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January 17, 2020
Sched Netweb site
  • Trump boasts trade pact with China, but some say it's too little, too late
  • Port of NY and NJ posts record volume for container and rail in November
  • Shipping industry needs to responsibly protect environment
  • Carriers want rates to stick post-CNY to recover higher marine fuel costs
  • Five tips on how to handle your shipments during the CNY period
  • Puerto Aguadulce starts operations with biggest box ship call in Colombia
  • DSV Panalpina's new Middle East office opens in Oman
  • US eases airspace restrictions for airlines flying over the Middle East
  • SF Airlines' fleet to exceed 60 in 2020
  • India changes rules to allow US airlines to carry out own ground handling

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 16, 2020
  • International shipyards group inks MoU for development of Bangladesh shipbuilding initiative
  • MOL pledges support for those affected by bushfires in Australia
  • PIL launches new pendulum service connecting Subcontinent to US West Coast
  • THE Alliance unveils expanded service network for 2020
  • JNPT & Norway talk opportunities for mutual cooperation
  • Dec. exports yet again decline marginally due to global & domestic factors; protectionism & liquidity concerns further add to the woes of the sector: FIEO
  • Highlights on economy & foreign trade
  • India-China trade down in 2019 due to slowdown
  • No imports in 'Others' category without HSN code: Goyal
  • Phase 1 trade deal signed, requires China to purchase $200 bn worth US goods & services over two years

International Transport Journalweb site
  • 282,000 orders in first year of operation
  • First full services plan of The Alliance with new member
  • Globaltruck announces partnership with Sber Logistics
  • Nicolas Sartini leaves Ceva Logistics
  • Street Scooter to be deployed for deliveries in Munich
  • Record number of connections to China
  • Upgrades for Stockholm Norvik underway
  • Universal Logistics appoints new CEO
  • DSV builds in duisport
  • Ukrzaliznytsia to invest in 40 new locomotives
  • First A380 to donate spare parts
  • BDP International selects Four Kites
  • Cargo-Partner uses HHLA's CO2-neutral transport solution
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • New site manager for the seaport Emden
  • Difficult year for air freight north of the Alps
  • CLH Group introduces sustainable newbuilding

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 16, 2020
  • 'More secure' Bangladesh to appeal to EC to relax 'high-risk' status of its air cargo
  • US truck and load matching shifts gears as Transplace acquires Lanehub
  • Demand for multipurpose vessels grows as lines lose interest in project cargo
  • PUDO points mushroom in bid to cut delivery costs as e-commerce booms
  • U-Freight launches online logistics solution to aid Malaysian start-ups
  • China offers muted response to US trade deal
  • Maersk chief warns that EU's antitrust policy 'benefits China and the US'
  • All change at the top as Ceva Logistics enters phase two of restructure
  • M&A radar: XPO Logistics break-up shows the way, FedEx next?
  • On the wires: Ceva loads the C-suite amid rumours of job cuts

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 16, 2020
  • Port NOLA sets new box record
    The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) moved more containers in 2019 than at any time in its history, totaling 648,538 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), up 10% compared to one year ago.
  • Galveston: Search for missing fishermen suspended
    The Coast Guard reports that the search for two fishermen missing from the 81-foot fishing vessel Pappy's Pride has been suspended. The vessel capsized Tuesday after a collision with the Odfjell chemical
  • With ZEVs needed by 2030, ammonia-fueled tanker project gets underway
    To meet IMO's 2050 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission reduction target, commercially viable deep-sea Zero-Emission Vessels (ZEVs) will need be in operation by 2030 -just ten years from now. In response, shipowner MISC
  • ICS releases guidelines on avoiding age discrimination on board ship
    Under the ILO Maritime Labor Convention (MLC), flag states must ensure that regulations respect the fundamental right to be free from age discrimination, which can affect the physical and emotional health of
  • Eastern delivers first of two 5,100 hp Z-drive tugs to Bisso Offshore
    Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, Fla., has delivered the first of two 80-foot 5,100 hp Z-drive tugs, the M/V C.D. White, to Bisso Offshore, LLC, a division of E.N. Bisso &
  • Rivertrace scrubber washwater monitor gains DNV GL certification
    U.K. based Rivertrace Limited has received a statement of compliance from DNV GL for its exhaust scrubber washwater monitor - SMART ESM. Any washwater used by wet scrubber systems to remove pollutants
  • Todd Busch takes helm at Tidewater Transportation and Terminals
    Todd Busch is to take over as President, Chief Executive Officer and board member at Vancouver, Wash., headquartered Tidewater Transportation and Terminals, effective January 16, 2020. Busch will succeed Bob Curcio who

