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January 5, 2023

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Exim India web site
JANUARY 5, 2023
  • Nhava Sheva Freeport Terminal readying for exports from Feb.
  • Jubail Commercial Port added to India-East Med service
  • Issuance of LEO without Form E-13 for Export Containers at CPP in JNCH
  • Chennai Port sets new record in handling shredded scrap in a single day
  • Baltic index posts its biggest one-day percentage decline in six years
  • First terminal of Payra port in Bangladesh to be operational in April or May: Minister
  • AI can enable a new era in manufacturing, says White Paper
  • APSEZ sees continuing cargo volume growth in December
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  • DGTR probing circuit board dumping by China, Hong Kong
  • India's GDP seen growing at 6.5 pc in FY24: Bibek Debroy
  • China began several freight trains connecting SE Asia, C. Asia, Europe in 2022
  • Automobile delivery by C. Railway doubles in Dec.

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International Transport Journal web site
JANUARY 5, 2023
  • Parcels and ULDs for its birthday

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The Loadstar web site
JANUARY 4, 2023
  • Demand slump sees 2M 'ghost ship' sailings out of Asia
  • 'Old faithful' reefer vessels will be forced out by new pollution rules
  • CH Robinson, deep investor ties, Expeditors - just call it a day (on paper)
  • Optimistic Evergreen presses ahead with expansion plans
  • New year, new start at CH Robinson as it ditches CEO Biesterfeld
  • Etihad's David Kerr to help UK fledgling freighter carrier take off
  • Relief charity will provide food and water to UK hauliers caught in congestion
  • Bifa DG Robert Keen to retire and DHL GF's Stephen Parker steps up
  • American Airlines Cargo appoints Indy Bolina head of global sales

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Marine Log web site
JANUARY 4, 2023
  • DEME awarded Empire Wind cable contract
    Belgium's DEME Group reports that its DEME Offshore US subsidiary has been awarded a "substantial" contract for the transportation and installation of inter-array cables for the E

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Container News web site
JANUARY 4, 2023
  • Chinese export container rates drop despite normal CNY cargo rush
    An unusual drop in prices was observed in Chinese container exports, according to chief shipping analyst at BIMCO, Niels Rasmussen, who noted that box rates, which normally enjoy a spike in the weeks leading up to Chinese New Year (CNY), seem to be on a free fall this year. In fact, spot rates for containers loading in Shanghai will normally be 12% higher just before CNY than 10 weeks earlier. Si
  • China Shipowners' Association joins ICS as full member
    The China Shipowners' Association (CSA) has joined the board of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS). The establishment of CSA as a full member of the board applies from 1 January 2023. ICS board's role is to oversee the policy positions ICS presents on behalf of shipowners worldwide with the shipping industry's global regulators, including the UN International Maritime Organization and th
  • Port of Valencia achieves increased container rail traffic
    During the first eleven months of 2022, 216,965 containers have been moved by rail at the port of Valencia, representing a 10.24% increase compared with the same period in the previous year. In fact, between January and November of 2022, more than 4,200 trains have passed through the Spanish port, which is translated to a weekly average of more than 87 units compared to 77 trains per week in 2021
  • Indian ports end 2022 on a promising note as box volumes stay resilient
    According to the latest exclusive port data collected by Container News , the flow of containers in and out of Indian ports is showing signs of a resurgence after a brief period of slowing trends. Countrywide box volumes (including major and minor ports) in December stood at 1.7 million TEUs, a 5.9% increase month-on-month. Of this, by port, Nhava Sheva (Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority, or JNPA)
  • CMA CGM backs compatriot start-up in its solar sail project
    CMA CGM Group supports Gama in its solar sail mission, as it is already using satellite information to improve its operations worldwide for navigation, real-time maritime conditions and telecommunications. Gama is a French start-up company which tries to redefine deep space access at low cost. The satellite containing Gama's solar sail was launched on 3 January 2023 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, a
  • MSC, CMA CGM, Evergreen and Zim most active fleet builders in 2022
    MSC, CMA CGM, Evergreen Marine Corporation and Zim Lines registered the largest fleet growth among liner operators in 2022, according to Alphaliner's latest report. The four lines engaged in aggressive newbuilding orders, long-term charters and second-hand purchases to bolster their competitiveness just before the freight market began normalising in mid-2022. MSC, which overtook Maersk Line as th
  • Maersk to build first green and smart logistics centre in China
    Maersk has unveiled a US$174 million investment in the construction of its first green and smart logistics centre in China. The Danish company has already signed a Land Grant Contract with the administrative committee of Lin-gang new area of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone in late December 2022. The purpose of this facility is to achieve net-zero emissions when it will be completed with the project
  • Port of Lisbon suffers cyber attack
    Hackers at LockBit claim that they have taken down Port of Lisbon's website and have stolen files and data from the computer systems of the Portuguese port. The cyber attack seems to have occurred on 25 December 2022 and the hackers threaten that they will publish all the data that they have gained access to if they will not receive US$1.5 million until 18 January. The post appeared first on Con

