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January 13, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Over ILWU objections LA-LB aims for grey chassis pool in February
  • Top 7 China ports post cargo rises on the Pearl, Yangtze, but not Bohai Rim
  • DP World doubles investments to US$2 billion because oil prices fall
  • Containership charter market gets off to strong start this year
  • Southampton pilot who beached Singaporean ro-ro ship wins high praise
  • Yang Ming takes in 4,662-TEUer, joins APL on China-Pakistan loop
  • Kenyan dockers want Mombasa's 2nd terminal in transshipment role
  • 8,100-TEU MOL Competence biggest ship to call at Port of Jacksonville
  • United Kingdom Hydrographic Office unveils new digital mobile App
  • Lithuanian Port Klaipeda 2014 volume up 1pc to 200,916 TEU
  • Singapore seafarers can now apply for MPA rating certificates online
  • Russia's 2nd airline Transaero bailed out, No 3 Utair needs help too
  • Visakhapatnam domestic air cargo operations takes off next month
  • Pentagon renews contracts for helicopter lift in Afghanistan till May

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 12, 2015
  • APM Terminals Maasvlakte II expansion receives 18,300-TEU vessel
  • Asia-Europe spot rates see sharp fall
  • BCHAA successfully completes refresher course for Customs Rule 6 exam
  • CMA CGM & Multiparques join together for terminal operation in Angola
  • New ISSA President outlines priorities for the year ahead
  • OOCL updates low sulphur fuel info
  • Panamax boxship managers to face further challenges in 2015, say analysts
  • South Carolina Ports Authority aims at exceeding industry expectations
  • Car shipments decline as two-wheeler exports rise
  • JN Port aims at improving upon the high of 2014 in current year
  • Anti-dumping duty on pen drives opposed
  • Bilateral engagements galore on sidelines of Vibrant Gujarat Summit
  • Govt reduces export obligation period for rubber importers

International Transport Journalweb site
  • VW delivers nearly half million vehicles
  • And the winner is... Shanghai
  • Norbert Dentressangle splurging on new trucks
  • Enhanced spare parts procurement website launched
  • Saudi Airlines Cargo thrice weekly to Milan
  • A favourable ro-mo year
  • Oliver Wyman expands German transport team
  • 'Grand architect' of Port Corpus Christi to retire
  • Haropa steps up waterway connections
  • New app simplifies processes for service technicians
  • Cyprus Airways winds up operations
  • Greenbrier invests in Brazilian railcar manufacturer
  • Stena Line-Mann Lines cooperation

