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October 6, 2022

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Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 6, 2022
  • GAC India recognised as bulk cargo agent
  • Long-term contracted container shipping rates see first fall in months
  • FM urged to extend GST exemption on export freight
  • President of India lays foundation stones of multiple projects at Deendayal Port
  • National Logistics Policy 2022 - The unveiling of a new era in logistics
  • Ports to soon have Made In India VTS
  • Bahri signs MoU with GASCO to explore cooperation in establishing a land transportation & logistics company
  • YOU ASK.. WE ANSWER...
  • Key structural reforms keeping economic recovery on course: DEA Secy
  • Govt extends concessional import duties on edible oils till March 2023
  • Call for World Maritime Day message to extend beyond boundaries of shipping

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International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 6, 2022
  • Ice melting - one way or the other
  • Top of the list in Austria
  • Spanish fresh products now shipped to UK by rail
  • The more users, the greener the road transport
  • The next of the last
  • How shippers can in-source their logistics
  • Operations at Tibar Bay port begin
  • UK Club strengthens regional offices
  • Helping to spread hydrogen technology
  • Black figures for Unipart
  • More cool chain in Antwerp
  • Cargoline elects advisory board
  • CMA CGM Air Cargo selects Jettainer
  • Traffic jams on Swiss roads cost billions
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • A first for JSA
  • OOCL starts to run on biofuel
  • Savino del Bene opens new HQ in Germany
  • Amerijet promotes Shivanthi Udurawana

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The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2022
  • Dramatic cuts to services as lines battle to hang onto 'super-cycle' profits
  • "Mixed messages' from government over UK regional airports DSA and Manston
  • DPW's high-density automatic stacking system, Box Bay, to launch in Europe
  • Maersk continues fleet renewal with order for more methanol-fuelled ships
  • Rail freight may be key to Iraq ambition to rival Jebel Ali and the Suez Canal
  • RCL kick-starts predicted new round of boxship demolition as rates fall
  • On the wires: Liner shipping's (head on the) block exemption
  • US warehouse market stays tight, and pricey, as it bucks rate decline trend
  • Alert for cargo even as Vietnam becomes SE Asia's fastest-growing economy

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Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2022
  • ABB and Incat Tasmania team up on lightweight hybrid-electric RoPax ferry
    ABB and Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania are to explore building a 148 meter long RoPax ferry with hybrid-electric propulsion that could be transitioned to battery power as shore charging becomes available. The
  • Maersk orders 6 more methanol fueled box ships
    A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) reports that it has ordered a further six large ocean-going vessels capable of operation on green methanol. With a nominal capacity of 17,000 TEU each, they will
  • Finland bans export of icebreaker to Russia
    Finnish broadcaster YLE reports that the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs has denied Helsinki Shipyard an export license for an icebreaker on order for Russian mining firm Norilsk Nickel. Norilsk Nickel is

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Container Newsweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2022
  • Lines and shippers clash over CBER extension
    As the European Commission considers renewing the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER) that enables current container shipping alliances to operate, liner operators and shippers are once again locking horns. The review is being done ahead of the existing CBER expiring on 25 April 2024. The World Shipping Council (WSC), representing liner operators, said in a statement on 4 October that the
  • MSC's new service directly connects Port Everglades with Far East Asia
    The 4,675 TEU container vessel MSC Rochelle called Port Everglades on 30 September, marking the connection of the major port in Florida with the Far East via a direct container service for the first time since 2011. The world's largest box line Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) launched its new Zephyr service this summer with direct weekly connections from northern China and South Korea to the
  • Sea-Intelligence reports 50% of congestion has been resolved
    With the continued gradual improvement in schedule reliability in August 2022 and the resultant improvement in vessel delays, the global fleet that was unavailable due to these delays dropped to 7.9%, according to the latest report by Danish shipping data analysis company, Sea-Intelligence, while the peak of 13.8% was in January 2022. "Keeping in mind the baseline unavailable capacity of 2% (as t
  • New frozen food warehouse to launch at Port of Antwerp-Bruges
    The JV Conti Seafrigo Antwerp (CSA) has acquired a concession on the Nieuwe Westweg, near the Bevrijdingsdok in the port of Antwerp. The joint venture between the Conti-Lines Group and Seafrigo will build a sustainable frozen food warehouse with space for more than 40,000 pallets on the approximately 6-hectare site. The concession will be the location for a brand new food logistics platform. Seaf
  • Mawani, Globe Group to build logistics park at Jeddah Islamic Port
    Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has signed a contract with Globe Group, Saudi Arabia's marine services provider, to develop a 135,000 m 2 integrated logistics park and re-export zone at Jeddah Islamic Port. The two parties aim to boost the competitive edge of the country's trade gateway and enable the national logistics industry. This partnership is part of Mawani's initiatives to set up world-cla
  • South African transport unions threaten strike action over pay dispute
    South Africa's United National Transport Union (UNTU) has served a 48-hour notice on the country's major terminal operator Transnet, indicating the union's intention to embark on strike action from 6 October at 00:01 am (local time). UNTU claims that Transnet has delayed salary negotiations for months and has still not made a "reasonable offer" to its employees. Transnet opened their salary negot
  • Maersk orders six 17,000 TEU methanol-fuelled vessels
    Maersk has ordered six additional container ships that can sail on green methanol, which will be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and have a nominal capacity of approximately 17,000 TEU. These newbuildings are not expected to increase the Danish carrrier's container capacity but to replace existing vessels in the Maersk fleet. The six 17,000 TEU boxships are all to be delivered in 2025 and

