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November 30, 2020
International Transport Journalweb site
  • Lineas to serve Wolfurt, Wels and Wien Süd
  • ITJ Video News - 26 November 2020
  • Doubling the Cork-Zeebrugge service
  • Quiet brakes for 30,000 wagons
  • New facility in Osaka
  • For Christmas in Queensland
  • WSC expands
  • African locomotives transport 10 million t
  • Astre Logística platform goes online
  • Roland Spedition mourns Johannes Blanka
  • Newcomer to the Falklands finally arrives
  • New Ireland-France service in 2021
  • Norway: new terminal to shift 400 trucks to rail
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Stähler opts for EPG
  • New CPO for Seven Senders
  • Strange toys intercepted at US airports
  • ZIM lands Ladingo

The Loadstarweb site
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
  • More pain for Asia-Europe shippers as rate hikes and surcharges pile up
  • Air Canada fills top spot with former head of Alaska Air Cargo
  • Forwarders on alert, but Heathrow dismisses delay fears as staff strike
  • As shipping's 'seasonal lull' remains anything but, rollovers continue to climb
  • Lufthansa Cargo and DB Schenker make history as the first 777F goes green
  • Resilience is top of the agenda for supply chain strategy in 2021
  • 'Not everything will be alright on the night', admits Brexit minister Gove
  • Hong Kong plugs into the booming reefer traffic rival ports can't handle
  • Tiaca bids farewell to secretary general Vladimir Zubkov
  • C-19 radar: Pfizer & Moderna vaccine moonshot at the mercy of logistics

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
  • Shipping's cyber readiness mixed ahead of IMO deadline
    High-profile cyber attacks and the impending IMO 2021 requirement for shipping to get its digital house in order have sent...
  • The week in charts: Libya offers tanker support as crude tonne-mile demand slumps
    The rapid growth in Libya's oil exports since the resumption in October has provided some support for suezmax tankers in...
  • DFDS starts ro-ro service linking Irish Republic to Europe
    The UK's decision to leave the EU customs union has made the land bridge across the UK less appealing for...
  • Seafarers grow tired of being undervalued
    The culture of adjusting records and reports to suit regulatory compliance is said to be well known among industry stakeholders...
  • Urgent consensus needed over decarbonisation
    The slow pace of regulation and a working status quo mean the transition to zero-carbon shipping will be challenging. But...
  • Spike in empty containers leaving port of Los Angeles
    Asia to the US west coast is far from a balanced trade in normal times but past few months have...
  • Intermanager elects Columbia's O'Neil as president
    O'Neil will consider how to introduce an industry standard to assess quality ship managers and wants maritime stakeholders to set...
  • Pacific Basin buys four ultramaxes from Scorpio
    The sales bring Scorpio's bulker disposals tally to 17 since the end of September as it swiftly exits the dry...
  • Asia-Europe container freight spot rates hit new highs
    Record demand and a shortage of equipment is seeing box spot rates skyrocket. Asia-Mediterranean rates hit an all-time high this...
  • HOLD Owners' primary drivers of digitalisation revealed in new survey
    All attendees to the webinar will receive full access to the Digitalisation Uncovered publication, which includes interviews with ABB, Bureau...
  • China agrees $1.5bn deal for additional Indonesian coal
    The deal is for three years, according to a statement from Indonesia's coal mining association. While it did not provide...
  • Gulf states' economic blueprint may offer green energy solutions
    Economic diversification underpins the visions unveiled by Gulf states a year ago. Some funding should still be made available to...
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: Is shipping still a Luddite sector?
    Despite all the positive examples of innovation, entrepreneurship and collaboration, shipping still struggles to move from siloed projects to scale...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Sanctions-busting tanker sales skew SP values and stall scrapping | Tanker owners seek Libya crude exports lift...
  • Westports absorbs lockdown impact as volumes rebound
    As many countries emerged from lockdowns and movement restrictions in the third quarter, volumes also rebounded. Various forms of curbs...
  • Keppel wins $75m FPSO conversion contract
    The current project is Keppel O&M's 140th floating production storage and offloading vessel conversion project. Extra precautions are being put...
