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November 20, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • Cargo volumes at major ports up 7.2pc in H1 2018: report
  • Low freight rate, rising bunker prices lead to ZIM's Q3 US$6.6m loss
  • ONE welcomes fourth 14,000 TEU newbuild this year for Asia-Europe route
  • Industry group rallies against anti-competitive antics among alliances
  • Asian nations vow to uphold rules on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers
  • Supply chain evolution requires data and intelligence sharing
  • Cargojet Q3 revenues surge 28pc but net profits slip 16pc
  • Leipzig/Halle air cargo volumes breach 1m tonnes for the first time
  • Flexport beefs up management team with three key appointments

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
  • MANSA on an international platform with the unanimous election of Capt. Vivek Anand as FONASBA's Regional Vice-President for Middle East & Indian Subcontinent
  • MOL drill focuses on LNG carrier safety
  • Yang Ming receives 2018 Quest Quality Award
  • SEZ policy report submitted to Commerce Minister
  • US withdraws certain concessions to Indian exports
  • India's air cargo industry needs to grow at nearly 13 pc every year, says report
  • Jet Airways registers highest uplift of cargo by an Indian carrier in a single flight
  • The role of Blockchain in air cargo
  • WCO dedicates 2019 to transforming frontiers into SMART borders for seamless trade, travel & transport
  • WTO members adopt roadmap for reducing technical barriers to trade
  • Commerce Minister releases report on industrial park rating system
  • Delegates expected in large numbers for Shippers & LSP Business Forum on CTL 2018 in Vadodara on Nov. 22
  • Loan agreement inked with ADB to support lending by IIFCL

International Transport Journalweb site
  • "We had a head start"
  • Strong bridge for heavy freight trains
  • Handling site for 150,000 vehicles
  • Wide gauge track between Austria and Slovakia
  • Lübcke Marine moves closer to Regent Europe
  • Maritime rescue training unit starting in Hamburg
  • British Airways and Iberia settle allegations claims
  • Barsan centralises Benelux operations
  • Palletised freight network expanding in Italy
  • Two Gulf carriers to deepen cooperation
  • CVC invests in DKV shares
  • Damen commissions floating dock in Curaçao
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • New train connects southern Germany and Trieste
  • Difficult Q3 for Zim
  • Biggest cargo airport continues to grow
  • New board member for operations at LH Cargo
  • New platform for spare parts business

IHS Maritimeweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
  • Euroseas, EuroDry eye fleet, single-ship buys
  • Orient Overseas to kick off Long Beach terminal sale next month
  • Investors will ultimately drive shipping decarbonisation
  • Shipowners could face multiple freight-rate tiers as they opt for low-sulphur fuel, scrubbers
  • Shipowners take stock of moves for uniform US standard on ballast-water management
  • Wah Kwong books Kamsarmax pair from Chengxi
  • Raffles Shipping orders six chemical tankers from Wuchang
  • Incoming BIMCO president champions benefits of diversity in maritime
  • Cash buyers hold on to more than 30 unsold ships
  • BGC Partners' takeover of Poten & Partners taps on oil and gas recovery
  • Heung-A Shipping offloads box ship to Kotoku Kaiun

The Loadstarweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
  • Air freight will benefit as China-US trade war tariffs force manufacturing moves
  • Supply Chain Screen: DSV denies something is brewing in Copenhagen
  • Panalpina chairman to quit following shareholder pressure
  • Drewry sides with those wanting extension to block exemption for joint liner services
  • We're not replacing forwarders, says AF-KLM as it unveils online booking platform
  • Analysis: just where, and on whom, will APMM's M&A gaze settle?
  • China's JD.com feels pressure as sales of big ticket items slow
  • Zim Q3 revenues highest in four years, but profits fall
  • Supply Chain Radar: Flexport gets away with it, as new funding round looms

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
  • Viking's LifeCraft solution passes demanding Heavy Weather Sea Trial
  • USCG and Starfleet rescue 15 from listing liftboat
  • Baleària ferry arrives at Gibdock for LNG fueling conversion
  • Offshore wind brings together Glosten, C-Job in MOU
  • Hurtigruten says it plans to fuel its fleet with dead fish

