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Exim India web site
DECEMBER 20, 2023
  • India's GDP growth revised upwards
  • Missile & drone attacks on merchant ships seen likely triggering global supply chain crisis
  • Government of India and ADB sign $250 million loan for industrial corridor development in India
  • MOL to expand fleet with 5 new LNG-fuelled Capesize bulkers
  • Call for decisive action to protect seafarers in the Red Sea region
  • Compendium released to highlight progress of PM GatiShakti
  • Evergreen Line advisory on Red Sea navigation
  • US ports losing direct access to South America
  • Peak-season tonnages up 3% on last year
  • Menzies Aviation goes live with Wipro's New Cargo Management System
  • Cabinet approves declaration of Surat Airport as an International Airport

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The Loadstar web site
DECEMBER 19, 2023
  • Carriers roll out peak season surcharges as capacity crunch looms
  • Red Sea alarm - overreaction, excuses and manipulation
  • Deutsche Bahn finally launches sale process for DB Schenker
  • Red Sea shipping risks: 'forwarders will also take advantage and raise rates'
  • 10,000 rail cars stranded as Mexico-US rail is hit by new border closure
  • Expeditors defies law of gravity - where insanity meets sanity
  • Emissions expected to increase as box ships re-route and burn more fuel
  • DSV vs the rest
  • Slight increase in road freight rates won't relieve pressure on UK hauliers
  • Cabotage the sticking point as Australia's strategic fleet row heats up
  • Stena Line and Peel sign 77-year deal for port of Heysham

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Marine Log web site
DECEMBER 19, 2023
  • TTB 2024 to focus on key challenges in the tug, towboat and barge sector
    The U.S. tugboat, towboat and barge industry may already be the safest, most environmentally friendly, and most economical mode of freight transportation, but it is faced with the challenge of making a
  • Svitzer's U.K. operation takes delivery of Svitzer Estelle
    The Maersk group's towage operator Svitzer has taken delivery of Svitzer Estelle, the second Robert Allan Ltd. designed RAstar 3200W tug built for Svitzer's European operations by Turkey's Uzmar Shipyards. It will

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Container News web site
DECEMBER 19, 2023
  • Deutsche Bahn commences DB Schenker sale process
    Deutsche Bahn has begun the process of selling its logistics company DB Schenker. The DB Group released an official notice outlining an open and non-discriminatory process for selling the shares. The requirement for a sale is that it must provide obvious economic benefits to Deutsche Bahn in all aspects. According to a statement, the worldwide logistics market has outstanding long-term growth pro
  • Carriers divert via the Cape until task force nullifies Houthi threat
    Inventor Chemical Tankers, the Norway-based owner of the Swan Atlantic the latest casualty in the Red Sea, which was hit by a missile fired by the Houthi Movement has blamed misinformation on the web as the cause of the attack. Swan Atlantic was one of two vessels attacked yesterday in the southern Red Sea and the vessel is now being assisted by the USS Carney, but the company said there were no
  • NWSA handles over 2.7 million TEUs in 2023 so far
    The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA), an alliance between the ports of Tacoma and Seattle, handled 230,787 TEUs in November, translating to a year-over year decrease of 6.6%. Year-to-date volume comparisons reveal a 14% decline with NWSA moving 2,711,245 TEUs. Full imports experienced a 15% drop, while full exports saw a 1.3% increase after three months of consecutive growth. Meanwhile, Terminal
  • CMA CGM introduces CEIBA Express service
    French ocean carrier CMA CGM has announced tha launch of CEIBA Express, a direct weekly service connecting Florida with key destinations in Venezuela, Colombia, Honduras, and Guatemala. The service includes major ports such as Port Everglades, Kingston, La Guaira, Puerto Cabello, Cartagena, Puerto Cortes, and Santo Tomas. The inaugural sailing with the vessel Hansa Salzburg is scheduled to commen
  • Global Shipping: Disruptions pop-back ahead of 2024
    One of the largest global shipping organizations, Maersk announced pausing all its operations on the Red Sea route, a passage that accounts over 10% of the global shipping trade. Soon after, its counterparts MSC and CMA CGM too announced suspension of their operations. One of the MSC Vessels- MSC Palatium III was reportedly attacked over the weekend, but reported no casualties. The rising politic
