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January 18, 2023

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Exim India web site
JANUARY 18, 2023
  • HAROPA PORT on positive trajectory in 2022
  • Exports dip in Dec. due to adverse global economic scenario; call for supportive measures
  • Conference on digital financing against warehouse receipts discusses ease of doing business
  • Air cargo markets seen under pressure in 2023
  • Drone logistics company launched
  • Singapore port records second highest throughput in 2022
  • UK agrees not to impose 4 pc CVD on certain steel products
  • Amendments in Para 2.79A of Handbook of Procedures for issue of export authorization for "Stock and Sale" of SCOMET items
  • Govt closely monitoring import of toys for quality control
  • GDP seen growing at 7 pc in FY23
  • Coal imports up
  • India pips Japan to become third largest vehicle market in 2022

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International Transport Journal web site
JANUARY 18, 2023
  • India: big investment to boost rail transport
  • MBS Logistics picks Joerg Roehl
  • Paris welcomes new Chinese cargo carrier
  • More intermodal links for Wilhelmshaven
  • OOCL's next behemoth takes to the water
  • A warehouse to cover North India
  • Mycrane reaches milestone in USA
  • Expanding portfolio for silo transports by road
  • Changes at Bamboo Airways
  • New Indian Greenfield Airport in 2023
  • Shanghai still ahead in 2022
  • DFDS acquires road haulier
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Two more Caspian countries join e-CMR
  • Boeing: commercial orders and deliveries in 2022
  • David Azra to head Kribi Conteneurs Terminal
  • MOL procures loan for sustainability
  • In its fifth year in Hungary

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The Loadstar web site
JANUARY 17, 2023
  • Surplus tonnage cascading a threat to smaller box ships
  • Airfreight rates still tumbling as soft market sparks early CNY factory closures
  • Expeditors - red flags. Pay attention please
  • Prospects for Latin flower exports for Valentine's Day fading
  • Supply chain resilience the goal as firms battle inflation and politics
  • Yang Ming's ordeal - here's how the hard landing looks
  • Electric trucks and ships? Metals for batteries 'will run out by 2050'
  • South Korean IoT tech turns boxes into smart containers
  • XPO brings in Wall St executive Ali Faghri as chief strategy officer

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Marine Log web site
JANUARY 17, 2023
  • USCG responds to dredge capsize
    The Coast Guard has been overseeing a pollution response after a cutter suction dredge capsized in the Mississippi River in the vicinity of Mile 85 near Meraux, La. Coast Guard Sector New
  • PODCAST: ClassNK on autonomous shipping
    In this edition of Marine Log's Listen Up! podcast, we talk to Dr. Makoto Ito, a researcher at the ClassNK Research Institute, on the future development of autonomous shipping and ClassNK's role
  • Crowley and Esvagt to build Jones Act SOV for Siemens Gamesa charter
    Crowley and Esbjerg, Denmark-headquartered Esvagt are to jointly build and operate a service operations vessel (SOV) under a long-term charter with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. Crowley will manage and crew the SOV

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Container News web site
JANUARY 17, 2023
  • COSCO unveils plans for new green low-carbon smart terminal
    COSCO SHIPPING Tianjin, Hainan Harbor & Shipping and Yangpu International Container Terminal are expected to jointly build a green low-carbon smart terminal, with the photovoltaic power plant project as a starting point. Chinese President Xi Jinping, during his visit to Yangpu International Container Terminal, in April 2022, noted that in order to revitalise port operations and develop the transp
  • PureCycle's first plastic recycling plant in Europe to be built in Port of Antwerp-Bruges NextGen District
    PureCycle Technologies and Port of Antwerp-Bruges announced that PureCycle will build its first polypropylene (PP) recycling facility in Europe in the Belgian port's NextGen district. Specifically, the new plant is going to have an annual capacity of 59,000 metric tons with opportunities to expand operations in the future since the 140,000 m² plot can support up to four processing lines with a to
  • Eight believed killed in Thai tanker blast
    Seven dock workers are feared dead after a products tanker exploded in Thailand while undergoing maintenance works, shortly after 9 am local time on 16 January. The 2018-built 6,500 dwt Smooth Sea 22, one of seven tankers owned by Thai tanker operator Smooth Sea, was anchored at Ruammitr Dockyard along Mae Klong river in Muang district when the incident happened. Firefighters took over an hour to
