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July 15, 2015
Sched Netweb site
JUNE 15, 2015
  • Maersk willing to dock at Yemeni port for US$530/TEU danger pay
  • China's major ports cargo volume up 4.3pc in June to 15.9 million TEU
  • Shanghai International Port Group moves to take over Jinjiang Shipping
  • 400 dockers arrive at Oakland to clear backlogged boxes, unload extra ships
  • Customs strike 450 kilometres from Buenos Aires called off till August
  • Profits squeezed by overcapacity, weak demand, tough pricing
  • Hapag-Lloyd to deploy CSAV's new 9,324-TEU Cisnes
  • Odd bird e-commerce start-up gears up to win US$1.5 million in PE funding
  • India's richest state eyes US$16 billion push to fix Mumbai infrastructure
  • Myanmar to get $50 billion ports and logistics boost to attract manufacturers
  • New information portal says what's hot and what's/not in African shipping
  • Mainland-Hong Kong air cargo rate war threatens carrier profitability
  • Frankfurt air cargo slips 1.8pc to 1.04 million tonnes in first half
  • LATAM Airlines Group June cargo down 9.9pc as freighter capacity falls
  • Lufthansa Cargo capacity rises on bellyhold plenty, but demand falls 0.9pc

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 14, 2015
  • Aerosols - Classification & Danger
  • Steel imports in Q1 shoot up by 53.1 pc to 2.545 mt
  • 2014: A positive year for Port of Amsterdam
  • Cochin Port clarifies on its vessel related charges
  • Cochin Port joins deep draught club
  • Krishnapatnam Port wins 'Golden Peacock Environment Management Award'
  • Liverpool2 passes major construction milestone
  • Thermal coal imports in Q1 shoot up by 23 pc
  • VOC Port achieves new single-day handling record
  • PFT Bawal handles specialised cargo
  • Govt imposes anti-dumping duty of $ 342.76/t on phenol from South Africa
  • INR firms up against dollar on fall in crude prices
  • China's exports up 2.8 pc in June

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 15, 2015
  • New vehicles to speed up cargo handling
  • Gotland orders LNG ferry in China
  • Railway refurbishment in deep south
  • How much is too much?
  • Stiff fines for Skywest Airlines Aviation
  • Hearty congratulations go to Douglas G. Beck
  • Big deal for more rail solutions
  • Successful purchase
  • East-west flow continues to grow Intermodal / Strasse
  • Antwerp sets up "One belt one road" taskforce
  • Sunshine lady has to wait
  • Martin Bencher France moves to new office
  • More by rail between India and Kazakhstan
  • Mixed bag of results for H1/2015
  • Fresh blood for Tiaca
  • Spreading Royal wings wider over Saudi Arabia
  • Danish eyes turn to Greek ports Shipping
  • New guardian for pallet pooler