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 16, 2020
  • P&O Ferries switches North Sea ratings from Portuguese to ITF contract Filipinos
    'P&O sees the recent general election result as an opportunity to profit from doubling down on seafarer exploitation on international...
  • VLSFO blends face a prohibition push after black carbon emissions study
    A new study suggests VLSFO blends lead to higher black carbon emissions, which has prompted a proposal to ban the...
  • Djibouti rejects court ruling over Doraleh terminal
    Horn of Africa nation's government declares: 'This ruling comes as no surprise. It is merely the outcome of the iniquitous...
  • Contships buys two feeders and lines up further deals
    The latest acquisitions, which were signed late last year, take the operation to more than 40 feeder vessels and means...
  • Dry bulk market sheds more value
    There may be better times on the horizon following the signing of the much-anticipated phase 1 of the US-China trade...
  • Yilport sets out expansion plans
    Robert Yildirim focuses on second phase of acquisition activity with up to two new terminals a year
  • Sartini out as CMA CGM shuffles CEVA management
    Nicolas Sartini will step down from the logistics operator after less than a year in the top job
  • The Alliance expands services with new member
    Current members Hapag-Lloyd, Ocean Network Express and Yang Ming have welcomed HMM 'as a new core member', after the expansion...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Shipowners remain confident over PIL payments | Call for improved security in Singapore Straits amid crime spike...
  • Search continues after fatal tanker collision off Texas
    Search and rescue efforts remain the top priority as the US Coast Guard looks for the remaining two crew members...
  • Bay Area council bans coal operations at port
    The city council's decision comes as US coal producers face declining domestic demand and seek export markets as a way...
  • Tankers and LNG carriers will gain most from trade-war truce
    The immediate restoration of imports would induce long-haul shipments, which is likely to boost tonne mile demand for all shipping...
  • LNG rail transport opposition could crimp US exports
    Energy Transport Solutions, a subsidiary of New Fortress Energy, hopes to liquefy Pennsylvania natural gas and send it by rail...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 16, 2020
  • Court grants CTA preliminary injunction in California AB5 case
  • Warehouse hours eyed in NY-NJ extended gate survey
  • XPO mulls downsizing to unlock LTL value
  • GlobalTranz targets managed transportation market with Cerasis buy
  • Arviem taking inventory burden off Austrian shippers
  • India pushes rail overhaul to nudge JNPT shippers away from trucking
  • CMA CGM unveils networking service for customers

