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Exim India web site
AUGUST 29, 2023
  • Universal Seal Reader proposed to expedite processing of shipping bills
  • "K" LINE implements AI chat service
  • Gate terminal starts construction of 4th LNG tank at the Port of Rotterdam
  • GDP grows at fastest annual pace in Q1
  • FDI contracts 34 pc in Q1FY24
  • GCC, India FTA talks on the cards
  • Basmati rice exports below $1,200 per tonne banned
  • Evergreen inaugurates Terminal 7 at Kaohsiung Port
  • Prakhhyat Group, MSREI to develop warehousing project in Bhiwandi
  • Mawani & Rotterdam Port partner to develop smart ports and boost commercial opportunities
  • ZIM announces structuring of its Oceania trade services
  • Turnaround seen in global goods trade driven by strong auto demand
  • CBDT launches revamped National Website of Income Tax Department
  • SGTraDex extends digital logistics innovation MoU with key partnerships from shipping lines
  • World Bank representatives interact with FFFAI Chairman & office bearers on participation of women in logistics

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International Transport Journal web site
AUGUST 29, 2023
  • PSA BDP: changes at the helm
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  • Kerry Logistics Network wins 'pioneering award'
  • JFK/MEX pharma partnership takes flight
  • India: deal for mega-container terminal signed
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  • XPO: full basic pay for paternity leave
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Marine Log web site
AUGUST 28, 2023
  • K-Line opts for NAVTOR 24/7 global fleet monitoring and support solution
    Japanese shipping giant K-Line (Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.) has signed an agreement with NAVTOR that will see the Egersund, Norway, headquartered technology company supply its NavFleet solution as a cornerstone of the
  • Kirby christens first plug-in diesel hybrid electric towboat in U.S.
    On August 25, Kirby Inland Marine christened the first plug-in diesel hybrid electric towboat in the U.S., the M/V Green Diamond, on the water in Channelview, Texas. Following the ceremony, the vessel
  • Brunvoll Mar-El electrical propulsion picked for new fast ferry operation
    Norway's Fjord1 and Brødrene Aa have selected Brunvoll Group subsidiary Brunvoll Mar-El as the system integrator and electric propulsion systems supplier for three fast ferries that Fjord 1 will operate on city
  • Zelensky: Second ship safely out of Odesa
    A second ship has used the temporary safe corridor sponsored by Ukraine to leave the port of Odesa and reach Romanian waters, according to a post on X (formerly Twitter) by Ukrainian

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Container News web site
AUGUST 28, 2023
  • SM Group reverses HMM takeover dream
    Samra Midas Group, parent of HMM's compatriot peer SM Line, has U-turned on its plan to acquire the state's interest in South Korea's flagship container carrier. It is understood that SM Group did not submit a bid for HMM when entries closed on 21 August, even though its founding chairman Woo Oh-hyun was the first to make known his intention to acquire the company. HMM came under state control in
  • Simon Lembke appointed as new member of DAKOSY Board
    Simon Lembke has been appointed by the Supervisory Board to the Board of Directors of DAKOSY AG, effective 1 September 2023. Lembke will begin his new post on 1 September 2023, with substantial expertise and many years of experience in the DAKOSY business areas of data centre management, community systems, and customs applications. "For more than 40 years, we have successfully mastered all new te
  • Port of Savannah enhances its box handling capabilities with four new electric cranes
    The Port of Savannah acquired four Super Post-Panamax ship-to-shore cranes on 24 August increasing the crane fleet at Garden City Terminal to 34 machines following the retirement and recycling of four older cranes. The all-electric cranes were designed by Konecranes of Finland and came on the vessel BigLift Barentsz. When fully assembled, two of the cranes will stand 90 meters tall and the other

