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January 5, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • World's biggest ever box load - 18,601 TEU - docks at London Gateway
  • China to learn from Israel's IAI on how to make its own civil aircraft
  • Gulftainer's Khorfakkan port breaks world box productivity record
  • Chittagong breaks record, tops 2 million TEU a year sooner than targeted
  • Vietnam posts first trade deficit in 3 years as Chinese imports rise 12.5pc
  • Gdansk will open tenders for new deep-water External Port in late 2016
  • Work complete to up Evergreen's Colon Terminal capacity to 2 million TEU
  • Moving closer: India and China to study regional trade pacts
  • Taiwan's air and sea transport concerns form alliance to exploit e-commerce
  • Consumer Confidence Index in US increased to 96.5 in December
  • Saudi Arabia faces US$98 billion deficit as oil revenue drops
  • Oil to fall to US$30 - perhaps $20 - before rebound, says analyst
  • Warm weather threatens deliveries on ice road in Canada's far north
  • German court rules against Etihad-Air Berlin cargo code share deal
  • American Airlines joins American Red Cross to aid Texas tornado victims
  • KL relief aid for flood victims held up by Tamil Nadu customs red tape

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 4, 2016
  • Bahri Board approves purchase of two second-hand VLCCs
  • CMA CGM service to call at Zeebrugge port
  • Cochin Shipyard becomes first licenced Indian shipyard to make LNG vessels
  • Evergreen celebrates a new berth at its Colon Terminal
  • Hellmann Worldwide Logistics appoints Shubhendu Das as Managing Director of Indian subsidiary
  • Trade suffers at Mumbai Port due to shortage of labour, Customs red tape, says MANSA
  • UASC announces record breaking load of 18,601 TEUs on board
  • ZIM Black Sea Service Express (ZBX) seasonal reefer service to commence in Jan.
  • Double record for port of Antwerp in 2015
  • Gadkari inaugurates capital dredging at Mormugao Port
  • JN Port & JNPCT handle record throughput in calendar year 2015
  • INR plunges against dollar on heavy demand for US currency
  • Onion exports drop 18 pc
  • Textile exports hit by US legislation: Ficci

International Transport Journalweb site
  • BDP names new HR head
  • Takeover to create major logistics service provider
  • New MD for HHLA's intermodal subsidiary
  • SF Airlines is first Chinese B767-300BCF owner
  • TIR finding favour again in Russia
  • New service links Med and Black Sea
  • Christmas gift for Crowley
  • Metzger bowing out of Migros
  • Kerry opens new IT development centre
  • Abidjan airport wants to grow freight business
  • Pruning operating costs again
  • HSBC counts on pickup of global trade
  • World's biggest quay cranes to be erected in February
  • GAL moves to new premises
  • Bombardier delivers Q400 cargo-combi aircraft
  • More intermodal services between UK and Italy

