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November 9, 2020
Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 8, 2020
  • Schedule reliability plummets in 2020-Q3
  • SCI plans demerger/hiving off of non-core assets in line with proposed strategic disinvestment
  • Shipping industry being enabled to face the continuing challenges of the digital revolution
  • Frequently asked Questions on Faceless Assessment
  • Handicrafts exports seen getting online boost
  • Soyameal exports down
  • DP World's gross container volumes up in 3Q
  • INDIAN PORTS ASSOCIATION
  • JN Port's container traffic grows by 11.24 pc in Oct. over previous month
  • MbPT observes Vigilance Awareness Week
  • Liquid cargo database updated to reflect amendments
  • Mahindra Logistics expands its multi-user & flex warehousing
  • Pramod Kumar Srivastava elected President of NACFS
  • Economy expected to achieve pre-Covid levels by the end of current fiscal: FinMin Report
  • Forex reserves touch another record high of $ 560.715 billion
  • CBDT issues refunds of Rs 1,29,190 crore to more than 39.49 lakh taxpayers
  • Govt working to make India an automobile manufacturing hub in 5 years: Gadkari

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Trek voor!
  • 238 new freight wagons for intermodal transports
  • Singapore sends hot signals to the cargo world
  • From Rotterdam to Vienna
  • Noronha next CEO of Shipping Australia
  • HHLA expands intermodal activities to Ukraine
  • IAG's Spanish part now also has its "preighter"
  • Wilson in uneasy waters
  • Ship Track has a new owner
  • Cuxhaven Port Association re-elects board
  • Five US shortline railroads change hands
  • Terminal in Halifax completed
  • Guinea's aviation enters new era
  • Confirmed results from North Carolina
  • Big pharma shipment for Brazil
  • Wind power for Tharsis
  • Robust vehicle for very special tasks
  • "Curiosity of the Day"

The Loadstarweb site
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
  • More pain for shippers as ocean rates soar and carriers load surcharges
  • Carriers bullish as shipping contract talks loom: 'it won't be a buyer's market'
  • New warning of 'widespread disruption' to trade on Brexit day
  • Not ready for Brexit means a 'hairy' January for trade, 'but it will calm down'
  • Atlas Air cashes in during a busy Q3, but keeps some cards close to its chest
  • Business rebounds in Q3, driving profits higher for XPO Logistics
  • Samskip offers online reefer booking and eyes Norwegian logistics traffic
  • Market Insight: Toll gutted and on the run. Just another Friday

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
  • GAO report raises questions about Navy's $100 million hydraulic electric drive project
    A new report from the GAO (U.S. Government Accounting Office) looks at why, after spending over $100 million to develop, test, and produce hydraulic electric drive (HED) systems for its Flight IIA
  • FERRIES 2020 goes virtual
    Marine Log's FERRIES 2020 virtual event is ready to kick off next week on November 9-10 from 1 to 4 p.m. EST. The conference will feature a number of expert speakers, a
  • Concordia Damen wins order for 40 inland waterway tank barges
    Damen Shipyard Group's specialist inland waterways yard, Concordia Damen in Werkendam, Netherlands, has booked a contract for 40 eco-friendly dual fuel self-propelled tank barges. Ordered by institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan
  • Austal Vietnam delivers high speed cat to Trinidad and Tobago operator
    Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) reports that Austal Vietnam has delivered the first vessel fully constructed at its Vung Tau shipyard - the A.P.T. James, a 94-meter high-speed catamaran built for the National Infrastructure
  • Tidewater continues to deal with depressed market
    "We are executing on the plan we laid out on the first quarter call after reassessing our business outlook as a result of the pandemic," said Quintin Kneen, President and CEO of