  • Kalmar, Super Terminais extend partnership with equipment order for Brazilian box terminal
    Kalmar has inked an agreement with its longstanding Brazilian partner Super Terminais to provide a comprehensive range of equipment and services for the Manaus terminal in northern Brazil. Super Terminais has ordered four Kalmar reach stackers, two Kalmar empty container handlers, eight Kalmar Essential terminal tractors and the Kalmar Insight performance management tool. The machines are schedul
  • HMM likely to be sold to Harim-JKL in US$4.9 billion deal
    South Korean poultry processor and Pan Ocean owner Harim Group and its consortium member, private equity firm JKL Partners, were chosen as the preferred bidder to acquire the country's flagship carrier HMM on 18 December. HMM's main shareholders, state-controlled institutions Korea Development Bank and Korea Ocean Business Corporation, announced their choice after nearly a month of assessment, af
  • Port of Long Beach receives over US$280 million federal grant to develop rail project
    The Port of Long Beach (POLB) is set to receive a substantial US$283 million federal grant for developing "America's Green Gateway," a transformative rail project. This initiative, located at the Port's Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility, is a crucial component of the broader US$1.5 billion project aimed at enhancing on-dock rail capabilities. This funding, granted through the US Department of
  • Singapore and Japan partner to create green and digital shipping corridor
    On 16 December 2023, the Ministry of Transport of Singapore (MOT) and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan (MLIT) inked a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) to establish the Singapore - Japan Green and Digital Shipping Corridor. This historic collaboration marks the first of its kind between the two nations, aiming to set standards and best practices for the maritime
  • Interview with Asparuh Koev, CEO of Transmetrics
    Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data play pivotal role in optimizing various aspects of the logistics industry. Transmetrics, co-founded by industry veteran Asparuh Koev, employs AI to forecast container demand, reducing costs significantly. These technologies enhance supply chain visibility, improve fleet management through predictive maintenance, and optimize demand forecasting and invento
  • Supervisory board changes at Port of Rotterdam Authority
    As of 15 December 2023, Thecla Bodewes and Jacqueline Prins have assumed roles on the Port of Rotterdam Authority Supervisory Board. Miriam Maes, having completed two terms, is stepping down as the chair of the Supervisory Board. Koos Timmermans will take on the role of chair, while Wouter van Benten will be appointed as the new vice chair. Nominated by the Board and appointed by shareholders, me

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Splash web site
DECEMBER 19, 2023
  • Safe Bulkers signs for another kamsarmax newbuild
    Monaco-headquartered Greek shipowner Safe Bulkers has sealed a deal for another kamsarmax newbuild which will deliver from an unnamed Japanese yard in the first half of 2026. The 82,000 dwt ship, a sister vessel to several Safe Bulkers newbuilds, has been designed to meet the Phase 3 requirements of Energy Efficiency Design Index and also ...
  • Leadership change at Exmar
    Belgium's Exmar is moving into next year with new leadership. Carl-Antoine Saverys will take the helm from Francis Mottrie at his father Nicolas Saverys-controlled gas shipowner and infrastructure provider. Carl-Antoine Saverys spent the past six years in deputy roles at Exmar's infrastructure department and the shipping department after assuming several roles in the shipping sector. ...
  • Hercules Supply books up to three MPSVs at Fujian Mawei
    Norwegian firm Hercules Supply has emerged behind an order for up to three multipurpose offshore support vessels (MPSVs) at Fujian Mawei shipyard in China. The deal covers one firm 88-m-long newbuild, designed by Breeze Ship Design. The unit will be fitted with battery hybrid propulsion, moonpoool and be fit to accommodate 60 people. The first ...
  • DOF wins $30m worth of contracts
    Norway's DOF has secured two projects with an estimated combined revenue of approximately $30m. The first contract covers engineering, preparation, removal, and disposal (EPRD) for an FPSO cessation project in the North Sea. Under the contract, DOF will disconnect, transport and pre-moor the floating unit, and retrieve and recycle the mooring system. Project management and ...
