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October 5, 2022

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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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ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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