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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
  • Baltic Exchange Market Report (21 June 2024)

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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
  • Jaxport gets direct access to Indian Subcontinent

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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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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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