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October 4, 2023

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Exim India web site
OCTOBER 4, 2023
  • Dushyant Mulani takes charge as Chairman of FFFAI; new Office Bearers elected at 60th AGM in Mumbai
  • Sanjay Swarup assumes charge as CMD of CONCOR
  • WINWIN GROUP celebrating 9 years of excellence; embarking on a decade of shipping success
  • MANSA hails govt's exemption of 5% integrated GST on 'ocean freight' on imports
  • Railways loads more freight in H1 & Sept.
  • Outlook for Robusta coffee seen good on tight supplies
  • Bhoomi Pujan performed for the largest cargo hub at Jewar airport
  • DHL Express announces price adjustments for next year; average increase in India to be 6.9 pc
  • Guwahati airport's cargo handling up at 1,000 MT
  • Cargo terminal at Mopa reignites logistics industry hopes in Goa
  • Çelebi Delhi Cargo Terminal successfully handles cargo for the prestigious MotoGP Bharat
  • Rice export ban a regulation not a restriction, India to WTO
  • Revised Berthing Policy & Tariff Structure at Karaikal Port
  • Cargo handling fuel surcharge at RAK Ports from Nov.
  • FCI goes for PPP model to build wheat silos

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International Transport Journal web site
OCTOBER 4, 2023
  • Factory to foundation solutions for heavy cargo
  • Car trains to link Germany and Turkey
  • Noatum's expansion in Europe
  • Teleport teams up with China's SF Airlines
  • A promotion at Coyote Logistics
  • Pledge and Fiata: sustainability partners
  • Arnold expands in Hamburg and Salzburg
  • First non-craneable semi-trailers carried by rail
  • New short sea service is on
  • From Etihad to Atlas Worldwide
  • Westjet Cargo pushes further south
  • Autonomous trucks: a good test result
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Cooperation between HFW and ESA
  • A warm welcome in Bengaluru
  • Spanish Transnatur and French Fatton join forces
  • CBP names new DFO for Laredo

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The Loadstar web site
OCTOBER 3, 2023
  • Airfreight peak season fails to deliver, as consumers tighten purse strings
  • Analysis: Indonesia-to-Africa 'resource nationalism' - reshaping the supply chain
  • Dave Clark lashes out at Flexport: 'extensive problems' with 'numbers based on hope'
  • Containership owners still making money, despite the downturn
  • The institutional face of Kuehne CEO Stefan Paul - surprise, surprise...
  • FMC throws out 'unjustified' congestion charge complaint against MSC
  • Cars-in-containers innovation boosts ro-ro capacity for DP World
  • AD Ports' Noatum buys Spanish finished vehicle logistics specialist
  • MSC takes 50% stake in high-speed rail network Italo

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Marine Log web site
OCTOBER 3, 2023
  • Could Midi-SOV be an offshore wind game changer?
    Southampton, U.K., based Chartwell Marine has partnered with Fincantieri's Norwegian headquartered Vard subsidiary to introduce the Midi-SOV. The 55-meter offshore wind service vessel combines the two companies' expertise in crew transfer vessels
  • Lake Charles Pilots order fourth launch from Gladding-Hearn
    Louisiana's Lake Charles pilots, who already have three Gladding-Hearn pilot boats in their fleet, have ordered another launch from the Somerset, Mass., shipyard. Based on the Cameron Pilot II delivered by Gladding-Hearn
  • Australia bans V.Ships Greece containership
    Banning the Marshall Islands -flagged containership Big Lilly from Australian waters for 90 days for serious safety and maintenance issues, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) was today sharply critical of its
  • New Orleans Engineer District starts barging fresh water to treatment plants
    As low water level conditions on the Mississippi River persist, the USACE has started barging fresh river water to Plaquemines Parish, La., water treatment facilities. This water can be mixed with water

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Container News web site
OCTOBER 3, 2023
  • SAAM Towage Brazil offsets GHG emissions, receives new tugs
    SAAM Towage Brazil is the first towage company in Brazil to neutralise 100% of its scope 1 and 2 (direct and indirect) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2022. Last year, the company generated 33,806 tons of CO2e. More specifically, the biogas project captures and destroys methane gas (CH4) generated by household garbage at a landfill in São Paulo. The site receives 1,200,000 tons of solid waste a
  • Carrier Transicold introduces OptimaLINE container reefer
    Carrier Transicold is launching the new OptimaLINETM container refrigeration unit, which provides several upgrades, including up to 15% fuel efficiency benefits, to provide increasingly sustainable transport refrigeration options. "We are committed to listening to our customers and providing exceptional solutions to meet their needs," stated Vineet Kashyap, vice president and general manager of Gl
  • Eurogate, TiL expand MSC Gate JV agreement until 2048
    European container terminal operator Eurogate and Terminal Investment Limited (TiL), the terminal operating arm of MSC, have extended the contract signed in May 2004 for the joint operation of MSC Gate Bremerhaven (MSC Gate) for another 25 years at least, until 2048. A review of the collaboration and discussions on agreement modifications between the shareholders were included in the contract and
  • Declining box trades more attractive to car industry
