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September 8, 2023

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Exim India web site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
  • SCI & DGS GMIS 2023 roadshow illuminates path to sustainable growth
  • CAI organises successful training programme
  • India Post & Shiprocket partner to strengthen e-commerce export ecosystem
  • London retains crown as leading global centre for maritime arbitration
  • Global trade finance gap up to a record
  • Maersk finalises ECO Delivery deal with Amazon
  • New PPP policy for infra in Odisha
  • INDIAN PORTS ASSOCIATION
  • CCBA elects Office Bearers & Executive Committee Members for 2023-2025 R. N. Sekar is the President
  • India can boost exports via pacts with G20 countries
  • FFFAI meets Revenue Secretary to discuss trade facilitation measures
  • Commitment sought from all stakeholders in international trade to collaborate on ebls
  • KPSAA congratulates IREF for helping stranded rice exporters
  • Export of basmati rice slows
  • AHPL Terminal Hazira fender maintenance
  • Gangavaram Port amended fuel surcharge on pilotage

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International Transport Journal web site
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
  • The supply chain and Mother Nature
  • First Danish company to receive 24-hour e-trucks
  • TNW adds scrapping to portfolio
  • Tackling Rubgy World Cup logistics
  • U-Freight celebrates 55th anniversary
  • US air forwarders now halfway to Europe
  • Panama Canal: restrictions extended
  • Sunrock's solar power for Levi Strauss & Co
  • Former Geneva Airport security chief found guilty
  • Fesco's H1/2023 performance
  • Dallas rail transload hub under new leadership
  • FedEx to open new facility in Istanbul
  • Hellmann expands in Italy
  • Indian naval ship rules 2023 unveiled
  • 100+ Zetros trucks for Ukraine
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Airbus/Latam to fund MIT study on decarbonisation
  • Eroad relocates headquarters to San Diego
  • Former CFO becomes CEO

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The Loadstar web site
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
  • MSC-Zim alliance strengthens, with VSAs 'across multiple trades'
  • Flexport drama unfolds - don't worry, he's 'back'
  • An airfreight rate rise here and there won't add up to a peak
  • Headcount concerns threaten DSV's potential DB Schenker buy - analyst
  • Toxic smoke from battery fires a hidden - but major - risk, says TT Club
  • Ryan Petersen back at Flexport as Dave Clark quits
  • MSC & ZIM - scent of a bigger deal?
  • China could 'go it alone' - but does it really want to?
  • Luxembourg's Findel Cargo Centre up for grabs
  • Jan Grünberg to take over as MD of cargonerds

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Marine Log web site
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
  • Capital and and EPS sign orders for giant ammonia carriers
    With seaborne carriage of ammonia cargoes predicted to soar, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering has booked orders to build the world's first four next-generation 88,000 cubic meter eco-friendly very large ammonia
  • Artemis launches all-electric EF-12 pilot
    Belfast, Northern Ireland, based Artemis Technologies has taken its all-electric foiling craft technology into the pilot boat sector, unveiling the EF-12 pilot. Artemis first demonstrated its foiling technology on the water in
  • Austal USA books $91.5 million Navy LCU contract
    Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Mobile, Ala. based Austal USA a $91,535,55 fixed-price incentive and firm-fixed-price type contract for the construction of three Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1700 class craft. The

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Container News web site
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
  • Ports of Kaohsiung and Busan ink sister port deal
    The ports of Kaohsiung and Busan signed a sister port agreement in a ceremony on 29 August at the headquarters of the Busan Port Authority (BPA) in South Korea. Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC) vice president & Port of Kaohsiung CEO Chin-jung Wang and BPA vice president Ja-Rim Koo signed the deal, which was witnessed by TIPC chairman Hsien-yi Lee, BPA president Joon-Suk Kang, and Tai
  • Maersk successfully undertakes its first multimodal Sea-Air solution via Oman
