testata inforMARE
Cerca
31 July 2025 - Year XXIX
Independent journal on economy and transport policy
01:28 GMT+2
LinnkedInTwitterFacebook
BRIEFS
April 22, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • 6,600-TEU Susan Maersk runs aground in Suez Canal, delaying traffic
  • All dockers in US west coast ILWU union to vote on contract May 22
  • 90pc of ships on Asia-Europe route are losing money, says Drewry
  • Clearing backlog produces record box throughputs at LA-Long Beach
  • NYK to fix focus on logistics rather than containership operations
  • Hanjin Heavy to build 3 of world's largest box ships for CMA CGM
  • Hapag orders 5 Hyundai 10,500-TEU reefer ships to ply Panama region
  • Top 50 logistics firms sales grow mostly through acquisitions in 2014
  • US Federal Maritime Commission permits terminal, carrier, shipper talks
  • UK urges more care from online retailers after fines levied for acid burns
  • Transport group wants US truck safety scores posted by FMCSA removed
  • Low oil and currency fluctuation bring volatility to Europe-UK road rates
  • US, Chinese off-road vehicle sellers fined for emission standards failure
  • Latest edition of Admiralty Manual of Seamanship from Nautical Institute
  • Cargolux forms JV with Oman Air to share capacity, develop Muscat airport
  • Singapore groundhandler SATS to improve Changi Airport's cargo handling
  • Finnair expands codeshare with airberlin, Niki to extend southern range

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 21, 2015
  • Bill for declaring 101 waterways as National Waterways to be introduced in current session of Parliament
  • CaroTrans enhances direct service portfolio from US to Northern Europe
  • Maharashtra toconcentrate on water transport development, will develop ports: CM
  • Segregation of Dangerous Goods in Port Areas
  • VSAs further exempted from CCI purview
  • Mega ports trend failing the global supply chain, says Peel Ports official
  • Mumbai Port Trust celebrates Civil Services Day
  • CIL curtails coal imports as power plants prefer to ship their own
  • Sugar exports fail to pick up despite govt subsidies
  • TUFS for textiles sector to be reintroduced

International Transport Journalweb site
  • A silver lining looming
  • Major stake in SNCB Logistics sold to Swiss investor
  • Scania strengthens position in European market
  • China Railway and Kerry Logistics team up
  • Dunkirk - northern Europe's grain gateway
  • Seafast sails off with Queen's award
  • Cologne airport's cargo business goes to Wisskirchen
  • Record results for railfreight transport
  • Tiaca: yes to phased approach for advance data regulations
  • Jim Jackson welcomed to Tiaca hall of fame
  • Confirmation at last: HL orders five newbuilds
  • Facelift for Uzbekistan's railway
  • Steep rise in throughput at Long Beach

IHS Maritimeweb site
APRIL 21, 2015
  • GasLog tightens BG ties
    NYSE-listed GasLog will charter up to nine LNG carrier newbuildings to the BG Group, which is in the process of being acquired by Royal Dutch Shell. GasLog announced on 21 April that BG will charter three previously ordered newbuildings for an average of 9.5 years, commencing in mid-2018 and early
  • Small tankers still vulnerable in SE Asia
    One coastal tanker is hijacked every two weeks on average in Southeast Asia, the latest piracy report from the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has warned. "The frequency of these hijackings in Southeast Asia is an increasing cause for concern. There's a risk that the attacks and violence could
  • US senator urges export ban lifting
    The ban on US crude oil exports is "a sanction on itself", US senator Lisa Murkowski told delegates at the opening day of CERAWeek. The senior senator for Alaska, who is chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said it was wrong to negotiate the lifting of sanctions on Iranian
  • Demographic dilemma for Big Oil
    Oil companies struggling to come to terms with a low oil price environment are facing two critical issues: how to respond to plunging revenues and how to retain skilled engineers. Stephen Chazen, president and CEO of Occidental Petroleum, acknowledged at CERAWeek on 20 April that the oil industry
  • Pan Ocean to raise USD785 million
