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August 11, 2023

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Exim India web site
AUGUST 11, 2023
  • Allcargo Group's Allcargo Terminals Ltd & Transindia Real Estate Ltd listed on the BSE & NSE
  • Spot rates back above long-term contracted rates on three key routes
  • Paradip Port becomes fastest Major Port to handle 50 MMT cargo this fiscal
  • Agri exports fall 14 pc in Q1
  • INDIAN PORTS ASSOCIATION
  • Panama Canal draught restrictions force container lines to add transit surcharges
  • India seen a $6.7 trn economy by 2031
  • Export ban & demand raises parboiled rice prices
  • Lucknow emerging as key logistics hub

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The Loadstar web site
AUGUST 10, 2023
  • 'Look to costs' says Hapag-Lloyd CEO, as freight rates are 'unsustainable'
  • The capacity and rates fallout at the end of Yellow's LTL road
  • Welcome to the 'Hapag-Lloyd Bank'!
  • Eager smaller box lines pounce on retired Wan Hai ships
  • Takeover target Wilson Sons: towage shines...
  • US authority comes down hard on Norfolk Southern after Ohio derailment
  • Nigerian flag-carrier airline set for take-off, with Ethiopian at the helm
  • MSC support for LNG provides fuel for thought

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Marine Log web site
AUGUST 10, 2023
  • Kitsap Transit moves ahead on all-electric ferry
    Kitsap Transit has taken another step forward with its plans for an all-electric ferry to operate on its Puget Sound services. It has now put out a request for information (RFI) from
  • Tug boat sinks off South Carolina
    U.S. Coast Guard Sector Charleston reported yesterday that the USCG and partner agencies were responding to a 59-foot push tug that sank Tuesday night approximately three miles off North Myrtle Beach, South
  • Purus Wind CSOVs will feature Brunvoll propulsion packages
    The methanol-ready battery hybrid commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) recently ordered at Vard by U.K. based Purus Wind will have Brunvoll propulsion and maneuvering packages. Each will be outfitted with two azimuth
  • Crowley breaks ground for eWolf charging station
    Crowley and the Port of San Diego have broken ground for the shoreside charging station that will provide clean energy for eWolf, Crowley's zero-emissions all-electric tugboat. The eWolf charging station is a

