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August 17, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe off 23pc to US$640/TEU, but up 11.5pc to USWC, 5.8pc to USEC
  • Firemen may have set off Tianjin's explosion with lethal water-chemical mix
  • HK ship management giants Anglo-Eastern, Univan create world's biggest
  • Egypt's Port Said terminal looks to tap growing vessel calls
  • Next Gen 19,224-TEU MSC Maya soon to join Asia-Europe loop
  • Malaysia proves to be major hub for Maersk Line, says local boss
  • India's 12 major ports see box throughput rise to 730,000 TEU in July
  • 9,580-TEU MSC Asya joins Baltic feeder service - biggest ship ever
  • Quebec to invest US$1.14 billion in infrastructure in Port of Montreal
  • Cargotec wins US$27.88 million Colombian orders for 14 cranes, 6 forklifts
  • China-US aviation talks bog down over rights of airport access
  • Bomb scare triggers evacuation at LAX air cargo facility
  • AMTES wins FAA licence for maintenance at Leipzig/Halle for US planes
  • Air China to start Beijing-Johannesburg service at end-October
  • Cargolux ups capacity to Chennai, then to Muscat-Mumbai via Oman Air
  • Getting the business balance right on the 'One Belt-One Road' - aka the New Silk Road

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 16, 2015
  • CMA CGM improves services between Africa & Europe by upgrading EURAF 1, EURAF 2 & EURAF 4 lines
  • Evergreen orders ten 2,800-TEU vessels
  • Maersk Line preparing new & optimised East-West network
  • APSEZ enters into strategic alliance with NCML for collateral management & warehousing services
  • APSEZ to replace NMDC in Nifty from Sept. 28
  • Blasts hamper Tianjin port's operations
  • Essar Ports' PAT up 7 pc in Q1
  • Gadkari, Iranian Foreign Minister discuss expediting Chabahar port project
  • Hema Malini visits Mumbai Port Trust
  • Rajasthan proposes artificial inland port at Jalore
  • Sagarmala initiative on port-led development will boost country's growth, says Nitin Gadkari
  • Govt may consider doubling import duty on aluminium
  • Infrastructure projects to be focus of IRB Infra's new investment trust
  • Poland likely to invest in food processing tech in Punjab

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Sensitive thin skins

IHS Maritimeweb site
AUGUST 14, 2015
  • Cruise ship brings relief to Kos migrant crisis
    One of Mediterranean's largest cruise ships has arrived at the Greek island of Kos to assist with its overwhelming influx of migrants. Eleftherios Venizelos will serve as a floating registration and accommodation shelter, as Greece faces its greatest migrant crisis for decades. The Ministry of
  • Hercules files reorganisation plan
    Jackup rig and liftboat specialist Hercules Offshore has filed a Chapter 11 reorganisation plan after being hit hard by languishing oil prices. The pre-packaged plan, filed 13 August, provides for more than USD1.2 billion of the company's outstanding senior notes be converted to 96.9% of new common
  • SCI continues to hit profit trail
    Government-owned Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has continued to hit the profit trail, posting a net profit of INR1.63 billion (USD25 million) for the first quarter ending 30 June 2015, benefiting from the rally in tanker markets. Turnover, however, dropped slightly to INR10.9 billion against
  • Lauritzen issues profit warning
    J Lauritzen Holding, the privately-owned Danish dry bulk and small LPG carrier owner, has issued a profit warning after reporting deep interim losses and booking a heavy impairment charge. Group net loss in 2Q15 amounted to USD117.6 million compared with a profit of USD27.0 million in the same
  • Union wins court injunction against Hutchison Ports Australia
    The Australian Federal Court yesterday, 13 August, granted a temporary injunction preventing Hutchinson Ports Australia making 97 dockworkers in Brisbane and Sydney redundant. Workers at both Hutchison's Sydney and Brisbane terminals were sacked by text and email in the middle of the night of 6
  • Pan Ocean ends 2Q15 in red
    Singapore-listed shipowner Pan Ocean plunged to a loss of USD157 million for the second quarter ending 30 June 2015 from a profit of USD323.9 million in the same period a year ago. Its revenue declined 0.1% year-on-year to USD378.7 million, while its gross profit was USD58.3 million, down 17.7%.
  • CMES profit surges 120% y/y in 1H15
    China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has announced its profit surged 120% year-on-year to CNY558.3 million (USD87.2 million) in the first half of 2015. This resulted from the prosperity in the international crude shipping market, the acquisition of Nanjing Tanker's VLCC fleet, and a jump in CMES'
  • EU deal means Greece also faces shipping tax increase
    The new bailout deal between the Greek government and creditors includes measures in which Greece's shipping industry will also be subjected to tax rises. Among other measures, tonnage tax - for ships with Greek and foreign flags - will increase by 4% annually, for the four-year period 2016-20.
  • Indonesia nabs slave ship
    In a sign of increasing government toughness against the use of slave labour in the fishing sector, the Indonesian navy has pursued and seized a vessel believed to have been involved in the trade. Silver Sea 2 was stopped by the Indonesian navy in the east Indian Ocean some 130 km off Sabang, in Indonesia's Aceh province, in the early morning
  • Otto Marine dives into $2.5m loss in 2Q15
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider Otto Marine posted a loss of USD2.5 million for the second quarter ended 30 June 2015, from a profit of USD18 million recorded in the same period in 2014. The company's revenue dropped 36.4% year on year (y/y) to USD71.2 million in the second quarter of
  • Sinotrans Shipping sinks to $18.3m loss in 1H15
    Hong Kong-listed Sinotrans Shipping incurred a loss of USD18.3 million for the first six months in 2015 because of the depressed bulk shipping market in early 2015. Revenue dropped 19% year on year (y/y) to USD485.1 million , a stock filing of Sinotrans Shipping said on 14 August. To stabilise
  • Singapore awards $1.86m in maritime scholarships
    The Singapore government, in collaboration with maritime businesses and local seafarer unions, on 13 August awarded SGD2.6 million (USD1.86 million) in maritime scholarships for students taking up maritime studies. Fifty-eight students received the funding at an awards ceremony held at the Conrad