  • Global Ports reports severe container decline in 2022
    Global Ports Investments PLC announced its operational results for the fourth quarter of 2022 and the full year of 2022. In the previous year, the Group's Consolidated Marine Container Throughput declined 37.1% year on year, to 992,000 TEUs. The Russian port operator noted that container throughput in the far Eastern basin and at VSC, the company's terminal in Far East, increased driven by a rebu
  • Lines divert ships back from long-distance lanes to intra-Asia services
    Liner operators are re-assigning ships from long-haul routes to intra-Asia lanes, as rates in the former continue to trend at pre-Covid-19 lows. Back in mid-2020 to mid-2022, companies such as Wan Hai Lines and China United Lines moved tonnage from intra-Asia routes to what were then the more lucrative Asia-Europe and Transpacific lanes. Now, as rates on the long-distance routes have crashed, lin
  • COSCO pays over US$800 million for minority stake in COFCO Fortune
    COSCO Shipping Holdings has agreed to acquire a 5.8% stake in COFCO Fortune, a food processing and transportation subsidiary of the Chinese state agricultural conglomerate COFCO, for US$814 million. The transaction is part of a COFCO Fortune capital enhancement strategy, according to a recent stock exchange filing by COSCO SHIPPING Holdings. Meanwhile, COFCO and other parts of the company will ma
  • HPC completes profitability report on Cologne North intermodal terminal
    Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln (HGK) contracted last year Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC), a logistics consultant in the ports and logistics industry, to undertake a profitability analysis - based on a tender - for the Cologne North intermodal traffic train terminal. The research was meant to be conducted from the perspectives of both investors and operators and to serve as the foundation for estimati
  • Over 24,000kg of cocaine found on MSC boxship after Antwerp false bomb threat
    The 2006-built container vessel MSC Lorena was found to carry more than 24,000 kilos of cocaine at the port of Antwerp in Belgium. The Antwerp prosecutor's office reported that the 4,870 TEU container ship was carrying the drugs in a cocoa box. In late December and while MSC Lorena was sailing from Senegal to Antwerp, Belgian authorities received a bomb threat call for the boxship in case it dock
  • Environmental data provider partners with Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Center
    The environmental data provider ecoinvent and the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping signed a Knowledge Partnership Agreement today, 17 January. With the agreement, ecoinvent and the Center become formal partners, committing to a long-term strategic partnership for the marine industry's decarbonisation. The new partner of the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Center is a globally activ
  • HAROPA Port surpasses 3 million TEUs in 2022
    HAROPA Port, a port complex in France including the ports of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris, handled 3.1 million TEUs in 2022 achieving relatively steady volumes compared with 2021 numbers. Additionally, HAROPA's maritime throughput reached 85.1 million tonnes representing a slight year-on-year increase of 2%. HAROPA noted that 2022 was an "excellent year" for grains. HAROPA said it is consolidating i
  • DP World to build new container terminal at Prince Rupert port
    AECOM, an infrastructure consulting firm, has been selected by DP World to perform a feasibility and design study for the construction of the Port of Prince Rupert's second container terminal. The second terminal is expected to double the overall container capacity of the Canadian port, adding at least two million TEUs per year. "We're incredibly pleased to work with DP World, and the Prince Rupe
  • Yang Ming turns 50, sets target for net zero emissions by 2050
    On 28 December, Yang Ming Marine Transport held a celebration for its 50th anniversary at the Grand Hotel Taipei in Taiwan inviting notable guests such as Wang Kwo-Tsai, Taiwan's minister of transportation and communications, Tsai Ming-Yen, the country's deputy minister of foreign affairs, as well as joint venture partners, strategic alliance partners, clients, long-term suppliers, and representa

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Splash web site
JANUARY 17, 2023
  • TotalEnergies and RWE link up for French offshore wind play
    French energy major TotalEnergies and German utility RWE have jointly submitted a bid in the French government's Centre Manche 2 (AO8) tender for an offshore wind site off Normandy. The AO8 site, located about 40 km off the Cotentin peninsula, can host a wind farm with an installed capacity of between 1.4 GW and 1.6 ...
