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January 16, 2023

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Exim India web site
JANUARY 16, 2023
  • Pramod Kumar Agrawal, Principal Chief Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai Zone-I, to grace CTL-BHP 2023
  • Details of Customs Brokers Licensing Examination, 2023
  • Baltic Exchange Market Report (13 January 2023)
  • Logistics activity remains healthy in Dec'22; freight rates stay elevated amid robust demand
  • New Mangalore Port joins IAPH as regular member
  • Prime Minister inaugurates Haldia Multi-Modal Terminal
  • Unifeeder launches multimodal service to move scrap for Tata Steel
  • DGFT to decide on lifting wheat export ban soon
  • India-China trade touches all-time high
  • Sugar exports up
  • ONE surcharge for shipments being misstated
  • SC Railway achieves 100 MT of freight loading
  • Vessels calling at California terminals need to submit report

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International Transport Journal web site
JANUARY 16, 2023
  • Stepping into Vietnam
  • TKN now operated by Swiss intermodal specialist
  • Last newbuild and first organ donor
  • Chapman Freeborn boosts regional management team
  • The Alliance and the Atlantic
  • Joining forces to strengthen trimodal services
  • Lithium battery certification for Qatar Airways
  • More shipments to Puebla, Mexico
  • DHL launches a second connection in Laos
  • Flexport: Teresa Carlson takes the helm
  • Expanding operation to 32 railroads in USA
  • Liege Airport is ready for SAF
  • For a change in East Africa
  • USD 630 million investment in ammonia options
  • NEO Air Charter picks Ian Flett
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • New vehicle for learner drivers
  • Swiss Post's double strike
  • Skulls instead of drugs

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The Loadstar web site
JANUARY 13, 2023
  • Carriers take short-term rate hit and eye post-CNY demand surge
  • Manufacturing outlook points to declining US air cargo in 2023
  • Kuehne + Nagel - the next multi-billion windfall
  • EU relaxes state aid rules to drive 'greener' multimodal transport
  • Starvation threat to chickens prompts emergency delivery order to UP
  • My beloved Dkr1,100 DSV - stuck on you...
  • Which are more precarious, post-Flexport cuts: 'digital' or 'traditional' forwarders?
  • Letter from Bangladesh: forex dilemmas; bigger ships and banned ships

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Marine Log web site
JANUARY 13, 2023
  • Solstad PSV saves 29% fuel on a long transit
    Norway's Solstad Offshore reports that its PSV Normand Leader and its captain, Arnt Olav Skarstein, have received an award from VPS Decarbonization for their impressive fuel savings during a transit from Australia.
  • BOEM moves to update offshore wind development regs
    The Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish a proposed rule to update regulations for offshore wind development on the U.S. Outer Continental
  • Chantiers de l'Atlantique set to build world's largest sailing vessels
    French hospitality giant Accor S.A. has signed a letter of intent with Chantiers de l'Atlantique covering the construction of two very large luxury sailing cruise yachts. The shipbuilder says "the order will

