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April 30, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Iran seizes Maersk Tigris, shows it too can stop, hold ships as Saudis do
  • Oakland dockers to walk out and rally against police violence
  • Teamsters' strikers picket trucking firms over drivers' independent status
  • Piracy rises 10pc in first quarter after global downturn: IMB Report
  • Hutchison accelerates development of Sohar Port's Terminal C in Oman
  • John Deere logistics chief sounds off on shipping alliance failures
  • Temporary reduction of JIT transit slots to cross the Panama Canal ends
  • Singapore buys GAC EnvironHull's eco-friendly, diver-free hull cleaning system
  • Dalian carrier, yard, Lloyd's Register produce low-ballast ship design
  • International Association of Ports and Harbours meets in Hamburg June 1
  • Changi airport cargo falls 4.2pc in March, but still up 0.8pc year on year
  • Emirates SkyCargo takes freighters to 5 US cities with Orlando launch
  • Controlling interest in France's second cargo airport in Chinese hands

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 29, 2015
  • CMA CGM Group acquires strategic stake in LCL Logistix via its subsidiary CMA CGM LOG
  • Shipping industry disappointed but not surprised by EP vote on regional CO2 measures
  • Tuscan Ventures successfully exits LCL Logistix to CMA CGM Group
  • Hiranandani's floating LNG terminal at Haldia by 2019
  • Mumbai Port Trust felicitates key Port users
  • AITUC backs transport sector strike today
  • Gateway Distriparks announces record profits for FY 15
  • FDI shoots up 63 pc in Feb.
  • INR turns sharply weak on month-end dollar demand
  • eBL & banks

International Transport Journalweb site
  • More orders in Europe, fewer in Brazil
  • All Supply Mombasa Shipchandlers a new name
  • Huge new HGV fleet for France
  • Contract logistics enhances bottom line
  • Still no sign of a safe haven
  • Consultancy deepens footprint in southwest Germany
  • TMH to deliver 68 locomotives to Russian Railways
  • Air Arabia adds sixth destination in Pakistan
  • New PSA terminal in Damman
  • Emons opens up in Georgia
  • New link between Rostock and Verona
  • Growth across all divisions
  • Fast disaster response delivered to Nepal by air
  • "Maersk Tigris" detained in Iran

IHS Maritimeweb site
APRIL 29, 2015
  • CMA CGM takes majority holding in Indian logistics group
    Third-ranking global container line operator CMA CGM has taken a majority stake in leading Indian logistics operator LCL Logistix as part of a major drive to expand its forwarding and intermodal operations this year. The Marseilles-based group did not say initially what stake it had taken in the
  • Subsea 7 profit rises but outlook remains challenging
    Subsea 7, the London-based seabed-to-surface contractor that is listed in Oslo, increased its net profit in the first quarter of 2015 (1Q15), but warns of a challenging outlook. Group net profit rose to USD151 million in 1Q15 from USD131 million a year earlier, while revenues fell to USD1.18
  • Updated: Iran action against Maersk ship likened to hijack
    A container ship detained by Iranian authorities is still anchored off the port of Bandar Abbas in the Persian Gulf, IHS Maritime AISLive data shows. Iran arrested the 5,400 teu Marshall Islands-flagged Maersk Tigris yesterday, after it was approached by several Iranian Islamic Revolutionary
  • Updated: Fire extinguished on evacuated car ferry
    The fire aboard the car ferry Sorrento was reported to be under control this afternoon - 24 hours after the evacuation of its 156 passengers and crew. Spanish news agencies said that the authorities were waiting for it to be completely extinguished before sending personnel aboard the vessel prior to taking it under tow, probably to the port of Palma in Majorca.
