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October 19, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • A-E off 10pc to US$233/TEU, but up 15pc to USWC and 9pc to USEC
  • Iran's big fleet expansion will be funded by sanction-seized cash
  • Antwerp up 5.5pc despite Asia-Europe slump afflicting other ports
  • International Chamber of Shipping blasts OECD carbon ship tax proposal
  • Cosco Pacific leaves August decline behind in September, rising 0.8pc
  • CSX net profit falls 0.04pc to US$507 million as revenue decline 9pc
  • Uber life restored providing same-day delivery for American e-tailers
  • Kuehne + Nagel profit up 6.7pc to US$535 million as sales fall 4.8pc
  • Tulsa trucking boss jailed 7 years, fined US$21 million for tax evasion
  • Philippines President Aquino wants to join Trans-Pacific Partnership
  • Megaships not true cause of port congestion, TPM conference told
  • Savannah's Peruvian fruit imports boost USDA plan for reefer prowess
  • Houthis ready to give up capital - Tripoli-Tobruk stalemate continues
  • Cathay, Dragonair cargo increases 2.8pc in September to 151,358 tonnes
  • Silk Way West Airlines joins IATA, presentation at Caspian cargo summit
  • Air China to start flights from Beijing to New Jersey's Newark Airport

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2015
  • Asia-Europe container trades suffer but US trade volumes up
  • Bibby Ship Management appoints Sanjiv Wagh as Deputy Managing Director of its India offices
  • CFSAI's Annual Day was a grand affair
  • China Shipping, Cosco merger imminent, say analysts
  • Indian Port Rail Corporation to facilitate speedier, congestion-free evacuation from Major Ports: Nitin Gadkari
  • IRClass Academy delivers training for naval shipbuilding sector
  • TAPA sets three-year global target to achieve 2,000 certified facilities to tackle rising cargo crime
  • Maruti to export indigenously made car for first time
  • Antwerp port set for record year
  • HPCL delivers record fuel to bulk vessel off Cochin Port
  • Kamarajar Port announces wharfage charge concession for coastal movement of automobiles; to develop one more RoRo terminal
  • NSICT E-Gate Pass for import to be live from today
  • Productivity-linked reward scheme for Major Port & Dock employees extended
  • Varghese Cherian takes charge as CEO of Kottayam Port
  • Committee on PPP revamp set to submit report
  • Exports continue to fall, plunge by 24.33 pc in Sept.
  • Forex reserves up by $2.263 bn to $353.069 bn
  • Iron ore imports may fall by 10 mt to 5 mt in 2015-16
  • Horizontal Promotion

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Flame burning at half-mast
  • Growth through business integration
  • Executive veteran makes next move
  • United Cargo changes shipper's insurance policy
  • US railroad reducing Tennessee operations
  • Europa proud of its air and sea figures
  • Throughput declining in Singapore
  • Silk Way West Airlines joins Iata
  • Bangladesh upgrading rail infrastructure
  • Work starts on an Eindhoven facility
  • Körber's logistics systems division completes board
  • An investor to foster internationalisation
  • Mersey Maritime confirms Shirling-Rooke as CEO
  • First B787 to be operated by a Taiwanese airline
  • New intermodal Lübeck-Karlsruhe link
  • Record volume for port of Virginia
  • CSCL and Cosco merger more and more likely