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
  • Biden should be a shipping-friendly president
    While Donald Trump sees trade negotiations as a zero-sum game, his likely successor has a better understanding of free markets...
  • Piracy risk heightened as hostages released
    Two Russian crew, kidnapped from the Seatrade reefer vessel Water Phoenix, have been released after two months
  • Shipping asked to support seafarers during holiday season
    With many seafarers working well beyond their contract periods due to the pandemic, and those in ports unable to come...
  • Danaos doubles time charter rates as they hit nine-year high
    'Phenomenal' vessel time charter rates seen as lines seek vessels to keep market share amid post-pandemic recovery
  • Chemtanker cargo competition rises as product tanker earnings weaken
    Competition from swing suppliers would not be as steep as in 2018 and 2019, Odfjell cautioned, however competition began to...
  • September surge puts box volumes in growth territory
    Global containerised trade was up 2.7% in the third quarter as volumes in September came in higher than last year...
  • Is the economic turmoil a boon or bane for shipping?
    Shipping companies should stay vigilant in the face of current strong demand spurred on by burgeoning fiscal deficits that have...
  • Eagle Bulk eyes further supramax sales as losses widen
    The US-based owner says that a recovery in supramax rates since a bottom in April is 'indicative of normalising freight...
  • Gard to hike pricing after $62m interim loss
    Increases elsewhere in the International Group include 5% at Steamship, 7.5% at West, 10% at Standard, and 'same ball park'...
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: Why are so many boxships burning?
    Containerships are averaging one fire every two weeks so far in 2020, so while we have not seen a Yantian...
  • Lloyd's List Posidonia Week Forum available on demand
    Lloyd's List recently hosted a panel of top shipowning names who offered their views and insights on a range of...
  • The week in charts: Lockdowns unlikely to boost floating storage; record low for general cargo orders
    As much of Europe locks down to combat infections, our analysis shows that the oil market situation is not as...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Scrubber spread narrows to record on low refinery runs, falling crude price | China-owned vessel with overdue...
  • China's ban on Australian coal is blow for bulker owners
    Beijing is believed to have communicated the ban to all Chinese state-owned and private traders. A lack of clarity has...
  • Wah Kwong joins Hong Kong utility on carbon offsetting
    Carbon credits will be generated by CLP's wind farms in India and can be purchased on CLP's carbon credits platform. Wah...
  • Europe's falling oil demand hits Suez Canal tanker transits
    The reduced need for tankers follows falling demand for oil as European countries impose lockdown measures to ward off the...
  • Yangzijiang wins $198m containership order
    The company has done well to gain significant new orders despite the depressed conditions this year and is on track...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
  • Indian port volumes see steady rebound after COVID-19 shock
  • Rising US imports spur slew of new trucking firms
  • Ad-hoc Asia-USEC service gives e-commerce alternative
  • Surging Asia-Europe spot rates show no sign of slowdown
  • LA-LB truckers urge suspension of detention and demurrage

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
  • Tidewater to keep trading former Hermitage crewboats
  • Dry bulk rates fall widely on weakened demand, ballasting
  • Cheniere Energy targets shipping as it ups ESG efforts
  • Danaos buys boxship pair in nick of time before prices spike
  • OSG fleet additions help narrow third quarter loss
  • JP Morgan orders slew of Shell-chartered LNG-fuelled barges
  • Braemar ACM takes knife to Indian dry cargo desk
  • International Seaways hits strong quarter and confirms VLCC sales
  • Norden is moving its exposure to dry bulk but will stay 'asset-light'
  • Race revived to save 150-year-old sail tanker
  • Pacific Radiance closes on deal to sell debt and ships
  • NYK confirms its takeover of LNG bunker vessel Engie Zeebrugge
  • Odfjell adds to new chemical tanker pool in deal with TRF
  • Claims jump pushes insurer Gard into $54m half-year underwriting loss
  • Arne Blystad brings in DEME man to run wind turbine unit
  • Bahri signs $80m contract with Saudi state security service
  • Petrobras puts elderly suezmax on auction block
  • Cosmoship Management ship released from arrest in India
  • Crew changes could slow as China tightens Covid-19 rules again
  • ICS runs the numbers on shipping diversity and they don't look good
  • Wah Kwong to push carbon credits with energy group CLP
  • Spetalen's Standard Drilling writes down VLCC and PSV values
  • Product tanker sales activity rebounds as market plays catch-up
  • MAN urges shipping to capitalise on momentum towards decarbonisation
  • Charities offer training cash for seafarers laid off in pandemic
  • Ocean Network Express boxship suffers container collapse off US
  • Yangzijiang 2020 order haul tops $1bn with 3,500-teu boxship series
  • First Ship Lease Trust restores dividend despite slump in profit

