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Exim India web site
JULY 31, 2023
  • Comprehensive Port Connectivity Plan effectively enhancing last mile & hinterland connectivity of ports: Sonowal
  • Gocon Logistics launches 'Gopay' to transform invoice discounting in transport sector
  • Volume contraction slowing on NAWC
  • Vigil urged against cargo liquefaction in dry bulk shipping
  • New QTerminals service covers key Middle East ports
  • Procedure for Sealing of Containers Marked as Suspicious Consequent upon Scanning with Customs Seal
  • First ship leased from GIFT IFSC
  • Baltic Exchange Market Report (28 July 2023)
  • Warehousing sector critical to PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan: Sumita Dawra
  • More methanol bunkering operations planned in Singapore
  • Focused agreement on Chabahar likely
  • Despite difficult market conditions, CMA CGM Group's performance remains robust: Rodolphe Saadé
  • Twenty national waterways being developed
  • Indo-US trade seen surging 60 pc
  • China's industrial profits dip
  • Kerala conclave in Oct. to showcase Vizhinjam Port
  • FTA with ASEAN ill-conceived: Minister

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The Loadstar web site
JULY 28, 2023
  • Bankruptcy looms as Yellow burns cash and tries to offload its 3PL
  • 'Shock in Copenhagen' - $6.3bn down the swanny
  • Carriers may find it hard to make huge Asia-N Europe rate hikes stick
  • Cars-in-containers not the way to prevent dangerous fires on ships
  • Value trifecta: Old Dominion, Ryder & Union Pacific (Yellow in mind)
  • Improved data-sharing can avoid container bottlenecks at US ports
  • Air France KLM Martinair Cargo revenue plummets amid soft demand
  • Russia eyes African markets but pleads for fair treatment of aircraft

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Marine Log web site
JULY 28, 2023
  • Saab submits its proposal for Walrus-class submarine replacements
    Supported by Sweden and the U.K., Saab has today submitted its proposal for the replacement of the Netherlands' current Walrus-class submarines. Saab says its proposed four advanced Expeditionary Submarines are being offered
  • GLDD secures rock supply for its rock installer
    If you've got a rock dropper, you need to have rocks to drop. Yesterday, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD), which has ordered the first Jones Act-compliant subsea rock installer
  • VIDEO: Nearly 500 EVs reportedly aboard burning car carrier
    As the fire aboard the car carrier Fremantle Highway continued burning off the Dutch coast, a spokesman for the vessel's charterer, Japan's K-Line, is reported as saying that there were there were
  • ESB 4 completes drydocking at Palumbo Shipyard Malta
    The Military Sealift Command's Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) completed its first Regular Overhaul (ROH) in the European area of operations at the Palumbo Shipyard
  • SEA-LNG: Bio-LNG now available in 70 ports worldwide
    The SEA-LNG coalition reports that analysis of the green LNG bunkering market shows that bio-LNG is available today in almost seventy ports worldwide, including in Singapore, Rotterdam and on the U.S. East

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Container News web site
JULY 28, 2023
  • CN Photo Project: The Picture of the Week
    Container News wants to thank you all for your participation in the CN Photo Project . Among all the very beautiful photos we have received, the Container News team has chosen the following picture as "The Picture of the Week"! Title: Sailing into the sunrise - Photo taken by Henry Kadoch Be part of the CN Photo Project and stay tuned to see your photo posted on Container News as the next "Pictur
  • HHLA lowers forecast for current financial year
    German port and terminal operator Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) is adjusting its forecast for the current financial year based on preliminary figures for the first half of 2023. HHLA now expects container throughput to be at the level of 2022, while the company had previously forecasted a year-on-year moderate increase in box volumes. Additionally, HHLA said that the expected decrease in
  • ONE launches new reefer service connecting Latin America with Florida
    Singapore-based container carrier Ocean Network Express (ONE) has announced a new service connecting the West Coast of South America to the East Coast of North America. The new FLX service is scheduled to commence in September and will be operated by four ONE container vessels with the following port rotation: Callao (Peru) - Paita (Peru) - Guayaquil (Ecuador) - Cartagena (Colombia) - South Flori
  • South Korean shipbuilder orders waste heat recovery systems for Maersk newbuildings
