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January 11, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • A-E off 24.4pc to US$932/TEU, Asia-Med down 18.7pc to $1,022/TEU
  • Beijing officially debuts Cosco-CSCL as China Cosco Shipping Group
  • Global Port Tracker expects seasonal post-Christmas decline in US imports
  • Liverpool's US$438 million container terminal behind schedule
  • Optimarin warns all to ensure ballast water discharge meets US rules
  • China rail freight volumes drop 10.5pc in 2015 - biggest fall recorded
  • Eurofos terminal at Fos-sur-Mer handles record 617,751 TEU in '15
  • MSC calls at Bandar Abbas port as lifting of Iran sanctions in sight
  • HIT honoured, says it's cuts dockside accident rate 15pc
  • European Commission approves FedEx acquisition of TNT after probe
  • Hapag Lloyd's 14,000-TEU Wide Bravo damaged in Atlantic storm
  • Low water levels on Rhine, Danube push up costs for cargo owners
  • Moving boxes from Nagpur to Mumbai dearer than shipping them on to Dubai
  • One-way transatlantic flow tops other box trades in profitability
  • INTTRA joins JDA software for streamlined transport management
  • Air Cargo companies to pay US$100 million to settle price-fixing lawsuit
  • Delhi to cut back on foreign carriers grabbing Indian customers
  • Empire Aerospace expands service to Embraer ERJ 145 regional jets

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 10, 2016
  • AMTOI will continue its efforts for the betterment of the maritime & logistics industry - Vivek Kele, President
  • Cabinet approves transfer of land from Farakka Barrage Project to IWAI for new navigational lock
  • Gadkari inaugurates first RIS
  • IRClass continues its contribution to 'Make in India', develops rules for Indian Coast Guard ships
  • Coal imports declines by 15 pc in April-Dec. on record production
  • Difference in prices puts Indian oilmeals out of int'l market
  • India to import yellow corn; PEC issues global tender for 3.2 lakh t
  • Jute exports shrink on rise in prices
  • Oil imports from Iran declines to 208,300 bpd in 2015
  • Basic pension of Major Port employees to go up by 5.69 pc
  • Iron ore exports rise from Australia's Port Hedland in Dec.
  • CCEA clears development of NH-74
  • Railways may miss its freight loading target this fiscal
  • EEPC urges Jaitley to maintain certain tax exemptions
  • Exports likely to fall by 13 pc to $ 270 bn in 2015-16
  • Govt likely to increase Central excise duty rates
  • Govt may create export development fund
  • Removal of export duty may not help pellet exporters, says FIMI
  • Consortium of Chinese cos to develop SEZ, port in Myanmar

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Jennifer Diaz founds own law firm
  • Car maker invests in host of new trailers
  • App for aid from ICMA
  • FAA to rap integrator's knuckles
  • Freydag introduces Kayser
  • Intermodal operator edges forward in tough market
  • Flue gas filter shipped to Ireland
  • Keel laying in Nantong
  • La Poste curbs former Europe Airpost services
  • Liebelt new Hellmann CPO
  • Over 100 new plants and expanded facilities
  • QSL supports Burgerista
  • Quite a successful year for Dunkirk
  • Air China orders six triple sevens
  • Martin Bencher moves to brand new head office
  • Go-ahead for Mongolian rail project
  • EU greenlights Fedex takeover of TNT