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 16, 2020
  • Safe Bulkers leases back eight vessels for refinancing
  • DNB Asset Management backs away from Golden Ocean
  • Panamax rates tick up amid down dry bulk market
  • US could send tanker rates plunging 'at the drop of a hat'
  • Diana Shipping fixes kamsarmax to Aquavita at firmer rate
  • Grimaldi Group confirms car carrier was not seized in Libya
  • Strong suezmax rates continue for Nordic American Tankers
  • Evergreen sales bring scrap tally to a dozen boxships in a year
  • Atlantic Lloyd acquires its largest boxship with Maersk charter
  • New Fortress Energy linked to order for small LNG carriers
  • LPG carrier held for three months in Indonesia over territory 'violations'
  • Heidmar's Sigma aframax pool deal spooks shipowners
  • Cosco pays out for terminating charters over US sanctions fear
  • Fintech disrupters will fill ship finance gap - you can bank on it
  • International Chamber of Shipping tackles ageism onboard ships
  • NYK Line breezes into wind sector with Van Oord and Northern Offshore tie-up
  • 'Dynamic and intelligent' David Loosley a good fit for Bimco
  • Iran money troubles put Eastmed bulkers at anchor
  • Wah Kwong and Stone Shipping take plunge in C Transport Maritime pool
  • Bunker barge bottlenecks cause VLSFO to rocket in price at ports
  • Shipping will weather the storm over IMO 2020 marine fuel switch
  • UK raises concern over parametric rolling after CMA CGM box loss
  • Captain fined after ship's cook shot ox and served it to crew
  • Scrubber users 'gloating' now, but not if high-sulphur fuel supplies dry up
  • US set to enforce IMO 2020 using global 'magic pipe' model
  • Reed Smith adds eight lawyers as it opens new office in Brussels
  • Pilot averted general cargoship smash after master's drinking spree
  • Lundqvist linked to Sumitomo Heavy newbuilding tanker order
  • Greece's Transmed Shipping disposes of oldest bulker
  • Nicolas Saverys says rejig will relaunch Exmar after challenging years
  • Genting Hong Kong in $900m sale and lease-back deal with Chinese lessors
  • Ezion offloads anchor handler to Astro Offshore
  • Shipping is Trafigura's chief polluter as CO2 emissions jump 26%

