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January 26, 2021
International Transport Journalweb site
  • Shifting semi-trailers to rail
  • Dialogue or complaint
  • Is air-sea the key for Djibouti's hub plans?
  • Another head; and another facility
  • Rail upgrades in Lithuania
  • Masil makes a first in Iraq
  • Big deal in North America
  • Celebi expands in Frankfurt
  • Great plans with new customs suites
  • Contargo Transbox and Webarge team up
  • Fjord Line picks CEO
  • Eco-trucks on trial
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • More space for Iceland Foods
  • Japanese go safe with cool chain provider
  • New in Newark
  • New unit for offshore wind services

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 25, 2021
  • Shippers and forwarders mull legal bid against alliances to cap soaring rates
  • New Covid ban in HK could impact a quarter of Cathay Pacific cargo capacity
  • India's ocean capacity crunch 'nightmare' continues - Maersk's rail solution
  • 'Smart move' as DB Schenker launches ambitious air cargo charter schedule
  • Lufthansa Cargo e-commerce offshoot heyworld eyes major expansion
  • Canada's TFI International scoops up UPS Freight for $800m
  • Covid rules 'workaround' means KLM Cargo can continue to fly its freighters
  • M&A radar: 'Bill Ackman Logistics' - shake a tail feather
  • Lufthansa Cargo's Magali Beauregard joins CargoAi as chief customer officer
  • U-Freight restructures Dutch team and opens e-commerce warehouse
  • Ex-CNS president Michael White the latest recruit to PayCargo board

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 25, 2021
  • VIDEO: Metal Shark selected to develop Marine Corps LRUSV system
    Jeanerette, La., headquartered shipbuilder Metal Shark has been selected to develop and implement the Long Range Unmanned Surface Vessel (LRUSV) System for the United States Marine Corps. The LRUSV System will deploy
  • Fraser Shipyards to build VSP-propelled double-ender
    An infrastructure upgrade project is underway on Christian Island, Ontario, Canada, and one of its main components is the construction of a "floating bridge," in the form of new double-ended ferry. Christian
  • Hirt resigns as port director of Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor
    Ports of Indiana reports that Ian Hirt has resigned after four years as port director of Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor, effective May 3, 2021, to return to the private sector. The Ports
  • EU project harnesses key technologies to decarbonize shipping
    As part of a consortium led by Finland's University of Vaasa, Wärtsilä will play a key role in an EU-funded project aimed at reducing the environmental impact of shipping. Backed by EUR
  • Autonomy doubles productivity of Galveston Bay survey boat
    DEA Marine Services, a division of Vancouver, Wash., based David Evans and Associates Inc. (DEA) is using a Sea Machines Robotics SM300 autonomous-command and remote-helm control system as it carries out a
  • Sweden moves ahead on next-generation Visby corvettes
    Saab and the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration (FMV) have signed two agreements relating to Sweden's next generation of surface ships and corvettes. The agreements are worth SEK 190 million (about $23 million)

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 25, 2021
  • Cosco tanker arm chips in for three newbuild Arc7 LNG carriers
    Chinese tanker owner meanwhile expects to see a surge in net profits for 2020, despite the Yuan840.9m impairment provisions made...
  • BP imports first regasified LNG cargo in China
    The delivery marks the beginning of one of the first direct supply contracts between a supermajor and customers in China
  • Biden reaffirms support for Jones Act with 'Buy American' executive order
    President Biden's nominee for Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg, last week affirmed his support for the Jones Act, saying it...
  • Industry heavyweights reignite crew-change crisis efforts
    Over 300 companies pledge to tackle the 'shared responsibility' of crew change, but questions are raised over charterer commitment to...
  • CTM says supramax pool outperforms market again
    Vessels in the CTM supramax revenue sharing agreement carried 29m tonnes of cargo last year, which was an increase of...
  • End to box shortage may be in sight
    High demand and supply chain disruption during the pandemic have led to a shortage of equipment in key export markets...
  • Container lines tread fine line on freight pricing
    Demand for container space has come from shippers of all cargo types. But for low-value goods, the cost of shipping...
  • Castor clinches largest loan to fund growth
    Petros Panagiotidis-led Castor said the loan of $15.3m is with a European financial institution
  • Global Ship Lease share sale raises $70m to grow fleet
    Offering is expected to close tomorrow, but underwriters have 30 days to exercise an option to purchase up to 810,000...
  • Hong Kong enables larger boxships to transit key waterway
    The move could lead to improved vessel traffic and business to the Asia maritime hub. It will also give carriers...
  • Yilport names Sartini as co-chief executive
    After a long and varied career, Nicolas Sartini left French carrier CMA CGM last year. He will now share chief...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: No hiding place for flags that don't pull their weight | LNG trade needs greater liquidity to...
  • South Korea boosts box capacity to help exporters
    The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy says discussions are also being held with domestic, as well as foreign, shipping...
  • Indonesia probes suspected illegal Iran oil transfers
    Coastguard says the tankers are suspected of several violations, including not displaying national flags, shutting off their Automatic Identification System...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 25, 2021
  • Record Asia-Europe container rates squeeze lower-value cargoes
  • Hong Kong hopes to lure bigger ships, more cargo from increased bridge limit
  • UPS Freight sold to Canada's TFI for $800 million
  • Ex-CMA CGM terminal chief Sartini joins Yilport as co-CEO
  • Maersk leads rerouting Indian east coast cargo to JNPT via block rail

