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October 11, 2022

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Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2022
  • J M Baxi wins bid for JNPA's shallow water berth & coastal berth
  • Visakhapatnam Port Chairman & Commissioner of Customs to grace Cargo Shop 2022 on Dec. 9 in Vizag
  • Baltic Exchange Market Report (7 October 2022)
  • HAROPA PORT awarded Best Green Seaport prize
  • Bhagwan Singh elected President of Pune Custom House Agents' Association
  • CMA CGM announces early container return incentive program in the US
  • DP World launches strategic arm focused on supporting the growth ambitions of large companies
  • Hapag-Lloyd AG acquires terminal business of SM SAAM S.A.
  • Shipping container logistics leaders: 2023 to prove positive for reefer container market; a good time to buy containers
  • OOCL's total revenues up in Q3 & nine months
  • Data localisation hindering India-UK FTA talks, say reports
  • Exporters upset with GST on freight
  • Rising export demand boosts orthodox tea prices at auctions
  • LNG tanker scarcity seen affecting Indian supplies

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International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2022
  • Saudi Arabia completes new rail link
  • 40 candles for ECT in Venlo
  • A big deal about cash
  • Large multi-year railcar order placed
  • German-Turkish conversion cooperation
  • Antwerp terminal earmarked for renovation
  • Staying healthy with Cathy O'Brien
  • For direct rule in Kloten
  • Higher speed and improved punctuality
  • Igoumenitsa awards tender to a consortium
  • Cargo boom at Budapest Airport
  • VDR elects new board members
  • DHL is not Fedex
  • Carl Büttner now British
  • Three trucks added to fleet
  • Alliance one of USA's top 20 cargo airports
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Belgian airport fortified

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The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2022
  • Air cargo players can wave goodbye to a peak season as the market softens
  • Despite fall in liftings, OOCL sets the bar for another quarter of dynamic earnings
  • German competition authority backs reform of box line block exemption
  • Against the odds: Porsche IPO - lessons for DB Schenker
  • On the wires: SCFI struggles, freight rates plummet - to 2019 levels by Christmas?
  • Forwarders hit by huge D&D bills as Pakistan floods prevent box returns
  • Russian forwarders look to get ships from China while their rates stay high
  • OceanX radar: Supply and demand? It's the law of the jungle
  • Shippers re-route cargo overland from southern India to Nhava Sheva
  • Union claims Peel Ports restructure/redundancy plan is revenge for strikes

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Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2022
  • OMSA hails USCG release of a roadmap for Jones Act vessels to aid in disaster recovery
    The Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) has praised the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) for issuing a policy letter(CG-CVC Policy Letter 22-03) that, it says, "provides a transparent and expedited process for domestic
  • Eastern Shipbuilding to contest OPC Stage 2 award in Court of Federal Claims
    Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) has not given up its fight against the U.S. Coast Guard's decision to award Stage 2 of the offshore patrol cutter (OPC) program to Austal USA. Although it
  • OpEd: Knowledge and planning are critical CII and EEXI compliance tools
    by Simon Hodgkinson, Head of Loss Prevention at West P&I Regulators are hopeful that impending Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) and Energy Efficiency eXisting ship Index (EEXI) regulations will represent a sea change
  • Historic low-water conditions continue to impact Mississippi River traffic
    Impacts to navigation not seen since 1988 continue as low Mississippi River water levels linger. These impacts include barge groundings, lock closures and river cruise cancellations. According to the National Oceanic Atmospheric