IHS Maritimeweb site
JANUARY 8, 2016
  • At last! Good news for dry bulk
    An upturn for the dry bulk sector has been forecast in the fourth quarter of every year since 2009; every year corporate statements, business analysts, and journalists have been wrong. I have done it myself, although with diminishing levels of confidence. As 2015 progressed, it became increasingly certain that 2016 would...
  • The tanker markets in 2016
    IHS' Principal Trade Analyst Andrew Scorer discusses the drivers behind the oil markets and their impact on tanker freight rates...
  • Port of Rotterdam promises fresh initiative after 24-hour strike
  • IHS predicts mixed crude tanker rate outlook for 2016
  • New Corsican ferry operator hit by union blockade
    New Corsican ferry company Corsica Linea has called on the French authorities to act to end action by French seafarers preventing its vessel from completing its maiden voyage to the port of Marseilles. The company's chartered vessel, the Stena Carrier, arrived in the port of Marseilles on Tuesday but has been...
  • Offshore roundup digest
    Living Stone keel laying On 30 December 2015, LaNaval Shipyard in Spain laid the keel of offshore multipurpose vessel Living Stone, which is being built for DEME subsidiary Tideway. Due for delivery in the first half of 2017, it is powered by dual-fuel LNG/diesel engines, will be equipped with a fallpipe...
  • DNB Markets cuts dry bulk demand and charter rate forecasts
  • Sete Brasil's crisis to weigh on Singapore's shipbuilders
  • Korean shipbuilder HHIC looks at selling power generation affiliates
  • Shipping companies' rescuers eye SPP Shipbuilding
  • World's largest ro-ro box ship makes first voyage
  • Denmark driving international cooperation on maritime sulphur emissions
    Denmark is looking for a level playing field across all SECAs
  • Baltic Dry Index falls to all-time low
    The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) fell to yet another all-time low of 445 points on 7 January, tumbling below the previous record low 471 points set in mid-December. The drop in the index may be related to China's economic slowdown with less demand for coal and iron that has affected BDI...
  • Egypt will reopen strategic Suez Canal bridge 'in days,' army says
    Another one of the Suez canal bridges, pictured
  • Triyards posts positive 1Q16 results
    Singapore-listed Triyards Holdings has recorded USD6.2 million in profit for the first quarter of 2016 that ended on 30 November 2015, down 25% year on year (y/y) despite reporting higher revenue for the period. The company's first-quarter revenue soared 38% to USD78.1 million from USD56.7 million a year ago, mainly driven...
  • New Orleans faces dredging crisis as high water approaches
    Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 8, 2016
  • Relief for FedEx as EC decides TNT takeover bid raises 'no competition concerns'
  • Polar Air Cargo agrees $100m settlement in US antitrust lawsuit
  • Alarm bells ringing again in carrier boardrooms as Asia-Europe spot rates head back south
  • Analysis: The Loadstar's 'high-flyers' - six to watch in 2016
  • Bunker prices: not all good news for carriers
  • Tackling the logistics of 'Mail-Back Monday'
  • Global turbulence of 2015 set to continue, says new report

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 8, 2016
  • LaNaval lays keel for latest DEME dual fuel vessel
  • NSRP issues RFI on shipyard best practices
  • Triyards reports encouraging first quarter
  • USCG awards LRIT contract to Pole Star
  • INTTRA teams up with supply chain software leader
  • Royal Bahamas Police takes delivery 50-knot interceptors
  • Harley Marine acquires ten vessels from Enterprise
  • ABS in strategic cooperation with China's MARIC

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 8, 2016
  • Drewry report predicts drop in freight rates for this year
  • Schnitzer Steel releases first fiscal quarter results
  • International Trade Administration sees exports drop during November
  • Port of Olympia sets meeting to discuss real estate plans
  • Harley Marine buying assets of Enterprise Marine Services

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 8, 2016
  • A dry start to the year
    As dry bulk rates continue to fall, the sector's losers emerge
  • Fugro receives $106m from sale and leaseback deal
    Icon investments agreement covers two geotechnical vessels
  • The mysterious case of Angola's missing LNG
    No sign of Angolan cargoes, despite the project saying a restart would happen in late 2015
  • Diana clinches new bulker finance from Cexim
    Loan facility for up to $75.7m will partly cover cost of three vessels on order in China
  • Uncertain future for HHIC as it seeks voluntary debt restructuring
    Even major creditor KDB unlikely to risk pumping in additional funding, says analyst
  • Yard Talk | Game of survival through co-operation and competition
    Recent OECD and ASEF activities come amid persistent industry downturn
  • United Ocean heads to bankruptcy court, with a shove from five creditors
    Japan bulker owner's filing for receivership reflects lenders' growing pessimism about timing of a dry bulk recovery
  • Zim chief executive Rafi Danieli to step down after 38 years with Israeli line
    Board asks Danieli to stay on until a successor is appointed
  • Asia-Europe spot rates slide back after late 2015 rally
    Drewry expects prices to remain under pressure throughout the coming year
  • Container industry losses to widen to over $5bn in 2016, Drewry estimates
    Shipping lines must remove more vessels, restructure more trade lane pacts
  • Regulator grants 40-year export licence to Shell's LNG Canada project
    Permit is a key step in opening up the North American LNG market
  • Seanergy shareholders back reverse stock split
    Bulker owner plans to go ahead with one-for-five split from January 8
  • Triyards reports 25% drop in first-quarter profit
    Revenue in the first quarter rose due to projects secured in 2015
  • Workers go on strike at Port of Rotterdam
    Fear of job losses triggers first strike in 13 years

