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February 14, 2022
Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2022
  • Dynamar issues latest feedering analysis
  • MOL Group bunkering vessel successfully operated using biodiesel fuel
  • Schedule reliability sees significant downturn in 2021
  • Six critical pathways to zero carbon shipping defined
  • ZIM announces new chartering agreement for 13 vessels
  • Govt focused on addressing container shortage: Minister
  • Rice exports up 46 pc
  • APM Terminals Pipavav reports financial performance for Q3Y22
  • APSEZ awarded project for mechanisation & upgradation of Berth No. 2 at Haldia Dock Complex
  • Additional budgetary support allocated for NHAI
  • Allcargo Logistics' quarterly revenue grows 115 pc to INR 5,869 cr.; reported EBITDA INR 505 cr. for Q3FY22
  • Avana Logistek forays into containerised rail movement
  • Indian shipping & ports on the growth path: Govt
  • India fastest-growing economy globally: FM
  • India, Australia close to clinching limited trade pact: Goyal
  • Abu Dhabi Customs joins TradeLens to work with exporters, importers to explore blockchain underpinned document flows
  • Baltic Exchange Market Report (11 February 2022)
  • Livro Shipping enhances presence in India, to open office in Gujarat

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Combined option via Bangkok
  • Next step for Eurasian land bridge
  • Ceva adds more land-based services
  • Anchorage breaks record but seeks new director
  • Swiss Port of Basel on its way back
  • New location on Mexican border
  • Big investment in railfreight in Poland
  • Buss Group appoints Eva Griewel as CFO
  • A flood of faked driver's licences
  • Koerber takes over from Siemens
  • 60 trains full of letters and parcels every day
  • Fedro promotes Valentina Kumpusch
  • Kenya Airways cuts the net
  • Fresh blood for Briese
  • Real estate portfolio in China changes hands
  • Maritime trade back to pre-pandemic levels
  • First transport under unified CIM/SMGS rules
  • JAS picks Giancarlo RosselliUS cargo airlines continue to hire workers
  • "Curiosity of the Day"

The Loadstarweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
  • Softening spot rates could mean 'days are numbered' for ad-hoc carriers
  • EU pushes for 100% FDI in a more open Bangladesh logistics sector
  • WestJet appointments will see carrier climb to new altitudes in air cargo
  • Trend for near-shore manufacturing not a magic bullet for supply chains
  • Container terminal operators see profits boosted by global port congestion
  • Prince Rupert port speculates to accumulate after a setback in volumes
  • Japan's second autonomous box ship begins trials
  • Senate appoints former Congressman and union man Max Vekich to the FMC
  • Analysis: M'rsk's 10.7% WOW factor hits the history books (until year-end)

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
  • American Offshore Services secures Orion Infrastructure financing for CTV build
    Offshore wind crew transfer vessel (CTV) owner and operator American Offshore Services LLC (A-O-S) has formed a strategic partnership that will see Orion Infrastructure Capital provide financing to build a series of
  • Marell Boats and Scania to introduce hybrid interceptor
    Swedish boat builder and designer Marell Boats has teamed with Scania Power Solutions to develop a next generation 17.4-meter interceptor with a hybrid driveline, the M17 Patrol. The vessel is being developed
  • Union of Greek Shipowners elects its first female president
    For the first time in its 106-year history, the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) has elected a woman to be its president. She is Melina Travlos, chairwoman of Neptune Lines Shipping &
  • Peruvian tug operator opts for Schottel mechanical hybrid solution
    A tugboat on order at Cheoy Lee Shipyards in Hong Kong for PSA Marine Peru will be equipped with Schottel RudderPropellers featuring the patented Sydrive-M technology. Sydrive-M connects a vessel's port and

