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March 1, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • United Nations report fears crime potential from 'One Belt, One Road' policy
  • Panalpina profit up 1.9pc to US$88.5 million, but revenue slides 12.9pc
  • UASC's sixth 'greenest' 18,800-TEUer makes maiden call at Jeddah
  • International Maritime Organisation finds wiggle room for scrubbers
  • China's trade with Silk Road states accounts for 20pc of total volume
  • Hapag-Lloyd takes 2 wide-beam 3,500-TEUerss from NileDutch
  • Court orders clearance of 5,000-strong migrant 'Jungle' in Calais
  • Nigerian Navy in gun fight with pirates aboard Maximus ends in perp walk
  • CEVA enlarges its operational footprint in Western Australia
  • FilterSafe expands to meet demand created by ballast water convention
  • Costly American shipbreaker urges owners to opt for 'sustainability'
  • Latin Cargo Meet in Sao Paulo, freight forwarders from April 3-6
  • Digital Ship holds Copenhagen conference on IT in Shipping April 5-6
  • Singapore Changi Airport air cargo up 4pc in January to 158,000 tonnes
  • Asia Pacific Airlines' cargo plane makes emergency landing in Guam
  • South Korea's air cargo volume rises 13.4pc to 320,000 tons in January
  • Excess capacity blamed for flattening IAG revenues in 2015
  • DHL Express to open new Singapore facility to support Hong Kong hub
  • Boeing's launch of 737-800 converted freighter greeted by 30 orders
  • Air cargo leaders calls for 100pc e-freight at Dubai conference

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
  • CEVA Logistics launches direct China to Hungary LCL service
  • CMA CGM vessel first to cross New East Port Said side channel
  • eBL is here to come
  • Freight Systems moves to new office in Mumbai
  • Peter Ulber to become new Panalpina Chairman
  • SCFI spot rates down
  • V. S. Pradeep elected Vice-Chairman of FFFAI
  • Yang Ming, RCL launch SE7 service
  • Merchant exporters to benefit from interest subvention scheme
  • Wheat exports seen to be unviable due to high prices, poor quality
  • Radiological detection equipment commissioned at Chennai Port
  • Railway Planning & Investment Organisation to be set up
  • River Information System being implemented
  • A realistic Budget: Shashi Kiran Shetty, Founder & Chairman of Allcargo Logistics, on Budget 2016-17
  • Budget Highlights
  • Guidelines for renegotiation of PPP agreements to be issued: FM
  • Infrastructure gets increased allocation
  • Infrastructure given the necessary impetus in Budget 2016-17: Mr Daniel Chopra, Chairman and Managing Director, Elektrans Group
  • Adesh Sharma, MD, DFCCIL to be Chief Guest at CONquest 2016 in Delhi on March 11

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Decent growth
  • Employers - meet your compliance obligations
  • Albatros Express network extending to CT Enns
  • Panalpina: laying the foundations
  • World's greenest boxship calls Jeddah
  • More wagons for agri products
  • SAA cancels Johannesburg - Abu Dhabi
  • Zimbabwe releases suspect US cargo plane
  • Roadrunner running with new board member
  • Ruscon bucking general trend
  • Outstanding contribution
  • Spain investing in rail network maintenance
  • Eleventh freighter for Etihad Cargo
  • CMA CGM converts PEX3 to RTW
  • Cash for road revamping in Tunisia
  • US railway takes on new president today
  • Wanted: storage space in Stuttgart

