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August 23, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Ocean Network Express boosts Asia-Australia services
  • Zhoushan Changhong reported to have acquired isolvent Ouhua Shipbuilding
  • More flexibility for drivers with FMCSA's proposed HOS changes
  • Swissport Group successfully wraps up debt refinancing
  • Panalpina opens new Oman office to handle nation's thriving oil market
  • UPS tests self-driving tractor trailers with TuSimple
  • Cathay warns of 'significant impact' to revenue from unrest, as cargo dips 8pc in July
  • SIA Cargo freight volume dips 5pc in July
  • California's Ontario Airport freight volume up over 2pc in July

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 22, 2019
  • Alligator Shipping Co. LLC celebrates 10th Anniversary
  • ZIM registers improved revenues & net profit in Q2 2019
  • Exports of farm produce down in Q1
  • Abu Dhabi Ports subsidiary inks strategic agreement with All India Plastics Manufacturers' Association
  • Kakinada Deep Water Port receives first-ever import consignment of raw cashew nuts
  • India's logistics sector to be worth $ 215 bn by 2020
  • Ministry has initiated steps to implement provisions of Motor Vehicles Act, 2019: Gadkari
  • China promises to address India's concern over trade imbalance
  • MCA issues circular to remove doubts/ambiguities in 'appointed date' & 'acquisition date' with respect to mergers/amalgamations

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Pop-up ports?
  • Deutsche Bahn to test Russian flat cars
  • Air Baltic honours 30th anniversary of Baltic Way
  • Thyssen Krupp Materials Services invests in hubs in Europe
  • New head for Shiprocket's supply chain
  • RTB leases three locomotives from Northrail
  • ZIM also shows an upward trend in H1/2019
  • Greyorange hires Jeff Cashman as SVP and global COO
  • Retailer teams up with delivery platform to widen its scope
  • 3 Dees Transport opts for Krone container carriers
  • New AEO status in preparation for Brexit
  • Korean cargo carriers reduce domestic services
  • A new perishables option in South Florida?
  • New chairman for the Suez Canal
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Opening up Canada's Arctic territories
  • DHL helps Tetra Pak implement innovative warehouse in Asia
  • Chipolbok's "Paderewski" makes a maiden call

The Loadstarweb site
AUGUST 22, 2019
  • MSC unveils its newest boxship: greener, safer, more efficient and bigger
  • AGL switches focus as Latin American perishable exports get hot
  • Lufthansa Cargo weighs in to aid Kenyan children
  • UK and South Korea sign 'continuity' trade agreement
  • US treasury takes aim at Chinese opioid exporters
  • M&A radar exclusive: DSV Panalpina - here is the 'organisational chart' of its core unit

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 22, 2019
  • Vattenfall officially opens Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm
    Swedish state-owned energy company Vattenfall today officially opened Denmark's, Scandinavia's and Vattenfall's largest offshore wind farm, Horns Rev 3 in a ceremony attended by HRH Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark accompanied by
  • Hornbeck Offshore no longer in compliance with NYSE listing requirements
    Covington, La., headquartered Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE:HOS) reports that it has received written notice from the New York Stock Exchange that the company is not in compliance with the NYSE continued
  • Two more methanol fueled vessels join Waterfront fleet
    Methanex Corporation, and Marinvest/Skagerack Invest (Marinvest) have welcomed two new innovative, clean-burning vessels, M/T Mari Couva and M/T Mari Kokako, to the fleet of Methanex subsidiary Waterfront Shipping These 49,000 dwt vessels
  • VIDEO: Damen wins design award for Human Machine Interface for tugs
    Damen Shipyards Group has won an UX Design Award for the Human Machine Interface that it has been developing over the past two years for its Next Generation Tug Series. The UX
  • Victory Cruise Lines now has a slip at Chicago's Navy Pier
    Victory Cruise Lines, a specialist in Great Lakes cruising, has a new slip at Chicago's Navy Pier. The M/V Victory I and M/V Victory II transport travelers to the treasures of the
  • GEA develops new, transcritical CO2 marine refrigeration technology
    In response to both national and international regulations and voluntary environmental protection measures, more and more environmentally-friendly refrigerants are being used in the marine business. Based on more than 100 years of
  • Missouri Governor hails Container-on-Vessel plan as visionary
    Missouri Governor Michael Parson visited the Mississippi River town of Herculaneum, August 12 to find out more about statewide efforts to deliver a new option to transport freight along the inland waterways
  • GoM lease sale generates $160 million in high bids
