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December 14, 2022

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Exim India web site
DECEMBER 14, 2022
  • BCBA participates in celebrating 60th year of Customs Act & inauguration of Custom Broker Licensing Management System (CBLMS)
  • Mumbai Cargo Service Center Cold Chain Solutions & Delhi Cargo Service Center recognised & awarded for their services
  • Deendayal Port's Liquid Jetty No. 7 to be commissioned in Jan. 2023
  • Demand drops as general airfreight volumes continue dip
  • Govt looking at tech-driven good governance in logistics
  • Plans to cut import duties in line with FTAs
  • Steel imports exceed exports in Nov.
  • Mobile phone exports seen rising
  • GDP seen growing at 6.5 pc to 7 pc next fiscal
  • Coal output up during April-Nov. 2022

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International Transport Journal web site
DECEMBER 14, 2022
  • 18 airports connected by domestic RFS
  • IMRF selects Caroline Jupe
  • To Aurora Borealis with Austrian Airlines
  • New intermodal connection for Europe's largest inland port
  • E-tipper for more sustainability in Swedish mine
  • A part of a stock market index
  • Big plans for Poti in Georgia
  • New CEO in Switzerland for Allianz Trade
  • FCS now powered by renewable energy
  • Shortline railroad for a steel mill
  • Another India-West Med connection
  • A bridgehead in Hamburg
  • Hübner group reorganises management
  • Flying gifts for Ethiopians in need
  • Dual heavy transports for secure power supply
  • A good biennial Bordeaux
  • How the lights will shine
  • A new chapter begins at NV Logistics
  • Neo Air Charter scores in Doha
  • "Curiosity of the Day"

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The Loadstar web site
DECEMBER 13, 2022
  • Zim crew 'feared for their safety' on Pacific voyage on 'unseaworthy' box ship
  • CMA CGM restricts bookings to South China through January
  • Feu options for carriers as spot market rates under water
  • Felixstowe port and dockers settle contract dispute, agreeing 8.5% wage rise
  • Broken supply chains mean no quick take-offs for freighter conversions
  • Energetic Xeneta building a 'blue ocean' of data as it chases 'the big picture'
  • Ambitious CULines appoints Taiwan liner veterans as consultants

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Marine Log web site
DECEMBER 13, 2022
  • Construction of plug-in hybrid research vessel underway at Snow & Company
    Snow & Company, Inc. of Seattle, Wash., has recently started construction of the R/V Resilience, a 50-foot plug-in hybrid research vessel being built for the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  • DDG 120 completes acceptance trials
    The future USS Carl M. Levin (DDG 120) successfully completed acceptance trials on December 9, returning to General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) shipyard flying three brooms signaling clean sweeps of important
  • Keppel O&M delivers second dual-fuel Van Oord TSHD
    Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) subsidiary Keppel FELS has delivered the second of three dual-fuel trailing suction hopper dredges to Dutch maritime company, Van Oord. Named Vox Apolonia, its green

