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November 8, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • Zim up for sale, bankers travel world to unload assets: Wall Street Journal
  • Maersk Line sees smooth sailing ahead despite Q3 loss of US$116 million
  • Merger of 'K' Line, MOL, NYK will create world's 6th biggest container line
  • Thai transport officials to right wrongs at Lat Krabang ICD
  • DHL Global Forwarding sees Asian trucking as game changer of tomorrow
  • Rate hike round up: Maersk, CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd lead the pack
  • UPS faces US$872 million fine for shipping untaxed Indian cigarettes
  • MOL launches new mobile application to improve customer services
  • DSV profit up 18pc to US$147 million as sales rise 37pc on UTi takeover
  • TOC meets December 6-7 in Dubai focusing on Iran's expected role
  • MAB Kargo offers new Kuala Lumpur-Guangzhou freighter service
  • Air China to commence Melbourne-Shenzhen service from January
  • Finnair and Vietnam Airlines announce new codeshare agreement
  • AirBridgeCargo inaugurates twice weekly London-Moscow freighter flights
  • Dubai sponsors US$3 billion airports financing deal to enlarge global role

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
  • CMA CGM upgrades its offers with 6 seasonal services from Morocco to Russia, Europe & Middle East
  • IMO awarded for promoting environmentally sound shipping
  • InterManager extends global membership
  • LNG carrier delivered for SINOPEC LNG project
  • New services launched between Asia & Australia
  • The Great Fall for a better tomorrow
  • Construction of flyover at Vallarpadam nearing completion
  • Devendra Fadnavis & Nitin Gadkari launch key Mumbai Port projects
  • VOC Port creates new cargo handling records in first 8 months
  • Collaborative efforts being intensified for more efficient air cargo facilitation
  • CONCOR marks Vigilance Awareness Week 2016 by organising inter-college skit competition
  • NCTF charts the way ahead in trade facilitation

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Liverpool 2 complements Royal Seaforth box terminalCT
  • Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Tunesia leading
  • St George spears contract, not dragon
  • Thordon leader receives Sname fellowship
  • Money for new rail projects
  • Final Beaujolais fuelling with Cargolux
  • APL's role in the Ocean Alliance
  • Pharmaceuticals in safe hands in Puerto Rico
  • ABC to Oslo as from next Tuesday
  • New offers for Turkey traffic
  • JV introduces auto logistics services in Vietnam
  • SPI Group appoints new logistics head
  • Singapore's GIC taking over P3
  • Europe - strongest monthly cargo growth in 5+ years
  • "Zuri" airport: Brosi to succeed Schmucki
  • Pilot blocktrain travelling up to 1,200 km per day
  • CMA CGM flexing its muscles on several stages

IHS Maritimeweb site
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
  • Maersk, LA ports partner on fuel-efficiency scheme
  • Ulstein Verft breaks into luxury yacht market
  • Carisbrooke and Nova Marine Carriers form joint venture
  • Songa Bulk raises USD74 million and plans Oslo IPO
  • Siem Industries agrees to participate in Farstad Shipping restructuring
  • Falling orders and surging demolitions bring hope to container shipping
  • Samsung HI raises nearly USD1 billion from rights offering and new shares
  • Shipowners told to expect no P&I premium increase for 2017/18
  • GAIL's LNG ship chartering plan takes a fresh turn
  • Court postpones assessment of Hanjin Shipping's going-concern value
  • Korea P&I boss: Tonnage providers should take up P&I cover
  • STX O&S reaches salary and bonus settlement with union
  • South Korea's Marine Finance Centre undertakes first feasibility assessment

The Loadstarweb site
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
  • Full of eastern promise, three new cargo airlines preparing for takeoff
  • Japanese box line merger to spark more consolidation - 'fewer but stronger carriers'
  • European warehouse developer P3 sold to Singapore sovereign wealth fund for €2.4bn
  • Logistics M&A activity in Asia and Australia driving global deal-making in 2016
  • The Hyperloop might not work for shipping, either
  • Aeromexico/Delta plan joint cargo ops; while Air France taking on Gulf carriers is questioned

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
  • Fincantieri Bay delivers Kirby ATB
  • Davie Shipbuilding releases economic impact data
  • BIMCO: Box ship demolition at all time high
  • Doyle explains how FMC tweaked Ocean Alliance agreement
  • World's three largest cruise ships meet for first time
  • Wartsila and ENGIE in MOU on small-scale LNG

