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December 10, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Ship operating costs spike on repair maintenance, insurance
  • US-China trade war hits global container shipping as demand falls
  • China to remove trade war tariffs on US-imported soy, pork
  • PierPass succeeds in easing truck traffic at the port of La/LB
  • Mediterranean Shipping Company world's second biggest carrier
  • North American rail throughput down 20pc in final week in November
  • CEVA Logistics undertakes ground-breaking project in Europe for Ideal Standard
  • Kerry Logistics bags business ethics award in Hong Kong
  • UK's East Midlands airport reaches out to Chinese side to start direct cargo flights
  • South Africa surrenders control of state airline to try save it
  • AIR cargo volumes in Africa surged 12.6 pc in October, outperforming rest of world

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 9, 2019
  • Asia to Northern Europe spot rates surge
  • Bahri joins Maritime Anti-Corruption Network
  • BIMCO's Dispute Resolution Clause to be overhauled
  • CEVA Logistics becomes Ideal Standard's new Central& Northern Europe regional logistics provider
  • Hapag-Lloyd purchasesminority stake in Container Terminal 3 of Tangier Med 2 port in Morocco
  • IMO commits to further action on gender equality
  • Maersk launches new visibility tool 'Captain Peter'
  • Maersk's seasonal adjustment to Europe Middle East service ME1
  • MOL inks long-term charter contract withTotal for second large LNG bunker vessel
  • Tom Stockton elected Wet FFABA Chairman
  • Yang Ming sets up subsidiary in China
  • Govt increases sugar export quantity
  • India's black pepper imports
  • Nearly 1.2 lakh tonnes of onions to be imported
  • Cargo volume at Major Ports marginally up in April-November
  • Multiple projects costing over INR 13,000 cr. awarded for Major Ports' infrastructure upgradation in last 3 years
  • LogYcode strengthens its foothold in logistics sector
  • Need to reduce time frame in drafting Detailed Project Report for road construction: Minister
  • China's trade with US sinks in Nov. as talks continue for a deal to end trade war
  • Europe leads in global e-commerce

International Transport Journalweb site
  • An integrated approach
  • SBB Cargo International founds branch in the Netherlands
  • 100 years of European air mail in Australia
  • IRU nominates Florence Berthelot
  • LAM joins AiO
  • Russian and Finnish railways to strengthen collaboration
  • Emirates launches Dubai-Barcelona-Mexico route
  • Big investment to expand the port of Montreal
  • Chinese shipbuilder and DNV side by side
  • TIR green lanes and other measures to speed up transit
  • Kerry Logistics wins award for business ethics
  • Delta extends ground handling contract in Germany
  • New logistics partner for Bremen's fair organiser
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Cologne lifts traffic ban on important truck link
  • Martin Bencher expands in Turkey
  • Sovereign Speed acquires Businesswings
  • First 15,000 teu vessel in Colombia's port Aguadulce

The Loadstarweb site
DECEMBER 9, 2019
  • Adriaan den Heijer takes over AF-KLM Cargo reins from Marcel de Nooijer
  • Shock for 4,000 staff as battle to save Celadon ends in bankruptcy
  • MSC starts bunkering with greener blend of fuel oil as it looks to cut emissions
  • Mexican avocado shipments a soft target for drug cartels
  • Global trade still flowing nicely, but international investment is sticky
  • Pessimism in container market recedes as 2019 comes to an end
  • Market Insight: As Toft joins, MSC charts new course & Aponte Snr 'steps back'
  • Analysis: Supply chain awards 2019, and the winners (and losers) are...

