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August 26, 2020
Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 25, 2020
  • 2020-Q3 volume decline forecast as -0.1%
  • Baltic's main sea freight index shows upward trajectory
  • CargoGulf announces new Arabian Gulf - South-East Asia container liner service
  • Exports to China surge in June
  • Govt notifies imposition of anti-dumping duty on phosphoric acid from Korea for five years
  • Port sector seeing early signs of recovery but sustainability remains a concern, says ICRA
  • Dedicated Freight Corridors likely to be completed by Dec. 2021
  • Local level restrictions on inter- & intra-state movement of goods & people seen impacting supply chains
  • Lufthansa Cargo opens pharma facilities in Munich & Chicago
  • Motor vehicle documents' validity extended till December this year
  • Scoot modifies A320 aircraft to boost cargo capacity & capabilities
  • SpiceJet set to induct its first wide-body Airbus A340 cargo aircraft
  • Revised guidelines for conduct of personal hearings in virtual mode under CGST Act, 2017, IGST Act, 2017, Customs Act, 1962, Central Excise Act, 1944 and Chapter V of Finance Act, 1994
  • Ministry of Shipping facilitates highest crew change in the world at Indian ports & through charted flights

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Lorries load loads
  • SBB Cargo International crosses the Brenner Pass
  • Scoot converts A320 for cargo
  • Container flows on the rise
  • Toll Group picks head of information security
  • Ebanx launches e-commerce logistics solution
  • World's first B737-700 "Flexicombi" ready for take off
  • Three US short line railroads change ownership
  • New generation rolls into Le Havre
  • Europa Contact Centre appoints general manager
  • Project logistics for airline repairs still in demand
  • Switzerland: full order book despite Covid-19
  • Cameroun invests in cargo handling equipment
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • ESR secures major lease with Daiwa in Japan
  • Young Forwarder Network shortlisted for award
  • 65 new vehicles in one package
  • Air freight statistics in Lucerne
  • Remote service for vessels at sea

The Loadstarweb site
AUGUST 25, 2020
  • Perishables specialists eye opportunities in 'recession-proof' reefer trades
  • Working from home and new spending patterns boosting major tradelanes
  • US importers forced to pay for empty truck runs to get goods from Mexico
  • Truce at Montreal sees operations at port back to normal after strike
  • New air cargo security standards could gum up e-commerce exports
  • Supply chain alliance forming in Asia-Pacific to counter China
  • Allow 'two to three months' for Brexit customs process introduction
  • Market Insight: DSV Panalpina - a 'Sex, Lies, and Videotape' moment, Mr Andersen?

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 25, 2020
  • USCG icebreaker Healy suffers fire, propulsion failure
    The U.S. Coast Guard reports that its polar icebreaker Healy (WAGB-20) suffered a fire in one of its main propulsion motors Aug. 18 while underway for operations in the Arctic. No injuries
  • Ports of Indiana handles project cargoes for Michigan power plant project
    The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor is handling the primary shipments for a $1 billion natural gas fired power plant project at the Indeck Niles Energy Center in Michigan. More than 600 pieces
  • Damen makes rapid ASD tug newbuild delivery
    On August 14, Damen Shipyards Gorinchem, in the Netherlands, held a naming ceremony for the Peter Wessels, a new 28-meter ASD tug - just four months after the shipbuilding contract was signed
  • Bath Iron Works union members back at work
    Members of IAM Local S6 are back at work at shipbuilder GD Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, after voting 87% to ratify a three-year collective bargaining agreement. Union members started back at
  • GPA says Savannah now top U.S. box export port
    The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) reports that the Port of Savannah exported more loaded containers than any other port in the U.S. from January through May, achieving a 12.2% market share. Garden
  • Bleu Hilburn returns to Crowley Solutions as VP of business development
    Logistics executive Bleu Hilburn is returning to Crowley Solutions as vice president of business development for all government services. In this role, Hilburn will develop strategies to build a customer pipeline, qualify
  • Wakashio officers "could face 60 years prison"
    Yesterday, after being moved to a sea area designated by the Mauritius authorities, the forepart of the ill-fated Panamanian-flag bulker Wakashio was scuttled, almost exactly one month after its July 25 grounding

