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October 14, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Oil platform supply vessel rate of building rate falls to 2013 low
  • Beware of signing Nigerian 'Letters of Comfort', warns Standard P&I Club
  • Box ship fleet to see record deliveries in 2015, delaying recovery
  • US House and Senate grapple with Ex-Im Bank fate as firms export jobs
  • CEVA UK wins 10-year fashion retail contracts worth US$400 million
  • Georgian PM to launch China-backed Tbilisi Silk Road Forum October 15
  • Containership sector face 'overcapacity Crisis': Wall Street Journal
  • Air France-KLM, China Southern to unite networks, ground-handling
  • Finnair to open routes to Fukuoka and Guangzhou in 2016
  • Cargolux Italia, Nippon Cargo to codeshare on Milan Tokyo flights
  • ACI Air Cargo appointed operator Hamilton, Ontario of air cargo centre

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 13, 2015
  • Link Shipping & Management System to launch India's first RoRo PCTC coastal service
  • Underwriters fall out with expert witness over valuation of fire-damaged vessel
  • Unicorn Maritimes' Arul Anthony Joseph honoured with Doctorate in Professional Entrepreneurship in Maritime Management at Singapore
  • India urges Qatar to cut LNG prices
  • APM Terminals Inland Services 'Goes Green' in India
  • DP World named leading corporate for investor relations in Middle East
  • Delhi International Cargo Terminal obtains C-TPAT certification
  • Ministry of Road Transport & Highways gets ISO 9001:2008 certification
  • Exporters suggest steps to revive exports
  • Govt may discontinue direct export subsidies for raw sugar
  • INR declines sharply further against dollar
  • TPP not to hit India's exports: CommMin
  • Alkesh Sharma is new CEO & MD of DMICDC

International Transport Journalweb site
  • The race is (still) on
  • Pan-European business started in Lübeck
  • Wilder to head DB Schenker Rail
  • ILT's opinion of autonomous vehicles
  • Kenmore Air contributes to Chinese seaplane
  • Crude oil rail terminal switches hands
  • Swire expands Tasmania service
  • GLP going for it in greater Tokyo
  • Canadian called in to turn Air Madagascar around
  • Autonomous trucks to boost port productivity
  • DHL introduces new Midwest service
  • New Franco-Spanish MoS
  • K+N: airfreight up, other sectors fall behind
  • Easyfresh starts commercial operations in Switzerland
  • Indonesian airport expansion
  • Volumes on the rise in Busan

