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Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2022
  • ODeX partners with MatchLog - a step towards sustainable development
  • Allcargo Logistics' CSR arm & World Bunts' Foundation Trust enable rural housing initiative in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi & Kasargod with affordable housing
  • 15 Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals commissioned; 100 is the target
  • India-UK FTA more important than date: UK Trade Minister
  • Key dignitaries & noteworthy sessions were the highlight of PM Gati Shakti Multimodal Maritime Regional Summit 2022 jointly organised by JNPA & MbPA
  • CMA CGM's first container using blockchain tokens!
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviews progress of National Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal, Gujarat
  • Railways hikes wagon registration fee for all goods
  • Milaha reports 30 pc increase in net profit for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2022
  • Addition of a new shipping service connecting King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam to Mundra & 3 other ports
  • MOL concludes charter agreement for LNG carrier with TotalEnergies
  • Govt mulling bringing back duty on crude palm, raising RBD duty
  • India reaches out to Sudan for settlement of trade in rupee
  • FCI to construct modern steel silos

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International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2022
  • High crises at high altitude
  • Bringing back capacity between Dublin and Miami
  • Enhancing rail services in Europe
  • Data technology for tank cars
  • Second HKMA Quality Award for Hactl
  • Savannah will tackle congestion
  • New alternative to reduce CO2 footprint
  • American Expediting conquers Boston
  • Fourteen locomotives for international trade
  • Special mission in heavy weather
  • Titan and ASL sign long-term dry lease agreement
  • Direct Bangladesh-Japan service
  • DTM founder Steve Richardson to retire
  • Helping victims of another hurricane
  • Leasing company joins top 12
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Bretzke to become FWN
  • Schäflein expands management
  • To track solutions from Hoopo

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The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2022
  • Ocean carrier voyage blankings causing chaos and confusion for shippers
  • Unhappy Atlas Air shareholders take legal action over directors' 'push' to sell
  • M&A radar: The spectacular rise and fall of CH Robinson
  • Brexit has resulted in a 'significant decline' in trade flows with the EU
  • Shippers can profit from DPW's ambitions for Romania as a logistics gateway
  • On the wires: M&A-focused Knight-Swift is a cool broken record
  • Transfar Shipping thinks ahead and plans 8,000 teu quintet to lure Alibaba

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Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2022
  • BOEM moves ahead on oil and gas leasing
    On Tuesday, the Bureau of Offshore Energy (BOEM) announced plans for the first-ever offshore wind lease sale off the U.S. West Coast. Today, with considerably less fanfare and tub thumping, BOEM announced
  • Gazelle floating wind platform completes model basin tests
    Dublin, Ireland, headquartered floating offshore wind platform designer Gazelle Wind Power reports that model basin tests have verified the viability of its platform concept. Gazelle, which opened a U.S. office earlier this
  • Mississippi River water levels: The drought goes on
    American Commercial Barge Line reports that river levels continue to fall on the Mississippi River with severe impacts to navigation not seen since 1988. "Industry is incurring catastrophic impacts to boat capacity,

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Container Newsweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2022
  • SAAM Towage inks deal for its first electric tugboats
    SAAM Towage, division of SAAM Group, signed an agreement on 13 October with Teck & Neptune Terminals to deploy the first two electric tugs in its fleet. It is envisaged that these new units will reduce 2,400 tonnes of greenhouse gases (GHG) each year. The ElectRA 2300SX tugs have been designed by Vancouver-based Robert Allan and will be built at Sanmar Shipyards in Turkey. "With an overall length
  • CMA CGM launches new block train service in Turkey
    French container carrier CMA CGM has announced the start of a new rail service in Turkey, effective from mid-October. The Marseille-based firm said its new bi-weekly block train shuttle from Iskenderun to Gaziantep is expected to offer "very short and reliable intermodal transit time of 1.5 days to Gaziantep Ramp" and "divide by 2.2 the CO2 emission and carbon footprint on the intermodal segment
  • Saudi Ports Authority announces new service to connect Dammam to global market
    The Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI), in order to enhance the direct trade and shipping link between Saudi Arabia and the rest of the world, announced the addition of King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam to its Aladin Express DMCC's shipping service, Gulf-India Express 2 (GIX2). The new service will connect Dammam to the ports of Jebel Ali in the UAE, Khalifa Bin Salman in Bahrain, Hamad in Qatar, and Mun
  • T&E calls shipping transition to LNG "irresponsible" in times of energy crisis
    A new study by Transport & Environment (T&E), Europe's clean transport campaign group, predicts that by 2030 Europe's shipping industry will need more than 6.3 million metric tonnes of LNG to fuel its growing fleet of gas-powered ships and as a result, Europe will become more dependent on fossil fuels. The 6.3 million metric tons is enough to power 7 million homes, according to T&E, which has des
  • TS Lines gets oil spill damage overturned on appeal
    Taiwan's High Court on 19 October overturned an earlier ruling that obliged TS Lines to pay approximately US$5 million in damages to fishermen whose livelihoods were allegedly affected after TS Taipei, one of the company's boxships, ran aground and broke in two in March 2016. Marine fuel spilled from the wreckage had allegedly affected fishermen in the area, but TS Lines appealed, saying there wa
  • Electric cranes enter service at Long Beach container terminal
    Port workers at SSA Marine, one of the Long Beach container terminals, have started to use electric cranes to stack boxes. The goal of the Port of Long Beach (POLB) and its partners is a zero-emission cargo handling fleet by 2030. The Zero-Emissions Terminal Equipment Transition Project, taking place at SSA Marine's Pier J, is largely funded by a US$9.7 million California Energy Commission grant

