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May 2, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco's OOIL sells Long Beach terminal to Macquarie for US$1.78b
  • IMO 2020 helps bring down idle containership tonnage
  • CMA CGM boosts cashew nut run between Africa and Vietnam
  • CMA CGM launches new digitised sales channel to customers
  • March bad weather drags down ATA truck tonnage index by 2.3pc
  • Bombardier suffers losses after cutting forecast on new rail-unit woes
  • HK traders unfazed by Brexit but still cautious on US-China trade dispute
  • Struggling HK Airlines sees 50 pilots quit with more expected to move
  • Moscow airport showcases cargo terminal for China trade
  • AOG-247 signs with B&H Wordwide in London and Frankfurt airports

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 1, 2019
  • 'Handbook of Shipping, Logistics & Commercial Terminologies' by Benny John launched
  • GAIL offers 10 cargoes of LNG loading in US
  • Maersk becomes first container shipping company to offer digital ocean Customs clearance
  • Milaha reports net profit in Q1 2019
  • Rodolphe Saadé elected Chairman of CEVA Logistics Board
  • ZEABORN enters tanker ship management by acquiring CPO Tankers
  • PSA's Bharat Mumbai receives three new quay cranes
  • TG Terminals certified as Authorized Economic Operator
  • Analysts cautious on Chinese economic growth, say still needs stimulus

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Pirate flags lowered
  • Queensland's zinc railway resumes service
  • Pekaes opens new customs agency
  • Czech forwarder invests heavily in its fleet
  • Changes in K Line's management
  • Arkas and CNAN to cooperate in the Med
  • Air Mauritius receives first of two A330-900neos
  • 150 more roads than railtracks
  • Packing centre for Volkswagen is ready
  • Antonov freezes turboprop project
  • Cargotec simplifies its leadership structure
  • New Mexican offspring for Hamburg Süd
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Bolloré Transport & Logistics opens first B.Lab centre
  • "Teesport Express" marks extended Scotland service
  • Arpin Group appoints Bridget Ritchie to management committee
  • Coalition on West African routes
  • Uzbekistan Airways increases network

The Loadstarweb site
MAY 1, 2019
  • Time to scrap younger containerships to help rebalance supply and demand
  • Cosco launches move to make Zeebrugge its North European hub
  • New packaging for lithium-ion batteries means safer transport - but not by air, yet
  • Disappointing start to the year as Lufthansa Cargo profits are grounded
  • CH Robinson reports growth in surface transport, but air freight volumes fall
  • Move into e-commerce services pays dividends in Q1 for Aramex
  • Chris Grayling cancels extra ferry contracts, with a £50m bill for taxpayers
  • Ceva appoints Pierre-Olivier Landry as its new chief human resources officer
  • Three new appointments in Etihad Cargo commercial revamp
  • Supply chain radar: Kuehne + Nagel vs Flexport - the online arm-wrestle
  • Supply chain radar: CH Robinson - cracks on the road to value
  • Supply chain radar: The benchmark implications of the Long Beach Container Terminal sale

Marine Logweb site
MAY 1, 2019
  • Jonathan Zier joins Crowley team providing tug and barge solutions
    Aiming to provide a more personalized interface for customers in need of tugs, barges and offshore project services in the Gulf of Mexico and internationally, Crowley Maritime Corp. has appointed Jonathan Zier
  • Royal Caribbean has record quarter, despite dry dock incident
    Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) today reported record first quarter results - despite an expensive April 1 incident in Grand Bahama Shipyard involving Oasis of the Seas. The cruise ship was
  • More owners opt for onboard fuel testing as IMO 2020 nears
    Littlehampton, U.K., based condition monitoring technology specialist Parker Kittiwake is seeing an increase in demand for onboard fuel compatibility testing. The trend results from actions by shipowners and operators to mitigate the
  • Henriette Thygesen to be Chairman of Maersk Supply Service
    Henriette Thygesen will become Chairman of the Board of Directors of Maersk Supply Service on June 1 when its current chairman, A.P. Moller - Maersk Vice Chairman Claus V. Hemmingsen, leaves the

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 1, 2019
  • Legal saga over bulker Alkyon resumes in court
    The UK High Court will decide on the legality of the arrest of the 36,000 dwt vessel and hear NatWest...
