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February 8, 2023

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Exim India web site
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
  • Megaload formed as a joint venture between Express Global Logistics (EXG) & Fagioli
  • CTL-BHP 2023 to be inaugurated today; comprehensive event set to see wide-ranging participation
  • Overall global air cargo demand down
  • RBI framework for invoicing & payments for international trade in Indian Rupee
  • Vopak & Port of Antwerp-Bruges to sustainably redevelop former Gunvor site
  • Maritime India Vision 2030 estimates investments of INR1,00,000-1,25,000 crore for capacity augmentation & development of world class infrastructure at Indian ports
  • Prime Minister lays foundation stone for South India's 1st industrial corridor project at Tumakuru
  • DRI seizes areca nuts smuggled through VOC & Chennai ports
  • India seeks to cut imports by boosting ELS cotton production
  • Jetty to be vacated for maintenance
  • Import duty exemption for vehicles brought in for testing
  • Indian steel sector seen benefiting from Chinese economy reopening
  • Elevated road from Chennai Port to Maduravoyal recommended for CRZ clearance

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International Transport Journal web site
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
  • Railway delivers 18 m long and 5 t heavy pipes
  • 14th Emerging Markets Index: stability and upheaval
  • All-time high for truck deliveries
  • Spanish ports back on track
  • Peter Gerber leaves Lufthansa for Condor
  • Cargologic revolutionises operations with Champ
  • 155,000 km rail tracks in operation
  • Triple investment in Northern Germany
  • CMA CGM upgrades East Med service
  • Menzies Aviation expands footprint to Jamaica
  • Promotions at MOL
  • Strengthening inland navigation
  • Semi-trailer to improve food shipments
  • GCL loves cars
  • A good cargo year for Iberia Airport Services
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Tobias Brandt to lead Nosta Sea & Air in Germany
  • Busy - busier - Miami

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The Loadstar web site
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
  • Earthquake death toll rises in Turkey and Syria, with supply line chaos
  • Rumoured Ceva M&A - 'It could well be Geodis'
  • Ocean carriers 'boxed in' by 5m teu surplus equipment mountain
  • FMC seeks answers from MSC on congestion charges
  • Bolloré Logistics or Geodis? Merger already a 'done deal' for Ceva?
  • Carriers gripe, but Mexico moves ahead with freighter ban at MEX
  • Weakened ATSG an omen for Atlas Air $5.2bn deal? Or what?
  • US truckers celebrate court victory, after being 'held hostage' by carriers
  • Sustainable aviation fuel - 'everyone wants it, few want to pay for it'
  • TFI International boss plays hide-and-seek with investors

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Marine Log web site
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
  • USCG: Don't load EVs with damaged Li-ion batteries
    As EVs (electric vehicle) use grows, so do the risks of battery fires and the Coast Guard has issued a new Marine Safety Alert warning of the extreme risk of loading EVs
  • Berge Bulk in industry-first shaft generator retrofit
    Wärtsilä has successfully retrofitted an inline shaft generator system on the Berge Toubkal, a 2017-built, 210,000 dwt cape-size bulk carrier owned by Singapore-based Berge Bulk. This is the marine industry's first-ever shaft

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Container News web site
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
  • India signals change through vessel age limits
    India is taking further steps to lower the footprint that their shipping trade leaves. It is understood that a number of measures will be introduced, including the ban of tankers and bulkers older than 25 years, and gas and container vessels older than 30 years, from making port calls in India. Furthermore, secondhand vessels purchased that are older than 20 years will be refused Indian flag regi
  • Port Houston makes progress with ship channel expansion project
    Port Houston has proceeded with the Houston Ship Channel expansion project, often known as Project 11, with the dredging of the first section, known as Segment 1A, running from Bolivar Roads to Redfish, having been completed. The Port of Houston Authority confirmed that the work was completed on time and under the proposed budget, while Project 11 is scheduled to be completed by 2025. By eliminat
