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May 19, 2022
Exim Indiaweb site
  • FFFAI hosts webinar on payment risks in export transactions & role of ECGC
  • VOC Port invites EoI to develop outer harbour through PPP mode on DBFOT basis
  • EIC Pune holds gala get-together & networking event
  • CMA CGM joins forces with Air France-KLM for major long-term strategic partnership in global air cargo
  • You ask.. We answer...
  • DP World inks MoU to develop Skill India International Centre at Varanasi
  • Fake ITC worth INR 50,000 cr. detected
  • Commerce Ministry recommends extension of anti-dumping duty on Chinese solar glass
  • OPR Seaways commences liner services to Bangladesh

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Fiata calls on a turn of the tide on the seas
  • New rail service along Eurasian Middle Corridor
  • Dnata boosts Erbil operations
  • A mixed picture in Hamburg
  • Batteries for heavy electric trucks
  • Egyptair turns to Boeing conversions
  • Changing trends in cargo theft
  • Skycell picks Emma Wong and Daniel Kwa
  • Big investments to double railfreight
  • Three musketeers in the skies
  • Logista's European path continues
  • Eimskip not affected by Russia's war
  • IAPH chooses Michael Luguje
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Over 1.5 million refrigeration units sold
  • Karl Thorngren and Kenneth Juhls join ZeroNorth
  • Cool play in Singapore
  • Mali remains Isago certfied

The Loadstarweb site
MAY 18, 2022
  • CMA CGM to invest in AF-KLM, merging airfreight capacity and sales
  • FIATA blasts box line dominance and wants an end to 'competition violence'
  • Asia-N Europe voyage delays hit record high, thanks to port congestion
  • Market insight: M&A-hungry Hellmann changing skin after record year
  • Growing shortage of diesel prompts fears of rationing and haulage job losses
  • Tough targets for transport as European Parliament sets new ETS goals
  • Indian shippers with spot bookings face a return of no-show fees
  • On the wires: JD Logistics plummets - are you watching De Well?
  • SME hauliers claim UK zero-emission plan for HGVs puts them at risk
  • GoodFuels seals low-carbon biofuel distribution deal with ITOCHU
  • FourKites takes on Drewry expert Philippe Salles to lead ocean solutions

Marine Logweb site
MAY 18, 2022
  • First zero-emission push boat christened in Berlin
    After almost two years under construction at the Herman Barthel shipyard in Derban, Germany, what's claimed to be the world's first zero-emission push boat, Elektra, was christened this week in Berlin. "The
  • Concept ship aims to turn ocean plastic pollution into hydrogen
    Could the plastic waste polluting the world's oceans be scooped up and converted into clean hydrogen at sea? That's the plan behind an innovative concept ship design being developed by New York
  • IMO marks first International Day for Women in Maritime
    "There is still a gender imbalance in maritime - but times are changing. It is recognized that diversity in maritime benefits the entire sector," said IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim as the International