IHS Maritimeweb site
JANUARY 4, 2016
  • BIMCO warns of another tough year for shipping
    he year 2015 was a tough one for shipping and the outlook for this year threatens further challenges, with weak global economic growth and oversupply of capacity plaguing many sectors of the industry, according to one leading Danish analyst. The negative indicators seen at the end of...
  • Boskalis to acquire German dredging market leader Strabag Wasserbau
    Dutch dredging and maritime services group Boskalis has agreed with Austrian construction group Strabag SE to acquire the dredging activities and assets of its German subsidiary Strabag Wasserbau for EUR70 million (USD76 million). Strabag Wasserbau, known until 2013 as Josef Möbius Bau-GmbH, is the German dredging market...
  • Ocean Signal Appoints Marinplus as Exclusive Distributor in Sweden
    Ocean Signal has appointed Marinplus AB as its exclusive distributor in Sweden. Marinplus will now supply a comprehensive range of Ocean Signal products, including its rescueME devices and SafeSea portfolio of GMDSS products. A leading provider of user-friendly and innovative solutions to the boating industry in northern Europe, Marinplus is well placed...
  • First ever dual-fuel cement carrier delivered
    Greenland has extended the reach of LNG as a marine fuel. Credit: Andrew MarrinkDutch shipyard Ferus Smit has put down a new marker for the industry with the delivery of a dedicated cement carrier powered by dual-fuel machinery. The 7,300 dwt Greenland is the world's first-ever dry bulk cargo vessel...
  • Bulker operator Hayne Shipping taps into government fund
    Richard Yang Jin-ho. Credit: Hayne ShippingSouth Korean bulker operator Hayne Shipping has turned to the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (KODIT) to raise KRW2.5 billion (USD2.1 million) for working capital. The company, led by Richard Yang Jin-ho, will issue bonds that will be underwritten by KODIT, set up in 1976 to offer financial...
  • Korean shipbuilder HHI could slash more jobs in 2016, warns chairman
    An HHI shipyard. Credit: HasenpuschSouth Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world's biggest shipbuilder, could shed more jobs as it fights to restore profitability in 2016. Its chairman Choi Gil-seon, said in his New Year's address that more consolidation is needed to overcome a slowing world economy and a tough shipping...
  • No rebound in 2016, says 'K' Line chief
    Credit: Southern Cross MaritimeThere will be no sustained recovery in the dry bulk or container shipping sectors this year amid overcapacity in the industry and slowing demand for raw materials from China, said 'K' Line president and CEO Eizo Murakami.In his New Year's address, Murakami said that while falling bunker...
  • Alan Tung drops 'acting' label at OOIL to become permanent CFO
    Two years after being appointed acting chief financial officer of Orient Overseas International Ltd (OOIL), the parent company of box ship and terminal operator OOCL, executive director Alan Tung can finally hang the CFO nameplate on the door to his office.Tung replaced Ken Cambie as acting CFO after the ship finance...
  • Supply growth, financing in focus as tanker market enters new year
    A crude tanker. Credit: Southern Cross MaritimeAs the crude oil market remains well supplied with production and prices consequently low, the demand side remains encouraging, but increasing supply of tonnage raises questions about the sustainability of the current strong cycle in the tanker business. At the same time, investors are...
  • Cambodia's largest port plans 2016 listing on CSX
    Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (SAP), the operator of Cambodia's largest port, plans to list on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) in the first half of 2016. The listing, which will allow SAP to take advantage of tax incentives offered to companies that list on the CSX before 2017,...
  • Tanker revival will not last forever, says MOL executive
    It is unrealistic to expect the robust tanker shipping segment, driven by the contango market that has traders buying cheap crude oil to store and wait for higher prices, to last forever, said Junichiro Ikeda, CEO of Japan shipping company, MOL.In his New Year's message, Ikeda acknowledged that although the...
  • Haifa and Ashdod to handle 3.5 million teu by 2021
    Israel is forecasting throughput growth of 40% at the Mediterranean container ports of Haifa and Ashdod over the coming five years. According to Israel Ports, Co., (IPC), the body that oversees the development of the country's three commercial seaports at Haifa, Ashdod, and Eilat, the ports will handle around...
  • Ship runs aground off Dos Bocas, Mexico
    A vessel belonging to Singapore-listed offshore services provider Swiber Holdings ran aground off Dos Bocas, Mexico, on 2 January. According to local media, strong winds and waves with the height of up to 2 m slammed into the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico during that time, while 2008-built, 1,475 dwt...

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 4, 2016
  • 'Another year of flat-lining growth' as air freight volumes suffer from 'lacklustre' global trade
  • Are the US west coast ports 'big ship-ready' - or perhaps not quite yet?
  • The 2016 Loadstar 'Watchlist' : which high-flyers are at the crossroads?
  • Japanese shipping giants warn of 'severe' business climate
  • Container weighing harmonisation still a far cry
  • Major challenges for forwarders in 2016, says BIFA

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 4, 2016
  • Crowley buys more boxes
  • ST Marine books orders worth S$344 million
  • USCG updates on Western Rivers situation
  • NTSB opens El Faro accident docket
  • Boskalis to acquire German dredging operation
  • BIMCO releases Guidelines on Cyber Security Onboard Ships

