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July 29, 2020
Sched Netweb site
  • HPH Trust HI profit slides 9pc, box throughput down 8pc to 10.3m TEU
  • DP World aims to acquire a 60pc stake in South Korean forwarder Unico
  • CMA CGM levies US$200/TEU Asia-E Africa rate hike August 15
  • Wilhelmsen acquires 50pc stake in MPC Capital ship management company
  • CSSC Marine Power to supply Yangzijiang with 10 dual-fuel engines
  • Port of Constanta joins IPSCA to boost connectivity
  • Increasing use of digital air cargo bookings despite Covid-19 outbreak
  • American Airlines H1 cargo revenue slumps 37pc to US277m
  • New airlines brings cargo growth to Brussels Airport in June

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 28, 2020
  • A.P. Moller-Maersk launches Maersk Flow digital supply chain management platform
  • Carriers un-blank 30 sailings on Transpacific WC for Q3
  • MOL listed on environmental, social & governance index for 18 consecutive years
  • Govt mulls stern action against 'risky' exporters
  • India's sugar production seen increasing by over 12 pc
  • Indian missions directed to flag non-tariff barriers & identify new items for export
  • Covid-19 guide for ship/shore interactions launched
  • DFCC completes caving work for electrified rail tunnel meant for double-stack containers
  • Etihad Cargo enhances export control compliance with new E2open partnership
  • Multi ULD Cool Dolly inducted at Hyderabad Air Cargo to maintain unbroken cold chain for pharmaceuticals & perishables
  • Rail freight on a high
  • South Central Railway introduces Cargo Express between Hyderabad & Delhi
  • Govt initiatives seen providing growth momentum next year
  • Indian economy projected to see V-shaped recovery in Q3, Q4
  • Civil aviation recovery implementation roadmap begins rolling out
  • New ACFI Governing Board takes charge with Cyrus Katgara as President

The Loadstarweb site
JULY 28, 2020
  • Air freight rates still rising: 'the last thing shippers want in this market'
  • US trade plumbs new depths, with fears the misery may last until next year
  • Hapag-Lloyd latest carrier to offer service with no rollover promises
  • New freight technology sees inventory tracking and forwarder partner platform
  • New Indian procurement rules hit Chinese crane suppliers
  • Tension in Montreal as union condemns use of 'scab' labour
  • Ramon Gallen and Daryl Ridgway in new senior roles at Noatum Logistics
  • Gary O'Connor appointed managing director of Ireland for Geodis
  • Against the odds: Moving the M&A needle with Agility in logistics

Marine Logweb site
JULY 28, 2020
  • Great Lakes to dredge third berth for Sabine Pass LNG terminal
    Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ:GLDD) has signed a subcontract with Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals, Inc. Bechtel is the Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) contractor for the Train 6 and
  • All American Marine wins NOAA research vessel contract
    All American Marine (AAM), Bellingham, Wash., has been awarded a contract by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) covering construction a 50 foot aluminum research catamaran for the Olympic Coast National
  • Okeanus delivers winches and launch and recovery systems to C-Innovation
    Houston based Okeanus Science & Technology, LLC reports that it has delivered two integrated, skid-mounted winches and A-frame LARS to Edison Chouest Offshore affiliate C-Innovation, in Brazil. The custom deck equipment is
  • Rivertrace and Prevention at Sea partner on integrated Smartsafe ε-ORB discharge monitoring system
    Water quality monitoring specialist Rivertrace Limited has integrated the ε-ORB software application developed by marine risk prevention specialist Prevention at Sea Ltd into its Smartsafe ORB bilge overboard security system monitoring equipment.
  • Cox Powertrain ships first U.S. market production engines
    Shoreham-by-Sea, U.K., based Cox Powertrain reports that its Florida distributor, Ring Power, is set to receive CXO300 production diesel outboards for the U.S. market ahead of its customer demo program. As we
  • Corps advises mariners of Emsworth primary lock chamber closure
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District reports that Emsworth Lock and Dam, located on the Ohio River at mile 6.2, is to initiate a closure of the primary lock chamber
  • PODCAST: Glosten's design approach - then and now
    In this edition of Listen Up!, we talk with Morgan Fanberg, President, and Peter Soles, Marine Operations & Business Development, at Glosten in Seattle, Wash. In the podcast, Fanberg and Soles discuss
  • Maine Maritime appoints VP, Financial and Institutional Services
    Maine Maritime Academy (MMA), Castine, Me. has hired Richard Rosen as its Vice President for Financial and Institutional Services, following a national search. Rosen brings over 30 years of experience to the

