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November 24, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • CMA CGM holds exclusive acquisition talks with Neptune Orient Lines
  • CMA CGM Q3 net profit dives 76 per cent as revenue fall 9pc with weak rates
  • TSA set minimum rates in the eastbound Pacific trades to counter falling rates
  • Chinese joint-venture pays US$940m to 65pc stake in Turkish container terminal Kumport
  • CaroTrans starts another direct, weekly LCL service from Taiwan to NY
  • Saint-Petersburg invests heavily in terminal upgrades
  • Gulftainer's Iraqi port reaches milestone throughput of 1m TEU
  • Tanzania aims to develop US$10 billion mega-port with funding from China, Oman
  • Budapest & Ningbo airports sign cooperation agreement
  • HK's Kerry Logistics is Asian 3PL of the Year at the Supply Chain Asia Awards
  • Israel's CAL Cargo inaugurates service from Canada to China
  • IAG Cargo gears up to handle 30pc daily increase in volumes during peak season
  • Frankfurt and Heathrow airports see October cargo volumes slide

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
  • Asia-North Europe freight rate falls again
  • CaroTrans launches Taiwan to New York LCL service
  • CMA CGM in exclusive discussions with Neptune Orient Lines
  • Shashi Kiran Shetty presented -Lifetime Contribution to Freight- award at Global Freight Awards 2015 in London
  • Adani Kattupalli Port berths largest vessel
  • DP World extends Southampton licence agreement, becomes sole owner
  • CMA CGM Logistics Park (Dadri) receives coveted AEO Certificate
  • Domestic industry wants indiscriminate imports of radial tyres to be halted
  • Govt may increase import duty on aluminium products by 5 pc
  • Implementation of Smart City project in six cities to start soon: Gujarat CM
  • India should not need to import coal by 2017: Goyal
  • Kelkar Committee submits report showing ways to revive PPP model
  • India-s first international arbitration centre may come up in Mumbai

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Maersk sends out a signal
  • 47-48/2015 Turbulent times
  • Better roads for Barbados
  • Copa's fleet now numbers 100 units
  • First phase of high security fencing completed
  • Taiwan-New York and back
  • F&A chooses fledgling company as rep in Norway
  • Inspecting progress at Delta 3
  • Rescue in a box
  • Is public financing discriminatory?
  • Stadler Rail sets up shop in Australia
  • Bertschi Iberica mourning death of branch manager
  • DWC registers 16% growth in freight traffic
  • Welcome to Wuppertal
  • Trans-Sib route to be faster and cheaper
  • Wedding in sight for NOL and CMA CGM
  • Swire Bulk opens Melbourne desk
  • Three Indian cargo carriers fined for price-fixing