    Maersk in collaboration with Port of Salalah and Oman Airports, undertook a Sea-Air logistics solution via Oman for cargo moving from Colombo, Sri Lanka, to Cairo, Egypt. More specifically, the pilot cargo movement on the Sea-Air solution is a shipment of retail and lifestyle cargo from Colombo in Sri Lanka to Cairo in Egypt. According to Maersk, the first leg of transportation was carried out on
  • Konecranes refreshes leadership team
    Konecranes has announced changes in its leadership team, first by appointing Juha Pankakoski as executive vice president of Port Solutions and member of the Konecranes leadership team. Pankakoski starts in this position today (7 September) and will report to Konecranes' president and CEO Anders Svensson. Additionally, Juha Pankakoski will succeed Mika Mahlberg, as executive vice president of Port
  • Port of Gdansk invests in road infrastructure
    In the area of the Balti Hub container terminal, the Port of Gdansk has finished the construction of an internal road, as well as a rainwater drainage system and utilities. This investment has made it feasible to get access to attractive areas planned for commercialization. This concrete-surfaced road is about 350 meters long and 7 meters wide. It lies between Kontenerowa and Antoniego Grabarczyk
  • Port of Riga opens new solar panel park
    Baltic Container Terminal (BCT), which operates in the port of Riga, has invested more than €1 million (US$1.1 million) in the construction of a new solar panel power plant, which will eventually replace part of the electricity required for the company's operation with green energy. Some 1,974 solar panels were put on the 11,600 m² warehouse roof on the company's property. The overall capacity of
  • Xeneta: Carriers drive up ocean freight rates on main Far East to USWC trade with savvy capacity cuts
    After a year of plunging ocean freight rates, carriers appear to have turned the tide on the key China to US West Coast trade, driving up spot rates by 73% since the end of June. In a blow to shippers, many of whom have been reluctant to sign new contracts in an atmosphere of uncertain US consumer demand, long-term rates appear to be following suit. The latest market data from Oslo's Xeneta shows
  • Port of Corpus Christi appoints new CEO
    The Port of Corpus Christi Commission agreed in a special meeting on 6 September to advance chief financial officer Kent Britton to the post of full-time chief executive officer, following a rigorous three-month search that included applicants from around the country and industry. Since 1 June 2023, Britton has served as interim CEO. Britton previously served as chief financial officer for the Gl
  • Telematics can expedite decarbonisation of the container sector
    S upply chain stakeholders recognise the commercial advantages conferred by container telematics, but its potential contribution to decarbonisation is consistently underestimated, says ORBCOMM's Christian Allred, Executive Vice President and General Manager of International Sales . Shipping practices are currently evolving to comply with progressively stricter and complex regulations as the indus
  • Maersk, Amazon finalise ECO Delivery deal
    A.P. Moller - Maersk and Amazon have finalised a 2023-2024 agreement for the transport of 20,000 FFE containers using green biofuel through Maersk's "ECO Delivery" ocean product offering. Maersk believes this purchase will contribute to a reduction in 44,600 metric tons of CO2e vs standard bunker fuel, roughly equivalent to 50 million pounds of coal burned. This is the fourth consecutive year tha
  • OOCL receives new 24,000+ TEU container ship
    Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has received OOCL Zeebrugge, the fifth eco-friendly 24,188 TEU container vessel in a series of twelve. According to a statement, SHI Lei, deputy general manager of SUMEC CORPORATION LIMITED and Chairwoman of SUMEC Machinery & Electric, named the vessel in the presence of a number of guests, including customers and business partners, at a ceremony held at the

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Splash web site
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
  • Tsakos Energy Navigation reveals MR newbuild orders
    Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) has lifted its newbuilding orderbook to 10 ships. The Greek tanker and LNG carrier owner revealed in its second-quarter earnings report that it had recently contracted a pair of MR product tankers at an unnamed shipyard. The New York-listed company disclosed no further details except that the scrubber-fitted ships will deliver ...
