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Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 7, 2022
  • Avishkar Srivastava becomes first Indian to win FIATA Young Logistics Professional Award for Asia Pacific Region
  • South East Air Cargo CEO Conclave & Awards 2022 generating soaring response
  • Global trade to see slower growth
  • HTOA holds 15th AGM in Mumbai
  • INDIAN PORTS ASSOCIATION
  • A.P. Moller-Maersk continues green transformation with six additional large container vessels
  • APSEZ continues volume growth in September & H1
  • Tractor exports up
  • Sugar exports surge 57 pc
  • Fear of recession pulls down merchandise exports in Sept.

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International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 7, 2022
  • Port of Vienna's 60th anniversary
  • Honours for the pioneers of the pallet's triumph
  • New shuttle to link Gliwice with Pordenone
  • Agility invests in e-mobility supplier
  • Sustainable fleet growing further
  • Which is the cheapest sustainable marine fuel?
  • Fast diversification
  • Icao awards Ángela Marina Donato
  • Joining forces to augment intermodal services
  • Methanol-Maersk is on
  • Wascosa elects new executive committee
  • An e-parcel boat on the Spree
  • Bengaluru Kempegowda Intl airport flourishes
  • Transit time significantly shortened
  • Shipper adopts Geodis' carbon reduction programme
  • AIT partners with Kalitta Air
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Port of Houston's boom to continue?
  • UPS promotes Engin Kolat
  • Time to follow the migratory birds

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The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 6, 2022
  • Rising costs push up breakeven bar for shipping lines as demand slumps
  • US trucker numbers shrink alongside margins, and big players eye takeovers
  • M&A radar: It's overwhelming - FedEx takeover appeal gets thumbs-up
  • Cathay Pacific Cargo rebuilds: 'our culture is strong and we have a can-do spirit'
  • EU states eye UK's troubled transition as Dutch migrate to Union Customs Code
  • M&A radar: SATS + WFS - getting into the nitty-gritty
  • Maersk and Unipart team up for five-year JCB supply chain contract

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Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 6, 2022
  • MARAD awards Marine Highways grants to 12 projects
    The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) today awarded nearly $39 million in grants to 12 marine highway projects across the nation under the America's Marine Highway Program (AMHP). The funding
  • FRS plans to add seagliders to its ferry fleet
    Massachusetts-based start-up REGENT (Regional Electric Ground Effect Nautical Transport) has added worldwide ferry operator FRS to the list of customers planning to add its revolutionary seaglider all-electric wing in ground (WIG) vessels
  • Navy opens Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence
    While the Navy is not about to 3D print out its next generation submarines, additive manufacturing technology has now advanced to a stage where it promises to play a key role in
  • Learn how digitalization can help you increase ship efficiency today and get ready for 2030!
    How Digital Ship Life Cycle Management Pays OffLearn how adopting an integrated approach to ship lifecycle management enables shipbuilders, marine suppliers and ship owners/operators to maximize productivity by bringing together all product
  • All American Marine books tour boat order
    All American Marine (AAM) has been awarded a contract to build a high-speed and long-range 150-passenger eco-tour vessel for Anchorage, Alaska-based Phillips Cruises and Tours. The 84 foot 5 inch long by
  • Volvo Penta, CMB.TECH partner on dual-fuel hydrogen engines
    Volvo Penta is partnering with CMB.TECH, the clean tech division of Compagnie Maritime Belge, to accelerate the development of dual-fuel hydrogen-powered solutions for both on land and at sea applications. The companies
  • Canada's Verreault Shipyard has a new owner
    Québec Clty headquartered Ocean Group Inc. has acquired Verreault Shipyard, located in the municipality of Les Méchins, Québec, in the Gaspé Peninsula. The yard's facilities include a 244 meter long by 26
  • Op-Ed: The importance of data standardization
    By Eric Christofferson, Chief Product Officer at Veson In today's digital-first world, no industry is exempt from the reality of digital transformation. In recent years, the amount of data generated by the