  • Subsea 7 awarded North Sea contract extension by BP
    Oslo-listed offshore engineering and services player Subsea 7 has won a contract extension worth between $50m and $150m from BP under an existing frame agreement for subsea construction, inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services. Under the two-year extension, Subsea7 will provide an IRM, survey and light construction vessel, complete with work class and observation class ...
  • New EU oil cap sanction rules announced
    The European Union has unveiled its 12th package of sanctions against Russia, with tankers very much included in the set of restrictions. The new sanctions call for notification rules for the sale of tankers to any third country in order to make more transparent their sale and export, in particular in the case of secondhand ...
  • MOL orders five newcastlemaxes
    Japan's Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has ordered five LNG-fuelled newcastlemaxes, split between Nihon Shipyard on home soil and CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding in China. The vessels are slated for delivery from 2026 to 2027. Including these five vessels, MOL will add a total of 13 LNG-fuelled capesize bulkers in its fleet. No price has been ...
  • Castor Maritime confirms move towards capesize market exit
    Cyprus-based bulker and boxship owner Castor Maritime has confirmed its exit from the capesize segment after offloading its 2006-built Magic Orion, a deal earlier reported by Splash. The Nasdaq-listed outfit controlled by Petros Panagiotidis said it plans to close the sale of the Imabari-built 180,200 dwt ship by the end of the first quarter of ...
  • Harbour Energy takes option on Noble jackup
    Offshore rig owner Noble Corporation has secured more work in the UK sector of the North Sea, following BP's decision to keep the jackup rig Noble Innovator for about 90 more days, keeping it rig fixed into December 2024. Oil and gas producer Harbour Energy has now exercised an option to add up to three ...
  • Borr Drilling seals jackup deal in Cameroon
    Norwegian jack-up rig owner Borr Drilling has struck a deal with Tower Resources for its premium rig Norve, the London-listed oil and gas company focused on Africa said. The 2011-built unit has been earmarked to drill the NJOM-3 well on Tower's Thali license in Cameroon in 2024. The Norve is currently working for BW Energy ...
  • TGS awarded OBN contract in Gulf of Mexico
    TGS has been awarded a two-month proprietary ocean bottom bode (OBN) data acquisition contract in the Gulf of Mexico. The project's acquisition will kick off in the first quarter of 2024, the Oslo-listed company said without disclosing any further details. Kristian Johansen, CEO at TGS, commented: "This project highlights the key role OBN data plays ...

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Lloyd's List web site
DECEMBER 19, 2023
  • Navies are coming to shipping's aid. Will it work?
    Shipping received an international response with the launch of Operation Prosperity Guardian. But what it will look like, and how...
  • Diverting Red Sea ships to boost South Africa bunkering demand
    South Africa's bunker hubs could benefit from increasing traffic via the Cape of Good Hope, while some vessels could opt...
  • Safe Bulkers grows orderbook with kamsarmax order
    Safe Bulkers grows its orderbook with a 82,000 dwt kamsarmax to be delivered in 2026. The company recently sold a...
  • Business as usual for tanker trades as most operators continue on Red Sea/Suez route
    Several European tanker operators including Maersk Tankers, Norden and Torm are understood to have plans in place to bypass the...
  • Performance Shipping axes debt with repayment of Piraeus loans
    Use of 'excess cash' will 'significantly' reduce repayments and financing costs
  • Vehicle carriers start to divert to Cape of Good Hope
    World's largest operator of vehicle carriers has confirmed it will reroute all vessels to avoid the risk of its ships...
  • Education is holy grail for Hellenic Hull
    Ilias Tsakiris: Today's primary school kids are the ones who will handle shipping's green transition
  • Asia/Europe boxships remain in Red Sea limbo
    The Evergreen-operated 20,000 teu boxship Ever Goods is continuing its southbound transit of the Red Sea, while Maersk's 18,270 teu...