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 25, 2020
  • Refined product data paints grim picture for tanker market
    The largest global demand slump was predictably for jet fuel, with demand 39% lower, compared with gasoline which was down...
  • Condor cuts ferry services and sheds jobs
    Condor Ferries says it has been hit by travel restrictions imposed by Jersey and Guernsey and will switch to reduced...
  • Wakashio: Deadline set to remove remaining section
    The forward section of the broken Japan-owned Wakashio capesize has been sunk off Mauritius. The operation, which normally takes 24...
  • From the News Desk: Alliances push forward shipping's decarbonisation
    Otherwise unlikely collaborations are forming among leading companies in shipping as the sector looks for ways to solve the conundrum...
  • Seadrill shareholders could lose all in debt-restructuring
    The loss-making rig operator has already announced plans to cut 30% of its workforce and now says debt-restructuring could 'result...
  • Zim said to have hired banks for possible share sale
    Israeli shipping company is considering a public listing in New York or London and has appointed banks to lead the...
  • Swedish Club premiums jump despite coronavirus
    New business wins and firmer rates enabled Gothenburg-based International Group affiliate the Swedish Club to come through the first half...
  • Digitalisation critical to logistics chain shake-up
    The maturity of digitalisation in container shipping requires more accumulation and better analysis of data. For now, carriers and forwarders...
  • Container carriers collaborate over carbon concerns
    Container lines are bringing together unique combinations of companies to help solve the conundrum of how to decarbonise shipping
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Box lines set to shrug off negative impact of pandemic | Tanker market faces an uncertain period...
  • Beirut port blast puts Tianjin lessons to the test
    Global carriers face substantial marine and business interruption exposures, but total insured losses from the Lebanon explosion are expected to...
  • CSSC Shipping signs leaseback deal for Ciner Shipping suezmax duo
    The suezmax duo are believed to be the Malta-flagged, HHI-built Zeynep and Ayse C. Both ships are scheduled for delivery...
  • HMM will test carbon-neutral promise of bio-heavy oil
    HMM is starting a bio-heavy oil test as it explores pathways to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The project will...
  • Zhejiang Satellite doubles down on VLEC fleet
    The latest deals will increase the total number of very large ethane carriers run by Zhejiang Satellite to 12 units...
  • Lawsuits filed after Port of Corpus Christi blast
    Orion Marine Group said it 'does not expect any material adverse impacts as a result of this incident'
  • Oakland port cuts emissions after move to hybrid cranes
    Stevedoring Services of America said its project of retrofitting some 13 gantry cranes will cut diesel emissions by 95% and...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 25, 2020
  • Reinvented Roadrunner to increase LTL velocity
  • John Deere boosts earnings expectations despite double-digit Q3 decline
  • JOC Rankings: Smaller US import carriers gained share in early 2020
  • UP levying $500 surcharge in Seattle next month
  • Vessels eye lower costs with Chittagong VLSFO supply

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 25, 2020
  • US Gulf tanker rates continue to rise amid hurricanes
  • Great Eastern Shipping boss Sheth rues missed VLCC opportunity
  • Singapore competition authority clears DSME and Hyundai yards mega-merger
  • Omicron Ship Management emerges as buyer of Ultranav panamax bulker
  • Montanari tanker allowed past Libyan blockade to free storage capacity
  • Seadrill shareholders likely to be wiped out in restructuring
  • Spetalen PSV company says lay-ups increasing as loss mounts
  • Three shipyards score $880m in VLEC orders from Zhejiang Satellite
  • Jinhui Shipping sees more red as charter rates fall 41%
  • LNG's age of steam comes under scrutiny
  • Focus turns to stern as Wakashio bow scuttled off Mauritius
  • Turkey's Ciner agrees to suezmax deal with CSSC leasing arm
  • Seajets in multi-million-dollar cruise bet with ex-Carnival trio
  • Genting Hong Kong unlikely to receive sisterly help in any restructuring, analyst says

