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Exim India web site
AUGUST 3, 2023
  • Prism Logistics completes mega multimodal transportation project for HRRL Barmer refinery
  • Russi Cooper no more after a glorious century
  • National Logistics Policy seeing implementation across the board
  • AD Ports Group & Saab UAE sign MoU aimed at setting new industry standards for efficiency & safety in port operations
  • Cargo-passenger coach from Railways in the offing
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  • Railways surpasses 500 MT freight loading in first four months of fiscal
  • APSEZ records another strong month of cargo volumes
  • Hapag-Lloyd successfully completes 100 pc acquisition of SM SAAM's terminal business
  • Cargo transport via National Waterways up
  • CMA CGM PSS for cargo from ISC, Middle East Gulf, Red Sea, Egypt to US East Coast & US Gulf
  • New Mangalore Port permissible draught reduced
  • Mass consumers seen driving India's e-commerce market: Report
  • DGFT invites exporters for wheat quota allocation to Bhutan

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The Loadstar web site
AUGUST 2, 2023
  • Transatlantic carriers must change course and rethink expansion plans
  • Bankrupt Yellow Corp's value quintuples - connect the red (XPO) dots
  • Fremantle Highway blaze finally extinguished, say authorities
  • EXCLUSIVE: Leman loses US CEO, readies Mexico investment
  • New loan keeps Western Global in the air - but only for now
  • After another record day for WiseTech, do we believe in earnings risk?
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Marine Log web site
AUGUST 2, 2023
  • VIDEO: WSF set to open new Colman Dock "front door"
    Efficient ferry operations depend on terminals as well as ferryboats (something that will be on the agenda at our upcoming FERRIES event) and America's largest ferry operator - Washington State Ferries -
  • NTSB reports on deadly USCG cutter collision with small boat
    The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on an August 8, 2022, incident in which the 154 foot long U.S. Coast Guard cutter Winslow Griesser (WPC-1116) collided with the 23-foot-long
  • PODCAST: ABS and GLDD talk offshore wind opportunities
    In this edition of Marine Log's Listen Up! podcast, we talk to Wei Wong, ABS director of offshore wind, and Mike Greenwood, commercial director - offshore wind at Great Lakes Dredge &
  • Navy awards multi-year contracts for nine Flight III destroyers
    The Navy yesterday awarded multi-year construction contracts for nine DDG 51 class destroyers. Three will be built at GD Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, one each in FY 2023, 2024, and 2026.
  • Himalaya Shipping bunkers two bulkers with LNG
    Two LNG dual-fueled Newcastlemax bulkers have recently bunkered with LNG in Singapore. Why is that news? It's often forgotten that just because ships are capable of burning LNG as fuel it doesn't
  • Op-Ed: Building today, but designing for tomorrow
    By Rami Hirsimaki, Senior Vice President, Marine & Offshore Energy at Elomatic When it comes to ship design, looking beyond the horizon is more important than ever. Decarbonization is no longer an

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Container News web site
AUGUST 2, 2023
  • Tow-away regulations in Rotterdam for incorrectly moored barges
    In Rotterdam, new tow-away regulations have been implemented for improperly moored and anchored barges. The Port of Rotterdam Authority has amended its General Terms and Conditions to address this issue. There are substantial penalties for those who violate these regulations. For years, various parties have faced difficulties due to barges being incorrectly moored and anchored. The nominal fine (
  • Valenciaport calls for tenders for the air quality network control service
    Valenciaport is putting out to tender the service that guarantees the optimum state of the cabins that measure the quality of the air and other environmental parameters in the installations and in the areas close to the Valencian ports for an amount of €292,578 (around US$320,000). In total, the Valencian ports have three air quality control booths. The Port of València has two of these environme
  • Transatlantic party over as rates plunge
    Celebrations are over for liner operators that transferred ships to the Transatlantic lane after Asia-Europe and Transpacific rates began tanking, according to Alphaliner's report today (2 August). Ellerman City Liners, a shipping line started by UK freight forwarder Uniserve, started transferring its chartered ships from the Asia-Europe trade to a new Europe-US East Coast loop in December 2022.
