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August 21, 2020
Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 20, 2020
  • Atit Mahajan takes charge as Managing Director of CMA CGM India
  • Maritime industry's transition to IMO sulphur regulation was not all smooth sailing, shows survey
  • Mauritius oil spill puts spotlight on ship pollution
  • US suspends agreement on shipping tax exemptions with Hong Kong
  • India may export 1-1.5 million bales of cotton to Bangladesh
  • Reducing import duty on tea seen detrimental to the interest of growers, workers
  • Steel imports up 10 pc in July
  • Streamlining of UQCs in Bills of Entry and Shipping Bills
  • Development of innovative digital platform being facilitated by Port of Antwerp
  • DP World announces resilient financial results for H1
  • India's GDP to grow 9 pc in 3 years if it removes frictions exposed by Covid-19 crisis: PwC
  • World merchandise trade saw steep fall in Q2 but partial uptick seen in Q3, says barometer
  • Ministry of Shipping signs MoU for skill development in maritime sector

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Austrian fibres en route to China by train
  • NFI acquires CAI Logistics
  • Stacey J. Brown joins DB Schenker Americas
  • Indian Railways introduces drone-based surveillance
  • ZIM passes threshold
  • Saudia Cargo returns to Shanghai in force
  • Lufthansa Cargo's pharma facilities in Munich and Chicago
  • Ocean Technologies Group appoints CFO
  • Swissterminal targets Comco
  • Astre launches new wines and spirits service
  • US railway honours safety performance
  • Windy summer season around the Baltic Sea
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • DFI builds on plot of former power plant
  • Pacific seafood shipments shifted to rail
  • Freighter version of largest Cessna begins tests

The Loadstarweb site
AUGUST 20, 2020
  • No respite for parcel shippers as FedEx and USPS unveil more surcharges
  • New mega-containership arrivals risk upsetting the balance on box trades
  • Zim joins fleet of carriers reporting proftable Q2 despite declining volumes
  • Equipment shortages in China a new blow to shippers
  • DP World's 'resilient' results support diversification strategy
  • Supply chain radar: FedEx, UPS know their trade but what next after Amazon?

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 20, 2020
  • Great Lakes Dredge books contracts worth $117.8 million
    Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ:GLDD) today reported the receipt of several major dredging awards totaling $117.8 million. The awarded work includes: Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to Gulf of Mexico, Head
  • Washington State project aims to speed up development of fast foil ferry
    A consortium of Washington State players in the blue economy has launched a Joint Innovation Project to speed the design of a fast foil ferry, an innovation that promises a leap forward
  • Tanker reportedly hijacked off Somalia
    Maritime security specialist Dryad Global says that reporting suggests that the Panama-flagged chemical vessel Aegean II IMO: 9016911 has been hijacked off the Horn of Africa. If true, this would be the
  • Seaway pilots take delivery of Gladding-Hearn pilot launch
    Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, Somerset, Mass,, has delivered a Chesapeake class pilot boat to the Saint Lawrence Seaway Pilots Association in Cape Vincent, N.Y. The Seaway pilots navigate ships in and out
  • Mackay Marine preps for sea trials of Canada's third OFSV
    Canada's third Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel (OFSV), the future CCGS John Cabot, recently launched by Seaspan's Vancouver shipyard, features a broad array of electronics integrated by Thales Canada, whose team includes Mackay
  • Delivery of E-Motion river cruise ship delayed
    Germany's A-ROSA Flussschiff GmbH reports that delivery of its innovative new E-Motion river cruise vessel, originally planned for May 2021, has been postponed until March 2022 as a result of disruption to
  • Ocean Technologies Group names Maarten Van Gool CFO
    Experienced technology executive Maarten Van Gool has joined Ocean Technologies Group, as Chief Financial Officer. Van Gool's experience in technology businesses spans three decades with blue-chip organizations building strong fiduciary controls and
  • Norway expels Russian in DNV GL employee spy case
    Norway's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday expelled a Russian diplomat linked to a case in which an employee of DNV GL was taken into custody by PST, the Norwegian security agency, on August

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 20, 2020
  • Malta urged to resolve stuck Maersk tanker with 27 rescued migrants
    Maersk Tankers has requested the Danish, Maltese and Tunisian governments to quickly find a resolution and disembark 27 migrants stuck...
