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February 2, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco anticipates 2017 earnings will triple to US$205 million
  • Hapag-Lloyd scraps seven old UASC box ships to keep fleet young
  • Hapag-Lloyd to call at Mombasa, Dar in a new Africa service
  • Japanese Big Three start new joint venture ONE in good financial shape
  • US Army Corps gives green light to Virginia harbour dredging
  • CMA CGM receives first of three 20,600-TEU box ships on order
  • Maersk take-over makes Hamburg Sud drop VSA, rejig Americas loops
  • Mozambique's Maputo up 22pc to 18.2 million tonnes in 2017
  • IMF predicts global economic output in 2018 to beat 2017
  • 'K' Line, NYK, Toyota and Chubu Electric boost LNG short sea use
  • Gothenburg docker strife persists, diverting ships, cargo to Stockholm
  • NYK strikes charter deal with unit of French electric company
  • Animal transporter ARK sues PANYNJ over contract breach at JFK
  • Shenzhen's SF Express deploys drones in PLA military drills
  • Walmart, Japan's Ratuken tie up in online grocery delivery deal
  • DHL presents 'barometer' to predict demand for global air-sea cargo

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
  • NYK concludes charter agreement for LNG carrier
  • JNPT introduces transparent & people-friendly PAPs policy
  • Paradip Port Trust sets monthly volume record in Jan.
  • PSA's Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals at JN Port to commence operations today
  • 'Continued focus on in-country infrastructure development will help connect smaller producers in India to global markets'
  • 'Single window clearance digital platform for stakeholders across the supply chain spectrum will enable them to consolidate their market competencies'
  • A well-balanced & positive Budget
  • E-waybill seen bringing greater transparency & enabling hassle-free movement of goods
  • National Logistics Portal to be developed, announces Finance Minister
  • Budget increases allocation for infrastructure
  • Highlights of Budget 2018-19

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Hector restructuring
  • Tool to simplify US-Canada cross-border shipping
  • Cape Town runway project cleared for take-off
  • Team Germany ready to go for gold
  • Rotterdam up in the cloud with IBM
  • Torwegge enlarging facilities
  • Arpin's back-up for China office
  • Europa's management conference sets pace for 2018
  • Jadeweserport to act as spare parts logistics hub
  • Louisville airport welcomes new executive director
  • Major US railroad to extend transcon routes
  • Lufthansa Cargo puts outsized car in Eurowings' belly
  • Booking & more made easy with smartphone & co
  • Normandy ports steady in 2017
  • Westlake Tyres inks pact with TIP Trailer Services
  • Hellmann's advisory board complete
  • Hapag-Lloyd's North America region in new hands
  • Cargojet starts new transcontinental services

IHS Maritimeweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
  • More US-flag ships found substandard post-El Faro
  • Peter Döhle and Costamare merge chartering operations
  • AI-powered navigation tool launched to reduce human error on the bridge
  • Shortsea carrier Scotline goes ordering for fleet renewal
  • Chemical tanker recovery more likely in 2019, Stolt-Nielsen says
  • DOF moves to the final part of restructuring programme
  • ONE shipping alliance opens for business
  • Handysize excluded in updated Baltic Dry Index
  • Waigaoqiao shipyard receives Newcastlemax orders from Foremost Group
  • HMM wins shipping contract from GS Caltex
  • DSME offloads subsidiary DeWind
  • Belgium launches decarbonisation think-tank
  • Fukuoka Shipbuilding buys compatriot yard
  • U-Ming wins maiden Vale contract, orders two VLOCs

The Loadstarweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
  • UPS reports 40% profit swing for 2017 and expects more growth his year following Trump's tax cuts
  • Collaboration in retail logistics the key to competing with the 'gorilla' in the room
  • Maersk and Hamburg Süd revamp Asia-west coast South America service network
  • International business the star performer for ID Logistics last year
  • Air freight hits new records at Durban as volumes and services increase
  • Why cutting spending on your supply chain will cost you more money
  • 'Steady' Mike White becomes the fifth president of CNS in eight years
  • Uffe Ostergaard named successor to Hapag-Lloyd legend Wolfgang Freese

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
  • VIDEO: NNS installs giant caisson that will speed submarine production
  • Governor Murphy moves to get NJ offshore wind back on track
  • Norway's latest zero emission ferries feature PBES battery systems
  • BAE San Diego wins Navy contracts worth $54.8 million
  • GC Rieber secures three year time charter for Polar Onyx
  • Ship manager to upgrade bulker fleet to Fleet Xpress
  • Another guilty plea in Fat Leonard bribery case
  • Two oil majors announce major U.S. GoM deepwater finds
  • Baltic Exchange tweaks BDI weightings, drops Handysize

