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October 23, 2020
Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2020
  • Gulf of Guinea emerges as piracy hotspot
  • Ministry of Shipping amends Right of First Refusal licencing conditions to boost shipbuilding in India
  • ZIM offers new service to the UAE
  • Export of oilmeals shows marginal growth
  • To export, India needs to import: Raghuram Rajan
  • Belgian & Dutch inland ports plan to establish single shore-based power system
  • Cessation of Force Majeure at Mundra & Tuna
  • HAROPA - Port of Le Havre joins the 'Getting to Zero Coalition' to help decarbonise maritime transport
  • JNPT concludes 'Swachhta Pakhwada' with pledge to keep the port clean & green
  • Port Congestion Surcharge at Southampton
  • Rotterdam port throughput in first three quarters down
  • TT Club focuses on temperature-controlled cargo losses
  • Unavailability of containers for exports highlighted at meeting with Commerce Ministry
  • FM hints at another round of economic stimulus
  • Frail recovery in global trade projected to continue in fourth quarter
  • India eyes trade talks with Taiwan to achieve investment goals
  • ICC's revised Rules of Arbitration to enter into force in Jan. 2021

International Transport Journalweb site
  • "We bet on the right horse"
  • Canadian railway wins transport order
  • How did Group 7 flatten the curve?
  • New transport avenue to Australia's Central West
  • Toyota's second recognition for 'control tower'
  • EU funding for Swedish and Finnish ports
  • Partners for the prototype of a further A321 P2F
  • UPM finds operator for rail line in Uruguay
  • Efficient logistics in Central Germany
  • Seasonal REX service is back
  • Five year contract for Unipart
  • Supporting health programmes beyond Covid-19
  • G. Leclerc: all relevant information at a glace
  • Norwegian ferry company looking for new CEO
  • Prologis' balance sheet in 19 countries
  • K Line and NYK set LNG landmark
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • "Hard" October at US customs

The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2020
  • Air freight rates on the up again, driven by more demand for less capacity
  • US roads and railways humming with more freight on the move at last
  • Vaccine charter flights: carriers get set to chase a slice of the Covid cake
  • Reduce minimum trucker age to help young jobless and ease driver shortages
  • Bangladesh authorities agree cost-saving round-trip container use
  • Dangerous goods may have caused Maersk Honam blaze
  • Snapshot: Parade of the bulls

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2020
  • Great Lakes Dredge to move corporate headquarters to Houston
    America's largest provider of dredging services, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. (NASDAQ: GLDD), is moving its corporate headquarters from Oak Brook, Ill., to Houston. The company says that the move puts
  • Design for 22,000 cu.m liquefied hydrogen carrier gets AIP
    Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, Hyundai Glovis, the Liberian Registry, the Korean Register and their partners have successfully developed what they say is the world's first large size and commercially viable liquified hydrogen
  • North Carolina Ferry System gains Marine Highway designation
    In a first for the state, the North Carolina Ferry System (NCFS) has been designated as a Marine Highway Project. Issued as part of the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) America's Marine Highway
  • ABB delivers shore connection technology for high speed Viking Line ferry
    ABB Marine & Ports shore connection technology is ensuring that calls by the passenger ferry Viking XPRS at Estonia's Port of Tallinn are made quietly, efficiently and emissions-free The ferry, built in
  • VIDEO: New U.K. polar research ship starts sea trials
    The U.K.'s most advanced polar research ship - RRS Sir David Attenborough - yesterday left the Cammell Laird shipyard for two weeks of technical sea trials. In November, the shipyard is set
  • Bollinger delivers first of six FRCs destined for operations in Bahrain
    Despite build challenges that included the pandemic and six named storms, Bollinger Shipyards LLC, Lockport, La., today delivered the USCGC Charles Moulthrope to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Fla. It
  • Gulf Island Shipyard to expand labor force
    Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI) plans to expand the workforce at its Houma, La., Gulf Island Shipyards division. According to an announcement by Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and Gulf Island
  • Owner of unseaworthy tugboat fined for "vile behavior"
    The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) reports that Anthony Roy Wolfe, the owner of MV Wallaroo-an unseaworthy, ex-navy tug boat-was convicted of hindering a Commonwealth public official in Cairns Magistrate Court on
  • BL Duke River Terminal prepares for Illinois Waterway reopening
    The BL Duke River Terminal, a division of BL Duke, is planning to resume normally scheduled business as repairs to the Illinois Waterway near completion. Northbound traffic from the Port of New

