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October 10, 2022

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Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2022
  • Congestion issues getting resolved as schedule reliability improves
  • "National Association of Container Freight Stations (NACFS) is confident that the National Logistics Policy will reduce logistics cost"
  • Standard operating procedure consequent to commencement of "Document Processing Area" in the Central Parking Plaza and gate automation for export-creation of Buffer Yard in CPP
  • PSA Mumbai flags off first ever rake to Cochin
  • P. L. Haranadh given additional charge as Chairperson of Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Authority
  • India's membership of Quad seen raising trade, investment flows
  • SCI & MoPSW ink MoU for 2022-23
  • DPA creates new record by berthing maximum draught vessel
  • Europa Terminal renewal at Antwerp
  • Phoenix Shipping & CONCOR flag off direct container train service from Kandla to Goa
  • APM Terminals Pipavav follows transparent vendor on-boarding process
  • Rates falling as market turning much quicker than anticipated
  • AMNS Shipping & Logistics acquires two Kamsarmax bulk carriers
  • Palm oil imports up
  • Trial run of freight train on Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor
  • Export slowdown seen as reflection of toughening global trade conditions

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International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2022
  • Europe's network of the future
  • Swiss Worldcargo promotes Gieri Hinnen
  • Locomotive prototype to be trialled in late 2023
  • Rail link Sohar - Abu Dhabi getting closer
  • Two for a special site in the Netherlands
  • Situation on US inland waterways critical
  • Lower Austria launches fixed-wing drone
  • Europa Road adds new role to its team
  • Two more hubs to expand operation
  • MSC extends service in Southern Pacific
  • New logistics fund in the making
  • IAG Cargo flies emergency aid to Pakistan
  • HFW continues growth trajectory in Australia
  • Panattoni's biggest site so far
  • Testing a new rail route for containers
  • Poseidon, ONE et alia going for Atlas
  • Cargo.one finds new partner
  • Eichholtz celebrates 90th anniversary
  • "Curiosity of the Day"

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The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 7, 2022
  • Spot rate carnage could result in more ships laid up, 'with worse to come'
  • SGL launches 'unique' sea-air service via 'secret' Pacific gateway
  • FedEx and its pilots agree to mediation over dispute on pay and pensions
  • Maersk calls on global governments to drive production of more green fuels
  • Cosco bid for stake in Hamburg box terminal still hangs in the balance
  • Against the odds: One unusual week in logistics with Kuehne on my mind
  • N American governors in ambitious cooperation bid for zero-emission ports
  • Ports can be a catalyst in shipping's decarbonisation drive
  • Supply chain radar: What M'rsk's JCB win means for contract logistics

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Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 7, 2022
  • Birdon America wins Waterways Commerce Cutters contract
    The Coast Guard has awarded Denver-based Birdon America, Inc. a subsidiary of Australia's Birdon Pty Ltd, a contract for the detail design and construction of its Waterways Commerce Cutters (WCC) program's river
  • Sweden orders 4 autonomous hybrid-electric ferries
    Making what it says is its ferry operation's biggest investment ever, the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket Sweden) has awarded Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Netherlands, based Holland Shipyards a contract for up to four hybrid-electric car/passenger
  • Bid protest withdrawn, Austal USA gets go ahead for OPC stage 2
    The Coast Guard yesterday issued a notice to Austal USA, the offshore patrol cutter (OPC) Stage 2 contractor, to proceed on detail design work to support future production of OPCs. The Coast