  • Diana Shipping seals fixtures for bulker pair
    Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping has secured employment for two of its ships that should bring in about $15m for the minimum scheduled period of their contracts. The Semiramis Paliou-led company has agreed a charter extension with Luxemburg-based CLdN Cobelfret for the 2012-built post-panamax Polymnia. The charter commenced on January 14, fixing the 98,704 dwt ...
  • Navigator and Greater Bay Gas ethylene carrier JV adds another ship
    A joint venture between New York-listed handysize gas carrier owner and operator Navigator Holding and its Chinese partner Greater Bay Gas has acquired the second of its scheduled five ethylene vessels. The jv, owned 60% by Navigator and 40% by Greater Bay Gas, has added the 2018-built 17,000 cu m liquefied ethylene gas carrier and ...
  • Crowley and Esvagt JV scores Siemens Gamesa charter for SOV newbuild in the US
    US-based owner Crowley and Danish offshore player Esvagt have secured a 15-year charter deal with wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa which will see them jointly build and operate a service operations vessel (SOV) for Dominion Energy's Coastal Virginia offshore wind project in the US. Under the first contract in the US, Crowley will manage and ...
  • Eni's Plenitude and Simply Blue forge Italian floating wind tie-up
    Eni's renewables business unit, Plenitude, has teamed up with Irish blue economy project developer Simply Blue Group to jointly develop a pipeline of new floating offshore wind projects in Italy. The partners have already submitted the first two projects, in Apulia and Calabria, dubbed Messapia and Krimisa estimated to cover the energy needs corresponding to ...
  • Fujian Guohang Ocean Shipping in for up to six bulker newbuilds
    Chinise dry bulk shipping operator Fujian Guohang Ocean Shipping has moved to expand its fleet with up to six panamax newbuilds. The Beijing Stock Exchange-listed company has booked four firm 73,800 dwt ships at Jiangsu Haitong Offshore Engineering Equipment in a deal worth around $128.4m, with options attached for two additional newbuilds. The company said ...
  • Ørsted eyes up to 18 GW of offshore wind capacity in Sweden
    Danish utility Ørsted has applied for permits to build four additional offshore wind farms in Sweden with a combined capacity of 15 GW by 2032. The move comes on top of existing plans for 3 GW, lifting Ørsted's Swedish portfolio to a potential 18 GW enough to cover more than half of the country's electricity ...
  • At least one dead in Thai tanker blast
    One person was killed and at least another ten injured in a massive explosion on a Thai tanker at a dockyard on the Mae Klong river in Thailand's Samut Songkhram province on Tuesday morning local time. The 2018-built oil products tanker suffered an explosion at Ruammit Dockyard while undergoing routine maintenance. The 6,500 dwt Bangkok-registered ...
  • CMB seeks to oust Euronav board who voted in favour of Frontline merger
    Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB), the shipping line run by the Saverys family, has sent tanker firm Euronav a letter requesting the supervisory board convenes a general meeting with the aim of replacing the entire existing board, all of whom voted in favour of merging with Frontline, a deal that has recently gone sour. CMB has ...
  • Up to $3bn to be spent on new anchor handlers to meet floating wind demand
    Billions of dollars are likely to be spent on new anchor handlers to meet floating wind farm installation vessel demand through 2035. According to research carried out by analytics firm Intelatus Global Partners, an investment of around $3bn will be needed to meet floating installed capacity, which is forecast to reach 63 GW by 2035. ...
  • Secondhand containership prices in free fall
    Secondhand boxship prices are falling off a cliff. After a very muted second half of 2022 in terms of sales, the opening 17 days of 2023 have registered some severe drops in prices for the previously buoyant sector. Brokers Southport Atlantic note the sale of the 2007-built, 2,553 teu G. Ace as a good illustration ...
  • Aker Solutions awarded TotalEnergies subsea contract in Brazil
    Norway's Aker Solutions has been awarded a subsea contract worth between $50.5m and $151m by TotalEnergies for the Lapa South West field construction offshore Brazil. The development concept is a subsea tie-back to the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, using existing facilities and infrastructure. Under the contract, Aker Solutions will deliver a subsea ...
  • Statkraft sells half of its Irish offshore wind portfolio to CIP
    Norway's largest utility Statkraft is selling a 50% stake in its offshore wind portfolio in Ireland to a fund managed by Denmark's Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) for an undisclosed sum. The deal includes four early- to mid-stage offshore wind development projects off Ireland's east and southeast coast in the Irish Sea with an expected capacity ...
