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April 15, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rate declines 2.7pc to US$640/TEU, off 1pc to USWC
  • Singapore still the top maritime capital of the world
  • Wan Hai Lines to start new China-Philippines Express box shipping service
  • WEC Lines adds Liverpool call on Portugal box shipping service
  • Korean shipyards trail Chinese counterparts in box ship orders
  • Long Beach port cargo movements dip in latter stages of Q1
  • S Carolina ports box throughput surges to record high in March
  • Seattle's Terminal 5 to undergo modernisation upgrade
  • Typhoons wreak havoc on carriers' schedule reliability
  • Virgin Atlantic Cargo achieves best revenues in 2018 at US$290m
  • Freightos WebCargo acquires Chennai-based Air Freight Bazaar
  • Chinese pandas arrive at new home at Copenhagen zoo

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 14, 2019
  • Baltic Dry Index marginally down
  • COSCO Shipping Lines committed to fast transhipment & efficient shipping
  • Höegh Autoliners will comply with the regulations & not use scrubbers
  • Larsen & Toubro buys out 3 pc share of TIDCO in its shipbuilding wing
  • Pitney Bowes & Shyplite partner to reinvent office shipping in India
  • SCI wins 'Most Compassionate Employer of Indian Seafarers' award
  • Shipping Ministry gets non-government professional as Joint Secretary through lateral entry process
  • India's sugar exports see significant surge
  • Belgian Federal Minister discusses digital in logistics, India-Europe trade & more with Port of Antwerp's customer network in Hyderabad
  • DP World Cochin hosts Wan Hai's new China-India mainline service
  • Shanghai remains world's leading container port
  • Singapore Port Authority to focus on digitalisation
  • FIATA seeks new Director-General
  • Global LNG demand to grow two pc a year for the next 15 years, says Qatar Petroleum Minister

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Heavy transport provider opts for sustainable fuel
  • Hamburg's freight forwarders in buoyant mood
  • GAC inaugurates office in Montrose
  • C.H. Robinson reinforces IT team in Poland
  • Tripartite MoU to enhance autonomous navigation
  • Aeroterm to deepen Fedex footprint in Miami
  • Huge drone delivery perspectives in North America
  • Transuniverse founds subsidiaries in France and Morocco
  • Brazil: Ceva renews transport contract
  • Panalpina board announces AGM-related proposals
  • Trois-Rivières and Mulhouse to collaborate
  • Raben opens 30th branch in Germany
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • New software boss for Pro Glove
  • Innovative railcars are cost-efficient and quiet
  • Airbus boosts Beluga transporter programme
  • Tec Plata terminal opens in Argentina

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 12, 2019
  • Further slip for Asia to North Europe spot rates, threatening price rise plans
  • Carriers shudder at French speed limit proposal for containerships
  • Pre-IPO filing reveals details of global ambitions for Uber Freight
  • B737 MAX turbulence brings repercussions for freighter conversions
  • Yantian Express set to sail on, but some cargo owners still owe GA payments
  • Returns logistics set for revolution as online services continue to grow
  • Supply chain radar: The vertical push of Cosco/OOCL via JD.com is a timely masterstroke
  • Supply chain radar: The DSV/Panalpina deal presentation - slipping standards

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 12, 2019
  • Sulfur sniffing drone starts patrolling Danish waters
    A large drone has started to check emissions from ships in Danish waters to make sure they comply with the sulfur limit. The drone is being provided by the European Maritime Safety
  • U.S. Gulf leads in offshore lay ups
    The U.S.Gulf continues to be the offshore market with the highest number of assets in lay up, according to VesselsValue.com, which today published the first of what will be quarterly offshore lay
  • Avenir LNG switches from one Nantong shipyard to another
    Avenir LNG Ltd has signed contracts with Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering Co. Ltd. (SOE) for the construction of two 7,500 cbm LNG carriers, at its Nantong, China shipyard, with options
  • Navy issues letters of censure to two USS Fitzgerald officers
    The Navy has dropped courts martial proceedings against the former commanding officer of the USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) Cmdr. Bryce Benson and former crew member Lt. Natalie Combs. However, at the recommendation
  • Study confirms that LNG as a marine fuel yields big GHG reductions
    According to a just-released independent study, reductions in ship emissions of GHG of up to 21% can be achieved using LNG as a marine fuel, compared with conventional oil-based fuels over the
  • Furuno adds 12 kW river radar to its line up
    Furuno is introducing the second in the series of new generation river radios that it launched last year with the release of the FR1908VBB, a 4 kW Black Box Radar with a

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 12, 2019
  • Daily Briefing
    Governments home in on shipping's GHG goals | UK port state control unmoved by Brexit
  • Avance Gas appoints Ulrik Andersen as chief executive
    Avance's chief financial officer, Peder Simonsen, has been serving as interim chief executive since April 5
  • Five champions recognised as maritime's futuristic thinkers
    Harold Daggett, George Economou, John Reinhart, Rodolphe Saade and Richard Weeks will all be honoured by the Maritime Association of...
