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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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European Commission meeting to define the strategy for the development of EU ports and maritime industry
Brussels
Call for papers by July 28th
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant
Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships
Washington
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
CLECAT is concerned about the persistence of the concept of "Single Liable Person" in the text
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%
Civitavecchia
Increase of +9.9% in Gaeta and decrease of -17.1% in Fiumicino
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Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
Recovery driven by importers who brought forward purchases in view of expected tariff increases
Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
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 Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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