    South Korean bulker operator Pan Ocean is to raise KRW850 billion (USD785 million) through the issuance of 340 million shares in a paid-in capital increase. The shares, worth KRW2,500 each, would be bought by Cheil Holdings and Poseidon2014, which would take 272 million shares and 68 million shares
  • Oil majors see low price environment
    Falling oil price is part of the business cycle, "not oil Armageddon or the end of fossil fuels," believes Shaikh Nawaf Al-Sabah, CEO of Kuwait Petroleum Exploration Company. He told a CERAWeek opening plenary session that low prices are the new normal that will extend into the medium term. "Oil
  • Ocean Yield plans bond issue
    Ocean Yield, the listed Norwegian company that invests in ships and offshore assets it charters for third parties, said it is contemplating issuing a bond. "Ocean Yield ASA is contemplating the issuance of new unsecured bonds in the Nordic bond market with maturity in May 2020," the company said in
  • Carnival cruise ship forced to ride out storm as Sydney port shuts
    Carnival cruise ship Carnival Spirit has been unable to dock in the Port of Sydney due to severe storms affecting the New South Wales region. Reports have Sydney Harbour, Port Botany and Port Kembla declared closed from about 8 am on Tuesday, for a period of up to 48 hours. Operations at the Port of
  • 'Unified' EU to take military action in the Mediterranean
    The European Union (EU) has announced that it will launch a "civil and military" offensive in the Mediterranean Sea to "systematically capture and destroy" vessels used by people smugglers. Part of a 10-point plan jointly announced by European Commission vice-president Federica Mogherini and
  • DS Torm restructuring agreement wins 92% support
    A restructuring agreement has been signed by the board of DS Torm, the listed Danish product tanker and dry bulk shipping group and Oaktree Capital Management and lenders holding in aggregate 92% of Torm's existing loan facilities by value. "Torm is confident that the company will achieve the
  • Thai fire ferry had no safety breaches say investigators
    Investigators continue to probe the cause of a fire on Ao Nang Princess 5 as Thailand tightens rules on ship safety. The ferry caught fire on 8 April en route from Krabi to Phuket with 116 passengers on board. All but one, a 12-year-old Israeli girl, was rescued. The number of passengers was within
  • Grounded freighter in St Lawrence River blocks traffic
    The US Coast Guard and Seaway Development Corp are investigating the grounding on 20 April of the Juno, a 621ft bulk carrier operated by Polsteam, near the American section of the Thousand Islands Bridge in the St Lawrence River. Shipping was halted in the area while officials from the coastguard
  • Mexico touts Gulf port expansion
    Mexico's top port official expects energy sector reforms to fuel a surge in growth at ports along the country's Gulf coast. Guillermo Ruiz de Teresa, general co-ordinator of Mexican Ports and Merchant Marine, said deepwater offshore oil contracts could do for Gulf of Mexico ports what the container
  • Maersk Drilling boss: Oil production costs the problem, not prices
    A rebound in oil prices is meaningless unless production costs come down, said Maersk Drilling CEO Claus Hemmingsen. Speaking at Sea Asia 2015 in Singapore on 21 April, Hemmingsen said, "Oil companies' profits cracked when oil prices fell from USD110 to USD100 a barrel. "So in the offshore
  • Private school registration revoked over errant diplomas
    Kings International Business School (KIBS), a private education institution (PEI) in Singapore, will have its registration cancelled for issuing errant diplomas to several of its students, the Council for Private Education (CPE) announced on 21 April. The CPE found that KIBS had offered and awarded
  • Singapore minister: Prepare for Asia's growth
    Singapore's transport minister Lui Tuck Yew said on 21 April that the maritime community must respond to the growth of shipping in Asia and prepare itself to ride on the many opportunities this will bring. Speaking at the opening ceremony of Sea Asia 2015, one of the events in Singapore Maritime
  • TMSC back to black in 2014
    Shanghai-listed container carrier Tianjin Marine Shipping (TMSC) returned to the black in 2014 on reversal of write-down for disputed funds. TMSC's profit totalled CNY78.9 million (USD12.7 million) in 2014, up from a loss of CNY130.2 million in 2013, a stock filing of the company said on 21 April.
