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August 27, 2020
Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 26, 2020
  • CCFI inches up
  • Ocean freight rates on Asia-Europe trade surge but seen vulnerable
  • OOCL announces new China Straits Service 1 & 2
  • Per Øivind Rosmo named new CFO of Höegh Autoliners
  • SCI to start direct service linking Kochi & Tuticorin with Male (Maldives) in Sept.
  • World's 1st large container vessel powered by LNG completed
  • Govt mulls increasing Customs duty on formulations, agrochemicals, pesticides
  • ICES Advisory 10/2020 (Project Imports) - Option to debit duty through Duty Scrip for Project Imports Bills of Entry
  • Multiple levies to be considered while fixing RoDTEP rates
  • TT Club invests in app to help hauliers & drivers
  • Export Preparedness Index 2020 released
  • US yet to respond to India's suggestion of inking mini trade deal
  • Allcargo Logistics supports 25 life-saving free-of-cost heart surgeries for underprivileged children
  • Benefits of digitisation in the supply chain

International Transport Journalweb site
  • New shuttle links Ural with the Far East regions
  • From Unesco to the ministry of transport
  • Optimised network with a new facility in Hesse
  • Medway opens logistics platform
  • Enhancing BMT in Algeria
  • Lynn Houston Moore promoted to CEO of HJI
  • Another TIR corridor launched in Asia
  • Damco's BR programme supports Lebanon team
  • Biggest blueberry season threatened by Covid-19
  • TTI Algeciras to change hands
  • Aries Worldwide Logistics appoints first-ever CCO
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Cool chain for Ethiopia
  • Italian Brenner extension takes shape
  • LGI uses cloud service at LIS
  • GTA Dnata to begin operations in Vancouver
  • First freighter for Tierra del Fuego-based airline

The Loadstarweb site
AUGUST 26, 2020
  • Idle boxship fleet below 1m teu for first time this year as charter market rises
  • Growth in air cargo market driving rising demand for B737 conversions
  • Samskip relaunches Amsterdam-Hull as demand for multimodal services rises
  • Swiss investors unveil futuristic plan for sending cargo underground
  • Remaining Virgin Atlantic creditors back £1.2bn rescue plan
  • On the wires: The IPO binge - ZIM, the next Ceva, a precursor for CMA CGM
  • Lockdown DIY online buying boom will continue post-Covid
  • Covid-19 radar: Is just-in-time out of time?

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 26, 2020
  • New turn-key service supports shipowner lay up requirements
    London-headquartered survival and safety solutions specialist Survitec is now offering a service aimed at ensuring CO2 low pressure (LP) firefighting systems are correctly deactivated when ships enter lay-up. The turn-key CO2 LP
  • J-ENG books multiple orders for new UEC42LSH engines
    In a reminder that there are more than two players in the large two-stroke engine sector, Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) reports it has booked a total of six orders for its UEC42LSH
  • Schottel wins repeat Mystic Cruises pump jets order
    Spay, Germany, based propulsion specialist Schottel has won a contract to supply state-of-the-art pump jets for five additional expedition cruise ships (with option to include a sixth) for Portuguese-based company Mystic Cruises.
  • Congressmen object to "crude" mnemonic in USCG training material
    Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.Congr) sent a letter to
  • Kongsberg pushes ahead on digitalization
    Kongsberg is combining Kongsberg Digital's two maritime divisions, its Maritime Digital Solutions unit and its Maritime Simulation hub, into one brand: Digital Ocean. It says the combination will enabling the synergies required
  • InfraStrata buys Appledore Shipyard and puts the H&W brand on it
    InfraStrata plc (AIM: INFA), the U.K. infrastructure project specialist that bought the assets of Northern Ireland shipbuilder Harland & Wolff reports that it has acquired another U.K. yard, Appledore Shipyard located in

