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Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2022
  • First phase of Delhi-Mumbai Express Highway, from JNPA to Delhi, to be completed this year: Gadkari
  • Dr Sharad Kumar - Director of Chennai International Airport - to grace South East Air Cargo CEO Conclave & Awards 2022
  • Introduction of Customs Brokers Licensing Management System (CBLMS)
  • CONCOR latest physical volumes
  • ODC packages shipped by barge through coastal movement from New Mangalore Port to Mundra Port
  • VPA's new stone aggregate handling record
  • Dry bulk shipping seen facing challenging times ahead
  • MNCs optimistic on India's growth & potential
  • Slight gain in overall Port of Antwerp-Bruges throughput after 9 months, but container volumes down
  • India to achieve two trillion export target by 2030: Piyush Goyal
  • DGFT permits export of flour processed from imported wheat
  • Full 'normalisation' of market conditions could be seen later this year or early next year
  • New Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Chairman visits HDC, inspects facilities
  • Blue Dart announces General Price Increase w.e.f. Jan. 1, 2023
  • CargoAi launches industry-first CO2 Efficiency Score in its Cargo2ZERO solution
  • Pharma exports up
  • IATA CEIV lithium batteries makes it four for Hactl
  • Indian economy seen third-largest by FY28, overtaking Japan: IMF
  • CIL targets 1 bn tonnes coal by 2025-26: Minister
  • China's export growth seen continuing slide in Sept.
  • PIL contributes S$2 million to community & charitable causes

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International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2022
  • Swiss hydrogen initiative reaches milestone
  • Europe and Southeast Asia: unlimited air cargo
  • Keep cool in the peak season, says Setlog
  • Container railway station project continues
  • Brian Rodriguez takes the helm at ACS Florida
  • A new link with the Americas
  • This road leads to Rome
  • RZDL: validated pharma transports
  • More feeder traffic in Hamburg
  • Aercap: large order for small freighters
  • Jaxport boosts its commercial team
  • Higher volumes, fewer boxes
  • 1,000 French e-trucks on Europe's roads
  • Nippon unveils new reefers
  • Second airport for Lagos
  • Bettina Brennenstuhl now in charge
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • 'Hotbirds' fly clean with Beluga

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The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2022
  • Bigger Transnet union agrees wage deal, but fears violence on the picket line
  • AF-KLM Cargo greener aviation fuel offer follows DHL 'strategy error'
  • Against the odds: DSV, M'rsk, DP-DHL & Kuehne - 'supernatural' rally on
  • Port of Hamburg and Unifeeder find cleaner alternative to polluting truck shunts
  • China's transport giants languish among the lowest-ranked for sustainability
  • Major shipper clients approve India's Snowman moving into 5PL services
  • Australian shippers cry foul over liners' 'exorbitant' million-dollar charges

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Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2022
  • NTSB: Severe winds led to fatal capsizing of SEACOR Power
    Severe winds during a thunderstorm led to a loss of stability and ultimately the capsizing of the liftboat SEACOR Power, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday during a public board meeting.
  • FERRIES 2022: What's next for the world's first hydrogen fuel cell ferry?