IHS Maritimeweb site
JUNE 14, 2015
  • Scorpio buys more tankers
    NYSE-listed Scorpio Tankers has tacked on two more newbuilding resale purchases to its already prodigious product carrier fleet. The Emanuele Lauro-led company is paying USD37 million for an MR product tanker newbuilding being built at South Korea's Hyundai Mipo Dockyard for delivery in September
  • Dynagas prices preferred stock
    NYSE-listed Dynagas LNG Partners has priced an offering of perpetual preferred equity to fund a vessel acquisition from its private sponsor. The George Prokopiou-led partnership priced the USD75 million share sale at a dividend rate of 9%. If the underwriter option is fully exercised, gross
  • Somali pirate releases raise concerns
    The release of a group of Somali pirates from Kenyan prisons has sparked concerns about where they are likely to go next. Fourteen of the 164 Somali pirates currently serving time in Kenya prisons are to be released and repatriated next month. They follow 64 others recently sent back to Somalia
  • VLGC rates rebound as ships diverted to west-of-Suez
    Rates to ship LPG on very large gas carriers rose again on 10 July as more ships were fixed to load in Algeria, west Africa, and the US Gulf. This is despite weak LPG demand in east Asia. The Baltic Exchange assessed the benchmark Gulf-Far East rate at USD135.50/tonne on 13 July, up USD1.50 from 10
  • Ningbo Marine president resigns
    Shanghai-listed Ningbo Marine announced on 13 July that its president Chu Min has resigned because of a job change. Chu has also quit as the director of strategic committee, and the board agreed that vice-president Yao Cheng will step up until a new president is selected. Born in 1956, Chu is a
  • Maersk urges Chinese ports to consolidate top slot
    A leading figure in Maersk China has praised China's port industry as the leader in the field, but has warned that some improvements are needed for it to keep that position. Jens Eskelund, senior director of Maersk China, is reported by Xinhua News Agency as telling the Maritime Silk Road
  • Italy reappoints Taranto port boss
    The Italian government has reappointed the president of Taranto port authority in a holding role ahead of the approval of national ports reform legislation that will make the authorities regional entities and reduce their number to 13. The mandate of Taranto port boss Sergio Prete is due to end
  • Tsuneishi Shipbuilding seeks tanker and box ship orders
    Japanese shipbuilder Tsuneishi Shipbuilding told IHS Maritime on 14 July it is trying to secure orders for tankers and container ships in addition to the dry bulk carriers that it specialises in. The shipbuilder confirmed it has recently won orders for six 106,000 dwt Aframax tankers that would be
  • One dead after two vessels collide
    Two general cargo ships collided in the early morning of 13 July near the Xiaoban Men channel of Zhoushan archipelago in China, leaving one dead and another missing. At 00:15 h local time on 13 July, China-flagged 4,071 dwt Wan Li 8 collided with Sierra Leone-flagged 5,287 dwt Heng Run, local
  • Nam Cheong issues $55.4m fixed-rate notes
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder Nam Cheong has issued SGD75 million (USD55.4 million) worth of 6.5%, three-year, fixed-rate notes at par under its SGD600 million multicurrency medium-term note programme. The company has appointed Malaysia-headquartered CIMB Bank, Singapore-based DBS Bank, and RHB
  • Keppel FELS wins $85m liftboat contract
    Singapore-headquartered offshore services provider Keppel FELS has won a USD85 million contract to construct a high-specification liftboat for offshore oil and gas company Crystal Heights Holdings (Crystal Heights). This latest contract is the second liftboat Keppel has been contracted to build
  • New Asia-Latin America service launched
    Taiwanese carrier Yang Ming has teamed up with Hanjin Shipping and Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) to launch a new Asia Pacific-Latin America service. Ten 4,500-5,500 teu box ships will be deployed in the South America Loop 2 service, which began on July 11. The port rotation for the service will be
  • Seoul grants compensation to 46 Sewol claimants
    Seoul has granted compensation to the 46 survivors of Sewol disaster and families of its victims. South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on 10 July that 96 Sewol-related claims, including for cargo loss and losses suffered by fishermen, had been approved. The ferry capsized

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 14, 2015
  • AirBridgeCargo eyeing new routes as Volga-Dnepr Group sets up UK firm
  • New competition laws could consign 'the golden age' of Hong Kong port to history
  • K+N flies high on increased H1 profits from air and gains market share at sea

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 14, 2015
  • Great Lakes shipyard drydocks USCG cutter
  • Thrustmaster brown water Z-drives first with mechanical fuse
  • Bouchard christens huge ATB in New Orleans
  • Tenneco SCR gains key ABS certifications
  • American Cruise Lines reveals name of latest paddlewheeler
  • Bisso orders "same again" at Main Iron Works
  • Wärtsilä solutions chosen for Chinese super dredge
  • New offshore wind SOV design unveiled

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 14, 2015
  • Everett port board taps Bergerson for Central Marina improvement project
  • Inchcape Shipping Services reports Argentina customs strike on hold
  • Coast Guard suspends search for missing cruise passenger
  • Port of Port Angeles Commissioners Ok KPly remediation project contract
  • Crowley names Parker Harrison as procurement vice president

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 14, 2015
  • Marchen Maersk named in Felixstowe
    Ceremony comes as the last of Maersk's 20-ship Triple-E order was delivered this month and the line announces a fleet of second-generation Triple-Es
  • Robust aframax scrapping helps limit crude tanker fleet growth
    Around 45 aframaxes sold for scrap since Jan 2013, data shows
  • Tanker players to feel Iranian impact from winter
    Increased shipping demand could be offset by more Iranian tanker capacity and a possible fall in tonne-mile demand
  • Iran nuclear deal adds more pressure to oil prices
    The prospect of an influx of Iranian oil comes when there is already oversupply in the market
  • High Court finds for OW Bunker in Pappas test case
    Contract with collapsed trader valid even though another company was physical supplier
  • Asia-Europe volumes drop in May
    But global volumes continue to track above last year's levels
  • Judgment reserved in Pappas test case on bunkers double-charging
    But High Court judge promises to hand down verdict as soon as possible on claim against OW Bunker and ING
  • Maersk calls on China to open cabotage trade and improve its port navigation
    Liner shipping connectivity is crucial for Beijing's Maritime Silk Road strategy
  • New chapter opens for Torm as tanker owner completes restructuring
    Debt reduced to $561m and new A shares to be issued on Nasdaq Copenhagen
  • Scorpio Tankers buys two at South Korean yards
    Purchases worth a total of $95m add heft to product tanker fleet
  • European forwarding giant K+N posts better earnings
    K+N reports a mild boost in profits, supported by results in its sea freight division

