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September 14, 2021
Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
  • EUROSAL extends call suspension
  • First emission-free inland shipping vessel on energy containers in service at Rotterdam
  • Maersk Canada targets landside logistics asset with new Vancouver facility to solve North American supply chain woes
  • Multipurpose Time Charter Index seeing steady rise
  • Port of Halifax welcomes direct call with India through MSC Indus 2 service
  • PSS on dry cargo from Abidjan to South-East Asia, North-East Asia, China, Hong Kong & Macau SAR, Indian Subcontinent, Middle East Gulf, Red Sea, Indian Ocean, East Africa, South Africa
  • DGTR recommends anti-dumping duty on flat-rolled aluminium products from China
  • Govt asks thermal power plants to import coal to tide over shortage
  • Indian tufted mats exports surge
  • AD Ports Group leased out over 2.2 million sq. m of industrial land in H1 2021
  • Centre ready to develop Tajpur deep sea port project jointly: Minister
  • JN Port offers shortest transit times for North India customers
  • PPT aims to boost ex-im trade with installation of new container scanner
  • Container shortage hits exporters financially
  • Manufacturing activity in July-Sept. quarter seen improving significantly
  • Signs of improved consumer confidence in several key sectors
  • Abreco Freight relocates to new office in Mumbai
  • CBDT extends due dates for filing of Income Tax returns & various reports of audit for Assessment Year 2021-22
  • SCI's fourth vaccination camp on Sept. 17

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Looking beyond the crisis
  • Trains can also ship LNG
  • Militzer & Münch strengthens grip on Balkans
  • ECS Group chooses Adrien Thominet
  • New partner for general cargo network
  • Emirates Skycargo opens bookings on "Cargowise"
  • ICS proposes decarbonisation by tax
  • Taiwan: 30,000th vehicle handed over
  • Imperial logistics: latest results
  • Port of Calais: extension now open
  • Connie Award goes to Eugene D. Seroka
  • WFS welcomes SriLankan at LHR
  • Belarusian sawmill orders Russian flat cars
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • A Projects acquires Trans-Trading
  • Valenciaport: advice on how to tackle Covid
  • Channel Port of Dieppe renews its board
  • Students to begin P2F conversion work soon

The Loadstarweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
  • 2M blank sailings resurface and take angry shippers by surprise
  • Atlas Air pilots brand new contract "catastrophic" for the carrier's peak season
  • Another typhoon hits China: schedules will get 'messier and more confusing'
  • Taiwan ports of Kaohsiung and Taipei embraced by Silk Road shipping platform
  • KCS says Canadian Pacific takeover bid is 'superior' to CN offer
  • Atlas Air 'a place to train, not a place for a career' say pilots, despite pay rise
  • Maersk chief calls for deadline to end use of fossil fuel in ships
  • Dear President Biden: 'please help us' - love, US exporters
  • M&A radar: Xpediator, Wincanton, Clipper - UK deal-making's sunny side up
  • Market Insight: From CMA CGM to DSV, K+N et al - welcome to Bollywood

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
  • Awind CSOVs will feature MacGregor equipment packages
    The two new two high-spec "walk to work" offshore wind Commissioning, Service and Operations vessels (CSOVs) recently ordered by Oslo-headquartered Awind AS will feature MacGregor equipment packages. Awind AS, is a wholly-owned
  • Fisheries group files legal challenge to BOEM Vineyard 1 decision
    The Responsible Offshore Development Alliance (RODA), a broad coalition of fishing industry associations and fishing companies, has filed a Petition for Review in the First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals regarding the
  • U.K. calls for zero global shipping emissions by 2050
    As what is billed as "the greenest London International Shipping Week yet," kicks off, U.K. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced that the U.K. backs an absolute zero target for international shipping

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
  • Hapag-Lloyd urges shippers to reduce exposure to spot prices
    Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM have both said they will freeze freight rates even if the spot market continues to rally...
  • Industry mulls compulsory seafarer vaccination
    Policy discussion comes as leaders recount distressing stories of ill crew refused emergency medical treatment and countries refusing to disembark...
  • UK eyes opportunity as London Shipping Week kicks off
    UK shipping minister Robert Courts opened LISW with a typically upbeat show of support for maritime. The four-day event will...
  • 'Green-obsessed' shipping needs strategy overhaul, says Stopford
    Shipping economist believes that the industry needs to focus on four fundamental areas that will define its future and understand...
  • New normal to herald paperless trading for shipping
    'This time is absolutely different. It has pushed minor carriers to digitalise and we've never seen that before ... The...
  • Lenders to cautiously return to shipping
    Hot dry bulk and containers markets could tempt banks back to lending to shipping companies, but this boom is different...
