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International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2022
  • Class I to develop rail facility in California
  • Cargo markets remain weak in Asia Pacific
  • Pallet-Track network is growing in UK
  • Breaking ground in Japan
  • Clarksons sees "solid maritime conditions"
  • A quality stamp for challenging animal transports
  • Crane Worldwide Logistics welcomes Janet Ang
  • Transnatur selects new partner in Germany
  • Iberia and Italy have a new land and sea service
  • JV for new terminal in Abu Dhabi Ports
  • AFS picks Kevin Day
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Sabarot enlarges its central warehouse
  • Containerships greets the Duke
  • IAG Cargo: apply now for apprenticeship scheme
  • Acia Aero and IPRC to convert three ATR 72-600
  • Alpha Trains to acquire 15 more Vectrons
  • Röhlig expands US activities
  • Hapag-Lloyd strengthens presence in Latin America

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The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 4, 2022
  • Shippers demand change as battle lines are drawn over EC review of CBER
  • CMA CGM appoints box line veteran, Guillaume Lathelize, to head airline
  • Charterers take back market control as containership hire rates collapse
  • M&A radar: DSV + FedEx - how does 'DSV Express' sound?
  • Hapag-Lloyd in billion-dollar deal to buy Chilean port operator SAAM
  • Tumbling freight rates may delay Korean government sale of shares in HMM
  • Against the odds: Near-shoring - is Mexico the real 'real deal'?
  • 'Parcelisation' the next big thing as B2B e-commerce sparks change in air cargo
  • Earnings season looms, with all eyes on the 'health' of Expeditors
  • Maersk Container Industry CCO Søren Leth Johannsen to be next CEO

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Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 4, 2022
  • Canadian Coast Guard makes new moves to reduce fleet emissions
    The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) today announced two significant steps it is taking to reduce its emissions in line with the Government of Canada's 2030 and 2050 commitments on greenhouse gases: the
  • TotalEnergies eyes seagliders for offshore platform crew transfers
    Are all-electric seagliders the future for getting personnel to offshore platforms? French super major TotalEnergies is looking at the idea. It has reached an agreement with Massachusetts-based start-up REGENT (Regional Electric Ground

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Container Newsweb site
OCTOBER 4, 2022
  • Konecranes hybrid RTGs to enhance COSCO Spain box terminals
    Chinese container terminal operator COSCO SHIPPING Ports (Spain) Terminals (CSP) has ordered 11 eco-efficient hybrid Rubber-Tyred Gantry Cranes (RTGs), with six machines for their terminal in Bilbao and five for their terminal in Valencia. The order was booked in the third quarter of 2022, while the value of the order is approximately €20 million. Konecranes said that cranes' hybrid drives allow
  • Hapag-Lloyd buys SM SAAM terminal business for US$1 billion
    Hapag-Lloyd will acquire the entire terminal business of the Chile-based company SM SAAM, including SAAM Ports and SAAM Logistics, for approximately US$1 billion. The two parties signed an agreement according to which the German shipping firm will take over 100% of the shares of the two SAAM companies and thereby the entire SM SAAM's terminal business and associated logistics services. SM SAAM is
  • Chittagong port sees significant fall in box handling in September
    Container handling at Bangladesh's prime seaport, Chittagong, fell significantly in September with only 101,493 TEU of import goods laden boxes handled in the month compared to 120,470 TEU in September last year. At the same time, the handling of export goods laden containers also decreased to 63,803 TEU in September from 75,697 TEU in August and 68,891 TEU in September 2021. During the month, th
  • Indian exporters face new tax burden as freight rates moderate
    Indian exporters - now relieved to see some moderation in sky-high freight rate levels amid slowing volumes - have a new cost burden to deal with: a government tax levy. The setback follows the end of previously-granted federal exemptions from the applicability of Goods and Service Tax (GST) on export freight. GST, a unified national tax system, was introduced in 2017, intended to make a one-mark
  • French presidential aide Kohler accused of conflict of interest over MSC relations
    Elysee Palace secretary general Alexis Kohler has been charged with conflict of interest for allegedly failing to disclose his familial ties with MSC. Prosecutor Jean-François Bohnert said today (4 October) that Kohler, whose full name is Arnaud Alexis Michel Kohler, had failed to disclose that his mother is a cousin of MSC founder Gianluigi Aponte's wife Rafaela. In 2018, French investigative ne
  • CMA CGM new panamax vessel breaks Australia's record at Port Botany
    Australia's major container terminal operator, Patrick Terminals has announced that the 10,926 TEU CMA CGM Estelle set a record calling Port Botany, carrying the most containers ever carried by a single ship in Australia. CMA CGM Estelle is deployed on the NEMO Australia Express Service between Europe, the Indian Ocean and Australia, which is a joint service by MSC and CMA CGM. The previous recor
  • Massport completes major improvements at Boston's container terminal
    The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) has announced the completion of infrastructure upgrades at the port of Boston's Paul W. Conley Container Terminal. Boston's box terminal will now offer direct connectivity to China, North Europe, Southeast Asia including Vietnam and India, the

