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January 9, 2023

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Exim India web site
JANUARY 9, 2023
  • COSCO SHIPPING will contribute to safeguarding an unimpeded global industrial & supply chain in 2023: Chairman
  • Sharp contrast between spot & long-term rate developments through 2022
  • Baltic Exchange Market Report (6 January 2023)
  • Maputo/Mombasa India Middle East (MIM) service upgrades to weekly frequency
  • Indian economy seen on firm ground in 2023
  • Steel exports dip 54 pc during April-Dec.
  • Weak lead-up to Chinese New Year
  • Call for reduced import duty on polymer & increased Customs duty on finished plastic products in FY24 Budget
  • Kerala exporters oppose ban extension on palm oil import through state ports
  • Sugar production up
  • Call for liberalisation in Sri Lankan shipping for export competitiveness
  • Mobile phone export target for 2023 at Rs 1 lakh cr.

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International Transport Journal web site
JANUARY 9, 2023
  • Banking on East Africa

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The Loadstar web site
JANUARY 5, 2023
  • 'Doomsday clock' ticking down as shipping lines lose control of the market
  • Flexport poaches more tech talent appointing Teresa Carlson as president and CCO
  • Airfreight rates in the doldrums as carriers look to set their BSA tariffs
  • All eyes on DSV - the year to deal
  • Rail freight gets a boost in Europe but is stalled by strikes in UK
  • Maersk defence against Florida shipper complaint is 'smoke and mirrors'
  • Amazon, Salesforce wield the big axe - tech jobs bloodbath accelerates
  • Ambitious Namsung launches services between Busan and Indonesia
  • UN/CEFACT aims to bring some light into 'black box' supply chains

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Marine Log web site
JANUARY 5, 2023
  • ClassNK issues AiP for ammonia floating storage and regasification barge (A-FSRB)
    It is not only ships that are potential users of ammonia as a fuel. In Japan, technological development is underway on ammonia fuel mixed combustion power generation at coal-fired power plants as
  • C&C Marine and Repair to build 4 Damen Multi Cats
    C&C Marine and Repair Belle, Chasse, La., has awarded Netherlands based Damen Marine Components (DMC) its first multi-vessel order in the U.S. DMC will supply C&C Marine with equipment packages for four

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Container News web site
JANUARY 5, 2023
  • Global fuel indices on downward trend again
    According to the weekly outlook of Marine Bunker Exchange (MABUX) for fuel prices, global bunker indices after taking a short pause began to decline again. The 380 HSFO index fell to US$478.76/MT, the VLSFO index lost US$15.60 to reach US$669.58/MT and the MGO index also decreased to US$1,021.02/MT. "At the moment, the downward trend in the global bunker market continues," said a MABUX official.
  • Container spot rates end 43-week falling streak
    The Drewry's World Container Index finally shot green in its first-ever quote for 2023, ending at US$2,135, recording an appreciation of 0.7%, after having trodden the red territory since February 2022. The index was primarily fuelled by the China-Rotterdam trade lane rates which appreciated by 10%, after having breached the pre-pandemic levels on the downside. The Shanghai-Genoa rates are suppor
  • Evergreen's generous bonuses causes strike at airline affiliate
    Taiwanese mainline operator Evergreen Marine Corporation has paid its employees generous bonuses of up to 52 months of their salaries, prompting a strike by staff at its affiliated airline EVA Airways. Despite the correction in freight rates since mid-2022, Evergreen is set to report higher earnings for that year. Taiwanese media reported that many of Evergreen's lowest-earning staff, who earn ar
  • Port of Valencia to carry out first hydrogen test for its refuelling station
    Hydrogen loading tests will begin this month to be carried out at the Port of Valencia's Hydrogen Generator, which is a supply station located on the Xità quay. This initiative is part of H2Ports -Implementing Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Technologies in Ports- and it is coordinated by the Valenciaport Foundation in close collaboration with the Port Authority of Valencia, while the project is also fin
  • Ship robbery in Asia rises, Singapore Strait remains major concern
    Ship robbery at Asian water increased by nearly 4% in 2022 compared to the previous year. In the just concluded year some 80 incidents took place, compared to 77 in 2021, according to ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre, an inter-governmental agency that works on combating piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia. Data shows that a number of incidents occurred at the Straits of Malakka and Si
  • AD Ports, KMTF ink collaboration agreement
    AD Ports and Kazakhstan National Oil Company's subsidiary KMTF (Kazmortransflot) have formed a new joint venture to provide offshore and shipping services for energy companies operating in the Caspian and Black Seas. According to KMFT, additional services, such as integrated offshore logistics and subsea solutions, as well as container feeder, ro-ro and crude oil transportation are expected at a

