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February 23, 2023

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Exim India web site
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
  • Sarbananda Sonowal & Eknath Shinde discuss expediting Sagarmala projects in Maharashtra
  • Double digit growth in exports seen as commendable amidst challenging global trade environment
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  • Special Drive for finalization of pending Provisional Assessment
  • Traxens' new smart container solution supports the transition to methanol-powered vessels
  • DP World inks agreement to help digitalise trade across the Greater Caspian Region & parts of Africa
  • US-based 3PL firm XPDEL announces expansion plans for the Indian market in 2023
  • India seen contributing 15 pc to global growth in 2023: IMF
  • More rupee trade pacts likely
  • MOL & Air Water begin joint study on use of liquefied bio-methane as marine fuel
  • Charges withdrawn for vessels using open loop scrubbers at 3 ports
  • A step towards globalisation of India's digital payment infrastructure
  • Oilmeals export up 70 pc

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International Transport Journal web site
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
  • India - the promised land?
  • New European hub at German-Austrian border
  • Takeover extends intermodal fleet
  • Another digital step for Qatar Airways Cargo
  • 500th Evolution for Indian Railways
  • Transnatur and Transway's second service
  • IMO launches study on future fuels
  • Fedex Express picks Maribeth Espinosa
  • Aero Africa welcomes Samuel Geevarghese
  • Accumulating Iata Ceiv Pharma certifications
  • Ethanol on the river
  • Dronamics: USD 40 million in pre-Series A funding
  • CPG under Florida's sun
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Trucks blocked on Inntal motorway
  • CargoAi launches Cargowallet
  • CHI Group promotes Dominik Misskampf
  • Expanding to Greece, Cyprus and Korea

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The Loadstar web site
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
  • New cargo airline for South Africa will fill a wide gap in the market
  • Newbuild ULCV armada will bring challenges for carriers
  • Fireside chat with Richard White - the WTC empire grows ever stronger
  • Forwarders say US government financial support is a must for air cargo
  • Feeder vessel fetches 'bullish' price as cash buyers bet on scrapping boom
  • Carriers step on the safety Accelerator to address cargo risks
  • DSV wins - boom and bust with (sharp-eyed) Expeditors
  • Shipper radar: Walmart out of the woods?
  • SA: ZIM - should you follow the JP Morgan bulls?

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Marine Log web site
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
  • Interior proposes first-ever GoM offshore wind lease sale
    Following up on an announcement made back in October last year, the U.S. Department of the Interior today issued a notice proposing the first-ever U.S. Gulf of Mexico offshore wind lease sale.
  • VIDEO: Ulstein completes SOV to CSOV conversion
    Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) and the Ulstein Verft shipyard in Norway have just completed an SOV to CSOV conversion that could answer some questions for those of us who are still hazy
  • Congressman pushes for moratorium on offshore wind
    A New Jersey congressman who is no fan of what he calls "windmills" has been named Vice Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and has made it clear that he
  • ABS verifies game changing non-flammable Blue G battery technology
    ABS has issued New Technology Qualification (NTQ) for a groundbreaking, non-flammable battery technology for use at sea. Called Blue G, the state-of-the-art vanadium redox flow battery system from Singapore's Gennal Engineering Pte

