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Exim India web site
AUGUST 21, 2024
  • Maritime And Logistics Awards 2024 (MALA 2024) to ring in the excitement & anticipation at JW Marriott Mumbai Sahar today
  • BPCL unveils India's first biofuel blend HFHSD bunker at Mumbai Port
  • Shipping Secretary undertakes comprehensive review of ongoing projects & operational efficiencies at Deendayal Port
  • Centre proposes to build seaport alongside planned refinery in AP
  • DGTR begins anti-dumping probe into steel imports from Vietnam
  • The impact of political unrest on supply chains & ensuring risk management: Report
  • Revised fuel surcharge on pilotage at Gangavaram Port
  • US imposes sanctions on LPG ships
  • Centralised public transport & terminal infrastructure mulled
  • Asyad Group's Khazaen Dry Port & DHL Global Forwarding in strategic collaboration to provide LCL consolidation services
  • India seen becoming 3rd-largest economy by 2027
  • DRI seizes rice containers at ports
  • Canada's rail workers threaten to strike; supply chains to be impacted
  • Qatar Airways Cargo partners with CargoFlash to introduce Octoloop for online cargo bookings in India
  • Rates hold firm while tonnages weaken slightly at the start of Aug.
  • BLR Airport first in Asia to receive ACI's Level 5 accreditation
  • Etihad Cargo registers significant tonnage increase in H1 2024

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International Transport Journal web site
AUGUST 21, 2024
  • Showcasing logistics capabilities in China
  • Growing intermodal network in Western Australia
  • Dachser's Dutch addition
  • Another rail service for Moscow
  • 20th AEI CRJ200 SF freighter for TSM
  • Collaboration on shipping industry standards
  • HES captain hands over the helm
  • Ramping up operations in Asia-Pacific
  • Supporting Grenada after hurricane Beryl
  • Etihad Rail prepares for green investments
  • New executive role for Litchfield
  • Cosco: certification for information security
  • Software to optimise just-in-time deliveries
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • More than 100 t of humanitarian aid in 2024
  • A hub in Hildesheim
  • MOL WINs again
  • Five new LNG dual-fuel ships to join PIL fleet

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The Loadstar web site
AUGUST 20, 2024
  • Congestion 'rearing its disruptive and costly head' as Canada rail strike looms
  • Containership owners 'making hay' as demand for tonnage still shines
  • ZIM stunner leaves all in awe - bulls firmly in charge
  • Expansion of Mexico City airfreight hub raises fears of chaos revisited
  • US-China 'tariff war' tough on importers as supply chain costs rocket
  • Ukrainian counter invasion adds to pressure on Russian rail freight services
  • Maersk u-turn on LNG sparks new industry impasse over greener fuel

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Marine Log web site
AUGUST 20, 2024
  • Shanghai Electric takes delivery of Ulstein-designed SOV duo
    On Friday, 16 August, Shanghai Electric celebrated naming and delivery of two service operation vessels (SOVs) at ZPMC, Qidong base, China. Based on two different ship designs from Ulstein Design & Solutions
  • NETSCo moves ahead with innovative offshore wind feeder barge
    U.S.-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm NETSCo (with offices in Ohio and Florida) is finalizing an agreement with an undisclosed shipyard and vessel operator to build and operate Jones Act-compliant feeder

