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July 31, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk group eyes Piraeus and Thessaloniki ports in Greek fire sale
  • OOCL's early distant warning: Verifiable box weights a must in 11 months
  • Government makes start on port woes, but not nearly enough: HAFFA
  • China's live fire drills in South China Sea stoke fears among neighbours
  • Singapore's Senat Shipping US charges in North Korean ship deal
  • Abu Dhabi Terminals at Khalifa Port lift 3 million TEU after 3 years
  • Matson to post US$11.4 million special loss for Honolulu molasses spill
  • US Senate votes for Ex-Im Bank, but opposition lingers in the House
  • NYK car carrier rescues 336 from vessel in Mediterranean Sea
  • India's Mumbai port opens first private, offshore box/ro-ro facility
  • US$2 billon 1,000 hectare port with logistics zone seeks FDI in Algeria
  • Wal-Mart buys out Yihaodian e-tailer with Beijing's blessing
  • LAX cargo up 4pc in June, but 11pc year to date due to docker strife
  • IAG Cargo and Finnair share networks in freighter sharing deal
  • Changi Airport sees flat air freight volumes in June at 151,300 tonnes

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 30, 2015
  • Allcargo Logistics expands senior leadership team
  • Deutsche Bahn in 'extensive restructuring program'
  • FIATA award boosts young freight forwarders
  • MOL receives Vessel Speed Reduction award & Green Flag award from Los Angeles & Long Beach ports
  • Cheap imports from China hurt domestic steel industry
  • KIOCL to export 2 mt of high-quality iron ore pellets to Iran
  • Chilean delegation visits JN Port
  • JBS Academy hosts interactive session on port policy & concessions
  • Minister highlights freight marketing schemes of Railways
  • Cenvat credit alert
  • Govt urged to boost Coimbatore's economic potential

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Unveiling seventh African freighter destination
  • French following in Todd's footsteps
  • Boxes on time
  • No long and winding road between Salzburg and Iran
  • Firm step up career ladder
  • A smooth blend of...results not whisky
  • Another cargo pact grows carriers' networks
  • Plugging Pakistan into global economy
  • New guidelines on migrant rescue
  • All-cargo carrier building up new flight ops team
  • Farming equipment from China to Georgia
  • Dnata deepening footprint in Europe
  • Maritime capacity crunch in sight
  • Loan secures rail reform programme
  • New force for M&M
  • Financial health check for Indonesian carriers
  • New networks on the move
  • Radical restructuring after profit collapse
  • Rosy prospects for mergers and acquisitions
  • Delving ever deeper into oil reserves
  • Sweeping changes at DB
  • Biggest single B767F order to come