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Container Newsweb site
OCTOBER 7, 2022
  • Port of Liverpool warn of job losses
    The Port of Liverpool has announced its plans to restructure its containers division and will next week start a redundancy consultation process. The major container port in the United Kingdom said the decision was "extremely regrettable but now unavoidable, given the economic backdrop". "The unitised cargo market is experiencing a significant decline in volume due to several factors which underpi
  • South Korea's Minister: HMM divestment depends on market conditions
    South Korea's Minister for Oceans and Fisheries Cho Seung-hwan said on 6 October that stock market conditions and the shipping cycles would determine when the state should dispose of its interest in the country's flagship carrier HMM. The last two years brought record profits for HMM as container freight rates rocketed to all-time highs, resulting in calls for the company to come off government s
  • Port of Antwerp-Bruges, PSA Antwerp give green light for box terminal renewal
    Port of Antwerp-Bruges and PSA Antwerp approved the renewal of the quayside and terminal at Europa Terminal. The works, which will take about nine years and be carried out in three phases, will ensure that the latest generation of container ships can continue to call at Antwerp, Belgium, according to a statement. Port of Antwerp-Bruges and PSA Antwerp are expected to invest in the renewal of the
  • CMA CGM to launch new service linking Morocco, France and Spain
    CMA CGM - Short Sea Lines Division has announced its new butterfly MOROCCO SHUTTLE service launching from the 45th week of the year between Morocco, France and Spain. This new weekly service will start ex Agadir on 10 November and will assist in the implementation of a sustainable maritime bridge between Agadir & Port Vendres for the upcoming fruit & vegetable campaign. The French carrier said th
  • CMA CGM: No single fuel can achieve carbon zero
    French shipping giant CMA CGM believes that there is no one fuel that can achieve the industry's move towards decarbonization in 2050, and that all eligible fuels should be explored. Speaking at the Singapore International Bunkering Conference today (7 October), CMA CGM's Vice-President for Bunkering and Energy Transition, Farid Trad said, "We're investing in assets, ships, in efficient vessels t
  • Port of Long Beach joins hydrogen fuelling alliance
    To advance its zero-emissions goals, the Port of Long Beach (POLB) has joined the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES), a public-private partnership formed to help capture newly available federal funding to assist in developing a robust renewable hydrogen market in California, United States. ARCHES will serve as an applicant for California's bid to win funding for a hydro
  • ONE along with partners continue discussions for Atlas Corp. acquisition
    Poseidon Acquisition Corp., a consortium composed of Ocean Network Express (ONE), Atlas' board chairman David Sokol, affiliates of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited and the Washington Family, believes it has made "significant progress" in its discussions with the special committee of the board of directors of Atlas to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Atlas , that the Consortium do
  • Maersk and JCB ink multi-year partnership deal
    Maersk has announced a new multi-year partnership with JCB, one of the world's largest manufacturers of construction and agricultural equipment and related services. Under the agreement, Maersk will become the new global Lead Logistics Provider (LLP) for JCB, one of the largest privately-owned companies in the United Kingdom. Maersk will offer end-to-end supply chain management services and manag
  • Hapag-Lloyd revises CGX service port rotation
    German carrier Hapag-Lloyd has upgraded its China-German Express (CGX) service with the expansion of the port coverage, which will now include the ports of Shanghai and Antwerp with the latest one replacing Le Havre port. The new CGX port rotation will be effective in November. Hapag-Lloyd's China-German Express (CGX) service port rotation Hapag-Lloyd has published the following transit times of

