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May 15, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • China warns US: Don't send warships into disputed South China Seas
  • Cosco's long Yangtze loop: 200-TEUer to Shanghai, 800-TEUer to Vietnam
  • Oakland boxes up 1.7pc in April, but lag behind 8pc scored in March
  • Montreal's quarterly boxes up 8pc to 326,571 TEU, now 41pc of total
  • Damco narrows first quarter loss to US$9 million from $10 million
  • Santos port fees up 31.7pc as profit falls, ending 10-year fee freeze
  • Maersk and MSC's 2M slips in reliability but clings to top ranking
  • Dachser's air & ocean cargo volume up 7.8pc on Asia Pacific sales
  • HHI's propeller attachment designed to cut bunker costs 2.5pc
  • Mitsui to charter Imabari-built LNG carrier for 25 years from 'K' Line
  • Logistics shortcomings hinder aid to Nepalese quake victims
  • Russia's Volga-Dnepr Airline races aid to Nepal earthquake victims
  • California's Stockton airport seeks growth-hungry air cargo carriers

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 14, 2015
  • Hapag-Lloyd registers significant profit in Q1 2015
  • Maersk Line reports $714 m profit in Q1
  • United Heavy Lift makes maiden call in India
  • ...registers increased PAT in FY 15
  • Adani Ports set to develop Kerala's Vizhinjam project
  • Dighi Port declared as part of 'Smart Cities' under DMIC region
  • Essar Ports takes over Visakhapatnam Port Trust's iron ore handling complex
  • Four in fray for LNG terminal in Mumbai
  • IOC & GAIL ink MoU with Adani's Dhamra LNG terminal
  • India & Japan to set up logistics data bank service to speed up trade
  • India to grow at 7.5 pc in 2015-16, says Moody's
  • INR strengthens further against dollar
  • Trade deficit between India & China up 34 pc in 2014-15

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Grant for road rehabilitation in Moldova
  • Abu Dhabi Ports flourishing all round in Q1
  • DETC starts production in China
  • Shipper spots facility
  • Order of merit for CHC founder
  • Maersk Line records strongest ever Q1
  • New governors for Toulouse airport
  • CIS: poor outlook for freight wagon market
  • More cargo through Budapest airport
  • Raising the flag ever higher in Indonesia
  • UK retailer names best fresh haulier of the year
  • Hauling cars across Europe
  • China's shipping star rising further?
  • Fair figures from the Netherlands
  • Dnata lands Virgin contract in Australia

