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March 23, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco ports volume up19pc in February to 6.9 million TEU worldwide
  • Low volumes prompt truck gate closures at Los Angeles, Long Beach
  • Europe to ECSA rebounds to end 3-year slump, revenue growth slows
  • DP World Peru acquires logistics group for US$316 million
  • Baltimore gets US$20 million federal grant to build logistics hub
  • MOL takes on Beluga Ace, first FLEXIE series car carrier
  • DHL to set up land, air, ocean freight hub in Vienna
  • CITES calls for ongoing efforts to curb trade in endangered species
  • IATA predicts freight demand up in 2018 despite peak congestion
  • Virgin Atlantic doubles London-Johannesburg service after good year
  • WFS expands contract to transport for Qatar Airways in Paris
  • Cargojet 4th quarter profits soar 887.5pc to US$18.1 million

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 22, 2018
  • A.P. Moller-Maersk expands management capacity within digitalisation
  • Asia-North Europe post-Chinese New Year capacity outlook
  • ECSA & WSC call for revision of Reporting Formalities Directive to improve efficiency of maritime transport
  • Pandit Arvind Parikh conferred the Padma Bhushan honour by the President of India
  • ZIM registers a strong all-round showing in 2017
  • VOC Port achieves new single day handling record at North Cargo Berth-I
  • DFC to be commissioned in phases by 2020
  • Govt clarifies on e-way bill provisions
  • Cabinet approves revision of agreement between India & Qatar for avoidance of double taxation

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Go north!
  • Fresh food for the dinosaurs
  • Switzerland amends road charging scheme
  • More room for fashion
  • Sustainability award for Cargo-partner
  • Namsung joins Inttra
  • 20 new trailers for hauling white goods
  • Six new destinations for Air France KLM Martinair Cargo
  • Survey reveals transport inquiry weaknesses
  • Zim - stellar results for 2017
  • UK gets first all-electric Fuso e-Canter trucks
  • Imperial unites under one single flag
  • Iata and Pharma.Aero sign MoU
  • China Cargo Airlines touches down in Frankfurt
  • Bauckham returning to roots
  • Waberer's results exceed expectations
  • PSA notes almost double-digit box growth in 2017
  • New FCL speed train connects Germany and China

IHS Maritimeweb site
MARCH 22, 2018
  • Kvaerner appoints Karl-Petter Lokken as president and company CEO
  • Chinese shipbuilders court Greek owners
  • China container volumes grow strongly in February as risk of trade war looms
  • ZIM sails to 2017 profit but CEO warns of excess capacity, rising bunkers
  • Evergreen Marine to continue fleet expansion
  • South Korean shipbuilder Sungdong files for receivership
  • Blockchain project aims to bring shipping closer together
  • LNG trade patterns shift for Chile and Peru
  • Kyklades books two more VLCCs at Hyundai HI
  • CPC adopts low-sulphur subsidy at Taiwanese ports
  • No request from SM Line for USD47 million to order containers, says South Korea's MOF

The Loadstarweb site
MARCH 22, 2018
  • Customers warned arrival of Maersk Honam containers could be delayed for months
  • Freight booking platform 45HC the first to accept cryptocurrency payments
  • Restructured ZIM sails back into the black, but final quarter disappointed
  • Interim CN chief stays bullish and invests in equipment and staff, but is it enough?
  • If sea freight has teu and feu, why doesn't air freight have meu and leu?
  • CEVA set to list on Swiss stock exchange
  • Tony Bauckham joins Volga-Dnepr UK as commercial director

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 22, 2018
  • Lloyd's Register Foundation in Maritime Blockchain Labs initiative
  • Tidewater adds two to leadership team
  • MTU Series 4000 completes IMO Tier III certification testing
  • Canada resists move for total ban on HFO in Arctic by 2021
  • Saipem to pay $275 million for Lewek Constellation

