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Exim India web site
DECEMBER 19, 2023
  • Prime Minister inaugurates key section of EDFC
  • Allcargo Terminals Chennai CFS successfully weathers the cyclone impact, runs in full capacity to serve customers
  • Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) 2023 report released
  • Freight seen spurting once tankers reroute via the Cape
  • DP World Cochin welcomes two Mega Max quay cranes
  • Inland waterways traffic on the rise
  • EFTA deal likely before 2024 polls,says Swiss envoy
  • India's exports seen contracting in 2023
  • Global Trade Update projects uncertain outlook for 2024
  • India appeals second panel report in dispute regarding tech tariffs
  • Farm exports dip due to rice curbs
  • More lines announce suspension of Red Sea services
  • Green hydrogen to make India exporter of energy: Nitin Gadkari
  • THE Alliance announces service network adjustments for 2024

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The Loadstar web site
DECEMBER 18, 2023
  • As warships move into the Red Sea, carriers delay or re-route 100+ box ships
  • Harim-JKL consortium named as preferred buyer for HMM
  • Forget the ZIM, Hapag spike - rates risk and war value in shipping
  • Costs will skyrocket as westbound voyages are paused or diverted
  • Relief as Panama Canal increases daily transit slots from mid-January
  • Enter plan B to facilitate a DB Schenker sale
  • Staff shortage and extreme weather throws Lufthansa Cargo off course
  • Winding down Cargologicair - unpaid salaries, scattered records and parts
  • OceanX: Hot Red Sea and patriotism
  • Some job cuts, but our presence in Europe is essential, says FourKites
  • US retail surge signals a minor seasonal windfall for rail carriers

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Marine Log web site
DECEMBER 18, 2023
  • MARAD updates Title XI regulations
    By providing long-term debt repayment guarantees, the U.S. Maritime Administration's Title XI Federal Ship Financing Program is intended to encourage U.S. shipowners to obtain new vessels from U. S. shipyards cost effectively
  • Can Prosperity Guardian plans counter Houthi threat to shipping?
    Ahead of a widely expected announcement from U. S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin the Norwegian Government said today that the U.S. has taken the initiative to strengthen international efforts to
  • API slams BOEM's 5-year oil and gas lease sale program
    In what the American Petroleum Institute (API) slams as "a step in the wrong direction," the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has now published the final 2024-2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil
  • Edda Wind lines up green term loan for CSOV quartet
    Haugesund, Norway, headquartered Edda Wind ASA reports that it has secured green term loan financing for the four newbuild commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) that it ordered at Fincantieri's Norwegian-based subsidiary Vard

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Container News web site
DECEMBER 18, 2023
  • SC Ports maintains Moody's A1 credit rating
    South Carolina Ports' A1 credit rating was reaffirmed by Moody's Investors Service, reflecting the credit agency's confidence in the company's long-term development trajectory and strong market position. The continued movement of people and businesses to the US Southeast, along with South Carolina's growing industrial activity, is driving expansion at SC Ports, according to the credit agency's op
  • Maersk revises peak season surcharge from Far East to East Coast South America
    Danish container line Maersk is revising the Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) for Far East Asia to East Coast South America for all dry containers effective from January. The tariff levels are as follows: Origin Destination Effective Date All 20 Dry All 40 Dry 45hdry Brunei, China, Hong Kong China, Indonesia, Japan, Cambodia, Korea, South, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thail
  • BIMCO calls for immediate end to attacks on international shipping
    BIMCO believes nation states must collaborate to remove the current threat to international shipping and, if necessary, neutralise the threat by military means within the boundaries of international law, after the recent attacks on merchant ships in the Southern Red Sea, Bab El-Mandeb, Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea. BIMCO said it is widely believed the attacks originate from the Iran-aligned H
  • APM Terminals Tangier MedPort completes 1 million TEU expansion
    APM Terminals has completed the second phase of the 1 million TEU expansion at APMT Tangier MedPort in Morocco. The expansion covers 180,000m², with seven additional container stacks and an additional 400 metre berth. Additionally, electric equipment, shore power and auto-mooring will contribute to APM Terminals Net Zero emissions ambition. The second phase of the expansion project aims to increa
  • Shippers should expect more disruption in 2024 as lines seek to manage oversupply and limit losses: Drewry's analyst
    Container lines will use a variety of methods to minimise losses due to the oversupply of vessels in 2024, according to Philip Damas, managing director of Drewry Shipping Consultants and head of Drewry's Supply Chain Advisors practice. "There will definitely be oversupply," he highlighted on the latest episode of The Freight Buyers' Club podcast . "It's a question of trying to control the level o