  • VLGC rates inch up as vessel supply tightens
    Freight rates to haul liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) on very large gas carriers (VLGCs) have been going up as available ships this month are being snapped out. The Baltic Exchange assessed the benchmark Arabian Gulf-Far East rate at USD88.25/tonne on 20 April, up from USD81.34/tonne on 13 April.

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 21, 2015
  • 3PLs steal sales control from carriers as shippers call for contract management
  • Container terminals are becoming 'swamped' by large alliances, warns FMC
  • 'Information tsunami' forces freight to focus on customer-centric marketing

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 21, 2015
  • Sembawang Shipyard books Gina Krog FSO conversion
  • Scorpio sells newbuilds, gets financing for Ultramax
  • BAE's Norfolk shipyard celebrates its 100th anniversary
  • NASSCO gets LCS work award worth potential $96.3 million
  • Avondale's future won't include Kinder Morgan JV
  • MAN Diesel & Turbo gets SCR Tier III Approval in Principle
  • Seaway navigation suspended after bulker grounding
  • Wärtsilä launches new series of AHTS designs
  • Big deal: Crowley, Svitzer merge salvage operations

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 21, 2015
  • General Dynamics NASSCO launches LNG-powered containership for TOTE
  • Kvichak Marine nets WETA order for two aluminum passenger ferries
  • Trio of carriers starting Asia-South America service
  • Foss celebrates christening of new Arctic Class tugboat
  • Martin Associates releases seaport economic impact study

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 21, 2015
  • Industry leaders remain upbeat about shipping market
    But lingering overcapacity still poses a threat, Singapore conference is told
  • Eastbound Asia-Europe trade to face capacity shortages over coming weeks
    Capacity withdrawals on the trade will impact eastbound shippers, according to Maersk Line
  • Lloyd Fonds seeking to buy German managing owners for equity
    KG house talking to well-known names in sector, says Torsten Teichert
  • Aframax crude tankers: the case for investment
    These 600,000-barrel tankers show notable promise despite being this week's least-impressive crude tanker performers
  • Big ship cargoes demand rethink of carrier networks, says UK port operator
    Peel Ports director calls for more even spread of cargo volumes to alleviate pressure on larger ports
  • BG agrees deal to charter up to nine new LNG carriers from GasLog
    Move comes in wake of Shell-BG merger pact
  • Shippers' calls for faster Asia-Europe services fall on deaf ears
    Top lines say there is no economic case for abandoning slow steaming
  • Grey box concept still not popular with shipping lines
    The growth of alliances has failed to change shipping lines' opinions on mass equipment-sharing arrangements
  • Hurry up and approve US LNG exports, urges ExxonMobil
    Energy supermajor vents frustration over Washington's slow approval process, warning that the US risks missing out on a global gas revolution
  • Forwarders hope to grab ocean market share
    Panalpina claims that larger shippers are increasingly turning to forwarders due to concerns about volatility and commoditisation
  • Maersk Line maps way to halt spread of commoditisation in box trades
    Steps can be taken to differentiate products, says Karsten Kildahl as he reveals that Maersk plans to launch case management tool
  • Svitzer and Crowley merge salvage operations
    Svitzer Salvage and Titan Salvage form joint venture Ardent
  • Hapag-Lloyd calls for alliances to look inland
    With industry consolidation making slow progress, the Hamburg shipping line says alliances are the best alternative
  • Severe weather closes New South Wales ports
    Botany and Jackson closed as swell off the coast of Sydney rises to 11 m
  • IMO's Sekimizu calls for tighter government co-ordination to speed up efforts to save migrants
    Update: Call comes as EU draws up a 10-point plan to reduce loss of life in the Mediterranean, which is welcomed by both ECSA and ICS

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 21, 2015
  • Truck Drivers That Typically Use 34-Hour Restart Still Sought for Safety Research Study
    WASHINGTON - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) continues to seek volunteer truck drivers who typically use a 34-hour restart period to participate in a naturalistic study of the operational, safety, health, and fatigue impacts of the federal hours-of-service restart provisions. Drivers who have volunteered to participate in...
