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International Transport Journal web site
OCTOBER 2, 2023
  • Up and coming at ADD
  • Rail link to relieve Greater Cairo Area corridor
  • Hong Kong's largest cold storage facility
  • Operail Repairs certified
  • Turkish Cargo joins "Koalition" for Yani
  • Saudia Cargo appoints managing director
  • Shippers face 29% inflation in 2023
  • Daimler Truck parts from Saxony-Anhalt to the world
  • Expanding healthcare and time-critical services
  • A tandem for SAF
  • Fraport extends CEO contract
  • A throughput to celebrate
  • China driving EV business in South Africa
  • Maersk responds to calls for greener haulage
  • Finnlines promotes Suvi Niemivuo
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Movianto: a big investment in anaesthetics
  • Shipnext receives grant for supply chain AI
  • ANA to open new cargo building in October 2024

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The Loadstar web site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
  • Pessimistic box lines cancel India-to-US GRIs and peak surcharges
  • Analysis: Flexport in flux - it's even 'more fascinating to watch' now
  • The lethal danger posed by enclosed spaces in the supply chain
  • At last, ONE Record - 'like surfing the internet' - is on airlines' radar
  • Box volumes are back at Beirut Port - but so is corruption and instability
  • Scope 3 emissions are somebody else's problem no longer
  • WSC targets misdeclared lithium-ion cargo in new safety push
  • How a US government shutdown could affect the logistics industry

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Marine Log web site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
  • Ferry operators join roundtable discussion at FERRIES 2023
    With just over a month left before Marine Log's 36th annual FERRIES conference, a panel of ferry operators has come together to present on topics important to the operations side of the
  • Carnival Corporation posts first profit since pandemic
    For the first time since the resumption of guest cruise operations following the COVID-19 shutdown, Carnival Corporation's U.S. GAAP net income turned positive in third quarter 2023, generating $1.07 billion. Adjusted net
  • BOEM proposes fewest oil and gas lease sales in history
    The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) does not allow the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to issue a lease for offshore wind development unless the agency has offered at least 60 million
  • MAN methanol gensets picked for first methanol fueled car carriers
    Methanol as a marine fuel is now moving into the car carrier sector. The first two methanol fueled vessels ordered for the sector -two 9,300 CEU (car equivalent unit) pure car and
  • Glosten unveils CT-120 tug design
    Glosten, Seattle, Wash., has announced its new tug design, a 120- by 39-foot tug with a molded depth of 23 feet. The CT-120 is a sizeable oceangoing tug made for long-distance and
  • Mitsubishi Ore Transport adopts Inmarsat Fleet Xpress fleet wide
    One of Japan's largest bulk carrier operators, with a fleet of 17 ships, Mitsubishi Ore Transport (MOT), which this year became part of the NYK Group, is looking to harness the vast
  • ILA veteran appointed Port Houston port commissioner
    The City Council of Pasadena, Texas has appointed ILA veteran Alan A. Robb to serve on its behalf as a Port of Houston Authority port commissioner beginning October 1, 2023. Current commissioner

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Container News web site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
  • APM Terminals Malaysian JV proceeds with decarbonisation process
    The Malaysian Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), a joint venture between APM Terminals and the MMC Group, has been selected to join the Partnerships for Infrastructure (P4I) initiative. More specifically, this is a government-to-government decarbonisation scheme between Malaysia and Australia that supports PTPs ambition to become a green bunkering hub for alternative fuels. "Malaysia has the potentia
  • Shipnext secures substantial Belgian grant
    Shipnext has secured a substantial, multi-year grant from Belgian government agency Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship (VLAIO) to strengthen the adoption of predictive analytics and Artificial Intelligence in the supply chain. In particular, a dedicated team based at Shipnext's headquarters in Antwerp is going to embark on an ambitious project to develop a supply chain volatility forecast. Th
  • Barge with 12 boxes onboard sinks near Chittagong port
    A barge having 12 TEUs of loaded containers onboard sunk near Chittagong port in Bangladesh on Thursday (28 September) night. The port authority, in a notice issued to mariners on Friday morning, asked the vessels to navigate with caution while sailing in the area. It said the barge namely Termanator capsized with 12 loaded containers at the abreast canal of Karnafully Channel and its sunken posi
  • More seaborne cigarette smuggling foiled in Hong Kong
