testata inforMARE
Cerca
31 July 2025 - Year XXIX
Independent journal on economy and transport policy
01:22 GMT+2
LinnkedInTwitterFacebook
BRIEFS
October 21, 2022

free news
Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2022
  • ODeX partners with MatchLog - a step towards sustainable development
  • Allcargo Logistics' CSR arm & World Bunts' Foundation Trust enable rural housing initiative in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi & Kasargod with affordable housing
  • 15 Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals commissioned; 100 is the target
  • India-UK FTA more important than date: UK Trade Minister
  • Key dignitaries & noteworthy sessions were the highlight of PM Gati Shakti Multimodal Maritime Regional Summit 2022 jointly organised by JNPA & MbPA
  • CMA CGM's first container using blockchain tokens!
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviews progress of National Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal, Gujarat
  • Railways hikes wagon registration fee for all goods
  • Milaha reports 30 pc increase in net profit for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2022
  • Addition of a new shipping service connecting King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam to Mundra & 3 other ports
  • MOL concludes charter agreement for LNG carrier with TotalEnergies
  • Govt mulling bringing back duty on crude palm, raising RBD duty
  • India reaches out to Sudan for settlement of trade in rupee
  • FCI to construct modern steel silos

free news
International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2022
  • High crises at high altitude
  • Bringing back capacity between Dublin and Miami
  • Enhancing rail services in Europe
  • Data technology for tank cars
  • Second HKMA Quality Award for Hactl
  • Savannah will tackle congestion
  • New alternative to reduce CO2 footprint
  • American Expediting conquers Boston
  • Fourteen locomotives for international trade
  • Special mission in heavy weather
  • Titan and ASL sign long-term dry lease agreement
  • Direct Bangladesh-Japan service
  • DTM founder Steve Richardson to retire
  • Helping victims of another hurricane
  • Leasing company joins top 12
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Bretzke to become FWN
  • Schäflein expands management
  • To track solutions from Hoopo

free news
The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2022
  • Ocean carrier voyage blankings causing chaos and confusion for shippers
  • Unhappy Atlas Air shareholders take legal action over directors' 'push' to sell
  • M&A radar: The spectacular rise and fall of CH Robinson
  • Brexit has resulted in a 'significant decline' in trade flows with the EU
  • Shippers can profit from DPW's ambitions for Romania as a logistics gateway
  • On the wires: M&A-focused Knight-Swift is a cool broken record
  • Transfar Shipping thinks ahead and plans 8,000 teu quintet to lure Alibaba

free news
Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2022
  • BOEM moves ahead on oil and gas leasing
    On Tuesday, the Bureau of Offshore Energy (BOEM) announced plans for the first-ever offshore wind lease sale off the U.S. West Coast. Today, with considerably less fanfare and tub thumping, BOEM announced
  • Gazelle floating wind platform completes model basin tests
    Dublin, Ireland, headquartered floating offshore wind platform designer Gazelle Wind Power reports that model basin tests have verified the viability of its platform concept. Gazelle, which opened a U.S. office earlier this
  • Mississippi River water levels: The drought goes on
    American Commercial Barge Line reports that river levels continue to fall on the Mississippi River with severe impacts to navigation not seen since 1988. "Industry is incurring catastrophic impacts to boat capacity,