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Splashweb site
OCTOBER 7, 2022
  • Searchlight Capital buys into Synergy
    New York-based private equity firm Searchlight Capital Partners has bought into Singapore shipmanager Synergy Marine Group. Searchlight did not disclose the terms of the deal, except that it involved a minority ownership stake in the Rajesh Unni-led group. Founded in 2006, Synergy has grown to become the world's fourth-largest shipmanager, with a global network of ...
  • Yangzijiang Shipbuilding bags 22 newbuild orders
    Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has sealed new shipbuilding contracts for 22 vessels worth around $2.5bn, taking its total orderbook over the $10bn mark. The orders are made up of twelve LNG dual-fuel 16,000 teu containerships, linked to Soren Toft-led Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and ten bulk carriers, consisting of four 32,000 dwt and six 66,000 ...
  • Himalaya Shipping fixes newbuilding pair on long-term charters
    Tor Olav Troim-backed Himalaya Shipping has sealed time charter deals with one of the major commodity companies for two newcastlemax dry bulk carriers currently under construction in China. The Oslo-listed company has 12 LNG dual-fuel ships set to deliver from New Times Shipyard between the second quarter of 2023 and the fourth quarter of 2024. ...
  • Kim Heng clinches $35m in Taiwanese vessel contracts
    Singapore offshore vessel operator and marine engineering services provider Kim Heng is looking at $35m in new contracts secured by its subsidiaries in Taiwan. The company's units Kim Heng Marine & Oilfield, Khan Hin Engineering and Bridgewater Marine, in which it holds a 49% stake, have been awarded $17.3m, $14.6m and $3.1m worth of contracts ...
  • Yinson secures $720m deal to finance Petrobras FPSO project
    Malaysian FPSO operator Yinson has secured a $720m syndicated loan facility ("Facility") for a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) Maria Quitéria project in Brazil. The six-year limited recourse loan will be used to support the ongoing construction of the FPSO, which was awarded by Petrobras in November 2021. The group's Netherlands-based subsidiary, Yinson Bergenia ...
  • Maritime CEO Forum Singapore: China the big known unknown when it comes to dry bulk
    Shipping must prepare itself for market conditions in which Chinese dry bulk imports will peak very shortly, delegates attending last week's Maritime CEO Forum in Singapore were told. Concluding the half-day event, a high-level panel representing different strands of the segment took the stage for the forum's wide-ranging dry bulk debate, moderated by Punit Oza, ...
  • California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia vow to tackle shipping's carbon footprint
    The governors of the American west coast states of California, Oregon, Washington along with the premier of British Columbia are joining forces to promote a low-carbon society, with shipping and ports very much part of the planning. "Rapidly accelerating climate change threatens our communities along the Pacific Coast of North America with cascading impacts to ...
  • Floatel International seals Equinor contract extension
    Offshore accommodation vessel owner Floatel International has secured another contract extension from Equinor for the . The 2010-built semisubmersible unit will continue to provide offshore accommodation services at the Grane field in the Norwegian North Sea until the end of this year. The vessel was last month extended until November 15, together with the 2015-built ...
  • Russian exports show no sign of slowing despite new EU sanctions
    Yesterday saw the European Union adopt an eighth package of sanctions against Russia for its aggression against Ukraine, including targeting the nation's class society. However, trading volumes in dry bulk and oil show the Russian export machine is working around the clock to deliver ever more cargoes of energy. According to Banchero Costa, Russia is ...
  • Police take down criminal network moving tonnes of cocaine through the port of Gioia Tauro
    With the support of Europol and Eurojust, the Italian Financial Corps has dismantled a criminal network which relied on corrupt workers in the port of Gioia Tauro to smuggle hundreds of millions of euros' worth of cocaine into Europe. Yesterday, saw some 300 police officers carry out coordinated raids against the members of a criminal ...
  • Sokol's consortium making 'significant progress' towards acquiring Seaspan's parent
    The consortium aiming to purchase Atlas Corporation has said in an update today it is making "significant progress" in the buyout of the group, which includes Seaspan, the world's largest boxship tonnage provider. In August Japan's Ocean Network Express (ONE) joined a coalition of controlling shareholders in New York-listed Atlas Corporation to make a buyout ...
  • Car carriers race to new rate highs
    This year has seen record rates for many ship types with containers and LNG grabbing most headlines. Also cruising to new highs are car carriers, with analysis suggesting this niche trade is set for a very solid 2023 too. The car carrier market went into overdrive in mid-August, after Nissan extended its $100,000 a day ...
  • Green shipping: Regulation, enforcement, and leadership
    Claas Ringleben from the Liberian Registry writes for Splash today. Last week's World Maritime Day saw the International Maritime Organization celebrate new technologies for greener shipping. The green tech ambition is, of course, part of a much wider effort to reduce emissions and promote sustainability initiatives across the shipping industry. However, while there is increasing ...
  • Canada's Ocean Group acquires Verreault shipyard
    Quebec-based Ocean Group has acquired one of Canada's largest shipyards from Groupe Maritime Verreault. The Verreault shipyard, located close to the mouth of the St. Lawrence River, specialises in ship repair and modifications. With this transaction, Ocean Group also acquires the two Verreault shipyard tugs that currently provide services at the Les Méchins and Matane ...
  • BOEM environmental review gives wind leasing offshore California the green light
    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review of potential impacts from offshore wind energy leasing activities in the Morro Bay wind energy area (WEA), located 20 miles offshore central California. The environmental assessment (EA) was undertaken with close coordination and engagement with the State of California, the Department of ...

