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July 27, 2023

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Exim India web site
JULY 27, 2023
  • IMF revises upwards India's GDP growth for 2023
  • Significant investment in maritime infrastructure in North-East & east coast: Sonowal
  • India aims at 12% annual merchandise export growth to realise $1 trillion vision: DGFT
  • MOL & partners to expand container terminal in Kobe
  • Call for forming global alliance of dockworker unions to oppose automation
  • IMO's 2024 theme focuses on safety in the age of new technologies & sustainability
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  • VOC Port allots land for green hydrogen project
  • Rice a seller's market globally after India's ban
  • Ghana port tariffs revised upwards
  • No jump seen in goods exports to Russia

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International Transport Journal web site
JULY 27, 2023
  • "We're not a sofa forwarder"

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The Loadstar web site
JULY 26, 2023
  • US breathes sigh of relief as UPS comes to terms with Teamsters
  • K Line confirms death after fire breaks out on car carrier
  • Kuehne + Nagel yielding joy, not momentum
  • Soft market sees Zim forced off-course and offload surplus capacity
  • EU initiative will 'kick-start' large-scale production of sustainable maritime fuels'
  • Astral Aviation's Gadhia reveals 'cautious optimism' on plans for Africa
  • First Arctic liner link with China started by New New Shipping
  • DB Cargo pulls the plug as energy costs signal red for electrified rail freight

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Marine Log web site
JULY 26, 2023
  • New shallow draft ferry trio goes to work in Frisian Islands
    Germany's EMS Maritime Offshore (EMO), a subsidiary of AG Ems, has taken delivery of three new 54-passenger ferries from Singapore's Penguin Shipyard. Designed by Incat Crowther, the 17-meter long vessels will operate
  • VIDEO: One dead in Fremantle Highway car carrier fire
    The Netherlands Coast Guard is continuing to respond to a fire aboard the Shoei Kisen pure car carrier Fremantle Highway that broke out at 11.45 p.m., local time yesterday. The Coast Guard
  • Vineyard Wind marks another installation milestone
    The Vineyard Wind project offshore Martha's Vineyard has marked another milestone. The DEME Group reports on social media that its offshore installation vessel Orion successfully installed the approximately 3,000 ton offshore substation

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Container News web site
JULY 26, 2023
  • 5 Tips to Improve Your Loading Dock Safety
    A loading dock is one of the most significant spaces in any industrial facility or warehouse. This critical area is where goods are received and shipped out and is essential to any company's logistical operations. This space is frequently the busiest location in the facility, and accidents can happen fairly quickly. Ensuring safety in the loading dock is critical to avoid accidents and protect th
  • Georgia Ports moves 5.4 million TEUs in FY 2023
    Georgia Ports handled a total of 5.4 million TEUs in fiscal year (FY) 2023 (1 July 2022 - 30 June 2023), down 6.7% or 387,000 TEUs compared to the previous record FY. According to recent data, the port of Savannah achieved an 11.2% market share in container trade among US ports on the East, West and Gulf coasts through April, its highest ever. Additionally, the port handled record Roll-on/Roll-of
  • PSA introduces new digital solution for Singapore's haulier sector
    PSA Singapore (PSA), with the support of Enterprise Singapore, has developed OptETruck, a proprietary cloud-based transport management solution which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to facilitate smarter trip planning and eliminate operational inefficiencies for the haulier community in Singapore. According to the company, this will help hauliers improve asset utilisation, reduce carbon emissio
  • Long Beach harbor commission elects new president
    Harbor Commission vice president Bobby Olvera Jr. is the new president of the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners, the five-member panel that oversees the Port of Long Beach. The board also selected Bonnie Lowenthal as vice president and Frank Colonna as secretary. More specifically, each July, commissioners select a president and two board officers for one-year terms. The Commission's new o
  • Euroseas agrees new charters for its two 4,250 TEU vessels
    Greek ship owner Euroseas has entered into an agreement to terminate the current charters for two container vessels, while concurrently fixing the vessels on new charters for US$21,000 per vessel per day. More specifically, the company agreed to terminate the current charter of Rena P, a 4,250 TEU boxship built in 2007, which was originally expiring in February 2025 earning a rate of US$20,250/da
  • Pilbara Ports marks another throughput record year
    Pilbara Ports reported a strong financial year, achieving a fourth consecutive year of record-breaking throughput. More specifically, the result represents a 3% increase when compared to the last financial year, with 752.4 million tonnes (Mt) of throughput recorded in 2022-23, worth an estimated US$164 billion. According to Pilbara Ports, this result comes despite many of the company's customers

