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September 1, 2022
Exim Indiaweb site
  • Prime Minister to inaugurate & lay foundation stone for key projects at New Mangalore Port tomorrow
  • Rajesh Kumar Sinha appointed Additional Secretary in Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways
  • Schedule reliability continues on an upwards trend
  • Faceless Assessment - Standard Examination Orders through RMS - Phase 1, Part 1
  • YOU ASK.. WE ANSWER...
  • New ONE feeder service for Hazira
  • Far East to South America East Coast spot rates currently higher
  • A.P. Moller-Maersk to operate first of its kind green warehouse in Denmark
  • CMA CGM Overweight Surcharge from Kolkata & Haldia to US East Coast ports & Halifax, Canada
  • Sugar exports seen declining in coming season
  • Cochin Shipyard to commission new dry dock facility by 2024
  • Tea exports seen surpassing target
  • Bahri signs MoU with Tabadul to collaborate on the development of innovative logistics data-sharing solutions
  • APM Terminals divests shareholding in Global Ports Investments following announcement of Maersk's commitment to discontinue activities in Russia
  • Export cargo wait at UK's busiest gateway Felixstowe extends to 10 days due to strike

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Disputed alternatives on the Black Sea
  • Shorter transit times to Romania and Turkey
  • Testing eco-friendly HGVs in Alberta
  • The gods hold their breath
  • Lilian Pichelingat joins Upply as COO
  • Finnair Cargo partners with Wisetech Global
  • Buying 3 million litres of SAF
  • A new integrated terminal at the Maasvlakte
  • Support for Slovakian modal shift
  • Kuehne + Nagel welcomes Sarah Kreienbühl
  • Chinese bird flies to Austria
  • Gefco at the Strait
  • Trucking LNG from Croatia northwards
  • Strong half year for Koper
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Ben Hart named UIPA executive director
  • Geodis and the locus standi
  • Leisure Cargo to be Virgin Cargo's GSA in Turkey

The Loadstarweb site
AUGUST 31, 2022
  • Carriers unveil blanking programmes to prop up rates as peak season sags
  • Freight rate bubble bursts, pushing smaller opportunists out of the transpacific
  • EXCLUSIVE Market Insight: DP World's 'strategic transformation' revealed
  • Maersk Air Cargo gears up for take-off with 'demonstrator flight' today
  • New UPS surcharges land - and drive US shippers to look for alternatives
  • Hapag-Lloyd forward-fixes charter of six post-panamax box ships
  • Confidence returns for China's shippers, despite high costs and falling demand
  • AP Møller-Maersk completes LF Logistics takeover

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 31, 2022
  • Bulker chief engineer sentenced to prison in oily waste discharge case
    In a pollution case that continues to be under investigation, the chief engineer of a Marshall Islands bulk carrier has been sentenced to prison for deliberately discharging approximately 10,000 gallons of oil-contaminated
  • Allianz: Prevention measures are crucial to tackling battery-fire risks
    While incentives to persuade drivers out of their gas-guzzlers and into electrical vehicles (EVs) may be good news for the climate, they should also be a wakeup call to vessel operators. A
  • ZIM inks $1 billion LNG bunker supply deal with Shell
    Haifa, Israel-headquartered ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (NYSE: ZIM) has signed a 10-year marine liquefied natural gas (LNG) sales and purchase agreement with Shell NA LNG LLC. Valued at more than $1
  • VIDEO: Navy thwarts Iranian attempt to steal a Saildrone
    As we reported yesterday, shipbuilder Austal USA has entered into strategic partnership with Saildrone, Inc. to build autonomous uncrewed surface vessels for the Navy. In fact, the U.S. already has a number
  • Inmarsat: Maritime data usage surges
    An internal study undertaken by Inmarsat indicates that data usage on commercial maritime vessels has jumped more than threefold since 2019. Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications services, connects
  • World's largest aluminum cat will have Wärtsilä propulsion package
    Wärtsilä is to supply the engines, waterjets, and fuel storage and supply system for what will be the world's largest aluminum catamaran ferry, the 2,100 passenger/226 car vessel ordered at Incat Tasmania
  • 10 minutes with Fariyal Khanbabi, Dialight Group CEO
    Fariyal Khanbabi, CEO of Dialight Group, an LED industrial lighting technology company that services the maritime industry among others, talks to us about maritime sustainability, diversity, and more. Marine Log (ML): What

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 31, 2022
  • Zim signs long-term LNG bunkering agreement with Shell
    Shell will supply 10 LNG-fuelled very large containerships that will be deployed to Zim's Asia to US east coast trade
  • Bulker supply 'balloons' and puts pressure on rates
    The huge number of vessels that have been released into the market as congestion unwinds is causing spot rates to...