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 14, 2015
  • Konecranes gets order for automated RTG system for Indonesia container terminal
    Konecranes has received a repeat order for an automated RTG (ARTG) system from PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III (Pelindo III) in Indonesia. The system includes nine automated RTG cranes. It will be delivered to Terminal Petikemas Semarang (TPKS), an operational terminal in Central Java, at the end of 2016. The order...
  • Airlines in desperate need of help to do business in India
    Delhi - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for the development of a comprehensive policy for aviation aligned with the Indian Government's stated intention to make it easier to do business in India. The objective is to allow India to derive maximum social and economic benefits as its...
  • Congress winds up to kick can again on US highway bill
    WASHINGTON - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced legislation to extend federal highway funding through the end of the year to buy time to find funding and votes for the six-year long-term bill that both the GOP and Democrats want. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan...
  • R+L Carriers announces new service center
    Wilmington, Ohio - Global transportation provider R+L Carriers is pleased to announce the grand opening of the Kennesaw, Georgia (KES) Service Center. This facility will provide easy access to the I-75, I-575 and I-285 shipping corridors and will allow for Guaranteed AM delivery and Guaranteed Hourly Window delivery into regions where Expedited...
  • Gulfport cancels study of deeper channel
    The Port of Gulfport, Mississippi, has encountered a setback to its hopes of dredging a channel large enough to match the port's growth ambitions. Gulfport officials withdrew their request that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study enlarging of the port's 36-foot-deep channel to as much as 47 feet and widening...
  • US trucking companies keep more drivers, but need more
    A year of driver pay hikes may have paid off for trucking companies. The number of drivers quitting one carrier and leaving for another - called driver turnover - dropped significantly in early 2015, according to the American Trucking Associations. However, it's difficult to say exactly why more truck drivers decided to stick with their companies...
  • Port of Long Beach appoints communications director
    Noelia Rodriguez, a veteran communications executive with local and national experience, has been named to the newly-created position of director of communications at the Port of Long Beach. She will oversee the harbor department's communications, government relations and marketing divisions. Rodriguez served most recently as chief communications officer for Metro Los...
  • US highway bill's freight funding formula comes up short
    WASHINGTON - A new six-year surface transportation reauthorization bill in the U.S. includes more than a quarter-trillion dollars in infrastructure investment and designated funding for freight corridors. The formula that divvies up that funding among states, however, is intrinsically flawed, according to analysts at the Brookings Institution. Although the bill would channel funds...
  • Oakland import growth bodes well for peak season
    Port of OaklandThe Port of Oakland in June recorded its fourth straight month of growth in containerized imports since the signing of a tentative coastwide longshore contract in late February, boding well for the peak-shipping season in late summer to fall. Click to EnlargeLoaded import containers in June increased 2.6 percent...
  • Sanctions clobber Russian containerized trucking
    ST. PETERSBURG - The Russian trucking industry hauling containers is in crisis with demand plummeting because of Western sanctions on food imports and weak oil prices, but there's no help from Moscow on the way. The volume of containerized cargo hauled by Russian trucks fell by 15 percent year-over-year in the first...
  • US truckload carriers lure drivers with new trucks, technologies
    In the struggle to hire and keep truck drivers, trucking companies increasingly are using new, highly sophisticated, fuel-efficient trucks with the latest safety technology as incentives. They're also throwing in the latest "aftermarket" devices -- such as satellite televisions -- to make those drivers that do spend weeks on the road...
  • Kuehne + Nagel earnings up in second quarter
    LONDON - Kuehne + Nagel's net earnings rose 6.8 percent in the second quarter as strong growth in air freight tonnage offset lower ocean container volumes. The Swiss freight forwarding and logistics giant earned 173 francs ($183.4 million) in the three months through June compared with 162 million francs in the...
  • India's deep-sea Vizhinjam port project moves forward
    India's Kerala state authority on Monday issued a letter of intent to domestic port infrastructure developer Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone for the development of its long-planned deep-water, container transshipment terminal at Vizhinjam, paving the way for construction on the green-field site to begin by November. APSEZ's lone bid on...
  • Flat growth, rising capacity as air cargo runs out of steam
    Cathay Pacific has 13 Boeing 747-8 freighters in its fleet.HONG KONG - The air freight momentum generated by a solid first quarter has been well and truly lost with the world's market leader reporting flat growth in June and falling load factors.Cathay Pacific and its sister carrier Dragonair carried 141,136...
  • Slowing June volumes at world's top two container ports
    Port of SingaporeHONG KONG - Singapore became the second Asian hub port to declare slowing container throughput in June following weak growth reported by Shanghai last week in the run up to the peak season period from July to September.The port of Singapore handled 2.62 million 20-foot-equivalent units during June,...
  • Intra-Asia to rule global container trade
    HONG KONG - Manufacturing changes in the next 15 years will keep intra-Asia as the world's largest ocean container trade, representing 35 percent of global volumes, according to a study by the Shanghai International Shipping Institute.The regional circulation of mainly semi-finished products will change the approach and layout of manufacturing...
  • Flat growth and rising capacity as air cargo runs out of steam
    Cathay Pacific has 13 Boeing 747-8 freighters in its fleet.HONG KONG - The air freight momentum generated by a solid first quarter has been well and truly lost with the world's market leader reporting flat growth in June and falling load factors.Cathay Pacific and its sister carrier Dragonair carried 141,136...
  • Slowing June volumes at world's top two container ports
    HONG KONG - Singapore became the second Asian hub port to declare slowing container throughput in June following weak growth reported by Shanghai last week in the run up to the peak season period from July to September.The port of Singapore handled 2.62 million 20-foot containers during June, a significant...
