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September 27, 2022
Exim Indiaweb site
  • Shipping Secretary Dr Sanjeev Ranjan visits JNPA
  • ARCON's 'ONE-WAY container movement' paving the way to bringing operational efficiency in container management
  • Foundation stone for world's first CNG terminal to be laid this week in Bhavnagar
  • Global economy seen slowing further
  • Nuclear energy for maritime propulsion!
  • PCHAA successfully organises 5th edition of 'Six A Side Football Tournament 2022'
  • World Maritime Day 2022 to focus on emerging technologies to support green transition in maritime sector
  • India's imports of edible oil seen down next season
  • CMA CGM to enhance its SAFRAN service connecting North Europe with East Coast South America
  • MOL to trial satellite-based berth aiding system
  • All 14 of 11,000 TEU newbuildings ordered have joined Yang Ming's fleet
  • Port of Antwerp-Bruges first port to introduce GDP certificate for distribution of pharmaceuticals
  • BCHAAL's AGM elects Belli Gowda as President
  • Govt sets 900 mt coal production target for FY23
  • Exports to UAE up during June-Aug. 2022 after FTA: Govt
  • India-Canada interim trade pact seen by year-end
  • MoPSW this week
  • AD Ports Group consolidating its Economic Cities & Free Zones offering

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Transformation the key
  • Fully autonomous vehicles to run in Sweden
  • Loading (mega-) trailers easily onto rail
  • Strategy paper for modal shift
  • A new hub in Johannesburg
  • Etihad Cargo joins Tiaca's "Bluesky" programme
  • Milestone for Saudi port project
  • Charter Sync welcomes Daniel Carriett on board
  • Fourteen for Yang Ming
  • IAG Cargo now offering Releye RLP & RAP containers
  • Warp chooses David Lynch
  • Yusen expanding in Europe
  • KTZ chooses zero-emission shunting solution
  • Three Noatum terminals enhanced
  • Loading a CH53 into a Beluga aircraft
  • New leadership for European Locomotive Leasing
  • It is Y-sustainable
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Meeting the changing needs of the Canadian market

The Loadstarweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
  • MSC launches air cargo arm with four 777-200Fs
  • Paris-Hong Kong freighter flies five times a week as CMA CGM Air Cargo takes off
  • Carriers find it easier to navigate around latest Felixstowe Port stoppage
  • M&A radar: Toll Global Forwarding - now what?
  • A lift for belly capacity on the way after Hong Kong lifts hotel quarantine rule
  • MSC raises US and Swiss law clash as it defends broken contract claim
  • OceanX radar: UK loses the plot; ever-present Ever Given; Singapore sings
  • Determined FedEx hikes prices despite overcapacity in parcel market
  • HMRC 'lack of support' for traders meant no choice but to delay CHIEF shutdown
  • Taewoong Logistics expansion continues in Kazakhstan distribution market

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
  • Artemis takes wraps off advanced foil ferry design
    Belfast, Northern Ireland, based Artemis Technologies is hoping to claim a "world first" in the race to put a high-speed all-electric, foiling ferry into actual passenger operation. It has just unveiled the
  • New initiative explores low-carbon options for Great Lakes shipping
    The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has launched a 16-month study exploring low carbon options for shipping on the Great Lakes. The research group, led by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT)
  • Austal Philippines uses ANTS to launch Molslinjen ferry
    Austal Philippines has used a new vessel transportation system to successfully launch the largest ferry (by volume) thus far constructed by any Austal shipyard. The vessel, the 115-meter long high speed vehicle-passenger
  • MAN and ABB cooperate on next-gen propulsion solution for LNG carriers
    Under a Memorandum of Understanding signed at the recent SMM event, MAN Energy Solutions and ABB are to collaborate to develop of a next-generation Dual-Fuel, Electric+ (DFE+) propulsion concept for LNG carriers.

Container Newsweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
  • DP World London Gateway hits 10 million containers milestone
    DP World London Gateway has handled its 10 millionth container, nine years after the logistics hub in the capital of the United Kingdom opened for business. London Gateway last year transported 1.8 million TEU, an increase of almost 650% compared with its first full year of operation in 2014. DP World said that a new fourth berth will further increase capacity by a third when it opens in 2024. Er
  • World's largest container line MSC enters air cargo market
    The world's largest container shipping company, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA aims to enter the air freight market, starting the development of a new MSC Air Cargo solution. According to a recent announcement, MSC Air Cargo has been under development for several months and the new solution will be available from early 2023, following the delivery of the first of four MSC-branded Boeing 77
  • Ro-Ro cargo ship catches fire at port of Tacoma
    Ro-Ro cargo ship Midnight Sun suffered a fire accident at the port of Tacoma in the United States on 22 September, while it was berthed at the port. The fire broke out on the upper deck of the ship and was extinguished by the crew members. According to preliminary investigation, an electrical malfunction of the equipment on deck caused the fire incident. At the time of writing, there are no repor
  • Maersk strengthens warehouse network in UK and Ireland
    Maersk has announced the expansion of its warehousing network in the United Kingdom and Ireland with the signing of a lease for two new distribution centres in Dublin in addition to a 15-year lease for a newly built warehouse in Doncaster in the North of England. The Doncaster facility is part of the G Park Doncaster Mammoth 602 development and is connected via road (close to five motorways), rai
  • DNV, Singapore Institute of Technology ink maritime decarbonisation and digitalisation agreement
    DNV has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) to explore opportunities to advance net-zero ambitions in Singapore's maritime sector. As part of the three-year partnership, DNV Maritime Decarbonization & Autonomy Regional Centre of Excellence will help spearhead multiple Research & Development (R&D) and educational initiatives in collaboration
  • New container terminal plans at Shanghai port
    Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) has announced its plans to develop a new container terminal at the Yangshan Deep Water Port in Zhejiang province. SIPG aims to invest US$7.2 billion in the new box facility, which is expected to have a total annual throughput capacity of 11.6 million TEU, seven 70,000-ton, and 15 20,000-ton container berths. The construction of the new terminal is anticipa
