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Exim India web site
JUNE 24, 2024
  • Hapag-Lloyd updates TPI (INDAMEX) service
  • FESCO increases capacity of its line connecting Novorossiysk with Indian ports by 24%
  • Kerry Indev Logistics enchants guests at its 40th Anniversary celebrations
  • KLTTA urges DPA to address traffic congestion towards Tuna Port
  • Rice export prices up at three-month peak
  • Alvarez & Marsal India report estimates Grade A warehousing demand to grow at a CAGR of 12.5% until FY30
  • CONCOR announces new initiatives for ease of doing business & customer value creation
  • CMA CGM PSS from India to West Africa, South Africa
  • DGFT notifies export of 2,000 t non-basmati rice to Malawi, Zimbabwe
  • AMTOI Eastern Region Chapter hosts Managing Committee meeting and instructive seminar on region's multimodal transformation
  • MSC introduces Osprey, a new standalone service connecting Asia & Southeast India
  • IFCBA Customs Brokers meet at the World Customs Organization as partners with purpose
  • Baltic Exchange Market Report (21 June 2024)

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International Transport Journal web site
JUNE 24, 2024
  • Another eight blue birds for Prime Air
  • NAS lands contract in UK
  • Cargo handling partnership grows
  • Container train delivers finished vehicles
  • Grimaldi to remain ICS chairman of the board
  • DHL Global Forwarding to reshuffle team in Europe
  • Collaborating on shipment tracking
  • Guadeloupe port digitalises with Soget
  • Bandar Anzali connected to railway
  • IRU adds a member in China
  • 'Depot of the Year' for a fifth time
  • From racing to robots
  • Maersk and Nike to christen green-fuelled vessel
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • A new truck tipper for the UK's northwest
  • GXO appoints MD in France
  • Fiege's five AI rules
  • Jaxport gets direct access to Indian Subcontinent

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The Loadstar web site
JUNE 21, 2024
  • Looks like 'an early peak season', but is it the peak of spot rate pricing?
  • Shortage of 40ft containers hampering Bangladesh shipments
  • Rumours build: the axe is swinging at Ceva Logistics
  • Glass shipper Xinyi uses its own box ship to move product between factories
  • Shippers should be wary of index-linked contracts - get the right legal advice
  • Journey to aviation net zero not easy as 'waste-to-fuel' process hits turbulence
  • Problems at Boeing cast a shadow over 777 freighter conversion certification
  • MSC launches Dahlia service to add capacity to busy Asia-Mexico trade

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Marine Log web site
JUNE 21, 2024
  • First steel cut for Australia's Hunter Class frigates
    Australia's Hunter Class frigate program, which local media invariably describe as "the troubled Hunter Class frigate program," looks to be back on some sort of track. BAE Systems was first contracted to
  • VIDEO: Some Dali crew members set to go home
    Baltimore media, including WBAL TV, report that eight members of the crew of the containership Dali are set to return to their homes in India and Sri Lanka. The way for their
  • Hong Kong takes delivery of first of two new emergency response vessels
    China's AFAI Southern Shipyard has delivered the first of two new, Incat Crowther designed, emergency response vessels for the Hong Kong Fire Services Department. The two state-of-the-art next-generation vessels will replace the

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Container News web site
JUNE 21, 2024
  • Bunker indices continue upward trajectory
    In the 25th week of the year, the Marine Bunker Exchange (MABUX) global bunker indices continued their upward trajectory. The 380 HSFO index increased by US$5.90, rising to US$550.15/MT, the VLSFO index jumped by US$3.62, reaching US$638.67/MT, and the MGO index experienced the most significant growth, rising by US$12.79 to US$838.55/MT. "As of the current update, the global bunker market maintai
  • US Congressional provision wary over China's dominance in container production passes
    US congressional lawmakers continue to ramp up efforts to scrutinize the nation's use of shipping containers produced by China, with US House Representative and South Dakota Republican Dusty Johnson including a provision in the latest defense bill calling for Congress to study China's "monopoly of shipping container production." With the US House of Representatives passing the annual defense bill
  • APM Terminals Lazaro Cardenas welcomes Hapag-Lloyd's EC2 service
    Last week, APM Terminals Lazaro Cardenas in Mexico welcomed the first call of Hapag-Lloyd's East Coast 2 (EC2) service, marked by the arrival of the UMM SALAL. This vessel carried cargo intended for North American importers, benefiting from Lazaro Cardenas' strategic location and capacity, bolstered by nearshoring trends and the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The EC2 service featu
