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February 2, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • Somali piracy shuts down, but South East Asia, West Africa still active
  • International Salvage Union hails EU progress on places of refuge rules
  • Drewry joins IATA expecting June cargo surge ahead of UN box weigh-in rule
  • Reefer shippers can exploit expanded Panama Canal, says top US 3PL
  • Cargotec to acquire German maritime IT firm, INTERSCHALT
  • Savannah's moves rise 11.7pc in 2015 to record 3.73 million TEU
  • XPO fires Menlo executives to eliminate redundancies after takeover
  • Boeing quarterly profit off 29pc to US$1.03 billion, sales slip 4pc
  • Cambodia's air cargo demand grows 14pc in 2015 driven by garment trade
  • DHL launches delivery service in Thailand targeting e-commerce sector

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
  • Baltic Dry Index hits new low
  • NMIS holds Convocation and Prize Distribution Ceremony
  • PSPL inducts Ashish Kumar into its Board of Directors
  • SCFI Asia-North Europe spot rates fall again
  • Shipowners & seafarers' unions team up to launch new guidance on elimination of harassment & bullying
  • Govt to announce textile policy to encourage exports
  • JNPT APEC Port Training Centre organising next seminar from Feb. 15
  • Delayed highway projects to be on track soon: Gadkari
  • SEZs likely to get exemption from MAT in Budget
  • CTL & BHP 2016 conference & expo to comprehensively focus on key cargo & logistics issues & way ahead

International Transport Journalweb site
  • For sale: Greek rail service provider
  • Enlarging Norwegian footprint
  • Zappe family takes over A.L.S
  • ACD leader unchallenged
  • Star Reefers going for Zeeland Seaports
  • NS: severe cost cutting ahead
  • SIA Cargo extends handling contract in Frankfurt
  • New locomotives for cross-border traffic
  • Dubai International cargo volume stays steady
  • Drewry drastic on dry bulk
  • Stalwart replacing veteran port manager
  • Ribeiro returning as executive VP
  • Iran Air inks EUR 1 billion deal with ATR
  • Rickmers sticks to forecast
  • K Line turns management wheel
  • More trains to handle Italy traffic