  • GTT receives US$5 million in funding to develop on-board CO2 capture system
    GTT, a global stakeholder in the shipping of liquefied natural gas (LNG), has secured almost US$5 million in funding from Bpifrance as part of the MerVent 2025 project, winner of the "CORIMER 2022" request for expressions of interest, for the design of an on-board CO 2 capture system and the development of intelligent operational performance solutions. The MerVent 2025 project aims to design, bui
  • Vopak and Port of Antwerp-Bruges to sustainably redevelop former Gunvor site
    Vopak, a dutch tank storage company, is acquiring the shares of Gunvor Petroleum Antwerp from commodity trader Gunvor Group Ltd. In that way, Vopak gives access to the Gunvor concession in the Antwerp port area in Belgium and it is also committed to sustainably redeveloping the site. In fact, together with the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, the company will focus on joint development/implementation to s
  • HPC prepares study for hydrogen bunker station in Helgoland
    The municipality of Helgoland in Germany has commissioned Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC) to carry out a concept study for the construction of a hydrogen bunker station on Deep Sea Island Helgoland. More specifically, the study will require HPC to investigate the commercial and infrastructural suitability of the island as a potential location for H2 fuel supply for shipping traffic on the North Sea
  • European Gateaway Services increases frequency of intra-Europe rail service
    European Gateway Services (EGS) is increasing the frequency of the rail connection between Rotterdam in the Netherlands and Nuremberg in Germany. More specifically, from Friday 17 February, a train will depart from Rotterdam to Nuremberg and vice versa, four times a week. Thus, all container terminals on the Maasvlakte will be directly connected to the TriCon Container-Terminal Nürnberg several t
  • Investing in property in Dubai: value and liquidity of objects
    Acquisition of real estate abroad as one of the investment options is quite popular among residents of the CIS countries. Understanding the details of the property for sale by the sea in Dubai. Who and why purchases property in Dubai? Today Dubai is one of the most attractive locations for buying apartments, apartments, and villas among Russians. And the current situation on the world stage only
  • Major container lines boost schedule reliability, MSC and Maersk top rankings
    Maritime data analysis company Sea-Intelligence said in its last report that the schedule reliability figures increased during the second quarter of 2022. Source: Sea-Intelligence.com, GLP Report, issue 137 "The rapid increase in schedule reliability that we have been seeing in the second half of the year has abated somewhat, with the month-to-month increase in December of a marginal 0.1% points
  • DP World enhances Antwerp Gateway with new container equipment
    The Finnish port equipment manufacturer Kalmar has received a large order for nine Kalmar hybrid straddle carriers from its long-term client DP World. The new machines will be installed at the Antwerp Gateway terminal of DP World in Belgium with delivery being expected in the fourth quarter of 2023. "We are proud to introduce our first hybrid straddle carrier with a continuous lifting capacity of
  • CVC buys majority stake in Danish logistics firm
    CVC Capital Partners Fund VIII has agreed to buy a majority stake in Scan Global Logistics (SGL), a fast-growing global transport and logistics business based in Denmark. CVC will acquire the company's controlling stake from an investment group managed by AEA Investors Small Business Private Equity (AEA). With over US$3 billion in revenue, SGL provides a full range of end-to-end services from ove
  • Maersk joins demolition trend
    Maersk Line has sold a 1999-built feeder ship for scrap, joining several other liner operators that have begun shedding older tonnage as the freight market corrects to pre-Covid-19 levels. Brokers said that the 1,092 TEU Maersk Aberdeen was demolished in Alang, India, on 2 February, after being sold to a Malaysian buyer, Accurate International, in January, on an "as is" basis in Jebel Ali, UAE. S
  • Lethal earthquake paralyses Turkish ports, container lines announce operation adjustments
    An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale occurred on the border between Turkey and Syria, on the morning of 6 February leading many Turkish ports to face operational challenges. As it is already known, LimakPort Iskenderun, located in the Mediterranean coastal town of Iskenderun in the southern Turkish province of Hatay, was severely damaged , forcing the port authority to suspend the por
