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March 9, 2023

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Exim India web site
MARCH 9, 2023
  • Allcargo consolidates its position in contract logistics business, buys out partner's 38.87% stake
  • COSCO SHIPPING promoting blockchain-based electronic bill of lading
  • Global available air cargo capacity above pre-pandemic level for first time in four years
  • Emtelle signs Build-to-Suit deal with KEZAD to develop new $50 m manufacturing facility
  • Special Rupee Vostro Accounts touch 50 in six months
  • Vinayendra Parvathaneni of Seaways Group elected as the new Vice President of FORCE
  • A.P. Moller-Maersk integrates West & Central Asia and Africa markets to form the IMEA (Indian Subcontinent, Middle East & Africa) region
  • Extension of Special Drive
  • CMA CGM Group strengthening commitment to diversity, equality & inclusion
  • Nitin Gadkari highlights salient features of 4-lane National Highway connecting ICTT Vallarpadam
  • MSC revising Ingwe service rotation
  • HMM becomes best-performing carrier in low carbon emission between Far East & US West Coast
  • Agri exports up
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  • Adjustment of maximum draught in Panama Canal's Neopanamax locks
  • No additional pilotage charges at Krishnapatnam Port
  • NPG recommends 66 infra projects under PM Gati Shakti
  • Total exports seen touching $750 bn in FY23, says Goyal

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International Transport Journal web site
MARCH 9, 2023
  • Expansion in Turkey
  • Bolloré Logistics bolsters Asia Pacific team
  • Heavy e-truck to haul 120,000 t of lime to port
  • Renault strengthens position in turbulent market
  • Finnair posts solid cargo performance in February
  • IRS and Dassault Systèmes join forces
  • DHL Supply Chain picks Andries Retief
  • Fashion and furniture shift to rail
  • Food retailer builds automated distribution hub
  • AD Ports Group and Egypt maintain cooperation
  • Augmenting a strategic partnership
  • RCG CEO joins VNL advisory board
  • Sales revenue reaches new record
  • WDS: a hub near Port of New York & New Jersey
  • SAA Cargo contracts Menzies Aviation
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • DFDS and Volvo launch new electric trucks

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The Loadstar web site
MARCH 8, 2023
  • Engine trouble grounded Maersk Air Cargo aircraft, not weak demand
  • Under-pressure feeders now threatened by ocean lines' expansion
  • 'Show me the money': the right time for M'rsk to ditch Svitzer
  • Yang Ming top carrier for carbon efficiency - but not everyone agrees
  • Race to boost same-day services slows Amazon's footprint shrinkage
  • Markets: Pockets of value in the time of 'partisans and demagogues'
  • DPW to deploy first Boxbay stacking system at Pusan Newport

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Marine Log web site
MARCH 8, 2023
  • Fincantieri Monfalcone floats out Princess Cruises' next-gen Sun Princess
    Carnival Corporation's Princess Cruises brand has celebrated construction milestone with the float out of its next-generation ship, Sun Princess, at Fincantieri's Monfalcone, Italy, shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. Following the Italian shipyard's tradition,
  • Crescent River Port Pilots go to Snow for two new pilot boats
    Seattle-headquartered Snow & Company Inc. has been awarded a contract to build two 50-foot pilot boats for the Metairie, La., headquartered Crescent River Port Pilots' Association. Like the two 64-foot pilot boats
  • Wärtsilä books its first CCS-ready scrubber order
    As interest grows in the potential for exhaust gas cleaning systems to scrub out more than sulfur, Wärtsilä has received its first order for carbon capture and storage-ready (CCS-ready) scrubber systems. The
  • MOL and Vale in rotor sail retrofit agreement
    Brazilian mining giant Vale International and Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) have reached an agreemen that will see two rotor sails retrofitted on a 200,000-dwt class bulk carrier, currently employed under