  • UK port operating firms invest over US$18 million in Southampton container capabilities
    UK's ports group Associated British Ports (ABP) and UK's terminal operator Solent Stevedores have announced a joint investment of £17.5 million (US$18.7 million) in a new container offering for deep sea shipping lines at the Port of Southampton. ABP said the project will create a 72,840m² facility, which will connect the existing intermodal rail transport site with laden and empty container handl
  • Hanwha poised to take charge of DSME
    South Korean chaebol Hanwha Corporation is set to enter the shipbuilding business after being named today (26 September) as a preferred bidder to buy most of state policy lender Korea Development Bank's (KDB) holdings in Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). Founded by Kim Chong-hee, Hanwha's business spans the defence, aerospace, construction and finance sectors; the group is South Ko
  • World Container Index sinks to January 2021 levels, at 21-month low
    Spot rates on Drewry's are no longer dreary. The World Container Index (WCI) took a near 10% tumble, the first in 29 months, as the index slid down to US$4,472 on 22 September. It must be noted that the WCI recorded its highest-ever quote on 23 September 2021 at US$10,377, exactly, a year back. The WCI has now lost all of its gains since January 2021. Source: Drewry The Index had shaved 57% ever
  • CMA CGM to implement new US$400 PSS for reefer boxes from Europe
    French ocean carrier CMA CGM has announced a new peak season surcharge (PSS) for reefer cargo, effective from 23 October until further notice. The Marseille-headquartered container line will apply the new surcharge from North Europe (except France), Scandinavia, Poland, Baltic, United Kingdom, West Mediterranean, Adriatic, Morocco, West Africa, East Mediterranean and Black Sea to Angola, Democrat
  • Port of Oakland reports box traffic decline
    The Port of Oakland's total loaded container volume dropped by 8% in August compared to the same month last year with 155,682 loaded TEUs. Loaded imports declined by 10.2% recording 87,844 TEUs last month and loaded export containers experienced a 5.5% decline with 67,838 TEUs passing through the port in August. In addition, full imports of the port of Oakland in 2022 year-to-date were down by 5%

Splashweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
  • CMB's Windcat Workboats orders six hydrogen-powered CTVs
    Crew transfer vessel operator Windcat Workboats, part of Antwerp-based shipping and logistics group Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB), together with its joint venture partners Thomas Services Maritime (TSM) and FRS Offshore, will be adding six additional hydrogen-powered vessels by 2024. The new order follows the launch of the world's first hydrogen-powered CTV, the , and its ...
  • Safe Bulkers ships out older kamsarmax
    New York-listed dry bulk owner Safe Bulkers continues its fleet renewal programme, having sealed a deal to sell its 2006-built kamsarmax to an undisclosed buyer for $15.84m. The sale of the Japanese-built 82,300 dwt vessel comes with a forward delivery date within December of this year and leaves Safe Bulkers currently with seven kamsarmaxes, with ...
  • Adnoc Drilling snaps up two jackup rigs in $140m deal
    UAE-based Adnoc Drilling, the largest national drilling company in the Middle East by rig fleet size, has further expanded its fleet of offshore jackup rigs, having snapped up two more units for $140m. The acquisition is the fourth confirmed by the company in recent months, following deals for a total of four rigs struck between ...
  • Hafnia taps F-drones for deliveries in Singapore
    Singapore shipowner Hafnia has entered into an agreement with compatriot autonomous drone startup F-drones to use drones for deliveries to its Singapore-based vessels. The Oslo-listed product tanker unit of BW Group said the move would enable the company to rely less on the use of boats to deliver smaller loads to vessels and thereby reduce ...
  • Initiative launched for remote-controlled inland shipping in Germany
    Belgian specialist in remote-controlled shipping Seafar has joined forces with shipowners HGK Shipping and Reederei Deymann to promote partially autonomous inland waterway shipping on German waterways. The three parties involved said they view remote-controlled travel or journeys with reduced crews as a ground-breaking solution to safeguard the future viability of German as well as European ...
  • Hanwha Group moves to take over DSME
    South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group has signed a conditional investment agreement with compatriot Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to acquire a controlling stake of 49.3% and managerial control of the shipbuilder through a $1.4bn capital increase. The state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB), which has controlled DSME for 21 years, agreed to sell part of ...
  • MAN and ABB team up on dual-fuel electric propulsion solutions for LNG carriers
    German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions and Swiss technology group ABB have teamed up to develop a dual-fuel electric plant concept based on MAN's recently launched 49/60DF four-stroke engine and ABB's Dynamic AC (DAC) fuel optimisation system. With the upcoming International Maritime Organization's EEXI (Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index) for existing ships and the CII ...
  • China Merchants back at Dalian for more LNG carriers
    China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has returned to Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC) for more dual-fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. The Shanghai-listed energy transport unit of China Merchants Group has exercised an option for the construction of two additional 175,000 cu m ships, and also signed a letter of intent with DSIC for up to ...
  • Safeen Feeders teams with compatriot trader Invictus to expand dry bulk fleet
    AD Ports Group's Safeen Feeders has struck a deal with compatriot commodity trader Invictus Investment to launch a new international dry bulk shipping service. The deal will see the two companies purchase ships through special purpose vehicles, owned 85% by Safeen Feeders and 15% by Invictus Investment, and form a 51%/49% joint venture to operate ...
  • ADS Maritime takes stake in MR pair
    Terje Bodin Larsen-led ADS Maritime Holding has continued its comeback by buying into two MR tankers. The Oslo-listed company said it had acquired a 10% stake in Swiftbulk-owned Swift Omaha and United Arab Chemical Carriers (UACC)-owned UOG Sparta and will act as a disponent owner with primary responsibility for following up the owning companies' activities ...
