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January 12, 2021
Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 11, 2021
  • 'The containership business is expected to achieve a significant increase in profits'
  • A.P. Moller-Maersk increases sustainable rail transport alternatives
  • APM Terminals sets all-time volume records in Denmark
  • CEVA Logistics accelerates expansion in Africa with acquisition of ASTI Group in Morocco
  • THE Alliance network to improve Asian services
  • Wan Hai Lines launches new intra-Asia service
  • DGTR probing export subsidisation of aluminium product by Malaysia
  • Abu Dhabi Ports freezes rent escalation during 2021 for businesses in its Industrial Cities & Free Zone cluster
  • Cargo movement seen still affected by Covid disruptions
  • Mansukh Mandaviya visits Mumbai Port, holds meetings with key officials
  • Port of Antwerp testing innovative technology for autonomous shipping
  • Visakha Container Terminal to complete expansion project & more than double capacity this year
  • Railways expediting construction & completion of Dedicated Freight Corridors
  • Economy seen showing decisive signs of V-shaped recovery
  • India's GDP growth to rebound by 8.9 pc in 2021-22: IHS Markit
  • First Appellate Authority
  • Indian seafarers stuck in China coming back this week: Mandaviya

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Arabian airspace closure lifted
  • More services to Sweden
  • Czech carrier to modernise fleet
  • Bison moves to new pastures
  • Mabkargo's first charter flight of 2021
  • CSA2020 names new executive director
  • Rijeka hits record mark
  • BLG wins contract for fashion logistics
  • UAE lays track in Al Dhafrah
  • Amsterdam airport restructures again
  • Hyderabad-Dubai Covid-19 vaccines corridor
  • New equipment for the Port of Ashdod
  • East Med service reaches Northern Range
  • Blind spot warning stickers in France
  • Warehouse deal closed in Madrid
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Large-scale testing in Frankfurt
  • Kuuchi returns

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 11, 2021
  • More misery for shippers with return of bunker surcharges on the radar
  • Freighter aircraft conversion market warming up - but it could overheat
  • Lack of info on box contents stalling unloading operations on ONE Apus
  • To avoid delays, UK truckers need negative Covid tests before they reach Kent
  • Strong US surface transport market augurs more cost pain for shippers
  • Shipping line reliability and accountability now 'a thing of the past'
  • FloraHolland accused of patent infringement of flower storage technology
  • Supply chain radar: Club deals

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 11, 2021
  • Carnival CFO: We've enough liquidity to get through 2021, even with zero revenues
    Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) today reported a U.S. GAAP net loss of $2.2 billion and adjusted net loss of $1.9 billion for the fourth quarter of 2020. The
  • All American Marine books research vessel contract
    Bellingham, Wash., shipbuilder All American Marine has won a contract to construct a research vessel for Bluetide Puerto Rico. The 73-foot by 26.7-foot aluminum catamaran, will be constructed to USCG Subchapter T
  • UltraShip opts for Wärtsilä Fleet Operations Solution
    Gentofte, Denmark, based UltraShip is to install the Wärtsilä Voyage Fleet Operations Solution (FOS) across its entire fleet of 18 LPG tankers. The solution automatically optimizes the route and speed of vessels,
  • Huntington Ingalls makes promotion at Ingalls Shipbuilding
    Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) reports that Keith Munn has been promoted to vice president, business management, and chief financial officer for Ingalls Shipbuilding. In his new role, he will be responsible
  • Wärtsilä picks Corvus Energy for Harvey Gulf battery retrofits
    Corvus Energy reports that it has received an order from Wärtsilä for four energy storage systems (ESS) for installation in offshore support vessels operated by New Orleans headquartered Harvey Gulf International Marine.
  • Great Lakes Dredge books contracts worth over $60 million
    Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ:GLDD) today reported the receipt of several major dredging awards totaling $60.9 million that will be included in the company's year-end 2020 backlog number. The awarded
  • No Nor-Shipping in 2021
    There will be no Nor-Shipping event in Norway this June. The organizers have taken the decision to postpone the exhibition and its associated activity program, pushing the event back to January 10-13,

