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September 22, 2022
Exim Indiaweb site
  • Neptune Container Line expertly handles turnkey project contract
  • Maritime And Logistics Awards (MALA) 2022 to bring together the entire fraternity tomorrow
  • 'The NLP is nothing short of a revolution in the logistics industry'
  • Survey shows that 60% of freight forwarders & NVOCCs struggle to monitor movement of shipping containers
  • Transhipment through India of containerised export cargo of Bangladesh destined for third countries using Riverine and Land routes
  • Union Cabinet approves National Logistics Policy
  • Gateway Distriparks announces new ICD in Jaipur
  • International maritime legal conference & awards on Oct. 20 in Mumbai
  • YOU ASK.. WE ANSWER...
  • National Logistics Policy will boost EoDB for all industries: Gadkari
  • Govt urged to allow 80 LT sugar exports in 2022-23 marketing year
  • Gibraltar port operations suspended

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Dismantled for haulage
  • Innovative shuttle train saves time and CO2
  • Seasoned professionals for new Indian cargo carrier
  • First user for Cargo Ai's new features
  • Optimising everyday forwarding operations
  • 75 candles for Finnlines
  • Brisbane to build new distribution hub
  • Changes at the helm of EST-Floattech
  • Beware of Brexit in Belgium
  • Investment in Manatee's infrastructure
  • Polish and Ukrainian railways tighten ties
  • MSR data loggers remain «air cargo approved»
  • Phillips Connect promotes Cliff Creech
  • Kenya combatting truck theft with RIFD
  • For more traffic along the Rhine
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Barjane chooses Patrick Batten
  • Ceva's best-kept secret
  • VRR unveils first collapsible AAR container

The Loadstarweb site
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
  • U-turn as Matson suspends premium transpac service amid falling demand
  • Singapore's SATS considers $3bn purchase of WFS
  • Geodis CEO considers new investors for expansion in Europe and the US
  • Amazon Air takes its foot off the expansion accelerator as market slows
  • Wan Hai says it may be open to reducing shipping contract rates, 'short-term'
  • Greenwashing: The thick green line (EV-angelists) - Part 2
  • Greenwashing: The thick green line (awareness) - Part 1
  • New blow to Bangladeshi shippers as forwarding charges leap 57%
  • On the wires: DSV drops to new low but sell-side unfazed. Deal coming?
  • UK logistics welcomes 'short reprieve' in government plan to cap energy costs
  • EV Cargo appoints Toll's Justin Bentley to head South-east Asia operations

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
  • "Tougher than IMO" U.S. clean shipping legislation wins support from Maersk
    Shipping and logistics giant Maersk has voiced its support for the "tougher than IMO" Clean Shipping Act introduced earlier this year by Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47), whose district includes the Port of
  • Langh Tech gains USCG type approval for "one-way" BWMS
    Finland's Langh Tech Oy Ab has now obtained USCG Type Approval for its LanghBW ballast water management system. The system is based on fine filtration combined with UV treatment with an innovative

Container Newsweb site
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
  • Freight fall corners operators with costly charters
    Crumbling container freight rates have taken their toll on the newer and smaller players in the liner shipping industry, as their current earnings are insufficient to cover their vessel charter commitments. In August, UK freight forwarder Allseas Shipping had committed to chartering the 2005-built 1,740 TEU Green Ace from SFL Corp., at just under US$50,000/day for two years. However, this month,
  • Port of Rotterdam Authority selects contractor for new pipeline strip
    After conducting a European tender procedure, the Port of Rotterdam Authority has awarded the contract for the construction of a new pipeline strip along the Moezelweg to the Dutch railroad contractor Swietelsky Rail Benelux B.V. The pipeline strip will accommodate pipes belonging to HyTransPort.RTM and Porthos for the movement of hydrogen and CO2, according to the Port of Rotterdam's plans.The m
  • UK on alert amid upcoming rail strike actions
    While disputes and strike actions are underway at the United Kingdom's major container ports, Liverpool and Felixstowe, supply chain challenges in the UK seem to continue with the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) announcing a 24-hour strike action. In particular, railway workers on 15 train operating companies will take strike action on 1 October in a row over job secu
  • Port of Gothenburg launches new project for local intermediate container storage
    The Gothenburg Port Authority and APM Terminals Gothenburg introduced the "Port of Gothenburg RAILPORT container storage initiative" earlier in September aiming to move the intermediate storage of import boxes from the port to inland terminals closer to the final destination of the goods all over Sweden. "If an import container from China has Eskilstuna as its final destination, for example, it's
  • Yang Ming adds new 11,000 TEU container vessel
    Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. has added one new 11,000 TEU container vessel, namely YM Trillion, which is chartered from Shoei Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. and built by Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. YM Trillion was named and delivered to Yang Ming at a ceremony held at Imabari Marugame Shipyard on 21 September. YM Trillion will be deployed on Yang Ming's Trans-Pacific service PN3 and is expected to max
  • Port Houston achieves new container record
    Port Houston continues to break container records with total box volumes in August reaching 382,842 TEUs, which represents a 20% increase from the same month last year and the busiest month in the history of the port. In total, Port Houston has handled 2,608,405 TEUs year-to-date, a 17% increase over