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 22, 2018
  • Greek-owned fleet capacity expands by 4% as crude tanker share rises
    Last 12 months have seen a slight rise in Greeks' share of world fleet
  • Prime Shipping raises ICO target
    Russian-Gibraltarian venture aims to raise $150m in total and private sales have begun
  • Greek shipping minister sounds alarm for nautical education
    Panagiotis Kouroumplis sees upgrade in nautical training and education as vital for Greece's continuing dominance in shipping and to attract...
  • Data Hub: World Boxship Fleet Update: 14,000 teu class back in vogue
    With the raising of the Bayonne Bridge, the Panama Canal widening and dredging programmes at US east coast ports, vessels...
  • Maersk Honam 'highlights importance of cargo insurance'
    Unless shippers have purchased 'general average' coverage, they are liable to pay a proportion of the vessel's damage, clean up...
  • Lawyers and insurers overrule Maersk on port destination for Honam
    Fire on boxship remains under control, but the vessel is still several weeks away from being able to discharge containers
  • Time to move on from theorising about distributed ledger technology
    Lloyd's Register Foundation has taken the plunge into blockchain technology with a venture that will see three demonstrator projects test...
  • European financing is tied to shipping regulations
    Finance panel claims regulations are slashing vessel lifetimes and anticipate digitalisation could stabilise asset price volatility
  • Liner network changes set to add 8.8% to Asia-Europe capacity
    New vessels and loops bring major shake-up to east-west and north-south trades, pointing to downwards pressure on rates or numerous...
  • Smells, bells and noisy ships
    You may think people who choose to live near ports would have realised that they might be close to ships...
  • James Chao named 2018 Lloyd's List Lifetime Achievement winner
    Chinese-American entrepreneur and philanthropist recognised for maritime career spanning 50 years at leading dry bulk, trading and financing operation. Book...
  • Beijing proposes tariffs on $3bn of US imports
    Move comes in response to US plans to slap 25% in duties on up to $60bn in annual imports from...
  • Capsized cargo vessel towed to Le Havre
    Vessel had overturned on Wednesday after colliding with a fishing boat in the English Channel
  • Lloyd's Register Foundation to fund maritime blockchain project
    Founding partners set up Maritime Blockchain Labs to understand benefits and pitfalls of distributed ledger technology
  • Encrypted blockchain has potential to attract shipping investors
    Technology to allow even smaller-scale investors to become a shipowner with a fraction of the assets, according to Marine Chain...
  • Zim recovery continues despite weak fourth quarter
    Israeli line bounces back into the black for 2017, but warns of volatility and overcapacity as fourth quarter sees losses...
  • Wilhelmsen venture gives access to Chinese newbuilding services market
    Company to work with local partner in drydock planning and management, scrubber retrofit project management and ballast water treatment project...
  • Asia Pacific ports could incur up to $49bn in climate change costs
    Asian ports are especially key to the global economy as they occupy nine of the top 10 rankings in terms...
  • Star Bulk considers renewable energy use on its fleet
    Company partners Eco Marine Power to explore the use of solar panels, batteries and other devices to power bulk carriers
  • Maersk's integration goals may pose a challenge
    Freight forwarders can work with multiple carriers and offer service packages, something which individual shipping lines cannot achieve, says Tim...
  • Sovcomflot posts 2017 losses on weak spot earnings: tanker results round-up
    Latest reporting: Sovcomflot, Pyxis, Gener8 and TEN
  • Growing US coal exports buoy bulker trade
    India's 52% year-on-year rise in imports from the US in February helped increase tonne-miles

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 22, 2018
  • US shipper spending on surface transport hits historic high
  • Russian container shippers: Far East port work too focused on bulk
  • Bangladesh's VAT repeal sets stage for more feeder services
  • Encouraged by GDP growth, DP World amps up India investment
  • China top ports volume surging amid trade war fears
  • Record 2017 volume leads ZIM back to profitability

