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January 17, 2023

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Exim India web site
JANUARY 17, 2023
  • Asyad Shipping signs deal for two state-of-the-art LNG carriers
  • The changing scenario in container shipping & the impact of global economic trends
  • Girish Aggarwal joins APM Terminals Pipavav as Managing Director
  • Indian exports face regulatory, internal market barriers in China
  • National Green Hydrogen Mission sets consumption target for shipping industry
  • Japan plans to test new supply routes to diversify freight options
  • Major Ports' cargo handling up
  • MOL unveils new series name & hull colour design for its car carriers primarily fuelled by LNG
  • Piracy, armed robbery at three-decade low but no room for complacency, says report
  • CMA CGM deploys two 15,000-TEU vessels, the largest containerships to call Japan on a regular service
  • OOCL introduces simpler & easier OOCL Account
  • A.P. Moller-Maersk announces new executive leadership team
  • Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to deal with the clearance of fresh fruit consignments
  • Indian Register of Shipping undertakes classification services for Floating Dock & New Generation OPVs at Goa Shipyard
  • EoI for Great Nicobar Island terminal project soon
  • Govt probing exporters for misusing duty drawback scheme

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International Transport Journal web site
JANUARY 17, 2023
  • An Albertan alternative
  • Coltrans: Leschaco's second target
  • Faster connections to Greece and Turkey
  • TT Club: e-commerce's biggest threat is fraud
  • A new strategy and planning team for AA Cargo
  • Solar energy for intermodal terminal in Birrfeld
  • Changes in cargo flows
  • Etihad Cargo hosts Cargo iQ meeting
  • PSA keeping the balance in 2022
  • Geodis strengthens executive committee
  • Latvian carrier expands to Estonia
  • Coyne Airways joins Airblox
  • Röhlig launches brand in Brazil
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • MLP Group appoints Martin Birkert
  • Flatbed operator adds zero-emissions equipment
  • TK' Blue redefines its tariffs
  • Astral Aviation switches from NAS to ALG
  • Another way of Californication

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The Loadstar web site
JANUARY 16, 2023
  • Hapag-CMA deal sees re-emergence of cross-alliance slot chartering
  • Toll Group - all sorts of rumours abound
  • 2022: a poor year for Europe's airports, and there may be worse to come
  • Climate disruption set to cost ports billions, says new study
  • OceanX: The F-word, clean branding & shipping-geo-politics
  • Super-bonuses for TS Lines staff, but more trying times are ahead
  • Governments must act to slow the flow of illegal drugs through supply chains
  • Too few 'supply chain masters' ready for 'tectonic shifts' in strategy
  • Röhlig Logistics appoints Robert Lawry to head UK arm

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Marine Log web site
JANUARY 16, 2023
  • 1,000 ships affected by cyberattack on DNV ShipManager
    In an update on its earlier announcement, classification society DNV has revealed that the cyberattack that hit its ShipManager fleet management software on the evening of Saturday, January 7 was a ransomware
  • Buquebús eyes switching Incat newbuild from LNG to electric
    Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania looks set to jump start its electric ambitions. It is in discussions with long time customer Buquebús that could see the 130 meter ferry currently under construction at
  • Fredriksen ups stake in Euronav
    Within days of John Fredriksen's Frontline plc announcing that it was pulling out of its planned tanker mega merger deal with Euronav, Fredriksen-associated Famatown Finance Ltd filed a notice with the SEC

