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September 9, 2020
Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
  • Maersk celebrates 30 years in India
  • ONE India goes live for direct e-DO on PCS 1x for Nhava Sheva
  • Sri Lanka updates procedure for seafarers arriving from India
  • All-India roll-out of Faceless Assessment
  • Chairman shares insights on role of JNPT & the port sector in strengthening logistics for positioning India in the global supply chain
  • Expeditious development of Dedicated Freight Corridors being pursued
  • Freight movement by rail seeing surge
  • Global air cargo demand stable in July
  • SpiceJet operates first-ever long-haul cargo flights from Delhi to Frankfurt & Amsterdam to Mumbai
  • Truck sales unlikely to see any significant improvement this fiscal: Report
  • DGTR recommends anti-dumping duty on acrylic fibre imported from EU, Belarus, Ukraine, Peru
  • FTCCI Business Facilitation Centre inaugurated at GMR Air Cargo Terminal in Hyderabad
  • Kerala's shrimp production suffers loss due to pandemic: CIBA
  • TPT South Africa partners with TCS for pioneering logistics supply chain transformation

International Transport Journalweb site
  • 120 m long trailer combinations cross the desert
  • From Istanbul to London, and between IST and ISL
  • Another service to connect China and France
  • TPT partners with TCS in South Africa
  • Ten more years for Cargologic and Champ
  • Arkadiy Korosteljov elected president of Fesco
  • Opening an office in the kingdom
  • Southwest British airport is "cargo ready"
  • First fully digital transit between Asia and Europe
  • HB Commercial sets up remanufacturing facility
  • ASQS expands in Canada
  • Maersk digests KHG
  • LGV Training welcomes four Volvo FLs
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Ceva Logistics implements Cargo Wise technology
  • Letmeship hires new COO
  • All cargo services in Southern Africa
  • Remote maritime surveys extended

The Loadstarweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
  • Demand puts pressure on Maersk Spot, but ocean-rail service now permanent
  • Revenue-hit low-cost carriers are turning to 'passenger-freighter' action
  • Second quarter best since 2010, as container shipping sees $2.7bn profit
  • Number-one fear for UK post-Brexit trading is supply chain delays
  • Already-stretched Australian supply chains hit by container park congestion
  • New greener car carrier Oceanbird really has the wind in its sails
  • New Alitalia set for take-off as EU approves €200m bailout
  • Apples the core product as China sees fruit exports soar
  • On the wires: Ocean & air freight recap - Expeditors out of favour at UBS...

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
  • Manson wins $26.4 million Plaquemines dredging contract
    Manson Construction, Seattle, Wash., has been awarded a $26,493,750 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Plaquemines, La., with an
  • CLIA releases 2020 cruise industry environmental technologies and practices report
    The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) today released the latest Global Cruise Industry Environmental Technologies and Practices Report produced by Oxford Economics. The report highlights the progress that CLIA oceangoing cruise line
  • Huntington Ingalls makes legal team appointments
    Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) has made two new appointments within its law department. Jeffrey Bauer was recently promoted to corporate vice president of litigation and investigations, while Paul C. Harris
  • DFDS climate plan includes AI on the bridge, methanol injection in four strokes
    Copenhagen-headquartered freight and passenger ferry operator DFDS has released details of its climate plan for the next ten years. Longer term, DFDS aims to be climate neutral by 2050. Meantime, its short-term
  • Swedish tanker becomes first foreign-flag ship to bunker LNG in U.S.
    Fure Ven, a dual-fueled vessel owned and operated by Furetank of Donsö, Sweden, has become become the first non-U.S. flagged vessel to bunker LNG in the United States, using LNG sourced by
  • MSC to install Jotun Hull Skater on 14,000 TEU containership
    Hull coatings specialist Jotun, Sandefjord, Norway, has signed a contract with MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) that is its first in the containership sector for its ground-breaking Jotun Hull Skating Solutions (HSS), introduced

