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August 8, 2023

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Exim India web site
AUGUST 8, 2023
  • Container service between Pondicherry Port & Chennai Port operationalised
  • FFFAI's 15th EC meeting held in Kolkata; North-East India a focus area
  • Wan Hai Lines India opens office in Kolkata
  • Milaha's net profit up in H1 2023
  • COSCO SHIPPING Bulk collaborates with customer to launch first blockchain-powered eBL for bulk cargo
  • CMA CGM extends FAL 1 service
  • Rotterdam port implements tow-away regulations for incorrectly moored barges
  • Spanish government part-finances pilot project for electrification of container handling equipment
  • MOL in partnership to develop fully autonomous ships
  • Höegh Autoliners signs 5-year contract with a major international car producer
  • Plans to link Myanmar border in Mizoram by rail
  • Weather warning at Bangladesh ports
  • Coastal shipping traffic seeing steady growth due to impetus

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International Transport Journal web site
AUGUST 8, 2023
  • Swiss SMEs go international

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The Loadstar web site
AUGUST 7, 2023
  • Niger putsch restricts air cargo flows to and from West Africa
  • Inside the MSC family as Mærsk comes up short
  • Five S Korean firms showing interest in takeover of HMM
  • OceanX: A once-leading box line's 'fever dream'
  • MSC boosts air freight operations with takeover of Italian carrier AlisCargo
  • Australia cracks down on cocaine smuggling, with 100 companies in its sights
  • UWL broadens its China footprint, opening four new locations
  • ILWU dockworkers agree deal to end Canadian port dispute

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Marine Log web site
AUGUST 7, 2023
  • Suez Canal tugboat sinks in deadly collision with gas tanker
    A salvage team yesterday recovered the body of a crew member from a Suez Canal tugboat that sank after a fatal collision with a gas tanker transiting the canal. The incident occurred
  • DOF books major West Africa SURF contract
    Norway's DOF Group ASA reports that it has been awarded a significant SURF (subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines) contract worth in the region of $80-100 million, The contract is with a Tier
  • VIDEO: Ukrainian drone holes sanctioned Russian tanker
    Ukraine has followed up on its drone strike on a Russian Navy warship with a drone strike, Saturday, on a sanctioned Russian tanker, the Sig. Interfax Ukraine quotes sources in the Security

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Container News web site
AUGUST 7, 2023
  • Wan Hai opens new office in India
    Taiwanese ocean carrier Wan Hai Lines established a new office in Kolkata, India on 17 July. The company has now six offices in the country, in Mumbai, Chennai, Mundra, Vizag, Delhi and Kolkata. Wan Hai believes that enhancing its presence in India could help increase service ties between India and neighbouring countries, such as Nepal and Bhutan. The container carrier said that with the opening
  • Major box ports in China close to 150 million TEUs during 2023 H1
    In the first six months of the year, the overall container volume of major Chinese ports rose 4.8% compared with the same period in 2022, reaching approximately 150 million TEUs. At the same time, the overall cargo volume of the Chinese ports was around 8.1 billion tonnes in the first half of 2023, translating to a decrease of 8% year-on-year. The following table includes cargo and container thro
  • CMA CGM announces new rates from Middle East Gulf to North Europe and Med
    CMA CGM will apply new Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates from Middle East Gulf ports to all North European, West Mediterranean and North African ports from 21 August and until further notice. The updated rates will be as follows: Direct base port rates 20ST 40ST 40HC Middle East Gulf to North European ports US$1,200 US$1,300 US$1,300 Middle East Gulf to West Mediterranean ports US$1,200 US$1,300 US$1
  • Canadian port worker union, employer reach tentative four-year deal
    Canada's minister of labour, Seamus O'Regan and the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) confirmed that International Labour and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU Canada) voting membership has ratified the four-year negotiated tentative agreement. The agreement was reached after five months of negotiations, conciliation and mediation, and five weeks of labour actions in Canada's wes
  • MSC acquires Italian air cargo carrier
    MSC has bought the majority stake in AlisCargo Airlines, a Milan-based air freight carrier, with both companies confirming that MSC is expected to acquire 100% of AlisCargo Airlines at the beginning of the next year, once the air cargo carrier will restart operations with the delivery of a Boeing 777F. MSC Air Cargo Senior Vice President, Jannie Davel stated, "The acquisition of a majority share
  • DP World Southampton launches Modal Shift Programme (MSP) trial
    DP World Southampton has announced that effective from 1 September it would be trialing for one year until 31 August 2024 a Modal Shift Programme (MSP). Through this programme, DP World Southampton aims to increase the financial attractiveness of rail inland movements for laden containers, as well as to reduce the cost of CO2 emissions and support UK businesses net-zero targets. The scheme's high
  • NYK's revenue and profits plunge in 2023 second quarter
    In the second quarter of 2023, NYK Line announced consolidated revenues of US$4 billion (¥567.5 billion), down US$74 million (¥105.5 billion) from the same period last year. Additionally, the company's operating profit reached US$33 million (¥47.1 billion), recurring profit was US$63 million (¥89.4 billion), and profit attributable to parent owners was US$51 million (¥73.4 billion). Source: NYK I

