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December 16, 2020
Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 15, 2020
  • CMA CGM boosts capacity between Asia & Europe in response to unprecedented demand
  • Just-In-Time ship operations trial shows positive impact on emissions
  • Shippers bearing cost burden of congestion crisis, says analysis
  • India, Iran & Uzbekistan hold first Trilateral Working Group Meeting on joint use of Chabahar Port
  • Air cargo recovery continuing
  • CEVA Logistics continues African expansion with joint ventures in Egypt & Ethiopia
  • Huge demand seen for reefer containers in the wake of Covid-19 vaccine
  • LogiNext launches Covid-19 vaccine supply chain management & tracking platform
  • Lufthansa Cargo & DB Schenker start first CO2-neutral freight flights
  • New Force Majeure Clause ready for review
  • Commerce Minister welcomes foreign investors to be part of India's growth story
  • Industrial production rises to eight-month high
  • Innovation, research need of the hour to identify import substitute products: Gadkari
  • Package of declarations & recommendations adopted to help small businesses trade globally
  • GRSE-built Stealth Frigate vessel launched
  • MyLogistics Gurukul & SpiceJet come together to provide training for sensitive cold chain vaccine handling

International Transport Journalweb site
  • A load giant
  • Bringing back a mother goddess
  • First Covid-19 vaccine shipment at Cairo airport
  • New UK-EU intermodal service
  • New feeder service via Le Havre
  • Kyriacou heads Italian joint venture
  • A unicorn was born - to expand
  • Lack of containers is complex, says Drewry
  • Stadler wins contract in Uruguay
  • Supervisory board now complete
  • Air France to connect CDG with Caribbean
  • Two more joint ventures in Africa
  • CN adds hub to tri-coastal network
  • MSC carries on both shoulders
  • Roger to lead Gefco in Morocco
  • Crossing the globe
  • Medical contract for British player
  • Grangemouth enhances rail facility
  • Share sale raises almost USD 100 million
  • Banking on e-commerce
  • The hour of truth
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Paycargo augments senior management team

The Loadstarweb site
DECEMBER 15, 2020
  • Asia-North Europe rates pass $10,000 - wait till it's our turn, say forwarders
  • Fury at another new surcharge: carriers 'cashing in' on a self-created crisis
  • Canadian vaccine distribution underway, but with many question marks
  • New container trade review highlights rising costs and declining service
  • Deal or no-deal, first quarter post-Brexit will be tricky for logistics
  • Venture capital just loves logistics - 'ample room for so many winners'
  • McKinsey to repay $43m for tainted South African contracts
  • PayCargo expands senior team with two new VPs
  • Against the odds: Proud CMA CGM, the ultimate winner of 2020
  • Supply chain radar: Mainfreight quietly rocks
  • Snapshot: Danaos - better safe than sorry

