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September 20, 2022
Exim Indiaweb site
  • National Logistics Policy will bring new energy to all sectors: PM
  • 'The NLP will act as a guiding & driving force for the new phase of growth'
  • Baltic Exchange Market Report (16 September 2022)
  • 'A seminal moment for India's logistics sector'
  • DGFT notifies invoicing, payment, external trade settlement in rupees
  • East Africa displaces Myanmar as top supplier of tur to India
  • Oilmeals export up 71 pc
  • CMA CGM to launch its new MEDGULF service connecting West Med with US Gulf & Mexico
  • HMM partners with PANASIA to study onboard carbon capture system
  • Panama Canal offers additional auction slot for neopanamax vessels
  • "K" LINE & JSW Steel ink MoU for collaborative research on decarbonisation
  • Revised Suez Canal transit tolls from 2023
  • CBDT issues revised guidelines for compounding of offences under Income-tax Act, 1961
  • Volumes handled at Major Ports rose 8 pc YoY in Aug. 2022

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Continuing to catch up
  • For a common language on the Upper Rhine
  • Testing e-vehicles in Hamburg
  • Cosco going the whole hog
  • Partnership to improve supply-chain efficiency
  • Plans for intercontinental capacity clarified
  • Kimberly-Clark appoints Tamera Fenske
  • Moving to a new site in San Diego
  • An energy drink for ID Logistics
  • More capacity for Safran service
  • Large quantities of grain transported from Ukraine
  • Aeronet announces changes at the helm
  • Vallair acquires A321 for part-out in France
  • Faster, safer and closer trailer services
  • US cargo airlines: few job losses in July 2022
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Second ULCV for Evergreen is on
  • Henry Lamotte Food picks Florian Friedemann
  • Cool chain close to Stockholm

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
  • LR grants Brooklyn start-up AiP for maritime ammonia-to-power solution
    Brooklyn, N.Y.,-headquartered start-up Amogy Inc. reports that it has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from Lloyd's Register for its ammonia-to-power system for maritime applications The AiP covers an ammonia power system that
  • Crowley charters in 4 LNG-fueled box ships from EPS
    Crowley has signed long term charter agreements with Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) for four newbuild 1,400 TEU LNG-fueled containerships. They will operate in Crowley's U.S.-Central America trade and will be built
  • Holland America in biofuel test first
    Carnival Corporation's Holland America Line reports that it has completed the cruise industry's first multiweek test of biofuels on board its 1,432-guest cruise ship Volendam. The 20-day test was conducted in partnership

Container Newsweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
  • Crowley, EPS sign long-term charters for four LNG boxships
    US shipping and logistics company Crowley has awarded Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) a contract for the charter of four liquified natural gas (LNG) newbuild container vessels for its US-Central America trade. The vessels will be built by Korea's Hyundai Mipo Dockyard and their delivery is expected in 2025. The boxships will be fitted with high-pressure ME-GI engines from MAN Energ
  • Boxships delay Kyushu calls ahead of Typhoon Nanmadol
    Container ships appear to have delayed their arrival in major ports in Japan's Kyushu island as yet another super typhoon bore down on East Asia on 18 September. Typhoon Nanmadol, the 14 th of the East Asian typhoon season, brought record rainfall of 300 to 400 mm of rain and wind gusts of up to 235 km per hour. SITC Container Lines' 907 TEU SITC Nagoya, which had departed China's Dayaowan port o
  • Suez Canal Authority to apply increased transit tolls next year
    The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) will increase the transit tolls for all types of vessels by 15% during the next year and by 10% for dry bulk ships and cruise ships as of the beginning of January of 2023. Adm. Ossama Rabiee, SCA's chairman and managing director has confirmed the authority's keenness to apply "a balanced and flexible strategy on pricing and marketing that serves the its own interest
  • Maersk enhances Samba service
    Danish box carrier Maersk will add a ninth vessel to the fleet of its weekly North Europe - East Coast of South America "Samba" service in November, while it will also add Tanger Med southbound call to the service's port rotation. As a result, nine vessels of 10,500 TEU capacity will be deployed on the Samba service, which will have the following rotation: London-Gateway, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antw
  • New KDB boss: HMM, DSME must be sold at soonest
    Newly appointed Korea Development Bank (KDB) chairman Kang Seok-hoon said in a press briefing that the bank must divest its holdings in the country's flagship liner operator, HMM, as soon as possible. Kang, who was appointed in June, was speaking at a press conference to mark his first 100 days of office. He opined that HMM's finances and operations have normalised and no longer need state suppor
  • HHLA CTA aims to become import hub for hydrogen
    The first test delivery of hydrogen and its derivatives import has been completed at the climate-neutral HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder in the port of Hamburg. The pilot delivery sets an important milestone for the

Splashweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
  • D'Amico snaps up Japanese MR tanker
    Italy's d'Amico International Shipping (DIS) has declared a purchase option on the 2017-built MR product tanker , chartered in from Japanese owner Doun Kisen. Built by Onomichi Dockyard in Japan, the 50,000 dwt vessel, estimated by VesselsValue as worth $42.6m, will deliver in November this year for a price tag of around $30.4m. "By exercising ...
  • Odfjell Drilling and CIMC secure new semisub deal in Norway
    Oslo-listed semisub player Odfjell Drilling has agreed a one-well contract with OMV Norge for the rig. The 2019-built rig, owned by CIMC Raffles Offshore, will drill the Eirik well in the production license 817 in the North Sea. The scope of work is estimated to take 60 days and will commence in the first quarter ...
  • Eastern Pacific Shipping orders LNG-fuelled containerships for Crowley charter
    Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has sealed a long-term charter deal with US shipping and logistics company Crowley for four LNG-fuelled newbuild containerships. The 1,400 teu vessels will be built by Korea's Hyundai Mipo Dockyard and deliver in 2025, expanding Crowley's fleet and supply chain capabilities connecting US markets to Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala and El ...
  • Helix extends well intervention vessel contract in Brazil
    Houston-based offshore energy services company Helix Energy Solutions has entered into a two-year extension of its well intervention charter and services contracts with Petrobras for the offshore Brazil. The extension is scheduled to conclude in December 2024 and directly follows Helix's current contracts with Petrobras. "Market conditions globally and in Brazil have been improving, and ...
  • AD Ports integrates economic zones under KEZAD brand
    AD Ports has launched Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (KEZAD) Group as part of the plan to consolidate and grow its Economic Cities & Free Zones offering and bolster Abu Dhabi's position as the region's leading industrial and manufacturing destination. The move by the ports and logistics giant, owned by sovereign wealth fund ADQ, follows ...
  • Top dollar for ice class aframaxes as Russian winter approaches
    One of Turkey's fastest growing shipping companies, Beks Shipmanagement and Trading, has sold a popular ice-class aframax in an overheated market. Multiple sources report the owner has sold the 15-year-old scrubber fitted 115,000-dwt Beks Atlantica for around $33m. Sellers paid about $15.5m for the tanker in September last year. Beks has beefed up its tanker ...
  • Wpd Offshore becomes Skyborn Renewables as GIP completes takeover
    Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) has closed the acquisition of Wpd's offshore wind business and rebranded it as Skyborn Renewables. GIP struck a deal with the German developer in May to acquire 100% of the business for an undisclosed sum. The assets of Skyborn include interests in five operating and under-construction projects in Germany, France and ...
  • Swedish e-methanol project presses ahead
    A project to provide sustainable e-methanol for the maritime sector has received the environmental permit for building the first large-scale production facility in the municipality of Örnsköldsvik in northeast Sweden. The project, called FlagshipONE and jointly owned by Swedish power-to-fuel player Liquid Wind and Danish utility Ørsted, is expected to be commissioned in 2024 and ...
  • 'Hard landing' forecast for container freight rates
    Container shipping has been warned to brace for a hard landing rates-wise as multiple indices around the world plunge further. Utilisation rates are sliding despite an increase in blank sailings. Spot rates, as recorded by the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI), are on a "fast-declining trend" according to a new report from Jefferies. The overall ...
  • RWE sets sights on Latvian offshore wind
    German utility RWE has teamed up with Latvia's state-owned Latvenergo, one of the largest power suppliers in the Baltic States, to jointly develop, build and operate offshore wind projects off the Latvian coast. An equal partnership has been forged to support the build-out of offshore wind in order to strengthen Latvia's energy independence, which targets ...
  • Stricken bulk carrier off Gibraltar braces for bad weather
    The entire hull of the stricken bulk carrier is now resting on the sea bed off the coast of Gibraltar after a successful operation to lower the stern of the ship ahead of a period of bad weather. The ship came into contact with LNG carrier Adam LNG while manoeuvring to exit the port of ...
  • Ship capsizes at Turkish port
    A small general cargo ship, , lost stability while unloading containers at the Turkish port of Iskenderun over the weekend. The 4,281 dwt vessel initially tilted starboard to rest on the pier, before taking on water and capsizing to port with many containers falling into the water. The Togo-flagged ship is now on its side ...
  • Partners Group sells Dutch offshore wind farm stake
    Swiss-based private equity firm Partners Group has agreed to sell a 20% stake in Dutch offshore wind farm Borssele III & IV to Swiss Life Asset Managers for an undisclosed sum. Borssele is a fully operational offshore wind farm located 55 km from the Port of Vlissingen in the Netherlands. The wind farm is comprised ...
  • Suez Canal Authority to raise tolls again
    Having already raised fees three times in quick succession this year, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has warned shipowners of another increase coming up. The SCA will raise fees for tankers by 15% starting in the new year, while bulk ships and cruise vessels face a 10% increase in fees to transit the waterway linking ...
  • Liverpool strike to start this evening
    The two-week strike at the port of Liverpool on the west coast of Britain will start this evening after unions and Peel Ports failed to reach a pay deal. The strike will coincide with another round of industrial action at Felixstowe, the country's largest container port, where workers will down tools for eight days from ...
  • New $1bn offshore wind farm vessel player launches in Singapore
    Singapore-based infrastructure investment manager Seraya Partners has launched a pure-play offshore wind farm vessel player with the aim of investing $1bn into the business over the next three years. The newly-established company, Cyan, said it would own, operate, and lease vessels across the offshore wind farm value chain, including crew transfer vessels, service operation vessels, ...
  • TECO 2030 displays concept power barge
    Norway's TECO 2030 has launched a new product concept for its containerised fuel cells, the TECO 2030 Power Barge, which will be able to power ships at anchor. The invention comprises TECO 2030 fuel cell modules, batteries, power electronics, safety and automation systems, hydrogen storage, and a refuelling solution forming a scalable multimegawatt solution for ...
  • API and US Offshore Operators Committee to develop standards for offshore wind energy
    The American Petroleum Institute (API) and the Offshore Operators Committee (OOC) - the lease holders who operate offshore energy leases in US federal waters - have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop standards and guidance for offshore wind energy development. "The

