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BRIEFS
September 1, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • Hanjin board votes unanimously for bankruptcy after lenders abandon ship
  • Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif mulls investment in projected Nicaragua Canal
  • Cosco Shipping Lines unveils its promised Nine Service Standards
  • ICTSI fully automated terminal at Melbourne opens in December-January
  • Quay extension, dredging to be done at Abu Dhabi's Khalifa port
  • NZ CentrePort profit soars 388pc to US$12.9 million, sales up 10pc
  • Hamburg Sud to levy US-Oz/NZ rate hike of US$200/TEU October 15
  • Big truckers back safety rule that takes market share from small ones
  • July ATA seasonally adjusted truck tonnage index falls 2.1pc
  • Canadian 'subsidies' on softwood lumber spark US tariffs demands
  • Global slowdown, excess capacity to hit Mideast air cargo carriers
  • Canada's Cargojet backs out of loss to declare US$2.9 million Q2 profit
  • Packaging standard for lithium batteries delayed: ALPA executive
  • Virgin Australia, Virgin Atlantic enter cargo partnership

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 31, 2016
  • Cabinet gives go-ahead for dissolution of Central Inland Water Transport Corporation Ltd
  • DGLL signs Memorandum of Agreement on training course
  • Hanjin Shipping ceases operations globally
  • DP World Nhava Sheva crosses 20-m TEU throughput mark since opening in 1997
  • Redevelopment of Mormugao Port berths approved
  • E-carts & e-rickshaws freed from permit requirements
  • ICD Chawa in Ludhiana achieves first milestone of handling more than 2,000 TEUs a month
  • Objectives of Foreign Trade Policy (2015-20)

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Extremely rapid processing
  • Specialist lands fresh-to-door contract
  • Jumbo "orphaned" after death of Joe Sutter
  • Freight traffic rising in Russia
  • QSL takes stock of new long haul location
  • Swedish/Polish cooperation in Baltic ro-pax shipping
  • Qatar Airways Cargo adds second Dallas route
  • First Dreamliner for Uzbekistan Airways
  • New clients generate growth
  • New Wave Group inks contract with DHL
  • More business opportunities with new K+N app
  • FECR hires sales guru for carload sector
  • Switzerland: reorganising wagon load traffic
  • MOL pushes big data application in ocean shipping
  • Completion of big acquisition in US supply chain
  • Kalmar names APAC leader
  • Air China lands in San Jose and soon in Warsaw
  • A permanent goodbye for Hanjin?
  • Very bright skies over Freja

IHS Maritimeweb site
AUGUST 31, 2016
  • Hull claims fall but insurers fear major loss
  • Ship Finance profit dips but search for new investment targets continues
  • Impairment charge deepens Jinhui Shipping loss
  • Mitsubishi HI seeks Japanese shipbuilding alliance
  • Frontline predicts spot market recovery but well below early 2016 levels
  • China CSSC profit slumps 90% in first half
  • Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha out of civil rehabilitation
  • Ningbo Port posts profit of CNY1.18 billion for 1H16
  • Pakistan to open first international-standard dry bulk terminal in January
  • First-half loss reported by the new-look CSCL
  • Hanjin to file for court protection as Seoul scrambles to curb impact on banks, investors
  • Implications of failing Hanjin will stretch across liner business
  • Korea Shipowners' Association calls for Hanjin-HMM merger

The Loadstarweb site
AUGUST 31, 2016
  • Alliance partners abandon ship as Hanjin applies for court receivership
  • Mallory Alexander names new chief administrative officer as it prepares to hit takeover trail
  • Freightos buys WebCargoNet and creates world's largest freight rate database
  • Farewell to the father of the 747, Joe Sutter
  • The great debate: will Amazon kill FedEx?
  • The end of an era? Ships' crew, and the middlemen who sell the space
  • Did Britain sink its shipping industry by waiving the rules?

