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August 11, 2023

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Exim India web site
AUGUST 11, 2023
  • Allcargo Group's Allcargo Terminals Ltd & Transindia Real Estate Ltd listed on the BSE & NSE
  • Spot rates back above long-term contracted rates on three key routes
  • Paradip Port becomes fastest Major Port to handle 50 MMT cargo this fiscal
  • Agri exports fall 14 pc in Q1
  • INDIAN PORTS ASSOCIATION
  • Panama Canal draught restrictions force container lines to add transit surcharges
  • India seen a $6.7 trn economy by 2031
  • Export ban & demand raises parboiled rice prices
  • Lucknow emerging as key logistics hub

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The Loadstar web site
AUGUST 10, 2023
  • 'Look to costs' says Hapag-Lloyd CEO, as freight rates are 'unsustainable'
  • The capacity and rates fallout at the end of Yellow's LTL road
  • Welcome to the 'Hapag-Lloyd Bank'!
  • Eager smaller box lines pounce on retired Wan Hai ships
  • Takeover target Wilson Sons: towage shines...
  • US authority comes down hard on Norfolk Southern after Ohio derailment
  • Nigerian flag-carrier airline set for take-off, with Ethiopian at the helm
  • MSC support for LNG provides fuel for thought

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Marine Log web site
AUGUST 10, 2023
  • Kitsap Transit moves ahead on all-electric ferry
    Kitsap Transit has taken another step forward with its plans for an all-electric ferry to operate on its Puget Sound services. It has now put out a request for information (RFI) from
  • Tug boat sinks off South Carolina
    U.S. Coast Guard Sector Charleston reported yesterday that the USCG and partner agencies were responding to a 59-foot push tug that sank Tuesday night approximately three miles off North Myrtle Beach, South
  • Purus Wind CSOVs will feature Brunvoll propulsion packages
    The methanol-ready battery hybrid commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) recently ordered at Vard by U.K. based Purus Wind will have Brunvoll propulsion and maneuvering packages. Each will be outfitted with two azimuth
  • Crowley breaks ground for eWolf charging station
    Crowley and the Port of San Diego have broken ground for the shoreside charging station that will provide clean energy for eWolf, Crowley's zero-emissions all-electric tugboat. The eWolf charging station is a

