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December 18, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Record load: UASC's 18,800-TEUer takes on 18,601 TEU at Port Klang
  • CP to Norfolk Southern: Merger rejection based rumour, false assumptions
  • US carmakers, pharma, tobacco concerns against TPP, but others favour it
  • Most ships now have Electronic Chart Display Information Systems
  • Mergers change fortunes of S'pore, Westports, but not much: analyst
  • Cosco Pacific has little good news as flat to declining volumes are posted
  • Automation is way forward for US ports to cope with mega box ship discharges
  • UPS and FedEx are put to the test this record-breaking peak season
  • NYK conducts maritime student exchange between Japan and Philippines
  • New US$7.4 billion Doha port set for first calls in early 2016
  • Cargolux settles with unions gets 3-year deal from flight, ground crews
  • Lower EU court annuls US$864 in European Commission cartel fines
  • Hactl signs Myanmar National Airlines' new Yangon-Hong Kong flights
  • Cargo Agency Modernisation Programme to be implemented piecemeal
  • Egypt seeks global security firm to review, enhance airport security
  • Major airports in Asia invest in capacity to meet surging demand

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2015
  • Container service reliability remains stable in Nov.
  • Global Logistics Solutions & Seawings Global Logistics launch their operations in Ahmedabad
  • IRClass backs India's efforts to cut emissions at COP21 meeting in Paris
  • Urea imports up 16 pc in April-Nov.
  • India & Spain plan MoU for cooperation in port matters
  • N. Muruganandam takes charge as MD of Indian Ports Association
  • Shipping Minister reviews performance of New Mangalore Port
  • Centre plans connecting India with Sri Lanka via bridge & tunnel: Gadkari
  • CONCOR connects export containers en masse by rail to Chennai Port
  • Centre to establish int'l e-commerce hub
  • India offers assistance to Fiji in constructing roads, flyovers & ports
  • INR rallies against dollar for third straight session
  • Plunge in crude prices to help India save INR 2.14 lakh cr. on oil import bill in FY16

