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January 14, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL cancels sailings in response to slack time after Chinese New Year
  • Athens Stock Exchange suspends trade in Piraeus Port shares
  • Tug workers go on strike at Australia's 5 biggest east coast ports
  • ICHCA & FEPORT to sign MoU at the ICHCA conference this March in Spain
  • South Korea December exports fall 13.8pc, worst since 19pc drop in 2009
  • World's biggest co-ro ship makes inaugural call at Halifax
  • House Democrats urge rejection of CP bid for Norfolk Southern
  • FedEx launches mainland customised freight with China-wide delivery
  • Thailand set to emerge as ASEAN logistics hub, says Frost & Sullivan
  • PACTL breaks Pudong cargo record in 2015, up 6.47pc to 1.6 million tonnes
  • United posts 5.1pc increase in air freight in 2015, passengers up 1.5 pc
  • US Hellfire missile accidentally sent to Cuba by Madrid freight forwarder
  • Worldwide Flight Services to acquire NY's Consolidated Aviation Services

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 13, 2016
  • Container shipping seen having a challenging 2016
  • Ministry of Shipping highlights initiatives taken & opportunities unveiled in 2015
  • Bengaluru-based co. to set up natural stone park near Krishnapatnam Port
  • CBEC launches online tracking of uncleared cargo
  • Nitin Gadkari inaugurates Mumbai Port's second liquid chemical berth at Pir Pau
  • India Inc urges govt to implement structural reforms to revitalise investments
  • India not to hurry imposing minimum import price on steel
  • Indonesia mulling importing rice from India & Pakistan
  • INR recovers marginally against dollar
  • Role of banks in foreign trade redefined by RBI in 2016

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Chéreau passes into Spanish hands
  • New trailers for truck lessor
  • UPS changes legal positions
  • 2015: freight up at Basel-Mulhouse airport
  • Extended ro-ro facilities ready in Klaipeda
  • Swiss forwarder withdraws from Mexican market
  • New intermodal service to Florida and Canada
  • Kersten spearheads Wolf's advance
  • Detra Mediterranean Shipping takes to the water
  • Private wagon owners call for better policies
  • Airbus delivers most aircraft ever
  • Sievert expands plastics industry activities
  • Ceva appoints SVP global healthcare operations
  • US railroad reorganizing coal routes
  • K Line expanding fleet
  • Hactl and Pactl break records
  • K + N arm in arm with Glaxo Smith Kline

IHS Maritimeweb site
JANUARY 13, 2016
  • Traffic drops but Seaway plans toll increase
    The St Lawrence Seaway plans a 2% toll increase for 2016 even though it handled almost 9.5% less traffic by tonnage during 2015 than in 2014. The Seaway is retaining its existing toll incentive programmes and adding a new Gateway Incentive programme for traffic...
  • Saga confirms Meyer Werft cruise order
    Saga Cruises (UK) and German shipbuilder Meyer Werft have confirmed a cruise ship order from last September, when they signed a memorandum of agreement. The 55,900 gt vessel will have an overall length of about 234 m and beam of 30.8 m with a scheduled completion date of summer 2019. The...
  • Record monthly Chinese iron ore imports fail to fire up Capesize market
    All-time high monthly iron ore imports to China failed to turn Capesize spot rates higher, highlighting the scale of overcapacity in the sector. China imported 96.2M tonnes of iron ore in December, which was 17% more than in the previous month and and...
  • Sinokor Merchant Marine, Dong-A Tanker access new Korean shipping fund
    The Korea Maritime Guarantee Insurance Co, South Korea's first shipping guarantee insurance scheme, has just completed its maiden ship financing deal. Local ship owners Sinokor Merchant Marine and Dong-A Tanker have secured KRW30 billion (USD24.8 million) in financing from the KMGIC. Launched in August 2015 as...
  • HHIC's Subic Bay yard undergoes due diligence
    The Subic Bay yard of South Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction (HHIC), which has filed to be managed by its main creditor Korea Development Bank (KDB), is now undergoing due diligence to see if its debts can be repaid. The yard executes the majority of HHIC's orders, due to...
  • Japan shipbuilders association head calls for government support
    Shipbuilders Association of Japan chairman Shigeru Murayama has urged the country's government to support the shipbuilding industry as he expects 2016 to be a tougher year for shipping. In his New Year's speech, Murayama said Japanese shipbuilders will also invest in energy-saving technologies to...
  • Dramatic end to Australia's Portland dispute as security guards remove crew
    Security guards ordered five Australian crew members from the bulk carrier Portland in the early morning on Wednesday (13 January), ending a 60-day sit-in. The guards then escorted new crew onto the vessel, which is now en route to Singapore, where it is to be sold for scrap. The...
  • Commentary: Lessons (not) learned from El Faro
    Since July 2014, the IMO has required that when shipowners install on their ship a new voyage data recorder (VDR) - the 'black box' of the maritime sector - that, in addition to a fixed casing...
  • Lessons (not) learned from El Faro
    Since July 2014, the IMO has required that when shipowners install on their ship a new voyage data recorder - the 'black box' of the maritime sector - that in addition to a fixed casing attached to the bridge, data must also be recorded in a 'float-free' capsule that can...
  • Transport and trade integration projects central to Asia's economic future
    China's transport infrastructure and trade-focused regional development plans, together with an increasing number of trade liberalisation agreements, will support Asia Pacific in remaining the fastest growing and most dynamic region in the world economy in 2016. New analysis from IHS chief Asia Pacific economist, Rajiv Biswas, notes that Asia Pacific...
  • Dispute arises over Singapore's first ship arrest of 2016
    Singapore's first vessel arrest in 2016 took a twist when the vessel's first owner claimed that the vessel was arrested without merit.Jascon 18 was seized on 7 January under the instruction of local law firm Rajah & Tann, according to Supreme Court of Singapore's records. The vessel's first owner, Nigeria-based oil...