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Container News web site
MARCH 8, 2023
  • COSCO car carrier completes first voyage as customised special liner
    After a 25-day voyage, the vehicle carrier COSCO SHIPPING Teng Fei, which can accommodate 5,300 cars and is operated by Guangzhou Yuanhai Car Carrier Transportation, arrived at the Derince SAFIPORT Terminal in Izmit, Turkiye on 21 February and discharged 786 commercial vehicles. The vessel successfully finished the loading and offloading operation for 786 commercial cars at the SAFIPORT Terminal
  • cargo-partner expands warehouse network in UK and Ireland
    Transportation company cargo-partner has announced it will enhance its warehousing, transport and distribution capabilities in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Working alongside logistics partners, cargo-partner can now offer vast warehouse space in Dundalk, Co. Louth and Ashbourne, Co. Meath in Ireland, and further warehousing space in Lichfield and Doncaster in England. Managing director of the
  • Wärtsilä to deliver its first CCS-ready scrubber systems
    Finnish technology company Wärtsilä has received its first order for carbon capture and storage (CCS)-ready scrubber systems, which are expected to be delivered in the year. In particular, four 8,200 TEU container vessels, being built at an undisclosed Asian-based yard, will be fitted with Wärtsilä's CCS-Ready 35MW scrubber in an open loop configuration. The scrubbers are termed CCS-Ready because
  • Hapag-Lloyd has installed monitoring devices in 100,000 reefers
    Hapag-Lloyd has achieved the milestone of equipping 100,000 of its reefer containers with a monitoring device. The German carrier began to equip its box fleet with monitoring systems in 2020. "Currently, new-built containers are being equipped with tracking devices directly upon completion in the factory, and the containers in our fleet are equipped during the regular Pre-Trip- Inspection (PTI) p
  • MSC vessel loses around 45 containers
    Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre reported container loss from the 4,738 TEU boxship MSC Shristi approximately 350 nautical miles east of Bermuda. The Liberian-flagged vessel seems to have lost around 45 empty containers, which fell overboard due to bad weather. Maritime Bulletin has reported that according to track and AIS data, the loss of the containers occurred during 1-2 March, when MSC Shr
  • NYK to sell Nippon Cargo Airlines
    Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ANA HOLDINGS INC. (ANAHD) to transfer entire shares of Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA), a consolidated subsidiary, to ANAHD. NYK has been a major stakeholder in NCA's management since its establishment in 1978, and purchased all of NCA's shares in 2010 with the goal of becoming a comprehensive logistics company
  • DP World implements BOXBAY system at Pusan container terminal
    DP World has announced the first commercial use of its BOXBAY High Bay Storage (HBS) system at its Pusan container terminal in South Korea, which is one of the largest box ports in the world. DP World's subsidiary Pusan Newport Corporation (PNC) and BOXBAY FZCO signed a deal on 8 March initiating the design and engineering works for the site to implement the storage system at the terminal. Sultan
  • Wilson selects Seaber technology to digitalise fleet scheduling
    Seaber.io, the Finnish maritime technology company, announced a cooperation with Norway-based Wilson EuroCarriers. Seaber's technology aims to enable the digitalisation of Wilson's fleet scheduling, helping to improve efficiency as well as reducing costs and emissions. Seaber said it practically provides a solution that optimises fleet scheduling and maximises TCE, improving profitability and bri
  • APMT Mumbai shuts berth for crane upgrading programme
    APM Terminals Mumbai, also known as Gateway Terminals India (GTI), in Nhava Sheva Port/JNPT has temporarily shut down one of its container berths for a major shore-side infrastructure upgrade. Under a US$115-million investment programme announced last year, the private operator is adding six ship-to-shore cranes and three rail-mounted gantry cranes (RMQCs). The company believes the equipment mode
  • COSCO provides service to export China-made buses to Europe
    The multi-purpose carrier COSCO SHIPPING Tian Zhen, loaded with 33 Chinese-made buses, left the port of Yangzhou in China sailing to Finland on the first voyage undertaken by COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers to support the export of China-made pure electric buses to Northwest Europe. COSCO SHIPPING Tian Zhen has a loading area of more than 14,000 m², equipped with four cranes with a maximum li
  • CMA CGM ups intra-Europe market share
    CMA CGM is the only carrier to substantially increase intra-Europe capacity, particularly in the North Europe-Turkey lane, according to Alphaliner's latest report. Together with Swiss-Italian market leader MSC, the French carrier accounts for 48.8% of intra-Europe capacity. CMA CGM has increased its capacity share from 15%, or 147,000 TEUs, last year to today's 16.2%, equal to 157,500 TEUs. Unlik
  • JAXPORT outlines progress on five-year Master Plan
    Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) CEO Eric Green said there is significant progress on the port's strategic plan for 2020-2025. Green provided updates on JAXPORT's infrastructure projects, business opportunities, and supply chain trends impacting Northeast Florida's maritime industry to a crowd of nearly 400 transportation and logistics professionals. Specifically, JAXPORT's five-year Strateg
  • USTDA supports supply chain network of Thailand
    The United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded a grant to Thailand's Ministry of Transport's Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) for technical assistance to strengthen Thailand's supply chain network and advance the decarbonisation of the country's cargo transportation system. The assistance provided by USTDA will aid in the development of intermodal and

