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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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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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