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January 16, 2023

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Exim India web site
JANUARY 16, 2023
  • Pramod Kumar Agrawal, Principal Chief Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai Zone-I, to grace CTL-BHP 2023
  • Details of Customs Brokers Licensing Examination, 2023
  • Baltic Exchange Market Report (13 January 2023)
  • Logistics activity remains healthy in Dec'22; freight rates stay elevated amid robust demand
  • New Mangalore Port joins IAPH as regular member
  • Prime Minister inaugurates Haldia Multi-Modal Terminal
  • Unifeeder launches multimodal service to move scrap for Tata Steel
  • DGFT to decide on lifting wheat export ban soon
  • India-China trade touches all-time high
  • Sugar exports up
  • ONE surcharge for shipments being misstated
  • SC Railway achieves 100 MT of freight loading
  • Vessels calling at California terminals need to submit report

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International Transport Journal web site
JANUARY 16, 2023
  • Stepping into Vietnam
  • TKN now operated by Swiss intermodal specialist
  • Last newbuild and first organ donor
  • Chapman Freeborn boosts regional management team
  • The Alliance and the Atlantic
  • Joining forces to strengthen trimodal services
  • Lithium battery certification for Qatar Airways
  • More shipments to Puebla, Mexico
  • DHL launches a second connection in Laos
  • Flexport: Teresa Carlson takes the helm
  • Expanding operation to 32 railroads in USA
  • Liege Airport is ready for SAF
  • For a change in East Africa
  • USD 630 million investment in ammonia options
  • NEO Air Charter picks Ian Flett
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • New vehicle for learner drivers
  • Swiss Post's double strike
  • Skulls instead of drugs

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The Loadstar web site
JANUARY 13, 2023
  • Carriers take short-term rate hit and eye post-CNY demand surge
  • Manufacturing outlook points to declining US air cargo in 2023
  • Kuehne + Nagel - the next multi-billion windfall
  • EU relaxes state aid rules to drive 'greener' multimodal transport
  • Starvation threat to chickens prompts emergency delivery order to UP
  • My beloved Dkr1,100 DSV - stuck on you...
  • Which are more precarious, post-Flexport cuts: 'digital' or 'traditional' forwarders?
  • Letter from Bangladesh: forex dilemmas; bigger ships and banned ships

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Marine Log web site
JANUARY 13, 2023
  • Solstad PSV saves 29% fuel on a long transit
    Norway's Solstad Offshore reports that its PSV Normand Leader and its captain, Arnt Olav Skarstein, have received an award from VPS Decarbonization for their impressive fuel savings during a transit from Australia.
  • BOEM moves to update offshore wind development regs
    The Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish a proposed rule to update regulations for offshore wind development on the U.S. Outer Continental
  • Chantiers de l'Atlantique set to build world's largest sailing vessels
    French hospitality giant Accor S.A. has signed a letter of intent with Chantiers de l'Atlantique covering the construction of two very large luxury sailing cruise yachts. The shipbuilder says "the order will