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 25, 2020
  • Employee pleads guilty to stealing $7M from marine cargo company
    The president of Dan-Gulf Shipping said the stolen funds were not a major factor in shuttering the company.
  • What trade war? US imports from China are booming
    U.S. importers turn to Chinese sellers in the wake of COVID.
  • American Airlines to chop 19,000 jobs amid travel slump
    The CARES Act was a Band-Aid for the airline industry, holding tens of thousands of jobs in place for a brief period. Now the Band-Aid...
  • Port Houston to close ahead of Hurricane Laura
    Laura is expected to make landfall late Wednesday night, hitting the Gulf Coast somewhere near the Texas-Louisiana border.
  • New data trove reveals how COVID hit world trade
    Good news: Ocean volumes are recovering from COVID.
  • Cobwebs and corrosion: Reactivating parked aircraft requires extra care
    Hibernation is good for bears, but not so much for aircraft. When planes sit for extended periods, systems can erode and corrode, and bugs can...
  • New air cargo security standards could gum up e-commerce exports
    The U.S. Transportation Security Administration is not ready to implement new international security standards for cargo carried on freighter aircraft that go into effect next...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 25, 2020
  • Busan port July container volumes fall 7% on year on weak demand amid pandemic
    Container throughput at South Korea's Busan port in July slid 7% year on year to 1.75 million twenty-foot equivalent unit, data published by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries showed, as international demand continues to remain under pressure due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  • French carrier CMA CGM hikes rates on Asia-Red Sea, Asia-India routes
    French container carrier CMA CGM has increased rates on the Asia-Red Sea route by $200/twenty-foot equivalent unit, it said in a statement late on Aug 24.
  • Russia to raise minimum volume of oil products to be sold on exchange floor
    Russia is about to increase the minimum obligatory volumes that oil producers are required to sell on the exchange floor, according to a draft document published on the government website.
  • Nigeria's Forcados Oct loadings at 250,000 b/d, up 37,667 b/d on month
    October loadings of Nigeria's Forcados crude are set to be 250,000 b/d, a rise of 37,667 b/d from September, according to a copy of the loading schedule seen Aug. 25 by S&P Global Platts.
  • Commercial operations at India's $8.83 billion Vadhavan port expected in 2025-2026
    Commercial operations under phase one of the upcoming deep draft all-weather Vadhavan port in Maharashtra were expected to commence in 2025-2026, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust said in a Term of Reference application to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
  • Hurricane Laura worries shut Port Houston traffic, slow bunker trading
    US Gulf Coast bunker markets made muted moves as Port Houston vessel traffic was expected to halt Aug. 25 ahead of Hurricane Laura's landfall, expected in the region as soon as late Aug. 26.
  • ARGENTINA DATA: Oil exports rise 33% on year to 51,480 b/d in H1 2020
    Argentina's crude oil exports rose 33% year on year in the first half of 2020, as a plunge in domestic demand during an economic lockdown for the coronavirus pandemic made more supplies available for shipping abroad, industry data showed Aug. 25.
  • OIL FUTURES: Refined product prices surge as USGC refineries close ahead of Hurricane Laura
    Refined product futures settled higher Aug. 25 amid a bevy of refinery closures in southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana ahead of Hurricane Laura's arrival in the region later this week.
  • Typhoon Bavi to impact S Korea's bunkering operations: sources
    Bunkering operations at the southern and western ports of South Korea are expected to face disruptions from Typhoon Bavi this week, market sources said.
  • Upcoming S Korea ECA low sulfur norms at ports to have minimal impact: sources
    South Korea's new Emission Control Area, requiring ships to use fuel with maximum 0.1% sulfur content while berthing from Sept. 1, is expected to have a minimal impact, market sources said in the week started Aug. 23.
  • MGO-ULSFO bunker spread hits 8-month low in Europe
    Ultra low sulfur fuel oil remains cheaper than marine gasoil but only marginally as price differentials narrowed to an eight-month low in Europe, S&P Global Platts data showed.
  • TENDER DATA: Thailand's PTT sells 60,000 mt IMO-compliant fuel oil for September
    Thailand's PTT sells 60,000 mt IMO-compliant fuel oil for September
  • INDIA DATA: India's July gasoil output rises 6.5% on month
    India's gasoil production charted its third straight month of growth in July as refiners sought to capitalize on steady refinery margins for the middle distillate.
  • Brazil's Petrobras to sell legacy fields, refinery in Rio Grande do Norte state
    Brazilian state-led oil company Petrobras plans to shed more legacy assets in the Potiguar Basin in the country's northeast, including oil and natural gas processing infrastructure that could help expedite an eventual revitalization of the traditional onshore oil-bearing region, according to a sales prospectus the company released Aug. 24.

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European Commission meeting to define the strategy for the development of EU ports and maritime industry
Brussels
Call for papers by July 28th
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant
Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships
Washington
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
CLECAT is concerned about the persistence of the concept of "Single Liable Person" in the text
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%
Civitavecchia
Increase of +9.9% in Gaeta and decrease of -17.1% in Fiumicino
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Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
Recovery driven by importers who brought forward purchases in view of expected tariff increases
Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
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Arrival ports by:
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- country
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The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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