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March 8, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • OOIL profit up 4.7pc, revenue down 8.7pc as boxes earn 10pc less
  • Premier Li targets China growth range of 6.5-7pc for 2016
  • Hapag-Lloyd focuses on special, out-of-gauge cargo on containerships
  • Indonesian logistics providers look to double-digit growth in 2016
  • US again hits China steel with 266pc duty after complaints of dumping
  • Cargo surges from mega ships to test US east and west coast ports in 2016
  • British UK freight firm DB Schenker Rail re-brands as DB Cargo UK
  • Caixin-Markit PMI slips from 52.4 in January to 51.2 in February
  • Intermodal rail freight makes 9.3pc gain between Hamburg and Austria in 2015
  • Indian Register of Shipping to open two more SE Asia offices within 2 years
  • United heralds return of CEO Oscar Munoz after heart transplant
  • US Commerce Department to place export restrictions on Shenzhen's ZTE
  • Air China to start thrice weekly Chongqing-Dubai flights April 2
  • Delta air cargo sales fall 12.6pc in February, 10.8pc year to date
  • Qatar Airways Cargo tonnage up 37.5pc to 1.52 million tonnes 2015
  • Hong Kong Airlines launches daily flights to fruit-growing Okayama, Japan

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 7, 2016
  • CMA CGM deploys its flagship fleet between Asia & US West Coast
  • TNL Logistics wins Allcargo Premier League inter-companies football tournament
  • Electronics goods imports increase 15 pc
  • 'Mission Resurge-Chennai Port' yielding results
  • APM Terminals Pipavav collaborates with Tata Trust CSPC for Kharash Vistarotthan Yojana project in Rajula
  • Base oil storage tank terminal to come up at Chennai Port
  • Liquid cargo handling at JN Port's shallow draught berth crosses 1 mt mark
  • Mumbai Port handles record automobile throughput
  • South Korean Consul visits Mumbai Port to confer on MIS-2016
  • AMTOI's March 9 seminar to discuss implications of service tax on cargo fraternity
  • Highway construction rose 61 pc during April-Dec. 2015
  • Major freight corridor contract awarded
  • Budget 2016-17 - Changes in Customs duties w.e.f. April 1, 2016
  • Gammon Infrastructure completes first tranche of stake sale in nine projects
  • Govt plans to spend INR 2.67 lakh cr. under Bharatmala project
  • Govt to impose anti-dumping duty on chemical from 6 countries
  • Growth in eight core sectors jumps to three-month high of 2.9 pc in Jan
  • Tax changes proposed in Union Budget 2016-17

International Transport Journalweb site
  • MOL to the rescue
  • Freight trains through the desert
  • Droog to chair new Tiaca group
  • More options from US railcar maker
  • And the winner is - ICTSI
  • Cargolux and Oman Air more often to India
  • Sievert sets up bigger shop in Netherlands
  • Standardisation - the name of the game
  • Building up network around Great Lakes
  • Handsome reimbursement for SAS
  • Ditlev Engel - DNV GL's new energy head
  • Driving round the clock
  • Multipurpose trailers join Dutch logistician's fleet
  • Support for Hamburg's maritime cluster
  • Singapore improves aircraft tracking
  • New office in Ankara
  • Braemar plumps for problem solver as MD

