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BRIEFS
June 7, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • PIL Lines boosts Asia-ECSA service from a fortnightly to weekly service
  • Sealand expanding its service between USWC and Latin America
  • Port of Rotterdam Authority urges more EU investment in infrastructure
  • OOCL strikes gold for its efforts in promoting a cleaner environment
  • Long Beach polled 'Best Green Seaport' in the world
  • UK role in EU transport 'will continue post Brexit'
  • Colombo's Q1 volumes rise 16.2pc, among the world's fastest growing
  • 4 multi-purpose vessels to move containers from Dhaka to Chittagong
  • Finnair links up with Cathay Dragon and extends its network in Asia
  • Hactl provides new Belgian carrier with cargo handling services in HK
  • Tianjin Cargo Airlines making headway towards launch

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 6, 2018
  • Classification seen as more relevant than ever
  • Damco launches digital freight forwarding platform Twill in India
  • HMM selects shipbuilders for eco-friendly mega containerships
  • Report aims at projecting the future for container transport
  • Scrapping of oil tankers seen increasing this year
  • US emerges India's top export destination
  • Chinese firm invests 85 million euros in Zeebrugge Inner Port
  • Construction of Subarnarekha port gets nod
  • Deendayal Port's proposed new fully mechanised facility to make fertiliser cargo handling more efficient
  • DP World Mundra records enhanced productivity with new equipment
  • INDIAN PORTS ASSOCIATION
  • Major Ports begin the fiscal on a positive note in cargo handling
  • Baba Kalyani heads group to study SEZ Policy
  • RBI increases key lending rate; retains GDP growth for 2018-19 at 7.4 pc

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Meyer deploys cleaner, quieter 7 l engine
  • Garbe building for Hermes
  • Industry veteran has 75 candles to blow out
  • Confitarma sets out its requirements
  • 4.2 million vehicles use Channel Tunnel
  • Widerøe goes live on new airfreight management software
  • MD commercial at Delta Cargo from within
  • CMA CGM and PSA combine investments
  • Debate on autonomous vessels continues
  • Train speed and safety rising in Poland
  • New logistics centre at Hong Kong airport
  • Antonov flies in critical automotive components
  • Ex-BP stalwart moves to LOC
  • 15 days by rail from Shijiazhuang to Minsk
  • M&M stakes out bigger claim in Sri Lanka
  • Cold storage facility for pharmaceuticals in Jeddah
  • The new choice: France, a partner for your trade...

IHS Maritimeweb site
JUNE 6, 2018
  • Fairplay's tonnage titans
  • Stena Line and Hitachi Europe in AI partnership
  • Posidonia 2018: US Coast Guard issues warning over BWM extensions
  • Posidonia 2018: Inmarsat to collaborate with Hellenic Space Agency
  • Underwriters told they need to combine modelling expertise
  • Marine insurers raise fears over threats to core global centres
  • Posidonia 2018: Low-sulphur fuels to bring fresh complexities
  • Marubeni books LR2 tanker pair at Onomichi
  • Posidonia 2018: Cracks appear in shipping industry's opposition to scrubbers
  • Scorpio Tankers in sale-and-leaseback deal for six MRs with China's CMB Financial Leasing
  • Posidonia 2018: Shipping heavyweights warn of LNG carriage risks
  • Wilhelmsen, Airbus test shore-to-ship drone delivery in Singapore
  • Keppel O&M builds LNG bunkering vessel for Singapore market
  • HMM and others to receive USD25 million for fleet renewal
  • Pan Ocean orders first container ship newbuildings in eight years

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 6, 2018
  • Panamax daily hire rates hit $16,000 as open tonnage availability dries up
  • Whitehall is 'hanging the UK logistics industry out to dry' on the road to Brexit
  • Freight industry welcomes green light for Heathrow expansion, but the wait goes on
  • China still powers ahead as Asia-Pacific captures more contract logistics
  • Analysis: a long wait, but the next big deal for DSV is in the making
  • UPS workers eye strike action as July contract deadline looms
  • Online shopping boom keeps air freight profit hopes high

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 6, 2018
  • MARAD starts search for next Kings Point Superintendent
