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March 13, 2020
Sched Netweb site
  • Cathay 'cautiously optimistic' about cargo, but expects 'substantial loss' in H1 2020
  • Coronavirus could slap US$700m bill on US retailers in March/April
  • Covid-19 outbreak could delay annual ocean shipping contracts
  • US ports take heavy hit from coronavirus outbreak
  • Evergreen switches to online booking platform after Maersk, Hapag Lloyd
  • US trucking markets hold firm, but fears of falling spending will squeeze cargo loads
  • Chris Price to succeed Al-Saleh as CEO of Agility
  • Airfreight rates to hit US$10/kg; more rises as demand surges
  • Drone Delivery Canada to pilot cargo flights with payload of up to 400 pounds
  • US$1.8m cocaine hidden in flower shipment seized at San Juan airport

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 12, 2020
  • CFSAI postpones Annual Day Function & Conference scheduled for today in Mumbai
  • Changing impact of Covid-19 on container shipping
  • NMPT board approves dedicated berth for Coast Guard
  • CVC fund launched to invest in disruptive start-ups in logistics industry
  • New dedicated rail freight corridors being mulled
  • Crude oil, natural gas, steel, copper, aluminium face gloom due to Covid-19
  • India can achieve 6 pc GDP growth in FY21 despite crisis, says CEA
  • Low prices of crude seen as demand driver for India
  • Global economy faces greatest danger since financial crisis, says OECD
  • Gujarat Junction CEO Roundtable & Cargo & Logistics Awards 2020 postponed
  • Gujarat Maritime University organises 1st edition of GMU-CIArb International Maritime Arbitration Competition in association with India branch of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
  • HAZCHEM & IMDG Code training seminar at CTL-BHP 2020 a comprehensive learning experience

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Overcoming digital hurdles
  • Look at today's logistics in Italy from within
  • Intermodal operators demand safeguards
  • B&H Worldwide takes AOG Technics on board
  • JCL Logistics picks CEO for Swiss branch
  • DP World: organic growth and acquisitions
  • UPS evaluate Gaussin electric shifters
  • Coronavirus says goodbye to angels
  • Hellmann: contract logistics for Jakks Pacific
  • New project cargo director for Bati Group
  • Europe's biggest cargo gateway feels sick in February
  • New 52-foot container carriers added
  • Port of Los Angeles' corona loss so far
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Profits down for Swiss Post
  • Gecas appoints two new heads
  • Scotland promotes shift from road to rail
  • Wilhelmshaven reaches Top 20
  • Airport on Shetland's main island to close

The Loadstarweb site
MARCH 12, 2020
  • Transatlantic air freight rates to soar as US imposes Europe travel ban
  • US importers brace for disruption as China recovers and imports surge
  • MSC sends mega-vessels to bring much-needed empty containers back to the US
  • Pandemic looks set to hit Cathay Pacific hard, after a 'challenging' 2019
  • Bangladesh approves construction of 'essential' first deepwater port
  • Supply chain radar: Atlas Air - when will they fly again?
  • Carol Tomé to take the helm as David Abney retires after 46 years at UPS

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 12, 2020
  • Jotun: "We've solved the biofouling problem once and for all"
    Norwegian marine coatings specialist Jotun claims to have "solved the problem of biofouling once and for all" with an offering called Hull Skating Solutions (HSS). It combines a high performance antifouling, SeaQuantum
  • Anglo-Eastern rolls out DNV GL's Navigator Port technology fleetwide
    Hong Kong headquartered Anglo-Eastern Ship Management has completed the successful roll-out of DNV GL's Navigator Port software to its fleet of more than 600 vessels. Navigator Port is used daily onboard several
  • Corvus to supply ESS for innovative hybrid coastal
    Corvus Energy has been selected by electrical system integrator Westcon Power & Automation (WPA) to supply the lithium-ion battery-based energy storage system (ESS) for a new 8,500 dwt hybrid coastal cargo vessel
  • Coronavirus: IMO closes HQ building, postpones meetings
    IMO's headquarters building in London was closed to visitors and staff today, and will be closed tomorrow, as a precautionary measure due to the coronavirus outbreak. This follows the March 11 assessment
  • Cook Inlet Tug & Barge adds shallow draft tug to fleet
    Anchorage, Alaska, headquartered Cook Inlet Tug & Barge (CITB), an independently managed subsidiary of Foss Maritime Company, is adding a versatile shallow draft tugboat, the Bristol Wind, to its fleet in mid-April.
  • VIDEO: Princess Cruises suspends operations for 60 days
    In what it calls a "proactive response to the unpredictable circumstances evolving from the global spread of COVID-19," Carnival Corporation's Princess Cruises brand says it will voluntarily pause global operations of its
  • Bouchard says it has closed on financing
    Melville, N.Y., based Bouchard Transportation Co., whose recent problems have been well-publicized, says that it has been "able to close on financing to start paying back vessel wages and meet other outstanding

