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June 23, 2020
Sched Netweb site
  • Hapag-Lloyd to levy US$67/TEU on boxes without registered exit plan
  • OOCL cancels Pearl River sailings, but restores one from Shanghai
  • Maersk expects improved second quarter as market demand grows
  • HK Trade Development Council expects 10pc export fall
  • Ship operators spending more on Covid measures for crewing sector
  • APL England heads for Chinese repair yard after losing 50 boxes
  • Cathay to cut to freight-only passenger flights as air cargo rates retreat
  • FAA releases plan to review aircraft designs after two fatal crashes
  • China-Europe rail freight comes into its own during Covid-19 pandemic

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 22, 2020
  • CEVA Logistics significantly expands in Africa & unveils its strategic plan to become a leading, continent-wide market player
  • Initiative launched to encourage innovation across maritime supply chain & logistics
  • Terminal change in Nigeria for MIAX service
  • VGM mis-declaration fee in Senegal
  • Govt seeks product-wise details of cheap imports from China to curb low-quality inbound shipments
  • Govts called upon to resolve Customs challenges faced by small businesses
  • GST to be levied on merchant trade transactions (MTT): Gujarat AAR
  • Imports from Singapore, Vietnam may face tighter scrutiny for Chinese dumping
  • India's tea exports seen declining
  • Major Ports' volumes down in May
  • Maersk Special Project Logistics active during Covid-19
  • NITI Aayog launching 'Decarbonising Transport in India' project
  • Ease of Doing Business seen as route to India's self-reliance mission
  • Issuance of Preferential Certificate of Origin for India's exports to Vietnam under ASEAN-India FTA
  • Trade deal more important than ever in light of EU not offering a reciprocal six-month phased transition, says UK freight association

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Interlinked railways
  • DPD Switzerland opts for e-truck
  • ALS and Norsea join forces on wind logistics
  • Fiata's move "back to the future"
  • Double track capacity for intermodal business
  • H2/2020: Full black or full red?
  • Emirates' B777F brings relief to Burkina Faso
  • Paycargo Capital offers credit facility
  • One digital step further for Cargolux and Unilode
  • Award for tiramizoo
  • More digital speed in Constanta
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Temperature control is essential
  • Port Climate's Eleven forge ahead
  • Elvis improves protection for truck drivers
  • New head of German and Austrian markets
  • Two Air Transat A330-200 to fly for GTA Air Cargo

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 22, 2020
  • Blank sailing strategy could bring carriers $9bn profit this year, says consultant
  • Dutch need to take a more holistic look at freighters as recovery gathers pace
  • Rhenus opens mega-warehouse in India as new lockdowns impact logistics
  • Maersk sets $500 misdeclaration fee for wrongly-sized out-of-gauge cargo
  • Bullish John Menzies expects to 'emerge strongly' into the post-Covid era
  • Lufthansa Cargo to outsource Frankfurt general cargo handling to Fiege
  • SASI revamps widely acclaimed air cargo training programme
  • Henning Dieter is Swissport's new head of cargo services, Germany & Austria
  • Supply chain radar: Stalemate as new 'supply chain concept' looms
  • Supply chain radar: Once unsexy, Logistics runs the risk of looking exciting
  • Market Insight: Another day, another Ceva senior hire - and it won't stop here

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 22, 2020
  • Video: Port of LA sets new world record for most cargo moves in a single ship call
    History was made last week when the Port of Los Angeles, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, APM Terminals Los Angeles and International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Locals 13, 63 and 94 successfully
  • Royal Caribbean's Spanish cruise JV files for reorganization
    Cruises Investment Holding and Royal Caribbean Group report that they have filed for the reorganization of their Pullmantur Cruceros joint venture under the terms of Spanish insolvency laws. Cruises Investment Holding owns
  • BV completes Singapore's first remote harbor tug survey
    Bureau Veritas Marine Singapore has successfully completed the first fully accredited annual survey of a Singapore registered harbor tug conducted remotely, without a surveyor physically present onboard the vessel. The survey was
  • AMH offsets container-on-barge service carbon emissions
    SEACOR Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CKH) subsidiary SCF Marine reports that its container-on-barge service, operated by SEACOR AMH, is participating in a 12-month accredited U.S.-based carbon offset program starting June 2020. "Through this
  • Navy won't reinstate Crozier as Roosevelt commanding officer
    The Navy is not going to reinstate Capt. Brett Crozier as the USS Theodore Roosevelt's commanding officer and the promotion of Rear Adm. Stuart Baker for a second star has been delayed
  • Bath Iron Works' largest union is now on strike
    As widely expected, members of shipbuilder Bath Iron Works' largest union, IAM Local S6, are now on strike. Members of the local voted to strike after a "last, best and final" offer
  • VIDEO: Stena Bulk offers customers low-carbon shipping options
    Following up on a successful biofuel trial in April, Stena Bulk is now introducing low-carbon shipping options for its customers. Stena Bulk says the trial, in which a trans-Atlantic voyage was conducted

