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Exim India web site
JANUARY 20, 2023
  • Allcargo Group's logistics parks & Grade-A warehousing contributing towards India's $5 trillion economy goal
  • MoPSW notifies setting up of Major Ports Adjudicatory Board
  • DGFT simplifies Composition Fee for Export Obligation extension under Advance Authorization Scheme; move to boost trade facilitation & ease of doing business
  • India Post to use RoPax ferry services on Gogha-Hazira route for speedy postal services between Saurashtra, South Gujarat & Mumbai
  • Advantages of linking Chabahar Port with INSTC highlighted
  • IPA & RIS ink agreement to develop Centre for Maritime Economy & Connectivity
  • Non-alliance share reducing
  • New records by Paradip Port
  • Cashew exporters see a challenging year ahead amid global slump
  • Businesses in India investing in creating higher inventory buffers, reveals latest edition of Trade in Transition study
  • Record global petroleum consumption seen
  • Freight rates seen dipping further
  • Revised pilotage fuel surcharge at Gangavaram
  • Indian economy seen at $26 trn by 2047-48: Report
  • CMA CGM PSS for cargo from Indian Subcontinent, Middle East & Red Sea to North Europe, the Mediterranean & North Africa
  • Kiel Canal lock closure

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International Transport Journal web site
JANUARY 20, 2023
  • A second lease of life
  • Threefold replacement of APAC services
  • ERA certificate awarded for Sweden and Denmark
  • Korean Register reappoints Lee Hyungchul
  • Tanger Med in 2022
  • Opening a third office in Belgium
  • Good tidings for Nairobi's horticulture sector
  • UK e-truck manufacturer set for mass production
  • New VP airfreight for Bolloré Logistics Americas
  • Partnering with Mitsubishi
  • Nurminen expands Finnish business
  • Iberia Group and Vueling teams save lives
  • Second sister for the Baltic Sea
  • Marcel Theis to head SBB Cargo Deutschland
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • From Singapore with love
  • Hapag-Lloyd closing the case
  • Aircraft lessor invests in cargo drone fleet

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The Loadstar web site
JANUARY 19, 2023
  • Despite drop in revenue, Yang Ming pushes on with plan for greener fleet
  • Dover ferry operators divert traffic to Dunkirk as strike closes Calais
  • $188 FedEx - the five stages of grief
  • As ocean rates fall, Maersk awaits a modal shift from air to sea
  • Matson Q4 numbers reflect downturn in transpacific demand
  • Transforming global trade will drive supply chain changes
  • New cargo verification data rules costly and testing for UAE importers
  • Around the (warehousing) world with chilled-out Prologis
  • Sanctions add complexity to Russia-linked Cargologicair administration
  • JB Hunt - from blip to bump
  • Snapshot: Kerry Logistics in the bargain bin? Smell the synergy

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Marine Log web site
JANUARY 19, 2023
  • Defendants in M/V Joanna bulker pollution case fined $2 million
    The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana reports that Empire Bulkers Limited and Joanna Maritime Limited, two related companies based in Greece, were sentenced today for committing knowing and
  • NNS shipbuilders test high-tech new tool in a brewery
    Huntington Ingalls Industries reports that shipbuilders from the Noise and Vibration Test Engineering (NVTE) department at its Newport News Shipbuilding division recently paid a visit to Coastal Fermentory in downtown Newport News,
  • Neoline places order for its first wind-powered RO/RO
    Nantes, France, based Neoline is a significant step closer to realizing its ambition of becoming the first modern day shipowner to fully embrace energy efficiency by relying on wind power as its
  • MARAD: $20 million available for Small Shipyard Grants
    The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced the availability of nearly $20 million in federal FY 2023 funding to help modernize small U.S. shipyards and provide workforce training MARAD's