  • Maersk Drilling drillship scores more work offshore Malaysia
    Maersk Drilling has won a contract extension from Shell worth around $153m for the 2013-built drillship offshore Malaysia. The Danish driller said Shell's subsidiaries had executed the remaining three one-well options of the current drillship contract and awarded the company an additional eight-well deal. The additional contract comes with options to add work on a ...
  • Singapore: The view from the top
    Kicking off coverage from our brand new Singapore annual report, Splash writers assess the Lion Republic's hub status. The two leading maritime hub reports - one compiled by DNV and Menon Economics, and the other by the Baltic Exchange and Xinhua - both crowned Singapore again as the world's top shipping city, an annual event ...

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
  • Shipping struggles under burden of 'confusing and disruptive' sanctions
    Commentators complain that 'chaotic' sanctions need extensive compliance departments beyond the scope of most shipping firms
  • Marine insurers to meet US officials on Russia oil price cap
    'It is for the governments themselves to make regulations, but the more they can engage with industry before those regulations...
  • Port of New York and New Jersey is busiest in US
    Throughput in the port 4.6% and 4.5% higher than Los Angeles and Long Beach, respectively, as shippers continue to divert...
  • The week in newbuildings: LNG tankers dominate activity
    Newbuilding contracts for four liquefied natural gas tankers, four bulk carriers and a pair of products tankers confirmed in the...
  • Transatlantic freight rates face pressure from capacity deployments
    Capacity discipline on the transatlantic has been responsible for spot rates there remaining high as others have plummeted
  • MSC to launch air freight business
    Container lines are increasingly looking to invest their profits in diversifying their businesses. MSC joins Maersk and CMA CGM in...
  • The week in charts: Boxship charter rates decline further | Tanker values rising | DSME dominates LNG tanker orders
    Time charter rates for containerships are now coming off their historical record highs. Elsewhere, values for tankers are continuing to...
  • Timor-Leste port at Tibar Bay prepares to start operations
    Tibar Bay port has now come under the portfolio of MSC. It is capable of handling 250,000 teu, with a...
  • China Merchants takes delivery of enhanced wind-powered VLCC
    The vessel is being added to the owner's VLCC fleet of more than 50 ships, of which more than 60%...
  • China Merchants takes delivery of enhanced wind-powered VLCC
    The vessel is being added to the owner's VLCC fleet of more than 50 ships, of which more than 60%...
  • KDB reported to be close to DSME sale
    Bank officials could call an emergency board meeting as soon as later today to make a decision on the DSME...
  • Daily Briefing
    Why it's time to stop talking about shipping decarbonisation | The Lloyd's List Podcast: Where is shipping in the zero...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
  • Oakland, Seattle-Tacoma hit by ILWU job slowdowns as deal remains elusive
    Slowdown tactics employed by the ILWU last week reduced cargo handling productivity in Oakland and Seattle-Tacoma and come as the union and waterfront employers continue to negotiate for a new contract.
  • FMC's Bentzel wants agency to harmonize container tracking
    While US ports would operate their own data system through the FMC's Marine Transportation Data Initiative, the agency would standardize what data needs to be shared and when.
  • See More Into Your Distributed Systems
    Gain insights on the 3 pillars of observability to profile, interpret, and optimize system-wide performance
  • FMC's Bentzel wants FMC agency to harmonize container tracking
    While US ports would operate their own data system through the FMC's Marine Transportation Data Initiative, the agency would standardize what data needs to be shared and when.
  • Modernize Your Logistics. Maximize Your Profitability
    KDL Logistics' goal is an interactive partnership. By meeting regularly with our clients, we gain a better understanding how their business is changing and can help them minimize the effects of the global transportation market. We are industry experts committed to staying ahead of these developments and arming your team with best practices for adjusting to market forces. Our clients are more comp
  • MSC takes first step into air cargo market
    Cementing access to controlled air freight capacity is behind MSC's move to join peers CMA CGM and Maersk in launching an air cargo division.
  • JOC Rankings: Trans-Pacific NVOs struggle to maintain 2021 market share gains
    A surge in shipper demand for NVO capacity in 2021 did little to open up long-term relationships opportunities with trans-Pacific intermediaries.