    The world's largest shipbuilder, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD-HHI), has placed a €2.5 million (US$2.75 million) order for Climeon HeatPower 300 waste heat recovery systems to enhance energy efficiency on board a series of six Maersk 17,200 TEU vessels. The South Korean shipbuilding company will build six methanol-fuelled container ships for the Danish ocean carrier. The vessels are equipped wi
  • Global Ports enhances VSC container handling equipment with new reachstackers
    Russian port and terminal operator Global Ports has commissioned two new heavy-duty reachstackers at its Far East terminal, Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company (VSC), located in the port of Vostochny in Primorsky Krai. Reachstackers from Chinese port equipment manufacturer ZPMC have a lifting capacity of 45 tons and are highly maneuverable. Additionally, they are designed for loading, unloading and s
  • Adani to boost Mundra port capacity by 800,000 TEUs amid steady volume growth
    The Adani Group is set to open a new container terminal at Mundra Port at the end of this year, as major carriers add new calls out of the emerging economy. "Cognizant of growing demands, Mundra Port is expanding its infrastructure," said the company, adding that "a new berth, T3, with capacity of 800,000 TEUs is set to be commissioned in the third quarter [October-December] of the fiscal year 20
  • HAROPA Port reports 1.25 million TEUs in first half
    French port complex of Havre, Rouen and Paris HAROPA Port has handled 1.25 million TEUs from the beginning of the year until June. This is translating to an 8.6% decline in full container inland traffic, while imports dropped by 6.8% and exports fell by 12.4%. On the other hand, HAROPA Port achieved positive results in river box traffic with 12,834 TEUs. Additionally, in terms of tonnage, HAROPA
  • New member joins Global Shipping Business Network
    Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN), an independent technology consortium welcomes the New Land-sea Corridor Operation Co Ltd, (NLSC) as a new member. The New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor (ILSTC) is a major trade and logistics passage established jointly by China and ASEAN members. NLSC operates a pan-regional integrated transportation platform which orchestrates the transportation n
  • Sealand commences new intra-Asia service
    Sealand Asia has announced the launch of an intra-Asia service, IA11, to connect China, Taiwan and Vietnam. The Maersk-owned container line will deploy two boxships of 1,000 TEU container capacity on the service, which will have the following port rotation: Shanghai (China), Ningbo (China) - Kaohsiung (Taiwan) - Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam) - Kaohsiung (Taiwan) - Shanghai The post appeared first on Con
  • Jazan port receives first container ship call
    One year after its inauguration, Hutchison Ports' new multipurpose terminal at the port of Jazan in Saudi Arabia handled its first commercial container vessel. The 900 TEU boxship Kota Rahmat, operated by Pacific International Lines (PIL), is deployed on the intra-Red Sea trade and became the first container ship to call the Saudi port. It is still unclear, according to DynaLiners, if this port c
  • AD Ports and Shandong Ports Group enhance collaboration
    AD Ports Group has signed multiple collaboration agreements with Shandong Port Group (SPG), a conglomerate based in Shandong Province, China, which provides port operations, port infrastructure construction, cargo transportation and warehousing among other services. The deal leverages the 'Sister Ports' agreement between Shandong Port and Khalifa Port to forge a partnership and strengthen coopera
  • Transpacific drive latches on to US$100 recovery in composite rates
    A string of General Rate Increases (GRIs) for Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates, the added effect of the Canadian port strikes and the cutting down of capacities have been playing into China-US rates. The latest weekly action saw the Shanghai-Los Angeles rates (China-US West Coast) sear past the US$2,000 mark, to end at US$2,072, a figure which was last seen by the trade lane over six months back. Th

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Splash web site
JULY 28, 2023
  • Cosco and Guangzhou Salvage form heavy lift semi-sub giant
    Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers and Guangzhou Salvage have formed a joint venture which will have a fleet of 18 semi-submersible vessels by the end of 2023. Commercial management of the fleet will be handled by the joint venture and Cosco Shipping Heavy Transport exclusively with offices located in Guangzhou, Houston, and Rotterdam. The current fleet of ...
  • Economou taps Chengxi Shipyard for pair of kamsarmax newbuilds
    Greek shipping mogul George Economou has signed for a pair of kamsarmax bulk carrier newbuilds in China. Economou's TMS Dry has commissioned Chengxi Shipyard to build and deliver 82,600 dwt units in 2026. TMS Dry, which according to VesselsValue, currently has eight ultramaxes and four capes on order in China is paying Chengxi between $35m ...
