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December 19, 2023

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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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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
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
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
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
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
››› File
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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