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BRIEFS
March 15, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • More co-operation noted between CMA CGM and APL ahead of takeover
  • MTR's Hong Kong-Guangzhou express rail link approved over protests
  • Gulftainer 2015 volume up 4pc, handles 19,561 TEU from single ship
  • Evergreen, CMA CGM to merge Asia-Adriatic service to cut capacity
  • Canadian Pacific rules out hostile bid, hopes to get CSX on board
  • Scots dockers to strike in protest of changed working conditions
  • 66pc of GOP voters oppose TPP trade deal after seeing what's in it
  • MacGregor upgrades cargo system of two 14,000-TEUers to boost capacity
  • United first to introduce biofuels into daily operations at LAX
  • Changi Airport facilitates partners to gain IATA pharma handling cert
  • Chapman Freeborn and RUS Aviation announce new Asia cargo agreement
  • American Airlines Cargo expands cold chain facilities worldwide

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 14, 2016
  • "K" Line enhances INDFEX-1 & CIX-2 west India services
  • AEO status makes more sense than ever, says UK freight forwarding association
  • Box spot rates on key trade lanes show no improvement
  • CMA CGM improves its service between US Gulf / East Coast & West Africa
  • Maersk subsidiary SEAGO announces new Liverpool service
  • MISC & AET to merge chemical & product tanker fleets
  • MOL appoints Chief Country Representatives in move to enhance intra-group synergy & cooperation
  • South of Africa on the head haul?
  • Port of Amsterdam welcomes 397-m long ship
  • Projects worth INR 1,20,000 cr. to be showcased before potential investors at Maritime India Summit 2016: Gadkari
  • CONCOR commences new train service for import containers at Adani Kattupalli Port
  • Kerala CM launches work on Kozhikode light metro project
  • Lufthansa Cargo reaffirms its commitment to Indian market

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Track renewal in Sweden's far north
  • Indian traction for Myanmar
  • Hapag Lloyd included in blue chip index
  • Marketing vital for German logistics companies
  • AA Cargo enhances temperature-controlled network
  • New partners for Senior Logistic Consultants
  • Railway takes 10,000 HGVs off Russian roads
  • Which are the cleanest vessels? ESI reveals all
  • Chill out with UPS
  • Mersey Maritime announces industry awards winners
  • Acquisition adds sensitive freight services to portfolio
  • What to do with idle ships?
  • Shaheen adding Manchester to network
  • Megaships give POLB a rollicking start to 2016

IHS Maritimeweb site
MARCH 14, 2016
  • Why Seaman Guard Ohio case touches an Indian nerve
    The case of the Seaman Guard Ohio's 35 crew and guards currently serving five-year prison sentences in south India on illegal weapons charges, highlights the need for international maritime operators to conduct thorough due diligence - not only on national laws,...
  • Helios VLGC pool boosts capacity
    The scope of the Helios very large gas carrier (VLGC) pool will rise by 36% with the addition of ships from Oriental Energy to those of founding members Dorian LPG and Phoenix Tankers. "The Helios Pool will increase its market presence...
  • Two killed during Taiwanese vessel oil spill investigation
    Two people are reported to have died after a helicopter crashed when taking part in a pollution investigation off Taiwan on a grounded ship, TS Taipei. The vessel is said by local media to have spilled some 14 tonnes of oil. The helicopter crashed while returning for six...
  • OSV owners prefer to cold-stack vessels outside Singapore
    Singapore's offshore supply vessel (OSV) owners are not benefiting from cold-stacking their vessels in the port of Singapore after the extension of port dues concession introduced by the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore last year, IHS Fairplay has learned. At first, the MPA extended the...
  • Analyst Pareto raises 2016 VLCC earnings estimate by 15%
    As spot freight rates for VLCC tankers soared at the end of last week, shipping analysts at Pareto in Oslo have raised their estimate for VLCC earnings this year by 15% to USD48,750/day. "The VLCC market tightened dramatically last week, with several last-minute March...
  • Tanker and dry bulk values remain under downward pressure
    Values of crude oil tankers and dry bulk carriers have remained under downward pressure, shipping analysts at DNB Markets in Oslo say. VLCC resale values have fallen to USD96 million, 2.0% lower than a month ago and 4.0% below...
  • Hong Kong port statistics show true extent of dismal final quarter
    Hong Kong's Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) released figures that show a dismal fourth quarter throughput story with total volumes falling more than 25% including huge drops in China-related inbound and outbound volumes. Total cargo throughput fell by 25.5% to 56 million tonnes in the final...
  • Is it the time right time to order speculative tanker newbuildings?
    Traditionally when earnings are good within a shipping sector we see a surge in speculative newbuildings orders, especially when shipyards have capacity and prices are attractive but does this mean the time is right to order tankers? First off there...
  • Less than half of Golden Ocean's share offer taken up
    Retail investors have subscribed for just about 15 million of the 34.3 million shares that Golden Ocean Group, the listed dry bulk shipping company in John Fredriksen's business empire, offered to them, the company said in a statement. The shares were...
  • Japanese ship orders halved in February
    The decline in newbuilding orders in Japan continued in February, with newbuilding orders halving year-on-year to seven ships, according to statistics released by the Japan Ship Exporters Association. After recording substantial year-on-year increases in newbuilding orders in 2015, Japanese shipbuilders saw their streak snapped in the...
  • Seoul court vetos Samsun Logix's rehabilitation plan
    South Korean bulker owner Samsun Logix has encountered difficulties in its attempts to pull out of receivership, with the Seoul Central District Court rejecting its second rehabilitation plan. Justice Yoon Joon felt that given the bleak outlook for dry bulk shipping, Samsun Logix's proposed repayment...
  • Port expansion hopes fade as Moody's downgrades Adani's Abbot Point
    Moody's on 14 March downgraded the Adani Abbot Point Terminal (AAPT) in Australia three notches to a high-risk Ba2 investment grade, which effectively makes any investment in the port speculative and a substantial credit risk, a Moody's spokesperson told IHS Fairplay. The downgrade was based on continued weak coal market conditions,...
  • China to establish international maritime centre
    China is to establish an international maritime centre within the year so as to protect its sea rights, Zhou Qiang, head of the Supreme People's Court, has said in a report at the annual session...

