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February 24, 2021
Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
  • Bahri showcases maritime capabilities at key defense & security exhibition
  • Liberian Registry expands in Korea
  • Rice exports gaining momentum
  • Centre notifies Major Port Authorities Act, 2021 in Gazette
  • JNPT signs MoUs with potential investors
  • Cathay Pacific delivers first vaccine shipment to Hong Kong
  • Gati-KWE to launch its largest Surface Transhipment Centre in Delhi
  • Kerala CM inaugurates cargo complex at Kannur Airport
  • CBIC facilitates exporters having IGST refund issues
  • GHAC organises workshop on boosting agri exports
  • India's tea production slumps
  • Joint WCO-ICAO guiding principles & guidelines to enhance air cargo security & trade facilitation published
  • SCI to conduct session on maritime financing & insurance at MIS 2021

International Transport Journalweb site
  • North Sea Port extends rail corridor to Baltic
  • New CEO at Pallet-Track
  • Seaports of Niedersachsen stems the tide
  • New site in Tangier Med Logistics Zone
  • Singapore Airlines pushes perishable transport
  • Partnership to save hundreds of tonnes of CO2
  • Growth ambitions in Southern Africa
  • A fleet for JWS steel
  • Biggest acquisition of K+N so far
  • Block train delivers crucial medical equipment
  • Second cargo route from Kenya to India
  • Circle of honour gains new UPS drivers
  • More service for time-critical spare parts
  • On African-American links
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Engine failure hits Boeing freighter too
  • Faster delivery
  • Now also every Wednesday to Chicago

The Loadstarweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
  • US import spike set to run into summer as west coast ports struggle
  • Air cargo market developing a push-based model, driven by airline customers
  • Amazon Air close to building a freighter network to carry third-party volumes
  • Maersk and DFDS back development of Power-to-X ammonia project for green fuel
  • Cautious Volga-Dnepr: AN-124s will now only carry 'big and ugly' cargo
  • Surveyors and salvors on board as Maersk Eindhoven arrives at Yokohama
  • India's 'lone freighter operator' takes off for Singapore twice a week
  • Brexit 'an exercise in damage limitation' for UK automotive supply chains
  • Market Insight: Kuehne + Nagel - why Apex (and not Kerry) makes perfect sense

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
  • Cargill and Maersk Tankers partner to launch new bunker procurement service
    Maersk Tankers has entered a strategic partnership with one of the world's largest vessel charterers, agribusiness giant Cargill, that will see the two companies combine their bunker volumes. They will offer a
  • CIT sole lead arranger on $45 million Mangrove Partners deal
    CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) reports that its Maritime Finance business served as sole lead arranger on a $45 million financing for a portfolio of seven containerships. The financing was arranged on
  • OPINION: Time to address "sea blindness" on digital transformation
    By Martin Wallgren, Chief Information Officer at GAC Group Done right, digital transformation has boundless potential for shipping. But doing it right demands resilience, the right mindset and a clear focus on
  • Livanos family and Onassis Foundation plan to take GasLog private
    In what Chairman Peter Livanos calls "a transformative next step," Piraeus, Greece, based LNG carrier specialist GasLog Ltd. reports that it has entered into an agreement and plan of merger with BlackRock's
  • Project aims to develop world's first fully remote-controlled commercial tug
    The Maersk group's global towage operator Svitzer has signed an agreement with Kongsberg Maritime and ABS to develop RECOTUG, the world's first fully operational, and fully remotely controlled tugboat. Svitzer's contributions to
  • Perciavalle resigns as Austal USA President
    In a filing today, Australian shipbuilder Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) reports that the board of its Austal USA subsidiary has accepted the resignation of its president, Craig Perciavalle. Austal USA has appointed its