  • Shipping ESG policies 'lack substance'
    Baltic Exchange forum hears that lack of common measurements for decarbonisation is confusing investors
  • Mangrove cashes in with $242m boxship sale to MSC
    Rates to continue their 'remarkable ride' this year into 2022
  • Tax changes required to lure shipowners back to UK flag
    Katy Ware, UK maritime services director at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, which runs the UK Ship Register, says the...
  • London Shipping Week Daily Podcast: The unsung heroes of shipping
    In the first of our special London International Shipping Week daily editions of the Lloyd's List Podcast we talk to...
  • Governments accused of ignoring vote-less shipping
    It's time for the shipping industry to speak with a single voice on the major issues, but there is still...
  • KKR buys out Ocean Yield for $833m
    'Given the long-term capital requirements of the shipping sector, including in the context of the structural trend towards decarbonisation, KKR...
  • Time to order tanker newbuilds?
    Newbuilding prices are not expected to drop from high levels any time soon and the freight markets might well have...
  • Ship queues in US at record high as berth waiting times lengthen
    A record number of boxships are waiting at anchor outside the southern Californian gateway of Los Angeles and Long Beach...
  • Daily Briefing
    Lines put brakes on rates as regulators keep close watch on supply chain crisis | Hapag-Lloyd joins CMA CGM in...
  • China's use of strategic oil reserves may add to tanker woes
    The phased release by China of crude from its strategic stocks appears to be bearish for broader tanker markets, says...
  • Port operations in Shanghai and Ningbo halted by Typhoon Chanthu
    The closure comes as the two container hubs are already mired in heavy congestion as part of the global supply...
  • UK calls for zero global shipping emissions by 2050
    UK transport secretary Grant Shapps calls for shipping to cut its emissions to zero by 2050 at the start of...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
  • Shipping Act rewrite postponed until late 2021: congressman
  • Vector.ai latest forwarding automation vendor to get VC backing
  • CRST finding better ways to utilize truck capacity via ELDs
  • Logistics investors plunge cash into 'proof of delivery' tech startup
  • Despite climbing MPV/HL rates, shipping boom 'finite': Drewry

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
  • Opec whittles down fourth quarter oil demand predictions
  • September off to a sleepy start for shipping stocks in New York
  • Biggest daily move takes capesize spot rates to new 11-year high
  • Greece's Veritas flips boxships in successful asset play
  • Ikea takes aim at 'dirty' shipping in new advert
  • Marius Hermansen says atmosphere 'electric' as Astrup Fearnley turns to youth
  • International Group takes to YouTube to allay pool claims concerns
  • Tale of two gas markets: LNG shipping strengthens but LPG weaker
  • LNG carrier design aimed at meeting carbon rules into 2050
  • London Stock Exchange heralds opportunities for maritime listings as LISW21 opens
  • Shipping boom boosts Tufton's NAV but negative charter value hits $122m
  • Samsung Ningbo workers strike against imminent yard closure
  • Will KKR takeover solve costly FPSO problem for Ocean Yield?
  • Pay deal settles industrial relations row, for now
  • Minerva Marine offloads oldest tanker in below-the-radar deal
  • Vitol books bitumen carrier newbuildings at Chengxi
  • KKR to take Ocean Yield private as Kjell Inge Rokke cashes out in $829.5m takeover
  • Maersk CEO Soren Skou calls for fossil-fuelled ships to be phased out

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
  • Shipping stocks hit fresh highs amid COVID-era supply chain chaos
    Dry bulk and LNG shipping stocks now at 52-week peaks with container stocks not far from the top.
  • Cargo airline Amerijet, CEO Tim Strauss divorce after 1 year
    A messy leadership change is underway at all-cargo airline Amerijet.
  • Exporters ratchet pressure on Biden to take on shipping challenges
    U.S. agribusiness exporters claim they are poised to lose 22% of sales due to massive increases in container shipping rates.
  • Port Houston to close terminals to prepare for Tropical Storm Nicholas
    Container terminals will cease ingate operations and remain closed through Tuesday morning.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
  • Horisont applies for CO2 storage license for Barents Blue ammonia project
    Facility will tie into the planned 3,000 mt/day low-carbon ammonia Barents Blue project in Hammerfest.
  • Oil climbs on strengthened demand outlooks, lingering Ida disruptions
    OPEC more bullish on global economic recovery, projecting world oil demand to exceed pre-pandemic levels in 2022.
  • HONG KONG DATA: July fuel oil imports rise 12.5% on year to 3.5 mil barrels
    "The lifting of the quarantine rule brought some demand back to Hong Kong and we saw demand from container ships come back," said a market source.