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
  • Hong Kong must face challenges and embrace opportunities
    Industry players from Hong Kong's shipping sector, including Modern Terminals, CMA CGM and Kerry Logistics, discussed the problems of the...
  • Dry bulk weakness sets in
    While the capesize sector has been the hardest hit during this downturn, panamax vessels generated the most
  • Hong Kong urged not to rest on its maritime laurels
    Better interactivity between players and incentivising Chinese leasing companies, were among the measures suggested
  • Union pushes for increase in seafarer minimum wage
    The shipping trade union's general secretary will be leading negotiations with shipowners in Geneva this week
  • Between the Lines: Third-quarter results show promise
    There was strong revenue growth for the majority of container lines in the third quarter
  • Brexit is shipping industry's 'next big challenge', says minister
    The government has made good progress on the Withdrawal Agreement and on the scope and structure of the future relationship...
  • Ultrabulk explores wind power for vessel
    Danish dry bulk owner partners with Smart Green Shipping Alliance and others for a $128,576 feasibility study on retrofitting ship...
  • Costamare buys stake in five large boxships
    Greek owner to take over 60% previously held by private equity partner but joint venture relationship is said to be...
  • Strong demand drives up Transatlantic utilisation
    Transatlantic box numbers rose by 10% in the third quarter of 2018 compared with last year, according to MDS Transmodal
  • Alliances support box line competition
    Shippers have benefitted from alliances allowing smaller carriers to continue to operate on trade lanes that are increasingly served by...
  • May's Brexit deal may not be pretty, but it just about works for shipping
    As imperfect as Theresa May's divisive deal looks, the consequences for shipping businesses and the economy if the UK were...
  • BD Group says chairman arrested
    Local police said 58-year-old Sun Hengchao was suspected of a serious breach of criminal laws
  • Daily Briefing
    Euronav's Rodgers fears sunken costs with scrubbers | Lloyd's List Podcast: why the solution to pollution is not dilution |...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
  • Atypical lull in US dray rates marks new peak-season reality
  • Brussels' strategy offers path for congested air cargo hubs
  • OOIL readies Long Beach terminal sale
  • Port NY-NJ launches upgraded portwide portal
  • New alliance calls to give Hamburg port early 2019 boost