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
  • Grimaldi orders $500m con-ro ships at Hyundai Mipo
    Newbuildings will replace old vessels two years from now upon delivery and will be deployed on trades between North Europe...
  • Swiber gets nod from creditors for $200m deal
    Most banks exposed to Swiber may have written off their debts to the firm by now and are thus inclined...
  • Ship recycling in Indian Subcontinent region can help reduce carbon footprint
    For developing countries like India, steel is essential for growth and infrastructure development and ship recycling can be one of...
  • Addition of Singapore port authority bolsters ammonia-fueled tanker project
    Ammonia is seen as a leading future fuel as the maritime industry looks to meet its greenhouse gas emissions goals...
  • Reversing restrictive maritime trade policies would boost global economic recovery
    Reducing trade protectionism could see GDP gains for national economies increase by up to 3.4% according to a major new study...
  • Commodities traders and shipowners get their say on charter rates indices
    Although views are incorporated in the 'Principal Submission' process, they won't contribute to indices creation 'in any shape or form'...
  • Greek shipping non-profit's coronavirus aid nears $16m
    Syn-Enosis, an initiative of the Union of Greek Shipowners, has helped strengthen the nation's health system as it battles the...
  • Crude demand 'peaks in four years' on latest carbon-neutral policies
    Attention focuses on timing of the demand peak and whether there is any supply gap as investment dwindles in fossil...
  • Gard is early renewal round winner, as North admits tonnage loss
    'We saw many owners shifting more, or all, of their fleet to Gard,' says chief underwriting officer Bjornar Andresen
  • Greek data analyst launches Poseidon Principles emissions index
    METIS also claims its Poseidon Principles Emissions Index could even help owners whose ships are outperforming AER to seek lower...
  • Maersk will consider carbon offsets in neutrality pursuit
    Following Maersk's pledge to have a ship running on carbon-neutral methanol by 2023, the company has said that it will...
  • Maersk turns away from Cosco crewing arm
    Maersk: 'It is always our priority to ensure the welfare and well-being of all our seafarers and provide them with...
  • Box shipping's bonanza masks regional variations
    Container volumes fell by only 1.2% in 2020, despite the pandemic. But on many trades, the recovery in the second...
  • Australia sets new safety checks for livestock carriers
    Australia is increasing its scrutiny of livestock carriers with a six-month safety campaign aimed at finding 'systemic issues with maintenance...
  • Cargill forms joint bunker business with Maersk Tankers
    The new service will initially procure bunker fuel for the two companies' combined fleet, before adding customers in the coming...
  • German owners optimistic for post-pandemic recovery
    Germany's shipowners are in a healthy position after the downturn that started in 2009. But several conditions need to be...
  • Maritime experts to examine seafarer exhaustion
    Following on from 'A Culture of Adjustment', this webinar brings together maritime safety heavyweights who all believe it is time...
  • Maran Gas orders at Samsung run to five LNG carriers
    Maran Gas orders five LNG carriers at Samsung on the back of a new relationship with Total, although four of...
  • DFDS and Maersk back carbon-neutral ammonia plant
    Ammonia is one of the leading contenders as a carbon-neutral power source for deepsea vessels. Maersk and DFDS have signed...
  • CMA CGM expands future fuels coalition
    Group sets out objectives for cross-industry development to make transport services less polluting. Green hydrogen and biofuels feature as zero-carbon...
  • Marine mutuals must consolidate to thrive in trying times
    With the renewals season drawing to a close, it is a timely moment to reflect on some of the challenges...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Seafarer abandonment cases continue to climb | Suicides at sea go uncounted as crew change crisis drags on...
  • Sembmarine braces for energy transition amid pandemic
    Clients have not cancelled any projects on Sembmarine's orderbook, which has diversified beyond projects in the offshore oil and gas...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
  • SSA puts final funding piece in place for Jacksonville terminal expansion
  • CMA CGM Air Cargo takes off on Europe-US trade lane
  • Startup grabs $20 million to automate reverse logistics
  • COVID-19 testing delays Chinese imports of US perishables
  • Maersk signs up to build giant European ammonia plant
  • Air cargo rates plunge post-Chinese New Year
  • High and heavy cargo manufacturer Deere sees earnings rebound