  • 210,000 dwt LNG dual fueled bulker design gets LR Approval in Principle
  • SeaRobotics delivers autonomous unmanned hydrographic vessels
  • KVH Industries announces new cybersecurity initiatives
  • USCG issues its seventh BWMS type approval
  • "Poor safety culture" cited in Baja Ferries' RO/RO fire
  • SunStone inks shipbuilding contract for third expedition cruise ship
  • Keppel O&M to build South East Asia's first LNG bunkering vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 6, 2018
  • Blockchain trumps Brexit for UK maritime service providers
    UK maritime service providers dismiss Brexit concerns and raise blockchain profile
  • Last word: A tale of sorrow and hope
    The Sailors' Society charity is marking its 200th anniversary with events through the year
  • K Line resists calls against senior managers
    Both the top managers are up for re-election on June 21
  • EU commissioner courts Greek owners to push climate change agenda
    Greek shipowners receive charm offensive from EU commissioner for transport Violeta Bulc as she pushes climate change agenda
  • Stellar merger target Phunware launches cryptocurrency
    Investors in maritime-focused Stellar Acquisition III could own up to about 24% of technology start-up Phunware
  • Container shipping: The shape of things to come
    A new report from TT Club and McKinsey warms up the crystal ball to peer into shipping in 2043
  • Wilhelmsen to collaborate with Airbus on drone delivery
    A pilot project will be started in Singapore in the third quarter to deliver things, such as spare parts and...
  • Maran orders second FSRU and another LNG carrier at DSME
    Optimistic Angelicoussis confirms more investment in LNG assets at favourite South Korean yard
  • Time for Posidonia to speak truth to power
    Europe Greece Posidonia
  • Panama Canal can accommodate fast-rising US LNG exports
    There is zero waiting time on the new locks, says the administrator for the Panama Canal Authority
  • Global box trade has solid start to quarter
    CTS data shows global box traffic of approximately 13.8m teu for April, a rise of nearly 6% on 2017
  • Oman Drydock sets sights on shipbuilding
    New chief executive places bet on developing panamax and post-panamax shipbuilding capability with $60m investment
  • Box shipping freight rates fall by half over 20 years
    Inflation-adjusted rates have come down by 50% as fuel costs rise to account for 15% of costs
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: Live from Posidonia, Day 3
    On today's podcast we are joined by another special guest - Stephen Gordon, managing director of Clarksons Research Services
  • YM Efficiency allowed to berth at Sydney
    Local clean-up teams are closely monitoring areas that are easily accessible to the general public to remove debris or containers
  • Trump seems set to wreck the dry bulk recovery, but when you're a star, they let you do it
    Maritime association BIMCO openly voices fear of trade war
  • Keppel secures $40m LNG bunkering vessel order
    The vessel is scheduled for completion in the third quarter of 2020
  • Scorpio sells another six MR tankers to CMB Leasing
    Before CMB Leasing, New York-listed owner has already signed sale-and-leaseback deals with two other Chinese leasing houses for 11 product...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 6, 2018
  • ILA-USMX reach tentative six-year US East Coast, Gulf Coast agreement
  • US 3PLs expect e-commerce, compliance, trucking to drive strong 2018
  • NVOCCs signing contracts to lock up chassis capacity
  • Damco makes digitalization push in India via Twill
  • Forwarders offer new LCL service to meet rising demand

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 6, 2018
  • Analysts see Opec talks as tanker catalyst
    Potential for more crude on the market would be welcome, but benefits differ among asset classes.
  • Probunkers eyes $343m LNG bunker fleet
    Start-up physical supplier sees wide-ranging market for LNG once the 2020 sulphur limits hit shipping.
  • Martinos goes digital with new platform, pool
    Greek owner launches aframax pool with 'virtual' platform initiative
  • Aegean jumps after fall on $200m scare
    Shares for US-listed bunker supplier gain 62% after plummeting 73% on news of possible multimillion-dollar write-off.