  • YCH to support logistics growth in rapidly urbanizing Western China
    Singapore, 21 April 2015 - YCH Group, Asia Pacific's leading integrated end-to-end supply chain management and logistics partner to global MNCs and leading e-commerce companies, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Shuangliu County Municipal Government to develop a high-tech YCH DistriParkTM within the Shuangliu Aviation Economic Zone...
  • Maestri and Martínez assume new responsibilities for Norfolk Southern; Wimbush retires
    NORFOLK, Va., April 21, 2015 -- Bruno Maestri and Robert E. Martínez will assume additional responsibilities for Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC). This follows the retirement of F. Blair Wimbush, the railroad's vice president real estate and corporate sustainability officer. The changes are effective May 1, 2015. CEO Wick Moorman said...
  • Echo Global Logistics buys Command Transportation for $420 million
    Echo Global Logistics got a head start on its fast-growing competitors by acquiring Command Transportation, a $561 million truckload broker and non-asset transport operator. The $420 million deal will bring Echo's total annual revenue up to $1.73 billion, the company said. "We are taking the next step in our evolution to...
  • BMW starts to build Galveston vehicle distribution center
    BMW Group broke ground Tuesday on a vehicle distribution center at the Port of Galveston that the automaker will open next year to import and process approximately 32,000 vehicles a year. The vehicle distribution center is expected to receive its first imports early in 2016. The facility will serve 45 BMW and...
  • Portland promotes Seattle, Tacoma to keep cargo on Columbia River
    The Port of Portland, Oregon, is doing its best to keep containerized cargo moving up and down the Columbia River, even if it means encouraging freight to move to Seattle and Tacoma until the port can attract new liner services. "Our mission at the port is to promote imports and exports...
  • Legislation would hit shippers' wallets for freight grant funding
    WASHINGTON - For at least the third time in three years, Rep. Lowenthal, D-Calif., Tuesday proposed levying a user fee on shippers to help fund highway road projects. His proposal comes at a time when U.S. lawmakers are more aware of the significant investments the country's ground transportation infrastructure needs,...
  • US truck tonnage up 1.1 percent in March, as consumer confidence rises
    A key measure of freight demand shows the U.S. economy in a somewhat better light than other economic indicators such as employment and manufacturing output. The tonnage hauled by trucks on U.S. highways rose 1.1 percent in March, after falling 2.8 percent in February from January, according to the American Trucking...
  • Canceled sailings fail to stem drop in Asia-Europe rates
    Container ship lines on the Far East-North Europe trade are fighting a losing battle to halt a plunge in rates by canceling sailings, Alphaliner reports in its latest weekly newsletter. The spot-rate index of the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index fell to $399 per 20-foot-equivalent unit April 17, but some rates were...
  • Carriers benefiting from steady fall in bunker fuel prices
    Container lines continue to see their operating costs fall thanks to the steady decline in their largest cost, bunker fuel. Some of those savings are passed onto shippers through lower fuel surcharges. Click to enlargeThe average price of a metric ton of high-sulfur diesel fuel in Rotterdam in the week ending...
  • Retailers lobby for trade pacts via new study on jobs impact
    International trade supports nearly 6.9 million U.S. retail jobs, according to a study commissioned by the National Retail Federation in support of free-trade initiatives. The NRF said the report bolsters arguments for congressional renewal of trade promotion authority and for negotiation of trade agreements such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Transatlantic...
  • Campaign to deepen Brazil's Santos port gains steam
    A private sector-led campaign to lobby Brazilian authorities to allow Santos harbor to be deepened to allow the handling of larger ships is gaining momentum. The campaign, named Santos 17 because the goal is to deepen the harbor to 17 meters (55.7 feet) by 2017, has the backing of the all...
  • CN profit up 13 percent on double-digit intermodal volume gain
    Strong volume at Canada's three largest container ports helped drive Canadian National Railway's intermodal volume up 14.2 percent in the first quarter compared to the same period a year ago, another sign of how the railroad's strategy of supply chain collaboration continues to deliver. The strategy - involving strong partnerships with...
