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February 8, 2021
Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2021
  • KDB to sell stake in HMM to POSCO: Reports
  • Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways issues finalised guidelines for promoting floating jetties / platforms for multiple use along the coastline
  • Poul Hestbaek named new CEO of Hamburg Süd
  • Waiver of Late Fees on account of system down for Budget Update
  • JN Port starts 2021 on a high with increased container handling yoy & record coastal cement throughput
  • Mahindra Logistics sees all-round financial growth in Q3
  • Indo-US mini trade deal sticking points largely addressed, says Commerce Secretary
  • Tightening of anti-dumping, CVD rules to protect Indian industry on the anvil
  • Single window approval system for industry to be created
  • WWL Group celebrating two decades of growth & success

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 6, 2021
  • Cooled ULDs under review
  • More Rotterdam-Antwerp rail connections
  • RCH starts testing e-hybrid mainline locomotive
  • VCFI confirms development
  • Turkish Cargo invites to "Cargo Talks"
  • Collaboration in maritime intermodal transport
  • CSafe Global adds sales director in Seoul
  • GAC opts for QFZA
  • COO welcomed back at HLT
  • Logistics playing for Schneider
  • UAE carriers extend handling contracts in Munich
  • The cold drives LNG transits
  • Italian haulier buys 1,000 fuel save trucks
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • AJW operative in Malpensa
  • Amerijet appoints CCO
  • Aircraft lessor demands more freighter capacity
  • Port of Kapellskär won in 2020
  • Growth in specialised truckload segment

The Loadstarweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
  • Rates misery for ocean shippers set to continue after Chinese New Year
  • Strategic rethink by carriers on their approach to air cargo is needed
  • Deadline day for English freeports - bids from 'every major seaport operator'
  • Brexit shambles not fit for (trade) purpose, says customs consultant
  • How the B747F remains the workhorse for air cargo
  • A tribute to the late Boubby Grin, former head of strategy at KLM Cargo
  • M&A radar: Echo Global - ready to make a meal of Radiant?
  • Covid-19 radar: Big business licks its pandemic chops
  • Air cargo heroes going not just the extra mile, but way beyond

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
  • World's largest 3-D printed metal propeller gains BV certification
    Bureau Veritas (BV) has certified what it says is the largest metal 3-D printed propeller ever manufactured, and the first propeller made using additive manufacturing technology to be used to equip an
  • Norfolk Naval Shipyard breaks ground for $173 million cleantech energy project
    The U.S. Navy and Ameresco Inc. have broken ground on a project at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY), Portsmouth, Va., that is being performed under a $173 million energy savings performance contract (ESPC)
  • Torqeedo names new senior director for business development in North America
    Crystal Lake, Ill.-based Torqeedo Inc. has appointment Patrick Bucci as senior director for business development for its electric and hybrid propulsion systems. In this new position, Bucci will have responsibility for driving
  • MacGregor and Load Line Marine sign predictive maintenance agreement
    MacGregor has signed a two-year OnWatch Scout predictive maintenance agreement with Athens-headquartered bulker operator Load Line Marine SA to support the operation of vessels in its fleet equipped with MacGregor merchant cranes.
  • Australia: Norwegian car carrier giant fined AUD 24 million for criminal cartel conduct
    Norwegian-based Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean AS (WWO) has been convicted of criminal cartel conduct and ordered by Australia's Federal Court to pay a fine of AUD 24 million (about US$18.5 million) in a
  • NTSB: Poor bridge resource management led to $6 million LPG tanker strike on wharf
    A National Transportation Safety Board Marine Accident Brief says that an 83,000-cubic-meter LPG tanker struck a Washington State wharf on December 15, 2019, because the pilot approached with excessive speed and at