  • Posidonia aframax order for Tsakos Energy
    Despite propensity to caution against new ordering, major Greek group inks 115,000-dwt pair at Daehan.
  • Genco closes $460m credit facility
    Facility, which was 40% oversubscribed, will let the US-listed drybulker owner issue dividends, pursue growth opportunities.
  • Baja, Rina blasted over Caribbean Fantasy fire
    Operator had poor safety culture, while class society failed to meet responsibility.
  • Diana Shipping gets pay raise on capesize
    US-listed bulker owner gets slightly above market rate on second year-long hire to Koch Shipping in two weeks.
  • PDVSA threatens force majeure as tanker queue builds
    Venezuelan major wants cooperation on congestion through ship-to-ship transfer plan.
  • Debt deal cements tie-up between MSC and Messina
    Restructuring of more than $500m debt bonds Italian conro operator to Swiss liner giant
  • Sector's volatility and resilience on display at shipowners' forum
    Those hoping for some illumination on the famous cyclicality of the global shipping markets and the never-say-die attitude of the industry's key players were treated to a live example at the TradeWinds Shipowners Forum at Posidonia. Dry bulk's recovery story has put the market back in focus and John Michael Radziwill's GoodBulk is seeking to tap into the rising tide of rates and sentiment to lis
  • Wrist and Klevenberg to merge
    Ship suppliers backing consolidation in competitive sector.
  • SunStone signs contract for third China cruiseship
    Infinity-class series grows with another expedition newbuild at China Merchants.
  • Jurong Shipyard fined after fatal accident
    Singapore yard to pay $172,000 after worker crushed.
  • Bulker master confirmed dead after fall
    Blue Planet boss Marianthe Patrona pays tribute to senior captain.
  • Kidwell: shipbrokers are safe from platforms for now
    Human skills make shipbrokers secure against digital trading platforms in the near-term believes Braemar boss James Kidwell
  • More management changes at Zim
    Israeli container line promotes sales chief Saar Dotan to VP of shipping.
  • UK minister 'no show' hits Brexit calming bid
    Nusrat Ghani dashes back to London early as London shipping figures insist UK's departure from the EU will have little impact.
  • KNOP profit soars to record level
    Shuttle tanker partnership benefits from drop down of Anna Knutsen from KNOT.
  • Xeneta and DNB team on 'earnings crystal ball'
    Norwegian platform and investment bank cooperate on boxship rate data.
  • Damaged Yang Ming boxship docks in Sydney
    Inspections begin after YM Efficiency lost 83 containers in storm.
  • Lehmann back at Bodewes for cargoship
    German owner inks newbuilding at favourite Dutch shipyard.
  • Yasa Shipping linked to MR order at Mipo
    Turkish group said to have inked a quartet of tankers in Korea.
  • Lloyd Fonds boosts capital with share issue
    German finance house selling 10% of its equity in new fundraiser.
  • VIDEO: halves of Kea Trader forced further apart
    Storms cause list of 18 degrees as Shanghai Salvage moves in new heavy-lift ships for wreck removal.
  • Pan Ocean orders containership duo
    Part of the company's fleet expansion efforts, newbuildings will replaced chartered tonnage
  • MPA hopes PIER71 will drive digital innovation
    Initiative aims to encourage greater collaboration between industry and technology start-ups.
  • Phoenix Petroleum teams with CNOOC for LNG terminal
    Philippine fuel retailer says project would broaden its product portfolio, which already includes LPG.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 6, 2018
  • NEWS FLASH: ILA, employers reach tentative contract agreement
    The International Longshoremen's Association and the employer group United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) have reached agreement on a tent...
  • Kuehne + Nagel enhancing last-mile visibility
    Kuehne + Nagel announced Wednesday that it had entered into a strategic partnership with Zebraxx to provide innovative last-mile shipment ...
  • CMA CGM taps Shone for onboard AI
    The CMA CGM Group has been working with maritime technology startup Shone since the beginning of 2018 to develop artificial intelligence sy...
  • CEVA teams with IMSW to expand U.S. FTZ offering
    CEVA Global Logistics LLC and IMS Worldwide Inc., a specialist in foreign trade zone management and operation, are teaming up to provide in...