  • MSC introduces new standalone service connecting Asia and South East India
    MSC has announced the launch of its new weekly service, Osprey, between Asia and South East India. The Osprey service will offer a direct route and improve transit times between the Asian and South East Indian markets, opening opportunities for importers and exporters in the region and providing increased connectivity between these important trade hubs. MSC enhances the Asia-India service network
  • CMA CGM launches new Türkiye-Egypt-Lebanon service
    CMA CGM - Short Sea Lines Division announced the launch of its EMED 1 service starting in the 28th week of the year. This new route will provide coverage for the Turkish port of Antalya, with global connections in Alexandria, Egypt, and Beirut, Lebanon. The French ocean carrier will deploy one vessel with a nominal capacity of 1,100 TEUs and the service's port rotation will be Antalya - Alexandri
  • India's Mundra Port battles congestion amid growing box volumes
    Indian importers and exporters are dealing with considerable cargo delays at Mundra Port, which leads the country's containerised trade. Local trade sources have raised serious concerns over the congestion plaguing Mundra's container terminals over the past few weeks. "The terminals at Mundra now seem to be hugely congested and the pendency (backlog) has increased to levels, which is affecting no
  • Panama Canal increases draft and daily transits
    The Panama Canal has announced that it will increase the number of daily transits from 32 to 33, starting 11 July. This number will further rise to 34 as of 22 July, in response to the current and projected water levels of Gatun Lake over the coming weeks, and the onset of the rainy season in the Panama Canal Watershed. With these gradual increases, by 22 July the Canal will have added two transi
  • CMA CGM to reshuffle EURONAF & TMX 2 services
    CMA CGM - Short Sea Lines Division announced the reshuffling of its EURONAF and TMX 2 services starting from the 26th week of the year. These service adjustments are designed to align with the revised routing and volumes from mainliners in response to the Suez situation/Good Hope transit, according to the French ocean carrier's statement. EURONAF services will continue to focus on the Algerian ma
  • Binary Options: Opportunities and Risks of Investment
    Binary options represent a compelling financial instrument that has gained significant traction among traders globally. This form of trading offers a straightforward proposition: a fixed risk and a fixed return, determined at the onset of the contract. However, like any investment, binary options come with their own set of opportunities and risks. To maximize your trading potential with a platfor
  • ONE vessel launches new Savannah-India connection
    ONE Modern, the inaugural ship on Ocean Network Express' West India North America (WIN) service, docked at the Port of Savannah on 18 June, creating a new link between India and Georgia Ports. "This new offering from ONE is a recognition of India's growing role as a manufacturing hub. As the world's most populous country, with a growing consumer class and significant infrastructure investment, In

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Splash web site
JUNE 21, 2024
  • Brands multiply in red-hot liner sector
    With spot rates at all-time highs - bar the covid era - a host of opportunistic companies are rushing out liner offerings. Similar to the pandemic period, many regional lines have entered the main east-west trades, while new names in container shipping are also emerging. In South Korea, for instance, PanStar, a ferry operator, has ...
  • Damen Mangalia insolvency proceedings get underway
    Insolvency proceedings are underway in Romania involving one of Europe's largest shipbuilding facilities. A tribunal in Constanta has given an early August deadline for claims to be submitted against Damen Mangalia, a shipyard that was formerly run by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). Dutch shipbuilder Damen filed a bankruptcy request against the joint venture ...
  • Dali crew allowed to fly back home
    Having been stuck on a ship at the centre of a media storm for months on end the stressed crew of the Dali containership have finally been allowed to head home to Asia. Investigators in the US had barred the workers on the boxship from disembarking since March 26 when it was involved in this ...
  • EU cracks down on Russian LNG shipments
    Cracking down on LNG shipments as well as around a dozen of the so-called shadow tanker fleet form elements of the 14th package of sanctions against Russia that the European Union is introducing. The new package targets Russia's shadow fleet of tankers, and transhipments of liquefied natural gas to third countries. The measures will now ...