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 22, 2020
  • Why shipping needs to shout louder about the crewing crisis
    Unprecedented industry unity and press coverage has failed to get the message heard outside of shipping's usual sphere of influence...
  • Container fall: One crewman dead, two injured on Spanish ro-ro
    The two injured men were taken to hospital following the incident which is being investigated
  • Baltic ends review of BCI with changes to multipliers
    Multipliers for voyage routes will be stripped out of the calculations in the new BCI
  • Livestreaming brings class revolution nearer
    Class has made good use of drones; the next stage is livestreaming, followed by data-driven preventative maintenance. The next five...
  • Domestic logjams are main barrier in crew-change problem
    Singapore boosts position as crew-change hub by further relaxing conditions and allowing seafarers to stay up to 48 hours in...
  • Trafigura bunker unit head steps down after three months
    No details of the departure were given, apart from that the decision was "mutually agreed"
  • Can shipping chart a green course in a post-coronavirus climate?
    An EU regulation covering the period 2020-2030 determines both the percentage by which the member states must collectively have restricted...
  • Smaller bulkers set to see improved earnings
    The segment should benefit from a strong Black Sea grains season, according to Braemar ACM
  • APL England freed after Steamship Mutual pays bond
    Steamship Mutual put up $22m to secure the vessel's return to China, unloaded, for repairs
  • MPC Containers facing 'risk of potential bankruptcy'
    Feedership owner wants to amend terms of a $200m bond as it nears breach of minimum liquidity covenant
  • Box lines set sights on a profitable year
    Even with a 10% annualised fall in volumes, container line profits could beat last year's
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Government-only vessel-tracking data up for sale 'with US approval' | US wields 'stick-and-carrot' policy to warn owners...
  • India entices shipowners to national flag
    Indian shipping authorities have set their sights on at least doubling the number of India-flagged vessels employed in overseas trade...
  • China's Dalian and Yingkou ports to merge
    Both companies are under the control of China Merchants Group, which signed an agreement with the provincial government to restructure...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 22, 2020
  • COVID-19, trade war hammer trans-Pacific volumes through April
  • Food shippers maximize opportunities in US, Asia
  • Houston upgrades boosted by $79 million federal grant
  • Container shipping on track for $9 billion annual profit: analyst
  • Trade imbalance on ECSA-Asia creates blank sailing headache for carriers

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 22, 2020
  • Tung family takes GasLog position in private placement
  • Capesize rates cool off after three weeks of steady gains
  • Royal Caribbean's Pullmantur venture files for reorganisation
  • Carnival Cruise Line puts off sailing until October
  • Performance Shipping grabs fixture from Aramco
  • SFL eyes more ship deals with Hunter VLCC cash
  • Disciplined box carriers poised to reap $9bn reward
  • Can dry bulk stocks keep momentum after finally lifting last week?
  • Stena Bulk offers biofuels across fleet following MR tanker trial
  • Brittany Ferries ducks questions on future for cancelled newbuilding
  • Grounded boxship puts IRISL between a rock and a hard place
  • Danish wind vessel market to be 'turbo-charged' by new energy islands
  • Pacific International Lines scores rescue loan from state-backed Temasek
  • Wisdom Marine raising another $64m for ship acquisitions
  • BW Dry Cargo sells kamsarmax trio in $41m deal
  • Polarcus axes 20% of staff and cuts wages permanently
  • Braemar says owners are most vulnerable when markets pick up
  • Awilco LNG tweaks covenants in weak pandemic-hit markets
  • 'Slowing' of wind turbine arms race could kick-start ship order rush
  • 'Bold and decisive' MPCC rescue plan removes uncertainty
  • Clarksons says remaining 700 scrubber retrofits could be scrapped or delayed
  • Australian authorities release APL England after P&I club posts bail