  • Hapag-Lloyd increases rates from Asia to Latin America
    Hapag-Lloyd will implement the following General Rate Increase (GRI) from Asia, except Japan, to Latin America destinations from 21 February 2023. The new rates will be applied to 20' and 40' dry containers, 40' high cube boxes and 40' non-operative reefer containers. The details for the German carrier's increase are listed below: 20' dry container: US$900 40' dry container: US$1,500 40' high cub
  • ST Engineering confirms US$95 million Keppel FELS yard acquisition
    ST Engineering's Marine business has paid US$95 million to Keppel FELS to acquire the property and assets of an existing shipyard at 55 Gul Road in Singapore for its commercial ship repair business. The assets acquired include three floating docks, existing buildings, workshops, and machinery. ST Engineering's Tuas shipyard will be replaced by the new Gul yard when its lease expires at the end of
  • Ellerman City Liners includes Bilbao in new Europe-USEC service
    The Port of Bilbao will be included in Ellerman City Liners' new service connecting Europe and the United States East Coast. The new service, which will commence in mid-February, will have the following rotation: Bilbao (Spain), Antwerp (Belgium), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Hamburg (Germany), Tilbury (UK), New York (US), Wilmington (US), Jacksonville (US) The vessels of the British shipping company

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Splash web site
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
  • Clarksons snaps up Dutch renewables logistics player DHSS
    Clarksons' port services unit has acquired Dutch offshore renewables integrated logistics services firm DHSS. DHSS acts as a gateway to offshore wind farms, with services spanning the lifecycle of turbine installation, day-to-day operation and ongoing maintenance with sector-specialist coordination of port logistics, warehousing and helicopter movements from strategically located marshalling port
  • Monjasa steps up green fuel push with its first ammonia deal
    Danish bunker supplier Monjasa has inked a landmark agreement with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP)-managed power-to-x project HØST PtX Esbjerg on logistics and offtake of green ammonia for the maritime sector. Described as one of Europe's largest facilities of this kind, the wind and solar-powered project aims to produce around 600,000 tonnes of green ammonia annually ...
  • FMC demands answers from MSC over congestion surcharges
    Using its new found powers granted by president Joe Biden, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has taken aim at the world's largest containerline, Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC). The FMC is questioning a congestion fee MSC charged SOFi Paper Products in a first case of its kind since the passing last year of the Ocean Shipping ...
  • Earthquake rattles Turkish ports
    A number of ports are still out of action in Türkiye more than 24 hours after the southeast of the nation was rocked by a massive earthquake which has killed more than 4,300 people. Iskenderun, a major port on the Mediterranean, suffered structural damage, as well as a severe blaze as containers caught fire yesterday. ...
  • Euronav shareholders to vote on board changes on March 23
    March 23 has been set as the date for Euronav shareholders to vote on the make up of the tanker firm's supervisory board. Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB), the shipping line run by the Saverys family, is aiming to replace the entire existing board, all of whom voted in favour of merging with Frontline, a deal that ...
  • ST Engineering acquires Keppel FELS yard
    ST Engineering's marine business has acquired the site and assets of an existing shipyard in Singapore at 55 Gul Road from Keppel FELS for $95m for its commercial ship repair business. The assets acquired include three floating docks, existing buildings, workshops, and machinery. The new Gul yard replaces ST Engineering's Tuas shipyard, as its lease ...
  • Siemens Gamesa and Doosan Enerbility join forces
    Siemens Gamesa and Doosan Enerbility, formerly Doosan Heavy Industries have signed a binding framework agreement for a strategic partnership for the South Korean offshore wind market. The framework agreement covers three areas for knowledge exchange on technology in which the two companies will collaborate closely in South Korea. Doosan will assemble Siemens Gamesa's offshore wind ...
