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November 8, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • DHL Q3 profit falls from US$735 million to $167 million as sales rise
  • CMA CGM meets oil price hike with US$100/TEU dry levy December 1
  • Manila's ICTSI's Q3 profit up 22pc to US$45.7 million as sales rise 10pc
  • Matson line Q3 profit up 21.9pc to US$41.6 million as sales rise 8.3pc
  • Trump to strip Mauritania of US trade privileges unless it ends slavery
  • 2M to restore in December Asia-Europe loop they withdrew in September
  • ICTSI welcomes state dredging of Ecuador's Guayaquil port's entrance
  • Los Angeles, Long Beach ports tackle 'chassis dislocation' for truckers
  • Bipartisan US Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) signed into law
  • UPS Freight ends less-than-truckload pickups ahead of Teamsters' vote
  • Eskimos call for gradual ban on burning basic bunker in Arctic waters
  • President Xi 'to smooth over' Kenyan trade row over subsistence fishing
  • Possibilities abound for container transshipment cooperation led by China
  • IATA air freight world air freight volume rises 2pc, but demand weakens
  • Air Canada starts building a large air cargo facility in Edmonton
  • Japan's Yusen UK wins Jurox animal healthcare contract to run centre

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Autonomous e-truck in service in Sweden
  • Regular full-length container trains en route to China
  • B&H Worldwide opens new Singapore FSL
  • Palau Registry chasing ships
  • Nordic nuptials put duopoly question on agenda
  • AAL Italia up and running
  • Expanded intermodal services to/from Italy
  • ICTSI on 2018 results after Q3
  • New module for fleet data analysis
  • China Navigation back to its roots
  • CLA brings fresh horse blood to Europe
  • Semitrailers by rail between Calais and Turin
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Terex selects KN for digital supply chain management
  • Eurogate Container Terminal Hamburg in new hands
  • Freeing up the fairway to port of Guayaquil
  • Open today: IAG Cargo flies loans to British Museum

IHS Maritimeweb site
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
  • Warning flares fired against pirates near Stena tanker
  • Saga LNG Shipping signs LNG carrier deal amid surging China LNG demand
  • BP among Aegean Marine Petroleum's creditors
  • LDA's Louis-Dreyfus weighs up the virtues of family businesses
  • Erck Rickmers back at the helm of ER Capital Group
  • DP World commits to Berbera expansion
  • Middelburg being fitted out at Van Ouwerkerk's quay
  • Townsville to widen channels after federal funding agreed
  • Tokyo targets DSME in escalating trade row
  • Blockchain consortium planned by liner and port operators
  • Spike in container-ship demolitions
  • Spot LNG shipping rates hit an all-time high of USD200,000 a day

The Loadstarweb site
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
  • Industry questions new box ship blockchain network
  • People's vote means new Mexico City airport at Texcoco must be abandoned
  • Record Q3 boosts Expeditors earnings, with air freight business the breadwinner
  • Carriers still weighing up pros and cons of scrubbers vs switch to low-sulphur fuel
  • Consider the lobster: they can't claw their way out of Trump's trade war
  • Sky Lease Cargo 747-400F goes off runway at Halifax, causing significant damage
  • MCI announces data reporting system Sekstant to keep tabs on reefers

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
  • VIDEO: Austal launches 109 m Molslinjen high speed RoPax
  • Belgium orders new research vessel at Spain's Freire Shipyard
  • San Francisco Bay Ferry launches mobile ticketing app
  • Evac BWMS submitted for USCG Type Approval
  • Owner claims against ship manager after California ballast fine
  • Newport News gets $197 million Columbia class contract mod
  • Royal Australian Navy orders Kongsberg bridge simulators