    Yesterday's region-wide Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 253 generated $159,386,761 in high bids for 151 tracts covering 835,006 acres in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico. A total of 27 companies
  • Fincantieri Bay to build 5,400 cu.m. LNG barge
    NorthStar Midstream, a portfolio company of funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., has formed Polaris New Energy (PNE), a marine transportation company focused on the transportation and distribution of liquefied natural
  • Joint Industry Guidance issued on supply and use of 0.50% sulfur marine fuel
    As the deadline for implementation of the IMO 2020 sulfur cap nears, a number of shipping, refining, fuel supply and standards organizations, including CIMAC (International Council on Combustion Engines) have worked together
  • Cadmatic makes strategic acquisition
    Turku, Finland, based Cadmatic Ltd has acquired another Finnish software company, Kymdata Ltd. The strategic acquisition expands Cadmatic's product portfolio and includes the entire share capital as well as IPRs to all

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 22, 2019
  • Okeanis eyes boost to winter tanker market from sulphur cap
    The Oslo-listed tanker owner believes the necessary criteria are in place in the backdrop to enhance the VLCC recovery in...
  • Buyers of contaminated oil stuck with cargoes
    Cargoes were contaminated earlier this year by excessive levels of organic chloride on the 1.4m bpd Druzhba pipeline
  • UK port data shows manufacturers stockpiling ahead of Brexit
    'These figures serve to evidence that ports are playing a vital role in facilitating the British economy's Brexit preparations' -...
  • More owners may opt for methanol next year
    Some shipowners are keen on methanol-fuelling systems but they are waiting until there is official confirmation, possibly next year, that...
  • Höegh LNG strikes FSRU sale and leaseback deal with Chinese lessor
    Vessel will commence an 18-month time charter as a LNG carrier with Cheniere in September, before a long-term charter with...
  • Topaz Energy reports revenue rise despite 'challenging' market
    In the first half of the year, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation rose 83% to $141m from $77m
  • Stena Impero owner meets Iran to urge release of tanker
    LATEST: Sweden has received 'very strong indications' that the Stena Impero is to be released soon, according to Swedish public...
  • Daily Briefing
    Greece rules out assisting Iranian tanker | Dry bulk edges towards rebalance | Extra Brexit funding for ports gets lukewarm...
  • Viewpoint: When we used to make things
    Logic confirms there are still too many shipyards in the world, scratching around for a living is a world where...
  • Iran warns Gulf security will be hit if exports totally cut off
    Revolutionary Guards deputy commander reiterates that security in the Gulf is the responsibility of Iran and regional countries only
  • Time to name and shame rogue shippers, says Drewry
    A limited amount of information sharing could greatly enhance safety and reduce fraud, argues Drewry, with most shippers likely to...
  • DSME confirms exercise of Maran LNG newbuilding option
    Even with this latest order however, DSME has only met 36% of its orderbook target for 2019 so far
  • Hong Kong court sells four more Brightoil tankers
    Brightoil has recouped $201.6m from the disposal of three very large crude carriers and one aframax in June, and is...
  • Long Beach city council orders port to provide study on impact of automation
    "The City Council has considered the matter and directed staff to develop a report on the issue," said the port's executive...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 22, 2019
  • Halifax picks harbormaster of Australia's Fremantle as CEO
  • Shift higher coming for truck spot rates, demand: forecast
  • Five NY-NJ terminals to hike demurrage
  • Trans-Pacific westbound spot rate plunge set to deepen
  • Chinese port volumes slow amid trade war
  • 3PL DB Schenker targets booming India logistics play

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 22, 2019
  • BW Group sells more Dorian shares
    The Dorian LPG sell-off by the BW Group continues. Thursday, Andreas Sohmen Pao's Singapore-based group disclosed it sold 300,100 shares of the John Hadjipateras-backed gas carrier owner for $10 each and just over $3m total. Bonus payments and a buyback as Dorian returns to the black The sales were made on Tuesday and Wednesday. BW is now down to 6.1 million shares, or 11% of all Dorian's outst
  • TSM goes back to Jiangnan for another dual-fuel VLGC
    Chinese shipowner that was first to order LPG-powered gas carrier exercises option
  • Samsung Heavy Industries is on track to achieve its order target
    Evergreen and Sinokor's newbuildings contracts made up almost 20% of the $7.8bn order target
  • StealthGas adds two LPG carriers to its fleet
    The two ships - one for its joint venture - will be among the company's largest.
