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January 25, 2021
Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 24, 2021
  • Bahri Ship Management receives ISO 45001 certification for occupational health & safety
  • Baltic freight index shows upward trajectory
  • Digitalising the maritime sector seen boosting competitiveness & resilience of global trade
  • Freight rates on Asia-Europe route rise further
  • Adani Group & other stakeholders to invest 49 pc in ECT, Colombo
  • JNPT shallow water berth dismantling work & berthing restrictions
  • Mansukh Mandaviya presides over review meeting with Chairpersons of Major Ports in Kutch
  • CEVA Logistics signs MoU with Hope Consortium to provide logistics support for Covid-19 vaccine distribution worldwide
  • Gujarat inks MoU with APSEZ for India's largest multimodal logistics park
  • Maersk strengthens its landside transportation offerings with first ever East Coast to West Coast containerised cargo movement by rail in India
  • Railways commences time-tabled container train services on specified routes connecting JN Port
  • Ongoing key reforms to help India contribute 15 pc of global GDP by FY26: UBS
  • Smart sequential recovery visible in logistics sector: ICRA
  • 'Budget should also focus on increasing the contribution of ports sector to the country's GDP'

International Transport Journalweb site
  • "Demanding and flexible"
  • US class I railways invests in core network
  • High hopes for Etihad's pharma shipments
  • Chinese investment for Italian Post
  • Alvarez & Marsal to expand in Europe
  • 10,000th Taiwan-made truck
  • Clarksons' overview on newbuilds
  • Internet thwarts aircraft
  • A new player in Portugal
  • Camaro VII arrives at Birsfelden
  • 13% more cargo at Germany's airports
  • Students optimising tracking and tracing
  • Continental appoints Jean-François Tarabbia
  • Polish distribution on new grounds
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Over 500,000 t of Pacific seafood
  • Eco-friendly air cargo
  • MOL fund for future investments
  • Loop Energy picks CCO

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 22, 2021
  • Spot rates ease - but it could be too little, too late for some
  • Plans for tighter Covid restrictions in Hong Kong threaten airfreight xref to KLM
  • New Dutch quarantine restrictions may push KLM to cancel cargo flights
  • Outbreak of friendlier talks sees today's BA strike called off - for now
  • Most ports more than a year late complying with digital data exchange rules
  • Post-Brexit, UK plc should look to South-east Asia, but don't ignore the EU
  • Calls to vaccinate California port workers to prevent shutdown
  • 2020 air cargo data: a few reasons to be cheerful
  • Analysis: JB Hunt read-across - rail the way to go? Yes and no

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 22, 2021
  • USACE awards $8.9 million deck barge contract
    Sterling Shipyard LP, Port Naches, Texas, has been awarded an $8,980,400 firm-fixed-price contract for services to build, test, and deliver a new deck barge that will be paired with a government purchased
  • Thome invests in Kongsberg Digital full mission bridge simulator
    Now in operation at the Thome Group's Makati City facility in the Philippines' Metro Manila region, a new full mission navigation bridge simulator with a 320° view was formally opened, following all
  • VIDEO: Incat Tasmania's latest fast ferry sets sail for Port of Spain
    Following completion of sea trials, Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania's latest delivery, the 100 meter catamaran fast ferry Buccoo Reef, departed Hobart for Port of Spain yesterday. The delivery voyage to Trindad and
  • Seafarers on hunger strike hospitalized in Kuwait
    Indian, Turkish, Azerbaijaniani and Bangladeshi seafarers are in the third week of a hunger strike in the port of Shuaiba, Kuwait, reports the International Transport Workers Federation. The abandoned crew of the
  • Wing sail system wins DNV GL Approval in Principle
    DNV GL has awarded an Approval in Principle (AIP) to Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering (KSOE) for a wing-sail auxiliary propulsion system for ships that is the result of a joint research
  • Inmarsat marks a Fleet Xpress milestone and launches a data academy
    In yet another sign of shipping's insatiable appetite for data, Inmarsat has completed the 10,000th ship installation of its Fleet Xpress maritime broadband solution. Simultaneously it has launched a new "Fleet Data

