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BRIEFS
May 4, 2020
Sched Netweb site
  • Blank sailings hits a peak in Asia, Europe, America, Mediterranean trades
  • Box ship sailings' schedule reliability falls to 68pc in Q1
  • Port of Long Beach receives US$14.5m grant for rail project
  • China looks at new ways to accelerate US farm produce purchases
  • Crew members stranded on board ships face mental, physical problems
  • China-Europe rail freight set to boom amid virus outbreak
  • EUROGATE Intermodal starts Bremerhaven to Frankfurt/Main rail service
  • CEVA Logistics and Mondadori Group renew logistics partnership for 5 years
  • US airlines get payroll injection of US$9.5b from federal fund
  • American Airlines boosts services to ship critical goods
  • TIACA calls for joint effort to help ailing air cargo sector in Africa

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 3, 2020
  • FIATA publishes new position paper on container imbalance during Covid-19
  • First Kolkata-Max vessel calls Kolkata Port
  • Ministry of Shipping launches new website
  • To stand tall, carriers need to standardise & rationalise tariffs
  • CBIC issues guidelines for personal hearings of appeals & adjudication for ex-im assesses through video conferencing
  • Govt to extend Interest Equalisation Scheme: DGFT
  • Import of edible oils down 20 pc
  • APSEZ launches integrated platform to reduce manual processes
  • Import-laden containers moved from JN Port terminals to Container Freight Stations (CFSs) and cleared by importers from March 23 to May 1, 2020
  • Volume matrix of import-laden containers shifted from Mundra Port terminals to CFSs, and import delivery from CFSs during March 23 to May 1, 2020
  • DPIIT monitoring & resolving issues of industry & trade
  • Economic relief package 2.0 to provide significant liquidity to MSMEs

International Transport Journalweb site
  • State aids support European airlines
  • Weekly rail service China - Turkey launched
  • Dachser Brazil opens new office in Curitiba
  • China and Europe on an equal footing?
  • Seko Logistics and Alexandra help care home group
  • Road transport industry needs support to recover
  • New contract for gypsum transportation
  • One GSSA found, three still needed
  • Truck Tek is Clark's new sales partner in Norway
  • Reduction of port dues insufficient, says Anave
  • K Line welcomes and says goodbye
  • Mental and physical relief
  • Bolloré Logistics acquires Global Freight Solutions
  • United Cargo strengthens ties with Germany
  • UK forwarder modernises its fleet
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Bureau Veritas: new head for DACH region and Russia
  • Sustainability rating for bremenports

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 30, 2020
  • DSV Panalpina to shed 3,000+ jobs despite 'satisfactory' first-quarter results
  • Covid-19 impact on airlines sees interest in freighter conversion take off
  • CH Robinson braces for potential financial pain in push for digital change
  • Australia subsidises forwarders to pool shipments to get cargo in the air
  • Tough going for carriers forced to keep trying to match supply with falling demand
  • The China model on the catwalk: can fashion retailing recover?
  • Analysis: DSV Panalpina - job losses carry the burden of 'value creation'

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 30, 2020
  • Navy selects Fincantieri Marinette Marine to build FFG (X)
    Fincantieri Marinette Marine Corporation has beaten out some tough competition, winning a $795,116,483 Navy contract to design and produce the next generation small surface combatant, the Guided Missile Frigate (FFG(X)). The contract
  • American Cruise Lines reports rise in bookings
    Guilford, Conn., headquartered American Cruise Lines reports that it is seeing a strong increase in demand across its domestic portfolio of river and coastal cruises. The company cites increased awareness of U.S.
  • SEACOR benefits from CARES Act tax breaks
    While SEACOR Holdings Inc. (NYSE:CKH) saw first quarter income fall, it reports that all of its services have been deemed essential - and looks to have gotten a significant boost from tax
  • Gasum acquisition includes two LNG bunkering vessels
    Espoo, Finland, headquartered Gasum has closed the acquisition of Linde AG's LNG and Biogas business in Sweden and Norway and Nauticor's Marine Bunkering business in Germany. The acquisition is an integral part
  • New Taylor reach stacker is purpose built for barge applications
    Louisville, Miss., headquartered Taylor Machine Works, Inc. has added a new reach stacker to its product line that is purpose-built to handle containers in the unique lift situations that barge applications present.
  • Royal IHC to be refinanced and have new ownership
    Dutch shipbuilder Royal IHC, long a leader in dredge design and construction and other areas, is to be refinanced and come under new ownership. An outline agreement on the acquisition and refinancing
  • Marine Log launches new weekly newsletter with a global perpective
    Launching today, Marine Log's MARINE WORLD NEWS is a concise summary of top international maritime industry news, with an emphasis on policy and enforcement developments, emerging market trends and game changing tech
  • Suez and Panama Canals cut owners breaks to keep ships transiting
    Cheap bunker prices are tempting hard-pressed shipowners to send ships "the long way round" and avoid expensive Suez and Panama Canal transit fees. In response, the authorities of both canals are offering

