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August 23, 2022
Exim Indiaweb site
  • India & Iran reaffirm commitment to unlock trade potential through Chabahar Port
  • Strike at UK's biggest container port seen impacting supply chains
  • RCL profit skyrockets in H1
  • Shipping industry removes the 'Indian Ocean High Risk Area'
  • No plans to import wheat: Govt
  • MbPA Chairman highlights future plans during Independence Day celebration
  • RSGT to run new Patenga Container Terminal at Chittagong Port
  • Skyways Group celebrates 40th Founder's Day & 20th Anniversary of Chennai operations
  • WIZ appoints Amalraj Yetukuri as Vice President - Corporate HR
  • MOL PLUS opens UK Desk in London to accelerate global collaborative investment
  • Container shipping boosts OOIL performance
  • NYK concludes long-term time charter for 7 new LNG carriers
  • New Maersk Flow Warehouse to come up in Duisburg
  • Imports from Russia surge
  • Manufacturing sector likely to be hit in FY 23: Analysis
  • Govt relaxes norm for sugar exporters
  • Basmati rice export gets a fillip as Punjab bans 10 insecticides

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Polish intermodal terminal opening in autumn
  • HFW boosting its Middle Eastern practice
  • Cosmetics thrown in the tower
  • Hapag-Lloyd improving its fleet
  • A network's new European hub
  • Daimler self-driving applications firm selects new CEO
  • Singaporean platform opens Caribbean capacities
  • A powerful fleet for the UAE
  • Marine engineering consultancy recruits leader
  • OOCL - profits up, newbuildings down
  • Misusing an avionics space, not a cargo hold
  • New location in Bahrain
  • 520 hp for a skip service
  • New Bolloré CEO in the USA
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Valenciaport steaming ahead to cleaner operations
  • Northern Ireland calling
  • A special homecoming - eight decades later

The Loadstarweb site
AUGUST 22, 2022
  • Drought and power shortages bring crucial factories in China to a standstill
  • DFT green light for Manston air cargo gateway proposal, despite objections
  • Against the odds: Untangling the carrier-shipper-forwarder 'triumvirate'
  • Ansheng Shipping dips its toes into long-haul waters in tie-up with CULines
  • Hamburg bucks Euro hub trend of falling volumes, but faces 'many challenges'
  • OceanX radar: Taxman vs box lines; Wary OOCL; DP World rocks; 'Logistics GAP'
  • Amazon and Target aim for expansion as same-day delivery demand returns
  • On the wires: FedEx Ground - very troubled?

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 22, 2022
  • DARPA moves to next phase of unmanned surface vessel project
    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is moving into Phase 2 of the No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program. The aims is to build and demonstrate a revolutionary new medium unmanned
  • Singapore harbor tug verifies autonomous collision avoidance
    Digital technologies from ABB have enabled the harbor tug Maju 510 to become the first vessel in the world to receive the Autonomous and Remote-Control Navigation notation from ABS and the first
  • Lithuanian designer unveils plans for electric push boat
    To meet its decarbonization ambitions, the European Union is seeking to move more cargo from roads to inland waterways using greener vessels. Lithuanian ship designer Western Baltic Engineering (WBE), part of the
  • BAE Norfolk awarded DDG drydocking with $124 million potential
    BAE Systems - Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, Va., has been awarded a $107,736,087, firm-fixed-price Navy contract for the execution of the Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) fiscal

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 22, 2022
  • BDI sinks to lowest in 20 months on softer China data
    Capesizes, once again, suffered heavy losses, slumping by 32% since the past week. That dragged the Baltic Dry Index down...
  • The week in newbuildings: Polferries in new ro-pax charter deal
    Polish state-backed Polferries will receive new LNG-ready ferry from shipbuilder Visentini Cantiere Navale in second half of 2024
  • Indian Ocean high risk area to be removed
    More than a decade after the piracy crisis, shipping organisations are marking the end of an era. The once-feared waters...
  • The week in charts: Grain corridor round-up | Shanghai is world's largest container port | Turkish owners lead calls to Ukraine's export hubs
    A total of 689,649 tons of grains and foodstuffs has been exported from Ukraine's Black Sea ports, transpacific rates continue...
  • Chinese ship leasing struggles to weather anti-graft storm
    Heaped compliance pressure, restrictions on using shipbrokers and concerns over further regulatory scrutiny could all slow business but lessors...
  • Boxship capacity imbalance eases
    Even with a growing fleet, available capacity fell over the course of the pandemic. But with congestion and demand easing...
  • HFW hires senior Dubai-based shipping partners from Clyde & Co
    Move gives HFW five of top 11 shipping lawyers in UAE ranked by industry standard directory
  • Chinese yards feel the heat amid disruption to delivery schedules
    Many yard workers are still working during what would normally be their summer vacation, in an effort to make up...
  • Carriers skip Felixstowe as strike action starts
    Workers at the UK's largest port have gone out on strike. Supply chain disruption is expected to last beyond the...
  • ITF retrieves $37.6m in wages for abandoned seafarers
    'Seafarers might think it's normal to go unpaid for a couple of months, waiting for a shipowner to sort out...
  • Ukraine export ship towed to Türkiye after experiencing engine failure
    The bulk carrier, laden with 11,500 tonnes of corn, required the help of a tug after crew members were unable...
  • Singapore's Tuas Port to open three more berths by December
    When completed, the port, which is being developed in four phases, will be able to handle up to 65m teu...
  • Daily Briefing
    Time to speed up grain exports from Ukraine | Ukraine seeks to expand scope of grain corridor | Traffic to...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 22, 2022
  • RoadOne adds to transload footprint in Oakland, Norfolk
  • Operational woes threaten Maersk's Vancouver services
  • Heartland doubles revenue stream with deal for CFI units
  • Super-heavy carriers see war-driven energy boom
  • Felixstowe strike shuts UK hub, carriers divert vessels
  • Long-festering T5 issue emerges in West Coast longshore talks