IHS Maritimeweb site
MARCH 7, 2016
  • CMA CGM profits dip 3% in 2015
    French container line operator CMA CGM saw consolidated net profits dip nearly 3% year on year to USD567 million in 2015 as the group was hit by the industry-wide slump in freight rates. CMA...
  • Belgium ratifies Ballast Water Convention
    Belgium today became the 49th country to ratify the Ballast Water Management Convention, bringing the treaty one step closer to entering into force in 2017. In order for the treaty to take effect, 30 states, representing 35% of world merchant shipping tonnage, must ratify it. With...
  • Brittany Ferries reports 'significantly positive' 2015
    Leading French ferry operator Brittany Ferries registered "significantly positive" results in its latest financial year after strong growth in freight and passenger revenues. Revenues rose by 12% to EUR476.7 million (USD524.4 million) in the financial year ended 31 October but the company...
  • DEME tests laser cladding to boost cutter teeth
    Belgian dredging major DEME has signed a three-year co-operation agreement with Flanders-based research and technology organisation VITO's spin-off laser cladding venture (LCV) to explore laser cladding technology to strengthen cutterhead teeth used by heavy-duty cutter suction dredgers (CSDs). The deal follows a successful pilot project...
  • What maritime Millennials need to know
    Human resource managers have long been worried about how to keep their best people. Engineering businesses seem to have no idea how to attract school leavers to their discipline. Shipping companies are fed up when they watch talented high-achievers walk away for just a few dollars more. Understanding why the...
  • Boskalis to take over VolkerWessels offshore and marine businesses
    Dutch dredging and marine services group Boskalis has signed a letter of intent to acquire the offshore and marine energy activities of Dutch construction group VolkerWessels. The transaction, which Boskalis hopes to be complete during the second quarter, involves the takeover of three VolkerWessels companies. Boskalis...
  • Epic Gas seals time-charter with Shell
    Singapore-based pressurised gas carrier owner Epic Gas has secured a time-charter with Royal Dutch Shell for a newly built vessel. Market sources told IHS Fairplay that the 7,500m3 Epic Borinquen, which was delivered to Epic Gas on 29 February from Sasaki Shipbuilding in Japan, is due to commence...
  • Shipbuilder DSME suffers USD4.2 billion loss
    South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has posted a record loss of KRW5.1 trillion (USD4.2 billion) for 2015, reversing a KRW33 billion profit for 2014. The massive loss was widely expected after the shipbuilder admitted in July 2015 to concealing KRW3 trillion in losses from offshore plants and is restructuring...
  • China Navigation fined USD129,500 for air pollution breach in Californian waters
    Singapore-based ship manager, China Navigation was fined USD129,500 after failing to comply with California Air Resources Board (CARB) in switching to low sulphur fuel bunker when entering coastal waters. According to CARB, Chenan, a...
  • Adani Bunkering eyes Singapore bunker market
    Fresh from exiting a joint venture, the renamed Adani Bunkering has set its sights on Singapore, the world's biggest bunkering port by sales volumes. Formerly known as Chemoil-Adani, the company was set up in 2008 as a...
  • Colombo Dockyard renegotiates newbuilding orders
    Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard says it is renegotiating newbuilding orders with customers hit by the sharp drop in oil prices. The yard's orderbook consists of several multipurpose platform supply vessels (MPSVs) and anchor-handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels. The yard, which books profits on vessel delivery, said in...
  • Hyundai survival may depend on Hanjin merger, analyst says
    Hyundai Merchant Marine and Hanjin Shipping would stand a better chance of surviving their crushing debts if the carriers were merged, something that maritime consultancy Drewry believes is now a distinct possibility.The London-based analyst said in its Container...
  • Melbourne port privatisation set to go ahead
    The privatisation of Australia's biggest container terminal, the Port of Melbourne, is finally expected to go ahead in the coming days following news that a political impasse blocking the long-term lease has been broken. An announcement is expected to be made in the Victorian state parliament on...
  • Rising consumption and exports to drive Djibouti throughput growth
    Djibouti Ports & Free Zones Authority (DPFZA) expects throughput at Doraleh Container Terminal (DCT) to expand by 3% in 2016 to just over 861,000 teus, driven primarily by expanding domestic consumption in Ethiopia and Djibouti. The government body that oversees the development and promotion of port operations and...
  • Solid 2015 result shows G6 alliance works for OOCL, says CFO Tung
    Hong Kong-listed OOCL is committed to remaining with the G6 Alliance, said chief financial officer Alan Tung, but "everyone is talking to everyone" as two huge M&A deals threaten to redraw the alliance structures by the end of the year. "Are industry leaders talking to each other? Of course...

The Loadstarweb site
MARCH 7, 2016
  • Middle-class consumers will keep tradelanes moving as the globalisation trend weakens
  • US agrees to remove air cargo veteran Jaideep Mirchandani from list of restricted exporters
  • Disastrous fourth-quarter for container shipping has 'dramatic' effect on OOCL financial results
  • EU court upholds €169m antitrust fines for multinational forwarders
  • TIACA's new forum to hear the 'missing' voice of the shipper
  • UPS pilots challenge cargo exclusion from rest rule in court

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 7, 2016
  • VIDEO: LPD 26 completes builder's trials
  • Lloyd Werft adds to its leadership team
  • Siemens solution for Finnish battery powered ferry
  • Cyprus Maritime Academy gets access to BSM training center
  • CARB fine follows failure to switch fuels
  • MTU to power largest yacht yet built in Turkey
  • Senators introduce icebreaker bill
  • Wartsila: "deviations" in some fuel tests

