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April 20, 2017
Sched Netweb site
  • HK up 17pc in March to 1.7 million TEU, S'pore by 6.7pc, Shanghai by 14pc
  • APL to start China Australia Service, calling at Japanese, Korean ports
  • Mega alliances up rates 10pc while independents only win 1pc hikes
  • Maersk ups rate by US$125/TEU from US, Canada to West Africa June 1
  • China trade surplus US$23.9 billion, beats street by $10 billion
  • MSC alters Europe-Med service, adds Beirut and Naples skips Limassol
  • China Merchants' completes takeover of forwarding giant Sinotrans
  • Heavy swell, sand storms stop operations at Jeddah and Jubail ports
  • Cargo risk at sea/port continues to rise in 2016, ship damage costs spike
  • US transport creates 3,500 jobs in March, down from 8,100 in February
  • Singapore to dredge West Jurong Channel from April 20 to June 30
  • United posts 20.3 pc cargo growth in first quarter, sales rise 13.4pc
  • Airbus is sued over 'questionable' sales tactics, export financing hits snag
  • Delta records slight decline in cargo revenues and traffic
  • IAG Cargo starts new freighter service from Madrid to Basel

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 19, 2017
  • JNPT/JNCH on the path of facilitating faster clearance of import containers
  • Phase 1 of JN Port's mega fourth container terminal expected to be operational by end-2017
  • Port of Antwerp gets off to strongest start ever
  • Port of Los Angeles sees impressive throughput growth in March 2017
  • V. O. Chidambaranar Port creates new record in single-day handling
  • ACTL partners with Konoike Transport to form Trac1 Logistics
  • Allcargo Logistics' Mundra CFS completes 10 years
  • Cabinet approves signing of protocol between India & Portugal for avoidance of double taxation
  • Significant export growth in March has given a boost to the sector & the economy as a whole, says FIEO President

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Data platform connects already over 20,000 vehicles
  • Data exchange when booking container shipments
  • Vopak expanding at the port of Santos
  • Des Moines to lose lots of jobs to Chicago Rockford
  • Twice a week to Pordeone
  • Increasing share of tank cars
  • Good start to 2017 for the port of Antwerp
  • Brussels welcomes more Qatar Cargo services
  • Three to strengthen RoadOne's management team
  • Switzerland: cargo transport boosts sales
  • Veracruz on Grimaldi's agenda
  • Offering services in Aberdeen
  • SATS unveils e-commerce air hub
  • Del Signore replaces Laura as Pangaea's CFO

IHS Maritimeweb site
APRIL 19, 2017
  • Fredriksen makes last-ditch court bid to block DHT-BW tanker deal
  • Decision-maker: Jorge Barakat, Panama Maritime Authority
  • Chinese yards new shipbuilding orders dip 25.4% in Q1
  • FSL Aframax employed through Teekay revenue-sharing agreement
  • EMAS served USD195 million demand by China's ICBC
  • Gulf ports set for consolidation, says Sohar CEO
  • EU, Japan protest over DSME bailout
  • Falling steel prices hit ship demolitions
  • SM Line takes fleet to 30 with more ship purchases
  • Listed bulker owners diverge on second-hand asset strategies

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 19, 2017
  • Princess pollution case whistleblower collects $1 million
  • VIDEO: Tuco introduces fish farm cat
  • Strong crude exports from North Sea, GOM
  • Med's largest high-speed cat will debut in 2018
  • Antifouling foul? More tin sneaks in
  • Pipelay vessel snags long term charter from Petrobras
  • LNG fueled ferries to have MAN Cryo fuel-gas supply systems

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 19, 2017
  • Slowing Chinese teapots demand threatens tanker rates
    Independent players are to hit the brakes in crude buying this quarter
  • Panamax bulkers reach $13,000 per day as congestion builds up off east Australia
    Spot fixture seen at $25,000 per day from Brazil to China for iron ore shipment
  • Let's get personal over pay
    Words are wind. It is action we need over the UK's appalling gender pay gap, not more useless chatter
  • Over one third of Southeast Asia's abducted seafarers still missing
    ReCAAP continues to advise ships to re-route or exercise enhanced vigilance
  • Yang Ming to add Southeast Asia-Australia service
    New rotation will be carried out by eight midsize ships via a slot exchange co-operation
  • VLCC earnings gain another $3,700 in one session
    Owners turn even more bullish as Saudi and Iraqi cargoes for early May loading emerge
  • CargoSphere boss says digital buzz kick-started by Maersk
    Cloud-based freight rate platform sees interest from container lines for first time in 18 years of business
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries reports strong recovery in new orders
    South Korean shipbuilder sees market bottom and says a recovery is on the way