  • MOL boosts dry cargo orderbook with order for five dual-fuel LNG newcastlemaxes
    Two newcastlemax ships will be built locally by Nihon Shipyard and the other three at China's Qingdao Beihai
  • Shipping can adapt to anything as long as trade remains global
    Global maritime trade is down in 2023, but it has proven remarkably resilient to successive shocks to the system. A...
  • Tankers: Will the market take the hard road or an easier pathway in 2024?
    Forget the fundamentals; geopolitics will likely play an outsized role in the tanker markets in 2024
  • Daily Briefing
    BP and Yang Ming suspend Red Sea shipping as supply diversions increase | Up to 1.7m teu containership capacity could...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
DECEMBER 19, 2023
  • DHL, Teamsters agree on tentative pact, ending Cincinnati hub strike
    Workers loading and unloading planes at DHL Express's Cincinnati-Kentucky hub will get higher wages and better benefits in a deal that ends a strike that threatened to disrupt the carrier's US operations.
  • Red Sea crisis escalates as US, partners unveil naval task force in region
    Five of the world's top 10 ocean carriers have so far announced diversions away from the Red Sea, and their language suggests there is growing acceptance that this crisis will be open-ended.
  • Calmer supply chains, soft demand boosting on-time package deliveries in US
    UPS and FedEx are delivering more packages on time this holiday season, helped by no shortage of capacity in the modes that feed their networks, while Amazon, Walmart and others build out delivery capabilities.
  • Deutsche Bahn launches long-awaited sales process for DB Schenker unit
    Those making offers - which analysts say could top $20 billion - are expected to be a list of major global forwarders including DSV, Kuehne + Nagel and DHL Global Forwarding.
  • Questions raised over winning bidder for controlling stake in HMM
    The South Korean carrier has settled on an offer from a consortium led by poultry producer Harim Group, but there are doubts over the buyer's ability to manage a global shipping line.

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TradeWinds web site
DECEMBER 19, 2023
  • CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd invoke force majeure as more carriers reroute vessels
    ONE, HMM, Evergreen and Maersk add vessels to the growing list diverted from Suez
  • Carl-Antoine Saverys to head Exmar at 'exciting time'
    New era dawns for shipowner as father Nicolas Saverys hands over to son and young new 'energetic team'
  • Vincent Clerc says it could take weeks to reopen Red Sea as Maersk reroutes
    Danish liner giant makes decision to divert vessels around Cape of Good Hope as Houthi threat keeps Suez Canal route off limits
  • Carl-Antoine Saverys to step up as CEO of Exmar at 'exciting time'
    New era dawns for shipowner as father Nicolas Saverys hands over to son and young new 'energetic team'
  • Safe Bulkers expands newbuild campaign with another kamsarmax
    After an October order for dual-fuelled vessels, Polys Hajioannou switches back to conventionally-fuelled ships
  • 'Demands not known': No news yet from Navibulgar ship captors
    The 41,600-dwt Ruen (built 2016) is sailing close to the Puntland coast, while navy ships are watching
  • Vega Bulk Carriers hires general manager for supramax from Eastern Bulk
    Norwegian dry bulk operator recruits Andreas Skajaa to lead supramax desk
  • Velos quietly builds bulker fleet with buys worth more than $50m
    Greek owner Paschalis Diamantides emerges behind acquisitions of a modern eco kamsarmax and a post-panamax
  • Awilco LNG agrees $5m settlement after serious Singapore collision with bulker
    Norwegian owner's WilForce spent months under repair after 2019 smash
  • Stena Line puts faith in the future with mammoth 77-year UK port deal
    Swedish operator inks contract with Peel Ports lasting until 2100
  • Nova Marine reveals acquisitions in booming handy S&P market
    Versatile, Lugano-based owner buys in Japan for its first fleet additions in nearly two years
  • 'Reducing risk': Ambrey and Diaplous team up on digital shipping security
    UK and Greek operations forge alliance to boost information for owners and vessels
  • Red Sea high risk area widens in response to Houthi attacks
    War risk rates continue to harden as attacks escalate
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen suspends all planned Red Sea transits amid security crisis
