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February 24, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine has bank's backing in liquidity crisis, appeals for time
  • Build-up to Chinese New Year fails to drive up air freight demand
  • Vancouver sees container traffic rise 5pc in 2015 to record 3.1 million TEU
  • CMA CGM adds St Petersburg shuttle service to Hamburg and Rotterdam
  • Panama Canal expansion nears end as sill reinforcements done
  • Zimbabwe to meet half of food staple needs from Zambia, Ukraine
  • Canadian National to buy its shares under repurchase scheme
  • 58,500 American bridges 'structurally deficient', new analysis finds
  • MacGregor to deliver Pusnes bow loading systems to Cosco shipyard
  • United Mechanics reject company contract offer as deadlock continues
  • Global airport cargo volumes rise 2.3pc in 2015, slow growth blamed
  • Mobile app for cargo goes into operation at Delhi International Airport
  • XPO dumps 7 Con-way terminals but keeps truckload shipping business unit

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • Accidents & Knee - Jerk Reactions
  • Container service reliability takes a dip in 2016
  • Moore Stephens alerts shipping employers to High Court decision on UK pension rules
  • Sea-Land reunion held at Yacht Club, Mumbai
  • Gadkari outlines plans to develop logistics hubs, ports
  • KPT Chairman to meet a cross-section of people, including the general public, every Wednesday from March 2
  • Shipping Ministry to issue tenders for roping in consultant for Colachel port by March
  • Reduced logistics cost seen imperative for 'Make in India'
  • Fiscal incentives, exemption from service tax sought for MSME sector in Budget
  • Govt to reduce export duty on iron ore to 10 pc
  • Jharkhand inks MoUs worth INR 62,000 cr.
  • USTDA signs agreement with Andhra Pradesh to help develop Vizag as Smart City
  • Chinese iron ore imports drop after New Year

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Wagon hire company goes from success to success
  • Building materials raise SHT sales
  • New railfreight corridors go into service
  • Stowage-planning now available in real-time
  • Swissport - all-rounder in Anchorage
  • Bank reinforces shipping management team
  • Solving planning puzzle with new software
  • DB wagons whispering across Europe
  • Clear View attendees call for 100% e-freight adoption
  • Teesport: quay reconstruction completed
  • Handheld tablets for warehouse staff and couriers
  • Icao bans lithium-ion cargo shipments on pax planes
  • Belgian HGV maker clocks up half century
  • Message from Singapore
  • Vendor manager joins GAC
  • NOL tables last-ever (?) results