  • Corps awards contracts worth $228 million
    September ended on a good note for dredging and marine construction companies. On the last day of the month, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced the award of contracts in that

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Container Newsweb site
OCTOBER 6, 2022
  • MABUX reports upward trend in bunker indices
    Over Week 40, Marine Bunker Exchange (MABUX) global bunker indices turned to upward evolution with the 380 HSFO index increasing last week to US$502.55/mt, the VLSFO index rising to US$786.38/mt and the MGO index growing to US$1,144.10/mt. Meanwhile, the Global Scrubber Spread (SS) weekly average, the price differential between 380 HSFO and VLSFO, increased over the last week by US$6.98 to US$265
  • Maersk's Performance Team deploys first Volvo electric trucks in Southern California
    Maersk-owned Performance Team has deployed its first Class 8 battery-electric trucks from Volvo Trucks North America in Southern California in response to customer demand for sustainable short-haul warehouse and distribution center operations. The Volvo VNR Electric trucks are designed to handle local and regional distribution with a range of up to 275 miles on a single charge. Performance Team e
  • Drewry's WCI loses three-fourth of pandemic gains despite record high US-Europe rates
    The losses for the Drewry's World Container Index (WCI) keep stretching. The Index lost 8% to end at US$3,688.75 for the week, extending its weekly-loss streak to 32 weeks. The Index has now lost 76% of its gains since the pre-pandemic levels. Source: Drewry Supply Chain Advisors An often oversighted trade lane, the Rotterdam-Shanghai saw its spot prices dip to three digits for the first time sin
  • Port Houston orders 26 hybrid Konecranes RTGs
    Port Houston has ordered 14 hybrid Konecranes rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) for its Barbours Cut Container Terminal and 12 hybrid Konecranes RTGs for its Bayport Container Terminal. The order, which is expected to support the port's expansion, was booked in the third quarter of 2022, while the crane deliveries will start in the second half of 2023 and continue to mid-2024. Port Houston aims t
  • Indian container trade flows begin to moderate amid export growth pressure
    According to the latest port data secured by Container News , the pace of Indian containerised trade flows has begun to slow down after recording strong growth last fiscal year. Nhava Sheva/JNPT, India's largest public handler, saw volumes drop sequentially over the July-September quarter. The port handled 481,595 TEUs last month, decreasing from 497,568 TEUs in August and 503,442 TEUs in July, a
  • MSC extends Noumea express service
    MSC has announced the upgrade and extension of its Noumea Express service to include Fiji. The carrier said this service will connect MSC's global network to and from Lautoka and Suva on a fortnightly basis via Sydney/Brisbane, enhancing the company's presence in the pacific market. From 10 November, the service rotation ex Australia to Fiji will be Sydney - Brisbane - Noumea - Lautoka - Suva - S
  • Oil leaks from Sinokor boxship in South Korea
    One of Sinokor Merchant Marine's container ships, the 1,050 TEU Niigata Trader, apparently leaked 1.6 kilolitres of marine fuel into the waters around South Korea's Yeosu port yesterday, after its fuel tank was damaged while it underwent repairs. The ship, which plied the South Korea-China-Hong Kong-Vietnam route, arrived at repair yard Yosu Ocean on 19 September. The Korea Coast Guard issued a s
  • CMA CGM announces new PSS from North Europe to Central America & Caribbean
    CMA CGM has announced new peak season surcharges (PSS) from North Europe to Central America and the Caribbean that will be effective in November. The French carrier will apply a US$150 surcharge from North Europe, Scandinavia and Poland to Windward, Guyana North Brazil, Trinidad & Tobago for dry and reefer cargo. This PSS will be effective for the whole of November. In addition, from 6 November u

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Splashweb site
OCTOBER 6, 2022
  • Transnet workers down tools
    Workers at South Africa's logistics group Transnet have launched an industrial strike over a wage dispute that could paralyse services and disrupt exports. Transnet, which has already been operating below capacity, failed to come to a wage agreement with the United National Transport Union (Untu) and the South African Transport Allied Workers Union (Satawu), which ...
