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April 23, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • UASC's South America loop now calls at DP World's London Gateway
  • German train drivers stage 66-hour strike - to cost US$107 million daily
  • Taiwan March exports up 16.7pc to US, beating analysts' expectations
  • CN quarterly profit up 28pc to US$574.2 million as revenues rise 15pc
  • Canadian Pacific profit up 25.9pc to US$260 million as revenues rise 10p
  • Kansas City Southern profit up 8pc to US$101 million, but revenue down 1pc
  • Blessed with deep water, KPCT looks set to blossom on India's east coast
  • Viking box train adds Georgian Railways linking Baltic to Black Sea
  • Single-hull Nigerian cabotage tankers reprieved, grandfathered till 2021
  • TNT opens Sydney 'super hub' with 'Australia's first auto parcel sorter'
  • Frankfurt airport quarterly cargo volume falls 2pc to 511,355 tonnes
  • Qantas resumes five weekly Perth-Singapore weekly flights from June 26
  • E-freight workshop pushes for wider adoption in Thailand

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 22, 2015
  • JSW Jaigarh Port crosses another milestone by handling Capesize vessel
  • North Gate Facility launched at Chennai Port
  • RAS Infraport facilitates handling of steel & project cargo at Kandla Port
  • Ship operators warned as Yemeni ports hit by war
  • CONCOR introduces shuttle service between Chennai Port & ICD-TNPM
  • Transporters hit by unseasonal rains as rentals fall by 4 pc
  • India faces $110 bn shortage to deliver basic infra, says WEF report
  • China's March exports down 15 pc
  • World's growth potential may lag for years: IMF

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Major fleet makeover underway
  • Energy efficient MANs added to fleet
  • Aliança's cabotage fleet continues to grow
  • 3...2...1...Logismed under starter's orders
  • Braemar names ports and harbours director
  • Swiss holding drone trials
  • Rhein Cargo fared even better in 2014
  • Shipping schedule reliability improving, but...
  • Seko Logistics optimizes JLR's return shipments
  • Australia investing in ATMS
  • DNV GL launches Singapore service centre
  • BP exhibition opens with IAG Cargo support
  • OOIL: merger with NOL unlikely

IHS Maritimeweb site
APRIL 22, 2015
  • Cargo owners warned to tackle box weight issues now
    Start now to plan weight certification and reporting procedures to ensure compliance with the IMO's new provisions for container weight verification, cargo owners were advised on 22 April. The deputy chairman of Hamburg Freight Forwarders' Association VHSp, Willem van der Schalk, who is also a
  • Svitzer sees salvage merger with Titan as best fit of strengths
    Svitzer, the towage and salvage company in AP Moller-Maersk (APM) group of Copenhagen, sees the merger of its salvage business with Titan, which is part of the US-based Crowley group, as the best fit of strengths of both parties. For the Danish company, it also means reaching an ambition to
  • Reederei NSB completes first Panamax widening project
    Panamax containerships are difficult to employ in today's competitive market. To ensure and extend the profitable operation of these ships, Reederei NSB developed a concept to widen a containership rather than lengthen it. Widening, the first of its kind worldwide, increases the teu capacity by
  • BP sums up its response to Deepwater disaster
    BP CEO Bob Dudley reflected on the company's response to the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in a keynote speech at CERAWeek in Houston, Texas, on 21 April. He confirmed that the company had spent USD44 billion in response to the 2010 disaster in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 crewman and
  • CSBC to deliver 16 ships in 2015
    China Shipbuilding Corporation (CSBC), Taiwan's largest shipbuilder, will deliver 16 newbuilds in 2015, the highest level since 2008, said CSBC president Chen Feng-lin on 17 April. Eleven newbuilds will be delivered by Kaohsiung yard and five by Keelung yard. Among these, three newbuilds by
  • Dolphin Group issues private placement shares
    Dolphin Group, the Oslo-listed geophysical services provider to the oil and gas industries, has completed a private placement of shares. Investors purchased 70 million new shares at a price of NOK2.05 (USD0.25) per share. "The consummation of the Private Placement is conditional upon the
  • Lysblink Seaways to be scrapped