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Container News web site
JANUARY 16, 2023
  • Ningbo Zhoushan hits 1 million TEU milestone in the first 10 days of the year
    The Ningbo Zhoushan Port has already surpassed 1 million TEUs from the beginning of the year. The major Chinese container hub handled 1.05 million TEUs from 1 to 10 January, translating to a 10.75% year-on-year increase. Meanwhile, on 10 January, the Ningbo Zhousan Port received two giant container vessels, MSC Zoe and Merry Maersk each with over 18,000 TEU capacity. The following day, a total of
  • UK's Portsmouth and Canada's Halifax ink "sister city" deal to progress trade opportunities
    The cities of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom and Halifax in Canada will formalise their "sister city" agreement in order to develop business opportunities in shipbuilding, oceanology and satellite applications. The agreement will be signed on 19 January by the mayor of Halifax, Mike Savage, and the lord mayor of Portsmouth, councillor Hugh Mason and aims to progress trade opportunities between
  • Deploy & Interconnect Globally in 23+ Metros
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  • Asia container exports to US plunge in December
    Japan International Freight Forwarders Association (JIFFA) reported that container exports from 10 major Asian countries and regions to the United States fell by 23.2% to 1.31 million TEUs in December. This is the fifth consecutive decrease on a year-on-year basis, according to Miami-headquartered trade firm Descartes Datamyne. US imports, meanwhile, totaled over 1.94 million TEUs, which plummete
  • World's largest cargo ships in 2023
    Container ships is an important part of commercial freight transport and thus of the shipping industry, as they now carry the vast majority of seaborne non-bulk cargo. However, there are different types of cargo ships that are used to transport different types of cargo. Container News compiled the following list showing the largest vessels by category based on the type of cargo they carry. 1. Con
  • 5 Things to Check Before Establishing A 3PL Partnership
    Partnering with a 3PL can make it easier for businesses to operate and grow by outsourcing the headaches that can come with fulfillment and order management. A good 3PL relationship is one that does the heavy lifting for you, allowing your team to focus on their product and sales expertise. However, getting that right can be tricky, so there are a few important things to check before establishing
  • Wan Hai launches new service to help Ulsan's ambitions
    In collaboration with Ulsan Port Authority (UPA), Taiwanese liner operator Wan Hai Lines has started a new container service connecting the South Korean port with Malaysia. Ulsan is South Korea's main oil port, owing to its status as the home to the country's oil refining cluster. Wan Hai will deploy five 3,000 TEU ships to the weekly KSS service, which will call at the Malaysian ports of Penang,
  • CMA CGM deploys 15,000 TEU boxships on Asia-Latin America service
    CMA CGM Group announced that its 15,000 TEU ship CMA CGM Argentina called the Honmoku D4 terminal in Yokohama on 15 January becoming the largest container vessel that has ever called Japan on a regular service. The boxship is one of two 15,000-TEU series that the group has deployed on the weekly Asia Central South America 1 (ACSA1) service. Hideki Uchida, president of CMA CGM Japan, commented, "T
  • PSA exceeds 90 million TEUs in 2022
    PSA International has announced it handled 90.9 million TEUs at its port projects worldwide in 2022, which represents a 0.7% decline compared with 2021 box volumes. The company's flagship PSA Singapore reported 37 million TEUs with the remaining terminals of PSA outside Singapore reaching 53.9 million TEUs. "The world experienced another challenging year in 2022 and although most countries were e
  • Leschaco expands in Colombia with logistics provider acquisition
    Leschaco has confirmed it has acquired the activities of the Colombian logistics service provider Coltrans S.A.S. as of 28 December 2022. Coltrans has been part of the Leschaco Group's agent network, for more than 30 years. With the acquisition, the 500 employees of Coltrans will move under the Leschaco umbrella. This was the second acquisition in 2022 for Leschaco Group, which in February 2022,
  • Sri Lanka box terminal introduces new trucks for inter-terminal transfers
    South Asia Gateway Terminals (SAGT), Sri Lanka's first Public Private Partnership Container Terminal, has announced new port equipment, including 30 new prime movers and terminal trailers, to assist the Port of Colombo operations. SAGT aims to enhance the service integrity of its Inter-Terminal Transfers (ITT) in support of the port's hub aspirations. "The introduction of a fleet of ITT trucks is
  • Nine in 10 major ports exposed to climatic and geophysical risks: University of Oxford research
    New study from the University of Oxford's Environmental Change Institute (ECI) shows that 86% of all ports worldwide are exposed to more than three types of climatic and geophysical hazards, resulting in escalating economic impacts on global trade. Ports are usually located in hazard-prone areas along the coast and close to rivers - exposed to storms and floods - and will have to cope with sea le
  • ONE opens new office in Hong Kong
    Ocean Network Express (ONE) East Asia has opened its new office in Tsim Sha Tsui, a commercial and tourist area in Hong Kong. The ceremony took place on 11 January 2023. The new office makes provisions for the hybrid work arrangement with meeting pods around the office to facilitate communication for teams who might have people working from the office and at home. Takafumi Kido, managing director

