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September 17, 2019
Sched Netweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
  • 'Very difficult' for economy to grow 6pc or faster: Premier Li Keqiang
  • Cosco takes delivery of latest 21,000-TEUer from Jiangnan Shipyard
  • HMM's eastbound Korea-Middle East express service calls at DaChan Bay
  • Shipping plays vital role in online shopping, UK's Princess Anne tell industry leaders
  • Ireland's port of Cork prepares for Brexit by doubling size of customs facilities
  • B&M store capitalises on Yang Ming's new Liverpool feeder service
  • Hong Kong Export Index results to be presented by HKTDC
  • HK's air cargo volume continues to slide with a 11.5pc dip in August throughput
  • WFS inks deal with Saudia Cargo to handle cargo in Europe and US
  • Air Transport Services Group makes COO Richard Corrado president

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
  • Canada's largest international bulk shipping company enhances fleet
  • HFW boosts market-leading shipping practice with Singapore partner hire
  • OEL celebrates its 20th anniversary with a grand get-together in Singapore
  • Olivier Casanova appointed CMA CGM Group Deputy Chief Financial Officer & CEVA Logistics' Chief Financial Officer
  • Port of Los Angeles has busiest Aug. ever
  • Second volume of guidelines on collecting maritime evidence published
  • South Korea worried about approval from Japan on mega merger of the country's two big shipbuilders
  • India agrees to lower import duties on Indonesian palm oil
  • PSA's CITPL sets new vessel productivity record for South & East India
  • Sunil Paliwal assumes charge as CMD of Kamarajar Port
  • Digital platform for issuance of electronic Certificates of Origin launched; to give single point access to exporters
  • New Measures to Boost Exports

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
  • Intermodal operator expands Scandinavian network
  • Origin Logistics opens Bursa office
  • Rail service Rotterdam - France launched
  • Another round of mega carriers
  • Mobile Industrial Robots forges ahead
  • LOT chooses Delhi for return to India
  • DHL Freight opens freight hub in Hanover-Langenhagen
  • New toll collection devices required for Czechia
  • Frédéric Barra to preside council of development
  • On the double: unloading and LNG-bunkering
  • Amazon prepares for opening of first regional air hub
  • Logistics centre comes on stream in Ljubljana
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Swiss forwarder invests in LNG
  • TUP expands its board
  • Latam Group brings relief plane to Bahamas
  • New Zealand's Napier port enhances equipment

The Loadstarweb site
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
  • Amazon Air removes two 767 leases from Atlas Air and gives to ATSG
  • IRU and European Shippers Council draft driver treatment charter to address recruitment crisis
  • Container lines "heading deeper into a hole" as demand dries up and capacity increases
  • DHL calls on Brazil to streamline taxes in a bid to boost supply chain efficiencies
  • CargoLogic Germany finally cleared for take off
  • Lufthansa Cargo lifts Flexport ban - but the inside story shows best practice at work
  • CMA CGM appoints new chief financial officer for Ceva - in yet another switch
  • HSFO prices set to leap in wake of Saudi attacks
  • Freightos appoints IAG Cargo's Camilo Garcia to 'bridge the gap' between cargo and technology
  • DHL Supply Chain promotes Hendrik Venter to chief of Africa, Europe and Middle East
  • On the wires: DB Schenker sale 'upcoming'? Or is it just business as usual?
  • On the wires: Extended pain for container lines if the oil spike isn't just a spike into 2020

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
  • House Committee asks Elaine Chao for answers fo "troubling questions"
    Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao's family ties to New York-headquartered bulk shipping operator Foremost Maritime Group are central to questions being asked in a letter sent her today by Rep. Elijah E.
  • Carnival names NTSB veteran to head new internal investigation group
    Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) has appointed of Sandra Rowlett as vice president of the company's newly created Incident Analysis Group (IAG). Rowlett, who joins Carnival after a 27
  • Metal Shark delivers foil-assisted cat
    Jeanerette, La., headquartered shipbuilder Metal Shark has delivered a new excursion vessel to Southwest Florida tour and charter boat operator Pure Florida. Sea Flight is a custom 40' x 14' welded aluminum
  • VIDEO: Babcock to build new class of U.K. frigates
    The U.K. Ministry of Defence has chosen a team led by Babcock International Group PLC as the preferred bidder to deliver the Royal Navy's new class of warships, the T31 general purpose
  • Is the ferry industry ready for autonomous control solutions?