  • Oceaneering scores $50m deal in Gulf of Mexico
    Houston-based Oceaneering International has won a contract for the supply of umbilicals worth $50m with an undisclosed domestic independent energy company. The contract was secured by Oceaneering's manufactured products segment. Under the contract, the company will supply an electro-hydraulic, steel tube dynamic umbilical totalling approximately 27 km in length for a project in the Gulf ...
  • Grindrod chosen to develop box facility at Richards Bay
    Grindrod has been awarded a contract by Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) to develop and operate a container terminal at Richards Bay, South Africa's premier coal export facility. The aim is to increase Richards Bay's annual container handling capabilities from 50,000 to 200,000 teu. South Africa is pressing ahead with a long-awaited port privatisation programme ...
  • Emanuele Grimaldi gets another two-year term at the International Chamber of Shipping
    Emanuele Grimaldi has been unanimously re-elected for another two years as chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the global lobby group for shipowners. "We have made good stead with our proposals to help meet the International Maritime Organization's net zero targets by or around 2050 and continue to work with UN bodies on ...
  • Further manager mergers on the cards
    Manish Singh from AboutShips casts his eye over the fast-changing shipmanagement sector. Writing for Splash last year I anticipated significant and imminent consolidation within the shipmanagement sector, with 2024 being a year wherein several new partnerships would be forged, and industry market maps re-drawn. The period since that article has already proven to be eventful ...
  • Okeanis Eco Tankers secures $31m loan for suezmax re-purchase option
    Greek owner Okeanis Eco Tankers has entered into a new $31.11m senior secured credit facility to finance the option to purchase back the 157,540 dwt vessel Poliegos from its current sale and leaseback financier Bank SinoPac. The transaction for the loan is expected to close in July 2024. The sale and leaseback facility contains an ...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
JUNE 21, 2024
  • US imports accelerate, but inland transport lags: CSCMP
    US importers are pulling forward orders to avoid potential congestion, but trucking and intermodal networks are still slack, speakers said at the launch of CSCMP's State of Logistics report.
  • New Orleans pins breakbulk turnaround on container spillover
    Despite sliding breakbulk volumes during the first five months of the year, there are signs that spillover cargo may reappear at the Port of New Orleans thanks to the disrupted global market.
  • Port congestion in Asia easing, shifting to India: ocean carriers, forwarders
    Cargo flow is improving through Singapore and major Chinese ports, but India's largest container gateway, Mundra, is straining under rising transshipment volumes, ocean carriers and forwarders say.
  • Container capacity sucking Red Sea diversions may be status quo
    Houthi rebels have little incentive to stop attacks even if there is a Gaza-Israel ceasefire, there's no US appetite to root them out, and a political solution is highly unlikely, argue geopolitical analysts.
  • New Orlean pins breakbulk turnaround on container spillover
    Despite sliding breakbulk volumes during the first five months of the year, there are signs that spillover cargo may reappear at the Port of New Orleans thanks to the disrupted global market.
  • EU 'giving up' on 2030 rail freight target: industry groups
    Meeting the European Union emissions reduction targets for transportation will require a significant modal shift in freight from road to the rails over the next few years, but that is being undermined by EU regulations, according to industry groups.

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TradeWinds web site
JUNE 21, 2024
  • Give us more ships, says EU Red Sea naval chief
    Head of mission says that he needs more than the current four frigates to protect commercial shipping
  • 'Very profitable': d'Amico International Shipping commits product tanker to three-year charter
    Italian owner signs over modern MR vessel to unnamed charterer
  • LNG charter rates perk up on fresh activity
    Ships are being drawn east leaving charterers hunting for Atlantic tonnage
  • Charterers 'courageous, being a bit naked in front of everyone else' on emissions
    Sea Cargo Charter members succeed with unique charterparty clauses forcing shipowners to submit voyage emission data
  • Ukrferry restarting ropax run from Ukraine to Georgia
    Resumption of service marks the first link between the two countries since the Russian invasion
  • Heidmar merger prompts law firm 'investigation' as takeover target MGO's stock price soars
    Milwaukee's Ademi releases statement saying it is examining the conduct of Nasdaq-listed MGO's board
  • Owners sign off on sub-$10,000 per day VLCC rates as cargoes and offers dwindle
    Three ships were fixed at four-figure day rates this week, with brokers noting market slowdown
  • Will Aliko Dangote change tanker market again with new Caribbean terminal?