IHS Maritimeweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • New Capesize pool highlights growing bulker trend
    When Capesize Chartering Ltd was born in February 2015, it was an information sharing-platform, not a pool. As of this month, it is a pool, the world's largest in the Capesize class. The story of how its four high-profile partners - Golden Ocean, Star Bulk,...
  • Navios tightens cost controls to weather slump
    NYSE-listed Navios Holdings has deferred payments on its two perpetual preferred stocks to further bolster its cash position and weather what it believes will be an extended slump. "We have adopted measures to reduce our cash requirements without having to sell off assets," said...
  • Hapag-Lloyd returns to profit
    German container line Hapag-Lloyd delivered on its promise to return to profitability after the integration of CSAV's container shipping business last year. Its preliminary unaudited results released today show operational earnings (EBIT) at EUR366.4 million (USD404 million) for 2015, against a loss of EUR382.8 million in 2014. The merged...
  • Safety the main focus for Singapore's MPA in 2016
    Safety and training are two large areas of focus for the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) for 2016. Speaking at a media briefing, Lucien Wong, chairman of MPA, highlighted that although the port of Singapore retained the 'Best Seaport in Asia' for the 27th time in...
  • HSH ship finance leader heading to DVB
    German state bank HSH Nordbank is losing its global head of ship finance, Ingmar Loges, to its Frankfurt-based competitor DVB Bank. The 52-year old will join DVB as co-division head of global shipping at its Amsterdam office as per 15 April. Serving alongside co-division head Frans van...
  • Data: Year-to-date newbuilding orders in freefall
    January and February 2015 were not great months for shipyards. Only 161 vessels of more than 10,000 dwt were ordered. By comparison, nearly 500 orders were placed in the same period in 2014, and 2013 saw 306 newbuildings registered by yards across the world in January and February. In the year...
  • NOL back in the black after logistics unit sale
    Neptune Orient Lines posted a USD707 million net profit for 2015 as the sale of its logistics unit lifted annual earnings by USD888 million, but collapsing freight rates in the fourth quarter and...
  • Container volumes surge at India's Vallarpadam port
    Container volumes handled by International Container Transhipment Terminal (ICTT) at Vallarpadam in Cochin port in southern India has exceeded last year's volumes, with 42 days still remaining for the completion of the current financial year (2015-16) on 31 March. Last year (2014-15) the facility operated by Dubai's...
  • 'Business as usual' for struggling Japanese carrier United Ocean Enterprises
    Japanese tonnage provider United Ocean Enterprises, which filed for bankruptcy protection last November, has pledged to continue business as usual, according to its trustee. Lawyer Hajime Shinji has been appointed as trustee for the company, which received permission from Tokyo courts to begin reorganisation in December 2015. United Ocean...
  • China's crude imports expected to stay firm in 2016
    China's oil imports, which hit a record 330.9 million tonnes in 2015, is expected to remain strong as the country continues to stockpile on crude, said Italian shipbroker Banchero Costa. Notwithstanding a slowdown in economic growth, China's oil imports hit an amount that could fill more than 1,100...
  • Maersk: breaking yard pollution tests needed 'for level playing field'
    Maersk will carry out soil testing as one of its first efforts to introduce an international standard of shipbreaking at yards in Alang, India, where Maersk plans to break its...
  • Hindustan Petroleum books VLGC
    Indian LPG trader Hindustan Petroleum has chartered-in the newly built VLGC Gas Taurus for two years, brokers have told IHS Fairplay. They said HPCL took the vessel, which is owned by Wideshine Enterprises, the parent company of LPG tanker operator Tianjin Southwest Maritime, for...
  • Chinese coal mine closures could help dry bulk market
    Plans to close large numbers of mines producing low grade, highly-polluting coal in China could turn into good news for the dry bulk shipping market in case this leads to a reversal of recent sharp decline in Chinese coal imports, shipping analysts at Arctic in...
  • Stop ordering, scrap more ships and wait, Cremers advises dry bulk shipowners
    Dry bulk shipping clients of Anglo-Eastern Univan Group are losing USD10,000-12,000 a day with no respite in sight, according to Peter Cremers, executive chairman of the giant ship management company. "If you have 20 ships, you need deep, deep pockets. Our clients are losing money...
  • Damen CSD350 to create 200 km inland waterway in Nicaragua
    Netherlands-based Damen Shipyards Group has sold a cutter suction dredger (CSD) 350 to Empresa Portuaria Nacional (EPN, the national port authority) and tourist agency INTUR that will create a 200 km waterway along a section of Nicaragua's Caribbean coast. The first Damen CSD bought by INTUR, it...
  • Comment: Troubled Tianjin port finds positives in second car market
    There has been scant good news from the northern Chinese city of Tianjin since the deadly explosions of August 2015 that resulted in loss of life and took a heavy economic toll including a dramatic fall in cargo throughput at the city's port. The automotive sector suffered badly from the...
  • BHP Billiton posts USD5.7 billion loss
    Global mining giant BHP Billiton posted on 23 February its first loss in over a decade, as commodity price slumps across all commodities wiped USD7.8 billion off company profits. In the miner's first half fiscal year 2016 (FY2016) report for 1 July to 31 December 2015,...

The Loadstarweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • India eyes 20,000 new jobs in air cargo in logistics and infrastructure revamp
  • ICAO approves temporary ban on rechargeable lithium batteries on passenger aircraft from April
  • 'Something has to give', says Drewry, as container terminal operators face a 'critical turning point'
  • NOL racks up its third successive year of losses, reporting $181m of red ink in 2015
  • Crane Worldwide sees supply chain technology as the key to continued growth in Asia-Pacific
  • Shipping and steel in a dangerous deflationary dance

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • Ottawa calls in help on shipbuilding strategy
  • Beacon Finland signs service deal with Rio Marine
  • BAE Jacksonville delivers fourth Jackson Offshore PSV
  • VIDEO: Down Under Cruise & Dive adds Evolution
  • All American Marine to build survey vessel for Corps
  • Tor E. Svensen to step down from DNV GL role
  • Cathelco to seek U.S. Type Approval for BWTS
  • Gibdock mobilizes giant wind farm installation jack-up

