testata inforMARE
Cerca
30 July 2025 - Year XXIX
Independent journal on economy and transport policy
08:37 GMT+2
LinnkedInTwitterFacebook
BRIEFS
February 2, 2021
Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
  • Bahri reports fourth quarter & full year earnings for 2020 with 153 pc jump in annual growth
  • Maersk appoints Ryan Best as new Regional Head of Logistics & Services for West Central Asia
  • Wan Hai orders a dozen vessels as part of fleet renewal plan
  • Rice exports up
  • Shortage of containers seen likely continuing beyond current financial year
  • APM Terminals Elizabeth converts to green energy
  • CMA CGM to operate Port of Alexandria's future terminal
  • Deputy Chairman inaugurates rail weighbridges & re-commissioned cranes at Deendayal Port
  • DB Schenker to support development of Asia's first multi-industry advanced manufacturing facility
  • UPS Freight to be sold to TFI International
  • Govt rejects recommendation for anti-dumping duty on carbon black from China, Russia
  • Bengal Chamber's Annual Shipping & Logistics Conclave set for Feb. 4-6 on virtual platform
  • Budget stresses on PPP mode for operational services at Major Ports & offers subsidy support to promote flagging of merchant ships in India
  • Key highlights of Union Budget 2021-22

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Logistics more digital
  • Commitment of small carriers is crucial!
  • HNA Group insolvent
  • Bringing back wild animals for free
  • Ceva opens central hub in Vietnam
  • Russia: Fruit shifted from road to rail
  • Inther Group restructures in Germany
  • Haropa coming back
  • Agility believes in Victoria
  • Cleaner air for Singapore
  • Internal shift at Continental
  • More containers handled in Guadeloupe
  • Supporting air connections in remote Canada
  • Ipsen's integration completed
  • Alliance for e-truck leasing
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Jiménez to drive XPO's growth in Iberia
  • Sealand: From Wilhelmshaven to Alexandria
  • Sputnik V lands in La Paz

The Loadstarweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
  • Containership schedule reliability at lowest level since records began
  • Carriers claim 'sliding' services will help them recover shattered schedules
  • Qatar Airways Cargo: Covid disorganisation, desktops and deception
  • FMC wants Covid-hit US dockworkers deemed 'essential' and vaccinated quickly
  • CMA CGM to operate new box terminal at Egypt's port of Alexandria
  • RHA calls on government for 'easement' as transport struggles with Brexit
  • BIFA unveils 2020 award winners, who have to celebrate alone
  • Xeneta co-founder Thomas Sorbo leaves to start new business
  • Terrifying video shows a cargo ship breaking in half
  • Snapshot: Why frothy InPost could have been frothier still
  • Supply chain radar: DSV Panalpina - 'absolutely beautiful'

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
  • Vard Marine wins design contract for new Chilean Navy ship
    Chile's ASMAR Shipbuilding & Ship Repair Company has awarded Vancouver, B.C., based Vard Marine a contract from new contract for the design of an Amphibious and Military Sea Transport Ship for the
  • Belgian terminal operator invests in Sennebogen materials handling solution
    Belgian stevedoring company DD Shipping NV, a member of the Square Group, operates two terminals along the Brussels-Scheldt Maritime Canal-one of the most important inland shipping routes in Belgium. For more flexibility,
  • VIDEO: Miami Dade takes delivery of two next gen Metal Shark fireboats
    Jeanerette, La., headquartered shipbuilder Metal Shark has delivered two of three new welded-aluminum 50 Defiant monohull pilothouse fireboats to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR). Designed by Metal Shark's in-house engineering team and built
  • C-Innovation signs one-year RLWI contract extension with BP
    Edison Chouest Offshore affiliate C-Innovation, LLC (C-I) has won a one-year extension of its contract with BP for Riserless Light Well Intervention (RLWI) in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). CI's giant OCV,
  • Huntington Ingalls awarded $175 million aircraft carrier support contract
    Huntington Ingalls Industries' (NYSE:HII) Technical Solutions division was awarded a contract last week to provide maintenance, training and planning support for U.S. Navy aircraft carriers. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract includes a five-year ordering
  • Solstad Offshore CSV wins offshore wind farm contract
    Solstad Offshore ASA, Skudeneshavn, Norway, reports that it as signed a contract with MHI Vestas for hire of the construction support vessel Normand Fortress to support its walk-to-work (W2W) operations at the
  • Kongsberg Digital launches accredited remote DP training
    To support training centers worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, Kongsberg Digital (KDI) has developed a remote simulation solution for Dynamic Positioning (DP) Induction Courses that has now been approved by the
  • Survey seeks U.S. mariner input on mental health during pandemic
    The U.S. Committee on the Marine Transportation System (CMTS) COVID-19 Working Group (C-19 WG) is encouraging mariners from all segments of the U.S. maritime industry to take ten minutes to anonymously complete

