testata inforMARE
Cerca
04 October 2025 - Year XXIX
Independent journal on economy and transport policy
17:06 GMT+2
LinnkedInTwitterFacebook
BRIEFS
May 8, 2017
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rate falls 2.4pc to US$996/TEU, off 3.2pc to USWC
  • Cosco spends US$1.8b to own ships, rather than lease from subsidiary
  • DP World's Q1 box throughput rises 5.7pc to 16.4m TEU
  • Majority of container carriers will be in the black in 2017: Drewry
  • Costamare's Q1 profit down 12.3pc to US$23m on 34.2pc lower revenue
  • Port of Houston tonnage up 11pc while box volume surges 18pc in Q1
  • Port of Veracruz to be dredged and expanded
  • Dachser buys majority stake in its Irish partner, Johnston Logistics
  • Sappi Southern Africa opts for K+N to manage seafreight orders
  • Cathay to lease two freighters from Atlas to support expanding services
  • China's home-built passenger plane takes off on maiden flight
  • Airfreight volumes surge 14pc in March: IATA

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 7, 2017
  • BBC Chartering increases "apac service" capacity between Mediterranean & North America
  • CMA CGM launches new mobile app for customers
  • Exodus ChemTank completes a successful decade of tank container & allied services
  • IMDG Code 38-16 Updates
  • Integrated cargo transport along multiple waterways begins
  • Maersk Line to offer standalone direct service to & from North Europe out of Pipavav
  • Anti-dumping duty extended on shrimp exports from India to US
  • Former Deputy Mayor of Barcelona visits Mumbai Port
  • JN Port & JNPCT achieve record monthly performance in April
  • DP World signs MoU with National Investment & Infrastructure Fund to develop logistics infrastructure in India
  • Expert panel suggests corridor-wise SPVs for developing Dedicated Freight Corridors
  • MoUs worth INR 2 lakh cr. signed during India Integrated Transport & Logistics Summit
  • Multimodal logistics parks seen as way forward for reducing logistics cost
  • Need for supply chain transformation stressed
  • Strong airfreight growth in March 2017
  • Foreign exchange reserves touch all-time high

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Steering globalisation
  • Dutch and Swedish bulk forwarders join forces
  • Cathay Pacific Cargo wet-leasing B747-8Fs from Atlas Air
  • Copping a five year 'copter contract
  • Two more countries join European transport network
  • Yang Ming opts out of Iran
  • Partner in groupage logistics
  • Russian railfreight operator invests in box cars
  • Option swap at Churchill dock in port of Antwerp
  • Roadrunner reshuffles executive management team
  • LOT launches Astana flights
  • Freydag to head D/CH ocean freight at Schenker Germany
  • Straight to Ludwigshafen from Moerdijk
  • Space availability coming back says Drewry
  • Growing in Germany
  • Qatar Airways Cargo more to Basel
  • Gefco Germany: new CIS business developer

IHS Maritimeweb site
MAY 5, 2017
  • India's plan to cut coal imports could hurt shipowners
  • Wärtsilä steals a march on rivals with USA EPA Tier III certification
  • Russia keeps faith in Northern Sea Route
  • Earnings slashed for tanker owner Sloman Neptun
  • Bahri posts sharp profit fall due to lower spot rates
  • EasyMax vessel concept debuts for Wagenborg
  • HHIC denies sale plans for construction subsidiary
  • POSH records USD18.4 million loss in Q1
  • HMM likely to be stuck with PSA's high fees
  • Sand supplier Le Tong ventures into shipowning
  • US crude export surprise: VLCCs to Asia top Aframaxes to Europe
  • CLIA Europe appoints Chrysostomou to oversee public and government affairs for Europe
  • Public tanker owners face rising risk of covenant breaches

The Loadstarweb site
MAY 5, 2017
  • Asia-Europe contract shippers asked to pay more, with premiums for priority
  • Declining cargo revenue the first-quarter story for IAG and AF-KLM
  • 'Fantastic' - XPO Logistics chief's delight at Q1 results
  • Shippers Agree: online platforms can take the bother out of booking
  • China's first big passenger plane completes maiden flight
  • DP World to invest $1bn more in India's maritime infrastructure
  • The new globalisation - going beyond the rhetoric

