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Exim India web site
NOVEMBER 25, 2022
  • Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways extends its support to CTL-BHP 2023
  • Sumita Dawra is the new Special Secretary (Logistics)
  • Duties on all tariff lines to be eliminated by Australia under the landmark India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement: Goyal
  • KEZAD Group breaks ground on UAE's largest e-commerce fulfilment centre for noon.com
  • Shipping seen playing key role in green fuel transition
  • PM Gati Shakti Multimodal Maritime Summit 2022 in Kolkata deliberates on connectivity to the North-East & eastern neighbours
  • Extremely challenging scenario seen for ocean freight market
  • Bleak prospects seen for cotton exports
  • Mongla allows port entry for 7.50 m draught vessels
  • India seen among fastest growing economies in Asia: OECD
  • Fertiliser import from Russia surges 371 pc

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International Transport Journal web site
NOVEMBER 25, 2022
  • Unctad: e-commerce driving maritime
  • UK rail operator to launch new depot next summer
  • The reasons for damage - and its cost
  • For Vietnam's e-vehicle manufacturer
  • Toll collector expands in Bulgaria
  • JAL and Yamato: cargo service from April 2024
  • Cheng Lu returns to Tusimple
  • Warehouse space for mountain men
  • Rail bridge open for traffic
  • Market for PCTC in motion
  • Camion Transport best employer of the year
  • Planning more sustainability initiatives
  • A double award in Auckland
  • 400,000 sqm in preparation
  • Södra banking on electricity
  • DVF hires new expert
  • ITA recognised by Iata
  • "Curiosity of the Day"

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The Loadstar web site
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
  • Truckers blockade S Korean container ports in new strike over wages
  • Will looming rates war lead to forwarder smash & grab?
  • Apple supply chain disrupted by Foxconn protests and more Covid lockdowns
  • Boxship charter market could see a deluge of sub-let surplus tonnage
  • A squeeze of sweet orange: more flexibility granted to CH Robinson
  • There may be light at the end of the supply chain tunnel of gloom
  • WiseTech still adamant it will benefit from 'continued consolidation' in logistics
  • EU grant means Dronamics' green air cargo flights may take off in Q2
  • 'War Dog' Diveroli takes PayCargo to court over 'lost $100m'

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Marine Log web site
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
  • Seapeak places $1.1 billion order for 5 LNG carriers at SHI
    Seapeak LLC reports that it has entered into shipbuilding contracts for the construction of five 174,000-cubic meter M-type (ME-GA propulsion) LNG carrier newbuildings. They are to be constructed by Samsung Heavy Industries

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Container News web site
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
  • KEZAD Group launches e-commerce fulfillment centre for Middle East's online marketplace
    Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi - KEZAD Group, the integrated trade, logistics, and industrial hub of Abu Dhabi and a fully-owned subsidiary of AD Ports Group, and noon.com, one of Middle East's online shopping websites, broke ground on the UAE's largest fulfillment centre in Abu Dhabi, which will form part of an anchor investment by noon into the emirate's fast-growing e-commerce space. The 252
  • Fuel prices on downward trend
    According to the weekly outlook of Marine Bunker Exchange (MABUX) for bunker prices, fuel indexes demonstrate a firm downward trend. The 380 HSFO index fell to US4,504.59/MT, the VLSFO index decreased to US$722.45/MT and the MGO index dropped to US$1,088.38/MT. In the meantime, the Global Scrubber Spread (SS) - the price differential between 380 HSFO and VLSFO - continued its firm decline over we
  • Sea-Intelligence reports strong volume growth on North America East Coast
    While North America West Coast port volumes have started to contract sharply in the third quarter of 2022 (both Y/Y and on an annualised basis compared to 2019), the same is not the case for the North America East Coast ports, according to Sea-Intelligence. The Danish shipping data analysis company said that the year-on-year (Y/Y) laden inbound growth in 2022-Q3 was between 4%-11%, and the annual
  • KDB sounds out potential buyers for HMM shares
