testata inforMARE
Cerca
28 April 2025 - Year XXIX
Independent journal on economy and transport policy
19:20 GMT+2
LinnkedInTwitterFacebook
BRIEFS
May 21, 2020
Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 20, 2020
  • Blank sailings plateauing, spot rates maintain strength
  • Covid-19 renews focus on developing standardised eBL & its widespread adoption
  • TT Club's Coronavirus webpage provides key information
  • Extension of interest subsidy scheme for post- & pre-shipment export credit seen helping apparel sector
  • APM Terminals Pipavav empowers villagers to make masks to combat Covid-19
  • Import-laden containers moved from JN Port Terminals to Container Freight Stations (CFSs) and cleared by importers from May 1 to May 18, 2020
  • Kolkata Port takes precautions against severe cyclonic storm 'Amphan'
  • 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 18, 2020
  • Stimulus measures encouraging but an export package, boosting demand & tackling supply chain disruption need of the hour: FIEO
  • US not to renegotiate trade deal with China: Trump

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Making a profit - despite Covid-19
  • Calais gains a secure truck parking lot
  • Flying vaccines from Brussels to Mumbai
  • More than 350 t of Chinese mail for Europe
  • Imperial battery logistics wins another contract
  • Rocktree looks back on 2019 with joy
  • Waiting on West Africans, welcoming East Africans
  • Christian Doepgen joins jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame
  • DHL Supply Chain appoints new president e-commerce in USA
  • Twelve days and 9,500 km through six countries
  • Cooperation for container tracking
  • Delta's long haul services open for... passengers
  • MOL's new units with dual-fuel engine
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Nagel-Group strengthens management team
  • Honold builds another logistics centre
  • Latam Group increases cargo capacity on widebody aircraft
  • New equipment for port of Wismar

The Loadstarweb site
MAY 20, 2020
  • Growing demand for space pushes carriers to reinstate blanked voyages
  • But transatlantic is 'still suffering', and voiding voyages goes on
  • 'Out of step' Covid restrictions disrupt cross-border auto supply chains
  • Shipper relief as Australia's plan for biosecurity levy is scrapped
  • Frenemies: air cargo should embrace its freight cousins, not passengers
  • Comcar files for bankruptcy - 1,000 trucker jobs at risk
  • IATA outlines plans to restart aviation
  • Jonathan Daniels named as new CEO at Port Everglades
  • Over the hedge: Ups & downs in logistics as in marriage - APMM, Hapag, WTC, Danaos et al

Marine Logweb site
MAY 20, 2020
  • Detyens wins $24.2 million Navy contract
    Detyens Shipyards Inc., Charleston, South Carolina, has been awarded a $24,235,291 firm-fixed-price contract for a 120-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul dry-docking of the USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201). Work will
  • Former MSC official charged with bribery, lying to investigators
    The U.S Department of Justice reports that Xavier Fernando Monroy, 62, has been charged one count of conspiracy to commit bribery, one count of bribery, one count of false statements, and one
  • FMC to investigate impact of Canadian ballast water regs on U.S. lake carriers
    The Federal Maritime Commission has voted unanimously to accept a petition filed by the Lake Carriers' Association (LCA) that alleges that ballast water regulations proposed by the Government of Canada will discriminate
  • Dakota Creek launches first Navy YT 808 class tug
    The Navy reports that its first Yard Tug (YT) 808 class vessel was successfully launched at the Dakota Creek Industries (DCI) shipyard, in Anacortes, Wash., on May 16. The YT 808 vessels
  • VIDEO: Quark celebrates launch of new expedition ship
    Quark Expeditions, Seattle, Wash., this week marked a major milestone in the construction of its technologically-advanced polar vessel, Ultramarine, with a traditional launch ceremony that also honored the shipbuilding team at Croatia's
  • Coal company to build Alabama barge load out facility
    The Alabama Department of Commerce says that Warrior Met Coal Inc. plans to invest $50 million to construct a barge load-out facility in Walker County to support its expanding metallurgical coal mining
  • C&C Marine and Repair increases indoor fabrication facilities
    Belle Chasse, La., based C&C Marine and Repair has acquired a 35,000-square-foot fabrication building from Versabar Inc. following the expiration of a leaseback provision in a 2018 purchase agreement between the companies.
  • Peruvian shipyard wins order for two pilot boats
    Peru's Doig Marine SA shipyard has recently booked an order to design and construct two pilot boats for Callao-headquartered DP World subsidiary Cosmos Agencia Marítima SAC, which provides pilotage services along the
  • Hornbeck Offshore files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
    Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc. (OTCQB:HOSS) and 14 affiliated debtors yesterday filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. The debtors' bankruptcy cases are pending joint administration
  • Bahamas Maritime Authority appoints Deputy Director (Maritime Affairs)
    The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) has appointed Capt. Ghulam Hussain as Deputy Director (Maritime Affairs) with responsibility for Bahamas representation at IMO and intergovernmental meetings. Hussain joins the BMA having recently held
  • Frontline reports strong quarter, postpones scrubber installations
    John Fredriksen controlled tanker giant Frontline Ltd. reported first quarter results that included net income of $165.3 million compared with $40.1 million in the same quarter of 2019. "Frontline achieved its strongest

