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November 3, 2020
Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
  • Antwerp Port's changes to tariff regulations for 2021
  • Charterers in dry bulk sector preventing crew change must be held to account, says trade body
  • China-US freight rates seen rising in Nov. due to high demand
  • CMA CGM launches short sea weekly service between Southern Turkey & Black Sea
  • COSCO Shipping Ports posts impressive results in Q3
  • Haifa Port privatisation raises great interest
  • MOL inks charter agreements for three ice-breaking LNG carriers
  • New cargo manifest rule at Ras Laffan
  • DGFT notifies import of potatoes from Bhutan without licence
  • Tea exports seen falling
  • Cessation of Force Majeure at Krishnapatnam Port
  • Rajiv Jalota appointed Chairman of MbPT
  • SLPA picks Adani Group to manage ECT operations in Colombo
  • CMA CGM Logistics Park Dadri ventures into warehousing by leasing CONCOR facility for 5 years
  • Rail freight loading continues momentum in October
  • Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme extended
  • Forex reserves at new high
  • India's economy set to bounce back; call for bold actions on growth agenda
  • CONCOR partners APM Terminals Pipavav for anti-corruption webinar
  • Massive e-commerce volumes seen in upcoming peak season
  • No cartel behind high freight

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Russian Railways to launch CRM system
  • Patriot Rail expands in Utah
  • Three Japanese carriers for Russian LNG
  • UPS performs as expected
  • 20 candles for European railway network
  • Astral leases first B767F with ATSG
  • Cargonaut now 100% with Royal Schiphol Group
  • Safe transport along Silk Road
  • Celebrating anniversaries in Brazil and Belgium
  • Shopify Canada in the black with record Q3
  • New RTG for Manila
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Italian forwarder increases sustainable fleet
  • Ghirardini returns to law firm HFW
  • Maritime goes smart
  • Amazon in Switzerland
  • Cargo business up in the North

The Loadstarweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
  • Strong air freight demand fighting tight capacity, pushing rates higher
  • Felixstowe bans empties again as congestion builds and vessels 'cut and run'
  • Perishables shippers still facing challenges after switch from air to ocean
  • No-deal Brexit could cost UK haulage £240m a year, which it can't afford
  • Soaring spot rates and demand steer ONE to a profitable second quarter
  • Cargo the saving grace in Q3 as AF-KLM reports operating loss of €1bn
  • Angry UK airports boss calls for 'urgent' support after shock travel ban
  • Against the odds: How Schneider's capital return gift just didn't do the trick
  • On the wires: Blue skies smilin' at ATSG's Amazon partnership

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
  • Viking Cruises installs first full-scale PCR lab at sea
    As cruise lines prepare to resume sailing under protocols calling for extensive COVID-19 testing of passengers and crew, Torstein Hagen's Viking Cruises said today that it has completed installation of the first
  • Navy shifts delivery strategy for second Ford class carrier
    Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) reports that it has received an undefinitized contract award from the U.S. Navy to shift the delivery strategy for the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79),
  • Golden Ray salvage ops move ahead
    With the giant twin-gantry, twin-barge catamaran VB-10,000 now on-site in St. Simons Sound, Ga., responders have been taking the final preparatory steps needed as it starts cutting into the capsized car carrier
  • Royston develops whole vessel approach to energy management
    Newcastle, U.K., headquartered marine engineering and propulsion specialist Royston has introduced a new Vessel Energy Management (VEM) concept designed to help fleet owners identify ever smarter ways to maintain optimum vessel and
  • New DNV GL rules add digital and smart ship notations
    With ships evolving into sophisticated sensor hubs, generating data and connecting through satellites in an expanding interconnected web, DNV GL is adding a new chapter to its rules for ship classification: Digital
  • INTERCARGO slams charterers for preventing crew changes
    Dry bulk operators' association INTERCARGO reports that it has learned that, in a number of instances, charterers in the dry bulk sector have been preventing much needed crew changes from taking place
  • Another prison term in long-running Navy bribery case
    Former U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Brooks Alonzo Parks has become the latest defendant to receive a prison term in the so called "Fat Leonard Affair" - the wide-ranging corruption and fraud

