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June 12, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Russian import collapse prompts 2M carriers to reduce Asia-Med ship sizes
  • PSA expands network in China with terminal in Beibu Gulf
  • Congestion not mega ships' fault, inland inefficiencies, say WSC shipowners
  • CMA CGM plays catch-up with MSC, Maersk, orders six 14,000-TEUers
  • Hamburg terminal to add cranes with 24-box span for 20,000-TEUers
  • Russian Kaliningrad box volume falls 58.2pc to 50,570 TEU in first 4 months
  • Evergreen quits taking slots on Cosco-Hanjin China-Panama-Houston loop
  • LA-LB truckers ask feds if longshoremen have right to inspect chassis
  • Swire and Rickmers form partnership in India and Middle East
  • Kalmar has two orders for automatic stacking cranes for LA's TraPac
  • Germany box ships fined for bilge water spills in Alaska, California
  • Cathay and Dragonair post 6.2pc increase in air freight in May
  • IAG Cargo launches forwarders' e-booking system in Spain
  • Aloha Air Cargo hub at Honolulu airport be completed in July
  • Korean Air to codeshare with GOL on flights to 16 cities in Brazil
  • Kansas City airport's air cargo tonnage is up 1.5pc in April

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 11, 2015
  • MOL establishes 'MOL Auto Carrier Express' as a global brand
  • Seashell Logistics marks its presence at Breakbulk Europe 2015 in Antwerp
  • Govt to adopt new methods to check import of cheap US chicken legs
  • Adani Group to raise $1-1.5 bn for APSEZ
  • Kandla Port moving ahead with user facilitation, capacity augmentation projects
  • Mumbai Port Trust introduces bus service within Indira Dock precinct
  • ACTL launches export train service to Pipavav
  • DHL Global Forwarding India introduces weekly bonded trucking service between Ahmedabad & Nhava Sheva
  • INSTC conference today
  • INR turns weak against dollar after firm start

International Transport Journalweb site
  • T&E recommends vehicle fuel efficiency standards
  • New hub for overnight services
  • Teamwork enables eastwards expansion
  • Risk management - from state-of-the-art to "hope"
  • Transactions in Melbourne
  • CSX among USA's top 100 green companies
  • PSA taps into growing SW China
  • Hamburg II: new KLU chancellor
  • AF-KLM Cargo - first export e-AWB ex-Saudi Arabia
  • Enhanced offer for eastern Switzerland
  • Planning from Porto
  • Hamburg I: new branch manager for Noerpel
  • Fedex puts more aircraft out to grass