  • Oakland signing new lease with biggest tenant
    The Port of Oakland's Board of Commissioners is scheduled to approve new leases for the two terminals operated by its biggest tenant, SSA T...
  • Australia investigating YM Efficiency incident
    The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has opened an investigation into an incident in which more than 80 containers fell overboard off a Y...
  • Alibaba leads group building Hong Kong logistics hub
    Alibaba Group's logistics arm, Cainiao Network, reportedly is leading a group that will invest $1.5 billion to build a logistics center at ...
  • Port Canaveral cruises ahead with upgrades
    Port Canaveral on Florida's east coast is carrying out multiple projects that will boost cargo and cruise operations. Projects currently i...
  • Heavy-duty truck orders at levels 'never seen before'
    Net orders for North American Class 8 trucks totaled 35,200 units in May, the third-highest level ever for the month, according to prelimin...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 6, 2018
  • Oil settles lower as US stocks rise across the board
    Oil futures fell Wednesday after US Energy Information Administration weekly data showed builds in crude, gasoline and distillate stocks.
  • Iraq tanker fleet ships first cargo in almost three decades
    Iraq state-owned tanker fleet has shipped its first crude oil cargo in almost three decades
  • North Korea seen willing to keep energy trading chances alive
    The US-North Korea summit seems very much likely to take place next week after Pyongyang responded to the initial US decision to cancel the meeting in a seemingly conciliatory manner, a strong signal that the hermit republic is willing to keep its chances of gaining freedom to trade in the international energy and commodities markets alive.
  • EU progresses plans to protect firms from US sanctions on Iran
    New rules designed to protect EU firms dealing with Iran from US sanctions related to Iran's nuclear activities have passed a key step, the European Commission said Wednesday.
  • Oil futures lower after EIA data shows US stocks rising
    US Energy Information Administration data released Wednesday showed builds last week in crude, gasoline and distillate stocks, putting further downward pressure on oil futures.
  • Panama's April marine diesel sales rise 16.91% on year
    Marine diesel fuel sales in Panama totaled 37,780 mt in April, up 16.91% from 32,316 mt in the year-ago month, data from the Panama Maritime Authority showed Wednesday.
  • EIA says March residual fuel oil exports to Panama tripled on year
    US residual fuel oil exports to Panama totaled 1,243,000 barrels in March, up from 405,000 barrels a year earlier, Energy Information Administration data showed Wednesday.
  • FUJAIRAH DATA: Oil product stocks rise 8.2% as light distillates rebound
  • US' Schall Law Firm starts claims investigation against Aegean Marine
    Schall's investigation comes after Aegean said it might need to write off about $200 million as bad debts.
  • UAE's Viking Marine Services bullish on bunker fuel testing, surveying sector
    "Surprisingly, our Singapore volume is growing. Ours is 90% a tanker market," Viking MD said.
  • FUTURES 2: Crude futures strengthen on falling inventory levels
    According to the American Petroleum Institute, US crude stocks were down 2.03 million barrels for the week ended June 1.
  • FueLNG orders first LNG bunkering vessel for Southeast Asia
    This vessel will "enable FueLNG to be the first in Singapore to provide ship-to-ship LNG bunkering services within the Singapore port," Ong said.
  • US crude exports could be a victim of brewing trade war with China
    China, the world's largest net importer has matched well with US crude exports due to current pricing.
  • FUTURES: Crude futures remain stable ahead of OPEC meet
    "Investors are bracing themselves for another large drawdown [in US crude stocks]," ANZ Research analysts said.
  • TANKERS: Scorpio to boost liquidity by $52 mil with six MR tanker sales/leasebacks
    Scorpio has the obligation to purchase each vessel at the expiration of each agreement with the Chinese company.

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HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
Companies inform
Accelleron and Geislinger: An Evolving Technical Collaboration
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
COSCO Shipping Holdings Group's revenues fell by -3.4% in the second quarter of 2025.
COSCO Shipping Holdings Group's revenues fell by -3.4% in the second quarter of 2025.