IHS Maritimeweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2015
  • IHS Energy: US crude exports to triple by 2020
    Following the repeal of the ban on crude exports, America's outbound volumes should grow to 1.7 million barrels/day (bpd) by 2020, according to a new report by the consultancy IHS Energy. In January-September 2015, US exports of crude to Canada, which are not covered by the ban, combined with allowable condensate...
  • US Coast Guard cyber authority gets boost in Congress
    Pier T at Port of Long Beach. Credit: Port of Long BeachLawmakers introduced and quickly passed a bill that makes the US Coast Guard the primary agency responsible for reducing the risk of a cyber-attack against American maritime interests. The Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act of...
  • Peel Ports buys Great Yarmouth Port Company
    Peel Ports Group (PPG) has completed the acquisition of Great Yarmouth Port Co (GYPC) from International Port Holdings for an undisclosed sum. The port of Great Yarmouth is a strategic addition to PPG's existing and extensive portfolio in the British Isles. This includes ports and terminals in Clydeport, Dublin, Heysham, Liverpool,...
  • New dredging approach in New Jersey
    "You have to try something else," said Joe Hill, owner of New Jersey's Barnegat Bay Dredging Company. That 'something else' involves fresh approaches to storing, disposing, and using dredged material in his state, where disposal spaces for dredged materials are fast filling to the brim. Hill and his team at the...
  • Environmental dredging - New Jersey's coastal innovation
    The skyline of Atlantic City, New Jersey, is visible on the horizon from the sands of Mordecai Island, a salt marsh island that is being fortified in an ecosystem restoration campaign. The view of Atlantic City, a gambling destination, is apropos, because on Mordecai Island, stakeholders are doubling down on an...
  • JF Brennan completes inaugural project with new barracuda class dredge - Victor Buhr
    RESERVE, LOUISIANA - J.F. Brennan Company, Inc., based in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, recently completed the inaugural project for its newest, fully customized Barracuda Class dredge from DSC Dredge. The Quad Cities Generating Station, a two-unit nuclear power plant located on the Mississippi River near Cordova, Illinois, requires biennial dredging of siltation...
  • Helsinki's new ferry terminal has style and substance
    Artist's impression of the new terminal. Credit: PES-ArkkitehditA sleek and modern form, a maritime marquee, an uber-efficient building, a conspicuous sign of the growing ferry business - however you describe it, Helsinki's new passenger terminal is a study in how to build where the city meets the sea. Finland's Port of Helsinki's USD98...
  • Salalah opens USD143 million general cargo and liquid bulk terminal
    Opening ceremony for the liquid bulk terminal. Credit: APM TerminalsA major Arab Gulf regional gateway port and transhipment hub on the Arabian Sea, the port of Salalah in Oman has opened a new deepwater general cargo and liquid bulk terminal. Adding 20 million tonnes of dry cargo and six million tonnes...
  • India's Shipping Corp goes on five-ship spending spree
    Shipping Corporation of India. Credit: AffeldtCashed-up Shipping Corporation of India, the country's largest carrier, is evaluating offers from undisclosed shipyards and shipping companies to buy five vessels, which would be its first purchase since April 2013. "We are evaluating the offers and will take a final decision on the ship purchases...
  • Ship recycling licence comes to Europe
    Careful asbestos removal in Dalian. An EU recycling licence would support safe recycling. Credit: DSIC Marine Services Co Ltd.By the end of December, a report will be submitted to the European Commission proposing a financial mechanism to incentivise sustainable shipbreaking practices. Under the system, ships calling at European ports will pay...
  • Ship recycling yards 'should look to EU regulation', says activist group
    India's Priya Blue Industries recycling yard is one of four to win international-level compliance. Credit: Priya Blue Industries.As two more Indian ship recycling yards achieve compliance with international standards, environmental activist group NGO Shipbreaking Platform says yards need to start using the EU regulation as their standard. This week, the two...
