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October 31, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco Shipping Ports profits soar 33.5pc, but trade war blights future
  • OOIL Q3 sales up 7pc to US$1.55 billion as per box revenue rises .01pc
  • Togo's Port of Lome tops Lagos as West Africa's No 1 container hub
  • IBM and Maersk struggle to sign carriers to join blockchain scheme
  • Gulftainer to invest up to US$3 billion in Mideast, US, Africa and Asia
  • Popularity of shipboard exhaust scrubbers grows as cost fears fade
  • Gap closes among top-rated 3PLs - DHL, XPO and CH Robinson
  • India, Bangladesh sign cargo, passenger, port and waterways pacts
  • SCPA celebrates Inland Port Greer's fifth year of beating projections
  • IMO provide downloadable 'toolkits' to cut ship and port emissions
  • BAWAT 'revolutionary' ballast water treatment exterminates with heat
  • Chevron Marine, ExxonMobil offer lubricants for low sulphur fuel use
  • Danish supply chain giant DSV exits CEVA bidding after offer rejected
  • Remote-controlled tug is tested on Lufthansa planes at Frankfurt airport
  • Etihad and Saudia start codeshare, agree to collaborate on cargo
  • Oman Aviation Group signs 2 deals to enhance air cargo capabilities

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 30, 2018
  • Govt has taken various policy decisions & initiatives to increase the share of Indian seafarers at global level: Mansukh Mandaviya
  • HMM targets capacity of 100 m TEUs & $ 10 bn in annual revenue by 2022
  • SCFI Asia-US rates surge
  • SCI bags award & commendations in Dubai
  • UK freight forwarders not too happy with budget
  • Paradip Port implements innovative Mediterranean Mooring type of berthing
  • Snowman Logistics sees robust quarter-on-quarter growth
  • Govt has identified 12 champion sectors to promote exports: Suresh Prabhu
  • Shippers & LSP Business Forum on CTL 2018 in Vadodara generating tremendous response from fraternity

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Lucrative markets
  • Spanish food retailer goes for gas
  • Growth stemming from DB rivals
  • Award for Geodis Italy innovation
  • Another multimodal link from port of Barcelona
  • Fourth B747F in Cargologicair's fleet
  • Noerpel expecting excavators in Munich
  • Two new faces at Hill Dickinson Hong Kong
  • BBC and Seaboard go climbing on the Andes
  • Plans for new oil export terminal at Corpus Christi port
  • Qatar Cargo rolls out automated mail management system
  • Strong growth in domestic market
  • JV to improve rail infrastructure in Saudi Arabia
  • Guadeloupe Port Caraïbes sets up research alliance
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Siemens and CDG Airport extend service contract
  • Goods going the high speed way in Italy
  • Istanbul says "yes", Mexicans vote "no"

IHS Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 30, 2018
  • Corpus Christi takes on second shore-based VLCC project
  • ECSA presses EU to drive change in South Asian ship recycling
  • Small surplus, stable premiums at German defence club
  • Euronav runs up fresh losses in Q3 but says market is improving
  • Congo builds sea trade self-reliance
  • DEME chooses LNG over scrubbers
  • Euronav fires broadside against IMO 2020 scrubber drive
  • Uncertainty over future of Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik
  • Global Ship Lease in merger with Poseidon Containers
  • Safety 2: Digging deeper than human error to root causes of shipboard incidents
  • Pakistani recyclers switch focus to bulk carriers
  • Varun Chhabria to drive Greenergy's bunkering ambitions

The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 30, 2018
  • Air freight market heating up fast as the peak season gains height
  • Shipowners Global Ship Lease and Poseidon Containers to merge
  • HMM unveils ambitious plan to double box ship capacity with new ULCVs
  • Lufthansa Cargo stays positive as nine-month results bring good and bad news
  • IMO launches initiative to help remove plastic litter at sea
  • It's coming....The Loadstar Premium is set to launch next week
  • Pirates seize 11-strong crew of Maersk-chartered containership off Nigeria

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 30, 2018
  • ABS Executive Kirsi Tikka discusses IMO 2020 Sulfur Cap
  • Two-deck ferry will become four-deck cruise vessel
  • U.S. yard contracts boost ST Engineering marine sector order book
  • Deltamarin and Elomatic win MV Werften cruise ship design contract
  • Why Euronav is skeptical on scrubbers