Shanghai
Sharp decline in economic performance in the trans-Pacific and Asia-Europe markets
For Federlogistica, the bridge over the Strait of Messina will have the miraculous power to gradually eliminate a framework of social injustices.
For Federlogistica, the bridge over the Strait of Messina will have the miraculous power to gradually eliminate a framework of social injustices.
Genoa
Falteri: it can become the artery of an economic and social body that has been underdeveloped to date
SBB CFF FFS Cargo's half-year performance was negative.
Bern
The Swiss company announced a drop in volumes in both domestic and transit traffic.
COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly revenue
Hong Kong
In the April-June period, net profit was 122.4 million dollars (+32.4%)
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports hit a new record high in July
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports hit a new record high in July
Beijing
Foreign traffic amounted to 427.6 million tonnes (+6.1%)
South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and HD Hyundai Mipo Co. to merge
Seoul
The completion of the operation is expected for next December 1st.
Filt Cgil, priority should be given to valorizing AdSP workers rather than assigning positions
Rome
The union denounces the failure to comply with the National Collective Labour Agreement
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Venice grew by +4.1%
Venice
There were 228 thousand cruise passengers (+12.8%)
COSCO Shipping International's revenues increased by 10.3% in the first half of the year.
Hong Kong
Net profit was HK$494.6 million (+26.0%)
G20 nations' merchandise trade showed modest growth in the second quarter
Geneva
The increase in trade in services was more pronounced
South Korea's HD Hyundai announces multibillion-dollar investment program to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
South Korea's HD Hyundai announces multibillion-dollar investment program to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
Seongnam
Agreements with the US investment firm Cerberus Capital and the Korea Development Bank
MSC World Europa cruise ship crashes off the coast of Ponza
Rome
The Coast Guard reports that the situation on board, where there are 8,585 people, is calm and under control.
MSC World Europa has resumed autonomous sailing
Rome
Electrical problem solved, the cruise ship is headed for the port of Naples
PostEurop warns that from August 29, shipments of goods to the USA could be limited or suspended
Brussels
Last month, Trump eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods.
Chinese oil company OOIL sees growth in its half-year financial results.
Hong Kong
In the first six months of this year, revenues increased by +5.0%
Premier Alliance to split Mediterranean Pendulum 2 service next month
Seoul/Singapore/Keelung
Investment firm CVC Capital Partners exits Boluda Maritime Terminals and TTI Algeciras
Schiphol
The two terminal companies manage a total of nine Spanish port terminals
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
Haifa
In the period April-June the average value of freight rates fell by -11.6%
Interferry's Entry/Exit System risks delaying ferry operations at European ports.
Victoria
The system will come into force on October 12th
DFDS closes second quarter with a loss
Copenhagen
In the period April-June 2025 the fleet transported 10.6 million linear meters of rolling stock (-0.4%)
Ammonia and methanol are ready to decarbonize shipping, but some obstacles to their use must be removed.
New record quarterly results for the American cruise group Viking
New record quarterly results for the American cruise group Viking
Los Angeles
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 439.2 million dollars (+182.2%)
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by 1.8% last month.
Barcelona
202,321 TEUs handled at loading and unloading (+10.4%) and 142,492 TEUs in transit (-8.3%)
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
Hamburg
Sharp increase in transshipment container volumes (+26%)
Norway's Xeneta has bought Denmark's eeSea
Oslo
Both companies provide data and information for the optimization of containerized maritime transport
In the April-June quarter, freight traffic in Tunisian ports decreased by -3.8%
La Goulette
In the first six months of 2025, 13.8 million tonnes were handled (-3.2%)
Port of Koper sets new quarterly records for containers and rolling stock
Ljubljana
In the period April-June, 5.6 million tons of goods were moved (-4.1%)
Port of Los Angeles hits record monthly container traffic
Los Angeles
Over one million TEUs were handled in July (+8.5%)
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hamburg
Net profit fell by -39.4%
Evergreen reports an 18.7% drop in quarterly revenues
Taipei
The April-June period closed with a net profit decrease of -62.9%
South Korean company HMM's revenues fell by 1.5% in the second quarter.