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Container News web site
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
  • Montreal Port Authority collaborates with maritime intelligence firm
    Global Spatial Technology Solutions (GSTS), a maritime intelligence company, announced the collaboration with the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) in order to provide a Green Shipping Corridor capability using the OCIANATM platform. OCIANATM is an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that provides maritime vessel and port optimisation and maritime risk management solutions for the global maritime m
  • Small propeller defects lead to increased noise pollution, shows new research
    The slightest deviation in the machining, polishing, and finishing of ships' propeller blades could result in underwater radiated noise and cavitation, even if defects are within the maximum tolerance allowed by classification societies and the ISO 484-1 standard, according to a new research. A Canada Transport-funded study on the impact of manufacturing tolerances on propeller performance - carr
  • Port of Montreal to invest over US$245 million in infrastructure projects
    The Port of Montreal has decided to spend over US$245 million (CA$335 million) in its new five-year investment strategy for infrastructure on Montreal Island. These investments are required to solidify the Port of Montreal's position as a key St. Lawrence route trade base, to support the energy transformation, and to promote peaceful coexistence with the neighbouring community, according to a sta
  • APM Terminals invests in Peruvian terminal infrastructure
    APM Terminals Callao, operator of the largest multipurpose terminal in Peru, has received a new electric panamax ship-to-shore crane and two e-rubber tyred gantry (RTG) cranes. Maersk-owned port operator has made a US$25 million investment to enhance the terminal's container operations. The terminal currently has five super post panamax cranes, two panamax cranes, and 15 eRTGs in operation. With
  • HMM joins United Nations Global Compact
    South Korea's major container carrier HMM announced earlier in February that it has joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), as an official member. UNGC is a global corporate sustainability initiative that encourages companies to align operations with universal human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption principles. "We commit to upholding the ten principles for a sustainable fu
  • WiseTech reports strong financial figures
    WiseTech has achieved strong growth in its financial results for the period July-December 2022, which is the first half of the company's financial year 2023. In particular, WiseTech increased its total revenue by 35%, compared with the same period last year, reaching US$258 million. In addition, the company's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) rose by 36% to
  • OOCL, Canada Maritime order new boxships for Montreal Gateway trade
    Canada Maritime and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) agreed to commission new tonnage to be built simultaneously for deployment in the trade between North Europe and North America via Montreal, Canada. The two shipping lines, which are long-term partners in the St Lawrence Co-ordinated Service (SLCS), have contracted with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Heavy Machinery of South Korea to construct th
  • IBS Software completes takeover of Accenture Freight and Logistics Software
    IBS Software, a Software as a service (SaaS) solutions provider to the travel industry, has completed the acquisition of Accenture Freight and Logistics Software (AFLS), which provides technology platforms to help airline and ocean transportation companies manage their freight operations. IBS Software believes this move will strengthen its position as a technology provider to the air freight indu

