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September 25, 2020
Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
  • Major transformation seen in rate conditions in transpacific container shipping
  • MSC named 'Carrier of the Year'
  • Exports gaining momentum & showing signs of speedy recovery: Maersk's India Trade Update
  • Import duty of 5 pc on Open Cells used in TV manufacturing from October 1
  • Boudewijn Siemons appointed new COO of Port of Rotterdam Authority
  • Scale of Rates indexation at Tuticorin Port
  • SMP, Kolkata driving digital transformation across verticals to improve operational efficiency, productivity
  • Allcargo takes big strides to enhance growth across Africa
  • TIR seen helping improve trade between India, Central Asia & CIS countries
  • India's Global Economic Freedom Index 2020 rank down
  • Bengal Chamber holds informative webinar on digitisation being the New Normal in end-to-end maritime logistics
  • Government implementing schemes to provide financial assistance for setting up cold storages throughout the country
  • Majority of employees prefer to continue working from home, shows survey

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Top gear to the future
  • CMA CGM flying high
  • Train service Scandinavia - China launched
  • Less turnover, more profits
  • Etihad promotes Martin Drew to MD Cargo
  • Spanish perishables now arrive in UK by rail
  • CIIE-themed B777-300 congratulates Beijing Daxing
  • World trade keeps coming back
  • Joint project between Busan and Barcelona
  • 1,111th locomotive rolls off the assembly line
  • Remote pharma re-certfication of SAS Cargo
  • Swissport launches pharmaceuticals label
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Shippeo and Redspher sign partnership
  • On the move again
  • Assisting in delicate and emotional air shipment
  • Crowned winner of the Cilt award 2020
  • More traffic on the Great Lakes

The Loadstarweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
  • Airline alliances a shadow of their former selves, but cargo flies
  • Charter market still soaring, with 'owners seeing dollar signs now'
  • UK government KAPs it all with its plan to solve post-Brexit truck queues
  • CMA CGM breaks into air freight with 30% stake in French airline group
  • 'Re-commerce' a new opportunity as supply chains struggle with online returns
  • US shippers feel the pain as rail and road freight rates soar
  • M&A radar: Lineage Logistics - bite-sized acquisition strategy leaves its mark
  • Rail freight specialist Ian Wilson to lead intermodal development team at Forth Ports
  • Market insight: Coming soon: Ceva loads the C-suite with new exec from Hellmann

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
  • DNV GL: Fuel choice the essential decision in shipping decarbonization
    The just-released fourth edition of DNV GL's Maritime Forecast to 2050 identifies fuel choice as the essential decision facing shipping as it charts a path to decarbonization. And while there are many
  • Mackay Marine opens Cape Town sales and service center
    Raleigh, N.C., headquartered Mackay Marine reports the opening of its newest marine electronics sales and service center in Cape Town, South Africa, following the acquisition of Dynamic Marine Systems (DMS) (Pty) Ltd.
  • VIDEO: IMO Secretary-General calls for sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet
    In a World Maritime Day message today, International Maritime Organization Secretary-General Kitack Lim said that IMO's theme for 2020, "Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet," couldn't be more relevant now and for
  • LAD Services delivers walking spud dredge barge
    The Shearer Group Inc. (TSGI) reports that LAD Services of Louisiana has delivered a 200- by 60-foot walking spud dredge barge. LAD Services contracted TSGI to develop the design of the barge
  • ESS specialist offers "microgrid in a box" for easy vessel installation
    Vancouver, Canada, headquartered energy storage system (ESS) specialist Sterling PBES has launched the CanPower "microgrid in a box," designed to add energy storage to virtually any vessel, without the need for complex
  • Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker to retrofit Wärtsilä solutions
    Wärtsilä has won a contract for the delivery and integration engineering of two retractable thrusters and a dynamic positioning (DP) system for the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) icebreaker CCGS Amundsen. Wärtsilä was
  • Jet and automotive fuels now being used to blend marine fuels
    In a Marine Fuel Alert, the UK P&I Club warns that, reflecting the destruction of demand the aviation and automobile industries have suffered in the wake of the pandemic, it is widely

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
  • Floating storage at five-month low
    Since peaking at just over 307m barrels on 254 tankers in early July, volumes held in floating storage have eased...