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Container News web site
JANUARY 13, 2023
  • Port of South Louisiana to acquire Avondale Global Gateway
    Port of South Louisiana has entered into a purchase and sale agreement with ship agency, stevedoring and terminal operations company T. Parker Host in order to buy Avondale Global Gateway. T. Parker Host has transformed Avondale Global Gateway, which was a former shipyard, into a center of multimodal commerce and combines river, road, and rail connections with ample storage and laydown space loca
  • Around 1,000 vessels affected by cyber-attack on DNV's software
    Norway-headquartered DNV has confirmed that its ShipManager software was the target of a ransomware cyber-attack on 7 January, admitting that there are 70 customers and around 1,000 vessels affected in total. In reaction to the issue, DNV specialists have shut down ShipManager's Information Technology (IT) servers. The company said that all users can continue to use the ShipManager software's onb
  • SCFI crumbles to 30-month low, nears pre-pandemic levels
    The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) took a 2% tumble to settle at US$1,031.42, its lowest-ever quote since July 2020, settling just a tad higher than the three-year historical low of US$1,022 recorded in January 2020. While there is a talk of normalisation on the cards, with rates nearing the pre-pandemic levels, the advent of the Chinese New Year will most likely see the index hittin
  • Piraeus Port Authority completes upgrade works at ship repair zone
    Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has announced the completion of large-scale infrastructure upgrade works at the eastern side of Pier II at the Perama Ship Repair Zone in Greece. The works are part of the second phase of a broader infrastructure improvement project in the Perama ship repair zone involving among others a complete platform replacement. In particular, the first ship to berth at the new
  • Kuenz, ABB to enhance Gdansk new box terminal with automated crane equipment
    Kuenz, an Austrian crane manufacturer, has acquired a large order for 20 automated side-loading stacking cranes for the new Baltic Hub T3 terminal, which is presently under development. The order was signed in September 2022, and the initiative is expected to extend and expand Kuenz and PSA's long-standing collaboration. The new automatic stacking cranes will have a span of 32 metres, two 8.5 met
  • Yilport debuts in Africa by taking over operations of Ghana's port
    Yilport Holding, a global port and terminal operator, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to operate the Takoradi Port in Ghana, starting from April 2023. The agreement was signed by Yilport Holding's chairman & CEO Robert Yuksel Yildirim, chairman of Takoradi Port's operating company Ibis Tek, Kwame Gyan and director of Ibis Tek, Nana Yaw Boahene during a ceremony on 11 Januar
  • Nidec ASI to run US$2.7 million sustainability project at French port
    Nidec ASI which is part of the Energy & Infrastructure Division of the Nidec Group, won the tender for implementing a 'shore-to-ship' project for the Port of Sète in the south of France. Nidec ASI has signed a contract worth US$2.7 million with Port Sud de France in order to set up innovative electrical power systems that will allow ships moored in the port to draw the energy required to be fully
  • Port of Singapore surpasses 37 million TEUs in second busiest year in history
    Port of Singapore has reported a container throughput of 37.3 million TEUs in 2022, which represents a slight decline of 0.7% compared with the all-time record volumes in the previous year. Despite the fall of 3-4% in global container trade, the Port of Singapore achieved its second busiest year in its history. At the same time, the port handled 577.7 million tonnes of cargo in 2022, while vessel
  • Fiscal issues in Pakistan see Euroseas ship diverted to India for break-up
    India is becoming the destination of choice for demolitions on the Indian sub-continent, after a lack of US dollars in Pakistan and Bangladesh has made banks there unwilling to offer letters of credit to scrapyards. Due to this, Euroseas' 2001-built 5,610 TEU Akinada Bridge, which was initially sold for demolition in Gadani, Pakistan, has been diverted to Alang, India. Global Marketing Systems (G
  • Maersk supports German climate start-up to accelerate shipping decarbonisation
    C1, a climate tech start-up, has raised growth capital from Maersk Growth, the venture capital arm of A.P. Moller - Maersk, in order to accelerate the scaling of their ultra-efficient catalysis, which will enable mass production of green methanol without the usual premium paid for sustainably produced methanol. According to a statement by C1, besides the ability to function as a carbon-based feed
  • Thessaloniki Port appoints new board member
    Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has announced that Panagiotis Stampoulidis, executive director and executive member of the board of directors of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), will assume the role of a non-executive member of the Greek port's board. Stampoulidis is a seasoned and experienced executive who has held management roles in commercial and public sector firms an
  • Port of Oakland makes progress with utility green power portfolio
    The Port of Oakland Utility serving customers at the seaport and airport has announced that 66.9% of its power needs are fulfilled from carbon-free energy sources, translating to nearly double the state average. Specifically, the Port Utility, as reported in the Port Authority's 2021 Green Energy Portfolio, supplied 49.9% of its energy from eligible renewable sources, well above the state average
  • Allcargo Logistics completes 75% stake acquisition in German logisitcs firm
    Allcargo Logistics, an Indian logistics solutions provider and the parent company of ECU Worldwide, has completed the acquisition of a 75% stake in the German logistics firm Fair Trade GmbH. Therefore, Allcargo Logistics will be the majority shareholder, while the previous owner will retain the remaining 25% stake. Allcargo Logistics made the acquisition move through its subsidiary Allcargo Belgi
  • CMA CGM boxship runs aground in Dutch waters
    According to Maritime Bulletin, the 5,000 TEU container ship CMA CGM Barracuda ran aground in the Netherlands on 13 January. The 2007-built vessel was sailing from the port of Antwerp in Belgium to the port of Hamburg in Germany when at around 01:00 (local time) it ran aground in front of Kruiningen on Western Scheldt. According to the report, several tugs reached the boxship of the French ocean
  • CFL confirms stake acquisition in Luxport Group
    Luxemburg-based multimodal logistics group CFL has acquired a stake in its compatriot logistics provider Luxport Group. With this acquisition, the CFL Group aims to strengthen its freight activities which already include rail and logistics activities and now wants to diversify through complementary infrastructures and activities, such as river transport or bulk product logistics. The two parties