IHS Maritimeweb site
MAY 14, 2015
  • Swiber profit drops 99.9%
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider, Swiber Holdings (Swiber) posted a profit of USD70,000 down 99.9% year-on-year for the first quarter ended 31 March 2015, due to the depletion of the company's order book last year. Revenue fell 17.3% to USD164.9 million in 1Q15 as compared to USD199.5
  • Teekay Tankers' rates surge
    NYSE-listed Teekay Tankers reported higher-than-expected profits for the first quarter, driven by its highest rates in years. The product and crude tanker owner reported a net income of USD39 million for 1Q15 versus USD26.4 million in 1Q14. Adjusted earnings of USD0.34/share topped the Wall Street
  • Safety competition offers big prizes for seafarers
    A competition with prize money of USD10,000 aims to raise hazard awareness among seafarers. The 'Spot the Hazard Competition' is being run by the Standard P&I Club and the International Chamber of Shipping in what is said to be the first collaboration of its kind in the industry. The competition
  • HSH Nordbank eyes South Korean market
    HSH Nordbank will cooperate with the Export-Import Bank of Korea and the South Korean city of Busan that is home to the country's ship finance providers. The German bank's move follows a memorandum-of-understanding between the mayors of Hamburga and Busan, Olaf Scholz and Suh Byung-soo, to
  • Sungdong pleads for more financial help
    Despite winning a slew of new orders this year, South Korean mid-tier shipbuilder Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering is still suffering from a shortage in operating funds. Due to this, its suppliers and local politicians have appealed to Sungdong's creditor banks for financial support.
  • Capesize capacity key for Mississippi deepening
    US ports on the lower Mississippi River cannot yet accommodate Capesize vessels but the Obama Administration is taking steps to see that they can. The US Army Corps of Engineers revealed on 13 May its plans to prepare a supplemental environmental report that it will integrate into a larger
  • NYK fixes carriers for Cameron LNG project
    Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) said on 14 May that it will build two LNG carriers after clinching another timecharter contract from compatriot trading company Mitsubishi Corporation. The ships will transport LNG from the Cameron LNG project in the United States. The
  • Pacific Radiance posts lower 1Q15 profit
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider Pacific Radiance posted a lower profit of USD1.08 million, down 94% year on year (y/y) for the first quarter that ended on 31 March 2015, compared with USD17.3 million. Revenue fell 25% y/y to USD31.5 million in the first quarter, compared with. Gross
  • Chinese firm to undertake Russian railway, port projects
    China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) announced on 14 May that it has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Russia's Tuva Energy Industrial Corporation (Tuva) on railway and port projects in Russia. The projects in the MOU include a 410 km railway track across central-southern
  • Nam Cheong's profit down 45% for 1Q15
    Singapore-listed offshore-vessel builder Nam Cheong posted a profit of MYR39.3 million (USD10.9 million), down 45% year on year (y/y) for the first quarter ended 31 March 2015. Revenue fell 20% to MYR326 million in first-quarter 2015, compared with MYR407 million in first-quarter 2014. Similarly,
  • Seoul forms Sewol salvage, compensation teams
    South Korea's Ministry Of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) has established a unit to implement more efficient Sewol disaster follow-up measures. The MOF had created standards for victim compensations and completed a technical survey to assess the feasibility of hoisting the sunken ferry, following which
  • Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter dredging starts
    Dredging operations have started in Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter in Hong Kong, according to a notice of Hong Kong Marine Department. The operations will be completed in approximately two months. The works will be carried out by one derrick barge while three tugs will provide assistance. A working
  • China's LPG imports hit record high in 1Q15
    China imported a record high 2.085 million tonnes of LPG in the first quarter of 2015, a sign that its propane dehydrogenation (PDH) plants are finally having an impact on LPG trade. China began establishing these plants in 2013 to meet its requirement for propylene, a plastic-making ingredient.
  • Tsuneishi Shipbuilding strengthens Cebu yard
    Japanese Tsuneishi Shipbuilding is improving operations at its shipyard in Cebu, the Philippines, investing more in operating capacity and manpower. The Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu) shipyard has sped up improvement efforts under its new president, Akihiko Mishima, who took over the reins in
  • China COSCO scraps four old vessels in April
    China COSCO Holdings pushed ahead with its fleet scrapping plan in April by dismantling two container ships and two bulk carriers. The scrapping of the vessels incurred about CNY59 million (USD9 million) in losses, a stock filing of the company said on 13 May. The demolished vessels were
  • Hanjin Shipping returns to black
    Hanjin Shipping has returned to the black for the first quarter of 2015, posting a net profit of KRW22.9 billion (USD21 million), reversing its first-quarter 2014 loss of KRW224.5 billion. The biggest container shipping company in South Korea reported total sales of KRW2.1 trillion and an operating
  • FSL Trust returns to profit
    Singapore-listed shipowner First Ship Lease Trust (FSL Trust) has posted a profit of USD5.09 million for the first quarter that ended on 31 March 2015, returning to black after incurring a loss of USD4.95 million in the first quarter of 2014. Revenue increased 10.5% year on year (y/y) to USD24.78
  • Strike hits Callao port
    Port workers have begun an "indefinite" strike at the general cargo facility in Callao, Peru operated by APM Terminals (APMT). APMT spokesperson Tom Boyd confirmed to IHS Maritime that the labour action, which he dubbed "illegal", began on 13 May. Boyd stressed that the strike is not affecting

The Loadstarweb site
MAY 14, 2015
  • First financials since CSAV takeover see Hapag-Lloyd steam back into the black
  • Platinum injection sets up cargo handler WFS for a shopping spree to boost growth
  • Yes, Minister: UK freight welcomes news that Patrick McLoughlin is to stay in post

Marine Logweb site
MAY 14, 2015
  • NYK orders apple tank LNG duo for Cameron project
  • Conrad reports first quarter results
  • Iranian boats said to fire at Transpetrol tanker
  • Huntington Ingalls gets $14.5 million for DDG 51 work

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 14, 2015
  • Freight transportation index up during month of March
  • Alaska Airlines continues run of top spot in J.D. Power study
  • Panama Canal sees gains in dry bulk vessel numbers
  • Port Metro Vancouver adding self-service Customs kiosks
  • US rail freight traffic count posts decline during week

