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March 2, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • APL launches three new Asia to Latin America services
  • Seaspan back in black with US$175 million profit after $139 million loss
  • DP World's volumes globally up 10pc to 70 million TEU, remains big on Canada
  • DHL Express: Cross-border online B2B will rise to US$1.2 trillion
  • US recyclable exporters head to alternate markets after China ban
  • US holds talks on steel imports with Chinese economic official
  • Development of terminal 3 to start at Iran's Shahid Rajaee port
  • Maersk bullish on North American box trade as economy strengthens
  • Perishable sector fears reefer box shortage will persist in 2018
  • SF Express secures regulatory approval for Ezhou Airport project
  • China Southern Airlines to launch London-Wuhan service in May
  • Sydney-Dallas flight may be chopped if codeshare not approved

International Transport Journalweb site
  • More trains head west
  • Three new Fusos boost Berlin delivery fleet
  • Heppner gains foothold in the Netherlands
  • Grant received for eco-friendly locomotive
  • WCA world conference - a magnet for Air Partner
  • Hertzog & Partner reinforced in Austria
  • K Line and Uyeno Group push for LNG
  • Digital platform launched by K+N
  • Jacobs' new and old VP global operations
  • Airbus rolls out first ultra-long range A350
  • DP DHL introduces new fee
  • Trial train runs between Ndola and Dar es Salaam
  • Rail shippers elect new representatives
  • Hush hush service for Jaguar Land Rover
  • Axing jobs and reinforcing wagon load traffic
  • Faster processing for Emirates' cargo clients in Dubai
  • Merger a major driver for Hapag-Lloyd

IHS Maritimeweb site
MARCH 1, 2018
  • US Tri-State cluster outlook: more rivals, higher taxes
  • Team Tankers enters MR sector with USD206 million deal
  • MPC Container Ships books USD2.5 million 'start-up' loss
  • Blockchain: Is shipping prepared?
  • Australia-Timor-Leste LNG deal on the horizon, but obstacles remain
  • Yangzijiang Shipbuilding profit up 67% in 2017
  • Human factor remains critical in cyber-security insurance policies
  • 'Horror ship' detained in Australian port
  • Autonomous shipping a 'huge opportunity' for UK
  • Bahri profits again in retreat following lower spot rates
  • COSCO makes domestic energy play through PetroChina acquisition
  • Danish shipping voices concerns over global sulphur cap enforcement
  • Pacific Basin Shipping returns to profitability in 2017

The Loadstarweb site
MARCH 1, 2018
  • Capacity increases may put transpacific container rates under more pressure
  • February air freight rates hit by 'demand lull' after strong start to 2018
  • Boxship owner Seaspan looks to second-hand vessels to boost its bottom line
  • Evolution due for automotive logistics as manufacturers drive changes
  • Air Partner appoints Romain Vasset to French freight sales team
  • Bob Bandos takes over from Lars Heisselberg at GAC Americas

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 1, 2018
  • GE to develop world's largest offshore wind turbine
  • Navy takes delivery of LCS 14
  • Cloud based solution helps SolstadFarstad save fuel
  • SEA\LNG coalition adds two more Japanese members
  • World Fuel Services to open Tampa Bay fuel supply location
  • BAE Systems set to close Mobile shipyard
  • Bob Bandos named GAC Group VP Americas
  • Subsea 7 to acquire Siem subsidiary and two vessels