IHS Maritimeweb site
JULY 30, 2015
  • India steps up support to cruise shipping
    India has stepped up financial assistance to ports for upgrading cruise terminal facilities, shipping minister Pon Radhakrishnan has told Parliament. The tourism ministry disburses cash grants to upgrading cruise related infrastructure that includes facilitating smooth operation of cruise liners
  • Matson settles molasses spill case
    US-based box carrier Matson has terminated its molasses operations in Honolulu as part of a settlement stemming from a 2013 spill in Honolulu Harbour. The settlement with the state of Hawaii, announced 29 July, includes an agreement to pay USD5.9 million to compensate for damaged coral, lost fish,
  • Spain's Navantia yard lands four Suezmax orders
    Spanish naval shipbuilder Navantia has landed an order for four Suezmax tankers with two others on option from Spain's Ibaizabal group. Navantia, which had its civil shipbuilding and repair activity capped at 20% of revenues until the end of last year on the orders of the European Commission, will
  • Pacific Basin returns to profit
    Hong Kong-listed Pacific Basin Shipping recorded a profit of USD5.8 million in the first six months of 2015, due to unrealised derivative income. Excluding one-off items, the company's loss narrowed 32% year on year to USD14.6 million for the same period due to a decrease in its dry bulk revenue, a
  • Arctic raise 2015 VLCC earnings forecast 17%
    Arctic Securities in Oslo have raised their earnings forecast for VLCC tankers in 2015 to USD58,500 per day from USD50,000, shipping analysts Erik Nikolai Stavseth and Kurt Waldeland said. "We fail to see many clouds on the crude tanker skies for 2015 (the biggest risk being a compression in
  • Analysts upbeat about DHT after interim results
    Shipping analysts in Norway have greeted 2Q15 interim results of DHT Holding, the US listed tanker owner that is managed from Norway, with enthusiasm. Nicolay Dyvik, Petter Haugen and Oyvind Berle, shipping analysts at DNB Markets said that DHT has seen significant growth and we argue that the
  • Euronav sees positive tanker trend continuing into 2016
    Antwerp-based tanker operator Euronav has announced solid quarterly profits for the second time this year and says that it expects to benefit from current positive market trends until well into 2016. The company improved on its first quarter profits of USD80.86 million - its best since 3Q08 - with
  • NOL earns USD890 million in 2Q15
    On 30 July Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines reported net profits of USD890 million for 2Q15, reversing a USD54 million loss for 2Q14. The earnings were largely due to the USD887 million gain from selling APL Logistics on 29 May. The supply chain management arm was sold to Japan's Kintetsu World
  • Subsea 7 warns of more pain ahead as profit falls
    Subsea 7, the London based seabed to surface construction company, has warned of further challenges ahead and reported a sharp reduction in interim profits. Group net profit in 2Q15 fell to USD88 million from USD266 million in the same period last year, while revenue decreased to USD1.35 billion
  • Ponant cruise company to be taken over by Pinault group
    Artémis, holding company of France's Pinault family, has announced that it is to acquire Marseilles-based luxury small cruise ship operator Ponant. Already the owner of auction house Christie's and other luxury brands, Artemis said that it had engaged in exclusive talks with a view to acquiring
  • Pan Ocean incurs net loss for 2Q
    An early repayment of debt resulted in South Korean bulker outfit Pan Ocean incurring a net loss for the second quarter of 2015. Pan Ocean went into receivership in June 2013 after incurring more than USD5.00 billion of debt. It has completed rehabilitation procedures after a consortium comprising
  • New chief for Busan Port Authority
    Woo Ye-jong has been appointed as the new president of Busan Port Authority. From 31 July, Woo, 56, will begin his new appointment, succeeding Lim Ki-tack who has been elected as the International Maritime Organisation's next secretary-general. In announcing Woo's appointment, South Korea's
  • VLGC rates cool as more tonnage enters market
    Rates to ship LPG on very large gas carriers (VLGCs) continue to soften. After reaching a 2015 high of USD137.938/tonne on 15 July, rates averaged USD115.875/tonne on 29 July, working out to USD117,540 in daily earnings at current bunker prices in Fujairah. A Singapore-based broker told IHS
  • CSCL orders eight 13,500 teu box ships
    China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) has placed orders for eight 13,500 teu container ships at Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Shipbuilding. The total cost of the newbuilds amounted to USD934.4 million, a stock filing of CSCL said on 29 July. They are scheduled for delivery from April 2018 to December
  • Samsung HI and DSME face tough times
    Analysts have cautioned against buying the stocks of Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), after both shipbuilders posted massive losses in the second quarter of 2015. On 29 July, SHI announced KRW1.15 trillion (USD987.14 million) loss for the second
  • Wreckage found off Madagascar could be from MH370
    Some 4,000 km from the official search zone off Australia's west coast, aircraft experts are currently examining aircraft wreckage believed to be that of the missing MH370 Boeing 777. The 2 m aircraft wing piece discovered on the French island of La Réunion off Madagascar is also approximately
  • Cash buyer believes ship recycling market bottoming out
    The CEO of Singapore-based cash buyer Wirana Shipping Corporation told IHS Maritime that he believes scrap prices of ships cannot fall any further and that the market should stabilise in August. Rakesh Khetan said, "It is a blood bath right now and prices are unlikely to drop further." Many yards
  • Shanghai Shipping Exchange launches two indices on Belt and Road initiative
    The Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE) launched on 29 July two indices to track the trade volume and freights along the Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (Belt and Road), which were initiated by China. One of the indices, the Belt and Road Freight Trade Index (SRFTI), is
  • DP World-Toll JV to streamline container handling
    A new joint venture (JV) between DP World and Toll Logistics in Sydney, Australia could provide a container shuttle out of Port Botany and slash exports of empty boxes. The proposed 50/50 JV between Australia's biggest freight and logistics provider and its biggest stevedore announced this week