  • American ship repair firm changes hands
    Funds managed by global investment firm Carlyle and private equity firm Stellex Capital Management have announced a definitive agreement to sell America's Titan Acquisition Holdings, a bi-coastal leader in ship repair services and marine and heavy complex fabrication, to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds. Titan is comprised of Vigor Industrial, an infrastructure, defence, and ...
  • Vopak takes over Gunvor's Antwerp site
    Dutch tank storage company Vopak is acquiring the shares of Gunvor Petroleum Antwerp from commodity trader Gunvor Group, giving it access to the Gunvor concession in the Antwerp port area. Vopak will redevelop the site with a view to offering green energy supplies. The site is some 105 ha in size and offers deepsea, river, ...
  • Denmark suspends processing green energy projects
    The Danish Energy Agency has suspended the processing of offshore wind turbine projects and other renewable energy projects under its so-called open door scheme as it awaits clarification from the European Union on a number of legal issues. How the projects have been awarded might be breaking EU laws, the agency explained. The decision has ...
  • TGS awarded Gulf of Mexico survey contract
    Seismic data provider TGS has signed an LOA to conduct a 4D OBN survey in Walker Ridge canyon in the US Gulf of Mexico. The survey is planned to mobilise in the third quarter of 2023 with a duration of around 100 days. Kristian Johansen, CEO at TGS, commented: "In January, TGS acquired Magseis Fairfield ...
  • OceanPal secures capesize charter with Koch
    Greece's OceanPal has entered into a time charter contract with Koch Shipping in Singapore for 2005-built capesize bulker . The charter is set to commence on February 9 at a rate of $13,300 per day, for a period of five to eight months. The vessels is currently on charter to Enesel Bulk Logistics at $12,900 ...
  • Reach Subsea charters Olympic MPSV for offshore wind contract
    Oslo-listed Reach Subsea has chartered in a multipurpose supply vessel (MPSV) from compatriot owner Olympic to cover an upcoming project in the offshore wind sector. The Haugesund-based company has won a contract from an undisclosed renewable energy major to provide wind-related services for six months firm with extension options attached to the deal. The 2007-built ...

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Lloyd's List web site
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
  • Battle for control of Euronav hinges on Fredriksen's next move
    Attempts to head off a boardroom battle by offering the Saverys family and John Fredriksen two board members each will...
  • US bi-coastal ship repair company sold to private equity
    Carlyle and Stellex Capital agree to sell Titan Acquisition Holdings to an affiliate of private equity firm Lone Star Funds
  • KSOE narrows losses on lower costs and weaker currency
    Earnings level is expected to improve further this year with the delivery of more orders with better margins
  • Full-year box volumes lay bare liner shipping's woes
    Liner industry had worst fourth-quarter volume performance in five years
  • Why accusations of 'bad bunkers' must be read in context
    Recent Lloyd's List coverage has highlighted industry concerns regarding accountability and quality standards within the bunker sector. Unni Einemo, director...
  • Asia to drive coal import demand
    While demand from Europe may be low right now, Asia will suck in more volumes, with suppliers looking to maximise...
  • UN accused of obstructing movement into Houthi-controlled port
    Houthis accuse UN of preventing a ship from travelling to the port of Hodeidah
  • Monjasa signs green ammonia offtake agreement with 1 GW project
    Danish bunkering firm Monjasa signed green ammonia understanding with an electrolyser project in Denmark, which plans to start commercial operations...
  • Slow completions and price resistance continue in renewal round
    Miller describes 2022 as 'largely positive' for the hull and machinery market, despite underperformance from many other specialty lines
  • US sets up maritime security zone around 'spy balloon' debris site
    Waters off South Carolina closed to unauthorised traffic as recovery efforts of the intercepted balloon continue
  • Euronav's challenge against Frontline divorce dismissed by arbitrators
    Euronav's last-ditch appeal to stop the ill-fated Frontline-Euronav combination has ended after a Belgian judge dismissed Euronav's emergency arbitration filing
  • Maersk reroutes vessel traffic following Turkish earthquake
    Port of Iskenderun on Türkiye's Mediterranean coast halted operations after two major earthquakes in the region started a fire at...
