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January 13, 2021
Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 12, 2021
  • Hong Kong prohibits vessels which have visited South Africa or UK in the past 21 days
  • ICC International Maritime Bureau highlights benefits of joining IMB NVOCC Register
  • DGTR recommends continuation of anti-dumping duty on phthalic anhydride from Russia
  • Exports show impressive growth in new year
  • Main issues regarding RoDTEP (Refund of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products) highlighted in a representation by Export Promotion Council for EOUs & SEZs (EPCES) to the Finance Minister, Commerce and Industry Minister and to the RoDTEP Committee
  • JNPT attains multiple operational highs in Dec.
  • Sri Lanka seeks investor to complete Colombo Port's East Container Terminal
  • Air cargo demand improves in Nov.; capacity remains constrained
  • Govt issues guidelines for packaging & transportation of Covid-19 vaccines by air
  • ICD Durgapur connects eastern India with JNPT
  • Minister seeks completion of dedicated freight corridors by June 2022
  • India's real GDP seen growing by 10.1 pc in FY22
  • DP World lays foundation stone for Free Trade Zone in Mumbai
  • Ministry of Coal launches Single Window Clearance Portal

International Transport Journalweb site
  • New joint shuttle service
  • Perfect storm pushes DHL's results
  • DHL Global Forwarding strengthens team
  • Brussels airport at the crossroads
  • More alternatives for sustainable rail transport
  • Swissterminal banks on France
  • Geodis takes next step in USA
  • Röhlig Logistics picks manager for global air freight
  • ONE's two new services
  • Electric locomotives from China
  • Airbus delivers 566 aircraft, suspends A330F
  • Coffee service powered by TST
  • Pelichet appoints international director
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Sky Lease must pay USD 422,000
  • Scrapping premium only with turn-off assistant
  • Regional Container extends intra-Asian network

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 12, 2021
  • FAA guilty of 'lapses' in Atlas Air safety oversight and 'failed leadership'
  • Scrapping plans abandoned as 'aggressive' box carriers hunt available tonnage
  • Geodis the latest forwarder to dip its toe into the charter waters
  • Lufthansa first to apply surcharge on cargo trucked from UK to EU airports
  • European road freight capacity falls dramatically post-Brexit, pushing up rates
  • US 'parcel tsunami' shifts into reverse gear with record post-Xmas returns
  • Munich's Transport Logistic 2021 cancelled - online conference takes its place
  • Atlas snaps up last four 747-8Fs as DHL Express orders eight 777Fs
  • Malcolm Wilson to be CEO of spin-off contract logistics unit XPO NewCo
  • Training specialist Carl Hobbis joins BIFA board as executive director
  • Supply chain radar: The drama unfolds - spare a thought for the shippers
  • Against the odds: All eyes on Zim as CMA CGM doesn't blink

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 12, 2021
  • Ingalls starts fabrication of DDG 129
    Huntington Ingalls Industries' (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division officially started fabrication of the Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) destroyer Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129), January 7. The start of fabrication signified that the first
  • MSC joins Hydrogen Council
    As shipowners continue to eye their future fuel choices, container shipping giant MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) has joined the Hydrogen Council as a steering member, aiming to foster cross-sector collaboration that will
  • Holland Shipyards Group to build three more hybrid ferries for Kiel
    Germany's Schlepp- und Fährgesellschaft Kiel (SFK) has exercised a contract option with Holland Shipyards Group to build three additional hybrid ferries. The design of the new ferries will be in line with
  • Louis Dreyfus wins another CTV contract
    France's Louis Dreyfus Armateurs and its U.K.-based partner Tidal Transit have won another offshore wind Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) services contract for the Saint Nazaire offshore wind farm. It follows the two-CTV
  • Carnival to offset marine lubricant CO2 emissions
    Carnival Corporation, which, as we reported yesterday, is working towards resuming operations over the course of 2021, has awarded Shell Marine a multi-year lubricants contract for its global fleet of 89 ships.
  • AWO's Jennifer Carpenter to speak at TTB
    Jennifer Carpenter, president and CEO of the American Waterways Operators (AWO), will be among the industry leaders speaking at Marine Log's upcoming TTB-Tugs, Towboats, & Barges conference, which this year will be
  • Autonomous freight ferries will feature Schottel propulsion systems
    The two autonomous RO/RO freight ferries on order for Norwegian grocery distributor ASKO will have Schottel propulsion systems. As we reported earlier, the vessels are being built at Cochin Shipyard (CSL) in

