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August 11, 2017
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk Line levies raft of transpacific rate hikes from September 1
  • Hong Kong's Competition Commission issues block exemption for VSAs
  • Hanjin creditors can expect little more than 2 cents on the dollar, court told
  • Hanjin-hit Textainer posts US$16 million net loss, but sees profitability ahead
  • Delivery of mega ships will push carriers to seize greater market share
  • Mega ship flow study shows Asia-Europe trade to tip supply-demand balance
  • Court orders emergency dredging to resume at Brazilian Port of Santos
  • BNSF quarterly profit up 24pc to US$958 million as revenue rises 15pc
  • New Jersey warehouse complains to FMC alleging PANYNJ treated it unfairly
  • Apollo Global is sued by ex-CEVA employees for losing shares in company
  • South Korea's SM Line joins INTTRA electronic transaction network
  • Trump administration to impose sanctions against China for IP violations
  • Austrian logistics service provider Gebruder Weiss opens Hong Kong and Guangdong
  • DHL Global Forwarding air profits falls 10.6pc as sales rise 5.7pc
  • Canada's Cargojet quarterly pretax profit rises 9.3pc to US$24.6 million
  • Expeditors profit falls 6.6pc to US$109 million as sales rise 13.4pc

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 10, 2017
  • Yang Ming a key player in Pacific Northwest
  • APM Terminals Pipavav registers increased income from operations in Q1
  • Bharatmala programme proposes to develop 9,000 km of economic corridors
  • Continental Logistics Solutions clears heaviest cargo ever handled at Air Cargo Complex Ahmedabad
  • Cross-border e-commerce helps deliver record growth at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in H1
  • Indo-American Chamber of Commerce honours C. H. Robinson with Corporate Leader of the Year award
  • Plans for Visakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridor being formulated
  • Indians allowed visa-free entry into Qatar
  • Trade indicator points to continued modest recovery of world trade in third quarter

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Proceeding apace Forwarding & Logistics
  • A clever concept for all modes Shipping

IHS Maritimeweb site
AUGUST 10, 2017
  • HSH run-off portfolio causing taxpayer EUR500million loss
  • Project carrier start-up dship ramps up fleet
  • Volume rise, weak rates impact Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics
  • Epic Gas widens second-quarter losses, monetises newbuild vessel
  • Euronav prays for more vessel scrapping after running up Q2 loss
  • Ship managers eye marine services and diversification
  • Tanker tonne-mile boosted as South Korea imports more US crude
  • Qatar defiant as increased port throughput seen
  • Vale sells two VLOCs to Bank of Communication Finance Leasing
  • MISC's half-year revenues up 10.6%
  • HHIC seeks buyers for catering subsidiary
  • Cargill takes Kmarin Supramax for up to 14 months

The Loadstarweb site
AUGUST 10, 2017
  • Hong Kong secures its shipping hub status with nod to vessel-sharing agreements
  • Bullish IAG Cargo eyes new partnerships, e-commerce and 'a robust market'
  • Cargologicair takes a flier on the automotive trade, taking off for Mexico
  • Record cargo volumes predicted at port of Oakland
  • Passengers not ready for pilotless planes - but cargo may be
  • Tesla developing self-driving tech for trucks

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 10, 2017
  • BAE Systems bids for Australia's SEA 5000 with Type 26 variant
  • Nigeria looks to benefit from seabed mining
  • Revealing results in ABS report on BWMS best practices
  • Asphalt tanker leaves Baltimore after 10 months detention
  • VIDEO: Florida shipyard launches landing craft for Bahamas Ferries
  • First Tier 4 tug on East Coast goes to work in New York

