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April 6, 2020
Sched Netweb site
  • Economic pain, supply chain chaos from coronavirus to get worse in coming quarters
  • Guangzhou Port attracts two new carriers to serve Southeast Asia
  • Surge in number of void April sailings with sharp demand drop
  • Box ship's schedule reliability continues to fall: Sea-Intelligence
  • Demand drops, cargo backlogs emerge flaming warnings of 'mega congestion'
  • Box shipping heading towards harder fall than in 2009 financial crisis
  • Texan ports enhance infrastructure with record cargo volume
  • Hapag-Lloyd appoints Hans Schaefer as senior managing director for Asia
  • Air cargo volumes fall fast, but Asia shows signs of recovery
  • John Menzies cuts 17,500 jobs globally and seeks UK government support
  • GEODIS to fly millions of coronavirus masks from China to France

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 2, 2020
  • Appeal from FFFAI Chairman AV Vijaykumar regarding effects of Covid-19 on CBs & logistics industry
  • Call for fair & equal demurrage & detention charging during current crisis
  • Outlook for domestic ship-breaking industry turns negative with volatile scrap prices & falling rupee: ICRA
  • Edible oil demand seen declining during March-April
  • Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20 extended for one year & other immediate relief measures announced
  • India a net importer of copper so far this fiscal
  • RBI extends period of realisation of value of exports to 15 months from date of export
  • SEZ units engaged in manufacture of drugs, pharmaceuticals, hospital equipment working
  • JN Port handles over 5 mn TEUs for second consecutive year
  • Major Ports asked not to levy penalties/ charges/fees on port users for delays
  • Maersk flags off first intercontinental train from Europe to Asia
  • Virus containment measures seen significantly impacting GDP of many major economies in the short term
  • Exim Integrated Club helps drivers stranded at Nhava Sheva parking plazas

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Pleasure and pain on the rivers
  • Rhine Valley rail line closed after derailment
  • Cargo at Guadeloupe Port Caraibes keeps flowing
  • Rail-ready sites programme launched
  • Turnpoint braves the crisis
  • Letmeship welcomes GLS to its network
  • An appetite for Philippine air freight
  • Comtrak changes ownership
  • Damco appoints Mike Meierkort as head of Americas
  • Schuon inaugurates new warehouse
  • MSC posts record performance in Liverpool
  • Lithuania: drawing on air cargo know-how
  • 25 years of service for Bremen
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • MOL unifies tankship companies
  • Imperial and MEX join forces to leverage Turkish potential
  • New trimodal terminal to reduce truck traffic
  • Silk Way West conquers the Far West

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 3, 2020
  • Forwarders accuse $13/kg freighter airlines of 'profiteering' from Covid crisis
  • Carriers cancel low-sulphur surcharges as fuel prices drop - along with demand
  • UK hauliers get together to offer storage for uncollected imports to save D&D
  • Online grocers' tills ring as orders rocket amid pandemic panic, but will it last?
  • DHL 'flaunting' virus guidelines for the wellbeing of its workers, claims union
  • Hero of the Week: Kerry Logistics and Trtl sock it to footsore NHS nurses
  • Port of Tilbury boxes clever to salute the NHS
  • Driver intentionally derailed speeding train to destroy US hospital ship
  • CMA CGM sends Asia-Europe box ships via the Cape
  • M&A radar: Yang Ming - the moral hazard conundrum
  • On the wires: Swissport - Here comes the very expensive weapon of last resort
  • On the wires: WiseTech buyers - supporters or speculators?

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 3, 2020
  • Ingalls Shipbuilding awarded $1.5 billion contract for construction of LPD 31
    Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) reports that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a $1.50 billion fixed-price-incentive modification to a previously awarded contract for the procurement of the detail design and construction
  • Hornbeck Offshore to file for Chapter 11
    Covington, La., based Hornbeck Offshore Services (OTCQB:HOSS) plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In a Form 8K dated March 31, the company reported that it and certain of its subsidiaries
  • Fatigue seen as factor in accident involving two Kirby Inland Marine towboats
    The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on a March 2019 incident involving two 1968-built Kirby Inland Marine towboats, the Dixie Vandal and the Trinity. At 0408 local time on
  • Navy awards Swiftships $50.1 million for four more landing craft
    Swiftships LLC, Morgan City, La., has been awarded a $50,144,904 modification to a previously-awarded contract that exercises an option for the construction of four LCU 1700 class Landing Craft Utility (LCU) transportation
  • Laborde named East Coast distributor for Mitsubishi marine engines
    Mitsubishi Turbocharger and Engine America has named Covington, La., headquartered Laborde Products as the new distributor for the East Coast of the United States for Mitsubishi Marine Engines. Laborde Products was already