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 28, 2020
  • Shipping names join hydrogen coalition
    The rapidly growing Hydrogen Council - a global initiative of leading energy, transport and tech corporates working to enable the...
  • Ardmore reports strong second quarter on volatile market
    Ardmore recently rejected a takeover bid from Hafnia and said the benefits of consolidation in the medium-range market were being...
  • Legal battle for control of Hin Leong-linked assets heats up
    OCBC's application spells new challenge in the attempt of the Lim family to pursue an out-of-court restructuring of their business...
  • From the News Desk: Is the crew change crisis getting worse?
    Nearly a month on from a UK-led summit aimed at finding an international solution to the issue of crew changes...
  • Shipping's decarbonisation progress conceals challenges
    Recent decarbonisation reports offer evidence of progress but also foreshadow challenges the industry will soon have to address
  • Baltic Exchange seeks feedback on Worldscale process
    The changes, if approved, would come into effect from January 1, 2021
  • UK ports review infrastructure connectivity
    Infrastructure investment of 1% of gross domestic product has a multiplier effect that can lead to 2.6% GDP boost over...
  • Carriers prepare for vessel quarantines
    Carriers look to bring in additional ships to replace quarantined vessels, but cargoes remain at risk
  • Genoa volumes suffer 'heavy setback' in first half
    'The dry bulk trade posted unprecedented decline, contracting by 47.7%, mainly because of the lower commodity demand as a direct...
  • Box carrier capacity deployments show increasing confidence
    Activity this year has been subdued since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, but last week the number of ship...
  • PIL to get funding lifeline from Heliconia
    Other efforts to save the company include rationalising services and reducing asset costs where necessary
  • Key digital platforms agree to develop and adopt common data standards
    Many ports have also developed or are developing maritime single windows to facilitate the electronic exchange of information for port...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Owners rebuke crewing agents and airlines as stranded seafarers rise | Crew change crisis all at sea...
  • Asia-Pacific oil products demand expected to fall
    Oil products demand in Asia-Pacific is expected to fall by 1.8m barrels per day year on year in 2020, according...
  • Capesize bulker runs aground off Mauritius
    Latest reports say the Panama-flagged vessel is still aground with 20 crew on board, but a poor sea state and...
  • Costamare clinches 24 charters as boxship market stirs
    Costamare has also been renewing its fleet and sold two 23-year-old vessels for scrap, as the demolition market reopened.
  • US west coast ports see dismal throughput
    May figures on containerised imports arriving at US mainland ports from east Asia were 'not encouraging' for US west coast...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 28, 2020
  • Major ports begin aligning data networks with CargoSmart, TradeLens
  • Maersk adds homegrown TMS to integrated offering
  • Slow, but steady, liftoff for air cargo e-bookings
  • Belly cargo space won't return to pre-pademic level until 2024: IATA
  • Inland ports gaining popularity despite volume slowdown
  • Roadrunner continues pivot toward LTL with 3PL spin-off
  • Machinists union wins jurisdiction at T-5 in Seattle