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 8, 2016
  • CN seeks environmental approval for hub outside Toronto
  • December hiring pushes JOC trucking employment index to new high
  • High water causes carriers to skip New Orleans calls
  • Port Canaveral taps Hapag-Lloyd USA head as new CEO
  • Trans-Pacific spot rates dip
  • Danieli resigns as Zim CEO
  • New ACL ship on maiden voyage to US East Coast
  • Volume at major India ports inches up
  • EU approves FedEx takeover of TNT
  • Egypt to reopen critical bridge link to Port Said East
  • Gate activity returns to normal at DP World's Nhava Sheva Terminal
  • Idle box fleet surged five-fold in 2015
  • 2016 could be an even tougher year than last for air freight sector
  • No surprise as volatile Asia-Europe rates follow carriers into new year
  • Airlines prepare for cargo surge when box weight rule is enforced

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 8, 2016
  • HNA ups shareholding in Dorian LPG
    The Chen Feng-led conglomerate becomes third largest shareholder in LPG ship owner.
  • US handily beats others on LPG exports
    But Asia and Europe offer room to grow for LPG; ethane trade to grow as will refined products.
  • Call for breaking cash
    Head of Nigerian shipowners association urges investment in domestic vessel recycling.
  • Diana secures $75m in Chinese funding
    New York-listed owner nets loan for three newbuildings, one of which has been slightly delayed.
  • POSH's Middle East push
    Singapore offshore player teams with Saudi's Al-Khalaf group to build Gulf business.
  • Klemp boosts her holding in Frontline
    Chief financial officer buys $385,820 bundle of shares amid wider market selldown.
  • MSC seafarer dies
    Medics unable to save Russian crewman from MSC Sariska off UK.
  • Polarcus warns on impairments
    Middle East seismic shipowner facing hit on ship values after review by Norwegian watchdog.
  • Fredriksen ponders sale of older VLCC
    Fleet renewal set to take another step with potential disposal of 1998-built tanker.
  • Ezra Holdings warns of loss
    Singapore offshore shipping group to post Q1 deficit due to "depressed" oil and gas markets.
  • Iran deal "days away"
    Potential boost for tankers and boxships close as John Kerry says sanctions will be lifted soon.
  • Capesize spending erupts as big guns fire
    Figures confirm major owners have switched attention to depressed dry cargo market.
  • Bond binge goes on
    Subsea 7 continues to snap up convertible issue in $8m deal.
  • Korean yard losses to hit $6.7bn
    HHI, Samsung and DSME to post huge combined operating deficit for 2015.
  • Condor ferry out of action
    $75m Liberation suffers another setback after being blown against berth in UK.
  • Harley Marine buys 10
    US owner raids Enterprise Marine for double-hulled barges and tugs.
  • Guilt by association
    Deutsche Bank analyst says dry-bulk woes are having a negative effect on US tanker stocks.
  • NCL crew busted
    Five crew off Norwegian Dawn caught smuggling cocaine into New Orleans.
  • Triyards boosts profit
    First quarter result sees Asian shipyard increase gross profit by 12%.
  • VLGCs fall in New Year
    Newbuilding deliveries, easing Indian port congestion and China slowness cited.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 8, 2016
  • European Union gives green light to FedEx-TNT merger
  • Port of New York and New Jersey seeks to ban older trucks
  • Spot container rates drop 10.9%
  • Multiple ocean carriers join CKYHE Asia-ECNA loop
  • Lakes iron ore trade drops 8.5% in 2015
  • Hanson Logistics unveils plans for deep frozen warehouse
  • Executive Moves: IANA and U.S. Meat Export Federation
  • Ocean3 adjusts FAL1 service
  • Polar Air settles U.S. antitrust class action lawsuit
  • Land-Air Express back on the road
  • FAA proposes fine for non-compliant FedEx plane
  • South Africa opens to more U.S. meat exports
  • CN to issue $4.2b in debt securities
  • ZIM CEO resigns amid reports of IPO delay

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 8, 2016
  • Gibraltar sees bunker sales grow year-on-year
    Bunker suppliers have shown 'enduring commitment'.
  • Solar panel fitted to ferry
    Technology may be used on other ferries.
  • Dry bulk gloom deepens
    BDI hits record lows, wave of bankruptcies predicted and Japanese firm files for protection.
  • Rotterdam: 24-hour Terminal strike ends
    Increased automation provokes job security fears.
  • Fuel oil arbitrage volumes set to rise
    But Singapore's onshore stocks have dropped to their lowest level in seven months.
  • Bomin's bid to buy bankrupt bunker player collapses
    But Bomin has purchased some of the company's bunker inventory.
  • Adani outlines expansion plans
    'I see India as a future bunkering hub and we want to play a major role.'
  • Singapore: Vessel detained
    Ship controlled by Nigerian interests.

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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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