  • Pilot strikes pull down Frankfurt cargo volume
    Frankfurt airport handled 6.4 percent less freight in March than a year ago as strikes by Lufthansa pilots resulted in the cancellation of intercontinental flights. Europe's biggest air cargo hub handled 186,277 metric tons last month, for a first quarter total of 502,947 tonnes, down 2.4 percent on the same period...
  • Maersk, Crowley merge salvage businesses into Houston-based group
    Maersk and Crowley Maritime Corp. have agreed to merge their salvage businesses, Svitzer Salvage and Titan Salvage, into a new company, Ardent, which will begin operations on May 1. "The company will become an industry leader in wreck removal and emergency response," said Peter Pietka, CEO of Svitzer, who will assume...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 21, 2015
  • Scorpio confirms selloff
    Scorpio Bulkers confirmed the sales of seven newbuildings for $290m in transactions that one analyst says will lengthen its "liquidity runway" until an eventual market recovery.
  • Steering loss blamed
    A Polish Steamship (Polsteam) bulker lost steering before yesterday's grounding on the St Lawrence River near the US-Canadian border, the US Coast Guard said today.
  • Two arrests in migrant loss
    Italian authorities have arrested the captain of the migrant-laden boat involved in the weekend's deadly sinking in the Mediterranean on charges that he collided into a containership that came to help.
  • Rieber fixes crewboats
    GC Rieber Shipping has secured employment for two crewboats for the next five years.
  • Turkish ferry refloated
    The Turkish ferry Gokceada 1 has been freed from rocks after grounding on Sunday.
  • Decision due on SNCM
    A French court is due to rule on Wednesday whether bankrupt ro-pax owner SNCM is to be sold or liquidated.
  • Veteran leaves Maersk Supply
    AP Moller veteran Carsten Plougmann Andersen is set to end a near 40 year connection with the Danish owner.
  • Greek seafarer missing
    A Greek officer from a Marshall Islands-flagged bulker has been missing in Mexico for 10 days under unclear circumstances.
  • Cosco set for new normal
    Chinese giant Cosco is bracing for a continued low rate environment in the bulker and boxship markets describing the present economic climate as complicated.
  • Engine market growing
    The global marine engine market is expected to be worth $10.95bn by 2020, according to a new study.
  • SAS teams with CSSC
    Southern African Shipyards (SAS) is looking to get busier again after teaming up with a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC).
  • BG blockbuster for GasLog
    Peter Livanos-led GasLog has penned a deal with BG Group that could stretch to contracts worth in excess of $2.5bn.
  • Wartsila unveils new AHTS
    Finland's Wartsila has launched a new cost-effective design for anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTS).
  • Lysblink to be scrapped
    A DFDS ro-ro is to be demolished after being damaged in a grounding off Scotland in February.
  • Lloyd Werft satisfied
    Lloyd Werft today declared itself happy with its 2014 performance but concerned about the future of German shipbuilding.
  • Piracy surges in SE Asia
    A small coastal tanker is hijacked by pirates in South East Asia every two weeks on average, a report from the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has revealed.
  • Bulker grounds in Parana
    A Danish bulker has run aground in the Parana River in Argentina.
  • SEA-Vista nets $300m
    JPMorgan Chase has led a consortium of banks writing a $300m cheque to a Jones Act venture between Seacor and private equity partner Avista Capital Partners.
  • EU leaders urged to act
    International shipping associations have urged European leaders to deal with the humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean sea after hundreds of immigrants drowned over the past few days.
  • Pan Ocean raising $785m
    South Korean shipowner Pan Ocean has submitted a revised court rehabilitation plan that will see it reduce payments to creditors as it raises KRW 850bn ($785m) through a new share sale.
  • Ocean Yield eyes bond purse
    Ocean Yield is looking to tap the re-opening Norwegian bond market to fund further growth projects.
  • Svitzer salvage and Titan merge
    AP Moller-Maersk and Crowley Maritime Corp are merging their salvage operations to create a new market leader.
  • Nigerians ink quartet
    Nigerian investment firm LAT Clevesen (LATC) has signed up for two supply ships and two crew boats at Damen in the Netherlands.
