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Exim India web site
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
  • CONCOR posts exceptional results in Q2 FY24
  • Gati's Express Business delivers robust volume growth; Bengaluru super-hub now operational
  • Baltic Exchange Market Report (3 November 2023)
  • APSEZ delivers record cargo volumes in October
  • New WTO Import Licensing Notification Portal now available
  • CBIC notifies amnesty scheme for filing appeals against GST demand orders
  • MSC port Congestion Surcharge to South Africa
  • Black Sea dry bulk exports up
  • Schedule reliability improves to 64.4%
  • Maersk says Q3 financial results in line with expectations in a difficult market
  • Trade advised to use HDC container berths given the operational challenges at KDS' Netaji Subhas Dock
  • CMA CGM OWS for dry cargo from India North West to Central America East Coast & Caribbean
  • International measures for archaeologically relevant and commercial wrecks
  • DP World's We One and NSDC International ink agreement to support skill development & employment opportunities
  • India favourite destination for FDI in infra, says Secy
  • India mulls domestic tax options to skip EU carbon levy, says Goyal
  • Standards should promote global trade: Barthwal
  • Push to build steel containers outside China

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International Transport Journal web site
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
  • Intermediary between worlds
  • Euro 9000 now in operation in Switzerland
  • Iaph: a new VP for Europe
  • Heavy-haul e-loco soon to start mining service
  • A step forward in the cold chain
  • Menzies strengthens female leadership in MEAA
  • New vessels: Who is building most?
  • Introducing Columbia Shipmanagement Vietnam
  • Alphabet expanding in three countries
  • Film and events logistics Down Under
  • Dean Boljuncic to lead commercial development
  • Emirates SkyCargo commits to Southeast Asia
  • Itic issues risk warning for ship managers
  • Indian tech for cross-border shipping
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • World ACD: global air cargo tonnages stabilising
  • A new boost for H2-T-F-Max
  • More sales executives for VTG's subsidiary Retrack
  • Cargo IQ onboards new member
  • Come and run in Rotterdam!

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The Loadstar web site
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
  • Job cuts inevitable as the 'wheels have fallen off' for global forwarders
  • Maersk reports poor Q3, expects more losses, cuts jobs
  • Dark Friday: AP Møller-Mærsk - battered by the waves
  • Dockers set to refuse to handle Tesla cars at major Swedish ports
  • Analysis: Will Chinese EVs keep pace with car carrier capacity?
  • HK police warn logistics players after $4.5m of cocaine is found in containers
  • Outbound SingPost M&A: Down at the Border
  • DP World 'shortchanged Australia' by avoiding corporation tax for eight years
  • What's going 'higher for longer': interest rates or air freight rates? Or both?
  • Hamburg Port's Jens Meier elected new president of IAPH

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Marine Log web site
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
  • VIDEO: Giant barge breaks loose in Seattle
    A giant barge, identified in media reports as operated by Alaska Marine Lines, broke loose in Seattle yesterday afternoon and made contact with Pier 66, despite efforts by a King County Water
  • VIDEO: New low-draft landing craft goes to work on Great Barrier Reef
    Australia's Great Barrier Reef Joint Field Management Program has recently taken delivery of a new high-speed low-draft landing craft from Brisbane-based boat builder Norman R. Wright & Sons. Designed by Incat Crowther,
  • Davie completes purchase of the assets of Helsinki Shipyard
    Canada's Davie Shipbuilding today reported that it has finalized the acquisition of the assets of Finland's Helsinki Shipyard Oy (HSO). This completes a deal that Davie first revealed was in the works
  • Yara International in plan to build world's first ammonia-fueled containershi
    Norway's Yara International, the world's largest producer of ammonia, and its Yara Clean Ammonia offshoot are joining forces with another Norwegian player, North Sea Container Line to build and operate the world's