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 20, 2020
  • Weekly briefing: Container results show early pandemic toll; tanker rates pressure
    Blanked sailings and cost cuts have lessened the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on container company finances so far, but...
  • UK confirms checks on goods crossing Irish Sea after Brexit transition
    Checks will be made on animals and foodstuffs entering Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK following the expiry...
  • Floating storage peak exposes tankers to post-crisis demand
    The factors that rapidly built floating storage, which has nearly doubled in three months, are unwinding faster than anticipated
  • DFDS expects slow passenger traffic recovery
    The tourism market remains the joker in the pack as passengers lose confidence in mass transport
  • UK urged to step in to protect ferry jobs
    'P&O's proposals are opportunistic and would be seen as a betrayal of British seafarers on a scale not seen since...
  • Landbridge and SFL strike $65m VLCC leaseback deal
    The deal marks the successful delivery of Landbridge Wisdom, the last of the six VLCCs that the Chinese privately run...
  • Indonesian coal cargoes boost supramax rates
    Average daily earnings have almost doubled since the beginning of the year on two routes to Indonesia that contribute to...
  • Shippers concerned over service availability amid capacity cuts
    Shipper survey results show that cargo availability improved marginally last year but has decreased sharply during the pandemic
  • Separating truth from fiction can ease anxiety among seafarers
    Some within the industry have said that mental health of seafarers was a real issue before the current health crisis...
  • Evergreen and Yang Ming in talks over state-aid access
    A Taiwanese official says the state aid scheme will allow local shipping and port firms to gain access to extra...
  • Larger fleets do not always yield savings, says survey
    The Moore Maritime Index report also suggests that larger companies tend to achieve better charter rates and there may be...
  • Frontline says tanker market faces 'short-term pressure'
    Profits quadruple in the first quarter to $165.3m due to soaring tanker rates, says company
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Grains unlikely to support bulkers in the near term | Abandoned LPG carrier had insurance and class...
  • Will judicial management force asset-stripping of Ocean Tankers?
    Singapore's judicial management system has so far achieved limited success in reviving and rehabilitating distressed companies
  • Wilhelmsen crowdfunds to support seafarers during pandemic
    The coronavirus outbreak has caused major disruptions to crew change operations, damaging welfare severely, with approximately 150,000 seafarers on ships...
  • Malaysia to supply LNG in ISO tanks to China
    Using ISO tanks to transport LNG allows remotely located end-users access to the supercooled fuel, says Petronas
  • Landmark moment for US east coast ports investment
    After Wilmington, Hyundai Hope will call at Charleston, South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia, two other east coast ports that have...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 20, 2020
  • Large US truckload carriers cut capacity again in Q1
  • Loadsmart targets untapped digital transload opportunity
  • Top US Shippers: COVID-19 complicates long-term automotive logistics strategies
  • Labor scarcity at warehouses compounds Indian port flow woes
  • Container lines take tentative steps to restore capacity
  • Comcar exits, but its trucks keep rolling

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 20, 2020
  • Frontline fishes for tanker assets in 'very strange market'
  • Norwegian extends fleet layup a fourth time, now through July
  • US LNG cargo cancellations climb with more expected
  • Eagle Bulk details carbon output in first ESG report
  • Royal Caribbean's Richard Fain maintains optimism after $1.4bn loss
  • Gulf of Aden gun battle sounds alarm for unprotected vessels
  • Trust is the missing link in shipping's bid to harness benefits of blockchain
  • Sea Containers founder James Sherwood dies aged 86
  • Isolation and despair: deaths reveal true horror of stranded cruise workers
  • Nakilat takes on first of four LNG newbuildings
  • Eimskip axes 10% of staff to lower costs during pandemic
  • Eidesvik launches talks with banks as state tax plan offers hope for OSVs
  • BW Dry Cargo supramax draws 'surprising' number of inspections
  • Vaccine needed to get cruise industry back on track
  • Norwegian owners set aim for only zero-emission ships by 2030
  • Erasmus expands handysize fleet with Norwegian pair
  • Teekay confirms missing officer not on board suezmax
  • Idle containership fleet hits all-time high
  • Shipping must act as one to halt suicides amid crew-change crisis
  • New York judge gives Kalani plaintiffs 'third bite at the apple' against Greek owners
  • SFL pounces for Landbridge VLCC resale in volatile market
  • American Shipping warns of Jones Act tanker demand slump amid stable earnings
  • Bunker prices predicted to stay low even as refineries close
  • Millions of dollars recovered from suspected fake Commerzbank boxship account
  • Niriis Shipping vessel sold after shopping spree
  • Shipowners' Club earns $48m investment return
  • Baltic Shipping vessel grounds twice trying to leave Denmark
  • 'Know-your-vessels' checks essential in US sanctions compliance, says Windward
  • Novatek poised to sign for up to 10 LNG carriers at two yards
  • Frontline reveals lucrative charters as it halts scrubber fittings
  • Zodiac Maritime aframax sails across to Dubai-based Kader Management
  • Kotoku Kaiun pounces on fourth Lomar boxship newbuilding
  • Australia's Pilbara looks to become LNG bunkering hub
  • India's MSPL enters panamaxes in Klaveness-Marubeni pool