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2020
  • V.Group expands Costamare relationship to 41 vessels
    Shanghai Costamare Management will be integrated into V.Group's Shanghai office as part of the move
  • A shift to better maintenance is accelerating
    Shipowners are looking at methods of ensuring asset availability and exploring predictive maintenance for future use. They may find old...
  • P&I pool claims hit record $300m at halfway mark
    Ratings agency predicts rate hikes at most clubs, as mutuals feel double whammy squeeze from string of big casualties and...
  • US to consider regional emissions regime for shipping
    A bill backed by the Democrats would establish an emissions reporting regime in the US as well as impose vessel...
  • Complex reefer supply chain 'suffers from miscommunication'
    Cargo claims for losses in the temperature-controlled supply chain are increasing. The majority of the incidents could be remedied by...
  • Steamship Mutual levies 5% general rate hike
    'International Group Pool claims are notably higher than in any previous year after six months, and the club's projected contributions...
  • Bulker deals market remains buoyant
    Safe Bulkers expects the kamsarmax to be delivered from its Japanese yard in the first half of 2022, while Scorpio...
  • Shortage of empties pushing up container costs
    High levels of exports from China and fewer imports have led to an imbalance in container equipment. Shippers are now...
  • Queensland tests crew linked to New Zealand infection
    The 2009-built, Liberia flagged Sofrana Surville had travelled from Papua New Guinea to New Zealand, where eight crew from the...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Marshall Islands adds voice to IMO decarbonisation backlash | DNK to return entire decade's premiums | Yard...
  • Filipino seafarers test positive for coronavirus in China
    The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, which claims the seafarers had tested negative before their departure, said Chinese officials had expressed...
  • Australian state threatens to turn away vessels with infected crew
    Shipping groups said Western Australia should work on safe crew change protocols instead of turning ships away after the state's...
  • Cosco unit to finance 10 pulp carriers for sister company
    Vessels were originally ordered by Cosco Shipping Specialized as part of its fleet expansion plan backed by long-term COAs. It...
  • US west coast ports boosted by retail sales demand
    The import figures reflect US retail sales growth, which accelerated in September. Retail sales increased 1.9% last month, the most...
  • Japan starts ship-to-ship LNG bunkering
    The LNG bunkering operation is backed by a joint venture comprising Toyota, JERA, NYK and K Line. The new LNG...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2020
  • New Savannah distribution centers to drive medical, e-commerce volumes
  • India's cabotage policy change fails to lift direct carrier loadings
  • Chassis shortage in LA-LB likely to persist into 2021
  • Market uncertainty clouds Asia-Europe contract talks
  • Parade taps two software startups to access small carrier capacity
  • TradeLens expands system integration partnership with Youred

