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September 27, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • CMA CGM launches world's largest LNG-powered container ship
  • NYK orders world's largest LNG-fueled PCTC vessel
  • OOCL cancels transpacific sailings due to insufficient demand
  • Abu Dhabi Ports sees H1 box volumes surge 82.4pc to 1.1 million TEU
  • Macgregor obtains orders worth US$22m for projects in Europe and Asia
  • Solvang director to speak at Maritime HR & Crew Management Conf in Oct
  • Atlas Air, Amazon to go to court over the B767 freighter crash that killed 3 pilots
  • SF Airlines makes first cargo flight to Europe
  • Emirates SkyCargo to transport produce for Dubai's Seafood Souq

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
  • ICS East India Branch elects new office bearers at 24th Annual General Meeting
  • SCI observing 'Swachhta Pakhwada'
  • UN Secretary-General lauds progress made by shipping on climate crisis
  • Coal import declines by 3.7 pc in July
  • India will be a net exporter of steel soon, says Minister
  • PSA's Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals launches first scheduled block train for HMM to ICD Tughlakabad
  • Gujarat Maritime Horizon 2019 to bring the fraternity together on Oct. 11 in Ahmedabad
  • Rising trade tensions & policy uncertainty seen further weakening global growth

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Well-known partners and new plans
  • Study recommends increasing heavy vehicle widths
  • Russian and Polish operators join forces
  • Kerry Logistics' online tool gives access to AEO status
  • Container throughput index reaches surprising peak
  • GAC opens in Ireland
  • One month left to look into AAL's master plan
  • JV to operate logistic hubs across the USA
  • DHL and Agility remain logistics partners of Messe Frankfurt
  • Silkway makes salmon fly
  • New members for Cargoline's advisory board
  • Port of Long Beach launches incentive strategy
  • Roadside services in the USA expanded
  • GLS Austria raises its prices
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Simpson Spence Young bolsters suezmax team
  • Champ joins the herd
  • Green week in Barcelona coming to an end

The Loadstarweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
  • Alert to logistics and shipping as digital detectives unmask new cyber attack
  • US mail services safe after 'historic' agreement with postal union
  • Booming air freight exports to US a logistical headache in Vietnam
  • Customers must play their part to create greener supply chains
  • Slow-steaming: a trade-off between lower fuel bills and offering a full network
  • EU mulls tariffs on US exports to hit back at Trump threat
  • Ernst Schulze takes over at DP World UK as Chris Lewis retires
  • Amazon driving toward an all-electric future

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
  • ClassNK to shipowners: Don't wait to install BWMS
    Back in September 2018, classification society ClassNK analyzed the retrofitting status of ballast water management systems (BWMS) on its registered ships and found that, for many of them, the installation deadlines set

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
  • Cosco sanctions send 'shockwave' through tanker markets as charterers reject Chinese tonnage
    The Trump administration's blacklisting of several Chinese companies including two Cosco units has seen tanker rates surge as charterers rushed...
  • Weak demand forces box carriers to lower rates
    Against the grain of expectation, the traditional pre-Chinese Golden Week rush proved to be a no show
  • Kathy Metcalf wins Lloyd's List Lifetime Achievement Award
    Kathy Metcalf won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Lloyd's List Americas Awards in Houston yesterday. Other awards recognised excellence...
  • Bunker tax exemptions cost EU $26.3bn
    The Netherlands and Belgium are missing out the most, according to T&E. But the Commission has warned taxation would lead...
  • Maersk Tankers buys seven AET vessels
    All seven of the vessels acquired by Maersk Tankers will operate in its handy tankers pool
  • IMO urges maritime industry to empower women
    Grassroots initiatives and practical steps such as Maritime UK's Women in Maritime project to assist companies in recruiting and retaining...
  • New grants handed out for UK ports' post-Brexit preparations
    As taxpayer cash is handed out to ports, the UK Major Ports Group says the key message to British business...
  • Piraeus Propeller Club elects Frangoulis as president
    He succeeds George Xiradakis, who has held the post of president since 2013
  • Viewpoint: Are you feeling vulnerable?
    If our dependence on sea trade is to continue, we need to think about how maritime supply lines need to...
  • E2Open extends Avantida platform into Asia
    Avantida claims recent efforts in Europe and North America eliminate one empty container truck ride every 30 seconds
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Cosco sanctioned by the US | Uncertain green ship rules slow newbuild investments | CMA CGM stands...
  • Order contract dates pushed back to 2015 distorting supply picture, says MSI
    Over the course of the next five years, we will see an uplift in contracting increasing by 24% versus the...
  • CSET orders two LR1s at Cosco Dalian for $68m
    The newbuildings will help the group to capitalise on the improving market with economies of scale as well as an...
  • Cosco unit halts stock trading amid sanctions fallout
    Cosco Shipping Tanker (Dalian) Co holds a 50% stake in China LNG Shipping, a level that can make the latter...
  • Second LNG freight swap trades on nascent indices
    As the LNG market becomes more commoditised, the freight market is now starting to catch up in terms of transparency...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
  • Shipper group: Low-sulfur fuel to boost trans-Pac rates 25%
  • Multi-story warehouse opening near NY-NJ's Red Hook terminal
  • Shippers lean on tech, but maintain human element
  • Nippon Express jumps into India logistics growth race
  • CMA CGM ratings cut highlights industry's high debts
  • Amazon to offer customs brokerage for US import sellers