IHS Maritimeweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
  • Company moves to mid-scale FLNG schemes, backed by huge war chest
    An SBM Offshore FPSO. Credit: SBM OffshoreSBM Offshore is best known as a player in the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) sector, which has been ingrained in maritime minds because of the strong showing by the company-s core business segment. Less known is that SBM Offshore has widened its product range...
  • Cut-price maritime networking
    I have always argued that shipping is a relationship business. This is why networking at conferences and exhibitions is the real reason why executives travel as much as they do. Instead of conferences having coffee breaks squeezed between long and rarely-stimulating speeches, speeches should be placed at intervals to provide...
  • India unveils new guidelines for dredging at state-owned ports
    Dredging activity at Cochin port. Credit: Cochin portThe Indian government has told all its 12 state-owned ports to finalise capital and maintenance dredging contracts on the basis of open competitive bids, according to the new guidelines on undertaking dredging works at these ports framed by the shipping ministry. The new guidelines...
  • How nuclear tech could fuel the next generation of ships
    Ship development across all sectors is governed by cost and efficiency, whereas naval designs are also driven by military considerations. The next generation of commercial ships could include nuclear technologies, such as fusion and thorium, which might become associated with onboard generation of almost limitless energy. Fuel candidates include scaled-down liquid-core molten...
  • Commentary: How nuclear tech could fuel the next generation of ships
    A storage pool for spent nuclear fuel tanks. Credit: PAShip development across all sectors is governed by cost and efficiency, whereas naval designs are driven also by military considerations. The next generation of commercial ships could include nuclear technologies, such as fusion and thorium, which might become associated with onboard generation...
  • Piraeus port bidding extended
    Piraeus port. Credit: PAThe government of Greece has again extended the bidding process for the sale of the port in Piraeus - the country-s largest - this time at the request of the potential purchasers. In the second delay in less than a month, Greece-s privatisation agency has pushed the deadline back by two weeks to...
  • Hyundai Samho wins Suezmax quartet order
    Korea-s Hyundai Samho shipyard has secured its latest contract with an order to build up to four 158,000 dwt crude oil tankers. Singapore based Active Shipping & Management Pte Ltd, formerly Aktif Denizcilik Bilgisayar, has contracted two firm Suezmaxes with two options attached.Both firm vessels are scheduled to be delivered in...
  • Visakhapatnam Port to dredge beach front
    A Dredging Corporation of India trailing suction hopper dredger. Credit: IHC MerwedeIndia-s state-owned Visakhapatnam Port Trust on the country-s eastern coast has hired the Dredging Corporation of India, also state-owned, to carry out beach nourishment in and around the nearby submarine museum after a series of cyclonic storms since 2013...
  • SNCM seafarers strike over company takeover plan
    Marseilles port. Credit: PASeafarers at French Mediterranean ferry operator SNCM went on strike for the third successive day on 23 November. The strike was called in reaction to the decision by the Marseilles court of commerce to accept a bid for the company from Corsican entrepreneur Patrick Rocca on 20 November. The seafarers,...
  • EASTMED Selects Marlink High Speed VSAT and XChange
    Eastern Mediterranean Maritime Limited (EASTMED) to move to Marlink-s global VSAT solution combined with XChange communication management platform to provide crew and clients with more efficient IT solutions and operational efficiency Oslo, 23 November 2015 - Marlink today announced that Greece-based Eastern Mediterranean Maritime Limited (EASTMED), a shipping operator servicing the...
  • HHI executes cost-cutting measures
    Credit: PAThe world's biggest shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries will implement intensive cost-cutting to restore profitability, it said. Under the cost-cutting measures, presidents of HHI subsidiaries, including Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries and Hyundai Oilbank, will return their year-to-date salaries. HHI executives would be asked to return up to half...
  • Offshore marine market facing -annus horribilis-
    Credit: PAThe offshore marine sector is facing a systemic shock due to both supply and demand factors, according to an analyst. A series of red flags indicated the gravity of the downturn and suggested the rig market was at its worst since the 1980s, said David Palmer, chief executive officer of...
  • Pan Ocean eyes multimillion dollar revenue from first year of new grain trading business
    Pan Ocean Capesize Ocean Vanguard. Credit: Aart van BezooijenSouth Korea-s Pan Ocean expects USD240 million in sales in the first year of operations of its new grain trading business, as the company looks to rebuild its status under new ownership. "We expect to trade around 1.2 million tonnes of grain in...

The Loadstarweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
  • CMA CGM in takeover talks with APL owner, NOL, and posts $51m profit in Q3
  • Frustration for Egyptian exporters as air freight on passenger aircraft is restricted
  • Vietnam ponders plan to shift box traffic from busy Ho Chi Minh to struggling Cai Mep
  • Once booming 3D print companies now contemplating lay-offs
  • World trade has an important role in combating climate change
  • Giant container island plan for Port Phillip Bay to boost port sale value
  • Volga-Dnepr mourns six crew members killed in Mali hotel attack

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
  • Donjon Shipbuilding makes major lighting upgrade
  • New U.K. defense plan adds ships, costs more
  • Senators seek robust funding for new Lakes icebreaker
  • Glosten, Vigor use Cadmatic for Alaska Class Ferry design
  • Drank rum, lost situational awareness, ship grounded
  • Wartsila solutions picked for French polar logistics vessel
  • CMA CGM closes in on NOL acquisition

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
  • CMA CGM Group confirms talks with NOL taking place
  • TSA member lines call for series of rate adjustments
  • Customs catches border crosser with stashed meat products
  • Port of Portland executive taking post with Oregon governor
  • Coast Guard cutter nets praise for successful drug patrol