  • Boxships cascade back to the intra-Asia trades
    As the liner shipping party comes to a close, ships are cascading back from the long-haul east-west lanes to regional trades. Latest data from consultancy Linerlytica shows that the total boxship capacity employed on the intra-Asia trades are rising again after a two-year decline. Intra-Asia capacity peaked in early 2020 at 3m teu but fell ...
  • COSCO invests in COFCO
    State-owned entities in China are increasingly investing in each other. COSCO Shipping Holdings has revealed it has just paid RMB5.5bn ($814m) to buy a 5.8% stake in COFCO Fortune, a food processing and logistics unit of Chinese state agricultural conglomerate COFCO. COSCO said it and COFCO Fortune will explore operations involving resources such as container ...
  • Asyad Shipping signs up for two new LNG carriers
    Asyad Shipping, a subsidiary of Oman's Asyad Group, has signed with Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries in South Korea to build two 174,000 cu m LNG carriers. The ships will deliver in 2026 and will take the diversified Asyad Shipping fleet to 70 vessels. Dr Ibrahim bin Bakhit al Nadhiri, CEO of Asyad Shipping, commented, "Given ...
  • The Captain's Table finals broadcast live on Splash
    The Captain's Table finals, shipping's preeminent pitch competition, return today, with the whole show due to be broadcast live from Hong Kong on Splash. This year's finalists showcase solutions on issues such as decarbonisation, optimisation and risk management. They will be grilled by judges including shipowners and managers. The winning team will walk away with ...
  • DP World eyes second container terminal at Port of Prince Rupert
    DP World Prince Rupert has engaged AECOM, an infrastructure consulting firm, to conduct a feasibility and design study for the development of a second container terminal at the Port of Prince Rupert on Canada's Pacific Coast. AECOM's work is intended to determine the technical and financial feasibility of developing the terminal, and provide the baseline ...
  • TotalEnergies launches Lapa South-West project offshore Brazil
    TotalEnergies has made a positive final investment decision for the Lapa South-West oil development located in the Santos Basin, 300 km off the coast of Brazil. The company operates the project with a 45% interest, in partnership with Shell (30%) and Repsol Sinopec (25%). Lapa South-West will be developed through three wells, connected to the ...

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Lloyd's List web site
JANUARY 17, 2023
  • One dead, seven missing after explosions on product tanker in Thailand
    Vessel was reportedly laden with 25,000 litres of fuel oil and 20,000 litres of diesel while undergoing maintenance.
  • Pool scheme reinsurance levy set to increase for most vessel types
    VLCC owners set to pay around $110,000 per ship, while bill for capesizes will come in at about $55,000
  • Record monthly shipments of Guinea bauxite lend support to capesize trades
    First quarter of 2022 volumes exported from Guinea averaged 7.7m tonnes and 9.9m tonnes over the final three months of...
  • Houston container imports see first decline in over two years
    Port ends exceptional growth run amid a plunge in US imports
  • Rio Tinto warns China's exports could be hampered by slowing global economy
    China's ending of its zero-Covid policy and the subsequent wave of infections is set to bring high volatility in the...
  • Sanctions have impact on Russia's largest box terminal operator
    Movement of volumes to Russia's far east ports fails to stem the tide. Box volumes fall by over half in...
  • Cosco issues first bulk electronic bill of lading over blockchain platform
    The Cosco unit, which operates a fleet of specialised carriers for the parent conglomerate, has joined GSBN as a new...
  • TEN sells six ice-class MR2s in deal worth $130m
    Tankers linked to Middle Eastern interests as well as a US fund, according to sources
  • Transit times improve as supply chain congestion fades
    Shippers are seeing improvements in cargo delivery times on major trade lanes. Global average shipping times fell by nine days...
