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BRIEFS
September 15, 2017
Sched Netweb site
  • AADA levies US$500/TEU, plus $275/TEU for bunker October 15
  • Shortsea feeders hit hard by ubiquitous mega alliance reach in 2017
  • Don Krusel who made tiny, obscure Prince Rupert a game changer, retires
  • Drewry forecasts box shipping profits in 2017 to hit US$5 billion
  • Port of Incheon hits 2 million TEU 40 days earlier than in 2016
  • New Salalah mooring to improve turnarounds and cut idling at berth
  • US flatbed rates expected to soar in aftermath of Huricane Harvey
  • Salvors do not have capacity to salvage today's mega ships: Insurer
  • Human element in autonomous ships cannot be ignored: Nautical Institute
  • Leoni turns to AX4 platform for greater supply chain visibility in China
  • BIMCO issues pamphlet on new rules for seafarers lowering lifeboats
  • Qatar Cargo's first charter to Rickenbacker flies in Sri Lankan garments
  • DHL doubles cargo capacity to tap Asian demand for Norwegian salmon
  • Clearwater sells clams direct to customers in China via e-commerce
  • India and Afghanistan agree to expand Air Cargo Corridor to cover more

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 14, 2017
  • Downward pressure on manning costs seen continuing
  • Global Maritime Forum formed as a platform to shape the future of global seaborne trade
  • HANSA HEAVY LIFT transports two minehunting naval ships between France & Uae
  • ICS launches new brand
  • Young professionals say London shipping must be adaptable & competitive
  • High wheat imports expected in Sept.-Oct.
  • Foundation stone laid for India's first high- speed rail project
  • Railways' NTKM freight earnings up
  • The Thar Dry Port plans to expand operations
  • Iran's gas exports surge
  • Maritime And Logistics Awards (MALA) 2017 set to captivate the fraternity today in Mumbai

International Transport Journalweb site
  • More traffic in the high north
  • Sino-German partnership for innovative gearboxes
  • SAS and all Nordic pilot associations reach agreement
  • Continued cargo growth at Europe's airports in July
  • Loxx Pan Europa putting three into one
  • India launches new transport system
  • Bremerhaven pushing digitalisation ever harder
  • New face takes logistics chair
  • Boeing proposes new helos to US Air Force
  • 35th anniversary for IDS Logistik
  • ICS rolls out its new brand identity
  • Free pass for railways on Dar es Salaam corridor
  • Box Tech welcomes Maersk
  • Gebrüder Weiss welcomes 69 apprentices
  • First logistics solution for lithium batteries
  • US short line railroad mergers with port companies
  • Cargolux adding two African destinations
  • Rastatt dates and costs

IHS Maritimeweb site
SEPTEMBER 14, 2017
  • Cyber talk tops London International Shipping Week agenda
  • Brexit uncertainty may spur Grimaldi to withdraw ACL con-ros from UK register
  • Cyber-security code of practice launched for UK shipping
  • Maersk denies North Sea FPSO illegal export charge
  • UK minister sees 'renaissance' for British shipbuilding after Brexit
  • Toyota eyes 20 LNG-fuelled car carriers
  • Union steps in to aid abandoned crew of KY Venus
  • Pragmatic outlook for the impact of Brexit on shipping
  • Samsung HI and DSME optimistic about Seadrill's Chapter 11 filing
  • Daelim Corp fleet comes under AMSA scrutiny
  • Insurance market weighs up post-hurricane pricing strategies
  • PT Kaltim Prima Coal launches shipping tender
  • US details North Korea's shipping sanction evasion tactics

The Loadstarweb site
SEPTEMBER 14, 2017
  • No peak season for China's air freight market - 'it's been peak season all year'
  • Shipowners need to tighten security against cyber attacks on vessels
  • No holiday bonus for container charter market as demand weakens
  • Kuehne + Nagel charges in with supply chain solution for lithium batteries
  • Prince Rupert port champion Don Krusel to retire after 25 years as CEO
  • UK ports couldn't handle even 'minutes' of Customs checks, post-Brexit
  • Amazon plans mega-warehouse for Mexican growth spurt
  • Founder David Hammond retires as CEO of Human Rights At Sea

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 14, 2017
  • ABS review advances UMaine floating offshore wind concept
  • Transas survival craft simulator eliminates lifeboat drill risks
  • MTU to deliver first EPA Tier 4-compliant systems to WETA
  • Underpaid crew, faked books, banned from Australia
  • Vard designs cable layer for Japan's Kokusai Cable Ship
  • Bio based wastewater treatment system for small vessels