  • Evergreen Marine selects yards for 11 ultra-large boxship order
    Existing relationships helped South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries and Japan's Imabari Shipbuilding snare business for a series of 23,000-teu ultra-large newbuilds
  • Citi shakes up shipping as Parker becomes global chairman
    US bank Citi has strengthened its management as part of a "planned transition."
  • Grieg Star sends another bulker for 'green' recycling
    Grieg Star has sold a handymax bulk carrier for "green" recycling, while its sister company GriegMaas has taken delivery of a new vessel. Grieg Star recycles first ship under new EU regulations The 40,900-dwt geared Star Fuji (built 1985) was delivered on Wednesday to the EU-approved Leyal Ship Recycling yard in Aliaga, Turkey. Grieg Star estimates that during its 34-year lifespan, the South Ko
  • CNC takes over APL short-sea services
    CMA CGM container lines join forces in Asia.
  • Hornbeck warned by New York Stock Exchange over share price
    Hornbeck Offshore has run afoul of the New York Stock Exchange's minimum trading price rules. The Louisiana-based offshore vessel owner disclosed on Thursday that the exchange notified it that its average closing price over the last month has fallen below $1. It has six months to fix the deficiency or face delisting. Hornbeck heads to negotiating table as liquidity crunch looms Hornbeck stays r
  • Avin nears exit of bulker market with sale of panamax
    Greek shipowner Avin International could be set to completely exit the bulker market, with reports that the company has sold one of its two panamaxes. US brokers said the company's the 76,000-dwt Vamos (built 2004) has gone to an undisclosed buyer for $9.5m. The price for the the Tsuneishi Shipbuilding-constructed vessel is more or less in line with the $10.2m that JL Mowinckels Rederi of Berg
  • VLGC fundamentals align for Avance's Andersen
    Norwegian owner's new boss says US exports are key engine of future rate growth.
  • Olav Meling tells of confidence in future after bank deal
    OH Meling has reached a deal with lender SpareBank 1 SR-Bank allowing it to navigate poor markets for its tankers and offshore vessels. Chief executive Olav Meling 'expressed confidence in the privately owned company's future, thanks to the arrangement. OH Meling confident of weathering debt storm "This is a solution that both the bank and we can live with," he said, without providing details o
  • DryShips' pending exit from listing draws few tears in New York
    George Economou's company helped launch an entire sector of listed bulker owners and had its moments - but it is seen as destructive to shipping's reputation among public investors
  • Ineos fires up project for VLEC newbuilding pair
    Shipowners work on quotes for 90,000-cbm vessels on behalf of chemical giant
  • Klaveness talks up role of interns
    Norwegian owner's recruits reveal broad training experience
  • Irish Ferries eyes China for next ropax amid delays in Germany
    Delays at Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft could drive business to China at an uncertain time for the country's ropax builders
  • Centrofin poised to exit VLCC segment with sale of duo
    Diversified Greek shipowner Centro'fin appears to be exiting the VLCC segment. An undisclosed buyer has reportedly committed to purchase the company's DSME-built, 299,000-dwt sisterships Kalymnos and Cerigo (both built 2000). US brokers said they are destined for a conversion project. Formosa Plastics Marine sells MR tankers in fleet renewal drive The tankers have reportedly fetched a firm $25m
  • Commerzbank provisions rose as it quit shipping
    German lender's second quarter risk result hit $197m.
  • Bonheur completes upsized $89m bond issue
    Bonheur, the investment holding company for Fred Olsen & Co, has issued NOK 800m ($89.2m) in new senior unsecured bonds. Fred. Olsen Renewables refinances $526m in debt The placement was oversubscribed and raised NOK 100m more than had been mooted by the company as markets opened in Oslo this morning, according to exchange filings. The new bond is NOK-denominated, has a floating rate and is due
  • Hoegh aims to fix all its FSRUs long-term in next 12-18 months
    President and chief executive Sveinung Stohle details four projects that will absorb all but one of company's FSRUs
  • Contchart boss John Freydag holds out hope for small boxships rise
    Provider of smaller vessels aims to reap the benefits of a larger boxship market
  • Croatia could pump $22.5m into 3 Maj
    Government says cash for shipyard could hinge on creditors' forbearance.
