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November 16, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • A-E rates down 39pc to US$409/TEU, falling 8pc to USWC and down 9pc to USEC
  • Not easy to find a buyer for Singapore's NOL, says Alphaliner
  • Twenty-one new boxships rolled out in October
  • LA port follows other West Coast facilities with box volume down in October
  • Trans-Siberian Railway sees box traffic to/from China rise 89pc
  • Agility's Q3 earnings rise 5pc to US$45 million despite lower air cargo volume
  • Drop in coal transport drags down North American railroad carload volumes
  • Azerbaijan invited to join 'Viking' container train project
  • Russian researchers come up with conceptual design for Arctic containership
  • Corinna Seidel is new department head of Communications for Dachser in Asia Pacific
  • Cargojet posts Q3 loss of US$1.66 million
  • FTA rallies MPs to save Belfast from losing air cargo to rivals
  • Emirates SkyCargo's new freighter terminal is opened in Dubai

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 15, 2015
  • India considering new waterways with Bangladesh
  • Iran is open for business, says UK's leading independent freight forwarder
  • IRClass acquires leading test laboratory, takes another step into industrial testing & standards field
  • Liner agent's slip-up results in hefty fine by US Customs & Border Protection
  • Maersk Line says result driven by much weaker than expected demand & low rates
  • SCI registers profit for Q2 & H1
  • TSA in partnership for SOLAS container weight documentation compliance
  • Reduce LNG prices, India asks Qatar
  • APSEZ to acquire Kattupalli Port in Tamil Nadu
  • Coal imports at Major Ports up in April-Oct.
  • Indian participation sought for Colombo port expansion project
  • Mundra Customs facilitates approval of SMTP copy during Saturdays, Sundays & holidays
  • Port industry's largest joint environmental initiative concludes on reassuring note
  • Revamped Gopalpur Port gets ready to resume commercial operation
  • Forex reserves down to $351.73 bn
  • Govt aiming at $ 900 bn export target by 2020
  • Imposing anti-dumping duty seen hiking price of finished goods
  • INR sees overall decline
  • MACCIA certificate programme on export documentation & procedures on Dec. 2
  • Nepal requests China to supply essential commodities

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Funds to improve roads in Macedonia
  • Ceres investing in Euronav
  • Evans to co-pilot drone pioneer company
  • 20 years on the Irish Sea
  • 100 new trucks
  • Skycargo terminal officially inaugurated
  • Appointee to bulk up business for PD Ports
  • US aviation leader visits Dubai Air Show
  • Inspections go portable at MOL
  • Heathrow exports top GBP 48 billion mark
  • India invests in heavyhaul traction
  • K + N managing spare parts logistics for BMW
  • Racing for Corozal
  • Switching to rail and saving millions of road kms
  • Moving day today for Braemar
  • Girteka opening purse strings wide

