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November 25, 2020
Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
  • Container shipping sector projected to see remarkable turnaround this year
  • Govts to consider IMO-supervised, industry financed, $ 5 bn proposal to accelerate zero-emission technologies in maritime transport
  • Implementation of the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations
  • LNG becoming increasingly popular in the shipping sector
  • India likely to revive talks on FTA with EU & US soon
  • Cyclone warning signal hoisted at all Major & non-major ports in Tamil Nadu
  • Lines warn of reefer plugs shortage at Xingang Terminal in Tianjin, China
  • Cargo outpaces recovery in passenger traffic
  • Emirates SkyCargo helps family business bring premium seafood from Norway to discerning customers in India
  • Govt trying to create ecosystem for electric vehicles: Gadkari
  • Major Indian airports, air cargo operators ready to transport Covid-19 vaccines
  • India's GDP growth seen turning positive in Q3, Q4 of FY21
  • Recovery expected for manufacturing sector in July-Sept. quarter
  • GST Council committee recommends Aadhaar-like registration to weed out fake invoices
  • Total e-AWB penetration aimed at by 2022

International Transport Journalweb site
  • "I remain positive..."
  • Swiss carrier to be climate neutral by 2030
  • Booming trans-Tasman airfreight system
  • Former Tiaca chairman becomes Kales CEO
  • Container index climax
  • Curiosity of the Day
  • 16 trains on the Alps route
  • Cargo-Partner becomes cargowise
  • From enemies to partners
  • Improved rail access to Upper Midwest markets
  • Hamburg: turnaround takes time
  • Change in Iata's leadership
  • Trilatec featured by Solar Impulse Foundation
  • More parking space at Lübeck harbour
  • Youngest director on the board
  • Ashdod and DP World in negotiations
  • Beacon goes Hong Kong
  • Fedex triples size at Southern Californian airport

The Loadstarweb site
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
  • Covid panic and delays at Shanghai Airport as cargo workers test positive
  • Not a very merry Xmas for importers as ships cut and run from UK ports
  • Vaccine cargo may save some ailing carriers, but may be too late for others
  • Multinational forwarders losing 'abandoned' clients to more agile smaller rivals
  • Port of Long Beach chief Mario Cordero on why rail and digitisation are key
  • FedEx pilots union: Virus cases rising, work conditions 'worsening'
  • M&A radar: M'rsk's finger on the M&A trigger - sink the 8-ball, Mr Skou
  • On the wires: Disposals but no M&A seen as Kerry Logistics flies too far, too high

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
  • OSG secures $49.1 million loan for Jones Act ATB project
    Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (NYSE: OSG) reports that it has closed on a $49,150,000 loan for a term of seven years. OSG's subsidiaries, OSG 205 LLC and OSG Courageous II LLC, obtained
  • AET shuttle tanker is first to gain ABS SMART (INF) notation
    The 152,000 dwt DP2 shuttle tanker Eagle Passos, recently delivered to Singapore headquartered AET Tankers Pte Ltd by Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (SHI) has been granted the SMART (INF) notation by
  • MAN to offer EGR solution for new Otto-cycle dual-fuel two-stroke
    MAN Energy Solutions is to offer its proprietary EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) system as an emissions solution for its new, low-speed ME-GA engine, the Otto-cycle variant of its established ME-GI dual-fuel engine.
  • Teekay Gas inks LNG support agreements with Wärtsilä
    Wärtsilä has signed two LNG support agreements covering a total of eight LNG carriers owned by Teekay Gas. The agreements, each for four vessels, were signed in August and September of this
  • Netherlands operator to fit tugboat with Sea Machines remote helm
    Looking to increase productivity and operational safety during offshore operations, Barendrecht, Netherlands, based tug and workboat operator Herman Sr. BV is to add a Sea Machines Robotics SM200 wireless, remote-helm control system
  • DOJ: 31 indicted in USCG exam scam
    The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana reports that 31 people have been indicted on charges related to a test score-fixing scheme at the U.S. Coast Guard's Regional