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Splashweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2022
  • Lithuania's KN declares purchase option on Höegh FSRU
    Lithuanian oil and LNG terminals operator Klaipedos Nafta (KN) has exercised its option to acquire the floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) from Norway's Höegh LNG. KN announced plans to acquire the 2014-built FSRU in February this year after exploring several options including a newbuild and a converted LNG carrier. The move was approved by KN's ...
  • MOL agrees LNG charter deal with new Sakhalin-2 operator
    Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has signed a charter contract with the new Russian operator of the Sakahlin-2 liquefied natural gas (LNG) project for the LNG carrier . The Japanese shipowner said it had struck a new long-term deal with recently launched Sakhalin Energy for the 147,200 cu m vessel in which it holds a 60% ...
  • UK drilling workers vote to strike over pay
    Over 300 UK offshore drilling and contract maintenance workers employed by Archer, Maersk, Transocean and Odfjell have backed a strike action, labor union Unite has confirmed. The industrial action, supported by 95% in a ballot turnout of 86%, comes after the workers rejected a 5% pay offer from the companies. The strike, starting October 20 ...
  • Sea/ acquires chartering platform Chinsay
    Digital shipping platform Sea/ has acquired Swedish freight contract management platform Chinsay. The acquisition will allow Sea/ to continue to build the intelligent marketplace for fixing freight and project the business towards its purpose of powering better decisions to enable sustainable shipping, the company said. The combination of the two companies is expected to enhance ...
  • Fortescue buys into hydrogen startup TES
    Australian mining company Fortescue Metals Group is investing €130m ($129m) in Belgian-based hydrogen startup Tree Energy Solutions (TES), a company that is developing a green energy hub in the German port of Wilhelmshaven. Under the agreement, Fortescue's green energy division, Fortescue Future Industries (FFI), will invest €30m to become a shareholder in Tree Energy Solutions ...
  • Nearly 800 animals die in bureaucratic spat between France and Algeria
    Calls are growing for the total ban of livestock carriers, with the latest horror story emerging of slaughtered animals in a botched shipment from Europe to Africa. Around 780 bulls were recently shipped back to France and emergency-killed after Algerian authorities refused to unload the animals due to incorrect health certificates and associated health risks. ...
  • Aker Solutions and Balfour Beatty form UK offshore wind partnership
    Norwegian engineering firm Aker Solutions and international infrastructure group Balfour Beatty have teamed up to deliver end-to-end design and construction solutions for the concrete floating and gravity-based UK offshore wind industry. The partnership will see the companies' complementary skills, resources and experience combined to offer a whole-life solution. Balfour Beatty has an extensive t
  • Maritime CEO Forum Singapore: A vain attempt to find a tanker sceptic
    Tanker sceptics were not just thin on the ground in the ballroom of the Fullerton Hotel last week, they were non-existent. In our ongoing coverage of the Maritime CEO Forum from Singapore, today's focus is on the high-level, bullish tanker panel. "If everything stays the same 2023 will be a fantastic year for tankers," stated ...
  • Dolphin Drilling firms up $96m semisub contract in Nigeria
    Øystein Stray Spetalen-backed semisub rig owner Dolphin Drilling has inked a firm 12-month contract with General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL) in Nigeria for the 1974-built . The rig will commence operations during the fourth quarter of 2022 earning the company around $96m. GHL has the right to shorten the contract by up to six months. "Dolphin ...
  • Bureau Veritas issues detailed well-to-wake future fuels study
    Bureau Veritas (BV) has launched a detailed outlook on future maritime fuels in a new 85-page white paper, which calls for a well-to-wake (WtW) approach to assessing the climate impact and sustainability of alternative fuels. This is one of the key conclusions of the white paper, which evaluates alternative fuels such as methanol, LNG, biofuels, ...