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Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 7, 2022
  • US blacklists sanction-busting shipowner supplying fuel to North Korea
    US seeks to apply pressure on North Korea's military after its recent launches of long-range ballistic missiles, targeting a network...
  • Shipping has its part to play in putting pressure on Putin
    Sanctions are always a blunt instrument. But even blunt instruments are better than doing a job with no tools at...
  • Container demand figures show downward trend
    Container volumes have come off their all-time highs from 2021 but remain strong. Nevertheless, the pressure is now being seen...
  • Himalaya Shipping seals long-term charters for newbuildings
    The Tor Olav Trøim-controlled company has secured index-linked charters at 'a significant premium' to the spot capesize Baltic 5TC index rate for...
  • Equity investor acquires minority stake in Synergy Marine Group
    Synergy wants to explore an operating model driven by value for clients rather than the current vendor mindset. Searchlight says...
  • Russia's boxship trade shifts east
    The downward trend in containership arrivals in Russia, which was caused by the withdrawal of services by major container lines...
  • Owners switch cargoes to grains to exit Ukraine ports
    Two Greek companies and a Japanese owner have managed or are in the process of switching cargoes after their ships...
  • Carbon capture seen as a crucial mid-term solution
    The maritime sector will not be able to meet the IMO's 2030 and 2050 targets if there is zero support...
  • Intertanko calls for urgent IMO intervention to keep steam-driven LNG carrier fleet trading
    Demand for steam-driven fleet that comprise 35% of LNG carriers on the water already poor despite positive trading conditions
  • Calls for regulators to set clear long-term targets for shipping safety
    Representatives from shipmanagement, class, technology providers and maritime law share opinions and suggestions
  • First vessel powered by hard sail wind propulsion enters operation
    The construction of the vessel was financed by a sustainability-linked loan from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp
  • UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency appoints interim chief executive
    Interim chief executive Damien Oliver joined the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency in 2001. He has held several high-profile roles in the...
  • Liverpool warns of jobs cuts on volume downturn
    With UK demand set to fall as inflation bites, Liverpool is already seeing a 'marked deterioration' in volumes. It is...
  • LNG carrier orders expected to slow from this year's peak
    An overdraft of orders this year could add pressure to the newbuilding markets in the immediate future. As shipowners await...
  • Yangzijiang order for 22 newbuilds pushes orderbook to record $10.3bn
    China-based shipbuilder Yangzijiang has moved into the liquefied natural gas segment. Fresh from its recent tie-up with gas containment systems...
  • Progress made in talks to take Seaspan private
    Chairman and owners of Atlas want to take the company private. While progress has been made, it still faces 'significant...
  • Ammonia's potential as a future fuel hindered by economics
    To enable ammonia to realise its potential as future fuel, there needs to be investment to make production scalable. For...
  • Malta hosts meeting of minds between industry and regulators
    Shipping decarbonisation needs global approach 'otherwise you are just pushing emissions to a different part of the planet', says transport...

