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August 1, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • HK needs a centralised port authority to cope with rising competition
  • BIFA warns of lack of directions to deal with no-deal Brexit
  • Rotterdam port handles record 240m tonnes of cargo
  • ICL switches UK port call to Southampton, dropping Liverpool
  • CN posts record Q2 earnings, revenue and operating income
  • London September 11 conference on salvage casualty response
  • Asia Pacific air cargo demand drops in June with weaker exports
  • DHL Parcel raises charges due to higher transport and personnel costs
  • Kuehne+Nagel strengthens perishables network in Canada

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 31, 2019
  • Cogoport adds refrigerated shipping services in major development for India's burgeoning reefer industry
  • FIATA pledges to lead forwarders through the digital age
  • MOL Group companies win two awards at 'Ship of the Year' honours
  • Navigability of National Waterways monitored by regular hydrographic surveys & channel inspection, says Minister
  • Shipping Ministry appoints committee to promote coastal shipping
  • PSA's Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals achieves new productivity record
  • MEIS to be phased out after India's export "subsidy" challenged

The Loadstarweb site
JULY 31, 2019
  • ONE reports first quarterly profit as its business turnaround continues
  • Supply chain radar: 'Bye 'bye Panalpina - the 'last call to paradise'...
  • 'Significant' changes at Ceva in H1 as CMA CGM makes its presence felt
  • UPS launches international economy option targeting small parcels, but quietly
  • Tight grip on costs keeps DSV on course, despite 'difficult' markets
  • NAST gives CH Robinson a boost as second-quarter revenues plunge
  • Davies Turner still has a taste for Turkey, despite local trade volatility
  • Former CEO of DHL on leading it through an existential crisis
  • Keith Winters takes over as CEO at Crane Worldwide Logistics
  • On the wires: CMA CGM running Ceva as 'others could only dream about'? Not yet, but...
  • On the wires: Stop it, CH Robinson!
  • Supply chain radar: Like all the others, DSV is not in its prime anymore - so what?

Marine Logweb site
JULY 31, 2019
  • Navy works to make all its ships stay the same shade of gray
    The U.S. Navy would prefer that its ships be just one shade of gray. Now, a pigment package designed by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) to slow discoloration of the exterior
  • Legislation seeks to free up funding for MKARNS upgrades
    U.S. Senators Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.), along with Governors Kevin Stitt (R-Okla.) and Asa Hutchinson (R-Ark.), announced provisions in America's Transportation Infrastructure Act that outline the future for modernizing
  • Scorpio Tankers loses less, gets scrubber financing
    Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG) has reported its results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019. For the three months ended June 30, 2019, the company's net loss was
  • Terral rebuilds boat it bought from Kinder Morgan
    Lake Providence, La., headquartered Terral River Service, Inc. reports that the M/V Lena Louise, a boat acquired from Kinder Morgan in 2017 and previously named the M/V Austin Stone, is back in
  • USCG starts formal investigation of fatal Augur lifeboat incident
    Rear Adm. John Nadeau, who recently took command of the Eighth Coast Guard District in New Orleans, convened a formal investigation last week into a fatal incident that occurred onboard Shell's Augur
  • Samsung Heavy gets DNV GL type approval for lithium-ion battery system
    Shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) reports that it has received a type approval certificate from DNV-GL for a marine lithium ion battery system, jointly developed with sister company Samsung SDI. This is

