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November 21, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • HK to remain 'key maritime player' in the Asian region: Carrie Lam
  • Alliances look to north-south trades, including those to Latin America
  • Best October box imports sets Oakland on track for 3rd straight record year
  • Port of Savannah sets record box volume of 413,800 TEU in October
  • InterManager seeks advice from seafarers on safety issues
  • Philippine seamen group accuses some shipping firms of overloading vessels
  • Port management veteran Andrew Dawes is ICTSI's new APAC head
  • Halifax airport go ahead with logistics park expansion with US$14m funding
  • Maastricht Airport achieves IATA certification
  • ECS appoints Jochen Krug as regional manager for Asia

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
  • MANSA on an international platform with the unanimous election of Capt. Vivek Anand as FONASBA's Regional Vice-President for Middle East & Indian Subcontinent
  • MOL drill focuses on LNG carrier safety
  • Yang Ming receives 2018 Quest Quality Award
  • SEZ policy report submitted to Commerce Minister
  • US withdraws certain concessions to Indian exports
  • India's air cargo industry needs to grow at nearly 13 pc every year, says report
  • Jet Airways registers highest uplift of cargo by an Indian carrier in a single flight
  • The role of Blockchain in air cargo
  • WCO dedicates 2019 to transforming frontiers into SMART borders for seamless trade, travel & transport
  • WTO members adopt roadmap for reducing technical barriers to trade
  • Commerce Minister releases report on industrial park rating system
  • Delegates expected in large numbers for Shippers & LSP Business Forum on CTL 2018 in Vadodara on Nov. 22
  • Loan agreement inked with ADB to support lending by IIFCL

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Southern vitamins send greetings
  • Wanted: Better working conditions for HGV drivers
  • BTK expanding in Rosenheim
  • Seaport-hinterland volumes take off
  • Mathews wins Golden Shield
  • Dnata starts LA operations
  • Pact for sustainable port development closed in Antwerp
  • Rubber company opens new DC
  • UK: Restored rail line takes 1,500 truck trips off the road
  • Linz airport's new MD sets sights on freight
  • K Line enlarging fleet
  • Delta Cargo introduces CSafe RAP container
  • Four initiatives for LTL optimisation
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Evergreen Maritime - in the black - invests anew
  • Rail/road service to reinforce South Asia network
  • Panalpina searching for new chairman
  • VIE wants more China

IHS Maritimeweb site
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
  • Special report: FFA controversy swirls around Baltic Exchange
  • Changing trade patterns, Iran sanctions to bolster dry bulk and tanker markets
  • US warns shipping on Iran, North Korea risks
  • Aegean Marine Petroleum gets green light for Mercuria's DIP funds
  • Kristian Gerhard Jebsen adds Kamsarmax pair at JMUC
  • Sinotrans Shipping plans Hong Kong privatisation move
  • Cargo ship and fishing boat collide off Taiwan's Taichung port
  • COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers books up to nine pulp carriers
  • Klaveness orders sixth combination carrier at Yangzijiang
  • Rizhao Jurong Port seeks Hong Kong listing

The Loadstarweb site
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
  • MSC and Maersk clash on capacity policy as AE2/Swan loop readies for relaunch
  • CEVA appoints LatAm contract logistics boss Milton Pimenta to head Antipodean cluster
  • Supply Chain Radar: XPO Logistics -> Fast delivery?
  • Whitehall backs move to bring distributed ledger technology to UK ports
  • 2020 low sulphur regulations could be 'the saviour' of container shipping
  • Interview: Tushar Jani, founder of Blue Dart - visionary and people fan
  • The downside for carriers and terminals of a digital supply chain
  • Special report: forward freight agreement controversy swirls around Baltic Exchange
  • Supply Chain Radar: after trouble for CEVA & XPO, how exposed is K+N's portfolio of clients?
  • Supply Chain Radar: WFS Q3 out - more joy than pain, for once?

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
  • GAO: Costly maintenance delays plague Navy attack submarine fleet
  • Master Marine delivers fourth towboat in Waterfront Services series
  • Eagle Bulk exercises options for 15 more scrubber retrofits
  • VT Halter Marine awarded $9 million in support of T-AGS 67
  • Bankruptcy Court approves Aegean Marine "first day" proposals
  • MAN 48/60CR engine will power Chinese sand dredge newbuild
  • Colonna's wins $11.8 million T-EPF 9 contract
  • McAllister Towing appoints Alan Ginsberg as CFO