free news
Container Newsweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2022
  • SAAM Towage inks deal for its first electric tugboats
    SAAM Towage, division of SAAM Group, signed an agreement on 13 October with Teck & Neptune Terminals to deploy the first two electric tugs in its fleet. It is envisaged that these new units will reduce 2,400 tonnes of greenhouse gases (GHG) each year. The ElectRA 2300SX tugs have been designed by Vancouver-based Robert Allan and will be built at Sanmar Shipyards in Turkey. "With an overall length
  • CMA CGM launches new block train service in Turkey
    French container carrier CMA CGM has announced the start of a new rail service in Turkey, effective from mid-October. The Marseille-based firm said its new bi-weekly block train shuttle from Iskenderun to Gaziantep is expected to offer "very short and reliable intermodal transit time of 1.5 days to Gaziantep Ramp" and "divide by 2.2 the CO2 emission and carbon footprint on the intermodal segment
  • Saudi Ports Authority announces new service to connect Dammam to global market
    The Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI), in order to enhance the direct trade and shipping link between Saudi Arabia and the rest of the world, announced the addition of King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam to its Aladin Express DMCC's shipping service, Gulf-India Express 2 (GIX2). The new service will connect Dammam to the ports of Jebel Ali in the UAE, Khalifa Bin Salman in Bahrain, Hamad in Qatar, and Mun
  • T&E calls shipping transition to LNG "irresponsible" in times of energy crisis
    A new study by Transport & Environment (T&E), Europe's clean transport campaign group, predicts that by 2030 Europe's shipping industry will need more than 6.3 million metric tonnes of LNG to fuel its growing fleet of gas-powered ships and as a result, Europe will become more dependent on fossil fuels. The 6.3 million metric tons is enough to power 7 million homes, according to T&E, which has des
  • TS Lines gets oil spill damage overturned on appeal
    Taiwan's High Court on 19 October overturned an earlier ruling that obliged TS Lines to pay approximately US$5 million in damages to fishermen whose livelihoods were allegedly affected after TS Taipei, one of the company's boxships, ran aground and broke in two in March 2016. Marine fuel spilled from the wreckage had allegedly affected fishermen in the area, but TS Lines appealed, saying there wa
  • Electric cranes enter service at Long Beach container terminal
    Port workers at SSA Marine, one of the Long Beach container terminals, have started to use electric cranes to stack boxes. The goal of the Port of Long Beach (POLB) and its partners is a zero-emission cargo handling fleet by 2030. The Zero-Emissions Terminal Equipment Transition Project, taking place at SSA Marine's Pier J, is largely funded by a US$9.7 million California Energy Commission grant

