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BRIEFS
April 24, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • CMA CGM hikes Asia-Red Sea rate US$200/TEU from May 1
  • US wins WTO dispute against China's grain import quotas
  • Rotterdam volumes rise 7.3pc to 3.7 million TEU in first quarter
  • Asia Europe sailings cancelled to shore up declining spot rates
  • Hapag-Lloyd's 'Strategy 2023' says size mattered - now quality does
  • Felixstowe takes next step in automation - remotely controlled RTGs
  • Beijing delays regulation to curb cross-border data transfer
  • Union Pacific QI profit up 6pc to US$1.4 billion, but sales slip 2pc
  • CSX, Kansas City Southern Q1 sales grow, but KCS profit off 28.9pc
  • Freight forwarders urge Ghana to extend demurrage free period
  • US pork exports to China hit record high as African swine fever spreads
  • Two beluga whales grounded as rough seas delay ferry operation
  • Time:matters sales hit record US$137 million on back of M&As
  • Virgin Orbit chooses Guam as base to send satellites into space

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 23, 2019
  • Adoption of regulation establishing a European Maritime Single Window environment welcomed
  • Bahri showcases maritime services & solutions at African event
  • Cosco Shipping Bulk signs contract for eight 210,000 DWT bulk carriers
  • Hamburg Süd & International Maritime Museum to launch collaboration to catalogue & display the historical collection of the company
  • IRClass to provide classification services for 54 vessels/crafts of Border Security Force
  • Maritime corruption on IMO's agenda
  • JNPT Chairman inaugurates course on emergency management
  • Port operations in Sri Lanka unaffected by bomb attacks
  • Shanghai port handles 10.42 m TEUs in first three months!
  • The rise of Smart Warehousing in India
  • Govt of Russia seeks Indian investment in its Far East region
  • India's digital infrastructure seen reviving economy
  • India's exports seeing more of high-value products
  • FIEO & Welingkar Institute of Management sign MoU for developing Post Graduate Programme in Foreign Trade Management

International Transport Journalweb site
  • IRU wants more women
  • Acquisition enlarges railcar manufacturing footprint
  • Zipline establishing distribution centres in Ghana
  • Joint effort for Eurasian railfreight business
  • Travisono to chair Amsa safety committee
  • QSL tries out a new app
  • Special investment in Liverpool
  • Kottmeyer new BGL supervisory board chairman
  • Spicejet exploits changing market conditions
  • Prologis enlarges portfolio
  • 53,000 whispering wagons in Germany
  • Stena's next newbuild joins the fleet
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Antonov Airlines celebrates 30th anniversary
  • Origin Logistics opens office in Ankara
  • Oman Air partners with ECS Group in Malaysia
  • Canadian railroad to rely on e-trucks
  • Zim chooses blockchain technology

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 23, 2019
  • HMM's new boss bids to reassure customers and 2M partners on European trip
  • UK shipping sector wants assurance on four areas of concern over IMO 2020
  • UPS gears up to explore new horizons in US healthcare logistics
  • Whitehall must factor 'overlooked' freight into long-term infrastructure planning
  • Exclusive interview: Jeff Rubin - what happens when oil, globalisation and environment collide?
  • 'ASEAN tiger' shippers say they don't need ULCVs on the intra-Asia trade
  • Deutsche Bahn pondering a sale of DB Schenker?
  • New Belgian cargo airline takes off in Liege, a sister for CAL
  • Market Insight: A trade sale of DB Schenker - one for DHL Global Forwarding or Kuehne + Nagel?
  • Supply chain radar: CMA CGM in, Cosco out, as the container shipping lines flirt with M&A...