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 31, 2016
  • DNV GL in new effort to ease EU adoption of LNG as a fuel
  • Elcome to supply systems for three ADSB newbuilds
  • Ship Supply International launches Small Ship Group
  • Ingalls gets advanced procurement funding for NSC 9
  • Hanjin Shipping files for receivership
  • Maersk Tankers newbuilds to have Wartsila BWMS

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 31, 2016
  • Hanjin ships remain at sea rather than berth
    Ports report that vessels are staying outside harbours after receivership move
  • Oldendorff delays new capesize deliveries to 2017
    EXCLUSIVE: Private German dry bulk owner takes delivery of one new vessel now as scheduled
  • Neither indispensable nor too big to fail
    The indispensability of shipping is hardly something individual shipowners have the luxury in today's market to sit back and enjoy
  • China Merchants Port Holdings profit slides 39%
    Container throughput at the company's ports was up 11.1% to 46.1m teu
  • Insured values continue to fall, Cefor statistics find
    Declines particularly pronounced for bulkers and OSVs
  • Suezmax tanker earnings surge across most regions
    Modest recovery triggered by West African cargoes, fuel oil arbitrage to Singapore
  • Ship Finance International sees gains in first half of 2016
    Profits rise but are lower than in 2015
  • Golar LNG looks beyond loss to tentative recovery
    As it awaits shipping recovery, Golar progresses with its regasification and liquefaction ventures
  • VLCC cancellations at STX more likely than price renegotiations, says Frontline
    Tanker giant has four new VLCCs on order at struggling STX shipyard
  • MR tanker rates rebound sharply in Atlantic as arbitrage trickles through
    But traders worry the transatlantic volumes may be temporary
  • Panamax bulker rates drift lower on ample tonnage
    Coal supply disruption reported in Colombia as weighted time charter average falls to three-week low
  • Cosco and Evergreen sideline Hanjin Shipping
    Other box carriers could be positioned to gain from coming market turmoil
  • Sovcomflot expands involvement in Sakhalin-2 offshore project
    Platform supply vessels will be under long-term charter contracts with Sakhalin Energy
  • Hanjin Shipping collapse rocks fragile container trades
    CHYKE partners and shippers most at risk
  • Huarong looks to issue equity amid profit losses
    Shipbuilder lays out plan to cut down debt
  • Shipper cargoes at risk from Hanjin vessel arrests
    Organisations advise shippers to seek legal advice
  • Impairments loss weighs on Jinhui shipping
    Bulker owner in talks with lenders over debt-restructuring scheme amid tightening liquidity
  • Skuld poaches industry veteran Howe from North P&I
    New signing brings over 40 years of shipping and insurance experience
  • Awilco LNG stays in the red with $11.5m loss
    But Oslo-listed LNG player believes tables are starting to turn
  • Hanjin Shipping faces vessel detention and slot booking cancellations
    Cosco Container Lines says it has ended its slot exchange with the South Korean shipping line
  • Frontline succumbs to tanker market slowdown
    Tanker giant expects second half of year to be significantly weaker than the first
  • MOL to record $184m gain from sale of JF Hillebrand stake
    Sale follows review of non-core assets
  • CSSC Offshore & Marine Engineering posts $5.6m net profit
    Contributions from shipbuilding sales and a weakened Chinese yuan helped lift bottom line
  • Singapore unveils sea safety drive
    Move aims to bring together maritime players worldwide to share best practices
  • Hanjin files for court receivership
    UPDATED: Group to make decision on restructuring plan's status after the court reviews its application

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 31, 2016
  • NYSA: Decision favoring waterfront commission won't have major hiring impact
  • Acqusition boosts C.H. Robinson reach into Australia, New Zealand
  • Hanjin cargo idled until cargo handlers get paid
  • GE Transportation buys ShipXpress in bid for rail shippers
  • DP World looks to expand in India for accelerated growth
  • 'K' Line opens Indian joint venture for logistics expansion
  • APM Terminals to invest in new berth at NY-NJ port
  • Rickmers-Linie: No breakbulk/project recovery this year
  • Hanjin unraveling as US import rates set to soar
  • CI Capital Partners plans logistics, transport acquisitions
  • Idle fleet rising as Panamax unemployment hits record
  • Indian unions reject government's appeal to drop Friday strike
  • Hanjin Shipping will enter receivership after bank support lost