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 16, 2020
  • DAT load board glitch could cost small-business truckers thousands
    Starting early Thursday, small-business truckers who rely on the spot market began reporting problems logging in to the DAT load board to find freight.
  • Border-region officials, trucking associations praise passage of USMCA
    A wide range of officials on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border as well as trucking associations on Thursday praised the new trade deal among...
  • The big pivot: XPO Logistics' next decade won't look like its first
    With an impending breakup of the company, XPO Logistics' will look like a far different company as the century's 2nd decade dawns.
  • Handing down preliminary injunction, judge says AB5 'runs off the road'
    The order will stay in place until the CTA case action is concluded.
  • Haul of Fame: Jevic Transportation
    Jevic Transportation was founded in 1981 in Delano, New Jersey by Karen and Harry Muhlschlegel. The Jevic name was a combination of the names of...
  • Swissport opening its first Australian air cargo terminal
    The global ground handling company has leased warehouse space at Melbourne Airport.
  • CSX's fourth-quarter profit dips on lower revenue
    Net earnings fell 8.5% in the fourth quarter of 2019 compared with the same period a year ago.
  • GlobalTranz acquires 3PL Cerasis as part of continued expansion
    GlobalTranz, already among the largest brokerages in the nation, grew a bit more with the acquisition of 3PL Cerasis.
  • Mirrorless trucks gain heavy favor in NHTSA proposal
    Truck manufacturers claim improved aerodynamics could save a driver up to 400 gallons of fuel a year.
  • New maintenance hangar at Cincinnati airport to support major cargo carriers
    Atlas Air and DHL operate at CVG, and it's the site of Amazon's Air Hub.
  • Transportation stocks were blistering hot this week, but freight data warrants no change in pricing power (with video)
    Outbound volumes and rejections were horizontal this week. Target's poor earnings are not enough for us to believe the retail sector is in danger of...
  • Technical problems hit DAT load board; no time estimate on full service return
    DAT has sent out tweets indicating no ETA on a full return to service.
  • American shippers praise Senate passage of USMCA
    Overwhelming approval of U.S.-Canada-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act paves new trade pact's way to President Trump's desk for signature.
  • Colorado trucking company to cease operations after 39 years, employees say
    Family-owned H.H. Williams Trucking of Greeley, Colorado, told employees on Thursday it will close its doors by the end of January.
  • Commentary: Modernizing Africa's logistics capacity, one startup at a time
    Brian Aoaeh writes about the challenges and opportunities of logistics in Africa - and what will likely occur in the next few years.
  • Freight Futures daily curve: 1/16
    National Trucking Freight Futures fall again on Wednesday under the weight of weakness in the East.
  • Settling into TFTEA drawback
    "We are seeing drawback for commodities/products where we did not see it before," said Michael Cerny, chief legal officer for duty drawback specialist Charter Brokerage.
  • Major Midwest weekend winter storm still on track (with forecast video)
    Increasing demand for reefers (climate-controlled trailers) in areas where big winter storm is heading.
  • Bulkloads.com carrier app adds load alerts, messaging options
    Enhancements to the Bulkloads app are designed to improve the communication and speed of finding loads and negotiating rates for bulk carriers.
  • Magna shutting off costly partnership with Lyft
    Canadian auto manufacturer says it will stop developing self-driving technology with the U.S. ride-sharing company as it announces lower sales outlook for 2020.
  • Bulkmatic, Bulk FR8 launch joint venture focused on dry bulk brokerage, capacity
    Bulkmatic and Bulk FR8 have joined forces to offer dry bulk brokerage and capacity solutions
  • FMC clears final rules for OTI oversight
    The rules will clarify licensing and financial responsibilities of ocean transportation intermediaries and streamline the hearing procedures related to denial, suspension and revocations of licenses.
  • Commentary: Positive Train Control costs Alaska Railroad... does it add value?
    Darren Prokop explains why Positive Train Control - a positive safety measure for "Lower 48" railroads - doesn't make sense for the Alaska Railroad.
  • Today's Pickup: Last-mile delivery growth will increase carbon emissions by 30% by 2030
    WEF projects 36% growth in last-mile delivery vehicles by 2030; Tesla vehicle registrations in California halves in Q4 '19; Bendix signs on Geotab as telematics...
  • Trade deal better for shipping demand than for stocks
    New pact is a plus for tankers, bulkers and box ships, but less so for equities.
  • Commentary: AB-5 does more harm than good
    Ben Thrower examines the issues surrounding California's AB-5, which impacts truckers who are independent contractors.
  • Safe and secure parking lots are the need of the hour
    Incentivizing logistics yard spaces and zoned industrial capacities to rent out their vacant spots for truckers could help increase supply.
  • US rail volumes trend lower amid trade tailwinds
    U.S. carloads and intermodal units are down year to date from the same period in 2019.
  • Tranco Global offers customs house broker expertise
    Chattanooga-based Tranco Global brings customs expertise in house.
  • Netradyne analyzes 1 billion minutes, 500 million miles of driver video
    The computer vision startup crunches road and highway data to improve safety and power development of autonomous vehicles.
  • Toyota invests $394 million in flying taxi startup Joby Aviation
    California-based electric air taxi startup Joby Aviation has raised $590 million in its Series C financing round.
  • Air Cargo 2020 brings together diverse freight interests
    Representatives from airlines, logistics companies, truckers and airport authorities will attend Air Cargo 2020 in late January.
  • DOT to issue long-awaited national maritime strategy
    Report to address market competition and sealift capacity.
  • What is the global container index?
    A global container index offers a big-picture perspective on the worldwide supply/demand balance.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 16, 2020
  • Spot value for USGC-loading cargoes hit record low
    The story is similar in Asia, the second largest market for US-sourced cargoes, where the price of delivered gas has also declined significantly.
  • Piracy incidents spike around Singapore in 2019: ReCAAP
    In Singapore Straits alone there was an over four-fold increase in actual incidents.
  • Brent, Forties differentials slide as IMO 2020 displaces crude demand
    "The higher sulfur level makes [Brent] less attractive in an IMO world," one trader said.
  • Wessels Marine highlights savings of LNG as marine fuel
    The LNG retro-fitted container feeder Wes Amelie saved Eur2,750/day, Wessels Marine said.

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In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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