IHS Maritimeweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2015
  • Mixed fortunes for Singapore offshore maritime companies
    The week ended with mixed fortunes for Singapore-based offshore companies as they reported their financial performances for the third quarter. The market in general is facing reduced offshore activities coupled with offshore vessels overcapacity and weak oil prices. Firms with huge exposure to deep water and subsea drillings are particularly hard-hit...
  • US public shipping proceeds collapse
    Only 23 offerings year-to-date. Credit: IHS.US-listed shipowners are on pace to generate 63% fewer proceeds from equity and debt offerings this year than in 2014. If the current trend holds through December - and it seems virtually certain that it will - 2015 will end as the worst year for...
  • Lauritzen losses continue
    A vessel decked in J. Lauritzen colours. Photo: Igor MalushkoJ. Lauritzen Holding, the privately owned Danish dry bulk and small LPG carrier operator, has posted deep losses for both the third quarter of 2015 and the first nine months of the year and says no signs of an improvement of...
  • BW Pacific withdraws Oslo IPO
    The Oslo Stock Exchange. Credit: PABW Pacific, the product tanker unit in the Singapore based BW Maritime group, says it has withdrawn a planned IPO of shares on the Oslo Stock Exchange. "The Company has resolved not to proceed with the offering and listing under the current market conditions," BW Pacific...
  • Hyundai Heavy industries and Saudi ARAMCO to explore yard opportunities in Saudi Arabia
    Credit: PA Saudi ARAMCO CEO Amin H Nasser and HHI's senior VP of corporate planning Chung Ki-sun signed the agreement on 12 November. The agreement also covers the maritime diesel engine manufacturing in the kingdom. Discussions about a collaboration began when the oil company's directors visited HHI's Ulsan yard in April 2015. Saudi ARAMCO...
  • Port captain falls into sea in Ulsan
    Ulsan port. Credit: Ulsan Port AuthorityA port captain is feared to have drowned after a freak accident following an inspection in a VLCC in South Korea's Ulsan port. The Ulsan coast guard said that the port captain, identified only as Lee, 54, remains missing after falling into the water around 03.21hrs...
  • Container ship anchorage waiting times at global ports, October 2015
    The following IHS Maritime & Trade monthly report provides the latest statistical analysis on container ship anchorage waiting times at global ports from around the world. Waiting times are compiled by IHS from satellite tracking data using IHS AISLive. Key Points: Indonesia ports showed more containers traded in October; Shipping...
  • Singapore forum discusses Arctic climate change
    The negative effects of climate change in the Arctic Circle on Singapore's shipping industry was the main topic discussed in the Arctic Circle Singapore Forum 2015 on 12 November. "Temperatures in the Arctic show that the region is warming twice as fast as the rest of world," said Singapore's minister of...
  • Tanker owner convicted in US on water pollution charges
    Norwegian tanker operator DSD Shipping and three crew members were convicted in Alabama of MARPOL and other violations that could cost the company over USD4 million in fines. The conviction, announced on 10 November, includes counts of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and witness tampering. Also convicted were three Chinese nationals who face...
  • Van Oord wins EUR100 million wind farm deal
    The inauguration of the Walney offshore wind farm. Credit: PADONG Energy of Denmark has contracted Dutch dredging giant Van Oord for the transport and installation of 87 foundations for the Walney Extension offshore wind farm in the UK. Located in the Irish Sea, about 19 km off the Walney Island coast...

The Loadstarweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2015
  • Banning lithium batteries from aircraft bellies won't stop fake or smuggled shipments - IATA
  • Asia-Europe box rates take a 40% tumble - now shippers face a 2016 dilemma
  • Surge in protectionist measures blamed for sapping trade
  • FedEx takeover of TNT an opportunity, not a challenge, for us, says DHL Express
  • China logistics firm SF to build up aircraft fleet for international push
  • CH Robinson names Bob Biesterfeld as North American surface transport head

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2015
  • What's the best way to state the size of a ROPAX?
  • NSRP looks at shipbuilding cost management software
  • BAE Norfolk wins $25.2 million DDG 98 contract
  • BW Pacific scrubs IPO plans
  • New Norwegian rescue vessel named for Idar Ulstein

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2015
  • Port of Olympia calling for hearing examiner proposals
  • Crowley Maritime names Craig Tornga stakeholder relations V.P. for Alaska
  • Peace Arch Customs officers save life of ailing woman
  • Eleven firms show interest in Port of Corozal operations
  • Port Metro Vancouver assisting with City of Port Moody anchorage project