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Container News web site
JANUARY 19, 2023
  • Port of Algeciras nears 4.8 million TEUs in 2022
    Container throughput nearly reached 4.8 million TEUs at the port of Algeciras, which represents a slight 0.7% decrease compared with the previous year's volume. The Spanish port reported a 7% growth in import-export boxes, while straits traffic increased by 10% in freight exchanges with Morocco, with 432,205 HGVs being handled on the Algeciras-Tanger Med line. As port authority chairman, Gerardo
  • MABUX reports upward trend in bunker indices
    Over the third week of the year, Marine Bunker Exchange (MABUX) global bunker indices turned to upward evolution with the 380 HSFO index rising last week to US$477.62/MT, the VLSFO index increasing to US$697,20/MT and the MGO index growing to US$1,038,33/MT. Meanwhile, the Global Scrubber Spread (SS) weekly average, the price differential between 380 HSFO and VLSFO, increased over the last week b
  • Port of Rotterdam to use integrated planning for inland container shipping
    Port of Rotterdam has officially begun using integrated planning to manage inland container cargo. Following a rigorous test period, inland shipping firms, terminals, and the Port of Rotterdam Authority approved Nextlogic. Using Nextlogic will allow for faster processing of inland boats in ports and terminals, allowing them to make better use of their quays, according to an announcement. "Nextlog
  • AD Ports inks agreements with KazMunayGas and Kazakhstan government
    AD Ports Group signed a strategic partnership agreement with Kazakh National Oil Company (KazMunayGas) and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kazakhstan's Ministry of Industry & Infrastructural Development on 18 January 2023 in Abu Dhabi. The agreements expand on a shareholder agreement made in December with KMTF (Kazmortransflot), a subsidiary of KazMunayGas, to establish an exclusive join
  • ONE announces three new Southeast Asia - Australia services
    Ocean Network Express (ONE) has decided to launch three new Southeast Asia-Australia routes, which will replace existing services. The Singaporean container line said it will continue to deploy vessels on the services, which are scheduled to begin in early March, subject to regulatory permissions. The new AU1 service is expected to depart Port Kelang for the first time on 9 March and will have th
  • Non-alliance share begins to fall as freight rates normalise
    As the market recovered from the first Covid shock, a confluence of small carriers began to deploy capacity, particularly on the Transpacific trade, and big carriers began to launch services outside of the alliance networks. The plan was to capitalise on the opportunity presented by the extremely high freight rate environment, according to Sea-Intelligence analysis. Source: Sea-Intelligence.com,
  • CMA CGM announces new peak season surcharges worldwide
    Marseille-headquartered container line CMA CGM has announced a new peak season surcharge (PSS) from Indian Subcontinent, Middle East Gulf & Red Sea to North Europe, Scandinavia & Poland, Black Sea, Morocco; East & West Mediterranean, Adriatic and North Africa. The new surcharge will be effective from 15 February (date of loading) until further notice and will be US$500 per dry container. Addition
  • Valencia port, first hydrogen port in Europe
    The first consignment of hydrogen (H2) has arrived in the Valencian precinct to serve the refuelling station on the Xità quay. This historic milestone makes the Spanish port the first in Europe to have a hydrogen plant in full operation. It is the sole facility that can satisfy the terminals' demands via the mobile hydrogen plant and the stationary tank that stores this fuel. A watershed moment f

