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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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In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
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
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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