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
  • Shipowners growing smarter about balance sheets
    An industry long obsessed with leverage is learning to value cash and conservatism, says Apollo man Art Regan.
  • Big names form Latin American shipbroking venture
    Ifchor and McQuilling establish new dry cargo chartering operation in Lima
  • Bugbee buys call options on Scorpio Tankers
    Robert Bugbee is looking to cash in on the tanker rally. The Scorpio Tankers president has purchased a call option to buy 150,000 common shares of the New York-traded tanker owner at $28. The option comes with an expires in January 2020 and has a $492,000 consideration. Trafigura sells another 19 new tankers to Scorpio in $803m deal Scorpio Tankers shares closed Wednesday at $27.30 and rose to
  • Baltic Dry Index slide takes it below 2,000 as rally reverses course
    The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) has dropped below 2,000 points for the first time since mid-August. On Thursday, the BDI fell 90 points to 1964, with capesize, panamax, supramax and handymax indices all seeing red, too. "There's nothing wrong with the underlying markets. We're still at very high levels," said Arctic Securities analyst Jo Ringheim. Baltic and brokers are better together - for now, at
  • Tanker forecast in Miami Beach is looking hot
    ASBA panelists lay out arguments that IMO 2020 rates stimulus already taking shape months ahead of emissions deadline.
  • Cosco becomes 'shipping's Huawei' as US sanctions over Iran boost tanker rates
    Charterers rush to find replacement vessels after Washington put Cosco Dalian on sanctions list, with a wider fallout expected in other segments
  • GTT sees use for GBS structures in small-scale LNG
    As French designer details its scoop on huge job for Novatek's Arctic LNG 2 project
  • Carnival sees $200m fuel bill hike from low sulphur fuel rules
    Cruise behemoth will double its use of marine gas oil next year to comply with new IMO 2020 low sulphur regulations
  • Interunity-linked shipowner fires back against Chembulk in charter row
    Lawsuit by Lantern Maritime follows Chembulk action over termination of Chem Ranger charter
  • Clarksons Platou says markets are at pivotal point: 'It's go time!'
    Analysts see sector at "pivotal" point as IMO 2020 effects become clearer.
  • AL Group poaches Lomar's Nick Bailey to boost commercial desk
    Bunnemann brothers-controlled outfit takes on senior manager for new role working with investors
  • Rosneft starts Far East LSFO bunkering
    Russia's Rosneft has begun supplying vessels with low-sulphur fuel oil (LSFO) in the far east of the country. Shell carries out first LSFO physical cargo trade Its RN Bunker is providing RMLS 40, the sulphur content of which is below 0.5% to meet IMO 2020 requirements. The first 200 tons of the new fuel was supplied to a bulk carrier in Nakhodka waters, it said. Low-sulphur fuel is also used b
  • Massoel trims fleet further with sale of handysize bulker
    Massoel of Switzerland has sold another bulker as it continues to trim its fleet. According to European brokers, it has disposed of the 20,000-dwt Arosa (built 2002), which was constructed at Sekwang Shipbuilding. Bryn Skaugen to exit shipping with stake sale in Massoel venture Massoel bulker crew freed by pirates The vessel has gone to an Egyptian buyer for $4.5m. VesselsValue estimates t
  • New UK research ship receives royal seal of approval
    Merseyside shipbuilder Cammell Laird welcomed the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Sir David Attenborough to polar ship's naming ceremony.
  • Excelerate Energy gets nod for Philippines FSRU
    Houston-based regasification specialist will develop, design, permit, construct, finance, and operate new facility
  • WIN GD claims it can cut methane slip by up to 50%