  • China goes large
    China is plotting the building of huge mobile floating islands to support shipping and the military.
  • Meyer eyes RCCL giants
    Germany's Meyer Werft is reportedly in early talks over a massive new cruiseship order from Royal Caribbean (RCCL).
  • DESS picks Gummedal
    Deep Sea Supply has named Jon Are Gummedal as its new chief executive officer, in a statement issued Tuesday.
  • GulfMark in the red
    GulfMark Offshore has reported a first-quarter loss of $5.1m, after reporting a profit in the corresponding period a year earlier.
  • LR offloads rail arm
    Lloyd's Register Group has agreed to sell its rail division LR Rail to UK-listed company Ricardo Plc for £42.5m ($63.7m).
  • US box volumes surge
    Major US west coast container ports have reported substantial increases in throughput in March.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 21, 2015
  • North American freight volumes on the rise in March
  • Charleston, Virginia see big gains in March box volumes
  • Titan, Svitzer to merge salvage operations
  • Transpacific carrier rate goal may be 'a bridge too far'
  • Container volumes rebound at Seattle, Tacoma
  • TOTE launches new LNG ship in San Diego
  • Port of Rotterdam records strong volumes in Q1
  • TIACA urges advanced data air regulators to avoid using penalties
  • New report compares warehousing costs in 25 U.S. regions
  • Swiss WorldCargo to test drones
  • Service Announcements: Oman Air and Cargolux, Virgin Atlantic Cargo, HOYER and ClassNK
  • Echo buys Command Transportation in $420m deal
  • Executive Moves: MOL, Ameriquest Transportation and ABS Group

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 21, 2015
  • Oil trader predicts $50 crude price floor
    Vitol Group CEO expects oil will trade between $50 to $70 per barrel in late 2015.
  • Damen Shipyards hands over hybrid tug
    Vessel delivered late last month.
  • Dutch consultancy firm defends ship efficiency study
    Responds to criticisms made by ICS on Monday.
  • Sources: Saudi Aramco interested in buying VLCCs
    Sources say firm has tendered to build five VLCCs with an option for five more for 2017 delivery.
  • Trading houses prepare for Iran's return to the marrket
    Ending sanctions would lift fuel oil exports.
  • Ship responsible for Vancouver fuel spill cleared to leave
    Transport Canada taking steps to ensuring vessel does not 'further pollute while in Canadian waters'.
  • Cruise ships trigger demand in Piraeus
    Barge schedules tight through to the end of the week.
  • Singapore's LNG timetable: Minister gives early date
    Lui Tuck Yew says LNG bunkering to be introduced by 2017.
  • Mobile islands to deliver bunkers
    China thinks big on next generation floating platforms.
  • Pirate attacks 'ocurring at least every two weeks'
    'Armed gangs are targeting small coastal tankers.'
  • 'Be efficient' to meet the shipping market challenge
    Shipowners should put a premium on fuel economy.
  • Wartsila introduces fuel saving AHTS design
    New design provides a reduction of 20 to 25% in fuel consumption.
  • Scrubber company wins environmental award
    'Award recognises ME Production's ability to provide green technology that can make a difference.'
  • FOBAS introduces comprehensive fuel management 'Toolkit'
    Allows users to understand fuels from all angles including value, operational safety and emissions.
  • Baltic LNG bunker supply facility on track
    Developer seeking EU funding for project.
  • Bestobell marks milestone
    Firm records 200th order for vessel cryogenic valves.
  • Hambantota: Authorities 'desperate' to resume bunkering
    'We are now reaching out to the private sector to 'bail out' the SLPA,' official says.
  • DNV GL presents LNG-fuelled cargo ferry concept
    Concept developed as an alternative to carrying containers by truck.
  • IFO380 'still very tight' in Montevideo
    Product availability has not yet normalised, fuel trader tells Bunkerworld.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail
VAT number: 03532950106
Press Reg.: nr 33/96 Genoa Court
Editor in chief: Bruno Bellio
No part may be reproduced without the express permission of the publisher
Search on inforMARE Presentation
Feed RSS Advertising spaces

inforMARE in Pdf
Mobile