  • Concordia looks to expand as markets turn
    Concordia Maritime, the listed tanker company in the Gothenburg-based Stena Sphere, plans to grow its fleet as both the crude oil and product tanker markets have turned, the company said in its quarterly report. The company reported net profit of SEK28.1 million (USD3.3 million) in the first
  • DHT reports strong improvement in 1Q15
    DHT Holdings, the New York-listed crude oil tanker company managed from Oslo, has reported a strong improvement in result in the first quarter of 2015 (1Q15) on a firmer market and bigger fleet. Group net profit amounted to USD23.2 million in 1Q15 compared with a loss of USD0.5 million in the same
  • Dawei port project on the move
    One of the parties involved in the development of Dawei port has confirmed movement on the project, while declining to give details. Dawei is planned to be a mega-port on Myanmar's coast, well-connected to Thailand by yet-to-be-built transport infrastructure. The plan is backed by the Thai
  • Rickmers worried for Maersk crew's safety
    Rickmers Shipmanagement is "seriously concerned" about the crew of the Maersk Line containership it manages and which is being detained by Iran near the port city of Bandar Abbas. US authorities confirmed on 28 April that at approximately 13:00 local time, the 5,400 teu, Marshall Islands-flagged
  • Sinopacific delivers first SP AHTS
    Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group has successfully delivered its first independently designed medium-sized anchor-handling tug supply (AHTS) offshore vessel in the SP series on 28 April. Ossoy, the first of four newbuilds in the SPA150 AHTS series, was delivered to Russian shipowner FEMCO Group at the
  • Samudera posts higher profit in Q1
    Singapore-listed container shipping company Samudera Shipping Line posted a profit of USD6.1 million for the first quarter ended 31 March 2015, much higher than its USD0.4 million profit in the first quarter of 2014. The first quarter's higher profit was recorded despite a year-on-year (y/y) drop
  • UOBKayHian places top picks for offshore companies
    Singapore-based brokerage house UOBKayHian has listed offshore service companies Ezion Holdings, Triyards Holdings, and Sembcorp Industries as top picks. Analysts from UOBKayHian have set a target price for Ezion at SGD1.58 (USD1.20) per share, while the stocks are currently trading at SGD1.23 per
  • CMES' profit surges 22.6% in Q1 2015
    Shanghai-listed China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) on 29 April posted a profit of CNY225 million for the first quarter of 2015, surging 22.6% from the same period of 2014. The company recorded revenue of CNY1.4 billion in the first quarter of 2015, rocketing 106.2% year on year (y/y), and its
  • China crude steel production down 1.7% y/y in Q1
    China's crude steel production fell 1.7% year on year (y/y) to 200.1 million tonnes in the first three months of 2015, making the first quarterly decline in recent years. For irons, the national production also dropped 2.3% y/y to 176.5 million tonnes, with the steel production up 2.5% y/y to 266.4
  • FLNG and commercial ships bode well for SHI
    Even as drillship orders are drying up, orders for floating LNG (FLNG) vessels and commercial ships would augur well for Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), analysts believe. The second-biggest shipbuilder in South Korea on 28 April posted a KRW11.6 billion (USD10.78 million) profit for the first
  • Sainty Marine posts $292m loss in 2014
    Shenzhen-listed shipbuilder Sainty Marine sank to losses of CNY1.8 billion (USD292 million) in 2014 on huge asset impairment that resulted from its loans extended to shipbuilder Nantong Mingde Heavy Industry. For 2014, the company took a provision of CNY1 billion for non-performing loans it had
  • China VLCC buys two used VLCCs for $165m
    China VLCC, a joint venture between China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) and Sinotrans&CSC, has bought two second-hand VLCCs from Sinokor Merchant Marine for a total of USD165 million, bringing its fleet in service to 33 VLCCs. China VLCC signed the vessel acquisition contracts with Sunrise
  • HHI's prospects bright despite Q1 loss
    Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) could still turn a profit for 2015 even as restructuring costs resulted in a loss of KRW138.8 billion (USD129 million) in the first quarter. The result was worse than the KRW58.4 billion loss for the first quarter in 2014. Excluding the KRW161 billion in
  • Nautilus International denounces Sewol captain's life sentence
