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November 3, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • Catch Hong Kong Shipping Gazette on Facebook - for news as it happens
  • CMA CGM levies US$500/TEU increase on Asia-West Africa cargo December 1
  • MOL ups Asia-east coast of South America rate US$750/TEU November 15
  • Japanese Big Three box biz merger all for the best in today's climate
  • China EximBank to fund 58 ships through 10 Chinese and foreign firms
  • Incheon Port's Q3 box throughput rises 12pc to 670,000 TEU
  • Greens blast IMO for not enacting new rules on greenhouse gases
  • Trucker gets 10 years for killing 4 while scrolling through music on iPhone
  • UK Hydrographic Office produces 3 new Port Approach Guides for Singapore
  • XPO Logistics closes US$558 million sale of truckload biz to TransForce
  • Amazon treads on Alibaba's turf by offering free shipping in China
  • GC Rieber Shipping chooses NAVTOR fleet-wide total navigation system
  • Asian Logistics and Maritime Conference opens November 22 at HKCEC
  • Four bodies pulled from wreckage of cargo plane in Papua mountains
  • ICAO and TIACA step up efforts for greater air cargo facilitation
  • UPS increases fleet by adding 14 freighters to meet demand

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
  • Maersk Line registers volume growth in Q3 2016
  • MOL, NYK & "K" Line to integrate container shipping businesses
  • Ship operating costs seen increasing for 2016 & 2017
  • Steps being taken to ensure effective implementation of BWMC
  • Cochin Port gearing up to be hub for coastal movement of automobiles
  • Kolkata Port users reportedly reeling under current impasse over congestion at Kolkata Docks
  • Mansukh L. Mandaviya visits Chennai Port
  • Maritime fraternity draws attention of PMO, Shipping & Law Ministries to rogue elements at Paradip Port
  • Ministry of Shipping sponsors safety training programme for ship recycling workers under Sagarmala
  • FM Logistic signs new contracts in India

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Support for eTIR as the future of global transits
  • TIA appoints VP of education
  • Major loan for major wagon acquisition
  • Building for XPO
  • New deadlines for enforcement of BWMC?
  • Partnership cuts CO2 emissions by 45%
  • New node in Fercam's network
  • ABC launches London Heathrow operations
  • Chapman Freeborn names new CCO
  • Portuguese services enhanced by MacAndrews
  • Guangzhou and Moscow now connected by rail service
  • Terminal expansion imminent in port of Oakland
  • Hill Dickinson elects first CEO
  • Swedish investment company acquires ULD management provider
  • AAI launching logistics subsidiary

IHS Maritimeweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
  • Eimskip acquires Nor Lines
  • Multipurpose vessel market spirals lower
  • P&I clubs continue to seek coastal state relationships
  • Car exports and oil imports on rise at Gothenburg
  • MISC's 3Q profit falls 71.6% following reduced charter rates
  • DHT Holding books USD76 million impairment charge, reports deep 3Q16 loss
  • FSL Trust's 3Q profit up 24%
  • Maersk Drilling doubles 3Q16 profit on one-off gain
  • Q3 profit falls 28% at APM Terminals as throughput expands 7%
  • Lower cost and higher efficiency lift Maersk Oil 3Q16 profit
  • Falling rates drag Maersk Line to USD116 million Q3 loss
  • Maersk Tankers swings to small 3Q16 loss
  • Sembmarine and ENGIE to develop small-scale LNG terminals
  • Pacific Radiance wins USD73 million contract in Mexico
  • South Africa may slow port development projects
  • Court allows creditor request to auction off chartered Hanjin ship

The Loadstarweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
  • Another quarter in the red, but Maersk Line chief sees smoother sailing on the horizon
  • Cargo boost for Heathrow as ABC's twice-weekly freighter takes off for Moscow
  • Innovative BLOK-BEAM empty box handling could save shipping industry billions
  • Britain should embrace unilateral free trade - right now
  • September 2016: decent air cargo figures at last...
  • Brambles sells CHEP aerospace unit for $130m
  • Philip Mathews to lead Chapman Freeborn's commercial operations
  • Aggressive marketing by box lines a banana skin for Star Reefers in Q3

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
  • Maersk shares hit after "unsatisfactory" quarter
  • VIDEO: ONR looks at implications of a less icy Arctic
  • MV Werften now has its own cabin factory
  • Schell to be CEO of Rolls-Royce Power Systems
  • Crystal Cruises to build two more expedition yachts
  • Chem tanker newbuilds to be largest of their kind
  • Envirocleanse to seek type approval for inTank BWTS

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
  • UK maritime sector urged to keep global perspective
    UK Trade and Shipping Ministers call for grand ambition amid impeding European Union exit
  • Panamax bulkers dip 4% on slow Pacific trade
    Despite the slide, time charter earnings remain above $7,000 per day as north Atlantic market stays firm

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
  • ILWU, PMA agree to future contract extension talks
  • Container shipping overcapacity forecast to worsen
  • Coffee export decline underscores cost of Santos labor unrest
  • US Shippers urged to step up planning for ELD mandate
  • Yusen Logistics swings into red despite traffic rise
  • Damco turns another profit as recovery accelerates
  • APMT profit plummets as Maersk synergies sought
  • Lufthansa Cargo stuck in the red but eyes recovery ahead
  • South Africa mulls slowing port development
  • Dockworker incentives could drive Indian major port productivity
  • Maersk Line falls to $116 million loss on rate tumble

