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April 15, 2020
Sched Netweb site
  • MSC levies Panama Canal Emergency Surcharge on lock troubles
  • Ocean Network Express issues its first digital bill of lading
  • EU imposes 99.7pc tariffs on 'dumped' glass fibre from China and Egypt
  • US: China will make agricultural purchases under trade deal
  • Wilmington port completes dredging of turning basin for 14,000-TEU ships
  • Coronavirus cuts docker numbers but cargo flow unimpeded: survey
  • Claim: China-Europe trains now rival planes because of virus
  • China regulator lists authorised certifiers for export medical goods
  • All must cooperate to preserve trade or risk global collapse: WTO
  • Forwarders find air freight rates soar 20 times normal levels
  • Bankrupt since 2018, Air Zimbabwe lays off staff because of virus
  • Fedex boosts virus defences with US$1.5 billion line of credit

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 14, 2020
  • 'Our fraternity assures its wholehearted support to overcome this pandemic & emerge as winners'
  • PSA India announces revised storage incentives at PSA Chennai, PSA Mumbai & PSA Sical & postponement of tariff escalation at PSA Mumbai
  • DGFT notifies creation of online platform for all designated Certificate of Origin issuing agencies & all export products
  • Increase in Scale of Rates at Paradip
  • JNPT issues clarification on Covid positive patient
  • Procedure in respect of en bloc rail movement of import containers from Port Terminals / Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) to ICD, Tarapur (Vaishno Container Terminal), Mahagaon, Boisar and clearance thereof
  • Procedure in respect of en bloc rail movement of import containers from Port Terminals/Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) to Container Corporation of India Ltd (CONCOR), Inland Container Depot (ICD), Mulund & clearance thereof
  • Truck rentals up
  • Covid-19 upends global economy
  • Foreign exchange reserves down
  • Econship's social work team supplies PPE kits

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Toll system with flaws
  • Short sea link speeds up rail traffic
  • AA Cargo to add INC and PVG
  • Former port president dies of Covid-19
  • PSA Mittelmeerzug between Basel and Genoa runs on schedule
  • Kimera Labs opts for Csafe Global parcel solutions
  • Antwerp's strong figures in March
  • African airlines double up efforts
  • France introduces new transport certificate
  • Airmail by night
  • Seko Logistics to support medical staff
  • Cyber attack on MSC contained?
  • Kuehne + Nagel plans no dividends for the moment
  • Canadian leasing company enters cargo business
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Ryan Hood to chair ITS (UK)
  • Belgian carrier honours Covid-19 heroes
  • Duluth more welcoming these days
  • Cargoclix installs Slot within 24 hours

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 14, 2020
  • Capacity axed by carriers on Asia-Europe and transpacific tops 3m teu
  • Air Canada reconfigures passenger widebodies to carry urgent cargo
  • Despite 'cyber attack', MSC says cargo is still flowing seamlessly
  • 'Pop-up' handling facility at Liege Airport eases import congestion
  • Pandemic breaks Vietnam supply chains - loss of exports may be permanent
  • FedEx Freight furloughs workers due to weak volumes
  • Capitalists or cronyists? Life after Covid-19
  • Freight veteran Mike Meierkort is new head of Americas at Damco
  • M&A radar: Toll's spring rolls - the revenge of private equity

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 14, 2020
  • Five European countries cut cruise lines a break on export credit payments
    The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs said today that Germany, along with four other European countries, is allowing cruise lines to temporarily suspend the repayment of export credits. the move is
  • COVID-19: ICS issues guidance on managing ship and seafarer certificates
    The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has issued guidance for shipowners and operators on managing ship and seafarer certificates during the COVID-19 pandemic. Certificates are important for continuing ship operations because they
  • Stena offers to convert ferry to hospital ship
    Gothenburg, Sweden, headquartered Stena RoRo has prepared the design for the conversion of the large vehicle/passenger ferry Stena Saga into a hospital ship with space for 520 patients. It says the conversion
  • Samsung Heavy books $209.2 million order for two LNG-fueled VLCCs
    In a regulatory filing today, South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) disclosed in its regulatory filing that it has won a contract worth a total of $209.2 million to build two
  • USMI awarded $108 million special ops boats contract
    U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded boatbuilder United States Marine Inc., Gulfport, Miss., a $108,000,000 maximum indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity delivery order contract (H92405-20-D-0002) with a five-year ordering period for the production of Combatant Craft

