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July 2, 2018
Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 1, 2018
  • Exceptional tributes paid to Jacques R. Saadé, Founding President of the CMA CGM Group
  • GMB organises practice & compliances workshop on prevention of pollution in inland water
  • Just-In-Time may be a solution to cut ship emissions
  • MOL launches 2018 Annual Vessel Safety Campaign
  • Shipping industry launches new security resources for world fleet
  • Shipping industry showing optimism & confidence, reflects survey
  • India's export of finished steel falls 33 pc in May
  • APSEZ completes acquisition of Kattupalli Port from L&T
  • GMR in a contract to build port near Kakinada
  • Emirates SkyCargo uplifts record volumes of mangoes & perishables from Mumbai
  • New GST return forms to be rolled out from Jan. 1
  • Exim Club, Vadodara elects new office-bearers for 2018-19
  • Poland to open its first trade office in Mumbai shortly: Polish Ambassador
  • S. Ramesh takes over as Chairman, Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

IHS Maritimeweb site
JUNE 29, 2018
  • Lyttelton eyes larger container ships with expansion
  • Newcastle moves to improve non-coal cargo handling
  • Beale to step down from Lloyd's helm
  • Finland's Aspo forges new shortsea heavyweight group
  • Complex clean up on New York City's Gowanus Canal
  • Finnish shipbuilder Arctech to get new Croatian owner
  • Sovcomflot and Novatek form LNG shipping JV
  • ONE launches with customer focus pledge
  • HHIC shrinks shipbuilding focus with Subic Bay yard sale
  • Sincere Navigation makes product tanker play
  • Evergreen launches green bonds

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 29, 2018
  • Hapag-Lloyd issues profit warning in face of potentially weak peak season
  • Market insight: the Amazon effect on the integrators in a zero-sum game
  • Prince Rupert claims port expansion will put an end to winter container log-jams
  • Comment: Brexit commitments - but 'commitment' in the loosest way
  • Rhenus launches Europe-Dubai maritime reefer groupage service
  • China's 'debt trap' even worse than we thought

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 29, 2018
  • Euronav now owns the only two ULCCs in the world tanker fleet
  • Viking Line to implement Adonis HR solution
  • Korean Register CEO takes over as IACS Chairman
  • BAE Systems chosen for $26 billion Australian frigate program
  • This SCR doesn't need urea
  • Choosing the right ballast water treatment system: Size matters

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 29, 2018
  • Euronav buys sister ULCC from International Seaways
    Euroseas' new purchase is the world's second-largest trading tanker, behind Euronav's 442,470 dwt TI Europe
  • The dawning of the age of gas?
    Despite all the hype, the talk about the fuel of the future has substance too, even though shipowners are taking...
  • Navios Acquisition moves to absorb Navios Midstream Partners
    Acceptance will be necessary from the Navios Acquisition board and approvals obtained under Navios Midstream's limited partnership agreement
  • China's coal imports to rise
    Indonesia will probably be the biggest beneficiary of the increased imports
  • The Interview: Karin Orsel
    The MF Shipping chief executive and International Chamber of Shipping vice-chairman is one of the most successful female owners, shipmanagers...
  • Lloyd's List is looking for talent in Asia and the US
    Lloyd's List is recruiting for editorial positions in the US, Singapore and Hong Kong
  • MOL focuses on 'value-added' LNG shipping business
    Japanese carrier seeks to take advantage of its long-time expertise amid increasing new entrants
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: Seafarer Awareness Week
    Listen to the latest edition of Lloyd's List's new weekly podcast - your weekly briefing on the stories shaping shipping...
  • Hapag-Lloyd downgrades earnings outlook for 2018
    Company warns that cost-cutting measures are not enough to offset growth-impeding factors

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 29, 2018
  • Kontainers powers Maersk booking platform
  • Rising fuel prices, volume set stage for more global truck strikes
  • Pace of track, and track adoption, centers on who pays
  • India tax reform prompts 3PLs to adapt, streamline supply chains
  • Buenos Aires customs officers' one-day job action hits shippers
  • Specialized software give logistics edge over standard spreadsheets