Splashweb site
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
  • Allseas wins Mexican offshore pipelay contract
    Swiss-based marine construction specialist Allseas has won a contract from TC Energy for a major offshore pipeline delivering natural gas to southeast Mexico. The company's pipelay vessels will install the 36-inch pipeline, which will run approximately 700 km south along the coast from Tuxpan connecting the ports of Coatzacoalcos and Dos Bocas. The Southeast Gateway ...
  • Finnish trio steps up green fuel push with ammonia-powered ship
    Finnish shipowner Meriaura has teamed up with fellow marine technology firm Wärtsilä and sustainable fuel startup Green NortH2 Energy to build a cargo vessel that runs on green ammonia. The vessel will be ordered and operated by Meriaura, equipped with W'rtsil''s modular multifuel main engines and Green NortH2 Energy will supply green ammonia fuel. The ...
  • OceanPal charters out newly delivered cape
    Diana Shipping's Nasdaq-listed spinoff OceanPal has secured work for its newly delivered 2005-built capesize bulker . The 177,243 dwt vessel, which OceanPal agreed to acquire from Diana in June for $22m, has been fixed to South Korea's Hyundai Glovis for about 35 days at $15,000 per day. The charter has already commenced and OceanPal said ...
  • Nordic American sends suezmax on one-year charter
    New York-listed suezmax specialist Nordic American Tankers (NAT) has fixed one of its 2010-built vessels to an undisclosed energy major. The charter commenced on September 21, for a period of one year at a rate in excess of $30,000 per day. The Herbjorn Hansson-led firm has a fleet of 20 suezmaxes of which three were ...
  • Santos hits snag at Barossa as Australian court suspend drilling permit
    The Federal Court of Australia has ordered Santos to suspend drilling at its $3.6bn Barossa gas project after it found the operator failed to properly consult the people of the Tiwi Islands. Traditional landowners led by Dennis Tipakalippa challenged in June the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA)'s decision to approve the ...
  • Equinor's Spanish wind tie-up advances with 200 MW floater
    Norwegian energy giant Equinor and Spanish utility Naturgy are advancing their offshore wind partnership with plans for more than 200 MW of floating wind power in the maritime area of eastern Gran Canaria. The two companies teamed up earlier this year to explore offshore wind opportunities in Spain, on the back of the country's plan ...
  • Nova Scotia targets 5 GW of offshore wind energy by 2030
    The Canadian province of Nova Scotia has set a target to offer leases for 5 GW of offshore wind energy by 2030 to support its budding green hydrogen industry. Leases for offshore wind development will be granted through a competitive bid process jointly managed by the provincial and federal governments, and the first call for ...
  • Purus Marine acquires CTV owner HST Marine
    Purus Marine has acquired a UK-based provider of crew transfer vessels to the offshore wind industry HST Marine. Post-acquisition, Purus Wind, the company's offshore wind business, will employ around 100 people in the UK and Norway offering battery hybrid CTVs, offshore wind construction/service operation vessels (C/SOV), inspection drones and other services. Tom Nevin, chief executive ...
  • Exposed carriers struggling to pay sky-high charter rates
    The abrupt plummet in boxship charter rates is making plenty of headlines, with warnings that some carriers are struggling to keep up with their rental payments for ships signed earlier at sky-high prices. Classic panamax tonnage has been fixed in recent days at rates of $40,000 and $50,000 for periods of six months, according to ...
  • New UCL report claims $850bn of LNG-capable tonnage risks being stranded by 2030
    A new report from the influential UCL Energy Institute argues that as much as $850bn of tonnage is at risk of being stranded by 2030 if the shipping sector continues investing in LNG-capable ships as policies that incentivise shipping to decarbonise in line with the Paris Agreement would erode the value of more expensive LNG-capable ...
  • War, fuel prices and all things green: shipping's top concerns in 2022