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Splash web site
JANUARY 4, 2023
  • Navig8 bolsters eco MR pool with DSD Shipping's pair
    Navig8 has beefed up its eco MR pool with the addition of two modern South Korean-built product tankers from DSD Shipping. The Norwegian owner has committed the 2019-built and the 2020-built . Both ships were delivered in December, lifting the total number of eco MRs under Navig8's management to 13. The units follow Latsco's 2017-built ...
  • Vopak links with Hydrogenious to ship hydrogen using existing fuel infrastructure
    Dutch oil and chemical storage group Vopak has partnered with Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies to establish a joint venture company for hydrogen storage, transport and supply utilising conventional liquid-fuel infrastructure. The German-based joint venture, named LOHC Logistix, will use Hydrogenious' liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) technology which is based on thermal oil benzyl toluene that
  • PNSC offloads aframax
    Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) has completed the sale of its 2003-built aframax tanker . The state-controlled shipowner said in a filing its subsidiary Karachi Shipping Company offloaded the Imabari-built 107,100 dwt ship to an undisclosed buyer. Online pricing portal VesselsValue suggests PNSC fetched around $21m from the deal, while several brokers reported earlier that ...
  • China Shipowners' Association joins ICS
    The China Shipowners' Association (CSA) has become a full member of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), an international trade association that represents 80% of the global shipping industry. The CSA will join the ICS board, which oversees the policy positions ICS presents on behalf of shipowners' with the shipping industry's regulators, including the International ...
  • DEME scores Empire Wind contract
    DEME Offshore US has won a contract from Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and BP for the transportation and installation of inter-array cables for the Empire Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind farms on the US East Coast. The installation works, including 350 km of cables, will be performed by a cable ...
  • Samsung Heavy presses ahead with floating nuclear power plants
    South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has developed a conceptual design for a floating nuclear power plant based on compact molten salt reactor (CMSR) technology. The CMSR power barge concept, approved by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), supplies electricity and thermal energy produced by utilising CMSR technology developed by Denmark's Seaborg. The two companies ...
  • Beks ensures Turkey rides high in the S&P charts
    Istanbul-based Beks Ship Management and Trading remains one of the most active Turkish owners in the secondhand market. Turkish tycoon Ali Bekmezci has almost singlehandedly secured the republic of Turkey a spot on Allied Shipbroking's S&P's top 10 list, published in the last week of 2022, bringing the country up to third place in the ...
  • Sharma taps former Eastern Pacific head to run his shipowning empire
    Anil Sharma has tapped a well-known name to head up his fast expanding shipowning empire. Best known for his ship recycling activities at Global Marketing Systems (GMS), Sharma also controls Lila Global, one of the fastest growing shipowners in Dubai. Steve Kunzer, who ran Eastern Pacific Shipping for five years through to 2018, will become ...
  • Tanker waypoints to look out for in 2023
    After a bumper 2022 thanks to limited new supply and stretched supply chains seeking oil from all corners of the globe, analysts are confident the tanker segment is set to enjoy another solid year of earnings. Researchers at Nowegian brokers Lorentzen & Co believe tonne-mile demand for crude oil carriers will increase by 10% and ...
  • Shelf Drilling secures further extension from Chevron in Angola
    Oslo-listed jackup rig operator Shelf Drilling has secured a further 12-month extension on the 2007-built in direct continuation of its current contract offshore Angola. The rig is currently working for Chevron and the new deal will keep the Singapore-built unit busy until November 2024. The new deal follows a one-year extension the Dubai-headquartered firm with ...
  • TGS and CGG to expand coverage in Brazil's Foz do Amazonas basin
    Seismic data providers TGS and CGG have announced the second phase of the Foz do Amazonas 3D multi-client survey, located in the offshore Brazil equatorial margin. The survey, supported by industry funding, covers 11,425 sq km that will broaden the region's 3D coverage and deliver additional data for the exploration efforts in the basin. Early-out ...
  • CMA CGM sails into new space
    Already sailing the world's seven seas, French liner CMA CGM has helped hoist a sail far, far away. After two years of research and design, the satellite containing French start-up Gama's solar sail was launched yesterday on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The solar sail is a new means of space propulsion that uses photons ...