  • Iran-UAE vessel seizures likely a 'local dispute', security observers caution
    Iran seized a UAE vessel on Monday after UAE coast guards shot dead two Iranian fishermen. Security sources said the...
  • Höegh LNG seeks long-term FSRU contract coverage
    Höegh LNG says it is looking at long-term contract coverage as demand for gas starts to recover ahead of the...
  • Navios posts second-quarter loss as dry bulk rates shrink
    Navios's second quarter of the year financial results revealed a net loss of $35.3m, which was a marginal improvement on...
  • A total of 14 seafarers missing after ships collide
    A tanker and a barge collided off China leading to the barge to sink and the vessel to catch fire
  • US retaliation challenges Hong Kong maritime hub prospects
    Liner shipping carriers operating on the transpacific trade are said to be among the hardest hit from Washington's move to...
  • New appointments reveal Ocean Technologies' strategy
    Ocean Technologies Group chief executive Manish Singh has led several acquisitions and approved three major senior executives in just six...
  • Saudi Arabia ports prohibit open-loop scrubbers
    The decision by Saudi Arabia adds to the number of jurisdictions that have prohibited use of the open-loop exhaust gas...
  • Maersk's strategy U-turn since the 2009 financial crash pays dividends during pandemic crisis
    Blanked sailings and idle ships are likely to become a feature of container shipping as carriers, such as Maersk, follow...
  • Yard Talk | Shiprecycling recovery gains momentum
    Prices in the Indian subcontinent markets have broken into $300 per ldt territory and may even climb to $400 per...
  • State must help bankroll Greek ferry sector, says analyst
    Analysts argue that investors and financiers need to act prudently to avoid the immediate collapse of companies, but the only...
  • A dismal winter forecast for LNG shipping
    Poten & Partners predicts that LNG shipping rates may peak at less than half of last October's seasonal high, slammed...
  • Shipmanagers slam Singapore over seafarer repatriation restrictions
    Shipmanager group InterManager has criticised Singapore for introducing tougher quarantine and immigration policies that it claims prevent most owners and...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Maersk lifts profits and crew repatriation efforts | Box lines eye volume recovery | Wakashio spill latest...
  • US bonds source of liquidity for selected owners
    Watson Farley & Williams global head of marine Lindsey Keeble and senior capital markets partner Simon Ovenden, and the firm's...
  • Rising retail sales boost US west coast throughput
    The increased sales to consumers across the country are boosting business for ports up and down the west coast, but...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 20, 2020
  • ATA files FMC complaint against container lines, chassis manager
  • Short-sea carrier buy boosts DP World's India market control
  • UP levying $3,500 surcharge on small shippers out of LA
  • JOC Uncharted: Parcel shippers need to diversify peak season carriers
  • CMA CGM launches expedited LA trans-Pacific service

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 20, 2020
  • US moves to force UN to put Iran sanctions back in place
  • Hoegh LNG beats analyst expectations as leadership combines
  • Carnival expected to stay within secured debt threshold
  • Strong tanker FFA values underline hedging needs rather than bullish outlook, Alphatanker says
  • Back-and-forth aggression sees Iran detain UAE vessel
  • Titan LNG expands bunkering operations into Germany
  • Japan Marine United declares Covid-19 outbreak over
  • Shipping stocks fall short of S&P 500 comeback story
  • Frangou's Navios Maritime to list logistics offshoot in Brazil
  • Tanker burns off China after smash, leaving 14 crew members missing
  • Profit growth fuels rise in Glastad family book equity in holding company
  • Kamsarmax sale shows potential for rising bulker prices
  • Bruised FSRU players outline LNG project hurdles
  • FSRU projects mushroom with conversions making a comeback
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen tries for bond after $69m loss
  • DSME outlook turns bleak as LNG newbuilding market weakens
  • Braemar starts probe after swathe of shareholders vote down pay report
  • OCIMF gives remote vetting guidelines to SIRE inspectors
  • Hoegh LNG targets nine project with three open FSRUs
  • Japanese shipowners start to take back Pacific Carriers' bulkers