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 14, 2020
  • Port of Jacksonville counts on diversification as pandemic hits volumes
    Supply is increasing in Asia, but the port expects lower throughput in April due to lower US demand resulting from...
  • Tanker released after being boarded by 'armed men' in the Strait of Hormuz
    The Hong Kong flagged, SC Taipei is thought to be the vessel of concern, with a crew of 22 men
  • Niarchos foundation launches $100m global pandemic initiative
    Among the first steps is a $3m grant to the Rockefeller University to bolster its Covid-19 related research projects
  • Industry alliance seeks political support to defuse seafarer time bomb
    Despite high-level industry interventions urging governments to recognise the growing crisis of seafarers stranded at sea due to coronavirus restrictions...
  • Oil industry considers tanker inspection options
    With health risks and movement prohibitions from the coronavirus possibly lasting for a long time, OCIMF is assessing how it...
  • PIL denies 'bankruptcy rumours' while defending divestment strategy
    Responding to speculation about the company, PIL has issued a statement challenging 'rumours' and 'false claims' about a 'potential bankruptcy'
  • From the News Desk: Will coronavirus accelerate the use of tech in shipping?
    Adopting new working practices and initiatives, which could have taken years to implement under usual circumstances, could now become the...
  • Shipping's return to 'normality' is no longer on offer
    A position paper by Boston Consulting Group's strategy institute identifies six key attributes of successful companies in the post-coronavirus period...
  • Piracy report warns of 'real threat' to crews
    'The threat to crew is real, whether from violent gangs, or opportunistic armed thieves inadvertently coming face-to-face with the crew,'...
  • Box carrier outlook worsens as pandemic progresses
    Container lines have lost 4% of last year's volumes already, but as economic activity grinds to a halt, there could...
  • Singapore bunker sales rebound as China reboots economy
    Singapore has posted 4.32m tonnes in marine fuel sales for March, which is up year on year from 4.09m tonnes...
  • AAL to offer charities free freight carriage as part of coronavirus relief efforts
    Charities, which rely on the goodwill of individual and institutional donors to get help, have been among those hit hard...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Opec cuts and weak oil demand to hit tanker rates | Don't count on a V curve...
  • PSA to invest $2bn in Saudi Arabia's King Abdul Aziz Port
    PSA unit SGP started operating one of the container terminals at the port in 2015
  • Opec cuts and weak oil demand to hit tanker rates
    Despite the proposed cuts to oil production, there is strong short-term support for tankers from storage economics, says Cleaves Securities
  • Blank sailings hit port of Oakland's March throughput
    Just 95 boxships reached the port in March, down 23% against the average of 123.3 containerships for each of the past...
  • Don't count on a V curve to help navigate the uncertainty
    'This could be a long, hard road that we have ahead of us. It is hard for me to see...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 14, 2020
  • After April crash, US trucking industry awaits peak disruption
  • Changing loading windows challenge US ag shippers
  • TMI down 9.8 percent on year as coronavirus sinks MPV/HL sector
  • Soaring air cargo rates cannot hide industry in trouble: IATA
  • Air freight forwarders struggle in COVID-19 economy
  • US resin export boom fading on COVID-19 pressures

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 14, 2020
  • Lindblad Expeditions gets $6.6m SBA loan to cover payroll
  • Fortunes for LRs and MRs diverge in product tanker trades
  • Sanctions push manager change for two SFL Corp product tankers
  • Danish firm says won't give in to hacker blackmail
  • Tanker taken into Iranian waters connected to blacklisted company
  • Seanergy Maritime makes $13.7m from share offering
  • Capes get a lift on 'stimulus hopes' in China
  • Bureau Veritas opens remote survey centre in Piraeus
  • Eight crew contract virus on idled Fred Olsen cruiseship
  • Coronavirus throws spanner into South African suezmax auction
  • Hornbeck Offshore strikes restructuring deal to target future financing
  • Search suspended after crewman falls from Vitol tanker
  • Are Norwegian analysts poised to cut ties next with shipping?
  • Liberia applies big data to improve port state control performance
  • Container lines blank nearly 400 sailings as coronavirus epidemic bites
  • LNG shipping 'significantly impacted' by coronavirus, Clarksons says
  • Pacific International Lines hits back at 'totally false' bankruptcy rumours
  • Giant LNG bunker vessel completes gas trials in China
  • NYK Line appoints first in-house captain after 14-year programme
  • Boskalis adds to salvage firepower with Ardent Americas takeover
  • ITF strikes deal with employers to extend crew contracts
  • Viet Thuan Transport returns to bulker buying game in 2020
  • Bulker crew accused of throwing stowaways overboard
  • Ship-lending platform Oceanis sees uptake during lockdown
  • Small spill reported after VLCC hits pier in Panama
  • Containership attacked in hail of bullets off Ecuador
  • AET denies reports of sales deal involving older VLCC
  • Keppel Corp taps bond investors for $177m
  • Nurse sues Royal Caribbean over cancelled event
  • China log imports slump due to Covid-19 outbreak