    Capacity and congestion in the car carrier sector have driven some freight forwarders and manufacturers to move cars in containers rather than delay exports until space becomes available. Soaring freight rates, congestion and a lack of roro capacity have seen delays of up to three months or more in the shipment of cars as sky-high demand adds to the sector's problems. One freight forwarder who sp
  • MSC buys stake in Italian high-speed rail operator
    MSC has entered into a binding agreement to acquire a stake of approximately 50% in Italo - Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori S.p.A (Italo) from Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), an independent infrastructure investor, through its third flagship infrastructure fund (GIP III) and to establish a long-term strategic partnership for Italo's development. The other approximately 50% interest in Italo wil
  • Couple's corpses found in Evergreen container in Bangkok
    The decomposing remains of a man and a woman were found in an empty container in an inland container depot in Bangkok, Thailand on 2 October. The container, belonging to Evergreen Marine Corporation, was declared as empty and had arrived in Thailand's Laem Chabang port from the Philippines on 28 September, after a four-day voyage. The container was railed to the depot in Bangkok's Lat Krabang dis
  • Ports of Stockholm may explore automooring using vacuum pads system for box terminal
    Sweden's port of Kapellskär welcomed the new Finnlines Ro-Ro vessel with cutting-edge technology. The port, included in the Ports of Stockholm, currently has vacuum pad automooring as well as next-generation onshore power connections. The premier of Sweden's first automooring of a vessel using vacuum technology was in mid-September with the brand new Finnlines vessel Finnsirius, which operates on
  • FMC dismisses complaint about MSC's congestion surcharge
    The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has dismissed a shipper's complaint that a US$1,000 congestion surcharge imposed by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) was an unjust detention and demurrage charge. This was because the surcharge was not a detention and demurrage charge at all. On 3 February, US-based SOFi Paper Products, which had booked its shipment through an NVOCC, filed its complain
  • Peel Ports cuts GHG emissions by over 30%
    Peel Ports Group has significantly reduced its greenhouse gas emissions across its port facilities by almost a third since 2020, as revealed in the group's new ESG report. Additionally, independently verified figures confirm the group has reduced Scope 1 & Scope 2 emissions across its port operations by a total of 32%, against its 2020 baseline and using a market-based accounting approach. The UK
  • Cepsa starts biofuel distribution at Port of Barcelona with the largest supply to date
    Cepsa, a major supplier of energy for maritime transport in Spain, has undertaken the largest supply of second-generation biofuels to date at the Port of Barcelona. This operation, which was carried out in the Mediterranean aboard a 350-meter-long container vessel operated by Hapag-Lloyd, marks the energy company's first initiative in Barcelona and places the Spanish port as a vital player in the
  • Noatum acquires Sesé's Finished Vehicles Logistics
    AD Ports Group announced that Noatum, which now leads its Logistics Cluster operations, has signed an agreement for the acquisition of the 100% equity ownership of Sesé Auto Logistics, the Finished Vehicles Logistics (FVL) business of Grupo Logístico Sesé, for a total purchase consideration (Enterprise Value) of €81 million (around US$85 million). The transaction is expected to be completed by th
  • German first lady Elke Büdenbender christens Hapag-Lloyd's LNG-powered giant
    German ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd officially welcomed into its fleet the 23,600 TEU container ship Berlin Express, the first vessel of the company's new Hamburg Express class. Naming patron Elke Büdenbender, German jurist, and, since 1995, the wife of Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the current President of Germany, performed the ceremonial christening of the ship. The event took place at the Container T
  • Port of Antwerp-Bruges marks new draught record at Deurganck Dock
    The first trial run with the maximum permitted draught on the Western Scheldt at the port of Antwerp-Bruges was completed successfully with MSC Tessa entering the Belgian port with a draft of 16 meters, setting a new record. "This draught is needed to continue receiving the very largest container ships in the future," pointed out the port in a statement. Therefore, it was agreed to conduct a seri
  • Valenciaport promotes Sustainable Transport to Work Plan
    The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) is developing a plan to reduce the use of private vehicles when heading to the Spanish port. Valenciaport conducted a preliminary diagnostic study in which 24% of the staff (office staff, stevedores, and carriers) participated. The findings showed that the facility needs to be rearranged to facilitate access by bicycle, personal mobility vehicles (such as elec

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Splash web site
OCTOBER 3, 2023
  • Rem Offshore wins two-year deal for one of its CSVs
    Norwegian offshore vessel operator Rem Offshore has won a contract for one of its construction support vessels (CSVs). The company's subsidiary Rem Saltire Holding said in an Oslo Børs statement that the 2008-built Rem Saltire was awarded a two-year contract for the CSV Rem Saltire. According to the stock exchange filing, the contract will begin ...