  • Singapore ex-wharf 380 CST bunker premium at multimonth high on thin availability
    "Demand has far outstripped supply because [ex-wharf] suppliers have committed the majority of their available oil to meet term contract requirements for September-loading," a Singapore-based trader said.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude edges up amid supply worries as Tropical Storm Nicholas approaches USGC
    The approaching Tropical Storm Nicholas in the US Gulf Coast has the potential to approach near-hurricane intensity, likely resulting in flooding along parts of the Texas and Louisiana coasts, according to the National Hurricane Center's advisory on Sept. 12.
  • Asia residual fuels: Key market indicators for Sep 13-17
    The Asian high sulfur fuel oil market was likely to stay firm, due to an ongoing switch from LNG to HSFO at power plants, sources said.
  • AMERICAS BUNKERS: Key market indicators Sept. 13-17
    Latin America bunker markets were heard vigilant to the arrival of a second powerful storm on the US Gulf Coast.
  • EUROPE AND AFRICA RESIDUAL AND MARINE FUEL: Key market indicators this week
    The VLSFO physical market was expected to see continued support, after traders reported increased flows of material out of the region, particularly over to Singapore.
  • OPEC now predicts 2022 return to pre-pandemic oil demand, in bullish case for output hikes
    In its closely watched oil market forecast released Sept. 13, OPEC raised its forecast of 2022 global demand growth to 4.15 million b/d, a hefty hike from last month's 3.28 million b/d.
  • SINGAPORE DATA: Aug bunker sales up 0.2% on month to 4.072 mil mt
    Low sulfur (0.1%) marine gasoil sales were up 6.1% year on year and 3% month on month to 290,000 mt, while 0.5% MGO sales rose 6.8% month on month to 26,800 mt.
  • Platts decides to launch European methanol bunker fuel price assessments
    The decision recognizes growing market demand on the back of an increased build-out in vessels utilizing methanol as a marine fuel and related activities at this major bunkering hub.
  • UK call for zero global shipping emissions will need regulatory support, MBMs: asset manager
    "It's an extremely ambitious target and not dependent solely on [the] shipping industry to deliver it," Tony Foster, CEO and CIO of marine asset manager Marine Capital said on the sidelines of a panel discussion during London International Shipping Week 2021.

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Shipowners call for suspending the application of the EU ETS to the maritime sector.
Brussels
Messina speaks of the ideological shortsightedness of a part of the Commission that relies on partial and imprecise market monitoring
Federlogistica expresses concern over the proposed Genoese tax on maritime passengers.
Genoa
Concerns for the overall balance of the national port ecosystem and for the operational choices of shipowners
SEA Europe disappointed by the failure to recognize the maritime manufacturing industry as a strategic sector for the EU
Port of Palermo: Administrative violations amounting to one million euros related to boating and concessions
Palermo
Over 265 vessels used for rental purposes without mandatory insurance were identified.
EU transport ministers approve incentives for trucks by amending the directive on dimensions and weights.
EU transport ministers approve incentives for trucks by amending the directive on dimensions and weights.
Brussels
Road haulage - CER, ERFA, RFF, UIP, UIRR and UNIFE denounce - can expect economic gains, but the company will have to wait for a reduction in the environmental impact of logistics.
First LNG refueling of a ferry in the port of Genoa
Genoa
500 cubic meters of bioLNG delivered to the new vessel "GNV Virgo"
ONE appoints new agency in Albania
London
Centralog Albania is based in Durres and will be fully operational by the end of the month
Genoa-based shipping broker Lockton PL Ferrari expands its operations into other sectors.
Genoa
New segments Natural Resources, Oil & Gas and Construction & Real Estate
Giampieri (Assoporti): Italy's widespread port system requires a single, stable control room.
Rome
The port reform - he stated - can be a great opportunity for all of us
Lufthansa Cargo and Swiss WorldCargo have signed a strategic cooperation agreement.
Frankfurt/Zurich
Synergies are expected in both the commercial and operational fields
Agreement to end EU dependence on Russian energy
Brussels
The Council-Parliament agreement provides for a gradual but definitive elimination of Russian gas imports by the end of 2027.
Assiterminal confirms its appeal to the Regional Administrative Court (TAR) regarding the indexation of concession fees.
Genoa
108 member companies reached
The ITF urges the Dutch Court of Appeal to correct its preliminary findings on maritime work.
London
Port of Piombino, the regasification terminal has created both opportunities and obstacles
Livorno
Gariglio: It is necessary to know if and for how long the "Italis LNG" will remain in port.
Fincantieri signs a memorandum of understanding on its production model and procurement.
Rome/Trieste
A step forward - underline Fim, Fiom and Uilm - for the regulation and control of the supply chain system
The Port Authority of Genoa and Savona opposes the introduction of a three-euro municipal surcharge on ferry and cruise boarding fees.