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 31, 2016
  • High US inventories keep lid on cargo container traffic
    Hanjin's absence from US market may not make much difference as cargo traffic down.
  • Frontline keeps faith in tanker rebound
    Tanker owner's chief executive says rates will rise from current slump, though won't reach 2015's heights.
  • Aframax rates bounce from depth of trough
    Spot market 'finally on the move' with 21.8% jump in one day.
  • APM plans $70m spend for US East Coast Port
    New berth aims to ready APM's New Jersey facility to take newer, bigger boxship.
  • Frontline hangs onto cash for acquisitions
  • Rokke's Aker pumps $60m into Solstad
    Oslo-listed holding company subscribes to shares and convertible loan as part of restructuring of offshore vessel owner.
  • Wells Fargo: Don't write off Hanjin risks
    Lengthy receivership process not priced into models, analyst warns as he advises of headwinds.
  • Golar posts loss and FSRU awaits payment
    LNG shipowner cites better utilisation during the quarter, but rates still remained low.
  • Anne Mokster: 'worst-ever' offshore market
    ONS conference opens against background of doom and gloom for owners.
  • Golar's second-quarter loss below estimates
    LNG shipowner says utilisation improved during the quarter, but rates still remained low.
  • SFI in the money despite weak market
    But the bottom-line result posted by John Fredriksen's company narrowly missed the market's consensus.
  • DSME in European charm offensive
    CEO Jung Sung-leep visits shipowners to reassure them over yard's financial health.
  • Statoil tears up Brazilian PSV charter
    Norwegian major returns CBO ship early, but keeps on two more.
  • MPC moves closer to $891m asset sale
    German owner expects to finalise disposal of up to eight vessels "in the course of September".
  • Genco stretches equity deadline two weeks
    Peter Georgiopoulos-led shipowner given extra time as it continues to work toward refinancing bank loans.
  • SCF takes on Sakhalin PSVs
    Russian owner buys Swire Pacific Offshore out of ice-breaking supply vessel partnership.
  • GMS makes less but remains "solid"
    London-listed company sees profit decline but is cautiously optimistic thanks to high utilisation.
  • Iraq's SOMO blacklists three tankers
    A vessel owned by Maran Tankers is among the ships not allowed to enter Iraqi ports due to Kurdish business.
  • ICG stretches two ro-pax charter deals
    Irish ferry and boxship group also announces hike in profit for first half.
  • Rieber takes $40m impairment hit
    Norwegian seismic shipowner falls to loss in second quarter as fleet value chopped.
  • Citibank downgrades Maersk, shares fall
    Investment bank says strategic review of Danish conglomerate can do little to fix poor markets.
  • James Fisher edges up tanker profit
    UK owner benefits from improved spot rates in second quarter.
  • Awilco loss widens but CEO is optimistic
    Norwegian owner sees deeper red but gets $8.4m compensation from Chinese buyer as the market picks up.
  • Frontline reveals $868m of loans for newbuildings
    Fredriksen company close to sealing financing for shipyard programme as profit drops.
  • Hanjin Shipping vessel arrested in Singapore
    Detention comes as South Korean parent company finally files for court receivership.
  • Unions challenge Boskalis over large job cuts
    ITF backs Nautilus International in fight to stop cutting and downgrading of seafarers' jobs.
  • CSCL slumps to a major loss in the first half
    Chinese containership operator turned ship leasing company feels the impact of weak liner market.
  • Statoil strengthens strategic partnership with Petrobras
    Norwegian and Brazilian oil majors look to build on each other's respective expertise.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 31, 2016
  • U.S. agency validates one of MacroPoint's patents
    The third-party load tracking visibility provider MacroPoint said Wednesday it has won a patent related to its technology for tracking the ...
  • UPS pilots ratify new labor contract
    UPS Inc. pilots represented by the Independent Pilots Association (IPA) voted today to ratify a new five-year labor contract, according to ...
  • Commentary: Tender is the season
    Gary Chisamore Shippers typically have three expiry dates for their ocean rates: year-end (for exports), spring (for imports) and their fis...
  • APMT to invest $70m at Port of New York/New Jersey
