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March 24, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Singamas profit down 22pc to US$28.02 million as revenue rises 20.5pc
  • MOL hikes Madagascar, Mozambique rate US$150 per TEU April 1
  • Xiamen port profit down 13pc to US$46.3 million as revenues rise 56.8pc
  • Portland go-slows persist despite US$60,000 fine against ILWU local
  • Hungarian PM will opposed any trade deal that would ban court appeals
  • Swiss forwarder M+R Spedag Group opens new offices in Vietnam
  • Asia-Europe contracts up as carriers quit year-long deals for spot market
  • Wheeler: 10pc of USWC cargo lost to USEC in 2002 - 15pc to go in 2015
  • ICTSI to invest US$130 million to upgrade Iraq's Basra Gateway Terminal
  • FedEx quarterly profit up 53pc to US$580 million as revenue increases 4pc
  • Cut flower air supply chain reps hold lively discussions in Johannesburg
  • Russia's UTair named official carrier for Biathlon World Cup final events

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 23, 2015
  • CaroTrans expands Asia import service network
  • Growth in Indian chemical industry to benefit tank container segment: Heike Clausen, CEO of VOTG Tanktainer
  • IR Class launches high level advisory committee in UAE
  • Key issues discussed at Bhavani Shipping's Worldwide Agents' Meet 2015
  • M+R Spedag Group opens fully operational offices in Vietnam
  • NYK to implement new employment scheme for Japanese seafarers
  • SCFI rates continue downward trend
  • SHAKA EXPRESS 2 line to call Chiwan
  • HAROPA - Port of Le Havre is PERS certified
  • TT Club warns Baltic ports to protect against reputational damage
  • Yashodhan Wanage takes charge as Deputy Chairman of Mumbai Port Trust
  • India, Myanmar agree to improve trade & investment
  • INR firms up further against dollar
  • Fieo's 'India Expo' in Nairobi from March 27 to 29

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Ewals Cargo deploying mega trailers
  • Vessels Value launches new tool
  • Conference highlights transport liberalisation in EEU
  • YRCW selects general counsel and secretary
  • IR Class aims to deepen relationships with UAE
  • Sale of Toll Group now definite
  • Manston airport closure process to be reviewed
  • Uzbekistan operating Afghan rail link
  • New CEO at MAN Truck & Bus
  • DB's results waxing and waning
  • Port of Dunkirk raises intermodal profile
  • French ports certified for eco policy
  • Ploughing ahead with agenda 2020
  • TX Logistik steps up links to Scandinavia
  • Eva Air lowers curtain on MD-11F