  • Nestlé inks deal with CMA CGM for low carbon transport solutions
    The world's largest food and beverage company Nestlé is currently transporting 100% of its CMA CGM volumes to BIOFUEL+, a biofuel derived from organic waste, resulting in an impressive 84% reduction in carbon emissions. This collaboration empowers Nestlé to avoid 70,000 tons of CO2 annually, significantly cutting down its greenhouse gas shipping emissions. "Reaching net zero requires changing man
  • SLS Bucharest Intermodal Terminal opens new intermodal terminal in Romania
    SLS Bucharest Intermodal Terminal, the logistics and transport operator under the ownership of FAN Courier, has officially opened the intermodal terminal located in one of Romania's most complex industrial parks. The new investment is part of the company's medium and long-term development strategy, announced in 2020, following its entry into the FAN Courier portfolio. The investment made by SLS C
  • Panama Canal drought could boost New Year rates
    Drought in Panama and war around the Red Sea and Suez is a slow-burning but developing crisis for the container shipping industry as both canals become choke points that could see freight rates double. As the rainy season in Panama comes to an end, and notwithstanding the announcement that rain has raised water levels allowing the Panama Canal Authority to increase the number of daily transits ,
  • MSC-Adani terminal deal at Ennore poised to boost South India trade flow
    MSC's 49% stake acquisition in Adani Group's container terminal at Ennore Port, also known as Kamarajar Port, has the potential to boost direct calls out of India's southern corridor as volumes build. Ennore is located about 15 miles north of Chennai. Maersk is the main liner customer for the Ennore terminal (AECTPL) at present, with two weekly sailings, while CMA CGM recently added a call there
  • Carrier Transicold, GIZ partner to advance cold chain development and decarbonisation in Costa Rica and South Africa
    Carrier Transicold, part of Carrier Global Corporation, and the Greener Reefers in International Maritime Transport initiative of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH have agreed to collaborate to advance cold chain development and training in Costa Rica and South Africa. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which was signed at the 2023 UN Climate Change Confer
  • OOIL listed in Dow Jones Sustainability Asia/Pacific index
    Orient Overseas International Limited (OOIL), the parent company of Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) and OOCL Logistics, was continuously selected for inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia/Pacific Index, effective from 18 December. Dow Jones Sustainability Asia/Pacific Index was designed to measure the performance of Asia-Pacific sustainability leaders and is a member of the Dow Jon
  • Panama Canal to increase daily transits
    The Panama Canal will increase the number of daily transits to 24, starting in January, from the current 22 vessels, which are divided into six neopanamax and 15 panamax ships. "This restriction [for 22 vessels transiting the canal] is in response to the challenges posed by the current state of Gatun Lake, which is experiencing unusually low water levels for this time of the year due to the droug
  • Star Container Services to deploy new empty container handlers at Rotterdam Maasvlakte terminal
    Finnish port equipment manufacturer Kalmar and global logistics service provider Star Container Services B.V. have signed an agreement for 12 empty container handlers, which will be deployed at the Rotterdam Maasvlakte terminal. The delivery of the machines is expected in the second quarter of 2024, while the order also includes a six-year Kalmar Complete Care service contract. Star Container Ser
  • IDEC GROUP ASIA Vietnam presents project for new industrial and logistics park
    IDEC GROUP ASIA Vietnam gathered local authorities, project participants, and stakeholders on 13 December for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Horizon Park project. This exceptional project in Vietnam is emerging in Bac Ninh, approximately thirty kilometres from Hanoi, offering 70,000 m² of turnkey business spaces on a strategically positioned 120,000-meter site. "For more than 20 years we have
  • CMA CGM applies new FAK rates from Indian Subcontinent to America, North Europe and Med
    CMA CGM announced new Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates from India and Pakistan to ports on Central America's East Coast and the Caribbean, as well as Mexico's East Coast, for dry cargo. The following updated rates will be effective from 1 January 2024 until further notice: CURRENT RATES NEW APPLICABLE RATES ISC to ECCA + CARIBBEAN: 20'GP 40' GP & 40' HC 20'GP 40' GP & 40' HC CAUCEDO US$1,950 US$2,35

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Splash web site
DECEMBER 18, 2023
  • Petrofac secures three-year UK contract with TotalEnergies
    UK energy services specialist Petrofac has secured a framework agreement with TotalEnergies to provide brownfield development services. The three-year agreement covers engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning solutions across TotalEnergies' UK offshore assets. Nick Shorten, chief operating officer of Petrofac's asset solutions business, said: "In a mature basin like the UKCS - whe
  • Splash Annual Review: Can everyone please calm down?