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Splash web site
AUGUST 7, 2023
  • Hydor expands marine insurance portfolio with EF Marine buy
    Norwegian insurer Hydor has acquired Singapore- and Rotterdam-based counterpart EF Marine and its subsidiary. The combined company will from now on be branded as Hydor, with a total team of 34 people and a head office in Oslo. Other company offices will be in Rotterdam, Hamburg, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. The acquisition follows the ...
  • Performance Shipping seals $20m refinancing
    Greek tanker owner Performance Shipping has refinanced its existing loan from 2019, in a deal with Nordea Bank for a revolving credit of up to $20m. The Nasdaq-listed firm said it intends to use the proceeds to repay the current $18.8m loan with Nordea secured by vessels P Blue Moon and P Briolette and the ...
  • Seafarer morale slips further
    Seafarer morale has fallen further in the second quarter of 2023. The latest Seafarers Happiness Index (SHI) report compiled by the welfare charity Mission to Seafarers has revealed a significant drop in happiness levels from 7.1 to 6.77 out of 10, compared to Q1 this year. The latest results highlighted a sustained drop in positivity. ...
  • Italian fund buys into RINA in $198m deal
    RINA is getting a new shareholder in a three-way deal that will see Milan-based private equity firm Fondo Italiano d'Investimento buy a 33% stake in the Italian classification society. The transaction, agreed by RINA, its main shareholder Registro Italiano Navale and the fund is expected to close in autumn 2023, with a capital injection of ...
  • Shell and EDF venture submits bid for New Jersey offshore wind farm
    Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, a 50:50 joint venture between Shell and EDF, has submitted a proposal to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities as part of the state's third offshore wind solicitation. This gives further support to the state's ambitious goal of reaching 11,000 MW of offshore wind energy by 2040. New Jersey has ...
  • DOF secures CSV contract in West Africa
    Norway's DOF Group has won a significant contract worth between $80m and $100m from a tier 1 contractor and operator in West Africa. The contract, involving subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines (SURF) will secure 326 days of firm utilisation for the 2008-built construction support vessel (CSV) . The campaign is set to start in the ...
  • Rodolphe Saadé readies launch of national newspaper
    Shipowner tycoon turned media baron Rodolphe Saadé plans to launch a national Sunday newspaper later this year, according to local media reports in the latest instalment of how one of France's richest men is spending the millions earned during liner shipping's purple patch. Saadé, the head of CMA CGM, already controls three newspapers in France ...
  • Yinson Production secures $230m loan to finance Brazil-bound FPSO
    Singapore-based Yinson Production, part of the Malaysian Yinson Group, has secured a $230m term loan facility for the financing of the FPSO Maria Quitéria. The loan facility was structured and arranged by Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), an independent infrastructure fund manager with around $100bn in assets under management. This loan facility marks the first transaction ...
  • MSC takes over Milan air cargo carrier
    MSC has acquired the majority stake of AlisCargo Airlines, a Milan-based air freight carrier. The parties confirmed that the transaction is a first step towards the acquisition of 100% of AlisCargo Airlines by MSC, expected to happen at the beginning of 2024, once AlisCargo Airlines will restart operations with the delivery of a Boeing 777F. ...