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Container News web site
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
  • Global Scrubber Spread continues to rise
    During the 44th week of the year, the 380 HSFO index dropped by US$28 to US$534.56/MT, the MGO index decreased by US$29.73 to US$957.20/MT, while the VLSFO index gained US$1.06 reaching US$672.58/MT. "At the time of writing, market trends remain uncertain," pointed out a MABUX spokesperson. In addition, the Global Scrubber Spread (SS) - the price difference between 380 HSFO and VLSFO, increased s
  • Port of Kalundborg to electrify all cranes in its box terminal
    Denmark's Port of Kalundborg intends to electrify all cranes in its deep-water container terminal within seven months. APM Terminals, operator of the port of Kalundborg since March 2021, said the container handling equipment in the short term will run on HVO100 fuel - or hydrotreated vegetable oil - lowering CO2 emissions by 90%. In the long term, the terminal will investigate various decarbonise
  • New leadership for International Association of Ports and Harbors
    Jens Meier, CEO of Hamburg Port Authority, has been elected as the new president of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) for the next two years, replacing Captain K. Subranamiam, general manager of Port Klang Authority. IAPH has also named Port of Los Angeles executive director Gene Seroka as the new regional vice president for the North America region, succeeding Robin Silve
  • Yilport acquires Takoradi Port stake from Africa Finance Corporation
    Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), an infrastructure solutions provider in Africa, has sold its 35% equity stake in Atlantic Terminal Services Limited (ATSL), the concessionaire for the expansion of Ghana's Takoradi Port, to the global port operator Yilport Holding. In 2019, AFC committed to invest up to US$138 million in equity and debt for the Takoradi Port Expansion Project. The project, which
  • Ship owners back DP World in wharfies dispute
    Shipping Australia, the ship owners' and agents' association, has backed DP World in its dispute over pay and conditions with dockers' unions which the company says is costing A$10 million (US$6.5 million) a day in lost revenue. DP World, which operates four key Australian ports at Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, has wanted to introduce a digitalised rostering system that it says would all
  • Kuehne+Nagel enhances its groupage network in Europe with new depot in Italy
    Kuehne+Nagel has launched a new strategic depot in Turin, Italy, which is the latest addition to its European groupage network. "Groupage is a service that allows customers to book road freight services for shipments of up to 6 pallets or 2.4 loading meters, which are then grouped with other consignments to optimise truck capacity," explains the company in its announcement. Kuehne+Nagel believes
  • CMA CGM applies new FAK rates from Asia to North Europe
    Marseille-based container line CMA CGM has announced new Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates from all Asian ports, including Japan, South East Asia and Bangladesh, to all North European ports, including the United Kingdom and the full range from Portugal to Finland/Estonia. The following rates will apply to dry, out of gauge (OOG), paying empties and reefer cargo beginning on 1 December: 20'GP 40'GP/40
  • Hapag-Lloyd raises rates from California to Indian Subcontinent and Middle East
    Hapag-Lloyd has announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) from the US West Coast to Indian Subcontinent and Middle East for cargo transported in 20' and 40' dry, reefer and special Containers, including high cube equipment. More specifically, the GRI will be implemented from the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Oakland to the ports in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates
  • EU should limit market behaviors for alliances, says FEPORT
    To close what it believes to be the legal vacuum that will exist from 25 April 2024, following the expiry of the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER), the Federation of European Private Port Companies and Terminals (FEPORT) believes "the European Commission (EC) should now set clear limits on the behavior on the market for large alliances and strictly enforce existing laws." There have bee
  • Hamburg, Halifax and Valencia ports join forces to create first port innovation hub network
    The innovation hubs of the Port of Hamburg (homePORT), the Port of Halifax (The PIER), and the Port of Valencia (Opentop) announced on 26 October that they have begun work on the design and implementation of the first network of port innovation hubs. This new effort was announced during the Port Entrepreneurship International Congress, which was hosted by Opentop and conducted as part of the Vale
  • Maersk decided to cut at least 10,000 jobs
    Danish container shipping company Maersk has announced it will cut more than 10,000 jobs after the financial downturn in the third quarter of 2023, when it saw its revenue and earnings shrink . The company said it has imposed "rigorous cost containment measures" during the year to cushion the impact of the challenging market conditions, including headcount reduction from 110,000 in early 2023 to
  • Maersk's earnings and revenues plummet
    Maersk said its financial results for the third quarter of the year were in line with expectations in a "difficult market environment" with rates well off their last year peak and tested by the increase of capacity in Ocean. The Danish shipping giant reported revenue of US$12.1 billion in 2023 Q3, falling about 47% year-over-year, with an EBIT margin at 4.4% impacted by lower freight rates and de
  • Sea-Intelligence reports further decline in vessel utilisation
    Blank sailings data, when put into the context of container demand data, can be useful in calculating the underlying capacity utilisation on the major East/West trades, according to Danish maritime data analysis company Sea-Intelligence. A caveat with this simplistic approach, is that this is not necessarily the "true" capacity utilisation, as e.g. vessels from Asia to Europe would also be carryi
  • Container trade declines in Melbourne
    The Port of Melbourne announced its total container throughput in September reached 267,392 TEUs, translating to a 6.9% decrease from the same month last year. The full container imports (excluding Bass Strait) were down in September by 7.2%, with domestic appliances, furniture, toys, and sporting items falling short of last year's volumes. Furthermore, full container exports (excluding Bass Stra
  • XPO launches new service center in Central Florida
    XPO, a North American freight transportation provider, has launched the construction of a new service center in Lakeland, Florida, as part of the company's strategy to expand its capacity across North America by adding 900 net new doors by the first quarter of 2024. XPO is building the new facility of around 3,000m² on about 32,375 m² of land near Interstate 4 and Commonwealth Avenue. The service
  • Port of Gothenburg handles 677,000 TEUs in first three quarters
    In the first three quarters of the year, the total number of containers handled in the Port of Gothenburg grew by 3% to 677,000 TEUs. According to the most recent figures, during the same time, the Swedish market has shrunk by 4.5%. Other important European ports have had even higher declines, with Rotterdam and Antwerp, for example, both suffering a 7% fall in the first three quarters of 2023. A
  • 6 Tips for Packing Your Moving Containers Like a Pro
    Moving can seem pretty overwhelming, but if you have good plans and a bit of knowledge, you can make it a smooth and effective process. One big factor in a successful move is being a packing expert when it comes to your moving boxes. Whether you're using the usual cardboard boxes, strong plastic bins, or those handy modern shipping containers, packing wisely can save you time, money, and keep you
  • Emirates Shipping Line to commence Far East Africa Express service
    Emirates Shipping Line (ESL) announced the launch of the Far East Africa Express (FAX) service connecting major ports in China with Mombasa in Kenya and Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. The weekly FAX service will be operated by vessels ranging from 2,500 to 3,000 TEUs and is expected to provide fast transit times from North, Central and South China and Southeast Asia via Port Klang to East Africa. "Th

