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Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
  • IFB Shipping India opens new branch office in Chennai & relocates Mumbai branch
  • Cargo Shop 2022 Shippers & LSP Business Forum at Visakhapatnam on Dec. 9 generating tremendous interest from the trade
  • Varanasi to become business hub through inland waterways under PM Gati Shakti, says Minister
  • Hapag-Lloyd achieves strong nine-month result
  • Indian currency-denominated exports seen reaching $8-10 bn soon
  • Container shipping scenario changing as head-haul & regional export volumes fall
  • Shippers urged to start planning for decarbonisation in shipping; could entail up to $14 billion in extra costs
  • Rapid ramp-up in Transpacific blank sailings as demand seen collapsing
  • DP World targets 700 technology staff in India by mid-2023
  • Baltic Exchange Market Report (11 November 2022)
  • Mumbai Port Authority observes Vigilance Awareness Week 2022
  • Road Transport Ministry issues award for first MMLP in the country
  • DBGT accommodates direct Maldives-bound container vessel at VOC Port
  • CMA CGM's Overweight Surcharge from India East Coast & Bangladesh to Red Sea
  • Tea exports seen up in 2022
  • No anti-dumping duty on Chinese metal cutter wheels
  • Iron ore exports slump

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International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
  • Figures and certificates spell growth
  • More support for UN Global Compact initiative
  • Cathay Pacific and Unilode extend partnership
  • A good year for ICTSI so far
  • Truck manufacturer adds e-bikes to repertoire
  • A more balanced third quarter
  • JAS Worldwide picks Alexandra Davin
  • Bringing widebody capacity back to Tokyo
  • Chattogram to open in December
  • Matson feels transpacific drop
  • Freight volume halved due to sanctions
  • 28 years of being married to the job
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Rituals in Hanover
  • Seven LNG carriers in a row
  • Silk Way West orders Boeing 777-8 freighters
  • 336 million barrels of oil saved
  • DB Schenker strengthens management board
  • And the winners are...

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The Loadstarweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
  • Rates rebound as blank voyages strategy starts to pay off for carriers
  • COP27: Piecemeal approach keeps us on the highway to climate hell
  • CMA CGM blockbuster logistics M&A rumoured
  • Sustainable aviation fuel lands on award-winner CargoAi's booking platform
  • As the US trucking sector hits a slow curve, M&A activity goes up a gear
  • Container safety in motion as industry moves to cut losses
  • India's exports slip to pre-Covid level just as logistics disruption eases

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Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
  • CBO: Navy shipbuilding plan has a hefty price tag
    Expect naval shipbuilding analysts to have a busy weekend poring over a just-released report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Among its findings are that even if the Navy received the
  • DNV updates WAPS technical standard
    Classification society DNV sees what most of us would call sails - it terms them Wind Assisted Propulsion Systems (WAPS) - as one of the most promising measures to assist the decarbonization
  • Bankruptcy ahead for major Norwegian offshore player?
    Norway's DOF Group, which has a fleet of more than 60 offshore service vessels, now faces either a forced restructuring under the Norwegian Reconstruction Act, or bankruptcy. At an extraordinary general meeting
  • NTSB reports on $1 million LPG tanker strike on tugs and loading dock
    The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on a November 25, 2021 incident involving a 754-foot-long, 106-foot-wide LPG carrier, the Gas Ares, that led to more than $1 million in

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Container Newsweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
  • Ashdod Port invests over US$1.3 million in four tech startups
    The board of directors of the Ashdod Port has announced an investment of approximately US$1.32 million in four startups operating within the technology incubator established by the port, through the purchase of technologies and the signing of a royalty agreement. Roee Avrahami, the director of the Innovation Domain at the Israeli port, points out that the four startups were carefully selected upo
  • Sea-Intelligence reports rapid ramp-up in Transpacific blank sailings
    Sea Intelligence, with the help of the Blank Sailings Tracker, looked at how carriers are reacting to the collapse of demand, particularly for imports to North America and Europe, in terms of blanking sailings. The following figure shows a snapshot of the additional blank sailings that were announced (or unannounced ones that were captured by Sea-Intelligence) for the week 42-52 period. Source: S
  • GCT Canada enhances operational capabilities with new Konecranes RTGs
    GCT Canada has ordered 10 Konecranes rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) for its GCT Deltaport container terminal in Vancouver, British Columbia. The terminal currently operates a fleet of 12 Konecranes RTGs. The new machines are CSA-approved and equipped with Tier 4f diesel engines and Konecranes' Diesel Fuel Saver technology. They are also equipped with Konecranes' Active Load Control (ALC) syste
  • Wan Hai Lines names new container vessels
    Wan Hai Lines Ltd. held ship naming ceremonies for Wan Hai 355, Wan Hai 357 and Wan Hai 360, accompanied by a charity donation at Japan Marine United Corporation Kure Shipyard, on 7 November. The three container vessels are part of the series of 3,013 TEU ships built by Japan Marine United Corporation Kure Shipyard. The design of the 3,013 TEU series takes energy efficiency and environmentally-fr
  • India extends export incentives for rupee-denominated trade transactions
    Indian policymakers have reworked foreign trade policy guidelines and related banking regulations to allow export incentives for international shipments settled in rupees, instead of traditional US dollar payments. The move builds on a notification issued by the country's banking regulator Reserve Bank of India in July this year. "The government of India has made suitable amendments in the foreig
  • Port of Long Beach sees container drop in October
    Reduced consumer demand and a shift of imported goods to the Gulf and East Coast of the United States have led to a decline in container volumes of the Port of Long Beach (POLB). The major box port in California handled 658,428 TEUs in October, translating to a 16.6% decrease from the same month in 2021. Imports were down 23.7% to 293,924 TEUs and exports decreased 2% to 119,763 TEUs. At the same