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
  • Russia sanctions could be extended
    Western leaders discuss extension at G20 summit in Antalya
  • Navios takes 'difficult' decision to axe dividend
    Dry bulk and logistics company launches $25m share buyback programme
  • OSG to gain public listing of Class A common shares
    Long-coveted IPO and listing on the main board of the New York Stock Exchange remains elusive
  • CMA CGM poised to narrow gap with Maersk and MSC
    APL brand name likely to be kept if French line seals takeover of Singapore carrier
  • Idle fleet continues to surge
    Owners slow to take tonnage out of service as supply-side imbalance remains
  • Handies index inches towards all-time low
    Freight rates continue to sink amid overcapacity and soft demand
  • UK Defence Club promises full support for OW Bunker claims
    FD&D specialist freezes premiums for second year on the trot
  • Sekimizu announces World Maritime Day theme
    IMO secretary-general sets -Shipping: Indispensable to the World- as 2016 topic
  • Pioneer Marine reports $5.4m quarterly loss
    Recent cancellations and delays of newbuildings in China help strengthen company finances
  • Swire Bulk invests in Australian market
    Parent China Navigation Company carrying out newbuilding programme to renew and expand fleet size
  • ITF move to curb bullying and harassment on docks
    Online resources designed for union trainers
  • MOL unit to construct two ro-pax ferries
    Two ferries to serve route linking Osaka port to Shibushi port
  • Port of Long Beach mulls dock storage cuts
    Increase in containers stored on docks has made it harder to deliver them quickly, port boss says
  • Panama Canal congestion measures 'are working'
    Expanded locks still scheduled to open in April 2016, ACP says
  • Ridgebury Tankers puts tankers up for sale
    Company plans to sell fleet of 15 tankers amid attractive prices
  • US supply chain comes together under one roof in San Diego
    Following the success of two Canadian shipping and logistics shows, the $1trn US logistics market looks forward to the Cargo Logistics America Expo + Conference in San Diego next month
  • Shippers and shipping
    Relationships between the two sides of the cargo transport equation are often fraught but each needs the other
  • Enter the spy in the sky
    Brussels is preparing to use drones to monitor shipping, but there are safety, privacy and civil liberty issues to be worked through
  • Less tare - more payload
    As the industry prepares for compulsory box weighing, there is a new way of keeping boxes slim

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
  • Boston to begin dredging in 2017
  • LA-LB turn times inside terminals best since fall 2014
  • Turkey's government to tender port in early 2016
  • New York-New Jersey port issues winter plan
  • Litigation continues over West Coast detention, demurrage claims
  • Russia plans Far East dry port to boost capacity
  • New India port corporatization law faces big hurdles
  • Greece delays Piraeus privatization deadline - again
  • DFDS propelled to record profit by low fuel prices, short sea shipping rebound
  • APM Terminals opens expanded Aqaba Logistics Village
  • Bananas, chemicals, paper driving strong growth at New Orleans
  • Capacity cuts drive Asia-Aussie rate recovery but jobs under threat
  • Bigger ships being laid up as carriers finally get selective, Drewry says
  • No action while HK regulator reviews liner block exemption request

