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BRIEFS
March 17, 2022
Exim Indiaweb site
  • Wan Hai Lines to launch independent CI7 express service
  • HMM nominates Kyung-bae Kim for new CEO
  • Intimation of Gov mail id of Boarding Office, JNCH
  • 2021: Significant tonnage tax advantage
  • Draft notification issued for registration & functions of vehicle scrapping facility
  • Future trends & current challenges for Customs highlighted
  • Global shipping industry proposes R&D fund to support maritime decarbonisation efforts
  • Lockdowns in China raise supply chain, freight concerns
  • Bahri highlights market-leading offerings at MENA Desalination Projects Forum
  • Maersk exploring AI-empowered warehousing solutions
  • You ask.. We answer...
  • SMP, Kolkata to invest INR 1,700 cr. for augmenting capacity, modernising infra over two years
  • Import of edible oil up
  • Ukraine crisis seen impacting India's GDP
  • Suez Canal Authority cancels rebate granted to LNG carriers
  • V. O. Chidambaranar Port Authority bags National Safety Award

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Flying on southern winds
  • Glass to glide on rails
  • Rail traffic on Eurasian corridor (still?) goes on
  • First e-loco for Ohio's short line railroad
  • RCL orders more newbuilds
  • ACI Europe mobilises members and partners
  • E-truck to handle heavy transports
  • Big time for GW's air & sea business
  • Bolloré Logistics chooses Azadeh Oveysi
  • Record order intake
  • Svitzer Americas picks Christian Burgauer
  • Vietnam Airlines selects BFS in Bangkok
  • Car logistics: from the frying pan into the fire?
  • GAC Fuels' newest location
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • GDP accreditation in the Middle Kingdom
  • A cash injection for U-Ming
  • Logix Initiative expands board
  • Qatar Airways Cargo: a thoroughbred to fly horses

The Loadstarweb site
MARCH 16, 2022
  • The end of globalisation? How the invasion of Ukraine and Russian sanctions are impacting freight markets and the future of free trade
  • Logistics disruption and ship queues lengthen after new China lockdowns
  • Trains and planes take the strain as Ukraine war impacts supply chains
  • Wan Hai earmarks $1bn war chest for further fleet expansion
  • ARPC unveils €150m plan to transform regional French airport to all-cargo hub
  • More breathing space over new anti-smuggling rules for Mexican shipments
  • Maersk subpoenaed as part of US probe into 'supply chain collusion'
  • Bullish carriers continue tonnage grab strategies while profits last
  • Dubai World Central to reopen to freighters after two-year mothball
  • Evergreen calls in salvor team to free trapped Ever Forward
  • On the wires: The snail, the whale and the rail...

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 16, 2022
  • Seaspan Shipyards puts virtual reality to work
    With a 5.6 meter wide display wall as its centerpiece, an immersive visualization system unveiled by Canada's Seaspan Shipyards allows users to access a virtual reality environment designed to take the use
  • Funding for Cal Maritime NSMV training ship secured
    In good news for the California State University Maritime Academy (Cal Maritime) and Philly Shipyard, the $1.5 billion omnibus spending bill signed into law by President Biden yesterday includes funding for the
  • Maintenance error led to $3.8 million Washington State Ferry engine failure
    Insufficient tightening of a bolt during an engine overhaul on the Washington State Ferry Wenatchee led to a catastrophic engine failure with expensive consequences, according to a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 16, 2022
  • Seanergy capesize biofuel trial sees 10% cut in emissions
    Trial showed a greater reduction than in a previous test with a different bulker last year involving the same charterers...
  • Sanctions on Russia shipbuilders turn attention to Zvezda and LNG carriers
    Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex not named on EU list but future of its LNG orderbook, for which Samsung Heavy Industries is...
  • D'Amico's dry bulk unit 'extremely cautious' over Russia links
    The next generation of the family-run business Emanuele d'Amico talks exclusively with Lloyd's List about navigating challenges in the dry...
  • IMO to revisit compulsory cover amid concern over uninsured oil spills
    Some pollution incidents not insured, and non-International Group P&I providers sometimes refuse to pay out, leaving bill with IOPC Funds
  • Boxship groundings have seen steady decline since 2008 peak
    Data shows containership groundings peaked in 2008 and have been on a relative decline ever since
  • Resolving inland congestion seen as key to releasing supply chain capacity
    Even with stabilised demand, capacity will remain strained until inland logistics logjams are resolved. At best this could happen this...
  • Dimitris Krontiras, Citibank executive who pioneered ship finance in Greece, dies at 86
    Mr Krontiras forged a path for a younger generation of Greek bankers and also launched his own family shipping businesses
  • Shut-in Russian oil adds to global tanker market woes as energy turmoil rises
    IEA monthly oil report shows 40% of seaborne crude exports cut by April, as release of UK citizen in Iran...
  • U-Ming receives $50m green loan for fleet renewal
    This deal is the second financing arrangement of such a type reported by U-Ming this year following a $70m loan signed...
  • US trials data sharing programme to ease supply chain congestion
    Individual links in supply chains tend to operate in silos. The US government is pushing a programme to help data...
  • How to pay your Ukrainian (and Russian) seafarers
    Stuart Ostrow of US-based ShipMoney says he has been inundated with requests to explain and implement the virtual card payment...
  • Evergreen returns to Hudong-Zhonghua for ultra-large boxship order
    Deal signals continued momentum for the Taiwanese carrier to expand its orderbook after a significant improvement in earnings last year
  • MOL joins Japanese project to develop methane slip technology
    The new technology's environmental impact is achieved via a methane slip reduction rate of over 70% over a six-year period...
  • Wan Hai to issue $2bn in bonds to back fleet expansion
    Wan Hai will preserve part of the record profits earned last year to increase self-owned assets that will help expand...
  • Daily Briefing
    Carriers hit by China lockdown fallout | North and Standard merger likely to spark P&I consolidation | Iran readies tanker...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 16, 2022
  • MSC launches first direct US calls from Baltic states
  • BNSF-JB Hunt enhance partnership to replace Schneider, Swift volumes
  • LTL regional carrier Pyle expands into Virginia
  • K+N taps startup to improve container import efficiency
  • China-Europe rail under threat as volume exits Russian route
  • Long Beach Pier B necessary to handle future growth: Cordero
  • Elevated export flow reconfigures traditional Indian containerized trade patterns