The Loadstarweb site
JULY 30, 2015
  • APL container line sails back into the black with a surprise $3m quarterly profit
  • Amazon launches drone conversation with proposals for air traffic controls
  • CH Robinson feels the Freightquote effect as LTL acquisition gives Q2 profits a boost
  • Carriers swift to join global players eyeing the trade potential in a sanction-free Iran
  • B2C and returns logistics the drivers of healthy growth for UK-based Clipper
  • Schneider fights back against cargo theft with holistic, layered approach

Marine Logweb site
JULY 30, 2015
  • LR now certifying small Caribbean commercial ships
  • Bahamas Defence Force RoRo launched in Vietnam
  • Bollinger delivers FRC Heriberto Hernandez
  • ClassNK release guidelines for CNG carriers
  • MARAD chips in $500,000 for fuel cell powered ferry study
  • Huntington Ingalls awarded $20.5 million for Nimitz works
  • Kirby gets what it expected

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 30, 2015
  • Matson reaches settlement over Honolulu molasses spill
  • DHS announces funding for 2015 preparedness grants
  • "K" Line teaming with Chandris for pair of new LNG carriers
  • Port of Tacoma recognized with distinguished budget honor
  • US rail freight traffic count slows down during week

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 30, 2015
  • Trend spotter: rising tanker company shares
    Company results are bullish and, thus far, tanker company share prices are up, after lagging behind booming freight market
  • Thenamaris doubles LPG orderbook at Hyundai Mipo
    Latest contract is for up to four gas carriers
  • Oil products lift Rotterdam throughput
    Container throughput growth subdued at 3.7%
  • Poseidon Containers aborts IPO bid
    Technomar- and Kelso-backed company tipped to return another time after pricing disappoints
  • Diana Containerships acquires two Synergy-linked boxships for $76m
    Greece-based owner stays in the black in second quarter
  • Capital Product boosts profits and payouts
    Better tanker market contributes $2m in profit-sharing to owner's bottom line
  • GasLog Partners proposes 10% distribution hike after strong growth
    Profits leap in second quarter as acquisitions contribute to earnings
  • Aden port now confined to aid vessels
    But Libyan government regains control of Derna, according to MAST
  • China Cosco expects $306m profit in first half
    Flagship unit still suffers losses excluding Beijing's subsidies
  • D'Amico's tankers reap benefits of new refinery capacity
    Milan-listed product tanker owner saw its spot vessels average $19,533 per day in second quarter
  • NOL confirms sale option still open
    Singapore line scrapes into black in second quarter
  • Nanjing Tanker posts $43 first half profit
    Strong tanker market and successful debt restructuring aid improvement
  • Matson settles with Hawaii
    Matson will pay $5.9m to the state as compensation for damaged coral and lost fish
  • Euronav hits $92m profit
    Daily spot earnings for the company's VLCCs came in at $55,570, up significantly from $21,464
  • Gerry Wang sticks to tough demands for 18,000 teu vessels
    Seaspan holds firm on requirements for charters of at least 15 years for ultra large boxships

