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BRIEFS
June 8, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL suspends transpacific CC1 service for six weeks from June 19
  • Alphaliner: More capacity cuts on the way - it's the only thing that works
  • CMA CGM makes expected formal offer for all shares in Singapore's NOL
  • CMA CGM ups rate from Asia to Red Sea, then from N Europe to US/Canada
  • China vows to ignore Hague court's South China Sea judgment
  • Inexplicable delays mar Pakistan's first deepwater container terminal
  • Couple arrested in Los Angeles, Long Beach trucking insurance fraud case
  • Pirate attacks involving kidnapping up 119pc off Nigeria from January-April
  • INTTRA web app goes offline on weekend for maintenance
  • India and US mull pact to expand maritime cooperation next week
  • Maersk signs with Russia's RUSAL on moving 10,000 TEU a year
  • Black Sea box terminals handled 587,168 TEU in first quarter
  • Wal-Mart's in-house DC drones stands to cut headcount in warehousing
  • Shanghai Yigian Trading buys Germany's Frankfurt-Hahn as air cargo base
  • Atlanta-Doha flights boost Qatar's US cargo capacity to meet demand
  • US$15 million helicopters move through JAXPORT for refurbishing
  • DB Schenker opens first owned logistics centre in the Middle East
  • TIACA forms shipper advisory panel, improves advocacy knowledge bank

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 7, 2016
  • CMMI organising seminar on implementing the mandatory SOLAS amendments for safe container transportation on June 16
  • Freight forwarders urged not to be complacent on SOLAS 'grace' period
  • Liberian Registry introduces cost-saving measures
  • MOL launches study to equip in-service vessels with SO2 scrubber system
  • Potassium Bromate - The Baker, Carrier & Safety
  • Singapore's Goodwood Ship Management launches new training centre & office in Mumbai
  • Tankers getting a fillip from Iranian oil
  • Dumping made difficult for chemical imported from China & Russia
  • Kandla Port presented Special Achievement Award for handling 100 mt in 2015-16
  • Paradip Port gets new CVO
  • Impact of the amended warehousing provisions assessed at awareness meet organised by MCCI & NACFS in Chennai
  • RBI keeps repo rate the same

International Transport Journalweb site
  • More storage space in Hamburg
  • Enhanced safety for fuel transport in Ireland
  • FFE's diamond cross for Karau
  • Virgin Atlantic and Delta go for "one roof" strategy
  • HHN's purchaser to revive freight business
  • Koper working on new rail infrastructure
  • US and Thai companies set up partnership
  • Physicist takes top slot at RLC Packaging Group
  • Breaking ground in Gelsenkirchen
  • New haulage contract for Polish freight railway
  • Agent in Argentina appointed
  • DHL India ushers in new CEO
  • Celebi handling SIA in Mumbai
  • Chancellor visiting Northern Ireland
  • Rail sections refurbished in Serbia
  • K Line sets up JV to participate in tender
  • Women helming CBFCA and NCBFAA
  • Qantas freighter serving DFW

IHS Maritimeweb site
JUNE 7, 2016
  • P&I cover driving Iranian oil exports
  • Three Norwegian offshore groups unveil refinancing plans
  • Cemre shipyard wins Havyard designed MPV order
  • Swiber wins new contracts in Middle East and South East Asia
  • 'K' Line explains medium-term plan
  • Zhonggu Shipping orders four 2,500 teu ships from Jinling Shipyard
  • Insurance issues hamper Iran's slow return to LPG market
  • Wellington plans USD27.7 million dredging project
  • ICBC to set up Singapore ship leasing, project financing centre
  • Southeast Asian infrastructure benefits heavily from One Belt One Road
  • World's largest oil tanker fleet gathered under new COSCOCS energy unit
  • DP World wins concession to develop new billion-dollar port in South America
  • Posidonia 2016: shipping magnates unbowed despite challenges
  • Paperless oil record book attempts to cut ship detentions
  • Posidonia 2016: Size of the Greek shipping fleet is no guarantee of strength

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 7, 2016
  • OOCL launches the first capacity cuts on the transpacific as freight rates sink to unsustainable levels
  • DP World unveils $1billion project to develop greenfield container port in Ecuador
  • Singamas warns investors it's in for a bumpy ride as demand for new containers slumps
  • A more comfortable berth for live lobsters
  • Wal-mart looks to warehouse drones to speed distribution
  • Cargo theft now a tougher nut to crack

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 7, 2016
  • ABB introduces dedicated auxiliary engine turbocharger
  • Foss christens second Arctic Class tug
  • DNV GL to class Stena gas ready RoPax ferries
  • BAE San Diego awarded $53.4 million for DDG-59 SRA
  • Paris MOU plans crackdown on air pollution from ships
  • Project aims to bring LNG fueling into shipping mainstream
  • NTSB set to launch El Faro VDR recovery mission