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
  • Handysize bulkers weaken on Asian runs
    Despite the softer tone, earnings are still about $2,000 per day higher than this time last year
  • Kouroumblis takes over Greek shipping ministry
    Dritsas leaves in Tsipras mini-reshuffle
  • Eagle Bulk breaks order drought
    Acquisition of new high-spec ultramax is first buy in more than six years
  • RFIB hires power trio to boost Southeast Asia marine cargo push
    Leith-Smith, Penfold and Hawkins sign up with Lloyd's broker
  • Oceanbulk clinches two product tankers after deal with Asian investment fund collapses
    Greeks step in the pick up the two Japanese tankers en bloc for $38m
  • Shortsea dry bulk shipping firms join forces
    Nova Marine Carriers and Carisbrooke Shipping team up amid slowly recovering freight rates and calls for consolidation within the sector
  • Court approves SGX takeover of Baltic Exchange
    Deal is expected to to be finalised on Tuesday
  • Halcyon hires Townley and Mankey
    Maritime recruitment outfit beefs up team in Singapore and UK
  • Italian tonnage tax changes give level playing field for bareboating
    Shake-up also brings changes to capital gains treatment and training obligation
  • Japanese boxship merger may spark another wave of consolidation
    Amalgamation of country's big three container divisions will further isolate medium-sized carriers and increase pressure to consolidate
  • Armed attack on tanker confirmed off Somali coast
    Offen Tankers vessel was shot at but no casualties were reported and the vessel was able to escape
  • Ship Finance sells 1998-built VLCC as buyers hunt bargains
    Prices for older tonnage plummet by 37%
  • APL and MOL add new services to Asia networks
    APL sailings to begin on December 2 and MOL services to start in May next year
  • HMM eyes Hanjin workforce in asset acquisition plan
    HMM also considering Hanjin's terminal assets in Spain and its Asia-US assets, as five parties submit bids
  • China newbuilding prices fall further
    Decline partly fuelled by weakening Chinese currency
  • Samsung Heavy Industries targets $997m share sale
    Samsung Group affiliates to purchase the shares
  • DSME names Keystone and Welliv in unit sale bids
    Sales expected to bring in 40%-50% of DSME's liquidity target
  • Four companies bid for STX assets
    Preliminary due diligence period and deadline for firm bids undecided as yet
  • Philippine ports throughput up 9% in first nine months
    Imports and exports rise as Christmas season buying kicks in
  • SGX questions JES International over restructuring plans
    Shipbuilder looking to diversify risk by acquiring Malaysia-based consumer products firm
  • Show me the Money: Container line warning signs
    In the wake of the Hanjin Shipping collapse, what should be checked when assessing whether a carrier is at risk of going out of business?

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
  • US industrial real estate demand leads mixedgrowth within the Americas
  • Containership demolition hits record high
  • Maersk teams up with LA-LB ports to reduce ship fuel consumption
  • Houston port plans longer gate hours in 2017
  • Hanjin, HMM absent from THE Alliance's regulatory approval request
  • BNSF revenue falls on intermodal volume drop
  • Air Canada Cargo adds Frankfurt to expanding freighter network
  • Midsize liners likely to lead next consolidation wave
  • Productivity gains lift major Indian port volumes
  • Nippon Express profit rises despite revenue decline

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
  • Navigator profit slumps but beats bets
    Company says it is benefiting from shift to petrochemical market during narrow LPG arbitrage window.
  • Canada issues $1.1bn plan for marine safety
    Initiative does not include crude tanker ban, which the government has pledged to do.
  • Second DP tanker mulled for Ghana field
    Hunt for efficiency at Jubilee field leads partners to weigh options, Kosmos Energy says.
  • Seaspan in lender talks on Hanjin redeliveries
    Loan terms for ships require finding new charters, but Seaspan requests extension.
  • Somali attack on Offen tanker confirmed
    EUNavfor warns owners to maintain vigilance after German vessel targeted.
  • Carnival busy snapping up UK-listed shares
    Cruise giant has spent $14.5m since last Monday so far in buyback programme.
  • Hanjin boxship fleet 'gone by December'
    Korean owner expected to sell remaining vessels by the end of this month.
  • MR tanker rate march over after Colonial Pipeline re-opens
    Analysts say rate spike was a positive sign but earnings impact will be small.
  • Eagle Bulk Shipping breaks buying duck
    Gary Vogel-fronted owner draws curtain on purchasing dry run extending back to 2010.
  • Fredriksen firms confirm VLCC sale
    Veteran tanker secures more than previously thought from storage buyer.
  • Perenco takes PSV double on term deals
    Anglo-French oil company fixes GulfMark and Fletcher ships for up to six months.
  • Vopak profits as occupancy rates rise
    Dutch tank terminals group posts higher nine-month earnings.
  • CH Offshore breaks even in first quarter
    Anchor handler owner reports much lower profit in the beginning of the new financial year.
  • Korea to revise receivership rules?
    Creditors could be allowed to step straight in after filings to speed up restructuring.
  • Samsung Heavy plots $1bn share issue
    Restructuring South Korean yard tipped to launch big fundraising drive on Monday.
  • MOL, Maersk launch Australian boxship run
    Japanese and Danish owners replacing two existing services with combined loop.
  • BW LPG adds another 10% of Aurora
    Singapore group's ownership of Norwegian rival reaches 43% as offer continues.
  • Zim dismisses liner sale rumours
    Israeli containership owner reported to be looking to turn itself into a regional Mediterranean carrier.
  • SAAM posts jump in third quarter profit
    Improved performance at its ports division helps to drive results at Santiago-based company.
  • Prime tanker runs aground off Singapore
    Greek-owned product tanker Spottail ran aground in Singapore Strait