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 16, 2022
  • US signs off on building training vessel for California maritime academy
  • Scorpio Tankers pushes ahead with Russia cargoes as war in Ukraine rages on
  • Green Seas: Microsoft climate fund backs tech aimed at tackling shipping's emissions now
  • Shell charters Solstad AHTS at $95,000 as GEOS reactivates supply ship
  • 'Lunder the loaner' reflects on banking and beyond
  • Lunder nears end of three-decade reign as Nordea's US chief
  • Veson Nautical secures 'significant investment' from US group
  • Seaspan nets $200m on forward fixtures of 18 container ships
  • 'Humbled' Robert Uggla confirmed as chairman of AP Moller-Maersk
  • Seanergy and partners complete rare capesize biofuel trial
  • Maritime tech firm Nautilus Labs scores investment from Microsoft in $34m funding round
  • Marine insurance markets in chaos over Russian business
  • MTT spends $54m on feeder brace in ongoing fleet expansion
  • Japan's K Line to delist and takeover Kawasaki Kinkai
  • ANZ Bank hands U-Ming another $50m in green financing
  • Chevron named as charterer behind Project Core aframaxes
  • Bunker price drop emboldens charterers as VLCC rates weaken
  • Trafigura held talks over $3bn cash injection from Blackstone
  • Russia's Sovcomflot reveals lower 2021 profit, but stays mum on sanctions
  • South Korea's Sinokor continues to hoover up VLCCs
  • Goldman Sachs holding $68m stake in MPC Container Ships for other investors
  • Clarksons 'cautiously optimistic' over best offshore markets since 2015
  • Maritime procurement start-up ShipsKart raises $2.7m
  • Shipping sails into a vortex of suspicion and uncertainty
  • Recession fears: Norden's Rindbo eyes risk rising but has high hopes for 2022
  • Norwegian Escape sustains damage in Dominican Republic grounding
  • Marco Polo Marine unveils new offshore wind service vessel designs
  • Evercore predicts massive shift in LNG trade as EU looks to ditch Russian gas
  • Flurry of car carrier charters signals 'quantum leap' in rates

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 16, 2022
  • Is this the calm before California ports' next cargo storm?
    California ports make progress on bottlenecks, but Chinese lockdowns could spur "hockey stick" import rise.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 16, 2022
  • S&P Global Commodity Insights to update some global fuel oil fixed pages
    The conversion rates will continue to be published on the fixed pages. Some prices, which are databased in both barrels and metric tons, will continue to have both prices listed on the page
  • Japan to increase fuel subsidies to upper limit over March 17-23
    The government set a new goal March 4 to keep the retail gasoline price at Yen 172/liter after March 10, up from its prior target of Yen 170/liter.
  • Gazprom shipments to Europe via Ukraine to fall 13% on day March 16
    This indicates a drop of 13% from March 15 deliveries of 109.6 million cu m.
  • ADNOC aims to formalize globally-focused green hydrogen venture by year-end
    The new entity will be a joint venture between key UAE state-backed entities including ADNOC, the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, also known as Taqa, renewable energy company Masdar and Mubadala Investment Company.
  • Hong Kong marine gasoil lowest among Asian ports amid quarantine restrictions on ships
    The differential was last higher at $29.25/mt April 22, 2020.
  • FUJAIRAH DATA: Oil product stockpiles climb as middle distillates extend wild ride
    Inventories of heavy distillates and residues, such as fuels for marine bunkers and power generation, were little changed at 10.791 million barrels as of March 14 compared with 10.788 million barrels a week earlier.
  • Shenzhen bunkering operations remain normal despite city-wide lockdown, say suppliers
    There are multiple container terminals in Shenzhen, which are also known as bunkering ports such as Yantian and Dachan Bay, market sources said.
  • Qatar faces LNG regasification shortage if it sells gas to Europe: S&P Global Ratings
    A shortage of LNG regasification terminals is one potential limit on sending Qatar gas to Europe, while another is potential supply chain constraints given the shipping necessary to transport LNG to Europe, the ratings agency said in the report.
  • Russia-Ukraine conflict will boost demand for carbon offsets: executives
    The volatility impacted sentiment in carbon markets around the world, including the voluntary market and regional carbon markets.
  • IEA revises down global refinery throughput on redued Russian runs
    Russian refineries are gradually reducing throughput as international buyers shun Russian exports while domestic demand is being impacted by the increased cost of borrowing, according to S&P Global Commodity Insights.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude trades lower following larger-than-expected US inventory build
    NYMEX April RBOB gasoline was up 61 points at $3.0042/gal and April ULSD was 1.44 cents higher at $3.0441/gal.

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Mulino proposes the Panamanian state's entry into the consortium interested in acquiring Panama Ports Company.
Panama
Supreme Court verdict on concession contract pending
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Singapore
In the April-June period, revenues decreased by -4% and net profit dropped by -89%.
Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
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%)
Valencia
Containers arriving and departing are increasing. Transhipment is declining.
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
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.
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%
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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
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
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
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.
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
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
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
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.
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.
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