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June 24, 2024

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Exim India web site
JUNE 24, 2024
  • Hapag-Lloyd updates TPI (INDAMEX) service
  • FESCO increases capacity of its line connecting Novorossiysk with Indian ports by 24%
  • Kerry Indev Logistics enchants guests at its 40th Anniversary celebrations
  • KLTTA urges DPA to address traffic congestion towards Tuna Port
  • Rice export prices up at three-month peak
  • Alvarez & Marsal India report estimates Grade A warehousing demand to grow at a CAGR of 12.5% until FY30
  • CONCOR announces new initiatives for ease of doing business & customer value creation
  • CMA CGM PSS from India to West Africa, South Africa
  • DGFT notifies export of 2,000 t non-basmati rice to Malawi, Zimbabwe
  • AMTOI Eastern Region Chapter hosts Managing Committee meeting and instructive seminar on region's multimodal transformation
  • MSC introduces Osprey, a new standalone service connecting Asia & Southeast India
  • IFCBA Customs Brokers meet at the World Customs Organization as partners with purpose
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International Transport Journal web site
JUNE 24, 2024
  • Another eight blue birds for Prime Air
  • NAS lands contract in UK
  • Cargo handling partnership grows
  • Container train delivers finished vehicles
  • Grimaldi to remain ICS chairman of the board
  • DHL Global Forwarding to reshuffle team in Europe
  • Collaborating on shipment tracking
  • Guadeloupe port digitalises with Soget
  • Bandar Anzali connected to railway
  • IRU adds a member in China
  • 'Depot of the Year' for a fifth time
  • From racing to robots
  • Maersk and Nike to christen green-fuelled vessel
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • A new truck tipper for the UK's northwest
  • GXO appoints MD in France
  • Fiege's five AI rules
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The Loadstar web site
JUNE 21, 2024
  • Looks like 'an early peak season', but is it the peak of spot rate pricing?
  • Shortage of 40ft containers hampering Bangladesh shipments
  • Rumours build: the axe is swinging at Ceva Logistics
  • Glass shipper Xinyi uses its own box ship to move product between factories
  • Shippers should be wary of index-linked contracts - get the right legal advice
  • Journey to aviation net zero not easy as 'waste-to-fuel' process hits turbulence
  • Problems at Boeing cast a shadow over 777 freighter conversion certification
  • MSC launches Dahlia service to add capacity to busy Asia-Mexico trade

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Marine Log web site
JUNE 21, 2024
  • First steel cut for Australia's Hunter Class frigates
    Australia's Hunter Class frigate program, which local media invariably describe as "the troubled Hunter Class frigate program," looks to be back on some sort of track. BAE Systems was first contracted to
  • VIDEO: Some Dali crew members set to go home
    Baltimore media, including WBAL TV, report that eight members of the crew of the containership Dali are set to return to their homes in India and Sri Lanka. The way for their
  • Hong Kong takes delivery of first of two new emergency response vessels
    China's AFAI Southern Shipyard has delivered the first of two new, Incat Crowther designed, emergency response vessels for the Hong Kong Fire Services Department. The two state-of-the-art next-generation vessels will replace the