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
  • Senate appoints former longshoreman as FMC commissioner
    The long-time union member becomes the fifth member of the FMC, succeeding Republican Michael Khouri, whose five-year term formally expired in...
  • HCOB ready to finance 'booming' boxship companies after clocking up 25% return on equity
    'On a mid-term view, I think rates will stabilise or even reduce, but liner companies will still earn a lot...
  • Zim extends charters from Navios Partners to 13 boxships
    'Attractive transaction' for Israeli operator will generate $870m in charter hire for Angeliki Frangou-led Navios Partners
  • Why the Trinity Spirit FPSO explosion was not a safety anomaly
    The case of the Trinity Spirit - an unflagged, unclassed, 46-year-old FPSO owned by a defunct company in receivership which...
  • Russian crews co-operating with Ukrainians, say managers
    While Ukraine has complained that Russia has blocked parts of the Black Sea and Sea of Azov under the pretext...
  • Containership bonanza offsets decades of financial underperformance
    The extraordinary profits that container lines are reporting for 2021 will be needed as the industry prepares to decarbonise, but...
  • Week in Newbuildings: Zero-carbon PCTCs in vogue
    Eight PCTCs have been ordered, and are understood to be backed by long-term charter contracts
  • Safe Bulkers $114m Greek bond is oversubscribed
    US-listed bulker owner becomes third shipping company to sell bonds for trading on Athens Exchange
  • Bubbling under: Silverstream's air lubrication orders hit $100m
    With no agreement on future fuels, emission-saving technologies will see demand grow as sustainability deadlines approach. Cruiseships, containerships, and LNG...
  • CMA CGM to ban waste plastic cargoes
    Many countries to which waste plastic is exported have insufficient storage and handling facilities. If it ends up in the...
  • Box shipping's return to normal will see off smaller tonnage
    The pandemic's supply chain crisis has led to extraordinary situations in container shipping. When normal service resumes, overcapacity could rear...
  • Study calls for greater support for seafarers
    Seafarers say that while their mental health needs are addressed, there is a need for greater assistance, notably on crew...
  • Eastern Pacific exercises PCTC option at Jinling Weihai
    Deal brings the number of dual-fuelled PCTC ordered by Eastern Pacific Shipping at China Merchant yards to at least 10
  • Daily Briefing
    Greek shipping has a new leader | No rates relief from Chinese New Year break | No let-up in pool...
  • Pacific Basin shares surge on record earnings and BDI rebound
    Higher than expected full-year profit marks the best-ever performance for the Hong Kong-listed company

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
  • LA-LB terminals scrap daytime truck fee extension after Maffei salvo
  • Port congestion builds in Virginia after weather closures
  • CMA CGM ban relinquishes US market lead in plastic waste exports
  • Brazilian shippers see rates ease, but reefer, US trucking issues raise concerns
  • 'Trickle-down' expectations pressuring MPV operators
  • Descartes acquires broker tech provider to target 'de minimis' shipments

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
  • Pan Ocean and Cofco join flurry of period chartering as dry bulk ends resurgent week
  • Russia ends 'blockade' of Ukraine while US issues invasion warnings
  • VLCCs endure brutal week with all-time low rates and loss-making fixtures
  • Capital Group firms reveal $4.5bn positions in Royal Caribbean shares
  • Editor's selection: Maersk's bonanza set to continue; Travlos to lead Greek shipowners; are tankers terminal?
  • Russia's Gazprom lines up first cargo for Kaliningrad FSRU amid Ukraine tensions
  • Steve Bannon-linked yacht targeted by shipping hedge fund
  • Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings expects to post nearly $5bn loss this year
  • Belships secures new $116m loan to pay off old facility
  • Heavyweights Rokke and Kuhne team up on clean container shipping
  • Cosco swallows ultramax MPP quartet as IMC switches strategy
  • Navig8 expands again with first tanker from Turkey's Actif group
  • Nigerian trader Bono Energy emerges as buyer behind LNG carrier duo
  • 'Capacity is expensive': Hoegh Autoliners wary of chartering in more ships
  • Greek bulker S&P accelerates amid freight market thaw
  • Tailwinds push shipping profit up at 'transformed' Hamburg Commercial Bank
  • Watches, cars and condos: how a Shell fuel oil heist mastermind spent his loot
  • Superyacht linked to Vladimir Putin 'flees' German shipyard
  • Green shipping wager: Nordea raises stakes in KCC and Cadeler
  • How adding container cargo capacity can cut fuel use
  • K Line sells ropax to Stefanou brothers' Golden Star Ferries
  • Port Hedland iron ore export capacity to be raised 25% to 660m tonnes
  • Eastern Pacific Shipping lifts car-carrier newbuildings tally with Jinling Weihai deal

