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December 28, 2017
Sched Netweb site
  • CMA CGM announces January rate hikes from last Asia to Red Sea
  • OOCL launches new Far East Chennai Service to expand India network
  • CMA CGM to resume CIMEX 9 service from China to Iran's Bandar Abbas
  • Israeli hack attack controls ship as if bridge directed - but with permission
  • Korea Maritime Corp to start as HMM orders mega ships to match rivals
  • Statistics show China-North Korea trade up 15.9pc month to month
  • Quarterly cargo at big ports worldwide up 6.4pc to 1.52 billion tons
  • Chittagong to ease congestion with US$29 million Karnaphuli dredging
  • West African pirates kidnap 10-man crew off coast of Nigeria
  • New PSA terminal at Mumbai's Jawaharlal Nehru Port opens January 15
  • CSX names Jim Foote CEO on sudden death legendary Hunter Harrison
  • HNA's opaque ownership stops sale of New Zealand finance company
  • Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport aims to be European cargo hub
  • Christmas crustaceans post record gain through Halifax Stanfield

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 27, 2017
  • Dutch shippers & entrepreneurs recognise "K" Line as shipping line of the year
  • Master Marine launches CTS mobile app
  • Mega ship delivery lined up in 2018
  • Merger of APL India Pvt. Ltd with CMA CGM Agencies India Pvt. Ltd
  • SCI adds Deendayal Port Trust, Kandla to its SMILE service
  • Refund/Claim of Countervailing Duty as Duty Drawback
  • Key decisions taken at DPT Board meet
  • MANSA ups ante at Mumbai Port to improve desired draught levels
  • Phase-I construction of BMCT at JNPT completed as per schedule
  • Govt focused on providing stimulus to boost exports
  • India's LPG imports to attain new high
  • Redressal sought for backlog of exporters' GST refunds
  • Transworld Group's P. Sethuraman honoured with Dr Kalam International Excellence Award in Dubai

IHS Maritimeweb site
DECEMBER 27, 2017
  • Outlook 2018: China lessors keep up the financial pace
  • Outlook 2018: US inventory key to LPG trade in year ahead
  • Outlook 2018: Understanding technology's siren song
  • Outlook 2018: Bulk sentiment stoked by ordering restraint
  • Keppel O&M fined USD422 million in global resolution of bribery probe
  • Samkang S&C to continue LNG venture with Kangnam, Gas Entec
  • Busan to exceed 20 million teu target for 2017
  • Sembmarine to offload North Atlantic Drilling rig for USD500 million
  • Hyundai HI's stock price falls after announcing USD1.2 billion rights issue
  • Vale ends transhipment as floating station sold for scrap

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 27, 2017
  • CMB's Hydroville is first LR classed hydrogen fueled vessel
  • PODCAST: Schoenrock Hydraulik eyes U.S. shipbuilding market
  • U.K. Coastguard assists listing Russian ship that lost cargo
  • ClassNK releases amendments to its steel ship Rules and Guidance
  • SEACOR buys four foreign-flag PSVs
  • NASSCO Norfolk wins Navy contract worth potential $98 million
  • Algoma Central buys four veteran lakers

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 27, 2017
  • DryShips accesses credit commitments secured by seven vessels
    New bank facilities and alternative financing for listed companies
  • D'Amico announces sale and leaseback deal
    D'Amico unit signs a memorandum of agreement and bareboat charter contract for the sale and leaseback of the MT...
  • Overcapacity still looms over boxship sector, Alphaliner says
    Effective fleet growth is rising faster than demand, according to Alphaliner
  • Pinter set to take over top job at Lloyd Fonds
    Former KG house promises new products including transport fund
  • Equipment shortage fears overplayed, Drewry says
    New paint rules threaten supply if demand increases
  • China's cuts to port fees forecast to streamline operations
    Changes to pricing structure will lead to more transparent and market-determined port-related fees, says Shanghai International Shipping Institute
  • Hanjin-affiliated university's president removed after disciplinary hearing
    The university plans to hold another disciplinary committee meeting next month to decide on further penalties against Ms Choi
  • Eyes turn to Sembcorp Marine after Keppel's Petrobras settlement
    Industry observers keen to learn whether shipbuilder's yard in Brazil will face a similar fine
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries aims to raise $1.2bn in share offering
    HHI will offer 12.5m new shares at $96 apiece
  • Cosco Singapore secures loan facilities to fund Cogent acquisition
    Loan of $261m to be repaid once parent China Cosco Shipping ceases to have a controlling stake in the Singapore...
  • Navig8 sees 'business as usual' after Gener8 and Scorpio deals
    Group will retain significant presence in shipping as a pool and asset manager, says chairman Gary Brocklesby

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 27, 2017
  • 3PL outlook - rising revenue, customer demands
  • Citing congestion, carriers cut services to three China ports
  • US shippers' surface transport concern is capacity, not price
  • Busan's 20 million TEU threatens Hong Kong's global rank
  • Chassis sector eyes reforms to end fragmentation
  • India customs reforms seen easing Bangladesh congestion

