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March 16, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • Seaspan expands fleet with takeover of GCI in US$450m deal
  • Insurers face multi-million-dollar claims from Maersk ship fire
  • EU and Japan unite to seek exemption from US steel, aluminium tariffs
  • Maersk's APMT starts truck bookings to cut Mumbai turn times
  • DP World productivity tops all at Mumbai's Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust
  • Antwerp and Port of Dakar plan major hub role for West Africa
  • Geodis opens online bookings and quotations platform for air and ocean freight
  • Beam Bros Trucking is fined US$1.02 million for overcharging US Postal Service
  • Brussels Airport plans to spend US$123m on cargo facilities
  • Geodis inks new contract with Biosystems to cover more destinations
  • E-commerce to drive Asian perishable market, says Panalpina

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 15, 2018
  • Gold Star Line to expand services into Indian Subcontinent, Middle East & Africa
  • Haldia-Varanasi waterway project to be completed by Dec. 2022
  • IACS Chairman highlights its transformation initiatives
  • Shipping projected to see a significant digital leap
  • Indian tea exports touch record high in 36 years
  • APM Terminals enhancing its strategic vision
  • DP World registers strong financial results for 2017
  • VOC Port commissions mobile, electrically-operated hoppers
  • Cabinet approves double taxation avoidance agreement between India & Iran
  • Gujarat Junction 2018 - CEO Roundtable & Cargo & Logistics Awards to see a convergence of the fraternity in Gandhidham tomorrow

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Heading for an IPO?
  • Construction of parcel centre south of Berlin
  • Scheuer - federal minister for transport
  • More capacity at OeBB Wolfurt terminal
  • Unilode extends ABC contract, accelerates digitisation
  • Port of Turku recuperates in 2017
  • Online marketing for Kizad logistics city
  • Wider range of personnel services from WCL
  • New car carrier generation down the slipway
  • Green light for Amber train in the Baltics
  • Time Matters: transatlantic expansion on American's wings
  • Stef: star-studded performance in 2017
  • Californian ports feeling the beat
  • Facelift for Belgrade-Zagreb railway line?
  • Turkish picks engine provider, lands in Samarkand
  • Trains to haul 2 million t of ore in Sweden

IHS Maritimeweb site
MARCH 15, 2018
  • Jail sentence for former Beluga boss Stolberg
  • ICS flag state performance remains static
  • Investor exodus from chemical carriers to drive consolidation
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen to separate shipping and logistics divisions
  • Ship Finance buys 15 container ships as markets firm
  • Ningbo Marine clinches restructuring deal with its controlling shareholder
  • Bourbon to seek fresh debt talks with lenders after EUR576.3 million net loss
  • DSME achieves LNG carrier hat-trick
  • US feeling labour pressure on ship automation
  • SM Line renews plea to work with HMM

The Loadstarweb site
MARCH 15, 2018
  • 'We need more data-sharing and visibility in e-commerce air freight supply chains'
  • Artificial intelligence and big data can take global freight into a new era
  • Seaspan buys shipbuilding vehicle GCI for bargain price and boosts its fleet
  • DHL gears up for new Formula1 season and expands services with DOT takeover
  • Can China 'firefighter' Wang Qishan break the trade deadlock with US?
  • As juries hold 3PLs responsible for carrier actions, broader insurance a necessity

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 15, 2018
  • CBO: Cost of building 355 ship Navy would top $100 billion a year
  • Azam Marine orders world's first ferry with Cummins QSK95 propulsion
  • Gulf Craft to launch 600-passenger ferry Seastreak Commodore
  • Seatrade fined for export of ships for scrapping in substandard yards
  • Statoil to change its name to Equinor
  • Sanmar orders 42 Rolls-Royce thrusters in multi-year supply agreement
  • Awash in red ink, Bourbon says it's an ongoing concern

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 15, 2018
  • Maersk changes stowage plans after deadly blaze
    The Danish line will not allow dangerous cargo to be stowed close to the accommodation block or engine casing and...
  • Teekay Tankers to consider distillates for low-sulphur rules
    Low-sulphur distillates will be easily available in the coming years but the question now is about pricing, operations head says
  • Hunt for successor starts as Sir Alan Massey confirms retirement from MCA by end of 2018
    Update: The UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency will start the search for a new chief executive to succeed Sir Alan...
  • Six weak months ahead for product tankers, MSI predicts
    London-based consultancy sees lacklustre US and Middle Eastern products exports but says Russia could be a bright spot
  • Pyxis improves in fourth quarter
    Product tanker owner posts smaller loss and eyes acquiring more MR2s as market picks up later this year
  • Seatrade scrapping verdict is a 'wake up call' to shipowners
    Shipowners can no longer afford to take a nonchalant approach to European ship recycling regulations, after a Dutch court handed...
  • Busan to open maritime arbitration centre
    The Asia Pacific Maritime Arbitration Centre will open on March 29
  • Send for an apprentice
    There are huge numbers of marine industry careers that ought to be started as a part of an apprenticeship process
  • Sabrina Chao urges shipping industry to think big on China
    China and Asia will continue to be the engine room of world trade for years to come, says Wah Kwong...
  • DSME wins $365.4m order to build two LNG carriers
    Orders so far this year are now valued above $1.5bn for the company, which has been loss-making amid falling revenue.
  • Italian banks ditch zombie shipping debt
    Unicredit and Intesa actively selling to US and Far East funds, say sources
  • Gener8 Maritime posts loss amid lower charter rates
    The fourth quarter loss for tanker operator, which has agreed to merge with Euronav, brings the full year loss to...
  • Ecsa and WSC push EU to unify port reporting
    European Commission is expected to publish a proposal on an EU-wide set of reporting procedures in early May
  • APL and K+N join the blockchain bandwagon
    Consortium that also includes AB InBev and Accenture has tested a solution that reduces data entry requirements on cargo movements...
  • Pyxis, Gener8 report fourth-quarter losses: tanker results round-up
    Latest reporting: Pyxis, Gener8, TEN, Overseas Shipholding Group