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 11, 2021
  • KSOE wins $182m twin VLCC order
    KSOE is a major builder of VLCCs, having won 65% of the total orders for this vessel type in 2020...
  • Global gas production down 3.6% in 2020 but LNG demand set to grow
    Still, global natural gas production is expected to grow by 24% to 4.9trn cu m in 2040, Rystad said, with most...
  • IMO appoints Hoenders as emissions policy chief
    Mr Hoenders had been acting head of the department since early 2020 and was recently confirmed as permanent head, responsible...
  • Lloyd's Register assembles decarbonisation advisory panel
    Lloyd's Register taps Maersk, Carnival and Orsted representatives as well as government and NGO experts as first members of its...
  • Capesizes lead dry bulk gains
    Healthy enquiries and tight tonnage in both basins were cited as reasons for the continued upswing in the capesize segment...
  • US designates Yemen's Houthis as a terrorist group
    The US decision is designed to deter outsiders from transacting with the Iran-backed rebels. But there are fears the move...
  • Aon launches fuel insurance hedge policy for shipping
    'If you are a smaller operator without the sophistication to go into the fuel purchasing strategy markets, this provides low...
  • Widening fuel spreads will benefit scrubber users
    Narrow fuel spreads through 2020 lengthened the payback time for scrubber investments to beyond three years. With fuel spreads expected...
  • Shippers warned to prepare for bunker surcharge increase
    The pandemic-driven fall in the price of oil mitigated the impact of new sulphur rules introduced in the past year...
  • Yangzijiang wins orders for four ultramax newbuilds from Meghna Group
    Delivery is scheduled for between the second half of 2022 and first half of 2023. A regular ultramax dry bulker...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Regulation is key to shipping's green push, Lloyd's List survey finds | Container lines: Profiting or profiteering...
  • Relief for crew of bulker stranded off China for six months
    With the vessel Jag Anand about to resolve its crewing situation, elsewhere, the MSC-owned Anastasia is the other vessel with...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 11, 2021
  • Chassis shortages in Chicago worsen amid record volumes
  • More US importers signing trans-Pac contracts earlier
  • Cautious ro-ro carriers reactivating idled ships on firmer market
  • Post-Brexit parcel delays expected despite new UK-EU trade deal
  • Outlook 2021: Fast-rising US truckload rates could reverse course in 2021

