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September 14, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • Los Angeles dips 2.5pc to 826,638 TEU in August, Long Beach off 1.9pc
  • China seeks WTO approval to hit Trump with US$7 billion in sanctions
  • DP World vows legal battle to counter Djibouti's seizure of terminal
  • America's east coast ports brace for Hurricane Florence devastation
  • New 14,052-TEU ONE Aquila is sublet to NYK on THE Alliance service
  • Lack of drivers prompts US Xpress to offer scholarships to attract truckers
  • South Carolina sets monthly box volume, up 16pc to 206,541 TEU in August
  • Curacao Port Services in Caribbean orders 2 Kalmar ship-to-shore cranes
  • Kuehne + Nagel applies blockchain technology to verified gross mass portal
  • Walmart doubles spending to lure trucks amid 'serious' US labour shortage
  • CMA CGM reacts to Lisbon port congestion by demanding emergency fee
  • Atlas Air adds second Boeing 747-400 Freighter for Asiana Cargo
  • Finnair Cargo goes with Air Logistics Group in mainland China destinations
  • Germany's DHL Global Forwarding starts building at Vienna airport
  • Cargo-partner's Vienna warehouse just right for Engel machine makers

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
  • ECU Worldwide moves the spirit of Asian Games as its official logistics partner
  • First containership takes the Northern sea route
  • Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers IPO opens on Sept. 24
  • MOL names another ice-breaking LNG carrier for key project
  • Swire Shipping introduces weekly service from North Asia to South Pacific
  • DP World says it will continue to pursue all legal means to defend its rights as shareholder & concessionaire in Doraleh Container Terminal
  • V.O. Chidambaranar Port commissions truck-mounted fogging machine & ambient air quality monitoring station
  • Commerce Ministry seeks Cabinet nod for national logistics policy
  • HTOA holds 11th AGM & elects new Managing Committee
  • Cabinet approves developing digital economy among BRICS countries

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Nothing goes without trucks
  • Joining up to expand Baku-Tbilisi-Kars rail service
  • Fewer truck cross Swiss Alps
  • Port of Long Beach nets USD 50 million grant
  • One million ULDs between DXB and DWC
  • K+N deploys blockchain technology for VGM Portal
  • Bio-UV Group recruits boss for Asia office
  • Amber Train augments transport portfolio
  • Etihad Cargo launches new cold chain product
  • Essberger Tankers inks deal with GAC in Scandinavia
  • MD of BU Global of Bertschi installed in 2019
  • Canadian port surveys local population
  • Train linking London, Northants and Scotland
  • Another step forward on digital trail at DP World Antwerp
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Ceva lands new contract in Australia
  • Aisats enhances security and tracking in Bengaluru
  • From Geodis to Broekman Logistics

IHS Maritimeweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
  • Top US and European ports urge shipping to deliver on Paris Agreement
  • The enforcement of IMO Tier II rules set to cool Chinese S&P market
  • How emerging-market currency slide affects shipping
  • Argentine levy likely to boost Brazil's soybean sales to China
  • MODEC buys Chandris VLCC for FPSO conversion

The Loadstarweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
  • Freight train derailment deals another blow to ailing UK logistics sector
  • Capacity cuts and trade war combine to increase container tonnage laying idle
  • Walmart tries to Spark interest in new Uber-style home grocery deliveries
  • Locus bids to hurdle India's last-mile barriers with artificial intelligence
  • How to take NYC back to its maritime roots
  • How shipping has changed since Lehman Brothers collapsed
  • Hong Kong awaits its own super storm as US east coast braces for Florence

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
  • GD Electric Boat gets another $480.6 million for Columbia Class work
  • Helm CONNECT software platform passes 3,000 vessel milestone
  • America's Blue Highway Conference at SUNY Maritime
  • DFDS to install scrubbers on 12 Mediterranean freight ferries
  • Red and White Fleet takes delivery of plug-in hybrid tour boat
  • Maersk Tankers newbuilds to get Nacos Platinum package
  • Live at SMM 2018: Radio Holland's innovative NavCom services