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
  • Shipowners see 2020 compliance as a business-wide issue
    Technical managers from shipowners J. Lauritzen and Ardmore Shipping told the IBIA annual convention that every department in the business...
  • LNG rates burn bright on Chinese demand
    Hot spots for liquefied natural gas are popping up across the globe and China is at the forefront
  • Danish shipowners address sulphur cap 'myths'
    Danish Shipping is putting forward the argument that problems with 2020 sulphur cap compliant fuels might be indirectly caused by...
  • Eagle Bulk looks for $40m boost from scrubbers
    The US-listed company posted a profit in the third quarter versus a loss the year earlier
  • Liner carriers cannot foot the bill for IMO 2020, says Saadé
    Where the extra cost from IMO 2020 will lie remains a big question, says the Baltic's Jackson
  • Shipowner fined for ballast mistake after rule change
    In a claim settled by the ITIC, the shipowner sought repayment arguing that the shipmanager should have been aware of California's...
  • Give credit where it's due on ship recycling
    Instead of using the European List as a carrot to induce yards in South Asia to improve their safety and...
  • Aegean warns stock may be worthless after restructuring
    Chapter 11 petition came after defaults, admits beleaguered bunker supplier
  • Norden suffers loss on tanker market headwinds
    The company has begun a $10m share buyback programme after saying third-quarter results were dragged down by tanker weakness despite...
  • World boxship fleet update: Deliveries slide into new year
    A slowdown in orders in October will not offset the large number of ships still on the orderbook for the...
  • ICTSI boosts volumes and revenue
    Operator sees benefit of new terminals coming online, but as revenue rises 10%, costs surge 16%
  • MSC leads container lines in move to scrubbers
    As deadline draws near, box carriers have mixed approaches to meeting new low-sulphur fuel regulations
  • Daily Briefing
    More balanced Chinese trade to boost container carriers | Japan takes South Korea to the WTO over shipbuilding subsidy spat...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
  • APM Terminals extends NY-NJ port gate hours
  • Machine learning tech uncovers scarce US truck capacity
  • Largest European inland operator warns of waterway crisis
  • Agility key for mid-size carriers to navigate 2019 challenges
  • Inland Distribution Wrap-Up: Shippers value solutions over savings