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Container News web site
JANUARY 13, 2023
  • Port of South Louisiana to acquire Avondale Global Gateway
    Port of South Louisiana has entered into a purchase and sale agreement with ship agency, stevedoring and terminal operations company T. Parker Host in order to buy Avondale Global Gateway. T. Parker Host has transformed Avondale Global Gateway, which was a former shipyard, into a center of multimodal commerce and combines river, road, and rail connections with ample storage and laydown space loca
  • Around 1,000 vessels affected by cyber-attack on DNV's software
    Norway-headquartered DNV has confirmed that its ShipManager software was the target of a ransomware cyber-attack on 7 January, admitting that there are 70 customers and around 1,000 vessels affected in total. In reaction to the issue, DNV specialists have shut down ShipManager's Information Technology (IT) servers. The company said that all users can continue to use the ShipManager software's onb
  • SCFI crumbles to 30-month low, nears pre-pandemic levels
    The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) took a 2% tumble to settle at US$1,031.42, its lowest-ever quote since July 2020, settling just a tad higher than the three-year historical low of US$1,022 recorded in January 2020. While there is a talk of normalisation on the cards, with rates nearing the pre-pandemic levels, the advent of the Chinese New Year will most likely see the index hittin
  • Piraeus Port Authority completes upgrade works at ship repair zone
    Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has announced the completion of large-scale infrastructure upgrade works at the eastern side of Pier II at the Perama Ship Repair Zone in Greece. The works are part of the second phase of a broader infrastructure improvement project in the Perama ship repair zone involving among others a complete platform replacement. In particular, the first ship to berth at the new
  • Kuenz, ABB to enhance Gdansk new box terminal with automated crane equipment
    Kuenz, an Austrian crane manufacturer, has acquired a large order for 20 automated side-loading stacking cranes for the new Baltic Hub T3 terminal, which is presently under development. The order was signed in September 2022, and the initiative is expected to extend and expand Kuenz and PSA's long-standing collaboration. The new automatic stacking cranes will have a span of 32 metres, two 8.5 met
  • Yilport debuts in Africa by taking over operations of Ghana's port
    Yilport Holding, a global port and terminal operator, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to operate the Takoradi Port in Ghana, starting from April 2023. The agreement was signed by Yilport Holding's chairman & CEO Robert Yuksel Yildirim, chairman of Takoradi Port's operating company Ibis Tek, Kwame Gyan and director of Ibis Tek, Nana Yaw Boahene during a ceremony on 11 Januar
  • Nidec ASI to run US$2.7 million sustainability project at French port
    Nidec ASI which is part of the Energy & Infrastructure Division of the Nidec Group, won the tender for implementing a 'shore-to-ship' project for the Port of Sète in the south of France. Nidec ASI has signed a contract worth US$2.7 million with Port Sud de France in order to set up innovative electrical power systems that will allow ships moored in the port to draw the energy required to be fully
  • Port of Singapore surpasses 37 million TEUs in second busiest year in history
    Port of Singapore has reported a container throughput of 37.3 million TEUs in 2022, which represents a slight decline of 0.7% compared with the all-time record volumes in the previous year. Despite the fall of 3-4% in global container trade, the Port of Singapore achieved its second busiest year in its history. At the same time, the port handled 577.7 million tonnes of cargo in 2022, while vessel
  • Fiscal issues in Pakistan see Euroseas ship diverted to India for break-up
    India is becoming the destination of choice for demolitions on the Indian sub-continent, after a lack of US dollars in Pakistan and Bangladesh has made banks there unwilling to offer letters of credit to scrapyards. Due to this, Euroseas' 2001-built 5,610 TEU Akinada Bridge, which was initially sold for demolition in Gadani, Pakistan, has been diverted to Alang, India. Global Marketing Systems (G
  • Maersk supports German climate start-up to accelerate shipping decarbonisation
    C1, a climate tech start-up, has raised growth capital from Maersk Growth, the venture capital arm of A.P. Moller - Maersk, in order to accelerate the scaling of their ultra-efficient catalysis, which will enable mass production of green methanol without the usual premium paid for sustainably produced methanol. According to a statement by C1, besides the ability to function as a carbon-based feed
  • Thessaloniki Port appoints new board member
    Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has announced that Panagiotis Stampoulidis, executive director and executive member of the board of directors of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), will assume the role of a non-executive member of the Greek port's board. Stampoulidis is a seasoned and experienced executive who has held management roles in commercial and public sector firms an
  • Port of Oakland makes progress with utility green power portfolio
    The Port of Oakland Utility serving customers at the seaport and airport has announced that 66.9% of its power needs are fulfilled from carbon-free energy sources, translating to nearly double the state average. Specifically, the Port Utility, as reported in the Port Authority's 2021 Green Energy Portfolio, supplied 49.9% of its energy from eligible renewable sources, well above the state average
  • Allcargo Logistics completes 75% stake acquisition in German logisitcs firm
    Allcargo Logistics, an Indian logistics solutions provider and the parent company of ECU Worldwide, has completed the acquisition of a 75% stake in the German logistics firm Fair Trade GmbH. Therefore, Allcargo Logistics will be the majority shareholder, while the previous owner will retain the remaining 25% stake. Allcargo Logistics made the acquisition move through its subsidiary Allcargo Belgi
  • CMA CGM boxship runs aground in Dutch waters
    According to Maritime Bulletin, the 5,000 TEU container ship CMA CGM Barracuda ran aground in the Netherlands on 13 January. The 2007-built vessel was sailing from the port of Antwerp in Belgium to the port of Hamburg in Germany when at around 01:00 (local time) it ran aground in front of Kruiningen on Western Scheldt. According to the report, several tugs reached the boxship of the French ocean
  • CFL confirms stake acquisition in Luxport Group
    Luxemburg-based multimodal logistics group CFL has acquired a stake in its compatriot logistics provider Luxport Group. With this acquisition, the CFL Group aims to strengthen its freight activities which already include rail and logistics activities and now wants to diversify through complementary infrastructures and activities, such as river transport or bulk product logistics. The two parties