    Nigerian tycoon to follow domestic refinery debut with another project further afield
  • Danske Bank names former Clarksons partner head of investment banking for Norway
    Peter Lovaas will join in Oslo in September
  • EU ban on LNG transshipments tipped to create fresh transfer hotspots
    Industry awaiting full details on latest round of sanctions agreed by trading bloc
  • VLCCs slowing down as spot rates plunge 50%, Signal Group says
    Greek platform believes move may be response to weakening market conditions in the summer
  • TMI wins near-unanimous approval to take full control of Grindrod Shipping
    Independent shareholders clear the way for cancellation of all shares except those owned by parent company
  • Nakanishi breaks new ground with Alassia/Itochu handy newbuild order
    Japanese shipyard's Chinese outfit gets debut order for 40,000-dwt newbuilding from Greek-Japanese partnership
  • More deaths in the Red Sea, V.Group sold again, the growing influence of the Sea Cargo Charter
    As shipping gets ready to celebrate International Day of the Seafarer, we keep our eyes on the Red Sea attacks
  • Yvonne Hoglund joins father and siblings at tanker owner Furetank
    Swedish executive becomes human resources director at expanding owner
  • Okeanis buys back tanker from Ocean Yield and refinances with Taiwanese Bank SinoPac
    US-listed Alafouzos company hails debut transaction with Taiwanese lender to 'diversify its financing options'
  • Clarksons Project Finance closes deals worth more than $350m as foreign shipowners tap Norwegian syndicate market
    Firm has positive outlook for chemical tankers, feeder containers and offshore
  • Danish shipping breathes sigh of relief as seafarer tax exemption renewed
    Industry had warned of catastrophic consequences if tax break had been scrapped by government
  • Wison New Energies ends Russian business as it inks deal on FLNG job
    Company to build LNG floater for Genting to be deployed to West Papua, Indonesia
  • Viking inks new 'large' order at Fincantieri for two cruise ships
    Post-Covid recovery spawns extra newbuilding deal between Norwegian cruise line and Italian shipyard
  • Vroon posts loss after banks move in but equity turns positive
    Dutch shipowner 'substantially' improves financial position after huge refinancing deal
  • Indian seafarers turn to ship arrests to settle injury compensation claims
    Torm is the latest shipowner to face the wrath of an aggrieved seafarer in an Indian courtroom
  • Angeliki Frangou-led Navios tied to container ship newbuilding orders in South Korea
    The contract breaks a year-long order drought at HJ Shipbuilding
  • Cleaves hikes tanker forecasts as it models Red Sea disruption into 2025
    Investment bank predicts higher rates and asset values this year and next
  • Danish Ship Finance loan book grows to $4.7bn as it sees net profit at high end of guidance
    Lender says robust credit quality has been maintained
  • Bergen-born deal-maker looking to drive stronger results at Western Bulk
    Incoming CEO 'can't wait to get started' in the top job at bulker operator
  • Precious sheds veteran handysize as fleet overhaul continues
    Thai bulker owner takes asset disposals to three this year with latest vessel sale
  • 'Historic' market: Veson tracks doubling of chemical tanker values over five years
    Analysts say high prices for secondhand ships are here to stay

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American Shipper web site
JUNE 21, 2024
  • Overseas shipping problems remain largely under consumers' radar
    While logistics problems from the Red Sea have become white noise, it is important not to forget that lives have been lost.
  • Revised Amazon deal to boost Sun Country's cargo profits
    Sun Country Airline will see improved economics from its amended contract for outsourced air transportation to Amazon, executives said. a

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In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
COSCO Shipping Holdings Group's revenues fell by -3.4% in the second quarter of 2025.
COSCO Shipping Holdings Group's revenues fell by -3.4% in the second quarter of 2025.
Shanghai
Sharp decline in economic performance in the trans-Pacific and Asia-Europe markets
For Federlogistica, the bridge over the Strait of Messina will have the miraculous power to gradually eliminate a framework of social injustices.
For Federlogistica, the bridge over the Strait of Messina will have the miraculous power to gradually eliminate a framework of social injustices.
