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April 22, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Huanghua port's quarterly container volume up 115.9pc to 82,700 TEU
  • Hunchun's quarterly trade cargo volume soars 345pc to 214,000 tonnes
  • Abu Dhabi volume expected to rise in 2014 with 22pc surge in box traffic
  • TT Club partners in the Philippines with law firm Del Rosario Pandiphil
  • IMarEST-organised naval engineering conference in Amsterdam May 22
  • Class society DNV GL devises new method of capturing wasted energy
  • Innovation needed in air freight industry to reverse falling yields
  • Cathay-Air NZ revenue-sharing HK-Auckland route is working well
  • Sweden's Greencarrier Freight Services opens offices in Minsk, Belarus

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 21, 2014
  • AADA's Far East to Australia levy from May 17
  • CaroTrans launches direct Le Havre to Houston LCL export service
  • DNV GL introduces next generation energy efficiency methodology
  • DP World inaugurates Jebel Ali Port's largest box inspection facility
  • Flyjac Logistics' convention draws enthusiastic response
  • Jaya Laxmi Freight Forwarders' efforts acknowledged by CONCOR
  • UASC adds new Asia-Mediterranean service (AMC2)
  • Wreck removal convention to enter into force in 2015
  • India signs pact with Russia to increase diamond imports
  • Chennai Port bags Major Ports' weight lifting championship title
  • DP World works to battle maritime piracy at source
  • Major Ports register 1.78 pc growth in FY14
  • S. R. Kulkarni calls it a day as MbPT Trustee after 54 years!
  • Exports will cross $ 325 bn in FY15, says govt
  • Forex reserves rally further by $ 2.797 bn to $309.4 bn
  • Import tariff value on gold, silver hiked
  • INR weakens further against dollar
  • SC allows iron ore mining in Goa

International Transport Journalweb site
  • TransContainer launches new blocktrain
  • Roundabouts and swings at California's ports
  • CSX expecting modest growth in full-year earnings
  • EML with new ro-ro service
  • White Hare Aggregates invests in new lorries
  • 26% more cargo revenue and tonnage for Etihad
  • New helmswomen for Coyne Airways
  • Logwin completes management committee
  • EP changes view on CO2 emission monitoring
  • 10,000 BharatBenz trucks sold in India
  • Kizad Logistic Park's first phase now open
  • Air Seychelles launches new all-cargo domestic service

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 21, 2014
  • Navy petty officer charged in Glenn case
  • Korean President slams Sewol captain's conduct
  • NTSB issues final reports on three marine accidents
  • Damen launches first vessel in 14-tug order
  • Arctech Helsinki books support vessel order from Sovcomflot
  • Hendry opens new drydock in Tampa

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 21, 2014
  • MOL ore carrier detained by Chinese authorities
  • Coast Guard transports ill mariner from vessel in Columbia River
  • Customs officers detain man for smuggling drugs in his underwear
  • Maritime Administration schedules second Maritime Strategy Symposium
  • Additional repairs extend closure of Hiram M. Chittenden Locks

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 21, 2014
  • Genco files for chapter 11
    Company seeks approval of its "pre-packaged" plan
  • Experience matters
    How are we to help the young British officers of the future?
  • Work together or die together, Wickmann warns intra-Asia box lines
    MCC Transport boss says falling rates will drive carriers bankrupt unless they join forces

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 21, 2014
  • Genco files for bankruptcy protection
    In a move that was expected, Peter Georgiopoulos-chaired Genco has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to facilitate a pre-packaged restructuring plan
  • South Korean shipbuilders' profits dip
    South Korean shipbuilders have reported weak earnings in 1Q14, weighed down by the low-priced orders hampering profits
  • Russian and Chinese subs reported on standby for MH370 search
    The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is expected to be completed by the end of this week, with yet no sightings of wreckage on or below the ocean
  • Rescue divers access capsized ferry
    Sixty-four people have now been confirmed dead in the South Korean ferry disaster as more corpses were recovered from the capsized Sewol
  • PCTC catches fire in Japan
    A pure car and truck carrier caught fire in the Pacific Ocean off Japan's Wakayama Prefecture on 19 April
  • Security team averts pirate attacks
    Two piracy attacks in the Bab el-Mandeb and Gulf of Aden were thwarted by armed security on board
  • Three bulkers sold en bloc for demolition
    Three laid-up bulkers belonging to the Deiulemar Navigazione have been sold en bloc for demolition amid an overheating ship recycling market in the Indian sub-continent
  • China arrests MOL's ship for unpaid damages
    Shanghai Maritime Court detained the vessel Baosteel Emotion, owned by Mitsui OSK Lines, on 19 April in order to enforce a judgment requiring the owner to pay delayed rent and losses to a Chinese firm, the court announced yesterday