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
  • Genco Shipping extends fleet renewal effort with veteran panamax sale
    Genco Shipping & Trading is tipped to have taken a further step in a vast fleet renewal project. Brokers say the John Wobensmith-fronted company has sold the 73,00-dwt Genco Beauty (built 1999). Genco posts positive third quarter results A price of $6.7m is placed on the veteran panamax, however, a specific buyer has not yet been identified. Wobensmith declined to comment on the matter give
  • Dead fish to power Hurtigruten cruiseships
    Hurtigruten has found a novel way to be compliant with IMO 2020 - dead fish. The Norwegian owner has said cutaways from fisheries and other organic waste will soon be used to power its fleet of green cruiseships. They will use liquefied biogas (LBG) - a fossil-free, renewable fuel made from marine life. "What others see as a problem, we see as a resource and a solution. By introducing biogas as
  • Industry coalition sues over Great Lakes pilot rates
    A coalition of shipowners and industry groups are suing to get the most recent Great Lakes port pilot rates overturned. Watchdog assesses Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway Construction materials lift Great Lakes dry bulk trade The coalition, which includes Canadian bulker owners Fednav and Canfornav, alleges the US Coast Guard used fuzzy math and faulty logic to set rates that will substantially
  • Richard Fain has no plans to retire anytime soon
    Royal Caribbean Cruises' long-time leader looks to expand Silversea Cruises while keeping founder Manfredi Lefevre at the helm of the smaller luxury cruise brand.
  • Ships position for first Yamal STS transfer off Norway
    Two LNG carriers poised to rendezvous Tuesday for a historic transshipment for the Russian project
  • Down in trading, Ardmore backs off note offering
    Ardmore Shipping Corporation is backing off its plan to issue debt, just hours after announcing it. Ardmore Shipping moving forward on notes sale The Irish tanker owner said Monday morning it would offer senior unsecured notes due 2023 in a move that would raise even more cash after a $400m August shelf filing and $25m at the market offering. But rumors the deal was running into difficulties sp
  • Royal Caribbean International keeps millennials in mind
    World's largest cruise brand looks to keep pace with 21st century young adults, chief executive and president Michael Bayley says.
  • Pacific Drilling exits Chapter 11 with new CEO and $400m in liquidity
    The company raised $1.5bn, most of it new secured notes, while appointing Bernie Wolford chief executive
  • Weihai Haida inks ro-pax newbuilding
    New passenger and car ferry will carry 2,300 people.
  • V.Ships wins Chilean cruiseship contract
    Manager to run Asenav newbuilding Magellan Explorer for Antarctica21.
  • Crew rescued from sinking OSV
    US Coast Guard helps rescue seafarers from Ram XVIII off Grand Isle.
  • Ardmore Shipping moving forward on notes sale
    Ardmore Shipping is heading into the debt market to fund a potential fleet expansion. Ardmore not 'going down the scrubber route' Pacific MR rates set to lift on fresh Chinese export quotas The New York-listed tanker owner announced Monday plans to offer senior unsecured notes due 2023 to fund "general corporate purposes," which it say may include future vessel purchases. The value of the offe
  • Diamantis Diamantidis strikes again as Delta Tankers picks up $114m VLCC pair
    Greek shipowner believed to be buying modern VL duo Tianjin and GC Fuzhou
  • Opec cuts no 'showstopper' for tanker market, says Frontline
    Robert Hvide Macleod says turning down the taps would be negative but not the end of the world for tanker rates.
  • UK Chamber: "put up or shut up" on Brexit
    CEO Bob Sanguinetti says opponents of the UK withdrawal deal need to demonstrate a workable alternative.
  • Klaveness Combination Carriers takes newbuilding orderbook to six ships
    Klaveness Combination Carriers has added to its newbuilding orderbook with a further vessel at Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding. The Oslo-listed shipowner has taken its tally of CLEANBU units at the Chinese yard to six after firming up an option today. Klaveness Combination Carriers rings up third quarter profit Lasse Kristoffersen said in a statement the company was well positioned to capitali
  • Ullman: scrubbers and LSFO should work in "good harmony"
    Concordia Maritime chief believes it is not a "for or against" argument.
  • Yard worker dies after drydock collapse
    A worker injured in a drydock collapse in Russia in October has died. Radio Free Europe cited a Russian government spokesman as saying the man passed away in intensive care after being unconscious for nearly a week. He suffered multiple injuries and hypothermia. Four men were injured and one was reported missing following the incident at Rosneft's 82nd Repair Shipyard near Murmansk. At least
  • Magseis teams with Schlumberger on seismic data
    Norwegian owner Magseis is teaming up with US giant Schlumberger to offer seismic data. Magseis buys Fairfield's seismic business for $233m It has signed an agreement with its new partner's geophysical unit WesternGeco. Magseis will offer seismic services including ocean-bottom nodes (OBN) acquisition, while WesternGeco will provide data quality control and processing. "We are delighted to par
  • Wah Kwong enters kamsarmax market with Chengxi order
    Sabrina Chao-led company confirms first bulker newbuilding order in half a decade.
  • Costamare buys York Capital out of containership quintet
    Finance chief Greg Zikos says transaction allows investment partner an exit path on specific ships but JV still has 12 other vessels.
  • Drewry foresees mega-carriers replacing alliances
    Consultancy weighs in on arguments for exemption of container lines from competition rules.
  • VIDEO: Grounded cargoship refloated off Greece
    Crew taken off Koravi as tugs pull it free.
  • MISC cuts tanker loss, but LNG profit dips
    Malaysian owner sees better prospects for product vessels in short-term.
  • Stolt denies detaining activists after tanker boarding
    Owner says Greenpeace palm oil protesters were given a safety briefing, food and accommodation.
  • Diana Shipping inks Berge Bulk capesize charter
    Diana Shipping has chartered one of its capesize vessels to Singaporean shipowner Berge Bulk. The James Marshall-led company will take the 176,186-dwt Sideris GS (built 2006) until 15 December 2019 with the potential to extend the deal until 30 March 2020. Diana Shipping sells second veteran bulker in a week Diana Shipping sells 17-year-old panamax bulker The deal is for $8,500 per day for th
  • Klaveness Combination Carriers rings up third quarter profit
    Newly-listed Klaveness Combination Carriers has reported a profit for the third quarter. The company logged a profit of $1.3m in the three months to the end of September, to take its bottom line for the first nine months of 2018 to $8.8m. Minister rescues royals as Klaveness wows the crowds in Yangzijiang Klaveness raises $45m to declare combi option Engebret Dahm, managing director Klaveness
  • Gulf Navigation buying livestock carrier quartet
    Gulf Navigation is set to buy four livestock carriers as it continues to build its fleet. It is set to pay AED 420m ($114m) for the ships, the purchase of which has been approved by the board. The vessels will add to the six chemical tankers an four crew boats in the Gulf Navigation fleet, which it is looking to take to 20 units by 2020. Gulf Navigation closing in on fresh acquisition Khamis B
  • MPC Capital : investors "cautious" as profit falls
    Hamburg asset manager sees earnings "significantly" down in third quarter.
  • Wilmar International linked to tanker order
    Singapore group said to have inked two more ships in China.
  • Gunvor seals $1.68bn loan with ABN Amro and others
    Trader and shipowner taps a range of banks for new facility.
  • OSV problems fixed as gold-hunting salvage begins
    Britannia's Gold makes another attempt to bring back $750m of gold and silver from Irish Sea wrecks.
  • Courage Marine acquires modern supramax bulker
    Hong Kong-listed shipowner splashes out $10.88m on ship owned by major shareholder.
  • Chinese lessors book 10 capes at Shanghai Waigaoqiao
    Bulkers have been ordered on the back of bareboat charters to Shangdong Shipping Corp.
  • Sealink International halves losses in third quarter
    Malaysian offshore vessel operator says there is more optimism over prospects for the sector.
  • Singapore and China strengthen maritime arbitration links
    Nations agree closer links as maritime dispute resolution continues its move ever eastward.
  • CNCo looks to improve gender diversity with first female cadets
    Singapore-based shipowner also looking to develop local talent with recruits coming from PNG.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
  • Trade war 'wild card' for container shipping in 2019
    BIMCO projects with capacity growing at half of this year's levels, "the fundamental balance can only improve."
  • BIS considers emerging technology export controls
    The Commerce Department agency is tasked with figuring out which new technologies should receive additional export oversight for national security purposes.
  • USTR seeks input on U.S.-U.K. trade agreement
    The Trump administration will collect comments through Jan. 15 and will hold a hearing Jan. 29 as it develops negotiating positions.
  • Toshiba memory devices cleared for import and sale
  • Evergreen has $25 million profit in third quarter
  • ONE expanding Asia-South America service
  • FMC reviews 10 OTI license applications
  • Executive Moves: Worldwide, KVH, Carrier

