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March 10, 2023

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Exim India web site
MARCH 10, 2023
  • Yang Ming reports impressive profit in 2022
  • NMIS holds 43rd Annual Convocation
  • Strong capacity correction on Asia-NAWC
  • Grape exports seen higher in FY23
  • MSC revises Falcon service rotation
  • Railways prioritising coal transportation
  • CONCOR subsidiary's new frozen cold storage facility inaugurated in Sonipat
  • Streamlining the process and expediting Assessment in FAG
  • Palm oil imports seen up by 16 pc in FY23
  • Hazira Port suspends additional pilotage charges based on vessel age
  • No GI tag for India's basmati rice, says Australia
  • CNC launches new NTX1 service

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International Transport Journal web site
MARCH 10, 2023
  • Demand for sustainable transport leaps fivefold
  • Rotor sails for MOL and Vale's bulk
  • More warehouse space in UK and Ireland
  • First 40 t hydrogen tractor in service
  • ECS Group: "8 March? Just another day!"
  • Seko Logistics appoints Alfred Hofmann
  • Richard Morgan to lead Imea region
  • New records thanks to international business
  • Special waggons to transport steel coils
  • Sweden replaces Russia as main trading partner
  • A prestigious award for AP Moller Maersk
  • Norwegian flies emergency aid to Ethiopia
  • JV to extend distribution network in Poland
  • Kansas to upgrade short line railroad network
  • Susan Morbit joins Sterling Transportation
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • A new e-booking platform for Air Europa Cargo
  • Port Authority of Bilbao announces strategy plan

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The Loadstar web site
MARCH 9, 2023
  • Senators call for ban on airlines flying to the US using Russian airspace
  • More logistics interconnectivity increases the risk of cyber-attacks
  • NYK integrator dream goes astray - yet M'rsk is a different play
  • Online shopping boom and outsourcing continues to power 3PL growth
  • EU customs authorities and industry welcome second phase of ICS2
  • Record results as Frank Appel makes his last stand at DHL
  • Yang Ming posts $6bn profit, but sees rough seas ahead
  • Mark Sutch flies back to India as new CCO at Indigo's CarGo
  • Snapshot: Unsung Deutsche Post DHL
  • Deutsche Bahn appoints banks for DB Schenker sale

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Marine Log web site
MARCH 9, 2023
  • NOIA condemns continuing offshore oil and gas leasing program delays
    The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) is slamming foot dragging by the U.S. Department of the Interior in developing the next federal offshore oil and gas leasing program. The leasing program is
  • Briggs Marine orders maintenance support vessel
    U.K.-based Briggs Marine has ordered a 40-meter maintenance support vessel at Vigo, Spain, based shipbuilder Freire A/S. Due to enter service in fourth quarter 2004, the vessel will enhance and expand the
  • Wiernicki: "Shipping pivotal to clean energy transition"
    "Shipping will play a pivotal role in driving the global clean energy transition," that was the message delivered by ABS chairman, president and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki gave in a series of
  • HMM 9,000 TEU newbuilds will be the first with new G80 methanol engine
    The nine 9,000 TEU methanol-dual fueled containerships ordered by South Korea's HMM will be powered by MAN B&W G80ME-LGIM dual fueled engines. Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries(HSHI) will build seven of the ships