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
  • Storms could send product tanker rates skyward, BRS Group says
    Hurricane season has been slow so far this year, but low inventories mean a storm could have a big impact on earnings
  • MSC's plan to enter aviation business gets lift-off
    Swiss liner giant will take delivery of four aircraft in 2023
  • Hanwha Group buy-out of DSME targeted for completion in first half 2023
    Other bidders still have opportunity to launch offers on South Korean yard until deadline of 17 October
  • Safeen and Saif Powertech double down with $102m boxship deal
    AD Ports subsidiary extends long term partnership to include three feeder containerships
  • Safe Bulkers sells vintage kamsarmax bulker as part of fleet renewal
    New York-listed owner expects to deliver ship to new owner in December
  • UK Defence Club lands veteran Ince partner Paul Herring
    Thomas Millar-managed mutual takes on one of industry's most experienced lawyers
  • Dry bulk S&P thaws as sellers price ships 'more realistically'
    More owners are biting the bullet and selling their vessels amid falling prices
  • With Chevron and Crowley onboard, ZEI aims to take the 'magic' out of hydrogen-fuelled shipping
    California-based marine technology company plans to make installing zero-emissions technology as easy as possible
  • Poseidon players seek course - or separate courses - to more ambitious carbon target
    Ship-finance initiative aims to approve trajectory by 2023, but differences of marine insurance could lead to separate path to new 1.5C
  • Editor's selection: War to speed up low-carbon push, patient asset play rewarded and dark fleet's dirty tricks
    TradeWinds picks out some of the highlights (and lowlights) of the news week
  • EPS' Ducau bags top lot in Geneva Mercy Ships charity auction
    Cargo Day Ball returns after three-year hiatus because of coronavirus pandemic
  • China Merchants Energy doubles LNG carrier newbuilds at Dalian Shipbuilding
    The company has exercised an option for two vessels and inked a letter of intent for four additional ships
  • Altera and Stena Bulk to sell last jointly held vessel
    Disposal of vintage suezmax comes amid strong S&P market that also sees a VLCC first thought to go for scrap, now sold for further trading
  • Imabari and Hitachi Zosen forge Japanese marine engine giant
    Japan's largest shipbuilder and main engine manufacturer will combine in new joint venture
  • Parent Tankerska Plovidba buying up stock in MR tanker owner TNG
    Croatian tanker and bulker owner has spent $9m on daughter company's shares
  • Andreas Martinos-led Minerva Marine joins tanker selling frenzy with the sale of its oldest MR
    Tanker player sells its first ship in almost a year, as Norden also cashes in on rising asset values
  • Drafting a CII time-charter clause is a balancing act, says Bimco, as New Year deadline looms
    A new decarbonisation regime comes into effect on 1 January but the time-charter language that will define how shipowners and charterers work together is stuck at committee
  • 'Very few' charterers are buying into the Bimco carbon trading clause as deadline looms
    Affinity Shipping's Hugo Wilson warns charterers are pushing back at shipowners' efforts to rewrite time charters to cover the future cost of emissions
  • China to the rescue: Clarksons raises 2024 VLCC rate forecast to $90,000 per day
    Suezmaxes and aframaxes also set to strengthen over the next two years
  • IUMI conference comes to terms with insurers' growing war risk
    Discussions at the marine insurance talking shop's annual event in Chicago centred on the conflict in Ukraine
  • Safeen and Invictus invest $126m on vessels for new dry bulk company
    UAE-based shipping upstart forms 'significant new operator' with grain trader
  • Danish concern over tanker pilots as Russia sanctions loom
    Danish Maritime Authority urges shipping to continue using pilots after sanctions kick in on 5 December
  • Attica Group to take over ANEK Lines in Greek ferry merger
    Lenders are pushing loss-making companies into bed to cope with competition, tough markets and environmental regulation
  • Buyer found for struggling South Korean shipbuilder DSME
    A South Korean conglomerate will acquire a 49.3% shareholding in the company from the Korea Development Bank
  • 'Timely' shift into product tankers sends Tufton profit soaring to $107m
    UK owner expects further strengthening in asset values
  • Catching a falling knife: how low will container markets go?
    Freight rates and charter rates continue to drop at a frightening pace
  • OSCAR dragon boaters set fundraising record - pushing total to £2.5m
    Twenty-two shipping teams did battle in London's Docklands in Spinnaker's annual paddle fest to raise cash for leukaemia research
  • Norway's ADS Maritime takes over MR tanker duo in deal with shipping veteran Peter Georgiopoulos
    Norwegian owner seals new investment less than a month after failed transaction for Chinese-built ships
  • Data giant Kpler expands dry bulk coverage to agricultural commodities
    The move said to be prompted by recent supply disruptions and food security supply issues
  • LNG carrier rates could top $500,000 per day this winter in a super-tight market
    Charterers are snapping up the most efficient vessels to float cargoes and cash in on December price contango
  • Ukraine and state of global economy to dictate strength of VLCC rally, says Poten
    Shipbroker says a combination of factors is behind the surge in VLCC rates since the end of June

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
  • Russia oil sanctions: How conflict with EU rules threatens G-7 price cap
    The G-7 plan to squeeze Russia's oil profits hinges on the EU revising its own sanctions. Those revisions face opposition.
  • Ocean carrier MSC launching cargo airline with Atlas Air
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. is taking to the skies with a new cargo airline, following on the heels of other ocean shipping lines with air divisions.

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Middle Eastern Gulf Cooperation Council states call for freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz
Middle Eastern Gulf Cooperation Council states call for freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz
Manama
Rejected any toll, tax or attempt to exercise control over the Strait
IMO suspends evacuation operations for ships awaiting transit through the Strait of Hormuz
London/Taipei
Evergreen says its container ship was hit while following the UKMTO-recommended route.
Four entities pre-qualified for the concession of the cargo terminals of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk
Gdansk
These are APM Terminals, Mariner/TAS, Yilport Holding and AD Ports/SKF Holdings UK
New attack on a ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
The container ship Ever Lovely was hit by a shell off the coast of Oman.
In 2025, 1,478 containers were lost at sea out of a total of 280 million transported by ships
Washington
On January 1st, the IMO regulation came into force which makes reporting of boxes lost at sea mandatory
BIMCO and ICS' latest report on the maritime workforce raises alarm over officer shortages
London/Bagsværd
In 2026, there will be a shortage of 39,100 STCW certified officers.
In 2025, intermodal traffic handled by Kombiverkehr decreased by -13.5%
Frankfurt am Main
Annual revenues down 8.3%
The government's proposal to update the rules on port governance raises more than one doubt
Rome
Costa: The lack of infrastructure planning cannot be solved with a joint stock company
MSC Cruises and Meyer Werft have not yet signed contracts for four new cruise ships plus two options.
Papenburg/Geneva
The companies expressed confidence that they could successfully conclude negotiations in the coming weeks.
The LSCI index of Italy's connection to the global network of containerized maritime services continues to grow.
The LSCI index of Italy's connection to the global network of containerized maritime services continues to grow.
Geneva
In the second quarter of 2026 it was equal to 290.0 (+2.3%)
AD Ports has completed the acquisition of an 81% stake in Global Feeder Shipping.
Abu Dhabi
In 2025, the company's ships carried 2.8 million containers
An evacuation plan has been established for ships still waiting to transit the Strait of Hormuz.
