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December 12, 2022

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Exim India web site
DECEMBER 12, 2022
  • PSA Mumbai welcomes new Far East service
  • JNPA conducts workshop on 'Green Port Initiative' to strengthen commitment towards sustainable development
  • Baltic Exchange Market Report (9 December 2022)
  • Exim Integrated Club organises first meet in Nagpur
  • Mumbai Customs celebrates 60 years of the Customs Act, 1962; honours Customs veterans
  • Broken rice exports up 33 pc
  • DPA commissioning of oil jetty
  • Ayush exports seen reaching $23 bn by FY25
  • India to achieve $1 trn digital economy target in 5-7 years, says Minister

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International Transport Journal web site
DECEMBER 12, 2022
  • 'Emirates Delivers' - now also from the UK
  • Increased trailer capacity to and from Sweden
  • BBL swallows Share Logistics
  • Changes to Noura service
  • Improving cargo capacities at US airports
  • Around 100 BEVs to join the fleet
  • Geodis tops an Asian poll
  • Extending its network in Poland
  • AD Ports to invest in Africa
  • Global e-commerce player joins IRU
  • MSC Air Cargo lands in Liège
  • Strengthening its UK management team
  • A strong end in Ostend
  • New Santander terminal operational soon
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • AEI converted units can cope with the cold
  • Sule follows Miram in Mumbai
  • From a network to an innovation community

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The Loadstar web site
DECEMBER 9, 2022
  • Chinese export rates still tumbling, but transatlantic rates tread water
  • Strike ends, and Seoul pledges to improve truckers' conditions
  • Negative freight rates - the meltdown
  • Airfreight loses as shippers switch to cheaper ocean routes to save costs
  • Slow roadworks driving port congestion and frustration for JNPT truckers
  • Amazon's 'data lake' for supply chain visibility: smart move, but it's early days
  • Tobias Burger leads changes at the top at Dachser Air & Sea Logistics
  • Loadstar stars get among the glittering prizes as Seahorse Awards return

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Marine Log web site
DECEMBER 9, 2022
  • Meyer Werft delays delivery of Carnival Jubilee
    Carnival Cruise Line today notified guests booked on the first six cruises of Carnival Jubilee that, because of shipyard delays, delivery of the cruise ship has been postponed and the first cruise
  • LISCR names Jason Boyle vice president of fleet performance
    The Liberian International Ship and Corporate Registry (LISCR) has hired Commander Jason Boyle, USCG, Ret., as vice president of fleet performance, based at its Dulles, Va., headquarters Boyle recently retired after 20
  • MacGregor books orders for heavy-duty cranes and electric transloading cranes
    MacGregor is to supply heavy-duty cranes for a total of ten floating crane barges to be built by PT Karya Teknik Utama at its KTU Shipyard in Indonesia. The barges are scheduled

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Container News web site
DECEMBER 9, 2022
  • CN Photo Project: The Picture of the Week
    Container News wants to thank you all for your participation in the CN Photo Project . Among all the very beautiful photos we have received, the Container News team has chosen the following picture as "The Picture of the Week"! Title: MSC Rita sailing from Port Houston Bayport Container Terminal in the sunrise - Photo taken by Henry Kadoch MSC Rita sailing from Port Houston Bayport Container Term
  • DP World, Puntland Government partner to upgrade port in northeastern Somalia
    DP World and Somalia's Government of Puntland signed a construction agreement for expansion and upgrade work at the Port of Bosaso. The agreement was signed in Dubai on 8 December and suggests a 12-month project, which is expected to start in early 2023, which will include the development of a 150-metre quay, as well as repairs to the current 215-metre quay. Other infrastructure works will includ
  • VCTC funds Port of Hueneme with US$10.4 million
    The Port of Hueneme received US$10.4 million in funding from Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC) to help build shoreside power plug-in infrastructure on its North Terminal. In the meantime, the Californian port recently received state and federal funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust to implement innovative technologie
  • State of California approves US$175 million investment for Port of Oakland upgrades
    The California Transportation Commission (CTC) approved US$175 million in funding for the 7th Street Grade Separation East Project. The Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) partnered with the CTC and the city and Port of Oakland to advance this high-priority goods movement project into construction. The purpose of this project is to realign and reconstruct a primary trucking and
  • The latest changes in the logistics and shipping sector
    Logistics and shipping go hand in hand to ensure the smooth storage and transportation of products, inventory, or materials. We rely on logistics and shipping professionals to ensure we have items we need in our daily lives, such as food, cars, and gadgets like smartphones. When we pick up our phones to watch a video or play new online casino games , we have the logistics and shipping sector to t
  • Port of Vancouver tests green fuels and decarbonisation technologies
    The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, together with partners from across the port community, is testing various low- and zero-emission fuels and technologies at the Port of Vancouver, as part of efforts to phase out all port-related emissions by 2050 in support of the Government of Canada's goal. According to Port of Vancouver, through the Low-Emission Technology Initiative, a joint initiative bet
  • ZIM's new feeder service links Georgia with Turkey
    APM Terminals Poti received the maiden call of the new Poti Turkiye Feeder (PTF) service, connecting Turkey and Georgia, from Israeli container line ZIM. The 925 TEU Contship Joy will operate between Turkish ports and Georgian Poti Port every 12-14 days. APM Terminals Poti serves as a global gateway for trade in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as operating as a hub for trade between Euro