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
  • Container market recovery 'still at an early stage', Navios tells investors
    IPO hopeful says that thanks to entering the market at a low point it is already generating cash but that...
  • Seaspan plans to raise more capital
    Seaspan says the proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, which can include acquisitions, debt repayments, or the redemption...
  • The Interview: Bob Sanguinetti
    The UK Chamber of Shipping chief executive - head of Britain's main shipowner trade association - has been fascinated with...
  • IUMI delegates gather with marine premiums on the rise
    Even change of direction will be welcome after 20 years of soft markets and the 9% fall seen last time...
  • Frangou links launch of Navios Containers to KG collapse
    Oversupply in the sector has been repaired due to wipeout of German investment scheme, although other events contributed to Navios...
  • 'Time is running out for UK ferry ports'
    Ro-ro ports will not be ready if UK crashes out of Europe with no deal in March
  • UK publishes no-deal Brexit plans for shipping industry
    Guidance on getting an exemption from maritime security notifications and the recognition of seafarer certificates of competency are among 28...
  • Hurricane Florence to hit dry bulk the hardest
    There is likely to be a limited impact on the tanker side unless the Colonial Pipeline distribution network is seriously...
  • MOL-Cosco venture names ice-breaking LNG carrier after Russian Arctic explorer
    Delivery from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering is due at the end of September, says MOL
  • HNA's attempted sale of box leasing business was 'overpriced'
    HNA is reportedly revisiting its plan to sell both Seaco and Cronos, which it acquired between 2011 and 2015 for...
  • Viewpoint: Regulated to death
    Some robust championing of the IMO and its role is possibly important, when other agencies seem to be muscling in...
  • Daily Briefing
    Netherlands warns of export drop in no-deal Brexit | Maersk to adopt scrubber technology | GoodBulk underlines preference for capes ...
  • Chief executive's departure leads to management reshuffle at IBIA
    With the departure of Justin Murphy, the association has introduced changes to how it is run, including moving its IMO...
  • MOL and Magsaysay launch new seafarer school in the Philippines
    MOL chief Junichiro Ikeda says the aim is to take youngsters into a career that would lead them to become...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
  • Hurricane Florence weakens, shifts path toward Carolina ports
  • Multipurpose market's gradual recovery continues on demand
  • Trans-Pacific peak season chaos set to accelerate NVOs' share gain
  • Hamburg market share slips as Europe's import volume grows
  • Maersk seeking more India transshipment volume
  • Why container freight invoicing automation hasn't taken off