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
  • Ardmore not 'going down the scrubber route'
    Chief executive Anthony Gurnee says his company would rather spend money on more ships.
  • Aegean bankruptcy a takeover attempt in disguise, creditors say
    Mercuria's swoop to save the troubled Aegean Marine was really the start of a takeover attempt, the former fueling giant's biggest creditors allege. In court paper, Aegean's bondholders, who are owed a total of $267m in two separate convertible notes, say the July deal between the Swiss commodities trader and the bunker and tanker company was the start of an "aggressive loan-to-own strategy" that
  • IOPC faces new Canadian claim for 2016 barge spill off British Columbia
    The International Oil Pollution Compensation (IOPC) Funds could be hit with a fresh claim following the grounding of a tug and oil barge in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The claim was revealed at the latest IOPC meeting of governing bodies this month. IOPC holds 40th birthday gala at IMO The IOPC reported the spill dates back to October 2016 when the tug Nathan E Stewart and the ba
  • Golar FSRU trio re-positions for project start-ups
    Three Golar LNG-controlled floating storage and regasification units have this week been moving into position ahead of project start-ups. The FSRU Golar Freeze (built 1977) finally left Dubai, where it had been lying idle before undergoing works, to start a charter with Miami-based New Fortress Energy (NFE) in Jamaica. New life in the Caribbean looms for idle Golar FSRU It will supply a 94MW ga
  • Capesize earnings fall to five-month low after BHP derailment
    Shipments from Port Hedland, the world's largest iron ore export port, are expected to be hit for at least a week.
  • GasLog Partners to offer preferred shares
    Andrew Orekar-led MLP plans to use proceeds for general corporate purposes, including fleet expansion, debt repayment and capital spending.
  • GasLog Partners looks to raise $97m through share sale
    GasLog Partners will sell four million preferred shares in the stock offering announced Wednesday afternoon. The LNG carrier is expecting to make roughly $97m in the sale of the Series C cumulative redeemable perpetual fixed to floating rate preference units at $25 each. GasLog Partners to offer preferred shares GasLog Partners will use the money to fund anything from debt repayment to capital
  • Genco posts positive third quarter results
    Genco Shipping & Trading capped off a busy quarter with modest profits. The New York-listed shipowner posted $5.7m in net income for the three months ending 30 September along with $92.3m in revenue, 80% higher than the same period last year, on the back of improved charter rates. Genco confirms $34m capesize scrubber plan "During the third quarter, we continued to generate profitable results,
  • Bahri eyeing Asian, Middle East acquisitions
    Company looking to spend tens of millions of dollars to expand its reach.
  • International Seaways widens losses
    New York-listed tanker owner absorbs impairment charges on vessel sales and sees lower charter rates during third quarter.
  • Seaspan eyes $123m bond, dual listing in Israel
    US-listed boxship owner files to raise more cash in Tel Aviv.
  • Clarksons Platou says sell Solstad as loss grows
    Analyst doubts there is a good outcome for shareholders in talks with creditors.
  • Teekay rises to Euronav's Bake Off cake challenge
    We have a shipping Bake Off contender. Teekay has taken up the challenge and the company has gone in big. Euronav's just desserts for networking milestone After seeing Euronav's magnificant cake creation last week, celebrating the company reaching 10,000 followers on business networking platform LinkedIn, Teekay pushed back. #BakeOffChallengeAccepted "You want cakes? Teekay has cakes! #BakeOff
  • Ardmore turns red as tanker rates bottom out
    Ireland-based owner sees upward trend for MRs as cargo volumes increase.
  • Alvtank closing in on sale of veteran tanker
    Swedish tanker owner Alvtank Rederi is selling one of its oldest ships. Managing director Christian Nilsson of Alvtank confirms the 16,900-dwt Ramira (built 2008) is in the process of being offloaded. He insists that no transaction has yet been completed, dismissing brokers report a $13.5m deal is done. A sale would be part of a renewal process for Alvtank, he says. The Ramira was purchased
  • Yangzijiang orderbook tops $4bn
    Chinese yard has contracted 28 new vessels so far in 2018.
  • Hurtigruten orders third 'green' expedition cruiseship
    Norwegian operator returns to Kleven Verft for another battery hybrid as explorer orderbook grows.
  • Hunter Maritime to pay $132m after tender offer
    Would-be shipowner Hunter Maritime Acquisition will pay out $132m to shareholders as the company moves forward with a merger. In early October, Hunter, a blank cheque outfit set up by the Saverys family, offered to tender 14.1 million shares for $10 each alongside a proposal to shareholders to give the company until late April to execute a merger with NCF Wealth Holdings, a Chinese financial tech
  • Gazpromflot's first FSRU delivers
    All eyes are on whether regas unit built for Kaliningrad will be used as a trading vessel.
  • Braemar ACM raises crude tanker forecasts into 2020
    A stronger than expected winter for the crude tanker market has fuelled Braemar ACM's optimism for freight rates in the longer-term. While the present buoyant rates are expected to calm for a period in the first half of next year, the brokerage has boosted its rate forecasts for 2018, 2019 and 2020. Braemar's Anoop Singh said: "We had been optimistic for a dirty tanker market recovery to start
  • Greenline Ship Management scraps VLGC
    Greenline Ship Management of the United Arab Emirates has sold its only vessel, the 75,000-cbm LPG carrier Carmen (built 1993). Demolition brokers say the 25 year old VLGC has gone for scrapping in India. The ship has sold for $442 per ldt or $7.5m. Greenline bought Carmen from Kumiai Navigation in March 2013 for $24m.
  • Passengers booted off ro-pax due to army booking
    Communication breakdown blamed for incident in Fiji.
  • ING loan loss provisions hit $247m
    Dutch bank also hit by $891m fine in third quarter.
  • Matson to put scrubbers on at least half of fleet
    Matt Cox-led boxship owner plans to buy three more of the IMO 2020 devices.
  • Ballast error leads to claim against manager
    ITIC negotiates lower payment after owner takes action over California discharge.
  • Norden falls to loss as it launches buyback
    Bulker strength not enough to counter severe tanker headwinds for Danish owner.
  • Diana Shipping sells 17-year-old panamax bulker
    Deal comes at a time dry cargo asset prices are moving ahead of freight rates.
  • Shipping sends provisions soaring at ABN Amro
    A "few specific" loans cost Dutch lender in third quarter.
  • More than 10 investors circle Nord/LB
    German shipping bank says those shortlisted to take a stake have been carrying out due diligence as it continues to shed legacy loans.
  • Vopak to expand Africa footprint with new LPG terminal
    Dutch terminal operator says it is also planning to expand LPG capacity at Vlissingen.
  • Eagle Bulk bondholders back scrubber amendment
    Bulker owner says over 85% of investors at meeting on Tuesday backed proposals.
  • Grieg Star confirms handymax bulker acquisition
    Norwegian shipowner says latest vessel addition has been entered into the G2 Ocean pool.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
  • Japan: South Korean shipbuilding breaks subsidy rules
    South Korea agrees to meet for bilateral negotiations as Japan threatens complaint with World Trade Organization.
  • Final demurrage and detention report on track
    Commissioner Dye said field interviews regarding Fact Finding 28 investigation offer industry further clarity on Federal Maritime Commission report's objectives.
  • Shippers' Law: A stab at piercing the corporate veil
    Court says a creditor's inability to collect a judgment alone is insufficient to justify making the companies' owner liable.
  • Commentary: U.S. export compliance is global must
    Federal agencies are "cracking down" on overseas affiliates and distributors that flout U.S. export control laws and regulations.
  • CBP to require advance manifest for truck shipments
    Starting in January, carriers will be fined $5,000 for first offenses and $10,000 for subsequent violations.
  • German carrier sentenced for oily bilge dumping
    A U.S. District Court in Portland, Maine, ordered MST to pay a $3.2 million fine and implement an environmental compliance plan for its vessels.
  • Ocean carriers, terminals initiate blockchain group
    CargoSmart CEO says the consortium provides an opportunity "to transform the shipping and logistics industry and elevate supply chain processes."
  • Mitigating risk in era of increased uncertainty
  • Aegean Marine Petroleum files for bankruptcy
  • Executive Moves: Port of Seattle and Breakthrough