IHS Maritimeweb site
JANUARY 12, 2015
  • Norman Atlantic seafarers "not presumed guilty"
    The pressing of charges against crew members of the Norman Atlantic ro-ro ferry, which suffered a devastating and fatal fire on 28 December, has been strongly criticised by some in the shipping industry. President of the International Federation of Shipmasters' Association (IFSMA), Captain Hans
  • High winds hamper Hoëgh Osaka salvors
    Stranded car carrier Hoëgh Osaka dragged its anchor and suffered a minor collision in stormy weather over the weekend. More high winds forecast in the coming days are expected to extend efforts to right the vessel. Ho'gh Autoliners' PCTC was intentionally grounded outside Southampton after
  • Shipping futures market bright in 2015
    2015 will be a strong year for the futures market after a buoyant 2014, brokers SSY forecasted today. Mark Richardson head of SSY Futures Ltd said that the industry had experienced an "extended growth in Iron Ore derivatives". He also saw strong interest in CME Coking Coal futures, which achieved
  • Call for Italian ports to specialise
    Michele Pappalardo, the president of the Italian ship agents association Federagenti, has called for greater specialisation by Italian ports. He said this was the fastest way to bridge the growing gap between the size and technological sophistication of the latest generation of deepsea cargo
  • Hoegh Osaka owner praised by maritime charity
    A UK maritime charity has praised Hoegh Autoliners for the care of its crew after car transporter vessel Hoegh Osaka was dramatically grounded in the Solent off the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom on the evening of Saturday 3 January. Southampton port chaplain John Attenborough from the Mission
  • CSSC-SSE fails to use stake sale to book proceeds
    Shanghai-listed CSSC Steel Structure Engineering (CSSC-SSE) has failed to dispose of its entire stake in a subsidiary by the end of 2014, which is meant to help the company return to profits for 2014. The proceeds from the sale of its stake in the subsidiary, identified as Shanghai Ruisu Enterprise
  • Cheap oil provides relief for bulkers
    Plunging oil prices are good news for dry bulk carriers, which have been facing falling freight rates, said Precious Shipping's MD Khalid Hashim. While cheaper oil might mean cheaper fuel, Khalid thinks the real advantage is the boost to the world economy. "According to Deutsche Bank research, for
  • Australia bans another ship for breaching MLC
    The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) announced on Friday that it had banned a third ship from Australian ports for breaching the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC). The Indonesian-flagged multipurpose ship MV Meratus Sangatta has been refused entry to any port in Australia for three
  • Ezra bags FPSO turret contract worth $110M
    Singapore-listed integrated offshore solutions provider, Ezra Holdings (Ezra) has secured a contract worth $110M from Jurong Shipyard of Singapore to supply an external turret mooring system for the Libra oil field's extended-well-test (EWT) FPSO vessel. The contract was signed between Ezra's
  • ReCAAP identifies fuel-siphoning groups
    The ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC) assessed that there are at least three organised crime syndicates involved in fuel siphoning operation in Southeast Asia. According to its special report, one of the three groups is "less violent" as compared to the other two crime groups. The
  • Prices down, exports up at Pilbara Ports
    Australia's Pilbara Port Authority announced another record for the six months ending December 2014, at the same time forecasting a new high for fiscal year 2015. Despite the price of iron ore sitting at a five-year low, the recently amalgamated port authority announced its Port Hedland and Dampier
  • Wan Hai opens new Japan-Vietnam service
    Taiwanese carrier Wan Hai Lines announced that it is to launch another Japan-Vietnam service, connecting Kansai and Haiphong, named Kansai Haiphong Service 2 (JSH2) with effect from 1 February 2015. Three 700teu-box ships will be deployed for the JSH2 with a port rotation of Hakata, Moji, Incheon,

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 12, 2015
  • Rocket landing on spaceport barge: Close, but no cigar
  • Meercat completes workboat for Scottish fish farm
  • Tidewater Norwegian subsidiary takes delivery of PSV
  • Feds face lawsuit on offshore fracking
  • Horizon Lines to install scrubbers on three Alaska ships
  • Micky Arison takes FCCA Executive Committee Chair
  • Ezra wins $110 million FPSO turret mooring contract
  • Weather slows Höegh Osaka salvage efforts
  • Austal christens JHSV 5

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 12, 2015
  • Mexican motor carriers net Ok for cross-border trucking services
  • Yang Ming teaming with APL for Japan, Taiwan, Thailand run
  • Boeing annouces sale of two 747-8 freighters
  • Horizon Lines receives waiver for fuel sulfur content rule
  • Mitsui O.S.K. Lines container ship runs aground in Tateyama Harbor

