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March 10, 2023

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Exim India web site
MARCH 10, 2023
  • Yang Ming reports impressive profit in 2022
  • NMIS holds 43rd Annual Convocation
  • Strong capacity correction on Asia-NAWC
  • Grape exports seen higher in FY23
  • MSC revises Falcon service rotation
  • Railways prioritising coal transportation
  • CONCOR subsidiary's new frozen cold storage facility inaugurated in Sonipat
  • Streamlining the process and expediting Assessment in FAG
  • Palm oil imports seen up by 16 pc in FY23
  • Hazira Port suspends additional pilotage charges based on vessel age
  • No GI tag for India's basmati rice, says Australia
  • CNC launches new NTX1 service

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International Transport Journal web site
MARCH 10, 2023
  • Demand for sustainable transport leaps fivefold
  • Rotor sails for MOL and Vale's bulk
  • More warehouse space in UK and Ireland
  • First 40 t hydrogen tractor in service
  • ECS Group: "8 March? Just another day!"
  • Seko Logistics appoints Alfred Hofmann
  • Richard Morgan to lead Imea region
  • New records thanks to international business
  • Special waggons to transport steel coils
  • Sweden replaces Russia as main trading partner
  • A prestigious award for AP Moller Maersk
  • Norwegian flies emergency aid to Ethiopia
  • JV to extend distribution network in Poland
  • Kansas to upgrade short line railroad network
  • Susan Morbit joins Sterling Transportation
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • A new e-booking platform for Air Europa Cargo
  • Port Authority of Bilbao announces strategy plan

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The Loadstar web site
MARCH 9, 2023
  • Senators call for ban on airlines flying to the US using Russian airspace
  • More logistics interconnectivity increases the risk of cyber-attacks
  • NYK integrator dream goes astray - yet M'rsk is a different play
  • Online shopping boom and outsourcing continues to power 3PL growth
  • EU customs authorities and industry welcome second phase of ICS2
  • Record results as Frank Appel makes his last stand at DHL
  • Yang Ming posts $6bn profit, but sees rough seas ahead
  • Mark Sutch flies back to India as new CCO at Indigo's CarGo
  • Snapshot: Unsung Deutsche Post DHL
  • Deutsche Bahn appoints banks for DB Schenker sale

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Marine Log web site
MARCH 9, 2023
  • NOIA condemns continuing offshore oil and gas leasing program delays
    The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) is slamming foot dragging by the U.S. Department of the Interior in developing the next federal offshore oil and gas leasing program. The leasing program is
  • Briggs Marine orders maintenance support vessel
    U.K.-based Briggs Marine has ordered a 40-meter maintenance support vessel at Vigo, Spain, based shipbuilder Freire A/S. Due to enter service in fourth quarter 2004, the vessel will enhance and expand the
  • Wiernicki: "Shipping pivotal to clean energy transition"
    "Shipping will play a pivotal role in driving the global clean energy transition," that was the message delivered by ABS chairman, president and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki gave in a series of
  • HMM 9,000 TEU newbuilds will be the first with new G80 methanol engine
    The nine 9,000 TEU methanol-dual fueled containerships ordered by South Korea's HMM will be powered by MAN B&W G80ME-LGIM dual fueled engines. Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries(HSHI) will build seven of the ships