  • Scorpio Tankers charters out trio on long-term contracts
    Monaco-headquartered Scorpio Tankers has sealed three new long-term charter out deals worth a total of $101.6m. The New York-listed company has fixed an unnamed scrubbed-fitted LR2 to an undisclosed oil major for three years for $35.9m, while another LR2 has been chartered to a major refiner, fetching $38.3m over the same period. The charters commence ...
  • Charges continue stacking up over stolen Shell marine gasoil in Singapore
    Three bunker clerks were charged in Singapore court for receiving a total of over S$43m ($30m) worth of marine gasoil stolen from Shell's facility in Pulau Bukom. The authorities slapped 31, 28 and seven charges on Wong Wai Meng, Wong Kuin Wah and Boo Pu Wen respectively under the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious ...
  • Multi-fuel station for ships project gets UK backing
    The UK government has backed plans to develop a zero-emission multi-fuel station that would power hydrogen and electric ships. The novel design concept has been drawn up by a group of companies led by clean energy solutions provider Unitrove, the company that built the world's first liquid hydrogen bunkering facility (pictured) for zero-emission ships in ...
  • RWE enters race for 1.5 GW Polish offshore wind site
    RWE has joined the race for an offshore wind seabed permit within the 53.E1 area in the Polish Baltic Sea. The German utility has submitted a bid for the up to 1.5 GW site, located around 75 km off the coast of Ustka. The wind farm project has been named Freeboard I and is part ...
  • Seacor Marine offloads Mexican JV interests as it seals fresh refinancing
    Houston-based OSV owner Seacor Marine Holdings has agreed a sale of its unconsolidated joint ventures in Mexico and a series of related asset swaps for $66m in cash. The New York-listed firm struck a deal with Proyectos Globales de Energía affiliates, Operadora de Transportes Maritimos (OTM) and CME Ireland to sell 49% of its holdings ...
  • Seoul non-committal on privatisation of HMM
    The long-discussed privatisation of South Korea's flagship line, HMM, has been making plenty of headlines out of Seoul in recent weeks. Today, the country's ocean minister laid out the conditions under which he would be happy to sell off the carrier, the world's eighth largest containerline. HMM has been under a creditor-led debt restructuring scheme ...
  • Maritime CEO Forum Singapore: Shipmanagement in the 2020s
    How should shipmanagers position themselves as service providers in the 2020s? Last week's Maritime CEO Forum in Singapore served as an ideal sounding board to assess how managers must transform to stay relevant, carrying on a conversation that had been started earlier in the year with the publication of Splash's wide-ranging shipmanagement annual report. The ...
  • CMB and Volvo team up on dual-fuel hydrogen engines
    Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB)'s clean technology division, CMB.Tech, has joined forces with Volvo's engine maker, Volvo Penta, to speed up the development of dual-fuel hydrogen-powered solutions for both on-land and at-sea applications. The companies have worked together in pilot projects since 2017, adapting Volvo Penta engines to run as a dual-fuel hydrogen and diesel solution ...
  • Nexans wins contract for BP and Equinor US offshore wind project
    French cabling firm Nexans has landed a significant contract for phase one of the Empire Wind project developed by a 50/50 partnership between BP and Equinor. This deal follows the preferred supplier agreement signed in March 2021 and covers the design and manufacturing, as well as the laying and protection of export cables for the ...
  • Shelf Drilling seals two-year extension for newly acquired jackup
    Dubai-headquartered jackup rig operator Shelf Drilling has secured a two-year contract extension for the recently acquired rig . The new deal is a direct continuation of its current contract with TotalEnergies in Denmark, which started in the first quarter of 2021. The Oslo-listed driller said the contract extension is worth around $68m, and should keep ...
  • New report highlights the millions of dollars in damages shipping faces every year from off-spec bunkers
    A new 35-page report on bunker testing compiled by consultancy Thetius for class society Lloyd's Register highlights the multi-million dollar losses shipping endures every year from off-spec fuel deliveries. According to Thetius research, every year fuel suppliers globally deliver between 1m and 1.5m tonnes of off-spec fuel to vessels over 5,000 gt engaged in foreign ...