    Dr. Joe Pratt, CEO and chief technology officer for Zero Emission Industries (ZEI)-formerly Golden Gate Zero Emission Marine-a company providing hydrogen technology innovations, with a focus on decarbonization of the global marine
  • Large LH2 tanker designs could involve some rocket science
    Giant spherical liquid hydrogen (LH2) tanks like those used by NASA to fuel rocket launches could hold the key to the design of a new generation of LH2 carrier vessels. Daewoo Shipbuilding
  • AAM starts construction of research vessel for Hawaii
    All American Marine (AAM), Bellingham, Wash., has been awarded a contract to build a research vessel for the University of Hawaii at Manoa and the University of Hawaii Foundation (UHF) on the
  • VIDEO: Davie delivers third medium icebreaker to Canadian Coast Guard
    Davie Shipbuilding, Lévis, Quebec, reports that the medium icebreaker CCGS Vincent Massey was delivered to the Canadian Coast Guard yesterday. The CCGS Vincent Massey will join its two sister vessels, CCGS Captain
  • Corps awards Southwest Shipyard $11.4 million crane barge contract
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District in concert with the Philadelphia District and the Corps' Marine Design Center have awarded Southwest Shipyard LP of Houston a $11.4 million contractfor a
  • 260 jobs created with new $35 million facility in Henderson County
    Late last month, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced new job creation within the state's coal industry as River View Coal LLC, which operates an underground coal mine in Union County, will expand
  • MAN sees growing uptick in demand for methanol dual-fuel two strokes
    Methanol is gaining ground as a fuel choice for newbuild ships and one beneficiary of the trend is MAN Energy Solutions. Hyundai's shipbuilding division (HHI-SBD) has now ordered six MAN B&W G95ME-C10.5-LGIM

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Container Newsweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2022
  • SC Ports secures US$550 million in financial support to proceed with infrastructure projects
    With the strong support of US$550 million from South Carolina's elected leaders, South Carolina Ports (SC Ports) will soon have near-dock rail and an inner-harbor barge operation. The SC Legislature and Governor Henry McMaster have allocated a total of US$550 million to fully fund these projects, US$400 million for the rail yard and US$150 million for the barge operation. The aim of the project i
  • New drone to fly over the port of Rotterdam
    For the next few months on certain days, the newest model of Dutch drone manufacturer Avy, Avy Aera 3, will fly over Maasvlakte and Europoort in the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The drone is intended to take off automatically from a docking station installed at the Rotterdam-Rheimmont pilot service at Pistoolhaven, Rotterdam. The Port of Rotterdam Authority said it wants to find out if t
  • Body found in container in Malaysian port
    Malaysian police found a dead body in a 40-foot container at Penang port, sent from Chittagong port, on Saturday 15 October. Police discovered the decomposed body, while the port officials were shifting the box to a depot. The container was sent to the Malaysian port from BM Container Depot in Chittagong where a fire broke out on 4 June and chemical blasts killed 49 people and injured hundreds. T
  • DP World's firms add new UAE coastal service
    DP World-owned companies, P&O Maritime Logistics and Unifeeder, have established a new route in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) using modified and efficient multi-carrying vessels (MCVs). The two companies have introduced a new coastal service for the UAE, connecting Jebel Ali port to other ports around the country, aiming to ease supply chain bottlenecks. The inaugural intra-UAE shipment of 200 T
  • Port Houston experiences second highest month of container traffic
    Port Houston achieved a container volume increase of 26% in September, compared to the same month last year, reaching 353,525 TEUs. This is the second-highest month ever for containers at Port Houston, following August 2022. Overall, container volume is up 18% year-to-date at Port Houston's box terminals and is nearing the 3 million TEUs mark. "We've created additional temporary space on the term
  • India approves new terminal development at Kandla Port
    The government of India has approved the development of two deep-water marine terminal projects at Kandla Port (Deendayal Port), a major west coast harbour. The plan consists of a container terminal and a multipurpose cargo facility, estimated to cost Rs. 4,539.84 crore (US$550 million) and Rs. 2,250.64 crore (US$272 million), respectively. Of the projected investments, the port authority will sp
  • Seafarer dies as South Korean tanker capsizes