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Splash web site
JANUARY 19, 2023
  • Greece's Neptune Lines expands with new logistics arm
    Greek vehicle carrier owner and operator Neptune Lines is branching out into land-based logistics with a new business unit. The newly established Neptune Land Services (NLS) will deliver storage, processing, and inland distribution for finished vehicles. The business will be headed up by Dror Noach as general manager, who most recently served as vice president ...
  • P&O Maritime vessel exits offshore sector for UK subsea protection role
    The UK government has acquired P&O Maritime Logistics' subsea construction vessel which will become the first of Britain's two ships dedicated to safeguarding underwater infrastructure such as cables and pipelines. The 2019-built ship, which DP World's unit offloaded for a price tag of £65m ($80.3m), has already arrived at Cammell Laird shipyard on Merseyside for ...
  • Eolus brings in PND for 1 GW Latvian offshore wind play
    Renewable energy developers Eolus of Sweden and Germany's PND have created a joint venture to develop an offshore wind project in Latvia. The wind farm is expected to have an installed capacity of around 1 GW with a planned commercial launch before 2030. The project area, subject to an upcoming tender process, is located in ...
  • MISC forges carbon capture ties
    Malaysia's top shipping line, MISC, is making its foray into the carbon capture and storage (CSS) value chain by joining forces with Mitsui & Co, Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Andritz to work on solutions for the shipping industry. Under a memorandum of understanding with the Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co the Kuala Lumpur-based ...
  • CMA CGM-backed French sailing cargo ship pushes ahead
    CMA CGM-backed Neoline Armateur has launched the long-awaited construction of its first sail-powered cargo vessel at the Turkish shipyard RMK Marine. The 136-m-long vessel, with its concept name Neoliner, will be mainly propelled by its 3000 sq m sail area, sporting two 76-m-high Solid Sail folding carbon masts and retractable anti-drift plans developed by Chantiers ...
  • Ocean Installer brand makes comeback
    Marine construction contractor Havfram Subsea is reclaiming the Ocean Installer brand. Havfram's subsea business was known as Ocean Installer from the company's inception in 2011, with the 2020 name change reflecting its diversification into the offshore wind industry. The relaunch follows last year's announcement of the sale of Havfram's wind business lines to US private ...
  • OSM Maritime and Thome to merge
    OSM Maritime Group and Thome Group have agreed to a merger which will create a shipmanagement powerhouse called OSM Thome. The two parties, both of Norwegian heritage, have been negotiating the merger for many months, the latest in a stream of consolidation moves seen within the shipmanagement sector. The deal will catapult the merged entity ...
  • Denmark rolls out digital ship register
    In a move to get rid of troublesome paperwork and increase security related to ship registration and ship trading, Denmark has launched what is said to be the world's first digital ship register. There are currently more than 6000 ships registered in the Danish shipping registers which have until now been handled manually. The Danish ...
  • India to introduce ship age limits
    Major shipping news coming out of India today will have significant ramifications for vessel valuations. The Mumbai-headquartered Economic Times is reporting the government will shortly unveil age restrictions for ships calling at the world's second most populous nation. Under the new rules no bulk carrier, tanker or general cargo ship aged 25 or older will ...
  • North Sea Petrofac workers continue strikes on BP assets
    Petrofac workers on BP North Sea installations downed tools again after negotiations over working conditions stalled. The 48-hour strike action which started on Wednesday at 06.00 hrs involves around 80 workers and is set to conclude at 05.59 hrs on Friday, January 20. Unite, the UK's largest offshore trade union, confirmed that BP assets hit ...
  • Chinese New Year celebrated by product tanker owners
    In scenes not experienced for three years, Chinese airports are rammed as Lunar New Year celebrations near with the sudden increased mobility registered in the world's most populous nation after the axing of zero covid polices expected to offer great support to product tankers this year. Pre-covid, Chinese New Year always marked the world's largest ...
  • Fincantieri lands SOV order from Crowley and Esvagt joint venture
    Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri has secured an order from CREST Wind, a joint venture between US-based Crowley and Denmark's Esvagt, to design and build an offshore wind service operation vessel (SOV). The 88-meter ship will be built at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, under a contract with an undisclosed value signed by US subsidiary Fincantieri Marine Group. ...
  • MSC loses case with American furniture maker
    A judge in the US has ruled that Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) must pay a local furniture maker $944,655 in a long-running case over an alleged failure to meet contractual obligations during container shipping's boom years. The judge issued a default decision against MSC after it failed to supply the correct documents in time to ...
  • India aims to get local shipping hooked on green hydrogen
    India's newly launched National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM) has identified shipping as a sector for pilot projects with New Delhi setting aside an initial $2.5m for a variety of pioneering efforts that will also look at the steel sector. "Pilot projects will help identify operational issues and gaps in terms of current technology readiness, regulations, ...
  • Clearbot wins the Captain's Table
    Clearbot, a Hong Kong-based developer of autonomous boats, won yesterday's Captain's Table finals. Clearbot's innovative vessels can be used for data collection, site monitoring, marine pollution cleaning, and goods delivery. The company has laid out plans to position itself in the market with the largest fleet of electric boats in the world within the next ...
  • US transfers offshore wind safety and environmental responsibilities from BOEM to BSEE
    The US Department of the Interior has transferred regulations governing offshore renewable energy activities - including workplace safety and environmental compliance - from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). "Over the past several months, BOEM and BSEE have taken steps to ensure a seamless transition ...

