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January 9, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • APL introduces new CSX service linking four ports in the Philippines
  • ONE achieves record shipshore moves in Singapore
  • Growing protectionism major concern of Japanese shipping executives
  • NY-NJ port lengthens gate hours to handle backlog of holiday containers
  • US-Asia box space shrinks ahead of Lunar New Year
  • Shipping firm lands 'no-deal' Brexit ferry contract but has no ships
  • Box ships stranded for days at Indonesian terminal that lack capacity to cope
  • GAC wins 3 awards in the 2018 National Business Excellence Awards
  • SpiceJet starts daily air freight service from Guwahati, Kolkata to HK, Dubai
  • Air Charter Service sets new monthly revenue record in November
  • Founder of Southwest Airlines, Herb Kelleher, dies aged 87

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 8, 2019
  • Freight derivative trade volumes up in 2018
  • BMCT welcomes first regular service call of HMM's CIX service
  • Deendayal Port & KICTPL create history in the new year by berthing the longest ever vessel
  • 'It is reasonable to expect 2019 to be a year of growth for the logistics & airfreight sectors'
  • Prabhu highlights benefit of extending interest subsidy
  • Power-packed event deliberates on the changing times in cargo & logistics

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Lithuanian forwarder to test CNG truck
  • SMEs to benefit from innovative e-commerce offer
  • Gianclaudio Neri heading up Ceva Italy
  • Rhenus acquires Core Management Logistics in UK
  • Contecon Guayaquil combatting carbon emissions
  • American Airlines beefs up Argentinean meat business
  • Shuttle to link Kiel-Norwegenkai and Hamburg-Billwerder
  • Share Logistics nets 25% of Asthon Cargo
  • Khryapov appointed CEO of United Wagon Company
  • Linking China and the Philippines
  • Expanding SF Airlines has hub plans for Chengdu
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • New York's shortline railway under new management
  • Facility for hazardous materials
  • Qatar Cargo adds second Mexican destination to transpac...
  • Sören Stark succeeds Thomas Stüger
  • MSC and Messina finally engaged

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 8, 2019
  • 2M announces blank Asia-Europe and transpacific sailings for Chinese New Year
  • Shippers hit in the wallet by rising cost of inland UK container transport
  • More questions raised over Seaborne's ability to operate Ramsgate ferries
  • IATA: air cargo volumes lost momentum towards the end of 2018
  • Founder Richard White's long way to the top at WiseTech
  • Fuel price spread sheds doubt on economic case for scrubbers
  • Top line growth the aim as John Pearson takes the helm at DHL Express
  • Supply chain radar: struggling with liquidity
  • Marine casualty claims specialist Victor Fenwick joins law firm HFW
  • LongRead: The pharmaceutical phenomenom sees another bumper year

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 8, 2019
  • EC to investigate Fincantieri acquisition of Chantiers de l'Atlantique
  • ABS opens new state-of-the-art global headquarters
  • Huntington Ingalls announces executive changes
  • TEN says two 36 month charters will generate $33 million revenues
  • Vestdavit to supply davits for latest Esvagt windfarm SOV newbuilds
  • Deck carrier takes large loads from small ports through tight waterways
  • NASSCO-Norfolk gets $91.4 million Navy contract mod
  • BIMCO: China open loop scrubber discharge ban not yet total

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 8, 2019
  • Union calls for Brexit ferries to have UK crews
    Union sees the possibility of a World Trade Organisation-rules Brexit as an opportunity to boost employment in the UK
  • New York port authority completes rail link
    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said the opening of the rail facility would advance its strategic...
  • Gestioni Armatoriali restructuring deal completed
    Deutsche is understood to have purchased a $90m non-performing loan owed by Ravenna-based operator from fellow Germans Commerzbank in 2015...
  • London Gateway turns up Brexit heat to gas mark 5
    Former England rugby star Phil Vickery was joined by Michelin-starred chef Barry Vera, who went up against lorry driver Cliff...
  • New shipbroking venture launches in Singapore
    TCT Shipbrokers - as the new entity will be known - will in the first instance focus on containership and multipurpose vessel...
  • North's Dybedal to chair NSOCC
  • Hanjin Heavy yard in Philippines files for rehabilitation
    Total assets of the Subic-based yard stood at about $1.64bn
  • Crude tanker earnings fall amid Opec worries and oversupply
    There are around 18 newbuilds to be delivered in the first quarter of 2019, with 10 in January alone
  • MOL Chemical Tankers acquires Nordic Tankers
    Nordic Tankers will be renamed MOL Nordic Tankers A/S and all existing management and employees will remain in the company
  • Shipper survey reveals openness to rate premiums
    Sea-Intelligence compiled its findings via data from online freight platform Cogoport, assessing nearly 800,000 rate offers focused on the Indian...
  • Daily Briefing
    China bans open-loop scrubbers in ports | Green sheen dulls ship safety warns ICS | Lloyd's List Weekly Podcast |...
  • Fatal chemical tanker fire off Hong Kong
    The 17,500 dwt, 2010-built vessel is owned by Vietnamese firm Aulac Corporation
  • Singapore to trial methanol as ship fuel
    Singapore-based Nanyang Technological University and not-for-profit lobby group Methanol Institute are co-funding the project
  • Excelerate among bids for Philippines LNG terminal project
    Apart from the PNOC bid, Excelerate is the only company to be taking on the project on its own
  • Nanjing Tanker plunges on first relisting day
    The first delisted company in mainland China approved to return to the main board since Beijing resurrected the country's stock...
  • Sapura Energy wins contracts worth $185m
    The company expects to see higher utilisation of its assets with the new contracts as it gears up for long-term...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 8, 2019
  • US retailers tempering import plans
  • India's major ports dodge brunt of strike
  • Santos's Asia service shake-up worries shippers
  • Asia-Europe trade set for sharp capacity cuts
  • Shippers rush for LA-LB storage amid backlog
  • Tough road ahead for freight data standardization
  • 2M first with Lunar New Year sailing cuts

