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July 28, 2015
Sched Netweb site
JUNE 28, 2015
  • G6 Alliance cancels sailings, voiding 4 to meet collapse in shipping demand
  • AADA sets bunker surcharge at US$300/TEU on oil price decline
  • Asia-Europe rates down 22.8pc, Asia-Med 24pc, USWC 4.4pc, USEC 3.7pc
  • Brazil's federal workers' strike expected to cripple major ports
  • Hong Kong bureaucratic activists drive ships and cargo to Shenzhen
  • Hutchison Port Holdings' BEST Barcelona terminal wins customs certification
  • CMA CGM adds to NEFGUI service in Brazil, French Guyana, Trinidad
  • Virginia posts first profit since 2008 while setting cargo records
  • Worldgate Express Lines wins Singapore Secure Trade Partnership status
  • Bipartisan US highways funding bill expected to pass without fuss
  • First train from Kumming arrives in Rotterdam with 80 containers
  • Tokyo's April foreign trade box volume falls 11.9pc to 355,272 TEU
  • K+N launch two new Pharma LCL Reefer services to Singapore, Oz
  • Angry 'lost luggage' judge recused from BA price-fixing case
  • Union says safety at risk if Cargolux cracks down on malingering
  • Air China Cargo to link Edmonton with Shanghai for consumables
  • Volga-Dnepr sets up UK firm so AirBridgeCargo can operate in US

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 27, 2015
  • CMA CGM upgrades fleet calling North Brazil, French Guyana & Caribbean, takes delivery of first vessel of GUYANAMAX 3 vessel series
  • Davies Turner names new senior management
  • Egypt completes first trial run of 'new Suez Canal'
  • G6 Alliance announces schedule update between Asia & Europe
  • Hapag-Lloyd improves service between West Africa & Northern Europe
  • Nauticca Logistics completes nine years of successful operations
  • Panalpina reports stable profits in slow market environment
  • Significant fall in SCFI China-North Europe spot rate
  • Swift Freight moves its first import console to Mundra Port
  • Thailand evinces interest in Indian cotton after Bangladesh
  • Inter-terminal transfer of tractor trailers at JN Port a success
  • Korea unveils plans to create major transhipment facility at Busan
  • Permanent inland water transport (IWT) terminal to come up at Dhubri port in Assam: Radhakrishnan
  • Cotton fabric exports to rise by at least 10 pc with MEIS inclusion
  • Horticulture production jumps over 51 pc to 277 mt in 8 years
  • India may produce excess sugar for sixth straight year
  • INR plunges to six-month low of 64.20 against dollar
  • Kharif production may touch new highs on back of increased acreage
  • Over 40 pc of big infra projects progressing slowly
  • Texprocil urges govt to extend export concession to all knitted fabrics