Seoul
Trump announces rejection of IMO's shipping decarbonization program
Washington
The proposed framework - it is denounced - is in effect a global carbon tax that affects Americans and is imposed by an irresponsible United Nations organization.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June, revenues decreased by -26.5% and -8.7% respectively
Cruise traffic at Global Ports Holding terminals grew by 6.0% in the second quarter
Istanbul
In the first six months of 2025, an increase of +16.7% was recorded
In the period April-June, cargo traffic in Croatian ports decreased by -4.0%
Zagreb
Cruise passengers grow by +5.4%
Container traffic at US ports is expected to plummet in the second half of this year.
Washington/Long Beach
In July, the Port of Long Beach handled 944,000 TEUs (+7.0%)
ThyssenKrupp shareholders approve spin-off of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems
Eat
The company will be listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
Geneva
Global trade in goods is expected to grow by 0.9% this year
Hupac will increase the number of weekly rotations between Busto Arsizio and Basel from five to eight
Noise
Increase in attendance from September 1st
From January 1st, new bunkering regulations will apply in the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp.
Rotterdam
The barges must be equipped with flow meters
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Copenhagen
Terminals and logistics have made a positive contribution. Container shipping benefits from demurrage revenues.
The CIPESS has approved the final project for the bridge over the Strait of Messina.
Rome
Construction will begin this year and the project will be completed in 2032.
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
Bonn
Significant reduction in shipments from China and Hong Kong to the US due to Trump's abolition of the de minimis regime
The Grendi group has acquired 70% of Dario Perioli Spa
The Grendi group has acquired 70% of Dario Perioli Spa
Milan
The remaining 30% will remain with Fingiro, owned by Michele Giromini, the company's CEO.
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
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In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
President Alessandro Arvigo and CEO Maurizio Anselmo
In the second quarter, sales of dry containers produced by CIMC fell by -33%.
Hong Kong
Reefer boats increase by 57%
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Grande Shanghai
Naples
It will be used for the transport of vehicles between East Asia and Northern Europe
The ART urges to verify that the investment plan and the related amortization period are consistent with the duration of the port concessions.
Turin
Chinese automaker FAW ships components to Europe by train
Changchun
Transit time reduced to 18 days compared to 45 days for maritime transport
The assets and fleet of the Spanish Armas Trasmediterránea will be sold to Baleària and DFDS
Las Palmas/Dénia/Copenhagen
Two agreements worth €215 million and €40 million respectively have been signed.
Italian State Railways (FS), investing €70 million to install the ERTMS system.
Rome
Work has been completed on 382 Trenitalia trains, while the retrofitting of 60 locomotives from Mercitalia Rail, an FS Logistix company, is underway.
MPC Container Ships' quarterly revenue returns to growth
The second quarter of 2025 was closed with a net profit of 78.1 million dollars (+20.5%)
Plans to build two container customs areas north and south of the Suez Canal
Cairo
Fourteen of the 48 abandoned shipwrecks in Catania port have been removed.
Catania
The activity will be replicated in the port of Augusta
The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has confirmed the validity of the tender for the new Ravano Terminal in the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
DP World's port terminals handled record quarterly container traffic
Dubai
Revenues grew by 22.2% in the first half of 2025
In the quarter April-June the volume of rolling stock transported by Höegh Autoliners increased by +9.0%
Oslo
Sharp increase (+46.6%) of vehicles from Asia
South Korea's HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering acquires Vietnam's Doosan Enerbility
Seongnam
It manages an industrial area with its own port facility
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras grew by 6.6% in July
Algeciras
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -2.9% was recorded
In July, the port of Valencia handled 488,000 containers (+6.7%)
Valencia
Increase driven by growth in empty containers
Salvini has appointed Annalisa Tardino as extraordinary commissioner of the Western Sicilian Sea Port Authority.
Rome/Palermo
The President of the Sicilian Region announces the appeal against the provision
The materials dredged in the ports of La Spezia and Carrara will be used for the construction of the new breakwater in Genoa.