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
  • OPEC output dips as Iran sanctions bite
    OPEC crude output backed away from near two-year highs in October as US sanctions on Iran oil increasing sap production levels from the group's number three producer, according to an S&P Global Platts survey.
  • FUTURES 5: Oil dips after US inventory surge offsets supply concerns
    Crude futures settled lower on Wednesday after a bearish US inventory report halted a morning rally driven by talk of OPEC supply cuts.
  • Iraqi federal oil exports slump due to bad weather: sources
    Poor weather conditions have hit operations at Iraq's southern export terminals, slashing total federal Iraqi oil exports by 76% over the past three days, shipping and trading sources said Wednesday.
  • Weaker RINs lure gasoline shipping into US East Coast ports: sources
    A decline in the US obligation for biofuels has prompted an increase in imports from Canada and Europe into the Atlantic Coast, according to market sources and federal government data released Wednesday.
  • TANKERS: Worldscale flat rates set to rise 16% on average in 2019
    Worldscale flat rates for tanker routes are set to rise next year, reflecting higher bunker prices, according to the latest Worldscale Association circular.
  • Fuel oil requirements heat up in Europe and Asia, cutterstock tightens
    Singapore's thirst for fuel oil has seen the arbitrage east of high viscosity Russian M100 become ever more popular due to a lack in Europe of cutterstock used to produce on-specification fuel oil.
  • Asian ship owners start taking 0.5% sulfur bunker fuel for testing
    "We have started buying 0.5% sulfur bunker fuel for testing in China and Singapore," a source said.
  • External: Marine Bunkering(Rotterdam)B.V.
  • Monjasa seals credit deal for working capital to grow US business
    In 2017, Monjasa sold sold 650,000 mt of bunker fuel in the Americas.

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