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 4, 2016
  • International Shipholding Corp. gives third strategic plan update
  • ZIM adding new boxes to specialty container fleet
  • Astoria-based Coast Guard Cutter returns from 52-day patrol mission
  • APL container vessel makes first call to Guam
  • Cargill selling crop insurance arm to Silveus Insurance Group

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 4, 2016
  • Show me the money: Doom and gloom...ex and then more gloom
    Container lines braced for profit erosion after terrible third quarter
  • New Year VLCC rate jumps in Worldscale terms, but earnings soften
    2016 Worldscale flat rates are based on much lower bunker prices
  • Handies open 2016 near all-time low
    Limited coal and minor bulk cargoes keep rates at depressed levels
  • DHT sells suezmax tanker to pay debt
    Fourth-quarter financial report to record $800,000 loss on sale of DHT Trader
  • Europe and Japan might yield surprising uplift for shipping, says BIMCO
    Industry group expects tanker earnings to hold firm but container and bulker rates to remain pressured
  • NTSB mulls further El Faro black box search
    Images show VDR missing from navigation bridge
  • Maritime associations launch cyber security guidelines
    Document promotes risk-based development of cyber security defences
  • Beijing formally unveils China Cosco Shipping Group
    Xu Lirong is appointed new entity's chairman
  • Bauxite mines pollution threatens Malaysian exports to China
    NGOs threaten to halt transport of ore to east coast ports
  • Carriers will have to idle more capacity than in 2009 for rates to recover
    Potential revenue gain of $13bn seen if carriers repeat 2010 rate rebound
  • Genting Hong Kong completes purchase of Lloyd Werft
    Subsidiary of Malaysian conglomerate exercises call option to buy a 30% stake worth $18m
  • Shalabh Mittal quits Mercator parent's board
    Chief executive's son will continue to serve as boss of Singapore-listed subsidiary Mercator Lines Singapore
  • Hyundai Heavy sets 2016 order and sales targets lower than 2015
    HHI chief executive sets sights on returning to profit this year
  • China Ocean Shipbuilding Industry's $13m convertible bond cancelled
    Bond offering was to partly finance LNG business in China
  • US court rejects Cosco Busan pilot's bid to reinstate maritime licence
    Capt John Cota had appealed a decision by the US Coast Guard
  • RasGas cuts price of LNG sold to Petronet by almost half
    Revised agreement requires Petronet to buy an additional 1m tonnes of LNG per year up to 2028
  • Going forward in apprehension
    If you are looking for an illustration of real confidence in the coming year, look no further than the shippers...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 4, 2016
  • Terminal pricing changes could offer $3 billion savings, McKinsey finds
  • Spot reefer rate shows unexpected strength
  • Bruce Seaton, former APL president, dies at 90
  • Spot rates spike ahead of Chinese New Year
  • NY-NJ port handled record number of lifts in November
  • US regulators shut down Northeast LTL trucking firm
  • Port Tracker forecasts drop in North Europe container traffic
  • Weak factory data roils China markets
  • Alan Tung finally installed as CFO at OOIL
  • Antwerp calls for Rotterdam alliance to meet China challenge
  • JNPT throughput barely increases in December
  • Cambodia's profitable Sihanoukville port plans to list in 2016
  • No recovery in shipping this year, 'K' Line head says
  • New APL service in maiden Guam call