IHS Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 13, 2015
  • APM Terminals invests EUR150 million in Savona-Vado
    Terminal operating giant APM Terminals (APMT) has signed a EUR150 million (USD171 million) deal for the construction and delivery of four ship-to-shore (STS) gantry cranes and 14 automated rail-mounted gantry cranes (ARMGs) for its new Savona-Vado box terminal being built on Italy's Ligurian coast.
  • Gwangyang port to be energy hub by 2029
    The South Korean government wants to remodel Gwangyang port into an energy hub by 2029. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) held a public consultation in the port city on 13 October to explain the implications of the redevelopment to residents. So far the project, which includes building
  • Potential for liftboats in South China Sea
    Despite the depressed offshore and marine market with currently low oil prices, the market for liftboats remains healthy in Southeast Asia, according to one Singapore-based analyst. CIMB Securities analyst Yeo Zhi Bin said in a recent report that there were about 10 liftboats servicing 1,717 oil
  • Deltamarin and Brevik introduce multigas carrier design
    Deltamarin, the Finnish subsidiary of the Singapore-based AVIC International group, and Brevik Technology, an affiliate of Fincantieri's Vard unit, have jointly developed a multigas carrier design, which they claim will change the nature of the gas carrying industry and allow conversion of dry bulk
  • Icon Offshore cancels newbuilding contract, seeks $3.25m refund
    Malaysia-listed offshore services supplier Icon Offshore has cancelled its shipbuilding contract with Denmark-based Danish Yachts and is seeking a refund of around DKK21.35 million (USD3.25 million). The contract was terminated by Icon Offshore's joint-venture company Icon-FOB Holdings (Icon-FOB)
  • Australian senate inquiry advocates coast deregulation
    A Senate inquiry into Australia's coastal shipping yesterday came out in support of opening the coast to international shipping. While the report was welcomed by Shipping Australia (SAL) representing international shipping interests and business, it was condemned by Maritime Industry Australia
  • Samudera Indonesia wins $70m LNG contract
    Shipping company Samudera Indonesia has clinched a USD70 million contract to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to a power plant in Pomalaa, Indonesia. It will deploy one of its 50 ships to supply the power plant, which is run by the state-owned gold miner Aneka Tambang. However, the Jakarta-based
  • Ulstein introduces shallow water construction vessel design
    Ulstein, the Norwegian shipbuilding and ship design company, said it has introduced a construction vessel design suitable for work in shallow waters. The main design driver of Ulstein S182, which is the name of the new design, was to develop a very capital expenditure friendly dynamically
  • MICT to complete first port expansion phase by end of 2015
    Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) is set to finish the first stage expansion of Yard 7 before the end of 2015, parent company ICTSI said in a press statement. The new development will increase by nearly a fifth, or 18%, of the terminal's existing import capacity - considered key by the
  • Arrested tanker to be auctioned
    Arrested Singapore-flagged tanker Sophie 9 will be auctioned on 28 October along with its cargo of 4,078 tonnes of marine fuel oil, according to Singapore's Supreme Court records. The 2011-built, 6,141 dwt vessel was arrested in June 2015 under the instruction of local law firm Rajah & Tann

The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 13, 2015
  • Careful business management keeps Kuehne + Nagel group 'on the right track'
  • Analysis: K Line looks good on paper, but will Q2 results reveal underlying damage?

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 13, 2015
  • Gladding-Hearn delivers new generation pilot launch
  • Alaska may try to sell 52 year old state ferry
  • Shipping fights proposed $26 billion a year CO2 tax
  • Carnival to bring two more cruise brands to China

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 13, 2015
  • Oregon Governor begins trade mission to Asia
  • Port of Savannah begins cold-treatment produce test
  • Customs' detector dog finds smuggled items
  • APL adding US-flag service covering Guam/Saipan
  • NYK container vessel rescues stranded fishermen

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 13, 2015
  • Port state corruption pleas rejected
    Calls for internal affairs-style bodies to investigate port state graft claims have been dismissed by port state officials who see this as a flag state problem
  • DryShips downgrades Nasdaq listing in search of more time
    Economou-led company buys another 180 days as it tries to cure its stock price deficiency woes
  • Intercargo urges shippers to face up to cargo safety responsibilities
    Some countries 'more diligent' than others over liquefaction dangers, say dry bulk owners
  • Darwin port leased for 99 years
    Chinese company Landbridge Group pays $368m to operate port
  • Asia-Australia/NZ services consolidate to end overcapacity
    ANL will effectively take the place of MOL in NZS
  • Data Hub: Charter Rates
    Overcapacity and sluggish volumes point to continued softening of the market
  • Data Hub: Load Factors
    Disappointing peak season dents Asia-Europe carriers' efforts to tighten utilisation levels
  • Data Hub: Trade Statistics
    Double-digit growth for second-quarter North American imports
  • Strong first half for ABP as volumes fall
    Multiple commodity revenue increases soften blow from falling coal volumes
  • Kuehne+Nagel profits rise despite falling revenues
    US seafreight takes up the slack from Asia-Europe slowdown
  • China signs $800m deepsea port deal with Gulf of Guinea island nation
    Investment in São Tomé and Principe is further evidence of China's interest in Africa as part of its Maritime Silk Road vision
  • PSA International unit launches Indian port project
    First phase of fourth Jawaharlal Nehru Port terminal set for completion in 2018
  • BF Tanker eyes further orders on Russian state aid
    Company will place more orders at compatriot yards if the market situation is favourable, says chairman
  • Cammell Laird wins UK civil shipbuilding project
    Order for $307m polar research ship expected to yield significant economic boost to North-West England