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 7, 2016
  • Port of Tacoma files lawsuit against water use ballot initiatives
  • Contractor gives passing marks to new Panama Canal locks
  • General Dynamics NASSCO nets new Navy ESB-5 contract
  • The Northwest Seaport Alliance replaces 200th truck with ScRAPS 2
  • Port of Seattle names Jeffrey Brown as aviation facilities, capital programs boss

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 7, 2016
  • Do not drink and order
    Shipyards and brokers peddling fresh tonnage in Posidonia might well be disappointed, despite their spacious and well decorated stands in the exhibition halls
  • Technology is a tool, not the ultimate objective
    Future-gazing research projects have met reality, says DNV GL
  • Supramax market ebbs despite strong period activity
    Modern tonnage fixed at $7,000 per day on time charters
  • Trafigura profit dips but traded oil volumes hit record
    Charterer's record traded oil volumes reflect global oil glut
  • London Stock Exchange on the prowl for shipping listings
    London's second act based on the city's expertise in maritime services
  • Suezmax rates hold on to gains on West African exports
    But aframax rates at lowest since October 2014
  • DNV GL targets 20% Greek growth as shipbuilding slows
    Global newbuild orders to date in 2016 are down sharply at 300 vessels, says class society
  • Tankers: the battle to convince investors
    American Shipping Co and other tanker owners face an uphill battle, but might just win in the end
  • Time for banks to consider shipping technology investment
    IACS chairman Christopher Wiernicki says shipping's future lies in technology-driven efficiency and productivity
  • Greek PM opens Posidonia with plea for trust
    Shipping provides an example to follow for troubled country, says Alexis Tsipras
  • Bremer Landesbank facing hundreds of millions of dollars in shipping losses
    Rescue speculation mounts as bad loans to industry make huge dent in balance sheet
  • Suez Canal offers up to 65% discount for Asia-North America east coast carriers
    SCA ups the ante to ward off competition from its soon-to-be-enhanced Panamanian rival
  • Swiber clinches $215m worth of new projects in Middle East and Asia
    Middle East deal is group's first offshore construction project in the region
  • Survival of the fittest or survival of the 'fleetest'?
    Focus on size and industry consolidation steers passionate responses
  • Port Hedland's iron ore exports rise in May
    However, volumes to China drop 0.1% on year
  • Buy preferred shares, there are not many of them
    Investment in preferred shares beats long-term average returns
  • Gleeson resignation: BW Group's management shake-up last year was catalyst
    Former BW Group CFO will probably turn up as chief executive of a much smaller company
  • North Atlantic Drilling extends standstill period for rig delivery with Jurong Shipyard
    Original standstill agreement inked in December 2015
  • What happens next?
    International shipping looks to Athens to answer its questions
  • DP World wins concession agreement for greenfield port in Ecuador
    Deepwater facility to serve Guayaquil city and Ecuador hinterland
  • Asia, Latin America to account for bulk of global port investment, says BMI Research
    New port projects will proliferate in emerging markets that are on strategic trade routes or close to growing consumer hubs
  • BW Group's Nicholas Gleeson resigns
    Chief financial officer previously held senior management positions at BW LPG and BW Gas
  • Gunvor, Oiltanking start new oil terminal in Indonesia
    Karimun terminal is latest in series of new oil storage terminals built around the oil trading hub of Singapore
  • NTSB to launch mission to retrieve El Faro data recorder
    US naval vessel to sail for wreckage site in early July
  • Berlian Laju Tankers gets more time to report first-quarter results
    Company will have until June 30, 2016, to come up with its financial statements for the previous quarter
  • ITIC launches cyber liability extension
    Professional indemnity members to be covered against hackers

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 7, 2016
  • US retailers plan to ramp up imports amid uneven volume patterns
  • Rates slip at Swift as truckload demand softens
  • Trucking company offers NY-NJ port shippers SOLAS weighing service
  • Panama Canal Authority reviewing completed new locks
  • CN CEO Mongeau to step down
  • Biggest Indian port one step closer to truck tolls
  • UASC chooses Inttra VGM platform
  • Chinese firm buys Frankfurt-Hahn airport, eyes freight market
  • Indian carriers join forces to tap coastal demand
  • China's Belt and Road drives Southeast Asia port development
  • New facility to boost auto vehicle volume through Baltimore port
  • DP World bets big on deep-water Ecuador port
  • US-Canada freight demand puts pressure on crossing points

