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June 20, 2023

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Exim India web site
JUNE 20, 2023
  • PSA Mumbai highlights exceptional capabilities by handling India's largest container vessel call
  • FIATA President & FFFAI Chairman discuss strengthening collaboration to benefit the logistics fraternity
  • Most consignments are already meeting the release time targets: Johri
  • LogiNext launches fleet tracking system for safer long-haul truck deliveries
  • ONE to install telematic devices on its reefer box fleet
  • A.P. Moller-Maersk to revolutionise eCommerce in India with a 'One Country, One Price' fulfilment solution
  • Railways plans to install 'Kavach' on the DFC network
  • Govt unlikely to allow sugar exports till H1 2024
  • SOHAR Freezone & Nasim Chemicals join forces to establish a chemical manufacturing plant
  • JNPA congratulates Marine Department
  • MSC committed to improving African supply chains: CEO Soren Toft
  • CMA CGM introduces new set-up of its NC LEVANT service connecting North Europe with East Med/Levant area
  • Saudi ports surge in shipping connectivity index
  • China to build deep water port in Cambodia
  • "K" Line Marine & Energy established in Singapore
  • India's e-commerce to surpass the US by 2034, says survey
  • India seen as the largest driver of global oil demand
  • Supertanker freight rates soar to highest since April
  • Edible oil imports up in May
  • Reforms helping economy grow at faster pace: Goyal

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International Transport Journal web site
JUNE 20, 2023
  • Joint forces in Manzanillo
  • Switzerland: clever strategy for fleet conversion
  • From Asia to multiple destinations worldwide
  • First four unmanned trucks to run in Russia
  • Atlas Air promotes Richard Broekman
  • Getting a grip on automation
  • Roll Group to expand fleet with Korean vessels
  • Intermodal service launched between Gansu and Kunsan
  • Maersk: one country, one price
  • Jettainer to replace chief financial officer
  • STS cranes for Misurata Free Zone
  • DHL GF and IAG Cargo partner to promote SAF
  • Quite a performance despite challenging conditions
  • A cargo ship with 100% wind power
  • DP World wins coveted sustainability award
  • More logistic solutions for wood transports
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Partnering for heavy and sustainable solutions

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The Loadstar web site
JUNE 19, 2023
  • MSC is bleeding the charter market dry - and keeping rates high
  • Don't be too eager for return to west coast ports, shippers warned
  • MSC + Wilson Sons on the radar - any other takers?
  • CULines backs away as US west coast services become loss-makers
  • 'Golden power' to fight China - one of the latest logistics headaches
  • Confident Maersk Air Cargo spreads its wings as it soars over rivals
  • Canadian rail giant has high hopes for new intermodal reefer service
  • Maersk steps in as India's online sellers search for low-cost fulfilment
  • Renewed interest in A340 conversions - but it's a niche air freight market
  • Bull Freightos shines - why?
  • OceanX: Labour travails; 'hero bonus'; peak season down; AI up

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Marine Log web site
JUNE 19, 2023
  • VIDEO: USCG updates on hunt for missing submersible
    Citing reports from relatives, the BBC is reporting that a UAE-based British billionaire, Hamish Harding, is among those aboard a submersible missing in the vicinity of the RMS Titanic wreck, some 900
  • VIDEO: Austal USA lays keel for final Independence-variant LCS
    Austal USA hosted a keel laying ceremony June 16 for the final Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship to be built at its Mobile, Alabama, shipyard, the future USS Pierre (LCS 38). Ship sponsor

