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April 12, 2023

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Exim India web site
APRIL 12, 2023
  • India's e-commerce logistics market seen having tremendous potential
  • DP World appoints Ashwani Nath as Chief Commercial Officer for Logistics in Subcontinent
  • Clarification for separate registration required in respect of First time import and First time export at JNCH
  • Report cautions against technology-driven, financial services risks to global financial system
  • SpiceJet completes SpiceXpress hive off
  • TIACA regional event brings together Indian air cargo community
  • Cathay Cargo brings automation & shipment visibility to postal shipments with Cathay Mail
  • Air France-KLM & CMA CGM Group announce effective launch of their long-term strategic air cargo partnership
  • AD Ports Group secures $2 billion Corporate Facility with syndicate of 13 banks
  • Global trade seen remaining under pressure in 2023
  • Soyameal, products exports skyrocket
  • Former Mumbai Port Deputy Docks Manager G. A. Binani felicitated on Platinum Jubilee
  • Capesize segment looking up
  • Ship-to-ship transfers in open ocean undermine international regime: IMO
  • New tariff at Vizag General Cargo berth
  • Revised tariff for Bharat Petroleum Liquid Terminal at JN Port
  • Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Kolkata announces rebate scheme
  • DCSA's newly released version 3.0 beta of Track & Trace (T&T) standards has improved features
  • Far East Land Bridge reduces idle time of containers using Container xChange
  • Additional sugar exports may not be permitted
  • India seen more resilient than many large economies
  • HDC crane undergoing maintenance
  • RBI has given primacy to growth in recent monetary policy update: President, FIEO
  • Record wheat output projected

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International Transport Journal web site
APRIL 12, 2023
  • Profitable in the pandemic
  • Port truck parking with fast chargers
  • Hybrid machines to halve emissions
  • An efficient shunting service on equal terms
  • LEI and EFL Global merge
  • Leschaco Group: changes to management board
  • Lufthansa Cargo to link Larnaca, Athens and Milan
  • Car logistics company banking on the railways
  • Astre growing in Portugal
  • Quantron: a new team to plan entry into US market
  • Helgafell on its first voyage to the North
  • Cathay Cargo partners with Tower Cold Chain
  • Sea freight and overland transport boost business
  • Soo Gilvarry appointed to Jaxport board
  • Empowering whales to fly
  • Fednav brings Hamburg closer to the Great Lakes
  • New trucks for dumpsters and construction sites
  • "Curiosity of the Day"

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The Loadstar web site
APRIL 11, 2023
  • OOCL's Q1 numbers show storm clouds gathering over box shipping
  • New port can boost Senegal economy, but connections must improve
  • Read my lips: no drone deliveries in this lifetime
  • Carriers watch as Mexico's airfreight volumes continue to grow
  • CSSC wins record order for 16 box ships for CMA CGM
  • OX: Shanghai blooming; Friendshoring gap; CMA CGM vs MSC; OOCL holds up
  • Work resumes at LA/LB ports, but contract settlement stays out of reach
  • Customs declaration? Chat GPT goes with the Phlo
  • Will the time-charter market turn around, stick or twist?
  • Broker's corner: Kerry Logistics 'a drag' on its parent? Enjoy the bull cases
  • Airbus production hit by supply chain issues

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Marine Log web site
APRIL 11, 2023
  • BMT and Penguin picked to deliver next-gen Singapore fire and rescue boats
    The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) has selected BMT and Singapore shipbuilder Penguin Shipyard International to design and build its next generation of fire and rescue boats, designated "MFV-R." The 38-meter vessels
  • Wind turbine components can pose a bridge visibility problem
    Imports of wind turbine components may be good news for ports, but some vessels arriving in the U.S. carrying them may find themselves in breach of U.S. bridge visibility regulations. The Coast
  • Bollinger awarded contract for sixth Navy berthing barge
    Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La., reports that the U.S. Navy has awarded it the detailed design and construction contract for the sixth Auxiliary Personnel Lighter-Small (APL(S)) 67 Class berthing and messing barge. Construction