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Container Newsweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2022
  • Saudi Ports Authority to upgrade Jeddah Islamic Port with new berths
    The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has signed two contracts worth US$170 million with major contractors in order to deepen and build new berths at Jeddah Islamic Port aiming to enable the arrival of 24,000 TEU container vessels. The two partners will be PC Marine Services and Modern Building Leaders (MBL), the latter in consortium with HutaHegerfeld Saudia Ltd. Through these upgrades, the competi
  • World Distribution Services opens new distribution facility in Tacoma
    World Distribution Services (WDS), a provider of warehouse logistics solutions, announced the opening of its new 28,000m² distribution facility in Tacoma, Washington, US. The new facility establishes WDS's west coast footprint and represents its fourth new location in less than two years, in line with the company's commitment to investing in the pacific northwest. "Responding to market demand, as
  • Global Ports expands VSC equipment fleet
    Global Ports Group's Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company (VSC) has received ten Kalmar terminal tractors and ten Seacom semitrailers. The equipment was moved from the Group's North West terminal to enhance operational capacities of VSC, which is located in deep-water Port of Vostochny, Primorsky Krai, Russia, amid container market surge in the Far Eastern Sea basin. The vehicles are used to handle co
  • GTT and CMHI-Jiangsu ink LNG carrier construction deal
    French LNG containment specialist GTT and China Merchants Heavy Industries-Jiangsu (CMHI-Jiangsu), a subsidiary of China Merchants Industry Holdings (CMI), one of the three major shipbuilding groups in China, have signed a Technical Assistance and License Agreement enabling the yard to construct vessels using GTT membrane technologies. GTT and China Merchant Industry Holdings have been cooperatin
  • DP World starts new berth construction at London Gateway
    DP World UK has confirmed the launch of the construction works on a new berth at London Gateway. The new berth will be the fourth one at London Gateway and will be all-electric, according to DP World. This investment, which will cost approximately £350 million (US$385 million) is expected to increase capacity by a third. "Over the next 10 years, we have earmarked a further £1 billion (US$1.1 bill
  • CMA CGM reorganises BRAZEX services
    French box carrier CMA CGM announced the launch of its new BRAZEX service setup and the new MANAUS SHUTTLE to improve the connection between the United States Gulf Coast and Latin America & the Caribbean. The new BRAZEX will have improvements to the current BRAZEX1 and BRAZEX2 services with doubled dedicated loops for South Brazil and North Brazil. It will offer direct weekly connection to Cartag
  • Mundra Port gains Middle East regional connection amid growing volumes
    Mundra Port, India's top container gateway, continues to ramp up its ocean service network reach. Dubai-based shortsea operator Aladin Express has introduced a second string to its regional operations by connecting Mundra to the Persian Gulf region. The new service, branded as the Gulf-India Express 2 (GIX2), has the following port rotation: Mundra, King Abdulaziz Port, Khalifa Bin Salman Port, H
  • MSC books a dozen 16,000 TEU vessels at Yangzijiang
    Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has confirmed that MSC has ordered a dozen 16,000 TEU container ships. The Singapore-listed Chinese ship builder said on 6 October that the LNG dual-fuelled ships, with a total contract value of US$2.16 billion, are among US$2.51 billion of new orders secured between August and early October 2022. The vessels are expected to be delivered from late 2024 to mid-2025 and bri
  • CMA CGM commences new AMERICAS XL service
    CMA CGM has announced the launch of its new AMERICAS XL service, offering a direct connection between US East Coast (USEC) and West Coast South America. The French container carrier will be the sole operator of the new service, which will be the only direct one on the market connecting West Coast South America to USEC. AMERICAS XL service will offer direct weekly connection from/to Port Everglade
  • APM Terminals Gothenburg announces channel deepening
    APM Terminals has announced that works to deepen the shipping channel in Gothenburg, Sweden are underway and are expected to be completed in 2026. APM Terminals Gothenburg will be able to receive the world's largest container vessels and higher volumes, once the project is completed, according to a statement. Maersk's port and terminal operator said that "volumes passing through APM Terminals Got
  • OOCL surpasses US$5 billion revenue in 2022 Q3 amid container volume drop
    COSCO-owned container line Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has announced its total revenues increased by 16.9% in the third quarter of the year, compared with 2021 same period, surpassing US$5 billion. At the same time, the carrier's total liftings and loadable capacity decreased by 3.4% and 1.8% respectively. The overall load factor was 1.4% lower than in the same period in 2021, while ove
  • Manufacturing Activity Is Declining Across The Globe
    KGlobal factory output fell in September as soaring energy bills and cost of living pressures resulted in declining demand, Reuters reports. The potential global slowdown has triggered central banks to increase interest rates to reel-in escalating inflation, which, in turn, is expected to create a sudden drop in the global demand underpinning exports. In Europe, manufacturing demand and productio

