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BRIEFS
March 10, 2022
Exim Indiaweb site
  • Safewater Lines roars 'It's Time for Africa'
  • Mumbai Port lines up ambitious projects under PM Gati Shakti
  • RBI extends interest subsidy scheme for exporters till March 2024
  • You ask.. We answer...
  • APSEZ incorporates subsidiary company for mechanisation of berth at Haldia Dock Complex
  • Post-CNY capacity: 2022 breaking records
  • RCL reports record profit
  • India looking to advance Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with Bangladesh: Goyal
  • Agri, processed food exports surge
  • MOL forms partnership company to invest in offshore wind energy business
  • China's exports up by double digits in Jan. & Feb.
  • SAIL tries barge movement to Bangladesh
  • Chennai Port sets all-time record for handling pulses in a single day

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Tidewater expands offshore services
  • Rail bridge to ship relief supplies to Ukraine
  • ZIM sees volumes rise
  • First fully electric car transporter in service
  • Vygon takes over distributor in Peru
  • Finnair finds ways to Asian cargo hubs
  • Cargobeamer strengthens management
  • New combined road-rail service in East Africa
  • More connections to Sardinia
  • Four Parx picks Eileen Teichmann
  • Etihad Cargo sets new revenue record
  • MBO at Le Roy Logistique
  • Timar's AEO for customs handling approved
  • Planning to test electric mining truck
  • Decision on LNG Terminal in Brunsbüttel
  • Maersk appoints Aruna Hussain
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Teleport goes live on Webcargo this month

The Loadstarweb site
MARCH 9, 2022
  • The Deep Dive Podcast: Why US West Coast dockworker negotiations could rock container shipping
  • Air freight "turned upside down" as capacity slumps and rates climb
  • TS Lines will be 'serious competition' for Asia - Europe carriers
  • Cyber attacks: logistics more likely to be 'collateral damage' than targeted
  • XPO Logistics puts European and intermodal up for sale, unveils new spin-off plan
  • FMC gives Expeditors temporary tariff exemption following cyber attack
  • Long Beach's shared data platform wins support from competing West Coast ports
  • Market volatility stalls supply chain divestments
  • Chapman Freeborn appoints Hendrik Falk to boost Americas expansion plan
  • On the wires: Bow to Appel - DP DHL turns into the fittest integrator worldwide
  • Against the odds: A blessing in disguise for GXO & (another) XPO (break-up)
  • On the wires: DSV - still underwater

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 9, 2022
  • Master Boat Builders delivers tug for LNG bunkering ATB
    In the latest development in the expansion of the U.S. LNG bunkering infrastructure, Coden, Ala., shipbuilder Master Boat Builders, Inc. has delivered the new 4,000 hp tug Polaris to Polaris New Energy.
  • ME-GI engines will power ships ordered for groundbreaking CCS project
    Two liquid CO2 carriers on order at China's Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. Ltd. for a major Norwegian carbon capture and storage (CCS) project will be powered by MAN B&W 7S35ME-GI dual-fuel engines.
  • Tidewater to acquire Swire Pacific Offshore
    After a long period in which major offshore services sector players have been concentrating on selling off older vessels and high-sizing their fleets, could we about to see some long-overdue industry consolidation?
  • NTSB determines cause of towboat engine room fire
    The NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) has issued its report on a March 2021 incident in which an engine room fire broke out aboard the 1956-built towboat, Miss Dorothy, owned and operated
  • Jones Walker adds to New Orleans team
    Law firm Jones Walker LLP reports that two special counsel attorneys, Alfred "Al" J. Rufty, III and Mallory G. Wynne, have joined its New Orleans office. Rufty joins the maritime litigation, arbitration,
  • ACI Boats wins order to build 4 fishing vessels for American Samoa
    Port Townsend, Wash., based ACI Boats reports that it has been awarded a $3 million dollar contract by American Samoa's Departmentnt of Commerce for four "Super Alia" commercial fishing vessels. All four