    A seafarer on a South Korean-owned chemical tanker, Kelsey 2, died after the ship sank off Kinmen, Taiwan, on 15 October, after suffering water ingress. All 20 seafarers had abandoned the 2002-built 8,424 dwt Kelsey 2 and jumped into water when the ship began sinking, but not before sending a distress signal. The Taiwan Coast Guard and the China Coast Guard evacuated all of them on their helicopt
  • CHEMET, Nexxiot partner to digitalise tank container manufacturing
    European manufacturer of stationary and transportable pressure tanks and vessels for liquefied gases CHEMET has selected technology company Nexxiot to digitalise its product line of railway tank cars. CHEMET, based in Poland and France, is the first European manufacturer to commit to fully digitalising its railway tank car offerings. CHEMET will integrate Nexxiot's Asset Intelligence technology i
  • Box volumes drop at ports of Seattle and Tacoma
    Total container volumes handled by the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA), a marine cargo operating partnership of the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, decreased by 15.5% in September to 285,315 TEUs. NWSA noted that full imports and exports for September decreased by 18.9% and 21%, respectively, on a year-over-year basis. Meanwhile, from January through September, NWSA's box volumes dropped by 7.3% t
  • Transnet and South Africa's major labour union reach three-year wage deal
    Transnet SOC Limited and South Africa's trade union, United National Transport Union (UNTU), reached a three-year wage agreement on 17 October after severe strike actions. The agreement will be applicable from 1 April 2022 until 31 March 2025, in a process mediated by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA). "This ends the current industrial action by UNTU members with i
  • Survitec announces new CEO
    Global survival technology company to the maritime, defence & government, aerospace and energy sectors, Survitec has appointed Robert Steen Kledal as its new chief executive officer (CEO). Robert Steen Kledal will be responsible for setting Survitec's strategic direction and will lead the Survitec executive team and sit on the Survitec board. At the start of the year, Survitec launched a new orga

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Splashweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2022
  • Jinhui Shipping offloads post-panamax pair
    Chinese bulker operator Jinhui Shipping and Transportation has exited the post-panamax segment by selling its only two such vessels in its fleet to Liberia-incorporated buyers for $17.25m each. The 2010-built Jin Mei and Jin Lang will deliver between November 7 and December 20 this year to Bardar Corporation and Bursa Oceanways, respectively. Jinhui Shipping said ...
  • Solstad CSVs secure $30m in renewables sector
    Norwegian offshore shipping company Solstad Offshore has sealed new deals with undisclosed clients in the renewable energy sector for two of its construction support vessels. The Oslo-listed owner and operator has fixed the 2010-built CSV Normand Baltic for the majority of Q4 2022 and Q1 2023, while a contract for the 2015-built Normand Navigator has ...
  • Wintershall Dea and HES unveil Wilhelmshaven CO2 hub scheme
    European oil and gas firm Wintershall Dea has teamed up with HES Wilhelmshaven Tank Terminal to jointly develop a CO2 hub at Germany's largest independent liquid bulk terminal in the Port of Wilhelmshaven. The project envisions capturing CO2 from German industrial sites and transporting the gas to the planned hub, dubbed CO2nnectNow, from which it ...
  • Gram Car Carriers locks in $118.6m through five-year panamax charter
    Oslo-listed Gram Car Carriers (GCC) has secured a further $118.6m in revenue by landing a five-year timecharter deal with an undisclosed industry major for its 6,700 ceu panamax vessel . The 2017-built ship will commence the charter with a new customer for GCC in March 2023 at around $65,000 per day in direct continuation to ...
  • MSC's Aponte family labelled Switzerland's richest family
    The Swiss now know which family is the richest - and pollutes the most - in their country. Originally hailing from Naples, the secretive Apontes, who own a cruise brand as well as the world's largest containerline, Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), have had their names splashed in the local press in recent days, with reports ...
  • Maritime CEO Forum Monaco: Why tankers can withstand a recession
    Why this tanker cycle is different and how even a global recession might not knock the sector off kilter were the central thrusts of the tanker panel at last week's Maritime CEO Forum held at the Monaco Yacht Club. Getting proceedings underway, moderator Robert Clancy, the managing director of Arrow Shipbroking, set the scene, telling ...
  • Global Marine charters out cable layer to NEC
    UK-based subsea cabling specialist Global Marine Systems, part of the Global Marine Group, has sealed a long-term charter deal with Japan's NEC Corporation for the 2001-built cable-laying ship . Under a four-year contract, the subsea cable maker said it would bolster its provision of subsea cable systems and meet the expanding demand for new subsea ...