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Splash web site
JANUARY 13, 2023
  • Up to 1,000 ships affected by DNV ransomware attack
    DNV confirmed that around 1,000 vessels have been affected by a recent cybersecurity incident on its ShipManager software which proved to be a result of a ransomware attack. The Norway-based class society said in a statement that the shutdown of ShipManager servers was affecting a total of 70 clients. DNV did not disclose any further ...
  • Norwegian green ammonia floater makes headway with India's L&T onboard
    Norwegian developer H2Carrier, has brought Indian engineering conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) onboard its green ammonia floating production vessel project. A memorandum of understanding signed by the two parties aims to develop floating green ammonia projects for industrial-scale applications, with L&T becoming a partner for topsides process plant EPCIC. H2Carrier has designed the floater base
  • Valaris lines up more work for multiple rigs
    Valaris has revealed multiple new contracts and extensions for its drilling fleet. The rig operator has seen its drillship Valaris DS-15 extended by TotalEnergies in Brazil through December 2023, with one 100-day priced option remaining under contract. In the UK North Sea, Harbour Energy exercised two one-year options on the jackup Valaris 120, with the ...
  • Helix charters in Glomar OSV
    Helix Energy Solutions' marine contracting business unit Helix Robotics Solutions has signed a three-year charter agreement with Dutch offshore support vessel operator Glomar Offshore for the 2014-built. The charter, which comes with two years of options attached will see the Panama-flagged OSV operate across offshore renewables and oil & gas sectors, providing site clearance ...
  • World Marine Offshore crashes into bankruptcy
    Financially troubled Danish crew transfer vessel operator World Marine Offshore (WMO) has been declared bankrupt. According to the State Gazette, a court in Esbjerg took the company under bankruptcy proceedings earlier this week following a petition on January 6. John Sommer Schmidt of the law firm Gorrissen Federspiel, who is the trustee of the estate, ...
  • US operator Laborde Marine adds to its OSV fleet
    New Orleans-headquartered Laborde Marine has expanded its fleet with two deepwater offshore supply vessels (OSVs) acquired from L&M Botruc Rental. The OSVs named Shelley Lab and Gibson Lab will support deepwater activities in the Gulf of Mexico. One of the vessels is currently operating under contract while the other is completing routine shipyard inspections and ...
  • Allseas picks up work on Vattenfall's UK wind farm
    Allseas has won transport and installation work in the offshore wind sector for Vattenfall's Norfolk Boreas project off the coast of Norfolk, UK. The Swiss-based marine construction specialist has been contracted by Siemens Energy to set up the project's converter station. The German firm and Norway's Aker Solutions are in charge of the wind farm's ...
  • Nan Fung Shipping exits VLCC trades
    Hong Kong's Nan Fung Shipping, a privately owned conglomerate with four decades in shipping, has exited the VLCC trades, selling the 17-year-old 281,000 dwt. The ship has been with Nan Fung since 2006. Splash understand that the Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries-built tanker has been sold to Hsejar Maritime, an Indian company known as a ...
  • Short circuit sparks Indonesian vessel blaze
    A short circuit in the engine room of the Fortuner general cargo ship sparked a fire yesterday afternoon in Indonesian waters, a blaze that quickly spread to the vessel's accommodation block. All crew were evacuated safely from the ship which was moored at an anchorage at the port of Gresik. The fire was eventually put ...
  • Stolthaven Terminals opens in Kaohsiung
    The joint venture between Stolthaven Terminals and Revivegen Environmental Technology was made official yesterday at a ceremony with Taiwan Cooperative Bank in Kaohsiung. Stolthaven Revivegen Kaohsiung Terminal (SHRVK) is a new greenfield terminal in Kaohsiung Port with integrated storage, drumming, warehousing, and distribution solutions for chemical and bulk specialty liquid customers. The term
  • Independent FFA Association launches
    The Baltic Exchange has a rival when it comes to forward freight agreements (FFAs). Spearheaded by John Banaszkiewicz, the Independent FFA Association (IFFAA) has just been formed to coordinate and promote the interests of individuals and companies active in FFAs and related freight derivative products. Banaszkiewicz is the head of London-based Freight Investor Services, one ...
  • Port of South Louisiana enters agreement to purchase Avondale Global Gateway
    The Port of South Louisiana has entered into a purchase and sale agreement with T. Parker Host to purchase Avondale Global Gateway, a 254-acre global logistics hub on the Mississippi River. The acquisition is expected to allow the port to be more competitive in traditional international trade and to increase focus on renewable-energy development. In ...

