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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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Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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