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Splashweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2022
  • Future-proofing efficiency
    Although emissions discussions focus on future fuels that will power shipping cleanly, energy efficiency remains the true and immediate enabler of decarbonisation, writes Aleksander Askeland of Yara Marine Technologies. The pathway to decarbonisation has numerous hurdles including shifting environmental targets, economic recessions, and increased geopolitical uncertainty which affect the availabi
  • South Africa's exporters brace for major hit as Transnet strike gains momentum
    Industrial action at South Africa's ports and freight-rail operator Transnet is set to worsen as the second-largest labor union, the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU), downed tools in a dispute over pay. SATAWU and the largest labour group, the United National Transport Union (UNTU), together representing around 80% of Transnet workers, confirmed ...
  • Strike-hit Liverpool port warns of job cuts
    Liverpool port is set to restructure its containers division and start a redundancy consultation process, citing a marked deterioration in the volume of containers handled by the port. The second largest port group in the UK, Peel Ports said the move was "extremely regrettable" but unavoidable, due to the economic backdrop caused by an increasing ...
  • Petrofac bags $60m wells management deal with Dana Petroleum
    UK energy services company Petrofac has been awarded a $60m contract by Dana Petroleum to provide well management services for all its UK North Sea-operated assets. The contract includes both floating production storage and offloading vessels, the Triton and the Western Isles in the North Sea. The new two-year contract, with options for extension, continues ...
  • MMA Offshore scores vessel contract with Beach Energy
    Australian OSV operator and services provider MMA Offshore has secured a vessel contract with fellow operator Beach Energy. The company's 2011-built will provide vessel support to Beach Energy's two production platforms located in the Bass Strait, and also carry out subsea inspection and survey services as well as drilling support. The contract will start in ...
  • Where's the floor for container shipping?
    Assessing where the rates floor is in the consolidated container shipping market is keeping experts busy as multiple indices continue to report steep declines. UK consultants Drewry last week lowered its demand outlook for 2022 to 1.5%, and to 1.9% for 2023 on the back of heavily downgraded GDP predictions. "Carriers will have accepted that ...
  • Shipping traffic halted following Crimea bridge attack
    Shipping from the Sea of Azov to international markets came to a standstill over the weekend in the wake of the attack that took out part of the bridge linking the Crimean peninsula with mainland Russia. The 19 km bridge, the longest in Europe, straddles the Kerch Strait, which links the Sea of Azov with ...
  • BP moves to triple its offshore wind staff
    London-based supermajor BP plans to triple the workforce at its offshore wind business by 2023. According to Bloomberg, the aim is to have about 800 employees next year focused on the company's nascent business to build and operate offshore wind farms, up from about 220 now. BP's current offshore wind projects are set to use ...
  • Lithuania's Klaipeda looks to become offshore wind hub
    Lithuanian port city Klaipeda is looking to maximise its strategic location to become a key regional hub for the nascent offshore wind industry in the Baltic amid the current energy crisis. The Marienborg Declaration signed in August saw heads of government and energy ministers from Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Poland and Germany commit ...
  • Adnoc Drilling clinches $1.5bn contract
    Adnoc Drilling has won a new contract worth $1.53bn to support the expansion of Adnoc's offshore operations and crude oil production capacity to 5m bpd by 2030. The two-year contract covers the provision of 12 jackup rigs and two island rigs and the associated integrated drilling services (IDS). The driller in August also secured a ...
  • China Merchants Heavy Industry enters LNG sector with GTT licence deal
    More Chinese shipbuilders are moving into the LNG carrier construction arena, with China Merchants Heavy Industry Jiangsu (CMHI Jiangsu) sealing a technical assistance and license agreement with French membrane containment system designer GTT. The deal will allow the subsidiary of China Merchants Industry Holdings, and one of the three leading shipbuilding groups in China, to ...
  • Aviation sector adds to pressure on IMO with 2050 net-zero vote
    With two months to go until the 79th gathering Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is facing pressure to up its game when it comes to green targets. Member states at IMO's sister body at the United Nations, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), voted last week to adopt a collective ...
  • GMS flips two out of class VLCCs
    Older crude vessels are the primary target for buyers of secondhand tanker tonnage. Preliminary information from brokers BRS suggests that September was a record month for tanker sales and purchase transactions with 61 units changing hands for further trading. This consisted of a significant volume of vintage tonnage, including seven VLCCs, five suezmaxes and eight ...
  • Limassol: Dawn of a European champion
    Major shipping conference, Maritime Cyprus, is back. Splash identifies how the island has all the right maritime ingredients to prosper. The strategically located island of Cyprus, third-largest in the Mediterranean, has been an important trading hub and point of exchange between different cultures since antiquity, meaning it's no surprise that the country is home to ...
  • International Seaways ships out 14-year-old MR
    US owner International Seaways has sold its fourteen-year-old MR to undisclosed buyers amid rising tanker values. Clarksons reported the New York-listed player had landed around $20.5m for the South Korean-built ship without a ballast water treatment system (BWTS), which VesselsValue estimates as worth close to $22.6m. Although High Mars last exchanged hands in 2011 when ...
  • Rebranded South Korean shipyard seals newbuild orders from Euronav and Atlas Maritime
    South Korean yard DH Shipbuilding, formerly Daehan Shipbuilding, has recently welcomed two European owners, each placing orders for a pair of tankers. Belgium-based tanker giant Euronav has booked two scrubber-fitted suezmaxes for delivery in the third and fourth quarters of 2024. Financial details have not been disclosed for 157,000 dwt ships, although industry sources are ...
  • Mississippi River water level at near-historic low, threatening US grain and soybean exports
    The Mississippi River, which flows through 10 American states on its way from Minnesota in the north to the Gulf of Mexico in the south, is a major maritime highway through the US. That status, however, is currently threatened, as the river's water level is so low in some places that ships are running aground. ...
  • AMPTC offloads LR2 pair
    Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Company (AMPTC) has offloaded a pair of 2008-built LR2 tankers to undisclosed buyers. Multiple brokers reported the en bloc deal for the 112,500 dwt Alburaq and Sea Legend fitted with ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) in the price range of $70m. Both tankers, built by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), are currently ...
  • US targets North Korean fuel procurement network, imposes sanctions on involved parties
    The US Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has added two individuals and three entities to its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List for their activities related to the exportation of petroleum to North Korea, which directly supports the development of North Korean weapons programs and its military, according to ...
  • Pair of sail-assisted boxships set to hit the water in 2024
    Bahamas-based Veer Corp has received approval in principle (AiP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its new-look containership design, and has stated it now aims to have two of these ships built and in the water by 2024. The 100 m long vessels feature sails as well as green hydrogen fuel cell engines. "Receiving ...

