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