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
  • Eastern Pacific seals LNG-powered boxship quartet deal with Crowley
    The four 1,400 teu containerships are being built at Hyundai Mipo and will be delivered in 2025
  • General cargo ship sinks during cargo operations at Turkey port
    Authorities have opened an incident investigation while the vessel remains capsized and the site of the incident is a restricted...
  • New offshore wind farm vessel firm eyes $1bn investment in next five years
    The company claims to be the first pure play offshore wind operator, serving the fast-growing offshore wind farm industry in...
  • Singapore's bunker sales stable in August
    There were 9,129 vessels making calls at Singapore's ports in August, 35% of which called in just for bunkering
  • Coal stockpiles filter out at main European ports
    This is the first decline in stock levels at the terminals since July. Traffic on the Rhine is now returning...
  • Daily Briefing
    Clean tanker rates soaring on global refineries upheaval as Russia sanctions loom | Container spot rates continue headlong plunge |...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
  • Demurrage pains show spirit of OSRA-22 not matching intent
    A new data element mandated by the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 in June hasn't changed the score for importers that struggle with the pressure of retrieving containers while disputing demurrage charges.
  • India to allow transshipment cargo from Bangladesh via ocean
    The move to allow for transshipment cargo from Bangladesh via barge and short-sea container ships builds on a previous carve-out for cross-border trucking and rail services.
  • Hapag-Lloyd settles detention complaint from US trucker
    In the third detention and demurrage complaint against Hapag-Lloyd in the past year, Orange Avenue Express alleged the ocean carrier charged $258,000 in detention for containers that could not be returned due to port congestion.
  • Egypt ports to nearly double container capacity by 2024
    Port terminals in Alexandria, Sokhna, Port Said, and Damietta are edging closer to full utilization, prompting operators to expand existing facilities and build new ones.
  • Convoy wades into visibility market with new tools
    Convoy is attempting to differentiate itself within the competitive freight broker landscape by using data gathered from its driver-mandated app to provide more execution-focused visibility insights.