  • Small-scale LNG on the brink of breakthrough
    If the global LPG fleet is anything to go by, hundreds more small-scale LNG carriers may be required to support...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
  • Unadjusted, US truck freight volume is rising: ATA
  • Surging Asia-Europe spot market lifting long-term contracts
  • New options allow in-house freight invoice auditing
  • Container trades eye boost from intra-Asia economic deal

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
  • Soren Toft arrives at MSC after a year in the shadows
  • Bulker congestion remains severe in China with Fredriksen cape waiting for over six months
  • Norway jails shipowner with 'first ever' prison sentence for beaching scrap sale
  • Japan and South Korea oppose European carbon market for shipping
  • Take a bow: Orion leads from front on crew crisis
  • Eddie and Shandong add fourth capesize for Vale business
  • China confronts rig and offshore vessels off Malaysia
  • Norway jails shipowner with 'first ever' prison sentence for beaching scrap sale
  • Japan and South Korea oppose European carbon market for shipping
  • Take a bow: Orion leads from front on crew crisis
  • Eddie and Shandong add fourth capesize for Vale business
  • China confronts rig and offshore vessels off Malaysia
  • Terror attack 'almost certainly' cause of explosion on Economou tanker as probe continues
  • Onassis exits capesize bulk sector with sistership sale to JP Morgan
  • Pacific Basin snaps up four Scorpio ultramaxes as big fleet sell-off continues
  • Fincantieri signs 40-year deal for new Mexican shipyard
  • Avance Gas' Ben Martin urges caution on LPG fuel retrofits
  • Women fall further behind as gender pay gap in UK maritime sector widens
  • OHT grabs share of $406m Norwegian financing for turbine project
  • Havyard plotting spin-off of 'cleantech' units in Euronext IPO
  • Songa Container looks to brighter future as scrubber installations are 'indefinitely postponed'
  • George Procopiou's Dynacom Tankers sells its oldest VLCC
  • PGS launches UK court action to bring rebel lenders on board
  • Safeen Feeders to boost Middle East regional trade
  • Nordic Shipholding expects to solve $90m maturity problem next month
  • Six more tankers under the control of Xihe Group join the sales block
  • Bjarne Foldager warns IMO cannot solve all our problems
  • Industry pays tribute after S&P broking giant Robinson dies at 93
  • Strong buyer interest in NYK capesize bulker put on the sales block
  • Global Feeder Shipping adds two Arkas boxships to growing fleet
  • Pioneer Carnival cruiseship newbuilding heads for the scrapheap
  • Middle East owners turn to alternative funding to fill gap
  • Middle East shipowners navigate fresh hurdles to ship finance

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
  • Volga-Dnepr grounds An-124 super-freighter fleet after accident
    Volga-Dnepr said it is taking safety precautions by grounding its fleet of mega-freighters. One of its An-124s was involved in a serious accident earlier this...
  • Senior general to lead Canada COVID-19 vaccine distribution
    A top general in the Canadian Armed Forces will oversee Canada's COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts as questions mount over timetable and logistics.
  • Air Canada finalizes decision to convert aircraft to freighters
    Air Canada is showing itself to be one of the most innovative airlines around. It plans to start an all-cargo subsidiary on top of new...
  • Maritime History Notes: Tankers landed for Apollo program
    Three laid-up Mission tankers were enlisted to help get a man on the moon.
  • Unpacking political action committees: Why are transportation PACs important?
    Transportation PACs offer a way for trade associations - and the smaller companies they represent - to have a political voice, proponents say.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
  • REFINERY NEWS: Repsol raises biofuel target to 2 mil mt/year by 2030
    **Current output 700,000 mt/year **Previous target of 850,000 mt/year of HVO by 2025
  • SPAIN DATA: Oct. bunker fuel volume up 3.1% on month, down 9% on year
    **Algeciras, Barcelona, Ceuta drive on-month rise **Las Palmas demand drops
  • ARA fuel oil stocks rise 13% on week to 1.472 mil mt: Insights Global
    **European demand diminishing amid closing arbitrage windows **Tight HSFO market due to ease on Baltic arrivals
  • Russia aims to export hydrogen, take leading role: report
    **Russia has "enormous supplies" **Development proposals could be ready in Q1 2021
  • REFINERY NEWS: Rosneft close to completing upgrades at four Russian refineries - report
    **Hydrocrackers at Achinsk, Komsomolsk, Novokuybishev and Tuapse ready to launch **Rosneft expects 3.5 million mt output of VLSFO at Russian plants in 2021
  • Novorossiisk to convert fuel oil handling capacity to bitumen, biodiesel capacity: reports
    **Russian is decreasing fuel oil production **Potential for rise in biofuels production
  • Nigeria asks OPEC to review repercussions of output strategy
    **President Buhari asks OPEC to understand peculiar challenges **Growing dissent among OPEC members ahead of key meet **Nigeria in recession as economy reels from COVID-19 pandemic
  • European mobility hovers near six-month low ahead of new lockdown easing
