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November 5, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Yangzijiang Q3 profit dips but gets confirmation for 12 shipbuilding orders
  • ICTSI 9-month net profit up slightly on increased throughput
  • China pivotal to intra-Asian container shipping growth
  • Southampton plays host to world's biggest ships with start of new service
  • Vietnam's Cai Mep terminal welcomes first 14,000-TEU ship
  • DHL abandons IT forwarding system, writing off US$378m
  • Ship-to-shore cranes arrives at Mersey for Liverpool2
  • ISS opens new offices in Brazil in partnership with fertiliser specialist
  • New CSX intermodal service out to grab back lost highway freight
  • TOC Mideast conference focuses on Iran re-joining global trade
  • Heathrow's US$278m plan to double airfreight volumes over the next 15 years
  • DSV hikes profit forecast with better-than-market Q3 airfreight volume growth
  • IAG Cargo Q3 revenue up despite challenging market conditions

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2015
  • Advance Cargo Declaration is now compulsory for shipments to & from Nigeria
  • Class 4.1: Flammable Solids & Solid Desensitised Explosives
  • Elektrans adds third tanker to its fleet
  • FEDSAI calls into question Fieo's contention on shipping line charges
  • Spices exports zoom in Q1 2015-16
  • Essar Ports' net profit up 9 pc in Q2
  • India flags off trial run of road cargo thru' Bangladesh
  • INR recovers smartly against dollar
  • SaPa opens its Mumbai Chapter

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Stabile situation in a difficult market
  • Tiaca welcomes new members
  • Conveying new tugboats to Johor
  • Heathrow tables ambitious cargo plans
  • Copper with a radiant smile
  • Over 900 trailers handed to clients
  • Delta to exit trade body immediately
  • WFS and Fraport finalize partnership
  • Closing the gap in the north
  • Plug-in hybrid lightens carbon footprint
  • Upgrade in the pipeline for Manzanillo
  • Makeover for Cathay Pacific
  • Tying the knot in rail infrastructure field
  • Climbing the career ladder
  • Good news for European freight forwarders
  • AAPA gains little ground in seventh round with Tiger

IHS Maritimeweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2015
  • Hapag-Lloyd completes share placing
    German container line Hapag-Lloyd has managed to complete its IPO on the German stock exchange but probably with severe consequences for its existing shareholders.
  • Brazil strike to impact crude, product tanker markets
    The strike by workers at Petrobras oil production facilities in Brazil is expected to have a positive impact on product tanker demand and a negative effect on the crude tanker sector.
  • Danaos income soars on lower financing costs, higher charter revenue
    Danaos' third-quarter income soared by 143% year on year as the container ship owner reduced its financing costs and grew its charter revenues.

The Loadstarweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2015
  • Maersk Line set to shed 4,000 jobs as market downturn wreaks havoc on profits
  • Reduced price of Hapag-Lloyd share offer means heavy losses for existing investors
  • Analysis: UPS urgently needs to prepare itself for an Amazon e-commerce attack

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2015
  • First U.S.-flag passenger vessel offers Cuba charter service
  • Azipods ordered for two more Carnival Corp. newbuilds
  • Damen inks deals for Carrousel Rave Tugs and ASD
  • Volvo Penta updates its largest marine diesel
  • First LNG containership transits Panama Canal
  • El Faro wreck is missing bridge, VDR not found
  • Maersk Line to cut jobs, scale back shipbuilding plans