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Splashweb site
OCTOBER 4, 2022
  • Petrobras returns to Singapore for more FPSOs
    Brazilan state-controlled oil giant Petrobras has placed an order with Singapore shipbuilder Sembcorp Marine for the construction of floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel P-82 set for its Búzios field in the Santos Basin. The FPSO is scheduled for delivery in 2026 and to become the 29th system to operate in the pre-salt area ...
  • Liners make case for consortia block exemption regulation renewal
    The World Shipping Council (WSC), International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), and Asian Shipowners' Association (ASA) have called for a renewal of the European Commission's Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER), due to expire on April 25, 2024. The CBER allows, under certain conditions, shipping lines with a combined market share of below 30% to enter into ...
  • Hapag-Lloyd swoops for SAAM's terminal business in $1bn deal
    Germany's Hapag-Lloyd has struck a deal with Chilean multinational port services company SAAM to buy its subsidiaries SAAM Ports and SAAM Logistics and thereby the entire company's terminal business and associated logistics services for around $1bn. The deal will see the cash-rich liner take over SAAM's ownership stake in ten port terminals throughout six countries ...
  • DEME converting bulker to fallpipe vessel
    Belgium-based marine contractor DEME has purchased an unnamed bulk carrier for conversion into a new fallpipe vessel. The company has inked an agreement with Pax Ocean Shipyards in Singapore and the vessel will enter the yard in late October. The new fallpipe ship will be fully compliant with the latest emission standards and feature the ...
  • Argeo expands with five-year bareboat charter deal
    Norwegian surveyor Argeo has signed a five-year bareboat contract for the vessel Argeo Searcher, with a purchase option attached. The vessel should be delivered in December this year and operate in the North and South America and West Africa energy markets as well as the Pacific Ocean and North Atlantic for marine minerals markets. The ...
  • Excelerate Energy presses ahead with FSRU newbuild in South Korea
    Texas-headquartered Excelerate Energy is pressing ahead with a newbuild floating regasification and storage unit (FSRU) in South Korea, following a letter of intent announced earlier this year. The New York-listed firm has penned a shipbuilding deal with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for a 170,000 cu m FSRU to be delivered in June 2026. No price ...
  • Maersk eyes methanol bunkering trials in Singapore next year
    Maersk Oil Trading, part of A.P. Moller - Maersk, has joined forces with Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co, Mitsui's energy trading unit and class society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), to jointly conduct a detailed feasibility study of methanol bunkering logistics in Singapore. The partnership will investigate the design of the bunkering vessel, safe ...
  • Transnet faces strike action as pay talks collapse
    Two labor unions at South Africa's logistics group Transnet plan to take strike action in a dispute over pay. The United National Transport Union (UNTU) said it served a 48-hour notice on Transnet of its intention to embark on a protected strike from October 6, while the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) ...
  • Tanker sales proliferate as EU deadline on Russian oil nears
    Vintage tankers, typically ready for the scrapyards, are changing hands for future trading in record numbers and at eye-catching prices as Russia gets its oil export plans in place for further bans. Today, in Brussels, European Union members had until 10:00 a.m. to revert on proposals that would set a price cap on Russian oil ...
  • Shearwater unveils deepwater dual ROV OBN deployment vessel
    Offshore seismic specialist Shearwater GeoServices is set to launch the company's first dual remotely operated vehicle (ROV) vessel designed to deploy ocean bottom nodes (OBN) and also provide source for surveys and conduct towed streamer surveys. The Norwegian owner is converting its 2010-built multipurpose vessel SW Tasman into a deepwater dual ROV OBN deployment vessel ...
  • Volume of blank sailings deemed insufficient to stem box rate decline
    Carriers are taking services out of the transpacific, and this year's first boxship scrap candidates have emerged as container shipping recalibrates to a slowing global economy. On the Asia to the US west coast tradelane, Linerlytica reports three services have been withdrawn with two more suspensions planned (see chart below for details). The services to ...
  • APL presses ahead with lawsuit against Matson
    CMA CGM subsidiary APL has been allowed by a federal judge in Washington DC to move ahead with an antitrust lawsuit it is bringing against rival Matson over services connecting the US with Guam. APL claims Matson has violated US competition law. APL said in its complaint that after it entered the market in 2015 ...
  • Valaris bags $95m in fresh drilling deals
    Offshore driller Valaris has added $95m to its backlog through new contracts and contract extensions, awarded following its most recent fleet status update in September. The New York-listed player said that TotalEnergies had exercised its option for drillship Valaris DS-15 offshore Brazil for approximately 100 days in direct continuation of the existing firm term. Meanwhile, ...
  • Worker dies after Texas rig fall
    A construction worker died after falling from an offshore platform on the Texas Gulf Coast near Corpus Christi. The Coast Guard officials in Corpus Christi received a call around 13.45 hrs local time on October 1 that a scaffolder fell off of a rig at Kiewit Offshore Services yard and into the La Quinta Channel. ...
  • Maritime CEO Forum Singapore: Shipping will face competition for new fuels
    All week Splash is bringing readers key takeaways from last Thursday's Maritime CEO Forum, an exclusive shipowner gathering held at the Fullerton Hotel in Singapore. Today's report focuses on the decarbonisation session, and fears that shipping might lose out to other industries in the scramble for alternative fuels. Caroline Yang, CEO on bunker craft operator ...
  • Macron's right-hand man investigated over his ties to MSC
    In a long running investigation, prosecutors in France have said they will pursue Alexis Kohler, Emmanuel Macron's chief of staff, over a conflict of interest case relating to his alleged links with Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC). Splash first reported on the investigation four years ago. The transparency campaign group Anticor launched a lawsuit in 2018 ...
  • US FMC contracts with National Academies for OSRA-mandated chassis study
    The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has awarded a $500,000 contract to the National Academies of Science (NAS) to conduct a study examining intermodal chassis pools and provide recommendations on best practices for their management. The study was mandated by the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA). Under the agreement, a committee of independent ...
  • Terminal upgrade completed at Port of Boston
    The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) has announced the completion of nearly $850m in infrastructure projects to modernise the Paul W. Conley Terminal at the Port of Boston. Prior to the port's modernisation, Conley offered two services reaching seven major global ports. With the completion of these infrastructure investments, Conley Terminal now offers direct connectivity to ...