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 31, 2019
  • Teekay Offshore cuts second-quarter losses
    Revenue stayed the same, but losses were significantly less than for the same period last year
  • Capital Product increases profit after tanker spin-off
    Net income rises to $7.8m for the second quarter, versus $4m in the same quarter a year ago
  • Navios Partners lines up $140m refinancing deal
    The new credit facility agreed this month, subject to final documentation signing, is with an unnamed commercial bank
  • Swedish Club doubles war risk premiums as Hellenic trims rates 10%
    'Hellenic... is financially strong and in a very good position, and had a lot of members affected by additional premiums...
  • The Interview: Nick Shaw
    Nick Shaw got the job as chief executive of the International Group after only the second employment interview of his...
  • Pacific Basin still ripe for vessel acquisitions
    Hong Kong-based company operated an average of 230 smaller-sized bulkers in the first half of the year. It owns 115...
  • Yilport inks 49-year concession at Taranto
    'Once we build relations with container lines, they will bring their cargo here. Then the business will peak. We foresee...
  • US leads talks on international naval mission to protect Hormuz shipping
    Germany is said to have already turned down a formal request from Washington to participate in a US-led naval mission...
  • Investment gains boost SIPG's profits
    Net profit for the port operator jumped more than 29% year on year to $635m for the first half of...
  • Charterers are the key to greener shipping
    An academic study has concluded that vessel charterers benefit more from trading opportunities than from saving the planet. Until that...
  • Tokyo and Paris MOUs launch emergency system inspection blitz
    One of the goals of the campaign is to ensure that ships are capable of responding appropriately and promptly to...
  • Japan's big three hit by lower dry bulk rates
    Product tanker rates set to rise because of an increase in demand for gas oil transportation before the 2020 sulphur...
  • Royal Navy reports 85 Iranian 'interactions' in Hormuz
    British naval ships have been directly escorting or accompanying UK-flagged ships through the energy commodities waterway throughout July, amid an...
  • Daily Briefing
    Clock ticking to avoid Brexit shambles | Singapore yards on recovery path despite tougher climate | EIA earmarks Europe as...
  • Stena Bulk expresses 'growing concern' for welfare of detained crew
    The company reiterated that there is no evidence of a collision involving the vessel as alleged by Iran
  • Singapore releases Kunlun LPG carriers
    One of the two liquefied petroleum gas tankers has left Singaporean waters and is headed for China, Lloyd's List Intelligence...
  • Golar and Exmar contest Leviathan FLNG project
    At stake is a term charter from the Noble-operated Leviathan project for the supply of Israel's first FLNG
  • ONE posts maiden quarterly profit
    ONE has revised up its forecast of profit for this fiscal year to $90m because of a stronger performance in...
  • Charterers 'behaving rationally' in rejecting virtual arrival clauses
    In theory, 'virtual arrival' would enable ships to reduce speed, and thereby emissions; in practice an academic study found charterers'...
  • Port of Boston sees impacts of Sino-US tariffs on container throughput
    The port's trade with China declined by 3.94% to $971.71m as exports dropped 20.36% to $138.76m, while imports fell only...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 31, 2019
  • Carriers get reprieve on new India manifest rule
  • ONE shrugs off poor first year with Q1 profit
  • DSV chief: Low rates will take sting out of IMO 2020
  • More US projects get DOT's 'marine highway' designation
  • Odyn buy boosts Turvo in logistics software space
  • Mexico enhances play as regional supply chain gateway

