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October 14, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • 2M partners shelve extra transpacific service after only three sailings
  • Maersk's intra-Asia unit MCC says its running a charity it wants to end
  • Seoul court mulls sale of Hanjin Shipping's Asia-US business
  • Major carriers quick to take over Hanjin's long-haul routes
  • LatAm's Atlantic-facing ports will struggle to berth mega ships
  • 'Disrupters' see doom for middling forwarders who reject automation
  • K+ N dismisses start-up 'disrupters' as junior up-start forwarders
  • NYK's new anti-rust agent cuts vessel maintenance costs, crew workload
  • Cathay Pacific to launch weekly freighter service to Brisbane
  • Faster, cheaper and more innovative air cargo needed
  • Lawyers granted US$100m in fees as air cargo antirust case ends
  • Finnair to add extra A350 flights to Tokyo and Hong Kong over summer 2017

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 13, 2016
  • APL increases port calls of Asia Latin America service
  • Ashok Janakiram re-elected Chairman of FEDSAI
  • Bahri named 'Shipping Line of the Year - Break Bulk Operator' at MALA 2016
  • Michel Delville appointed Chief Financial Officer of CMA CGM Group
  • Iron ore volumes rebound while coal cargo growth continues to be stifled, says ICRA
  • Joint Secretary (Ports) holds review meeting at Chennai Port Trust
  • Air cargo sees moderate growth in Aug.
  • Huge potential seen in cold chain segment in India
  • Cabinet approves MoU between India & Russian Federation on expanding bilateral trade, economic cooperation
  • Enhanced foreign trade data dashboard launched

International Transport Journalweb site
  • The railway delivers
  • JV to create trucking and rail efficiencies
  • First in the ranking of tanker fleets
  • New logistics platform for shoe retailer opened
  • Fleet age drops to 2.3 years
  • Erin Jones joins Transervice Logistics
  • Hinterland railway celebrates 25th anniversary
  • Take me home
  • Spectre has big conversion and leasing plans
  • Transport platform poaches lobbyists
  • Another integrator to test drones
  • Further cranes for Liverpool2 terminal
  • Envirotainer names Ng for new post in Singapore
  • NYK's results under pressure until 2017
  • Apptera swooped by Descartes
  • Enhanced rail service between Rotterdam and Barcelona
  • 10,000th Airbus to be delivered today

IHS Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 13, 2016
  • Genco's Georgiopoulos resigns, PE to gain board seats
  • COSCO Shipping profit plunges 91%
  • Dry bulker valuations climb in wake of firmer freight rates
  • Serious safety breaches found in box ship man overboard incident
  • Seoul court calls for sale of Hanjin Shipping's Asia-US network
  • Indonesia plans cuts in transhipment charges
  • Swiber defaults on bond issue again
  • Libyan crude exports: Tanker tailwind or fleeting mirage?
  • KDB to take over administration of Marine Finance Center
  • Heavy-lift earnings go from bad to worse
  • DSME brings retrenchments forward

The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 13, 2016
  • Get automated or in 10 years the industry won't need you, forwarders warned
  • Latin line pours cold water on rumours of wider box shipping cooperation
  • Etihad Cargo designs widebody way to bring in Sri Lankan fashion exports
  • Hanjin charter defaults spark more vessel lay-ups and add to shipyard woes
  • US railroad earnings turmoil deepens as trucks poach freight
  • 'Flex supply chains' to cope with uneven growth

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 13, 2016
  • Vard hooks aquaculture equipment maker
  • Peter Georgiopolous steps down as Genco Chairman
  • Damen takes wraps of expedition cruise ship design
  • Kobe Steel in crank throw strength breakthrough
  • VIDEO: U.S. Navy strikes Red Sea radar sites
  • Test engine will advance cylinder oil R&D