    **Weekly economic mobility level lowest since June 1 **Governments maintaining restrictions despite vaccine hopes **Oil demand impact seen at 1.5 million b/d in 2020
  • Bunkerworld Index: Prices firm on enduring pockets of demand, optimism for crude
    **USGC prices on the rise despite easing availability **ARA MGO supply concerns appear **Quarantine rule hits Hong Kong buying appetite
  • OPEC+ JMMC to hold informal talks Nov. 28
    **JMMC comprises Russia, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Algeria, Nigeria, Iraq, Venezuela and Kazakhstan **The group is meeting amid uncertainty over demand in the coming months
  • Danish field certified for use as carbon storage facility: Wintershall Dea
    **DNV GL certifies site as able to safely contain CO2 **First well ready for injection at Nini West in 2025 **To have capacity of 3.5 million mt/year before 2030
  • CHINA DATA: Nov crude throughput inches up as state-owned refiners raise run rates to 80%
    **PetroChina, CNOOC, Sinochem boost run rates **Sinopec operating rates hold steady **ZPC's CDU trial runs at about 50% of capacity
  • Volkswagen partners with GoodFuels to run fossil-free car transport operations
    **Volkswagen powers car freighters with used oil from restaurants **First ship with MAN engine already running on climate-friendly fuel **Upscaling usage of marine biofuels within RoRo segment to be pursued
  • TENDER DATA: Thailand's PTTGC sells IMO-compliant fuel oil for end Dec
    **Volume for Dec. loading higher than November **Run rates to rise on improved margins
  • TENDER DATA: Sri Lanka's Ceypetco seeks 29,000 mt fuel oil for Dec 27-28
    **Company cancelled previous tender
  • TENDER DATA: Sri Lanka's Ceypetco fails to award 25,000 mt fuel oil for Dec. 15-16
    **Disagreement over cargo sample **Vitol sole participant
  • Russian, Iraqi ministers discuss OPEC+, energy cooperation prospects
    **New Russian energy minister participates in discussion **Russian companies' investments in Iraq exceed $10 billion
  • Saudi Arabia promotes circular carbon scheme as it plans to keep pumping oil
    **No specific plans presented to G20 members **Saudi officials say world will still need its crude **EU keeping 'critical eye' on scheme's implementation
  • Bangladesh to cut HSFO imports in Dec as onset of winter lowers power demand
    **Bangladesh to import 150,000 mt of HSFO in Dec, down 25% from Nov **180 CST HSFO values weaken
  • SINGAPORE DATA: Residue stocks rise to 24 mil barrels on higher imports
    **Fuel oil imports at 1.12 million mt, exports at 292,861 mt **Bunker demand weakens on higher crude futures

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In August, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +10.9%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
Federlogistica has established its own representation in the Iberian Peninsula
Genoa
It will support Italian entrepreneurs operating in Spain
Boluda acquires Royal Boskalis' towage and salvage operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Valencia
Transaction valued at $640 million
ESPO urges IMO States to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
The association also urges the EU Commission to align European standards
The Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal.
Los Angeles
Invitation to submit expressions of interest
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
Geneva
The most significant growth in PLSCI was recorded by the port of Savona-Vado Ligure (+53.7%)
ONE will not charge surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Singapore
They will be applied starting from October 14th
Fincantieri and Aeronautical Service sign agreement for the use of composite materials in the naval, civil, and military sectors.
Trieste
Genoa Port Terminal concession renewal approved until 2054
Genoa
The terminal's operating conditions have been redefined, bringing them back to the multipurpose function, in compliance with the ruling of the Council of State and the PRP
PSA Italia-Logtainer and Rail Hub Milano-Medlog have submitted offers to manage the Interporto Padova intermodal terminal.
Padua
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports increased by 4.5% last month.
Beijing
Containers amounted to 27.7 million TEUs (+6.8%)
The Netherlands is referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether to entrust seafarers or dock workers with the lashing operations on smaller container ships.
In the second quarter, container traffic handled by Eurokai terminals grew by +16.4%
Hamburg
Significant growth of 16.1% in Germany. In Italy (Contship), volumes increased by 5.2%.
China enacted regulation in response to US taxes on Chinese-owned and -built vessels
Beijing
The new rules include the possibility of introducing similar countermeasures
New attack on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
UKMTO announced that a fire broke out on a vessel hit by a shell
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ITS Costruttori, il corso di alta formazione per entrare nel mondo di Fincantieri
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Miami
The American cruise group announces a further strengthening of the growth trend in bookings
Marella Cruises sells Fincantieri slots for two new cruise ships to TUI Cruises.