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Container News web site
MARCH 9, 2023
  • Kuehne+Nagel's net earnings exceed US$3 billion in FY2022
    Kuehne+Nagel closed the financial year 2022 with improved financial figures, increasing its net earnings by 30%, reaching around US$3 billion. The company's net turnover also increased by 20% to US$42 billion, while earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) grew by 28% to US$4 billion and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) rose by 23% to US$4.8 billion. Addit
  • Former CEO of MSC PSA European Terminal in Antwerp moves to APM Terminals
    Harold Kunst, the previous chief executive officer (CEO) of MSC PSA European Terminal in Antwerp, will be the new managing director of APM Terminals Maasvlakte II in the port of Rotterdam. Kunst is no stranger to APM Terminals, having begun his career with A.P. Moller - Maersk in 1996 and previously held different roles in APM Terminals. The new managing director will formally take over his dutie
  • Global bunker indices remain rangebound with no firm trend
    Marine Bunker Exchange (MABUX) announced that fuel prices have stayed rangebound with no clear pattern in the tenth week of the year. The 380 HSFO index increased to US$490/MT, the VLSFO index remained relatively steady at US$669/MT and the MGO index fell to US$949/MT. "At the time of writing, the market was in a slight downtrend," commented a MABUX official. In Week 10, the Global Scrubber Sprea
  • GSBN, COSCO, OOCL, and SICIT partner to boost safety in chemical cargo transportation
    Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN), an independent, non-profit blockchain technology consortium, announced its collaboration with COSCO SHIPPING Lines, Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) and the Shanghai Research Institute of Chemical Industry Testing (SICIT) to improve the safe transportation of chemical cargo through the use of blockchain technology. GSBN noted that special cargo with d
  • Sea-Intelligence reports strong capacity correction on Asia - North America West Coast
    During the first months of the Covid-19 outbreak, ocean carriers were able to cut capacity in line with the massive demand contraction, according to Danish maritime data analysis firm Sea-Intelligence, which, however, noted that the same degree of commitment has not been seen with the container volume crash in the last four months of 2022. The container lines were either not able to, or possibly
  • DB Schenker to bring first Prototype Volta Zero truck on the road
    DB Schenker, a logistics service provider, has been presented the first pilot Volta Zero truck taking part in the European field test. The company visited the Volta Trucks' contract manufacturing facility in Steyr, Austria, to see the final prototype generation of the all-electric Volta Zero truck in pre-production. In particular, 150 Volta Trucks will be handed over to DB Schenker in 2023. Cyril
  • Singapore mulls streamlining container movements
    Singapore's government wants to simplify land-based transhipment processes to help save more than US$1.5m for businesses. Speaking at the city-state Ministry of Transport's committee of supply debate on 3 March, Senior Minister of State for Finance Chee Hong Tat said that one move being considered is granting transhipment permits to goods being moved across land borders. Presently, such goods are
  • AAPA rejects Chinese 'spy cranes' scenarios in US ports
    The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has denied recent media reports about a possible security threat at US ports posed by Chinese port equipment. "There have been no known security breaches as the result of any cranes at US ports, despite alarmist media reports," pointed out AAPA in a statement. "Further, modern cranes are very fast and sophisticated but even they can't track the
  • Yang Ming achieves record annual revenues and profits
    Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation marked new records in its annual revenues and profits in 2022 with the Taiwanese ocean carrier reporting consolidated revenues of US$12.61 billion and after-tax profits of US$6.06 billion. However, the board of directors of Yang Ming approved maintaining the cash dividend at NTD 20 (US$0.65) per share, "given the uncertainties of the shipping industry and th
  • COSCO proceeds with blockchain-based eBL
    COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers and COSCO SHIPPING Lines have taken further steps to promote blockchain-based electronic bill of lading (eBL) in order to provide clients with a more personalised service experience. COSCO SHIPPING Lines Qingdao released its first blockchain-based eBL on 13 February, signalling the formal opening of the new cargo release route at Qingdao Port in China. The comp

