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International Transport Journal web site
JANUARY 26, 2023
  • Towards tomorrow's transport
  • US-transport software provider sold
  • First 1,200 HP loco for Congo-Ocean Railways
  • Changes at Uship
  • 2M ends - in predisposed obedience?
  • Groupe SEB deepens partnership
  • Truck business grows by 10%
  • Air China returns to Geneva from today
  • Hapag-LLoyd on the trail of Vasco de Gama
  • Skyports Drone Services launches hiring programme
  • US class I railway to serve two new hubs
  • An overland route from China to Europe
  • Emirates to resume pre-pandemic Aussi ops
  • New tenders for concessions in Bilbao
  • Splitting tasks at L.I.T.
  • Raja Group picks Brigitte Thieck
  • Boeing to host final jumbo handover
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Rhine-Alpine axis to become first e-truck corridor

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The Loadstar web site
JANUARY 25, 2023
  • Freightos set to list on Nasdaq when markets open
  • What next for Maersk, MSC and the other alliances?
  • 'Humongous' container logjams at Pakistan ports as forex crisis bites
  • Bumpy ride for Schiphol as COO quits and plan to cut slots comes under fire
  • Mærsk/MSC break-up - now picture Søren Toft's grin
  • WiseTech Global - back in the M&A groove
  • Orders flood in for car-carriers as vehicle demand outstrips capacity
  • Russian rail companies struggle with volume collapse as sanctions bite
  • Return to embargo tactics by UP 'a major concern' for rail authority
  • Air Canada appoints inflight chief Jon Turner to head cargo
  • News Podcast | January 2023 | Europe: Freight demand tumbles as recession bites
  • 2M Alliance will end in 2025, say Maersk and MSC

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Marine Log web site
JANUARY 25, 2023
  • Two Turkish-owned ships hit in Russian attack on Kherson
    Video posted on social media shows flames racing through the superstructure of a 3,943 dwt, 1980-built general cargo ship, the Tuzla, yesterday, after a Russian attack on the Ukrainian port of Kherson.
  • Susan W. Dio joins Kirby board
    Houston-headquartered Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX), the largest tank barge operator in the U.S., has appointed Susan W. Dio to its board, effective January 24, 2023, expanding it to ten directors, nine of
  • MSC and Maersk will end 2M alliance
    In a move that will cause few tears to be shed by those who think the liner shipping industry is far too cosy, anyway, container shipping giants Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and
  • FTA grant puts more NY Waterway ferries on the path to all-electric operation
    U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) said yesterday that a total of $11,298,010 million in federal transportation grants is being made to two New Jersey ferry operations through the

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Container News web site
JANUARY 25, 2023
  • Historic methanol bunkering operation carried out in Sweden
    The methanol-powered Ro-Ro and passenger vessel Stena Germanica became the first non-tanker vessel in the world to be bunkered with methanol ship to ship at the Port of Gothenburg in Sweden on 24 January. Until now, Stena Germanica has been bunkering methanol solely from trucks. "The key to success is working together over the full value chain to find a pragmatic and safe approach for implementin
  • Hapag-Lloyd buys share in India's terminal and inland transportation service provider
    Hapag-Lloyd signed a binding agreement today (25 January) to acquire a 35% stake in J M Baxi Ports & Logistics Limited (JMBPL) from a Bain Capital Private Equity affiliate. Furthermore, the German shipping company inked a binding agreement with JMBPL and its promoters, the Kotak family, to subscribe to a capital increase by the company and raise Hapag-Lloyd's shareholding to 40%. The contracting
  • CMA CGM introduces new rail service in Indonesia
    French carrier CMA CGM has announced a new rail service solution for export cargo from Semarang and Surabaya in Indonesia to worldwide destinations via the Jakarta gateway with an intermodal transit time of one day. The company noted that the new offering, which is expected to commence in February, will provide coverage of Jababeka and Cikarang dry port in less than one day for cargo exports and
  • Investigation for Beirut explosion resumes, top security officials charged
    Judge Tarek Bitar reopened suddenly the investigation of the 2020 Beirut explosion and charged top security officials, according to Reuters, with the charges remaining unspecified yet. On 4 August at the port of Beirut in Lebanon, an explosion killed 200 people and injured thousands. The decision was made on Monday 23 January, more than a year after the investigation was frozen due to political o
  • Boxship demolitions hit 17-year low in 2022 due to record rates
    Just six container ships were sold for recycling in 2022, as historically high freight rates saw demolitions sink to a 17-year low. Alphaliner's latest report released today (25 January) stated that the six scrapped vessels totalled just 10,600 TEUs. Boxship demolitions in 2022 were lower than the 16,500 TEUs scrapped in 2021, and a drastic decline from the nearly 200,000 TEUs recycled in 2020. R
  • Microsoft and Overhaul partner on supply chain visibility projects
    Overhaul, a software-based company launched in 2016 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, is a supply chain visibility provider and one of Microsoft's new partners on its tools, Microsoft Supply Chain Center and Microsoft Supply Chain Platform, aiming to improve visibility, predictability, and resilience for global, multimodal supply chains. According to Forrester, a worldwide market research organ
  • Deployed capacity drops sharply in CNY 2023
    Five weeks ago, Sea-Intelligence analysed the scheduled East/West capacity for the four-week 2023 Chinese New Year (CNY) period. The results have shown that the 2023 CNY capacity is going to be higher than in past years, despite the slowdown in demand. Sea-Intelligence's analysts noted that carriers will be able to bring capacity back in line with the historical levels. Source: Sea-Intelligence.c
  • Maersk and MSC to terminate 2M alliance in 2025
    2M alliance will no longer exist after two years as its members, MSC and Maersk, have mutually agreed to terminate its partnership in January 2025. In a joint statement, the chief executive officers of Maersk and MSC, Vincent Clerc and Soren Toft, commented, "MSC and Maersk recognise that much has changed since the two companies signed the 10-year agreement in 2015. Discontinuing the 2M alliance
  • General cargo ship sinks off Japan's coast, nine crew missing
    Thirteen crew members were rescued on 25 January from the general cargo ship Jin Tian, which sank in the East China sea, while the other nine seafarers remain missing at the time of writing. The cargo ship with a carrying capacity of 9,784 tonnes DWT sank some 75 nautical miles south of Jeju island, South Korea, on the morning of 25 January around 02:25 (Seoul time), while it was sailing from Van
  • Boxship overturns and sinks in Iranian port
    The 1989-built container ship Anil capsized and sank in Asaloyeh port in Iran on 24 January during cargo operations and as a result, several containers fell at sea and were afloat in the harbor. The official IRNA news agency reported the vessel overturned because boxes were configured incorrectly at the port's dock No. 9. According to Maritime Bulletin, the twelve crew members of the boxship are

