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Exim India web site
JANUARY 17, 2023
  • Asyad Shipping signs deal for two state-of-the-art LNG carriers
  • The changing scenario in container shipping & the impact of global economic trends
  • Girish Aggarwal joins APM Terminals Pipavav as Managing Director
  • Indian exports face regulatory, internal market barriers in China
  • National Green Hydrogen Mission sets consumption target for shipping industry
  • Japan plans to test new supply routes to diversify freight options
  • Major Ports' cargo handling up
  • MOL unveils new series name & hull colour design for its car carriers primarily fuelled by LNG
  • Piracy, armed robbery at three-decade low but no room for complacency, says report
  • CMA CGM deploys two 15,000-TEU vessels, the largest containerships to call Japan on a regular service
  • OOCL introduces simpler & easier OOCL Account
  • A.P. Moller-Maersk announces new executive leadership team
  • Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to deal with the clearance of fresh fruit consignments
  • Indian Register of Shipping undertakes classification services for Floating Dock & New Generation OPVs at Goa Shipyard
  • EoI for Great Nicobar Island terminal project soon
  • Govt probing exporters for misusing duty drawback scheme

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International Transport Journal web site
JANUARY 17, 2023
  • An Albertan alternative
  • Coltrans: Leschaco's second target
  • Faster connections to Greece and Turkey
  • TT Club: e-commerce's biggest threat is fraud
  • A new strategy and planning team for AA Cargo
  • Solar energy for intermodal terminal in Birrfeld
  • Changes in cargo flows
  • Etihad Cargo hosts Cargo iQ meeting
  • PSA keeping the balance in 2022
  • Geodis strengthens executive committee
  • Latvian carrier expands to Estonia
  • Coyne Airways joins Airblox
  • Röhlig launches brand in Brazil
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • MLP Group appoints Martin Birkert
  • Flatbed operator adds zero-emissions equipment
  • TK' Blue redefines its tariffs
  • Astral Aviation switches from NAS to ALG
  • Another way of Californication

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The Loadstar web site
JANUARY 16, 2023
  • Hapag-CMA deal sees re-emergence of cross-alliance slot chartering
  • Toll Group - all sorts of rumours abound
  • 2022: a poor year for Europe's airports, and there may be worse to come
  • Climate disruption set to cost ports billions, says new study
  • OceanX: The F-word, clean branding & shipping-geo-politics
  • Super-bonuses for TS Lines staff, but more trying times are ahead
  • Governments must act to slow the flow of illegal drugs through supply chains
  • Too few 'supply chain masters' ready for 'tectonic shifts' in strategy
  • Röhlig Logistics appoints Robert Lawry to head UK arm

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Marine Log web site
JANUARY 16, 2023
  • 1,000 ships affected by cyberattack on DNV ShipManager
    In an update on its earlier announcement, classification society DNV has revealed that the cyberattack that hit its ShipManager fleet management software on the evening of Saturday, January 7 was a ransomware
  • Buquebús eyes switching Incat newbuild from LNG to electric
    Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania looks set to jump start its electric ambitions. It is in discussions with long time customer Buquebús that could see the 130 meter ferry currently under construction at
  • Fredriksen ups stake in Euronav
    Within days of John Fredriksen's Frontline plc announcing that it was pulling out of its planned tanker mega merger deal with Euronav, Fredriksen-associated Famatown Finance Ltd filed a notice with the SEC

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Container News web site
JANUARY 16, 2023
  • Ningbo Zhoushan hits 1 million TEU milestone in the first 10 days of the year
    The Ningbo Zhoushan Port has already surpassed 1 million TEUs from the beginning of the year. The major Chinese container hub handled 1.05 million TEUs from 1 to 10 January, translating to a 10.75% year-on-year increase. Meanwhile, on 10 January, the Ningbo Zhousan Port received two giant container vessels, MSC Zoe and Merry Maersk each with over 18,000 TEU capacity. The following day, a total of