IHS Maritimeweb site
JUNE 27, 2015
  • Nordic American buys two Suezmaxes for USD122 million
    Nordic American Tankers (NAT), the US-listed Suezmax owner that is managed from Norway, said it has agreed to acquire two Far East-built Suezmax tankers with an average age of five years for a total of USD122 million. The vessels are expected to be delivered in September and October 2015 and the
  • Carnival to build one of Europe's largest cruise terminals at Barcelona
    US cruise giant Carnival Corporation has received approval to build and operate a second terminal at the Port of Barcelona. At 11,500 m², the new Terminal E on the port's Adossat Wharf will be one of the largest in Europe. Carnival plans to begin the final design process and start construction in
  • French minister proposes Calais peace plan
    French secretary of state for transport Alain Vidalies has put forward a peace plan aimed at ending the disruption currently affecting cross-Channel ferry services at the French port of Calais. He has asked MyFerryLink seafarers, Danish cross-Channel operator DFDS, and Channel Tunnel operator
  • Analysis: EU helps Somalia's coastguard
    The EU's capacity building division has delivered more training and equipment to the Somali coastguard in Mogadishu, although experts warn that the trained officers should also be paid if maritime security efforts are not to fail. EUCAP Nestor (Horn of Africa and Western Indian Ocean) has delivered
  • Wan Hai tops punctuality survey
    Taiwanese carrier Wan Hai Lines topped a survey studying liner schedule reliability of the 20 biggest lines for March-May. The survey, by Danish maritime consultants SeaIntel Maritime Analysis, put Maersk in second place. Wan Hai has shown an improved yearly performance from 2012-15, moving from
  • DS Torm publishes post-restructuring listing prospectus
    DS Torm, the listed Danish product tanker company that has just completed restructuring its business, has published a listing prospectus to shares that were issued as part of the restructuring. The prospectus covers the more than 95 million A shares with a nominal value of DKK 0.01 (USD0.0015)
  • Siem Shipping reports firmer interims, eyes new markets
    Siem Shipping, the listed Norwegian reefer and car carrier owner, says it is looking at other sectors of shipping to expand its business after reporting stronger second quarter 2015 (2Q15) and first half 2015 (1H15) interim results. Group net profit in 2Q15 rose to USD4.8 million from USD3.2
  • Coastal Contracts sells eight vessels for $34m
    Malaysian offshore vessel owner Coastal Contracts has sold two offshore support vessels and six low-end vessels for MYR130 million (USD34 million). The transaction takes the company's cumulative sales to MYR1.97 billion, with vessels pending delivery up to 2017. The outstanding orderbook includes
  • South Korea grants further compensation to Sewol victims
    South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) announced on 24 July that a Sewol compensation committee held a meeting and decided on the amount of compensation that the victims' families and survivors would receive. At the meeting, compensation for 15 deceased victims was set at
  • Shanghai to provide onshore power to vessels this year
    Shanghai plans to provide onshore power for oceangoing container ships and cruise ships in 2015 to cut vessel emissions while they are at berth. Construction works of the onshore power facilities had kicked off at the Guandong International Container Terminal of Yangshan Deep-water Port and
  • Cargo carrier sinks in Yangtze River
    A China-flagged cargo carrier sank in the Yangtze River after colliding with a product tanker on 23 July. Huayun Shipping-owned 4,615 gt Jiang Xia Xiang was ferrying 7,498 tonnes of stone from An Qing to Ningbo when it collided with China Shipping Tanker Company's 42,000 dwt Bai Chi in the
  • Trial convoys pass new Suez canal
    Convoys of ships in both directions have passed through the expanded Suez Canal for the first time on Saturday 25 July. The canal has been widened and deepened, adding bypasses on its western side to enable the canal to double its daily capacity from 49 to an estimated 97 ships. The website of the
  • Mercator Lines (Singapore)'s loss worsens
    The Singapore unit of Indian bulker owner Mercator Lines has seen its loss worsen for the first quarter of its current financial year. For the three months ending on 30 June 2015, the company suffered a USD9.896 million loss, compared with a USD7.123 million loss for the same period in 2014. The
  • Mokpo to build steel-handling pier
    The South Korean port of Mokpo has begun building a steel-handling pier to cater to growing steel cargoes. Construction has begun on a pier that could handle an additional 1 million tonnes of steel a year. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said that in the last three years, steel cargo volumes
  • Kobe's cargo traffic soars in April
    Cargo traffic at Kobe port in western Japan grew 7.7% in April 2015 from a year earlier to 8.313 million tonnes, as domestic trade posted double-digit growth, according to preliminary figures released by the Kobe municipal government. Of the 8.313 million tonnes, 4.453 million tonnes came from

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 27, 2015
  • Deepsea alliances: is the strain beginning to show as the peak season disappoints?
  • IAG Cargo has finally signed another freighter-sharing deal, this time with Finnair Cargo - on a DHL-operated aircraft.
  • TNT opened its new Sydney hub in April
  • Cargolux agrees new three-year deal with union despite ongoing battle with pilots