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 30, 2015
  • Port of Miami keeps West Coast diversions to boost volume by double-digits
    The Port of Miami posted double-digit container volume growth in June, a testament to the port's concerted effort to boost organic growth and preserve business diverted from the U.S. West Coast during the port congestion crisis in late 2014 and early 2015. Miami container volumes jumped 16.3 percent year-over-year to 85,322...
  • Profit dips at Con-way as driver pay rises, surcharge revenue drops
    Higher costs and lower tonnage outstripped Con-way's ability to raise rates in the second-quarter, lowering revenue and profit at both of the $5.8 billion company's trucking subsidiaries. The reduction in profitability will place more emphasis on ongoing efforts to bring pricing and costs into balance at Con-way Freight, the second-largest U.S....
  • MOL to launch Laem Cabang-Bangkok container barge service
    SahaThai terminal.Mitsui OSK Lines this week said it is launching a barge terminal operation company in Bangkok aimed at moving goods more speedily and efficiently from Thailand's gateway port of Laem Chabang to the capital of Bangkok. Bangkok Barge Terminal Company will be a joint venture with local Thai company SahaThai...
  • US Congress to pass another highway bill stopgap
    WASHINGTON - U.S. lawmakers have cornered themselves into another stopgap measure to fund the nation's crumbling transportation infrastructure. The U.S. Senate Thursday passed legislation authorizing federal highway funds for another six years, just a day before funding is set to run out. With the House of Representatives already on recess, however,...
  • Celadon strategy pushes fiscal-year revenue to record high
    A successful acquisition strategy, the opening of new driver schools and expanded capacity drove Celadon Group's revenue to a historic high mark in the 2015 fiscal year ending June 30. The Indianapolis-based truckload carrier saw profit tumble 22.6 percent year-over-year in its fiscal fourth quarter, to $12 million. Nevertheless, net income...
  • Cargo operations help JAL post record profit
    Credit: Kentaro IemotoJapan Airlines Corp.'s revenue from cargo operations grew faster than overall revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 2015, helping the carrier's net profit surge 120.7 percent in the April-June quarter from the same three-month period last year to 32.6 billion yen ($263 million) on a consolidated basis. The...
  • Weak Asia-Europe rates force NOL to renegotiate shipper contacts
    Low Asia-Europe spot rates have forced NOL Group to renegotiate contract rates with some shippers. "We have seen enormous rate pressure in the Asia-Europe trade this year, as everyone knows, and that has had an impact on (beneficial cargo owner) rates we negotiated earlier this year," Kenneth Glenn, president of NOL...
  • Diana Containerships income edges up, buys two post-Panamax vessels
    LONDON - Diana Containerships, the Greek charter ship-owner, posted increased second-quarter net income of $891,000 against $633,000 a year ago. The NASDAQ-listed company simultaneously announced the acquisition of two 6,500 twenty-foot-equivalent unit container vessels for $76 million. Time charter revenue jumped to $17.3 million from $12.5 million in the second quarter of...
  • China's HNA buys Swissport, world's largest cargo handler, for $2.8 billion
    LONDON - China's HNA Group has agreed to acquire Swissport International, the world's largest airport ground and cargo handling company, from PAI Partners, a Paris-based private equity firm, for 2.73 billion Swiss francs ($2.8 billion). HNA, which is active in air cargo, logistics and container leasing both in China and abroad,...
  • China Shipping orders eight 13,500 TEU ships
    China Shipping Container Lines has placed orders for eight 13,500 twenty-foot-equivalent container ships at Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Shipbuilding, continuing the aggressive fleet expansion began last year. The total cost of the newbuilds, which will be deployed in the Asia-U.S. East Coast trade routes and are scheduled for delivery from April 2018...
  • East Coast builds on West Coast's problems
    Some of the most pivotal developments in U.S. container transportation, such as the first double-stack train in 1984 and the launch of the first post-Panamax vessel four years later (both APL innovations), helped fuel the rise of West Coast ports as the primary U.S. container gateways. Now we're witnessing another game-changing...
  • PSA Chennai terminal gains new intermodal service
    Officials inaugurating the new rail service at PSA Chennai.State-owned Container Corporation of India is expanding its intermodal services connecting the country's southeastern container ports, beginning its second rail service to a southeastern port in as many months. The logistics provider earlier this week kicked off a shuttle service from PSA International-operated...
  • Long Beach celebrates successes of green port program
    Ship-to-shore cranes arriving at Long Beach Container Terminal's near-zero emission Middle Harbor facility.Long Beach Container Terminal, which will open a terminal early next year the Port of Long Beach has billed as the world's greenest container terminal, received the Mayor's Green Port award Wednesday at ceremonies marking the 10th anniversary of...
  • Strong revenue lifts Blue Dart Express' first-quarter profit
    Blue Dart Express, India's leading air express and logistics service provider, posted a big jump in net earnings in the first fiscal quarter, as income from operations increased significantly, driven by new business strategies. The logistics provider saw its net profit soar 33.5 percent in the April-June period from a year...
  • As buyout rumors swirl, NOL posts $890 million 2Q profit
    LONDON - NOL Group swung to a net profit of $890 million in the second quarter from a $54 million loss a year ago, almost entirely due to the gain from the sale of APL Logistics to Japan's Kintetsu World Express. Stripping out the $887 million contribution from the deal, the...
  • Lufthansa Cargo's five-year winning streak ends with 2Q loss
    LONDON - Lufthansa Cargo's five-year winning streak ended abruptly in the second quarter as it slumped to a 68 million euros ($74.8 million) operating loss from a 20 million euro profit a year ago. Revenue increased, however, by 2.6 percent to 593 million euros and freight volume grew 1.8 percent to...
  • Piraeus port concession could reshape European supply chains
    While politicians wrangle over the Greek debt crisis and economists speculate on the lasting impact to the European and global economy, a decision on who controls a container quay miles away from Athens could reshape European supply chains. Although Cosco Pacific is expected to win the concession for a third container...
  • First Saudi private container terminal pressures rival Jeddah
    King Abdullah Port, Saudi ArabiaA revolution is quietly under way in Saudi Arabia's ports sector, as the first facility to be run outside government control attracts the world's leading shipping alliance, piling pressure on the kingdom's premier west coast port, Jeddah Islamic Port. King Abdullah Port, near Rabigh, is a technological...
  • Bahrain port awaits flood of volume tied to construction boom
    The control tower at Khalifa bin Salman Port, Bahrain.Officials at Khalifa bin Salman Port in Hidd, Bahrain, predict a structural shift in the size of the Bahraini cargo market and forecast a dramatic increase in container throughput to 500,000 20-foot-equivalent units this year because of growth in government-led infrastructure and...
  • Roadrunner revenue outpaces fuel surcharge decline
    Multiple truckload and logistics acquisitions over the past year more than compensated for lower fuel surcharge intake at Roadrunner Transportation Systems, pushing total revenue up 12.5 percent in the second quarter to $517.9 million. The company's net profit increased 11.5 percent to $16.5 million, despite higher purchased transportation costs and...
  • Matson to spend $30 million on new containers, other equipment
    Matson plans to invest roughly $30 million in upgrades and new equipment into the new Alaska services it acquired from now-defunct Horizon Lines in May. Those upgrades, already planned by Horizon prior to the springtime acquisition, will be administered over the next three months, Matson said in a statement this week. The...