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Container News web site
AUGUST 10, 2023
  • Pasha Hawaii's second LNG boxship calls Bay Area
    Pasha Hawaii and the Port of Oakland held a christening ceremony to honour the arrival of the Janet Marie, the company's second Liquified Natural Gas (LNG)-powered container ship to visit the Bay Area. The Oakland Seaport is considered the Northern California gateway for containerised ocean freight shipping. Janet Marie is the second of two new 236 meters long LNG-powered container ships of the '
  • San Antonio Terminal marks record with MSC Chiyo arrival
    Chile's San Antonio Terminal Internacional (STI) continues to achieve milestones, this time with the arrival of the 16,616 MSC Chiyo, the ship with one of the largest cargo capacities that have arrived in the country. STI acquired two new ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and two rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes at the start of the year, making it the only port in Chile capable of processing two super p
  • Hapag Lloyd increases rates from UAE to North Europe, West Med and North Africa
    Hapag Lloyd has announced increased ocean tariff rates from the United Arab Emirates (Jebel Ali and Abu Dhabi) to North Europe (Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Belgium, France, Poland, Denmark, Sweden, Ireland, Norway, Finland, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Austria, Switzerland, Slovakia, Estonia, Iceland, Luxembourg) and West Mediterranean / North Africa (Spain, Portugal, Ita
  • Spot rates rally on key Far East trade lanes after latest GRI moves: Xeneta
    Spot rates for containerised ocean freight have climbed across three leading Far East export corridors after the latest round of General Rate Increases (GRIs) from carriers. The news, revealed by Oslo's Xeneta, provides welcome relief for a segment that has been "up against the ropes" for much of 2023, fighting against declining demand and volumes, married to escalating overcapacity and continuin
  • La Spezia Container Terminal achieves new record operating MSC mega vessel
    La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT), operated by Contship Italia Group, set a new record handling the 24,000 TEU container ship MSC Nicola Mastro on 9 August. La Spezia Container Terminal became Italy's first gateway to successfully operate one of the world's largest container vessels, as MSC Nicola Mastro is the first boxship with a capacity of 24,000 TEUs to call in a country's port. The new ve
  • Alcott Global reveals the nominees for the Leaders in Supply Chain Awards 2023
    The annual Leaders in Supply Chain Awards celebrates and highlights the important work the supply chain leaders are doing The annual Leaders in Supply Chain Awards, organized by the executive search company, Alcott Global, celebrates and highlights the important work the supply chain leaders are doing on digitizing operations , decarbonization , and sustainability , as well as on creating a diver
  • Capacity discipline sustains rates amid peak newbuilding deliveries
    Capacity management has been key to the ongoing strengthening of Transpacific rates, according to container shipping expert Lars Jensen. Jensen, CEO of Vespucci Maritime, said in Baltic Exchange's latest monthly commentary that the Transpacific has seen the highest number of cancelled sailings, with 16% of sailings blanked. On 4 August, the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) showed that
  • Duvenbeck tests fully electric terminal tractor
    Duvenbeck, a freight forwarding and logistics firm, is taking another step towards transitioning its fleet to low-emission vehicles. In July of this year, the German company tested a totally electric terminal tractor unit at its Rastatt site. It was used to transport uncoupled (semi-)trailers at a vehicle manufacturer's site. "The terminal tractor unit made by the Dutch manufacturer, Terberg, has
  • Record high ship deliveries boost container fleet capacity
    "Deliveries of new container ships during the first seven months of the year reached a new record high of 1.2 million TEUs in 2023, beating the previous record by 200,000 TEUs. As recycling of ships has remained low, the fleet capacity has grown 4.3% since January," says Niels Rasmussen, chief shipping analyst at BIMCO. The contracting of new ships has slowed since its record in 2021 but has year
  • HMM sees first-half profits sink over 90%
    HMM's first-half results are incredibly low compared to last year's levels with the company's profits falling over 90% year-on-year. In the first six months of 2023, the South Korean major shipping company reported net profit of US$460 million, which is 90% down to the same period last year, operating profit of US$360 million, translating to a 92% decrease over 2022 first half, and revenue of US$
  • CMA CGM enhances its terminal in Taiwan with new RTG cranes
    CMA CGM made an order to Konecranes for seven hybrid Noell Rubber-Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes to equip its Kaohsiung Terminal in Taiwan. According to the agreement's announcement, the commissioning will take place in the third quarter of 2024, with handover scheduled a few months later, in the last quarter of the year. These seven new Konecranes Noell hybrid RTGs use a battery for regular operation
  • CMA CGM on track to overtake Maersk in TEU capacity
    A few years ago, it would seem impossible that Maersk will be in third place in the ranking of the world's largest container lines, but according to current data, this will be the reality of the industry in the next years. French ocean carrier CMA CGM is on track to overcome the Danish shipping company and become the second-largest container carrier in terms of vessel container capacity. The curr
  • Hapag-Lloyd's profit plunges two-thirds due to weaker demand and lower rates
    Weaker demand and lower freight rates have significantly impacted Hapag-Lloyd's first-half earnings, according to the company's CEO, Rolf Habben Jansen, who, however, noted that the German shipping firm achieved to expand its terminal portfolio in this period. In the first six months of the year, Hapag-Lloyd reported a revenue of US$10.8 billion, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
  • Wilson Sons Rio Grande container terminal nears 50,000 TEUs in July
    Wilson Sons Rio Grande container terminal recorded a 44% increase in July container volumes compared to the same month last year, handling 49,100 TEUs. Exports increased by 83%, thanks to more ship calls and higher amounts of tobacco, resins, and other items. Additionally, imports climbed 38% thanks to better ship schedule reliability and larger amounts of chemicals and resins. By overcoming the