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Container News web site
MARCH 9, 2023
  • Kuehne+Nagel's net earnings exceed US$3 billion in FY2022
    Kuehne+Nagel closed the financial year 2022 with improved financial figures, increasing its net earnings by 30%, reaching around US$3 billion. The company's net turnover also increased by 20% to US$42 billion, while earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) grew by 28% to US$4 billion and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) rose by 23% to US$4.8 billion. Addit
  • Former CEO of MSC PSA European Terminal in Antwerp moves to APM Terminals
    Harold Kunst, the previous chief executive officer (CEO) of MSC PSA European Terminal in Antwerp, will be the new managing director of APM Terminals Maasvlakte II in the port of Rotterdam. Kunst is no stranger to APM Terminals, having begun his career with A.P. Moller - Maersk in 1996 and previously held different roles in APM Terminals. The new managing director will formally take over his dutie
  • Global bunker indices remain rangebound with no firm trend
    Marine Bunker Exchange (MABUX) announced that fuel prices have stayed rangebound with no clear pattern in the tenth week of the year. The 380 HSFO index increased to US$490/MT, the VLSFO index remained relatively steady at US$669/MT and the MGO index fell to US$949/MT. "At the time of writing, the market was in a slight downtrend," commented a MABUX official. In Week 10, the Global Scrubber Sprea
  • GSBN, COSCO, OOCL, and SICIT partner to boost safety in chemical cargo transportation
    Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN), an independent, non-profit blockchain technology consortium, announced its collaboration with COSCO SHIPPING Lines, Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) and the Shanghai Research Institute of Chemical Industry Testing (SICIT) to improve the safe transportation of chemical cargo through the use of blockchain technology. GSBN noted that special cargo with d
  • Sea-Intelligence reports strong capacity correction on Asia - North America West Coast
    During the first months of the Covid-19 outbreak, ocean carriers were able to cut capacity in line with the massive demand contraction, according to Danish maritime data analysis firm Sea-Intelligence, which, however, noted that the same degree of commitment has not been seen with the container volume crash in the last four months of 2022. The container lines were either not able to, or possibly
  • DB Schenker to bring first Prototype Volta Zero truck on the road
    DB Schenker, a logistics service provider, has been presented the first pilot Volta Zero truck taking part in the European field test. The company visited the Volta Trucks' contract manufacturing facility in Steyr, Austria, to see the final prototype generation of the all-electric Volta Zero truck in pre-production. In particular, 150 Volta Trucks will be handed over to DB Schenker in 2023. Cyril
  • Singapore mulls streamlining container movements
    Singapore's government wants to simplify land-based transhipment processes to help save more than US$1.5m for businesses. Speaking at the city-state Ministry of Transport's committee of supply debate on 3 March, Senior Minister of State for Finance Chee Hong Tat said that one move being considered is granting transhipment permits to goods being moved across land borders. Presently, such goods are
  • AAPA rejects Chinese 'spy cranes' scenarios in US ports
    The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has denied recent media reports about a possible security threat at US ports posed by Chinese port equipment. "There have been no known security breaches as the result of any cranes at US ports, despite alarmist media reports," pointed out AAPA in a statement. "Further, modern cranes are very fast and sophisticated but even they can't track the
  • Yang Ming achieves record annual revenues and profits
    Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation marked new records in its annual revenues and profits in 2022 with the Taiwanese ocean carrier reporting consolidated revenues of US$12.61 billion and after-tax profits of US$6.06 billion. However, the board of directors of Yang Ming approved maintaining the cash dividend at NTD 20 (US$0.65) per share, "given the uncertainties of the shipping industry and th
  • COSCO proceeds with blockchain-based eBL
    COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers and COSCO SHIPPING Lines have taken further steps to promote blockchain-based electronic bill of lading (eBL) in order to provide clients with a more personalised service experience. COSCO SHIPPING Lines Qingdao released its first blockchain-based eBL on 13 February, signalling the formal opening of the new cargo release route at Qingdao Port in China. The comp

