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August 18, 2023

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Exim India web site
AUGUST 18, 2023
  • Leading lights from India & overseas to grace MALA 2023
  • Unifeeder adds Nhava Sheva to its Mozambique - India - Jebel Ali Service
  • FFFAI Women's Wing visits Petrapole at India-Bangladesh Border to understand opportunities & challenges
  • DP World Nhava Sheva & Mundra host inaugural call of India Middle East (IMS/IM1) service to enhance connectivity with the Middle East
  • Odisha Customs Brokers' Association celebrates 1st Foundation Day
  • Cabinet approves Mutual Recognition Arrangement of Authorised Economic Operators between India & Australia
  • Freight trucking market seen at $430 bn by 2032: Report
  • Panama Canal restricts ships allowed to pre-book transit
  • Govt not to curb import of more electronic products
  • FTAs with UAE, Australia benefited target sectors

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International Transport Journal web site
AUGUST 18, 2023
  • India extends its multitracking infrastructure
  • DP World: robust growth in H1/2023
  • Air Partner: a new VP for cargo, USA
  • Tools to boost cargo handling and tracing
  • Strong demand for converted mid-size freighters
  • Investing in a grain terminal in Kazakhstan
  • Long-term logistics partner for Brazilian rally
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen steers a steady course
  • Clermont Group welcomes Robbie Bourke
  • Trialling double-stacked train for UK retailer
  • Enhanced offering for crisis response
  • Repatriating cultural artifacts to Mexico
  • More eco-friendly vessels for X-Press Feeders
  • Mycrane strengthens USA sales team
  • Four more Iveco trucks to run in Australia
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Music in the skies

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The Loadstar web site
AUGUST 17, 2023
  • Relief for shortsea as charterers find themselves back in the driving seat
  • Zim down $1.5bn on Q2 22 and facing overcapacity as new ships arrive
  • CH Robinson Global Forwarding - prep to place your bids, please
  • Loss-making USPS slashes reliance on air to cut costs and 'go greener'
  • Kuehne + Nagel Singapore - the show must go on
  • Air Canada Cargo sees 24% drop in Q2 revenue, but fares better than most
  • $650m of cocaine found among bananas on Maersk box ship
  • Ford leases 'a whole damn ship' to cut wait times for new SUVs

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Marine Log web site
AUGUST 17, 2023
  • Svitzer moves ahead on methanol hybrid fuel cell tug
    Following up on an initiative with Vancouver, B.C., based naval architect company Robert Allan Ltd. first announced in November 2021, the Maersk group's towage company, Svitzer, has launched the second phase of
  • Boston Ship Repair wins $13.8 million Military Sealift Command contract
    Boston Ship Repair, Boston, Mass., has been awarded a $13,824,169 firm-fixed-price contract for a 98-calendar day shipyard availability for a regular overhaul and drydocking of the Military Sealift Command expeditionary fast transport
  • VIDEO: Odfjell in tanker sector suction sail first
    Bergen, Norway, headquartered Odfjell is to install a bound4blue eSAIL suction sail system on a chemical tanker - a first for the bound4blue technology in the tanker sector. Odfjell has been actively
  • VIDEO: Ingalls launches DDG 128
    Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) reports that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division in Pascagoula, Miss., successfully launched of the Navy's third Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, the future USS Ted Stevens