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
  • Dorian LPG surveys stronger market for VLGCs after tough quarter
    Chief executive says the results reflect 'to a large extent' the low freight market of the previous quarter that closed...
  • Floating storage economics fail to lift tankers for pandemic's second wave
    Tankers chartered for floating storage shielded the market from the first coronavirus oil demand shock as crude prices plunged to...
  • Marine insurance shrugs off pandemic impact
    'Our analysis is reporting the beginnings of a modest market recovery in most business lines' - secretary-general Lars Lange
  • Pacific Drilling files for second Chapter 11 bankruptcy
    Pacific Drilling filed for Chapter 11 in Texas after succumbing to the low oil prices and sapped demand that has...
  • Capital Product eyes expansion as profits double
    Owner of 10 boxships notes a 'strong rebound' across the containership charter market but sees coronavirus-linked uncertainty clouding prospects
  • Seadrill risks default as debt deals expire
    Seadrill says debt 'forbearance agreements' with senior creditors have expired, leaving it vulnerable to default. It had struck the deals...
  • Former maritime minister says UK has neglected shipping in pandemic
    'Thus far, the Department for Transport has focused its attention primarily upon the aviation industry. There has not been comparable...
  • Standard Club 'expecting pushback' on double-digit general increase
    'It's not a question of marking to market, or trying to get into the top of the range or the...
  • Scorpio chairman says dry bulk didn't deliver returns as expected
    Scorpio chairman Emanuele Lauro says the company is going through a tough time but its focus now remains on implementing...
  • More work to be done to stem maritime skills decline
    With the age profile within the service industries that support shipping increasing, do we face a future skills shortage for...
  • Shanghai Shipping Exchange launches freight index to spur derivative trading
    SSE hopes the new product with greater reliability to help establish a derivatives market, with the organisation's president Zhang Ye...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Transatlantic tanker earnings plunge | Container demand remains strong | China warning over pirate attacks | Latest Maritime...
  • Container shipping outlook positive as Cosco earnings surge
    Strong spot rates are expected to extend into the fourth quarter, and may push up the contract rates next year...
  • MOL seals contract for three ships for Artic LNG 2 project
    The Japanese line says the new vessels will be able to ply the Northern Sea Route throughout the year and...
  • Korea Shipbuilding wins two LNG carrier orders worth $375m
    With two months to go before the year closes out, Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co has won two more...
  • Six more Xihe tankers said to be up for sale
    Xihe's fleet is being marketed for sale, batch by batch. Following the successful efforts of a previous lot, which included...
  • A shift to better maintenance is accelerating
    Shipowners are looking at methods of ensuring asset availability and exploring predictive maintenance for future use. They may find old...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
  • Hong Kong container terminals agree to cap handling charges
  • Procurement software maker acquires LLamasoft for $1.5 billion
  • Intra-Asia container rates surge on box, vessel crunch
  • Maersk's integrator push threatens forwarders differently
  • JOC Rankings: Resins buoy US Gulf Coast ports during COVID-19