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Splash web site
MARCH 9, 2023
  • Pyxis Tankers offloads its oldest ship
    Greek product tanker pure-play Pyxis Tankers is selling its oldest vessel to an undisclosed UK buyer. The 2009-built 50,667 dwt will fetch $24.8m on completion of the sale scheduled to occur in March this year. After the repayment of the outstanding indebtedness securing the vessel and various transaction costs, the cash proceeds should be around ...
  • Briggs Marine expands fleet with newbuild order in Spain
    UK marine services company Briggs Marine has placed an order at Spanish shipbuilder Freire Shipyard for a new maintenance support vessel due to enter service in Q4 2024. The 40-m-long newbuild will form part of Briggs' charter fleet and is expected to enhance and expand the company's offering across a range of industries including defence, ...
  • Eidesvik Offshore awarded PSV extension by Wintershall Dea
    Oslo-listed shipowner Eidesvik Offshore has scored a contract extension with Wintershall Dea for its 2013-built platform supply vessel . The German-based oil and gas producer has declared an option to keep the vessel until January 2024. The new hire starts in July in direct continuation of the current contract which kicked off in January. "This ...
  • Dolphin Drilling firms up Nigeria semisub deal
    Semisub rig owner Dolphin Drilling has inked a new contract with Peak Petroleum in Nigeria for its 1974-built . The firm contract, which follows the letter of award in January, gives the Euronext Growth-listed owner of three rigs the potential to extend the unit's backlog by a minimum of 120 days and up to 485 ...
  • Yinson Production eyes autonomous FPSOs
    Yinson Production has partnered with British software company Aveva to develop autonomous and sustainable floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) solutions. The Singapore-based unit of the Malaysian Yinson Group said the collaboration will enable it to operate its FPSO with minimal human involvement, and with a vision for them eventually becoming fully autonomous. "Autonomous technology
  • VLCCs charge towards $100,000 a day
    Tanker watchers are keeping a firm eye on the volatile VLCC markets today, with a $ 100,000-a-day fixture widely anticipated, the first time this landmark has been broken since November. VLCC fixtures have been on a charge all week, with eco, scrubber-fitted ships fixing at figures pushing above $90,000 a day. Demand from China has ...
  • Demand for ocean space to grow five-fold by 2050
    The amount of ocean space occupied by installations will grow five-fold by 2050, according to DNV's Spatial Competition Forecast. This will be driven by offshore wind, which will account for 80% of stationary infrastructure at sea by the midcentury, followed by aquaculture with 13% and oil and gas accounting for 5%. The class society highlighted ...
  • First CO2 storage in the Danish North Sea
    Hailed as a "big moment for Europe's green transition" the Danish carbon capture and storage project has marked its first injection of CO2 into a depleted oil field in the Danish North Sea. A consortium of 23 organisations led by UK-based chemicals giant Ineos and Wintershall Dea, is behind Project Greensand which demonstrated for the ...
  • Wrecked bulker off Gibraltar battered by storms
    Recent storms have hammered the wreck of the , a bulk carrier which sank off the coast of Gibraltar last year. Nevertheless, authorities remain confident salvors can remove the smashed vessel by the end of May as stipulated in earlier signed salvage contracts. The ship came into contact with LNG carrier Adam LNG while manoeuvring to exit ...
  • Tanker oil spill spreads far and wide in central Philippines
    The Philippine government has said it will take up to four months to clear the oil spill from the Princess Empress, a product tanker that sank in rough weather off the island of Mindoro on February 28. Oil has been detected more than 130 km away from the site where the ship went down having ...
  • Maersk restarts direct bookings to Ukraine
    Maersk has restarted direct bookings to war-torn Ukraine from across the world. Conceding that logistics operations in and around the country remain challenging one year on from the start of the war with Russia, the Danish carrier has come up with a plan to provide some container connectivity to Ukraine. Maersk has launched a new, ...
  • Su Yin Anand moves away from shipping
    A well known name in Singapore shipping circles is changing roles. Su Yin Anand, who has headed up Australian mining company South32's shipping division for the past two years, is moving to the company's aluminium business with the miner now seeking a replacement on its freight desk. Anand was a maritime litigator for 15 years ...
  • China's Milkyway takes leap into shipping
    Shanghai-listed Milkyway Chemical Supply Chains has become a shipowner, buying an 80% stake in Zhoushan Zhonggu Shipping. Zhonggu Shipping operates four 4,000 dwt stainless steel chemical parcel tankers, which to date have been operating on domestic routes. Milkyway has plans to add to the fleet, with newbuilds, secondhand purchases and some chartered in tonnage, and ...
  • Shelf Drilling secures two-year jackup contract in Nigeria
    Oslo-listed jackup rig pure-play Shelf Drilling has won a two-year contract in Nigeria for the . The drilling campaign for an undisclosed operator is set to start in May 2023 and comes with a one-year option attached. The firm contract is worth around $118m, including mobilisation revenue. Dubai-headquartered Shelf with a fleet of 36 jackups ...
  • Chinese collaborate to harness blockchain technology for chemical cargoes
    Hong Kong-based blockchain platform Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) is collaborating with COSCO, Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), and the Shanghai Research Institute of Chemical Industry Testing (SICIT) to improve the safe transportation of chemical cargoes, including lithium batteries. The blockchain news comes at a time where container shipping has been hit hard by a ...
  • Are SOVs still fit for offshore wind O&M?
    Offshore wind service operation vessels (SOVs) have an obvious and undeniable place in the market but are the planned numbers all required? Is an over-specification of vessel type for the work in hand, one that an industry under pressure can't really afford? asks John Cooper, CEO of BAR Technologies. In recent years, offshore wind farms ...

