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International Transport Journal web site
OCTOBER 24, 2023
  • U-Freight: more robots in Hong Kong hub
  • Four American carriers launch new rail service
  • Drydocks World's LNG vessel conversion
  • Stef publishes its trimester results
  • New president for Wiggins Airways
  • Quicker handling of goods trains
  • Good news from Hong Kong
  • Boosting intermodal traffic in Southern Spain
  • Throughput declines in Rotterdam
  • Auckland Airport: changes in executive team
  • RCG increases activity in agricultural sector
  • A direct connection with KN
  • Valuable horses in transit with Finnlines
  • Glencar to build Leeds site with Baytree
  • Hexagon Agility joins IRU
  • Port Houston to present its first 'Lone Star' award
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Intercepted last year, returned one month ago

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The Loadstar web site
OCTOBER 23, 2023
  • Growth may be just around the corner - if carriers can hold their nerve
  • Akbar Al Baker quits Qatar Airways
  • Tiaca announces Jean-Claude Delen as 2023 Hall of Fame Award recipient
  • Ceva Logistics has a new king
  • Strike shuts down vital St Lawrence Seaway freight corridor
  • Air cargo revenue tumbles for the US majors, but they eye a strong Q4
  • China's Belt & Road Initiative - happy tenth birthday!
  • Box lessor Textainer agrees $7.4bn Stonepeak takeover offer
  • Is being 'fully digital' enough for forwarders, as 'challenges remain'?
  • Police probe role of Yangpu Newnew box ship in gas pipeline damage
  • OceanX wrap: WCI at -0.36% now - remember 'the floor is here'?
  • DP World wins 30-year concession to run Dar Es Salaam Port
  • China limits exports of graphite, a key mineral for EV batteries

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Marine Log web site
OCTOBER 23, 2023
  • VIDEO: Bonnie G fuel removal gets underway
    The response to the Bonnie G grounding incident is making progress off Cyril E. King Airport, in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands with fuel removal starting. The 195-foot Vanuatu-flagged RO/RO cargo vessel,
  • New Windward Offshore consortium orders 2+2 CSOVs
    Windward Offshore has placed an order for two hybrid, green methanol ready, commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) with Fincantieri's Norwegian-headquartered Vard subsidiary that includes an option for two additional vessels. The first
  • FERRIES 2023: Renewable diesel as a ferry decarbonization tool
    At FERRIES conferences, we talk a lot about various fuel options for ferry operations. One fuel for ferries that we haven't explored in detail-at least not lately-is renewable diesel. At FERRIES 2023,

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Container News web site
OCTOBER 23, 2023
  • Siemens Digital Logistics selects BlueBox Systems tracking solutions
    Siemens Digital Logistics is the new customer for BlueBox Systems, a developer of intelligent air freight tracking solutions. In particular, with immediate effect, data provided by BlueBox Systems is integrated into the logistics platform AX4 of Siemens Digital Solutions. Therefore, BlueBox Systems enables more than 500.000 AX4-users a fast and easy access to its high-quality airfreight data from
  • Intellian and Inmarsat ink deal for next-generation maritime safety terminal development
    Intellian Technologies, a provider of satellite communications technology and solutions, and Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat business, have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the creation of a next-generation GMDSS safety terminal for use on Inmarsat's ELERA L-band network. The new safety terminals will serve as the standard Inmarsat Maritime product for the next-generation Fleet Safety se
  • Hapag-Lloyd installs tracking devices on 700,000 containers
    Hapag-Lloyd has announced the installation of its 700,000th tracking device, describing it as "an important moment on its path to creating the world's largest smart container fleet". On Monday (23 October), at the company's headquarters in Hamburg, Germany's Federal Minister of Digital and Transport, Dr Volker Wissing, personally installed the device on a container. Wissing stated, "Digitalisatio
  • Port of Rotterdam reports container decline in 2023 so far
    The Port of Rotterdam has handled 10.2 million TEUs in the first nine months of 2023, translating to a 7.2% decline compared with the same period last year. Additionally, the Dutch port has moved 329.9 million tonnes, compared to 351 million tonnes in the same months in 2022. "Global demand for freight is still lower than in 2022 as a result of inflation, limited economic growth, geopolitical ten
  • Cyclone threat closes Oman's Salalah Port