free news
Splashweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2022
  • Teekay sends FPSO for scrap in Denmark
    Teekay Corporation has contracted Modern American Recycling Services (MARS) for green recycling of its 1996-built floating production storage and offloading vessel . The FPSO will be scrapped after 25 years in operation for BP on the Foinaven deepwater field in the North Sea 193 km west of the Shetland Isles. The unit is expected to ...
  • 2020 Bulkers converts another newcastlemax to fixed-rate charter
    Norway's 2020 Bulkers has switched another one of its newcastlemax bulk carriers from index-linked to a fixed-rate charter. The Oslo-listed owner's 2019-built has been fixed to trader Koch at $14,392 per day until March 31, 2023. The 208,000 dwt bulker will also earn a premium related to the fuel cost savings of $4,500 per day ...
  • Bibby to launch marine finance business
    Bibby Line Group's financial arm for small and medium-sized enterprises, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has announced plans to launch a European marine finance business next year. BFS said the move will allow the company to expand its financing offers for SMEs, financing ships and vessels ranging from £1m to £10m ($1.1m to $11.3m) in value, ...
  • MOL seals TotalEnergies charter for LNG newbuild
    Japan's Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has penned a multi-year charter contract with French energy major TotalEnergies for a newbuild liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier. The vessel is currently being built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for delivery in 2025. The 174,000 cu m ship will feature a ME-GA engine to cut methane slip ...
  • DEME teams with LS Cable on Norfolk Boreas wind farm contract
    Belgium-based DEME Offshore has secured export cable contract for Vattenfall's Norfolk Boreas wind farm in a consortium with South Korea's LS Cable & System. The contract includes the design, engineering, procurement, manufacturing and testing of around 360 km of high voltage direct current (HVDC) export cables and fibre optic cables, including the offshore installation and ...
  • Shearwater awarded US Gulf of Mexico survey
    Offshore seismic specialist Shearwater GeoServices has been awarded a large US Gulf of Mexico ocean bottom program, the second project award under the recently announced deal with WesternGeco. The survey is for three months covering an area of approximately 2,400 sq km. Shearwater will deploy its seismic vessels SW Gallien and SW Mikkelsen as source ...
  • Maritime CEO Forum Monaco: The dangers of complacency for dry bulk
    Complacency creates a listless market, delegates attending the dry bulk session were told at last week's Maritime CEO Forum held at the Monaco Yacht Club. "The best things we can do for ourselves in dry cargo is to be selfless and not selfish and cooperate and not be complacent," said John Michael Radziwill, CEO and ...
  • Inactive boxship levels hit two-year high
    Inactive tonnage as a percentage of the overall container fleet is now at its highest level in two years, according to Alphaliner, the latest in a wide-ranging series of data points highlighting the sector's swift change in fortunes. The proportion of inactive tonnage still remains very low historically, Alphaliner pointed out in its latest weekly ...
  • Star Capital offloads entire stake in MPC Container Ships
    UK private equity firm Star Capital has sold its entire holding in the Oslo-listed boxship owner, MPC Container Ships (MPCC). MPCC revealed in a filing that, once its largest shareholder Star Capital Partnership's Star Spike Limited had offloaded approximately 9.99% of its stake and that it no longer holds shares in the company. The shares ...
  • Mercedes-Benz eyes offshore wind power from 2027
    Mercedes-Benz is looking to cover a quarter of its electricity needs in Germany with offshore wind power starting in 2027. The Stuttgart-based carmaker recently penned a deal with a major European energy supplier for an offshore wind farm that will be built in the Baltic Sea. The carmaker, which has set a goal of covering ...
  • Call for Baltic scrubber ban
    Yesterday Splash carried studies from NASA suggesting the global sulphur cap had improved atmospheric conditions. However, the controversial International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulation's effect on the sea remains a moot point. New research from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden suggests the discharge water from ships' exhaust gas treatment systems, so-called scrubbers, is respo
  • Saipem wins $4.5bn contract from Qatargas
    Italy's Saipem Saipem has won a $4.5bn contract from Qatargas for the compression facilities package involving its North Field Production Sustainability (NFPS) project off the northeast coast of Qatar. The contract, the largest in the Milan-headquartered company's history, involves the engineering, procurement, fabrication and installation of two offshore natural gas compression complexes aimed a
  • Key nuclear tests to get underway in the US bringing shipping a step closer to adopting atomic propulsion
    Southern Company Services (SCS) and TerraPower have built and installed a new test facility at TerraPower's laboratory in Everett, Washington, a development maritime backers of atomic propulsion believe will hasten the uptake of the energy at sea. The integrated effects test, or IET, is the largest chloride salt system in the world and will be ...
  • Canberra presses ahead with national fleet plans
    The new Australian government today laid out plans towards the creation of a national fleet, something vehemently opposed by the local shipowning association. A new taskforce has been appointed to speed up the creation of an Australian-flagged and crewed fleet.Infrastructure, transport, regional development and local government minister Catherine King said: "Establishing a strategic fleet made ...
  • Mubadala buys into GIP's offshore wind developer Skyborn
    Abu Dhabi state investor Mubadala has acquired a stake in Skyborn Renewables, a German offshore wind developer of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP). Skyborn, formerly known as Wpd Offshore, has an offshore wind portfolio with a capacity of more than 7bGW with five operating and under-construction projects in Germany, France and Taiwan as well as a ...
  • SAAM shareholders approve terminals sale to Hapag-Lloyd
    At an extraordinary shareholder's meeting yesterday, the shareholders of SAAM approved the agreement to sell 100% of the shares of its subsidiaries SAAM Ports and SAAM Logistics, as well as the real estate assets belonging to the logistics business, to the German liner shipping company Hapag-Lloyd, a transaction that was valued at about $1bn. "It ...
  • California to invest $1.2bn in its ports and freight corridors
    The California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) has issued guidelines and a call for projects as the state makes available $1.2bn in one-time funding for port and freight infrastructure projects to build a more efficient, sustainable and resilient goods-movement system. The funding program is intended to enable long-term upgrades that will increase the capacity to move ...
  • US safety board issues recommendations following Seacor Power capsizing investigation
    The liftboat capsized in April 2021 off the coast of Port Fourchon, Louisiana during a thunderstorm. Of the 19 people aboard the vessel, six died and seven are missing, presumed dead. Six people were rescued by the US Coast Guard and other vessels. The Seacor Power, valued at $25m, was a total loss. The National ...
  • What you need to know when sourcing crew from Africa
    Craig De Savoye on the challenges and opportunities of sourcing the next generation of crew from Africa. Late last month, some of the most powerful figures in the maritime community assembled in Singapore to attend the Maritime CEO Forum, which I lapped up. Carl Schou, president and CEO of Wilhelmsen Ship Management, said Africa was ...

