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BRIEFS
March 27, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk Line cuts Asia-Europe, Med strings to avoid overcapacity
  • FESCO's Vladivostok volume soars 42pc to 467,940 TEU, ro-ro up 52pc
  • Chinese tariffs on US pork leave Hong Kong owner of Smithfield reeling
  • Rotterdam port to build new road link to Maasvlakte to ease box flow
  • ONE chief executive expects consortia to enter settling period
  • Korea's Heung-A rebuts spreading tales of its fearful finances
  • Amsterdam revives with Samskip boxes and China freight in train
  • Restaurants blast fed rules for truck shortage, 'new bill would help'
  • Delhi promote IT, tourism, 10 service sectors to boost exports
  • Hiab offers Multilift Commander for difficult terrain box handling
  • Huawei and IATA partner to digitise airports of the future
  • Air Transport Services Group ratify new 4-year union contract
  • Singapore consortium to aid Asian-Pacific airport development

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 26, 2018
  • CMA CGM cancels Port Congestion Surcharge for Kuwait's Shuwaikh & Shuaiba
  • Gathering of tanker industry to look at competitiveness
  • MSC continuing to offer full port-to-ramp services in US
  • PIL enhances Asia to Mexico/WCSA/WCCA services
  • SAL Heavy Lift & Sai Maritime once again successfully pull off a difficult operation with ease & panache
  • Setback in free trade could impact recovery of German shipping banks, says study
  • Wan Hai Lines & COSCO Shipping to launch new China to Vietnam service
  • Yang Ming returns to profitability in 2017
  • YM to launch new Japan-Malaysia-Vietnam direct service
  • Paradip Port clocks all-time high over 100 mt in 2017-18
  • Rotterdam port to develop container exchange route linkage
  • Cathay Pacific Cargo & va-Q-tec sign partnership agreement
  • DP World Intermodal enhances connectivity to Central India

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Patience remains a virtue
  • Vehicles for conveying out-of-gauge beams
  • One of Lufthansa Cargo's most successful years
  • Trans-o-flex rolls out new express product
  • More trains between Austria and Hungary
  • New equipment for St. van den Brink
  • Ecsa says IMO needs to table GHG reduction targets
  • Panattoni building for Volkswagen
  • US class I railroad lands major order from Singapore
  • New air cargo terminal at new Muscat airport
  • South Australia swears in new transport minister
  • Honour for port of Corpus Christi supporter
  • BDP International certified in Turkey
  • More shuttles between Belgium and Sweden
  • Two firsts for Boeing

IHS Maritimeweb site
MARCH 26, 2018
  • EU approves IBM/Maersk joint venture
  • Insurers head to Asia to address cyber concerns
  • Two-year study to assess vessels for rigid sail installation
  • Romanian state to take control of Daewoo Mangalia
  • Seadrill cancels drillship orders at Samsung HI and DSME
  • China strengthens ties with Abu Dhabi Ports
  • Gulftainer set to expand US presence with Wilmington port bid
  • Heung-A Shipping to sell more vessels to boost liquidity
  • STX O&S unionised workers strike to protest about job cuts
  • Unisea books Aframaxes at Samsung HI
  • Korea Line increases SM Line's debt guarantee for container orders
  • Polaris Shipping enters tanker segment with Navig8 deployment

The Loadstarweb site
MARCH 26, 2018
  • Cheap charter rates give HMM's new panamax service a competitive edge
  • US Customs struggles to position itself to handle the flood of e-commerce traffic
  • Yang Ming sails back into the black with a $500m improvement
  • Autonomous vehicles seem to have passed the test at Heathrow
  • Analysis: Rising staff costs may be a package too heavy to carry for DP-DHL
  • Promotion to executive board for Cargotec's Soili Makinen
  • US shoppers and Chinese suppliers face Trump levy
  • Three steps to getting started with supply chain AI
  • Tesla car deliveries in Norway delayed by 'dangerous' transporters

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 26, 2018
  • New 16-cylinder MTU Series 8000 engines to power French frigates
  • VOC recovery system promises big fuel savings for AET Tankers
  • SHI Smart Ship Solution gets ABS Cyber Safety certification
  • Coldharbour retains ClassNK to gain Japanese BWTS type approval
  • Marinakis vigorously denies connections to heroin smuggling case
  • VIDEO: Spending measure funds new maritime academy training ships
  • Jeffboat to shut down