  • Banks warn against shutting out shipping from green financing
    With an important part of shipping assets and activities unlikely to meet new green financing criteria, industry financiers warn against...
  • UN warned crewing crisis could involve 'a million' seafarers
    The International Chamber of Shipping, which estimates 400,000 seafarers are trapped at sea and the same number trapped on land...
  • Marine insurers must define 'just a glitch', IUMI told
    'It may be beneficial if the maritime industry puts more effort into reporting and finding the root causes, not only...
  • US crude exports to halve by second quarter of 2021
    US crude production and exports are now being closely watched amid faltering demand for land and transport fuels, which has...
  • Crunch time for shipping's green finance credentials
    Shipping's biggest lenders are due to open up their portfolios to disclose decarbonisation trajectories, while criteria for green shipping bonds...
  • Bicycles and baubles show extent of trade war impact
    Higher costs and the effects of the trade war see China lose some of its manufacturing base to neighbouring countries
  • MISC chief seeks niche targets to gain 'first-mover advantage'
    'Each asset in the segments in which we are active costs a lot of money, so we strive to match...
  • UK can lead shipping's green recovery - with the right support
    If the UK maritime sector is to gain a substantial share of a global blue economy set to be worth...
  • Peel Ports says Liverpool is solution to Dover's truck queues
    Peel Ports calls for cargoes to be shipped from ports nearer to traditional manufacturing and transport hubs to avoid supply...
  • NYK to book loss on bulker redeliveries amid uncertainties
    A better-than-expected performance by NYK's container shipping joint venture has helped to lift its earnings prospects
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Will pandemic lead to a maritime crime spike? | Singapore relaxes rules to assist crew changes |...
  • CMA CGM set to buy 30% stake in Dubreuil Group Aero
    The acquisition of the stake in the French private airline group will enable CMA CGM's expansion in the airfreight space
  • Zim launches reefer-focused China-Australia service
    The Israeli container line sees high demand and good opportunities in the reefer market and touts its new service as...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
  • As US truck capacity tightens, 'shippers of choice' first in line
  • Magaya buys Catapult to bolster quoting power for forwarders
  • Ro-ro carriers report modest bounceback after dismal first half
  • Asia-US West Coast spot rate eclipses $4,000 per FEU: Drewry index
  • Chipolbrok, Crane join forces to extend MPV/HL service to Japan
  • Jaxport secures final dredging funds to deepen to 47 feet

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
  • Supramaxes and handysizes see highest rates since November
    Four supramax bulkers were placed on fixtures on Thursday
  • Abandoned 'floating bomb' tanker creates oil spot in Red Sea
    The spill was reported to the UN Security Council by Saudi Arabia
  • Is insolvent Pullmantur coming back at a higher price?
    Spanish cruise brand, partly owned by Royal Caribbean Group, has posted on Facebook that it is trying to return to sailing
  • Capesize bulker market gets a shot in the arm from the Atlantic
    Stronger capesize rates help boost the Baltic Dry Index by 13%
  • Remote surveys are fashionable, but Idwal warns 'boots on deck' are irreplaceable
    Physical surveys can better overcome hardware, cultural and network connectivity issues, chief executive Nick Owens says
  • Brazil launches investigation into Hygo chief executive, putting IPO in jeopardy
    A series of search warrants executed in the South American country could end Hygo's bid to go public
  • World governments warned inaction on crew changes could have dire consequences
    Officials and industry leaders once again called for 'key worker' status for seafarers
  • Coronavirus seen as benign to shipping as supply crimp supports freight rates
    Environmental regulations expected to constrain newbuilding orders in the coming years
  • Tomini adds delayed kamsarmax and snaps up ultramax
    Dubai bulker owner expands its fleet again following Oslo listing earlier this year
  • Data drive: Shipfix thrives as bulker business moves into the cloud
    Aggregating platform's Antoine Grisay explains how the home-working boom has helped the start-up to attract bigger and bigger clients
  • Equinor and Rokke's Aker BP extend charter deals with Solstad
    Norwegian rival DOF also adds to contract backlog outside Europe
  • Tufton logs loss but will benefit from market rebound
    UK shipping investment fund confident that it is well placed for an eventual recovery, however
  • Insurers pay out $900m as car carrier claims soar
    Cargo, hull and salvage claims from car carrier casualties are becoming a major concern for insurers, with one particular loss running up an eye-watering bill
