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