    Hong Kong Customs foiled seaborne cigarette smuggling attempts in two separate cases, in which containers arriving from Cambodia and South Korea were found to have 15m contraband cigarettes with a value of HK$54 million (US$6.9 million), with HK$36 million (US$4.6 million) of evaded duties. In the first case, through risk assessment and intelligence analysis, customs officers on 21 September sele
  • Thames Freeport enjoys multi-million dollar investment
    Thames Freeport is celebrating GB£600 million (around US$730 million) in private sector investment in the project's first two years, which has resulted in the creation of over 1,000 jobs across the region. Last week, during a visit to meet with the Thames Freeport partners, UK investment minister Lord Johnson highlighted the numerous potential for firms to establish at the site following its offi
  • Hapag-Lloyd increases rates from Middle East and Indian Subcontinent to US East Coast and Gulf Coast
    Hapag-Lloyd announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) / General Rate Adjustment (GRA) from the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent to the United States East Coast and Gulf Coast for cargo transported in 20' and 40' dry, reefer and special containers, including high cube equipment. This rate increase of US$200 per container will be applicable to all types of boxes from 1 November and will be valid u
  • World's first methanol-fuelled boxship arrives at Port of London
    Laura Maersk, the world's first methanol-fuelled container vessel, arrived at the port of London for its first call on 27 September, marking a significant milestone in the maritime industry's journey toward decarbonisation. This 2,100 TEUs feeder vessel will assist Maersk in meeting its long-term goal of gradually updating its whole fleet to operate purely on green fuels. "We're delighted that ou
  • Box lines revise services in Europe
    Aiming to optimise and improve their network, several container lines have announced changes in their European services. First of all, CMA CGM has decided to revise its GTL service again. According to DynaLiners report, the French ocean carrier will remove Benghazi, Malta (one of the visits), Piraeus and Port Said from the service's port rotation, while it will include Damietta and Misurata in th
  • COSCO SHIPPING introduces new marine methanol fuel bunkering group standards
    China Marine Bunker (PetroChina) Co. (CHIMBUSCO), a shipping service company under COSCO SHIPPING, held the "Green Methanol Refuelling Capacity Building Conference" during the Global Sustainable Transportation Forum and the 15th International Exhibition on Transportation Technology & Equipment. During the conference, China Petroleum Circulation Association (CPCA) and the China Entry-Exit Inspecti
  • Chinese ports exceed 200 million TEUs in 2023 so far, Shanghai and Ningbo remain on top
    Container volume at China ports rose by 4.8% in the January-August period, compared to the same months last year. The container throughput of Chinese ports was 203.7 million TEUs, while for the same period, the cargo volume of major Chinese ports was 11.1 billion tons, translating to an 8.4% rise year-on-year. The following table mentions cargo and container throughput data from China's twelve ma
  • Bunker prices return to downward trend after a month
    The Marine Bunker Exchange (MABUX) indices turned into a decline for the first time in the last four weeks. The 380 HSFO index fell by US$3.07, the VLSFO index lost US$6.22 and the MGO index decreased by US$11.86. "At the time of writing, bunker indices have resumed an upward trend," noted a MABUX official. Global Scrubber Spread (SS) - the price difference between 380 HSFO and VLSFO - has also s
  • ITF recovers almost US$120 million in unpaid wages for seafarers since 2020
    The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) inspectors recovered US$118,529,663 in wages owed to seafarers between 2020 and 2022, according to data released on World Maritime Day. "While we are proud that our inspectors have been successful in recovering almost US$120 million for seafarers in the last three years, it's unfortunate that we need to address wage underpayments at all. We wo
  • WinGD secures first approval in AiP for ammonia-fuelled two-stroke engines
    Swiss marine power company WinGD has secured the first ever approval in principle (AiP) for two-stroke engines fuelled with ammonia. More specifically, Lloyd's Register awarded the AiP to WinGD's X-DF-A dual-fuel range, giving shipowners the assurances they need to realise vessel designs using ammonia-fuelled main engines for the first time. According to WinGD, the development of the company's am

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Splash web site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
  • Odfjell to test solid oxide fuel cell system on chemical tanker
    Alma Clean Power, Odfjell, and DNV have announced a project that would entail the installation of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system on a chemical tanker by the end of 2024. Solid oxide fuel cells are fuel-flexible and can convert fuels like ammonia, LNG, methanol, and hydrogen to electricity with a potentially higher energy ...