Genoa/La Spezia
Agreement between the two Ligurian Port System Authorities
X-Press Feeders denounces authorities' failure to acknowledge responsibility in the X-Press Pearl accident
Singapore
According to the company, the Supreme Court ruling ignores international maritime law
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -6.5% in July
Hong Kong
A decline of -3.7% was recorded in the first seven months of 2025
Cargo traffic in Russian ports remained stable in July
St. Petersburg
In the first seven months of 2025, loads decreased by -4.6%
In July, the Port of Singapore set a new all-time record for monthly container traffic with 3.9 million TEUs.
Singapore
In terms of weight, containerized cargo decreased by -3.6%
Compensation to be paid by the Civitavecchia Port Authority in the Fincosit case has been set at €1.5 million.
Civitavecchia
Latrofa: The ruling allows the release of set-aside sums that have frozen the budget for years.
Germany's HHLA posts record quarterly revenue
Hamburg
In the second quarter, the group's port terminals handled 3.2 million containers (+7.9%)
In the first half of 2025, CK Hutchison's port terminals handled 44 million containers (+4.0%)
Hong Kong
In the quarter April-June the Wallenius Wilhelmsen fleet transported 14.8 million cubic meters of rolling stock (-0.5%)
Lysaker
Revenues down by -0.7%
In the second quarter, Montenegro's ports handled 670 thousand tons of goods (+0.6%)
Podgorica
Volumes with Italy amounted to 154 thousand tons (+53.1%)
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
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
With the arrival of the first container ship, the testing of operational procedures at the Rijeka Gateway begins.
The Hague
The first commercial ship is expected on September 12th
A proposal to bring the port of Taranto back onto global container routes? Start a discussion table.
Taranto
Meeting on the status of freight traffic
Port of Ancona: Tender for demolition of fire-damaged Tubimar warehouses
Ancona
The expected duration of the works is four and a half months
Merger of the German MACS and Hugo Stinnes, both active in the MPP vessel segment
Hamburg/Rostock
Stinnes headquarters in Rostock to close by December 31
In the second quarter, freight traffic in Albanian ports grew by +2.9%
Tirana
There were 331 thousand passengers (+13.6%)
A.SPE.DO, operationalizing the Smart Terminal to increase the competitiveness of the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
ING loans to Premuda for over 100 million dollars
Milan
Funds for the management buyout and the purchase of two product tankers
Sallaum Lines has taken delivery of the first of six Ocean-class dual-fuel PCTCs
Rotterdam
The ship was completed four months ahead of schedule
First meeting of the new Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Genoa
Several measures approved, including those for CULMV and CULP staff
Euroports to operate a new liquid bulk terminal in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It is expected to become operational in 2026
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.6%
Ravenna
Growth of 0.6% was recorded in June. An increase of 4.8% is expected in July.
OsserMare presents five reports on the marine economy
Rome
They focus on a specific sector supply chain or aspect of it
Port of Naples: Road haulage operations resume
Naples
Resolution meeting between institutions, operators and trade associations
ICTSI again reports record quarterly financial and operating results
Manila
Global Ship Lease Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Athens
In the April-June period, net profit was 95.4 million dollars (+8.4%)
Vard receives new order from North Star for two hybrid SOVs
Trieste
Contract worth between 100 and 200 million euros
The Panama Shipping Registry will no longer accept the registration of oil tankers and bulk carriers over 15 years old.
Panama
Measure to counter the use of the shadow fleet
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly revenue
Athens
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 130.9 million (-7.3%)
New customs fast corridor between the port of La Spezia and Interporto Padova
Padua
It adds to the other three already active on the same route
ICTSI to operate Indonesia's Batu Ampar Container Terminal
Manila
It is located on Batam Island
Pino Musolino has been appointed CEO of the Alilauro shipping company.
Naples
He replaces the resigning Eliseo Cuccaro
In the second quarter, DIS' time charter revenues fell by -37.1%.
Luxembourg
Net income was $19.6 million (-70.5%)
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.
Austrian Rail Cargo Group is focusing on the development of the Sommacampagna-Sona intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Ten-year agreement
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%
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