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Container News web site
JUNE 21, 2024
  • Bunker indices continue upward trajectory
    In the 25th week of the year, the Marine Bunker Exchange (MABUX) global bunker indices continued their upward trajectory. The 380 HSFO index increased by US$5.90, rising to US$550.15/MT, the VLSFO index jumped by US$3.62, reaching US$638.67/MT, and the MGO index experienced the most significant growth, rising by US$12.79 to US$838.55/MT. "As of the current update, the global bunker market maintai
  • US Congressional provision wary over China's dominance in container production passes
    US congressional lawmakers continue to ramp up efforts to scrutinize the nation's use of shipping containers produced by China, with US House Representative and South Dakota Republican Dusty Johnson including a provision in the latest defense bill calling for Congress to study China's "monopoly of shipping container production." With the US House of Representatives passing the annual defense bill
  • APM Terminals Lazaro Cardenas welcomes Hapag-Lloyd's EC2 service
    Last week, APM Terminals Lazaro Cardenas in Mexico welcomed the first call of Hapag-Lloyd's East Coast 2 (EC2) service, marked by the arrival of the UMM SALAL. This vessel carried cargo intended for North American importers, benefiting from Lazaro Cardenas' strategic location and capacity, bolstered by nearshoring trends and the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The EC2 service featu
  • MSC introduces new standalone service connecting Asia and South East India
    MSC has announced the launch of its new weekly service, Osprey, between Asia and South East India. The Osprey service will offer a direct route and improve transit times between the Asian and South East Indian markets, opening opportunities for importers and exporters in the region and providing increased connectivity between these important trade hubs. MSC enhances the Asia-India service network
  • CMA CGM launches new Türkiye-Egypt-Lebanon service
    CMA CGM - Short Sea Lines Division announced the launch of its EMED 1 service starting in the 28th week of the year. This new route will provide coverage for the Turkish port of Antalya, with global connections in Alexandria, Egypt, and Beirut, Lebanon. The French ocean carrier will deploy one vessel with a nominal capacity of 1,100 TEUs and the service's port rotation will be Antalya - Alexandri
  • India's Mundra Port battles congestion amid growing box volumes
    Indian importers and exporters are dealing with considerable cargo delays at Mundra Port, which leads the country's containerised trade. Local trade sources have raised serious concerns over the congestion plaguing Mundra's container terminals over the past few weeks. "The terminals at Mundra now seem to be hugely congested and the pendency (backlog) has increased to levels, which is affecting no
  • Panama Canal increases draft and daily transits
    The Panama Canal has announced that it will increase the number of daily transits from 32 to 33, starting 11 July. This number will further rise to 34 as of 22 July, in response to the current and projected water levels of Gatun Lake over the coming weeks, and the onset of the rainy season in the Panama Canal Watershed. With these gradual increases, by 22 July the Canal will have added two transi
  • CMA CGM to reshuffle EURONAF & TMX 2 services
    CMA CGM - Short Sea Lines Division announced the reshuffling of its EURONAF and TMX 2 services starting from the 26th week of the year. These service adjustments are designed to align with the revised routing and volumes from mainliners in response to the Suez situation/Good Hope transit, according to the French ocean carrier's statement. EURONAF services will continue to focus on the Algerian ma
  • Binary Options: Opportunities and Risks of Investment
    Binary options represent a compelling financial instrument that has gained significant traction among traders globally. This form of trading offers a straightforward proposition: a fixed risk and a fixed return, determined at the onset of the contract. However, like any investment, binary options come with their own set of opportunities and risks. To maximize your trading potential with a platfor
  • ONE vessel launches new Savannah-India connection
    ONE Modern, the inaugural ship on Ocean Network Express' West India North America (WIN) service, docked at the Port of Savannah on 18 June, creating a new link between India and Georgia Ports. "This new offering from ONE is a recognition of India's growing role as a manufacturing hub. As the world's most populous country, with a growing consumer class and significant infrastructure investment, In

