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February 5, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk reorganises globally, makes Hong Kong Asia-Pacific headquarters
  • New general strikes to close Greek container ports for 48 hours
  • AADA bunker surcharge drops to US$125/TEU and $250/FEU
  • Hanjin back in black with a profit of US$6 million despite 15pc sales decline
  • Oakland's Outer Harbor Terminal LLC files for bankruptcy
  • Curtis Foltz to be replaced by Griff Lynch after 6 years as GPA chief
  • Heung-A Shipping extends SCS Kyushu service to call at Moji Port
  • Shipping exec in divorce battle saves self by bribing hitman
  • Agility appointed to handle UK automotive aftermarket exhibition
  • Port of Rotterdam innovative website starts to bear fruit, say creators
  • Passage of whale off Georgia closes channel to US Navy and shipping
  • Iran ready to buy 114 Airbus aircraft in Paris to rebuild fleet
  • Amazon dismisses tales it is looking to run its own transport, logistics
  • JAL, ANA post strong April to December profit despite cargo decline

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • Fraternity favours the setting up of a Cargo Community System, reveals AMTOI panel discussion
  • Coir traders to add more African, Latin American markets
  • India likely to import a record volume of wheat over the year
  • Indonesia likely to sign pact with India for rice import
  • APM Terminals Mumbai introduces solar power
  • Call to bring down handling charges at ports
  • Jaitley likely to propose construction of four new Major Ports in Budget 2016-17
  • Adani Enterprises registers consolidated revenue of INR 33,073 cr. in 9MFY16
  • Import restrictions on natural rubber affecting tyre manufacturers
  • Smart cities to need $ 150 bn investment, says report
  • 9TH CTL-BHP 2016 - CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
  • EU likely to miss sugar export quota this season
  • Ministry of Shipping endorses & extends support to CTL & BHP 2016 conference & expo

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Truck mileage heading for 30 billion km mark
  • Net income takes big jump in Q4
  • Czech haulier makes major investment in new HGVs
  • Finnair Cargo implementing Mercator's Sky Chain
  • GPA director stepping down
  • New rail service plant for North America
  • Ubimax opens new office at Frankfurt airport
  • Network for sub-Saharan imports and exports
  • Envirotainer and Air China Cargo ink MLA
  • Waggon lessor augments fleet
  • CFO swapping companies
  • Seaintel confirms rise of schedule reliability
  • Hactl and CKS to develop air cargo support services
  • Three into one equals Key Logistics
  • HHLA bracing itself against the tide