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 12, 2020
  • Greek shipowners lead lucrative VLCC charter market
    VLCC daily rates on main tanker routes grew by almost 25% in certain cases as market dynamics prolong earnings spree
  • Greek ferry caught in coronavirus scare as crisis hammers sector's earnings
    The Greek ferry sector faces taking an 'enormous' economic hit because of coronavirus considerations with traffic on all routes about...
  • Princess Cruises and Viking suspend operations for two months
    Princess Cruises said the 'voluntary and temporary pause' was a proactive response to the spread of coronavirus
  • Automation can keep ports competitive, but job losses are a worry
    Education is seen as key to striking a balance by keeping workers up to date - and on the job...
  • The Interview: Rodolphe Saade
    Rodolphe Saadé probably thought that he knew what to expect when he stepped into the top job at CMA CGM...
  • EU ministers welcome Green Deal, but stress need for global action
    The EU transport ministers endorsed push for carbon neutral shipping, but highlighted the 'utmost' importance of global action and the...
  • Phase One deal fails to boost Sino-US trade in January
    BIMCO warns China and the US are unlikely to hit their targets under the deal, which will have to be...
  • China ship calls return to previous levels
    Calls by container-related vessels to Shanghai and Yangshan are at the same level now as this time last year
  • IMO shuts London headquarters and postpones further meetings
    The move comes after the World Health Organization said the Covid-19 outbreak can be characterised as a pandemic
  • Transport groups call for protection of intermodal rail during shutdowns
    Terminal operator Contship Italia expects volumes to be hit by coronavirus, but says its logistics operations can play vital role...
  • Singapore bunker fleet will expand despite oil price plunge
    Singapore's bunker fleet tally stood at 213 vessels as of Tuesday, up from 201 on September 30, 2019
  • IMO sulphur cap highlights OW Bunker collapse lessons
    Assessing counterparty risk remains one of the better protective steps that can be taken, as is checking supplier contracts and...
  • Maersk holding company appoints new board members
    Maersk executive joins former Google director at Maersk's top table
  • Oil price crash predicted to curb US gas production
    Record investments last year as well as plunging LNG prices this year have already tested investors' appetite entering 2020, but...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Daily tanker earnings reach $300,000 | IMO planning postponement of latest environmental talks | Scrubber economics weaken |...
  • DP World focuses on integration in 2020
    DP World posted a 4.6% rise in 2019 net profit to $1.3bn on a 36.1% rise in turnover to $7.7bn...
  • US global oil outlook jolted by Saudi-Russia market share battle
    The EIA assumes that Opec will target 'market share instead of a balanced global oil market', with its crude oil...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 12, 2020
  • US imports from China crash to near-four-year low
  • Forwarders: Coronavirus less disruptive than West Coast labor disruptions
  • US ban sparks search for alternatives to trans-Atlantic air cargo
  • New UPS CEO brings shipper perspective
  • Chittagong depots cease container stuffing for three carriers
  • China-EU shippers turn to rail after ocean capacity cuts
  • Coronavirus-hit Chinese truck capacity nearing full strength

