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February 9, 2023

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Exim India web site
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
  • CTL-BHP 2023 sees a lively expo, incisive conference & informative concurrent sessions
  • A. P. Moller - Maersk reports strong results for 2022
  • Govt focusing on 100 critical transport infrastructure projects
  • 1,724 km of DFCs commissioned
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  • Deendayal Port permits Open Loop Scrubber use
  • Sugar output seen dipping by 5 pc in current season
  • Digital Rupee e INR-R is a digital token that represents legal tender

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International Transport Journal web site
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
  • TX Logistik expands intermodal services
  • Conforama on the move in Poland
  • New hub in Saxony-Anhalt
  • DP World wins bid in India
  • Brussels Airport: cargo team still growing
  • Only two weeks left to express interest
  • Husky joins ICHCA
  • Migros to build hub with multimodal access
  • Heavier trains in the West
  • Darpa: two teams for Liberty Lifter programme
  • Senior appointments at Dronamics
  • Another speculative warehouse near Paris
  • 520 PS for tough jobs on building sites
  • Contargo picks new CEO
  • AAL fosters presence in the Middle East
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • AA Cargo partnering with Bionatur Plastics

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The Loadstar web site
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
  • Maersk sees 'best financial result in its history', but choppier waters are ahead
  • Iskenderun port fire under control, but earthquake death toll rises
  • Amazon shows 'great caution', with a cull of its US freighter fleet
  • First-hand: Mærsk's integrated logistics strategy in motion
  • CSX agrees to include sick leave in deal with US rail unions
  • TFI + ArcBest - $14bn-plus deal power
  • Adani slams short-seller claims 'malicious' and 'baseless speculation'
  • Double or quits with DP-DHL & Kuehne + Nagel - only one left standing
  • A post-2M 'weaker' Maersk could be sailing into heavy weather
  • Forto's 'course-correction' a shield against economic headwinds to come
  • More-diversified supply chains the quickest road to re-globalisation

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Marine Log web site
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
  • Royal Caribbean names Maersk veteran as head of marine
    Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) has named Palle Laursen as executive vice president, head of marine, effective May 1, 2023. Laursen will report to Royal Caribbean Group's president and CEO, Jason Liberty,
  • MARAD: $662 million available for port infrastructure grants
    The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) has released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) making available more than $662 million in Federal FY2023 funding for MARAD's Port Infrastructure Development Program
  • Navy accepts delivery of LCS 25
    PEO ships reports that the Navy has now accepted delivery of the future USS Marinette (LCS 25) from Lockheed Martin at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Marinette, Wis. The ship is
  • TTB 2023: Panelists to discuss the tech shift as we move to lower emissions
    On March 7-8 in Mobile, Ala., Tugs, Towboats & Barges (TTB) 2023 will once again bring together owners, operators, naval architects, shipbuilders and more to discuss advances in technology and design, as