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Splash web site
AUGUST 10, 2023
  • Blaze hits grain silos in French port of La Rochelle
    A fire broke out at grain silos in the French Atlantic port of La Rochelle on Thursday, crippling operations at one of France's largest grain export terminals. Local authorities said the blaze, which started on a conveyor belt at around 08.00 hrs local time, engulfed four grain silos operated by Sica Atlantique. More than 100 ...
  • RWE awarded 900 MW German North Sea offshore wind sites
    The German Federal Network Agency has granted German utility RWE awards for the 900 MW Nordseecluster B. This involves the N-3.6 and N-3.5 sites in the German North Sea, on which RWE intends to develop, build and operate two wind farms with a total capacity of 900 MW. The awards were secured without a negative ...
  • Clyde & Co and former partner to face tribunal over alleged money laundering breaches
    Global law firm Clyde & Co and its former shipping partner Ed Mills-Webb are to face the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) for alleged breaches of the money laundering regulations and allegations relating to anti-money laundering. According to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), there was a case to answer in respect of allegations relating to an ...
  • Wuchang Shipbuilding gets order for chemical tanker duo
    Chemical tanker player Xingtong Shipping has ordered two stainless steel chemical tankers from Wuchang Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of the China State Shipbuilding Corporation. Under the contract, Wuchang Shipbuilding will build two 25,900-ton stainless steel chemical tankers designed by Shanghai Odeli Ship Engineering and classified by ABS classification society as double-bottom and double-hull ch
  • China probes senior BoCom Leasing executive in anti-graft campaign
    Another senior executive from a leading Chinese leasing house is being investigated in connection with an anti-graft probe. Local media said Ma Bin, a vice president of Bank of Communications Financial Leasing (BoCom Leasing), is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and is currently being investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. ...
  • Perdana Petroleum awarded more work for AHTS vessels by Petronas
    Malaysian offshore marine support services firm Perdana Petroleum has won new contracts and an extension from Petronas for three anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels worth around $8.4m. The company's subsidiary Perdana Nautika has received work orders totaling $4.8m for the deployment of two anchor handling tug and supply vessels. Both contracts have already started ...
  • MMA Offshore seals $85m financing
    Australia's MMA Offshore has secured A$130m ($85m) finance facility with the aim to optimise its balance sheet while providing additional flexibility and liquidity for growth. The Perth-based OSV operator and services provider said the new deal, which comprises a A$120m revolving loan facility and an A$10m letter of credit facility, will replace the existing loan ...
  • Stam Shipping sells bulk carrier for recycling
    Greece's Stam Shipping appears to have sold its last remaining bulk carrier for recycling. Cash buyer Best Oasis reported that the 2001-built has gone to Bangladesh for an undisclosed price tag. Stam bought the 74,800 dwt panamax as Fortune Trader for a reported price of $9.3m in October last year. The ship's scrap value is ...
  • PGE, Ørsted given 210 MW seabed area offshore Poland
    PGE and Ørsted have been granted a new seabed area for the development of an offshore wind farm in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea. Poland's Ministry of Infrastructure has given permission for the two companies to develop up to 210 MW in the area designated 45.E.1 in the Baltic Sea. The seabed area ...
  • Splash Spot Market fantasy league readies for the start of the season
    For those in shipping, having a punt is a regular, day-to-day activity. Whether it's bunker hedging, FFAs, timing a newbuilding delivery, shipowners are accustomed to making big calls based often on nothing more than gut feel. These characteristics make our readers perfect candidates to enter this year's Fantasy Premier League Splash Spot Market. England's Premier ...
  • Stolt-Nielsen picks Udo Lange for CEO role
    The chief executive officer (CEO) of Stolt-Nielsen, Niels G. Stolt-Nielsen, will step down from his role after 23 years on September 1, 2023. Niels G. Stolt-Nielsen will assume the role of chairman of the board of Stolt-Nielsen Limited, replacing Samuel Cooperman. The company announced that he will be succeeded as CEO by Udo Lange. Stolt-Nielsen ...
  • Saipem bags $1bn offshore contract in Libya
    Italy's Saipem has won a contract worth around $1bn $1 for the development of the shallow-water Bouri natural gas field offshore Libya. Mellitah Oil & Gas, a consortium formed by National Oil Corporation of Libya and Eni, has selected the Milan-based contractor to carry out revamping of the platforms facilities at the field. The contract ...
  • Singapore Strait sea robbery warning
    Three sea robbery incidents occurred in the Philip Channel in the Singapore Strait in the space of just six hours on Tuesday night going into Wednesday morning with the Information Fusion Centre, a regional maritime security advisory, warning ships in the area to be extra vigilant in the coming 10 days. The moon phase during ...
  • Bollinger Shipyards closes New Orleans facility
    Bollinger Shipyards, the largest privately owned shipbuilder in the United States, has decided to close its operations in New Orleans. The company said decision to close its Algiers Point facility was driven by a desire to consolidate its repair and maintenance operations.. Last year, Bollinger acquired Halter Marine in Mississippi. The larger of two floating ...