  • UK's Portsmouth and Canada's Halifax ink "sister city" deal to progress trade opportunities
    The cities of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom and Halifax in Canada will formalise their "sister city" agreement in order to develop business opportunities in shipbuilding, oceanology and satellite applications. The agreement will be signed on 19 January by the mayor of Halifax, Mike Savage, and the lord mayor of Portsmouth, councillor Hugh Mason and aims to progress trade opportunities between
  • Deploy & Interconnect Globally in 23+ Metros
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  • Asia container exports to US plunge in December
    Japan International Freight Forwarders Association (JIFFA) reported that container exports from 10 major Asian countries and regions to the United States fell by 23.2% to 1.31 million TEUs in December. This is the fifth consecutive decrease on a year-on-year basis, according to Miami-headquartered trade firm Descartes Datamyne. US imports, meanwhile, totaled over 1.94 million TEUs, which plummete
  • World's largest cargo ships in 2023
    Container ships is an important part of commercial freight transport and thus of the shipping industry, as they now carry the vast majority of seaborne non-bulk cargo. However, there are different types of cargo ships that are used to transport different types of cargo. Container News compiled the following list showing the largest vessels by category based on the type of cargo they carry. 1. Con
  • 5 Things to Check Before Establishing A 3PL Partnership
    Partnering with a 3PL can make it easier for businesses to operate and grow by outsourcing the headaches that can come with fulfillment and order management. A good 3PL relationship is one that does the heavy lifting for you, allowing your team to focus on their product and sales expertise. However, getting that right can be tricky, so there are a few important things to check before establishing
  • Wan Hai launches new service to help Ulsan's ambitions
    In collaboration with Ulsan Port Authority (UPA), Taiwanese liner operator Wan Hai Lines has started a new container service connecting the South Korean port with Malaysia. Ulsan is South Korea's main oil port, owing to its status as the home to the country's oil refining cluster. Wan Hai will deploy five 3,000 TEU ships to the weekly KSS service, which will call at the Malaysian ports of Penang,
  • CMA CGM deploys 15,000 TEU boxships on Asia-Latin America service
    CMA CGM Group announced that its 15,000 TEU ship CMA CGM Argentina called the Honmoku D4 terminal in Yokohama on 15 January becoming the largest container vessel that has ever called Japan on a regular service. The boxship is one of two 15,000-TEU series that the group has deployed on the weekly Asia Central South America 1 (ACSA1) service. Hideki Uchida, president of CMA CGM Japan, commented, "T
  • PSA exceeds 90 million TEUs in 2022
    PSA International has announced it handled 90.9 million TEUs at its port projects worldwide in 2022, which represents a 0.7% decline compared with 2021 box volumes. The company's flagship PSA Singapore reported 37 million TEUs with the remaining terminals of PSA outside Singapore reaching 53.9 million TEUs. "The world experienced another challenging year in 2022 and although most countries were e
  • Leschaco expands in Colombia with logistics provider acquisition
    Leschaco has confirmed it has acquired the activities of the Colombian logistics service provider Coltrans S.A.S. as of 28 December 2022. Coltrans has been part of the Leschaco Group's agent network, for more than 30 years. With the acquisition, the 500 employees of Coltrans will move under the Leschaco umbrella. This was the second acquisition in 2022 for Leschaco Group, which in February 2022,
  • Sri Lanka box terminal introduces new trucks for inter-terminal transfers
    South Asia Gateway Terminals (SAGT), Sri Lanka's first Public Private Partnership Container Terminal, has announced new port equipment, including 30 new prime movers and terminal trailers, to assist the Port of Colombo operations. SAGT aims to enhance the service integrity of its Inter-Terminal Transfers (ITT) in support of the port's hub aspirations. "The introduction of a fleet of ITT trucks is
  • Nine in 10 major ports exposed to climatic and geophysical risks: University of Oxford research