Marine Logweb site
MAY 5, 2017
  • Researcher develops software to limit ships' NOx and smoke emissions
  • Sabine Surveyors approved to carry out AWO RCP audits
  • Nichols launches first of two tugboats for Kirby
  • VT Halter starts construction of blast and paint facility
  • Indictment in MSC satcom bribery case
  • Renewed rumors of Singapore shipyard merger
  • USCG investigates Chesapeake laser strikes

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 5, 2017
  • Asia-Europe rates hold firm in wake of May GRIs
    With the SCFI reporting only minor market losses this week, is the east-west trade entering a new era of stability?
  • Lloyd's List names Kuganiga Kuganeswaran inaugural Tom Leander fellow
    Philosophy student to join multi-award winning team for prestigious three-month internship sponsored by Norton Rose Fulbright
  • Navios Partners continues to bulk up
    Japanese capesize is latest addition to expanding fleet
  • Chinese leasing humming in dry bulkers
    Owner-lessor joint ventures are proposed to invest in newbuilds
  • GasLog posts strong first quarter
    LNG owner unveils record revenues from expanded fleet and underlines confidence in a stronger 2017
  • Confusion reigns in Spain as ports await labour shake-up
    Maersk reveals it lost $13m from go-slows as content of proposed reforms is yet to be revealed to companies and unions
  • We want to be around when LNG market goes in right direction, says Stena Bulk boss
    Get through the tough times and there could be a pot of gold at the end of the LNG rainbow
  • Seablindness myth diverts us from the real issues at hand
    There is a good public understanding of the maritime industry's importance that we should use, says UK Chamber of Shipping
  • Carrier cost-cutting puts transhipment hubs at risk
    New study claims hard-up carriers will soon limit the number of hubs frequented, forcing ports to prove their network value
  • Awilco LNG slides deeper into the red
    But Norwegian gas carrier owner remains positive on longer-term outlook
  • Cosco Shipping to acquire 14 newbuild boxships rather than charter them
    Shipbuilding contracts reassigned to Cosco Mercury in $1.7bn transaction
  • Vessel attacks near southern Philippines quadrupled over January-March
    Militant groups blamed for the growing violence in waters around that region, says IMB
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries to shut Gunsan yard
    Move brings value of production from the suspended activities to $1bn for 2017 to date
  • Polaris to end on-site search operations for Stellar Daisy
    Inclement weather and the approaching winter cited as reasons
  • LNG carrier spot market rates rebound to $35,000 per day
    Spot market LNG carrier had fallen to $32,000 per day in April on slowing demand
  • DP World taps funds for $1bn logistics initiatives in India
    Terminal operator continues to target opportunities abroad amid subdued domestic traffic
  • MISC first-quarter profit hurt by LNG and petroleum segments
    But earnings from the offshore business helped offset declines in other segments
  • Attention deficit
    Will today's wonderful navigational systems make their users more or less complacent, tremendously alert, or bored out of their tiny minds?
  • New year, same old selective disclosure by Herbjorn Hansson
    Hansson trims NAT shareholding in familiar non-disclosure pattern

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 5, 2017
  • BCOs stand to gain from tech predicting chassis demand
  • Low unemployment complicates trucking's hiring plans
  • St. Petersburg terminal to add capacity
  • Projects fuel growth of BBC Chartering's Med-US service
  • Trans-Pac rates dip after spike without back-to-school surge
  • APMT closes sale of UK truck/terminal unit to G&W
  • IAG cargo growth stalls despite Asia boost
  • XPO sees big bump in new logistics, intermodal business
  • Daseke helping drive US truck consolidation
  • Weekly LCL service widens appeal of China-Europe rail route
  • Cargobase brings spot freight booking to BCOs' cell phones