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 11, 2021
  • South Korea's DSME misses newbuilding order target for 2020
  • Matson expects much higher profit off China business
  • T Rowe Price boosts Seacor Holdings stake amid $1bn buyout
  • US-listed shipping stocks start new year with a roar after tepid 2020
  • Crude tankers stay in the doldrums with no pressure to charter
  • Gibson: a tale of "two halves" in 2021 tanker market again, but in a reverse way
  • Scorpio Bulkers sells 31st vessel with lease ties to Ocean Yield
  • CMA CGM third boxship company hit with patent infringement suit
  • Diana Shipping fixes post-panamax bulker to SwissMarine at higher rate as market rises
  • Carnival losses total $10.2bn during 2020 pandemic shutdown
  • Nor-Shipping postponed until 2022 due to worsening pandemic
  • Transocean renews bulker fleet by buying four-year-old kamsarmax
  • Zim chases 'proper chance' to break shipping's 5-year IPO drought in New York
  • Spot market for capesize bulkers starts week up by 16%, lifting Baltic Dry Index
  • Maersk Tankers unveils new head of human resources in diversity drive
  • 'New industrial adventure': Knutsen OAS heads for offshore wind market
  • Genco Shipping's top shareholder files to sell more than half of its stake
  • Vega Reederei and Conoship scaling up vanadium battery power plan
  • Coral Shipping linked to purchase of its youngest aframax ever as DSD sells
  • Union Marine makes capesize debut with purchase of sole Eregli ship
  • Woodchip carrier holed after backing into pier in Argentina
  • Berge Bulk buys capesize as expansion efforts continue
  • Insurance experts see 'receding' chances of general average in ONE Apus casualty
  • Dirty tanker fixtures down 16% in 2020 amid virus disruptions, Poten says
  • Eurotankers said to offload VLCC in surprise recycling deal
  • Rem switches PSV into wind sector and fixes newbuild to Siemens
  • Twenty years after General Maritime, Peter Georgiopoulos takes a different view on public markets
  • 'It's important that everybody sees themselves as a role model for someone' - Temi Binitie
  • Hapag-Lloyd boxship boarded by pirates off Colombia
  • VLGC spot earnings push beyond $110,000 as inefficiencies linger
  • Hyundai yards rake in newbuilding deals worth up to $673m
  • Aon launches fuel price insurance to help shipping manage risk
  • Stop politicising Hankuk Chemi seizure, Iran tells top South Korean diplomat
  • Wakashio stern section to be removed by end of January
  • KiwiRail selects Hyundai Mipo to build ferry duo
  • Tufton Oceanic Assets makes first tanker buy after reorganisation Published 11 January 2021 8:43 GMT
  • Energyfund Sweden reveals three tanker sales as it looks to wind sector
  • Cosmoship Maritime breaks into VLCCs with former Minerva Marine ship
  • Italian shipyard ditches recycling plans as it resells Costa cruiseship to Turkey
  • Trafigura focuses on charters after cutting emissions from own ships
  • Stolt Tankers approaches renewal decision after CTG fleet buy
  • Hiring thaw solves staffing issue as Stolt and Essberger seal merger
  • Seafarer arrested for trying to avoid Australian quarantine
  • Floatel International secures new contracts and debt lock-up agreement
  • Capesize bulker sector unfazed by China's plan for less crude steel
  • Great Eastern bulker set to leave after seven months stuck off China