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Container News web site
JUNE 19, 2023
  • HHLA and COSCO finalise minority shareholding in Hamburg box terminal
    Following the completion of the investment screening process, port operators Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and COSCO Shipping Ports Limited (CSPL) signed the agreement for CSPL's minority shareholding in Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT) today (19 June). Germany approves COSCO investment in Hamburg container terminal The deal gives CSPL a 24.99% interest in HHLA's CTT in Hamburg, which
  • APM Terminals Valencia to increase capacity and efficiency with US$4 million investment
    APM Terminals Valencia put into operation 11 new Terberg YT223 terminal tractors for container handling. In particular, they are new-generation vehicles, equipped with Cummins Stage 5 engines. These vehicles comply with current European Union emissions regulations. Moreover, they are part of a more extensive investment plan for APM Terminals Valencia, which also includes the upcoming commissionin
  • Global Ports expands equipment fleet of VSC Terminal by 20%
    Global Ports Group, part of Delo Group, Russia's major operator of container terminals, has relocated more than 25 units of heavy-duty port equipment from its North-Western terminals to Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company (VSC) in Russia's Far East in the past year, increasing VSC's cargo handling fleet by 20%. Its proportion of Russian maritime container handling volume climbed from 35% in 2021 to 5
  • US West Coast port deal eases strike tensions as SCFI and FBX indices follow WCI
    The closure of the past week saw two strings of activities on either side of the globe. The US West Coast Port union strike looms were dissipated to a great extent following intervention from the US authorities, despite hold-up of cargo worth US$5.2 billion and trucks in piles at ports. Ports, such as Seattle, displayed 10-day congestion at the port even as ports, such as Los Angeles and Long Bea
  • Pricing emissions from shipping: Where should the money go?
    The backbone of worldwide trade, international shipping moves more than 80% of global trade by volume. As a result, international shipping accounts for about 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Unless shipping moves to zero-carbon fuels and innovative technologies to green its energy footprint, the latest estimates suggest that carbon emissions will grow by 90-130% by 2050, as compared to 2008
  • Manzanillo port and terminal operators create new association
    Port terminals and operators in Manzanillo, Mexico have united to form a new alliance, the Association of Terminals and Operators of Manzanillo (ASTOM) aiming to promote and further strengthen the country's major port of Manzanillo. ASTOM includes Contecon Manzanillo S.A. (CMSA), International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) Mexican subsidiary, Grupo Carrix - SSA, Ocupa, Friman, Hazesa,
  • Maersk enhances cargo flight services
    Maersk is bolstering its growing freighter network between Mainland China, Southeast Asia, Europe, and the United States by increasing the frequencies of regular flights as well as introducing additional aircraft. More specifically, some of the changes that will take place are that on the transpacific corridor connecting Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) in the US and Hangzhou Xiaoshan
  • Indian west coast ports reopen after cyclone-induced shutdown
    Container terminals across India's Gujarat coast have resumed operations at full scale after Cyclone Biparjoy forced a total shipping halt over the past week. Sources say Mundra and Pipavav, two major cargo gateways, are slowly getting back to their scheduled vessel flows. "Operations resumed and leaped to normalcy. Mundra berthed the first vessel at 1400 hrs. on Saturday (17 June) and loaded fou
  • Valenciaport sees container volume fall during 2023
    Valenciaport handled 7,236,365 tonnes of cargo in May, which was 6.66% less than the same month in 2022, while the total number of TEUs was 452,858, translating to a year-on-year 6.22% decrease. There were 347,619 full container units, 77,476 export units, 77,791 import units, and the rest were transit containers, according to the Spanish port's data. "If we analyse the figures for the rest of th
  • APM Terminals selects new managing director for Bahrain
    APM Terminals Bahrain, the operator of Khalifa Bin Salman Port, has announced that Matthew Luckhurst will be the new managing director, assuming his new role on 2 July. Luckhurst joins APM Terminals from his current role as vice president for Container Shipping at Milaha based in Qatar. He takes over from chief financial officer and interim managing director Farooq Zuberi who assumed the role aft
  • MSC updates service connecting North Europe with West Africa
    World's largest container line MSC has decided to stretch its NWC-Canary-WAF service, which provides a line between North Europe and West Africa via the Canary Islands to London (Tilbury) and Hamburg. According to DynaLiners, the updated port rotation of the service will now be London Tilbury (UK), Hamburg (Germany), Antwerp (Belgium), London Gateway (UK), Le Havre (France), Tema (Ghana), Lomé (T
  • Samudera secures deals for boxship duo acquisition
    Indonesian vessel owner Samudera Shipping Line has entered into agreements for the acquisition of two container ships. Samudera will pay US$59.9 million for the two vessels, which have a box capacity of 1,500 TEUs. The container vessels are expected to be delivered in the second half of the year. "The acquisition of the new vessels is not expected to have any material impact on the net tangible a
  • Mawani to build integrated bunker station at Yanbu Port
    The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has signed a deal with Alba Nova International and Trafalgar Co. Ltd. to set up an integrated bunker station at King Fahad Industrial Port (Yanbu Port) in partnership with Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy. The proposed bunker station development is a US$5.3 million development, according to Mawani's statement. The operator of the 393,000 m² refueling hub intend
  • Pilbara Ports Authority reports steady volumes in May
    Pilbara Ports Authority has announced a total monthly throughput of 62.5 million tonnes in May, which is slightly increased by 1% compared to the same month last year. More spesifically, Port of Port Hedland achieved a monthly throughput of 48.6Mt, of which 48.2Mt was iron ore exports. At the same time, imports through the Port of Port Hedland totalled 196,000 tonnes, an increase of 19% compared

