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BRIEFS
June 29, 2020
Sched Netweb site
  • ONE to offer more direct sailings from China to Southeast Asia
  • HMM's fleet of box ships increases, other top ocean carriers cut capacity
  • Nansha port bucks trend with more ship calls and boom in intra-Asia services
  • Yangzijiang Shipbuilding clinches new orders worth US$102m
  • MOL leads consortium to test unmanned vessels this year
  • USDA confirms big US soybean sales to China as buying flurry continues
  • Qantas launches US$1.3billion placement and axes 6,000 jobs
  • YTO inks agreement for planned huge Jiaxing air cargo hub
  • Peter Penseel slated to run CEVA Logistics air freight by July

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 28, 2020
  • Abrao Group achieves first live Blockchain e-BL transaction
  • CargoGulf launches Arab Gulf Indian Sub Continent liner service
  • Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller research center aims at leading the way towards decarbonising shipping
  • New Covid-19 crew change clause launched
  • DGTR initiates anti-dumping investigation on imports of aluminium foil from 4 countries
  • Launch of new DGFT platform & digital delivery of IEC related services
  • Sugar exports seen hitting record high
  • Angré Port handles 1,38,000 tonnes of cargo amid lockdown
  • HDC at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port handles significantly high parcel size
  • Railways carries 2,474 tonnes of turmeric from Nizamabad in Telangana to Benapole in Bangladesh
  • Amendments to Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 - Amendment in Para 4.44 of the Policy
  • BCBA & other trade bodies raise concerns regarding clearance of import consignments coming from China
  • Key global trade agencies launch tool to help businesses trade better
  • US GDP shrinks by 5 pc in Q1, worse to follow

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Fresh blood for Haropa Ports
  • New times for the Port of Melbourne
  • SAL launches Dammam pharma operations
  • Filling the truck with just a few clicks
  • LIS picks sales manager
  • Investing in iLogistics Center Dunajska Streda
  • Cargo Gulf links Middle East with Asian markets
  • US forwarder maximises intermodal transport
  • Changes at the helm of GLS
  • DHL launches software platform with Blue Yonder
  • Converging in the Midlands
  • New trucks bring significant fuel savings
  • "War like" above, police protection below
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Oldendorff joins Australian association
  • General manager for Phillips-Europe
  • Dachser transports locomotives to Peru

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 26, 2020
  • China-Europe rail services put on steam, but exporting from UK can be costly
  • Container spot rates hold firm, thanks to carriers' smart capacity management
  • China e-commerce boom fuels flurry of new charter flights and freighter routes
  • Parcel locker and low-cost network operators eye last-mile opportunities
  • Lufthansa Cargo outsources Frankfurt handling as shareholders agree to bailout
  • Amazon on the hunt? Macy's or JC Penney the target?
  • Market Insight: As DSV loses APAC sales VP, only one ex-Panalpina exec is left to bet on now

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 26, 2020
  • ST Engineering introduces innovative SOV design
    An offshore wind Service Operation Vessel (SOV) design developed by ST Engineering will be available from both its Singapore yards and its Halter Marine shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss. The SOV is based
  • NY Waterway steps up commuter services to Manhattan
    As more New York City businesses open up, ferry operator NY Waterway is ramping up ferry service between New Jersey and Manhattan, starting Monday, June 29. In a letter to customers, founder
  • COVID-19: U.S.-flag containership held off Virginia Beach
    Vessel tracking services were this morning showing the U.S.-flag containership Maersk Idaho as still at anchor some 8 miles off Virginia Beach, Va., as its owner Maersk Line Limited worked on a
  • Closures to Illinois Waterway Locks remain set for July 1
    Beginning July 1, the Rock Island Engineer District is temporarily closing the Dresden Island, Marseilles, Starved Rock, Peoria and LaGrange locks on the Illinois Waterway to facilitate needed repairs and maintenance. The
  • President Trump visits Fincantieri Marinette Marine
    President Donald J. Trump visited Fincantieri Marinette Marine yesterday, following the shipyard's recent award of a $795,116,483 Navy contract to design and produce the next generation small surface combatant, the Guided Missile
  • VIDEO: Belfast consortium gets grant to help build zero emissions ferries
    A Belfast, Northern Ireland, Maritime Consortium has won a £33 million (about $41 million) U.K. Government innovation grant to develop zero emissions ferries. With further investment from consortium partners, the total project