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
  • Panama focuses on course deviation before Wakashio grounding
    Panama Maritime Authority's preliminary investigation into the grounding of the bulker vessel Wakashio off Mauritius says it deviated from its...
  • UK changes shipping minister in government mini-reshuffle
    Government reshuffles junior ministerial ranks, with Witney MP Robert Courts replacing Kelly Tolhurst at the Department for Transport, although it...
  • Sediment levels in off-spec fuels cause concerns
    Off-spec fuel shares in 0.5% fuels have declined in recent months. At the same time, cases of severe impact, such...
  • Box lines urged to drop low-sulphur fuel fee
    Freight association accuses carriers of increasing the number of surcharges and fees, often with no real explanation or justification
  • From the News Desk: US extends sanctions as Iran ups the stakes
    Crude oil exports from Venezuela have plummeted since the imposition of new US sanctions guidance and new Lloyd's List Intelligence...
  • Greek owners call for EU relief for shipping
    Shipping companies are 'beating heart' of broader European maritime cluster, say Greeks, but need ship finance options from within the...
  • Industry commitment is slowly solving crewing crisis
    V.Group has taken over a 160-room hotel in Manila to provide an isolation facility for seafarers; shipowners have diverted vessels...
  • Maritime charity says legal duty to assist craft in peril is being ignored
    'We have evidence of failures by commercial vessels to stop and rescue at sea, despite maritime law norms. It is...
  • Investment funds must cast net wider for terminal deals
    Partnering with existing operators can bring benefits to both investment funds and terminal operators wishing to expand
  • Ports can help ease supply chain shocks
    Maritime supply chains face a tough choice between globalisation and nearshoring but freeports could provide a middle path
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: The road to decarbonisation
    Listen to the first of three special edition podcasts produced in association with DNV GL examining the tectonic shift shaping...
  • No end in sight of tanker earnings pressure, says BIMCO
    For the full-year, tanker owners will probably end up in the black, thanks to record-high earnings seen during a frenzy...
  • Two kidnapped after vessel boarded off Lagos
    An unknown number of pirates has boarded the Seatrade reefer ship Water Phoenix, taking two of its 18 crew hostage...
  • HMM and Samsung Heavy to develop smart ship technologies
    HMM has already adopted the shipbuilder's smart ship solution on five of its supersized containerships delivered this year as part...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: IMO urged to intervene as Maersk Etienne impasse deepens | Shipping and the law on rescuing migrants |...
  • Maersk firms up Asia-Europe ocean-rail service
    Danish carrier says the intermodal product has drawn increasing interest from shippers looking for faster transit times compared with ocean-only...
  • Fire reignites on VLCC off Sri Lanka
    The Sri Lankan Navy confirms the fire has reignited on the vessel New Diamond amid high winds. The vessel is about...
  • Mitsubishi says scrubber retrofit schedule remains on track
    Travel bans and social distancing measures have constrained shipyard operations but appear not to have held back Mitsubishi from delivering...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
  • Summer surge shows in US August imports from Asia
  • CEVA to use CargoWise to unify global operations
  • Logistics industry squares up to COVID-19 vaccine challenge
  • Uber Freight moves into SaaS territory
  • Terminal 49 targets logistics startups with visibility API
  • Exporter-focused software startup lands funding round
  • Asia-Europe trade records first volume growth of 2020

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
  • Companies jostle to own miner Anglo American's $600m LNG-fuelled bulker newbuildings
  • IMO makes another push for crew changes ahead of UN General Assembly
  • D'Amico, Eastmed sell ageing product tankers
  • Robert Courts becomes UK's second shipping minister in seven months
  • New Diamond spills diesel oil as flames on board refuse to die down
  • Diana Shipping newcastlemax fixture beats slumping market
  • Investors returning from the beach, but will they notice shipping stocks?
  • Scorpio wipes out $52.4m in debt as it reloads buy-back programme with $250m
  • Polaris Shipping VLOC duo for scrap as demolition drive continues
  • Photos show last moments of Gulf Livestock 1 as water pours in
  • Stena Bulk charters suezmax quartet, boosting tanker pool with Sonangol
  • Crew change crisis a 'ticking time bomb' for food and drink supplies to UK
  • Maran Gas Maritime's first female captain makes Rising Star finals
  • OSM takes over management of GC Rieber offshore fleet
  • Trafigura continues VLCC chartering spree amid floating storage talk
  • Saudi Aramco unit launches hunt to charter up to six chemical tanker newbuildings
  • Crewman missing after explosion tears open Vietnamese tanker
  • CMB's hydrogen unit emerges as Belgian owner's 'profitable' fourth pillar
  • Italian shipowners hail $100m state aid as 'important first step'
  • Lower finance costs push Navig8 Chemical Tankers into the black
  • Tomini 'mutiny' master fights for future after flag state withdraws permits
  • Captain and crewman reported kidnapped from Seatrade reefer
  • Hartmann warns 'time is tight' to meet IMO targets
  • Fourth death strikes Japan's shipyard sector, raising safety concerns
  • Militia 'intimidates' cargoship crew by firing live rounds in Libyan port
  • Vietnamese connection expected as Minerva sells aframaxes
  • Former Maersk man rises to the climate challenge for StormGeo
  • Iran tests US resolve as tanker trio 'heads to Venezuela'
  • VLCC newbuilding prices at lowest mark for more than 30 years
  • Swedish tanker debuts as first foreign-flagged ship to bunker LNG in US
  • South Africa study into open-loop scrubbers delayed by Covid-19
  • Singapore approves liner consortia exemption until end of 2021
  • UOB dumps Keppel in favour of Yangzijiang among its Alpha Picks