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 13, 2016
  • Private equity 'is here to stay'
    Pundits voice confidence that funds will adapt and reinvest in shipping despite rough introduction
  • TST eyes expansion in supramaxes
    Bulker owner believes optimum fleet size would be 20-25 units
  • Shipowners: right now what's your worst frustration?
    Panel effortlessly underlines how industry is currently besieged by a variety of problems
  • If not utilisation, then what?
    Consolidation might be the only effective way to save the box shipping industry
  • Peter Georgiopoulos resigns as Genco's chairman
    US-listed dry bulk company appoints Arthur Regan as interim chairman
  • Zim launches additional transpacific service
    Offers direct call from Xingang to Prince Rupert
  • GC Rieber Shipping and Rasmussen form new geophysical company
    New firm will own four vessels and get $60m to kick off operations
  • Capes plunge 12% on week as inquiries fall short
    Broker expects that by year-end rates will gradually fall before one more spike
  • A shrinking world
    The world gets smaller, ships get bigger, and everyone else plays catch-up
  • DSME to help modernise Thai navy's shipbuilding facilities
    Group to explore opportunities for securing newbuilding contracts in Thailand
  • IBK offers another refund guarantee to Samsung Heavy Industries
    Guarantee to cover shipbuilder's second newbuilding deal for the year
  • Throughput at major Indian state-owned ports up 6% in April-September
    Containers handled rose to 4.35m teu from 4.09m teu in the year-ago period
  • Seoul court to put Hanjin's Asia-US assets up for sale this week
    Interested parties have until November 7 to submit binding bids
  • Shipowner insurance scams on rise in hard times, experts warn
    Atlantik Confidence ruling highlights unscrupulous practices
  • ASL Marine seeks more time for results release
    Company still finalising loan arrangements with capital providers
  • New entrant said to be eyeing 20-ship LNG order worth $3.8bn
    If deal goes through, it would help boost the struggling South Korean shipbuilding sector
  • Scrapping to rise in LPG shipping
    Forty VLGCs are prime targets
  • Hanjin collapse hits Long Beach volumes
    Hanjin Seattle due to arrive next week to discharge cargo

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 13, 2016
  • With Appterra, Descartes grows cloud-based logistics
  • CSX to hold line on pricing despite volume drop
  • Hanjin to liquidate trans-Pacific operations
  • US Great Lakes/Seaway volume down year to date
  • Pursuing rebound, USA Truck hikes pay for owner-operators
  • NY-NJ port truckers ready to use GPS to measure turn times
  • CMA CGM names Delville as CFO
  • Panama Canal struggles to boost container ship transits
  • Indonesia plans transshipment cost cuts

