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BRIEFS
August 21, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • AP Moller-Maersk posts modest Q2 profit of US$26m but with positive outlook
  • Maersk to spin off drilling arm to turn focus fully on transport and logistics
  • Clarksons' H1 profit dives 21pc to US$18.5m
  • Dormant Kenyan shipping line to be revived to carry government cargo
  • Hapag-Lloyd expands E Africa service with port calls in India, Middle East
  • US turns to blockchain to authenticate NAFTA and CAFTA certificates of origin
  • WiseTech Global buys intermodal trucking management systems firm
  • Ryanair pilots have no plans to strike for now despite no agreement from talks
  • Hawaiian Airlines commences scheduled turboprop freighter flights
  • Emirates SkyCargo continues product expansion with new pet service

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 20, 2018
  • Acquisition of Hamburg Süd a positive contributor to growth: Maersk
  • APL's Eagle Express service delivers as promised
  • APL's new pendulum service with WAX
  • APM Terminals launches online customer platform in Bahrain
  • Hapag-Lloyd increases reefer fleet by 11,100 containers
  • Hapag-Lloyd's EAS2 to enhance its focus on the growing East African market
  • MANSA welcomes JNPT decision to levy penalty on defaulting stakeholders like train, terminal operators causing delay in dwell time
  • Most SCFI spot rates up
  • RCL sees increased revenue & freight income in 2Q 2018
  • Yang Ming orders ten 2,800-TEU containerships
  • Tobacco exports from India register increase of 7 pc
  • Cochin Shipyard supports relief work in Kerala
  • Dilapidated road topples container at Nhava Sheva
  • KICT for Humanity
  • Relief materials from different parts of India arriving at Cochin Port
  • Centre keen to develop multimodal logistics park in Assam
  • CWC inks MoU with CCI for providing storage & management services
  • GST drives leasing activity in India's logistics & warehousing up by 45 pc; touches close to 10 m sq. ft across seven cities in H1 2018: CBRE report
  • National Mineral Policy to be announced soon

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Freight cars for Russia-Poland transport artery
  • Fine art warehouse opens in Dubai's Jebel Ali FZ
  • India's railfreight corridors shaping up well
  • Rhenus enlarges footprint down under
  • Freighter pilots get room to rest
  • APL and Ocean's Eleven
  • Iumi nominates candidate for new presidency
  • Joint terminal planned for Turku Port
  • Circus goes onto the rails
  • Countdown for Belgian-German cargo cooperation
  • Lesara opens new distribution centre
  • Canadian in charge at Air France KLM
  • Russia: New track increases cargo handling capacity
  • DP World: new engagements pay off in H1/2018
  • «Curiosity of the day»
  • Weber Logistics adds DC trio in California
  • MAB Kargo meets Eid al-Adha demand

IHS Maritimeweb site
AUGUST 20, 2018
  • Maersk to set up sulphur cap-compliant bunkering facility in Rotterdam
  • AET orders Suezmax shuttle tanker for Shell timecharter
  • Jiangnan Shipyard wins order for LNG carriers
  • Europe assesses 'aviation-style' central data hub to exchange port call information
  • ONE boosts reefer business with state of the art containers
  • GasLog books LNG carriers for Cheniere charters
  • Pilbara Minerals begins lithium shipments
  • ENN's first LNG import signals more shipments into China
  • RBS and HSH Nordbank become shareholders of restructured Danaos

The Loadstarweb site
AUGUST 20, 2018
  • Logistics players now caught in tit-for-tat trade spat between the US and Turkey
  • Analysis: Maersk - relationships matter and bad assets have nowhere to hide
  • FTA rap for delay in action to solve UK logistics skills shortage as Brexit looms
  • China e-commerce boom fires-up logistics sector
  • How tariff-proof is your supply chain strategy?
  • Rafael Figueroa is new manging director of cargo operations at Delta

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 20, 2018
  • Conrad delivers North America's first LNG bunker barge
  • Resolve raises sunken derrick barge with massive heavy lift
  • Swedish fuel cell specialist and Siemens ink MOU on marine drives
  • American owners can now fly the U.S. flag on superyachts over 300 gt
  • Backed by Cheniere charters, GasLog orders LNG duo at Samsung
  • Maersk and Vopak to launch 0.5% sulfur fuel bunkering facility