  • UKHO to go fully digital by 2026
    The move to digital charting comes despite the quality of training remaining poor. The agency knows it must work alongside...
  • Long-term box rates to mirror spot rate fall
    Thereare signs long-term contracted rates are beginning to fall on key container trades, mirroring recent declines in spot freight prices
  • Maersk closes $3.6bn purchase of Logistics Holdings
    Record profits are driving opportunities for container lines to establish a presence in the broader transport and logistics chains as...
  • LPG export gains 'to offset gas carrier fleet growth'
    Newbuildings on order comprise 20% of existing very large gas carrier fleet, but shipowners say rising demand from China and...
  • P&I clubs still losing hundreds of millions of dollars on underwriting
    Only two clubs making money, which points to fourth year of rate hikes
  • Evergreen's schedule reliability shows major improvement
    Service reliability remains way below pre-pandemic levels, but overall delays to containership schedules are coming down, with Evergreen showing the...
  • Hydraulic fluid leaks from grounded bulker in Gibraltar
    The salvage operation will involve removal of fuel from the grounded bulker following a hydraulic fluid leak from one of...
  • Proman Stena Bulk completes South Korea's first methanol bunkering
    Landmark bunkering operation shows that infrastructure and availability is not a barrier for turning our vision of methanol as a...
  • Nordic American Tankers' results improve significantly in the second quarter
    Company is likely to post positive earnings for the first time in two years if spot rates remain strong, says...
  • Cosco warns of downside risks in container shipping market
    Despite reporting more than $9bn of net profits for the first half of 2022, Cosco Shipping Holdings is cautious about...
  • Singapore develops 5G network capability to enhance maritime connectivity
    Coverage of 5G, which can provide up to 100 times faster internet speeds and bandwidth than the current 4G technology...
  • Daily Briefing
    Recession fears cloud prospects for VLCC winter rates rally | Braemar predicts sustained surge underpinned by Ukraine and orderbook situation...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 31, 2022
  • Revisions to UP Lathrop project a 'win' for some IMCs
  • China COVID rules make deep cuts in Hong Kong cross-border container volumes
  • July cargo surge along East, Gulf coasts provides no relief from port congestion
  • MSC port unit, Hutchison to develop new Rotterdam container terminal
  • US faces slow trek to 'reliable' container system: White House port envoy
  • Profitable Cosco gives three-year payout pledge to shareholders

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 31, 2022
  • Eagle Bulk chief engineer sentenced to prison as investigation continues
  • Zim signs $1bn deal with Shell to supply LNG to container ships
  • Pollution threat looms as hull of grounded bulk carrier OS 35 breaks off Gibraltar
  • Baltic Dry Index dips below 1,000 points as bulker demand dwindles in the doldrums
  • 'Strong advantage': Eco capesizes with scrubbers continue to earn top dollar in low-rate market
  • Supply of open TFDE LNG carriers slims as spot rates rise
  • Green Seas: Will ferries decarbonise by taking flight?
  • G2 Ocean launches carbon offset scheme for shipping emissions
  • Concordia tanker refuels Greenland air base under deal with US
  • Could Northern Lights scheme illuminate a future of shipping?