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Container News web site
APRIL 11, 2023
  • Veson Nautical to acquire VesselsValue
    Veson Nautical, a marine freight management solutions provider, announced its intention to acquire the UK online pricing platform VesselsValue. The amount of the possible transaction has not been disclosed. VesselsValue was developed in 2011 with the goal of increasing transparency in the maritime industry and now has a database of over 81,500 vessels. "In addition to valuing the world's fleet, V
  • ILWU action shuts down US West Coast giant container ports
    International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), a labor union which primarily represents dock workers on the West Coast of the United States, Hawaii, and in British Columbia, Canada, has taken a concerted action to withhold labor at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, resulting in widespread worker shortages. A majority of the jobs for the night shift on 7 April, went unfilled, including
  • HHLA TK Estonia handles largest ro-ro vessels to ever call at Muuga port
    Finnlines' vessels Finnsky, Finnbreeze, and Finneco arrived at HHLA TK Estonia terminal in February and March becoming the largest ro-ro vessels to dock in Muuga port. The call of Finneco is especially noteworthy since the ship can accomplish zero emissions during port visits, according to HHLA. Finnlines ships departing Travemünde in Germany called at Muuga port seven times in total. A total of
  • HMM shareholders discontent with dividends
    HMM's shareholders have demanded higher dividends as South Korea's flagship container carrier has seen its stock price halve with the normalisation of freight markets. At HMM's annual general meeting, shareholders complained about how the company's directors were given performance bonuses despite the lackluster stock price. While the stock price rallied to close at US$15.16 today, it had reached
  • Hafnia, Microsoft, DNV, IMC Ventures and Wilhelmsen launch maritime digital venture studio
    Hafnia, Microsoft, Wilhelmsen, IMC Ventures and DNV launched a new digital venture studio, "Studio 30 50", led by Shanker Pillai. The studio's objective is to identify new solutions which can address a broad range of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) topics concerning the maritime industry, while also funding innovative proposals which seek to improve efficiencies across the whole mariti
  • Euroseas inks new boxship charter deals
    Euroseas, a container vessel owner and operator, announced new charter agreements for its two container vessels, Synergy Keelung and Gregos. Euroseas signed a new time charter contract for Synergy Keelung for a term of between 24 and 26 months at the charterer's decision, at a gross daily cost of US$23,000. The new charter for the 4,253 TEU vessel built in 2009 will commence in April 2023 immedia
  • US freight recession impact on Transpacific and Transatlantic container trade
    The post-pandemic trade slowdown in the United States is impacting household goods demand far more seriously than industrial freight demand, according to analysts appearing on the latest episode of The Freight Buyers' Club podcast. This can explain why since the second half of the last year, the Transpacific container trade has seen freight rates and demand drop far more significantly than the Tr
  • APM Terminals invests in new container handling equipment at Nigerian terminal
    The West Africa Container Terminal (WACT) commissioned 16 brand new terminal trucks to boost efficiency and cargo handling operations at Onne Port in Nigeria. Additionally, the new equipment is expected to improve the turnaround time for vessels calling WACT. Managing director of APM Terminals Nigeria, Frederik Klinke, commended WACT for acquiring and deploying the new trucks. "This is truly an a
  • Global trade growth to slow down in 2023: WTO
    World Trade Organisation (WTO) economists said in a new forecast that global trade growth in 2023 is still expected to be subpar despite a slight upgrade to GDP projections since last fall. In fact, weighed down by the effects of the war in Ukraine, high inflation, tighter monetary policy and financial market uncertainty, the volume of world merchandise trade is expected to grow by 1.7% this year
  • JAXPORT appoints new board member
    Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry has appointed Jacksonville business and civic leader Soo Gilvarry to JAXPORT's board of directors, after the Jacksonville City Council unanimously approved Gilvarry's appointment on 28 March. Gilvarry is the CEO/Owner of Lotus Commercial USA LLC, a Jacksonville-based commercial real estate development firm that is currently redeveloping the historic old Furchgott's