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 12, 2021
  • Port of Charleston on course for 22% import surge in first half
    Looking ahead, the January GPT projects an 8.5% gain in imports between December and May versus the six months between...
  • Tanker earnings downgraded for 2021 to half of cash breakeven levels
    Resurgence of coronavirus infections arrests nascent recovery in oil demand growth that is said to have 'profound negative impact' on...
  • Wakashio stern removal to be completed in April
    The final salvage plan is being agreed by Mauritian authorities, vessel owner says. Work is expected to start next month
  • LNG spot rates at $350,000 as fleet dries up
    Brokers are looking at LNG chartering deals worth around $350,000 per day but the lack of available ships means a...
  • Deal with Pistiolis heralds VLCC debut for TOP Ships
    Chief executive flips three MR newbuildings to compatriot owner Eastmed after acquiring them in complex tanker swap
  • Mental hygiene: The science behind seafarer resilience
    As the importance of mental hygiene becomes better understood, specialists are offering to help crews at sea and staff ashore...
  • Union Maritime acquires two capesizes
    Move is eye-catching as the company's existing presence in dry bulk comprises three ultramaxes
  • Scorpio declares option to sell Ocean Yield ultramax
    Ocean Yield said it would receive proceeds of about $20m and record a small book profit from the sale
  • Hapag-Lloyd boxship boarded off Colombia
    The Hapag-Lloyd panamax boxship Dusseldorf Express was reportedly boarded off about 40nm south west of Cartagena
  • Euronav joins call for action on crew change crisis
    A new Global Maritime Forum task force to tackle the ongoing crewing crisis has secured Euronav as a signatory, adding...
  • Maersk's new Asia Pacific head sets sights on customer longevity
    The former Asia Pacific chief executive of German logistic major DB Schenker is now in charge of Maersk's operations in...
  • Economic Outlook: Vaccine rollout key to rebound in global economy
    Coronavirus knocked trillions of dollars off global GDP last year and resulted in economic momentum shifting away from western countries...
  • Marine insurance expert warns of 'very expensive year' for owners
    'You might get a client who gets a 5% increase in their hull rate. But that could be coming on...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Widening fuel spreads will benefit scrubber users | Shippers warned to prepare for bunker surcharge increase |...
  • Dry bulk and tanker markets face challenging year
    A key question for bulker owners is the extent to which fleet inefficiencies will continue to distort vessel supply-demand balances, SSY...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 12, 2021
  • US Chamber sees major infrastructure spend within grasp
  • Quebec awards $43 million to planned Montreal terminal
  • Port of Wilmington gains Scoular export business
  • Import surge, labor shortages worsen LA-LB congestion
  • Outlook 2021: Forwarders face technology investment crossroads in 2021
  • Green fuel powers Amsterdam-LAX air cargo route
  • US intermodal growth will likely slow later in 2021
  • Outlook 2021: Runaway demand to push US intermodal pricing higher

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 12, 2021
  • NYK Line makes breakthrough into LNG regasification sector with PNG deal
  • New lockdowns will have 'profound' effect on suffering tanker market, Cleaves says
  • Louis Dreyfus wins second wind farm newbuilding contract
  • Former Shell man admits Singapore bunker tanker oil theft
  • LNG carrier rate assessments rise as Asia battles big freeze
  • Tsuneishi Zhoushan wins feedership order from Taicang Line
  • Tanker prices have further to fall after taking 15% hit since April
  • Scrap prices tipped to breach $500 barrier as interest spirals
  • Shell and Trafigura take product tankers on period deals to kick-start 2021
  • Sovcomflot wins Total charter to back LNG carrier order
  • Scorpio Tankers pulls liquidity lever with $75m bonds add-on filing
  • Boxship giant Atlas Corp fills CFO role with ex-Maersk man Graham Talbot
  • Stowaway bees give sulphur carrier crew sweet parting gift
  • Meghna Group splashes out $102m on ultramaxes at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding
  • Maran VLCC and Sinokor VLOC kick-off Bangladeshi demolition derby
  • Euronav signs Neptune Declaration calling for seafarer vaccine jabs
  • Zim's asset-light IPO strategy might not be as watertight as outfit and analysts think
  • MOL and Uniper put supersize FSRU project newbuilding on ice
  • Shuaa Capital-led consortium buys $308m Stanford Marine debt facility
  • Yangzijiang a 'deep value' candidate to be taken private, says DBS