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 9, 2022
  • Identifying Russian sanctions risk is industry responsibility, says UK
    UK government passes responsibility for identifying Russian sanctions links to individual ports, but many are reliant on Google searches and...
  • Rotterdam rules out port bans for Russia ships
    Russian gas and oil shipments are being discharged at ports in northwest Europe and Mediterranean even as self-sanctioning among oil...
  • Russian vessels transit Kerch Strait for first time since Ukraine invasion
    Around 200 vessels have been stopped and waiting to pass through the Kerch Strait since the invasion began. Ships, which...
  • Shipping grapples with moving crews from war zone
    Insurers and employers are honing their guidance on how to change Russian or Ukrainian crews as the situation between the...
  • Zim sees strong rate environment lasting through 2022
    Despite uncertainties over demand and the threat of rising costs, Zim expects to be even more profitable in 2022. Its...
  • TEN agrees charter extension for panamax tankers
    Greek tanker owner says chartering strategy suited to current uncertain environment
  • Bunkers hit fresh record on Russia oil turmoil
    Rapid rise now weighing on operating costs across the shipping sector, with very large crude carrier rates now at the...
  • Taylor Maritime sees trade turbulence from Russia-Ukraine strife
    One of the company's handysize bulkers, which was loading corn in Ukraine when the war broke out on February 24...
  • Imperial Petroleum buys product tanker pair from Vafias-linked Brave
    Deal linked to chief executive's family is set to increase new company's fleet to six tankers
  • HHLA evacuates Ukraine employee families to Germany
    HHLA was forced to close its terminal in Odessa following the Russian invasion. It is supporting relatives of its employees...
  • Norton Rose Fulbright still a shipping firm, says transport head
    'Shipping is our historic core and remains something we very much focus on' - Ezcutari
  • Sanctions will affect supply chains beyond conflict region
    Direct impact of the war in Ukraine on containerised supply chains is minimal, but the fallout from sanctions will have...
  • Evergreen signs deal with SIPG for empty container project in Shanghai
    Move comes after a similar agreement was signed between the port operator and Geneva-based MSC in January
  • Daily Briefing
    Russia oil and gas bans trigger tanker turmoil | Bulkers heading to Russian port of Novorossiysk | Stranded ships abandoned...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 9, 2022
  • Lineage buys cold storage near East, Gulf coast ports
  • Longshore unions tell FMC data access key to efficient workforce
  • CP-KCS run first joint Mexico-to-Chicago train
  • FMC gives Expeditors filing reprieve in wake of cyberattack
  • Zim expects some container spot normalization in H2
  • Taiwan's TS Lines joins CULines' Asia-Europe AEX service
  • Shipper demand driving Knight-Swift deeper into LTL

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 9, 2022
  • OSG closes in on US Tanker Security Program at long last
  • Costamare wraps up transformational year with record profit and special dividend
  • OSG reports loss but expects 'trading opportunities' from Russia-Ukraine conflict
  • When war happens in a flash: marine insurance body cuts time frame for cancelling policies
  • Tidewater creates OSV giant in $190m Swire Pacific Offshore takeover
  • Green Seas: Three takeaways from our roundtable with shipowners on ESG
  • Zim rakes in massive earnings growth in 2021 and promises more this year
  • Russian transport minister steps down as GTLK chairman
  • Russian port calls slump 40% amid sanctions fall-out
  • HHLA employees take in refugees from Odessa terminal staff
  • Europe targets marine equipment in new Russia sanctions clampdown
  • 'I hear cannons really close': Mariupol terror for family of shipping lawyer Lax
  • Imperial Petroleum expands with MR tankers from the Vafias stable
  • StealthGas turns red after $40m impairment on tanker spin-off
  • VLCCs turn negative again as BP forces down rate on Vitol tanker
  • Hundreds of Philippine seafarers evacuated from Ukraine war zone
  • Greece calls on EU to consider cap on LNG transport prices as energy prices surge
  • Ed Buttery gets Indian crew off bulker and out of Ukraine
  • Taylor Maritime sells bulk carrier duo for $33m in rising markets
  • Daewoo logs net loss of $1.4bn as sales fall and raw material prices soar
  • TEN takes panamax tanker cover for two years in 'uncertain environment'
  • Ukraine conflict is turning the world on its head
  • Attention swings to FSRUs as Europe reaches for energy security
  • Aussie energy firms end Russian crude purchases, but existing cargoes prove hard to sell
  • Ship managers drive forward with digital systems
  • Race for trained seafarers is on - as dual-fuel orderbook grows
  • Green transition requires commitment to safe crewing levels
  • Chinese yards to snare more domestic LNG carrier orders