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 12, 2020
  • Dynagas back in the black with fourth quarter results
  • Volatility has KNOT Offshore Partners patient with dropdowns
  • Handysizes see steady gains in Atlantic Basin
  • Enviable dilemma for VLCC owners: the choice between spot trading and floating storage
  • Capital Link pushes back two events, takes one online
  • 'Big Three' cruise majors lose $54bn from 52-week highs amid coronavirus
  • Second couple sues Princess Cruises over coronavirus 'negligence'
  • Shipping stocks hammered again with a few tanker outliers
  • Despite lockdown, d'Amico's tanker arm bullish in business prospects
  • Clarksons Platou has $200,000 VLCC rates in sight
  • India clamps down on cruise as coronavius reaches pandemic
  • GoodBulk on the hunt to acquire 'distressed' ships, president steps down
  • IFAN warns non-paying shipowners that navigation safety at risk in Gulf
  • SSY closes for 14 days in Bergen after cleaner comes down with virus
  • Princess Cruises and Viking suspend operations as pandemic punishes cruise
  • IMO shuts shop at London headquarters as 'precaution' on coronavirus fears
  • It is time to challenge the cosy consensus on executive pay
  • MSC and RINA to convert ferry into coronavirus hospital ship
  • Cosco Specialised takes ultramax MPP fleet to 20
  • Tokyo MOU to take 'pragmatic' approach to regulatory issues
  • GTT signs Excelerate Energy up for technical services deal
  • Italian shipowners devise action plan in wake of virus lockdown
  • Dalian Shipbuilding to end decades-long Greek order drought
  • Tanker rate surge fails to insulate owners from stock market massacre
  • Greek ferry held at port over suspect coronavirus case
  • KN beefs up FSRU loan amid long-term positivity
  • VLCC rates soar as Saudi Arabia swoops on spot tonnage
  • Chinese shipyards lead race for Hapag-Lloyd's mega-boxships
  • Atlas Maritime sells 15-year-old aframax tanker in potential renewal move
  • Term rates stretch as charterers fix 25 PSVs in North Sea
  • Deutsche Bank upgrades shipping with promotion of Amit Mehrotra
  • Astra exploits low bulker market for renewal moves
  • Michael Sirat rebuffs doubters on CMA CGM's financial picture
  • Shuttle tankers yet to feel impact of virus and low oil price
  • Maritime shares slump as Trump bans US entry to Europeans
  • BDI rises to seven-week high as Indian Ocean fixtures boost supramaxes
  • China bulker discharge rates down 34% on coronavirus fears

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 12, 2020
  • Seafood shipping concerns rise amid coronavirus outbreaks
    Coronavirus is having an impact on many industries. One of those impacted is the global seafood industry.
  • Dachser expanding Shanghai airfreight service in 'volatile' coronavirus times
    Charters between Germany and China rise as logistics provider readies for "whatever happens" in coming weeks.
  • Coronavirus spawns worldwide box-repositioning challenge
    Coronavirus left containers scattered in the wrong ports. Liner companies are trying to get them back into position.
  • Trump bans travel from Europe, adding to airline woes
    Airlines are getting hammered by falling demand and now will lose much of the trans-Atlantic market entirely for a month as the U.S. bans travel...
  • Trade groups unite to fight forced labor in China supply chains
    "As an industry representing brands and retailers, we do not tolerate forced labor in our supply chains," said five large U.S. apparel and footwear associations.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 12, 2020
  • European jet fuel swaps collapse after Trump flight bans
    The European jet fuel swaps market collapsed Thursday morning after US President Donald Trump announced sweeping flight restrictions from 26 European countries in an attempt to curb the spread of coronavirus in the US.
  • Soaring VLCC rates weigh on values for Mediterranean, West African crude
    Crudes from the Mediterranean and West Africa -- already weighed on by reduced demand as a result of COVID-19 -- have seen a further hit to their values this week from a sharp rise in freight costs, sources said.
  • US crude imports from Saudi Arabia likely to push USGC HSFO prices lower: sources
    An increase in crude imports from Saudi Arabia into the US Gulf Coast could spell trouble for the high-sulfur fuel oil, or HSFO market, sources said.
  • ARA diesel, gasoil stocks fall 11% on week amid rising inland demand
    Diesel and gasoil inventories at the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp trading hub fell 11% week on week to a 14-month low of 1.922 million mt as of Wednesday, Insights Global data released Thursday showed. This represented the smallest level of stocks since December 2018, according to the data.
  • Growing imports spur fuel changes in Latin America
    Growing refined product imports into Latin American have pushed some countries to make fuel specification changes that help better align their demand with international supply, and more changes are potentially on the way.
  • European-to-Asia naphtha spread widens to 4-year high
    European naphtha's discount to Asia has widened as the sharp plunge in the oil complex and coronavirus pandemic have depressed markets globally leading traders to look to move barrels east.
  • RBOB futures tumble below 90 cents/gal as coronavirus takes toll on gasoline demand
    NYMEX RBOB futures tumbled below 90 cents/gal Thursday, driven by expectations of lower driving demand as a result of the spreading coronavirus.
  • Saudi crude shipments to US refiners seen tripling by early April
    Volumes of Saudi Arabian crude to US refiners is expected to average about 1.5 million b/d during the last week of March.

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Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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