  • KSOE confirms newbuilding contract for LNG trio
    South Korean shipbuilding group secures first liquefied natural gas tanker orders at any yard this year
  • Supply chain pressures force globalisation rethink
    Low growth, high inflation and geopolitical tensions are putting global trading patterns under threat
  • Fujian Guohang Ocean Shipping to order six panamax dry bulkers
    Move comes after the Chinese owner raised $80m from its IPO in Beijing to fund its existing five-ship orderbook
  • Almost 90% of all major ports face climate risks, study finds
    Research on 1,340 ports found 86% face climate hazards, including tropical cyclones and river flooding of ports
  • Saverys family moves to oust Euronav board
    Boardroom battle looms over strategic direction of company now deal with rival tanker owner Frontline owned by John Fredriksen is...
  • Industry survey dispels myths of digitalisation for shipping
    Although there is no one-size-fits-all digital solution, shipping must adopt a mindset that accepts a small upfront cost to set...
  • Cosco to acquire 5.8% stake in Chinese food group for $810m
    Investment will pave the way for joint efforts between the two sides, including expanding end-to-end business collaboration, combining container yards...
  • Daily Briefing
    Barbados flag targeted by dark fleet owners shipping sanctioned crude | Fredriksen raises Euronav stake as board showdown looms |...
  • Shipping forms committee to tackle issues impacting Filipino seafarers
    Key aims of the advisory board include contributing to the provision of appropriate training to the country's seafarers in compliance...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
JANUARY 17, 2023
  • Trans-Pac spot rate spread for East, West coasts narrows ahead of Lunar New Year
    The narrowing spread between East and West coast spot rates in the eastbound trans-Pacific comes as spot rates to the East Coast have fallen by 18 percent over the past six weeks while West Coast rates have ticked slightly higher.
  • Trans-Pac spot rate spread for East, West coasts narrows sharply ahead of Lunar New Year
    The narrowing spread between East and West coast spot rates in the eastbound trans-Pacific comes as spot rates to the East Coast have fallen by 18 percent over the past six weeks while West Coast rates have ticked slightly higher.
  • US shippers still facing LTL rate pressure: Cowen/AFS study
    Less-than-truckload rates are rising despite economic headwinds as accessorials, general rate increases, and a trend toward higher freight rate classes support a high pricing floor.
  • French port group Haropa expands inland river network
    Import weakness kept volume flat at the merged French ports of Le Havre, Rouen, and Paris, but an improved river and rail network resulted in a large rise in hinterland traffic.
  • RoadOne looks to tap Houston freight growth with deal for Texas drayage carrier
    The sharp increase in freight activity seen at the Port of Houston over the past year has prompted national drayage provider RoadOne IntermodaLogistics to acquire a Texas motor carrier.
  • Lack of space costing Zeebrugge new ro/ro clients: port
    Zeebrugge's ro/ro traffic rose 6.5 percent in 2022, even as congestion and tight capacity constrained potential growth.
  • Pass-through fees could disincentivize carriers from decarbonizing: shippers
    Shippers are generally willing to share in the cost of reducing carbon emissions, but they worry a lack of transparency in pass-through charges could allow shipping lines to continue burning fossil fuels.

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TradeWinds web site
JANUARY 17, 2023
  • VesselsValue data shows big rally in offshore ship values
    Valuation service shows massive gains across size and age for PSVs and AHTSs
  • Dry bulk spot rates sink but futures point to bigger rebound after Chinese New Year
    FFAs for key bulker segments in February to May are higher than they were two weeks ago
  • Best ever: International Seaways tips the good news coming from fourth-quarter results
    New York tanker owner sees market going from strength to strength in 2023 with Ukraine disruption, China demand playing a role
  • Turbine size slowdown a positive for WTIV players, DNB says
    Investors looking into Eneti and Cadeler should be calmed by comments from Vestas chief executive
  • Diana Shipping sees earnings slump on two bulkers as Cobelfret and NYK Line sign charters
    But deals for a post-panamax and a newcastlemax show period rates have held their ground since last-done charters
  • DNV still working to bring ShipManager software back online for 1,000 ships
    Cyber-attack which took ShipManager servers offline 10 days ago has affected 70 customers
  • Crowley and Esvagt joint venture to build US service operations vessel
    Crest Wind will charter the ship to Siemens Gamesa to work on a wind farm project offshore Virginia
  • Scorpio-backed battery developer Britishvolt goes into administration
    UK electric vehicle battery start-up in which Scorpio Group invested last year has collapsed after an attempt to rescue the group failed.