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 1, 2018
  • Obituary: Shipping stalwart Captain Cecil 'Cess' Smylie dies, age 83
    Career stretched from P&O officer to Fairdeal's UK manager and master of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners
  • New SevenSeas fund targets bulkers up to ultramax size
    Fund backed by Greek duo Diamantis Pateras and Nautilus offers investors high capital protection
  • D'Amico remains positive despite wider losses
    Update: DIS may take a 'wait and see' approach towards scrubber installation, says chief executive Marco Fiori
  • A well matured port
    As BIMCO reveals its second dry bulk terminal vetting report, we ought to see 'good' terminals boasting about their achievements
  • Howe Robinson launches dry index
    The Howe Robinson Dry Index represents deadweight fleet share and will be reviewed annually
  • Pyxis counts benefits from $27m refinancing
    Greek tanker owner wins $4.3m debt write-off as new banking relationship replaces Commerzbank facility
  • KR says delay in IMO 2020 sulphur regulation implausible
    Slim chances of a postponement, says Korean Register's executive director Kim Yeon-tae
  • MPC Container Ships upbeat despite loss in first-ever fourth-quarter results
    Hamburg-based, but Oslo-listed, outfit now operating 58 ships, from a standing start
  • UK eyes hi-tech future for shipping
    Transport Secretary Chris Grayling hails 'new era' of shipping and pledges to do 'everything possible' to create a thriving hi-tech...
  • Noble plunges to $5bn loss amid rescue talks
    Majority of losses came from exceptional items, such as losses on non-performing trade receivables
  • Fatal explosion on general cargo carrier
    Vessel was carrying coal from Russia to Turkey
  • Kidnapped Seatrade crew released in Nigeria
    Four seafarers on their way home following Gulf of Guinea kidnapping
  • Why it's time to pull maritime safety out of the dark ages
    New technology is not the solution to the problem of maritime safety, it's a tool to help us transform a...
  • China chasing South Korea on vessel order numbers
    Seoul-based think-tank cited increasing number of domestic orders in China as well as government support as reasons for threat to...
  • Yangzijiang profits jump on reduced impairment losses
    Shipbuilding margin declined due to a $190m provision made for expected losses on construction contracts
  • SSME probed on alleged bribery links to former president
    The shipbuilder is accused of handing over about $736,000 to former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak in exchange for favours
  • Bahri sees 53% drop in net profit on weak spot market rates
    Shipping Co of Saudi Arabia saw revenue for 2017 fall 11%
  • MPC Container Ships continues vessel acquisitions on improved outlook
    Group still considers current secondhand vessels values attractive despite rising prices
  • Prime Tanker buys HSH Nordbank's stake in FSL Trust
    Move follows sale of HSH Nordbank to buyout consortium headed by two US private equity players for $1.2bn
  • Seaspan charts new strategic course
    Growth opportunities amid a changing but still fragmented landscape for independent lessors
  • Bunker suppliers to face financing and insurance challenges over sulphur cap rules
    Monjasa chief operating officer Svend Stenberg Molholt warns of consolidation due to fuel price hikes
  • Stellar Acquisition III fund in merger deal with tech company
    Shipping sponsors of latest maritime-flavoured 'spac' tell Lloyd's List why they are putting their money into a non-shipping business

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 1, 2018
  • Logistec expands in US Gulf market with acquisition
  • TRAC shifting chassis to Chicago to alleviate congestion
  • Mexican shippers shift goods from Pacific to Gulf ports
  • US truckload rates post double-digit rise in 12 months
  • Trans-Pac capacity injection to outpace growth forecast
  • Savannah dredging halfway complete, inner harbor is next
  • Cost reductions aid RCL's return to profitability in 2017

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 1, 2018
  • Global Ship Lease to buy boxship for $11.3m
    Vessel will be renamed and go on one-year charter with CMA CGM.
  • Fitch: Improved boxship profits may be tough to maintain
    Overcapacity may keep freight rates down, impeding profit growth, the credit ratings agency says.
  • Talk of multi-ship order for LNG carriers goes round market
    Mystery surrounds the names in the frame for up to 12 vessels and whether concrete orders will emerge
  • Pantheon moves to VLCCs after LNG order at DSME
    South Korean shipbuilding giant also snares large tanker order from Norwegian investors
  • Hemmingsen defends sales of Maersk Energy units
  • Tanker market blues can be rosy for futures
  • Vettosi writes an alternative script for Italian shipping 'horror movie'
    Advisor reacts to withdrawal of banks with plans for $180m shipping fund and Gestioni restructuring
  • Norwegian bareboat proposals to offer certainty, not questions
    Concerns over new rules to allow separate flag registration for bareboat ships are unfounded, writes Mats Sather of Nordisk Defence Club
  • Aegean Marine defends HEC Europe buy
  • Aegean activists may find courts as only recourse
    But legal experts say hurdles are high to questions of board judgement as fallout continues over HEC acquisition and related share offering
  • Georgiopoulos set to exit Gener8 with $8m payday
    Handsome rewards for top executives as Euronav prepares to take control
  • Fredriksen committed to righting Seadrill
    John Fredriksen expects to be 'cleaning up' the 'madness' of Seadrill for another five years despite clearing a bondholder hurdle this week
  • Zhejiang Ouhua fights to prevent shipyard closure
    Local government said to have stepped in to assist with Ouhua's cash issues
  • Torp takes over the helm at Thor Dahl
  • Maersk gambles on Baltic feeders
    A new generation of super-large feeder vessels into the Baltic has raised overcapacity fears
  • Car carriers pay a heavy price for years of bar-room collusion