    Swiss engine manufacturer WIN GD says it can reduce methane slip - the amount of methane that is reduced into the atmosphere during the combustion process - in its next generation of low-speed engines by up to 50%. Rolf Stiefel, vice president of sales and marketing at WIN GD, told a group at Gastech in Houston that the company's upcoming XDF 2.0 low pressure engine would be able to cut methane s
  • Diamond S investors register for potential $187m sale
    WL Ross and First Reserve Corp put stakes equalling a combined 44.8% on the shelf.
  • Anthony Veder orders small-scale LNG carrier in China
    Dutch shipowner's hunger for fresh tonnage continues unabated as delivery nears for latest addition
  • Boost for VLCCs as Saudi production rebounds
    Output restored more quickly than expected following drone attacks.
  • VLGC market still heated as Asia looks beyond Saudi supplies
    With Saudi exports expected to stay low, market participants are anticipating more long-haul shipments from the US to India and other Asian nations
  • Maersk eyes more as it hoovers up $480m of shares
    Danish boxship owner completes first phase of buyback.
  • Odfjell's Morch back at Maersk Broker as Ane Uggla retires
    Odfjell boss and former Maersk man steps in to chair shipbroker after granddaughter of AP Moller-Maersk founder steps down.
  • Baltic and brokers are better together - for now, at least
    As talks step up between shipbrokers and the Baltic Exchange about the future shape of the dry bulk market, a split would do little to solve challenges ahead for both sides
  • Aframax earnings to heat up on Russia and Norway crude supply
    Suezmax and VLCC shipments may increase this winter as Asian refineries seek replacement barrels amid low Opec supply
  • Moody's downgrades CMA CGM over weaker liquidity
    Ratings agency says acquisition of CEVA Logistics has hit boxship giant's profile.
  • DSME tipped to scoop giant FSU quartet for Russian Arctic
    Up to four floating storage units to be inked for Murmansk and Kamchatka LNG transshipment centres
  • Seacon's four-ship spree in German market hits $100m
    Singapore owner bags another wide-beam boxship as charter markets keep rising
  • HMM teams with DSME on smart-ship technology
    South Korean owner working closely with yard on "internet of things" systems.
  • HHI expects order flood, with LNG-fuelling a top choice
    Yard president Sam Ka said owners must think of LNG-fuelling's payback period as being over the lifetime of the vessel
  • Rotor sail maker Norsepower seals oil major investment
    Finance from billion-dollar fund backed by 13 oil and gas firms including BP, Shell, Total and Saudi Aramco
  • Restructuring Bourbon takes 18 ships out of layup
    And French OSV player's fleet shrinks by 23 vessels as court process continues.
  • Japan's Fukujin Kisen orders MR tankers at Hyundai Vinashin
    Japanese shipowner's product carrier duo will be fitted with scrubbers
  • Work begins on Kogas LNG tank system upgrade dubbed KC-2
    KC LNG Tech is working on a new incarnation of its KC-1 cargo containment design, which chief executive Munkeun Ha wants to be named KC-2. Ha, who took the hot seat at the company in June, revealed that Korea Gas Corp (Kogas) is looking at how to improve the KC-1 system as it now has a full understanding of the problems it experienced. First KC-1 LNG carriers primed for redelivery post-repairs
  • First KC-1 small-scale shuttle LNG carrier goes into service
    Containment system designer KC LNG Tech expects second bunkering-capable vessel to be ready ahead of schedule
  • Chinese panamaxes cash in on sanctioned Iran iron ore trade
    Chinese panamax bulker owners are faced with a choice as Iranian sanctions split their markets into two tiers
  • Mitsubishi Shipbuilding expands scrubber production capacity
    Japanese shipbuilder has also begun shipments of units for large tankers and ULCCs.
  • Panamax deliveries reach 100 in first eight months of 2019
    Owners receiving bulkers from newbuilding yards at twice the rate of last year, says SSY
  • Solstad returns to South Africa with Total charter deal
    Norwegian offshore vessel operator to relocate two anchors handlers from North Sea spot market