  • New type of offshore wind vessel design revealed
    UK-based ship designer Chartwell Marine and Fincantieri-controlled Norwegian shipbuilder Vard have introduced vessel design for the offshore wind sector aimed to fill a new operational role between crew transfer vessels (CTVs) and service operation vessels (SOVs). Dubbed the midi-SOV, the 55-m unit is slated for both the US and European markets in 2024. The new ...
  • Offshore wind expansion can add $111bn to UK economy by 2040
    New research has revealed that expanding the UK's offshore wind supply chain has the potential to unlock a £92bn boost to the national economy by 2040. According to a report by the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) and the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP), the expansion of offshore wind in other countries and the combination ...
  • Altera seals 15-year Ivory Coast FPSO and shuttle tanker FSO conversion deal with Eni
    Altera Infrastructure has landed contracts with Eni for its cylindrical-shaped floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel Voyageur Spirit and the shuttle tanker Nordic Brasilia offshore Ivory Coast. The vessels are set for deployment on the Baleine field with a 15-year firm contract. The units are currently undergoing life extension work and field-specific modifications at ...
  • Corio and TotalEnergies venture presses ahead with New Jersey offshore wind bid
    Attentive Energy, a joint venture between Corio Generation an offshore wind portfolio company of Macquarie's Green Investment Group (GIG), and TotalEnergies has submitted a proposal to build a wind farm off New Jersey's coast, with a capacity of up to 1,342 MW. The project, if awarded, is expected to power more than 600,000 homes and ...
  • Sinokor linked to triple cape sale
    South Korea's Sinokor Merchant Marine has been named as the seller of three 2016-built capesize bulk carriers in two separate deals worth a total of nearly $130m. Xclusiv Shipbrokers have linked the Seoul-based owner to a double sale of scrubbed-fitted Chow and Comanche (pictured) to clients of Mittal. The 181,000 dwt units will fetch $43.5m ...
  • Dyna-Mac bags $64.5m in contracts
    Singapore-based fabricator Dyna-Mac has clinched several contracts from repeat customers worth a total of S$88m ($64.5m). The main contract involves the construction of topside modules for a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. The work will start in the first quarter of 2024 and utilise new yard space recently secured from Kim Heng. Completion ...
  • Registration open for Geneva Dry
    With seven months to go until its debut, registration for Geneva Dry is open and delegates are signing up in significant numbers. Designed to be the annual global summit for the dry bulk community, Geneva Dry takes place next year on May 2 and 3 at the five-star President Wilson Hotel with early bird delegates ...
  • Royal Arctic Line CEO steps down after eight years
    The chief executive officer of Greenland's Royal Arctic Line, Verner Hammeken, has stepped down from the role after an eight-year stint. During Hammeken's time as CEO, Royal Arctic Line conducted a significant transformation entailing a renewal of the fleet, the start-up of a new port in Nuuk, a partnership with Eimskip, and concentrating Danish activities ...
  • Shelf Drilling scores Nigerian double
    Oslo-listed jackup rig operator Shelf Drilling has won contracts for two units offshore Nigeria. The 1981-built and 2014-upgraded Adriatic I has been fixed to an unnamed client for 16 months. The deal will keep the unit busy until February 2025. Meanwhile, the 2010-built Shelf Drilling Mentor has been secured for eight months and will be ...