    Nautilus International, the trade union and professional organisation for maritime professionals, has denounced the life sentence handed down to the Sewol ferry captain on 28 April. Lee Jun-seok, 69, was originally sentenced to 36 years in prison on 11 November 2014 for negligence and for after

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 29, 2015
  • XPO Logistics swoops in $3.5bn takeover of ND - famous red brand will disappear
  • Two-runway Heathrow just not delivering the goods for the UK air cargo sector
  • Poor information flow from carriers worse than blanked sailings, say angry shippers

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 29, 2015
  • Iran: Court ordered Maersk Tigris detention
  • Crowley sells 1982-built tug to Island Tug & Barge
  • De Beers firms up newbuilding order at Kleven
  • Bollinger wins two SCA safety awards
  • IHI takes ¥9 billion hit from Brazilian shipyard venture
  • UASC's latest: Ultra large and ultra eco-friendly

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 29, 2015
  • Vancouver Port Commission Oks Crude-By-Rail safety resolution
  • Seattle port board selects HMSHost for Sea-Tac Airport environmental award
  • Repair work forces closure of Coupeville ferry terminal
  • Port of Port Angeles Strategic Plan available for online public comment
  • Final lock gate installed for Panama Canal expansion project

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 29, 2015
  • Diana confirms brace of new acquisitions
    Scorpio cape and Torm kamsarmax could be among the tail-end buys in marathon spree
  • Boxes lift Cosco as dry bulk slips
    Income from container shipping business increased but dry bulk fell in line with other major players
  • CSICL sees continued fall in net profit
    But flagship unit of Chinese state shipbuilding giant receives support from Beijing's naval orders
  • DHT's six new VLCCs poised to boost earnings 'tremendously' in hot market
    Tanker owner plans to increase time charter coverage gradually
  • Danaos eyes further boxship opportunities
    But Greece-based owner plays down asset-play deals due to shipbuilding capacity overhang
  • Seaspan rejects ship-widening as panamax prospects improve
    Gerry Wang says owner will only order 20,000 teu vessels on back of charter deal of at least 15 years
  • Aronnax: Dynamic positioning the future
    The invention of DP created an appetite for new vessel types, but training needs to keep apace
  • Boxship safety forum seeks to build critical mass
    CSSF members now represent 5.5m teu of capacity, or a quarter of the world's tonnage
  • Strong VLCC earnings boost CMES first-quarter profits
    But gains of China Merchants Group unit partially eroded by losses in dry bulk sector
  • Anchored boxships fall to zero outside LA/Long Beach
    Southern Californian ports clearing cargo backlog but labour issues not settled yet
  • Is $60,000 per day the new normal for VLCCs?
    Even older very large crude carriers are securing impressive charter rates as market takes on new shape
  • Logistics industry set for shake-up
    Consolidation on cards as XPO Logistics buys majority stake in rival Norbert Dentressangle
  • UASC joins big ship league
    World's largest LNG-ready boxship launched in Mokpo, South Korea
  • DHT's spot VLCCs rake in $60,300 per day in first quarter
    Shipping revenues quadruple for the New York-listed crude tanker owner as the bull market shows no signs of letting up
  • Costamare and York Capital hold talks over extending term for buying boxships
    Greece-based owner posts sharp increase in first-quarter profit
  • Sewol master gets stiffer sentence
    Appeals court eases jail terms for 14 other crew members
  • Peel Ports seeks to boost northern cargo interests
    Cargo200 initiative will target cargo owners using Liverpool2

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 29, 2015
  • JAXPORT begins service as Volkswagen's Southeastern U.S. distribution hub
    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 29, 2015) - JAXPORT began service as Volkswagen's Southeastern U.S. distribution hub today as nearly 1,000 new VW Jettas, Beetles and Golfs rolled off the auto ship Chesapeake Highway. The cars, which were produced at VW's Puebla, Mexico factory, will be processed by AMPORTS before being transported to dealerships...
  • As contract carriers add capacity, spot truck demand softens
    U.S. spot market dry van truck rates fell for the fourth straight week in the week that ended April 25, a sign contractual truck capacity is relieving spot market pressure. The average national spot rate for dry van tractor-trailers dropped 2 cents to $1.87 per mile, as the the number of...
