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May 18, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong's April volume falls 9.3pc to 1.6 million TEU
  • Maersk raises Asia-Europe rates, other carriers to follow
  • Canada Industrial Relations Board sets CP strike vote for May 25
  • Canadian Pacific to issue US$500 million in Notes to cut debt
  • Qatar seizes 46 kilos of marijuana, 4 tonnes of chewing tobacco
  • Truck driver shortage in US raises costs for shippers
  • Russian Baltic port volume up 7.8pc to 577,600 TEU on import growth
  • CH Robinson starts new rail service connecting China and Europe
  • MOL, KHI collaborate on developing energy-saving vessel steering gear
  • New woman CEO at Air-France poised to end endless strikes
  • Frankfurt April air cargo volume up 2.3pc to 189,634 tonnes
  • Amsterdam Schiphol sees air freight traffic drop 2.1pc in Q1

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 17, 2018
  • A.P. Møller-Maersk begins 2018 with strong revenue growth
  • MSC statement after re-imposition of US sanctions on Iran
  • Yang Ming wins 'Best Shipping Line - Intra-Asia' award
  • Downward export trend in labour-intensive sectors a worry, says President, FIEO
  • APM Terminals Pipavav registers impressive container volume growth in Q4
  • Chennai Port achieves new single-day high in handling project cargo
  • Implementation of Export Transhipment (ETP) Module for movement of export cargo from JN Port to gateway port in ICES
  • Major Port worker federations plan strike
  • Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018
  • GDL registers increased PAT
  • Trade implications of the US' withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal still unclear
  • NACFS & CBIC organising seminar on benefits of digitisation in supply chain logistics on May 29 in New Delhi

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Expanding its network
  • "Heaven or hell?"
  • More security for goods transport sector
  • Cessna cargo crash in Nepal
  • Fifth Aflas award in succession for AAL
  • Found - missing link between Austria and Greece
  • Schuon extends admin facilities
  • Four for LNG in Japan
  • FSC augments sales force
  • Uptick for Scandlines' Scandinavian services
  • German forwarder relies on straw in tanks
  • Kuehne + Nagel launches KN Swiftlog
  • Aer Lingus starting Dublin - Seattle service
  • Chairman of GSF installed
  • Increasing train speed in extreme cold
  • Port of Long Beach: strong April
  • Contract logistics bolsters Ceva
  • ABC increases links to China

IHS Maritimeweb site
MAY 17, 2018
  • Torm upbeat on product tanker outlook despite oil price headwinds
  • Seoul launches incentives to build LNG-powered ships
  • Maersk to refrain from ship orders as it looks to cut costs
  • Teekay Tankers eyes further sale and leaseback deals
  • MOL Logistics to secure more Omani business through tie-up
  • Maersk logistics and services earnings fall in first quarter
  • Maersk Line latest box carrier to report loss in 'unsatisfactory' quarter
  • Korea Shipping Corporation wins USD320 million coal shipping contract

The Loadstarweb site
MAY 17, 2018
  • Maersk sets course for cost-cutting programme after unveiling first-quarter losses
  • Schiphol freighter crisis may run into winter as local rule is delayed again
  • No break up for Wincanton with profits on the rise, says CEO
  • Air cargo and technology adoption: 'it's an embarrassing performance'
  • EU target of 30% cut in truck emissions by 2030 'too aggressive'
  • New Loadstar LongRead: How Belt & Road will transform logistics in China and Asia

Marine Logweb site
MAY 17, 2018
  • C&C Marine and Repair delivers Z-drive towboat to Marquette
  • ABS wins fleetwide Canadian Coast Guard contract
  • Star Marine takes delivery of RAstar 3400 escort tug quartet
  • HII awarded $91 million contract for nuclear carrier support work
  • EU moves towards simplifying ship reporting requirements
  • SolstadFarstad in fleet-wide navigational solutions bundle buy
  • Giant jack-up marks a wind farm installation milestone
  • Maersk reports red ink despite strong revenue growth