  • Jaldhi Overseas books more MRs at Yangzi-Mitsui Shipbuilding
    Singapore-based owner Jaldhi Overseas has returned to Yangzi-Mitsui Shipbuilding (Yamic) for more MR tankers. Clarksons Research reports the company has booked two 50,000 dwt units for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2025 and the first quarter of 2026, taking the MR series at the yard to six. No price has been revealed but shipbuilding ...
  • Damen exits Mangalia shipyard partnership
    Dutch shipbuilder Damen has decided to withdraw from a partnership it had with the Romanian government regarding the Mangalia shipyard. Damen said that the decision was motivated by the fact that the Romanian state no longer respects the agreement regarding the operational and managerial side of the shipyard. Damen Holding BV, a subsidiary of the ...
  • KNOT Offshore Partners names new CEO
    New York-listed shuttle tanker player KNOT Offshore Partners has appointed Derek Lowe as its new chief executive officer. Lowe will take over from Gary Chapman, who is leaving the partnership to become Navigator Holding's chief financial officer. Lowe will join the Aberdeen-based company from Dubai-based services provider Telford Offshore in September and also take over ...
  • Cruising's fuel cell future just got more real
    Cruise vessels ordered today will last beyond the target date set for shipping to reach carbon neutrality. Building in flexibility to ship design will therefore be critical for adapting to IMO 2050's new emissions goals, according to Jan-Erik Räsänen, CTO, Foreship. For cruiseship owners, progressive decarbonisation remains a reputational - as well as a regulatory ...
  • Port call count highlights differing hub adherence among sectors
    Different shipping sectors have mixed hub concentration levels, new data from Clarksons Research shows. In terms of capacity, it is not surprising to see that the container space has one of the strongest hub adherences , with 61% of all boxship capacity calling at the world's top 50 container ports based on H1 data. LNG ...
  • Golden Energy Offshore buys five Vroon ships for $94m
    Norway's Golden Energy Offshore Services (GEOS) has struck a deal to buy five ships from Vroon Holding for $94m. The deal includes four unnamed platform supply vessels and one subsea support vessel, VOS Sugar, all built between 2015 and 2016. The SSV is a versatile multipurpose commissioning support unit fit for both the oil and ...
  • China's Kunlun Shipping reemerges with VLCC acquisition
    In a market where Chinese takers of older VLCC prefer to stay private, it's noteworthy that in one of the latest reported rusty tanker deals, the registered taker is Chinese owner Kunlun Shipping. The Chinese outfit has grabbed a ship sold by Anna Angelicoussis-controlled Pantheon Tankers Management, adding the 14-year-old Hyundai Heavy-built Astro Chloe, now ...
  • Canadian dockworkers approve improved labour contract
    Dockworkers in western Canada voted on Friday to accept an improved labour contract bringing an end to a month-long dispute that had seen ships backing up at key ports Vancouver and Prince Rupert. Canada's minister of labour Seamus O'Regan and the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) confirmed that the International Longshore and Warehouse Union ...
  • Suez tugboat sinks following collision with gas carrier
    One crewmember died after a Suez Canal tugboat sunk on Saturday having collided with the , an LPG carrier. Traffic along the waterway was briefly halted while salvors removed the tug's wreck. The Hong Kong-flagged gas carrier was unscathed in the incident and is currently at anchor as investigations get underway. The collision took place ...