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Splash web site
APRIL 11, 2023
  • Diana Shipping fixes out latest ultramax purchase
    Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping has secured a time charter deal for the 2016-built ultramax acquired in February this year. The Semiramis Paliou-led New York-listed company has fixed the DSI Drammen, formerly , to Singapore-based IMC Shipping for around one year at $18,250 per day. The charter starts on April 15, 2023 and comes with ...
  • Peninsula adds to Middle East bunker tanker fleet
    Bunkering specialist Peninsula has added another tanker to bolster its supply operations in UAE's Fujairah, the third largest bunker fuel market in the world. The Gibraltar-based company has expanded its fleet with the , ex-Pearl Majestic. According to VesselsValue data, the 2019-built 8,000 dwt ship has been acquired from Singapore's Consort Bunkers for $14m. Peninsula ...
  • Veson Nautical acquires VesselsValue
    Boston-based shipping software company Veson Nautical has sealed a deal to acquire UK online pricing platform VesselsValue for an undisclosed sum. With a database consisting of more than 81,500 vessels, VesselsValue has been focused on acquiring, storing, and commercialising data in the form of valuations, reports, and market insights. Founded by Richard Rivlin in 2011, ...
  • DOF AHTS secures more work with Equinor
    Norway's DOF has won a new three-year contract from Equinor for its handing tug supply vessel . The contract with two one-year options attached will start in direct continuation of the vessels' current employment. The 2010-built vessel is one of the largest units in its class and has been operating for Equinor since delivery. The ...
  • Scorpio Tankers pounces on six more leased ships
    New York-listed Scorpio Tankers continues to reduce its debt by exercising more purchase options. The Emanuele Lauro-led operator of 113 product tankers has opted to buy six leased ships in a move that will slash the debt by $147.3m. The deal, expected to close in June, includes the 2019-built LR2 STI Lobelia and five MR ...
  • Vopak buying into Eemshaven LNG terminal
    Dutch tank storage specialist Vopak has reached a principal agreement with state-owned energy network operator Gasunie to acquire 50% of EemsEnergyTerminal. Gasunie's subsidiary has developed a floating LNG import terminal in the Eemshaven area in response to gas supply insecurities and a desire to be less dependent on Russian gas. The terminal has been in ...
  • Maersk Supply Service sets sights on European offshore wind sector
    Denmark's Maersk Supply Service has teamed up with GustoMSC, a subsidiary of NOV, to design the next generation wind installation vessel fit for the growing offshore wind market in Europe. The new design will build on the same patent and characteristics of the current feeder concept, which was designed to operate in US waters. The ...
  • Shipping Corp of India privatisation process moves a step closer
    Shares in Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) leapt today following a report carried by Reuters that the government would press ahead with the long delayed privatisation process of the Indian flagship. The government plans to invite financial bids once again for the privatisation of SCI in the middle of next month, Reuters reported, citing sources ...
  • Kumiai Senpaku teams with CITIC Leasing for 11 ships at Chengxi Shipyard
    11Japan's Kumiai Senpaku has joined forces with CITIC Financial Leasing, a subsidiary of China's CITIC Bank, for eleven newbuilds at state-owned Chengxi Shipyard. The deal covers ten 84,500 dwt multipurpose ships and one 17,600 dwt asphalt carrier. Delivery dates and financial details have not been disclosed. The MPP units will be fit to carry pulp, ...
  • InterMoor wins Chevron decommissioning contract in Thailand
    InterMoor, an Acteon brand, has been awarded a decommissioning contract by Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production (CTEP). Following the successful completion of the decommissioning scope of work in the Gulf of Thailand in 2021, Chevron has extended InterMoor's contract by adding more packages for the disconnection and removal of pipelines. The contract extension covers project ...
