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BRIEFS
January 5, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • Foreign investors to gain easier access to Chinese markets: minister
  • ICTSI to pour US$25 million into port expansion projects in 2018
  • Shippers shun Vietnam's Cai Mep for lack of backup infrastructure
  • Vietnam to spend US$970 million by 2030 to develop inland box depots
  • Wuhan now sends 375 cargo trains to Europe in 2017, up 69pc
  • NY-NJ joint chassis pool offers no fuss, no muss 'open choice'
  • US president slams postal service for undercharging Amazon.com
  • Singapore hikes vessel checks, calls for more monsoon vigilance at sea
  • Ningbo-Zhoushan port sets world record with billion tonnes in 2017
  • PST Ventures wins US$2 million deal to provide Pos Malaysia IT security
  • Liege Airport announces additional US$35.7 million investment in cargo capacity
  • Lufthansa, IAG, Air France KLM, Finnair post strong cargo growth

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 4, 2018
  • Dark clouds on shipping seen dispersing; reforms in India set to usher a positive shift in 2018
  • Digitisation in maritime transport
  • From uncertainty comes opportunity, says MOL President & CEO in New Year message
  • Global shipping industry's capex needs far exceed combined market cap, says analysis
  • RCL launches Colombo to Tuticorin service
  • West Coast Canal extended
  • Cruise tourists arriving with e-visa exempted from biometric enrolment
  • Highways in Tamil Nadu to be widened
  • Luxor Resolution on rapidly evolving cross-border e-commerce sector welcomed
  • Cabinet approves MoU between India & Israel on cooperation in oil & gas sector
  • Corporate performance improves as GST-led woes abate & festive season spurs demand: ICRA
  • China's ex-im trade surges in 2017
  • Interactive meeting with Canadian business delegation on Jan. 8

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Germany: rail network should cater for 740 m trains
  • China Airlines chooses CSafe active cool solution
  • Networks snuggling up closer
  • Big railcar batch for hauling timber
  • Tank container industry unites
  • Zim adapting TGX sling
  • Watch maker banks on DSV for expansion in China
  • Rolling stock for UK railfreight operator
  • OOCL starting FCS2 on 23 January
  • Seventh Dreamliner for Oman Air
  • AAPA redesigning internal structure
  • Eyes turn east at Gebrüder Weiss
  • Pilot run for sending cars to Chengdu
  • New affiliate of BDP International
  • Energy transition causing fundamental change, says DNV
  • SF Express opens new international chapter

IHS Maritimeweb site
JANUARY 4, 2018
  • Capesize charter rate recovery seen in second half of 2017
  • Trading starts in Havila's consolidated shares
  • Indonesia should relax cabotage to bring more direct calls to Jakarta - OECD
  • 'Serious' design issues leave seafarers fearful of using lifesaving equipment
  • Japan's Big Three seek stable revenue after ONE formation
  • Ningbo-Zhoushan now the largest bunkering port in China
  • South Korean president reaffirms pledge to help shipbuilders
  • Greener fuels open up safety challenges for crew
  • India is now world's second-largest LPG importer
  • Crude-tanker sector remains fragmented despite M&A

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 4, 2018
  • Three Japanese carriers looking forward to coming together as ONE
  • E-commerce retailers hit in the wallet by return of record number of unwanted gifts
  • Hauliers demand more secure parking areas amid fears of police prioritising crimes
  • GBRf MD John Smith appointed CEO of parent company Hector Rail
  • First winter storm of 2018: 3,600 flights cancelled and airports close
  • Loadstar quiz - all the answers
  • Liability warning to carriers over damage to perishable goods in transit

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 4, 2018
  • S.D. Standard Drilling PSV awarded North Sea contract
  • Viking Line set new passenger, car carriage records in 2017
  • EPA supports cleaning up diesel emissions in Puget Sound
  • TMS Cardiff Gas orders LNG carrier with X-DF propulsion
  • Envirocleanse inTank BWTS completes Type Approval testing