IHS Maritimeweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
  • EU places of refuge guidelines 'will improve response times'
    New European Union guidelines on the provision of places of refuge will help to avoid delay in assisting vessels in distress in future, according to European shipowners' body ECSA. The newly adopted guidelines have been drawn up in response to anger over the...
  • India's inter-modal operator Concor eyes shipping sector
    India's state-owned inter-modal operator, Container Corporation of India Ltd (Concor), is planning an entry into the shipping business as part of a diversification into related areas and become an integrated transport services provider encompassing all modes, a top executive at the New Delhi based firm said. "We...
  • UK warns ship crews on Zika virus sexual transmission
    Crews on ships calling at ports in regions currently affected by the Zika virus should be aware that the virus can be transmitted through sexual contact as well as blood transfusion, according to information distributed by UK health bodies. While the...
  • Western Bulk to restructure its business
    Western Bulk, the listed Oslo based dry bulk shipping group, has revealed a restructuring programme that calls the sale of its key chartering business unit and to change the terms and conditions of its bonds. The company has agreed to sell Western Bulk chartering, which...
  • Vard to design Chilean navy icebreaker
    Vard Holdings subsidiary Vard Marine has secured an order to design an Antarctic icebreaking vessel for the Chilean navy. Vard Marine, a consulting naval architects and marine engineering company secured the contract from ASMAR Shipbuilding & Ship Repair Company to design the four million Euro vessel, which will be constructed...
  • Solid tanker business sparks profit alert from CSD
    China Shipping Development (CSD) expects to make a USD50-63 million profit in 2015, benefiting from a strong oil transportation market and the slashing of the carrier's labour and fuel bill. The positive profit alert from China Shipping Group's tanker and bulker unit comes...
  • Havila talks extended while Polarcus cuts staff as offshore rout continues
    Two offshore services companies listed in Oslo have this morning reported measures to restructure their business as continued challenging trading conditions plague the sector. Havila Shipping, which last month had to cancel a meeting of bondholders to restructure its finances, says talks between the...
  • Last ditch effort to keep drifting vessel off French coast
    The unmanned ro-ro vessel Modern Express is set to go aground on the French Atlantic coast over the next 36 hours unless salvors can get aboard today to fix a tow line. French reports said that efforts to board the drifting, heavily listing vessel got under way shortly after...
  • Comment: Ultra large container ships add to freight rate woes
    As IHS Fairplay reported last week, percentage growth in teu capacity for the world fleet in 2016 will be only half of 2015's rate. This has been well received with in the industry, but the problem of too many ships and too few cargos is far from solved. Cascading (when...
  • KLC parent SM Group named preferred bidder for SPP Shipbuilding
    Korea Line Corporation parent Samla Midas (SM) Group has been named the preferred bidder for SPP Shipbuilding. SM, through its subsidiaries, had bid for SPP under the name of "Woobang Construction Industry Consortium". It was the only bidder. SM is due to buy the shipbuilder's sole operating yard in...
  • Samsung Heavy Industries sinks to loss for 2015
    Samsung Heavy Industries, Korea's second biggest shipbuilder, has deteriorated into a KRW1.2 trillion (USD1 billion) loss for 2015, reversing a KRW147.3 billion profit in 2014. With zero drillship orders last year and the shipbuilder failing to capture major orders, the loss was expected. SHI, like...
  • HMM could sell Busan terminal and Hyundai Securities stake
    Embattled Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is attempting to sell its stake in its terminal in Busan New Port and is making another attempt to sell its stake in Hyundai Securities. In filings to the Korea Exchange on 1 February 2016, HMM said, "We are considering several...
  • Shipments to Queensland Nickel continue as it goes into administration
    At least one shipping company - Japan's Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha - is among the 1,500 creditors owed a total of AUD100 million (USD70.7 million) by Australian refinery Queensland Nickel (QNI), now in administration. QNI went into voluntary administration on 17 January. John Park, from administrators FTI Consulting, told the media...
  • 'K' Line receives next generation vehicle carriers
    Tokyo-based 'K' Line has commissioned the first two vessels in a 10-ship programme of exceptionally wide pure car/truck carriers (PCTCs). Rated with a car-equivalent unit (CEU) capacity of 7,500, but offering extensive capability for heavy, high and awkward-sized ro-ro cargo, the design hosts...
  • Australia's Pilbara ports reopen as cyclone passes
    Australia's Port Hedland and Dampier iron ore ports reopened on 31 January as Tropical Cyclone Stan moved inland. The cyclone failed to reach a category 3, sparing ships, mines, and ports from serious disruptions. It has since been downgraded by the Bureau of Meteorology to a tropical low. Pilbara Port Authority announced...
  • Distressed asset sales expected in near term, says offshore analyst
    Offshore companies may have to sell their assets to stay afloat if Brent crude prices continue to dip, according to Hassan Assad Basma, CEO of Singapore-headquartered offshore solution provider HBA Offshore. Basma, speaking at the recent Singapore Offshore...
  • Indonesia to issue new tender to replace scrapped Cilamaya port project
    Indonesia is soon to issue a new tender for a deepsea port project to replace the cancelled Cilamaya port project. According to the Transport Ministry's director-general for sea transportation Bobby Mamahit, the tender was scheduled for release either at end of January or February 2016, pending the approval of Indonesia's transport...
  • China VLCC charters ship to Shell for USD39.7 million
    Shanghai-listed China VLCC has chartered out a very large crude carrier (VLCC) to oil major Shell for three years at a contract value of CNY262 million (USD39.7 million). China VLCC, a joint-venture company between China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) and Sinotrans & CSC Group, stated that the timecharter began operations...

The Loadstarweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
  • CEVA employees call on SEC to investigate how their shares, costing millions, became worthless
  • Cargologicair confirms launch and sets out fleet plan
  • Spot market rate volatility at its worst in 2015 - and carriers must take most of the blame
  • Digitising our daily jobs would give us more access to a resource that's increasingly scarce: time
  • New York ports shut down as longshoremen walk off the job
  • Hyundai Group desperate to revive shipping unit
  • Amazon admits its interest in logistics

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
  • North Carolina ferry in grounding incident
  • Outrage grows over Prestige master prison sentence
  • VIDEO: Smit team gets tow line aboard Modern Express
  • MSC Cruises orders two mega ships at STX France
  • Polarcus trims executive positions
  • Joint venture targets offshore, marine winches and cranes
  • VIDEO: Fincantieri Marinette Marine launches LCS 11

