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Exim India web site
AUGUST 21, 2023
  • JNPA welcomes 22,000 MT coastal cargo vessel; gets a major boost in coastal shipping
  • SITC's new shipping route bridges China-South East Asia to India's East Coast
  • NAEC laden imports growing at 2%-3%
  • APM Terminals Pipavav joins elite 200 PMPH club
  • Distribution Logistics Infrastructure successfully handles 50 TEUs of Pet Resin for Indorama Ventures through its flagship ICD Borkhedi in Nagpur
  • With spot rates on Transatlantic fronthaul trade at lows, shippers advised to strike deals
  • Baltic Exchange Market Report (18 August 2023)
  • Maritime State Development Council holds 19th meeting
  • Sluggish global demand with growth contraction & softening of commodity prices has led to continuous decline in exports: FIEO President
  • NHAI sets up division to review design & construction of bridges & other structures
  • Updated Tariffs & General Conditions of Trade for Jebel Ali & Mina Rashid ports
  • Digital economy share in GDP seen at 20 pc by 2026
  • Sharjah's Hamriyah Port aims to improve efficiency of tanker vessel operations
  • India's exports gain in UK market

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International Transport Journal web site
AUGUST 21, 2023
  • More wheels for beverages in East Africa
  • Coffee transported by wind and hydrogen
  • Dronamics appoints general manager Australia
  • Q Terminals Group grows footprint in Europe
  • Japan's largest logistics park in the making
  • China revitalises rural rail transport
  • Ezhou welcomes inaugural Etihad Cargo flight
  • New warehouse automation for Onboard Logistics
  • Chad Raube joins Intellitrans
  • Luka Koper Port expands storage capacity
  • Haulier increases vehicle fleet to 82 units
  • CAI: two agreements with Cairo Airport
  • A first step towards digital customs clearance
  • IRS to classify hybrid electric catamarans
  • A promotion for Tom Durrenberger
  • Rail delivers batteries for e-cars
  • Peta: Don't Trust them!
  • "Curiosity of the Day"

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The Loadstar web site
AUGUST 18, 2023
  • More blanked voyages and a 'newbuild elephant' approaching the room
  • Stranded MSC box ship leaves port of Odessa after 18 months
  • AP Møller-Mærsk - Schenker or Schacht?
  • Hapag-Lloyd shows interest in buying HMM, but it may not be 'politically feasible'
  • Mixed Walmart - way to go with destocking
  • Containership scrapping set to boom by year-end
  • Consultancy launches suite of protocols to guide air cargo development
  • Low rates and overcapacity: how air charter brokers see the market

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Marine Log web site
AUGUST 18, 2023
  • Crescent Towing starts construction of 6,000 hp Z-drive tugboat
    New Orleans based Cooper Group subsidiary Crescent Towing has begun construction of a new 6,000 HP tier 4 Z-drive tugboat at Blakeley BoatWorks in Mobile, Ala. It will be immediately added to
  • VIDEO: Japanese icebreaking research vessel project moves ahead
    JAMSTEC (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology) has taken another step forward on the build of Japan's first research vessel with icebreaking capabilities. The icebreaking research ship is on order at
  • GD Electric Boat lays keel for SSN 805
    Senior Navy leaders and shipbuilders gathered at General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard in Groton, Connecticut, yesterday, to attend a keel-laying ceremony for the future Virginia-class submarine USS Tang (SSN 805), Aug. 17.
  • Oil mist detector malfunction likely caused $3.4 million collision
    A false alarm from an oil mist detector is seen as playing a key role in an August 2022 collision in the Sabine Pass, Texas, involving an 18,143 dwt Netherlands-flagged general cargo