IHS Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2015
  • APM Terminals completes Grup Maritim TCB takeover
    In a transaction valued at USD1 billion, Rotterdam-based terminal operating giant APM Terminals is to buy the remaining 39% of shares in Spanish terminal company Grup Maritim TCB. APMT bought a 61% controlling stake in Grup TCB from Perez y Cia in September this year. Barcelona-based Grup TCB has
  • PSA lays foundation stone for JNPT's fourth box terminal
    Singaporean terminal giant PSA International has laid the foundation stone for Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust of India's fourth container terminal at a ceremony attended by Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, and shipping minister Nitin Jairam Gadkari. East of Mumbai in Maharashtra, JNPT is India's
  • Santos ships first LNG out of Gladstone
    Australian oil and gas producer Santos today shipped its first cargo of LNG out of its AUD25 billion (USD18.5 billion) Gladstone project in northern Queensland. The shipment is bound for South Korea on board the 105,335 gt Malaysian tanker Seri Bakti. Santos managing director and chief executive
  • Brazilian woes weigh on Vard
    Singapore-listed Norwegian offshore vessel builder Vard Holdings is set for poorer results than in previous years as its operations in Brazil continue to struggle. In commentaries issued on 16 October, analysts said the weak oil price had slashed demand for the offshore support vessels that are
  • Kyoto looks to build LNG import terminal
    The government of Japan's Kyoto Prefecture is considering building a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal at the western port of Maizuru. The move is part of efforts to ensure stable energy supplies. Kyoto recently set up a study group recently to discuss the issue. This was made up of
  • Stolt-Nielsen in Italian LNG terminal deal
    Stolt-Nielsen has acquired a stake in a planned LNG terminal in Italy. The London-based chemical and gas tanker and terminals group listed in Oslo has purchased 10% of the shares in HIGAS, with an option to acquire up to 80% of the company, through its subsidiary Stolt-Nielsen Gas. "HIGAS is a
  • Container markets down across the board
    Earnings across the container shipping industry remain under heavy pressure after the Golden Week in China and the end of the cargo peak season. Both liner operators and tramp shipowners, who hire their tonnage out to carriers, are facing further falls in the respective spot markets for full
  • Struggling Daiichi Chuo transfers Capesize to NS United
    Japanese bulker outfit Daiichi Chuo, which filed for civil rehabilitation on 29 September, has announced that it has transferred one of its Capesize bulkers and the related charter contract to compatriot NS United. The ship, Katsura, was built in 2010 by Universal Shipbuilding, which in 2012 merged
  • Loss of momentum looms for VLCC market
    The outlook in the VLCC sector is gradually softening on weakening demand, although in the short term the prospects are fairly encouraging, shipping analysts have reported. "As the spot market has shown exceptional strength during 2015, timecharter rates have also reached new highs," Erik Nikolai
  • Demand set to edge upwards in dry bulk
    The dry bulk shipping sector, having suffered from weak demand for a long time, should see a slight easing of the situation in the coming months, while fleet growth should remain subdued, a senior shipping analyst has predicted. "The vital commodities, coal and iron ore, are both expected to be in
  • Noryards Fosen files for bankruptcy
    Noryards Fosen, part of the Noyards group in Bergen, Norway, has filed for bankruptcy. The Noyards group belongs to Luxembourg-domiciled but Ukraininan-owned Calexo group. The development comes after the cancellation of an offshore service vessel order at the yard last month "On the 23 of
  • Logistics providers urged to 'become networks'
    Today's digital world is turning markets into networks, according to Boris Dobberstein, vice-president for contract logistics at market leader UPS, so logistics companies must increasingly become networks, too. "This means that the number of partners involved in a supply chain will also increase,"
  • Bintulu Port awards $5.3m maintenance dredging contract to Integrated Marine Works
    Malaysia-listed port operator Bintulu Port Holdings has engaged engineering services company Integrated Marine Works (IMW) for maintenance dredging works worth MYR21.9 million (USD5.3 million). The contract was signed by Bintulu Port, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bintulu Port Holdings, including 6%
  • Los Angeles box volume falls 6.3% y/y in September
    Container business moving through US largest port complex fell 6.3% year on year (y/y) in September despite a bump in exports at the Port of Long Beach. Combined imports at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles fell 6% to 705,901 teu for the month, while exports dropped 7.1% to 249,925 teu -
  • El Faro victim's family sues TOTE for $100m
    The family of one of the 33 crew members who died in the El Faro sinking has accused TOTE Maritime of negligence in a USD100 million lawsuit against the company. Joanna Johnson, representing crew member Lonnie Jordan, claimed that TOTE, which operated the ro-ro vessel in its US-Puerto Rico service,
  • Malaysia foils country's biggest sea robbery attempt Malaysia foils biggest sea robbery attempt off Malaysia
    The Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has thwarted the biggest sea robbery attempt in Malaysia to date off Tanjung Piai. MMEA maritime enforcement chief Aminuddin Abdul Rashid said his officials foiled a robbery attempt on Liberia-flagged tanker Almi Spirit on 15 October. Six robbers

The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2015
  • Transpacific shippers insist on reliability and better customer service above price
  • ANALYSIS: Thousands of jobs worldwide could be lost in DSV's takeover of UTi
  • Centurion Air Cargo wins approval for China charters via sister carrier SkyLease
  • Container rates reaching new lows - now carriers pin all hopes on November GRIs

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2015
  • Euro MPs want to fast track setting of shipping GHG limit target
  • Danish Maritime Forum puts industry leaders to work
  • NASSCO delivers world's first LNG fueled box ship
  • NTSB issues preliminary report on El Faro investigation
  • Ostensjo picks Rolls-Royce design for wind farm vessel