London/Muscat
Dominguez (IMO): The operation will be carried out in close cooperation with Iran, Oman, all other coastal states in the region, the USA and the maritime industry
Carnival Cruise Line Reports Record Revenue for March-May Quarter
Carnival Cruise Line Reports Record Revenue for March-May Quarter
Miami
Fuel costs rise to near-record levels in 2022
Reducing navigation speed and optimizing port calls are the key to decarbonizing shipping
Copenhagen
A new study by the Global Maritime Forum highlights this.
ECSA and A4E reiterate the need to allocate EU ETS revenues to the decarbonisation of ships and aircraft
Brussels
Essential to bridge the price gap between sustainable and conventional fuels
AD Ports' new bid to gain control of Egypt's ALCN rejected
Cairo
A new proposal worth approximately $580 million has been submitted.
John Denholm is the new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Rome
He succeeds Emanuele Grimaldi, who has completed his four-year term
A ship was hit by a drone in the Black Sea
Odessa
One of the nine crew members died
Port of La Spezia: Dredging of the third port basin and navigable canal begins.
La Spezia
Yesterday, 25 ships passed through Hormuz, the highest daily number since April 18.
Singapore
Since March, the average has been 7.6 transits per day
Interferry calls on the EU to implement the EES pragmatically, or to suspend it
Victoria
The upcoming high summer season - the association denounced - risks suffering serious inconveniences
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in French ports increased by +3.8%
Paris
General cargo and solid bulk cargo are growing. Liquid bulk cargo remains stable.
BIMCO and Intertanko stress that there are still significant risks to the Hormuz crossing
Copenhagen/London
In April, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure grew by +1.7%
Genoa
The Boards of Directors of the Basins and Maritime Stations Authority have been renewed.
After more than 100 days in the Persian Gulf, Grimaldi's PCTC Grande Torino has passed through Hormuz
Naples
Transit authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran
US-Iran agreement signed to restore naval traffic through Hormuz
Islamabad/Tehran
Lifting of the American naval blockade and demining of the waters
Assocostieri, port governance reform should take into account the specific nature of strategic energy infrastructure in ports.
Confitarma rejects any form of toll in the Strait of Hormuz.
Naples
Zanetti: We reaffirm the fundamental principle of freedom of navigation.
Federagenti proposes to allocate the concession fees proportionally to Ports of Italy and the AdSPs to finance the new joint stock company
Rome
DP World in talks to build container terminal at Texas port of Corpus Christi
Charlotte/Los Angeles
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grew by 17.2% last month.
Assarmatori criticizes Brussels, but also Rome, for what they are doing to decarbonize the shipping industry.
Rome
Messina: A return to normalcy in the Strait of Hormuz will not be immediate.
US firm Enstructure buys Logistec's US port terminal network
Wellesley/New York/Montreal
It operates a total of 84 terminals in the USA
Leveraging the revised Block Exemption Regulation to encourage private investment in ports
Constance
FEPORT urges it
The Antwerp-Bruges Port Authority will collaborate in the development of the port of Misrata.
Measured
Project for a new bulk terminal
Bimco, ICS, Intercargo and Intertanko condemn attacks on ships and seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz
London
Call for an immediate cessation of attacks
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach grew by 31.7% last month.
Long Beach
The overall volume of containers remained unchanged in the first five months of 2026
The Swiss Federal Council proposes extending subsidies for rail freight traffic through the Alps until 2035.
Bern
From 2027 to 2035, 486 million francs would be paid out
So far the number of ships leaving the Persian Gulf is 6-7% of those transited a year ago
Paris
AXSMarine: No Signs of a Long-Term Reopening of the Strait of Hormuz
Global Ports Holding in talks to manage cruise port in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Istanbul
The terminal currently records an annual traffic of approximately 200 thousand passengers
Investments in Taiwan's ports amounting to 1.8 billion dollars are planned for the period 2027-2031.
Taipei
At the end of the five-year period, annual container traffic is expected to be equal to 15.5 million TEUs
US forces hit a third vessel in the Gulf of Oman
Tampa
The "Jalveer" is said to be carrying a cargo of Iranian oil.
ALLRAIL, CER, ERFA, FEPORT, FTE, UIP and UIRR present their proposal for the European Railway Platform
Brussels
The aim is to ensure market representation from the very beginning of the new European rail capacity governance process.
US Central Command claims responsibility for attack on product tanker Settebello
Tampa/New Delhi/London
Condemnation by the Indian government and the International Maritime Organization
Product tanker hit in Strait of Hormuz region
Southampton/Muscat
One sailor was injured. Two other crew members are missing.
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia decreased by -1.0%.
Civitavecchia
Cruise passengers increase by +32.1%
A merchant ship was attacked in the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
Exchange of gunfire with the security team on board the ship
Gemini Cooperation increases cargo capacity on the Asia-Mediterranean route
Copenhagen
Sea-Intelligence adds additional weekly capacity of 22,402 TEUs
ESPO fully endorses the EU Council conclusions on the Maritime Industrial Strategy
Brussels
The central role of port facilities confirmed
CO2 capture and storage on ships is one of the most concrete and immediately available solutions for the decarbonisation of shipping.
London
This is highlighted in a report commissioned by ICS to Lloyd's Register Advisory.
Antitrust approves Messina Group's acquisition of Terminal San Giorgio
Rome
The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has also approved the acquisition by the MSC group of the Asso group's naval maintenance and repair activities (Jobson Italia and UASC UAE).
Rates for ships transiting the Suez Canal are expected to rise.
Ismailia
They will be applied from July 15th. Passenger ships excluded.
The Suez Canal Authority has announced that it will introduce surcharges on transit tariffs through the Egyptian canal for most major cargo vessels, effective July 15.