  • Innovate to survive, advises Stena Bulk
    Weak chemical and product tanker freight rates prompt action to stay ahead of the pack
  • Analysts go 'all-in' on dry cargo
    High hopes abound for the dry bulk sector, even if analysts cannot agree on why
  • US maritime group backs plan to tighten Jones Act regime
    Proposal by Customs and Border Protection aims to create more American jobs and reinforce national security
  • Bahri plans to switch VLCC fleet to the Saudi flag by end-2017
    Nineteen vessels out of 37 are already registered
  • Euronav and ISM prepare to refloat tanker grounded off Indonesia
    Diving survey is currently in progress
  • Port of Antwerp's overall cargo volumes lifted by box throughput
    Further gains in the first quarter offset by lower liquid bulk figures
  • Seanergy Maritime charters out capesize bulker
    Employment could bring in up to $10m in net revenue
  • DSME head pledges to improve management and business processes
    Remarks come after bondholders accept South Korean shipbuilder's debt restructuring terms
  • FSL Trust aframax tanker employed under revenue sharing deal with Teekay
    Tanker deal welcome following auditor scrutiny and executive departures from trust

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 19, 2017
  • TransFX wants to help shippers hedge against truck rate hikes
  • Brazil takes first step toward privatizing port authorities
  • Grimaldi adds Veracruz to trans-Atlantic ro-ro loop
  • India looks to aid port development in Sri Lanka
  • Detention-demurrage fight heats up for last word to FMC
  • Fog, larger alliance ships cause massive Yangshan delays
  • European 'digital' trains offer real-time container visibility
  • Crowded Persian Gulf port market ripe for consolidation

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 19, 2017
  • Japan energy giant Jera gears up for US cargoes
    Incoming player says it is considering trading its destination-free cargoes from 2018 and is open to working with all shipowners on future business
  • Bimco cautions dry bulk optimism but positive on liner consolidation
    Regional manager for Singapore says association is stepping up its activities in new outpost to reflect membership and development in the region
  • Singapore Chamber broadens horizon
    The Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA), which is well established with charter parties on Bimco forms, is keen to broaden the scope of its offerings and geography. Business development manager Patricia Chua says one of her major tasks is to educate the maritime community to be more specific when nominating Singapore as the seat of arbitration in contracts. The SCMA's attitude diffe
  • Arbitration expects boost from third-party funding
    Arbitration in Singapore is expected to be boosted by the advent of third-party funding. Parliament has passed an act permitting the practice, and maritime lawyers expect it to come into force in the next few months. "There have been cries for this, so I think it will take off," said maritime lawyer Felicia Tan of Incisive Law, a local firm that operates in partnership with Ince & Co. Third-par
  • Arbitration gains ground in Singapore
    Cases on rise from six recorded in 2009 to 46 last year
  • Ince & Co Singapore expands into infrastructure
    Infrastructure development in the frontier markets of Asia has led to greater demand for legal expertise in the field. Law firm Ince & Co has begun targeting this market out of its Singapore office with the appointment of an expert in projects and maritime infrastructure. Transactional lawyer Ton van den Bosch has joined after several years as general counsel for Philippines-based International
  • Doyen of Singapore maritime law busy as ever
    When Dato Jude Benny - arguably Singapore's most high-profile shipping lawyer - announced in 2013 that he was stepping down after 25 years at the helm of Joseph Tan Jude Benny (JTJB), many people thought the move was a precursor to retirement. Nothing could have been further from the truth. "Rumours of my impending retirement have been greatly exaggerated," said the legendary lawyer when TradeWi
  • Debt-collecting exercises run law firms off their feet
    Perception that lawyers make money when times are tough appears to be holding true in Singapore
  • Shipmanager Bernhard Schulte sets sights on offshore sector
    One of the worst-performing areas of shipping could turn out to be a revenue generator with its sights set on FPSO and FSRU projects
  • Oil and gas downturn hits demand for project cargoships
    Wind energy sector fills some of the void left in Asia by struggling offshore industry
  • Golden Stena Weco eyes expansion in chem-tank trades
    Singapore-based player sees opportunities to acquire tonnage if sluggish freight market and vessel oversupply persist