IHS Maritimeweb site
MARCH 23, 2015
  • Euro shortsea market coming off the boil
    Short-haul bulk and breakbulk traffic in Europe appears to have slowed, putting an end to the rally in freights and vessel earnings since the start of the year. Charter enquiry for minibulkers and coasters cooled down on the European continent and in the United Kingdom last week, fuelling
  • Yangzijiang expands into non-shipping businesses
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has diversified from its core shipping business to investment in non-shipping companies. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding (JNYSCO), Yangzijiang has subscribed for 30% equity interests each in the capital of
  • Project 'VAMOS! gets under way
    Damen Dredging Equipment (DDE) is to lead the system specification and architecture phase of the 'VAMOS! (Viable Alternative Mine Operating System) project. 'VAMOS! is a new 42-month EUR12.6 million (USD13.6 million R&D programme launched to find ways to tap into the wealth of unexploited
  • Knightsbridge shares approved for secondary listing in Oslo
    Shares in Knightsbridge Shipping, the New York-listed dry bulk shipping company in John Fredriksen's business empire, have been approved for secondary listing on the Oslo Stock Exchange, the company said in a statement. However, the board of the bourse stipulated that before trading in the shares
  • New Coral Sea shipping routes proposed
    An Australian proposal to extend protection of the World Heritage Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait east into the Coral Sea will go before the IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee in May. The proposal, which was agreed to by the IMO Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications, and
  • Cruise firms replace Tunis with Valletta
    Following the 18 March terrorist attack in Tunis that left 21 people dead, MSC Cruises has decided to replace Tunis with Valletta for its western Mediterranean cruise. A spokesman for MSC in Malta said the company was dropping Tunis as a stopover for the rest of the year and chose Malta as a
  • Qingdao Port International profits up 18.5% y/y in 2014
    Hong Kong-listed Qingdao Port International, a listed unit of Qingdao Port Group, said its profits grew 18.5% year on year (y/y) to CNY1.6 billion (USD255.8 million) in 2014 due to revenue increase and cost cuts. The company's revenue also rose 5.8% y/y to CNY6.9 billion due to growth in its
  • Singamas's profits down 18.1% y/y in 2014
    Hong Kong-listed box-maker Singamas Container posted a year-on-year (y/y) fall of 18.1% in profits to USD28.0 million in 2014, due to declining average box prices. Revenues of Singamas Container, which has production facilities in China, rose 21.0% y/y to USD1.5 billion in 2014, a stock filing of
  • Bulk carrier U-Ming orders two cement carriers
    Taipei-listed bulk carrier U-Ming Marine announced on 18 March that the company has placed an order for two cement carriers. These two newbuildings will replace the old vessels of U-Ming's fleet, according to its filing to the exchange. The company stressed that the new cement carriers will be
  • Long-term growth seen for MR tankers
    The bullish run for medium-range (MR) product tankers may finally be happening, with 21% year-on-year (y/y) growth in fixtures from October 2014 to February 2015. Tanker consultancy Poten & Partners' analysis show there were 2,259 fixtures in the last five months compared with 1,869 in the year-ago
  • Pirates board two vessels off Indonesia
    Two vessels were boarded by sea robbers in succession off Indonesia, according to a report from Singapore-headquartered anti-piracy watchdog, ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC). First, a Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier, Capetan Giorgis, was boarded by four men while it was under
  • 'Founding father' of Singapore's maritime might dies
    Even after he stepped down from premiership, Lee Kuan Yew, who died aged 91 at 03:18 h local time on 23 March, firmly believed the city-state had to remain a major hub port to retain its leading position in the maritime world. As Singapore's first prime minister from 1959 to 1990, Lee led a period
  • MPA signs MOU with M1 to enhance 4G network
    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Singapore-based telecom services provider, M1, for the adoption of the 4G broadband network coverage over Singapore's port waters. Under the MOU, the two organisations will conduct research and
  • Bulker newbuilding orders plunge
    Orders for dry bulk carriers plunged 66% year on year (y/y) in February as the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) plunged to a historic low, deterring investments. Statistics compiled by Greek broker Golden Destiny show 37 bulkers of 1,928,933 dwt were ordered this February, compared to 108 ships in the same

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 23, 2015
  • NZ court fines Master who failed breathalyzer test
  • AEP ponders sale of barge subsidiary
  • Wärtsilä launches new series of LNG carrier designs

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 23, 2015
  • Port of Olympia receives Gottwald mobile harbor crane
  • Diana Shipping inks deal for $93.08 million loan
  • AAPA names recipients of top port person award
  • Bellingham Airport adding web-based parking tool
  • Trucking group calls on congress to approve use of hair testing

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 23, 2015
  • Tankers on alert as US crude storage crisis closer to breaking point
    Record crude storage levels at Cushing throw spotlight on easing the pressure through exports on tankers
  • CMA 2015: Tsakos proves a principled navigator of change
    New CMA Commodore says shipping is as important as ever but lacks recognition
  • New research shows port productivity does not increase in line with ship sizes
    Revolution in handling is required to improve port productivity in line with bigger ships - but who will pay?
  • China's shipbuilding industry signals further consolidation
    Cansi report shows the 54 major Chinese shipyards taking all newbuilding contracts in January-February
  • Angola LNG sticks with late-2015 restart date
    African LNG exporter says its seven vessels are sufficient for now, as it waits for them to return to the stalled project
  • Fugro says it's not a good fit with Boskalis
    Royal Boskalis Westminster continues to increase its stake in the oil services company
  • CMA 2015: Morooka and Borromeo share their views
    Two prominent industry figures take part in Q&A session over information technology, shale revolution and emission control areas
  • FMC wants to know how alliances are alleviating congestion
    FMC Commissioner calls on alliances to report promptly on operational steps to ease backlog at US west coast ports as shippers call for alliance KPIs
  • Hamburgers face a grilling in New York
    Wall Street may finance German owners, but only if the deal is right
  • GMS forecasts 'frantic year of scrapping' in dry sector
    Global demolition activity up sharply so far this year to 10.7m dwt, a rise of 37% over the same period of 2014
  • Two more attacks in the Malacca Strait
    Pirates target panamax bulker and 7,455 teu boxship
  • Star Bulk clinches yard deals for later newbuilding deliveries
    Owners being 'very proactive' in curbing supply growth, says Pappas
  • On the hook
    Nobody really thinks about the seafarers whose voyages have been interrupted by the US west coast congestion. Trust me, they have not been having much fun