  • U.S., Honduras Sign Agreement to Promote Agricultural Development and Trade
    Tegucigalpa, HONDURAS, April 29, 2015 - Deputy Agriculture Secretary Krysta Harden and Honduras Secretary of Agriculture and Livestock Jacobo Paz today signed an agreement to support agricultural development and trade in Honduras. Through the Food for Progress Program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service will provide the government of Honduras with...
  • Research note: US electrical imports increase with China the main supplier
    U.S. imports of electrical goods in dollar value terms expanded 6.3 percent in 2014, the fifth consecutive annual expansion, partly because of a strengthening consumer sector. The trade outlook for 2015 looks positive, with import value expected to increase 5.9 percent, reaching an approximately $330 billion. Click to enlargeMost U.S. imports...
  • NS earnings decline on weak intermodal, coal volumes
    Norfolk Southern Corp.'s earnings fell 16 percent in the first quarter on weak intermodal volumes and a struggling coal market, the company reported Wednesday. Railway executives, said they're still hopeful that service and profit will dramatically improve by the second half of the year. Net income in the first three months...
  • Velox Transport Services Expands Leased Fleet With Ryder to Support Business Growth
    MIAMI, April 29, 2015 - Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a leader commercial fleet management, dedicated transportation, and supply chain solutions, announced today that Velox Transport Services, LLC, a Miami-based independent carrier serving markets across the U.S., has expanded its fleet with 40 tractors and 40 refrigerated trailers (15 tractor trailers in Miami and 25 tractor trailers in Jacksonville) under...
  • NVOs ask regulators to ease contracting restrictions
    Non-vessel-operating common carriers are asking the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission to lift "unnecessary, burdensome rules" governing their contracts with shippers. The request came in a petition by the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, which asked the commission to revisit its rules on NVO Service Arrangements and NVO Rate...
  • Marad backs NY-NJ, Mississippi River container-barge routes
    Planned container-on-barge services on the Mississippi River system and between marine terminals in New Jersey and New York have won designation by the U.S. Maritime Administration as part of Marad's marine highway initiative. The New York-New Jersey container-on-barge service will link Port Newark Container Terminal with the Red Hook terminal in...
  • Steel imports down in March for second consecutive month
    Falls Church, VA. April 29, 2015. Steel imports fell for the second straight month in March - and the fourth of the last five months - as shipments from Russia, Brazil and Mexico fell significantly. Imports totaled 3.59 million net tons in March, 3.4 percent less than in February, but 10.9 percent...
  • Reederei NSB completes first Panamax widening project
    MSC Geneva has been widened during an innovative procedure at a yard in China. Photo: Reederei NSBPanamax container ships are difficult to employ in today's competitive market. To ensure and extend the profitable operation of these ships, Reederei NSB developed a concept to widen a container ship rather than lengthen it....
  • CMA CGM buys 'strategic' stake in Indian logistics company
    CMA CGM has acquired a strategic stake in LCL Logistix, one of India's leading freight forwarders and logistics firms. CMA CGM LOG, the French carrier's freight forwarding and logistics arm, which carried out the transaction, did not reveal the size of the stake nor the purchase price. Mumbai-based LCL Logistix, which generated...
  • CMA CGM adds Kattupalli, India, to NEMO service itinerary
    CMA CGM said its New Europe Mascarene Oceania (NEMO) service will call at the Kattupalli International Container Terminal, an emerging alternative gateway on India's southeastern coast. The weekly service links North Europe and the Mediterranean with ports in the Indian subcontinent, Australia, New Zealand, Mauritius and Malaysia. The new port call, scheduled...
  • Costamare, York Capital may extend ship investment deal
    Greek shipowner Costamare and York Capital Management, a U.S. equity fund, are considering extending the life of their investment joint venture that has already spent more than $1 billion on new and secondhand container ships. Costamare, which trades on the NYSE, made the announcement as it reported sharply higher first-quarter income...
