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Exim India web site
APRIL 6, 2023
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International Transport Journal web site
APRIL 6, 2023
  • Bellyhold of "Biscarosse" instead of solar barque
  • A direct train from Genoa to Southern Germany
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  • Rhenus expands footprint in the Balkans
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  • Gruber welcomes new board member
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The Loadstar web site
APRIL 5, 2023
  • 'Nervous' box lines back-pedal on D&D charges as new rules loom
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Marine Log web site
APRIL 5, 2023
  • Gladding-Hearn completes pilot launch refit
    The Tampa Bay Pilots Association has taken delivery of Tampa, a Chesapeake Class pilot boat originally built by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding in 2003, after an extensive refit at the Somerset, Mass., shipyard. The
  • Davie now a partner in Canada's National Shipbuilding Strategy
    Canada's largest shipbuilder, Levis, Quebec, based Davie Shipbuilding has at last become an official partner in Canada's National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS). Announcing the move yesterday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, said that this
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    Two newbuild Finnish Border Guard patrol vessels under construction at the Meyer Turku shipyard will feature an ABB integrated power and propulsion package including dual Azipod propulsors and the Onboard DC Grid
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    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says that the Port of New York and New Jersey moved the most cargo of any port in the U.S. in February 2023

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Container News web site
APRIL 5, 2023
  • Associated British Ports Humber appoints new head of operations
    Colin McLoughlin is the new head of operations of Associated British Ports (ABP) Humber. McLoughlin joined ABP Humber in 2015 and has played an important role in delivering many of ABP's key operation and warehousing projects, after a career in operations management from his time with Stanton Grove and Peel Ports. As head of operations, Colin McLoughlin will now be responsible for ABP's diverse p
  • Dalian begins works on new MSC LNG-powered 16,000 TEU vessel
    Dalian Shipbuilding (DSIC), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has begun the construction of the 10th LNG-powered 16,000 TEU container ship for the Swiss shipping line Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). Works on the new container vessel, which will be fuelled with liquefied natural gas (LNG), started on 3 April 2023. The boxship's overall length will be approximately
  • Nhava Sheva Port users face tariff hikes at private terminals
    Build-operate-transfer (BOT) terminal operators at India's Nhava Sheva Port (JNPT) have received regulatory approvals to hike tariffs. Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP) determines pricing for private terminals at major/government-owned ports. PSA Mumbai (BMCT), APM Terminals Mumbai (GTI) and DP World Nhava Sheva (NSICT) have received the nod to implement a 7.27% hike in their service rates.
  • Container lines' profit margins fell in 2022
    Container shipping companies' profit margins hit a two-year low in the fourth quarter of 2022, as rates and demand plunged. According to Alphaliner's latest report, margins fell from nearly 52% in the third quarter to 33% in the fourth. There was a wide range of results at the individual carrier levels with Japanese carrier ONE at the top end of the range with a margin of 43.7%, while Taiwanese i
  • Davie Shipbuilding partners with Canadian government on newbuilding programmes
    Davie Shipbuilding is now an official partner in Canada's National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) after an agreement including an initial minimum of US$8.5 billion in shipbuilding programmes. As part of the NSS, the Canadian shipbuilding company Davie will be called upon to build the largest and most technologically advanced ships ever built in and for Canada. The initial package of work includes se
  • Port of Valencia sees container traffic growth in March
    Port of Valencia recorded a double-digit increase in container traffic, both for filled and empty boxes, in March, compared with the same month last year. In particular, the major Spanish port handled 322,137 TEUs in the previous month, which translates to a 16.7% increase over March 2022. In addition, 144,079 transit containers were operated this month in Valencia, which represents a 10.3% growt
  • AD Ports secures US$2 billion corporate facility deal with banks syndicate
    AD Ports Group has signed a General Corporate Facility deal with a consortium of 13 regional and foreign banks. The multi-currency facility, worth approximately US$2 billion, is divided into three tranches of €600 million, US$620 million, and AED2.8 billion, with a term of up to 2.5 years. The demand for the facility was overwhelming, with member institutions committing a total of US$7.4 billiofd
  • Mariel Container Terminal ready for 10,000+ TEU vessels
    The dredging of the channel in the Mariel Container Terminal (TCM) in Cuba has been completed and the Cuban box terminal will now be able to handle Neo Panamax vessels. According to TCM's statement, buoys have been moved in accordance with the new channel measurements, enabling the port to accept vessels up to 366 metres long, 52 metres wide, and 15 metres deep. "Thanks to our infrastructure, our
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Splash web site
APRIL 5, 2023
  • Euroseas fixes panamax boxship for two years at bumper rate
    Nasdaq-listed Greek boxship owner Euroseas has fixed its 2009-built panamax at a significantly improved rate compared to its previous charter. The Aristides Pittas-led company, with a fleet of 26 containerships on a fully-delivered basis, has inked a new two-year deal with an unnamed charterer with two months of options at $23,000 per day. The 4,253 ...