  • COSCO fares poorly in new sustainability report
    COSCO, China's largest maritime conglomerate, comes out poorly in a new sustainability report. The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) and non-profit CDP launched their new Transport Benchmark today. As a comprehensive analysis of 90 major transport companies from around the world, the benchmark sheds light on the progress - or lack thereof - transport companies have ...
  • Semco and SeaRenergy consortium secures TenneT service contract
    Transmission grid operator TenneT has awarded a consortium consisting of Semco Maritime and SeaRenergy a service contract for the maintenance of offshore grid connection systems, comprising offshore and onshore installations in the German and Dutch sectors. The contract is for five years and covers 2023 to 2028 and also initiates the strategic partnership in the ...
  • Gigantic Ozone Energy enters VLCC trades for a bargain price
    The search for elderly targets to move cargoes in the much-altered tanker trading world has seen prices leap most of the year, although signs now show that prices might be flattening out. One size that stands out as it continues to become more successful as time passes are VLCCs, where prices are increasing by millions ...
  • Shipping emissions forecast to flatten out next year
    Shipping is forecast to flatten overall emissions output next year after a post-covid growth of its carbon footprint. Clarksons Research has released an update on the industry's green progress with plenty of startling data for the industry to absorb ahead of a raft of new regulations coming maritime's way. Clarksons is projecting emissions to remain ...
  • Aramco teams with McDermott and NPCC to set up two offshore fabrication yards
    State oil giant Saudi Aramco is establishing two offshore fabrication yards in collaboration with McDermott International international and National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), part of Abu Dhabi's National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC). The new yards are being constructed in Ras Al Khair with the aim of delivering a more than 200% increase in Saudi Arabia's ...
  • Hamburg Port to use feederships to ferry boxes between terminals
    The Port of Hamburg will use feederships, not trucks, to shuttle boxes between terminals from next month. The German port has selected Unifeeder to carry out the process, working with two local software firms to create a digital process that also covers customs handling. The new initiative will see emissions cut in the port as ...
  • Ottawa completes ports modernisation review, intends to update how Canada's ports are managed
    Transport Canada launched a ports modernization review in March 2018 with an aim to optimise the current and future role of Canada's 17 port authorities (CPAs) in the country's transportation system. The review focused on how ports might better support the competitiveness of Canada's economy by facilitating the movement of goods; strengthen relationships with Indigenous ...
  • DEME contracts Seaqualize for offshore wind feeder barge operations at Vineyard Wind
    DEME Offshore US will deploy the HeaveChief 1100 (HC1100), a new offshore lifting device from Dutch heave-compensation specialist Seaqualize, to transfer delicate wind turbine components to and from supply vessels at the Vineyard Wind project. The battery-powered inline balanced heave compensator, created for heavy-lift, in-air active load control, is currently the largest active heave compensato

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Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2022
  • Half of Russian ports lose business in wake of invasion
    Russia has pivoted its trade policy in the wake of sanctions with more seaborne trade flowing to countries it deems...
  • LNG carrier crunch looms
    Fleet will have the same design in 2025 as in 2015 without technology improvements, Lloyd's Register gas segment director says
  • Record rates, floating storage and contango trades for LNG shipping amid discharge delays
    Gas tanker rates surpass $460,000 per day to hit fresh records after gaining five-fold over October amid very tight availability
  • Ports await 5G connectivity to accelerate innovation
    Smart ports and smart shipping have been promoted by tech companies for many years, even though super-fast, low-latency connectivity has...
  • MASS misunderstandings reveal barriers to innovation
    Autonomous ships are at the higher end of innovation and will probably not feature globally for many years; yet discussion...
  • LPG shipping on track for solid rates through to 2025
    Daily rates could rise to $55,000 in 2024 and $50,000 in 2025 after dipping next year due to a heavy...