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
  • Brave Maritime agrees LPG and bulker deals worth over $100m
    As Vafias family opts to spend on a new LPG carrier and secondhand bulkers, Harry Vafias-led Nasdaq-listed owner StealthGas takes...
  • The week in charts: Subterfuge fleet, box volume rebound and supply chain chaos
    Lloyd's List Intelligence data shines a light on one of shipping's darkest and most opaque sub-sectors; box volume surge in...
  • Neptune leads the way, but will everyone follow?
    How many chief executive officers does it take to change a crew? More than 500 supply chain heavyweights have now...
  • Unclear picture on first weeks of EU asbestos ban enforcement
    Asbestos is probably still present on most ships, and frequent low-level exposures are more dangerous than sporadic high-level exposure, expert...
  • More abandoned seafarers go on hunger strike
    This is the second reported incident about seafarers resorting to hunger strikes in protest at their conditions. The situation with...
  • Hapag-Lloyd warns of cargo disruptions into second quarter
    There are many complex causes for the current dysfunction in the supply chain. Among them is a system-wide shortage of...
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: Is the crewing crisis getting worse?
    Despite significant efforts by international organisations, unions, companies and some governments to sort the crewing crisis, we are now starting...
  • FSL Trust posts fourth-quarter loss after impairment charge
    Singapore-listed tanker owner cites poor second-half market but ends year in the black
  • Container volume collapse not as bad as feared
    Box volumes on the trunk deepsea trades shrunk 1.2% in the past year. With initial projections pointing to a double-digit...
  • The EU is about to push the first-ever fuel carbon intensity measure on shipping
    A new proposal expected to come out in March will likely see the European Commission suggest the first carbon intensity...
  • Stena Line aims for zero-emission ferries by 2030
    Swedish ferry operator Stena Line says it plans to start two battery powered vessels on its Gothenburg-Frederikshavn route 'no later...
  • An inconvenient truth: Flags failing
    A Lloyd's List and Lloyd's List Intelligence special investigation details how, why, and which registries are flagging the Iranian and...
  • Korea Shipbuilding terminates $890m VLCC orders
    Broker reports earlier suggested that Everest Shipping Group, a new entrant backed by Chinese private fund interests, was behind the...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Euronav future-proofing with ammonia suezmaxes | Ammonia retrofits for LNG-fuelled ships to pick up in 2030s |...
  • Demand takes off for LNG bunker vessels
    'The LNG bunkering market is now developing quickly as more proposals are being tabled for the construction of LNG-fuelled vessels,'...
  • Zhonggu Logistics firms up 10 boxship orders at Yangzijiang
    While margins for the yard are relatively thin, the contract is denominated in Chinese yuan, which helps remove the exchange...
  • Titan LNG charters in NYK bunker tanker
    The charterparty for the tanker Green Zeebrugge was effected amid increasing LNG bunkering activity in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
  • Yellow consolidating brands into 'super-regional' LTL carrier
  • LA-LB congestion to clear by late spring: terminal operators
  • E2open relists on NYSE to bolster long-term capital needs
  • EU shunning of UK e-commerce opens door for US sellers
  • Final penalties handed down in Australian car carrier cartel case
  • Outlook 2021: Online quoting activity builds, but real-time rates elusive

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
  • Hydrogen fuel cell momentum builds with GEV and Teco 2030 deals
  • Capesize rates register 19% weekly fall amid seasonality, supply imbalance
  • MR, suezmax tankers trade moments in sun amid market woes
  • Criminality in the ranks still a problem, new Nigerian Navy head says
  • d'Amico buys back Sole Shipping MR tanker to lower finance cost
  • US sanctions head exits as Biden team take over White House
  • Pappas and Dragnis-backed shipowners sell ageing MR tankers
  • Ernst Russ ups fleet to 18 vessels with boxship and multipurpose purchases
  • NYK banks Japan's first dollar-denominated sustainability loan in $50m deal
  • Euronav weighing all options for future of venture with International Seaways
  • De Stoop says 'good people' can help beat less careful retrofitted rivals
  • Cosco leasing unit moves to arrest Eletson tanker pair
  • Nikolaos Vafias expands with gas carrier newbuilding and handysize bulkers
  • Palmali's arbitration bill hits $245m as Socar claims third win in London
  • What risk does shipping face from possible sanctions against Myanmar?
  • Tonnage providers unnerved by liner appetite for secondhand ships
  • Xihe Group shipowner points finger at HSBC over crew abandonment
  • Solstad continues fleet reduction with sale of laid-up PSV trio
  • Asset play: Songa Container makes $19m profit on sale of boxship it bought for $23m
  • Secrets of S&P: Euronav has $700m to spend but Awilco VLCCs were too expensive
  • Chandris returns to South Korea with product tankers order
  • Disaster for cruise as Canada extends cruiseship ban into 2022
  • Hin Leong Trading could face wind-up order after sell-off flops
  • Asset disposals and weak tanker markets push FSL Trust into the red
  • Runaway aframax crew sees relief after owner abandons ship
  • Ten VLCC newbuilding order at Hyundai yards cancelled