    Korea Development Bank (KDB) has identified Hyundai Motor, steel mill POSCO, logistics group LX Pantos and SM Line as potential buyers for its 20.69% stake in South Korean flagship carrier HMM. KDB said on 23 November that it has met with representatives of the aforementioned companies to see how its stake in the company can be sold. Meanwhile, Korea Ocean Business Corporation, which owns 19.96%
  • Drewry's WCI retraces 90% of pre-pandemic gains as China-Europe spot prices tumble
    The Drewry's World Container Index (WCI) saw yet another week of fall, by 7% to US$2,404, primarily on the back of tumbling rates in the China-Europe trade lanes. The Drewry's World Container Index has now seen 90% of its gains, from its quote at the onset of the pandemic to its peak level in 2021, erode in just 14 months, even as it took 22 months to scale up to its highest level. The descent ha
  • Tonnage providers' fleet shrinks as market turns
    Tonnage providers have lost 2 million TEU of ships to liner operators as vessel sales shot up from mid-2020 to mid-2022, even though ship sales have tapered off recently with the correction in the freight market. Alphaliner's latest report, released on 23 November, noted that since August 2020, tonnage providers have sold more than 600 boxships, amounting to 2 million TEU, to liner operators whic
  • Zergratran seeks funding to build green shipping corridor as an alternative to the Panama Canal
    Zergratran, a sustainable transportation company, is announcing its Reg A+ offering to raise US$75 million in funding as its initial step to build the first Green Shipping Corridor. An alternative to the Panama Canal for shipping containers - Puerto Internacional Las Americas (PILA) is planned to be an underground green tunnel that uses Maglev technology system to transfer containers in less than
  • Cypriot shipping company enters container sector with boxship pair acquisition
    Cyprus-based shipping company Castor Maritime has announced the acquisition of two container vessels aiming to enter the container sector. Two of Castor Maritime's wholly-owned subsidiaries each entered into two separate agreements to acquire a 2005 German-built 2,700 TEU container ship from two separate entities beneficially owned by family members of Petros Panagiotidis, the company's chairman,
  • APM Terminals confirms management changes in India
    APM Terminals has announced several changes in management roles in India. Following three years as chief operating officer (COO) of Gateway Terminals India Pvt. Ltd. (APM Terminals Mumbai), Girish Aggarwal will become managing director (MD) for Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd. (APM Terminals Pipavav) from 1 January 2023. "Girish Aggarwal has led Gateway Terminals India Pvt. Ltd as COO since 2019, initia

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Splash web site
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
  • Reach Subsea turns owner with Østensjø MPSV buy
    Norwegian offshore services player Reach Subsea is building up its operations with the acquisition of multipurpose ROV support vessel from compatriot owner Østensjø Rederi. The Haugesund-based company, which has thus far focused on chartered-in vessels, is paying $29m for the 2009-built MPSV, a price it noted was below the charter rates being offered on its ...
  • Golden Energy Offshore offloads PSV
    Norway's Golden Energy Offshore Services (GEOS) has struck a deal to sell its 2005-built platform supply vessel for $6.45m. The buyer for the Norwegian-flagged PSV VesselsValue estimates as worth $5.78m has not been identified. The ship should deliver in the first quarter of 2023, and the sale is expected to boost GEOS' liquidity, which the ...
  • Floatel International wins accommodation vessel contract with Vår Energi
    Oslo-based offshore accommodation platform operator Floatel International has landed a contract with pure-play Norwegian operator Vår Energi for the . The 2010-built semisubmersible vessel will provide accommodation services for the Balder HAP project in Norway. The unit is currently working for Equinor at the Grane field in the Norwegian North Sea. The new contract should ...
  • CSSC Shipping teams with CGN for $98m WTIV deal
    CSSC Shipping has teamed up with CGN International Financial Leasing to acquire a newbuild wind turbine installation vessel. The Hong Kong-listed leasing arm of state-owned China State Shipbuilding Corporation said in a filing that the vessel would be picked up from Guangzhou Shipyard International for $98m. The deal will see CGN own 70% of the ...