IHS Maritimeweb site
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
  • Scorpio Bulkers buys more time
    NYSE-listed Scorpio Bulkers has renegotiated loan terms, terminated charters and delayed newbuildings, but has declined to comment on whether it is considering an outright sale or privatisation of the company. Speculation has emerged that Scorpio Bulkers could either be taken private by its core...
  • Container shipper CMA CGM signs agreement with GAC Norway
    Oslo, 29 February 2016 - The Scandinavian arm of the world's third largest container shipping company CMA CGM has signed an agency, husbandry and NOx reporting agreement with GAC Norway for its ships calling at the port of Oslo. The CMA CGM Group has a fleet of 470 vessels...
  • India scraps export tax on shipment of low grade iron ore
    India has scrapped a 10% export tax on shipment of low-grade iron ore fines with iron content below 58%. This concedes to one of the main demands from, miners who said the decision would help them remain competitive amid a slump in global prices. India's finance minister,...
  • DP World signs CT4 contracts for Jebel Ali
    Global port and terminal operator DP World has signed two major construction contracts for its new Container Terminal 4 (CT4) at its flagship Jebel Ali Port in Dubai. To be built on a reclaimed island, CT4's first phase will add 3.1 million teu capacity...
  • European Commission to appeal Spanish tax-lease judgment
    The European Commission has decided to appeal against a Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) judgment that it had been wrong to rule that a Spanish ship finance tax-lease scheme infringed European Union state-aid rules. The court announced its surprise...
  • JadeWeserPort gets backing for second container terminal
    A feasibility study by the Bremen-based Institut für Seeverkehrswirtschaft und Logistik (Institute for Shipping Economics and Logistics) says construction of a second container terminal at JadeWeserPort, Wilhelmshaven - Germany's only deepsea port - "is not only technically realisable, but also economically prudent...
  • Bearish tone dominates bulk shipping news in Oslo
    The week has started with bearish tone dominating dry bulk shipping news in Oslo as Jinhui and Bulk Invest report deep losses. However, on a positive note, Golden Ocean's share offering is under way. Bulk Invest,...
  • French prefect warns shipowners after Laskiridis ship fined for pollution
    A French maritime prefect has warned that France will systematically prosecute all ships deliberately causing pollution off the French coast after a Laskiridis-managed bulker was spotted in the Bay of Biscay with a 40 km pollution slick in its wake. The vessel, 41,101 gt Thisseas, operated by Athens-based Lavinia...
  • Dayang Shipbuilding to lay off 600 workers
    Dayang Shipbuilding, a branch of Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group, will lay off to 600 employees, about 38% of its payroll, and merge five of its special project vehicles to ensure enough funding via financial leasing, according to an internal memo on 23 February. The yard plans to create the merged company to...
  • China restructures port fees
    China's Port Fees Charging Methods are to take effect on 1 March, and the Regulations on Port Fees will be repealed. The validity term of the Port Fees Charging Methods will be five years, and in case of any discrepancy in regulations released before, the new methods will prevail, the Ministry...
  • Cypriot government chooses consortia for Limassol port concessions
    The Cypriot government has awarded concessions for the operation of the port of Limassol, the island's biggest, to two international consortia. The concession for management of the port's container terminal has gone to a consortium led by Germany's Eurogate International in partnership with Cypriot marine services group...
  • Scandinavian shipping companies secure financing deals
    Product tanker owner Hafnia Tankers and Höegh LNG have unveiled financing deals with a combined value of USD583 million. Hafnia Tankers, based in Denmark, said it had signed a USD360 million credit facility with a consortium consisting of ABN AMRO Bank NV, Danish Ship Finance, Danske Bank A/S, and...
  • Expanded Frontline upbeat after strong 2015
    Frontline, the listed tanker company in John Fredriksen's business empire, has reported strong final-quarter and full-year 2015 figures that were boosted by its merger with Frontline 2012. The company says the outlook for the rest of the year remains encouraging. Group net profit amounted to USD58.6...
  • Korea Land and Housing Corporation signs MOU for port development
    Korea Land and Housing Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding with the country's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries to get involved in port development projects in the country. Known as LH, the corporation is government-owned and is responsible for development of land and city,...
  • OSV oversupply spells trouble for vessel owners
    Statistics from IHS Petrodata indicate that the glut of offshore support vessels has worsened, making for a gloomier outlook for vessel owners. The figures show that there are now five OSVs for every rig, compared to three OSVs per rig prior...
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine chief to staff: Focus on battle at hand
    Hyundai Merchant Marine's (HMM's) CEO has appealed to the shipping line's staff to help the company stave off a liquidity crisis. In a message to staff on 26 February, HMM CEO Lee Paik Hoon said he felt...
  • Abandoned cruise ship sinks off Thailand causing oil spill
    An allegedly-abandoned passenger cruise ship has sunk off Laem Chabang, Thailand, resulting in an oil spill. The sunken 2,352 dwt Ocean Dream, owned by China-based Shanghai Eastime Ship Management, was anchored in the Bight of Bangkok, one mile off Laem Chabang breakwater for nearly more than a...
  • New USD40 million Suez channel to transform SCCT
    A new Suez Canal access channel that allows 24-hour access of ultra large container ships of 18,000 teu and above to the Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT) at East Port Said will reduce vessel turnaround times. The channel, which was completed...

The Loadstarweb site
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
  • Saudia seeks to increase its global footprint via more partnerships with air cargo carriers
  • Analysis: Headwinds and choppy financial waters ahead as Hapag-Lloyd sails into 2016
  • Looks like more pain before any gain for the Asia-North Europe sea freight carriers
  • Steady as she goes for Panalpina, as the forwarder reports 'resilient' results in 'challenging' market
  • Companies from 20 countries 'involved in terrorist bomb supply chain'
  • Peru eyes sanctions for shipping lines over alleged price-fixing

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
  • Huntington Ingalls gets contract for CVN 73 RCOH planning
  • Army awards $147.7 million ship repair contract
  • Racking up 2015 loss, Vard unveils new strategy
  • Historic voyage of U.S. shale gas to Brazil
  • WinGD approves MHI-MME's MET turbocharger for X-DF engines
  • Braemar system cuts costs of annual DP trials
  • Want to increase your profits? Add women to management
  • Storm ahead, norovirus on board, Anthem turns for home