  • World boxship fleet update: Treading water
    Uncertainty over demand and the impact of IMO 2020 is helping to keep the container fleet in a steady state
  • Dan-Bunkering denies any violations of Syria sanctions
    Danish news outlet DR has cited unspecified US legal documents from which it has formed its conclusions
  • US Senators fear Trump may snub IMO 2020
    A group of legislators in the US are making the argument that the new IMO sulphur cap regulation will benefit...
  • UK scraps remaining Brexit ferry contracts
    Transport Secretary Chris Grayling under fire over deals made on the assumption that the UK would leave the European Union...
  • Maersk names Thygesen to chair Supply Service unit
    Henriette Thygesen replaces Claus V Hemmingsen to become new MSS chief executive
  • Accident analysis will show how safe autonomous shipping really is
    Increased levels of autonomy on board ships are widely thought to promote greater degrees of safety. However, until there is...
  • Capesize market outlook is 'bleak'
    Large ships are 'likely to face continued pressure as there is little potential for substantial growth on the demand side'...
  • Inmarsat profit falls as maritime business slows down
    The soon to be taken private satellite communications giant sees declining maritime revenues in the first quarter
  • Box line bafs open opportunities for smart shippers
    Competing formulas for the banker adjustment factor will allow shippers to benefit by shifting volumes between carriers
  • Transpacific contract renewals lift carrier optimism
    Rates from Asia to the US west coast were negotiated between $1,300 and $1,500 per feu, against $1,000 to $1,200...
  • Brexit debate has highlighted 'crucial role' of UK ports, minister says
    UK ports need certainty to unlock investments required to ensure any Brexit disruptions are short-lived
  • Glencore expects 12% rise in coal production
    Glencore expects full-year coal production at about 145m tonnes compared with 129m tonnes in 2018
  • Lloyd's sets out six initiatives to create 'future-focused' market
    Chief executive John Neal calls on the market to work together to 'reimagine' Lloyd's
  • Bigger ships, bigger losses
    Analysis based on 471,326 corporate insurance claims from 206 countries and territories, with total value of $66.5bn. Marine losses make...
  • Maritime industry aims to cover all the bases on Oakland stadium plans
    Don Marcus, president of the International Organisation of Masters, Mates & Pilots, sums up the matter well, saying any decision...
  • Demand uncertainty halts Japan's LNG charge
    Excluding LNG ships or carriers, only 140 LNG-fuelled vessels are in operation and just 170 are on order, according to...
  • Daily Briefing
    Time to get serious over reporting casualties | Macquarie buys OOCL's Long Beach terminal for $1.78bn | Shipping industry calls...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 1, 2019
  • Trans-Pacific reliability rising from record depths
  • Tariff remedies often go unused
  • Sanctions, sluggish growth dampen Russian OOG outlook
  • Slow-steaming hardly an emissions silver bullet
  • Digital broker extends instant pricing push to drayage
  • Low-sulfur BAFs offer shippers path to hedge exposure
  • WEF offers logistics industry-created blockchain 'toolkit'

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 1, 2019
  • Hornbeck losses deepen in first quarter
    Hornbeck Offshore had more ships in the water in the first quarter of 2019, but remained in the red, falling short of analyst expectations. The Louisiana-based, New York-traded company reported after the bell Wednesday that it lost $36.6m in the first three months of the year, versus a $24.2m loss year-over-year. Hornbeck refinances $84m of notes The figure represents a $0.97 loss per share, si
  • Royal Caribbean counts cost of Oasis of Seas accident
    The New York-listed cruise company 'has never experienced' such an incident, says chief executive Richard Fain.
