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March 2, 2021
Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 1, 2021
  • CEVA Logistics opens new Thailand head office
  • CMA CGM to deploy six 15,000-TEU vessels to service US customers
  • MOL Group to showcase at WIND EXPO 2021
  • MOL to expand sharing of ship operation data
  • Swire Shipping officially opens new office close to Lae Port in Papua New Guinea
  • MPEDA & NCDC to jointly formulate programmes to boost marine exports
  • Rice exports seen increasing
  • CoPT signs MoUs to develop FTWZ, cryogenic warehouse, aviation fuel terminal
  • INDIAN PORTS ASSOCIATION
  • NMPT inks MoUs worth INR 1, 417 cr.
  • Annual cargo theft report indicates significant new trends
  • Chinubhai Kalidass & GatewayRail facilitate dedicated export train for Amul from Ahmedabad
  • PSA & CDAS partner to launch one-stop digital solution platform for supply chain community in Singapore
  • CMA CGM to plant 10,000 trees in India as part of a worldwide reforestation initiative
  • Prime Minister to inaugurate Maritime India Summit 2021 today

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Only eco power for e-locomotives
  • Barcelona in the black
  • Turn in trade with China?
  • Scannell Properties expands team in Germany
  • ESR joins HSCI
  • Asian airlines finally growing again
  • Swedish trains now run to Italy
  • A transatlantic coalition is forged
  • North America: from a route to a network
  • Umco promotes start-ups
  • Livestock from Western Europe to Western Asia
  • C3 for Bremen
  • Vessel traffic service to take off in Antwerp
  • Innovative trucks to deliver cheese
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Colombian secretary general for Iaco
  • Hawaiian cargo carrier orders Florida conversion
  • Fortec rebrand saves money

The Loadstarweb site
MARCH 1, 2021
  • No sympathy for carriers from shippers who must foot the bill for bunker hikes
  • ONE Apus and Maersk Eindhoven may be back on course this month
  • Outlook for large widebodies looks chilly in a hot freighter conversion market
  • Hong Kong shippers' fears ease as 100% air cargo screening looms
  • Finding the way through delays from a maze of post-Brexit red tape
  • Cainiao links with Saudia Cargo to halve e-commerce transit to Middle East
  • M&A radar: Clipper Logistics - pity you wouldn't listen. What now?
  • Market Insight: How M&A is changing your business as your business changes

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 1, 2021
  • VIDEO: CMHI floats out offshore wind foundation installation ship
    China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) shipyard in Jiangsu, China, has floated out Alfa Lift, a newbuild heavy installation vessel, designed and built for installing the next generation of extra-large offshore wind foundations,
  • New twin-screw towboat joins Parker Towing fleet
    Parker Towing Company, Tuscaloosa, Ala., has recently taken delivery of the twin-screw towboat Jared Phillips from FMT Shipyard & Repair LLC, Harvey, La. Measuring 128 feet in length and 34 feet in
  • Crowley names Dan Warner CFO
    Crowley Maritime Corporation reports that it has promoted senior executive team member Dan Warner to Chief Financial Officer, consolidating the company's enterprise-level financial strategy, resources and services under his leadership. In his
  • Halter Marine invests in customized robotic welding solutions
    Halter Marine continues to make upgrades in preparation for construction of the Coast Guard's Polar Security Cutter (PSC). Today, Danish robotic welding specialist Inrotech reported that it had received an order from
  • TORM swoops on eight Team Tankers MR carriers
    Copenhagen-headquartered TORM reports that it has entered into an agreement to purchase eight 2007-2012 built MR product tankers from Team Tankers Deep Sea Ltd. for a total cash consideration of $82.5 million
  • Navy awards Austal USA $235 million EPF contract
    Austal USA has been awarded a $235 million U.S. Navy contract for the detailed design and construction of the 15th Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel. Austal USA has delivered 12 EPFs to