  • Sembcorp plans ahead with skills upgrade and acquisitions
    While Sembcorp Marine has been consolidating its capacity, it is making use of the downturn to secure a stronger future by boosting its capabilities, especially on the gas side. As part of a workforce consolidation exercise, Sembcorp Marine has been reallocating excess manpower from drilling to non-drilling work. Engineering capabilities for new sectors it is branching into are being enhanced wit
  • Sembcorp Marine readies for market upturn
    Singaporean shipyards have been in business for decades so are no strangers to market volatility. They face a prolonged downturn, but remain confident that business will improve in the medium to long term. Sembcorp Marine president and chief executive Wong Weng Sun believes that oil prices will eventually stabilise at a range that can support the growth of offshore projects. He points out that de
  • Shipyards retrench in face of offshore woes
    Singapore's two largest shipyard groups - Sembcorp Marine and Keppel Corp - have switched to survival mode as offshore downturn continues
  • Players in local markets face tighter conditions
    Regional areas served by Singapore's offshore hub have been raising the bar for shipowners, by strengthening cabotage rules to protect their own oil service companies. The island nation lacks its own offshore fields but this has not stopped it from building up the area's largest fleet of offshore support vessels (OSVs), with 449 ships flying the Singaporean flag. Singapore, and Southeast Asia in
  • Crisis batters OSV hub
    Dollar output of Singapore's offshore sector has almost halved over the past two years and the outlook remains bleak
  • Q&A with CMA CGM veteran and APL chief executive
    Nicolas Sartini discusses the challenges and changes implemented at Neptune Orient Lines' liner arm APL since taking the helm
  • Lion City still roars despite setbacks
    Protracted market downturn has done little to dampen Singapore's vibrancy as a leading global shipping hub with glimmers of optimism starting to emerge in some sectors
  • Excelerate tightlipped as sales talk continues to swirl
    There was only one question everyone wanted to ask the Excelerate Energy team on its stand at Gastech this month. Who is going to buy the company and when? Talk on the likely sale of the company by its loan shareholder - oil and gas magnate George Kaiser - started in 2015. But, in September last year, things got a little more serious when JP Morgan was appointed to oversee the process. Since th
  • MPC Container Ships 'favours' Oslo for full listing
    Executives say new boxship asset play company will join major exchange this year after $100m equity raise opens door to capital markets
  • Shipping employers group claims success in piracy pay debate
    IMCA says groups demonstrated that there is no need for more financial security for wages during hijackings.
  • John Fredriksen drops legal bombshell in DHT takeover twist
    Frontline takes legal action to blow up VLCC deal between two owners and force shareholders to consider its own takeover pitch.
  • Diana Shipping linked to Foremost bulkers
    Two post-panamaxes from Chao family-controlled company said to be part of Diana purchase.
  • Solvang says Clipper offer not a fair value
    Board of Oslo-listed gasship owner weighs in on tender offer made by Steensland family.
  • Algoma and Nova seal short sea joint venture
    A strategic partnership between Swiss and Canadian owners is ready to go to business.
  • DryShips buys additional kamsarmax
    Former United Ocean ship believed to be the latest heading for DryShips stable.
  • Ferry group 2Go pushes up 2016 earnings
    Philippines ro-pax owner benefits from logistics growth and cost efficiencies.
  • Vigor buys drydock for $20m
    US shipbuilder to tow new facility from South Korea.
  • Siem Offshore books extra $60m loss
    Owner updates annual figure due to currency hedging in Brazil.
  • Doubt cast over Fincantieri's STX takeover
    Talk of a challenge as Fincantieri chief executive Giuseppe Bono visits Saint Nazaire today
  • Patient Diana wins applause for share sale
    Analyst says $70m equity issue to back triple bulker buy has been done at above net asset value.
  • Global Ports Holding set for London listing
    Expanding Turkish cruise terminal operator eyes further expansion through $250m IPO.
  • Gotland takes full control of tanker trio
    Swedish owner buys out partner Laurin Maritime's 50% stake in MRs.
  • Swiber unable to redeem $114.5m bond issue
    Court-managed owner misses date for Singapore dollar issue.
  • Essar Shipping cargo volume jumps 22%
    Indian bulker and VLCC player benefits from doubling of coastal business.
  • Algoma raises $20m from property sales
    Canadian owner offloads office buildings and land to raise money for fleet renewal.