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Container News web site
AUGUST 17, 2023
  • Moderate increase in fuel prices
    Marine Bunker Exchange (MABUX) global indices showed moderate growth with no significant changes. The 380 HSFO index rose to US$564.04/MT, the VLSFO index increased to US$666.24/MT and the MGO index climbed to US$938.37/MT. "At the time of writing, the market was in a state of a steady downtrend," commented a MABUX official. The Global Scrubber Spread (SS) - the difference in price between 380 HS
  • Amid record-low Transatlantic trade rates, shippers must seize opportunities before market rebounds: Xeneta
    Spot rates on the Transatlantic front haul trade from North Europe to the US East Coast (USEC) are plummeting rapidly. According to Xeneta's platform data, the monthly average rate for a 40-foot standard container (FEU) has dropped dramatically, falling from US$5,298 (excluding Terminal Handling Charges) in January to a mere US$809 in August. This significant decline serves as a reminder that mar
  • Digital Product Design Trends 2023: 5 Ideas to Try This Year
    Did you know that you have only seven seconds for your product to make the right first impression? These seven seconds are deciding factors that make or break your chances of getting through to potential customers. Products can be different, but they all have one in common - design. And it's crucial. Well-thought-out product design attracts customers, while a confusing one drives them away. Let's
  • US Maritime Administration designates two new marine highway routes
    The United States Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced the designation of two new marine highway routes, M-11 in Alaska and M-79 in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The newly designated routes are part of the US Marine Highway Program (MHP) and are expected to help speed up the movement of goods, strengthen supply chains, and support local economies in the a
  • Planning is key to navigating festivals in peak season
    Peak shipping season is already in full swing as shippers prepare for Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, but carriers are warning that shippers should also be aware that two major holidays could disrupt supply chains in this period. Golden Week in China may be the more disruptive given that major manufacturing centres will shut down during the first week of October, but the five-day Hindu festi
  • Qatar's QTerminals buys Kramer Group's majority stake in Rotterdam
    Qatar-based terminal operator QTerminals has signed a Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Kramer Group to acquire a majority stake in Kramer Holding B.V., a supplier of integrated logistics and container services based in the Port of Rotterdam. "The acquisition of Kramer Group represents an important milestone in the expansion of Terminals, as the Port of Rotterdam is the largest port in Euro
  • Saudi ports increase box throughput in July
    Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) reported a consolidated container volume of 753,496 TEUs in July, outpacing last year's throughput in the same month by 19%. More specifically, Mawani's data for July shows a 34.56% scale-up in exported containers to 250,004 TEUs from 185,791 TEUs in the previous year alongside a 30.09% growth in imported containers from 180,329 TEUs to 234,592 TEUs. Additionally, M
  • Singamas factories shorten hours as container demand flattens
    Management at Singamas, the world's fourth largest container maker, disclosed today (17 August) that the company had to close its factories, intermittently, as demand for new containers plunged in the first six months of 2023. Revenue at Singamas, a subsidiary of Singapore-based liner operator Pacific International Lines (PIL), declined 60% year-on-year to US$189.13 million in 1H 2023, while net
  • Dutch customs seize eight tons of cocaine found in Maersk container
    Dutch prosecutors said that customs officials in Rotterdam made the largest seizure of cocaine on record at the major European port. According to Reuters, the Dutch authorities seized more than 8,000 kg of cocaine found in a Maersk container of bananas. The box included 8,064 one-kilo packages of cocaine and was transported from Ecuador to the port of Rotterdam via Panama. The drugs, which have b
  • Port Houston joins Portchain Connect Network
    Port Houston uses Portchain Connect to increase the quality and speed of their berth alignment with customers through digital handshakes and secure data sharing. Portchain said it is excited to partner with the US port to streamline its communication and improve overall berth alignment. Portchain Connect is expected to enable Port Houston to receive real-time schedule and move count updates direc
  • OOCL introduces new service to connect Greece, Türkiye, Spain, and Morocco
    COSCO-owned container line Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) will enhance its intra-European service network with a new route. OOCL will launch the brand new Türkiye Spain Morocco Express (TSM) service, which will provide direct links between Greece, Türkiye, Spain and Morocco along with a transshipment connection at the Mediterranean hub of Piraeus in Greece. The full port rotation of the TS
  • Hapag-Lloyd increases rates from India's West Coast to US West Coast
    German ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd has announced a new general rate increase (GRI) / general rate adjustment (GRA) from India's West Coast ports of Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Pipavav and Hazira to the United States West Coast. Hapag-Lloyd said it will increase its rates by US$200 per container. The Hamburg-based box line noted this change applies to cargo transported in 20' and 40' dry, reefer and specia