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Lloyd's List web site
JANUARY 13, 2023
  • US allows safety-related transactions with sanctioned vessels
    Ofac has renewed a general licence allowing safety and environmental activities with vessels it has blocked in November
  • Soyabean trade to lift demand for panamaxes
    Panamaxes should benefit from higher soyabean exports out of Brazil, while demand for smaller-sized bulk carriers will be hurt by...
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: Can the Ukraine grain corridor survive 2023?
    The Black Sea Grain Initiative is inherently flawed and it doesn't take a stretch of the imagination to think it...
  • Recruitment, retention and risk-taking: Why staff skills matter
    The industry recognises the need to attract new skills from outside but still employs old ways to recruit them. Once...
  • Pacific Basin buys six bulkers in fleet renewal drive
    Hong Kong-based dry bulk operator says it remains committed to its long-term strategy of further growing its supramax/ultramax fleet, while...
  • Cargill deserves first-mover advantage from methanol-fuelled bulker gambit
    The transition to net zero needs the emergence of a Field of Dreams' factor. If you build methanol-bunkering terminals, will...
  • Green methanol start-up secures capital from Maersk
    Maersk provides capital for green methanol start-up C1 as part of its wider strategy to secure future supply of the...
  • CMA CGM containership refloated after grounding
    CMA CGM Barracuda is believed to have hit a sea wall and is presently being assessed for damage. It is...
  • Supply chain fraud risk rising
    Digitalisation has made life easier for supply chains, but also for those that prey on them. TT Club is calling...
  • Tanker splits in two after explosion off China
    Vessel was not loaded at the time of the explosion
  • China Merchants impacted by inflated boxship charters
    Company also reveals issues in its dry bulker, livestock shipping and wind turbine installation businesses
  • Yilport makes first move in Africa with Takoradi port takeover
    Robert Yildirim's port group will take a 70% stake in Ghana's Takoradi port. Sees room for expansion of African and...
  • Judge rules sex trafficking case against Crowley can proceed
    Former employee says she was raped by her supervisor during a business trip to Crowley's US headquarters
  • Daily Briefing
    P&I clubs pushing hard on double-digit general increases | Flexport reorganisation sparks doubt over digital forwarding hype | Freight traders...
  • Six former Keppel O&M staff get bribe-related warning
    Illegal payments said to have been paid to foreign consultants involved in KOM's business interests in Brazil, according to bureau

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The Journal of Commerce web site
JANUARY 13, 2023
  • MPV rates slump as breakbulk moves back to container sector
    Despite a decline in daily charter rates, the longer-term MPV outlook remains strong due to increased investments in oil and gas and renewables projects.
  • Estes Express plans near-port expansion as new generation takes charge
    The largest US family owned LTL trucking company is adding terminals, including one in Southern California, as Webb Estes moves into the president's office.
  • Maersk inks new deals as decarbonization drive continues
    Decarbonizing its entire business by 2040 requires collaboration across Maersk's global supply chain, pushing the carrier to sign partnerships in strategic areas to achieve its net-zero ambitions.
  • New services, West Coast labor talks push NY-NJ into top US port spot
    The growth at the Port of New York and New Jersey was accompanied by persistent container and vessel backlogs and truck congestion, but volumes are expected to taper off in 2023.
  • Europe string reinstates South India rotation after schedule disruptions
    The IEX service's nine-vessel routing has experienced serious reliability challenges since early last year amid the pandemic-linked port flow turmoil.