  • IMO discusses sustainability under the darkening cloud of crew crisis
    The problems of seafarers cannot be ignored on a day the IMO chose to discuss the environment
  • John Fredriksen loses $1.1bn in a year
    Shipping tycoon is still more than twice as rich Norway' second-richest person
  • Tufton says rest of 2020 not going to get easier as it logs loss
    UK shipping investment fund confident that it is well placed for an eventual recovery, however
  • NYK Line revises profit forecast upwards on the back of ONE performance
    Japanese outfit's liner business is improving but it will lose money by terminating capesize bulk charter contracts early
  • Another GP Global-chartered tanker threatened with arrest over cargo misdelivery allegations
    Troubled commodity trader and bunker supplier accused of telling ship to discharge the cargo to receivers who did not hold bills of lading
  • K Line adds $109m to profit forecast as boxship demand recovers
    Japanese owner was previously expecting a loss due to Covid-19 effects on its business
  • Zero-carbon fuel transition must start now to achieve 2050 goals
    Entire maritime community needs to get moving on less carbon-intense fuels if it is to meet the IMO's emissions targets, urges DNV GL maritime chief Knut Orbeck-Nilssen
  • Scorpio Tankers hits the road to sell 'big' bond issue
    Product carrier owner holding calls with investors as it looks to add to liquidity
  • Zhonggu Logistics targets boxship buys with $218m IPO cash
    Chinese container line looking to make the move on to the main board in Shanghai
  • United Nations head speaks out on crew change crisis
    Comments come ahead of an IMO presentation to UN urging governments to act on issue affecting 800,000 seafarers
  • Shipping seeks to count the cost of EU emissions trading
    More ambitious baseline may make meeting EU rules more difficult than IMO's targets.
  • CMA CGM looks beyond shipping after buying into French airline
    French line continues to diversify with new investment in Groupe Dubreuil Aero
  • India's Jalesh Cruises to resume cruising in November
    Mumbai-based operator throws free Covid-19 test into the cruise package
  • Seadrill dragged into Brazil's Operation Car Wash corruption probe
    Federal police serve Brazilian subsidiary with search and seizure warrant
  • Nakilat floats VLGC fleet for sale as it homes in on LNG
    Doha-based shipowning giant is also inviting offers on a small stake in an LNG carrier
  • Bangladesh set to get its first ever cruise operation
    South Asian nation gets major upgrade on passenger services to remote resort island.
  • Sargeant Marine will pay $16m after South American bribe schemes
    The Florida company bribed officials in Brazil, Ecuador and Venezuela

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
  • Port Houston: Bigger ships need wider channel
    Shipping channel widening is expected to begin next year.
  • Peak shipping season for air cargo heats up to full boil
    Good luck finding an available aircraft to haul your goods at a reasonable price for the next three months. Competition for airlift is fierce these...
  • Ocean carrier group seeks dray truckers' chassis complaint dismissal
    The Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association says the Federal Maritime Commission's jurisdiction does not apply to a domestic transport dispute with container-hauling truckers.
  • Japan Airlines sees future for drones
    JAL supports testing drone systems to safely and efficiently deliver essential goods to the country's health care network.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
  • High trans-Pacific container rates trigger spikes on other ex-Asia routes
    Strong demand and attractive rates for trans-Pacific routes have worsened the container shortage in Asia, leading to a domino effect on prices on other routes within Asia.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude oil lower as concerns over coronavirus, US growth weigh
    0636 GMT: Crude oil futures were lower in mid-afternoon trade Sept. 24, as coronavirus concerns and a negative economic forecast weighed on oil, but a US stock draw helped pare losses.
  • CRUDE MOC: Sour crude convergence emerges for first time in September
    A convergence cargo was declared on the Platts Market on Close assessment prices on Sept. 24, the first one seen this month.
  • FOB NWE butane coasters strongest in 4 months on market tightness
    FOB NWE butane seagoing coasters have strengthened to a four-month high as a percentage to naphtha on market tightness driven by short supply in Northwest Europe.
  • ARA diesel, gasoil stocks fall 5.5% on week to 2.787 mil mt: Insights Global
    Diesel and gasoil inventories in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp trading hub dropped from a 13-month high, slipping 5.5% week on week to 2.787 million mt as of Sept. 23, Insights Global data released Sept. 24 showed.
