from Holland America Group
  • MOL and NYK Line receive financing for four LNG tankers
    The four carriers are currently being constructed by MI LNG and Kawasaki Heavy Industries
  • Consortium launches second generation biofuels project
    Partners target 5% share of marine fuel market by 2030
  • USCG suspends El Faro crew search mission
    No survivors found from crew of 33
  • India extends bunker fuel tax benefits
    Move is the latest measure to help shift cargo transportation away from roads to coastal waters
  • China takes aim at Kenya ports in One Belt One Road initiative
    Kenya is currently mulling over China's ambitious maritime infrastructure plan
  • APL launches Eagle Express service
    Weekly service will link North Asian markets to the US west coast
  • Tanker owners face Hamlet's dilemma: to build, or not to build?
    Owners remain divided on whether to build more tankers to meet demand
  • Marad to fund new emission-reducing projects
    Marad will provide $1.2m towards a LNG conversion project and an on-board air pollution control device
  • Indian Ocean High Risk Area reduced
    Serious threat to shipping remains off coast of Somalia

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2015
  • Australia shipper expects TPP to fuel reefer growth
    Shipping Australia Limited is betting the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade deal will be a boon for the Australian reefer trade, which the country hopes will offset the trade losses sustained after the commodity bust. The TPP will lift 95 percent of tariffs on a broad range of Australian agricultural exports, according to...
  • NS warns lack of federal safety tech extension threatens intermodal service
    MEMPHIS - President Obama's decision to enforce the end-of-year deadline for U.S. railroads to install new safety technology will hurt the network fluidity intermodal shippers depend on, a Norfolk Southern Railway executive said Thursday. The president this week said he does not plan to extend the Dec. 31 deadline for rail...
  • NY-NJ port still must do more to prepare for mega-ships
    The situation at New York-New Jersey, the largest East Coast port, can be briefly described as follows: Long-term projects costing hundreds of millions of dollars to ensure the port is prepared to handle mega-ships, specifically deepening the channel to 50 feet and elevating an old bridge over a key waterway,...
  • US imports: Fastest-growing Asian sources
    Among the top 10 fastest-growing Asian sources of U.S. imports are a number of nations, such as China, South Korea and Vietnam, that have long played a dominant role in global supply chains for both raw materials and finished products. At the same time, there are a number of surprises...
  • C.H. Robinson White Paper: Optimize Your Supply Chain with Air Cargo
    Air cargo can help optimize your global supply chain with speed to market and the best combination of service and price. This white paper explores. How air cargo can provide quick response to market demands The value of technology in air cargo services The benefits of air cargo in emerging markets ...
  • Maritime subsidy increase attached to House oil-export bill
    An increase in the annual subsidy for operation of U.S.-flag ships under the Maritime Security Program has been inserted into a U.S. House bill to lift the United States' 40-year-old ban on oil exports. The House is scheduled to vote on the oil-export bill Friday. House Republican leaders added a provision...
  • Zim hires banks for IPO - report
    LONDON - Zim Integrated Shipping Services refused to comment on reports it is planning an initial public offering in the U.S. next year. The Israeli carrier has hired Merrill Lynch, Bank of America's investment bank, and the U.K.'s Barclays bank, to lead the IPO in the first half of 2016, Bloomberg said,...
  • IKEA chooses Incheon port as South Korea gateway
    Port of IncheonSwedish furniture maker IKEA has decided it will make Incheon port its primary South Korean gateway after it began testing out Incheon New Port Phase 1-1 container pier (Terminal B) in July. IKEA said that shipping its goods via Incheon has helped to reduce its overall shipping costs due...
  • Russian rail operators cutting fleet as demand lags
    Russian containerized rail companies are cutting their fleets this year and plan to do the same next year, as the country's trade suffers from Western sanctions and the low price of oil. The companies are cutting their fleets by 60,000 to 70,000 rail cars this year and 30,000 to 50,000 next...
  • Panamax unemployment set to soar as carriers suspend services
    LONDON - The imminent suspension of several liner services between Asia and the U.S. East Coast and South America during the slack shipping season threatens to put as many as 50 Panamax container ships out of work by January, according to Alphaliner. And the jobless total is set to soar to...
  • Risk management: a new link in the supply chain
    MEMPHIS -Recent harsh winters, equipment shortages and longshore labor disruptions have taught beneficial cargo owners that supply chain plans of the past are inadequate in today's unpredictable transportation environment if they do not include risk assessment and management. Unusually cold and icy winters in the eastern half of the continent in...
  • Hutchison's Aussie chief gives gloomy assessment of union talks
    HPA's Sydney International Container Terminal.HONG KONG - Hutchison Ports Australia and the Maritime Union of Australia today agreed to extend conciliation talks until November as both sides try to find a way out of a bitter dispute that exploded after 97 workers were fired in early August.The parties signed a...
  • Carriers face three more years of excess capacity pain, Drewry warns
    HONG KONG - The container shipping industry is facing three more years of overcapacity and financial pain because of slowing global trade and a bloated order book of large vessels, forcing Drewry to slash its growth forecast for 2015 and revise down estimates for future years.The London-based analyst said in...
  • APL to have full control over new North Asia-US West Coast service
    APL will call at Dutch Harbor on its new service to Los Angeles.HONG KONG - Container line APL has launched a weekly service connecting North Asia markets with the U.S. West Coast using U.S.-flagged vessels in a speedy transit that will be controlled by the carrier from end-to-end, including the...
  • Soft economy, slow volume growth for surface transport seen ahead
    MEMPHIS - Those in the U.S. surface transportation sector can buckle up for more of the same, so long as the national economy continues to creep along at its current pace. Softness in the overall economy should continue to slow most growth for the surface transportation sector, according to economists and...
  • West Coast port crisis casts a long fall shadow
    MEMPHIS - The "echoes" of the West Coast port crisis may still be heard in soft freight demand, pressures on truck rates and high inventory levels, speakers said at the JOC Inland Distribution Conference here Wednesday. The labor dispute that practically shut down West Coast ports from November last year...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2015
  • Oceania reveals Sirena deployment
    Oceania Cruises plans to deploy its recent second-hand acquisition to journeys in the Caribbean and Pacific regions after a $40m refurbishment.
  • Larger claims hit TT Club
    Profitability of liner shipping mutual more than halved through first eight months.
  • Bahri profit soars
    Saudi Arabian state shipowner Bahri has seen earnings jump in the third quarter in strong tanker markets.
  • $100m for TEN
    Greece's Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) has secured $100m in revenue by fixing out its three LR2 tankers.
  • Sainty bosses held
    Prosecutors in China's Jiangsu province have arrested the former chairman of Sainty Marine and a former executive.
  • Diana secures bulker cash
    Greece's Diana Shipping has tapped ING Bank in London for $39.68m to finance two bulkers.
  • Port model questioned
    A case that could change how public ports are organised in Norway and other countries will be heard in Luxembourg next month.
  • Two to three years
    Executives at some of world's largest public tanker owners threw their weight behind a cyclical market recovery in London yesterday.
  • Crew held over capsize
    Brazilian authorities are tackling an oil spill from a livestock carrier that capsized at the dock in Barcarena as local reports said thousands of cattle have been killed.
  • India boosts boxships
    Coastal containerships operating in India are to benefit from tax breaks on fuel.
  • Sekimizu's views "a danger"
    Marshall Islands registry strongly opposes IMO chief's stance on CO2 emissions.
  • Zim "hires IPO banks"
    Israel's Zim is staying quiet on a report that it has hired two banks to carry out its long-planned IPO next year.
  • HHIC on course
    Philippines-based Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction (HHIC) is beating its Korean sister yard to its newbuilding target in 2015.
  • Arrow leaks 45 years on
    The wreck of a notorious Onassis tanker has spilled oil once more off the coast of Canada.
  • CMB chops loss
    Marc Saverys-led diversified owner posts smaller deficit in Q3 ahead of delisting.
  • Is OPEC's public image limited?
    Oil exporting cartel OPEC is worried about its image, an internal report has revealed.
  • Scam email hits Red Funnel
    UK ferry operator Red Funnel has warned recipients not to open a fake confirmation email that will land them with a nasty virus.
  • Wetering was bankrupt
    Dutch yard group Wetering Rotterdam's ship repair business was bankrupt when compatriot Damen bought it this week.
  • ORIG may start scrapping
    Ocean Rig says it may consider scrapping some of its older rigs despite them being less than 15 years old.
  • APL's 'speedy' US service
    APL is set to launch a new weekly US-flagged service connecting North Asia with the US West Coast as well as serve inland regions via rail.
  • Wartsila in bio-fuel study
    Wartsila has teamed-up with GoodFuels Marine and Boskalis to collaborate research into the potential for marine bio-fuels.
  • Cataferry goes to Incat
    Incat Crowther has been commissioned to design a 90-foot catamaran passenger ferry for a Malaysian customer Cataferry.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2015
  • WLS: Capacity growth flat during peak season
  • Intermarine to add six ships to its fleet
  • U.S. exports decline in August
  • U.S. steel exports inch up in August
  • CEVA UK wins $400m in retail fashion contracts
  • Drewry: Container shipping facing three more years of overcapacity
  • BWR: APL unveils new transpacific loop
  • ODFL to partner with Mallory Alexander
  • FMC reviews 12 OTI license applications
  • Executive Moves: Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings and Maine Pointe
  • ZIM plans initial public offering for 2016
  • CBP seizes over $8m in cocaine at Port Everglades