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Splash web site
AUGUST 17, 2023
  • Reach Subsea lines up contract with European energy major
    Norwegian offshore services player Reach Subsea has been successful in its bid to carry out work for an undisclosed European energy major. A contract, subject to successful negotiation, will see the Oslo-listed company secure approximately 75 vessel days, scheduled for execution in the fourth quarter of 2023. The project is expected to utilise one of ...
  • Investments of $27bn needed to meet global offshore wind targets by 2026
    The global offshore wind sector grapples with a fresh set of challenges in cost escalation and supply chain pressures and will need $27bn of secured investment by 2026 if it is to meet a fivefold growth in annual installations (excluding China) by 2030, according to energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie. The figure is based on Wood ...
  • Seapeak LNG carrier fixed for three more years
    Seapeak has had one of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers extend its stay with one of the energy supermajors for three additional years. Stonepeak's gas ship owner and operator said the charterer of its 173,400 cu m 2018-built had exercised a three-year extension option at a fixed rate starting in May next year. The ...
  • Polish 1.2GW wind farm given offshore construction permits
    Baltic Power has been given the first building permits for the 1.2 GW offshore wind farm which will be developed offshore Poland. The Governor of the Polish region of Pomerania Dariusz Drelich issued the first three building permits for Baltic Power on Wednesday. The Governor's office said that the construction is expected to start soon. ...
  • Landbridge buys back VLCC from SFL
    Hong Kong-based owner Landbridge has declared a purchase option on a VLCC currently on bareboat charter from John Fredriksen's sale-and-leaseback specialist SFL Corp. SFL picked up the 2020 Dalian-built 308,000 dwt vessel for $65m as a newbuild resale and leased it back to Landbridge with purchase options attached together with an obligation to buy at ...
  • American Petroleum Tankers seals $28.5m US government deal
    Kinder Morgan's American Petroleum Tankers has secured a $28.5m option for a US government charter deal for the 2010-built MR products carrier . The US Department of Defense said the option is the third of the current contract, which includes a 12-month base period with three 12-month options and one 11-month option, which, if exercised, ...
  • Eight tons of cocaine found in Maersk container at Rotterdam
    Dutch customs have recently made the largest-ever drug bust in the Port of Rotterdam by seizing eight tons of cocaine from a container aboard a Maersk containership. According to the Dutch Public Prosecution Service, the drugs represent an "enormous" street value of €600m ($653m). The container with more than eight tonnes of cocaine came from ...
  • Stolt Tankers expands fleet with CMB charter deal for ammonia-ready ships
    Stolt Tankers is bolstering its fleet with a series of ammonia-ready 26,000 dwt chemical tankers chartered in from Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB)'s unit Bochem. The Dutch-based division of Oslo-listed Stolt-Nielsen has taken delivery of the 2023-built , with the remaining five newbuilds set to join this year and in 2024. The Saverys family's CMB ordered ...
  • Borr Drilling wins pair of jack-up contract extensions
    Norwegian jack-up rig owner Borr Drilling has secured contract extensions for its Norve and Prospector 1 jack-up drilling rigs. The first extension was awarded by BW Energy and will see the Norve rig carry on its work offshore Gabon. The rig has been with BW Energy for some time now and the current deal for ...
  • More stranded ships set to leave Ukraine
    As the nears its safe harbour destination in Turkey, other ships in Ukraine are readying their voyage plans to exit the war-torn country having been stranded for more than 530 days. Meanwhile, in the opposite direction a number of vessels are bound for Ukrainian ports suggesting Russia has either eased or lost its grip on ...
  • NYK aids ammonia bunker boom development
    A shipping line more heavily invested than most in ammonia as a future fuel has outlined plans to develop a bunkering boom for the gas. Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and TB Global Technologies, Japan's top manufacturer of cargo handling equipment for crude oil, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and other liquids, have signed a basic agreement ...
  • Ex-SIPG president faces graft investigation
    Yan Jun has become the latest high-profile name in Chinese shipping to be investigated for corruption. Yan, who suddenly stepped down as president of Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) at the end of last month after nine years in charge, is being investigated by Shanghai's anti-corruption watchdog according to Chinese financial newswire Caixin. Yan is ...
  • New South Korean shipping firm launches
    South Korea has a new shipping company, albeit one with a familiar name. Trading company STX has decided to spinoff a new shipping and logistics arm called STX Green Logis. After the spinoff, STX will focus on trading raw materials, including secondary battery materials like nickel, while the new entity will deal with shipping and ...
  • Odfjell signs up for suction sail system
    Odfjell has become the first company to sign up for suction wind propulsion on a deepsea chemical tanker, opting to use bound4blue's eSail system. "This technology has significant potential to reduce emissions by harvesting the energy on the ship itself and transforming it directly into a forward thrust," said Jan Opedal, manager of projects at ...

