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BRIEFS
March 23, 2020
Sched Netweb site
  • Singapore government assures population there's enough for all
  • Cathay Pacific to reduce passenger capacity by 96pc in April and May
  • China's Port of Fuzhou expands box handling with 2 new berths
  • Transworld buys 4,872-TEU box ship for US$10.65 million
  • China's southern factory hub faces supply shortage as fear grows
  • Savannah port receives 3 more ship-to-shore cranes
  • LA, Long Beach ports levy box fee to finance cleaner truck fuel
  • Port of Dar es Salaam orders 6 Kalmar RTG for delivery in one year
  • Yangzijiang win US$1.15 billion order for ten 14,000-TEUers
  • U-Freight to tap US$565.96 billion global e-commerce market
  • Konecranes wins order for 20 RTG cranes for APMT in Nigeria
  • Boeing seeks federal aid to avoid layoffs in its supply chain network
  • CAPA warns of airlines going bankrupt in 10 weeks all virus casualties
  • Virus dents FedEx profit, but says demand for air cargo to surge

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 22, 2020
  • CMA CGM cancels PCS for reefer exports to all Chinese ports from March 23
  • IMO Secretary-General stresses vital need to maintain commerce by sea & protect seafarers' welfare
  • Liberian Registry announces electronic closings & remote mortgage recordings
  • Ministry of Shipping contributing towards achieving $5 trillion economy target: Minister
  • Export of masks, ventilators & textile raw material used for masks & coveralls prohibited
  • Many recommendations to boost SEZ sector implemented
  • DGS issues instructions on operations of vessels & ports
  • Freight forwarders will be pivotal to economic revival: FIATA
  • Exporters call for facilitative measures to tide over current situation
  • Over 7 pc growth in trade seen with FTA & PTA partners
  • S&P lowers India's GDP to 5.2 pc for 2020
  • Call to extend filing of IT/GST returns
  • MoU inked to drive digitalisation & data standardisation in maritime industry

International Transport Journalweb site
  • OOCL takes off the gloves
  • Railways ready to step in
  • Record pharma handling in times of sanitary crisis
  • Railfreight braves corona crisis
  • Well prepared for pandemoniac 2020
  • AAPA elects Mario Cordero as its next board chairman
  • Fiata appeals to forwarders and governments
  • Flying back to the start of the jet age
  • Colombia's Regiotram del Norte goes ahead
  • NTG appoints new group CEO
  • Savino Del Bene secures Italian air cargo export to New York
  • Winsped dangerous goods centre: more data
  • ZIM performs better in 2019
  • Long semitrailers 10% more efficient
  • Monjasa chooses new managing director Europe
  • American Airlines' first full cargo flights since 1984
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • ESR closes USD 250 million unsecured term loan
  • Two Miami terminals in temporary closure

The Loadstarweb site
MARCH 20, 2020
  • Cargo schedules up in the air, but carriers find ways to keep goods flying
  • An open letter to AF-KLM - please reconsider decision to ground 747 Combi
  • Quarantine and supply chain disruption spreads around the world
  • Force majeure: getting it wrong can be a very expensive business
  • Disciplined capacity management by carriers keeps freight rates in line
  • Maersk bins its 2020 financial guidance, due to impact of pandemic
  • Hapag-Lloyd's 2019 profits soar, but it fears the shape of things to come
  • Zim - 'a strong operational and financial performance' in a difficult 2019
  • Beat coronavirus with... pants
  • Supply chain radar: Klaus-Michael Kuehne - head and shoulders above all
  • Supply chain radar: FedEx - Don't worry about the future... that's our job.

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 20, 2020
  • Crowley bareboat charters in newbuild tractor tug
    Crowley Maritime Corp.'s marine services group has entered into a bareboat charter with Brusco Tug and Barge for an all new RApport-design tractor tug to serve Pacific Northwest and California ports, performing
  • Plea to UN agencies: Recognize seafarers as international key workers
    As coronavirus-related travel and other restrictions increase, the International Chamber of Shipping and the International Transport Workers' Federation have written a joint open letter to the heads of four United Nations agencies
  • Court approves ACL "pre-packaged" recapitalization
    Jeffersonville, Ind.-headquartered American Commercial Lines Inc. reports that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division has confirmed the company's "pre-packaged" plan to recapitalize the business. The company
  • Aransas Pass private port processes 60,000 tons of cargo
    Rockport Terminals LLC reports that its private port at Aransas Pass, near Corpus Christi, Texas, processed and transloaded over 60,000 tons of bulk liquid and pipeline pipe in Nov/Dec 2019-the first bulk
  • VIDEO: IMO Sec Gen urges "practical and pragmatic approach" to coronavirus challenge
    Kitack Lim, Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is urging "a practical and pragmatic approach, in these unusual times, to issues like crew changeovers, resupply, repairs, survey and certification and
  • Bouchard: New York COTP orders rescinded
    Bouchard Transportation reports that all Captain of the Port Orders and form 835 orders have been rescinded in the Port of New York. Bouchard is slowly returning vessels to the market and