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 26, 2018
  • Marinakis dismisses drugs probe as 'fabricated plot'
    'No effect' on Capital Maritime or Capital Product Partners, says senior executive
  • UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency charts digital future
    Digital enhancements and employment drive to prepare UK safety agency for post-Brexit Britain
  • Swedish owners following car makers to greener solutions
    Commercial reality combined with politics lies at the heart of Sweden's Electromobility for Shipping initiative
  • Smaller boxships return to east-west trades
    Cheap charter rates and relatively low bunker costs mean classic panamax boxships can make a profit in a trade mainly...
  • Five things to watch: Crude tankers
    Most market players hold a dim view over earnings prospects this year even as rising scrapping volume could pave way...
  • IMO urged to ward off unilateral action with ambitious decarbonisation strategy
    Shipowner groups rally on global carbon reduction consensus ahead of April Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting in London
  • Swedish companies lead collaboration to promote electric shipping
    Two major Swedish maritime businesses have joined forces with a research institute, a battery technology specialist and the shipowners' association...
  • Seadrill scraps $2.3bn of orders at Korean yards
    SHI and DSME say they are seeking buyers and working to minimise the financial impact
  • Charter market sentiment stays strong
    Rates head north amid fixture frenzy as carriers rush to secure tonnage needs from a dwindling idle fleet
  • Yang Ming and Evergreen back to profit
    Yang Ming's box volume grew 9% to more than 4.7m teu last year
  • EU drafts united CO2 reduction strategy
    EU maintains decarbonisation targets but gives member states flexibility to manoeuvre during negotiations
  • K Line gains $134m on property disposal
    Japanese corporation bought the Daito Tamachi Building in Tokyo owned by K Line's tugboat subsidiary Daito Corporation
  • Cosco Shipping Ports benefit from terminal growth
    Company pledges to continue exploring investment opportunities in foreign ports
  • DP World secures 30-year concession to operate Congo port
    Port operator to hold 70% stake in the joint venture with 30% held by the Congo authorities
  • Abu Dhabi Ports signs pact with China trade body
    Partnership signed during a conference organised by an ADPorts unit and the Chinese Business Council
  • GasLog secures two charter deals in third and fourth quarters
    Both agreements feature options to extend the vessels' employments at higher rates
  • GoodBulk sells one capesize and acquires another
    When the deals are completed, the company will have a fleet of 22 capesize vessels, one panamax vessel and two...
  • Yangzijiang takes major stake in Chinese trading firm
    Shipbuilder aims to become less dependent on third parties for steel-related product transactions

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 26, 2018
  • ELDs capable of paving way to task-based driver pay
  • 2018 Warehousing Service Providers Directory
  • Yang Ming returns to profit
  • LA-LB terminals weigh options to PierPass program
  • Rail volume share declines at India's top, private ports
  • Global economy brightens prospects for multipurpose carriers

