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October 13, 2021
Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2021
  • Singapore to launch notation recognising shipowners & operators who voluntarily incorporate solutions to drive digital transformation, strengthen cyber security
  • Swire Group joins Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping as strategic partner
  • Tea export earnings up in H1
  • APM Terminals Pipavav recognised for leadership in community support & development
  • DPT holds road show on e-Dristhi project
  • JNPT records exceptional 40.40% growth in container traffic in H1 2021-22
  • Retail imports seen higher without congestion at US ports
  • V. O. Chidambaranar Port mulls establishing Multimodal Logistics Park
  • BLR Airport emerges No. 1 in the country for perishable shipments in 2020-21
  • Cathay Pacific wins award for next-generation track-and-trace solution
  • CONCOR Q2 & H1 volumes (provisional)
  • GDP seen growing at 8.7 pc in FY22, 10 pc in FY23: Fitch Ratings
  • ACAAI's Managing Committee for 2021-22 takes charge
  • Mumbai Port's future plans for transforming the logistics sector in Mumbai through multimodal connectivity
  • Piyush Goyal calls for waiver of IPR & dismantling new trade barriers in global fight against pandemic

International Transport Journalweb site
  • A terminal of its own in Ostrava
  • A swan ready for takeoff
  • Expecting record Q4/2021 for charters
  • Lithium batteries new in Iata's CEIV family
  • New Zealand's carrier relies on Swiss quality
  • Eukor delivers LRV in Manila
  • Buderus contracts Geis
  • Auckland Airport picks Carrie Hurihanganui
  • New partner expands heavy haulage network
  • Two appointments in Jaxport
  • Key criteria to choose Kaunas airport
  • Lenton Group buys YCC
  • UK: incentives for apprentice recruitment
  • OOCL: another record result
  • 40 lokos to convert to green powertrains
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • German delight for Chinese consumers
  • Oren Poleg to head IAI North America
  • Helping horses take the big jump
  • More funds for Moldovan railways

The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2021
  • Air cargo rates skyrocket again as forwarders scramble for capacity
  • Ocean carriers under pressure target long-term contracts in febrile market
  • Dutch group CSG invests in booming UK customs support market
  • Willie Walsh: 'carbon emissions are the fossil fuel billionaires' problem'
  • Air Canada grows transit flows as it prepares for arrival of freighter conversions
  • MPV owners 'making hay while the sun shines', but 'sunset' looms
  • Qoo10 logistics unit Qxpress buys Hong Kong's Korchina Logistics
  • Intermodal pioneer Lars Hedderich steps down as MD of Eurogate
  • Adrian Redmile and Dionne Redpath take a step up at Europa Worldwide
  • Analysis: DSV - abandoned love
  • Against the odds: Royal Mail's GLS - the allure of another 'GXO-like' spin-off

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2021
  • New storm clouds brew over Kings Point Sea Year
    The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy's Sea Year training program is again receiving unwelcome attention. Back in 2016, the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) suspended the program. This came as the academy looked to
  • Skuld: Ship-to-ship transfers raise red flags
    Mutual insurer Skuld notes that cargo trackers have noticed increased ship-to-ship (STS) transfers at sea, most commonly off Malaysia, Africa and in the Caribbean, as sanctioned countries such as Iran and Venezuela
  • MAN and DP World to cooperate on decarbonization
    Set to run for an initial five years, a newly signed cooperation agreement between MAN Energy Solutions and DP World targets common progress in the field of decarbonization. Mutual areas of interest
  • Vineyard Wind firms up order for giant turbines
    GE Renewable Energy reports that it has received an order from Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, to supply Haliade-X turbines for Vineyard Wind 1, the
  • Illinois International Port District appoints executive director
    Erik Varela has been named executive director of the Illinois International Port District (IIPD.), an Illinois municipal corporation created to promote the shipment of cargoes and commerce through its facilities. "To truly