  • KNOT books shuttle tanker newbuild for Petrobras charter
    Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers (KNOT) has inked a contract with Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (Zhoushan) for a newbuild suezmax shuttle tanker. The 154,000 dwt ship will deliver in 2025 and go on a 15-year-long charter with Brazilian oil giant Petrobras. KNOT has another unit set to deliver in 2024 backed by a 10-year Petrobras charter. ...
  • Global supply chains at risk again as truckers stage another nationwide strike in South Korea
    Truck drivers in South Korea have gone on a second mass strike in less than six months. At least 25,000 truckers are expected to join an indefinite strike that could paralyse critical supply chains, including those in the car, steel and refinery industries. The organisers have warned the strike could stop oil supplies and transport ...
  • Cold lay-ups in the frame as liners look at all options in their toolbox
    Liners will idle as much as 1.5m teu of tonnage next year as the container market eases with analysts warning images of boxships in lay-up could become commonplace once again. British consultants Drewry are forecasting idling will reach approximately 1.5m teu next year, or roughly 6% of the end-2022 cellular fleet. "Carriers are going to ...
  • Google signs up for Moray West wind farm power
    Google has signed up to offtake 100 MW of Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland's outer Moray Firth region. Moray West is part of the portfolio being developed by Ocean Winds, a 50/50 joint venture owned by EDP Renewables and Engie. Under a 12-year corporate power purchase agreement, the French utility will provide Google ...
  • Ocean Winds forms Irish offshore wind venture
    Ocean Winds, a joint venture between Engie and EDP Renewables (EDPR) has partnered up with the Irish semi-state energy group Bord na Móna to identify, plan and build offshore wind farms in Ireland. The joint venture will initially focus on delivering two potential projects by 2030, which together could generate up to 2.3GW of energy, ...
  • West Arctic Ocean emerges as major source of crude for India
    A new source of Russian crude has emerged for India - the West Arctic Ocean. This new activity which has only been seen this year, started around March on aframax and suezmax tankers, as data from energy analytics firm Vortexa shows (see chart below). Aframax tonne-miles out of the West Arctic Ocean were typically directed ...
  • CIMC scores three-year extension for jackup pair in Mexico
    Chinese yard Cimc Raffles has secured a long-term contract extension for two of its jackup drilling rigs working for Pemex in Mexico, the company's asset manager, Ocean Challenger said. The Gulf Driller VI and Gulf Driller VIII, which have been operating in Mexico since delivery in 2019, have been extended for an additional period of ...
  • Besiktas scores another tanker win
    Turkey's Besiktas Group has sealed its fifth tanker purchase since June. Sources report that the outfit snapped up a ship locally, adding the 12-year-old, 50,000 dwt Bismark Bernas, a Korean built chemical tanker. The ship has already been delivered and renamed . No price has been attached, but online portal VesselsValue indicates that the ship ...
  • PGS awarded Mediterranean survey
    Norwegian seismic player PGS has won a contract from an unnamed independent energy firm for a 3D exploration acquisition in the Mediterranean region. The 2017-built Titan-class vessel will begin the survey in late November, which is expected to last through to mid-January 2023. The 24-streamer ship is currently working in the southeast part of the ...
  • Italians join forces for new Monegasque dry bulk venture
    Two Italian-backed shipowners are joining forces to create a new dry bulk venture in Monaco. Malta-based Navigazione Montanari has partnered with Swiss-based Nova Marine Carriers to create Novamont Dry, which will focus on creating a fleet of chartered-in panamaxes and capesizes when operations start in the new year, adding to a growing cluster of Italian ...
  • Looking to the cloud: connectivity and data as key ingredients for CII compliance
    Simon Gatty Saunt from SES with helpful advice ahead of the impending Carbon Intensity Indicator. The IMO's Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) regulations will put a letter grade next to a ship, based on its carbon efficiency in operation. This will immediately provide environmentally conscious charterers with a simple and publicly available rating system, on which ...