The Council of the EU accepts many of the requests put forward by the associations of the European maritime-port cluster
Luxembourg
However, necessarily, the text postpones the adoption of concrete measures to future legislative initiatives
ESPO calls for proactive use of the EES system to avoid congestion in European ports
Brussels
Ryckbost: Flexibilities activated promptly in exceptional but foreseeable circumstances
Rixi: It is necessary to overcome a maritime ETS that risks shifting traffic and investments to non-European ports.
Luxembourg
What is needed - highlights the vice minister - are incentives and flexibility, not new constraints
Houthis threaten to resume attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea
Sana'a
A total ban on navigation has been declared for all vessels linked to Israeli interests.
Global trade in goods may start to slow down
Global trade in goods may start to slow down
Geneva
This is reported by the latest reading of the WTO Goods Trade Barometer.
The new port road connection to Sampierdarena has been activated in Genoa.
The new port road connection to Sampierdarena has been activated in Genoa.
Genoa
Paroli: the work now allows approximately 900-1,000 heavy vehicles per day to directly access the port's operational areas.
The rapporteurs of the Ports Bill defend the governance project centered on the Ports of Italy.
Rome
Ghio (PD) denounces that the governing bodies of this new company would be appointed entirely by the government. Ghirra (AVS): The objectives of national coordination could have been achieved by strengthening the National Conference of Port Authority Presidents.
US logistics companies WWEX Group and Auctane announce merger
Milan/Dallas/Austin
Artificial intelligence plays a leading role
Unexpected decline in European intermodal traffic in the first quarter of 2026
Brussels
UIRR: Infrastructure chaos caused by construction sites interrupting railway lines
Hanseatic Global Terminals acquires remaining 50% of Hanseatic Global Terminals Aracruz
Rotterdam/Aracruz
The company is building the new Brazilian container port of Imetame
Conftrasporto: The Ports Bill highlights clear operational, financial, and regulatory compliance issues.
Rome
Russo: the competences of Ports of Italy would overlap with those of the Port System Authorities, the Ministry of Transport and the Art
WoodMac believes decarbonisation rules could have a major impact on LNG-powered vessels
Edinburgh
According to the company, European regulations would put ships with DFDE engines out of the market
French MN will transport Avio's Vega C launcher between Italy and South America
Nantes
The French company will equip itself with a new vessel designed specifically for the transport of space equipment
EU methodology for calculating greenhouse gas emissions from transport services comes into force
Brussels
The system is based on the international standard EN ISO 14083:2023
The container ship MSC Sariska V was hit by two shells in the Persian Gulf on Monday.
Geneva/Rome
All crew members were unharmed.
In the first quarter, freight traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven grew by +5.8%
Bremen
Containers amounted to 1,245,515 teu (+4.4%)
MSC acquires 51% stake in Pivdennyi container terminal (Odessa)
Odessa
It has a traffic capacity of 400 thousand TEUs per year.
The IMO Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea will enter into force on 19 November 2027.
London
Dominguez: a long-awaited achievement, which fills an important gap in the international regime
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal increased by +13.9%
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal increased by +13.9%
Cairo
In the first four months of 2026, an increase of +12.1% was recorded
In the first quarter, freight traffic in the port of Naples fell by -5.3%, while in Salerno it grew by +6.4%.
Naples
Container throughput in the two ports was 167,433 teu (-3.5%) and 101,509 teu (+7.8%) respectively.
In Spain, €11.8 million in eco-incentives have been allocated for the use of motorways of the sea.
Madrid
163,672 shipments made by 32 companies subsidized
ABB has signed an agreement to buy Norwegian marine automation company Høglund.
Zurich
The Tønsberg-based company's integrated automation system is currently installed on over 600 vessels.
Port of Gioia Tauro: tender launched for the redevelopment of the ro-ro docks
Gioia Tauro
Worth 5.6 million euros, the works will last 210 days
Grimaldi confirms the important role of the port of Catania in its strategies
Catania
The aim is to increase services and make existing ones even more efficient.
Annual growth of +6% in cruise traffic and +2% in ferry traffic is expected in the Adriatic
Venice
It is the only Mediterranean region to have recorded a decline in cruises in the period 2019-2025
PSA Padova established to develop and manage the Padua intermodal terminal
Padua
The shareholders of Interporto Padova and Padova Hall have approved the merger plan
The Federagenti assembly will be held in Civitavecchia on July 3rd.
Rome
Pessina: We will not discuss regulations, community relations, or the pursuit of theories and bureaucracy, but rather the challenges of Italian port infrastructure.
Spediporto has opened its own representative office in Hong Kong
Genoa
Giachero: the opening of this desk is also an opportunity for young people
Arcese, Conti and Cosulich establish a company for the port logistics of finished vehicles
Livorno
HMM orders eight bulk carriers and two gas carriers
Seoul
Investment of approximately 1.1 billion dollars
MPC Container Ships has purchased four 7,000 TEU containerships built between 2023 and 2024.
Oslo
Investment of 340 million dollars
FedEx posts record quarterly and annual revenue
Memphis
Total revenues in fiscal year 2026 amounted to $94.7 billion (+7.7%)
Geopolitical uncertainty has become the main risk for shipping
Munich
Evergreen purchases 140,500 new containers in China
Taipei
Investments totaling $358.9 million
Memorandum of Understanding for the Launch of Drone Use in the Port of Palermo
Palermo
Submission of the request for the establishment of U-Space
Yesterday, the Strait of Hormuz was crossed by 42 commercial vessels
Paris
For the first time since the beginning of the conflict, several LNG tankers entered the Persian Gulf
Saipem wins new $1 billion offshore contract in Angola
Milan
It was awarded by Azule Energy for the Greater PAJ project
Port of Ancona: Dredging work has begun on the seabed of quay 22.
Ancona
Approximately six thousand cubic meters of sediment will be removed
Confitarma welcomes clarifications regarding ship waste collection management.