The Loadstarweb site
AUGUST 14, 2015
  • 3PLs eye alternatives due to severe road access limits following Tianjin explosion
  • More container capacity pulled as Asia-Europe shipping rates suffer further declines

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 14, 2015
  • Draft restrictions imposed for Panama Canal
  • Deadly explosion at Tianjin port could disrupt supply chain
  • Electric Boat gets submarine work contract
  • Matson adds huge gantry crane for Alaska operations
  • New container feeder design from Deltamarin

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 14, 2015
  • Port of Vancouver marks completion of $30 million rail entrance project
  • Matson takes delivery of new crane for Alaska service
  • Customs agents arrest woman at Danville Port of Entry
  • Senator talks transportation at Port of Grays Harbor event
  • Change of command set for Coast Guard Cutter BLUEBELL

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 14, 2015
  • Frank Chapman steps down from Golar LNG
    Dan Rabun to succeed Mr Chapman as chairman of the LNG company
  • Asia-Europe rates tumble again
    Freights rates to northern Europe and the Mediterranean slump by more than 20%
  • Trend of declining Asia-Europe volumes continues in June
    Economic woes hinder container growth on key east-west trade but global box traffic is on the up
  • Two engines better than one for new Triple-Es
    Maersk opts to continue with twin propulsion system for next generation 19,630 teu ULCs
  • Sinotrans in the red for the first half of 2015
    Dry bulk revenues fall 22%
  • Omani port agent seeks arrest of ill-fated Seaman Guard Ohio in India
    Agency claim seeks arrest of vessel for unpaid bills by Advanfort as detained crew remain in Indian Jail. India also contesting Italy's attempt to have Enrica Lexie marines tried in Italy
  • Imtech agrees sale of marine division
    Pon Holdings and Dutch private equity take control of Imtech Marine
  • Maersk bans calcium hypochlorite shipments
    Fire on Maersk Seoul last month prompts order
  • Tianjin blast toll assessment underway
    UPDATED: port gradually resuming operations after massive explosions
  • Maersk recaptures market share as Skou warns of continued price deflation
    Update: Danish carrier changes tack after admitting its 2015 trade forecasts were 'completely wrong'