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Container News web site
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
  • Record 112 million tonnes Indian wheat harvest not seen benefitting global supplies
    "India is heading for the highest wheat harvest on record of 112 million tonnes this spring. However, exports will likely be limited in the coming year as the country is still recovering from last year's poor harvest and is expected to focus on rebuilding its own wheat inventories," says Filipe Gouveia, shipping analyst at BIMCO. During the past year, the Indian government has struggled to combat
  • Husky Terminal joins ICHCA
    The International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA), a global association representing cargo handling companies, welcomes Husky Terminal and Stevedoring as a new corporate member. Husky provides stevedoring services, container yard and railhead transfer operations as part of the Northwest Seaport Alliance at the port of Tacoma in the United States, while its international ocean tran
  • 2M alliance break-up reshuffles deck for Transpacific market
    The upcoming break-up of the 2M alliance is going to lead to a change in the competitive makeup of the deep-sea networks, according to Sea-Intelligence. More specifically, although the formal break-up will not happen until January 2025, gradual changes are likely to happen during the two-year transition period. In the hypothetical case that the other two alliances remain intact, and that the orde
  • Port of Gothenburg CEO moves to Swedish shipping company
    Elvir Dzanic, CEO of the Gothenburg Port Authority, formally submitted his letter of resignation on 7 February and intends to continue leading the Swedish port together with vice president Malin Collin until 7 August. Regarding Dzanic's career, he took over as CEO of the Gothenburg Port Authority in June 2019 and is going to become CEO of the shipping firm Wallenius Sol, which is also based in Go
  • MEDPorts Association appoints new leadership
    The MEDPorts Association has announced that Pino Musolino, president of Port System Authority of Central Northern Tyrrhenian Sea - Port of Civitavecchi, has been named as the new president of the MEDPorts Association. Additionally, through voting, Jordi Torrent, head of strategy of Port of Barcelona, has been elected as the new general secretariat. During his first official speech, Musolino empha
  • China's container ports in musical chairs after Covid-19 lockdowns
    Amid Covid-19 flare-ups that saw various Chinese port cities locked down in the last two years, Qingdao port has clawed its way up the country's rankings. Qingdao, in Shandong province, rose to fourth position in 2022, from sixth spot in 2021. The Yellow Sea port overtook Guangzhou, after increasing its throughput by 8.3% to 25.67 million TEUs, three years after becoming the first port in north C
  • Mawani signs deal for new logistics centre in Dammam
    The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has signed an investment agreement with consumer technical retailer United Electronics Company (eXtra) to set up a state-of-the-art logistics centre at King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The logistics and distribution center is expected to be over 32,000 m² and will feature port-centric warehouses and storage yards designed to handle a wide range of mu
  • AYK Energy, HSG ink agreement for zero emission container vessel
    AYK Energy, marine battery manufacturer company, has signed a new deal with Holland Shipyards Group (HSG) to supply the zero-emission container vessel, FPS Waal with new equipment. According to Chris Kruger, founder of AYK Energy, the contract will see AYK supply two high-density DNV-approved Aries 88 lithium batteries to the vessel. He also confirmed the 125-watt hour/kilogram (Wh/kg) batteries
  • TotalEnergies Marine Fuels, Hapag-Lloyd complete first biofuel bunker term delivery in Singapore
    TotalEnergies Marine Fuels has successfully completed its first refuelling of a Hapag-Lloyd container vessel in Singapore with sustainable, UCOME (Used Cooking Oil Methyl Ester)-based, marine biofuel. This first bunker operation marks the start of a term supply agreement between the two companies, which commits TotalEnergies to provide VLSFO (Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oil) blended with 24% second-gene
  • APM Terminals Gothenburg prioritises electric trucks
    The new priority solution, which will go into effect on 1 March 2023, will allow electric vehicles to bypass other trucks at APM Terminals Gothenburg in Sweden through a designated lane and receive priority processing within the terminal area. The first electric trucks are already in service, and APM Terminals Gothenburg, the Nordic region's largest container port, will reward haulage businesses
  • Geodis opens new cross-dock facility for Europe's major home furnishings retail chain in Poland
    Conforama, a French home furnishings retailer, has teamed with Geodis to open a cross-dock facility and coordinate the supply of its items, which are manufactured and assembled at 20 locations in Poland, Romania, and Slovakia before being shipped to its 167 retail shops across France. The new cross-dock 51,000 m² facility meets all of Conforama's requirements and has the potential to be expanded
  • Maersk achieves record annual earnings and revenues
    In a year that we saw Maersk falling from the top of the rankings of the world's largest container shipping companies, the Danish container carrier achieved strong results with increases in earnings and revenues. In particular, Maersk totalled over US$81.5 billion in total revenues in 2022, in comparison to US$48.2 billion in 2021. The Copenhagen-based firm also recorded total earnings before int
  • Adani Ports posts strong financial results
    Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), India's largest port operator, has released its third-quarter and nine-month results for the period ending 31 December 2022. APSEZ carried 252.9 million metric tonnes of cargo from April to December 2022, an increase of 8% year on year. The rise in cargo volume was driven by a 23% increase in coal, an 8% increase in liquids (excluding oil), and a 5%
  • Seafarers seize ship in Senegal over unpaid salaries
    Four seafarers, with the support of the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF), have seized a cargo ship off the coast of Dakar, Senegal, after going months without payment and facing dangers of physical integrity, according to a recent ITF announcement. The federation said the four crew of the general cargo ship Onda had been battling to have the engine of their vessel repaired, while