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 18, 2022
  • Long way still to go before gender equality in shipping
    While things have improved during the past few decades, there is still work to do to reach gender parity in...
  • Sovcomflot fleet in flux as sales continue and Cyprus de-flags
    While official figures from Sovcomflot have confirmed 14 vessels sold, Lloyd's List has confirmed at least 23 sales to date...
  • Euroseas' first boxship newbuilds will 'fully repay' cost in three years
    Greece-based containership owner has a total of nine newbuildings on order at South Korean yard
  • Tanker values continue to rise
    Prices for secondhand aframax and suezmax tankers show best growth rates, while very large crude carriers and medium-range units show...
  • Global supply chain index shows worsening situation
    Heavy-handed restrictions in China and the situation in Ukraine increased global supply chain disruption in April
  • Zim raises guidance after successful contract round
    Zim has closed off its transpacific contracts at higher than expected rates. It now expects full-year earnings to be higher...
  • China lockdown pressure on US supply chain eases
    The 14-day average percentage of shipments delays for loads travelling from China to the US is 32%, compared with 39%...
  • Data pricing seen as crucial to GSBN's digital ambition in trade finance
    Enabling banks direct and authorised access to shipping and port companies' shipment data to provide the proof for financing in...
  • Snam agrees deal with Golar for FSRU conversion
    European regasification set for boom in next few years, as European nations look for Gazprom alternatives
  • Norden raises full-year profits range on strong markets
    The Danish company has increased its guidance for the second time this year as tanker markets recover and dry bulk...
  • CMA CGM boosts air freight presence with Air France-KLM deal
    Container lines are increasingly looking to diversify outside their traditional ocean freight services
  • Greece 2022: Pournara-Bardavillia on leading the way for Greek women in shipowning
    For a decade, the Bouboulina Shipping founder was a trailblazer for Greek women in shipowning
  • Greece 2022: Domestic shipowners account for 10% of global shipbuilding orderbook
    Greek owners appear to be cautious in ordering new tonnage at current high pricing levels; recent new orders have been...
  • Greece 2022: Fleet size reaches record as owners bulk up
    Risk-taking and resilience are ingrained in the character of the Greek shipping industry after two centuries of successfully confronting turmoil
  • Greece 2022: Owners see fleet capitalise on global opportunities
    Greek shipping responds to global economic needs and lately that has meant a slowdown in Asia. However, port calls in...
  • Monthly steel exports fall by 1m tonnes due to Ukraine war
    Ukraine was the world's fourth-largest exporter of iron ore, second-largest exporter of pig iron and third-largest exporter of semi-finished steel
  • Scorpio Group invests in sustainable battery maker
    Scorpio joins shipowners, including Belgium's Saverys family and Denmark's AP Moller-Maersk, which also investing in green hydrogen and methanol to...
  • China's flat steel demand set for small recovery in 2023
    Any rise in steel demand will be dependent on the extent of China curtailing its draconian lockdown measures, its stimulus...
  • Daily Briefing
    US shipping regulators use 'soft power' to crack down on 'nickel and diming' container lines | Eagle Bulk sees new...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 18, 2022
  • Savannah prepping for summer volume surge despite softening outlook
  • Steady US manufacturing, retail sales growth keeps freight demand rolling
  • Zim locks half of 2022 volume into highly elevated rates
  • Hamburg port volumes tick up despite congestion, Russia-Ukraine war
  • CMA CGM bolsters air cargo offering with Air France-KLM partnership
  • Intra-Asia carriers see record Q1 results from regional rate surge

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 18, 2022
  • Globus Maritime orders two more bulker newbuildings
  • EuroDry to stick to secondhand market as shorter charters prevent dry bulk orders
  • Tomini Shipping banks big bucks after flipping ultramax bulker
  • Rules of maritime hide-and-seek are changing in US courts
  • 'Trailblazers' in shipping are not enough, says VDR's Gaby Bornheim
  • Doubling of contract rates and ongoing congestion fuel confidence at Zim
  • EuroDry to keep growing fleet as Covid, war and green laws limit supply
  • Norden ups 2022 profit guidance again as tanker and bulker rates climb
  • Owners and unions agree new seafarer wage deal over three years
  • Shipping contract change, decarbonisation's low-hanging fruit, is sitting on the vine
  • Pandemic restrictions blamed for worker's poisoning on Auerbach cargo ship
  • Zim reports record first-quarter earnings and raises forecast for 2022
  • Ukrainian seafarers fight the war within
  • Hull coating degradation reduces CII ratings within five years, says Jotun
  • What changes do women want to make the industry a fairer place to work?
  • CMA CGM spends $254m on Air France-KLM stake to boost air cargo play
  • Crude tanker owners keep singing same song as rates tick upwards
  • GoodFuels teams with Itochu to supply biofuels in Asia
  • Grindrod confirms tanker exit with MR deal as it buys bargain supramax
  • Ernst Russ reveals two new container ship buys as it sells vessel to Lidl
  • 'If you see it, you can be it': how companies can attract female talent
  • Greece's Andriaki and Almi seen offloading their oldest tankers
  • Putin can't count on Xi to ride to the rescue
  • Fresh Del Monte rides container shipping wave in north-south trades
  • First-quarter tanker orders hit 13-year low as VLCC price hits $130m
  • Handysize bulk carrier buys 'pay for themselves', says Vega Bulk
  • Scorpio backs UK battery company in maritime decarbonisation drive
  • Vale pledges to help China find new sources of iron ore