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
  • Offshore wind needs $12bn of investments in new vessels
    Recent initial public offerings of vessel installation and support services companies are indicative of the slow but growing interest in...
  • Marine insurance outlook in two words - more expensive
    Given a spate of pool claims, reduced capacity at Lloyd's and higher reinsurance costs, insureds will have to put their...
  • UK shipping backs IMO market-based measures talks
    The UK industry body wants the priority to be on finalising a new $5bn research and development fund that the...
  • Noble Corp debt restructuring clears path to US bankruptcy exit
    Texas offshore drilling contractor Noble Corp has cleared its way out of Chapter 11 after a court approved its restructuring...
  • Hong Kong Ship Finance & Law forum available to watch on demand
    The Lloyd's List Hong Kong Ship Finance & Law Forum gathered a panel of leading financial and legal experts to...
  • Habben Jansen and Nixon to co-chair World Shipping Council
    Hapag-Lloyd's Rolf Habben Jansen and ONE's Jeremy Nixon are to take over the chairmanship of the WSC. Matson and X-Press...
  • Resold China-flagged tankers lift first Venezuelan cargoes in six months
    Sales and purchase brokers note trend of elderly tanker tonnage being sold to anonymous buyers for sanctions busting
  • Safety report unveils connivance on dangerous practices
    The industry has spent eight months complaining that its key workers should be repatriated swiftly. In reality, it has spent...
  • We're driving to zero carbon, not zero humanity
    Whatever lofty future goal we pursue, it's important to remember that policy and technology are only part of the solution...
  • Europe's box ports still suffering from lower volumes
    While US ports have seen surging imports lead to record-breaking quarters, the picture in Europe is less rosy. Improvements in...
  • Starved shipbuilders offered ray of light
    Owners are returning to yards fuelled by improved freight market sentiment and low ship prices. However, shipyards must be vigilant...
  • Singapore Strait thefts on the rise
    Singapore's piracy watchdog ReCAAP reported a rise in maritime crime incidents in the Singapore Strait, mostly on the Indonesian side...
  • More P&I clubs weigh in with general increases
    The majority of International Group clubs have now declared their hands and will be expecting higher premiums at the next...
  • Hong Kong well positioned but dependent on external forces
    There is not much Hong Kong can do to control its external environment and this will inevitably affect its fate...
  • A grain of hope for supras and handies
    Lloyd's List Intelligence vessel tracking data shows that the 2015-built, 37,503 dwt vessel Ince Point carrying Australian wheat is scheduled to...
  • From the News Desk: Disappointment at slow pace of IMO green progress
    A new short-term hybrid technical and operational measure, which will see new energy efficiency requirements from 2023 and mandatory carbon...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Newly sold Greek tankers sail for Venezuela defying US crude export sanctions | Greek owners urge priority...
  • Containership runs aground in Singapore Strait
    The cause of the incident and the reason why the wreck of the sanctioned Shahraz has been left in location...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
  • Utilities veteran to helm Port of Montreal
  • Solid US on-time parcel delivery rates to falter: analyst
  • Truckers struggle to return empty containers at NY-NJ port
  • Yang Ming to offer online container quoting via BlueX
  • Freight marketplace integrates rate benchmarking, payment services
  • Heavy demand drives up cargo rollovers at hub ports
  • Platform helping customs target risky cargo attracts $7 million

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
  • Daehan Shipbuilding lines up potential $92m aframax order
    Greek interests are said to be returning to the yard for one firm and one optional vessel for delivery in 2022
  • OSG secures loan deal for tug, under construction barge
    The Jones Act tanker player's financing deal will pay for the construction of a new barge and refinance a tug
  • CDC reiterates March warning against cruising amid Covid-19
    Carnival Corp's P&O Cruises pushes back sailing restart to April 2021
  • Canada calls for scrubber ban despite IMO 2020 mandate
    Findings of a study on exhaust gas scrubbers are 'alarming', environmental group Stand-earth said
  • World Shipping Council signals changing of the guard as Ron Widdows bows out
    Rolf Habben Jansen and Jeremy Nixon to co-chair Washington-based liner lobby for next two years
  • Jean Abiteboul takes helm at LNG importers group GIIGNL
    Gas group to be led by former Cheniere Marketing head as Jean-Marie Dauger ends term
  • EU, Turkey in war of words over Mediterranean cargoship boarding
    Turkey lodges protest after German forces working for the EU reportedly board cargoship
  • Reach plots 'virtually' emissions-free subsea solution next year
    Norwegian company reveals mysterious project to revolutionise offshore operations
  • Tanker newbuilding deliveries fall to six-year low in bearish markets
    Alphatanker predicts 25 tankers in this year's orderbook will be delayed to 2021
  • US investment firm sells major stake in Danaos Corp
    Cerberus Capital Management's exit is 'a good thing' for Danaos, according to chief financial officer
  • Active Shipping-connected tanker to be auctioned in Louisiana
    Dublin-based loan buyer has succeeded in its second attempt to auction the ship
  • Minerva to launch bunkering platform in transparency push
    The system developed with Hafnia will allow customers to see how much fuel they are receiving in real time
  • Windward partners Danske Bank on shipping sanctions compliance
    Israeli intelligence company to automate shipping lender's risk processes
  • Titan LNG launches new tools to show delivered prices of LNG
    Dutch supplier wants to increase transparency and facilitate cost comparisons for shipowners' fuelling choices
  • US watchdog investigates 'potentially unreasonable practices' of boxship alliances
    Regulator 'compelled' to step-up scrutiny due to growing port congestion
  • Berge Bulk poised to sell another large bulker for scrap
    Singapore shipowner has has sold 10 large bulkers in less than two years
  • First commercial LNG STS gets underway off Russia's Kildin Island
    Arctic transshipment operations move from Norwegian to Russian waters
  • AP Moller Holding plots bulker terminal expansion across Africa
    Danish investment company buys into Moroccan operator MCM to help growth ambitions
  • Cleaves downgrades LNG shipowners but sees super-cycle from 2025
    Rate and delivery concerns prompt sell rating from Norwegian investment bank, with the next boom some time off yet
  • Samsung Heavy Industries prices Zvezda job on LNG carriers
    As Russia's flagship yard cuts steel on first Arc7 newbuilding for Novatek's Arctic LNG 2 project
  • Gallagher calls for a more calculated approach to P&I finances
    Now is the time for clubs to put mechanisms in place to return surplus capital to members, argues Malcolm Godfrey
  • Ince expands consulting arm with new business in Gibraltar
    UK territory's regulator allows law firm to move into fund administration for shipping
  • MOL tests first microplastics collection kit on new bulker
    Japanese owner teams with equipment maker Miura to help keep the world's oceans cleaner
  • Greek shipping minister contracts Covid-19 as country struggles in second wave
    Minister said to be in good health but disease spreads in the country, despite lockdown
  • London P&I Club and American Club seek higher rates
    Two more insurers show their hand on premium increases ahead of next year's policy renewal
  • Greek boxship hits Iranian vessel grounded since May
    Technomar's Tina I is now aground itself after incident off Indonesia
  • Boa uses spare construction ship cash for bond buy-back
    Bondholders suggest that company spends bank balance on 9.75% issue
  • George Economou exits boxships as other Greeks delve deeper into midsize sector
    Greek owners spin revolving door in the secondhand market for post-panamaxes
  • Golden Ocean shelves plans for ultramax sales as bulker prices flounder
    Fredriksen-backed bulker owner would concentrate on bigger vessels, if only markets were right to sell its remaining ultramaxes
  • Economou exits boxships as other Greeks delve deeper into midsize sector
    Greek owners spin revolving door in the secondhand market for post-panamaxes
  • Transmed sells oldest bulker at second attempt
    Low-profile operator sheds a 16-year-old panamax for $6m, earning about one-fifth less than in an earlier sale attempt last year
  • Bangladesh 'cartel' calls it a day as ship-hungry breakers rebel
    Group of demolition yards tried to hold a firm line on prices but could not secure enough tonnage
  • Bangladesh's only green recycler chomps on Neu Seeschiffahrt VLOC
    Hong Kong Convention compliance nets PHP Ship Breaking & Recycling a steady stream of older ore carriers

