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October 16, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Don't be fooled by high growth figures - volumes tend to be low: anaylst
  • CMA CGM to raise rates on Asia to N Europe services from November 1
  • Asia Development Bank lauds Colombo over Indian transshipment rivals
  • Colombia ICTSI terminal under construction, receives 4 quay cranes, 5 RTGs
  • Expanded Panama Canal able to handle 97pc of world's boxships: ACP chief
  • Mayoralty candidate pushes for expansion of Port of Philadelphia
  • Imports at Oakland port up 1.6pc in September, but overall volume down 4.8pc
  • Port of Virginia's September volumes rise 7.2pc to 215,520 TEU
  • India's Shipping Ministry to boost state port efficiency, cut turn times
  • Nigerian Ports Authority seeks infrastructure upgrade to boost exports
  • TT Club mid-year: Usual big claim levels return, revenues above average
  • Egypt could export more food if more air cargo space were available
  • XPO move Lynx Mk21As from Brazil to UK for upgrade and back again
  • Wynnchurch PE firm buys into western Canada's Carson Air of Kelowna, BC

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2015
  • Delmas brand to be known as CMA CGM from March 2016
  • Dimensions Logistics Services proficiently handles odd-dimensional export cargo
  • DNV GL publishes new rule set on classification
  • Shipping should not be treated like an OECD economy, says International Chamber of Shipping
  • Veg. oil imports up
  • Anil Diggikar, IAS, attends first Board meeting of JNPT since assuming charge as Chairman
  • Double investment to achieve cargo handling of 2,100 mt by 2020: Kalantri
  • VOC Port to have India's first Container Digital Exchange
  • JICA may fund highway projects in North-East
  • SC endorses collection of environment tax on diesel trucks entering Delhi
  • SE Rly's freight earnings up 8 pc during April-Sept.
  • Seabird Marine CFS at KPCT notified by Customs
  • Adani gets green signal for its Australian coal mine & rail projects
  • DGFT fixes export quota of sugar for EU & US
  • IIP shoots up to 6.4 pc in Aug. from 4.1 pc in July
  • INR firms up further on increased dollar selling
  • China's imports slump further by 17.7 pc in Sept.

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Strengthen the German flag
  • Fuelling fleet with in-house biodiesel
  • APL kicks off US-flagged Guam Saipan Express
  • Business runners meeting in Bremen next week
  • Tunis airport re-opens, Tunisair modifies network
  • Midwestern distribution centre opens
  • Record year for Far East-Europe transport
  • ATR "combi" aircraft receives EASA certification
  • COO becomes MD
  • ITF wants global rules for ship operators to cut emissions
  • Port Botany rail line upgrade going ahead
  • TNT delivers Dutch solar car to Australia
  • E-commerce driving warehousing
  • Yet another record at port of Long Beach
  • Freightliner appoints business development director
  • SingPost strikes again
  • Hapag-Lloyd reduces IPO volume

IHS Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2015
  • Alang breakers' certification fuels flooring debate
    ClassNK's recent certification of two shipbreaking yards in Alang has drawn flak from recycling watchdogs, which question the effectiveness of the yards' use of impermeable flooring. While the Japanese classification society told IHS Maritime that impermeable flooring is a "key" criterion for
  • Naples law conference tackles late payment dilemma
    Participants in the Shipping and the Law conference have explored a legal dispute in which an owner wants to end a charterer's contact and claim damages over being paid a minute late. The case, which will be presented to London's Court of Appeals next June, was presented to attendees at the event
  • Why maritime conventions get lost in translation
    Maritime lawyers attending the Shipping and the Law conference in Naples have been alerted to how shipping conventions can suffer from mistranslation. While international treaties have "proliferated" since the Second World War and often impact shipping, they must "be implemented properly", said
  • Rotterdam outpaced by Antwerp in box growth
    Container traffic growth at the leading European cargo port, Rotterdam, lagged heavily behind that of Belgian rival Antwerp during the first nine months of 2015. Rotterdam's container throughput increased just 1% to 9.30 million teu during the first three quarters, while Antwerp's rose a buoyant 8%
  • Japanese ports' container trade set to slip