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Splash web site
MARCH 8, 2023
  • Boxships first to feature Wärtsilä carbon capture-ready scrubbers
    Finnish marine technology group Wärtsilä has received its first order for carbon capture and storage (CSS)-ready scrubbers for delivery in 2023. The 35 MW units will be fitted on four 8,200 teu boxships under construction at an Asian shipyard in an open loop configuration. Wärtsilä said it will perform additional design and engineering work to ...
  • Belgians float offshore solar tech
    Belgian partners DEME, Tractebel and Jan De Nul have introduced a new offshore floating photovoltaic (PV) technology that can operate in harsh marine conditions and be installed in offshore wind farms. As authorities allow for multi-use concessions and the grid infrastructure shows good potential for combined use, the addition of offshore floating solar to current ...
  • Performance Shipping in for LR2 newbuild at Shanghai Waigaoqiao
    Nasdaq-listed Greek owner Performance Shipping has signed a shipbuilding contract with China Shipbuilding Trading and CSSC-affiliated Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding for the construction of LR2 aframax product/crude oil tanker. The 114,000 dwt newbuild will be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2025 at a price tag of $62.6m. The vessel will be LNG-ready and fitted with ...
  • MSC ship loses more than 40 boxes overboard in bad weather
    An MSC panamax boxship has lost more than 40 empty containers overboard during bad weather some 350 nautical miles east of Bermuda. The incident was reported by the Bermuda Maritime Operations Center, which was advised via email from the that it had lost a total of 46 boxes at three different times. The 4,738 teu ...
  • Shearwater returns to South Korea for new contract with KNOC
    Norwegian offshore seismic specialist and vessel player Shearwater GeoServices is back in South Korea with a new contract from Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC) for a 3D streamer survey. The award of the 1,200 sq km survey marks the third project for the South Korean national oil and gas company. Shearwater won its first contract ...
  • Al Seer Marine ups MR order tally at K Shipbuilding
    Al Seer Marine, part of Abu Dhabi's International Holding Company (IHC), has booked two additional MR tankers for construction at South Korea's K Shipbuilding. The ships will be delivered in 2025, according to industry sources, and cost about $42.5m each. They will be dual fuel LNG-ready and are being designed to be potentially ready to ...
  • Tasik seals DSV charter extension with Shelf Subsea
    Singapore's Tasik Subsea has sealed an agreement with Australia's Shelf Subsea to extend the charter for the diving support vessel . The deal for the Fujian Mawei-built ship which went on a five-year bareboat charter with Shelf last year now includes further multi-year extensions. Southern Star has been contracted with Shelf Subsea since May 2019. The ...
  • Offshore oil and gas investments to top $200bn by 2025
    Offshore rigs, vessels, subsea and floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) activity are all set to flourish, according to a new analysis by Rystad Energy. The offshore oil and gas sector is set for the highest growth in a decade in the next two years, with $214bn of new project investments lined up. Rystad Energy ...
  • Vard wins new cable layer contract
    Italian shipbuilding giant Fincantieri has announced a contract with an undisclosed international shipowner for a new cable layer to be designed and built by its Norwegian subsidiary Vard. The ship will be built entirely by the Vard network, including the main systems and equipment. It will have a length of around 95 m and a ...