  • Colombian alternative to the Panama Canal seeks funding
    Florida-based Zergratran, a sustainability driven transportation infrastructure company, is seeking to raise $75m in funding as its initial step to build an alternative to the Panama Canal for shipping containers. Puerto Internacional Las Americas (PILA) is planned to be an underground tunnel that would use Maglev (derived from magnetic levitation) technology to transfer containers in ...

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Lloyd's List web site
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
  • Castor acquires first two boxships amid record profits
    Owner cites improved tanker earnings as contributor to upturn in results
  • LNG spot rates take a dive
    After two months of rapid rate rises, the market is starting to cool off amid an unwinding of vessels waiting...
  • Aframax tanker freight rates hit 17-year high ahead of Russian oil bans
    Freight costs for shipping crude to Europe from the US comprise 11% of the delivered crude price. This is up...
  • Gallagher predicts rates for hull and machinery to harden
    Many shipowners are well placed to pay in the light of the current upturns in many segments. Upfront payment is...
  • Top 10 box port operators 2022
    As the build-up continues to the publication on December 1 of Lloyd's List One Hundred People 2022, ranking the most...
  • UN co-ordinator of Black Sea grain initiative steps down
    The first term of the grain corridor was overseen by Amir Abdulla. His deputy is acting as officer in charge...
  • Maritime centre partners Gard on green project safety
    Gard will assess risks inherent in the centre's pilot projects and provide insurance coverage for the schemes
  • CSSC Shipping agrees deal for wind turbine installation vessel
    Installation vessel will be leased to Summer Bihai
  • Maersk Line settles second sexual misconduct lawsuit
    Lawsuit said female named only as Midshipman Y was forced to sleep in her bathroom - the only room she...
  • Crew retention essential to address seafarer shortage issue
    Seafarer shortage is a real issue that needs to be addressed by the industry, says the Singapore Shipping Association
  • Navigation incidents are 'preventable', says Standard Club
    Tight ship schedules result in commercial pressure on both ship and pilot
  • Daily Briefing
    Why waiting for progress at IMO is a very risky strategy | US updates oil price cap guidance for shipping...
  • OOCL says using greener fuels requires significant crew training
    International Chamber of Shipping is proposing the IMO should itself set a target that all the new regulations for handling...

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TradeWinds web site
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
  • Resurrected Davie Shipbuilding aims to become North America's most modern shipyard
    Alex Vicefield and James Davies, co-founders of parent company Inocea Group, plan to build expedition cruise ships at the yard some day
  • Special report: Shipbuilding faces choppier 2023
    In our latest Business Focus, TradeWinds' reporters Irene Ang, Lucy Hine and Jonathan Boonzaier explore how 2023 threatens to be far choppier for shipyards, how newbuilding demand is expected to remain strong, and how Hyundai Heavy is driving transformation. Read all the stories below
  • Hyundai Heavy invests in digital drive to stay ahead of the curve
    Upgrade of its Ulsan-based shipyard will allow Hyundai Heavy Industries to stay ahead of its rivals and improve production efficiency
  • Shipbuilding boom and oil prices keep Dubai's Drydocks World busy
    Repair yards are seeing a boom in conversion and eco-refit projects as Chinese builders focus on constructing ships
  • China's shipyards turn LNG newcomers with record order haul
    More Chinese yards advance capabilities to move into high-tech vessel building
  • Japanese shipyards feel the pain as bulk carrier orders slump
    But consolidation moves by country's leading yards are starting to pay off
  • Best year for Hyundai yards since 2007 despite a slowdown in global newbuilding orders
    The shipbuilding group is not in a hurry to contract new orders and will not expand its current shipbuilding capacity
  • Buyers ease back on newbuilding volume but not on value in 2022
    LNG carriers overtake container ships in tonnage terms as shipbuilding market hits record order spree
  • Shipyards face 'bumpy' ride in 2023 as economic, capacity and labour issues loom
    Market players are mystified by the lack of tanker orders but demand from LNG, container ship and offshore energy sectors is expected to keep yards busy
  • Masters alerted after contact lost with SK Shipping tanker off West Africa
    UK and French navies ask for help in tracing the B Ocean off Ivory Coast
  • New York braces for the bull: wild ride could await, but mind the horns