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 22, 2021
  • No hiding place for flags that don't pull their weight
    The idea of 'flag blindness' is not yet tenable. To extend the ophthalmic metaphor, a once-a-year visit to the opticians...
  • The week in charts: Freight derivative trading at 12-year high and tanker scrapping rebound
    The appetite for tanker and dry bulk forward freight agreements has risen significantly off the back of geopolitical uncertainty and...
  • World boxship fleet update: New orders emerge at end of extraordinary year
    While the world boxship fleet grew little in 2020, new orders in the final days of the year are unlikely...
  • Vale says no impact to monthly shipments after Ponta da Madeira fire
    Shipping activities expected to resume in coming days using a second shiploader at the southern berth of pier 4 where...
  • Shell, Mitsubishi and Vattenfall to produce green hydrogen
    The partners hope the plant located next to Hamburg's container terminal could be producing up 100 MW of green hydrogen...
  • High box spot rates show little sign of weakening
    With supply chain bottlenecks still to be alleviated and demand unrelenting, east-west rates continue to demand a premium. The post-Chinese...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Tighter emission requirements drive up demand for fuel-saving equipment | Tanker scrapping to rebound from 23-year low...
  • LNG trade needs greater liquidity to counter volatility
    LNG demand is predominantly still tied to power generation, which subjects trade in the commodity to the vagaries of the...
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: What are the shipping market tipping points for 2021?
    With the help of BIMCO's chief shipping analyst Peter Sand we're taking a quick run through the key tipping points...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 22, 2021
  • COVID-19 surge hurting productivity, but won't close LA-LB ports: employers
  • Late 2020 scramble saves LA-LB shippers from heavy duties
  • RoadOne expands domestic drayage network
  • Trans-Atlantic container trade growth accelerating
  • More Chinese factories working through Lunar New Year

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 22, 2021
  • Nantong Xiangyu scores orders for up to six panamax bulkers
  • Will China lift its three-month ban on Australian coal?
  • Sycamore Partners mum on plans for Azamara cruise line
  • Iran: If the US lifts sanctions, we will comply with nuclear deal
  • China travel curbs rub salt into tanker owners' injury amid market woes
  • Global Ship Lease prices share offering and targets up to $81m in proceeds
  • Have 'masters of the tanker cycle' DHT Holdings timed it right again?
  • The Recap: Siem loses control of Siem; scrubbers pay off; balance returning in oil
  • Costa Smeralda hits pier in Italy, sustains minimal damage
  • Theochari retires as Norton Rose Fulbright's transport head after decades at helm
  • Damaged Maersk boxship forced to divert after container collapse
  • Ocean Yield targets additions after selling tanker to Navig8
  • For public shipowners, once-questionable scrubber investments are starting to clean up
  • New Fortress Energy calculates savings on owned tonnage over chartered fleet
  • Covid-19 outbreak closes GMS Dubai offices
  • VLGCs in freefall as tonnage builds and Aramco cancels cargoes
  • Former marine insurance executive convicted of assaulting his girlfriend
  • P&I renewal talks to tackle 'perfect storm'
  • VLCC rates turn 'negative' but owners still making some money
  • BW-backed Cadeler seen as potential consolidator in wind vessel sector
  • TFG Marine brings in former Ocean Tankers ship for UK bunkering
  • Atlantska sells five bulkers to US and Chinese leasing companies
  • Sir John Cass statue to be removed from City of London over slavery links
  • Libya's GNMTC concludes fleet renewal move with aframax newbuilding
  • Rebel Libyan militia said to have seized another cargoship
  • Disputes rise at German defence club Schutzverein
  • Kristian Siem loses control of Siem Offshore as banks move in
  • Schutzverein consolidates position after weathering the coronavirus storm
  • Hong Kong's Courage Investment Group issues profit warning
  • Where next for Germany's fizzing maritime start-ups?
  • Private equity firm to help take Singapore shipbuilder private
  • Seaspan Corp raises $200m from sustainability-linked bonds