  • LPG carrier owners target ammonia as Russia crunch pushes cargo further afield
  • Greece's Cosmoship turns to China's Wuchang Shipbuilding for container ship newbuildings
  • Salvors in a race against time to save grounded bulk carrier off Gibraltar
  • Shipping group Stena AB builds liquidity as tankers surge back into the black
  • 'Milestone': new Stena Proman tankers bunker methanol in South Korea
  • Tonnage provider GSL wins big pay rise as it switches container sextet to Hapag-Lloyd
  • Hafnia's Skov says Europe's ban on Russian fuel to double demand for MR tankers
  • ADS Maritime strikes again with investment in LR2/aframax tankers
  • Shipbroker Braemar bullish on tankers as prices rise and fixtures spike
  • Booming rates hold different fates for Bergen chemical pools
  • Cosco Shipping Holdings declares $4.68bn dividend payout after posting record half-year profit
  • China's Yangzijiang eyes ship-leasing market with new $250m fund

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 31, 2022
  • Maersk adds LF Logistics to supply chain portfolio
    Shipping line Maersk has completed the $3.6 billion takeover of Asian retail distribution specialist LF Logistics.
  • Viewpoint: Bloated - the only way to describe US and European ports
    The U.S. and European ports are bloated by congestion - and only time can alleviate this situation.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grew by 19.3% last year
Los Angeles
In the fourth quarter alone the increase was +21.5%
HMM signs agreement with JNPA to collaborate on development of new Indian port at Vadhvan
Seoul
The port will have a container traffic capacity of 23.2 million TEUs
EU customs reform must make trade and business easier
Brussels
23 organizations underline this in a joint statement
Launch in Ancona of the luxury cruise ship Four Seasons I
Trieste
Fincantieri to deliver the unit to Four Seasons Yachts at the end of 2025
Launch event in Brussels of the European Maritime Skills Forum
Brussels
In 2024, the port of Tanger Med handled a record traffic of 10.2 million containers
Anjara
New peaks also in other business segments
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build 12 18,000 TEU containerships
Seoul
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' turnover increased by +21.1% in 2024
Fire breaks out on the Rospo Mare B oil platform off the coast of Vasto
Rome
There were no injuries or traces of pollution in the sea
Galaxy Leader Sailors Freed
London
Today the 25 crew members left Yemen on board a plane
Contract with Russian company that managed Syrian port of Tartous terminated
Damascus
The agreement included investments of 500 million dollars
Brussels OKs DP World-Arcese Automotive Joint Venture
Brussels
Initially, the activity will be carried out in France and Poland
Royal Caribbean orders sixth Edge-class cruise ship at Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Miami/Saint Nazaire
It will be taken over in 2028
Louis E. Sola is the new chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission
In 2024, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -50%
Ismailia
The total was about 13,200 units compared to over 26,400 in 2023
Uiltrasporti urges to restore measures to support rail freight transport
Rome
Definitive cancellation of the 65 million fund from the Budget Law
The Trump unknown also weighs on the Panama Canal
Washington
While the tycoon dreams of taking it over with weapons in hand, a bill proposes to start negotiations with the Panamanian government
FSG bankruptcy trustees announce interest from multiple investors in shipbuilding group
Rendsburg/Flensburg
These are German companies operating in the same sector
Port of Long Beach closes 2024 with new annual, half-year and quarterly container traffic records
Long Beach
Total freight traffic also reached a new historical peak during the year.
The Biden administration's latest move is to accuse China of seeking dominance in the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors
Washington/Beijing
Harsh reaction from Beijing's Ministry of Commerce and the China Shipyards Association
The AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea confirms the commitments made towards its employees
Naples
The organization hopes "that a climate of relaxation can be restored"
Uniport, exemption from compulsory insurance for vehicles used in port terminals is a good thing
Rome
Hanoi government authorizes initial investment for new port planned by MSC and VMC
Hanoi
Vietnam Port Development Plan to 2030 Approved
Filt, Fit and Uilt announce a resumption of the strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
New protest action scheduled to start on February 3rd
Annual container traffic at PSA port terminals exceeds 100 million TEU for the first time
Singapore
Record in both Singapore and overseas terminals
Confitarma calls for the urgent reinstatement of the rule on simplified recruitment of seafarers
Rome
Sisto: Simplification has proven to be an important step forward for the sector
Sharp drop of -17.1% in freight traffic in the port of Taranto in 2024
Taranto