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
  • Among capesize-hungry Greeks, Thenamaris close snapping up four bulkers
  • Cosco box arm enjoys bullish outlook as it signs for $5bn bareboat charters
  • Cosmoship handysize arrested in India's Gujarat state
  • Embiricos company sells VLCC amid spree of deals for older tankers
  • Stena Bulk extends MR charters after Top Ships sells tanker duo to JP Morgan
  • Green groups oppose plan to dredge sandbank known as 'ship swallower'
  • Bank cuts price for third auction of arrested Folk Shipping tanker
  • UK lockdown pushes contango further in tanker owners' favour
  • Stephenson Harwood marine head Ghirardani returns to HFW after 31 years
  • S&P deal book: Empire Bulkers sells handysize; Noble group offloads last owned ship
  • Shipping firms employ too few female seafarers, says ICS
  • Matson's China service boosts earnings amid Covid downturn
  • TUI UK ship joins Greek logjam of vessels awaiting breaker's burn
  • Dorian LPG says it's too early to judge scrubbers, looks to future for payback
  • Capital Product Partners boosts profit with larger fleet
  • Weaker spot market holds down Dorian LPG earnings
  • Wild ride on Wall Street ahead of eight shipowner earnings reports and election day
  • Charles Taylor continues to grow with specialist acquisitions
  • Among capesize-hungry Greeks, Thenamaris close to snapping up four bulkers
  • Cosco box arm enjoys bullish outlook as it signs for $5bn bareboat charters
  • Cosmoship handysize arrested in India's Gujarat state
  • Embiricos company sells VLCC amid spree of deals for older tankers
  • Stena Bulk extends MR charters after Top Ships sells tanker duo to JP Morgan
  • Green groups oppose plan to dredge sandbank known as 'ship swallower'
  • Bank cuts price for third auction of arrested Folk Shipping tanker
  • UK lockdown pushes contango further in tanker owners' favour
  • Stephenson Harwood's Ghirardani returns to HFW after 31 years
  • S&P deal book: Empire Bulkers sells handysize; Noble group offloads last owned ship
  • Standard Club calls for a 10% general increase
  • Ince adds to shipping team by bringing in CJC's Eric Eyo as partner
  • Melting caramel in a pan: the science of molten salt reactors
  • The nuclear option: making the economic case for atomic energy
  • Marine reactor start-up says shipowners are backing nuclear
  • Philly Shipyard losses to continue as optional ships on hold
  • UK P&I Club outlook adjusted as S&P gets tough on claims
  • Maersk Launceston master released as accident probe continues
  • Cleaves: Hunter Group will not disappear but ADS Crude's future is uncertain
  • Banks want shipowners to mind their secondhand buyers
  • Low-cost small-claims resolution process SCRIBE launches in Singapore
  • Korea Shipbuilding books potential four-ship LNG carrier deal
  • OOCL ups mega-size containership tally by seven with new order worth $1.1bn
  • Arrow: Slowing dry bulk supply growth set to support rate recovery