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 22, 2018
  • Johnson out at Borr after Paragon deal
    Borr Drilling announces that it will put its chief operating officer as interim CEO.
  • Seafarer wellbeing counts for little without basic conditions
    Ensuring crew are healthy and thriving is not about shipowners showing altruism, but acting in enlightened self-interest to embed safety standards and drive efficiencies
  • Caution at Lloyd's after marine loss escalates
    London insurance veteran warns soft market will test syndicates' resolve
  • Prestige compensation issue still 'far from resolved'
  • Rickmers foundation set up to study social change
  • Borealis swallows six-ship fleet from Soundview
  • IRISL set to rock boat on Asia-Middle East trade
    Iran's national carrier is poised to disrupt the delicate balance of trade as it takes delivery of its biggest ever boxships - doubling capacity
  • South Korean yards court Zvezda deal
  • Gail set to tender for LNG carrier
  • GM&T charters newbuilding for Cameroon FLNG
  • Hoegh FSRU linked to CNOOC time charter
  • LNG charter rates slide on slack market conditions
    Broker BRS says LNG market players might need to 'temper expectations' this year
  • Tsakos banks on LNG carriers to be his 'Teslas'
    New York-listed tanker owner sees diversity as key to longevity amid anniversary event
  • No major worldwide rise for OSV term charters
  • Owners must get serious about OSV scrapping - Tidewater
    The fourth quarter alone saw 16 Tidewater vessels sold for scrap compared with 28 demolished over the past four years combined
  • Bibby's merger said to lack 'compelling industrial logic'
    Some view the merger of Bibby and Rever as convenient for York Capital - but not strategic
  • Fanning says Tidewater will get to cash flow break-even or 'die trying'
  • Seatrade court ruling sends 'clear' message on scrap sales
    Shipowners will find it difficult to defend demolition sales of European vessels to South Asian yards after Rotterdam court rules waste export laws apply
  • Insurers target misdeclaration as containership fires rage on
    Misdeclaration of cargoes is the largest single cause of boxship fires, but can ship operators find a solution?
  • ISU sees year-on-year rise in salvage work
  • CSCL Jupiter snap is a winner
  • Low-key CMA Commodore Chao juggles several hats with grace
    Sabrina Chao talks about the future of Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings, the push to promote Hong Kong as a maritime centre and life as a leading woman in shipping
  • DryShips poised to sell off another vintage panamax
  • Minoa expands panamax fleet with first buy in three years
  • Cruiseship converters design mobile homes for millennials
    Two Australian real-estate professionals plan to convert a pair of cruiseships into long-term homes, where residents vote on ports of call via an app
  • Two obsolete cruiseships sold for scrapping at Alang breakers
  • S&P mystery solved as rare Greek buyer emerges
    Equinox Maritime makes first foray into secondhand market for six years
  • Sale indicates supramax values uncertainty
  • Italian owner's strong price for kamsarmax
  • Ageing bulker sale set to make sense for Lomar
  • Creditors want ad in TradeWinds
  • Gener8 shareholders go to court to halt Euronav deal
    Class-action lawsuits allege Gener8's private equity backers put their interests ahead of those of public shareholders
  • Maersk Tankers says new owners were drawn in by fresh strategy
  • Digitally focused Maersk Tankers looking to push industry paradigm
    Chief executive Christian M Ingerslev explains how the company will approach business under new private ownership
  • Contships gets lucky second time around on feeder pair
  • Minerva unveiled as new entrant in LNG shipping
    Greek owner becomes first newcomer this year to make a break for gas as talk of cut-price deals starts to bump up orderbook
  • SSY snuggles up closer to Clarksons
  • Gunvor claims 'politics' behind Chinese smuggling allegations
    Chinese charterers arrest MR2 tanker saying Pan Ocean went along with 2016 tax evasion scheme
  • Dileton faces $33m claim over alleged Yemeni arms smuggling
    Saudi Arabia has held a Dileton Maritime MR tanker for nearly a year after concluding it was used for smuggling military grade explosives - and now the ship's last charterer is arresting Dileton's bulkers
  • BP invites bids for IMO 2020-ready suezmaxes
  • Kyklades Maritime orders pair of VLCC newbuildings