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 5, 2017
  • GasLog and Shell agree to rejig LNG charter
    No longer seasonally employed, ship will come off year-round charter in 2019.
  • BW Offshore suffers floater cancellation
    Oslo-listed floater owner still chasing $61.8m arbitration claim against Sinopec's Addax.
  • Algoma Central reports smaller loss
    Canadian shipowner saw revenue improve in its dry bulk unit thanks to salt cargoes.
  • Gener8 Maritime again linked to sales talk
    Reports of disposal of older suezmax may be running ahead of events, sources say.
  • GasLog sees FSRU contract win coming by fourth quarter
    Peter Livanos-backed LNG carrier owner aiming sees second floating project by year end.
  • Nigerian navy thwarts cargoship attack
    Crew retreated to citadel after gunmen boarded from speedboat off Bonny.
  • Frangou adds second cape in two weeks
    Navios Maritime Partners agrees to pay $28.3m for Japanese-built bulk carrier.
  • Jefferies: tide turning for Cosco Shipping
    Chinese container line tipped for more profit after positive first quarter.
  • GasLog back to black as it beats forecasts
    LNG carrier owner delivers positive result in the first quarter on the back of higher revenue.
  • Great Eastern falls to a loss
    Expanding Indian tanker and bulker owner hit by falling revenue in fourth quarter.
  • Fredriksen firms up Korean VLCC order
    John Fredriksen's Frontline has secured up to four VLCC newbuilding slots with Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea worth close to $320m in total. Frontline is understood to have firmed up an order for two firm ships with an option on another pair to be built at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries. Sources close to the company say the firm ships are priced at just under $80m for delivery dates in
  • Rickmers Trust will not report results
    Winding-up company decides not to disclose financial details for the first quarter after selling its fleet to Navios.
  • Credit Suisse winding up bad bank by 2018
    Swiss lender bringing forward the end of its legacy loans as losses fall.
  • Loss grows at Grupo TMM
    Mexican tanker and offshore vessel owner hit by falling revenue in first quarter.
  • Cosco Corp sells yards to parent for $212.4m
    Singapore-listed entity of Chinese giant prices the disposal of three facilities as loss deepens in Q1.
  • Deutsche Bank cuts loan provisions 56%
    German lender says first quarter figure was $146m as oil and gas improved.
  • BBC adds more capacity to US
    German heavy-lift and project player focusing on cargoes from the Med.
  • Clarksons: Hornbeck to need restructuring
    Analyst recommends selling US offshore owner's stock in downturn.
  • SeaBird could stack more vessels
    Restructuring seismic vessel player falls to loss in tough markets.
  • Awilco LNG enters talks with creditor Teekay
    Owner evaluating capital structure after losing $10m in first quarter.
  • Pacific Drilling loses $100m in first quarter
    But Idan Ofer-led drilling firm says it saw an uptick in tenders and inquiries versus 2016.
  • Sembcorp Marine future up for review
    Analysts speculate on future of shipyard group after parent announces plan for strategic review.
  • UMW Oil & Gas drops Icon and Orkim takeovers
    Malaysian firm says it needs to strengthen balance sheet before M&A activities can be pursued.
  • Jewo opts for bulker over boxship for scrap
    Company sending stainless steel to Asia for recycling using bulker for first time in 15 years.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 5, 2017
  • G&W finalizes Pentalver acquisition