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 10, 2017
  • Euroseas 'discussing' new acquisitions
    Greek owner sees better prospects in both its sectors but is leaning towards adding boxships
  • Euphoric cape market reported as earnings rise 18%
    Earnings boosted by strong activity from Brazil, Australia and South Africa
  • Navios tanker arm sees red in second quarter
    Results marked by impairment loss on Navios Midstream investment and lower charter rates
  • What's the point of maritime clusters?
    Clusters are great for amplifying local talent and putting local businesses in touch with each other. But what ability they have...
  • VLGC earnings drop further as US-Asia arbitrage fails to open
    Panama Canal approves higher transit fees for gas carriers, further clouding prospects
  • Long range product tankers boosted by naphtha and diesel trades
    Earnings of LRs near year-to-date high on Asian fuel demand, refinery outages
  • Yang Ming continues to shrink its losses
    Volumes rise 6.8% in second quarter
  • UK Ship Register selects deputy director
    As yet unnamed official does not come from a UK government position
  • DHT bets on US crude exports benefiting tankers
    New York-listed owner expects more shipments from the Atlantic moving to the Pacific, helping rates
  • A gift that goes on giving
    You cannot just design ships and their equipment without considering the people who will operate them
  • Five Most Read: Korea unites
    South Korean container carriers align as dry bulk and crude markets keep growing
  • Euronav revamps dividend to have fixed and variable components
    Move comes amid strong balance sheet and significant changes to company's tanker market outlook
  • Epic Gas posts wider second-quarter net loss
    But company seeing green shoots in the LPG transportation sector with signs of a recovery from record low market levels
  • Wilh. Wilhelmsen net profit hit by WWL merger
    Group incurs $267m accounting loss related to the WWL merger deal
  • Vale offloads two valemaxes to Bocomm and closes in on two more
    Shandong Shipping expected to lease ships as Brazilian mining giant offloads vessels to boost its balance sheet and focus on...
  • NAT boosts time charter deals with Shell to three
    Two new time charters both have a duration of 18 months
  • Qatar crisis yet to shake LNG carrier demand
    LNG shipping outlook in graphs: Booming LNG trades support tanker demand despite rapid fleet growth
  • US coal exports to bolster dry bulk shipping recovery
    Demand continues to grow in Europe as well as East Asia
  • Daily Briefing
  • Will NAT's dividend-in-kind be the new norm?
    Nordic American Tankers boss Herbjorn Hansson leaves no stone unturned in his quest to keep dividend streak alive

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 10, 2017
  • XPO transforms LTL acquisition
  • Troops in Rio de Janeiro as Brazil cargo thefts spike
  • Georgia port to cut India-Europe shipping costs
  • South Asia-Europe top container growth market
  • CMA CGM adds Asia-US Gulf extra loaders
  • Inner competition to test new intra-Asia alliance
  • ILWU vote a window to new dawn for West Coast labor relations
  • Top 50 Container Ports in 2016: Shanghai tightens grip on crown
  • Chennai ups productivity drive amid rising competition