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 30, 2018
  • Ince chair pledges no diminution of shipping reach after Dadds takeover
    Ince & Co has been acquired by Gordon Dadds in a deal that will create the largest listed law firm...
  • Cosco Shipping Holdings suffers without state subsidies
    Excluding OOIL's contribution, liftings increased by 7.3% to 5m teu, while liner shipping revenue expanded 8.5% to Yuan22.6bn
  • Marine consultancy offers 'fresh thinking' on emerging risk exposure
    The tsunami of regulatory red tape engulfing shipping has opened the way to sell services to shipowners, charterers and insurers...
  • Shipping lines not future competitors, says leading forwarder
    Jens Bjørn Andersen says fowarders have a 'far larger value proposition' over their liner counterparts
  • Cutting CO2 output is the biggest challenge facing shipping
    No ifs, no buts - the goal is clear. Shipping needs to phase out CO2 emissions from shipping completely, ICS chair...
  • Rotterdam sees continued box growth
    Rotterdam handled 10.8m teu in the January-September period, a rise of 5.7% on 2017 levels
  • Piracy incidents blight Gulf of Guinea
    High alert in Gulf of Guinea as boxship crew abducted and two vessels attacked within an hour
  • DryShips buys four vessels from Economou unit
    The three newcastlemax bulkers and an aframax tanker will be delivered to DryShips before the end of the year
  • Cainiao books 1,000 containers for shopping festival
    Chinese e-commerce giant is expanding its online shopping extravaganza, which drives a tariff of 100m parcels across the country and...
  • Euronav warns against scrubbers
    Tanker owner suffers increased losses in the third quarter but remains confident of market fundamental improvements
  • Nicholas Inglessis elected chair of UK Club
    Industry veteran Greek has been director of Samos Steamship since 1991
  • EU sets out key tests for consortia block exemption
    Further container line consolidation would require extensive consideration and scrutiny by competition authorities before it could be approved, regulator says
  • Daily Briefing
    Ince goes public with Dadds deal | Why a Cosco-Sovcomflot tie-up might make sense | Overlooking safety is not being...
  • Cosco Shipping Ports maintains volume growth but sees weaker end to year
    Third-quarter volumes rose 11.1% to 30.8m teu as some of the equity terminals slowed down
  • China Merchants Energy Shipping to benefit from VLCC recovery
    Shenwan Hongyuan Securities estimates CMES's average VLCC TCE in 2018, 2019 and 2020 to reach $21,000, $30,000 and $50,000, respectively
  • MISC wins $176m FSO contract from Idemitsu Kogan
    The seven-year contract will be for work at the Sao Vang and Dai Nguyet Development Project offshore Vietnam
  • Global Ship Lease in merger deal with Poseidon Containers
    Global Ship Lease chief executive Ian Webber will continue as chief executive of the combined company

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 30, 2018
  • New ILWU leadership team certified
  • Cost of low-sulfur rule to shippers slowly comes into view
  • JNPT rail dwell times decrease again in September
  • CMA CGM levies low-sulfur surcharge on Asia-Europe
  • Infographic: NY-NJ port's quest for chassis fluidity
  • Shippers turn to technology for sharper supply chain vision
  • Top Europe ports tracking growth despite slowing Asian trade
  • US warehouse buildout can't dent record vacancy lows, rent highs