  • ONE avoids making full-year forecasts as market becomes uncertain
    Ocean Network Express (ONE) said on 1 August that the market remains uncertain after its net profit for the three months ended 30 June plunged 91% from the year-ago period to US$513 million. As such, ONE has refrained from making predictions about its financial performance for the current financial year, which ends on 31 March 2024. ONE said, "The containership market is in the midst of major cha
  • CMA CGM enhances FAL 1 service
    French ocean carrier CMA CGM has announced the extension of its FAL 1 service into Poland. The Marseille-based company said the first sailing Westbound from Asia will be on 10 August ex Pusan with CMA CGM Jacques Saade with an estimated time of arrival (ETA) at Gdansk on 5 October. The updated FAL 1 service rotation will be Pusan (South Korea) - Ningbo (China) - Shanghai (China) - Yantian (China)
  • Freeport of Riga Board appoints new chairman
    On 26 July, at the Freeport of Riga Board meeting, Gints Sivins has been elected Chairman of the Freeport of Riga Board, while Edgars Stelmachers will henceforth be the Deputy Chairman of the Board. Gints Sivins has a master's degree in law. He worked in the field of commercial law as well as managed companies in various sectors, providing services and advice on legal and financial issues. Curren
  • Hapag-Lloyd completes SM SAAM terminal business acquisition
    Based on a deal announced in October 2022, Hapag-Lloyd successfully completed its 100% acquisition of SM SAAM's terminal operations and related logistics services. All relevant antitrust authorities in the countries involved in the acquisition process completely approved the transaction. The transaction includes interests in terminals at Iquique (Chile), Antofagasta (Chile), San Antonio (Chile),
  • Carrier Transicold launches global reseller partner channel
    Carrier Transicold announced the start of the BluEdge Partner Program, a new worldwide reseller partner channel that will provide distribution of its refrigerated container telematics products and services. Carrier Transicold will increase its capacity and distribution reach by establishing a global network of BluEdge Partners through the reseller channel. The channel will sell, install, and comm
  • MABUX fuel indicators show steady upward trend
    Marine Bunker Exchange (MABUX) global indices displayed a firm upward trend in the previous week. The 380 HSFO experienced an increase of US$15.18 reaching US$525.19/MT. Similarly, the VLSFO saw a substantial gain of US$21.49, climbing to US$627.82/MT and the MGO saw a significant growth of US$42.48 reaching US$872.8/MT. "At the time of writing the uptrend prevailed in the global bunker market,"
  • Hapag Lloyd increases rates from Asia to US East Coast
    Hapag Lloyd has announced a new General Rate Increase (GRI) / General Rate Adjustment (GRA) from India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh to the East Coast of the United States. The German carrier will increase its rates by US$200 per box from 1 September for cargo transported in 20' and 40' dry, reefer and special containers, including high cube equipment. The post appeared first on Container

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Splash web site
AUGUST 2, 2023
  • Vega Reederei orders 10 eco coasters in China
    Germany's Vega Reederei is expanding its fleet with 10 diesel-electric coaster newbuilds in China. The 3,800 dwt vessels designed by Dutch Conoship will be built by a company of the Sinomach Group for delivery as early as August 2024 until May 2025, on a monthly basis. The move makes the Hamburg-based owner's re-entry into the ...
  • Bunker spill shuts down Gibraltar port
    Operations at the Gibraltar port have been called off after an oil spill incident in the bay earlier this week. The incident occurred on Tuesday morning in the southern part of the western anchorage when Panama-flagged LPG carrier experienced an overflow of its tanks while taking on bunkers at the Bay of Gibraltar from the ...
  • Russia strikes grain export port on Danube
    Russian forces launched a new drone attack on southern Ukraine's coastal Odesa region, including the Danube River port of Izmail, targeting infrastructure on a crucial alternative route for grain shipments amid Moscow's blockage of Ukrainian Black Sea ports. Ukraine's defence ministry said on the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that a grain silo ...
  • Hibernia pleads guilty to 2019 oil spill charge
    Hibernia Management and Development Company (HMDC) has pled guilty to a charge stemming from a 2019 oil spill from the Hibernia platform offshore Newfoundland and Labrador. The HMDC-operated Hibernia platform experienced two oil spills in 2019. The first spill was on July 17, 2019, when 12,000 litres of oil were spilt into the Atlantic Ocean. ...
  • Eitzen acquires LPG shipowner B-Gas
    Norway's Eitzen has added a fleet of LPG carriers to its expanding shipping empire, buying B-Gas from Bergshav Shipholding for an undisclosed sum. B-Gas owns and operates 10 LPG vessels ranging in size from 3,000 to 5,000 cu m, which mainly operate in the northwest European market. B-Gas also commercially controls three LPG carriers through ...