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 1, 2021
  • Access your daily edition of Insurance Day
    Please be aware daily editions are only available digitally at present until print distribution challenges associated with coronavirus are resolved...
  • Viewpoint: Cyber underwriting must evolve with the threat of ransomware
    A lot more to needs to be done by businesses and their insurers to better understand and identify the risk...
  • ID Podcast: The BI test case and a more interventionist FCA?
    Insurance Day asked Clifford Chance for their key takeaways from the ruling, and what it will really mean for the...
  • UK Supreme Court BI decision 'could muddle reinsurance Covid-19 response'
    Applying court's reasoning to reinsurance aggregation could 'defeat purpose of cat XL contracts'
  • Focus: New data standard will drive credit insurance into the digital age
    Standard will significantly improve transaction efficiency and facilitate better systems integration and higher trade volumes in the future
  • Focus: A resilient trade credit market is critical to the global recovery
    As well as supporting customers through this uncertain period, the market is working with global governments to develop further safety...
  • Beazley beta syndicate turns profit
    Syndicate 5623 makes a profit in its opening year of account
  • Floating storage and subterfuge oil trades pose earnings drag on tankers
    Releasing tonnage once US sanctions on Iran's oil and shipping sector are lifted will weigh on an already oversupplied market
  • US exporters look to guarantees for shipments
    The pandemic has shown that shipping contracts are not worth the paper they are written on. And while close relations...
  • Reinsurance pricing momentum 'to persist through 2021': S&P
    The rating agency says the sector likely failed to earn its cost of capital in 2020
  • iprism product targets predicted spike in unoccupied property
    MGA creates product to deal with predicted post-lockdown economic disruption
  • Hiscox denies allegation of slow BI payout
    Company stresses it is paying Covid-19 claims as quickly as possible
  • Swedish Club biggest relative gainer yet in renewal round
    International Group affiliate boosts entered tonnage with double-digit percentage points growth
  • Why the master is ultimately responsible for the safety of shipping
    A webinar that explores the master-pilot relationship points to the need for the shipping industry to re-engage the shore with...
  • China set to remain at centre of supply chains
    Since the outbreak of the trade war there have been efforts to move manufacturing to less politically sensitive regions in...
  • Swedish Club is biggest relative gainer yet in renewal round
    Managing director Lars Rhodin hails highest-ever retention rate, as Scandinavian P&I clubs strongly outpace UK-based peers
  • Improved access for non-Lloyd's brokers will facilitate underwriting profitability
    Non-Lloyd's coverholders will increase business coming into market and act as important filters, thereby helping to ensure risk is better...
  • Transparency vital for charterers' low-carbon shift
    The drive towards transparency of emissions data from shipowners is a journey that still has a long way to go...
  • Cinven, GIC complete Miller acquisition
    Broker has 'aggressive' expansion plans following deal, chief executive says
  • Platform launched to expand maritime's digitalisation
    Company will initially act as a sales conduit, but the founders see it as a possible future conduit for arranging...
  • Israel clears Minerva Marine tanker over bunker spill
    This pollution has an address - we will not ignore this environmental crime and we will take all measures possible...
  • Why ESG must go much further than climate change issues
    ESG is part of a growing interest in corporate transparency and stakeholders' expectations are evolving quickly. Although voluntary approaches do...
  • Axa XL appoints senior power underwriter
    New hire to boost carrier's UK and Lloyd's market operations
  • Hartford boosts environmental capabilities with hire
    New senior environment impairment liability underwriter to help carrier 'drive its ambition'
  • Data accuracy is driven by successful digital transformation
    Large shipping and logistics companies all place digital transformation at the top of their agenda, but their progress has been...
  • From scrapping to sanctions-busting
    Vintage tankers sold to cash buyers for scrap are reborn in sanctioned trades, shipping Iranian crude to China via a...
  • Ports viewed as the model hub for shipping's digital future
    The onus is on ports to build digital infrastructure that is safe, scalable and secure, but which provides ease of...
  • Israel links Iran to vessel explosion
    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran is behind last week's explosion on the Ray Shipping car carrier Helios Ray...
  • Japanese ship finance firm launches $5.7bn green fund
    'Maybe there will be technologies that are far better than liquefied natural gas, but today what is important is to...
  • Vessel attack 'fabricated' to mask security lapse
    A private maritime security company falsely claimed two Nigerian Navy guards had been killed in a pirate attack in an...
  • Torm buys eight MR tankers for cash and shares
    Update: Company head says it was the right time to expand its fleet. It sees itself as a consolidator in...
  • MOL expands data-sharing initiative to 180 ships
    Move is part of the shipping giant's so-called Fleet Optimal Control Unified System Project, which aims to enhance vessel safety...
  • Yangzijiang Shipbuilding targets $3.5bn in orders
    CGS-CIMB Securities analyst Lim Siew Khee says Yangzijiang is expecting sizeable contracts with a series of 10 or more units...
  • Keppel to be compensated for Chinese port closure
    Keppel expects to yield a gain of more than $28m from the agreed compensation
  • BW LPG positive on medium-term VLGC market
    Due to current market weakness the company plans to bring forward six scheduled dry dockings and two special surveys. Around 11...
  • Miller adds duo to UK professions team
    Broker expands professional indemnity markets team
  • Genworth divests Australian mortgage insurance unit
    Majority stake sold off
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Better box carrier service will come at a cost, warns Saadé | Partnerships and redundancy critical to...
  • Fema's cat bond for NFIP grows to $575m
    Bond to expand in size due to demand
  • State Farm's income falls 34% on rate cuts and refunds
    Net earnings fall as company reports pandemic-related payouts
  • Brown & Brown consolidates wholesale units as Bridge Specialty
    Florida-based broker consolidates 25 units under brand
  • Aston Lark acquires Sennocke International Insurance
    Company continues acquisition drive
  • ERS reports record results on lower claims frequency
    Combined ratio improves 7.8 points to 91.9%
  • Aviva aims for net zero by 2040
    UK-listed insurer will cut carbon intensity of its investments 60% by 2030
  • Berkshire Hathaway's underwriting profits soar in 2020
    Reinsurance unit's underwriting losses double on near-$1bn in pandemic-related losses