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Container News web site
DECEMBER 13, 2022
  • EU funds Air Liquide, Fluxys Belgium, Port of Antwerp-Bruges for CO2 export facility building
    Air Liquide, Fluxys Belgium and Port of Antwerp-Bruges awarded European Union's funding for building the Antwerp@C CO2 Export Hub. The EU Commission announced it will grant Air Liquide, Fluxys Belgium and Port of Antwerp-Bruges US$152.35 million under the Connecting Europe Facility for Energy (CEF-E) funding programme. The funding is earmarked for the construction of shared CO2 transport and expo
  • Jordan's container terminal get PERS-certified
    The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) congratulates Aqaba Container Terminal in Jordan for being certified through the EcoPorts' environmental management standard (PERS). Aqaba joined the EcoPorts' network in 2013 and is PERS-certified for the third time, demonstrating the efforts of the Jordan port in protecting the Jordanian coast of the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea marine ecosystems. Isabelle R
  • Fire breaks out again in Chittagong's BM Container Depot
    A fire broke out at the BM Container Depot in Chittagong on Tuesday (13 December) afternoon at a jute godown. A huge volume of jute was kept there for exporting abroad. Three fire fighting units had to work nearly one and a half hours to douse the fire. Also, the depot's own fire fighting unit worked to extinguish the fire. Firefighting personnel is now working to find out the reasons behind the
  • Port of Felixstowe introduces autonomous terminal tractors into container terminal operations
    Hutchison Ports-operated Port of Felixstowe is one of the first ports in Europe to introduce autonomous terminal tractor units (ATs) into mixed-traffic container terminal operations. The first two battery-powered units to enter service at the UK's largest container port have been supplied by manufacturer Westwell. Clemence Cheng, chief executive officer at the Port of Felixstowe, commented, "Thes
  • Spectainer, Nexxiot partner on container real-time visibility solutions
    Spectainer, a shipping solutions provider, has partnered with shipping technology firm Nexxiot to enable real-time visibility of their entire fleet of COLLAPSECON containers. COLLAPSECON are intermodal boxes that cleverly fold up using a fully-automated station so that each empty unit can be collapsed independently and then combined to form a single shipping container. This approach is going to s
  • AD Ports launches Khalifa Port's US$1.1 billion expansion project
    The president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has inaugurated Khalifa Port's expansion, a development project with a total investment of US$1.1 billion (AED 4 billion). The project is expected to support AD Port Group's goal of increasing the container handling capacity of Khalifa Port to 15 million TEUs per year and the general cargo handling capacity to 25
  • Ports of Antwerp-Zeebrugge and Nagoya ink cooperation deal
    The Belgian Port of Antwerp-Zeebrugge and Japan's Port of Nagoya signed a renewed cooperation agreement to further expand their trade relations and deepen their collaboration. The agreement was signed on 7 December, while the Port of Antwerp-Bruges is participating in the princely economic mission to Japan this week. In this context, a Sisterport/Partnership deal was signed on 7 December by Jacqu
  • Seoul to help shipping lines acquire port assets through KOBC
    South Korea's state-backed ship finance institution Korea Ocean Business Corporation (KOBC) is set to help compatriot liner operators to acquire port and terminal assets. On 12 December, lawmaker Ahn Byung-gil introduced a bill to amend the Korea Ocean Business Corporation Act so that the finance institution can add port development and port hinterland development projects to its portfolio. Ahn,
  • Interasia doubles newbuilding tally to half-dozen
    Interasia Lines, the privately owned container shipping company of the Chen family that is behind Wan Hai Lines, has exercised options for three more 3,055 TEU ships at Japan's Nihon Shipyard, adding to the three vessels that were ordered earlier in April. The trio ordered this month will be delivered in July 2025, while the vessels ordered earlier will be delivered in January 2025. The Singapore
  • CLA negotiations underway at APM Terminals Maasvlakte II, operations affected by industrial action
    Collective Labour Agreement (CLA) discussions are currently taking place between the unions and the APM Terminals Maasvlakte II at the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. A. P. Moller - Maersk, the parent company of APM Terminals, said that negotiations started on 8 December, and operations are affected by a "go-slow action" as of 11 December. The industrial action consists of a reduced number
  • XSTAFF to open new location in Germany
    The logistics service provider XSTAFF GmbH will open a new location in Hamburg, Germany on 1 January 2023, taking account of the continuous growth of recent years. According to XSTAFF, the new premises are located directly on the Elbe River, in the immediate vicinity of the Port of Hamburg. The new location will be managed by Antonios Rigalos, a member of the executive board and chief growth offi
  • Turkey joins ICS governing body
    Turkey's growing maritime industry is set to take a bigger role in the development of professional shipbroking standards following its admittance to the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS) governing body. The London-headquartered ICS provides globally recognised professional qualifications for brokers, agents and managers. It becomes the 27th branch member of the 111-year-old organisation. I