  • Petrobras and Vale link up for joint investment in renewables
    Two of the most important names in Brazilian maritime, the state-controlled oil firm Petrobras and mining giant Vale have joined forces to develop low carbon solutions. A two-year partnership will study potential joint ventures in the development of sustainable fuels such as hydrogen, green methanol, biobunkers, green ammonia and renewable diesel and C02 capture and ...
  • Economou moves on another Palios company with OceanPal stake
    Greek shipowner George Economou has revealed a significant stake in another fellow shipowner. The latest move is on the NASDAQ-listed bulker owner OceanPal, according to a regulatory filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Economou's investment vehicle, Sphinx, a subsidiary of Maryport Navigation, has picked up over 324,000 shares for around $563,000, corresponding to ...
  • Delta Corp presses ahead with NASDAQ listing
    Mudit Paliwal-led Delta Corp Holdings is finally pressing ahead with a NASDAQ listing via a merger with an existing listed company, Coffee Holding, a wholesale coffee roaster and dealer. Originally planned for Q1 this year, Delta Corp has now put its merger plan into action with the closing of the transactions still subject to certain ...
  • World Shipping Council outlines digital solution in battle to contain fires from misdeclared cargoes
    Despite industry and government efforts, dangerous cargo that has not been declared, or that has been incorrectly declared or labelled, continues to cause fires and explosions, hurting and killing vessel crew and transportation staff. In response to this continued safety challenge the World Shipping Council (WSC), representing liner carriers, is taking additional action, developing a ...
  • $35m paid for a 21-year-old VLCC
    Adam Polemis-led New Shipping has struck a profitable VLCC deal, selling the 21-year-old 319,000 dwt Good News for $35m, a ship New Shipping bought from Euronav six years ago for $21m. The ship has already been delivered to its new owners, Hong Kong-based Unitop Group, and it has been renamed Eternal Fortune. This is the second ...
  • TechnipFMC lands new contract with Petrobras
    Subsea giant TechnipFMC has been awarded a contract by Petrobras to supply flexible pipes for the pre-salt fields offshore Brazil. The New York-listed company will design, engineer, and manufacture 14 km of gas injection riser pipes and also supply associated services including packing and storage. "We have an established team in place who have earned ...
  • Details emerge of first dedicated LNG bunkering facility on US Gulf Coast
    Seapath, a subsidiary of Libra Group, and Houston-based Pilot LNG have formed a joint venture to develop, construct, and operate the first dedicated liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering facility in the Galveston Bay area. With operations slated to begin in mid-2026, the construction is expected to cost $150m. A final investment decision on the project ...
  • Meadway bags Oshima ultramax
    Greece's Meadway Shipping has bought the three-year-old, Oshima-built Nord Amazon, an ultramax which it is now renaming Utopia. No price has been revealed for the ship. Meadway is a fan of Oshima tonnage. Earlier this month the company contracted the Japanese yard again to build a 42,300 bulk carrier, a second ship on order at Oshima. ...
