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May 25, 2021
Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 24, 2021
  • APM Terminals Elizabeth welcomes largest container ship to call US East Coast
  • China launches new freight train service connecting Germany
  • Declaration to supress piracy in Gulf of Guinea launched
  • Maersk seeks collaborative efforts to decarbonise logistics
  • MOL to procure newbuilding Panamax bulker to transport woody biomass for energy
  • Suez Canal revenue up in April
  • Engineering goods exports skyrocket in April
  • Jackfruit from Tripura exported to London
  • Sugar industry wary of exports after subsidy reduction
  • Chennai Port crosses new milestone in container handling
  • Paradip Port gears up for cyclonic storm
  • SMP prepares to face challenges posed by impending cyclone in Bay of Bengal
  • Global events seen putting increasing pressure on logistics industry to respond in real-time
  • Ministry of Road Transport & Highways asks States/UTs to create pool of trained drivers for transporting hazardous cargo due to increase in need to move liquid oxygen
  • Rail freight attaining new highs in volume & revenue
  • Tender procedure for CER transport at Rotterdam suspended
  • India attracts highest ever total FDI inflow in 2020-21
  • Aditi Rasquinha appointed DB Schenker's Head of Ocean Freight for APAC Region
  • Mansukh Mandaviya & other key ministers interact with stakeholders on preparedness for Cyclone Yaas
  • White paper reveals learnings from one year into the pandemic

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Fast forward to 2050
  • Third Scottish service launched
  • Network expansion in Vietnam
  • China - Europe: rail takes the lead
  • Ports of Auckland seeking new CEO
  • Beyond the peak of container flows?
  • Handling cargo at Australian airports
  • More logistics for BMW in China
  • Turbo for Bulgarian trade
  • More equipment to Algeciras
  • Historian to lead GXO's future strategy
  • Next step from B737 to A320 family
  • Burgers via QSL keep coming
  • Tami Davis to run Ambercor's new Houston office
  • Autonomous (un-)berthing is on
  • Increasing demand and investment
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Celebi Cargo to start "Fair@Link" next Tuesday

The Loadstarweb site
MAY 24, 2021
  • X-Press Pearl 'chemical' fire continues to flare up, but 'crew are all safe'
  • IATA won't ban lithium ion batteries on aircraft, but wants more collaboration
  • More supply chain delays in India as cyclone forces Pipavav Port to close
  • More delay for shippers as Ever Given legal wrangle is sent to a higher court
  • CN derails CP plan for merger with KCS, but it's too soon to celebrate a deal
  • MSC and GB Railfreight sign new five-year UK intermodal deal
  • Palletline resumes operations at UK depot as post-lockdown demand soars
  • Marion Taylor-Ringsell joins DHL Supply Chain as VP of operations, UK&I
  • Against the odds: AP Møller-Mærsk - better to be safe than sorry

Marine Logweb site
MAY 24, 2021
  • Turkish yard wins contract for LNG Canada tugs
    Turkey's Sanmar Shipyards has won the contract to build the fleet of three battery-electric harbor tugs and two LNG dual fuel escort tugs that Haisea Marine Services will operate at the LNG
  • C&C Marine delivers towboat in Maritime Partners series
    Belle Chasse, La., based C&C Marine and Repair LLC has delivered the M/V Ned Brooks, the fourth in a 15-boat series on order at the yard for Metairie, La., based Maritime Partners
  • Getting to zero is getting real
    GM is to phase out gasoline and diesel powered cars by 2035-and California could ban gas-fueled leaf blowers and lawnmowers by 2024. Developments like that are a reminder that moves to make
  • VIDEO: CMA CGM giant on record-breaking East Coast tour
    The largest containership to ever call North America's East Coast, the 16,022 TEU CMA CGM Marco Polo, sailed into New York on May 20, setting the second of an expected seven records
  • MARAD announces availability of $10.8 million in AMHP grants
    The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced the availability of $10,819,000 in grant funding for the America's Marine Highway Program (AMHP). The AMHP's purpose is to encourage the use

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 24, 2021
  • UGS censures leading Greek owner for 'Black Trail' remarks
    UGS president Theodore Veniamis assures Greek government it has the respect of the industry and says that the shipping community...
  • Taylor Maritime's oversubscribed IPO draws in shipowner and hedge fund
    Shipowner and venture capitalist Christian Oldendorff takes 14.9% stake in the company, which is buying 23 handysize or supramax bulk...