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 29, 2018
  • Benelux Overseas scours market for product tankers
    Greek gas carrier owner Benelux Overseas wants to expand its fledgling presence in the product tanker sector, a senior company manager has told TradeWinds. Benelux diversified from its traditional gas carrier business for the first time in more than a decade late last year. Benelux set to sell 33-year-old VLGC for demo The Kostas Angelou-led company did so by buying the 45,900-dwt MR tanker Ori
  • Hafnia Management raises a glass at Geneva birthday bash
    Posidonia is fresh in the memory but Danish tanker specialist Hafnia Management still found some energy to mark its eighth birthday. It gathered guests at The President Wilson hotel in Geneva to mark the occasion. Chief executive Anders Engholm said: "Most of the competition have scaled down on customer events and parties, hence it seemed our large customer base in Geneva really appreciated we
  • Lockton boosts reinsurance team with more Willis recruits
    Insurance broker Lockton has appointed Jerry Ridge, former managing director at Willis Re, as global head of marine and energy reinsurance. Alistair Rivers finally joins Lockton after waiting a year He is joined by former Willis Re executive director Jennifer Jones. Lockton said it expects to make more appointments to its marine reinsurance division soon. TradeWinds reported last year how Lockt
  • Glencore reveals $4.5bn of state payments
    Tax and transparency report shows value of trader to local economies, it says.
  • Lloyd's of London chief Inga Beale steps down
    Inga Beale will leave as chief executive 'in due course' not long after the insurance market warned marine syndicates they need to improve performance.
  • Evergreen, Cosco adding ships to African loop
    Container lines deploy extra vessel each on East African run.
  • Cosco seals OOCL takeover a day before deadline
    Owner wins approval from Chinese anti-trust body for $6.3bn boxship tie-up.
  • Macleod shares sums and logic of Frontline's scrubber play
    John Fredriksen's Frontline has opted to invest in a scrubber manufacturer and retrofit up to 36 of its tankers amid the belief it can save up to $6m per year on a VLCC. Frontline announced yesterday it was taking a 20% stake in Feen Marine Scrubbers and installing the technology on 14 tankers, with the option to follow suit on a further 22 ships. Robert Hvide Macleod, chief executive of Frontli
  • Gayton takes CFO's seat at Teekay LNG Partners
    Move sees Brody Speers move to a fresh position within the group.
  • Greek kamsarmax auction set for July
    Sri Lankan court lines up sale of arrested Trojan bulker.
  • German container line Hapag-Lloyd issues profit warning
    Rising bunker bills mean German line less certain of rising earnings this year.
  • Sources cool talk of Torm tanker buy
    Rumours of Danish tanker owner Torm adding to its fleet appear to be wide of the mark. Brokers are connecting the Copenhagen and Nasdaq-listed shipowner to the 50,000-dwt Axel (built 2020). A price of $16.5m has been placed on the tanker, which would mark a slight climb in asset values in the sector. However, sources say Torm is not thought be the buyer. Torm has been actively growing and rene
  • Fearnley Securities sees capes running 'hot' in the second half
    With rates potentially passing $30,000 per day in peak season, analysts raise asset price assessments.
  • China opens up yards to foreign ownership
    Shipbuilding on list of industries where limits on overseas investment have been eased.
  • Sovcomflot and Novatek form shipping JV
    Shipowner and energy company agree to develop support for Arctic projects.
  • Damen leads EU shipbuilding efficiency drive
    New NAVAIS research project to boost European yard competitiveness.
  • Samsung Heavy secures mystery newbuildings
    Samsung Heavy Industries has won a $240m newbuilding order from a European client. Seoul-listed Samsung says simply that the deal is for two special ships for delivery at the start of 2021. According to a regulatory filing, the details are being kept secret at the request of the shipowner.
  • ESL adds 30 ships with AtoB@C takeover
    Bulker owner snaps up Swedish operation to widen base of operations.
  • Euronav unites the world's only two ULCCs
    Deal confirmed with International Seaways for Laura Lynn.
  • Impairments push Pacific Radiance to major loss
    But Singapore offshore vessel operator says market recovery is "in sight and worst is likely behind us".
  • Navios Maritime Acquisition to buyout Navios VLCC MLP
    Angeliki Frangou's Navios Maritime group set to merge two US-listed tanker companies.
  • Military shipbuilder from CSIC tapped to lead CSSC
    The long-expected merger of China's two major state shipbuilding groups has moved a step closer with the appointment of Yang Jincheng, a top executive of China Shipbuilding Industry Corp (CSIC), as general manager of the southern group of shipyards. Yang's move to China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC) follows the removal of his former boss at CSIC, the northern yard group, in a Communist Party pur