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Container News web site
AUGUST 18, 2023
  • Port of Long Beach receives grant to enhance security
    The United States Department of Homeland Security has awarded a US$2.72 million grant aimed at enhancing security at the port of Long Beach, in order to ensure the safe and efficient movement of cargo in the wake of an emergency. More specifically, according to the port, the funding is going to modernise its core security network, strengthen existing security systems and enhance resiliency and bu
  • Maersk sets sights on reefer-only rail service for North India shippers amid integrator push
    Maersk is set to roll out a reefer-only containerised rail service between North India and Nhava Sheva Port, propelling its ability to garner more export volumes. The maiden train trip from Dadri ICD (inland container depot) has been scheduled for 21 August. According to Maersk (India), the new service is a first for refrigerated exports connecting via Nhava Sheva, designed to feed its ME2 (India
  • NWSA handles decreased box volumes in July
    The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA), a partnership of the ports of Seattle and Tacoma in the United States, reported 234,875 TEUs in July, translating to a year-over-year decrease of 9.9%. NWSA said that full imports remained relatively steady (+0.2%), while full exports fell by 7.6% in the previous month. "The year-over-year comparisons continue to reflect the pandemic-driven conditions of 202
  • Humanitarian corridor's first vessel arrives in Turkey
    In what was a momentous move the first vessel to leave a Ukrainian Black Sea port since the end of the Grain Deal in July has arrived safely at the port of Ambarli, near Istanbul, Turkey. The Bernhard Schulte-owned Joseph Schulte sailed from Odessa on 16 August, picking up bunker fuel before setting sail on what Kyiv now calls its Humanitarian Corridor. It was unclear whether the Russian military
  • Record haul of transshipped drugs seized in Taiwan's Kaohsiung port
    Taiwanese authorities have uncovered the island's largest case of drug transshipment in containers after 180 tonnes of kratom were discovered in seven containers awaiting transshipment in Kaohsiung port. The cargoes, which arrived from Indonesia's Tanjong Priok port, were bound for Los Angeles port in the United States. Kratom is used to treat muscle pain, cramps and diarrhea. The drug is legal i
  • Canberra prepares next supply chain five-year plan
    Australia's minister for infrastructure, transport, regional development Catherine King has laid out the terms of reference for the next supply chain five-plan. A review of the current plan is under way with the government assessing if there are any gaps in the plan, which ends in 2024, including whether the plan remains relevant as a modern strategy, including decarbonisation goals, supply chain
  • Maersk upgrades service linking Far East and India Subcontinent
    Maersk has decided to upgrade its FI3 service, connecting Far East Asia with India Subcontinent, adding an extra container ship on the rotation. Maersk said it will expand its vessel deployment from six to seven boxships and expects this change to enhance its service capacity in both directions. Additionally, the Danish box carrier has made alterations to the service port rotation, which will be
  • DHL Supply Chain to open new distribution center in US
    DHL Supply Chain, part of DHL Group, announced a new, 70,000m² distribution center in Violet Township, Ohio. The new distribution center in the United States, which will be located near DHL Supply Chain's US headquarters in Westerville, Ohio, is scheduled to open in the second quarter of 2024. According to the company, this addition brings DHL's total footprint to around 1.4 million m² in its hom
  • Port of Montreal announces interim president and CEO
    The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) has announced that Geneviève Deschamps, current vice president of Finance at MPA, will be interim president and chief executive officer, effective from 21 August 2023. "Geneviève has all the leadership qualities required to ensure the continuity of operations, mobilise the teams and pursue the deployment of the strategic plan," said Nathalie Pilon, chair of the M
  • MSC withdraws from acquisition of Livorno's container terminal
    Swiss/Italian shipping company MSC has decided to withdraw its interest in buying Terminal Darsena Toscane (TDT) at the port of Livorno in Italy. Obstacles from competition authorities seem as the most possible reason for this decision. It is important to note that Terminal Investment Limited (TIL), MSC-owned port operating company, announced the acquisition of the container terminal in January,
  • CMA CGM applies new FAK rates from Europe to US East Coast and US Gulf
    French ocean carrier CMA CGM has announced the following updated Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates from all ports in North Europe, including North France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Scandinavia, Poland, Baltic, Portugal, and the ports of Bilbao, Vigo and Gijon in Spain to all North US Atlantic ports (New York, Norfolk), South Atlantic (Charleston, Savannah, Miami), all US Gulf ports (Houston, New Orlea
  • Blockchain and freight: The pragmatic use cases of the decentralized ledger
    Logistics is one of the fundamental aspects of the business world. It keeps the entire economy going by ensuring that products move from the suppliers to the manufacturers and then all the way to the sellers or retailers to eventually reach the buyers themselves. The supply chain is a highly complex feature that includes a comprehensive series of transactions and movements. If it doesn't work cor
  • HHLA records decline in revenues and profits in first half
    Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has announced a drop in revenue and earnings in the first half of 2023. More specifically, revenue in the HHLA Group fell by 6.7% to US$793.2 million in the first six months of 2023, while earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of the German port operator decreased by 50.3% to US$54.9 million. The EBIT margin reached 6.9% from 13% in the previous year. Pr