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Splash web site
DECEMBER 13, 2022
  • MPC Container Ships cashes in on joint venture vessel sales and early redeliveries
    MPC Container Ships (MPCC) is optimising its portfolio with a sale of two Bluewater Holding Schifffahrtsgesellschaft joint venture vessels and a compensation deal for an early redelivery of a long-term time-chartered pair. The Oslo-listed container tonnage provider is offloading the 2003-built 2,824 teu and 2006-built 2,742 teu . The vessels will deliver in December this ...
  • MSC and Ports America come onboard $1.8bn Port of New Orleans box terminal project
    Terminal Investment Limited (TiL), the ports unit of the world's largest container carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) and port operator Ports America have joined the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) and the State of Louisiana to build a $1.8bn container terminal on the Lower Mississippi River. The new Louisiana International Terminal (LIT) project in ...
  • Felixstowe agrees pay deal with staff
    A pay dispute between around 1,900 dockworkers at UK's top container port Felixstowe and operator Hutchison Ports has ended. The port said 90% of workers had voted to accept an 8.5% pay increase plus a £1,000 bonus from January next year. The deal comes after two rounds of strikes took place at the port on ...
  • Euronav merger hits the buffers with the Saverys family attaining a 25% stake
    The year's great tanker merger saga has taken a new turn. The Saverys family have purchased another 2.04m shares in Euronav taking their stake in the Antwerp tanker giant to 25%, effectively giving them the power to block a merger with John Fredriksen's Frontline. Fredriksen has been building a leading stake in Euronav for more ...
  • Ocyan scores Petrobras rig contracts
    Brazilian offshore service provider Ocyan has inked new contracts with compatriot oil giant Petrobras for three of its drilling rigs. The contract awards follow Petrobras' tender for high-specification rigs under which Transocean, Diamond Offshore and Constellation also emerged as winners. Ocyan's deal will see the 2010-built semisub Norbe VI and the 2012-built ultra-deepwater drillships ODN ...
  • Esben Poulsson: Maritime matters
    Many of his peers in their eighth decade of existence might quite reasonably have reached for the slippers and cocoa. Not so the indefatigable Esben Poulsson who maintains his day job heading up Singapore operations for Greek owner Enesel. He has also recently taken on two more board positions so he now sits on a ...
  • Diana Shipping takes reduced rate for SwissMarine post-panamax charter extension
    Greek owner Diana Shipping has agreed a time charter contract extension with Singapore's SwissMarine for one of its post-panamax bulkers at close to 24% rate cut compared to a deal struck end-November last year. The Semiramis Paliou-led bulker owner said the 2010-built will continue with SwissMarine from December 27 earning $13,000 per day, a dayrate ...
  • Dubai's Teodor Shipping snaps up its first VLCC
    Dubai's Teodor Shipping, a relatively young shipowner with a fleet of 14 tankers and a bitumen vessel, has snapped up its first VLCC. Sources tell Splash that the Dubai-based owner is behind the most recent sale in the segment, a deal that was sealed at the beginning of the month, some days before the European ...
  • Bidding opens for oil and gas blocks offshore Guyana
    Guyana has opened the bidding period for 14 offshore oil and gas blocks, originally announced in November. The government anticipates awarding contracts by May 2023, after bidding closes on April 14. The awards "will follow negotiations and evaluation of the bids that we received during this bidding round," said Guyana's president Irfaan Ali on Facebook. To ...
  • Braemar launches Greek finance desk
    British broking house Braemar has launched a corporate finance desk in Athens led by Stefanos Fragos who has joined from alternative finance provider Yieldstreet. In a release Braemar said the Greek expansion was in response to a "clear need" in the market from shipowners in Greece and the Mediterranean for expert counsel in the equity ...
  • Mark O'Neil reelected president of InterManager
    Mark O'Neil, CEO of Columbia Shipmanagement, has been given another term as president of InterManager, the association for shipmanagers. O'Neil vowed to increase membership further at the association, encouraging in-house shipmanagement teams to join alongside third-party ship and crewmanagers. O'Neil commented: "The maritime world is evolving quickly in this post-pandemic era and shipmanagers ne