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Lloyd's List web site
JANUARY 19, 2023
  • Panama rejects allegations that it is knowingly helping Iran violate sanctions
    Panama says it is committed to complying with the sanctions regime and has cancelled several hundred ships due to measures...
  • Tanger Med reports record year
    Morocco's Tanger Med port now handles over half of all the country's trade volumes. Strong container and ro-ro figures were...
  • Europe's LNG imports to remain high this year, Poten says
    The US is again expected to be one of Europe's main suppliers, as the Freeport terminal restarts operations following an...
  • Industry pushes EU to introduce 'ambitious' FuelEU Maritime
    FuelEU Maritime sets a 2% target for renewable marine fuels starting from 2025
  • Economou adds trio of tankers to China orderbook
    Scrubber-equipped product tankers are due for delivery in 2025
  • Capital Gas agrees more LNG carrier orders and secondhand deal
    Purchase of 21-year-old vessel follows swoop three months ago for ex-BP steam liquefied natural gas carrier
  • Mikkel Storm Weum appointed to head up ST Energy Transition
    Oslo-based Mr Weum worked for Teekay until 2018, before joining the private investment arm of the Fredriksen shipping empire
  • Maersk to switch ships from NorthStandard to Skuld
    Last few days 'mad' according to one broker, with big slice of market yet to receive offers traditionally sent out...
  • Neptune Lines unveils new shoreside logistics move
    Neptune Land Services will store, process and distribute finished vehicles inland
  • BHP bullish on demand outlook for China
    Miner expects China to produce 1bn tonnes of steel for the fifth straight year as it reopens its economy
  • Matson feels the pain of transpacific slowdown
    Outlook for first half of 2023 remains challenging as market normalises. But chief executive Matt Cox sees improvements from second...
  • Containership sales activity rises as asset prices fall
    Containership asset values may have halved since their 2022 peaks but remain far above pre-pandemic levels, while current sales volumes...
  • China reinstates onboard PSC inspections
    Along with increased inspectors onboard, more ships are expected to be detained for severe deficiencies
  • SEA-LNG hails 'very strong year' for near-record vessel orders
    LNG advocacy group expects dual-fuel vessel numbers to exceed DNV forecasts by the end of the decade
  • MSC to appeal after FMC issues default judgment contract fulfilment case
    Dispute over agreed volumes has led to a default finding. Case makes no decision on merits of original claim
  • Longship orders four ultra-low emission ships from Atlas Shipyard
    Turkish yard to deliver the 8,600 dwt vessels from the second quarter of 2024
  • Nanjing Tanker sees nearly 400% rise in full-year profit on trade dislocations
    Company says it has benefited from impact of the conflict in Ukraine on shipping markets
  • OSM and Thome agree merger covering 1,000 ships
    Shipmanagement combination comes after a spate of mergers and acquisitions involving nearly all the major players
  • Daily Briefing
    Tanker damaged in fatal explosions is linked to vessel identity laundering fraud | Shipping demands greater accountability from bunkering sector...
  • Fincantieri to build Crowley-Esvagt service operations vessel
    Crowley and Esvagt to build and operate a service operations vessel to support Siemens Gamesa operations at a large offshore...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
JANUARY 19, 2023
  • Matson expects weak demand, freight rates to continue through H1
    The softening outlook from niche carrier Matson foreshadows that the decline in US imports from Asia and the softening freight rates that began last fall are likely to continue through the first half of 2023.
  • Half of trans-Pacific vessel capacity faces Lunar New Year cut: analyst
    While a 50 percent capacity cut is about typical in the eastbound trans-Pacific during the post-Lunar New Year lull, more blank sailings could be in the offing given the accelerating decline in US import demand.
  • Excess US truckload capacity to bring contract rates back down to earth
    Lower rates and abundant capacity should promote stability in the truckload market in 2023, but any semblance of normality is conditional, at best, until the broader US economy is on a more stable footing.
  • Terminal49 lands investment to pursue visibility automation
    Demand for ocean visibility surged through the pandemic, including among software providers needing real-time container milestone data, an area that software vendor Terminal49 has targeted in recent years.
  • US truckload spot market nearing its floor: analysts
    US dry-van spot rates appear to be stabilizing, but contract rates are dropping by double-digit percentages as new pricing and service agreements take effect.