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
  • Chinese pandemic restrictions help product tankers, but how long will it last?
    National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party could see pandemic restrictions ease, BRS Group said
  • Senior US Coast Guard official pledges to tackle sexual harassment
    Comments come after a number of high-profile incidents involving female cadets
  • Nuclear power may 'play key role' in shipping but challenges lie ahead, ABS says
    Idea has widespread owner interest, but industry is concerned about what to do with waste
  • IUMI president Turner urges underwriters to evolve or face an uncertain future
    Pandemic, climate change and war indicate the challenges facing the marine insurance industry
  • Americas grain trade may be 'saving grace' for panamax bulkers
    Downward trajectory may continue if this market weakens in the coming week, BRS Brokers says
  • Performance Shipping takes out loan ahead of product tanker delivery
    The Andreas Michalopoulos-led owner will use the $18.3m raised in the loan to pay for an LR2 taker
  • Dividends and debt cuts: product tanker boom 'transformative' for shipowners
    Clarksons Securities says companies will use enhanced profits to reduce leverage and return cash to shareholders
  • Power of patience: Thenamaris accelerates tanker sales with disposals of long-held vessels
    Major Greek shipowner demonstrates the virtues of holding vessels through the business cycles
  • Munich Re teams up with USCG to combat cargo fires
    US partners to use data and predictive analysis to spot potentially hazardous cargoes.
  • D'Amico makes another killing as it declares option to buy MR tanker
    Italian owner gets its hands on modern vessel for $13m below market price
  • Green corridor blueprint put together by Maersk zero carbon centre
    Document developed with McKinsey provides a step-by step guide to demonstrating the feasibility and designing green shipping corridors
  • Joint venture gone bad: Patriot Offshore founder takes one-time Danish ally to court
    World Marine Offshore allegedly dropped out of a US offshore wind joint venture with Patriot Offshore to pursue deals with other partners
  • Eastern Pacific Shipping seals long-term container ship charter deals with Crowley
    Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has been contracted to build four 1,400-teu newbuildings for delivery in 2025
  • LPG deals steal the limelight in shifting gas carrier market
    Solvang, BW LPG and Italy's Gas and Heat are offloading older vessels to willing buyers
  • Hot second-hand market drives up tanker prices
    Baltic index shows prices have risen 25% across the board in the last year
  • Dark fleets go hi-tech to avoid detection
    Researchers warn of rapid growth in sophisticated new generation of vessel camouflage techniques
  • Reclusive investor Edvin Austbo reveals stake in shipowner Green Energy
    Norwegian tycoon builds stake following failed takeover of seismic survey player in July
  • Second strike at Felixstowe to worsen congestion as peak season develops
    UK biggest container port to be stopped for eight days again at end of September while strike also set to get underway at Liverpool
  • Containers lost as Egyptian multipurpose capsizes in Turkey
    Reason for Sea Eagle suffering water ingress not known
  • Heerema steps down as head of Allseas Group
    Eldest son Pieter takes over as president of the offshore pipe-laying and heavy-lift specialist
  • World's biggest jack-up WTIV damaged in Chinese typhoon
    Belgian owner Jan De Nul assessing condition of newbuilding Voltaire at Cosco yard in Nantong
  • Cost of shipping: Egypt plots Suez Canal rate hike next year
    Bulkers and cruise ships will get away with a smaller rise, however
  • China switching from Russian oil as VLCC fixing rush pushes rates up 27%
    Brokers believe refineries stepping up crude imports as China seeks to supply vital oil products for export
  • People said nuclear plan was 'mad' - now they 'think it's clever', says Core Power's Mikal Boe
    Core Power's plans to bring molten salt nuclear reactors to shipping are gaining support and they can also help deliver low-cost green fuels
  • Could nuclear Thor save the Arctic?
    Vessel using reactor technology could also serve as floating power in disaster zones
  • Venezuelan terminal engulfed by fireball after tanker hose breaks
    Product carrier Larko also said to be 'affected' after incident at Guaraguao
  • Eyal Ofer's Zodiac Maritime ups PCTC newbuild tally at CIMC Raffles
    The company has fixed out two 7,000-ceu newbuildings to China's SAIC Anji for a long-term period
  • New Singapore offshore wind farm vessel firm plans $1bn spending spree
    Seraya Partners-backed company makes third green investment in Asia
  • Yangzijiang best performing stock on Singapore's STI on talk of LNG orders
    Analysts say Chinese shipbuilder is poised to secure its maiden LNG newbuilding contract

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
  • Fall in container spot rates 'much steeper,' 'less orderly' than expected
    Container shipping rates - particularly from Asia to the U.S. - are still falling hard and show no sign of finding a floor.
  • Crowley resumes San Juan operations following Hurricane Fiona
    Crowley Maritime's Isla Grande Terminal suffered no significant damage when Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico on Sunday.
  • Port Houston sets container record in August
    The ports at Houston and Corpus Christi, Texas, continue to see monthly cargo growth from oil and steel shipments.
  • American Airlines rotates cargo chief again
    An executive who ran finance for a health care company has been named to lead American Airlines Cargo.
  • Brazilian airline Gol to pay $41M to resolve bribery investigation
    Gol was caught bribing government officials in Brazil in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, according to investigators.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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