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2015
  • CMG and Sinotrans at work on merger plans
    Chinese newspaper says Beijing wants a draft consolidation plan as soon as possible
  • High-dividend payouts criticised at Marine Money forum
    Clean corporate structure hailed as key ingredient for a public company, but high-dividend payouts criticised for lack of balance sheet flexibility
  • Freight rates take another tumble
    Asia-Europe rates slump 40% in a week as GRIs fade into memory
  • Thailand's Regional Container Lines sinks into the red
    Carrier to pursue cost cuts to counter falling freight rates
  • BW Pacific scraps Oslo listing
    Cancellation comes on heels of Hapag-Lloyd's tepid trading debut in Frankfurt
  • DSME halts VLGC construction after fire incident
    Government launched investigation into cause of fire
  • Singapore court dismisses bank's bid to force Mercator into supervision
    Dry bulk shipowner to continue with its recovery plans
  • China Ocean Shipbuilding Industry to develop car park business
    Group trying to diversify away from shipbuilding core
  • Courage Marine posts losses in dismal dry bulk market
    Bulkers owner expects challenging year ahead
  • Kalmar delivers six RTG cranes to ICTSI's Mexican unit
    Cranes are part of port's expansion project plan
  • Ardmore Shipping to offload two chemical tankers for $38.5m
    New York Stock Exchange-listed company expects $1.6m net gain from the transaction
  • CSL Americas, Algoma acquire self-unloading bulkers
    Five vessels purchased from Norway-based Klaveness Ship Holding
  • Nordic American Tankers raises stake in Nordic American Offshore
    Nordic American Tankers now has a 26.5% stake in the offshore company
  • Pangaea Logistics posts profit despite dry bulk gloom
    Cargo connections and asset flexibility prove their worth

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2015
  • US transport job openings shrink
  • Has the US truckload spot market hit bottom?
  • Trans-Pacific spot rate free fall won't relent
  • Port Everglades sets new annual TEU record
  • New Orleans tops 500,000 TEUs in 12 months for first time
  • Oakland in talks on logistics complex
  • Santos dockworkers back away from port action at 11th hour
  • Slide show: Five changes every shipper should prepare for
  • Use foreign routes or lose them, transport minister tells Indonesia airlines
  • Carriers outline hefty Asia-Europe rate hikes as spot rates tumble

