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December 27, 2023

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Exim India web site
DECEMBER 27, 2023
  • HMM unveils Hi Quote digital booking platform
  • Resumption of Red Sea voyages being mulled
  • Nomination of Export Facilitation Officers for redressal of grievances of exporters under NEEV Initiative
  • Red Sea crisis triggers surge in ocean freight shipping cost
  • Freight rates seen going up as vessels avoid the Red Sea; Indian trade to be impacted
  • India's agri-export basket primarily dependent on less items; vulnerable to fluctuations
  • CONCOR's new container train movement seen as precursor to export transportation right up to Nepal Customs Yard at Biratnager
  • ZECH MARITIME HOLDING sells Zeaborn Ship Management to Wilhelmsen Ship Management and MPC Capital
  • Deutsche Bahn starts DB Schenker sale process
  • Maritime Hub Abu Dhabi launched to further strengthen the maritime sector
  • Govt to resolve cargo industry concerns: Minister
  • Rates bounce back to +50% above pre-Covid level
  • AI Express to begin services from Ayodhya on Dec. 30
  • Navi Mumbai Airport to begin ops by Dec. 2024

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The Loadstar web site
DECEMBER 22, 2023
  • Carriers are 'price gouging', claim shippers as FAK rates skyrocket
  • 2023 Super League Ace: DHL Supply Chain
  • The Loadstar Christmas Quiz
  • All Maersk Asia/Middle East - Europe sailings Cape-bound until mid-Feb
  • When consolidation pressure meets a cautious outlook: M&A in 2024
  • The supply chain year of re-modelling, responding and re-routing
  • A just-in-time renaissance ushers in a new mantra: 'just in case'
  • Supply chain resilience - seldom as vital as now

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Marine Log web site
DECEMBER 22, 2023
  • Venezuela hands over "Fat Leonard"
    When Leonard Glenn Francis, the man at the center of the "Fat Leonard" bribery case that rocked the Navy, last surfaced in public, it was back in September 2022 when he was
  • OSG sees liquified CO2 carriers in its future
    Tampa, Fla., headquartered Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. (NYSE:OSG) is looking to get into the growing carbon storage and transport business, including operating liquified CO2 carriers, and it's taking its first steps right
  • Austal USA wins $867.6 million order for three Expeditionary Medical Ships
    Austal USA, Mobile, Ala., has been awarded an $867,666,667 modification to a previously awarded U.S. Navy contract (N00024-19-C-2227) for the detail design, and construction of three Expeditionary Medical Ships, an Expeditionary Fast

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Container News web site
DECEMBER 22, 2023
  • Carriers still sending ships via Suez
    Vessel tracking shows over 80 container ships still transiting the Red Sea and Suez Canal even after the raised threat from the Houthi Movement, which has warned it will target vessels connected to Israel. Houthi leaders have reportedly said that they would target shipping until Israel allows aid into Gaza and stops bombing its population, with the latest news from the UN that a vote will take pl
  • HMM announces US$1,500 GRI from India to East Coast of Latin America
    South Korean ocean carrier HMM has announced a new general rate increase (GRI) from India to the East Coast of Latin America on its Far East India Latin (FIL) service. HMM will increase its rates by US$1,500/TEU with an immediate effect "to ensure it can handle the increased cargo volume efficiently". The shipping company said that "due to the ongoing security concerns and attacks on vessels tran
  • Shipping gears up to meet 5-10% low carbon fuel target, but will fuels be available?
    In this week's "Shipping Number of the Week" from BIMCO, chief shipping analyst, Niels Rasmussen, explores the percentage of the fleet currently prepared for using alternative fuels. "The International Maritime Organization's (IMO) targets for the use of zero or near-zero fuels in 2030 can be met using sustainable biofuels. Many different sectors will compete for those fuels, so shipping is focus
  • MacGregor receives cargo handling solution order from Philly Shipyard
    MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received a significant order from SM Solutions/Philly Shipyard for cargo handling solutions for three 1,822 FEU-sized container carriers. The order is booked into Cargotec's fourth quarter 2023 order intake, with deliveries planned to commence during the fourth quarter of 2024 and be completed within 2026. MacGregor's scope of supply encompasses design, hardware a
  • Hapag-Lloyd increases rates from Indian Subcontinent and Middle East to North America
    German box carrier Hapag-Lloyd will apply a new General Rate Increase (GRI) or General Rate Adjustment (GRA) for cargo shipments from India to the United States and Canada West Coast on 18 January 2024. Hapag-Lloyd will implement an additional charge of US$200 per container for 20' and 40' dry, reefer, and special containers, including high cube equipment. Additionally, the Hamburg-based shipping