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Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2022
  • Cyprus seeks closure of oil price cap loopholes to keep maritime cluster competitive
    'Sanctions must exclude the possibility of establishing conditions of unfair competition between EU member states and third countries', president tells...
  • Future fuels are 'fiction,' says Greek shipowner Procopiou
    "Whether it is hydrogen, ammonia, methanol, batteries - all this is fiction. Not only in my life, but also my...
  • Battle lines drawn up over consortia block exemption
    European Commission is already hearing arguments on whether Consortia Block Exemption Regulation should be extended
  • The week in charts: Russia's outbound seaborne trade stable | LNG orders to peak this year | Tankers switch from Iranian to Russian trade
    Bulker values begin to stabilise, container demand slows, and LNG deals at $1m a day are possible
  • Dry bulk spot rates seen stabilising
    Although nowhere near the spectacularly-high rates of this time last year, earnings are at healthy enough levels. The smaller sizes...
  • Ukraine grain corridor hampered by inspection delays
    Bottlecks with the Black Sea Grain Initiative inspections are now exacerbating congestion in the Sea of Marmara
  • Visual analytics the next step in smart shipping
    ShipIn Systems has identified computer vision as a gap in shipping's portfolio of smart tech
  • NorthStandard merger gets regulatory approval
    Brokers predict further consolidation in sector over course of coming few years
  • Outlook positive for China Merchants tanker recovery
    Chinese equity analysts are optimistic about a sustained recovery in tanker markets underpinned by tight vessel supply and sanctions-led trade...
  • Kerch Strait shipping resumes following bridge blast
    The Kerch Strait is a critical maritime passage for Russian exports. Traffic was temporarily paused at the weekend after an...
  • Mental health platform launched for Ukrainian seafarers
    To mark World Mental Health Day, crew welfare organisation Stella Maris, with funding from law firm HFW, has launched a...
  • Smart objectives come before smart technology
    Two trends are flowing through shipping - an increased focus on collecting data and the search for ways to make...
  • DP World starts London Gateway expansion
    Container volumes are expected to ease from the peaks of the past two years. But London Gateway wants to build...
  • China Merchants yard set to enter newbuilding market for LNG carriers
    CSSC's Hudong-Zhonghua currently dominates the market for large LNG carrier newbuildings in China, but rival yards are catching up fast...
  • The week in newbuildings: Orders worth $3.1bn signed
    Orders for six boxships, nine gas carriers and three vehicle carriers confirmed in the past week
  • Cosco agrees share swap deal with SAIC to enhance partnership
    Move comes as China's auto industry is experiencing fast growth in exports, while domestic players are seeking to control more...
  • Daily Briefing
    Shipping has its part to play on putting pressure on Putin | Russia's boxship trade shifts east | US blacklists...

