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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  • Charges withdrawn for vessels using open loop scrubbers at 3 ports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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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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