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May 19, 2020
Sched Netweb site
  • Hapag-Lloyd quarterly profit off 73.9pc to US$27 million as revenue rises 6pc
  • China's smartphone shipments bounce back in April as pandemic levels off
  • Hamburg quarterly cargo falls 7.9pc, as boxes slip 6.6pc to 2.2 million TEU
  • MSC to apply US$200/FEU rate hike from US Gulf ports to Far East June 15
  • Chem giant Dow set to sell ports, marine terminals, storage, rail facilities
  • Oil glut prompts LNG producers to cut output as virus erases profit
  • CP donates US$1 million to charities helping in the Covid-19 battle
  • Cathay cargo down a third as lack of belly capacity drags down volumes
  • Delta to retire Boeing 777 jets, warns of layoffs to stop cash burn
  • Airbus CEO warns of massive job losses coming soon from virus crisis

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 18, 2020
  • Alfredo Scalisi appointed Managing Director of La Spezia Container Terminal
  • China developing 5G smart ports
  • Hapag-Lloyd says 2020 off to a decent start despite pandemic
  • Key organisations come together to support increased maritime digitalisation
  • New LNG carrier delivered to NYK-owned firm
  • ONE offers first direct coverage from China to Indonesia with new service
  • PIL enhances West Africa weekly services
  • Port of Brisbane's pricing freeze
  • Agriculture exports seen getting a boost due to ECA amendment
  • DGTR recommends duty hike on synthetic rubber import from South Korea
  • Non-medical & non-surgical masks export
  • Oilmeal exports down significantly in March
  • Import-laden containers moved from JN Port Terminals to Container Freight Stations (CFSs) and cleared by importers from May 1 to May 17, 2020
  • Volume matrix of import-laden containers shifted from Mundra Port Terminals to Container Freight Stations, and import delivery from Container Freight Stations during May 1 to May 17, 2020
  • Service disruption due to shortage of TT drivers/labour
  • Vehicles with invalid or non-functional FASTag to be charged double toll fee applicable to their category
  • BRICS disburses $1 billion emergency assistance loan to India to fight Covid-19
  • G20 endorses collective action to foster global economic recovery

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Train with semi trailers trialled in the Baltics
  • 100,000,000 mouth masks so far
  • ECG welcomes new board
  • More freight to be shifted to rail in Genoa
  • Another longest "domestic" flight
  • Long Beach feels pandemic impact in April
  • New warehouse for wine and spirits
  • Alfredo Scalisi to lead Spezia Container Terminal
  • Muswellbrook rail bridges upgrade underway
  • Yang Ming's surprising Q1/2020
  • United Cargo increases capacities
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Baxter Freight picks UK operations manager
  • UK: flexibility sustains NHS supply chain
  • First Copper River salmon salutes medical professionals
  • Hermes raises turnover to EUR 3.5 billion
  • Jade Weser Port electrifies hinterland connection

The Loadstarweb site
MAY 18, 2020
  • Ferry operators to receive £35m cash injection to keep cargo moving
  • US retailers ready to bury peak season hopes, with no sign of quick recovery
  • Airlines, airports and handlers, unbeatable together - but do they know it?
  • Hamburg Q1 throughput suffers, but port has faith 'things will pick up'
  • UK handlers call on government for earlier 'furlough flexibility'
  • No announcement on massive job cuts, yet, says Emirates
  • Pandemic maroons ship crews at sea, others on shore
  • M&A radar: Toll Group sale endgame coming to the boil?
  • On the wires: US transportation outlook - what's dirt cheap and what's not
  • Under the radar: XPO Logistics - The board wins. Again.