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
  • Hong Kong forum hears upbeat assessment for 2019
    Speakers believe the worst is over and they are looking forward to the year ahead
  • Noble Group in Singapore probe
    The Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority notified the company of findings of suspected legal breaches Tuesday
  • Weak fundamentals cloud tanker market
    Supply is expected to exceed demand in the oil tanker sector next year, according to Clarkson Research president Martin Stopford
  • Eagle Bulk exercises options for 15 scrubber installations
    Dry bulk owner already had a firm order for 19 scrubber installations and now has three more order options left
  • Fragile dry bulk recovery said to be stalling
    'The growth story is evaporating', according to BIMCO's chief shipping analyst Peter Sand
  • How can Hong Kong see off maritime challengers?
    Hong Kong has slipped in the ranking of Asia Pacific maritime hubs and faces fierce competition from local and regional...
  • BIMCO chief warns of looming impact of China-US trade war
    Outlook for 2019 container volumes turns negative as indicators point towards a slowdown in the new year
  • From the Newsdesk - five things to look out for this week
    Lloyd's List Editor Richard Meade offers the inside track on the stories shaping shipping
  • Aegean Marine gets bid from Mercuria Energy
    The stalking horse agreement, filed with the U.S. bankruptcy court for the southern district of New York, means that any...
  • Kerry Logistics launches China-Pakistan intermodal service
    Kerry Logistics' new multimodal freight solution between Lanzhou and Islamabad is set to become a regular service in 2019
  • Cosco Shipping Specialised Carriers strikes $300m newbuilding deal
    Company said the newbuildings would be used to serve the contracts of affreightment signed with clients
  • Golden Ocean reports profit as it declares scrubber options
    Update: Taking 300 capesizes out of the market to install scrubbers ahead of 2020 should be a positive for dry...
  • Daily Briefing
    Union pushes for increase in seafarer minimum wage | Brexit deal may not be pretty, but it just about works...
  • MISC suffers from weak conditions in LNG market
    Group is expecting better conditions ahead on rise in seasonal winter demand, slowing orderbook and continued scrapping
  • Sinotrans Shipping confirms $434m buyout offer to shareholders
    Costs and resources needed to maintain Hong Kong Exchange listing no longer justified, says Sinotrans Shipping

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
  • Red Hook aims to be NY-NJ port's barge hub to city delivery
  • Emerging market energy needs to drive project construction
  • DP World JNPT Gateway terminal notches call production high
  • Tech transforming payment services into shipper intelligence
  • Maersk aims to double its Asia-Europe rail volume
  • Shippers assess potential Brexit deal or no deal