  • Crown Estate increases Celtic Sea floating leasing round to 4.5GW
    The Crown Estate has increased the size of its upcoming Offshore Wind Leasing Round 5 off the coast of Wales and South West England to 4.5GW. The body has defined areas for floating offshore wind developments following a period of engagement with developers and wider stakeholders on proposals set out in July over how to ...
  • MSC wins landmark FMC case
    The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) in Washington DC has dismissed a case brought against the world's largest containerline, Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), in a ruling that will be analysed by many in the transportation sector. The FMC studied a congestion fee MSC charged SOFi Paper Products in a first case of its kind since the ...
  • Methanol-fuelled kamsarmax project takes shape
    Lloyd's Register (LR), Cargill International, Minerva Dry and Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co (NACKS) have collaborated on the design of a kamsarmax bulk carrier with methanol and rotor sail capability. Chris Hughes, decarbonisation specialist at Cargill, praised the team's willingness to challenge the status quo, and to consider new ideas and technologies. "Rather than ...
  • Australia bans poorly maintained boxship
    The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned the Marshall Islands-flagged containership from Australian waters for 90 days, for serious safety and maintenance issues. Prior to this banning, the ship was detained in Melbourne, after an AMSA port state control (PSC) inspection identified serious defects with the watertight integrity of the ship's cargo hatches, main ...

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Lloyd's List web site
OCTOBER 3, 2023
  • MSC wins in congestion charge dispute
    With one commissioner partially dissenting, the Federal Maritime Commission determined MSC should not be found in violation of the Shipping...
  • Russian accusations of IMO politicisation point to longer-term divisions
    The International Maritime Organization has been hijacked by a political agenda outside of its mandate, according to Russia's latest salvo...
  • Methanol boxship orders reach 129 vessels as German owner pens feeder order
    Ten shipowners have now ordered boxships able to run on methanol
  • MSC adds to active and idle fleets
    MSC has continued to move ahead of its rival lines. But vessels associated with the carrier are increasingly heading for...
  • Alt-fuel bulk carriers gaining ground
    Conventional fuel will continue to have a major part to play for the dry cargo sector owing to the strong...
  • To tackle Putin's dark oil fleet, enforcement needs to be stepped up
    More Russian oil than ever before is being transported on sanctions-circumventing tankers that exploit loopholes in international maritime regulations
  • Peel Ports reduces emissions by a third
    The UK's second-largest port operator has made progress in reducing its scope 1 and 2 emissions with bio-fuels and electrification...
  • Shipping urged to unify search for decarbonisation solutions
    For all their talk, banks are as averse to risk on expensive 'greener' projects as owners are, says owner Aristides...
  • Shipping must speed up talks to hit IMO targets, Danish Shipping says
    Some of Danish Shipping's members are concerned about the actual implementation of the EU ETS, as the trading system still...
  • D'Amico eyes improved US investor exposure with OCTQX application
    Trading in Milan and in the US OTC Pink Market, d'Amico is seeking to upgrade to OTC Markets' top tier...
  • International Seaways secures $160m sustainability-linked loan
    US-listed crude and product tanker owner International Seaways has entered a $160m revolving credit agreement with a sustainability-linked pricing adjustment...
  • DP World and Maspion Group to build $1.2bn container terminal in East Java
    DP World and Indonesia-based Maspion Group will build a 3m teu container terminal in Gresik, East Java costing up to...
  • Daily Briefing
    Banks divided over climate ambition as Paris goals are postponed | Ship accused of grain smuggling linked to UK-registered company |...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
OCTOBER 3, 2023
  • Coming implementation of European ETS setting up for a predictable mess: analyst
    If shippers found the post-IMO2020 bunker fuel formulas confusing and misaligned across ocean carriers, just wait until they see the surcharges linked to Europe's new emissions trading system, says analyst Lars Jensen.
  • US LTL capacity tightens further as Estes cyberattack outage continues
    Brokered LTL freight may be the first freight diverted away from Estes, and it may be harder for those transactional shipments to find alternate carriers.
  • Ocean carriers sell US chassis lessor to private equity group
    Consolidated Chassis Management is the sole provider of chassis to the newly launched South Atlantic Chassis Pool 3.0, which covers the ports of Jacksonville, Savannah and Wilmington, North Carolina.