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2021
  • Capital Product lines up Greek bond to fund fleet expansion
    Competitive pricing of first mainstream shipping bond in 2021 virtually guaranteed further interest from sector
  • From lay-up to order boom: Car carriers race to replace flagging fleet
    Global auto sales are still hobbled by the current supply deficit in microchips, but even with such headwinds pent-up cargo...
  • Maersk suspends crew after rape allegation involving cadet
    Maersk has suspended five crew and amid allegations a US Merchant Marine Academy cadet was raped on a containership in...
  • Carriers have defence on bank claims where no bill of lading involved
    'If the buyer is borrowing funds from the issuing bank, then when the bills of lading pass through the banking...
  • Insurers face claims surge as transport sector recovers in China
    As mega-ports and inland transportation routes speed up to meet global demand, the ongoing imposition of coronavirus restrictions is a...
  • Fredriksen tightens grip on Avance Gas
    The offer to buy Avance Gas shares at NKr43 per share ends on Tuesday. As it stands, Hemen Holding, a...
  • Pandemic impact behind secondhand vessel price increase
    'The days when owners would buy ships fresh from the yards, keep them for many years and trade them as...
  • Chinese ports halt operations as cyclone approaches
    Port closure comes as the global supply chain has yet to recover from the severe logistics logjam triggered by the...
  • Støhle quits Höegh LNG to join Angelicoussis as deputy chief executive
    Sveinung Støhle quits Höegh LNG after 16 years for 'unique opportunity' of senior role with Greece's largest shipping group
  • Daily Briefing
    Fredriksen becomes Euronav's largest external shareholder | Seafarer mental health is not just a pandemic panic | Shipping urged to...
  • Northern Lights orders two CO2 carriers at Dalian Shipbuilding
    The fresh tonnage will load captured and liquefied carbon dioxide from European emitters and transport it to the terminal at...
  • Matson sees profits rising well into 2022 off China trade
    Company expects conditions of supply-chain congestion, inventory restocking, peak season, and ongoing elevated consumption trends to remain largely in place...
  • Politicians weigh into Southern California oil spill investigation
    'The oil spill off the coast of Huntington Beach is an environmental disaster with far-reaching consequences for our fish and...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2021
  • Transplace CEO predicts 'rapid' logistics consolidation
  • Ag shippers fear lost business amid stressed peak season
  • UP testing semi-automated cranes in Chicago
  • Boxbay terminal storage concept approaching feasibility: DP World
  • Top US ports urge Biden to encourage, incentivize extended gates

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2021
  • Bocomm strikes deal for eight ultramax newbuildings at Cosco Zhoushan
  • Greek buyers and Japanese sellers lead sluggish tanker S&P market
  • You can't go without being paid for months on end. Nor can seafarers
  • Bulker owners plan to stay in the secondhand market
  • Grimaldi Group boosted by record year for container division
  • GasLog private placement wipes out troublesome bonds
  • Cyclone Kompasu shuts down China's busy Yantian port
  • Charter-focused Zim splashes out $240m to buy containership quartet
  • Oslo broker and ship-type pioneer Ole Jacob Libaek dies aged 83
  • More good news: Clarksons Research forecasts 3.2% seaborne trade growth in 2022
  • COP26 fuels debate over IMO role at heart of shipping's carbon effort
  • Converted VLOCs are quickly vanishing from shipping history
  • After COP26, IMO to weigh calls for shift to zero-carbon goal
  • Saga Shipholding sells two ageing open-hatch bulkers for demolition
  • John Fredriksen's Euronav move likely a bet on tanker recovery
  • Bulker sale boost pushes Meiji Shipping towards $20m profit
  • Armed men tie up crew of bulk carrier held in drugs raid
  • Maria Angelicoussis hires Stohle as her deputy in Greek shipowning colossus
  • Petredec sells entire $67m Avance Gas stake to Fredriksen
  • Here's what is at stake for shipping at COP26
  • Gibson says large tankers to gain from boost to US crude exports
  • Saurabh Mehrotra vows to repay $6m after crude deal went wrong
  • UK Royal Navy to deploy warship to Gulf of Guinea
  • Latsis offloads oldest gas carrier as Seven Islands breaks into LPG market