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Splash web site
AUGUST 28, 2023
  • Maersk Supply Service to cut over 100 jobs as it streamlines operations
    Danish offshore energy contractor Maersk Supply Service is scaling down its business, with over 100 workers impacted by the move. The Lyngby-based firm acquired by A.P. Moller Holding for $685m in March said it will no longer take on new turn-key solutions projects as it plans to focus on offshore wind and offshore support vessels. ...
  • Absolute zero-focused North Star to power vessels using offshore wind
    As one of the companies committed to absolute zero emissions, OSV operator North Star Shipping has made one more step towards making that a reality with a new partnership with Maersk's offshore charging solution provider, Stillstrom. The two signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate the adoption of offshore charging and vessel electrification technologies ...
  • South Korea takes the next step forward in autonomous shipping
    The shipping industry has taken another important step towards the era of unmanned ships with the delivery of an LNG-powered capesize bulk carrier in South Korea fitted with artificial intelligence (AI)-based machinery monitoring and safety systems. The 180,000 dwt , built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries for compatriot shipowner H-Line, is claimed to be the ...
  • Hayfin pounces on TRF suezmax
    Hayfin Capital Management has been linked to a suezmax tanker buy from US owner Transportation Recovery Fund (TRF), whose shipping business is run by Fearnleys-linked TRF Ship Management in Oslo. Multiple brokers reported the UK-based shipping investor paying between $67m and $68m for the built by New Times Shipbuilding in 2016. The ship was part ...
  • Wild weather and export bans have global rice trades at boiling point
    The global rice trades are in severe flux with floods wiping out crops in northern China and top exporters instituting de facto export bans. India, the world's top rice exporter, has put out export bans and export taxes on all varieties of rice, citing food security concerns, while neighbour Myanmar, the world's seventh-largest rice exporter ...
  • Boskalis adds to offshore energy fleet
    Dutch offshore contractor Boskalis has expanded its offshore energy fleet with the acquisition of the 2009-built pipe-laying vessel from TechnipFMC's UK arm. The pipe-layer, to be renamed the Boka Ocean, is currently in the Port of Rotterdam being prepared for the modification to a cable-laying vessel. No financial details have been disclosed. According to Boskalis, ...
  • Lamprell wins NPCC contract
    UAE-based fabricator Lamprell has secured a contract from National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), part of National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC), to build five jackets for an oil and gas project in the Middle East. The project scope consists of the fabrication, painting and load-out of jackets and boat landings with an optional scope, which includes ...
  • Hanwha Ocean completes DSME rebranding
    Hanwha Ocean, formerly Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), said Sunday that it completed the rebranding process at its Geoje shipyard in South Gyeongsang Province, almost three months after Hanwha Group took over the cash-strapped Korean shipbuilder in May. The yard's four gigantic orange cranes are now adorned with Hanwha Ocean's new logo (pictured). DSME, ...
  • DP World cements position in Gujarat with $510m joint investment
    The Gujarat coastline on India's west coast is getting increasingly crowded with boxport developments. Adani Group has had a presence in the state for many years and now Dubai's DP World is entering the area, coming to an agreement with Deendayal Port Authority, formerly the Kandla Port Trust, to develop a 2.19m teu greenfield site. ...
  • Shell taps Seatrium for Gulf of Mexico FPU work
    Singapore's Seatrium, formerly known as Sembcorp Marine, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with oil major Shell to carry out construction work on the Sparta project in the US Gulf of Mexico. Sparta is a deepwater development in the US Gulf of Mexico, some 170 miles off the coast of Louisiana measuring around 4,300 ...
  • Second stranded ship sails from Odesa
    On Sunday, a second merchant ship, carrying steel products to Africa, safely reached Romanian waters after leaving the Ukrainian port city of Odesa through a temporary Black Sea corridor. Earlier in August, Kyiv announced it had created a new maritime humanitarian corridor to allow the many ships stuck since war began 18 months to get ...
  • Economou swoops in for major position in Performance Shipping
    Greek shipping mogul George Economou has picked up a major stake in fellow tanker owner Performance Shipping. In a regulatory filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Andreas Michalopoulos-led Performance Shipping said Economou's investment vehicle, Sphinx, a subsidiary of Maryport Navigation, had acquired around 1.03m shares for $1.48m, corresponding to a 9.5% stake ...
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  • BW Offshore refinances Catcher FPSO
    Oslo-listed BW Offshore has secured a $200m financing package for its floating, production, storage and offloading vessel operating in UK waters. Andreas Sohmen-Pao's owner of six FPSOs said the three-and-a-half-year facility, has been used to refinance its existing senior loan for the Catcher unit. The new loan is priced at a margin of 225 basis ...
  • K Line rolls out ChatGPT at offices across Japan
    Shipowner Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has outlined how it is now using artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT for operations at home in Japan. Specifically K Line has decided to use AIplicity Chat powered by ChatGPT across K Line offices in Japan based on the Azure OpenAI Service which Microsoft offers on its Azure cloud. K ...
  • Cruiseship breaks free from moorings in Mallorca, hits tanker
    Massive storms across the Spanish island of Mallorca saw the Britannia, the flagship in the P&O Cruises fleet, break free from its moorings yesterday morning and drift across port, hitting the starboard side of a moored tanker called . MV Britannia @pandocruises breaks its moorings in @portdemallorca Palma in a #storm 27 Aug 2023Appears to ...