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 13, 2016
  • Carrier ready to put in $75m to get Cargolux China off the ground in 2017
  • Maersk Line still the largest container line in 2016, but is not immune to overcapacity and weak demand
  • Act now to reduce aviation's $300m annual bill for damage to ULDs, call by IATA
  • India could edge China from top growth spot this year
  • Two key factors will dominate the consumer goods supply chain in 2016
  • Amazon poised to take on UPS, FedEx in delivery business

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 13, 2016
  • Willard wins order Crystaliner harbor patrol boat
  • Derecktor to build second hybrid research vessel
  • Former ST Marine execs face additional corruption charges
  • ABS Group to develop intelligent maintenance strategy for FLNG fleet
  • Wartsila develops zero-emission ferry concept
  • Organizers pull plug on SMM Istanbul 2016
  • Iran releases U.S. sailors after brief detention

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 13, 2016
  • Port of Olympia sees savings by paying down 2008A bonds
  • Coast Guard Cape Disappointment base holds annual tribute to lost mariners
  • Willard Marine receives order for Crystaliner harbor patrol boat
  • Fred Felleman sworn in as Seattle Port Commissioner
  • US rail freight traffic delivers negative week

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 13, 2016
  • Dutch container giant CARU acquires ECB Group and CCA
    Merger predicted to create a company that generates $32m-$43m in turnover in the Netherlands alone
  • Singapore to grant more port dues concessions for boxships
    New reduction to take effect for a year, starting on Friday
  • No help for panamax as index slides to record low
    Along with capes and supramaxes, panamax pushes Baltic Dry Index to fresh low
  • Maersk to appeal Russian antitrust decision on GRIs
    Move follows decision last month that five lines violated competition law
  • Real LNG production growth will occur after 2016, predicts Wood Mackenzie
    Pace of project start-ups, and threat of prolonged outage at Yemen, creates downside risk to LNG cargo supply this year, argues energy consultancy
  • Danieli leaves Zim in good shape to weather coming year
    Chief executive confident Israeli line has the right strategy as a global niche carrier
  • Andreas Sohmen-Pao tapped as chairman of Singapore Maritime Foundation
    BW Group chairman replaces Michael Chia of Keppel Offshore & Marine, who has been SMF chairman for six years
  • Patrick box terminals across Australia face 24-hour strikes
    Union members ramp up industrial action
  • Product tanker rates buoyed up by gasoline and naphtha trade
    Middle distillates market helped by cold weather and improved River Rhine barge traffic
  • China imports record levels of iron ore in 2015
    Full-year imports rise by 2.2% to 952.7m tonnes
  • Shandong Shipping lists on China's over-the-counter equity exchange platform
    Depressed dry bulk market has eroded the company's profit
  • Dae Sun Shipbuilding secures Viken order for tanker pair
    Vessels to to be delivered in 2018
  • Dryad warns of growing threat by Islamic State to shipping along Libyan coast
    Three recent raids highlight IS threat especially east of Sirte
  • Petrobras cuts its five-year investment budget by 25%
    Brazilian oil producer reduces estimates for oil production