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Splash web site
JUNE 19, 2023
  • Sallaum Lines continues car carrier fleet expanision
    Sallaum Lines is lifting its car carrier orderbook with contracts for up to six dual-fuel LNG vessels at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard. The Swiss-based shipowner has booked four firm and two optional 7,400 ceu vessels, lifting the total number of car carriers ordered to date to eight, including a pair set to deliver from Fujian ...
  • Algoma signs for methanol-ready product tankers in South Korea
    Canada's Algoma Central Corporation has commissioned Hyundai Mipo Shipyard in South Korea to build two 37,000 dwt ice-class product tankers in a deal worth around $96m. The vessels will deliver in the first quarter of 2025 and go on a long-term charter with Irving Oil under the Canadian flag, servicing the energy company's refinery in ...
  • COSCO finalises Hamburg terminal stake buy
    COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has signed an agreement with HHLA to acquire a minority shareholding in Container Terminal Tollerort.
  • Wisdom returns to Tsuneishi for handysize bulker newbuild
    Taiwanese shipowner and operator Wisdom Marine is adding more handysize bulkers to its orderbook. In a regulatory filing, the Taipei-based company said it would pay $34m for a 42,200 dwt unit to be built at Tsuneishi Shipbuilding in addition to a trio of 82,300 dwt bulkers under construction at the yard. The country's largest dry ...
  • Bumi Armada JV scores FPSO contract extension in India
    Malaysian oilfield services company Bumi Armada and its joint venture partner Shapoorji Pallonji Energy (SP Energy) have secured a charter extension from India's state-owned Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for a floating production, storage and offloading vessel operating in the Cluster 7 field about 210km off the west coast of Mumbai. A one-year extension ...
  • Bulk cargo carrier master and chief engineer charged in 850kg cocaine bust
    The Australian Federal Police has charged two senior crew members from a bulk cargo carrier for their alleged roles in the importation of around 850kg of cocaine into Australia.
  • Samudera buys containership duo for $60m
    Singapore-listed Indonesian owner Samudera Shipping Line has added two 1,900 teu containership vessels to its fleet.
  • Subsea 7 calls off DOF takeover bid
    Kristian Siem's Subsea 7 has dropped its pursuit of restructured Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF just days after launching a takeover bid. The Oslo-listed company made a proposal on Friday to acquire the entire issued share capital of DOF at NOK35 ($3.3) per share, comprising NOK7 in cash and NOK28 worth of new shares, offering ...
  • Seacon seals sale and leaseback for kamsarmax newbuild
    Hong Kong-listed Seacon Shipping has entered into a sale and leaseback deal with a Singapore-based subsidiary of China's BOCOM for one of its kamsarmax bulk carriers currently under construction. The Qingdao-based company is selling the 85,000 dwt vessel set to deliver from Guangzhou Wenchong by October 31, 2023, for $27m. The bulker will be bareboat ...
  • Winning pays $16.5m for latest cape
    Singapore-based Chinese cape specialist Winning International Group has sealed its third ship deal this year. The Sun Xiushun-led player has emerged as the highest bidder for the 16-year-old Japanese-controlled capesize, named Atlantic Tiger, a 180,000 dwt, Imabari-built vessel. The ship fetched $16.5m. Winning now has 40 capes in its fleet, largely involved in the West ...
  • Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers to install Marjan offshore platforms
    Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers has won a bid to transport and install the PK1 offshore platform on the Marjan oil field offshore Saudi Arabia.
  • Ecowende building most nature-friendly wind farm ever
    Shell and Eneco joint venture company Ecowende is going to build a wind farm with various innovations implemented that will decrease its effects on birds, bats and marine mammals.
  • Bulkers collide at Tarragona port
    Two bulk carriers suffered heavy damage after colliding in the Spanish port of Tarragona in the early afternoon of Saturday. A 75,500 dwt Elena Ve owned by Greece's Golden Union struck moored Polsteam's 82,100 dwt Karpaty while proceeding to berth with tugs' assistance. The video footage available on social media shows the 2013-built Polish kamsarmax ...
  • Pay details emerge for new US west coast dockworker contract
    Details of the deal hatched between unions and employers covering 22,000 workers at 29 US west coast ports have emerged. After a fraught 13 months of stalled negotiations, walk-outs and cargoes emigrating to alternate locations, the new six-year contract, which still has to be approved by union members and terminal operators, sees dockworkers winning a ...
  • Danaos builds up stake in Eagle Bulk
    Greek containership owner Danaos has quietly accumulated close to a 10% stake in Eagle Bulk Shipping in recent months. A recent filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed that the John Coustas-led boxship tonnage provider picked up around 1.37m shares, equal to 9.99% of the Gary Vogel-led bulker owner's stake. The swoop ...