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Lloyd's List web site
AUGUST 28, 2023
  • AMA Capital Partners and asset manager ABL form strategic partnership
    Boutique transportation and energy-focused investment bank AMA Capital Partners forms strategic partnership with privately-held ABL, which manages over $5bn in...
  • Overseas Shipholding Group repurchases 3.77m shares in off-market transaction
    Tampa-based US-flag owner repurchases nearly 3.8m shares in an off-market transaction with Cyrus Capital Partners, while eyeing more share repurchases...
  • Nordic American Tankers eyeing 'historically strong' third quarter
    US-listed Nordic American Tankers says geopolitical realities, trade fragmentation, and tight supply of suezmax tankers offer 'a set of interesting...
  • Economou takes 9.5% stake in Performance Shipping
    George Economou has taken a 9.5% in Nasdaq-listed Performance Shipping, reasoning that its undervalued shares make it an attractive investment
  • China Merchants poised for methanol-powered VLCC order as tanker profits surge
    Chinese owner sees tanker supply tightness persisting, but warns of risks such as speculative ordering and economic crisis
  • Second merchant ship departs Ukraine using new corridor
    Lloyd's List Intelligence data shows the ship is about 11 hours away from Istanbul, Turkey. AIS destination suggests it is...
  • Daily Briefing
    Russia-linked tankers return to mainstream oil trades | Carrier diversification strategies called into question | Capesizes slump below $10,000 per...
  • Carriers urged to cut more capacity ahead of China's October Golden Week
    Carriers will likely need to suspend more services and must act quickly, if they want to shore up freight rates...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
AUGUST 28, 2023
  • ABF's LTL shipments, pricing jump after Yellow collapse
    ArcBest less-than-truckload (LTL) subsidiary ABF Freight is taking on additional volume and raising rates as a broad realignment of the US LTL sector gains speed.
  • NVOs chase market share or margin in demand downslope
    Supply overcapacity coupled with mediocre freight demand has the top 25 trans-Pacific non-vessel-operating common carriers deciding whether to chase lower margin business or suffer volume losses.
  • Sliding steel demand weighs on MPV sector
    Weak construction and manufacturing demand, inflation fears and continued economic uncertainty are weighing on global steel volumes, a key commodity for multipurpose vessels.
  • Domestic container fluidity will pick up when volume rebounds: Schneider
    Schneider believes once demand picks up for rail transportation, the intermodal industry can return to pre-pandemic levels of productivity for containers.

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TradeWinds web site
AUGUST 28, 2023
  • OSG buys back another $15m in shares from Cyrus Capital
    New York-listed tanker owner has repurchased almost 17m shares in past 15 months
  • Yang Ming strikes settlement deal to end bitter dispute with foods shipper
    Both sides ask to keep secret a deal that could end a container shipping dispute
  • Capesizes may gain $10,000 per day as Brazil ore exports to China rise, Clarksons Securities says
    Fleet utilisation may rise 2% if Vale produces extra 15m tonnes of ore, according to Clarksons Group investment arm
  • Clarksons Securities takes down Eagle Bulk price target but stays bullish on scrubber edge
    Dry bulk recovery remains elusive, but Connecticut shipowner is well positioned and making money even in continued low market
  • Jinhui Shipping posts second-quarter loss as supramax dry bulk market loses steam
    Market pushed downward by higher inflation and interest rates and eased port congestion, Hong Kong-based owner says
  • Revenue surge delivers NAT another profit as third-quarter bookings signal more to come
    Net income sinks from first quarter but reverses loss from a year earlier
  • Grindrod Shipping sells two more bulkers after cash payout
    US and South Africa-listed bulker owner is shedding two vessels to Greek shipowner Thanassis Martinos
  • Amazon-backed Amogy set to reveal mystery Norwegian owner behind first vessel
    Brooklyn ammonia-to-power outfit is nearing the deployment of a tugboat equipped with its system
  • Australian LNG plants' strike threat goes up a notch on workers' vote
    Fresh shockwaves rattle already jittery gas markets
  • Expat Greek ship investor's excursion into politics catches on
    Distressed asset maestro Stefanos Kasselakis is now making a political investment in Greece's ramshackle main opposition party
  • Nicolas Saverys' fresh bid to take Exmar private launches today but offer pricing holds
    Shipowner's interests say bid price 'adequately reflects the fair value' of company amid speculation over potential shareholder resistance
  • Grindrod linked to two more ship sales after cash payout approval
    US and South Africa-listed bulker owner said to be shedding two vessels to a Greek shipowner, possibly Thanassis Martinos
  • JP Morgan doubles down on product tanker newbuildings
    Banking giant has four methanol dual-fuel 50,000-dwt MR tankers on order at GSI
  • P&O Cruise ship collides with Elcano tanker after moorings snap
    Passengers reportedly set to remain onboard P&O flagship while damage assessments are made
  • Another stranded ship manages to escape war-torn Ukraine
    Bulker that changed hands during captivity in Odesa is now heading for Africa
  • Air lubrication pioneer Silverstream builds out leadership team
    Catriona Savage joins as chief technology officer as London firm completes C-suite expansion
  • Hong Kong's Courage back in the market for secondhand tonnage
    Shipowner says second-hand dry bulk market has softened and buying opportunities have emerged

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American Shipper web site
AUGUST 28, 2023
  • Rebound in trans-Pacific container shipping rates has stalled
    Asia-U.S. spot shipping rates have pulled back after a strong run-up, implying peak season may have passed its peak.
  • Florida lawmakers present $30M to Jaxport for new container cranes
    The Florida Legislature is providing $30 million for two new ship-to-shore cranes that Jaxport says will let more cargo move efficiently through the Port of Jacksonville.
  • Florida seaports brace for Idalia's impact
    Florida's ports and Eastern freight railroads are preparing for Tropical Storm Idalia's arrival.

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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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