testata inforMARE
Cerca
31 July 2025 - Year XXIX
Independent journal on economy and transport policy
19:35 GMT+2
LinnkedInTwitterFacebook
BRIEFS
June 27, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • MOL captures deal for HK offshore LNG terminal project
  • CMA CGM boosts Asea Kenya service with direct China-Mombasa link
  • HMM denies scrapping 2M vessel sharing agreement with Maersk and MSC
  • US President's trade war could get out of control, but don't panic yet
  • Hutchison's new terminal at Laem Chabang facilitates bigger ship calls
  • ONE enters into UK intermodal rail agreement with Freightliner
  • CN invests US$28m to upgrade its rail network in New Brunswick, Canada
  • Changi's air cargo volume edges up 1.8pc in May
  • Airport group slams Europe's slot allocation system
  • American Airlines moves priceless Spanish artwork to San Antonio, US
  • Australia's WiseTech buys Canadian customs Fenix software firm

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 26, 2018
  • Allcargo conferred with the coveted AaEO status by Central Board of Indirect Taxes
  • European shippers express concern about Emergency Bunker Surcharge
  • Fertilisers freed from cabotage restrictions
  • IMO focusing on women in maritime sector
  • The new sunshine sectors of India's SEZs
  • Chemical Process Equipments with support from Sparxx Maritime & Logistics & JN Port ship out India's largest FRP vessels from JN Port's shallow berth
  • Cochin Port gets a new Chairperson
  • Railways mulling turning goods sheds into freight terminals
  • India to look forward for investments in 9 more projects from Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), says Piyush Goyal
  • Senior Customs officials to interact with the trade at South East CEO Conclave 2018 on June 29 in Chennai

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Increasing railway speeds in Minnesota
  • Longer freight trains welcomed
  • Prologis completes sale in Germany
  • Interim CEO for ALC
  • Turkish Cargo flies big animals out of Africa
  • Wider representation of maritime interests in IMO?
  • Three new engines rejuvenate EGS rolling stock
  • Wincanton to support nuclear power station construction
  • A Chinese-Japanese-Korean triangle
  • New infrastructure manager for port of Gothenburg
  • New contract leads to significant CO2 reductions
  • Spain selects secretary general of transport
  • Descartes acquires US tracking solution provider
  • New rotation for Asaf service
  • K+N opens integrated logistics control centre
  • UK Parliament backs Heathrow expansion

IHS Maritimeweb site
JUNE 26, 2018
  • Shipowners face structural economic challenges
  • Shipowners should consider slower engines, P&I club urges
  • Jacques R Saadé: celebrating a container shipping giant
  • Merchant shipping caught in the migrant-crisis crossfire
  • BoComm Leasing acquires Supramax quintet from Ahrenkiel
  • Latin American ports undergoing rapid growth, says APM Terminals regional head
  • Bunker sales sparked by canal expansion
  • Korea Shipping Corporation books coal carrier pair at Dae Sun

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 26, 2018
  • Boeing eyes 777 conversions as widebody freighter availability tightens
  • Transport industry frustration growing at lack of UK progress on Brexit
  • Local forwarders must diversify as trade boom attracts global 3PLs to Vietnam
  • Atlantic Container Line reinforces its faith in scrubbers to comply with new fuel rules
  • Comment: supply chain pain at Felixstowe as ambitious IT switch crashes
  • I delivered packages for Amazon and it was a nightmare
  • Heathrow: MPs vote in favour of airport expansion

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 26, 2018
  • Saudi Arabian OSV operator implements ABS NS software fleet wide
  • Virginia backs Newport News Shipbuilding's 7,000 job hiring initiative
  • Total and Pavilion move ahead on Singapore LNG bunkering
  • El Faro safety legislation to be marked up by House Committee
  • BW LPG writes Dorian LPG Board, but doesn't sweeten merger pot
  • MAN D&T rebrands as MAN Energy Solutions
  • Grimaldi adds connectivity to PureSOx scrubbers in five ACL ships
  • Deltamarin to provide concept design for hybrid mega yacht