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 14, 2017
  • International regulation will delay large autonomous vessels
    At least seven years before any international law on autonomous vessels, lawyer argues
  • Seanergy boosts revenues but stays in the red
    Dry bulk owner is confident of increased freights and is hunting further vessels
  • Hammond taps out as charity head
    Human Rights at Sea founder takes Geneva-based job fighting child labour in tobacco industry
  • Prima Marine plans fleet expansion after successful IPO
    Thai tanker operator to buy 26 ships including one VLCC and two FSOs
  • Daily Briefing
    Brexit casts long shadow over UK's £40bn maritime industries
  • VLGC rates extend gains as US Gulf delays persist
    The BLPG Index rises to a three-month high as owners eye further gains
  • Race for ever-larger container ships is not sustainable, warns Maersk chief
    Issues with port infrastructure, sailing frequencies, higher fuel prices and changing trade routes will limit use of ultra large boxships...
  • Brexit insignificant compared with China's global ambitions, says Sohmen-Pao
    Shipyard overcapacity, the risks around new technology, abundant capital, and digital disruption among BW Group chairman's main concerns
  • TOP Ships commits new MR for up to five years with Pistiolis chartering outfit
    Nasdaq-listed tanker owner eyes further expansion in bid for critical mass, says chief executive
  • Macquarie bearish on dry commodities in 2018
    Headwinds in China suggest the market is past its peak, says analyst
  • Europe will suffer if it introduces Brexit trade barriers, warns Fox
    UK International Trade Secretary claims Europe could become less competitive in a global context
  • Australia bans DL Carnation over two sets of wage accounts
    Amsa will increase inspections on all vessels owned by the company
  • Don't believe the hype
    The upswing in global box demand in the first half of 2017 will prove short-lived, while life will not get...
  • UKSR steps up expansion efforts with a slew of new initiatives
    Digitalisation of the vessel registration process, a Singapore-based surveyor, and greater customer choice all aimed at expanding size of UK-flag...
  • Are Singapore waters too congested for collisions to be avoided?
    Navigational safety in focus after latest collision despite warning signals by the authorities to both vessels
  • Capesize earnings sputter despite rates reaching three-year highs
    Typhoon Talim may disrupt shipments to South China and Taiwan
  • Korea's National Forensic Service releases findings from fatal accident at STX yard
    A total of four subcontractors were killed in the explosion
  • CSIC to buy back stakes in two subsidiary yards
    Share exchange plan offers eight state-backed investors an opportunity to cash in on their $3.3bn stake acquisitions
  • US extends Jones Act waiver by a week
    Hurricanes' damage continues to disrupt petroleum product supply lines
  • Maersk adds to container database in latest digital push
    Online database allows users to search for container weights and sizes with status and recovery alerts to be added in...
  • Baltic Exchange looks to improve Panamax liquidity
    Exchange considers moving the settlement time of its Baltic Panamax index forward based on customer feedback

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 14, 2017
  • Trimble buys shipper-focused visibility technology firm
  • NY-NJ joint chassis pool collapses
  • Warehouses a pinch point for US cotton export surge
  • THE Alliance's emergency fund gets US regulatory OK
  • Rhine Alpine rail route reopening early
  • Brexit cargo customs fears escalate
  • Hutchison UK: Asia-Europe rail won't dent ocean volume

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 14, 2017
  • Wells Fargo likes Teekay spawn, parent less so
    Teekay's LNG and offshore segments look to be better values than parent and tankers arm.
  • Seaport sees clearer seas for Ship Finance
    With Seadrill's restructuring now clearly laid out, investment bank up estimates for lessor.
  • OH Meling tackles loans amid liquidity uncertainty
  • Braemar adds missing string to its bow by snapping up NAVES
    Chief executive James Kidwell explains why moving into finance was a priority over buying a rival broker
  • Shipmanager looks for financial partners
  • London needs more than hope to become an IPO hub
    London International Shipping Week has shown the diversity of expertise in the city, but more fundamental change is needed if it is to become a leading centre of quoted companies as the UK heads towards Brexit
  • Shipping experts confidently predict better times for the industry
    Leading bankers, financiers, researchers and owners digest an improved business landscape
  • Mjolner tanker fund attracts 'asset light' investor interest
    Shipmanager teams up with New York merchant bank to draw family office backing on charter-in trading platform
  • Vale beefs up fleet renewal to 30 VLOC newbuildings
    Brazilian miner firms up long-term COAs with seven shipping companies and expands project from initial dozen ships - with possibly more to come
  • Two investor groups sue banks over OW flotation
    Danish lawsuits pursue Morgan Stanley and Carnegie for missing details in IPO prospectus
  • Seaspan linked to neo-panamax boxship resale
  • Buyers of distressed assets benefit from charter rally
  • Moody's marks down top-10 boxship player BoCom FL
  • Cooling Chinese demand spurs lines to cull sailings
    Bigger ships to be pulled amid efforts to keep the liner sector on a profitable track
  • CMA CGM fixes 10,000-teu newbuilds for three years
    French line sets down a marker ahead of megaship order with chunky charter deal
  • Awilco buys into profitable boxships with Wilbur Ross
    Norwegian shipowner buys six panamaxes, two of them with US-based private equity vehicle Transport Recovery Fund
  • Coralius LNG bunkering vessel is star of the show in Donso harbour
  • Sigtto aims to create working group for floaters
  • Sevilla Knutsen back in service after major repairs
  • Braemar ACM sees 'bumpy' 2018 for LNG carriers
  • First Arc7 called home as Yamal LNG shifts into start-up mode
  • FSRU shipowning role shifts as units become accessible to all
    Competition between providers mounts as the floating regasification business matures
  • Total asks owners for more time on LNG newbuildings
    Oil and gas major floats option of French tax lease and gives size guidance as competition hots up for coveted charter deals
  • Gazprom homes in on LNG carrier for FSU conversion
    Planned sale of Exmar steam turbine vessel for Russian export project could set new price yardstick for this generation of LNG carriers
  • Plenty of interest but AHTS trio fails to sell at auction
    Differences in pricing ideas are keeping Singapore offshore vessels parked despite attracting plenty of interest
  • The only way to cut emissions is to cut demand for crude
  • Timing of surveys is key to disposal programme
  • Scandinavian duo seek 'uniform and fair enforcement system' for 2020
    Danish and Swedish shipping association heads urge owners to act quickly and governments to enforce fairly as emissions deadline looms
  • Tanker sale highlights lethargic market
  • Rates spike for Jones Act tankers unlikely to last
    Gasoline shortages caused by hurricanes are expected to ease as refiners take advantage of waivers for foreign-flagged vessels
  • DSD adds two more MR tankers to newbuilding basket
  • Koch continues to hoover up VLCCs on term business
    US chartering heavyweight secures fourth tanker in recent weeks as spot rates remain below operating costs
  • New Vision denies buying supramax
  • Erasmus gears up for cape asset play
  • Japanese yards push for bulker price rise as yen strengthens
  • Allseas ship floated out into S&P market
  • Sea Globe sells oldest bulker
  • Allied boosts S&P firepower with two new appointments
  • Symphony orchestrates $4.4m profit on handymax
  • Gulfstar hosts shipbroker fest in heart of London
  • Tsuneishi orders lift kamsarmax newbuild total close to 100 units
    Over a dozen newbuilding contracts worth $380m placed by yard-related firms come to light
  • Chinese lap up more Greek vintage tonnage
  • Leading London broker scraps one-man demo desk