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 17, 2018
  • MPC Container Ships feeders switched to Ahrenkiel and Contchart management
    Subdued first-quarter results from Hamburg-based company
  • Results show dimming prospects for container trade growth
    After a year of recovery in 2017, initial results from box carriers indicate that the bright outlook held for 2018...
  • Songa's merger with Star Bulk reflects bullishness of Billung
    Oslo-listed owner opts to swap its fleet for Star Bulk's shares, betting on more upside in bulker markets
  • China sets the pace for flag-state accident reporting
    China has produced a report with three other flag states just four months after the Sanchi incident, while in Europe...
  • New capacity no major threat to Asia-Europe ocean rates
    Demand growth healthy, so only minor capacity adjustments required
  • CS Ports introduces share option scheme
    The grant date of the share options is expected to be no later than the end of 2018
  • Teekay boosted by stronger offshore and LNG shipping income
    Energy shipping giant's tanker unit to sign sale-and-leaseback deals for seven vessels to gain more liquidity
  • IMO 2020 rules could see oil at $90 a barrel, Morgan Stanley says
    Demand will grow by about another 1.5m barrels a day because of the tighter IMO pollution rules, says Morgan Stanley
  • Total's threat clouds long-term tanker prospects for Iranian exports
    French energy giant threatens to quit Iranian gas project within months following the return of U.S. sanctions, unless it can secure...
  • Biofuels may be shipping's best short-term option
    Biofuels beat hydrogen on a cost basis, but questions remain concerning their wider availability and sustainability
  • MOL teams up with Al Madina Logistics in Oman
    MOL also has plans to expand its services network in the Middle East and Africa
  • Viewpoint: Captains courageous
    A quiet anonymity suits modern masters, who probably have no wish to feature in the media for even the most...
  • INTTRA welcomes its first Indonesian carrier
    Move signals that more regional carriers are using information technologies to optimise their services
  • Dynagas posts weaker results on lower vessel earnings
    New York-listed owner of LNG tankers endures teething pains as it seeks more multi-year charters at the expense of lower...
  • Weaker global economic environment pulls on volume growth at Maersk
    Higher unit costs from rising oil prices and foreign exchange issues lead Maersk to a $239m loss in the first...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 17, 2018
  • As ocean carriers retreat, NVOCCs offer door contracts to shippers
  • Trucking company group says NJ reg change would decrease port drayage fleet
  • Parcel TMS spring up to meet e-commerce surge
  • Maersk calls propel APM Terminals Pipavav volume gain
  • Costs weigh on Maersk, but carrier reiterates 2018 profit guidance
  • Bangladesh suspends Dhaka-Chittagong road weight limit

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 17, 2018
  • Steamship Mutual profit slips
  • Tale of two exchanges gives Songa indirect path to NY
    Songa likely went as far as an Oslo listing would take it, but can expect better valuation, trading liquidity and less 'boredom' on NYSE
  • Kidwell to deploy more capital to grow finance arm
  • Deal opens up new European investors for Star Bulk
  • Epic plots further growth in recovering LPG market
    Gas specialist open to absorbing more secondhand units for greater global presence
  • Cargill trade deal still just a toe dip towards future of blockchain
    Doubters still remain after first deal by a blue-chip name based on technology
  • Genco and OSG lead director pay race among US-domiciled outfits
    Eagle Bulk directors still in modest mode five years after previous management raised eyebrows by settling shareholder claims
  • Champion Shipping reveals annual loss
  • Communist Party picks its winners to carry flag at home and abroad
    State-owned giants are going to get bigger, harder to compete with and more Communist Party-controlled as Xi Jinping pushes a new kind of enterprise reform
  • Yard's woes mean bad luck strikes again for Zodiac Maritime
  • Time for Clarksons' Ed Warner to pull on his running shoes
    Rebellion by shareholders at the world's largest shipbroker has reached a critical point and will now demand assertive leadership to rebuild trust
  • MSC linked to purchase of ex-Nautilus 7,000-teu duo
  • Borealis bulks up on sub-panamaxes
  • Yang Ming deals a 'win-win'
  • Panama boosts transpacific trade by sanctioning bigger boxships
    Lines to benefit as Panama allows ever larger ships to trade from Asia to the US East Coast
  • Boxship to be debut lot on German ship-auction site
    Drive for transparency leads German bank to give green light to shipbroker and insolvency lawyer for online ship sales platform
  • EU data privacy shake-up is simply rubbish in Piraeus
  • Golar charter chief jumps ship to rival
  • Golar's Cameroon FLNG unit prepares second cargo for export
  • SK Shipping joins queue for time-charter LNG tonnage
  • Maersk starts tyre-kicking on LNG bunkering options
    Demand for supply of bunkers in the Mediterranean region sets off a chain of enquiries as companies move to check pricing
  • Political risk can be overcome when using FSRUs for emerging markets
    Ince & Co's Singapore-based global head of terminals practice, Ton van den Bosch, believes there are ways to make challenging FSRU projects 'bankable'
  • Anthony Veder LNG ship goes into Remontowa for LNGBV conversion
  • Cost cuts lift outlook for 'lean' Tidewater
    Analyst sees cash break-even by year-end
  • How even oil-friendly Texas has learnt to embrace wind power
  • Offshore wind boom to spark rush to build Jones Act fleet
    Race by US states to get turbines into the water is set to trigger a rush to create a domestic fleet of vessels
  • Polar portal links data for operators and owners
    Online resource launched for companies working in Arctic waters
  • Arctic shipping forum finds its feet
  • Tug trouble hampers MR tanker as it makes its final voyage
  • Rise of automation puts focus on IMO's global safety conventions
    Regulator is warned 'immediate solutions' are required as work begins on developing international safety regulations for automated ships
  • TradeWinds to join monster paddle in Nessie's backyard
  • Two more older NITC tankers sent for scrap
  • Larsen swaps BP Shipping for role at Scorpio Tankers
    Move reunites chartering man with former boss Lars Dencker Nielsen
  • Bahri plots expansion to widen client base
    At the helm for less than five months, Abdullah Aldubaikhi provides a glimpse of his goals for Saudi Arabian shipping giant
  • Work on new Saudi shipyard ramps up
  • Colleagues pay tribute as Wallentin calls time on extraordinary career
  • Diamantides first to move on Toisa kamsarmaxes
  • Vintage supramaxes for sale
  • Getting to know the 'Unknown Chinese Buyer'
    Small private Chinese owners - the buyers of last resort for ageing tonnage - are finding new ways to serve the protected domestic market as their bigger competitors make it a base for a march into the international trades
  • Secondhand buyers are flourishing in China's domestic coastal trades
  • Power company fleets weigh on market scales
  • Bulker scrapping hits three-year low
    Strength in rates, particularly for spot voyages, is keeping more bulkers on the water for longer
  • Avin tied to purchase of VLCC as prices hold