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The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 7, 2022
  • US for-hire trucking employment takes a plunge
    Real, unadjusted jobs in trucking dropped by 21,200 in September, an unusually high number, as contract and spot truckload rates declined.
  • US retailers downgrade import forecast for balance of 2022
    US retailers are forecasting declining imports through the end of the year even though holiday merchandise sales are expected to be strong.
  • US imports will drop sharply through end of year: retailers
    US retailers are forecasting declining imports through the end of the year even though holiday merchandise sales are expected to be strong.
  • GT USA faces board shake-up amid planning for new Wilmington box terminal
    Port of Wilmington operator GT USA saw a major shake-up of its board as insider directors were ousted amid rising operating costs and loss of a major lawsuit.
  • OOCL posts strong Q3 revenue growth despite volume, rate declines
    Rates and volume on the major trade lanes out of Asia fell during the third quarter, but not enough to slow OOCL's revenue growth.
  • Strike-hit Port of Liverpool to cut jobs amid volume drop
    Container throughput at Liverpool has fallen, and with the decline in volume expected to continue through the year the port is planning to cut its headcount.
  • Strike-hit Port of Liverpool to cut jobs
    Container throughput at Liverpool has fallen, and with the decline in volume expected to continue through the year the port is planning to cut its headcount.
  • Peak season hopes fade for 'jumpy' air cargo market
    Demand for air cargo declined through September, and analysts say there is nothing in their data to indicate a pickup in volume out of Asia through the balance of the year.
  • Glut of new ocean tonnage inbound as global demand weakens
    More than 5 million TEU of ordered container shipping capacity will be delivered over the next two years, outstripping demand as the global economic outlook darkens.
  • Farrow Announces Acquisition of USA-Based DJ Powers Customs Brokerage and Freight Forwarding Company
    October 6, 2022 Russell A. Farrow (U.S.) Inc. (Farrow) is pleased to announce the acquisition of DJ Powers Co. Inc. (DJ Powers), effective August 31, 2022. DJ Powers - based in Savannah, Georgia - is a long time, reputable customs brokerage and freight forwarder company that has been an eastern U.S. leader in international trade since 1930.