  • Shipowners focus on 2030 carbon cut target
    The IMO's next environmental targets will require ships to cut CO2 intensity by 40% by 2030 and by 70% by...
  • The week in charts: Sustainability scorecard | Compliance risk conundrum | Mixed signals for product rate recovery | Container freight rate march
    s of shipping's sustainability and ESG reports shows decarbonisation but an alarming lack of clarity from owners on...
  • Costamare announces pricing of unsecured bonds in landmark Greek offer
    Costamare raised €100m in the first-ever shipping industry senior unsecured bond on the Greek stock market. It said it will...
  • Legal worries are unnecessary roadblocks for climate action at the IMO
    Agreeing climate measures at the IMO has been slow going, with the law thrown up as a regular roadblock. But...
  • Maritime charity donates medical supplies to Indian seafarers
    The ITF Seafarers Trust will donate £215,000 ($303,000) of medical supplies to help coronavirus relief efforts in India, amid increasing...
  • Egyptian court rejects Ever Given owner's appeal against detention
    A further hearing will be held on May 29, UK P&I club says, as the legal battle to release the...
  • Salvors tackle blaze on X-Press Feeders vessel off Sri Lanka
    A chemical fire on a boxship off Colombo is under control but still burning. Authorities have ordered the vessel to...
  • Portuguese flag aims to continue rise with opening of new Greek branch
    Greek market is 'potentially the biggest and most important' for the International Shipping Register of Madeira, according to regional executive...
  • MOL looks to supply chain normalisation in second half of 2021
    ONE shareholder MOL has benefitted from the container line's strong performance in its 2020-21 financial year. But as the pandemic...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Shipping's compliance risk conundrum | Bowsher confirms $80m underwriting loss at West | Norway supports shipping's 2050...
  • Yantian Port operations affected by coronavirus
    Infected stevedores were found at the west part of the key gateway port, where three of the 20 deepwater terminals...
  • MOL to acquire panamax to transport wood biomass
    As part of MOL's environmental, social and corporate governance initiatives, it is targeting businesses that will lead to reduced environmental...
  • Japanese LNG trader to import ammonia for power generation
    Japan, the world's third-largest economy, is championing the use of blue and green ammonia to decarbonise power generation and shipping
  • Capesize earnings remain resilient
    Brokers say most of the activity occurred in the Pacific region, a point borne out by the C5 Western Australia...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 24, 2021
  • Top US Shipper Infographic: imports/exports, 2020 vs. 2019
  • CP, CN take KCS merger case to intermodal shippers
  • DOT plans $10.8 million in grants for container-on-barge service
  • Top US Shippers: Household goods, furniture imports still building
  • TMS isn't dead, but shippers should consider alternatives: consultants

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 24, 2021
  • Just three weeks after sounding caution, Chappell turns tanker bull
  • Grindrod Shipping uses tanker sales to pay down debt
  • Growing grain demand pushes supramax bulkers to 11-year high
  • Tsakos Shipping books box duo as Hyundai yards land $308m in orders
  • Seanergy buys fifth capesize bulker of 2021 in 'strong sector commitment'
  • Reed Smith finds shipping more reliant on tech and transparency since Covid-19 hit
  • Dry bulk: why US-listed stocks kept rising as capesize rates dipped
  • Arcadia founder Constantine Angelopoulos dies aged 75
  • Gibson cautions carbon fees could price tanker routes out of market
  • South Korean shipowner takes $4.7m bulker charter fight to US court
  • Ince hires Hill Dickinson's Moschopolous as Piraeus partner
  • Cardiff Marine capesize bulker brushes off scrape Chinese ship
  • Shipowners submit offers to Novatek on next round of Arc4 LNG carriers
  • US blacklists 13 ships for constructing Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline
  • Siem's Subsea 7 scoops Petrobras cable-laying deal worth up to $750m
  • Merlin Swire steps down from Swire Pacific and heads for London
  • Navigare Capital makes VLCC debut with purchase of TRF ship
  • Castor takes action to boost shares as price sags despite $340m S&P spree
  • Seafarers rescued as North Korean cargoship sinks in Sea of Japan
  • European review puts ship recycling tax on the agenda
  • MOL orders panamax bulker for its biomass business
  • Ed Buttery: 'exciting' new chapter begins after hard work pays off with $254m TMI IPO
  • Lundqvist Rederierna books second aframax at Sumitomo Heavy
  • Chinese Maritime Transport splashes out $117m on bulker order as prices soar
  • A long way to go, but Clarksons Research details the positive signs for OSV owners
  • Fire-hit X-Press boxship ordered out of Sri Lankan waters
  • Sovcomflot says it will not scrap shuttle tankers coming off term deals
  • Suez Canal willing to release detained Ever Given if it gets a $200m deposit
  • Return of Ocean Tankers VLCCs dampens tanker market, McQuilling says
  • Singapore's Richland Bulk turns shipowner with capesize bulker buy

American Shipperweb site
MAY 24, 2021
  • Freighter conversions: Boeing or the other guy?