    Europe sends a positive signal as leading car carrier companies are stung with damage to their reputations and heavy fines for years of price fixing and market manipulation
  • Skou wants to take on FedEx and UPS - but can Maersk deliver?
    The brave new dawn of integrated 'container logistics' would put the Danish shipowner into competition not only with the US parcel giants, but tech heavyweights such as Amazon
  • Small boxship price surge as demand drives sales
    Sub-3,000 teu ships have seen values rise around 10% as flurry of deals reflect outlook
  • Sovcomflot campaigns its new green credentials
  • Edison closes in on small-scale LNG ships
  • Experts chart their courses for LNG growth during the next three years
  • Exmar's barge-based FSRU begins its journey to Bangladesh via Singapore
  • Naftomar purchases first LPG ship in three years
    Greek owner boosts fleet with fully pressurised gas carrier
  • Kumiai Navigation enters small LPG carrier sector
    Japanese firm adds another vessel size in effort to diversify portfolio
  • TMS Cardiff Gas stealthily slides up LNG newbuild tally
    Company has added at least one newbuilding at a rival yard as it cements business for three of its ships
  • Growing liquidity set to transform LNG industry
    Producer Cheniere and trader Vitol lead discussions on dramatic changes under way in the industry
  • Aase questions future of laid-up anchor handlers as class expires
    Improvements in offshore mean DOF is relearning how to use the word 'positive' about market prospects
  • SolstadFarstad believes slow recovery under way
  • DOF chief pinpoints three reasons to be cheerful despite Q4 loss
  • Methanol is 2020 ready, but faces questions of practicality and scale
    Methanex subsidiary Waterfront Shipping is pushing methanol as a marine fuel and has the MR newbuildings to prove it, but questions of viability remain
  • Ships built of composite materials found to have significant fire risks
    Report calls for safety rethink with growing use of lighter materials in shipbuilding
  • Nautisk links with Japanese firm in global Ecdis deal
  • NYK technology keeps an ear out for machinery safety
  • Optimarin records its best year yet
  • Stink bugs blighting car deliveries to New Zealand
  • Binnacle to guide Noonan in new life after Chembulk
    Nautical name sets consultancy direction for outgoing CMA commodore
  • Fairdeal Group pays tribute to 'true gentleman' Cecil Smylie
  • LOOP VLCC loading may only be 'stopgap' solution
    Other terminals will be better located to cope with flood of US crude exports
  • Suezmax rates stay flat despite fixing activity
  • LR1s fixed amid volatile spot market
  • Howe Robinson adds brokers to chem-tank desk
  • Aeolos scraps two VLCCs as demo market bursts into life
  • Lomar reduces its chemical tanker exposure
  • Pantheon moves to VLCCs after LNG order at DSME
    South Korean shipbuilding giant also snares large tanker order from Norwegian investors
  • Seaspire confirms handy bulker buys
  • LMZ Shipping orders kamsarmax bulker newbuildings
  • S-Bulkers resurrects fleet growth
  • Falcon sinks talons into handysize sale profits
  • Indonesia coal drives another panamax deal
  • Dianik and SteelShips disclose S&P activity
  • Green changes can save shipping from its own greed, Pappas says
    Dry bulk players are already over-ordering but new rules will put a lid on ship supply, Star Bulk CEO tells Cyprus conference

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 1, 2018
  • NEWS FLASH: Trump says 'Section 232' tariffs on steel, aluminum to drop next week
    President Donald Trump told business executives during a meeting open to press on Thursday that he will assess 25 percent tariffs on steel ...
  • New CTPAT requirements to be rolled out in May or later
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) won't announce new requirements for the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) until ...
  • Seaspan: Second-hand containerships may be more attractive than newbuilds
    The new chief executive officer of the containership lessor Seaspan Corp., which in the past, has primarily invested in new ships that it c...
  • North American freight market 'increasingly positive' in January
    The North American freight market continued to show "increasingly positive" growth in January 2018, according to the latest Cass Freight In...
  • TRAC expands U.S. Gulf Coast chassis fleet
    Intermodal equipment provider and chassis pool operator TRAC Intermodal is expanding and improving the quality of its chassis fleet in the ...
  • SimpliShip offers instant freight interface for forwarders
    The freight forwarding marketplace technology provider SimpliShip on Thursday told American Shipper it has begun offering an instant freigh...
  • Another liner shipping crypto-token emerges
    A new crypto-currency-backed platform for the shipping industry this week said it would begin offering crypto-tokens in April to transact o...
  • State owners sell HSH Nordbank to private investors
    The German federal state owners of HSH Nordbank AG, which was at one time the largest provider of ship financing in the world, have agreed ...
  • Port of Virginia rolls out truck reservation system to handle rising volumes
    The Port of Virginia today officially launched the first phase of implementation for its new motor carrier appointment system, dubbed the ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 1, 2018
  • US DATA: EIA says Dec residual fuel oil exports to Panama jump 36.6% on month
    US residual fuel oil exports to Panama totaled 683,000 barrels in December, up 36.6% from 500,000 barrels a month earlier.
  • Oil weakens after Trump vows tariffs on steel, aluminum
    NYMEX April crude fell 65 cents Thursday to $60.99/b, as equities pulled oil lower for the third straight day.
  • Malaysia Pengerang to boost demand for tankers: experts
    Incremental demand from upcoming refineries, such as the one in Pengerang, will help absorb some of the surplus tonnage.
  • TANKERS: Direct VLCC load at LOOP expected again as early as March: sources
    "I am not sure what the next one will be, but I am confident it will happen in March," a shipping source said.
  • SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts discontinues Saudi Aramco Posted Bunker Prices
    The prices will be discontinued effective March 1.
  • FUTURES: Crude largely steady post EIA data
    Refinery rates also fell, signaling the maintenance season is still in full swing, ANZ Research said Thursday.

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