  • Seadrill clinches $79m drillship contract extension in US Gulf
    New York and Oslo-listed offshore driller Seadrill has secured around six months of extensions with LLOG Exploration Offshore for its drillship operating in the US Gulf of Mexico. The extensions will kick off in direct continuation of the existing contract, keeping the 2014-built floater busy until the third quarter of 2024. The total contract value ...
  • Tricky stats for shipping on International Women's Day
    Today marks International Women's Day, a moment to reflect once again on the extraordinary dominance men hold within the shipping industry. Nevertheless, there are signs that maritime is becoming a better, more aspirational place for women to work in. According to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), women make up 29% of the maritime workforce across ...
  • Sharma's Lila Global pockets millons from latest tanker sale
    Lila Global, the shipowning arm of cash buyer Global Marketing Systems (GMS), has managed an astonishing return on investment in its latest deal. Broker sources tell Splash that the Dubai firm has sold the , a 51,000 dwt, 2007-built tanker, for just over $23m to an account in Turkey. The tanker was purchased for just ...
  • Busy week for boxship sales
    Signs that the container sector is getting towards a market bottom can be seen in the sale and purchase secondhand market where vessels are changing hands in significant numbers. As has been the case since the middle of 2020, Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) is leading the charge for tonnage. Describing the secondhand boxship market today ...
  • Sea World sells tanker to Vietnamese interests
    Monaco's Sea World Management, a vintage tanker player, has offloaded a 19-year-old, 40,000 dwt, Hyundai Mipo-built tanker to Vietnam's Hung Phat, a Ho Chi Minh City-based tanker firm. No price has been attached to the sale of the, a ship that has been renamed Blue Sun. The ship is headed towards Primorsk . Earlier ...
  • Himalaya Shipping readies New York IPO
    Tor Olav Troim-backed Himalaya Shipping, an LNG-fuelled newcastlemax specialist, has filed a registration with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of newly issued common shares in the United States to go alongside its existing listing on the Euronext Expand in Norway. DNB Markets will act as sole global coordinator, ...
  • Environmental groups file lawsuit to challenge decision to open 73m acres of Gulf of Mexico for oil leasing
    US environmental groups this week filed a legal challenge in federal court to the Department of the Interior's (DOI) lease sale 259 that would offer 73.3m acres of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing. The sale is scheduled for March 28, 2023. Earthjustice, Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the ...
  • New Jersey opens third offshore wind energy solicitation
    The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has opened the application window for the state's third solicitation for offshore wind energy development. The state is looking to award between 1.2 GW and 4 GW of offshore wind capacity, building on its previously awarded 3.75 GW. "Today marks a pivotal next step toward accomplishment of ...
  • The Year of the Rabbit brings good tidings for VLCCs
    Mette Frederiksen, head of research and insight at Tankers International, writes for Splash today. China is a key driver of the VLCC market. The sheer scale of the country's need for oil and an infrastructure system built to accommodate large crude oil tankers means that shipping crude oil in the largest possible parcel sizes ensures ...