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Lloyd's List web site
DECEMBER 13, 2022
  • IMO again fails to make progress on tougher emissions targets
    More than 50 IMO member states spent nearly two days exchanging general statements without progress on moving to net zero...
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: Shipping is not moving quickly enough
    The annual Lloyd's List Outlook Forum offers the last word on the forces shaping shipping right now, but the common...
  • Dockings and interest costs take toll on Dynagas Partners profit
    Sanctions have so far 'broadly exempted' LNG business
  • P&I clubs move to settle Bosporus standoff
    Russia's largest insurer has no plan to fill breach left by sanctions ban on underwriting vessels carrying crude exports priced...
  • Poor weather and power cuts bring Ukraine export hubs to a halt
    Compliance issues, poor weather and Russia's alleged efforts to slow activities has kept traffic far below the peak levels seen...
  • Shipping sectors face differing fortunes in year ahead
    While tanker markets will continue to firm, the containership sector could face further weakness, and dry bulk will probably end...
  • Hapag-Lloyd not concerned about large boxship newbuilding backlog
    Hapag-Lloyd will take advantage of downturn in container markets to conclude its vessel efficiency retrofit programme as it takes delivery...
  • Charterers face rebuke for 'disappointing' CII clause pushback
    There should be a partnership between charterers and owners, but there isn't really, according to an owner
  • China eases Covid rules at ports
    Crew changeovers in China are expected to become easier although some significant barriers remain in place
  • DSME exceeds annual newbuilding sales target
    South Korean rival Samsung Heavy Industries also enjoys strong sales this year, boosted by liquefied natural gas carrier newbuilding orders
  • Oman's Asyad Shipping opens Singapore office
    Asyad Shipping operates a diversified fleet of more than 70 vessels with a total capacity of 8m dwt, including VLCCs...
  • Daily Briefing
    Søren Skou's timing is spot on to step down | Ukraine rails against Russia at IMO | What has changed...
  • FMC seeks extended powers to block deals between lines and terminals
    Under current laws, the Federal Maritime Commission must file an action with the courts to block an anti-competitive agreement from...
  • Port of Felixstowe agrees 2023 pay deal
    The prospect of more strikes at the port of Felixstowe appear to have been averted after Unite union workers voted...
  • Saverys reaches merger-blocking 25% stake in Euronav
    The Saverys family now have sufficient shareholder control to block a full merger between Euronav and Frontline, and while both...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
DECEMBER 13, 2022
  • US truckload costs to fall until late 2023: 3PLs
    Falling spot truckload rates may hit bottom in the first quarter of 2023, followed by contract rates later in the year, if forecasts from third-party brokers hold true.
  • Ports America, MSC to invest $800 million in proposed New Orleans terminal
    The largest US terminal operator and biggest carrier on US ocean trades are putting their weight behind a mega terminal in New Orleans through a public-private partnership with the state of Louisiana.
  • US intermodal shippers weigh spot vs. contract option heading into 2023
    Domestic intermodal shippers are paying less on the spot market than under contracts in several key outbound West Coast lanes, but riding the spot market deep into 2023 is a gamble that may or may not pay off.
  • Felixstowe pay deals end months of labor action
    Dockworkers at Felixstowe have agreed to pay deals covering this year and next, closing the door on a campaign of industrial action at the UK port that began over the summer.