  • Stolt Tankers deploys graphene-based propeller coatings in latest decarbonisation drive
    Stolt Tankers has become the first chemical tanker company to apply Graphite Innovations & Technology's graphene-based propeller coatings to its fleet. Stolt Tankers and Graphite Innovations & Technology (GIT) have signed a two-year agreement to apply GIT's XGIT-PROP graphene-based marine coating to the propellers of 25 Stolt Tankers ships during 2023. XGIT-PROP is a product ...
  • Euroseas setting container charter benchmarks
    NASDAQ-listed Euroseas is setting the pace in the remerging container charter scene, announcing details today of a three-year-plus charter of a newbuild feeder for a firm $48,000 a day. The Greek owner has just taken delivery of the 2,800 teu from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea and sent it out on a 36 to ...
  • Cape sales proliferate
    Cape sales done in March have now been compiled by the online portal VesselsValue, showing 17 vintage capes sold in the month, including four modern newcastlemaxes. The string of fresh deals has pressed prices up, and as Easter closes, brokers are upbeat for more sales in the month to come. According to BIMCO, five-year-old secondhand ...
  • Singapore tanker hit by pirates off Cote D'Ivoire
    A Singaporean-flagged chemical/products tanker was reportedly boarded in international waters 310nm south of Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire. Security consultants Ambrey noted that the vessel's AIS transmissions stopped at 14:25 UTC, 25 minutes after the incident reportedly started. At the time, the vessel was drifting with an estimated 2.1m freeboard. Ambrey understands that the vessel routinely engages
  • Gary Chapman stepping down at KNOT Offshore Partners
    Gary Chapman will be stepping down as chief executive and chief financial officer of New York-listed shuttle tanker player KNOT Offshore Partners, roles he has held since June 2019. The Aberdeen-based company, which operates primarily under long-term charters in the offshore oil production regions of the North Sea and Brazil, said Chapman has given notice ...
  • Borr Drilling fixes all rigs
    Tor Olav Trøim's Borr Drilling has won a contract for the last free jackup in its fleet. The Keppel FELS-built premium rig Hild has been booked by an undisclosed operator for work in Latin America. The New York and Oslo-listed jackup rig pure-play said the contract will start in the third quarter of 2023 following ...
  • Navigazione Montanari takes back eight tankers
    Italian owner Navigazione Montanari has purchased eight product tankers from Vassholmen Shipping, a subsidiary of Cyprus-based sale and leaseback specialist Sole Shipping. Nai, the Maltese unit of Fano-headquartered Montanari has exercised call options on the tankers that were sold and bareboat chartered back in December 2018. The deal included the 2008-built MR1 units Valcadore, Valgardena, ...
  • Anyone got a meth lab?
    Andrew Craig-Bennett ponders the difficulties of using green fuels. A.P. Moller-Maersk seems to be going to pull off a coup. A containership is on order for its account, intended, from its dimensions, for the European feeder container trade, and able to operate in the Baltic, which is not unusual, and this ship is intended to ...
  • Lawsuit claims US federal government violated regulations in approving Massachusetts offshore wind project
    A Texas non-profit research institute that aims to promote free enterprise in Texas and the nation is acting on behalf of fishing companies in Massachusetts, a state 2,000 miles away, in a lawsuit that seeks to stop development of the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project. The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) has named the US ...
  • Maryland passes legislation to expand offshore wind
    The US state of Maryland on Monday passed the Promoting Offshore Wind Energy Resources Act, known as the POWER Act. The state's governor, Wes Moore, is expected to sign the bill into law. According to the Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN), a nonprofit dedicated to fighting global warming in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., the ...