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 14, 2020
  • Airlines face $314 billion bath as economy dives
    The airline industry is poised to shrink considerably as revenues evaporate and they are forced to cut costs to the bone.
  • TT Club loads evidence in cargo security push
    Global maritime insurer promotes international adoption of container packing and declaration practices to reduce losses.
  • WHO builds up COVID-19 airlift capacity to help Africa
    The World Health Organization has air hubs in Doha and Addis Ababa and is pumping humanitarian resources and workers around the world in response to...
  • How coronavirus 'stress tests' will change ocean shipping
    Ocean shipping post-pandemic: What changes lie ahead for supply, demand, stocks and debt?
  • Airlines begin pulling passenger seats to make room for cargo
    Cargo has had a window view on some international airlines. Now U.S. airlines are looking to load boxes in the passenger cabin when operating in...
  • Logistics service providers become survivalists
    Problem-solving supply chain bottlenecks is the way to build customer loyalty, freight experts say.
  • APM Terminals targets 'logistics logjams'
    Fee-based storage offered at five North American terminals to assist importers dealing with supply chain disruption caused by coronavirus pandemic.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 14, 2020
  • India's IOC cuts throughput by 50% on coronavirus
    Indian Oil Corp. the country's largest state-run refiner, reduced crude throughput by 50% at its nine refineries to combat a slump in demand for petroleum products due to the lockdown to combat the coronavirus pandemic, company officials said Tuesday.
  • Jan-Feb oil product exports down 10.1% on year
    Russia's refined oil product exports fell 10.1% on the year in January-February to 22.577 million mt, customs data showed Tuesday.
  • WTI retreats as market weighs lackluster OPEC+ cuts
    NYMEX WTI futures retreated Monday, but the rest of the oil complex climbed as the market weighed the impact of a nearly 10 million b/d OPEC+ supply-cut agreement against grim global demand outlooks.
  • March crude imports hit 8-month low of 9.7 mil b/d
    China's crude oil imports declined to an eight-month low of 9.72 million b/d in March, as the coronavirus pandemic curbed the country's crude appetite, preliminary data from the General Administration of Customs showed Sunday.
  • Asia LSFO market draws clean fuel feedstock on flagging gasoline demand
    The Asian low sulfur fuel oil market is drawing in feedstocks for blending into the marine fuel 0.5% pool that typically go into making clean fuels like gasoline, especially low sulfur vacuum gasoil, market sources said Tuesday.
  • USGC middle distillate flows to Europe at 430,000 mt so far in April
    US Gulf Coast middle distillate shipments scheduled to arrive in Europe in April as of Tuesday, are expected to be about 430,000 mt, with around 370,000 mt bound for Northwest Europe and 60,000 mt bound for the Mediterranean, data from S&P Global Platts trade flow software cFlow showed.
  • Crude eases as producer cuts fail to blunt near-term stock builds
    Crude futures were trading lower midmorning Tuesday as the market focus turned away from the recent OPEC+ supply cuts toward pandemic-weakened demand.
  • ARA fuel oil stocks jump 15.8% in week to 1.473 mil mt: Insight Global
    Stocks of fuel oil in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp hub jumped 15.8% to 1.473 million mt in the seven days to Wednesday, according to data from Insights Global, a near 15-month high as the coronavirus pandemic continues to take its toll on demand.
  • NYMEX WTI again tests $20/b as oversupply concerns take focus
    Crude futures settled sharply lower Tuesday amid concerns that the OPEC+ producer cuts would be insufficient to prevent a near-term oil glut.
  • Bunker fuel inspections expected to drop as coronavirus measures take center stage in shipping
    The transition to the International Maritime Organization's global low sulfur mandate and the high sulfur fuel oil carriage ban has been relatively smooth so far but inspections are set to drop as the focus has shifted to containing the coronavirus' spread, with safe bunkering practices, crew changes and continuity of the global supply chain in shipping receiving more attention, sources say.
  • FEATURE: Asian LSFO traders hunt for storage space as oil dives deep into contango
    "We've received quite a few requests, in the last 2-3 weeks, for crude and fuel oil," a shipowner said.
  • SINGAPORE DATA: Mar bunker fuel sales rise 11.4% on month to 4.32 mil mt
    Some suppliers said inquiries are now for 1,000 mt and below compared with 5,000 mt and above in January.
  • Singapore oil trader Hin Leong faces liquidity issues as banks tighten credit lines: sources
    Hin Leong has been having difficulty issuing additional letters of credit for the last few days, industry sources said.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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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