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 27, 2015
  • SUNY Maritime STEM Academy helps maritime high schools
  • Jensen designed LNG bunkering ATB gets ABS approval
  • New test stands operational at MTU Friederichshafen
  • CMA CGM takes delivery of 18,000 TEU giant
  • Zamakona completes tuna freezer trio
  • Tight security for first ships to transit expanded Suez
  • Matson promotes Kenny Gill to VP, Alaska
  • Port state crackdown targets enclosed space safety

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 27, 2015
  • Port of Vancouver, USA slates public budget hearing
  • Georgia Ports Authority sets record for container moves
  • Matson promotes Kenny Gill to director of Alaska Division
  • CMA CGM Group takes delivery of new 18,000 TEU container ship
  • American Trucking Associations releases annual Forecast publication

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 27, 2015
  • Tanker ban may hurt Nigeria more than shipowners
    LLI data shows only 2 of 101 banned ships made regular calls in Nigeria over past 20 months
  • Singapore OW Bunker decision is 'back to square one plus
    Owners should think about paying collapsed supplier but would still risk arrest, warns Clyde & Co
  • Diana draws new BNP Paribas loan to pay off RBS facility
    Move has no link to reports RBS is seeking shipping exit
  • HMD poised for order recovery
    South Korea yard wins order for two LPG carriers and negotiates for up to 16 product carriers with Scorpio Tankers
  • Mercator posts $9.9m quarterly loss
    Revenues decline by 48%, but Singapore-listed bulker operator has reduced costs
  • Lest we forget our fourth arm of defence
    Hopes for the Merchant Navy to avoid being airbrushed from history

