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November 18, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong port down 12.8pc in October to 1.6 million TEU, Singapore down 16pc
  • Shipping industry's hardship to go on for a while: analyst
  • World's largest China-built con-ro vessel set for debut
  • Westports, Malaysia, handles record 2.29 million TEU in Q3
  • Antwerp bucks trend of falling Far East trade from Jan-Sep
  • Maersk (MCI) starts production of reefer containers at new factory in Chile
  • Port of Virginia sees container throughput reach record high in October
  • New Florida intermodal rail service at port of Everglades boosts box throughput
  • Nigeria's ICTN implementation frustrated by shipping lines: official
  • DHL Global Forwarding Q3 volume slump 13pc, revenue down 10pc
  • Japan's ANA to convert more passenger planes into freighters
  • Volga-Dnepr Airlines' freighter makes first landing on Antarctic airfield
  • Leipzig/Halle continue to smash cargo volume record

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2015
  • Class 4.2: Pyrophoric & Self-Heating Substances
  • India has huge potential for Bahri, says Ibrahim A. Al-Omar, CEO
  • Swift Freight organises CSR programme
  • Jeera exports seen declining by about 40-45 pc in 2015-16
  • Oilmeal exports plunge by record 94 pc from a year ago
  • APM Terminals Pipavav launches second weekly double stack rail service
  • Executive branch should act to avoid future port labour disputes, recommends US committee
  • Maiden ship-to-ship transfer successfully done at VOC Port
  • Centre increases duty refund rates to boost exports
  • Exports from India to do well in 2016, says UN report
  • France to invest € 2 bn in smart cities
  • India needs to import 10 mt of pulses to rein in prices: Assocham
  • NRI moves down against dollar

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Upgrade for Nicaragua's rural road network
  • Jamaica's Peter Brady named WMU VP
  • Australia sets milestone for better roads
  • Green light for inland port at Jalore
  • Snapping up top spot in Budapest
  • Launch of digital solution for seafreight LCL
  • Finances in safe hands
  • Railroad honoured for eco-friendliness
  • Carrefour branching out in Romania
  • United Cargo breaks ground on EWR cool facility
  • New members and partners for Waco System
  • Teesport Rail Terminal turns one
  • World's FTZs meet in Tangier
  • Less promising forecast for ship operating costs
  • UIA adds Aktau to network

IHS Maritimeweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2015
  • Avance may face rival bids for Aurora LPG, say analysts
    A BW LPG tanker. Credit: BW LPGAvance Gas Holding, which presented a USD200 million offer for Aurora LPG yesterday, may face rival bids from BW LPG or Dorian LPG, with the former viewed as a more likely candidate. Pareto Securities in Oslo agree with the view of the Aurora LPG board...
  • Bunker rates boost Finnlines and Viking's 3Q results
    Finland-based shipping companies Finnlines and Viking Line reported much-improved profits for 2015 to date, based largely on the low bunker rates despite flat or falling revenues. Grimaldi-owned Finnlines reported its best quarterly result ever at EUR24.7 million (USD26.6 million) up 36% y/y and forming a large part of 2015's EUR41.1...
  • MOL's ferry unit orders two vessels
    Mitsui OSK Lines' ferry subsidiary MOL Ferry said on 16 November that it has ordered two ro-ro ferries at compatriot shipbuilder Japan Marine United. Each of the 13,500 gt ferries will be 192 m long, 27 m wide and accommodate up to 709 people. The ferries, upon delivery in March to June...
  • Shipbuilder DSME discusses rehabilitation with staff, suppliers
    A DSME shipyard. Credit: DSMEEmbattled South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering told IHS Fairplay that it held a meeting between itself, its employees and its suppliers on 16 November to discuss how to recover from its liquidity crisis. DSME admitted to keeping KRW3 trillion (USD2.55 billion) in losses from...
  • SPP Shipbuilding put up for sale
    SPP's Tongyoung Yard, South Korea. Credit: SPP ShipbuildingStruggling South Korean mid-tier shipbuilder SPP Shipbuilding has been put up for sale by creditor banks after more than five years of failed restructuring. A public tender has been called for SPP's assets, namely a floating dock and a barge in the shipbuilder's yard...
  • Hong Kong port chief fails to address throughput decline
    Kwai Tsing container port. Credit: Hong Kong International TerminalsHong Kong's Acting chief executive, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, seemed oblivious to the plight of the city's port as she delivered a keynote address to the logistics and maritime industry at a government-organised conference in Hong Kong the day after the release...
  • Regulation should be an exact science, says ICS
    Construction requirements were created after the MOL Comfort sank despite a lack of data. Credit: UKP&I ClubThe International Chamber of Shipping wants to end the practice of developing new regulations in reaction to an accident, and replace this with a pre-emptive approach based on "scientific analysis" of accident data. Speaking to...
  • Gibdock wins 'breakthrough' five-ship contract
    Gibralter-based Gibdock has secured a exhaust gas scrubber (EGS) retrofit and special survey drydocking contract covering five vessels operated by ship management company Norbulk Shipping and owned by global shipping group Vroon. "This is our largest single assignment in 2015," commented Gibdock managing director Richard Beards, "and is also the first...

The Loadstarweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2015
  • Surge in refugees is adding billions of increased costs to Europe's supply chains
  • More pressure on Centurion Air Cargo as Brazilian judge orders 747F impounded
  • Sri Lankan Navy takes over operation of Avant Garde's floating armoury at Galle
  • Cut-throat competition in Chinese aviation attracts corruption suspicions
  • Slow start for China's 'One Belt' rail freight strategy with lack of return cargo
  • Port of Shanghai struggles in quest to be global shipping leader
  • CEVA wins specialist healthcare logistics contract with BMI Healthcare

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2015
  • Australian shipbuilding acquisition in the works
  • Swiftships gets $16.5 million Iraq FMS award
  • Statoil to exit Alaska
  • Bordelon takes delivery of next generation ULIV
  • ABB announces turbocharger essay contest winners
  • Cummins Darlington celebrates 50th year
  • Triyards adds escort tugs to product line

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2015
  • New tenant set to occupy Port of Vancouver property
  • Foss Maritime vessels take home Chamber of Shipping of America honors
  • Over 100 Crowley Maritime vessels presented with safety recognition
  • Troy McClelland re-elected to Everett Port Commission
  • NYK annouces purchase of 5,500 new reefer containers

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2015
  • The results round-up
    All the shipping results in one place
  • Third quarter profits jump at Sovcomflot
    An 80% improvement on same period in 2014, thanks to better tanker rates
  • Reach Subsea mulls winter lay-ups and lay-offs
    Two vessels soon to be redelivered could be stacked due to weak market
  • Minoan posts massive profit increase for first nine months
    Grimaldi affiliate says Greek capital controls are harming growth
  • TGS records $150m impairment and cuts a sixth of staff
    Seismic company preparing for lower activity through 2017 and beyond
  • Yang Ming to enter strategic alliance with China Airlines
    Pair to enhance cooperation in freight transport, passenger services and e-commerce
  • Data Hub: World Fleet Update
    Fewer ships hit the water, but lay-up figures swell as overcapacity takes its toll
  • Pacific radiance leaves Ghana
    Offshore operators winds up Africa joint venture as another opens in Asia
  • Mattheou takes Green Award chair
    Arcadia Shipmanagement MD aims to help develop scheme's 'latent potential'
  • Uni-Asia charter income lifted by fleet additions
    Two new bulk carriers and a containership helped boost charter income
  • Awilco LNG withers on a $7m loss
    Company runs out of cash early next year, analysts forecast
  • Rehabilitation payments weigh on Pan Ocean results
    Company forecasts fourth-quarter freight rates to be steady
  • A cheaper way to shift boxes
    An interchange for repositioning containers could save carriers millions of dollars
  • Eagle Bulk's new boss charts a change of direction amid third-quarter losses
    Vogel to transform Eagle Bulk from tonnage provider to active owner and operator
  • Shipbuilding and design segments lift AVIC International Maritime earnings
    Industry outlook remains challenging amid fewer new vessel orders due to overcapacity
  • NTSB completes documentation of El Faro wreckage
    Ship's voyage data recorder still missing
  • Georgia Ports Authority posts 3% rise in container volumes
    Capacity increase in Savannah and Brunswick ports needed to meet market demand
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine posts $33m loss amid capacity glut
    Korean carrier to adjust capacity, rationalise bulk fleet in fourth quarter
  • India and Bangladesh seal pact on coastal shipping standard operating procedure
    Agreement will pave the way for bilateral trade between both nations
  • Georgia and South Carolina port authorities ink pact to build Jasper Ocean Terminal
    Long-planned $4.5bn Savannah project aims to develop US' largest single deepwater container terminal
  • US bankruptcy court gives protection to Daiichi Chuo
    US-based assets are shielded against creditor claims in main bankruptcy proceedings
  • Islamic State 'lacks capacity to hit shipping'
    Dryad report states lack of IS capability in Libya despite proclaimed 'targeting of Crusader ships and tankers'