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 23, 2019
  • VT Halter Marine wins Polar Security Cutter contract
    VT Halter Marine Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., has been awarded a $745,940,860 contract for the detail design and construction of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Polar Security Cutter (PSC) (formerly the Heavy Polar
  • Qatar Petroleum plans to build 100 or more LNG carriers
    Qatar Petroleum has issued an "invitation to tender" for the reservation of the shipbuilding capacity required for the construction of the 100 or more LNG carrier newbuilds required for its North Field
  • New Wärtsilä waterjets picked for Trinidad & Tobago cat
    Wärtsilä has won its first order for its new WJX series of waterjets introduced in early March. Four WXJ1200 waterjets will power the 100 m long, wave-piercing catamaran ferry ordered from Incat
  • Walter Blessey honored for meritorious public service
    Walter Blessey, Jr., Chairman and CEO, of Harahan, La., headquartered Blessey Marine Services, Inc., has been awarded a Coast Guard Meritorious Public Service Award. He was presented with the award by Rear
  • Wallenius-SOL orders LNG fueled RO/ROs
    A new Swedish shipping company has ordered a series of LNG fueled newbuilds at Chinese shipbuilder CMC Raffles that will be the largest RO/RO vessels thus far built to Finnish/Swedish Ice Class
  • $4.5 million boost for Rhode Island offshore wind
    Ørsted U.S. Offshore Wind and Eversource - the team behind the Revolution Wind project - have pledged $4.5 million to support offshore wind education and supply chain development for the growing offshore
  • OSU exercises option for third research vessel
    Oregon State University (OSU) has received an additional award of $108.12 million from the National Science Foundation to manage the construction of a third Regional Class Research Vessel and has exercised an

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 23, 2019
  • Bolivia to invest in Argentina LNG terminals
    New terminals will facilitate greater gas sales from Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale play
  • Mandatory e-charts cut risk of CMA CGM Libra re-run, UK Club argues
    'Whether ultimately the use of an electronic chart would have prevented the grounding is a moot point, but it is...
  • Wallenius and SOL form shipping company
    Swedish companies combine to service northern Europe with LNG-powered ice classed ro-ro ships up to 30,000 dwt
  • US oil waivers end as Iranian crude exports slump in April
    UPDATED: Brent crude traded as high as $74.67 per barrel on Tuesday morning, although it later steadied to $74.12 on...
  • GasLog appoints Enoizi to fill Sadler gap
    Paolo Enoizi is the new chief operating officer of liquefied natural gas carrier owner GasLog and its separately listed spin-off...
  • Cosco Shipping Energy Transportation names Liu as chairman
    Liu was previously the general manager of CSET, having joined the company in 2016
  • HMM chief in Europe to enhance partnership with 2M
    Mr Bae, who has just become HMM's chief executive and president in March, is in Europe this week visiting clients...
  • High US retail inventories threaten to dampen transpacific growth
    Growth on the China-US trades could be muted this year as retailers try to lower inventory levels pushed up by...
  • Thailand set to sign LNG supply deal for up to 1.5m tonnes per annum
    Expansion plans are meant to prepare for Thailand's gas import needs for the next 30 years
  • Velesto Energy wins $105m Petronas Carigali contracts
    The latest contracts should help improve rig utilisation, but at long-term rates not much better than previous ones
  • SHI wins rare FPSO newbuild
    Floating unit is scheduled to be delivered to an Asian owner in March 2022
  • Qatar seeks to build 100 LNG carriers
    The orders will see initial delivery of 60 LNG carriers in support of the planned production expansion, with a potential...
  • Qatar Petroleum forges naphtha supply deal with SCG Chemical
    Qatar Petroleum is pushing for more direct sales to established end-users. Long-term supply contracts in Asia have so far mainly...
  • Mitsubishi and NYK Line to take delivery of LNG carrier in May
    Asia Pacific North America Japan
  • Tanjung Bruas receives first boxship
    Tanjung Bruas Port is surrounded by more than 500 companies operating within Malacca's industrial parks, according to MMC Group's website
  • ExxonMobil to supply LNG to Zhejiang
    ExxonMobil shares Zhejiang Energy's vision in developing a major LNG gateway in the Ningbo-Zhoushan region
  • Costamare eyes surge in rates for larger boxships
    Costamare's latest earnings report highlights the lift-off in post-panamax boxship rates in recent weeks with several stand-out fixtures amid good...
  • Danaos opts for reverse stock split
    The move will reduce the number of outstanding Danaos shares of common stock from about 213m to about 15.2m shares
  • Port Arthur LNG receives federal authorization
    Sempra welcomes the progress towards its goal of becoming the largest exporter of North American liquified natural gas
  • Driftwood receives FERC authorisation
    The Driftwood project includes a 27.6m tonnes per annum export facility and a 96-mile pipeline
  • Stellar Daisy loss due to 'catastrophic' structural failure
    A Marshall Islands report says the structural failure was due to a combination of factors including corrosion, structural defects and...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 23, 2019
  • Indian intermodal giant Concor freezes rates
  • Increase in US truck registrations eases capacity
  • US container-on-barge services get funding boost
  • E-commerce drives on-demand warehousing tech
  • New HMM head to 'consolidate' 2M relationship

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 23, 2019
  • Global Ship Lease inks Maersk charter
    Ian Webber-led owner may gross almost $10m off 20-year-old post-panamax.
