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September 8, 2022
Exim Indiaweb site
  • Capt. B. K. Tyagi assumes charge as C&MD, SCI
  • Cabinet approves policy on long-term leasing of Railway land for implementing PM Gati Shakti framework
  • Uploading of e-BRC for shipping bills on which RoSCTL scrip has been availed from DGFT RAs - Extension up to 30.09.2022
  • MOL undergoing major period of reforms, says President & CEO
  • India provides the best investment opportunity: Goyal
  • DNV & MSC sign 100 vessel contract for Anti-Roll Assist & ARCS
  • NYK names its first LPG dual-fuel VLGC
  • Dock workers at Liverpool port to go on strike over pay from Sept. 19
  • GDP growth seen at 7.7 pc for 2022: Moody's
  • Gibraltar port operations still suspended
  • JN Port's volumes continue surge
  • YOU ASK.. WE ANSWER...
  • Mumbai Port to have Revised Scale of Rates from Oct.
  • MOL & Mitsubishi Shipbuilding get Approval in Principle from DNV for their jointly developed liquefied CO2 carrier
  • India's import of Russian steel rises
  • Textiles Ministry mulls making BIS mandatory for VSF imports

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Founder leaving firm
  • Hupac to launch transshipment terminal in Poland
  • Driver shortage continues to increase
  • Investors for MENA "trukker" platform
  • Dteq installs new management
  • Quicker turnarounds in Subic Bay
  • More agricultural transports to China
  • AACargo adds 28 countries to Webcargo platform
  • Curaçao Airport Partners welcomes Jonny Andersen
  • New Orca generation on the attack
  • Digitalisation to support increasing volumes
  • More warehouse space close to New York City
  • Niedersachsen Ports picks Volker Weiss
  • Abu Dhabi hosts Hope summit
  • Mining company to test fossil-free ore transport
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Another milestone for ammonia in shipping
  • Teesside Airport opens cargo handling facility

The Loadstarweb site
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
  • Potential second Felixstowe strike may overlap with Liverpool stoppage
  • Reefer challenges take a bite out of booming global perishables trade
  • Two-tier market emerging as ocean carriers win or lose on spot vs contracts
  • On the wires: Kuehne dips ahead of record anniversary - but it's in good company
  • China-Europe rail rates falling, but port congestion is propping up demand
  • TIR convention will boost INSTC trade between Russia and India
  • Philadelphia Airport set to poach New York traffic as it signs up cargo partners
  • Box-handling squeeze in Brisbane as cotton exporters eye 2023 bumper peak
  • Atlanta's Elliott Paige leaves airport to join SASI consultancy
  • Rant radar: CMA CGM's empty missive stinks

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
  • Schulte Group unveils next gen LNG bunkering vessel design
    The Hamburg-headquartered Schulte Group has used the Gastech event in Milan to unveil a next generation design for an LNG bunkering vessel (LBV), The group has used its experience as an LNG
  • Company with core fleet of ex-Bouchard vessels marks hiring milestone
    Jones Act tug and barge operator Rose Cay Maritime (RCM) has announced its 100th hire, even before celebrating its first anniversary. The company is backed by Rose Cay, an investment company that
  • SMM: MAN launches new dual-fuel four-stroke engine
    It wouldn't be SMM without major engine announcements and this week MAN Energy Solutions used the Hamburg trade fair to introduce the latest addition to its four-stroke engine portfolio: the MAN 49/60DF.

