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February 9, 2022
Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
  • Container rates out of Asia down: Report
  • EU beginning to grasp realities of shipping, says INTERCARGO
  • MOL & Mitsui sign time charter contract for LNG carrier
  • Non-basmati rice exports seen exceeding target
  • April-January traffic at Major Ports up
  • ICTSI reportedly eyeing comeback in India
  • INDIAN PORTS ASSOCIATION
  • Air cargo handling potential considerably enhanced: Minister
  • Boeing launches new 777-8 Freighter with initial order
  • December propels improved air cargo performance in 2021
  • Minister updates Parliament on PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan
  • Indian economy prepared to deal with any situation arising out of global developments: FM
  • Blue Dart Express registers impressive rise in Q3 profit
  • East Coast Maritime Forum & Eastern Star Awards 2022 to see eminent participation
  • Indian Register of Shipping opens office in Coimbatore
  • Qatar Airways Cargo launches CO2 emission calculator

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Trial with low-noise loco
  • Good cargo results for ANA in 2021
  • Farewell Atatürk, welcome 'Smartist'
  • Gas trucks between two Danish towns
  • Aemli 2022 - China and India retain top spots
  • Barcelona handles ever-more ULCVs
  • Australia Post completes leadership team
  • Anniversary train delivers 453 t of bananas
  • Panattoni discovering Austria
  • Grendi Group pushy in 2021
  • Changes for K Line executive officers
  • À la carte from ECS
  • Trans-Siberian test run for Japanese reefer goods
  • Almost 1 billion for Flexport
  • Pfenning extends executive management team
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Aerovista to enter cargo business with Petrus
  • Additional office for the Indian Register

The Loadstarweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
  • Hungry predators begin to stalk possible DB Schenker sale
  • Container fleet soars above 50m teu in response to supply chain congestion
  • AirAsia eyes move into booming regional air cargo market with Raya buy
  • Direct loadings at Indian ports spike after cabotage law revision
  • New funds back IoT box tracker Traxens as it snaps up NEXT4
  • Sinokor orders four more box ships for Vietnam and Indonesia services
  • Increased Med volumes and HSF acquisition give DFDS turnover a boost
  • HK may offer a solution to shortage of experienced forwarding staff in UK
  • Analysis: Flexport worth $8bn - just a sick twisted joke? Listen to daddy
  • Against the odds: Abu Dhabi Ports in rocking IPO debut
  • On the wires: In a two-horse race, it's record after record for shiny Danaos

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
  • VIDEO: Cunard reveals first details of new ship
    Carnival Corporation's Cunard brand has announced the name of its new ship, set to make its first sailings in early 2024. To be named Queen Anne, the new vessel will be Cunard's
  • Centerline and Vard Marine team to design LNG bunker barge
    Seattle, Wash., based Centerline Logistics has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Vard Marine, Inc. to develop a customized 6,000 cu.m articulated tug and barge (ATB) LNG bunker barge. Expected to
  • VIDEO: Damen's second MAD 3500 dredge enters service
    The second vessel of Damen's new Marine Aggregate Dredge (MAD) 3500 class, the Hanson Thames, has now completed sea trials and entered service with its owner, building materials supplier Hanson U.K., replacing
  • Canadian ferry operator signs up 2 more for Wärtsilä plan
    W'rtsil' has signed a five-year optimized maintenance agreement with Société des traversiers du Qu'bec (STQ). It covers two LNG-fueled ferries, the Jos Deschenes II and Armand Imbeau II, each of which operates
  • Harvey Gulf puts carbon neutral PSV into operation
    Moving one step closer to becoming the world's first Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) certified oil and gas vessel operator, Harvey Gulf International Marine, New Orleans, La., has begun to operate one
  • Concordia eyes tanker to containership conversion
    Concordia Maritime, Gothenburg, Sweden, launched a technical design study evaluating the feasibility of converting and adapting one of its nine P-MAX tankers for container transportation. Concordia is carrying out the study in
  • Isle of Man Ship Registry plans reduced fees for green ships
    The Isle of Man Ship Registry (IOMSR) is set to become the first flag state in the world to offering reduced registration fees for ships using green technology. The green discount will
  • The Shearer Group adds to team
    Mechanical engineer Ethan Johnson has joined Houston-headquartered The Shearer Group Inc. (TSGI), a leading naval architecture specialist in the design of inland towboats, ferries and barges. Johnson graduated from the University of
  • Op-Ed: Reframing marine assurance to meet shipping's challenges
    By Gonzalo Mera Truffini, Americas Executive Manager, MIS Marine As the maritime industry faces a pivotal decade, driven by the need to accelerate sustainability and embrace digitalization, more onus should be placed
  • Ports of Indiana grows with new terminal operator, more cargo shipments
    The Ports of Indiana, an inland river port system made up of three ports-Burns Harbor, Jeffersonville, and Mount Vernon-have experienced an uptick in cargo shipments in addition to one port welcoming a