  • Seafarers missing after Black Sea sinking
    Ukraine-owned general cargoship splits in two 14 nautical miles off Russian coast.
  • Korea Line books LNG pair at Samsung
    Contract marks a change from the owner's previous preference in the LNG market.
  • Russian region seeks two ferries
    Arkhangelsk wants new additions to fleet this year.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 19, 2017
  • AS survey on ocean carrier alliance changes
    The consolidation from four ocean carrier alliances on major east-west trades into just three is sure to have a huge impact on the shipping ...
  • AMP: Domestic shipping industry supports stricter Jones act enforcement
    The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the domestic shipping industry's primary trade organization, said Tuesday it strongly supports U.S...
  • ATA: Truck tonnage index slips again in March
    Domestic truck tonnage fell for the second straight month in March 2017, slipping 1 percent compared with the previous month, following a r...
  • Sen. Schumer calls for crude stabilization mandate following CSX derailment
    U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., is calling on the Departments of Transportation (USDOT) and Department of Energy (DOE)...
  • Siemens to launch global logistics headquarters in Dubai
    German engineering and technology conglomerate Siemens plans to launch a global logistics headquarters in Dubai, including itsportfolio for...
  • ACI: Airfreight volumes soar in February
    Global airport cargo volumes surged 7.8 percent in February from a year prior,according to Airports Council International (ACI). The trade...
  • Cathay boosts cargo volumes in March
    Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cathay Dragon, recorded a combined 15.4 percent year-over-year incr...
  • IMF increases 2017 global growth forecast
    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is raising its outlook for the worldwide economy in the coming year. The IMF yesterday released its ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 19, 2017
  • Oil falls sharply after data shows US gasoline build
    NYMEX May crude settled $1.97 lower Wednesday at $50.44/b. ICE June Brent settled down $1.96 at $52.93/b.
  • US DATA: EIA says residual fuel oil stocks at lowest level since February
    Domestic stocks ended the week at 38.784 million barrels, a draw of 1.361 million barrels from last week.
  • HSFO Med-North jumps to three-week high despite feeble Med market
    The spread hit minus $3.00/mt late Tuesday, a rise of $3.50 on the day, after reaching lows of minus $7.75/mt last week.
  • Novorossiisk halts loading operations amid storm warning: port authority
    The Russian port of Novorossiisk has issued a storm warning and halted loading and mooring operations at its Sheskharis oil terminal at 9 am local time (0700 GMT),
  • REFINERY NEWS UPDATE: South Africa's Sapref to undergo maintenance from May 1
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • TRADER NOTE: Fuel testing company VPS hires business development manager
    Fuel testing company Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS) has hired Paul Parkinson as business development manager for oil condition monitoring
  • Nordic Marine Oil adds new bunker barge at Skagen
    The company has added the 3,824 dwt barge M/T Ristna to its fleet at the northern Danish port and the vessel is now operational
  • TRADER NOTE: Executive director of fuel oil trading leaves Castleton Singapore
    Grimm had been with the company since 2012.
  • Royal Vopak expands terminal storage at Port of Santos, Brazil
    The expansion will add 16 new tanks with a capacity of 61,000 cu m to the terminal.
  • REFINERY NEWS: Canadian fuel retailer buys Chevron's 57,000 b/d refinery in BC
    Alberta-based Parkland Fuel Corp. said late Tuesday it has signed a deal with Chevron Canada to buy the latter's 57,000 b/d refinery at Burnaby, British Columbia.
  • OPEC hopes to convince more non-OPEC producers to cooperate in market management: Barkindo
    All eyes on May 25 ministerial meeting in Vienna
  • UAE talks up OPEC compliance based on own figures, says further cuts ahead
    - UAE to average over 140,000 b/d in H1 cuts - Minister dismisses need for ADNOC IPO - UAE developing spare output capacity
  • TANKERS: Port fees at Saudi Ras Tanura, Khafji to rise from May
    The increase in the charge will see a VLCC pay $85,000 from the current rate of $30,000, according to a VLCC shipbroker.

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In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
COSCO Shipping Holdings Group's revenues fell by -3.4% in the second quarter of 2025.
COSCO Shipping Holdings Group's revenues fell by -3.4% in the second quarter of 2025.
Shanghai
Sharp decline in economic performance in the trans-Pacific and Asia-Europe markets
For Federlogistica, the bridge over the Strait of Messina will have the miraculous power to gradually eliminate a framework of social injustices.