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Splashweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2022
  • Teekay sends FPSO for scrap in Denmark
    Teekay Corporation has contracted Modern American Recycling Services (MARS) for green recycling of its 1996-built floating production storage and offloading vessel . The FPSO will be scrapped after 25 years in operation for BP on the Foinaven deepwater field in the North Sea 193 km west of the Shetland Isles. The unit is expected to ...
  • 2020 Bulkers converts another newcastlemax to fixed-rate charter
    Norway's 2020 Bulkers has switched another one of its newcastlemax bulk carriers from index-linked to a fixed-rate charter. The Oslo-listed owner's 2019-built has been fixed to trader Koch at $14,392 per day until March 31, 2023. The 208,000 dwt bulker will also earn a premium related to the fuel cost savings of $4,500 per day ...
  • Bibby to launch marine finance business
    Bibby Line Group's financial arm for small and medium-sized enterprises, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has announced plans to launch a European marine finance business next year. BFS said the move will allow the company to expand its financing offers for SMEs, financing ships and vessels ranging from £1m to £10m ($1.1m to $11.3m) in value, ...
  • MOL seals TotalEnergies charter for LNG newbuild
    Japan's Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has penned a multi-year charter contract with French energy major TotalEnergies for a newbuild liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier. The vessel is currently being built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for delivery in 2025. The 174,000 cu m ship will feature a ME-GA engine to cut methane slip ...
  • DEME teams with LS Cable on Norfolk Boreas wind farm contract
    Belgium-based DEME Offshore has secured export cable contract for Vattenfall's Norfolk Boreas wind farm in a consortium with South Korea's LS Cable & System. The contract includes the design, engineering, procurement, manufacturing and testing of around 360 km of high voltage direct current (HVDC) export cables and fibre optic cables, including the offshore installation and ...
  • Shearwater awarded US Gulf of Mexico survey
    Offshore seismic specialist Shearwater GeoServices has been awarded a large US Gulf of Mexico ocean bottom program, the second project award under the recently announced deal with WesternGeco. The survey is for three months covering an area of approximately 2,400 sq km. Shearwater will deploy its seismic vessels SW Gallien and SW Mikkelsen as source ...
  • Maritime CEO Forum Monaco: The dangers of complacency for dry bulk
    Complacency creates a listless market, delegates attending the dry bulk session were told at last week's Maritime CEO Forum held at the Monaco Yacht Club. "The best things we can do for ourselves in dry cargo is to be selfless and not selfish and cooperate and not be complacent," said John Michael Radziwill, CEO and ...
  • Inactive boxship levels hit two-year high
    Inactive tonnage as a percentage of the overall container fleet is now at its highest level in two years, according to Alphaliner, the latest in a wide-ranging series of data points highlighting the sector's swift change in fortunes. The proportion of inactive tonnage still remains very low historically, Alphaliner pointed out in its latest weekly ...
  • Star Capital offloads entire stake in MPC Container Ships
    UK private equity firm Star Capital has sold its entire holding in the Oslo-listed boxship owner, MPC Container Ships (MPCC). MPCC revealed in a filing that, once its largest shareholder Star Capital Partnership's Star Spike Limited had offloaded approximately 9.99% of its stake and that it no longer holds shares in the company. The shares ...
  • Mercedes-Benz eyes offshore wind power from 2027
    Mercedes-Benz is looking to cover a quarter of its electricity needs in Germany with offshore wind power starting in 2027. The Stuttgart-based carmaker recently penned a deal with a major European energy supplier for an offshore wind farm that will be built in the Baltic Sea. The carmaker, which has set a goal of covering ...
  • Call for Baltic scrubber ban
    Yesterday Splash carried studies from NASA suggesting the global sulphur cap had improved atmospheric conditions. However, the controversial International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulation's effect on the sea remains a moot point. New research from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden suggests the discharge water from ships' exhaust gas treatment systems, so-called scrubbers, is respo
  • Saipem wins $4.5bn contract from Qatargas
    Italy's Saipem Saipem has won a $4.5bn contract from Qatargas for the compression facilities package involving its North Field Production Sustainability (NFPS) project off the northeast coast of Qatar. The contract, the largest in the Milan-headquartered company's history, involves the engineering, procurement, fabrication and installation of two offshore natural gas compression complexes aimed a
  • Key nuclear tests to get underway in the US bringing shipping a step closer to adopting atomic propulsion
    Southern Company Services (SCS) and TerraPower have built and installed a new test facility at TerraPower's laboratory in Everett, Washington, a development maritime backers of atomic propulsion believe will hasten the uptake of the energy at sea. The integrated effects test, or IET, is the largest chloride salt system in the world and will be ...
  • Canberra presses ahead with national fleet plans
    The new Australian government today laid out plans towards the creation of a national fleet, something vehemently opposed by the local shipowning association. A new taskforce has been appointed to speed up the creation of an Australian-flagged and crewed fleet.Infrastructure, transport, regional development and local government minister Catherine King said: "Establishing a strategic fleet made ...
  • Mubadala buys into GIP's offshore wind developer Skyborn
    Abu Dhabi state investor Mubadala has acquired a stake in Skyborn Renewables, a German offshore wind developer of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP). Skyborn, formerly known as Wpd Offshore, has an offshore wind portfolio with a capacity of more than 7bGW with five operating and under-construction projects in Germany, France and Taiwan as well as a ...
  • SAAM shareholders approve terminals sale to Hapag-Lloyd
    At an extraordinary shareholder's meeting yesterday, the shareholders of SAAM approved the agreement to sell 100% of the shares of its subsidiaries SAAM Ports and SAAM Logistics, as well as the real estate assets belonging to the logistics business, to the German liner shipping company Hapag-Lloyd, a transaction that was valued at about $1bn. "It ...
  • California to invest $1.2bn in its ports and freight corridors
    The California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) has issued guidelines and a call for projects as the state makes available $1.2bn in one-time funding for port and freight infrastructure projects to build a more efficient, sustainable and resilient goods-movement system. The funding program is intended to enable long-term upgrades that will increase the capacity to move ...
  • US safety board issues recommendations following Seacor Power capsizing investigation
    The liftboat capsized in April 2021 off the coast of Port Fourchon, Louisiana during a thunderstorm. Of the 19 people aboard the vessel, six died and seven are missing, presumed dead. Six people were rescued by the US Coast Guard and other vessels. The Seacor Power, valued at $25m, was a total loss. The National ...
  • What you need to know when sourcing crew from Africa
    Craig De Savoye on the challenges and opportunities of sourcing the next generation of crew from Africa. Late last month, some of the most powerful figures in the maritime community assembled in Singapore to attend the Maritime CEO Forum, which I lapped up. Carl Schou, president and CEO of Wilhelmsen Ship Management, said Africa was ...