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
  • Seattle-Tacoma International Airport continues string of passenger records
  • Port association comments on Corps' waterborne cargo report
  • Maersk Line adding service covering Colombia, Europe
  • Limits placed on ship movement at Coos Bay Harbor entrance
  • Diana Shipping sets charter for Capesize vessel HOUSTON

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
  • GT USA receives first vessel at Port Canaveral
    Norderoog makes maiden call of StreamLines' new Blue Stream service connecting Port Canaveral to Europe, French West Indies and Central America
  • Ocean Rig warns of rig contract 'breach' by Premier Oil
    Notice is second employment hiccup for offshore driller within a fortnight
  • Zim plays to its strengths
    Israeli line reorganises business units to focus on profitable trades
  • Industry welcomes new EU place of refuge guidelines
    Sosrep, CoS, Ecsa all add endorsements for code after Brussels green light
  • High stakes for CMA CGM as it prepares to buy NOL
    Show Us the Money: Failure to realise swiftly the benefits of the deal could seriously damage the company, but success would cement its position amongst the industry elite
  • Wheatstone LNG exports delayed to mid-2017
    Australian and US LNG expected to soak up excess carrier tonnage over the coming years
  • Western Australia ports reopen after cyclone
    Closures last just over two days
  • Bolloré wins tender for East Timor terminal
    French firm agrees 30-year concession for new Southeast Asian port
  • UK takes action to help next generation of shipowners
    Update: Free UK Chamber of Shipping membership to encourage start-ups as Boardley calls for more investment in seafarer training
  • Deep Sea Supply lays up 11th PSV
    Brazil blocking relief buoys AHTS earnings while PSV rates fall further
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine to sell stakes in terminal and stock brokerage
    Creditors to discuss HMM's revised plan to raise funds
  • Rickmers reaffirms outlook for 2015
    German shipowner says revenues and ebitda will remain unaffected by 'challenging market conditions'
  • Handysize rates below breakeven amid dull trading
    Layup activities expected with rates at historic lows
  • Western Bulk sells chartering unit
    Company's future at risk amid challenging dry bulk market
  • Modern Express under tow
    Operations delayed for past two days due to high winds and sea state
  • Steamship Mutual grows tonnage as cost of claims rise
    Tonnage rises by 3.2m tonnes during policy year
  • Managers' exits bring Polarcus staff reduction to over a quarter
    Job cuts follow recent debt restructuring
  • Port of Gothenburg 2015 freight volumes show 3% rise
    Port segments report mixed performance
  • China newbuilding prices: bad, but with worse to come
    Widening gap between resale prices and newbuilding values a key factor
  • Pan Ocean net income drops amid dry bulk slump
    But revenue rises 3.4% from year-ago period
  • NS United net profits halved
    Company revises forecast for current fiscal year amid dire dry bulk market conditions
  • Agritrade Resources unit secures long term time charters
    Contracts to generate monthly revenue of about $1m for group
  • Carriers' on-time performance hits record high in fourth quarter
    Maersk Line emerges most reliable carrier in 2015

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
  • US West Coast container traffic slipped in 2015
  • Oakland's Outer Harbor Terminal files for Chapter 11
  • CSX supports North Carolina intermodal terminal despite local pushback
  • North Carolina's Wilmington targeting new Panama Canal's 'workhorse' ships
  • As truck driver turnover rises, so does driver pay
  • Truckers, JOC index point to slow tightening of truck capacity
  • Slide show: Fastest-growing US import ports
  • India intermodal firm to become NVOCC
  • ILA's Daggett 'furious' at NY-NJ port strike
  • Logistics firms revamp distribution to meet surge in e-commerce
  • Shipping costs set to rise after Polish truckers blocked from Russia
  • Rickmers restates 2015 forecast following bond slump
  • Saunders to lead Modern Terminals' Hong Kong operations
  • Yusen Logistics' nine-month profit doubles
  • Gothenburg container traffic shrinks for third year
  • Count on ocean shipping rate volatility, Drewry warns
  • Mixed signals cloud pre-Chinese New Year demand visibility