    New study from the University of Oxford's Environmental Change Institute (ECI) shows that 86% of all ports worldwide are exposed to more than three types of climatic and geophysical hazards, resulting in escalating economic impacts on global trade. Ports are usually located in hazard-prone areas along the coast and close to rivers - exposed to storms and floods - and will have to cope with sea le
  • ONE opens new office in Hong Kong
    Ocean Network Express (ONE) East Asia has opened its new office in Tsim Sha Tsui, a commercial and tourist area in Hong Kong. The ceremony took place on 11 January 2023. The new office makes provisions for the hybrid work arrangement with meeting pods around the office to facilitate communication for teams who might have people working from the office and at home. Takafumi Kido, managing director

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Splash web site
JANUARY 16, 2023
  • Shipping launches advisory body to tackle Filipino seafarer issues
    Global organisations representing seafarers, shipowners and other maritime employers have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Philippines' Department of Migrant Workers to form the International Advisory Committee on Global Maritime Affairs (IACGMA) aimed at finding solutions facing Filipino seafarers. The formation of the IACGMA follows a meeting that took place in December last year,
  • Island Drilling semisub secures more work for Petrofac off Mauritania
    Norwegian rig owner Island Drilling has secured more work for its 2012-built semisub off the coast of Mauritania. UK offshore engineering specialist Petrofac, as a well management contractor on Tullow Oil's Banda and Tiof fields, has exercised its rig hire option on one additional well bringing the total rig's work to five well re-entries. The ...
  • Stena Drilling scores new drillship contract in Egypt
    Stena Drilling, a subsidiary of Sweden's Stena, has been awarded a new contract by Shell subsidiaries BG Delta Limited & BG International for a three-well project offshore Egypt. The drilling campaign will be undertaken using the 2009-built sixth-generation dual-activity harsh environment drillship . The operations are set to start most likely in May 2023 upon ...
  • Anthony Veder joins Germany's Lubmin LNG terminal as minority shareholder
    Dutch gas shipping company Anthony Veder has joined the recently-commissioned Deutsche Ostsee LNG import terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Germany as a minority shareholder. Operated by Deutsche ReGas and located in the industrial port of Lubmin on the German Baltic Sea coast, the terminal sports one of TotalEnergies' two floating storage and regasification ...
  • Wilhelmsen takes over tank and cargo hold cleaning specialist Navadan
    Norwegian maritime group Wilhelmsen is taking over Danish tank and cargo hold cleaning specialist Navadan. Navadan was established in 1995. Peter Krogh, who joined in 2006, bought the company in 2011 with a strategy to grow the business by entering the dry bulk market. "I have this last period considered options on how to build ...
  • Pelagic Partners expands tanker presence with LR1 buy
    Pelagic Partners continues to bolster its tanker fleet. The Cyprus-based alternative investment fund said its Pelagic Yield Fund had purchased the 2009-built, LR1 tanker . Multiple brokers reported the Chinese-built 73,500 dwt vessel, which is currently trading in the Hafnia Pool, came from Hartmann Group for around $24.8m. Pelagic Partners was founded by the Hartmann ...
  • Boskalis lands landmark 100th offshore wind project
    Dutch offshore contractor Boskalis has marked a special milestone by securing its 100th offshore wind farm project over the past decade. The Papendrecht-based company has won a contract to transport and install wind turbine foundations and power cables for an undisclosed large offshore wind farm in the US. The project will see the deployment of ...
  • Fredriksen spends another $70m beefing up his position at Euronav
    John Fredriksen continues to toy with Euronav. The Norwegian shipping magnate has been pursuing the Belgian tanker giant for more than a year before pulling the plug on a proposed combination with his firm Frontline earlier this month, a decision that sent the Euronav stock price plunging. This morning, Euronav revealed Fredriksen remains in the ...