    Some car owners will only take their cars to the dealer for maintenance, while others are content with an independent mechanic. The choice is similar...
  • How three Chinese companies cornered global container production
    The containers that U.S. shippers need are all built in China, where factories could set a new production record this year.
  • FreightWaves Flashback: Oakland targets intermodal
    2002: The Port of Oakland gears up intermodal capabilities to catch up with in-state rivals Los Angeles and Long Beach.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 24, 2021
  • Brazil's new gas regime opens market, but development of rules still necessary
    First concrete step should come by mid-2021 via Mines, Energy Ministry expected to publish regulations surrounding New Gas Law approved by Congress.
  • Crude climbs as improved demand outlooks offset concerns of rising supply
    Rising vaccination rates across the US underscored bullish summer energy demand outlooks.
  • ADNOC to build blue ammonia facility in UAE in clean energy push
    **Facility's capacity is 1 million mt/year **Facility expected to start production in 2025 **ADNOC has blue ammonia deal with Japan
  • Global oil demand rebound seen eclipsing India, Iran uncertainty
    **Summer oil demand seen rebounding over 8 million b/d **US land mobility hits post-lockdown high **India's COVID crisis still hanging over oil markets
  • Iran, IAEA extend monitoring deal to clear sanctions relief hurdle
    **Extension runs to June 24 **Iran pumped 2.43 mil b/d in April: S&P Global Platts OPEC survey **Fifth round of JCPOA talks set for this week
  • EUROPE AND AFRICA RESIDUAL FUEL: Key market indicators this week
    A weaker 0.5%S market has meant a less economical arbitrage for low sulfur fuels from Europe to Singapore, leaving Europe to grapple with product oversupply.
  • China's national emissions trading system to include two more sectors by 2022
    Lai Xiaoming did not specify which two sectors will be included for the next step, but the eight sectors targeted for eventual coverage are petrochemicals, chemicals, building materials, steel, nonferrous metals, paper, aviation and power generation.
  • Japan domestic clean product shipments fall 5.5% in March on weak demand
    Domestic shipments of dirty products in March rose 4% year on year to 2.42 million kl, or 15.22 million barrels.
  • Freight paper markets jump on news of Iran-US nuclear deal
    **FFA dirty tanker market activity picks up **Positive outlook for physical amid Iranian nuclear deal **Scrapping levels to increase for older units
  • Container line CMA CGM offers carbon certificates linked to bio-LNG use
    The option will allow shippers to cut their CO2 emissions by a minimum of 67% on a full value chain basis, according to a company statement.
  • Singapore banks, SGX, Temasek to launch carbon exchange CIX by end-2021
    "Driven by corporate climate commitments, global demand for high-quality carbon credits in the voluntary carbon market is estimated to increase at least fifteenfold by 2030," the companies said
  • REFINERY NEWS ROUNDUP: Plants in Europe expect better Q2; demand remains below 2019
    "Gasoline has been extremely healthy in the quarter, with crack levels at some of the highest in five year range while diesel is still suffering from an overhang," Saras CEO Dario Scaffardi said.
  • Asia residual fuel market: Key market indicators this week
    June arrivals of low sulfur fuel oil are expected to be higher than May and add to current levels in storage.
  • INDIA DATA: April refinery run rate falls on month to 97%
    The flagship state-run refiner Indian Oil Corp. recorded an average of 104% combined run in April compared with 53% a year earlier and 100% in March.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude rises on hurricane season concerns, pares losses after selloff
    The climb came as the specter of supply disruptions during the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.