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 22, 2020
  • Market watch: Air cargo frenzy dies down
    Face shields, gloves and hand sanitizer were yesterday's hot airfreight product. Now the cool shipments that people need right away are yoga pants, bikes and...
  • Carrier capacity cuts send trans-Pacific rates into orbit
    By artificially restricting capacity, carrier alliances have engineered rates higher and may book a profit this year.
  • DHL prepares three 767 passenger planes for freight operations
    The global air cargo carrier has tasked Israel Aerospace Industries with converting the planes to all-cargo configuration.
  • Chapman Freeborn buys emergency airfreight logistics provider
    Chapman Freeborn buys Arcus Air Logistics, a longtime provider of ad-hoc charters and on-board courier services to the European automotive industry.
  • Career Tracks: Former Freightquote COO tapped to lead VeriShip
    Roundup comprises elections and selections by Atlas Air, Elemica, Georgia Ports Authority, Hapag-Lloyd, NCBFAA and VeriShip.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 22, 2020
  • GE ready for talks with Iraq to generate power from capturing flared gas
    GE is ready to engage in talks with Iraq to help OPEC's second-largest oil producer generate power from associated gas currently being flared and also to participate in any renewable energy plans, a company executive said June 22.
  • Canada's crude-by-rail exports in April plunge to lowest level since early 2019: government data
    Canadian crude-by-rail exports plunged to the lowest level since early 2019 in April as producers slashed output in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, government statistics showed.
  • ICE LSGO futures net speculative length rises 6,045 lots on week
    Speculative net long positions in ICE low sulfur gasoil futures rose 6,045 contracts to 34,899 in the week to June 16, according to ICE data June 22.
  • Fuel oil exports from Far East Russia to decline in July on higher export duty: sources
    Fuel oil exports from Far East Russian ports are expected to decline, and bunker sales are likely to increase in July because of higher duties for exporting cargoes, market sources said June 22.
  • Europe and Africa residual fuel: Key market indicators
    While Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp fuel oil stocks fell last week, sources said the drop was the result of a weaker contango rather than returning demand.
  • Backwardation eases on release of stored barrels
    Backwardation in the Dubai crude futures intermonth spreads narrowed in mid-morning trade in Asia June 22 after Middle East sour barrels were heard being sold out of floating storage for prompt loading.
  • Asia residue fuel market - Key market indicators this week
    The Asian low sulfur marine fuel market is expected to remain bogged down by ample supply and a lack of incremental demand in the near term, traders said.
  • Rallying naphtha price prompts crackers to consider propane as feedstock
    A strengthening naphtha market in Northwest Europe has driven the propane-naphtha spread -- sometimes referred to as the pro-nap spread -- to a near four-month high, prompting steam crackers to increase propane throughput.
  • EMEA Light Ends -- Key market indicators this week
    European gasoline and naphtha cracking margins reached notable highs last week as buying interest continues to be supported by the easing of lockdown restrictions.
  • Oil demand faces new threat as 'green recovery' hopes take root
    As the world emerges from the economic wastelands of the coronavirus pandemic, hopes are growing that climate-friendly policies and behavior changes will speed the transition away from fossil fuels. But there may be speed bumps along the way.
  • USGC middle distillate flows to Europe at 470,000 mt in June, 80,000 mt for July so far
    US Gulf Coast middle distillate shipments due to arrive into Europe in June are expected to be around 470,000 mt, of which only around 150,000 mt is bound for Northwest Europe and 320,000 mt for the Mediterranean, data from S&P Global Platts trade flow software cFlow showed June 22.
  • Japan 380 CST bunker fuel price hits 5-week high as supply tightens
    "We are not able to secure supply at Tokyo Bay" due to current tight availability, a trader said.
  • Japanese shipper MOL to re-examine investments, continue to cut carbon footprint
    It bunker price assumption for FY 2020 is $240/mt for HSFO and $340/mt for VLSFO.
  • Rotterdam VLSFO bunkers at three month high
    "Locally, [European] demand is picking up as well, and margins start to find some color," one source said.
  • Singapore's fuel oil imports unlikely impacted by Russia's 355% July tax hike: traders
    On June 15, Russia's Finance Ministry announced that it will slap a $37.80/mt export tax on heavy oil products.
  • Supply of bonded marine fuel at China's Zhoushan over Jan-May rises 67% on year
    A total of 1.706 million mt of bonded bunker fuel oil was supplied to ships in the Zhejiang Free Trade Zone during the period.
  • Japan 0.5%S marine fuel differential widens to all-time low on poor demand, contract buying
    "It is tough to hit target volumes and there are [few] trading days left," a trader said.
  • Listen: Fuel oil challenges expectations

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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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
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