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January 7, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rate flat at US$996/TEU, up 2.7pc to USWC
  • Intra-Asia/Mideast GLX calls at DaChan Bay Thursdays and Wednesdays
  • MSC takes over more of the cleanup of North Sea box spill
  • Boxes catch fire mid-Atlantic on Hapag-Lloyd's 7,510-TEUer
  • Beijing pledges more spending, less taxation in 2019 to boost growth
  • Los Angeles APM Terminals ramps up loading/discharge on a single ship
  • China's online regulators warn financial researchers against speculation
  • Week-long waits hit ships at Makassar box shop in South Sulawesi
  • Container shipping has potential to expand on deepened Mississippi
  • Kenyan appeals court halts petition over who runs Port of Mombasa
  • NYK gains funding to build its first methanol-powered chemical tanker
  • SF Express to develop air cargo hub at Chengdu Shuangliu Airport
  • Istanbul's new airport opening delayed again - now till March 3
  • Amazon to lease 10 more freighters from ATSG for Wilmington air park
  • Peak season fails to stop global air cargo falling 1.4pc in November

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 6, 2019
  • 'In 2019, I would like us to focus intently on strengthening our profitability'
  • 'The industry relies on the promise of a better future with optimism'
  • IRClass Review of 2018 & Projections for 2019
  • India Ports Global Chabahar Free Zone takes over interim operation of Iran's Chabahar Port
  • Major Ports on the growth path
  • Sanjay Sethi takes charge as Chairman of JNPT
  • Special Secretary (Logistics) holds joint review meeting at DPT
  • Leaner & greener shipping seen attracting investment in 2019
  • Measures being taken to curtail import of textiles

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Island-hopping to success
  • More autonomous trucks on trial in Australian mine
  • Balkan rail upgrade progressing
  • Crew fighting fire on "Yantian Express"
  • Krone overshoots EUR 2 billion turnover mark
  • Fourth B737-400BCF for Atran Airlines
  • Allianz pro Schiene elects new board
  • PD Ports: Short sighted vision threatens UK's growth
  • KN expands pharma chain network in Slovenia
  • Port of Dunkirk automates customs clearance
  • Saudia Cargo flies in event material from Europe
  • New CFO at CLX
  • New container train for hinterland traffic in Germany
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Angus Procter elected as Wet FFABA chairman
  • Moore Stephens: green times looming on horizon
  • Welsh food for Middle East
  • Air China touches down in Phnom Penh

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 4, 2019
  • Crew reported safe after fire breaks out on containership Yantian Express
  • Heavy snow and staff shortages freeze cargo operations at Kiev's airport
  • Strong demand keeping spot rates firm as new bunker adjustment fees come aboard
  • Lack of provision for freight in Trans-Pennine rail upgrade a serious mistake
  • Seko Logistics moves swiftly along acquisition trail with two strategic buys
  • Reforming container operations the main focus as K Line enters centenary year
  • Brexit: could Channel ports cope with 'no deal'?
  • Supply chain radar: Royal Mail preps for a buyout
  • Supply chain radar: AP Møller Mærsk's land of hope and glory?
  • Herb Kelleher, the most disruptive innovator in the airline business, dies at 87
  • Should Apple's results worry the air freight market?

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 4, 2019
  • Bouchard B. No. 295 completes major overhaul
  • Fires breaks out aboard Hapag-Lloyd containership
  • Norwegian tax change sees DHT duo relocate to Singapore
  • Corpus Christi entrance channel deepening to start this year
  • Aquaculture acquisition: InnovaSea to buy Nortek Akvakultur
  • Green shipping will continue to attract investors