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Splash web site
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
  • Aasen Shipping back at Royal Bodewes for three hybrid methanol-ready bulkers
    Norway's Aasen Shipping has returned to Dutch shipyard Royal Bodewes with an order for three hybrid-powered methanol-ready self-discharging bulk carriers. The order for 119,95-m-long newbuilds follows Bodewes' delivery of battery-hybrids Aasfjell and Aasfoss in 2021 and 2022, respectively. The new ships, with the first delivery planned for December 2025, will have a similar design as ...
  • Seacon to buy and then sell bareboat-chartered supramax
    Hong Kong-listed Seacon Shipping is shipping out the 2010-built supramax bulker it currently has on charter under a bareboat agreement. The Qingdao-based shipowner and operator, via its subsidiary Golden Orchid, will lift a purchase option for the 57,005 dwt vessel at Bank of Communications Financial Leasing's (BoCom Leasing) shipowning arm, Xiang B5 HK International Ship ...
  • Methanol and LNG fuel lobby groups square up
    A war of words has broken out between the heads of two alternative fuel lobby groups, right here on the Splash site. Earlier this week, Peter Keller, chairman of lobby group SEA-LNG, wrote for Splash, taking aim at the limitations of methanol, a fuel that has rapidly grown in popularity this year and is now ...
  • Corio sets sights on Greek offshore wind market
    Corio Generation has moved to explore opportunities for offshore wind development in Greece Macquarie's offshore wind portfolio company has teamed up with local technology company Globalsat to assess potential areas for development, conducting engineering studies and research into relevant wind, metocean and marine conditions. Corio said the partnership will assess any official tender opportuniti
  • Vårgrønn and Flotation Energy advance Scottish 1.9 GW floating wind scheme
    Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn, a joint venture between Eni's Plenitude and HitecVision, have signed exclusivity agreements for two floating offshore wind developments with up to a total of 1.9 GW capacity. The agreements were signed under Crown Estate Scotland's Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round for offshore wind projects that will directly ...
  • 'Challenging times ahead': Maersk lets go of thousands of staff
    A year is a long time in liner shipping. At the end of 2022, carriers were handing out mega bonuses, some equivalent to more than a year's pay. Fast forward to today and those same staff face the axe as the sector battles plummeting rates and rampant overcapacity. Maersk today issued its Q3 results, detailing ...
  • Union Bulk becomes shipowner with first bulker buy
    Danish dry bulk shipping and freight trading company operating primarily in the handysize and handymax segments Union Bulk has become a shipowner following the acquisition of a 28,386-dwt bulker. The company was established in March 2019 and was founded by Anders Svarrer and Jens Boesen. Since its inception, it worked as a dry cargo vessel ...
  • Dynacom selects Yangzijiang for LR1 pair
    George Procopiou's Dynacom Tankers Management has put pen to paper for a pair of 75,000 dwt LR1 product tankers at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding. No price has been revealed for the two ships. Procopiou's spend on newbuilds this year is now approaching the $2bn mark. In an investor update, Yangzijiang, China's largest private shipyard, revealed it had won ...
  • HMM seals large dry bulk deal
    Aware of sliding profits from its primary business, container shipping, HMM, South Korea's for-sale flagship, is looking to boost other parts of its diverse fleet. HMM has laid out plans to grow its dry bulk fleet to 55 by 2026, up from today's figure of 35. Yesterday, the company revealed it had signed long-term charter ...