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 1, 2021
  • TPM21: Carrier CEOs say trans-Pacific disruptions expose contract limits
  • TPM21: Increasing vaccinations will eventually ease US port congestion
  • TPM21: Improving economy to keep trans-Pac demand robust
  • Port of Virginia to end floating receiving dates for export containers
  • Descartes acquires FTZ specialist QuestaWeb
  • Rates hold as European demand for Chinese goods bucks seasonal trend
  • TPM 21: Logistics automation brings more value to customers

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 1, 2021
  • Net widens as Israeli probe clears Minerva aframax of oil spill
  • Spain orders slaughter of 850 stranded cows over bluetongue fears
  • Master dies and seven others test positive on bulker in Norway
  • Torm swoops on eight product carriers from Team Tankers
  • Maria Mavroudi launches insurance brokerage Searock
  • V.Group CEO unveils his plans for 'making the boat go faster'
  • BW LPG stays positive on rates as $40m VLGC sale falls through
  • Israel says holed car carrier attacked by mines as it blames Iran
  • German Bank arrests Xihe aframax while another product tanker is sold
  • Hyundai Heavy makes LNG bunker vessel debut with Korea Gas deal
  • Team Tankers content to wait for 'strategic' deals
  • Torm fleet emits more CO2 with higher carbon intensity in 2020
  • Thun Tankers e-launches multi-fuel tanker for shortsea trade
  • Mitsui Kinkai orders three green tweendeckers at Onomichi
  • FSL Trust makes $500,000 profit on $105m sale of LR2 duo
  • Ardmore teams with Carl Buettner to add chemical tanker firepower
  • Feeding frenzy: S&P deals hit 10-year high across three main sectors
  • Polarcus faces lawsuit after fleet seizure leaves it short for Eni charter deal
  • IMEC boss argues Philippines is pricing itself out of maritime labour market
  • Oh buoy! Lost seafarer survives for 14 hours by clinging to fishing float
  • Cido Shipping locks second VLGC into term charter
  • Net widens as Israeli probe clears Minerva aframax of oil spill
  • Spain orders slaughter of 850 stranded cows over bluetongue disease fears
  • Master dies and seven others test positive on bulker in Norway
  • Torm acquires Team Tankers' MR fleet in bargain-hunting move
  • Maria Mavroudi launches insurance brokerage Searock
  • V.Group CEO unveils his plans for 'making the boat go faster'
  • BW LPG stays positive on rates as $40m VLGC sale falls through
  • Israel says holed car carrier attacked by mines as it blames Iran
  • German Bank arrests Xihe aframax while another product tanker is sold
  • Hyundai Heavy makes LNG bunker vessel debut with Korea Gas deal
  • Meriaura adds a couple of coasters as Baltic market 'accelerates'
  • Busy Norwegian licensing round bodes well for OSV owners
  • ESL Shipping brings in three bulkers to meet growing demand
  • DOF's Mons Aase spending 'lot of time' thinking about renewables strategy
  • Belships boosts fleet with double ultramax bulker acquisition
  • Higher margin containerships boost Yangzijiang profit
  • Arne Fredly plots new shipping direction for Hunter after VLCC sales
  • Bulkers slow on green technology uptake, says Clarksons