  • Shell readies tender for Nigerian floater
    Shell is tapping the market for a deepwater floating rig to be deployed offshore Nigeria. Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCO), the operator of oil mining lease (OML) 118, is looking for a minimum sixth-generation semisub or drillship to support the delivery of well construction, maintenance, and abandonment in the Bonga fields. The contract ...
  • SunGas funding $2bn green methanol plant for Maersk ships
    Houston-based SunGas Renewables has invested $2bn to construct a new green methanol production facility in central Louisiana which will fuel Maersk's fleet of methanol-powered container vessels. In order to do this SunGas formed a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Beaver Lake Renewable Energy (BLRE), which will be in charge of the construction of the facility. BLRE is ...
  • Buttery wraps up multiple bulker deals
    Singapore-based bulker owner Grindrod Shipping has revealed several deals for its fleet, including sale and purchase as well as time charter transactions. The Ed Buttery-led company recently exercised the purchase option on Meiji Shipping's chartered-in 2016-built supramax IVS Hayakita, with the ship expected to change hands in September this year. In July, the parent firm ...
  • Burning car carrier too hot to board, another attempt set for later today
    A salvage team was unable to enter the car carrier which has been on fire since Tuesday evening as the ship was still too hot. Around midnight on July 25, the Dutch coastguard received a report that a major fire broke out on the vessel. One crewmember died, while the remaining 22 were rescued by ...
  • Geneva Dry partnership stirs cocktail creativity
    What would you christen a shipping-related cocktail? Splash posed the question to readers yesterday on the back of news that our new event, Geneva Dry, has an official drink sponsor in the form of LVX Geneva Dry Gin, a local Swiss brand. Sponsors of the event's evening cocktail receptions, with one of the night's still ...
  • Shipowner jailed in the US over Iranian ties
    Behrouz Mokhtari, 72, of McLean, Virginia, and Tehran, Iran, a naturalised US citizen, was sentenced this week to 41 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release as well as a fine of more than $2m. He had earlier pleaded guilty to two separate conspiracies to violate sanctions imposed by the United ...
  • Carbon insetting can help close the new fuel price gap
    Fossil fuels will remain cheaper than renewable fuels for some time, but carbon insetting is an effective remedy that can expedite the energy transition in shipping, says Tom De Ruyter, business developer of renewable and low-carbon fuels at Titan. What is carbon insetting, and why is it important? Carbon insetting refers to the financing of ...
  • Nearly 70 ports offer bio-LNG bunkers
    Ships can now bunker bio-LNG at almost seventy ports worldwide, including Singapore, Rotterdam and the US east coast, according to SEA-LNG. A total of 355 LNG-fuelled ships, not counting LNG carriers, are able to use bio-LNG as drop-in fuel without any modification, the industry lobby group, which displays the availability of the marine fuel on ...
  • Evalend poised to enter LNG trades
    Greece's Evalend Shipping has set the stage for its debut in the liquified natural gas trades. The Kriton Lendoudis-led diversified owner of mostly bulkers and tankers is said to have penned a letter of intent with HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering for two 174,000 cu m LNG carriers. The ships, costing around $260m each, ...

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Lloyd's List web site
JULY 28, 2023
  • Fires: Now a burning issue
    EVs have gone way beyond 'first kid on the block with a Tesla' bragging rights and production volumes will increase...
  • Strong HSFO demand halves Singapore scrubber spreads
    Rising high-sulphur fuel oil demand from the Middle East and lower production in Europe because of sanctions against Russian oil...
  • Russia is threatening commercial vessels, say Ukrainian officials
    Intercepted transmissions warning commercial vessels entering the Black Sea that they are at risk confirms widespread reports of intimidation and...
  • CMA CGM expects sluggish market for remainder of year
    CMA CGM saw an improved second quarter of the year on a seasonal basis but market normalisation has taken the...
  • Capital Product Partners confirms sale of solitary bulker
    Sale of the vessel Cape Agamemnon will leave fleet of 22 consisting of containerships and LNG carriers
  • Capesize rates surge but market outlook remains uncertain
    The Baltic Capesize Index jumped 27% on the week, but forward freight agreements suggest sentiment remains weaker despite the economic...
  • Russian attacks on merchant shipping could constitute a war crime
    Shipowners would have potential recourse through the International Criminal Court, the English Courts or any country that recognises universal jurisdiction...