    The newbie, aspiring writer comes to China and feels like he or she could write a 1,000-page epic. After a couple of years, they feel like 200 pages is more realistic. A decade passes and the same jaded person can barely put a page together, as the complexity of understanding the People's Republic comes to ...
  • US to lead naval escort operation in the Red Sea
    The US is deploying naval assets to the Red Sea as trade between Asia and Europe slows following multiple attacks on merchant shipping carried out by Iranian-backed Houthis in waters off Yemen in recent weeks. Multiple shipping lines have either paused their fleets while waiting for naval escorts to materialise or sent ships via the ...
  • Bulgaria readies to start negotiating ransoms with Somali pirates
    To add to the instability in the region, Somali pirates are back hunting targets while Houthis to the north in Yemen are attacking ships too, and bringing much marine traffic to a halt in the Red Sea. The Malta-flagged, Bulgarian-owned bulk carrier, hijacked last week, arrived over the weekend off Bander Murcaayo, in Puntland, ...
  • Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey to clear Black Sea mines
    Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria aim to sign a deal next month on a joint plan to clear mines floating in the Black Sea as a result of the war in Ukraine. Splash has reported repeatedly on mines being detected in the Black Sea in the near two years of war between Russia and Ukraine. "Due ...
  • EU ETS costs laid bare
    With two weeks until its implementation, analysts at Clarksons Research have produced data to show the costs of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) for VLCCs, MRs, capesizes and panamaxes. From January 1, shipping will be included in the EU ETS. As a result, vessels visiting EU ports will be required to offset ...
  • Daily transits at the Panama Canal to increase next month
    The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) will increase daily transits to 24 starting in January following solid amounts of rain over the past six weeks. The measure replaces the previous announcement that forecasted daily transits at 20 slots for January and 18 slots for February. Currently, 22 vessels transit are allowed daily, divided into ...
  • MOL linked to VLECs order in South Korea
    Japan's Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has been placed behind a shipbuilding deal for three very large ethane carriers (VLECs) in South Korea. HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) the yard holding company HD Hyundai Heavy Industries yard in Ulsan said it had won an order to build three 98,000 cu m vessels for ...
  • Great Eastern offloads ageing MR
    Indian owner Great Eastern Shipping has struck a deal to sell its 2004-built MR product tanker. The price and the buyer of the 47,999 dwt ship Great Eastern picked up for $17m as Pacific Oasis in May 2013, have not been disclosed. The Iwagi Zosen-built ship, estimated by VesselsValue to be worth $15.4m, will ...

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Lloyd's List web site
DECEMBER 18, 2023
  • No call yet on US-led coalition to stop Houthi attacks
    The US is working on an international coalition to stop the Houthi attacks, but it is yet to make any...
  • Up to 1.7m teu containership capacity could be needed for Red Sea rerouting
    Liner operators could speed up vessels to make up for longer voyages, as they will require additional capacity to maintain...
  • Marinakis acquires controlling stake in Nasdaq company
    Owner's core Capital Maritime company and affiliated Capital Gas will increase stake to 74.4% of Capital Product Partners, to be...