  • New Turkish liner heads to Russia
    A new name in Turkish container shipping is providing links to Russia. Sidra Line, founded in Istanbul last May by former COSCO executive Ferec Kahveci, has recently launched a Black Sea feeder service linking Istabul with Novorossiysk, one of a host of new Turkish links to Russia in the 10.5 months since war broke out ...
  • Shearwater awarded 4D surveys by Petrobras
    Norwegian offshore seismic specialist and vessel player Shearwater GeoServices has won two contracts from Petrobras for 4D surveys in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil. The first contract is for a second 4D monitor survey over the Jubarte and Baleia Anã fields, expected to start in the third quarter of 2023, while the second contract covers ...
  • Greencoat Renewables takes stake in German offshore wind farm
    Irish investment firm Greencoat Renewables has sealed a deal to acquire 22.5% of the 288 MW Butendiek offshore wind farm in Germany from Marguerite Pantheon. The wind farm is located in Germany's exclusive economic zone in the North Sea and consists of 80 Siemens Gamesa 3.6 MW turbines that have been operational since 2015. Butendiek ...
  • ISWAN welcomes Karin Orsel as new chair
    Shipping CEO and diversity and inclusivity advocate Karin Orsel has been announced as the new chair of international maritime charity the International Seafarers' Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN). A trustee of ISWAN for seven years, Orsel is the founder and CEO of MF Shipping Group in the Netherlands. "With all the challenges facing the world ...
  • Lisbon port hit by cyber attack
    The website of the Port of Lisbon is still down, 10 days after Portugal's third-largest port was hit by a cyber attack on Christmas Day. Hackers at LockBit have claimed its ransomware has taken down the port's website and internal computer systems, and are demanding $1.5m be paid before January 18 or else it will ...
  • Germany welcomes first US LNG shipment
    This week Uniper brought Germany's first full cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to a new LNG terminal, operated by Uniper, in Wilhelmshaven, the latest chapter in Europe's great shift away from Russian energy sources. The LNG ship , owned by Tsakos Energy Navigation, was loaded with 170,000 cu m of LNG at Calcasieu Pass ...
  • New Chinese car carrier JV launches
    China has another new car carrier joint venture. The nation which registered the fastest growth in car exports last year has welcomed a host of new car carrier names recently, the latest being Anhui Hangrui International Ro-Ro Transportation Company, a joint venture between car manufacturers Chery and JAC with Anhui Provincial Port and Shipping Group. ...
  • Celsius gives China Merchants its entrance into LNG carrier construction
    After having a newbuilding letter of intent agreed since the autumn, China Merchants Heavy Industry Jiangsu and Celsius Tankers have now signed contracts four firm 180,000 cbm LNG carriers with unit contract price understood by brokers to be around $235m. The contract comes with options for four more vessels, and marks the official entry of ...
  • Captain's Table finalists announced
    Today marks two weeks until the finals of the fourth edition of The Captain's Table, which will be streamed live on Splash. Consistent with the competition's core value of bringing forward solutions to real problems faced by the maritime industry, this year's finalists showcase solutions on issues such as decarbonisation, optimisation and risk management. The ...
  • Teledyne acquires ChartWorld
    New York-listed Teledyne Technologies has acquired Cyprus-headquartered navigation specialist ChartWorld International. Terms of the transactions have not been disclosed. "ChartWorld's maritime navigation software and hardware tools bridge a product and technology gap between our Teledyne Marine and Raymarine businesses," said Robert Mehrabian, Teledyne's chairman. "Furthermore, the acquisition a
  • Brazil's incoming minister of ports says Port of Santos will not be privatised
    Marcio Franca, who serves as minister of ports and airports in President Luiz Inácio "Lula" da Silva's new government, told Brazilian newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo in December that the Port of Santos, Brazil's largest port, located southeast of Sao Paulo, will not be privatised, as planned by the previous government. "The (privatisation) auction ...
  • US receives just one bid in Alaska oil and gas lease sale
    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on December 30 held an oil and gas lease sale for blocks in Cook Inlet, Alaska. The sale generated just one bid for one tract. The bid, in the amount of $63,983, was submitted by Hilcorp Alaska LLC. Lease sale terms for Cook Inlet include stipulations to ...