  • Ship Concept 2030: The case for LNG
    Zane Berry from MCA Consulting gives his take on what the merchant fleet will look like at the start of the next decade. The main driver for change in vessel design and operation will remain the need for fuel optimisation through to 2030 and beyond. There is little availability for cargo capacity improvement and so ...

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Lloyd's List web site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
  • Scarce HSFO supply slashes Rotterdam scrubber spreads
    Narrowing price spreads between the two primary bunker fuel grades in Europe could disincentivise scrubber installations, although differentials remain much...
  • Seapath and Pilot team up for first US Gulf dedicated LNG bunkering station
    Libra Group subsidiary and LNG terminals specialist aim to start serving vessels in Galveston Bay area by mid-2026
  • IMO 2030 targets achievable if everyone is on board
    Industry reps at Marine Money Asia are optimistic shipping can meet the IMO's goals by 2030 if the industry can...
  • Police launch criminal investigation into Axiom Ince
    Firms in other countries using Ince & Co branding unaffected by developments in UK
  • Interest in ordering alternative fuel bulk carriers still limited
    There are 70 dual-fuel LNG bulk carriers either in service on order, while nine bulkers capable of utilising methanol have...
  • Oil cap breach fails to stop compliant shipments from Russia
    Tankers are providing evidence of compliance even as global prices for crude grades and nearly all refined products from Russia...
  • Fredriksen mulls Euronav share buyout in return for fleet
    Tanker tycoon John Fredriksen is understood to be considering an offer from the Saverys family's CMB to buy out his...
  • Seacon adds two newbuilds to fleet
    A kamsarmax dry bulker and a multipurpose vessel has joined the Chinese shipmanager's self-controlled fleet
  • X-Press chief expects 30% higher rate for methanol-power feeder service
    Newbuilds burning bio-methanol will reduce shipping emissions by more than 50%, but the cost is three times higher than the...
  • Cargo safety initiative seeks to improve screening and inspections
    Container lines have many tools available to root out bad rogue shippers misdeclaring dangerous goods. But until now there has...
  • Low lay up levels point to long-term container pain
    Overcapacity and weak demand are leading to poor utilisation and falling rates. Normally that would see ships laid up, but...
  • Rise of the share buyback
    While shipping companies traditionally reinvested profits in expanding and modernising their fleets, listed owners have increasingly been allocating their capital...
  • Chinese ship lessors look beyond mainstay as geopolitics and market slowdown bite
    The emergence of Chinese lessors coincided with the retreat of Western shipping banks after the 2008 financial crisis. Today, charting...
  • Inmarsat blasts 'unacceptable' tolerance of preventable errors
    A new report reveals an increase in the number of distress calls, especially from tankers and containerships. The same types...
  • Piraeus port posts record half-year profit
    Containers, cruise and car terminal all contributed to positive result
  • Daily Briefing
    Shipping sees second prexit wave amid windfall pandemic shipping profits | QatarEnergy orders 17 LNG carriers from Hyundai Heavy Industries...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
  • Inland23: US-Mexico trucking costs rising with cross-border demand
    Cross-border trade with Mexico is one of the few hot spots in trucking, but fuel prices and other costs are putting more pressure on rates.
  • Inland23: Railroads vow service will remain strong when volume rebounds
    North American Class I railroads understand why shippers and logistics providers are skeptical about intermodal service, but they believe disruptions experienced in recent years won't happen again.
  • California drayage operators seek help meeting zero-emission regulations
    Drayage companies in the state say existing incentive programs will not be enough to enable them to meet regulations that mandate a zero-emission drayage fleet by 2035.
  • Inland23: Mexico-to-Southeast intermodal service due to launch in late '24
    CPKC and CSX hope the new joint service will boost volumes along the route, which is not a popular one for intermodal business.