In the last quarter alone the decline was -3.0%
Container traffic in Hong Kong port decreased by -4.9% in 2024
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, 3.5 million TEUs were handled (-2.7%)
New NATO mission to strengthen protection of undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea
Mons
The use of a small fleet of naval drones is also planned
In 2024, the port terminals of China's CMPort handled a record container traffic
Hong Kong
The total was 146.3 million TEU (+6.4%)
Yang Ming also renews service between Western Mediterranean and US East Coast
Keelung
In Italy stopovers in Salerno, La Spezia, Genoa and Vado Ligure
Twelve associations call for agreeing on measures to improve rail capacity management in the EU
Brussels
Genoa Port Terminal, green light for provisional concession until next June 30
Genoa
The Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has unanimously decided this
In 2024, passenger traffic managed in Genoa by Stazioni Marittime decreased by -4.4%
Genoa
Ferries stable and cruises down -9.8%. Cruise activity expected to increase in 2025
CMA CGM to remove Livorno calls from Amerigo service, replacing them with calls at Salerno
Marseille
New configuration in line with that of the Ocean Alliance partners
From April, Ocean Alliance ships will call at seven Italian ports, four of which will be visited only by COSCO/OOCL
Shanghai/Hong Kong/Taipei/Marseille
Salerno will enter and Livorno will exit the new configuration of the containerized maritime services network
Leonidsport (Louis-Dreyfus family) submits offer to acquire 21% of Thessaloniki Port Authority
Athens
The expected investment is up to approximately 57 million euros
MSC presents a new request for the management of cruise traffic in Ancona which includes the construction of a maritime station
Ancona
The duration of the proposed concession is 35 years.
In 2024, the growth of general cargo in the port of La Spezia more than offset the decline in bulk cargo
The Spice
In the port of Marina di Carrara the annual traffic decreased by -0.4%
Proposal by 47 governments, the EU Commission and ICS for the creation of an IMO fund for the decarbonisation of shipping
London
It could come into force in early 2027
Rolls-Royce wins record contract for Royal Navy submarine fleet
London
Eight-year, £9bn contract
Transported, the DURC in road transport is used to avoid paying for services
Rome
The rules - the association denounces - are openly violated by the clients
Kombiverkehr restores rail link between Lübeck port and Verona
Frankfurt am Main
Schedule two departures per week in both directions
AD Ports signs deal to build logistics park at Alexandria Port
Cairo
The business will be developed with the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport
The Panama Canal is and will continue to be Panamanian
Davos
This was underlined by the president of the Central American nation, José Raúl Mulino
Autamarocchi acquires control of Dissegna Logistics
Trieste
The Rossano Veneto company operates in the intermodal transport sector
Rubboli (Assologistica): Italian ports need more efficient and coordinated governance
Milan
Port of Ravenna, incentives for the purchase of "green" port vehicles
Ravenna
Maximum ceiling of 300,000 euros for each beneficiary
20% of Omani Asyad Shipping Company's capital up for sale
Muscat
Listing on Muscat Stock Exchange expected
Order to Circle for the management of data relating to rail and intermodal traffic of a port
Milan
ANSFISA adopts guidelines for the assessment and risk management of the rail transport of dangerous goods
Rome
Over 217 kilos of cocaine seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
They were hidden in a container containing wood from South America
Merlo leaves the presidency of Federlogistica to Davide Falteri
Rome
Logistics - he underlined - is one of the drivers of the national economic system
Germany is studying a network of floating terminals for the import of clean hydrogen
Berlin
Memorandum of understanding signed by SEFE and Höegh Evi
The executive design service for the reclamation of the Molo Italia seabed in La Spezia has been awarded
The Spice
Fratelli Cosulich orders fourth methanol-ready unit
Genoa
It will be built by Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding
In Spain, a logistics network for rail transport of biofuel to ports is being studied
Madrid
Agreement between Adif and the Exolum Group
MSC Interested in Starting Shipbuilding and Repair Business in India
Gurgaon
Comparison with the naval engineering company Swan Defence And Heavy Industries
Luka Koper has ordered four new rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Konecranes
Coper
They will be the first vehicles powered exclusively by electricity at the Slovenian airport
LNG and bio-LNG bunkering vessel arriving at the port of Genoa
Genoa
It will be able to provide both "ship-to-ship" and "ship-to-truck" services
Last year, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.3%
St. Petersburg
The largest volume of cargo, exports, fell by -1.9%
Höegh Autoliners secures two multi-year contracts for car transport
Oslo