IHS Maritimeweb site
JUNE 11, 2015
  • Scorpio Bulkers investor relations fray
    A major investor in Scorpio Bulkers, Monarch Alternative Capital, has publicly voiced its disagreement with management after a highly discounted follow-on offering. On 10 June, NYSE-listed Scorpio Bulkers priced 133 million shares at USD1.50/share, a 31% discount to the previous closing price.
  • MOL sets up new car carrier brand
    Japan's Mitsui O.S.K Lines has established a global brand for car carrier services. The new brand name is MOL Auto Carrier Express (MOL ACE), "ACE" named after its automobile vessel names. MOL now operates 120 automobile vessels and its offices and agencies are in as many as 140 countries in the
  • Piracy fears trigger illness and hurt recruitment
    Seafarers are suffering health problems and turning down work because of fears of piracy and armed robbery, even if they have not experienced violence first-hand, a study has found. Further, they are likely to have more worries than those who have actually been attacked. A study by Oceans Beyond
  • Shippers 'still think money, rather than green'
    "Shippers are still driven by costs rather than green ethics," according to a senior manager of financial consultant PwC. Tom Vermeiren told delegates at TOC 2015 in Rotterdam on 10 June that cost was still the primary driver of shippers' modal decisions. He said container lines still continue to
  • Scorpio Bulkers shares collapse
    The NYSE-listed stock of Scorpio Bulkers plunged 37% over two consecutive trading sessions as the company sold shares to fund its newbuildings. Late on 10 June, the company priced 133 million shares at USD1.50/share, a 31% discount versus the 9 June closing price and a 38% discount versus the 8
  • Callao post-strike gridlock eases
    APM Terminals estimates it will take 7-10 days for operations to return to normal now striking stevedores are back at work at APMT's general cargo terminal at Peru's Port of Callao. The three-week-long strike, which ended on 5 June with a tentative two-year agreement, had been most damaging to
  • China Shipping Haisheng to raise $322m via private placement
    Shanghai-listed China Shipping Haisheng , a bulker operating subsidiary of China Shipping Group, announced on 11 June that it will raise CNY2 billion (USD322 million) through a private placement. Around 291 million shares will be issued to 10 subscribers at the price of CNY6.85 per share, and all
  • Former ST Marine senior executive faces 38 graft charges
    Former senior executive of shipyard Singapore Technologies Marine (ST Marine) faces 38 counts of graft charges over falsification of accounts totalling SGD126,156 (USD93,700). The prosecution against Patrick Lee Swee Ching, who was ST Marine's Group financial controller from January 2001 to October
  • PSA, BPG, PIL form JV to operate Chinese port
    Singapore-listed port operator PSA International has signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with Beibu Gulf Port Group (BPG) and Pacific International Lines (PIL) to operate a new container terminal in Qinzhou, Guangxi, China. The terminal, Beibu Gulf-PSA International Container Terminal (BPCT),
  • HMD wins two LR1 tankers
    South Korean mid-tier shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) has won two LR1 tankers from Italian product tanker specialist D'Amico International Shipping (DIS). Through a research note, Hana Daetoo Securities analyst Park Moohyun said, "The total contract value is USD44 million for each ship and
  • Hong Kong plans integration of port back-up land into Kwai Tsing Container Terminals
    The Hong Kong government proposed the integration of some port back-up land into the areas of Kwai Tsing Container Terminals (KTCTs) on 10 June, in a move to increase yard space and barge berthing facilities. The government released the proposals, which aims to enhance cargo handling capacity and
  • Otto Marine clinches $27m bareboat charter
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider Otto Marine has entered a long-term bareboat charter contract worth USD27 million to charter a unit of 238-strong work maintenance vessel to an offshore vessels operator in Southeast Asia. The contract is signed by its wholly owned subsidiary, Swordfish

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 11, 2015
  • 2M announces downsize of boxships as alliance shakes up its Asia-Europe loop
  • Forwarders' poor online sales presence means losing out on ad hoc freight sales
  • The LongRead: Can ports deliver terminal gains, or are they a new 'trade barrier'?

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 11, 2015
  • Panama Canal starts filling new locks
  • Barrier Reef pollution cases bring fines for owners, masters
  • BAE Hawaii gets $9.5 million mod to DDG 77 contract
  • Many tankers set to miss looming ECDIS deadline
  • Hyundai Heavy gets DNV GL nod for SkyBench concept
  • Halimar delivers 205 ft crew supply vessel
  • IACS introduces new rules on containership safety
  • Mexican shipyard makes progress on Pemex tugs

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 11, 2015
  • Freight transportation index drops during month of April
  • Federal Maritime Commission collects $430,000 in penalties
  • US rail freight traffic tally edges down during week
  • Port of Vancouver, USA names Hart external affairs boss
  • Drewry report highlights chemical shipping segment

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 11, 2015
  • Pappas to bring OW Bunker test case
    Hundreds of other owners caught up in collapse of bankruptcy of bunker supplier will closely watch London High Court action
  • Hundreds of owners could face paying twice for same bunkers
    Pappas litigation is tip of the OW Bunker iceberg
  • Oversight and outreach: a pro-active regulatory vision
    Alliances and port congestion have dominated the debate in US shipping circles over the past six months. Mario Cordero explains what the FMC is doing about the issues
  • Petrofin launches new ship finance index
    Global bank lending version to follow newly-launched Greek ship finance scale
  • IACS adopts unified requirements for boxships
    Recommendations amalgamate three new safety measures proposed in wake of MOL Comfort casualty
  • Gulftainer outlines its North America ambitions
    On the eve of opening its new Canaveral container terminal, the Middle Eastern operator reveals its expansion plans
  • Rates and reliability challenges
    In a new regular column, SeaIntel chief executive Alan Murphy examines and analyses the main industry drivers and developments of the past month
  • Lloyd's Register queries Paris MOU classification performance tables
    UK class society falls to third place behind separately listed DNV and DNV GL in annual RO performance tables
  • Euronav in play for four Metrostar VLCCs
    Update: But tanker giant denies offer for Principal Maritime suezmaxes as 12-ship tender enters final staged
  • Expanded port to boost Indonesian coal exports
    PT Bukit Asam says Tarahan upgrade will increase its competitive advantage against major Australian producers
  • Stolt Nielsen and Golar team up for small-scale LNG
    Deal marks another consolidation move in the liquefied natual gas industry
  • China Shipping Haisheng offers $322m shares to non-shipping player
    Shanghai-based Lanhai Group will take control of the listed unit from China Shipping Group
  • Scorpio Bulkers prices public offering
    Proceeds to go towards New York-listed company's newbuilding efforts