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Splash web site
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
  • BW Epic Kosan sheds older vessels as it takes newbuild on charter
    Singapore-based BW Epic Kosan is maintaining its focus on larger and younger tonnage, with older and smaller ships heading out the door. The Oslo-listed company revealed the sale of two "older vessels", closing the past quarter with 69 ships. Subsequently, two similar ships were also offloaded in anticipation of the delivery of a larger newbuild ...
  • DOF scores vessel contract in Brazil
    Norway's DOF has announced a new contract for DOF Subsea Brasil for the charter of the research and survey vessel . The contract will see the 2006-built vessel equipped with a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for support of a large SURF project in Brazil. Mobilisation is planned to start in March 2023 for 180 days ...
  • StealthGas reveals multiple charter deals
    US-listed Greek owner StealthGas has revealed fixtures for eight LPG carriers on period charter contracts, with another two concluded on the joint venture vessels. The chartering arrangements with undisclosed clients last between three months and three years. Four LPG carriers, Eco Freeze, Eco Dominator, Eco Nemesis, and Eco Dream, have been fixed for one year. ...
  • Valaris reveals multiple deals
    New York-listed offshore driller Valaris has secured several new jackup contracts and an extension for one of its floaters. In Nigeria, Shell exercised its option for drillship Valaris DS-10 to keep the rig through March 2024 at $231,000 per day. Meanwhile, an undisclosed operator offshore Trinidad contracted the jackup Valaris 249 for one year, commencing ...
  • Demo 'floodgates' ready to open
    The ageing global fleet and renewal pressure look set to propel many more ships onto their final voyages this year and next with one cash buyer telling Splash Extra demolition volumes could nearly double year-on-year in 2023. This year has already seen the volume of containerships heading for recycling make plenty of headlines, however other ...
  • Spanish authorities on alert as ship-to-ship transfers soar nearby
    Spanish authorities detained and charged a Turkish product tanker for allegedly discharging oil in open waters of the Mediterranean near Tarragona port. The Maltese-flagged ship owned by Besiktas Likid Tasimacilik was intercepted after a reported discharge that extended over an area of 12.7 sq km was detected earlier this month. The owners of the 2009-built ...
  • Frontline offloads VLCC to Yinson
    While all eyes have been on Frontline's merger saga with Euronav, John Frederiksen's has been doing what he does best, buying and selling ships, and making fortunes in S&P. Sources tell Splash that the 321,000 dwt , built in 2009, has been sold to Yinson and is now called Eminence. The Daewoo-built tanker is estimated ...
  • Pressure grows to reclassify plastic pellets as hazardous substances
    Pressure is growing on International Maritime Organization (IMO) member states to to classify plastic pellets as hazardous substances. Just weeks after the French government promised legal action in response to a mass of plastic pellets washing up on its beaches, another spill has impacted beachgoers in Dubai. On Sunday, thousands of plastic pellets - or ...
  • Al Seer JV in for more South Korean LPG carriers
    ABGC DMCC, a joint venture firm of fast-expanding Al Seer Marine and BGN International, has booked a pair of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers at South Korea's Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries. Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), the shipbuilding holding company of Hyundai Samho, revealed the order in a regulatory filing on Wednesday. The ships ...
  • UK hydrogen project moves ahead
    A consortium led by zero-emission vessel provider ACUA Ocean in partnership with zero-emission infrastructure provider Unitrove has won a £3.8m ($4.6m) UK government grant. The Hydrogen Innovation - Future Infrastructure & Vessel Evaluation and Demonstration (HI-FIVED) consortium will receive funding to build and showcase an autonomous vessel and bunkering infrastructure technologies for liquid h
  • MOL redefines poop deck in alternative fuel search
    Cattle manure. Mitsui OSK Lines' (MOL) exhaustive search for alternative fuels has now gone to the farm. Japan's largest shipowner has signed a memorandum of understanding with compatriot firm Air Water to jointly study the trial use of liquefied bio-methane (LBM) derived from cattle manure in LNG-fuelled vessels. Other shipping lines, notably CMA CGM, are ...
  • Top carriers join forces to investigate scourge of fires at sea
    Some of the world's biggest carriers are joining forces with the world's first industrial safety technology accelerator to launch a new innovation initiative to reduce cargo loss at sea. Evergreen Line, HMM, Maersk, the Offen Group, Ocean Network Express (ONE), Seaspan as well as Lloyd's Register will work with Safetytech Accelerator to find and advance ...
  • Demo volumes bounce back
    Ships sent for demolition are rising, and are tipped to increase further throughout 2023 and 2024, but the cash-rich position of shipowners is expected to keep scrapping rates significantly below record volumes experienced in the wake of the global financial crisis. Measured in gross tonnes, last year witnessed the lowest scrapping total for 15 years, ...
  • The future fuel race is over for this decade
    The problem with writing editorials is that they can come to look extremely misplaced predictions rather quickly. Not that that has ever stopped me before, so here goes! I am calling the future fuel race over for this decade - methanol is the - again I am wary of writing the next word for how ...
  • February 2023 Review
    Europe imposed a ban on February 5 on Russian diesel fuel and other refined oil products, two months after a similar crude oil ban began. Product tanker rates leaped in the following days. A deadly earthquake ripped through Turkey and Syria killing tens of thousands of people. Amidst the carnage, Turkey's Iskenderun Limak Terminal was ...
  • Volatility reigns supreme in the tanker markets
    Global energy markets have overcome the disruption caused by the EU and US bans on imports of crude oil and oil products from Russia, which instead is exporting barrels to China and India at a tidy discount. Refiners in those countries then export oil products made from Russian fuel oil and crude oil, at tasty ...
  • Capes plumb extreme depths
    Please, just make it stop, is the refrain from owners and their brokers as the capesize market plumbs depths that usually require a bathysphere. Activity is muted as February draws on; the anticipated return of Chinese iron ore buyers to the markets has expired unfulfilled. As Arrow wrote on February 17, "thus the question is ...
  • Containers becalmed
    Earlier this month Ocean Network Express (ONE) reported its net profit for Q4 2022 was down 43% year-on-year to $2.77 bn and forecast that this year's result would be down 4% at $14.73 bn. The president of Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), lead ONE shareholder, Hitoshi Nagasawa says that ONE faces "a tidal wave in its ...
  • Analyst Abstract
    Tankers VLCCs being deployed in record numbers on the transatlantic plus China's growing demand for crude are getting many excited about prospects for VLCCs in the coming months. In February, there has been a clear turn of fortunes for supertankers, with rates in the ascendant. The question now is whether they can kick on. "VLCCs ...
  • Discerning bulker owners contrast with rusty tanker sales
    In dry bulk it has been a quiet month for S&P. However, brokers argue this is a result of there being few sellers rather than lack of buying appetite, with many big names in the industry confident of a market about to turn and keen to get their hands on tonnage. "There's an anticipation of ...
  • Wind power for shipping: nice to have or a must
    Wind-assisted ship propulsion (WASP) has progressed from a perceived blue sky technology to one of the potential key elements in decarbonising the future of maritime shipping. A lot has been said about this group of technologies that harness wind power to thrust a vessel forward and their potential for reducing emissions and fuel costs. One ...
  • Dwell time 'back to normal' at San Pedro ports
    The Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA) reports that container dwell time at the San Pedro ports - i.e., the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles - continues to stabilise as volumes continue to drop post the pandemic-related cargo surge. In January, dwell time was an average of 3.2 days for containers leaving on trucks ...