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2015
  • Freight transportation index up during month of August
  • Port of Olympia invites public to discuss draft 2016 budget
  • Crowley teaming with Panasia for ballast water treatment system
  • Port of Los Angeles releases container numbers for September
  • PDX community advisory board schedules Oct. 21 public meeting

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2015
  • Ecsa calls Europe's 2016 CO2 target 'unrealistic'
    European Parliament backs the IMO, but on a tight deadline
  • Significant milestone for Iran sanctions process
    'Adoption Day' on Sunday October 18 marks point at which Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action has been struck
  • Star Bulk disposes of two more vessels
    Sale of a 1997-built panamax and cancellation of a newbuilding under bareboat charter bring total fleet size to 88 vessels
  • Internationalist shipping undermined by nationalist regulators, says Lyras
    ICS vice-chair demands more consultation from European Commission
  • Juncker must deliver 'smart legislation', Ecsa leader demands
    Red tape reduces employment and can hurt environment, according to Thomas Rehder
  • India will provide 'flashes of light' for shipping, Salerno argues
    Modi reforms will see country take up slack left by China
  • Shanghai could be next Singapore, says Poulsen
    Chinese city endorsed by SSA head
  • Show me the money: Mixed fortunes
    Second quarter results show leading container lines have continued to prosper, others have bounced back, but some continue to flounder
  • Asia-Europe rates continue to tumble
    Freight rates to the Mediterranean from Asia sink to all-time lows, as those to north Europe fall perilously close
  • Ruscon defies Russia slowdown
    Box numbers up despite slowdown in Russian trade
  • FTA warns on box weighing
    Shippers need to get ready for new container weight rules now
  • Cosco Shipping posts $57.7m profits in nine months
    Company earnings were boosted by assets disposals and bunker savings
  • Taizhou Sanfu Shipbuilding agrees to discount on ultramaxes for quicker payment
    Precious Shipping has argued that the ships burned more fuel than promised, but yard says it made no promise on consumption
  • Shipping should reject migrant compensation, Grimaldi urges
    Taking payment would mean being seen as part of permanent solution
  • Clarity needed on payment as condition of hire question
    Astra and Spar decisions yield conflicting answers
  • APM Terminals takes full stake in Grup Maritim
    Agrees to acquire remaining 31% of Spanish ports group
  • Port of LA September container volumes fall year on year
    Numbers fell short of September 2014's strongest volume in the port's history
  • China Ocean Shipbuilding to buy carpark operator
    Acquisition is in line with the group's aim to diversify its existing business activities
  • St Lawrence Seaway volumes drop 12%
    Dry bulk shipments were up by 8% over 2014 but liquid bulk posted an 11% fall
  • Mersey Maritime confirms Shirling-Rooke as boss
    Successor to Jim Teasdale had already been acting chief executive for a year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2015
  • Mombasa government seeks more fees from port users
    The Mombasa County government is trying to extract more fees from users of the Port of Mombasa at two points in the supply chain, which would further drive up shipping costs in East Africa's largest container gateway. The county government is seeking an additional $97 for every "branded" container and $29...
  • Hanjin continues divestment, sells South Korea terminal
    Hanjin Shipping, South Korea's largest container carrier, is continuing its strategy of divestment as it works to focus on the container shipping industry and improve its liquidity in a time of falling freight rates. Following the Nov. 30 divestment from its terminal operations in Gimpo, South Korea, the company will be...
  • What will IMO weight regulations mean for US exporters?
    As the industry catches is breath after the struggles on the West Coast, we are less than a year away from a potential new risk of long lines and more confusion across the U.S. That risk is the lack of clarity regarding the implementation of the IMO Solas Amendment (Chapter VI,...
  • KCS intermodal volumes, profits down in third quarter
    Falling intermodal volumes contributed to another weak quarter for Kansas City Southern Railway. KCS intermodal volumes fell 6 percent year-over-year in the third quarter, after growth slowed considerably in the quarters prior. Volume growth had fallen to just 2 percent in the second quarter of 2015 reversing a trend where volumes...
  • Crowley seeks exemption on Seafreight service contracts
    Crowley Maritime has asked asked the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission for an exemption from having to separately amend and refile approximately 500 service contracts that the carrier will assume with its recently announced acquisition of Seafreight Line. "It would be an undue burden on Crowley and the shipper parties to prepare...
  • UPS raises rates
    UPS has announced rate increases effective Dec. 28, 2015 that will raise costs for shippers using the services of the world's second-largest transportation provider. Ground service rates will increase an average of 4.9 percent, while air rates will rise an average of 5.2 percent as UPS raised rates on services like...
  • Trans-Pacific rates bounce along bottom in weak peak season
    Trans-Pacific spot rates for U.S. containerized imports showed mixed signals this week amid persistent signs of a tepid peak season for pre-holiday shipments. High inventory levels thrown out of whack by U.S. West Coast port delays earlier this year are depressing volumes during what normally is the height of the peak...
  • Overcapacity keeps trans-Atlantic rates in doldrums
    Increased vessel capacity continues to weigh on trans-Atlantic container spot rates, which this week remained near their lowest levels of the year, according to the World Container Index posted on JOC.com's Market Data Hub. Rotterdam-to-New York spot rates slipped to $2,079 per 40-foot equivalent unit from $2,095 a week ago, according...
  • Slide show: Fastest-growing global container ports
    Only one U.S. port made the JOC's list of the top 10 fastest-growing leading global container ports for 2014 - the Port of Savannah. All 10 ports on the list achieved year-over-year throughput growth of at least 10 percent. Of the JOC Top 50 world container ports, the port of...