    World's largest car carrier reroutes all vessels via the Cape of Good Hope until further notice
  • RCL pens $226.4m order for sub-panamax container ships
    Yet another carrier opts for size of boxship once deemed obsolete
  • LNG carrier charterers rethink Red Sea routeing amid ongoing attacks
    Subject 'high on the agenda' but fallout has yet to filter through to charter rates
  • Solstad Offshore and Kistefos push back damage claims meeting
    Kistefos, meanwhile, has snapped up more shares of the Norwegian offshore vessel owner
  • Maersk picks yard for series of sub-panamax container ships
    Danish liner giant said to be paying around $68m each for the newbuildings
  • Panagiotidis' Castor Maritime confirms capesize exit with profitable sale
    Magic Orion disposal will see $2m gain booked in the first quarter
  • Bullish insurer Skuld sees profit hike ahead of P&I renewal
    Investment and underwriting returns have improved at the Norwegian insurer
  • On board the Green Pioneer: A trailblazer for ammonia-powered shipping
    Australian mining company Fortescue converted their own engines from the 1970s to tackle logjam
  • Russia may have sourced enough tankers as vintage values fall, Gibsons says
    UK broker argues easing of Venezuelan sanctions may also be limiting trading opportunities for veteran vessels
  • MOL adds five LNG dual-fuel newcastlemax bulker newbuildings to growing orderbook
    The Tokyo-based company will take delivery of the quintet from Japanese and Chinese yards by 2027
  • Louis Dreyfus signs deal for wind assist propulsion installation
    LDC deal set for installation in 2024
  • Shipowners probe new piracy threat after removing Indian Ocean High Risk Area
    Hijacking of bulk carrier appears to be an unexpected return of Somalian piracy
  • Naval alliance prepares to hit back at Houthis as attacks keep coming
    UK reporting agency says five boats containing armed personnel were probably deterred from an attack by coalition forces
  • Former Fredriksen lieutenant Eliassen to chair cleantech company as Hvide McLeod leaves
    Ex-Seatankers director takes new role at Soiltech as former Frontline boss steps down as director
  • Suspected Somali pirates release seafarer from hijacked Navibulgar ship
    Vessel trackers show the 41,600-dwt Ruen (built 2016) sailing close to the coast around the Horn of Africa
  • 'Misinformation' led to Swan Atlantic being targeted by terrorists, owner claims
    Shipowner says nationality of vessel's ship manager was incorrectly reported by ship-tracking company
  • 'Robust' Gram Car Carriers lowers interest cost with $30m refinancing
    Norwegian owner could shave 1% off coupon with new funds for its ship Mediterranean Sea
  • MOL adds five LNG dual-fuel newcastlemax newbuildings to growing orderbook
  • New ABN AMRO desk aims to fill huge carbon trading gap for smaller owners
    Martin Eichstadt-Krug explains how the Dutch bank's expertise will give it a leading position in shipping's carbon market next year
  • Sao Viet aframax held briefly in Singapore over hefty bunker dispute
    Quickly settled dispute involved bunker claim worth close to $1m
  • 'Misinformation' led to Swan Atlantic being targeted, claims owner
    Shipowner says nationality of vessel's ship manager was incorrectly reported by ship-tracking company
  • US launches anti-Houthi naval alliance to protect Red Sea shipping
    US heeds shipping's calls to step up security measures by announcing 'Operation Prosperity Guardian'

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American Shipper web site
DECEMBER 19, 2023
  • DHL Express workers at Cincinnati airport reach deal, end strike
    DHL ground support workers at the company's Cincinnati airport hub ended their strike after an agreement on a new contract.
  • Gulf Coast ports record varied results in November volumes
    Cargo volumes were a mixed bag at Gulf Coast ports in November, with Houston reporting declines and New Orleans and Corpus Christi seeing gains.
  • New Calgary airport property owner shifts focus to air cargo
    A new owner sees air cargo potential for underutilized property at Calgary airport in Alberta, Canada.
  • DOT's freight data exchange processing 65% of US container imports
    Multimodal freight office leader Allison Camden has high expectations now that freight "has a seat at the table."

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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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