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Lloyd's List web site
MARCH 8, 2023
  • Freeport LNG gets approval to restart final liquefaction train
    Freeport says a conservative ramp-up profile to establish full production should tale place over the next few weeks
  • US imports forecast to show 'modest gains'
    Retailers are keeping reduced inventories as they wait for a clearer idea of expected consumer spending before rebuilding their inventories...
  • MSC vessel loses 46 empty containers in Atlantic
    Bermuda's Maritime Operations Centre says vessel lost the containers when it was about 350 nautical miles east of the island
  • Performance Shipping orders LR2 at China's SWS
    Company says it grabbed one of the last remaining 2025 construction slots for aframaxes
  • Inspirational cadet shows leadership is alive and well
    Daisy Jarvis showed leadership in helping fellow students overcome challenges and has become an inspiration to all her colleagues on...
  • Marine mutual ITIC appoints Clarksons' Woyda as chairman
    'Despite the challenging times, as a mutual insurer we have been able to continue to pay consistently high levels of...
  • Women to be rewritten back into commercial maritime history
    Women comprise 34% of employees at shipowning companies and 16% of the workforce of maritime associations
  • Early Chinese New Year pulls down January container volumes
    A January new year shutdown at China's factories makes direct annual comparisons difficult. Nevertheless, volume weakness is still visible in...
  • Himalaya Shipping files for IPO in US
    New York will be a secondary listing as the company is already enrolled on Euronext Expand in Norway, but the...
  • Bulk exports from Russia remain elevated
    EU sanctions on some bulk commodities, such as coal and steel, have failed to stop Russian exports to international markets
  • Fincantieri suffers net loss due to impact of one-off costs
    Italian shipbuilder has a backlog of 88 newbuildings with a total contract value of €34.3bn. The orderbook comprises 26 cruise...
  • HMM's state shareholders initiate privatisation process
    Move comes as the container shipping sector has entered a sharp correction from the pandemic-led boom
  • The difficult details of decarbonisation
    Container lines are working hard towards achieving net-zero emissions. But the transition threatens to throw up some unusual circumstances
  • NYK to sell air cargo business to All Nippon Airways
    NYK said the costs of maintaining and expanding the business were too high to justify amid volatile market conditions
  • Al Seer Marine orders two MR tankers from K Shipbuilding
    New order has come less than four months after the Abu Dhabi shipping firm ordered four medium-range tankers from the...
  • Daily Briefing
    Shippers should brace for impact of net zero costs | Scrapping and regulation may have little impact on boxship overcapacity...
  • MOL and Vale to fit capesize bulker with rotor sails
    The vessel is expected to achieve about 6%-10% fuel and emissions reductions, combined with voyage optimisation technology
  • Synergy rolls out tailor-made PPE for female seafarers
    Singapore-headquartered shipmanager Synergy is distributing new personal protective equipment to all female crew