  • Wood extends service provision deal with Shell
    UK consulting and engineering firm Wood has been awarded a multi-year enterprise framework agreement (EFA) to continue providing services to Shell's global projects. The agreement will see Wood continue to support projects that ensure energy security and enable energy transition projects focused on carbon capture, low-carbon fuels and hydrogen. The company will continue to deploy ...
  • Procopiou continues order spree with eight kamsarmax bulkers at Huangpu Wenchong
    George Procopiou's huge ordering spree continues with more bulk carriers in China. Hot on the heels of Sea Traders' deal for ten 82,000 dwt kamsarmaxes at Hengli Heavy Industry, Procopiou's bulker arm has booked eight 85,000 dwt newbuilds at CSSC-affiliated Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding for the first time. The latest 228.9 m-long newbuilds will deliver between ...
  • Norden invests in biofuel scale-up
    Shipping lines investing in fuel firms to help stay in control of their coming green transition is becoming a trend. Denmark's Norden announced today it has acquired a minority stake in MASH Makes, a Danish-Indian biofuel scale-up, which researches, develops and produces renewable fuels from biomass waste. The investment is a strategic partnership, where Norden ...
  • Shelf Drilling pens $17m UK North Sea jack-up deal
    Offshore drilling firm Shelf Drilling has secured a contract for the Shelf Drilling Fortress jack-up rig with China's offshore oil and gas producer CNOOC. The contract was awarded to the offshore driller subsidiary, Shelf Drilling North Sea, by CNOOC Petroleum Europe Limited. Under the deal, the Shelf Drilling Fortress - formerly known as the Noble ...
  • Why investing in dry bulk companies is a bad idea
    Pierre Aury revisits a popular topic for his latest monthly column. Back in February we painted a dire picture of dry bulk listed companies. We looked at their accumulated deficit at the end of December 2020. Collectively our sample of 10 companies had accumulated then $9.5bn of losses since their respective IPOs. As a reaction ...
  • New liner launches out of Dubai
    A new name in liner shipping has just been launched looking to cash in on an area where container profits are still strong. Dubai-based CStar Line has hit the ground running with 16 announced liner services, calling at Asian and Turkish ports as well as the Russian ports of Vladivostok, Novorossiysk and Kaliningrad. The carrier's ...
  • Tokyo and Paris port state control regimes tackle fire safety concerns
    Tokyo and Paris port state control regimes covering almost 50 countries will introduce a three-month fire safety campaign from September 1. Fire safety plans and safety equipment will be checked. The campaign follows several high-profile fires recently, including the Pablo aframax that exploded and caught fire in the South China Sea in early May, as ...

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Lloyd's List web site
AUGUST 2, 2023
  • Joint ventures boost Nakilat's earnings
    Higher finance charges were more than offset by increases in revenue, boosted by Nakilat's LNG and shipyard joint ventures, which...
  • Insurers demand names of dozens of newbuildings fitted with potentially unsafe fire panels
    The Finnish manufacturer of fire-resistant panels used cruiseships and ferries is working with flag state and class officials to address...
  • Scorpio reports solid earnings amid strengthening market
    Increases in refining margins are supporting product tankers rates, while strong long-term fundamentals remain so despite the recent wave of...
  • Battery fire safety training now 'a matter of urgency'
    An IMO review of seafarer training is expected to be carried out in 2025, however Steam Marine Training Director Tony...
  • Gatik 'dark fleet' tanker detained for technical defects not sanctions concerns
    Antwerp confirms that port state control detained the Panama-flagged Galatia, one of the 50-plus anonymously owned tankers formerly operated by...
  • Lloyd's Register gets fit for a future fast arriving
    'The challenge is how you combine what you need today with what is going to be needed tomorrow' - Elina...
  • Dorian LPG posts another strong quarter as VLGC demand remains buoyant
    Addition of dual-fuel newbuildings this year reflects 'diligent' approach to renewal
  • Seanergy posts reduced profit as capesize rates lag demand
    Greece-based owner is confident of continuing to outperform capesize index
  • Carriers begin to cut back on transatlantic
    The transatlantic trade was later to peak and later to normalise. But with rates now back below pandemic levels, capacity...