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: How to rebuild resilience into container supply chains
    The immediate disruptions of the pandemic may have eased, but has the industry learnt sufficient lessons to prevent the same...
  • CIMC mooted as a potential buyer of CDB Leasing
    The government in Shenzhen will likely hold a stake in the new ownership structure by way of business links. State...
  • More electric cars than first thought on board burning Fremantle Highway
    Fremantle Highway, currently ablaze off the Dutch coast, was carrying 500 new electric vehicles - significantly more than the 25...
  • EU approves $44m support for German LNG terminal in Brunsbüttel
    Germany plans to build three onshore LNG terminals by 2028 to increase its import capacity, after bringing three floating storage...
  • Costamare underlines 'long-term' commitment to dry bulk
    Boxship rates have softened but are still healthy, according to Costamare, which sees the containership orderbook as the 'principal threat'...
  • X-Press Feeders signs bio-methanol offtake agreement with OCI
    X-Press Feeders has 14 dual-fuel methanol vessels on order, which the company expects to take delivery of the first in...
  • Daily Briefing
    Shipping faces intimidation, harassment and credible threat of attack in Black Sea | Smaller Greek owners dwindle while fleet grows...
  • D'Amico eyeing more debt reduction and better dividends
    The Italian product tanker owner posted strong second quarter earnings that capped a record first half of the year. It...
  • Economou's TMS Group orders kamsarmax pair at Chengxi Shiyard
    Deal comes as Chinese shipyards have been at the forefront of order-winning this year, while Greek newbuilding investment has also...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
JULY 28, 2023
  • Court denies SC Ports appeal of Leatherman ruling
    The latest decision upheld an initial ruling by the National Labor Relations Board that allowed the International Longshoremen's Association to sue ocean carriers that called Charleston's Leatherman terminal.
  • Non-union layoffs edge Yellow closer to collapse
    Word of layoffs among non-union staff at Yellow spread Friday, and shippers report less-than-truckload (LTL) pricing is already moving higher in anticipation of a shutdown of the third-largest US LTL carrier.
  • CMA CGM reports $1.3 billion Q2 profit despite flat volume
    "Normalizing" container shipping market conditions slashed more than $6 billion from CMA CGM's quarterly earnings compared with an overheated 2022, but the carrier remains in a healthy financial position.
  • 'Normalizing' market slashes $6 billion off CMA CGM earnings in Q2
    Despite deteriorating market conditions in the container shipping industry having a significant negative impact on its profitability, CMA CGM remains in a healthy financial position.
  • Long-term chartered air freight capacity depressing market: DSV
    Forwarders in 2021 signed long-term air cargo charters to meet rising demand for air freight resulting from an overheated ocean market, and some of those charter deals are still in place despite a widespread demand slowdown.
  • Yellow looks to sell third-party logistics subsidiary as labor talks falter
    In its latest attempt to avert a potential bankruptcy, unionized trucking company Yellow is trying to raise funds through the sale of Yellow Logistics.
  • FMC's Dye offers fixes for container flow problems through US ports
    The FMC commissioner wants to implement uniform empty return dates and define "container availability" as when the container is available for pick up, among other proposals.
  • Cargo flow woes persist at India's Mundra Port after cyclone disruption
    Concerned over the trade chaos at Mundra, India's Container Shipping Lines Association said that vessel scheduling on services out of the country had become a major challenge for carriers.

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TradeWinds web site
JULY 28, 2023
  • Capesize bulker market reaches four-week high as Atlantic activity heats up
    Average spot rates jumped $2,500 in one day on Wednesday after slow start to the week
  • CMA CGM's profit plummets as it expects 'sluggish' second half of 2023
    Transport and logistics segment 'remains depressed', chief executive Rodolphe Saade says
  • Capital Product Partners takes $8m hit to exit dry bulk
    Impairment from sale of capesize bulker hits bottom line
  • Capital's 'green revolution', car carrier blaze rages and Xi's disappointing growth
    The top shipping stories making the headlines this week.
