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Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 29, 2022
  • Mumbai Customs Zone 1 elaborates on CBLMS portal at FFFAI AGM
  • PIL introduces intermodal services to strengthen connectivity; available in India
  • Baltic Exchange Market Report (28 October 2022)
  • JNPA undertakes multiple initiatives under 'Special Campaign 2.0' keeping cleanliness at the core
  • V. O. Chidambaranar Port handles highest number of import windmill blades in a single consignment
  • Paradip Port inks agreement for transfer of Mobile X-Ray Scanner to Customs
  • Maritime single window opportunities highlighted
  • New e-learning course on WCO Data Model
  • CMA CGM to reshuffle SHAKA 2 service rotation connecting Asia with South Africa
  • PM gives $5 bn defence exports target by 2025
  • NHAI InvIT Non-Convertible Debentures list on the BSE; a new dawn for people's participation in infra funding, says Gadkari

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International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 29, 2022
  • Italian-Swiss cooperation to boost rail traffic
  • UPS Healthcare continues to expand
  • Container flows not peaking yet
  • Honours for most sustainable carrier
  • Astrid Janke joins management board
  • Barcelona-Santiago to go to next level today
  • MOL's diversification policy scores
  • Best week ever for grain movement
  • EUR 1 billion for ammonia
  • SC Ports welcomes 2022-2023 Port Ambassadors
  • Airbus tests multi-mission "cargo copter"
  • More containers at Gothenburg
  • Equipping 1,000+ rail cars for coal transports
  • Increasing space for e-commerce handling
  • Airfreight partners to connect in the clouds
  • Uwe Kilian named key account manager
  • "Curiosity of the Day"

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The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2022
  • Ocean rates still collapsing - carriers pin hopes on early Chinese New Year
  • 'Jittery time' for BCOs as prospects of labour contract settlements fades
  • Against the odds: Buy FedEx or not - but forget its fleet size
  • Upbeat LATAM Cargo keeps an eye on shifting transatlantic demand trends
  • 'Record demand' for LCL cargo driving China-Europe rail volumes upwards
  • Passengers are back - but cargo still boosts results at Lufthansa
  • Samskip and GoodFuels sailing close to near zero-carbon ship voyages
  • M&A radar: Make it a (star) Ryder MBO, if anything

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Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2022
  • GC Rieber orders two advanced SWATH-based WindKeeper SOVs
    Norway's GC Rieber Shipping has placed an order with Cemre Shipyard in Turkey for two innovative WindKeeper Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) based on Small Water Area Twin Hull (SWATH) methodology and design.
  • HII books Navy LHA 9 award worth potential $3.2 billion
    Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division in Pascagoula, Miss., has been awarded a $2.4 billion U.S. Navy fixed-price-incentive contract for the detail design and construction of amphibious assault
  • MARAD awards $703 million in Port Infrastructure Development grants
    The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced the award of grants totaling more than $703 million to improve port facilities through the Maritime Administration's Port Infrastructure Development Program. In total 41 projects

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Container Newsweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2022
  • APM Terminals Mobile reports record container numbers in September
    APM Terminals Mobile handled 56,545 TEUs the last month, making September the largest throughput month since the Maersk-owned port operating company began operations in Alabama, US in 2008. With 421,232 TEUs, moved year-to-date, 2022 volumes are now 14% higher than 2021 volumes in APM Terminals Mobile. In addition to record-breaking container numbers, intermodal rail moves in September were up 14
  • Limited scrap potential as tonnage overhang imminent
    The container shipping market could face massive overhang with 7.3 million TEU of newbuildings expected to be delivered by 2025. Alphaliner said that this represents 28% of the existing cellular fleet, expected to hit the market by the end of 2025. By comparison, the container ship fleet is expected to see only about 1.1 million TEU of newbuildings hitting the water in 2022, about the same as in
  • DP World boosts London Gateway with Konecranes automated port equipment
    UAE-based port and terminal operator DP World ordered 18 Automated Stacking Cranes (ASCs) from Konecranes for London Gateway Terminal to enhance the equipment of its major box facility in the United Kingdom. The order, which was booked in April, will add 18 units to an existing fleet of 60 ASCs. The integration of London Gateway's existing fleet with the new Konecranes cranes will take place in p
  • PIL introduces intermodal solutions
    Pacific International Lines (PIL) has introduced the PIL Intermodal Services, which offers train, truck and barge services across the company's network in Intra-Asia, Africa, Middle East, Latin America and Oceania. The Singaporean carrier aims to empower its customers by providing them with a larger variety of cargo transportation ways. Lars Kastrup, CEO of PIL, commented, "We have seen growing m
  • Maersk stretches cargo airline wings with inaugural US-Korea flight
    A.P. Moller - Maersk announced the inaugural flight of Maersk Air Cargo's new air freight service with scheduled flights between Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina (GSP) and Incheon, Korea (ICN). The scheduled transpacific operation will commence on 31 October with two weekly flights introducing the first of three newly built Boeing 767-300 freighters that have recently been purchased by Maer