    Short line and regional railway Genesee & Wyoming Inc.'s (G&W) United Kingdom subsidiary, GWI UK Acquisition Company Ltd., acquired...
  • Two dead in West Virginia cargo plane crash
    The pilot and copilot of a small aircraft died Friday morning in a crash at Yeager Airport in Charleston, W.Va., according to multiple news...
  • Roadrunner nabs new funding, reshuffles management
    Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. received a $540 million redeemable preferred stock investment from affiliates of private investment...
  • USCG investigates laser light incidents in Chesapeake Bay
    The U.S. Coast Guard is conducting an investigation on several laser light "strikes" aimed at commercial vessels in the southern Chesapeake...
  • Alert Gps introduces new ELD mandate compliance solution
    Alert Gps Inc. has launched a new electronic logging device (ELD) mandate compliance solution, dubbed the Alert ELD system, the company sai...
  • Former Delta, United exec joins Flexport
    Freight forwarder Flexport has hired the former chief operating officer of Delta Cargo, Neel Jones Shah, as its senior vice president and g...
  • SCFI falls 1.6%
    The Shanghai Shipping Exchange's weekly Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, based on estimated freight rates on 15 routes out of Shanghai...
  • COSCO to own ships, rather than lease from subsidiary
    Chinese state-owned ocean carrier COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd. will pay about $1.78 billion to have contracts for 14 containerships tr...
  • Budapest Airport handles record Q1 cargo volumes
    Budapest Airport handled a record 30,060 tonnes of cargo in the first quarter of 2017, up 32.3 percent on the same period last year; air ca...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 5, 2017
  • Brazil's drought cuts LSFO supply to Europe: traders
    The last LSFO cargo from Brazil to arrive in Europe arrived this week, according to traders, and now no further arrivals are expected for at least a month.
  • Bunker supplier Geos Group adds barge in UK
    Geos has chartered the 6,535 dwt Thun Grace from Thun Tankers to replace a smaller vessel leaving its fleet, the Milford Fisher.
  • European LSFO complex strongest since Jan on seasonal demand, supply outages
    As most European LSFO production is concentrated in the Northwest, the larger pull from southern Europe has led sources to believe the market in both regions will continue to strengthen.
  • Interest in East-West fuel oil arbitrage remains high despite VLCC failures: sources
    Trading sources said the East-West arbitrage window has opened in the last few days but added that expensive VLCC freight rates may be hampering the economics for larger vessel sizes, pointing to several failed bookings in the past.
  • Handysize ULSD cargoes on the Baltic-NWE trip being loaded on LR1s: sources
    Two to three LR1s have been fixed so far, according to shipping and market sources.
  • REFINERY NEWS: MOL refinery margins grew in Q1; throughput up 7.6%
    The surge in margins reflected widening gasoline and diesel crack spreads in a year-on-year comparison, while the negative spread for fuel oil also narrowed on the year.
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • Maritime insurers eye business opportunity as non-oil spills in sea rise
    The number of ships carrying HNS cargoes is growing steadily with more than 200 million mt of chemicals traded annually by tankers.
  • TANKERS: IMB piracy report marks first Somali hijackings after 5 years
    Kidnappings in the Gulf of Guinea, growing violence around the southern Philippines, and the first Somali hijackings after a five-year lull key highlights of IMB report.
  • FUTURES: Crude falls close to 2% amid short selling