Agreements with two car manufacturers with which it has been collaborating for years
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Malta sees record cruise traffic in 2024
Florian
357 ships docked for a total of over 940 thousand passengers
Cavotec to provide electrification systems and technologies for Italian ports
Lugano
Three orders worth a total of seven million euros acquired
Pirate attacks on ships decreased by -3% last year
London
In the last quarter, an increase of +76% was recorded
COSCO Shipping Ports Sets New Annual and Quarterly Container Traffic Records
Hong Kong
In the whole of 2024, 111.9 million TEUs were handled (+5.7%)
Alberto Maestrini (VARD) elected President of SEA Europe
Brussels
The association represents the European shipbuilding industry
Molo Brin areas in Olbia handed over to Quay Royal
Construction of a marina for mega yachts is planned
Port of Singapore Sets New Container and Non-Oil Bulk Records in 2024
Singapore
The Asian port handled a total of 622.7 million tonnes of goods (+5.2%)
The Italian Maritime Academy Technologies has acquired a new technical headquarters
Castel Volturno
Includes a 37-meter, 100-ton command bridge with 1:1 scale operating environments
A huge load of 110 kilograms of cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market, it could have earned criminal organizations 20 million euros
Unifeeder triples its market share of intra-Mediterranean container services
Dubai
Fincantieri Completes Acquisition of Leonardo's Underwater UAS Business
Trieste
The 287 million euro fixed component of the purchase price was paid today
Wallenius Wilhelmsen to operate ro-ro terminal at Port of Gothenburg
Oslo/Gothenburg
12-year concession contract
The Bulgarian Shipowners' Association has joined the European Community Shipowners' Associations
Brussels
BSA is the twenty-second member of the European Shipowners' Association
Strike by Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority staff suspended
Naples
The meeting between the unions and the general secretary of the port authority was a success
Mercitalia Rail begins rail transport from Reggio Calabria of trains for the Milan Metro
Reggio Calabria
They are approximately 106 metres long and weigh over 180 tonnes.
PSA Venice - Vecon achieves gender equality certification
Genoa
It is the first Italian container terminal to obtain the certification
Maria Teresa Di Matteo, head of the Department for Transport and Navigation, has passed away
Rome/Gioia Tauro
Mattioli: it was an important point of reference for the entire Italian maritime cluster
Green logistics, the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority extends the deadline for the tender
Leghorn
It awards non-repayable grants up to a maximum amount of 300,000 euros
Medcenter Container Terminal orders 20 new hybrid struddle carriers from Kalmar
Helsinki
They will be delivered within the first quarter of 2026
The intermodal service connecting the Italian terminal of Melzo with the Dutch one of Moerdijk has started
Melzo
Three weekly circulations operated, which will increase to four from April
COSCO expects to close 2024 with +95% growth in net profit
Shanghai
EBIT expected at 69.9 billion yuan (+90.7%)
Catania-based F.lli Di Martino has acquired 160 new loading units produced by Piedmont-based SICOM
Cherasco
This year the Cherasco company celebrates 50 years since its foundation
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 annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
It is organized by Ca' Foscari University and the AdSP of the Northern Adriatic
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Kuwait approves Chinese company for port operations
(AGBI - Arabian Gulf Business Insight)
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Uiltrasporti Campania accuses the heads of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea of having assumed a provocative and totally closed attitude
Naples
Attempt - the union denounces - to downplay the real reasons for the strike
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
Filt Cgil urges to throw away the Antitrust Authority's proposal on port work
Rome
D'Alessio: the AGCM has not at all analyzed the real dangers for the integrity of the principle of competition
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
Industrial reconversion works to begin soon at the "ex Yard Belleli" site in the port of Taranto
Taranto
The intervention has a value of 135.3 million euros
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea is the first AdSP to equip itself with the Anti-Violence Strategic Plan
Leghorn
The aim is to prevent discriminatory and violent phenomena within the institution.
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
Tender for the development of cruise activities in the Greek ports of Katakolon, Patras and Kavala
Athens
The issuing of concessions with a minimum duration of 30 years is foreseen
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun
Bari
Contract worth over 28 million euros
Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority
Milan
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