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The Journal of Commerce web site
MARCH 8, 2023
  • US imports to begin recovery, but remain well below 2022: retailers
    Retailers say their main concern right now is to avoid over-ordering product from factories in Asia until they get a better handle on consumer demand later this summer.
  • Southern California volume declines cause truck, rail rates to plunge
    Trucking and intermodal providers are offering discounts to secure freight in Southern California, where volumes are declining as imports from Asia fall.
  • Beware of ocean carriers sidestepping EU emission rules: port groups
    Carriers may try to offset the costs of compliance with Europe's incoming Emissions Trading System by adding transshipment calls outside the 300-mile ETS zone, port groups say.
  • Maersk shifts detention billing to shippers ahead of FMC regulation
    The move by the carrier comes as the FMC is in the midst of a rulemaking process around detention and demurrage billing mandated by the passage of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 last June.

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TradeWinds web site
MARCH 8, 2023
  • Ukraine and UN push for Black Sea Grain Initiative renewal
    Officials credit deal as providing global food security following meeting in Kyiv
  • Performance Shipping heads to China for aframax newbuild
    Greek shipowner announces $62.6m deal with Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co
  • ONE Apus container collapse fuels tangled web of court claims in New York more than two years on
    Efforts to settle are underway as cargo interests look to bring ocean carriers to the negotiating table
  • Clarksons' Jeff Woyda targets maritime growth as he takes ITIC chair
    Finance executive wants to maintain mutual insurer's market-leading position
  • No commitment? Spotlight on Retail giants Walmart and Home Depot for their shipping emissions
    Our weekly environment newsletter digs into a report by green groups Pacific Environment and Stand.earth that names the biggest US retailers in terms of shipping emissions
  • 'Consummate optimist and risk taker': LISCR founder Yoram Cohen dies
    Liberian flag is on the verge of becoming shipping's largest ship register
  • Charterers forced out of hiding as VLCC rates jump 10% on western activity
    Brokers and analysts note growing confidence among owners after heavy week of fixing
  • Steel-cutting begins on biggest car carrier but will Hoegh double-up on order?
    As work starts on the first of eight zero-carbon-ready Aurora ships, Norwegian owner has to decide whether to declare eight more options
  • Container ships facing scrapping 'tsunami', says shipbroker Hanse Bereederung
    Director Alex Karydis believes shipowners will finally call time on 'useless' older vessels as newbuildings are delivered
  • Trafigura banks $135m to boost tanker and bulker shipments from UAE
    Trading giant taps Abu Dhabi state lender and Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui for fresh funds
  • Russian LNG imports to Europe hit record high in February
    But Elengy's three French terminals are currently closed to imports until 14 March due to industrial action
  • Crude producer UAE taking more Russian oil through 'occasional' shipments
    Shipping data suggest exports to the Middle Eastern nation have been increasing
  • Maersk and CMA CGM target post-pandemic growth through new divisions
    Carriers streamline operations with units for geographical regions and specialised shipping
  • Arne Fredly increases stake in Rokke's Akastor after exiting Hunter
    Norwegian investor spends nearly $3m on offshore shipping company's stock
  • Viewpoint: Rewriting the 'hidden' women into maritime history
    Leading shipping organisations are collaborating on a project to highlight the many opportunities undertaken by women to forge their careers - and making the information free
  • Wartsila wins first order for carbon capture-ready scrubber system
    Technology group is aiming for a 70% CO2 capture rate with new equipment on boxships
  • Wide-open IMO leadership election hots up as Demetriades mulls bid
    Former Cyprus shipping deputy minister and Brussels policymaker considers entering the crowded race for the role of secretary general
  • Oslo's Klaveness looks beyond Norway to put students on ships
    Group looks beyond Norway for the first time to recruit academic talent
  • Fixed time charter switches start to make sense for 2020 Bulkers
    Earnings from locked-in deals increase as index-linked returns fall
  • Frontline's Barstad says consolidation is no burning issue amid strong markets
    CEO believes flourishing markets reduce incentives for tanker players to pool forces
  • MSC container ship loses 46 boxes overboard in Atlantic storm
    Containers were lost at three different points off Bermuda
  • Return of China driving VLCC cargoes upwards in 2023
    Tankers International analysis reports increased in cargoes for the largest tankers heading east in 2023
  • WiGs rebranded Women in Green Shipping to reflect fuelling moves
    Industry group gathering momentum as females flood into alternative fuels sector
  • Al Seer confirms MR tanker newbuilding swoop for combined $85m
    Abu Dhabi shipowner continues aggressive expansion in tankers and gas
  • Breaking breakbulk: Digital guru Cynthia Mark Mohan rethinks traditional shipping
    Singapore's Jurong Port's digitalisation head followed her father into shipping and has never looked back
  • Recruitment specialist Spinnaker says women hold just 15% of shipping's executive leadership roles
    Maritime recruitment specialist says 40% pay gap with men in shipping is key recruitment block
  • MOL opts for Norsepower rotor sail for capesize chartered to Vale
    Brazilian miner looks to be favouring Finnish technology with its second installation of Norsepower units
  • Herman Billung looks to take Himalaya Shipping to New York with US IPO
    Newcastlemax specialist still plans to maintain its Oslo listing
  • Fincantieri posts €324m loss due to roster of one-time costs
    Revenue for 2022 came in at €7.44bn, up 11.7% from prior year

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American Shipper web site
MARCH 8, 2023
  • Imports sink again as wholesale inventories remain bloated
    U.S. businesses overshot in 2022, importing way more than they needed. The hangover is in full swing, depressing 2023 imports.
  • NYK Line bucks trend, exits cargo airline business
    Shipping line NYK says operating Nippon Cargo Airlines is too expensive and plans to sell it to another Japanese carrier.

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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
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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