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 9, 2019
  • New Orleans RTA picks new operator for problem-plagued ferries
    The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) has selected Labmar Ferry Services LLC - a recently formed offshoot of offshore service vessel operator Laborde Marine - to take over operations of the
  • Port of Green Bay already tops 2 million tons for season
    With nearly 207,000 tons of cargo moved into and out of the Port of Green Bay, Wis., in November, total tonnage has now topped the port's goal of 2 million tons (2,081,962
  • MSC to use up to 30% biofuel in ships calling in Rotterdam
    MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) reports that it has started to use biofuel in its vessels calling in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The decision follows successful trials with biofuel blends earlier this year.
  • ABS grants AiP for LNG fueled Newcastlemax
    Classification society ABS has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to Deltamarin and GTT for a dual-fuel Newcastlemax bulk carrier design. Deltamarin, GTT and ABS have been cooperating on the development of the

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 9, 2019
  • DVB quits shipping finance
    Despite the wider retrenchment of European ship finance, DVB was a Top 10 ship financier as recently as two years...
  • Liquefaction experts join forces to combat losses
    Southampton University's Marine and Maritime Institute has embarked on a three-year funded project to come up with good practice guidelines...
  • Angelicoussis inks new tanker and LNG 'package' at DSME
    The tankers are scheduled for delivery in summer of 2021 while the 174,000 cu m gas carrier is due in...
  • A 0.1% sulphur cap in the Mediterranean Sea is coming closer
    The governments involved have agreed on the next steps, but their roadmap leaves the possibility open that they will not...
  • Carriers slow to remove capacity ahead of Chinese New Year
    Fears grow of slew of late blankings as container lines react to seasonal slowdown
  • The customer should pay for cleaner shipping
    The basic flaw in the maritime business model is that the aim of the game is to control costs. That...
  • Free trade does little to boost India's exports
    India's withdrawal from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership comes on the back of weak results from previous FTAs
  • BW LPG chief Martin Ackermann steps down
    Ackerman cites family reasons for going after more than four years at the helm
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Bunker sales reveal progress in sulphur cap transition and compliance | Rising US LNG activity supports Atlantic...
  • AET signs off Shell charters for newbuild shuttle tankers
    The latest shuttle tankers going on charter with Shell are expected to support the energy giant's drive to lift more...
  • MSC listed among Europe's top 10 polluters
    UPDATED: MSC hits back at criticism of its environmental performance. It argues that its ratio of CO2 emissions per tonne...
  • Canada approves Chevron's bid to export LNG from Kitimat project
    The Chevron-operated project comprises upstream resource assets in the Liard and Horn River basins in northeast British Columbia, the 471-km...
  • AVIC quits shipbuilding after China Merchants' takeover
    The acquisition comes after Beijing last month established the new China State Shipbuilding Corp by combining the former CSSC with...
  • Top 10 maritime lawyers 2019
    As part of our 2019 Top 100 most influential people in shipping series, we look at the very best legal...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 9, 2019
  • FMC at full strength after new commissioner takes seat
  • Limited shipper impact foreseen from Celadon bankruptcy
  • J.B. Hunt, JDA latest to join broker-TMS integration trend
  • November imports pop on fresh tariff front-loading: retailers
  • Targeted buys steadily build Maersk's global logistics network
  • Special report: 'Cargo is king' for SAL Heavy Lift