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2021
  • Cortes named to run Walmart's US transportation business
    The former Keurig Dr. Pepper executive reports to Joe Metzger, chief supply chain officer.
  • DOE/EIA diesel price rose this much only twice the past decade
    Inventories are tightening, and the diesel gains are running stronger than crude.
  • Aluminum can make better electric vehicles - Transmission
    On this episode of Transmission, Grace Sharkey and Sebastian Blanco look at alternative metals for automotive production.
  • How much do Waymo Via's autonomous trucks benefit from driverless cars?
    Waymo autonomous truck engineering lead Boris Sofman makes the case that a decade of self-driving car efforts blazed the path to driverless trucks.
  • Biden to meet with ports, labor on supply chain bottlenecks
    Ahead of talks with President Biden, the ILWU is calling out foreign carriers' focus on profits as a hurdle to solving supply chain disruptions.
  • Robotics provider highlights market opportunity - At Your Doorstep
    Kaylee Nix looks at Tompkins Robotics' market strategy on this episode of At Your Doorstep.
  • Ryder to close California distribution center
    Ryder System is closing its operations in Tracy, California, where the company operated a distribution center for PepsiCo.
  • Container shipping's 'hockey stick': Liner profits just keep on climbing
    As America struggles with a growing supply chain crisis, ocean carriers rake in even more profits.
  • Atypical career ladder: Harik, XPO's IT head, takes on its LTL business
    The IT maven segues into an operations-driven role while keeping the CIO job.
  • Wildfire shuts down highway in Southern California
    Flames from a new California wildfire have forced the closing of more than 20 miles of U.S. Highway 101.
  • Airline group launches certification program for lithium battery transport
    All-cargo planes carry bulk shipments of lithium batteries under strict regulations. Airlines want to minimize mistakes that can cause a fire during flight.
  • SONAR sightings for Oct. 12: 3 lanes to watch, shipper and carrier updates
    Atlanta to Dallas rejection rates, consumer trends and contract spot rates are just a few things highlighted in Tuesday's report.
  • Port of Charleston importing more consumer goods 'than ever before'
    "By investing more than $2 billion in port infrastructure in recent years, we have the capacity to handle the influx of imports we are seeing...
  • Shippers be nimble, shippers be quick - to survive
    When the market shifts, flexibility is the key to acting fast and capitalizing on new opportunities. Despite this, many processes in the industry can be...
  • Failing in the last mile? The problem may be in the middle mile
    Many shippers struggle to succeed at last-mile delivery, often at the mercy of a delivery partner. But getting a handle on the middle mile can...
  • Blizzard keeps trucking through Rockies
    The first big Rockies snowstorm this season could delay truckers as well as operations at intermodal hubs and oil facilities (video forecast included).
  • Untapped potential: Far too little freight on US waterways, experts say
    "We have one of the world's greatest waterway networks, but we are barely using it."