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 21, 2014
  • Terminal Consolidation Seen as Crucial for Seattle-Tacoma
    Location of the two ports on the Puget SoundThe ports of Seattle and Tacoma offer advantages to shipping lines that many ports would love to have - naturally deep water, more than enough container-handling space and excellent on and near-dock intermodal rail infrastructure. But in order to take full advantage,...
  • P3 Carriers Extend Trans-Atlantic Rates at 2013 Contract Levels, For Now
    Wine imports constitute the largest U.S. import commodity by volume from the Mediterranean and southern Europe.Container ships are running full on the westbound trans-Atlantic as shippers scramble to complete their annual contract negotiations with carriers at a time when the new P3 Network and other expanding alliances have not yet...
  • UP's New Mexico Hub Expands Shippers' Cross-Border Options
    Union Pacific Railroad locomotives in Santa Teresa, N.M.SANTA TERESA, N.M. - There's not much out here other than roads, warehouses and cacti - and now a sprawling Union Pacific Railway intermodal terminal and fueling station. Secluded as it is, what happens at this $400 million facility in a desert framed...
  • Shift of Freight From Air to Ocean Slows 3PL Revenue Growth
    Norbert Dentressangle rose to 24th from 29th after acquiring Fiege's logistics operations in Italy, Spain and Portugal.The world's largest third-party logistics providers showed minuscule growth in 2013 for the second consecutive year, as sluggish trade growth affected forwarding volume and other 3PL segments saw only modest increases. Revenue from the Top...
  • Corruption Clouds Ukraine's Business Potential
    While agribusiness investments are a thriving sector for multinational expansion, Ukraine's more mature sectors - energy, mining and metallurgy - remain highly inefficient and subject to corrupt practices, according to Anders Aslund, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. "These (industries) have largely been closed to companies from the...
  • Ukraine's Agribusiness Prospects Blossom
    A field of sunflowers in Ukraine.The Russian invasion of the Ukrainian province of Crimea is shining a spotlight on the economic vulnerability of its smaller neighbor. Ukraine depends on imports - much of them from Russia - to meet about three-fourths of its annual oil and gas needs, and all...
  • Chicken Soup for the Shipper Soul
    In her 2008 book, "The Celebrity Experience: Insider Secrets to Delivering Red Carpet Customer Service," author and motivational speaker Donna Cutting delivers some simple advice to companies of all types when dealing with those who buy their services: "Give them their chicken soup." By "chicken soup," Cutting is referring to the...
  • Cushman & Wakefield Completes 703,873-Square-Foot Industrial Building Aquisition
    ROMEOVILLE, ILL., April 16, 2014 - Commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield, working with Paine/Wetzel, has completed the acquisition of 1300 Naperville Drive, a 703,973-square-foot industrial building in Romeoville. Buyer Magid Glove & Safety will consolidate two existing locations and relocate its primary manufacturing operations and headquarters to...
  • Kenco Adopts SmartDrive Technology for Fleet-Wide Roll-out
    SAN DIEGO, Calif. April 14, 2014-SmartDrive Systems, a leader in driving performance solutions that reduce collisions and improve fuel efficiency, today announced that Kenco, a leading provider of integrated logistics solutions, real estate services, and material handling equipment, has selected SmartDrive's event recording system for roll-out across its entire nationwide fleet...
  • Trincon Group Announces A Special Webinar to Examine New Initiatives to Address The Driver Shortage
    COLUMBUS, Ohio-TRINCON GROUP, a leading national transportation industry advisory and technology firm, has announced that on May 8, 2014 it will be holding a special webinar to address the driver shortage and what individual trucking firms can do to respond. According to Albert Einstein the definition of insanity is, "Doing the...
  • Port of Redwood City Reports Increased Business
    Total tonnage for all commodities moving across Port of Redwood City docks during the three quarters of Fiscal Year 2013-14 that ended March 31, 2014, was 1,236,661 metric tons (MT), an increase of 18 percent over the prior FY. Imported sand and aggregates from British Columbia accounted for 930,934 MT, more...
  • New Website Launched for Foreign Trade Zone No. 79, Tampa Bay/I-4 Corridor
    Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) No. 79, which encompasses the Tampa Bay/I-4 Corridor region of Central Florida, has launched a new website at www.tampaftz.com. The website outlines the benefits of the FTZ No. 79 Program and presents examples to demonstrate how companies involved with international trade can leverage the Program, along...
  • LA Port Has Big March as Container Volumes Rebound
    Container volumes in Los Angeles-Long Beach surged in March as factories in Asia returned to full production after the Chinese New Year lull in February, with double-digit growth in LA offsetting sagging traffic at its neighbor. Loaded import containers at Los Angeles and Long Beach combined, which comprise the United States'...