  • FMC dismisses ILA's claims of price fixing at Southeast ports
    While three companies jointly control some operations at marine terminals at Savannah and Charleston, they are not considered marine terminal operators, an FMC judge has ruled.
  • India-Middle East-Europe corridor plan to skirt Suez begs costly questions
    The multimodal transshipment connector is taking shape as the industry puts a heavier focus on end-to-end, point-to-point carrier offerings to enable more resilient and sustainable trade flow.
  • ILWU bankruptcy filing provides dramatic twist to long-running Portland dispute
    The financial health of the powerful International Longshore and Warehouse Union is in jeopardy as the union seeks to avoid paying $19 million in damages to a Portland terminal operator over disruptive job actions years ago.

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TradeWinds web site
OCTOBER 3, 2023
  • Seaspan ties up with AES on LNG bunkering for Panama Canal
    LNG refueling to be available from Costa Norte LNG terminal in second half of 2024
  • DHT Holdings shores up stock price through $10m in buybacks
    After two straight quarters of taking in stock, DHT has an edge over tanker peer group
  • BW Group hires investment banks to unload of $101m of LPG carrier spin-off's shares
    Parent hopes sale of BW LPG shares will help share liquidity ahead of New York listing
  • Capesize rates hit 2023 high despite Golden Week as dry commodities stay on the move
    Average spot rates may go as high as $30,000 per day due to winter weather, market watcher says
  • Golden Ocean Group renews $100m share buyback scheme for another year
    Fredriksen-backed owner of bulk carriers has just under $90m left to spend and an extra year in which to do so
  • Researcher to Eneti shareholders: Take Cadeler's money and run like the wind
    Analyst firm likes the proposed merger, but is not so keen on what is happening with offshore turbine projects
  • Rescued migrants arrested after threatening Vroon seafarers in bid to divert ship
    Police in riot gear awaited arrival of PSV in Canary Islands
  • UK regulator closes Axiom Ince 'with immediate effect'
    The move follows the suspension of three directors and the launch of a police probe
  • Qatar presses start button on world's 'largest' LNG expansion project
    Tiny Gulf state looks set to charter in over 100 LNG newbuildings to ship its new volumes and renew existing fleet
  • Oshima Shipbuilding bulks up with more orders from new clients
    GSD Shipping and Pan Ocean have signed newbuilding contracts at the yard which continues to expand its customer base
  • Altera converting shuttle tanker to FSO for Ivory Coast charter
    UK company also moving FPSO Voyageur Spirit to Baleine project in West Africa
  • Elbdeich Reederei orders methanol-fuelled container ships for charter to Unifeeder
    Companies step up decarbonisation work with new deal for low-emission feeder vessels
  • Wikborg Rein takes on seven ex-Ince shipping lawyers in London
    Norwegian law firm scoops up shipping disputes team from failed rival
  • Brave Maritime pursues fresh growth spurt for bulkers, tankers and gas carriers
    The latest bout of dealmaking sees Greece's Vafias family with a finger in almost every pie
  • Clarksons staff raise money in memory of brokers Dominic Low and Remco Hemminga
    Annual charity day dedicated to cancer organisations after the loss of two well-loved staffers
  • Tanker scrapping tipped to spike as efficiency measures bite
    Fearnley Securities says the trend could follow the pattern of the early 2000s with new environmental rules
  • Capesize dealmaking heats up amid rising earnings and secondhand prices
    Greece's Vafias clan resumes buying big bulkers as Sinokor and Navios Maritime Partners are seen offloading theirs
  • Watson Farley & Williams beefs up Athens hub with six more Ince defectors
    Partner Dinos Mexias returns after stint at troubled law group
  • DOF flips vessels two days after buying them back from banks
    Norwegian owner makes a profit on veteran platform supply vessels
  • Royal Arctic Line hunts new CEO as Verner Hammeken steps down
    Veteran shipping man resigns after eight years at Greenland container line
  • Captain of cocaine bust bulker claims $53,000 in cash was wages
    Iranian master appears in court after police say he was injured trying to resist arrest
  • Swedish shipowners hopeful as troublesome tonnage tax faces review
    2018 measures have failed to boost the Swedish flag
  • Shell adds LNG bunker vessel in Americas as supply build-out continues
    Potential customers circle LNG supplies but hang fire on signing up for term deals
  • TMC Shipping is first owner to 'tokenise' vessels on Shipfinex platform
    Dubai partners team up to raise capital more quickly by widening investor base
  • TMC Shipping first owner to 'tokenise' vessels on Shipfinex platform
    Dubai partners team up to raise capital more quickly by widening investor base
  • Mystery of missing sextet from QatarEnergy's $3.9bn Phase 1 LNG newbuildings
    Evidence is mounting that suggests pre-reserved berths have been passed to a partner