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Lloyd's List web site
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
  • Diana Shipping posts higher than expected fourth-quarter profit
    Diana says it has signed a deal with a European bank for a $100m credit facility to refinance existing credit...
  • Lower prices and growing fleet to boost LNG bunkering
    LNG bunker prices have dropped sharply in global hubs to become competitive with marine gasoil, prompting an increase in LNG...
  • NorthStandard hit by loss of Sovcomflot, Maersk and MSC vessels
    London Club sees large fall in mutual book and understood to have lost two big-name Greek accounts
  • United Maritime sees 'substantial' dry bulk market improvement ahead
    Chief executive says market weakness driven mainly by 'temporary factors'
  • Dry bulk should see healthy rates this year, says Braemar
    Capesize lift should come in a few months as China's industrial output ramps up following its zero-Covid policy, says shipping...
  • StealthGas reports record annual profit
    The record performance came against the backdrop of 'a difficult environment with rising interest rates and a smaller fleet,' said...
  • Scrubber revival boosted by tanker interest
    As containership owners focuses on alternative fuels, the tanker sector appears to be the main driver of growth for exhaust...
  • Calls from US and EU for tightened Russian shipping sanctions
    Better information sharing and tightened measures to cut off sanctions evasion are on the table in the EU and US...
  • One dead after general cargoship breaks in two off Russia
    The vessel, which arrived in Novorossiysk anchorage on February 15, was carrying about 3,000 tonnes of marble loaded in Iskenderun...
  • Ammonia-fuelled bulker design gets approval in principle
    Project partners expect the green design to lead the industry's sustainable development
  • Container sector faces flood of newbuilding deliveries
    Carriers spent the profits from the pandemic boom on newbuilding orders. Those vessels are now about to hit the water...
  • LR launches boxship safety initiative
    Fires and container losses are relatively infrequent. But the consequences can be dramatic and costly, particularly with new risks emerging
  • BW Epic Kosan expects growth in LPG trade
    Company is cutting older, smaller vessels as part of a fleet renewal program
  • Daily Briefing
    The great flag exodus: Where did Iran-linked ships deflagged by Panama go? | Bulkers departing Russia's major coal ports mostly...
  • ABS verifies non-flammable battery design for maritime use
    Battery produced by Singapore-based Gennal Engineering is to move into prototype testing
  • MOL to study trial use of liquefied bio-methane in LNG-fuelled carriers
    LNG fuel is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 25% compared to conventional fuel oil, with further reduction...
  • Freeport LNG gets US approval for partial restart of fire-damaged export plant
    The second largest liquified natural gas export facility in the US was forced to shut down in June
  • Matson says transpacific market conditions 'remain challenging'
    Weaker volumes on China routes resulted in sharp drops in fourth quarter income