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 26, 2020
  • Patrick Hawkins, leading marine lawyer with expertise in salvage, dies at 59
    Praising him for his mastery of the various esoteric aspects of shipping law, law firm also pays tribute to Mr...
  • US Gulf ports brace for 'extremely dangerous' hurricane
    The National Hurricane Center midday Wednesday said Laura had become 'an extremely dangerous' Category 4 hurricane packing 140 mph winds, and warned...
  • Open-loop scrubbers shrug off regional restrictions
    Despite pressure due to regional restrictions and prohibitions, open-loop scrubbers do not seem to be losing market share to other...
  • Panama Canal extends advance payment suspension
    Measures introduced to help the industry get through the health pandemic are being further extended and will run at least...
  • Avance Gas sees US-Asia LPG arbitrage improvement
    Asian demand for LPG is normalising, which, combined with low US prices, is leading to an improving arbitrage, says Avance...
  • Crew change crisis deepens amid bureaucracy, logistics and cost
    A multi-agency UN approach and an extraordinary session of the IMO will get seafarers back on the political agenda after...
  • Weekly briefing: More positivity for container lines; reshaped tanker markets
    Maersk has predicted a 'progressive recovery' in container shipping demand in the third quarter of 2020 after a 16% drop...
  • Hapag-Lloyd chief holds shippers to commitment to ease supply chain recovery
    Hapag-Lloyd calls for commitments from customers to be honoured to ease disruption as capacity supply returns to normal
  • Standards set for wider use of methanol as marine fuel
    A new technical reference for methanol bunkering is expected to help boost understanding of an emerging marine fuel, which holds...
  • Favoured future marine fuel faces scaling-up challenges
    The build of ammonia-fuelled ships must ramp up significantly if net carbon-zero emissions targets are to be met; however, accelerating...
  • Digital crew pass offering virus certification faces test
    The move could allow crew to carry their authenticated digital health pass via their smartphone which would solve the document authentication problem...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Refined product data paints grim picture for tanker market | Seadrill shareholders could lose all in debt-restructuring...
  • Hurricane holds back US LNG output
    The last LNG carrier sailed away from Sabine LNG, the largest US export terminal, yesterday as the storm is expected...
  • India to restart ship-recycling yards at Sachana
    According to the government release, the ship-breaking yard in Sachana will be modelled on the one in Alang, although industry...
  • Total's Mozambique LNG project at risk from insurgent threat
    Mocímboa da Praia has been a logistics link for Total's $23bn LNG project on the Afungi Peninsula in Cabo Delgado...
  • Merger of HHI-DSME receives Singapore approval
    The competition authority said there were sufficient viable alternative suppliers to both companies, particularly for VLCCs and liquefied natural carriers...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 26, 2020
  • US truckload activity still rising, but moderately: FourKites
  • Cosco to boost box-making business with funds from CIMC sale
  • Importers concentrating peak season shipments in LA-LB
  • JOC Uncharted: Shippers should plan for rising Asia-Europe contract rates
  • Carrier service adjustments threaten India's direct shipping push

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 26, 2020
  • Adnoc L&S lines up $900m-plus VLCC and aframax newbuildings
  • The zany professor of Sandefjord takes analysts round and round his classroom
  • Cruise majors face limit on secured debt as pandemic wears on
  • Cleaves Securities says 'sell' Avance Gas after earnings miss
  • Arista Shipping down to one ship after supramax bulker sale
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen succeeds with $224m bond sale as it looks to refinance
  • DSF ready for crisis after switching to eurobonds in $1.2bn deals
  • Arista Shipping down to one ship after supramax bulker sale
  • GasLog FSRU nears final shareholder structure as 2023 operations targeted
  • ABN Amro's Gorgels only has eyes for European shipowners
  • Major legal questions hang over pollution payouts for Wakashio
  • Neu Seeschiffahrt poised to sell older VLOC for demolition
  • Box freight rates soar, but lines better not overplay their hand
  • Kistefos considers new bond issue as pandemic hits results
  • Greece expands its territorial waters to the west
  • New $26m lawsuit launched over ill-fated VLCC voyage
  • SFL idles redelivered car carriers but remains upbeat on liner prospects
  • Taiwan Navigation sells panamax in fleet renewal bid
  • Remaining North West Shelf LNG steam ships pushed around market
  • LNG charter rates tip upwards on improved enquiry
  • Yara Marine seeks to diversify from scrubbers into greener ship technologies
  • New Fortress has 'vast opportunity' in $500bn gas power sector
  • Smart phone solution to shipping's crew change crisis to be trialled
  • Zim touted as potential IPO candidate in early 2021
  • Smaller LNG ships in demand for projects and bunkering
  • Shell sees growth potential for retrofitting vessels to run on LNG
  • $420m debt deal drives Havila Shipping back into profit
  • Susesea Holdings orders dry bulk newbuildings at Nacks
  • Avance Gas seals $45m leaseback sale as bank financing remains 'scarce'
  • Bharat Sheth says global upheaval makes forecasting 'a waste of time'
  • 'Defensive' Greatship survives OSV downturn due to term contracts
  • DOF's Mons Aase says OSV slump to last 'long into 2021'
  • Kuok, Maersk and BSM offer 200 traineeships for graduates during Covid crisis
  • Another Carnival workhorse heads for the scrapheap
  • ReCAAP warns over armed robbery at Philippines' Batangas anchorage
  • Changing coal trades prompt Platts to rejig capesize freight assessments