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 14, 2017
  • FMC authorizes THE Alliance contingency fund
    The Federal Maritime Commission on Sept. 14 voted unanimously to authorize the members of the so-called THE Alliance to establish a conting...
  • Port of Galveston receives $1m PSGP grant
    The Port of Galveston has received a $1 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support improvements in port s...
  • Averitt Express launches OJT training program for veterans
    Averitt Express, a Tennessee-based freight transport and supply chain services management company, has begun offering an on-the-job trainin...
  • U.S.-flag Great Lakes shipping rises 7% in August
    U.S.-flagged freighters moved 10.1 million tons of cargo on the Great Lakes last month, a 7 percent increase compared to August 2016, and s...
  • Port of LA reports second busiest month in its history
    Container volumes at the Port of Los Angeles last month were the highest of any August ever at the port, as well as second-highest of any m...
  • Radiant posts FY profit despite Q4 loss
    Bellevue, Wash.-based Radiant Logistics, Inc. reported a net income attributable to common stockholders of $2.8 million for the fiscal year...
  • Qatar Airways Cargo launches Pittsburgh freighter service
    Qatar Airways Cargo will offer a freighter service to Pittsburgh, Penn. next month, the fifth freighter destination in the Americas added i...
  • Trimble snaps up 10-4 in yet another visibility deal
    The parent company of transportation management software provider TMW Systems and a host of related trucking solutions has acquired visibil...
  • Army Corps awards Charleston Harbor Deepening Project contract
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has award the first construction contract for the Charleston Harbor Post 45 Deepening Project at t...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 14, 2017
  • Ban on North Korea oil trade very difficult: Secretary Tillerson
    A full embargo of crude oil into North Korea would be "very difficult" and would be entirely up to China to impose, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Thursday.
  • USGC HSFO above $50/b for first time since July 2015: trade
    USGC HSFO topped $50/b for the first time since July 2015 on what sources said is a short-lived price spike.
  • Texas ports open but draft restricted as lightering rates jump
    Lightering day rates have soared as draft restrictions along the Texas coastline keep fully-laden dirty products tankers from coming into ports seen still dredging silt in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
  • Colonial sets return of Port Arthur storage, pump facility
    Colonial Pipeline's storage tanks and pumping facilities at Port Arthur, Texas, are expected to be fully operational by the end of September, the company said Thursday.
  • ARA fuel oil stocks down, with further draws expected on loadings
  • Novorossiisk bunkers approach three-year high on tight availability
    Bunker fuel at the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiisk reached its highest point in almost three years Thursday on the back of ever diminishing supply in the region.
  • Rotterdam bunker fuel at 2-year high on backwardated barge market
    Rotterdam delivered 380 CST bunker fuel has soared to more than a two-year high on a heavily backwardated physical high sulfur fuel oil market.
  • NYMEX crude tests $50 as post-Harvey adjustment continues
    Prompt NYMEX crude topped $50/b Thursday for the first time in five weeks, but could not hold above that psychologically important mark, settling 59 cents higher at $49.89/b.
  • Hybrid electric ships offer new pathway for marine fuel efficiency
    - Segment expanding faster than LNG - Ship batteries delivering 16-17% fuel savings, reduced emissions - New pathway for marine fuel efficiency
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • FUTURES: Crude falls amid on profit-taking after overnight surge

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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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