  • Is $4B enough to solve Chicago's rail congestion?
    Credit: Richard HurdAfter more than a decade, nearly $4 billion worth of infrastructure improvements in Chicago are nearly complete. City, state and industry leaders say they are working, helping the city shake its reputation as the nation's longtime transportation bottleneck. There remain skeptics, though, that question whether any amount of capital...
  • Tuticorin Port sets up automated system to speed container movement
    Tuticorin PortShippers and ocean carriers using India's Tuticorin Port, or V.O. Chidamabaranar, may see significant productivity improvements in the coming months as logistics providers are introducing an automated system for the movement of containers to and from the harbor. The Tuticorin Container Freight Station Association this week signed an agreement with...
  • APM Terminals acquires full control of Spain's Grup Maritim
    TCV Valencia, Spain, now part of APM Terminals' portfolio.LONDON - APM Terminals has reached an agreement to buy the remaining 39 percent of Grup Maritm TCB, finalizing the $1 billion acquisition of the Spanish port operator and consolidating its position as the world's second-largest container terminal operator. The Maersk group's port...
  • Asia-Med spot rates plumbing new lows
    The Spanish Port of Algeciras.HONG KONG - Spot rates on the China-Mediterranean trade fell below $200 per 20-foot container for the first time, a level that is almost $1,000 lower than at the beginning of the year, according to the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index.The latest reading of the index showed...
  • No respite from falling volumes at Hong Kong port
    An aerial view of the container terminals in Hong Kong.HONG KONG - There was no let up for the port of Hong Kong in the month of September as container volumes fell for the 15th consecutive month.Figures just released by the Hong Kong Port Development Council show a 6.7 percent...
  • Asia-Med spot rates plumbing new lows
    The Spanish Port of Algeciras.HONG KONG - Spot rates on the China-Mediterranean trade fell below $200 per 20-foot container for the first time, a level that is almost $1,000 lower than at the beginning of the year, according to the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index.The latest reading of the index showed...
  • Long-term positives of TPP deal will be felt on trans-Pacific trade
    Vietnam's footwear production will benefit from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact.SHENZHEN - The benefits of the recently agreed Trans-Pacific Partnership on Asia-U.S. trade will not be felt immediately, but the 11-nation deal will have an impact on volumes in the longer term, according to JOC senior economist Mario Moreno.In an...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2015
  • Golar seals floater deal
    Golar LNG said its partners in a planned LNG export project in Cameroon have approved and signed the deal.
  • APM completes $1bn buy
    APM Terminals has struck an agreement to purchase the remaining 39% of rival terminal operator Grup Maritim TCB, cementing a $1bn takeover.
  • Hapag fills IPO book
    German container line said to have also covered overallotments on listing.
  • Incat adds 300 jobs
    Australian shipbuilder Incat is taking on another 300 workers as it tackles its 11-ship orderbook.
  • GOGL: not us
    John Fredriksen's Golden Ocean Group (GOGL) is not the buyer of the 115,000-dwt bulker Chiara (built 2011).
  • Cosco's Deng in new role
    Cosco Pacific has made a change in its executive director team that will see Jinhua Feng resign from his position.
  • Fortescue: demand strong
    Australian miner Fortescue Metals says demand for its iron ore remains strong despite weakening steel markets in China.
  • Wessels opts for LNG
    Wessels Reederei of Germany is changing the propulsion system on one of its boxships from heavy fuel oil to LNG.
  • Wessels gets into gas
    German owner uses state grant to retrofit boxship with LNG propulsion; more to follow.
  • Golden oldies?
    Or tarnished antiques? Safe as ships and strategies for survival in a soft market.
  • Thenamaris eyes S&P score
    Greek owner Thenamaris could be set for a tidy profit on an aframax tanker it bought only last year.
  • Cathay limits liability
    The Singapore high court has protected a domestic tug owner in a row with Wan Hai Lines over lost containers.
  • Paulli joins Frontline
    Former ST Shipping executive takes on senior post with John Fredriksen company in Singapore.
  • TT-Line at record high
    Australian ro-ro company TT-Line has posted record annual freight figures.
  • Farstad gets busy
    Oslo-listed offshore vessel owner wins series of contracts shortly after announcing five lay-ups.
  • Daiichi in $60.3m sale
    Debt-ridden shipowner Daiichi Chuo has sold off one of its prized shipping assets to a rival Japanese owner.
  • Younger capes scrapped
    Average ages of capesize bulkers sent for demolition has slipped below that of VLCCs for the first time in a number of years as the markets experience contrasting fortunes.
  • Petrobras wants PSVs
    Brazilian oil company Petrobras has issued a new tender for offshore vessels despite cancelling existing charters.
  • DeepOcean fixes newbuild
    Norwegian owner DeepOcean has won a second contract for its new cable-layer.
  • Golar on notice
    Nasdaq tells listed partnership it must replace ex-audit committee director Kate Blankenship.
  • Cheap oil lifts Rotterdam
    Europe's largest port is the latest company to benefit from the lower price of crude.
  • Exxon Valdez case closed
    The US and the State of Alaska have opted not to recover additional damages from Exxon Mobil in relation to the Exxon Valdez spill.
  • Where's China's spending?
    Chinese lending is surging but construction projects that help fuel bulker fixtures are not matching the growth as hoped, an analyst said.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2015
  • APMT to acquire 100% of Grup Maritim TCB
  • Seago Line launches seasonal Black Sea reefer service
  • Carriers terminate Asia-Oceania loop
  • Japan, South Korea market share hurt by SE Asia container growth
  • CBP to hold Trade Symposium in Baltimore
  • AlixPartners: Some carriers struggling to pay for capex, debt
  • Port of L.A. box volumes decline in September
  • UPS announces 2016 rate hikes
  • Report: Big data saving some carriers $4k annually per truck
  • Spot container rates rise 6.5% despite Asia-Europe decline
  • Shipco Transport opens two new branches
  • SingPost to purchase second U.S. e-commerce logistics provider