For Federlogistica, the bridge over the Strait of Messina will have the miraculous power to gradually eliminate a framework of social injustices.
Genoa
Falteri: it can become the artery of an economic and social body that has been underdeveloped to date
SBB CFF FFS Cargo's half-year performance was negative.
Bern
The Swiss company announced a drop in volumes in both domestic and transit traffic.
COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly revenue
Hong Kong
In the April-June period, net profit was 122.4 million dollars (+32.4%)
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports hit a new record high in July
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports hit a new record high in July
Beijing
Foreign traffic amounted to 427.6 million tonnes (+6.1%)
South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and HD Hyundai Mipo Co. to merge
Seoul
The completion of the operation is expected for next December 1st.
Filt Cgil, priority should be given to valorizing AdSP workers rather than assigning positions
Rome
The union denounces the failure to comply with the National Collective Labour Agreement
Companies inform
Accelleron and Geislinger: An Evolving Technical Collaboration
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Venice grew by +4.1%
Venice
There were 228 thousand cruise passengers (+12.8%)
COSCO Shipping International's revenues increased by 10.3% in the first half of the year.
Hong Kong
Net profit was HK$494.6 million (+26.0%)
G20 nations' merchandise trade showed modest growth in the second quarter
Geneva
The increase in trade in services was more pronounced
South Korea's HD Hyundai announces multibillion-dollar investment program to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
South Korea's HD Hyundai announces multibillion-dollar investment program to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
Seongnam
Agreements with the US investment firm Cerberus Capital and the Korea Development Bank
MSC World Europa cruise ship crashes off the coast of Ponza
Rome
The Coast Guard reports that the situation on board, where there are 8,585 people, is calm and under control.
MSC World Europa has resumed autonomous sailing
Rome
Electrical problem solved, the cruise ship is headed for the port of Naples
PostEurop warns that from August 29, shipments of goods to the USA could be limited or suspended
Brussels
Last month, Trump eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods.
Chinese oil company OOIL sees growth in its half-year financial results.
Hong Kong
In the first six months of this year, revenues increased by +5.0%
Premier Alliance to split Mediterranean Pendulum 2 service next month
Seoul/Singapore/Keelung
Investment firm CVC Capital Partners exits Boluda Maritime Terminals and TTI Algeciras
Schiphol
The two terminal companies manage a total of nine Spanish port terminals
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
Haifa
In the period April-June the average value of freight rates fell by -11.6%
Interferry's Entry/Exit System risks delaying ferry operations at European ports.
Victoria
The system will come into force on October 12th
DFDS closes second quarter with a loss
Copenhagen
In the period April-June 2025 the fleet transported 10.6 million linear meters of rolling stock (-0.4%)
Ammonia and methanol are ready to decarbonize shipping, but some obstacles to their use must be removed.
New record quarterly results for the American cruise group Viking
New record quarterly results for the American cruise group Viking
Los Angeles
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 439.2 million dollars (+182.2%)
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by 1.8% last month.
Barcelona
202,321 TEUs handled at loading and unloading (+10.4%) and 142,492 TEUs in transit (-8.3%)
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
Hamburg
Sharp increase in transshipment container volumes (+26%)
Norway's Xeneta has bought Denmark's eeSea
Oslo
Both companies provide data and information for the optimization of containerized maritime transport
In the April-June quarter, freight traffic in Tunisian ports decreased by -3.8%
La Goulette
In the first six months of 2025, 13.8 million tonnes were handled (-3.2%)
Port of Koper sets new quarterly records for containers and rolling stock
Ljubljana
In the period April-June, 5.6 million tons of goods were moved (-4.1%)
Port of Los Angeles hits record monthly container traffic
Los Angeles
Over one million TEUs were handled in July (+8.5%)
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hamburg
Net profit fell by -39.4%
Evergreen reports an 18.7% drop in quarterly revenues
Taipei
The April-June period closed with a net profit decrease of -62.9%
South Korean company HMM's revenues fell by 1.5% in the second quarter.
Seoul
Trump announces rejection of IMO's shipping decarbonization program
Washington
The proposed framework - it is denounced - is in effect a global carbon tax that affects Americans and is imposed by an irresponsible United Nations organization.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June, revenues decreased by -26.5% and -8.7% respectively
Cruise traffic at Global Ports Holding terminals grew by 6.0% in the second quarter
Istanbul
In the first six months of 2025, an increase of +16.7% was recorded
In the period April-June, cargo traffic in Croatian ports decreased by -4.0%
Zagreb
Cruise passengers grow by +5.4%
Container traffic at US ports is expected to plummet in the second half of this year.