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 26, 2018
  • EU investment in LNG bunkering 'could increase emissions'
    The $500m of private and public investments has yielded few environmental results, UMAS found
  • Nordic American Tankers sells more suezmaxes
    Company has now sold eight vessels for a total contribution of $80m
  • IEA expects 20% growth in global LNG trade by 2023
    Promising industry needs to focus on price competitiveness and reduction of methane emissions, says executive director Fatih Birol
  • French shipowners join tributes to Saadé
    Jacques R. Saadé dedicated his life to CMA CGM. A true visionary and unique entrepreneur, he made his business a...
  • Star Bulk predicted to benefit most from 2020 sulphur rules
    Star Bulk 's free cashflow should be positive for freight rates because of the low-sulphur regulations, which take effect from ...
  • Australia is bullish on IMO reform proposal
    The Pacific country expects its proposal to make the IMO more transparent will be welcomed by fellow member states at...
  • Lloyd Fonds sets out plan to reposition business
    Move implies shipping activities will be placed on back burner
  • Yang appointed as CSSC general manager
    Appointment follows a series of top management changes in China's state-owned shipbuilding sector
  • American Club marks centenary with return to surplus
    Gourdomichalis and Bondurant elected new chairman and deputy chairman
  • BW LPG sends open letter to Dorian to revive merger offer
    BW letter says that 'we have engaged with a significant percentage of Dorian's shareholder base and their response to the proposed...
  • Georgia and South Carolina chassis pool aims to cut costs
    Efficient, modern fleet sought to deal with increasing container volumes in the US southeast
  • Vinalines privatisation plan gets green light
    All assets will be transferred to a new joint stock company named Vietnam Maritime Corporation (VIMC).
  • Italy accepts rescued migrants from Maersk boxship
    World Shipping Council adds voice to calls for clarity over Solas obligations
  • Sovcomflot cautious on LNG shipping despite bullish outlook
    Russian carrier wants to be 'a service provider rather than an asset player' in the booming LNG trade
  • Daily Briefing
    Saadé stamped his personality on to container shipping | CMA CGM founding president dies at 81| It is Seafarers' Day...
  • South Korea to boost offshore wind power capacity
    In short term, the government will support installation of 500 MW-class wind turbines along the coast

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 26, 2018
  • BCOs, truckers hope PierPass 2.0 delay will produce more gate equity
  • ELDs fuel efforts to change US trucking work rules
  • Reporter's Notebook: ELD violations fall amid effort to simplify US ag truck rules
  • India pushes east coast ports to seek transhipment business
  • LA-LB port complex confident it's chassis-ready for peak season