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TradeWinds web site
JANUARY 19, 2023
  • Baltic Dry Index falls to 2.5-year nadir as China nears New Year and Brazil gets soaked with rain
    Capesize bulkers see biggest rate drop on Thursday as other bulker sizes sustain minor rate losses
  • World Economic Forum: Should decarbonisation be collaborative or should shipping lead the way?
    Panama's investment minister argues without clarity, funding can be difficult to come by for developing economies
  • Panama defends actions over Iran 'dark' fleet penalties
    World's largest registry is accused of failing to act when given evidence of breaches of US sanctions
  • Navios Partners seals $44m debt refinancing with New York bank
    New York-based division of First Citizens Bank hails partnership with Greek diversified shipowner
  • Eagle Bulk expands board with appointment of veteran director
    New appointee has experience in companies with ties to famed shipowner John Fredriksen
  • Golar nets $140m by unwinding hedges on FLNG production as gas prices fall
    Swap agreements linked to TTF gas price linked volumes from multi-tariff Cameroon floater
  • Swedish Club to boost services with management reshuffle
    Newly appointed managing director Thomas Nordberg says the club is preparing for future challenges and opportunities
  • Streetwise: Why investing is getting 'sticky' at the bottom of a dry bulk trough
    This week's finance newsletter takes a look at the evolution that has helped US-listed bulker owners mature as a sector
  • Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings offers $500m in notes
    New York-listed cruise company plans to use proceeds to to repay debt coming due in 2024
  • NorthStandard makes key executive appointments ahead of merger
    North and Standard P&I clubs are set to merge after 20 February to create new mutual
  • KCC increases tanker exposure as caustic soda rates soar
    Combination carrier owner tying up more capacity in wet rather than dry trades
  • Crude deluge: VLCCs lifted 41 more cargoes per month in resurgent 2022
    Tankers International foresees a similarly robust market for big tankers this year
  • US 'cakeism', the Kremlin and the lure of rich rewards
    The West wants it all with oil policy but leaves shipping with a commercial conundrum
  • New Russia trades point to strong product tanker demand after EU ban
    Vortexa says Russian exports to Brazil point to longer-haul voyages after 5 February
  • India to ban 25-year-old tankers and bulkers, impose S&P age limit
    Measure set to raise charter costs and poses question over ship values
  • Seven Islands linked to product tanker snapped up at Singapore auction
    This would be the Indian company's second swoop on an auctioned tanker in six months
  • VLGC prospects bright as Panama Canal congestion set to increase, Fearnleys says
    Analyst Mia Groeng believes bottleneck will worsen as LPG shipping activity picks up
  • Longship orders four diesel-electric cargo ships in Turkey
    Owner says vessels will reduce fuel use by about 45%
  • Shipowners Nordic Hamburg and Purus select scrubber and carbon capture system for newbuilding quartet
    Value Maritime will fit its Filtree kit on vessels to be operated by BG Freight Line
  • Hoegh LNG inks second 10-year deal on an FSRU with German government
    Regasification vessel will serve as the unit for the Elbehafen LNG import project
  • SCI facing retrofits as India mandates use of green hydrogen
    State shipowner among those companies affected by new targets for zero-emission shipping
  • John Fredriksen's interests hone in on LR2 tankers and suezmax crude carriers
    Nascent Hengli Heavy Industries is one of two shipyards where the shipowner is said to be sizing up new tanker orders
  • Longship orders quartet of diesel-electric cargo ships in Turkey
    Dutch owner says vessels will reduce fuel use by about 45%
  • GTT to roll out a digital solution to cut the frequency of tank inspections
    The company has won approval in principle from Lloyd's Register with the project set to go live shortly
  • Broker Galbraiths reveals underlying rise in profit as wage bill chopped
    2021 figures show positive development for London shop that has since combined with Ifchor

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American Shipper web site
JANUARY 19, 2023
  • Port of Long Beach misses record as cargo flow returns to 'normal'
    The 9,133,657 twenty-foot equivalent units the Port of Long Beach handled in 2022 were only 2.7% off the record-setting 2021.
  • SC Ports handled record cargo volumes last year
    South Carolina Ports moved nearly 2.8 million TEUs in 2022, the most in the state's history.
  • Port of Halifax enjoyed banner year in 2022
    Annual volumes at the Nova Scotia port exceeded 600,000 twenty-foot equivalent units for the first time in its history.
  • RoadOne taps into Houston freight corridor with acquisition
    RoadOne IntermodaLogistics has acquired The Transporter Inc., an intermodal service provider with facilities in Houston, Dallas and Laredo, Texas.

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European Commission meeting to define the strategy for the development of EU ports and maritime industry
Brussels
Call for papers by July 28th
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant
Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships
Washington
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
CLECAT is concerned about the persistence of the concept of "Single Liable Person" in the text
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%
Civitavecchia
Increase of +9.9% in Gaeta and decrease of -17.1% in Fiumicino
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Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
Recovery driven by importers who brought forward purchases in view of expected tariff increases
Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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