  • Norden aims to switch Singapore bunkering to 30% biofuels with new investment
    Norden chief executive Jan Rindbo said the company wanted to achieve 30% biofuel-blended bunkering in all of its Singapore bunkering...
  • Russian drones strike Danube grain export port
    Russian drones attacked the Danube river port of Izmail, damaging buildings and grain elevators
  • Vega Reederei returns to European coastal trades as it advances diesel-electric newbuild project
    With a high average fleet age now is the ideal time to invest in new ships for Europe's coastal cargo...
  • Typhoons and downpours clog China's logistics flows and port traffic
    Torrential rains and flooding have swept through the capital Beijing and surrounding regions, while key port cities in the lower...
  • P&I premium hikes could now moderate, argues Marsh
    Equilibrium restored after four years of sharp increases, which could mean a flat tone at the next renewal round, according...
  • K Line reports sharp profit drop on declining container business
    With weak demand and the market normalising, K Line's largest earnings contributor, its container shipping business, has seen a significant...
  • Port operations suspended at Gibraltar following oil spill
    An oil spill occured during a bunkering operation on the morning of August 2 and the Gibraltar port authority suspended...
  • Hapag-Lloyd completes Americas terminals acquisition
    Carrier moves ahead with 'strategic agenda' with $1bn investment. Completion marks major expansion of terminal business
  • Beware the silent killer stalking enclosed spaces
    Enclosed spaces are often depleted of oxygen, without which the human body starts to shut down very quickly. Mitigating the...
  • Daily Briefing
    Shanghai port group president Yan taken away by China's anti-graft authority | US regulator accused of overstepping its remit |...
  • Prokopiou orders eight bulk carriers at Huangpu Wenchong
    George Prokopiou is continuing his ordering spree, spending an estimated $280m via his Sea Traders operation on a series of...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
AUGUST 2, 2023
  • Carriers tell FMC not to 'weaponize' proposed rule on refusal of service
    The rulemaking has underscored sharp divisions in the industry on whether the maritime regulator needs to take a heavier hand with liners following complaints by shippers.
  • Schneider goes deeper into dedicated trucking with M&M acquisition
    Schneider's acquisition of M&M Transport underscores the ongoing popularity of dedicated transportation among shippers and carriers, even in an era of excess truckload capacity.
  • Yellow collapse seen hitting smaller, mid-sized LTL shippers hardest
    The loss of the third-largest US less-than-truckload carrier is hitting a broad tranche of smaller, less-sophisticated shippers hard as they struggle with volatile rate hikes, logistics providers say.
  • Ocean carriers shift capacity as trans-Atlantic slumps: Alphaliner
    Ocean rates for North Europe to North America have fallen significantly below pre-pandemic levels on some of the trade lane indices after a wild three-year ride that took container shipping prices to record levels.
  • Hot summer turning up climate change heat on supply chains
    Familiar reminders of the disruptions to supply chains caused by climate change, such as low water levels on the Rhine River and in the Panama Canal and wildfires in North America, are becoming more frequent and intense.
  • EU carbon tax's long reach to affect global rates, vessel deployments: analyst
    Inclusion in the European Union's emissions trading system will affect not only the cost of shipping to and from the EU, but will likely put upward pressure on pricing for cargo that doesn't touch the EU at all, writes analyst Lars Jensen.

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TradeWinds web site
AUGUST 2, 2023
  • Matson's earnings fall but are in line with company expectations
    Retailers are carefully managing inventory levels as consumer demand wanses
  • SunGas pumps $2bn into green methanol plant for Maersk new ships
    US renewables company promises 400,000 tonnes of fuel per year from its Louisiana facility
  • EMS Chartering names new managing director
    A successor has been named, following the death of Manfred Muller in May
  • Dorian LPG earnings more than double as seasonality takes hold
    New York-listed owner misses analyst consensus for first quarter
  • Nakilat unveils 'stellar' profits but rate of increase is down on previous year
    Will the stocklisted giant increase its LNG carrier fleet this year under Qatar's huge newbuilding project?