  • US safety detentions went up in 2018
    The number of ships detained over safety issues by the US Coast Guard ticked upward last year, according to the agency's annual port state control report. Safety-related detentions totaled 105 in 2018, up from 90 in 2017 and 98 in 2016, but down from a 10-year high of 201 in 2015. The bump comes even as the number of examinations dipped to just above 9,000. Eleven of those 105 are in merit appea
  • Transmed entrusts its VLCC Atherina to Navig8's VL8 pool
    Navig8 has confirmed it has won Greece's Transmed Shipping as a client, announcing it has taken the company's single and recently acquired VLCC under management. The 319,400-dwt Atherina (built 2011) has entered its VL8 pool, Navig8 said on its website. The ship becomes the 20th committed VLCC to join the fleet, according to the statement. This was not the first Transmed vessel to be entrusted t
  • US creates strong tailwind to boost offshore vessel demand
    Partnerships between European and US maritime outfits are seen as key to providing Jones Act ships for burgeoning renewables sector
  • LNG-powered Wessels Reederei boxship receives Baltic's first ship-to-ship fuel
    The first ship-to-ship LNG fuel transfer in the Baltic is being hailed as a major step forward for gas-powered vessels. On Sunday, the 1,036-teu Wes Amelie (built 2011) received gas fuel from the 7,500-cbm Kairos (built 2018) while in an anchorage off Visby, Sweden, fuel company Nauticor announced. "The successful operation proves again that LNG is becoming a fuel for all segments in the shippin
  • Thenamaris joins Greeks helping Aissot to grow its fleet
    Martinos family-owned company is the latest to fix VLCC newbuildings to Iraqi joint venture
  • Bourbon-Oceanteam CSV wins work in offshore Australia
    A construction support vessel (CSV) owned jointly by Bourbon and Oceanteam has won a new contract with Fugro in Australia. The CSV Southern Ocean (built 2010) will undertake subsea inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) work when it commences the contract with Fugro in mid-May. The vessel will start work immediately after completing its current employment, in which it has carried out subsea w
  • Jinhui buys two supramaxes
    The Oslo-listed bulker owner has made its first vessel purchase in almost six years.
  • Environmental and training issues dominate Bureau Veritas meeting
    Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings deputy chairman Hing Chao took the helm of Bureau Veritas' Asia and Australia Committee last week as it met in Hanoi to discuss key issues facing shipping. The appointment of the brother of Wah Kwong chairman Sabrina Chao marks another shipping community leadership position for the siblings that lead the Hong Kong company. Hing is also on the executive comm
  • Wells Fargo's Webber says future for analysts still bright
    Top shipping stockpicker concedes times have changed but says analysts must embrace evolving roles
  • Sveaas going on the road to raise bond cash
    Norwegian shipping investor Christen Sveaas' holding company Kistefos is going on the road to drum up support for another bond sale. It has asked ABG Sundal Collier and DNB Markets to arrange a series of fixed-income investor meetings starting on Wednesday. A Norwegian senior unsecured floating-rate bond issue maturing over four years may follow, subject to market conditions. As part of the pot
  • Valles Steamship exits dry cargo market with sale of last bulker to Modion Maritime
    Valles Steamship appears to be exiting the bulker market. Brokers in the US and Europe say the 74,000-dwt panamax Silver Dragon (built 2006) has been sold to Modion Maritime Management of Greece for $8.3m. Valles Steamship orders aframax tanker at Sumitomo Sale puts Valles one ship away from bulker exit The price for the Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding-constructed ship confirms the downward pres
  • Cargill: Digital trading solutions must be all-inclusive to succeed
    Commodities giant urges online trading platforms to look beyond covering vessel chartering to include pre and post-trade processes in their offerings
  • Foresight linked to $19m VLCC scrap sale
    UK-based Foresight Group has sold a 20-year-old VLCC for demolition. The 306,000-dwt Agra (built 1999) is said to have been offloaded as is in Singapore for $452 per ldt or $19.1m. Sources said it is likely the ship, which has up to 1,000 tons of bunkers, will be scrapped in Bangladesh. VesselsValue assesses the tanker as worth $19.29m for further trading and scrap. Ravi Mehrotra-chaired Fores
  • China spends over $1bn in three months on secondhand ships
    China has taken just over three months to become the first country in 2019 to spend more than $1bn buying secondhand ships, data shows. It took Chinese buyers just 94 days to break the billion-dollar level, according to data provided to TradeWinds by VesselsValue.com (VV). But although 94 days is fast, it's not quite as fast as a spree five years ago by one of China's biggest shipowning rivals.
