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April 14, 2023

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International Transport Journal web site
APRIL 14, 2023
  • Switzerland to support CT terminal in Italy
  • RCG: new train to link Budapest with Rijeka
  • Drone deliveries for Royal Mail
  • Cambodia orders its first mobile harbour crane
  • Heiko Krebs joins Kombiverkehr
  • Closer to big cargo charter markets
  • Enhancing inland coverage of Nigeria
  • Swiss hyperloop team wins innovation prize
  • ID Logistics picks Martin Whitcombe
  • More than 6 million teu in Mumbai
  • CBP records 400% increase in marijuana seizures
  • Conversion to e-trucks requires rethink
  • Free logistics space near Wilhelmshaven
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • EV Cargo hires Jason Lin
  • Aercap to lease BCFs to PT Rusky Aero Indonesia
  • Philippines starts "stinky fruit" flights to China
  • Tell your children how the wind blows

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The Loadstar web site
APRIL 13, 2023
  • Port of LA imports rebounding, but labour agreement is now 'crucial'
  • Delhi waives interest charges after tech glitch, but lines slow on D&D
  • Why the next DSV party must be M&A-induced
  • Tech firms step up as airlines look to boost cool chain capability
  • Freight forwarders - upside in a dreaded earnings season
  • Forwarders demand change on US railways, as PSR 'doesn't work'
  • Agent-to-agent online air cargo bookings made easier
  • Ups and downs at Zim as market forces blow hot and cold

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Marine Log web site
APRIL 13, 2023
  • ABS Wavesight adds ransomware defense and response to its offering
    ABS Wavesight, the software-as-a-service (SaaS) company launched by ABS last November, is teaming with managed detection and response (MDR) cybersecurity service provider ActZero to deliver operators 24/7 ransomware defense and response. ActZero
  • Kodiak Enterprise fire: Response continues
    The unified command responding to the fire that broke out aboard the fishing vessel Kodiak Enterprise on April 10 (see earlier story) said yesterday that firefighting crews from Tacoma Fire Department and
  • Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor welcomes first ocean vessel of 2023
    Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor opened the 2023 international shipping season April 11 with the arrival of Polsteam's Isadora, a bulk carrier coming from Ijmuiden, Netherlands, through the St. Lawrence Seaway and Great
  • BAE Jacksonville breaks ground for $200 million Pearlson Shiplift complex
    BAE Systems officially began construction of a new Pearlson Shiplift and land-level repair complex at its Jacksonville, Fla., shipyard with a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday. The company first revealed its plans to build
  • LEDs could be key to next big antifouling breakthrough
    A pioneering biocide-free antifouling integrates UV-C light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in a coating scheme that emits just enough light to provide total prevention of bio-fouling accumulation on the protected area. The solution has
  • Sennebogen's e-hybrid material handlers make unloading ships easy
    SPONSORED: Since 2002, Gesellschaft für Umweltdienste mbH (GUD) has been successfully managing its business in one of the most important inland ports in Europe and its using Sennobogen to help streamline that
  • Op-Ed: Smaller vessels get us to zero-emission shipping
    We've got seven years to keep shipping in line with 1.5oC warming goals. True zero-emission shipping is currently possible for smaller vessels that have the potential to prove that zero-emission shipping is
  • Fire safety: USCG in crackdown on small passenger vessels
    Fortunately, there have been no recent incidents on the scale of the 2019 California dive boat fire that killed 34 people. Nonetheless, in a Marine Safety Information Bulletin issued April 6,(MSIB Number:

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Container News web site
APRIL 13, 2023
  • APM Terminals Pipavav, Maersk and PRCL jointly create new block train service
    APM Terminals Pipavav, Maersk and Pipavav Rail Corporation Ltd (PRCL) will jointly provide a customised block train service for a single consignee - Tinna Rubber and Infrastructure. The new service, according to APM Terminals, is going to operate via the fast, secure and more sustainable Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC). The first 48-wagon rake of specialist Spine Cars arrived at APM Terminals Pi
  • Sea-Intelligence sees shifts in diversity in carriers' reliability
    As schedule reliability is one of the many competitive elements in the shipping industry, the relative performance of shipping companies could partly represent their competitive positioning, according to Sea-Intelligence. Alan Murphy, CEO of Sea-Intelligence, believes that in a market that is sometimes accused of being purely a commodity, the relative performance of the shipping lines does indeed
  • Western Australian ports close as Cyclone Ilsa nears
    Ports in Western Australia began shutting or reducing operations from 11 April, in anticipation of Cyclone Ilsa making landfall this afternoon local time. In Fremantle, Western Australia's main container port, almost all the ships have moved to take shelter in the anchorages. Australia's Bureau of Meteorology said that as of 11.38 am local time today (13 April), Cyclone Ilsa was 245km north of Po
  • NWSA reports inaugural shore power plug-in at Terminal 5
    MSC Brunella is the first vessel to plug-in into Northwest Seaport Alliance's (NWSA) Terminal 5 shore power infrastructure. On 10 April, the commissioning phase of the Terminal's shore power project component was finalised as the nearly 9,000 TEU vessel successfully utilised clean energy from the City of Seattle's electrical grid to power the vessel while at berth. Terminal 5 has shore power capa
  • Brookfield Infrastructure to acquire Triton for US$4.7 billion
    Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (BIP) aims to buy the world's largest lessor of containers Triton International Limited (TRTN) for approximately US$4.7 billion. The transaction will be completed through BIP's subsidiary Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation (BIPC) and its institutional partners (collectively, Brookfield Infrastructure), reflecting a total enterprise value of approximately
  • Soft first quarter for Port of Los Angeles
    The Port of Los Angeles processed 623,234 TEUs in March, while for the first three months of 2023, the Californian port handled 1,837,094 TEUs, down 32% compared to the 2022 same period. In particular, the major US container port reported that its loaded imports reached 319,962 TEUs in March, down 35% compared to the previous year's same month. Additionally, loaded exports recorded 98,276 TEUs, a
  • COSCO Hamburg terminal deal in doubt after Germany's second thoughts
    Germany will reevaluate its decision to allow COSCO Shipping Ports to purchase a 24.9% stake in Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT), a major box terminal in Hamburg. A spokesperson from the economy ministry of Germany stated that the government will examine its decision again, as the conditions have changed. Tollerort terminal was classified as critical infra
  • Record high orderbook signals container fleet changes in coming years
    In a recent report, BIMCO's chief shipping analyst Niels Rasmussen pointed out that the container orderbook has reached record levels despite the current collapse in freight rates. The record-high container orderbook of 7.54 million TEUs signals a significant change in the global fleet, according to the analyst, who said that "despite the collapse in freight rates, shipowners still have an appeti
  • HDR to complete final design for Long Beach new on-dock rail facility
    The Board of Harbor Commissioners of the Port of Long Beach has voted to extend HDR's contract for the creation of the final design for the US$1.567 billion Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility. According to the Californian port, the deisgn is expected to be completed until 2027 and the project is anticipated to create a new on-dock facility to streamline the movement of goods via rail rather tha
  • ICS, CSA and Chinese officials enter new era of collaboration
    The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) chairman Emanuele Grimaldi met with Feng Bo, the executive vice president of COSCO Shipping, who received the ICS delegation on behalf of the China Shipowners' Association (CSA). This meeting aimed to pave the way forward for a closer working relationship between the ICS and China. Especially, Emanuele Grimaldi met with Feng Bo, along with the new ICS B
  • Traffic started on new container line between Sweden and Iceland
    For the first time, a vessel of the Dutch shipping company Samskip set sail from APM Terminal's short-sea terminal in the Port of Gothenburg. Samskip's ship, Helgafell, arrived in Gothenburg last week on 5 April, before departing for the Faroe Islands and Iceland via Aarhus, Denmark. Helgafell will now call at the Swedish port once a week and then will sail to Faroese Runavik and Reykjavik in Ice

