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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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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
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
Cairo
In the first four months of 2025, the decline in maritime traffic was -14.9%
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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