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BRIEFS
May 9, 2017
Sched Netweb site
  • Greece to seek increased Chinese investments in port projects
  • One CMA CGM vessel leaves China every 3 hours within OCEAN Alliance
  • Expanded Panama Canal welcomes biggest box ship to date
  • US trade deficits with Mexico and Japan in goods hit decade high
  • Malaysia's Wesport to spend US$180 on building out new terminal at Port Klang
  • Indonesia's New Priok terminal set to transform south-east Asian shipping
  • Somali piracy returns costing shipping US$1.7 billion
  • Maersk innovation pioneer to drive disruptive sustainability for Nor-Shipping
  • UPS names Mark Vale as growth and emerging markets president
  • HK mobile smuggling racket busted in India, 11 officers transferred
  • Cargo plane carrying UPS packages crash in West Virginia killing two
  • Schiphol Cargo handles record volumes in Q1

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 8, 2017
  • 'No hiding place' for sub-standard shipping
  • Baltic Dry Index falls 10 points
  • Business restructuring at COSCO Shipping International (Singapore)
  • Dachser introduces weekly LCL railway service from China to Europe
  • DP World wins Dubai Quality Award
  • Global maritime piracy up in first quarter of 2017
  • InterManager expandsglobal membership, including first ship registry member
  • International publication lists Ganga cruise as one of the 'six river cruises to take in 2017'
  • New CMA CGM agency in Iran
  • SCFI rates fall
  • NMPT saves life of ship crew
  • Roundtable discusses ways to expand US-India collaboration in supply chain & infrastructure initiatives
  • Finance Minister calls upon Japanese companies to set up facilities in India
  • India & Georgia to complete feasibility study for proposed Free Trade Agreement in 6 months
  • Mid-term review of Foreign Trade Policy to be completed early to synchronise roll out with GST
  • Monitoring of export obligation fulfilment under EPCG & Advance Authorisation Schemes
  • Update on GST roll out

International Transport Journalweb site
  • "In times of change"
  • Foundations for digitalisation in place
  • Expanded intermodal service capabilities in UK
  • Four times larger
  • Chinese investing in wagon plant in Canada
  • Thome opens new training grounds
  • New rail competence centre in Stuttgart
  • Two new long-term leases signed
  • Budapest airport to open new express freight facilities
  • Hugo Trumpy on the move for Intermarine
  • Saddle Creek adds new business development director
  • Presenting favourable figures for 2016
  • Up to 120 freight trains per day
  • EIB warehousing loan for Barcelona port
  • Air Cargo Europe starts under good auspices
  • Opening up in Munich

IHS Maritimeweb site
MAY 8, 2017
  • North Korean shipping sanctions take on urgency in US
  • Goldin portfolio management platform seals its first deal
  • New player shakes up the e-procurement pricing model
  • RCCL confirms two Icon-class orders from Meyer Turku
  • Cracks found on another Polaris ore carrier
  • Crew fears prompt benchmarking move
  • DP World launches investigation into Jebel Ali accident
  • Marine sector warned of physical cyber threat
  • Nordic American Tankers swings to loss in Q1 2017
  • DHT board rejects Frontline offer - again
  • Regional port overcapacity a necessity to beat congestion, says Erasmus professor
  • US maritime commission clarifies Big Three merger decision
  • Vallianz Holdings issues profit warning for 2016, Q1 2017
  • Samsung HI resumes work partially, DSME, HMD continue with cost cuts
  • COSCO Shipping International widens losses, sells yards to parent
  • Pan Ocean pursues Sinoriches for USD1.4 million
  • Baltic Dry Index marks third consecutive week of falls

The Loadstarweb site
MAY 8, 2017
  • Contship Italia eyes growing intermodal business as Gioia Tauro battles for transhipment traffic
  • Nerves jangle as shippers and forwarders wait to hear who is bankrolling Yang Ming
  • CarPal helps logistics operators break into e-commerce last-mile services
  • KLIA Customs seizes record haul of pangolin scales from Africa
  • Training gears up as port of Liverpool eyes a return to its glory days
  • Etihad calls up Ray Gammell as interim CEO to replace Hogan
  • VIDEO: Quay crane collapse at Jebel Ali causes only minor injuries

Marine Logweb site
MAY 8, 2017
  • UAE bulk port orders Damen ASD 2913 tug
  • VIDEO: OSU picks Gulf Island to build research vessels
  • FMC clarifies why it rejected Tripartite Agreement
  • MAN Diesel and Turbo steps up cooperation with Mitsui
  • OSV fleet's DCF value is 2.5 times its market value
  • Wartsila invests in turbocharger service capabilities