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 29, 2018
  • Gulftainer-Delaware deal gets OK
    The plan for United Arab Emirates-based Gulftainer to take over the Port of Wilmington, Del., is moving forward, with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) finding no reason to object to the deal.
  • OFAC terminates basic Sudan sanctions
    Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Friday terminated the United States' Sudan Sanctions Regulations, which had been in place since Nov. 3, 1997.
  • Vessels around globe sound horns in tribute to Saadé
    Five CMA CGM vessels were anchored in the Bay of Marseilles in front of La Major Cathedral on Friday as tribute to Jacques R. Saadé, the company's founding president, who died Sunday.
  • Cross-border trade grows despite no NAFTA deal
    The total value of cross-border trade between the United States and its partners in the North American Free Trade Agreement - Canada and Mexico - climbed another 11.3 percent to $102.7 billion in April compared with the same month a year ago, according to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
  • Greenbrier's earnings, revenues climb
    The Greenbrier Companies Inc. posted net earnings of $36.2 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2018, which ended May 31, a 16 percent increase from the corresponding prior year period, according to the railroad transportation equipment manufacturer's latest financial statements. Revenues for the quarter climbed 46 percent year-over-year to $641.4 million. "Greenbrier produced strong ope
  • Global markets cool as trade wars heat up
    Stock markets around the world fell this week as tensions over tariffs and trade weighed on Wall Street investors.
  • Volvo Trucks, FedEx demonstrate truck platooning
    Volvo Trucks North America on Wednesday announced the successful on-highway demonstration of its truck platooning technology through cooperation with FedEx and the North Carolina Turnpike Authority. The platoon consisted of three truck drivers in Volvo VNL tractors, each pulling double 28-foot trailers on N.C. 540, the Triangle Expressway. Through Volvo's cooperative adaptive cruise control (CACC
  • COSCO-OOCL deal gets green light
    COSCO Shipping Holdings said Friday that antitrust authorities in China have agreed to allow its acquisition of the parent company of Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) to move forward, which will make the combined companies the world's third largest container carrier.
  • Customs outlines process for tariff collection on Chinese goods
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Thursday issued a notice detailing procedures for collection of tariffs on China pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 29, 2018
  • US abandons plans for refined product reserves: Energy Department official
  • Port of Gothenburg renews discount scheme for LNG-fueled ships
  • IBIA issues tank cleaning advisory ahead of IMO July meeting
    Lists tank cleaning options that shipowners can undertake and approximate time lines associated with each method.
  • SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts to launch Singapore delivered bunker eWindow phase I July 2
    The changes follow extensive consultation with the industry to ensure trading activity reflected in Platts assessments continues to reflect typical market trading cycles and standard practices.
  • External: Marine Bunkering(Rotterdam)B.V.
  • China's fuel oil imports may feel the pinch from US trade war
    Tariffs will curtail demand for container cargoes; bunker fuel demand expected to drop.
  • REFINERY NEWS: PetroChina ships first gasoline cargo to Canada
    Prior to this, the last arbitrage movement from the Guangxi refinery was a similar cargo to the US in late March.
  • Singapore Jul ex-wharf 500 CST bunker fuel term inked at MOPS plus $1/mt
    July term levels have flipped into positive territory, compared with June term levels which were at discounts of between $2-$2.50/mt.
  • Singapore Jul ex-wharf 380 CST bunker fuel term inked at MOPS plus $5-$6.50/mt
    Due to supportive cash differentials in the high sulfur fuel oil market.
  • Bomin Group closes Dubai Office, appoints new managing director
    The supplier will serve its existing customers in the region through its global network.
  • FUTURES: Crude lower as US confident of OPEC meeting supply gap
    "Investors continued to weigh the impact of the OPEC deal against ongoing supply disruptions," ANZ analysts said.

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