    Sadly, "hard" dockings of manned ferries happening too often. Meantime, new battery operated ferries will require repeated docking onto charging stations. Do autonomous or semi-autonomous solutions offer answers to these situations? Speakers
  • Eagle Bulk takes delivery of two 2015-built SDARI-64s
    Stamford, Conn., headquartered Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: EGLE) has has taken delivery of first two of six Ultramax drybulk vessels that it recently agreed to acquire under two agreements worth a
  • Balenciaga builds a super silent research vessel
    A 61 meter ice class trawler being built as a research vessel by the Astilleros Balenciaga S.A. shipyard in Spain will have a complete MAN propulsion package. The vessel is under construction

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
  • IUMI looks for 'more positivity' as marine premiums grow 1%
    'The hull and cargo markets appear to have bottomed out and we are beginning to see a modest uplift, albeit...
  • Shipping shakes off short-term Saudi disruption but awaits detail on energy trade outlook
    A squeeze in long-term supplies is not the issue given well-stocked oil reserves, even with the repair timeline likely to...
  • 2020 sulphur cap complicating bunker effect of Saudi oil output cut
    Denmark-based supplier Monjasa sees supply for bunker market largely unaffected as Okeanis Eco Tankers expects Singapore bunkering to increase at...
  • Between Abqaiq and a hard place
    While immediate attention is being paid to oil price rises, the eventual timing of a restoration of Saudi Arabia's production...
  • M/Maritime adds two Japanese-built bulkers
    M/Maritime has now taken delivery of five new bulkers from Japanese builders this year
  • How to future-proof shipping
    Attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities follow an economic battle between presidents Trump and Xi, climate change, populism and digitalisation:...
  • Stena Impero to be released by Iran 'in days'
    Iran claims the British-flagged tanker and 16 seafarers still held will be released once legal proceeding are completed
  • Cosco Shipping names Feng as ports chairman
    Cosco Shipping Ports also appointed Zhang Dayu as its managing director
  • Between the lines: Blank sailing into the void
    All but three of the major main lane service offerings have suffered from blank sailings since their inception
  • Cargill and Maersk Tankers to run joint pool
    The new joint pool will have more than 60 tankers and both companies intend to further increase capacity over time
  • Aramco pleads for flexibility on crude grades and delivery schedules
    The drone attacks on Saturday hit output from the Abqaiq crude processing facility and a second plant at the Khurais...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Shipping's future lies beyond Brexit and beyond shipping | The Lloyd's List Podcast: The key takeaways from...
  • Golden Ocean invests more with Singapore Marine
    Golden Ocean is adding $9.5m of new equity and extending a shareholder loan of $700,000 to Singapore Marine
  • IUMI president reports expansion over past year
    'The organisation benefits greatly from having a settled headquarters in Hamburg with three members of staff. That means IUMI can...
  • Asian importers confident of Saudi supply but cast wary eye on outage duration
    The drone attacks on Saudi Arabia's Abqaiq refinery and the kingdom's second biggest oilfield, Khurais, have resulted in a loss...
  • Equinor cleans up hurricane-damaged oil terminal in Bahamas
    'A response team continues to assess the damage and plan the recovery work,' Equinor said. 'Initial recovery assets have been...