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Splash web site
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
  • Championing marine assurance in the offshore market
    Marine assurance is a business-critical discipline that supports safe offshore operations and ensures that operators meet the requirements of stakeholders. MIS Marine's managing director Dominic McKnight Hardy explains how marine assurance can be applied to the offshore market. The pace of change is quickening as shipping is now making greater strides towards creating a safer, ...
  • Medkon buys its biggest ship
    Turkey's Medkon Lines has bought its largest ship to date. According to Alphaliner, the Istanbul firm has taken delivery of the 1,162 teu from Sea Consortium, paying around $4m for the 26-year-old ship, which has been renamed Medkon Mira. At the same time, Medkon has let go of one of its smallest ships, the 353 ...
  • Maersk warns global box volumes could slide 2.5% this year
    From $30.9bn to somewhere between $2bn to $5bn. That is how Maersk, widely seen as bellwether for the container shipping industry, sees its net profit going from last year to this. The Danish shipping giant revealed its Q4 and full-year 2022 results today, nailing a record annual revenue of $81.5bn and net profit of $30.9bn. ...
  • Iskenderun Port decimated, likely out of action for months
    Despite combined aerial and sea efforts, the blaze at Iskenderun Port is ongoing, two days after Turkey suffered a massive earthquake which has flattened much of the port city with the death toll rising exponentially. Turkey's airforce was deployed yesterday to try and douse the blaze at the wrecked container terminal, but the fire continues ...
  • Seafarers seize ship over owed wages and owner neglect
    Four seafarers, with assistance from the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF), have seized a cargo ship off the port of Dakar in Senegal after months without pay and mounting danger to their lives. The four crew of the Onda had been battling to have the engine of their vessel repaired. Port authorities have ignored their ...
  • Arbitrator dismisses Euronav's plea to intervene in Frontline merger saga
    An emergency arbitrator in Belgium yesterday dismissed Euronav's request to intervene in John Fredriksen-controlled Frontline's decision last month to terminate a combination agreement that had been agreed upon by both boards last July. "Euronav continues to believe that Frontline's unilateral action in pursuing the termination of the combination agreement has no basis under the terms ...
  • Germany eyes hydrogen bunkering on Helgoland island
    The municipality of Helgoland has commissioned HPC Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC) to carry out a concept study for the construction of a hydrogen bunker station on the deepsea island, which lies around 155 km northwest from Hamburg. The study will require HPC to investigate the commercial and infrastructural suitability of the island as a potential ...
  • Number of crew abandonment cases hits new high
    Upwards of 1,682 seafarers coming from 103 vessels were cast adrift as 2022 became the worst year on record for reported cases of seafarer abandonment, according to RightShip. Following five years of consistent increases, cases of abandonment have continued to soar, with the covid pandemic and conflict induced abandonment leading drivers of the uptick. The ...
  • Affinity and Wilhelmsen Ship Management form EU ETS compliance company
    Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM) and shipbroker Affinity Shipping have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly establish an independent company that will provide comprehensive compliance services related to the EU ETS (European Union Emission Trading System). The service integrates technical shipmanagement and carbon allowance procurement to support shipowners, managers, and operato
  • Patient persistent Pacific research and diplomacy moves shipping ambition
    Dr Peter Nuttall from the Micronesian Centre for Sustainable Transport details planned $80bn annual pollution levies on the table at the IMO. The Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Solomon Islands lodged new submissions at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) this week, calling for greatly increased and 1.5 commensurate levels of ambition, commitment to ...
  • Progress towards creation of marine protected area off Vancouver Island
    At the Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5) in Vancouver this week, Canada's Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Joyce Murray and representatives of four First Nations announced progress on the proposed Tang.gwan - hacxwiqak - Tsigis Marine Protected Area (MPA), a large ecologically unique ocean area located about 150 kilometres off the west coast of Vancouver ...
  • Dominion Energy awards contract to SMC for Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project
    Dominion Energy has selected UK's Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) to deliver a package of services, including consultancy, training and lead marine coordination, for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, located 27 miles from Virginia Beach off the US Atlantic coast. Installation of the project is scheduled to be complete in late 2026, with SMC ...
  • Stena drillship contract extended by BP
    Stena Drilling has been awarded a contract extension by BP for 2012-built drillship . This extension will see the vessel mobilised to the US Gulf of Mexico, in direct continuation of the initial one-well programme offshore Newfoundland, for a period of two years. "Stena Drilling are delighted to be able to announce this contract extension ...
  • PXGEO seals new contract with Shell
    Peter Zickerman's marine geophysical service provider PXGEO has secured a new contract with Shell to provide 12 months of high-end marine towed streamer seismic acquisition services over a period of two years. Duncan Eley, CEO of PXGEO, commented: "We are very excited to enter into this partnership with Shell, it is an important endorsement of ...