  • Rever Offshore 'prosperous' in first half
    UK subsea player says it is on track for successful 2019.
  • Cefor signals return of high-cost losses for Nordic insurers
    First half sees end of benign claims environment with upturn in expensive incidents
  • Rate surge propels Avance Gas to profit
    Norwegian VLGC owner boosted by increased US exports in second quarter.
  • ITLOS decisions are final and binding, but cases can often take years to resolve
    However, there is a 30-day deadline for delivering judgments covering prompt release of vessels and crew
  • Flag state can pursue ITLOS claim on behalf of itself, owners and crew
    The courtroom in Hamburg can be a busy place, with delegations sometimes numbering 30 to 40 people. Among the applicants or respondents are ministers - foreign affairs, justice, transport or fisheries - legal advisors, 'ambassadors and academics from distinguished universities, such as Oxford, Cambridge and the Sorbonne, as well as leading law firms. Iran strikes in Strait of Hormuz as Middle Ea
  • Hamburg hosts global court for settlement of maritime disputes
    Tribunal has jurisdiction over wide range of legal issues, including freedom of navigation and prompt release of vessels
  • Iran widens threat to other shipping lanes
    President Hassan Rouhani says international waterways cannot be secure if US halts country's oil exports.
  • Hoegh LNG completes first FSRU sale and leaseback with CCBL
    Oslo-listed LNG regasification company has also opened a representative office in Shanghai
  • Scrubber fitting costs rise for ADS Crude Carriers
    Norwegian VLCC owner also announces second consecutive quarterly profit.
  • Huge price premium prompts Seroja to offload shipping interests
    Investors set to make close to 300% return on assets being offloaded by Singapore-listed firm
  • Angelicoussis returns to DSME for another LNG carrier newbuild
    Greek owner responsible for six of the seven gas carriers ordered at Korean yard this year
  • Topaz rides offshore recovery to post first half profit
    Dubai-based offshore vessel operator back in the black as it prepares for new ownership
  • Trada scraps LR1 as it gets out of large tanker sector
    Veteran vessel Pelita Bangsa is heading for recycling in Bangladesh

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 22, 2019
  • TIL Logistics reports big full year revenues but small profits
    Trucking, freight and international forwarding business TIL Logistics (NZX: TLL) of New Zealand has reported solid revenues of NZ$355.1 million (US$226.94) and a small net...
  • UPS details drone plans in federal exemption request
    Company claims faster medical deliveries means faster patient treatment.
  • Spectre of Amazon and peak season looms over stalled talks between Atlas, ATSG and Teamsters
    ATSG and Atlas Air continue to fight a contract battle with their pilots union as Amazon, which uses both airlines, watches closely with peak season...
  • Sleepy hurricane season could soon wake up
    "We are thinking this [hurricane] season will be back-loaded."
  • Trucking groups urge lawmakers to reject crash score proposal
    TIA, ATA and OOIDA call provision to make CSA scores public "dangerous"
  • Doordash acquires Scotty Labs, pushes towards automated deliveries
    With the recent complaints about workers' rights, it makes sense that Doordash, like every other on-demand mobility company, is thinking about efficiency and the cost...
  • The Amazon rainforest is on fire and burning out of control
    For 16 days the Amazon rainforest has burned at record breaking rates.
  • Today's Pickup: No-deal Brexit might unleash an explosive growth in grey market goods
    No-deal Brexit might funnel goods into the grey market; China is an irreplaceable manufacturing hub; electric vehicle segment is growing at a furious pace.
  • Storms, flood potential from Rockies to East Coast (forecast video)
    In it for the long haul SONAR Critical Events: Flash Flood Watch areas for August 22, 2019 as of 10:00 a.m. EDT. Today, August 22,...
  • Tightened credit standards: a worrying sign for the trucking industry?
    The freight industry is being battered by falling volumes and loosening capacity, with tightening credit standards further exacerbating the situation.