  • Crowley moves forward on Salem wind terminal with land closing
    Crowley has completed the purchase of 42 acres in Salem, Massachusetts, the latest milestone toward the development of the state's second major offshore wind port terminal. The Salem Harbor Wind Terminal is a public-private partnership between Crowley and the City of Salem, with AVANGRID serving as the port's anchor tenant through its Commonwealth Wind and ...
  • Amplify Energy approved to repair San Pedro Bay pipeline after 2021 oil spill
    Amplify Energy Corp. has received a permit from the US Army Corps of Engineers to proceed with repair plans that were reviewed and approved by federal pipeline safety regulators earlier this year. The damaged pipeline caused a 25,000-gallon spill of crude oil into the waters off Huntington Beach, California in October last year. The repair will involve ...
  • Cuts by OPEC+ seen putting the brakes on VLCCs
    OPEC+ countries yesterday agreed on their deepest cuts to oil production since the onset of the covid pandemic with oil prices showing significant gains in the ensuing 24 hours. Cuts of 2m barrels per day or 2% of global demand will kick in from next month. "The cut is negative for tankers, though, based on ...
  • Mediterranean markets face 'potential feeder containership shortage'
    The impact of environmental regulations on an older fleet could tighten available tonnage in southern Europe, according to Daniel Richards from Maritime Strategies International. Dedicated newbuild contracting by regional Mediterranean owners will have to increase in the coming years to replace ageing vessels removed from the fleet as progressively tighter environmental regulations come into forc

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Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 6, 2022
  • Daily Briefing
    EU sanctions target Russian class society and outline oil price cap | Opec cuts cast cloud over VLCCs rates recovery...
  • Norden raises full-year guidance for a fifth time
    Revision reflects a 'strong performance' in the assets and logistics unit, as well as the freight services and trading business
  • Safety evolves gradually, collaboratively and across sectors
    The growth and development of safety technology is happening under the radar. Far from being a threat to vessel operations...
  • UK risks breaching climate obligation with focus on domestic shipping in ETS
    While some see not including international shipping in the UK's Emissions Trading Scheme as sensible, others say the UK will...
  • Bulker values begin to stabilise
    The recent correction in values of bulk carriers looks to have bottomed out on the back of a shortage of...
  • NorthStandard tipped to emerge as biggest P&I club
    Further consolidation expected, although 'pride and the conservatism' of club boards and managers has proved a serious stumbling block in...
  • Opec cuts cast cloud over VLCCs rates recovery
    The largest tankers ship about 40% of the world's seaborne crude, but 70% of all exports from the Middle East...
  • Shell expects traditional fuels production to drop 55% by 2030
    'We are transforming our refinery footprint globally, reducing to not more than five or six energy and chemical parks,' said...
  • EU sanctions target Russian class society and outline oil price cap
    'The package agreed today introduces into the EU legislation the basis to put in place a price cap related to...
  • Cosco agrees installation deal for wind propulsion technology
    Shipowning clients of the Cosco unit can now choose to install the rotor sails system on fresh tonnage or retrofit...
  • CSSC Shipping signs leaseback deal for kamsarmax pair
    Vessels will be bareboat chartered back to the sellers for 10 years upon delivery with a buyback option
  • Daily Briefing
    Russian oil price cap deal nears as focus widens to non-EU flags | Sanctions fail to stem Russia's outbound seaborne...

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The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 6, 2022
  • USDOT grants $39 million to fund port projects
    Of the 12 projects the US Department of Transportation is funding, 11 will receive support for developing container-on-barge services.
  • Altana lands big investment to map global supplier networks
    Supplier risk is becoming a bigger hurdle for shippers, notably around forced labor regulations, prompting venture capital firms to plunge $100 million into technology provider Altana.
  • US railroads need to overcome fear of 'adverse publicity'
    The railroad industry's previously inexhaustible supply of goodwill is rapidly dwindling as a recent avalanche of adverse publicity brings to the surface a long-standing undercurrent of discontent with the rail industry.