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 9, 2022
  • Shipping mints even more money as supply chain squeeze drags on
    Liner company Zim expects to rake in a billion dollars more this year than in record-setting 2021.
  • Hapag-Lloyd faces cyberthreat after criminals create fake website
    Hapag-Lloyd is keeping its guard up after discovering a copy of its website that could have been used to steal the logins of the shipping...
  • Jaxport lays out big plans as channel deepening nears completion
    "The solution to the nation's port congestion problem is right here in this room," CEO Eric Green said during his State of the Port address.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 9, 2022
  • EU sidesteps ban on Russian shipping in latest sanctions on Moscow
    There have been calls from within the bloc to consider a ban on Russia-linked vessels calling at EU ports since the UK imposed such a ban March 1.
  • Europe, US seek non-Russian origin feedstocks as VGO prices rise
    In 2021, Russia exported 17.3 million mt of VGO, about 60% of global exports, with shipments of 9.5 million mt to Europe and 4,8 million mt to the US, according to Kpler shipping data.
  • Vitol's V-Bunkers set to get Singapore's first hybrid bunker tanker
    Shift's ESS will be primarily used for peak shaving -- storing energy during low power consumption for use during peak usage periods, allowing main generators to operate with a more stable load.
  • Oman set to begin biofuel bunkering in three-to-six months
    The biofuels will be from vegetable oil and won't involve a partner, Kati said on the sidelines of the Middle East Bunkering Convention in Dubai, adding that storage would also be available.
  • Russia's river navigation season likely to start in the Baltic: sources
    Typically, navigation starts first and ends last in the Azov-Don basin in southern Russia. Oil products are typically gathered on floating storage there for export. However, shipping in the Sea of Azov was suspended Feb. 24.
  • CERAWEEK: US import ban of Russian oil 'makes sense' in short term: ConocoPhillips CEO
    Longer-term, a Russian oil/gas import ban serves to hasten a much-needed conversation for energy security and national security and the impact to US energy supplies if the Russia-Ukraine conflict drags on for a long period of time, CEO Ryan Lance said
  • Atlantic LNG market participants weigh impacts if EU bans Russian LNG imports
    Yamal cargoes would be stranded, buyers would be forced to declare they can't fulfill contracts, and delivered prices that have already soared into unchartered territory would rise further, traders said.
  • CERAWEEK: World in energy security crisis with only 2 mil b/d spare crude capacity: Aramco CEO
    Nasser's comments came the same day President Joe Biden planned to announce his support for a US ban on Russian oil imports.
  • Singapore delivered, ex-wharf MF 0.5%S spread hits near 10-month low
    Bunker suppliers are offering delivered low sulfur fuel oil bunkers more competitively as strong premiums have slowed demand.
  • FUJAIRAH DATA: Oil product stockpiles fall after record decline in middle distillates
    There are no signs of supplies shifting to Europe as an alternative to Russia, a source said.
  • REFINERY NEWS: Russia's Tuapse resumes crude uptake
    Tuapse produces feedstock such as fuel oil, naphtha and VGO for export, rather than finished-grade products.
  • Fujairah faces more bunkering competition as Saudis, Qatar, Oman enter fray
    Qatar has started supplying marine fuels for its own LNG fleet and is now probably the second-largest bunkering hub in the Middle East after Fujairah, Holloway told the Middle East Bunkering Convention in Dubai.

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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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