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July 7, 2017
Sched Netweb site
  • Could CMA CGM be after OOCL following Cosco's silence?
  • Hapag-Lloyd-UASC merger creates younger, bigger and more efficient fleet
  • Carriers face challenge and urged to 'optimise' their networks
  • APL is named 'Best Shipping Line in The Trans-Pacific'
  • Trump takes tougher stance on trade with partners China, Japan and S Korea
  • Modernisation project to double capacity of Florida International Terminal
  • S Korea extends financial help for construction of new Cebu container port
  • Seaport projects in West Africa are overshadowed by uncertainties
  • India to introduce one uniform tax on goods and services nationwide
  • Forwarders expect margin pressure to intensify over next 5 years
  • HKIA handles record 4.6m tonnes of airfreight
  • AA Cargo opens pharma facility at London Heathrow
  • Survival of African air transport market in jeopardy

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 6, 2017
  • Govts called on to look at ways to implement legislation backing fair treatment of seafarers
  • IRClass releases rules for LNG-fuelled coastal & inland vessels & pleasure crafts
  • Pendulum Express Lines launches services to India
  • Sabari Container Terminals celebrates 15 years of operations
  • TKPL marks Founders' Day by supporting noble causes
  • HAROPA recognised as 'Best Seaport in Europe' & 'Best Green Port'
  • Mumbai Port Trust organises tree plantation drive
  • Nepal seeks GST waiver on trade through India
  • Global air freight demand increases 13 pc in May
  • CAI estimates cotton crop for 2016-17 season at 336.25 lakh bales
  • Commerce Ministry lays stress on strengthening regulatory & standards framework
  • Ministry of Food Processing establishes GST facilitation cell

IHS Maritimeweb site
JULY 6, 2017
  • Canadian programme to ease transportation bottlenecks welcomed
  • Hong Kong Customs makes huge ivory seizure
  • MR fleet outperforms in depressed charter market
  • Japan to take the MEPC helm
  • Independent SM Line needs big ships and partners, says SC Lowy executive
  • Japanese lines seek short-term charters
  • Legal pressures mount for Economou and DryShips

The Loadstarweb site
JULY 6, 2017
  • Digitisation will bring a new era for shipping, but only 'the fittest' will survive
  • NOOs seeing more of their containerships idle thanks to overcapacity
  • Analysis - Eddie Stobart Logistics going for gold, but IPO wins no medals
  • Brexit plea for pragmatism: they think it's all Dover...
  • Ryan Ellis and Ray Wood join Virgin Atlantic Cargo sales team
  • Global device shipments will fall, marginally, this year, says Gartner
  • Start-up aims to change our perception of shipping services

Marine Logweb site
JULY 6, 2017
  • Vigor starts construction of fifth RB-M C for NYPD Harbor Unit
  • AMC delivers versatile windfarm support vessel
  • Italian owner takes delivery of first Damen tug
  • Campbell Transportation adds to barge and towboat fleet
  • Deltamarin to support construction of LNG fueled RoPax

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 6, 2017
  • Between the Lines: Maersk cyber-attack slows vessels
    A look at the operational impact of the attack and the exposure of other carriers
  • APM Terminals resumes Rotterdam operations
    Automated Maasvlakte II systems took longer than expected to restart.
  • LNG carriers to benefit from Trump push in Poland
    President promotes US LNG as alternative to Russian gas
  • Capesize rates fall to lowest since mid-February
    China coal restriction undermines demand for vessels
  • Cosco Shipping Holdings forecasts $272m profit for first half
    Meanwhile, China Merchants Energy Shipping's net gain is expected to drop by up to 70%
  • Hideaki Saito elected MEPC chair
    Japanese official will oversee challenging meeting in 2018
  • Stolt-Nielsen profits tumble as chemtanker market shows no imminent improvement
    Pressure on rates blamed on new ships joining global fleet
  • Tale of a tug
    We are told ships controlled by artificial intelligence would be safer than ones operated by fallible human beings. Why should...
  • Total offshore project delayed by SHI yard accident in May
    Completion of Martin Linge project in Norway postponed by a year, until first half of 2019
  • Eagle Bulk secures $61m credit facility
    Facility can be boosted to $100m if conditions are met
  • CIMC Enric to make second attempt to acquire Sinopacific Offshore
    Agreed price of $118m is higher than in the previous attempt
  • Diana Containerships pays off $85m balance of RBS loan
    Company settled loan with new credit facilities from Addiewell and Diana Shipping
  • Swiber seeks extension of judicial management period
    Group needs more time to work out restructuring plans with creditors
  • Daily Briefing
  • FSL Trust initiates legal action against former chief executive
    Trust accuses Alan Hatton of alleged breach of duties
  • Seanergy sees strength in capesizes despite first-quarter loss
    Claudia Restis-backed owner 'actively pursuing' further acquisitions in the segment