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Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 4, 2022
  • Daily Briefing
    Renewable energy investment crisis blocking shipping zero-emission goals | Baltic Exchange suspends Russia-linked tanker indices amid sanctions | Carriers and...
  • Cold ironing dispute has chilling effect on US labour talks
    Recent dispute between competing labour unions and an employer see localised issues adding uncertainty to the west coast negotiations, at...
  • Ports group seeks to close gap in investment
    After the shockwaves of the pandemic, ports were found wanting. A new report seeks to find solutions to prevent a...
  • Global grain trades forecast for slight drop
    Current marketing season is forecast to see declines in corn and wheat trades, while soyabeans are expected to surge, according...
  • Hapag-Lloyd boosts terminal ownership with $1bn SAAM acquisition
    German carrier Hapag-Lloyd has been moving to increase its terminal ownership to boost network efficiency. Its latest deal will see...
  • Renewable energy investment crisis blocking shipping zero-emission goals
    'Biggest challenge is not the money nor the technology, but the lack of existing renewable energy' - Intertanko technical director...
  • Britannia takes bottom line hit after investment returns tank
    Small craft specialist Shipowners' Club announces better-than-break-even combined ratio for first half of the fiscal year
  • Bureau Veritas lays out well-to-wake approach to alternative fuels
    Environmental impact of alternative fuels can only be evaluated through a complete life-cycle analysis, says BV. Decarbonisation will require unprecedented...
  • Bureau Veritas lays out well-to-wake approach to alternative fuels
    Environmental impact of alternative fuels can only be evaluated through a complete life-cycle analysis, says BV. Decarbonisation will require unprecedented...
  • Baltic Exchange suspends Russia-linked tanker indices amid sanctions
    The dirty tanker indices TD17 and TD24 will cease to be published later this month, while the clean tanker index...
  • Carriers and owners submit case for extending consortia block exemption
    Joint submission to European Commission says consortia benefit customers and the environment, and calls for predictable regulation as supply chains...
  • Singapore developing standards for alternative bunkering fuels
    Singapore will be the first in the world to set standards for bunkering alternative fuels
  • MPA plans route for digital bunkering push in Singapore
    MPA is expected to co-fund the adoption of digital bunkering that could save Singapore's bunker industry 39,000 man-days a year