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
  • Listing car carrier headed to safety
    Salvors are successful in getting control of ro-ro off France's coast.
  • Asset manager takes stake in GasLog's MLP
    California-based firm with $20bn under management takes large stake in a Livanos company.
  • MSC Cruises to use options at STX France
    The subsidiary of boxship giant MSC doubles down on new class of cruise ships.
  • Remoy steps out of chief executive's chair
    Finance chief Arild Myrvoll to move in as CEO of offshore support vessel owner.
  • Zim shakes up liner structure
    Israeli line splitting business into three independent units to speed up response to demand change.
  • Northeast US ports are reopened
    Walkout ends over the weekend as union tells members to go back to work.
  • Augustea secures $22m of finance
    Italian owner taps Credito Cooperativo to rearrange loans used to buy five barges.
  • Gearbulk carrier obstructs Parana traffic
    An open-hatch vessel owned by the Norwegian company suffers engine problem in Argentinian waters.
  • Scorpio bulker gets a tow off France
    SBI Flamenco safely anchored off Le Havre after main engine breakdown.
  • Ocean Rig hit by breach note from Premier Oil
    Economou-led driller says matter revolves around the Eirik Raude.
  • British ferry operators hold firm
    Data from Discover Ferries show the sector's resilience despite issues on the Calais-Dover key route.
  • Arrivederci Roma: D'Amico sells tanker
    Italian owner said to have sold medium range tanker to Akar Shipping.
  • Cosco bids to run port of Limassol
    Chinese group up against DP World and ICTSI in race to operate Cypriot boxship and multipurpose terminals.
  • Colin Veitch settles Virgin Cruises lawsuit
    Former NCL boss agrees deal to end court action claiming Richard Branson stole his ideas.
  • Havila Shipping extends vote deadline
    Oslo-listed owner will have two more weeks to gain bondholders' approval for major restructuring plan.
  • UK Chamber throws open doors to start-ups
    Start-up shipowners to receive free membership, president Tom Boardley says.
  • Smit crew takes Modern Express under tow
    Weather conditions improve as salvor races against time to stop stricken car carrier grounding.
  • Vard Holdings signs $4.34m design deal
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder clinches contract for Chilean navy's icebreaking vessel.
  • HMM enters debt talks; seeks sell-offs
    Korean shipowner seeking loans deal while offloading tourism and port businesses.
  • Smit crew boards listing Modern Express
    Weather conditions improve as salvor races against time to stop stricken car carrier grounding.
  • Third fire reported on MHI cruiseship
    Police investigate arson after cardboard and insulation material found ablaze on Aida newbuilding.
  • Samsung Heavy logs loss of $1bn in 2015
    Positive operating results for final quarter can't prevent significant full year reversal.
  • Agritrade seals $1m-a-month charters
    Hong Kong owner finds taker in Qatar for six tug-barge units.
  • Deep Sea Supply lays up again
    John Fredriksen company stacks eleventh vessel in prolonged offshore downturn.
  • China VLCC goes long-term with Shell deal
    UK oil major said to have taken Chinese vessel on charter for up to three years.
  • Seas hamper Modern Express salvage
    French authorities hope calm weather window will open up on Monday.
  • Nam Cheong wins approval to relax bond covenants
    Malaysian offshore-focused shipbuilder latest company to see financial constraints eased.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
  • Amazon the 'transportation service provider'?
  • ARC adds 7th U.S.-flag ro-ro vessel to fleet
  • ZIM restructuring to focus on profitable trades

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
  • Gunvor completes acquisition of Rotterdam refinery
    Says it will have synergies with its Antwerp facility and complement global trading activities.
  • ANALYSIS: China's apparent oil demand posts fastest growth since 2011
    COA expects China's demand for fuel oil to fall by double digits in 2016
  • Russian ports crude loading on track in Jan despite storms: Transneft
    Loading halts arose from storms in the Black Sea and on the Pacific Coast.
  • Shipping companies cut surcharges on lower bunker prices
    Reduction on intra-regional sea routes charges may extend.
  • India's Andhra Pradesh state cuts VAT to boost bunkering activities
    VAT falls to 0.5% from 14.5% effective Feb 1.
  • Shippers cut surcharges on lower bunker prices
    Reduction on intra-regional sea routes charges may extend.
  • US DATA: EIA says November residual fuel oil exports to Panama drop 15% on year
    November residual fuel oil exports to Panama up 25% on month.
  • Incentives needed for alternative bunker fuels as oil prices fall: Stena
    Incentives crucial to help companies to pursue more environmental-friendly options.

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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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