  • Baltic Exchange eyes period indices for LNG carriers
    Larger two-stroke vessels are also in its sights to make index benchmark more relevant
  • Cosco and Guangzhou Salvage forge heavylift giant
    Chinese partners form world's largest semi-submersible heavylift fleet
  • Sinokor Merchant Marine named as buyer of Omani VLCC trio
    A slightly firmer price is being quoted for the scrubber-fitted 'mid-tier' vessels but it is down on levels seen earlier this year
  • Asia-Pacific wind farm pipeline threatened by dearth of vessels
    Bigger wind turbines on the horizon may be beyond the capacity of current assets deployed in the Asian wind sector
  • 'The cover's off': CargoMetrics to step up the pace of maritime data product rollouts
    Hedge fund turned data intelligence firm aims to introduce 10 data packs by end of the year and launch emissisons strand
  • Samudera profits nosedive on 'subdued' outlook for container shipping
    Singapore-listed carrier hit by lower rates and volumes in boxship sector
  • OCI Global inks green methanol supply deal with X-Press Feeders
    Fuel producer to supply newbuildings in Port of Rotterdam from 2024
  • Wan Hai inks sustainability-linked loan with Standard Chartered
    Carrier claims first green finance deal involving a Taiwanese container company
  • K Line reveals close to 500 electric vehicles on fire-ravaged Fremantle Highway car carrier
    The number of electric cars is higher than first thought and could explain the North Sea casualty
  • GTT sees 'profoundly sound' LNG market as orders rack up
    Record orderbook gives French cargo containment system designer earnings visibility through into 2027
  • Economou's TMS Dry stacks orderbook with midsize bulk carrier newbuildings
    The Greek shipowner has ordered two kamsarmax bulkers at Chengxi and four more ultramaxes at Nantong Xiangyu
  • Ex-director of UAE trader fights UK jail sentence over ship arrest
    Essa Abdullah Ahmad Al Ghurair says he cannot pay ship arrest legal debt because his brothers won't cooperate
  • Paolo d'Amico says West's oil price cap is hurting Russia and could quell India's appetite
    A combination of the price cap and fleet dynamics may turn against Russian exports to India
  • High-cost value-added ships help shipbuilding giant HD KSOE swing back into profit
    Group says it has achieved 94% of its annual order target
  • Comment: Why the Chinese dragon refuses to roar for dry bulk
    The workshop of the world is defying maritime optimists as it makes 'tortuous progress' towards economic recovery

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American Shipper web site
JULY 28, 2023
  • Container shipping giant CMA CGM still earning over billion a quarter
    Because container liner profits plummeted off an extraordinarily high peak, some carriers are still posting hefty profits despite huge declines.
  • All Nippon Airways big cargo loser in 2nd quarter
    All Nippon Airways underperformed competitors by a wide margin in cargo during the last quarter as it prepares to invest in growing the cargo business.

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In August, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +10.9%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
Federlogistica has established its own representation in the Iberian Peninsula
Genoa
It will support Italian entrepreneurs operating in Spain
Boluda acquires Royal Boskalis' towage and salvage operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Valencia
Transaction valued at $640 million
ESPO urges IMO States to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
The association also urges the EU Commission to align European standards
The Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal.
Los Angeles
Invitation to submit expressions of interest
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
Geneva
The most significant growth in PLSCI was recorded by the port of Savona-Vado Ligure (+53.7%)
ONE will not charge surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Singapore
They will be applied starting from October 14th
Fincantieri and Aeronautical Service sign agreement for the use of composite materials in the naval, civil, and military sectors.
Trieste
Genoa Port Terminal concession renewal approved until 2054
Genoa
The terminal's operating conditions have been redefined, bringing them back to the multipurpose function, in compliance with the ruling of the Council of State and the PRP
PSA Italia-Logtainer and Rail Hub Milano-Medlog have submitted offers to manage the Interporto Padova intermodal terminal.
Padua
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports increased by 4.5% last month.
Beijing
Containers amounted to 27.7 million TEUs (+6.8%)
The Netherlands is referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether to entrust seafarers or dock workers with the lashing operations on smaller container ships.
In the second quarter, container traffic handled by Eurokai terminals grew by +16.4%
Hamburg
Significant growth of 16.1% in Germany. In Italy (Contship), volumes increased by 5.2%.
China enacted regulation in response to US taxes on Chinese-owned and -built vessels
Beijing
The new rules include the possibility of introducing similar countermeasures
New attack on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
UKMTO announced that a fire broke out on a vessel hit by a shell
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ITS Costruttori, il corso di alta formazione per entrare nel mondo di Fincantieri
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Miami
The American cruise group announces a further strengthening of the growth trend in bookings
Marella Cruises sells Fincantieri slots for two new cruise ships to TUI Cruises.