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 30, 2015
  • Ocean Rig drops dividend
    George Economou led Ocean Rig is suspending its quarterly dividend until the offshore drilling market improves.
  • Poseidon adventure delayed
    Poseidon Containers is delaying its $283m IPO in New York after encountering tepid investor interest at its target price point, finance sources tell TradeWinds this morning.
  • Diana splashes out $76m
    Two post panamax containership that were once part of the fleet of Nautilus Holdings are to be acquired by Diana Containerships.
  • Capital on the money
    Capital Product Partners raised its investor payout for the second successive quarter as it posted a profit in line with expectations.
  • Navios misses consensus
    Navios Maritime Partners has seen its profit slip in the second quarter as it fell short of analysts' expectations.
  • GasLog Partners trebles profit
    Profitability of GasLog Partners jumped through the second quarter mainly as a result of growth in the fleet.
  • CMES firms $448m Valemax deal
    Vale has concluded a $448m deal to sell four of its giant Valemax bulkers to Chinese owner China Merchants Energy Shipping Co.
  • DSME sues Songa for $855m
    DSME has filed a huge $855m complaint against Songa Offshore with the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA).
  • Suezmaxes next for Euronav?
    Euronav may switch its attention to the suezmax market having spent $1.7bn on VLCCs in the past 18 months, analysts say.
  • DIS toasts products rebound
    Marco Fiori predicted substantial profit this year for d'Amico International Shipping and its rivals after it reached the half way mark for 2015 with its best showing in seven years.
  • Sale sparks NOL profit
    Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines has booked a huge profit in the second quarter thanks to the sale of its supply chain management business.
  • Vale's exports delayed?
    An accident in a Mozambique port is putting obstacles in the way of coal exports by Brazilian mining company Vale.
  • PacBasin clings to profit
    Pacific Basin Shipping hung on to profit through the first half despite continuing tough times in the dry cargo market.
  • Subsea 7 wins BP contract
    Subsea 7 has penned a $500m contract with BP which will see two of its vessels conduct offshore installation work in Egypt.
  • Matson pays for molasses
    A spill of molasses in 2013 will cost Matson up to $15.4m according to a settlement reached between the company and the state of Hawaii.
  • Pan Ocean breaks free
    Pan Ocean has seen its application to exit rehabilitation approved by the Seoul central district court.
  • Hornbeck books strong Q2
    Hornbeck Offshore smashed Wall Street expectations with a strong second quarter performance.
  • Euronav in stellar Q2
    Euronav trumped Wall Street expectations during a second quarter in which it recorded a positive profit swing of more than $100m.
  • ISH sells PCTC, cuts outlook
    International Shipholding (ISH) revealed that it sold its oldest car carrier as it cut its 2015 outlook and reported a slimmer loss in the second quarter.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 30, 2015
  • Sale of APL Logistics boosts NOL profits
  • Con-way Inc. profits fall 18.1%
  • Roadrunner hits highs on TL, TMS
  • HNA Group to purchase Swissport
  • SeaLand, APL update Americas service
  • Transport United buys N.C. freight broker
  • TNT launches new flight
  • Aljex to integrate with 'super load board' 10-4
  • Old Dominion reports record Q2 revenues
  • House passes 3-month transportation patch