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Splash web site
APRIL 13, 2023
  • Odfjell places its tankers under the microscope
    Norwegian chemical tankers owner Odfjell has tapped Danish environmental engineering firm ReFlow to carry out a lifecycle assessment (LCA) of its vessels, as part of its commitment to sustainability and decarbonisation. Described as the first commercial tanker LCA, the move is expected to provide insights into the life-cycle emissions of the vessels, from production to ...
  • CMA CGM steps up startup scene commitment
    France's CMA CGM has strengthened its commitment to the startup incubator Zeabox, initiated by its chairman Rodolphe Saade and partners in 2018. The Marseille-based shipping giant has announced the launch of Zebox Ventures, a seed fund that aims to invest in around 50 startups every year. The seed fund will cover optimised shipping and logistics, ...
  • Navigator adds final ship under Greater Bay ethylene carrier venture
    A joint venture between New York-listed handysize gas carrier owner and operator Navigator Holding and its Chinese partner Greater Bay Gas has acquired the last of its scheduled five ethylene vessels. The JV, owned 60% by Navigator and 40% by Greater Bay Gas, has added the 2019-built 22,000 cu m liquefied ethylene gas carrier and ...
  • Berlin reexamines COSCO's Hamburg port plans
    The German government is re-evaluating its decision to allow Chinese state-owned COSCO entry into one of the container terminals at its largest port in Hamburg. Hong Kong-listed terminal operator COSCO Shipping Ports was given the green light to acquire a 24.9% stake in Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA)'s container terminal in Tollerort last October. In ...
  • Belships swoops for another Japanese ultramax resale
    Norway's Belships has snapped up another ultramax bulk carrier under construction in Japan lifting its fleet to 35 ships. The 64,000 dwt newbuild should deliver in the fourth quarter of 2025 or the first quarter of 2026. The vessel is financed on a similar structure as the ultramax trio acquired in February - through time ...
  • Havfram Wind selected for German gigawatt-scale project
    Norwegian contractor Havfram Wind has been selected as a preferred supplier of wind turbine transport and installation support for RWE and Northland Power's 1.6 GW offshore wind cluster in Germany. RWE and Northland Power are pressing ahead on the deployment of their joint Nordseecluster project which consists of four offshore wind farm sites in the ...
  • Port strikes take their toll on supply chains and seafarers
    The number of port strikes around the world has been growing over the past year, causing headaches for supply chain providers as well as distress for seafarers denied shore leave. The number of protests and strikes affecting port operations quadrupled last year to 38 incidents, according to Crisis24, a maritime security consultancy. From trucker stoppages ...
  • Beng Kuang Marine sells one-third of its Batam shipyard site
    Singapore-listed Beng Kuang Marine has inked a deal to sell part of its Batam shipyard in Indonesia to Oil States Industries for S$8.64m ($6.5m). The company best known for its offshore activities is offloading around 90,000 sq m or about one-third of its waterfront fabrication yard on the eastern side of Batam Island. In recent ...
  • Cara Shipping sells a cape
    Brokers report the first cape sale in April. Cara Shipping, the dry bulk shop of China's Rizhao Steel, is noted selling the , a 12-year-old cape for $25.5m to Greek interests. This is the first sale by the shrinking owner since last autumn when it offloaded its last two ore carriers, the 250,000 dwt Stella ...
  • Semco Maritime forms strategic partnership with BlueNord
    Danish contractor Semco Maritime has entered into a strategic partnership with Norway-based energy company BlueNord, also known as Noreco, to jointly identify opportunities in the oil and gas space. The agreement enables the duo to pursue specific scopes such as taking over operation of already existing assets or developing and operating new fields as well ...
  • Analysts suggest container shipping has troughed
    Shipping analysts at HSBC have called the bottom of the cycle for container shipping. The latest freight market report from the banking giant makes the case that the sector, in decline since last summer, is now on the way back up. The spot Shanghai Containerised Freight Index (SCFI) climbed 3.6% week-on-week last Friday, its strongest ...
  • Barakah Offshore unit gets Petronas licence suspension revoked
    Malaysia's Petronas has lifted the suspension imposed on Barakah Offshore's subsidiary, PBJV, after more than two years. The suspension was lifted on April 6, 2023, Barakah Offshore said in a filing with Bursa Malaysia. "Following the upliftment, any licence renewal application by PBJV is subject to assessment and consideration in accordance with the Petronas' licensing ...
  • Giant cyclone heads towards Australia's top iron ore port
    Ships have been ordered to move away from the world's largest iron ore exporting port as the biggest cyclone to hit Australia for many years closes in. Cyclone Ilsa, with winds of up to 275 kmh, is closing in on Port Hedland in Western Australia, with the town issuing a yellow alert, and evacuation centres ...
  • Vafias preps another spin-off
    Imperial Petroleum, a spin-off of Harry Vafias-led StealthGas, is making its own spin-off. The NASDAQ-listed company will create a new pure-play dry bulk company, to be called C3is, taking two handy bulk carriers from Imperial Petroleum. "The transaction will enable C3is Inc. to initially focus on the drybulk sector, while Imperial Petroleum Inc. gradually focuses ...
  • Danes debut new CO2 tanker design
    Danish ship designer Knud E Hansen has unveiled a new CO2 tanker design. The company stated in a release that the transport of CO2 by ship from captured locations to offshore storage areas, as well as, onshore terminals will be a major industry that requires a new kind of vessel: the dedicated CO2 carrier. Knud ...
  • Box giant Triton sold for $4.7bn
    Toronto-based Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is buying Triton International, the world's largest owner of containers, for $4.7bn. "We believe this transaction provides an excellent outcome for all of Triton's stakeholders," commented Brian Sondey, CEO of Triton. The sale represents a total shareholder return of approximately 700% since the 2016 merger of Triton and TAL International, Sondey ...
  • Industry first as GSBN completes proof-of-concept utilising confidential computing to boost global trade finance
    Hong Kong-based blockchain platform Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) has completed a proof-of-concept with HSBC bank to harness confidential computing technology through Decentriq Data Clean Rooms in a bid to try and transform global trade finance. The trade finance gap is estimated to reach $2.5trn by 2025, according to the World Economic Forum. One of ...
  • Three Canadian ports hit by cyber attacks
    The Port of Halifax in Nova Scotia and the ports of Montreal and Quebec in the province of Quebec were hit by a cyber attack on Wednesday, but cargo continues to move at all three facilities. The ports' websites have been taken out of commission. According to a report from CBC News, the external websites ...