  • Beks scores first newcastlemax
    Istanbul-based Beks Ship Management and Trading, one of the most active Turkish owners in the secondhand market over the past 12 months, has secured its first deal of the year. This time sources tell Splash it has added its first newcastlemax, the 206,000 dwt . The 2005-built bulker was sold for around $15m by Japanese ...
  • Offshore in 2023: Reasons for optimism
    An increase in capex spending in oil and gas as well as renewables, combined with a tighter supply of active tonnage, continues to point towards greater optimism for the offshore vessel market over the course of the year. The offshore sector maintained its path to recovery in 2022, with the Clarksons cross-segment rate index, which ...
  • Brokers report Tsakos has sold entire MR fleet
    Multiple broking reports list Tsakos selling its entire ice-class MR fleet. The Greek owner is reported selling six ageing ships to Middle Eastern interests for $21m each, although the ships in question remain on Tsakos's fleet list on its website. The reported sold tankers are the 18-year-old, 53,100 dwt sister ships Afrodite, Ajax, Apollon, Ariadne, ...
  • Quinto switches from boxes to tankers
    Dutch inland shipping yard Concordia Damen has been commissioned to build a tanker for Quinto Scheepvaart from Zwijndrecht. This also marks the switch, after 25 years, that family business Quinto has decided to make from container shipping to tanker shipping. Quinto has opted for a 2,875 dwt, 110 m long chemical tanker. Luit Nanninga, who ...
  • Nine in 10 major ports are exposed to climate hazards: University of Oxford study
    New research from the University of Oxford's Environmental Change Institute (ECI) indicates that nearly nine in 10 major ports globally are exposed to damaging climate hazards, resulting in escalating economic impacts on global trade. Because of their locations in hazard-prone areas along coasts and close to rivers, ports will have to cope with sea-level rise ...
  • US Interior Department to streamline processes for offshore wind energy development
    The US Department of the Interior last week announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish a proposed rule to update regulations for clean energy development on the US Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The proposed regulations would modernize regulations, streamline processes, clarify ambiguous provisions and enhance compliance provisions to decrease the costs ...

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Lloyd's List web site
JANUARY 16, 2023
  • Bosporus traffic flow halved following vessel grounding
    It is the first instance of a ship grounding in the Bosporus Strait this year, following two accidents in 2022.
  • Dutch LNG terminal forced to halt on heat compressor outage
    The terminal, in Eemshaven, is expected to be fully operational by the end of February
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen progresses sail-powered PCTC project
    EU grant will be provided to Wallenius Wilhelmsen and its project partners to bring Orcelle Wind vehicle carrier project to...
  • Container volume downturn hits lucrative head-haul hardest
    CTS volumes from November showed an annual decline to below pre-pandemic levels. The biggest hit has been to the most...
  • European ports add hydrogen projects
    Amsterdam is the latest European port to partner with energy and storage companies to explore the viability of hydrogen supply...
  • The week in charts: Ship recycling recovers | Piracy levels near 30-year low | Leading dry bulk charterers revealed
    Ship recycling looks set for higher levels of demolition, three containerships have run aground so far this year, 115 incidents...
  • The week in newbuildings: Bulk carriers drive ordering activity
    Orders for eight bulk carriers, five pure car and truck carriers and two product tankers placed
  • Trade dislocations expected to continue underpinning tanker markets
    The 'shadow fleet' of vessels that are often used to ply trade carrying Russian oils may become almost solely devoted...
  • PSA volumes dip back from record highs
    Throughput at PSA International's terminal portfolio fell back last year, but performance reflects only a minor fall from a record-breaking...
  • Daily Briefing
    Cargill deserves first-mover advantage from methanol-fuelled bulker gambit | Green methanol start-up secures capital from Maersk | The Lloyd's List...
  • Shanghai Waigaoqiao wins $630m PCTC order from Grimaldi
    The Grimaldi Group has placed its second order relating to pure car and truck carriers with Chinese shipbuilders within the...