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 8, 2017
  • NAT's difference of opinion
    Nordic American Tankers' annual report and first-quarter results make for two very different reads
  • Merchant ship fired upon by skiffs off Iran
    Attack followed by suspicious approach on second vessel in same area
  • Onassis buys new suezmax duo from Arcadia
    Legendary tanker name takes 2017 spending to about $275m as seller welcomes fourth of six-ship HHI tanker series
  • Scorpio Tankers sells another two MR product tankers
    Continued asset disposal by bullish owner could raise eyebrows as total sold this year hits 10 vessels
  • Capital Maritime fixes first of five ex-Hanjin containerships
    Neo-panamax Hanjin China is renamed Athenian and fixed for four to six months at $33,000 per day
  • Handysize bulker earnings post weekly loss again amid weak Pacific demand
    Weighted average at 19-day low but some trades could recover later this month
  • Data Hub: Charter Rates
    Fixture activity on the wane and rates stagnating, but owners will go into the quiet summer period better prepared than last year
  • NAT posts first-quarter net loss
    But result is substantially improved from the fourth quarter of last year
  • Trafigura unlocks Myanmar market for bigger product tankers
    Subsidiary Puma Energy opens the country's largest fuel terminal and largest marine jetty for MR tankers
  • SHI to unveil comprehensive safety plan by June
    Move comes as shipbuilder resumes partial operations after crane accident that claimed six lives
  • Rotterdam port authorities take over container rail service
    Goal is to boost service competitiveness and ensure further environmental sustainability
  • Vopak inks joint venture to develop gas terminal in Canada
    Location will allow shorter shipping times for gas carriers to Asia as compared with the US Gulf coast
  • Algoma net losses widen on a lack of vessel contract gains
    Weaker seasonal demand and vessel dry docking schedule also to blame
  • DHT shoots down latest Frontline offer
    DHT walks Frontline through its reasoning to show 'just how off the mark' the offer was
  • FMC clarifies stance on Japanese lines' pre-merger talks
    Proposed tripartite agreement falls outside the Shipping Act's scope

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 8, 2017
  • Amazon, CVS, DollarTree fuel Kansas City distribution boom
  • Fewer 'no shows' key to service contract evolution
  • E-commerce imbalance tips ArcBest into loss
  • Japanese container trade shows signs of improvement
  • Panamax ship values jump on rising charter rates
  • Shippers partly to blame for port congestion, report argues
  • DP World probes Jebel Ali crane collapse
  • Maersk adds Pipavav to North Europe service
  • March air freight growth hits seven-year high