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Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2022
  • Columbia and Marlow announce 'friendly' demerger
    Companies have been expanding independently
  • Australia faces opposition to plan for domestic-flagged and crewed fleet
    Industry group warns that the task forces' policy goals can either be met at a lower cost or do not...
  • Global steel forecast to sink into contraction
    Downward revision likely to hit bulker demand, especially for China-related trades, but a small uptick is expected next year
  • Berthing time ramps up at Ningbo terminals amid lockdown fallout
    Increased time at berth comes amid a shortage of container truckers and closures of storage yards. But the situation appears...
  • Further blankings required in face of looming boxship overcapacity
    Container capacity supply will rise by more than 10% next year. With demand growing at less than 2%, lines will...
  • US charges smuggling network linked to sanctioned oil trades
    US authorities have charged five Russian nationals and two commodity traders in a scheme involving money laundering and sanctions evasion
  • Owners of crude tankers maintain bullish stance
    'Why would anyone be a first mover? The second mouse gets the cheese. The first one gets squashed,' says Ridgebury...
  • Why shipping is struggling to innovate
    Shipping is struggling with innovation, but technological breakthroughs are not the problem; the required advances needed are in scalability and...
  • Silicon hubs and start-ups offer fresh perspectives for shipping
    Business leaders recognise the significance of start-up thinking, though very few acquisitions of digital businesses by physical product businesses are...
  • MOL agrees LNG carrier charter deal with TotalEnergies
    The 174,000 cu m vessel's modern ME-GA engine will help reduce emissions and methane slip
  • Imports slide further in the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles
    Stocked inventories, concerns over the west coast labour negotiations and economic uncertainty weigh on incoming volumes at the west coast's...
  • Sembcorp Marine wins FLNG projects from New Fortress Energy
    Hull conversion and fabrication of topsides for the first floating LNG liquefaction facility is scheduled for delivery in the first...
  • Singapore's economic pact with Australia may lead to green shipping corridors
    Deal on collaboration to decarbonise operations at sea and at ports, assessing routes, alternative fuel use and bunkering and infrastructure...
  • Daily Briefing
    EU Parliament passes world's first marine fuel targets for decarbonisation | Efficient shipping requires scale, says Maersk Tankers | Collisions...

