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November 24, 2017
Sched Netweb site
  • Worldwide container shipping capacity breaches 21m TEU barrier
  • Maersk on 'fixing spree' with 22 classic panamaxes chartered in one month
  • TS Lines takes delivery of TS Kaohsiung and orders two 1,096-EUers
  • Busan-bound MSC mega boxship collides with engineering ship off China
  • USWC ports post 8pc rise in box traffic in September: PMSA
  • Shipowners warned to prepare for sulphur cap on fuel, or face repercussions
  • Westports sees brighter outlook and expects better performance in 2018
  • Brazil-Europe rates hold up on back of strong fruit export volumes
  • Qatar Airways Cargo launches freighter service to Yangon, Myanmar
  • Emirates teams up with Dubai CommerCity to develop e-commerce solutions
  • Forwarder EMO Trans sets up base in Vietnam to be closer to major clients

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2017
  • Lines show better third quarter financial results
  • Milaha launches feeder service between Sri Lanka & Bangladesh
  • What to do if there's dangerous cargo spillage on deck
  • Kalmar India celebrates inauguration of its Multi-Assembly Unit in Bangalore
  • South Gujarat - Cargo & Logistics Business Forum 2017 set to open in Surat today
  • Tap technology to modernise warehousing in India: Neeraj Bansal

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Italsempione chooses partner in Morocco
  • New truck toll system in Slovenia
  • Contship Italia's presentation at Intermodal Europe
  • Heavylifttransport for Kia Motors
  • Moore Stephens says UK budget positive for shipping
  • Ecovadis awards Indonesian companies
  • Biggest A350 and little engineers
  • New investments in IT services in Malaysia
  • Milhala launches BCX service
  • Agena Tramp wins new client in Fos-Sur-Mer
  • Australia: Progress Rail snapping up Downer
  • Ten Cessna Grand Caravans above Botswana
  • Ceva opens new UK pharma facility
  • Deutsche Bahn takes old for new
  • Dnata cargo blockchain technology
  • Step by step to more speed in SW Minnesota
  • Port of Antwerp has new idea in the pipeline

IHS Maritimeweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2017
  • Rising revenue, rates lead ZIM to solid third quarter
  • BW LPG sees demand growth to exceed fleet expansion in VLGCs
  • BW Offshore FPSO secures one-year extension
  • SM Line the biggest buyer of secondhand box ships

The Loadstarweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2017
  • Thanksgiving sales boom: hit the mall or shop online, from on-couch?
  • 'Brisk' charter market activity, but don't get too excited, says Alphaliner
  • Zim reports $200m turnaround as Q3 results give the line 'cause for optimism'
  • BA cargo cartel appeal rejected
  • Roland Bosch succeeds Jurgen Wilder as CEO of DB Cargo
  • AmazonFresh scales back, but others want a taste of a growing market
  • Fuel duty: no cut disappoints trade associations