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 20, 2018
  • Maersk Line joins CargoSphere's cloud-based rate platform
    The move that provides further evidence that carriers are looking to make a digital transition
  • Size means little without outstanding customer service, say shipmanagement giants
    Columbia's O'Neil favours economies of scale, while Anglo Eastern's Cremers underplays its importance, and Fleet Management's Rajvanshy warns of disruption...
  • Bulker scrapping slows
    A better than expected rise in demand curbs breaking
  • Asia-Mediterranean trade could stagnate amid Turkey crisis
    Drewry expects at the very least some rationalisation of Turkish calls
  • Battery solutions move closer to fulfilling zero-emission shipping
    Battery technology is building momentum. Rolls-Royce Marine's modular SAVe Energy project now has class approval and looks set to become...
  • AET gains DP2 shuttle tanker contract from Shell Brazil
    The 152,700 dwt vessel is being built at a South Korean shipyard
  • Yard Talk | Will the price for large LNG carrier head back to $200m?
    More LNG carriers are good for South Korean builders, higher prices are better
  • Samsung Heavy wins two more LNG carrier newbuildings
    Vessels are scheduled for delivery at the end of 2020
  • Shipbuilding orderbook drops to 14-year low
    As of the beginning of August, the global orderbook stood at 3,000 vessels of 76.0m cgt, its lowest level in...
  • Daily Briefing
    Box lines go hungry | Experts join our bad bunkers podcast | Greeks add fuel to bunkers row | Consolidation...
  • Maersk to launch Rotterdam low-sulphur bunker facility
    Rotterdam tank farm to supply a fifth of Maersk's annual fuel requirements
  • Tanker missing in Gulf of Guinea
    Tanker laden with oil has 19 crew members on board, including 17 from Georgia and two Russians
  • Jiangnan bags two 79,800 cu m LNG carriers
    Vessels are equipped with membrane-type LNG tanks using the GTT Mark III Flex technology to reduce daily boil-off rate of...
  • ONE enhances reefer fleet
    The order includes 2,100 reefers fitted with controlled atmosphere technology

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 20, 2018
  • Auto traffic through US ports grows amid tariff pressure
  • Port Miami enhances truck fluidity, rail, and transload options
  • Carriers embrace direct rate feeds to meet shipper transparency demands
  • Maersk's resumed Maldives feeder prompted by trade growth

