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September 30, 2022
Exim Indiaweb site
  • ECU Worldwide, an Allcargo Group company, recognised as 'The Technology Service Provider of the Year'
  • AMTOI holds 23rd AGM; office bearers elected for 2022-2023
  • National Logistics Policy - A firm step towards 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'
  • Prime Minister lays foundation stone of the world's first CNG terminal in Bhavnagar
  • Tariff revision at Fujairah from Oct. 1
  • Urea import down 14 pc
  • Logistics tech platform Intugine integrates with ULIP
  • Oil jetty repair at Deendayal Port
  • MSC introduces Jeddah call on Himalaya Express service
  • ICRA retains GDP growth forecast at 7.2 pc in FY23

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Trial train run between Marseille and Calais
  • USD 250 million for logistics real estate in Asia
  • 50 battery-electric long-haul trucks ordered
  • A new Baltic-UK connection
  • E-commerce and logistics combined
  • George Haysom joins Idwal
  • Recycling used rail ties to reach climate goal
  • Zencargo banks on tracking
  • Transporeon picks David Landau
  • Laying the keel of an emission-free ferry
  • Emirates adds third daily flight to Mauritius
  • Another hub for Evri's parcel network
  • Ocean truck: a significant reduction of GHG
  • Spin allies with Swissmem
  • Hot chile for CBP
  • Port of Vladivostok posts a rise in imports
  • "Curiosity of the Day"

The Loadstarweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
  • Softening air cargo charter market may see carriers 'flexing down' networks
  • Analysis: The missing piece in the GXO Logistics jigsaw
  • Now Maersk suspends Asia-USEC loop: 'when demand recovers, it will return'
  • Port of Liverpool community braces for second dockworker strike
  • On the wires: M'rsk leads too-big-to-fail (credit) race
  • Virtual warehouses and 3D printing: Schenker's 'supply chain of the future'
  • SM Line CEO Park Kee-hoon quits as freight rate decline continues
  • M&A radar: SATS doesn't persuade the plebs
  • DHL's Alice cargo plane takes to the skies in an electric wonderland....
  • Snapshot: Enter Toll... erm... Team Global Express - spot the difference
  • Safeen Feeders and Saif Powertec to set sail on Bangladesh box trades
  • Mikael Gutman moves up to become APMT's new MD Nordics
  • News Podcast | October 2022 | Freight rate 'normalisation'; partnering on decarbonisation; M&A activity as demand slows

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
  • All-electric cargo vessel will be powered by swappable batteries
    The first all-electric cargo vessel to operate in the Port of Singapore, the Hydramover, will use Shift Clean Energy's PwrSwäp battery-swapping technology. The keel for the vessel was laid in Singapore yesterday
  • Mayorkas issues "temporary and targeted" Jones Act waiver
    Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas yesterday released a statement saying that the Department of Homeland Security will approve "a temporary and targeted Jones Act Waiver" in order to address Puerto
  • World Maritime Day puts focus on technologies and the green transition
    Today is World Maritime Day and the UN's International Maritime Organization (IMO) is using the occasion to shine a spotlight on the role of emerging technologies in supporting a green transition of

Container Newsweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
  • US West Coast port labour talks disrupted by Seattle dispute
    A conflict involving Seattle's largest port terminal endangers contract negotiations between US West Coast Terminals and a labour union. Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), representing terminal operators on the US West Coast, had been in talks with The International Longshoremen and Warehouse Union (ILWU) for four months now. Accusations are being thrown left and right between the two parties ab
  • Slump in spot rates to continue
    The nosediving of spot rates continues, as Drewry's World Container Index revised its own record of the largest weekly fall in recent times. A 10.25% slump saw the World Container Index at US$4,014, just a tad above the psychological mark of US$4,000. The Index is at Dec-2020 levels, in line with its counterpart Shanghai Container Freight Index (SCFI) . The drop this week was punctuated by the Mi
  • HHLA proceeds with automation of hinterland processes
    As part of the IHATEC "Pin handling mR" project, the German port and terminal operator Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and the Fraunhofer Center for Maritime Logistics and Services CML are researching the automation of pin handling in rail processing by means of mobile robotics in a project supported by the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMDV) as part of t
  • Sri Lanka: Ports as a premier bunker oil supplier
    Lest we forget, this whole idea of becoming South Asia's maritime hub did not happen overnight - it was a decades-long approach of bringing together the public and private sectors to achieve maritime strategic objectives - a holistic, joined-up industry approach. The article is written by Nilantha Ilangamuwa, Senior Manager, Communication and Public Relations Division, Sri Lanka Ports Authority
  • CMA CGM applies new peak season surcharges from US
    French ocean carrier CMA CGM has announced fresh peak season surcharges (PSS), effective from 1 October until 31 December, from the United States to Latin America and the Caribbean. The largest PSS will be applied from the US East Coast (New York, Baltimore, Savannah, Charleston and Port Everglades) to Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Curacao, Dominic
  • Port Saint John to upgrade position in North America as it surpasses 100,000 TEUs in 2022
    Port Saint John has already moved more than 100,000 TEUs during the current year, which is an all-time record for the Canadian port. The port said that it expects increased box volumes in the future, as it continues along its growth trajectory. The port's capacity volumes are anticipated to reach 800,000 TEUs upon completion of construction at the DP World-operated container terminal in the next
  • Matson joins LNG industry coalition
    The Hawaii-headquartered shipping company Matson has joined SEA-LNG, the multi-sector industry coalition established to demonstrate the benefits of the LNG fuel pathway for shipping's decarbonisation. "With its long history of positive innovation in the important and environmentally

Splashweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
  • Pragmatic action on seafarer wellbeing crucial for a resilient shipping industry
    An effective, practical wellbeing programme can retain skilled workers and attract new talent. Small investments now will help businesses through the great resignation and cost of living crisis, writes Sandra Welch, CEO of Seafarers Hospital Society. These past few years seafarers' have shown great endurance amid a myriad of challenges. While many owners introduced measures ...
  • AET links with Thailand's PTT for pair of ammonia-fuelled aframaxes
    AET, the tanker arm of Malaysia's top shipping line MISC, has penned a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Thailand's largest state-owned, multinational energy company, PTT for the development and construction of two ammonia-fuelled aframaxes. Under the deal, AET will select a suitable shipyard for the pair of zero-emission dual-fuel tankers with deliveries to PTT for ...
  • D'Amico agrees $54m tanker refinancing
    Italian owner d'Amico International Shipping (DIS) has sealed a refinancing deal for five of its MR tankers. The Milan-listed company said it has inked a five-year loan agreement with two of its closest banks Crédit Agricole and ING to draw down $54.2m and refinance the South Korean-built Glenda Melissa, Glenda Meryl, Glenda Melody, and Glenda ...
  • Subsea 7 charters in Jones Act-compliant ships
    Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has bolstered its Gulf of Mexico fleet having chartered in several Jones Act-compliant vessels on the back of continued demand for subsea services in the region. The long-term deals cover three ships from Louisiana-based Otto Candies and one earlier announced and now confirmed from Otto's compatriot Bordelon Marine. Otto Candies is providing ...
  • Nordic American Tankers banks $21m from sale of ageing suezmax
    Herbjorn Hansson-led Nordic American Tankers (NAT) has sold one of its nineteen-year-old suezmax vessels to an undisclosed international energy major, earning $21m in net proceeds from the deal. The New York-listed firm said delivery will take place in the fourth quarter of 2022 and that cash will be used to reduce the company's debt. Nordic ...
  • New leak detected in Nord Stream gas pipelines
    Another leak has been revealed on the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, making it the fourth discovered this week, with sabotage widely suspected. Sweden's coast guard said it had detected a second gas leak in the Swedish economic zone on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, close to a larger leak found earlier ...
  • Vard's methanol-powered WTIV seals design approval
    Norwegian shipbuilder Vard has been awarded approval in principle from class society DNV for the design of its methanol-powered wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV). The so-called VARD 4 52 design features a methanol-electric system, which, together with a large battery pack, can reduce the CO2 footprint by up to 90%, Vard said. The vessel has ...
  • Gulf Marine Services scores bumper deal for two vessels
    Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has won a new long-term contract at improved rates from a national oil company (NOC) in the MENA region for two of its vessels. The UAE-based liftboat operator has fixed one of its smaller (K-class) and one of its larger (E-class) vessels for a total duration of 72 months. The London-listed ...
  • Wind-powered cargo capacity breaks through 1m dwt mark
    Wind propulsion has progressed from a perceived blue sky technology in the previous decade to gaining industry interest in recent years. The conversion of that interest into investment is now happening at a rapid pace, with large commercial vessels featuring wind-assisted propulsion passing the 1m dwt cargo carrying capacity mark. There are currently 21 large ...
  • Singapore: 'Partnership is key in the decarbonisation journey'
    How the Lion Republic is working with the industry to foster shipping's carbon transition. Shipping is undergoing its greatest transition in a century, and Singapore is determined to be a central thought leader for the greening of the industry. While the likes of Scandinavia and Japan positioned themselves early on as shipping decarbonisation pioneers, Singapore ...
  • World Maritime Day: Keep seafarers in mind when developing shipping technology
    On World Maritime Day shipping has been reminded to keep seafarers in mind when developing shipping technology. The theme created by the International Maritime Organization for today's maritime day is new technologies for greener shipping with secretary-general Kitack Lim