  • Asian butadiene hits 7-month high, boosts butadiene-naphtha spread to 5 1/2-month high
    The key CFR China butadiene marker was driven to a seven-month high at the Asian close on Sept. 23 by limited supply and healthy downstream demand, which swelled its spread to feedstock naphtha to a 5 1/2 month high, Platts data showed.
  • West African imports of ULSD at multi-year high in September: Kpler
    West African imports of ultra low sulfur diesel -- with maximum 15 ppm sulfur -- in September were expected to reach 484,000 mt, which would be the highest monthly volume in data going back to January 2017 and in which the average was 117,000 mt, according to commodity data company Kpler on Sept. 24.
  • OIL FUTURES: Gasoline cracks rise as crude, RBOB futures diverge
    Gasoline cracks rise in midday US trading Sept. 24 as RBOB futures climbed against an oil complex that otherwise lacked direction.
  • Singapore Oct ex-wharf marine fuel term contract indications higher on month on demand uptick
    "The market is still very volatile, so I am going to wait till the very end of the month to place a bid for October term," a Singapore-based bunker trader said.
  • Taiwan to skip LSFO exports in October amid lower production, weak margins
    "We are likely to skip [LSFO exports] in October as well. We are just focusing on meeting our domestic bunker demand for the time-being," a company source said.
  • S Korea delivered 0.5% marine fuel differential hits 5-month high on tight supply
    Korean refiners have reduced operating ratio due to bad gasoil cracks, resulting in a drop in fuel oil volumes, a source said.
  • August container volumes at China's ports up 7% on year amid firm demand
    Total container shipments at China's ports increased 1.3% on the month in August, data published by the Ministry of Transport showed.
  • Regulatory framework, flexibility key to navigating shipping decarbonization: DNV GL
    Fossil LNG gains a significant share until regulations tighten in 2030 or 2040 depending on the decarbonization pathway,it said.
  • Oil tanker arrivals mark restart of Libyan exports
    Sources said this tanker was chartered by Unipec, which has regularly lifted Libya's Sarir/Mesla crude.
  • Fujairah oil product stocks slip to near six-month low
    "Two suppliers left the Fujairah bunker market, which has reduced the competition," Mali said.

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In August, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +10.9%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
Federlogistica has established its own representation in the Iberian Peninsula
Genoa
It will support Italian entrepreneurs operating in Spain
Boluda acquires Royal Boskalis' towage and salvage operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Valencia
Transaction valued at $640 million
ESPO urges IMO States to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
The association also urges the EU Commission to align European standards
The Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal.
Los Angeles
Invitation to submit expressions of interest
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
Geneva
The most significant growth in PLSCI was recorded by the port of Savona-Vado Ligure (+53.7%)
ONE will not charge surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Singapore
They will be applied starting from October 14th
Fincantieri and Aeronautical Service sign agreement for the use of composite materials in the naval, civil, and military sectors.
Trieste
Genoa Port Terminal concession renewal approved until 2054
Genoa
The terminal's operating conditions have been redefined, bringing them back to the multipurpose function, in compliance with the ruling of the Council of State and the PRP
PSA Italia-Logtainer and Rail Hub Milano-Medlog have submitted offers to manage the Interporto Padova intermodal terminal.
Padua
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports increased by 4.5% last month.
Beijing
Containers amounted to 27.7 million TEUs (+6.8%)
The Netherlands is referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether to entrust seafarers or dock workers with the lashing operations on smaller container ships.
In the second quarter, container traffic handled by Eurokai terminals grew by +16.4%
Hamburg
Significant growth of 16.1% in Germany. In Italy (Contship), volumes increased by 5.2%.
China enacted regulation in response to US taxes on Chinese-owned and -built vessels
Beijing
The new rules include the possibility of introducing similar countermeasures
New attack on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
UKMTO announced that a fire broke out on a vessel hit by a shell
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ITS Costruttori, il corso di alta formazione per entrare nel mondo di Fincantieri
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Miami
The American cruise group announces a further strengthening of the growth trend in bookings
Marella Cruises sells Fincantieri slots for two new cruise ships to TUI Cruises.