  • Container manufacturing plummets as oversupply returns
    The manufacture of containers dropped by 47% in 2022, compared with the previous year's record levels
  • Cost of reviving yards may be hard to pay off as shipping turns green
    Newcomers are unlikely to repeat the success of manufactures of electric cars that have beaten their established rivals in winning...
  • Bulkers head for recycling as boxship scrapping deals increase
    Cash buyer GMS reports an increasing number of negotiations taking place for the recycling of bulk carriers and boxships
  • Daily Briefing
    Tonne-mile gains and rerouted Russian oil said to 'underpin inevitable owners' tanker market' to 2025 | Turkish ports halt operations...
  • Core Power to deliver first fit-for-purpose nuclear reactor by 2029
    Company sees floating nuclear power stations to help decarbonise port operations as well as fit-for-purpose nuclear reactors being installed in...
  • Narrative of Russia-led boom in product tanker tonne-miles challenged
    Russian oil on the water surges to twice the 2021 average
  • ST Engineering buys shipyard from Keppel FELS
    The Gul yard will be used for commercial ship repair business, as well as to support ST Engineering's other marine...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
  • Spot truckload rates rising at US East Coast ports, falling on West Coast
    Analysts have told the Journal of Commerce they expect spot market pricing to bottom out and remain flat for some time before rising again, most likely at a slow pace.
  • US retailers offer little optimism in gloomy H1 import forecast
    The uncertain direction of the US economy is prompting consumers to hit the pause button on their buying habits, forcing a major retail group to further downgrade import projections through the first half of the year.
  • Uncertain market clouds outlook for South China terminal operator
    Slowing global trade and tough Chinese measures to combat COVID-19 infections dragged down volume last year at Hutchison Ports subsidiary HPH Trust.
  • Overhaul acquisition consolidates freight risk management market
    Freight visibility provider Overhaul has acquired a competitor that doubles its size and gives it deeper cargo monitoring capability in Brazil, Mexico, and Central Europe.

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TradeWinds web site
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
  • Back to the future in ship finance: Did somebody say 'syndications'?
    Lender Martin Lunder has been around long enough to remember when the loan instruments were popular
  • Bugbee at the crossroads of energy past and future - good business but bad for society
    Scorpio Tankers and Eneti president tells why dynamics are lining up for both businesses - for better or worse
  • CMB denies rejecting Euronav's proposal to have Fredriksen group directors on the board
    Belgian tanker owner wants representation from both its warring shareholders
  • Swedish conro operator Wallenius Sol's chief exec steps down
    Gothenburg-port boss Elvir Dzanic to join company in management shuffle
  • International Group lobbied for clarity around Russian oil price cap
    Trade group argued for safe harbour and emergency provisions, P&I executive said
  • German island pursues plan for hydrogen bunker station
    Consultant to undertake government-funded concept study
  • Royal Caribbean beats Wall Street consensus as it posts record bookings
    Owner returns to loss after posting first profitable quarter since pandemic suspended entire sector
  • Product tankers set for 'gradual recovery' as sector assesses EU ban
    Rates start to rise again after falling from the heights of peak demand at the end of 2022
  • CMB turns down Euronav's bid to have Fredriksen group directors on the board
    Belgian tanker owner wanted a 50/50 split on representation between its warring shareholders
  • Turkey-Syria earthquake disrupts liner operations
    Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd among names facing disruption from Iskenderun terminal damage
  • NYK LNG carrier to head to Malta for inspection after refloat in Suez Canal
    Vessel suffered 'no mechanical failure' prior to grounding, company says
  • Berge Bulk and Wartsila retrofit shaft generator to cut capesize emissions