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
  • Shipping suffers wave of spills, fires, collisions and lives lost
    After decades of safety improvements, a deadly stretch of casualties for ocean shipping.
  • Career Tracks: Air, land and sea
    ArcBest, Crane Worldwide, Fullen Dock & Warehouse, Grupo TMM, Premier Manufacturing, Southeastern Freight and United Airlines announce promotions and hires.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
  • IOC chartered fully laden VLCC again on fire; Navy, Coast Guard in salvage operations
    "The fire had been doused on Sunday but reignited last evening," the Indian Navy spokesperson said over the phone.
  • Maersk hikes rates on Asia, Middle East to US, Canada routes
    Prices for twenty-foot equivalent unit containers have been increased by $300 per unit, while forty-foot equivalent unit containers have risen by $400 per unit, the company said Sept. 7.
  • Major container lines void 29 sailings in Oct-Nov in anticipation of weak demand
    Major container shipping lines have announced a host of blank sailings in October and November on the Asia-to-US, Asia-to-Europe and Intra-Asia trade lanes in anticipation of weaker demand in the fourth quarter on account of China's seven-day Golden Week holiday in October.
  • August containers volume at 12 major Indian ports down 13% on year
    Container volumes in August at 12 major ports in India fell 13.4% year on year to 763,000 twenty-foot-equivalent unit, which was 2% higher month on month, Indian Ports Association data showed, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
  • European HSFO values near 2019 prices, bucking expectations
    The spread between physical prices for 3.5%S FOB Rotterdam barges in 2019 and 2020 reached as close as $4/mt year on year on Sept. 1, assessed at $257/mt, before the spread widened again.
  • Bunker barge avails tight in west Japan, Korea as port operations resume after Typhoon Haishen
    Typhoon Haishen, described as "large," struck the Korean Peninsula on Sept.7, moving north at 50 km/hour having passed through Japan's Kyushu region, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
  • US crude stocks expected lower as USGC recovers from Laura
    US crude oil inventories likely edged lower in the week ended Sept. 4 as refinery demand picked up following Hurricane Laura, an S&P Global Platts analysis showed Sept. 8.
  • Global oil demand, GHG emissions may already have peaked: DNV GL
    Global oil demand may have peaked in 2019 ahead of COVID-19, but the world is nowhere near being on track to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius, consultancy DNV GL said in its fourth annual Energy Transition report Sept. 8.
  • OIL FUTURES: WTI falls 8% as demand outlook dims amid COVID spread
    The energy complex settled sharply lower Sept. 8 amid a focus on demand growth concerns fostered by the continued global spread of COVID-19.
  • Ocean Network Express blanks five trans-Pacific sailings in August-September
    The company has also voided four sailings at Mundra and Nhava Sheva port in India due to delay in West and Sout.h African ports
  • China's Zhoushan port supplies 420,000 mt bonded bunker fuels in Aug, up 57% on year
    The sharp rise in volume was due to the competitive bunker price at Zhoushan compared with Singapore and South Korea.
  • Taiwan flips into net LSFO importer in Q3 on low margins, plant shutdown
    Taiwan will likely export less than 30,000 mt of LSFO cargoes and import 160,000 mt of LSFO in Q3, sources said.
  • Jacksonville hosts first LNG bunkering operation of foreign vessel in the US
    The operation was for the Fure Ven, a duel-fuelled vessel owned and operated by Swedish shipping company Furetank.
  • External: Global Risk Management
  • Q2 container volumes fall 13% on year; recovery likely in Q3: CMA CGM
    Going ahead, the third quarter results should mark a new improvement, the carrier said.
  • VLCC owners set to mull slow steaming to cut costs as crude haulage demand remains weak
    "It's been a summer with a chronic lack of demand for crude slowly chipping away at tanker earnings," Farnleys said.
  • Singapore aspires to be key LNG bunkering port through strict standards: minister
    "We are working to make Singapore an attractive and trusted location for LNG bunkering," Chan said.
  • Methanol bunkering to aid shipping's decarbonization ambitions: industry experts
    The discussion has now pivoted to decarbonization, with methanol potentially set to play a bigger role, Raitt said.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
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 "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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