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 6, 2017
  • Cosco heading for hefty profit turnaround in first half
  • TraPac to move Jaxport terminal to cut deepening cost
  • ILWU unionization push threatens employer oversight of LA-LB terminals
  • CMA CGM adds call to Saint John, New Brunswick
  • Heartland Express buys IDC, builds truckload 'density'
  • Indian import tax pinching container lines
  • Yildirim, pursuing Ports America, seeks buyer for CMA CGM stake
  • Samsung: Carrier consolidation lifting rates
  • Idle fleet stalls, charter rates slide
  • Diana Containerships settles RBS bank loan
  • Heavy-freight hauler Daseke completes third 2017 merger
  • Slower JNPT growth dampens major Indian port throughput
  • Need for scale and partners looms on SM Line horizon

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 6, 2017
  • MOL tanker grounded on US West Coast
    No reports of personnel injuries or environmental damage after ship ran aground earlier today.
  • Navigator Holdings signs new debt deals
    Handysize and midsize gas ship owner has newbuildings to pay for this year.
  • Bank brings distressed supramax to Wisdom at bargain price
  • Law firm warns on Jones Act foreign rebuilds
    Ruling from regulators suggests change in criteria for approving repairs at non-US shipyards.
  • New Chinese name emerges with confident debut deal
    A low-key Chinese dry-bulk player emerges with open-hatch bulker duo as her links to the financial empire of the of Macau casino giant Stanley Ho are revealed
  • Erasmus and Minsheng Trust team up on capes
    John Su-led outfit continues to expand its dry cargo fleet with new lease finance partner
  • Hafnia Tankers denies return to China's CSSC OME yard for MR newbuildings
  • Aegean continues clear-out of older tankers
  • BW Group dives into LR2 sector with Daehan deal
    Contract for up to eight ships marks group's second move in newbuild market in 2017
  • Owner puts up private cash to cover employee embezzlement
    A resigning employee was caught embezzling $4.6m from Shanghai-listed bunkering tanker owner Lonyer Fuels and now the owning family is putting up its own cash to shield other shareholders from losses.
  • Atle Bergshaven to pay $29m for Bergshav stake
  • Valero leads way for US refiners into Mexico's gasoline market
    Bid to build marine storage facilities underscores growing seaborne market between US and Mexico
  • New era dawns for Asia trades to New York
    The raising of the Bayonne Bridge is tempting carriers to deploy larger vessels, but threatens freight rates on a key trade.
  • Neu charters second big ship to Texas Gas & Oil
    Low rates and ample vessel supply push Bahamas-registered LPG distributor to step back into chartering market
  • Cyber attack to cost Maersk more than $50m
  • Lines in charter charge for big vessels at bargain rates
    Analysts perplexed by flat market as demand for neo-panamax boxships picks up
  • Hanseatic Unity is 'a price-taker not price-maker'
    Lines operators have nothing to worry about as tonnage provider plays downs what impact it can have on the market
  • Five big boxship owners unite to create 200-ship chartering giant
    Two new partners link up with Hanseatic Unity Chartering to forge a partnership of 'like-minded owners' able to service the merging mega-liners
  • Bulker and tanker spending spikes in first half of 2017
    Listed dry cargo owners lead the sale-and-purchase market while both public and private tanker firms seek bargains
  • Shipping can't follow Trump's lead and slow-steam on climate change
    The US president may be able to ignore the effects of global warming. Other world leaders don't have that luxury, and nor does our industry
  • Judge keeps shackles on Cosco ship in battle with GO Shipping
  • Warring sides in OSV chartering dispute turn to US appeals court
    Harvey Gulf International Marine and Hornbeck raise 'novel question' of lien law for offshore service companies in US Gulf waters
  • Debate over recycling of floating offshore structures
    NGOs, unions and politicians bid to make sure decommissioning of offshore fleet is done to high safety and environmental standards
  • Golar LNG celebrates being first to convert gas ship into floater
  • Scrap market slump confirmed
    Demolition volumes are down but activity is expected to pick up again as uncertainty in Asia is resolved
  • Njord venture raises capital to buy Turkish chemical tanker
  • MOL gives insight into Yamal project shuttle ship coup
  • Owners rush for Pertamina time charter
  • Golar primed for multiple LNG carrier deal with Gail
    Other owners also in the mix but Indian gas buyer is expected to return for second helping that could lift its haul of chartered tonnage to eight ships
  • K Line set to manage up-for-sale BP LNG carrier
  • Spot fixtures flatten but signs of tighter market emerge
  • Qatar scraps plan for more Q-ship engine conversions
    Dry-docking deadline passes on retrofit project for Q-max and Q-flex fleet amid concern that vessels will be too old to reap the full benefit
  • Mitsui aframax sale attracts interest from multiple buyers
  • Merger lays foundation for a bright future, says Kennedy Marr
  • Japanese group set to sell more vintage VLCCs
  • Kennedy Marr pulls Maersk into subsea arena
    After snapping up UK specialist, Maersk Broker wants to focus more sharply on offshore advisory services
  • McDermott primed for growth with 80% boost to credit line