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Container News web site
AUGUST 10, 2023
  • Pasha Hawaii's second LNG boxship calls Bay Area
    Pasha Hawaii and the Port of Oakland held a christening ceremony to honour the arrival of the Janet Marie, the company's second Liquified Natural Gas (LNG)-powered container ship to visit the Bay Area. The Oakland Seaport is considered the Northern California gateway for containerised ocean freight shipping. Janet Marie is the second of two new 236 meters long LNG-powered container ships of the '
  • San Antonio Terminal marks record with MSC Chiyo arrival
    Chile's San Antonio Terminal Internacional (STI) continues to achieve milestones, this time with the arrival of the 16,616 MSC Chiyo, the ship with one of the largest cargo capacities that have arrived in the country. STI acquired two new ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and two rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes at the start of the year, making it the only port in Chile capable of processing two super p
  • Hapag Lloyd increases rates from UAE to North Europe, West Med and North Africa
    Hapag Lloyd has announced increased ocean tariff rates from the United Arab Emirates (Jebel Ali and Abu Dhabi) to North Europe (Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Belgium, France, Poland, Denmark, Sweden, Ireland, Norway, Finland, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Austria, Switzerland, Slovakia, Estonia, Iceland, Luxembourg) and West Mediterranean / North Africa (Spain, Portugal, Ita
  • Spot rates rally on key Far East trade lanes after latest GRI moves: Xeneta
    Spot rates for containerised ocean freight have climbed across three leading Far East export corridors after the latest round of General Rate Increases (GRIs) from carriers. The news, revealed by Oslo's Xeneta, provides welcome relief for a segment that has been "up against the ropes" for much of 2023, fighting against declining demand and volumes, married to escalating overcapacity and continuin
  • La Spezia Container Terminal achieves new record operating MSC mega vessel
    La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT), operated by Contship Italia Group, set a new record handling the 24,000 TEU container ship MSC Nicola Mastro on 9 August. La Spezia Container Terminal became Italy's first gateway to successfully operate one of the world's largest container vessels, as MSC Nicola Mastro is the first boxship with a capacity of 24,000 TEUs to call in a country's port. The new ve
  • Alcott Global reveals the nominees for the Leaders in Supply Chain Awards 2023
    The annual Leaders in Supply Chain Awards celebrates and highlights the important work the supply chain leaders are doing The annual Leaders in Supply Chain Awards, organized by the executive search company, Alcott Global, celebrates and highlights the important work the supply chain leaders are doing on digitizing operations , decarbonization , and sustainability , as well as on creating a diver
  • Capacity discipline sustains rates amid peak newbuilding deliveries
    Capacity management has been key to the ongoing strengthening of Transpacific rates, according to container shipping expert Lars Jensen. Jensen, CEO of Vespucci Maritime, said in Baltic Exchange's latest monthly commentary that the Transpacific has seen the highest number of cancelled sailings, with 16% of sailings blanked. On 4 August, the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) showed that
  • Duvenbeck tests fully electric terminal tractor
    Duvenbeck, a freight forwarding and logistics firm, is taking another step towards transitioning its fleet to low-emission vehicles. In July of this year, the German company tested a totally electric terminal tractor unit at its Rastatt site. It was used to transport uncoupled (semi-)trailers at a vehicle manufacturer's site. "The terminal tractor unit made by the Dutch manufacturer, Terberg, has
  • Record high ship deliveries boost container fleet capacity
    "Deliveries of new container ships during the first seven months of the year reached a new record high of 1.2 million TEUs in 2023, beating the previous record by 200,000 TEUs. As recycling of ships has remained low, the fleet capacity has grown 4.3% since January," says Niels Rasmussen, chief shipping analyst at BIMCO. The contracting of new ships has slowed since its record in 2021 but has year
  • HMM sees first-half profits sink over 90%
    HMM's first-half results are incredibly low compared to last year's levels with the company's profits falling over 90% year-on-year. In the first six months of 2023, the South Korean major shipping company reported net profit of US$460 million, which is 90% down to the same period last year, operating profit of US$360 million, translating to a 92% decrease over 2022 first half, and revenue of US$
  • CMA CGM enhances its terminal in Taiwan with new RTG cranes
    CMA CGM made an order to Konecranes for seven hybrid Noell Rubber-Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes to equip its Kaohsiung Terminal in Taiwan. According to the agreement's announcement, the commissioning will take place in the third quarter of 2024, with handover scheduled a few months later, in the last quarter of the year. These seven new Konecranes Noell hybrid RTGs use a battery for regular operation
  • CMA CGM on track to overtake Maersk in TEU capacity
    A few years ago, it would seem impossible that Maersk will be in third place in the ranking of the world's largest container lines, but according to current data, this will be the reality of the industry in the next years. French ocean carrier CMA CGM is on track to overcome the Danish shipping company and become the second-largest container carrier in terms of vessel container capacity. The curr
  • Hapag-Lloyd's profit plunges two-thirds due to weaker demand and lower rates
    Weaker demand and lower freight rates have significantly impacted Hapag-Lloyd's first-half earnings, according to the company's CEO, Rolf Habben Jansen, who, however, noted that the German shipping firm achieved to expand its terminal portfolio in this period. In the first six months of the year, Hapag-Lloyd reported a revenue of US$10.8 billion, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
  • Wilson Sons Rio Grande container terminal nears 50,000 TEUs in July
    Wilson Sons Rio Grande container terminal recorded a 44% increase in July container volumes compared to the same month last year, handling 49,100 TEUs. Exports increased by 83%, thanks to more ship calls and higher amounts of tobacco, resins, and other items. Additionally, imports climbed 38% thanks to better ship schedule reliability and larger amounts of chemicals and resins. By overcoming the