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 26, 2020
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: Emanuele Grimaldi on waiting for the world to restart
    Italian shipowner Emanuele Grimaldi is our return guest on the podcast this week. He talks candidly about waiting for the...
  • Grimaldi calls for tougher fire safety cargo safeguards
    Emanuele Grimaldi has long called for changes to cargo rules amid fires from reefer units, car batteries and misdeclared cargo
  • Shipping's commitment to seafarer welfare challenged
    Research reveals that startups focusing on machinery performance attract four times more investment than startups looking at human factors
  • Globus prices new fundraiser
    Dry bulk carrier owner's share price plunges after offering grosses $12.4m
  • Pandemic accelerates change in box shipping
    The pandemic will not change the course of container shipping, but it will help it get there sooner
  • Hin Leong: Banks in crossfire as PwC plays hardball
    PwC's unusually candid revelations of the extent of Hin Leong's wrongdoing have prompted questions over how far the probe is...
  • MSC Zoe report raises risks for containerships
    Dutch Safety Board calls for better risk assessment for boxships transiting sensitive areas
  • Exmar receives force majeure notice
    Exmar says that it considers the notice issued by YPF to be unlawful
  • The week in charts: Twelve-year highs for dry FFA volumes; tanker rates tumble
    Freight derivative volumes exceeded 65,000 lots last week, the highest level seen since the height of the financial crisis in...
  • Seanergy eyes 'positive' capesize market
    Nasdsaq-listed owner plots early reverse stock split to cure breach of minimum share price rules
  • Singapore to invest in dozens of maritime startups
    The partners will provide hands-on assistance in helping early-stage startups to fast-track commercialisation, with mentorship and connection to potential clients...
  • Class association elects Fujiwara as chairman
    Fujiwara will succeed Arun Sharma on July 1 for one year
  • Ocean Technologies acquires language-testing unit in deal with V.Group
    As part of the agreement, V.Group-owned Marlins, the English language assessment product, will transfer across to Ocean Technologies' portfolio of...
  • Fincantieri unit starts construction of US bulk carrier
    Fincantieri Marinette Marine has won an $800m contract to build the first-in-class guided missile frigate for the US Navy, with...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Tanker sentiment sours | No box rebound until next year | Dry bulk rally in danger of...
  • ONE boosts direct China calls to Southeast Asia
    The direct sailings will improve transit times and further strengthen ONE's already robust portfolio in Asia
  • Chinese steel demand supports capesize spot rates
    The Baltic weighted time charter average has rocketed up by more than 700% from $3,648 on June 1 to $29,395...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 26, 2020
  • Retail 'winners' have clear eye on supply chain woes: survey
  • New warehousing blooming across Savannah
  • Consolidation accelerating landside cooperation among ocean carriers
  • COVID-19 forces closer look at project logistics contracting risk
  • COVID-19 slows rollout for new KOGA Shipping

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 26, 2020
  • Carnival Corp takes out another $2.8bn in loans
  • Top Ships buys private Pistiolis suezmax newbuildings
  • Globus Maritime to raise $12m by selling more shares
  • Tanker owner DHT could sell shares, BW could sell its stake
  • Eastern Pacific sends last 1990s-built bulker to 'green' demolition yard
  • Rare capesize fixture shows owners hedging their bets for the year ahead
  • Royal Caribbean International extends fleet lay-up to mid-September
  • Clarksons says dry bulk trade plunge will be bigger than last crash
  • Tsavliris salvages Maran baby-cape in the Gulf of Aden
  • Iran renews efforts to reroute oil amid tension in Strait of Hormuz
  • Idan Ofer drawn into UK housing minister controversy over political donation
  • Esvagt struggling to find crew as wind sector tipped to take off
  • Norway's Bryggen Shipping swings back into profit on product tanker surge
  • BULL bullish as 13 tankers added in time for record-high markets
  • Shipowners, agents and insurers: ignore crew fatigue at your peril
  • Vanbreda takes 100% of Belgian marine insurance broker Proteus
  • Covid-19 breaks out on Greek tanker in Antwerp and Maersk boxship in US
  • Fearnley upgrades 'rock solid' BW LPG despite VLGC rates reverse
  • Trafigura seals $4bn financing to boost US crude exports
  • New Bimco clause gives owners the right to deviate for crew changes
  • Clarksons broker banned from working in Singapore over virus breach
  • Man hides in bulker vent in bid to evade Australian police