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Splash web site
JANUARY 13, 2023
  • Up to 1,000 ships affected by DNV ransomware attack
    DNV confirmed that around 1,000 vessels have been affected by a recent cybersecurity incident on its ShipManager software which proved to be a result of a ransomware attack. The Norway-based class society said in a statement that the shutdown of ShipManager servers was affecting a total of 70 clients. DNV did not disclose any further ...
  • Norwegian green ammonia floater makes headway with India's L&T onboard
    Norwegian developer H2Carrier, has brought Indian engineering conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) onboard its green ammonia floating production vessel project. A memorandum of understanding signed by the two parties aims to develop floating green ammonia projects for industrial-scale applications, with L&T becoming a partner for topsides process plant EPCIC. H2Carrier has designed the floater base
  • Valaris lines up more work for multiple rigs
    Valaris has revealed multiple new contracts and extensions for its drilling fleet. The rig operator has seen its drillship Valaris DS-15 extended by TotalEnergies in Brazil through December 2023, with one 100-day priced option remaining under contract. In the UK North Sea, Harbour Energy exercised two one-year options on the jackup Valaris 120, with the ...
  • Helix charters in Glomar OSV
    Helix Energy Solutions' marine contracting business unit Helix Robotics Solutions has signed a three-year charter agreement with Dutch offshore support vessel operator Glomar Offshore for the 2014-built. The charter, which comes with two years of options attached will see the Panama-flagged OSV operate across offshore renewables and oil & gas sectors, providing site clearance ...
  • World Marine Offshore crashes into bankruptcy
    Financially troubled Danish crew transfer vessel operator World Marine Offshore (WMO) has been declared bankrupt. According to the State Gazette, a court in Esbjerg took the company under bankruptcy proceedings earlier this week following a petition on January 6. John Sommer Schmidt of the law firm Gorrissen Federspiel, who is the trustee of the estate, ...
  • US operator Laborde Marine adds to its OSV fleet
    New Orleans-headquartered Laborde Marine has expanded its fleet with two deepwater offshore supply vessels (OSVs) acquired from L&M Botruc Rental. The OSVs named Shelley Lab and Gibson Lab will support deepwater activities in the Gulf of Mexico. One of the vessels is currently operating under contract while the other is completing routine shipyard inspections and ...
  • Allseas picks up work on Vattenfall's UK wind farm
    Allseas has won transport and installation work in the offshore wind sector for Vattenfall's Norfolk Boreas project off the coast of Norfolk, UK. The Swiss-based marine construction specialist has been contracted by Siemens Energy to set up the project's converter station. The German firm and Norway's Aker Solutions are in charge of the wind farm's ...
  • Nan Fung Shipping exits VLCC trades
    Hong Kong's Nan Fung Shipping, a privately owned conglomerate with four decades in shipping, has exited the VLCC trades, selling the 17-year-old 281,000 dwt. The ship has been with Nan Fung since 2006. Splash understand that the Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries-built tanker has been sold to Hsejar Maritime, an Indian company known as a ...
  • Short circuit sparks Indonesian vessel blaze
    A short circuit in the engine room of the Fortuner general cargo ship sparked a fire yesterday afternoon in Indonesian waters, a blaze that quickly spread to the vessel's accommodation block. All crew were evacuated safely from the ship which was moored at an anchorage at the port of Gresik. The fire was eventually put ...
  • Stolthaven Terminals opens in Kaohsiung
    The joint venture between Stolthaven Terminals and Revivegen Environmental Technology was made official yesterday at a ceremony with Taiwan Cooperative Bank in Kaohsiung. Stolthaven Revivegen Kaohsiung Terminal (SHRVK) is a new greenfield terminal in Kaohsiung Port with integrated storage, drumming, warehousing, and distribution solutions for chemical and bulk specialty liquid customers. The term
  • Independent FFA Association launches
    The Baltic Exchange has a rival when it comes to forward freight agreements (FFAs). Spearheaded by John Banaszkiewicz, the Independent FFA Association (IFFAA) has just been formed to coordinate and promote the interests of individuals and companies active in FFAs and related freight derivative products. Banaszkiewicz is the head of London-based Freight Investor Services, one ...
  • Port of South Louisiana enters agreement to purchase Avondale Global Gateway
    The Port of South Louisiana has entered into a purchase and sale agreement with T. Parker Host to purchase Avondale Global Gateway, a 254-acre global logistics hub on the Mississippi River. The acquisition is expected to allow the port to be more competitive in traditional international trade and to increase focus on renewable-energy development. In ...