  • Product tanker capital of the world shows clockwork growth
    Strong national affiliation with shipping continues to drive talent pool and earnings opportunities at the top tanker owners in the business
  • Fearnley Securities sees sparkle in enlarged Diamond S Shipping
    Promise of rising profitability and strong cash flows have led Fearnley Securities to take up coverage of Wall Street newcomer Diamond S Shipping with a buy rating. Analysts Espen Landmark Fjermestad and Peder Nicolai Jarlsby began coverage with an $18.2 per share target price on what is now a 68-ship company. "Following a merger with Capital Product Partner's tanker fleet Diamond S has finally
  • Stolt-Nielsen man replacing Richard Sadler at GasLog
    New York-listed GasLog and GasLog Partners have found a successor to Richard Sadler as their chief operating officer (COO). Stolt-Nielsen executive Paolo Enoizi will start in the role in August from Piraeus in Greece. He will work alongside Richard Sadler to ensure a smooth transition of responsibilities, the companies said. GasLog secures 12-year newbuild charter with JERA GasLog newbuilding
  • Jan De Nul demands cash from Uljanik Shipyard
    Belgian group Jan De Nul is demanding repayment of all instalments paid to Croatia's troubled Uljanik Shipyard after it cancelled a dredger there. It also wants interest on top, but no final amount has been revealed. Government collateral had been pledged for some of the sum, the shipbuilder said on Tuesday. Siem still keen on car carrier newbuild at crisis-hit Uljanik Croatia turns to China f
  • First Vietnamese-built cruiseship sets sail
    Vard-built Coral Adventurer has bucked the trend of delays plaguing other newbuildings in the expedition cruise sector.
  • Sadan Kaptanoglu opens up on her plans as Bimco president
    Third-generation Turkish shipowner will become the first woman to lead the international shipping association, where the environment will top her agenda
  • VLCC giant Bahri starts stronger as rates rise
    Saudi Arabian tanker giant Bahri has increased earnings in the first quarter as rates strengthened. The VLCC owner said net profit to 31 March was SAR 179.33m ($47.82m), from SAR 123.14m a year ago. Revenue jumped to SAR 1.7bn from SAR 1.45bn. The bottom line was boosted by an improvement in some of its business units and an increase in rates in general, despite a rise in financing costs, it sa
  • EMGS wins another contract in south-east Asia
    Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has been awarded a multi-year contract in south-east Asia worth up to $73.3m from "one of the world's largest national oil companies", it said. EMGS' 103-metre research vessel Atlantic Guardian (built 2001) will be employed under the contract for up to two years, the shipowner said in a release on Tuesday. "This letter of award from a repeat customer, togethe
  • Bulker ships out first Congo Republic iron ore
    Congo Republic has exported its first iron ore bulker shipment from the revived Pointe Noire port. Reuters reported that the terminal will be used by Congolese billionaire Paul Obambi's Sapro and Swiss trader Glencore. Sapro mined Congo's first ore in 2017 from the Mayoko project and wants to produce 12m tonnes per year by 2022. Glencore's joint venture with Zanaga Iron Ore, of the British Virg
  • AP Moller-Maersk heads into uncharted waters as historic shift in strategy unfolds
    Questions loom as Danish shipping conglomerate sheds its energy wings and focuses on the box business
  • Danish maritime training transitions from 'Maersk School' to mainstream institutions
    Denmark's success in global shipping is closely linked with its ability to tap a rich talent pool, leading executives believe. "In our sector we love the ships, we love the steel, but actually, the software between the ears of the people is actually what is driving the industry," says Anne Steffensen, chief executive of Danish Shipping. "We put a lot of effort into making sure people who jo
  • Danish shipping continues to punch above its weight on global stage
    With a constant focus on ensuring favourable framework conditions for their fleet, Danes continue to make a difference by connecting the maritime world around them
  • Wallenius and SOL order ships for new joint venture
    Swedish shipping companies Wallenius and Swedish Orient Line (SOL) have inked eco-friendly newbuildings for a new Nordic joint venture. Wallenius SOL will carry forestry products and other goods in a network covering the Gulf of Bothnia, the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, they said on Tuesday. The companies view the partnership as an investment to strengthen infrastructure for the needs of Finnis
  • Naftomar scraps elderly LPG carrier
    Demolition deal sees last 1980s-built ship leave the Greek owner's fleet.