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
  • Pasha resumes service following storm
    Jones Act Hawaii specialist reopens two piers in Honolulu Harbour after the passage of Tropical Storm Olivia.
  • Navios Maritime Containers facing tough choices at crunch time
    Investor wariness of shipping equities has not spared Angeliki Frangou's boxship IPO as overall demand said to remain a tough hurdle.
  • SolstadFarstad fixes two OSVs to Total E&P
    Norwegian owner inks deal for an AHTS and a PSV for Total E&P South Africa's drilling campaign.
  • Odfjell says no to scrubbers
    Norwegian tanker owner opts for low sulphur fuel over scrubbers to meet IMO 2020 emission rules.
  • On the ball: 20 Questions with Freight Investor Services' John Banaszkiewicz
  • How tides and currents can save shipowners time and money
    Owners and operators can use data to harness the power of the ocean's movements
  • Fears and dreams frozen in 1940
  • The tanker that was no star
  • How Nisshin broke the Japanese mould
    Nisshin Shipping boss Y Fujii, one of the industry's most low-key figures, does business in a most un-Japanese way. TW+ turns the spotlight on a publicity-shy tonnage supplier that is quietly building up a 116-ship fleet
  • All systems go for Xin Yuan's Hong Kong IPO
    With IPO of up to $20m, asphalt tanker firm is growing well beyond initial niche as a captive tonnage supplier to Cosco
  • Lost letters: Post out of the past rescued from 5km deep
    A salvage operation to recover silver worth $200m from a torpedoed World War II freighter unearthed a trove of lost mail and inspired a theatrical re-enactment
  • Empire Windrush: The ship that changed the face of Britain
    The former Nazi passengership made a voyage into history by sparking the UK's post-war migration boom
  • Dahlman switches coasts and looks to surf new wave in shipping
    Dahlman Rose co-founder links up with investment bank and says it is time to get excited about shipping again
  • Klaveness aims to list KCC before end of 2019
    Combination-carrier company will use up to $70m of initial share issue to declare options on 83,000-dwt vessels ordered in China
  • All systems go for Xin Yuan's Hong Kong IPO
    With IPO of up to $20m, asphalt tanker firm is growing well beyond initial niche as a captive tonnage supplier to Cosco
  • DNV GL group chief issues call to arms to tackle global warming
    Cleaner technology and greater efficiency will be needed if the world is to not exceed the limits set out in the 2015 Paris agreement, forecasts Remi Eriksen
  • Liner operators keep 'hangin' on' but change their tune on revival
    Container giants that had hoped for a better 2018 have been given a reality check
  • Teekay's LNG FSU sets out for new Bahrain home port
  • LNG ship-chartering platform ready for fourth-quarter launch
  • Ghana import project homes in on FSU for Tema LNG terminal
    Partner Gasfin believes using a floating regasification unit newbuilding and an existing vessel modified for storage could offer big savings over an FSRU
  • NYK Line set to ink LNG newbuilding for Total
    Shipowner looks to have stolen a march on competitors for time-charter business
  • Sigtto unveils new London headquarters
  • Former lawyer loves the sharp-end of the shipping industry
  • Infrastructure no longer the issue for LNG-fuelling growth
  • Timing of orders will be vital to BW's next regas moves
  • Russia limbers up to grow its position on world LNG stage
    Arctic and small-scale projects will require a raft of new tonnage, but investment needs, sanctions and internal politics may slow some progress
  • BW LNG lines up the assets in FSRU toolbox
    Managing director Yngvil Asheim explains the company's strategy on floating regas but keeps the industry guessing on the details
  • Japan jumps on 'booming' action of LNG bunkering
    Early mover NYK explains the thinking behind a first newbuilding for the country
  • Shipyard specs and project management are key to success of FSRU conversions
  • Tighter LNG shipping markets brewing for charterers
    Summer of surprises tees up market for hotly anticipated wild winter ride
  • New US LNG export cargoes start to build
  • Kremin bides his time and waits for fresh project business
  • Teekay embraces Arctic LNG challenge
    Gas chief Mark Kremin talks about the company's moves into two new business areas
  • Are FSRU conversions on the comeback trail?
    A raft of older ships coming off long-term charters is giving floating regas developers another option to play for projects
  • Hurdles may slow some of Russia's LNG projects
  • Shell spearheads global march in LNG bunkering
    Arjan Stavast says shipowners are asking about LNG's cleaner advantages, cost-competitiveness and availability
  • Half-step back for rigs providing OSV employment
    Offshore vessel owners saw a net loss of potential vessel-users in August, with six rigs in and 12 rigs out
  • Norwegian vessel sent for scrap accused of causing Turkey spill
    Oslo set to get tough on owners selling vessels for demolition in South Asia as already controversial barge carrier is arrested after environmental damage off Aliaga
  • Teekay emergency drill frees distressed seabird
  • Eurotankers scoops up LR2 from Conti
  • Aframax tanker at heart of Vafias-Geden legal spat scrapped
  • Knutsen OAS sells its last pre-2000-built chemical tanker
  • Utkilen taps rival for new chief executive
  • Lender behind sale of Salamon product tanker
  • Polembros to take Pistiolis suezmax newbuilding duo
    Central Group owner to make handy profit from selling order to Greek peer
  • Embiricos resumes buying spree with $24m VLCC deal
    Aeolos Management linked to acquisition from Tokyo-listed Kyoei Tanker
  • Doubt cast on reports of Mangrove boosting bulker order in China
