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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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Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
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
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
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
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
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
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
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Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
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
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MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
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Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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