  • Vafias ships out tanker pair to spin-off Imperial
    Greek tanker and bulker owner Imperial Petroleum has agreed to acquire two tankers from affiliate companies owned by its CEO Harry Vafias. Imperial Petroleum said in a statement that it bought the 2009-built aframax tanker Stealth Haralambos and the 2008-built MR2 product tanker Aquadisiac built in 2008, with an aggregate capacity of approximately 163,716 dwt. ...
  • Winning orders first VLOCs as Guinea bauxite trades leap
    Singapore-based Chinese capesize specialist Winning International Group has placed an order at CSSC yard Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding for the construction of two very large ore carriers to facilitate the company's West Africa to China seaborne trade. The so-called WinningMax 325,000 dwt newbuilds, classed by the China Classification Society and DNV, will be nearly 330m long, ...
  • GMS launches demo ship sale platform
    GMS, the world's largest cash buyer of ships for recycling, has launched its pioneering digital platform, the Ship Recycling Portal. The platform was introduced at an event in India attended by over 80 leading ship recyclers. The Ship Recycling Portal is a specialized vessel auction platform designed to streamline the sale of ships directly to ...
  • Sirius Shipping orders methanol-ready tankers
    Swedish tanker owner Sirius Shipping has placed an order for up to four methanol-ready oil and chemical carriers in China. The firm two 15,000 dwt ships will be built at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Yangzhou with the first delivery expected in 2026. The 147-m-long vessel of the so-called Evolution 15K series has been designed ...
  • Octopus Energy joins Knutsen's wind venture as investor
    Norway-based developer Deep Wind Offshore has brought in Britain's Octopus Energy as a new investor as it looks to speed up international expansion and strengthen domestic projects. Octopus will join the ownership side of the company, together with the existing industrial owners Norwegian shipping giant Knutsen OAS, utility Haugaland Kraft and generation, transmission and distribution ...
  • Megamax newbuilds idle as carriers try to 'turn the tables' with shippers
    Giant newbuilds being forced to idle ahead of a maiden voyage for months on end is never a good sign, and is something that is now a reality for the container trades where fortunes have nosedived over the past 15 months. Measuring 399.9 long, the giant 24,346 teu MSC Micol (see video below) was meant ...
  • Samsung Heavy supersizes ammonia carrier designs with 200,000 cu m vessel
    South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has developed a 200,000 cu m ammonia carrier. The new design, unveiled at this year's Gastech event in Singapore, has been granted approval in principle by compatriot class society Korean Register. The ship has been designed to carry large quantities of ammonia, using its cargo as fuel, and ...
  • Empire Navigation pleads guilty to shipping Iranian oil
    Greece's Empire Navigation has admitted to violating US sanctions by shipping a cargo of Iranian crude oil aboard the suezmax tanker . In April, Washington seized the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker after it was caught transferring oil off Singapore. Following the arrest, Empire Navigation entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the US, pledging to transport ...
  • Ørsted and Hitachi Energy extend offshore wind partnership
    Danish renewable energy developer Ørsted and Hitachi Energy have extended their offshore wind farm collaboration by three more years. The two firms extended a framework agreement which will see Hitachi Energy continuing to support Ørsted's global offshore wind farms. The projects which Hitachi will be supporting will include the 1.5GW Skåne offshore wind farm in ...
  • Hapag-Lloyd races ahead of the likes of Ferrari, Maersk and Shell in 2022 profitability survey
    Shell, BP, luxury brand Hermes and the prancing horse that is Ferrari have all been left in the tracks of a certain German liner in a new survey measuring the most successful European Union companies by profit per employee. Remarkably, Hamburg's Hapag-Lloyd made more than £1m ($1.25m) per employee last year in a new survey ...
  • Equinor and Posco team up to build world's largest floating offshore wind farm
    Norwegian energy major Equinor has teamed with Posco International to develop the world's largest floating offshore wind power complex. The Firefly floating wind farm will have a total capacity of 750MW by installing 50 units of 15MW floating offshore wind turbines offshore Ulsan. The planned project eclipses the currently largest operational floating offshore wind farm, ...