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 27, 2015
  • Operators of first Asia-Rotterdam train promise more services
    Unloading containers from the first train from China in Rotterdam.The operators of the first containerized rail train from China to the Port of Rotterdam will be followed by others in August and September, another sign of growing Asia-Europe rail momentum. The train carrying 80 containers left Kunming, Yunnan Province July 5...
  • UASC appoints new leadership to Board of Directors
    UASC has announced the appointment of Dr. Nabeel Al-Amudi as the new Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors, and HE Sheikh Ali bin Jassim bin Mohammad Al-Thani, as Vice-Chairman. Both will be responsible for driving the Company's ambitious global expansion plans and spearheading the Company's strategic efforts to...
  • Port of Los Angeles welcomes Navy vessels to celebrate 'Navy Days LA 2015'
    SAN PEDRO, Calif. - Three active U.S. Navy vessels will be docked at the World Cruise Center on the LA Waterfront and available for public tours Friday, August 7 through Sunday, August 9, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., as part of "Navy Days LA 2015," hosted by the Port...
  • Operators of first Asia-Rotterdam trains promise more services
    Unloading containers from the first train from China in Rotterdam.The operators of the first containerized rail train from China to the Port of Rotterdam will be followed by others in August and September, another sign of growing Asia-Europe rail momentum. The train carrying 80 containers left Kunming, Yunnan Province July 5...
  • US freight volume forecast to grow by double-digits by 2026
    U.S. freight volume will jump 29 percent in the next 11 years, with growing energy production resulting in pipelines taking a larger slice of total tonnage, and trucking and railroads' seeing their share shrink, according to report released Monday. Although U.S. trucking will still be the major mover of freight over...
  • Santos terminal sees explosive growth in first full year
    BTP, Port of Santos, BrazilBrasil Terminal Portuário handled its one-millionth container Friday when it received a box from the MSC Agrigento, the thousandth vessel to call at the Santos terminal since it opened 20 months ago. BTP, a joint venture of APM Terminals and Terminal Investment Ltd., handled 363,921 twenty-foot-equivalent units...
  • Modest intermodal growth can't stop NS profit growth decline
    Norfolk Southern Railway's second-quarter earnings this year were not unlike its Class I counterparts: modest intermodal growth unable to combat declining fuel surcharge revenue and a soft coal market. Net income at the Norfolk, Virginia-based railroad was down 23 percent year-over-year at $433 million for the second quarter. Operating revenue was...
  • NY-NJ port OKs clean-air measures amid criticism
    The Port Authority of New York has agreed to several anti-pollution measures while it continues work on future phases of a program to replace older trucks at the East Coast's largest port. But environmentalists aren't content. In an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the port authority pledged to provide...
  • China loses soles as production strolls elsewhere
    NEW YORK - Americans love imported footwear. They bought 2.3 billion pairs of shoes, boots, sneakers, sandals and sundry other styles last year. That comes out to 7.3 pairs for every man, woman and child. While not enough to make Imelda Marcos green with envy, it's enough to turn a...
  • US port productivity bill stripped of key provision
    WASHINGTON - Labor and port opposition to legislation that would require U.S. ports to provide monthly productivity reports have stripped out what is the arguably the crux of the bill: productivity reports during negotiations with unionized port labor. When the Port Transparency Act was included in a six-year highway transportation bill, language...
  • IAG Cargo, Finnair Cargo strike freighter deal
    LONDON - IAG Cargo and Finnair Cargo have signed an agreement to share space on a freighter service between London Luton and Helsinki airports as the two carriers map out a new strategy following their decision not to operate their own cargo aircraft. The new twice-a-week service flown by a DHL...
  • Steep decline in Russia container volumes due to sanctions, low oil prices
    Port of VladivostokRussian container volume plunged 26 percent year-over-year to nearly 2 million TEUs in the first half, as Western sanctions and low oil prices, which drive much of the country's economy, took their toll, according to the Russian Associaton of Seaports. Only Arctic basin basin ports saw a rise in...
  • Indian private ports on the march, posting double-digit growth
    Minor ports in India continue to rapidly gain market share on their major public rivals, thanks to aggressive marketing efforts and cargo diversions, with the newest data obtained by JOC.com showing so-called non-major cargo terminals recorded double-digit year-over-year container growth fiscal year 2014-15, which ended March 31. Minor ports, which are...
  • Carriers in G6 cancel four September sailings
    HONG KONG - The G6 Alliance today announced the cancellation of four Asia-Europe sailings in September as carriers on the poorly performing trade route struggle to achieve profitability with a surplus of capacity and low demand.In what it called a "response to changes in market demand," a joint statement from...
  • TNT Express revenue grows in run-up to FedEx takeover
    LONDON - TNT Express posted a 6.2 percent increase in second-quarter revenue, driven by a stronger dollar and growing business from small and medium-sized customers. The Dutch logistics group, which agreed to be acquired by its larger rival FedEx during the quarter, grew revenue to 1.76 billion euros ($1.9 billion) from...
  • Air France-KLM cargo sinks deeper into the red
    KLM airplane and cargo trucks. LONDON - Air France-KLM's cargo business is sinking deeper into the red as its second-quarter operating loss soared to 78 million euros ($86 million) from 45 million euros a year ago despite desperate cost-cutting measures. This catapulted the Franco-Dutch carrier's total cargo losses over the past four-and-a-half...