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2020
  • Major Greek owners divided over how emission rules affect shipping outlook
    Petros Pappas embraces decarbonisation regulations, while Evangelos Marinakis and George Procopiou express worries over the lack of clarity
  • Scorpio done with bulkers by end of March?
    Owner continuing breakneck pace with sale of eighth unit and may be exiting sector far more quickly than most had assumed
  • Carnival free to start sailing in US waters again in December
    The New York-listed owner plans to offer cruises from two Florida ports
  • Columbia Shipmanagement makes Italian play in hook-up with Premuda
    New 28-ship management company targets third-party business with existing players
  • ARC's nine-figure US government contract in jeopardy
    US government watchdog sides with challengers over big military relocation contract
  • New-generation shipowners say regulatory 'mess' is killing traditional shipping
    Greek shipping's younger generation feel they are working in a different industry to the one their forebears knew
  • Shipping needs to redouble its efforts to attract female seafarers
    Just 10% of the students attending Greek maritime academies are women
  • Danske Bank names top Scandinavian shipowners for ESG
    Winners include Flex LNG, Hafnia, BW LPG, Norden and Belships
  • Cleaves concerned for shareholders after Scorpio's 'discount' bulker sales
    Spate of disposals to fund wind turbine vessel move viewed as unfavourable for dry bulk investors
  • Newcomer challenging Pangaea Logistics for VesselIndex 'outperform' crown
    Dry owners overall had a strong first half to 2020 compared to market indices, but will it hold in a recovering market?
  • Maritime is 'best-kept secret' for women, says industry veteran
    The sector needs to reach out to students in school if it wants to attract more women, says WISTA's Anna Silva
  • Women 'flat out discouraged' from shipping careers, says Celebrity CEO
    Lisa Lutoff-Perlo has not always felt welcome in male-dominated cruise sector
  • Maritime is 'best-kept secret', says industry veteran
    The sector needs to reach out to students in school if it wants to attract more women, says WISTA's Anna Silva
  • Another setback for Hurtigruten as it cancels Antarctic expeditions
    Covid-19 pandemic has hit passenger volumes and made travel restrictions fast-changing and unpredictable
  • Zim makes history with service to the United Arab Emirates
    Israeli carrier will initiate first connection to the Arab state in company's 75-year history
  • Rotterdam launches bunker licensing scheme to protect shipowners
    Europe's top bunkering hub seeks to ensure the quality of fuel supply
  • Rates for modern LNG carriers break past $100,000 per day mark
    Winter market finally kicks on back of higher prices and demand pull from Asia
  • Danske Bank names top shipowners for environmental, social and corporate governance
    Winners include Flex LNG, Hafnia, BW LPG, Norden and Belships
  • PGS set to go to court to enforce $1.2bn debt deal
    Seismic survey vessel owner still trying to win over rebel banks, but legal action looks likely
  • Steamship Mutual becomes first P&I club to announce general increase
    London-based insurer is the first to show its hand on premium increases for the upcoming policy renewal
  • Shipowners can play coronavirus card on EU's new hazardous materials rules
    Europe is giving shipowners six-months' relief from the new Inventory of Hazardous Materialseur regulation
  • DNB's shipping book shrinks $170m as offshore remains a problem
    Overall impairments down at Norwegian lender as shipping prospects improve however
  • ADS Crude Carriers has a decision to make after selling last VLCC
    Oslo-listed company promises strategy update after disposing of all three of its veteran vessels in a matter of weeks
  • Employers and unions set up Manila quarantine safe houses for seafarers
    Hundreds of seafarers to be housed in hotels in mass Covid-19 testing scheme help to relieve stranded crew
  • Libra's 'Game of Thrones' battle with Nord/LB over $84m boxship loans
    Dispute over financing of seven vessels ends up in New York court
  • Greek shipping looking to turn crisis into opportunity
    Greek owners are showing the quick reflexes it takes to navigate opaque shipping markets in a time of Covid-19 and new environmental standards
  • Singapore investigators fail to determine cause of Maersk Honam casualty
    Accident investigation into 2018 fire said it was likely caused by fire in number three cargo hold
  • Tata NYK supramax saves the day for six Indonesian seafarers
    Vigilant lookout spots castaway crew adrift for two days in the Berau Strait
  • Western Australia tightens rules for seafarers in face of Covid-19 spike
    State premier says all crew coming off ships will have to undergo two weeks of quarantine in a state-run hotel
  • Bevy of bulkers change hands as prices threaten to cool
    Sincere Navigation, Oldendorff Carriers, Doun Kisen, NS United and Nissen Kaiun cash in on capesizes ahead of expected value declines
  • Project Apollo tempts yards with large tanker haul
    Latest mystery enquiry lands with shipbuilders, but who is behind it?
  • Nissen Kaiun poised for MR tanker expansion with $140m HMD order
    Japanese shipowner books first order at South Korean yard since inking 11 containerships in 2018