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
  • Pfizer to bypass US government system for COVID vaccine distribution
    Pfizer and Moderna have developed vaccines that need to be deep frozen. Most freight distribution companies and medical facilities don't have super-cold freezers, so governments...
  • LNG shipping rates just hit $125,000 per day
    Positive COVID recovery signal: LNG shipping is behaving normally again, with a typical seasonal spike.
  • Military vehicle imports help JAXPORT combat COVID-19 storm
    2020 wins include harbor-deepening funding and Blount Island berth enhancements.
  • Career Tracks: TraPac CEO tapped to lead Port of Virginia
    ZeroNorth makes board appointments, and Southeastern Freight Lines promotes a service center manager.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
  • US ELECTIONS: Trump signs fracking order aimed at voters more than supply
    The Trump administration's weekend executive order on fracking -- aimed squarely at the tight election race in No. 2 gas producer Pennsylvania -- is the latest in a string of White House orders on energy that will have mostly messaging impact rather than changing any supply or demand fundamentals.
  • US ELECTIONS: Much at stake across the commodity spectrum for energy sectors
    The table is set, it's time for the main course.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude rallies as Novak signals openness to OPEC+ quota extension
    Crude futures climbed off five-month lows to settle higher Nov. 2 amid signs that OPEC+ will extend its current production quotas into 2021.
  • Platts FOB Singapore fuel oil trading volume in Oct jumps on month to 1.4 million mt
    Trades in physical FOB Singapore fuel oil cargoes during the Platts Market on Close assessment process surges more than doubled to 1.409 million mt in October from September, S&P Global Platts data showed Nov. 2.
  • USAC diesel premium to heating oil surpasses three-year high
    Diesel's premium over heating oil for barrels delivered into the US Atlantic Coast rose Nov. 2 to its largest level in more than three years, powered by a combination of factors.
  • Marathon Petroleum lowers fourth quarter run rates as it shifts to lighter crude slate
    Marathon Petroleum will cut refinery run rates in the fourth quarter as it grapples with higher costs and weak demand resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, CEO Mike Hennigan said on Nov. 2.
  • November Primorsk ULSD exports up 29% on month
    Exports of ultra low sulfur diesel from the Russian port Primorsk in the Baltic will total 1.232 million mt in November, a 29% rise from October and 1% higher than November 2019.
  • Venezuela's average oil output rises 25,000 b/d on month to 410,000 b/d in Oct
    Venezuela's overall oil production in October rose to an average 410,000 b/d, a 25,000 b/d increase from September's 385,000 b/d, according to state-owned PDVSA's daily production reports reviewed by S&P Global Platts.
  • Kazakhstan to extend ban on diesel imports
    Kazakhstan plans to extend its ban on diesel imports until April, the energy ministry said in a statement, citing energy minister Norlan Nogaev.
  • Russia's Tuapse ULSD exports to jump 56% on month in November
    The November ULSD export program from the Russian Black Sea port of Tuapse is scheduled to total 300,400 mt, up 56% month on month, according to a copy of the loading program seen by S&P Global Platts Nov. 2.
  • Platts FOB Singapore gasoil trades fall to 4-month low in Oct on muted demand
    The volume of physical gasoil cargoes that traded during the Platts Market On Close assessment process in Singapore slipped to a four-month low in October on the back of persistent demand challenges facing the middle distillate product.
  • European LSGO futures net speculative length hits 8-month low
    Speculative net long positions in ICE low sulfur gasoil futures fell 9,366 contracts to 883 in the week to Oct. 27, the lowest level since March 27, according to ICE data.
  • US crude stocks expected lower as Hurricane Zeta shuts US Gulf production
    US oil inventories likely declined in the week ended Oct. 30 as Hurricane Zeta shut in Gulf of Mexico production, an S&P Global Platts analysis showed Nov. 2.
  • Europe and Africa residual fuel, key market indicators this week
    The Northwest European bunker markets have remained relatively resilient despite the current economic environment, as Rotterdam bunker sales rose 8% on the quarter during Q3, port authority data showed. High sulfur fuel oil increased its share in Rotterdam's bunkers market despite unfavorable payback economics for scrubber installations.
  • RUSSIA DATA: Spimex Oct. oil product volumes down on month
    **Fuel oil sales fall 17% **Refinery turnarounds weigh on output
  • OIL FUTURES: Oil climbs midday as strong US economic data boosts outlooks
    **US manufacturing PMI hits 23-month high **UK announces four-week lockdown **RBOB cracks hit two-month low
  • Global oil demand to peak in 2028 due to pandemic, faster transition: Rystad
    **Oil demand to peak at 102 million b/d **Sees faster EV update, plastic recycling **Sees steep decline to 62 million b/d by 2050
  • Oil storage plays could resurface as second-wave hits demand
    **Floating storage near seven-month lows but decline to slow **Storage economics could improve as demand recovery stalls **VLCCs garner $25,000 per day for short-term charter bookings
  • AMERICAS BUNKERS: Key market indicators this week
    **USGC, Panama see retail 0.5%S pricing at lowest point since June **Key Latin American ports eye uptick in demand following Oct seasonal lull **Pacific Northwest sources expect Vancouver supply to improve in early Nov
  • REFINERY NEWS: ExxonMobil's Antwerp back from works: sources
    **October maintenance ends
  • REFINERY NEWS: India's IOC runs at 90% as demand recovers
    **IOC refineries running at increasing levels **India's fifth phase of unlock began in October
  • Asia residue fuel market - Key market indicators this week
    **Most Asian refiners look to lower LSFO production rates in November **Singapore HSFO market expected to be tight in November
  • Poseidon Principles, pricing, partnerships set to boost LNG bunkering: sources
    **Poseidon Principles' funding criteria favorable for LNG-fueled ships **Ample supply, uncontracted volumes to keep lid on LNG prices **More partnerships with charterers to propel LNG bunkering
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude dives as UK enters lockdown, pre-election jitters grip markets
    According to media reports, the UK's lockdown will entail the closure of pubs, restaurants and non-essential businesses.
  • Singapore 380 CST HSFO prompt backwardation widens to 9-month high
    "The HSFO market is strong. Refiners are cutting their run rates... we still see demand from Pakistan. Demand from the power sector is still strong," a fuel oil trader said.

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Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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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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