testata inforMARE
Cerca
31 July 2025 - Year XXIX
Independent journal on economy and transport policy
01:21 GMT+2
LinnkedInTwitterFacebook
BRIEFS
December 27, 2023

free news
Exim India web site
DECEMBER 27, 2023
  • HMM unveils Hi Quote digital booking platform
  • Resumption of Red Sea voyages being mulled
  • Nomination of Export Facilitation Officers for redressal of grievances of exporters under NEEV Initiative
  • Red Sea crisis triggers surge in ocean freight shipping cost
  • Freight rates seen going up as vessels avoid the Red Sea; Indian trade to be impacted
  • India's agri-export basket primarily dependent on less items; vulnerable to fluctuations
  • CONCOR's new container train movement seen as precursor to export transportation right up to Nepal Customs Yard at Biratnager
  • ZECH MARITIME HOLDING sells Zeaborn Ship Management to Wilhelmsen Ship Management and MPC Capital
  • Deutsche Bahn starts DB Schenker sale process
  • Maritime Hub Abu Dhabi launched to further strengthen the maritime sector
  • Govt to resolve cargo industry concerns: Minister
  • Rates bounce back to +50% above pre-Covid level
  • AI Express to begin services from Ayodhya on Dec. 30
  • Navi Mumbai Airport to begin ops by Dec. 2024

free news
The Loadstar web site
DECEMBER 22, 2023
  • Carriers are 'price gouging', claim shippers as FAK rates skyrocket
  • 2023 Super League Ace: DHL Supply Chain
  • The Loadstar Christmas Quiz
  • All Maersk Asia/Middle East - Europe sailings Cape-bound until mid-Feb
  • When consolidation pressure meets a cautious outlook: M&A in 2024
  • The supply chain year of re-modelling, responding and re-routing
  • A just-in-time renaissance ushers in a new mantra: 'just in case'
  • Supply chain resilience - seldom as vital as now

free news
Marine Log web site
DECEMBER 22, 2023
  • Venezuela hands over "Fat Leonard"
    When Leonard Glenn Francis, the man at the center of the "Fat Leonard" bribery case that rocked the Navy, last surfaced in public, it was back in September 2022 when he was
  • OSG sees liquified CO2 carriers in its future
    Tampa, Fla., headquartered Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. (NYSE:OSG) is looking to get into the growing carbon storage and transport business, including operating liquified CO2 carriers, and it's taking its first steps right
  • Austal USA wins $867.6 million order for three Expeditionary Medical Ships
    Austal USA, Mobile, Ala., has been awarded an $867,666,667 modification to a previously awarded U.S. Navy contract (N00024-19-C-2227) for the detail design, and construction of three Expeditionary Medical Ships, an Expeditionary Fast

free news
Container News web site
DECEMBER 22, 2023
  • Carriers still sending ships via Suez
    Vessel tracking shows over 80 container ships still transiting the Red Sea and Suez Canal even after the raised threat from the Houthi Movement, which has warned it will target vessels connected to Israel. Houthi leaders have reportedly said that they would target shipping until Israel allows aid into Gaza and stops bombing its population, with the latest news from the UN that a vote will take pl
  • HMM announces US$1,500 GRI from India to East Coast of Latin America
    South Korean ocean carrier HMM has announced a new general rate increase (GRI) from India to the East Coast of Latin America on its Far East India Latin (FIL) service. HMM will increase its rates by US$1,500/TEU with an immediate effect "to ensure it can handle the increased cargo volume efficiently". The shipping company said that "due to the ongoing security concerns and attacks on vessels tran
  • Shipping gears up to meet 5-10% low carbon fuel target, but will fuels be available?
    In this week's "Shipping Number of the Week" from BIMCO, chief shipping analyst, Niels Rasmussen, explores the percentage of the fleet currently prepared for using alternative fuels. "The International Maritime Organization's (IMO) targets for the use of zero or near-zero fuels in 2030 can be met using sustainable biofuels. Many different sectors will compete for those fuels, so shipping is focus
  • MacGregor receives cargo handling solution order from Philly Shipyard
    MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received a significant order from SM Solutions/Philly Shipyard for cargo handling solutions for three 1,822 FEU-sized container carriers. The order is booked into Cargotec's fourth quarter 2023 order intake, with deliveries planned to commence during the fourth quarter of 2024 and be completed within 2026. MacGregor's scope of supply encompasses design, hardware a
  • Hapag-Lloyd increases rates from Indian Subcontinent and Middle East to North America
    German box carrier Hapag-Lloyd will apply a new General Rate Increase (GRI) or General Rate Adjustment (GRA) for cargo shipments from India to the United States and Canada West Coast on 18 January 2024. Hapag-Lloyd will implement an additional charge of US$200 per container for 20' and 40' dry, reefer, and special containers, including high cube equipment. Additionally, the Hamburg-based shipping