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 7, 2016
  • International Trade Administration reports drop in goods/services numbers
  • Alaska Air Cargo changing freight shipment pricing scheme
  • Coast Guard honors pair with Person of the Year awards
  • Cargill taps Jan Dieleman as Ocean Transportation boss
  • CBP releases 2015 totals for U.S. imports, exports

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 7, 2016
  • VLCC spot rate soars $10,000 in one trading day
    This is the kind of volatility owners are looking for this year, hoping for spikes to bolster bottom lines
  • Mixed fortunes for east-west box volumes in January
    Transpacific traffic on the up as Asia-Europe volumes continue to disappoint
  • Strong volumes underpin CMA CGM results as freight rates slide
  • Belgium nudges Ballast Water Management Convention closer to ratification
    Fourth nation signs up to Hong Kong Convention
  • MCA promotes Katy Ware to safety director
    Senior civil servant retains IMO role
  • The final countdown
    Container weighing is coming, like it or not, and the US needs to get on board. Now
  • Wärtsilä in reputation battle following revelation of falsified fuel data
    Finnish engine maker says it is acting swiftly following news that staff falsified fuel consumption results ahead of engine deliveries to shipowners
  • Clarksons turns a profit but remains concerned about challenges
    Offshore and dry bulk continue to exert downward pressure, while tankers are buoyant
  • Ueda steps down at ClassNK
    Chairman's eight-year reign comes to an end in class society's management shuffle
  • North Korean ship held in Philippines as China bans port calls
    Further restrictions from Seoul expected tomorrow, as UN sanctions bite
  • Product tankers to deliver gasoline cargoes to Iran
    Early movers take advantage of risk premiums
  • ICBC Leasing to order 10 new valemaxes
    Newbuildings will be backed by a 25-year contract of affreightment with Vale
  • Malaysia's Petronas vies for world's first FLNG vessel deployment
    Petronas in stiff competition with a handful of other projects and is ahead by just a few quarters
  • Gard will not seek out P&I merger, Roppestad confirms
    But world's biggest club will consider approaches on merit, says chief executive
  • Qatargas makes first Q-Flex delivery to Pakistan under new deal
    Nakilat's 106,898 dwt Al Gattara carries cargo from Ras Laffan to Pakistan's Port Qasim
  • Peel Ports picks Richard Goffin as Great Yarmouth port director
    Appointment marks the start of an exciting period of growth at Great Yarmouth, says Peel Ports chief Mark Whitworth
  • Port of Tilbury to see major expansion project
    Operator Forth Ports looking to invest $142m to develop infrastructure and facilities
  • Port of Rotterdam inks international commodity pact with European authorities
    Move to help overcome barriers to residual and raw materials trade in Europe
  • APL pioneers premium-priced product on transpacific box trades
    Forthcoming annual contract negotiations will show if shippers are prepared to pay extra for an expedited service
  • Statoil to terminate rig contract with China Oilfield Services unit
    Oil major suspends one contract and terminates another, but says decision will not have impact on long term production at Troll field
  • Oakland fights back after Outer Harbor shock
    Executive director Chris Lytle hopes arrival of ULCs on Pacific could be opportunity to attract cargo from southern Californian ports
  • Industry divided as European Ports Directive gets third vote in parliament
    UK ports call for private port exemption from proposed EU rules
  • The big conversation
    Shipping's top diplomat insists that political consensus in shipping is only a conversation away. He may well be right
  • The last breath
    Deaths in enclosed spaces take a remorseless toll of human life in the shipping industry, so why isn't more being done to stop them?

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 7, 2016
  • Drayage firms bear brunt of supply chain cost increases
  • US Coast Guard, World Shipping Council work to clear up SOLAS confusion
  • Santos volume up, but labor strife looms as jobs are cut
  • Reefer shippers value quality service and equipment
  • CMA CGM posts higher volume, lower profit for 2015
  • Mega-ships come under fire for hiking supply chain costs
  • Major India ports post modest container growth
  • Djibouti's Doraleh Container Terminal benefits from domestic consumption
  • Alliance shakeup will produce year-long disruption, Maersk says
  • HMM, Hanjin have better odds surviving together, Drewry says
  • OOCL committed to G6 as liners discuss new alliances