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 20, 2018
  • China defies US sanctions
    China shifts cargo to NITC tankers, still buys Iranian crude under new shipping arrangement.
  • Hapag-Lloyd to connect India, Arabian Gulf to East Africa
    German box carrier invests in growing East African market after making successful debut in April.
  • Cowen analyst leaves for boutique
    Sam Margolin heads to New York-based investment research firm after 20 months with Cowen & Co.
  • Idan Ofer strikes key deal with Pacific Drilling bondholders
    Breakthrough in Chapter 11 case will see shipowner co-invest with ad hoc group to bring driller out of bankruptcy.
  • Summer surge in scrubber take-up bad news for free riders
    With enough fuel likely to be available those relying on slow steaming alone will lose out, Stifel says.
  • ESL gets hands on 'most eco-friendly' bulker
    Finnish owner says Haaga generates less than half emissions of previous-generation ships.
  • Bocimar chief bats away market talk of benchmark bulker buy
    Benoit Timmermans says company is not involved in post-panamax transaction.
  • Maersk secures big chunk of 2020 fuel supply
    Danish group teams with Vopak in Rotterdam on new bunker facility.
  • First LNG bunker barge to deliver in US
    A pioneering vessel ordered over three years ago finally completes trials
  • GasLog doubles up at Samsung backed by Cheniere charters
    Greek shipowner confirms fresh order with its preferred Korean yard after inking new time charter contracts with US exporter.
  • Hyundai Heavy to sell Onsan yard
    Korean shipbuilder wants to offload mothballed offshore facility.
  • Hoegh LNG shares climb after Australian contract win
    Oslo-listed owner could use one of two units to meet contract with Australian Industrial Energy, analysts say.
  • Navig8 boosts VLCC pool with AET tanker in firming market
    Addition continues growth efforts at VL8 pool following high-profile exits.
  • Shell gives AET reason to order new shuttle tanker
    Singapore-based AET to build dynamic positioning shuttle tanker for Shell contract.
  • CJC adds HFW and Clyde partners
    Law firm strengthens Admiralty and casualty teams in London and Singapore.
  • Thun Tankers adds Wisby vessel
    Swedish owner to manage ship for Gothia Tanker Alliance.
  • Scrubbers a final piece in Fredriksen's dry bulk dividend vision
    Analysts say additional profit boost come 2020 will help Golden Ocean become what it was intended to be.
  • Stena Sonangol returns down again
    Houston suezmax pool hit by tanker fleet growth once more, as four ships join.
  • Teekay LNG Partners eyes trip to Oslo bond market
    Banks drafted to line up debt issue which would be latest step in strengthening balance sheet.
  • New team changes Combi Lift focus
    Harren & Partner's heavy-lift unit takes on bigger cargo challenges.
  • Kamsarmax trio swept up by Chinese owner
    Ships had earlier been in the sights of Greek owner Times Navigation.
  • MSC to help revive Kenyan national line
    President Uhuru Kenyatta signs new agreement with giant shipowner.
  • Subsea 7 scoops contract worth up to $300m
    Oslo-listed owner lines up more work for 2019 and 2020.
  • Iran luring lines with 'support packages'
    New owners cooperating with government after US sanctions reimposed, PMO says.
  • Samsung secures two more LNG newbuilding orders
    South Korea shipbuilder picks up fifth and six gas carrier order in less than a week.
  • Global newbuilding orderbook reaches 14 year low
    Clarksons says backlog has also declined rapidly in comparison to the global fleet to just 9.9%.
  • BP signs up for Papua New Guinea LNG supply
    British oil major will initially take 450,000t of gas per year starting later this month.
  • Jiangnan Shipyard set for LNG newbuilding debut
    State-owned shipbuilder becomes only the second Chinese yard to make move into gas ship market.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 20, 2018
  • Transporeon merges with TIM Consult
    TIM Consult GmbH, an international business logistics consulting firm headquartered in Mannheim, Germany, is merging with transportation management systems provider Transporeon Group, according to a joint statement from the companies.
  • SMC³ sets sights on Canada
    SMC³ is launching a less-than-truckload rating solution in October that will provide a base rate for shipments within Canada.
  • NWSA volume growth continues
    Volumes of containerized cargo at terminals operated by the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA), which includes the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, grew for the second straight month in July after three consecutive months of year-over-year declines.
  • U.S. taking lead in trade talks
    The United States is taking a leadership role on customs issues in the NAFTA renegotiation and in the context of the World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Jeffrey Gerrish said Wednesday during the U.S. Customs and Border Protection 2018 Trade Symposium in Atlanta.
  • Maersk enters bunker venture
    A.P. Møller - Maersk said it is entering into a joint initiative with the Dutch fuel storage company Royal Vopak in advance of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) requirement that ships reduce sulfur emissions by using bunker fuel with a sulfur content of 0.5 percent or less, beginning in 2020.
  • Freight economy 'extraordinarily strong'
    Growth in the North American freight market picked back up in July after slowing slightly the previous month, according to the latest Cass Freight Index Report.
  • Customs modernizing foreign mail handling
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection plans to roll out entry type 86 in the Automated Broker Interface (ABI) for de minimis shipments involving partner government agencies (PGAs) in early 2019.
  • Maersk moves to CargoSphere platform
    Maersk Line, the world's largest container shipping company, is now using CargoSphere's platform for digital, fully automated distribution of its contract rates and amendments.
  • Webinar looking at intermodal forecast
    American Shipper is hosting a webinar, "Navigating New Realities: Peak Shipping Season Intermodal Outlook" at 2 p.m. Thursday.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 20, 2018
  • Crude futures settle higher on global supply concerns
    October ICE Brent settled 38 cents higher at $72.21/b Monday, while September NYMEX crude settled 53 cents higher at $66.44/b as market participants focused on the impact of renewed US sanctions against Iran and dwindling Venezuelan output.
  • Bunker buyers wary of Istanbul amid plunge in lira, suppliers unfazed
    The Mediterranean bunker fuel market is closely monitoring the impact of the sharp fall in the Turkish lira
  • Dan-Bunkering to merge with Sydney's Australia Bunkering
    Dan-Bunkering will now have offices in 12 locations worldwide.
  • Japan to import Yemeni Masila crude for the first time since 2015
    Around 200,000 barrels of crude was loaded on to the Ambelos, a Bahamas-flagged 114,600 dwt vessel.
  • More finance, innovation needed to meet IMO climate goals: Clean Cargo
    CO2 emissions per container per kilometer for global ocean transportation routes dropped by 1% on year in 2017.
  • Golden Ocean Group to install scrubbers on 16 Capesize vessels
    The company recorded a net income of $9 million for Q2 2018, compared with $16.7 million in Q1.
  • South Korea's refinery upgrades boon for Mexican Maya crude
    This comes as refiners are currently developing new 0.5% sulfur bunker fuels for use in 2020.
  • Indian BPCL's Kochi refinery likely to receive US crude: cFlow
    According to cFlow, the VLCC vessel, Khurais, is expected to discharge on September 16.

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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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