IHS Maritimeweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • Grimaldi takeover of Finnlines nears completion
    Grimaldi Group's Baltic subsidiary, Finnlines, will become wholly owned as soon as the Grimaldi Group and its subsidiaries, Grimaldi Deep Sea and Grimaldi Euromed, have informed the Helsinki Stock Exchange (HSE) of its intention to exercise its right of redemption under the...
  • Two more Scandinavian banks report higher impairment charges in shipping
    Two major Scandinavian lenders to shipping have reported an increase in their impairment charges related to the shipping sector. DNB, the Norwegian financial services group, said that the net amount of impaired loans in its transportation and communications business area, that includes shipping, increased to NOK1.10 billion (USD129.2 million)...
  • North P&I Club Highlights Risks Of Explosions During Cargo Fumigation
    North P&I Club has published a new free-to-download loss prevention briefing warning its members of the hazards associated with routine fumigation of agricultural products on ships. The warning follows an explosion of pesticide gases on a panamax vessel, loading corn at Paranagua, Brazil, at the end of December 2015. This resulted...
  • USCG upgrades Zika advice amid maritime concerns
    The US Coast Guard (USCG) has updated its safety information on the risks associated with the Zika virus to include the potential transmission of the virus via sexual contact or via blood transfusion. In response to concerns aired by the maritime industry, the USCG bulletin (at...
  • Court rules against Australian crew mutiny
    Australian seafarers are again staging a sit-in on board a vessel after learning that their jobs in the domestic trade would go to foreign crew on 'third-world' wage rates. Maritime Union crew on board bulk carrier CSL Melbourne in the port of Newcastle refused to sail the...
  • Bulk carrier goes aground off Singapore's port limits
    A Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier is stranded on a reef off the port limits of Singapore, after trying to avoid vessel traffic at a fairway. The 56,853 dwt vessel Ocean Carrier, is managed by China-based Hongda Ship Management. Initially, the 2012-built vessel had embarked on a voyage, transporting iron ore from...
  • Political risks may hinder Myanmar's port development, analyst says
    Political risks may hamper the growth of port development in Myanmar, according to UK-based consulting firm Drewry Maritime Advisors, following the country's recent change from military rule to a democratic government. Aden Wong, senior consultant at UK-based Drewry Maritime Advisors, told IHS Fairplay that there is a lack of proper institutions...
  • Analysis: How South Korean economic stimulus could help shipping
    The South Korean government is implementing an extended stimulus package in the hope of turning the country's recent disappointing economic performance around. Demand shifts in Asia have hit South Korean industries in recent years. The additional KRW6 trillion (USD4.94 billion) stimulus package is designed to...
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries cuts loss while HMD returns to profit
    South Korea's biggest shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries, narrowed its annual loss for 2015 to KRW1.36 trillion (USD 1.14 billion) from the record loss of KRW2.2 trillion it incurred for 2014. Its subsidiary, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD), managed to restore profitability by winning more orders, although the main shipyard was hampered by a...
  • Shandong Shipping may buy Dorian VLGC
    Chinese state-owned Shandong Shipping Corporation is likely to acquire a very large gas carrier that Dorian LPG is currently building at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries. Shandong Shipping said in a filing to China's National Equities Exchange and Quotations that its LPG shipping subsidiary Pacific Gas...
  • Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha receives funding offers, postpones rehabilitation plan submission
    A glimmer of hope has appeared for Japanese bulker operator Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha, which applied to its country's courts for civil rehabilitation in September 2015. The company was supposed to submit a plan for rehabilitation on 3 February. The deadline has been extended to 1 March as a 'white knight'...
  • BV classes world's largest specially-built asphalt carrier
    Classification society Bureau Veritas has classed the 37,000 dwt asphalt carrier Asphalt Splendor, which has recently been delivered to international shippers Sargeant Marine. Built by AVIC Dingheng Shipbuilding (ADS) on the Yangtze River in Jiangsu Province, China, the vessel is the first of two designed by the...
  • Taiwan implements environmental management system at all major ports
    Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC) expects to have an independently audited environmental management system in place for all ports under its jurisdiction by the end of 2017. TIPC secured EcoPorts certification for the ports of Keelung and Taichung at the end of last year and has targeted...
  • Tumbling profits put credit ratings of Japan carriers under pressure
    Two of Japan's big three shipping lines sailed into the crosshairs of Moody's ratings agency, with the outlook of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines being reviewed to negative and K Line heading for a downgrade as weaker than...
  • China Cosco Shipping to kick off operation in Shanghai
    China Cosco Shipping Corporation, the newly formed entity through the merging of Cosco Group and China Shipping Group (CSG), will begin operation in Shanghai on 18 February, according to local media. The combined entity will be led by Xu Lirong, the current chairman of CSG, while Wang Haimin, the current...
  • Australia detains coal carrier for MLC breaches
    Australian port state control on 3 February detained Panama-flagged 85,959 gt coal carrier Hope 1 in the port of Newcastle for breaches of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC). The Newcastle Mission to Seafarers tipped off the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) this week after receiving a complaint from its counterpart in...

The Loadstarweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • Freight forwarders back new president's drive to fight Customs corruption in Nigeria
  • Freight crime the main fear for pharma executives, as gangs become more sophisticated
  • Maersk launches campaign to help shippers prepare for new container weighing rules
  • Airline battle brews in Gulf as Iran eyes regional hub role
  • Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal signed, but years of negotiation still to come
  • Delta's Anderson announces retirement in all-male shake up

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • FY2017 defense budget will cap LCS program at 40
  • Crystal Cruises plans to return SS United States to service
  • Chouest Gulfport venture Topship gets $11 million incentive
  • ABS issues guidance note on cyber security
  • Crowley celebrates Alaska safety milestone
  • Aqualis Offshore to do FMEA study for LNG bunkering barge
  • Grounded wind turbine installation barge capsizes
  • Scotland's Briggs Marine orders Damen Multi Cat 2712
  • Hyundai Heavy reports another loss making year
  • Lake Constance ferry to get LNG propulsion