  • KCC pursues new combination carrier trades as charter lengths likely to stretch
  • Golden Ocean panamax trio lead off Arctic dry bulk season
  • Cruise asset values sink further under Covid-19 grip
  • Prima Marine set to benefit from more flights and tanker acquisitions
  • Ocean Agencies orders ultramax bulker newbuildings at New Dayang Shipbuilding
  • Saudi Arabia joins list of countries banning open-loop scrubbers
  • Branson calls on shipping to clean up its act after Wakashio spill
  • Shipping set to pay for Mauritius pollution disaster as clean-up bill mounts
  • Telemedicine on call for crews during coronavirus crisis
  • Swing to spot tanker exposure propels Odfjell back into profit
  • Intercargo calls for 'transparent' investigation into Wakashio incident
  • Genting Hong Kong to suspend interest and charter payments to preserve cash
  • Hoegh LNG top guns to take over at master limited partnership

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 20, 2020
  • Truckers seek $1.8B from ocean carriers for alleged chassis overcharges
    The American Trucking Associations' Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference seeks to put an end to alleged price manipulation of container chassis usage between ocean carriers and...
  • TSA names industry members to aviation security committee
    The Transportation Security Administration doesn't have all the answers for securing airports, passenger flights and air cargo, so it relies on industry advisers. Four new...
  • FMCSA approves 'performance-based' chassis inspection training
    The Intermodal Association of North America said the federal agency's signoff allows more efficient training and helps recruit and retain equipment mechanics.
  • Breaking news: Port of Montreal union will move critical goods
    Maritime Employers Association announces longshore workers will handle 'controlled substances and COVID-19-related merchandise.'

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 20, 2020
  • Bunker prices in the Pacific Northwest hike to July levels on strengthened demand, tight avails
    Prices for bunker fuels in Vancouver and Seattle rose this week to levels last seen in end-July due to an increased demand coupled with tight supply, according to market sources.
  • Port of Gothenburg sees H1 container, energy product volumes grow despite COVID-19
    The port of Gothenburg, in Sweden, saw energy product volumes in the first half of 2020 rise 22% on the year to 11.8 million mt, with H1 container traffic up 4% year-on-year to 401,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), the port authority reported Aug. 20.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude oil dips after recovery concerns raised by Fed, OPEC+
    Rising US jobless claims and ongoing concerns about a slow economic recovery from the Federal Reserve and OPEC+ helped push crude oil prices down on Aug. 20, even though optimistic views were expressed about stronger oil demand by the end of 2020.
  • OIL FUTURES: Rising unemployment and coronavirus cases push crude prices down
    Rising US jobless claims and ongoing concerns about a slow economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic combined to push crude oil prices down Aug. 20, even though OPEC+ expressed optimism about stronger oil demand by the end of 2020.
  • OPEC+ data reveals extent of oil quota non-compliance that must be compensated
    OPEC+ members that exceeded their production quotas will have to cut an extra 2.31 million b/d as compensation by the end of September, the alliance's data shows, keeping a lid on output as compliant members are allowed to ease back from historic output restraints.
  • September-loading West African crude left unsold as demand wanes
    West African crude grades have been hit by a fall in demand from key buyers in China and India, and, with interest from refiners in Europe only sluggish at best, a lot of September volumes have been left unsold as the market moves to start trading October cargoes.
  • Saudi crude exports slump to record low as output hits 17-year low
    Saudi Arabia's crude oil exports plunged to the lowest on record in June and production fell to the lowest in 17 years as OPEC and its allies continued their campaign to tighten the market.
  • REFINERY NEWS: Russia's Omsk, Moscow increase diesel output in H1
    Russia's Gazprom Neft said that its Omsk and Moscow refineries increased diesel output by 1.6% in the first-half to 4.48 million mt. Gasoline output remained steady at 3.91 million mt, whereas the production of bunker fuel was 8% higher at 1.38 million mt.