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 30, 2020
  • Fortescue lifts iron ore shipments guidance
    The news may provide comfort to the capesize market, which has seen spot rates slide in recent days
  • Current cargo accumulations are increasing risk, TT Club warns
    Security, documentation, temperature control and high value among main headaches for logistics industry
  • Sanctions on Chevron exports from Venezuela put tanker operators on alert
    'Venezuelan-origin petroleum and petroleum products may become a direct focus of the US's sanctions policy. As such, any voyages involving...
  • DSV to cut 3,000 staff due to demand slump
    Cuts will affect all divisions and regions, with the measures to be phased in during the second half of 2020
  • Costamare steps up first in unique reporting season
    Containership owner's quarterly reporting this week was indicative of how publicly listed companies are going the extra mile in adapting...
  • Dry bulk charterers guard against Hin Leong fallout
    In what has been described as an unusual yet prudent move, Rio Tinto advises charterparties to exclude fuel supplied by...
  • Box line bailouts should come with conditions, says ITF
    The ITF argues for state support to be tied to societal goals instead of encouraging risk taking
  • Kuehne + Nagel eyes 'rebound' in second half
    Pharma, healthcare and e-commerce verticals have increased significantly
  • Asia-bound vessels rerouted to avoid Suez Canal
    Numerous ships are taking an extended seven-day voyage as carriers respond to the health crisis that has sent consumer demand...
  • No quick fix for box shipping
    Any recovery in container shipping will come from an extremely low base, according to BIMCO chief shipping analyst Peter Sand...
  • ONE issues outlook warning after posting full-year profit
    Uncertainties are still increasing regarding the situation after May, the carrier warns
  • CMA conference moves to October as part of shipping week
    Speculation about the future of CMA Shipping 2020 has ended as the organisers agree to combine with SHIPPINGInsight to create...
  • Panama and Suez offer incentives to keep ships transiting
    Discounted rates and easier terms offered to maintain flow of traffic
  • MOL lifted by improved tanker and container earnings
    The Japanese line points to a tougher year ahead, factoring in a full-year coronavirus-led slowdown
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Cargo cancellations and low prices sink LNG rates | Singapore bunker premium rises as fleet tightens on...
  • Tankers anchor off California as crude oil demand slackens
    California's refinery input is down 32.3% year on year; its production of gasoline is down 36.9%; and jet fuel production...
  • Singapore provides $19m to support maritime industry
    Recognising the challenges that maritime companies may face in managing their cash flows and meeting their financial obligations during this...
  • P&O Ferries faces union call for nationalisation
    'We simply cannot afford to have the UK's ability to be supported by key shipping services being held to ransom...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 30, 2020
  • Gulf resins, ag shippers to benefit from new Evergreen service
  • Wind propulsion piques interest of MPV, ro-ro carriers
  • COVID-19 to accelerate logistics industry toward digital, low-growth reality
  • COVID-19 underscores need for tech investment: C.H. Robinson
  • Falling volumes loom over ONE's first full-year profit
  • DSV eyes June for start of logistics market recovery