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Lloyd's List web site
AUGUST 10, 2023
  • Imperial Petroleum aims to grow on back of strong results
    Nasdaq-listed owner has recently sold two bulkers and an aframax tanker to new spin-off, 3Cis
  • Bulker profits hit in Q2 as freer capacity outstrips demand
    Despite tonne-mile demand showing 5% year-on-year rise, the unwinding of post-pandemic congestion in the dry bulk sector is keeping rates...
  • Bulker boost: China's coal imports to maintain steady growth through 2023
    Sustained flows into China bode well for the dry bulk market, as the world's largest coal importer, with steady shipments...
  • Hapag-Lloyd maintains outlook in face of weak rates
    Freight rates are still 'unsustainable' on many trades. But recent liftings data shows signs of better demand, at least in...
  • Conflicts of interests inevitable at P&I club correspondents, NorthStandard warns
    'If there is no clear indication whether somebody from the club is instructing on behalf of an owner or a...
  • Obituary: Daryl Williamson
    One of the pioneers of maritime data digitalisation, Daryl had to battle against early scepticism about the internet as he...
  • Boxship orderbook remains near peak
    The ordering spree of 2020-2021 is now hitting the water. Not enough old tonnage is being removed to counter overcapacity
  • Stolt-Nielsen names Udo Lange new CEO
    Udo Lange, who has been with FedEx since 2015, starts as chief executive of chemical tanker and logistics provider Stolt-Nielsen...
  • China anti-corruption probe ensnares another Bocomm Leasing executive
    Ma Bin, a vice-president at Bocomm - China's largest ship lessor - is accused of 'severe disciplinary and legal violations'
  • HMM profits plunge on lower rates
    Overcapacity and falling freight earnings have hit the South Korean carrier. It is cutting costs and amending services to meet...
  • Norden profits decline as dry cargo weakness hits freight trading
    Buoyant tanker market offsets decline in dry cargo earnings for Danish shipowner, with geopolitical volatility and economic headwinds to lower...
  • Castor raises $50m from selling preferred shares to spin-off
    Brace of Petros Panagiotidis-led shipping companies reported results this week, showing spin-off Toro outshining its mothership in latest quarter
  • Daily Briefing
    Frontline tankers linked to Russian dark fleet after sale | P&I clubs over-reserving and underpricing newbuildings, Marsh contends | China...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
AUGUST 10, 2023
  • Omni Logistics purchase to expand Forward Air's LTL, global reach
    The merger of third-party logistics provider Omni and expedited less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier Forward Air will create a more multimodal LTL network focused on high-value freight.
  • Logistics industry tiptoeing toward AI adoption: Freightos research
    Shippers and forwarders recently surveyed by Freightos believe artificial intelligence will reduce headcounts in the logistics industry, even if they have yet to figure out how best to use the still-emerging technology.
  • Convoy promises on-time truckload deliveries with new guaranteed product
    Targeting industrial and retail shippers that need expensive expedited services to meet stringent on-time metrics, freight broker Convoy is offering a product that guarantees shipments will be delivered within a predetermined 30-minute window.