    DFDS Seaways has confirmed that its 7,409 gt cargo vessel Lysblink Seaways, which grounded in northwest Scotland on 18 February, is to be recycled. After passing through the Sound of Mull en route from Belfast to Skogn with a load of paper, the ship failed to make a course change and hit rocks near
  • Ocean Yield raises cash for five-year bond issue
    Ocean Yield, the listed Norwegian company that invests in ships for long-term charter to third parties, has raised NOK1.0 billion (USD126 million) in an issue of five-year unsecured bonds. "Ocean Yield ASA has successfully completed a new unsecured bond issue of NOK 1,000 million with maturity date
  • Yingkou Port Liability plans takeover of piers
    Shanghai-listed Yingkou Port Liability plans to take over two products and chemical piers and rent other terminal assets at Yingkou port from its parent Yingkou Port Group. The two products and chemical piers are located in the Bayuquan port area of Yingkou port, with capacity for 20,000 dwt
  • New LME warehouse in Kaohsiung port open for tender
    A new public warehouse of London Metal Exchange (LME) in the Port of Kaohsiung's Free Trade Zone (FTZ), Taiwan, was put out to tender, and bids will be open in early May, stated Taiwan International Port (TIPC). The lease tender for the public warehouse in the new Nanxing FTZ of Kaohsiung Port was
  • Air strikes stop, but more Yemeni ports fall to al-Qaeda
    Saudi Arabia announced yesterday that it was suspending its air campaign in Yemen because it had "achieved its military goals", the government said. The 10-nation Saudi-led coalition began its 'Decisive Storm' aerial bombardment against Houthi rebels on 26 March, provoking a major humanitarian
  • Migrant boat crews arrested
    The captain of a migrant vessel that capsized late on Saturday night has been charged with mass homicide and causing a shipwreck for his part in the deaths of several hundred people who drowned in the Mediterranean. Tunisian national Mohammed Ali Malek was in charge of a 20m fishing trawler that
  • Singapore works to ease navigating straits
    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has started developing a new-generation vessel traffic management system to enable smooth and efficient navigation in the Singapore Strait. This was announced by MPA chairman Lucien Wong at the International Chemical and Oil Pollution Conference
  • Scorpio Bulkers sells seven newbuilds
    Scorpio Bulkers continues to whittle down its enormous orderbook in the face of depressed rates, selling seven newbuild contracts for USD290 million. On 21 April the Emanuele Lauro-chaired company sold three Capesize newbuilds by Daewoo Mangalia in Romania for deliveries in 4Q15 to 2Q16, a
  • Compatriot company to acquire RSHI shipyard
    A Chinese company listed on a stock exchange in China has been identified as a potential purchaser to acquire relevant assets and liabilities of Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries, a key shipyard owned by China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group (RSHI). RSHI is further negotiating with the potential
  • Sewol salvage planned for September
    Work to hoist capsized ferry Sewol could begin in September, said South Korea's Ministry of Public Safety and Security on 22 April, after a meeting with relevant government agencies. The ministry was formed in November 2014 to take over the work of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and Korea
  • AVIC to acquire Shanghai Catic Industrial for $33.3m
    Singapore-listed shipbuilding and trading company AVIC International Maritime Holdings has entered into sale and purchase agreement to acquire logistics company Shanghai Catic Industrial for SGD45 million (USD33.3 million). Currently, Shanghai Catic Industrial's equity is held by AVIC Investment at
  • Sembcorp Marine secures $41.4m contract
    Singaporean offshore services provider Sembcorp Marine has secured the floating storage and offloading (FSO) conversion contract worth SGD56 million (USD41.4 million) from Teekay for the Gina Krog field in the North Sea. The contract was signed by Sembawang Shipyard, a wholly owned subsidiary of
  • Bulker scrappings hit record high in March
    The demolitions of dry bulk carriers hit a monthly record high in March, an analyst revealed. Speaking at Sea Asia on 21 April, Braemar ACM shipping analyst Peter Malpas revealed that over 5 million dwt of dry bulk tonnage was scrapped in March. "If I look at the total amount of scrapping in the