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 20, 2020
  • Coronavirus: A message from the Lloyd's List team
    An update on the situation regarding the outbreak and how the Lloyd's List team is taking measures to ensure you...
  • Floating storage at record as coronavirus cripples crude demand
    The double whammy of Saudi Arabia turning on the oil taps and the panic surrounding the coronavirus outbreak, which is...
  • The week in charts: Tanker rates in freefall and trade outlook downgrade
    Crude tanker rates are falling as fast as they rose as the record-breaking chartering spree seen earlier in the week...
  • Crude rates tank as demand contraction bites
    Tonnage rates for crude tankers are tumbling as quickly as they went up after Saudi Arabia took the decision to...
  • Container shipping: Cargo supply and demand conundrum
    China's containerised exports are showing signs of returning to normal, but with many destination countries going into lockdown there is...
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: Seafarers are not the problem - they're part of the solution
    The coronavirus pandemic has left seafarers around the world in a precarious position, but as the focus shifts to European...
  • Hapag-Lloyd confident of weathering coronavirus storm
    German carrier well prepared from liquidity standpoint as it holds to its earnings guidance
  • Hong Kong needs more than tax cuts to match its maritime rivals
    Hong Kong must get to grips with the fact that although cutting taxes and red tape is attractive to international...
  • American Commercial Lines finishes restructuring
    ACL filed for bankruptcy in February amid flooding damage to inland waterways, the Sino-US trade war and market headwinds.
  • Shipowners call on Germany to keep trade flowing
    'Open ports must have absolute priority. This must now be taken into account in the course of the measures adopted...
  • The Interview: John Denholm
    Incoming Chamber of Shipping president John Denholm, a fourth-generation shipowner himself, explains his mission to Make Britain Shipowner-Friendly Again
  • Coronavirus: Chinese ports deny ban on vessels from infected countries
    The Chinese authorities have been quick to dispel the suggestion that they intend to enact something similar to the much-criticised...
  • Singapore bunker sales slow but still beat forecasts
    Ships lifted 3.88m tonnes of bunkers in Singapore last month, down from 4.51m tonnes in January but up from 3.78m tonnes in...
  • Coronavirus: Vale says it can continue operations at Malaysian terminal
    Vale says it is in talks with the Malaysian government about contingency measures to keep the terminal operating
  • Maersk suspends guidance on coronavirus fears
    Uncertainty about impact of coronavirus clouds financial outlook for the year
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Shipping forecasts fall as coronavirus effects hit | Seafarers must be exempt from travel bans | MSC attributes...
  • Guyana starts crude exports to China
    Guyana is now officially a crude exporting country, with its economy expected to take off along with the start-up of...
  • Coronavirus: Costa Cruises ship anchors off Marseilles with suspected cases
    Passengers and crew members have to remain on board pending coronavirus testing of suspected cases by French health officials
  • Mexico's rival to the Panama Canal takes shape
    The Isthmus Corridor is part of the larger Tehuantepec Isthmus programme, a development project carried out by the Mexican government...
  • Coronavirus: Port of Houston to reopen terminals after virus tests
    The port said it conducted a joint investigation with the workers' union the International Longshoremen's Association, finding that a dockworker's...
  • Americas ports group names Mario Cordero as chairman
    Cordero spearheaded the development of the Green Port Policy, which outlines a sustainable environmental ethic for all port operations and...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 20, 2020
  • COVID-19 Freight Update: US ports, warehouses stay open 20 Mar 2020
  • Charleston volume to drop double digits in March, April
  • Advance bookings suggest Asia-US container spot rate dip temporary
  • Rates rising in 'topsy-turvy' US trucking market
  • Montreal expects 13 percent cargo decline in 2020 on COVID-19
  • Coronavirus concerns weigh on carriers' earnings outlook