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Splash web site
JULY 26, 2023
  • Product tanker orders smash 2022 total in six months
    An upsurge in freight rates and demand has seen product tanker orders in the first half of this year already surpass last year's total newbuild contracting, reaching 8.9m dwt by June, according to shipowning body BIMCO. The product tanker orderbook to fleet ratio has increased from 5.4% last December to 9.3% in June 2023, driven ...
  • Zodiac expands chemical tankers fleet with Japanese order
    Eyal Ofer-controlled Zodiac Maritime has commissioned Fukuoka Shipbuilding in Japan to build four stainless steel chemical tankers. The J19 units, contracted recently in the high $30m each, will start delivering from the middle of 2024. The newbuildings have been designed with an optimised hull and energy-saving devices such as pre-swirl stator fins and surf-bulb on ...
  • MOL signs for VLCC pair at DACKS
    Japanese shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is betting on more LNG dual-fuel VLCC newbuilds. The largest shipping company in Japan in dwt terms has signed for two firm 309,000 dwt tankers at Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering (DACKS) in a deal worth $260m. Last August, MOL became the first Japanese company to order LNG-fuelled VLCCs. ...
  • Byzantine Maritime adds to bulker orderbook in China
    Greek owner Byzantine Maritime has added another handysize bulk carrier to its orderbook in China. The Marios Stafilopatis-controlled company is said to have exercised an option for a fourth 41,000 dwt at New Dayang Shipbuilding. Earlier this year, Byzantine ordered a trio at the state-owned shipyard for $30m each, due for delivery in 2024 and ...
  • MJL Bangladesh orders LR2 in South Korea
    Bangladeshi owner MJL Bangladesh has ordered an LR2 tanker at DH Shipbuilding in South Korea. The yard, formerly Daehan Shipbuilding, which has mostly attracted Greek tanker owners, will bank around $74m from the deal. The LNG-ready 115,000 dwt vessel is expected to be on the water in 2026. MJL Bangladesh, formerly known as Mobil Jamuna ...
  • MOL signs MoU for container terminal expansion at Port of Kobe
    Japanese shipowner Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the Port Island Phase 2 development project at the Port of Kobe. MOL signed the agreement with Kobe-Osaka International Port Corporation and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line). Following the Phase 2 South Pier expansion and improvement work undertaken by the Kobe-Osaka ...
  • Foroohari buys its largest vessel
    Germany's Foroohari Schiffahrt has bought its biggest ship in its 28-year history. Alphaliner is reporting it has bought the scrubber-fitted 6,494 teu for $32m. The 2009-built ship is currently on charter to MSC through to early 2025. Stade-based Foroohari has a fleet of 13 cellular containerships and also runs a fleet of multipurpose vessels.
  • Black Sea shipping's future cast into doubt
    Just what's next for the precarious state of shipping in the Black Sea region? The topic forms the lead in the July issue of Splash Extra published today with expert analysis from the likes of Arrow, Drewry, Jefferies, Shipfix, Signal and Simpson Spence Young and follows a tumultuous 10 days where a shipping pact between ...
  • Hyundai Mipo to spearhead Korean CSOV development
    Hyundai Mipo Dockyard is pressing ahead with plans to develop ships for the burgeoning offshore wind sector. South Korean yard has joined forces with the country's class society Korean Register to jointly develop a basic design for a wind farm commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV). The two parties agreed to develop their own design and ...
  • Maersk slashes its fleet the most among global carriers this year
    In the year to date Danish giant Maersk has slashed its fleet size more than any other global carrier, according to new data from Alphaliner. After reducing fleet capacity in 2022 by 1.4%, Maersk continued to sell ships or end charters in the first half of 2023, reducing its capacity again by 2.1%. Under previous ...
  • Drought conditions see Panama Canal restrict daily transits
    The Panama Canal Authority has decided to restrict the number of daily transits to 32 vessels a day as Central America grapples with the effects of drought and the El Niño weather phenomenon. The canal will keep its maximum draft at 13.41 m for the next "several" months, it stated in a release yesterday, some ...
  • Fincantieri comes onboard nuclear power project
    A European triumvirate is looking at developing nuclear propulsion for ships. French nuclear developer newcleo has signed an agreement with Italian yard Fincantieri and class society RINA to carry out a feasibility study for nuclear applications to the shipping industry, including newcleo's lead-cooled small modular reactor technology. The deployment of newcleo's technology would involve placing
  • Pan Ocean parent lodges bid for HMM
    A second suitor has emerged lining up bids for HMM, South Korea's flagship carrier. Harim Group, which controls local owner Pan Ocean, has joined forces with private equity investment firm JKL Partners, submitting a joint bid yesterday. SM Group, which controls SM Line, is also lining up to take control of HMM, now that state ...
  • UK debuts shipyard credit guarantee system
    The UK government has debuted a shipbuilding credit guarantee scheme in the latest move by the kingdom to bolster its shipyard sector whereby the government will act as a guarantor for lenders, unlocking credit for maritime firms who order in Britain. Minister for industry and economic security Nusrat Ghani said: "Shipbuilding is an integral part ...
  • Iberdrola sells 49% of German offshore wind farm to Masdar
    Spanish electric utility company Iberdrola has officially given up a slice of its 476 MW offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea to Masdar. The Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy company is paying around $414.5m for a 49% stake in the $1.5bn Baltic Eagle project. Masdar is to contribute corresponding to its stake to develop ...
  • One dead and several injured in major fire onboard car carrier
    Around midnight on July 26, the Dutch coastguard received a report that a major fire broke out on the car carrier. The vessel, owned by Shoei Kisen and chartered by K Line, had 23 crew members onboard and, at the time, was sailing 27 kilometres north of Ameland. The crew initially attempted to extinguish the ...
  • What next for Black Sea shipping?
    In the space of 10 days shipping in and around the Black Sea region has descended into chaos with many experts now questioning how shipments can proceed in the medium-term. Last Monday, Russia decided to quit the United Nations-brokered Black Sea Grain Initiative after the Kerch Bridge was targeted by Ukrainians. On quitting the shipping ...
  • Shipping's problematic bubble mindset
    Last week, somewhat parched having been pounding the streets of London all day, I made for The Champion in the relatively trendy Notting Hill Gate district where a pub quiz was coming to its conclusion as a thirst quenching pint of Peroni hit my lips. The very first question I heard from the overly enthusiastic ...
  • July 2023 Review
    The 80th gathering of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) wrapped up at the headquarters of the International Maritime Organization on July 7 with a revised greenhouse gas (GHG) strategy announced. The levels of ambitions agreed within the revised strategy include peaking GHG emissions as soon as possible and to reach net-zero by or around ...
  • Tonne-mile hopes for tankers
    The tanker freight markets spent June becalmed with brokers reporting a balanced market degrading to a supply-saturated market in July featuring plenty of candidates for cargoes. This has led to rangebound freight markets for all sizes of crude oil tanker on many routes especially for VLCCs. Charterers have focused on older tonnage, keeping rates low ...
  • Heatwaves and dry bulk
    China's heatwave continues with temperatures in the more arid areas of Xinjiang province exceeding 52 Celsius but more importantly the large cities in the central and eastern areas are experiencing hotter than average temperatures. This has led to record electricity consumption and to a leap in coal usage and imports. Coal shipments to China surpassed ...
  • Grim expectations for liners
    The same under-par economic growth in China that has affected raw materials demand there has also affected Chinese exports, excluding automobiles, exports of which have tripled in three years. Some banks are expecting a pronounced slowdown of exports if central banks in the EU and US have their way and raise rates to the point ...
  • Analyst Abstract
    Tankers The medium-term future for aframaxes might be bright, they've just got to bypass the immediate next few months. New York-based Poten & Partners noted the longer distances aframaxes - both dirty and clean (LR2s) - have been travelling since the war in Ukraine started. Russia is exporting more oil to Asia and Europe is ...
  • Summer holidays slow S&P
    "It feels like the summer holidays are in full swing," says one Asia-based S&P broker on the relatively quiet S&P scene this month. That said, he adds there are still plenty of people sniffing around capes if not really other bulkers. Tankers are muted on the large crude, with a bit more interest in the ...
  • Tankers International: VLCC pool operator sets sights on other segments
    While the VLCC market remains its core focus, in the longer term, transitioning to other segments is an option for Tanker International, the company's boss Charlie Grey tells Maritime CEO. The UK-based VLCC pool operator established in 2000 today has a fleet of over 60 ships but it has invested in internal digital infrastructure that ...