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 15, 2020
  • Weekly briefing: Containers in the wrong place; tanker prospects darken
    A shortage of equipment is hampering the box shipping sector as trade volumes continue to surge post-lockdown and pre-Christmas. Meanwhile...
  • Winter rally drives Australia east coast LNG to new high
    Australia east coast projects set a new record export level. Outages seen in the country's west coast projects on the...
  • Surging ship calls bring record containerised cargo to California ports
    The Los Angeles-based Marine Exchange of Southern California confirmed the glut, recording 52 containerships in the San Pedro Bay ports...
  • Ship lenders are aligned to 2050 decarbonisation goals, for now
    The average carbon intensity performance of 15 lending institutions' shipping portfolios for 2019, was marginally short of meeting a trajectory...
  • Baltic's Brightest Broker title up for grabs
  • From the News Desk: The Seafarer stands tall in our annual rankings
    Selecting a list of the most influential people in shipping is never an easy task - there will always be...
  • China confirms Australian coal ban leaving 38 bulk carriers stranded
    Lloyd's List Intelligence data shows at least 35 panamax or post-panamax and three capesize bulk carriers of more than 6m...
  • Fresh 'lower for longer' oil demand forecasts weigh on tanker trades
    Monthly reports from the International Energy Agency and Opec both trim demand estimates for 2021 as vaccine benefits seen as...
  • Demise of DVB, a bank laid low by 'shipping, shipping, shipping'
    Founded as Deutsche Verkehrs-Kredit-Bank as long ago as 1923, DVB now looks unlikely to celebrate its centenary
  • Yard Talk | LNG's climate credentials depend on a long bridge to decarbonisation
    Shell is said to be considering the high pressure, ME-GI main engine, which can almost eliminate the methane slip from...
  • IMO says 45 countries have now classed seafarers as key workers
    More member states need to sign up to address the issue, says the IMO in a circular letter. Singapore has...
  • Five crew reported kidnapped off Nigeria
    Five crew have been kidnapped from a locally trading general cargoship in the Gulf of Guinea, according to reports. The...
  • Our industry is united more than ever, says Guy Platten
    The industry is united. Of course there are slight differences of opinion, but they been exaggerated. 'More unites us than...
  • Compensation claim against Rina can be heard, Italian Supreme Court rules
    Decision could have worldwide implications for litigation against class in the wake of future fatal casualties
  • Saudi Arabia says explosive boat hit fuel ship at Jeddah port
    Saudi Arabia said an explosives-laden boat hit a fuel transport ship anchored at Jeddah the same day Hafnia reported a...
  • Yes, we have no containers
    Carriers have made much of their investment in new container fleets. But the shortage of export containers in Asia is...
  • Asleep at the wheel - why shipping can no longer fake work hours
    Canary Sentinel came out of a tech sector that long ago took sensor technology for granted; Workrest emerged from frustration...
  • Final discharge for Vale's converted VLOCs
    The final discharge marks an end to the use of VLOCs converted from very large crude carriers for Vale, which...
  • Singapore takes lead in granting shore leave for seafarers
    Vessels will have to be in Singapore port for at least 14 days to be eligible for the lifting of...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Saudi tanker blast sparks shipping security concerns | Sanctions-busting tactics escalate | UK ports in flat-pack flap...
  • Anglo American sees LNG as a viable step to cut carbon emissions
    Mr Lye agrees that a significant part of the solution to meet shipping's decarbonisation targets is to use multi-fuel capability...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 15, 2020
  • Shippers facing 'different game' in 2021 as freight costs rise
  • Blue Yonder sues Kinaxis over software patent infringement claims
  • Carriers add boxes, but no swift end to equipment shortage
  • BlueX and Catapult partner on instant quotes
  • US parcel carriers score high on reliability despite volume surge

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 15, 2020
  • The results are in: first Poseidon Principles report reveals banks' green compliance levels
  • Euronav buyback plan keeps rolling with buys in New York, Brussels
  • Concordia's Ullman sees good years ahead for product tankers after 'darkest hour'
  • Iridium launches satellite safety system, ending Inmarsat monopoly
  • Diana Shipping offers first share buyback since January
  • BW Group swoops on Navigator Holdings in $197m deal for WL Ross stake
  • Grimaldi taps Spain's Caixabank for $43m in newbuilding finance
  • Cleaves warns investors that VLGCs may be 'flying too close to the sun'
  • Lois Zabrocky: 'Crew change challenges will continue well into 2021'
  • Tankers back from the dead to help Venezuela beat sanctions
  • Warming seas: second lowest ice levels on record logged for Arctic in 2020
  • Sell-off of Active Shipping's arrested ships shifts to South Africa bulker auction
  • Greek owners in talks for long VLCC period charters amid improved mood
  • Skuld reports $46.2m technical loss as claims eat into earnings
  • Five seafarers reported kidnapped from cargoship off Nigeria
  • New Ranger pirate attack labelled a 'false alarm'
  • Shell signs up shipowner trio to four more LNG newbuildings
  • Unni Einemo: After 'millennium virus', bunker sector faces pressure to decarbonise
  • Henriette Hallberg Thygesen: Covid-19 'can be a catalyst for more green energy'
  • Low-profile Turkish company makes splash in MR tanker market
  • AM Nomikos latest to add tonnage to Baumarine by Maruklav pool
  • Saudi Arabia says 'explosives-laden boat' hit Hafnia tanker
  • Singapore to grant shore leave for seafarers as Covid-19 restrictions ease