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
In August, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +10.9%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
Federlogistica has established its own representation in the Iberian Peninsula
Genoa
It will support Italian entrepreneurs operating in Spain
Boluda acquires Royal Boskalis' towage and salvage operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Valencia
Transaction valued at $640 million
ESPO urges IMO States to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
The association also urges the EU Commission to align European standards
The Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal.
Los Angeles
Invitation to submit expressions of interest
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
Geneva
The most significant growth in PLSCI was recorded by the port of Savona-Vado Ligure (+53.7%)
ONE will not charge surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Singapore
They will be applied starting from October 14th
Fincantieri and Aeronautical Service sign agreement for the use of composite materials in the naval, civil, and military sectors.
Trieste
Genoa Port Terminal concession renewal approved until 2054
Genoa
The terminal's operating conditions have been redefined, bringing them back to the multipurpose function, in compliance with the ruling of the Council of State and the PRP
PSA Italia-Logtainer and Rail Hub Milano-Medlog have submitted offers to manage the Interporto Padova intermodal terminal.
Padua
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports increased by 4.5% last month.
Beijing
Containers amounted to 27.7 million TEUs (+6.8%)
The Netherlands is referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether to entrust seafarers or dock workers with the lashing operations on smaller container ships.
In the second quarter, container traffic handled by Eurokai terminals grew by +16.4%
Hamburg
Significant growth of 16.1% in Germany. In Italy (Contship), volumes increased by 5.2%.
China enacted regulation in response to US taxes on Chinese-owned and -built vessels
Beijing
The new rules include the possibility of introducing similar countermeasures
New attack on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
UKMTO announced that a fire broke out on a vessel hit by a shell
Le Aziende informanoSponsored Article
ITS Costruttori, il corso di alta formazione per entrare nel mondo di Fincantieri
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Miami
The American cruise group announces a further strengthening of the growth trend in bookings
Marella Cruises sells Fincantieri slots for two new cruise ships to TUI Cruises.
Hannover/Trieste
With a gross tonnage of 160,000 tons, they will be larger than the units originally planned
GNV-Portitalia bridge agreement on lashing operations in the ports of Palermo and Termini Imerese
HMM will not introduce surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Seoul
The company will not modify scheduled services that stop in the United States
GATX Rail Europe signs sale-leaseback agreement with DB Cargo to purchase 6,000 railcars
Vienna
The transaction will be completed by the end of this year.
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
Bremen
Miscellaneous cargo is growing. Bulk cargo is declining.
India launches nearly $8 billion package to support its shipbuilding and maritime sectors
New Delhi
Shipyard production capacity expected to increase to 4.5 million gross tonnage per year
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in French ports fell by -0.4%.
Paris
Dry bulk and rolling bulk trades are declining. Container and liquid bulk trades are growing.
Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire UK's leading marina operator
Paris/London/New York
It will take over ownership from British private equity firm LDC
Royal Caribbean agrees with Meyer Turku to build Icon ships for a decade
Miami
Order confirmed for a fifth Icon cruise ship and option placed on a seventh unit of the same series
Maersk announces it will not apply surcharges for new US tariffs on Chinese vessels
Copenhagen
The company assures that it will not make any changes to its services
Cochin Shipyard and KSOE enter into strategic collaboration in shipbuilding sector
New Delhi
The creation of approximately two thousand direct jobs is expected
DHL will resume freight shipments from Germany to the United States for corporate customers.
Bonn
They had been suspended due to the removal in the USA of the "de minimis" threshold for goods with a value of less than 800 dollars.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Statement in Support of the IMO Net-Zero Framework
Ancona: Tax fraud in the shipbuilding sector
Ancona
Over €2.3 million in non-existent tax credits seized
CMA CGM buys British rail freight operator Freightliner
Birmingham
The transaction will be completed in early 2026
Containerized cargo at the port of Algeciras decreased by -9.4% last month
Algeciras
The 20-foot containers handled were 399 thousand (-0.7%)
Italferr participates in Europe's largest railway electrification contract
Rome
Activities within the Rail Baltica project
Freight traffic increased in the ports of Barcelona and Valencia in August
Barcelona/Valencia
In the first eight months of 2025, decreases of -1.6% and -0.3% respectively were recorded
In the June-August quarter, FedEx express courier revenues increased by +3.1%
Memphis
An average of 16.8 million express shipments were handled per day (+3.5%)
Breakthrough in the exploratory tunnel of the Brenner Base Tunnel
Milan/Rome
At 64 kilometers, it will be the longest underground railway connection in the world.
Tender launched for privatization of Croatian shipyard 3. MAJ Rijeka 1905
Zagreb
The starting bid is 6.66 million euros.
To decarbonize, shipping should join forces with other hard-to-abate sectors
London
This is highlighted by a report by Accelleron which believes that a critical mass of demand is necessary to overcome a stalemate phase.
COSCO Reassures Customers on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Vessels
Shanghai
We - the Chinese company assured - will maintain competitive freight rates and surcharges.
Shipping is still far from the target of 5-10% of fuel used coming from scalable, zero-emission sources by 2030
Copenhagen
The need to introduce incentives was underlined
Spain's Boluda acquires Transfesa's intermodal rail freight services.
Valencia
The agreement also includes industrial services, railway maintenance and shunting activities and intermodal terminals.
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Baku
Agreement with the Azerbaijani oil group SOCAR
German and Austrian trailer manufacturers challenge EU regulation to reduce truck environmental impact
Berlin/Brussels
They denounce that its application leads to an increase in traffic volumes and therefore emissions.
The Venice Marghera station has been equipped with a track compliant with European TEN-T standards
Venice
A 740-meter freight track has been opened.
World Shipping Council introduces Cargo Safety Program to prevent ship fires
Washington
It is based on artificial intelligence and traditional goods inspections
Rheinmetall to enter naval shipbuilding sector by acquiring Naval Vessels Lürssen
Bremen
Lürssen Group to focus on megayacht production
The British government is investing half a billion pounds to reduce shipping emissions.
London
Private investments of 700 million expected
HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
Cairo
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -10.2% was recorded
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.
Rome
They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.
A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.
La Spezia
Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.
The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs
Rome
Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
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
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
President Alessandro Arvigo and CEO Maurizio Anselmo
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail
VAT number: 03532950106
Press Reg.: nr 33/96 Genoa Court
Editor in chief: Bruno Bellio
No part may be reproduced without the express permission of the publisher
Search on inforMARE Presentation
Feed RSS Advertising spaces

inforMARE in Pdf
Mobile