Genoa
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by 3.8% last October.
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by 3.8% last October.
Beijing
International volumes increased by 8.9%. Container traffic amounted to 26.4 million TEUs (+8.0%).
The composition of the International Maritime Organization's council has been renewed.
London
Rixi: Italy was once again the most voted nation
Quarterly decline in general cargo traffic at the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
During the July-September period, solid bulk cargoes also decreased. Liquid cargoes increased.
The large port of Syracuse will be equipped with a new maritime station
Assologistica applauds the approval of the new rules on pallet exchanges.
Milan
Potential savings of at least 70 million euros are estimated
Giuseppe Grimaldi confirmed as Secretary General of the Central Tyrrhenian Port Authority
Naples
Unanimous resolution of the Management Committee
Hiab acquires Brazilian loading crane supplier ING Cranes.
Helsinki
The company has 250 employees and a turnover of approximately 50 million euros.
Norwegian MPC Container Ships' revenues fell by 5.0% in the third quarter.
Oslo
Net profit was $53.6 million (-15.8%)
The Algerian port of Skikda will be equipped with a new 600,000 TEU container terminal
Algiers
It will be built as part of the oil port expansion project
Port of Rotterdam plans offshore wind terminal
Rotterdam
A public consultation has been launched
ZIM is evaluating several proposals for the purchase of the company
Haifa
Receipt of the offer submitted by Glickman and Ungar confirmed
Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk have not set a date for the return of their ships via Suez
Copenhagen/Hamburg
Maersk announces the return of its ships through the Suez Canal starting next month
Ismailia
In October, transits remained unchanged. A 16% increase is expected in November.
After 2035, Russian cargo traffic on the Arctic route could decrease
Diana Shipping offers to acquire all of Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.
Athens/New York
Planned investment of $758 million for the remaining 85.2% of the capital
At the IMO assembly, Rixi acts as a lobbyist for the party opposed to the European Union ETS system.
London
The election of the new council of the International Maritime Organization is on Friday.
Macquarie Asset Management submits an offer to acquire Australian logistics group Qube Holdings
Sydney
Proposal worth $7.5 billion
HMM orders eight 13,400 TEU containerships from HD Hyundai Group
Seoul
Six will be built by HD Hyundai Samho and two by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries
Companies inform
Accelleron calls for cross-sector action to unlock carbon-neutral fuels for shipping
G20 economies' merchandise trade growth in the July-September quarter
Paris
Exports and imports of services are also increasing
Freewheels: New rules on payment times leave hauliers without protection.
Modena
They do not address - explains Franchini - the heart of the problem: the disproportion of bargaining power between clients and small carriers.
The Trump administration unveils a plan for the massive exploitation of offshore oil and gas fields.
Washington
The program covers areas of the outer continental shelf amounting to approximately 514 million hectares.
In the July-September quarter, ZIM's revenues decreased by -35.7%
In the July-September quarter, ZIM's revenues decreased by -35.7%
Haifa
Fleet volumes fell by 4.5%. Performance in the Asia-Europe market was very negative.
Fincantieri granted additional areas in the port of Ancona
Ancona
The company is committed to implementing a modernization and development program for the shipyard at the port of Portorož.
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica, LNG and bioGNL are strategic for the energy transition of shipping and road haulage.
Legora (Uniport): the objective of greater national coordination envisaged by the port reform is positive, but there is concern over the lack of dialogue
Legora (Uniport): the objective of greater national coordination envisaged by the port reform is positive, but there is concern over the lack of dialogue
Rome
He underlined that discussion, vision and urgent interventions are needed for the competitiveness of Italian ports.
New measures in Switzerland to promote the shift of freight from road to rail
Bern
They will be introduced to strengthen the new transalpine railway Alptransit and to encourage rail and intermodal transport
HMM and BGN joint venture for liquefied petroleum gas transportation
Seoul
The new company will charter two new 88,000 cubic meter VLGCs
Slight decline in freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Valencia in October
Barcelona/Valencia
Container cargo fell by -2.5% at both ports
Green light for a new site for sediments from excavations in the Venice Lagoon.
Venice
New expansion in sight for the Greek shipyard in Eleusis
Athens
Financial support from the US International Development Finance Corporation
In the third quarter, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg grew by +3%
Hamburg
Container traffic on the rise thanks to increased transhipments
In the July-September quarter, CMA CGM's revenues decreased by -11.3%
Marseille
Record volumes of goods transported by the container fleet
The EU will abolish customs duty exemptions for goods worth less than €150.
Brussels
A temporary solution is being studied to make the measure effective as early as 2026.