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Splash web site
DECEMBER 22, 2023
  • Seacon books four more multipurpose newbuilds
    Chinese shipowner and operator Seacon Shipping has ordered four more 62,000 dwt multipurpose dry cargo vessels at Huanghai Shipbuilding in a deal with China Merchants leasing arm. The Hong Kong-listed company has agreed with subsidiaries of China Merchants Financial Leasing to bearboat charter the newbuilds for up to 15 years. The ships will deliver between ...
  • Oman's Asyad fixes LNG carriers
    Asyad Shipping, a subsidiary of Oman's Asyad Group has struck a deal with Oman LNG for a long-term charter of two liquefied natural gas carriers. The charter is for the 174,000 cu m newbuilds Asyad currently has under construction at South Korea's Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries for delivery by June 2026. The agreement affirms Asyad's ...

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Lloyd's List web site
DECEMBER 22, 2023
  • Attacks on shipping: Who's on the hook for liabilities?
    Marine insurance can handle most eventualities, with IOPC there as ultimate backstop
  • Red Sea disruption complicates bunker supply on eve of EU ETS tax era
    Longer voyages will increase CO2 emissions that will fall foul of the EU ETS tax in 2024, while also adding...
  • More Asia-bound boxships U-turn in Red Sea as shippers count the cost of Cape of Good Hope diversions
    As container line operators abandon the Suez-Red Sea route for their Europe-Asia and US east coast-Asia routes, westbound freight rates...
  • Lloyd's List Editor's Picks: 2023
    2023 continued the pattern of recent years with shocks to the global economy that resulted in heightened risk to maritime...
  • Port of Antwerp-Bruges business unit to develop Malaysia's Perak port of Lumut into maritime hub
    Having been involved in similar projects in Oman and Namibia, this project is the first the subsidiary business unit of...
  • Vitol consolidates shipping activities into Singaporean company led by Kit Kernon
    It will replace Vitol's current Singapore-based shipping company Mansel
  • New action plan aims to reverse Hong Kong's maritime fortunes
    Plans include providing green methanol bunkering infrastructure and further tax relief for commodities trading and shipping leasing. However, the long-standing...
  • Daily Briefing
    Red Sea security in limbo as shipping awaits detail of naval operations | Dozen more Cosco megaships skip Suez as...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
DECEMBER 22, 2023
  • Maersk, CMA CGM to divert almost 200 ships away from Suez
    Most of Maersk's reroutings are on Asia-Europe services, with some 84 vessels across eight different service strings being affected.
  • Mexico-US rail shipments resume after CBP reopens Eagle Pass, El Paso crossings
    The move comes after several days of pressure from shipper groups who expressed concerns over the economic impact of the closures so close to Christmas.
  • Geopolitical conflicts could signal end to global reach of ocean carriers: analyst
    With increasing instability around the world, we might be approaching the point where a carrier's reach is no longer truly global as liners are forced to make commercial and political decisions that will shape the scope of their operations, writes analyst Lars Jensen.
  • Surging e-commerce demand lifts Hong Kong air cargo into peak season
    Online shopping in North America and Europe has generated huge air freight volume out of China, with demand expected to continue past the Lunar New Year in February.
  • Uncertainty over Inflation Reduction Act slows US onshore, offshore wind projects
    Existing wind-related manufacturing capacity in the US struggles to meet the local content requirements of the measure, frustrating would-be developers and pushing away some early investors.