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Splash web site
DECEMBER 9, 2022
  • Voyager Worldwide hit by cyber attack
    Maritime tech giant Voyager Worldwide has become the latest big name in maritime to be hit by a cyber attack. Since December 2, all systems have been taken offline at the navigation services and solutions provider, which boasts more than 1,000 shipping companies as customers around the world. "As this is an ongoing investigation, and ...
  • South Korean trucker strike comes to an end
    The majority of striking South Korean truckers returned to work today after a damaging 16-day walkout came to an end. The strike had seen the government get involved as more than $2.5bn of goods had been held up during the militant action, which started over demands to mandate minimum fares. Amid soaring inflation and a ...
  • OSG extends charters for six American Shipping tankers
    Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) has exercised options to extend bareboat charters with the Oslo-listed American Shipping Company (AMSC) for six Jones Act-compliant tankers. The charter extensions will add three-year terms commencing in December 2023. With this deal the New York-listed tanker player will continue to lease seven vessels from AMSC, six until December 2026 and ...
  • Mainstream, Statkraft and Ocean Winds add Aker Solutions to Norwegian floating wind scheme
    A consortium of Aker Horizons-controlled Mainstream Renewable Power, Statkraft and Ocean Winds, a joint venture between Engie and EDP Renewables (EDPR), has teamed up with Aker Solutions as part of their plan to apply for the development of a floating wind project at the Utsira Nord license area off the coast of Haugesund in western ...
  • DEME consortium completes Norfolk double
    Belgium-based DEME Offshore and its South Korean consortium partner LS Cable & System have secured an export cable contract for Vattenfall's Norfolk Vanguard wind farm - a sister project of Norfolk Boreas that the consortium secured in October. The contract includes the design, engineering, procurement, manufacturing and testing of around 180 km of high voltage ...
  • Bunker prices hit year-low
    Bunker prices have hit year-low figures in concert with the slump in Brent figures. Average prices for very low sulphur fuel oil - the bunker used by the majority of the commercial shipping fleet - has ducked below $600 per ton at the world's top four bunkering hubs in December, standing at $581 as of ...
  • DP World and Puntland government sign agreement to upgrade Port of Bosaso
    The Port of Bosaso, in the Puntland region in northeastern Somalia, will soon embark on a 12-month construction project. DP World and the Government of Puntland this week signed an agreement in Dubai for expansion and upgrade work at the port. The project, expected to start in early 2023, will include the development of a ...

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Lloyd's List web site
DECEMBER 9, 2022
  • The upcoming MEPC is a chance for the IMO to show strong leadership
    'Given the long lifespan of ships as commercial assets, zero-carbon fuels must be available in significant quantities no later than...
  • Taylor Maritime cites factors that could lead to firmer dry bulk rates
    Rates will strengthen if the Black Sea grain corridor remains open and US Gulf grain exports perform as weather conditions...
  • US container imports to decline significantly in the next six months
    US imports are projected to plunge as retailers balance inventories against slowing consumer demand and expectations for next year, according...
  • Covid-19 outbreaks still reported at sea
    Reported incidents on merchant ships have slowed to a trickle in recent months, reflecting an easing of restrictions in many...
  • Industry 'not moving quickly enough' on decarbonisation, says Shell head of shipping
    While significant progress has been made, 2050 is just one ship cycle away and momentum needs to build now to...
  • Your tankers are being held in a queue in the Bosporus. They must be answered shortly
    The impasse in the Bosporus has reached crisis point. Don't make P&I clubs the fall guys
  • Trafigura implores IMO to change CII rule
    The International Maritime Organization's Carbon Intensity Indicator and resultant BIMCO clause are 'not fit for purpose' for both dry and...
  • TradeLens is out but blockchain is not, says GSBN chief
    Cosco-backed digital platform is planning a big push for electronic bill of lading, while eyeing shipping's carbon market next year
  • US blacklists sprawling sanction-busting network tied to Turkish energy conglomerate
    In its latest targeting of sanction-evaders, the US Treasury blacklists Turkish national Sitki Ayan and his network for facilitating sales...
  • Daily Briefing
    Türkiye tanker insurance stand-off paralyses Black Sea oil trades | Lawyers flag CII risks | John Fredriksen sells Euronav shares...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
DECEMBER 9, 2022
  • Latest US truckload, LTL PPIs surprise on the upside
    Total US trucking costs rose in November, with revised US producer price index figures for truckload and LTL services indicating at least a temporary reversal in a months-long decline.
  • South Korean truckers vote to end 16-day strike
    A growing number of drivers returned to work in recent days amid increasing financial hardship and tougher policing of back-to-work orders by the South Korean government.
  • Shipper demand speeding drop-and-hook 'evolution'
    Ryder System is joining the race to deploy more drop-and-hook trailer pools for shippers that need greater flexibility to reduce costs and counter supply chain disruption.
  • Demystifying digitalization in maritime and logistics
    Digitalization. The term is taking over the supply chain - but is it really as daunting as it sounds? The short answer is "no" - but only if you know where to start. This whitepaper breaks down one of the most complex movements in maritime and logistics - explaining what digitalization is, why it's important, where to start, and how other leading shipping organizations now benefit from making the
  • MSC lays out direct West Med connection for Indian shippers
    MSC has put a heavier focus on the Indian market lately, which industry observers expect to remain resilient despite the demand challenges posed by ongoing recessionary conditions in Western economies.
  • Loss of Russia rail volume offset by rising Central Asia trade
    A broad shift in China-Europe rail from the northern route through Russia to the middle corridor transiting Central Asia is unlocking new and largely untapped containerized markets for service providers.