Washington/Long Beach
In July, the Port of Long Beach handled 944,000 TEUs (+7.0%)
ThyssenKrupp shareholders approve spin-off of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems
Eat
The company will be listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
Geneva
Global trade in goods is expected to grow by 0.9% this year
Hupac will increase the number of weekly rotations between Busto Arsizio and Basel from five to eight
Noise
Increase in attendance from September 1st
From January 1st, new bunkering regulations will apply in the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp.
Rotterdam
The barges must be equipped with flow meters
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Copenhagen
Terminals and logistics have made a positive contribution. Container shipping benefits from demurrage revenues.
The CIPESS has approved the final project for the bridge over the Strait of Messina.
Rome
Construction will begin this year and the project will be completed in 2032.
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
Bonn
Significant reduction in shipments from China and Hong Kong to the US due to Trump's abolition of the de minimis regime
The Grendi group has acquired 70% of Dario Perioli Spa
The Grendi group has acquired 70% of Dario Perioli Spa
Milan
The remaining 30% will remain with Fingiro, owned by Michele Giromini, the company's CEO.
HMM announces failure of SK Shipping acquisition talks
Seoul
The operation reportedly fell through due to a disagreement on the transaction price.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Taranto increased by +22.8%
Taranto
Containers stopped at just 4,000 TEUs (-27.4%)
In the first half of the year, the operating revenues of the Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane group grew by +2.3%
Rome
In the goods segment alone, an increase of +6.9% was recorded
Pacific Environment calls on IMO to adopt binding measures to reduce the impact of shipping on the Arctic
Anchorage
In the first half of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Palermo increased by +0.5%
Palermo
Rolling stock is growing. Other freight is declining.
In the second quarter, ship traffic in the Panama Canal increased by +16.3%
In the second quarter, ship traffic in the Panama Canal increased by +16.3%
Panama
Panama Ports Company says it is ready to confront the Panamanian government, but "at the appropriate time."
The National Retail Federation has strongly condemned Trump's tariff policy.
Washington
New tariffs will impact goods in the coming weeks
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%.
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
President Alessandro Arvigo and CEO Maurizio Anselmo
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In the second quarter, sales of dry containers produced by CIMC fell by -33%.
Hong Kong
Reefer boats increase by 57%
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Grande Shanghai
Naples
It will be used for the transport of vehicles between East Asia and Northern Europe
The ART urges to verify that the investment plan and the related amortization period are consistent with the duration of the port concessions.
Turin
Chinese automaker FAW ships components to Europe by train
Changchun
Transit time reduced to 18 days compared to 45 days for maritime transport
The assets and fleet of the Spanish Armas Trasmediterránea will be sold to Baleària and DFDS
Las Palmas/Dénia/Copenhagen
Two agreements worth €215 million and €40 million respectively have been signed.
Italian State Railways (FS), investing €70 million to install the ERTMS system.
Rome
Work has been completed on 382 Trenitalia trains, while the retrofitting of 60 locomotives from Mercitalia Rail, an FS Logistix company, is underway.
MPC Container Ships' quarterly revenue returns to growth
The second quarter of 2025 was closed with a net profit of 78.1 million dollars (+20.5%)
Plans to build two container customs areas north and south of the Suez Canal
Cairo
Fourteen of the 48 abandoned shipwrecks in Catania port have been removed.
Catania
The activity will be replicated in the port of Augusta
The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has confirmed the validity of the tender for the new Ravano Terminal in the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
DP World's port terminals handled record quarterly container traffic
Dubai
Revenues grew by 22.2% in the first half of 2025
In the quarter April-June the volume of rolling stock transported by Höegh Autoliners increased by +9.0%
Oslo
Sharp increase (+46.6%) of vehicles from Asia
South Korea's HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering acquires Vietnam's Doosan Enerbility
Seongnam
It manages an industrial area with its own port facility
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras grew by 6.6% in July
Algeciras
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -2.9% was recorded
In July, the port of Valencia handled 488,000 containers (+6.7%)
Valencia
Increase driven by growth in empty containers
Salvini has appointed Annalisa Tardino as extraordinary commissioner of the Western Sicilian Sea Port Authority.