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
  • Pleas reach Biden to vaccinate dockworkers as a 'priority' group
    Port of Los Angeles executive director Gene Seroka told Lloyd's List that logistics companies, port directors and union officials "have...
  • Creditors give PIL greenlight for debt revamp
    The Teos or Changs as founding family of PIL, have agreed to a massive dilution of their combined equity interests...
  • EU launches anti-piracy initiative without new resources
    The EU's 'Co-ordinated Maritime Concept' to tackle piracy in the Gulf of Guinea does not promise any more warships
  • Capital Product Partners averse to overly speculative boxship deals
    The three boxships come with five-year charters to Hapag-Lloyd at a rate of $12,300 daily, with charterer options to extend...
  • Coup casts doubt over crew repatriation hopes
    There are 7,000 Burmese seafarers with overdue contracts, according to an industry group. It is unclear when and how they...
  • Hoegh LNG agrees 10-year FSRU charter in India
    The company's first floating storage and regasification unit has been chartered by Indian company H-Energy
  • Rise in transpacific contract rates could be long-lasting
    Contract rates usually follow the trend of spot rates, with a time lag built in. But recent contract rates for...
  • 'Deafening silence' from builders on decarbonisation, says Fafalios
    'While many shipping companies are committing themselves to zero-net carbon by 2050, nobody yet has come up with a viable...
  • Norway backs maritime fuel cell development project
    Hydrogen-based fuel cells could play a significant role in powering shipping in the future, especially on middle and long-distance routes...
  • Lockdowns force shipping surveys online
    The pandemic has forced class societies to do more inspections remotely. This could be a welcome push to drive a...
  • Data whizzes are winners in shipping's digitalisation next phase
    While the low-hanging fruits have already been taken, the next phase will see the integration and application of more disruptive...
  • Remote working: Shipping feels the absence of direct contact
    The positives of lockdowns include more phone and video communications with customers as business travel slumps, but shipping companies in...
  • Flexible working to become the norm as shipping companies accept office life has changed forever
    The benefits of remote working are likely to be offset by the loss of team spirit, fewer networking opportunities, and...
  • Digital shipping moves to the next level
    Digitalisation of processes was under discussion before Covid-19 struck, although there was a lack of urgency. Now, however, shipowners no...
  • Education will ignite digitalisation, not compulsion
    Many shipping companies have shied away from exploring the advantages of digital tech; the solution lies in recognising the value...
  • Container shipping's digital initiative bears fruit
    When the Digital Container Shipping Association was founded nearly two years ago, it promised tangible results. The rollout of a...
  • Shipping takes its first collective cyber security steps
    The IMO 2021 resolution has laid the groundwork for shipping companies protecting their operations against cyber threats. With awareness now...
  • Optimism grows for recovery in dry bulk segment
    Cleaves Securities analyst Joakim Hannisdahl says China's stimulus efforts will continue into 2021, leading to a net restocking cycle once...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Maersk Tankers warns of 'more frequent and advanced' sanctions evasion | China's shipyard orderbook at 12-year low...
  • Tiger Gas to ship first containerised LNG cargo
    Malaysia's gateway port for liquefied natural gas shipments, Bintulu, touts this cargo to Tiger Gas as the first large-scale LNG...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
  • CMA CGM's new Oakland service offers Southern California alternative
  • Fagioli spots green shoots in oil and gas sector
  • PIL creditors overwhelmingly approve carrier's restructuring
  • California asks FMC for immediate action on export delays
  • Outlook 2021: Layered integrations a sign of evolving broker-TMS relationship