  • Japan's JERA to procure 40,000 mt ammonia for 20% co-burning with coal by 2024-25
    JERA said it will move ahead to start a four-year-long pilot project to burn 20% ammonia at its Hekinan coal-fired power plant.

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HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
Companies inform
Accelleron and Geislinger: An Evolving Technical Collaboration
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
COSCO Shipping Holdings Group's revenues fell by -3.4% in the second quarter of 2025.
COSCO Shipping Holdings Group's revenues fell by -3.4% in the second quarter of 2025.
Shanghai
Sharp decline in economic performance in the trans-Pacific and Asia-Europe markets
For Federlogistica, the bridge over the Strait of Messina will have the miraculous power to gradually eliminate a framework of social injustices.
For Federlogistica, the bridge over the Strait of Messina will have the miraculous power to gradually eliminate a framework of social injustices.
Genoa
Falteri: it can become the artery of an economic and social body that has been underdeveloped to date
SBB CFF FFS Cargo's half-year performance was negative.
Bern
The Swiss company announced a drop in volumes in both domestic and transit traffic.
COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly revenue
Hong Kong
In the April-June period, net profit was 122.4 million dollars (+32.4%)
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports hit a new record high in July
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports hit a new record high in July
Beijing
Foreign traffic amounted to 427.6 million tonnes (+6.1%)
South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and HD Hyundai Mipo Co. to merge
Seoul
The completion of the operation is expected for next December 1st.
Filt Cgil, priority should be given to valorizing AdSP workers rather than assigning positions
Rome
The union denounces the failure to comply with the National Collective Labour Agreement
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Venice grew by +4.1%
Venice
There were 228 thousand cruise passengers (+12.8%)
COSCO Shipping International's revenues increased by 10.3% in the first half of the year.
Hong Kong
Net profit was HK$494.6 million (+26.0%)
G20 nations' merchandise trade showed modest growth in the second quarter
Geneva
The increase in trade in services was more pronounced
South Korea's HD Hyundai announces multibillion-dollar investment program to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
South Korea's HD Hyundai announces multibillion-dollar investment program to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
Seongnam
Agreements with the US investment firm Cerberus Capital and the Korea Development Bank
MSC World Europa cruise ship crashes off the coast of Ponza
Rome
The Coast Guard reports that the situation on board, where there are 8,585 people, is calm and under control.
MSC World Europa has resumed autonomous sailing
Rome
Electrical problem solved, the cruise ship is headed for the port of Naples
PostEurop warns that from August 29, shipments of goods to the USA could be limited or suspended
Brussels
Last month, Trump eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods.
Chinese oil company OOIL sees growth in its half-year financial results.
Hong Kong
In the first six months of this year, revenues increased by +5.0%
Premier Alliance to split Mediterranean Pendulum 2 service next month
Seoul/Singapore/Keelung
Investment firm CVC Capital Partners exits Boluda Maritime Terminals and TTI Algeciras
Schiphol
The two terminal companies manage a total of nine Spanish port terminals
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
Haifa
In the period April-June the average value of freight rates fell by -11.6%
Interferry's Entry/Exit System risks delaying ferry operations at European ports.
Victoria
The system will come into force on October 12th
DFDS closes second quarter with a loss
Copenhagen
In the period April-June 2025 the fleet transported 10.6 million linear meters of rolling stock (-0.4%)
Ammonia and methanol are ready to decarbonize shipping, but some obstacles to their use must be removed.
New record quarterly results for the American cruise group Viking
New record quarterly results for the American cruise group Viking
Los Angeles
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 439.2 million dollars (+182.2%)
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by 1.8% last month.
Barcelona
202,321 TEUs handled at loading and unloading (+10.4%) and 142,492 TEUs in transit (-8.3%)
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
Hamburg
Sharp increase in transshipment container volumes (+26%)
Norway's Xeneta has bought Denmark's eeSea
Oslo
Both companies provide data and information for the optimization of containerized maritime transport
In the April-June quarter, freight traffic in Tunisian ports decreased by -3.8%
La Goulette
In the first six months of 2025, 13.8 million tonnes were handled (-3.2%)
Port of Koper sets new quarterly records for containers and rolling stock
Ljubljana
In the period April-June, 5.6 million tons of goods were moved (-4.1%)
Port of Los Angeles hits record monthly container traffic
Los Angeles
Over one million TEUs were handled in July (+8.5%)
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hamburg
Net profit fell by -39.4%
Evergreen reports an 18.7% drop in quarterly revenues
Taipei
The April-June period closed with a net profit decrease of -62.9%
South Korean company HMM's revenues fell by 1.5% in the second quarter.