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 14, 2015
  • LA, Long Beach stand to lose most in wake of Tianjin explosions
    Port of Los AngelesIt will be roughly two weeks before U.S. ports can truly determine how much impact the explosions at Tianjin, the world's tenth-busiest port, will have on traffic. Long Beach and Los Angeles stand to lose the most cargo, as in the first half of 2015 they handled 34...
  • Port of Oakland imports jump in July despite labor shortages
    Imports at the Port of Oakland were up for the fifth consecutive month in July, which is good and bad news for the port, which has struggled to find enough hands to meet its growing demand in recent months. That is changing, port officials said Friday, and August should see Oakland's...
  • Houston port casts wider net for container imports
    The Port of Houston hopes its smooth handling of thousands of diverted Asian import containers this year will convince shippers to stick with the Texas port instead of returning to more familiar West Coast intermodal routes. Houston proved itself as an efficient alternative to West Coast gridlock this year, said Roger...
  • Stakeholders wage battle for Brazil's port beauracracy
    A political battle is brewing in Brazil as stakeholders spar over the future of the country's Special Ports Ministry, or SEP, in a contest that may determine how future of container trade development. As the Brazilian economy stagnates, finance Minister Joaquim Levy is threatening to move the SEP back into the...
  • Tianjin container operations returning to normal after explosions
    Port of Tianjin with cranes of the Five Continents Container Terminal in the background.Container operations at the Port of Tianjin are returning to normal after two explosions rocked the 10th largest global container port and the main gateway serving Beijing. Container ships previously anchored and awaiting entrance to the port have...
  • Slide show: Top 10 largest container ship classes
    Mega-ships have come to dominate conversations in carrier boardrooms, halls of policy, and ports around the world as the industry contemplates and discusses the costs and benefits of these engineering marvels. One thing that cannot be denied, however, is that these ships are here to stay. As such, we have compiled a list of the Top 10...
  • Aussie union wins injunction against Hutchison layoffs
    An Australian federal court Thursday granted a temporary injunction preventing Hutchison Ports Australia from making 97 dockworkers in Brisbane and Sydney redundant, allowing the workers to return to work after they had been locked out earlier this month. The court order, issued by Justice Barry Rangiah, who agreed with the union...
  • FedEx Trade Networks names Lange executive VP, COO
    FedEx Trade Networks, the growing freight forwarding and customs brokerage arm of the global shipping giant, has named Udo Lange its executive vice president and chief operating officer. Udo LangeIn his new position at FedEx, Lange will be responsible for overseeing all global air and ocean freight forwarding and customs brokerage...
  • HHLA earnings up, volume down
    HHLA Terminal, Port of HamburgLONDON - HHLA's operating profit edged 1.5 percent higher in the first half of the year even as Hamburg's largest stevedore handled 10 percent fewer containers due to a slump in Russian imports and China's slowing economic growth. Earnings before interest and tax rose to 82.6 million...
  • Newfound support for carrier alliances
    A recent JOC.com story, "Shippers view carrier alliances as bulwarks for competition," detailing shippers' newfound appreciation for ocean carrier alliances struck me as a distinct change in tone and substance from the long-held view that alliances were viewed as potential instruments of collusion. With a possible shakeup in alliances in the air...
  • Shreyas Shipping reports profit on back of intra-Asia growth
    Shreyas Shipping and Logistics swung to a Rs. 16.52 crore (about $2.54 million) net profit in the first fiscal quarter, from a loss of Rs. 19.66 crore ($3 million) a year earlier, as India's fast-growing short-sea ship operator acquired new ships and significantly expanded its service network. Revenue during April to...
  • More carriers slap surcharges on Jawaharlal Nehru cargo
    More ocean carriers have announced emergency surcharges for Jawaharlal Nehru Port-bound cargo to offset extra costs caused by the week-long shutdown of APM Terminals' Gateway Terminals India. Singapore-based container operator APL said it will charge $150 per 20-foot-equivalent unit, $300 per 40-foot-equivalent unit (including high-cube) and $400 per 45-foot-equivalent unit for...
  • Geodis near closing acquisition of Ozburn-Hessey Logistics
    LONDON - Geodis, France's largest transport and logistics operator, is said to be on the verge of clinching an $800 million acquisition of U.S.-based Ozburn-Hessey Logistics in the latest cross-border consolidation of the global logistics industry. The subsidiary of SNCF, France's state-owned railway, will strike a deal with OHL's New York-based...
  • HHLA profit up despite East Europe woes
    HHLA Terminal, Port of HamburgLONDON - HHLA's operating profit jumped 10 percent in 2014 as the largest container handler in the port of Hamburg shrugged off lower Russian feeder shipments and a slump in traffic at its Ukraine terminal that left total volume unchanged from the previous year. Earnings before interest...
  • Asia-Europe rate lives up to revenue-ruining reputation