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 15, 2018
  • US shippers shift warehouses, distribution centers closer to ports
  • Roadrunner beefs-up logistic unit as shippers seek capacity
  • Truck congestion shows no sign of lessening at JNPT
  • SM Line's appeal for HMM cooperation rebuffed again
  • Strong global trade, GDP growth seen ahead absent trade war
  • Consortium puts new blockchain solution to the test
  • Amid fluidity woes, Canada to review port efficiencies
  • Analysis: Tech-driven industry 4.0 challenging forwarders
  • Data sharing, visibility at the heart of air cargo modernization

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 15, 2018
  • Ship Finance and Seaspan pounce to seal fleet deals
  • Greece's Primerose behind Noble bulker deal
  • Veteran Slorer leaves Morgan Stanley
  • US Chapter 11 process is creating mean and lean shipowners
  • Harvey Gulf uses Chapter 11 to slash debt by 70%
    Shane Guidry says wiping out $1bn in debt will put Harvey Gulf ahead of the offshore pack in the US Gulf of Mexico
  • Compromise in sight on tax threat to Norway mutuals
    Dispute that led to warning that marine mutuals might relocate may be over
  • How long will the post-Chinese New Year box rates slump last?
    Key to keeping rates from lagging behind 2017 levels could depend on how liner operators manage the supply-side impact of containership deliveries this year
  • MC-Seamax rides strong boxship recovery as rates keep climbing
  • PIL moves into resurgent trade to South America
    A stand-alone service initiated by the Singapore player is indicative of a swift recovery on Sino-South America routes
  • Demand lifts asset values of feederships
  • Demo yards challenge owners: when will you act responsibly?
    In the absence of rules with teeth, shipowners are likely to face growing pressure from banks and investors to clean up their shipbreaking practices
  • Yamal Trade set for shift to Singapore
  • Minerva Marine eyes up gas carrier berths
  • EGAS poised to call time on Hoegh FSRU as Egyptians slash imports
    Shipowner already working to reassign some units after project delays
  • Sinokor snaps up pair of BP LNG steam carriers
    The first vessel reactivated by the shipowner prepares to return to trading market
  • Battle lines drawn for second CMA CGM LNG bunker vessel
  • LNG unit lines up for first cargo from Hilli Episeyo
  • SSY tackles triathlon challenge for charity
  • OSVs' key market suffers minor hit with loss of just two rigs
  • 'Nervousness' on seismic ship supply may help contract rates
    CGG has cut $2bn in debt through restructuring, is seeing its numbers climb again and thinks clients may possibly fear a tighter vessel supply
  • Doubts cast over rise in Hong Kong Convention certificates
  • Europe queries quality of Indian yard improvements
    Major deficiencies found in some shipbreakers' applications for approval under the European Union's Ship Recycling Regulation

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 15, 2018
  • E2open ups ante in pursuit of Amber Road
    The supply chain software provider E2open on Thursday publicly chastised the global trade management solutions company Amber Road for wavin...
  • DP World reports prosperous 2017
    DP World, one of the largest container terminal operators in the world, reported higher throughput, revenues and profits in 2017 when compa...
  • AB InBev, APL, and K+N partner on blockchain trial
    A consortium of Anheuser-Busch InBev, Accenture, the shipping line APL, the global 3PL Kuehne + Nagel and an unnamed European customs organ...
  • Seaspan's fleet size soars nearly 30% from GCI acquisition
    Hong Kong-based containership lessor Seaspan had acquired the 89 percent of Greater China Intermodal Investments (GCI) it did not already o...
  • GAO says ACE 'key functions' in use, despite some issues
    Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) filers report issues with the system including limits on messaging and file size that can make it di...
  • Cabinet officials set to testify next week in House trade hearings
    The House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday announced two trade hearings next week, one to hear testimony from U.S. Trade Representativ...
  • Concerns raised about Coast Guard, MarAd budgets
    Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., chairman of the U.S. House of Representative's Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, said ...
  • OECD raises global outlook, warns against 'trade tensions'
    A broad-based global economic expansion is expected to accelerate this year and next, but risks remain in the form of rising trade tensions...
  • Executive Moves: 300cubits and Cargojet
    Container shipping crypto-token startup 300cubits has added three new members to its advisory board: Charles G. Wellins, president and chie...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 15, 2018
  • Argentina eyes increasing gas exports to Chile as production rises
    Argentina plans to increase natural gas exports to Chile, helping to encourage production growth in the giant Vaca Muerta shale play, while importing supplies from that country to meet peak demand, Energy Minister Juan Jose Aranguren said Thursday.
  • US steel tariffs set to buffet Atlantic Supramax market

    The implementation of a 25% steel import tariff by US President Donald Trump under section 232 has left participants in the Atlantic Supramax market scrambling to determine its impact on freight, as steel and steel scrap flows play a crucial role in underpinning rates in the Atlantic.
  • Bearish term structure looms over stable oil complex
    Oil futures inched higher Thursday, though NYMEX crude's term structure remained in contango at the front-end of the curve for the third straight day after having flipped from backwardation.
  • No adverse financial effects seen from Stolt Commitment collision: Stolt-Nielsen
    Losses, repairs and legal costs will be covered by insurance.
  • IEA raises global oil demand estimate as supply surges on US growth
    But sees supply deficit in Q2,2018.
  • Loading operations resumed at Libya's Zawiya terminal
    The one-day strike by workers had no impact on upstream production.

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