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Lloyd's List web site
APRIL 11, 2023
  • Hafnia launches digital venture studio with Microsoft
    Product tanker owner Hafnia, along with Microsoft, Wilhelmsen, IMC Ventures and DNV, has announced the launch of a new digital...
  • Scorpio continues exercising purchase options
    Purchase of one long range two and five medium range product tankers would reduce Scorpio's debt by more than $147m...
  • Oldendorff and Cargill join dry bulk FFA development group
    Independent Freight Forward Agreement Association has been set up to bolster liquidity
  • UK ports face financial cost of Brexit border control confusion
    BPA wants government to pick up most of the tab for 'white elephant' facilities, which on some estimates have left...
  • Container freight demand continues to retreat
    Headhaul routes on the key east-west trades saw sharper falls than the global average. Underlying numbers describe a weak freight...
  • Daily Briefing
    Operations resume in Los Angeles and Long Beach | CMA CGM orders 16 boxships with CSSC yards | UN's VLCC...
  • The week in charts: Trade patterns of blacklisted ships | UAE facilitating Russian oil trades | Iran oil exports stay firm
    Iran's oil exports remained robust in March, Australia's bulk commodity exports expected to hold steady, and alternative fuel vessel orders...
  • The week in newbuildings: Orders for 39 ships signed
    Newbuilding contracts for 14 bulk carriers, four gas carriers and 21 tankers recorded in the past week
  • Abandonment guidelines safeguard shipping's most important asset: seafarers
    The guidelines are a joint initiative from the International Chamber of Shipping and the International Transport Workers' Federation. They were...
  • Maritime safety is 'more than data-driven regulation'
    Data alone will not improve levels of safety, even when it supports regulation. Attempts to seek a common denominator for...
  • Port Hedland clears vessels as cyclone approaches
    All anchorages within the Port Hedland boundary have been cleared, says Pilbara Ports Authority, while the inner harbour will be...
  • Lloyd's List to break new ground during London International Shipping Week
    The Lloyd's List Podcast, with support from Maritime London, will be broadcast daily during London International Shipping Week 2023, featuring a mix...
  • German utility plans blue hydrogen plant in Rotterdam
    Blue hydrogen plant to be built at Rotterdam's Maasvlakte by 2028 to produce up to 300,000 tonnes per year
  • Rising US imports to remain below pandemic highs
    Current slump has been more pronounced on the west coast, where dockworkers have been working without a contract since last...
  • Citic Leasing orders 10 large pulp carriers linked to Cosco Shipping
    Move comes as Chinese shipping lessors increase their exposure to compatriot owners, especially large state-owned companies
  • Euroseas takes first boxship in nine-ship newbuild programme
    New charter for older ship 'shows resilience' of containership market, says owner
  • Cosco container shipping expects 75% decline in quarterly net profit
    A shift of supply and demand fundamentals in container freight market has led to the weaker results
  • Chemical tanker boarded by pirates off Ivory Coast - report
    Incident in West African waters follows the hijacking of the Monjasa Reformer last month in Gulf of Guinea
  • China Merchants Group president steps down
    Replacement has yet to be named
  • Australia reports record LNG export earnings amid tight global market
    Strong result driven by record-high utilisation rates on Australia's west coast facilities amid high international LNG prices