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
  • Solving the dry ice challenge for COVID vaccine
    UPS Healthcare is increasing its capability to provide dry ice for COVID vaccine shipments while Swiss firm SkyCell is going to market with a shipping...
  • Ag export equation: Bulk surge, box squeeze, 'reefer madness'
    Bulk soybean and corn exports are way up, but containerized ag exports are waylaid by equipment shortfalls and Chinese inspections.
  • French-American Thanksgiving: CMA CGM donates 10,000 turkeys
    "While COVID-19 has fundamentally shifted how many American families will celebrate Thanksgiving this year, we are very proud to be providing a bit of home."
  • Foreign sourcing to delay Canada COVID-19 vaccine distribution
    Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government will be ready to distribute vaccines "as quickly as possible," but acknowledged that the manufacturing countries will...
  • Retired British Airways 747 catches fire during recycling in Spain
    e-Cube Solutions is tearing down four 747 jumbo jets from British Airways for parts and scrap. On Monday, one of the planes caught fire.
  • Tugboat captain presumed lost off Florida coast
    Ozzy Martinez had been transferring to a dredging vessel when he fell overboard near Blount Island in Jacksonville.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude tests eight-month highs as market eyes Biden transition
    **Biden transition begins in earnest **Crude strongest since March **US equities test all-time high
  • Industry groups push potential of bio-LNG as transportation fuel
    **EU production of bio-LNG to increase tenfold by 2030 **Mixed with LNG can cut trucking emissions **Industry developments build for bio-LNG expansion
  • Jan-Sept Port of Hamburg throughput falls amid mixed trade dynamics
    **Trade with China falls 11.3% **UK trade rises 41% ahead of Brexit **Global outlook supportive for containers
  • ANALYSIS: NWE gasoline arbitrage to US weakens after Thanksgiving freight rate rise
    **US demand falling seasonally and on COVID-19 **NWE gasoline crack near negative territory
  • REFINERY NEWS: France's Donges to halt for one month for economic reasons
    **Refinery to shut starting Nov. 30 **Supply of products will not be affected
  • Asia may surprise with early start of hydrogen trade flows: summit
    **South Australia eyes green hydrogen exports by 2025 **Kogas speeds up investment in production, supply chains **Speakers say hydrogen will become essential, not optional
  • Uniper Energy, Neutral Fuels partner to provide maritime biofuel in Fujairah by Jan
    **UED currently supplies 500,000 mt/month of VLSFO at Fujairah **Neutral Fuels' biofuels made from used cooking oil
  • THAILAND DATA: Oct oil product exports fall as monsoon dents regional fuel demand
    **Exports of products including heavy fuel oil fall 7.4-53% on-month **Lower refinery runs, weak demand may have caused decreases
  • ANALYSIS: US crude stocks expected lower amid rising exports, refinery demand
    **Commercial crude stocks expected down 1.3 million barrels **Refinery runs expected at 78.2% **Gasoline stocks expected 800,000 barrels higher

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Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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