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Splash web site
JANUARY 5, 2023
  • Eagle Bulk Shipping takes fleet to 54 with $24.3m ultramax buy
    US-based Eagle Bulk Shipping has expanded its fleet with the purchase of a 2015-built ultramax bulker for $24.3m. The Chengxi Shipyard-built ship will deliver in the first quarter and be renamed Gibraltar Eagle. Following this transaction, the Gary Vogel-led New York-listed bulker owner will have a fleet of 54 ships of which nearly 90% are ...
  • Oceania and Pilbara Clean Fuels unveil LNG bunkering scheme for Port Hedland
    Australia's Pilbara Clean Fuels (PCF) and Oceania Marine Energy have agreed to work together to develop an 'end-to-end' low-carbon profile eLNG production and ship bunkering capability concept for the port of Port Hedland, the world's top iron ore export facility. PCF is pursuing the development of an electrified liquefied natural gas (eLNG) plant in Port ...
  • Dana Petroleum takes option on Island Drilling semisub
    Island Drilling has secured more work with Dana Petroleum for its 2012-built semisub . The Norwegian rig owner said Dana had exercised its option to add the drilling of one additional well in UK waters. The overall four-well campaign is planned to start in April and last for about 110 days. Dayrates have not been ...
  • Norvic Shipping adds new funds to support growth plans
    Canadian dry bulk operator Norvic Shipping has secured a $42.5m loan with a syndicate of major US lenders. The Toronto-based firm said the working capital revolving credit facility would be used to expand the company's core business as well as pursue new opportunities. London-headquartered shipping financial advisors RMK Maritime helped facilitate the five-year deal. Established ...
  • Year of two halves for dry bulk
    Like yesterday's tanker outlook, analysts reckon 2023 will be better for dry bulk in the second half of the year once the sector's most important player, China, has got its economy on a more solid footing. Fearnleys had this to say on capes this week: "We are looking forward to a new year, where expectations ...
  • Swedish charterers map out green fleet renewal
    DNV and the Responsible Shipping Initiative (RSI), an alliance of Swedish dry bulk charterers, have launched a feasibility study to develop a commercial framework for orders of green-fuelled newbuilds to decarbonise the sea transport supply chain in the Baltic and North Sea areas and beyond. With this project, the RSI members aim to reduce their ...
  • Scorpio Tankers lines up $225m financing for 13 ships
    Monaco-headquartered Scorpio Tankers is lining up a new $225m loan which will be used to finance 13 vessels. The Emanuele Lauro-led owner which currently owns, lease finances or bareboat charters in 113 product tankers, said it would use the proceeds to repay more expensive lease financing on 11 MRs and two LR2s. The loan, secured ...
  • Transocean adds to rig fleet backlog with nearly $500m worth of new deals
    New York-listed offshore drilling contractor Transocean has firmed up new awards or extensions for five of its rigs adding around $488m to firm backlog. The 2014-built drillship Deepwater Invictus has been booked by an undisclosed independent operator for three wells in the US Gulf of Mexico. The 100-day contract worth about $43m is expected to ...
  • Japan makes progress with ammonia barge
    Three Japanese parties have obtained the world's first approval in principle (AiP) for an ammonia floating storage and regasification barge. NYK Line, Nihon Shipyard, and IHI Corporation secured the AiP from ClassNK. In Japan, technological development is underway for ammonia mixed combustion power generation at coal-fired power plants. The new barge concept is an offshore ...
  • Keppel scores $97m wind farm substation contract
    Singapore's Keppel Offshore & Marine has secured a contract worth around $97m from an undisclosed renewable energy company to build an offshore wind substation. The contract includes engineering, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning for the complete substation with a capacity of 600 MW. The substation, which will be Keppel's sixth, will be delivered in 2025 ...
  • Odfjell Drilling and CIMC awarded semisub contract with PGNiG
    Oslo-listed semisub rig operator Odfjell Drilling has secured a contract from PGNiG Upstream Norway for the rig. The 2019-built semisub, owned by CIMC Raffles Offshore, has been fixed for one well in production license 1055 in the Norwegian Sea, with an option for two further wells in 2024. Odfjell said the campaign should start in ...
  • Evergreen to pay further fines over Chesapeake Bay grounding
    Evergreen, the Taiwanese owner of the 11,850 teu , has been told to pay Maryland more than $676,000 to enhance state oyster bars as a penalty for the boxship running aground in Chesapeake Bay last March. The Ever Forward ran aground 24 feet deep into the mud on March 13. The Ever Forward was refloated ...
  • Port Houston import dwell fee to take effect February 1
    Port Houston will implement its Sustained Import Dwell Fee on February 1 to help maintain fluidity at the Bayport and Barbours Cut Container Terminals and address long-term dwell. The $45 fee will be charged per unit per day starting on the eighth day after the expiration of free time. This fee is in addition to ...
  • State of Massachusetts denies offshore wind developers' requests to renegotiate contracts
    Two major planned wind projects offshore Massachusetts are being pushed forward by the state after the developers sought to delay because of increased costs due to inflation. Last month, Avangrid announced that its attempts to renegotiate contracts with the electric distribution companies (EDCs) involved in its Commonwealth Wind project were unsuccessful. It said that, without concessions ...
  • Petrobras appoints interim head until incoming CEO is approved
    After the early departure of Caio Paes de Andrade from the position of CEO at Brazil's Petrobras, the company has named production head Joao Henrique Rittershaussen as interim CEO. Andrade, appointed CEO by previous Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, stepped down before the end of his term in April, making way for President Luiz Inacio Lula ...