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 4, 2018
  • Secondhand shipping markets expand by 47% to $32bn in 2017
    VesselsValue estimates show activity picking up in nearly all sectors of cargo carriers and offshore units
  • TMS Cardiff orders three LNG carriers at HHI
    Update: One will be chartered to Total and the other two are rumoured to be linked to Cheniere Energy
  • Cofco's Argentina grains terminal remains shut after silo blast
    Vessels unable to load at the Puerto Gral San Martin terminal in San Lorenzo port following explosion last week
  • Dry cargo tops 2017 stock performance survey
    Investors bet on a dry cargo market recovery but were less sanguine about the tanker sector
  • Daily Briefing
    Company said to have chartered in the vessel detained by South Korean authorities was registered in the Marshall Islands, says...
  • Palau registry says UN-blacklisted ship was under 'previous flag'
    Vessel previously registered in Panama only provisionally became part of the PISR fleet on December 8, Palau says
  • NYK Line and K Line optimistic on global economic recovery
    Improved financial performances by both firms attributed to a pickup in seaborne trade worldwide
  • Full-fledged shipping recovery still in the making, says MOL chief
    Disruptive innovation likely to reshape the shipping industry at any moment
  • Taiwan probes Lighthouse Winmore charterer
    Businessman Chen Shih-Hsien quoted by Taiwanese media as saying he was unaware that the vessel was used for trade with...
  • Korea to encourage shipowners to order more LNG-fuelled vessels
    The government will introduce a ship financing programme worth $1.9bn as well as subsidies to replace older vessels
  • Top Ships extends time charters with Stena Bulk
    Tankers owner likely to see gross revenue backlog of $27.4m from the extended charters for four vessels
  • US court approves Toisa bankruptcy settlement deal with HHI
    Move helps Greek tycoon's holding company recover $42.5m in counterclaims filed by HHI over a shipbuilding contract dispute
  • India revamps public-private partnership pacts for major ports
    Move to ease port project regulations and boost investor confidence
  • Seaspan secures $250m loan commitment from Fairfax
    Total investment by Canadian insurer to reach $500m if stock warrants are exercised
  • The future is never perfect
    Astute shipping brains will not be bothering with annual forecasts, but will consider the rather bigger pictures which might, in...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 4, 2018
  • Two more NY-NJ terminals prep for truck appointment systems
  • Analysis: Predictive analytics is new edge in shipping
  • Storm, bitter cold further tighten US inland transport networks
  • Infographic: US shippers and 3PLs split on road ahead
  • India changes port bidding rules to spur investment
  • OECD: Relaxing cabotage would increase Jakarta direct calls

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 4, 2018
  • Trial delay sought in Vinmar fraud case against Clarksons
    Houston-based chemical commodities trader is seeking $750,000 in alleging fraud against former Clarksons broker Per Jensen.
  • US owners mull impact of Trump's tax reform
    Lower tax rates are big plus, but fewer deductions will offset those benefits
  • Public shipowners share their vision for 2018
    Angeliki Frangou, Nikolas Tsakos and Arne Blystad head cast of stock listed shipowners opening up about 2018.
  • Private shipowners share their vision for 2018
    Thanassis Martinos, Lou Kollakis, Claus-Peter Offen and John Dragnis head cast offering views on 2018.
  • Shipbrokers and financiers look into 2018 crystal ball
    Krisitan Sorensen and Fang Xiuzhi among experts to share 2018 vision.
  • Shipyard executives share their outlook for 2018
  • Vinalines pushes IPO date back by six months to June
    Vietnamese state-owned shipping conglomerate to focus on port investments as date of public offering is pushed back by six months
  • GoodBulk sights turn to Wall Street after CarVal deal
    Capesize owner expected to push for a New York listing in first half of the year
  • Shipping shivers as Biesbroeck exits ABN Amro
  • KOTC chooses Hyundai Heavy for VLGC trio
  • Phoenix VLGC order likely to have charter
  • MOL plans to build up 10-vessel FSRU fleet
    Senior managing executive officer Takeshi Hashimoto tells TradeWinds about the company's floating regas, Arctic shipping and LNG bunkering ambitions
  • Russia's rising gas volumes fuel bright outlook for LNG trade
    Trading of inaugural cargo from ground-breaking Yamal LNG project reflects growing demand for cleaner fuel, especially in Asia
  • Fortune Oil makes its first foray into the VLGC sector
    Hong Kong outfit's newbuildings are likely to ship Iranian cargoes
  • SolstadFarstad vessel heads for new career in Vietnam
  • Insurance and safety experts look forward to 2018
    Hugo Wynn-Williams, Kitack Lim, Esben Poulsson and others ponder what this year will have in store.
  • NITC wins confidence of global charterers since sanctions eased
  • Evalend Shipping makes debut in VLCC market
  • Another Lundqvist aframax 'set for breakers'
  • Rosco struggles to drum up interest in bulker fleet sale
    Steep asking price fails to attract potential buyers - but shipowner is in no hurry
  • Hyundai Glovis aims to grow fleet with secondhand bulkers
    Sector peers suggest that the conservative company is likely to have secured long-term charters for the vessels
  • Fredriksen and rivals splash out on newcastlemax newbuildings
    Three companies order up to nine 'vessels in China in potential $400m deal