    Japanese ports' international container trade is set to shrink further this year, according to Nittsu Research Institute and Consulting Inc (NRIC). At eight leading Japanese ports, traffic will drop for the second straight year in fiscal 2015, which started in April, sagging 1.3% to 11.867 million
  • Naples welcomes shipping industry
    In opening the Shipping and the Law conference in Naples, Italy, a regional minister has stressed local efforts to attract maritime investment. Amedeo Lepore, minister for manufacturing and commerce for the Campania region, inaugurated the conference today (15 October). Campania is working to
  • HMM's Hyundai Securities stake sale hits roadblock
    Hyundai Merchant Marine's (HMM's) planned sale of its controlling stake in Hyundai Securities has been held up by South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC). The FSC is seeking clarification over a change in the composition of investors in Jabez Partners, Hyundai Securities' second-largest
  • Japanese yards' orders surge in September
    Japanese shipyards' orders rocketed 236% in September as shipowners rushed to build vessels in compliance with IMO standards taking effect from July 2016. Japan Ship Exporters Association (JSEA) members' yards won 40 orders totalling 1,525,550 gt in the month, up from 12 orders for 453,970 gt in
  • Japan's coal imports forecast to withstand nuclear revival
    Japan's coal imports for power generation are unlikely to decline even if the country's nuclear plants return online as planned, according to Banchero Costa. A recent report from the Genoa-based ship agency predicts that pollution-cutting technologies could even help coal squeeze out other fossil
  • COSCO and Sevan Drilling agree delay in rig delivery
    Chinese shipbuilder COSCO has delayed delivery of a cylindrical ultra-deepwater drilling rig by several weeks. The delay, from 15 October to 1 November 2015, was agreed between COSCO and Norway-headquartered drilling contractor Sevan Drilling, so both parties could negotiate on the first six-month
  • Malaysian dredgers help catch sand thieves
    In a bid to curb thefts of sand from along the Malaysian coastline at Selangor, the Selangor Water Management Authority (LUAS) has enlisted the help of licenced dredgers. Norfaezah Shamsuddin, coastal section head of LUAS, explained that gathering information from dredgers legally transporting sand
  • Hapag slashes IPO target
    Container line Hapag-Lloyd has scaled back its initial public offering (IPO) on the German stock exchange amid bleak market sentiment. The world's fifth-largest container carrier now aims to generate about USD300 million in its IPO until 30 October, down from an earlier goal of about USD500
  • Supply chain companies urged to change insular mindset
    Logistics and supply chain companies have been told that the biggest challenge the industry faces is their reluctance to collaborate and share data for the benefit of the whole chain. "We need to change the industry's mindset about costs," Hugh Williams, MD of Hughenden Consulting, told a workshop
  • Supply chain issues highlighted as cause of port congestion
    The problem of port congestion cannot be solely attributed to megaships and should be addressed through better industry collaboration and behavioural change across the supply chain, a global consultant in the container industry has claimed. "Severe peaks existed long before ships exceeded 10,000
  • Precious Shipping receives discounts on Sanfu vessels
    Thailand's Precious Shipping has reached settlement agreements with China's Sanfu Ship Engineering that will save it approximately USD4 million over two soon-to-be-delivered vessels, the dry bulker has said in a Thailand stock exchange filing. Under the agreement, contract price for the two
  • Rena salvage hearings conclude with acrimony
    Hearings on the application for Rena remains to be left on New Zealand's Astrolabe Reef off the port of Tauranga concluded on 9 October, with lawyers representing the Crown and shipowner at odds. The New Zealand Government has opposed the application by The Astrolabe Community Trust representing
  • Vard issues profit warning
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder Vard Holdings has issued a profit warning on its financial results for the third quarter that ended in September and full year ending on 31 December. The Norway-headquartered company is due to announce its third quarter result on 11 November 2015 before market opens,

The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2015
  • 'Container lines must extend their ocean alliances to take in landside operations'