  • Blue Sea Power progresses LNG-to-power barges for Greece and beyond
    Shipyard tender due to be sent out in third quarter for pioneering new floating storage regasification and power units
  • SeaLead fixes another large boxship at sharply reduced rate
    Singapore operator takes in more tonnage with eye on strategic partnerships and new markets
  • BRS says shadow fleet oil spill could put an end to rogue trade
    Incident could mean environmental catastrophe but would redraw tanker map
  • BRS pinpoints hurdles standing between tanker owners and their 'golden age'
    Potential headwinds include higher oil prices and a Chinese ban on fuel exports
  • Top Ships buys back $12m of preferred shares after recent fundraising
    Greek VLCC owner takes out some of its priority stock issue
  • BRS pinpoints hurdles standing between tanker owners and their 'golden age'
    Potential headwinds include higher oil prices and a Chinese ban on fuel exports
  • Cofco's head of freight jumps ship to build trading team at Eurochem
    Alessio La Rosa is leaving the grain giant after seven years
  • Seven seafarers missing as huge explosions rip through product tanker in Thailand
    Huge blasts caught on camera as the Smooth Sea 22 goes up in smoke, killing a dock worker and damaging houses
  • The Kraken Awakes - how digitalisation still frightens many in shipping
    Report from Wartsila shows there is belief in technological innovation but high levels of fear and resistance still needs to be overcome
  • Oman's Asyad confirms LNG carrier order as it seeks to diversify fleet
    Former Oman Shipping Co says investment in gas underlines it commitment to zero-emission future
  • Dynagas linked to LNG carrier newbuilding trio at Hyundai Heavy Industries
    South Korean heavyweight shipbuilder notches up first LNG orders for 2023
  • China's Fujian Guohang expands fleet with up to six panamax bulker newbuildings
    The Beijing-listed shipping company said the new ships will increase its competitiveness and reduce operating costs
  • Eight seafarers rescued as cargo ship sinks off Taiwan
    Unnamed vessel took on water and capsized in heavy seas
  • Singapore Strait robbery 'contained', says Asian piracy watchdog
    Slight rise in cases of robbery against ships in the region reported in 2022
  • Two DSME LNG carrier orders come under threat as Hanwha moves in
    New owners of South Korean shipbuilder said to be scrutinising contracts as they transition into ownership
  • Legacy tanker charters hit Tufton but will unwind this year
    UK shipping fund expects sector to remain strong in 2023
  • Cosco splashes $814m on stake in logistics company Cofco Fortune
    Deal is part of a capital increase plan by the unit of state agricultural group Cofco
  • Merger fall out: Saverys family launches bid to replace Euronav's supervisory board
    Owners of CMB demand shareholder meeting to oust five directors, including chair Grace Reksten Skaugen
  • End of China's Covid controls may cause supply chain disruptions, says Rio Tinto
    Iron ore miner says steel demand recovery hinges on China's ability to control the virus outbreak
  • Ukraine conflict will have negative impact on trade patterns for next decade
    Boston Consulting Group warns of major trade pattern shifts and slower than average trade growth
  • Ex-Keppel employees tied to Petrobras bribery scandal avoid prosecution
    Singapore authorities said the case was complex and transnational making prosecution difficult to carry out
  • Wan Hai finalising scrap deal for 10 container ships but Pakistan still a no-go
    Compliance checks holding up definitive agreement for veteran vessels
  • All-star maritime cast urged to ignite passion in next generation
    Industry leaders converge on Singapore for annual New Year Conversations about navigating shipping's changing landscape
  • High on dry: Deutsche Bank gets behind a 2023 rally for Star Bulk and dry trade
    Count the analysts among the believers that the China story is returning for dry bulk after slow first quarter

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American Shipper web site
JANUARY 17, 2023
  • Chinese e-commerce logistics company Zongteng inaugurates Paris air route
    Two Chinese logistics companies have started their own airlines and now have expanded their routes within China, and internationally.

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European Commission meeting to define the strategy for the development of EU ports and maritime industry
Brussels
Call for papers by July 28th
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant
Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships
Washington
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
CLECAT is concerned about the persistence of the concept of "Single Liable Person" in the text
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%
Civitavecchia
Increase of +9.9% in Gaeta and decrease of -17.1% in Fiumicino
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Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
Recovery driven by importers who brought forward purchases in view of expected tariff increases
Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
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 Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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