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Splashweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
  • UN launches satellite system to track methane emissions
    Shipowners with LNG-powered tonnage will face greater scrutiny from out in space, it was revealed today at COP27, the international climate conference taking place in Egypt. The United Nations has announced a new satellite-based system to detect emissions of methane and allow governments and businesses to respond. Methane emissions do come from LNG-powered tonnage, and ...
  • Asset plays to fade with alternate fuels: Danish Ship Finance
    Danish Ship Finance has published its latest keenly awaited biannual shipping markets report, the reading of which may prove uncomfortable for smaller, traditional owners. As shipping moves down its decarbonisation path, far more ships will be tied up in longer-term contracts to pay for all the new, more expensive green fuels with larger owners better ...
  • Gram Car Carriers fixes another panamax for five years in $118m deal
    Oslo-listed Gram Car Carriers (GCC) has sealed another lucrative deal for one of its ships. A five-year timecharter has been agreed with an undisclosed European operator for the 6,700 ceu panamax vessel . The 2015-built vessel is the third out of GCC's four panamaxes now fixed on long-term charters. The charter at an average dayrate ...
  • RWE wins Dutch subsidy-free offshore wind tender
    German utility RWE has secured the rights to build a 700 MW offshore wind farm in the Dutch part of the North Sea. The Hollandse Kust West VII offshore wind site is located about 53 km off the Dutch coast. The zero-subsidy project will include electrolyser capacity for green hydrogen production as well as electricity for ...
  • Samsung and KSS Line to develop hydrogen and ammonia seaborne trades together
    Samsung C&T Corp, the construction and trading arm of South Korea's Samsung Group, is teaming with compatriot shipping firm KSS Line is develop a fleet of hydrogen and ammonia carriers. KSS Line is the country's only owner with current experience of shipping ammonia. The two parties will work to source hydrogen and ammonia overseas and ...
  • Keppel charters out more jackup rigs to ADES
    Singapore's Keppel Offshore & Marine has inked new deals with offshore rig operator ADES for the utilisation of two more jackups to be deployed in Saudi Arabia. Five-year bareboat contracts, which bring the total number of rigs Keppel O&M has on charter with ADES to four, should commence in the first half of 2023. Keppel ...
  • Hong Kong Market Report 2022
    Hong Kong maritime faces its greatest challenge to remain relevant and in the mix among top shipping hubs. Covid and a national security law have dimmed the city's perceived strengths as an open, lively economy in which to forge shipping fortunes. Splash assesses how the Special Administrative Region can fight back in a 56-page magazine ...
  • Avangrid granted extension to prepare response to order regarding Commonwealth Wind
    The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) this week denied a motion filed in October by Avangrid Renewables, developer of the Commonwealth Wind project planned for development south of Martha's Vineyard. Avangrid had sought a one-month suspension in the department's review of power purchase agreements (PPAs) for the project. The company had hoped for more time to ...
  • Canada invests funds to support offshore wind development in Nova Scotia
    Natural Resources Canada is investing almost C$1.8m ($1.35m) in Net Zero Atlantic - an energy research organisation working to advance Canada's transition to a carbon-neutral society - to lay the foundations for new offshore wind projects in Nova Scotia. Net Zero Atlantic and the Confederacy of Mainland Mi'kmaq are also contributing to the project, bringing ...