  • China Cosco again scotches merger rumors then posts first-quarter loss
    HONG KONG - China Cosco Holdings reported a first-quarter loss of $166 million just hours after being forced to make its second unusual trading announcement of the month as rumors that the carrier would be merged with China Shipping Container Lines continued to galvanize the market.The carrier's loss-making quarter was...
  • Shipper acknowledges paying higher trans-Pacific contract rates
    Based on the rates one importer has negotiated in its annual trans-Pacific contracts, it appears likely that shippers may have to ante up for freight rates that are substantially higher than in the past few years. Despite mounting overcapacity and a pattern of failed general rate increases over the last year,...
  • Damco's Jurupa Valley facility awarded Sam's Club "IDC of the Year" for the third year running
    California, 29 April 2015 - Damco, one of the world's leading third party logistics providers, today announced that its Jurupa Valley facility in California, USA, has won the prestigious Sam's Club IDC of the Year award for the third year in a row. Sam's Club, a division of Wal-Mart Stores Inc, is...
  • Profit at India's Gati jumps 59 percent on e-commerce growth
    Indian logistics and trucking major Gati Ltd. says e-commerce growth helped drive consolidated net profit up 59 percent year-over-year in fiscal year 2014-15, which ended March 31. Fiscal year 2014 net earnings totaled Rs. 57 crore (about $9 million), compared with Rs. 35.5 crore (about $5.6 million) in the previous year....
  • Lufthansa defers construction of new Frankfurt cargo center
    Lufthansa Cargo says it is delaying the construction of a new freight center at its Frankfurt hub "by at least two years." Parent Lufthansa Group said the freeze on spending on the "LCCneo" facility would improve its financial position. "Air cargo is a core business for us, and Lufthansa Cargo is an...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 29, 2015
  • Avance sees US gas booster
    US LPG exports will keep fleet utilisation above 95% this year, Avance Gas president Christian Andersen told shareholders.
  • China Cosco OKs Vale pact
    China Cosco Holdings said its board has approved a very large ore carrier (VLOC) cooperation agreement with Brazil's Vale on the same day that the miner denied seeking 50 giant newbuildings.
  • Costamare hopes for new York deal
    Costamare is hopeful its partnership with private equity giant York Capital will be extended.
  • Sustainable solutions
    Concordia Maritime chief executive Kim Ullman is adamant a tanker market recovery is taking hold but insists owners still need to stay away from shipyards.
  • Fiori: 'New or nothing'
    D'Amico International Shipping (DIS) made good on a long-held ambition to enter the long-range-one (LR1) tanker sector with an order for two ships at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard's Hyundai Vinashin Shipyard (HVS) in Vietnam this week, its chief executive says.
  • Atlantic defies downturn
    Singapore-listed Atlantic Navigation Holdings has increased first quarter earnings in a difficult offshore market, but is staying cautious on fleet expansion.
  • Low rates hurt Havila
    Havila Shipping has seen red in its first quarter bottom line, blaming a weak spot market for offshore vessels.
  • Blue Water's epic voyage
    Denmark's Blue Water is to attempt a record-breaking transport of two hulls from Singapore into the Caspian Sea.
  • Bugbee winks back
    Robert Bugbee was in a characteristically positive mood as he looked beyond the present restructuring effort at Scorpio Bulkers (SALT) on a conference call with analysts last night.
  • Germans focus on research
    German shipping companies are teaming up with HSH Nordbank to launch a new foundation that will take over research into business administration, technology and market analysis.
  • Crew stuck off South Africa
    More than 20 seafarers are stuck on a bulker for more than a month off South Africa.
  • PNSC profit slips
    Pakistan National Shipping Corp (PNSC) has seen earnings eroded by higher costs over the first nine months of its financial year.
  • Crewman dies in hold
    A crewman has died and three colleagues were in a critical condition after a possible asphyxiation incident on a Polish boxship in Denmark.
  • IHI to restructure EAS
    Japan's IHI Corp could restructure its Brazilian investment Estaleiro Atlantico Sul (EAS), which is facing serious financial problems.