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 9, 2019
  • Pittas family boosts Euroseas stake through various holdings
    Greece's Pittas family has bolstered its position in New York-listed boxship owner Euroseas over the past four months through three family-held investment vehicles. Eurobulk Marine Holdings, a holding company led by president John Pittas, bought 9.4% of Euroseas by taking up 4.23m shares on 8 November, according to an SEC document filed Monday. Containers Shareholders Trust, a holding company le
  • Global Ship Lease tenders almost entire $20m offer
    Global Ship Lease (GSL) tendered nearly all $20m of debt put up for repurchase through an annual mandatory offer. The New York-listed boxship owner bought back $17.3m of the outstanding 9.875% first priority secured notes due 2022, the company said Monday. The offer expired Friday. GSL expects to buy those notes Tuesday at 102% for a total purchase price of approximately $17.7m. Global Ship Lea
  • Havila bids for majority stake in Fjord1, mulls Kystruten merger
    The Saevik family has launched a bid to take control of the ferry operator that caused massive losses at one of its shipyards
  • Gaunt busts myth of anti-China bias in London
    Chinese yards can win in arbitration cases if they are prepared, says LMAA president Ian Gaunt
  • Iceland enacts sulphur cap that's more stringent than IMO 2020
    The Nordic country is writing the IMO 2020 regulations into local laws, but with a tougher limit
  • Ofac's 10 commandments on how to avoid violating sanctions
    US government agency has detailed the most common features of transgressions
  • Alarm bells ring for shipping on growing sanctions action
    Analysis shows a four-fold growth in enforcement against maritime companies, forcing shipowners to rethink their compliance strategy
  • Pioneer Marine pockets profit with sale last supramax bulker
    Torben Janholt's Pioneer Marine is exiting the supramax bulker market after carrying out a very profitable deal for a 10-year-old ship. The Athens-based shipowner has sold the 56,000-dwt bulker Tenacity Bay (built 2009) to an undisclosed buyer for $8.8m, European and US brokers said. Torben Janholt's Pioneer Marine offloads another bulker Pioneer Marine, which is listed on the Oslo over-t
  • Teekay Tankers sells oldest suezmax to Greek buyer
    US-listed outfit also has two other 16-year-old tankers that are likely sales candidates
  • Navig8 links with CSIC Leasing on LNG-fuelled LR2 newbuilds
    Planned order by London-based operator marks first dual-fuelled tanker contract for Qingdao Beihai
  • Shipping has to do even better to deliver green industrial revolution
    Having made strides to cut greenhouse gas emissions, the industry now has to drive deeper change
  • Buoyant VLCC resales market leaves yards with few orders
    Shipbuilders suffering as newbuilding prices remain low due to regulatory uncertainty even as large tanker values strengthen
  • Tech pioneers tell of shipping's fragmented path to digitalisation
    Protagonists of Singaporean accelerator programme PIER71 liken shipping's digital challenge to a jigsaw puzzle
  • PIER71 developing smart solutions to real-time shipping problems
    PIER71 pioneers Freddy Boey and Mark Lim of the National University of Singapore say the tech accelerator is just one of many taking place worldwide that seeks to address the problems faced by the maritime industry. Following the formula, PIER71 works with all comers to seek technological solutions to real-time problems identified by industry players. In its recent Smart Port Challenge - the th
  • DFDS buys trucking firm to grow Europe-UK logistics business
    Danish ro-ro group DFDS is expanding its logistics services between continental Europe and the UK and Ireland by buying Dutch trucking company Huisman Group. DFDS cancels ferry swap deal with Moby Brexit fears take a bite out of DFDS forecasts and share price The Oslo-listed ferry company has acquired 100% of the Wijchen-based firm for an undisclosed price. DFDS said it expects the acquisi
  • Swedish Club to hike rates by 5%
    Protection and indemnity mutual said it is taking a "balanced approach" to premiums
  • Wilson grows its small bulker fleet with duo bought from Arklow
    Norway's Wilson has signed agreements to buy two small bulkers from Ireland's Arklow Shipping, which rose to fame this year for very different reasons. Wilson has agreed to buy the 5,000-dwt, open-hatch vessels Arklow Rover and Arklow Resolve (both built 2004). Wilson makes foray into 5,000-dwt bulker segment "The purchase is financed through equity and draw on the company's bank loan facility,
  • BW LPG chief executive Martin Ackermann steps down
    Singapore-based VLGC owner will ring in the New Year with a new chief executive
  • H-Line doubles up on LNG carriers at Hyundai Samho
    South Korean owner follows up September's Vitol-backed order with second ship
  • Angelicoussis back at DSME for two VLCCs and LNG carrier
    Greek shipowner's spree continues at favourite South Korean shipbuilder
  • Total shipping and marine fuels divisions join new regional hub in Singapore
    Energy company hopes new headquarters will drive operational efficiencies and accelerate innovation
  • MSC joins list of European Union's top 10 polluters
    Swiss liner company said to be responsible for 25% of the EU's container carbon emissions
  • Hermitage Offshore wins new $132m bank loan on Scorpio Services buy
    Top shareholder said to be kicking in $15m in new equity to secure financing carrying OSV owner through 2023.
  • Swire MPSV locates lost WW1 battleship off Falklands
    Singapore-owned vessel ends five-year hunt for German armoured battlecruiser sunk in 2014