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Lloyd's List web site
APRIL 13, 2023
  • Australia could resume barley trade to China
    Although a thawing in trading relations is always seen as a good thing for shipping, tonne-mile demand for the dry...
  • Höegh LNG's ammonia project with Wärtsilä gets funding from Norway
    Project aims to install a system on board one of Höegh's vessels to lower costs and improve safety
  • Howden launches marine and energy business in Norway
    Trading as Howden Norway Marine Energy AS, the business will form part of the local Howden broking operations that have...
  • CMA CGM expands start-up network
    Zebox launched in 2018 to boost technology innovations. Venture fund will support up to 50 businesses a year
  • Box shipping is down but far from out
    The end of the pandemic boom was inevitable. But industry discipline and capacity management will mean it is well placed...
  • Imperial Petroleum launches dry bulk spin-off
    Separating bulkers from Imperial tanker fleet in a 'pure play' vehicle seen as providing 'significant' benefits
  • Search continues for hijacked tanker off Africa
    Singapore-flagged chemical tanker Success 9 was hijacked on April 10 off the Ivory Coast
  • Ince sale marks fall of the world's most prestigious shipping law firm
    More sadness than schadenfreude for observers as 153-year-old legal outfit finds itself in administration for the second time in four...
  • Europe's ro-ro cargo ship sector well prepared for decarbonisation
    European ro-ro cargo companies face shifts in trade patterns and a switch to more unaccompanied trailer movements
  • US sanctions Türkiye-based shipowners for ties to Russia
    The latest package of US sanctions against Russia include some Türkiye-based companies that have suspected links to Russian entities such...
  • Seacon orders two ultramax dry cargo vessels for $83m
    Newbuilding contracts fit with the Hong Kong-listed company's strategy to renew and expand its controlled fleet
  • Sabrina Chao and Kenneth Lam launch ship-leasing firm
    New company is based in Hong Kong to take advantage of the city's legal, tax and regulatory environment for shipping
  • One seafarer dead, two critical after gas poisoning on vessel in Vietnam
    Inquiry is focused on possible poisoning linked to gas that can be produced from the microbial breakdown of organic matter...
  • Daily Briefing
    Demand does not justify boxship charter market buoyancy, says Habben Jansen | Ince set to enter administration | Black Sea...
  • Three OSG vessels approved for US Tanker Security Program
    Overseas Shipholding Group's product tankers are among 10 vessels approved for the program
  • Port of Los Angeles has 'soft' first quarter amid labour concerns and market uncertainty
    Recent shutdowns are a reminder that a labour contract is crucial for the port of Los Angeles to regain shippers'...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
APRIL 13, 2023
  • US ports keen on new funding, but less so on proposed reforms: AAPA
    The main advocacy group for US ports said the step change in port funding over the coming years will mitigate future congestion and allow for better cargo flow.
  • ZEBOX broadens startup reach with new hubs in UK, Singapore
    The addition of a new location in Singapore is meant to help supply chain technology accelerator ZEBOX reach a "strategic gateway to the Asian market," it said.
  • Shipper-paid spot US truckload rates still dropping
    The market bottom remains untouched as the all-inclusive average spot rate paid by US truckload shippers fell again in March, declining in lock step with other truckload pricing measures.
  • Latest push for US shipping reform to test regulatory appetite
    The long-term impact of container shipping's moment in the sun - and in the crosshairs of regulators - will come down to which of two starkly divergent versions of reality carries sway in Washington in the coming months.