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
  • Port of Long Beach has best January on record
    The Port of Long Beach may need to start filling out its record book in pencil as new numbers keep replacing those on top.
  • CMA CGM expanding in Virginia, launching startup incubator
    "ZEBOX will assist innovative startups in developing new technologies in transportation, logistics, mobilities and industry 4.0," says CMA CGM CEO Rodolphe Saadé.
  • AEI receives large order for 737-800 converted freighters
    Aerospace engineering firms are busy converting passenger planes to pure freighters.
  • Crude tankers stuck in 'rate hell' but floating-storage pain wanes
    Long grind ahead for crude tankers: Executives and analysts don't see recovery until second half - if not later.
  • Kenya Airways ditches Dreamliner seats to fit cargo
    We haven't heard many airlines recently culling their cabins of seats, but Kenya Airways is now the first to do so with a Boeing 787.
  • Airport cargo communities collaborate to optimize vaccine transport
    Pharmaceutical companies often get nervous that carelessness by a transportation provider will spoil a shipment of COVID vaccines or other medicines. Airfreight experts say data...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
  • TENDER DATA: India's MRPL sells 25,000 mt LSFO Feb 24-26 loading
    MRPL last sold 25,000 mt of marine fuel with maximum 0.5% sulfur for loading over Feb. 1-3 to Shell at a discount of $10-$15/mt to the average of Platts FOB Singapore Marine Fuel 0.5%S and Argus marine fuel 0.5% assessments, FOB, S&P Global Platts reported earlier.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude climbs to fresh one-year highs amid tightened fundamentals, weaker dollar
    Crude futures settled higher Feb. 5 amid tightened supply outlooks, demand optimism and a weaker US dollar.
  • India says predictability in oil production cuts, stable prices key for recovery
    India on Feb. 4 urged the world's top oil producers to plan production cuts in a way that is more predictable, which would help to plan crude imports in a more organized manner and avoid the pain of volatile prices as it could dampen the fragile recovery process.
  • NWE 0.1% gasoil cargoes hit 7-week low on high stocks, low inland demand
    Premiums for 0.1% cargoes in Northwest Europe have fallen to their lowest since mid-December as stocks in the Amsterdam-Antwerp-Rotterdam trading hub rose on poor inland demand and the closure of the Rhine to barges, which cut off the Swiss market.
  • GECF calls for 'carbon neutral' LNG contribution from both sellers, buyers
    **LNG producers will need to offset GHG emissions **Europe could drive demand for carbon-neutral LNG **Need for 'robust' carbon offsetting markets
  • European fuel oil Hi-5 spread up to triple digits on Eastern demand, output cuts
    **European fuel oil Hi-5 spread highest since March 2020 **VLSFO finds support on arbitrage east, limited availability
  • ARA fuel oil stocks slip 2% on week to 1.425 mil mt: Insights Global
    Stocks of fuel oil in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region, as measured by Insights Global, moved lower by 2% to 1.425 million mt in the week to Feb. 3, following a 6% rise in the previous week.
  • Bunkerworld Index: Rising crude supports bunker prices, but patchy demand ahead
    **Singapore 0.5%S FO supply expected greater in March **NWE demand expected to remain weak **Poor demand but tight logistics at New York
  • European VLSFO, LSFO cracks hit new highs on strong Asian demand
    **High Asian LNG prices force utilities to turn to FO alternatives **European fuel oil refinery runs remain low **South American crude producers reduce flows to Asia
  • REFINERY NEWS: Finland's Neste says COVID-19 accelerated need to improve refining business
    **Targets some 1.5 million mt/year of SAF by the end of 2023 **Refinery works in Singapore, Rotterdam Q3, Q4
  • FEATURE: Methanol a ready option to meet shipping's climate goals
    **Pricing competitiveness prone to fluctuate **Methanol has ready-established infrastructure **Green methanol capacity possible, more demand needed
  • S Korea's SK Energy set to expand high sulfur bunker supply in Ulsan: sources
    **SK Energy leases storage tank in Ulsan **HSFO cargo arrives in end Jan
  • Oil's peak seen nowhere near in India despite energy transition
    **BPCL to aggressively pursue refining expansion **Volatile markets call for increased hedging **Oil and gas, new energy consumption to go hand-in-hand
  • TENDER DATA: Sri Lanka's Lanka IOC seeks marine fuel 0.5%S Feb 24-25 delivery
    Lanka IOC occasionally seeks marine fuel 0.5%S from the spot market via tender to meet bunker demand at Trincomalee.
  • SINGAPORE DATA: Residue stocks build 3% on week as fuel oil imports rise 7%
    **Fuel oil imports reverse two weeks of declines **Bunker demand thin ahead of Lunar New Year holidays

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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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Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
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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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