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 13, 2016
  • CSX sees flat intermodal volume ahead
    CSX Transportation forecasts flat intermodal growth in the first quarter, as the loss of international intermodal business to Norfolk Southern Railway is expected to offset domestic volume increases gained from highway conversions and a key customer shifting loads away from its eastern U.S. rail archrival. CSX Chief Sales and Marketing...
  • Troubled New England trucker no longer in TRNet carrier group
    Regional less-than-truckload carrier Land Air Express of New England is no longer a member of The Reliance Network, a coast-to-coast alliance of regional LTL trucking companies. The Williston, Vermont-based carrier and the The Reliance Network are parting ways as Land Air Express shrinks its LTL network after being shut down for...
  • Virginia port container volume up, despite December dip
    The Port of Virginia's container volume topped 2.5 million 20-foot-equivalent units for the first time as its terminals posted a 6.5 percent increase in TEUs during 2015, despite a decline in December volume. Virginia's container volume for the year 2015 totaled 2,549,270 TEUs, including empty boxes, compared with 2,393,038 TEUs in...
  • Long Beach free time proposal highlights congestion threat
    A proposal by the Port of Long Beach to reduce the amount of time allowed for the storage of containers at marine terminals from four days at present to six work shifts has brought into sharp focus the congestion issues that cargo interests face not only in Southern California, but at all major gateways...
  • New company established to run Yokohama container operations
    The municipal government of Yokohama in Japan's Kanagawa Prefecture has set up a new company to operate the prefecture's ports in Yokohama and Kawasaki in an integrated manner. The new company will seek to make the operations of the two ports' container terminals more efficient and boost their international competitiveness, the Yokohama...
  • Port Canaveral lands first container service
    Seatrade Group's StreamLines, N.V. plans to add a call at Port Canaveral to its weekly Blue Stream container ship service between the Caribbean and Central America and Europe, giving the Florida port its first regular container service. The vessels will call Canaveral on their way from Central America to Europe, and...
  • NS and CP battle for shareholder support
    Canadian Pacific and Norfolk Southern railways clashed again over a proposed merger, with the former making another case for consolidation and the latter showing off again how it's boosting efficiency independently by combining operations. CP's release of a white paper detailing synergies to be gained at Chicago via the tie-up of...
  • 'Bloated' inventories blamed for freight shipment decline
    Stubbornly high inventories, contraction in manufacturing and consumers who spent fuel savings in restaurants and bars rather than on holiday gifts pushed freight volumes down in December, the Cass Freight Index shows. Truck and rail freight volumes measured by the index dropped 4.9 percent from November and 3.7 percent year-over-year. That...
  • Shipping outsider targets last Brazilian-owned container line
    A new player in the shipping business is making a move to take a majority stake in Log-In Logistica, leaving the three largest global container lines that were interested in the Brazilian coastal carrier and terminal operator out in the cold. Manubi SA, which is a new player in the iron...
  • Class action complaint to FMC targets ro-ro lines
    A class-action complaint filed with the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission seeks damages for alleged shipping act violations by 10 roll-on, roll-off carriers already entangled in criminal and civil price-fixing investigations. Cargo Agents Inc., International Transport Management Corp. and RCL Agencies filed the FMC case in the wake of guilty pleas by...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 13, 2016
  • Elman boosts Noble stake
    Commodity giant's founder increases his holdings in wake of credit rating downgrades.
  • Chile files lawsuit over LR Mimosa spill
    Government lawyers demanding that affiliate of Greece's Empire Navigation cover costs
  • Economou's stake in DryShips rises
    George Economou takes more of DryShips through loan conversion; reverse split eyed.
  • VLCCs sink to less than half of 2015 peak
    Rates plunge as West Africa help fails to materialise in January; TD3 at $51,000 per day.
  • DNB Markets places buy rating on Frontline
    Analysts upgrade tanker owner after stock falls, suggesting profit of over $300m for this year.
  • Svenning: 15-year-old ships not for scrap
    Fearnley Consultants managing director says history shows vessels of this age won't be demolished.
  • US energy exports grow from gases