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Splash web site
JANUARY 16, 2023
  • Shipping launches advisory body to tackle Filipino seafarer issues
    Global organisations representing seafarers, shipowners and other maritime employers have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Philippines' Department of Migrant Workers to form the International Advisory Committee on Global Maritime Affairs (IACGMA) aimed at finding solutions facing Filipino seafarers. The formation of the IACGMA follows a meeting that took place in December last year,
  • Island Drilling semisub secures more work for Petrofac off Mauritania
    Norwegian rig owner Island Drilling has secured more work for its 2012-built semisub off the coast of Mauritania. UK offshore engineering specialist Petrofac, as a well management contractor on Tullow Oil's Banda and Tiof fields, has exercised its rig hire option on one additional well bringing the total rig's work to five well re-entries. The ...
  • Stena Drilling scores new drillship contract in Egypt
    Stena Drilling, a subsidiary of Sweden's Stena, has been awarded a new contract by Shell subsidiaries BG Delta Limited & BG International for a three-well project offshore Egypt. The drilling campaign will be undertaken using the 2009-built sixth-generation dual-activity harsh environment drillship . The operations are set to start most likely in May 2023 upon ...
  • Anthony Veder joins Germany's Lubmin LNG terminal as minority shareholder
    Dutch gas shipping company Anthony Veder has joined the recently-commissioned Deutsche Ostsee LNG import terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Germany as a minority shareholder. Operated by Deutsche ReGas and located in the industrial port of Lubmin on the German Baltic Sea coast, the terminal sports one of TotalEnergies' two floating storage and regasification ...
  • Wilhelmsen takes over tank and cargo hold cleaning specialist Navadan
    Norwegian maritime group Wilhelmsen is taking over Danish tank and cargo hold cleaning specialist Navadan. Navadan was established in 1995. Peter Krogh, who joined in 2006, bought the company in 2011 with a strategy to grow the business by entering the dry bulk market. "I have this last period considered options on how to build ...
  • Pelagic Partners expands tanker presence with LR1 buy
    Pelagic Partners continues to bolster its tanker fleet. The Cyprus-based alternative investment fund said its Pelagic Yield Fund had purchased the 2009-built, LR1 tanker . Multiple brokers reported the Chinese-built 73,500 dwt vessel, which is currently trading in the Hafnia Pool, came from Hartmann Group for around $24.8m. Pelagic Partners was founded by the Hartmann ...
  • Boskalis lands landmark 100th offshore wind project
    Dutch offshore contractor Boskalis has marked a special milestone by securing its 100th offshore wind farm project over the past decade. The Papendrecht-based company has won a contract to transport and install wind turbine foundations and power cables for an undisclosed large offshore wind farm in the US. The project will see the deployment of ...
  • Fredriksen spends another $70m beefing up his position at Euronav
    John Fredriksen continues to toy with Euronav. The Norwegian shipping magnate has been pursuing the Belgian tanker giant for more than a year before pulling the plug on a proposed combination with his firm Frontline earlier this month, a decision that sent the Euronav stock price plunging. This morning, Euronav revealed Fredriksen remains in the ...
  • Beks scores first newcastlemax
    Istanbul-based Beks Ship Management and Trading, one of the most active Turkish owners in the secondhand market over the past 12 months, has secured its first deal of the year. This time sources tell Splash it has added its first newcastlemax, the 206,000 dwt . The 2005-built bulker was sold for around $15m by Japanese ...
  • Offshore in 2023: Reasons for optimism
    An increase in capex spending in oil and gas as well as renewables, combined with a tighter supply of active tonnage, continues to point towards greater optimism for the offshore vessel market over the course of the year. The offshore sector maintained its path to recovery in 2022, with the Clarksons cross-segment rate index, which ...
  • Brokers report Tsakos has sold entire MR fleet
    Multiple broking reports list Tsakos selling its entire ice-class MR fleet. The Greek owner is reported selling six ageing ships to Middle Eastern interests for $21m each, although the ships in question remain on Tsakos's fleet list on its website. The reported sold tankers are the 18-year-old, 53,100 dwt sister ships Afrodite, Ajax, Apollon, Ariadne, ...
  • Quinto switches from boxes to tankers
    Dutch inland shipping yard Concordia Damen has been commissioned to build a tanker for Quinto Scheepvaart from Zwijndrecht. This also marks the switch, after 25 years, that family business Quinto has decided to make from container shipping to tanker shipping. Quinto has opted for a 2,875 dwt, 110 m long chemical tanker. Luit Nanninga, who ...
  • Nine in 10 major ports are exposed to climate hazards: University of Oxford study
    New research from the University of Oxford's Environmental Change Institute (ECI) indicates that nearly nine in 10 major ports globally are exposed to damaging climate hazards, resulting in escalating economic impacts on global trade. Because of their locations in hazard-prone areas along coasts and close to rivers, ports will have to cope with sea-level rise ...
  • US Interior Department to streamline processes for offshore wind energy development
    The US Department of the Interior last week announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish a proposed rule to update regulations for clean energy development on the US Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The proposed regulations would modernize regulations, streamline processes, clarify ambiguous provisions and enhance compliance provisions to decrease the costs ...