  • Q-Flex heads to Panama in likely first transit for Q-ship fleet
    A Q-Flex LNG carrier appears to be heading for the Panama Canal in ballast in preparation for what could be the first transit of the waterway by a vessel of this size. Nakilat hints at Q-Flex LNG carrier transits of Panama Canal Ship tracking outfit Kpler reported that the 210,134-cbm Al Safliya (built 2007) delivered a cargo to Korea Gas Corp' Tongyeong LNG terminal in South Korea last week. T
  • African oil supply problems aggravate suezmax weakness
    Low oil supply from Nigeria and Angola are hurting suezmax owners at a time when Asian demand remains soft during the refinery maintenance season
  • Tony Gurnee shares Ardmore's growth 'compass' with IMO 2020 set to kick into top gear this September
    Ardmore Shipping is plotting the potential purchase of more tonnage and could charter-in additional tankers with the full impact of IMO 2020 on the product market just months away. New York-listed Ardmore is charting how to replace two older vessels sold this year and is likely to dispose of a third veteran vessel with its 15th birthday on the horizon. IMO 2020 masking true product tanker streng
  • Lloyd's revamp sees risk market split in two
    Lloyd's of London has unveiled what it calls a "bold new strategy" that could shape the future of the world's (re)insurance market. The proposals are focused on delivering higher quality risk protection for its customers, it said. The overhaul will see costs cut and the market split into two, with a greater emphasis on online deals. The Financial Times reported that Lloyd's has been facing pres
  • Speculation swirls around suezmax tanker resale swoop by John Fredriksen
    Norwegian shipping tycoon tied to reports of sale of newbuilding ordered by Active Shipping in South Korea
  • Royal Caribbean Cruises stock surges on earnings beat
    Richard Fain-led cruise major enjoys higher revenue but Oasis of the Seas accident at Grand Bahama Shipyard hurts outlook.
  • IMO 2020 masking true product tanker strength, says Ardmore Shipping chief
    Ardmore Shipping has chalked up a stronger than expected first quarter performance in a recovering product tanker market. New York-listed Ardmore remained in the red for the period but chief executive Tony Gurnee believes the market is heading into a sustained up-cycle. New York-listed Ardmore tipped to sell ship which launched the company New York's shipping newcomers tipped to shine among 'co
  • Dan-Bunkering denies Syria sanctions breach
    Danish ship fuel company Dan-Bunkering has refuted domestic claims that it violated EU sanctions by supplying jet fuel to Syria. The company, part of Bunker Holding, has faced a number of allegations from public service broadcaster DR in recent days. It told TradeWinds: "Dan-Bunkering wants to make it clear that the company has not supplied jet fuel or any other products to Syria in violation of
  • Slick shark-skin design for hulls could reduce oil spills
    Ship designers have come up with some ingenious ways of saving fuel over the years, but have they been missing a trick all along? Patricia Fernandez of Massive Science argues that the world could be a better place if hulls mimicked the hydrodynamic properties of shark skin. Her simple argument is that by limiting the amount of bunkers carried on vessels, any harmful spills would be reduced as a
  • US to spark VLCC demand as it chokes off Iranian oil exports
    Market players say crude-consuming nations will need extra international tonnage to ship replacement barrels as sanctions force NITC tankers into floating storage
  • Foresight forges partnership with MOL to handle imports of LNG to Andaman archipelago
    Ravi Mehrotra's Foresight Group has created a 50:50 joint venture with MOL to bid on a contract to handle the import of LNG to India's Andaman Islands. Mehrotra's planned move into LNG forms part of an expansion strategy for the group that includes buying and trading short-term older VLCCs. Foresight Group's 25th winter feast draws 500 guests Foresight's executive chairman told TradeWinds that
  • Mipo eyes LNG-fuelled boxships and bulkers after tanker approval
    Lloyd's Register (LR) has approved a new Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) design for an LNG-fuelled MR tanker - as the yard eyes a move into other sectors. The 50,000-dwt ship is part of the yard's efforts to focus on gas-powered eco-vessels. Mipo has incorporated an LNG-fuelled propulsion system into its most successful tanker design, following technical cooperation with LR. The yard is now reviewi
  • Brazilian LNG group targets FSRU-based imports starting in the fourth quarter
    A new group of companies in Brazil plans to install a floating storage and regasification unit before the end of this year to import LNG. A spokesman for Nitegas Energy Consortium, which is the group of outfits developing the project, told TradeWinds that imports into the state of Santa Catarina will start with an existing FSRU. This will be ready for operation from October. BW scoops FSRU job f