    What keeps shipowner CEOs up at night? Attempting to find out is a survey carried out by the Global Maritime Forum, Marsh, and the International Union of Maritime Insurance. The Global Maritime Issues Monitor 2022 has just been published, based on a survey conducted between April 4 and May 10 this year among a diverse ...
  • Charterers given access to new ship carbon emissions comparison tool
    Today marks the launch of the Siglar Carbon Ship Finder, a digital tool allowing charterers to compare carbon emissions from ships at the click of a button. The insight given by the new Norwegian tool can be used to reduce emissions and its related carbon cost exposure. It can also kickstart what Siglar Carbon has ...
  • Turkey's Akkon Lines takes on its largest ship
    Akkon Lines from Turkey has taken on its largest ship to date. Alphaliner is reporting the carrier has taken Transfar Shipping's 1,732 teu on a six-month charter for $35,000 a day, a ship that is approximately 600 teu bigger than the next largest one in its fleet. Fast-growing Akkon connects Turkey with ports in the ...
  • James Fisher Renewables awarded Taiwanese wind farm contract
    James Fisher Renewables (JF Renewables), part of James Fisher and Sons, has won a multi-million-pound contract at the Formosa 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The Formosa 2 project is being jointly developed by JERA, Macquarie's Green Investment Group (GIG) and Swancor Renewable Energy. GIG is supported by its portfolio company, Corio Generation. Once complete, ...
  • Norway's fjords welcome another pair of autonomous vessels
    Another pioneering Norwegian pair of vessels have hit the waters, advancing shipping's path to autonomous operations. ASKO, a grocery distributor, has christened a pair of vessels which are electrically powered and can operate autonomously, following in the wake of the Yara Birkeland, a landmark ship that has been operating since the start of the year. ...
  • COSCO puts Hamburg terminal investment on hold
    China's COSCO Shipping Ports has said it will delay completing the acquisition of a stake in a container terminal in Germany's largest port to the end of the year. COSCO's terminal arm moved last year to take a 35% stake in the operator of the container terminal in Tollerort in the port of Hamburg, which ...
  • New bunker index launched
    With fuel bills being among owners' greatest concerns this year shipping has a new bunker index Benchmark provider General Index has partnered with digital marine fuels platform BunkerEx to launch a global service of 771 end-of-day benchmarks across 502 ports globally. The daily indices are built on several hundred data points each day from multiple ...
  • New CEO of Seaspan Shipyards announced
    Canada's Seaspan Shipyards has appointed John McCarthy to take over from Mark Lamarre as CEO. McCarthy has been with Seaspan Shipyards since 2018 and brings more than 36 years of experience in shipbuilding, repair and overhaul and as a senior leader at American and international shipyards. "I am excited and honoured to lead Seaspan Shipyards ...
  • Longshore workers strike at Vancouver coal export terminal
    Local 502 of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) started a strike on September 16 at Westshore Terminals LP's coal export terminal at the Port of Vancouver on Canada's Pacific coast. Members of Local 502 and two other ILWU Locals have been without a contract since January 31. Despite the involvement of conciliation/mediation assistance ...
  • Ocean BC Towing and union reach agreement on new contract
    Ocean BC Towing (OBCT), managed by Groupe Ocean, has reached an agreement on a new contract with the Seafarers' International Union of Canada (SIU). Union members unanimously accepted the contract, which provides "significant gains in all areas, raising the bar and setting the new standard for seafarers working on tugboats on Canada's West Coast," said ...
  • More work for Odfjell Drilling and CIMC semisub
    Hot on the heels of the OMV contract in Norway the Oslo-listed semisub player Odfjell Drilling has on behalf of CIMC Raffles Offshore sealed a new deal for the rig. The 2019-built semisub has been booked by Shell to permanently plug and abandon nine wells at four different well locations