Rome/Palermo
The President of the Sicilian Region announces the appeal against the provision
The materials dredged in the ports of La Spezia and Carrara will be used for the construction of the new breakwater in Genoa.
Genoa/La Spezia
Agreement between the two Ligurian Port System Authorities
X-Press Feeders denounces authorities' failure to acknowledge responsibility in the X-Press Pearl accident
Singapore
According to the company, the Supreme Court ruling ignores international maritime law
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -6.5% in July
Hong Kong
A decline of -3.7% was recorded in the first seven months of 2025
Cargo traffic in Russian ports remained stable in July
St. Petersburg
In the first seven months of 2025, loads decreased by -4.6%
In July, the Port of Singapore set a new all-time record for monthly container traffic with 3.9 million TEUs.
Singapore
In terms of weight, containerized cargo decreased by -3.6%
Compensation to be paid by the Civitavecchia Port Authority in the Fincosit case has been set at €1.5 million.
Civitavecchia
Latrofa: The ruling allows the release of set-aside sums that have frozen the budget for years.
Germany's HHLA posts record quarterly revenue
Hamburg
In the second quarter, the group's port terminals handled 3.2 million containers (+7.9%)
In the first half of 2025, CK Hutchison's port terminals handled 44 million containers (+4.0%)
Hong Kong
In the quarter April-June the Wallenius Wilhelmsen fleet transported 14.8 million cubic meters of rolling stock (-0.5%)
Lysaker
Revenues down by -0.7%
In the second quarter, Montenegro's ports handled 670 thousand tons of goods (+0.6%)
Podgorica
Volumes with Italy amounted to 154 thousand tons (+53.1%)
With the arrival of the first container ship, the testing of operational procedures at the Rijeka Gateway begins.
The Hague
The first commercial ship is expected on September 12th
A proposal to bring the port of Taranto back onto global container routes? Start a discussion table.
Taranto
Meeting on the status of freight traffic
Port of Ancona: Tender for demolition of fire-damaged Tubimar warehouses
Ancona
The expected duration of the works is four and a half months
Merger of the German MACS and Hugo Stinnes, both active in the MPP vessel segment
Hamburg/Rostock
Stinnes headquarters in Rostock to close by December 31
A.SPE.DO, operationalizing the Smart Terminal to increase the competitiveness of the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
In the second quarter, freight traffic in Albanian ports grew by +2.9%
Tirana
There were 331 thousand passengers (+13.6%)
ING loans to Premuda for over 100 million dollars
Milan
Funds for the management buyout and the purchase of two product tankers
Sallaum Lines has taken delivery of the first of six Ocean-class dual-fuel PCTCs
Rotterdam
The ship was completed four months ahead of schedule
First meeting of the new Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Genoa
Several measures approved, including those for CULMV and CULP staff
Euroports to operate a new liquid bulk terminal in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It is expected to become operational in 2026
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.6%
Ravenna
Growth of 0.6% was recorded in June. An increase of 4.8% is expected in July.
OsserMare presents five reports on the marine economy
Rome
They focus on a specific sector supply chain or aspect of it
Port of Naples: Road haulage operations resume
Naples
Resolution meeting between institutions, operators and trade associations
ICTSI again reports record quarterly financial and operating results
Manila
Global Ship Lease Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Athens
In the April-June period, net profit was 95.4 million dollars (+8.4%)
Vard receives new order from North Star for two hybrid SOVs
Trieste
Contract worth between 100 and 200 million euros
The Panama Shipping Registry will no longer accept the registration of oil tankers and bulk carriers over 15 years old.
Panama
Measure to counter the use of the shadow fleet
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly revenue
Athens
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 130.9 million (-7.3%)
New customs fast corridor between the port of La Spezia and Interporto Padova
Padua
It adds to the other three already active on the same route
ICTSI to operate Indonesia's Batu Ampar Container Terminal
Manila
It is located on Batam Island
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
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MEETINGS
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
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
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Oman to build Middle East's first green ship recycling hub
(Muscat Daily)
EU mulls 10-year tax holiday for jet and shipping fuels, draft shows
(Reuters)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Pino Musolino has been appointed CEO of the Alilauro shipping company.
Naples
He replaces the resigning Eliseo Cuccaro
In the second quarter, DIS' time charter revenues fell by -37.1%.
Luxembourg
Net income was $19.6 million (-70.5%)
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.
Austrian Rail Cargo Group is focusing on the development of the Sommacampagna-Sona intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Ten-year agreement
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
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