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 23, 2015
  • February laden container volume up 8.6 percent at Savannah
    The Port of Savannah's volume of loaded containers in February jumped 8.6 percent from a year earlier as the Georgia Ports Authority posted across-the-board cargo increases. The ports of Savannah and Brunswick enjoyed increases in bulk, breakbulk, autos and machinery, and containerized shipments, which were boosted by shippers bypassing congested West...
  • CSX boosts capacity at Ohio intermodal hub as volume builds
    JACKSONVILLE, Florida - The recent installation of the second of two wide-span gantry cranes at its intermodal hub in northwest Ohio, completing a $40 million expansion, is the latest sign of how the hub-and-spoke model of CSX Transportation, which gives shippers more origins and destinations, is paying off. The two new...
  • Prepare for major changes in trucking environment, shippers told
    ORLANDO, Florida - Shippers are being warned to prepare for major and potentially costly changes in the way they contract or hire trucking companies to move freight across the U.S., as economic, regulatory and legal pressures reshape the transportation landscape. The days when a shipper or consignee could tell a trucking...
  • Shipowners bullish on container market outlook
    NEW YORK - Shipowners that charter out container ships to liner operators are optimistic that the container shipping market is turning around and that charter rates for their vessels will increase as shipping lines turn to them to fill a gap between supply and demand that will start to open...
  • FMC's Khouri wants alliances to report on congestion
    A U.S. Federal Maritime Commission member wants the FMC to ask the four major container ship alliances to supply new information on what they're doing to reduce congestion at U.S. ports. FMC member Michael Khouri's request was followed by an appeal from the Global Shippers Forum, which represents U.S., European and...
  • MSC container ship, bulk carrier attacked off Indonesia
    A Mediterranean Shipping Co. container ship and a bulk carrier were attacked in separate but possibly related incidents off the coast of Indonesia, according to the intergovernmental anti-piracy office ReCAAP. The two incidents, which are reported to have happened within hours of each other, involved ships sailing eastbound in the Straits of...
  • Sumitomo invests in Myanmar's logistics market
    Major Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp. has unveiled plans to set up a logistics subsidiary in Myanmar to cash in on the increasingly promising local market and further strengthen its footprint in the entire Southeast Asian region. Sumitomo said on Monday that it will establish the logistics subsidiary within the Thilawa...
  • Qatar Airways to launch freighter service to Los Angeles
    Qatar Airways Cargo is launching a freighter service between its Doha hub and Los Angeles International Airport, its fourth all-cargo service to the U.S. The twice-weekly Boeing 777 service via Luxembourg and Mexico will begin on April 4, departing Doha on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The carrier currently operates freighter and belly cargo...
  • DCT Gdansk terminal orders 15 rubber-tire gantry cranes
    DCT Gdansk has ordered 15 rubber-tire gantry cranes from Konecranes for scheduled deployment at the Polish terminal in the second half of 2016. The 16-wheel yard cranes will have lifting capacity of 40.6 tons, stacking height of one container over five, and a stacking width of seven containers plus truck lane....
  • Slow season rates under pressure from excess supply, Drewry says
    HONG KONG - Supply growth is running away at twice the rate of demand growth expected in 2015, and the downward pressure has seen rates plunging, Drewry noted in its latest Container Insight Weekly.By the start of the second quarter, the London-based analyst said slot supply on a year-over-year basis...
  • Cargo is moving? Not so fast.
    The Port of Oakland was recently quoted on JOC.com as saying, "Cargo is moving and the backlog is shrinking." Such a statement doesn't tell the complete story and causes a great deal of confusion and resentment on the part of cargo owners. Importers and exporters are hearing from their motor...
  • APMT Mumbai crane slowdowns end, but berthing delays go on
    Crane operators employed by private rubber-tire gantry contractors at Gateway Terminals India ended a go-slow action and resumed normal activity over the weekend, terminal operator APM Terminals Mumbai said in a trade advisory. "The RTG operators have resumed normal operations. Discussions are still going on between the operators and the outsourced contractors...
  • Asia escapes equipment shortages, Singamas chief says
    Source: Singamas and Barclays.HONG KONG - Port congestion on the U.S. West Coast that caused lengthy delays for shipping lines and on-shore bottlenecks only had a limited effect on container availability in Asia, said Singamas CEO Teo Siong Seng.The West Coast congestion has led to an equipment shortage in Asia...