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 12, 2015
  • Ships speed up to serve new dynamics of Europe to Asia trades
    Maersk Line says 2M network designed to meet changing cargo mix in one of the world's top container shipping corridors
  • Tim Ponath joins NSB board
    Chief operating officer to run company with his father
  • MSC takes second trio of Quantum-Scorpio mega boxships
    All six 19,154 teu Samsung series bareboat chartered to Geneva-based operator
  • Global gas fleet expansion opens door to uncertainties
    LNG and LPG fleets are getting bigger
  • Dorian LPG receives $761m of financing for VLGC newbuildings
    US-listed LPG player says finance commitments are a milestone as it builds large modern VLGC fleet
  • Market shrugs off Libyan turmoil
    Fall in nation's oil output is having little effect on international prices
  • APMT continues to invest in Apapa and Algeciras facilities
    16 RTGs on order from Finnish manufacturer as part of container handling upgrade
  • International Group set to reveal reinsurance programme details
    Some clubs known to favour increased retention
  • NYK sale highlights divergence between asset values for product tankers and crude carriers
    Over past 12 months, medium range product tanker values have been flat, while crude carrier values have taken off
  • Boskalis raises Fugro holding to 20%
    Dutch firm continues to deny possible takeover
  • Asia-Europe box volumes pick up
    November sees container volumes heading to Europe increase on the back of restocking
  • Maersk Tankers sells 19-year-old product tanker to make room for newer tonnage
    Third such sale from the Danish tanker owner in a matter of weeks
  • Still no proper explanation for jet attack on Araevo, says owner
    Libyan warplane's rocket strike continues to baffle as first of two killed crewmen is buried
  • The road ahead for First Ship Lease Trust
    The Singapore-listed trustee-manager faces a 2015 on firmer financial footing. Chief executive Alan Hatton discusses how FSL Trust plans to manage its better set of choices
  • Wuchang Shipbuilding industry lands order for 16 AHTS vessels
    China's Shipbuilding conglomerate continues to explore Singapore offshore engineering market
  • Shanghai International Port posts $1.1bn 2014 profit
    Company maintains a solid growth from an expanding container business and rising overseas financing
  • Nature notes
    US laws to protect birds offer a warning over offshore wind turbines