  • Hapag-Lloyd launches IPO prospectus as the line teeters on the brink of new losses
  • Air cargo carrier CAL eyes new routes to North America to fill new capacity

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2015
  • Department of Justice and Chouest yard reach settlement
  • Alaska and U.S. drop pursuit of further Exxon Valdez claims
  • Crowley in strategic partnership for BWTS retrofits
  • APS tank level systems chosen for Sovcomflot newbuilds
  • New security door aimed at protecting ship from pirates
  • MAN Diesel & Turbo renews agreement with China's CMP
  • Vard issues a profit warning
  • Vigor wins $11.79 million MSC hospital ship contract

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2015
  • Grays Harbor Port Commissioners give nod to natural gas facility lease
  • U.S. rail freight traffic sees drop in weekly numbers
  • Port Metro Vancouver donates FLIR camera to rescue group
  • Two new members named to Port of Portland Commission
  • Diana Shipping Oks charter of dry bulk vessel MELITE

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2015
  • Listed units of Cosco and CSG extend share trading suspension
    Unveiling of merger plan is expected in November
  • Concordia Maritime takes delivery of second 50,000 dwt tanker
    50,000 dwt vessel will be discharged at a European port at the beginning of December
  • Farstad loses Petrobras charter
    PSV Far Strider is victim of blocking in Brazil
  • Shipping club deals could fall foul of EU law
    Syndicated loans in Brussels firing line even if they benefit clients
  • New Suez Canal will save owners $200m
    Alliances 2M and Ocean Three among big beneficiaries, says shipping banker
  • Shipping 'needs white knight fund'
    Prosperous owners should help struggling companies in return for upside stake, says lawyer
  • Window of opportunity for shipping bond finance
    Vessel lifetimes good match for long-term investors
  • Shipping treaty implementation remains uneven
    Quest for uniformity is uphill fight, says former IOPCF director
  • Mitropoulos hails shipping industry as phoenix
    Former IMO secretary-general upbeat on industry prospects
  • A volatile world
    NYK's Jeremy Nixon on the struggles and opportunities facing global liner operators
  • Lithuania's Litgas looks to re-export LNG
    Supplier has surplus gas supplies after fall in consumption
  • Singapore's 2014 maritime incident rate lowest ever says MPA
    Port authority has a responsibility to focus on navigational safety
  • Well worth the wait
    Authority administrator Jorge Quijano on the opening of the Panama Canal's much-anticipated third set of locks looms
  • Vard issues profit warning for third quarter
    Investors warned Brazilian yard troubles will weigh on results
  • Mitsui OSK expects first half results to miss forecasts
    Expectations revised down on losses from bulk operator Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha
  • Bahri reports 501% jump in third quarter net profit
    Surge in net profit comes on the back of a merger completion, stronger earnings at an affiliate and lower bunker fuel costs
  • SK Shipping to raise $600m for new LNG carriers
    New ships will add to SK Shipping's four LNG carriers currently under construction
  • Courage Marine announces completion of share transfers
    Key company directors step down as part of the agreement to make way for new blood
  • China bulker operator urges Beijing to regulate excess ports charges
    Chinese port operators are also facing industry pressure to cut service fees
  • CMA CGM adds fruit and vegetable export service routes to Morocco
    Route will link Morocco to Russia, North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa
  • Hapag-Lloyd resizes share offering to $410m
    Shares will be offered to the public between October 15-27 with a target price range of €23- '29 per share
  • First lawsuit filed in Florida against operator and master of El Faro
    Lawsuit will seek $100m in damages for the wrongful death of a crew member
  • Iran reveals its fleet expansion shopping list
    Newbuildings to be financed through funds said to exceed $120bn frozen internationally due to sanctions

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2015
  • How truck capacity went from 'crunch' to 'calm'
    A year ago, U.S. shippers worried about a truck "capacity crunch" as the economy expanded rapidly, freight demand increased and the driver pool appeared ready to dry up. Today, those same shippers are enjoying a "capacity calm." Truck capacity may not be abundant, but it is adequate, shippers said at the...