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2017
  • Heidmar names James Pippard as new chief executive
    Freight executive joins pool operator after 25 years at Teekay
  • 90% of German shipping companies will bite the dust, Claus-Peter Offen predicts
    CPO Holding supremo declares himself ready to do deals as the field shrinks and would prefer mergers to acquisitions
  • VLGC outlook brightens from 2018, BW LPG's Ackermann says
    World's largest VLGC owner wants at least $20,000 per day for one-year charters amid fewer newbuilding deliveries and rising US...
  • German shipowners upbeat over ETS progress
    Text must be ratified by European Parliament
  • More academic rigour needed in digitalisation
    Europe International Technology and Innovation
  • OOCL says LNG not viable for ultra large boxships
    High design cost and bunkering challenges prevent LNG from entering the mainstream
  • Offen held rescue talks with Kortüm just before $600m debt write-off
    Hamburg shipping king nominates finance officer Jung for succession
  • Daily Briefing
    LPG: Light at the end of the tunnel
  • ALMC panelists express doubts about even bigger vessels
    Containers International Shipbuilding
  • Dry bulk: Why the Year of the Dog can wag its tail
    For the first time in several years, demand and supply equilibrium should be restored
  • UK budget fails to deliver maritime boost
    Extra funding announced for infrastructure, but it is unclear how much of that will go to maritime-related projects such as...
  • Zim strategy pays off with improved results in third quarter
    Updated: Line takes aim at vendors in effort to cut costs further
  • Chinese engineering vessel damaged in collision with boxship
    Collision caused a 2-3 metre breach on the engineering vessel's starboard side
  • South Korea rejects claims of systemic abuse of seafarers during military service
    The Ministry of Ocean and Fisheries says 'no significant abuses cases' were found following a review into claims of mistreatment...
  • Most ALMC panellists sceptical scrubber use can meet 2020 sulphur cap
    An IMO study noted there will be sufficient supplies of fuel that meet the sulphur cap requirements by 2020
  • BW LPG calls third-quarter 2017 the most challenging quarter for VLGC market since 2009
    Company reports $26.7m third-quarter loss on weak spot rates but sees rates rising in fourth quarter
  • Antwerp agrees deal to ease petrochemical transportation from oil terminals
    Firm operates pipelines carrying ethylene, propylene and technical gases to Belgian hinterlands
  • Korea's shipping revenues hit record low in 2016 amid Hanjin collapse
    Revenues from a total of 659 shipping companies was $29.3bn in 2016, a fall of 17.8% on the previous year
  • French authorities seek national port strategy to improve competitiveness
    Country needs world-class ports to further develop the maritime sector and create more jobs for the economy, says prime minister...
  • Significant payback on scrubbers likely as sulphur cap nears, Deutsche Bank says
    Bank's research shows that industry-wide complacency may translate to most ships being deemed uncompetitive when regulation kicks in
  • Second half of 2018 will be turning point for tanker market, says Frontline chief
    Falling global crude inventories and increased vessel scrapping to drive market recovery, says chief executive Robert Macleod
  • Designed for danger?
    Making seafarers liable for problems caused by radical ship designs seems distorted

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2017
  • Rising rates and record peak season volume lift ZIM profitability
  • Danone links with JD to grow west China business