  • Intra-Asia to rule global container trade, Shanghai institute says
    HONG KONG - Manufacturing changes in the next 15 years will keep intra-Asia as the world's largest ocean container trade, representing 35 percent of global volumes, according to a study by the Shanghai International Shipping Institute (SISI).The regional circulation of mainly semi-finished products will change the approach and layout of...
  • Carload weakness forecast to blunt US major railroads' profit growth
    The profit train U.S-based Class I railroads have been riding is slowing, resulting in expectations for solid but unspectacular profit reports for the second quarter, according to industry analysts. CSX Transportation, the first Class I railroad to report second-quarter earnings, announced Tuesday that net income rose 4.5 percent year-over-year to $553...
  • ILWU man-hours, wages rise despite stagnant West Coast volume
    A disturbing and costly trend is underway at West Coast ports where the number of man-hours paid to move containers is increasing as volume stagnates, while at the same time the hourly cost of longshore labor is also increasing. The pressure is therefore on terminal operators to increase productivity. Those terminals...
  • US spot market truck volumes rise in June
    Demand for heavy truck equipment on the U.S. spot freight market shot upward in June, increasing 9 percent from May, according to the DAT North American Freight Index. The June increase followed a 1.7 percent decline in spot market truck freight volumes from April to May, as measured by the index,...
  • CMA CGM Colombia opens new inland corridors
    CMA CGM Colombia offers, effective July 1, in addition to its maritime services, a complete inland coverage in Colombia, connecting its main ports of call to any inland destination across the country. With inland terminals in Medellin, Cali and Bogotá, and a network of 4 strategically located offices across the country,...
  • Globe Express Services appoints new CCO
    Globe Express Services has announced the appointment of Poonam Datta as its new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). The industry expert will be responsible for developing the company's global commercial strategy and building a strong team to further expand its presence in the international market. An accomplished and experienced business leader,...
  • Dollar Tree to add East Coast DC in South Carolina
    Discount retailer Dollar Tree is branching out in South Carolina, building a $104.4 million distribution center near Spartanburg, on the I-85 corridor between Charlotte and Atlanta and a short truck dray from the intermodal facilities of the South Carolina Inland Port in Greer. The construction of the 1.5-million-square-foot distribution facility follows...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 14, 2015
  • Pioneer goes with V
    Pankaj Khanna-led Pioneer Marine has hired V.Ships for technical management of its full operational fleet.
  • Maersk hikes box rates
    Maersk Line is increasing box rates for shipments from the Far East.
  • OW double jeopardy ruling
    An English High Court ruling has increased the likelihood of 'double jeopardy' to shipowners over payment of fuel supplied by OW Bunker, by upholding a tribunal's decision that the UK Sale of Goods Act 1979 (SOGA) did not apply.
  • FreeSeas back on track
    Nasdaq-listed FreeSeas has brought its share price back above $1 after a reverse stock split.
  • Milaha CEO steps down
    Milaha's chief executive has announced his intention to retire in September after serving for seven years as head of the diversified owner.
  • Three crew poisoned
    Three Vietnamese seafarers have died from reported gas inhalation on a cargo vessel off Malaysia.
  • Wilson takes duo
    Norway's Wilson has snapped up a duo of small bulkers from Dutch owner Vertom.
  • GMP kicks off Gener8 coverage
    GMP Securities has urged investors to buy up stock in newly quoted Gener8 Maritime, which is trading at a discount to its IPO price.
  • US yard group files
    US shipyard group Signal International has filed for bankruptcy five months after being slapped with a court fine in an alleged labour trafficking case.
  • NileDutch strikes VSA deal
    Netherlands owner NileDutch has joined a containership service between South America and Africa.
  • Hong Kong holds seven
    A Brazilian-operated platform supply vessel (PSV) was among seven ships detained in Hong Kong in June.
  • Iran impact 'neutral'
    Iran's pending return to the oil and tanker markets following the likely lifting of sanctions has received a largely positive welcome.
  • Ferry runs aground
    All passengers have been evacuated from a ferry that suffered power failure off Indonesia.
  • FMC checks ports deal
    US regulators are seeking more information on a containership cooperation agreement with US west coast terminals.
  • One dead after collision
    Another seafarer still missing following smash between general cargoships off Zhoushan.
  • Tong ups Seadrill ante
    Chinese billionaire Tong Jinquan has strengthened his position in John Fredriksen's Seadrill.
  • Dynagas Partners seeks $86m
    George Procopiou's Dynagas Partners is looking to raise over $86m from a preferred equity offering.
  • Tankers leave Ceyhan
    Nine vessels head from Turkish port after Iraq cancels crude loadings.
  • TNK stacks the shelf
    Teekay Tankers has positioned itself to sell securities worth up to $150m, according to a filling to US financial regulators.
  • Teekay aframax held
    A Teekay Tankers aframax was detained in Canada last month after being suspected of a discharge violation.
  • Icon fixes out duo
    Malaysia's Icon Offshore has announced two long-term charters for its anchor-handlers.
  • Epic closes fundraiser
    Epic Gas has completed its previously announced private placement to existing shareholders raising $50m in the process.
  • Scorpio goes shopping
    US-listed product tanker owner has picked up another couple of newbuilding resales.
  • Fennica heads for repair
    A Finnish multipurpose icebreaker damaged while on charter to Shell in Alaska is set to head to the US for repairs.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 14, 2015
  • NEWS FLASH: FMC releases report on U.S. port congestion
  • Dollar Tree selects S.C. for massive distribution center
  • WLS: Carriers up capacity in east-west trades in advance of peak season
  • Report: Mega vessel arrival delays in Europe shorter than for all vessels on average
  • MSC changes terminals on two South America services
  • MacroPoint integrates tracking data with CarrierWeb solutions
  • Port Canaveral to break ground on new facility
  • Washington State Legislature funds key rail projects
  • Dublin Port Company's largest infrastructure project receives approval
  • BNSF Logistics acquires TTS
  • Great Lakes ore sinks in June
  • Yusen Logistics expands operations in Mexico
  • Fitch: U.S. transportation outlook 'stable' for second half 2015
  • Mass. court rules carriers can't be compelled to make drivers employees
  • Hanjin containership disabled off North Carolina