  • AD Ports seals $2bn funding deal with 13 banks
    Abu Dhabi's AD Ports Group has signed a $2bn financing agreement with a syndicate of 13 banks. The multi-currency general corporate facility includes three tranches of $620m, €600m ($655.32) and AED2.86BN ($778.87m) for a period of up to two-and-a-half years. "The success in raising the $2bn facility reflects our profitable and enduring business as well ...
  • Aponte family's net worth soars
    Among the richest people, Gianluigi Aponte saw his wealth grow the sixth fastest in the world for the 12-month period from March last year to last month, according to a new billionaires survey carried by Forbes. The founder of Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), a cruise giant as well as the world's largest containerline, Aponte saw ...
  • CMA CGM's secondhand splurge since 2020 surpasses the 100-ship mark
    The two most aggressive buyers of secondhand boxships during container shipping's record earnings period of the last three years have both passed significant tonnage milestones in recent days. Splash reported on Monday on Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) surpassing the 300-ship mark in terms of secondhand purchases made since August 2020, S&P activity on a scale ...
  • Tanker newcomer Stainless Tankers targets Oslo uplisting
    Recently established Stainless Tankers of Norway has applied for admission to trading on Euronext Growth Oslo. The outfit, backed by UK-based Tufton Investment Management, currently trades on the Norwegian over-the-counter market after an IPO in March. Tufton carried out a $67m private placement in the company to help finance the acquisition of seven Japanese-built 20,000 ...
  • Plans revealed for fully electric wind farm vessel service hub in Japan
    A new group called Zephyrus Marine has sealed a deal with Japan-based shipyard Mirai Ships to build a zero-carbon offshore wind service vessel. A partnership between vessel manufacturers, naval architects, battery manufacturers, and infrastructure electrical charging specialists is looking to deliver a fully electric mothership that will operate as the hotel and charging station with ...
  • UK-patented sensor backed to help fight shipping's growing battery fire crisis
    The inventors of the Thermarestor, a UK-patented sensor, are pitching the technology as a way for shipping to counter the growing threat posed by the carriage of lithium-ion batteries. Many boxships and car carriers have been hit by extreme fires from growing transportation of in-demand lithium-ion batteries with class, insurers and a host of international ...
  • Brazil to fine seafarers who arrive without ID
    The Brazilian authorities have announced that they will be strictly requiring all seafarers arriving in Brazil to be in possession of a seafarer ID card. Fines of $200 for each seafarer not holding the ID will be enforced. A problem for international shipping with this new action from Brazil is that just 38 nations have ...
  • SSE Renewables teams with Singapore's Equis for Oz offshore wind bid
    UK-based SSE Renewables and Singapore's Equis Development have formed a 50/50 consortium to bid for a feasibility license to expedite the development, construction, ongoing operations and ownership of an offshore wind farm project in Australia's first offshore wind zone of Gippsland, near the State of Victoria. The partners have identified the target areas in which ...
  • Coastal Contracts offloads OSV pair for $65m
    Malaysian offshore services provider Coastal Contracts has struck a deal to sell two of its vessels for approximately RM287.3m ($65.2m). The Bursa Malaysia-listed firm has offloaded a pair of unnamed offshore support vessels via its wholly-owned subsidiaries to undisclosed buyers. Coastal said it expects the revenue stream from the latest contracts to contribute positively to ...
  • UMAS report details green priorities for shipping this decade
    UMAS, a commercial advisory service affiliated with the UCL Energy Institute at University College London, has issued a report looking at the ways in which a 1.5'C-aligned pathway could be achieved, providing some scenarios for the respective role of fuel substitution and energy efficiency in meeting 2030 reduction targets. The International Maritime Organization's greenhouse gas ...
  • Davie Shipbuilding given federal fillip
    Quebec's Davie Shipbuilding has become the third entity to join Canada's National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS), ensuring a multi-billion dollar initial batch of orders for seven icebreakers and two large hybrid-powered ferries. "Together, we will bridge a strategic shipbuilding gap and create guaranteed capacity for future fleet renewal at Canada's largest shipbuilder," said James Davies, presiden
  • Shreyas buys three boxships
    Mumbai-based Shreyas Shipping and Logistics, part of Transworld Group, has bought three boxships. The three ships - the 2,872 teu Windermere, the 2,553 teu TS Manila, and the smaller 962 teu Sky Pride, have been renamed SSL Godavari, SSL Kaveri, and SSL Thamirabarani and take Shreyas's fleet to 12 feeders, totalling 26,085 slots. It also ...