  • JP Morgan expands bulk carrier campaign with another handy trio
    US bank concludes its second en-bloc acquisition of geared vessels in six months
  • Varvarenko's Varamar opens in Istanbul as demand grows
    Dry bulk operator says it is responding to the potential of Caspian Sea and Middle East business
  • Russia claims IMO hijack as election battle hots up
    Moscow blames a 'minor group' for politicising shipping regulator as executive role hangs in balance
  • Liner MSC takes 50% stake in Italy's Italo in rail push
    Swiss liner group follows Spanish rail freight deal with new investment
  • Ince's global head of marine projects decamps to Stephenson Harwood
    Stuart McAlpine is the latest in a string of departures from troubled law firm
  • Atlas Maritime boosts tanker and car carrier orderbook to a dozen ships
    Greek owner relentlessly pursues growth, piling up modern vessel orders at DH Shipbuilding and CIMC Raffles
  • Australia slams V.Ships Greece over poor port state control record
    Ship manager is said to have had detention rate well in excess of all other foreign vessels
  • Fleet Management's Kishore Rajvanshy on tackling challenges and reaping rewards
    Ship management guru says proactive strategies and investment are the key to seizing opportunities
  • More iPhones to go by sea as Apple looks to slash carbon footprint
    Company says shipping the same product by ocean emits 95% fewer emissions than by air
  • International Seaways scores new $160m loan with sustainability link
    New York-based tanker owner boasts total revolving credit liquidity to $367m over two separate facilities

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American Shipper web site
OCTOBER 3, 2023
  • Tide turning against 'hyper-dilutive' shipping stock sales
    Investors have been burned for years by dilutive share offerings by micro-cap shipowners. Backlash is building.
  • Amazon downsizes cargo operations at German airport
    Amazon Air is downsizing operations at Leipzig/Halle International Airport.
  • Amerijet CEO Strauss calls it quits after rocky 3 years
    Tim Strauss has transformed Amerijet into a competitive, midtier cargo airline, but it hasn't been easy. On Tuesday, Strauss resigned.
  • Chassis pool manager CCM acquired by Oaktree
    Investment firm Oaktree Capital Management has acquired Consolidated Chassis Management as the intermodal equipment provider becomes the sole manager of a new pool.

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In August, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +10.9%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
Federlogistica has established its own representation in the Iberian Peninsula
Genoa
It will support Italian entrepreneurs operating in Spain
Boluda acquires Royal Boskalis' towage and salvage operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Valencia
Transaction valued at $640 million
ESPO urges IMO States to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
The association also urges the EU Commission to align European standards
The Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal.
Los Angeles
Invitation to submit expressions of interest
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
Geneva
The most significant growth in PLSCI was recorded by the port of Savona-Vado Ligure (+53.7%)
ONE will not charge surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Singapore
They will be applied starting from October 14th
Fincantieri and Aeronautical Service sign agreement for the use of composite materials in the naval, civil, and military sectors.
Trieste
Genoa Port Terminal concession renewal approved until 2054
Genoa
The terminal's operating conditions have been redefined, bringing them back to the multipurpose function, in compliance with the ruling of the Council of State and the PRP
PSA Italia-Logtainer and Rail Hub Milano-Medlog have submitted offers to manage the Interporto Padova intermodal terminal.
Padua
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports increased by 4.5% last month.
Beijing
Containers amounted to 27.7 million TEUs (+6.8%)
The Netherlands is referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether to entrust seafarers or dock workers with the lashing operations on smaller container ships.
In the second quarter, container traffic handled by Eurokai terminals grew by +16.4%
Hamburg
Significant growth of 16.1% in Germany. In Italy (Contship), volumes increased by 5.2%.
China enacted regulation in response to US taxes on Chinese-owned and -built vessels
Beijing
The new rules include the possibility of introducing similar countermeasures
New attack on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
UKMTO announced that a fire broke out on a vessel hit by a shell
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ITS Costruttori, il corso di alta formazione per entrare nel mondo di Fincantieri
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Miami
The American cruise group announces a further strengthening of the growth trend in bookings
Marella Cruises sells Fincantieri slots for two new cruise ships to TUI Cruises.