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 8, 2017
  • DHT tops estimates as it inks $300m loan
    New York-listed tanker owner sees smaller-than-expected dip in first-quarter earnings.
  • Eagle delivers slimmer-than-expected loss
    Supramax and ultramax specialist sees revenue rise on chartered-in ships.
  • Genco trims loss to just below estimates
    Chief executive John Wobensmith says New York-listed bulker owner ready to pursue growth.
  • Ocean Yield doubles profit in first quarter
    Kjell Inge Rokke-backed lessor eyes expansion despite weakness in offshore segment.
  • Is TEN's next buy in the VLCC sector?
    Maxim Group analyst speculates that next strategic alliance could translate into large tanker deals.
  • Drewry: vegoil and chemicals fleets rising
    Weak CPP rates push more of fleet to chemical and vegoil trades, but shakeout looms.
  • Analysts pull down NAT targets amid silence on dividend
    Credit Suisse and Maxim respond to tanker owner's quarterly report amid lender restrictions.
  • Bahri looks to team up with HHI on 'big data'
    Leading tanker owner plans deeper relationship with Korean yard for new technology.
  • Axia says size and capes key to dry recovery package
    Three buys and two hold ratings among the five new owners under coverage of Axia analyst.
  • Crane at Jebel Ali collapses after collision
    One man suffers a fractured leg and arm as CMA GMA-owned boxship hits a DP World port wall.
  • LNG carrier evades pirate attack
    Vessel came under fire after leaving Nigeria LNG's Bonny Island plant
  • Seabird secures two-month charter
    Oslo-listed seismic vessel owner set to deploy 1987-built ship in South America.
  • GasLog Partners to raise dropdown cash
    Analysts see potential for a third vessel drop-down before year's end as company raises cash.
  • Seven buyers circle HSH Nordbank
    Anbang Insurance linked to pursuit of restructuring shipping lender.
  • DNV GL in the red
    Shipping blamed for class society's first loss in 30 years.
  • DHT Holdings tipped for profitable quarter
    Analysts expect Frontline takeover target to log black numbers in opening three months of 2017.
  • LNG carrier evades piracy attack
    An LNG carrier and its crew has emerged unscathed from a piracy attack off Nigeria. The BW Group owned and managed 150,000-cbm LNG Lokoja (built 2006), which is on long-term charter to the Nigeria LNG project, is understood to have come under fire after leaving the Bonny LNG terminal at the end of April. A BW Group spokesman said: "I confirm that LNG Lokoja managed to evade pirates with defensiv
  • China hands over three Somali pirates
    Somalia to decide fate of men alleged to have attempted April bulker hijack.
  • Energean to tender for $500m FPSO
    Greek group wants unit for Karish gas project off Israel.
  • ASL Marine expects red third quarter
    Singaporean offshore vessel owner is set to report a net loss for the three-month period ended March.
  • Olympic buys brace of suezmax tankers
    Onassis company picks up pair of new tankers from fellow Greek owner, brokers say.
  • Vernicos expands with Middle Eastern tug
    Greek owner finalises first acquisition for 2017 with deal for 20-year-old ship.
  • Stoic reaction to DHT letter at Frontline
    Robert Hvide Macleod quotes 19th-century Norwegian playwright after opening latest rejection letter.
  • Baltmed reefer abandoned in South Atlantic
    Greek ship took on water after hitting iceberg; crew safe.
  • Scorpio Tankers confirms double sale
    Deal will see debt repaid and draw a writedown in the owner's second quarter numbers.
  • FMC: Big Three did not 'jump the gun'
    US commission clarifies reason for rejecting Japanese owners' boxship merger.
  • Four more ships targeted by robbers
    IMB reveals spate of boardings in Asia, Bangladesh and Venezuela.
  • Clarksons: S&P liquidity at post-crash high
    Rise in bulker, tanker and boxship deals contribute to new benchmark figures, brokerage says.
  • Parakou Shipping's CC Liu dies
    Hong Kong Shipowners Association pays tribute to founder of bulker and tanker group.
  • Analysts positive on dry cargo stock retreat
    Trio of leading analysts decline to ring alarm bells following pullback in bulker stocks and rates.
  • Crew rescued after cargoship sinks
    Oil sheen spotted after Fortuner developed crack off the Philippines.
  • Sea Trucks enters into liquidation
    Insolvency proceedings begin at Nigerian offshore group but operations continue as normal.
  • Nordic American Tankers starts 2017 in the red
    Suezmax specialist's adjusted numbers came in better than Wall Street analysts had anticipated.
  • H Vogemann heads to China for bulkers
    German owner reported to have booked four ships at Taizhou Kouan.
  • Chengxi Shipyard scoops KLC quartet
    Chinese yard wins four new bulkers from Korean owner.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 8, 2017
  • BNSF picks up steam in Q1
    Source: Angel DiBilio/Shutterstock BNSF's freight revenues from coal for the first quarter of 2017 rose 23.2 percent from last year's first ...
  • DP World inks MoU with India's National Investment and Infrastructure Fund
    Dubai-based port terminal operator and logistics company DP World has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian National I...
  • European Commission approves Toyota-Vanderlande deal
    The European Commission (EC) has approved the acquisition of Netherlands-based Vanderlande by Toyota Industries Corp. under the EU Merger R...
  • Big containerships arrive on both coasts
    Both the Port of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada and the Virginia Port Authority have seen record size containerships call their term...
  • ATSG's net earnings, revenues soar in Q1
    Air Transport Services Group, Inc., (ATSG) a provider of aircraft leasing and air cargo transportation, reported net earnings of $10 millio...
  • Great Lakes iron ore shipments rise in April
    Iron ore shipments in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway totaled 5.8 million tons in April 2017, an 8.8 percent increase from the same...
  • CargoLogicAir receives third Boeing 747 freighter
    British cargo airline CargoLogicAir (CLA) has received its third Boeing 747 freighter in the last 18 months, the company said in a statemen...
  • FMC reviews 24 OTI license applications
    The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has received 24 ocean transportation intermediary (OTI) license applications and changes for rev...
  • Trump would 'certainly consider' raising gas tax
    President Donald Trump said he would "certainly consider" raising the federal gas taxto fund infrastructure development during an interview...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 8, 2017
  • ANALYSIS: Traders looking past US crude draws amid major selloff
    - Strong US refinery activity stokes oversupply concerns - Money managers bearish across oil futures complex - Traders downplaying streak of crude stock draws
  • Oil futures rise slightly on possible OPEC supply deal extension
    NYMEX June crude settled 21 cents higher at $46.43/b. ICE July Brent settled up 24 cents at $49.34/b.
  • Panama Canal Gatun locks maintenance postponed: authority
    Routine lock maintenance that had been tentatively scheduled to begin Tuesday has been postponed. No date has been set for the maintenance.
  • St. Petersburg bunker prices hit 5-month low on falling crude
    The Russian Baltic port of St. Petersburg is experiencing the lowest price levels for 380 CST fuel oil, used as bunker fuel for shipping, for five months
  • ANALYSIS: Iraq's rising fuel oil exports a sign of refinery issues, growing militias
    - Iraq reduced fuel oil injection into crude stream this year - Now exporting 200,000 mt/month from Khor Al-Zubair - Fuel oil shipped to Fujairah and then Singapore
  • External: Praxis Energy Agents S.A
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • FUTURES: Crude remains higher on Saudi minister's comments
  • ASIA FUEL OIL MOC: Fuel oil loadings completed for 3.037 mil mt traded in Mar
    The loading activity has taken place mostly at terminals in Singapore, and southern Malaysia, which are in the Straits region.
  • ANALYSIS: As prices fall, OPEC looks to Q3 for optimism
    - OPEC officials maintain market is rebalancing - Cut extension details still in flux - Market has priced in extension, say analysts
  • Saudi Oil Minister Falih confident output cut deal will be extended by 6 months or more
  • India's HPCL mid-May bunker stock arrival to ease Mumbai tightness
    About 10,000 mt of 380 CST bunker fuel was loaded from HPCL's refinery in Visakhapatnam Thursday.

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Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
London
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
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
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
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.
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