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 22, 2022
  • Appeals court sides again with NYK Line in fight over collision that killed navy sailors
  • Upside or uncertainty: Analysts offer divergent outlooks for dry bulk stocks
  • Performance Shipping puts ATM offering to bed as it continues to tap equities market
  • Columbia agrees exclusive crew training deal with Nautilus Pacific in Manila
  • Stella Maris' Poland resort becomes refuge for Ukrainian refugees
  • NIBC credit loss grows as lender in talks over non-core portfolios sales
  • Iran wrangles over deal to put VLCCs on firmer footing
  • Indian Ocean High Risk Area to end as Somali piracy threat subsides
  • Tanker S&P market keeps roaring with Greek aframax sales
  • Maritime CleanTech head quits for Norwegian hydrogen fuels firm
  • Clarksons says S&P timing is everything in healthier major markets
  • HFW poaches partners from rival Clyde&Co to boost Middle East practice
  • Al Seer posts 'staggering' profit after VLCC and VLGC buys
  • Spot rate filters through to TFDE LNG carriers as two-stroke ships vanish
  • Mons Aase 'excited' as DOF scoops new charters worth more than $250m
  • Norden CEO: concerns over demand for oil and dry commodities if recession hits
  • Gram performance 'better than planned' as demand grows
  • MOL grows open LNG carrier position with latest order at DSME
  • Only way is up for VLCCs as US crude exports double to new record
  • China's Shanghai Junzheng orders chemical tankers from domestic shipbuilder
  • Norden CEO: concerns over demand for oil and dry commodities if recession hits
  • Spill reported after chemical tanker and cargo ship collide off Japan
  • Maersk strikes deal with China's Debo to boost methanol supply
  • Howe Robinson provides rare glimpse into luxury world of Russian oligarchs
  • Cosco Shipping finds novel way to transport vehicles amid car carrier capacity crunch
  • First half container ship scrapping at lowest level since 2008 says Clarksons

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 22, 2022
  • New York port truckers press FMC for emergency order
    Trucking companies want the FMC to require better container storage data from the ocean carriers to speed cargo flow at the Port of New York...
  • The sinking price of ship fuel: Near prewar levels after summer plunge
    The cost of marine fuels is down sharply from the wartime peak, except for 'clean' LNG, which is getting even more expensive.
  • Viewpoint: The year of labor - knowing your worth
    Workers responsible for the transport of goods have pushed back on wage offers in recent months, but the flow of trade is choking in this...
  • OOIL clearly has great results but forecast cloudy
    OOIL reports record revenue but has "legitimate concerns about the impact of inflation and interest rate rises on consumer spending."

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 22, 2022
  • EUROPE AND AFRICA RESIDUAL AND MARINE FUEL: Key market indicators Aug 22-26
    In bunker markets, suppliers in Northwest Europe have expressed growing concerns around HSFO availability as the impact of the new EU sanctions has begun to be felt.
  • REFINERY NEWS: Sweden's Preem plans partial works at Lysekil in Sep
    The turnaround will be used also as preparation for the company's strategy to switch to large-scale renewable fuel production.
  • Iran says talks on nuclear deal have made 'relatively good progress'
    Iran could see a million barrels of its oil flowing into the market once a deal is closed and implemented.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude rebounds as natural gas soars
    Earlier on in Asian trading hours the market had fallen further, dropping more than $1/b amid expectations of hawkish comments from US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and an upcoming increase in Iranian crude exports as nuclear deal talks progress.
  • CHINA DATA: July fuel oil exports rise for third consecutive month
    All the barrels exported so far in 2022 were under the customs warehouse trade route, suggesting they were exported for bonded bunkering at Chinese ports.
  • Rhine water levels rise, easing concerns over commodity barge flows
    The river's water level at the key choke point of Kaub stood at 100 cm early Aug. 22 and is expected to reach 150 cm by Aug. 23, according to Germany's Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSV)
  • REFINERY NEWS: Germany's Leuna processes around 50% non-Russian oil: report
    By the end of the year, it aims to completely halt the processing of Russian oil.
  • REFINERY NEWS: Iran's Isfahan fuel oil pipeline shut for repairs after leak
    A 40,000 b/d fuel oil pipeline at Iran's Isfahan oil refinery is being repaired after a leakage incident, oil ministry news service Shana reported on Aug. 21.
  • India's MRPL offers high sulfur fuel oil for Sep 11-15 loading
    MRPL previously offered 25,000 mt of marine fuel with 0.5% sulfur and viscosity of 380 CST and 25,000 mt of marine fuel with 0.5%S and viscosity of 180 CST for Aug. 7-9 loading from New Mangalore.
  • CHINA DATA: July crude imports from Angola, Brazil fall to multi-year low
    July arrivals from Russia gained 7.6% year on year to 1.69 million b/d, or 7.15 million mt, keeping the producer as China's top crude supplier.
  • ASIA RESIDUAL FUELS: Key market indicators for Aug 22-26
    Asian refiners were expected to cut production after LSFO market sentiment turned increasingly bearish in recent days, helping tighten supply to an extent, but steady arbitrage arrivals from the West would partly offset the drop in regional output, traders said.
  • Maersk, China's Debo to develop biomethanol project to aid green shipping
    Maersk's agreement with Debo targets the project to have a capacity of 200,000 mt/year, with commercial operations scheduled to start by fall 2024, Maersk said in a statement Aug. 19.

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