    Salalah Port, Oman's major cargo gateway and a notable transshipment hub for the West Asia region, halted operations yesterday (22 October) until further notice in the wake of a severe storm heading towards the southern part of the country. According to the latest weather reports, Cyclone Tej is expected to make landfall along the coast late on 24 October or early 25 October. According to contain
  • Container trade trends tricky to assess
    Covid-19 and Russia's invasion of Ukraine have affected container shipping, but have made it more difficult to determine growth dynamics, according to Clarksons' latest weekly report. Particularly, as mature economies regress, growth is focused on Asia and emerging markets. Container trade grew by around 4% year-on-year in the second half of 2020, powered by pandemic-induced bottlenecks and e-com
  • ONE accelerates digitalization by carrying out e-BDN adoption trial
    Ocean Network Express (ONE) is accelerating its digitalization efforts with the latest successful trial with Shell, with assistance from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), for the adoption of the electronic Bunker Delivery Note (e-BDN). The e-BDN trial, which used Angsana Technology's digital bunkering technology, took place on 9 September 2023, in the Port of Singapore. As part
  • Port of Oakland partners with state and Japanese trade officials to cut shipping emissions
    Port of Oakland leaders joined the Port Decarbonisation & Green Shipping Corridor Symposium in order to discuss the important work being done to reduce greenhouse gas footprints globally and locally. Port of Oakland executive director Danny Wan addressed port industry colleagues on the latest projects being implemented at Oakland to significantly cut carbon emissions from port and maritime shippi
  • Mawani and SGP sign agreement for logistics park construction
    The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) and Saudi Global Ports (SGP) have inked a deal to build a fully logistics park spanning over 1 million m² at King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam, with an investment nearing one billion Saudi Riyals (US$266 million). Eng. Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Transport and Logistics Services and chairman of the board of directors of the Saudi Ports Aut
  • CyberLogitec starts providing data integration services via SmartLink
    CyberLogitec, a subsidiary of EUSU HOLDINGS that is a provider of maritime, port/terminal, and logistics technologies, has announced the launch of offering Data Integration services via SmartLink, in line with the current industry trend of transitioning to online trade transactions via blockchain-based electronic bill of lading processes. According to CyberLogitec, when firms start on automation
  • DP World signs 30-year concession with Tanzania Ports Authority to operate Dar es Salaam Port
    DP World has signed a 30-year concession agreement with the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) in order to operate and modernise the multi-purpose Dar es Salaam Port, connecting Tanzania and the wider region to global markets. The concession to operate and modernise the Dar es Salaam Port was awarded to DP World with the primary target of optimising the port's operations to improve transport and logi
  • From LA to Shanghai, ports, cities and box lines partner to reduce emissions
    Concerns about climate change have prompted businesses all around the world to reconsider their shipping tactics. Companies in the supply chain industry are changing their procedures to satisfy demand as customers become increasingly interested in sustainable solutions. A partnership of leading maritime goods movement stakeholders, including the Californian ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and
  • NWSA boosts TEU volumes in September
    Container volumes at the US ports seem on an upward trend with the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) reporting the highest monthly total so far this year in September. Similarly, the port of Long Beach on the West Coast of the United States announced the best September in history in terms of box volumes. "Consistent vessel arrivals along with increased intact intermodal rail volumes led to the st
  • Kuehne+Nagel opens new air logistics hub in France
    Kuehne+Nagel France has inaugurated a new air logistics hub at the heart of Cargo City at the Paris Charles de Gaulle airport. The hub has a capacity to handle 300 air freight pallets a week. Its processing surface is 2.5 times larger than the previous space and has direct access to runways. Moreover, Kuehne+Nagel continues to increase its healthcare cargo capacities in Paris by dedicating 4,500

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Splash web site
OCTOBER 23, 2023
  • Finding it hard to talk
    Steven Jones, founder of the Seafarers Happiness Index, on the worrying trend among seafarers who are finding it hard to properly talk with each other. One of the common threads of the Seafarers Happiness Index has long been the strength of the bonds between those at sea. Over the years, crews have spoken at length ...