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The Journal of Commerce web site
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
  • Retail inventories to weigh on trans-Pacific through H1: Matson
    Matson's chief executive told investors that trans-Pacific volumes may not recover until the back half of 2023 due to a persistent inventory overhang among retail shippers.
  • Slync investors double down on beleaguered company with new funding
    A new funding round for the embattled logistics software vendor is bound to raise eyebrows in an industry that has long been cynical of the impact of venture capital-backed founders.
  • Operator ITCSI makes $343 million bid for new Melbourne container terminal
    The port is unlikely to decide for another year or so how the terminal will be developed, meaning it could negotiate with ICTSI over its proposal or invite bids from other terminal operators.
  • Southeast, Gulf ports expect container uplift from electric vehicle plants
    With just under $50 billion in fresh investments unveiled last year for electric vehicle manufacturing plants in North America, ports in the Southeast and along the Gulf Coast are expecting additional volumes to soon be moving across their docks.
  • Centerm terminal expansion gives Vancouver critical boost in capacity
    Canada's largest container port is on a growth trajectory in which it is forecast to hit capacity by the middle to end of this decade following average annual growth of 5 percent over the past 10 years.
  • After pandemic shock, container shipping navigates uncharted waters
    The container shipping market is quickly moving on from the pandemic period and into a phase that is at once familiar but also entirely new and unpredictable, writes Peter Tirschwell.