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Lloyd's List web site
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
  • US announces $660m in funding for port development
    Maritime Administration says funds from the Port Infrastructure Development Programme will be used to modernise ports and help strengthen supply...
  • BP Azerbaijan declares force majeure at Turkish port after earthquake
    It is not clear when loadings at Ceyhan will restart, with BP Azerbaijan saying assessments were ongoing
  • US January imports drop 0.3% below 2019 levels
    Imports are expected to continue their slump, with double-digit year-on-year declines throughout the first half of the year. Retailers are...
  • IUMI confirms price cap attestation will allow Russia crude and products cover
    'We need sanctions we are able to comply with... it would overburden us as an industry if we had to...
  • Russian fertiliser exports to India boosted by bilateral ties
    The strong fertiliser inflows, which have been acquired at discounts, have benefited panamax and supramax bulk carriers the most, preventing...
  • Maersk's 'integrator' strategy unachievable under 2M, says Vincent Clerc
    Clerc says time is right to move away from traditional ocean service model to focus on its end-to-end proposition for...
  • Costamare posts record results as bulker operating platform makes debut
    Containership division produced $196m of net income in the fourth quarter, including $105m in gains from selling older vessels
  • US flags fire risk of saltwater-damaged lithium batteries
    Investigations of electric vehicle fires in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian revealed that they resulted from exposure of the cars'...
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen revenue hits $5bn due to strong demand and terminal congestion
    Largest operator of pure car and truck carriers posts 30% year-on-year increase in revenue while decision on vessel newbuilding programme...
  • CII may be flawed, but it is not useless
    Among the proponents of EEOI are European Union member states who are pushing the IMO to revise the regulation and...
  • First Russian clean cargoes to Brazil signal shift in global diesel trades
    Shipments demonstrate how logistics networks are reshaping as trade flows shift, alongside inefficiencies, delays and multiple transfers to consolidate cargoes
  • Skuld signs up to Poseidon Principles for marine insurance
    'We look forward to working with our members, clients, and industry partners to achieve a green future for shipping,' says...
  • High China container throughput volume said to be inflated
    Situation in January is unlikely to be impressive, due to a lack of demand for exports as well as factory...
  • MSC extends buying spree with deal for Eastern Pacific boxship
    World's largest containership operator is playing the long game by adding secondhand boxships during a market downturn
  • Daily Briefing
    Cost of reviving yards may be hard to pay off as shipping turns green | Battle for control of Euronav...
  • Maersk fourth-quarter earnings weaken as demand forecast to decline
    Company posted fourth-quarter ebitda of $6.5bn although it is considerably lower than what was achieved in the year-ago period and previous...
  • Wärtsilä completes first shaft generator retrofit on bulk carrier
    Successful completion will improve the vessel's carbon footprint
  • Oman LNG agrees supply deal with China's Unipec
    Deal with Unipec is the company's first LNG agreement with a Chinese firm

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The Journal of Commerce web site
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
  • 3PL Echo moves to expand LTL business with new executive hires
    Primarily an industrial transportation sector, the LTL business is moving into retail and is also becoming more involved in transloading at US port cities.
  • No 'musical chairs' by carriers after end of 2M Alliance: Maersk CEO
    Maersk does not believe any of the major carriers outside the 2M Alliance have the competitive network, scale, or cost base to forge individual paths outside their current partnerships.