free news
Splash web site
DECEMBER 22, 2023
  • Seacon books four more multipurpose newbuilds
    Chinese shipowner and operator Seacon Shipping has ordered four more 62,000 dwt multipurpose dry cargo vessels at Huanghai Shipbuilding in a deal with China Merchants leasing arm. The Hong Kong-listed company has agreed with subsidiaries of China Merchants Financial Leasing to bearboat charter the newbuilds for up to 15 years. The ships will deliver between ...
  • Oman's Asyad fixes LNG carriers
    Asyad Shipping, a subsidiary of Oman's Asyad Group has struck a deal with Oman LNG for a long-term charter of two liquefied natural gas carriers. The charter is for the 174,000 cu m newbuilds Asyad currently has under construction at South Korea's Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries for delivery by June 2026. The agreement affirms Asyad's ...

news on subscription
Lloyd's List web site
DECEMBER 22, 2023
  • Attacks on shipping: Who's on the hook for liabilities?
    Marine insurance can handle most eventualities, with IOPC there as ultimate backstop
  • Red Sea disruption complicates bunker supply on eve of EU ETS tax era
    Longer voyages will increase CO2 emissions that will fall foul of the EU ETS tax in 2024, while also adding...
  • More Asia-bound boxships U-turn in Red Sea as shippers count the cost of Cape of Good Hope diversions
    As container line operators abandon the Suez-Red Sea route for their Europe-Asia and US east coast-Asia routes, westbound freight rates...
  • Lloyd's List Editor's Picks: 2023
    2023 continued the pattern of recent years with shocks to the global economy that resulted in heightened risk to maritime...
  • Port of Antwerp-Bruges business unit to develop Malaysia's Perak port of Lumut into maritime hub
    Having been involved in similar projects in Oman and Namibia, this project is the first the subsidiary business unit of...
  • Vitol consolidates shipping activities into Singaporean company led by Kit Kernon
    It will replace Vitol's current Singapore-based shipping company Mansel
  • New action plan aims to reverse Hong Kong's maritime fortunes
    Plans include providing green methanol bunkering infrastructure and further tax relief for commodities trading and shipping leasing. However, the long-standing...
  • Daily Briefing
    Red Sea security in limbo as shipping awaits detail of naval operations | Dozen more Cosco megaships skip Suez as...

news on subscription
The Journal of Commerce web site
DECEMBER 22, 2023
  • Maersk, CMA CGM to divert almost 200 ships away from Suez
    Most of Maersk's reroutings are on Asia-Europe services, with some 84 vessels across eight different service strings being affected.
  • Mexico-US rail shipments resume after CBP reopens Eagle Pass, El Paso crossings
    The move comes after several days of pressure from shipper groups who expressed concerns over the economic impact of the closures so close to Christmas.
  • Geopolitical conflicts could signal end to global reach of ocean carriers: analyst
    With increasing instability around the world, we might be approaching the point where a carrier's reach is no longer truly global as liners are forced to make commercial and political decisions that will shape the scope of their operations, writes analyst Lars Jensen.
  • Surging e-commerce demand lifts Hong Kong air cargo into peak season
    Online shopping in North America and Europe has generated huge air freight volume out of China, with demand expected to continue past the Lunar New Year in February.
  • Uncertainty over Inflation Reduction Act slows US onshore, offshore wind projects
    Existing wind-related manufacturing capacity in the US struggles to meet the local content requirements of the measure, frustrating would-be developers and pushing away some early investors.

