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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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Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
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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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
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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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