Rome
The need for uniform application of the legislation throughout the country was highlighted.
The Tuscan Cooperation Development Fund invests in Uniport Livorno.
Livorno
Operation for a total of 880 thousand euros carried out together with co-investor Coopfond
Fit-Cisl, recognizing dock work as arduous is a priority
Genoa
Pagnotta: This is not a corporate claim, but a question of social justice.
Hupac increases weekly rotations between Antwerp and Busto Arsizio via France to four.
Noise
Two additional departures of the intermodal service introduced
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
From July, the tariff for naval transit through the Turkish Straits will increase by +14.9%.
Istanbul
It will be raised to $6.70 per net tonne
Fincantieri and Republikorp sign agreement to build multipurpose naval vessels in Indonesia.
Paris
The establishment of a joint venture is planned
Study on the divergences between the EU Ship Recycling Regulation and the Hong Kong Convention
Brussels/London
It has been published by ECSA and ICS
The 2026-2028 POT of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority has been approved.
Gioia Tauro
Approval also granted to the 2026 budget forecast variation and to the update of the Port's Staffing Plan.
Autonomous Navigation: ABS, Polaris Shipping, HHI, and AVIKUS Sign Agreement
Athens
It will be tested on a VLOC under certain low-risk conditions
Tomorrow in Sant'Agnello (Naples) the inauguration event of the Italy Branch of The Nautical Institute
London
The topics of discussion will include energy transition in the maritime industry, maritime education and training.
The Municipality of Bologna is reconsidering the divestment of its stake in Interporto Bologna.
Bologna/Bentivoglio
An institutional delegation from Flanders visited the interport
Eni and Fincantieri sign agreement to develop innovative underwater monitoring technologies.
Milan/Trieste
Agreement focused on Eni's "Clean Sea" technology
In 2025, LNG consumption in Italy grew by +11% driven by industry and new uses, with the debut in the naval segment
Rome
Amadei (Federchimica LNG Group): Use ETS and FuelEU revenues to support investments and deployment of lower-carbon fuels.
RT&L partners with China's Guangzhou Salvage to strengthen its project cargo segment
Genoa
Bizzarri: the sector is characterised by wide margins for development and profitability
Last year, cargo traffic in Greek ports amounted to 140.8 million tons (-1.5%)
Piraeus
Goods volumes remained unchanged in the fourth quarter only
The International Container Study Center's board and governing body have been renewed.
Genoa
Filippo Gallo confirmed as president and Paolo Pessina as vice-president
Catani (GNV): allocate ETS proceeds to the development of synthetic fuel production chains.
Rome
Resources - he specified - also for port infrastructures and the reduction of the cost differential compared to traditional fuels
Consultation launched on plans to expand the port areas of Fos
Marseille
The goal is to involve residents and local stakeholders
Somec signs €60 million contract with Finnish shipyard
San Vendemiano
One of the most complex interventions ever entrusted to the Horizons division
Daniele Rossi, former president of the port of Ravenna, has passed away.
Rome
He led the port authority for over eight years
ONE will remove calls in Greece and Türkiye from its Adriatic Service 1 service.
Singapore
In Italy it touches the ports of Venice and Ancona
The first phase of the APM Terminals terminal in the port of Suape has been inaugurated.
Suape
It will become operational in the second half of this year
Container traffic increased in May at the ports of Singapore and Hong Kong
Singapore/Hong Kong
Singapore sets record bunkering levels for liquefied natural gas and pure B100 biodiesel
Vavassori confirmed as president of the Lombardy Association of Freight Forwarders and Haulers
Milan
Albertina Schiavoni and Mario Zini have been appointed vice-presidents
The president of Angopi receives the first professional certificate of competence as a mooring man.
Savona
The certificate must be renewed every five years.
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Mein Schiff Flow to TUI Cruises.
Hamburg/Monfalcone
With a gross tonnage of approximately 160,000 tons, it has a capacity of approximately 4,000 passengers.
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Palermo decreased by -6.3%
Palermo
Traffic also decreased in the ports of Termini Imerese, Trapani, and Licata. Increases occurred in Porto Empedocle and Gela.
The Antitrust Authority has not given its final approval for the acquisition of Armas' assets and activities by Baleària.
Barcelona
Set a series of conditions
Assarmatori's annual assembly will take place in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
The event's theme is "Instructions for not navigating in the dark."
VARD to build a new generation fishing vessel
Trieste
It was ordered by the Norwegian company Rosund Drift
Royal Caribbean has taken delivery of its new Legend of the Seas cruise ship.
Miami
Built by Meyer Turku, it can accommodate 5,610 passengers
Concentration in the UK shipbuilding sector
London
Baleana buys APCL Group (A&P Tyne, Cammell Laird and A&P Falmouth and Falmouth Docks and Engineering)
Informal hearings of trade union representatives on port governance reform
Rome
At the heart of the critical issues highlighted - confirms Filt-Cgil - is the planned establishment of Porti d'Italia Spa
Venice, the DPSS confirms the need to build new offshore terminals outside the lagoon.
Venice
The Strategic System Programming Document has been approved by the AdSP Management Committee
The Spinelli Group has joined the Italian Association of Port Terminal Operators
Genoa
The company and Assiterminal expressed satisfaction with the resumption of an important association
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic at UK ports fell by -2.6%
London
More significant decrease (-6.8%) in boarding loads
Mark Hindley is the new president of the European Motor Vehicle Logistics Association
Istanbul
Wolfgang Göbel was elected honorary president
At the Port of Genoa, a tugboat was stopped for irregularities in nitrogen oxide emissions.
Genoa
The vessel is used for the construction works of the new breakwater
In April, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +21.4%
Ravenna
An increase of +2.5% is expected in May
Sallaum Lines to launch dedicated China-Europe service in 2027
Nanjing
Two new 7,400 CEU PCTCs taken delivery
On June 12th in Naples, an initiative by Filt Cgil on governance in the port sector
Rome
Naval drone found in Romanian port of Constanta
Bucharest
The device self-destructed without causing any casualties.