    Forecast from government agency sees LNG and LPG as growth play for US energy exports.
  • Fire hits Strahlmann ship
    Firefighters tackle blaze in accommodation block of German vessel off UK.
  • GMP Securities dumps shipping unit
    Boutique Canadian bank likely not last to feel the sting of protracted slump in shipping equities.
  • Reinsurance rates drop
    Paul Jennings hails advantageous renewal that produces improved terms for all ships.
  • NITC wants 25 tankers
    National shipowner plots deals to buy or build ships to boost its capacity by 6m tonnes.
  • SBM clinches Falklands job
    Dutch FPSO owner to carry out preliminary work for Premier Oil's new venture off UK-run islands.
  • Prosafe rejigs $1.6bn debt
    Cyprus floatel company has option to skip two $65m payments after bank talks.
  • Ro-pax breaks moorings
    TT-Line's Spirit of Tasmania hits car ramp at Melbourne in high winds.
  • Cosco Corp takes yard
    Singapore-listed group buys repairer Cosco Xiamen from two sister companies.
  • Mixed bag of shipping stocks lead slump
    Though tankers pull back from top decliners' list, New York-listed shipping sees another plunge.
  • Fire strikes cruiseship at shipyard MHI
    Blaze breaks out on Aida Cruises newbuilding at Nagasaki yard.
  • Drillships delayed at DSME
    Korean shipbuilder and client agree to push back two units by up to three years.
  • SMM calls off Istanbul event
    Tense political situation and market downturn lead to cancellation of February conference.
  • Ship orders plunge 43%
    Clarksons figures show toll on shipyards' orderbooks in 2015 as shipping slump stretches on.
  • Wartsila goes greener
    Finnish group unveils design for zero-emissions battery-powered ferry.
  • Star Bulk makes its case
    Financial update reveals lower yard payments and reduced operating costs, with Deutsche Bank seeing figures as "modest positive."
  • Shipyard behind Jascon 18 arrest
    Unnamed Singapore shipyard said to be party behind arrest of newbuilding vessel.
  • Teekay expects boost from US crude exports
    New York-listed tanker giant says end of ban will increase demand in the long term.
  • Dorian director resigns
    The director joined Dorian as part of investment from Chinese firm and Jeb Bush-backed fund.
  • Dryad warns of more attacks
    IS likely to continue to carry out attacks along Libya coast to further its ambitions.
  • Singapore firms call for more help
    Local business group wants review of rising costs of doing business in Singapore.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 13, 2016
  • Obama highlights trade opportunities in State of Union
  • Port of Oakland container volumes fall 4.9% in 2015
  • 2M Alliance prepares for Chinese New Year
  • U.S. countervailing duties on hot-rolled steel from Brazil
  • CARU Containers acquires two container supplier companies
  • St. Lawrence Seaway handles 36m tons of cargo in 2015
  • Porto Itapoá takes delivery of additional cranes
  • Dachser begins operating under new trade name in U.S. market
  • Executive moves: Emirates SkyCargo, Troy Container Line and DHL
  • NS restructures regional divisions as opposition to CP takeover mounts
  • North American freight volumes down despite record online sales
  • K + N to partner with global healthcare company
  • Slumping coal shipments hit CSX's bottom line in 2015

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 13, 2016
  • Bunker fuel availability at Suez might return next week
    Tight Suez market could see relief next week.
  • Singapore bunker sales figures show impact of new sulfur limits
    Sales of ECA-compliant LSMGO up almost threefold, but remains small share of total sales.
  • Singapore clocks up new bunker sales record
    Preliminary figures for 2015 show total sales up 6.5% from 2014 at 45.2 million mt.
  • Australia: Industrial action hits ports
    Further stoppages planned.
  • Tanker firm: '2015 was a very good year'
    'I would note that a low oil price is good for NAT,' says CEO.
  • TOTE completes first Jacksonville LNG bunkering
    World's first LNG powered containership bunkered while undergoing cargo operations.
  • Wartsila cuts ferry emissions
    Vessels developed in line with Norway clean air rules.
  • IMO launches vessel energy efficiency training course
    Online course is free of charge.
  • Ship arrest without merit, says Sea Trucks
    Dispute between a group subsidiary company and shipyard, it says.
  • Bad weather disrupts bunkering at Turkey's Istanbul port: sources
    Situation expected to ease on Wednesday, say sources.

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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
SAILING LIST
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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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