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TradeWinds web site
DECEMBER 22, 2023
  • Euronav spends half Fredriksen cash on $1.15bn buy of Saverys' CMB.TECH green startup
    Chief executive says move is a 'diversification and decarbonisation' play for tanker owner, which will take on the cleantech firm's name
  • Viewpoint: Support the positive hope for the future shown by the children helped by Mercy Ships
    Shipping executives Charlie Grey, Andrea Olivi, Bob Knight and Richard Prince reflect on their deeply moving recent visit to Mercy Ships' new hospital vessel off Sierra Leone
  • Wavelength: Thanks for the camaraderie but now it's time to say farewell
    One of TradeWinds founding reporters - who went on to work for several of the UK's biggest papers - reflects on his years in shipping journalism
  • Podcast: Turning IMO's net-zero strategy into action in 2024
    Audio edition of Green Seas takes a look ahead at the UN shipping regulator's work in 2024
  • Editor's selection: How the Red Sea crisis is reshaping shipping
    Some of the stories that set the news agenda this week
  • Employers agree new Red Sea wage bonus amid Houthi attacks
    Shipping's largest collective bargaining agreement has widened its high-risk area
  • Red Sea crisis: Shockwaves reach wider container shipping trades
    Christmas has come early for carriers with talk of shipments costing $10,000 per container
  • Idan Ofer sold off Ardmore Shipping shares months before Red Sea attack
    Israeli billionaire divested from product tanker owner well before Houthi strike
  • Tankers divert from Red Sea bolstering oil price
    Analysts say 60% of oil volumes moving through the Red Sea originate in Russia
  • Last tanker leaves Hawaii's Red Hill depot after final fuel is drained
    Storage facility to be closed after 2021 leak that polluted water system
  • Hatchet buried in battle over chemical tanker damage at Vopak terminal
    'Valuable consideration' paid to settle dispute over pressure incident at Texas port
  • Pertamina International lining up $720m order for 15 product tankers at Hyundai Mipo
    Year-end bonanza for South Korean shipbuilder as Indonesian tanker giant gets busy on the ordering front
  • ESL refinances ship loans as part of fleet transition
    Two refinanced loans for two gas-powered general cargo vessels
  • Shipping lawyer Sophia Agathis promoted to partner at Seward & Kissel
    Maritime expert one of seven new partners created at New York law firm
  • Logothetis and Nistad lead new funding round at fuel efficiency operation SulNOx
    Greek and Norwegian backers pump money into expanding London-listed company
  • Navibulgar offers 'full support' in Irish drug ship probe
    Bulgarian shipping company fights on two fronts, as vessels held by Irish authorities and likely Somali pirates
  • DNB sees big upside in BW Group wind turbine installation vessel owner Cadeler
    Norwegian bank's buy rating follows $1.2bn Eneti takeover
  • Suez disruption already worse than Ever Given as aframax rates jump, Clarksons says
    But researcher Stephen Gordon says duration of diversions is highly uncertain
  • Exclusive: Clarksons Project Finance fleet revealed as it emerges as owner behind landmark new PSV order
    Fletcher Offshore also involved in first Norwegian offshore vessel deal in a decade
  • Interest 'high' as Evangelos Marinakis prepares to sell container ship fleet
    Focus will turn to offloading vessels as $3.1bn deal to acquire 11 LNG carriers is completed
  • Storm Pia: Rogue wave disables Hurtigruten ship in North Sea
    Vessel lost power but is safe with no injuries reported
  • Cape Shipping plots tanker market return with newbuildings
    Traditional Greek owner has not managed tankers in decades
  • Rate spikes hammer Western Bulk after it took negative market stance
    Norwegian operator ended up paying higher charter rates after being caught short on ships
  • Performance Shipping locks in $26m with term aframax charter
    Oil company Marathon takes 2013-built tanker for two years
  • Operation Prosperity Guardian to be Red Sea's 'highway patrol', says US general
    Pentagon says Houthis have 'bitten off more than they can chew' taking on the entire international community
  • Can South African ports supply enough bunkers to an armada of Red Sea diverts?
    Yes, say country's bunker traders - they have the fuel, but it is not going to come cheap

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American Shipper web site
DECEMBER 22, 2023
  • US-led forces in Red Sea will be defensive 'highway patrol'
    The key question for container shipping rates: How soon can Operation Prosperity Guardian woo traffic back to the Red Sea?
  • Japan Airlines dedicates first 767 freighters to DHL Express
    Japan Airlines is restarting its freighter division after 13 years and will fly three 767s exclusively for DHL.
  • Cargo owners consider airfreight alternative to Red Sea shipping delays
    Importers and exporters are looking to air cargo as a way to bypass the dangerous Red Sea and minimize supply chain disruptions.

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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
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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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