Genoa
Falteri: it can become the artery of an economic and social body that has been underdeveloped to date
SBB CFF FFS Cargo's half-year performance was negative.
Bern
The Swiss company announced a drop in volumes in both domestic and transit traffic.
COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly revenue
Hong Kong
In the April-June period, net profit was 122.4 million dollars (+32.4%)
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports hit a new record high in July
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports hit a new record high in July
Beijing
Foreign traffic amounted to 427.6 million tonnes (+6.1%)
South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and HD Hyundai Mipo Co. to merge
Seoul
The completion of the operation is expected for next December 1st.
Filt Cgil, priority should be given to valorizing AdSP workers rather than assigning positions
Rome
The union denounces the failure to comply with the National Collective Labour Agreement
Companies inform
Accelleron and Geislinger: An Evolving Technical Collaboration
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Venice grew by +4.1%
Venice
There were 228 thousand cruise passengers (+12.8%)
COSCO Shipping International's revenues increased by 10.3% in the first half of the year.
Hong Kong
Net profit was HK$494.6 million (+26.0%)
G20 nations' merchandise trade showed modest growth in the second quarter
Geneva
The increase in trade in services was more pronounced
South Korea's HD Hyundai announces multibillion-dollar investment program to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
South Korea's HD Hyundai announces multibillion-dollar investment program to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
Seongnam
Agreements with the US investment firm Cerberus Capital and the Korea Development Bank
MSC World Europa cruise ship crashes off the coast of Ponza
Rome
The Coast Guard reports that the situation on board, where there are 8,585 people, is calm and under control.
MSC World Europa has resumed autonomous sailing
Rome
Electrical problem solved, the cruise ship is headed for the port of Naples
PostEurop warns that from August 29, shipments of goods to the USA could be limited or suspended
Brussels
Last month, Trump eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods.
Chinese oil company OOIL sees growth in its half-year financial results.
Hong Kong
In the first six months of this year, revenues increased by +5.0%
Premier Alliance to split Mediterranean Pendulum 2 service next month
Seoul/Singapore/Keelung
Investment firm CVC Capital Partners exits Boluda Maritime Terminals and TTI Algeciras
Schiphol
The two terminal companies manage a total of nine Spanish port terminals
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
Haifa
In the period April-June the average value of freight rates fell by -11.6%
Interferry's Entry/Exit System risks delaying ferry operations at European ports.
Victoria
The system will come into force on October 12th
DFDS closes second quarter with a loss
Copenhagen
In the period April-June 2025 the fleet transported 10.6 million linear meters of rolling stock (-0.4%)
Ammonia and methanol are ready to decarbonize shipping, but some obstacles to their use must be removed.
New record quarterly results for the American cruise group Viking
New record quarterly results for the American cruise group Viking
Los Angeles
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 439.2 million dollars (+182.2%)
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by 1.8% last month.
Barcelona
202,321 TEUs handled at loading and unloading (+10.4%) and 142,492 TEUs in transit (-8.3%)
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
Hamburg
Sharp increase in transshipment container volumes (+26%)
Norway's Xeneta has bought Denmark's eeSea
Oslo
Both companies provide data and information for the optimization of containerized maritime transport
In the April-June quarter, freight traffic in Tunisian ports decreased by -3.8%
La Goulette
In the first six months of 2025, 13.8 million tonnes were handled (-3.2%)
Port of Koper sets new quarterly records for containers and rolling stock
Ljubljana
In the period April-June, 5.6 million tons of goods were moved (-4.1%)
Port of Los Angeles hits record monthly container traffic
Los Angeles
Over one million TEUs were handled in July (+8.5%)
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hamburg
Net profit fell by -39.4%
Evergreen reports an 18.7% drop in quarterly revenues
Taipei
The April-June period closed with a net profit decrease of -62.9%
South Korean company HMM's revenues fell by 1.5% in the second quarter.
Seoul
Trump announces rejection of IMO's shipping decarbonization program
Washington
The proposed framework - it is denounced - is in effect a global carbon tax that affects Americans and is imposed by an irresponsible United Nations organization.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June, revenues decreased by -26.5% and -8.7% respectively
Cruise traffic at Global Ports Holding terminals grew by 6.0% in the second quarter
Istanbul
In the first six months of 2025, an increase of +16.7% was recorded
In the period April-June, cargo traffic in Croatian ports decreased by -4.0%
Zagreb
Cruise passengers grow by +5.4%
Container traffic at US ports is expected to plummet in the second half of this year.