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
  • UK transport secretary Trevelyan takes on shipping brief
    UK maritime sector gets a bump in political visibility after the secretary of state for transport personally intervenes to take...
  • UK amends sanctions guidance on Russian food and fertiliser exports
    The latest pronouncement clarifies that London insurers and banks can now provide insurance and trade finance under licence. However, the differences...
  • ABB and Wallenius to offer digital fleet support service
    By working to improve efficiency and sustainability, the partners look to accelerate performance optimisation
  • Port strikes could have impact beyond UK
    With Liverpool already shut down and Felxistowe to strike next week, cargo will likely be diverted to northern European hubs...
  • New chief of Maersk Product Tankers focuses on energy efficiency
    The company's entire fleet will be ready for EEXI and CII regulations, which come into force on January 1, says...
  • Greek ferry operator Attica agrees merger deal with Cretan rival
    Banks agree to write off two thirds of ferry line's debt and to forego outstanding interest
  • Why shipping's poor progress report requires high-level attention
    Industry leaders will, once again, call on the industry to come together this week and set more ambitious targets, implement...
  • Industry attempts to amend EU carbon market amid delays
    International Chamber of Shipping is pushing for global progress at the IMO to overtake EU efforts. The World Shipping Council...
  • Containership charter rates in sharp reversal as demand falls
    After a two-year period in which carriers would pay almost anything for charter tonnage, short-term charter rates have fallen steeply...
  • EU weakens Russia coal ban to 'combat food and energy insecurity'
    Backdown on coal exports made to avoid 'potential negative consequences'
  • K Line pays $60,000 per day for panamax PCTC hire
    K Line has extended the charter of a 6,700-car capacity pure car and truck carrier for five years at a...
  • Investment alone won't fix US supply chain woes, warns port director
    NY & NJ volumes are 34% higher than pre-pandemic levels, while 70% of growth is diverted west coast cargo
  • Sustainability reporting is 'not about setting unrealistic goals'
    'Obtaining hard figures on our scope-emissions, our corporate diversity, and compliance, is key to making a difference and run a...
  • Singapore considers green corridor deal with Japan
    Plan discussed during a visit to Tokyo and Yokohama by members of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
  • Cosco pushes back Hamburg port terminal deal
    Move underlines increasing difficulty for Chinese state-owned port operators to expand overseas amid rising geopolitical uncertainties
  • Ukraine crew evacuations were moral dilemma for owners
    Marine insurers discuss Russian incursion as part of Chicago gathering, with some analysts now predicting defeat for invaders in matter...
  • Marine insurers 'in the dark' over Russian oil cap details
    The leap in aggregate gross calls reflects harder market conditions and a concern over cover. However, the question of adequacy is...
  • Russia diverts steel exports to Asia over sanctions
    China, India and Türkiye are the main markets for Russian steel exports against the backdrop of sanctions
  • Marco Polo Marine plans CSOV newbuild
    Marco Polo Marine says it has received keen interest from offshore wind turbine makers and offshore wind farm developers amid...
  • Daily Briefing
    Marine insurance premiums seeing healthy growth amid uncertainties | Marine insurers avoid substantial Ukraine CTL payouts so far | Investment...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
  • FMC investigating nearly 50 charge complaints against carriers, NVOs
    Half of the complaints are under investigation by the FMC while the other half of submissions were denied for timing, insufficient information, or misalignment with the complaint process.
  • NS Jacksonville service improved in Q3
    Norfolk Southern Railway has made improvements in service in Jacksonville in the last three months, according to service metrics and intermodal marketing companies.
  • Truck tonnage surge shows crack in freight gridlock
    US for-hire truck tonnage jumped 2.8 percent in August from July, according to the American Trucking Associations, as consumers and the US economy remained resilient despite inflation.
  • Cosco stake in Hamburg terminal still pending one year on
    Cosco Shipping wants to make Hamburg a strategic transshipment hub for North Europe, but German regulators have yet to approve a minority terminal stake in the port.
  • Intermodal equipment shortages, congestion should ease by early 2023: analyst
    The North American intermodal sector is quickly approaching a pivot point that will move it from equipment scarcity and congestion to equipment abundance and better cargo flows, and the speed of this change will take