The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 12, 2015
  • Carrier surcharge to boost shipper costs through Portland
    Importers and exporters who ship through the Port of Portland, Oregon, will experience higher costs next month because of work slowdowns by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. Hapag-Lloyd, in an advisory to customers, said that effective Feb. 9 it will impose a surcharge of $85 per container on imports and...
  • China bans US poultry, eggs, citing avian flu
    The Chinese government said it will ban imports of U.S. poultry and egg products because of recent detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza in backyard poultry and wild birds in the Pacific Northwest. China is a key export market for U.S. chicken, turkey and duck products. From January through November last...
  • TIA's Voltmann: Shortage of drivers threatens crisis
    The type of loading dock sign that Voltmann says will scare off truckers and guarantee that a receiver will be cut off from already-tight capacityWarnings about U.S. truck driver shortages are on the verge of coming true, Robert Voltmann, president and CEO of the Transportation Intermediaries Association, told JOC.com. "It's finally...
  • Shippers adjust supply chains to cope with congestion
    From port congestion and new ocean alliances to driver shortages and rail service worries, the global supply chain is more fragile than at any point in recent memory. Three shippers discuss how they're adjusting to the challenges. Even as they grow more optimistic about the economy and the outlook for demand...
  • Year of the customer?
    2014 was far from the first year to see waterfront labor issues disrupt cargo flows at U.S. ports. Nor was it the first year to see the formation of large vessel-sharing alliances, big ships, equipment dislocations, truck driver shortages, suspect rail service or unexpectedly strong growth in cargo volumes. Each has...
  • TQL revenue passes $2 billion mark as big 3PLs get bigger
    Kerry Byrne has a good yardstick for the pace of economic recovery -- his company's rate of revenue growth. Truck freight broker Total Quality Logistics took in $2.1 billion in total revenue last year, only three years after TQL first passed the $1 billion revenue mark in 2011. In 2011, TQL...
  • Rail congestion boosts St. Lawrence Seaway volume
    The St. Lawrence Seaway handled 40 million metric tons of cargo in 2014, its highest volume since 2008, as rail congestion caused grain exporters to ship more cargo by water. Grain traffic on the seaway topped 12 million tons, the highest volume since 2000 and an increase from 8.4 million tons...
  • October 2015 Dates Announced for JOC Inland Distribution Conference
    NEWARK, N.J. - JOC Group Inc. today announced that its 2015 Inland Distribution Conference will take place in Memphis. The two-day event will examine forecasts and challenges of the transportation industry's intermodal and inland distribution business. JOC Inland will be held Oct. 6-8, 2015, timed to coincide with Memphis World Trade...
  • Low-sulfur deadline extended for Horizon's Alaska ships
    The U.S. Coast Guard and Environmental Protection Agency have granted more time for installation of emission scrubbers on three Horizon Lines ships used in an Alaska service being acquired by Matson. Horizon received a conditional waiver from the low-sulfur fuel requirements of the North American Emissions Control Area, which limits sulfur...
  • Late ship deliveries will add to 2015 overcapacity, Drewry warns
    HONG KONG - Drewry has estimated 100,000 TEUs of scheduled new container ship capacity did not arrive on time in 2014 and will spill into this year, increasing supply pressure on an already heavily over supplied industry. In its weekly Container Insight newsletter, Drewry said by the end of last year,...
  • China's growing logistics needs drive demand for GLP warehouses
    HONG KONG - Global Logistic Properties has signed new lease agreements in China for 1.1 million square feet in the past two weeks as the Singapore-listed developer continues to expand its distribution and e-commerce network in the country. GLP today signed a new lease at a logistics park in Southern China...
  • Year of the mega-alliances under way as Munkebo Maersk departs Dalian
    Munkebo Maersk, the line's 14th Triple-E vessel, loads up at Dalian Container Terminal at the weekend in this Maersk Line photo to launch the 2M Alliance's Asia-Europe service.HONG KONG - The 2M Alliance between Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co. began in Dalian at the weekend when the brand new...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 12, 2015
  • Hafnia branded 'buy'
    A leading European investment bank has initiated research coverage of Hafnia Tankers.
  • Top Ships shifts gears
    A Greek product tanker operator led by Evangelos Pistiolis has lined up a sale-and-leaseback deal for tonnage it chartered to Stena Weco.
  • Box Ships boxship arrested
    A containership controlled by Greek operator Box Ships has landed at the centre of another legal battle involving OW Bunker.
  • Big win for Berlian Laju
    Berlian Laju Tanker (BLT) appears to be closing in on the final leg of a billion-dollar restructuring that began nearly three years ago.
  • Horizon lands ECA waiver
    Horizon Lines of the US is moving forward with plans to install exhaust cleaning systems on three of its Jones Act containerships.
  • MOL boxship runs aground
    A boxship operated by Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has run aground in Tateyama Harbor, at Japan's Chiba Prefecture.
  • Period deal for Paragon
    Paragon Shipping has found period employment for one of its panamax bulkers, brokers say.
  • Suspicion falls on crews
    Piracy reporting body ReCaap has warned that the increasing frequency of bunker theft from tankers in Asia indicates inside information is being passed to organised gangs.
  • Weather worries
    High winds are expected to peak on Wednesday evening, something that could further disrupt the salvage of the Hoegh Osaka off the UK.
  • Diana ties up two
    Diana Shipping has announced two further charters for its fleet from Vroon and Glencore.
  • Maersk Tankers sells again
    Maersk Tankers has sold a third medium range tanker in quick succession, brokers say.
  • Dorian nets $761m package
    Dorian LPG has lined up a $761m package to complete funding of its VLGC newbuilding orderbook.
  • Crewman lost
    A Filipino seafarer has died after falling from a Greek-managed bulker off Denmark.
  • Dry bulk at peak pessimism
    Capesize rates finally took a turn for the better today amid suggestions the dry cargo market had reached peak pessimism.
  • Finnlines buys ro-ro pair
    Finnlines has put pen to paper on the acquisition of two ro-ro vessels to be deployed in the company's North Sea service.
  • Nowacki buys into Box Ships
    Nowacki Capital Management has emerged as a major investor in Michael Bodouroglou's Box Ships.
  • Unipec stays number one
    China's Unipec remained the biggest charterer of crude tankers in 2014, but Vitol moved into the top three.
  • Double boost for Dof
    Norway's Dof has added more guaranteed revenue with charter extensions for two supply ships.
  • Weber shows VL storage sums
    Interest in floating storage contracts has helped lift VLCC time charter activity to an 18 month high, according to data from Charles R Weber.
  • Profit warning hits shares
    A profit warning issued last Friday by Cosco Corp (Singapore) has had an immediate impact, with shares reaching their lowest price level since August 2011.
  • BlueMountain buys more
    Andrew Feldstein's BlueMountain Capital has grown its major shareholding in Teekay spin-off Tanker Investments Ltd.
  • Boskalis buys more
    Dutch owner Royal Boskalis Westminster has increased its holding in offshore shipping company Fugro, but reiterated it should not be viewed as indicating a likely offer.
  • Wuchang lands big order
    China's Wuchang Shipbuilding has won a major order for 16 offshore ships from an unnamed Singapore owner.
  • Ferry fleet for sale
    France's Groupe Eurotunnel has put its ro-pax business MyFerryLink up for sale after being barred from operating from Dover.
  • Maersk Broker sells agency
    Maersk Broker has completed the sale of its agency business to compatriot Shipping.dk.
  • ULCC reactivating
    A ULCC that has been laid up for almost a year is being reactivated after being fixed on time-charter by a trader for storage.
  • Euronav pair cut stakes
    Euronav's two largest shareholders have reduced their interest in the Belgian tanker owner.
  • Three dead in sinking
    Three people have died and another 12 are missing after a ferry sank off Cape Verde in Africa.
  • Ro-pax blaze out
    A new inspection of the burnt-out ro-ro Norman Atlantic is taking place in Italy after the fire on board was finally extinguished.
  • Western wins ro-ro
    Bangladesh's Western Marine Shipyard has won a new ferry order from Uganda.
  • Polarcus recruits Starr
    Dubai-based Polarcus has named seismic industry veteran Rod Starr as its new chief executive.
  • Qatargas in Thai first
    Qatargas has delivered the first cargo of LNG to Thailand under a long-term sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with PTT Ltd.
  • Tug hits Hoegh Osaka
    One of the tugs working on the salvage of the Hoegh Osaka has collided with the vessel over the weekend.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 12, 2015
  • FTR: Fuel prices and regulation suspension helping trucking industry
  • Prince Rupert terminals set individual records while overall volume declines
  • St. Lawrence Seaway hits post-recession highs
  • APM Terminals continues equipment investments at Algeciras and Apapa
  • Falling oil prices make slow steaming less attractive
  • Horizon Lines secures pollution waiver for Alaska ships
  • Imports forecast to increase at U.S. ports in 2015
  • GAC starts new cold chain warehousing service near Jakarta
  • Artemus provides Japan, Panama Canal filing solutions