  • Scrubbers will complicate liner shipping pricing
    Greater use of scrubbers will lead to more complicated cost structure for shipping lines after 2020
  • Governments pursue new shipping emissions measures
    Japan, France, Denmark, Germany and Spain are among those calling for owners to cut emissions swiftly
  • Svitzer crews strike over unpaid overtime claim
    The dispute is in regard to an agreement made in 2014 that led to crew working additional hours at a...
  • Brexit will see no change in UK port state control, MCA confirms
    Luc Smulders, secretary-general of the Paris MOU, said: 'I don't expect many problems. We have non-EU members and the UK...
  • From the newsdesk: Finding clarity amid the white noise of digitalisation
    Sheer volume of digitalisation debates during Singapore Maritime Week was impressive
  • European MR rates: Strong for now, but inbound ballast vessels cause concern
    MR2 tankers are opting to head to Europe rather than the US Gulf coast in search of higher rates
  • Zeaborn could sell multipurpose vessels to UK fund
    Both companies decline to comment, but industry sources say a sale-and-leaseback deal is under discussion
  • India receives first US LPG shipment
    Indian utilities are anticipating two additional enquiries in April, while another cargo, set for the end of April, is on...
  • LA port director urges full, fair and extended utilisation of US harbour maintenance funds
    The Congressional hearing was called in connection with legislation introduced earlier this week by representative Mike Kelly and ranking member...
  • Asia-Pacific semi-submersible rig rates at 'significantly higher' levels
    While there are signs of improvement in the floater market, the jack-up segment looks comparatively less attractive in terms of...
  • The Interview: Nick Brown
    Nick Brown, director of marine and offshore for Lloyd's Register, lays out his vision of how shipping will evolve technologically...
  • Reduction in fossil fuel use will have major impact on maritime industry
    The natural gas sector is predicted to grow the most, tripling by 2050, while the container trade will double from...
  • Daily Briefing
    LNG leads the way to emission goals | Charterers snub dry bulk acquisitions | Scrubber investments in the spotlight
  • Cyber-security is only one of several threats facing shipping
    Shipping chief executives will be irresponsible if they push cyber-security to strengthened IT teams. Leaders in this sector are bringing...
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: Day 3 - Live from Singapore Maritime Week
    Singapore may have put on s stellar showcase of future facing ambition, but the reality of maritime operations is that...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 12, 2019
  • Limit on big ships in Houston raises concerns
  • SaaS helping to bring TMS to the masses
  • Will YRC wage hike satisfy Teamsters?
  • UHL adds former Intermarine execs to front office
  • Panama Canal warns of sharper El Niño draft limits
  • Panama Canal: Automation jitters to drive cargo to East Coast
  • 2019 Warehousing Service Providers Directory

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 12, 2019
  • PB Tankers among shipowners hit by US government sanctions
    PB Tankers and nearly its entire fleet have been hit with US government sanctions. According to the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Asset Control, the Federica Barbaro-led tanker owner was operating in Venezuela's oil sector. The Italian company did not immediately return requests for comment. Steamship issues Venezuela sanctions warning Greek tanker caught up in Venezuela sanctions
  • Frode Teigen grows Belships stake after mandatory offer
    Norwegian shipping magnate Frode Teigen has bolstered his majority ownership in Belships, which last year merged with his Lighthouse Shipholding. Teigen-owned Kontrari AS and Kontrazi AS has swooped up 3.4 million shares in the Norwegian bulker player after being forced to make a mandatory offer for the company. The family bought 12.4 million shares through the offer, bringing its stake to 120.5
  • Chevron-Anadarko deal to solidify LNG market boost
    Acquisition expected to add 12.88 metric tonnes per annum (mtpa) in global supply.