  • Air cargo tracks ocean with rising capacity, weak demand, falling rates
    HONG KONG - The slack season has hit the air cargo business hard this year with no sign of any improvement on the major trades as momentum steadily drains out of the market and freight rates tumble to new lows.Drewry's East-West Air Freight Price Index fell 1.1 point in June...
  • Carriers in G6 cancel four September sailings
    HONG KONG - The G6 Alliance today announced the cancellation of four Asia-Europe sailings in September as carriers on the poorly performing trade route struggle to achieve profitability with a surplus of capacity and low demand.In what it called a "response to changes in market demand," a joint statement from...
  • No pressure on Temasek to offload NOL, Drewry says
    HONG KONG - Singapore's Temasek may be interested in offloading some of its underperforming companies such as NOL, but there is no pressing need for the immense state investor to do it on the cheap through a distressed sale, Drewry says.The analyst noted in its Container Insight Weekly that NOL's...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 27, 2015
  • Slowdown sinks VLCCs
    VLCC spot rates tumbled Monday as charterers started out slow in fixing ships for early August loadings.
  • Milaha profit surges
    Qatar Navigation (Milaha) experienced a 26% jump in first-half profit as the shipowner logged improvements across all four main business segments.
  • Duo split Yasa suezmaxes?
    Yasa Tankers of Turkey is rumoured to have exited the suezmax market following the sale of its four strong fleet to two prominent public owners.
  • CMA CGM calling at Iran
    CMA CGM has reinstated its commercial relationships with Iran following the lifting of international sanctions against the country.
  • Valemax makes it to China
    Four years after first giant bulker was due in Dalian one of its sisters makes it into Dongjiakou fully laden.
  • GMP raises tanker markers
    GMP Securities has upgraded Teekay Tankers amid an improved profit outlook due to a strong tanker market.
  • Reach wins renewable job
    Reach Subsea is establishing its presence in the renewable energy market with a short-term wind farm deal.
  • Diana bags $165m loan
    Greek bulker owner lands new facility from BNP Paribas to finance 18 of its 41 vessels.
  • Paris and Tokyo team up
    Paris and Tokyo are joining forces to ensure that seafarers are safe when working in enclosed spaces aboard vessels.
  • DNB dials up STNG numbers
    DNB Markets has raised its target price and profit forecasts for Scorpio Tankers ahead of the owner's second quarter report this week.
  • LSC vessels in the clear
    Lithuania has given an update on Lithuanian Shipping Company (LSC)'s stranded vessels, following bankruptcy drama last week.
  • UASC bolsters boardroom
    United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has strengthened its boardroom with the appointment of a new chairman and vice-chairman.
  • Japanese majors examined
    China has joined the US in investigating alleged monopolistic practices by Japanese car carrier owners.
  • NAT snaps up two tankers
    Nordic American Tankers has stepped into the sale and purchase market for only the second time in half a decade.
  • Pan Ocean shares fly
    Shares in Pan Ocean were on the march today as trading resumed after its takeover by Harim Group.
  • Bulker capsizes in Shanghai
    A bulk carrier has capsized after colliding with a China Shipping Development Company (CSDC) tanker.
  • Sustained dry profit two years off
    Evercore ISI has downgraded shares in Diana Shipping amid the belief it's too early to call a dry cargo market recovery.
  • Egypt in new canal project
    Egypt unveiled plans for another canal as some of the largest owners in the liner business sailed ships through the enlarged Suez Canal this weekend.
  • NOL takeover taken down
    Drewry has shot down the chances of Temasek Holdings selling off its majority stake in Singapore's flagship carrier Neptune Orient Lines in the face of renewed takeover speculation.
  • Siem sights new sectors
    Siem Shipping is eyeing further diversification moves after branching out from its core reefer business into the car carrier market this year.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 27, 2015
  • Savannah, Norfolk ports set fiscal year TEU records
  • New section of Suez Canal opens
  • G6 voids Asia-Europe sailings due to weak demand
  • IAG, Finnair share freighter capacity
  • Report: North American freight volumes to grow 29% by 2026
  • U.S. durable goods orders rebound in June

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 27, 2015
  • Ardmore receives 'fuel-saving' tanker
    Ardmore Chinook was delivered on July 17.
  • Shell starts LNG bunkering in UK
    Delivery is via 'temporary' facility.
  • Scrubbers capture 4% of EU transport spend
    Ferry sector secures EU support post-2015.
  • Oman: Proposed refinery for Duqm
    Plant to be built close to port.
  • Merrill Lynch: Downward pressure on crude prices likely
    As sanctions gradually disappear from Iran's economy.
  • Merrill Lynch: Downward pressure on crude prices
    Over the next 12 months due to developments in Iran, say Analysts.
  • South Indian state to get new bunkering facility
    Facility currently in pre-building stage.
  • Titan Petrochemicals strengthens board
    Two new members join Hong Kong-listed company.
  • LNG bunkering advocate dropped from power station project
    Gasol had predicted a big future for LNG bunkering in Malta.
  • Singapore court rules on seven-year long bunker dispute
    Judge rules that MISC has no liability for disputed fuel bills.
  • Nustar: Half-yearly profit doubles
    But fuel sales halved over the year.

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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
SAILING LIST
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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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