  • Castor ships out pair of panamax bulkers
    Cyprus-based bulker and boxship owner Castor Maritime is selling two of its panamax dry bulk ships for an aggregate of $20.55m. The Nasdaq-listed owner, with a current fleet of 20 vessels, is offloading the 20'1-built Magic Sun and the 2008-built Magic Phoenix for $6.55m and $14m, respectively. Both vessels are expected to be delivered to ...
  • Diana Shipping makes offshore wind vessels play
    New York-listed Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping has signed a term sheet to take part in a joint venture that is expected to own and operate offshore wind vessels. In the initial phase of this collaboration, the jv entity has ordered two commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) from Norwegian shipbuilder VARD with an option for ...
  • PSA's SGP inks $267m Saudi logistics zone deal
    The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) and Saudi Global Ports (SGP), a subsidiary of Singapore's port operator PSA, have signed an agreement for a new integrated logistics zone spanning over 1m sq m at King Abdulaziz port in Dammam. SGP, which operates two container terminals at King Abdulaziz port, will invest nearly SAR1bn ($267m) in the ...
  • Saipem taps Petrofac for North Sea decommissioning work
    UK offshore services firm Petrofac has won a new multi-million-pound deal with Saipem to support the decommissioning of a platform in the UK sector of the North Sea. Under the contract, the companies will work as an integrated team to prepare and remove the 20,000-tonne topside using the Saipem 7000, one of the largest semisub ...
  • Chevron buying US oil company Hess for $53bn
    US oil major Chevron announced has entered into a definitive agreement with compatriot Hess Corporation to acquire all outstanding shares of the company in an all-stock transaction valued at $53bn. Under the terms of the agreement, Hess shareholders will receive 1.0250 shares of Chevron for each Hess share. The acquisition consideration is structured with 100% ...
  • Frangou closes Navios Holdings take private deal with sweetened offer
    Angeliki Frangou has sealed a deal to take US-listed logistics company Navios Maritime Holdings private. Frangou, via its affiliate N Logistics Holdings Corporation, is paying $2.28 per share it does not already own - a premium of about 43% to the closing price of Navios Holdings's common stock on September 12 - the last trading ...
  • Intellian and Inmarsat developing next-gen maritime safety terminal
    Satellite communications tech provider Intellian Technologies and Viasat-owned Inmarsat Maritime have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of a next-generation global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS) terminal. The new safety terminals will become the standard Inmarsat Maritime product for the next-generation fleet safety service and will be designed for operat
  • No suezmax newbuild slots left in China for 2026
    London-headquartered broker Gibson is reporting that there are now no suezmax newbuild slots left in China for 2026. "As a result," Gibson stated in a recent report, "we are seeing a number of owners spar with the Korean/Japanese yards on what pricing can really be achieved for deliveries across 2026." In South Korea, yards would ...
  • Røkke gets onboard Solstad Offshore refinancing
    Norwegian offshore shipping company Solstad Offshore has struck a refinancing deal, which will see the establishment of a new parent company controlled by Kjell Inge Røkke-dominated Aker. Oslo-listed Solstad said in a filing that an agreement has been reached with Aker, AMSC, DNB and Eksfin for NOK9.7bn ($879.5m) worth of loans to fully refinance the ...
  • Chinese iron ore inventories slip below 100m tons
    Iron ore port stocks in China have slipped to below the 100m ton mark for the first time since September 2020, but an armada of big bulkers heading from Brazil and Australia suggests this low point will pass quickly. Inventories of iron ore peaked in February 2022 at 144m tonnes and have been unwinding ever ...
  • Strike shuts down St Lawrence Seaway
    St Lawrence Seaway workers began strike action on Saturday night just before midnight after negotiations failed to reach a satisfactory agreement. Canada-based union Unifor said that it "made the difficult decision to go on strike" and walked off the job at 13 Canadian locks. A 72-hour strike notice was officially filed on October 18, and ...