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Container News web site
AUGUST 20, 2024
  • Gebrüder Weiss provides e-commerce solutions for China's iconic Baijiu brands
    Global logistics firm Gebrüder Weiss is providing a comprehensive suite of e-commerce services to some of China's leading Baijiu brands. Baijiu, a grain-based spirit widely regarded as China's national drink, holds the status of a luxury product and a symbol of prestige. In the Far East, Gebrüder Weiss is catering to this market by offering tailored e-commerce solutions for some of China's most e
  • DP World and BII to upgrade DRC's Port of Banana with major investment
    British International Investment (BII), the UK's development finance institution and impact investor, is set to invest up to US$35 million in the initial phase of the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) first deepwater container port, the Port of Banana. This investment extends BII's partnership with global ports and logistics operator DP World, which began with the modernization of ports in Dak
  • Great Eastern Shipping adopts StormGeo's tool for fleet efficiency
    Great Eastern Shipping Company Limited (G E Shipping) has successfully integrated StormGeo's advanced technological solutions across its entire fleet. This collaboration aims to enhance the operational efficiency and environmental performance of G E Shipping's vessels by utilizing StormGeo's comprehensive s-Insight solution, which provides tools to optimize the commercial, technical, and environm
  • Port of Hamburg handles 3.8 million TEUs in the first half of 2024
    Container handling at the Port of Hamburg remained stable in the first half of 2024, with 3.8 million TEUs processed, maintaining a consistent trend in both transhipment and continental traffic. The ongoing energy transition is becoming more apparent, especially with the reduction in coal volumes, which has led to a decline in bulk cargo throughput. During this period, the German port managed a t
  • APM Terminals Callao reports 15% import surge
    In the first half of the year, APM Terminals Callao in Peru experienced a notable increase in the volumes of a diverse range of products, including wheat, corn, steel coils, and heavy machinery. Since the beginning of the year, 780 vessels have docked at Callao's Multipurpose North Terminal, reflecting the terminal's growing efficiency and capacity to meet rising demand. The 15% increase in vesse
  • CMA CGM introduces PSS from the Med to North America
    CMA CGM, the French carrier, has announced a Peak Season Surcharge (PSS02) effective from 15 September 2024 (gate-in date for the US, loading date for Canada and Mexico), until further notice. This surcharge applies to all types of cargo. It will affect shipments originating from all Mediterranean ports, including Malta, France (Fos/Marseille), Italy, Spain (Algeciras, Valencia, Barcelona, Sagunt
  • Nhava Sheva Port temporarily averts transport strike that threatened rising cargo flows
    In a big relief for Indian exporters and importers, a three-day work stoppage that container transporters planned to begin today (20 August) at Nhava Sheva Port (JNPT) has been suspended for two weeks, until 9 Sept. The move follows last-minute intervention by the port leadership and other local authorities. Transporters and empty storage yard operators in the harbour had been at loggerheads for

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Splash web site
AUGUST 20, 2024
  • Bahri splashes $1bn on nine Marinakis VLCCs
    Saudi Arabia's flagship line Bahri has snapped up nine very large crude carriers from Evangelos Marinakis-controlled Capital Maritime & Trading. The company said in a Tadawul filing Tuesday it would be paying about $1bn in total for the scrubber-fitted ships delivering by the end of the first quarter of 2025. The deal will be financed ...
  • TGS wins OBN contract extension in Gulf of Mexico
    Oslo-listed seismic data specialist TGS has won an extension of an ocean bottom node (OBN) data acquisition contract in the Gulf of Mexico. TGS, which is set to merge with compatriot offshore seismic acquisition specialist and vessels player PGS, said that the extension to an existing deal was for four months and that it would build ...
  • MOL becomes top shareholder in FPSO expert Modec
    Japanese shipping giant Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has increased its stake in fellow floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) specialist Modec, becoming its largest shareholder. MOL, which has been focusing on expanding its non-shipping business, including offshore, as part of its "BLUE ACTION 2035" scheme, said the move would make Modec its equity-method affiliate. The ...
  • Results from US probe into Chinese shipbuilding expected soon
    Foreign owners are beginning to get anxious into the impending conclusions of the US probe into Chinese shipbuilding, aware that some of the possible recommendations could be highly punitive. The US Trade Representative (USTR) launched an investigation into China's shipbuilding practices this April, with the Biden administration reacting to unions and bipartisan calls to clamp ...
  • Cadeler seals newbuild financing as it bolsters financial agility
    Danish offshore wind vessel pure play Cadeler has strengthened its financial capacity by securing improved terms for financing of two newbuilds of about $456m and expanding its revolving credit facility by a year, alongside doubling its uncommitted guarantee lines to €200m to capitalise on market opportunities. The BW Group and Scorpio-backed shipowner has replaced the ...
  • Exmar awarded contract for BP's US Gulf deepwater project
    Belgium's Exmar has secured work on BP's recently greenlighted Kaskida deepwater development in the US Gulf of Mexico. The Nicolas Saverys-controlled group, best known as a gas shipowner and offshore infrastructure provider, has won a contract to design and engineer the hull for a new floating production unit (FPU), which will be built by Singapore ...
  • Indonesian owners cash in on investments in the tanker sector
    This quarter has been a busy period for Indonesia's largest tanker owners, seeking sizeable profits from tankers purchased years ago. The latest sale coming out of Indonesia is a ship sold by Buana Lintas Lautan (BULL), with brokers telling Splash that BULL has offloaded a 20-year-old aframax, selling the 115,000 dwt Salamander for $27m, almost ...
  • US awards first floating offshore wind research lease to Maine
    The US Department of Interior has issued the nation's first floating offshore wind research lease to the state of Maine. The lease area covers around 60 sq km and is located some 50 km offshore Maine on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf and could allow for the deployment of up to 12 floating offshore wind ...
  • LNG shipping index hits record high
    LNG shipping stocks saw significant gains last week, with the UP World LNG Shipping Index (UPI) reaching an all-time high, driven by positive sentiment in global markets and the onset of winter preparations. "The performance suggests a robust outlook for the LNG shipping sector, bolstered by increased demand for electricity in regions like South Asia," ...
  • Landlocked Malawi to lease terminal in Mozambique
    Landlocked Malawi will be able to shift goods via a neighbour to its east. The African nation is set to lease a terminal at the port of Nacala in the north of Mozambique. Mozambique is also looking to help out other landlocked neighbours. Splash reported last month Botswana, which boasts the third largest coal reserves ...
  • Progress to get Dali boxship back into service
    New images of this year's most infamous ship have emerged. The Dali containership, which slammed into a bridge in Baltimore on March 26, has finally had all its cargo removed and will likely head overseas soon for repairs. The ship arrived at Norfolk International Terminal on the US east coast on August 11, sporting debris ...
  • Freightos buys Shipsta
    Online box booking platform Freightos has acquired Luxembourg-based Shipsta, a freight-tender procurement platform used by enterprises to procure freight at scale from freight forwarders and carriers. This transaction expands NASDAQ-listed Freightos' existing spot pricing, quoting, and booking capabilities by adding tender procurement. "The acquisition of Shipsta is a strategic milestone for Frei