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 26, 2018
  • Korean ferry aground on rocks
    Coast guard rescues 163 people from Pink Dolphin.
  • Frontline stake in DHT Holdings fully sold
    Final shares in initial $46.1m stake have now been divested, Frontline report confirmed.
  • Wartsila signs $37m VOC deal with AET
    Finnish group says recovery kit will save 3,000 tonnes of fuel per year.
  • Navios Midstream cuts payout as VLCC deals start fleet renewal
    Reduced payout comes as owner reveals purchase of tanker from Navios Acquisition.
  • Marinakis match-fixing charge may be dropped
    Top Greek court orders lower judges to review November decision to refer Greek owner to trial in wide-ranging football probe
  • Tallink down as it ends strategic review
    Shares fall as ro-pax owner takes no action after hunt for investors.
  • Odfjell chief Morch eyes chemical tanker turnaround
    Oslo-listed shipowner says this could be the year rates take a turn for the better.
  • Eastern Pacific LPG carrier finds year charter
    Idan Ofer's Eastern Pacific Shipping has fixed out a midsize LPG carrier in a deal that could be worth $5.6m in gross revenue. Dubai trader BGN International has chartered the carriers the 38,000-cbm Manitoba (built 2016) for some $460,000 and $470,000 per month, which equates to between $15,100 and $15,500 per day. Singapore-based Eastern Pacific ordered the Manitoba for $51m at Hyundai Mipo Do
  • WEB TV: Maersk and MSC ships collide
    Video footage captures impact between 2M partners' vessels in Peru.
  • Warner steps in as interim chairman of Clarksons
    Long-time UK Athletics chairman takes temporary post following illness to James Hughes-Hallett.
  • 3i sells Scandlines in $2.1bn deal
    Fund sells out to First State and Hermes, but then buys back smaller holding.
  • Shipping stands stronger than S&P 500 as US and China joust
    US stocks slump most in two years with dry bulk hardest hit among maritime equities.
  • Fredriksen in talks to buy cancelled Seadrill drillships
    Four vessels worth $2.2bn could become part of private empire after contracts terminated at DSME and Samsung.
  • Cost-conscious Yang Ming returns to profit
    Focus on operating expenses pays off for Taiwanese container line.
  • Grindrod seeks consolidation after Nasdaq move
    South African shipowner says US listing will not change focus in shipping sector.
  • Roper Taylor moves upstairs at Vitol
    Russell Hardy takes over as new CEO of trader and shipowner; profit 'drops'.
  • VLCC orders and demolition neck and neck in 2018
    Tanker owners are ordering new VLCCs almost as fast as their peers can scrap them. Allied Shipbroking counts 15 firm VLCC newbuildings placed this year which have been assigned IMO numbers, while TradeWinds has identified 17 VLCCs sold for demolition in 2018. Kyklades Maritime is the latest shipowner to have added VLCCs, following peers KOTC and JX Ocean, which has inked a single VLCC at Japan M
  • K Line banking $134m from sale of towage unit
    Japanese owner offloads Daito Corp to compatriot group after review.
  • Russian group inks debut tanker order
    Tank terminal and bunker player Amurskaya heads to China for first products carrier.
  • DP World seals 30-year Congo concession
    Dubai-based terminal operator says multi-purpose facility will be country's first deep-water port.
  • GoodBulk raids second hand market for capesize
    Monaco-headquartered shipowner restores fleet size to 25 ships with latest acquisition.
  • STX workers to stage strike from Monday
    Unions say they are willing to embrace cuts in welfare or wages, as long as jobs are safe.
  • Danish owners slam US and China tariff plans
    Shipowners association describes new trade restrictions as "deeply worrying".

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 26, 2018
  • U.S. outlines problematic Chinese IP regulations in WTO complaint
    Chinese regulations require foreign license holders of technology imported into the country to indemnify Chinese licensees for all liabilit...
  • North American freight market growth rolls on in February
    The North American freight market continued to show "increasingly positive" growth in February 2018, according to the latest Cass Freight I...
  • Omnibus spending bill benefits ports, AAPA says
    The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) said the omnibus spending legislation approved Friday by Congress and signed by Preside...
  • CPSC seeks comments on age guidelines for toys
    The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is requesting comments on draft guidelines for determining age appropriateness of toys be sen...
  • Container spot rates continue falling on east-west trades
    Spot container freight rates to and from Shanghai have steadily deteriorated in the past six weeks, falling to lows not seen since 2016, ac...
  • CPSC to hold hearing on Internet of Things regulations
    The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) at 10:00 a.m. on May 16 will conduct a public hearing on potential safety issues and hazards ...
  • U.S. sets dumping duties for Chinese box staples
    The Commerce Department on Friday released its final antidumping duty assessments for imports of carton-closing staples from China. Commer...
  • Pennsylvania man indicted for illegal gun part exports
    A federal court in Pennsylvania last week charged Ross Roggio of Stroudsburg, Pa., and his firm Roggio Consulting Co., with conspiracy to i...
  • APL launches new intra-Asia loop
    dAPL has launched a new weekly service that connects China and Vietnam. Dubbed the Chu Lai Haiphong Express (CHX), the loop has a seven-day...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 26, 2018
  • Oil complex weakens, despite Wall Street rebound
    Investor concerns over a global trade war eased Monday
  • Trafigura orders scrubbers for up to 32 new tankers
    "The first vessels will be delivered in October this year," a company representative told S&P Global Platts. "All will be equipped with scrubbers."
  • External: Marine Bunkering(Rotterdam)B.V.
  • US-China trade war jeopardizes commodities demand growth
    This is problematic, considering that commodity markets were starting to turn the corner on the back of strong global economic growth.
  • IMO is the right organization to regulate maritime industry: BIMCO
    Not regional or national legislation, such as the US Coast Guard BWM system or a possible European CO2 emissions standard.
  • Japan secures more Iraqi oil after approval of Itochu's West Qurna 1 deal
    Iraq's decision to approve Itochu's acquisition of the West Qurna 1 stake could help ensure ample Basrah crude sales to Asia.
  • FUTURES: Crude lower on profit-taking, focus remains on geopolitics
    "Investors remained concerned that the new national security adviser would push for more sanctions on Iran," ANZ analysts said.

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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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