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April 29, 2022
Exim Indiaweb site
  • J M Baxi Ports & Logistics buys 26 pc stake in Visakha Container Terminal from DP World
  • Livro Shipping's Gandhidham office to open next week
  • APM Terminals Pipavav secures Jade Express
  • Unifeeder launches new service between Southern Africa & Middle East via Maputo
  • Essar Ports Vizag Terminal handles largest dry bulk vessel & records largest parcel in Vizag Port
  • Paradip Port Authority bags Best Employer award
  • Long-term contracted container ocean freight rates continue surge
  • Anti-Evasion drive by CGST, Mumbai Zone
  • Chennai Port sets all-time record in handling heavy melting scrap in a day
  • Import of petcoke seen doubling
  • External trade in steel & chemicals looking up
  • Revised scale of rates

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Romania to resume old Soviet line to Ukraine
  • Extended partnership in Brussels
  • Cherbourg-Bayonne rail link to open mid-2024
  • Another Canadian-US marriage
  • Cian: Etienne Giros takes the helm
  • Champ starts API partner programme for Cargospot
  • Vinturas' shares go to Wallenius
  • A smart way to a green truck fleet
  • CDB Aviation's first A330 P2F freighter
  • Joint entry into Portuguese market
  • MLP Group strengthens commercial team
  • Dutch inland navigation bundles forces
  • Sustainability targets defined
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Beth Rooney to head Port of NY&NJ
  • Werx's first flight tests
  • Irisl plans fleet expansion
  • Urby's acquisition expands portfolio

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 28, 2022
  • PE behemoth KKR makes $5bn-plus offer for Hitachi Transport System
  • Hard-pressed US truckers see recession looming on the road ahead
  • On the wires: CH Robinson - our pole star in forwarding
  • FMC calls for increase in budget for more staff as shipper complaints rise
  • Bluebird CEO bets on air cargo, boosting capacity and eyeing freighters
  • On the wires: 'You, idiot!' - with DSV, it's hard to contain the excitement
  • ONE reports $16.8bn profit for past year, but says the outlook is uncertain
  • Intra-Asia trade delays worsen as sliding spot rates put pressure on carriers
  • Nippon Express launches multimodal service going via China-Laos Railway
  • On the wires: Carrier volumes vs capacity - sweating the assets
  • Bangladesh exporters welcome two more Chittagong Europe direct services

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 28, 2022
  • ClassNK issues AiP for 160,000 cu.m liquefied hydrogen carrier
    Classification Society ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a 160,000 cubic meter liquefied hydrogen carrier developed by shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd (KHI). This follows on from its earlier
  • Seafarers Happiness Index sinks to eight-year low
    The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report, published today by the Mission to Seafarers, reveals the lowest levels of seafarer satisfaction for eight years, with the index's measure of overall happiness decreasing from
  • BOEM opens the way for lease sales in two more offshore wind areas
    The U.S. Department of the Interior says that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish two separate calls for information and nominations for possible offshore wind leasing in areas that

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 28, 2022
  • UK ports angered by move to scrap EU import check plans
    Brexit opportunities minister hails claimed annual saving of $1.3bn for British businesses, but sector representatives make disquiet plain
  • Gram Car Carriers benefits from 'best market fundamentals in a decade'
    Recent charter renewals of Gram Car Carriers' vehicle carrier fleet have been secured at up to double the rates of...
  • Three Ukraine ports still fully operational, says Lloyd's agency
    Normal shipping operations will return only after guarantees of non-aggression and completion of mine removal work, according to shipping sources
  • Swire Shipping buys Westwood Shipping in transpacific push
    Westwood Shipping's four 2,000 teu con-bulkers will complement the Swire Shipping flexible multi-purpose fleet
  • Regulation won't fix supply chain chaos
    Box lines have struggled to deal with a series of shocks that have emanated over the past two years. But...
  • China tariff cut seen as prelude to more Russian coal imports
    Policy is expected to encourage more coal imports from Russia. But the lockdown-stricken energy demand in China and a ramp-up...
  • Spain blocks tanker over Russian cargo transfer
    Malta-flagged chemical tanker banned after undertaking ship-to-ship transfer of palm oil from Russia-flagged tanker off Malta in breach of new...
  • CIMC positive on box-making market despite sales decline
    Company remains positive on box manufacturing market because of supply chain disruption and large amount of old containers to be...
  • Ocean Network Express reports record full-year net profit of $16.8bn
    ONE has not finalised its outlook for this year because of 'a number of simultaneous events that could have a...
  • Norden raises guidance after 'significant' increase in tanker rates
    Danish company is raising its guidance by more than $60m for the full year
  • Höegh Autoliners doubles PCTC newbuild orderbook
    Höegh Autoliners declares options for four high-specification PCTCs following an order signed in January with China Merchants Heavy Industry
  • Wärtsilä bears the cost of cutting ties with Russia
    Finnish technology group Wärtsilä swung to a loss in the first quarter of the year after suspending all deliveries, sales...
  • Fredriksen takes 16.19% stake in International Seaways
    Acquisition stokes speculation the shipping billionaire will seek alternative target if planned merger with rival Euronav fails
  • MOL cuts profit forecast for 2022 due to weakening global economy
    Earnings levels forecast to drop because of geopolitical and economic risks that could weigh on cargo demand, as well as...
  • FSL Trust sees some improvement in tanker market
    FSL Trust warned that the impact of the war in the Ukraine and the elevated geopolitical risks on the global...
  • Daily Briefing
    Russia-flagged tanker remains in Greece pending court case | Fourth club confirms Sovcomflot P&I cancellation | Hong Kong shipping faces...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 28, 2022
  • Trans-Pac vessel reliability ticked higher in March on US West, East coasts
  • Public market headwinds buffet E2open's acquisition-led growth
  • New Antwerp-Bruges port fears post-lockdown surge in China volumes
  • Bentzel wants partial FMC oversight over rail demurrage
  • Trans-Pacific forwarders, carriers brace for post-China lockdown surge
  • ONE nets $16 billion in fiscal 2021, but warns of 'dynamic' market change