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
  • Semiramis Paliou is committed to protecting father's legacy while moving Diana Shipping forward
    Chief executive remembers when a female captain asked her what she was doing on her ship while she was working as trainee ship surveyor
  • Shell's Trauth: Ships' most valuable cargo is the data they collect
    As shipping pushes forward with decarbonisation, the oil major's global shipping head wants the industry to look at optimising efficiency
  • Ukraine grain exports 'a miracle on the sea' says Guterres, fertiliser must be next
    UN secretary general says after success of the grain export scheme, Russian fertiliser exports must be next
  • Green Seas: The case for LNG fuelling in a decarbonising world
    In this week's edition of our sustainability newsletter, we talk to LNG fuelling proponents who say critics overstate the harm and understate the potential
  • Group of 35 shipping companies call for lower EU ETS threshold
    Companies seek lower gross tonnage threshold of 400 gt, down from 5,000 gt, and including offshore and service vessels in the Emissions Trading System
  • Ukraine grain exports 'a miracle on the sea' says Guterres, fertiliser must be next
    UN secretary general says after success of the grain export scheme, Russian fertiliser exports must be next
  • Capesize bulkers will 'come back' as China gets economy moving again, Genco chief says
    Extremely tight supply allows dry bulk shipping to bounce back from setbacks time again, says John Wobensmith
  • Software firm Kaiko Systems raises €2m from German shipping investors
    Company which develops systems to digitise onboard operations used by Columbia Shipmanagement will use funds to expand
  • Finnish owner Meriaura enters race to launch first ammonia-fuelled ship
    Company teams with Wartsila and Green NortH2 Energy for vessel due in 2024
  • Hoegh family directors raise $20m secured against entire Autoliners shareholding
    Car carrier company says loan deal by Leif Hoegh and others is separate to its own operations
  • Despite Putin's threats, marine security expert predicts Ukraine war could end this year
    Despite President Putin's escalation of the conflict, he could soon be forced to negotiate and end to the conflict
  • Greek owner Dynagas moves in on Chinese yard berths for super-size LNG carriers
    Crush for slots shifts to China as South Korean shipbuilders hold their nerve on releasing space for 2027 deliveries
  • Keep ships sailing rather than scrap them to cut emissions, says recycler
    Recycling steel can cut emissions but it is important EEXI and CII regulations do not push usable vessels into being scrapped and emissions caused replacing them
  • Marine security expert predicts Ukraine war could end this year
    President Putin is desperate, and could soon be forced to negotiate and end to the conflict
  • Torm adds trainees as it plots Dubai opening in 2023
    Danish tanker group wants to be closer to its clients as refinery production expected to jump
  • Confusion lifted? Russian coal hauls to third countries are legit
    Legal clarity, however, does not encourage big charterers to fix bulkers that called at Russian ports
  • Greek owner Dynagas moves in on Chinese yard berths for supersize LNG carriers
    Crush for slots shifts to China as South Korean shipbuilders hold their nerve on releasing space for 2027 deliveries
  • Recession? What recession? Sun shines for tankers despite clouds
    Demand for tankers is surging amid the economic doom-mongering of gloomy forecasters
  • Eni moves to start FLNG exports as deadline looms for second unit
    New date set for planned first cargo from Coral-Sul off Mozambique
  • Delivery dates pushed out again for raft of Mozambique LNG newbuildings
    Insiders say decision is to align with anticipated final investment decision on hugely delayed project
  • Car carrier values could jump 30% as analysts tear up rate forecasts
    Unprecedented charter earnings must eventually boost ship prices, market observers believe
  • Turku-Stockholm green corridor plan gets financial backing
    Business Finland contributes €1.6m to project involving shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions, ferry operator Viking Line and fast charging systems firm Kempower
  • Second Sovcomflot tanker heads to Cuba to ease energy crisis
    Aframax Kazan loaded Urals crude in Primorsk for Caribbean trip
  • Confusion lifted? Russian coal hauls to third countries are legit, Greek union insists
    Legal clarity, however, does not encourage big charterers to fix bulkers that called at Russian ports
  • BGN International pays more than $12m to charter 2008-built VLGC for a year
    The time-charter deal is said to signal a strong LPG market ahead
  • HFW lawyer Richard Neylon is optimistic vessels trapped in Ukraine can find a way out
    Ships that have not got out on the back of the UN grain agreement may yet still escape
  • BGN International pays more than $12m to charter one 2008-built VLGC for a year
    The time-charter deal signals a strong LPG market ahead
  • Denmark's Uni-Tankers offloads product tanker duo for strong price
    Carl F Peters of Germany named by brokers as the buyer of 2008-built pair
  • Footage captures the moment Sea Eagle capsizes in Turkey
    Video from quayside provides no clue as to why the multipurpose listed
  • MPM to build CSOV to meet 'rising demand' from Asia's offshore windfarm sector
    Singapore-listed company said it intends to fund $60m building cost from internal resources and bank loans
  • Singapore-listed shipowners may soon be forced to reveal CEO's exact pay
    Exchange regulator also looking to restrict the length of service of independent directors to nine years
  • Fixture activity in the Middle East keeps pushing VLCC rates upward
    VLCCs sailing from the Middle East to Asia are earning rates in excess of $70,000 per day, according to Tankers International
  • Hoegh LNG Partners shareholders approve merger over prominent objections
    Parent Hoegh LNG intends to close the $9.25 per share deal in the coming days

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
  • Mexico's biggest container port reopens after earthquake
    The Port of Manzanillo has resumed operations after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked Mexico's Pacific Coast region Monday.

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In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
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 second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
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
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