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
  • AET partners with PTT on ammonia-fuelled aframax order
  • US levies fresh sanctions on Iran's product exports
    US government applies more pressure on Tehran as nuclear talks falter
  • US waives Jones Act for foreign-flagged tanker in Puerto Rico
    Homeland Security Secretary grants 'temporary and targeted' waiver allowing diesel-laden tanker to unload in the hurricane-ravaged island after several days...
  • Shipowners' emission payments to EU should be 'earmarked for special fund'
    Call for shipping fund comes as the EU commission, council and parliament meet up for trilogue talks to negotiate the...
  • Some Florida ports reopen as Ian weakens and moves northeastwards
    After 'catastrophic flooding' in east-central Florida, several ports have reopened. Elsewhere, others are likely to reopen soon, says president of...
  • Greece and Cyprus seek greater consultation on Russia sanctions
    Measures must take into account operational realities, says Greek shipping minister Ioannis Plakiotakis
  • Container contract rates follow declining spot market
    With pressure coming from many directions, long-term rates are now also showing signs of reversing
  • Shipping needs problem-solvers more than ever
    It is highly likely that coronavirus case numbers will rise as the northern winter approaches. Several important lessons were learnt...
  • Yangzijiang offered maritime funding for LNG carriers
    Chinese shipbuilding guru Ren Yuanlin reveals how he aims to better combine the strength of finance into the family business
  • Why safety and sustainability are shipping's licence to operate
    'A great safety performance results in a great business performance - if you get the safety right, you get everything...
  • Imabari Shipbuilding collaborates with Hitachi Zosen on engines
    Hitachi Zosen will spin off its marine diesel engine business and allow Imabari to acquire a 35% stake in the...
  • MISC consortium seeks funding for LNG carrier project
    Funding proposals sent to affirm banks' commitments for the project given the rising interest rate backdrop
  • Fratelli Cosulich signs ammonia bunker tanker deal with CIMC yard
    Deal agrees to the construction of an ammonia bunker tanker without any further details on price or delivery
  • Keppel O&M secures $2.8bn FPSO contract from Petrobras
    The P-83, scheduled for delivery in early 2027, is a repeat order of the P-80 floating production, storage and offloading...
  • Daily Briefing
    EU finds legal basis for oil price cap on Russia oil as sanctions extended | IMO backs new tech to...
  • Ian makes landfall in Florida as category 4 hurricane
    Majority of Florida's ports are closed, with disruption expected in Georgia and South Carolina over the next 48 hours

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
  • GSBN tests digital process to share shipping data with banks
    A consortium of liner carriers and terminals aiming to speed the sharing of shipment data with banks believes it can overcome a chronic consent hurdle in the process.
  • Domestic chassis balance likely to come in 2023: equipment providers
    While there are delays in the production of 53-foot chassis, a slowdown in domestic intermodal demand will likely bring supply and demand into balance in 2023, say domestic equipment providers.
  • Tive spreads wings with new pharma product, forwarder deal
    Tive has been piloting its new pharma product, which meets a variety of requirements around data security and storage, with 34 companies over the past two months.
  • Asia-Europe ocean contracts under pressure as rates tumble
    Spot rates on the Asia-North Europe trade lane have now fallen 50 percent since January as softening demand and worsening economic indicators lead to a steady slowdown of the container shipping market.
  • COVID-19 gives rise to new risk calculus for supply chains
    The legacy of the pandemic's effect on supply chains will be less about permanent cost increases and more about permanently altered attitudes towards risk, writes JOC's Peter Tirschwell.