  • Van Oord names new Damen-built CSD Mangystau
    The naming ceremony was held at Damen Dredging Equipment's yard in Nijkerk, the Netherlands, and was performed by Mrs J.P.T.M. Verwijs, wife of the chairman of Van Oord's Works Council, with members of both the Van Oord and Damen families present. Mangystau is the second modified Damen CSD 650 cutter suction...
  • SITC redelivers chartered-in ships as newbuilds arrive
    An SITC bulker. Credit: HasenpuschChinese intra-Asia shipping line SITC International has been returning chartered-in ships and choosing not to renew charterhires as the freight market comes under pressure. Ship brokers that have dealings with SITC told IHS Fairplay that the company has redelivered more than six ships this year. One broker said,...
  • No general increase for Korea P&I members in 2016
    Credit: IHSKorea P&I Club has announced that it will not charge a general increase in member premiums in 2016. The club, whose members are mainly South Korean shipowners, said, "Our board of directors agreed that there would be no general increase in 2016 for our members, even if general increase is...
  • Avance Gas withdraws Aurora bid
    Avance Gas vessel Venus Glory. Credit: FotofliteAvance Gas Holding, the listed Norwegian VLGC owner, says it has withdrawn its offer for Aurora LPG, another listed VLGC company, after its bid failed to reach a sharply reduced level of acceptances. The failure of the bid did not come as a surprise as...
  • Cosco Corp excluded from COSCO/China Shipping tie-up
    Credit: Cosco CorpThe exclusion of Cosco Corporation, the Singapore-listed shipbuilding and dry bulk shipping unit of COSCO group, from its parent's impending merger with fellow Chinese state-owned shipping behemoth China Shipping Group, has emphasised the predicament the unit is facing. In a 16 December report, analyst Ho Pei Hwa, on behalf...
  • Chabahar port development delayed as India and Iran struggle to agree terms
    Indian shipping minister Nitin Gadkari. Credit: PAIndia and Iran are trying to agree contract terms to pave the way for work to begin on the development of the port of Chabahar in southeastern Iran. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build and operate cargo facilities at the port was signed...
  • SBM Offshore completes financing for FPSO
    Netherlands-based SBM Offshore has completed the USD800 million financing of floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel Turritella. This involved the creation of a joint-venture company to operate the vessel, with SBM Offshore having a 55% stake, and Japanese companies Mitsubishi Corporation and NYK Line holding 30% and 15% respectively. The joint venture...
  • Wuchang shipbuilding wins Marin Teknikk design DSCV pair
    China's Wuchang Shipbuilding has secured a newbuilding contract for the construction of up to two Offshore Dive and Construction vessels. Singapore based Ultra Deep Offshore Ltd placed the order for one firm vessel with an option for a second vessel that has to be exercised before the end of April 2016. The...
  • Ship collision causes oil spillage in Vietnam
    A collision in Tien River, south of Tien Giang Province, Vietnam, has resulted in a massive oil spill in the waterway. A ship carrying 1.2 million litres of petrol collided with a 998-tonne barge loaded with construction materials on 15 December 2015. The impact of the collision has left ship, SG2674 with...
  • Six crew missing after ship collision off Batam, Indonesia
    Six crew are missing after Cayman Islands-flagged tanker Stolt Commitment collided with Antigua & Barbuda-flagged cargo ship Thorco Cloud on 16 December 2015 at 20:14 h local time, 6 nm northwest of Batam. After the collision, the 10,385-dwt cargo ship sank with its loaded cargo of 560 tonnes of bunker fuel,...
  • Analysts weigh shipping impacts of US crude export move
    Deutsche Bank analyst Amit Mehrotra. Credit: Chris Preovolos/Marine Money.With America poised to allow exports of crude oil for the first time in 40 years, analysts are describing the shipping impact as a puzzle with many moving parts. As Deutsche Bank analyst Amit Mehrotra put it, the new US policy will be...

The Loadstarweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2015
  • Air cargo carriers welcome EU court decision to annul antitrust fines
  • DCT Gdansk bears the brunt of Russian economic problems, but big ships save the day
  • We're all 'rehearsing for life on an inhospitable planet', while COP21 was simply a cop-out
  • INFOGRAPHIC: COP21 decisions at a glance
  • 'Don't treat transport companies simply as a vendor to succeed in e-commerce, says FedEx's Fred Smith
  • US businesses fear a stronger dollar may weigh on growth and exports
  • BACCO Andrew Crawley moves to top job at IAG Cargo

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2015
  • Congressmen will resist SecDef effort to cut LCS buy
  • MAN Diesel and Turbo to power giant crane ship
  • DNV GL uses drone for surveys without scaffolding
  • North America's first LNG bunker barge nears launch
  • Optimarin CEO pleased USCG wants BW bugs proved dead
  • GulfMark and Simek agree PSV delivery delay

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2015
  • Port association pleased with transport funding in appropriations bill
  • Port of Los Angeles releases container totals for November
  • Crowley Maritime earns award for safe driving in Costa Rica
  • Drewry containership reliability report sees November numbers holding steady
  • US rail freight traffic slides lower during week

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2015
  • Seanergy Maritime posts net loss for the third quarter
    Chief executive says dry bulk market is experiencing one of the worst crises of the last 25 years
  • Data Hub: Trade Routes
    Large vessels cascade onto Asia-Africa trades: Port developments allow post-panamax vessels to move in on African trade
  • Stable VLGC rate during seasonal weakness bodes well
    Spot rate has hovered at around $68 per tonne since late November
  • Beijing tightens entry criteria for shipyard whitelist
    Orderbook data is added to the must-have baskets
  • DP World confirms $1.9bn Chinese port venture
    Terminal operator and partners ink long term deal to develop Chinese terminals through to 2020
  • ENL cancels $100m Viking Supply Ships AHTS contract
    Charter termination will lead to $33m in lost income
  • Nordic American Tankers refinances credit facility
    Facility is increased from $430m to $500m as terms improved
  • Frontline seals $500m refinancing package
    Tanker giant expects positive cash flow and profit effect from the five-year deal
  • Vancouver looks to join the 'big ship' party
    Canada's GCT Deltaport gears up for 18,000 teu-plus ships
  • POSH delivers profit warning
    Offshore operator will take impairment on goodwill from 2007 acquisition of PSA Marine
  • USCG rejects ballast water approval methods
    Coast Guard decision adds confusion to market as industry awaits IMO recount to determine if regulations come into force in 2016
  • Pakistan emerges as Asia's newest LNG destination
    Shell and Gunvor likely to win Pakistan State Oil's new LNG tender
  • Singapore container throughput drops in November from year before
    Second straight month volumes fall 16% year-on-year
  • Russia's sanctions on Turkey have minimal impact on shipping, for now
    Biggest effects to be felt by only a small number of operators carrying fruit and vegetables, but there is potential for Russian customs delays
  • Port of Antwerp divests stake in Essar Ports and ends strategic pact
    Antwerp Port subsidiary still carrying out consultancy work for Essar Ports
  • Teekay Corp and its subsidiaries slash dividends
    Dividend cuts projected to generate combined cash savings in excess of $435m to fund future capital projects
  • South Carolina reports November box traffic up 6.5% on year
    Growth to remain above US port market average
  • Cargoship sinks in Singapore Strait after collision with chemical tanker
    Six crew members missing in Indonesian waters off Batam Island
  • Port of Rotterdam adds fresh incentive for ships to bunker LNG
    Port offering a 10% discount on fees until 2020 for vessels using liquefied natural gas as fuel
  • Goldenport's chairman and president step down
    Robert Crawley to succeed Chris Walton as non-executive chairman as Paris Dragnis announces retirement from board
  • FMC continues to monitor impact of PierPASS operations
    Move is part of FMC's statutory mandate to check on agreements for fairness in competition
  • Avance's attempt to buy Aurora LPG thwarted
    Conditions of offer not met by Wednesday deadline
  • HSH Nordbank will get tougher on bad loans, Torsten Temp warns
    German lender stays in big league, with book still topping $20bn, says shipping chief

