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July 10, 2020
Sched Netweb site
  • Global Port Tracker reports lowest level US retail imports in years
  • Box volume at Virginia port plunges 23pc in May due to pandemic
  • India docks 20,000-TEUers for first time in Cochin crew changes
  • Ports need US$13 billion upgrade as shippers reshore from China
  • Port of Wilmington sets record for reefer and docks its biggest ship
  • Oakland's big container terminal to receive giant cranes from ZPMC
  • IMF sees rebound in 2021, but with less bounce than it did before
  • Covid-19 reveals how working from home will cut more shore jobs
  • Hong Kong's Neptune Cyber launches safety tool in line with UN rule
  • Lufthansa starts reducing fleet, cutting jobs to pay back state aid
  • Shanghai air cargo rate fall shows signs of slowing on TAC Index
  • Rolls-Royce's Dreamliner sounds safety alert over turbine cracks

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 9, 2020
  • CMA CGM Group commits to fight illicit trafficking in protected species & tightens its shipment control procedures
  • New initiative to accelerate digitalisation in container shipping
  • THE Alliance announces Covid-19 response measures for Aug. 2020
  • Unifeeder contracts We4Sea for fleetwide vessel performance monitoring
  • Vessel calls at Khalifa Port & Jebel Ali on inaugural voyage as part of UIG service
  • Coal imports slump in April-June
  • Handicraft exports seen falling in fiscal
  • India extends anti-dumping duty on certain types of measuring tapes from China
  • US raises concern about India's BIS certification norms at WTO
  • INDIAN PORTS ASSOCIATION
  • Port of Rotterdam to start PIN-free container handling trial
  • DB Schenker launches logistics service for the battery industry
  • Call to boost domestic capacity in over a dozen of the country's largest import items
  • Setting up Turant Suvidha Kendra (TSK) by 15.07.2020 - Amendment of Public Notice No. 91/2018 dated 30.05.2018 relating to jurisdiction of Commissionerates in Mumbai Customs Zone-II
  • CBDT & SEBI ink data exchange MoU
  • Latest edition of World Tariff Profiles issued

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Predecessor and successor
  • Swiss Worldcargo further expands summer timetable
  • On track to improve performance
  • Air bridge between Shenzhen and Vatry completed
  • DFDS loop in Sète celebrates first anniversary
  • ITX Cargo sets up branch in Pomezio
  • Spain: 21 new freight locomotives ordered
  • Mortrans' successful arctic project
  • Air Canada to introduce Istanbul
  • APM strengthens Tangier terminal
  • Air cargo network for perishables
  • Group7 obtains GDP certificate
  • Dachser Chile's growing LCL service
  • Multiple records for Canadian railways
  • Change of CEO at Alog
  • DHL Group: strong showing in Q2/2020
  • More CNG/LNG fuelling stations in Germany
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • CBP catches smugglers on the wrong foot

The Loadstarweb site
JULY 9, 2020
  • Lufthansa Cargo to axe 500 jobs by 2023 as carrier restructures to cut costs
  • Coronavirus may have cost global haulage industry more than €550bn
  • Prized Japanese seafood exports given a lift as new DHL flights take off
  • Containership demolition increasing, but scrap prices have fallen 25% this year
  • $28bn invested in freight start-ups since 2015 - most in last-mile and B2C
  • US-China trade war nears year three, with relations at 'alarming' lowest ebb
  • Against the odds: IPOs, what IPOs? Prepping for JD Logistics' multi-billion benchmark deal
  • M&A radar: Grab some popcorn with Mainfreight in Asia

Marine Logweb site
JULY 9, 2020
  • Crew change summit produces commitment to recognize seafarers as key workers
    The U.K. Government says that seafarers will get enhanced rights as key workers following a joint commitment made at an International Maritime Summit held today to address the impact of COVID-19 on
  • Wabtec wins order for NSMV main engines
    Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) has been awarded a MARAD contract worth more than $10 million to supply the 16V250MDC EPA Tier 4, IMO Tier III main diesel sets for the first two
  • Monique Moyer appointed to WETA Board of Directors
    California Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed Monique Moyer to the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), which operates the San Francisco Bay Ferry. Moyer
  • ABS Consulting and American Club cooperate on maritime cybersecurity
    Growing marine industry digitalization brings with it increasing exposure to cyber risk. In response, ABS Consulting, an ABS Group subsidiary focused on safety and risk management, has joined forces with the American
  • Uni-Tankers picks Danelec for VDR upgrades
    Middelfart, Denmark, headquartered Uni-Tankers has selected Danelec Marine to upgrade aging and obsolete Voyage Data Recorders on upwards of ten ships in its fleet Some of the VDRs are 10 or more
  • BV adds another remote survey center
    Classification society Bureau Veritas has opened a new remote survey center in Singapore. It follows centers in Rotterdam, Piraeus, Istanbul and Dubai in providing remote class services for the society, connecting with
  • Maine Maritime to reopen campus
    Maine Maritime Academy President William J. Brennan said today that the college will reopen its Castine, Me., campus, holding in-person courses beginning August 31. He said that college faculty and staff had
  • German cruise brands to start sailing again
    Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, TUI Cruises and AIDA Cruises have all announced plans to resume sailings from German ports within weeks, starting at the end of this month. In a parallel development, TUI Group