Hannover/Trieste
With a gross tonnage of 160,000 tons, they will be larger than the units originally planned
GNV-Portitalia bridge agreement on lashing operations in the ports of Palermo and Termini Imerese
HMM will not introduce surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Seoul
The company will not modify scheduled services that stop in the United States
GATX Rail Europe signs sale-leaseback agreement with DB Cargo to purchase 6,000 railcars
Vienna
The transaction will be completed by the end of this year.
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
Bremen
Miscellaneous cargo is growing. Bulk cargo is declining.
India launches nearly $8 billion package to support its shipbuilding and maritime sectors
New Delhi
Shipyard production capacity expected to increase to 4.5 million gross tonnage per year
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in French ports fell by -0.4%.
Paris
Dry bulk and rolling bulk trades are declining. Container and liquid bulk trades are growing.
Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire UK's leading marina operator
Paris/London/New York
It will take over ownership from British private equity firm LDC
Royal Caribbean agrees with Meyer Turku to build Icon ships for a decade
Miami
Order confirmed for a fifth Icon cruise ship and option placed on a seventh unit of the same series
Maersk announces it will not apply surcharges for new US tariffs on Chinese vessels
Copenhagen
The company assures that it will not make any changes to its services
Cochin Shipyard and KSOE enter into strategic collaboration in shipbuilding sector
New Delhi
The creation of approximately two thousand direct jobs is expected
DHL will resume freight shipments from Germany to the United States for corporate customers.
Bonn
They had been suspended due to the removal in the USA of the "de minimis" threshold for goods with a value of less than 800 dollars.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Statement in Support of the IMO Net-Zero Framework
Ancona: Tax fraud in the shipbuilding sector
Ancona
Over €2.3 million in non-existent tax credits seized
CMA CGM buys British rail freight operator Freightliner
Birmingham
The transaction will be completed in early 2026
Containerized cargo at the port of Algeciras decreased by -9.4% last month
Algeciras
The 20-foot containers handled were 399 thousand (-0.7%)
Italferr participates in Europe's largest railway electrification contract
Rome
Activities within the Rail Baltica project
Freight traffic increased in the ports of Barcelona and Valencia in August
Barcelona/Valencia
In the first eight months of 2025, decreases of -1.6% and -0.3% respectively were recorded
In the June-August quarter, FedEx express courier revenues increased by +3.1%
Memphis
An average of 16.8 million express shipments were handled per day (+3.5%)
Breakthrough in the exploratory tunnel of the Brenner Base Tunnel
Milan/Rome
At 64 kilometers, it will be the longest underground railway connection in the world.
Tender launched for privatization of Croatian shipyard 3. MAJ Rijeka 1905
Zagreb
The starting bid is 6.66 million euros.
To decarbonize, shipping should join forces with other hard-to-abate sectors
London
This is highlighted by a report by Accelleron which believes that a critical mass of demand is necessary to overcome a stalemate phase.
COSCO Reassures Customers on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Vessels
Shanghai
We - the Chinese company assured - will maintain competitive freight rates and surcharges.
Shipping is still far from the target of 5-10% of fuel used coming from scalable, zero-emission sources by 2030
Copenhagen
The need to introduce incentives was underlined
Spain's Boluda acquires Transfesa's intermodal rail freight services.
Valencia
The agreement also includes industrial services, railway maintenance and shunting activities and intermodal terminals.
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Baku
Agreement with the Azerbaijani oil group SOCAR
German and Austrian trailer manufacturers challenge EU regulation to reduce truck environmental impact
Berlin/Brussels
They denounce that its application leads to an increase in traffic volumes and therefore emissions.
The Venice Marghera station has been equipped with a track compliant with European TEN-T standards
Venice
A 740-meter freight track has been opened.
World Shipping Council introduces Cargo Safety Program to prevent ship fires
Washington
It is based on artificial intelligence and traditional goods inspections
Rheinmetall to enter naval shipbuilding sector by acquiring Naval Vessels Lürssen
Bremen
Lürssen Group to focus on megayacht production
The British government is investing half a billion pounds to reduce shipping emissions.
London
Private investments of 700 million expected
HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
Cairo
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -10.2% was recorded
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.
Rome
They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.
A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.
La Spezia
Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.
The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs
Rome
Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
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
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
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