  • Doris to provide engineering services for BP's offshore wind projects
    Engineering and project management firm Doris has been awarded a framework agreement by energy giant BP for the provision of engineering services to the latter's offshore wind projects. This framework will see Doris support BP globally drawing on its 20-year track record in offshore wind. Across the five-year agreement, Doris will provide engineering for scopes ...
  • Ryan Petersen returns as CEO at Flexport
    After a year in the role, Dave Clark has stepped down as CEO at Flexport with the company's founder Ryan Petersen returning to take the day-to-day helm at the digital freight forwarder. Clark joined the San Francisco-based freight forwarding and customs brokerage Flexport last September having worked for Amazon for 23 years previously. Petersen moved ...
  • Colombia delays first offshore wind licensing round
    Colombia's first bidding round to license permits for the development of offshore wind farms has been delayed with no new date in sight. The Colombian Ministry of Mines and Energy said earlier this week that it was still working with the country's Maritime Directorate and the National Hydrocarbons Agency on finalising the tender documents for ...
  • Louis Dreyfus and GTT among new investors in Spanish suction sail manufacturer
    Wind propulsion as a centrepiece of shipping's decarbonisation pathway continues to gain traction. Agricultural giant Louis Dreyfus Company, LNG containment system leader GTT and the European Commission are among the parties to have invested in bound4blue's €15.9m ($17m) Series A funding round, becoming shareholders of the Spanish suction sail company. The funds raised will be used to ...
  • James Lightbourn joins Sterling Shipping as partner
    Christopher Fjeld-led bulker play Sterling Shipping has welcomed James Lightbourn as a partner and chief financial officer. Most recently Lightbourn advised on capital raises and strategies as an investment banker at Arctic Securities, where he worked with transportation companies including Sterling.In his new role, he will focus on bolstering Sterling's capital base, growing its fleet, ...
  • MSC and ZIM sign new operational collaboration agreement
    Israeli carrier ZIM has renewed ties with Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), the world's largest carrier. The new operational agreement includes services connecting the Indian subcontinent with the East Mediterranean, the East Mediterranean with Northern Europe, and services connecting East Asia with Oceania. The agreements between ZIM and MSC include vessel sharing, slot purchases, and swap ...
  • Maersk and TotalEnergies lose $187m Danish Supreme Court tax case
    A.P. Moller - Maersk and TotalEnergies were dealt a blow by the Danish Supreme Court this week in a long-running dispute with the country's tax authorities over income from oil and gas businesses in Algeria and Qatar. The case involving the alleged misuse of transfer pricing was filed by the Danish Ministry of Taxation, claiming ...
  • Shipping could face carbon-neutral fuel shortage on decarbonisation path
    It is likely that the shipping industry will find it challenging to secure an adequate supply of carbon-neutral fuels in the future, according to DNV's new Maritime Forecast to 2050. Increasing regulatory pressure to decarbonise, including stricter targets set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) this July, means the shipping industry now needs to achieve ...

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Lloyd's List web site
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
  • TEN inks MR orders in China as profits soar
    Greece-based owner redeems another $107m in preferred shares, adding to annual cash savings
  • Idan Ofer accelerates ammonia ambitions
    A rash of agreements with class, yards and engine manufacturers, another series of very large ammonia carriers and a promise...
  • Sweden's Sirius Shipping orders methanol-ready chemical tanker pair
    New 15,000 dwt chemical tankers have been ordered from China Merchants Jinling and feature a hybrid-battery system and electrical shore...
  • London still top location for maritime arbitration
    Brexit has not threatened London's status as the most trusted jurisdiction, says law firm HFW
  • Details of Ukrainian state war risk deal available soon, promises Marsh
    Lloyd's confirms 'active discussions' with United Nations but will only authorise cover if grain corridor is resurrected
  • Container volume growth continues to flatline
    Key headhaul trades have seen limited growth or declines so far this year. Increased demand elsewhere is helping prop up...
  • Winning International orders two VLOCs with CSSC's Beihai Shipbuilding
    The Singapore-based group expects the newbuildings to support mining projects in Guinea
  • Former top official joins Cosco Shipping leadership
    Two of the five deputy presidents at Cosco Shipping have no experience in shipping industry, but this is not unusual...