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
  • GS Energy turns shipowner with $270m order for up to three VLCC newbuildings
    South Korean energy-solutions outfit inks scrubber-fitted crude carrier newbuildings against long-term charters to HMM
  • Handysizes may see second-best market 'since Vikings'
    Spot rates get no support from futures rates in backwardation, Njord Shipping's Henrik Ness said
  • Rob Bryngelson re-emerges in LNG with new venture WaveCrest Energy
    Former Excelerate Energy chief goes back to his roots with Macquarie Capital-backed company
  • Crude tankers not 'out of woods' for 2021 due to Chinese destocking and Iranian tonnage
    Chinese crude imports will probably be flat despite oil demand recovery, Braemar ACM's Anoop Singh says
  • Castor Initiative's first ammonia-fuelled tanker will set sail in 2025
    High-profile coalition says two new partners have completed the eco-system to get demonstrator vessel in the water
  • Rauma yard shut down after 240 workers test positive
    A total of 800 staff quarantined as language barriers blamed
  • Why has Peter Livanos opted for a BlackRock buy-in at GasLog?
    Industry insiders pick over decision to take the company private again
  • Upbeat German shipowners declare an end to decade-long crisis
    Alfred Hartmann says owners are 'unscathed' and optimism is rising
  • Maersk and DFDS join huge green ammonia fuel project
    Danish shipping groups partner agricultural companies in $1bn production plant to create green ammonia from offshore wind
  • More insurance premium pain ahead for shipowners, says Gallagher
    After recent P&I increases, insurance broker warns that hull and machinery rates are set to increase further
  • d'Amico dry bulk CEO Lucio Bonaso dies at 72
    Italian group's owners Cesare and Paolo d'Amico pay tribute to veteran who drove the development of the bulker fleet over 23 years
  • KGJS sells LR3 tanker at lower-than-expected price
    Norwegian shipowner keeps sistership on the sales block after nearly six-month effort to sell duo
  • Atlantic MR tanker market cools down with Texas refineries coming back online
    Charterers drop preliminary fixtures at high rates amid fewer US import requirements
  • Svitzer plans first fully operational, remotely controlled tugboat
    Towage giant joins Kongsberg and ABS to develop tug that can be operated remotely in Port of Copenhagen
  • Royal Caribbean suffers $5.8bn loss for 2020 due to Covid-19
    The New York-listed owner's shares are up almost 11% as of Monday's midday trading
  • Harvey Gulf sues after PSV damaged in US Gulf hurricane
    Ship remains grounded, with damages still to be determined
  • Cargill launches bunker agent business with Maersk Tankers endorsement
    US trading giant will start new business with annual volume of 3.5m tonnes
  • Maersk Eindhoven to be repaired in Japan after box loss
    Surveyors and salvors checking vessel ahead of entry into Yokohama
  • Standard Club claims 95% P&I policy renewal success
    Insurer says almost all of its members renewed, despite rising rates
  • Carnival Corp plans stock offering in hunt for $1bn in cash
    US cruise giant has seen its shares rise 50% in the past three months on the back of improved sector prospects
  • Maran Gas takes Total's newbuilding tally to three
    Energy major has spread its risk against a trio of owners as it extends chartered fleet
  • Lloyd's of London leads way on rethinking post-Covid-19 workplace
    Could the most traditional of London's commercial institutions define a model for how maritime services work in the future?
  • Are boxship owners poised to repeat mistakes of the past?
    Newbuilds are needed but too many will again store up problems
  • Harvey Gulf sues after PSV damaged in US Gulf hurricane
    The ship is currently still grounded, with damages still to be determined
  • Semiramis Paliou takes top job as Diana Shipping reports slimmer losses
    Founder Simeon Palios will stay on as non-executive chairman
  • Euronav eyes 'younger tonnage' after $36m Chinese VLCC leaseback
    Hugo De Stoop says company achieved 'excellent' price for 2009-built Newton
  • Egypt's Damietta LNG plant ships first cargo in nine years
    Golar LNG vessel does the honours as country's second liquefaction facility comes back online
  • Hunter sells another modern VLCC for 'decent' price despite spot woes
    Arne Fredly-backed owner has now offloaded half of its modern scrubber-fitted fleet
  • US-listed bulker stocks stall after rampant start to 2021
    Can Diana Shipping and Genco reclaim momentum as they roll out the earnings ball this week?
  • Eitzen looks to cautious chemical fleet expansion
    Axel Eitzen is moving cautiously to expand the Christiania Shipping fleet after a major refinancing gave him full control of the company
  • It's a mystery: Frontline's Lars Barstad baffled by lack of tanker scrapping
    Interim boss thinks recycling will pick up this year but does not subscribe to doomsday scenarios for older ships
  • Gibson says tanker recovery to be more 'in tune' with demand as inventories empty
    Shipbroker argues that freight market should be more responsive to improving fundamentals than previously
  • Broker Ifchor boosts dry bulk and S&P reach with new hires
    Dry cargo specialist adds Giando Dormio in Switzerland and Lasse Gandolfi in Oslo as expansion continues
  • Sembcorp Marine pins future on green winds blowing across shipping
    Green technologies are shipyard group's vision of a sustainable future
  • Australian to clampdown on substandard livestock carriers
    Maritime authorities say vessels will come under intense compliance spotlight in wake of recent casualties
  • Carnival Corp plans $1bn stock offering
    US cruise giant has seen its shares rise 50% in the last three months on the back of improved sector prospects
  • SK Shipping pair logs more than two years offhire as repairs roll on
    Redelivery dates mapped out, but court action over containment systems in London and Seoul continues
  • Another death reported as two more crews hit by mass poisonings
    Seafarers reported ill in Canada and Russia following fatal incident on Precious ship off Maldives