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 30, 2018
  • Cosco Shipping Energy slumps to nine-month loss of $39m
    The Shanghai- and Hong Kong-listed tanker arm of Cosco suffers from weak tanker earnings amid fleet expansion.
  • Cosco Shipping Holdings sees profit fall
    Container giant Cosco Shipping Holdings has seen its third quarter profit fall despite the takeover of OOIL boosting its top line. OOIL set to flex its muscles, says new chairman Hong Kong-listed Cosco Holdings recorded net income of CNY 821.8m ($118m) in the three months to the end of September, down from CNY 872.4m 12 months previously. Revenue climbed from CNY 24.1bn to CNY 37m year-on-year
  • Warm, wet winter pressures capesize rates
    Downside risk in the capesize bulker market has emerged in the forms of a warm, wet winter in East Asia and underperforming Chinese imports of coal and iron ore, according to a Refinitiv analyst. While holding firm above $18,000 per day for most of October, the weighted time charter average for capes on the Baltic Exchange has failed to break the $20,000-per-day market. "The capesize market is f
  • Rodgers happy to fight 'lonely battle' against scrubber herd
    Euronav chief executive content to go against conventional wisdom in approach to IMO 2020.
  • Seabury Maritime strengthens top team
    Former Oldendorff and Maren Group execs to head digital and green units at US bank.
  • Grupo TMM posts small profit in third quarter
    Grupo TMM posted profits - if only tiny ones - for the third quarter of 2018. The Mexican shipowner reported MXN 1.2m ($59,893) in operating income made in the third quarter, for a total of MXN 50.5m through 30 September. Last year, the company had MXN 26.4m losses in the third quarter and MXN 45.2m in the first nine months of 2017. Revenues have dropped year over year, from MXN 1.8bn in the fi
  • Philippines warns of imminent pirate attack
    Abu Sayyaf terrorists plotting to kidnap crews in Sabah, coast guard says.
  • "Renegade" Oxygen Maritime tanker to be sold in Singapore
    UK court rules that Megacore Honami can be arrested after going "on the run" from creditor TMF in "flagrant breach" of covenant.
  • Judge bars Baltimore port workers from illegally striking
    A federal judge is keeping Port of Baltimore workers on the job after an apparent strike attempt shut down one of the port's terminals Monday. According to a complaint filed in Maryland district court by the Steamship Trade Association (STA) of Baltimore, mechanics and container handling equipment operators at the Seagrit Marine Terminal either walked off the job or never showed up, in defiance o
  • Tufton Oceanic Assets in black for third quarter
    Tufton Oceanic Assets was profitable in the third quarter as it continued to build up its fleet. London-listed Tufton Assets reported an operating profit of $0.018 per share for the period. Tufton Oceanic Assets takes full control of LPG carrier Tufton Oceanic Assets aims for $100m share sale The company, which has now invested its IPO proceeds and is eyeing further growth, paid a dividend of
  • Skangas inks supply deal with Gothia Tanker Alliance
    Skangas has inked a deal with members of the Gothia Tanker Alliance to supply LNG as a marine fuel to their ships. The deal covers both existing vessels and newbuildings owned by Furetank Reder, Erik Thun and Rederi AB Alvtank, a statement said. Furetank managing director Lars Hoglund said investing in LNG fueled vessels contributues to the Swedish Shipowners' Association's target for zero emiss
  • S Bulkers flips ship for profit within 12 months of purchase
    Athens-based S Bulkers is said to have struck a deal to dispose of a bulker at a profit, less than a year after buying it. Greece's Load Line linked to supramax from Nautical Bulk Stalwart sells final chemical tanker from its original fleet US brokers said the Dimitrios Souravlas-led shipowner has sold the 37,000-dwt Sea Bronze (built 2007) to a Vietnamese buyer for $11.5m. While lower than
  • Samos Steamship's Inglessis takes UK P&I Club chair
    Greek director takes over from Alan Olivier at insurer.
  • SDR refunds premiums for laid-up vessels
    German insurer also freezes fees in tough times for domestic sector.
  • Diana Shipping pays $63.25m to redeem notes
    Diana Shipping has set cash from a bond issue to work to repay established debt. New York-listed Diana closed a $100m bond issue in Oslo this summer and has now completed the redemption of a bond which was to fall due in 2020. It has paid $63.25m to redeem 100% of the notes.
  • Seaport Global positive on VLCC market recovery
    Seaport Global is backing the big tanker market to remain in balance next year following a stellar start to the fourth quarter boosted by seasonality and fresh sanctions against Iran. Analyst Magnus Fyhr says while investors are concerned about VLCC newbuilding delivered in 2019, he feels increased floating storage, scrapping ahead of IMO 2020 and rising US exports will assist the market next yea
  • Topaz snaps up Nam Cheong anchor-handlers
    Middle East owner boosts capacity as it returns to profit in third quarter.
  • Ship Finance International confirms sale of oldest tanker
    John Fredriksen-led Ship Finance International has confirmed that it offloaded its oldest tanker - but the buyer remains unknown. As TradeWinds previously reported, the Norwegian shipowner announced the $20.7m sale of the 300,000-dwt Front Ariake (built 2001) to an unnamed, but unrelated, company midday Tuesday. The deal includes a $3.4 million interest-bearing loan note from sister company Fron
  • Iranian sanctions 'really biting', says Paddy Rodgers
    Euronav chief explains the impact of changing trade patterns and idling of NITC fleet.
  • Nasdaq gives Globus Maritime thumbs up
    Globus Maritime is back in NASDAQ's good book. The Greek bulker owner said it was back in compliance with the exchange's $1 per share minimum closing bid price, after staying above the threshold from Oct. 15 to Oct. 26. Globus received word of its compliance in a letter Tuesday. The company's shares rose 0.9% to $6.14 in midday trading Tuesday.
  • NATO reports vessel hijacked off Congo
    Another ship came under attack in Gulf of Guinea, but is reported as safe.
  • Van Uden Shipping boss steers outfit to better times
    Julie van 't Hoff describes the challenges facing the Dutch group's shipping unit and details her rise to a managing director in the family firm
  • Euroseas preps stock sale and refinances in bid for expansion cash
    Euroseas is raising funds as it eyes opportunities to expand its fleet. The New York traded Greek shipowner announced Tuesday that it is looking to raise $4.2m through the sale of new shares. The company also revealed that in August, took out a $30m loan to refinance existing debt, in addition to help fund new acquisitions or provide working capital. "We constantly evaluate vessel purchase opp
  • Princess loses title after marrying NYK's Moriya
    Japan's Ayako no longer royal after ceremony with "commoner".
  • ICBC supramax stuck in Iran as sanctions loom
    Officials of giant Chinese bank's shipping department work to secure the release of detained vessel and avoid possible exposure to US measures
  • Bahri sees upturn in VLCC sector by mid-2019
    Executive of Saudi shipowning giant says sanctions against Iran should spur improvement in crude tanker trades
  • Wilson buys six bulkers from Stromberg
    Norwegian owner takes control of cargoships it was chartering from compatriot.
  • Euronav puts scrubbers in the spotlight amid third quarter loss
    New York-listed shipowner raises three key objections to exhaust gas cleaning systems.
  • Hill Dickinson expands Hong Kong team
    Law firm adds Edward Liu and Antony Cowie as counsel.
  • Bohai Ferry orders $60m ro-pax double
    Chinese owner opts for Yantai CIMC Raffles for fleet expansion.
  • Laskaridis: no offshore push after PSV buy
    Greek owner confirms auction acquisition but says it is one-off.
  • DryShips to buy four ships from Economou
    News of acquisitions comes as diversified shipowner reports another profitable quarter.
  • Noble expects third quarter loss due to restructuring expenses
    Hong Kong-based commodities trader says nine month losses will likely top $300m.
  • Global Ship Lease sees third quarter profit cut in half
    US-listed container leasing firm hurt by weaker rates from non-CMA CGM chartered tonnage.
  • Global Ship Lease to merge with Poseidon Containers
    Combination will create a company with a fleet of 38 vessels focused on mid-sized and smaller vessels. a