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Splash web site
AUGUST 18, 2023
  • Dry bulk's malaise ever grander with demise of top Chinese property developer
    From bad to worse. The sense of despondency that has set in among many dry bulk owners this year has added a further layer of glumness with news from New York where China's Evergrande Group, an embattled real estate developer, has sought Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection. Chinese real estate is one of the biggest drivers ...
  • DNB sells down in Seadrill
    Norway's DNB Bank has offloaded 1m shares in New York and Oslo-listed offshore driller Seadrill. The share sale is equal to around 1.25% of the outstanding shares in the company, leaving DNB with a 1.79% holding in Seadrill. The shares have been sold to a limited number of Norwegian and international institutional investors, according to ...
  • Boxship completes landmark voyage out of Ukraine paving way for other vessels to exit
    The 9,400 teu dropped anchor off Istanbul this morning, completing a hugely significant voyage, becoming the first of some 60 ships to leave having been stranded in Ukrainian waters since war broke out with Russia 541 days ago. Other marooned vessels are now readying voyage plans to make use of Ukraine's newly created humanitarian corridor ...
  • Trøim's Borr Drilling looks to speed up delivery of jackup newbuilds
    Tor Olav Trøim has stepped up his ambition in the offshore drilling market with plans to bring forward the delivery of two jackup rigs under construction in Singapore. Trøim's Oslo and New York-listed Borr Drilling is in talks with Seatrium, the former Keppel yard, for an expedited delivery of its newbuilds Vale and Var to ...
  • Gardline awarded survey contract for UK Southern North Sea gas project
    Gardline, part of Boskalis, has secured a contract from Hartshead Resources and its joint venture partner Rockrose Energy to carry out a geophysical pipeline route survey across Anning and Somerville gas fields in the UK Southern North Sea. The 1987-built and 2007-reconfigured multi-role survey vessel has been earmarked for the job, expected to start in ...
  • Ford Australia charters Cido car carrier
    Ford Australia has signed a three-year charter to take Cido Shipping's 2,600 ceu car carrier . The ship will ply routes from Ford's Thailand manufacturing centres to customers in Australia and New Zealand. "We are investing significantly in tackling the ongoing supply chain issues head-on, with a focus on ensuring customer cars are delivered as ...
  • Singapore yard worker faces jail sentence over corruption charges
    A commercial executive who worked for Sembcorp Marine has appeared at a court in Singapore, charged with corruption offences. Balakrishnan Govindasamy, a 61-year-old Malaysian, stands accused of corruptly obtaining at least S$202,877 ($149,000) during a six-year period through to 2021 from nine contractors. Govindasamy faces a fine of up to S$100,000 or up to five ...
  • Data is the key to a future of emissions trading
    High profile decisions at July's Marine Environment Protection Committee will accelerate the International Maritime Organization's decarbonisation ambitions for shipping, but a proposal of apparently smaller consequence could lay down a data marker for global emissions trading writes Eleni Polychronopoulou, the CEO of METIS. Fotini Ioannidou, head of maritime safety at the European Commission was

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Lloyd's List web site
AUGUST 18, 2023
  • Let Moritz Schulte be a warning to all shipmanagers
    Ships must have and stick by competency management systems. But this incident should prompt further industry reckoning with the conditions...
  • Minor bulks boosted by petcoke import demand
    Petcoke trades are seen as a positive for the dry bulk market with shipments from the US, Saudi Arabia and...
  • Angelicoussis exercises options for four more dual-fuel suezmaxes
    Doubling of firm suezmax orders follows delivery this year of four dual-fuel VLCCs to tanker arm Maran Tankers
  • StealthGas eyes larger LPG carriers as profits hit record heights
    Three newbuilding medium-sized gas carriers of 40,000 cu m are on order
  • Box rates hold steady but may have peaked
    Carrier capacity management has held spot rates, but demand is looking weaker. The transatlantic market is a warning of the...
  • What if Panama Canal droughts are the new normal?
    Until now, shipping has always found a workaround to restrictions on using this key waterway. But it won't be able...
  • Biden urged to resolve Suez Rajan debacle amid rising tensions in Strait of Hormuz
    Suez Rajan has been anchored off Galveston, Texas, since late May laden with Iranian oil that US companies are reportedly...
  • Moritz Schulte investigation uncovers failings on ship and on shore
    Investigators were critical of the ship's management for significant shortcomings in crew competency management, especially in allowing promotions without evidence...
  • China launches Shanghai container freight index futures
    Backers say the new contracts could improve China's influence in export and shipping trade pricing. But previous attempts to kick-start...
  • Navigator Gas lifted by strong handymax earnings
    Gas carrier owner nearly doubles net income from the same period in the past year, and expects an even stronger...
  • Daily Briefing
    Sanctions-busting Russian tankers shift management base to Türkiye | Ship finance outlook increasingly split between segments, Lunde warns | Wallenius...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
AUGUST 18, 2023
  • US July imports from Asia hit 11-month high, portending year-on-year fall growth
    The fresh data also showed - starkly - how the West Coast's share of imports from Asia eroded during the 13 months of contentious contract negotiations between the ILWU and waterfront employers.
  • Shippers reluctant to shoulder high cost of decarbonization: executives
    Getting shippers to commit to premium-priced, low-emissions shipping services is a hard sell for ocean carriers and forwarders as cargo owners enjoy rates that are now mostly below pre-pandemic levels after two years of record highs.
  • US shippers riding post-Yellow shockwaves as LTL freight shifts among carriers
    Some logistics managers report longer transit times and delivery delays, as well as higher costs, as remaining LTL providers divide the freight once hauled by Yellow.
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen orders up to 12 ro/ro ships amid market strength
    The carrier did not disclose the value of the vessel order, but shipbroking sources estimate the price of each ship at $140 million to $150 million, based on their size and multi-fuel capability.