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Lloyd's List web site
JULY 26, 2023
  • US national gets 41 months in prison for violating sanctions on Iran
    Behrouz Mokhtari, a dual US and Iranian national, was sentenced to 41 months in Federal prison for violating US sanctions...
  • SunGas to construct $2bn green methanol facility in Louisiana
    US-based SunGas Renewables, which signed a strategic partnership with Maersk late last year, will begin construction on a $2bn green...
  • US fills up Tanker Security Program ranks
    Seabulk Tankers, part of Seacor, is the third company to admit three product tankers to Marad's Tanker Security Program, alongside...
  • Carriers retreat to alliances to constrain capacity
    Carriers added capacity rapidly during the pandemic, usually outside their alliance partnerships. With demand now in retreat, those services are...
  • Lock in long-term hull & machinery pricing if offered, advises Gallagher
    Moves by P&I clubs to write commercial lines are positive, argues leading broker, but adds: 'I wouldn't say we're seeing...
  • FuelEU Maritime explained: What the new EU rules mean for shipping
    FuelEU rules mandate that shipping reduces greenhouse gas intensity for energy used on board a ship by 80% from 2050...
  • Fires making car carriers harder to insure, warns Gallagher
    Two total losses a year enough to wipe out all premiums on entire vessel type, according to director at leading...
  • Container volumes into Russia rebound with intensified competition among carriers
    More carriers have entered this seemingly lucrative trade but making profits appears to have become increasingly difficult
  • Genco Shipping & Trading tops ESG scorecard of public shipping companies
    'The idea that underpins this entire endeavour... is that we believe there is no longer a place in the public...
  • MSC snaps up more secondhand boxships as values descend
    Secondhand containership prices, which have held up relatively well compared to freight rates, have started to fall again after they...
  • Let's be honest: digital technology is leaving too many seafarers behind
    Seafarers initially find technology exciting and stimulating, but then reality kicks in and they become frustrated by what is now...
  • Weak China exports hit HPH Trust results
    Sharp declines in volumes ex-China to the US and EU have taken a toll on throughput. But there are signs...
  • Cosco Shipping returns to Hudong-Zhonghua for more newbuild LNG carriers
    The new order is part of a joint newbuilding and charter project by three state-owned giants
  • MOL and K Line in agreement to create largest box terminal in western Japan
    The expanded facility will be able to handle 40% of the international container cargo, or about 1m teu, at the...
  • Daily Briefing
    UK licence suspension of Indian Ocean floating armouries leaves 3,000 weapons in limbo | Greek tanker exodus from Russia trades...
  • One crew dead and several wounded in K Line car carrier blaze off Dutch coast
    Update: An electric car fire is suspected as the possible source of a blaze that has ripped through the Shoei...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
JULY 26, 2023
  • ODFL focusing on capacity, cost management in LTL downcycle
    Freight volumes were down almost 12% in the second quarter at Old Dominion Freight Line, but the less-than-truckload carrier says it will continue to reinvest in capacity.
  • Union Pacific appoints Jim Vena as CEO amid focus on 'improving service'
    After UP's 2022 performance failed to meet the expectations of shareholders, an activist investor called for current CEO Lance Fritz to be replaced by Vena, who had previously served as the railroad's chief operating officer.
  • Western Canada port backlog to take weeks to clear: Canadian National
    CN said it will take up to eight weeks to clear the cargo backlog at the ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert as the industry waits to see if ILWU Canada's rank and file will accept terms of the tentative deal reached last week.
  • Western Canada port backlog to take weeks to clear amid union contract vote: CN
    Canadian National Railway said it will take up to eight weeks to clear the cargo backlog at the ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert as the industry waits to see if ILWU Canada's rank and file will accept terms of the tentative deal reached last week.
  • Strategic focus on higher-margin business pays off for forwarders
    The decision by DSV and Kuehne + Nagel to protect yields at the expense of volume is allowing the forwarders to move into an uncertain second half in a solidly profitable position.