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Splash web site
MARCH 9, 2023
  • Pyxis Tankers offloads its oldest ship
    Greek product tanker pure-play Pyxis Tankers is selling its oldest vessel to an undisclosed UK buyer. The 2009-built 50,667 dwt will fetch $24.8m on completion of the sale scheduled to occur in March this year. After the repayment of the outstanding indebtedness securing the vessel and various transaction costs, the cash proceeds should be around ...
  • Briggs Marine expands fleet with newbuild order in Spain
    UK marine services company Briggs Marine has placed an order at Spanish shipbuilder Freire Shipyard for a new maintenance support vessel due to enter service in Q4 2024. The 40-m-long newbuild will form part of Briggs' charter fleet and is expected to enhance and expand the company's offering across a range of industries including defence, ...
  • Eidesvik Offshore awarded PSV extension by Wintershall Dea
    Oslo-listed shipowner Eidesvik Offshore has scored a contract extension with Wintershall Dea for its 2013-built platform supply vessel . The German-based oil and gas producer has declared an option to keep the vessel until January 2024. The new hire starts in July in direct continuation of the current contract which kicked off in January. "This ...
  • Dolphin Drilling firms up Nigeria semisub deal
    Semisub rig owner Dolphin Drilling has inked a new contract with Peak Petroleum in Nigeria for its 1974-built . The firm contract, which follows the letter of award in January, gives the Euronext Growth-listed owner of three rigs the potential to extend the unit's backlog by a minimum of 120 days and up to 485 ...
  • Yinson Production eyes autonomous FPSOs
    Yinson Production has partnered with British software company Aveva to develop autonomous and sustainable floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) solutions. The Singapore-based unit of the Malaysian Yinson Group said the collaboration will enable it to operate its FPSO with minimal human involvement, and with a vision for them eventually becoming fully autonomous. "Autonomous technology
  • VLCCs charge towards $100,000 a day
    Tanker watchers are keeping a firm eye on the volatile VLCC markets today, with a $ 100,000-a-day fixture widely anticipated, the first time this landmark has been broken since November. VLCC fixtures have been on a charge all week, with eco, scrubber-fitted ships fixing at figures pushing above $90,000 a day. Demand from China has ...
  • Demand for ocean space to grow five-fold by 2050
    The amount of ocean space occupied by installations will grow five-fold by 2050, according to DNV's Spatial Competition Forecast. This will be driven by offshore wind, which will account for 80% of stationary infrastructure at sea by the midcentury, followed by aquaculture with 13% and oil and gas accounting for 5%. The class society highlighted ...
  • First CO2 storage in the Danish North Sea
    Hailed as a "big moment for Europe's green transition" the Danish carbon capture and storage project has marked its first injection of CO2 into a depleted oil field in the Danish North Sea. A consortium of 23 organisations led by UK-based chemicals giant Ineos and Wintershall Dea, is behind Project Greensand which demonstrated for the ...
  • Wrecked bulker off Gibraltar battered by storms
    Recent storms have hammered the wreck of the , a bulk carrier which sank off the coast of Gibraltar last year. Nevertheless, authorities remain confident salvors can remove the smashed vessel by the end of May as stipulated in earlier signed salvage contracts. The ship came into contact with LNG carrier Adam LNG while manoeuvring to exit ...
  • Tanker oil spill spreads far and wide in central Philippines
    The Philippine government has said it will take up to four months to clear the oil spill from the Princess Empress, a product tanker that sank in rough weather off the island of Mindoro on February 28. Oil has been detected more than 130 km away from the site where the ship went down having ...
  • Maersk restarts direct bookings to Ukraine
    Maersk has restarted direct bookings to war-torn Ukraine from across the world. Conceding that logistics operations in and around the country remain challenging one year on from the start of the war with Russia, the Danish carrier has come up with a plan to provide some container connectivity to Ukraine. Maersk has launched a new, ...
  • Su Yin Anand moves away from shipping
    A well known name in Singapore shipping circles is changing roles. Su Yin Anand, who has headed up Australian mining company South32's shipping division for the past two years, is moving to the company's aluminium business with the miner now seeking a replacement on its freight desk. Anand was a maritime litigator for 15 years ...
  • China's Milkyway takes leap into shipping
    Shanghai-listed Milkyway Chemical Supply Chains has become a shipowner, buying an 80% stake in Zhoushan Zhonggu Shipping. Zhonggu Shipping operates four 4,000 dwt stainless steel chemical parcel tankers, which to date have been operating on domestic routes. Milkyway has plans to add to the fleet, with newbuilds, secondhand purchases and some chartered in tonnage, and ...
  • Shelf Drilling secures two-year jackup contract in Nigeria
    Oslo-listed jackup rig pure-play Shelf Drilling has won a two-year contract in Nigeria for the . The drilling campaign for an undisclosed operator is set to start in May 2023 and comes with a one-year option attached. The firm contract is worth around $118m, including mobilisation revenue. Dubai-headquartered Shelf with a fleet of 36 jackups ...
  • Chinese collaborate to harness blockchain technology for chemical cargoes
    Hong Kong-based blockchain platform Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) is collaborating with COSCO, Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), and the Shanghai Research Institute of Chemical Industry Testing (SICIT) to improve the safe transportation of chemical cargoes, including lithium batteries. The blockchain news comes at a time where container shipping has been hit hard by a ...
  • Are SOVs still fit for offshore wind O&M?
    Offshore wind service operation vessels (SOVs) have an obvious and undeniable place in the market but are the planned numbers all required? Is an over-specification of vessel type for the work in hand, one that an industry under pressure can't really afford? asks John Cooper, CEO of BAR Technologies. In recent years, offshore wind farms ...

