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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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Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
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ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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