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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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ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
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
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 conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
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
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
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
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
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