  • Houston eyes long-dwell fee for imports as shippers shun Saturday gates
    The Port of Houston is weighing whether to hit shippers with an additional fee if they let their import containers dwell for excessively long periods as terminal space remains tight.
  • Softer truck rates, spotty rail service give intermodal providers tough sell
    Intermodal providers will have difficulty selling the rail product in early 2023 bids because truck rates continue to drop while intermodal service has been lackluster.
  • Ian recovery will exacerbate Florida truckload rate imbalance: analyst
    The long recovery from Hurricane Ian will drive up the ratio of Florida inbound and outbound loads, pushing up southbound truckload spot rates while relief supplies flood the state, writes JOC analyst Jason Miller.
  • California trucking interests have high hopes for new D&D law
    New detention and demurrage legislation in California will protect cargo interests, truckers, and freight intermediaries from some charges they say are unjust.

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TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 6, 2022
  • Liner contract rates expected to 'reset' lower in 2023 on back of falling spot market
    Lower port congestion and consumer demand for boxed goods are hurting spot freight rates, market analyst says
  • US appeals court 'breaks new ground' as it sides with charterer in six-year-long bulker battle
    Ferrominera Orinoco will have to pay more than $12m in a dispute stretching back to 2016
  • Maersk joins LEGO, Carlsberg and Orsted in calling for Denmark to keep leading on green transition
    Ahead of election, twelve of the country's major companies call on government to accelerate investments, boost access to green finance and lead regulatory efforts
  • EU adopts guarded language on Russian oil price cap
    Legislation unveiled on Thursday attaches several strings to measure
  • Tanker shares take a ride after Opec's production cuts
    After selling off ahead of Wednesday's Opec meeting, investors come rushing back to tanker stocks
  • Scorpio Tankers ups time charter coverage at premium rates
    The New York-listed product tanker owner said over the summer that taking some period coverage made sense
  • Smart sales and tanker exposure prompt Norden to raise profit forecast yet again
    Danish bulker and tanker group makes fifth positive revision to annual earnings estimate this year
  • Braemar standing firm on pay policy despite drop in shareholder support
    UK shipbroker reiterates its belief in current reward structure following reconvened annual general meeting
  • Streetwise: What a cloudy forecast at a Miami shipping event says about recession risk
    ASBA cargo specialists see economic challenges in 2023, but Marsoft's Arlie Sterling says the worst of it could be brief. Our shipping finance newsletter explores
  • 'Spectre of overcapacity' returns to haunt container markets as orders mount
    Orderbook peaks as haemorrhaging demand hits freight and charter markets
  • Maersk among biggest polluters that 'fail basic disclosure tests' on climate risk
    Liner shipping giant one of 134 major companies that are falling down on disclosure of climate-related risks as scrutiny increases
  • Who will act when seafarers find their ship is their prison?