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 23, 2015
  • Navios takes flight
    Shares of Navios Maritime Partners gained traction today in the wake of an endorsement from a forecaster at Deutsche Bank.
  • CMA underway
    Some of the shipping industry's brightest stars are heading to New England this week to attend the Connecticut Maritime Association's (CMA's) annual conference at the Hilton Hotel in Stamford.
  • Shy, not retiring
    For anyone who might have jumped to the wrong conclusion about Michael Parker accepting a career achievement award, hear this: Citigroup's head shipping banker isn't going anywhere just yet.
  • Come together
    An unprecedented corps of private-equity sponsors should pressure the shipowners they support to consolidate over the next six months rather than gaining size through more newbuildings.
  • Good years ahead
    Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) chief executive Nikolas Tsakos says his company expects the currently healthy tanker rates to continue well into 2017.
  • Giant one step closer
    John Fredriksen took another step in creating a single giant bulker company today when Knightsbridge Shipping secured a secondary listing on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
  • Marenave faces loss
    German owner Marenave is facing a loss of EUR 33.7m ($36.7m) in 2014 as it takes another hit from dire bulker markets.
  • Greece recoups illegal aid
    Greece has been ordered to recoup the funds provided to Piraeus Port's operator Cosco Pacific through financial benefits.
  • Quintana picks up period deal
    One time US initial public offering hopeful Quintana Shipping has found short period employment for one of its bulkers at a reduced rate, brokers say.
  • Norden pair identified
    Shipbrokers believe they have tracked down the identity of two tankers sold by Norden of Denmark.
  • Clash case goes ahead
    A 20-year battle between two Indian owners over a vessel collision may be about to finally reach court.
  • Diana takes Glencore cut
    Greece's Diana Shipping has lined up $2.24m of revenue by extending a bulker charter at a reduced rate.
  • One dead in ferry fire
    A dead body has been found on the deck of a burning catamaran passengership, the Greek coast guard said on Monday.
  • Exelixis sells bulker
    Exelixis Investment Public Ltd has sold a 1994-built bulker to a Hong Kong owner for $4m.
  • Reward for DHT duo
    DHT Holdings' two chief executives have seen their pay packets increase during a year in which the company underwent significant growth.
  • Crewman dies in Greece
    A seafarer has died during operational works on an anchored bulker at the port of Thisvi, western Greece, on Saturday.
  • Tanker runs aground
    Bad weather has prevented an attempted refloating of a tanker that grounded off Norway.
  • Sales tonic for Topaz
    Higher profit from vessel sales helped Topaz Energy & Marine, Bermuda jack up its profit during 2014.
  • Kiel Canal crunched
    Seven-hour delays have been reported in the Kiel Canal after a Greek cargoship hit a lock.
  • Maersk Tankers adding MR
    Maersk Tankers is set to continue its products tanker expansion with the addition of a second hand vessel from Motia Compagnia di Navigazione.
  • Pirates move east
    Somali pirates have shifted their location towards India, the country's defence minister said yesterday.
  • Shreyas on the hunt
    India's Shreyas Shipping & Logistics is aiming to boost its fleet again by acquiring four containerships.
  • Boskalis gets a quarter
    Royal Boskalis Westminster has boosted its stake in Dutch offshore owner Fugro by 5%, stating once again that this is not a step towards making an offer.
  • SK eyes HMM bulkers
    SK Shipping and Korea Development Bank (KBD) are reportedly teaming up to bid for domestic owner HMM's bulker fleet.
  • Pappas applauds dry owners
    Petros Pappas has praised shipowners for discipline which has pulled bulker newbuilding orders to a two decade low and is hoping they can stay away from shipyards for the next year.
  • Seamec acquires veteran
    India's Seamec has snapped up an elderly offshore support vessel (OSV) from a Singapore operator.
  • Star seeks more alliances
    Star Bulk Carriers is exploring ways to replicate a capesize co-operation agreement in other sub-sectors of the struggling dry cargo market.
  • Stopford scoops prize
    Clarkson Research Services non-executive president Martin Stopford has been jointly awarded the $200,000 Onassis Prize for Shipping 2015.
  • Crewman overdosed
    A UK inquest has found a Brittany Ferries steward died from a cocaine overdose on a crossing to Plymouth last year.
  • Petrobras shuts FPSO
    Petrobras has shut down an FPSO after irregularities were found on board by Brazilian regulator ANP.
  • More for Auerbach
    Germany's Auerbach Schiffahrt has returned to China for another two multipurpose (MPP) newbuildings.
  • Master found to be drunk
    A captain has been fined NZD 3,000 ($2,287) after he was found to be drunk while preparing to sail from a port in New Zealand.
  • Milaha starts India service
    Milaha Maritime & Logistics says it has launched the first ever direct container service between Qatar and India.
  • Double piracy attack
    The same gang is thought to be behind two acts of piracy that occurred off Singapore on Saturday within six hours of each other.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 23, 2015
  • FMC's Khouri wants container alliances to provide congestion information
  • Feb. container volumes up at Savannah, Charleston
  • Global Shippers Forum wants performance data from shipping alliances
  • DP World grows profits and volumes in 2014
  • Florida group heads to Peru on trade mission
  • VPA targets free time, empties to mitigate congestion
  • Cathay Pacific profits up 20%
  • Amazon expands Prime Now to two new cities
  • Ex-PortMiami chief Johnson heads Fla. Commerce Dept.
  • Senator, Mexico's port czar honored by AAPA
  • Florida Governor visits Port Manatee
  • ZIM extra loaders boost East Coast port business