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 27, 2017
  • Pinter takes reins at Lloyd Fonds as new strategy unfolds
    CEO Torsen Reichert is stepping down over disagreement regarding company's future.
  • Kawasaki cancels Island Offshore order
    Japanese shipbuilder hit by $115m extraordinary loss after cancelling drill ship order
  • Diana Shipping panamax nets higher rate from Glencore
    Deal latest in a line of higher-paying contracts for New York-listed owner.
  • Vale in scrap sale of giant transhipment unit
    Mining company said to have collected close to $20m from demolition deal.
  • Cosco Shipping acquires loans to fund Cogent buy
    Shipowner enters into two loan facilities totaling $261.3m to pay for part of acquisition.
  • DryShips inks fresh loans as veteran bulker is sold
    George Economou-led company reveals new debt facilities and the exit of 16-year-old panamax.
  • Russian ship founders off Portsmouth
    Tugs on standby as Mekhanik Yartsev is in trouble off the English south coast
  • Angelopoulos retires from Bureau Veritas
    Sixth-seven-year-old has been instrumental in Bureau Veritas expansion
  • Boxship leaders consolidate power in active 2017
    Alphaliner says top 10 lines hold record share of the market with tighter grasp to come.
  • Regulations fuel Marinakis optimism and investment
    Shipowner says chunk of the world fleet will be scrapped due to new regulations.
  • Alder Investment snaps up shares in Tufton Oceanic Assets
    London-based investment firm has taken a holding in freshly floated asset play vehicle.
  • Northport chases PDZ Holdings over unpaid fees
    Malaysian port goes after compatriot, but shipowner says funds were owed by former liquidated subsidiary.
  • Trafigura trades first Middle East, India LNG futures contract
    Initial transaction comes less than a year after Singapore Exchange launched DKI Sling.
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries plans $1.2bn rights issue
    Shares plunge up to 28% as it becomes latest Korean shipbuilder to look to bolster balance sheet.
  • GoodBulk takes extra CarVal capesizes
    Deal leaves Oslo OTC quoted shipowner with 25 vessels at the end of an active 2017.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 27, 2017
  • Trump enforces GSP as Dec. 31 expiration looms
    U.S. President Donald Trump has recently taken steps to enforce eligibility requirements for countries enrolled in a U.S. trade preference ...
  • CMA CGM to resume Asia-Iran CIMEX 9 service
    CMA CGM has resumed its CIMEX 9 service, which connects Asia with Iran, the French shipping company announced Dec. 26. The CIMEX 9 feature...
  • U.S.-Mexico trade holds strong despite transport challenges, NAFTA uncertainty
    Trade between the United States and Mexico has been increasing over the last several years, but the market continues to face headwinds from...
  • ZIM modifying Greece-Turkey loop
    Israeli ocean carrier ZIM Integrated Shipping Services is modifying the rotation of its TGX service by adding a port call in Turkey and shi...
  • MOL develops augmented reality system as precursor to autonomous vessels
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has sealed an agreement with Furuno Electric Co., Ltd. and MOL Techno-Trade, Ltd. to jointly develop a syst...
  • CSX taps acting CEO Foote to replace Harrison
    The board of directors of CSX Corp. has unanimously voted to name James M. Foote as the company's new president and chief executive officer...
  • Singapore shipyard to pay $422m in bribery case
    Singapore-based shipyard operator Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd. (KOM) and its U.S. subsidiary, Keppel Offshore & Marine USA, have a...
  • Calif. DMV employee plead guilty to illegally selling CDLs
    An employee with the California Department of Motor Vehicles has pleaded guilty to being a co-conspirator in a scheme to illegally sell com...
  • FMC reviews 18 OTI license applications
    The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has received 18 ocean transportation intermediary (OTI) license applications and changes for rev...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 27, 2017
  • Arctic blast lifts NYMEX ULSD crack to around $26/b
    NYMEX February crude fell 33 cents Wednesday to $59.64/b. ICE February Brent settled 58 cents lower at $66.44/b.
  • US DATA: December West Coast-Mexico refined product vessel traffic spikes year on year
    This month's refined product vessel traffic going from the US West Coast to Mexico more than doubled from December 2016, S&P Global Platts trade-flow data showed Wednesday.
  • OUTLOOK 2018: Mexico, Venezuela outlooks key in 2018
    As the oil industry heads into 2018, Latin America is poised to take advantage of rising prices and ramp up in investment activity.
  • Russia's Gazprom Neft eyes long-term output growth on OPEC deal extension: CEO
    Gazprom Neft, Russia's fastest-growing crude producer by volume, will continue boosting liquids and hydrocarbons output in the long-run while viewing the OPEC/non-OPEC output freeze through 2018 as short-term that will not interfere with its strategic goals, CEO Alexander Dyukov said Wednesday.
  • Trump administration eyes Atlantic drilling, but hurdles remain
    From 1976 to 1983, the US government held 10 auctions offering oil and natural gas leasing rights off the East Coast.
  • External: Praxis Energy Agents S.A
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • OUTLOOK 2018: Fujairah's bunker woes to spill over to 2018 on diplomacy, policy doubts
    Lack of clarity on some government policies raises questions on outlook for the region's shipping industry.

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Mulino proposes the Panamanian state's entry into the consortium interested in acquiring Panama Ports Company.
Panama
Supreme Court verdict on concession contract pending
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Singapore
In the April-June period, revenues decreased by -4% and net profit dropped by -89%.
Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
Valencia
Containers arriving and departing are increasing. Transhipment is declining.
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
Wista Italy denounces the exclusion of women from the nominations of port authority presidents.
Milan
Musso: The glass ceiling that prevents women from accessing leadership roles remains.
In the second quarter, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -6.0%
Ankara
18.1% decline in ships over 200 metres in length
Fifty kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Civitavecchia
Rome
They were hidden inside a reefer container arriving from Ecuador
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
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
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
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.
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
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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
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
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
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.
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.
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