  • DGX-Dependable Global Express Expands Worldwide Operations with New India Office
    LONG BEACH, CALIF., AND MUMBAI, INDIA - April 16, 2014 - DGX-Dependable Global Express (DGX), a leader in international shipping and freight specializing in global ocean and air freight, proudly announces the opening of DGX Logistics India Pvt. Ltd, in the heart of Mumbai. Conveniently centered in the economic capital of India, the new...
  • Basta Holdings Generates Nearly $1 Million in Monthly Revenue for March 2014
    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 21, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BastaHoldings Corp. (OTCBB:BSTA), an aviation services and logisticsmanagement company, today announced that it booked $959,981 in revenuesduring the month of March 2014.Although there is no guarantee that Basta Holdings will generate thisincome in the future, its revenue for March 2014 is...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 21, 2014
  • Genco enters Chapter 11
    Genco Shipping & Trading has filed Chapter 11 papers to become the second company founded by Peter Georgiopoulos to enter the US bankruptcy courts.
  • Besiktas scores five
    Turkey's Besiktas Shipyard has secured orders for five tugs from two different owners.
  • Pan Ocean culls another
    Korean shipowner Pan Ocean has piled on the misery at compatriot yard STX Dalian and pulled the plug on an order for a semi-submersible heavy-lift carrier newbuilding due for delivery this year.
  • Cosco wins $100m deals
    Cosco Corp (Singapore) has clinched orders worth $100m for six offshore support vessel newbuildings.
  • Heron scraps trio
    Newcomer Heron Ventures appears to have scrapped a quarter of the dozen bulkers recently acquired at auction from creditors of troubled Italian shipowner Deiulemar Shipping.
  • SCF back at Arctech
    Sovcomflot (SCF) has returned to Finland's Arctech Helsinki Shipyard for another icebreaking platform supply vessel (PSV) to support the Sakhalin 2 offshore oil project.
  • CGG lifts bond issue
    CGG has upsized its recent bond issue and has successfully priced an offering of EUR 400m ($550m) of senior notes.
  • LA volumes surge
    The Port of Los Angeles in the US has reported a major jump in container volumes for the month of March 2014.
  • UACC details MISC deal
    United Arab Chemical Carriers (UACC) has confirmed the acquisition of four modern chemical tankers from MISC.
  • MOL VLOC arrested
    Chinese authorities have arrested a Mitsui OSK Line (MOL) VLOC in Shanghai in a dispute over wartime reparations.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 21, 2014
  • FMCSA finds insurance requirements 'inadequate'
    The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration found Friday that the current insurance requirements for truckers are "inadequate to meet the costs of some crashes," according to a report prepared for Congress.
  • CP details fertilizer plans for STB
    In response to a request last week by the Surface Transportation Board, Canadian Pacific has said it will not add any capacity in order to increase the flow of fertilizer to farmers in the Midwestern states.
  • Foxx ends bus trip with look to future
  • U.S. to investigate Mexico sugar-dumping claims
  • Arizona DOT warns of Mexican trucker protest
    The Arizona DOT put out a warning last week that Mexican truckers may act on the threat of a blockade along the border crossings with Arizona if conditions for the drivers do not improve.
  • Chinese shippers maintain opposition to P3
  • ModusLink wins Republic Wireless reverse logistics business
  • U.S. ITC to investigate environmental products trade
    The U.S. International Trade Commission said it has launched two investigations concerning trade in environmental goods, one on the probable effect on U.S. industries of removing duties and another to provide trade data for such goods.
  • DGX opens Mumbai office to expand Asia trades

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 21, 2014
  • Mixed price outlook in Fujairah
    Little price movement seen in other markets.
  • Markets subdued over holiday period
    Istanbul open as normal.
  • Singapore: Onshore fuel oil stocks fall
    A 10% week-on-week drop seen, according to trade agency IE.
  • Support vessel arrested in Singapore
    Newly built vessel was on voyage from China.
  • Price gap prompts rethink on LNG bunker tankers
    Shell downgrades orders from tanker to barge.
  • Asian bunker market lacks direction
    Hong Kong closed for public holiday.
  • Singapore shipowner launches bunker-saving vessel
    Ship is the final in a series of eight-vessel order.
  • Profit down at Habor Star shipping company
    Higher bunker costs and increased fuel consumption eat into bottom line.
  • Italian classification society eyes bigger role
    Initial investment amounts to $35 million.
  • USCG investigating suspected diesel spill
    'Pools of thick, purple diesel-type product and sheens' reported Saturday night.
  • Fuel oil stocks in China lift marginally
    A state-owned bonded bunker trader received large cargo of fuel oil at Qingdao.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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