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 8, 2019
  • Canadian government to review emergency tug bids
    The Canadian government will review the procurement process for two emergency tow vessels after complaints by Heiltsuk Horizon Maritime. Nordic American Offshore's future unclear after merger with Horizon called off Tidewater inks long-term deal with Horizon Maritime The company, a partnership between the aboriginal Heiltsuk Nation and Horizon Maritime Services, alleged in August the government
  • Norwegian wins upgrade from Bernstein
    Shares for Frank del Rio-led cruise major have been taken to outperform on improved stability in 'uncertain' environment.
  • Crude tanker rates dropping, but not setting off alarms
    Crude tanker rates are dropping, but remain at a "healthy" level, analysts say. Spot charter rates have seen big drops from the two-year highs reached in late November and December - with suezmax rates falling by more than half - thanks to Opec production cuts and Saudi Arabia looking to further cut exports. The Baltic Exchange's assessment of time-charter equivalent rates for VLCCs, for example
  • Weighing up the pros and cons of shipowners' Xmas share buy-back spree
    The benefits of buy-backs are not clear-cut, says equity analyst, as market capitalisation, liquidity and volatility issues must be weighed against pure balance-sheet mathematics
  • Brussels raised competition fears around Fincantieri takeover of STX France
    EU competition watchdog to probe deal, says it could harm cruise ship market
  • Beijing to limit use of open-loop scrubbers in Chinese ECAs
    The world's largest maritime trading nation steps up preperations for the IMO 2020.
  • Oldendorff Carriers ships out brace of veteran vessels
    German bulker giant Oldendorff Carriers is selling its two oldest ships for further trading. Fredriksen heads the field on newcastlemax bulker projects Global bulker giant Oldendorff flourishes as S&P strategy propels growth The 77,000-dwt specialized selfunloaders Carol (built 1990) and Berni (built 1991) have been sold to an undisclosed Chinese owner for a land reclamation project. TradeWind
  • Big name trio join Baltic Exchange Council
    Guy Hindley, Denis Petropoulos and Andy James replace Lambros Varnavides and John Hadjipateras
  • Norwegian orders two ships for Oceania Cruises
    Frank del Rio-led cruise major will spend €1.15bn ($1.46bn) to launch both 1,200-guest vessels as part of new Allura Class focused on upscale market.
  • EU wants Italy, Spain to toe line on port tax
    The European Commission (EC) has proposed that Italy and Spain align their taxation of ports with state aid rules. In Italy, ports are fully exempt from corporate income tax, while in Spain, they are exempt from corporate income tax on their main sources of revenue, such as port fees or income from rental or concession contracts. The EC said this can provide them with a competitive advantage in
  • Fednav strives to stay ahead with next phase of newbuilds
    Canadian bulker owner joins forces with Japanese shipyards to develop 'generation four' vessels
  • Japan gives A-bomb certification to Korean yard workers
    A Japanese district court has awarded official certification as atom bomb survivors to three South Korean men who said they were forced to work at shipyards there during World War Two. The Mainichi daily said this appeared to be the first ruling of its kind. The men, now in their 90s, will be known as "hibakusha", due to being present in Nagasaki when the US dropped the bomb in 1945. The ruling
  • Late flurry lifts 2018 newbuild haul past 1,000 ships
    Newbuilding orders in 2018 snuck above 1,000 ships following a late rush of activity, according to data from Clarksons. Tanker spike keeps S&P at near record levels Bumper year for LNG carrier orders as 2018 tally passes 60 Samsung ends 2018 on a high with LNG carrier number 18 It counts 1,017 new ships contracted by the close of last year, down from the 1,155 vessels put in the book in 2017 b
  • Bondholders sue HSH over privatisation 'losses'
    German group alleges value of capital instruments depressed by lender ahead of sale to new owners.
  • Fincantieri and Scenic Cruises circle Uljanik
    Two potential buyers carry out due diligence on trouble Croatian yard group.
  • MOL suspends master after drinking reports
    Japanese company says it is conducting an investigation into captain's conduct on day of collision.
  • Hornbeck aims to swap $200m of notes for new loans
    Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) is trying to stretch its debt maturity by launching a new notes exchange offer. The US OSV player wants to swap up to $200m of its 5.875% bonds due next year for term loans expiring in 2025. Clarksons Platou: more OSV mergers on the horizon These will carry interest of 9.5%. The loans will be guaranteed by second-priority interest in the collateral securing the
  • Baillie Gifford takes even bigger position in Kirby Corp
    Scottish investment manager Baillie Gifford & Co has more than doubled its stake in Kirby. According to Securities and Exchange Commission filings, Baillie Gifford bumped up its position in the New York-listed, Houston-based offshore player to 12.84% from 5.25%. Kirby Corp scoops CGBM 100's fleet The firm now owns 7.7 million shares, up from 3.1 million. Kirby is one of two maritime companies
  • Sentinel Marine spending $46m on newbuildings
    Aberdeen owner Sentinel Marine is spending £36m ($46m) on three new emergency response and rescue vessels (ERRVS). An unnamed Chinese yard is building the trio, named Cromarty Sentinel, Trafalgar Sentinel and Viking Sentinel. The move creates 80 jobs for the owner. The vessels will be delivered by the end of 2020. Rory Deans, chief executive of Sentinel Marine, said: "This is a speculative inv