HJSC receives approval in principle for the construction of a 10,000 TEU biofuel containership.
Athens
It was released from the Korean Naval Register
Global Ship Lease invests $917 million to purchase ten new container ships
Athens
They will be delivered between the fourth quarter of 2028 and the first quarter of 2030.
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 Federagenti assembly will be held in Civitavecchia on July 3rd.
Rome
Pessina: We will not discuss regulations, community relations, or the pursuit of theories and bureaucracy, but rather the challenges of Italian port infrastructure.
Tomorrow in Sant'Agnello (Naples) the inauguration event of the Italy Branch of The Nautical Institute
London
The topics of discussion will include energy transition in the maritime industry, maritime education and training.
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
World's first floating fusion reactor-powered vessel could become reality with new project
(Interesting Engineering)
Shipbuilding's Spring Illusion: Backbone Collapses
(The Chosun Daily)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
WASS (Fincantieri) and Magellan Agreement on Canada's Underwater Defense
Trieste
Industrial cooperation opportunities in the field of heavy torpedoes and countermeasures will be explored
Solutions to overcome the chronic staff shortage in the Italian maritime sector
Procida
Pagano (Maritime Labor Committee): Digitalization, simplification, and cooperation between training and businesses to overcome the crisis
Maritime training agreement signed by Gente di Mare (Cosulich) and Carnival
Genoa
Di Tizio: This collaboration allows us to bring an international project to the territory
Antipollution (V.Group) orders four eco-friendly vessels from ONEX Shipyards & Technologies
Athens
Option for four additional units
Luigi Merlo to lead MSC Cruises' Italian cruise terminal company
Geneva
Centrone (formerly Fincantieri) takes over as Director of Maritime Policies and Government Affairs for the group in Italy
Spinelli has ordered three new handling vehicles from FTMH
Genoa
A reach stacker for empty containers has already entered service in the group's Livorno depot
Greece's Skaramangas Shipyards and South Korea's HD Hyundai sign cooperation agreement
Athens
The aim is to collaborate in the construction of surface military vessels
AD Ports buys the Brazilian Corredor Logística e Infraestrutura
Sao Paulo/Abu Dhabi
The company handles the largest volume of agri-food bulk exports in the South American nation
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority has been approved.
Livorno
Unanimous approval from the Management Committee
Chen Lichtenstein appointed president and CEO of ZIM
Haifa
He will replace the resigning Eli Glickman.
Gianluca Croce has been confirmed as president of Assagenti Genova.
Genoa
The members of the association's board for the two-year period 2026-2028
The Mega Serena ferry has joined the Corsica Sardinia Ferries fleet.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of up to 2,000 passengers and over 600 vehicles.
The first steel cutting of the Crystal Grace cruise ship took place in Marghera.
Miami
Fincantieri will deliver the vessel in spring 2028
Palumbo Superyacht awarded 13,048 square meters of mooring space to the Port of Ortona.
Ancona
Central Adriatic Port Authority, guidelines for issuing the single ZES authorization
Port of Livorno: Two new FHP MarterNeri warehouses inaugurated
Livorno
Investment exceeding 23 million euros
The Committee of the Central Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has decided to close the institution's state of crisis.
Civitavecchia
New solution for exceptional transport on intermodal trains from FS Logistix and Van der Vlist
Verona
Two aerial platforms transported from Verona to Rostock
Port of Naples: Fire aboard GNV's Phoenix ferry
Naples
Flames broke out in the internal areas of deck 6 of the ship
Latrofa has chosen a trusted individual to lead an in-house company within the Lazio Port Authority.
Civitavecchia
The new sole director - he underlined - has been provided with particularly stringent management guidelines
In the first three months of 2026, MPC Container Ships' revenues decreased by -6.4%.
Oslo
Quarterly net income of $40.8 million (-31.8%)
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the Sardinian Port Authority has been approved.
Olbia
Green light from the Management Committee
The environmental assessment process for the San Antonio Outer Harbor project has been completed.
Saint Anthony
The Viking Mira cruise ship was delivered at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
Ancona/Los Angeles
It has a gross tonnage of 54,300 tons and a capacity of 998 passengers.
In 2025, RINA recorded revenues of over one billion euros (+11%)
Genoa
Net profit up 30%
The new railway bridge has been installed at the Port of Marina di Carrara.
Marina di Carrara
Pisano: A turning point in the port's logistics organization.
Ports, freight terminals, and corridors. Venice and the Upper Adriatic as a gateway to the East.
Venice
This is the theme of the event that will be held on Thursday in Venice
Estonian State Fleet orders electric-powered ferry from Polish shipyard Crist
Tallinn
Contract worth 49.93 million euros
In April, Spanish ports handled 1.7 million containers (+1.7%)
Madrid
Cruise passengers down by -18.4%
Container traffic in the port of Valencia decreased by 2.5% in April
Valencia
In the first four months of 2026, almost 1.8 million TEUs were handled (+0.2%)
Global Ship Lease posts record quarterly revenues again
Athens
Net profit down 24.0%
International cooperation between the Sardinian Port Authority and the Port of Tangier Ville for luxury yachting
Cagliari
Promotion of an integrated nautical circuit between Sardinia and Morocco
The new first aid medical center has been inaugurated in the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
Among the facilities, a first aid clinic and a CMR ambulance
BPER provides financing to Grimaldi Euromed for fleet modernization.
Milan/Naples
Resources used to partially cover the purchase of the ship "Grande Manila"
ASRY and Priya Blue establish ship recycling yard in Bahrain
Al Muharraq/Alang
First ship destined for dismantling has arrived in the Middle Eastern nation
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