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 12, 2015
  • Tanker oil spills reach five-year low
    The average for 2010-2014 fell to 1.8 large spills per year, ITOPF says.
  • MOL-operated vessel runs aground in Japan
    Firm says 'there was no pollution as a result of the accident'.
  • 'Choice between the devil and the deep blue sea'
    Shipping lines face slow steaming dilemma.
  • Ex-OW man to face charges in Italy
    On fictitious fuel deliveries.
  • Norwegian firm takes delivery of modern PSV
    Vessel offers low fuel consumption and reduced air emissions.
  • Box lines to get most out of softer bunker prices
    But no direct link between prices and freight rates.
  • Crude prices take another tumble
    Singapore bunker premium firms on the back of 'low flat prices.
  • Scrubbers to be installed on LPG carriers
    Vessels will be trading mainly in the North European ECA.
  • Pirate attacks target bunkers
    A total of 23 siphoning incidents took place between 2011 to 2014.
  • US firm to buy newbuild bunker tanker
    Newbuilding to be delivered later this year.
  • Titan Petrochemicals extends management contract
    Firm could regain trading status on HKSE this year.
  • Troubled shipping firm in move to cut bunker costs
    Jobs will go from company's head office in Bergen.
  • Leonard rejoins Cockett
    In same role as he held at OW Bunker for a few months prior to bankruptcy.
  • US shipping group wins ECA waiver
    As it pursues $18 million scrubber project.
  • Turkey's bunker association elects new board
    Eraydin will serve as president for the third time.
  • Progress on wind-powered hybrid boxship
    Vessel due to enter service within the next five years.
  • Bunker smuggling vessel 'explodes'
    Incident involved fishing vessel in disputed waters.
  • Methanol 'consistently less expensive than MGO'
    Cost of building vessels with methanol flex fuel capability 'modest' compared to other alternative fuels, Methanex tells Bunkerworld.
  • COSCO scraps 17 boxships, bulkers
    Fetching $51.2 million.

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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%)
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
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
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
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
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
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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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.
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
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
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.
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
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.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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