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September 6, 2022
Exim Indiaweb site
  • V. O. Chidambaranar Port Authority & J M Baxi's Tuticorin International Container Terminal Pvt. Ltd ink Concession Agreement for developing the port's Berth No. 9 as a container terminal
  • Exports to China drop 35 pc during April-Aug.
  • Vessel flagged off with transit cargo for North East from Kolkata to Chittagong through Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Route
  • JBS Academy & Kaushalya Skill University start 1-year Post Graduate Diploma in Customs clearance & freight forwarding
  • Bahri launches first phase of its Fleet Performance Monitoring Center
  • Merchandise exports in Aug. maintain year-ago level
  • Railways registers best ever Aug. in freight loading
  • CMA CGM Group establishes special $1.5 billion fund to accelerate its energy transition
  • Supply chains likely to see further strain especially in Europe; China a bright spot: Maersk Asia Pacific update
  • Global Sea-to-Air Hub cuts Customs time & costs at APM Terminals Bahrain
  • Retaliatory duties on UK imports under WTO being mulled
  • India seeks duty-free provision for ODOP products in FTAs
  • Sugar export deals for 5 mt seen likely once govt lifts ban
  • AiP awarded for green ammonia floating production unit
  • Delays improving faster than 2015 USWC dispute

International Transport Journalweb site
  • New rail link between Baltics and Turkey
  • European hinterland network grows
  • CMA CGM takes energy precautions
  • UK P&I Club welcomes William Beveridge
  • Two ASL Group members join Iata
  • A new acquisition for Hub Group
  • Textile sharing specialist banks on H2 transports
  • Stef: 23% increase in turnover in H1/2022
  • CST makes progress in Basel
  • First Code E aircraft for Aeroplex
  • Yang Ming keeps fleet size up
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Humanitarian air bridge for flood victims
  • Jamaica appoints deputy registrar in Florida
  • First public CV charging station opened
  • How to push furniture expansion worldwide
  • Safeen spreads its wings

The Loadstarweb site
SEPTEMBER 5, 2022
  • 'Massive' typhoon disrupts ports and airports in Shanghai, Ningbo and Busan
  • Liege Airport lodges appeal over permit's 'drastic' reduction in flights
  • On the wires: Container shipping on the mend - so what? Now what?
  • Astral in pole position as new opportunities for air freight open up in Africa
  • US drayage challenges shift - alongside container imports - from coast to coast
  • Against the odds: DSV, M'rsk, DP-DHL & Kuehne - 'smell the blood'
  • Shandong Port Shipping enters international trades with Busan shuttle
  • Green groups in Euro parliament protest against growing food for fuel
  • Resolute Liverpool dockers will begin two-week strike on 19 September
  • OceanX radar: Forget FANG; CMA leads liner parade; Huawei at the cliff edge; Ryder buy
  • On the wires: SF Holding - all but set to skyrocket?
  • News Podcast | September 2022 | F1 boss tackles air cargo; peak forwarder profits; port congestion vs slowing demand

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 5, 2022
  • New ABS guide explores onboard carbon capture
    Launched at the SMM event in Hamburg, Germany, a new guide from ABS explores emerging onboard carbon capture technology. The guide, Insights into Onboard Carbon Capture, examines the various methods of onboard
  • Offshore wind: Saipem and Siemens Energy agree to develop design for floating substation
    According to DNV, floating substations are the next challenge on the path to commercial scale floating wind farms. That's because the deeper waters targeted for floating farms tend to be further offshore,
  • Port of Savannah to add 12 more Konecranes RTGs
    The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has ordered 12 Konecranes RTGs (rubber tire gantry cranes) for the Port of Savannah. When these cranes are working, the Port of Savannah will operate a fleet

Container Newsweb site
SEPTEMBER 5, 2022
  • Seafarers rescued from burning boxship off Xiamen
  • British trade union confirms two-week strike action at Port of Liverpool container division
  • Rodolphe Saadé expects shipping demand downturn, while CMA CGM reports another profit jump
  • U Shippers Group seeks US$180 million from Maersk over "breach of contractual obligations"