The Loadstarweb site
MARCH 14, 2016
  • Shippers want transparency in air freight bookings and to deal direct with airlines
  • Red tape tying up preparations to comply with new container weight verification rules
  • Members get free eAWBs in WCA push for new forwarders to join WIN system
  • What's next for piracy? China has its own view
  • Digitising the supply chain: the awareness imperative
  • Alibaba gears up to compete with Amazon on logistics
  • ColdEx invests in a hi-tech initiative to go the extra mile for customers in India
  • Crane Worldwide appoints Andrew Barnes as its UK sales director

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 14, 2016
  • Vancouver Shipyards gets $65.4 million in NSS contracts
  • BSEE investigates offshore platform fatality
  • VIDEO: MHI delivers AIDAprima
  • ABB unveils new fuel saving concept for larger ships
  • Dinner boat captain charged with using dead woman's ID
  • Wartsila launches new 4,000 kW transverse thruster
  • Three die in Tappan Zee bridge tugboat accident

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 14, 2016
  • Port of Seattle CEO promotes Dave Soike
  • Boeing CTO/Senior Vice President announces plans to retire this July
  • Crowley presents scholarships to four Williams-Mystic students
  • Port of Port Angeles Commissioners name Steve Burke to District 2 position
  • Americold taps Carl Fowler as senior vice president

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 14, 2016
  • AgTC supports USCG on box weighing rules
    Shippers' group calls for carriers to provide their own tare weight for containers and calculate their own VGM
  • Greek-owned fleet continues to expand
    Survey finds Greeks control 15.8% of world fleet and gaining share except in crude tankers
  • Singapore: Staying Strong
    Ahead of Singapore Maritime Week, Katherine Espina takes a look at what Singapore is doing to win the transhipment game amid the current container shipping downturn
  • Future of shipping: smaller crews and more shoreside control
    Increasingly affordable connectivity will change the shipping industry, according to Lloyd's Register marine marketing director Luis Benito
  • Viking Supply Ships moves to lay up entire PSV fleet
    Owner cuts PSV losses in favour of operational savings in continued weak market
  • Dragnis family looks to acquire all of Goldenport's vessels
    Goldenport directors will seek to dissolve company if proposed transaction is successful
  • Singapore box volumes fall 7.7% year on year
    Singapore port moves 3.2% fewer containers in February than in previous month
  • Noble Group unit incorporates natural gas solutions subsidiary
    Subsidiary to supply gas to power generation, transportation, energy and industrial sectors in Mexico
  • Port of Virginia container throughput up 24% year-on-year
    February 2015 volumes affected by snowstorms
  • ClassNK joins USCG Alternate Compliance Programme
    Programme allows NK-classed, US-flagged vessels to receive certificate of inspection based on reports from ClassNK
  • Finland and Japan ink strategic pact
    Initiatives to include greater use of Northern Sea Route
  • Frightened by an uncharted future
    The plunge into exciting new ways of navigation brings a lot of new risks

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 14, 2016
  • In Long Beach, city college helps train harbor truckers
  • Samsung taps liner service from Mexico to Miami to avoid border
  • US shippers want existing container weight rules unchanged
  • Miami container volume jumps by double-digits
  • 2015 figures foreshadow Hong Kong's steep challenges
  • Asia-Europe to remain sluggish yet volatile, Drewry says
  • India's Kattupalli Port gets new Concor train service
  • South Korea carriers add Indochina services to meet growth
  • Kerry Logistics' US acquisition expands global network
  • Cochin truck strike in fifth day
  • Congestion-free West Coast hits Hong Kong air cargo growth