Washington/Long Beach
In July, the Port of Long Beach handled 944,000 TEUs (+7.0%)
ThyssenKrupp shareholders approve spin-off of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems
Eat
The company will be listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
Geneva
Global trade in goods is expected to grow by 0.9% this year
Hupac will increase the number of weekly rotations between Busto Arsizio and Basel from five to eight
Noise
Increase in attendance from September 1st
From January 1st, new bunkering regulations will apply in the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp.
Rotterdam
The barges must be equipped with flow meters
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Copenhagen
Terminals and logistics have made a positive contribution. Container shipping benefits from demurrage revenues.
The CIPESS has approved the final project for the bridge over the Strait of Messina.
Rome
Construction will begin this year and the project will be completed in 2032.
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
Bonn
Significant reduction in shipments from China and Hong Kong to the US due to Trump's abolition of the de minimis regime
The Grendi group has acquired 70% of Dario Perioli Spa
The Grendi group has acquired 70% of Dario Perioli Spa
Milan
The remaining 30% will remain with Fingiro, owned by Michele Giromini, the company's CEO.
HMM announces failure of SK Shipping acquisition talks
Seoul
The operation reportedly fell through due to a disagreement on the transaction price.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Taranto increased by +22.8%
Taranto
Containers stopped at just 4,000 TEUs (-27.4%)
In the first half of the year, the operating revenues of the Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane group grew by +2.3%
Rome
In the goods segment alone, an increase of +6.9% was recorded
Pacific Environment calls on IMO to adopt binding measures to reduce the impact of shipping on the Arctic
Anchorage
In the first half of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Palermo increased by +0.5%
Palermo
Rolling stock is growing. Other freight is declining.
In the second quarter, ship traffic in the Panama Canal increased by +16.3%
In the second quarter, ship traffic in the Panama Canal increased by +16.3%
Panama
Panama Ports Company says it is ready to confront the Panamanian government, but "at the appropriate time."
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%.
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
President Alessandro Arvigo and CEO Maurizio Anselmo
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In the second quarter, sales of dry containers produced by CIMC fell by -33%.
Hong Kong
Reefer boats increase by 57%
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Grande Shanghai
Naples
It will be used for the transport of vehicles between East Asia and Northern Europe
The ART urges to verify that the investment plan and the related amortization period are consistent with the duration of the port concessions.
Turin
Chinese automaker FAW ships components to Europe by train
Changchun
Transit time reduced to 18 days compared to 45 days for maritime transport
The assets and fleet of the Spanish Armas Trasmediterránea will be sold to Baleària and DFDS
Las Palmas/Dénia/Copenhagen
Two agreements worth €215 million and €40 million respectively have been signed.
Italian State Railways (FS), investing €70 million to install the ERTMS system.
Rome
Work has been completed on 382 Trenitalia trains, while the retrofitting of 60 locomotives from Mercitalia Rail, an FS Logistix company, is underway.
MPC Container Ships' quarterly revenue returns to growth
The second quarter of 2025 was closed with a net profit of 78.1 million dollars (+20.5%)
Plans to build two container customs areas north and south of the Suez Canal
Cairo
Fourteen of the 48 abandoned shipwrecks in Catania port have been removed.
Catania
The activity will be replicated in the port of Augusta
The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has confirmed the validity of the tender for the new Ravano Terminal in the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
DP World's port terminals handled record quarterly container traffic
Dubai
Revenues grew by 22.2% in the first half of 2025
In the quarter April-June the volume of rolling stock transported by Höegh Autoliners increased by +9.0%
Oslo
Sharp increase (+46.6%) of vehicles from Asia
South Korea's HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering acquires Vietnam's Doosan Enerbility
Seongnam
It manages an industrial area with its own port facility
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras grew by 6.6% in July
Algeciras
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -2.9% was recorded
In July, the port of Valencia handled 488,000 containers (+6.7%)
Valencia
Increase driven by growth in empty containers
Salvini has appointed Annalisa Tardino as extraordinary commissioner of the Western Sicilian Sea Port Authority.