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
  • Port Angeles Port Commissioners announce District 2 candidate list
  • Vancouver Fraser Port Authority calling for director applications
  • Teamsters mechanics hold pickets warning of possible strike against United
  • Congressmen introduce new bill to make rail tax credit permanent
  • CMA CGM container ship marks Port Said channel opening

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
  • Mega boxships lose their appeal as trade fundamentals shift
    Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk downplay prospects of ULCs on Pacific in immediate future
  • Results round up
    From Fontline to SFI, Scorpio to Stealth Gas, we bring you results from all the main maritime sectors
  • Angelicoussis move for Scorpio Bulkers fleet 'baseless', say executives
    Greek owner traditionally prefers bigger bulkers while analyst questions logic from Scorpio perspective
  • Golar LNG plummets to almost $200m loss
    Company to lower rate expectations to obtain long-term charters, freeing up capital from shipping activities to pump into FLNG
  • Diversification brings rewards for Ship Finance International
    Company taps tanker market strength through Frontline profit share agreement
  • StealthGas confident of benefiting when LPG segment recovers
    Leader in its smaller ship market sees hope in sector's tiny orderbook
  • Panalpina's ocean freight volumes down in 2015
    Freight forwarding giant reports 0.8% drop in traffic amid "very challenging environment"
  • Höegh LNG's FSRU growth story remains intact
    Company targets 12 operating FSRUs by 2019 under new focus, up from five currently
  • Handysize index rises for second week in succession
    Revival or false dawn? Too early to tell
  • Ruscon defies slump in domestic box traffic
    Box numbers up 11% last year despite ongoing sanctions restricting trade movements in and out of Russia
  • Gulftainer appoints Flemming Dalgaard as new chief executive
    Former Maersk and DP World man replaces Peter Richards to oversee ambitious growth strategy of UAE operator
  • Vard swings to net loss for 2015 on foreign exchange losses
    Group incurred NKr77m restructuring cost for 2015 due to severance payments for layoffs
  • Frontline sees profit rise as merged company beds down
    Robust fourth quarter 2015 boosted coffers for the year
  • Rerouted headhaul could save carriers millions
    Analysis of costs shows benefits of taking Asia-Europe trades around Africa instead of through Suez Canal
  • Iranian oil exports to Greece yet to materialise amid financial hurdles
    Pro-Rouhani parliamentary elections positive for restoring business confidence
  • Impairments hit Jinhui Holdings' results
    Hong Kong dry bulk owner sees challenging market environment ahead
  • Vallianz Holdings' 2015 revenue climbs 51% on OSV chartering and brokerage segment
    New charter contracts, fleet expansion and high fleet utilisation helped boost revenue
  • Yangzijiang posted weaker earnings despite strong orderbook
    Lower newbuilding prices and returns from financial assets to blame
  • Product tankers forced to take longer Asia-Europe trade route says EIA
    Longer voyage allows for more time to find a buyer or onshore storage space
  • Another acronym bites the dust
    GRIs are set to vanish from the European container trades as Brussels presses for greater price transparency but while lines agree to the changes, they insist that none of them has broken the law
  • Otto Marine 2015 revenue falls 31% amid industry downturn
    Group focused on sustaining vessel utilisation by increasing its orderbook
  • Expanded Panama Canal impact expected to be gradual
    Container lines likely to take their time upgrading services from 4,000 teu ship strings to loops deploying 12,000 teu vessels
  • Courage Marine books third consecutive annual loss
    Company expects fleet utilisation and freight rates to remain low for 2016
  • Mercator Lines gets more time for results release
    Dry bulk operator needs at least until March 15, 2016 to come up with unaudited third-quarter financial results

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
  • Container lines face gloomy outlook despite demand growth
  • Lines could save big by routing via Cape of Good Hope
  • DHL's Appel sees long-term need for tech, training to spur growth
  • Suez Canal tonnage, ship calls off to weak 2016 start
  • Mega-ships are no panacea, Hapag-Lloyd CEO says
  • Orbcomm unveils new asset-management solution
  • US trucking industry can't stop driver exodus, transport institute says
  • IHS economist: Expect weak economic growth and slow trade
  • Gulftainer appoints Dalgaard as CEO
  • HMM rejects merger speculation, clarifies financial adviser role
  • Terminal dispute threatens bankruptcy at Ukraine's Ilyichevsk port
  • DHL's Appel rejects talk of global recession
  • Maersk forecasts healthy eastbound trans-Pacific growth
  • NVOCCs want container weight mandate updates from IMO
  • Chennai faces murky future as competition intensifies
  • Confusion surrounds looming IMO container weight mandate
  • Panalpina profit creeps up as ocean, air freight traffic slips
  • APM Terminals orders hybrid straddle carriers for Italy terminal
  • Needed container industry consolidation would bring debt risks