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 26, 2020
  • Hurricane Laura: United Airlines cancels flights, cargo delayed
    Hurricane Laura's onslaught has begun to disrupt air logistics in Texas.
  • Truck stops close shop ahead of Hurricane Laura
    Logistics aid network seeking assistance from transportation sector.
  • LA and Long Beach ports could learn from Mister Rogers
    The pandemic, trade war and a communication gap have muddled implementation of a $10-per-TEU surcharge.
  • Trans-Atlantic LCL steady despite COVID-19
    The trans-Atlantic may not be the dominant container market, but it remains dependable for hungry ocean consolidators and forwarders.
  • Maritime History Notes: Beirut blast echoes Texas City catastrophe
    The recent death and destruction at the Port of Beirut from ammonium nitrate reminds us that continued carelessness with handling this substance dooms us to...
  • Transportation, logistics sector braces for Hurricane Laura
    Hurricane Laura is predicted to make landfall near Port Houston, part of the nation's largest logistics hub for oil, gas and petrochemicals.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 26, 2020
  • JAPAN DATA: Oil product stocks rise 2% on week to 67.74 mil barrels Aug 22
    The stocks also rose 1.5% from 66.71 million barrels a year earlier, S&P Global Platts data showed.
  • Taiwan's CPC to shift to ultra low sulfur marine gasoil on growing regional ECAs: source
    Taiwan's state-owned CPC Corp. is planning to lower the sulfur content to 0.1% across its ports over time from 0.5% as more Emission Control Areas mandating 0.1% sulfur are implemented in the region, according to a company source.
  • Medium Range rates soar as cargoes covered in wake of US hurricanes
    Medium Range tanker markets have risen sharply on the back of news of imminent lockdowns in the US Gulf Coast region due to two incoming hurricanes -- Laura and Marco.
  • HSFO cargo to move back from Zhoushan to Singapore in rare move: sources
    This is likely the second fuel oil cargo plying the rare route in recent years as Singapore is typically a high sulfur fuel oil supplier to China, and most of the high sulfur bunker fuel sold in Chinese ports is imported, industry sources said.
  • CHINA DATA: July fuel oil exports rise 34% on year to 1.18 mil mt
    China exported 1.18 million mt of fuel oil in July, up 34% year on year but down 6.8% from June, data from General Administration of Customs showed Aug. 26.
  • Thailand's July fuel oil exports rise on month as domestic demand softens
    Thailand's exports of fuel oil in July recorded a 4.62% rise on the month, according to customs data, as sources highlighted domestic bunker demand in the third quarter weakened slightly. Exports were, however, 21.39% lower on the year.
  • Fujairah oil product stocks soar in biggest weekly gain since February
    Stockpiles of oil products at the crude trading and bunkering hub of Fujairah on the east coast of the UAE jumped to a six-week high, with marine bunkers and fuel for power generation soaring the most in six months.
  • World gasoline demand to recover by year-end helped by 'urban flight': Barclays
    Global gasoline demand, the biggest casualty of COVID-19 lockdowns by volume, could largely recover to normal levels by year-end, according to Barclays, which shrugged off widespread concerns of structural weakening in long-term demand for the driving fuel.
  • US DATA: EIA says Gulf Coast ULSD stocks hit record high
    Ultra low sulfur diesel stocks on the US Gulf Coast reached a record high during the week ended Aug. 21, building 1.82 million barrels to 56.08 million barrels, US Energy Information Administration data showed Aug. 26.
  • BRAZIL DATA: Diesel, bunker fuel boost refinery output in July
    Brazilian refined-product output jumped to its highest level in seven months in July amid strong demand for diesel and low-sulfur bunker fuel, according to data published Aug. 26 by the National Petroleum Agency, or ANP.
  • Durban VLSFO bunker prices jump $61/mt in two days
    Delivered-Durban 0.5% sulfur fuel oil bunker prices reached $435/mt on Aug. 25, up from $374/mt on Aug. 21 in just two consecutive trading sessions, S&P Global Platts data shows.
  • OIL FUTURES: WTI edges higher but products dip as US Gulf braces for Laura
    US crude prices edged higher Aug. 26 as a strengthened Hurricane Laura approached the heart of US energy country, but the rest of the energy complex declined amid weakened demand outlooks.
  • External: Global Risk Management

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
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 second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
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
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