  • Whitepaper: Port of NY and NJ Inaugurates TIPS System
    Inportant!: The Terminal Information Portal System, or TIPS, will make your working day easier. The first system of its kind in the United States, TIPS was developed by Sustainable Terminals Services Inc. (STS), a nonprofit company created by a consortium of port terminal operators. The tool compiles information from all...
  • China's green port push has parallels abroad
    When Presidents Xi Jinping and Barack Obama signed a new climate agreement in September, they took a critical step in bilateral cooperation to combat global climate change. The two of us were recently invited to China to share experiences-in the United States and Holland, respectively-in cleaning up air pollution at...
  • Baltimore's August TEU volume sets one-month record at port
    The Port of Baltimore handled a record 86,149 twenty-foot-equivalent units of total container volume in August, continuing a strong run that has produced the highest three-month volume of total containers, full TEUs and full import TEUs in the port's history. August volume of total containers, including empties, rose 12.6 percent year-over-year...
  • Los Angeles port volume slips
    Total container volume at the Port of Los Angeles declined 5.8 percent in September compared to the same month last year, with imports down 9.4 percent and exports declining 17.5 percent. Although Los Angeles in recent months has been regaining some of the market share it lost to East Coast...
  • Lineage Logistics exec outlines infrastructure, tech investments
    Lineage Logistics is the second-largest warehousing and logistics provider in the U.S., with 112 facilities and more than 600 million cubic feet of space. Diogo Lobo, vice president of international logistics, recently shared his perspective on where the company and cold chain logistics industry is heading and how Lineage, which...
  • First lawsuit filed in wake of El Faro sinking
    Duval County CourthouseThe family of one of the 33 crew members missing from the sunken cargo ship El Faro has filed a lawsuit seeking $100 million in damages from the owners and captain of the ship, which sank off the Bahamas during Hurricane Joaquin. The lawsuit was filed in Duval County...
  • Collaboration, innovative practices needed to overcome port congestion
    The problem of port congestion cannot be solely attributed to mega-ships and should be addressed through better industry collaboration and fundamental change across the supply chain, according to a global consultant in the container industry. While mega-ships are often blamed for causing port congestion, other factors may be just as critical,...
  • Arrow Trucking CEO sent to prison for fraud, tax evasion
    The executive at the heart of the collapse of a trucking company that left drivers stranded and freight abandoned across the country is headed to jail. A federal judge last week sentenced Doug Pielsticker, the former CEO of Arrow Trucking, to 90 months in prison for tax evasion and fraud. The...
  • Ukraine port traffic plummets as violence persists
    Port of OdessaContainer traffic at Ukrainian ports is steadily declining, reversing a previous trend of 11 to 13 percent annual growth. Violence in Ukraine and the economic stagnation that resulted has overwhelmed government efforts to facilitate trade like streamlining the customs process, reducing tariffs and removing other bureaucratic hurdles. Container traffic at...
  • To avert strike, India OKs incentives for dockworkers
    The government of India on Wednesday approved extending an earlier productivity-linked incentive scheme for port and dockworkers through the current fiscal year, which ends March 31, 2016, averting potential labor stoppages at major public ports. Labor federations representing dockworkers at major ports threatened an indefinite nationwide industrial action in the first...
  • Rotterdam container growth slows on China, Russia woes
    LONDON - Rotterdam's container volume increased just 1 percent in the first nine months of the year due to lower Chinese exports, the deteriorating Russian economy and slowing growth in emerging economies such as Brazil. Europe's top container hub handled 9.3 million twenty-foot-equivalent units in the period compared with 9.2 million...