  • Tanker markets await repair timeline after drone knocks out half of Saudi oil production
    Abqaiq is the largest oil processing facility in the world and seen as the nerve centre of the Saudi energy...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
  • Matson Logistics taps BlackBerry for intermodal container visibility
  • USDA expands in-transit cold treatment program
  • US-Mexico trucking draws technology investment
  • Brazilian cotton exports squeeze outbound ocean capacity
  • Trade uncertainty impacting US reefer shippers
  • Pyle, Oak Harbor ink cross-country LTL partnership
  • Nansha (Guangzhou) attracts first US East Coast direct service
  • JOC Top 40 container carrier rankings first half 2019

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
  • USCG resumes Golden Ray salvage after storms
    The US Coast Guard (USCG) has resumed salvage operations for the Golden Ray, a Hyundai Glovis-owned car carrier that capsized in Georgia's St. Simons Sound. The procedure was suspended Sunday as a result of unsafe conditions caused by thunderstorms and heavy riptides. "We currently have approximately 160 local, state, and federal responders here to protect public health and the environment," sai
  • Marine insurance market contracts
    Conference hears insurance providers are increasingly pulling out of the marine market as latest figures show rates are not improving
  • VLCC rates surge on strong fixture activity after Saudi attacks
    Demand for spot VLCCs increases while VLGC and product tanker rates are little changed
  • Sembcorp sends FPSO to Brazil's Santos Basin
    Sembcorp Marine subsidiary Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz (EJA) has finished building an FPSO set for Brazil's Santos Basin. The P-68 newbuild left the EJA shipyard today and will be deployed to ultra-deepwater Berbigão and Sururu fields. FPSOs, FSRUs and offshore wind boost Sembcorp Marine coffers The 150,000-bpd vessel is built for Tupi, a consortium comprising Petrobras Netherlands, Total Brazil S
  • Anglo-Eastern, Exmar offer LNG management
    Anglo-Eastern Univan Group and Exmar Ship Management have joined forces to offer their services to LNG shipping. The two companies have formed joint venture AEX LNG Management focused on LNG carrier newbuilding supervision and vessel management for third-party owners. Based in Singapore, the new company will draw on Exmar's niche expertise in LNG and leverage Anglo-Eastern's systems, resources
  • Carnival expands environmental compliance effort
    Carnival Corp has bolstered its effort to improve its environmental track record, having devoted another new role and small team to that goal. The US cruise major has appointed Sandra Rowlett, a former US federal safety investigator, as vice president of an incident analysis group focused on health, environment, safety and security (HESS). She will also work to implement new global investigation
  • Abqaiq refinery attack could complicate IMO 2020 regulations
    The refinery shuttering could raise fuel costs or could function similarly to an Opec production cut
  • Fear of fuelling: Why IMO 2020 might not be so bad
    The switch to low-sulphur bunkers may be a feast for the lawyers, but how much upheaval will the change actually cause?
  • Penfield Marine's next focus is on building a suezmax presence
    And then there were suezmaxes. Penfield Marine executives Tim Brennan and Eric Haughn have found a new front for expansion, telling TradeWinds that the shipmanager is laying the groundwork to take in the larger tankers. "We're gearing up to add suezmaxes, probably the same as in panamaxes and aframaxes, where we charter in ships first and then go from there," company chief executive Brennan said
  • Oman Shipping refinances tankers with $110m loan
    Owner fixes funding with Standard Chartered for vessels including two VLCCs
  • Growth at home and abroad for pool player Penfield Marine
    Connecticut firm finds larger home while branching out into Singapore and expanding management footprint
  • Stena's Olsson makes peace gesture with Knotted Gun donation
    Stena supremo gifts sculpture created after John Lennon's murder to Belfast
  • Iran seizes another vessel in anti-smuggling drive
    Ship detained for allegedly trying to take 250,000 litres of fuel to the UAE.
  • Tanker loading halted at Ras Tanura following Saudi attacks
    Eight VLCCs are waiting outside of the world's largest oil terminal as market players mostly take a wait-and-see approach
  • Nordic American Tankers again claims Middle East uncertainty will bolster tankers
    The weekend's attacks on Saudi Arabian oil refineries is a good thing for the tanker market, according to Nordic American Tankers. The Herbjorn Hansson-led shipowner said in a letter Monday "that political uncertainty of this nature is normally good for the market" - echoing comments by the suezmax specialist after a previous spate of Middle East violence. 'Unprecedented disaster': Saudi attack
  • Saudi attacks cast cloud over IUMI talks
    More trouble for underwriters to consider as they gather in Toronto
  • RightShip blacklists owner for non-payment of crew wages
    Action taken by the ship vetting agency follows a spate of vessel arrests in Australia for unpaid wages.
  • G2 Ocean increases project cargo scope with new strategic hires
    Norwegian bulker operator expands into breakbulk sector in Germany and the US
  • Iran getting closer to releasing seized Stena tanker
    Iran is reportedly planning on releasing the 50,000-dwt Stena Impero (built 2019) "in days". According to Bloomberg, the Islamic republic's foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said the judicial process for releasing the Swedish-owned, UK-flagged MR tanker is nearly complete. Stena Bulk says seven crew released in Iran Once that is done, he said, the Stena Bulk ship will be able to sail fro
  • The shipping noise | Maritime industry's next big environmental challenge
    Underwater sound pollution is increasing from shipping. Moves are afoot to quieten the oceans
  • Still bitter about those sweets: 20 Questions with Concirrus' Nick Roscoe
    What was your earliest memory? Cubs - I specifically remember playing crab football. Another early memory was school sports day. My friend always won everything and would be rewarded with a big pile of sweets. Although he was best man at my wedding, I'm still bitter about it! Did you go through training/university or straight into work? After school I went to Manchester University to do a History
  • Boskalis to build Iraq oil export terminal
    Oil ministry signs deal with Dutch contractor to diversify shipment routes.