  • Ex-Guinness record holder joins Seajets
  • Fafalios makes fleet renewal move with $19.65m ultramax buy
  • New dry bulk outfit emerges in Bulgaria
    Commodity trader-backed Meteor Management plans to grow its fleet to six bulk carriers next year
  • Havyard wins deal for up to three OSVs
    Overseas client signs contract for two firm renewables vessels plus an option.
  • Siem Offshore gains $8m from legal rulings
    OSV owner boosted by wins in cases in Brazil and India.
  • Cosco forms tech JV with Furuno Electric
    Chinese owner taking a stab at the navigation and communications market.
  • Novatek forms JV for LNG icebreaker newbuilds
    Russian energy giant sets up company with state nuclear agency Rosatom.
  • Adam Polemis seeks scrap sale of fourth VLCC this year
    Decision comes at a time when tanker demolition prices have received a boost.
  • Brookfield adds two new faces to Teekay Offshore board
  • Stena RoRo offloads freight duo
    Baja Ferries snaps up one of two ro-ros sold by Swedish owner.
  • No 'dead decade' for shipping since Lehman Brothers, says Gordon
    Clarksons Research chief surveys industry 10 years after financial crisis.
  • China Merchants adds to boxship tally
    Giant owner selects CSC Jiangdong for new feeder vessel.
  • NOC operations normal after HQ terrorist attack
    Libyan crude exporter's chairman visits staff injured in fatal raid.
  • Seaspan seeks $150m from preferred issue
    Containership owner prices latest fundraiser which could pave the way for further growth and repay debt.
  • Krasnoye Sormovo wins 15-ship order
    USC chief Alexei Rakhmanov says dry cargo vessels will be built within a year.
  • STX wins refund guarantee for Oceangold MRs
    Restructuring yard finally clinches KDB deal for tankers for John Dragnis company.
  • Sinopacific's Simon Liang: I have the solution. I have the key
    On the phone from Myanmar, where he is taking a break from his financial and legal travails in China, the man behind the failed Sinopacific shipbuilding business says he still has something to contribute
  • Ghana confirms LNG FRU contract with China's Jiangnan
    Government has chosen two Chinese companies to build the regasification terminal.
  • Aussie firms to launch maritime drone school
    AMC Search and The Institute for Drone Technology claim move will be an industry first.
  • IBIA restructures top management as CEO departs
    Unni Einemo set to take point at secretariat as it looks to spread responsibilities among executive team.
  • Bahri bets on Indian breakbulk trade
    Saudi Arabian diversified shipowner solidifies position in India's steadily expanding break bulk trade sector.
  • Nordic American Offshore hints at M&A activity
    Herbjorn Hansson rules out reverse-stock split to boost share price of New York-listed owner.
  • Teekay Tankers seals leaseback on six vessels
    Subsidiary of Canada's Teekay Corp expects $60m boost to liquidity after debt on tankers is paid.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
  • US House panel approves bill to lease unused SPR space to companies, governments
    Trump has previously proposed selling space in tweets.
  • FEATURE: Refining summit sees IMO 2020 boosting diesel, LSFO demand
    "Lots of asphalt units are built," said David Wech "and this is one way to eliminate high sulfur fuel oil."
  • Refining association sees distillates covering bulk of EU 0.5% sulfur bunker demand
  • External: Marine Bunkering(Rotterdam)B.V.
  • SINGAPORE DATA: Aug bunker fuel sales fall 9.2% on year to 3.96 mil mt
    Vessel arrivals in Singapore for bunkering fell 6.18% year on year to 3,128 in August.
  • Singapore's MOL Chemical Tankers, Belgium's SEA-Tank form JV for Antwerp storage terminal
    SEA-MOL NV aims to have the first phase of the terminal operational by mid-2021.
  • Hurricane Florence expected path shifts south as energy, commodity markets brace for impact
    A significant amount of energy infrastructure remains in the storm's impact zone.
  • FUTURES: Crude dips on profit taking, but outlook bullish
    "But the overall outlook is still supported and likely to hold at current levels, IG's market strategist said.

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Mulino proposes the Panamanian state's entry into the consortium interested in acquiring Panama Ports Company.
Panama
Supreme Court verdict on concession contract pending
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Singapore
In the April-June period, revenues decreased by -4% and net profit dropped by -89%.
Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
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%)
Valencia
Containers arriving and departing are increasing. Transhipment is declining.
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
Wista Italy denounces the exclusion of women from the nominations of port authority presidents.
Milan
Musso: The glass ceiling that prevents women from accessing leadership roles remains.
In the second quarter, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -6.0%
Ankara
18.1% decline in ships over 200 metres in length
Fifty kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Civitavecchia
Rome
They were hidden inside a reefer container arriving from Ecuador
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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
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
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
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.
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
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
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
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.
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.
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