Splashweb site
SEPTEMBER 5, 2022
  • Samsung Heavy rolls out liquefied CO2 carrier design
  • NPCC awarded $548m ADNOC contract
  • Exmar and Seapeak JV orders gas carrier duo at Hyundai Mipo
  • Gram Car Carriers adds close to $128m in long-term deal for two ships
  • Langh Ship inks deal in China for feeder boxship trio
  • Saipem and Siemens Energy in floating substation tie-up
  • Q2 liner results highest ever recorded in history of transportation
  • Carbon Transition invests in Dolphin Drilling
  • Copenhagen Energy plans another 3GW offshore wind farm in Western Australia
  • Salvors work round the clock to avert catastrophe off Gibraltar
  • Boxship charter market cools
  • Havila Shipping selling OCV
  • Chartworld scraps 18-year-old cape
  • Elderly suezmaxes soar in value shifting Russian crude east
  • CMA CGM sets aside $1.5bn for new energy transition fund
  • YPF and Petronas sign agreement to advance LNG development in Argentina
  • US EPA revokes permit for proposed Phillips-Trafigura Bluewater oil terminal offshore Texas

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 5, 2022
  • Exmar LPG confirms dual-fuel LPG tanker order
    Mid-size, 46,000 cu m capacity, pair have been contracted from South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
  • Gibraltar struggles against high winds to contain bulker collision spill
    Oil containment booms that were surrounding bulker OS 35 as it leaked fuel following a collision with an LNG carrier last week...
  • Ukraine's Danube ports export over 4m tonnes of grain
    Ukraine's small river ports ramped up activity in the aftermath of Russia's invasion to keep trade flowing into and out...
  • Further UK port disruption as Liverpool strike date set
    Dispute over pay levels will see a stoppage at Liverpool as negotiations fail to reach an agreement. Strike comes after...
  • Vessels suffer technical issues along Ukraine grain corridor
    One ship going to lift grains suffers engine failure, while another on its way out experiences steering gear system failure...
  • The week in charts: Ukraine grain update | Transpacific rates tank | Russia's outbound sailings stabilise
    Ukraine's wheat exports are increasing, clean tankers could see strongest winter in 15 years, P&I clubs lost $346m on underwriting...
  • Major insurance losses halved in first half, says Cefor
    Claims cost currently in check, but inflation - especially for steel - will likely drive up repair bills in the coming period
  • Shenzhen lockdown raises concerns over wider logistics disruptions
    Shenzhen slowdown said to be on the back burner for container shipping carriers which are under pressure from a significant...
  • The week in newbuildings: Finnish owner pens carbon capture-ready containership trio
    Other orders have been confirmed for 13 bulk carriers, two containerships, one LNG bunkering ship and a trio of LPG...
  • Ardmore Shipping unveils $500m share issue plan
    New York-listed shipowner, which has 37.1m in common shares and a market capitalisation of $357.7m, has not reported an annual...
  • Clean tanker rates will be boosted by disruption to exports of US products
    As Latin America is the main market for US clean product exports, any shortage of supply will mean they will...
  • Daily Briefing
    P&I financial performance only looks awful | Clean tankers may see strongest winter in 15 years | The Lloyd's List...
  • KSOE seals $286m VLGC newbuilding order
    Contract includes option to build two additional LPG carriers for the same customer

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 5, 2022
  • CMA CGM makes $1.5 billion 'green fund' investment

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 5, 2022
  • EConnect Energy scoops New Fortress job for its LNG jettyless kit
  • Gram's new five-year deals show car carrier market still burning bright
  • Container ship boom drives increase in insured values
  • Bidding for Shipping Corp of India delayed until 2023
  • New blood brought in at Monjasa as eight trainees join
  • French liner giant CMA CGM launches $1.5bn green transition fund
  • Gibraltar steps up pollution prevention measures around grounded bulker
  • Ukrainian grain ships delayed by Bosphorus grounding and engine failure
  • Demolition market gets shot in the arm with rumoured cape sale
  • US revokes pollution permit for Trafigura's new VLCC terminal
  • Marinakis set for profit as Tufton linked to MR tanker buys
  • First Eemshaven FSRU arrives with two LNG cargoes en route
  • Amid record profit, CMA CGM predicts falling shipping demand
  • US product export cuts could supercharge tanker rates, says Poten
  • Ardmore strikes ATM deal with three banks to prep $50m in potential share sales
  • New LNG carrier design floated offering 18% CO2 emissions cut

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2022
  • California asks shipping lines to avoid shore power during brutal heat wave
    Container vessels are expected to use auxiliary engines while in port this week to help California's struggling electric system cope with extreme heat.

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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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