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Lloyd's List web site
AUGUST 20, 2024
  • New York judge dismisses Economou suit against Performance Shipping
    Shipowner George Economou was the target of multiple shareholder suits in the 2010s when he was chairman of DryShips. Now...
  • Odfjell reports record earnings in second quarter
    Oslo-listed owner Odfjell reported a record second quarter, underpinned by its 'robust COA portfolio and excellent operational performance', according to...
  • Bluepool welcomes six more bulkers
    New entrants include Singapore-based and Greek owners
  • Maersk U-turns on hazardous waste voyage
    Environmental groups alerted authorities in Albania as well as Thailand, where the cargo was headed, that the boxes were thought...
  • Pace of container spot rate decline is key variable in liner profit equation
    All eyes are on the rate of change in spot container freight rates. How the pace of this decline evolves...
  • Enough bio-gas to ensure FuelEU compliance for dual-fuel LNG fleet, Gasum says
    The Finnish supplier is in talks with shipping companies to provide FuelEU pooling services, as vessels bunkering with bio-LNG may...
  • Lack of standards holding back sail power
    A Lloyd's Register report said the lack of standard criteria for validating fuel saving claims from wind-assisted propulsion systems is...
  • Philippines government raises questions of oil smuggling in recent spills
    The managers of one vessel involved in the spill denied any involvement in a smuggling operation and said it was...
  • Bahri acquires nine VLCCs from Marinakis in $1bn deal amid fleet renewal push
    Saudi Arabia's national shipowner Bahri has made another step towards renewing its fleet with a $1bn acquisition of nine VLCC...
  • Navios Partners stacks orderbook for LR2 tankers
    Second-quarter earnings beat projections, but represent slight dip from corresponding quarter last year
  • Seafarer welfare gains importance as competition for crew increases
    Cultural differences, family issues, isolation, poor ship design, piracy and now the threat of missile attacks are common concerns for...
  • Lloyd's-backed Maritime Mutual revealed as insurer of Iran-linked tanker Ceres I
    Lloyd's of London's involvement in underwriting risk arising from the casualty remains undisclosed, with Maritime Mutual declining to respond to...
  • Chief executive in sudden departure at Royal Institution of Naval Architects
    Move comes after string of heavy losses at maritime charity
  • Marsh launches port blockage insurance facility in wake of Baltimore
    Unexpected shutdowns are increasing in frequency and severity, with debilitating consequences for international trade, argues Nevill
  • Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Centre chief technology officer dies at 51
    The Centre said Graugaard was a 'pivotal leader' and was respected for his 'relentless drive to advance the maritime sector's...
  • MOL retrofits capesize bulker with rotor sails
    The vessel is expected to achieve about 6%-10% fuel and emissions reductions on Brazil-Asi routes
  • Gearbulk boosts forest product carrier newbuilding orderbook
    The addition of two further 'pulpmax' newbuildings brings the total number of ships in this 82,300 dwt series ordered by...
  • NYK secures charter deal for its first methanol dual-fuel bulk carrier
    The newbuilding is designed to be primarily powered by bio-methanol and e-methanol
  • Daily Briefing
    How have shipping stocks fared in aftermath of summer sell-off? | IMO carbon price plans show gulf between states on...