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Lloyd's List web site
AUGUST 17, 2023
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen CEO 'disappointed' at carmakers' lack of support for green plans
    Wallenius Wilhelmsen says the company, not its clients, is driving investments in decarbonisation
  • Will China's minor bulk demand remain resilient?
    Despite possible short-term setbacks related to China's economy, minor ore is expected to continue growing in the medium to long...
  • Inadequate crew training led to LPG carrier death, says MAIB
    LPG/ethylene carrier Moritz Schulte was discharging cargo at Antwerp in August 2020
  • Ship finance outlook increasingly split between segments, Lunde warns
    Market has changed in past 12 months, with some borrowers looking to buy companies rather than vessels
  • Limited fleet growth to underpin profitable market for Torm
    A softer-than-expected economic landing in the US, one of the biggest consumers of refined products, alongside other positive demand indicators...
  • Maersk vessel caught in drugs haul
    Containers are particularly at risk for use in the illicit goods trade. Maersk has become the latest carrier to find...
  • Panama Canal delays have 'moderate' effect on LNG carrier rates
    Some charterers are opting to sail from the US around the Cape of Good Hope to Asia rather than waiting...
  • Swedish Club returns to profitability
    International Group affiliate readies for London office move and hints at new products
  • DP World seeks to boost capacity
    DP World continued to grow volumes in the first half of the year despite the slowdown in demand. Logistics is...
  • ClassNK awards AiP to Samsung Heavy Industries' ammonia fuel supply system
    SHI has co-operated with two other companies to develop two ammonia-powered VLCCs, with delivery due in 2025 and 2026
  • Höegh Autoliners posts record Q3 as all sailings now full
    CEO Andreas Enger said the process of repricing the contract portfolio and a strong balance sheet had positioned Höegh Autoliners...
  • Long Beach has slowest July in a decade
    A carrier's change of service that hurt port of Long Beach volumes but boosted the port of Los Angeles in...
  • Sanctions-busting Russian tankers shift management base to Türkiye
    The management of these tankers by a business in Türkiye, a member of the Nato alliance opposing Russia's war on...
  • Daily Briefing
    Congestion and delays worsen at drought-hit Panama Canal | Box shipping faces bumpy path to normalisation | Surge in long...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
AUGUST 17, 2023
  • Estes Express offers $1.3 billion for all of Yellow's terminals
    A 'stalking horse bid' from Estes, a rival trucking company, would set a floor for any competing bids for the more than 160 properties owned by Yellow.
  • Shippers all over the map on H2 business outlook: J. B. Hunt
    While shippers using J. B. Hunt give conflicting answers on what the rest of this year will look like, the intermodal provider is strengthening its relationship with BNSF to prepare for the next upswing in demand.
  • Shippers all over the map on H2 business outlook: J.B. Hunt
    While shippers using J.B. Hunt give conflicting answers on what the rest of this year will look like, the intermodal provider is strengthening its relationship with BNSF to prepare for the next upswing in demand.
  • FMC 'refusal of service' rule risks overreacting to pandemic market
    The proposed rulemaking shows how far the pendulum of power has swung in favor of shippers seeking to hold carriers accountable for practices that occurred during the pandemic, but which were rarely experienced prior to that period, writes Peter Tirschwell.
  • Port Houston joins Portchain's growing network for vessel arrival software
    Portchain has pulled in 76 container terminals into its vessel arrival coordination platform with carriers in the past 18 months, with Port Houston the latest to join.