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2015
  • Crowley Maritime completes deal for Miami-based SeaFreight Line
  • Inchcape Shipping Services opening new Ukraine office
  • Federal Maritime Commission revokes Swift's OTI license
  • First LNG-powered box ship passes through Panama Canal
  • Diana Shipping Oks purchase of Capesize dry bulk vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2015
  • El Faro's bridge and voyage data recorder are still missing
    Underwater sonar device will be used to generate a map of the debris
  • Recycling part of shipping's corporate social responsibility, conference told
    Owners need to do more than Hong Kong convention minimum
  • Port of Houston reports rise in chemical tanker arrivals
    Increase follows seasonal big drop in August
  • The results round-up
    A list of Wednesday's earnings stories from the maritime industry
  • Cosco Shipping suspends $396m private shares placement
    Parent group's restructuring 'contains large uncertainty', specialised vessel unit tells regulator
  • Tankers keep MISC profit level despite heavy impairment
    Offshore downturn to affect future heavy engineering earnings
  • Liner reliability at all-time high
    MOL holds on to top spot as carriers clock record monthly on-time performance in September
  • Petrobras strike may hit VLCC and suezmax markets but benefit product trade
    Scandal-mired Brazilian energy giant sees lower oil output amid industrial action
  • DHT intent on catching up with rivals in coming months
    Soon-to-be-delivered newbuildings, combined with three VLCCs coming off time charter, give DHT extra earning power and value to investors
  • Maersk Supply Service cuts 200 more jobs
    Company cutting costs ahead of expected further lay-ups
  • Greek owners' growth comes as a surprise, says analyst
    Tonnage grew 7.5% over the last year despite adversity
  • Product tanker rates slump on excess tonnage
    It could take weeks before activity picks up
  • Scorpio Tankers firing on all cylinders
    Option exercised for additional MR vessels as expanded fleet and improved operating margins help generate $150.8m third-quarter ebitda
  • Lower charter rates drag down Rickmers Maritime third-quarter revenue
    Trust temporarily suspends distributions to conserve cash
  • MSC to cut chartered fleet but no order cancellations
    Chartered ships will be returned but MSC will complete existing newbuilding programme despite Maersk's option cancellations
  • Idle box fleet at highest level in 18 months
    Number of inactive vessels on the rise as volume demand continues to disappoint
  • Tidewater ends second quarter with 51 ships in lay-up
    Lower revenue and utilisation bring second consecutive quarterly loss
  • DP World community work has helped 65,000 people
    But corporate social responsibility impacts have to be measured, conference told
  • Bourbon lays up 31 as utilisation tumbles
    Oversupply sees average rates fall 11.4% in the third quarter
  • Ferd offers Fjord Line $23m for fresh equity
    Investor offers NKr5 per share for 40m freshly issued shares
  • CKYHE trims Asia-North Europe and Mediterranean services
    Nine voyages to be cut over next two months to adjust for seasonal market
  • DHT beats expectations as it pockets $28m
    Better figures arose from fleet growth and a stronger freight market
  • GA Holdings prices 49% Ardmore stake in public offer
    Ardmore Shipping will not get any proceeds from the public offering
  • Maersk Line axes jobs and scales back fleet expansion as demand fails to live up to expectations
    UPDATED: Carrier will not exercise options to acquire six 19,630 teu vessels but large ships still a key driver for Maersk's strategy, says Skou