American Shipperweb site
MAY 18, 2022
  • Biden launches emergency airlift to pick up baby formula overseas
    The White House has set up Operation Fly Formula to rush imports of baby formula to stores until domestic production can ramp up to cover...
  • Air France-KLM forms cargo alliance with French shipping giant CMA CGM
    CMA CGM is a dominant ocean freight carrier that is rapidly growing in air cargo. A tie-up with Air France-KLM will accelerate that expansion.
  • How to win the trade game: NY/NJ port directors explain their success
    The Port of New York and New Jersey's outgoing and incoming directors discuss container migration, reliance on data and how they avoided problems plaguing West...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 18, 2022
  • Latin America fields diesel buy tenders again as gasoline prices push past ULSD
    Argentina, the Dominican Republic, Peru and Chile have started buying distillates again and Colombia may have even switched from buying to selling ULSD, market sources said May 17, noting that the gasoline market has now picked up problems that had plagued diesel since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  • REFINERY NEWS: Diesel leak causes fire at RPBC refinery in Sao Paulo state: Petrobras
    A fire broke out at the Refinaria Presidente Bernardes, or RPBC, in Sao Paulo state after a diesel leak, according to state-led oil company and refinery operator Petrobras. "The location was immediately isolated, and the refinery's firefighters controlled the outbreak," Petrobras said May 17.
  • UK downstream oil sector hits back at minister's claim of unfair pricing
    UK downstream oil industry leaders on May 18 hit back at criticism of the sector from energy secretary Kwasi Kwarteng over high fuel prices, insisting the fuels sector remains "highly competitive" and is actively involved in implementing energy transition plans, such as waste-to-fuel recycling.
  • US DATA: Atlantic Coast diesel stocks show small build, US exports fall
    Diesel inventories in the Atlantic Coast were reported higher for the week ended May 13 after setting a seven-year-record low level the week before, US Energy Information Administration data showed May 18.
  • Enbridge CEO says world is 'woefully underinvested' to solve ongoing energy shortfall
    Russia's invasion of Ukraine represented a "major inflection point" in global energy markets for years to come, and North America must do much more to fill the void in exporting oil and LNG, Enbridge CEO Al Monaco said May 18.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude prices slide as weak earnings, China COVID-19 spike dent demand outlooks
    Crude futures settled lower May 18 as a cross-asset selloff sparked by economic growth concerns overshadowed a larger-than-expected US inventory draw.
  • Panama planning large biofuel refinery in partnership with SGP BioEnergy
    The government of Panama on May 18 said it plans to develop the largest biofuels production and distribution hub in the world in partnership with private companies including, SGP BioEnergy, a US-based integrated bioenergy products development company.
  • Biden administration mum on plans to ease Venezuelan oil restrictions; lawmakers speak out
    Details remained scant May 18 on a US policy shift that could chart a path for US companies to again invest in and operate Venezuelan oil projects as the Biden administration has reportedly begun to ease oil sanctions on the country.
  • JAPAN DATA: March bonded bunker exports down 15% on year to 2.69 mil barrels
    Japan's bunker supply in March was tight as the country's largest refiner Eneos suspended taking fresh orders from Mizushima refinery, market sources said.
  • Singapore's EPS plans carbon capture systems for two MR tankers
    The 2020-built, 49,700 DWT sister vessels, will be fitted with VM's Filtree System - a prefabricated gas cleaning system that filters sulfur and 99% of particulate matter
  • Singapore 180 CST HSFO cash differential sinks to near 1-year low on rising supply
    Traders attributed the weakness in the HSFO cash differential to an uptick in supply because of rising output from the Middle East and the likelihood of an increase in Russian flows to the East.
  • Platts ex-wharf Zhoushan marine fuel 0.5%S bunker premium hits new high on tight supply
    China has been ramping up domestic low sulfur fuel oil production, while still importing 0.5% sulfur fuel oil mainly from Singapore to meet its bunker demand.
  • Singapore marine fuel 0.5% cargo cash differential hits near 28-month high on tight supply
    The premium was last higher at $30.54/mt on Feb. 5, 2020, data from S&P Global Commodity Insights showed.
  • Iraq's SOMO offers straight-run HSFO for June loading
    Straight-run fuel oil cargoes from the Middle East used to move to Asia but they have been heading to the US after sanctions on Russia, market sources said.
  • JAPAN DATA: May 8-14 oil products output rises 0.7% on week
    Production of low sulfur fuel oil fell 16.7% week on week to 0.74 million barrels in the week to May 14.
  • JAPAN DATA: May 14 oil products stocks rise 0.5% on week to 58.70 mil barrels
    Middle distillate stocks increased 3.3% week on week to 28.24 million barrels.
  • Neste launches new eco-marine fuel
    The refiner is partnering with bunker fuel supplier Nordic Marine Oil, which will provide the fuel as of May from its storage tanks and bunker barges located at key ports across Denmark, Neste said in a statement May 17.
  • FUJAIRAH DATA: Oil product stocks fall after record Saudi fuel oil shipment
    Heavy distillates and residues used as fuel oil for power generation and marine bunkers dropped 6.6% to 10.342 million barrels.
  • JAPAN DATA: Oil product exports fall 16% on week to 2.87 mil barrels over May 8-14
    High sulfur fuel oil exports also declined 20.8% week on week to 635,202 barrels in the week to May 14, while low sulfur fuel oil exports rose 15.7% on the week to 295,844 barrels in the same week.

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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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