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Splashweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2022
  • Cosco orders twelve methanol-fuelled 24,000 teu ships
    Chinese boxship giant Cosco Shipping Holdings has ordered twelve methanol dual-fuel 24,000 teu containerships worth nearly $2.9bn. The order has been spread between its container shipping units, Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) and Cosco Shipping Lines, for seven and five ships at $239.85m each. Nantong Cosco KHI Ship Engineering and Dalian Cosco KHI Ship Engineering, ...
  • MOL fixes another LNG newbuild
    Japanese shipping giant Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has inked a new multi-year contract to charter an LNG carrier newbuild to an unnamed energy major. The 174,000 cu m vessel, booked for construction at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in South Korea is expected to deliver in 2026. The ship will feature the latest ME-GA ...
  • GC Rieber Shipping orders service operation vessels in Turkey
    Norway's GC Rieber Shipping has booked two service operation vessels (SOVs) at Cemre shipyard in Turkey with the first delivery expected in the first quarter of 2025. The Oslo-listed shipowner and project house has established a stand-alone company for the vessels called WindKeeper with a total investment of about €110m ($109.6m). The WindKeeper SOVs are ...
  • Green Energy Group to change name back to SeaBird
    Oslo-listed Green Energy Group is separating its minerals and seismic businesses and changing its name back to SeaBird Exploration. SeaBird rebranded and reorganised into Green Energy Group last May, forming Green Minerals and Seabird Exploration as two subsidiaries of the group and releasing SeaBird from the holding company status. The company was planning to sell ...
  • MOL taps water as new business stream
    Shipping's thirst for alphabet soup shows no sign of relenting with another ship acronym unveiled today.Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), Japan's largest shipping company in dwt terms, is keen to develop floating desalination vessels (FDVs) to help solve the world's water scarcity challenge. To this end, MOL has signed a memorandum of understanding with Norway's EnviroNor ...
  • IEA sees ammonia winning shipping's future fuel race
    Ammonia will be shipping's dominant fuel by 2050, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has predicted. In the World Energy Outlook 2022, published by the IEA yesterday, the Paris-based agency sees ammonia meeting around 45% of demand for shipping fuel by 2050. Bioenergy and hydrogen each meet a further 20% of demand the IEA is projecting, ...
  • PIL debuts intermodal offerings
    Singapore's largest containerline is moving beyond its port-to-port roots. Pacific International Lines (PIL) today debuted PIL Intermodal Services, offering train, truck and barge services across its existing network in intra-Asia, Africa, Middle East, Latin America and Oceania. Lars Kastrup, CEO of PIL, said, "We have seen growing market demand for intermodal services in recent years. ...
  • Hyundai Heavy's Gunsan yard reopens
    A ceremony to partially reopen Hyundai Heavy Industries' shipyard in Gunsan, 179 km southwest of Seoul, took place today, with prime minister Han Duck-soo in attendance. Some 750 workers have been hired and the yard will focus on block building. HHI began to build its Gusan yard in May 2008 at the peak of the ...
  • Splash seeks writers in Singapore
    Splash is seeking journalists in Singapore. Splash is in the market for shipping writers who have a strong understanding of the markets and are digital savvy. Writing daily news stories, attending industry events, and helping with the digital roll-out of the news agenda are the three main aspects of the job position. "Singapore, where we ...
  • Crowley to develop and operate California wind terminal at Port of Humboldt Bay
    US company Crowley has signed an agreement with the Port of Humboldt Bay to exclusively negotiate to be the developer and operator of a terminal to serve as California's first hub to serve offshore wind energy installations. The privately held company, headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, will negotiate with the port to lease and serve as ...