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TradeWinds web site
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
  • Genco earnings tops analyst bets in weaker fourth quarter as high dividends continue
    New York owner is seeing weaker bookings still in current quarter, but optimistic for turnaround later this year
  • Difficult cargo finally meets its match but not before dragging down VLCC market
    Fearnleys says one cargo was holding up the Middle East VLCC market
  • United Maritime ends first six months in business with a profit
    New York-listed owner of three bulkers and a tanker sees most opportunities for profit in dry bulk shipping
  • CMB's dozen-strong container ship order in China could be axed
    Agreement for final six newbuildings has yet to materialise as container shipping market weakens
  • Sammy Ofer remembered by Zim and Seaspan at naming ceremony
    Dual-fuel vessel is named after the late industry icon
  • Europe will need increased volumes of LNG in 2023, Poten says
    'Aggregators' locked into discussions with European governments and buyers to sell US volumes but mid-term contracts are preferred
  • Diana Shipping beats Wall Street earnings estimates but trims dividend
    Bulker owner may give payout of at least $0.15 per share over first three quarters of 2023
  • Al Seer orders versatile VLGC in Japan and eyes two more
    Deal comes hot on the heels of VLGC contract signed with partner BGN in South Korea
  • Detained Vietnamese tanker leaves Spanish port after STS probe
    Elephant was held for a week for reported technical and document issues linked to ship-to-ship transfers
  • Ukraine war: Ukrainian seafarers struggle to adapt
    Seafarers and their families are up against displacement, trauma and corruption as the war drags on
  • Frangou happy with $1.5bn newbuild slate as Navios Partners profit disappoints analysts
    Greek CEO says backlog of deliveries is enough to renew the mixed fleet
  • NorthStandard suffers 14m gt drop in tonnage after P&I renewal
    Executive says fall was expected as some members of both clubs needed to redistribute cover
  • Havila faces more newbuild delays after yard workers help with earthquake relief
    Disaster means Tersan Shipyard has declared a force majeure on production
  • Green Seas: What can shipping do about its plastics pollution problem?
    After recent incidents of plastic pellets washing ashore in France and Dubai, our environment newsletter explores efforts to tackle 'nurdles'
  • Container ship tonnage providers profit from sales despite fall in values
    Lomar and a handful of German owners pick up pace with further feeder container ship sales
  • Yilport to upgrade Croatia's Sibenik into a panamax terminal
    Turkish port operator notches up yet another acquisition, reaching 24 terminals in 12 countries
  • Ukraine war: Fragile UN grain deal puts shipping centre stage
    The anniversary of the Ukraine war coincides with talks to renew the lucrative, beneficial but vulnerable scheme
  • Rising prices tempt Frontline into first tanker sales in seven years
    Disposals of VLCC and suezmax reported by John Fredriksen company
  • Yamane and Rabe wrestle with NYK's Saga Shipholding renewal dilemma
    The open-hatch bulker fleet is in need of renewal, but travelling gantry cranes may have already priced themselves out of existence
  • Braemar recruits broker Rebecca Reed-Sperrin to lead new oil derivatives desk
    Expansion of UK shipbroker's securities division continues apace
  • NYK's Saga Shipholding faces renewal dilemma
    The open-hatch bulker fleet is in need of renewal, but travelling gantry cranes may have already priced themselves out of existence
  • Owners concerned over 'disconnect' between elevated bulker values and weaker freight rates
    But Braemar analyst Alexandra Alatari believes market earnings are set to improve for bigger vessel sizes
  • Hyundai Samho adds gas carrier newbuildings to already-bulging orderbook
    Middle East's ABGC DMCC has doubled its VLGC orderbook to four units
  • Njord: Greek owners key to decarbonising shipping
    Green tech venture opens office in Greece where it has a third of its clients
  • MOL set to make Japan's first trial of bio-LNG as a marine fuel
    Company teams up with Air Water Inc on cow manure-derived product that will be bunkered to a coastal LNG-fuelled vessel
  • Turkish tanker freed during oil leak probe
    Besiktas Group denies any leak from small tanker off the northwest coast of Spain
  • Navios, Maersk and Royal Caribbean switch up P&I cover as renewal goes to the wire
    Skuld and Gard make major gains as some of shipping's biggest fleets reshuffle their P&I entries
  • Purus acquires second gas carrier newbuilding from Evalend
    Greek owner Kriton Lendoudis turns a handsome profit from flipping ships after delivery
  • Braemar-GFI's Sam Mitchell takes over as chairman of tanker FFA association
    Experienced broker elected to replace Oil Brokerage's Andrew Hamilton
  • Rising prices tempt Frontline into first tanker sales for seven years
    Disposals of VLCC and suezmax reported by John Fredriksen company
  • Belships profit holds firm despite fourth-quarter rout in supramax market
    Supramax and ultramax owned said it is 'comfortably positioned' with forward cover while the pace of China's economic recovery stays 'uncertain'
  • CMB's order dozen-strong container ship order in China could be axed
    Agreement for final six newbuildings has yet to materialise as container shipping market weakens
  • BW Epic Kosan charters in newbuilding as it ships out oldies
    Singapore LPG carrier owner focusing on younger, larger vessels in 2023
  • Kyklades Maritime turns to China as it eyes product tanker newbuildings
    Chinese yards have been successfully attracting Greek tanker owners for big product tanker newbuildings
  • ESL hands back six bulkers due to the high cost of charter extensions
    Finnish owner also logs its best-ever profit despite Russian disruption
  • Pacific Carriers exits VLGC market with sale of the Rubra
    The Singapore-based shipowner has sold the 22-year-old carrier for more than it paid five years ago
  • Twenty-year-old LNG steamship put up for sale as S&P market hots up
    Market is abuzz with talk on secondhand ships as buyers and sellers battle to price older vessels coming off long-term charters
  • Boxship giants look to technology accelerator to help combat fires at sea
    Lloyd's Register-led initiative brings together some of the world's biggest maritime cargo carriers
  • OOCL gets its first newbuilding in five years and it's a whopper
    Hong Kong shipowner said its latest container ship delivery is its first vessel over 24,000-teu

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American Shipper web site
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
  • 'Colossal' tidal wave of new container ships about to strike
    New Alphaliner data highlights the enormity of new container shipping capacity that's poised for delivery.
  • Passenger-to-freighter conversions keep on humming
    An Airbus affiliate that converts used passenger planes into cargo haulers plans to outsource some work to a new partner in China.
  • Concern rising over US West Coast labor pact
    Almost eight months without a union contract, container terminals and their workers are making customers nervous and risk losing business permanently, Global Supply Chain Week panelists warn.

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Genoa
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Valencia
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Paris
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The Hague
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Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
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Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
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Copenhagen
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Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
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Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
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Brussels
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Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
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Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
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Cagliari
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Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
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Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
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London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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