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 7, 2016
  • Oceanex sues over rival's Ottawa support
    Canadian shipowner files federal legal action against compatriot outfit's subsidies.
  • Eagle in fast lane as shipping rally rolls on
    Bulker owner's shares more than double on another day of skyrocketing shipping stocks.
  • Paragon boosts offering in bond effort
    Price of troubled bulker owner's Nasdaq-listed notes surge 24% after investors offered more to hand over senior notes.
  • Korea's mid-sized yards struggling
    Outside the big three, orderbooks are down to less than a year in deathly quiet market.
  • Vafias family buys bargain capesize
    Greek shipowner's deal said to be the lowest paid for such a ship since the early 1990s.
  • Ueda steps down at Class NK
    Japanese classification society replacing president with deputy Fujiwara.
  • Philippines yards cry out for tax breaks
    Politician Jesulito Manalo said domestic shipbuilders need incentives just like overseas rivals.
  • Judge refuses pre-trial win against Norfield
    Scandinavian Bunkering's claims against Vestland affiliate in Texas litigation not strong enough for judgment now.
  • SeaBird adds purchase option to contract
    Seismic vessel owner extends the leasing period for one of its vessels and includes acquisition clause.
  • Eagle Bulk wins two more days for talks
    Bulker owner continues to extend forbearance agreement with lenders.
  • DNB takes brighter view on Golden Ocean
    Norwegian finance house upgrades owner as China's new five-year plan shows new initiative.
  • Clive Palmer sells ultramax fleet
    Australian politician and mining tycoon's parliamentary register reveals disposal of four shipping companies owning ultramaxes.
  • Two crew die in tanker blast
    Indian nationals killed in boiler explosion on Panama-flagged ship off Oman.
  • MMS Maritime boosts tanker crew numbers
    Indian shipmanager sees 25% increase in seafarer roster in 2015; 90 crew still needed.
  • Thenamaris sells first tanker in five years
    Greek owner said to have offloaded a products tanker marketed for several months.
  • Five dead in Rafelia 2 sinking; master missing
    Indonesia halts search for missing captain after ferry capsized on Friday.
  • Boskalis bolsters offshore wind presence
    Dutch company acquires 100% of its compatriot joint venture partner VolkerWessels.
  • Irish Continental proposes bigger dividend
    Ro-pax and containership owner maintains optimistic outlook for 2016 after strong operational result last year.
  • Is 2016 set to be top of the demo charts?
    Clarksons' figures suggest new record could be in store for bulker scrapping.
  • Shipbuilder DSME books $4.3bn loss
    Korean yard looks to gas after offshore slump stains 2015 balance sheet.
  • Wartsila finds fuel test "deviations"
    Finnish ship power group blames rogue workers in Italy for influencing engine results.
  • Wisdom makes move into LPG shipping
    Taiwanese bulker owner diversifies into gas with vessel order at Murakami Hide in Japan.
  • Clarksons pushes up 2015 profit
    UK shipbroker also sees revenue rise as it finds ways to increase market share in the shipping slump.
  • Wisdom Marine makes move into LPG shipping
    Taiwanese bulker owner diversifies into gas with vessel order at Murakami Hide in Japan.
  • Aussie navy stops arms shipment reaching Somalia
    Close to 2,000 AK-47s destined for former piracy hot spot recovered from fishing boat off coast of Oman.
  • OOIL profit edges up, but it remains uncertain over 2016
    Year started well for Hong Kong owner, but supply and demand imbalance eventually took its toll.
  • Statoil opts to chop two more COSL rig charters
    Norwegian energy giant has cut short three contracts with Chinese operator in nine months.
  • Injured master airlifted from Almi tanker
    US Coast Guard called to the rescue after leg injury.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 7, 2016
  • NEWS FLASH: CMA CGM earnings, revenues drop despite increased volumes
  • OOIL boosts profits in 2015 despite declining revenues
  • OHT closure causes congestion to grow in Oakland

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 7, 2016
  • European ferry operator DFDS' fuel use at all-time low in 2015
    Company also installed scrubbers on another six vessels
  • Wartsila audit reveals 'deviations' in fuel consumption tests
    Says 'a limited number of personnel' at Italian test center were responsible.
  • GAINN Project to support development of LNG bunkers in EU
    Partners from six EU countries participating in bid to identify both supply and ship solutions.
  • Singapore 380 CST HSFO cash differential flips to premium on tight April supply
    Supply from the West to East, including China and North Asia, is expected at around 2 million-4.3 million mt in April.
  • TANKERS: Worldscale rates rise at Vietnamese offshore terminals
    Higher rates due to introduction of navigation dues at terminals.

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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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