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • Drewry Tanker Forecaster sees freight rates holding steady
  • ATA truck tonnage index down during month of January
  • DOT calling for nominations for port statistics working group
  • Port of Portland schedules Troutdale Airport open house
  • Boeing selects Muilenburg as company's board chair

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • North loses further 2m gt in renewal round
    But club insists it is 'stronger' after 4% year-on-year gain
  • DVB poaches Loges from HSH Nordbank
    Industry veteran to relocate from Hamburg to Amsterdam
  • Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me
    Preferred shareholders of Navios Maritime Holdings will be disappointed at the news that their dividends will be suspended, assuming they heard it, says Lambros Papaeconomou
  • Supramax rates supported by Pacific trade
    Rates surge as Asian players return from the lunar new year holidays
  • Forwarder association calls for clarity on new box weight data requirements
    Fiata complains about alarming lack of information from shipping lines
  • Doubt cast on 'uneconomic' US crude exports
    IEA medium-term outlook dampens sentiment, but tanker owners try to stay upbeat
  • Evergreen succession battle heats up as group chairman's post is abolished
    KW Chang ousted by half-brothers and Bronson Hsieh no longer holds vice-chairman title
  • Navios defers preferred dividend payments
    Move will boost savings from shareholder payouts to $41m as bulker owner braces against 'unprecedented' market
  • Panama Canal warns of El Niño draught restrictions
    Unusual dry season could lead to restrictions on vessel transits from April
  • Yilport completes Tertir acquisition
    Turkish terminal operator gains 10 terminals in $330m deal
  • Classification societies' work under scrutiny at El Faro hearing
    El Faro was on list of 10% of vessels most at risk under US compliance programme
  • First US LNG cargo looms as Asia Vision prepares to load
    US cargoes will change the face of global LNG trading
  • DNV GL's Tor Svensen to retire from class work in summer
    Champion of safety at sea will assume professorship role at Strathclyde University
  • CSAV merger boosts Hapag-Lloyd's financial result
    German line posts operating profit of $406m for 2015
  • Box line doldrums set to continue
    High demand growth will not return, Maersk says
  • NOL reports narrower fourth-quarter loss of $77m
    UPDATE: NOL incurs $707m 2015 profit due to gain from sale of logistics unit
  • Noble Group forecasts net loss
    But company's cash balance at end-2015 remains solid at $1.95bn
  • Vessel supply holds VLCC spot rate in check
    Charterers gain upper hand as mid-March loading dates materialise
  • Hopes for LNG cargo boost from Venezuela and Russia joint venture
    An LNG export project in Venezuela would have to compete with pipeline options
  • Sinotrans Shipping expects considerable loss for 2015
    Owner blames depressed dry bulk rates and slowdown in China
  • Brazilian police investigating Keppel unit's contracts inked with Petrobras
    Keppel reiterates zero tolerance position against any illegal activity
  • Golden Ocean Group gets approval to increase share capital
    Approval paves way for company to finalise private placement transaction

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • US truck volume growth brakes on high inventories
  • SOLAS verified gross mass VGM IMO container weights
  • Ex-Sea Star president to ask Supreme Court to overturn price-fixing sentence
  • Port, freight project backers eye $500 million in TIGER grants
  • Shippers have fewer Africa liner service options
  • Evergreen's changes leave Chang succession unclear
  • Port of Nagoya remains Japan's top export hub by value
  • Turkey's Yilport closes Portugal port group acquisition
  • Forwarders want better container weight direction from lines
  • Hapag-Lloyd rides CSAV merger to profitability
  • India's Vallarpadam transshipment terminal on pace for record year
  • Coast Guard was planning to inspect El Faro month of sinking
  • Some solace for Tianjin in 'parallel market' for cars
  • Logistics unit sale lifts NOL but falling rates, volumes hit hard