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • Maritime Commerce Club names Amos "Old Salt"
  • Drewry eyes earnings picture for LNG shipping segment
  • Rail carload traffic numbers down during month of January
  • Vancouver Fraser port board taps Eugene Kwan as vice chair
  • Inchcape Shipping Services warns of continued Greek strike

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • Choppy waters ahead for LNG shipping
    Accelerating fleet growth and changing trade patterns cast shadow on LNG shipping this year
  • Diana Shipping acquires three panamaxes from chief executive's daughters
    En-bloc transaction marks first time Diana has acquired vessels from related entities
  • Prudence is wise, says DHT's Munthe
    Leading crude tanker owner says its actions are sensible business, rather than a battening down of the hatches
  • BDI falls below 300 points for first time
    Index weighed down mainly by supramax and handysize
  • NAO keeps PSVs on the water as revenue slides
    Owner views lay-up as a risk to vessels' systems
  • DNB profits rise to $795m for 2015 but shipping impairments surge
    Industry's biggest lender performs in line with analyst expectations
  • Great Eastern Shipping profits boosted by crude carriers
    Time charter yield of GES's crude carriers increased significantly by 60% in 2015
  • Moody's downbeat on MOL and K Line
    Rating agency downgrades MOL and puts K Line under review for downgrade in wake of revised results for expected full-year earnings
  • XL Catlin bottom line hit by nat cat and takeover costs
    Operating income at Lloyd's insurer down 30% to $706m
  • Lines' schedule reliability remains high in December
    Wan Hai scores highest on-time performance in the final month of the year as carriers continue to outperform 2014 levels
  • Grimaldi to redeem remaining shares in Finnlines
    Arbitration proceedings opened to buy up last 2% of Finnlines shares
  • UN's Ban Ki-moon calls on IMO to 'translate' Paris Agreement into tangible results
    UN secretary-general pays visit to newly appointed IMO secretary-general Kitack Lim in London
  • Georgia Ports director steps down
    Griff Lynch to succeed Curtis J Foltz as the new executive director
  • Russia and China weigh on HHLA results
    Revenues down as throughput at key terminals falls
  • Beazley sees full-year profits up 8% to $284m
    Dublin-based Lloyd's insurer mulls return to London
  • MHI's shipbuilding and transport division reports rise in commercial ship orders
    Division's operating income is up 31% in first nine months
  • HHI reports $1.1bn loss
    Pain continues from offshore collapse, but shortfall was less than the $1.8bn posted for the previous year
  • Offshore weakness weighs on Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering results
    Tough operating environment in upstream segment projected to persist well into 2017
  • MES results weighed by losses in offshore vessel building segment
    Subsidiary incurred $32m losses in second quarter due to repeat vessel design changes
  • Ardmore Shipping reports $5.4m profit for fourth quarter 2015
    Despite positive outlook, results snap four-quarter streak of higher earnings leading to 10.3% share price drop
  • Capital Product Partners secures new employment for two container carriers
    Both charters to commence in April 2016
  • Safe Bulkers clinches amended $145m credit facility with DNB
    Offer from owner's major lender will ensure 'comfortable' repayments to 2022, says company
  • Westports sees 12% rise in 2015 profit before tax
    Strong container throughput, lower fuel costs and reduced administrative expenses boosted results
  • Navios Maritime Partners makes rare dividend suspension for an MLP
    Wall Street surprised, though analysts pragmatic about company's decision
  • No truth to Dorian LPG newbuild sale rumour
    Company would not sell a new VLGC at that price, says gas shipping source
  • DHT Holdings posts 14% increase in fourth-quarter net income
    Tanker company benefited from strong market, vessel additions and lower bunker costs

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • US Customs expected to extend certain ACE deadlines
  • US exporters urge Coast Guard to delay SOLAS container weight mandate
  • ODFL gains LTL business, despite economic slowdown
  • LA meets emissions reduction goals ahead of schedule
  • Acquisitions not enough to offset volume decline at Roadrunner
  • Lisa Wieland named Boston port director
  • ABF Freight lays off workers, cuts costs as LTL volumes drop
  • Ukraine slashing tariffs to attract containers railed from China to EU
  • Europe's automated terminals face steep hurdles to productivity targets
  • CSCL mega-ship runs aground in Elbe River
  • HHLA revenue, profit down on China, Russia slowdown
  • India's biggest port moves forward on container weight rules
  • Taiwan ports get serious about emissions control
  • Reform likely to ease India rail development
  • DP World Nhava Sheva upgrades gate automation
  • GLP expands China footprint amid slowdown
  • 'K' Line, MOL credit ratings reviewed as profits slide

