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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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European Commission meeting to define the strategy for the development of EU ports and maritime industry
Brussels
Call for papers by July 28th
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant
Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships
Washington
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
CLECAT is concerned about the persistence of the concept of "Single Liable Person" in the text
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%
Civitavecchia
Increase of +9.9% in Gaeta and decrease of -17.1% in Fiumicino
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Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
Recovery driven by importers who brought forward purchases in view of expected tariff increases
Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
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 Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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