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 22, 2015
  • John Deere blames carrier alliances for 'unpleasant' supply chain headaches
  • Michael Schaecher set to leave CEVA after just one year as COO
  • Matternet meets Matterhorn as Swiss World Cargo readies for drone trial
  • West African shippers forced to gamble as port reliability fails to improve

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 22, 2015
  • Another day, another bulker grounding
  • Justice gives nod to Pasha acquisition of Horizon's Hawaii business
  • Marine Hydraulics gets $9.8 million for USS Cole SRA
  • Great Lakes Shipyard drydocks Miller Boat Line ferry
  • May Ship Repair starts construction of mini tanker
  • Eastern launches first of two MPSVs for HOS
  • Forebody launched for new Rand self-unloader
  • Shipbuilders stage annual fly-in on Washington
  • Damen Galati lays keels for two Atlantic Towing PSVs

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 22, 2015
  • Port of Portland project receives Environmental Protection Agency grant
  • Coast Guard aborts mission following strike from laser
  • FMC Earth Day honor goes to Crowley Maritime
  • ATA truck tonnage index up during month of March
  • Braemar taps Tim Lewis as Ports & Harbors director

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 22, 2015
  • KGs back within three years, says Hansa Treuhand
    But higher thresholds and tougher rules will elbow out smaller investors, according to Hermann Ebel
  • Arms race of ultra large containerships will not end, says OOIL
    Bigger ships have become a must for carriers to compete with their rivals
  • Ferry operators seek go-ahead to restart US-Cuba services
    United Caribbean Lines is among handful of companies to apply for a licence
  • Aronnax: A new ship type is born
    All hail the giant deepsea mining vessel, set to help reap rare and expensive metals from the seabed
  • German shipowners call for massive expansion of Mediterranean rescue efforts
    Berlin and EU urged to step up support for merchant shipping and Italian coastguard as migrant numbers swell to unprecedented numbers
  • Standardised box shipping contract launched
    Global Shippers' Forum and BIMCO launch their Servicecon agreement at the Global Liner Shipping Conference
  • Nanjing Tanker declares success of court-ordered restructuring
    Tanker arm of Sinotrans & CSC returns to black for first quarter while selling 19 VLCCs
  • ICS and green lobby groups battle over eco-ship claims
    War of words over impact of EEDI and how to improve shippings CO2 footprint heats up
  • Carriers continue to struggle with African schedule reliability
    SeaIntel study shows little improvement in schedule and container delivery in past three years
  • Rongsheng changes name, plays game over suitor's identity
    Takeover from Yangzijiang ruled out for now as CSSC unit comes under spotlight
  • Farstad's new man backs out of job
    Finn Amund Norbye accepts job, then turns it down after second thoughts
  • NSB in industry first with widening of panamax boxship trio
    Three ships chartered to MSC are being expanded from 4,860 teu to 6,300 teu in pioneering project
  • West Africa to Asia fixtures add spice to VLCCs
    West Africa and South America fixtures to Asia rise, changing face of very large crude carrier industry
  • BHP Billiton puts key Port Hedland project on hold
    Miner says there is no rush to boost capacity at Australia's largest iron ore terminal
  • Hapag-Lloyd boss endorses Daily Maersk concept
    Habben Jansen blames failure of innovative product on shipper inconsistency over what they are wiling to pay for
  • Bad weather still affecting New South Wales ports
    Kembla remains closed, while entrance to Newcastle is still restricted
  • Banks favour eco-ships
    HSH Nordbank and KFW-Ipex Bank say eco-ships are less risky loan investments and confirm two-tier market

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 22, 2015
  • Ports welcome US advances in cybersecurity
    WASHINGTON - Progress is being made to protect the U.S. maritime industry from cyberattacks that could sabotage a container terminals cranes and allow organized crime to import illegal drugs undetected. U.S. government and the larger international response to the threat of cyberattacks have been found lacking by industry insiders and analysts. But that's...