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • Storage window opens, but not for long
    Wells Fargo's Webber says floating storage economics work for two to three months.
  • Shell: China LNG demand growth to slow
    Oil executives see challenges for China and other LNG importers to keep up pace.
  • Clipper ship arrested in charter dispute
    Haimark Line claims cruiseship incident helped drive it into bankruptcy.
  • New life for storied US cruise ship?
    The SS United States, which has not sailed in 47 years, may ply the oceans again.
  • Shells delays FID on LNG, offshore plans
    Capex cuts continue as energy markets remain weak.
  • 'DHT not battening down the hatches'
    Executives say actions have been prudent as they look to build a company with long legs.
  • Diana bags bulker trio in distressed deal
    Simeon Palios-led owner buys three panamaxes from his daughters.
  • Quick fix: guess Friday's BDI number here
    TradeWinds challenges its well-informed readers to predict the latest lurch in key bulker index.
  • Krasnoye closes on Azeri tanker order
    Russian yard in talks over two crude and products carriers for growing Caspian Sea trade.
  • Frangou: We could buy dry and layup
    Greek tycoon says option open to purchase bulkers and make money while they sit idle.
  • Golden Flame to torch second panamax bulker
    Greek owner scrapping second vintage vessel in quick succession.
  • NAO turns red in 2015 but keeps paying
    New York-listed owner reports loss for the fourth quarter and the full year but maintains payout of $0.12 per share.
  • Maintenance failings blamed for deck collapse
    UK report says neglect contributed to fall of mezzanine level on Wightlink ferry.
  • Crude carriers offset dry slump at GES
    Indian shipowner makes more money in the third quarter thanks to a good performance from its tankers.
  • CSL faces Aussie crew protest
    More domestic seafarers refuse to leave their ship in row over cheaper foreign seafarers.
  • Hyundai Mipo Dockyard falls to net loss
    Korean shipbuilder slips into the red for Q4, but posts operating profit.
  • A2Sea jack-up capsizes off Denmark
    Barge overturns following grounding last week after tow line broke.
  • Hyundai Heavy reports "shocking" results
    World's largest shipbuilder posts ninth consecutive quarterly operating loss due to offshore business slump.
  • Western Bulk Shipholding seeks speedy solution
    Arm of Oslo-listed company writes to shipowners to request rate cuts.
  • Damen clear to buy Asian yard
    Dutch shipbuilder wins state approval to buy 70% of Song Cam Shipbuilding in Vietnam.
  • Giant CSCL boxship runs aground
    One of the world's biggest vessels stuck in Elbe river en route to Hamburg.
  • Annual loan impairments increase to $265m at DNB
    Norwegian bank pushes up 2015 profit, but the shipping book continues to be under pressure.
  • Hanjin Heavy Industries cuts net loss by 24% in 2015
    Restructuring Korean shipbuilder reduces red ink as revenue rises by nearly a quarter.
  • Capital charters out two boxships
    Tanker and boxship owner announces new charters for redelivered vessels.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • Hub Group reports higher profits in Q4 2015
  • CORRECTION: Coast Guard bill heads to President

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • Norbulk equips 70 vessels with onboard cat fines test kit
    Helps detect abrasive catalytic components in the fuel oil before it enters the system.
  • GLOBAL VLCC TRACKER: Landings into Asian demand centers rise
    Freight rates continued to fall last week continuing January's trend.
  • Aqualis Offshore wins LNG bunker barge study
    Says the LNG bunkering/transport barge will operate offshore in the US.
  • Greek port workers' unions plan 24-hour strike Thursday
    This is the second strike in two weeks.
  • UAE's Topaz adds 100th offshore support vessel
    AHTS vessels make up one-third of fleet.
  • Nigeria seeks EU help in fight against oil theft, corruption
    Theft cost the West African country some 250,000 b/d and billions of dollars in lost revenues.

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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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