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2015
  • MFM technology will make Singapore market fairer
    'I hope players who don't care about reputation will leave.'
  • EU accused of confusion over scrubbers
    Shipowners representative claims EU is always seeking to add to international regulations.
  • New quick test for cat fines
    Allows testing onboard to make sure fuels with damaging cat fines don't enter the fuel system.
  • Bunker grade IFO is 'highly toxic waste'
    European parliament transport official says failure to establish EU wide ECA is a matter of 'sincere regret'.
  • Malik bolsters operations with new office, new hire
    Business has been 'expanding rapidly'.
  • UK terminal completes upgrade
    More storage capacity for fuel oil.
  • New lube compatible with 'range of sulphur levels'
    Total Lubmarine says sea trial results are 'very promising'.
  • Failed pirate attack could have been 'largest' fuel oil heist
    Fuel oil cargo valued at $21 million, according to Platts Bunkerworld prices.
  • Upgraded bunkering facility opens in the UK
    Terminal claims to be the 'second largest fuelling facility to the west of Greater London'.
  • Brightoil: Hopes up on e-commerce platform
    Brightoil Online will create a new petroleum consumption model, says CEO.
  • Total Lubmarine: 'Next generation' lube planned for 2016
    Cylinder oil compatible with marine fuels of different sulphur levels on new engines, says spokesman.
  • Norway tests 'very promising' vessel communications tool
    Exercise involved vessels and a plane responding to an oil on water test.
  • Crude declines as US stockpiles surge
    Inventories climbed 7.56 million barrels last week, the most since April.

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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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