    Technology group fits power take-off system to 2017-built Berge Toubkal during drydock to help cut its EEXI and carbon footprint
  • Further ship management consolidation hard to see, Columbia's O'Neil says
    CEO of Cyprus-based group believes there could be changes in the private-equity ownership of some companies, however
  • Markel boosts marine logistics team with new hires
    Two former TT Club underwriters have been taken on to grow the insurer's logistics liability business
  • Frontline boss Barstad says there are no talks on reviving Euronav merger
    Tanker owner's CEO also says certain conditions and assumptions of the combination agreement were not met
  • Seanergy spin-off strikes on bulker trio in deals worth $60m
    United Maritime Corp turns its asset play guns on a new class of a ship
  • Round one to Fredriksen: Euronav fails in legal bid to halt Frontline's merger exit
    Belgian owner had sought emergency decision to keep deal in place while merits of John Fredriksen's move to pull the plug are examined
  • BP expects its LNG supply to expand to 30 mtpa by 2030
    Major is also homing in on growing biogas portfolio as it looks to future fuels
  • Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd among liners facing disruption from Turkey-Syria earthquake
    Major earthquake has caused disruption at Iskenderun terminal in Turkey
  • Thenamaris tanker sales campaign looks set to breach $400m mark
    Major Greek shipowner is thought to have made its weightiest deal yet following a string of disposals in the past 12 months
  • Clarksons launches push into Dutch offshore wind sector with takeover of DHSS
    UK shipbroker expanding port services operation with renewables deal
  • Wilhelmsen and Affinity to set up joint EU ETS compliance firm
    Ship manager and broker join forces to offer 'first of its kind' outsourcing service for shipping's management of emissions trading
  • Monjasa agrees offtake deal at big green ammonia plant in Denmark
    Danish bunker group teaming up with HOST PtX Esbjerg project to accelerate energy transition
  • PowerX fundraising to build 'Tesla of the seas' hits $76m
    Shoei Kisen and Anchor Ship Partners join project to transport offshore wind power
  • Vopak plots green fuel hub after buying Gunvor's Antwerp refinery and terminal
    Dutch group targets propylene, ethylene, CO2 and hydrogen transport from slice of prime port real estate
  • First giant LNG FSU poised for delivery to Russian Arctic
    First photos emerge of huge storage and transshipment units for Northern Sea Route as Novatek vows to start up Arctic LNG 2 in 2023
  • OceanPal wins pay rise as it moves capesize from Enesel Bulk to Koch
    Greek owner secures work for up to eight months for the Baltimore
  • Dane jailed for smuggling hashish in horsebox on Stavanger ferry
    57-year-old sentenced to two years and nine months as part of wider investigation
  • KSOE spills red ink - again - but losses narrow
    Weak won and lower materials costs help Hyundai yard group
  • 'Strong momentum' pushes up January freight rates at Hoegh Autoliners
    Norwegian shipowner says car volumes are on the up
  • Bulk carrier grounds off Turkey en route to load Ukrainian grain
    The TQ Ordu was forced onto a beach near Istanbul in a storm
  • Japan's Nissen Kaiun doubles up on product tanker orders
    The company has booked four newbuildings at slightly more than $45m per ship
  • Turkey earthquake halts oil flows to Ceyhan terminal
    Move said to be a precautionary move following tremor hitting southeast Turkey and northern Syria
  • PaxOcean and ASRY target green ship recycling with Wan Hai container ships
    Two shipyard groups in Asia and the Middle East have taken major steps in their quest to become green recyclers
  • ST Engineering buys Keppel shipyard to expand ship repair capacity
    Singapore group says buying existing facility obviates the need to build a greenfield shipyard
  • Euronav sets date for vote on Saverys' bid to replace board
    On the eve of arbitration decision, the family's CMB is looking to replace all five Euronav directors with new members

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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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