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January 17, 2023

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