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TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 7, 2022
  • Wanted Singaporean shipowner added to US blacklist for North Korea dealings
    The FBI is already looking for Kwek Kee Seng, who ended up sanctioned by the US on Friday
  • Tanker activity slows, though brokers see a reversal in the works
    Fixing activity should pick up next week, helping both crude and product tankers, Gibson Shipbrokers says
  • OOCL's quarterly revenue surges by $730m even as cargo volume dips
    Top-line result for liner operator defies drop in volume and declining spot freight rates
  • Supramax bulker spot rates on US Gulf Coast set to plateau as grain orders slow, broker says
    All four bulker sizes saw average spot rates rise throughout past week, according to Baltic Exchange data
  • MOL nets second transition-linked loan as first wind-powered bulker delivers
    World's first telescopic sail to be see action on maiden voyage to Australia
  • Private equity player Searchlight takes stake in Synergy Marine
    Synergy Marine has handed round shares to employees at the same time as private equity fund Searchlight takes a minority stake
  • Jefferies slashes Zim's price target in half over impending rates weakness
    But 'hold' rating maintained as Israeli liner company should have plenty of cash to see it through market correction
  • Excelerate Energy selects FSRU schemes with care amid demand surge
    US-listed regasification specialist is finally galvanised into fleet renewal and expansion as it responds to Europe's energy crisis
  • Unipec loses fight with terminal over contamination 'near misses'
    China's Unipec, the world's largest crude tanker charterer, has lost a $20m battle with the tank farm where it hoards US crude during 'super contango'
  • Editor's selection: Overcapacity haunts container ships, Euronav sells oldies and Cargill criticises carbon rules
    A selection of some of the stories that caught our eye this week
  • Trafigura wins damages for lost earnings after VLCC arrest
    Miracle Hope was held for two months in Singapore in 2020 after ownership dispute over 1m barrel cargo
  • Meteoric LNG carrier rate rise powers on upwards to hit new record highs
    Trader pays $200,000 per day to take a 20-year-old steam turbine vessel on spot charter
  • Turkish owners regain their appetite for bulk carriers in S&P spurt
    Players on the Bosphorus have been particularly active in the recent revival of dry bulk S&P
  • Seacor Marine banks $66m from selling out of Mexican owner Mexmar
    US group also refinances its main 2023 debt maturities in 'improving cycle'
  • Grimaldi enters Greek port business with state terminal buy
    Italian-led shipping major to spend €84.7m on western Greek ferry terminal
  • Vortexa says EU ban could boost MR demand by more than 1,000 tankers
    But analyst Ioannis Papadimitriou warns a halving of Russian exports could shrink vessel requirements instead
  • CJC welcomes back Harry Savva from Union Maritime as part of UK strengthening
    Law firm also boosts maritime team with North of England solicitor Neil Jackson
  • Concordia says MR tanker term market dips but asset prices double 2017 level
    Swedish owner sees strong volatility ahead in uncertain times
  • 'Ready to go': shipping market now right for Stolt Tankers IPO
    But boss Niels Stolt-Nielsen says debt levels in remaining group have to be adjusted before spin-off goes ahead
  • Daewoo Shipbuilding ends LNG carrier newbuildings contract
    The company that ordered the two 174,000-cbm LNG carrier newbuildings failed to issue corporate guarantees for the ships
  • Rising star consultants get 24 hours to tell Odfjell's Harald Fotland how to run his business
    Tanker and terminal owner Odfjell is getting competitive advice on its corporate strategy for digitalisation and decarbonisation
  • Clarksons warns high gas prices could lead to some ammonia production shut-down
    Delivered price being outstripped by production costs, UK shipbroker says
  • Maersk and Viking laying up ships again in 'fickle' North Sea AHTS market
    Brokers report two vessels added to stacked list as rates fall from record summer peak
  • Himalaya Shipping fixes out first newbuildings over three years at 'record rate'
    Oslo-listed owner says newcastlemaxes will earn a significant premium to Baltic Exchange index
  • Kim Heng scores $35m vessel supply contract from Taiwanese offshore wind project
    Company to build vessels required for offshore renewables project at its yards in Singapore
  • Rising star consultants get 24 hours to tell tanker owner Odfjell how to run its business
    Tanker and terminal owner Odfjell is getting competitive advice on its corporate strategy for digitalisation and decarbonisation
  • Consortium holds firm on offer price for Seaspan parent Atlas Corp
    Meaningful progress in quest to buy over major tonnage provider, consortium says in latest update
  • Three more charged over Shell marine gasoil theft in Singapore
    Singaporeans charged over corruption and bribes to stay out of country during police investigation
  • BHP looks to solar to help decarbonise world's largest iron ore export facility
    Mining giant to make use of Pilbara's record as one of the sunniest regions in Australia
  • Yangzijiang Shipbuilding secures 22 newbuildings worth around $2.5bn
    The Singapore-listed shipbuilding company has crashed its annual target, netting 180% or $3.6bn worth of orders so far this year
  • Tonne mileage boost for product tankers after China eases quotas
    Shipowner group Bimco says increased Chinese diesel production could replace lost Russian barrels in Europe
  • South Korea's oceans minister consulting over HMM sell-off, but no green light yet
    Cho Seung-hwan says privatisation of boxship and VLCC owner will depend on shipping and stock markets
  • 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

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American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 7, 2022
  • FMC proposes tighter container billing standards
    Ocean carriers will be subject to stricter requirements when they charge shippers fees on late containers if a proposed rule is adopted.
  • Air Canada Cargo adds Boeing freighter, expands to more US markets
    Air Canada is giving shippers more airfreight options in the Americas, thanks to a new converted freighter.
  • Truck transportation jobs walloped in September: BLS data
    Truck transportation jobs in September dropped by an amount exceeded in the last 10 years only by the start of the pandemic.
  • Air cargo peak season evaporates on low demand, high capacity
    Air cargo professionals figured business would take off after the summer lull. Turbulent economic conditions and pre-buying have prevented that so far.

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Darwin/Strathpine
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Geneva
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84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
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GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
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Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
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Paris
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Leghorn
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APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
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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
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Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
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AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
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Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
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ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
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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