Rome/Palermo
The President of the Sicilian Region announces the appeal against the provision
The materials dredged in the ports of La Spezia and Carrara will be used for the construction of the new breakwater in Genoa.
Genoa/La Spezia
Agreement between the two Ligurian Port System Authorities
X-Press Feeders denounces authorities' failure to acknowledge responsibility in the X-Press Pearl accident
Singapore
According to the company, the Supreme Court ruling ignores international maritime law
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -6.5% in July
Hong Kong
A decline of -3.7% was recorded in the first seven months of 2025
Cargo traffic in Russian ports remained stable in July
St. Petersburg
In the first seven months of 2025, loads decreased by -4.6%
In July, the Port of Singapore set a new all-time record for monthly container traffic with 3.9 million TEUs.
Singapore
In terms of weight, containerized cargo decreased by -3.6%
Compensation to be paid by the Civitavecchia Port Authority in the Fincosit case has been set at €1.5 million.
Civitavecchia
Latrofa: The ruling allows the release of set-aside sums that have frozen the budget for years.
Germany's HHLA posts record quarterly revenue
Hamburg
In the second quarter, the group's port terminals handled 3.2 million containers (+7.9%)
In the first half of 2025, CK Hutchison's port terminals handled 44 million containers (+4.0%)
Hong Kong
In the quarter April-June the Wallenius Wilhelmsen fleet transported 14.8 million cubic meters of rolling stock (-0.5%)
Lysaker
Revenues down by -0.7%
In the second quarter, Montenegro's ports handled 670 thousand tons of goods (+0.6%)
Podgorica
Volumes with Italy amounted to 154 thousand tons (+53.1%)
With the arrival of the first container ship, the testing of operational procedures at the Rijeka Gateway begins.
The Hague
The first commercial ship is expected on September 12th
A proposal to bring the port of Taranto back onto global container routes? Start a discussion table.
Taranto
Meeting on the status of freight traffic
Port of Ancona: Tender for demolition of fire-damaged Tubimar warehouses
Ancona
The expected duration of the works is four and a half months
Merger of the German MACS and Hugo Stinnes, both active in the MPP vessel segment
Hamburg/Rostock
Stinnes headquarters in Rostock to close by December 31
A.SPE.DO, operationalizing the Smart Terminal to increase the competitiveness of the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
In the second quarter, freight traffic in Albanian ports grew by +2.9%
Tirana
There were 331 thousand passengers (+13.6%)
ING loans to Premuda for over 100 million dollars
Milan
Funds for the management buyout and the purchase of two product tankers
Sallaum Lines has taken delivery of the first of six Ocean-class dual-fuel PCTCs
Rotterdam
The ship was completed four months ahead of schedule
First meeting of the new Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Genoa
Several measures approved, including those for CULMV and CULP staff
Euroports to operate a new liquid bulk terminal in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It is expected to become operational in 2026
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.6%
Ravenna
Growth of 0.6% was recorded in June. An increase of 4.8% is expected in July.
OsserMare presents five reports on the marine economy
Rome
They focus on a specific sector supply chain or aspect of it
Port of Naples: Road haulage operations resume
Naples
Resolution meeting between institutions, operators and trade associations
ICTSI again reports record quarterly financial and operating results
Manila
Global Ship Lease Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Athens
In the April-June period, net profit was 95.4 million dollars (+8.4%)
Vard receives new order from North Star for two hybrid SOVs
Trieste
Contract worth between 100 and 200 million euros
The Panama Shipping Registry will no longer accept the registration of oil tankers and bulk carriers over 15 years old.
Panama
Measure to counter the use of the shadow fleet
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly revenue
Athens
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 130.9 million (-7.3%)
New customs fast corridor between the port of La Spezia and Interporto Padova
Padua
It adds to the other three already active on the same route
ICTSI to operate Indonesia's Batu Ampar Container Terminal
Manila
It is located on Batam Island
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
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Oman to build Middle East's first green ship recycling hub
(Muscat Daily)
EU mulls 10-year tax holiday for jet and shipping fuels, draft shows
(Reuters)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Pino Musolino has been appointed CEO of the Alilauro shipping company.
Naples
He replaces the resigning Eliseo Cuccaro
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
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