  • Edouard Louis-Dreyfus elected president of Armateurs de France
    Edouard Louis-Dreyfus has taken on a two-year presidency of Armateurs de France, the French shipowners' association, vowing to boost the local flag and look after the rights of seafarers. Louis-Dreyfus, a scion of one of France's most famous shipping dynasties, said he would strive to work against the social dumping of seafarers. Social dumping is ...
  • The legal pitfalls of befriending stowaways
    Simon Hodgkinson, head of loss prevention at West P&I, with some uncomfortable advice for sympathetic crewmembers. A male stowaway discovered on the Iraklis freighter before its arrival at Gijon, Spain, in late March 2023 may have tried convincing the crewmembers that found him not to alert the ship's captain. If so, the 58-year-old Colombian who ...
  • Vattenfall takes over two Danish open door offshore wind projects
    Sweden's Vattenfall has picked up a pair of offshore wind projects in Danish waters being developed under the country's "open door" scheme. The projects, with a combined capacity of 765 MW, were initially introduced by the Anker Development joint venture between Green Nest Partner and Peak Wind. The first development involves a 450 MW project ...
  • Yara and Enbridge to develop low-carbon blue ammonia project in Texas
    Yara Clean Ammonia and Enbridge have signed a letter of intent to jointly develop and construct a low-carbon blue ammonia production facility as equal partners. The proposed facility, which includes autothermal reforming with carbon capture, will be located at the Enbridge Ingleside Energy Center (EIEC) near Corpus Christi, Texas. Once operational, the production facility will ...
  • Construction commences for wind energy project offshore Rhode Island and New York
    The US Department of the Interior this week announced that the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has completed its review of critical design and installation reports for the South Fork Wind project, clearing the way for the start of turbine construction offshore Rhode Island and New York. This will be the first commercial-scale, ...

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Lloyd's List web site
APRIL 5, 2023
  • Ships with lowest zero-carbon fuel readiness seen as 'default' option for newbuilding orders
    Scarce sources of zero-carbon fuels, fear of stranded assets and regulatory decarbonisation targets combine to stoke orderbook confusion
  • Shipping needs energy efficiency, CII tweaks to align with 1.5°C goals, argues new report
    A new report by maritime consultancy UMAS calls on IMO to increase its carbon intensity reduction targets for shipping this...
  • Musk and Wozniak can relax. Artificial intelligence will help not hinder shipping
    AI can crunch the data for vetting, sanctions compliance, CII and even some commercial considerations, leaving industry professionals more time...
  • Vessel demand remains strong despite weak box shipping market
    Charter rates are far down from their peaks, but are ticking up again, along with asset prices. How long boxship...
  • Japan Engine Corp partners Akasaka Diesels to develop ammonia- and hydrogen-fuel engines for vessels
    Technology built and used in these next-generation fuel engines can be applied not only to ammonia and hydrogen, but also...
  • Vitol's Singapore bunker company takes delivery of first electric-hybrid bunker tanker
    Delivery of a second tanker is expected this month. Both tankers have been built by Zhejiang Shenzhou Sunshine Heavy Industry...
  • Three dead after general cargoship sinks off Türkiye
    Guinea Bissau-flagged general cargoship has capsized off Türkiye after loading bauxite from Iskenderun earlier in the week, resulting in the...
  • Decarbonisation challenge seeks fresh ideas
    Seaspan, Inmarsat and Lloyd's Register are supporting an innovation project for new solutions to the challenges faced in decarbonising shipping...
  • Blacklisted Russian and Iranian ships: trading patterns and partners revealed
    Sanctions have become a go-to diplomatic tool to help achieve foreign policy objectives, and Russia and Iran are two of...
  • Chinese shell companies linked to nearly 30% of dark fleet tankers
    Lloyd's List investigation finds around 100 tankers shipping sanctioned oil with ISM managers, registered owners or technical managers based in...
  • Second sex trafficking lawsuit filed against Crowley
    Crowley pledges to vigorously defend itself against a lawsuit alleging a pattern of cover-ups and inaction
  • Iran oil exports remain firm as US senators call for pressure
    US senators recently pressed US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken over Iran's ability to continue exporting oil in the light...
  • Daily Briefing
    Who is regulating the (de-facto) regulator? | UAE's extended links to Russia supports sanctions circumvention | Dry bulk hopes pinned...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
APRIL 5, 2023
  • 'One FedEx' seeks better balance between air, rail, trucking
    To reduce costs, FedEx's system-wide network overhaul will create a stronger North American "ground-air" trucking network, including FedEx Freight, and increase its use of US intermodal rail, the company says.
  • ILWU Hawaii local, employers nearing deal on new labor contract
    The Hawaii deal would appear to highlight the growing impatience by some longshore locals and employers over the slow pace of coastwide negotiations, with negotiators under pressure from retailers and other cargo interests to reach an agreement soon.