American Shipperweb site
MAY 17, 2018
  • Alaska Air Cargo delivering first catch of salmon
    Alaska Air Cargo flies the season's first catch of prized Copper River salmon from Cordova, Alaska, to Seattle and points beyond Friday. T...
  • CCM joins Blockchain in Transport Alliance
    Consolidated Chassis Management (CCM) has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA), a first-of-its-kind organization comprised of...
  • Crowley launches Puerto Plata-to-Florida service
    Crowley Maritime Corp. announced Thursday that it has launched a direct, weekly shipping service from Puerto Plata to Port Everglades, Fla....
  • Industries push against U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods
    Testifying in front of executive branch officials on Wednesday, a succession of industry representatives pushed against U.S. tariffs propos...
  • Commentary: Is blockchain logistics' 'next frontier'?
    If there's one thing we've all been hearing a lot about lately - some might argue too much - it's blockchain. The hype behind the concept o...
  • Longtime railroading advocate Hamberger stepping down
    Edward R. Hamberger, the president and chief executive officer of the Association of American Railroads, will be retiring from the industry...
  • MSC ceases Iran bookings amid looming sanctions
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. has ceased all bookings to and from Iran due to the United States' likely withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensiv...
  • Landstar fetes 10,000 owner-operator trucks
    Landstar employees commemorated the company's latest milestone Monday - 10,000 trucks provided by Landstar owner-operators. Jacksonville, ...
  • Containerization and Intermodal Institute appoints board members
    The Containerization and Intermodal Institute (CII) has announced three appointments to its board of directors. They are Robert Cannizzaro ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 17, 2018
  • Petrobras posts first monthly output advance in six months in April
    Brazilian state-led Petrobras registered a 1.1% month-on-month advance in crude oil output in April, ending a string of six consecutive monthly declines
  • ICE July Brent little changed after toying with $80/b
    ICE July Brent reached $80.50/b at one point Thursday, marking the first time the prompt contract has been above $80/b since November 2014
  • Iran sanctions, Venezuela collapse likely to push oil to $100/b: Total CEO
    The potential loss of 1 million barrels of Iranian crude from the world market and the ongoing decline of Venezuelas oil sector could push oil prices beyond $100/b
  • ICE Brent/WTI spread above $8/b, widest since 2015
    Oil futures were higher Thursday morning in US trading, while the ICE Brent/WTI spread rose above $8/b
  • ARA fuel oil stocks rise 22% on lack of movement east: PJK
    Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp fuel oil stocks rose 22% in the week to Wednesday to 1,403,000 mt, a five-month high
  • 2020 fuel oil crack spread weakens further over IMO uncertainty
    The 2020 fuel oil crack spread has weakened significantly this year amid expectations of poor fuel oil demand
  • West Mediterranean bunker fuel availability tight on lack of cutter stocks
    The West Mediterranean -- namely Algeciras and Gibraltar -- was experiencing tight RMG 380 CST bunker fuel availability
  • Off-spec bunker fuel in Houston leads to tight avails, arb opportunities
    Specification issues with delivered bunker fuel and fuel oil in the US Gulf Coast ports in recent months have led to tighter availability in the region
  • Lloyd's Register launches 'Options Evaluator' ahead of IMO 2020 sulfur rule
    The Options Evaluator will provide clarity on to the potential costs and investment implications for various compliance strategies.
  • Goldman Sachs seeks to help finance marine scrubber installations
    Goldman Sachs is seeking to help shipowners access up to 25% of the initial cost of the scrubber.
  • External: Marine Bunkering(Rotterdam)B.V.
  • External: Global Risk Management
  • FUTURES 1: Crude higher amid draw in US crude stocks
    US crude inventories declined 1.404 million barrels to 432.354 million barrels for the week ended May 11.
  • Iran oil exports to South Korea under threat from sanctions: NIOC head
    South Korea is a sizable buyer of Iranian condensate, around 300,000 b/d so far this year.

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