  • Matson projects 15% drop in quarterly China box volumes
    Matson reports lower demand for its transpacific service as transitional declines from pandemic highs reduce freight rates
  • Shipping's business model must adapt to retain talent
    Workforce and skills issues are rising up the ranking of maritime concerns. Incentives such as bonuses and holidays no longer...
  • Gram agrees $65,000 day rate for panamax PCTC
    Ever-higher charter rates are being paid for pure car truck carriers as available capacity continues to be absorbed by port...
  • Ningbo struggles to unblock cargo flows amid lockdown
    Shippers are allowed to pick up empty containers directly from the port area but many drivers remain stranded in the...
  • Shipping will require 'different fuels for different ships'
    'Rather than one solution, the industry will select different fuels for different types of ship and it is important not...
  • Daily Briefing
    EU taxonomy rules sweep shipping into their wake | Grain corridor to be expanded in renewal talks | Wärtsilä's units...

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The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2022
  • Industrial rebound pushing up US truck tonnage
    An increase in US manufacturing output is putting more freight in trucks this fall, contributing to an increase in truck tonnage as measured by the American Trucking Association and others.
  • US Gulf resin shippers get more vessel space with new CMA CGM service
    CMA CGM is adding a new South America-US Gulf service that aims to restore some of the capacity lost on that trade lane due to cutbacks over the past year.
  • Mobile's breakbulk docks face strike threat after talks with ILA local fail
    The ILA's local union at Mobile's general cargo and breakbulk docks may walk off the job this week if a deal can't be reached with breakbulk stevedore CSA Equipment.
  • Indian port capacity set to swell amid sustained trade growth expectations
    Among the Indian port projects in motion is a new deepwater greenfield harbor along the Bay of Bengal that the Adani Group hopes can serve as a growth catalyst for the relatively underrated trade region.
  • Flight-cutting plan at Amsterdam Schiphol puts freighter slots at risk
    A proposal to significantly reduce annual flights at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is rattling air cargo operators at the airport.
  • Slync bets on industry pioneer Urban to turn page
    Embattled software provider Slync.io has turned to GT Nexus co-founder John Urban in a bid to resurrect its fortunes following the ousting of former CEO Chris Kirchner.

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TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2022
  • Ardmore chief: Product tanker rates could triple in reshuffle of Russian oil trades
    Refiners have money to spend on tight shipping tonnage after reaping significant profits from cut-price Russian crude
  • Are container shipping markets set to resemble a car crash?
    Fast moving container markets has much in common with Formula 1, Capital Link forum learns.
  • Tanker or LNG carrier out of your price range? Rent a pirate ship for $292 per day
    A pirate ship on AirBNB still costs 99.6% less to charter per day than a large tanker
  • VLCC rates surge 19% in a day to reach 28-month high
    Market sentiment and futures market point to more gains as TCE earnings reach highest levels since 2020
  • Mind the 2030s green energy gap, Martin Stopford warns
    Veteran shipping analyst calculates it will take 36 wind turbines to provide sufficient green methanol for a container ship newbuilding
  • Carnival offers $1.25bn in bonds as it faces $35bn in Covid-19 debt
    New York-listed cruise giant's shares jump almost 11% by Tuesday's midday trading
  • B Riley analyst: Baltic clean product index fails to capture strengthening market
    B Riley Securities previews third quarter earnings season and has a big hike in price target for one major player
  • Greek LPG trader dives into shipowning with $63m VLGC deal
    The conspicuous transaction comes amid busy activity in LPG ships that may involve the shipping unit of EnTrust Global
  • Pakistan Ship Breakers Association says country plans to ratify Hong Kong Convention
    South Asian nation's 'in principle' decision seen as a major step to levelling the playing field for green recyclers
  • Navigator Holdings launches buyback programme after months of teasing
    Company executives had said a repurchase programme could be in the works as shares traded below net asset value
  • Governments, oil majors seek OSVs to monitor infrastructure after Nord Stream blasts