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 26, 2018
  • American Club's 101st meeting marked at New York celebration
    The American Club held its annual dinner in celebration of its 101st meeting in the Rainbow Room atop New York City's 30 Rockefeller Plaza. The event last week attracted 230 club members, lawyers and insurance brokers, and included a speech by club chief executive Joseph Hughes recalling wartime UK prime minister Winston Churchill. The night also featured American Club president Vincent Solarin
  • Norwegian investor adds voice to VLGC takeover drama
    Sissener understands Dorian's rejection but calls for board to negotiate with BW LPG on $1.1bn takeover offer.
  • Port Arthur LNG signs offtake deal with PGN
    Polish energy marketer will need shipping as it locks up cargoes from as-yet unbuilt US LNG plant.
  • Nova Marine Carriers in 18 ship newbuilding deal
    Chinese shipyard nets newbuilding orders worth $150m from Swiss-Italian company
  • TOTE sees favourable pricing for LNG bunkers
    Natural gas costs currently favour LNG bunkering as penetration of fuel increases.
  • 'Visionary creator' Saade was a 'survivor'
    Tributes pour in for CMA CGM founder Jacques Saade who has died aged 81.
  • Total and Pavilion hook up on LNG bunkering
    New partners to develop supply chain for Singapore using specialised vessel newbuilding.
  • Northern Drilling looks for full Oslo listing
    John Fredriksen's Northern Drilling is looking to take up a full listing on the Oslo Stock Exchange. It is presently trading on the Oslo Axess. In May the company raised $250m from a private placement working with DNB Markets, ABN AMRO Bank, Arctic Securities, Fearnley Securities and Pareto Securities.
  • Trafigura to buy Freeport LNG cargoes over three years
    Trader will take 0.5m tonnes per year from US on FOB basis.
  • Okeanis Eco Tankers nets $100m ahead of listing
    Stock in Alafouzos family backed shipowning vehicle set to begin trading as early as next week.
  • Legal bid to remove Rena from reef fails
    Wreck of boxship to stay in place after challenge dismissed in New Zealand.
  • VIDEO: Buss boxship grounds on breakwater
    German ship refloated by tugs at Torshavn in the Faroe Islands.
  • Nordic American Tankers takes sales tally to eight
    Three more veteran vessels have been sold from the fleet of Herbjorn Hansson-led company.
  • Genco shows GoodBulk how to get a deal done on Wall Street
    IPO pricing will be key for Radziwill as New York begins to trust the idea of a dry bulk recovery
  • ITIC defends shipmanager against negligence claim
    Allegation refuted by insurer after loss of lifeboat in Japan.
  • Maersk chairman insists new strategy will succeed
    AP Moller-Maersk chairman Jim Hagemann Snabe has defended the company's strategic shift from a shipping and energy conglomerate into a container and logistics specialist. The Danish giant has faced questions on the decision from some investors, fueled in part by a recovery in the oil businesses which are being sold. Skou setting up AP Moller as FedEx of box logistics In an interview with Borsen
  • Empire scores 75% profit on supramax sale
    Greek shipowner Empire Bulkers has scored a profit of more than 75% on the sale of a 15-year-old supramax that it bought two years ago. Shipbrokers said the Stamatis Molaris-led company sold the 53,000-dwt bulker Mastro Nikolas (built 2003) to an undisclosed buyer for $9.5m. Empire trims bulker fleet again with sale Empire did not respond to a request for comments. The company purchased the
  • Migrants allowed to leave Maersk boxship
    108 people disembark Alexander Maersk in Sicilian port.
  • Ahrenkiel Steamship lines up supramax leasing deal
    Bocomm Leasing said to have paid in the region of $55m for German owner's supramax stable.
  • UCL questions benefits of LNG shipping drive
    Study says $500m EU spend is a climate "dead-end"; non-fossil fuels must be used.
  • Super Eco to pick up $8.6m for ageing unit
    Greek product tanker owner Super Eco Tankers Management is selling one of its vintage units. Brokers said the Piraeus-based company has sold the 37,000-dwt Nicos Tomasos (built 2003) to an undisclosed buyer for $8.6m. Interorient tanker sale shows softening of asset values The company is known for its well-maintained fleet. The Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD)-built vessel fetched a similar price t
  • Fjord1 drives record result for Havila Holding
    Saevik family company banks strong profit despite offshore sector struggles.
  • AHTS rates more than double as Norway sells out
    Owners secure $58,000 per day in North Sea as spot tonnage tied up.
  • Les Dick pleads not guilty to animal cruelty
    Australian CEO and his company LD Shipping charged over cattle deaths.
  • Artemis Investment tops up Borr Drilling stake
    UK fund Artemis Investment Management has topped up its stake in Tor Olav Troim's Borr Drilling. Borr Drilling banks $350m as growth phase nears end It bought a bundle of 21,987 shares yesterday, to take its holding back to 5% of the company. Overall, Artemis has 26,632,110 shares in the jack-up rig specialist, worth NOK 1.03bn ($127.20m). Borr started with the purchase of two Hercules Offshor