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 25, 2021
  • Norway's Cryo claims LNG bunkering record in Straits
    A vessel spot-chartered from Avenir has supplied the biggest LNG-fueled vessel yet, according to LNG bunkering specialist Cryo Shipping
  • Alleged patent troll drops Maersk lawsuit
    Transcend Shipping System's lawsuit against three other boxship companies remain open
  • Azamara adds Pacific Princess as fourth ship
    Private equity firm Sycamore Partners has bought the boutique luxury line for $201m from Royal Caribbean Group
  • Biden-fuelled energy patch swoon helps send stocks to first down week
    Negative sentiment on oil patch in new US presidency played its part as shipping finally underperforms broader market
  • Two names under consideration for Biden's maritime administrator
    John McCown and Mike Rodriguez are said to be in the running
  • Cosco looking to widen OOIL share base in $120m deal
    JP Morgan brought in to find buyers for Hong Kong container line's stock
  • Okeanis VLCC's top-dollar China run shows scrubber premium
    Brazilian fixture ties up Greek tanker at $17,000 per day to ride out weak market
  • Scorpio Bulkers' wind shift blew Evermore in direction of Oslo's Cadeler
    Investment firm has 2% stake in Swire/BW-backed wind-turbine installation vessel player
  • Evermore Global may have cut shipping stake in 2020 - but it will not be for good
    New Jersey investor more than halved its stake, but says it will be back with bigger positions in fewer names
  • Biden's Keystone rejection strikes positive tone for tanker owners
    Analysts predict more seaborne crude trade as Canadian producers look for other outlets
  • Theochari retires as Norton Rose Fulbright transport head after more than a decade at helm
    Industry stalwart says he does not want to be 'an old guy hanging around forever'
  • Navy hunts for veteran cargoship that disappeared off Colombia
    Colombian forces say the Carmen 1 sent alert but has not been found
  • First carbon neutral-certified container shipment claimed
    Box of bananas loaded at Ecuador port on MSC vessel said to be first shipment handled at import and export ends by green-certified companies
  • Berglund reflects on life in Hong Kong and rebuilding Pacific Basin
    Tanker and bulker veteran Mats Berglund will be retiring to Sweden in July, but his love for Hong Kong remains as strong as ever
  • CMA CGM stalwart Sartini joins Yilport as co-chief executive
    Long-time trusted lieutenant of French liner giant takes top spot at growing Turkish port operator
  • CTM supramax pool outperforms index as volumes jump in turbulent year
    Radziwill-run bulker revenue sharing agreement says pandemic forced it to find new ways of working
  • Hyundai Mipo bags MR tanker newbuildings worth up to $145m
    Letter of intent for the four product tankers was inked last year
  • Iran again swats away diplomatic overtures to solve Hankuk Chemi saga
    Offer from Qatar to mediate turned down as Iran insists chemical tanker's seizure was not politically motivated
  • Moundreas keeps spinning on capesize wheel with two buys
    Freight rate increases for bulkers percolate unusually quickly into the secondhand market
  • Indonesia seizes Iranian and Chinese VLCCs over alleged illegal transfer
    Coast Guard detains NITC and Shanghai Future tankers off Kalimantan
  • BP takes Union Maritime LR2s as Shell fixes wind-powered tanker
    Union Maritime and Buana Lintas Lautan fix out recently acquired product tankers, say brokers
  • Germany's fleet nears nadir and looks to the future
    Maritime cluster survives coronavirus but its sustainability remains a key question
  • Germans carve a future with global ship management giants
    Thomas Rehder explains how traditional owner-managers are reinventing themselves as third-party managers
  • Cape Shipping makes timely comeback in large bulkers
    Canny asset player emerges with Japanese-built ore carrier, which has rapidly appreciated in value since its purchase late last year
  • Thoresen picks up second Scorpio bulker in its first deal of 2021
    Thai bulker owner already looks to have made $1m on purchase price on back of improving freight rates
  • Singapore to continue to pay for local maritime sector's Covid-19 testing
    Government says it is extending subsidy as virus continues to pose significant public health risks
  • Royal Caribbean sells off two Ecuadorian-flagged expedition cruiseships
    Departure of ships operated by Silversea and Celebrity brands linked to fleet replacement plans
  • New J&J Denholm management team ushers in generational change
    Fifth-generation member of the Denholm family becomes new CEO in major executive leadership overhaul
  • Singapore to continue to pay for maritime sector's Covid-19 testing
    Government says it is extending subsidy as virus continues to pose significant public health risks
  • For P&I alternatives, shipowners should fix their eyes on Asia
    With the mutual market struggling, fixed premium providers are well placed to take advantage of Asian growth
  • China's Ruiyang Shipping splashes close to $300m on feeder boxships
    Low-profile outfit is teaming up with a Japanese company to operate China-to-Japan feeder service