BIMCO: Legal disputes threaten to hinder progress in ship recycling industry
London
Over the next decade, 16,000 ocean-going vessels will have to be scrapped, more than double the number of ships scrapped in the decade just ending.
Significant resources for the expansion of the port of Bremerhaven, also for military purposes
Bremen
Approved financing of approximately 1.35 billion euros
In the July-September quarter, freight traffic in the port of Koper decreased by -4.9%
Ljubljana
Container growth
HMM reports a 23.8% decline in quarterly revenues
HMM reports a 23.8% decline in quarterly revenues
Seoul
In the period July-September the fleet of the South Korean company transported over one million TEUs (+3.7%)
Hapag-Lloyd's revenues fell by 11.3% in the third quarter.
Hapag-Lloyd's revenues fell by 11.3% in the third quarter.
Hamburg
The fleet transported more than 3.4 million containers (+6.1%). During the period, traffic handled by HHLA port terminals grew by +4.5%.
Salvini signs the nomination of eight more presidents of Port System Authorities
Rome
The Chamber of Deputies approved Consalvo's appointment as president of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority.
Evergreen orders 14 14,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Taipei
Series of orders also for eight ship-to-shore cranes and other port equipment and for 90,500 containers
In the third quarter, the value of new orders acquired by Fincantieri grew by +44%
Trieste
MSC Cruises orders two more World-class ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique
MSC Cruises orders two more World-class ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Geneva
The contract is worth €3.5 billion. Delivery will take place in 2030 and 2031.
Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL reported negative quarterly financial performances.
Taipei/Keelung
In the period July-September, revenues fell by -36.6%, -42.2% and -35.7% respectively.
In the July-September quarter, cargo traffic in Croatian ports decreased by -4.4%
Zagreb
Passengers on scheduled services decreased by 1.5%. Cruise passengers increased by 7.8%.
In the third quarter, Eurogate and Contship Italia port terminals handled 3.6 million TEUs (+15.6%)
In the third quarter, Eurogate and Contship Italia port terminals handled 3.6 million TEUs (+15.6%)
Hamburg
Historic traffic record in Wilhelmshaven
In the first nine months of 2025, goods in the port of La Spezia increased by +4.5%
La Spezia
Growth of +6.9% at the port of Marina di Carrara
Finnlines' revenues grew by 3.2% in the July-September period
Helsinki
Record passenger numbers onboard the fleet's ships. Cargo volumes decline.
Houthi militias announce cessation of attacks on ships in the Red Sea
Riyadh
Letter from the Chief of Staff to the Hamas Qassam Brigades
In the third quarter, traffic in the port of Venice decreased by -2.2%
Venice
Miscellaneous cargo is increasing. Bulk cargo is decreasing.
Fincantieri to build ultra-luxury cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Trieste
Order from NCLH worth between 500 million and 1 billion euros
Today Washington and Beijing suspended their mutual measures against ships
Beijing/Washington
Application of additional taxes postponed by one year
The Suez Canal was crossed by the largest container ship in the last two years
Ismailia
The transit of the "CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin" on Saturday
EU shipping emissions hit record levels, T&E reports
Brussels
The association reiterates its proposal to extend the ETS to smaller vessels
In September, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +18.3%
Ravenna
In the third quarter of 2025, growth was +10.6%. A +58% increase in cruises is expected in 2026.
In the first nine months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of the Southern Adriatic system decreased by -7%
Sea-Intelligence: Marked deterioration in the westbound transatlantic shipping market
Singapore
Last year, 13 seafarers died in accidents involving EU vessels.
Luxembourg
Nine deaths occurred on board fishing vessels
The European Parliament and the Council have reached an agreement on the calculation of greenhouse gas emissions from transport.
Brussels
Incentives are foreseen for small and medium-sized enterprises
The English port of Shoreham has won the ESPO Award for Social Integration of Ports.
Brussels/Rome
Assoporti received a special mention for its project on gender inequalities.
In the third quarter, the Ocean division of the Maersk group recorded a decrease in revenues of -17.4%.
In the third quarter, the Ocean division of the Maersk group recorded a decrease in revenues of -17.4%.
Copenhagen
Container ship volumes increased by 7.0%. The Danish company highlights the benefits of the VSA Gemini Cooperation.
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the final text of the proposed law on interports
Rome
Applause from the United Interports Union
ECSA and T&E welcome the STIP plan presented by the European Commission
Brussels
CER applauds measures to accelerate the development of high-speed rail
Only one proposal admitted to the competition for the construction of mooring points outside the protected waters of the Venice lagoon
Venice
It will now have to be developed by the proposing entity
The European Commission presents the plan to ensure the sustainability of maritime and air transport by guaranteeing the production of the necessary alternative fuels
Brussels
The one to accelerate the development of high-speed rail is also ready
In the third quarter, naval traffic in the Suez Canal grew by +2.5%
In the third quarter, naval traffic in the Suez Canal grew by +2.5%
Cairo/Ismailia
10.6% increase in transits in September
The first freight train opens the new Austrian Koralm railway line.