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Lloyd's List web site
JANUARY 13, 2023
  • US allows safety-related transactions with sanctioned vessels
    Ofac has renewed a general licence allowing safety and environmental activities with vessels it has blocked in November
  • Soyabean trade to lift demand for panamaxes
    Panamaxes should benefit from higher soyabean exports out of Brazil, while demand for smaller-sized bulk carriers will be hurt by...
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: Can the Ukraine grain corridor survive 2023?
    The Black Sea Grain Initiative is inherently flawed and it doesn't take a stretch of the imagination to think it...
  • Recruitment, retention and risk-taking: Why staff skills matter
    The industry recognises the need to attract new skills from outside but still employs old ways to recruit them. Once...
  • Pacific Basin buys six bulkers in fleet renewal drive
    Hong Kong-based dry bulk operator says it remains committed to its long-term strategy of further growing its supramax/ultramax fleet, while...
  • Cargill deserves first-mover advantage from methanol-fuelled bulker gambit
    The transition to net zero needs the emergence of a Field of Dreams' factor. If you build methanol-bunkering terminals, will...
  • Green methanol start-up secures capital from Maersk
    Maersk provides capital for green methanol start-up C1 as part of its wider strategy to secure future supply of the...
  • CMA CGM containership refloated after grounding
    CMA CGM Barracuda is believed to have hit a sea wall and is presently being assessed for damage. It is...
  • Supply chain fraud risk rising
    Digitalisation has made life easier for supply chains, but also for those that prey on them. TT Club is calling...
  • Tanker splits in two after explosion off China
    Vessel was not loaded at the time of the explosion
  • China Merchants impacted by inflated boxship charters
    Company also reveals issues in its dry bulker, livestock shipping and wind turbine installation businesses
  • Yilport makes first move in Africa with Takoradi port takeover
    Robert Yildirim's port group will take a 70% stake in Ghana's Takoradi port. Sees room for expansion of African and...
  • Judge rules sex trafficking case against Crowley can proceed
    Former employee says she was raped by her supervisor during a business trip to Crowley's US headquarters
  • Daily Briefing
    P&I clubs pushing hard on double-digit general increases | Flexport reorganisation sparks doubt over digital forwarding hype | Freight traders...
  • Six former Keppel O&M staff get bribe-related warning
    Illegal payments said to have been paid to foreign consultants involved in KOM's business interests in Brazil, according to bureau

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The Journal of Commerce web site
JANUARY 13, 2023
  • MPV rates slump as breakbulk moves back to container sector
    Despite a decline in daily charter rates, the longer-term MPV outlook remains strong due to increased investments in oil and gas and renewables projects.
  • Estes Express plans near-port expansion as new generation takes charge
    The largest US family owned LTL trucking company is adding terminals, including one in Southern California, as Webb Estes moves into the president's office.
  • Maersk inks new deals as decarbonization drive continues
    Decarbonizing its entire business by 2040 requires collaboration across Maersk's global supply chain, pushing the carrier to sign partnerships in strategic areas to achieve its net-zero ambitions.
  • New services, West Coast labor talks push NY-NJ into top US port spot
    The growth at the Port of New York and New Jersey was accompanied by persistent container and vessel backlogs and truck congestion, but volumes are expected to taper off in 2023.
  • Europe string reinstates South India rotation after schedule disruptions
    The IEX service's nine-vessel routing has experienced serious reliability challenges since early last year amid the pandemic-linked port flow turmoil.