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
  • Genco trims loss despite revenue slump
    Improved quarterly result not enough to stem the deeper loss for the first nine months of the year.
  • Gurnee: MR market 'has legs and has life'
    Length of US pipeline outage could seriously impact MR market, he says.
  • DSME to raise another $609m
    CEO Jung Sung-leep says more cash needed as orders fall short of target.
  • DHT stock 'penalised' after dividend move
    Shares fall 14.8% after company slashes payout and shifts policy to focus more on buybacks.
  • Great Eastern eyes $60m fundraiser
    Expanding Indian tanker and bulker owner lines up debenture sale.
  • Ardmore meets estimates on third-quarter loss
    Charter rates at two-year lows during third-quarter pinch tanker owner's results.
  • Westshore: which offshore owner will bleed least?
    Broker says operating costs are sometimes double rates, while waiting times can top a month.
  • Eimskip expands with Nor Lines takeover
    Icelandic owner adds five ships and widens portfolio through deal with DSD-controlled entity.
  • Moody's downs NYK after huge loss
    Ratings agency says Japanese owner hampered by weak markets.
  • Vinalines posts first-half loss of $23m
    Vietnamese national shipowner aiming to return to profit for full year, however.
  • Death toll from Gadani explosion rises
    Eighteen people are believed to have lost their lives in yesterday's blast; many more still trapped.
  • FSL maintains positive momentum
    Alan Hatton-led company boosts its third quarter profit against smaller revenue.
  • Maersk boxship hit by engine room fire
    Crew bring blaze under control on Danish owner's Maersk Patras.
  • MISC sues Shell as profit declines
    Malaysian owner makes less in the third quarter as it starts $245m legal battle with oil major.
  • Euronav buys out Oak VLCC share
    Tanker owner taking full control of 2005-built V.K. Eddie from Taiwanese partner.
  • Paragon bond swap deadline expires
    Greek owner says 11.35% of bondholders accept debt-for-equity exchange.
  • A2Sea lands UK windfarm work
    Danish owner to help build East Anglia ONE project from summer 2019.
  • Atlantic Offshore scraps another veteran
    Charterer opts not to take up option on ERRV which heads for demolition after 42-year career.
  • Box Ships scraps ten-year-old containership
    Michael Bodouroglou-led shipowner confirms sale of 2006-built ship for demolition.
  • Pacific Radiance expands in Mexico
    Contract grows company's backlog by $73m, but charterer, rate and tenure remain a mystery.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
  • DOT extends comment period for rulemaking on speed limiting devices
    Federal motor carrier and traffic safety administrations on Tuesday announced a 30-day extension for public comments on their September pro...
  • WTO says expanded ITA is now mostly implemented
    The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Tuesday said the majority of the participating countries in the newly expanded Information Technology...
  • China, Russia question U.S., EU antidumping measures
    During a recent meeting of the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices in Geneva, representatives from China a...
  • USDA proposes allowing Colombian avocado imports
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service(APHIS)has proposed updating its regulations to allow the im...
  • IAG Cargo to launch new London-U.S. routes
    IAG Cargo will launch two new routes between London Gatwick Airport in the United Kingdom to the United States in early 2017, the company s...
  • Maersk Line reports second straight quarterly loss in Q3
    The A.P. Møller-Maersk conglomerate, which includes ocean carrier Maersk Line and port terminal operator APM Terminals (APMT), as well as e...
  • G&W profits continue to slide in Q3 2016
    Genesee & Wyoming Inc.'s earnings in the third quarter of 2016 dropped 10.4 percent to $56.8 million compared with the same 2015 period...
  • Canada completely removes DOT-111s from crude-by-rail service
    New regulations in Canada have officially made the use of legacy DOT-111 tank cars illegal for crude-by-rail service, Transport Canada said...
  • Seaspan posts $184m loss amid Hanjin turmoil
    Seaspan Corp. swung to a $184 million net loss in the third quarter of 2016 due to non-cash vessel impairments and the bankruptcy and subse...
  • Froman warns U.S. will be 'frozen out' of Asia-Pacific if TPP fails
    U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman warned exporters attending the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security Update confer...
  • Executive Moves: TIA, DSV, Chapman Freeborn and AAPA
    Laurie Denham has been appointed vice president of education for the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA). Denham joins TIA fro...
  • NEWS FLASH: West Coast longshoremen, employers discuss contract extension
    Representatives from the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and theInternational Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), met Tuesday in San F...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
  • NuStar Energy reduces storage capacity for bunker fuel by 70%: CEO
    NuStar Energy has reduced the storage capacity for its bunker fuel business by 70%, to 300,000 barrels, to minimize the impact of fuel oil blending and trading issues
  • FEATURE: Oil majors still see Africa as path to upstream growth
    Oil majors remain optimistic about Africa's oil and gas growth potential.
  • REFINERY NEWS: Kuwait's KNPC shuts Mina Abdulla CDU for turnaround: source
    The refinery's 80,000 b/d capacity No. 1 CDU is operating.
  • Maersk Line takes container market share after Hanjin collapse
    Company posts loss of $116 million in third quarter
  • Bunker supplier Bomin halts London, Athens trading operations: source
    Company has six staff in Athens and 11 in London
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • Bunker, shipping industry welcomes IMO's fuel consumption regulation
    It requires ships above 5,000 gross tonnage to start collecting and reporting data to an IMO Ship Fuel Oil Consumption Database from the start of 2019
  • TRADER NOTE: Cockett Group appoints regional commercial heads
    Marine and oil products trader Cockett Group has internally appointed three regional commercial heads and recently hired a global head for lubricants
  • External: Global Risk Management
  • FUTURES 2: Crude falls as rising production casts doubts on OPEC plan
  • FUTURES: Crude extends losses on surprise US build in stocks
  • Singapore Nov ex-wharf 380 CST bunker fuel term inked at $1.75-2.50/mt premium
    This is in line with current quarter and October term contracts that were concluded at premiums of $2-$2.50/mt to MOPS 380 CST HSFO assessments.
  • New GHG cap will lead oil sands producers to innovate: Alberta environment minister

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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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