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 9, 2020
  • Countries commit to tackling crew change crisis
    A UK-led crew change summit has resulted in 13 government pledging to cut through the red tape and tackle bureaucratic...
  • Brazil steps in over unpaid crew
    The vessel Srakane has been laid up in Sao Sebastiao channel, near Sao Paulo, for more than a month. Its 16...
  • Pledges, platitudes and protocols won't repatriate seafarers
    Using the forum of a virtual summit, shipping leaders are starting to realise that they must act in concert and...
  • Maritime has improved in its use of intelligence. It still has room to pick up the pace
    More shipping leaders are realising that change is happening. They accept that improvisation is only a temporary fix while transformation...
  • American Club backs marine cyber risk training
    The American Club and American Bureau of Shipping subsidiary ABS Consulting are to work together on cyber security for the...
  • Insurer American Hellenic Hull hits 3,000 ships
    The wholly owned unit of American P&I Club said it posted a 52% increase in gross written premiums in the...
  • SPI Marine starts 'Google-style' shipping data service
    The system is currently being piloted by a handful of clients, chemical tanker specialist SPI Marine says, with a view...
  • K Line joins FPSO project in Brazil
    Upon stable operations of the FPSO being achieved in 2023, K Line will have a roughly 10% stake in the...
  • Naming and shaming shipping firms will not solve carbon crisis
    Singling out individual companies does little to further the environmental cause
  • Shipping's steady course toward decarbonisation
    The various targets in the IMO Roadmap are not yet regulatory but there is huge pressure for them to become...
  • Maritime rule fails to cap seafarer tours of duty
    Outcome of any case would depend on interpretation of exact wording
  • Fall in number of containers lost at sea
    Few major casualties sees container losses from boxships decline over three-year period
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Summit to address crew change crisis faces calls for action | Hong Kong tightens crew change policy...
  • Capesize spot market cools
    Dry bulk fundamentals remain healthy. The current drop in the spot and futures market for capesizes will prove to be...
  • ICBC Leasing agrees distressed offshore assets deal with Sinoocean
    Sinoocean recently signed bareboat charters with CNOOC for two China-built offshore support vessels
  • CMA CGM offers environmental leadership
    The decision underlines a commitment to protecting the environment that is surely laudable, but especially so when that decision also...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 9, 2020
  • US store reopenings lift Asia imports in June
  • Truckers saved by PPP need to reinvest in tech: Mazars
  • NY Waterfront Commission loses latest appeal over longshore hiring oversight
  • European trucking market to take $72 billion COVID-19 hit
  • Uber Freight casting wider TMS net with Blue Yonder connection
  • JOC Uncharted: Agile approach helps Maersk respond to pandemic

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 9, 2020
  • Thun Tankers crew find Chinese ship handover 'trickier than ever'
  • Matson expects to earn at least $30m in the second quarter
  • UK prompts action on crew change from over a dozen key maritime nations
  • China signals more demand for product tankers with rare export permit for private refiner
  • Ocean Yield posts profit as it keeps looking for work for FPSO
  • Cass Business School changes name because of slavery links
  • TEN orders shuttle tanker trio backed by $250m of charters
  • AIDA Cruises to return three ships to service next month
  • United Nations head calls for shipping bailouts to be linked to clean fuel
  • Hugo Wynn-Williams to step down as Thomas Miller chairman in 2021
  • Delta Tankers suezmax turned away by militia in Libya
  • Journalists take to the water as first 'editorial hub' launched
  • Underwriters review rates as Parana River groundings continue
  • K Line invests in second Yinson FPSO with 10% stake in Brazil unit
  • Ex-civil servant Sara Baade takes helm at Sailors' Society
  • Scrubbers story will still hold true for shipowners playing the long game
  • Ocean Tankers judicial manager maps out restructuring plans
  • China Navigation faces $35,000 payout over injured stevedore
  • Tiger Group set to exercise $1.2bn Yangzijiang options, predicts analyst
  • TUI pulls off $1.3bn sale of cruiseships but halts newbuilding plans
  • After Covid-19, overcapacity may be cruise lines' next problem
  • CMA CGM draws up shippers blacklist over illegal cargoes
  • Hugo Wynn-Williams to step down as Thomas Miller chairman in 2021
  • Delta Tankers suezmax turned away by militia in Libya
  • Journalists take to the water as first 'editorial hub' launched
  • Underwriters review rates as Parana River groundings continue
  • K Line invests in second Yinson FPSO with 10% stake in Brazil unit
  • Ex-civil servant Sara Baade takes helm at Sailors' Society
  • Scrubbers story will still hold true for shipowners playing the long game
  • Ocean Tankers judicial manager maps out restructuring plans
  • China Navigation faces $35,000 payout over injured stevedore
  • Tiger Group set to exercise $1.2bn Yangzijiang options, predicts analyst
  • Joshi reveals potential SCI tanker expansion move
  • Transport Canada buying Spanish ropax for domestic route