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The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2022
  • US truckload spot rates stabilizing after summer slump
    Spot US truckload rates continued to cool through September, but there are early signs that prices are bouncing back in October.
  • CMA CGM revamps US-Latin America network amid transshipment delays
    CMA CGM will reconfigure its current services connecting the US Gulf with Brazil in November and commence a new string between the US East Coast and West Coast of South America in December.
  • Procurement adaptability trumps truckload pricing predictions: software providers
    Shippers need to rethink the entire truckload procurement process, not just use technology that marginally decreases costs by relying too much on predictive pricing, according to a trio of procurement technology experts.
  • End shipping's EU 'safe harbor' block exemption: German regulator
    The German Federal Cartel Office argues that large container carriers do not satisfy "with a sufficient degree of certainty" the conditions required for their exemption from European competition law.
  • New federal tax levy frustrates Indian exporters
    Major container lines serving Indian trades, including MSC and Maersk, have advised exporters they will begin charging a new freight tax that went into effect Oct. 1.

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TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2022
  • A red Monday for bulker futures as 'rock bottom' sentiment fuels FFA plunge
    Outlook for the first quarter has not been this bad for the first quarter since the autumn of 2016
  • Regulatory approvals roll in for merger of P&I mutuals North and Standard Club
    Approvals keep two insurers 'on course' for merger into mutual with $750m of annual premiums
  • Clarksons says container ships not yet 'cheap' despite slump
    Trevor Crowe says freight and charter numbers still well above pre-pandemic levels
  • From Opec to 'Nopec': will US clear path to oil market flood?
    Poten & Partners says production cut makes antitrust legislation by the Biden administration more likely
  • Shipping containers 2.0: How cakes and crime are redefining the metal box
    Real-time tracking and improved security are driving improvements in the sector, say a new wave of innovators
  • US strategic oil release adds extra 1m barrels to export slate
    Analysts expect more to come as Biden administration responds to Opec output cut
  • Stolt-Nielsen faces 'tough decisions' on new chemical tanker orders
    Boss Niels Stolt-Nielsen says company will be ready when new zero-carbon options are available
  • 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
  • Cyprus fires shot across the bow on anti-Russia sanctions
    Shipping heavyweight Cyprus warns that a cap on the price of Russian oil needs global application to be effective
  • Tanker turns up for dinner in near miss at Thai restaurant
    The Smooth Sea 18 managed to halt its progress just in time
  • China Merchants Heavy Industries-Jiangsu gears up to build LNG carriers
    Another Chinese shipbuilder signs a license agreement with French membrane-type cargo containment designer GTT
  • Pilot facing ban after Spanish tanker hits bridge in Guyana
    Investigation begins after the Tradewind Passion takes out part of the Demerara Harbour Bridge
  • Ravi Mehrotra's Foresight linked to VLGC buy with more deals likely
    TransPetrol's Progress is said to be joining the fleet of the London-based group as expansion continues
  • Norway's TECO gets the chemistry right at a milestone party in Singapore
    Friendships were renewed and experiences shared as the marine chemicals company showcased its latest developments
  • 'You ain't seen nothing yet': A bullish Stolt-Nielsen says chemical carriers may be recession-proof
    Norwegian CEO argues that only a total global meltdown can wreck the sector's prospects now
  • Shell LNG deal to earn $120m profit despite $400,000 rate for Angelicoussis carrier
    Oil and gas major is said to be taking advantage of the spread between European and US gas prices to import LNG cargo to France
  • Clarksons opens new specialised products desk in Tokyo
    Former Odfjell commercial manager in Japan jumps ship to join world's largest shipbroker
  • Shell LNG deal to earn $120m profit despite $400,000 rate for Angelicoussis LNGC
    Oil major said to be taking advantage of spread between European and US gas prices to import cargo to France

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American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2022
  • Port Houston orders $106M worth of cranes to handle demand
    Port Houston recently ordered 29 container cranes for a total of $106.1 million.
  • US imports sink in September, suffer steepest drop since 2020 lockdowns
    Demand for Asian goods began dropping earlier this year. This is now having a delayed - and highly negative - effect on U.S. imports.
  • Chinese e-commerce logistics company Zongteng launches cargo airline
    China-based Zongteng Group has acquired a large cargo jet to enhance its global e-commerce logistics distribution capabilities.

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Geneva
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Rome
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Naples
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Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
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Bucharest
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London
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Hanover/Trieste
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Brussels
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Beijing/Hong Kong
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Singapore
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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%)
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Hong Kong
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Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
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London
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Barcelona
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Augusta
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Hamburg
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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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London
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Hanover
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Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
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Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
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Trieste
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Shanghai
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Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
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Paris
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Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
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Bern
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Hong Kong
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Genoa
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Genoa
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Alesund/Trieste
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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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