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 30, 2020
  • Tahir Lakhani vows to fight 'false fraud claims' and freeze on assets
  • Eastmed unveils sale of a second VLCC at bumper price
  • Exmar sees first-quarter turnaround with stronger gas business
  • Tanker rates: one spot voyage makes the whole year in red hot market
  • Occidental Petroleum fixes one-year VLCC charters at firm rates
  • Shipping groups say '150,000 seafarers' in need of crew change
  • Too much regulation? Why Star Bulk really decided to ditch its Oslo listing
  • Cleaves drops Safe Bulkers but remains committed to shipping
  • Gasum completes its buyout of Nauticor's LNG bunkering assets
  • 2020 Bulkers suspends dividends amid virus uncertainty but posts profit
  • Six pirates arrested after attack on Epic Gas ship
  • Slower oil stock builds, supply cuts weigh on crude tanker earnings
  • Songa Container warns of charterer distress as it faces covenant breach
  • Suez Canal drops prices to woo lines back with bargain basement rates
  • Norwegian investor boosts Belships stake with purchase of Frode Teigen shares
  • Indonesia needs to axe protectionist policy to aid coronavirus recovery, shipping groups say
  • Fagervoll: North Sea OSV pain 'like being hit by a car' again
  • Sellers rule as secondhand VLCC sales rocket in hot market
  • Coronavirus delays prompt fears over IMO carbon talks
  • Hapag-Lloyd puts big boxship newbuilding plans on ice
  • MOL ready to freeze investment, lay up ships and terminate charters
  • KSS Line expands MR tanker focus with second buy in week
  • Rubicon Offshore and its vessel assets put on the sales block
  • Rates for LNG carriers nosedive as coronavirus cargo shut-ins kick in
  • Pareto Bank backs off from expansion plans as coronavirus clouds outlook
  • Total mulls lay-up for ailing LNG carrier
  • Wilmer Ruperti breaks his silence on latest 'humanitarian' mission
  • DNB 'still open' as impairments jump to $560m in pandemic
  • K Line chairman set to stand down in the summer
  • Japanese owners squeezed as operators seek rate cuts
  • Kumiai Senpaku boss Makae urges owners to stay strong over rate reduction calls
  • This celebration of seafarers is great, but why stop at one day?
  • Coronavirus cruiseship culling begins with Marella veteran
  • MOL posts profitable full-year result despite weak dry market
  • Korea Shipbuilding plays down impact of coronavirus on orderbook
  • CMA postpones conference for second time due to pandemic
  • Maersk containership left disabled after shipboard fire

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 30, 2020
  • DB Schenker, Airbus innovations maximize cargo space in passenger jets
    The logistics sector specializes in figuring out creative solutions to transportation and trade impediments, and a pandemic is the ultimate test. Check out what DB...
  • Second-half container relief after second-quarter disaster?
    Liners could scrape bottom over next two months, then recover.
  • DSV Panalpina: Q1 results satisfactory, 'all things considered'
    Combined transportation and logistics powerhouse grows gross profit despite impact from COVID-19.
  • FIATA warns global container imbalance at 'tipping point'
    International association of forwarders says members have tools and knowledge to ease container-shipping pain of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • American Airlines posts first quarterly loss in six years
    American is slashing expenses, but not fast enough to stop big profit losses. Here are the details on its first quarter and what it expects...
  • Honk if you love seafarers
    International organizations calling for show of solidarity as well as recognition of COVID-19 as occupational disease.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 30, 2020
  • European 0.5% marine fuel barge price above jet barges on demand fallout
    The transport fuel market has seen a demand collapse caused by the coronavirus pandemic, but seaborne fuels are faring better than their air counterparts as prices invert, as prices for fuel oil surpass jet.
  • Taiwan's CPC likely to recover fuel oil export availability in Jun on RFCC turnaround: source
    Taiwan's CPC is likely to export at least one cargo of 40,000 mt, either low sulfur fuel oil or high sulfur fuel oil, for loading in June due to a turnaround at its residue fluid catalytic cracker, while the company plans to export no fuel oil cargoes in May, a company source said Thursday.
  • China's fuel oil exports quota to tilt regional bunker balances
    China's issuance of a 10 million mt fuel oil export quota for 2020 was expected to tilt regional supply and demand balances, traders said, not least because a second batch could not be ruled out.
  • Shipowners brace for S Korea's new emissions rules amid pandemic pain
    Shipowners are starting to gear up for South Korea's stricter environmental emissions rules despite having no time to draw breath after transitioning to IMO 2020 and grappling with the coronavirus pandemic that has caused an unprecedented slowdown in global export trade.
  • Taiwan's CPC to suspend supply of 380 CST bunker fuel from May 11
    Taiwan's state-owned CPC Corp. will suspend the supply of 380 CST high sulfur bunker fuel at the port of Kaohsiung from May 11 due to annual maintenance of the barge Bao Shan No.2, the company said in an email circular Thursday.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude rally extends as market eyes producer cuts, economic restarts
    Crude prices settled sharply higher for a second session Thursday as stepped-up producer cuts underscored improved demand outlooks.
  • Singapore's Keppel offshore and marine business faces hurdles amid global pandemic
    "We expect the O&M business to face very challenging conditions in the near future," Loh Chin Hua, CEO of Keppel Corp, said.
  • Coronavirus to cut CO2 emissions by most in human history: Platts Analytics
    "As a result of this drop in demand, CO2 emissions from energy sector fossil fuel combustion are expected to drop by 5.5%," it said.

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In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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