American Shipperweb site
JULY 6, 2017
  • China looks to reduce logistics costs
    China is taking measures to reduce logistics costs and improve logistics efficiency, according to the State Council of the People's Republi...
  • Intermodal rates continue to rise, but at a slower pace
    Intermodal pricing in May 2017 continued to expand, but the pace of growth slowed, according to the latest Cass Intermodal Price Index repo...
  • Truckload rates stabilize in May
    Truckload rates stabilized in May 2017 after April put a stop to a 13-month free fall in pricing, according to the Cass Truckload Linehaul ...
  • Daseke continues North American expansion with Steelman purchase
    Flatbed conglomerate Daseke, Inc., has acquired The Steelman Companies for an undisclosed price, the company said in a statement. The acqu...
  • AAR: U.S. rail traffic picks up steam in June
    Total freight rail carload and intermodal originations in the United States totaled 2.18 million in June 2017, an increase of 4.5 percent f...
  • Port of Redwood City, Cemex re-up with 10-year deal
    The Port of Redwood City and Cemex Aggregates (Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC) have inked a new 10-year lease on 8.2 acres of ma...
  • Report: Yildirim to sell 24% stake in CMA CGM
    Turkey's Yildirim Holding, chaired by Robert Yuksel Yildirim, has decided to sell its 24 percent stake in CMA CGM, according to reports fro...
  • COSCO expects $272m profit for first half 2017
    COSCO Shipping Holdings expects a profit of 1.85 billion yuan (U.S. $272 million) for the first half of 2017, fueled by an improved shippin...
  • Executive Moves: Virgin Atlantic Cargo and SLSI
    Source: Pressmaster/Shutterstock Virgin Atlantic Cargo names head of global accounts and regional sales manager for the United Kingdom, whil...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 6, 2017
  • Oil complex strength sapped in late trading as US output rebounds
    NYMEX August crude settled up 39 cents at $45.52/b, below its intraday high of $46.53/b. ICE September Brent settled 32 cents higher at $48.11/b, after touching $49.18/b at one point.
  • OIL OUTLOOK: Americas bunker markets expecting more low prices in H2 2017
    - Negative margins prompt 'desperation' in Gulf Coast bunker market - Industry hoping for more clarity on roadmap to 2020 IMO sulfur cap
  • High export demand constrains bunker availability at Piraeus: sources
    Bunker fuel at Piraeus, Greece, was tight Thursday following high allocation of material for exports, bunker sources said Thursday.
  • US DATA: EIA says US fuel oil refiner yields and production at new 2017 lows
    US fuel oil production fell 19% from the week prior and the largest week on week decline since the week ended June 6, 2014, when it fell 21%, the data showed. The EIA data has been collected since the week ended August 20, 1982.
  • External: Praxis Energy Agents S.A
  • Shipping emerging from doldrums despite higher 2017 bunker prices: Moody's
    The shipping industry has laid the foundations of a turnaround, which is unlikely to be derailed by possible higher bunker prices, ratings agency Moody's said in its 12-month outlook on Thursday.
  • Mixed bunker availability at Malta following surge in premium over benchmark
    Supply of bunker fuel at Malta was heard mixed Thursday, amid a year high in the assessment's premium over the regional high sulfur fuel oil benchmark.
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • ANALYSIS: Geopolitics and regulations - twin headache for bunkers in H2 2017
    - Blending set to make fuel quality management more complex - MFMs unlikely to completely eradicate quantity disputes - Industry consolidation to continue as margins shrink
  • FUTURES: Crude recovers on short-covering after overnight crash
  • Bureau Veritas' new rules expected promote ESS, help shipowners cut emissions
    Electric power provided by an ESS can be used to reduce or eliminate emissions.

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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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