  • Cosco, China Shipping keep industry guessing on merger plans
    SHENZHEN, China - China's two largest shipping lines continue to tease the market with cryptic filings to the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges and an extension of the trading halt that has been placed on shares since August.In the latest filing this week, Cosco, China Shipping and their listed...
  • China's transport initiative could boost trade up to $2.5 trillion
    SHENZHEN, China - China's land and maritime transport initiative linking Asia with Europe and Africa, and the countries in between, promises to add up to $2.5 trillion in trade to the country over the next decade, a Kuehne + Nagle executive said Thursday. "That's more than the value of (Chinese) exports...
  • Cosco-China Shipping keep industry guessing on merger plans
    SHENZHEN - China's two largest shipping lines continue to tease the market with cryptic filings to the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges and an extension of the trading halt that has been placed on shares since August.In the latest filing this week, Cosco, China Shipping and their listed subsidiaries...
  • Wave of container capacity predicted to drag down trans-Pacific rates
    Peter Tirschwell, left, senior director of content at IHS Maritime & Trade, interviews Ron Widdows, former NOL CEO and now part of McKinsey & Co., a global consulting firm. SHENZHEN, China - Contract freight rates on the trans-Pacific trade are going down - "probably by a lot" - as huge amounts...
  • Wave of capacity to drag down trans-Pacific rates, Widdows says
    SHENZHEN - Contract freight rates on the trans-Pacific trade are going down - "probably by a lot" - as huge amounts of capacity flood into the market, industry veteran Rod Widdows told delegates at JOC's TPM Asia conference today.The former NOL chief executive and McKinsey consultant said the influx of...
  • Teamsters to vote on contract with SoCal supermarket chains
    Employees at three major West Coast grocery chains will vote this weekend on a tentative contract between their employers and the Teamsters union. The tentative agreement covers more than 8,000 truck drivers and warehouse, dairy and manufacturing workers employed by Ralphs, Vons and Albertsons in Southern California. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters...
  • US freight volumes, shipper spend reverse decline in September
    U.S. freight volumes rose in September after declining for two months, as shipments increased 1.7 percent from August, according to the latest Cass Freight Index. Shipper spending on transportation in September also increased, rising 2.4 percent on a month-to-month basis. The increase in both measures likely reflects pre-holiday shipping and, perhaps,...
  • Independent truckers make more than employed counterparts, economist says
    A study by Southern California economist John Husing released Wednesday found that the median net earnings of independent owner-operator truck drivers in the region are substantially higher than for company drivers who work as employees of licensed motor carriers. The study probably will not end the hot debate as to whether...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2015
  • Star drops newbuild
    Star Bulk Carriers said it will bank $5.8m after it put a leased newbuilding back in the hands of its owner.
  • Sorensen set for Fearnleys
    Kristian Sorensen departing Inge Steensland for rival Norwegian operation.
  • Sorensen in at Fearnleys
    Inge Steensland gas specialist to take over as managing director of Norwegian broker.
  • Samonas capesize fixed
    Greek owner Samonas has secured period employment for one of its capesize bulkers with mining company Angloamerican.
  • Offshore lay-ups hit 70
    Two more anchor-handlers have been laid up in the tough North Sea offshore market.
  • CMP renews engine deal
    State-run Chinese engine manufacturer extends contract with MAN Diesel & Turbo for 10 years.
  • Chang scraps capesize
    South Korean owner the latest to weigh in a cape with demo deal in Bangladesh.
  • Coscol profit up 91%
    Shanghai-listed unit of Chinese conglomerate pushes up its Q3 profit despite a decline in revenue.
  • Stolt shopping for LNG newbuilds
    Stolt-Nielsen LNG is out shopping for up to four small newbuildings to serve a new terminal it plans to build in Sardinia.
  • Sea Weasel sold
    An anchor-handler arrested by John Fredriksen's Deep Sea Supply has fetched $6.5m at auction.