Container Newsweb site
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
  • Langh Ship orders three new 1,200 TEU boxships
    Finnish shipping company Langh Ship Oy Ab has ordered three new 1,200 TEU container feeder vessels. The ships will be built in China at the Paxocean shipyard and are expected to start being delivered in August 2024. After the delivery, the newbuildings will be deployed on the company's European services. Langh Ship said the design for the container ships was developed by the company itself in col
  • ICTSI Subic to enhance productivity with new equipment
    ICTSI's Subic Bay International Terminals (SBITC) will deploy four additional rubber-tired gantries (RTG) to strengthen its onshore operations and improve overall productivity, supporting the growth prospects of Northern and Central Luzon in the Philippines. The RTGs are expected to be delivered in the last week of September and will augment the terminal's existing fleet of six to enable faster t
  • Yang Ming denies conflict caused two directors' departure
    Yang Ming Marine Transport has issued a statement to refute media speculation that the departure of two independent directors on 2 September was due to slow and inefficient decision-making that caused the Taiwanese liner operator to miss out on opportunities to expand its fleet when freight rates were at all-time highs in the past year. Controversy arose after the two directors, Wang Tze-chun and
  • Global Ports and FEDC to upgrade VSC box terminal
    Global Ports Group, operator of specialised port terminals in Russia, and the Corporation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic (FEDC) have agreed to cooperate to enhance Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company (VSC), part of Global Ports, implementing the expansion project for the container terminal in Primorsky District port area. As part of the agreement, Global Ports intends to invest at
  • Port of Long Beach Community Grants Program gives more than US$2.7 million
    A community orchard in Paramount, carbon-capturing landscaping at Long Beach parks, and several solar power projects were among the projects awarded more than US$2.7 million in funding from the Port of Long Beach Community Grants Program in 2021, according to a port's statement. "We are proud to have the nation's largest seaport environmental mitigation effort, the Port of Long Beach Community Gr