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TradeWinds web site
APRIL 13, 2023
  • Three Austal USA executives plead not guilty on federal fraud charges
    Managers allegedly altered books to help company meet equity analysts' earnings estimates
  • DHT first-quarter performance moderates while second quarter looks strong
    VLCC specialist says its fleet is earning $75,500 per day in the spot market so far in the second quarter
  • Major shareholders plan to sue collapsed Ince Group officers for 'misleading statements'
    Investors intend to file a claim against the collapsed law firm's senior management
  • 'A blinking red light': US grapples with mariner 'shortage' as military readiness questions loom large
    Maritime administrator raises doubts about ability to crew Ready Reserve ships amid seafarer shortage
  • Hamburg law firm ANCON BLUE distances itself from Ince's woes
    The Ince Group's former German partner says it is not affected by law firm's shock administration application
  • Himalaya Shipping gets another newcastlemax as viability of LNG fuel draws closer
    Mount Etna was delivered slightly ahead of schedule from China
  • CMA CGM ramps up support for Zebox with venture capital fund
    French liner giant and its partners to invest in 50 start-ups per year
  • Insurer Gard puts out drug alert on Mexican ports
    Ships and crew have been detained for months after the discovery of drugs
  • Streetwise: Product tanker stocks paused in Q1 while crude, container ships rallied
    This week's Streetwise takes a look at trends and stories underlying the stock performance of 24 US-listed shipping companies in the year's first quarter
  • IMB calls for 'robust' action as Gulf of Guinea piracy ramps up
    Latest incidents come despite a reported drop in attacks in the first quarter of the year
  • Hoegh LNG banks Norwegian cash to develop hydrogen fuel for floating terminals
    Owner teams with Wartsila for project to convert ammonia into green bunkers
  • Itochu invests in Purus Marine with a view to co-owning ships
    Japanese giant to focus on decarbonisation with rapidly expanding UK partner
  • Kenneth Lam lines up deals for new ship leasing company as investors commit funds
    Banker tells TradeWinds his venture with Sabrina Chao will focus on eco secondhand vessels initially
  • KCC heads for record combination carrier earnings in first quarter
    Preliminary figures suggest Norwegian owner's fleet traded well above previous best in 2022
  • Euronav confident of fending off UniCredit appeal in tanker fraud row
    Belgian owner has made no financial provision for a case heard again at the English High Court
  • Broker Howden launches marine and energy business in Norway
    Marine specialist Frode Lund jumps ship from WTW to head up the new outfit
  • Extensive damage reported after Samudera and Soechi tankers collide
    Incident took place off the port of Tanjung Gerem in Indonesia
  • Belships buys another ultramax bulk carrier resale from Japan
    This is the fourth Japanese resale acquired by the Norwegian shipowner in 2023 so far
  • Vafias spinning again as he separates out bulkers from tankers for Nasdaq listing
    Greek owner's Imperial Petroleum forming new company called C3is to focus on dry cargo
  • Euronav seeking 'appropriate' way forward through shareholder impasse, Skaugen says
    Belgian tanker owner's chairman says new board is focusing on future structure of the business
  • BW LPG expects more growth as it reveals first profit from trading division
    BW Product Services enjoys a positive first quarter of operations, Singapore VLGC shipowner says
  • Singapore's Beng Kuang Marine to sell Batam shipyard stake
    Listed company says transaction will significantly improve its liquidity position
  • MOL named as shipowner behind DSME LNG carrier order
    Vessel is the second LNG carrier ordered by the Japanese shipping giant at the Okpo-based shipyard this year
  • MOL named as owner behind an LNG carrier order at DSME
    Vessel is the second LNG carrier ordered by the Japanese shipping giant at the Okpo-based shipyard this year

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American Shipper web site
APRIL 13, 2023
  • European tanker owners make a fortune off Russian oil trade
    More Western tankers are jumping into the Russian trade - legally, under the price cap - to pocket big freight premiums.
  • Delta Air Lines' cargo revenue retreats in soft freight market
    Delta Air Lines made less money from cargo during the first quarter than a year ago - or any quarter in between. Similar results are expected when other airlines report results.
  • Container lessor Triton to go private in $13.3B deal
    Triton International entered an agreement to be acquired for $13.3 billion by Brookfield Infrastructure Partners.
  • Former Polar Air Cargo executives charged in $52M fraud scheme
    Four former executives at Polar Air Cargo were indicted on charges of defrauding the company through an elaborate kickback scheme.

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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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