  • Record volume of cases rain in at the Federal Maritime Commission
    The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) in Washington DC is having to handle a record number of cases. The latest complaint comes not from a shipper but from China's BAL Container Line, which has taken SSA Marine Terminal to task over its decision to levy congestion surcharges. "Complainant alleges these violations arose from an assessment of ...
  • Chinese boxship becomes focus of Baltic pipeline damage probe
    A Chinese containership is at the centre of a Finnish inquiry into possible sabotage of the Balticonnector gas pipeline linking Finland and Estonia. Earlier this month, a subsea gas pipeline and a telecoms cable connecting the two countries over the Baltic Sea were damaged, in what Finnish investigators said may have been a deliberate act. ...
  • PGS wins transfer fees dispute over data license agreements
    An English arbitration tribunal has ruled in favour of Norwegian seismic player PGS regarding a dispute over transfer fees under several data license agreements. In 2022, PGS recorded revenues of approximately $30m of transfer fees relating to a change of control event under several data license agreements, where the amount was still not agreed with ...
  • Winners and losers from lifting of sanctions on Venezuela
    Suezmaxes and aframaxes look set to be the beneficiaries of last week's announcement that the US will ease sanctions on Venezuelan oil, though analysts remain divided on whether the development is good news for the tanker sector as a whole. The US has issued a six-month license authorising transactions in Venezuela's oil sector after Venezuelan ...
  • Vincent Toe stepping down from Yangzijiang Financial CEO role
    The chief executive officer (CEO) of Singapore-listed Yangzijiang Financial, Vincent Toe, has decided to leave the company in six months' time on an effective date of April 24, 2024. Toe will remain at the helm for the next six months to provide continuity during the transition period and ensure the smooth running of the company's ...
  • Chinese-built capes commanding big numbers
    A rare finding has emerged in this weekend's broker reports that are still filled with cape sales, creating an atmosphere where positivism rules. This week, Chinese-built tonnage is being sold at the same level as Japanese-built tonnage was sold at the beginning of the month. The cape deal of the week was completed by Greek owner Alassia ...
  • Stonepeak buys Textainer
    Infrastructure investor Stonepeak is spending big to take over container lessor Textainer. Textainer investors will receive $50 a share in cash, valuing the company at about $2.1bn. Factoring in Textainer's debt, the deal is worth about $7.4bn. The move follows on from the news in April when Toronto-based Brookfield Infrastructure Partners bought Triton International, the ...
  • DP World takes over the running of Tanzania's largest port
    DP World has signed a 30-year concession agreement with the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) to operate and modernise the multipurpose Dar es Salaam port, the country's largest port, in a deal that has been making headlines for months. DP World will initially invest more than $250m to upgrade the port and the investment could increase ...

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Lloyd's List web site
OCTOBER 23, 2023
  • Yangzijiang Financial CEO resigns after two years
    Singapore investment manager Yangzijiang Financial Holding says its CEO is leaving after two years. It is axing its chief investment...
  • Strike shuts St Lawrence Seaway
    Workers at 13 Canadian locks of the St Lawrence Seaway began a strike on Sunday as negotiations with St Lawrence...
  • Singapore to choose lead developer for ammonia power plant
    Singapore's energy and port authorities have shortlisted six consortia in plans for a power plant fuelled by ammonia
  • Higher Indian coal imports could boost capesize trade
    Capesize rates could continue to rise until the end of the year on the back of falling coal inventories at...
  • Inaccurate or contradictory fuel consumption data risks CII disputes
    Non-EU shipowners face difficulties in starting EU ETS operations due to a lack of detailed guidance
  • United Maritime closes in on Chinese leasing deals for veteran capesizes
    As well as bypassing the Poseidon Principles, the deal also reflects Chinese leasing companies' willingness to provide more 'flexibility' as...