  • The week in newbuildings: SAL Heavy Lift adds fifth project carrier at Wuhu Shipyard
    Germany's SAL Heavy Lift has declared an option for a fifth 14,600 dwt multi-purpose heavy lift vessel capable of dual-fuel...
  • IBIA: IMO regulations could slow adoption of biofuels
    An International Bunker Industry Association submission to the IMO points out that current regulations do not allow the carriage of certain...
  • Greek financial community opens Shanghai office
    Facilitating more Chinese finance for Greek owners is among the aims of the new permanent presence in Shanghai
  • Singapore and Japan to work on green and digital shipping corridor
    Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority will join forces with Japanese ports to carry out pilot projects for alternative marine fuels...
  • Ship finance: Diversity of funding is wider than ever, but banks narrow their focus
    Many financiers are going 'big' and 'green', putting in doubt future funding for smaller owners of older vessels
  • Regulation: IMO deliberations to dominate agenda
    The International Maritime Organization's debate on an economic measure to complement its revised greenhouse gas strategy and implementation of the...
  • APM Terminals launches second phase of Tanger Med development
    APMT has had a long association with fast-growing Tanger Med. The latest stage in its expansion will cater to larger...
  • Updated: BP and Yang Ming suspend Red Sea shipping as supply diversions increase
    Oil major BP has joined container lines in suspending shipping through the Red Sea after a series of Houthi attacks...
  • Daily Briefing
    Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd halt Red Sea passages | Houthis target tenth ship in Red Sea as attacks start to look...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
DECEMBER 18, 2023
  • Latest Texas border closures cloud reliability of Mexico-US intermodal service
    Intermodal marketing companies told the Journal of Commerce they are concerned about their ability to sell rail options to shippers if there is a prolonged closure at Eagle Pass and El Paso.
  • US goal of 30 GW of offshore wind energy by 2030 slipping out of reach: analysts
    The US offshore wind buildout will be a boon for Jones Act vessels in the long run, but current equipment shortages, high costs and the restrictive effects of cabotage laws are hampering initial construction.
  • Red Sea rerouting to raise ocean rates, absorb capacity: analysts
    While moves to send ships around Africa in response to the Red Sea attacks may be driven by safety concerns, the rate hikes that will accompany the emergency action will be welcomed by carriers in the loss-making trade lane.
  • Container lines await Red Sea naval protection as they divert from Suez
    Expectations that the US Navy will step up maritime protection in the Red Sea following an increasing number of attacks on commercial shipping hasn't stopped carriers from routing services away from the Suez Canal.

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TradeWinds web site
DECEMBER 18, 2023
  • Performance Shipping pares debt with early repayment of $45m loan
    Timeline begins to emerge in court fight on lawsuit from shareholder George Economou
  • Pan Ocean parent Harim to buy HMM in $4.9bn deal to form South Korean shipping giant
    Deal would create combined fleet of 224 ships and newbuildings worth nearly $15bn
  • EU takes aim at tanker sales for shadow fleet in new sanctions package
    The 12th package of measures will tighten the rules surrounding the G7 oil price cap and ban the import of Russian LPG
  • Liberia deflags seven tankers blacklisted by US
    'You're sanctioned, you're cancelled,' says the head of the country's registry
  • Houthi threat to shipping may have to be neutralised 'by military means,' says Bimco
    Statement comes as US prepares navy force to protect shipping in the southern Red Sea
  • Container rates to rally as Hapag-Lloyd joins carriers rerouting vessels away from Suez
    Higher cost of shipping to Israel after Houthi attacks is pushing up the cost of shipping elsewhere
  • Shell's Prelude FLNG unit firing up after four months downtime
    World's largest LNG floater comes back online to catch remainder of winter demand pull
  • Two seafarers missing after cargo ship sinks off Vietnam
    Seven other crew members rescued by passing container ship
  • Braemar shrugs off latest pay revolt as proxy firms take vote close to wire
    UK shipbroker will stick to its guns after dismissing opposition from 'unregulated' shareholder companies
  • Samsung Heavy to pay out $290m to SK Shipping for KC-1 containment system LNG duo
    Could a refit job be shipowner's best option for idled LNG carriers in current market?