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 3, 2020
  • Force majeure doesn't get ship operators off the loan repayments hook
    British-based shipping companies are in principle eligible for government coronavirus support schemes, say lawyers, but unfortunately few seem to have...
  • Bankers go easy on owners as coronavirus bites - at least for now
    Lenders won't necessarily be more reasonable, but coronavirus should make them more pragmatic, more resigned, and ready to recognise the...
  • The week in charts: More blank sailings, China shows early signs of recovery
    There was a considerable jump in the number of blank sailings announced on deepsea trades this week, while the Baltic...
  • Chinese lessors warn on rising shipping defaults
    But bank-backed leasing houses are said to be financially confident as they can tap the inter-bank market for liquidity rather...
  • Singapore exempts maritime from virus-linked suspension
    Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the suspension would not apply to economic sectors deemed 'strategic' or that 'form part...
  • Antwerp prepares for crisis and beyond
    Box ports may face changing supply chain needs in a post-coronavirus world
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: Piracy in a time of coronavirus
    West African pirates clearly didn't get the memo on social distancing. Undeterred by the global coronavirus pandemic, piracy is still...
  • Norway's shipowners braced for 35% revenue hit and lay-offs
    Passenger shipping expected to be hit the most, with a 90% drop, as offshore faces even tougher year compared to...
  • Yilport's US investment plans delayed by red tape and coronavirus
    After losing out in the bidding for Long Beach Container Terminal in southern California, Yildirim Group chairman Robert Yildirim has...
  • Update: Lloyd's List magazine
    The Lloyd's List magazine will be distributed digitally for the next three months
  • Capacity reductions set to stay
    New wave of cuts likely as China export demand falls
  • Dynacom confirms orders for seven tankers in China
    After lengthy talks, a pair of VLCCs at Dalian and five suezmaxes at New Times are going ahead, says Greek...
  • Freight forwarding in the virtual office
    In the coronavirus lockdown, video conferencing has come to the fore in the relationship building that forwarders rely on
  • Register now for the Lloyd's List Future Fuels Webinar
    Join shipping and bunker industry experts to discuss how the sector will fuel its future and what businesses can do...
  • MOL renames tanker management arms
    The Japanese shipping giant reported a $146m extraordinary loss last week after coronavirus hit its bulker and containership business
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Bahri brings in more VLCCs as Saudi oil cargoes head out | Capacity crunch risks return of...
  • CDB Leasing orders $188.9m ultramax octet
    Chinese lessor intends to charter the newbuilds to an independent third party upon delivery
  • Keppel closes some shipyard operations over coronavirus cases
    There are four known cases. Employees working on the Liza Unity FPSO and the Coral South turret project are said...
  • Southwestern US ports back to normal after coronavirus alert
    Two dispatch halls had to be closed for cleaning and sanitising on Wednesday night, creating a labour shortage on the...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 3, 2020
  • COVID-19 clouds freight rate forecasting, stimulates demand
  • US truckload shippers should prioritize carrier ties during recession: analysts
  • US importers urged to 'proactively' challenge demurrage charges
  • Maersk speeding, slowing US imports amid COVID-19
  • Hapag-Lloyd to pass on NY-NJ container charge to customers
  • JOC Rankings: Top 3PLs' revenue growth slowed before coronavirus

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 3, 2020
  • Scorpio Bulkers carries out reverse stock split
  • Carnival: 'Our ability to be predictive is uncertain'
  • Deutsche Bank swings axe at 10 of 16 shipowners on size
  • Charter rates fall more slowly than utilisation for Navigator
  • 'When we come out of this, it will be a different world' say Nordic insurers
  • Marinakis management arm scoops $9.3m in Diamond S fees after merger
  • Prime Marine Energy completes first FPSO job
  • After buoyant start to the week, dry bulk markets drift to the close
  • US Supreme Court ruling on Athos 1 could impact on Covid-19 response
  • Rainmaking session pairs five groups with eight start-ups
  • Meet the matchmaker pairing shipping with techno geeks
  • Rainmaking accelerator proves power of partnership
  • Royal Caribbean's top brass takes pay cuts amid virus downturn
  • Tankers can still do well after oil price war truce, analyst says
  • Bonuses up at Clarksons as Case and Woyda return $1.6m to staff
  • George Procopiou's Dynacom Tankers emerges as buyer of NS United VLCC
  • Dof seeks emergency loans and debt freeze as cash position worsens
  • UK Supreme Court ruling will 'give comfort' to banks that have financed scuttled vessels
  • Insurers cannot reclaim $22m payout for scuttled vessel, Supreme Court rules
  • Sell-off for tanker futures as Saudi Arabia shows renewed appetite for supply cut
  • Rajesh Unni seeks synergies between business and philanthropy
  • Singapore shuts down, catching shipping by surprise
  • Norwegian owners face 35% revenue drop as big layoffs loom
  • Bimco edges up membership to nearly 60% of world fleet
  • Larsen says crisis outcome unknowable but tankers can prosper
  • Bergshaven brings in Evergas' McPhail to run B-Gas
  • Coronavirus cluster confirmed at Singapore's Keppel Shipyard
  • Three Torm crew injured in accident in Gulf of Guinea