  • New York Terminal Conference raising rates
    Five container terminals in the Port of New York and New Jersey have increased rates in an update to their FMC agreement.
  • Porsche invests in startup that develops low-visibility sensors for vehicle automation
    Israeli startup TriEye has received investment from German carmaker Porsche as part of its $19 million Series A round of financing.
  • Qantas' nonstop New York and London to Sydney may provide cargo opportunity
    Qantas announces a test program to fly nonstop from New York and London to Sydney. This long-haul flight may also present cargo opportunities.
  • Sales surging but the retail apocalypse continues
    Using data from FreightWaves SONAR, economist Ibrahiim Bayaan writes about the state of the U.S. retail market and what is ahead for this key sector.
  • Freight tonnage will grow 25.6 percent by 2030, ATA projects
    Freight tonnage will grow 25.6 percent by the end of the next decade, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) predicts in its annual ATA Freight Transportation...
  • Descartes acquires cloud transportation management system provider BestTransport
    Canadian logistics software company purchases U.S. firm whose TMS suite specializes in flatbed moves in North America and the EU.
  • Making the right business decision for your supply chain
    One of the more popular ways to improve efficiencies and reduce costs is through outsourcing some or all of the supply chain operations to a...
  • Truckers and customs brokers are seeing "red" as border wait times increase
    Truck wait times at ports of entry along the United States-Mexico border are up, from El Paso, Texas, to Otay Mesa, California. Industry professionals said...
  • Transfix launches carrier payments factoring at 0.99 percent cost
    Digital freight brokers continue to add services in the pursuit of carrier stickiness.
  • 'NASCAR roadies:' Truck drivers keep the sport moving
    The race cars, and all the equipment and accessories that go along with them, have to move from racetrack to racetrack somehow.
  • RPA Labs wants to automate your daily tasks
    "Robotic process automation has already taken root in other industries like financial services. It's a perfect time for RPA to disrupt the logistics industry, given...
  • Port Report: U.S. retail inventories high as container rates retreat
    Sanguine outlook could flip, but retailers look well stocked ahead of peak season.
  • Qube earns US$1.15 billion in revenues... but foresees subdued markets next year
    Integrated bulk, rail, trucking, box, warehousing and ports operator, Qube (ASX: QUB), has announced weighty full year earnings of A$1.73 billion (US$1.5 billion). It also...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 22, 2019
  • VLSFO SUPPLY ROUNDUP: Repsol confirms availability of VLSFO at Algeciras
    Japanese refiner Cosmo Oil will slash its output of high sulfur fuel oil and boost middle distillate production once it completes the coker capacity expansion at its Sakai refinery during the second week of October.
  • Cosmo Oil to cut HSFO output, up middle distillates production as Sakai coker expands
    Japanese refiner Cosmo Oil will slash its output of high sulfur fuel oil and boost middle distillate production once it completes the coker capacity expansion at its Sakai refinery during the second week of October.
  • Hong Kong bunker market to remain tight as suppliers pull back
    High sulfur bunker fuel availability in Hong Kong is expected to tighten further as suppliers reduce import in anticipation of a drop in demand ahead of IMO 2020, and maintain low inventories because of a steeply backwardated market structure.
  • Oil slides as weak US manufacturing PMI spurs demand growth concerns
    Oil futures settled lower Thursday as demand concerns took center stage amid weaker US economic data.
  • IMO 2020 Tracker: Trade tariffs seen muting IMO 2020 impact for US refiners
    Weakening export demand for US-made products is skewing the impact of the change to cleaner ship fuel.
  • DUBAI FUTURES: Sour crude complex firms despite dip in product margins
    The dive in fuel oil margins may be due to the onset of lower sulfur marine fuel requirements set to take effect from January 2020.
  • External: Global Risk Management
  • Stena Bulk CEO 'constructive dialogue' with Iran foreign minister
    CEO Erik Hanell met Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Stockholm on Tuesday.
  • Iran renews threat to shipping amid US pressure to 'zero out' oil exports
    "The Iranians will be hoping to cloak a ship-to-ship transfer, but it is not going to easy with so many eyes on it," a source said.
  • Shell seeks competitive ways to decarbonize shipping
    Shell plans to fuel the tankers at existing facilities in Singapore, Rotterdam and other bunkering ports.

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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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