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
  • Star Bulk posts fourth consecutive profitable quarter
    Star Bulk saw third quarter earnings shoot up $26m on improved charter rates, but still fell short of analyst expectations. Star Bulk inks pioneering "green" loan for scrubbers Chief executive Petros Papas said the results are the fourth consecutive profitable quarter for the New York-traded Greek bulker owner, stretching back to the third quarter of 2017, when they lost $7.4m. The average dail
  • Baron draws distinction between Aegean and OW Bunker
    Terminals are wet and customers are coming back, Aegean Marine Petroleum Network officials say
  • Winter slump drags Baltic Dry Index close to 1,000 points
    A five-week slump in dry cargo rates has left the Baltic Dry Index hanging agonizingly above the 1,000-point mark as the much-anticipated fourth quarter rally falters. Both shipping specific and macro factors are proving headwinds in what is now threatening to be just the latest false start for bulker owners. Diana Shipping inks Berge Bulk capesize charter Capesizes' fourth-quarter outlook dims
  • Dynagas sees quarterly loss, less revenue from largest ships
    Dynagas LNG Partners lost just under a million dollars in the third quarter thanks to a drop in revenue for its three largest ships. In addition to the $700,000 loss, the New York-listed shipowner posted a $0.07 loss per share, one cent worse than analysts had expected. Dynagas LNG prices $55m in new preferred shares The third quarter loss was a drop from the third quarter of 2017, when the com
  • Italy orders migrant ship seizure over HIV fears
    Authorities criticised after saying discarded clothes could have been infected.
  • Norden tied to purchase of Diamond S Shipping brace
    Danish shipowner Norden has bought a brace of tankers from Craig Stevenson's Diamond S Shipping in a near $34m deal, brokers say. The transaction extends a period of counter cyclical growth for the Copenhagen-listed shipowner's products division and comes at a time when the number of tanker deals is spiking. Norden says MR purchase shows 'good timing' Norden deal marks first block in Kirk Kapit
  • Former Eagle Bulk CFO Ginsberg lands at McAllister
    McAllister Towing has named Alan Ginsberg its new chief financial officer. Lack of tugboats blamed for San Lorenzo port allisions Ginsberg joins the 154-year-old New York tug owner after serving as the founding CFO of Eagle Bulk Shipping. He currently serves as the treasurer of the Seaman's Church Institute. McAllister, with 50 vessels operating up and down the east coast and in Puerto Rico, ha
  • VIDEO: MSC boxship holed in dock crash, spills fuel
    Vessel being repaired after suffering damage under pilotage at Yilport in Gebze.
  • Navios Maritime Holdings gets $7m for panamax
    Angeliki Frangou-led bulker owner sees higher revenue on improved charter rates.
  • Ultrabulk sets sail for eco-trial
    Danish bulker owner to spend a year studying benefits of wind power.
  • Rokke research ship costing $350m
    Billionaire's new vessel is part of his $500m pledge into ocean research.
  • Eagle Bulk declares 15 scrubber options
    Nasdaq-listed Eagle Bulk has declared options to fit 15 more exhaust gas cleaning systems to its fleet. The move follows its original announcement in September that it would use 19 scrubbers, with 18 options attached. Eagle Bulk bondholders back scrubber amendment The company intends to complete the 34 installations by 1 January, 2020, when the IMO's low-sulphur fuel rules come into force. Eag
  • Ship Finance International looks to build on $900m growth spurt
    Ole Hjertaker-led company looking to follow up on this year's boxship buys.
  • Chemikalien expands with takeover of Rigel Schiffahrts
    Fleet of over 30 chemical and product tankers created as Hamburg and Bremen companies join forces
  • New Dayang marks relaunch with China Development Bank Financial Leasing bulker dozen
    Domestic yard secures full 12 ship haul as executives at leasing company dismiss rumours of speculative order.
  • RS Platou Holdings rejigs holding in Clarksons
    RS Platou Holdings has reported a reduced stake in major shipbroker Clarksons. The investment company now controls 6.63% of the London-listed company, down from 7.10% previously, a filing to the London Stock Exchange shows. Platou buy ticks all boxes for Clarksons However, despite initial reports, Norwegian investor Ragnar Horn has not sold a slice of his shares in the shipbroker. Rather, 13
  • Containerships makes money after CMA CGM takeover
    Finnish owner back in the black for the third quarter.
  • Fjord1 wins $235m contract, inks $151m loan
    Saevik-backed ferry company seals 14-year deal to operate in Indre Sunnmore.
  • Atlantska seals $23m bulker refinancing
    Croatian owner arranges new loan to pay off debt on kamsarmaxes.
  • Mortgagee Caterpillar Financial auctioning MPP
    Ice-class vessel going under the hammer next month in Rotterdam.
  • Evergreen profit slashed as costs grow
    Taiwanese container line Evergreen has posted a steep fall in third quarter profit as costs increased. Net earnings to 30 September were TWD 771.2m ($24.95m), down from TWD 4.02bn in the same period of 2017. Revenue grew to TWD 44.9bn from TWD 41.52bn, it said. But operating costs were also up at TWD 41.6bn, against TWD 37.01bn in 2017.
  • Aegean Marine unlocks financing after first day motions pass
    Aegean Marine Petroleum Network has secured access to over $530m in financing after a US bankruptcy court waved through its first day motions. Mercuria takes centre stage after Aegean Marine goes into Chapter 11 Aegean Marine on verge of collapse before fraud revealed Aegean filed for Chapter 11 earlier this month in the Southern District of New York just days after an internal probe resulted i
  • DSME sees 'bright outlook' for LNG after $9bn order rush
    DSME is confident of continued demand for LNG carriers after the South Korean shipbuilder and its peers raked in contracts for the ships worth over $9bn this year. LNG newbuildings set to hit 50 with TMS Cardiff Gas in top slot Park Hyung-gun, vice president of DSME, told Reuters: "The demand for LNG carriers surged followed by increased global demand of LNG. "There is a bright outlook ahead fo
  • Cloud tech can transform shipmanagement services
    Digital tools allow managers to focus on how to add value for clients
  • Total hands back Havila PSV early
    Danish job finished ahead of schedule for Norwegian owner.
  • Greek shipowner W Marine buys last Kairis Brothers ship
    Shipowning company headed by Ioanna Procopiou's husband has sold its last vessel.
  • Golden Ocean profit soars as it declares scrubber options
    John Fredriksen-controlled owner boosted by strong capesize rates as IMO 2020 retrofitting continues.
  • Cosco Shipping orders up to nine pulp carriers for $301m
    Chinese owner's specialised unit inks deal for five firm ships with four options at group yard.
  • Shipowners split on fallout from Chinese port reshuffle
    Handysize players in China's log trade have very different takes on the cause of rising waiting times and their long-term implications
  • Sinotrans Shipping investors set to vote on delisting offer
    Independent financial advisor says offer for Hong Kong-listed shipowner is "fair and reasonable".
  • Ocean Tankers ship targeted by skiffs in Gulf of Aden
    Singapore shipowner's encounter with craft one of several reported in early November.
  • Japanese yards see uptick in export orders during October
    Shipbuilders received fewer contracts last month, but those it did secure were larger vessels.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
  • Rotterdam fuel oil barge delays rise as price dip prompts buying interest
    Fuel oil barge loading delays at the key port of Rotterdam have escalated this week as a dip in outright prices enticed buyers into the market.
  • External: Marine Bunkering(Rotterdam)B.V.
  • Russian energy minister, oil producers to discuss possible cut before Dec meetings: report
    Increasing non-dollar trade is also likely to be a discussion point during the visit.
  • External: Global Risk Management
  • BIMCO to develop LNG bunker purchase, LPG voyage party contracts
    An alternative fuels contract and a voyage charter for LPG are two key projects which have global resonance, Hunter said.
  • FUTURES: Crude complex stable amid mixed supply signals
    "Crude oil prices were mixed as debate about future production cuts raged around the market," ANZ analysts said.
  • S.KOREA DATA: Oct crude imports from Iran remain at zero due to US sanctions
    In September, South Korea's imports of Iran oil fell to zero for the first time since September 2012 amid then US-led sanctions on Iran.

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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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