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 3, 2020
  • FreightWaves Flashback: Motor carrier finds private telephone network way of the future
    We take a look back at the state-of-the-art technology that streamlined trucking in 1961.
  • Roller-coaster ride goes on for crude-tanker stocks
    Tanker shares fall back as crude-oil prices surge. What comes next?
  • American Trucking Associations: 'The second quarter is going to be terrible'
    Bob Costello expects many trucking companies to go out of business before the economy recovers from the recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
  • Airlines continue to rationalize networks amid collapse in travel
    Airlines are in survival mode and could permanently rid themselves of older aircraft in effort to help financial recovery.
  • Port of LA leader tasked with lifesaving logistics for city
    Mayor taps Gene Seroka to locate and deliver medical supplies critically needed during coronavirus pandemic.
  • Ocean cargo continues to flow to the Port of Alaska
    Despite COVID-19 concerns, the Port of Alaska and ocean carriers calling Anchorage insist that ships loaded with containers will continue to arrive on schedule.
  • Delta Air Lines to manufacture face shields
    Dealing with a crisis requires innovation and Delta Air Lines doing that on several fronts. Now it is switching gears and making face shields for...
  • Pilots raise concern with FAA about protection from coronavirus
    A pilot' union says airlines need to be held more accountable for protecting cockpit crews from the coronavirus, but at the corporate level all airlines...
  • Damco meets pandemic logistics challenge head-on
    No one was prepared for the global shipping disruption caused by COVID-19, but Mike Meierkort said Damco's resiliency program is "the closest thing to having...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 3, 2020
  • Sinopec plant supplies first IMO-compliant fuel for bonded bunkering at Guangzhou port
    Sinopec's Guangzhou Petrochemical refinery in the southern Guangdong province of China has supplied IMO-compliant marine fuel for delivery to ocean-going vessels, the company said on its website Friday.
  • Port of Singapore to stay open for operations amid stricter steps to control coronavirus
    The Port of Singapore will remain open for operations even though stricter measures have been announced in the country to combat the coronavirus pandemic, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said Friday.
  • Brazil's Petrobras sees crude, bunker fuel exports rising in May: CEO
    Brazilian state-led oil producer and refiner Petrobras expects exports of crude oil and refined products, especially bunker fuel, to grow in May as key trading partner China emerges from a coronavirus-led shutdown, CEO Roberto Castello Branco said.
  • Bunkers market bucks trend of lower ICE LSGO, follows crude up
    The marine fuel bunkers price bucked the recent trend of tracking ICE LSGO downwards after it followed Brent's upwards Thursday.
  • OIL QUARTERLY: COVID-19 weighs on European fuel oil in unexpected start to year
    The European marine fuel oil market has seen a turbulent year fundamentally so far, from contending with the monumental change that was IMO 2020 to facing demand destruction on the back of the coronavirus pandemic.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude climbs on OPEC+ meeting optimism, but US unemployment numbers create headwind
    Crude oil prices jumped again Friday morning on discussions by global leaders of production cuts, but new bearish US unemployment numbers held prices down from their earlier highs.
  • External: Global Risk Management