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 31, 2019
  • Coastal Oil Holdings handysize tanker sails to Norstar Shipping
    Singapore company takes control of product tanker, while sistership goes to Chinese interests
  • Chemical tanker Folk Beauty could take the prize at auction
    Folk Beauty expected to attract strong buyer interest when goes under the hammer in Singapore
  • Samos Steamship sheds oldest tanker
    Greek company said to have sold a 14-year-old aframax, just a few weeks after being linked to the purchase of a capesize
  • Oman Shipping makes $46m entry into ultramax bulker market
    Busy year continues for shipowner with two-unit purchase
  • Prelude, Ichthys bad for VLGCs but good for smaller LPG carriers
    Australian LPG exports are set to rise from the two projects, cutting tonne-mile demand but potentially boosting regional trade
  • Coalition members to bear the burden in US group
    It would be 'an 80 or 90 percent coalition effort and a much smaller US effort'
  • Shipping lifts NYK into black for second quarter
    NYK's bulk shipping and liner segments were enough to pull the company's second quarter results out of the red. The Japanese shipping giant reported Wednesday an $88m (¥9.5bn) profit for the second three months of 2019, the first quarter of NYK's fiscal year. NYK goes cashless with new crew app NYK Line set to nudge up berths at Hyundai Samho For the quarter, the company's liner trade segment
  • Shipping leaders urge delay to Panama Canal toll hike
    Lobby warns that implementation on 1 January will have 'negative impact'
  • Navios Partners seals new $140m loan and strikes two leaseback deals
    While profits slump, the partnership has sold a capesize and a panamax and has refinanced other vessels
  • Scorpio Tankers tracks rates from 'nowhere land' to IMO 2020 promised land
    Scorpio Tankers executives today set out how the spot market should pull away from its present "nowhere land" in the "dark days of summer" and move towards the promised land of IMO 2020. The New York-listed shipowner also revealed it has no plans to avoid the Strait of Hormuz, following the seizure of the 50,000-dwt Stena Impero (built 2018). Scorpio Tankers inks $87m in scrubber finance with fu
  • LNG carriers snapped up for multi-month business
    Energy majors and traders home in on vessels as activity picks up for winter coverage and beyond
  • Court battle ensues over Chilean FSRU-based LNG project
    Original developer accuses two former partners of snatching a planned LNG import terminal near Concepcion from him and associates
  • Reshaped Capital Product Partners sees profit spike
    Capital Product Partners has greatly improved its bottom line in the second quarter. The Jerry Kalogiratos-led owner posted a $7.89m profit for the second quarter versus $4.02m during the same period last year. Earnings per share came in at $0.44, beating Wall Street consensus of $0.43 and last year's figure of $0.08. Mediterranean Shipping Company strikes long-term deal for Capital Product pai
  • Ship sale hits Ardmore Shipping in second quarter
    A seasonal downturn and the loss from a May ship sale held down Ardmore Shipping's second quarter earnings. The New York-traded shipowner posted a $9.9m loss on Wednesday, versus an $8.6m loss for the same period the year prior. Ardmore Shipping said to have sold oldest tanker on its fleet Narrowing NAV gap could herald pick-up in shipping investment The performance came in a quarter where Ard
  • Eagle Bulk Shipping eyes growth options after six-ship deal
    Eagle Bulk Shipping has left the door open for further growth and mergers-and-acquisition activity after netting more than $114m to fund its second major enbloc transaction in under three years. Nasdaq-listed Eagle Bulk raised the capital from a convertible notes issue, with the backing of its two major investors, and is set to spend $122m on the new vessels, which will all be fitted with scrubbe
  • Figures that should set alarm bells ringing over ship safety standards
    Industry's shameful record prompts nations across Europe and Asia to launch clampdown on vessel emergency systems and procedures
  • Scorpio Tankers inks $87m in scrubber finance with further bank talks underway
    Scorpio Tankers has struck loans worth $87m to support a vast programme to fit scrubbers on its ships. It is also in talks to secure an addition $35m in debt to back a $120m project to meet IMO 2020 requirements. Scorpio's Bugbee and Deutsche Bank's Mehrotra go head to head over share sale strategy Scorpio Bulkers books strong results as it takes on tonnage New York-listed Scorpio Tankers reve
  • Kristian Siem steps back on to Siem Offshore board
    Eystein Eriksrud is vacating all of his executive positions within Siem Group companies
  • Repsol to build LNG bunker stations for Brittany Ferries newbuildings
    First of three LNG-fuelled ropax now set for delivery at end of this year
  • Ship Finance International taps into bond for extra cash
    John Fredriksen's Ship Finance International has tapped into an existing bond for additional capital. John Fredriksen's Ship Finance International banks $80m bond purse New York-listed Ship Finance has added NOK 100m ($11m) from a bond set for maturity in September 2023. The tap is a small chunk of capital for a company which invested around $1.2bn last year across a number of notable transacti
  • Kawasaki Heavy Industries reports shipbuilding loss
    Profits are down but Japanese yard builds up orderbook
  • Shortage of big containerships sparks resurgence in market
    Charter rates defy usual seasonal slump to hit a new high for this year
  • Ancient cargoship routes discovered in South Pacific
    On Watch: TradeWinds' weekly column taking a sideways look at shipping news
  • Another big loss but board says Kristian Gerhard Jebsen outfit is in 'good financial standing'
    Shipowner Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Skipsrederi (KGJS) has suffered heavy losses for the third year in a row, but the board insists it is "in a satisfactory and good 'financial standing". The Bergen-based company has just made the results for 2018 publicly available and they show a pre-tax loss of $86.6m, against a $165.8m loss the previous year. Leading in tankers KGJS made a huge impairment on
  • Greek handysize bulker buying picks up steam in July
    At least five small bulkers acquired by Hellenic buyers last month
  • Teekay Offshore Partners cuts second quarter loss
    Teekay Offshore Partners has cut its second quarter loss thanks to a sharp reduction in impairments and a profitable sale of vessels this time around. Brookfield-backed Teekay Offshore saw its bottom line loss run to $28m for the three months to the end of June, some way ahead of the $168m loss last time around. Ingvild Saether, chief executive of Teekay Offshore, pointed to "another good operat
  • Former Remi Maritime ship auctioned online in Greece
    A 10-year-old supramax bulker arrested earlier this year by the National Bank of Greece went under the hammer in the northern port city of Thessaloniki on 24 July, TradeWinds has learned. A single offer of just $5 more than the reserve price of $9m won the 57,000-dwt Blue Cat (built 2009) in an electronic auction. The buyer's identity was not revealed. Some brokers believe the ship was acquired b
  • Borr Drilling sights up to $52.4m from New York's first offshore IPO since 2014
    Tor Olav Troim's Borr Drilling is set to raise up to $52.4m from its initial public offering in New York which will end a half-decade drought for fresh offshore listings in the US financial capital. Borr priced its offering of five million shares at $9.30 each, with a further 750,000 shares set aside for its underwriters. Tor Olav Troim's Borr Drilling looks to fetch $50m from New York listing
  • Baltic Exchange in shipping emissions data project with GeoSpock
    Diversification on the cards as exchange adds to big data to its freight indices services
  • Golden Energy Management inks $150m tanker deal with STX
    Golden Energy's newbuildings will be fitted with scrubbers and built in South Korea to the latest IMO NOx Tier III emissions standards
  • Limited protection from swapping UK flag in the Strait of Hormuz
    Reflagging or dual registration of British-registered vessels passing through the crowded waterway may not be the solution in a time of rising international tensions
  • Mitsui OSK Lines powers to profit on turnaround at ONE
    Japanese shipowner said containership operation saw significant improvement in liftings
  • Reduced red ink at ONE helps K Line book profit
    Japanese owner back into the black as other key divisions also post improved profitability
  • Chevron backs Enterprise's Texas VLCC export terminal
    Pipeline operator says tie-up with US oil major supports projects final investment decision