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 12, 2021
  • Atlas Air, DHL Express buy large Boeing freighters
    Boeing is pulling the plug on its 747-8 production line, and Atlas Air is snapping up the last planes. DHL Express is also ordering 777...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 12, 2021
  • Crude hits fresh 11-month highs as US dollar rally falters
    EIA revises crude price forecast higher in monthly Short-Term Energy Outlook.
  • Russia's Transneft expects Kazakh oil transit to return to normal Jan 12
    **Cold weather continues to disrupt loading in Siberia
  • Singapore Airlines Dec passenger demand points to recovery in air travel
    **Group's passenger airlines add 46% more capacity on month in Dec **Jet fuel prices recover on positive vaccine sentiment **SIA expects passenger capacity around 25% of pre-COVID level by end-March
  • TENDER DATA: Petroecuador offers 570,000 barrels fuel oil No. 4
    Petroecuador last awarded a fuel oil no. 4 tender for September loading to Trafigura at a $1.75 discount to the same pricing basis.
  • Aon launches insurance for spikes in aviation, marine fuel costs
    First cover of this sort for large consumers of fuel.
  • Weak tanker market in Europe weighs on fuel oil demand
    Reduced refinery runs in Europe are limiting availability of 0.5%S marine fuel.
  • Citi sees Brent above $60/b by late 2021 on Saudi cuts, OPEC+ action
    Citibank expects Brent crude to rise to above $60/b by late 2021, as it sees Saudi Arabia's recent surprise output cuts and broader of OPEC+ action removing an additional 1.1 million b/d from global markets above its previous Q1 forecast.
  • REFINERY NEWS ROUNDUP: Russia's 2020 throughput down 5.3%
    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.
  • Libya's El Sharara crude to load 7.16 mil barrels in February
    Some 10 cargoes of Libya's El Sharara crude are set to load in February, according to a copy of the preliminary lifting schedule seen by S&P Global Platts Jan. 12.
  • Six cargoes of Libya's Sarir/Mesla crude blend to load in February
    Loadings of Libya's Sarir/Mesla crude blend will total six million barrels in February, according to a preliminary copy of the loading schedule seen by S&P Global Platts on Jan. 12.
  • Libya's Mellitah crude loadings at 107,143 b/d in February
    Loadings of Libya's light, sweet Mellitah crude will average 107,143 b/d in February, according to a preliminary copy of the loading schedule seen by S&P Global Platts on Jan. 12.
  • European VLSFO crack hits 10-month high on tight supply
    **0.5%S marine fuel crack up $1 in past week **Weak supply supporting prices: sources
  • Japan's power supply tightened on low LNG stocks amid severe cold spells: METI minister
    **JERA, Kansai, Kyushu procuring extra LNG **Asia LNG spot price hits record high **J-Power to restart coal-fired unit on HSFO as emergency response
  • SPAIN DATA: Retail fuel withdrawals down 25% in 2020
    **Q4 volume shows small pick-up from Q3 **Kerosene demand down 73% in Q3, Q4 **Diesel demand more resilient than gasoline
  • CPC crude loadings ex-Novorossiisk up 1.6% on month at 1.26 mil b/d in Dec
    **2020 average loadings down 6.6% on year to 1.28 mil b/d
  • OIL FUTURES: Price continues to rise as stock draws seen after OPEC+ cuts
    Crude oil futures were higher in early afternoon trading in Europe on Jan. 12, as bullishness around the supply and demand balance in 2021 took hold in the face of global vaccine roll-outs and significant OPEC+ production cuts.
  • TENDER DATA: Kuwait's KPC buys 80,000 mt HSFO for late-Jan delivery
    This is the third such cargo KPC has purchased in the last month to meet power generation demand from its domestic utilities sector, while its Mina Abdullah refinery, which normally supplies fuel oil, is undergoing upgrading work.
  • TENDER DATA: India's HPCL offers low viscosity fuel oil from Mumbai for Jan 21-23 loading
    The company last sold 21,000 mt of 125 CST HSFO with 3.8% maximum sulfur for loading over Dec. 8-12 from Mumbai to Total, at a discount to the MOPS 380 CST HSFO assessments, market sources said.
  • China's partial lockdowns to have limited impact on oil product demand in Jan-Feb
    **Strict measures prevent spreading **Jan-Feb demand to recover to 2019 levels **Sale slow slightly but throughput unchanged
  • Ice conditions at northern Chinese ports increase shipping risks
    **Northern Chinese ports facing fuel shortages **Ice condition in Bohai, Huanghai sea area developing
  • China's Zhoushan port targets 27% bunker sales growth in 2021 despite headwinds
    VAT rebate on fuel oil, efficiency boost bunkering prospects.
  • TENDER DATA: Sri Lanka's Lanka IOC buys marine fuel 0.5% for Jan 25-26 delivery
    Lanka IOC occasionally seeks marine fuel 0.5% volumes from the spot market via tender to meet bunker demand at Trincomalee. The company last purchased a similar quantity for delivery over Jan. 10-14 from Mercuria, S&P Global Platts previously reported.
  • INDIA DATA: December fuel oil consumption records highest level in 2020
    Continuing the recovery in demand, latest consumption data released Jan. 11 by India's Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell showed December 2020 recorded the highest consumption of fuel oil last year at 559,000 mt, an 8.54% increase on the month, although still 11% lower on the year.
  • TENDER DATA: S Korea's EWP seeks LSFO for late Jan delivery
    Korea EWP has boosted its LSFO purchases since December because South Korea plans to shut nearly 16 out its 60 coal-fired power plants for three months from December to help reduce air pollution.

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Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
London
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
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
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
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