Splashweb site
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
  • Reach Subsea eyes Brazilian sector as it bags $20m worth of new contracts
    Oslo-listed Reach Subsea has recently signed contracts worth over NOK200m ($20m), including an important strategic contract in the Brazilian market signed on Wednesday. The Norwegian subsea services player said the contract is the first result of a strategic partnership with an undisclosed Brazilian offshore player. The assignment in Brazil is for the main season of ...
  • MSC moves to reduce risk of container loss
    Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has signed a contract with Norwegian classification society DNV to implement the new Anti-Roll Assist system and ARCS (Anti-Roll for Containerships) class notation on about 100 ships. The deal, signed at SMM, the world's largest shipping exhibition held in Hamburg, will see the Swiss-headquartered liner giant become the first company to ...
  • Gunvor taps McDermott for Rotterdam green hydrogen terminal FEED
    Swiss-based commodity trading giant Gunvor has contracted Houston-headquartered McDermott International and its storage business, CB&I, for a front-end engineering design (FEED) of a green hydrogen import terminal in Rotterdam. The Gunvor site in Europoort has been earmarked to receive green ammonia, produced from renewable energy sources, for large-scale green hydrogen production, which will be
  • Schulte Group showcases LNG bunker vessel design
    Germany's Schulte Group has unveiled its next-generation design for an LNG bunker vessel that is said to meet current and known future requirements for at-sea LNG bunker deliveries and reduces last-mile costs. Presented at Gastech Exhibition and Conference in Milan, the vessel design eliminates the need for fenders and spacer pontoons, which require time and ...
  • NYK fixes LNG carrier to Osaka Gas
    Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has secured a multi-year time charter deal for a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier. The Japanese shipping giant has fixed the 2022-built to Osaka Gas International Transport, a subsidiary of Daigas Group. The 174,000 cu m vessel, built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries, comes equipped with a WinGD dual-fuel slow-speed ...
  • MAN reveals new dual-fuel engine at SMM
    MAN Energy Solutions has introduced the latest addition to its four-stroke engine portfolio, the dual-fuel engine capable of running on LNG, diesel and HFO as well as a number of more sustainable fuels including biofuel blends and synthetic natural gas. The MAN 49/60DF engine type is already available for order and is based on the ...
  • China spearheads first-half global offshore wind growth
    Around 6.8 GW of offshore wind capacity went into operation during the first six months of 2022, compared to some 1.6 GW same time last year, according to the industry advocacy group World Forum Offshore Wind. The growth was mainly driven by China, which installed 5.1 GW of new offshore wind capacity during this period, ...
  • BCOs in renegotiation mode as rates slide
    With freight rates in free-fall shippers are busy renegotiating their contracts with containerlines, who are facing up to the reality that the liner party is fizzling out. The Shanghai Containerised Freight Index (SCFI) spot box freight rate index stood at 2,848 points on Friday, down 10% week-on-week but remain still more than three times the ...
  • Mystery surrounds this week's big Frontline share play
    US investment bank Goldman Sachs has emerged as a new major shareholder in John Fredriksen's tanker firm Frontline. In a filing made to the Oslo stock exchange on Wednesday, Frontline revealed that Goldman Sachs holds a 5.43% stake in the company. The Frontline holding would make Goldman Sachs the second-largest investor, with Norwegian pension fund ...
  • Scorpio Tankers exercises purchase options on another eight ships
    Scorpio Tankers has exercised purchase options on eight ships, taking two handymax product tankers, the STI Battersea and STI Wembley, as well as four MR product tankers, the STI Ville, STI Texas City, STI Meraux and STI Brooklyn, and two LR2 product tankers, the STI Rose and STI Rambla. These vessels were sold and leased ...
  • Italy's RifLine buys first vessel
    Italian forwarder turned ocean carrier RifLine is widely tipped by brokers and Alphaliner to have bought its first owned vessel. RifLine is one of a host of European forwarders to have entered the container shipping space during the supply chain chaos of the pandemic. It made its debut in the summer of 2021, chartering tonnage ...
  • Turkish chemical tanker owner tipped to have made first boxship foray
    Brokers suggest a Turkish chemical tanker owner has moved into the container trades. Istanbul-based Akar Shipping, which to date has focused on chemical tankers, is widely tipped to be the buyer of Oslo-based Atlantica Shipping's 1,696 teu boxship, paying somewhere in the region of $22m for the 18-year-old vessel, which is currently on charter to ...
  • Gothenburg port sets 2025 date for Europe's first electromethanol hub
    Gothenburg Port Authority is collaborating with Stena Line, DFDS, Ørsted and Liquid Wind to establish Europe's first electromethanol (e-fuels) hub with a planned launch date of 2025. "We are very pleased to have been able to get to this point. This is a prime example of companies committed to the decarbonisation of the shipping industry ...
  • Canada aids FSO Safer salvage fund
    Canada has chipped in with C$2.5m ($1.9m) to add to the urgently needed funds sought by the United Nations to to support the urgent international salvage operation of the FSO off Yemen, a decaying tanker carrying 1.1m barrels of crude, which risks breaking up creating one of the worst environmental disasters recorded in the Red ...
  • Transocean secures $181m in US Gulf drillship contracts
    New York-listed Transocean has won two new contracts in the US Gulf of Mexico worth $181m for the 2014-built ultra-deepwater drillship, . The first $20m deal is a one-well campaign with Murphy Oil at $395,000 per day. The contract should start late this fall and includes an option for a second well at the same ...
  • Gibraltar readies to reopen port nine days after bulker collision
    Gibraltar authorities are readying to reopen the enclave's port today, having yesterday dialled back the severity of the crisis surrounding the wrecked bulk carrier, . The majority of the fuel from the ship, which has been lying off the Gibraltar coastline for the last nine days, has been siphoned off. The ship collided with an ...
  • Evalend in for duel-fuel VLGCs
    In the gas sector, Greece's Evalend has inked a deal with Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, the parent of Hyundai Heavy Industries and Hyundai Mipo in South Korea, for three firm plus two optional 88,000 cu m dual-fuelled VLGCs, which can carry liquefied ammonia gas and can transit the old Panama Canal locks. The 88,000 ...
  • Wyoming federal judge says Biden administration's delay of oil and gas leasing was not illegal
    A judge from the US District Court in Wyoming has declared President Biden's 2021 moratorium on oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters legal. He ruled that the government does have the authority to pause leasing to allow for the proper consideration of potential environmental impacts from drilling. Western Energy Alliance, the Petroleum ...
  • Five New England states eye offshore wind projects
    The US states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island have jointly issued a request for information (RFI) to solicit comments from stakeholders, electric transmission industry representatives, offshore wind developers and others regarding changes and upgrades to th