    Offshore owners receive unexpected boost to demand following suspected sabotage in the Baltic Sea
  • Tight LNG shipping market to 'progress' further into 2024
    Rates are not yet as high as they can go, says Maran Gas commercial chief
  • Lorentzen & Co ups tanker rate forecasts as tonnage supply 'thins out'
    Broker makes first change to 2023 estimates since May in fast-changing markets
  • Greek LPG trader expands into shipowning with $63m VLGC deal
    The conspicuous transaction comes amid busy activity in LPG ships that may involve the shipping unit of EnTrust Global
  • ExxonMobil out of Russia after SCF tanker dispute
    US oil major says that the Russian government 'unilaterally terminated' its interests in the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project
  • Lorentzen & Co ups tanker rate forecasts as tonnage supply 'thins out'
    Oslo broker makes first change to 2023 estimates since May in fast-changing markets
  • New Times Shipbuilding axes Eurogreen methanol-fuelled MR tanker newbuilding deal
    The buyer is said to have failed to put down first payment for the MR tankers despite extension of grace period
  • Gram hits accelerator with new record rate for five-year panamax charter
    Norwegian owner pushes up term benchmark again in super-hot market
  • TotalEnergies floats tender in search for shuttle tankers
    Oil major is seeking to charter two vessels for use in Brazil
  • Tankerska Next Generation lands huge rate for short-term MR tanker charter
    Brokers report 11-year-old vessel fixed way above spot levels for a month
  • Al Seer teams with Damen Shipyards to target $10bn of newbuildings
    Abu Dhabi owner and shipbuilder sees big demand for new vessels over the next 10 years
  • Second Angelicoussis capesize escapes Ukraine before grain window shuts
    Bulker that usually carries iron ore has switched to a multiple grain cargo to leave the war-torn country
  • French oil major TotalEnergies floats tender in search for shuttle tankers
    The oil major is seeking to charter two vessels for use in Brazil
  • Tufton Oceanic ups dividend target in stronger clean tanker markets
    UK owner believes sector strength will be magnified by EU ban on Russian oil
  • Amasus inks diesel-electric MPP quartet at Turkish shipyard
    Dutch owner says shortsea ships will be capable of carrying turbine blades, as well as containers and bulk cargo
  • Kyiv ups pressure on P&I insurers over Russian oil shipments
    Move comes as Greek tanker owners are named on Ukrainian website
  • Dry bulk rates and Guo's vanishing act scupper Citic FL ultramax quintet at DSIC
    Shipbuilding sources believe Citic FL will retain a DSIC contract for 10 bulker newbuildings
  • Bunker Holding extends paid parental leave for all employees to 20 weeks
    Male dominated workforce will no longer face pay cuts for leave under new ESG-related policy
  • Chemicals giant Ineos' trading arm sifts bids for LNG newbuilding pair
    Another charterer trawls an already tight market for vessels delivering in 2026
  • Weaker bulker markets prompt cancellation of ultramax quintet at Dalian Shipbuilding
    Sources said a weaker dry bulk market the 'disappearance' of the bank's global shipping head Guo Fangmeng (Bill Guo) were behind the termination

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American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2022
  • Shifting tides: The fall of container shipping stocks, the rise of tankers
    As container shipping stocks get battered by collapsing rates, tanker shares could be poised for a long bull run.
  • United Airlines' cargo revenue outperforms soft market
    United Airlines continues to deliver strong cargo results each quarter even as global trade softens.
  • SC Ports to construct intermodal facility to serve Charleston
    The South Carolina Ports Authority will join other major East Coast ports in providing near-dock rail via the planned Navy Base Intermodal Facility at the...
  • Port Houston records 2nd-busiest month amid import surge
    Port Houston reported a 26% year-over-year increase in cargo volume in September.
  • Mammoth Freighters adds UK facility for 777 cargo conversions
    Aerospace engineering firm Mammoth Freighters hasn't built one converted freighter yet but is already adding capacity to meet demand.

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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
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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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