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 23, 2015
  • USCG: Fuel oil spill at Port of Long Beach
    Incident occurred during bunkering operations.
  • Cruise lines play down Sydney pollution fears
    Cruise ship calls too few to cause environmental threat.
  • Wartsila 'taking merchant shipping into the gas age'
    Four new designs for LNG fuelled gas carriers.
  • Benchmark pricing for natural gas 'difficult'
    'Gas is not the same as oil...the delivery system one has to build is enormous.'
  • Another bunker tanker sale in Singapore
    Auction set for April.
  • Storage terminal developer looks for investors
    Egyptian terminal on track but Mashreq wants a foreign partner.
  • Delay possible to HK pollution law
    Final approval may have to wait a month.
  • Singapore: Stronger ties needed to boost anti-piracy efforts
    To keep a closer eye on incidents across Asia.
  • Analyst brought to court over 'misleading' reports
    Latest report linked Noble to OW's collapse, among other allegations.
  • 'Hybrid' fuel risk at changeover, says class society
    Monitor fuel performance 'well in advance' of ECA entry, according to DNV GL.
  • Fishing boats up for auction after bunker bill defaults
    Vessels arrested last year over defaulted bunker bills.
  • Low crude prices putting Russian fuel oil exports at risk
    'Russia's simple refineries could reduce their runs.'
  • New staff at Dan-Bunkering's Dubai branch
    New accountant joins firm.

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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
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