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 30, 2018
  • Oil price drop gives breathing room but market not out of woods yet: IEA's Birol
    The recent drop in oil prices by around $10/b is a welcome change and gives breathing room to oil consumers, but the market is not out of the woods yet and the coming months will be very challenging, Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency, said Tuesday.
  • Iranian VLCC Dover anchored off Batu Pahat, West Malaysia: cFlow
    The Iranian VLCC Dover was anchored and stationary off the coast of West Malaysia near Batu Pahat STS zone as of 0052 GMT Tuesday, having arrived Monday, at a time when all eyes are on Iran's crude and condensate exports with US sanctions snapping back in six days' time.
  • NYMEX contango eases after volatile session
    Contango in NYMEX crude futures eased in afternoon trading Tuesday, despite prompt-month declines across the oil complex.
  • TANKERS: Euronav upbeat on pre-IMO 2020 tanker market opportunities
    Dirty tanker owner Euronav believes it "should have the market rocking on our side" in 2019 and 2020, even without scrubber-fitted tonnage in the global 0.5% sulfur bunker fuel environment, a senior executive said during its third-quarter 2018 earnings call Tuesday.
  • Demand from Singapore for fuel oil leaves Europe short of product
    The European fuel oil market has become quiet dry as demand from Singapore has drawn vast volumes from typically net-long Europe, resulting in a spike in Suezmax freight rates, sources said Tuesday.
  • NWE M100 fuel oil slides on short cutterstock availability: sources
    Prices of Russian M100 fuel oil in Northwest Europe have begun to slide due to a lack of cutterstock in Europe and expensive gasoil, despite the active fuel oil arbitrage east.
  • China's Sinopec to supply first IMO 2020 compliant bunker fuel from Aug 2019
    LSFO being produced is being sent to laboratories for testing, with the tests expected to run till February next year, a source said.
  • External: Marine Bunkering(Rotterdam)B.V.
  • Singapore front month HSFO time spread at 3-month high on firm fundamentals
    Going into 2019, the HSFO market will likely stay backwardated as the overall supply tightens with the upcoming IMO 2020 rule.
  • Cracking margins pilot Asian sweet crudes amid tepid year-end buying
    An oversupply of condensates and an influx of Vietnamese crudes weighed down on trading outlook, sources said.

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Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
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Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
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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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