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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"
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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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Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
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ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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