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Lloyd's List web site
JUNE 19, 2023
  • Stoic Ukraine response to Russian missile attacks fools no one
    Ukrainian seafarers and shore staff are a vital source of highly competent human resource as shipping transitions to a new...
  • Nordic market could lose ground in hull, Norwegian Hull Club concedes
    Nobody would set up a hull mutual in 2023, admits chief executive Hans Christian Siem. But NHC is making an...
  • How Logothetis' long view payed off in the past and where it's looking next
    After selling more than 50 containerships, the group has acquired tankers and bulkers for greater balance in its fleet while...
  • Adaptable Greeks adjust their sails again
    Difficulty in attracting and training sufficient young officers to keep pace with their massive fleet is another priority for Greek...
  • EBRD to fund green maritime investments in Türkiye
    EBRD will provide €70m to modernise Türkiye's ageing fleet and port infrastructure as part of its Maritime Decarbonisation and Green Shipping...
  • The week in newbuildings: Sallaum Lines boosts PCTC orderbook
    Sallaum Lines has confirmed that it has ordered six dual-fuel, LNG pure car and truck carriers from China's CMHI Jinling...
  • The week in charts: Activity slowing at Ukraine's seaports | Lloyd's Register further reduces dark fleet exposure | Weak volumes keep a lid on boxship freight rates
    Greek voyages evolve in line with changing trade lanes, Cadeler-Eneti merger to create offshore wind juggernaut and methanol containership orderbook...
  • 'We have not seen a market like this,' says Nikolas Tsakos
    Tsakos Energy Navigation chief executive Nikolas Tsakos tells Lloyd's List about his company's first 30 years, why he thinks public...
  • Plenty of gas in the tank for Greek fleet investment
    Since John Angelicoussis inked the first Greek LNG carrier newbuilding deal in 2003, a dozen Greek owners have invested in...
  • Hong Kong port connectivity rebounds to pre-pandemic levels
    China not only maintained its place at the top of the rankings but also built on its lead, with a...
  • Navigation safety trial morphs into living lab for AI platform
    This partnership goes far beyond a customer paying a licence fee. It reveals how productive it can be to work...
  • Seacon strikes sale-and-leaseback deal with Bocomm for kamsarmax bulker
    Seacon says it will use the leverage to facilitate its fleet renewal and expansion strategy
  • Panama falls to 'Grey List' in Paris MOU rankings
    The Paris Memorandum of Understanding assess flags' performance in port state control inspections over a three-year period. Denmark retained the...
  • Daily Briefing
    The View: US west coast labour talks: ILWU blinked first | Price cap forcing Russia to consider 'desperate' changes, US...