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 11, 2015
  • US importers from developing countries set to regain duty-free benefits
    WASHINGTON - U.S. shippers are set to regain access to duty-free imports from developing countries after Congress renewed the country's Generalized System of Preferences program. President Obama is expected to sign the legislation that renews the largest and oldest U.S. trade preference program. Shippers will be reimbursed for duties paid since...
  • Federal Reserve holds the key to US import-export fortunes
    When it came to influencing the flow of U.S. maritime container traffic, West Coast longshoremen owned 2014 (and the first two months of 2015). The standoff with waterfront employers crippled West Coast container traffic and sent surges of volume through Canadian and U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports. But with labor...
  • Economist sees tough times ahead for US truck shippers
    The U.S. economy is soft, truck capacity is more readily available, but contract truck rates are headed up, not down as one might expect. That's because truck capacity is about to get much tighter, driving up truck utilization, transportation economist Noül Perry said. "Last year, contract prices went up but not...
  • Hong Kong moves forward on container capacity expansion plan
    The Hong Kong government this week said it would move forward with plans to expand container capacity at its Kwai Tsing Container Terminals. But move is unlikely to mollify critics who say the investment is too little too late to maintain the port's market share of Pearl River Delta traffic. The...
  • CEVA launches LCL Antwerp-New York service as US imports rise
    CEVA has launched a weekly less-than-containerload service from Antwerp to New York, as U.S. imports from Europe surge on the strength of the dollar. The 11-day service via a direct sailing can be complemented by door-to-door delivery services offered by the third-party logistics provider. CEVA said it plans to add more...
  • VIT goes live with Versiant LYNX Customer Service Portal
    When APM Terminals sold their Elizabeth River terminal last summer to Connecticut-based Alinda Capital Partners and British firm Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd., there were a number of transitions that needed to take place. One critical to Virginia International Terminals (VIT), the new terminal operator, was replacing the on line demurrage...
  • Opening of Port Canaveral's first container terminal spurs hope, doubts
    When the container ship CMA CGM Jamaica docks Friday at Port Canaveral, it will be only a ceremonial call to help dedicate a new terminal, not the start of a regular service. But port CEO John Walsh sees it as a harbinger of bigger things. Walsh said Port Canaveral's container traffic,...
  • US spot truck volume, rates slip again in May
    Truckload freight volumes on the U.S. spot market edged down 1.7 percent in May from April, but remained "seasonally strong," DAT Solutions said June 10. Spot market rates slipped from April as well, with dry van spot rates falling 1.9 percent last month on a 0.8 percent decline in dry van...
  • Transportation Institute Board elects two new members
    DENVER-The Board of Directors of the Transportation Institute at the University of Denver (DTI) has elected two new members, both talented contributors to the field of transportation. The DTI Board gives strategic direction to DTI, serving as a guide for the Institute's educational programming while providing leadership and resources for academic...
  • Kerry Logistics expands reach into southwest Europe with Portugal office
    U.K.-based Kerry Logistics has completed a new office in Portugal, allowing the third-party logistics provider to better serve southwest Europe and get better access to Africa and South American markets, particularly Brazil. The new location will be in Portugal's second city of Porto, which is known as much for being a...
  • Shippers seen as choosing savings over being 'green'
    "Shippers are still driven by costs rather than green ethics," according to a senior manager of financial consultant PricewaterhouseCoopers. Tom Vermeiren told delegates at TOC 2015 in Rotterdam Wednesday that cost was still the primary driver of shippers' modal decisions. He said container lines still continue to choose the ports with...
  • Purolator appoints new manager for St. Louis
    Purolator International has appointed Scott Hanson as the new Branch Sales Manager for St. Louis, Missouri. In this role, Hanson will be responsible for generating new sales as well as maintaining and growing Purolator International's existing customer base in the region. Hanson has worked as a National Account Manager for DHL...
  • Military2Maritime career fair with Rep. Duncan Hunter
    SAN DIEGO, CA - Hundreds of veterans and active military are expected to attend a Military2Maritime career fair on Monday, June 22, 2015 at the Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier in San Diego, Ca. The free event, sponsored by the American Maritime Partnership (AMP) and hosted by the Port of...
  • UK makes $1.2 billion from sale of Royal Mail stake
    LONDON - The U.K. government has netted 750 million pounds ($1.2 billion) from the sale of half of its remaining 30 percent stake in Royal Mail. The shares were sold to institutional investors at 500 pence ($7.73) each compared with 330 pence at the initial public offering of 60 percent of...
  • Cargomatic hires Sean Whiteley as COO
    VENICE, CA. - Cargomatic announced today that experienced technology executive Sean Whiteley has joined the company as Chief Operating Officer. Whiteley will be charged with overseeing operations, sales and marketing efforts for Cargomatic as it continues its mission to transform local trucking through its innovative mobile technology. Cargomatic (www.cargomatic.com) also announced that co-founder...