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2015
  • ILWU office clerical workers urged to reach deal with employers
    In an effort to build upon the momentum of an agreement that was reached earlier this month between three waterfront employers and the West Coast office clerical union, the attorney representing 14 other shipping lines and terminal operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach urged his counterpart to strike similar agreements with...
  • ODFL to hike base rates, eliminate fuel surcharge
    With diesel prices down more than 30 percent year-over-year, and little chance they'll rise much soon, Old Dominion Freight Line is offering non-contract shippers fuel-surcharge-free rates. The Thomasville, North Carolina, company also said it will hike its non-contract base rates 4.9 percent on average Nov. 30 to cover the higher cost...
  • Proposed NS-CP tie-up reawakens consolidation questions
    Tuesday's proposed merger of Canadian Pacific and Norfolk Southern railways raises the question of whether the Class I railroad industry will be swept up in the wave of consolidation hitting the third-party logistics, parcel, and perhaps, even, the container shipping industries. Just 13 months after similar talks between the Calgary-based CP...
  • US investigators end search for El Faro voyage data recorder
    U.S. federal investigators have called off the search for the voyage data recorder of the sunken El Faro, prolonging the mystery of what caused the Oct. 1 tragedy that cost the lives of its 33 crew members. The National Transportation Safety Board has finished mapping and documenting with video the site...
  • Diana Containership falls to loss despite time charter revenue gains
    Ship charterer Diana Containerships reported a loss of $9.1 million in the third quarter compared to net income of $1.4 million in the same period last year, as the cost of disposing a ship offset increased time charter revenue. Without the $8.3 million loss from the sale and disposal of the...
  • China crackdown on export surcharges focused on domestic carriers
    China government pressure on container lines to reduce export surcharges to support slumping exports is focused primarily on local charges with the impact so far being limited, according to a firm that provides online pricing tools and has visibility of carrier surcharges being assessed out of China. "Yes, we are seeing...
  • Mitsui-Soko looks to acquire Naha container terminal
    Mitsui-Soko Holdings Co., a major Japan transportation and logistics service provider, is poised to acquire Naha International Container Terminal Inc. in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, as part of its global expansion strategy. NICTI confirmed to JOC.com that Mitsui-Soko is in advanced talks to purchase a majority stake in the authorized private operator...
  • Asia-Europe containerized rail traffic falls on Russia weakness
    The importance of the Trans-Siberian Railway, or Transsib, as a container route from Asia to Europe is steadily growing, despite the decline in volume this year, according to Oleg Belozerov, president of Russia's railway monopoly, RZD. The longest railway line in the world, connecting Moscow with Russia's Far East and the...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2015
  • Exmar signs agreement for FSRU off India
    Nicolas Saverys-led company says this is first FSRU positioning for the country.
  • El Faro data still lost
    US agency investigating the sinking of the ro-ro fails to locate ship's black box.
  • Zim deluged by artists
    Israeli line gets 2,000-plus applications for scheme aimed at creating art on its ships.
  • OPDR adds Iberian route
    CMA CGM's recent addition launches new service to Spain and Portugal with partner MacAndrews.
  • Seacat adds quartet
    UK owner turns to Isle of Wight yard for four catamarans to meet growing demand.
  • Sovcomflot profit soars in Q3
    Russian state owner boosted by buoyant tanker markets and two new LNG carriers.
  • Man of less steel
    US investor Leon Cooperman reduces ownership position in US-listed Nordic American Offshore.
  • Ro-pax up for auction
    Seokyung Car Ferry vessel on the block for second time in Korea with lower reserve.
  • Russian watchdog opens Maersk case
    Danish line fails to respond to information requests in time, country's anti-monopoly service says.
  • Russia opens Maersk case
    Danish line fails to respond to information requests in time, country's anti-trust watchdog says.
  • DryShips in supramax exit
    Nasdaq-listed owner said to have sold its two remaining supramaxes in $12.1m deal.
  • Sea Swift drops TML bid
    Australian owner withdraws competition application to take over northern shipping rival.
  • Avic builds Q3 earnings
    Singapore-listed yard group benefits from higher-margin projects and more design work.
  • DSME claims $201m from Songa
    Korean yard seeks refund for Cat D rig but Norwegian owner says claims are groundless.
  • Dof sells oldie
    Mons Aase-led owner disposes of 1979-built multi-support vessel that was scrap candidate.
  • DHT sells suezmax
    New York-listed owner said to have offloaded one of its two suezmax tankers at tidy price.
  • Awilco in the red
    Oslo-listed LNG owner slips to third quarter loss but has decent cash position to ride out the downturn, analyst says.
  • Drugs found on boxship
    Colombian navy seizes heroin and cocaine in cylinders welded to hull of L&B vessel.
  • Reach considers lay-ups
    Norwegian offshore owner could stack two of four ships and lay-off workers during winter.
  • TGS axes 130 jobs
    Norwegian seismic survey player responds to weak markets with cost-cutting plan.
  • Koole changes hands
    Swedish private equity outfit flips Rotterdam shipping and tank storage firm to new investors.
  • Pacific Radiance quits Ghana joint venture
    Singapore offshore vessel operator agrees to terminate joint venture as it expands in Malaysia.
  • Eagle Bulk Shipping trims quarterly loss
    US bulker owner unveils new executive hires and in-house management move