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2020
  • Georgia Ports Authority scores record September
    State officials were among the guests cheering for the ports' fiscal-year successes.
  • American Airlines gets Q3 boost from cargo as yields pop
    American Airlines achieved a $77 million quarter-over-quarter gain in cargo revenue thanks to stepped-up cargo operations and favorable market rates.
  • Port Houston optimistic volume rebound underway
    ZIM and 2M increase capacity of vessels calling Texas.
  • Alaska Air takes $399 million Q3 loss, but reduces cash burn
    Alaska Airlines is slowly improving its financial outlook month by month, but it still lost about $400 million in the third quarter.
  • Cathay Pacific shutdown of Dragon brand cuts intra-Asia cargo capacity
    Cathay Pacific is having trouble remaining a viable airline with just a trickle of passenger business due to the coronavirus. It's taking drastic measures.
  • Southwest Airlines records $1.2B Q3 loss
    COVID-19 keeps bookings soft, planes parked during quarter.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2020
  • OIL FUTURES: Energy climbs on stimulus hopes, better US jobs data
    Oil futures settled higher Oct. 22 amid fresh hopes for passage of a US stimulus bill and stronger-than-expected jobs data.
  • TENDER DATA: India's HPCL offers HSFO for Nov. 5-7 from Visakhapatnam
    HPCL is an occasional seller of HSFO via spot tenders, according to market sources.
  • Singapore Nov ex-wharf marine fuel term contracts settled higher as demand picks up
    Singapore's ex-wharf term contracts for November-loading 0.5% sulfur marine fuel were heard settled at a premium of $5.00-5.50/mt over the FOB Singapore Marine Fuel 0.5% cargo assessment, higher than the contract settlements of a $4.00-4.25/mt premium for October-loading contracts, sources said Oct 22.
  • TENDER DATA: Bangladesh's BPC buys HSFO, LSFO for H1 2021
    The low sulfur fuel oil purchases are in line with the government's aim of importing cleaner gasoil and marine fuel. The country earlier relied on imported 180 CST fuel oil with a sulfur content of 3.5% and is now importing the grade only for power generation.
  • Port of Rotterdam to introduce bunker license scheme from February 2021
    The European bunkering hub of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, will apply a bunker supplier license scheme from February 2021, according to a document on the port authority's website.
  • RUSSIA DATA: September fuel oil exports fall 5.1% on year to 2.454 mil mt
    **Fuel oil exports down 3.7% on month **Domestic deliveries down 28% on year at 667,778 mt
  • Bunker buying habits exposed as ULSFO prices at parity with MGO
    **MGO remains winner for ECA-complaint fuel option **Refinery run cuts limit blend components to make ULSFO **ULSFO demand remains persistent despite higher prices
  • Listen: Crude throughput hindered on reduced refinery runs
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude climbs on hopes of US stimulus, OPEC+ quota cuts
    Market sources were optimistic the OPEC+ alliance will reconsider its scheduled increase of almost 2 million b/d in oil production.
  • Pakistan's PSO keeps year-end fuel oil, LNG demand after end-Oct HSFO tender 'unawarded'
    PSO issued the tenders seeking a total 585,000 mt of HSFO and 220,000 mt of LSFO in the first week of October.
  • Singapore-China 380 CST HSFO arbitrage trade opens on higher SHFE prices
    "Not all of the HSFO is going into the bunker fuel market, some are not marine fuel specifications, and could be used for blending," a source said.
  • MAN Energy Solutions to lead Danish group to make ammonia-fueled ship engine
    Hydrogen and ammonia are the leading candidates to meet cleaner fuel goals, De Stoop said.
  • Americas bunker market adapting well to IMO 2020; COVID-19 still a factor: conference
    Sellers and suppliers have been "focused on quality" and use certificates of quality during their transactions, Coyne said.

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The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
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
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
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
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
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
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
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
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
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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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