  • JAPAN DATA: June bonded bunker fuel oil sales fall 1.7% on month on weak demand
    Japan sold 2.5 million barrels of bonded bunker fuel oil in June, down 1.7% from May but up 24.2% from a year ago, the latest Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry data showed.
  • Vietnam's July gasoil imports hits over 2-year high on firm demand
    Vietnam's gasoil imports jumped to more than a two-year high in July, as the country's requirements for the middle distillate product remained firm amid an early loosening of coronavirus-related restrictions.
  • Bangladesh to trim Sep HSFO imports on weaker demand, lower-priced stocks
    Bangladesh, one of the major buyers of high sulfur fuel oil from Singapore, plans to trim its September imports by about 7% from August, with importers expecting weaker demand and eyeing low-priced stocks purchased earlier, the president of Bangladesh Independent Power Producers Association said Aug. 18.
  • Panamax/Kamsarmax market regains strength in ECSA despite seasonal norms
    Increasing Chinese demand has supported Panamax/Kamsarmax freight rates in east coast South America despite seasonal harvest changes in the region, according to sources Aug. 20.
  • Singapore 180 CST HSFO cash differential jumps to 6-month high on tight supply
    The Singapore 180 CST high sulfur fuel oil cash differential over swaps values jumped to a six-month high on Aug. 19 due to supply tightness in the region, led by strong demand from the US and straight-run fuel oil requirements from Asian refiners.
  • China Aviation Oil denies allegations of 'fraud' in gasoil cargo trade
    Singapore-listed China Aviation Oil, Asia's biggest jet fuel trading house, has denied allegations of "fraudulent" trade of a gasoil cargo made by Swiss bank BCP and the company said in a statement Aug. 20 that it intends to defend itself against the bank's legal and financial claims.
  • Listen: Jet fuel rises above coronavirus with a new, greener assessment

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In August, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +10.9%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
Federlogistica has established its own representation in the Iberian Peninsula
Genoa
It will support Italian entrepreneurs operating in Spain
Boluda acquires Royal Boskalis' towage and salvage operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Valencia
Transaction valued at $640 million
ESPO urges IMO States to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
The association also urges the EU Commission to align European standards
The Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal.
Los Angeles
Invitation to submit expressions of interest
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
Geneva
The most significant growth in PLSCI was recorded by the port of Savona-Vado Ligure (+53.7%)
ONE will not charge surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Singapore
They will be applied starting from October 14th
Fincantieri and Aeronautical Service sign agreement for the use of composite materials in the naval, civil, and military sectors.
Trieste
Genoa Port Terminal concession renewal approved until 2054
Genoa
The terminal's operating conditions have been redefined, bringing them back to the multipurpose function, in compliance with the ruling of the Council of State and the PRP
PSA Italia-Logtainer and Rail Hub Milano-Medlog have submitted offers to manage the Interporto Padova intermodal terminal.
Padua
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports increased by 4.5% last month.
Beijing
Containers amounted to 27.7 million TEUs (+6.8%)
The Netherlands is referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether to entrust seafarers or dock workers with the lashing operations on smaller container ships.
In the second quarter, container traffic handled by Eurokai terminals grew by +16.4%
Hamburg
Significant growth of 16.1% in Germany. In Italy (Contship), volumes increased by 5.2%.
China enacted regulation in response to US taxes on Chinese-owned and -built vessels
Beijing
The new rules include the possibility of introducing similar countermeasures
New attack on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
UKMTO announced that a fire broke out on a vessel hit by a shell
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ITS Costruttori, il corso di alta formazione per entrare nel mondo di Fincantieri
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Miami
The American cruise group announces a further strengthening of the growth trend in bookings
Marella Cruises sells Fincantieri slots for two new cruise ships to TUI Cruises.
Hannover/Trieste
With a gross tonnage of 160,000 tons, they will be larger than the units originally planned
GNV-Portitalia bridge agreement on lashing operations in the ports of Palermo and Termini Imerese
HMM will not introduce surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Seoul
The company will not modify scheduled services that stop in the United States
GATX Rail Europe signs sale-leaseback agreement with DB Cargo to purchase 6,000 railcars
Vienna
The transaction will be completed by the end of this year.
