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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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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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