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 28, 2022
  • Kirby trumpets positive outlook after pandemic difficulties drag first quarter results
  • Russian crude squeeze continues as Germany open to ban and Sakhalin curtailed
  • Scorpio Tankers was already optimistic. Now has numbers to back it up
  • GasLog Partners targets open ships at strengthening LNG market
  • Hapag-Lloyd raises earning outlook by $2.5bn as freight rates soar
  • Scorpio Tankers turns to black for second-quarter bookings
  • Analysts doubtful over Seaways takeover but Fredriksen already in the money
  • Shipowner slaps MSC with lawsuit in pursuit of $200m payment over Flaminia blast
  • New MSC Flaminia litigation offers window into secret London fight over explosion
  • Streetwise: As earnings season begins, are tankers in transition?
  • GasLog Partners expects strong 2022 returns as long-term LNG charter market tightens
  • As crew change problems fade, seafarer welfare must not lose the spotlight
  • Open vessels poised to ramp up earnings for Gram Car Carriers
  • H-Line Shipping bulker heads for green recycling
  • Kawasaki Heavy Industries advances its large hydrogen carrier design
  • Ocean Network Express warns 'economic headwinds' to follow $17bn profit
  • BW Offshore denies report of fatal accident on scrapped FPSO
  • Has the multipurpose sector reached the end of its bull run?
  • Hoegh Autoliners lifts order for world's biggest car carriers to 16 units
  • Wartsila pushed to a loss by Russian write-offs with outlook uncertain
  • Swire Shipping buys Westwood as part of big foray into the Pacific Northwest
  • Shipping lending rises at 'safe haven' DNB in first quarter
  • MOL slashes 2022 profit forecast over inflation and Ukraine fears
  • Spain bars Turkish tanker after claim of Russian cargo transhipment
  • Iran's IRISL loses appeal to prevent auction of suezmax tanker in Namibia
  • Backup plan? John Fredriksen moves on New York's International Seaways
  • New taskforce to tackle threat to Red Sea shipping