  • Truckload rates rise 5 percent in March, intermodal prices slip
    A key measure of truckload pricing shot up 5.1 percent year-over-year in March and rose 2.3 percent from February, an indication freight demand and transport costs were rising at the end of the first quarter, despite widespread reports of slower U.S. economic growth. The Cass Truckload Linehaul Index, a measure of...
  • Domestic intermodal growth helps drive CP to record profit
    Amid investors' furor over the decline in crude shipments hauled by Canadian Pacific Railway in the first quarter were signs that the railroad's domestic intermodal push is gaining traction and CP is emboldened to make a stronger play for ocean container business. A 4.8 percent increase in total intermodal traffic helped...
  • Southeastern Freight Lines Receives Lowe's Top Carrier Award for the 8th Straight Year
    LEXINGTON, S.C. (April 22, 2015) - Southeastern Freight Lines, the leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, has been named Lowe's 2014 LTL Carrier of the Year. In addition, Southeastern also received Lowe's Platinum Service Award for 2014, which is the highest award designation possible for the home improvement...
  • Kraft Foods Recognizes C.H. Robinson for Exceptional Service and Capacity
    EDEN PRAIRIE, MN, (April 22, 2015) - At its annual carrier conference in February, Kraft Foods honored C.H. Robinson with their "2014 Partnership Award," noting the logistics company's ability to find capacity and offer innovative solutions to manage incremental freight.With extreme weather conditions and capacity issues complicating the logistics and...
  • Introducing the Key Staff at Aura Freight Time Shipping, UAE
    We are pleased to introduce Aura Freight Time Shipping LLC as a new Cargo Connections member representing the UAE. They are located in Dubai and are FIATA members. Their main services include: Freight Forwarding (Air & Sea); Shipping Agency; Customs Clearance & Brokerage. Please click here to download the Aura Freight...
  • 3PL Provider Sunset Transportation expands leadership team to support growth and enhance customer services
    ST. LOUIS, April 22, 2015 - Sunset Transportation, a St. Louis-based third party logistics provider, announced the expansion of its leadership team with the appointment of Craig Marton as president and COO. Sunset founder, Jim Williams, will become chairman and CEO. This new leadership appointment supports Sunset's double-digit growth over the...
  • Diversions, new services put Wilmington port on track for record year
    Wilmington port is on track for a record year in container volume, due in part to a slew of new services connecting North Carolina to Asian markets and some diversions from the U.S. West Coast. Port congestion on the East Coast - the kind seen in Virginia, for example, over the...
  • As economy slows, truckload carrier Werner gains speed
    Werner Enterprises didn't slow down for the "soft patch" the U.S. economy slipped into during the first quarter. The truckload carrier today said it increased revenue 1 percent year over year to $495.7 million in the quarter, and raised net profit 61 percent to $23.1 million. Despite slower growth in manufacturing...
  • US regulators lift obstacle to Horizon Lines breakup, sale
    The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has removed the last major obstacle to the breakup and sale of Horizon Lines and a major restructuring of domestic ocean services between the West Coast and Hawaii and Alaska. The FTC cleared the acquisition of Horizon's Hawaii service, by Pasha Group, the market's No. 3...
  • Ocean cargo, logistics elevate Panalpina first-quarter earnings
    Panalpina's earnings jumped 10 percent in the first quarter as a market-beating increase in ocean container volumes more than offset sluggish growth in air freight. The Swiss global logistics and freight forwarding group booked a consolidated profit of 19.6 million francs ($20.27 million), compared with 17.6 million francs in the first...