  • Abracadabra: TradeWinds readers conjure up Boris captions
    Read the excellent suggestions for what is really going on in this photo.
  • It's time we faced the fact that banks and shipping don't mix
    Sovereign wealth funds, financial conglomerates and pension funds are better placed to provide future financing for shipping than banks due to the risks and cyclicality of the business
  • Rokke's Kvaerner eyes big growth in FPSOs and offshore
    Tycoon's contracting company wants to expand business by 40%.
  • Cargill and Maersk Tankers create 60-plus MR fleet
    Trader and shipowner aim to build pool with more vessels as they seek to cut emissions.
  • Relief as Hellenic Petroleum is ready to deliver on IMO 2020
    Biggest refiner in the Eastern Mediterranean reveals it has made the grade on 0.5%-sulphur bunkers
  • 'Unprecedented disaster': Saudi attack a major blow for tankers
    Clarksons Platou and BTIG say drone incident will hit VLCC demand, but product tankers could benefit.
  • Cyprus plans to scrap ship registration fees
    Move is part of bid to boost attractiveness of island flag.
  • Sumec plots course as new model Chinese shipowner
    The parent of New Dayang Shipbuilding wants to become China's answer to Japan's trading house builder-owners
  • Tanker and LPG equities to open lower in wake of attacks
    Tanker and LPG shipping equities are expected to open "significantly down" on Monday in the wake of the last events in Saudi Arabia, warns an industry analyst. Tanker market braced after attack knocks out half Saudi crude oil output "VLCC spot rates and FFAs [forward freight agreements] are likely to tumble," Cleaves Securities head of research Joakim Hannisdahl said in a note to investors. "Th
  • Trump opens Strategic Petroleum Reserve taps to ensure adequate crude supplies
    Saudi Arabia attacks said to be largest MEG supply disruption since the Iraq-Kuwait war
  • Peter Weernink takes back control of operator SwissMarine
    Singapore Marine buys SwissMarine as new bulker giant forged
  • Singapore's MPA warns owners of haze hazard to shipping
    Local authorities say the situation is likely to persist for several days, before improving

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
  • Forcing crew into "slave" labor gets ships banned from Australia
    Ship operators who engaged in "reprehensible," "dishonest and predatory" behavior by forcing crew to work without pay get their ships banned from Australia.
  • CEMEX bets on Canadian final-mile startup GoFor's U.S. expansion
    Venture capital arm of Mexican building materials company makes an undisclosed investment in Ottawa-based firm that focuses on last-minute deliveries in the construction industry.
  • Regional LTL A. Duie Pyle expands to West Coast through Oak Harbor partnership
    A. Duie Pyle extends service to the West Coast through partnership with Oak Harbor Freight
  • Oil on Monday closed nearer to day's highs than its lows; ULSD remains the laggard
    Oil markets completed their first full day of trading following the drone attacks on Saudi processing facilities, with the global crude Brent benchmark rising more...
  • How drone attacks impact shipping: crude tanker fallout
    The drone attacks in Saudi Arabia are reverberating across the ocean shipping business. Part II: the impacts on the crude tanker segment.
  • Business lobbyist confident in U.S. weathering an oil price storm
    U.S. Chamber chief Tom Donohue also commented on status of China trade talks, USMCA.
  • Deutsche Post DHL opens innovation center for Americas
    DP DHL open s innovation center for Americas, the third center in its global network
  • Voyage Auto raises $31 million to expand self-driving technology
    While retirement communities have provided a controlled baseline to deploy their services, Voyage does not plan to stop there.
  • How drone attacks impact shipping: non-tanker fallout
    The drone attacks in Saudi Arabia are reverberating across the ocean shipping business. Part I: the impacts on non-tanker shipping segments.
  • Trimble conference opener highlights new leadership, data-driven solutions
    Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) kicked off its 2019 in.sight user conference in Houston with an ode to technology's role in empowering collaboration and data-driven decision making....
  • Transplace Symposium focuses on future of carriers, supply chains and technology
    Transplace's 2019 Carrier Symposium in Dallas discussed the latest topics impacting the carrier industry, including both capacity excesses and shortages, ELDs, regulatory changes, and driver...
  • Former California DMV employee sentenced to 22 months in fraudulent CDL scam
    A former California Department of Motor Vehicles' (DMV) employee was sentenced to 22 months in federal prison for his part in a fraudulent commercial driver's...