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
  • Container shipping's first dedicated crypto currency launched
    First-stage rollout of a new blockchain application to streamline ocean freight bookings
  • Stolt-Nielsen sees no improvement for chemical tankers until 2019
    Chief executive looks to reduction in orderbook and an improvement in supply-demand fundamentals
  • Dorian LPG agrees lease financing amid newbuilding worries
    New York-listed VLGC owner stays in the black on strong operating performance last quarter
  • UK publishes review of maritime growth study
    Department for Transport launches Maritime 2050 initiative to plan for long term
  • The Who's Who of Container Shipping
    Power can be defined in so many ways. Is it about money, leadership, risk-taking or - in the shipping industry...
  • Power List 2018: Containers
    Lloyd's List Containers takes a look at those individuals who we think had the most influence on the industry in...
  • UK to boost funding for cadet training, say sources
    Doubling of Smart+ funding to make a 'massive difference' to the supply and demand of British seafarers
  • Daily Briefing
    Companies specialising in initial coin offerings are targeting shipping market participants as potential token buyers, but the ever-growing community of...
  • CSSC Holdings losses raise prospect of delisting
    Risks of delisting warning from Shanghai Stock Exchange mitigated by a proposed cash injection from investors
  • Twenty-twenty dispute resolution: Why and when to mediate
    Early dispute resolution can save time and money
  • Baltic Exchange applies changes to BDI
    New Baltic Dry Index, which will not include handysize, will be weighted according to ratios of time-charter assessments set at...
  • Salvage crews trying to remove oil from Sanchi
    Chinese authorities say decision has yet to be made on whether or not to salvage the sunken tanker
  • Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding and Tsuneishi agree business venture
    Companies will jointly explore opportunities to improve vessel design capabilities, cost competitiveness and to score more orders in future
  • Chinese newbuilding price index continues to rise
    But brokers tell shipyards to cherish immediate opportunities rather than pin hopes on owners' continuing appetite
  • ONE starts accepting box shipping service bookings
    ONE, K Line, MOL and NYK will be operating on the same service simultaneously over the transitional period
  • HMM signs 5-year crude oil shipping deal with GS Caltex
    Shipping line will transport 19m tonnes of crude oil from the Middle East to South Korea between July 1 next...
  • Dominion's Cove Point LNG terminal begins production
    US group's facility in Maryland to supply liquefied natural gas to Japanese and Indian energy companies
  • Navios Maritime Midstream Partners favours cleaner fuels over scrubbers
    Tankers outfit reports profits dented by finance costs
  • Japan's NS United reports profit, eyes scrubbers
    The company posted profit attributed to its parent of ¥6.28bn for the nine months to December 31, a 96.2% increase...
  • MPC Container Ships adds another feeder boxship to its fleet
    Purchase of vessel for $10.5m follows deal for two secondhand boxships earlier in the week
  • GasLog Partners posts higher profit for 2017
    Results lifted by addition of two more vessels to its fleet amid stronger-than-expected demand for LNG last year
  • Sea skills for the future
    More commitment needed to help British cadets secure employment on UK-flagged vessels

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
  • Amid record volume, Montreal port advances terminal plan
  • Trucker RoadOne targets US Southeast with acquisition
  • Port of Virginia sets date for NIT trucker appointments
  • HMM to offer Chittagong direct service
  • Western Canadian ports, rails flex up after peak season delays
  • Roadrunner says turnaround plan will restore service, profits
  • Belarus eyes becoming major China-Europe cargo hub
  • Maersk calls boost APMT Pipavav, but challenges remain
  • Dutch shippers push state to apply local Schiphol air cargo rule