news on subscription
Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2022
  • Columbia and Marlow announce 'friendly' demerger
    Companies have been expanding independently
  • Australia faces opposition to plan for domestic-flagged and crewed fleet
    Industry group warns that the task forces' policy goals can either be met at a lower cost or do not...
  • Global steel forecast to sink into contraction
    Downward revision likely to hit bulker demand, especially for China-related trades, but a small uptick is expected next year
  • Berthing time ramps up at Ningbo terminals amid lockdown fallout
    Increased time at berth comes amid a shortage of container truckers and closures of storage yards. But the situation appears...
  • Further blankings required in face of looming boxship overcapacity
    Container capacity supply will rise by more than 10% next year. With demand growing at less than 2%, lines will...
  • US charges smuggling network linked to sanctioned oil trades
    US authorities have charged five Russian nationals and two commodity traders in a scheme involving money laundering and sanctions evasion
  • Owners of crude tankers maintain bullish stance
    'Why would anyone be a first mover? The second mouse gets the cheese. The first one gets squashed,' says Ridgebury...
  • Why shipping is struggling to innovate
    Shipping is struggling with innovation, but technological breakthroughs are not the problem; the required advances needed are in scalability and...
  • Silicon hubs and start-ups offer fresh perspectives for shipping
    Business leaders recognise the significance of start-up thinking, though very few acquisitions of digital businesses by physical product businesses are...
  • MOL agrees LNG carrier charter deal with TotalEnergies
    The 174,000 cu m vessel's modern ME-GA engine will help reduce emissions and methane slip
  • Imports slide further in the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles
    Stocked inventories, concerns over the west coast labour negotiations and economic uncertainty weigh on incoming volumes at the west coast's...
  • Sembcorp Marine wins FLNG projects from New Fortress Energy
    Hull conversion and fabrication of topsides for the first floating LNG liquefaction facility is scheduled for delivery in the first...
  • Singapore's economic pact with Australia may lead to green shipping corridors
    Deal on collaboration to decarbonise operations at sea and at ports, assessing routes, alternative fuel use and bunkering and infrastructure...
  • Daily Briefing
    EU Parliament passes world's first marine fuel targets for decarbonisation | Efficient shipping requires scale, says Maersk Tankers | Collisions...

news on subscription
The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2022
  • Strong trucking earnings delay shift in pricing power
    US shippers will win transportation savings in 2023 bids, but large truckload carriers haven't lost all pricing muscle.
  • Course correction needed in wake of OSRA-22
    OSRA-22 was signed into law in mid-June by President Joe Biden.
  • South African dock strike ends, but disruption to linger 'for weeks'
    Carriers will continue to skip calls at South African ports next week even with the end of the strike, which has caused widespread disruption to terminal operations with cargo backlogs and omitted calls on key services.
  • LA-LB cargo flow improves amid diversions linked to prolonged labor talks
    Reduced backlogs in Southern California due primarily to the diversion of cargo to the East and Gulf coasts has shifted the congestion problems to ports in those regions.
  • Mobile breakbulk dockworkers avoid strike, head to mediation with employer
    Union workers at Mobile's breakbulk and general cargo docks are the only ones working for a maritime employer without a ratified contract during the ILA's current 2018-2024 master contract term.
  • Mobile breakbulk dockworkers head to mediation with employer
    Union workers at Mobile's breakbulk and general cargo docks are the only ones working for a maritime employer without a ratified contract during the ILA's current 2018-2024 master contract term.
  • Confusion around ocean freight indexes limits their usefulness: shippers
    Buyers of ocean capacity have long used freight rate indexes to gauge the direction of the market, but disruption and sky-high costs during the COVID-19 pandemic have elevated their prominence, often leading to difficult discussions with their executive leadership.
  • IMO 2023 rules to have no significant impact on overcapacity: Drewry
    A widely held view by carrier executives that the IMO's environmental regulations will absorb a large amount of surplus vessel capacity has been countered by shipping analyst Drewry.