  • Marad reminds US shipbuilders about cargo preference rules
    The U.S. Maritime Administration has reminded U.S. shipbuilders they must use U.S.-flag ships to carry at least half of the foreign-sourced components they use to build vessels with aid from federal loan guarantees. Marad's advisory comes as maritime industry supporters fight efforts to weaken cargo preference programs that require U.S.-flag vessels...
  • Service, equipment issues slow KCS intermodal growth
    Kansas City Southern Railway is scaling back its outlook for intermodal growth this year after service and equipment issues hampered the railroad's ability to boost first-quarter domestic and cross-border traffic. Equipment shortages, maintenance track work, a fierce winter storm that hit the Dallas area, and service issues rippling from the railroads...
  • Imports and Exports Made Easier with Global Trade Management Software
    A recent Supply Chain Insights survey found that GTM software yields a clear return on investment and high level of satisfaction. In fact, 67% of respondents reported a ROI of thirteen months. The resulting report, Imports and Exports Made Easier with Global Trade Management Software, takes a closer look at: How effectively respondents are...
  • German rail freight transport stalls as strike enters second day
    Rail freight transport has ground to a halt across Germany as a strike by locomotive engineers against Deutsche Bahn, the state-owned railway, enters its second day. The strike, by members of the militant GDL union, in pursuit of higher wages and a shorter working week, is the seventh stoppage in 10...
  • Robust US-bound exports help Japan swing to trade surplus
    Japan posted a monthly trade surplus for the first time in nearly three years in March, as exports grew on the back of a weaker yen, led by robust U.S.-bound shipments, while imports tumbled due largely to lower oil prices. Japan's exports to the rest of the world rose for the...
  • India, Bangladesh update sea trade pact
    India and Bangladesh agreed to extend an earlier protocol dealing with "inland water transit and trade" cooperation between the two countries, with provision for automatic renewal in line with a proposed amendment to the Bangladesh-India trade agreement, the Indian Ministry of Shipping said in a written statement. The declaration said the decision followed...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 22, 2015
  • Rand bulker grounds
    A Rand Logistics bulk carrier has run aground off the US state of Michigan.
  • MSC sticks with Miami
    MSC Cruises is planning to return to year-round cruising from Miami in November, the cruise line said today.
  • Orion capesize fixed
    A capesize owned by Orion Bulkers of Germany has found period work at above the present spot market level.
  • Juno comes unstuck
    A Polish Steamship (Polsteam) is sailing under its own power to Toronto two days after running aground in the St Lawrence Seaway.
  • TEN lines up offering
    Greece's Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) is planning a share sale to raise cash for possible vessel purchases.
  • Mols-Linien optimistic
    After posting its first annual profit in seven years, Denmark's Mols-Linien has raised its forecast for 2015.
  • BW LPG downgraded
    Clarksons Platou Securities has downgraded shares in VLGC giant BW LPG following a strong run for the stock.
  • Vitol: no new lows
    Oil prices have already reached their low point this year, according to trading giant Vitol's chief Ian Taylor.
  • Tung cools merger talk
    OOCL chairman CC Tung has downplayed talk of a merger with Singapore's NOL.
  • Norbye rejects Farstad
    Finn Amund Norbye has declined Farstad Shipping's offer to take over as chief commercial officer, surprising the market for the second time in five months.
  • Spill bulker released
    A Greek bulker blamed for an oil spill off Canada has been released by the Canadian coast guard.
  • HIT's profit halved
    Indonesia's Humpuss Intermoda Transportasi (HIT) has seen its annual profit for 2014 squeezed despite an increase in revenue.
  • Cosco Corp wins FPSO deal
    Cosco Corporation (Singapore) has won a $95m floating production storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) conversion contract.
  • No pain, no gain
    Scorpio Bulkers may have to shoulder losses following the sale of a series of newbuildings but analysts tracking the company say any pain will be worthwhile.
  • More widening to come?
    Germany's Reederei NSB is offering to supervise widening work for other boxship owners as work progresses on its own vessels in China.
  • Precious focuses on ultras
    Thailand's Precious Shipping is planning to sell or scrap some of its oldest handymaxes to make room for its big newbuilding programme of ultramaxes.