Seoul
Trump announces rejection of IMO's shipping decarbonization program
Washington
The proposed framework - it is denounced - is in effect a global carbon tax that affects Americans and is imposed by an irresponsible United Nations organization.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June, revenues decreased by -26.5% and -8.7% respectively
Cruise traffic at Global Ports Holding terminals grew by 6.0% in the second quarter
Istanbul
In the first six months of 2025, an increase of +16.7% was recorded
In the period April-June, cargo traffic in Croatian ports decreased by -4.0%
Zagreb
Cruise passengers grow by +5.4%
Container traffic at US ports is expected to plummet in the second half of this year.
Washington/Long Beach
In July, the Port of Long Beach handled 944,000 TEUs (+7.0%)
ThyssenKrupp shareholders approve spin-off of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems
Eat
The company will be listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
Geneva
Global trade in goods is expected to grow by 0.9% this year
Hupac will increase the number of weekly rotations between Busto Arsizio and Basel from five to eight
Noise
Increase in attendance from September 1st
From January 1st, new bunkering regulations will apply in the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp.
Rotterdam
The barges must be equipped with flow meters
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Copenhagen
Terminals and logistics have made a positive contribution. Container shipping benefits from demurrage revenues.
The CIPESS has approved the final project for the bridge over the Strait of Messina.
Rome
Construction will begin this year and the project will be completed in 2032.
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
Bonn
Significant reduction in shipments from China and Hong Kong to the US due to Trump's abolition of the de minimis regime
The Grendi group has acquired 70% of Dario Perioli Spa
The Grendi group has acquired 70% of Dario Perioli Spa
Milan
The remaining 30% will remain with Fingiro, owned by Michele Giromini, the company's CEO.
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
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In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
President Alessandro Arvigo and CEO Maurizio Anselmo
In the second quarter, sales of dry containers produced by CIMC fell by -33%.
Hong Kong
Reefer boats increase by 57%
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Grande Shanghai
Naples
It will be used for the transport of vehicles between East Asia and Northern Europe
The ART urges to verify that the investment plan and the related amortization period are consistent with the duration of the port concessions.
Turin
Chinese automaker FAW ships components to Europe by train
Changchun
Transit time reduced to 18 days compared to 45 days for maritime transport
The assets and fleet of the Spanish Armas Trasmediterránea will be sold to Baleària and DFDS
Las Palmas/Dénia/Copenhagen
Two agreements worth €215 million and €40 million respectively have been signed.
Italian State Railways (FS), investing €70 million to install the ERTMS system.
Rome
Work has been completed on 382 Trenitalia trains, while the retrofitting of 60 locomotives from Mercitalia Rail, an FS Logistix company, is underway.
MPC Container Ships' quarterly revenue returns to growth
The second quarter of 2025 was closed with a net profit of 78.1 million dollars (+20.5%)
Plans to build two container customs areas north and south of the Suez Canal
Cairo
Fourteen of the 48 abandoned shipwrecks in Catania port have been removed.
Catania
The activity will be replicated in the port of Augusta
The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has confirmed the validity of the tender for the new Ravano Terminal in the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
DP World's port terminals handled record quarterly container traffic
Dubai
Revenues grew by 22.2% in the first half of 2025
In the quarter April-June the volume of rolling stock transported by Höegh Autoliners increased by +9.0%
Oslo
Sharp increase (+46.6%) of vehicles from Asia
South Korea's HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering acquires Vietnam's Doosan Enerbility
Seongnam
It manages an industrial area with its own port facility
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras grew by 6.6% in July
Algeciras
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -2.9% was recorded
In July, the port of Valencia handled 488,000 containers (+6.7%)
Valencia
Increase driven by growth in empty containers
Salvini has appointed Annalisa Tardino as extraordinary commissioner of the Western Sicilian Sea Port Authority.
Rome/Palermo
The President of the Sicilian Region announces the appeal against the provision
The materials dredged in the ports of La Spezia and Carrara will be used for the construction of the new breakwater in Genoa.