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
  • FreightWaves Flashback: England gets its orange juice by sea, land and air services
    1966: Seventy thousand American gallons of frozen concentrated orange juice were imported into the United Kingdom from Florida in 1965. This quantity represents nearly two...
  • Can manufacturers escape China's gravitational pull? (with video)
    A "China+1" or "China+2" strategy makes sense for many reasons, but how much can companies afford to distance themselves from China's manufacturing prowess?
  • LA box signal spikes and charter rates go 'through the roof'
    The trans-Pacific capacity crunch continues. Container volume that's either inbound to Los Angeles or stuck at anchorage is surging.
  • Dutch airfreight wholesaler gets wings
    Wholesale by Vels sees newly formed Amsterdam-based air cargo consolidation service for freight forwarders taking off during coronavirus pandemic.
  • Delta Air Lines adds mini-freighter flights to Europe, India
    Delta is responding to customer willingness to pay good rates for airfreight by adding more cargo-only flights.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
  • Cheniere offering more competitively priced LNG for some US marketing volumes
    Cheniere Energy is comfortable selling a greater amount of marketing volumes produced at its US LNG export terminals on terms that include a liquefaction fee of $2/MMBtu to $2.50/MMBtu, executives said Nov. 6.
  • Argentinian oil producer Roch files for bankruptcy on coronavirus impacts
    Fast-growing Argentina oil producer Roch has filed for bankruptcy protection after domestic and global pandemic-induced lockdowns forced it to slash oil production as low global oil prices cut export revenue.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude slides 4% as coronavirus surge weighs on outlooks
    The oil price settled lower Nov. 6 as demand outlooks dimmed in the face of surging coronavirus infections and the spread of broad lockdowns across Europe.
  • MARINE FUEL 0.5%S: Limited supplies boost prices, outpace lower than normal demand
    Global marine fuel crack spreads strengthened across the globe in October on lower refinery runs and limited supplies.
  • RWE eyes green hydrogen supply deals in the Netherlands
    RWE has signed a letter of intent with chemical company OCI to supply green hydrogen to its methanol production facility in Delfzijl, the Netherlands, the German power company said Nov 6.
  • Sempra looking at strategic funding options to support North America LNG plans
    Sempra Energy is considering unspecified financing and investment options to fund the buildout of its North American LNG export infrastructure plans, company executives said Nov. 5.
  • ARGENTINA DATA: September refinery runs down 19.6% on year
    Argentinian refineries' crude oil runs in September were 19.6% lower year on year, with a small rise in fuel oil production but sharp drops in diesel, gasoline and jet fuel output, the state statistics department Indec said late Nov. 5.
  • ARA fuel oil stocks edge lower on week to 1.351 mil mt: Insights Global
    Stocks of fuel oil in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region edged 1.5% lower week on week to 1.351 million mt in the week to Nov. 4, Insights Global data released Nov. 5 showed.
  • International Seaways capitalizes on strong period tanker market, despite Q4 destocking
    Crude and products tanker company International Seaways posted a solid third quarter net income of $14 million compared to a net loss of $11 million during Q3, 2019, as the company continued to benefit from strong VLCC time charter contract coverage concluded during March through May, when pandemic oil market economics prompted significant demand for floating storage.
  • Dutch Vopak's Q3 proportional occupancy rate up on strong oil storage
    **Outlook for oil storage favorable amid continued crude volatility **Company eyes opportunities with green energy such as hydrogen **Marine fuel storage policy meets expectations
  • Japan's NYK Line, partners to dissolve JV with new scheme for LNG bunkering
    **Says group 'will continue to develop LNG fuel market' **Holding company to be wholly-owned subsidiary of NYK
  • Verbund's Austrian green hydrogen ambitions boosted by Gas Connect acquisition
    **Acquisition positions Verbund in hydrogen economy **EAG renewables act accelerates transition **H2Future PEM electrolysis project advances
  • REFINERY NEWS ROUNDUP: China's refiners cut Oct runs
    **Sinopec leads reduction with 5% decrease on-month **September transportation fuel output falls 7.9% on-year
  • China releases first national emission trade scheme draft rules for consultation
    **Voluntary CCERs to meet up to 5% compliance obligations **MEE to issue free emission credit initially
  • TFG Marine starts bunkering operations in areas along US Gulf Coast
    **TFG Marine scaling up global footprint **Became accredited bunker supplier in Singapore this year
  • External: Global Risk Management
  • SINGAPORE DATA: Residue stocks flat at 23.2 mil barrels in week to Nov. 4
    "Bunker demand from container ships is firm. Overall total low sulfur bunker demand is steady," said a fuel oil trader based in Singapore.
  • Biofuels in prime position to deliver on short-term climate goals: Goodfuels CEO
    "I still think oil majors find that very hard to do we are a little ahead in terms of our product engineering," Kronemeijer 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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