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 14, 2015
  • Cosco Pacific remains downbeat about box leasing market
    The company is mulling over plans for cost reduction
  • Steamship results among strongest ever
    Combined ratio below 80% as free reserves hit $376m
  • ER Schiffahrt plans shift to 'private bank' shipmanagement model
    But company pledges to remain in Hamburg
  • Teekay Tankers hits crude tanker spot rate highs last seen in 2008
    New York-listed Teekay Tankers also says second quarter is putting in a robust, counter-seasonal performance
  • NOL narrows loss to $11m in first quarter
    Volumes drop by 15% due to capacity cuts and impact of US west coast congestion
  • Maersk reaffirms commitment to APMT as profits and volumes fall
    Terminal operator is still very profitable and will push ahead with ambitious investment plans, says Nils Anderson
  • Teekay LNG bolstered by policy of long-term fixed rate contracts
    US-listed gas carrier owner dodges fluctuations in LNG spot and short-term shipping market
  • Tanker Investments achieves strongest result to date
    Teekay vehicle rakes in profit as spot market climbs
  • Diana Shipping slides deeper into the red
    Dry bulk company posts $10.8m first-quarter net loss compared with $6m deficit for the same period last year
  • The company results round-up
    Still no let-up in dry bulk, but product tankers market shines
  • Yangzijiang establishes new vessel export arm
    Subsidiary aims to reduce dependency on third parties
  • Star Bulk revises share offering upward
    Dry bulk owner has put a deadline of next week for its public share offer, which is expected to net $180m
  • Cost savings boost Hanjin to $21m first-quarter profit
    South Korean shipping giant posts fourth consecutive quarter of operating profits, thanks to lower bunker prices and service rationalisation
  • HSH to work with Korea Eximbank
    Move follows deal between Hamburg and Busan
  • Hafnia Tankers rises to $13m profit
    Mikael Skov-led company is another beneficiary of the improving product tanker market