Genoa/La Spezia
Agreement between the two Ligurian Port System Authorities
X-Press Feeders denounces authorities' failure to acknowledge responsibility in the X-Press Pearl accident
Singapore
According to the company, the Supreme Court ruling ignores international maritime law
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -6.5% in July
Hong Kong
A decline of -3.7% was recorded in the first seven months of 2025
Cargo traffic in Russian ports remained stable in July
St. Petersburg
In the first seven months of 2025, loads decreased by -4.6%
In July, the Port of Singapore set a new all-time record for monthly container traffic with 3.9 million TEUs.
Singapore
In terms of weight, containerized cargo decreased by -3.6%
Compensation to be paid by the Civitavecchia Port Authority in the Fincosit case has been set at €1.5 million.
Civitavecchia
Latrofa: The ruling allows the release of set-aside sums that have frozen the budget for years.
Germany's HHLA posts record quarterly revenue
Hamburg
In the second quarter, the group's port terminals handled 3.2 million containers (+7.9%)
In the first half of 2025, CK Hutchison's port terminals handled 44 million containers (+4.0%)
Hong Kong
In the quarter April-June the Wallenius Wilhelmsen fleet transported 14.8 million cubic meters of rolling stock (-0.5%)
Lysaker
Revenues down by -0.7%
In the second quarter, Montenegro's ports handled 670 thousand tons of goods (+0.6%)
Podgorica
Volumes with Italy amounted to 154 thousand tons (+53.1%)
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
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
With the arrival of the first container ship, the testing of operational procedures at the Rijeka Gateway begins.
The Hague
The first commercial ship is expected on September 12th
A proposal to bring the port of Taranto back onto global container routes? Start a discussion table.
Taranto
Meeting on the status of freight traffic
Port of Ancona: Tender for demolition of fire-damaged Tubimar warehouses
Ancona
The expected duration of the works is four and a half months
Merger of the German MACS and Hugo Stinnes, both active in the MPP vessel segment
Hamburg/Rostock
Stinnes headquarters in Rostock to close by December 31
In the second quarter, freight traffic in Albanian ports grew by +2.9%
Tirana
There were 331 thousand passengers (+13.6%)
A.SPE.DO, operationalizing the Smart Terminal to increase the competitiveness of the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
ING loans to Premuda for over 100 million dollars
Milan
Funds for the management buyout and the purchase of two product tankers
Sallaum Lines has taken delivery of the first of six Ocean-class dual-fuel PCTCs
Rotterdam
The ship was completed four months ahead of schedule
First meeting of the new Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Genoa
Several measures approved, including those for CULMV and CULP staff
Euroports to operate a new liquid bulk terminal in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It is expected to become operational in 2026
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.6%
Ravenna
Growth of 0.6% was recorded in June. An increase of 4.8% is expected in July.
OsserMare presents five reports on the marine economy
Rome
They focus on a specific sector supply chain or aspect of it
Port of Naples: Road haulage operations resume
Naples
Resolution meeting between institutions, operators and trade associations
ICTSI again reports record quarterly financial and operating results
Manila
Global Ship Lease Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Athens
In the April-June period, net profit was 95.4 million dollars (+8.4%)
Vard receives new order from North Star for two hybrid SOVs
Trieste
Contract worth between 100 and 200 million euros
The Panama Shipping Registry will no longer accept the registration of oil tankers and bulk carriers over 15 years old.
Panama
Measure to counter the use of the shadow fleet
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly revenue
Athens
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 130.9 million (-7.3%)
New customs fast corridor between the port of La Spezia and Interporto Padova
Padua
It adds to the other three already active on the same route
ICTSI to operate Indonesia's Batu Ampar Container Terminal
Manila
It is located on Batam Island
Pino Musolino has been appointed CEO of the Alilauro shipping company.
Naples
He replaces the resigning Eliseo Cuccaro
In the second quarter, DIS' time charter revenues fell by -37.1%.
Luxembourg
Net income was $19.6 million (-70.5%)
Wista Italy denounces the exclusion of women from the nominations of port authority presidents.
Milan
Musso: The glass ceiling that prevents women from accessing leadership roles remains.
Austrian Rail Cargo Group is focusing on the development of the Sommacampagna-Sona intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Ten-year agreement
In the second quarter, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -6.0%
Ankara
18.1% decline in ships over 200 metres in length
Fifty kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Civitavecchia
Rome
They were hidden inside a reefer container arriving from Ecuador
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%
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