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Lloyd's List web site
JANUARY 16, 2023
  • Bosporus traffic flow halved following vessel grounding
    It is the first instance of a ship grounding in the Bosporus Strait this year, following two accidents in 2022.
  • Dutch LNG terminal forced to halt on heat compressor outage
    The terminal, in Eemshaven, is expected to be fully operational by the end of February
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen progresses sail-powered PCTC project
    EU grant will be provided to Wallenius Wilhelmsen and its project partners to bring Orcelle Wind vehicle carrier project to...
  • Container volume downturn hits lucrative head-haul hardest
    CTS volumes from November showed an annual decline to below pre-pandemic levels. The biggest hit has been to the most...
  • European ports add hydrogen projects
    Amsterdam is the latest European port to partner with energy and storage companies to explore the viability of hydrogen supply...
  • The week in charts: Ship recycling recovers | Piracy levels near 30-year low | Leading dry bulk charterers revealed
    Ship recycling looks set for higher levels of demolition, three containerships have run aground so far this year, 115 incidents...
  • The week in newbuildings: Bulk carriers drive ordering activity
    Orders for eight bulk carriers, five pure car and truck carriers and two product tankers placed
  • Trade dislocations expected to continue underpinning tanker markets
    The 'shadow fleet' of vessels that are often used to ply trade carrying Russian oils may become almost solely devoted...
  • PSA volumes dip back from record highs
    Throughput at PSA International's terminal portfolio fell back last year, but performance reflects only a minor fall from a record-breaking...
  • Daily Briefing
    Cargill deserves first-mover advantage from methanol-fuelled bulker gambit | Green methanol start-up secures capital from Maersk | The Lloyd's List...
  • Shanghai Waigaoqiao wins $630m PCTC order from Grimaldi
    The Grimaldi Group has placed its second order relating to pure car and truck carriers with Chinese shipbuilders within the...
  • Fredriksen raises Euronav stake as board showdown looms
    John Fredriksen takes advantage of cheaper Euronav stock, buying up 5m shares in the wake of his decision to scuttle...