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2021
  • October ICE LSGO delivery at 670 lots: ICE
    Physical delivery against holders of the October ICE low sulfur gasoil futures contract, which expired at midday London time Oct. 12, amounted to 670 lots, or 67,000 mt, according to ICE data.
  • Heating oil demand drives ARA gasoil to surprise parity with ULSD
    Rising demand for heating oil for the coming winter season has pushed cash differentials for 50ppm gasoil barges in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp hub up to parity with 10ppm ULSD, an usual occurrence due to 50ppm's higher sulfur content.
  • Delivered marine fuel 0.5%S spread between Singapore, Hong Kong narrows to four-month low
    Oversupply of low sulfur fuel oil bunkers at the port of Hong Kong led to the delivered spread between Hong Kong and Singapore narrow to a four-month low Oct. 11, market sources said.
  • TENDER DATA: Taiwan's CPC buys 80,000 mt LSFO for Nov-Dec delivery from Shell
    CPC occasionally buys LSFO with maximum 0.3% sulfur on behalf of Taiwan Power Co., or Taipower, which consumes LSFO at its power plants. CPC also exports LSFO when it has stocks available.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude lacks direction as market looks to US inventory reports for pricing cues
    Oil futures lacked direction Oct. 12, as the market looked toward US inventory numbers for next direction.
  • RUSSIA DATA: Jan-Sep throughput at seaports rises 1.7% on year despite low oil volumes
    There are signs that oil throughput could rise; Russian crude and condensate output increased by 2.7% on the month to 43.86 million mt -- or 10.72 million b/d -- in September, according to data released by the Central Dispatching Unit of the Russian Energy Ministry Oct. 2.
  • Japanese utilities on cold winter alert after La Nina outlook
    There is a 60% probability of having La Nina towards winter, but energy companies were not yet changing their winter fuels plans, market sources said Oct. 12.
  • Port of Rotterdam's freight railway to close Nov. 2-7
    The port authority and its project partner ProRail both declined to say if loading and discharge operations for shipping would be affected during the closure and which commodities would be most impacted.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude maintains uptrend as oil supply concerns remain
    The latest oil price rise comes on the back of the OPEC+ alliance's most recent meeting in which members agreed not to expand oil supply further.
  • UK's fuel delivery shortage 'remains serious' despite improving pump supplies
    On Oct. 7, the PRA estimated that 12% of filling stations in London and the Southeast were dry, while 17% had just one grade of fuel.
  • Gulf fiscal breakeven oil prices to drop in 2022 on higher crude output, govt spending: IIF
    Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, will see its fiscal breakeven fall to $67/b in 2022, from $75/b in 2021.
  • Scottish offshore wind consortium studies Orkney renewable hydrogen project
    If successful, the proposed 2-GW West of Orkney Windfarm could supply renewable power to a hydrogen production facility at the Flotta Terminal, OWPL said.
  • RUSSIA DATA: Jan-Aug oil product exports up 0.3% on year
    Russia exports diesel, fuel oil and jet fuel to international markets, and recently started exporting gasoline to Northwest Europe for onward shipment to Africa and the Americas.
  • REFINERY NEWS ROUNDUP: Some maintenance continues in Africa
    Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. has called an emergency meeting with the oil workers' union Nupeng to starve off a strike by fuel truck drivers billed to commence Oct. 11, the state energy company's spokesman said.
  • India's Adani Bunkering starts HSFO supply in Mundra, other Gujarat ports
    Increased number of scrubber-fitted vessel in the water and Mundra's world class bunkering infrastructure has encouraged Adani to continue its legacy of market leadership with the strategic supply of HSFO at Mundra, the company told S&P Global Platts Oct. 12.
  • ANALYSIS: Global oil in floating storage rangebound amid backwardation, congestion
    Currently, the global oil market price structure is unsupportive to would-be stores of crude and condensate.
  • Operations at Russia's Black Sea port of Novorossiisk getting back to normal
    Bunker operations have also been affected during the stormy weather.
  • Consortium plans 700-MW blue hydrogen project in Thames with Scottish CCS by 2027
    Project Cavendish aims to be operational by early 2027, capturing and storing 1.2 million mt/year of CO2.
  • REFINERY NEWS: France's Feyzin offline apart from FCC after fire last week: source
    Operations are likely to remain disrupted for at least a month, a source said.
  • India's motor fuel demand to rebound in Nov, Dec as mobility picks up
    The gradual rise in activity comes despite earlier concerns that the country could experience a third wave of the coronavirus, but while the country has seen a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in some areas, it was not yet severe enough to derail the overall recovery upswing, analysts told S&P Global Platts.
  • Colombo delivered marine fuel 0.5%S premiums over 3-month low on lukewarm demand
    The firming flat price and volatility in crude markers have led shipowners to hold off inquiries, industry sources said.
  • Asian refiners set to cut LSFO output on higher gasoil, gasoline margins: sources
    Low sulfur fuel oil components such as atmospheric residue and vacuum residue are now being used as feedstocks for residue fluid catalytic crackers and fluid catalytic crackers, instead of blending into low sulfur fuel oil, market sources said.
  • Singapore Q4 delivered low sulfur marine fuel premiums steady from Q3 on tepid demand, ample supply
    Quarterly term contracts serve as a key avenue for bunker sales, and lukewarm spot demand was currently keeping Singapore well-supplied with the IMO-compliant bunker fuel, traders said.

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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
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 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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
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- country
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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
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