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The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 4, 2022
  • STB extends public hearings on CP-KCS merger
    The Surface Transportation Board opened public sessions last Wednesday for three days of testimony, but scheduled three additional days of mostly virtual sessions this week to accommodate all interested parties seeking to participate.
  • NY-NJ readies revised fee plan for long-dwelling empties
    The Port of New York and New Jersey is close to releasing a revamped tariff that recalculates how it will levy a $100-per-container fee on ocean carriers who let empty boxes linger.
  • Spotty service, container shortages put US reefer trade on ice
    US cold-chain cargoes fell more than 20 percent through May as the combination of high freight rates, poor reliability of ocean carrier service, and lack of equipment took a toll on foodstuff freight.
  • FMC launches study to improve US chassis pools
    The FMC-sponsored study comes as the ultra-tight supply of chassis in the US has been a contributing factor in port and rail congestion for well over a year.
  • Hapag-Lloyd makes $1 billion Latin American terminal takeover
    While rivals make huge investments in end-to-end logistics, Hapag-Lloyd's strategy is to retain a core focus on container transport and the expansion of its global terminal footprint.
  • Carriers call on European regulator to extend block exemption rule
    Claims by shippers that the European block exemption was dampening market competition are "at odds with reality," ocean carriers have told European regulators.
  • BNSF's proposed inland rail hub aims to speed LA-LB cargo flow
    BNSF's proposed inland hub 130 miles from Los Angeles-Long Beach will reduce port congestion and eliminate thousands of truck moves by shuttling marine containers by rail to transloading warehouses.