  • Eyal Ofer's Zodiac Maritime builds VLCC position with K Line deal
    Eyal Ofer's Zodiac Maritime has added a third VLCC to its tanker fleet after striking a deal with K Line. Zodiac builds strong position in LR2 sector with GEM deal Zodiac Maritime's tanker swoop signs off $690m Toisa fleet sale Zodiac has snapped up the 314,000-dwt Tamagawa (built 2007), TradeWinds understands. The Japanese owner has been looking to sell the vessel for some time and was previo
  • Nobu Su: 'Wayward son' or 'an inveterate liar?'
    If one person puts money into a purse and another controls the way it is spent, who owns the purse? That was the rhetorical question at the centre of a hearing in London this week which provided the latest legal developments in the life of Nobu Su, the jailed Taiwanese shipowner. Claimants Polys Haji-Ioannou and Lakatamia Shipping argued that defendants Su and his mother Toshiko Morimoto should
  • Andersen replaces Andersen at head of Avance Gas
    John Fredriksen has wasted no time in appointing a new boss at Avance Gas after Christian Andersen's exit in the past week. Petredec's Ulrik Andersen is the man to fill the void at the head of the Oslo-listed shipowner. Culture clash forced Christian Andersen's exit from Avance Gas President Christian Andersen set to exit VLGC owner Avance Gas Avance Gas closing in on refinancing as scrubber
  • Croatia turns to China for yard rescue
    The Croatian government has begun talks with China over a potential restructuring of shipbuilder Uljanik Group. Economy minister Darko Horvat confirmed discussions were underway with a visiting Chinese delegation, according to the Hina news agency. Uljanik Plovidba probed over newbuilding contract profit But he would not confirm or deny whether Chinese prime minister Li Keqiang had contacted po
  • Avenir LNG swiftly books replacement order after Keppel Corp brace dropped
    Avenir LNG and Keppel Corp have ditched plans for two small-scale LNG vessels to be built in China. Avenir LNG - backed by Stolt-Nielsen, Golar LNG and Hoegh LNG - has wasted no time in replacing the ships with a fresh deal at a rival yard. Troim says small-scale LNG ship sector 'ready to be taken' Stolt-Nielsen, Golar and Hoegh reveal $182m LNG venture Avenir LNG - backed by Stolt-Nielsen, G
  • Orpheus Marine Transport tanker tipped for Clearlake Shipping time charter
    Greek owner John M Lyras has locked in one of his three LR 2 tankers into a charter for up to a year with Clearlake Shipping, a subsidiary of trader Gunvor. Heated secondhand MR tanker market favours young tonnage Norden rides on heated MR period market with Clearlake charters The 105,000-dwt Krysanthemum (built 2009) has been fixed for six months at $19,500 per day, European tanker brokers sa
  • MSC snaps up elderly ICG ro-pax for $33m
    Dublin-based Irish Continental Group (ICG) has clinched a deal to sell a veteran ro-pax to MSC. Irish Ferries goes to court over compensation ruling It has struck a bareboat hire purchase agreement for the 31,900-gt Oscar Wilde (built 1987), it said. ICG, which operates Irish Ferries, will bank EUR 28.9m ($32.7m) from the sale, payable in instalments over six years up to 2025. Delivery to the
  • RCCL inks new cruiseship at Chantiers
    US giant Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCCL) has ordered another in its Edge series of cruiseships in France. It said it had entered into an agreement with the Chantiers de l'Atlantique yard to build a fifth vessel for delivery in the autumn of 2024. The first in the series for its Celebrity Cruises brand, the 130,000-gt Celebrity Edge, was delivered in 2018. Awilhelmsen offloads $567m of Royal Cari
  • Svitzer staff strike over working hours
    Svitzer Euromed employees have gone on strike for the second time this week over conditions. Crew union Nautilus International said the tug staff walked out after the Maersk company let an ultimatum expire on working hours. Svitzer hails first all-female crew The action meant tugs sailed reduced hours and did not work until midnight from their usual location in Amsterdam, Nautilus said. Seafar
  • Hoegh Autoliners boss Ivar Myklebust pledges zero orders for scrubbers
    Ivar Myklebust, chief executive of Hoegh Autoliners, says he stands by his decision not to install scrubbers as the IMO 2020 deadline approaches. No scrubbers have been ordered and none will be, he pledges in comments posted on the website of the Norwegian outfit, one of the world's largest car carrier companies. Myklebust argues that scrubbers can "end up increasing the CO2 footprint of a vesse
  • Rever brings in Bryce as operations chief
    UK OSV player Rever Offshore has appointed experienced industry figure Bob Bryce to the newly-created role of operations director. Bryce's 40-year career has seen him hold senior leadership positions on a global basis with McDermott, Subsea7 and Technip. MacLeod takes over at expanded Rever Offshore He will join CEO Barry Macleod, commercial director Nicky Etherson and CFO Neale Stewart on the