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 25, 2021
  • Supply-demand imbalance continues to vex air cargo shippers
    If you can't rent an entire cargo plane for yourself, you might have trouble finding space on an aircraft to make an international shipment.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 25, 2021
  • ECB sees rapid progress on carbon pricing: Lagarde
    The European Central Bank sees rapid progress on carbon pricing as the EU Emissions Trading System is set to be aligned with the EU's stronger climate targets for 2030, the bank's president Christine Lagarde said Jan. 25.
  • Peninsula set to commence bunker supply operations in Skaw
    Marine fuel supplier Peninsula is expanding its supply operations to the Skaw region, using two supply tankers with a combined capacity of approximately 10,000 mt, the company said Jan. 25.
  • Saudi Arabia to officially mandate diesel spec change in 2022: FGE
    Saudi Arabia did not officially implement a diesel spec change this month, contrary to market speculation, but will reduce the sulfur content of gasoil/diesel for domestic use from 500ppm to 10ppm next year, consultancy Facts Global Energy (FGE) said in a note Jan. 22.
  • Japan's Osaka Gas aims for 2050 carbon neutrality by methanation, renewables boost
    Japan's Osaka Gas said Jan. 25 it aims for achieving carbon neutrality in 2050 through a series of measures including the introduction of methanation to decarbonize its city gas feedstocks and boost the renewable energy share in its power generation mix.
  • Canadian crude-by-rail exports rise sharply in November from multiyear lows
    Canadian crude-by-rail exports rose sharply in November as producers ramped up output taken offline at the start of the pandemic.
  • Ukraine's 2020 transit of Russian oil to EU down 6.3% on year to 12.3 mil mt
    Ukraine's transit of Russian crude oil for exports to the European Union fell 6.3% on the year to about 12.3 million mt in 2020 from 13.13 million mt shipped in 2019, the state oil shipper UkrTransNafta said Jan. 25.
  • Libya's Waha oil fields resume production after pipeline work
    Production from Libya's Waha oil fields has "gradually resumed" after repairs were completed on a key pipeline, state-owned National Oil Corporation said Jan. 25.
  • Rotterdam 2020 bunker volumes rise 6% despite coronavirus: port authority
    Total sales of oil-based bunker fuels, excluding lubricating oils, at the Dutch port of Rotterdam, the world's second largest bunkering hub, rose 6% in 2020 to 7.518 mil cu m, according to data from the port authority.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude climbs amid tightened supply outlooks, easing US lockdowns
    Crude futures settled higher Jan. 25 amid tightened supply outlooks and easing COVID-19 restrictions in the US.
  • Rough seas lift Black Sea freight rates, delay loading of products
    Bad weather in the Black Sea has provided support for clean tanker freight rates, with delays in the Bosporus last week causing a backlog of vessels and late arrivals, sources said Jan. 25.
  • INTERVIEW: Methanol's bunkering uptake blunted by availability, industrial lure: Methanex
    **Methanol has competitive opex, capex costs **The chemical has different industrial uses **Shipping market will use wide range of fuels
  • Europe and Africa residual fuel -- key market indicators this week
    Local demand for bunkering in the European market continued to remain sluggish in the week ended Jan. 22, as market sources look to fundamentals on arbitrages to Asia for price support instead.
  • AMERICAS BUNKERS: Key market indicators Jan. 25-29
    Key spot marine fuel markets throughout the Americas entered the week of Jan. 25-29 under pressure from the US energy complex, while demand fundamentals remained bearish for some regions.
  • Rotterdam LNG bunker sales hit record high in 2020
    **Q4 volume up over 45% from previous quarter **LNG-fueled container, cruise ships boost demand
  • CHINA DATA: Jan crude throughput recovers as many refiners complete maintenance
    **PetroChina Jan average run rate up by one percentage point **Several Sinopec refineries resume operations after maintenance **Coronavirus spread in Hebei may weigh on crude throughput
  • Asia residual fuel market - Key market indicators this week
    Asia residual fuel markets are expected to be supported going into the last trading week of the month.
  • Fresh blow for Libya's oil revival, as militia threatens to stop crude exports at three ports
    **Ras Lanuf, Marsa el-Hariga, Ras Lanuf may be affected **PFG demands immediate payments of salaries **Revenue feud between NOC and CBL escalates
  • Bunker sales in Panama recover in Dec, resilience seen in H2 2020
    **Bunker sales in Panama rise 13.6% in December **Total sales of bunkers in 2020 fall 11.4% on year **Prices on the rise
  • Panama Canal constraints persist for LNG tankers arriving without a reservation
    **Average wait of 10 days for vessels headed to Pacific **Asia spot prices remain robust despite fall from record
  • TANKERS: Port of Corpus Christi crude shipments up 65% in 2020, sees record tonnage
    **Corpus December exports at 1.9 million b/d **Corpus export activity around 4.41 million b/d end-2020 **Houston exported 685,250 b/d in December

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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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Arrival ports by:
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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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