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The Journal of Commerce web site
APRIL 11, 2023
  • Truckers entering US freight market keeping capacity abundant: DAT
    The number of for-hire trucking firms entering the US market is nearly as large as the number leaving on a monthly basis, which is helping to keep capacity loose despite the departures.
  • Cosco Shipping Q1 profit plunge bodes ill for ocean carrier earnings
    The first-quarter profit estimates came as Cosco Shipping announced plans for a general rate increase on all dry and reefer cargo to the US from Asia, the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East from May 15.
  • CPKC may spur growth in Mexican intermodal market: analyst
    Data shows there is significant room for growth in the Mexican intermodal market, something the joining of Canadian Pacific Railway and Kansas City Southern could help spur, writes analyst Larry Gross.
  • Trans-Pacific capacity fills as risk of GRIs hangs over shippers
    How successful ocean carriers are in securing general rate increases comes down to the health of so-called green shoots of demand and the effectiveness of increased blanking of capacity.

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TradeWinds web site
APRIL 11, 2023
  • Diana fetches higher period rate for Norden ultramax bulker
    New York-listed Diana Shipping expects to make $6.5m off the charter, which will last at least a year
  • Capesize spot market recedes as Chinese steel prices fall and cyclone approaches Australia
    Cyclone could bring further downward pressure as it is expected to hit western Australia on Thursday and Friday
  • Scorpio Tankers wipes $147m more debt off books with six lease buyouts
    Shipowner also splashes $21.6m more on buying back its shares as balance sheet improves
  • Imperial nears debt elimination with early NBG loan repayment
    US-listed tanker and bulker owner pays back second bank loan within a week
  • BRS Group says Russian dark fleet is really a rainbow of grey
    Shipbroker describes a six-tier tanker market in decision to move away from 'shadow fleet' moniker
  • One platform to rule them all? Veson outlines one-stop-shop plans
    But the digital shipping leader also knows collaboration is vital
  • Veson Nautical takes giant stride forward with VesselsValue takeover
    US shipping data player follows up Oceanbolt and Q88 deals with move for Richard Rivlin's valuation platform
  • Greek shipowners switch focus to older panamax bulkers in S&P chase
    Brokers and analysts say strong interest remains in secondhand ships
  • Vopak could boost capacity of EET LNG terminal as it buys 50% stake
    Dutch group strikes deal to become partner in new import facility set up by Gasunie
  • Vopak scraps deal with MOL to buy half of world's biggest FSRU
    Dutch terminals group had agreed to acquire stake in 2021 for the unit's Hong Kong deployment
  • Cosco's container arm warns of massive profit downgrade
    Quarterly net profits drop by three-quarters as falling freight rates bite
  • Tanker shipowners get a boost as Clarksons tweaks asset valuations
    Analysts aiming for quicker and more accurate assessments of a company's worth
  • Hin Leong founder Lim Oon Kuin pleads not guilty as fraud trial begins
    Hin Leong Trading founder could be jailed for up to ten years if found guilty of cheating HSBC bank out of $111.7m
  • JERA and KOGAS to team up on LNG shipments
    Japanese and South Korean energy giants aiming to optimise shipping operations
  • Tanker strength to lead recovery in shipping stocks, Clarksons Securities says
    Share prices have fallen 2% across maritime sectors, but analysts believe equity remains attractive
  • India poised to invite bids for shipowner SCI after sell-off delays
    Officials say competing groups will be able to submit offers by the middle of May
  • Oman's Asyad named as charterer of first two Euroseas eco newbuilds
    Greek shipowner says it is continuing to monitor markets for deals for the remaining seven container ships under construction
  • Pirates hijack Singapore-owned product tanker in the Gulf of Guinea
    Incident comes less than a month after six seafarers were abducted from a Monjasa tanker sailing in the region
  • Ten years after: How Ridgebury Tankers turned a profit on 2013 acquisitions
    Bob Burke-led outfit is now down to just four tankers as sales initiative rolls onward
  • Development Bank of Japan to fund Fairfield chemical tanker
    Decarbonisation finance used for LNG dual-fuel newbuilding under construction in Japan
  • Switzerland's Advantage Tankers enters LR1 product tanker sector with $153m Nautical Bulk deal
    Trio of modern, eco product tankers will enter long-term charters with Trafigura
  • Sovcomflot tries again to swap Irish bonds as talks continue with regulators
    Sanctioned Russian owner attempting to exchange eurobonds for Russian notes as agent refuses to handle coupon payments
  • Pirates believed to have boarded Singapore-owned product tanker in the Gulf of Guinea
    Incident comes less than a month after six seafarers were abducted from a Monjasa tanker sailing in the region
  • China's Citic Financial Leasing orders 10 wood pulp carriers at Chengxi Shipyard
    Cosco Shipping Specialised Carriers behind order for the world's largest wood pulp ships
  • Stolt Tankers looks to graphene-based coatings in decarbonisation drive
    Chemical tanker giant to use new cutting-edge technology on 25 ships after successful trials
  • Pirates believed to have boarded yet another tanker in the Gulf of Guinea
    Incident comes less than a month after six seafarers were abducted from a Monjasa tanker sailing in the region
  • Microsoft partners new Hafnia-led digital venture studio collaboration in Singapore
    Tech giant joins Hafnia, Wilhelmsen, IMC Ventures and DNV to tap tech start-ups for sustainability solutions

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American Shipper web site
APRIL 11, 2023
  • Irish cargo airline ASL takes step toward heavy drone delivery
    ASL Aviation has several airlines that support express delivery companies and e-commerce retailers. It plans to serve them with drone delivery too.
  • US imports bounce back in March despite dwindling China cargo
    Although import volumes show signs of a nascent recovery, the inventory overhang remains daunting.

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