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Lloyd's List web site
MARCH 9, 2023
  • Pricing power for Jones Act tanker owners 'not been this strong in over a decade', says OSG chief
    Renewable diesel trade and robust global product tanker market boost Overseas Shipholding Group, which will continue benefiting from an empty...
  • US sanctions 'shadow' banking network linked to Iran
    Multi-jurisdictional network gave sanctioned Iranian companies access to the international financial system and obfuscated their trade with foreign customers, according...
  • UN spends $55m on ageing Euronav VLCC to avert environmental disaster
    UN Development Programme secures Euronav VLCC for $55m as part of a plan to offload an estimated one million barrels...
  • D'Amico says tanker tonne-mile boost to continue
    Chief executive says Russia's refined products are being re-routed, mostly to North Africa and Türkiye amid European Union sanctions. The...
  • Green lobby urges Europe to end incentives for biofuels production
    'Biofuels are a failed experiment,' said Maik Marahrens, biofuels manager at Transport & Environment. 'To continue to burn food as...
  • DHL expects lower earnings even in best-case recovery
    Recovery forecasts remain cloudy. A bounce back could come as early as the second quarter or as late as 2024
  • GoodBulk reduces fleet with three more capesize sales
    Company says decline in freight rates 'bottomed out' in the middle of February
  • Training required for 'safe' STS basket transfers
    Crew reluctance to use baskets for personnel transfers is not justified by data
  • Sinopec fuels speculation over China relaxing export quota
    Proposal comes amid speculations that China is to allow more exports of fuels and other oil products to meet the...
  • Shippers should seek to help carriers repair relationships
    Many shippers are angry after the treatment they received during the pandemic. But restoring relationships with their carriers is more...
  • UN chief calls for Black Sea grain deal extension
    Russia and Ukraine have lobbied for changes to the Black Sea Grain Initiative since the first renewal round in November
  • CMES boosts value with stock option plan
    Shipping giant's tanker and dry bulker business to lift its financial performance with a rebound in China's commodity demand, say...
  • Boxship charter periods rise as newbuild threat remains
    Containership charter rates are still above pre-pandemic levels but the delivery of 340 newbuildings this year remains concerning for non-operating...
  • Ports group names former UK government adviser as chief
    New appointee succeeds Tim Morris, who has taken communications role with Associated British Ports
  • Yang Ming says container market 'still faces uncertainties'
    Market prospects can turn positive later this year provided a reopened China can help stimulate the world's economy and demand...
  • Daily Briefing
    Bulk exports from Russia remain elevated | Early Chinese New Year pulls down January container volumes | Difficult details of...
  • Petronas completes Malaysia's first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering
    Petronas inaugurated its LNG bunkering business by completing its first ship-to-ship bunkering operation with Tiger Gas
  • NYK and FueLNG complete first PCTC LNG bunkering in Singapore
    FueLNG Bellina is Singapore's first LNG bunker vessel, entering operation in 2021

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The Journal of Commerce web site
MARCH 9, 2023
  • Carriers face choppy first half ahead of more positive H2: Yang Ming
    Yang Ming echoed the warnings of its competitors, saying consumer spending power has fallen since the fourth quarter of last year because of inflation, while high inventory levels have also affected demand.
  • Shippers committed to digital investments in logistics: S&P Global
    Shippers are showing "healthy adoption" of a wide variety of digital transformation projects, according to new research from S&P Global Market Intelligence.
  • Maersk shifts detention billing to consignees 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.
  • MSC prepares for delivery of Hapag-Lloyd-sized orderbook
    Carriers' record container ship capacity on order is being led by MSC, which will grow its fleet - already the world's largest - by almost 40 percent over the next two years.
  • China recovery, pent-up demand signals air cargo growth this year: trade groups
    The post-pandemic recovery of China's economy following the lifting of restrictions late last year is sparking increasingly optimistic expectations for the air cargo market in 2023 despite a challenging start to the year.