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The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2022
  • Strong trucking earnings delay shift in pricing power
    US shippers will win transportation savings in 2023 bids, but large truckload carriers haven't lost all pricing muscle.
  • Course correction needed in wake of OSRA-22
    OSRA-22 was signed into law in mid-June by President Joe Biden.
  • South African dock strike ends, but disruption to linger 'for weeks'
    Carriers will continue to skip calls at South African ports next week even with the end of the strike, which has caused widespread disruption to terminal operations with cargo backlogs and omitted calls on key services.
  • LA-LB cargo flow improves amid diversions linked to prolonged labor talks
    Reduced backlogs in Southern California due primarily to the diversion of cargo to the East and Gulf coasts has shifted the congestion problems to ports in those regions.
  • Mobile breakbulk dockworkers avoid strike, head to mediation with employer
    Union workers at Mobile's breakbulk and general cargo docks are the only ones working for a maritime employer without a ratified contract during the ILA's current 2018-2024 master contract term.
  • Mobile breakbulk dockworkers head to mediation with employer
    Union workers at Mobile's breakbulk and general cargo docks are the only ones working for a maritime employer without a ratified contract during the ILA's current 2018-2024 master contract term.
  • Confusion around ocean freight indexes limits their usefulness: shippers
    Buyers of ocean capacity have long used freight rate indexes to gauge the direction of the market, but disruption and sky-high costs during the COVID-19 pandemic have elevated their prominence, often leading to difficult discussions with their executive leadership.
  • IMO 2023 rules to have no significant impact on overcapacity: Drewry
    A widely held view by carrier executives that the IMO's environmental regulations will absorb a large amount of surplus vessel capacity has been countered by shipping analyst Drewry.