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Splash web site
JUNE 21, 2024
  • Brands multiply in red-hot liner sector
    With spot rates at all-time highs - bar the covid era - a host of opportunistic companies are rushing out liner offerings. Similar to the pandemic period, many regional lines have entered the main east-west trades, while new names in container shipping are also emerging. In South Korea, for instance, PanStar, a ferry operator, has ...
  • Damen Mangalia insolvency proceedings get underway
    Insolvency proceedings are underway in Romania involving one of Europe's largest shipbuilding facilities. A tribunal in Constanta has given an early August deadline for claims to be submitted against Damen Mangalia, a shipyard that was formerly run by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). Dutch shipbuilder Damen filed a bankruptcy request against the joint venture ...
  • Dali crew allowed to fly back home
    Having been stuck on a ship at the centre of a media storm for months on end the stressed crew of the Dali containership have finally been allowed to head home to Asia. Investigators in the US had barred the workers on the boxship from disembarking since March 26 when it was involved in this ...
  • EU cracks down on Russian LNG shipments
    Cracking down on LNG shipments as well as around a dozen of the so-called shadow tanker fleet form elements of the 14th package of sanctions against Russia that the European Union is introducing. The new package targets Russia's shadow fleet of tankers, and transhipments of liquefied natural gas to third countries. The measures will now ...
  • Oceaneering scores $50m deal in Gulf of Mexico
    Houston-based Oceaneering International has won a contract for the supply of umbilicals worth $50m with an undisclosed domestic independent energy company. The contract was secured by Oceaneering's manufactured products segment. Under the contract, the company will supply an electro-hydraulic, steel tube dynamic umbilical totalling approximately 27 km in length for a project in the Gulf ...
  • Grindrod chosen to develop box facility at Richards Bay
    Grindrod has been awarded a contract by Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) to develop and operate a container terminal at Richards Bay, South Africa's premier coal export facility. The aim is to increase Richards Bay's annual container handling capabilities from 50,000 to 200,000 teu. South Africa is pressing ahead with a long-awaited port privatisation programme ...
  • Emanuele Grimaldi gets another two-year term at the International Chamber of Shipping
    Emanuele Grimaldi has been unanimously re-elected for another two years as chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the global lobby group for shipowners. "We have made good stead with our proposals to help meet the International Maritime Organization's net zero targets by or around 2050 and continue to work with UN bodies on ...
  • Further manager mergers on the cards
    Manish Singh from AboutShips casts his eye over the fast-changing shipmanagement sector. Writing for Splash last year I anticipated significant and imminent consolidation within the shipmanagement sector, with 2024 being a year wherein several new partnerships would be forged, and industry market maps re-drawn. The period since that article has already proven to be eventful ...
  • Okeanis Eco Tankers secures $31m loan for suezmax re-purchase option
    Greek owner Okeanis Eco Tankers has entered into a new $31.11m senior secured credit facility to finance the option to purchase back the 157,540 dwt vessel Poliegos from its current sale and leaseback financier Bank SinoPac. The transaction for the loan is expected to close in July 2024. The sale and leaseback facility contains an ...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
JUNE 21, 2024
  • US imports accelerate, but inland transport lags: CSCMP
    US importers are pulling forward orders to avoid potential congestion, but trucking and intermodal networks are still slack, speakers said at the launch of CSCMP's State of Logistics report.
  • New Orleans pins breakbulk turnaround on container spillover
    Despite sliding breakbulk volumes during the first five months of the year, there are signs that spillover cargo may reappear at the Port of New Orleans thanks to the disrupted global market.
  • Port congestion in Asia easing, shifting to India: ocean carriers, forwarders
    Cargo flow is improving through Singapore and major Chinese ports, but India's largest container gateway, Mundra, is straining under rising transshipment volumes, ocean carriers and forwarders say.
  • Container capacity sucking Red Sea diversions may be status quo
    Houthi rebels have little incentive to stop attacks even if there is a Gaza-Israel ceasefire, there's no US appetite to root them out, and a political solution is highly unlikely, argue geopolitical analysts.
  • New Orlean pins breakbulk turnaround on container spillover
    Despite sliding breakbulk volumes during the first five months of the year, there are signs that spillover cargo may reappear at the Port of New Orleans thanks to the disrupted global market.
  • EU 'giving up' on 2030 rail freight target: industry groups
    Meeting the European Union emissions reduction targets for transportation will require a significant modal shift in freight from road to the rails over the next few years, but that is being undermined by EU regulations, according to industry groups.