Hannover/Trieste
With a gross tonnage of 160,000 tons, they will be larger than the units originally planned
GNV-Portitalia bridge agreement on lashing operations in the ports of Palermo and Termini Imerese
HMM will not introduce surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Seoul
The company will not modify scheduled services that stop in the United States
GATX Rail Europe signs sale-leaseback agreement with DB Cargo to purchase 6,000 railcars
Vienna
The transaction will be completed by the end of this year.
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
Bremen
Miscellaneous cargo is growing. Bulk cargo is declining.
India launches nearly $8 billion package to support its shipbuilding and maritime sectors
New Delhi
Shipyard production capacity expected to increase to 4.5 million gross tonnage per year
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in French ports fell by -0.4%.
Paris
Dry bulk and rolling bulk trades are declining. Container and liquid bulk trades are growing.
Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire UK's leading marina operator
Paris/London/New York
It will take over ownership from British private equity firm LDC
Royal Caribbean agrees with Meyer Turku to build Icon ships for a decade
Miami
Order confirmed for a fifth Icon cruise ship and option placed on a seventh unit of the same series
Maersk announces it will not apply surcharges for new US tariffs on Chinese vessels
Copenhagen
The company assures that it will not make any changes to its services
Cochin Shipyard and KSOE enter into strategic collaboration in shipbuilding sector
New Delhi
The creation of approximately two thousand direct jobs is expected
DHL will resume freight shipments from Germany to the United States for corporate customers.
Bonn
They had been suspended due to the removal in the USA of the "de minimis" threshold for goods with a value of less than 800 dollars.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Statement in Support of the IMO Net-Zero Framework
Ancona: Tax fraud in the shipbuilding sector
Ancona
Over €2.3 million in non-existent tax credits seized
CMA CGM buys British rail freight operator Freightliner
Birmingham
The transaction will be completed in early 2026
Containerized cargo at the port of Algeciras decreased by -9.4% last month
Algeciras
The 20-foot containers handled were 399 thousand (-0.7%)
Italferr participates in Europe's largest railway electrification contract
Rome
Activities within the Rail Baltica project
Freight traffic increased in the ports of Barcelona and Valencia in August
Barcelona/Valencia
In the first eight months of 2025, decreases of -1.6% and -0.3% respectively were recorded
In the June-August quarter, FedEx express courier revenues increased by +3.1%
Memphis
An average of 16.8 million express shipments were handled per day (+3.5%)
Breakthrough in the exploratory tunnel of the Brenner Base Tunnel
Milan/Rome
At 64 kilometers, it will be the longest underground railway connection in the world.
Tender launched for privatization of Croatian shipyard 3. MAJ Rijeka 1905
Zagreb
The starting bid is 6.66 million euros.
To decarbonize, shipping should join forces with other hard-to-abate sectors
London
This is highlighted by a report by Accelleron which believes that a critical mass of demand is necessary to overcome a stalemate phase.
COSCO Reassures Customers on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Vessels
Shanghai
We - the Chinese company assured - will maintain competitive freight rates and surcharges.
Shipping is still far from the target of 5-10% of fuel used coming from scalable, zero-emission sources by 2030
Copenhagen
The need to introduce incentives was underlined
Spain's Boluda acquires Transfesa's intermodal rail freight services.
Valencia
The agreement also includes industrial services, railway maintenance and shunting activities and intermodal terminals.
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Baku
Agreement with the Azerbaijani oil group SOCAR
German and Austrian trailer manufacturers challenge EU regulation to reduce truck environmental impact
Berlin/Brussels
They denounce that its application leads to an increase in traffic volumes and therefore emissions.
The Venice Marghera station has been equipped with a track compliant with European TEN-T standards
Venice
A 740-meter freight track has been opened.
World Shipping Council introduces Cargo Safety Program to prevent ship fires
Washington
It is based on artificial intelligence and traditional goods inspections
Rheinmetall to enter naval shipbuilding sector by acquiring Naval Vessels Lürssen
Bremen
Lürssen Group to focus on megayacht production
The British government is investing half a billion pounds to reduce shipping emissions.
London
Private investments of 700 million expected
HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
Cairo
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -10.2% was recorded
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
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.
Rome
They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.
A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.
La Spezia
Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.
The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs
Rome
Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
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
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
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
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
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