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Lloyd's List web site
JANUARY 5, 2023
  • Gibraltar and Kalamata emerge as post-sanctions transfer hubs for Russian crude
    As many as 20 tankers have been tracked to regions that are linked to Russia-Asia crude trade flows
  • Eagle Bulk acquires 'modern' ultramax
    The acquisition brings Eagle's fleet to a total of 54 ships with an average age of nine and a half...
  • Scorpio Tankers continues debt reduction and share buybacks
    Chief executive Robert Bugbee capitalises on his view that the 'white hot' product market will continue to propel Scorpio Tankers'...
  • P&I clubs prepare for renewal round
    After a year in which North agreed to merge with Standard and some clubs found themselves inadvertently covering sanctioned Russia...
  • Iran's oil exports increase despite US sanctions
    Despite increased US pressure on Iran, the number of barrels exported by the Islamic Republic and the shadow fleet carrying...
  • Liner sector continues to lead on alternative fuel-capable ships
    High pricing for natural gas in most regions is continuing to delay the widespread adoption of LNG fuel in the...
  • Nordic American Tankers chief 'highly optimistic' about outlook
    Company stands to profit from low orderbook and geopolitical uncertainties and is 'highly optimistic' about the future, according to chief...
  • Tanker sector 'warming up' to methanol as alternative fuel, says Proman
    There are 21 dual-fuelled methanol tankers operating with four on order
  • Pilbara Clean Fuels to develop eLNG bunkering facility with Oceania Marine
    Collaboration will provide a low-carbon footprint LNG supply for Australia-Asia iron ore shipping
  • Daily Briefing
    Container markets bearish despite spot-rate rebound | Recalibrating global diesel trades keeps clean tanker rates near 20-month highs | Oil...
  • MOL to continue shipping LNG from Russia
    Following insurance companies' move to withdraw coverage from Russian war risks, Japan has urged insurers to continue to providing marine...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
JANUARY 5, 2023
  • Shrinking US manufacturing cuts into truck demand
    The contraction in US manufacturing that began in late 2022 will help pull down truck tonnage - and perhaps pricing - in the first half of 2023.
  • New container ship deliveries to exacerbate existing overcapacity
    Uncertainties around demand and supply are making it hard to gauge both the potential depth of the expected shipping downturn and its duration.
  • Modest predictions for freight transportation as the winds of 2023 begin to blow
    Some factors, such as the sharper attention both multinationals and smaller mom-and-pop sellers are paying to their supply chains, seem to be charting a new trajectory and are poised to help shape the freight sector this year.
  • FMC's Bentzel eyes broad changes to 'free time' in ocean service contracts
    An FMC commissioner is targeting free time granted within service contracts, terms that are privately negotiated between carriers and shippers, but which contributed to the lengthy dwelling of containers on US marine terminals over the past two years.