  • Extra premiums for Israel marine war risk kick in
    Underwriters quoting case by case, with discounts sometimes available for shorter stays and some suggesting low enquiry
  • P&I insurer warns on fraudulent seafarer medical certificates
    Medical examination certificate scheme is designed to ensure crew meet higher standard of fitness than regulatory minimum
  • Container market to face overcapacity until 2028 at earliest
    Box shipping has entered one of its cyclical phases of overcapacity. Lessons from the past indicate it will not dissipate...
  • The week in charts: Bulk carrier values rising | Rough waters ahead as carriers try to restore rates | EU ETS tax explainer
    Box lines will look for any opportunity to lift profitability, vessel turnover at Israeli port of Ashdod slows, containership asset...
  • Frangou clinches deal to acquire Navios Holdings
    South American logistics is main focus for company that will now be taken private, but Navios entity also owns a...
  • Rotterdam bunker sales at three-year low in third quarter
    The world's second-biggest bunkering hub recorded a sharp fall in marine fuel sales, with very-low sulphur fuel oil posting the...
  • Russia targets Odesa port in overnight drone strike
    The Kremlin's forces continue to target Odesa while Ukraine works to normalise trade at its Black Sea ports
  • DP World wins Dar es Salaam concession
    Tanzania has been seeking outside investment to improve its logistics infrastructure. Deal will see DP World take over four berths...
  • Daily Briefing
    A little less conversation, a little more action please | Limited Venezuela crude output tempers tanker upside | Zim imposes...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
OCTOBER 23, 2023
  • Automakers resort to shipping cars in containers amid ro/ro capacity shortage
    Ports in the US are reporting an unusual spike in the number of cars crossing their docks in containers, rather than via roll-on/roll-off vessels.
  • Trans-Pac ships tapping Lázaro Cárdenas amid Panama draft limits
    Mexico's second-largest port is being added as regular and irregular call to trans-Pacific services due to draft restrictions and increasing availability of intermodal rail.
  • Rotterdam container volume decline continues through Q3
    A weak regional economy in which increasing demand for services is cutting into consumer goods spending, high inflation and rising geopolitical tensions are dragging on containerized trade through Europe's largest port.
  • Hapag-Lloyd enters Brazil feeder market amid cabotage deregulation
    Forwarders in Brazil say Hapag-Lloyd's entrance into the feeder market through a joint venture will inject competition amid an easing of the country's cabotage rules.
  • Carrier, broker failures solidifying US truckload spot pricing floor
    US truckload shippers are showing more "sensitivity" to supply and service issues, supporting a new spot market pricing floor but not giving rates much lift, according to trucking and logistics executives.
  • US Court of Appeals probes FMC fact-finding in Evergreen detention case
    The case of TCW Trucking versus Evergreen could set a precedent for whether the US Federal Maritime Commission can penalize ocean carriers for charging detention and demurrage fees during weekends and holidays when a port is closed.

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TradeWinds web site
OCTOBER 23, 2023
  • 'Performing well': Matson expects earnings to slide, but not as far as analysts predict
    Container liner operator expects third-quarter profit to fall by half
  • US holiday shipping rush 'already baked in' for liner operators, retail guru says
    US consumers change shopping behaviour due to pandemic, National Retail Federation's Matthew Shay says
  • Tycoon Kjell Inge Rokke takes over Solstad Offshore in $875m refinancing with DNB and AMSC
    Aker group chief will have 57% of new company created to solve challenging debt restructuring questions
  • Diana Shipping enters offshore wind vessel sector through joint venture
    Two CSOV newbuildings ordered from Fincantieri's Norwegian shipbuilder Vard
  • Marine underwriters put growing Ukraine-Russia war risk into perspective
    CJC managing associate says Ukraine conflict is a turning point
  • Alassia NewShips Management sells sole capesize in rising market
    Greek player fetches juicy price for one of its oldest bulkers, right after ordering a batch of smaller ones
  • Angeliki Frangou pays extra to secure take-private deal for Navios Holdings
    Company controlled by CEO now paying 43% premium to share price before transaction was announced
  • World shipbuilding leaders meet for the first time since Covid
    China hosts so-called JEKU meetings for state of the industry talks