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
  • Shipping caught up again as US continues Iran crackdown
    Chinese and Emirati managers and a Panama-flagged LPG carrier land on the US blacklist
  • 'No major damage' as Port of Tampa Bay avoids direct hit from Hurricane Ian
    Storm is expected to make landfall again over South Carolina on Friday, the National Hurricane Center says
  • US industry groups denounce Jones Act waiver for tanker off Puerto Rico
    Island continues to receive plenty of fuel, so a waiver allowing a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker to deliver diesel is unnecessary, groups say
  • Subsea 7 charters string of Jones Act offshore vessels for Gulf of Mexico work
    Otto Candies fixes three vessels to offshore engineering outfit after charter of ship from Bordelon Marine
  • Hugh Titcomb named next Thomas Miller chief executive
    Senior appointment at UK insurance company awaits shareholder approval
  • Nordic American Tankers continues clearing vintage ships in latest sale
    The company moved one of its three 2003-built tankers, netting it $21m
  • AET teams with PTT to build green ammonia-fuelled aframax tankers
    First-of-their-kind newbuildings are being slated for delivery dates in late 2025 and early 2026
  • Fuel leak reported as Seacon tanker holed in clash with fishing vessel
    Dutch Coast Guard at the scene of Thursday's collision off Ijmuiden
  • International Seaways master tells of jail hell over 'illegal' Indonesian anchoring
    Glenn Madoginog was held for months after authorities accused him of entering territorial waters without a permit.
  • D'Amico clinches $54m refinancing of MR fleet acquired from Glencore venture
    Loan package also covers smaller product carrier Cielo di Capri
  • Streetwise: Will owners using cash for impressive debt repayment soon have another priority?
    Level of prepayments is good for owners and bad for banks but there is another factor that will cause shipowners to part with some of their windfall cash. Our ship finance newsletter explores
  • 'We're going after sanctions evaders,' top EU official warns
    European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the latest sanctions package includes legal groundwork for an oil price cap
  • Navigating stormy times, Vogel brings sunny message to Miami ASBA conference
    Vogel brings mostly bright forecast, noting increases in tonne-mile pickups and opportunistic moves
  • Bidding open: UK reveals new £60m pot for clean shipping initiatives
    Transport secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan says cash will go towards innovation in the energy transition
  • Tight LNG carrier market set to roll on through 2026 despite any fleet underutilisation
    Fearnleys says tonne time rather than tonne miles has been driving the market this year
  • Russian oil price cap must heed shipping, Greece warns
    Industry players continue harbouring doubts as to how exactly the planned oil price cap could work in shipping
  • Dry bulk market seems to 'have found bottom' as coal demand is poised to remain healthy
    China's efforts to revive economy and real estate sector should benefit capesize bulkers and smaller ships, Jefferies analyst Omar Nokta says
  • When the gunfire stops: Fresh hope for the next generation of Ukrainian seafarers
    Fifty cadets leave for Lithuania to complete their studies after Russians occupy a leading maritime centre
  • New Saudi yard launches heavy-hitting maritime fund to expand
    Hartmann-Abou Merhi fund Pelagic Partners appointed to manage the ambitious venture
  • Seismic survey merger goes ahead as TGS wins 75% of owner Magseis Fairfield
    Charterer succeeds with offer to buy Oslo-listed partner
  • Bulk carrier wreck continues to leak oil off Gibraltar
    Trapped oil is being removed from the hull as pollution is cleared from a nearby coastline.
  • 'Targeted' Jones Act waiver allows Hayfin tanker to dock in hurricane-hit Puerto Rico
    Biden administration bows to pressure to let diesel-laden MR into Caribbean island
  • Northern Lights lines up next two larger LCO2 carrier newbuildings
    Pricing emerges for first generation of liquefied CO2 newbuildings as yards field increasing number of enquiries for emerging sector
  • UK shipbroker Braemar forecasts 88% profit jump after 'significantly' higher trading
    Six-month earnings update reveals shipbroking activity up as dollar strength boosts revenue
  • Are shipping's firebrands truth-tellers or destructive dinosaurs?
    Whether straight-talking veterans are bringing the industry into disrepute or highlighting inconvenient truths is likely in the eye of the beholder
  • Credit squeezed and contracts stretched: Maritime fuels giant Monjasa reveals how war is redrawing markets
    Shifting trade patterns and sanctions compliance are putting pressure on fuel suppliers, Danish group says
  • Nantong MOU inches Fratelli Cosulich closer to ammonia bunker tanker newbuild
    Singapore-based bunkering company says yard's experience will be important for this project
  • Petrobras back at Singapore's Keppel for second $2.8bn FPSO
    Yard group says the repeat nature of the unit's design means it will be able to leverage economies of scale in the procurement of materials

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
  • Shipping giant Maersk: 'Significantly less demand' but 'no hard landing'
    Supply-demand dynamics that supercharged pandemic-era rates are now "exactly the opposite," says Maersk CEO Soren Skou.

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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 first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
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
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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
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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