    APM Terminals (APMT) announced Wednesday it will invest $70 million to expand and modernize its Port Elizabeth terminal at the Port of New ...
  • Freightos acquires air cargo rate provider WebCargoNet
    The online freight rate marketplace Freightos on Wednesday acquired the air cargo management provider WebCargoNet for an undisclosed amount...
  • U.S. finds dumping of Chinese truck, bus tire imports
    The U.S. Commerce Department has determined that truck and bus tires from China are dumped on the U.S. market at less than fair market valu...
  • Rickmers Group posts net loss for first half 2016
    Rickmers Group, an international provider of services to the shipping industry, vessel owner and ocean carrier, reported a net loss of 131....
  • Hanjin Shipping files for court receivership
    Hanjin Shipping, the largest container shipping company in Korea and seventh largest in the world, has filed for court receivership accordi...
  • MOL partners with YNU on ocean shipping data analytics
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and its subsidiary MOL Information Systems, Ltd. have partnered with Yokohama National University to study ...
  • DOT helps fund state tests to fuel Highway Trust Fund
    The U.S. Transportation Department's Federal Highway Administration (FHA) said it will release $14.2 million in grants to seven states thro...
  • NEWS FLASH: Hanjin files for court receivership
    Hanjin Shipping, the largest container shipping company in Korea and seventh largest in the world, has filed for court receivership accordi...
  • Court dismisses suit against Waterfront Commission of New York
    A federal appellate court has affirmed the dismissal of the federal complaint filed against the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor by...
  • Swedish conglomerate taps DHL for ocean freight
    Swedish manufacturing conglomerate New Wave Group has signed an exclusive three-year contract with DHL Global Forwarding for ocean transpor...
  • Cincinnati firm marries parcel trucks and drones
    Workhorse's eight-rotor "octocopter" called Horsefly, which can launch from the roof of the delivery vehicle and navigate to the desired del...
  • USDA considers persimmon imports from Japan
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to allow the import of fresh persimmon...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 31, 2016
  • TANKERS: Norway's Frontline sees major weakening in tanker market in H2
    Downward pressure on rates has continued into Q3
  • Extra Saudi power generation demand tightens Med HSFO market
    The front-month HSFO Med swap has risen to $238.25/mt on Tuesday from $226/mt on August 15.
  • US DATA: EIA says USAC fuel oil stocks at highest since May
    Since the week ended August 5, USAC stocks have risen by 1.024 million barrels, and are up 1.683 million barrels from the same point last year, data showed.
  • CGT blockade not affecting oil operations at Le Havre
    The port of Le Havre in northern France was blocked Wednesday by CGT dock workers protesting against the arrest of two of their colleagues earlier in the day, according to Le Monde news website.
  • TANKERS: Traffic closed on Bosporus Strait due to engine problem on Aframax
    Together the Bosporus and Dardanelles form the only commercially navigable route from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean.
  • External: Praxis Energy Agents S.A
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • Iraq will support a production freeze at OPEC's next meeting, says Abadi
    Unclear if Abadi was referring to unscheduled meeting in Algeria in September or OPEC's regular meet in November.
  • Ecuadorean suppliers not quoting bunker prices due to lack of product: sources
  • Oslo-listed bulk shipper Jinhui reports Q2 loss, sees more pain in dry bulk
    Jinhui, reporting a second quarter net loss of $21 million, said the dry bulk shipping market remained under pressure from depressed freight rates as the global economic recovery remained slow.
  • ANALYSIS: South Korea a bright spot for fuel oil demand
    Heat wave likely to keep demand strong in coming month

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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 first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
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
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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