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TradeWinds web site
JUNE 21, 2024
  • Give us more ships, says EU Red Sea naval chief
    Head of mission says that he needs more than the current four frigates to protect commercial shipping
  • 'Very profitable': d'Amico International Shipping commits product tanker to three-year charter
    Italian owner signs over modern MR vessel to unnamed charterer
  • LNG charter rates perk up on fresh activity
    Ships are being drawn east leaving charterers hunting for Atlantic tonnage
  • Charterers 'courageous, being a bit naked in front of everyone else' on emissions
    Sea Cargo Charter members succeed with unique charterparty clauses forcing shipowners to submit voyage emission data
  • Ukrferry restarting ropax run from Ukraine to Georgia
    Resumption of service marks the first link between the two countries since the Russian invasion
  • Heidmar merger prompts law firm 'investigation' as takeover target MGO's stock price soars
    Milwaukee's Ademi releases statement saying it is examining the conduct of Nasdaq-listed MGO's board
  • Owners sign off on sub-$10,000 per day VLCC rates as cargoes and offers dwindle
    Three ships were fixed at four-figure day rates this week, with brokers noting market slowdown
  • Will Aliko Dangote change tanker market again with new Caribbean terminal?
    Nigerian tycoon to follow domestic refinery debut with another project further afield
  • Danske Bank names former Clarksons partner head of investment banking for Norway
    Peter Lovaas will join in Oslo in September
  • EU ban on LNG transshipments tipped to create fresh transfer hotspots
    Industry awaiting full details on latest round of sanctions agreed by trading bloc
  • VLCCs slowing down as spot rates plunge 50%, Signal Group says
    Greek platform believes move may be response to weakening market conditions in the summer
  • TMI wins near-unanimous approval to take full control of Grindrod Shipping
    Independent shareholders clear the way for cancellation of all shares except those owned by parent company
  • Nakanishi breaks new ground with Alassia/Itochu handy newbuild order
    Japanese shipyard's Chinese outfit gets debut order for 40,000-dwt newbuilding from Greek-Japanese partnership
  • More deaths in the Red Sea, V.Group sold again, the growing influence of the Sea Cargo Charter
    As shipping gets ready to celebrate International Day of the Seafarer, we keep our eyes on the Red Sea attacks
  • Yvonne Hoglund joins father and siblings at tanker owner Furetank
    Swedish executive becomes human resources director at expanding owner
  • Okeanis buys back tanker from Ocean Yield and refinances with Taiwanese Bank SinoPac
    US-listed Alafouzos company hails debut transaction with Taiwanese lender to 'diversify its financing options'
  • Clarksons Project Finance closes deals worth more than $350m as foreign shipowners tap Norwegian syndicate market
    Firm has positive outlook for chemical tankers, feeder containers and offshore
  • Danish shipping breathes sigh of relief as seafarer tax exemption renewed
    Industry had warned of catastrophic consequences if tax break had been scrapped by government
  • Wison New Energies ends Russian business as it inks deal on FLNG job
    Company to build LNG floater for Genting to be deployed to West Papua, Indonesia
  • Viking inks new 'large' order at Fincantieri for two cruise ships
    Post-Covid recovery spawns extra newbuilding deal between Norwegian cruise line and Italian shipyard
  • Vroon posts loss after banks move in but equity turns positive
    Dutch shipowner 'substantially' improves financial position after huge refinancing deal
  • Indian seafarers turn to ship arrests to settle injury compensation claims
    Torm is the latest shipowner to face the wrath of an aggrieved seafarer in an Indian courtroom
  • Angeliki Frangou-led Navios tied to container ship newbuilding orders in South Korea
    The contract breaks a year-long order drought at HJ Shipbuilding
  • Cleaves hikes tanker forecasts as it models Red Sea disruption into 2025
    Investment bank predicts higher rates and asset values this year and next
  • Danish Ship Finance loan book grows to $4.7bn as it sees net profit at high end of guidance
    Lender says robust credit quality has been maintained
  • Bergen-born deal-maker looking to drive stronger results at Western Bulk
    Incoming CEO 'can't wait to get started' in the top job at bulker operator
  • Precious sheds veteran handysize as fleet overhaul continues
    Thai bulker owner takes asset disposals to three this year with latest vessel sale
  • 'Historic' market: Veson tracks doubling of chemical tanker values over five years
    Analysts say high prices for secondhand ships are here to stay

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American Shipper web site
JUNE 21, 2024
  • Overseas shipping problems remain largely under consumers' radar
    While logistics problems from the Red Sea have become white noise, it is important not to forget that lives have been lost.
  • Revised Amazon deal to boost Sun Country's cargo profits
    Sun Country Airline will see improved economics from its amended contract for outsourced air transportation to Amazon, executives said. a

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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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