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TradeWinds web site
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
  • DHT Holdings flips to profit as fleet continues earning premium rates
    VLCC specialist continues pushing forward with scrubber programme as it posts $61.8m profit
  • Odfjell's bottom line rises as company looks to higher contract of affreightment rates
    Norwegian chemical tanker owner says fourth quarter capped off a year of rising rates
  • OceanPal makes public share offering in bid to raise $15m
    Shipowner's shares plummet at the beginning of New York trading day on Wednesday
  • Carnival Corp sells Costa brand cruise ship to Greece's Seajets
    Marios Iliopoulos company buys its biggest and youngest cruise ship yet from Carnival Corp, which has confirmed sale
  • Why the maritime world needs to start talking about the menopause
    Shipping's diversity, equality and inclusion agenda needs to open up to a previously taboo issue
  • Norway fines Havila Kystruten over newbuilding delayed by sanctions
    Ministry of transport takes action after owner unable to put Russian-financed Havila Polaris into service
  • CMA CGM strikes deal to take over ropax group La Meridionale
    French container ship giant set to help out another domestic shipowner
  • AP Moller-Maersk's go-it-alone strategy seen as key to success as rates dip
    Maersk chief executive Vincent Clerc explains why now was the time to disband the 2M alliance
  • CMA CGM strikes deal to take over ro-pax group La Meridionale
    French container ship giant set to help another domestic owner improve its results
  • TotalEnergies sees 'tensions' in LNG market mid-year as supply gap emerges
    Energy major plans to book half capacity at its upcoming Le Harve FSRU-based terminal but is in 'no hurry' on Mozambique LNG
  • Will e-fuels clean up shipping's act? 'Only with targeted government support'
    Green Seas newsletter explores an OECD report urging state action to make fuels produced by renewable electricity more cost competitive for shipping
  • Iskenderun box fire contained but port remains inoperable
    Seaborne dry cargo diverted to other terminals in the Gulf of Alexandretta.
  • Costamare posts record net income on ample container ship charter coverage
    With nearly $1bn in liquidity, shipowner says it is scouring the market for investment opportunities
  • Costamare Bulkers hits the ground running with 23 fixtures
    John Fredriksen and Tor Olav Troim newcastlemaxes feature prominently in Costamare's new bulker operating venture
  • Doun Kisen ups ante for bulker newbuildings at Nantong Xiangyu
    The Japanese tonnage supplier has ordered two handysize vessels
  • US details petroleum product price cap rules
    Treasury sets out guidance on how the scheme will work
  • Baltic to South Asia tonne-miles up almost 700% in 2022, says Poten
    China continues to dominate, but Russia's invasion of Ukraine has boosted several other routes
  • Hafnia offloads LR1 tanker pair as asset prices keep rising
    BW-controlled shipowner carries out more fleet renewal work with disposal of 16-year-old ships
  • Turkey's Ceyhan oil terminal resumes operations after earthquake
    Italian aframax tanker Vallesina has started loading crude at key Turkish terminal
  • Skuld joins the Poseidon Principles for Marine Insurance
    Norwegian mutual joins through its commercial hull insurance business
  • Color Group testing Oslo bond waters ahead of $89m maturity
    Cruise ferry owner holding investor meetings as it seeks to buy back issue maturing in November
  • Chinese shipowners beat Greeks to top 2022 S&P chart with $15bn spend
    Greeks also came second in terms of secondhand sales
  • How to get it right on ESG: guide sets out practical actions for shipping
    Consultancy and Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Center work with Navigator Gas to write industry playbook
  • Stena buying back $350m of bonds as it cuts finance costs
    Luxembourg-based subsidiary of cash-rich shipowner clearing away some of its 2024 debt maturity
  • Shrinking profits: Maersk faces 'new uncertainties' as container shipping market contracts
    Liner giant logged 'best year in history' with $29.7bn profit, but fourth-quarter decline sign of troubles ahead
  • War risk market finding solutions to reinsurers' Russian retreat, says IUMI chief
    Frederic Denefle said underwriters are having to rethink the way they allocate risk
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen posts huge record profit but risks remain for 2023
    Car carrier giant fears lower revenue and volumes due to recessions worldwide
  • Denmark's Navigare Capital moves into VLGCs with Petredec deal
    Investment company acquires vessel with a charter back contract
  • Nigerian owner denies report of seafarer deaths on tanker in Lagos
    Details of incident on the Halima remain under investigation
  • Dozens of cargo ships left stranded by impact of sanctions regimes
    Shipping specialists say charterers and shipowners have moved to break fixtures linked to sanctions imposed on Russia
  • Adani port firm mulls repaying $600m in debt to calm investor nerves
    Troubled Indian conglomerate said it will also halve capital expenditure for next year
  • Crew abandonment cost seafarers $40m in lost wages, says RightShip
    Vetting agency says social costs outweigh the $40 million lost in unpaid crew wages over the past 20 years
  • Wave of bulkers head for the breakers beaches of India and Bangladesh
    A pair of capesize bulkers and two panamaxes were among a growing number of ships sold for recycling
  • Clarksons brokered $1bn worth of deals in record year for offshore wind orders
    Record amount of tonnage ordered last year despite Covid-19 and the impact of geopolitics
  • Carbon intensity regulations called a 'beta test' that pushes industry to collaborate
    Praise for the new emissions rating system put in place by the IMO has been difficult to come by
  • Carbon scores are saving markets but decarbonisation costs still high, shipowners say
    New fuels are needed if shipping is going to get to net zero, identified as a massive and costly challenge

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American Shipper web site
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
  • January imports up from December, but February is looking weak
    After a bounce in January, containerized imports could drop this month to the lowest level since May 2020.
  • Maersk: Container shipping contract rates will sink to spot levels
    Ocean carrier Maersk sees a rough second half of the year, when remaining support from contract rates "will disappear."

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The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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