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TradeWinds web site
DECEMBER 9, 2022
  • IMO nations gravitate toward zero emissions amid 'surprise' support for strong 2030 targets
    Signs at working group meeting point to growing consensus on 2050 goal and on interim milestones
  • Medical charity raises record $1.7m from shipping deals
    Cargo Day run by the Mercy Ships charity has its most successful fundraiser in six years
  • Green Seas: After stops in Egypt and Brussels, shipping's carbon debate turns to London
    Our weekly podcast follows the path of a busy few weeks in the deliberation over how to tackle maritime greenhouse gas emissions
  • Trafigura sees 'huge advantages' in controlling large tanker fleet
    Swiss charterer and owner has expanded its wet fleet this year and is content to maintain the current size
  • James Freeland: the last gentleman shipbroker
    Clarksons and Braemar broker was credited with strong ethics and forged close links with many major shipowners and shipbuilders
  • Bosphorus face-off sparks tanker gridlock, Oldendorff trashes CII and Braemar is on the move
    TradeWinds' news editor brings you the biggest and best stories of the week
  • Tanker owner TNG going private after Tankerska Plovidba takes control
    Croatian MR player now owned 97% by parent after share offer succeeds
  • Ultrabulk aims to harness the power of big data to expand in freight trading
    Big-name bulker operator aims to sharpen up its freight trading activities and extract more intelligence from its voyage data
  • Trafigura sees 'huge advantages' in controlling large tanker fleet
    Swiss charterer and owner has expanded its wet fleet this year and is content to maintain the current size
  • Trafigura says nervous shipowners now willing to consider long-term VLCC charters
    Head of wet freight Andrea Olivi sees clouds on the tanker horizon but believes the rate floor will be higher than in 2021
  • James Freeland: the last gentleman shipbroker
    Clarksons and Braemar broker was credited with strong ethics and forged close links with many major shipowners and shipbuilders
  • Container ship newcomer Allseas Global Project Logistics goes into administration
    UK company launched a liner services during a boom in rates
  • Showa Nittan beefs up product tanker fleet with 11 five-year charters
    Range of Japanese tonnage taken on term deals, brokers report
  • Monjasa's Anders Ostergaard: Don't fret over the green fuel transition
    Bunker supplier's CEO believes shipping will handle zero emissions as well as it has all other big disruptions
  • Buttery, Klemme and Maltby join expanded Grindrod Shipping board
    Murray Grindrod and Michael Hankinson have retired as directors after takeover by Taylor Maritime Investments
  • No immediate departure for TMI bulk carrier stuck in Ukraine
    London-listed owner says vessel is secure and insured in Black Sea port
  • Xi Jinping's unexpected thirst for change offers hope for action on carbon
    Change can happen, so now is the time for shipping leaders to stand up and be counted in the race to save the earth
  • Navig8 takes profit as it sells down stake in International Seaways
    Holding drops below reporting threshold after $78m investment earlier this year
  • Spectacular views: Party season starts early for Idan Ofer's Eastern Pacific in Singapore
    More than 300 shipping executives turn out for first post-Covid festive gathering
  • Slower bulker speeds to keep rates above historic averages, TMI's Ed Buttery believes
    Chief executive argues efficiency regulations will speed scrapping of older vessels
  • RMK Maritime pursues tanker giant Euronav for $11.7m over 2018 takeover
    Financial adviser says it carried out more work than agreed for Gener8 Maritime merger, but Euronav vows to fight the claim
  • RightShip recruits Baltic's Andy Symonds as its head of Asia Pacific
    With its new Asia head in place, digital platform is looking to to expand into South America
  • OSG extends bareboat charters of American Shipping tanker sextet
    US-flag tanker player cites attractive commercial opportunities as reason for three-year charter extensions
  • Arrested MR2 product tanker hits the auction block in Singapore
    Brokers believe there will be healthy buying interest in the 2004-built Victor 1

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American Shipper web site
DECEMBER 9, 2022
  • China's surprise COVID pivot offers new hope to shipping markets
    Faster easing of China's COVID restrictions could provide eventual support for container and dry bulk markets and a more immediate boost for tankers.

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Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
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
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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