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 13, 2015
  • US truck driver turnover, demand, rising, ATA says
    Truck drivers left jobs at large truckload carriers at a faster pace in the second quarter, but that pace was still slower than in any second quarter since 2011. Meanwhile, smaller truckload operators are doing a better job holding onto drivers as the U.S. economy expands more slowly. The truck driver...
  • Long Beach surpasses goals, looks to advance emissions program
    The Port of Long Beach has exceeded the 2014 pollution-reduction goals contained in the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan, and is moving forward with a program to further reduce harmful diesel emissions. The progress that Long Beach and neighboring Los Angeles are making in pollution reduction is crucial...
  • NY-NJ port's truck replacement program shifts into gear
    After months of delay, the Port of New York and New Jersey is moving to break a truck-replacement deadlock that motor carriers say threatens their continued ability to serve the U.S. East Coast's busiest port. Truckers are increasingly anxious about the port's clean-air plan, which on Jan. 1, 2017, will ban...
  • California ports get new funding option
    Intermodal facilities at the Port of Los Angeles.California Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday signed a bill that will enhance the ability of ports to secure additional bond revenue for infrastructure and environmental projects. This will make it easier for Los Angeles, Long Beach and Oakland, three of the six largest...
  • NJ warehousing vacancies lowest since before recession
    Vacancies for warehouses and distribution centers in the "red hot" New Jersey market dropped to 7.2 percent in the third quarter, the lowest rate since the recession took hold in 2007. The low vacancy rate and rising rents mean that shippers using the Port of New York-New Jersey, the second largest...
  • Another Tianjin warehouse with improperly stored chemicals explodes
    The aftermath of the explosion. Credit: @cctvnewsA second explosion rocked the city of Tianjin, home to the world's 10th-busiest container port, nearly two months to the day after an explosion in the port area killed nearly 200 people and impacted port operations. The second explosion shares a similar cause to that...
  • It's up to a shipper to calculate shipment density
    Q: I have a question regarding those times when a carrier inspects a shipment that is subject to density and they increase the weight but don't change the class. The bill of lading doesn't show the dimensions, but will have the item number and sub, or perhaps just show the...
  • New reefer technology preserves perishables for extended distances
    In the hyper-competitive world of refrigerated transportation, ocean carriers are always on the lookout for new solutions to control the atmosphere inside their containers while satisfying their drive for energy efficiency and improved environmental sustainability. It almost goes without saying that the shipping lines' primary goal is preserving the quality of...
  • Efforts to grow market share drive reefer box buying spree
    For the better part of the last decade, global container shipping lines have struggled with uncertain cargo volumes and overcapacity in the wake of the global economic financial crises. That's a sharp contrast to the reefer business, which for the most part is maintaining an upward trajectory. Major container carriers such...
  • Japanese air cargo volumes expected to drop
    Nittsu Research Institute and Consulting Inc., a subsidiary of Japan's largest international freight forwarder Nippon Express Co., predicts Japan's international air cargo trade will contract for the first time in two years. The Tokyo-based firm revised its previous fiscal 2015 forecast of a 3.8 percent decline to 5.4 percent as Japan feels the effects...
  • Russia to build deep-sea port in Baltic enclave
    The Russian government will begin work on a new deep-sea port in the enclave of Kaliningrad, between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea, by the end of the year. The port, to be situated near the village of Yantarny and serve as a regional feeder hub, is fueled by government...
  • Kuehne + Nagel boosts profit on switch to US container market
    LONDON - Kuehne+Nagel's third-quarter operating profit grew 9 percent year-over-year as lower costs and a switch to the U.S. ocean container market from the troubled Asia-Europe trade more than offset negative currency movements. The Swiss global forwarder and logistics group's earnings rose to 230 million francs ($239.2 million) from 211 million francs...
  • JNPT diversions fuel double-digit growth at Mundra
    Mundra PortPrivately-operated Mundra Port recorded double-digit container throughput growth in the first fiscal half, driven in part by diversions from Jawaharlal Nehru Port disruptions and congestion that dragged down volumes at India's largest public container handler during the same period. Port statistics obtained by JOC.com show Mundra's volumes grew 10 percent...
  • UK sells remaining Royal Mail stake
    LONDON - The U.K. has sold its remaining stake in Royal Mail, raising 591.1 million pounds ($910 million) for a 13 percent shareholding and ending the state's involvement in the 499-year old postal company. The Royal Mail's 143,000 employees were "gifted" a 1 percent stake, raising their total shareholding in the...
  • NS confident slowing intermodal conversion just a hiccup
    Norfolk Southern's Rossville, Tennessee intermodal terminal.MEMPHIS - There isn't much to Rossville, Tennessee, in the far eastern reaches of metropolitan Memphis: rolling farmland, stretches of highway and a Norfolk Southern Railway terminal. But, it's the three-year-old intermodal terminal that's the first sign things in Rossville will soon be changing, NS executives...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 13, 2015