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TradeWinds web site
AUGUST 18, 2023
  • Russia complains to IMO over Ukrainian 'terrorist' attack on tanker
    Moscow's delegation to UN body complain of sea drone strike just days after Ukraine alleged violations of international law in another incident
  • StealthGas profit hits record level as debt cut and cash spent on stock
    Harry Vafias predicts an upturn in LPG carrier markets during the winter
  • 'Guys, get on with it,' MiQ calls on LNG players to get ahead on methane
    Owners needed to join pilots as regulatory heat turns up and oil and gas producers step up on measurements
  • Celsius Shipping linked to pile of tanker sales that would spell chemical exit
    Three smaller vessels reported offloaded, as well as an MR, following spate of deals earlier this year
  • As Washington celebrates law offering climate dollars, shipping has yet to apply
    Green Seas podcast explores why Biden Administration's dollars for green energy and decarbonisation are not yet making their way to marine sector
  • Peter Dohle linked to capesize bulker buy in buoyant big ship S&P market
    Around 60 capes sold in 2023 to date, Affinity Shipping says
  • Editor's selection: Black Sea backlog, Maersk Broker deal off? and Laskaridis turns to tankers
    A look back at TradeWinds' best news and feature articles this week
  • Shipowner Proman agrees deal with Origin Materials to produce and ship biofuels globally
    Methanol giant diversifying into another low-carbon fuel market with US partnership
  • Key Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk hit by fire
    Blaze contained to a cargo area of terminal on Friday
  • Shipping book shrinks at NIBC as shipowners make high level of early repayments
    Dutch lender's exposure grows in intermodal, gas and chemicals as credit quality improves
  • Tufton says trial shows rotor sail can cut fuel use by 10% on kamsarmax
    Shipowner backing wind power as part of its decarbonisation efforts
  • Top Ships on the hunt for tankers as it refinances Cargill loan through MR sale
    Greek shipowner scanning market for opportunities to expand
  • Landbridge Holdings declares option to buy back SFL's last VLCC
    Hong Kong owner taking control of modern vessel that has gained $38m in value since delivery
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen sells $95m green bond to cut finance costs
    Car carrier giant says debt issue was significantly over-subscribed
  • BW Epic Kosan offloads non-core LPG carrier as profit soars
    Singapore owner continues to increase average vessel size through sale-and-purchase deals
  • Greece's Evalend Shipping bumps up tanker newbuilding tally at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding
    Greek company now has six ships on order at the yard
  • Comment: Time to light a fire under efforts to snuff out car carrier blazes
    New electric cars are not the only worry, as used vehicle shipping involves the risk of intense fires as well
  • Torm's Jacob Meldgaard proud of beating peer average of MR rates in 27 of 30 quarters
    Having Torm employees on ships is a key part of market-leading performance, CEO says
  • Stolt charters six 'ammonia-ready' chemical tankers from CMB
    Oslo-listed shipowner boosts its deepsea fleet to 84 chemical tankers with latest additions
  • SSY broking legend Taro Harada retires after three decades in shipping
    Industry colleagues wish handy and supramax super-broker a 'well-derseved' retirement
  • Singapore yard executive charged over allegedly receiving $150,000 in bribes
    If found guilty, he faces heavy fines and possible jail sentence under Singapore's strict rules on corruption

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American Shipper web site
AUGUST 18, 2023
  • There's more coal being shipped by sea than ever before
    The global coal trade is thriving, with dry bulk ships busy carrying the loads. As the West consumes less coal, Asia buys even more.
  • Cargo-focused airports outpace peers with passenger traffic
    Smaller airports without big-city crowds offer many advantages to all-cargo airlines and shippers, which are taking more business to those locations.

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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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