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 4, 2019
  • MSC Zoe clean-up operation under way
    MSC has said it is not aware of any dangerous cargo spill
  • Great White Fleet to replace reefers with cellular boxships
    The weekly container service will use two chartered-in vessels of the modern type and will turn in five weeks
  • MSC containership crew kidnapped off Benin
    MSC has secured the vessel, cargo and remaining crew but have no further comment about missing seafarers
  • Hapag-Lloyd reports blaze on vessel
    Yantian Express was bound for the Canadian port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, on its way from Colombo when the fire...
  • DHT Holding's co-chiefs move to Singapore
    The company, which has its corporate headquarters in Bermuda, will see its Singapore office hold senior management and focus on chartering...
  • New IMSBC rules on coal liquefaction kick in
    Insurer Gard highlights regulatory changes that came into place on January 1, which also include changes to scrapping rules for...
  • Indian Register posts 4% growth in classed fleet
    IRClass is now recognised by 41 flag states globally, with additions last year including the Netherlands, Vietnam, Jordan and Bahrain
  • Japan shipping majors pledge to be forward-looking
    Companies' chiefs set out their strategy for addressing challenges
  • Spot rates spike as sulphur surcharges filter through
    Asia-Europe spot rates have achieved double-digit percentage gains since the turn of the year, while the transpacific market has witnessed...
  • Cargo ship runs aground in Libya
    The 2009-built Liberian-flagged Atlantic Peach was carrying 150 containers when she ran aground
  • PSA puts itself at the vanguard of digitalisation
    While there are challenges, there are also many benefits to be gained from adopting new technology, PSA Singapore head of...
  • Thailand shuts down oil and and gas fields as it waits out tropical storm
    At least three production and storage floaters disconnected and moved from offshore fields in the Gulf of Thailand - Erawan...
  • Yard Talk | Little new year cheer for shipbuilders
    While the number of active shipyards has shrunk significantly since 2009, hopefully the power of consolidation will truly revive the...
  • Daily Briefing
    Holiday cheer for capesize market | Pre-tariff rush link to drop in key China manufacturing index | Exclusive interview with...
  • All eyes on US-China trade talks
    Talks to begin after technology and agriculture players in the US incurred billions in damages; China manufacturing volume also shrank for the...
  • Leaner and greener shipping will attract investment, says Moore Stephens
    There remains an appetite for investment in shipping from both new and existing players
  • California move to ban coal exports from Bay Area terminals
    Environmentalist groups such as the Sierra Club are applying pressure on all levels of government
  • Search suspended for last missing MOL crew
    Shoei Kisen Kaisha is coordinating with the merchant vessels that have picked up surviving crew for their transport from the...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 4, 2019
  • E-commerce spurs US courier, warehouse, trucking hiring
  • US-Asia capacity tightens ahead of Lunar New Year
  • Volatility frames cautious trans-Pacific contract talks
  • Minimal cargo risk from US government shutdown
  • US trucking firms look to 'cultivate' their own drivers
  • LA-LB terminals: Backlog will ease mid-January