  • OCI Global lines up to follow green methanol fuel supply with ammonia
    CEO explains how company calculates cost of its low carbon fuels
  • Scorpio Tankers reveals scope of massive shares buyback programme
    After another profitable quarter, New York-listed owner has no interest in newbuildings and a lot in buying its own stock
  • Izmail port drone attack in Ukraine hit seafarers' centre
    No injuries or fatalities reported at Danube port as ITF blasts attack
  • Seanergy Maritime maintains profit and dividend despite weak capesize market
    Bulker owner aims to keep returning cash to shareholders
  • K Line profits slide as bulkers and container ships under perform
    Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed company has difficult first quarter in its main markets
  • Fearnleys Securities sees product tanker inflection point after Ardmore earnings
    Market found a bottom at $25,000 per day, analyst Oystein Vaagen says
  • Court boost for creditors owed $175m by stricken units of Russia's sanctioned GTLK
    Judge warns liquidation of Dublin-based subsidiaries of leasing giant will be large and complex task
  • Vega Reederei inks 10-vessel eco-coaster order with China's Sinomach
    German shipowner says time is right to re-enter European coaster sector
  • Meyer Weft takes control of Wismar shipyard to complete Disney cruise ship
    Temporary arrangement will run until the ship is delivered in 2025
  • Eitzen Avanti snaps up 13 LPG carriers from Bergshav's B-Gas
    Gas carriers head back in Eitzen fold 12 years after they were sold off as Danish company continues expansion drive
  • Marine insurers feel the heat from Fremantle Highway blaze
    Third major loss for hull underwriters this year, and another major claim from Imabari Shipbuilding's Shoei Kisen Kaisha
  • Former SSY tanker broker Steve Ballard triumphs in charity golf tournament
    Demolition broker Ed McIlvaney reveals all the winners of his annual EBM Challenge/Sean Hadfield Memorial tournament
  • Himalaya Shipping bulk carriers start LNG bunkering as prices fall
    The price is right - at last - for Himalaya's dual-fuel newcastlemaxes
  • Russia launches new drone attack on Danube grain port
    Izmail has become a key export port for Ukraine following the collapse of the Black Sea Grain Initiative in July
  • Norden buys a share in biofuel production firm in race to decarbonise
    Bulker and tanker owner wants to use more biofuel in future but said it cannot rely on traditional offtake agreements to decarbonise
  • Methanol as a fuel is 'kicking off', Dutch bunker supplier OCI says
    Company highlights limited new methanol greenfield supply additions in the medium term which will tighten demand as maritime sector needs accelerate
  • Jaldhi Overseas raises newbuildings tally at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding
    Singapore company has a total of 10 vessels on order at Yamic
  • European tanker exodus set to boost Russian oil freight premium
    Mainstream owners are moving out of Russian trades after oil price cap breached for Urals crude more than three weeks ago
  • China's Qingdao Pengteng flips feeder container ships for fat profits
    Chinese player rakes in the big bucks on its vessels through asset plays rather than chartering them out
  • George Procopiou's newbuilding spend tops $2bn since April as kamsarmax bulker octet confirmed
    Orders at China's CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding were reported by TradeWinds in June
  • P&I market heading for a 'tipping point' on rates, says broker Marsh
    Recent run of general increases in premium are likely to come to an end
  • VLCC orderbook now just 2% of fleet in 'two-speed' newbuild market, Clarksons says
    Researcher Sarah Holden says divergent vessel ordering is continuing
  • Gibraltar port operations suspended due to bunker spill
    Early indications are that the impact of the oil spill has been limited to the area of Camp Bay and Rosia Bay

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American Shipper web site
AUGUST 2, 2023
  • As propane exports break records, LPG shipping stock hits new high
    Asian demand for propane continues to build, as does US supply, equating to booming business for LPG tanker owners in the middle.
  • BoxC co-founder shares insight on shifting e-commerce import regulations
    "The discussion of reducing the de minimis back to the $200 threshold could impact e-commerce retailers with high-value products by increasing costs," said BoxC Logistics co-founder Chad Schofield.
  • Cargo downturn hurts Asian carriers more than global competitors
    Korean Air is the latest Asian airline to announce outsize declines in cargo revenue for the latest quarter.

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European Commission meeting to define the strategy for the development of EU ports and maritime industry
Brussels
Call for papers by July 28th
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant
Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships
Washington
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
CLECAT is concerned about the persistence of the concept of "Single Liable Person" in the text
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%
Civitavecchia
Increase of +9.9% in Gaeta and decrease of -17.1% in Fiumicino
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Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
Recovery driven by importers who brought forward purchases in view of expected tariff increases
Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
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 Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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