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
  • Delta takes stake in LATAM Airlines
    Delta Air Lines [NYSE: DAL] plans to take a 20 percent ownership of LATAM Airlines [NYSE: LTM] with a $1.9 billion investment in the Chilean-based...
  • XPO inching way back into the M&A game, Jacobs tells analysts
    XPO Logistics may be getting back in the M&A game
  • Lyft's app update de-emphasizes ridesharing
    Lyft wants to be a one-stop-shop for all urban transit options, which might turn Google Maps into more of a competitor than Uber.
  • Amazon buys tech firm INLT to help online merchants with cross-border trade
    Amazon.com recently acquired cloud-based startup INLT, a move designed to simplify importing goods into the United States for Amazon's online merchants, according to Reuters. INLT,...
  • DOT ends century-old restriction on highway construction
    Change could reduce congestion caused by accidents and inferior road design.
  • Momentum behind carriers despite shippers gaining edge in this week's Pricing Power Index
    Power swings five points in favor of the shippers, but momentum building for carriers leading into holiday season.
  • FMC splits World Shipping Council exemption petition
    The Federal Maritime Commission approves the ocean container carrier organization's petition to eliminate publication of essential terms but retains the requirement to file the actual...
  • Ancala acquires interest in Liverpool Airport
    Asset investment manager acquires a 45% stake in Liverpool John Lennon Airport
  • Allcargo planning to acquire Indian firm to expand express logistics footprint
    Allcargo Logistics is in talks to acquire Indian express logistics firm Gati to increase its share of the Indian warehousing market.
  • Freight Futures daily curve: 9/26
    Freight Futures quiet on Wednesday with a focus on PHI.
  • German logistics startup sennder acquires Spanish rival Innroute
    Digital freight-forwarding platform grows European business - and gains 10,000 connected vehicles - after an aggressive year for fundraising.
  • Hangar A ushers air cargo industry deeper into tech revolution
    Transparency has become something of a buzzword in the logistics industry, and that is exactly what Hangar A hopes to provide shippers with its new...
  • Carbon policies may ruin the world's first global carbon offset program
    "Flight shaming" campaigns failed to recognize that airlines only account for 2 percent of global carbon emissions.
  • Universal Logistics reports $36 million settlement for accident involving "marginal driver"
    Universal Logistics reported that it has agreed to a $36 million settlement for an accident that involved a "marginal driver."
  • Is shipping industry ready for new fuel mandate? It had better be
    New regulations are expected to affect around 60,000 ships, requiring them to reduce their sulfur emissions by more than 80%.
  • Port Report: Ocean carriers cut as container rates slide
    Small tariff increase fails to excite demand as rates reach 2-year lows.
  • Are female drivers really detained longer than men? (with video)
    Perception may not be reality, according to the American Transportation Research Institute, which says "discrimation" is the wrong word to use.
  • Why measuring driver brain waves might be better than cab cameras to prevent accidents
    Fatigue symptoms can be gathered by measuring the brain waves of truckers, which can be used to sound early warnings before drivers show visible signs...
  • U.S. rail volumes keep falling (with video)
    Year-to-date U.S. rail traffic down 3.8 percent from the same period in 2018.
  • Today's Pickup: Ryder centralizes customer support with national rollout of RAN
    Ryder has expanded its Ryder Assist Now customer support center nationally, giving customers a single source to get all their questions answered and service issues...
  • Carrier settles with New Jersey's labor board on driver classification
    Carriers face prospect of hiring more company drivers should they fail the ABC test.
  • Further container rate weakness forecast for Q4
    The start of the box shipping slack season commences next week when Chinese factories close for the Golden Week holiday. Further spot rate losses are...
  • Covenant Transport to close its truck service in Mexico (with video)
    Covenant Transport has decided to end all service to the interior of Mexico, citing dropping spot market pricing, increasing detention times and an inability to...
  • 3D printing evolves from fad to standard process in truck making
    Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing is no longer a fad in truck making. Companies are making greater use of the technology to save...
  • European shippers unprepared for no-deal 'Brexit' chaos
    Trade lanes will come to a halt if the U.K. exits the EU on October. 31, believes the Secretary-General of the European Shippers Council.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
  • Shell moves ahead on Argentina shale project, but keeps tabs on political volatility
    Shell is pressing ahead on a project in Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale play with the goal of ramping up production.
  • Crude little changed as traders focus on Trump inquiry, Saudi return
    Crude futures were little changed Thursday, as traders remained focused on an impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump.

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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
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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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