  • Jailed Nobu Su sees mother dragged into $57m legal fight with Polys Haji-Ioannou
    Nobu Su's mother has been dragged into a high-profile legal battle involving the former TMT chief executive - who has been jailed in the UK for contempt of court - and Cypriot shipowner Polys Haji-Ioannou. Toshiko Morimoto, 85, could face trial if a court in London finds she has helped Su circumvent a worldwide freeze on his assets and a judgment debt against him. It provides the latest twist in
  • Nigeria moves to bar foreign ships
    Nigeria is to bar all overseas vessels from coastal business. The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has this week set out a plan to end cabotage waivers for foreign owners within two to five years. The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) is also lining up a $200m facility to support domestic shipping. The Cabotage Act was passed in 2003 to boost N
  • Capesize crash drives first quarter bulker demolition boom, says BTIG
    A crash in dry cargo rates during the first quarter saw a spike in both the number and size of bulkers scrapped, according to data from BTIG. Market watches Sanko ship to see if record capesize sales drought can come to an end Alpha Bulkers 'scraps cape pair' in rising demo market It counts 23 bulk carriers scrapped in the opening three months of 2019, with an average size of 107,000-dwt. This
  • Love-struck judge backs Euroseas in hijack case
    A UK court has partially backed Greek owner Euroseas in a $4.5m charter payment dispute following a bulker hijacking as a result of a debate over the meaning of the word capture. Justice Andrew Popplewell of the commercial court cited the example of his wife being able to "capture" his heart as showing that its use in a charterparty need not imply force. Tribunal backs "freedom of the seas" in t
  • 'Port king' Enrique Razon leads Hanjin bid
    Philippines "port king" Enrique Razon is leading a group that aims to buy the bankrupt Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction (HHIC-Phil) in Subic Bay. The group has pitched a rescue plan to bank creditors, the Nikkei daily said. Hanjin chairman Cho Yang-ho dies at 70 Chairman Cho leaves Hanjin Heavy yard group HHIC-Phil filed for court rehabilitation in January. The parent Hanjin group in Sou
  • Transmed enters suezmax in Navig8 pool
    Mylonas-family controlled Transmed Shipping has put its only suezmax tanker into Navig8's Suez8 pool, European brokers said. Transmed sales talk around four ex-Konig suezmaxes The deal involves Cypriot shipowner's 152,000-dwt Zeno (built 2003), which it reportedly bought from Teekay LNG Partners for $15.7m in November, when it was the European Spirit. Navig8 could not be reached for immediate c
  • Jinhui Shipping offers hefty payouts for two top executives
    Oslo-listed bulker owner Jinhui Shipping & Transportation is again giving handsome benefits and salaries to key executives. Jinhui Shipping ends 2018 in the red due to smaller fleet Jinhui Shipping chairman raises shareholding The company's annual report for 2018 shows that chairman Ng Siu Fai, 62, and chief executive Ng Kam Wah Thomas, 56, last year received a combined compensation of $6.83m,
  • Vitol shows tanker appetite with time charter of quartet
    Trader Vitol is demonstrating a healthy appetite for crude tankers by fixing four ships for period business. The deals include a charter for a suezmax tanker from Greek owner Liquimar Tankers and three aframax tankers, European tanker brokers said. John Fredriksen set for profitable private product tanker deal with Vitol Vitol and NIDAS sign COA for shipping gasoline to Nigeria Vitol breaks n
  • DNV GL teams with Keppel on LNG newbuildings
    Class society DNV GL and Keppel Marine & Deepwater Technology (KMDTech) are teaming up on newbuilding projects to boost the uptake of LNG as a ship fuel. The Norwegian group and the subsidiary of the Singapore shipbuilder said the agreement covers potential construction of LNG bunker vessels, small-scale LNG carriers and floating storage regasification units, as well as LNG-related assets employi
  • SeaBird lines up $22m deal for Boa duo
    Norway's SeaBird Exploration has agreed a deal to buy two OSVs that are the subject of a forced sale by Boa Offshore bondholders. The seismic survey shipowner it was in an "exclusive process" to acquire the 80-loa seismic vessels Boa Galatea (built 2008) and Boa Thalassa (built 2009) for NOK 185m ($21.71m). "The Boa vessels are well suited for source and 2D operations, as well as EM seabed loggi
  • Solstad Offshore unit agrees debt freeze
    A company within restructuring Solstad Offshore has agreed a debt freeze "to preserve additional liquidity". Solstad, the world's biggest owner of high-end offshore support vessels, said the Solship Invest 3 (SI3) subsidiary has "resolved" to suspend payment of interest on certain loans until 20 June. All the affected creditors have approved the freeze, except a minority creditor of one of the s
  • Cefor tells insurers claims are rising
    Figures suggest benign claims environment coming to an end.