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 11, 2021
  • South Carolina Ports continues riding volume wave
    The opening of the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal and deepening of Charleston Harbor are expected to make for an even brighter 2021.
  • New world record set for shipping rates: $350,000 per day
    An LNG ship is now earning more than any other vessel in history. Extreme weather in Asia has propelled LNG rates into the stratosphere.
  • Titan Airways to operate world's second A321 converted freighter
    A new type of air cargo plane is entering the market to much fanfare. The Airbus A321 has many capabilities. Titan Airways is getting the...
  • Career Tracks: Dachser promotes CFO Eling to CEO
    Dachser promotes Burkhard Eling to CEO; GlobalTranz hires Bryan Foe as SVP; the Containerization & Intermodal Institute appoints Randy Bayles to its board; and Illinois...
  • Don't expect rate relief from container-ship order spike
    Even after a wave of just-ordered container ships is delivered by yards, cargo shippers are unlikely to see lower freight rates.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 11, 2021
  • Crude rally stalls amid fresh lockdowns, stronger dollar
    Pandemic-related demand concerns weighed on gasoline cracks.
  • IEA plans 'roadmap' to 2050 net-zero emissions ahead of COP26 summit: Birol
    **Structural decline in emissions, oil demand unlikely post-pandemic **IEA/UK clean energy summit in March paves way to COP26
  • AMERICAS BUNKERS: Key market indicators Jan. 11-15
    **Panama pricing takes direction from firming USGC values **Vancouver seeing demand fundamentals improve **Houston spot 0.5%S markets dealing with supply issues: sources
  • Northern Sea Route 2020 cargo volumes rise 4.6% on year: Rosatom
    Route closed to shipping for about half the year.
  • EMEA light ends: Key market indicators
    European gasoline and naphtha flat prices have hit highs not seen since the start of the coronavirus pandemic as strength in crude oil alongside gasoline and petrochemical demand have helped lift the complex.
  • REFINERY NEWS: Estonia drops plans for new shale oil refinery
    Following a feasibility study, Estonia's Eesti Energia and shale oil producer Viry Keemia Group have decided to stop a project to build a new shale oil refinery
  • Norway oil and gas industry says CO2 tax hike will require mitigation
    **Extra tax take should be earmarked for industry help **Tax hike represents "substantial cost increase" **Government promises offsetting tax reductions
  • UAE reopens sea border with Qatar after ending trade embargo
    The UAE has resumed business via air, land or sea with Qatar and any previous circulars issued by the UAE Maritime Administration relating to restrictions on dealing with Qatar have been abolished, the Port of Fujairah Authority said in a notice to mariners on Jan 8.
  • REFINERY NEWS ROUNDUP: More companies in Europe eye green hydrogen
    ITM Power and Orsted will conduct a feasibility study to produce green hydrogen at offshore wind farms in Europe as part of a consortium that has received EU funding, ITM Power said.
  • Goldman sees Brent hitting $65/b by mid-2021 on sharp demand rebound
    Vaccine roll-out seen triggering demand boost.
  • Iran signs 8 more oil projects as part of plan to boost output by 355,000 b/d
    **Iran pumped avg 2.03 million b/d in 2020: S&P Global Platts **Latest new projects set to add 95,000 b/d **Plan to boost oil output started in January 2019
  • Crude MOC: Sour complex firm as OSP issuance raises optimism
    Benchmark cash Dubai edged higher as key Middle East producers issued official selling prices, clearing the way for March-loading trade to kick off.
  • Libyan surge, slipping compliance push OPEC+ output up sharply in Dec: Platts survey
    **OPEC+ output at 7-month high, compliance down to 98.5% **OPEC pumps 25.43 mil b/d, up by 220,000 b/d **Non-OPEC allies increase production by 60,000 b/d **Saudi output 9.01 mil b/d; Russia pumps 9.10 mil b/d
  • Q1 2021 an opportunity for containers to restock amid bullish fundamentals
    Strong demand supported by vaccine shipments, Lunar New Year.
  • RUSSIA DATA: Dec refining throughput down 7.4% on year at 23.065 mil mt
    Russian refineries processed 23.065 million mt (about 5.4 million b/d) of crude in December, down 7.4% year on year but up 3.5% from November, according to energy ministry data released Jan. 11.
  • INTERVIEW: MiQ eyes role for methane emissions standard in global gas trade
    **MiQ partnership developing new certification system **Independent third-party system for grading gas supply **Buyers can choose 'differentiated gas': MiQ's Tijbosch
  • CHINA DATA: Shandong independent refineries' 2020 average run rate rises 6 percentage points
    **2020 crude consumption up 10% **Dec run rate falls to 73%, from 76% in Nov **Crack lesser Oman crude in 2020
  • TENDER DATA: Sri Lanka's Ceypetco tender seeking 180 CST FO for end-Jan goes unawarded
    Ceypetco procures fuel oil on behalf of West Coast Power Pvt. Ltd., and other local power companies for power generation. The company received only one offer for its tender, which was ultimately rejected on account of the specifications not matching the requested specification.
  • Asia residual fuel market - Key market indicators this week
    The Singapore Marine fuel 0.5%S market witnessed tepid downstream bunker demand in the first trading week of 2021, although bunker traders have pegged their hopes on a demand recovery for the second half of the month.
  • MALAYSIA DATA: Production of oil products, LNG declines in November
    Malaysia slashed domestic production of gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil, gasoil, LPG, naphtha and LNG in November compared to the same month in 2019, according to preliminary data from the Department of Statistics on Monday, Jan. 11.
  • Transit of Kazakh oil via Russia disrupted due to cold weather
    **Transneft sees deliveries resuming within 3 days **Outage caused by adverse weather
  • Dirty tanker fixtures fall 16% in 2020 as COVID-19 weighs: Poten
    **VLCC fixtures down 7% on year in 2020 **Suezmax fixtures down 23% **Aframax fixtures down 20% a

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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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