    The system to protect seafarers from their owners is still failing when going to sea on the wrong ship can still mean effective enslavement
  • Euronav poised to resume ship sales amid soaring values
    Another day, another remarkable transaction is brewing in the dizzying tanker market
  • Why Opec cut is not all doom and gloom for VLCCs
    Distance and inefficiency factors can support sector into the winter
  • Maersk Tankers' new chartering boss 'doesn't do things half-heartedly'
    There will be no half-measures for Danish operator's latest recruit as he heads up chartering unit
  • Bulker buyers betting rates will rise to support prices being paid
    But US-based consultant says the opposite could also be true in uncertain times
  • Odesa-trapped bulker finds way out of Ukraine with new cargo
    Owners and charterers settle dispute just before it reaches arbitration
  • Hoegh Autoliners achieves highest car carrier rates so far this year
    Chief executive Andreas Enger says demand remains strong in soaring sector
  • Stars align for floating LNG but projects face tough challenges
    Developers do battle for shipyard time as they race to get their projects over the line to cash in on heightened gas demand and record prices
  • Oslo-listed Stolt-Nielsen wary of splashing cash on expansion as chemical tankers prosper
    The priority remains debt reduction and improving breakeven costs as the owner reports increasing profit
  • Singapore's MPA sets out quality standards for biofuel bunkering
    City state sets out guidelines ahead of those from the International Organisation for Standardisation
  • 'Magic pipe' probe leaves V.Ships in US Coast Guard standoff with client Tiptree Marine
    The case in Texas has pitted ship manager V.Ships Norway against New York owner Tiptree Marine and pool operator Maersk Tankers
  • Security tensions near boiling point as gas lights up shipping
    The red-hot LNG shipping market can only get hotter as suspected sabotage of Nord Stream pipelines rattles the West
  • Lawyers warn EU sanctions flip-flops could strand tankers at sea
    Uninsured bulkers were stranded after an EU sanctions flip-flop, says law firm, and the problems could reoccur as the bloc agrees Russia oil price cap plan
  • Bangladesh's PHP Shipbreaking to recycle Chartworld capesize bulk carrier
    Star Tianjin's arrival off Chattogram is one of the very few demolition arrivals due to currency and credit problems
  • Singapore's MPA sets out quality standards for biofuel bunkering
    City state sets out guidelines ahead of those from the International Organisation for Standardization
  • Singapore's MPA sets out standards for biofuel bunkering
    City state sets out guidelines ahead of those from the International Organisation for Standardization
  • Hyundai Heavy relocates sales and marketing teams to South Korea's Silicon Valley as it seeks fresh blood
    The shipyard group is anchoring in Pangyo in the hope of luring more young people to join the shipbuilding industry

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American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 6, 2022
  • LAX solicits proposals for massive cargo redevelopment
    Los Angeles airport is finally moving forward on an ambitious project to overhaul its sprawling cargo terminals.

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In August, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +10.9%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
Federlogistica has established its own representation in the Iberian Peninsula
Genoa
It will support Italian entrepreneurs operating in Spain
Boluda acquires Royal Boskalis' towage and salvage operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Valencia
Transaction valued at $640 million
ESPO urges IMO States to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
The association also urges the EU Commission to align European standards
The Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal.
Los Angeles
Invitation to submit expressions of interest
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
Geneva
The most significant growth in PLSCI was recorded by the port of Savona-Vado Ligure (+53.7%)
ONE will not charge surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Singapore
They will be applied starting from October 14th
Fincantieri and Aeronautical Service sign agreement for the use of composite materials in the naval, civil, and military sectors.
Trieste
Genoa Port Terminal concession renewal approved until 2054
Genoa
The terminal's operating conditions have been redefined, bringing them back to the multipurpose function, in compliance with the ruling of the Council of State and the PRP
PSA Italia-Logtainer and Rail Hub Milano-Medlog have submitted offers to manage the Interporto Padova intermodal terminal.
Padua
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports increased by 4.5% last month.
Beijing
Containers amounted to 27.7 million TEUs (+6.8%)
The Netherlands is referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether to entrust seafarers or dock workers with the lashing operations on smaller container ships.
In the second quarter, container traffic handled by Eurokai terminals grew by +16.4%
Hamburg
Significant growth of 16.1% in Germany. In Italy (Contship), volumes increased by 5.2%.
China enacted regulation in response to US taxes on Chinese-owned and -built vessels
Beijing
The new rules include the possibility of introducing similar countermeasures
New attack on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
UKMTO announced that a fire broke out on a vessel hit by a shell
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ITS Costruttori, il corso di alta formazione per entrare nel mondo di Fincantieri
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Miami
The American cruise group announces a further strengthening of the growth trend in bookings
Marella Cruises sells Fincantieri slots for two new cruise ships to TUI Cruises.
Hannover/Trieste
With a gross tonnage of 160,000 tons, they will be larger than the units originally planned
GNV-Portitalia bridge agreement on lashing operations in the ports of Palermo and Termini Imerese
HMM will not introduce surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Seoul
The company will not modify scheduled services that stop in the United States
GATX Rail Europe signs sale-leaseback agreement with DB Cargo to purchase 6,000 railcars
Vienna
The transaction will be completed by the end of this year.