American Shipperweb site
JULY 31, 2019
  • Democrat presidential hopefuls talk trade
    Tariffs and USMCA were among the topics discussed during Tuesday night's presidential debate.
  • GSC Logistics scores success with imports
    Handling about 12% of the Port of Oakland's imports, the drayage and warehouse company wants the port to preserve its recent success.
  • DSV outgrows market despite soft air demand
    The forwarding and logistics company moved 6% more containerized sea cargo in the second quarter and has received approval of its merger with Panalpina.
  • CEVA posts weak first-half results
  • Winters named Crane Worldwide CEO
  • Savannah's share of container imports grows

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 31, 2019
  • FUJAIRAH DATA: Refined product stocks fall 5.8% on heavy distillate decline
    "Activity in Fujairah has picked up, with availability of bunker barges at the port tightening as a result," the report said.
  • Japan's K Line secures compliant fuels in main bunker hubs as IMO 2020 nears
    K Line has also completed trials of such fuels on multiple vessel types as the IMO 2020 deadline drew closer.
  • Singapore delivered MGO premium retains strength after a month of MFM mandate
    "Premiums are likely to hold steady as more demand emerges ahead of IMO," a supplier of MGO said.
  • FUTURES: Crude rises on bullish US stock data, geopolitical risks
    Tension in the Middle East remains high, with Iran and France starting discussions about the nuclear deal, ANZ analysts said.
  • Falling Rhine levels risk distillates crunch as IMO 2020 looms
    "It is tight indeed, especially up to Basel, not many barge owners want to go there with water levels dropping," a barge source said.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
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- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
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
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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