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Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: Good COP, bad COP
    Promises are not progress, but there is at least a wider conversation happening about shipping at this year's COP27 climate...
  • Large fleets do not enjoy reduced operating expenses, finds Moore
    Data also suggests Japan-built bulkers and South Korea-built tankers have lowest daily costs
  • Liverpool workers accept pay deal to end labour dispute
    End of industrial action will see normal services resume at Liverpool. ACL chief Andy Abbott says resolution means there should...
  • All countries must back efforts to free Heroic Idun and its crew
    Keeping an innocent crew prisoner is just as much piracy when perpetrated by states instead of pirate gangs, and therefore...
  • Shippers seek revenge as rates plummet
    Spot freight rates are continuing to slide as demand falls back. Shippers are using excess capacity as a means of...
  • Djibouti deflags US-sanctioned VLCC Young Yong
    Djibouti has deflagged US-sanctioned VLCC Young Yong which ran aground Indonesia on October 26. Once official letters are received from...
  • Gram Car Carriers secures $64,900 per day for five-year forward charter
    Vehicle carrier capacity shortage has yet to peak, which means that charter and freight rates are likely to climb further ...
  • Shipping leaders 'must act and not just talk' in tackling climate challenge, says MISC chief
    Achieving the IMO's 2030 and 2050 goals will require 'collaborative leadership... to drive collective action across the maritime ecosystem', according...
  • Performance clinches new Greek bank tanker loan
    Latest Piraeus Bank loan facility will also help refinance some of the debt on another tanker in the fleet
  • Bulker leaves separatist-controlled Mariupol after nine months
    Bulk carrier offloaded its steel cargo before departing Mariupol. It is heading to Bulgaria for repairs
  • Indonesia urged to use G20 host role to push maritime decarbonisation agenda
    Assuming that 5% of the global fleet transitions to scalable zero-emission fuels by 2030, the green energy demanded from visiting...
  • Keppel O&M seals two more jack-up charters from ADES Saudi
    All Keppel O&M's KFELS B Class jack-up rigs have now secured bareboat charters or are on contract, as the company...
  • Rates for shipping US crude reach 30-month high
    Freight costs for shipping US crude peak, as resilient Chinese imports and Russia's invasion of Ukraine stretch the tanker fleet...
  • Rongsheng's shipbuilding resurrection flatters to deceive
    Bankrupted Chinese building giant is seeking a comeback, but the failure to secure a refund guarantee, the lack of a...
  • Daily Briefing
    Russia steps up suspected arms trade with Iran | From Champagne to beer: downsized freight futures examines emissions challenges |...

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The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
  • Lithium batteries in US postal system raising red flags
    Soaring online orders for electronics and mobility devices are flooding the US postal services with undeclared lithium-ion batteries, posing a growing threat to the transport supply chain.
  • Lack of infrastructure could stymie global, US wind energy targets
    Bottlenecks and a lack of needed infrastructure may put the "aspirational" global offshore wind installation schedule out of reach, an analyst says.
  • Freight payment providers evolving from auditing to analytics
    Audit and payment vendors are moving beyond their traditional core business of ensuring accurate freight invoices and into business analytics and consultative services as shippers seek to turn invoice data into strategic supply chain intelligence.
  • Cargo gains linked to cabotage waiver accelerate at Indian ports: carriers
    Under the modified cabotage mechanism, foreign-flag carriers working the India trade face minimal regulations over the movement of export and import containers meant for transshipment.