American Shipperweb site
MAY 20, 2020
  • Talking TEUs and tequila
    Agriculture Transportation Coalition hears pandemic's effect on global movement of goods
  • Tanker pitch goes back to basics as floating storage fades
    Tanker owners increasingly point to upside to come after floating storage unloads.
  • FMC investigates Canada's proposed ballast water rules for Great Lakes
    U.S. Federal Maritime Commission finds sufficient credibility in Lake Carriers' Association petition to support invoking rarely used 1920 Merchant Marine Act investigative authority.
  • Vision of higher net sales for airlines could be a mirage
    Airline watchers need to pump the brakes on optimism for an industry recovery just because some preliminary figures show an uptick in bookings and fewer...
  • New Airbus production line for small jets opens in Alabama
    Airbus expands manufacturing capability in the U.S. with a new assembly line.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 20, 2020
  • Germany agrees Eur25/mt start to CO2 tax for transport, heating
    The German cabinet has agreed a new CO2 price for transport and heating to start next year at Eur25/mt, economy and energy minister Peter Altmaier and environment minister Svenja Schulze said Wednesday.
  • US industrial gas demand levels off amid uncertain timeline to recovery
    Virus-related gas-demand destruction among US industrials appears to be bottoming out this month as slowing economic activity impacting their businesses levels off, but certain sector-specific risks remain.
  • Price-conscious bunker industry faces tough choices over credit
    "We are hearing more and more issues and questions popping up about credit," a bunker supplier said.
  • EIA says Midwest ULSD stocks near 20-month high
    Ultra low sulfur diesel stocks in the Midwest continued to build for the fifth consecutive week to 34.89 million barrels during the week that ended May 15, rising 1.60 million barrels, Energy Information Administration data showed Wednesday.
  • S Korean 0.5% marine fuel premiums move higher on short supply
    A crimp in bunker fuel availability led the key 0.5% grade marine fuel delivered in Busan/Ulsan to move higher this week, rising $61/mt or 29% week on week to $271/mt Wednesday, S&P Global Platts data showed.
  • Jet fuel floating storage rises in Northwest Europe
    Floating storage levels in Northwest Europe have been rising on the back of weaker clean tanker freight rates, with increased storage demand also helping to buoy the jet fuel premium to front-month ICE low sulfur gasoil futures.
  • EU hydrogen strategy to drive use in industry, transport: Simson
    The European Commission's upcoming EU hydrogen strategy paper is to look at how to drive demand in a range of sectors, including heavy industry and transport, according to EU energy commissioner Kadri Simson.
  • Singapore LSFO arbitrage inflow to fall in June, supply to stay ample: traders
    Singapore is expected to receive about 2 million mt of low sulfur fuel oil from the West in June, lower than the 2.5 million-3 million mt in May, traders said this week.
  • Price rally slows amid unexpected dip in US refined product demand
    An early morning rally in NYMEX RBOB futures faltered midmorning Wednesday on the heels of a surprise build in US gasoline stocks last week.
  • NYMEX WTI ticks above $32/b as June contract expires without drama
    NYMEX WTI crude oil futures climbed Tuesday to their highest values in more than two months as the front-month June contract expired, avoiding any repeat of last month's dive into negative pricing.
  • External: Global Risk Management
  • Japan's MOL subsidary plans LNG-fueled ferries to curb carbon footprint: Wartsila
    The ships are scheduled to commence operations in 2023 on the Osaka-Beppu route.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
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
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail
VAT number: 03532950106
Press Reg.: nr 33/96 Genoa Court
Editor in chief: Bruno Bellio
No part may be reproduced without the express permission of the publisher
Search on inforMARE Presentation
Feed RSS Advertising spaces

inforMARE in Pdf
Mobile