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 15, 2020
  • Custom-built ATR 72-600 gives FedEx more cargo capacity
    FedEx is renewing its regional fleet with a cargo-friendly turboprop from ATR.
  • Anchored container ships weigh down Port of LA's volume
    "In November, 50 of the 88 vessels coming to Los Angeles first went to anchor and averaged two and a half days there."
  • Airlines, logistics companies ramp up global vaccine deliveries
    Distribution of coronavirus vaccines isn't limited to FedEx and UPS. Many freight transportation and logistics companies are already playing a large role in the global...
  • Holiday puzzle: Vaccine, blizzard, e-commerce boom, trade war
    Vaccine distribution won't delay deliveries of your Honey Baked Ham and toilet paper, says CNBC's Lori Ann LaRocco.
  • Pandemic hit Port of LA with huge ebbs and flows
    The Port of Los Angeles is still working to get toys to retailers' shelves in time for Christmas.
  • Liner capacity control and the future of container shipping
    Ocean carriers toed the line on capacity control in 2020. What does this new normal mean to shippers, yards, and leasing companies?

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 15, 2020
  • OIL FUTURES: Oil climbs on COVID-19 vaccine optimism, but demand concerns persist
    Crude futures settled higher Dec. 15 as progress on US approval of a second COVID-19 vaccine overshadowed newly bearish demand projections.
  • EC proposes excluding gas projects from PCI funding, focus on hydrogen
    **Hydrogen from natural gas to be allowed under reforms **Gas supply security much less of a concern: EC **Gas assets can be converted to carry lower-carbon fuels: GIE
  • Titan conducts first LNG bunkering on bulk carrier in Rotterdam
    **Titan LNG delivers LNG to the dry bulk carrier M/S Haaga **LNG used to refuel a vessel on the Great Lakes, Canada for the first time
  • Global tanker markets supported by Asian oil demand: IEA
    **Ton-mile demand up 4% in Nov on strong Asia demand **Small room for recovery in crude tankers **South Africa's Engen refinery halt presents upside for products
  • Med dirty Handysize freight rates surge on tight tonnage
    Freight rates in the Mediterranean and Black Sea Handysize market have risen in the first half of December on a confluence of factors, including bad weather, increasing Turkish strait delays and more cargoes being pushed out of refineries.
  • INTERVIEW: Repsol upbeat over 'profitable' transition to clean energy after COVID-19 jolt
    **Solar, wind to underpin fivefold capacity boost by 2030 **Synthetic fuels, green-hydrogen key to competitive edge **Crude slate unlikely to change despite biofuel push
  • Repsol sees biofuels, synthetic fuels as future for shipping, aviation
    **Synthetic fuels could be game-changer after 2030: Repsol **International transport bodies have mandated future emission caps
  • Norway approves Northern Lights CCS project to store CO2 from around Europe
    **CO2 transport and storage operations due on line 2024 **Project to inject 1.5 mil mt/year in N Sea reservoir initially **European neighbors expected to join Norwegian project
  • REFINERY NEWS: OMV invests in biofuel output at Austria's Schwechat
    OMV has said it is investing around Eur200 million ($243.1 million) in biofuel production at its Schwechat refinery in Austria. As a result, the refinery "will be able to substitute large quantities of fossil diesel with biodiesel in an innovative co-processing approach."
  • Global refinery throughput expected to increase through Jan: IEA
    Global refinery throughputs are expected to continue rising from October through January, after falling in October under the impact of maintenance in Europe and hurricane impact in the US Gulf Coast, the International Energy Agency said Dec. 15.
  • Oil demand to stay weak amid uncertainty over COVID-19 vaccine availability: IEA
    **'Several months' before vaccines have an impact on oil demand **Oil demand to climb by 5.7 million b/d in 2021 **Global crude stocks to return to pre-pandemic levels by Dec 2021
  • Gasum's Coralius hits new LNG ship-to-ship bunkering record
    "So far Coralius has done several hundred ship-to-ship LNG bunkerings," Gasum said.
  • South Korea's EWP boosts LSFO purchase amid coal power plants shutdown: source
    South Korea plans to shut nearly 16 out of 60 coal-fired power plants for three months starting December.
  • Gulf Oil's purchase of Ocean Tankers assets to have limited impact on Singapore bunker market: sources
    "The market recovered quite quickly from the shock of Hin Leong's exit earlier this year, and there are enough and more bunker suppliers here to meet vessel demand for bunker fuel," a source said.
  • BW LPG commits three more VLGCs to LPG dual-fuel retrofitting, bringing total to 15

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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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