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 13, 2016
  • Was Georgipoulos pushed out at Genco?
    Conflicting accounts surface over whether Georgiopoulos left Genco over disappointment with backers or was forced out.
  • Fidelity buys 10% of Teekay LNG Partners
    Large long-only investor likely looking ahead to restoration of dividends.
  • Apollo's Arthur Regan takes helm at Genco
    Interim chief executive comes from one of New York bulker owner's key shareholders backing restructuring.
  • Svitzer engineer unprotected before fatal fall
    Crewman crushed as he tried to move between tugs in Bristol, UK.
  • Zim launches another Asia-Pacific run
    Israeli carrier adds service from China to Canada's Prince Rupert.
  • GTT nets first Mark V order with GasLog
    French designer finally gets chance to prove its new cargo system.
  • Monarch Capital set for shipowning exit
    Euronav linked with the final tanker directly owned by the US investment firm.
  • ASL asks for more time over loans
    Singapore shipbuilder to delay financial results as it works on new finance.
  • Cement carrier refloated off Norway
    Polish cargoship got stuck on sandbar near Hugla.
  • DNB not ruling out offshore debt swap
    Kristin Holth says bank has to think broadly to handle downturn in best way for shareholders.
  • Bomin Linde grows LNG bunker fleet
    German LNG fueling pair says vessel will be deployed in the Baltic Sea by late 2018.
  • IBK guarantees Samsung's Viken order
    State-run bank reported to have quickly come up with refund cash for tanker quartet.
  • Cosco Shipping profit evaporates
    Chinese heavy lift specialist takes a hit in the third quarter amid lower revenue.
  • Court to start auction of Hanjin's Asia-US business
    Expressions of interest must be in by 28 October as five boxships placed on sales block.
  • GC Rieber gets geophysical with Rasmussen
    Norwegian companies team up for new seismic shipping venture, while hinting at future consolidation as they take over Dolphin.
  • Saverys heads to US with blank-cheque
    Shipowner seeks $150m from IPO less than a year after delisting CMB in Belgium.
  • Non-operator's idle fleet tops 1m teu
    Two-tier market between liner firms and container leasing companies appears to be emerging.
  • Swiber Holdings misses another coupon
    Restructuring Singapore offshore owner unable to pay interest on $115m bond issue.
  • GC Rieber gets geophysical with Rasmussengruppen
    Norwegian companies team up for new seismic shipping venture, while hinting at future consolidation as they take over Dolphin.
  • Scorpio Tankers faces possible dividend cut
    US-listed shipowner needs to see a relatively strong inflection in rates, says Deutsche Bank.
  • Hanjin collapse takes its toll on Long Beach
    US west coast port throughout figures weighed down by bankruptcy of South Korean liner giant.
  • Bomin Linde expands LNG bunker fleet
    German LNG fueling pair says vessel will be deployed in the Baltic Sea by late 2018.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 13, 2016
  • Hanjin's assets related to U.S. trades will be put up for sale
    Multiple press reports said that assets related to Hanjin Shipping's services to the United States will be put up for sale as soon as tomor...
  • Savannah River reopens to commercial traffic
    The MSC Kleven sailing up the Savannah River to the Port of Savannah after the river reopened Wednesday Source: Georgia Ports Authority The...
  • CSX's Q3 net earnings, revenues drop amid lower volumes
    CSX Corporation said Wednesday its net earnings for the third quarter of 2016 totaled $455 million, a 10 percent decline from the third qua...
  • ATA: Trucking volumes to grow 27% by 2027
    The amount of cargo moving by truck in the United States is expected to grow 27 percent between 2016 and 2027, according to the latest U.S....
  • U.S., Canadian lumber dispute risks flare-up
    The deadline for reaching a new softwood lumber trade agreement between the United States and Canada expired on Wednesday, risking the asse...
  • Damietta Port to build second container terminal
    The Port of Damietta Authority has signed an agreement with China Harbor Engineering Company Ltd. for the construction and development of a...
  • UK, China lift restrictions on cargo flights
    The United Kingdom and China have agreed to amend or lift restrictions on international flights between the two nations, according to a sta...
  • UPS expands early morning delivery to 28 countries
    UPS is expanding its earliest morning package delivery service, Worldwide Express Plus, to 28 additional countries and enhancing service to...
  • DHL expands Leipzig hub
    Source: DHL Express carrier DHL on Thursday officially opened a new 230 million euro (U.S. $253.8 million) sorting center at its global air...
  • Executive Moves: CSCB and R.J. Corman Railroad Group
    The Canadian Society of Customs Brokers (CSCB) has elected Angela Collins , vice president of Canadian and U.S. brokerage operations and re...
  • U.S. starts investigating steel concrete bar dumping
    The Commerce Department said it has started antidumping investigations on imports of steel concrete reinforcing bar from Japan, Taiwan and ...
  • Greenbrier expands European railcar manufacturing
    The Greenbrier Cos. and Astra Rail Management GmbH said they will form a new company, Greenbrier-Astra Rail, to create a Europe-based freig...
  • OmniTRAX links with Arrows Up
    OmniTRAX Sand Holdings has entered a joint venture with Arrows Up, a provider of bulk storage and transportation services. Terms of the jo...
  • Brazilian beef to arrive at Port of Philadelphia
    The first loads of Brazilian beef to the United States in decades are expected to arriveat the Port of Philadelphia on Friday, the port aut...
  • Descartes acquires integration specialist Appterra
    The logistics software provider Descartes Systems Group said Wednesday it has acquired Appterra, a provider of cloud-based business-to-busi...
  • Port of Long Beach posts 16.6% drop in box volumes
    The Port of Long Beach said Wednesday it handled 546,805 TEUs in September, a 16.6 percent decline from September 2015. The Southern Calif...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 13, 2016
  • European fuel oil hi-lo hits two-year high on maintenance, firm demand
    The premium of FOB Northwest Europe 1% sulfur fuel oil cargoes to 3.5% sulfur FOB Rotterdam barges has surged to its highest level in over two years, assessed up $0.75/mt at $24.75/mt Wednesday.
  • Oil futures inch higher after EIA reports refined product draws
    NYMEX November crude settled 26 cents higher at $50.44/b. ICE December Brent settled up 22 cents at $52.03/b.
  • US DATA: EIA says US fuel oil imports hit 16-year low as inventory falls
    Residual fuel oil imports averaged just 46,000 b/d for the week, a drop of 62% from the previous week
  • External: Praxis Energy Agents S.A
  • S. Korean bunkering remains halted amid pay dispute
    Bunker fuel operations on South Korea's south coast remained at a standstill Thursday
  • GLOBAL VLCC TRACKER: China, Japan imports nosedive
    - China landings lowest since March, could signal trend - India inflows strength highlights key buyer status - OPEC outflows resilient ahead of possible freeze
  • ANALYSIS: With Russia on board, OPEC seeks further freeze support at Vienna talks
    - All eyes on October 28-29 technical meeting - Russian freeze level still to be determined - Exemptions, secondary sources need resolution
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • European ports call on IMO not to delay 0.5% sulfur emission cap
    European Sea Ports Organisation says global cap will level the playing field for ports
  • External: Marine Bunkering(Rotterdam)B.V.
  • FUTURES: Oil edges lower amid lack of fresh drivers, mixed signals
  • External: Global Risk Management
  • Bunkering remains halted as S Korean refiners fail to reach deal with barge operators
    Korea Oil Supply Shipowner's Association holding out for higher operating fees paid by refiners.

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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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