  • Pressure builds on FMC to act on demurrage, detention complaints
    Nearly 100 shipping and trade associations urged the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission to prohibit late fees for containers and chassis that can't be picked up or delivered on time because of port congestion. "We believe these penalty payments should be prohibited when factors beyond the control of the shipper, receiver or...
  • Despite LA-LB port issues, SoCal distribution space at a premium
    Despite its well-publicized port congestion and labor problems this past year, Southern California continues to be a hotbed for industrial real estate development, industry experts told the I.CON Industrial Real Estate Conference sponsored by the Commercial Real Estate Development Association Wednesday in Long Beach. The South Bay area that includes northern...
  • Maersk, MSC trim Asia-Med capacity as traffic declines
    LONDON - Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co. announced they are cutting capacity by a third on their recently launched Asia-Mediterranean services "to meet current and anticipated demands" on the route. The average size of the ships on Maersk's AE9 and MSC's Condor services will be reduced from 9,500 20-foot-equivalent units...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 11, 2015
  • DryShips in reverse split reversal
    DryShips has taken a proposed reverse stock split off ballots for its upcoming shareholders meeting.
  • Aframaxes lose ground
    Average Aframax rates moved downward Thursday on a quieter day for larger crude tankers.
  • Stifel cuts back on SALT
    Stifel chopped its price target for shares of Scorpio Bulkers by 29.4% Thursday after the bulker owner unveiled that it is issuing new shares to raise cash.
  • Rand predicts volumes jump
    Rand Logistics expects to see a jump in cargo volumes during the 2015 sailing season on the Great Lakes after a healthy start.
  • Euronav strikes again
    Euronav is set to snap up four VLCCs from Metrostar in its latest expansion drive.
  • China drives box growth
    Container throughput in China will grow 6% per year to 2030, according to research by Shanghai International Shipping Institute.
  • LPG carrier disappears
    Malaysian vessel sends distress signal off Vietnam and goes missing shortly after.
  • Houston Channel closed
    Two Kirby barges have collided in the Houston Ship Channel and caused a temporary closure due to a naphtha spill.
  • DFDS bosses cash in
    DFDS' top executives have taken advantage of a strong performance by the company's shares and sold common stock worth around $2.6m.
  • Varouxakis shares tanker plan
    Ion Varouxakis says a new tanker venture between FreeSeas and Marvin Group could build an operating fleet of around 10 vessels over the next couple of years.
  • Monarch wants SALT chat
    Hedge fund Monarch Capital has revealed plans to meet with Scorpio Bulkers' senior management hot on the heels of a share price nosedive.
  • MC-Seamax eyes buys
    US owner MC-Seamax Management has raised $300m for more boxship buys as it won backing from global institutional investors.
  • Rand ends in the red
    Bad weather on the Great Lakes kept Rand Logistics' vessels out of the market in March and contributed to a bigger loss for the fiscal year 2015.
  • Storms brewing
    Research group Marex Spectron has highlighted the danger of disruption to crude and products tankers in the Pacific as typhoons are set to increase.
  • Iran exports surge
    Crude exports from Iran have reached their highest level since western sanctions were imposed three years ago.
  • Fredriksen offloads tanker
    Norwegian owner John Fredriksen is normally in the market buying ships but this time he is disposing of a tanker.
  • Stolt and Golar get together on gas
    Stolt-Nielsen is broadening its gas interests by forming a joint venture with Golar LNG and acquiring a small stake in the company.
  • Sea Trucks goes south
    Dutch owner Sea Trucks has won its first accommodation vessel contract in Brazil.
  • Search ship battered
    A GO Offshore vessel searching for the remains of Malaysian plane MH370 has been damaged by waves off Australia.
  • SIOFF plans fund raiser
    Siem Offshore is planning a $100m rights issue as it looks to bolster its balance sheet amidst the weak offshore market.
  • Containership sinks
    All eight crew have been rescued from a Chinese containership that sank off Guangzhou.
  • Products boosting chemicals
    Chemical tankers are being boosted by the strong product tanker market which is attracting a growing number of swing ships out of the trade.
  • Duo fined over dumping
    Seaspan and Perses Maritima have been fined for dumping rubbish in the Great Barrier Reef.
  • PSA in China expansion
    Singapore company into south west of country with terminal in Guangxi-Beibu Gulf region.
  • SALT's cut price offering
    Scorpio Bulkers has priced its recently announced public offering of 133m new shares at a significant discount.
  • Otto seals charter
    Singapore-listed company secures long-term deal for vessel i n South East Asia.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 11, 2015
  • Pilot Freight steps up retail logistics offerings
  • House turns up heat on COOL reform
  • EPA takes aim at aircraft emissions
  • JDA to use Google for public cloud infrastructure
  • MacroPoint integrated into Real Time Freight TMS
  • Forwarders slow to respond to online rate requests
  • Great Lakes Seaway Partnership becomes operational
  • FECR launches GE mobile software solution
  • Executive Moves: Cathay Pacific and Matchback Systems
  • CEVA introduces weekly Antwerp-N.Y. LCL service
  • AirBridgeCargo tonnage up 16%