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
Bremen
Miscellaneous cargo is growing. Bulk cargo is declining.
India launches nearly $8 billion package to support its shipbuilding and maritime sectors
New Delhi
Shipyard production capacity expected to increase to 4.5 million gross tonnage per year
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in French ports fell by -0.4%.
Paris
Dry bulk and rolling bulk trades are declining. Container and liquid bulk trades are growing.
Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire UK's leading marina operator
Paris/London/New York
It will take over ownership from British private equity firm LDC
Royal Caribbean agrees with Meyer Turku to build Icon ships for a decade
Miami
Order confirmed for a fifth Icon cruise ship and option placed on a seventh unit of the same series
Maersk announces it will not apply surcharges for new US tariffs on Chinese vessels
Copenhagen
The company assures that it will not make any changes to its services
Cochin Shipyard and KSOE enter into strategic collaboration in shipbuilding sector
New Delhi
The creation of approximately two thousand direct jobs is expected
DHL will resume freight shipments from Germany to the United States for corporate customers.
Bonn
They had been suspended due to the removal in the USA of the "de minimis" threshold for goods with a value of less than 800 dollars.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Statement in Support of the IMO Net-Zero Framework
Ancona: Tax fraud in the shipbuilding sector
Ancona
Over €2.3 million in non-existent tax credits seized
CMA CGM buys British rail freight operator Freightliner
Birmingham
The transaction will be completed in early 2026
Containerized cargo at the port of Algeciras decreased by -9.4% last month
Algeciras
The 20-foot containers handled were 399 thousand (-0.7%)
Italferr participates in Europe's largest railway electrification contract
Rome
Activities within the Rail Baltica project
Freight traffic increased in the ports of Barcelona and Valencia in August
Barcelona/Valencia
In the first eight months of 2025, decreases of -1.6% and -0.3% respectively were recorded
In the June-August quarter, FedEx express courier revenues increased by +3.1%
Memphis
An average of 16.8 million express shipments were handled per day (+3.5%)
Breakthrough in the exploratory tunnel of the Brenner Base Tunnel
Milan/Rome
At 64 kilometers, it will be the longest underground railway connection in the world.
Tender launched for privatization of Croatian shipyard 3. MAJ Rijeka 1905
Zagreb
The starting bid is 6.66 million euros.
To decarbonize, shipping should join forces with other hard-to-abate sectors
London
This is highlighted by a report by Accelleron which believes that a critical mass of demand is necessary to overcome a stalemate phase.
COSCO Reassures Customers on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Vessels
Shanghai
We - the Chinese company assured - will maintain competitive freight rates and surcharges.
Shipping is still far from the target of 5-10% of fuel used coming from scalable, zero-emission sources by 2030
Copenhagen
The need to introduce incentives was underlined
Spain's Boluda acquires Transfesa's intermodal rail freight services.
Valencia
The agreement also includes industrial services, railway maintenance and shunting activities and intermodal terminals.
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Baku
Agreement with the Azerbaijani oil group SOCAR
German and Austrian trailer manufacturers challenge EU regulation to reduce truck environmental impact
Berlin/Brussels
They denounce that its application leads to an increase in traffic volumes and therefore emissions.
The Venice Marghera station has been equipped with a track compliant with European TEN-T standards
Venice
A 740-meter freight track has been opened.
World Shipping Council introduces Cargo Safety Program to prevent ship fires
Washington
It is based on artificial intelligence and traditional goods inspections
Rheinmetall to enter naval shipbuilding sector by acquiring Naval Vessels Lürssen
Bremen
Lürssen Group to focus on megayacht production
The British government is investing half a billion pounds to reduce shipping emissions.
London
Private investments of 700 million expected
HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
Cairo
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -10.2% was recorded
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.
Rome
They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.
A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.
La Spezia
Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.
The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs
Rome
Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
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
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
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