news on subscription
TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2022
  • Capesize bulker spot rates slide 4.5% in a day as iron ore and steel prices drop
    Tight vessel supply should allow spot rates to rise quickly off slight increases in demand, analyst says
  • International Maritime Security Construct grows with Seychelles membership
    Indian Ocean island nation joins nine others in the Middle East maritime monitoring group
  • Matson moves $565m into piggy bank for next ship order
    Hawaii container ship operator expected to place $1bn order by the end of this year
  • Streetwise: After a slow start, International Seaways is no longer under the radar in 2022
    New York owner of 78 clean and dirty tankers has attention galore from some interesting investors. Our shipping finance newsletter asks, where is it leading?
  • Nordea's corporate lending drives third quarter profit
    Major shipping lender says businesses are looking for merger and acquisition deals
  • Final curtain drawn on dropped Columbia-Marlow merger plan
    Third-party managers announce divorce after a marriage that was never really consummated
  • Master fined after double grounding of cargo ship off Denmark
    The Troubadour ran into difficulty on Wednesday carrying a cargo of cigarettes and vodka
  • EU recognition of Alang recycling is a 'work in progress', says Maersk
    The head of responsible ship recycling says two factors are holding Indian breakers back
  • Russian oil mislabelled? Trick in the works to bypass EU sanctions
    Sanctions against Moscow open the door to all kinds of shenanigans by profit-seeking players
  • Russian oil mislabeled? Trick in the works to bypass EU sanctions
    Sanctions against Russia open the door to all kinds of shenanigans by profit-seeking players
  • Teekay to scrap FPSO Petrojarl Foinaven at MARS in Denmark
    European outpost of US recycling yard group wins contract to dismantle North Sea production unit
  • Maersk 'gets creative' in race for new ship recycling sites
    Executive Captain Prashant Widge says partnerships can open up much-needed capacity for old container vessels
  • IACS nears completion of work on application of EEXI regulations
    International class society body tackles queries raised on incoming emissions regulations, throwing a possible temporary lifeline to some older LNG ships
  • Juicy NEC cable-layer charter reveals a shift to telecoms
    Broker estimates Japanese group will be paying between $50,000 and $60,000 per day for UK ship
  • Newcomer Arctic Container Line unveils expansion plans
    Deal with Dutch agency will help expand reach of liner upstart to more ports
  • 2020 Bulkers switches newcastlemax to fixed deal as rates soften
    The Bulk Sandefjord will earn $14,392 per day to the end of March
  • DNB adds $211m of shipping loans as impairments reversed
    Major Norwegian lender says maritime markets are stable, while offshore credit quality improves
  • Feasting and folklore light up Navigator Forum on Aegean islands
    More than 250 participants talk shipping and have a great time on the Aegean
  • MOL finally confirms LNG newbuilding charter deal with TotalEnergies
    In July shipowner was rumoured to have emerged as the lone winner of tender launched by energy major but rates have since climbed
  • Tufton Oceanic principals build stakes in share deal spree
    Executives take advantage of falling share price in 2022
  • 'Great interest' in MPCC shares despite weak markets as Star Capital exits
    London-based fund sells remaining stock after $93m disposal in March
  • Russian traders arrested over dark fleet oil exports to sanctioned oligarch
    US prosecutors reveal case against alleged sanctions-busting ring after arrests of two key players
  • Samsung Heavy makes VLGC debut with Eastern Pacific newbuilding deal
    Sources name the Singapore player as the owner of the dual-fuelled gas carriers
  • UK private equity fund Star Capital dumps MPCC holding as markets weaken
    London-based fund sells remaining stock after $93m disposal in March
  • Australia faces blowback over task force to launch national fleet
    Industry body Shipping Australia says such operations tend to do more harm than good
  • Will the IMO's Carbon Intensity Indicator matter? That depends
    The market impact of the new global regulation will largely depend on the strength of its 'commercial teeth'
  • Transatlantic freight rate boom threatened as ocean carriers pile in
    Trade has emerged as one of container shipping's biggest earners
  • Keppel and Yangzijiang Finance top of the league for Singapore share buybacks
    The two companies are also among the leading buyers of their own shares in the year-to-date, says SGX
  • Stifel slashes Matson target value by $481m as 'rates fell faster than we expected'
    Investment bank knew a slump was coming for Hawaii liner operator, but not this quickly

news on subscription
American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2022
  • Here's how container shipping lines can escape a crash in 2023
    Shipping lines face a minefield of surging capacity and sinking demand, but there is a path to safety, claims one industry expert.
  • South Florida Container Terminal orders 12 electric gantry cranes
    South Florida Container Terminal has ordered 12 electric, emission-free, rubber-tired gantry cranes and welcomed the launch of CMA CGM's Medgulf service at PortMiami.
  • Flexport juices trade finance program with $200M credit line from KKR
    Flexport is an international logistics provider that also acts as a bank for customers that need more liquidity when sourcing goods from overseas.
  • American Airlines cargo revenue retreats 16% in Q3
    The air cargo market's deceleration this year had a greater impact on third-quarter cargo revenues at American Airlines than its primary rivals, Delta and United...
  • Airlines fill less cargo space as consumer spending, trade sag
    The air cargo market is full of contradictions. Shipments and rates are falling and a recession is looming, but business is better than in 2019.

››› File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail
VAT number: 03532950106
Press Reg.: nr 33/96 Genoa Court
Editor in chief: Bruno Bellio
No part may be reproduced without the express permission of the publisher
Search on inforMARE Presentation
Feed RSS Advertising spaces

inforMARE in Pdf
Mobile