  • New HMM CEO on European charm offensive
    New HMM CEO Jae-hoon Bae is visiting Europe to cement the Korean owner's alliances. He plans to meet leaders of its 2M boxship partners Maersk and MSC in Denmark and Switzerland, the company said. Jae-hoon Bae takes top job at HMM Bae left Korea on Monday for London where he will visit the owner's European head office. A meeting has also been set up with IMO secretary general Kitack Lim to tal
  • DSME builds four VLCCs in one dock
    Korea's DSME is working on four VLCC newbuildings in one drydock at the same time to boost productivity. It said it has launched two big tankers ordered by European shipowners simultaneously. This brings to four the number of ships it is working on in dock one, the biggest in the world since 1993. It can handle four 330-metre tankers with a width of 60 metres. This is "not a common sight for
  • US takes world by surprise with waiver decision
    Banchero Costa says unilateral move will likely hurt global economy and be negative for tankers, but Clarksons Platou sees a positive for owners
  • Trump: No more Iranian crude waivers
    White House says decision is aimed at bringing Iran's oil exports to zero and cutting off revenue.
  • Kota Pekarang arrival sets new North Carolina milestone
    US East Coast port hosts first 12,000-teu boxship as $200m investments start to reap rewards.
  • Ocean Yield FPSO put into lay-up in Sri Lanka
    Oil service firm and port operator behind project hope it is a stepping stone to bigger things.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 23, 2019
  • Talking Trade with Peter Friedmann, AgTC executive director
    "There's nothing we produce in agriculture and forest products here in the U.S. that can't be sourced somewhere else in the world and if we can't deliver our exports, affordably and dependably, we will lose those customers."
  • Mexican envoy: U.S. labor should embrace USMCA
    Mexican Ambassador to the U.S. Martha Barcena Coqui on Monday said the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement's pioneering labor reforms shouldn't be taken for granted.
  • U.S. aims to halt Iran's remaining oil exports
    The White House on Monday announced its intent to end sanction waivers to countries still importing revenue-generating oil from Iran.
  • State legislators hear conflicting views on Oakland ballpark
    The Pacific Merchant Shipping Association and longshoremen oppose the plan by the Oakland Athletics to build a ballpark on Port of Oakland property.
  • HMM's new CEO discussing future with 2M
    Jae-hoon Bae also will meet with employees, shippers and the head of the IMO during a visit to Europe less than a month after becoming head of the South Korean carrier.
  • Executive Moves: Bestpass to TIACA
  • Qatar Petroleum initiates huge LNG carrier order
  • KeepTruckin raises $149 million in Series D funding
  • MARAD awards $6.79 million in grants
  • Kenworth, Toyota unveil fuel cell electric truck
  • FMC reviews eight OTI license applications

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 23, 2019
  • OPEC output decision to be made only after reviewing oil prices: Kuwait minister
    The decision by Washington to not extend waivers on Iranian crude oil imports will be a key topic of discussion when OPEC members meet in Jeddah in May
  • OPEC has the spare capacity to offset Iran's oil supply losses, but does it have the will?
    The looming lapse of sanctions waivers for imports of Iranian crude has put spare production capacity back in focus
  • Global spare oil production capacity at 'comfortable levels': IEA
    Global oil markets are adequately supplied with "comfortable" levels of spare production capacity, according to the IEA
  • ARA fuel oil stocks fall 12% despite closed arb east
    Fuel oil stocks in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp hub dropped by 12% week on week
  • Piraeus bunkers brace for tight availability as holidays loom
    The bunker market at the port of Piraeus, Greece, is facing an increasingly tight barge schedule
  • Novorossiisk bunkering resumes after weather improves: sources
    Bunkering operations have resumed at the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiisk
  • Crude again sets fresh six-month high as market digests potential loss of Iranian barrels
    Oil futures settled higher for a second session Tuesday
  • LSFO blending demand pushes Australian heavy sweet crude premiums to record high
    The premiums continue their rise ahead of the IMO 2020 rule.
  • External: Global Risk Management
  • Japan sees no need for SPR release after US decision to end Iran sanctions waiver: METI
    "In any case, we will be closely monitoring trends in the international crude oil markets and local companies' situations over their [oil] procurements."

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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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