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Lloyd's List web site
MARCH 9, 2023
  • Pricing power for Jones Act tanker owners 'not been this strong in over a decade', says OSG chief
    Renewable diesel trade and robust global product tanker market boost Overseas Shipholding Group, which will continue benefiting from an empty...
  • US sanctions 'shadow' banking network linked to Iran
    Multi-jurisdictional network gave sanctioned Iranian companies access to the international financial system and obfuscated their trade with foreign customers, according...
  • UN spends $55m on ageing Euronav VLCC to avert environmental disaster
    UN Development Programme secures Euronav VLCC for $55m as part of a plan to offload an estimated one million barrels...
  • D'Amico says tanker tonne-mile boost to continue
    Chief executive says Russia's refined products are being re-routed, mostly to North Africa and Türkiye amid European Union sanctions. The...
  • Green lobby urges Europe to end incentives for biofuels production
    'Biofuels are a failed experiment,' said Maik Marahrens, biofuels manager at Transport & Environment. 'To continue to burn food as...
  • DHL expects lower earnings even in best-case recovery
    Recovery forecasts remain cloudy. A bounce back could come as early as the second quarter or as late as 2024
  • GoodBulk reduces fleet with three more capesize sales
    Company says decline in freight rates 'bottomed out' in the middle of February
  • Training required for 'safe' STS basket transfers
    Crew reluctance to use baskets for personnel transfers is not justified by data
  • Sinopec fuels speculation over China relaxing export quota
    Proposal comes amid speculations that China is to allow more exports of fuels and other oil products to meet the...
  • Shippers should seek to help carriers repair relationships
    Many shippers are angry after the treatment they received during the pandemic. But restoring relationships with their carriers is more...
  • UN chief calls for Black Sea grain deal extension
    Russia and Ukraine have lobbied for changes to the Black Sea Grain Initiative since the first renewal round in November
  • CMES boosts value with stock option plan
    Shipping giant's tanker and dry bulker business to lift its financial performance with a rebound in China's commodity demand, say...
  • Boxship charter periods rise as newbuild threat remains
    Containership charter rates are still above pre-pandemic levels but the delivery of 340 newbuildings this year remains concerning for non-operating...
  • Ports group names former UK government adviser as chief
    New appointee succeeds Tim Morris, who has taken communications role with Associated British Ports
  • Yang Ming says container market 'still faces uncertainties'
    Market prospects can turn positive later this year provided a reopened China can help stimulate the world's economy and demand...
  • Daily Briefing
    Bulk exports from Russia remain elevated | Early Chinese New Year pulls down January container volumes | Difficult details of...
  • Petronas completes Malaysia's first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering
    Petronas inaugurated its LNG bunkering business by completing its first ship-to-ship bunkering operation with Tiger Gas
  • NYK and FueLNG complete first PCTC LNG bunkering in Singapore
    FueLNG Bellina is Singapore's first LNG bunker vessel, entering operation in 2021

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The Journal of Commerce web site
MARCH 9, 2023
  • Carriers face choppy first half ahead of more positive H2: Yang Ming
    Yang Ming echoed the warnings of its competitors, saying consumer spending power has fallen since the fourth quarter of last year because of inflation, while high inventory levels have also affected demand.
  • Shippers committed to digital investments in logistics: S&P Global
    Shippers are showing "healthy adoption" of a wide variety of digital transformation projects, according to new research from S&P Global Market Intelligence.
  • Maersk shifts detention billing to consignees ahead of FMC regulation
    The move by the carrier comes as the FMC is in the midst of a rulemaking process around detention and demurrage billing mandated by the passage of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 last June.
  • MSC prepares for delivery of Hapag-Lloyd-sized orderbook
    Carriers' record container ship capacity on order is being led by MSC, which will grow its fleet - already the world's largest - by almost 40 percent over the next two years.
  • China recovery, pent-up demand signals air cargo growth this year: trade groups
    The post-pandemic recovery of China's economy following the lifting of restrictions late last year is sparking increasingly optimistic expectations for the air cargo market in 2023 despite a challenging start to the year.