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Lloyd's List web site
JANUARY 4, 2023
  • Recalibrating global diesel trades keeps clean tanker rates near 20-month highs
    Europe stepping up diesel shipments from Middle East Gulf and India ahead of February 5 ban on Russian imports
  • Russian vessel makes first traceable call to Mariupol since invasion
    Operations at the port of Mariupol are thought to have started at the end of May, but this is the...
  • Oil geopolitics lift tanker freight futures volumes to 22% of underlying physical trade
    Lots representing 652.7m tonnes of crude and refined products were bought and sold last year, close to the 12-year high...
  • Container markets bearish despite spot-rate rebound
    Analysts expect further rate markdown after the Chinese New Year holiday as shipping lines are warned to brace themselves for...
  • China Shipowners' Association joins ICS
    'This membership will strengthen our ability to work together, united as an industry, to tackle the most pressing issues facing...
  • MSC secures position as leading boxship operator
    MSC has added a panamax and two feedermax boxships to its fleet to bring its tally of secondhand purchases to...
  • China shipbuilders log record year for LNG carrier orders
    China Merchants Industry Holdings recently won orders for up to eight 180,000 cu m ships
  • Daily Briefing
    Ukraine war risk cover switched to net line basis | Black Sea Grain Initiative facilitates 16m tonnes of exports since...
  • Alaska oil and gas lease sale draws one bid
    The Cook Inlet sale was previously scrapped due to a lack of industry interest
  • KSOE rules out IPO for Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries
    South Korean private equity company bought a stake in HSHI with the condition that the shipyard would be listed on...
  • K Line anticipates 'best ever' financial performance
    The outlook for the immediate future is unclear due to a range of uncertainties, including high energy prices and interest...
  • Chinese automakers form shipping venture with port group
    Chery and Anhui Provincial Port & Shipping Group will each hold a 44.11% stake in the joint venture, with the...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
JANUARY 4, 2023
  • India-US string the latest to add Jeddah call as carriers scramble for cargo
    The Indamex 2 string, touted as the fastest connection between West India and the US East Coast, has become the latest routing to bet on a strategy around incremental transshipment cargo opportunities coming from Africa and the Middle East.