Marine Logweb site
MAY 18, 2020
  • New Callan Marine dredge enters service
    Callan Marine's new cutter suction dredge General MacArthur has now received its U.S. Coast Guard certificate of inspection (COI) and ABS classification. The dredge pushed off the dock in Belle Chasse, La.,
  • Ardent no longer entering any new contracts
    Emergency management and wreck removal company Ardent said last week that it "will no longer enter into new contracts from May 2020 on." Ardent noted that it had sold certain parts of
  • World's longest cruise ship roller coaster starts taking shape
    COVID-19 restrictions may have temporarily halted production at Genting Group's MV Werften shipbuilding operation in Germany, but work is continuing on a key feature of its first Global Class vessel: the world's
  • Armed guards repel attack on Stolt tanker in Gulf of Aden
    Underscoring the fact that the Gulf of Aden remains a dangerous place, UKMTO (United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations) yesterday reported that a vessel had been attacked in the Gulf of Aden off
  • ShipMoney launches new crew payment services
    Fort Lauderdale, Fla., headquartered Maritime Payment Solutions, LLC (d/b/a ShipMoney) has introduced two new services designed to expedite payments to crew members and their families while providing a broad range of remittance
  • Another cost of COVID-19: Fouling build-up
    Vessels idled by the drop in demand due to COVID-19 restrictions or being used for floating storage face accelerated hull fouling - and consequently higher fuel bills when they return to service.

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 18, 2020
  • Health crisis threatens investment, profits and jobs, shipping survey finds
    European shipping jobs and decarbonisation investment are under threat from the pandemic
  • Retrofitting existing technologies on ships could lead to fuel savings
    Further savings could be achieved if data is collected correctly, and if shipowners stop focusing solely on the initial cost...
  • Nordic American Tankers says market outlook is 'promising'
    Suezmax specialist books $39.6m profit in the first quarter
  • UK provides funding to safeguard 'vital' freight routes
    Government to provide support for services linking the UK to Europe and Ireland
  • Venezuela shipments test US maritime sanctions resolve
    A product tanker that discharged gasoline in Venezuela last month remains flagged by Liberia and under UK-based protection and indemnity...
  • Container service blankings hit a peak
    Carriers' steps to remove capacity have helped maintain and even increase rates, but more may be necessary in the third...
  • DSME posts 24% first quarter gain on one-offs despite sales drop
    Weaker prospects may be ahead for Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering as turnover fell 5.5% to Won1.95trn
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: 'The only way to survive is take out cost' - Hapag-Lloyd chief | China leasing lenders here...
  • VLGC earnings fall amid weak US-Asia arbitrage
    Despite traders attempting to pry open the US-Asia arbitrage, prospects for the forthcoming months have seen netbacks edging closer to...
  • Stolt-Nielsen tanker escapes Gulf of Aden attack
    The attack took place about 75 nautical miles off Yemen's coast in the westbound transit corridor of the Gulf of Aden...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 18, 2020
  • Microsoft, FedEx partner to enhance supply chain visibility
  • COVID-19 leaves bunker market awash in low-sulfur feedstocks
  • Capacity cuts raise container line rates despite falling demand
  • UK keeps ferry cargo shipping with COVID-19 subsidy
  • Shippers seek stability ahead of patchwork COVID-19 recovery

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 18, 2020
  • Class 'can't operate in the same way after pandemic'
  • Danaos Corp buys two boxships amid Covid-19 uncertainty
  • EuroDry registers loss amid Covid-19 disruption
  • Seaways lays out the 'new normal' for a New York City tanker company
  • Diana Shipping beats market on panamax fixture to Cargill
  • Vale opens up Malaysia operations after Covid-19 hiatus
  • Performance Shipping patiently 'paving way' to aframax purity
  • Iran sends tankers to Venezuela, warns US to stay away
  • Okeanis stays close to brokers but tanker S&P on hold for now
  • International Seaways lays out the 'new normal' for a New York City tanker company
  • Vaccine news boosts most shippng stocks after loss-making week
  • Nothing but net profit for d'Amico tanker in latest tanker sale
  • In 'best position ever', Nordic American Tankers hints at higher dividend
  • Ardent confirms it will not take on further salvage contracts
  • First unmanned ship project on hold due to pandemic
  • Owners get real as lower prices agreed for revised scrap deals
  • Wild market drives rise of marine fuel derivatives
  • Harald Thorstein to build up Arkwright in London
  • Siem Offshore extends standstill as it closes in on refinancing
  • 'Can-do' Francis Mottrie rates integrity and says there are 'no bad ideas'
  • Exmar emerges streamlined after root and branch review
  • Francis Mottrie takes the helm at Exmar as choppy market waters swirl
  • Profits down at Iino as it launches next stage of management plan
  • Nakilat starts management shift of next LNG ships from Shell
  • Port calls collapse hits Europe and containers hardest
  • Boa Offshore faces legal fight after losing West Africa charter
  • DOF risks default by halting payments to banks holding out on debt deal
  • FGAS Petrol bulks up with purchase of Pacific Basin handysize
  • Shipowners can't count on flotel quarantine bonanza
  • Kuok duo team up on charter to exploit synergies
  • With sanctions guidance, US details expectations for shipping
  • Huge virus and oil price-related impairments hurt Ezion
  • Marco Polo Marine in 'better shape' to ride out current crisis
  • Weak won and one-off gains boost DSME first quarter