  • Stena Bulk joins project to demonstrate end-to-end shipboard carbon capture at scale
    The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD), the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) and Stena Bulk today initiated the first stage of a two-year, three-phase project to demonstrate shipboard carbon capture at scale. Together with Alfa Laval, the American Bureau of Shipping, Deltamarin and TNO, the consortium will investigate onboard capture and storage, as ...
  • Alibaba-linked Transfar readies for its largest fleet expansion
    Singapore-registered, Alibaba-linked Transfar Shipping is gearing up for its most significant expansion to date. Transfar at the beginning of last week received the newbuilt 1,800 teu container vessel A Goryu from Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, a ship bound for the transpacific, a trade lane the carrier is ready to add much larger tonnage to in the coming ...
  • Spectre of structural overcapacity looms large over liners
    With a record orderbook looming, tonnage supply could outstrip vessel demand next year with analysts at Alphaliner warning this week that the liner shipping market could be headed towards structural overcapacity. Record boxship deliveries are forecast for 2023 and 2024. In absolute terms, today's 7m teu vessel orderbook has pushed past the former 6.6m teu ...
  • Trees for teus: CMA CGM's creative bid to get early container returns in the US
    Trees for teus is French liner CMA CGM's snappy new way to improve supply chain fluidity in a green fashion. The Rodolphe Saade-led firm has just unveiled its new TEUs to Trees Early Container Return Incentive Program, which will provide customers 2.5 tons of carbon credit per container in a program due to run through ...
  • British rotor sail manufacturer ties with COSCO's shipyard division
    Anemoi Marine Technologies, a UK provider of rotor sails, has reached an agreement with COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (CHI), one of China's major shipbuilding organisations. CHI has nine yards capable of up to 7.5m dwt annual production across all major vessel segments and a significant global customer base. CHI customers will now have the option ...
  • Singapore to switch to electronic bunker delivery notes next year
    It's been a tough year for Singapore, the world's largest bunkering hub, fighting extreme price volatility as well as one of the worst off-spec scandals in more than a decade. Authorities are taking action. At this week's major bunkering conferemce, Sibcon, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has announced plans to start registering ...
  • Baltic Exchange amends tanker indices to reflect Europe's altered energy map
    Following many rounds of sanctions levelled against Russia, the Baltic Exchange has decided to suspend covering three tanker routes as well as changing the description of another Black Sea route. TD17 and TD24, dirty tanker indices which assess rates from Primorsk to Wilhelmshaven and the the Russian Far East to China respectively, will cease from ...
  • Maersk orders six more methanol-fuelled boxships
    Maersk has ordered a further six large ocean-going vessels that can sail on green methanol and has said prices for this new form of propulsion are coming down. The six vessels will be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and have a nominal capacity of approximately 17,000 teu and are set to replace existing capacity ...
  • Call to action moves thousands of containers from NY-NJ port
    On August 1, the Port of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) announced a new container imbalance tariff to help tackle the growing problem of empty containers. Ocean carriers would be required to remove 10% more empty containers than their import quarterly total or incur fees. The port authority then set a 30-day public comment period on ...
  • Port of Long Beach reports increased GHG emissions in 2021
    The Port of Long Beach issued its 2021 emissions inventory report this week, presenting both good and bad news on its performance. The bad news is that record cargo volumes and the unusually high number of ocean-going vessels staying at anchor off the coast drove up greenhouse gas emissions by 22%