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2015
  • UASC mega ship steams for UK with record load
  • LA,LB ports confident investments, better cargo handling will spur volume gains
  • One-stop federal registration for freight providers launched
  • Congress grants US truckers driving restriction reprieve
  • SeaLand adds Philadelphia-Mexico route as cross-border alternative
  • Cargomatic says 'free-flow' drayage technology ready for release
  • CP-NS potential merger raises flags in Congress
  • US contract truckload rates rise, intermodal prices fall
  • US shippers tap trailers as temporary warehouses
  • Piraeus port privatization saga nears end
  • Antwerp closes in on 2015 container record
  • Cargolux cuts deal with pilots, avoids strike
  • Chennai Port offers incentives to drive up container volume
  • India-Iran joint Chabahar port development stalls

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2015
  • Teekay cuts hit peers
    Other energy-related master limited partnerships fall sharply after Teekay cuts distributions.
  • US rejects key measure for ballast tests
    Coast Guard delivers blow to developers of ultraviolet systems in permit pipeline.
  • VLCCs reach new heights on TD3 trade
    Large tankers headed from Middle East to Asia earning rate not seen since 2008.
  • New Salalah terminal opens for business
    Facility to handle 20 million tonnes of dry cargo and 6 million tonnes of liquid bulk per year.
  • Seanergy reports loss in the third quarter
    The dry bulk owner sees more ships hit water during quarter as market experiences crisis.
  • Teekay shares tumble after dividend axe
    New York-listed heavyweight feels punch as investors react to huge payout reductions.
  • CIT sticks to its guns in ship finance
    Departure of Svein Engh to hedge fund will not mark a change in strategy, says Omer Donnerstein.
  • Data show LNG carrier rate sinking 12.5%
    Atlantic basin spot earnings fall to $35,000 per day in tough market. Asia steady.
  • SGS bullish on pair of tanker owners
    Investment bank's shipping analyst tags 'buy' rating on Gener8 and Fredriksen's Frontline.
  • Standard heads North
    P&I club backed Lloyd's syndicate extends reach in deal with Johan Gjernes led Hydor.
  • Hapag chief joins Stolt-Nielsen board
    Rolf Habben Jansen becomes a director of Norwegian tanker owner hot on heels of line's IPO.
  • New ferry for Mersey?
    Liverpool authority could order new ship and close one terminal in revamp of famous crossing.
  • Eurotunnel admits defeat after decision
    French group puts final SeaFrance ro-ro up for sale as UK supreme court ends Calais service.
  • Teekay set to slash dividend payments
    Offshore and LNG-related MLPs look to close funding gap by scaling back payouts to shareholders.
  • Courage scraps bulker
    Hong Kong owner makes $3.86m loss on sale of 1997-built bulker for demolition.
  • GulfMark delays PSV
    US owner pushes back North Sea newbuilding by 11 months at Simek in Norway.
  • Eastern Bulk sees result fall to net loss
    Norwegian operator reveals $12.7m annual deficit due to tonnage oversupply.
  • NAT nets enlarged loan to refinance fleet
    DNB Bank, Nordea and SEB boost facility covering 26 suezmaxes to $500m.
  • Courage scraps panamax
    Hong Kong owner makes $3.86m loss on sale of 1997-built bulker for demolition.
  • Gulf Nav goes to market
    Dubai tanker owner wants to raise $60m through new bond sale.
  • Caspian Shipping lines up order
    Azerbaijan state shipowner in talks over bigger ro-paxes at Baku Shipyard.
  • GulfMark delays delivery
    US owner pushes back North Sea newbuilding by 11 months at Simek in Norway.
  • Eastern Bulk falls to loss
    Norwegian operator reveals $12.7m annual deficit due to tonnage oversupply.
  • Viking loses AHTS deal
    Swedish owner misses out on $33m after oil major terminates long-term charter.
  • Gas up and share king's cash machine
    Danske Bank picks VLGC duo and Fredriksen's reshaped Frontline as Norwegian shares to own in 2016.
  • New ferry across the Mersey?
    Liverpool authority could order new ship and close one terminal in revamp of famous crossing.
  • Frontline banking new $500m loan
    John Fredriksen's tanker company secures new funding from DNB, Nordea and others to refinance existing debt.
  • Eurotunnel admits defeat
    French group puts final SeaFrance ro-ro up for sale as UK supreme court ends Calais service.
  • SBM lands $800m loan
    Dutch owner fixes financing for FPSO Turritella over 10 years.
  • Teekay set to slash dividends
    Offshore and LNG-related MLPs look to close funding gap by scaling back payouts to shareholders.
  • Contract double boosts Saipem
    Milan-based firm bags work on Statoil's Johan Sverdrup and Panama Canal container terminal.
  • Ship sinks off Batam
    Six crewmen missing after Stolt chemical tanker collides with general cargo ship.
  • Sheen seen after Mississippi tug sinking
    Navigation restrictions continue after US Coast Guard finds pollution from sunken tug.
  • Ezion eyes China wind farm contracts
    Singapore-listed offshore vessel operator enters into potentially lucrative new trade.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2015
  • Tulsa Port of Catoosa reports strong outbound agricultural volumes
  • Panalpina, Ericsson expand partnership in Middle East
  • CBP discovers destructive mollusks at Port of Oakland
  • Commerce sets duties on cold-rolled steel imports
  • November cargo volumes jump 7% at Port of Los Angeles
  • CBP opens virtual center for apparel, textile processing
  • Seattle, Tacoma ports see ninth straight month of cargo growth
  • Global orders new cranes for GCT Deltaport terminal in Vancouver
  • Study to examine expanding Prince Rupert capacity to more than 2m TEUs
  • ITC investigates proposed CAFTA-DR origin rules changes
  • Executive Moves: IAG, RoadOne Intermodal and project44
  • WTO expands Information Technology Agreement
  • Port of Wilmington, Del. receives first breakbulk shipment of Chilean winter fruit
  • Customs reauthorization bill delayed until next year
  • FedEx posts solid Q2 profits on record holiday volumes
  • Marseille Fos Port unveils new fully-automated information system

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2015
  • Crude futures settle at 2008/09 lows on rising dollar, oversupply
    NYMEX January crude settled down 57 cents at $34.95/b, lowest front-month settle since February 2009.
  • Barge for LNG bunkering to be lauched early next year
    Hull is almost complete.
  • Bank targets ship in bunkers row
    For costs as well as outstanding fuel bill.
  • Bunker prices to remain under pressure next month
    Key Singapore IFO grade has lost 11% of its value in the last four days.
  • Six missing after freight sinks off Singapore
    MPA puts anti-pollution craft on stand-by after reports that stricken vessel had 560 mt of bunker on board.
  • Cheaper bunkers boon to owners, poll confirms
    Average annual savings of well over $100 million recorded.
  • Rotterdam reduces port fees for LNG bunkers
    10% discount on offer to participating ships.
  • ExxonMobil starts MFMS bunkering operations in Hong Kong
    Installs mass flow metering system on bunker tanker Anshing.
  • Fitch changes outlook for shipping
    Smaller operators remain most vulnerable.
  • HK bunker supply tightens amid stock-taking by terminal operators
    Terminal operators at Hong Kong carry out stock-taking operations earlier than usual.
  • New Orleans high sulfur bunker fuel prices hit nearly four-month high
    'New Orleans is in serious trouble,' says an East Coast trader with business in the port.
  • US EIA says crude stocks rise 4.8 million barrels
    Inventories have increased 11 of the last 12 reporting periods, refusing to budge lower despite the end of the autumn refinery maintenance season.

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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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