    This week's edition of Streetwise takes a look at Castor Maritime's tankers spin-off Toro Corp, and how the offspring resembles the parent - for better or worse
  • 'Lawyer up' now for years of decarbonisation charter wars
    The new CII regulations create a whole class of damage claims to ships that cannot entirely be claused away. Call your lawyer now
  • Zergratran plots $15bn Colombian box tunnel to rival Panama Canal
    Plan to transship containers between Atlantic and Pacific with maglev technology in less than 30 minutes
  • Color Group exits ro-ro sector with sale of veteran ship
    Norwegian owner finds buyer for 1998-built Color Carrier
  • Lawyer up now for years of decarbonisation charter wars
    The new CII regulations create a whole class of damage claims to ships that cannot entirely be claused away. Call your lawyer now
  • Ferries and container ships best suited to green corridors but complexities need more analysis
    Report analyses potential of setting up green corridors for two shorthaul routes and one long range route
  • Ocean Yield extends CMB container ship charters as it adds $90m in liquidity
    Norwegian sale-and-leaseback company also set to bank $67m from ship sales
  • Chandris and Westport take big profits by flipping tankers new and old
    Cumulative profit on two deals amounts to nearly $40m
  • Owners await long-overdue scrapping of elderly rogue VLGC fleet
    Avance Gas believes recycling will pick up pace after just one vessel was demolished in past four years
  • Castor expands into container ships amid high profit, spin-off plan
    Owner reveals its second transformational move in two weeks
  • Avance Gas banks more cash in strongest LPG carrier market since 2015
    And Fredriksen-backed VLGC owner sees more room for improvement in tonne-miles
  • Methanol engines make up a quarter of planned projects, MAN says
    Engine designer reports that many major container ship operators are looking at this fuel alternative
  • Nikolas Tsakos sets out $1bn market cap ambition in TEN's 30th year
    Greek shipowner also wants to see debt fall below $1bn
  • 'Shipless in Oslo': Hunter plots next move with calculator, not gut feelings
    Three projects come under scrutiny at Norwegian company after VLCC fleet sale
  • China's STX Dalian Shipbuilding set to return to newbuilding arena
    New owners to get the ball rolling with orders for handysize bulkers
  • China's STX Dalian Shipbuilding is set to return to newbuilding arena
    New owners to get the ball rolling with orders for handysize bulkers
  • EU still heavily dependent on Russian LNG, says Bancosta
    Russia recorded the highest growth in volumes of any exporter, second only to the US
  • Eastern Pacific grows fleet with more MR tanker newbuildings
    The diversified shipping company has ordered two vessels at Hyundai Vietnam
  • Container ship newbuilding enquiries roll on despite end of bull run
    Fuelling choices on newbuildings are diversifying as more companies take a look at methanol

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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
ZIM to charter ten new 11,500 TEU dual-fuel LNG containerships
Haifa
The Chinese shipyard Zhoushan Changhong Shipyard will deliver them between 2027 and 2028
COSCO expects to post quarterly net profit growth of +72.1%
Hong Kong
Operating profit expected for January-March period of 16.57 billion yuan (+66.1%)
Rixi tells Rixi to hurry up and finally launch the port governance reform
Genoa
The vice minister presented a motion to the League congress that places the need for this reform at the centre
NCLH to charter two cruise ships to Cordelia Cruises and two more to Crescent Seas
Miami
The agreements include options to purchase the naval units
Carnival orders two new cruise ships from Fincantieri for AIDA Cruises brand
Miami/Trieste
Equipped with approximately 2,100 cabins, they will be delivered at the beginning of 2030 and at the end of 2031.
The number of ship transits through the Suez Canal has never been so low in recent decades
The number of ship transits through the Suez Canal has never been so low in recent decades
Ismailia
In February, traffic was 864 vessels, down -22.9%
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Leghorn
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
Call on UN States to Protect These Critical Systems
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
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
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
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
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
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
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
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Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
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
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
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