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
  • Delta Air Lines suspends some Canada cargo shipments because of protests
    The ripple effect of the anti-COVID truck protests in Canada is spreading to aviation.
  • FMC considering PierPass overcharge investigation
    West Coast terminal operators could be taking advantage of supply chain disruptions by overcharging shippers for using night gates.
  • Viewpoint: The hard truth about the trade deficit
    Dysfunction at the nation's largest port helps explain why the U.S. is losing the trade war to China.
  • The Love Plane: Emirates' top 5 air cargo gifts for Valentine's Day
    Remember "The Love Boat"? Today, we present the Love Plane, bringing your sweetheart goodies for Valentine's Day.
  • The Light Load: Supply chain gets personal - gravy shortage edition
    They can take my gravy when they pry it from my cold, greasy skillet.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
  • Norwegian company Aker Clean Hydrogen boosts project portfolio to 2 GW
    Norwegian company Aker Clean Hydrogen has increased its portfolio of projects to 2 GW
  • Ukraine to meet demand for oil products if Belarus shuts supplies
    Ukraine's largest oil refinery UkrTatNafta said it was ready to increase production of gasoline and diesel fuel in the event of Belarus shutting supplies of oil products to the country.
  • US Congress needs to 'start doing something' for clean hydrogen: Manchin
    Democratic Senator Joe Manchin signaled strong support for clean hydrogen tax credits during a Feb. 10 committee hearing
  • Crude rallies over $4/b as US warns of possible Russian invasion of Ukraine soon
    Sharp rise in crude oil futures as US warns of possible Russian invasion of Ukraine in near future
  • Global refinery runs increase lags behind demand growth: IEA
    Despite the "major ramp-up" in global refinery activity in the last quarter of 2021, product inventories continued to decline, the IEA said, noting that the start of seasonal maintenance "from February onwards" will add further pressure to balances.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude firm after IEA highlights tight stocks
    The IEA, in its monthly oil market report, said the supply shortfall could deepen if OPEC+ continued to struggle to raise output.
  • REFINERY NEWS: South Africa's Sapref to halt operations "indefinitely" by end March
    Sapref, South Africa's largest refinery, will halt operations no later than the end of March, its two shareholders said in a statement.
  • REFINERY NEWS: Rosneft's 2021 throughput at Russian refineries up 2.3% on year
    Russia's Rosneft said that throughput at its Russian refineries in 2021 rose 2.3% on the year to 95.1 million mt. In Q4, they processed 23.4 million mt, up 1.6% on the year
  • ARA fuel oil stocks down 10.18% on week at 1.094 mil mt: Insights Global
    Fuel oil stocks in the region represented 21.98% of total refined oil product stocks in the region, which is lower than last week's percentage share at 24.3%.
  • BUNKERWORLD INDEX: Supply limits support bunker prices amid wobble in crude markets
    *Limited blendstock decreases availability of VLSFO at Fujairah *Tightness across all grades at Rotterdam likely to persist *High freight, resupply costs limit VLSFO availability at Panama
  • Oil market could shift into surplus in 2022, but only 'small cushion': IEA
    In its monthly oil market report, the IEA trimmed it demand growth forecast for 2022 to 3.23 million b/d but still expected demand to exceed pre-pandemic levels, averaging 100.58 million b/d.
  • Crude shipments to Russia's Tuapse resume, loadings halted at Novorossiisk
    The Tuapse refinery halted crude offtake on Feb. 8 after limiting it at the start of this week as the nearby Black Sea port of Tuapse was closed due to a storm, Transneft said previously.
  • SINGAPORE DATA: Residue stocks fall for second week as fuel oil exports rise
    The decline came on the back of a jump in fuel oil exports, and a slight dip in imports over the same period.
  • Rise in Feb premiums for Singapore ex-wharf 380 CST HSFO capped by stock build
    The increase was capped by HSFO stocks rising in early February after a slight shortage of cutter stocks with 2.7% sulfur content for the blending pool had limited supply of readily available cargoes for prompt delivery in January, traders said.
  • Fujairah delivered marine fuel 0.5%S premium at 11-month high on lower stocks, limited barges
    The Middle Eastern bunker hub of Fujairah faces tightening supply of the readily available International Maritime Organization-compliant bunker fuel grade due to a shortage of components for the LSFO blending pool, according to local bunker suppliers.
  • Singapore VLSFO-HSFO spread hits two-year high amid tight 0.5%S MF supply
    The persistently steep backwardation has also served to discourage additional incremental arbitrage volumes shipped to Singapore, traders have said.

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Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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