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
  • Kuehne + Nagel goes after China pharma logistics
    Kuehne + Nagel is on a mission to get bigger in Asia. Two deals this week in China are helping to make that possible.
  • JAXPORT positioned 'for great things to come'
    "There's tremendous opportunity for Florida-bound cargo," says JAXPORT CEO Eric Green during his State of the Port address Tuesday.
  • Shipping line CMA CGM's first air cargo destination: Chicago
    Container shipping line CMA CGM wants to be an airline too. Its new air cargo unit has identified Chicago as its first destination and is...
  • United Airlines sacrifices cargo capacity to replace grounded 777s
    United Airlines' cargo division has been riding high the past year. But it could lose some resources as the company realigns the fleet to make...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
  • Brazil to require fuel sellers to detail price composition after price backlash
    Brazil's government issued a decree forcing service stations and fuel distributors to publish the composition of retail diesel and gasoline prices, delineating wholesale prices, state and federal taxes on receipts, according to the notice published Feb. 23 in the Federal Register.
  • ARA 0.1% gasoil barges hit 14-week low on inland refinery supply
    Premiums for 0.1% gasoil barges in the Amsterdam Rotterdam Antwerp trading hub have fallen to their lowest level since November as large volumes were being offered by inland German refineries at prices competitive with ARA imports, reducing demand for the latter, market source said.
  • INDIA DATA: Jan gasoil output rises 3% to 18-month high on higher refinery runs
    India's gasoil production in January climbed 3.06% from December to an 18-month high amid a rise in refinery run rates and improving margins.
  • Brazil oil workers, Bahia senator team to block Petrobras refinery sale
    Brazil's Oil Workers' Federation and Sen. Jaques Wagner of Bahia state teamed up to file a lawsuit aimed at disrupting the sale of a refinery operated by state-led Petrobras' in the state to Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Investment Co. for $1.65 billion, the federation, also known as FUP, said Feb. 22.
  • Panama Canal weighing additional compensation for canceled LNG bookings
    The Panama Canal Authority is considering seeking greater compensation for canceled bookings during peak seasonal demand periods, as it works to add a third daily reserved transit slot for LNG vessels to ease congestion, Administrator Ricaurte Vásquez Morales said in an interview Feb. 23.
  • OIL FUTURES: RBOB cracks rally as USGC refiners see extended outages
    Gasoline cracks rebounded Feb. 23 as US refiners continued to operate at reduced capacity in the wake of last week's deep freeze.
  • Gasum to supply LNG to ferry operator Wasaline, build new Finnish LNG terminal
    **Deal envisages biogas supply further **LNG may meet IMO goals for 2030 but not 2050
  • REFINERY NEWS: ExxonMobil's Rotterdam plant plans March works
    ExxonMobil's Rotterdam refinery is planning maintenance work in March, according to market sources. The duration or the extent of works was not confirmed.
  • Varo Energy expects 'enticing' refinery margins from H2 2021
    **US cold snap a boon for European refiners **Gasoline strength driving down inventories **Jet fuel unlikely to full recover until 2023
  • Europe and Africa residual fuel -- key market indicators this week
    **LS products see open arbitrage window to Asia **Hi-5 reached 7-mo high
  • NWE high sulfur fuel oil crack hits nine-month low
    The Northwest European 3.5% sulfur fuel oil crack has fallen to its lowest since last May, with the reports of tight supply that had supported the grade last year now fewer and further between, sources said Feb. 23.
  • First wave of European hydrogen investment seen in 2022: Enagas
    **EU regulation likely ready by end-2022: Llarden **Enagas, Entso-e partners' input invited **First wave of projects seen likely 2024-26
  • Global oil demand likely to rebound to pre-COVID levels by end-2021: analysts
    **Still doubts on whether oil will be part of commodity supercycle **Jet fuel demand may not fully recover until at least 2022/23 **Recent price rally more to do with declining inventories than demand
  • Maersk Tankers, Cargill launch bunker procurement partnership
    **Analysis of combined data to lend competitive edge **Partnership will provide access to future fuels
  • Australian refiner Ampol sees rangebound fuel sales in 2021 in tough market
    **COVID-19 continues to weigh on fuel demand **Lytton refinery review to be completed by H1 2021
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude futures higher on stronger fundamentals, financial incentives
    Crude futures rose during European morning trading Feb. 23, as lingering US supply outages, OPEC+ cuts, and vaccine roll-outs improved the fundamental outlook while a strong backwardation and inflationary pressures provided financial support to prices, sources said.
  • INDIA DATA: January refinery run rate up on month at 103%
    Average capacity utilization for all categories of refineries in India rose to 103% in January from 99% in December, an oil ministry survey found, reflecting an improvement in domestic demand as Asia's third-largest economy returned to normalcy after a COVID-19 lockdown.
  • REFINERY NEWS: Sinopec Hainan plans to export 120,000 mt oil products in Feb
    State-owned Sinopec's 184,000 b/d Hainan Petrochemical refinery in southern China plans to export about 120,000 mt of refined oil products in February, up from 90,000 mt planned for January, a refinery source said Feb. 23.
  • Bunker markets in Panama see strong hikes on supply curbs from US Gulf Coast
    "Supply has tightened a lot and has triggered higher levels, especially for deliveries in the next 5-10 days," a market source said.
  • JAX LNG, TOTE complete first ship-to-ship LNG bunker operation of foreign-flagged vessel
    According to JAXPORT, 1,800 cu m of LNG was moved from the Clean Jacksonville.

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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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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.
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Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
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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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