  • UK faces '50m ferry fee after no-deal Brexit deals scrapped
    The UK's Department for Transport (DfT) has cancelled no-deal Brexit ferry contracts at an estimated cost of £50m to the UK taxpayer. UK government cancels Seaborne Brexit ferry contract P&O sues UK over Eurotunnel Brexit pay-out The move comes in the wake of an extension to the country's deadline to exit from the European Union. "The Government's freight capacity contracts for the summer per
  • Tanker broker Infinity sets up in London backed by key hire
    Norwegian clean tanker broker Infinity Shipbrokers is setting up an office in London and has hired Frazer Williams, 41, from Poten & Partners as director. The move comes as somewhat of a surprise at a time some sources believe the London market is over-brokered. Profit jump at Oslo's Infinity Infinity profit halved but margins solid Infinity partner Eigil Grimstvedt agreed many brokers cover
  • Arrested tanker left on the shelf at auction
    An arrested tanker has failed to sell at auction in Trinidad. Bidders did not meet the reserve price for the 9,100-dwt Olesya (built 2009), exclusive broker CW Kellock said. This leaves an opportunity for new buyers to step in, it added. Caterpillar auctioning arrested tanker The Gibraltar-flagged tanker was put up for sale at the request of its mortgagee, Caterpillar Financial Services. The
  • Havyard using digital modelling to make electric vessels ready for reality
    Havyard is using digital modelling to optimise its battery-powered ferries' energy consumption in line with real-life operational conditions. Fosnavaag-based Havyard on Tuesday delivered its third battery-run ferry to transport company Fjord1, which will operate the vessel across the Sulafjord on the Hareid-Sulesund route in Norway. The shape of the ferry's hull and other features were optimise
  • Ship demolition markets spark to life in 'productive' April
    Ship scrapping activity jumped in April helped by a depression in the capesize market and the first VLCC demolition deals of the year. Respected demolition broker Ed McIlvaney describes April as by far the most productive month of 2019 to date in terms of overall tonnage removed from the market. He counts a total of 81 vessels, boasting a combined 3.1 million heading for scrap last month. VLCC
  • Heavyweight owners swing behind slow-steaming
    Troim, Tsakos, Procopiou, Restis and others revealed as signatories to IMO letter, but Fredriksen's name missing.
  • Kpler and Nigeria target "dark" tankers in anti-smuggling drive
    Nigeria has teamed up with French data company Kpler to combat "dark" tankers driving the oil-smuggling black economy. Deep in the delta, pipelines are tapped by thieves and fuel eventually makes its way from small boats on to tankers for export. Nigeria moves to bar foreign ships The country's department of petroleum resources (DPR) has signed a contract with Kpler to help eradicate the scourg
  • Panama Canal draft restrictions to cost $15m
    Draft restrictions at the Panama Canal are set to cost it $15m. This is according to estimates cited by AP, which reported that the economic hit is seen as minor compared to the size of its revenues - $2.5bn in 2018. Panama Canal restrictions pose tanker problems A drought related to the El Nino whether phenomenon has lowered water levels in Gatun Lake, causing the canal authority ACP to keep c
  • Hoegh LNG chief executive Sveinung Stohle confident of FSRU contract progress
    Hoegh LNG is confident of securing work for its full FSRU fleet in 2019 after the market fed of the momentum in the wider LNG shipping space last year, its chief executive says. Boost for Hoegh LNG following state approval for first Australian FSRU facility Hoegh LNG sets sights on multiple FSRUs for China Tor Olav Troim's Golar LNG nets funding for FLNG Gimi amid series of liquidity boosts Os
  • 'Ace' slow steaming card provides boost for capesize market, says DNB Markets
    Capesize owners throttling back their vessels has helped the market pull away from the earnings trough which followed the Vale dam disaster, according to a new analysis by DNB Markets. Hong Kong shipowner TCC Group sells oldest capesize bulker for scrap Vale mine reopening delivers 'very good news' for battered capesize market Chinese appetite for scrap steel is a stealthy threat to capesize ma
  • Chembulk Tankers ends 2018 in the red
    Chembulk Tankers' finished 2018 in the red, more than doubling its loss from 2017. According to the Connecticut-based shipowner's annual report, filed in Norway, the company lost $67.9m last year, with a slight decline in revenue and a jump in voyage expense. Chembulk collects $200m from bond issue In 2017, the company posted a $31m loss. "Chemical Tanker market fundamentals deteriorated durin