  • Canadian niche player McKeil Marine moves into tankers
    Ontario company reported to have bought vessels from Turkey's Transal
  • Goldenport Shipmanagement returns to Cosco for pair of ultramax bulker newbuildings
    Dragnis family books two vessels at Chinese giant's Yangzhou yard
  • Clarksons shares continue 2019 rebound after Pre-Close trading update
    Shipbroker sees stock price recovery extended after trading update this morning.
  • Tanker owner Uljanik seals $25m loan
    Croatian owner Uljanik Plovidba has signed a $25m loan deal to refinance previous debt. An unnamed overseas lender is providing the cash to pay off loans linked to vessels, it told the Zagreb stock exchange. In November, the company said it had arranged more refinancing to lower its costs. It added that remaining funds needed to refinance an existing facility would be secured from alternative s
  • Tanker FFA volumes up 20% in 2018
    Tanker forward freight agreement (FFA) volumes jumped 20% in 2018, according to Baltic Exchange figures. Derivative volumes hit 321,962 lots last year, it said, while the bulker figure was up 1.4% at 1,196,929 lots, the most since 2008. Dry options volumes rose by 44% to 268,976 lots - similar levels to 2016. A lot is defined as a day's hire of a vessel or 1,000 metric tonnes of cargo. Panamax
  • Drugmaker drops oil trading business after six months of massive losses
    Less than six months after entering the business, Vistin Pharma is closing its energy trading operation after racking up almost $12m in losses. IMO 2020 focused trading fund suffers major loss Shipping leaders start countdown to IMO 2020 The Norwegian drugmaker, which specialises in producing diabetes medication, started its oil trading operations in September 2018. The unit aimed to take adva
  • Clarksons Platou: more OSV mergers on the horizon
    Analyst tips Tidewater, Scorpio and Harvey Gulf to be active in 2019.
  • MOL Chemical snaps up Nordic Tankers from private equity owner
    Deal with Triton creates 75 ship chemical tanker vehicle.
  • Tufton Oceanic Assets plans C shares conversion as growth efforts accelerate
    Move comes after capital raised in October has been largely invested.
  • James Fisher takes over UK and Saudi companies for $17m
    UK tanker and marine services group James Fisher is expanding again with takeover deals worth £13.1m ($16.7m). It has agreed to buy 100% of Martek Holdings in the UK and 60% of Saudi firm Murjan Al-Sharq for Marine Contracting (MSMC). Martek is costing '9m, with another '1m potentially due depending on profit targets for the year ending 28 February 2020. It was founded in Rotherham in 2000 and
  • JJ Ugland: 2018 a better year after bulker boost
    Private Norwegian shipowner JJ Ugland has enjoyed a stronger 2018 after bulker markets improved. It said that following two years of imbalance and weak shipping markets, conditions came closer to a balance last year. "Overall, 2018 has been better for us than the previous two years," it added. The sector showing most improvement was the dry cargo market, where stronger rates paved the way for a
  • Diligent Holdings ups ante in supramax market with Queen
    Greece's Diligent Holdings has added a fourth supramax to its steadily growing fleet, a year after entering the segment. The 58,100-dwt Queen Halo (built 2010) joined the company's fleet last month under its new name Queen, Equasis shows. Brokers had reported the vessel's sale last October for about $15.3m, but the identity of its buyers was not revealed at the time. Supramax purchase shows in
  • Z&G Halcoussis emerges with Densan supramax bulker
    Traditional Greek company makes its first sale-and-purchase move in five years
  • Tanker scrapping hits highest level in over 30 years
    VLCC and aframax segments proved most active as cash buyer GMS puts total demolition value in South Asia alone at $1.5bn
  • Former CSIC exec Sun Bo arrested in China
    Ex-China Shipbuilding Industry Corp (CSIC) executive Sun Bo has been arrested in China on suspicion of bribery and abusing powers. The Xinhua news agency cited the Supreme People's Procuratorate as saying that the former general manager and deputy chief of the leading Party members' group at CSIC was held after the completion of a probe by the National Supervisory Commission. The case has been h
  • Hanjin yard files for rehabilitation in Philippines
    Korea's Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction (HHIC) has said its Philippines shipyard has filed for rehabilitation. In a regulatory filing, the shipbuilder said HHIC-Phil, which operates the Subic yard, will carry out an insolvency scheme. Orders have been tailing off as owners remain cautious on newbuildings in most sectors. The yard was founded in 2004 and has 16 vessels - 14 aframaxes and
  • One dead as chemical tanker suffers explosion off Hong Kong
    Authorities say police craft, fireboats and government helicopter deployed in rescue effort.
  • Panama Canal trims one foot off allowable transit draft
    Authority says ships exceeding new requirements may be forced to off-load cargo to pass.
  • POSH picks Contractor to lead subsea division
    Former Kreuz Subsea chief executive rejoins industry with role at Robert Kwok-backed outfit.
  • Borneo Bulk crew sends SOS to ITF over abandonment
    Crew of Malaysian-owned general cargoship seek to secure back pay
  • EU urged to include Indian subcontinent recyclers on approved list
    As updated list of approved EU recyclers kicks in, top names push Brussels to judge applicants on merit and not location