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
  • Tanker market is oversupplied, says DHT
    Besides a slow return to oil flows, what's keeping a lid on a freight rate rise is 'way too many...
  • Nothing to stop Frontline copycat vessel names, says law firm
    'If you want to be a fraudster, if you want to be involved in these trades, you've got this fantastic...
  • Castor makes large profit after year of expansion
    Result reverses losses posted for fourth-quarter and full-year 2020
  • Equipment fleet surges as carriers seek buffers
    The slowdown in container turnaround times has put pressure on the entire supply chain. Carriers will look to maintain larger...
  • Box lines and forwarders struggle to retain stressed front line staff
    Employers cite instances of staff going home in tears after dealing with endless complaints about ship delays, late deliveries, and...
  • Bureau Veritas chief launches sustainability prospectus
    Matthieu de Tugny's little blue book, Shaping a Better Maritime World, comes out to coincide with the One Ocean Summit...
  • CSSC yard announces newbuild order extensions
    South Korea-based shipowner H-Line and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co's Italian ferry-operating subsidiary GNV have agreed deals with China's Guangzhou Shipyard...
  • MOL Chemical Tankers shakes up senior management
    Akio Mitsuta becomes board chairman of MOL Chemical Tankers, while Akira Sasa will assume the post of chief executive
  • Chu Kong Shipping names Zhou as general manager
    With 26 years of experience in finance and investment, Zhou Jun has taken the helm after his predecessor left the company
  • Changing Lanes: Will pandemic reverse globalisation?
    Analysis suggests that box imports into Europe and North America are no greater regionalised than in pre-pandemic times, while China's...
  • South Korean shipbuilders incur losses despite order recovery
    Samsung Heavy Industries says it is unlikely to return to profits until 2023
  • MOL and Malaysia's Petronas to conduct CO2 transport study
    MOL's latest initiative aims to accelerate its move towards ocean transport of liquefied CO2 and attain its goal of group-wide...
  • Daily Briefing
    UK touts shore power plans despite funding gap | EU's dirtiest ports 'comparable to the biggest coal plants' | Eagle...
  • Hapag-Lloyd rules out move into airfreight
    The huge profits that Hapag-Lloyd posted in 2021 are likely to be split between dividend payments, investments in new ships...
  • Danaos profits quadruple as charter rates revisit record high
    Owner of 71 boxships is renewing charters at more than double prior levels as landside logistics logjams keep tonnage demand...
  • Newbuild prices show signs of softening
    The cooling down in dry bulker markets, return of restructured shipyards and Beijing's push for economic growth are all contributing...
  • Flexport raises $1bn to expand into new markets
    Investment, 'signals that the market recognises the need for a tech-enabled logistics ecosystem that has the visibility and resilience to...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
  • Transload demand pulling US LTL carriers closer to ports
  • Fewer port calls, higher rates squeeze North Asia exporters
  • ILWU caucus will hammer out union's contract strategy
  • Container tracking provider Traxens funnels investment into acquisition
  • Rebounding vehicle production highlights looming landside labor shortages
  • Hapag-Lloyd staying the course on core shipping strategy: CEO

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
  • Shipping consolidation: It's never easy, but it's not going away in 2022
  • Crystal Cruises agrees to pay up in produce dispute
  • ITF calls out Turkey for 'criminalising' seafarers on questionable drug charges
  • Flexport valued at $8bn as it grabs another swathe of capital to advance supply-chain visibility
  • DHT Holdings sees weaker VLCC spot rates in current quarter
  • NYK Line breaks into offshore wind farm market with major domestic deal
  • LNG carrier spot rates crumble, but have they hit bottom?
  • Hapag forced to spend big amid crazy container ship demand
  • 'Transformational': Fleet growth pushes Castor Maritime's profit to 'exponential' heights
  • Turning tankers into container ships: a brief history
  • Eco advantage: 'double-digit' number of VLCCs chasing each cargo is new normal
  • Insurer QBE targets growth with new head of marine
  • Shell and GTT team up on liquefied hydrogen carrier designs
  • Mystery investor taking 33% stake to drive autonomous shipping at Reach Subsea
  • Supply chain woes push Greek container ship giant Danaos to huge $1bn profit
  • Box gold: Concordia studying how to convert product tanker into container ship
  • Italy's MSC Group turns to China for passenger ferry quartet
  • Fredriksen doubles down on drillship wager with $19m Northern Drilling offer
  • Cleaves shipping hedge fund goes all in on dry bulk after ditching gas
  • 'Terrifying true crime': Brillante Virtuoso scuttling case becomes a book
  • Scope 3 driving charterers to count and cut emissions, says RightShip
  • Carbon offsetting should have no place in quest for net zero
  • KSOE posts fourth-quarter and full-year loss
  • China shipyards tipped to drop prices as Beijing chases growth
  • $700 barrier approaching as buyers move for scrap tankers