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 1, 2021
  • GSCW: Walmart beats Amazon in circumventing port congestion, analyst says
    Amazon may get the headlines for promising fast deliveries, but if it can't get the product from overseas, the efficiency of trucks and delivery vans...
  • Maersk Essen nears LA more than 6 weeks after container loss
    The ocean carrier has not said when customers can expect to receive damaged or intact cargo.
  • Career Tracks: 'Product visionary' from Dropbox and Facebook joins FarEye
    Suvrat Joshi joins logistics software-as-a-service platform FarEye as chief product officer.
  • FreightWaves Flashback: Maersk launches first 6,000-TEU ship
    1996: At 1,044 feet (318.2 meters) long, the new Maersk ships are longer than the Eiffel tower, but they are still capable of a high...
  • GSCW chat recap: Have globalization and world trade gone too far?
    Globalization isn't just driven by comparative advantage. It is skewed by subsidies and mispricing of risk, according to author Marc Levinson.
  • Transport buyers dig deeper into wallets for air cargo
    Airfreight markets are topsy-turvy in the COVID era, but importers and exporters can count on one thing: paying two to three times normal rates. CFOs...
  • Ocean carriers take heat for profiting 'so handsomely' while service plunged
    AgTC's Peter Friedmann said Hapag-Lloyd's Rolf Habben Jansen failed to mention in a press conference that the container shipping lines are enjoying record profits "while...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 1, 2021
  • Denmark's Torm remains committed to scrubbers despite Hi-5 volatility
    **SOx emissions down on year but GHG emissions up **First loan signed with emission-linked terms
  • CAPITOL CRUDE PODCAST: Panama Canal seeks solutions to congestion as wait times increase
    We spoke with Ricaurte Vásquez Morales, administrator of the Panama Canal Authority, who has been working to reduce congestion of the canal.
  • Prax Group announces acquisition of UK's Lindsey refinery
    **Total took almost a decade to sell UK plant **Trafigura will supply crude, feedstocks to 108,000 b/d refinery **European refineries under pressure from COVID-19
  • Lanka Marine Services starts 0.5%S marine fuel sales at Hambantota
    "Cargo imports are done by Sinopec Sri Lanka with whom LMS has entered into a strategic partnership," company officials said.
  • VLCC fixtures fail on North Sea-to-East run as demand fails to materialize
    **VLCC fixtures fail on North Sea-to-East run **Muted buying demand from East amid refinery maintenance **Freight rates under pressure as cargoes withdraw
  • VGO loadings from Russia's Tuapse flat on month at 120,000 mt in March
    **Four cargoes to be shared by Gunvor, Petrocas, Tupras **HSVGO prices heard lower
  • Rallying oil market has OPEC+ priming the pump, as ministers balance caution with profit
    **Ministers to convene online March 4 to decide April quotas **Saudi Arabia holds the cards with its extra 1 million b/d cut **Still fragile physical market may belie price gains
  • FOB Singapore physical fuel oil traded volumes fall 75% amid easing N. Asian utilities demand in Feb
    "There was quite a bit of demand for both products (high sulfur and low sulfur fuel oil) from the power sector in both Sri Lanka and North Asia in January; by February, the cold snap in North Asia which sustained some demand for LSFO previously, ended," said a Singapore-based trader.
  • South Korea's March low sulfur bunker supply to remain similar to Feb: sources
    **Refiners to supply 500,000 mt of 0.5% sulfur bunker in March **Demand starts to pick up
  • March-arrival LSFO arbitrage volumes in Singapore seen higher at 3 mil mt: traders
    "[Floating storage] stock levels have been going down for a while, and the first half of March is looking tighter than the second half, hence the step up in imports; also the Asia price is still better than other regions," a trader in Singapore said.
  • Asia residual fuel: Key market indicators this week March 1-5
    Higher arbitrage volumes of low sulfur fuel oil cargo arriving in Singapore in March underpinned recent trading sentiment, although the Singapore delivered bunker market is still expected to see an initial period of tightness, as most arrivals are scheduled in the latter hald of the month.
  • MARKET MOVERS ASIA VIDEO: Spotlight on energy transition at China's Two Sessions, Asian Refining Summit
  • Qatargas delivers its first LNG cargo to Ennore terminal in India

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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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