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 8, 2019
  • Commentary: OTI licenses frozen by shutdown
    Newly minted entities that had hoped to begin offering forwarding and NVO services at the start of 2019 are stuck until the FMC can resume issuance of licenses.
  • Number of containership fires is 'shocking'
    Allianz consultant is concerned that risk is being normalized in the shipping industry.
  • Union Pacific stock climbs with COO announcement
    Jim Vena, a 40-year veteran of Canadian National, is joining the U.S. railroad on Monday.
  • Port Jersey rail facility opens to fanfare
  • Executive Moves: ProTrans and GTMaritime
  • OIA Global hires former TRAC CEO
  • Retail imports level off after rush to beat tariffs
  • Executive Moves: Poseidon and ITOPF

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 8, 2019
  • Sanctions-hit Iranian crude output lowest since Jan 2014: Platts OPEC survey
    OPEC crude production in December tumbled month on month
  • OPEC cuts, US-China trade talks empower oil bulls
    Crude futures settled higher Tuesday
  • Bosporus reopens after being closed by snow: sources
    The Bosporus reopened to southbound vessels Tuesday afternoon after being shut
  • US weighs Venezuela sanctions as output forecast to fall below 1 mil b/d
    The US issued new Venezuela sanctions Tuesday ahead of the inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro
  • Wood Mackenzie sees buoyant North Sea exploration, M&A prospects
    The North Sea oil industry is set for a recovery in exploration drilling and healthy levels of mergers and acquisitions this year
  • Fuel oil traders lease storage in NWE to secure tankage before IMO 2020
    The softening backwardation in the Northwest European fuel oil market has begun to make traders inquire and obtain storage tanks' contracts in the region
  • FUTURES: Crude strengthens on trade talks progress, weaker dollar
  • NWE fuel oil sinks to negative territory on ample cargo availability
    The 3.5% FOB Rotterdam barge physical to paper fuel oil structure has softened
  • REFINERY NEWS: Sweden's Lysekil operating normally after glitch resolved: sources
  • Bosporus Strait shut due to heavy snow: sources
    The Bosporus Strait -- linking the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara -- had been shut as a result of heavy snow
  • Nigeria's NNPC says on course to end gasoline imports by end-2019
  • External: Marine Bunkering(Rotterdam)B.V.
  • OUTLOOK 2019: Growing LNG marketplace to drive spot shipping rates in 2019
    For 2019, the spot market will be equally strong or even stronger than what we have seen in 2018

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In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
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Arrival ports by:
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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