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TradeWinds web site
JANUARY 13, 2023
  • MRs creep up while rest of product tanker market struggles
    Two MR routes proved bright spots while LR routes across the globe saw declines
  • 'The Covid trade is over': Rates across key bulker segments fall to 2.5-year low
    Rates for all main bulker segments except capesizes fall back below pre-pandemic levels
  • 10 years after: Oaktree Capital reveals latest stake in Eagle Bulk
    US private equity firm has proved to be a patient investor in New York-listed bulker owner
  • Pacific Basin spends $125m on six secondhand bulkers
    Acquisitions should lower average fleet age to 12 years and bring owned and operated fleet to 263 bulkers
  • Yilport makes landfall in Africa through joint venture in Ghana
    Turkish port company says it plans to invest more than $700m in Takoradi Port
  • Devbulk grows towards magic 10 again, with fresh handysize buy
    Istanbul-based bulker player acquires nine-year-old ship in replacement of older tonnage sold a few months ago
  • Editor's Selection: Frontline dumps Euronav deal, Li Li facing prosecution, and Galbraiths cements tie-up with Ifchor
    We look back at some of the big shipping stories of the week
  • Fire fear: Bent Martini bans electric cars from Havila ropaxes
    Risk analysis concludes that a blaze involving hybrid or hydrogen vehicles will need external help
  • Freightos reports record results ahead of planned Nasdaq listing
    Booking and payment platform shakes off container downturn thanks to high volumes
  • Maersk invests in German start-up promising cheap green methanol revolution
    Venture capital arm of Danish group pumps money into Berlin-based C1
  • Grimaldi doubles order tally for car carriers in China
    Italian group inks contract for five more PCTCs and two options worth $630m
  • Feeder owner objects to 'unfair' box migration to CII-exempt ships
    Exploiting a loophole in the regulations, Contships warns that charterers are hiring heavylift vessels to carry containers
  • Shipbuilding pricing up 15% on average in 2022, Clarksons Research says
    An increase in tanker orders along with continuing flows of LNG carriers are likely in 2023
  • Rotterdam port urged to up its game against bad bunkers
    'Problematic' fuel provided by supplier sparks calls for Dutch terminal to adopt Singapore anti-contamination standards
  • Scorpio's first-quarter rates lift-off comes in face of twin headwinds
    Product tanker giant sees market lifting further once a couple of troublesome factors clear in coming weeks
  • Work rolls on for $4.2bn worth of Russian LNG newbuildings
    Bulk of vessels are scheduled for 2023 deliveries with industry eyes now trained on their handovers
  • Ince 'lifer' Paul Herring opens up on new chapter at UK Defence Club
    After more than four decades at the London shipping law firm, 'lifer' realised he still had something to offer
  • Slowing container ship speeds could soften newbuilding hit, Clarksons says
    Vessels steamed 2% slower in the second half of 2022, according to analyst Trevor Crowe
  • Maersk and DP World team up to decarbonise logistics in Dubai port
    Partnership will speed up turnaround times in Jebel Ali port
  • James Fisher spies opportunity as UK needs 28 new SOVs
    UK shipowner says offshore wind sector is growing at an exponential rate
  • VLCC oversupply in Middle East hits tanker rates
    Long-term forecast for growth in oil consumption driven by China and India will assist improvements for VLCCs
  • Fredriksen lights bonfire of the vanities as Euronav deal fails
    The shipping magnate has chucked a grenade into plans for a mega tanker tie-up, so what next?
  • TotalEnergies snaps up half capacity at Germany's Lubmin FSRU terminal
    German federal chancellor Olaf Scholz to attend opening of country's second FSRU-based terminal
  • Suezmax outlook 'bright' as Hess plots crude output rise in Guyana
    Broker BRS says South American success story looks set to continue
  • Shanghai Jinjiang files for IPO as it plots eight container ship newbuildings
    Float of SIPG subsidiary has been talked about since 2021
  • Gurnee eyes 2023 'surprises' after Ardmore's chart-topping year
    Irish product tanker owner led all 25 stocks in Jefferies Shipping Index with 326% gain in red-hot 2022 rally
  • China demand lifts Iranian crude exports to high under sanctions
    Export boost for regime comes despite strong price competition from Russia in Asian markets
  • Accor jumps into cruise with two-ship order at Chantiers de l'Atlantique
    Hospitality giant signs letter of intent with French shipbuilder for two ultra-deluxe sail-assisted cruise ships
  • Digital freight forwarder Flexport to slash 20% of global workforce
    But company says it will still proceed with a doubling of its software engineering staff to improve its products
  • Japan's Doun Kisen orders ultramax bulkers at Nantong Xiangyu
    The newbuilding price for ultramax bulk carriers has reached a new low level in the past 12 months

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American Shipper web site
JANUARY 13, 2023
  • Delta sets cargo record by a nose during difficult 2022
    Delta Air Lines carried more than $1 billion in cargo below passengers' feet last year, setting a company record.
  • FreightWaves Flashback 1971: 'Breakthrough' reported in test shipment of melons to UK stores
    1971: Londoners are able to buy American melons for the first time after test shipments to the U.K. proved successful.

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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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