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TradeWinds web site
MARCH 9, 2023
  • Scrubber discharge has less sulphur concentrate than 'Pellegrino water', Star Bulk president says
    Sulphur is already 'ubiquitous' in sea water, says president Hamish Norton
  • Washington urges major commodities traders to haul Russian oil
    Senior US Treasury Department officials have spoken with executives and traders to ensure global supplies of oil remain steady
  • First movers see a future for nuclear-powered ships - but not everywhere
    Carnival executive sees pitfalls for cruise, but Cargill shipping official thinks it will be the endpoint
  • Putting the 'chicken and egg' problem to rest: Early adopters talk alternative fuels
    'The investments being made here are really going to advance the technology,' Waterfront Shipping president says
  • Shipbrokers raise £1m for suicide prevention charity
    Money raised from a day of trades at Oil Brokerage will allow therapy centre to open five months early
  • Japanese bulker pursued by Texas cement company for cargo damage
    Royal White Cement claims it has a nearly $2m lien on a Kyowa Sansho ship
  • 'Defensive no more': OSG eyes cash growth after profit jump
    Crossing to the black, Jones Act company looks to expand cash-generating capacity
  • China leads challenge to IMO 2050 net zero goal due to clash with Xi Jinping's 2060 aim
    Developing countries want the shipping regulator to adopt a flexible approach and review its decarbonisation targets every five years
  • Russia's Yamal LNG upped exports in 2022 with 90% of cargoes shipped to Europe
    Greater use was made of Arc7 ice-breaking LNG carrier fleet Centre for High North Logistics data shows
  • Pyxis Tankers builds war chest by selling oldest MR for $8m gain
    Cash from the disposal will go on reducing debt, but Greek owner is also eyeing buys
  • Mahnke plots second green maritime fund after first breaches $200m
    Raising green finance is difficult, but deploying funds is tough too
  • Castor Maritime reaps record profit as it spins off tanker fleet
    Shareholders receive stock in start-up Toro Corp following best-ever year
  • Abuse survivor Hope Hicks 'sickened' that her attacker can still work at sea
    Ex-cadet Hope Hicks marked International Women's Day by calling for tougher enforcement after finding her attacker is still working at sea
  • Container shipping 'price war' spreads to Asia-Europe trades
    Freight rates have dropped to pre-pandemic levels on the world's biggest liner trade
  • GoodBulk reveals significant share buyback after another good quarter and big dividends
    Dividend for the fourth quarter was the same as in the previous three months, which was its biggest quarterly payout
  • D'Amico International logs 'remarkable' record profit and says more to come
    Italian owner believes product tanker strength to continue this year
  • Buoyant Boskalis wins contract for Saudi futuristic city project
    Chief executive announced 60% rise in annual profits from 2022 after spike in dredging and offshore energy revenues
  • 'Throw politics out': Russian fertiliser the key to UN grain deal
    With Black Sea Grain Initiative up for renewal, Russia raises the stakes and UN official makes dramatic appeal
  • Rigault and Ong sell BW LPG shares after option awards
    Two of VLGC owner's top executives cash in stock that has risen sharply since 2020
  • Teekay Tankers poised for 'robust' talks on fleet renewal and dividends after huge profit
    March board meeting to decide on strategy for 2023
  • NAT 'on path to former glory' as debt shrinks in strong suezmax market
    Analysts examine suezmax owner's aim of paying off borrowings in two years
  • Bunnemann family builds stake in Gram Car Carriers with block share deal
    German shipowners follow up participation in Oslo listing with another stock buy
  • Top Ships jumps 30% as bosses come out with big NAV reading
    Tanker owner's stock shows more volatility in the US
  • Ocean Yield sells over-subscribed $70m bond to slash finance costs
    Unsecured issue comes in much cheaper than existing series
  • Ownership battle: Legal fight over tanker sold to 'pay for Persian carpets worth $9m'
    Sanctioned Iranian businessman claims vessel was stolen by the owner of Athens-based oil tanker company St James Shipping
  • Lloyd's of London reports underwriting profit despite Ukraine war claims
    Leading specialty insurance market describes its performance as 'strong'
  • Bunneman family builds stake in Gram Car Carriers with block share deal
    German shipowners follow up participation in Oslo listing with further stock buy
  • Ocean Yield sells over-subscribed $75m bond to slash finance costs
    Unsecured issue comes in much cheaper than existing series
  • Hanse Bereederung shipbroker Karydis asks if is it time for a resurgence of the ULCC?
    Greek broker ponders whether tanker shipowners will rush to shipyards and mimic container lines by switching to bigger sizes?
  • 'Dark fleet': Shipbrokers are on thin ice if they ignore Russia sanctions
    Clarksons' Andi Case casts shade on brokers sailing close to the wind on sanctions - but who could he mean?
  • Su Yin Anand set to exit role as head of shipping at South32
    Popular shipping executive set to head for pastures new within Australian mining company
  • GAC looks to ride Vietnam's offshore wind revolution with Ho Chi Minh outpost
    Ship agency says renewables push is a key focus for the company alongside its traditional shipping operations
  • Singapore says no to fossil fuels for harbour craft built after 2030
    The city state's maritime regulator aims to help lower the cost of adoption and mobilise support for early adopters

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American Shipper web site
MARCH 9, 2023
  • FedEx, UPS unfazed by Boeing freighter delays over supplier snafu
    Boeing has paused delivery of the 767 freighter until it corrects a fuel tank issue.

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