    Greek shipowner returns to South Korean yard giant for large tankers, while the company's aframax tanker newbuildings at Sungdong may never get built
  • Maersk Tankers and CargoMetrics target data-based trading signals
  • Loukopoulos fights arrest over tanker mortgages
    Oxygen Maritime, which controls four modern tankers from George Kassiotis' Omega Navigation fleet, is fighting off an auction sale - and getting support from some of its creditors
  • Twin hires hint at larger shipping future for BTIG
    With veteran analysts Ole Slorer and Gregory Lewis thought to be onboard, boutique bank looks set to ramp up its maritime business
  • Duo lifts Rickmers boxship orderbook in China to eight
    Beleaguered owner makes a private investment in two more newbuildings at Fujian Mawei as he seeks to bounce back
  • Doubts over Trump summit's $26bn ethane shipping deal
    Little-known US company linked to Russians has big plans for exports to China, but analysts are expressing scepticism, with one describing it as 'a long shot'
  • Triple Chinese kamsarmax sale in limbo
    Greece's Times Navigation makes top bid for Zhejiang Materials Industry (ZMI) trio.
  • DNV Foundation paid $1.5bn to buy out German partner
    Media report reveals huge sum paid by to acquire DNV GL.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 22, 2018
  • BIMCO's Sand calls trade restrictions a 'worrying trend'
    BIMCO Chief Shipping Analyst Peter Sand said Thursday - on the eve of the United States beginning to implement 25 percent tariffs on steel ...
  • NEWS FLASH: Trump officially signs off on China tariffs
    President Donald Trump on Thursday formally ordered the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to publish proposed tariff increases...
  • Khouri discusses competition with Japanese regulators
    The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission's Acting Chairman Michael Khouri has concluded a trip to Tokyo this week where he attended the Fourth ...
  • U.S. to impose $50b in tariffs against China
    The U.S. is teeing up tariffs covering approximately $50 billion worth of products from China across 1,300 tariff lines, pursuant to a seve...
  • ATA: Truck tonnage snaps growth streak in February
    Domestic truck tonnage snapped its sequential growth streak in February 2018, sliding 2.6 percent from the previous month, but rose 5.7 per...
  • YMM, OOCL and ONE to launch joint intra-Asia loop
    Ocean carriers Yang Ming Marine, Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) and Ocean Network Express (ONE) will launch a new joint intra-Asia s...
  • Executive Moves: CSX and Volga-Dnepr UK
    CSX has appointed Angela C. Williams vice president and controller. She succeeds Andrew L. Glassman , who is leaving the railroad, effectiv...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 22, 2018
  • Cenovus cuts oil sands production on lack of market access
    Canada's Cenovus Energy is curtailing oil sands production to cut losses
  • PDVSA using Russian Urals crude to meet supply deals
    The dramatic fall in Venezuelan crude oil production is pushing state-owned company PDVSA to rely on crude imports to meet some of it supply commitments.
  • US investment in Mexican upstream at stake in NAFTA talks: GOP lawmakers
    Scrapping or weakening NAFTA's investor protections would hamper US investment in the Mexican upstream and cross-border oil and gas pipelines, more than 100 Republican lawmakers urged the Trump administration this week
  • Oil pulled down by softer equities, China tariffs
    The oil complex reversed lower Thursday as profit-taking, weaker equities and renewed concerns over retaliatory trade measures ended a two-day rally
  • Tenerife bunker demand gains 9.5% in 2017
    Marine fuel demand at the island of Tenerife in the Canaries jumped by 9.5% last year
  • Cepsa sees 2020 0.5% S bunker prices $110-$130/mt below MGO
    Cepsa plans to make a single 0.5% sulfur fuel of about 200 CST in viscosity for the marine market in 2020, Berenguer told S&P Global Platts.
  • External: Global Risk Management
  • Lloyd's Register Foundation, BLOC set up maritime blockchain lab
    To look at using block chain to address safety challenges in the sector.
  • FUTURES 1: Crude stable, holds on to support from US stock draw
    Draw saw prices surge overnight to close to six-week highs.

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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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