  • Virginia expands inland facilities ahead of port dredging completion
    The improvements are planned ahead of the Port of Virginia's dredging project that will deepen Norfolk Harbor to 55 feet and widen its ship channels so the port can accommodate two-way vessel traffic.
  • Intermodal service improving, but UP lags competition: survey
    While domestic intermodal service was better in the first quarter than the fourth quarter of 2022, Union Pacific grappled with weather challenges that caused it to fall behind its competitors in the eyes of shippers and intermodal marketing companies.

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TradeWinds web site
APRIL 5, 2023
  • Cross-Mediterranean product tanker rates in free fall before long weekend
    Tonnage has been building in the Mediterranean, causing product tanker rates to fall by over $33,000 per day since Tuesday
  • 'Opportunity for investors': Dry stocks at a discount as bulker values soar
    Falling shipping stocks cause 12% discount to net asset values of listed bulker owners, Clarksons Securities analyst Frode Morkedal says
  • Sanctions and geopolitical tensions will put shipowners in tight spot, NorthStandard's Salthouse says
    NorthStandard director of external affairs believes there will be a bifurcated shipping market
  • 'You're not detained, but you can't go home', US tells crew
    Seafarers risk losing their freedom indefinitely if their ship calls in a country that does not respect human rights or international treaties
  • Market 'resilience': Euroseas reaps $10m over two years with benchmark container ship fixture
    Aristides Pittas-led company benefits from a 'resilient' charter market
  • Marine cyber insurer Astaara doubles cover limit to $25m
    Cover also includes losses related to cyber terrorist attacks on ports and ships
  • Green Seas: 'Age of Discovery' meets modern tech as MOL pursues ship that makes its own fuel
    Environment newsletter checks in on a project that would make zero emissions a priority over speedy cargo delivery
  • Shipping set for expensive 2030s without efficiency drive
    UK consultancy UMAS says owners are not doing enough to upgrade their fleets to secure climate change targets
  • Aponte bucks trend of suffering billionaires as fortune swells by $14.4bn
    MSC supremo came in at number six on a Forbes list of the biggest gainers over the last year
  • War risk underwriters start to write cheques for trapped Ukraine ships
    Some shipowners could keep control of vessels after settlement, while others have been paid in full
  • Growing UAE-based liner upstart with Russia ties sees former Fesco boss depart
    Dubai-based newcomer Mountain Air appoints new CEO and plays down talk of acquisitions
  • Crowley Maritime faces fresh legal claim over office 'sexual predator'
    Woman claims her former boss abused his power to terrorise female workers at El Salvador subsidiary
  • Shreyas Shipping snaps up container ship trio after prices collapse for Indian coastal trade
    Indian shipowner expands fleet with deals for Lomar, CK Line and TS Lines vessels
  • Edison Chouest and CBO big winners as Petrobras dishes out platform supply vessel deals
    US and Brazilian owners capitalise as giant oil company starts awarding new contracts
  • Spain calls for tougher ship-to-ship oil transfer rules as Russia impacts trades
    The government wants to extend the control of coastal states over ship-to-ship transfers of oil
  • Maritime industry 'long way off' closing gender pay gap, Spinnaker says
    Recruitment specialist releases its findings from UK organisations 2022 salary survey data
  • Ammonia shipping firmly in the spotlight as new players move in, Clarksons says
    Project enquiries rolling in as maritime sector focuses on decarbonisation
  • Performance Shipping plots share buyback worth 21% of the company
    Greek tanker owner will spend up to $2m on boosting shareholder value
  • Clarksons boss Case waives slice of bonus as total 2022 pay hits £10m
    Directors once again talking to shareholders over remuneration policy ahead of annual meeting
  • Greek tankers collide in Suez Canal but traffic unaffected
    Roxana Shipping and Orpheus Marine product carriers came together in Great Bitter Lake, canal authority says
  • Metrostar returns to Hyundai shipyard to raise tanker wager
    Theodore Angelopoulos joins fellow Greek shipowners in ramping up his bet on the tanker market
  • H Vogemann exits tankers as it offloads Chinese-built MRs
    German shipowner left with a fleet of bulkers after recent investment in newbuildings

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American Shipper web site
APRIL 5, 2023
  • Mixed signals: Container shipping downturn not following the script
    Despite a collapse in freight rates, container shipping is not behaving like an industry facing an imminent crisis.
  • FedEx airfreight partner ASL Aviation acquires Australia's Pionair
    Ireland-based cargo group ASL Aviation is expanding to Australia with the acquisition of a FedEx contract carrier.
  • Lufthansa Cargo adds cities to new intra-European freighter network
    Lufthansa Cargo is building up a fleet of regional cargo jets to support express carriers in Europe and North Africa.

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In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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