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TradeWinds web site
JULY 26, 2023
  • Safe Bulkers net profit drops amid slow markets and fleet upgrade
    US-listed dry bulk shipowner incurs higher costs as its older vessels undergo dry-docking to improve their efficiency
  • Grimaldi conro ship remains aground off Mexico for several days
    The vessel gets caught up on a reef off of Yucatan Peninsula
  • Video: Netherlands Coastguard struggles to contain North Sea car carrier blaze
    Additional tugs sent to scene of the casualty to secure a line and save the stricken vessel
  • Product tanker order surge eclipses total for 2022 in six months
    Bimco says demand for versatile LR2 newbuildings has led the way as orderbook grows
  • Seaboard Marine upgrades fleet with Eastern Pacific newbuild charters
    Miami-based operator continues to modernise with Bangkokmax container ships
  • Subsea 7's John Evans reiterates DOF interest but will look at chartering in
    Subsea 7 offered NOK 35 per share in a mix of cash and stock to acquire DOF just before it went public in June
  • UK pulls licences for floating armouries in Indian Ocean
    MNG Maritime operates three ships used by private security companies to store weapons to protect commercial vessels
  • Panama Canal Authority reassures shipping there will be enough water as waiting times grow
    Ships are waiting for up to two weeks to transit the Canal from the Atlantic to the Pacific, which is twice as long as last month
  • Russia seeks to replace Ukraine grain as Black Sea tensions escalate
    A tumultuous week shows that for Ukraine, there are only insufficient alternatives to the UN's defunct grain export corridor
  • Bureau Veritas upgrades financial forecast after stronger first half
    Hinda Gharbi-led group credits sustainability-related growth across all portfolios
  • US showers business on Schuyler and other US tanker owners
    Washington employs Jones-Act product tanker for up to five years and formally reveals partners under its Tanker Security Programme
  • Green Seas: How will the EU's upcoming carbon laws change shipping?
    Our environment newsletter explores mixed views with Emissions Trading System implementation just over five months away and FuelEU Maritime to follow
  • Comment: States should take clear stand against threats to shipping as Black Sea enters dark chapter
    Amid escalation fears in the waters off Ukraine, governments must remember that war has rules and their response matters
  • Death reported from fire on Shoei Kisen car carrier in the North Sea
    Fire could be related to a number electric or second hand cars onboard the vessel
  • GTT inches forward on liquid hydrogen tank for next generation carrier
    As Australia's Provaris starts tests on prototype compressed H2 containment system
  • War risk market holds fire on Black Sea rates in wake of threats to shipping
    No response yet as Ukraine and Russian governments threaten to target commercial shipping
  • Year-end targets in sight for Subsea 7 as it moves on from two ships
    Kristian Siem-backed outfit says it will surpass 2022 revenue as impairment charges drag on second quarter bottom line
  • Failure to launch: What next for bulker markets as Chinese economic growth disappoints?
    The world's biggest importer of dry bulk commodities pledged to up governmental support for its economy on Monday
  • Chemical tanker prospects remain strong as owners return to shipyards
    MSI says raft of new orders has continued in 2023 after impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine boosts sector earnings
  • Keith Denholm leaves IMC Shipping and plans Europe move
    It's time to move closer to home, the Scotsman says after a combined 17 years in Singapore
  • Swiss trader Mercuria looks at doubling its money on sale of rare LR3 product tanker
    Even a slowly dying ship breed can yield amazing profit margins in today's tanker market
  • Socio-economic factors contributing to Singapore piracy surge, says ReCAAP
    The pandemic and lower fishing catches means more people are turning to robbery at sea
  • UK government offers credit guarantees to support shipbuilding sector
    Move is part of a £4bn package aimed at boosting employment in coastal communities
  • Seatrium a 'key beneficiary' of strengthening offshore market, says analyst
    Singapore yard group could be in line for another $7.5bn worth of floater contracts, according to UOB Kay Hian