Villach
The infrastructure is part of the European Baltic-Adriatic Corridor
Lineas and FS Logistix have inaugurated the Modalink terminal joint venture.
Antwerp
Five weekly train rotations between Antwerp and Milan
Marcel Theis will be the new CEO of SBB Cargo International from January 1st.
Olten
He will take over from Sven Flore
In October, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +13.4%
Ravenna
A rise of +14.5% is expected in November
The conflict over the Genoa Municipality's additional tax on port boarding fees is escalating.
Genoa
Assarmatori, Assagenti, CLIA, Confindustria Genova and Confitarma will not participate in the technical meeting announced by the mayor.
Bulgaria, Greece, and Romania reach agreement on enhanced cooperation within the Black Sea-Aegean Corridor
Brussels
Acceleration of implementation of transport axis projects expected
The Port of Barcelona plans to halve its CO2 emissions by 2030
Barcelona
Private investments of 920 million euros and public investments of 780 million are expected.
Fincantieri reaches agreement with Bahraini ASRY to collaborate in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
They will evaluate opportunities for the construction of naval vessels and offshore units
Salis: The municipal surcharge on boarding fees will not lead to any reduction in traffic.
Genoa
The mayor of Genoa recalls that similar measures have already been activated in other port cities
In the first year of operation, 750,000 tons of goods passed through the Parma Interporto railway terminal
Parma
Over 800 trains moved
The five ships put up for sale by Moby were sold for €229.9 million.
Vicenza
A bid equal to the starting price was submitted
PSA Italy expects to close 2025 with further growth in container traffic
Genoa
Brussels approves African joint venture between MSC and NYK
Brussels
European Commission clears Yusen Logistics' acquisition of Movianto International
Port of Genoa fines luxury cruise megayacht Vidantaworld's Elegant
Genoa
Serious violations of European ship recycling legislation found
Consalvo appointed president of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
He is the general manager of Aeroporto Friuli Venezia Giulia Spa
Promoting sustainable development and the energy transition process of the Port of Taranto
Taranto
This is provided for in an agreement between the AdSP of the Ionian Sea and GSE
The Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority (APSP) will be in Oran to present its Mediterranean Green Corridors development project.
Livorno
Among the objectives, the consolidation of relations with Algeria
The tender for the railway shunting service in the ports of Savona and Vado Ligure has been published.
Genoa
The concession duration is set at 60 months
In 2024, passenger traffic in European Union ports increased by +6.2%
Luxembourg
The three ports with the highest traffic volume are Italian
GSL invests $90 million to buy three 8,600 TEU containerships built in 2010 and 2011
Athens
Youroukos: They are the cash cows of the future
RCG launches intermodal link between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the port of Koper
Vienna
The train service to Tuzla is weekly.
The Ministry of the Interior announces an inter-ministerial meeting for the early exodus of port workers.
Rome
The goal is to identify a definitive solution within a certain timeframe.
Christening and delivery of a new PCTC of the Grimaldi Group
Naples
The "Greater Istanbul" has a cargo capacity of 9,241 CEUs
GNV strengthens its ferry service on the Naples-Palermo route.
Genoa
By December 19, the capacity on the line will increase to over 6,000 linear meters
The Marseille-Fos Port Authority will invest €1-1.3 billion by 2029.
Marseille
Agreement with MSC for the expansion of the Fos 2XL container terminal
Port workers are holding a demonstration in Rome today to demand the establishment of a Fund to support the exodus.
Rome/Genoa
The general assembly of the Sustainable Intermodal Logistics Association will be held tomorrow in Rome.
Rome
The meeting at the Auditorium Parco della Musica
Cisl and Fit Cisl Savona, for Vado Gateway 2025 has proved to be a substantially positive year
Savona
Seeking opportunities with the reopening of the Suez Canal and the recovery of some markets
In the first nine months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Tanger Med grew by +14.9%
Anjra
118 million tons of cargo moved
Assarmatori welcomes the new regulations, which are very important for shipping companies and maritime workers.
Rome
Zanetti (Confitarma): The Simplification Decree offers more modern tools to our businesses.
Rome
Listen - he underlined - to the needs of our industry
Spediporto's conference "Take opportunities navigating trade tensions" will be held in Genoa on December 1st and 2nd.
Genoa
It will be held at the Conference Hall of Banca Bper
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National Maritime Fund: The House of Representatives approved the legislation.