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
  • Haifa port's $1.2bn privatisation deal turns to concern
    Consortium has asked the Israeli Ministry of Finance to delay payment of $1.18bn. The request comes only weeks after a...
  • MSC adds further secondhand tonnage
    World's largest boxship operator continues to mop up secondhand vessels as Norwegian non-operating owner sells 14-year-old panamax duo to MSC
  • Lower box freight rates are first sign of normalisation
    Freight rates are falling back rapidly and forward indicators are that congestion is easing. Lower demand levels could accelerate a...
  • Grain corridor is 'deceiving' developing world, says Putin
    Around 100 vessels have departed Ukraine's export hubs since the Black Sea grain initiative became operational in early August. Russian...
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen looks to AI to cut vessel emissions
    Vehicle carrier operator expects 10% cuts in fuel consumption and is aiming for an overall 27.5% reduction in emissions by...
  • US Gulf and east coast congestion worsens
    Nearly 100 boxships are anchored outside key ports on the US Gulf and east coast, an increase of more than...
  • Ports have important role in decarbonisation drive
    By reducing their own emissions, ports can work towards reducing emissions in the whole supply chain
  • SAL Heavy Lift confirms four-ship newbuilding order
    Dual-fuel newbuildings will be able to run on green methanol and have been ordered in partnership with Jumbo Shipping of...
  • Carriers struggle with contract volume as spot market plunges
    The move underlines a reality that forming binding freight agreements remains a tall order for the still highly volatile container...
  • South Korean shipyards get newbuilding orders for 11 LNG carriers
    New contract makes up 45.4% of the total newbuilding orders received this year, DSME said
  • Gibraltar port prepares to reopen after collision
    Most of the low-sulphur fuel oil, diesel and lube oil have been removed from the bulker which was in collision...
  • Daily Briefing
    Greeks shipping half of Russian crude | Signs of life for moribund ship recycling market | DNV forecast targets diversity...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
  • Inflation, interest rates to further 'cool' H2 US imports: retailers
  • NS reconfiguring Kansas City terminal amid import deluge
  • Summer slump, market uncertainty pressuring MPV rates
  • ODFL's LTL volume takes seasonal dip in August
  • Hapag-Lloyd standing firm on annual contract rates: CEO
  • Singapore's Tuas terminal looks to redefine Asia transshipment

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
  • NYK Line consortium moves ahead ammonia-fuelled ammonia carrier
  • Newbuilding fetches 'very unimpressive' deal as capesize period rates plunge
  • Chief operating officer leaves Carnival Cruise Line for 'broader opportunity'
  • Capesize bulkers in two-day slump as panamaxes keep rising
  • CMA CGM offloads final slice of Global Ship Lease 15 years after founding it
  • Analysts give thumbs up to Scorpio Tankers' improved balance sheet and outlook
  • Oceanic Investment calls to scuttle Hoegh LNG Partners take-private deal
  • ESL bemoans limited diversity as it welcomes first female master
  • MOL's Hashimoto welcomes 23 recruits in changing times for giant owner
  • Briese ship diverted after high seas migrant rescue
  • Vladimir Putin raises doubts over Ukraine grain shipments
  • Clarksons says chemical tanker 'boom' ahead as rates rise 31%
  • New methane abatement coalition plans to unveil guidelines in a year
  • Recruitment drive steers diversification into shipbroking and venture capital
  • Swedish Club turns around underwriting losses
  • CoolCo to profit as Clarksons tips LNG rates of $200,000 per day
  • Scorpio Tankers buys back eight ships as it heads for record profit
  • Navios Partners moves to sell first bulker in a year
  • Peak passed: S&P Global foresees bulker rate shock before 2023 recovery
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen claims a shipping first in AI
  • Gibraltar ends emergency as grounded bulk carrier OS 35 stabilises
  • Russia vows to ship more oil to Asia in response to G7 price cap
  • Organised crime to 'target container ship sector in economic crisis'
  • Truss takes helm at Number 10, but what next for UK shipping?
  • Stunning asset plays dominate tanker S&P scene amid soaring values
  • Uni-Tankers sees double-digit energy savings for retrofitted tankers
  • Singapore's Transport Capital puts its money on smaller owners to drive green transition

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
  • Cruel summer for container, dry bulk stocks as sun shines on tankers
    Container and dry bulk shares soared last year, leaving tanker stocks behind. This pattern has now reversed.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
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 second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
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MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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