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American Shipper web site
JULY 26, 2023
  • Cargo volumes a mixed bag for Gulf Coast ports in June
    Cargo volumes were a mixed bag for Gulf Coast ports in June, with Houston reporting container declines, while crude oil shipments boosted Corpus Christi.
  • Hawaiian Airlines preps for October start of Amazon cargo service
    Hawaiian Airlines is starting an in-house cargo airline that will fly dedicated routes for Amazon Air starting this fall.

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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
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
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
Cairo
In the first four months of 2025, the decline in maritime traffic was -14.9%
Agreement for the digitalization of motorway traffic flows with the ports of Trieste and Monfalcone
Trieste
It was signed by the Port System Authority of the Adriatic Sea and by Autostrade Alto Adriatico
Dominguez (IMO) urges investment in decarbonising shipping
Dominguez (IMO) urges investment in decarbonising shipping
Munich/Brussels
Opportunity Green, Seas At Risk and Transport & Environment urge nations to include shipping emissions in their Nationally Determined Contributions
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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
Maritime transport, with suppliers and naval contractors, is the cornerstone of Italy's trade
Port Cervo
ANPAN Annual Congress in Sardinia
Uiltrasporti, risk of chaos in Italian ports due to delays in appointing AdSP presidents
Rome
If we continue to distribute positions without taking into account the skills of future presidents - warns the union - we will be forced to mobilize
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