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TradeWinds web site
JANUARY 13, 2023
  • MRs creep up while rest of product tanker market struggles
    Two MR routes proved bright spots while LR routes across the globe saw declines
  • 'The Covid trade is over': Rates across key bulker segments fall to 2.5-year low
    Rates for all main bulker segments except capesizes fall back below pre-pandemic levels
  • 10 years after: Oaktree Capital reveals latest stake in Eagle Bulk
    US private equity firm has proved to be a patient investor in New York-listed bulker owner
  • Pacific Basin spends $125m on six secondhand bulkers
    Acquisitions should lower average fleet age to 12 years and bring owned and operated fleet to 263 bulkers
  • Yilport makes landfall in Africa through joint venture in Ghana
    Turkish port company says it plans to invest more than $700m in Takoradi Port
  • Devbulk grows towards magic 10 again, with fresh handysize buy
    Istanbul-based bulker player acquires nine-year-old ship in replacement of older tonnage sold a few months ago
  • Editor's Selection: Frontline dumps Euronav deal, Li Li facing prosecution, and Galbraiths cements tie-up with Ifchor
    We look back at some of the big shipping stories of the week
  • Fire fear: Bent Martini bans electric cars from Havila ropaxes
    Risk analysis concludes that a blaze involving hybrid or hydrogen vehicles will need external help
  • Freightos reports record results ahead of planned Nasdaq listing
    Booking and payment platform shakes off container downturn thanks to high volumes
  • Maersk invests in German start-up promising cheap green methanol revolution
    Venture capital arm of Danish group pumps money into Berlin-based C1
  • Grimaldi doubles order tally for car carriers in China
    Italian group inks contract for five more PCTCs and two options worth $630m
  • Feeder owner objects to 'unfair' box migration to CII-exempt ships
    Exploiting a loophole in the regulations, Contships warns that charterers are hiring heavylift vessels to carry containers
  • Shipbuilding pricing up 15% on average in 2022, Clarksons Research says
    An increase in tanker orders along with continuing flows of LNG carriers are likely in 2023
  • Rotterdam port urged to up its game against bad bunkers
    'Problematic' fuel provided by supplier sparks calls for Dutch terminal to adopt Singapore anti-contamination standards
  • Scorpio's first-quarter rates lift-off comes in face of twin headwinds
    Product tanker giant sees market lifting further once a couple of troublesome factors clear in coming weeks
  • Work rolls on for $4.2bn worth of Russian LNG newbuildings
    Bulk of vessels are scheduled for 2023 deliveries with industry eyes now trained on their handovers
  • Ince 'lifer' Paul Herring opens up on new chapter at UK Defence Club
    After more than four decades at the London shipping law firm, 'lifer' realised he still had something to offer
  • Slowing container ship speeds could soften newbuilding hit, Clarksons says
    Vessels steamed 2% slower in the second half of 2022, according to analyst Trevor Crowe
  • Maersk and DP World team up to decarbonise logistics in Dubai port
    Partnership will speed up turnaround times in Jebel Ali port
  • James Fisher spies opportunity as UK needs 28 new SOVs
    UK shipowner says offshore wind sector is growing at an exponential rate
  • VLCC oversupply in Middle East hits tanker rates
    Long-term forecast for growth in oil consumption driven by China and India will assist improvements for VLCCs
  • Fredriksen lights bonfire of the vanities as Euronav deal fails
    The shipping magnate has chucked a grenade into plans for a mega tanker tie-up, so what next?
  • TotalEnergies snaps up half capacity at Germany's Lubmin FSRU terminal
    German federal chancellor Olaf Scholz to attend opening of country's second FSRU-based terminal
  • Suezmax outlook 'bright' as Hess plots crude output rise in Guyana
    Broker BRS says South American success story looks set to continue
  • Shanghai Jinjiang files for IPO as it plots eight container ship newbuildings
    Float of SIPG subsidiary has been talked about since 2021
  • Gurnee eyes 2023 'surprises' after Ardmore's chart-topping year
    Irish product tanker owner led all 25 stocks in Jefferies Shipping Index with 326% gain in red-hot 2022 rally
  • China demand lifts Iranian crude exports to high under sanctions
    Export boost for regime comes despite strong price competition from Russia in Asian markets
  • Accor jumps into cruise with two-ship order at Chantiers de l'Atlantique
    Hospitality giant signs letter of intent with French shipbuilder for two ultra-deluxe sail-assisted cruise ships
  • Digital freight forwarder Flexport to slash 20% of global workforce
    But company says it will still proceed with a doubling of its software engineering staff to improve its products
  • Japan's Doun Kisen orders ultramax bulkers at Nantong Xiangyu
    The newbuilding price for ultramax bulk carriers has reached a new low level in the past 12 months

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American Shipper web site
JANUARY 13, 2023
  • Delta sets cargo record by a nose during difficult 2022
    Delta Air Lines carried more than $1 billion in cargo below passengers' feet last year, setting a company record.
  • FreightWaves Flashback 1971: 'Breakthrough' reported in test shipment of melons to UK stores
    1971: Londoners are able to buy American melons for the first time after test shipments to the U.K. proved successful.

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Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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