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Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2022
  • Biden-Harris administration announces more than $703m for US ports
    US administration announces more than $703m dollars to optimise and improve port infrastructure in an effort to bolster supply chain...
  • The good times are still rolling. But for how long?
    Shipping has so far done well from the literally killer combination of the most devastating pandemic to hit the world...
  • Coal use to peak in five years, says IEA
    The International Energy Agency argues that the second-largest bulk commodity to be moved by sea is facing a decline over the...
  • Cosco orders $3bn methanol-fuelled ultra-large boxships
    Seven ships were ordered by Cosco's Hong Kong-listed subsidiary OOIL, which says the choice of methanol as marine fuel demonstrates...
  • Master charged with drunk sailing after boxship runs aground in Denmark
    This is the third incident involving drunken sailing in 2022 alone. The Germany-flagged ship was travelling to Bremerhaven, Germany from Fredericia...
  • West looks to diversify into H&M cover
    British P&I club looks set to follow lead of Gard, American Club and North
  • Box freight rate decline picks up pace again
    The Shanghai Containerised Freight Index is now down more than 90% from its peak. But spot rates are still more...
  • Means, ambition and incentives divide shipping's innovation evolution
    Lloyd's List webinar hears how the industry is still some way off the long-predicted innovation tipping point that will overcome...
  • MOL to work with Norwegian firm on floating desalination vessels
    An FDV would function as an offshore plant that could help bring water infrastructure online quickly and more affordably than...
  • Steamship kicks off renewal round with 7.5% rate hike
    Other clubs are set to reveal their 2023 pricing decisions in the weeks ahead. All this is taking place against...
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: How to de-risk the future of shipping
    Shipping is not quite at the tipping point where innovation will accelerate across the industry, but the digital revolution is...
  • KSOE returns to profit in third quarter with $223m net gain
    KSOE has turned around from three quarters of losses since the fourth quarter of 2021. The steady stream of LNG...
  • Keppel and Sembcorp Marine streamline deal to join forces
    'This simplifies implementation, provides greater deal certainty and accelerates the transaction, as there will no longer be a need to...
  • Daily Briefing
    Testing of world's first ammonia marine engine paused as Copenhagen centre upgrades safety | Russia-classed fleet to lose 9% of...

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The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2022
  • 'Too early' to discuss 2023 rail contracts: Hub, Schneider
    Hub Group and Schneider National sidestepped questions about intermodal contracts for 2023, a far different approach than the two companies took a year ago when the pricing power was on their side.
  • NY-NJ port, terminals take next step in rail track project
    The Port of New York and New Jersey and two of its marine terminals are funding further planning on a track project that would mean fewer delays out of the port.
  • DOT awards $703 million for US port upgrades
    The US Department of Transportation will provide record funding for 41 port projects, including infrastructure upgrades and emissions improvements.
  • US trailer demand defies economic downturn
    Growing use of equipment pools and power-only trucking support long-term demand for 53-foot trailers that transcends short-term economic trends, manufacturer Wabash says.
  • Grimaldi Group orders up to 10 vessels to carry electric vehicles
    The new ships ordered by the Grimaldi Group, designed for carrying electric vehicles, will burn 50 percent less fuel than earlier car carriers.