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Splash web site
AUGUST 10, 2023
  • Blaze hits grain silos in French port of La Rochelle
    A fire broke out at grain silos in the French Atlantic port of La Rochelle on Thursday, crippling operations at one of France's largest grain export terminals. Local authorities said the blaze, which started on a conveyor belt at around 08.00 hrs local time, engulfed four grain silos operated by Sica Atlantique. More than 100 ...
  • RWE awarded 900 MW German North Sea offshore wind sites
    The German Federal Network Agency has granted German utility RWE awards for the 900 MW Nordseecluster B. This involves the N-3.6 and N-3.5 sites in the German North Sea, on which RWE intends to develop, build and operate two wind farms with a total capacity of 900 MW. The awards were secured without a negative ...
  • Clyde & Co and former partner to face tribunal over alleged money laundering breaches
    Global law firm Clyde & Co and its former shipping partner Ed Mills-Webb are to face the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) for alleged breaches of the money laundering regulations and allegations relating to anti-money laundering. According to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), there was a case to answer in respect of allegations relating to an ...
  • Wuchang Shipbuilding gets order for chemical tanker duo
    Chemical tanker player Xingtong Shipping has ordered two stainless steel chemical tankers from Wuchang Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of the China State Shipbuilding Corporation. Under the contract, Wuchang Shipbuilding will build two 25,900-ton stainless steel chemical tankers designed by Shanghai Odeli Ship Engineering and classified by ABS classification society as double-bottom and double-hull ch
  • China probes senior BoCom Leasing executive in anti-graft campaign
    Another senior executive from a leading Chinese leasing house is being investigated in connection with an anti-graft probe. Local media said Ma Bin, a vice president of Bank of Communications Financial Leasing (BoCom Leasing), is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and is currently being investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. ...
  • Perdana Petroleum awarded more work for AHTS vessels by Petronas
    Malaysian offshore marine support services firm Perdana Petroleum has won new contracts and an extension from Petronas for three anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels worth around $8.4m. The company's subsidiary Perdana Nautika has received work orders totaling $4.8m for the deployment of two anchor handling tug and supply vessels. Both contracts have already started ...
  • MMA Offshore seals $85m financing
    Australia's MMA Offshore has secured A$130m ($85m) finance facility with the aim to optimise its balance sheet while providing additional flexibility and liquidity for growth. The Perth-based OSV operator and services provider said the new deal, which comprises a A$120m revolving loan facility and an A$10m letter of credit facility, will replace the existing loan ...
  • Stam Shipping sells bulk carrier for recycling
    Greece's Stam Shipping appears to have sold its last remaining bulk carrier for recycling. Cash buyer Best Oasis reported that the 2001-built has gone to Bangladesh for an undisclosed price tag. Stam bought the 74,800 dwt panamax as Fortune Trader for a reported price of $9.3m in October last year. The ship's scrap value is ...
  • PGE, Ørsted given 210 MW seabed area offshore Poland
    PGE and Ørsted have been granted a new seabed area for the development of an offshore wind farm in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea. Poland's Ministry of Infrastructure has given permission for the two companies to develop up to 210 MW in the area designated 45.E.1 in the Baltic Sea. The seabed area ...
  • Splash Spot Market fantasy league readies for the start of the season
    For those in shipping, having a punt is a regular, day-to-day activity. Whether it's bunker hedging, FFAs, timing a newbuilding delivery, shipowners are accustomed to making big calls based often on nothing more than gut feel. These characteristics make our readers perfect candidates to enter this year's Fantasy Premier League Splash Spot Market. England's Premier ...
  • Stolt-Nielsen picks Udo Lange for CEO role
    The chief executive officer (CEO) of Stolt-Nielsen, Niels G. Stolt-Nielsen, will step down from his role after 23 years on September 1, 2023. Niels G. Stolt-Nielsen will assume the role of chairman of the board of Stolt-Nielsen Limited, replacing Samuel Cooperman. The company announced that he will be succeeded as CEO by Udo Lange. Stolt-Nielsen ...
  • Saipem bags $1bn offshore contract in Libya
    Italy's Saipem has won a contract worth around $1bn $1 for the development of the shallow-water Bouri natural gas field offshore Libya. Mellitah Oil & Gas, a consortium formed by National Oil Corporation of Libya and Eni, has selected the Milan-based contractor to carry out revamping of the platforms facilities at the field. The contract ...
  • Singapore Strait sea robbery warning
    Three sea robbery incidents occurred in the Philip Channel in the Singapore Strait in the space of just six hours on Tuesday night going into Wednesday morning with the Information Fusion Centre, a regional maritime security advisory, warning ships in the area to be extra vigilant in the coming 10 days. The moon phase during ...
  • Bollinger Shipyards closes New Orleans facility
    Bollinger Shipyards, the largest privately owned shipbuilder in the United States, has decided to close its operations in New Orleans. The company said decision to close its Algiers Point facility was driven by a desire to consolidate its repair and maintenance operations.. Last year, Bollinger acquired Halter Marine in Mississippi. The larger of two floating ...