Hannover/Trieste
With a gross tonnage of 160,000 tons, they will be larger than the units originally planned
GNV-Portitalia bridge agreement on lashing operations in the ports of Palermo and Termini Imerese
HMM will not introduce surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Seoul
The company will not modify scheduled services that stop in the United States
GATX Rail Europe signs sale-leaseback agreement with DB Cargo to purchase 6,000 railcars
Vienna
The transaction will be completed by the end of this year.
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
Bremen
Miscellaneous cargo is growing. Bulk cargo is declining.
India launches nearly $8 billion package to support its shipbuilding and maritime sectors
New Delhi
Shipyard production capacity expected to increase to 4.5 million gross tonnage per year
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in French ports fell by -0.4%.
Paris
Dry bulk and rolling bulk trades are declining. Container and liquid bulk trades are growing.
Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire UK's leading marina operator
Paris/London/New York
It will take over ownership from British private equity firm LDC
Royal Caribbean agrees with Meyer Turku to build Icon ships for a decade
Miami
Order confirmed for a fifth Icon cruise ship and option placed on a seventh unit of the same series
Maersk announces it will not apply surcharges for new US tariffs on Chinese vessels
Copenhagen
The company assures that it will not make any changes to its services
Cochin Shipyard and KSOE enter into strategic collaboration in shipbuilding sector
New Delhi
The creation of approximately two thousand direct jobs is expected
DHL will resume freight shipments from Germany to the United States for corporate customers.
Bonn
They had been suspended due to the removal in the USA of the "de minimis" threshold for goods with a value of less than 800 dollars.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Statement in Support of the IMO Net-Zero Framework
Ancona: Tax fraud in the shipbuilding sector
Ancona
Over €2.3 million in non-existent tax credits seized
CMA CGM buys British rail freight operator Freightliner
Birmingham
The transaction will be completed in early 2026
Containerized cargo at the port of Algeciras decreased by -9.4% last month
Algeciras
The 20-foot containers handled were 399 thousand (-0.7%)
Italferr participates in Europe's largest railway electrification contract
Rome
Activities within the Rail Baltica project
Freight traffic increased in the ports of Barcelona and Valencia in August
Barcelona/Valencia
In the first eight months of 2025, decreases of -1.6% and -0.3% respectively were recorded
In the June-August quarter, FedEx express courier revenues increased by +3.1%
Memphis
An average of 16.8 million express shipments were handled per day (+3.5%)
Breakthrough in the exploratory tunnel of the Brenner Base Tunnel
Milan/Rome
At 64 kilometers, it will be the longest underground railway connection in the world.
Tender launched for privatization of Croatian shipyard 3. MAJ Rijeka 1905
Zagreb
The starting bid is 6.66 million euros.
To decarbonize, shipping should join forces with other hard-to-abate sectors
London
This is highlighted by a report by Accelleron which believes that a critical mass of demand is necessary to overcome a stalemate phase.
COSCO Reassures Customers on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Vessels
Shanghai
We - the Chinese company assured - will maintain competitive freight rates and surcharges.
Shipping is still far from the target of 5-10% of fuel used coming from scalable, zero-emission sources by 2030
Copenhagen
The need to introduce incentives was underlined
Spain's Boluda acquires Transfesa's intermodal rail freight services.
Valencia
The agreement also includes industrial services, railway maintenance and shunting activities and intermodal terminals.
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Baku
Agreement with the Azerbaijani oil group SOCAR
German and Austrian trailer manufacturers challenge EU regulation to reduce truck environmental impact
Berlin/Brussels
They denounce that its application leads to an increase in traffic volumes and therefore emissions.
The Venice Marghera station has been equipped with a track compliant with European TEN-T standards
Venice
A 740-meter freight track has been opened.
World Shipping Council introduces Cargo Safety Program to prevent ship fires
Washington
It is based on artificial intelligence and traditional goods inspections
Rheinmetall to enter naval shipbuilding sector by acquiring Naval Vessels Lürssen
Bremen
Lürssen Group to focus on megayacht production
The British government is investing half a billion pounds to reduce shipping emissions.
London
Private investments of 700 million expected
HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
Cairo
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -10.2% was recorded
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.
Rome
They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.
A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.
La Spezia
Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.
The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs
Rome
Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
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
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
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