  • Songa sets up dividend as Star deal nears finishing line
    A $151m payout to investors on the way as completion date and Star's Oslo listing set.
  • BW LPG calls Dorian board to the negotiating table
    Executives file second open letter a couple of weeks after takeover offer was rejected.
  • Dof Subsea ties up OSV duo
    Norwegian owner secures several contracts in Atlantic region.
  • Skangas supplies its first LBG to tanker
    Swedish company provides biogas bunkers to Furetank vessel.
  • Liquidators move in at Titan parent's unit
    Hong Kong yard group to keep shareholders informed of state of Guangdong Zhenrong Energy (HK).
  • HFW: no time for complacency on Ebola
    Law firm advises amending of Bimco clauses for vessels calling in affected areas.
  • Korea Shipping Corp books coal carriers at Daesun
    Self-unloading vessels ordered against long term charters from utility company.
  • Hapag-Lloyd plans second transpacific GRI
    Liner firm will have added $1,200 to cost of shipping container from Asia to the US since mid-June.
  • Inmarsat takeover battle looks to be two-way fight
    Eutelsat Communications latest company to express interest in maritime satellite company.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 26, 2018
  • Nearly 300 groups support tariff authority check
    A coalition of more than 270 national, state and local U.S. business groups on Tuesday sent a letter to the Senate in support of a bill by ...
  • Funds available for marine highway projects
    The Maritime Administration said it will award $6.79 million in grants for short sea shipping or marine highway projects....
  • American Shipper blockchain webinar Thursday
    Join American Shipper Research for a one-hour interactive discussion about the future of blockchain-enabled supply chains at 2 p.m. EDT Thu...
  • Executive Moves: Hamburg Süd and Port of Hamburg
    Hamburg Süd has promoted Felix Brückner to the position of assistant vice president of Area West Coast sales based in Long Beach, Calif., e...
  • Spot container rates slide
    Two of the primary indices for measuring spot rates in container shipping slipped last week compared with the previous week, but one also s...
  • Two XPO workers killed at upstate New York facility
    Two XPO Logistics employees were killed in an incident at the trucking and third-party logistics provider's facility in Lockport, N.Y., acc...
  • 'PierPass 2.0' pushed back to fourth quarter
    Container terminal operators in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach now expect their revised PierPass OffPeak program will go into effe...
  • Harley-Davidson shifting some production out of U.S.
    Harley-Davidson will shift some production out of the United States to address the "substantial cost" of retaliatory EU tariffs imposed Jun...
  • U.S. maritime academies graduate more than 1,600
    The nation's seven maritime academies this year graduated more than 1,600 men and women who will join the ranks of the U.S. merchant marine...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 26, 2018
  • Backlog at Rotterdam builds as clean-up after oil spill continues
    Spill may take several weeks to clean up, sources said.
  • INTERVIEW CORRECTION: BW LPG can convert 19 VLGCs to use LPG as bunker fuel
    LPG is a viable marine fuel choice to meet the IMO 2020 rule.
  • China-US trade spat to hit VLCC demand; Iran purchases to continue: Sinopec
    Based on current crude prices, the proposed Chinese tariff will push up the cost of US crude oil delivered into China by as much as $18-$19/b.
  • IBIA wants uniform approach to sulfur testing, reporting as IMO 2020 rule looms
    IBIA's submisssion comes ahead of a key PPR inter-sessional working group taking place at the IMO in July.
  • SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts proposes Panamax north Pacific dry bulk TCE assessment
    The move would reflect the market's growing interest in these prices, effective August 1, 2018.
  • Japan seeks to secure 'early' US exemption for Iran oil imports: source
    "We will have to take certain measures if things move because the US wants to take [Iranian oil] to zero," Tsukioka said.
  • World Fuel Services plans upgrade at Falmouth terminal ahead of IMO 2020
    The move will include the introduction of a new 2,200 cu m cargo vessel, able to segregate up to five grades of fuel.
  • TANKERS: Scorpio enters fourth sale/leaseback for extra $42 mil in liquidity
    Scorpio will bareboat charter-in the vessels for seven years, with purchasing options for the tonnage beginning at the end of the third year of each leaseback agreement.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
London
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
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
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail
VAT number: 03532950106
Press Reg.: nr 33/96 Genoa Court
Editor in chief: Bruno Bellio
No part may be reproduced without the express permission of the publisher
Search on inforMARE Presentation
Feed RSS Advertising spaces

inforMARE in Pdf
Mobile