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 14, 2015
  • Evergas names pair of new dual-fuel LNG carriers
    Vessels can transport ethane, LPG and LNG.
  • Owners lose out in OW court case
    Judge finds that bunker contract remains valid.
  • More detail on EU support for DFDS projects
    Four ECA routes, six scrubber installations and seven ports are beneficiaries, two bigger projects turned down.
  • Stena gains EU funding for scrubbers
    But application for developing LNG bunker supply infrastructure in Baltic turned down.
  • Endofa recruits trading manager
    New hire Peter Grunwaldt has shipping and bunkering background.
  • Singapore bunker conference for September
    Will cover regional market developments.
  • Japan: Bonded bunker sales down
    Volumes fall on month and on year, data shows.
  • Cold ironing arrives at Chinese port
    Move part-funded by local government.
  • Courts reach opposite conclusions in OW 'interpleader' cases
    Conflicting outcomes shows level of complexity of case, says Reed Smith.
  • Asian shipping firm adds to fleet
    In fuel-saving move.
  • Chinese port opens first shorepower connection
    System to cut GHG emissions by over 2,100 mt per year.
  • Brightoil founder increases ownership in firm
    Total of value of transaction at $2.34 million.
  • Courts reach opposite conclusions on OW Bunker case
    Conflicting outcomes shows level of difficulty and complexity of case, explains Reed Smith.
  • Asian shipping firm in fuel-saving move
    Company to add three vessels to fleet this year.
  • Klaipeda LNG reloading station project receives EU funding
    Receives $6.6 million in financial support.
  • Quebec commissions 'first North American LNG-fuelled ferry'
    Vessel is first of three LNG-powered ferries.

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In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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