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TradeWinds web site
AUGUST 10, 2023
  • US fines Greek operator $2.25m for broken inert-gas system
    US Coast Guard inspected vessel while it was off Rhode Island
  • Pangaea Logistics crushing current market but analysts lower expectations
    Even a 96% premium to current Baltic rates isn't a substitute for a fully recovered dry bulk trade
  • Focus placed on two vehicles in Grimaldi ro-ro fire off New Jersey
    Stevedoring service American Maritime Services is asking to inspect ship before repairs are made
  • Kyiv offers fresh hope for dozens of ships trapped at its Black Sea ports
    Kyiv wants to open up a humanitarian corridor which will allow a route out for ships caught up in the conflict
  • Golar gets LNG steamship to play with after Snam parks Sardinia project
    Freshly focused FLNG company could have a third LNG floater ready for operation by early 2027 if it moves on next conversion job this year
  • Expanding FSRU fleet is 'top priority' for Excelerate Energy, CEO says
    Floating regasification specialist also wants to boost its LNG supply portfolio further
  • Container shipping: Peak season's here, but how long will it last?
    Liner operators are once again talking about their ships being full as spot rates pick up
  • Playing with fire: How shipping's green drive comes at a cost
    Regulators not only have to decarbonise the industry but consider the consequences
  • How Ardmore Shipping needed 10 years to become the apple of Scorpio's eye
    This week's Streetwise looks at why Scorpio finally decided the time was right to invest in its Irish rival
  • Golar and BP move to arbitration on FLNG unit as floater readies to leave yard
    Tor Olav Troim's floating LNG production company homes in on gasfields with NNPC but an FSRU job for Snam is cancelled
  • Order glut brings Japan's Naikai back into building bulkers
    Earnings report reveals the yard has contracted five ships in the first quarter of this year
  • Shipping law firm Clyde & Co faces tribunal over alleged money laundering failures
    Former partner Ed Mills-Webb faces hearing in January after being put under investigation by company in 2019
  • HMM sees profits fall to earth in run up to privatisation
    Asian carrier blames overcapacity for a massive drop in freight rates
  • Weaker freight rates prompt Japanese shipowners to increase sales of older capesizes
    Values for older vessels have fallen below the $19m threshold for the first time since July 2021, says VesselsValue
  • SSY hires Jarl Magnus Berge as global head of finance
    Former NorthCape partner is looking for ways to develop broker's financial services offering
  • CNOOC and Pavilion toast their first LNG bunkering in China
    Partners kick off by supplying Maran Tankers VLCC in ship-to-ship operation at Guangzhou Port
  • Norden's bottom line buoyed by assets and logistics to stay on track for 2023 goal
    Copenhagen owner-operator launches share buyback programme while forecasting record year for one of its business segments
  • Stolt-Nielsen goes outside the family with new CEO pick
    Chief executive Niels Stolt-Nielsen steps down after 23 years and will become chairman of the board
  • Hapag-Lloyd profits plunge 77% in 'challenging market environment'
    Weaker demand continues erode profitability of German liner operator
  • China anti-graft probe targets senior BoCom Financial Leasing exec
    Ma Bin is the latest shipping official to be investigated in China's ongoing investigation into financial misconduct
  • Fearnleys moving in on Ocean Shipbrokers as group eyes broking expansion
    Consolidation moves rumble on in shipbroking market with talk of fresh deals in the works
  • Weaker freight rates prompt Japanese owners to increase sales of older capesizes
    Values for older vessels have fallen below the $19m threshold for the first time since July 2021, says VesselsValue
  • Higher FSRU rates boost Excelerate Energy's second-quarter income
    Floating storage and regasification unit owner narrowed its full-year guidance
  • Rising costs eat into Kim Heng's profits during first half of financial year
    Company forgoes dividend payout to shareholders as net profit falls by 53%
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries orders likely 'peaked' in 2022, says Nomura
    Analyst says rebound in tanker orders in 2023 will be insufficient to offset decrease in contracts for LNG carrier and container ship newbuilds

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American Shipper web site
AUGUST 10, 2023
  • Container volumes grow from June to July for Georgia Ports Authority
    Container volumes in July rose sequentially by 17% but were down by 16% year over year at the Port of Savannah, the Georgia Ports Authority said Thursday.
  • HMM hit by 'intensified' imbalance between supply and demand
    Ocean carrier HMM attributed much of its first-half net-profit nosedive of 90% to overcapacity in the container shipping industry.
  • 'Very noticeable impact' from down market $6B whammy to Hapag-Lloyd's profits
    "Weaker demand and lower freight rates are having a very noticeable impact on our earnings," said Hapag-Lloyd CEO Rolf Habben Jansen.

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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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