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • Matson profit slips but beats expectations
    US containership owner expects moderately lower volumes in 2016.
  • Brazil launches car carrier investigation
    Competition authority starts probe into nine ro-ro operators suspected of running 'international cartel'.
  • China's natural gas demand to grow 10%
    Crude imports will continue to grow, but more slowly.
  • FPSO outlook sours for Oslo-listed Bluewater
    Parent Aurelia sees annual floater results increase but braces for tough 2016.
  • Samos tipped to join capesize buying spree
    Inglessis family company said to have snapped up latest bulker bargain.
  • DSME assembles taskforce on ship orders
    Korean shipbuilder aiming to manage risks from contracts as losses mount.
  • Advantage ship released after Vafias seizure
    US lawsuit accuses Geden Lines of failing to redeliver, or pay charter hire, for CV Stealth.
  • Anchor-handler rates hit $140,000 per day
    Shortage of tonnage forces charterers to pay £100,000 and NOK 1m per day in North Sea.
  • Solvang reduces its share in VLGC
    Norwegian owner sells slice of vessel partnership company.
  • Navios sees green shoots amid red ink
    Angeliki Frangou finds some positives in unprecedented dry downturn.
  • North P&I Club pushes up tonnage by 4%
    Protection and indemnity firm says it has emerged stronger after "tough" renewal period.
  • Hapag-Lloyd reports strong operating result
    German boxship owner says it has reached its earnings targets for 2015 as CSAV deal pushed up revenue.
  • Yilport seals $330m deal for Tertir
    Yildirim Holding's subsidiary puts pen to paper for the takeover of 10 terminals in Portugal, Spain and Peru.
  • Filipino killed in fall on bulker
    44-year-old dies after 13-metre plunge on Transmed vessel off Malaysia.
  • UK Chamber endorses Cameron's new EU deal
    Shipping's representative body says "Brexit" supporters should do more to explain its impact on economy.
  • First Ship Lease sees profit spike in 2015
    Singapore-quoted owner's bottom line climbs despite slip in fourth quarter performance.
  • Hanjin 'eyes property and share sales'
    Korean shipowner reportedly lining up disposals of treasury stock and a London office building.
  • Ultrapetrol changes Nasdaq markets
    Buenos Aires-based owner says stock will now trade on Nasdaq Capital Market.
  • Chang's Evergreen succession feud boils over
    Rival offspring make their moves against late Taiwanese billionaire's legal heir Chang Kuo-wei.
  • Sale saves NOL from fifth loss in succession
    Huge gain from logistics deal brings first annual profit since 2010.
  • Yilport seals $300m deal for Portugal's Tertir
    Yildirim Holding's subsidiary puts pen to paper for the takeover of 10 terminals in Portugal, Spain and Peru.
  • Loges looking west in new DVB role
    HSH's former global head of shipping to head rival's western hemisphere operations from Amsterdam.
  • Mercator Singapore bulker heads to beach
    Ship lined up for sale sent for disposal in India.
  • Eagle Bulk secures a few extra days for talks
    Latest forbearance period runs until the start of March.
  • Sanoyas reveals bulker orders
    Japanese yard confirms six deals for dry cargoships in the last nine months of 2015.
  • Noble Group profit warning braces for loss
    Major dry cargo charterer has issued a profit warning due to weak coal prices and prospects for the commodity.
  • Nord/LB, Offen team up on loan restructuring
    German bank and owner form joint venture with Caplantic to entice institutional investors into shipping.
  • Reach exceeds expectations with small profit
    Norwegian subsea shipowner stays in the black despite falling rates in challenging offshore market.
  • Noble Group expects to post Q4 and full-year losses
    Major dry cargo charterer has issued a profit warning due to weak coal prices and prospects for the commodity.
  • McDermott looks to tap Indian market with joint venture
    Tie-up builds on collaboration that saw duo win Vashishta Deepwater Greenfield development.
  • Yard group Austal sees mixed demand picture
    Australian shipbuilder points to European enquiry but Middle east slump as it reports lower first-half result.
  • Swiber obtains consent on covenant amendments
    Singapore-listed offshore-focused contractor latest company to see financial constraints eased.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • ICAO lithium battery ban on passenger planes set for April 1
  • Carriers terminate Asia-Red Sea container service
  • DOT seeks members for work group on port performance
  • Port Hueneme harbor deepening moves closer to start
  • Freight forwarder network to use CargoSmart on-demand services
  • UASC joins ISC/Mid East-ECNA loop

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • Novorossiisk: Rail delays prompt firmer fuel prices
    Could last to mid-March, sources say.
  • Ecoslops raises capital to expand production of marine fuel from ships' oily waste
    Aims to accelerate production of the recycled fuel at a variety of locations throughout the EMEA.
  • Development of IMO in-use sampling guidelines hit snags
    Seen as 'incomplete' without dealing with sulfur verification aspect; safety concerns raised.
  • China Shipbuilding Industry transfers unprofitable units to parent
    CSIC is one of China's largest shipbuilding and ship repair groups.

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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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