  • Fredriksen raises Euronav stake as board showdown looms
    John Fredriksen takes advantage of cheaper Euronav stock, buying up 5m shares in the wake of his decision to scuttle...

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TradeWinds web site
JANUARY 16, 2023
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen wins €9m in EU funding for wind-powered ro-ro
    Horizon Europe backs the 11-partner consortium aiming to get wind-powered car carrier capable of carrying 7,000 vehicles operating by late 2026
  • Norwegian naval officer denies charge over tanker collision
    The Norwegian frigate Helge Ingstad sank and was scrapped after the accident off the island of Fedje
  • En-bloc deal rumours swirl in product tanker markets
    Glencore's shipping arm, Tsakos Energy Navigation and Navios Maritime Partners are said to be offloading middle-aged tankers
  • International Group's reinsurance cover impacted by Russian exclusion clauses
    Reinsurers have introduced exclusion clauses for the Ukraine, Russia and Belarus
  • Cocaine found on MSC container ship after it suffered hoax bomb threat
    Bizarre combination of incidents involving the MSC Lorena took place off the Netherlands and Belgium
  • Shipping prepares for 'complex' trades with new oil price caps
    Officials are discussing price cap levels for a second-wave of economic sanctions to be introduced on 5 February
  • Angelicoussis and CMES seal 'smart' VLCC charters as spot rates plummet
    Big-name owners find three-month deals to insulate earnings from falling spot levels
  • QatarEnergy embarks on round two of huge LNG carrier newbuilding plan
    Producer could move on up to 40 vessels within 2023 leaving other buyers with slim pickings on berths
  • Short-haul shock: product tanker rates chopped as Europe rushes to beat Russian ban
    Atlantic basin earnings down 23% in a week ahead of 5 February cut-off
  • Inui Global Logistics orders two more bulk carrier newbuildings
    Japanese handysize specialist's newbuilding programme valued at around $170m
  • Charting the $63bn-per-year cost to trade from climate change
    New online platform will attempt to assess the spill over effect from damage to ports
  • Poten tips VLCCs to return to the top of crude tanker heap
    Broker says increased oil demand from China should banish the woes of 2022 for the largest carriers
  • Buquebus asks Incat to switch ferry order from LNG power to battery
    The 13,000-gt aluminium-built ropax will be world's largest, lightweight, zero emissions ferry operating on any route when delivered
  • Pelagic bets on negative fleet growth as it buys LR tanker from Hartmann
    Cyprus owner seals purchase from German owner run by one of its co-founders
  • China's SAIC Anji orders seven large car carriers for record price apiece
    The company is said to have paid more than $100m each for the 8,900-ceu carriers - a record high level
  • Bosphorus blocked as bulker goes aground with Ukrainian cargo
    Tugs called in to help refloat the MKK 1 on Monday
  • Vitol completes exit from giant Russian project Vostok Oil
    Commodities group reveals it had agreed a deal to sell out in July
  • Staying put? Fredriksen buys $74m of Euronav stock after dumping merger deal
    Shipping tycoon surprises the market by increasing not cutting his stake in Belgian tanker company
  • Death of UK marine pilot prompts fresh calls for action on safety
    Latest incident occurred during transfer to Finnlines ro-ro in Humber Estaury, says trade body
  • Anthony Veder takes stake in Germany's new Lubmin LNG terminal
    Third small-scale vessel from Dutch owner to join cargo shuttling action between FSU and FSRU
  • Resorts World Cruises acquires cruise ship from Genting Hong Kong
    Lim-family controlled cruise company boosts fledgling fleet to two ships
  • Australian Independent Shipbrokers to auction abandoned livestock carrier
    Federal Court of Australia sets February auction date for the arrested Yangtze Fortune.
  • Malaysia says it may stop palm oil exports to EU over deforestation rule
    Southeast Asia nation says it will discuss the matter with fellow producer Indonesia before coming to a decision

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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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