American Shipperweb site
MAY 18, 2020
  • Why COVID-19 rebound hopes are weighing down tanker stocks
    Good news: Vaccine shows promise. Bad news: Floating storage economics vanish.
  • Ports of Tacoma and Seattle see 23.5% volume drop
    Northwest Seaport Alliance reports 39 canceled sailings in first four months of 2020.
  • Face masks for German hospitals get police escort
    Face masks and other personal protective equipment are worth their weight in gold these days, and German authorities are protecting shipments accordingly. Lufthansa Airlines (FWB:...
  • El Al says it might not survive, seeks Israeli bailout
    Israel's flagship carrier El Al is struggling to hold on financially during the COVID-19 pandemic and is looking to the government for a lifeline.
  • Puerto Rico terminal joint venture stays the course
    The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission says an amendment to the Puerto Nuevo Terminals Agreement poses no anticompetitive concern.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 18, 2020
  • Refineries in Europe raise runs, restart
    Italy's API refinery, which closed due to weak demand in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, has now restarted, with refineries in Europe gradually raising runs as countries lift restrictions and demand starts picking up.
  • Global flying capacity shoots up: OAG
    Global flying capacity for the week ahead has shot up 6% on the week to above the 30 million seat mark, but remains well below the around 115 million seat level at this time last year, according to air travel data provider OAG.
  • USGC middle distillate flows to Europe at 230,000 mt so far in May: cFlow
    US Gulf Coast middle distillate shipments due to arrive in Europe in May amount to about 230,000 mt so far, with around 190,000 mt bound for Northwest Europe and 40,000 mt for the Mediterranean, data from S&P Global Platts trade flow software cFlow showed Monday.
  • Med ULSD cargoes rise to 18-month high versus NWE cargoes on reduced production
    Mediterranean ultra-low sulfur diesel cargoes strengthened to a 18-month high versus Northwest European ULSD cargoes Thursday as demand picks up in the south amid strongly reduced refinery output, while in the North the impact of increasing consumption has been partly offset by the huge amount of product in floating storage.
  • Russian Sokol price differentials flip to premium for first time in two months
    Price differentials for Far East Russia's Sokol crude have flipped to premiums for the first time in two months amid improved market sentiment and ongoing supply cuts, market sources told S&P Global Platts on Monday.
  • Mar fuel oil imports rise 7.2% on month to 4.08 mil barrels
    Hong Kong imported 4.08 million barrels of fuel oil in March, up 7.2% from February but down 16.5% year on year, data released Monday by Hong Kong's Census and Statistics Department showed.
  • Asia residue fuel - Key market indicators this week
    Asia's low sulfur residual fuel market is expected to trade in a narrow range with no major upside expected in the near term.
  • European distillate swaps surge as countries emerge from lockdown
    The middle distillate swaps complex saw a glimpse of blue skies ahead as prompt differential swap values soared over the last week on the back of lockdowns across Europe starting to ease.
  • Europe residual fuel -- key market indicators this week
    The European fuel oil market was expected to see support this week from demand in the end-user bunkers market -- as shipping operations remained ongoing, sources said.
  • Fujairah port's FOTT bunker volume jumps 8% in April, first gain this year
    The Fujairah port on the UAE's eastern coast handled 8% more bunkers in April over the year earlier, the first increase in 2020, Fujairah Oil Tanker Terminals or FOTT said in its monthly activity report.
  • European 0.1% gasoil at rare spot premium to ULSD as coronavirus skews demand: sources
    Certain Mediterranean cargoes and ARA barges of 0.1% sulfur gasoil traded at a premium over 10 ppm sulfur ULSD last week, a very rare though not unprecedented trend, traders in the European cash market said Monday, citing considerably skewed demand for refined products caused by measures introduced to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

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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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