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2015
  • Fuel efficiency attracts investors, says shipowner
    High-single-digit yields possible, a conference is told.
  • Fuel oil stocks set record for fourth time since July
    Singapore onshore stocks up 9% week-on-week.
  • Docked ship sinks, spills fuel oil
    In Brazilian port of Barcarena.
  • Maersk: 'Still not at ease' over ECA enforcement
    Non-compliance rates of about about 6% are 'not good enough'.
  • More doubts about viability of Arctic shipping route
    'Profound Changes in sea ice are not retooling global trade routes.'
  • 45-year old wreck springs leak
    Canadian tanker split bunker fuel in 1970 disaster.
  • Iran looks to bunker market to boost fuel oil sales
    Fuel oil demand from country's power stations down almost 28%.
  • Horizon eyes Mauritian opportunity
    Island state intent on developing maritime industries.
  • GPS Bunkers bags major deal in India
    Contract said to be 'largest' recorded in India.
  • Soyuz Bunkering exits Singapore market
    Key traders have left the firm, sources say.
  • Crude softens as US inventories, production climb
    US-wide stockpiles rose for a second week.

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Mulino proposes the Panamanian state's entry into the consortium interested in acquiring Panama Ports Company.
Panama
Supreme Court verdict on concession contract pending
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Singapore
In the April-June period, revenues decreased by -4% and net profit dropped by -89%.
Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
Valencia
Containers arriving and departing are increasing. Transhipment is declining.
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Wista Italy denounces the exclusion of women from the nominations of port authority presidents.
Milan
Musso: The glass ceiling that prevents women from accessing leadership roles remains.
In the second quarter, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -6.0%
Ankara
18.1% decline in ships over 200 metres in length
Fifty kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Civitavecchia
Rome
They were hidden inside a reefer container arriving from Ecuador
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
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