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TradeWinds web site
JANUARY 5, 2023
  • All noise aside, Frontline-Euronav combination set to get done this quarter
    Deutsche Bank says investors would be smart to start buying Euronav stock in anticipation of the inevitable
  • Cruise giants on the hook for $450m following Cuba port calls
    Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Norwegian and MSC Cruises are plotting an appeal in the case
  • AIDA Cruises culls fourth small passenger ship in a year
    Carnival Corp did not return calls enquiring about the passenger vessel's fate
  • No scrubber, no problem: Eagle Bulk confirms latest ultramax buy
  • Clarksons tips tanker surge if China contains Covid outbreak
    Analysts believe virus is putting a dampener on demand and pushing rates down
  • Baltic Exchange logs record tanker derivatives volumes in volatile 2022
    Unique year continues to see new benchmarks set following Russian invasion
  • Clarksons hails 'remarkable' year as rate index surges 30% to new record
    Review highlights an industry managing wide-ranging disruption in turbulent times
  • Owners with deep pockets tend to order, warns Concordia's Erik Lewenhaupt
    Tanker executive advises the market to 'watch this space' on newbuildings
  • LNG carrier spot rates ease into 2023 but term business active
    Levels for modern vessels were up almost 30% in 2022 on preceding year, Affinity says
  • Single LNG carrier scrapped in 2022 with slim pickings forecast ahead
    But older ships will come under increasing scrutiny as regulations toughen
  • Henrik Sleimann Petersen to leave Ultrabulk amid reshuffle
    Head office will take over activities covered by Dubai-based veteran
  • Tankers International banks on market complexity as VLCC pool hits 66 ships
    London-based operation added 15 scrubber-fitted vessels last year
  • Merger row: 'Eliminating' Euronav will not do the world any good, Hugo De Stoop says
    CEO argues that if his company is not transporting oil, someone else will be
  • Insurer Charterama targets further growth with two senior hires
    Company wants to nearly double premium income by 2026
  • Swedish bulker charterers team with DNV on green fuel newbuildings
    The Responsible Shipping Initiative (RSI) group wants to decarbonise the supply chain in the Baltic and North Sea
  • How shipping leaders would tackle real problems with a pile of fake money
    A range of creative answers to TradeWinds' fantasy shipping fund suggest the industry is in safe hands - but hurdles remain on how best to decarbonise and attract new talent
  • Indian police begin probe after death of master on VLCC
    Illness blamed for death of 43-year-old Indian captain on UAE-controlled tanker
  • Ambitious Al Seer Marine adds Antipodean MR tanker to its growing fleet
    Purchase gives Emirati shipowner a product tanker on the water as it awaits delivery of newbuildings
  • Bahri and Saudi Aramco boost clean and chemical tanker capacity with term deals
    Saudi Arabian shipping and oil companies tap owners in Japan, the US and Greece for chemical and product tonnage
  • Norvic Shipping takes out loan with US lenders to fuel expansion
    Financial advisers RMK Maritime helped arrange the five-year, revolving credit facility
  • Scorpio Tankers seals $225m MR financing as Bugbee splashes $4.4m on shares
    Product tanker specialist repaying more expensive lease deals on 13 vessels
  • Tankers struggle with New Year's hangover as market flounders
    In some regions, tonnage lists shortened to start the year but many parts of the market continue to languish
  • MOL to keep back cash to ride out economic downturn
    CEO says company will also continue to ship Russian LNG due to concerns over energy security
  • Renewable construction contract adds nearly $100m to Keppel backlog
    Singapore yard group continues to strengthen its foothold across the value chain of offshore renewables
  • PNSC confirms aframax sale as asset prices continue to hit post-2008 highs
    Value of veteran vessel Karachi gained $6m in the time it took the state owner to complete the deal

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American Shipper web site
JANUARY 5, 2023
  • Top 10 container lines: How did rankings change during boom?
    The top 10 liner operators hiked aggregate capacity by 13% in 2000-22 and continue to control 85% of the global fleet.
  • Flexport names former Microsoft, Amazon exec as chief commercial officer
    Flexport is hiring top tech talent to scale up its digital logistics platform.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
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
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
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
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
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
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
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
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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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