  • NewLead suit's new wrinkle
    NewLead Holdings' coal mining partner has filed for bankruptcy on the eve of giving testimony in a bitter legal fight.
  • Mearsk, Conti trade claims
    Maersk Tankers and an affiliate of Conti Reederei have filed $36m worth of claims against each other over a March collision between a chemical tanker and a supramax bulker.
  • Blake appeals CarVal win
    Blake Marine Group has appealed a US judge's decision to throw out its more than $60m lawsuit against CarVal Investors over an offshore vessel charter terminated by Mexico's Oceanografia.
  • Euro lowers NAT guidance
    Euro Pacific Capital has lowered profit forecasts for Nordic American Tankers heading into what is expected to be a stellar third quarter earnings season for crude owners.
  • More China for Carnival
    Carnival Corporation has revealed plans to deploy nearly half of its brands to the booming cruise market of China.
  • SAAM Smit in debut order
    SAAM SMIT Towage has picked Dutch yard group Damen for its first newbuilding order since it was formed in 2014.
  • KNOP buys and extends
    KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP) has struck a double deal that will see the company acquire a shuttle tanker and extend the contract of another one for less money.
  • Latvian banks $17.5m
    Latvian Shipping Company (LSC) has continued to raise money by selling off non-core holdings.
  • Profit set for 2017
    Golden Ocean and Star Bulk will move back into the black in 2017 in line with a dry cargo market recovery, Drewry Maritime Equity Research said today.
  • FREE charters out handy
    Ion Varouxakis-led company wins contract for one of its bulk carriers at an improved rate.
  • DryShips buys time
    George Economou's DryShips is shifting to a different Nasdaq board to give it more time to boost its share price.
  • Burgess Marine expands
    British shiprepairer acquires the Small & Co dockyard in the port of Lowestoft.
  • One in, one out
    There was good and bad news for beleaguered offshore owners in the North Sea market on Tuesday, as a new rig debuted but another platform exited the fray.
  • Intercargo applauds Bulk Jupiter report
    Dry bulk shipping association Intercargo has publicly praised the Bahamas Maritime Authority over its report into the loss of the Bulk Jupiter, presenting it as a model to be emulated by other flag states.
  • Taku in lay-up
    Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) has taken a veteran ferry out of service and will now decide whether to sell it.
  • Norden investors end pact
    An agreement between two major Norden shareholders that they would not sell shares in the Danish owner has come to an end.
  • Artists of the floating world
    Zim is inviting artists on board its vessel to create works celebrating its 70th anniversary.
  • Samudera in $70m deal
    Samudera Shipping has won a $70m contract for the supply of LNG to a power plant in Indonesia.
  • Cal Dive sells again
    Bankrupt US owner Cal Dive has reportedly offloaded another veteran vessel.
  • Darwin port sold
    Australia is selling a major northern port to Chinese energy and infrastructure group Landbridge.
  • EdF takes Neda capesize
    Greek owner Lykiardopoulou is said to have locked one of its capesizes into a period deal with EdF.
  • Capes should reach $25,000 per day
    Weak commodity prices should help capesize rates reach $25,000 per day in the final quarter of this year, a leading Greek shipbroker believes.
  • HHI losses "to continue"
    Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) is reportedly facing more losses in the second quarter as Korean yard woes continue.
  • Saade's Moroccan mission
    CMA CGM targets US and European export markets with five services from African country.
  • Asian lines cut fees
    China says Asian shipping lines have lowered fees after a row with the country's regulator.
  • DeepOcean heads south
    Norway's DeepOcean has won a new contract for a multipurpose support vessel (MSV) in Australia.
  • Egypt buys 55 LNG cargoes
    Newly arrived BW Group FSRU is expected to receive shipments starting from November.
  • Ulstein goes 'capex-friendly'
    Ulstein has introduced a new "capex-friendly" DP-rated multipurpose construction vessel suitable for shallow water operations.
  • Gothenburg charges unchanged
    The Gothenburg Port Authority has decided to leave port tariffs unchanged for the next twelve months in a bid to boost trade.
  • Further VLCC upside seen
    A jump in US-bound VLCC voyages from the Middle East should help lift already-high spot rates, said a leading equities analyst.
  • Intermarine re-hires sales man
    Intermarine announced that it has hired back Mark Johnson as president of global sales and marketing.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 13, 2015
  • Another warehouse explosion in Tianjin
  • K + N improves earnings in first nine months of 2015
  • Export container volumes diverge at Long Beach, Oakland
  • Odyssey launches international metal transport service
  • OECD think tank recommends three-part plan to reduce shipping emissions
  • Port of Savannah begins importing cold-treated produce from Peru
  • APL adjusts Asia-South America loop
  • Asia Airfreight Terminal partners with Jetstar Pacific
  • New transload facility to feed Port of Charleston
  • Executive Moves: DB Schenker Rail, Scandinavian Bunkering and Sparrows Point Terminal
  • FRA: Broken rail culprit in West Virginia oil train derailment
  • Panama Canal reports record throughput despite possible expansion delays
  • APMT purchases cranes for new Italian terminal