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
  • Castor Maritime surges 15% as amateur-investor buying frenzy continues
  • Costamare reveals chartering feast amid boxship bonanza
  • Indian seafarer commits suicide during tanker voyage
  • Congestion expected to boost bulker rates in record year for grains market
  • Nigerian government commits to freeing Turkish crew kidnapped from boxship
  • Costamare reveals chartering feast amid boxship bonanza
  • Indian seafarer commits suicide during tanker voyage
  • Congestion expected to boost bulker rates in record year for grains market
  • Nigerian government commits to freeing Turkish crew kidnapped from boxship
  • Seanergy Maritime fixes three capesizes at index-linked rates
  • US-listed shipping stocks stumble into start of earnings season
  • Pacific International Lines looks to the future as debt plan wins creditor approval
  • Swedish Club keeps its A credit rating after S&P review
  • Wikborg Rein brings in Ince's Matt Berry as admiralty manager
  • Hoegh LNG assigns FSRU for H-Energy terminal in India
  • Braemar ACM expects suezmax rally to last despite wider market woes
  • Footage shows cargoship breaking in two before fatal sinking
  • Greek construction firm shows its hand in Tufton boxship buy
  • European Union to step in after failure of African states to halt piracy
  • Three shipowners lined up for Shell's LNG-fuelled VLCCs at DSME
  • Sovcomflot Arc7 LNG carrier to tackle Northern Sea Route in February
  • Head of London's Greek shipping group berates yards' 'silence' on decarbonisation
  • Price pressure: Wartsila facing tough fight to secure orders at right level
  • Corvus opens hydrogen marine fuel-cell production plant in Bergen
  • Korean bank denies plan to sell HMM to steel giant Posco
  • Bahri rides tanker wave to 153% profit surge, but 2021 could prove more challenging
  • U-Ming Marine forges $202m bulker order as renewal effort points to more sales
  • Navig8 and Tongli turn to CSSC Shipping to refinance tonnage
  • Eight cargoship crew released by pirates after 44 days
  • John Frangos pulls the plug on pair of private companies
  • Niels Stolt-Nielsen: Shipping returns unsustainable for past 20 years
  • Kim Ullman's cruellest quarter: 'Never seen it as bad almost in my whole career'
  • Shipping considers options in wake of Myanmar military coup
  • Trump deal with China 'under review', says Biden administration
  • Eagle Bulk ultramax crew safe following boarding by pirates off Ghana