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
  • Landside LNG bunkering coming to Gothenburg
    Skangas has delivered LNG ship-to-ship in the port for the past two years.
  • Land-based LNG bunkering coming to Gothenburg
    Skangas has delivered LNG ship-to-ship in the port for the past two years.
  • Dry bulk 'funeral' inspired Evermore Global Advisors to invest in shipping
    Financial firm's David Marcus discusses the company's shipping bets and how others are now arriving to share in the dry cargo market recovery
  • Port of Corpus Christi VLCC ready by 2021
    Project timeline predicated on approval of dredging budget for next fiscal year.
  • Cobelfret company gets larger slice of Euronav
    Chateauban ups stake in New York-listed tanker owner at least twice in recent months.
  • Kirby benefits from tax reform
    Tank barge owner beats Street consensus but dims 2018 outlook due to expected slowdown in inland business.
  • Clean tankers to turn up this summer, CEOs say
    Long-awaited turnaround in rates still predicated on inventories continuing to decline, fewer newbuildings.
  • Kirby's Q4 benefits from tax reform
    Tank barge owner beats Street consensus but dims 2018 outlook due to expected slowdown in inland business.
  • Eletson bonds down after missed interest payment on $300m debt
  • AMP confirms bulker sale but denies owning it
  • The shipping banks are back, but 'smart capital' will cost
    Lenders have regained their confidence - but gone are the days when relationship bankers could justify hefty loans on paper-thin margins
  • Pyxis hints at further investments following finance deal
    Valentis says Greek MR owner's private shares deal was a winner on two counts, and only one of them is trading liquidity
  • Fredriksen and Troim keep up dry fleet growth
    Rivalry in newcastlemax sector hots up with John Fredriksen's Seatankers inking latest pair in China
  • Restructuring yard's private and state owners scrap over restart
    Qingdao city-owned Huatong Group and former employees are fighting a $600m bid by private Yangfan Group to reopen bankrupt Qingdao Yangfan Shipbuilding
  • Shipping's cryptocurrency pioneers look beyond Bitcoin
    Amid first freight deals using buzz-heavy online currency, vision for industry sees other blockchain-backed financial tools playing a wider role
  • Dry bulk 'funeral' inspired Evermore Global Partners to invest in shipping
    Financial firm's David Marcus discusses the company's shipping bets and how others are now arriving to share in the dry cargo market recovery
  • 'Nibbler' Evermore Global gets a taste for tankers with bites of Frontline
  • Growing irrelevance signals end of TSA after 30 years in existence
    US liner talking shop no longer fit for purpose as transpacific operators eye new solutions to volatile rates
  • Lego's lastest Leviathan is ship in a bottle set
  • Diana extends Hapag-Lloyd tie on panamax
    Ongoing charter of panamax containership comes as rates remain steady over the last 12 months.
  • Songa quietly lifts containership fleet
  • Energy at heart of geopolitics amid Russian gas imports to US
    As the investigation continues into whether Vladimir Putin helped Donald Trump become US president, a Russian LNG cargo helps Boston stay warm as energy plays role as a political weapon
  • FLNG and floating regas-to-power set to keep new chief busy
  • Majority of cold-stacked OSVs face being frozen out of market
    Pareto's Synnove Gjonnes whittles down the daunting list of 1,100 cold-stacked OSVs to about 450 ships that may come back - but only if the market normalises
  • PSD 2 crew continues fight for unpaid wages
  • Trump effect scuttles promise of Obama's signature deal with Iran
    The Iran nuclear deal sought to relax sanctions, but North Of England P&I Club deputy global claims director Mike Salthouse fears its days may be numbered
  • PHP slams NGO Shipbreaking Platform yard claims
  • Sanchi probe hopes 'black box' will lift lid on voyage
    Fears mount that voyage data and voice recordings will be limited as stricken vessel was fitted with first-generation recorder
  • Green beach bin adds fun to throwing rubbish away
  • Dynacom denies VLCC demolition sale
  • DHT Holdings lands period charters for pair of VLCCs
    Two crude tankers find one-year time charters on 'well-balanced' terms with oil majors
  • Champion bareboat charters bring MR tally to 21
  • Ex-Enzian chief Grunder linked to new tanker outfit
    Name of former Enzian boss on new German tanker company as Swiss operation put into liquidation
  • MOL wing pays healthy rate as MRs lead clean period charters
  • Avin purchases Ancora Investment suezmax
  • Allseas ends tanker hiatus with modern suezmax duo
    Bodouroglou company ends 12-year absence from sector by acquiring RS Tankers' last vessels
  • New Greek player appears on dry bulk horizon
    Despite growing consolidation in Greek shipping market, upstart ventures keep sprouting
  • Investors to take haircut on Orion bulker bought in boom
  • Ovenstone puts small MPP vessel on the auction block
  • Lorentzen set to reap rich rewards on sale of bulker
    Investors linked to the Oslo-based company confirm they are selling the second of three handysize vessels to take advantage of the rising valuations
  • GoodBulk tipped to clear out older capesize tonnage
    New York-listing hopeful secures speedy profit from oldest bulker with two secondhand sisterships said to be up for sale
  • Costamare and Peter Dohle kick off Blue Net Chartering
    One of worlds largest boxship tonnage provider today formed by two respected names.
  • Ticker tape greets Torm team in Times Square
    Product tanker giant celebrates its arrival as a US public company fresh from $100m fundraiser.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
  • EUROGATE's box volumes slip in 2017
    EUROGATE handled 14.41 million TEUs in 2017, slipping 1.4 percent from 2016, according to figures released by the container terminal operat...
  • Port of Rotterdam full speed ahead on digitization
    The Port of Rotterdam Authority has teamed up with IBM on a multi-year digitization initiative to transform the port's operational environm...
  • Companies unveil emissions reduction technologies near Port of LA
    Two emerging technologies - one geared toward reducing emissions of airport equipment and the other that could curtail emissions from draya...
  • Executive Moves: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Hoyer Group, CEVA and CSafe Global