  • Uni-Tankers ship suffers fire after being hit by Houthi missile as Red Sea attacks continue
    Ships still transiting the region are advised to use caution by UK authorities
  • VLGC disruption 'here to stay' despite Panama Canal transits rising
    Better news on water levels still leaves large LPG carriers at the back of the queue
  • BP pauses Red Sea shipments as tanker shares climb
    BP joins Euronav in avoiding the troublesome waters
  • BP pausing Red Sea shipments as tanker shares climb
    BP joins Euronav in avoiding the troublesome waters
  • Ardmore spends millions on dry-dock upgrades to keep decarbonisation on track
    Two-thirds of spending in 2023 was on next-generation scrubbers with carbon-capture possibilities
  • Saade family rings in the changes as fortune dips to $18.6bn
    Nicolas Reynard has taken the reins at family investment company Merit
  • Suezmaxes at $200,000? Tankers are best bet as Suez Canal swerved, analysts say
    Canal closure still seen as unlikely but ship diversions could have major impact in some shipping sectors
  • SHI to pay out $290m to SK Shipping for KC-1 containment system LNG duo
    Could a refit job be shipowner's best option for idled LNG carriers in current market?
  • Scorpio Tankers master reports explosion as Red Sea attacks continue
    Ships still transiting the region are advised to use caution by UK authorities
  • Viewpoint: Make room for alternative cargo containment systems in new large-scale LNG carriers
    With a new generation of large-scale LNG carriers, there needs to be greater knowledge of new systems
  • US readies protection force as Euronav and CMB avoid Suez Canal
    Operation Prosperity Guardian will reportedly be announced this week, possibly during a US defence secretary visit to Bahrain
  • Scorpio Tankers master reports explosion off vessel as Red Sea attacks continue
    Ships still transiting the region are advised to use caution by UK authorities
  • John Fredriksen's fortune swells to $22bn in strong year for shipping
    Tanker and gas carrier strength boosted tycoon's worth, but bonds and property have been key too
  • US readies protection force as more companies avoid Suez Canal
    Operation Prosperity Guardian will reportedly be announced this week, possibly during a US defence secretary visit to Bahrain
  • Spain's Scale Gas turns to China for LNG bunkering vessel
    CIMC is due to deliver the 12,500-cbm newbuilding in 2026
  • Master reports explosion off vessel as Red Sea attacks continue
    Ships still transiting the region are advised to use caution by UK authorities
  • Clarksons says shipping's EU carbon bill could hit $8bn by 2026
    Managing director Stephen Gordon puts what sounds like a big number in context
  • Tech standard to reshape shipping one brick at a time
    The S-100 framework has been given teeth to drive maritime digitalisation
  • HMM joins growing list of owners avoiding Red Sea route
    South Korean company is latest liner operator to re-route around Cape of Good Hope
  • Liner company share prices surge on Suez Canal avoidance plans
    Major liner firms avoiding Egyptian waterway already account for 70% of Suez Canal-bound capacity, says Flexport
  • Subcontinent ship recyclers finish up the year fighting over scraps
    Volumes are down across South Asia's three main ship-recycling destinations, with only slim pickings available
  • Rich rewards shield chemical tankers from ship recycling yards
    Only eight chemical tankers were sold for recycling in 2023, and market players say few are being built
  • Singapore expands green corridor network to six Japan ports
    Ports aim to develop standards and best practices to support decarbonisation, digitalisation and growth of the maritime industry

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American Shipper web site
DECEMBER 18, 2023
  • Red Sea chaos should boost tanker and container shipping rates
    A growing number of ship operators are refusing to transit the Red Sea and taking a very long detour around Africa instead.
  • Is a reduction in maritime emissions a market mirage?
    It is unclear whether the reduction in emissions is a result of a genuine effort to mitigate environmental impact or a consequence of market dynamics.
  • Air China Cargo welcomes first Airbus A330 converted freighter
    Air China Cargo is adding Airbus freighters to its fleet after previously operating Boeing jets.

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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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