American Shipperweb site
JULY 9, 2020
  • 'It is time to act for seafarers'
    International Maritime Organization warns crew change prohibitions during the coronavirus pandemic have led to a growing humanitarian crisis.
  • Supertanker rates bounce back - stocks don't
    Tanker rates haven't been this strong at this time of year for a half-decade.
  • Loadsure, Transship partner for one-stop shipping
    Within moments, international freight brokers will be able to protect perishable goods.
  • Paycheck Protection Program loans in manufacturing
    PPP loans have been more prevalent for durable goods manufacturers relative to makers of nondurable goods.
  • COVID-19 response boosts Deutsche Post DHL's Q2 profit
    Deutsche Post DHL said preliminary second-quarter profits, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, have it less worried about the rest of the year.
  • Tiny fraction of containers lost at sea
    WSC says one-1,000th of 226 million containers shipped each year are lost.
  • Cargo-friendly airports shine during COVID crisis
    When it comes to airports and cargo, bigger isn't always better. Shippers are finding the benefits of airports that fly under the radar.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 9, 2020
  • CHINA DATA: Jan-May oil product consumption falls 7% on year on pandemic impact
    China's refined oil product consumption fell 6.7% year on year to 127.67 million mt over January-May, National Development and Reform Commission data released June 8 showed, as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic rippled across sectors.
  • Fujairah Q3 ex-wharf marine fuel term talks inconclusive amid ample supply
    ujairah ex-wharf term 0.5% sulfur marine fuel price indications for the third quarter fell to a discount of $40-$45/mt to the Mean of Platts Arab Gulf 10 ppm gasoil assessments amid ample supply of low sulfur bunker fuel, sources said on July 9.
  • US judge denies stay to Dakota Access crude pipeline shutdown, setting up appeal
    The Dakota Access Pipeline remains on track to shut down after a federal judge denied an emergency stay request July 9, but expressed a willingness to extend a deadline beyond Aug. 4 to allow Energy Transfer more time to empty the crude pipeline.
  • ARA diesel, gasoil stocks rise 2.5% on week to 2.679 mil mt: Insights Global
    Diesel and gasoil inventories in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp trading hub increased 2.5% week on week to 2.679 million mt as of July 8, Insights Global data released July 9 showed.
  • Repsol's Q2 upstream production falls to lowest since 2015
    Spanish integrated company Repsol's upstream oil and gas production fell 8% on the year in the second quarter to 640,000 b/d of oil equivalent, its lowest quarterly total since the 2015 purchase of Talisman, with Libyan interruptions weighing heavily.
  • US crude stocks race higher as exports flag, imports surge
    A steep decline in US oil exports and a flood of imports pushed crude inventories higher last week, even as refinery inputs and refined product demand edged higher, US Energy Information Administration data showed July 8.
  • WAF gasoil market static on lack of supply and demand, cargoes slide
    Liquidity in the West African gasoil market has stalled with a lack of cargoes moving due to a low supply from refinery runs cuts and COVID-19 demand destruction, sources said.
  • TANKERS: USGC VLCC freight jumps 26% on week as delays trump impact of pandemic
    US Gulf Coast VLCC freight jumped more than 26% over the past week as a combination of discharge delays at Chinese ports and an influx of charterer inquiries across all key global VLCC loading regions trumped the otherwise depressed freight environment due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  • Brazil's Petrobras sets bunker fuel output record at Replan in June
    Brazilian state-led oil company Petrobras set a fresh monthly record in June for bunker fuel output at the Refinaria de Paulinia, or Replan, refinery in Sao Paulo state after bringing two processing units back on stream from maintenance work, the company said July 8.
  • OIL FUTURES: NYMEX WTI falls below $40/b as coronavirus fears rise again
    Front-month NYMEX WTI fell back below $40/b for the first time in a week July 9 as demand fears continued from rising coronavirus cases and as Wall Street suffered falls in the stock markets.
  • News: Scrubber economics weaken as marine fuel premiums narrow
  • India's Essar Ports handles 4.41 mil mt of cargoes in June, up 2.6% on month
    In April, there was a drop in cargo handling due to dwindling production, mainly at power and steel companies.
  • FUJAIRAH DATA: Stockpiles slump to two-month low, light distillates down 9%
    Stockpiles are now the lowest since May 4 and down 11% since the record 30.71 million barrels on June 1.
  • S Korea's SK Energy to skip LSFO exports for July, Aug on low margins, run cuts
    "We will not export LSFO for July and August loading because the margins are bad," a source said.
  • BP-Sinopec bunker venture to start fuel oil deliveries to Fujairah: source
    Sinopec started producing LSFO for bonded bunkering in January with a target production capacity of 10 million mt in 2020.

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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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Visual Sailing List
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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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