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 28, 2020
  • US will to beat Covid-19 must be stronger, doctors say on Carnival call
    Many Americans are not wearing face masks properly, a Stanford professor says
  • So what kind of M&A deal would interest perennial target Ardmore?
    Scale is less important than operational performance, chief executive Anthony Gurnee said
  • Milaha tankers and gas carriers aid stronger profit during first half of 2020
    The Qatari shipping group's offshore unit is still being held back by asset impairments, however
  • Japanese funding scheme stokes up international yard tensions
    Tokyo is ready to sanction newbuilding finance from state-backed banks to aid struggling shipbuilders
  • Seacor Holdings profit falls as transport revenue slumps
    Two out of three company segments saw better results
  • Ardmore keeps rolling with strong second quarter earnings
    The company also acquired two new tankers
  • Cyprus selects team to oversee build of first FSRU project
    Owner's engineer and subcontractor named for 2021 start-up project
  • Five questions with Jefferies' Randy Giveans ahead of earnings season
    Analyst tips the issues he'll be tracking in the next few weeks as first reports begin
  • THE Alliance paves the way as carriers reinstate 49 sailings
    One of the three liner alliances will account for more than two-thirds of sailings to be 'unblanked'
  • China imports no Iranian crude in June despite $400bn talks
    Official data shows China received no cargo from the Islamic republic for the first time in recent memory
  • Moundreas resumes buying bulkers, picking up ten-year-old capesize
    Family-run shipping group acquires its first bulker in a year, opting for another ship managed by Greek peer Stamatis Molaris
  • NYK Line eyes using hydrogen as marine fuel in carbon cutting effort
    Japanese maritime conglomerate becomes one of the first shipping companies to join the Hydrogen Council
  • Clarksons slashes 2020 LNG growth forecast but sees revival next year
    Broker's annual report highlights potential for fleet renewal, small-scale vessels and LNG bunkering
  • Giant Japanese ore carrier grounds in Mauritius
    Bulker was in ballast heading for Brazil from the Far East when it washed up on the beach
  • Greek shipowners clear out their oldest aframax tankers
    Atlas Maritime, Minerva Marine and Eastmed offload their oldest units into sluggish S&P market
  • Lomar Shipping boss Achim Boehme dies after battle with cancer
    George Logothetis leads tributes after German shipping veteran dies aged 56
  • US entrant SYCAR eyes Ecuador's first LNG import terminal
    Florida-based developer said it has teamed up with an unnamed 'major trader' for the project
  • Germany's FTI Cruises calls it quits over coronavirus
    Cruise line shut down as part of parent company's major restructuring
  • YMN Tanker eyes more newbuildings to meet expansion target
    Turkish chemical tankers specialist is about to order up to six ships at domestic yard
  • Work continues at DSIC as Covid-19 outbreak shuts two other yards
    Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore and Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry Dalian have shut down their operations
  • Lomar Shipping boss Achim Boehme dies after losing battle with cancer
    George Logothetis leads tributes after German shipping veteran dies aged 56
  • Ecuador eyes its first LNG import terminal
    Florida-based developer said it has teamed up with an unnamed 'major trader' for the project
  • FTI Cruises calls it quits over coronavirus
    German cruise line shut down as part of parent company's major restructuring
  • Sembcorp Marine shareholders to grill management over rights issue
    Dialogue session comes ahead of EGM to seek shareholders approval for recapitilisation and demerger
  • Deutsche Bank expects Scorpio Tankers debt cut after earnings
    "The answer to a debt problem is not more debt, it's more equity," Mehrotra said
  • Costamare sees markets improving amid flurry of chartering activity
    Greek boxship owner sees charterers fix 24 of its vessels in the second quarter, improves underlying profitability, but takes big accounting charge on its held-for-sale portfolio

American Shipperweb site
JULY 28, 2020
  • Maersk Flow launched to help control flood of information
    Digital platform is designed to provide shippers end-to-end transparency.
  • IATA outlook for airline industry recovery slides to 2024
    Airline industry officials are more pessimistic about a recovery after seeing a decline in consumer confidence and coronavirus surges in some countries. Cargo has more...
  • Michelin rolling out tire distribution through South Carolina inland port
    Supply chain strategy set "to seamlessly and efficiently import materials and export tires to global markets."
  • Port of Montreal longshore workers on strike again
    Canadian Union of Public Employees says port labor toils for 19 days before receiving a two-day break.
  • Boeing sees rising demand for freighter conversions
    Boeing has received orders from DHL Express to convert four 767-300s to all-cargo configuration and from AFG for two 737-800 converted freighters.
  • United Airlines goes on cargo tear
    It's not an accident that United Airlines' cargo business in the second quarter dwarfed that of Delta Air Lines and American Airlines.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 28, 2020
  • Europe and Africa residual fuel -- key market indicators this week
    Fuel oil stocks in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp hub rose on the week as the market grapples with limited demand amid the summer lull period, despite country lockdowns having eased. Uncertainty continues to linger within the market surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, amid second wave fears.
  • Fuel oil sulfur spreads remain narrow following loss of bunker demand
    "It's a lack of demand everywhere, volumes are down," a trader said.
  • OIL FUTURES: Oil declines as market looks toward US inventory report, Federal Reserve meeting
    Oil futures settled lowered July 28 as traders consolidated positions ahead of US inventory report and a closely watched Federal Reserve Open Market Committee meeting, both due on July 29.
  • Singapore's bunker market to see limited impact from additional maritime safety steps
    "The new measures shouldn't cause much delay to bunkering," a bunker trader said.
  • External: Global Risk Management
  • CHINA DATA: June LNG imports surge 29%, US volumes hit 25-month high
    "Many Chinese LNG importers were expected to have been keen on buying lower-priced cargoes in the past months," a source said.
  • Hong Kong's new 14-day crew quarantine rule to impact ship, bunker markets: traders
    Suppliers in Hong Kong said they had received requests to cancel bunkering stems or move forward deliveries to July 28.
  • Singapore 10/500 ppm gasoil spread hits 3-year low as ULSD supply tightness eases
    "I'm not seeing firm fundamentals for 500 ppm sulfur gasoil in the region, to be honest," a Singapore-based gasoil trader said.
  • Bunker fuel quality issues vex market amid floating storage builds
    "If you store it for very long like six months or so, the fuel starts giving way," a shipowner source said.

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