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TradeWinds web site
MARCH 9, 2023
  • Scrubber discharge has less sulphur concentrate than 'Pellegrino water', Star Bulk president says
    Sulphur is already 'ubiquitous' in sea water, says president Hamish Norton
  • Washington urges major commodities traders to haul Russian oil
    Senior US Treasury Department officials have spoken with executives and traders to ensure global supplies of oil remain steady
  • First movers see a future for nuclear-powered ships - but not everywhere
    Carnival executive sees pitfalls for cruise, but Cargill shipping official thinks it will be the endpoint
  • Putting the 'chicken and egg' problem to rest: Early adopters talk alternative fuels
    'The investments being made here are really going to advance the technology,' Waterfront Shipping president says
  • Shipbrokers raise £1m for suicide prevention charity
    Money raised from a day of trades at Oil Brokerage will allow therapy centre to open five months early
  • Japanese bulker pursued by Texas cement company for cargo damage
    Royal White Cement claims it has a nearly $2m lien on a Kyowa Sansho ship
  • 'Defensive no more': OSG eyes cash growth after profit jump
    Crossing to the black, Jones Act company looks to expand cash-generating capacity
  • China leads challenge to IMO 2050 net zero goal due to clash with Xi Jinping's 2060 aim
    Developing countries want the shipping regulator to adopt a flexible approach and review its decarbonisation targets every five years
  • Russia's Yamal LNG upped exports in 2022 with 90% of cargoes shipped to Europe
    Greater use was made of Arc7 ice-breaking LNG carrier fleet Centre for High North Logistics data shows
  • Pyxis Tankers builds war chest by selling oldest MR for $8m gain
    Cash from the disposal will go on reducing debt, but Greek owner is also eyeing buys
  • Mahnke plots second green maritime fund after first breaches $200m
    Raising green finance is difficult, but deploying funds is tough too
  • Castor Maritime reaps record profit as it spins off tanker fleet
    Shareholders receive stock in start-up Toro Corp following best-ever year
  • Abuse survivor Hope Hicks 'sickened' that her attacker can still work at sea
    Ex-cadet Hope Hicks marked International Women's Day by calling for tougher enforcement after finding her attacker is still working at sea
  • Container shipping 'price war' spreads to Asia-Europe trades
    Freight rates have dropped to pre-pandemic levels on the world's biggest liner trade
  • GoodBulk reveals significant share buyback after another good quarter and big dividends
    Dividend for the fourth quarter was the same as in the previous three months, which was its biggest quarterly payout
  • D'Amico International logs 'remarkable' record profit and says more to come
    Italian owner believes product tanker strength to continue this year
  • Buoyant Boskalis wins contract for Saudi futuristic city project
    Chief executive announced 60% rise in annual profits from 2022 after spike in dredging and offshore energy revenues
  • 'Throw politics out': Russian fertiliser the key to UN grain deal
    With Black Sea Grain Initiative up for renewal, Russia raises the stakes and UN official makes dramatic appeal
  • Rigault and Ong sell BW LPG shares after option awards
    Two of VLGC owner's top executives cash in stock that has risen sharply since 2020
  • Teekay Tankers poised for 'robust' talks on fleet renewal and dividends after huge profit
    March board meeting to decide on strategy for 2023
  • NAT 'on path to former glory' as debt shrinks in strong suezmax market
    Analysts examine suezmax owner's aim of paying off borrowings in two years
  • Bunnemann family builds stake in Gram Car Carriers with block share deal
    German shipowners follow up participation in Oslo listing with another stock buy
  • Top Ships jumps 30% as bosses come out with big NAV reading
    Tanker owner's stock shows more volatility in the US
  • Ocean Yield sells over-subscribed $70m bond to slash finance costs
    Unsecured issue comes in much cheaper than existing series
  • Ownership battle: Legal fight over tanker sold to 'pay for Persian carpets worth $9m'
    Sanctioned Iranian businessman claims vessel was stolen by the owner of Athens-based oil tanker company St James Shipping
  • Lloyd's of London reports underwriting profit despite Ukraine war claims
    Leading specialty insurance market describes its performance as 'strong'
  • Bunneman family builds stake in Gram Car Carriers with block share deal
    German shipowners follow up participation in Oslo listing with further stock buy
  • Ocean Yield sells over-subscribed $75m bond to slash finance costs
    Unsecured issue comes in much cheaper than existing series
  • Hanse Bereederung shipbroker Karydis asks if is it time for a resurgence of the ULCC?
    Greek broker ponders whether tanker shipowners will rush to shipyards and mimic container lines by switching to bigger sizes?
  • 'Dark fleet': Shipbrokers are on thin ice if they ignore Russia sanctions
    Clarksons' Andi Case casts shade on brokers sailing close to the wind on sanctions - but who could he mean?
  • Su Yin Anand set to exit role as head of shipping at South32
    Popular shipping executive set to head for pastures new within Australian mining company
  • GAC looks to ride Vietnam's offshore wind revolution with Ho Chi Minh outpost
    Ship agency says renewables push is a key focus for the company alongside its traditional shipping operations
  • Singapore says no to fossil fuels for harbour craft built after 2030
    The city state's maritime regulator aims to help lower the cost of adoption and mobilise support for early adopters

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American Shipper web site
MARCH 9, 2023
  • FedEx, UPS unfazed by Boeing freighter delays over supplier snafu
    Boeing has paused delivery of the 767 freighter until it corrects a fuel tank issue.

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Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
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
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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