Hannover/Trieste
With a gross tonnage of 160,000 tons, they will be larger than the units originally planned
GNV-Portitalia bridge agreement on lashing operations in the ports of Palermo and Termini Imerese
HMM will not introduce surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Seoul
The company will not modify scheduled services that stop in the United States
GATX Rail Europe signs sale-leaseback agreement with DB Cargo to purchase 6,000 railcars
Vienna
The transaction will be completed by the end of this year.
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
Bremen
Miscellaneous cargo is growing. Bulk cargo is declining.
India launches nearly $8 billion package to support its shipbuilding and maritime sectors
New Delhi
Shipyard production capacity expected to increase to 4.5 million gross tonnage per year
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in French ports fell by -0.4%.
Paris
Dry bulk and rolling bulk trades are declining. Container and liquid bulk trades are growing.
Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire UK's leading marina operator
Paris/London/New York
It will take over ownership from British private equity firm LDC
Royal Caribbean agrees with Meyer Turku to build Icon ships for a decade
Miami
Order confirmed for a fifth Icon cruise ship and option placed on a seventh unit of the same series
Maersk announces it will not apply surcharges for new US tariffs on Chinese vessels
Copenhagen
The company assures that it will not make any changes to its services
Cochin Shipyard and KSOE enter into strategic collaboration in shipbuilding sector
New Delhi
The creation of approximately two thousand direct jobs is expected
DHL will resume freight shipments from Germany to the United States for corporate customers.
Bonn
They had been suspended due to the removal in the USA of the "de minimis" threshold for goods with a value of less than 800 dollars.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Statement in Support of the IMO Net-Zero Framework
Ancona: Tax fraud in the shipbuilding sector
Ancona
Over €2.3 million in non-existent tax credits seized
CMA CGM buys British rail freight operator Freightliner
Birmingham
The transaction will be completed in early 2026
Containerized cargo at the port of Algeciras decreased by -9.4% last month
Algeciras
The 20-foot containers handled were 399 thousand (-0.7%)
Italferr participates in Europe's largest railway electrification contract
Rome
Activities within the Rail Baltica project
Freight traffic increased in the ports of Barcelona and Valencia in August
Barcelona/Valencia
In the first eight months of 2025, decreases of -1.6% and -0.3% respectively were recorded
In the June-August quarter, FedEx express courier revenues increased by +3.1%
Memphis
An average of 16.8 million express shipments were handled per day (+3.5%)
Breakthrough in the exploratory tunnel of the Brenner Base Tunnel
Milan/Rome
At 64 kilometers, it will be the longest underground railway connection in the world.
Tender launched for privatization of Croatian shipyard 3. MAJ Rijeka 1905
Zagreb
The starting bid is 6.66 million euros.
To decarbonize, shipping should join forces with other hard-to-abate sectors
London
This is highlighted by a report by Accelleron which believes that a critical mass of demand is necessary to overcome a stalemate phase.
COSCO Reassures Customers on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Vessels
Shanghai
We - the Chinese company assured - will maintain competitive freight rates and surcharges.
Shipping is still far from the target of 5-10% of fuel used coming from scalable, zero-emission sources by 2030
Copenhagen
The need to introduce incentives was underlined
Spain's Boluda acquires Transfesa's intermodal rail freight services.
Valencia
The agreement also includes industrial services, railway maintenance and shunting activities and intermodal terminals.
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Baku
Agreement with the Azerbaijani oil group SOCAR
German and Austrian trailer manufacturers challenge EU regulation to reduce truck environmental impact
Berlin/Brussels
They denounce that its application leads to an increase in traffic volumes and therefore emissions.
The Venice Marghera station has been equipped with a track compliant with European TEN-T standards
Venice
A 740-meter freight track has been opened.
World Shipping Council introduces Cargo Safety Program to prevent ship fires
Washington
It is based on artificial intelligence and traditional goods inspections
Rheinmetall to enter naval shipbuilding sector by acquiring Naval Vessels Lürssen
Bremen
Lürssen Group to focus on megayacht production
The British government is investing half a billion pounds to reduce shipping emissions.
London
Private investments of 700 million expected
HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
Cairo
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -10.2% was recorded
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.
Rome
They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.
A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.
La Spezia
Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.
The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs
Rome
Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
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
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
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