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TradeWinds web site
DECEMBER 13, 2022
  • Eagle Bulk names new finance chief as Frank De Costanzo steps down
    Chief strategy officer Costa Tsoutsoplides to step into CFO chair at Connecticut bulker owner
  • MPC Container Ships bags $77m from sales and early charter redeliveries
    US liner operator Pasha coughs up to redeliver MPCC boxships two years ahead of schedule
  • 'Here we are once again': Marshall Islands disappointed that IMO won't adopt zero-carbon goal now
    Island nation and leading flag state has been urging the IMO to see the urgency of climate change since 2015, official says
  • Best of the rest in shipping's carbon grades sees gainers and fallers
    Maersk, Swire, Evergreen and Wan Hai all improve their Carbon Disclosure Project ratings, but Royal Caribbean and Odfjell got lower grades and many others stood still
  • Room to run: Jefferies sees more gains for tanker owners despite 2022 run-up
    Ukraine disruption and historically low orderbook should propel listed owners like Scorpio Tankers and Frontline to further gains
  • Thenamaris piles up tanker sales amid shake-out of older fleet
    Major Greek player has divested a dozen tankers so far this year
  • Shippers becoming more willing to pay for net zero - but not much more
    Second survey by Boston Consulting Group shows cargo owners increasingly accept need to pay for green shipping and opportunities arising for first mover operators
  • Empire Bulkers chief engineer wins rare pollution victory in US
    Warlito Tan prevailed against prosecutors in a federal court despite his employer's guilty plea
  • Saudi giant Ajlan & Bros moves into shipowning with Bahri deal
    New joint venture will see tanker company managing new vessel fleet for industrial conglomerate
  • 'Can't be right': CII a headache for complex chemical carrier trades, Stolt Tankers says
    Stolt-Nielsen company wants reforms to IMO efficiency measure that it believes penalises sector
  • Don't go 'overboard' on box market correction, says Habben Jansen
    Bookings are picking up and volumes are rising, says Hapag-Lloyd boss
  • Dynagas LNG Partners eyes European FSRUs' business for its steam ships
    Company has pre-paid part of a loan to remove Russian lender from syndicate
  • NYK and K Line still only two shipping groups to get A grade on carbon action
    Japanese carriers are sole representatives getting top grades from 'gold standard environmental transparency' agency the Carbon Disclosure Project
  • IMO searches for new secretary general to replace Kitack Lim
    Council meeting agrees electoral process to appoint a new leader at shipping regulator in 2024
  • Louis Dreyfus plans FRESH hydrogen storage vessel for 2025
    French group working with Korean Register to develop green fuel concept
  • Bosphorus P&I impasse resolved, allowing tankers to pass through strait
    Turkish authorities confirm compromise has been found over additional assurances
  • World first: yards to quote on Provaris hydrogen carriers after ABS approval
    Clarksons brought in to identify suitable shipbuilders for new compressed gas ships
  • MPs criticise UK oil price cap body for poor performance
    Sanctions investigators have imposed financial penalties in just 1% of cases where a breach has been reported
  • Tanker sting: world facing acute diesel shortage but will China boost exports?
    Product carrier demand could be hit if major producer chooses to keep more fuel to itself
  • International Group warns owners over Russian pollution costs
    Multiple ship-to-ship transfers could become common to hide source of Russian oil
  • ENI's Coral FLNG offloads a first full cargo into BP LNG carrier
    Mozambique floater starts to gear up its operations one month after initial part cargo export
  • US challenges the IMO to take a hard line on carbon goals
    Governments are moving toward an agreement on a new decarbonisation target, but splits remain
  • Libya lifts production force majeure in potential boost for crude tankers
    Exports could rise as government tries to lure back international oil companies
  • BW Group drops below 50% control of BWEK as J Lauritzen adds shares
    Danish shipping investor increases LPG carrier exposure after selling out of Gram Car Carriers
  • Maran Gas Maritime eyes up pair of LNG carrier options at DSME
    Signs are that Greek owner is poised to swoop on berths at favoured shipbuilder
  • Stamford Shipping buying two MR2 tankers from Ethiopian Shipping
    Purchases will boost the number of MR2s bought this year by the Singapore-based shipowner to six
  • Stamford Shipping is buying two MR2 tankers from Ethiopian Shipping
    Purchases will boost the number of MR2s bought this year by the Singapore-based shipowner to six
  • Spanish yard wins $64m contract for hybrid tender vessel from UK's NLB
    General lighthouse authority for Scotland and the Isle of Man describes its newbuilding as a 'step change'
  • Belgian block: Saverys family reaches key 25% Euronav stake in merger war
    With merger in peril, other forms of combining two huge owners are still in play as consolidation drama continues
  • Road accident kills four Maine Maritime Academy students
    Three students are also injured after Range Rover hits tree and bursts into flames

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American Shipper web site
DECEMBER 13, 2022
  • DHL Express opens new freighter route to Dominican Republic
    DHL Express is responding to demand for e-commerce with the addition of a new cargo route - this time to the Dominican Republic.
  • Volume decline gives Port of Savannah operators a breather
    The Georgia Ports Authority last month handled 464,883 twenty-foot equivalent units, a decline of 6.2% from the 494,699 TEUs moved in November 2021.
  • Q&A: CargoX COO sees TradeLens' failure as learning opportunity
    Blockchain technology provider CargoX believes skeptics shouldn't be bystanders in the creation of global shipping data standards.
  • Freightos unit adds digital booking for North America LTL freight
    7L Freight is making truck procurement more convenient for logistics companies by combining dynamic rate management with electronic booking.

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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
SAILING LIST
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Arrival ports by:
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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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