  • Freight Futures daily curve: 9/16
    Lower Friday spells end to a mostly down week for Freight Futures.
  • Today's pick-up: Musk invokes Amazon's name not in vain; Using a customer to rake XPO
    Tesla takes a page from Amazon in new logistics strategy for delivering vehicles. Union group uses customer as leverage to bash XPO
  • Georgia Ports Authority celebrates 'incredible' achievements
    Executive director and governor report volume records and expansion opportunities.
  • Industry digs into FMC's container availability interpretive rule
    The AgTC asked the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission to extend the comment deadline to Oct. 31, calling the rule "the most relevant and far-reaching initiative...
  • Bookkeeper sentenced to five years for embezzling over $800,000 from Indiana trucking company
    An Indiana woman was sentenced Sept. 11 to nearly five years in federal prison for embezzling more than $800,000 from a trucking company.
  • CBP seeks to expand e-commerce pilot participation
    The Express Association of America said additional industry participants in Customs and Border Protection's Section 321 pilot will "enhance" the agency's capability to target illicit...
  • Struggling used truck market dips for 10th consecutive month
    Preliminary used Class 8 truck sales fell for the 10th consecutive month in August as used trucks hit the market in bigger numbers because of...
  • Seven key steps in building a logistics crisis communications plan
    When something goes wrong, such as a fatal truck crash, how your company responds in the moments that follow can be critical to the long-term...
  • Shipping braces for fuel cost surge after Saudi oil attack
    With oil prices climbing 20%, bunker and BAF costs are expected to follow suit after Saudi drone attacks
  • Delta ups stake in Korean Air parent
    Hanjin KAL, controlled by the Cho family, remains the largest shareholder in Korean Air.
  • Convoy adds API access to its network for shippers
    Shippers, TMS and MTP providers have now been given access to Convoy's automated real-time pricing and capacity for both live and drop-and-hook loads through API...
  • IMC adds Pacific Northwest ports to U.S. intermodal reach
    IMC Companies added its eighth regional trucking branch with the addition of a new drayage and intermodal provider in the Pacific Northwest, The third-party logistics...
  • Volvo Trucks imports Dynamic Steering technology from Europe (VIDEO)
    Volvo Trucks will offer its Dynamic Steering system as an option in 2020. Volvo says it reduces the strain of maneuvering a heavy-duty truck steering...
  • Japanese shipowners in plea to Panama Canal Authority: consider your customers
    Japanese ship owners have called - very, very politely - upon the Panama Canal Authority to give greater consideration to the shipping industry when hiking...
  • Port Report: Further blank sailings forecast by container lines as spot rates tumble
    Carriers are set to withdraw more Asia-Europe sailings in Q4 as excess capacity drags on freight rates.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
  • USGC HSFO swaps backwardation hits record levels amid tightness, rising cracksPrompt backwardation in the US Gulf Coast high sulfur fuel oil swaps market hit its steepest point ever Monday as volatility in the energy complex led the front-month swap to rise almost $11.50/ from Friday.
  • Americas bunkers prices rise on support from energy markets"For Panama I see quite a jump [in spot prices] due to what happened this weekend," a source said.
  • TANKERS: Americas VLCC rates jump over 17% on increased activity after Saudi attacksAmericas VLCC freight increased more than 17% on US Gulf Coast-loading markets Monday following the attacks on Saudi oil production infrastructure, as bullish owners took advantage of tightened availability in the Americas and a volley of freshly opened cargoes and pushed freight to match strengthened global VLCC sentiment.
  • Crude prices soar as Saudi attacks expose tight global spare capacityOil prices rallied Monday as markets evaluated the fallout from the attacks on Saudi Arabia's key Abqaiq processing facility and Khurais oil field over the weekend.
  • FUTURES 7: Oil rally holds as traders weigh Saudi supply loss, geopolitical risks
  • Asia HSFO market may reel under further supply pressure from Saudi attacks: traders"I think it's quite possible that [Saudi Arabia] would now look to substitute their crude burning with fuel oil," said a fuel oil trader.
  • Sovcomflot, NYK Line sign refinancing deal for two LNG carriersThe financing facility is in line with the adoption of Poseidon Principles.
  • External: Global Risk Management
  • Oil futures climb despite stock release plans after Abqaiq attackBrent and WTI appear to have stabilized around 10%-12% higher after the first three hours of trading, Hari said.

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Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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