  • CMA CGM into India
    France's CMA CGM has reinforced its position in India with a new logistics investment.
  • Subsea 7 profit up
    Subsea 7 has remained in the black during the first quarter despite a sluggish offshore market.
  • Maersk Tigris crew safe
    A commercial dispute is reportedly behind the seizure of a Maersk-chartered boxship by Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Oceanteam gets $16.5m
    Oceanteam Shipping has secured financing to upgrade its offshore vessel fleet through a revolving term loan facility.
  • Syrian service planned
    Iran is planning to launch a direct shipping line to war-torn Syria.
  • Double for DEME
    Belgian owner DEME has a signed a deal with Dutch shipyard IHC to build two new eco dredgers.
  • Bourbon battles downturn
    French offshore shipping group Bourbon has seen revenue cut in weak first quarter markets.
  • Tsuneishi toughs it out
    Tsuneishi Holdings saw a modest 2.2% increase in revenue for 2014 to JPY 289.9bn ($2.4bn), figures just released show.
  • MacGregor to sack 220
    MacGregor is sacking 220 of its staff as the company looks to respond to the weakening offshore and commercial shipping markets.
  • DHT triples dividend
    DHT Holdings has tripled its dividend payout to shareholders as revenues jumped fourfold at the US-listed tanker owner.
  • Paragon bulker held
    US-listed Paragon Shipping has seen one of its panamax bulkers detained in the US west coast port of Kalama.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 29, 2015
  • NEWS FLASH: Jacobs hails transformational XPO deal
  • XPO Logistics swoops up Norbert Dentressangle for $3.5b
  • Trade advocates wrestle with TPA 'poison pill'
  • Rail, port operations in Baltimore not affected by unrest
  • Panama Canal installs last lock gates
  • CMA CGM Group acquires strategic stake in LCL Logistix
  • CBP needs to lay out scan-all alternative, says congressman
  • C.H. Robinson increases net income 14.3%
  • U.S. economy stagnant in Q1
  • Marseille Fos sees record March container volumes
  • Obama picks Coast Guard official to head TSA
  • Report: Rents rising in U.S. airport cargo areas
  • Long Beach considers expanded cement terminal
  • Backlog of containerships outside ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach disappears

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 29, 2015
  • WTI rises as US stockpiles drop
    Inventories at Cushing, Oklahoma fell 514,000 to 61.7 million barrels last week.
  • Report sheds insight into LNG fuel use on Canada's west coast
    Says Vancouver can 'become' North America's west coast LNG bunkering hub.
  • Korean port official highlights 'exciting' LNG bunkering project
    'Our aim is to preempt the rapidly evolving maritime transport industry.'
  • Alfa Laval patents wash water cleaning technology
    Technology ensures the scrubber's compliance in hybrid or closed-loop mode.
  • Singapore fuel oil glut could influence market for months
    But some players expect cargo arrivals to taper off towards the end of May.
  • 'Stay flexible on vessel design,' says short-sea operator
    Samskip CEO wants to see joined up thinking on environmental legislation.
  • Shipbuilder releases LNG patents to small companies
    Daewoo Shipbuilding is making more than 100 shipbuilding-related patents available to South Korean companies.
  • ECA rules: What's going on?
    Tighter sulphur caps on bunker fuel have been introduced in Europe without disruption, but compliance levels are unclear.
  • Dan-Bunkering to expand US operations
    New office in Stamford, Connecticut to start business from May 1.
  • Revamped website for Total Lubmarine
    Marine lubricants supplier upgrades in line with customers' websites.
  • Singapore: Arrested bunker tanker up for auction
    Vessel was seized last year in a dispute involving OW Bunker.
  • Seaspan: Demand for modern tonnage persists
    Despite lower cost of bunker fuel in current market, says CEO.
  • Study: Asia Pacific to 'dominate' marine lube market by 2016
    Due to growth in low-cost shipbuilding and increased domestic consumption from China.
  • Louisiana bunker player buys new tanker
    Design phase reaches final stages.

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Genoa
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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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