  • Rotterdam cools off
    Dutch port launches new storage facility for frozen cargo aimed at reducing shippers' costs.
  • Darker clouds looming
    JP Morgan predicted even darker clouds for the dry cargo market as it initiated coverage of six major bulker owners.
  • Bunker tanker on block
    Singapore's admiralty sheriff is auctioning off a modern bunker tanker arrested in June.
  • Sargeant: no new order
    US owner Sargeant Marine has denied it has ordered a new asphalt and bitumen tanker in China.
  • Miller swoops on Osprey
    Thomas Miller, managers of the United Kingdom Mutual Steam Ship Assurance Association, are acquiring control of the oldest of the fixed premium protection and indemnity schemes.
  • Greek tanker raided
    Almi Tankers aframax latest vessel to fall victim to robbers in Strait of Singapore.
  • UN: "Too few lines"
    United Nations thinktank concerned over effect of boxship mergers on competition.
  • Almi Spirit hijacking
  • Sulpicio to pay $5.5m
    A court in the Philippines has ordered Sulpicio Lines to pay compensation of $5.47m over the 2008 Princess of the Stars tragedy.
  • Vard in profit warning
    Vard Holdings has warned shareholders to expect a poor set of both third quarter and full-year financial results.
  • Bad weather delays salvage
    Rough seas are preventing salvors from working on the wreck of the general cargo vessel Flinterstar off Zeebrugge.
  • Lithuania eyes LNG exports
    Lithuanian LNG importer Litgas could be about to start re-exporting LNG bought from Statoil under new government proposals.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2015
  • Crew member family files $100m lawsuit against owners of El Faro
  • U.S. peak season imports exceed 2014 levels
  • Crowley sets tentative date for SeaFreight acquisition
  • Baltimore sets box cargo record in August
  • SMC³ acquires trucking cost modeler TCG
  • Port of Rotterdam posts 5.4% rise in throughput
  • Tulsa Port of Catoosa volumes fall in September
  • Alliance Airport begins runway extension
  • Toll Global Forwarding opens two branches in Germany
  • Executive Moves: Suddath Cos. and Mersey Maritime
  • Hapag-Lloyd gives price range for shares in IPO
  • St. Lawrence Seaway shipments drop 12% YTD
  • Widdows: Carriers have 'mindset problem' about collaborating beyond port-to-port
  • Seabury urges container lines to focus more intently on specific sectors
  • J.B. Hunt reports higher third quarter profits
  • Kenco opens distribution center in Kalamazoo, Mich.
  • Chinese imports continue free fall
  • CSX to cut workforce by 6% in Q4 2015

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2015
  • US researchers produce biofuel from bacteria
    Microbiologist said method 'holds tremendous promise' but requires more research.
  • Bad weather halts salvage operation
    To remove fuel oil from Flinterstar wreck.
  • ExxonMobil to market LNG from Singapore
    Becomes part of LNG cluster at the south east Asian port.
  • Fuel oil stocks fall week-on-week but glut expected to remain
    Four million mt of fuel oil is expected to arrive in Singapore next month.
  • New testing service from LR
    Relationship with GMT formalised to make new company.
  • Tote facing $100 million lawsuit
    Speculation that EL Faro could have suffered engine failure after sediment rose from bunker tanks.
  • Cheaper fuel at Russian ports future draw for box ships
    Once facilities are upgraded.
  • 'Big Data' helps predict impact of fouling control coatings
    AkzoNobel: 'Hull coatings play a key role in a vessel's profitability.'
  • Environmental regulations 'are good for shipping'
    UN thinktank says tough rules will encourage scrapping.
  • Pirate incident in Strait of Singapore
    Tanker boarded by robbers, authorities report.
  • Alfa Laval introduces 'economiser' unit for EGR system
    Device is able to 'turn compliance into profit', says company.
  • Tier 4 engines offer savings for shipping firm
    'That's a direct result of engine fuel efficiency improvements', says Caterpillar spokesman.

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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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