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 9, 2019
  • Celadon's Mexican carrier Jaguar Transportation 'still pulling strong'
    Jaguar Transportation, the Celadon-owned carrier based in Mexico, says it will remain operational and continue its cross-border shipping. "Jaguar will operate in the same way...
  • UPS expands international air express network
    UPS expands worldwide air express networks
  • US senator pressures White House on mandatory hair testing
    Legislation demands OMB and HHS estimate rule publication date.
  • Henderson Bypass in Kentucky receives CSX Select Site designation
    Site is close to Interstate 69 and Ohio River.
  • US enters customs assistance agreement with Vietnam
    The agreement is hailed as "a critical step forward in our economic and security partnership."
  • Wabtec delivers fuel-efficient locomotives to Egyptian National Railways
    Railway Age reports Wabtec also will help ENR modernize its existing fleet.
  • US sanctions aim to topple Cambodian timber magnate
    Office of Foreign Assets Control adds Try Pheap and 11 of his companies to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List.
  • Freight Futures daily curve: 12/9
    Trucking Freight Futures ended a generally negative week on a positive note on Friday.
  • Air cargo carriers seek new EU regulatory framework
    Airlines for Europe (A4E) lobbies policy-makers to support air cargo sector
  • Today's pickup: Blockchain's progress slows on lack of trust; a debt-you-can't-repay nod to Paul Volcker
    Blockchain needs trust to gain trust. A tribute to Paul Volcker
  • US exporters attempt to head off new content restrictions
    The Commerce Department is expected to propose new rules that lower the U.S. content threshold for licensable reexports and when foreign-made products are subject to...
  • Celadon's Canadian carrier Hyndman Transport shuts down
    Drivers "in shock" and blame the troubles of their U.S. parent company for causing Canada's largest trucking failure of 2019.
  • Asset-based digital marketplace Archerhub guarantees 100% hauls for all loads on its platform
    ArcherHub runs its own fleet that it uses as a backup for loads that go uncovered on its digital freight marketplace and thus guarantees hauls...
  • Snowy week ahead for several areas of the US
    Several inches to a foot of snow could delay truckers, freight in many states this week.
  • Freight tech investing hits $11.7 billion through third quarter, Pitchbook report says
    It's been another banner year for venture capital (VC) investment as investors sunk $11.7 billion in supply chain technology across 371 deals during the first...
  • MSC outlines lower carbon output for European vessel calls
    Move to establish green bona fides comes as the liner operator is called out for its carbon output.
  • KeepTruckin's AI focus driving down costs for customers
    R&D investment delivers top-5 status among FreightTech 25.
  • CBP expands e-commerce data pilot to ocean, international mail
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection said excluding ocean cargo from the Section 321 pilot program reduced "a substantial number of relevant shipments of potential participants."
  • Roadrunner sells flatbed unit, another step in restructuring
    Roadrunner Transportation continues to overhaul its portfolio with the sale of its flatbed unit.
  • East Coast ports poised to poach even more boxes from West
    Container industry veteran John McCown argues that the shift toward East Coast ports is inexorable.
  • Celadon Group makes bankruptcy official, shuts down after 34 years
    The official announcement followed a chaotic weekend of credit, customer, and driver issues,
  • Volvo invests in Silicon Valley transport start-up fund
    The Swedish truck giant's venture capital arm has invested an undisclosed sum in Autotech Ventures.
  • Rescue deal saves 6,500 jobs at Eddie Stobart
    Shareholders of beleaguered U.K. trucking company Eddie Stobart have gone ahead and accepted a £55 million rescue deal that would help the company come out...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 9, 2019
  • Enterprise, Enbridge to jointly build VLCC crude export terminal off Houston
    Enterprise Products Partners and Enbridge have agreed to jointly develop a deepwater crude oil export terminal offshore Houston, the latest sign of consolidation in the crowded field of US Gulf Coast export projects.
  • Diverging demand for middle distillates sends gasoil soaring while jet slumps
  • Singapore port authority revokes IPP's bunker supplier license
  • High sulfur bunker fuel demand in Taiwan surges as supply in other North Asian ports drop

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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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