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TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2022
  • Dry bulk shipping 'in need of large cargo injection' as spot rates end week with a tumble
    China offers little guidance on demand for capesize bulkers, Baltic Exchange analysts say
  • Key Genco Shipping shareholder takes stake below 5% for first time
    Centerbridge Partners has been an important private equity supporter of the owner and once owned 25% of shares
  • Suezmax rates jumped this week, but how long will the upturn continue?
    Rates are firming in West Africa, but ballasters plus ships dropping out of Russian trades threaten rates, Howe Robinson says
  • More than 200 ships set to drop from Russia trades once EU embargo kicks in
    Gibson Shipbrokers says even more will be necessary to fill the void as Russian oil will be going further and require transhipment
  • $3bn 'endorsement': China's Cosco takes leap into methanol fuelling with order for giant container ships
    After previously considering a mix of newbuildings that included 15,000 teu vessels, OOCL and Cosco Shipping Lines are going big with 12 megamax boxships
  • US Offshore Marine Service Association hits out at Vineyard Wind over Dutch tug
    Industry group accuses Massachusetts offshore wind project of exploiting a 'loophole' to employ lower-cost foreign workers
  • Editor's selection: Unknown buyers swoop on older VLCCs, Costamare creates bulker unit and big names line up LNG orders
    TradeWinds' news editor brings the highlights of the week
  • New Fortress Energy firms up plans for Gulf of Mexico floating LNG hub
    US-listed energy company lines up series of agreements that will give it feedgas for #multiple' LNG floaters with first unit to arrive in 2023
  • Silent Syrian ordered to pay $1m after terrorism claim ends charter deal
    Abdul Jalil Mallah has ignored a judge's demand for him to hand over details of his property portfolio
  • Capital Gas locks in charter on 2023-delivering LNG newbuilding in sizzling market
    Qatari Interests snap up one of Greek owner's open vessels while MOL firms up a charter on a vessel for 2026 handover
  • Russia needs $16bn to modernise tanker fleet, says senior banker
    Head of state-owned VTB Bank signals trading pivot to India and China amid scramble for new markets and allies
  • SITC logs 60% jump in revenues, but volume growth slows
    Expansion of fleet continues for intra-Asian specialist with delivery of two more feeder vessels
  • Exmar reveals it is 'net debt free' after wrapping up asset deals
    Shipowner is bullish on LPG carrier demand despite high orderbooks
  • Belships coverage 'solid' after ultramax trio fixed on term deals
    Norwegian owner charters out bulkers for up to 13 months
  • MOL to convert tankers into desalination ships to help solve water scarcity
    Japanese owner teaming with Norway's EnviroNor for global project
  • Charterer linked to Russian oligarch wins $2m appeal over sanctions dispute
    English court rules that Dutch bulker specialist MUR Shipping declared force majeure for financial reasons
  • Cosco makes VLGC debut as it snaps up secondhand ship
    Chinese shipping giant's subsidiary in Dalian bought Jiangnan-built VLGC Gas Aries
  • Odfjell says shipping could lose out in industrial scramble for clean energy
    Executive argues there are more efficient uses for renewable electricity
  • Siem Offshore has vessels free to hoover up emerging multi-year deals
    Norwegian owner positive on offshore construction vessel sector as third quarter profit jumps
  • FSL Trust names buyer as it reveals $5m profit from MR tanker sale
    Singapore owner down to eight ships after latest disposal
  • 'Massive market': Norway's Stodig gears up to capitalise on domestic wind ambitions
    Columbia and Seatrans venture is watching closely as huge offshore energy plans come into focus
  • Ultra-stable wind farm transfer vessel aims to cut fuel use
    Foils and outrigger help minimise vessel motion and fuel burn to give a claimed up to 70% increase in stability and cut total emissions by 30%
  • Meeting offshore wind goals requires longer lucrative contracts, says P&O Maritime
    Martin Helweg says low investment has cut the supply of vessels for renewables projects
  • Japan's maritime cluster gathers around wind farm projects
    Diverse local partnerships vie for a slice of offshore renewable energy markets
  • There's still time to order WTIV newbuildings as potential vessel crunch looms
    Bottlenecks are possible as projects ramp up starting in 2025, but will shipowners invest in more tonnage?
  • Wind goes into battle with oil and gas for offshore vessels
    Decline in oil profits had cleared way for offshore wind industry to buy vessels - but new competition looms
  • US shipowners, other than Edison Chouest, await big term deals before ordering SOVs
    Although there are 40 GW of offshore wind vessel projects in the pipeline, they are not advanced enough to fuel orders for service operation vessels
  • Special report: Wind goes head-to-head with oil & gas in vessel market
    Business focus explores how renewables investment and immediate need for energy supply has brought on fierce competition for ships, how Japan's shipping sector is growing its renewables capabilities and how one ship manager has its sights on opportunities in Norway
  • Sembcorp Marine and Keppel aim to speed up offshore merger with deal rejig
    Simplified structure set to reduce time to completion by up to two months, say companies

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American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2022
  • Shipping rates are no longer plunging. Is 'new normal' near?
    Spot rate indexes look like they're stabilizing - at least temporarily - after double-digit plunges in August and September.
  • FreightWaves Classics: The 1976 crisis on the Mississippi River
    A massive eight-day backup of barge traffic at Locks and Dam 26 on the Mississippi River in 1976 resulted in shipping losses estimated as high as $500,000 a day.

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ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
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Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
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ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
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Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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