  • Arms ship set for Cuba
    A Cosco ship that was found carrying undeclared ammunition has been ordered to sail from Colombia to Cuba for safety reasons.
  • GSL splashes excess cash
    New York-listed Global Ship Lease (GSL) is spending spare cash on a bond buyback worth up to $20m.
  • Rongsheng sale closer
    The former China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group has edged nearer to selling its loss-making shipyard operations.
  • Ocean Yield's NOK 1bn bond
    Ocean Yield has raked in NOK 1bn ($127m) from its visit to the Norwegian bond market.
  • Vopak earnings soar
    Dutch tank terminals group Vopak has increased first quarter earnings as revenue rose.
  • Vympel wins survey ship
    Russia's Vympel Shipyard has won a state order to build a small hydrographic survey vessel for the country's defence ministry.
  • Capital banks $133m
    Nasdaq-listed Capital Product Partners (CPP) has raised $133m from its latest share sale.
  • Banks prefer eco-ships
    HSH Nordbank and KfW IPEX-Bank are said to be using energy-efficiency data in making ship investment and financing decisions.
  • Skuld recruits March
    Skuld has named Nicholas March as the new head of its Singapore office, the marine insurance company has confirmed.
  • Teekay selects SMM
    Teekay has selected Sembcorp Marine to convert one of its shuttle tankers into an FSO in a deal worth SGD 56m ($41.2m).
  • Thigpen joins Transocean
    Transocean has named Jeremy D Thigpen as its new chief executive. He takes up the post effective immediately.
  • GulfMark shares drop
    GulfMark saw its stock drop a further 15% in value Tuesday after the company painted a depressed outlook for the sector.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 22, 2015
  • TAPA report finds three high value cargo thefts a day in Europe
  • Hamburg Süd resumes Oakland calls
  • Profits up 10% at Panalpina
  • MarAd offers funds to help with conversion of ship to LNG
  • CP reports record Q1 financial results
  • ATA: Seasonally adjusted truck tonnage index up 1.1% in March
  • Tech Bytes: Descartes and MatchBack Systems
  • Service Announcements: China Railway Import and Export Co. and Kerry Logistics, DB Schenker Rail UK, MacGregor, and Lincoln Equities Group
  • Executive Moves: Norfolk Southern, UTi and Cambridge Systematics
  • NYK president says company will continue logistics push

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 22, 2015
  • 'Further improvements needed' in natural gas technology
    Methane slip a 'serious problem', says North American natural gas industry hub.
  • Libyan port reopens
    As Hariga port workers resolve pay dispute.
  • BP: High standards key to healthy industry
    Singapore bunker operation sees growth ahead.
  • OW Bunker: Bank in move to start collecting outstanding debt
    However, it is unclear whether the agreement will actually lead to the recovery of cash owing from shipowners.
  • Trident Alliance: Start debate on enforcing global sulphur cap
    Industry needs to get the ball rolling on methods, says alliance head.
  • Case for scrubbers is 'not yet strong enough'
    But Lloyd's Register says 2018 could be a key date.
  • Global bunker consumption set to rise, says analyst
    'Over the last decade, demand has been restrained by high bunker costs.'
  • Banks line up behind 'eco' tonnage
    German ship finance players say eco-ships constitute less risk.
  • Caribbean oil terminal plan put on hold
    Government has given 'no commitment' on project, official says.
  • Container ship operator buys fuel-saving tool
    To 'optimise' fuel efficiency across fleet.
  • BP Singapore wins MPA bunker award
    Recognition was presented at the Singapore International Maritime Awards 2015.
  • New fuel-saving engine technology enters market
    Device claims up to 20% fuel savings on boxships.
  • Industry split on future of shipping
    Impact of low freight rates, oil prices and over-tonnage topics of discussion at conference.
  • Myanmar port plan to get green light
    Development deal expected to be signed in June.

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Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
London
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
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
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
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
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Arrival ports by:
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
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