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TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2022
  • Capesize bulker spot rates slide 4.5% in a day as iron ore and steel prices drop
    Tight vessel supply should allow spot rates to rise quickly off slight increases in demand, analyst says
  • International Maritime Security Construct grows with Seychelles membership
    Indian Ocean island nation joins nine others in the Middle East maritime monitoring group
  • Matson moves $565m into piggy bank for next ship order
    Hawaii container ship operator expected to place $1bn order by the end of this year
  • Streetwise: After a slow start, International Seaways is no longer under the radar in 2022
    New York owner of 78 clean and dirty tankers has attention galore from some interesting investors. Our shipping finance newsletter asks, where is it leading?
  • Nordea's corporate lending drives third quarter profit
    Major shipping lender says businesses are looking for merger and acquisition deals
  • Final curtain drawn on dropped Columbia-Marlow merger plan
    Third-party managers announce divorce after a marriage that was never really consummated
  • Master fined after double grounding of cargo ship off Denmark
    The Troubadour ran into difficulty on Wednesday carrying a cargo of cigarettes and vodka
  • EU recognition of Alang recycling is a 'work in progress', says Maersk
    The head of responsible ship recycling says two factors are holding Indian breakers back
  • Russian oil mislabelled? Trick in the works to bypass EU sanctions
    Sanctions against Moscow open the door to all kinds of shenanigans by profit-seeking players
  • Russian oil mislabeled? Trick in the works to bypass EU sanctions
    Sanctions against Russia open the door to all kinds of shenanigans by profit-seeking players
  • Teekay to scrap FPSO Petrojarl Foinaven at MARS in Denmark
    European outpost of US recycling yard group wins contract to dismantle North Sea production unit
  • Maersk 'gets creative' in race for new ship recycling sites
    Executive Captain Prashant Widge says partnerships can open up much-needed capacity for old container vessels
  • IACS nears completion of work on application of EEXI regulations
    International class society body tackles queries raised on incoming emissions regulations, throwing a possible temporary lifeline to some older LNG ships
  • Juicy NEC cable-layer charter reveals a shift to telecoms
    Broker estimates Japanese group will be paying between $50,000 and $60,000 per day for UK ship
  • Newcomer Arctic Container Line unveils expansion plans
    Deal with Dutch agency will help expand reach of liner upstart to more ports
  • 2020 Bulkers switches newcastlemax to fixed deal as rates soften
    The Bulk Sandefjord will earn $14,392 per day to the end of March
  • DNB adds $211m of shipping loans as impairments reversed
    Major Norwegian lender says maritime markets are stable, while offshore credit quality improves
  • Feasting and folklore light up Navigator Forum on Aegean islands
    More than 250 participants talk shipping and have a great time on the Aegean
  • MOL finally confirms LNG newbuilding charter deal with TotalEnergies
    In July shipowner was rumoured to have emerged as the lone winner of tender launched by energy major but rates have since climbed
  • Tufton Oceanic principals build stakes in share deal spree
    Executives take advantage of falling share price in 2022
  • 'Great interest' in MPCC shares despite weak markets as Star Capital exits
    London-based fund sells remaining stock after $93m disposal in March
  • Russian traders arrested over dark fleet oil exports to sanctioned oligarch
    US prosecutors reveal case against alleged sanctions-busting ring after arrests of two key players
  • Samsung Heavy makes VLGC debut with Eastern Pacific newbuilding deal
    Sources name the Singapore player as the owner of the dual-fuelled gas carriers
  • UK private equity fund Star Capital dumps MPCC holding as markets weaken
    London-based fund sells remaining stock after $93m disposal in March
  • Australia faces blowback over task force to launch national fleet
    Industry body Shipping Australia says such operations tend to do more harm than good
  • Will the IMO's Carbon Intensity Indicator matter? That depends
    The market impact of the new global regulation will largely depend on the strength of its 'commercial teeth'
  • Transatlantic freight rate boom threatened as ocean carriers pile in
    Trade has emerged as one of container shipping's biggest earners
  • Keppel and Yangzijiang Finance top of the league for Singapore share buybacks
    The two companies are also among the leading buyers of their own shares in the year-to-date, says SGX
  • Stifel slashes Matson target value by $481m as 'rates fell faster than we expected'
    Investment bank knew a slump was coming for Hawaii liner operator, but not this quickly

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American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2022
  • Here's how container shipping lines can escape a crash in 2023
    Shipping lines face a minefield of surging capacity and sinking demand, but there is a path to safety, claims one industry expert.
  • South Florida Container Terminal orders 12 electric gantry cranes
    South Florida Container Terminal has ordered 12 electric, emission-free, rubber-tired gantry cranes and welcomed the launch of CMA CGM's Medgulf service at PortMiami.
  • Flexport juices trade finance program with $200M credit line from KKR
    Flexport is an international logistics provider that also acts as a bank for customers that need more liquidity when sourcing goods from overseas.
  • American Airlines cargo revenue retreats 16% in Q3
    The air cargo market's deceleration this year had a greater impact on third-quarter cargo revenues at American Airlines than its primary rivals, Delta and United...
  • Airlines fill less cargo space as consumer spending, trade sag
    The air cargo market is full of contradictions. Shipments and rates are falling and a recession is looming, but business is better than in 2019.

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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
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
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
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
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
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
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
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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