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BRIEFS
May 28, 2021
Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 27, 2021
  • Call for strengthening minor ports & coastal shipping in Kerala
  • Hapag-Lloyd orders 60,000 more TEUs
  • HMM & five Korean partners launch consortium to explore green ammonia supply chain
  • Intense efforts on to combat deadly container vessel blaze off Colombo
  • Processed & organic certified jackfruit from Bengaluru exported to Germany
  • CoPT's operating income up in FY21
  • Partial marine container operations to resume at Port Pipavav from June 1; certain other services operational
  • Maersk supports imports & distribution of medical aid in India to fight pandemic
  • NHAI takes steps to ensure minimum waiting time per vehicle at toll plazas
  • Rail freight continues to speed ahead
  • UPDATION OF IFSC AND BANK ACCOUNT REJECTED BY PFMS
  • Gujarat Maritime Cluster organises orientation programme for its stakeholders

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Air-Ports under the hammer
  • JD Logistics IPO is on
  • M&M France rounds off its portfolio
  • Dual-mode locos extend fleet
  • Hill Dickinson strengthening team in Greece
  • European high pushes up box index
  • Biogas lorries on scheduled services
  • Milestones for A400M
  • Hämmerle promoted to CFO at Kapsch
  • Ro-ro on the rise in Le Havre
  • Step towards more sustainability
  • New hub for La Poste
  • Five more A321P2Fs from Singapore
  • A woman to head HR at Hellmanns
  • Sunny side up for Hamburg
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Ohio short-line deal closed
  • Further Bremen location for B+S
  • Handling fresh fish

The Loadstarweb site
MAY 27, 2021
  • ONE partner declares General Average after NYK Delphinus engine room fire
  • Burning X-Press Pearl in danger of sinking, as lost boxes start to wash up
  • US import boom hits new heights, with ships queueing to enter congested ports
  • TAC Index link with Spire will give it a space age view of air cargo data
  • Australia must extend subsidies for air cargo while capacity is squeezed
  • Green fuel: DHL GF steps in as air cargo players ponder the way forward
  • Dachser fleet swap to mega-trailers a greener route to more efficiency
  • M&A radar: No deals please, we're European
  • Against the odds: AI's 'dementia moment'...coming to a supply chain near you