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 14, 2016
  • Interunity wins order seizing Navig8 funds
    Shipowner affiliate sues pool operator over $2.33m in alleged damage to chemical tanker.
  • Norden sues over damage to bulker
    Operator files Texas lawsuit against Intership Services on allegations of spotty cargo hold wash.
  • China Cosco finance chief steps down
    Tang Runjiang 'has no disagreement' as Deng Huangjun moves up from Cosco Pacific.
  • Sinotrans Shipping loss widens in 2015
    Chinese bulker and boxship owner sees deeper red in annual bottom line in a "more depressed market".
  • Owners have sell-high knack nailed down
    Clarksons study shows most tanker and bulker sales take place when rates are strong.
  • MHI's delayed cruiseship finally delivered
    Fire-hit AIDAprima handed over in Japan as yard counts cost of $1.6bn loss on two-ship contract.
  • Rem raids DNB Markets for new CFO
    Ola Beinnes Fosse set to join offshore shipowner in the summer.
  • Somali kingpin gets 20 years in jail
    Belgium court reveals hefty sentence for major piracy figure Mohamed Abdi Hasan.
  • 10-year term for man in cruiseship cocaine ring
    Norwegian Cruise Line crewman sentenced for role in alleged scheme to move drugs from Honduras to US.
  • Chambal sells first of five aframaxes
    Indian group offloads 2006-built tanker for book loss as fleet disposal begins.
  • Harland & Wolff laying off 60 workers
    Fred Olsen shiprepairer needs to shed staff due to oil and gas downturn.
  • Dorian's Helios pool takes Oriental eight
    Chinese outfit slots series of gas carriers into Helios LPG Pool.
  • Pyxis Tankers listing deemed safe by Nasdaq
    Products tanker owner's share price worth more than $1 for 10 days straight.
  • Monster Valemax order shows 'our biggest fear'
    JP Morgan analyst welcomes
  • Canada snubs Davie's newbuild bid
    Unsolicited $752m offer to build icebreakers and multipurpose ships rejected by government.
  • Goldman cuts Navios Midstream holding
    Goldman Sachs Asset Management sells a large slice of its interest in VLCC MLP.
  • GOGL fails to sell out offering
    John Fredriksen bulker company comes up short with secondary share sale.
  • Vehicle carrier spills fuel in Los Angeles
    Ray Car Carrier-owned ship involved in oil leak at the US west coast port.
  • VLCC rates rise has 'good level of support'
    Analysts optimistic after earnings raced up in past week.
  • Wartsila wins NLNG maintenance deal
    Finnish firm signs contract for six Nigeria LNG carriers.
  • TAS fights AHTS newbuild cancellation
    Malaysian shipbuilder says scrapping of deal for two offshore vessels is not valid.
  • Nathalin aframax deal sets new price level
    Brokers reach for their red pens to ink in new tanker benchmark.
  • Hanjin Shipping aiming to raise $1bn
    Korean shipowner to sell more ships or cut jobs to refinance debt.
  • Two dead, one missing in NY smash
    Divers recover second body from wreck of tug that was in collision with barge.
  • Boa Offshore receives refund of $84m
    Norwegian owner gets $13m and $71m in interest and principal payments from Mingde over delayed ships.
  • Concordia takes extra cover in products
    Stena company signs three-year charter at time when owners are covering up.
  • Viking Supply lays up last two PSVs
    Offshore vessel owner blames weak market for decision to stack remaining supply ships.
  • India exempts VSAs from competition
    Owners free to sign vessel sharing agreements for another year without competition commission referrals.
  • MPC Capital wants to double assets
    Hamburg boxship group aiming for portfolio of EUR 10bn in medium term.
  • Indian growth set to boost crude tankers
    Conservative estimates expect country to see growth in oil imports of over 4% per annum.
  • Scottish container port faces industrial action
    Grangemouth port workers reportedly set to strike from Tuesday over pay and conditions.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 14, 2016
  • Clinton pledges greater anti-dumping enforcement
  • Port of Los Angeles posts record February throughput
  • Helicopter crash leaves two dead in containership post-rescue effort
  • PwC: Cargo carriers must disrupt themselves, or be disrupted
  • HKIA reports sharp drop in February cargo volumes
  • AA Cargo expands temperature-controlled network
  • England's airports report mixed February cargo volumes

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 14, 2016
  • Russian Gazpromneft Marine Bunker's 2015 sales down 8% on year
    Claims 21% share of the Russian bunker market.
  • IBIA joins Trident Alliance as strategic partner
    Want to promote compliance with sulfur regulations and a level playing field across the industry.
  • Baltic Sea and North Sea ECAs to seek NOx limits
    Proposal likely to be submitted to IMO in October, further building the case for LNG-fueled ships.
  • Singapore February bunker sales rise 3% on year to 3.5 million mt
    February total was the lowest since February 2015.
  • Singapore Data: Feb Bunker Fuel Sales Rise 3% On Year To 3.5 Mil Mt
    February total was the lowest since February 2015 when the port saw sales of 3.4 million mt.
  • Heavy Singapore fuel oil trading seen unlikely to congest terminals
    Some terminals can handle both clean and dirty products.
  • TENDER DATA: Pakistan's PSO buys up to 180,000 mt of LSFO for April-May
    Loading over April to May

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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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