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TradeWinds web site
JUNE 19, 2023
  • 'Significant moment': UN adopts landmark ocean biodiversity treaty
    International Chamber of Shipping welcomes High Seas Treaty after two decades of negotiations
  • 'Historical shortcomings': Swedbank reaches settlement with US over deals with Crimea shipowner
    As bank agrees to pay $3.45m to set aside Ofac case, other US investigations continue
  • Search operation starts as Titanic submersible goes missing
    The US and UK last month called for greater protection for the site in a letter to the International Maritime Organization
  • Video: If shipping can't attract young female grads, 'we will be in big trouble soon'
    Norwegian Shipowners' Association president Synnove Seglem says industry needs to be attractive to all
  • Russia advances Arctic LNG plans as key units enter NSR from east and west
    First giant FSU inbound to Murmansk and modules for sending liquefaction train start passage from China
  • 'Towering' British shipping lawyer Douglas Bateson dies in Athens car crash
    Piraeus head of Penningtons Manches Cooper had built a solid reputation after four decades
  • CIT Bank plants flag in Greece with buyout of $123m loans portfolio
    Purchase from HSBC will help shipping lender expand its presence in key market
  • Ownership change at Tidships as Lorentzen & Co hangs in the balance
    One Tidemand sister buys out the other as Tidships explores options for 104-year-old shipbroker
  • Master and chief engineer charged after huge cocaine seizure on supramax bulker
    Montenegrins appear in court in Australia in relation to St Pinot drugs discovery
  • Methanol dual-fuelled ship orders spike to close gap on LNG, Clarksons says
    Broker tallies 42 contracts for methanol-powered vessels so far in 2023
  • Famed fleet builder Peter Georgiopoulos shuns newbuildings amid fuel uncertainty
    Shipping entrepreneur is hopeful that a revolutionary technology will emerge to fuel the vessels of the future
  • WindWings get full DNV approval for fitting to MC Shipping and Berge bulkers
    Technology can now be installed on any DNV-classed vessel, either as a retrofit or newbuild
  • LNG carrier rates tip upwards as charterers thoughts turn to winter
    Vessel availability tightens as gas prices rise in Europe and Asia
  • Video: When the LNG spot market 'started not to function'
    Economics of LNG cargoes has put ships in the hands of traders, turning spot market into 'relet market'
  • VLCC rates 'skyrocket' past $100,000 as long-haul bookings jump
    Analysts note 'fantastic' week for big tankers, with Middle East and Atlantic basin bookings rising
  • Peter Georgiopoulos backs emissions project as regulators tighten the screw
    Live emission monitoring projects come to market as industry grapples with tougher targets
  • Oldendorff newcastlemax holed in grounding after rudder indicator failed
    Australian accident report reveals substantial damage
  • Golden Union and Polish Steamship bulkers damaged in collision in Spanish port
    Kamsarmax is holed amidships and panamax's bow is mangled
  • Reuben brothers sue Trafigura over missing nickel cargoes in huge fraud row
    Cases in Singapore and UK tied to Trafigura's loss of nearly $600m in deals with Indian businessman Prateek Gupta
  • EU-flag requirement starts to bite for Greeks as new law kicks in
    Hellenic shipowners will henceforth have to make sure the share of their vessels flying European flags does not decline
  • Golden year for Norway's Stenersen after buying Maersk Tankers quartet
    Product tanker specialist also rings in the generational changes among owning family
  • DOF rejects takeover offer by Siem's Subsea 7 ahead of John Fredriksen-backed IPO
    Bank-controlled offshore vessel owner turns down bid as too low and too late
  • Sallaum Lines raises newbuilding tally with $540m car carrier order
    Up to six LNG dual-fuelled 7,500-ceu car carriers inked at CMHI Jinling
  • Video: DHT chief explains how tanker market can overcome 'underinvestment' challenge
    Svein Moxnes Harfjeld says oil companies may have to partner shipowners to stimulate investment
  • Swedish Club looks to build its core business in uncertain times
    New boss Thomas Nordberg turns to digitalisation to make its business more resilient
  • MSC and Meratus scrap older boxships as Wan Hai circulates feeder-size sextet
    Three container ships and two bulk carriers were reported sold for recycling last week

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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
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
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
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
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
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
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
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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