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 30, 2015
  • Q2 profit down for WFS
    Gross profit drops to $190.4 million from $191.5 million in Q2 2014.
  • Firm launches new Fuel Quality Monitor system
    Portable field kit can 'accurately' determine density, particulate and water content in marine fuels.
  • Air bubble technology's efficiency proven in trials
    Fully optimised system should achieve net efficiency gains in excess of 5%, says marine tech firm Silverstream.
  • Raffles Bunkering exits Singapore marine fuels market
    After two and a half years of operations.
  • Vessel caught using HFO inside ECA
    But it was not the one that got the highest fine of nearly $37,000.
  • Pacific Basin back in profit
    Aided by derivatives gain and bunker asset sale.
  • Methanol overlooked as alternative bunker fuel
    But tighter emission rules could change that, says maritime commentator.
  • VPS: Majority of flash point off-specs in Europe
    Industry 'needs to be careful' due to violation of SOLAS convention, warns ExxonMobil spokesman.
  • Finnlines sees gains from fuel efficiency programme
    Shipping group posts bigger H1 profits, despite smaller revenues.
  • Bunker market to be 'unaffected' by Iranian fuel oil
    'The market has already priced in the fact that fuel oil is over supplied,' says Broker at FIS Dubai.
  • VPS: Majority of flash point off-specs at Europe
    Industry 'need to be careful' due to violation of SOLAS convention, says ExxonMobil spokesman.
  • Crude rises as US supplies drop
    Inventories fell 4.2 million barrels last week, DOE says.
  • USCG responds to oil sheen spotted in California
    Source and size of spill yet to be determined.

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ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
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
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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