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Lloyd's List web site
AUGUST 10, 2023
  • Imperial Petroleum aims to grow on back of strong results
    Nasdaq-listed owner has recently sold two bulkers and an aframax tanker to new spin-off, 3Cis
  • Bulker profits hit in Q2 as freer capacity outstrips demand
    Despite tonne-mile demand showing 5% year-on-year rise, the unwinding of post-pandemic congestion in the dry bulk sector is keeping rates...
  • Bulker boost: China's coal imports to maintain steady growth through 2023
    Sustained flows into China bode well for the dry bulk market, as the world's largest coal importer, with steady shipments...
  • Hapag-Lloyd maintains outlook in face of weak rates
    Freight rates are still 'unsustainable' on many trades. But recent liftings data shows signs of better demand, at least in...
  • Conflicts of interests inevitable at P&I club correspondents, NorthStandard warns
    'If there is no clear indication whether somebody from the club is instructing on behalf of an owner or a...
  • Obituary: Daryl Williamson
    One of the pioneers of maritime data digitalisation, Daryl had to battle against early scepticism about the internet as he...
  • Boxship orderbook remains near peak
    The ordering spree of 2020-2021 is now hitting the water. Not enough old tonnage is being removed to counter overcapacity
  • Stolt-Nielsen names Udo Lange new CEO
    Udo Lange, who has been with FedEx since 2015, starts as chief executive of chemical tanker and logistics provider Stolt-Nielsen...
  • China anti-corruption probe ensnares another Bocomm Leasing executive
    Ma Bin, a vice-president at Bocomm - China's largest ship lessor - is accused of 'severe disciplinary and legal violations'
  • HMM profits plunge on lower rates
    Overcapacity and falling freight earnings have hit the South Korean carrier. It is cutting costs and amending services to meet...
  • Norden profits decline as dry cargo weakness hits freight trading
    Buoyant tanker market offsets decline in dry cargo earnings for Danish shipowner, with geopolitical volatility and economic headwinds to lower...
  • Castor raises $50m from selling preferred shares to spin-off
    Brace of Petros Panagiotidis-led shipping companies reported results this week, showing spin-off Toro outshining its mothership in latest quarter
  • Daily Briefing
    Frontline tankers linked to Russian dark fleet after sale | P&I clubs over-reserving and underpricing newbuildings, Marsh contends | China...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
AUGUST 10, 2023
  • Omni Logistics purchase to expand Forward Air's LTL, global reach
    The merger of third-party logistics provider Omni and expedited less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier Forward Air will create a more multimodal LTL network focused on high-value freight.
  • Logistics industry tiptoeing toward AI adoption: Freightos research
    Shippers and forwarders recently surveyed by Freightos believe artificial intelligence will reduce headcounts in the logistics industry, even if they have yet to figure out how best to use the still-emerging technology.
  • Convoy promises on-time truckload deliveries with new guaranteed product
    Targeting industrial and retail shippers that need expensive expedited services to meet stringent on-time metrics, freight broker Convoy is offering a product that guarantees shipments will be delivered within a predetermined 30-minute window.