  • Google, Twitter and Facebook create protectionism issues for shipping, UN trade chief warns
    Trade tensions can be traced back to online echo chambers that polarise opinions, Hoffman claims
  • London says 'thank you' to Fewster as Aussie retires from Royal Museums Greenwich
    The contribution of Dr Kevin Fewster as director of the world's largest maritime museum was recognised at a farewell reception hosted by Ravi Mehrotra of Foresight Group. Several well-known faces joined the lunchtime celebration at Foresight's London headquarters prior to Fewster stepping down from Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG) at the end of July. Fewster and wife Carol moved from Australia in 2
  • Fredriksen's Northern Drilling declares $350m drillship option
    John Fredriksen's Northern Drilling is acquiring a $350m drillship newbuilding. It has declared an option for Cobalt Explorer, a seventh-generation DP3 and ultra-deepwater (UDW) unit, at DSME in Korea. The yard has agreed flexible delivery until the end of the first quarter of 2021. The vessel is being purchased at close to a 50% discount after the previous owner ordered it for $660m. "Cobalt
  • Thygesen to chair Maersk Supply Service
    Svitzer CEO Henriette Thygesen is the new chairman of Maersk Supply Service. She will join the board on 1 June. The vacancy opened up due to Maersk vice chief executive and energy division CEO Claus Hemmingsen deciding to leave the group. In March, Maersk gave up trying to find a buyer for Maersk Supply as part of its strategic move to divest the last of its energy businesses. Thygesen, head
  • Rokke extends option period for Ocean Yield FPSO
    Kjell Inge Rokke's Ocean Yield has extended a charter option for a troublesome FPSO. Rokke's Aker Energy signed a $3m agreement in February that could see it fix Dhirubhai-1 for 15 years on a bareboat basis. This option period expires on Wednesday. Ocean Yield FPSO put into lay-up in Sri Lanka But Aker has now exercised a 30-day option on the option, against an "additional compensation." If t
  • Stena unveils electric ship prototype
    Sweden's Stena group has revealed it is working on a new electric hybrid vessel. The Stena Elektra will run between Gothenburg and Frederikshavn, or other routes, and will be able to travel up to 50 nautical miles without recharging. Stena's Olsson talks up tankers despite profit fall The ship is being designed as a "key element of Stena's vision of environmentally-neutral transport," it said.
  • New name and new CEO for Lloyd Fonds after $729m deal
    Lloyd Fonds has added nearly €650m ($729m) in managed assets in a deal to take over SPSW Capital that will see the German asset manager rebranded. The company, which has significant shipping investments, is acquiring 90% of the SPSW's stock and has an option to buy the remaining 10%. SPSW co-founder Achim Plate has become Lloyd Fonds CEO in the process, with Klaus Pinter staying as CFO. Couple

American Shipperweb site
MAY 1, 2019
  • Carriers use floating contracts to account for fuel prices
    The conversion to become IMO 2020 compliant is expected to happen in the fourth quarter.
  • Maritime History Notes: A special National Maritime Day
    This year marks the 200th anniversary of the first steamship to sail across the Atlantic.
  • Call issued for shipping speed limits
    When carriers cut ship speeds in the great recession, emissions fell. Now a group of companies says this phenomenon can be used to fight global warming.
  • GOP House Ag leaders call for USMCA approval
    "The dairy industry couldn't be more clear: Pass USMCA," said Rep. Mike Conaway of Texas.
  • Trump, Dems agree on $2 trillion infrastructure package
    The two sides will meet again in about three weeks to discuss how to pay for the package, which House Speaker Nancy Pelosi described as "big and bold."
  • Intermodal volumes slip in first quarter
  • Maersk launches digital customs clearance
  • Executive Moves: V.Group, Worldwide Express

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 1, 2019
  • Traded Rotterdam HSFO barge volumes surge on month on closed arb east
    Volumes traded in the Platts Market on Close assessment process for 3.5% fuel oil FOB Rotterdam barges soared 84% month on month.
  • Physical to paper HSFO Rotterdam barges flip to contango, at one-year low
    The spread of the physical to paper 3.5% fuel oil FOB Rotterdam barges flipped to contango.
  • FUJAIRAH DATA: Stockpiles climb to record on 11% jump in light distillates
    Oil product inventories in the Fujairah trading hub rose 2% week on week.
  • Crude settled mixed following larger-than-expected US crude build
    Oil futures settled mixed Wednesday as WTI came under pressure.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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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