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 28, 2022
  • Russian oil heading to storage in South Africa
    "The only reason for an oil tanker to go to Saldanha Bay is to unload the oil into storage," says an industry consultant.
  • Charter airline to expand cargo business with light-duty freighters
    Converting passenger aircraft for cargo use is like rebuilding a house. One alternative is a quick makeover for carrying parcels in the cabin.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 28, 2022
  • TotalEnergies' Q1 oil, gas production slips 1% on year to 2.84 mil boe/d
    TotalEnergies reported oil and gas production of 2.84 million boe/d in the first quarter of 2022, down 1% on the year, as it posted a record writedown on its Russian projects in the wake of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
  • US crude exports supported by European demand, market eyes SPR release
    Favorable freight rates for larger crude tanker sizes, in addition to strong demand for US crude in Europe has helped boost export flows out of the US Gulf Coast in recent weeks, and that trend could continue as an influx of crude from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve begins to hit the market in May.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude rallies as EU moves closer to sanctions on Russian oil
    Crude oil futures settled higher April 28 amid reports that Germany has dropped its opposition to imposing an embargo on Russian oil imports.
  • SOUTH KOREA DATA: March gasoil outflows rise 5% on month amid firm cracks
    South Korea's gasoil exports continued to rise, increasing 4.93% on the month to reach a five-month high of 16.09 million barrels in March, Korea National Oil Corp. data showed April 28, amid surging cracks for the distillate. Gasoil exports were last higher in October 2021 at 17.69 million barrels.
  • Brazil's Petrobras refined product sales rise 2% on year in Q1
    Brazilian state-led oil company Petrobras registered a 2% year-on-year rise in refined-product sales in the first quarter, the company said in a production and sales report released April 27, adding that sales had declined from the fourth quarter of 2021 on seasonal factors and a refinery sale. The increase in Q1 came as Latin America's biggest economy recovered from the coronavirus pandemic.
  • Brazil's Petrobras Q1 oil product output sinks 5.2% on refinery sale
    Brazilian state-led oil producer and refiner Petrobras registered a 5.2% year-on-year decline in refinery output in the first quarter in the wake of its first sale of a refinery under a deal with antitrust regulators, according to the company's latest production and sales report.
  • Transatlantic MR freight buoyed on back of dual arbitrage for ULSD, gasoline
    A double open arbitrage opportunity for ultra-low sulfur diesel and gasoline shipments to the US Atlantic Coast from both the UK-Continent and the Mediterranean caused Medium Range tanker rates to spike to multi-year highs on April 28.
  • Sinopec oil product stocks rise as company awaits post-COVID-19 demand rebound in China
    The state-owned Sinopec's oil product inventory is rising amid weak sales and the company is now preparing for a rebound in domestic demand once the current wave of COVID-19 ends, executives said during the company's Q1 results call on April 28.
  • Repsol reduces 2022 oil, gas guidance by 15,000 b/d amid disruptions in Libya output
    Spanish integrated company Repsol has reduced its 2022 upstream oil and gas production guidance by 15,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day to 585,000 boe/d due to interruptions in Libyan upstream output as well as other factors, according to CEO Josu Jon Imaz April 28.
  • Fears of EU oil embargo on Russia fueling 'huge' diesel cracks: TotalEnergies CEO
    Europe's diesel crack, the difference between the price of the fuel versus Dated Brent crude, has been trading close to record highs since the start of the war in Ukraine, as markets fear that the EU will impose an embargo on Russian oil exports, the head of TotalEnegeries Patrick Pouyanne said April 28.
  • Scorpio Tankers sees improving spot market for product tankers in Q1
    Oil products carrier Scorpio Tankers saw rising average spot rates in the first quarter on the back of easing coronavirus restrictions and improving refining margins, the company said April 28.
  • Wartsila reports weak Q1 demand for scrubbers amid low HSFO supplies
    Wartsila said that interest in scrubbers had increased during the quarter, but added that decision making has been delayed, by geopolitical concerns over availability of the high-sulfur material.
  • Demand for LSSR spikes amid lack of non-Russian vacuum gasoil
    VGO supply is dominated by Russia, with traders estimating that current supply is still "at least 70-80% Russian".
  • Trans-Atlantic crude export drive prompts tanker class intertrade, sinks rates
    Charterers looking to cover trans-Atlantic crude stems were heard to have been looking at both Suezmax and Aframax options, all of which ultimately chose a Suezmax vessel and fixed at Worldscale 80.
  • OIL MARKETS PODCAST: Asia fuel oil market outlook may hinge on severity of China demand loss
    The Asian fuel oil market, which accounts for roughly half of the global marine fuel demand, has been severely stretched.
  • JAPAN DATA: March oil product imports fall 38% on year, exports up 16%
    B- and C-fuel oil imports surged to 29,268 b/d, up from 4,836 b/d in the same month of the previous year.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude dips as market weighs Chinese lockdowns, mixed supply picture
    Analysts cited lockdowns in China as the key demand issue facing the market, able to swing balances by more than one million b/d.
  • REFINERY NEWS: France's TotalEnergies reports higher throughput in Q1
    Throughput at its French refineries was up 13% on the quarter at 252,000 b/d and up from 114,000 b/d in Q1 2021.
  • Shanghai delivered 380 CST HSFO bunker premium hits 2-year high on tight supply
    HSFO demand is strong and the local supply situation should ease from mid-May with some replenishment stocks, a trader in China said.
  • Low western cargo inflow from West to support Singapore MF 0.5%S in May: traders
    Singapore is estimated to receive 1.6 million-1.7 million mt of LSFO from the West in May, similar to levels in April, when 1.5 million-1.8 million mt of LSFO cargoes were expected to arrive, fuel oil traders said.
  • Glencore expects 2022 earnings to beat guidance on Q1 trading boos
    The Switzerland-based group, which has already reported record earnings for 2021 helped by the economic recovery from COVID-19, said its trading activities in the first quarter continued to be buoyed by tight physical market conditions and "periods of extreme volatility."

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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
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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
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