  • CM Lemos tanker identified as Herbjorn Hansson NAT's latest suezmax buy in $72m deal
    Transaction comes as Greek company accelerates its entry into LR2 product tankers
  • CM Lemos tanker identified as NAT's latest suezmax buy in $72m deal
    Transaction comes as Greek company accelerates its entry into LR2 product tankers
  • Braemar brings in banker Danny Siew to expand corporate finance foothold in Singapore
    UK shipbroking group says experienced financier has handled asset-backed financing, S&P and restructuring deals during long career
  • Trafigura adds extra liquidity in $2.7bn Asian refinancing with banking group
    A total of 30 financial institutions agree new revolving credit facility and term loans
  • Evergreen teams up with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners to explore hydrogen-based fuels for its fleet
    Taiwanese shipowner makes major move down the road to decarbonising 200 ships
  • Clarksons to list £2.5m in new shares for employee reward schemes
    UK shipbroker says up to 100,000 shares will be issued to staff from time to time
  • Italy's UniCredit seeks stake in Greek shipping lender Alpha
    Alpha Bank has found a new strategic partner in what could be a transformative deal
  • P&I broker Wilson Europe calls for underwriting discipline ahead of renewal
    Mutual insurers' results are improving, but there is still work to be done says Julian South
  • Clarksons to list £2.5m of new shares for employee reward schemes
    UK shipbroker says up to 100,000 shares will be issued to staff from time to time
  • Italy's UniCredit moves to buy stake in major Greek shipping lender
    Alpha Bank has found a new strategic partner in what could be a transformative deal
  • Thenamaris suezmax reportedly heading for Israel's Red Sea port after closure of Ashkelon
    Traders report government can still bring in oil shipments despite disruption caused by war with Hamas
  • P&I broker Wilson Europe calls for underwriting dicipline ahead of renewal
    Mutual insurers' results are improving, but there is still work to be done says Julian South
  • Evergreen teams up with CIP to explore hydrogen-based fuels for its fleet
    Taiwanese owner makes major move down the road to decarbonising 200 ships
  • BW Epic Kosan logs bigger profit as J Lauritzen and others launch take-private offer
    Trading update replaces full financial report with LPG carrier set to disappear from Oslo bourse
  • PGS to bank $40m in London arbitration award over disputed data deals
    Norwegian shipowner has second arbitration case ongoing
  • Tycoon Kjell Inge Rokke takes over Solstad Offshore in $875m refinancing with DNB and American Shipping
    Aker group chief will have 57% of new company created to solve challenging debt restructuring questions
  • Two shipowners shortlisted for Poland's first FSRU newbuilding
    Some famous floating regasification names miss out on business
  • Tycoon Rokke takes over Solstad Offshore in $875m refinancing with DNB and American Shipping
    Aker group chief Kjell Inge Rokke will have 57% of new company created to solve challenging debt restructuring questions
  • RCL shifts old container ships onto ship breakers ahead of newbuilding deliveries
    Old Shipping Corp of India product tanker sold in August also heading for Alang under the Tanzanian flag
  • Stonepeak snares container lessor Textainer for $50 per share
    Deal for US-listed company concluded at over 40% premium to Friday's closing price
  • RCL shifts old container ships onto shipbreakers ahead of newbuilding deliveries
    Old SCI product tanker sold in August also heading for Alang under the Tanzanian flag
  • CEO set to leave Yangzijiang's Singapore-listed ship leasing arm
    Company has also removed chief investment officer roles for China and Singapore

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American Shipper web site
OCTOBER 23, 2023
  • Kuehne+Nagel deploys private freighters to Taiwan for chip industry
    The semiconductor industry is a new vertical that logistics provider Kuehne+Nagel has identified as a growth area. Toward that end, it is using two large freighters it controls to transport shipments from Taiwan to Europe.
  • Amerijet turns tables on Korean Air for opposing commercial permit
    Amerijet, a mid-tier cargo airline based in Miami, is trying to block a startup operator of business jets owned by Korean Air from gaining flight access to the U.S. because it says the Korean flag carrier is undermining its expansion into Korea.

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In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
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
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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