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In August, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +10.9%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
Federlogistica has established its own representation in the Iberian Peninsula
Genoa
It will support Italian entrepreneurs operating in Spain
Boluda acquires Royal Boskalis' towage and salvage operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Valencia
Transaction valued at $640 million
ESPO urges IMO States to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
The association also urges the EU Commission to align European standards
The Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal.
Los Angeles
Invitation to submit expressions of interest
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
Geneva
The most significant growth in PLSCI was recorded by the port of Savona-Vado Ligure (+53.7%)
ONE will not charge surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Singapore
They will be applied starting from October 14th
Fincantieri and Aeronautical Service sign agreement for the use of composite materials in the naval, civil, and military sectors.
Trieste
Genoa Port Terminal concession renewal approved until 2054
Genoa
The terminal's operating conditions have been redefined, bringing them back to the multipurpose function, in compliance with the ruling of the Council of State and the PRP
PSA Italia-Logtainer and Rail Hub Milano-Medlog have submitted offers to manage the Interporto Padova intermodal terminal.
Padua
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports increased by 4.5% last month.
Beijing
Containers amounted to 27.7 million TEUs (+6.8%)
The Netherlands is referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether to entrust seafarers or dock workers with the lashing operations on smaller container ships.
In the second quarter, container traffic handled by Eurokai terminals grew by +16.4%
Hamburg
Significant growth of 16.1% in Germany. In Italy (Contship), volumes increased by 5.2%.
China enacted regulation in response to US taxes on Chinese-owned and -built vessels
Beijing
The new rules include the possibility of introducing similar countermeasures
New attack on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
UKMTO announced that a fire broke out on a vessel hit by a shell
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ITS Costruttori, il corso di alta formazione per entrare nel mondo di Fincantieri
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Miami
The American cruise group announces a further strengthening of the growth trend in bookings
Marella Cruises sells Fincantieri slots for two new cruise ships to TUI Cruises.
Hannover/Trieste
With a gross tonnage of 160,000 tons, they will be larger than the units originally planned
GNV-Portitalia bridge agreement on lashing operations in the ports of Palermo and Termini Imerese
HMM will not introduce surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Seoul
The company will not modify scheduled services that stop in the United States
GATX Rail Europe signs sale-leaseback agreement with DB Cargo to purchase 6,000 railcars
Vienna
The transaction will be completed by the end of this year.
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
Bremen
Miscellaneous cargo is growing. Bulk cargo is declining.
India launches nearly $8 billion package to support its shipbuilding and maritime sectors
New Delhi
Shipyard production capacity expected to increase to 4.5 million gross tonnage per year
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in French ports fell by -0.4%.
Paris
Dry bulk and rolling bulk trades are declining. Container and liquid bulk trades are growing.
Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire UK's leading marina operator
Paris/London/New York
It will take over ownership from British private equity firm LDC
Royal Caribbean agrees with Meyer Turku to build Icon ships for a decade
Miami
Order confirmed for a fifth Icon cruise ship and option placed on a seventh unit of the same series
Maersk announces it will not apply surcharges for new US tariffs on Chinese vessels
Copenhagen
The company assures that it will not make any changes to its services
Cochin Shipyard and KSOE enter into strategic collaboration in shipbuilding sector
New Delhi
The creation of approximately two thousand direct jobs is expected
DHL will resume freight shipments from Germany to the United States for corporate customers.
Bonn
They had been suspended due to the removal in the USA of the "de minimis" threshold for goods with a value of less than 800 dollars.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Statement in Support of the IMO Net-Zero Framework
Ancona: Tax fraud in the shipbuilding sector
Ancona
Over €2.3 million in non-existent tax credits seized
CMA CGM buys British rail freight operator Freightliner
Birmingham
The transaction will be completed in early 2026
Containerized cargo at the port of Algeciras decreased by -9.4% last month
Algeciras
The 20-foot containers handled were 399 thousand (-0.7%)
Italferr participates in Europe's largest railway electrification contract
Rome
Activities within the Rail Baltica project
Freight traffic increased in the ports of Barcelona and Valencia in August
Barcelona/Valencia
In the first eight months of 2025, decreases of -1.6% and -0.3% respectively were recorded
In the June-August quarter, FedEx express courier revenues increased by +3.1%
Memphis
An average of 16.8 million express shipments were handled per day (+3.5%)
Breakthrough in the exploratory tunnel of the Brenner Base Tunnel
Milan/Rome
At 64 kilometers, it will be the longest underground railway connection in the world.
Tender launched for privatization of Croatian shipyard 3. MAJ Rijeka 1905
Zagreb
The starting bid is 6.66 million euros.
To decarbonize, shipping should join forces with other hard-to-abate sectors
London
This is highlighted by a report by Accelleron which believes that a critical mass of demand is necessary to overcome a stalemate phase.
COSCO Reassures Customers on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Vessels
Shanghai
We - the Chinese company assured - will maintain competitive freight rates and surcharges.
Shipping is still far from the target of 5-10% of fuel used coming from scalable, zero-emission sources by 2030
Copenhagen
The need to introduce incentives was underlined
Spain's Boluda acquires Transfesa's intermodal rail freight services.
Valencia
The agreement also includes industrial services, railway maintenance and shunting activities and intermodal terminals.
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Baku
Agreement with the Azerbaijani oil group SOCAR
German and Austrian trailer manufacturers challenge EU regulation to reduce truck environmental impact
Berlin/Brussels
They denounce that its application leads to an increase in traffic volumes and therefore emissions.
The Venice Marghera station has been equipped with a track compliant with European TEN-T standards
Venice
A 740-meter freight track has been opened.
World Shipping Council introduces Cargo Safety Program to prevent ship fires
Washington
It is based on artificial intelligence and traditional goods inspections
Rheinmetall to enter naval shipbuilding sector by acquiring Naval Vessels Lürssen
Bremen
Lürssen Group to focus on megayacht production
The British government is investing half a billion pounds to reduce shipping emissions.
London
Private investments of 700 million expected
HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
Cairo
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -10.2% was recorded
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.
Rome
They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.
A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.
La Spezia
Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.
The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs
Rome
Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
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
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
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