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TradeWinds web site
AUGUST 10, 2023
  • US fines Greek operator $2.25m for broken inert-gas system
    US Coast Guard inspected vessel while it was off Rhode Island
  • Pangaea Logistics crushing current market but analysts lower expectations
    Even a 96% premium to current Baltic rates isn't a substitute for a fully recovered dry bulk trade
  • Focus placed on two vehicles in Grimaldi ro-ro fire off New Jersey
    Stevedoring service American Maritime Services is asking to inspect ship before repairs are made
  • Kyiv offers fresh hope for dozens of ships trapped at its Black Sea ports
    Kyiv wants to open up a humanitarian corridor which will allow a route out for ships caught up in the conflict
  • Golar gets LNG steamship to play with after Snam parks Sardinia project
    Freshly focused FLNG company could have a third LNG floater ready for operation by early 2027 if it moves on next conversion job this year
  • Expanding FSRU fleet is 'top priority' for Excelerate Energy, CEO says
    Floating regasification specialist also wants to boost its LNG supply portfolio further
  • Container shipping: Peak season's here, but how long will it last?
    Liner operators are once again talking about their ships being full as spot rates pick up
  • Playing with fire: How shipping's green drive comes at a cost
    Regulators not only have to decarbonise the industry but consider the consequences
  • How Ardmore Shipping needed 10 years to become the apple of Scorpio's eye
    This week's Streetwise looks at why Scorpio finally decided the time was right to invest in its Irish rival
  • Golar and BP move to arbitration on FLNG unit as floater readies to leave yard
    Tor Olav Troim's floating LNG production company homes in on gasfields with NNPC but an FSRU job for Snam is cancelled
  • Order glut brings Japan's Naikai back into building bulkers
    Earnings report reveals the yard has contracted five ships in the first quarter of this year
  • Shipping law firm Clyde & Co faces tribunal over alleged money laundering failures
    Former partner Ed Mills-Webb faces hearing in January after being put under investigation by company in 2019
  • HMM sees profits fall to earth in run up to privatisation
    Asian carrier blames overcapacity for a massive drop in freight rates
  • Weaker freight rates prompt Japanese shipowners to increase sales of older capesizes
    Values for older vessels have fallen below the $19m threshold for the first time since July 2021, says VesselsValue
  • SSY hires Jarl Magnus Berge as global head of finance
    Former NorthCape partner is looking for ways to develop broker's financial services offering
  • CNOOC and Pavilion toast their first LNG bunkering in China
    Partners kick off by supplying Maran Tankers VLCC in ship-to-ship operation at Guangzhou Port
  • Norden's bottom line buoyed by assets and logistics to stay on track for 2023 goal
    Copenhagen owner-operator launches share buyback programme while forecasting record year for one of its business segments
  • Stolt-Nielsen goes outside the family with new CEO pick
    Chief executive Niels Stolt-Nielsen steps down after 23 years and will become chairman of the board
  • Hapag-Lloyd profits plunge 77% in 'challenging market environment'
    Weaker demand continues erode profitability of German liner operator
  • China anti-graft probe targets senior BoCom Financial Leasing exec
    Ma Bin is the latest shipping official to be investigated in China's ongoing investigation into financial misconduct
  • Fearnleys moving in on Ocean Shipbrokers as group eyes broking expansion
    Consolidation moves rumble on in shipbroking market with talk of fresh deals in the works
  • Weaker freight rates prompt Japanese owners to increase sales of older capesizes
    Values for older vessels have fallen below the $19m threshold for the first time since July 2021, says VesselsValue
  • Higher FSRU rates boost Excelerate Energy's second-quarter income
    Floating storage and regasification unit owner narrowed its full-year guidance
  • Rising costs eat into Kim Heng's profits during first half of financial year
    Company forgoes dividend payout to shareholders as net profit falls by 53%
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries orders likely 'peaked' in 2022, says Nomura
    Analyst says rebound in tanker orders in 2023 will be insufficient to offset decrease in contracts for LNG carrier and container ship newbuilds

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American Shipper web site
AUGUST 10, 2023
  • Container volumes grow from June to July for Georgia Ports Authority
    Container volumes in July rose sequentially by 17% but were down by 16% year over year at the Port of Savannah, the Georgia Ports Authority said Thursday.
  • HMM hit by 'intensified' imbalance between supply and demand
    Ocean carrier HMM attributed much of its first-half net-profit nosedive of 90% to overcapacity in the container shipping industry.
  • 'Very noticeable impact' from down market $6B whammy to Hapag-Lloyd's profits
    "Weaker demand and lower freight rates are having a very noticeable impact on our earnings," said Hapag-Lloyd CEO Rolf Habben Jansen.

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Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
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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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
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
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
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
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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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