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
  • Glimmer of hope: Has the ship gridlock off ports finally peaked?
    The number of ships waiting off Los Angeles/Long Beach dropped by 28% over the past month.
  • DHL locks in freighter capacity with ATSG lease extension
    DHL is renewing every aircraft lease it can because air cargo demand is robust.
  • Scrubber alternative can now capture carbon emissions on vessels
    Value Maritime has developed a system to capture carbon onboard vessels, fill up CO2 batteries and use the captured carbon dioxide in greenhouses.
  • DHL eyes major air hub expansion in US
    DHL, seemingly in perpetual expansion mode, is targeting two more U.S. airports for its giant cargo network.
  • Traxens acquires NEXT4; CEOs discuss port congestion
    Traxens CEO David Marchand says that "known port congestion is only the tip of the iceberg."

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
  • Texas Gulf Coast gas plants near hydrogen pipelines poised for blending
    Recent University of Texas study suggests Texas Gulf Coast natural gas plants are poised for blending
  • Low global oil inventories, geopolitical tensions spur uptick in EIA oil price forecast
    Geopolitical tensions, and tight global oil inventories prompt rise in EIA oil price forecast
  • White House urges global oil producers to pump more to curb prices
    The Biden administration again urged US and global oil producers to increase supply
  • Crude prices decline further on easing Ukraine tensions, restart of Iran nuclear talks
    Oil futures down on the day amid easing Ukraine tensions and the restart of US-Iran nuclear talks.
  • Japan's Idemitsu Kosan yet to consider resuming Iran oil imports
    The US State Department notified Congress Feb. 4 that it was restoring a sanctions waiver to allow third-party participation in nuclear non-proliferation and safety projects, in particular with respect to rising stockpiles of enriched uranium in Iran, a senior State official said on the condition of anonymity.
  • Unifeeder receives first 100% biofuel bunker consignment at Rotterdam
    The transaction adds momentum to growing volumes of biofuel bunkered at Rotterdam as shipping tries to decarbonize.
  • Green hydrogen market faces risk of limited new electrolyzer orders in H1 2022: HSBC
    The bank maintained its positive view of the sector out to 2030, but warned that progress could be bumpy and frustratingly slow for some.
  • SPAIN DATA: January vehicle fuel supply volume up 19% on year
    With some travel and social restrictions still in place, supply volumes were around one seventh short of pre-pandemic January levels from 2019 and 2020, the data showed.
  • Physical crude markets frenzied as Dated Brent nears $100/b
    Dated Brent -- used to price more than half of the world's crude -- surged to $98.20/b on Feb. 7, the highest since Sept. 9, 2014, S&P Global Platts data showed Feb. 8
  • TFG Marine supplies first carbon offset bio-blend bunker fuel to Western Bulk
    Carbon offsets are growing more expensive. EU Emissions Trading Scheme carbon prices have reached new all-time highs, surpassing Eur96/mtCO2e in early February, on the back of increasing demand from compliance entities amid ongoing investor interest in reforms to the carbon market and uncertainty over EU energy stocks.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude falls as geopolitical tensions ease a little on Ukraine, Iran talks
    French President Emmanuel Macron held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin Feb. 7 about the geopolitical tensions building up between Russia and Ukraine. Any easing of these tensions would reduce oil market concerns about any potential disruption to Russian supply.
  • AMERICAS BUNKERS: Key market indicators Feb. 7-11
    Supply for New York continued to be talked tight to close the week.
  • BP raises energy transition targets, says 2022 upstream output to stabilize after plunge
    BP raised its already ambitious energy transition targets on Feb. 8, saying it would assign 40% of its capital expenditure to energy transition activities by 2025 and achieve net-zero emissions from products it sells by 2050, while expecting upstream production to stabilize this year after a plunge in 2021.
  • S Korea's bunker supply tightness to ease in H2 February on weak demand
    Bunker supply in South Korea has been tight in the first half of this month as local refiners are reducing their low sulfur fuel oil production amid higher gasoil margins.

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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
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
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