Genoa
D'Amato: Measures expected for our seafarers and the competitiveness of the national fleet
Potassium permanganate seized at the Port of Genoa as part of the fight against drug trafficking.
Genoa
Operation by the Customs and Monopolies Agency and the Financial Police
Fincantieri cancels orders for four U.S. Navy frigates
Trieste
Further orders are expected for the construction of new classes of naval units
The Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority met with the port cluster to discuss the new sustainability report.
Livorno
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy celebrates its first 20 years
Genoa
During this period, 3,660 students from all over Italy graduated.
Crédit Agricole Italia financed the construction of the Grande Tianjin ship for Grimaldi Euromed.
Naples/Parma
Hapag-Lloyd expects next 45% increase in EU ETS surcharge
Hamburg
The Emissions Trading System will enter into full force on January 1st.
European Commissioner Tzitzikostas visited the Monfalcone shipyard
Trieste
Upcoming measures announced to strengthen the sector's competitiveness, resilience, innovation, and technological leadership.
The trial against Damen for alleged corruption and sanctions violations begins today
Amsterdam
The company expresses disappointment with the protracted investigation and anticipates a lengthy legal battle.
AD Ports Group has acquired a 19.3% stake in Egypt's Alexandria Container & Cargo Handling Co.
Cairo/Abu Dhabi
Saudi Egyptian Investment Company's share purchased
Corsica Sardinia Ferries has purchased the Stena Vision ferry
Vado Ligure
It will be renamed "Mega Serena"
In 2024, the turnover of the main Italian port container terminals grew by +8.1%
Milan
Traffic increased by +3.4%
Work has begun to increase container traffic capacity at the port of Thessaloniki by 40%.
Thessaloniki
The expansion of Pier 6 will be completed in 40 months
A precautionary seizure of over €100 million has been ordered against Liberty Lines.
Trapani
BLS Cargo urges Switzerland to exert tangible pressure on German rail infrastructure stakeholders.
Bern
The company denounces the dire situation of transalpine rail freight transport. Further incentives requested.
Livorno is confident in the additional one hundred million euros promised by Salvini to build the Darsena Europa.
Livorno
Salvetti: I asked how we intend to proceed with the future assignment to private individuals who have expressed interest.
The Chinese embassy in Greece responds to alleged American ambitions in the port of Piraeus.
Athens
Beijing speaks of a Cold War mentality and a hegemonic logic
The procedure for requesting access to the third year of the Sea Modal Shift grant has been activated.
Rome
Applications must be submitted by December 17th
US cruise group Viking reports strong quarterly performance growth
Los Angeles
The July-September period closed with a net profit of 514.0 million dollars (+35.4%)
Guido Pietro Bertolone is the new president of Fedit
Rome
He takes over from Giuseppe Cela, outgoing president and currently head of Fedit Servizi
Latrofa (AdSP Lazio): the ZLS will make our ports even more attractive for investors, logistics operators, and businesses.
Civitavecchia
The tool - he highlighted - can lead to a qualitative leap in terms of logistical and industrial competitiveness
Container traffic continued to decline at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in October
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Cordero: Consumers will likely see price escalation in the coming months
Pasquale Legora de Feo has been confirmed as president of Uniport
Rome
New Technical Commission for "Cruises and Passengers" established
The expansion of the Suez Canal Container Terminal was inaugurated on Sunday.
Port Said
Capacity increase of 2.2 million TEUs per year
Katoen Natie to acquire 80% of French firm Bils-Deroo Solutions
Luxembourg
The logistics company has nearly 1,500 employees
Danaos Corporation closed the third quarter with a net profit of $130.6 million (+6.2%)
Athens
Revenues up 1.8%
In the first nine months of 2025, Circle's production value increased by +80%
Milan
As of September 30, the value of the group's multi-year backlog had grown by +66%.
APM Terminals to build and operate Laldia Container Terminal at Chittagong Port
Dhaka/The Hague
30-year concession contract signed
MPCC orders four new 4,500 TEU containerships from China
Oslo
The contract unit price is $58 million.
In October, the port of Singapore handled 31.2 million tonnes of containerized cargo (+1.0%).
Singapore/Hong Kong
In the port of Hong Kong, traffic amounted to 1.1 million TEUs (-6.9%)
DHL Group revenues decreased by 2.3% in the third quarter
Bonn
Net profit was 888 million euros (+9.5%)
Fincantieri and KAYO sign agreement for the construction and maintenance of military vessels in Albania.