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
Bremen
Miscellaneous cargo is growing. Bulk cargo is declining.
India launches nearly $8 billion package to support its shipbuilding and maritime sectors
New Delhi
Shipyard production capacity expected to increase to 4.5 million gross tonnage per year
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in French ports fell by -0.4%.
Paris
Dry bulk and rolling bulk trades are declining. Container and liquid bulk trades are growing.
Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire UK's leading marina operator
Paris/London/New York
It will take over ownership from British private equity firm LDC
Royal Caribbean agrees with Meyer Turku to build Icon ships for a decade
Miami
Order confirmed for a fifth Icon cruise ship and option placed on a seventh unit of the same series
Maersk announces it will not apply surcharges for new US tariffs on Chinese vessels
Copenhagen
The company assures that it will not make any changes to its services
Cochin Shipyard and KSOE enter into strategic collaboration in shipbuilding sector
New Delhi
The creation of approximately two thousand direct jobs is expected
DHL will resume freight shipments from Germany to the United States for corporate customers.
Bonn
They had been suspended due to the removal in the USA of the "de minimis" threshold for goods with a value of less than 800 dollars.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Statement in Support of the IMO Net-Zero Framework
Ancona: Tax fraud in the shipbuilding sector
Ancona
Over €2.3 million in non-existent tax credits seized
CMA CGM buys British rail freight operator Freightliner
Birmingham
The transaction will be completed in early 2026
Containerized cargo at the port of Algeciras decreased by -9.4% last month
Algeciras
The 20-foot containers handled were 399 thousand (-0.7%)
Italferr participates in Europe's largest railway electrification contract
Rome
Activities within the Rail Baltica project
Freight traffic increased in the ports of Barcelona and Valencia in August
Barcelona/Valencia
In the first eight months of 2025, decreases of -1.6% and -0.3% respectively were recorded
In the June-August quarter, FedEx express courier revenues increased by +3.1%
Memphis
An average of 16.8 million express shipments were handled per day (+3.5%)
Breakthrough in the exploratory tunnel of the Brenner Base Tunnel
Milan/Rome
At 64 kilometers, it will be the longest underground railway connection in the world.
Tender launched for privatization of Croatian shipyard 3. MAJ Rijeka 1905
Zagreb
The starting bid is 6.66 million euros.
To decarbonize, shipping should join forces with other hard-to-abate sectors
London
This is highlighted by a report by Accelleron which believes that a critical mass of demand is necessary to overcome a stalemate phase.
COSCO Reassures Customers on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Vessels
Shanghai
We - the Chinese company assured - will maintain competitive freight rates and surcharges.
Shipping is still far from the target of 5-10% of fuel used coming from scalable, zero-emission sources by 2030
Copenhagen
The need to introduce incentives was underlined
Spain's Boluda acquires Transfesa's intermodal rail freight services.
Valencia
The agreement also includes industrial services, railway maintenance and shunting activities and intermodal terminals.
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Baku
Agreement with the Azerbaijani oil group SOCAR
German and Austrian trailer manufacturers challenge EU regulation to reduce truck environmental impact
Berlin/Brussels
They denounce that its application leads to an increase in traffic volumes and therefore emissions.
The Venice Marghera station has been equipped with a track compliant with European TEN-T standards
Venice
A 740-meter freight track has been opened.
World Shipping Council introduces Cargo Safety Program to prevent ship fires
Washington
It is based on artificial intelligence and traditional goods inspections
Rheinmetall to enter naval shipbuilding sector by acquiring Naval Vessels Lürssen
Bremen
Lürssen Group to focus on megayacht production
The British government is investing half a billion pounds to reduce shipping emissions.
London
Private investments of 700 million expected
HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
Cairo
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -10.2% was recorded
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
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Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.
Rome
They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.
A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.
La Spezia
Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.
The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs
Rome
Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
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
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
President Alessandro Arvigo and CEO Maurizio Anselmo
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