  • Attica CEO resigns after 'unjustifiable' passenger tragedy
    Crew federation says that the shocking incident does not represent 'vast majority' of Greek seafarers
  • New concept LNG carrier aims to meet decarbonisation challenge
    The concept boasts increased cargo space and also provides a solution to help owners avoid making investments in vessels that...
  • Port of Corpus Christi interim chief Kent Britton goes permanent
    Port of Corpus Christi board chose Kent Britton as its new chief executive after Sean Strawbridge left in June
  • Zim expands ties with MSC
    Zim wants to rationalise its services as the market normalises. An extended agreement will see it work with MSC on...
  • Shipping and decarbonisation: An inconvenient truth?
    There is a dangerous credibility gap between the shipping industry's rhetoric and reality when it comes to decarbonisation and these...
  • Daily Briefing
    Greek owners very active in secondhand market again in 2023 | Tankers brace as Saudi and Russia slash production through...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
  • Drayage industry faces technology dilemma in down freight market
    While the importance of drayage came to the fore during the pandemic, the current freight hangover is cramping the sector's ability to take advantage of technology options on the market.
  • Zim, MSC ink cooperation deal on services linking Asia, Europe and Med
    Facing an operating loss of up to $500 million for 2023, Zim hopes the sharing arrangement with its larger competitor will help drive efficiencies "amidst continued near-term headwinds."
  • Maersk, Amazon ink 20,000-FEU green fuel transport deal
    The agreement involves the latest in a series of alternative fuel products being rolled out by major ocean carriers and global forwarders as regulators tighten emissions controls.
  • Clark departs Flexport amid differences with founder over strategic shift
    A difference of opinion over Flexport's strategic shift toward fulfillment aimed at small businesses has prompted CEO Dave Clark to depart the company only a year after he came aboard.

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TradeWinds web site
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
  • 'China, save us all!': Capesize bulker market rebounds as Australia-to-China rates surge
    China's year-to-date imports of iron ore and coal increase year over year, despite real estate woes
  • Wind propulsion company scores funding from EU and big-name investors
    Spain's Bound4Blue brings total Series A fundraising to €22.4m with help of GTT and Louis Dreyfus Co
  • Zelenskyy calls for help with Odesa air cover to defend new grain corridor
    Without Russian acquiescence, Ukraine faces an uphill struggle to export its own grain by sea
  • Heads roll in Greece after outcry over ferry passenger death
    The chief of Greece's top ferry firm and the master of its biggest port are sacked after seafarers dump would-be passenger overboard
  • Imperial Petroleum buys two secondhand tankers from Vafias-backed shipowners for $71m
    Both ships hold a combined market value of $61.2m, according to online valuation platform VesselsValue
  • Goodbye for now, GoodBulk: Former bulker owner eyes a new era after selling capesize fleet
    Cash is being returned to shareholders as company assesses 'potential new opportunities' in dry bulk
  • London shipping: Are the Baltic Exchange and FFA market experiencing the 'seven-year itch'?