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2015
  • Ocean carrier reliability hits all-time high, SeaIntel says
    With carriers in the Asia-Indian Subcontinent, Middle East-Asia and Asia-Mediterranean trades leading the way, global on-time performance in September reached an all-time high on the SeaIntel reliability index, the Copenhagen-based consulting firm reported today. SeaIntel's Global Liner Performance report, which has been tracking ocean carrier schedule reliability since July 2011, said...
  • Expeditors continues streak of double-digit profits
    Revenues were down 3 percent to $1.7 billion and operating income was up 21 percent to $192 million year-over-year at Expeditors International of Washington in the third quarter. The company said strategic initiatives propelled its operating income into the double digits for the fourth straight quarter as air freight tonnage increased...
  • NYK hopes diverse business lines will get it through tough market
    NYK Line hopes its diverse array of business lines will help the company overcome the plunge in rates caused by overcapacity hitting the industry and has no plans to back away from its mega-ship orders. Excess container capacity will be a defining feature of the market into the future, and it...
  • Putting respect in driver's seat is vital to future of US harbor trucking
    You won't currently find a situation where drivers are in short supply in the Houston market. And although container volumes through the Port of Houston are up a solid 11 percent through August, in part because of diversions from the West Coast, equipment isn't in short supply. "Equipment availability is currently...
  • Wrap-Up Report: JOC Inland Distribution Conference
    JOC Senior Editor Bill Cassidy reports on the Oct. 2015 Inland Distribution Conference, including insights from FedEx Chairman Fred Smith, key concerns facing shippers and and regulatory changes impacting truck drivers on the road. ...
  • USA Truck hits double-digit profit, revenue pothole
    USA Truck's profit and revenue fell by double-digits in the third quarter as it works to restructure operations and implement new technology. The company had to absorb a restructuring charge of $2.9 million in the quarter, which dragged revenue down 19.6 percent to $123.5 million and profit down 32.5 percent to $2.7...
  • CKYHE Alliance blanks Asia-Europe sailings
    LONDON - The pan-Asian CKYHE Alliance has blanked nine sailings from Asia to north Europe and the Mediterranean in response to shrinking demand in the slack winter season. The alliance, comprising China's Cosco, K-Line of Japan, Taiwan's Evergreen and Yang Ming and Hanjin Shipping of South Korea, will cancel nine sailings from...
  • Digital Logistics - The Logistics Enterprise of the Future
    Technology-led disruption has already begun for all logistics enterprises - Asset, non-Asset and shippers. We are currently being overloaded with IoT, Big Data, predictive analytics, mobile and communication technology, wearables, gamification etc.. Logistics enterprises and shippers are struggling to find clues on where can they begin, what's the ROI, which...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2015
  • Algoma earnings dip across wet and dry
    Toronto-listed owner of lakes bulkers and tankers sees customer shipments decline.
  • DHT Holdings sees strong 2016 for VLCCs
    But analysts express caution about large tanker market's future amid growing orderbook.
  • Judge starts clock for El Faro court melee
    Steamship Mutual to deposit $15.3m as more suits emerge over sinking of TOTE ship.
  • Euronav shares slump on Livanos selldown
    Tanker owner's shares retreat as chairman offers $125m worth of stock in bookbuilding process.
  • Scorpio strikes on $144m options for MRs
    Tanker owner increases firm orderbook by four, with six options still available.
  • Navios Partners has ripped off band-aid
    Angeliki Frangou explains distribution cut for which Wall Street found one popular metaphor.
  • Cash piles into tankers as dry spending slumps
    Investment in tankers has passed last year's level while capesize interest has been cut in half.
  • GSL sees red ink
    Impairment charges related to two ships take a toll on containership owner's Q3 bottom line.
  • Golar LNG signs FSRU deal for Ghana project
    Golar said it is first LNG firm to offer storage and regasification in sub-Saharan Africa.
  • Multraship adds two
    Damen to build more powerful tug pair for towage and salvage company.
  • Scorpio Tankers surges in third quarter
    New York-listed tanker owner sees profit come in slightly above analyst expectations.
  • Hapag-Lloyd hits IPO target after delay
    German line to spend on ships as it finally completes share sale to raise $300m.
  • Rickmers suspends payout
    Boxship owner takes "difficult decision" to stop cash distribution as it waits for market recovery.
  • Maersk Supply axes 200 employees
    Danish giant's offshore arm reveals more redundancies hot on the heels of Maersk Line's job cuts.
  • PACD hurts Samsung
    South Korean shipyard revises its Q3 result to a loss following Idan Ofer's rig cancellation.
  • Russian shipyard volumes decline
    Country's builders turned out 98 ships in first nine months of 2015, down 20%.
  • CKYHE lines cut boxship sailings
    Cosco, K Line and others drop nine voyages from Asia to Europe as winter demand falls.
  • Bourbon stacks 31 ships
    French owner reveals lay-up tally as it battles reduced investment by oil companies in tough offshore market.
  • Maersk to sack 4,000
    Danish giant set to shed 18% of global workforce as it adjusts to new reality of liner market.
  • Write-downs hurt Tidewater
    US-listed offshore vessel company hit by series of one-off costs in third quarter result.
  • Impairments dent MISC Q3 results
    Malaysian shipowner suffers in the third quarter despite improved tanker freight rates.
  • Yangzijiang seals first VLGC orders
    Chinese shipbuilder secures breakthrough order in gas sector as it looks to diversify product offering.
  • IMB warns over complacency
    Malaysian-based piracy reporting centre welcomes latest crack-down, but says don't drop your guard.
  • Impairments dent Tidewater
    US-listed offshore vessel company hit by series of one-off costs in third quarter result.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2015
  • Trade data firm merger a sign of changing market
  • World Freight Services closes deal with Fraport AG
  • Kenco looks into drone technology for warehouse management
  • Airfreight carrier ANA launches new service
  • DHL opens new service center in Herndon, Va.
  • Executive Moves: V3 Transportation and Port of Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners
  • Maersk Line to eliminate 4,000 positions
  • SEKO Logistics strengthens presence in California
  • Trade supporters oppose diversion of Customs fees in transportation bill
  • Hapag-Lloyd raises $300m through initial public offering
  • Ag shippers, ocean carriers discuss new container weight regulations
  • Navigation bridge separated from rest of El Faro wreck
  • AFCO Shipping launches first ocean service
  • RR Donnelley purchases managed delivery services provider
  • Heathrow looks to double cargo volumes by 2030
  • FedEx, TNT extend public offer period

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2015
  • Low prices, high risk
    Ship operators with poor payment records may be accessing unduly generous volumes of product.
  • OW lawyer: '$125 million has disappeared'
    Examination of Tankoil's books finds not very much.
  • Piraeus bunker deliveries face disruption as strike continues
    'We have three stemmed vessels to supply but due to the strike, we cannot load from refineries.'
  • Meech: No growth in demand despite low oil prices
    Thinks demand is softening this year,predicts low oil prices and slow demand growth in coming decade.
  • Cape Town: Second bunker barge call
    To avoid missed opportunities.
  • Maersk Line scaling back capacity and cutting jobs
    'A number of markets have disappointed with a lot weaker demand than expected,' says chief executive.
  • Ferry arrest: WFS among list of creditors
    Bunker supplier seeking interest and late fees.
  • Cruise vessels get fuel-saving propulsion system
    Newbuilds to be built in Italy.
  • Cruise ferry under arrest at Portland
    World Fuel Services among list of creditors.
  • Nustar Energy quarterly earnings up
    Firm's fuels marketing segment recorded operating loss.
  • Cruise vessels to utilise fuel-saving propulsion system
    Newbuilds to be built at a Fincantieri shipyard in Italy.
  • Red Sea player makes first STS bunker delivery
    Red Sea Bunkering begins deliveries on schedule.
  • Singapore: Research house focused on energy efficiency
    DNV GL builds marine research portfolio.
  • Chandris fined $1 million for falsifying oil record book
    Related to a USCG oil book inspection on January 3.

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