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 10, 2017
  • 'Challenging' market hits Aegean's profit
    But independent bunker supplier sees improvement from first quarter in volumes and margin.
  • SemGroup targets mid-2018 for suezmax dock
    US energy logistics firm also plans for additional crude oil storage at marine terminal.
  • NOAA sees higher odds of Atlantic hurricanes
    Mid-year update sees 'above-normal' probability of hurricanes in Atlantic Basin.
  • Navios Acquisition targets boost in tanker charter coverage
    New York-listed shipowner aims to use fourth quarter to boost 2018 time-charter coverage to two thirds of fleet.
  • Conti-Lines behind Navision bulker purchase
  • Vietnam takes another Team Tankers vessel
  • Thor Dahl unveils big writedown
  • Seaspan flips ships to pocket $16.4m
    Four panamax vessels bought for $5.6m each eight months ago have been sold for $9.7m apiece
  • More Polaris VLOCs head for repairs
  • SWS' Valemax losses serve as a warning
  • EU cash incentives needed to address recycling issues
  • Shipping Bank sells sole LPG tanker for demolition
  • Gener8 ships heading for 'green' Bangladesh
    Suezmaxes sold for green recycling in country that has so far made little progress improving safety and environmental standards
  • Surfing at sea is not the same as logging on at your local cafe
    One thing is for certain: crew demand for reliable, private connectivity is strong and will continue to grow, says Gregor Ross, Globecomm Maritime sales and marketing director, Europe
  • Empire offloads its oldest ship
  • Poor market spoils charity vessel plans
  • SM Line tally of boxship buys swells further
  • Westfal-Larsen improves but is still in the red
  • Cape orders feeder boxships at Ouhua
  • Socatra lines up order for series of new MR tankers
    French owner signs LOIs for up to four vessels each in South Korea and China
  • Talks start on Tangguh Train 3 LNG ship needs
  • Departure date slides back for Golar's first FLNG unit
    Developer takes advantage of remaining in yard to complete more commissioning work
  • Kogas seeks partners in quest to crack FSRU sector
  • LNG bunker barge delivery nudged into Q4
  • Gas Natural tipped for MSC cruiseships LNG supply job
    Spanish utility's LNG bunkering ambitions revealed as it steams into the gas fuelling arena
  • OSV players see small rise in working rigs
  • Hornbeck urges fellow owners to resist the 'illusion of utilisation'
    HOS boss warns it makes no sense to reactivate ships for a day rate that does not cover expenses and says shipowners working hard to 'refresh' their balance sheets are the ones to worry about
  • DNV GL 'flying squad' saves time and money in Game of Drones
    Cheap technology scores high-value win in class society's first inspection at sea
  • Car carrier player Hoegh hits reverse
  • Bariba left with two bulkers after supramax sale
  • Tschudi sees sharp increase in its red ink
  • Helios fixes gas carrier to IOC in rare one-year deal
  • Grounded self-discharging bulker shuts St Marys River
    Traffic halted on leg of Saint Lawrence Seaway as Rand Logistics prepares salvage plan.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 10, 2017
  • Trade Trends: Brexit bully pulpit
    Much has been made of what the United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union means to business and society in the U.K., and for goo...
  • U.S. Navy issues solicitation to haul damaged Fitzgerald back to United States
    The U.S. Navy is looking to haul the USS Fitzgerald , a guided missile destroyer severely damaged in June during a collision with a contain...
  • Hub Group launches shipment tracking tool
    Oakbrook, Ill.-based Hub Group, a multi-modal transportation management company, launched a new tool to provide customers with shipment vis...
  • Rail terminals in Europe struggling to handle Asian volumes
    Photo: Prasit Rodphan / Shutterstock.com Increasing Asian rail volumes are leading to delays and bottlenecks at European terminals, leading ...
  • Port Panama City prepares for growth
    Photo: Port Panama City Phase 1 rendering of the new forest products terminal Port Panama City along Florida's panhandle is gearing up for ...
  • Yang Ming reports smaller loss in Q2 2017
    Yang Ming Marine Transport in the second quarter of 2017 posted a net loss of 445 million new Taiwan dollars (U.S. $14.7 million), a 90 per...
  • NTSB adds documents to El Faro investigation docket
    The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has filed additional material to the accident docket of the 2015 sinking of the cargo ship ...
  • WiseTech Global acquires Oceania tariff data company
    The global logistics software provider WiseTech Global has acquired Digerati, a provider of tariff research and compliance tools used by th...
  • MGN uses SimpliShip API integration
    The domestic transportation management systems provider MGN Logistics will integrate with the international freight rate marketplace Simpli...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 10, 2017
  • RUSSIA DATA: Jan-July crude, product port throughput up 11% on year
    Russian commercial ports handled 244 million mt of liquid bulk, including crude, oil products and LNG, in January-July, up 11.1% year on year, the Association of Russian Commercial Seaports said Thursday.
  • Bangladesh BPC to import 1.37 mil mt of gasoil, jet fuel, HSFO in H2 2017 term deal
    State-run Bangladesh Petroleum Corp. will import around 1.37 million mt of 0.05% sulfur gasoil, A-1 jet fuel and 180 CST high sulfur fuel oil combined at lower premiums under a term deal with Asian suppliers, a senior BPC official told S&P Global Platts Thursday.
  • ICE Brent October/November backwardation steepens
    Oil futures weakened Thursday as prices backed off intraday highs into negative territory, while ICE Brent's backwardation steepened at the front end of the curve.
  • Black Sea-Med Handysize freight at 4-month high post-refinery turnarounds
    The freight rate to carry a 30,000 mt fuel oil stem on a Handysize vessel from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean region has reached a four-month high of $13.53/mt, equivalent to Worldscale 170.
  • ARA fuel oil inventories fall 20% on week on VLCC loading
    Fuel oil inventories in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region fell by 194,000 mt, or 20%, to 799,000 mt in the week ended Thursday, PJK data showed.
  • High aluminum, silicon levels found in Fujairah bunker fuel: FOBAS
    Marine fuel oil testing services company Fuel Oil Bunkering Analysis and Advisory Service has found a high level of aluminum and silicon (Al+Si/catfines) from bunker fuel samples taken at Fujairah last week, the company said in a client note Wednesday.
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • UAE's Gulf Petrol Supplies targets bunker sales growth of 20% in 2017
    UAE-based Gulf Petrol Supplies aims to grow its bunker fuel sales by about 20% to 1.2 million mt this year by expanding its physical and back-to-back trading operations globally, Gaurav Dwivedi, GPS Bunkers's GM - Trading told S&P Global Platts late Wednesday.
  • Low sulfur fuel oil glut persists on low Med demand, strong sweet margins
    Refineries taking advantage of strong sweet crude margins.
  • Crude steady as exuberance over EIA stocks data wears off
    Investors watching for further developments in the stand-off between the US and North Korea.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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