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 4, 2018
  • Freeland fans flames on U.S. softwood dutiesCanadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland on Jan. 3 knocked the U.S. Commerce Department's recently announced antidumping (AD) an...
  • Coalition calls on Trump, Congress to invest in port infrastructure
    The Coalition for More Efficient Ports, an alliance made up in part of major U.S. ports, marine terminal operators and big box retailers, o...
  • Domestic Industry and Multinational, Future Domestic Producers Duke Out Trade Remedy Argument on Large Residential Washers
    Multinational businesses and local government officials joined Jan. 3 to caution the Trump administration against imposing significant safe...
  • AAR: U.S. rail volumes rise 3.4% in 2017
    U.S. railroads originated nearly 27.5 million total carloads and intermodal units for the full year in 2017, an increase of 3.4 percent com...
  • MOL CEO: Customers the 'wellspring of innovation'
    Junichiro Ikeda, president and CEO of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), says innovation holds the key to the future of the Japanese ocean carrier'...
  • Ningbo port throughput sets global high-water mark in 2017
    China's Ningbo-Zhoushan Port set a world record for cargo throughput with 1 billion tons handled in 2017, the port announced late last mont...
  • New container rail service launched at Oregon's Port of Portland
    Beginning this week, shippers at the Port of Portland have a new option for moving container freight. Thanks to a new railway partnership ...
  • Executive Moves: CSIS, IICL, Suddath Cos., and BASS
    The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) appointed William A. Reinsch its Scholl chair in international business. He succe...
  • BDP International opens Copenhagen office
    Global logistics and transportation solutions provider BDP International has opened a new location in Copenhagen, Denmark, the company said...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 4, 2018
  • Bunker deliveries limited at USAC ports because of blizzard: sources
    Bunker deliveries were halted Thursday at some US Atlantic Coast ports as a result of heavy snowfall and high winds.
  • US offshore proposal offers Trump big plan, uncertain future
    Trump administration calls for 47 lease sales in nearly all US waters.
  • CHINA DATA: Nov apparent gasoil, fuel oil demand strong, jet fuel weaken
    Demand for fuel oil,surged 68.2% on the year and rose 14.5% from October.
  • Malta bunker fuel exceeds 3-year high on climbing HSFO
    Bunker fuel at Malta reached its highest point in over three years Wednesday, as rising international prices outweighed average market conditions.
  • US DATA: EIA says USAC fuel oil stocks hit all-time low
    US fuel oil stocks for the week ended Friday fell to their lowest levels in nearly 15 years.
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • Iraq plugs Saudi crude supply gap in China
    - China's crude imports from Iraq hit record high in November - Basrah crude official selling prices seen cheaper than rival grades - Aramco allocation cuts also lift Northeast Asia's Russian crude intake
  • FUTURES: Oil up on Iran geopolitical tensions, US cold fronts
    The market will look out for fresh pricing cues from the US Energy Information Administration report due Thursday at 1600 GMT.

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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
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
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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