    Source: Pressmaster/Shutterstock U.S. Chamber of Commerce adds two to International Affairs division; Hoyer Group appoints chief financial o...
  • HMM inks $177m contract with South Korean oil refiner
    Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM), South Korea's largest ocean carrier, signed a long-term crude oil shipping contract today with GS Caltex, an...
  • Knight-Swift reports 'encouraging' Q4 2017 results
    Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc., the new parent company formed from the $6 billion merger of Phoenix-based trucking giants Knight...
  • ONE officially begins accepting bookings today
    Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd. (ONE), the newly merged entity that brings together the container shipping divisions of Japan's three large...
  • Trade organizations voice support for Trump's infrastructure plan
    Trade organizations representing seaport authorities, truckers and soybean farmers have all weighed in on President Donald Trump's comments...
  • Miles named director for Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville
    Jeff Miles, who recently worked as a senior executive with the North Carolina State Ports Authority, has been picked to serve as director o...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
  • Oil rises as dollar stays weak, Goldman sees upside
    Oil futures rose Thursday, pushing NYMEX crude $1.07 higher to $65.80/b, with the dollar still in the doldrums and Goldman Sachs forecasting a big rally in oil prices over the next six months.
  • Gibraltar bunkering resumes as weather improves: port authority
    Bunkering operations at the port of Gibraltar resumed Wednesday night.
  • IMO sulfur cap 'continues to cause headaches' for industry in lead-up to 2020: Panellists
    The impending sulfur cap on marine fuels as of 2020, imposed by the International Maritime Organization, continues to cause headaches for the bunker industry with only two years left to compliance.
  • US DATA: EIA says November fuel oil imports highest since July
    US imports of fuel oil in November increased by more than 40% compared with October.
  • US DATA: EIA says November residual fuel oil exports to Panama up 53.85% on year
    US residual fuel oil exports to Panama totaled 500,000 barrels in November, up 53.85% from 325,000 barrels in the same month a year earlier.
  • IFO 380 CST prices in the Americas rise to start 2018 on higher Brent, fuel oil
  • TANKERS: Hyundai Merchant Marine, GS Caltex ink $178-mil shipping deal
    Under the deal, HMM will transport 19 million mt of crude from the Middle East to South Korea over a five-year period from July 1, 2019.
  • TANKERS: Saudi Arabia's Bahri takes delivery of latest VLCC
    The Lawhah is the second of five VLCCs to be received this year from the South Korean shipbuilder.
  • Diesel, middle distillates fundamental to oil demand growth: Gunvor
    High maintenance globally in 2018 for the Middle East, Europe, US will cause demand for crude to dip in the first half of the year, Fyfe said.
  • Bunker supplier Aegean faces pressure to reshuffle board amid challenges
    The shareholder group has nominated Raymond Bartoszek, Donald Moore, David Kirshner and Tyler Baron to the board.
  • TANKERS: Americas freight rates move inversely to rising bunker fuel prices
    Reduced speeds can be negotiated on charter parties for laden voyages and thereby reduce bunker fuel consumption.
  • FUTURES: Crude holds steady after EIA posts build in US stocks
    "If the [crude oil] inventory continues building on from here, it will be a cause for concern," said Janu Chan, senior economist at St George Bank.
  • REFINERY NEWS: Japan's JXTG shuts Marifu CDU for turnaround until early Mar
    This is a scheduled turnaround.

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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
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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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