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2017
  • School's out: Getting the message across
    When his kids' school flooded, Lawrence Royston made the leap from shipbroking communications and into educational messaging
  • The future is clear for commodities
    Major commodity exchanges are again moving into freight derivatives. Egbert Laege explains how Cleartrade aims to expand
  • The shipyard satellite that turned into a star
    TW+ visits Vietnam's Hyundai Vinashin Shipyard and asks what its success means for the future of similar yards
  • The Xi effect: Can China's 'new era' fuel the next big shipping boom?
    President Xi Jinping's campaign to assert Chinese power looks set to ensure the country remains the engine of shipping in the decade ahead. Julian Bray reports from Shanghai on how the experts expect the industry to be affected
  • Honesty and trust matter more than ever in new era
  • Veldhuizen heads for exit at DVB Bank
    Bank's aviation boss takes on additional responsibility following exit of Bart Veldhuizen.
  • ING's focus on target market key to growth
    Global shipping boss sticks to strategy with emphasis on building relationships
  • Don't panic if market stalls - grow your loan portfolio
  • SGX and EEX go head to head for freight futures
  • The truth behind that $10m payday for Eagle Bulk boss
    There is more than meets the eye to Gary Vogel's huge wage packet for 2016
  • Sovcomflot to weather storm after 'special year'
  • Lauritzen wary of Chinese 'dark horse' as dry recovery unfolds
    Danish owner is taking in tonnage amid a more positive view but is mindful of what Beijing may do
  • New look BDI may trigger Exchange Traded Funds
    SEC filing by New Jersey group sets scene for growing investor interest in freight futures
  • Hong Kong draws up battle lines in fight for cluster supremacy
    Local community aims to reinforce city's status as a major shipping centre in the face of aggressive regional rivals
  • Caspersen-led Sjoinvest sees profits triple
  • Torm's pivot on US listing sparks M&A speculation
    Decision to push through US flotation without equity issue leaves market asking what Jacob Meldgaard has up his sleeve
  • Ruling sets stage for $280m MSC Flaminia liability to be shared
    Decision by federal judge in New York seen to ease pressure on Stolt and Deltech, with risk growing for containership's owner and charterer
  • Germans beat Dutch hockey rivals for wheel prize
  • Old and new handysize vessels benefit from increase in demand
    Four German-controlled 1,700-teu vessels fixed - with modern designs reaping a healthy premium
  • Maersk Line fixtures fuel market but rates stall
  • Hilli Episeyo hoves into view off Cameroon after 40-day trip
  • Yamal Arc7 returns to DSME for repairs after incident
  • Russians tour South Korean yards to shape up Arctic LNG-2 plans
    Partner shipbuilders will need to co-operate on LNG carrier technology transfer for the 2023 start-up project
  • Two owners set to split newbuildings for Total charters
    But Engie asset buy complicates final decision on period deals for additional LNG tonnage to lift US shipments
  • Sovcomflot ups LNG-fuelled aframax order by two
  • Cheniere swoops in for LNG carrier charter haul
    Rates firming as tonnage enquiries rise, vessel availability slims and a new dynamic grips the market
  • Ineos shoulders newbuilding risk to restart VLEC drive
  • Abandoned newbuilds in better condition than many think
  • CMA CGM's adoption of LNG fuelling marks 'step change'
  • Cruise industry in spotlight as more ships visit sensitive areas
    Talk of a Tesla revolution at sea but there is no silver bullet for environmental challenges
  • Shipping and big data - a match made in heaven
    Information plays an increasingly prominent role, but naysayers still believe intuition brings the best results
  • Benefits for Maersk in 'exploratory journey'
  • Rethink on secrecy required to reap smart rewards
  • Earnings fall at Navig8 Chemical
  • Champagne corks may pop but little fizz to Torm's listing in US
    First tanker listing in New York for two-and-a-half years does not suggest the market is turning in the favour of shipowners despite Torm boss Jacob Meldgaard's attempts at optimism
  • Billion-dollar Cosco tanker order begins to take shape
    Expectations of a tanker building spree by China's biggest owner were confirmed by an order at DSIC this week - but further contracts are just around the corner
  • Stena Weco takes in three MR tankers on time charter
  • Reederei Nord to withdraw aframaxes from Heidmar pool
  • 'Tanker king' reveals size of private bulker riches
    Norway's John Fredriksen has been quietly buying bulkers and privately owns many more than most think
  • Pacific Carriers buys Ionia MR

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2017
  • ZIM turns profit in Q3
    ZIM handled 688,000 TEUs during the third quarter of 2017, a 10.6 percent boost from the third quarter of 2016. ZIM recorded a net profit o...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2017
  • TRADER NOTE: Bunker fuel trader Maesy Koh departs BP Singapore
    Rest of the bunker fuel trading team still intact.
  • Sri Lanka's bunker sales to drop 30-35%, after-effect of India's GST cut
    Sales expected to revert to 55,000 mt/month.
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • Appeal of Iranian oil broadens further in Europe
    Last October, 1 million barrels of Iranian crude was delivered in to the port of Omisalj, according to data from Platts trade flow software cFlow.
  • FEATURE: Shipping industry sees fuel efficiency as solution to rising costs from 2020
    "The rush for technological innovation is going to be the important thing."
  • FUTURES: Crude lower after smaller-than-expected stock draw
  • DRY BULK: India's petcoke ban could slash USGC Supramax freight rates: sources
    Buyers in India have adopted a wait-and-see attitude as Supreme Court is due to issue a final ruling on December 4.

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In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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