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
  • DSV integrates North American trucking services
    Source: DSV Danish third-party logistics provider DSV A/S this month began promoting its newly integrated North American road transportatio...
  • DOT doles out $90m in airport improvement grants
    The U.S. Department of Transportation on Friday released more than $90 million among Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants to six ai...
  • UPS acquires life sciences supply chain firm
    Increasing its foothold in the healthcare logistics business, UPS has entered an agreement to acquire Marken, a global provider of supply c...
  • Two Pakistani nationals sentenced for pharma smuggling
    The U.S. Justice Department on Friday said two Pakistani nationals were sentenced by the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., after ple...
  • FTR: Class 8 orders flat in October
    Net orders for North American Class 8 trucks totaled 13,800 units in October 2016, according to the latest preliminary figures from freight...
  • U.S. transportation sector hiring rebounds in October
    United States transportation and logistics companies added 7,000 jobs for the month in October 2016, according to the latest preliminary da...
  • Port of Oakland reports surge in export volumes
    The Port of Oakland handled 89,473 TEUs of export containers in October, a 20 percent increase over the same period last year, the port sai...
  • BCG: Container industry overcapacity to increase through 2020
    The rampant overcapacity that has caused container freight rates to plummet to historic lows in the past year is only going to get worse in...
  • BIMCO: Containership scrapping is at an all-time high
    The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) said containership demolition has reached an all-time high, as 500,000 TEUs have alre...
  • Freight Rate Roundup: Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, MOL and NileDutch
    Ocean carriers Maersk Line, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, MOL and NileDutch have announced freight rate increases. Maersk Line of Denmark issued i...
  • U.S. trade deficit hits 19-month low
    The U.S. trade deficit totaled $36.4 billion in September, marking the lowest level since February 2015, according to data from the U.S. Co...
  • Special Coverage: Intermodal industry to pick up speed in 2017
    Each double-stack intermodal train can take 280 trucks off the highways, resulting in lower emissions and fuel consumption. A BNSF train can...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
  • Tight supply, congested barge schedules lift New Orleans bunker prices
    New Orleans IFO 380 CST was assessed at $251/mt ex-wharf, up $8/mt from Friday
  • Crude rises alongside US equities before presidential vote
    NYMEX December crude settled 82 cents higher at $44.89/b. ICE January Brent settled up 57 cents at $46.15.
  • ANALYSIS: US election likely to overshadow weekly petroleum inventory data
    The results of Tuesday's US presidential election will likely have a bigger impact on oil prices Wednesday than the weekly US inventory report
  • Strong winds hamper bunker operations in Black Sea
    Bad weather at Istanbul, Turkey, and Novorossiisk, Russia, is hampering shipping operations including bunkering at the ports
  • External: Praxis Energy Agents S.A
  • Egypt cuts fuel subsidies as part of IMF conditions for $12 billion loan
    Egypt slashed its energy subsidies Friday as part of wide-ranging economic reforms demanded by the International Monetary Fund as a condition for a $12 billion loan.
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • Algerian oil minister says no turning back on Algiers OPEC agreement
    OPEC would fix the production quotas for its members at the Vienna meting on November 30
  • External: Marine Bunkering(Rotterdam)B.V.
  • FUTURES 2: Oil braces for volatility ahead of US elections

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Mulino proposes the Panamanian state's entry into the consortium interested in acquiring Panama Ports Company.
Panama
Supreme Court verdict on concession contract pending
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Singapore
In the April-June period, revenues decreased by -4% and net profit dropped by -89%.
Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
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%)
Valencia
Containers arriving and departing are increasing. Transhipment is declining.
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
Wista Italy denounces the exclusion of women from the nominations of port authority presidents.
Milan
Musso: The glass ceiling that prevents women from accessing leadership roles remains.
In the second quarter, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -6.0%
Ankara
18.1% decline in ships over 200 metres in length
Fifty kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Civitavecchia
Rome
They were hidden inside a reefer container arriving from Ecuador
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
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
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
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.
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
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
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
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.
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.
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