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TradeWinds web site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
  • Capesize bulker market rises and falls as 'mixed dynamics' take hold
    Average spot rates rse 24% by mid-week but then slide 4% to Friday
  • Forget Phoenix, no more Nordic: It's all Pangaea Logistics from here
    Rhode Island-based niche trade specialist reveals a rebrand of its business lines
  • Carnival posts first profit since pandemic shut down global cruise business
    New York-listed cruise major achieved more than $1bn in profit for third quarter of fiscal 2023
  • Russian GPS 'jamming' causing collision risk in Black Sea, Romania says
    Army chief Daniel Petrescu claims constant interference from Putin regime is endangering seafarers and vessels
  • Shoreline takes on P&I executive Simon Swallow
    Former Shipowners' Club head has found a new role in marine insurance
  • It's a compromise, stupid! Former Cyprus shipping minister Vassilios Demetriades spills beans on EU horse-trading
    Preaching from a high horse will get you nowhere in maritime policymaking, argues Vassilios Demetriades
  • Editor's selection: Euronav carve-up? Dubai's dubious accolade and police probe Ince deal
    A look back at the stories that made news in shipping this week
  • European investors back both Euronav and Frontline following rumoured tanker deal
    Both companies' shares rise after reports Frontline would acquire Euronav ships
  • Charterers more comfortable as VLGC rates go from 'astronomic' to merely 'exceptional'
    Spot market turns bearish as tonnage list builds, brokers say
  • Trade imbalance leads to growing numbers of empty containers stuck in Russia
    But booming China-Russia trade remains profitable, despite falling rates
  • Emissions milestone: Odfjell to trial solid oxide fuel cell on chemical tanker
    Technology can convert gas, ammonia, methanol and hydrogen to electricity
  • Aramco makes international LNG move with $500m investment in MidOcean Energy
    Saudi energy giant takes stake in company acquiring interests in four Australian gas projects
  • Comment: Should shipping ditch methanol for a truly carbon-free future?
    Maersk no longer sees the fuel as a panacea for green shipping - and neither should we
  • Met Police called in to probe Ince & Co acquisition
    Regulator alleges client funds were used to acquire the shipping law firm
  • Tanker owner Top Ships goes for share reduction to maintain Nasdaq compliance
    Greek company's stock price has dropped from nearly $10 to $0.59 in a year
  • ITF inspectors recover $119m in seafarer wages over last three years
    More than $36m was paid back to crew members in 2022 alone, union group says
  • Jakarta court sides with Norway's Parbulk over jurisdiction in long-running Humpuss dispute
    Panel of judges denies Indonesian shipowner's attempt to have case thrown out
  • Fredriksen and Saverys close to deal to carve up Euronav fleet to end bitter takeover fight
    Frontline said to be taking in mostly VLCCs as two sides near signing long-rumoured fleet split
  • CMB.Tech venture building Africa's first green hydrogen refuelling plant
    Partnership with Ohlthaver & List will turn solar energy into fuel for port equipment, trucks and rail
  • Ships refuelling further out from congested Panama Canal, Monjasa says
    Bunker supplier working with owners to try to cut waiting times at key waterway
  • China unveils country's first methanol bunkering standards
    Move follows recent announcement by Cosco Shipping launching nation's first methanol bunker supply chain
  • NGOs turn spotlight on owners selling ships for recycling at substandard yards in Bangladesh
    Report claims European shipowners continue to flout EU rules, selling ships for scrap via cash buyer intermediaries
  • Shipowners receive mixed scorecard in survey of decarbonisation efforts
    Companies are either frontrunners, followers or conservatives in their efforts to make shipping greener
  • George Economou strikes again with 9.1% stake in Diana Shipping spin-off OceanPal
    Greek shipowner reveals holding in second Palios family company

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American Shipper web site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
  • In soft market, Amazon and DHL maintain cargo flying with ATSG
    Air Transport Services Group has not been forced by primary customers Amazon and DHL to significantly trim flight activity, as originally expected.

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Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
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Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
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 public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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