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TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 4, 2022
  • Burke spills the reasons why Ridgebury Tankers has sold more than half of its fleet
    Two more MRs now gone for substantial profit as Connecticut shipowner takes year's tally to 15
  • Tanker owners may have seen peak VLCC volumes on eve of Opec meeting
    Oil producing bloc is largely expected to announce a production cut at its meeting on Wednesday, potentially hitting crude volumes
  • Dry bulk market remains high due to low supply, analyst says
    Global dry bulk fleet is expected to grow 0.8% next year, according to Clarksons data
  • Dry bulk S&P running at speed again after late summer dip
    The market has found a new sweet spot between buyers and seller but it is a fragile one, analysts warn
  • San Francisco chases Princess Cruise Lines, tug provider after pier damage
    The then-Star Princess slammed into a pier, damaging pilings and sending another chunk drifting
  • Maersk, Mitsui join to push for methanol bunkering hub in Singapore
    The two companies, plus ABS, intend to conduct a bunkering operation in the first half of next year
  • Hadjiyiannis ship linked to second shock VLCC sale in a week
    For some tanker owners, doubling your money has never seemed easier
  • Hapag-Lloyd agrees $1bn deal to buy SAAM's South American ports
    German container line also grabs Chilean group's associated logistics operations
  • Pavilion Energy, TotalEnergies and MOL name Singapore's largest LNGBV
    But delayed LNG bunker vessel newbuilding will not start operations until first quarter 2023
  • Poten says Ukraine war is not the only reason suezmax rates will rise
    US shipbroker believes million-barrel ships will now benefit from low deliveries after bigger fleet growth this year
  • Excelerate Energy firms up its first FSRU newbuilding in 17 years
    Newly listed regasification specialist gives world orderbook its first FSRU contract in several years. But at what price?
  • Controversial Greek-owned ropax heads for the auction block
    Sea Speed Lines' Olympus raised a ruckus when deemed unseaworthy after being awarded lucrative government contract
  • Seafarers warned over food safety after fish blamed for bulker deaths
    Catering management company MCTC urges shipping not to cut corners after tragedy on Wu Zhou 8
  • Looming Russia sanctions splinter tanker markets
    Vintage tankers selling for prices once considered inconceivable as rates decline from two-year highs
  • Trond Mohn's Nyhill Shipping dismisses ship sale report as 'premature'
    Reports of a lucrative product tanker sale to Middle East-based owners are premature, says company controlled by Norwegian tycoon
  • PSA joins Silk Alliance to develop green fuels for intra-Asian box trades
    Singapore port operator subsidiary is 12th member of the intra-Asian green corridor group backed by the Lloyd's Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub
  • Macron's chief of staff Kohler indicted over alleged links to MSC
    France's financial crimes prosecutor confirms formal conflict of interest investigation
  • HMM could go from record profits to losing money by 2024, says Nomura
    Seoul-based carrier expected to feel the effects of falling SCFI as early as next year
  • Frontline beefs up board with former Cypriot transport minister Marios Demetriades
    Politician and banker adds more experience to tanker owner as it pushes through Euronav tie-up
  • Cosco Shipping's Bernard Foo makes broking switch after 20-year shipowner career
    Industry veteran joins Singapore's TCT Shipbrokers having previously worked as a chartering manager
  • 'You're hired!' Hamburg Commercial Bank promotes ex-CFO to replace departing Stefan Ermisch
    Former CFO appointed chief executive of German shipping lender at the start of October
  • Trond Mohn's Nyhill Shipping slams 'premature' sale broker report
    Reports of a lucrative product tanker sale to Middle East-based owners are premature, says company controlled by Norwegian tycoon
  • Hamburg and Halifax ports unveil green corridor initiative
    Port authorities look to decarbonise the shipping corridor between Canada and Germany
  • Shipowners finalised for QatarEnergy's LNG newbuildings at DSME
    Contracts inked on all 58 newbuilds at South Korea's big three shipbuilders and China in phase one of huge vessel acquisition plan

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American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 4, 2022
  • Lessor Jackson Square Aviation enters freighter segment
    Boeing 737-800 passenger-to-freighter conversions are selling like hotcakes. A Japanese-owned leasing company snapped up six more slots.
  • Hapag-Lloyd acquiring SAAM terminal operations in $1B deal
    CEO Rolf Habben Jansen said the SM SAAM S.A. acquisition is part of Hapag-Lloyd's strategy to build "a robust and attractive terminal portfolio."

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In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
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Arrival ports by:
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
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
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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