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 7, 2016
  • Ardmore Shipping swoops for six MRs
    New York-listed shipowner preps share issue to fund $173m deal.
  • Suezmax spot rates in Posidonia plunge
    Average time-charter equivalent earnings falls 24% in one day amid quiet activity.
  • New line Victory born with Saint Laurent
    Cruiseship to become Victory I in Bruce Nierenberg's new cruise line.
  • Puerto Rico Jones Act exemption sought
    Shipbuilder outcry follows proposed amendment to extract troubled island from cabotage law.
  • Victory Cruise Lines born with Clipper ship
    Saint Laurent to become Victory I in Bruce Nierenberg's new cruise line.
  • Aiteo website ordered seized in ship fight
    Affiliate of Sea World Management files suit in US over charter dispute.
  • Ecuador to see new $1bn boxship port
    World's largest port operator to invest in new containership facility for regional trade.
  • Court clears STX restructuring bid
    Troubled shipyard to file rehabilitation plan by 9 September.
  • Uljanik seals order for two rail ferries
    Croatian shipbuilder signs deal with Kazakhstan for firm vessel, plus one option.
  • Greece discusses Ukrainian ferry route
    Ministers meet to talk about potential service to boost trade.
  • Buy now or buy later?
    Big names like Marinakis, Frangou and Rodgers split on whether to acquire cheap assets.
  • HSBC raises SITC target price
    Analyst believes Chinese boxship owner can make more money this year.
  • No more room to kick can, Deutsche says
    Klaus Stoltenberg warns German financiers will become more assertive.
  • Tidewater wins intervention work
    US offshore giant clinches subsea job in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Stolt-Nielsen eyes bond issue
    Tanker owner looking to tap existing Norwegian notes for new debt sale.
  • DP World set to invest $1bn in Ecuador
    Dubai-based terminal owner wins 50-year concession agreement for Posorja port.
  • Trafigura earnings drop 10% in first half
    Charterer and shipowner took $80m impairment hit on Brazilian iron ore terminal investment.
  • Japan Marine United inks ro-ro order
    Japanese shipbuilder to hand over 10,000-gt vessel in 2018.
  • DSME asset sales 'delayed' to 2018
    Creditors say non-core disposals halted to achieve fair price in two years time.
  • North Atlantic Drilling secures extra rig delivery delay
    John Fredriksen-backed drilling company postpones delivery of semi-submersible until September.
  • Rokke moves in at Solstad Offshore
    Tycoon's Aker group investing $61m in new shares and convertible loan as offshore owner targets consolidation in slump.
  • Swiber in Middle East first as part of $215m contract haul
    Singapore offshore vessel operator has also fully redeemed a SGD130m bond due this month.
  • Zhonggu Shipping bolsters boxship order backlog
    Chinese owner adds newbuilds at Jinling Shipbuilding to those already on order at Shanghai Shipyard,
  • Nicholas Gleeson in sudden exit from BW Group
    Singapore shipowner losses second major executive in 2016 with sudden departure of CFO.
  • DOF unveils major refinancing package
    Norwegian shipowner plans rights issue, bond restructuring and cost cuts in bid for survival.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 7, 2016
  • Pasha leases 21 acres from Tradepoint Atlantic in Baltimore for automotive processing
  • Great Lakes iron ore volumes sink in May
  • JaxPort joins movement to weigh outbound containers
  • CAI International acquires truck broker

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 7, 2016
  • UAE's DP World wins bid to build port in Posorja, Ecuador
    Construction is expected to start in the next six to nine months and take around 2 years to complete.
  • TENDER DATA: India's IOC offers 35,000 mt 380 CST HSFO for July 2-4
  • Shipping industry companies team up to design LNG-powered dry bulk carrier
    Designed for full-range operations.
  • Mumbai-Colombo 380 CST bunker fuel spread widens to 6-month high
    Pompt supply tightness in Mumbai.
  • TRADER NOTE: BW Group CFO Nicholas Gleeson resigns
    Gleeson had been with the company since May 2008.
  • MGO prices in Panama hit highest level since November on rise in ULSD
    MGO Balboa prices were assessed at $495/mt ex-wharf, the highest since November 11 when it was at $501/mt ex-wharf, S&P Global Platts data showed.
  • ICE Brent settles above $50/b on Nigeria attacks, US dollar slide
    NYMEX July crude settled $1.07 higher at $49.69/b. ICE August Brent settled up 91 cents at $50.55/b.
  • FEATURE: Last Med LSFO utility users seek new energy mix as EU rules near
    The three main European buyers of LSFO in the Med, Greece's Public Power Corporation (PPC), the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) and Malta's Enemalta, are facing the new Industrial Emissions Directive for combustion plants to be enforced by 2020.

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Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
London
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
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
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
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.
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