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TradeWinds web site
JANUARY 16, 2023
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen wins €9m in EU funding for wind-powered ro-ro
    Horizon Europe backs the 11-partner consortium aiming to get wind-powered car carrier capable of carrying 7,000 vehicles operating by late 2026
  • Norwegian naval officer denies charge over tanker collision
    The Norwegian frigate Helge Ingstad sank and was scrapped after the accident off the island of Fedje
  • En-bloc deal rumours swirl in product tanker markets
    Glencore's shipping arm, Tsakos Energy Navigation and Navios Maritime Partners are said to be offloading middle-aged tankers
  • International Group's reinsurance cover impacted by Russian exclusion clauses
    Reinsurers have introduced exclusion clauses for the Ukraine, Russia and Belarus
  • Cocaine found on MSC container ship after it suffered hoax bomb threat
    Bizarre combination of incidents involving the MSC Lorena took place off the Netherlands and Belgium
  • Shipping prepares for 'complex' trades with new oil price caps
    Officials are discussing price cap levels for a second-wave of economic sanctions to be introduced on 5 February
  • Angelicoussis and CMES seal 'smart' VLCC charters as spot rates plummet
    Big-name owners find three-month deals to insulate earnings from falling spot levels
  • QatarEnergy embarks on round two of huge LNG carrier newbuilding plan
    Producer could move on up to 40 vessels within 2023 leaving other buyers with slim pickings on berths
  • Short-haul shock: product tanker rates chopped as Europe rushes to beat Russian ban
    Atlantic basin earnings down 23% in a week ahead of 5 February cut-off
  • Inui Global Logistics orders two more bulk carrier newbuildings
    Japanese handysize specialist's newbuilding programme valued at around $170m
  • Charting the $63bn-per-year cost to trade from climate change
    New online platform will attempt to assess the spill over effect from damage to ports
  • Poten tips VLCCs to return to the top of crude tanker heap
    Broker says increased oil demand from China should banish the woes of 2022 for the largest carriers
  • Buquebus asks Incat to switch ferry order from LNG power to battery
    The 13,000-gt aluminium-built ropax will be world's largest, lightweight, zero emissions ferry operating on any route when delivered
  • Pelagic bets on negative fleet growth as it buys LR tanker from Hartmann
    Cyprus owner seals purchase from German owner run by one of its co-founders
  • China's SAIC Anji orders seven large car carriers for record price apiece
    The company is said to have paid more than $100m each for the 8,900-ceu carriers - a record high level
  • Bosphorus blocked as bulker goes aground with Ukrainian cargo
    Tugs called in to help refloat the MKK 1 on Monday
  • Vitol completes exit from giant Russian project Vostok Oil
    Commodities group reveals it had agreed a deal to sell out in July
  • Staying put? Fredriksen buys $74m of Euronav stock after dumping merger deal
    Shipping tycoon surprises the market by increasing not cutting his stake in Belgian tanker company
  • Death of UK marine pilot prompts fresh calls for action on safety
    Latest incident occurred during transfer to Finnlines ro-ro in Humber Estaury, says trade body
  • Anthony Veder takes stake in Germany's new Lubmin LNG terminal
    Third small-scale vessel from Dutch owner to join cargo shuttling action between FSU and FSRU
  • Resorts World Cruises acquires cruise ship from Genting Hong Kong
    Lim-family controlled cruise company boosts fledgling fleet to two ships
  • Australian Independent Shipbrokers to auction abandoned livestock carrier
    Federal Court of Australia sets February auction date for the arrested Yangtze Fortune.
  • Malaysia says it may stop palm oil exports to EU over deforestation rule
    Southeast Asia nation says it will discuss the matter with fellow producer Indonesia before coming to a decision

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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
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
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
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
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
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
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
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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