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
  • Saudi crude exports hit 20-month high
    Saudi Arabia crude oil exports surged to a 20-month high of 7.43 million b/d in September.
  • External: Marine Bunkering(Rotterdam)B.V.
  • Maersk Group favors low sulfur fuels, working on new BAF, says exec
    "Our main policy is to opt for compliant fuels but also test scrubbers in some of the ships," Pedersen said.
  • Operational use of VLSFO likely to be smooth as IMO 2020 rule looms: VPS executive
    "Large shipowners have already been sending us the new 0.5% fuel sample test blends," Choudhuri said.
  • FUTURES: Crude higher as markets anticipate OPEC cuts
    "We may continue to see a modest recovery in prices until December, when OPEC and its allies convene," an analyst said.

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Mulino proposes the Panamanian state's entry into the consortium interested in acquiring Panama Ports Company.
Panama
Supreme Court verdict on concession contract pending
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Singapore
In the April-June period, revenues decreased by -4% and net profit dropped by -89%.
Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
Valencia
Containers arriving and departing are increasing. Transhipment is declining.
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Wista Italy denounces the exclusion of women from the nominations of port authority presidents.
Milan
Musso: The glass ceiling that prevents women from accessing leadership roles remains.
In the second quarter, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -6.0%
Ankara
18.1% decline in ships over 200 metres in length
Fifty kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Civitavecchia
Rome
They were hidden inside a reefer container arriving from Ecuador
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
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