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
  • TENDER DATA: India's IOC tender seeking 25,000 mt LSFO goes unawarded
    A company source said that no bids were received for the tender, likely due to the prompt delivery date and the specifications requested.
  • TENDER DATA: Sri Lanka's Ceypetco cancels tender seeking 30,000 mt 180 CST fuel oil for mid-Feb
    Ceypetco procures fuel oil on behalf of West Coast Power Pvt. Ltd. and other local power companies for power generation.
  • TENDER DATA: Sri Lanka's Ceypetco cancels Feb-May tender seeking 180 CST fuel oil
    A company source, while declining to comment on the reason for the cancellation, said that Ceypetco would instead be seeking three additional fuel oil cargoes in March.
  • Platts FOB Singapore fuel oil trading volume in Jan jumps on month to 1.29 mil mt
    Trades in physical FOB Singapore fuel oil cargoes during the Platts Market on Close assessment process saw a more than fivefold increase to 1.29 million mt in January from December 2020, S&P Global Platts data showed Feb. 1.
  • TENDER DATA: Taiwan's Formosa sells 10,000 mt pyrolysis fuel oil for Feb loading
    he fuel oil is produced at its ethylene plants and typically blended into low sulfur fuel oil for power plants, market sources said.
  • TENDER DATA: Taiwan's Formosa sells 40,000 mt 180 CST HSFO for Feb 4-6
    The company last sold 40,000 mt of 130-180 CST fuel oil with maximum 0.9% sulfur via a tender for loading over Jan. 14-16 from Mailiao at a discount of around $50/mt to MOPS Marine Fuel 0.5%S assessments, market sources said.
  • Bunker supplier Orim to offer MGO to sales list at ARA region
    Bunker supplier and hitherto low sulfur and very low sulfur fuel oil specialist Orim Energy has added marine gasoil to its list of bunker fuels on offer in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp bunker hub, the company said in a statement Feb. 1.
  • European LSGO futures net speculative length rises to new one-year high
    Speculative net long positions in ICE low sulfur gasoil futures rose 784 contracts to 78,690 in the week to Jan. 26, a fresh one-year high, according to ICE data.
  • EMEA middle distillates: Key market indicators this week
    European distillates markets were relatively stable despite weak demand, with the contango in the market even narrowing over the week to Feb. 1.
  • NextDecade terminates plans for proposed second LNG export facility in Texas
    NextDecade abandoned plans Jan. 29 for a second LNG export terminal in Texas, saying the site it was considering was not suitable for development.
  • AMERICAS BUNKERS: Key market indicators Feb. 1-5
    Spot marine fuel markets throughout the Americas have seen pricing fluctuate with global energy futures while demand fundamentals remain mixed.
  • Primorsk Feb ULSD exports total 1.58 million mt in 48 cargoes
    Exports of ultra low sulfur diesel from Primorsk in the Baltic will total about 1.58 million mt in February, up 1.5% from January but 10% lower year on year, according to a copy of the loading program seen by S&P Global Platts on Feb. 1.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude tests top of recent rage amid tightened supply outlooks
    Crude oil futures settled near 11-month highs Feb. 1 as tightened supply outlooks overshadowed pandemic-related demand concerns.
  • LNG carrier rates tumble from record highs but bullish prospects remain: analysts
    **Europe has become main focus for shippers **Deferred carrier demand supporting rates **Cargoes sold out until March LNG shipping rates have retreated
  • Endesa presents 340 MW of Spanish hydrogen projects
    **Plan entails Eur2 billion and 2 GW of renewables **Four closing coal plant sites targeted **As Pontes project targets 10,000 mt/yr H2
  • Jan fuel oil barge volumes traded in London MOC down 13% on month
    January volumes of fuel oil traded in the S&P Global Platts Market on Close assessment process in London declined 13% on the month, with 0.5% sulfur barge volumes nearly 65% lower while 3.5%S barges were up 11%.
  • NWE 1% sulfur fuel oil crack spread approaches year high
    The Northwest European 1% sulfur fuel oil paper crack spread -- measuring the relative value of the product to the crude from which it is made -- has reached the highest level in almost a year, as Asian utility demand continues to support low sulfur fuel oil refining margins amid more limited availability.
  • Europe and Africa residual fuel -- key market indicators this week
    Local demand for bunkering in the Northwest Europe market was sluggish but had picked up since the start of the year while price support for 0.5%S marine fuel was heard mainly due to pulls from Singapore.
  • S Korea's Busan Port advances plans for first domestic zero-emissions ferry
    **IMO GHG emission cut targets in focus **S Korea to replace conventionally powered ships with cleaner fuels by 2030 **Other Asian ports also embracing electrification to curb ferry emissions
  • Asia residual fuel market - Key market indicators this week
    The Singapore Marine fuel 0.5%S bunker demand is expected to dip over Feb. 1-5, ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays, after the uptick in the second half of January, traders said, even as the North Asian power sector demand for Singapore Marine Fuel 0.5%S cargoes peter.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail
VAT number: 03532950106
Press Reg.: nr 33/96 Genoa Court
Editor in chief: Bruno Bellio
No part may be reproduced without the express permission of the publisher
Search on inforMARE Presentation
Feed RSS Advertising spaces

inforMARE in Pdf
Mobile