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 22, 2021
  • DB Schenker lifts pause on truck trips to UK
    There's a steep learning curve for importers and exporters now that the U.K. is no longer part of the European Union. Botched customs forms are...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 22, 2021
  • OIL FUTURES: RBOB rallies against broader energy complex slide after US gasoline draw
    An unexpected US gasoline draw supported RBOB futures Jan. 22 while the rest of the oil complex came under pressure from pandemic-related demand concerns and rising US crude supply.
  • RUSSIA DATA: December fuel oil exports up 6.8% on year to 3.081 mil mt
    Russian fuel oil exports increased by 6.8% year on year to 3.081 million mt in December, according to data released Jan. 22 by the Central Dispatching Unit, the statistical arm of the energy ministry.
  • INE completes first physical VLSFO overseas delivery in Singapore
    Shanghai International Exchange, or INE, completed the first physical delivery outside of China against its tax-free very low sulfur bunker fuel oil futures on Jan. 19-21 in Singapore, it said Jan. 22.
  • European 0.5%S marine fuel strengthens on eastern arb pull
    Very low sulfur fuel oil in Europe has strengthened steadily in recent weeks, supported largely by a pull eastward to Singapore and the surrounding region while domestic availability remained constrained on months of refinery run cuts.
  • Bunkerworld Index: Prices waver as lockdowns intensify
    Bunker prices faltered during the week beginning Jan. 18 as bearish pressures in the wider oil complex outweighed instances of bullish sentiment in marine fuel markets, a pattern some analysts suggest could continue in the near-term.
  • TENDER DATA: Thailand's PTTGC sells IMO-compliant fuel oil for H1 Feb loading
    The company last sold 35,000 mt of IMO 2020-compliant fuel oil with minimum 100-380 CST viscosity for Jan. 16-18 loading from its Map Ta Phut refinery, at a discount of around $3/mt to Mean of Platts Singapore Marine Fuel 0.5%S assessments, S&P Global Platts reported earlier.
  • SINGAPORE DATA: Residue stocks inch 1.3% lower on week as fuel oil imports fall
    Singapore's commercial onshore residue stocks edged 1.37% lower on the week to 21.999 million barrels, or 3.46 million mt, in the week to Jan. 20 amid a decline in fuel oil imports and a pickup in bunker demand, Enterprise Singapore data showed Jan. 21.
  • ARA fuel oil stocks rise 21.9% on week to 1.371 mil mt: Insights Global
    Stocks of fuel oil in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region, as measured by Insights Global, rose 22% to 1.371 million mt in the week to Jan. 20, following a 3% rise the previous week.
  • CHINA DATA: 2020 fuel oil output surges 37.9% on year to 34 million mt
    China's fuel oil output in 2020 climbed 37.9% year on year to 34.06 million mt, according to latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics. Output rose 17% month on month in December to 2.76 million mt, the data showed.
  • CHINA DATA: 2020 fuel oil exports rise 43% to 15.68 million mt
    China's fuel oil exports climbed 43% to 15.68 million mt in 2020, and were up 76.1% year on year at 2.47 million mt in December, latest data from the General Administration of Customs showed.
  • RUSSIA DATA: December fuel oil exports up 6.8% on year to 3.081 mil mt
  • Bunkerworld Index: Prices waver as lockdowns intensify
    The BW0.5%S Index ended Jan. 21 at $447/mt, down $4/mt on the day, up $1/mt on the week and $41/mt higher than 30 days previously.
  • ARA fuel oil stocks rise 21.9% on week to 1.371 mil mt: Insights Global
  • CHINA DATA: Transport fuel output slides 9% on year to 28.5 mil mt in Dec
  • INE completes first physical VLSFO overseas delivery in Singapore
  • CHINA DATA: 2020 fuel oil exports rise 43% to 15.68 million mt
  • SINGAPORE DATA: Residue stocks inch 1.3% lower on week as fuel oil imports fall
  • Demand for oil storage seen solid in 2021 amid shifting markets: storage experts

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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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