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October 7, 2022

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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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Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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