    HONG KONG - The Asia-Europe trade was carrier enemy number one this week as two of the world's most profitable container lines blamed weaker revenues on the chronically underperforming route, and spot rates duly responded by tumbling a further 23 percent this week.Maersk Line and OOCL this week both announced...
  • No liner exemption until competition law passed, HK authority says
    HONG KONG - No decision on a block exemption for Hong Kong's container shipping industry will be made before the new competition law comes into effect on December 14, leaving the container shipping industry in the bizarre position where its activity will be illegal from that date.The HKCC said in...
  • Long Beach has best month ever in July
    Port of Long BeachThe Port of Long Beach in July had its best month ever, as peak-season cargo began to build and some cargo shifted to Long Beach from other ports. According to numbers released Thursday by the second largest U.S. port, loaded import containers increased 16.2 percent from July 2014,...
  • Asia-Europe rate lives up to revenue-ruining reputation
    HONG KONG - The Asia-Europe trade was carrier enemy number one this week as two of the world's most profitable container lines blamed weaker revenues on the chronically underperforming route, and spot rates duly responded by tumbling a further 23 percent this week.Maersk Line and OOCL this week both announced...
  • No liner exemption until competition law passed, HK authority says
    HONG KONG - No decision on a block exemption for Hong Kong's container shipping industry will be made before the new competition law comes into effect on Dec. 14, leaving the container shipping industry in the bizarre position where its activity will be illegal from that date.The HKCC said in...
  • Safety data show long-term drop in trucker hours violations
    A survey of federal safety data shows a significant decrease in truck driver hours-of-service violations from 2011 through 2014, but an uptick in some violations last year. From 2011 through 2014, the number of violations roadside inspectors handed to drivers for exceeding the 11-hour driving limit dropped 35.8 percent, Federal Motor...
  • Long Beach has best month ever in July
    The Port of Long Beach in July had its best month ever, as peak-season cargo began to build and some cargo shifted to Long Beach from other ports. According to numbers released Thursday by the second largest U.S. port, loaded import containers increased 16.2 percent from July 2014, loaded export containers...
  • UTi Worldwide launches China-Europe rail service
    Shippers looking to use rail between Europe and China have another option to consider as companies continue to add services to the rapidly growing corridor. UTi Worldwide has launched a weekly 15-day service from Harbin, China to Hamburg, Germany on a service called the "Iron Silk Road," a reference to China's...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 14, 2015
  • Creditors OK BLT deal
    Creditors of Berlian Laju Tanker (BLT) have approved a deal that will hand over much of the Jakarta tanker owner's fleet to a group of private equity firms led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) and York Capital.
  • Pangaea bolsters Nordic stake
    Pangaea Logistics Solutions said it hiked its stake in Nordic Bulk Carriers to 99.5% as it revealed a surge in second-quarter profit.
  • Thoresen sees red in Q2
    Singapore's Thoresen Shipping slipped into the red in the second quarter despite outperforming the market.
  • ESL profit edges down
    Term contracts save Finnish bulker owner from the worst of a dire Q2 market.
  • Anglo Eastern and Univan merge
    Anglo Eastern and Univan are combining in what will be the largest ever merger in the ship management sector.
  • All change at Golar
    Golar LNG chairman Sir Frank Chapman is stepping down to focus on other interests.
  • Odfjell looking to sell
    Odfjell Drilling is looking to offload a drillship which has been idle since May and has no contracted work for the time being.
  • Swiber in the red
    Fewer contracts have dragged Singapore's Swiber Offshore to a net loss for the second quarter of the year.
  • Markets split
    Anchor-handler (AHTS) rates have improved in the North Sea spot market as the tonnage supply dried up.
  • Come in number three
    Maersk Line has brushed off any concerns about increased competition from an anticipated merger of Cosco and China Shipping.
  • Allcargo buys two
    Indian coastal player Allcargo Shipping has acquired two general cargoships, according to local media.
  • Meling wins protection
    Norway's OH Meling Tankers has limited its liability for damage to an underwater Singapore power cable allegedly caused by one of its tankers.
  • Otto logs red ink
    Otto Marine has posted a loss for the second quarter on the back of lower rates and a smaller fleet.
  • Crewman airlifted
    The US Coast Guard has evacuated a crewman from a containership after he reported suffering symptoms of appendicitis.
  • Oakland figures decline
    The port of Oakland saw a reduction of 11% on products handled through its facilities during the first six months of the year.
  • Norstar funds LR1 duo
    Norstar Shipping of Singapore has secured financing to acquire two LR1 product tankers.
  • TUI cruise profit rebounds
    German group TUI's bigger cruiseship fleet has returned to profit in the third quarter.
  • Ferry to house refugees
    The Greek government is sending an Anek Lines ro-pax to Kos to cope with the influx of Syrian refugees on the island.
  • Navig8 Chem off the mark
    Navig8 Chemical Tankers has turned in a profit during its first quarter with a significant fleet on the water.
  • Evergreen back to red
    Taiwan's Evergreen Marine has posted a slim loss in the second quarter as revenue dipped.
  • Sinotrans suffering
    Sinotrans Shipping has logged a bigger loss in the first half in "depressed" markets.
  • At arm's length
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Tianjin re-opens
    Even though the scene on the ground may look like the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust and the full extent of the damage has yet to be tallied, authorities in charge of the disaster hit Port of Tianjin have begun to restart operations.
  • Heavy-lifter arrested
    Zhejiang Share-Ever Business Co's 37.900-dwt semi-submersible heavy load carrier Xia Zhi Yuan 6 (built 2012) has been arrested in Singapore.
  • TEN Declares dividend
    Tsakos Energy Navigation has announced that holders of its Series D Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Shares will get a dividend payout of $0.72 per share.
  • TCT Glory fate considered
    Creditors of the arrested South Korean-owned logger-bulker TCT Glory (built 1997) were hoping this week that the High Court of Singapore would approve their request an for extra-judicial sale, a disposal method that the court has shown a reluctance to sanction in recent years.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 14, 2015
  • Container rates to Northwest Europe, Med decline again
  • Cause of Tianjin explosion still under investigation
  • Wei, former COSCO CEO, to head Apollo Acquisition
  • Geodis rumored to be buying OHL in $800 million deal
  • 2M Alliance shakes up Asia-North Europe trade
  • UTi starts China-Europe rail freight service
  • Agility reports 5% increase in net profits
  • Long Beach sees container volumes surge in July
  • N.C. seafood shipper sentenced for false import labels
  • Saddle Creek to build mega-DC in Chicagoland