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 4, 2019
  • US shipping stocks rise with the market
    Thirty New York-listed companies show green arrow today amid upward market momentum driven by positive jobs report, Fed remarks.
  • UK-flagged ship grounded on Mississippi in Louisiana
    The Mississippi River is blocked after a UK-flagged bulker ran aground Friday morning. Croatian-owned bulker runs aground in Argentina Shortly after 8:30 a.m. local time, the 114,248-dwt Anglo Alexandria (built 2011) was grounded roughly 70 miles southeast of New Orleans, near the mouth of the waterway, the US Coast Guard said. The disabled ship, plus several days of heavy fog, have created a q
  • Government shutdown not hitting shipping industry
    It's unclear how the shutdown has affected the Maritime Administration, but the shipping industry seems unconcerned
  • Fiori eyes growth as he looks to 'make Premuda great again'
    Marco Fiori, the Italian shipowner's new chief executive, outlines plans after his appointment was confirmed today.
  • Baltic Exchange exploring introduction of new tanker routes
    Public trial will see US to China VLCC route tested alongside possible suezmax, aframax and MR routes.
  • US accuses Russian owner of sanctions-busting scam
    US government prosecutors claim Sovfracht used a front company to launder millions of dollars through US banking system to pay for jet fuel
  • Seaspan declares quarterly dividend
    Seaspan has announced a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share. The dividend is the eighth consecutive quarter the boxship owner has declared such a dividend, after dropping it from $0.37 per share in November 2017. The company has paid a dividend each quarter since 2006. After losing $174.1m in the second quarter of 2017, the company has been in the black each of the last five quarters. In the
  • Danaos Corporation falls out of NYSE price compliance
    Danaos Corporation has been put on notice by the New York Stock Exchange. Danaos plans to 'rely' on compliant fuels After its shares closed at $0.90 Friday, the Greek boxship owner announced that it had received notice from the stock exchange that it was out of compliance with its $1 per share minimum price rule. The company has six months to get its shares back over $1 and close at an average
  • MSC cleaning up lost boxes in North Sea
    Diego Aponte-led boxship giant has expedited clean-up process with help from several salvage companies.
  • Njord Shipping buys first boxship in partnership with MPC
    Njord Shipping has acquired its first containership as it continues to expand its fleet. The Norwegian shipowner has teamed up with Oslo-listed MPC Containerships to buy the 2,490-teu Norfolk Trader (built 2002). Njord chief executive Henrik Ness confirms the purchase of the vessel, which comes with a charter party attached. Glastad buoyed by handysize investments Breakthrough in Asia fuels
  • Croatian-owned bulker refloated in South America
    The bulker that ran aground earlier this week in South America was refloated in the early morning hours Friday. According to Argentine law firm Vega & Co., the 53,529-dwt AP Sveti Vlaho (built 2009) sailed to an anchorage in nearby Recalada to proceed with local coastguard formalities. Croatian-owned bulker runs aground in Argentina The ship, owned by Dubrovnik-based APS Shipping and managed by
  • Fire hits Hapag-Lloyd containership off Canada
    Fire has broken out in a container and spread to others onboard a Hapag-Lloyd containership on Friday. Efforts were made immediately to extinguish the fire onboard the 7,510-dwt Yantian Express (built 2020). Concern mounts over car carrier fires following Sincerity Ace blaze However, they have been suspended due to a "significant deterioration of weather conditions", the Germany-based carrier
  • Fiori completes comeback with top job at Premuda
    Marco Fiori has been confirmed as the new chief executive of Premuda, completing a rapid return to the industry for the former d'Amico International Shipping CEO. Fiori set for quick comeback as d'Amico departure date nears Paolo d'Amico on shipping: 'You have to fight for things you love' Fiori will take over the role from Jens Martin Jensen, the Pillarstone shipping man who has filled the pos
  • World economy 'greatly upset' by protectionism, says K Line
    K Line president Eizo Murakami has used his annual New Year's message to highlight the need for stability and certainty in geopolitics and trade in order to sustain economic growth. Murakami said 2018 was a year of "gradual improvement" for the world's economy. Japan P&I Club drives expansion in FD&D Myochin is new K Line CEO as Murakami moves upstairs This was despite setbacks in developing
  • Michael Gross grows stake in Global Ship Lease
    Hedge fund tycoon Michael S. Gross has strengthened his position as a leading shareholder in container specialist Global Ship Lease. Webber defends 'great deal' with Poseidon as GSL stock struggles Gross now boasts a 13.5% stake in the New York-listed shipowner, in which he has been a shareholder since 2008, an SEC filing shows. His stake of 10,752,754 shares is split between his personal acco