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 13, 2015
  • New managing director for Scandinavian Bunkering
    Vinde replaces Bollerud, who has left the firm.
  • New hire at Dan-Bunkering
    At its Dubai office.
  • Bahri post quarterly profit
    Lower bunker costs support bottom line.
  • Interest in LNG bunkering 'bigger than expected'
    LNG partnership has had queries from several owners two years before production starts.
  • 'Discounted' Iranian fuel oil arriving in Fujairah
    But trade still relies on fake documents, sources tell Reuters.
  • KPI Bridge Oil to open new Danish supply station
    In deal with port to start service from strategic location.
  • Gloomy outlook for container sector
    BIMCO: Ever more difficult 'to strike the balance that will see freight rate improvements.'
  • Singapore's bunker sales drop 10% month-on-month
    Traders expect volumes to dip further in October due to an underlying rise in crude oil prices.
  • Panama players to focus on 'best practices'
    Forum will highlight competitive advantages of Panama in the light of canal expansion.
  • Decoding the Black Box: Will technology deliver?
    OW's demise should have led to a paradigm shift in the industry as every link in the chain assessed its weak points, but it was not to be.
  • OPL bunkering resumes at Mumbai
    Following end of monsoon weather.
  • Winding-up petition put back to next month
    Titan hearing further delayed.
  • DNV GL tool can aid choice of bulbous bow
    Energy efficiency a draw to shipowners.
  • Titan Petrochemicals further defers court proceedings
    Proceedings were supposed to take place on October 9.
  • ABS offers guide for scrubber-ready vessels
    Guide designed to support retrofits of exhaust gas cleaning systems.
  • DNV GL: Bulbous bow retrofit able to cut fuel bill
    Latest ECO Retrofit service allows players to cater for different operational scenarios.
  • CSC calls for oil/gas legal framework
    CSC also called for investment in training and education to develop the local workforce.

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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
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Arrival ports by:
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- country
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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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