Trieste
CMA Terminals (CMA CGM Group) to acquire 20% of Container Terminal Hamburg
Marseille/Hamburg
Agreement with the German Eurogate
The Municipality of Civitavecchia denounces that the Fiumicino cruise port project undermines the foundations of the law on ports
Rome/Civitavecchia/London
The project - Cruise Terminals International underlines - will be a pillar of the sustainable development of Fiumicino
Over 175 kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Cagliari
Over 8,500 counterfeit items intercepted at Cagliari's Porto Canale
Global Ship Lease reports record quarterly revenue again
Athens
Youroukos emphasizes the solidity and excellent prospects of the small and medium-sized containership market
In the third quarter, Montenegro's ports handled 675 thousand tons of goods (+4.1%)
Podgorica
80.0% growth in cargoes to Italy
Svitzer acquires 66.6% of Norwegian towing company Buksér og Berging
Copenhagen
It has a fleet of approximately 35 tugboats and 25 pilot boats
The keel-laying ceremony for the new oceanographic vessel Arcadia took place in Piombino.
Piombino
Construction entrusted to T. Mariotti
The Management Committee of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has approved the 2026 budget forecast.
Ancona
An administrative surplus of 32.2 million is expected
Cruise passenger traffic at GPH terminals stable in the summer quarter
Istanbul
1,503 stopovers were recorded (+9.6%) for a total of 4.66 million passengers (+0.8%)
The UNIPORT public meeting will be held in Rome on November 19th.
Rome
Among the topics at the centre of the meeting was the port system reform project.
Ocean Network Express establishes its own shipping agency in Greece
Singapore
It will take over the activities of the ENA Shipping Agency
Regional Container Lines orders two new 14,000 TEU containerships from KSOE
Bangkok/Seongnam
MSC includes calls at Bremerhaven, Limassol and Beirut in the Levante Express service
Geneva
The line connects Northern Europe with the Mediterranean
AD Ports to acquire 20% stake in Latakia International Container Terminal
Abu Dhabi
Agreement with the CMA CGM shipping group
The Eastern Liguria Port Authority approves the 2026 budget and three-year plan.
La Spezia
The decree has been signed to begin construction on the new high-voltage electricity grid in the port of La Spezia.
A new SDC Customs Service Containers warehouse has opened in Porto Marghera.
Venice
It will be used for the storage and movement of goods at room temperature
Moby is selling five ferries at a starting price of €229.9 million.
Vicenza
Sale and lease-back agreement expected for two of the vessels
d'Amico International Shipping's quarterly financial results decline
Luxembourg
Mottola Crossbow: The fundamentals of the tanker industry remain solid.
ICTSI posts record quarterly financial and operating performance
Manila
In the period July-September, container traffic in the group's terminals grew by +12.3%
Denmark's DFDS to cut 400 jobs
Copenhagen
The group is looking for a new CEO. Record revenues were recorded in the July-September quarter.
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
Spediporto's conference "Take opportunities navigating trade tensions" will be held in Genoa on December 1st and 2nd.
Genoa
It will be held at the Conference Hall of Banca Bper
The National Maritime Fund has organised a meeting with the ITS Mare and the maritime training centres
Rome
It will be held on December 3rd in Rome
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Three UAE Firms Eye Investment In Kenya's Port, Renewable Energy, And Shipping Projects
(Capital FM Kenya)
Foreign firms to operate 3 terminals under Ctg Port for up to 30 years; deals by December
(The Business Standard)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
CEVA Logistics has completed the acquisition of Turkey's Borusan Logistics.
Marseille
Operation worth 383 million dollars
1,100 cars from the Chinese car manufacturer Dongfeng were unloaded in the port of Livorno
Livorno
Traffic is managed through the "Il Faldo" logistics area operated by XCA
Assiterminal, the MIT note clarifies that the 90-minute grace period applies only to waiting times
Rome/Genoa
Ferrari: The Conference of Port Authority Presidents could consider a sort of national program agreement.
Harren assigns a single brand to its heavy lift companies
Bremen
The fleet of 80 vessels will be operated under the single SAL brand.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen's revenues fell by 2% in the third quarter.
Lysaker
Net profit was $280 million (+8%)
ESPO has presented its new annual environmental report
Brussels
Climate change remains the top priority for European ports to address
Over €60 million from the PNRR for the ports of Naples and Salerno
Rome
Rixi: Let's make more effective use of European resources and accelerate the implementation of strategic projects.
Agreement between Escola Europea and DLTM to promote international mobility and maritime training
La Spezia
Synergies between the Ligurian maritime cluster and the port and training community of Barcelona
CMA CGM to register ten new 24,212 TEU containerships in the French International Register
Marseille/Copenhagen
The company will take delivery of them starting from 2026
UPS has completed its acquisition of Canada's Andlauer Healthcare Group.
Atlanta/Toronto
Operation worth 1.6 billion dollars
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