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 20, 2020
  • Shipping's bloody week ends with losses for every stock
  • Argentinian union shuts down grain reception, wants clarity on order
  • US regulator to talk with Opec as oil price war rages
  • China Steel Express pulls two capesize bulkers from scrap market
  • Famed broker Louis Cammarata dies at 83
  • Moody's downgrades shipping over fears of another Hanjin moment
  • US union hits out at proposed cruise industry assistance
  • Greece aids ferry companies, curbs island traffic
  • Can't access your print copy? Get the most out of TradeWinds online
  • GreenSteam: 'AI-based platform can help owners navigate virus volatility'
  • Misje Shipping mulls delay of bulker order in Sri Lanka
  • Frontline reveals cost of mine attack on Front Altair
  • Hapag-Lloyd prepares measures in bid to weather coronavirus storm
  • 'Medicine is working' for Odfjell as demand outlook stays positive
  • Partnership with 2M helps Zim remain in the black
  • Maersk halts profit forecasting as coronavirus clouds outlook
  • China's ports: growing again after virus crisis, or wishful thinking?
  • Laskaridis continues veteran PSV purchases for charitable conversions
  • Unions slam Stena Line for calling off sick pay amid coronavirus crisis
  • EU suspends Fincantieri-Chantiers de l'Atlantique takeover probe
  • Brave crew scupper armed robbers in Singapore Strait
  • Capital Ship secures release of VLCC arrested in Singapore

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 20, 2020
  • United Airlines CEO: 'Time is running out' for federal aid
    United Airlines' executives and union leaders late Friday warned furloughs will begin soon unless the federal government enacts an emergency aid package for the airline...
  • APM Terminals Mobile: Dispel shutdown rumors
    Alabama facility operating normally during coronavirus pandemic.
  • Industry asks for looser all-cargo flight rules during pandemic
    Advocates for rules exemptions characterize freighters as mission-critical for delivering medical supplies and feeding the public.
  • Coronavirus pushes back more maritime industry events
    Hall of fame induction and trade conference postponed until September.
  • California asks Trump to send Mercy to Port of LA
    The administration has not announced West Coast destination of Navy hospital ship being deployed to assist during coronavirus pandemic.
  • Federal Maritime Commission alters operations to fight COVID-19 exposure
    "Regulated entities remain obligated to comply with all filing requirements and deadlines," the U.S Federal Maritime Commission said.
  • Transportation, logistics workers deemed essential during coronavirus crisis
    Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency issues guidance on critical industries as millions of Americans ordered to stay home.
  • Passenger airlines limit some specialty cargo
    Airlines have less resources to handle certain types of cargo and their warehouses hours are being reduced because of cutbacks associated with the coronavirus.
  • CBP at El Paso seizes shipment of tampered cleaning supplies
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the ports of entry remain watchful of fraudulent imports that take advantage of Americans during the COVID-19 crisis.
  • CBP bags more fake COVID-19 test kit shipments
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Chicago O'Hare airport international mail facility find more counterfeit coronavirus test kits in parcel shipments from the...
  • Opposition increases to blank-check bailout of airline industry
    An airline bailout raises questions of corporate welfare and could anger voters if they are left without jobs or suffer wage losses because of the...
  • American Airlines launches freighter service using passenger planes
    American Airlines transforms some planes for all-cargo service, filling up the lower deck for charter customers desperate to move goods because they can't find available...
  • How oil price war threatens US propane exports
    America had been on track to become the world's largest propane exporter until Saudi Arabia opened its crude spigot.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 20, 2020
  • Fuel management provider Integr8 warns of falling viscosity in VLSFO bunker fuel
    The decrease in viscosity is linked to a rising share of distillates in blending the new 0.5% S fuels.
  • FEATURE: Shipowners eye long term marine fuel contracts on price plunge, some cautious
    "I am hearing a few fixed price contracts for high sulfur bunker fuel into April...flat price is pretty weak," a trader said.
  • INTERVIEW: Bunker industry may shrink by 10% or more on COVID-19, low oil prices, expert says
    With WTI crude oil heading to $20/b, all bets are off, Tolson said.
  • Japan cargo ship volumes fall 9% on year in Jan at 16.357 mil mt
    Domestic steel shipments fell 18% on year as high steel inventory slowed down the flow of cargoes, the federation said.

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The National Retail Federation has strongly condemned Trump's tariff policy.
Washington
New tariffs will impact goods in the coming weeks
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
In the second quarter, DIS' time charter revenues fell by -37.1%.
Luxembourg
Net income was $19.6 million (-70.5%)
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.
Austrian Rail Cargo Group is focusing on the development of the Sommacampagna-Sona intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Ten-year agreement
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
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