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Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2022
  • Sanctions-evading tankers switch from Iranian to Russian trade
    The involvement of a growing number of suspected sanction-busting vessels illustrates the difficulties of enforcement as further sanctions on Russia's...
  • TFG Marine calls for mandatory mass flow meters in bunkering hubs
    Currently there is still some opposition, partly due to costs factor, TFG Marine chief commercial officer Mark Russell said
  • European Court of Justice set to impact LNG shipping market
    Investments in future port capacity for handling fuel may be unviable if decision goes against European Commission, says lawyer
  • Hostage swap sees crewmen freed from Iran-held Greek tanker
    No sign of breakthrough in stalled negotiations between Greece and Iran over securing the release of two laden tankers anchored...
  • Sanctions fail to stem Russia's outbound seaborne trade
    Number of Russian vessels exporting goods to foreign trading partners has rebounded from the initial impact of sanctions and remain...
  • Russian oil price cap deal nears as focus widens to non-EU flags
    Greece, Cyprus and Malta have agreed a deal in principle despite widespread concerns that tanker owners will flag out to...
  • UK logistics firms look to consolidate in tough market
    The logistics sector remains highly fragmented. The challenges of the past few years are seeing more companies look towards greater...
  • LNG deals at $1m a day are possible, says Drewry
    Tight market set to continue into 2025, with newbuilding LNG carrier resales possibly reaching $270m amid slot shortage says maritime...
  • Boxship overcapacity rears its head again
    As night follows day, container lines overorder during the good times and repent on the downturn. With 7m teu heading...
  • West beats breakeven after no first-half pool claims
    Announcement comes after club undertook purge of entered tonnage last year, ruthlessly ditching loss-making vessel
  • Maersk boosts green methanol commitment with order for six additional vessels
    Maersk is so confident in the technology that it has 19 methanol-fuelled ships on order, with a plan to have...
  • Study holds out potential of bioLNG as a shipping fuel
    About 90% of costs come from production and distribution of bioLNG, which the study says can be ameliorated by regulation...
  • Green corridors 'will confirm the feasibility and scalability of alternative fuels'
    The introduction of new and alternative fuels will give rise to new suppliers and new business models, as will new...
  • Singapore minister backs LNG as a 'pragmatic transition fuel'
    Singapore is ready to supply liquefied natural gas bunkers
  • MPA outlines framework to supply biofuel in Singapore
    Singapore has supplied about 70,000 tonnes of biofuel across more than 40 biofuel bunkering operations using existing bunker tankers
  • PSA joins Silk Alliance intra-Asia fuel transition partnership
    Alliance is a cross-supply chain partnership dedicated to the development of a fleet-specific fuel transition strategy for containerships on the...
  • Decarbonisation centre launches shipboard carbon capture project
    The seven-member consortium will build and test a marine carbon capture system on board a Stena Bulk medium-range tanker to...
  • Sembcorp Marine seals $3.1bn Petrobras FPSO deal
    The complicated vessel will be deployed in the ultra-deepwater Buzios field is SembMarine's biggest-ever deal with Petrobras