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2015
  • Woman goes over side of Norwegian Pearl
    Coast Guard was still searching Friday after incident during party off the coast of Cuba.
  • Maritime Equity pays part of Genco debt
    Peter Georgiopoulos-linked private company pays two-thirds of $1.5m in technical fees
  • Port Everglades reports record throughput
    Rail transfer facility fuels 5% increase in container movements for 2015 fiscal year.
  • TOTE said to offer El Faro settlements
    Families of crew offered $500,000 each after sinking of US-flag ro-ro.
  • Products tankers collide in Russia's Arctic
    Two Valkur ships are damaged after incident while transiting the Northern Sea Route.
  • HSH Nordbank may sell shipping loans
    Troubled German lender looking to find a manager for its bad bank in control of maritime assets.
  • Oakland port to upsize
    US West Coast port aims to boost container handling through new deal.
  • HAL wants review of $21.5m jury verdict
    Carnival subsidiary asks district court to reconsider damages imposed for 2011 accident.
  • HAL gets $21.5m for cruiseship's glass door
    Carnival subsidiary asks US district court to review hefty fine imposed for 2011 accident.
  • Glass door costs HAL $21.5m
    Carnival subsidiary asks US district court to review hefty fine imposed for 2011 accident.
  • Fletcher lays up PSV
    Owner warns of officer exodus in dire market as it stacks one of its five vessels.
  • TTA sees dry growth
    Bulker division of Thai owner posts strong result in third quarter despite global slowdown.
  • SFI confirms sale
    John Fredriksen-controlled company says 1998-built suezmax Mindanao fetches $21.2m.
  • Strategic Value Partners lifts Genco stake
    Connecticut-based 'deep-value' investment firm owns 17.3% of New York bulker owner.
  • AHTS supply chopped
    UK anchor-handler spot market down to just 12 ships after lay-ups, but activity very quiet.
  • "The bigger the better"
    Maersk Line's CFO says depressed liner industry could benefit from consolidation as NOL takeover talks continue.
  • Korean orders to plunge
    Kexim report says leading shipyards will see 27% drop in new business this year.
  • Interferry urges change
    Ferry body working on new ways for the EU to monitor fuel use on ro-paxes carrying mixed cargoes.
  • Dof Subsea optimistic despite red ink in third
    Owner logs loss in Q3 but CEO Mons Aase says future earnings visibility still good.
  • Sino-Global earnings fall
    US-listed tanker and logistics company's result slips despite revenue rise.
  • All Leisure Group gets $4.6m cash injection
    UK small cruiseship owner enters eight year sale-and-leaseback deal with its chairman's private company.
  • Boskalis maintains profit view
    Dutch shipping group seeing lower offshore demand, but holds to 2015 earnings forecast.
  • Eidesvik in the red
    Offshore market takes toll on Norwegian owner; more lay-ups possible.
  • Vallianz holds firm
    Offshore vessel owner sustains profitability in third quarter despite industry's headwinds.
  • KSS profit up 25%
    South Korean LPGC and tanker owner enjoys strong Q3 as revenue rises.
  • Hurtigruten hits new high
    Norwegian cruiseferry company posts best ever quarterly profit after efficiency drive.
  • Brodosplit builds boxships
    Croatian shipyard starts work on four 2,000-teu dual-fuel vessels for its own account.
  • Conti orders tanker trio
    German owner returns to favourite Chinese shipyard for 74,000-dwt LR1s.
  • Cuomo vetoes Port Ambrose LNG project
    Hoegh LNG-backed project effectively killed off in the face of concerns over security, environment and safety.
  • BW Pacific pulls IPO
    Singapore tanker owner falls victim to tumultuous couple of weeks for public tanker companies.
  • Cuomo vetos Port Ambrose LNG project
    Hoegh LNG-backed project effectively killed off in the face of concerns over security, environment and safety.
  • Saudi Aramco teams with Hyundai
    Korean shipbuilding giant looks to have stolen a march on Singapore rival in bid for Saudi yard.
  • El Faro's bridge deck discovered, NTSB says
    But search crews still hunting for voyage data recorder from sunken TOTE Maritime ro-ro.
  • Corozal concession attracts a crowd
    Contract to operate new Pacific coast Panama Canal port expected to see intense competition.
  • BW Pacific IPO in trouble amid pricing
    Owner's effort to raise $250m in Oslo listing won't happen within target range and may not sell at all.
  • Pangaea sees third quarter turnaround
    The Rhode Island-based bulker operator reports profit as costs fell faster than revenue.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2015
  • Spot container rates decline on major trades
  • CMA CGM, Delmas join transpacific loop
  • Port of Oakland in talks with CenterPoint to build logistics complex
  • HHLA's intermodal segment thrives despite weak container revenues
  • U.S. begins importing Uruguay's all-natural, NE3-certified beef
  • Port Everglades grows TEU volumes 5% in FY2015
  • Tanker company, seamen convicted in pollution case
  • New York nixes proposed offshore LNG hub
  • Enhanced commercial export assistance tool covers 120 countries
  • Commerce releases 50 state-by-state TPP reports
  • Port NOLA sets container throughput record
  • U.S. import, export prices continue falling in October
  • Executive Moves: C.H. Robinson and Crowley

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 13, 2015
  • Cockett wants arrested vessel sold at auction
    Bunker supplier seeking more than $1 million from owners of the Nova Star.
  • 'Shipowers are waiting for prices to come down'
    Singapore IFO soften as crude tumbles
  • OPEC oil exports to rise
    By 30,000 b/d in 4 weeks to Nov 28, according to analyst.
  • Bunker disputes prompt ship arrest in India
    Bunker company and bank chasing outstanding bills.
  • EU moves closer to ECA drone surveillance
    Pilot service planned by Emsa.
  • Benchmark prices slide as crude inventories grow
    Oil prices fell to their lowest levels since August on Thursday.
  • Singapore bunker sales fall for second month in a row
    Traders say demand was dampened by firm prices and ample supplies.
  • Singapore registry welcomes more 'green ships'
    Total of 247 'green ships' under Singapore flag, says MPA.
  • Bunker savings propel Viking Line profits
    Bunker price developments currently having 'favourable effect' on earnings, it says.
  • More MFM-equipped bunker tankers operating at Singapore
    Number has increased to 43, shows data from MPA.

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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 first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
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
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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