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Lloyd's List web site
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
  • Canadian yard buys Russia-linked Helsinki Shipyard
    Canada's Davie specialises in building icebreakers and ferries and has a contract with the Canadian government to build icebreakers for...
  • Maersk discloses details from USMMI offload deal
    Maersk said in an earnings statement that it gained $94m from the sale of USMMI, or $74m after tax. A...
  • Reward outweighs risk for owners trading into Ukraine's Danube river ports
    The promise of profits mean Ukraine's smaller river ports will see sustained demand despite war-associated risks
  • What the Maersk and Norden numbers are telling everybody else
    Our lifetimes may never again see an era in which sailing vessels from A to B generates returns that make...
  • Maersk battens down the hatches in expectation of long slump
    The outlook for container shipping is grim and getting grimmer, Maersk says. It is now shoring up its finances and...
  • End of consortia block exemption a 'non-issue', says liner executive
    'I see this as a big news cycle, but it has no impact on my organisation that I can foresee...
  • Gram Car Carriers eyes 'prolonged firm' PCTC charter market
    'We estimate a carrying capacity deficit of 1.7m cars between January and August - closing this gap will require an...
  • Biden administration pledges $653m for US port development
    US to invest over $650m in 41 ports under the Maritime Administration's Port Infrastructure Development Program
  • Seacon offloads supramax bulker to Indonesian owner
    Seacon, as the bareboat charterer, will exercise the buyback option and acquire the tonnage from the owner ahead of schedule
  • Yangzijiang declares all-time high newbuilding orderbook
    Newbuilding contracts for 14 tankers valued at $770m were signed in the third quarter
  • Shipowners' Club becomes second IG affiliate to set out 2024 pricing
    Yacht book gets exemption after double-digit hike last time round
  • NYK starts ammonia conversion of LNG-powered tug
    NYK claim the tug will become the world's first ammonia-fuelled vessel
  • Box spot rates hold but competition fears emerge
    Spot rates have held steady and in some cases risen this week. But with long-term rates on the decline and...
  • Maersk cuts workforce by 10,000 as earnings turn negative
    Earnings before interest and taxes for its core ocean business turned negative at $27m in July-September. Chief executive Vincent Clerc...
  • Dry bulk doldrums put Eagle Bulk in the red
    Fall in dry bulk market decreased US-listed Eagle's net revenues more than $100m year on year, although the fourth quarter is...
  • Daily Briefing
    'Risk off' Norden looks to 2025 for better dry cargo markets | Sumec's New Dayang aims to excel as a...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
  • Delaware's planned Edgemoor terminal gets grant from US port funding program
    Along with the grant for the Port of Wilmington's proposed container terminal, Tacoma and Long Beach received grants for improving truck and rail access, respectively.
  • Falling backhaul Europe-Asia rates 'subsidizing' eastbound freight moves
    With weak demand for European imports in Asia and ample vessel capacity, spot rate levels on the backhaul trade are in freefall.
  • Convoy acquisition meant to serve import customer truckload demand: Flexport CEO
    Ryan Petersen tells the Journal of Commerce that the first order of business after this week's acquisition of Convoy's tech stack is getting the Convoy app running again and reaching out to the shuttered company's customers.
  • Maersk cuts more jobs, warns of 'dire situation' for container market
    The carrier expects no short-term improvement in the container shipping market as large numbers of new vessels are delivered and capacity management measures appear unable to stem falling rate levels.