  • Dry bulk and LNG shipping stocks tipped to shine in 2019
    DNB Markets names its top picks for this year, alongside an upgrade for Star Bulk.
  • BW Offshore extends Brazilian FPSO charter
    BW Offshore has secured a one-year extension for one of its floating production, storage and offloading vessels. BW Offshore giant largest ship scrapped this year The 257,865-dwt FPSO Polvo (built 1980, converted 2007) will keep working for PetroRio until the third quarter of 2020. The ship's charter was set to expire in the third quarter of this year. The deal between the Oslo-listed company
  • Crew evacuated from burning cargo ship
    Fifteen crew have been evacuated from a general cargo vessel that caught fire off the coast of Turkey on Friday. The blaze erupted in the accommodation block onboard the 4,195 dwt Mark (built 1981) at around 06:20 local time, according to Turkish press. "A police boat was dispatched to the scene. Fifteen crew members were rescued and taken to [Istanbul's] Kartal port," Istanbul Governor Ali Yerl
  • Top DHT Holdings executives swap Oslo for Singapore
    Top management at VLCC owner DHT Holdings are quitting Oslo for the Asian shipping hub of Singapore. DHT Holdings closes book on BW VLCC deal Co-chief executives Svein Moxnes Harfjeld and Trygve P Munthe will no longer be based in the Norwegian capital. However, the rest of the management team will remain in Oslo, where the company has an office on Haakon VIIs GT. DHT confirmed the swap in a
  • Lower Opec exports dent tanker shipments in December
    Crude tanker loadings dropped by 3% in December with the output from Opec countries falling due to lower exports from Saudi Arabia, according to Morgan Stanley. Tanker sector licks lips for 'positive disruption' Clarksons Platou Securities analysts calls 'new dawn' for shipping stocks in 2019 Analyst Fotis Giannakoulis, citing ClipperData, says global crude tanker trade fell to 1.6 million barr
  • MOL aims for improved profitability in 2019
    Japanese shipping giant says it must also understand where its strengths lie versus the competition.
  • ONE sets productivity record at PSA terminal
    Liner giant says achievement serves as new operational benchmark for Singapore port operator.
  • Corpus Christi awards first VLCC channel improvement deal
    US port begins ship channel deepening effort with first contract over next five years.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 4, 2019
  • Customs brokers fret over border closure threat
    The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America warned closing the U.S.-Mexico border would cause an "economic disaster."
  • Japanese shipping execs concerned about protectionism
    Leaders of NYK, MOL and "K" Line also highlight the challenge of IMO sulfur regulations.
  • MSC intensifies North Sea cleanup
    More than 250 containers washed off the MSC Zoe on Wednesday.
  • David Arian, L.A. harbor commissioner, labor leader, dies
    Arian was the president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union from 1991 to 1994 and also served as president of Local 13 in Los Angeles.
  • EU intends to extend steel safeguard
    The European Commission has notified the World Trade Organization of its intent to extend steel safeguards imposed last summer through July 16, 2021.
  • Virginia lays out offshore wind supply chain roadmap
    With an estimated 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power projected for the United States by 2030, Virginia believes its port facilities could play a central role.
  • Dive into January issue of American Shipper
  • Fire breaks out aboard Hapag-Lloyd box ship
  • SEKO Logistics acquires GoodShip International
  • Executive Moves: ITS Logistics, JZ Expedited
  • Contract awarded for Port of Corpus Christi project

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 4, 2019
  • Iraq seeks to hold crude production at 4.513 million b/d for six months
    The cut would be 140,000 b/d from the reference level of 4.653 million b/d reached in October, the ministry said in a statement Friday.
  • Oil settles off intraday highs after US crude, products build blunt rally
    Crude futures settled in the black Friday, but well under intraday highs after a bearish US Energy Information Administration inventory report halted an early session rally.
  • OUTLOOK 2019: LSFO demand to displace HSFO in Asia ahead of IMO 2020
    The IMO will cap sulfur content in bunker fuel to 0.5% from the current 3.5% from January 1, 2020 and shipowners are expected to start buying low sulfur bunker fuel from Q3, leading to a drop in demand for high sulfur fuel oil, according to industry sources.
  • Chinese Ningbo-Zhoushan port's Dec throughput rises on year
    In 2018, container throughput rose about 7.6% year on year to 27.95 million TEUs, while cargo throughput was up 7.7% at 776.43 million mt.

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In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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