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 26, 2020
  • A lost decade for shipping stocks
    Long-term institutional investors still steer clear of shipping shares - with good reason.
  • Lufthansa secures German rescue package
    Lufthansa is too big to fail in Germany. Now it has a bailout.
  • FreightWaves Flashback 1963: Florida berries to Germany
    Shipments of 3,000 to 4,000 pounds of Florida strawberries make their way to Germany via Boeing 707 jets.
  • United Airlines to reintroduce China service in July
    United Airlines and Delta are dipping their toes back into the China market. But with COVID-19 and political tensions rising it won't be a surprise...
  • Bay of Pigs invasion fleet was no match for Castro
    The Cuban invasion force was to land under the cover of night to begin a counter-revolution against Cuba's communist government, but the operation unraveled in...
  • DP World Southampton welcomes its largest vessel ever
    The new class of container ships is part of HMM's quest to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
  • Cargo clogs US airports as freighters proliferate
    Big cargo planes are dumping cargo faster than O'Hare, LAX and other airports can process it. That could mean a longer wait for your new...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 26, 2020
  • Japan's ENEOS settles Apr-Jun fuel oil prices 46-48% lower on oil price drop
    Japan's largest refiner ENEOS, previously known as JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy, has settled with domestic industrial customers its April-June quarter fuel oil prices around 46-48% lower than the previous quarter due mainly to lower oil prices, coupled with a stronger yen against the US dollar.
  • Singapore jet fuel, gasoil stocks stay close to 14 mil-barrel mark as imports surge
    Singapore's commercial stockpile of jet fuel and gasoil were largely steady in the week ended June 24, as a surge in India-origin gasoil flowing into Singapore worked to offset an export-driven drawdown in inventories, Enterprise Singapore data released June 25 showed.
  • NWE 0.1% gasoil demand set to ease after recent buying spree: sources
    Sources active in the Northwest European spot trade of 0.1% gasoil said there is little upside for buying interest looking out to the rest of the summer, with storage tanks already close to being full after prices dropped precipitously during the coronavirus pandemic and ahead of a tax increase for heating oil in Germany, set to take effect in 2021.
  • Distillates weakening against light-ends on poor demand and margins
    Low distillate demand amid the restart of the European refining complex has strengthened light end outright prices, causing a wide disparity between the commodities, as refiners seek to maximize profits following the coronavirus outbreak.
  • Fujairah refiners mull switch from LSFO to light distillates as profitability plunges - traders
    Key low sulfur fuel oil refineries in Fujairah belonging to Uniper and Vitol may switch to producing more profitable light distillates or mothball their refineries altogether if demand for LSFO remains depressed and prices unprofitable, traders in Fujairah said week ending June 26.
  • S&P Global Platts' new waterborne USGC benchmark targets flaws in Cushing-based WTI
    S&P Global Platts aims to set a new US crude benchmark after the historic NYMEX WTI negative pricing event in April that was triggered by landlocked storage concerns in Cushing, Oklahoma.
  • Singapore 380 CST HSFO cash differential narrows to two-and-half-month discount on growing demand
    The Singapore 380 CST high sulfur fuel oil cash differential over swaps values narrowed to a two-and-half-month discount on June 25 due to growing demand from the power sector, coupled with firm demand for straight-run fuel oil from refiners, S&P Global Platts data showed.
  • US exports help rebalance Med ULSD market amid tight East Med supply
    Increased exports of ultra-low sulfur diesel from the US into the Mediterranean have helped balance the supply picture in the West Med, while the East Med market remains tight on lower Black Sea volumes, the temporary shutdown of Turkey's Izmir refinery and a closed arbitrage from East of Suez markets, according to trade sources.
  • Singapore's fuel oil exports to Bangladesh rise on demand from utilities
    Singapore exported 98,900 mt of fuel oil to Bangladesh in the four weeks ended June 24, up from 18,302 mt recorded in the four weeks ended May 27, Enterprise Singapore data showed on June 25.
  • Singapore residue stocks inch down on week amid lower fuel oil imports
    Singapore's commercial onshore residue stocks inched down 0.1% week on week at 26.596 million barrels, or 4.19 million mt, on June 24, showed Enterprise Singapore data released June 25.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude edges lower as virus risks mount
    Crude oil futures ended the week slightly lower on June 26 as rising coronavirus cases stoked demand concerns.
  • External: Global Risk Management

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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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