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 11, 2015
  • IMO regulation for gas fuels to take effect in 2017
    MSC 95 adopts IGF Code and associated SOLAS amendments to make it mandatory.
  • Bunker company charged with illegal oil trading
    Nigerian authorities bring charges against Monjasa and Glencore.
  • Carrier joint-venture eyes small-scale LNG
    Gas as bunker fuel forms part of the market.
  • China considering 'pollution levy'
    Ships would be exempt if they stayed within national standards.
  • Lukoil's new ECA fuel 'combines best' fuel properties
    Product has similarities to ExxonMobil's HDME 50 but appears to be further removed from distillate fuel quality.
  • Russian fuel oil imports to Singapore at two-year high
    Cargoes nearly tripled in week to June 10.
  • Bunkering sales mixed for nearby Russian ports
    Ports located near the Azov Sea.
  • Investigations underway after fuel oil spill
    Fuel terminal operator says booms contained leak 'to small area'.
  • Bunker tanker comes on sale for third time
    New deadline for end of June.
  • Gibraltar sets aside LNG bunkering report
    Information provided to Lloyd's 'appears to be totally different' to government's plans.
  • US Navy considers building 'micro' grid to power ships
    As it grows the number of hybrid-electric powered ships in fleet.
  • Another MFM-equipped bunker tanker at Singapore
    The Ocean Solar was approved for MFM bunkering operations on Thursday.
  • Vessel completes installation of hybrid scrubber
    System 'has lived up to our expectations', says customer.
  • Crude firms as US inventories fall
    Supplies dropped 6.81 million barrels through June 5, the DOE reported on Wednesday.

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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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