Marine Logweb site
MAY 27, 2021
  • X-Press Pearl fire still not under control
    Sri Lanka TV news channels today showed the nearly new containership X-Press Pearl as still continuing to burn, despite firefighting efforts that are now in their eighth day. Pollution from the 2017-built,
  • CEO Spotlight: Callan Marine's Maxie McGuire
    Without dredging, many rivers, harbors, and ports would be impassable to towboats, cargo ships and passenger vessels. Periodic maintenance dredging and channel deepening projects are essential to accommodate these commercial vessels. And
  • Wärtsilä to develop autonomous, zero emission container shuttle
    Kicking the container-on-barge concept up several notches, Wärtsilä is to demonstrate a commercially viable autonomous intra-port, inter-terminal container shuttle vessel. The vessel is being developed as part of an EU-funded project led
  • Gondan launches first CSOV in Edda Wind quartet
    Spain's Gondan Shipyard has launched the first in the series of four Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) it is building for Edda Wind AS, the offshore wind segment of Norway's Østensjø Group.
  • Golden Ray: Cutting equipment good to go, but will lugs hold?
    As they continue to assess the impact of the fire that broke out within the Golden Ray wreck on May 14, responders say the equipment being used to cut up and remove
  • Alfa Laval BWTS deckhouse solutions win DNV approval
    DNV has issued Alfa Laval the first design approval for the installation of ballast water treatment systems on the weather deck. The Type Approval design certificate is for the Alfa Laval PureBallast
  • Kitsap Seeks Deckhands
    EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Deckhands Position Summary: Pending board approval on June 1, 2021, we are recruiting for five deckhands to join our team to perform deckhand duties on a small passenger ferry vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 27, 2021
  • ClearMetal acquisition brings AI to freight visibility
    After the supply chain disruptions of the past year, shippers and cargo owners want better information on inventories and lead...
  • Ethical hacker says ships are wide open to cyber attack
    Ethical hacker Weston Hecker detailed the increasing risk to ships' operational technology and how basic carelessness leaves many companies vulnerable
  • DNB warns of high investment risk of ordering ships
    A new study highlights the financial risks associated with investing in ships given the uncertainties about the industry's long-term regulatory...
  • Weekly Briefing: Dry bulk heating up | Container fires concern box market | Time to call the bottom of tankers?
    China is trying to cool an overheating commodity market, but so far there's only upside for bulkers. The container sector...
  • Frontline signals better times ahead for tanker market
    The owner of 61 tankers said the 'market should recover firmly' as the global economic rebound led to increased oil...
  • Samskip expands Amsterdam-Ireland shortsea capacity
    More customers seek to avoid the post-Brexit 'hassles of UK distribution'. Shortsea service avoids having to use land bridge to...
  • Call for seafarer mental health database
    An academic has proposed an anonymous 'seafarer mental health data alliance' to help universities and companies measure and help crews'...
  • BIMCO's new president pledges to raise shipping's voice
    As part of efforts to raise public awareness, BIMCO has rolled out its second film in a series featuring the...
  • Maersk Etienne crew recognised for 'admirable' migrant rescue
    Update: The product tanker's decision last August to rescue the occupants of a sinking migrant boat in the Mediterranean led...
  • Maersk seeks contract commitments through flexibility
    Overbooking and rollovers has been a difficult knot for box shipping to untangle. By committing to mutually binding bookings on...
  • Southeast Asia ranked the fastest growing LNG market
    Liquefied natural gas trade flows are changing as import growth rates for the gas in Southeast Asia look set to...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Shell given court order to cut emissions by 45% by 2030 | VLCC orders push newbuilding crude...
  • Three drill platforms grounded in Indian cyclone
    According to Lloyd's List Intelligence casualty reports, drill platforms - the 1981-built Aban II, 1983-built Olinda Star and the 1982-built...
  • US opens federal waters off California to wind
    The US aims for 30,000 megawatts of offshore wind by 2030, which could spur $12bn in capital investments for projects...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 27, 2021
  • Trans-Pac container schedule reliability ticks up in April
  • E2open acquires BlueJay Solutions for $1.7 billion
  • Carriers skipping second-tier Chinese ports amid congestion, delays
  • project44 consolidates ocean visibility space with ClearMetal buy
  • Green energy boom to feed heightened logistics demand
  • Container space premiums come to fore on trans-Atlantic trade

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 27, 2021
  • Eagle Bulk snaps up two more ultramaxes from ex-Wilbur Ross vehicle
  • Back on the water: US health officials give Royal Caribbean go-ahead for two voyages
  • Maersk Etienne crew wins Danish Shipping prize for saving Libyan migrants
  • DNV to help Fredriksen decarbonise tanker giant Frontline to hit IMO targets
  • Greece's New Shipping sells oldest VLCC for demolition
  • GriegMaas poised to cut fleet with sale of supramax bulker
  • Steamship Mutual grows its insured fleet but records losses
  • Navios Holdings returns to profit as dry bulk market surges
  • Fearnleys' Nicolas Duran: banks drive alternative finance back into its niche
  • Ince adds five lawyers from Keoghs as Hill Dickinson strengthens in Greece
  • Kanfer Shipping firms up order for LNG bunker vessels
  • 'Structurally driven': Concordia's Ullman sees better times ahead for product tankers
  • Poseidon Principles 'aim too low', BW LPG and Klaveness executives say
  • Songa Container sells boxship duo for massive $39m profit
  • Avance Gas sees VLGC dockings and delays soaking up newbuilding flood
  • Mayflower set to cross Atlantic in June, but without Pilgrims
  • Sovcomflot drums up extra $20m interest in stock with London FTSE move
  • Newbuilding market primed for asset play as shipowners seize on options
  • Borealis logs profit as charter market goes 'from strength to strength'
  • Hoegh LNG focuses on finding regasification work for FSRUs trading as LNG ships
  • Big name investors revealed as Taylor Maritime Investments stock debuts in London
  • Norway's wind players vie for green fleet crown
  • BW Group sells $42m of BW LPG stock to boost trading liquidity
  • Hunter Group sees need for 140 more VLCCs as production ramps up