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TradeWinds web site
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
  • Capesizes end week with technical bounce after 'falling too fast'
    Lack of tonnage in Atlantic basin contributes to Friday's leap in capesize sector, analyst says
  • Davie acquires Helsinki Shipyard with help from Canadian government
    Canadian firm signs 50-year lease with City of Helsinki
  • Labour deal between St Lawrence Seaway union workers and employers ratified
    Unifor members get annual pay hikes and $2,000 signing bonus
  • Editor's selection: Scramble for tankers amid Mid East strife, Euronav resets and narco's boxship plunge
    A look back at some of the big news and feature stories of the week
  • Minerva Marine embarks on low-key play in container ships
    Andreas Martinos-led tanker and bulker owner takes delivery of its first boxship and buys a third
  • Editor's selection: Scramble for tankers amid Mideast strife, Euronav resets and narco's boxship plunge
    A look back at some of the big news and feature stories of the week
  • Aasen Shipping picks Royal Bodewes for new series of methanol-ready bulk carriers
    Norwegian owner moving towards zero-emissions by preparing for green fuels
  • Eagle Bulk flies lower to absorb first quarterly loss in three years
    Connecticut owner pays $0.10 dividend and guides to stronger time charter equivalent rate in current market
  • Things better improve, or 2024 will be 'dire', warns Maersk's Vincent Clerc
    Maersk boss paints a grim picture after the liner's shipping division slips into the red
  • Russia plans four new icebreakers for Northern Sea Route expansion
    State-run company Rosatom has reportedly ruled out nuclear-powered ships on cost grounds
  • The end of the road? Oaktree stake cut is no game-changer for Star Bulk Carriers
    Petros Pappas looks back positively on his experience with his biggest backer
  • Kollakis clan drawn to newbuildings but keeping fuel options open
    Greece's Chartworld group of companies plans to renew its fleet on all fronts
  • Petros Pappas tells why Star Bulk Carriers is keeping its powder dry on fuelling
    CEO says final decarbonisation decisions will be made when 'intelligent' choices are possible
  • Panos Laskaridis talks about succession planning, Greek-style
    Laskaridis clan offers an example of how to bring order into a complex family holding
  • Oslo Shipholding cargo ship banned for a year after yet another detention
    Paris MOU bars Albanian-controlled vessel following latest inspection in Italy
  • First ammonia-fuelled ships finally land on DNV database
    Order numbers continue to mount up for vessels that can bunker methanol and LNG
  • Scorpio-owned Eneti's profit falls as it cuts debt ahead of Cadeler merger
    Offshore wind vessel owner also sees revenue drop year on year
  • US sanctions Russia's Arctic LNG 2 project as it gets set for start-up
    Novatek's 19.8-million-tonne-per-annum liquefaction project joins the list of sanctioned Arctic assets
  • Gram Car Carriers beefs up contract backlog in profitable quarter
    One new charter and a vessel acquisition has pushed the Oslo company's backlog over $900m
  • HMM sets big bulker target after sealing $950m newbuilding charters running to 2042
    South Korean group diversifying as container ship boom unravels
  • No rush on fleet renewal as Teekay Tankers' Kevin Mackay does rate arithmetic
    US-listed owner's chief executive says focus is on keeping existing ships earning in strong markets
  • Columbia plants flag in Norway amid northern European expansion
    Ship management platform's boss Johann Meyer explains how he plans to succeed in new markets
  • Maersk slashes 10,000 jobs as liner slump hits home
    Drastic measures to save $600m prompted by 'worsening outlook' for container shipping
  • Norwegian Hull Club branches out with offshore wind venture NIORD
    Bergen-based insurer is eyeing growth in the floating offshore wind business
  • Seasure broker Charlie Long completes initial line-up at new London shop M3 Marine
    Mike Meade's new recruit was also an offshore analyst at Seasure's former sister outfit VesselsValue
  • X-Press Feeders pays £20m into court as claims battle looms over X-Press Pearl fire
    Singapore operator has won a UK legal decree limiting liability from serious casualty
  • Comment: A clear wealth divide is growing between P&I clubs
    Wealthier P&I mutuals are starting to reward loyalty with windfalls - but a chasm could form as not all clubs have deep pockets
  • Yangzijiang adds $400m worth of tankers to orderbook in third quarter
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder's orderbook now includes 24 MR tankers as well as LR1s and LR2s
  • Dynacom orders panamax product tanker newbuildings at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding
    Greek shipowner believed to be paying around $106m for a pair of 75,000-dwt tanker newbuildings
  • IMEQ Center claims world's first with AI model to assess seafarer mental health
    Greek outfit says predictive model boosts accuracy of pre-employee screenings but does not replace human psychologists

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American Shipper web site
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
  • Maersk cutting 10,000 jobs in face of 'worsening market conditions'
    "This is not a diet. This is a resetting of the baseline," said Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc on his company's job cuts.
  • DOT pumping more truck capacity into US ports
    Trucks are featured heavily in projects reaping $653 million worth of port infrastructure grants announced Friday by the Biden administration.

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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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