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Lloyd's List web site
AUGUST 7, 2023
  • US imports set to peak as inventories continue to weigh down volumes
    US imports are expected to peak in August, crossing the 2m teu threshold for the first time since October. Double-digit...
  • War risk insurers unfazed by increased Black Sea tension
    'It seems like the market does not feel concerned. Prices are unchanged,' says one underwriter, while others warn rates could...
  • Western tankers abandon Black Sea crude markets after Ukraine drone attacks
    War risk premiums, already at $700,000 for a tanker to call at Russian oil export ports, are forecast to rise...
  • 'Stable and satisfying' second quarter says OSG chief
    Rate environment remains 'quite healthy' for US flag operator Overseas Shipholding Group, which is eyeing the carbon storage and sequestration...
  • The week in newbuildings: Tanker sector boosts ordering activity
    Five shipowners have each ordered either crude oil or product tankers in the past week, while newbuilding contracts in the...
  • Tanker detentions surge in China's oil hub amid crackdown on ageing tonnage
    Many of the detained vessels also feature in Lloyd's List's dark fleet* list of some 480 tankers that could pose...
  • Seafarers go hungry as shipping maintains pandemic attitudes
    The latest Seafarers Happiness Index paints a picture of an industry with an ambivalent attitude to seafarer welfare. Crews face...
  • Blast hits Türkiye's Kocaeli port
    An explosion occurred in a grain silo at Türkiye's Kocaeli port, injuring 12 workers, while there was no immediate impact...
  • Houston contaminated fuel was also supplied in Singapore
    Fourteen vessels that bunkered with contaminated very low sulphur fuel oil during March-May suffered engine damage, including 12 vessels in...
  • Pricing right for now, says Swedish Club chair
    'It's a very fast-moving environment. But right now, it seems we have most of the big movements behind us,' contends...
  • Danaos keeps an eye on dry as boxship strategy holds water
    Boxship fleet owner Danaos is withstanding the downturn in the wider market. But it is also eyeing the potential for...
  • The week in charts: Russian port attacked | Methanol leads alternative fuel vessel orders | Greek tankers' market share in Russian oil trades falls
    Boxship recycling picks up and tanker scrap sales expected to rise, while ships continue to wait to travel to Ukraine's...
  • MSC and Transworld consign more vintage boxships for recycling
    A total of 51 boxships have now been sold for recycling since the fourth quarter of 2022 with a combined...
  • Aponte and Schoeller back sustainability performance start-up
    Diego Aponte says investment in lower-carbon technologies and fuels must be supported by improvements in energy efficiency. Columbia Shipmanagement owner...
  • BPA slams further border control delays
    Plans to implement border controls have been delayed again in the face of inflationary pressures. But hold ups mean port...
  • Box volume growth shows signs of stabilising
    Container liftings are still down from their lockdown-driven highs. But the collapse in demand seen from the past September has...
  • Tug crew member killed following collision with Chinagas VLGC in Suez Canal
    The Suez Canal Authority tug Fahd sank after it came in to contact with the 2020-built very large gas carrier...
  • Precious Shipping expects more dry bulk volatility as profit plummets nearly 90%
    Thailand-based shipowner's first-half profits plummet nearly 90% as freight rates struggle
  • Clarksons posts 23% gain in interim profits on broking division's 'standout performance'
    'After contracting marginally in 2022, overall global trade during the year to date has reverted to growth, with help from...
  • Daily Briefing
    Maersk outlook points to slow recovery | How the future of globalisation plays out | Government inertia continues to hold...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
AUGUST 7, 2023
  • Chassis maker CIE halts US equipment imports
    CIE Manufacturing, a major manufacturer of new chassis, has suspended all imports of chassis into the US in response to an investigation by US customs officials.
  • Chartering slump keeps MPV sector in August 'doldrums'
    Although the multipurpose vessel market is expected to further soften on weak charter activity in the third quarter, firmer demand is expected by the end of the year keeping certain sectors of the market, project carriers mainly, optimistic, analysts said.
  • MSC adds Italian airline to expanding air cargo offering
    AlisCargo will join MSC's air freight division in early 2024 as the ocean carrier steadily builds out its global air network.
  • New China-South India string to boost rising intra-Asia capacity
    The latest China-India service follows the announcement of another new string from CULines and capacity increases from other carriers, including Pacific International Lines (PIL), Evergreen Marine and Regional Container Lines (RCL).
  • Market share holds key to recovery for US intermodal, truckload: analyst
    Regardless of where demand for intermodal and truckload freight transport moves over the coming months, the industry holds the key to its destiny in its own hands, writes analyst Larry Gross.
  • Yellow seeks orderly 'wind down' amid bankruptcy filing
    The third-largest US less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier said Sunday it plans to use debtor-in-possession financing to support the sale of assets, while CEO Darren Hawkins blamed the Teamsters union for its collapse.