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The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2022
  • Overhaul wades into insurance technology market
    Overhaul has joined a growing group of visibility providers aiming to connect real-time shipment data to cargo insurance solutions.
  • US truck shippers rethinking spot strategy: analysts
    More shippers are returning to the truckload spot market as rates drop, but experts say they're using that market more strategically than ever before to reduce transportation costs.
  • Ro/ro surge driving new investment by carriers
    Recovering automobile exports and demand for high and heavy cargo are driving a ro/ro resurgence and a spate of new ship orders.
  • LTL industry wrestles with next stage of technology development
    The less-than-truckload industry is reaching its technology inflection point, which it will need to capture rising demand from shippers seeking operators that are easy to do business with.
  • Maersk's green methanol orderbook hits 19 vessels
    Maersk has pledged to replace older tonnage only with green fuel-compliant ships, and with the latest order for six vessels the carrier has more than 300,000 TEU of dual-fuel capacity on its orderbook.

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TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2022
  • Crowley pulls the trigger on land purchase for Massachusetts offshore wind terminal
    Terminal set for completion in 2025 and will support projects providing power to over 1m homes
  • Georgiopoulos swoops on MR from Denmark's Dee4 Capital
    2011-built vessel will become 20th tanker in fleet of company run by Peter Georgiopoulos and Leo Vrondissis
  • Capesize bulker market surges 13.8% in a day despite China's Golden Week
    FFA market slide indicates deeper decline for future spot rates
  • 'Monumental step forward': Altera strikes deal to push through restructuring plan
    Bondholders and other unsecured creditors to come out with 13% of offshore shipowner, which is better than the original zero
  • Hoegh LNG to lose an FSRU as Lithuania's KN declares purchase option
    FSRU Independence to live up to its name as Baltic state moves to take control of its energy security
  • VLCC volumes at risk as Opec unveils production cuts
    It is expected the bloc's Middle Eastern members will bear the brunt of the cuts
  • Desperate charterers chase conros as car carrier supply runs short
    Owners of niche vessels 'have the last laugh' as car manufacturers and operators push up rates and asset values
  • Fresh round of Russia sanctions include long-awaited oil price cap
    Commission president Ursula von der Leyen hails deal to 'make the Kremlin pay' despite disquiet of maritime nations
  • Green Seas: Cargo owners aim to use their buying power for clean shipping fuels. Is it enough?
    Our sustainability newsletter talks to the COZEV coalition and member IKEA as they aim for all zero-carbon fuels by 2040, and to the environmental campaigners who want more
  • Eastern Pacific receives 'firm interest' despite upping car carrier price by $10m
    Idan Ofer company reportedly wants $60m for 2006-built ship, following $50m sale last month
  • Desperate charterers chase con-ros as car carrier supply runs short
    Owners of niche vessels 'have the last laugh' as car manufacturers and operators push up rates and asset values
  • Baltic Exchange suspends three tanker indices after EU's Russia oil ban
    UK exchange will no longer assess dirty and clean routes from Primorsk and Kozmino
  • Container ship scrapping hiatus ends with first demolition sale of 2022
    Owners of older feeder container ships throw in the towel
  • MOL extends contract on LNG carrier with Russia's Sakhalin-2 project
    Vessel will continue working with new Russian operator of Far East liquefaction project
  • Mowinckels set to bow out of crude market for now
    Bergen stalwart J Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi is selling a suezmax it owns with compatriot Viken, but reports of a done deal are premature
  • Bio-LNG could scale up to supply 16% of marine fuel demand by 2030
    New study from Sea-LNG says biomass produced fuel can cut CHG emission by 50% to 80% compared to marine diesel but methane leakage must be minimised
  • Clarksons backing a boost as Sea/'s Schroder targets tanker and bulker expansion
    Digital fixture platform is an open ecosystem for the whole industry, Danish boss explains
  • Rising rates slash number of VLCC newbuildings loading clean products
    Figures from BRS are good news for product tankers seeing less competition from bigger vessels
  • Fresh round of Russia sanctions likely to include long-awaited oil price cap
    Commission president Ursula von der Leyen hails deal to 'make the Kremlin pay' despite disquiet of maritime nations
  • Alberta renews fleet with single tanker order in Japan
    Order emerges amid persistently low newbuilding orderbook for tankers
  • Clarksons' Sea/ aiming for digital fixture dominance with Chinsay takeover
    UK platform's CEO Peter Schroder tells TradeWinds how expanded group can drive efficiency and decarbonisation for brokers, owners and charterers
  • Golden Ocean launches $100m buyback after share price slumps
    Timing is right to return cash to shareholders as long-term prospects appear bright, boss of John Fredriksen-controlled group says
  • Car carrier rates could hit $150,000 in 'stunning raging-bull' market
    VesselsValue's Daniel Nash says charter rises for panamax deals show no signs of slowing
  • Atlas Maritime and Euronav tipped for orders at reborn shipyard
    South Korea's nascent DH Shipbuilding, formerly known as Daehan Shipbuilding, poised to ink tanker newbuilding contracts worth $278m
  • AP Moller-Maersk inks $1.14bn deal for container ship sextet at Hyundai shipyard
    The latest deal lifts the total number of methanol-fuelled boxships newbuildings it has at Hyundai to 19
  • Helsinki Shipyard loses Russian icebreaker order after Finland refuses export licence
    Finnish shipbuilder had agreed a deal to build an LNG-powered ship for miner Norilsk Nickel
  • DEME buys bulker for conversion into fallpipe vessel
    Belgian owner sending ship to Singapore yard for work this month
  • Stena Bulk to test onboard carbon capture system on tanker
    Project with Singapore-based Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation targets at least a 30% capture rate on MR tanker
  • Petrobras takes FPSO spending in Singapore to almost $9bn with order at Sembcorp Marine
    Sembcorp Marine says order is the largest it has ever secured from the Brazilian oil major

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American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2022
  • Tidal wave of new container ships: 2023-24 deliveries to break record
    The number of newly constructed container ships set to hit the water will exceed any previous capacity additions.
  • Volkswagen to open new shipping hub in South Texas
    Automaker Volkswagen is opening a new shipping hub in South Texas to import more than 140,000 vehicles a year.
  • FedEx, pilots request federal mediation to resolve contract dispute
    FedEx Express and the union representing its pilots on Wednesday filed for federal mediation with the National Mediation Board to help unglue contract negotiations that...

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Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
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ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
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
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
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
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
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
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
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 public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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