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 14, 2015
  • Vessel owner fined for fuel spill off Washington
    Could face additional fine from the Department of Natural Resources.
  • 'Subsidised fuel oil' distorting Panama prices
    'Someone is bringing contraband [fuel oil] into Panama.'
  • Two vessels being sought as hijack search intensifies
    'We believe the ships could be in Indonesian or Singaporean waters,' says maritime official.
  • Firm expands bunker trading ops to India, Turkey
    Company earlier started operations at Hamburg with ex-OW Bunker traders.
  • Cruise lines ECA exemption causing concern
    'We are just starting to see a majority of the cruise lines using low-sulphur fuels now, midway through the 2015 season,' says Alaska environmental official.
  • Falling bunker prices offer lifeline for tanker operators
    VLCC rates are at 10-month lows.
  • Two vessels being sought as hijack search itensifies
    'We believe the ships could be in Indonesian or Singaporean waters,' says maritime official.
  • Firm expands bunker trading ops to India and Turkey
    Company earlier started operations at Hamburg with ex-OW Bunker traders.
  • India: Men arrested over illegal diesel sales
    Oil allegedly stolen from ships along country's western coast.
  • Profits rise for Hong Kong bunker supplier
    Sales of MGO to become 'major profit source' for firm's business.
  • Bunkering operations halted at Tianjin port
    Deliveries estimated to be interrupted for two days, says supplier at port.
  • New adviser for Russian bunker supplier
    Former head Anatoly Savkin takes on new role.
  • Deltamarin unveils LNG-ready boxship design
    Vessel will have 'excellent fuel efficiency'.
  • Global Risk Management grows bunker trading team
    Michael Korsager Nielsen has been added as a senior trader to its Middelfart office.

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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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