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
  • Pension funds urge approval of Signal buy
    Alabama retirement systems say purchase will bring meaningful payout to creditors.
  • Singapore-s ST Marine settles with Cockett
    Largest creditor in arrest of ferry in US court will recover nearly all of $1m claim.
  • Cruiseship to the rescue for Cubans
    A Royal Caribbean cruiseship aids in the offshore rescue as refugee exodus continues.
  • Cruise ship to the rescue for Cubans
    A US-based cruise ship aids in the offshore rescue as refugee exodus continues.
  • Singapore-s ST Marine settle with Cockett
    Largest creditor in arrest of ferry in US court will recover nearly all of $1m claim.
  • Frangou: buyback will not prevent growth
    Navios Holdings chief explains how it will handle expansion while investing in its own stock.
  • BC Ferries hikes profit
    Canadian ferry operator carries more passengers in Q2 as it continues $2.5bn investment plan.
  • BDI off the bottom but dry still on the canvas
    Capesizes pull Baltic Dry Index back above 500 points but asset values are at lowest since 1988.
  • 11 killed in sinking
    Another person missing after tugs collide under bridge in Indonesia.
  • Chu Kong eyes ferry deal
    Hong Kong group to supply ships for Alter City-s new casino in Mariana islands.
  • BDI blues see Navios Holdings end dividend
    Angeliki Frangou says the company will stop payout after 39 consecutive quarters and invest in its own stock.
  • GSL scraps again
    NYSE quoted shipowner disposes of veteran vessel to leave it with just two 1990s built ships.
  • What to do with $650m back on Wall Street?
    Analyst questions how OSG will set cash to work after return to stock exchange.
  • Haimark cancels sailings
    US cruiseship operator halts voyages into December following Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.
  • UK ferries on the rise
    Domestic Ferries says British companies put summer Channel disruption firmly behind them.
  • Eimskip keeps options open
    Icelandic line plans fleet renewal and other investments as Q3 profit rises.
  • Sinokor toasts aframax tanker asset play
    South Korean owner said to have booked a profit after moving on aframax it bought last year.
  • Suez revenue up
    Egyptian waterway earns more from fewer transits in October as bulker numbers drop.
  • Songa fights back
    Counterclaim considered against DSME in row over newbuilding contracts.
  • Siem fixes PSV trio
    Norwegian owner secures employment for three ships, one of which was reported sold in May.
  • CSAV back in black
    Chilean owner swings to profit following liner merger with Hapag-Lloyd.
  • Frontline 2012 to fire ahead of merger
    Danske Bank predicts strong profit from tanker owner tomorrow as it boosts crude forecasts.
  • HHI squeezes bosses
    Presidents of subsidiaries to work for nothing as other execs take 50% pay cut after losses.
  • 'Bulldozer' to reform Indian ship law
    Wholescale scrapping of old rules to bring legal framework up-to-date
  • BWO slips to loss
    Forex and depreciation hit Singapore FPSO owner, but cash flow to stay healthy from term charters.
  • Korea sues Sewol owner
    Government wants $161m compensation from Cheonghaejin Marine after ferry sinking.
  • Impairments dog Rickmers results
    German group hurt by write-downs in asset values, but revenues increase on back of cost cutting.
  • Pioneer losses mount
    Mixed quarter for Pankaj Khanna-led shipowner as revenues slide, but costs are reduced.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
  • Shares of NOL see big bump on sale talks
  • Congress pushes to strengthen Great Lakes shipping
  • CaroTrans to commence Taiwan to New York LCL service

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
  • The Post-2014 Era
    Fuel Quality Review for Asia, Middle East and Africa.
  • Shipping coalition calls for urgent GHG action
    Says IMO should be encourage to establish 'progressive frameworks' as current regulations are insufficient.
  • Russian data: October fuel oil exports down
    Falling 8.7% on year to 3.894 million mt.
  • Searights mourns the passing of Cecil Cheong
    Managing Director is fondly remembered for his business acumen, his leadership and most of all his humanity.
  • Shipping GHG emissions are 'the elephant in the room'
    Demonstrators lobby IMO meeting.
  • Gibraltar: LNG bunkering comments downplayed
    Storage capacity for power plant not bunkering.
  • Djibouti 'one of the safest bunkering areas in East Africa'
    Harbor Master 'pleased with the smooth operations of RSB'.
  • Fuel oil transfer stopped off Malaysian waters
    Authorities intercept vessels suspected of illegal activities.
  • Engineering firm claims world's most efficient fishing trawler
    'This will be a very large and extremely modern fishing vessel', says Wartsila.
  • US federal agency in 'first' inland LNG bunker initiative
    Provides funding for towboat conversion to use LNG as fuel.
  • Ardmore takes delivery of 'eco' newbuildings
    As part of efficiency drive.
  • Port of Rotterdam: LNG bunkering safety studies published
    As part of LNG masterplan for Rhine-Main-Danube.
  • Cockett's claim against Nova Star settled
    At $1.06 million it was the biggest of multiple claims against the vessel.
  • Chemical tanker firm receives 'eco' newbuildings
    Vessels from Japan and South Korea, says company.
  • Port of Rotterdam: New LNG bunkering safety studies available
    Studies published as part of LNG Masterplan for Rhine-Main-Danube.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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 first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
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
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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.
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
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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