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 14, 2015
  • West Coast port congestion still stings some shippers
    West Coast ports say they'll have productivity back to normal by the end of May after more than four months of congestion, but, in the meantime, some shippers continue to struggle with delays and lost business. The comments made during various companies' earnings call show that the pain from congestion -...
  • Virginia port chief blames 'federal incompetency' for congestion
    NORFOLK, Virginia - The Port of Virginia is falling short. Record volumes and a return to profit in the past year have been matched with near-unprecedented congestion and user dissatisfaction, Port Director and CEO John Reinhart said Thursday. But the troubles at the Virginia marine terminals and the aging infrastructure both...
  • Truckers demand say in Virginia port congestion strategy
    Truck drivers frustrated with Port of Virginia congestion protested on Thursday outside the Virginia Internaitonal Trade Symposium. NORFOLK, Virginia - While besuited port industry executives milled about hotel ballrooms at the Virginia International Trade Symposium Thursday, truck-driving men and women in shirtsleeves marched in protest on the streets outside. The...
  • U.S. Import and Export Trends for Specialty Chemical Intermediaries
    PIERS, the Standard in Trade Intelligence, has partnered with InformEx, to offer a one of a kind report available for free download that examines some of the most important early-stage intermediates for the specialty chemicals: naphthalene, maleic anhydride, gyloxal and adipic acid. Shipping records reveal top U.S. importers and exporters,...
  • US truck lessor PacLease opens shop in Australia, targets shipper fleets
    Olen Hunter, director of PacLease Australia, with a DAF heavy-duty cabover at the Brisbane Truck Show. PACCAR Leasing will begin renting and leasing Kenworth and DAF trucks in Australia, the subsidiary of Bellevue, Washington-based truck maker PACCAR said Wednesday. "PACCAR Leasing is truly a global company and our new operation in Australia is...
  • Shaw succeeds Seale as Norfolk Southern executive VP
    Alan H. Shaw has been named executive vice president and chief marketing officer by the board of directors of Norfolk Southern Corp., Wick Moorman, chairman and CEO, said today. Reporting to NC President James A. Squires, Shaw succeeds Donald W. Seale, who retired after 39 years in management positions in NS's...
  • CaroTrans to launch direct Montreal-Le Havre service
    CaroTrans, a non-vessel-operating common carrier, will begin a weekly direct less-than-container load service from Montreal to Le Havre, France, on May 22. Freight management at origin and destination will be supported by Odyssey Shipping Ltd., an established CaroTrans partner in Canada, and the NVO's office in Le Havre, which is positioned...
  • Evergreen to offer China-Surabaya service
    Evergreen Line this month will launch a new intra-Asia service in partnership with Cosco and China Shipping, enhancing the Taiwan carrier's intra-Asia operations. The joint China-Surabaya Express service will employ four ships of 2,000 to 2,700 20-foot-equivalent units, with Evergreen and China Shipping each providing one vessel, and Cosco providing the...
  • CEVA taps Turhan Ozen as lead for global healthcare sector
    CEVA Logistics, one of the world's leading supply chain companies, today announced the appointment of Turhan Ozen as Senior Vice President responsible for the company's global Healthcare sector. CEVA recently launched an independent global Healthcare sector - previously a sub-sector of Consumer and Retail - to leverage the company's significant presence...
  • Port of Virginia Names Scoular Company Shipper of the Year
    Norfolk - The Scoular Company, a leading user of The Port of Virginia's barge service to Richmond, is the recipient of the port's 2015 Shipper of the Year award. The award recognizes a port user that has gone above and beyond the course of normal business to help the port grow...
  • Cosco launches loop connecting Hunan to Vietnam, Thailand
    Cosco Container Lines earlier this month launched a bi-weekly service from Yueyang, a city by the Yangtze River in Hunan province, to Vietnam and Thailand, allowing shippers to get their goods delivered a week faster than through past transfer services. The COSCO 01, a 150-twenty-foot equivalent unit vessel, set sail May...
  • Rulings mixed for LA, LB truckers fighting congestion fees
    Southern California truckers who said they were improperly charged late fees for containers they couldn't return on time to gridlocked ports received mixed decisions in the first arbitrators' rulings on their cases. Arbitrators this week issued their first four rulings on the dozens of claims submitted to arbitration under the Uniform...
  • Blue Dart's earnings relatively flat for just-ended fiscal year
    Blue Dart Express, India's leading air express and logistics services provider, reported its net earnings in fiscal year 2014-15, which ended March 31, remained relatively flat compared to the profit in the previous year, despite significant revenue growth. Fiscal 2014-15 net profit was Rs. 126.84 crore (about $20 million), up from...
  • Cosco scraps two container ships ahead of larger vessel deliveries
    China Cosco Holdings pushed ahead with its fleet scrapping plan last month by dismantling two container ships and two bulk carriers. The scrapping of the vessels incurred about renminbi 59 million ($9 million) in losses, according to a May 13 stock filing. The demolished vessels were 1993-built container feeders Xiu He...
  • Technology spending crimps profit growth at Finnlines
    LONDON - Finnlines scraped a small profit in the first quarter as it spent heavily on technology to comply with tougher environmental regulations for ships sailing in North European waters. The largest roll-on, roll-off freight carrier in the Baltic Sea increased net income to 600,000 euros ($684,000) from 300,000 euros in...
  • Frozen foods can cut waste, emissions, study finds
    A study commissioned by the British Frozen Food Federation suggests frozen foods can help reduce waste and even greenhouse gas emissions. Frozen foods already are "less expensive than their fresh equivalents," the study notes. If consumers switched to U.K.-grown frozen broccoli in winter rather than buying fresh imported broccoli, greenhouse gas emissions...
  • India sees big jump in banana exports
    India produces about 30 percent of the world's bananas, but poor post-harvest facilities and cold chain infrastructure means less than 1 percent make it to foreign markets. However, one fresh produce company, Pick N Serve Foods, is finding huge potential in exports, particularly to markets in Oman, Dubai, Qatar and...
  • Manila's new truck booking system to improve cargo flows
    HONG KONG - A decision by International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) to implement a container booking system to better manage truck movements at its flagship Manila terminal will be welcomed by the port that bore the brunt of choking congestion last year.The Australian 1Stop booking system will manage the...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 14, 2015
  • Ultrapetrol loss beats bets
    Ultrapetrol reported a larger net loss in the first quarter, but the red ink was not as bad as analysts predicted.
  • Spot tanker market leaps
    Large crude tankers posted significant rate gains today, with VLCCs nearing a year high and suezmaxes earnings surging by 47.4% in one day, according to Baltic Exchange and shipbroker data.
  • Star locks in Kappa
    Star Bulk Carriers has locked away a supramax bulker for up to a half-year with Chilean-controlled Ultrabulk.
  • Courage loses more
    Courage Marine has seen its loss double during the first quarter due to a weak dry bulk market.
  • Azuma increases profit
    Azuma Shipping of Japan has pushed up annual earnings on the back of stronger revenue.
  • Frangou hints at strike three
    Opportunistic purchases and further specialist distressed deals are both on the radar of Navios Maritime Acquisition as cash flows in thanks to a strong tanker market.
  • Piraeus sale back on
    Greece is said to have given the green light for the sale of a majority stake in Piraeus port to go forward.
  • ICG back in black
    Irish Continental Group (ICG) has returned to profit so far in 2015 as volumes rose.
  • Precious plunges into red
    Thai bulker owner Precious Shipping has fallen to a loss in the first quarter as revenue fell and costs rose.
  • NYK orders LNG pair
    Japan's NYK has ordered a pair of LNG carriers to transport shale gas produced by the Cameron project in Louisiana, US.
  • Winning picks up capesize
    Winning Shipping of Singapore is understood to have snapped up a capesize bulker just as rates are taking a turn for the better.
  • Swiber's profit gone
    Singapore's Swiber Holdings has seen its profit for the first quarter erased and is now counting on its strong orderbook for a recovery.
  • Tallink cuts losses
    Estonia's Tallink saw a series of cost-saving measures trim its loss during the traditionally weak first quarter.
  • TOO starts with loss
    Teekay Offshore Partners (TOO) has begun 2015 in the red due to unrealised losses on derivatives and write-downs from vessel sales.
  • NOL cuts loss
    Singapore's NOL Group has reduced its losses in the first quarter as it cut costs and paid less for fuel.
  • Tanker tonic for TNK
    Post-crash highs in both the crude and products markets powered Teekay Tankers to its best quarterly performance in more than half a decade.
  • Forex boosts Teekay LNG
    US-listed Teekay LNG Partners has pushed up profit in the first quarter thanks to currency gains.
  • Teekay earnings fall
    Teekay Corporation has posted a weaker first quarter net profit due to a bigger derivatives loss.
  • Collision kills engineer
    A seafarer lost his life when a fast craft collided with a cargo vessel at Lauis Ledge off the Philippines coast.
  • Panama volumes jump
    The Panama Canal has logged record figures for grain and salt cargoes in the six months to 31 March.
  • Pac Radiance blown away
    Pacific Radiance has managed to eke out a tiny profit amid the financial carnage inflicting the offshore vessel operating segment.
  • Hanjin turns it around
    Korea's Hanjin Shipping has returned to profit in the first quarter thanks to a big improvement from its containerships.
  • TIL in record quarter
    Tanker Investments Ltd (TIL) has reported its strongest quarterly results since its inception almost one year ago.
  • Nam Cheong down in Q1
    Nam Cheong has reported a near 45% drop in first quarter net profit as it battles with the slowdown in the offshore sector.
  • FSL Trust sees strong start
    First Ship Lease Trust's (FSL Trust) rehabilitation under the stewardship of chief executive Alan Hatton continues to gather pace.
  • DSD in 'magic pipe' charge
    DSD Shipping and four engineering staff have been charged with multiple pollution incidents by a court in the US.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 14, 2015
  • Senate takes another shot at TPA vote
  • FWI: U.S. cargo thefts increasing in value
  • WFS purchased by Platinum Equity
  • North American freight volumes jump 4.2% in April
  • NOL, parent of APL, reports smaller Q1 loss
  • Panama Canal dry bulk traffic up 8% in first half of 2015
  • Japan Post's acquisition of Toll Holdings approved
  • CaroTrans starts Montreal-Le Havre LCL service
  • IAG Cargo expands in Germany
  • LeanCor partners with Sunland Logistics
  • Hanjin turns profit in first quarter 2015