American Shipperweb site
MAY 27, 2021
  • LAX cargo handlers charged with pilfering gold bars from $112M shipment
    Gold heist at LAX: Airport cargo workers dipped into shipment of gold, took some for themselves and now face 15 years in prison.
  • NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan could further crimp airfreight supply
    The U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan couldn't be accomplished without massive cargo transport planes. But tapping commercial resources could deprive other companies from using those...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 27, 2021
  • ARA fuel oil stocks relatively stable on week at 1.220 million mt: Insights Global
    Stocks of fuel oil in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region saw a marginal increase of 0.49% to 1.220 million mt in the week to May 27, according to data from Insights Global, after a 4% drop the previous week.
  • Weak US Gulf Coast 0.5%S marine fuel demand pushes retail under barges
    US fuel oil barges rose May 27 on stronger swaps and Brent futures, but physical demand remains weak enough that retail 0.5%S marine fuel is selling well below wholesale.
  • Big players call for shipping to reach zero emissions by 2050
    The shipping industry must reach zero emissions by 2050, double the current industry target, key bunker sector players said in a statement May 27.
  • Vertex to add renewable diesel production at Shell's Mobile refinery
    Vertex Energy plans to operate its newly purchased 90,000 b/d Mobile, Alabama, refinery as a conventional plant while adding in a renewable diesel production capability, a spokesman for the company said May 27.
  • NYMEX WTI hits 2.5-year high as US demand outlooks soar
    Highest front-month settle for WTI since October 2018.
  • FEATURE: Bunker industry says unpredictable compliant fuel hampering hedging
    **Liquidity in 0.5%S fuel oil paper market slowly gaining traction **Variability in 0.5%S fuel oil blendstock makes hedging difficult
  • Singapore bunkers see muted impact of VPS sediment content alert: sources
    High TSP in deliveries made by multiple suppliers from April 25-May 19.
  • Spain to cease upstream oil production in June: Repsol
    **Three rigs produced 216,000 b/d in Q1 **Climate law to ban new concessions
  • CEC carbon prices gradually rise in May after limited demand for carbon credits in April
    Price seen increasing in four big steps during month.
  • European mobility rebounds to seven-month high as region emerges from lockdowns
    **Economic mobility approaching post-COVID high **Road fuel demand set for summer demand rebound **Jet outlook strengthens as airline capacity grows
  • Norway's Frontline expects tanker markets recovery despite Asian COVID-19 concern
    **Market not out of the woods yet but demand outlook is promising: CEO **Freight rates likely to remain under pressure in Q2, but H2 will be stronger
  • INTERVIEW: KPI OceanConnect eyes growth as bunker demand set to return: CEO
    **China's bunker fuel market becoming more competitive **Liquidity pressure to spur industry consolidation globally **IMO 2020 transition paves way to expedite shipping's decarbonization goals
  • Port of Rotterdam to launch electric container shuttle system amid burgeoning demand
    Recent increases in demand for container shipping.
  • Shell vows to fight Dutch court ruling seeking 45% emissions cut by 2030
    **Shell told to accelerate emissions cuts in line with IPCC **Shell points to climate strategy, vows to appeal **Ruling adds to pressure on global oil and gas majors
  • Singapore VLSFO demand for blending components wanes as bunker market stays flat
    Singapore traders are exploring taking VLCCs on a short-term time charter basis for fuel oil and crude storage in Eastern Hemisphere, a source said.
  • Singapore 10/500 ppm gasoil spread hits 1-year high as medium sulfur supply lengthens
    Traders noted that exporters of LCO, such as South Korea, were already increasing medium sulfur gasoil output while trimming LCO production.
  • Zhoushan Marine Fuel 0.5%S bunker premium to Singapore hits 11-month high
    Singapore bunker prices were higher than Zhoushan over April 12-May 5 amid fierce competition in Zhoushan.

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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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