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
  • Farstad sees fourth-quarter loss
    Oslo-listed offshore vessel owner reports significant loss on fleet impairment.
  • Hapag-Lloyd defends self in Peru probe
    German company says dealings were legal amid competition authority probe of 11 liner operators.
  • Golar preps plans to convert LNG carriers
    Switching several tri-fuel LNG carriers to FSRUs could boost earnings potential, company says.
  • Frontline firm on finance and growth
    John Fredriksen-backed owner confident of loans for 22 newbuildings and expansion ambitions.
  • Pacific Basin finds hope in minor bulk
    Though Chinese demand for principal bulker cargoes has declined, story may be different for other commodities.
  • Solvang offers special payout after record Q4
    Norwegian gas carrier owner declares extraordinary dividend as fourth quarter earnings climb.
  • Hoegh LNG Partners ups earnings
    Spin-off partnership prospers in fourth quarter as revenue increases.
  • Golar LNG's 'spot concern' as MLP makes more
    LNG and FSRU specialist companies post mixed results in the fourth quarter.
  • Havila falls to $165m loss in Q4
    Asset write-down condemns offshore shipowner to big deficit in tough markets.
  • Ship Finance pushes up Q4 earnings
    John Fredriksen's shipowning vehicle boosted by fewer derivatives losses at the end of 2015.
  • Aurora posts lower than expected profit
    LPG carrier owner misses the market's estimate for the fourth quarter but pushes up annual figure.
  • Yangzijiang profit slashed in Q4
    Chinese shipyard group's earnings hit as revenue falls in final three months.
  • Tallink rides record revenue to bigger profit
    Estonian ro-pax owner reports strong annual result thanks to more passengers and higher onboard spending.
  • Scorpio Tankers beats estimates in Q4
    New York-listed tanker owner reports strong quarterly and annual result thanks to good rates and vessel additions.
  • Write-down pushes SALT's 2015 loss to $510m
    Scorpio bulker company takes $422.93m hit from vessels held for sale.
  • Olympic Ship finds work for four offshore vessels
    Norwegian owner locks quartet into short-term contracts in Africa and the Caribbean.
  • Bahri confirms Hanjin VLCC buy
    Saudi Arabian group paying $75m for Korean owner's last big tanker.
  • Pac Basin outperforms market, chops loss
    Hong Kong-listed owner manages to reduce its deficit for the full year after exiting its towage and ro-ro business.
  • Only 'weeks' left to save Bulk Invest
    Struggling Norwegian owner still trying to cut charter-in rates as it reveals contract claims could total $250m if it goes under.
  • Viking Supply Ships faces cash crunch
    Offshore vessel owner has less than a month to find a viable solution as it turned red in 2015.
  • Frontline prospers after merger as profit soars
    John Fredriksen's tanker operation turns around last year's fourth quarter loss after combining with Frontline 2012.
  • Y-Entec orders chemical tanker in Vietnam
    Korean company heading to Pha Rung Shipyard for 6,500-dwt ship.
  • Hoegh LNG cuts loss in Q4
    LNGC owner hit by $37m impairment from pulling out of floating LNG operations.
  • Hoegh LNG secures $223m for new FSRU
    Norwegian owner taps banks for seventh vessel due next year.
  • Marooned Chinese cruiseship sinks off Thailand
    Fears raised over potential pollution incident following failed attempt to rescue vessel.
  • Vard Holdings bleeds red ink in Q4 and full-year
    Brazilian provisions, forex losses and reduced activity combine to sink Norwegian shipbuilder.
  • Vard looks to diversify to beat offshore downturn
    Fincantieri-backed shipbuilder eyes wind, cruse, military and the Middle East in bid to survive.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
  • NEWS FLASH: NVOCCs petition IMO for information on enforcement of container weight regulations
  • Port driver protests target Pac 9, XPO

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
  • Shipping industry urges IMO to decide timing of global sulfur cap in October
    Want upcoming MEPC meeting to 'agree in principle' that a final decision should be taken at MEPC 70.
  • Singapore fuel oil market braces for heavy supply in March: sources
    Bunker markets in Singapore and Fujairah weighed down by too much supply as Iranian fuel oil cargoes return.
  • Houston IFO 180 CST price spikes $69/mt on lack of suppliers
    Demand for the grade is practically nonexistent so no one will keep it in tank.
  • Not in Kansas any more
    Steve Simms believes the bunker industry has been forever altered by its very own trip to 'Oz'.
  • S Arabian Jeddah's bunker fuel supplier pool shrinks, availability tightens
    Market sources expect tightness to ease by end-March

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Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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