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 14, 2015
  • Opposition party accused of wanting to block LNG bunkering
    Gibraltar could be 'ruled out' of key aspect of the future bunker market.
  • NOL pares down losses
    'We extracted savings from lower bunker costs.'
  • MEPs explain EU MRV to IMO
    Delegation says it will be aligned with IMO regime if a global system is agreed, but the EU must take action.
  • New tanker company in profit
    Helped along by stronger demand and lower fuel prices.
  • KPI promotes trader
    Who is longtime employee.
  • No decision on amending BDN text on sulphur
    MEPC kicks discussion back to sub-committee for further consideration.
  • Western fuel-oil arbitrage into Asia remains heavy
    But Singapore's onshore stocks see draw-down.
  • Viking Line narrows losses
    Upbeat outlook but cautionary on bunker prices.
  • Another container line reaps benefits of lower bunker costs
    Hanjin back in the black in its Q1 results.
  • Norwegian shipowner facing pollution charges in United States
    Using a 'magic pipe, concealing evidence and lying to USCG among charges.
  • Glander International Bunkering 'upgrades' Mumbai office
    Office is now registered as a private limited company, it says.
  • No easy way to measure individual ship efficiency
    'Robust' and 'simple' are mutually exclusive when attempting to relate fuel consumption to cargo transport, IMO told.
  • Hapag-Lloyd returns to black on 'solid start'
    Lower bunker prices and vessel efficiency programme helped increase profit, says CEO.
  • Quarterly profit up for Finnlines
    12 scrubbers during Q1 2015.
  • Singapore-based firm introduces device to monitor bunkering
    'Device can be easily integrated into current bunkering systems,' says Ascenz spokesman.

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