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TradeWinds web site
JANUARY 4, 2023
  • Tankers struggle with New Years hangover as market flounders
    In some regions, tonnage lists shortened to start the year, but many parts of the market continue to languish
  • Eagle Bulk has landed at the corner of Wall Street and Broad
    Connecticut owner completes transition from Nasdaq to senior New York Stock Exchange
  • Baltic Dry Index continues to fall after biggest plunge in decades
    Index's plummet on Tuesday does not accurately reflect dry bulk market's gradual softening, market expert says
  • North American decarbonisation group taps new vice president
    Blue Sky Maritime Coalition adds Jennifer States to its staff
  • Solar-powered yacht builder denies its vessel caused general cargo ship deck fire
    Silent Yachts decries allegations its solar power system ignited a blaze aboard a Briese Schiffahrt vessel
  • CMA CGM exits Russian terminal sector through share swap
    French company follows Maersk and divests Russian assets
  • Insurer Skuld makes key appointment in its hull business
    Insurer takes on experienced underwriter who formerly worked at rival Norwegian Hull Club
  • Nordic American says suezmax market set fair for 2023
    Tanker owner says low orderbook and political uncertainty set to lift earnings
  • Singapore's Eastern Pacific Shipping turns to Japan for bulk carriers and container ships
    The market leader in LNG dual-fuel vessels has also opted for conventionally fuelled ships
  • Navig8 gets its hands on more eco MRs in deal with Norway's DSD
    Pools giant adds two modern vessels to growing product tanker operation
  • Shipowning giant China joins the International Chamber of Shipping
    One of the world's largest shipowner associations finally becomes a full member, 30 years after it was formed
  • Nordic Shipholding board resigns as investors agree liquidation
    Former tanker company now being wound down by Danish lawyer Louise Korpela
  • Wiebers makes returns as Rudack takes helm at KfW IPEX-Bank
    Banker will head a newly merged transport desk as focus shifts to sustainable finance
  • Iranian oil exports aided by 'near 300-strong shadow fleet'
    Campaigning group says the US needs to do more to put pressure on tankers moving Iranian crude oil
  • New Dubai broker PSSL lines up $600,000 crypto token sale
    Tanker and bulker chartering player will begin accepting payments in its own currency
  • South Korea's KSOE lowers order target for the year
    Hyundai shipbuilding group forecasts a fall in demand for newbuildings amid slowing global economy
  • Hafnia tipped to post record-breaking $352m profit for fourth quarter
    Fearnley Securities also expecting bigger investor hand-outs
  • SCI roadshows planned as $524m privatisation set to move forward
    State sell-off of shipowner looks likely to clear latest legal hurdle
  • H2Carrier links with Greenland wind farm for green ammonia floater
    Norwegian company teams up with clean energy firm
  • SCI roadshows planned as $524m privatisation set to move forward
    State sell-off of shipowner looks likely to clear latest legal hurdle
  • Russian engineer found dead on Safeen bulk carrier off India
    Post-mortem delayed as officials wait for supramax to berth
  • South Korea's KSOE lowers new order target for the year
    The South Korean shipbuilding group forecasts a fall in demand for newbuildings amid a slowing of the global economy
  • Steve Kunzer to become CEO at GMS shipping arm Lila Global
    Veteran executive makes a comeback in the top position of a shipping company
  • Vopak launches hydrogen shipping venture using existing tankers
    Terminals group working with Hydrogenious to carry green fuel in thermal oil
  • MSC's secondhand shopping spree veers towards $10bn mark
    Liner giant hoovers up more container ships as asset values crumble
  • K Line CEO Myochin says this year's results to be 'best ever'
    Japanese owner said it plans to maintain its investment discipline and avoid repeating the mistakes of the past
  • Asian bulker operators shed older tonnage onto recyclers
    ITC Corp, Fuhai Shipping and Lila Global send bulkers for demolition as scrap prices stabilise

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American Shipper web site
JANUARY 4, 2023
  • Pro-union mandate at Chicago O'Hare threatens to disrupt cargo flights
    The city of Chicago is pressuring cargo agents at O'Hare airport to make a deal with a powerful union. If they don't, significant cargo backlogs could occur.
  • The evolution of car carriers
    As cars gained popularity, ships were converted and built specifically for transporting vehicles overseas.
  • National Air Cargo seeks bulky business with 747, Beluga freighters
    Specialized freighters with nose cones that open are helping National Airlines and its sister logistics company capture more oversize business.

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The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
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
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 conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
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
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
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
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
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