news on subscription
TradeWinds web site
DECEMBER 22, 2023
  • Euronav spends half Fredriksen cash on $1.15bn buy of Saverys' CMB.TECH green startup
    Chief executive says move is a 'diversification and decarbonisation' play for tanker owner, which will take on the cleantech firm's name
  • Viewpoint: Support the positive hope for the future shown by the children helped by Mercy Ships
    Shipping executives Charlie Grey, Andrea Olivi, Bob Knight and Richard Prince reflect on their deeply moving recent visit to Mercy Ships' new hospital vessel off Sierra Leone
  • Wavelength: Thanks for the camaraderie but now it's time to say farewell
    One of TradeWinds founding reporters - who went on to work for several of the UK's biggest papers - reflects on his years in shipping journalism
  • Podcast: Turning IMO's net-zero strategy into action in 2024
    Audio edition of Green Seas takes a look ahead at the UN shipping regulator's work in 2024
  • Editor's selection: How the Red Sea crisis is reshaping shipping
    Some of the stories that set the news agenda this week
  • Employers agree new Red Sea wage bonus amid Houthi attacks
    Shipping's largest collective bargaining agreement has widened its high-risk area
  • Red Sea crisis: Shockwaves reach wider container shipping trades
    Christmas has come early for carriers with talk of shipments costing $10,000 per container
  • Idan Ofer sold off Ardmore Shipping shares months before Red Sea attack
    Israeli billionaire divested from product tanker owner well before Houthi strike
  • Tankers divert from Red Sea bolstering oil price
    Analysts say 60% of oil volumes moving through the Red Sea originate in Russia
  • Last tanker leaves Hawaii's Red Hill depot after final fuel is drained
    Storage facility to be closed after 2021 leak that polluted water system
  • Hatchet buried in battle over chemical tanker damage at Vopak terminal
    'Valuable consideration' paid to settle dispute over pressure incident at Texas port
  • Pertamina International lining up $720m order for 15 product tankers at Hyundai Mipo
    Year-end bonanza for South Korean shipbuilder as Indonesian tanker giant gets busy on the ordering front
  • ESL refinances ship loans as part of fleet transition
    Two refinanced loans for two gas-powered general cargo vessels
  • Shipping lawyer Sophia Agathis promoted to partner at Seward & Kissel
    Maritime expert one of seven new partners created at New York law firm
  • Logothetis and Nistad lead new funding round at fuel efficiency operation SulNOx
    Greek and Norwegian backers pump money into expanding London-listed company
  • Navibulgar offers 'full support' in Irish drug ship probe
    Bulgarian shipping company fights on two fronts, as vessels held by Irish authorities and likely Somali pirates
  • DNB sees big upside in BW Group wind turbine installation vessel owner Cadeler
    Norwegian bank's buy rating follows $1.2bn Eneti takeover
  • Suez disruption already worse than Ever Given as aframax rates jump, Clarksons says
    But researcher Stephen Gordon says duration of diversions is highly uncertain
  • Exclusive: Clarksons Project Finance fleet revealed as it emerges as owner behind landmark new PSV order
    Fletcher Offshore also involved in first Norwegian offshore vessel deal in a decade
  • Interest 'high' as Evangelos Marinakis prepares to sell container ship fleet
    Focus will turn to offloading vessels as $3.1bn deal to acquire 11 LNG carriers is completed
  • Storm Pia: Rogue wave disables Hurtigruten ship in North Sea
    Vessel lost power but is safe with no injuries reported
  • Cape Shipping plots tanker market return with newbuildings
    Traditional Greek owner has not managed tankers in decades
  • Rate spikes hammer Western Bulk after it took negative market stance
    Norwegian operator ended up paying higher charter rates after being caught short on ships
  • Performance Shipping locks in $26m with term aframax charter
    Oil company Marathon takes 2013-built tanker for two years
  • Operation Prosperity Guardian to be Red Sea's 'highway patrol', says US general
    Pentagon says Houthis have 'bitten off more than they can chew' taking on the entire international community
  • Can South African ports supply enough bunkers to an armada of Red Sea diverts?
    Yes, say country's bunker traders - they have the fuel, but it is not going to come cheap

news on subscription
American Shipper web site
DECEMBER 22, 2023
  • US-led forces in Red Sea will be defensive 'highway patrol'
    The key question for container shipping rates: How soon can Operation Prosperity Guardian woo traffic back to the Red Sea?
  • Japan Airlines dedicates first 767 freighters to DHL Express
    Japan Airlines is restarting its freighter division after 13 years and will fly three 767s exclusively for DHL.
  • Cargo owners consider airfreight alternative to Red Sea shipping delays
    Importers and exporters are looking to air cargo as a way to bypass the dangerous Red Sea and minimize supply chain disruptions.

››› 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