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 4, 2016
  • Star Bulk offloads capesize newbuidings
    New York-listed bulker owner sells quartet for $148m to pay instalments on orderbook.
  • US LNG export plant takes in first gas
    The first of many export plants begins process of receiving and chilling natural gas.
  • Shipping joins in stock price plunge
    Maritime shares slide amid China-fuelled global rout, with Scorpio Bulkers leading in US.
  • Australian arrest rules change radically
    Clyde & Co says flood of OW Bunker lawsuits taking advantage of shift from English rules.
  • MSC returns to Iran
    Iranian official says boxship docked at Shahid Rajaie for first time in six years.
  • Gas ships wait near Indian port to offload
    Strike ended at major Indian LPG import facility, but a queue of cargoes waits to unload.
  • Two more detained by US for ORB deficiencies
    Coast Guard detains eight vessels, including Baltimar Zephyr for oil record book.
  • Arctic Securities hot for hydrocarbon stocks
    Norwegian investment bank includes Fredriksen, Troim, Sohmen-Pao and Hoegh in its top picks.
  • Lindblad adds another
    Nasdaq-listed owner snaps up Chilean cruiseship for runs to Galapagos Islands.
  • ST Marine busy in Q4
    Temasek Holdings-controlled shipyard wins orders worth $344m during the last three months of 2015.
  • DHT confirms $26.5m sale of suezmax
    Tanker owner makes good on plan to divest some older tonnage in high market.
  • Three drunk crew held
    Russian cargoship's master among those arrested by Danish police after going off course.
  • Precious confirms scrap sale
    Thai owner continues to rejuvenate fleet with disposal of 1995-built handysize.
  • Seafarer dies as wave hits
    Crewman on Schoeller boxship goes overboard off UK in big swell; another injured.
  • CMA CGM orders double
    French container line reportedly adds 1,700-teu ships to orderbook in China.
  • Sinha takes top job
    Personnel director replaces retired AK Gupta as managing director of India's SCI.
  • Bimco: Brace yourself for challenging year
    Tricky 2016 awaits with Chinese economy creating a new normal, Peter Sand says.
  • SeaBird changes CEO
    Norwegian seismic vessel owner replaces former boss Dag Reynolds with Frenchman Christophe Debouvry.
  • Prosafe job delayed
    Statoil pushes back charter of accommodation ship for UK project into 2017.
  • WSF goes fourth
    US ferry owner orders ship number four in Olympic class for $122m.
  • Hyundai Heavy lowers order sights for 2016
    South Korean shipbuilding giant pencils in lower newbuilding and revenue figures for this year.
  • K Line to keep spending
    President Eizo Murakami pledges investment in energy transport and other sectors.
  • Shape up or ship out
    MOL CEO Junichiro Ikeda calls on divisions to prove their worth in tough markets.
  • Polarcus stretches Turkish deal
    Middle East owner wins two more years of seismic management work from Turkish Petroleum.
  • BSC torches trio
    Fleet modernization drive sees Bangladeshi owner send three multi-purpose ships for recycling.
  • Genting takes rest of shipyard Lloyd Werft
    Malaysian conglomerate exercises call option to take full control of German shipyard.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 4, 2016
  • Kerry Logistics opens new IT development center
  • Ruscon increases container handling 6.3% in 2015
  • Momentum Transportation acquires fellow Jacksonville intermodal service provider
  • Bruce Seaton, former APL executive, dies at age 90
  • Report: Mafia responsible for fraudulent exports of Italian food
  • Chinese port groups partner on terminal development
  • Executive Moves: UPS and Diaz Trade Law
  • GRI Roundup: CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd
  • Container rates skyrocket on major east-west trades
  • El Faro investigators may return to scene of wreck in second effort to find 'black box'
  • Canada fines railways $6.8m for surplus grain revenues

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 4, 2016
  • Guidelines focus on cyber security for shipping
    'The aim is to help shipowners protect against cyber attacks.'
  • Bunker clauses in the spotlight as shipowners renew charter contracts
    Bunkers clauses have 'failed to take into account' 50% drop in bunker prices.
  • Singapore 380 CST high sulfur fuel oil at six-month high on tight supply
    There should be ample supply by January 20.
  • Guidlines focus on cyber security for shipping
    'The aim is to help shipowners protect against cyber attacks.'
  • Chemoil's Americas business to become Glencore from January 1: source
    The brand Chemoil will continue to exist outside of the Americas.
  • Cold ironing 'less appealing'
    When compared to other emissions reduction methods.
  • Cyprus: Oil product sales fall 11.5% on month in Nov
    Bonded bunker fuel, MGO sales to ships drop.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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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
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