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TradeWinds web site
AUGUST 17, 2023
  • 'Very tight': Spot rates for MR product tankers rebound to four-month high in the Atlantic
    Rates also gaining in the Mediterranean as signs point to more upward momentum
  • Panama Canal delays are 'a good thing' for Navigator Holdings
    Canal authority extends booking slot restrictions to next month as drought conditions linger
  • Top Scorpio Tankers officer cashing in 50,000 shares for $2.5m
    Chief operating officer Cameron Mackey declines comment, but sale is understood not to reflect views on company or clean product tanker market
  • Tankers star in second quarter earnings season
    This week's Streetwise checks in on the current earnings season and the mostly high points from results of those carrying crude and clean products
  • KCC opens up in Dubai as it targets more Asian and African business
    Combination carrier company says commercial presence is important in regional hub
  • SFL Corp fixes drilling rig for lucrative contract and books second-quarter profit
    Dividend machine kept rolling for maritime leasing company for the 78th consecutive quarter
  • Tanker market's shifting tectonic plates make newbuilds too risky, says Torm's Jacob Meldgaard
    Danish company's boss prefers to expand through secondhand deals
  • Schulte Group criticised after over-promoted gas carrier engineer killed in fire
    Indian seafarer died nine days after incident on Moritz Schulte in 2020, accident report reveals
  • What price LNG shipping this winter?
    European gas stocks are high, Asian LNG buying subdued and charterers are keen not to get burned like they did in 2022
  • Seapeak sees charterer snap up first extension option on LNG carrier
    Sale of four LNG carriers during 2023, including two for green recycling, nets gas shipowner more than $78m
  • Black Sea congestion worsens as Russia targets shipping
    Backlog follows Russian boarding of a Turkish ship, a mine explosion and Danube drone attacks
  • MOL places another LNG carrier under V.Ships' technical management
    The Gas Agility joins the Gas Vitality under the operation of manager's French division
  • Braemar's Payne slams 'unregulated' proxy companies after director targeted again at AGM
    Chairman delighted that Joanne Lake, as well as auditor BDO, backed by majority of investors
  • American Petroleum Tankers fixes MR tanker to US government for $28.5m
    US Department of Defense pays fixed rate for third optional period on Empire State
  • Hoegh Autoliners boosts dividend while slashing expenses in profitable quarter
    Norwegian car carrier owner will pay half its adjusted profit in a dividend
  • Analysis: What price LNG shipping this winter?
    European gas stocks are high, Asian LNG buying subdued and charterers are keen not to get burned like they did in 2022
  • Torm handing over $127m to shareholders as it smashes profit expectations
    Danish tanker owner enjoyed 23% rise in time-charter earnings in second quarter
  • Growing OSV demand helps to drive up profit at Marco Polo Marine
    Singapore-listed company says offshore vessel market is suffering from supply-side constraints
  • Huge buyback drive continues at Scorpio Tankers as it splashes another $49m
    Product tanker giant makes good on promise to return more cash to investors
  • China's Xingtong Shipping expands fleet with two stainless steel chemical tanker newbuildings
    Orders are part of the company's fleet-expansion programme
  • Analysis: Winter pricing still sensitive to shocks as market long on LNG
    European gas stocks are high, Asian LNG buying subdued and charterers are keen not to get burned like they did in 2022
  • Comment: China's world-leading fleet will serve Beijing and not the world
    As China's fleet overtakes Greece for the first time, it will be a new lever as global trade tensions rise
  • Cido Shipping returns to China for bulker newbuildings after 15-year break
    Major owner orders close to half a billion dollars-worth of kamsarmax and ultramax bulk carriers
  • Odfjell to trial air lubrication and suction sails on its chemical tankers
    Norwegian chemical tankers looks at single digit carbon reductions and fuel savings from installations
  • Navigator Holdings' profit leaps as fleet expands in stronger LPG market
    New York-listed company issued a $0.05 shareholder dividend for second quarter

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American Shipper web site
AUGUST 17, 2023
  • Trans-Atlantic shipping suffers 'meltdown' as rates hit new low
    Spot ocean shipping rates from Europe to the U.S. held up much longer than trans-Pacific rates. Now they've sunk to historic lows.

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The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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