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TradeWinds web site
AUGUST 7, 2023
  • July volume at Wilson Sons' Rio Grande box terminal grows 44%
    Exporters are increasing volumes as freight costs decrease in absence of pandemic-caused bottlenecks, Wilson Sons says
  • Capesize bulker futures rise despite 'slow and sluggish Monday'
    BHP and Rio Tinto still paid more to hire capesizes on Monday than they did on Friday
  • Performance Shipping takes out $20m loan to pay off ship-secured debt
    Tanker owner registered much higher profit in late July due to strong aframax tanker market
  • Overseas Shipholding on the hunt to replace tanker in US military programme
    Management says it could buy outright or bareboat charter a vessel to take the spot of Overseas Mykonos in security fleet
  • Canada dockers and employers finally agree to labour deal
    Terms of ratified four-year contract were not disclosed
  • Norwegian insurer Hydor acquires EF Marine as it targets growth
    Buyout adds to consolidation in the fixed premium marine insurance market
  • Danaos Corp profits edge downwards as Zim magic wanes
    Revenues remain strong despite a 50% drop in container ship charter market
  • Shipowners keep their cool in wake of Black Sea drone strikes
    Analysts say raids by seaborne drones on Russian vessels are unlikely to spread to the mainstream commercial fleet
  • Subsea 7 joint venture takes next step with antitrust go-ahead
    Subsea Integration Alliance brings together Oslo-listed offshore player SLB and Aker Solutions
  • Clarksons CEO salutes staff following shipbroker's 'outstanding' first six months
    London-listed group, perhaps shipping's most reliable distributor of dividends to shareholders, saluted its 'hidden heroes'
  • War Risk market on high alert after Black Sea tanker attack
    Rates remain stable but underwriters are wary the situation in the Black Sea could change very quickly
  • Clarksons CEO salutes staff following shipbroker's best-ever six months
    London-listed group, perhaps shipping's most reliable distributor of dividends to shareholders, saluted its 'hidden heroes'
  • In her blood: Maritime Optima's Kristin Omholt-Jensen seeks to make hay in modular space
    Oslo-based company sees prominent investors buy into its modular shipping data system
  • Italian fund gobbles up a third of compatriot classification society RINA
    Injection of equity helps Italian classification society fulfil 'ambitious' growth goals
  • Price cap breach could boost second-hand tanker market again, says Gibson
    Russia may need more tonnage if Russia reverses the production cuts announced this year
  • Golden Energy Offshore pushes 'pedal to the metal' in $94m Vroon deal
    Oaktree Capital Management injects NOK 57.8m as Vroon pares down offshore fleet and Golden Energy nabs five ships
  • Shipbroking strength lifts Clarksons profit higher in the first half of 2023
    The London-listed broking group is now in its 21st consecutive year of paying distributions to shareholders.
  • Precious Shipping's profit plunges as falling rates and rising costs bite
    Weak dry bulk markets and rising costs spoil Thai bulker owner's prospects of another record year
  • One dead and others injured after gas carrier and tugboat collide in Suez Canal
    Tugboat sinks while Hong Kong-flagged Chinagas Legend was unscathed
  • Maersk and MSC call time on older container ships to the delight of Indian ship recyclers
    Container ships from two liner giants were among four that were reported sold for recycling
  • Seatrium to post full-year loss as it 'kitchen sinks' last of merger costs
    But company to focus on Ebitda performance, which it views as an indicator of how well it is doing operationally
  • Pertamina sifts offers in hunt for LNG carrier newbuilding trio
    Shipyards and owners submit bids with a front runner due to be decided imminently
  • ONE's Nixon expects continued growth in container sector despite $5bn profit drop
    Liner major CEO says long-term statistics prove he is not looking at industry growth through magenta-tinted glasses

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American Shipper web site
AUGUST 7, 2023
  • Feds call attention to maritime 'near misses'
    DOT and MarAd are moving on a new database aimed at preventing vessel collisions.
  • Container shipping's Danaos buys into dry bulk amid rate slump
    Investors in Danaos thought they were buying a container shipping stock. Now they're invested in dry bulk, too.
  • Cargo operator Western Global Airlines files for bankruptcy protection
    Western Global Airlines, struggling under a heavy debt load and weak market conditions, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a Delaware court.

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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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