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TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
  • The worst is over: Gibson predicts VLCCs to stay above 2022's abysmal levels
    Rates may ease, the broker says, but there are reasons owners should be confident heading into the new year
  • Heroic Idun crew move tanker to Nigeria under 'extreme duress'
    Lawyers for Ray Car Carriers-owned VLCC say the Nigerian authorities are acting unlawfully in 'illegal' oil loading probe
  • Scorpio Tankers forces conversion of $205m in convertible bonds
    Noteholders to receive shares as product tanker giant is able to wipe huge chunk of debt off its balance shet
  • Editor's selection: End of the boxship bull run, dry bulk prices slide, and are ships in climate crosshairs?
    The stories that made headlines this week
  • International Group of P&I Clubs mull signing up for Poseidon Principles
    P&I clubs are debating signing onto the Poseidon Principles and finding themselves torn between their members and reinsurers
  • DOF stares into the abyss as shareholders reject $2bn debt restructuring
    Norwegian owner now falling back to plans B and C which could mean bankruptcy
  • Japan's Doun Kisen and China's AMP look to forge closer ties as leaseback deal inked
    Asia Maritime Pacific has closed a five-ship sale and charterback with Doun Kisen and is looking to expand the coooperation
  • Spain's Scale Gas nets cash for Canary Islands LNG bunker vessel
    Incoming newbuilding for Enagas subsidiary will also supply bio-LNG and can be adapted for ammonia
  • BNP Paribas forms alliance to market Japanese leasing deals
    French ship finance giant has tied up with specialist company SBI Leasing Services
  • Just how big is the market for microbubble technology?
    Silverstream Technologies has grabbed half of estimated market for air lubrication, but sees thousands of newbuilding and retrofit candidates
  • Cruise giant Carnival embraces microbubbles to counter 'perverse incentives' of IMO carbon rules
    Ships with air lubrication can be deployed to itineraries that are challenging under upcoming carbon intensity ratings
  • Green transition: Molslinjen buys Danish eco ferry operator ForSea
    EQT-backed owner gets its hands on five-ship fleet that is converting to electric power
  • Just how big is the market for micro-bubble technology?
    Silverstream Technologies has grabbed half of estimated market for air lubrication, but sees thousands of newbuilding and retrofit candidates
  • Cruise giant Carnival embraces micro-bubbles to counter 'perverse incentives' of IMO carbon rules
    Ships with air lubrication can be deployed to itineraries that are challenging under upcoming carbon intensity ratings
  • Turning the hesitant into second movers in shipping's green transition
    Data on fuel saving devices show the vast untapped potential cut carbon in today's shipping fleet
  • Okeanis' Aristidis Alafouzos sees no 'meaningful' tanker deliveries before 2026
    Okeanis executive believes yards cannot now line up any big series of newbuildings
  • Crackdown on sanctioned tankers will lift rates, say analysts
    The United States lists more than 500 vessels across its global sanctions programmes
  • Navig8 completes clean sweep of Latsco eco MR tankers
    Bermuda pools group welcomes ninth modern product vessel from Greek group
  • CMA CGM in deal with French football giants Olympique de Marseille
    Partnership symbolises "passion and pride in Marseille"
  • Pittas-led EuroDry aims for fleet expansion with ship-sale cash
    Nasdaq-listed owner optimistic about dry bulk market prospects
  • Gram seals lucrative five-year charter that could bring in $100m-plus profit
    Norwegian owner almost matches record rate for panamax car carrier with new European deal
  • Concordia 'sad' that Stena rescue deal is limiting profit in booming markets
    Swedish owner says $15,500 base rate charter is holding it back
  • Chemical tanker owners make hay but storm clouds gather
    Operators have benefited from changes to trading patterns but the combination of extreme market drivers create a tight supply-demand balance
  • John Fredriksen's Avance Gas grows cash pile as it sells third VLGC this year
    Owner agrees on new charter in India to cover the gap left by the Promise
  • Big price jump: Okeanis hears rumours of modern VLCC sold for $112.5m
    Greek owner believes asset values have the potential for even further rises
  • International Group P&I clubs mull signing up for Poseidon Principles
    P&I clubs are debating signing onto the Poseidon Principles and finding themselves torn between their members and reinsurers
  • Newcomer Huaxia Financial Leasing emerges as buyer of GasLog LNG carrier
    Chinese leasing firm has acquired Samsung Heavy Industries-built steam-turbine LNG carrier from GasLog Partners
  • Norvic Shipping brings out the stars as it woos Singapore
    Dry bulk operator holds party at Asian shipping hub's Fullerton Bay Hotel
  • Marubeni to test 'suction sails' on panamax bulker
    After installation, the vessel will enter the MaruKlav Management panamax bulker pool
  • Indonesia nabs Singapore Strait robbers after intelligence tip-off
    Prompt sharing of actionable information led to arrests, says Singapore's Information Fusion Centre

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American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
  • Silk Way West, Alaska Airlines sign Boeing freighter deals
    Silk Way West Airlines, a growing cargo operator based in Azerbaijan, and Alaska Airlines on Thursday signed contracts with Boeing for two freighters apiece - but that is where the similarities ended. Silk Way West said it will take two 777-8s, the largest plane available from Boeing (NYSE: BA) and one so modern it isn't [...]

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Mulino proposes the Panamanian state's entry into the consortium interested in acquiring Panama Ports Company.
Panama
Supreme Court verdict on concession contract pending
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Singapore
In the April-June period, revenues decreased by -4% and net profit dropped by -89%.
Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
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%)
Valencia
Containers arriving and departing are increasing. Transhipment is declining.
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
Wista Italy denounces the exclusion of women from the nominations of port authority presidents.
Milan
Musso: The glass ceiling that prevents women from accessing leadership roles remains.
In the second quarter, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -6.0%
Ankara
18.1% decline in ships over 200 metres in length
Fifty kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Civitavecchia
Rome
They were hidden inside a reefer container arriving from Ecuador
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
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
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
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.
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
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
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
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.
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.
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