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2015
  • Dayton Freight relocates Michigan service center
  • Port of Virginia sets box volume record in October
  • NYK invests in reefer containers

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2015
  • Players promised faster bunkering at Indian port
    Kochi supplier resumes physical operations after upgrade.
  • Global climate deal could drive down oil demand: former Obama adviser
    A strong deal could result in global controls on marine and aviation fuels.
  • ING rumoured to have sold OW debt to equity firm
    Would not be first time new interests seek to take over outstanding OW bunker payments.
  • Failed bunker venture: 'Individuals should be held to account'
    Sri Lanka Ports and Shipping Minister: 'Question remains over huge Hambantota distillate purchase.'
  • Intense Rotterdam competition puts St Petersburg bunker margins under pressure
    Amid strengthening ruble against the dollar, sources say.
  • IFO 380 CST prices in Callao, Peru, hit two-month high on limited supplies
    Major fuel oil suppliers at that port stopped offering product for the second consecutive week.
  • Glander International Bunkering makes hire for India office
    Ankita Batra joins as Bunker and Lubricant Trader.
  • Platts Pre-Report Survey of Analysts' EIA Data
    Suggests a 1.1-Million-Barrel Build in U.S. Oil Stocks.
  • UK shipyard secures scrubber installation contract
    Two vessels will be upgraded in four-week operation.
  • Nigerian firm adds dual-fuel diesel electric newbuilds
    Company fleet expansion well underway.
  • Researcher: Shipping industry focusing on reducing fuel consumption
    'Special importance' placed on marine engines running alternative fuels, it says.
  • LNG bunker barge builder posts lower quarterly profit
    Company's net profit more than 50% lower on year.
  • European firms to develop LNG bunker standards
    Parties also seek to regulate supply of LNG bunker fuel for ships.

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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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