    CEO Mark Jackson may be holding together a fractious shipping community but he's not seeing the effort in a negative light
  • Ammonia moves afoot as Japanese owners back emerging ship fuel
    Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation and SGMF team up to work on together on ammonia
  • Tsakos Energy inks newbuildings and raises shareholder payout amid bumper profit
    US-listed Greek shipowner reveals ordering pair of MR newbuildings
  • Sirius Shipping joins methanol-powered ship buying spree
    Swedish owner puts in order for two vessels, its largest upon delivery in 2026
  • Russian prosecutor declares ITF union 'undesirable' and threat to nation
    State body says 'English' organisation accused of acting in the interests of western governments
  • Attica Group CEO steps down after outcry over passenger death
    Greece's biggest firm is under fire after its seafarers dumped a would-be passenger overboard
  • Bahri beefs up product carrier fleet in term deals for AMPTC LR2 product tanker newbuilds
    Trafigura also linked to period charters of aframaxes
  • Tanker owners pull ships from secondhand market with higher rates ahead
    Analysts and brokers note lack of impetus as sellers refuse to chase prices downwards
  • London law firm Stann makes waves after setting free the Ever Given
    Partner Faz Peermohamed has represented shipowners and their insurers in some of shipping's biggest casualties
  • Empire Navigation admits role in Iranian oil smuggling operation
    Greek operator agrees to pay $2.47m and to help the US government unload the cargo of sanctioned oil in Houston
  • Shipping regulator IMO urged to push slow-steaming rules to cut 'ocean roadkill'
    Scale of the problem is under-reported with 75 animals at risk of harm from ship strikes, researchers warn
  • Hamburg Commercial Bank named as lender behind MPCC's Lomar fleet deal
    UK law firm WFW says it advised the German lender on major sale-and-purchase transaction
  • Strong marine sector contributes to bumper profits at Lloyd's of London
    Premium and profits are up in historic insurance market's marine and aviation segment
  • Russia's IMO role hangs in balance after threats to Black Sea shipping
    Elections for the 40-strong council are due in 2023 after a two-year term marked by war and turbulence for international shipping
  • Stolt-Nielsen joins bond queue as Bonheur sells $56m issue
    Chemical tanker group is the latest owner to strike while financing iron is hot
  • Israel's Zim and container giant MSC cement co-operational deal on several trades
    Israeli carrier seeks to benefit financially from agreement with world's largest carrier
  • Viewpoint: There is no more time to waste in 'decarbonisation's decisive decade', says DNV Maritime
    Chief executive Knut Orbeck-Nilssen believes decarbonisation targets hang in the balance and focusing on fuels alone can distract shipping from making an impact this decade
  • Wavelength: How can seafarers be protected from sexual violence where impunity reigns?
    Just as on land, few sexual assault cases at sea are ever prosecuted
  • Logothetis and shipowner partners pump more cash into fuel tech group SulNOx
    Greek investor now controls 22.5% of company that increases fuel efficiency
  • Sterling Shipping targets fleet growth as banker James Lightbourn joins as partner
    Former Arctic Securities executive also becomes CFO at Malta-based kamsarmax owner
  • Danish court rules against Maersk and TotalEnergies in $187m tax evasion case
    Legal action arose from oil business in Algeria and Qatar between 2006 and 2008
  • Greek shipowner Empire Product Tankers fleet on the move as MR2s change hands
    Stamatis Molaris Oslo spin-off is eerily quiet while some of its vessels are emerging with new owners
  • Inquiry clears South Africa of shipping munitions to Russia on a sanctioned vessel
    Inquiry finds the Lady R was delivering military equipment from Russia to South Africa - not the other way around
  • Greek shipowners swoop for bulk carriers as major economies defy headwinds
    High-quality supramax, ultramax and panamax ships keep finding their way to Hellenic shores
  • Euronav VLCC charter beats spot market as it eyes higher earnings
    Belgian owner 'delighted' with deal for 2016-built Donoussa
  • Aussie state backs green bunker hub study to the tune of $320,000
    Work will look at using plantation forestry residue, like harvest trimmings or damaged timber to produce green methanol.
  • China's property woes presents 'downside risk' to economy but there is hope for dry bulk
    One market expert says country's real estate woes are 'behind us' so dry bulk market should benefit from economic revival
  • Golar's second FLNG unit set to leave Singapore early next month
    Final voyage preparations are being made for the FLNG Gimi before it sails for Mauritania and Senegal
  • Shipping needs to pull out all the stops in critical decade, DNV says
    Classification society suggests onboard carbon capture and storage and nuclear propulsion as potential solutions as emissions regulations tighten

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American Shipper web site
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
  • Time to start worrying again about rising cost of ship fuel
    Fuel costs were overshadowed by skyrocketing freight rates amid the supply chain crisis. Now, fuel costs are much more important.

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Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
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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
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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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