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TradeWinds web site
AUGUST 20, 2024
  • Wah Kwong breaking into new tanker market with four-strong newbuilding deal
    Hong Kong shipowner mulls fresh order in China
  • This ratio is key to Navios Partners' strategy for its $2bn debt pile
    Angeliki Frangou says company is 'gliding' toward loan-to-value ratio target, allowing it to spend cash on other things
  • Navios scoops four LR2 tanker newbuilding options in $264m deal
    Newly disclosed purchases highlight $566m sale-and-purchase activity in second quarter
  • Royal Fleet Auxiliary officers plan second strike as MOD fails to make offer
    Industrial action to take place on Merchant Navy Day on 3 September
  • Hanwha Ocean clarifies that six Arc7 LNG newbuildings remain at yard
    Tracking data misleads and construction work continues on specialist vessels originally ordered for Russian business
  • VLCCs in product tanker trades? Its more likely than you think, according to one shipbroker
    Steem1960 Shipbrokers has never seen this many crude tankers moving petroleum products
  • Ocean Yield hires banks for new five-year senior unsecured bond issue
    Owner has engaged Arctic Securities, Danske Bank, DNB Markets, Nordea and SEB
  • Navios Maritime Partners beats forecasts as second quarter profit slips
    Angeliki Frangou-led company sees lower tanker and container ship rates dent bottom line
  • Campbell Shipping secures a healthy price for elderly handysize bulker
    Bahamas-based owner has sold an older, China-built unit
  • Alpina Chartering suffers blow as Tomini pulls bulkers from fleet
    Dubai-based owner plans to commercial manage its vessels in-house from now on
  • Fearnleys bullish on International Seaways as it shrugs off earnings miss
    New York tanker owner expected to benefit from a strengthening winter market
  • Campbell Shipping secures a healthy rate for elderly handysize bulker
    Bahamas-based owner has sold an older, China-built unit
  • MOL installs Norsepower rotor sails on Vale capesize bulker
    Technology expected to help generate at least 6% energy savings on Brazil to Asia route
  • Vallianz looks to cement presence in Thailand's OSV market with new joint venture
    Company has eyes on potential $28bn in spending on offshore industries in Asian nation over next four years
  • Evangelos Marinakis strikes $1bn deal with Bahri to sell nine-strong VLCC fleet
    Transaction advances Bahri fleet modernisation plans
  • Ocean Yield targets further growth in LNG after striking 'landmark' deal
    CEO says 'very attractive terms' for financing being offered by banks
  • Oil leaking from grounded bulker as storms continue to batter wreck
    Bad weather continues to hamper salvage work as volunteers drafted in to help cleanup beaches
  • Osaka Gas plans move into LNG bunkering business from 2026
    Utility joins SEA-LNG as it builds out a new global coalition to produce e-methane
  • Marine engine maker Accelleron joins digital consolidation drive with acquisition of weather routing firm
    Digitalisation makes it easier for tech firms to track emissions and fuel consumption
  • VLCC player Prima Marine buoyed by storage demand and surging tanker rates
    Expansion of offshore activities also helping to diversify risk away from any one sector, says shipowner
  • Viking Supply Ships transformation rolls on after shedding government contract
    Kistefos-controlled anchor-handling tug supply vessel owner in the black in second quarter
  • Baltimore bridge disaster sparks new product innovation at major insurer
    Insurance broker says policy is an industry first and follows closure of Baltimore Port after bridge collapse
  • Marsh to offer port disruption cover in wake of Baltimore bridge disaster
    Insurance broker says policy is an industry first and follows closure of Baltimore Port after bridge collapse
  • Eastern Pacific Shipping orders four rare large gas carrier newbuildings
    The company is said to be paying in the mid-$80m range for each 60,000-cbm gas carrier
  • Vallianz looks to cement presence in Thailand's OSV market with new joint venture
    Company has eyes on potential $28bn spending on offshore industries in Asian nation over next four years
  • In pictures: Singapore shipbrokers out in force to celebrate success
    ICS Singapore awards shine spotlight on emerging maritime talent and industry leaders

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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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