  • Wisdom's James Lan aiming to sell bulkers
    Wisdom Marine is focusing on longer-term charter deals as the bulker recovery remains slow - and will sell vessels to boost its balance sheet. Chairman James Lan said the Taiwanese owner will take delivery of five new ships in 2019: three supramaxes and two handysizes. "Since a slow recovery can be expected this year, we plan to start looking for profitable long-term contracts in the year," he s
  • Singapore digital start-ups share $480,000 in seed capital
    MPA-NUS funds aim to help firms develop innovative solutions for key maritime challenges.
  • MPA lists IMO 2020 compliant fuel suppliers
    Most Singapore bunker suppliers will be in a position to offer LSFO, but some are leaving it until late 2019.
  • Judge may ban Carnival from US ports for waste dumping
    US District Judge Patricia Seitz will decide at a June hearing she wants attended by company's top brass
  • APEX launches its first fuel oil futures contract
    Singapore-based derivatives exchange also has plans for LSFO and MGO equivalents.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 12, 2019
  • House Dems: Mexican labor reform needed for USMCA support
    Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee wrote to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer Thursday that passage of labor law reform legislation submitted to the Mexican congress last week is a necessary first step before they support the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
  • House subcommittee Dems criticize Transportation budget request
    Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Wednesday defended the proposed budget, a 4 percent decrease from FY 2019-enacted levels.
  • Study finds LNG reduces greenhouse gas emissions
    SEA/LNG and SGMF commissioned the study, which found gas-fueled engines reduced well-to-wake greenhouse gas emissions up to 21 percent for two-stroke slow-speed engines.
  • WTO head: Restrictions put on $580 billion of trade in 2018
    In Washington, Director-General Roberto Azevedo talked about the impacts of restrictive measures like tariffs on overall global trade and prospects for reforming the multilateral body.
  • Trump nominates BIS undersecretary
  • Oakland reports first-quarter container volume growth
  • Lakes iron ore trade down nearly 40 percent in March
  • Fifty people added to BIS Unverified List
  • E-commerce exec pleads guilty to price fixing

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 12, 2019
  • ARA fuel oil stocks fall 4% on week amid sluggish movement east
    Volumes traded in the Platts Market on Close assessment process for 3.5% fuel oil FOB Rotterdam barges have reached 304,000 mt in April so far, with offers dominating the market as sellers looked to relieve the region of product.
  • Rotterdam bunker fuel tightness supports gasoil barge differentials: sources
    Tightness in the bunker market in Rotterdam is understood to be supporting regional 50 ppm and 0.1% sulfur gasoil barge differentials, sources said Friday.
  • Chevron to buy Anadarko Petroleum in $50 billion deal
    Chevron's acquisition of Anadarko petroleum, announced Friday, would vault the combined company into the top tier of Western oil majors, alongside competitors such as ExxonMobil, Shell and BP.
  • FUTURES 5: Crude finishes week higher, shrugs off rising US rig count
    An uptick in the US oil rig count sent oil futures sharply lower in the last minutes of trading Friday, but prices still settled in positive territory amid an overall tightening global supply outlook.
  • External: Global Risk Management

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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
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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