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Splash web site
JANUARY 25, 2023
  • Hapag-Lloyd takes stake in India's J M Baxi Ports & Logistics
    Germany's Hapag-Lloyd continues to expand its terminal portfolio with an ownership stake in one of India's leading private terminal and inland transport service providers, J M Baxi Ports & Logistics. The Hamburg-based liner is buying 35% of the business from a Bain Capital Private Equity affiliate and has also struck a deal with J M ...
  • Steimler stepping down at NYK Group Europe
    Svein Steimler, president and CEO of NYK Group Europe, is retiring after 27 years with Japan's Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK). Before joining NYK in 1996, the Norwegian shipping veteran had worked for a number of shipbroking and shipowning companies, including for fellow shipowner magnate John Fredriksen. Former Stena Rederi CEO Carl-Johan Hagman, who also served ...
  • Diana Shipping offloads ageing capesize for $15m
    New York-listed Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping has sold its 2005-built capesize for $15.08m to an unaffiliated third party. The Marshall Islands-flagged 180,200 dwt bulker, VesselsValue estimates as worth $15.77m, will change hands by February 28, 2023. The ship has been on charter with Koch Supply and Trading's Singapore-based chartering arm Koch Shipping since February ...
  • AD Ports links up with leading Turkish steel producer
    Abu Dhabi's AD Ports Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with Tosyali, one of Turkey's largest private steel producers, to collaborate on a broad range of shipping, logistics, ports, and freight forwarding services. The deal includes the potential for joint investment in new port facilities to support Tosyali's export operations. AD Ports said the ...
  • Socatra lines up MR2 tanker for rotor sail treatment
    French shipowner Socatra has contracted Finnish marine wind propulsion system designer Norsepower for the retrofit installation of two rotor sails on the 2022-built MR2 tanker . The 50,000 dwt ship, currently on charter with TotalEnergies, will be fitted with two 35'5 m units in Q4 2023 or Q1 2024. Norsepower said the installation should allow ...
  • Atlantica Shipping bolsters offshore fleet
    Oslo-based diversified shipowner Atlantica Shipping has expanded its offshore fleet with an addition of a 2005-built platform supply vessel . The 3,300 dwt medium-sized PSV, formerly known as Energy Scout was picked up from Golden Energy Offshore Services (GEOS) for $6.45m and delivered in Aberdeen earlier this month. Fearnley Securities acted as the sole arranger ...
  • TechnipFMC scores Petrobras subsea deal worth up to $500m
    Subsea giant TechnipFMC has won a master services agreement worth up to $500m with Petrobras in Brazil. The three-year contract with option to extend for a further two years will see the New York-listed company provide life-of-field services to support its installed base offshore Brazil. The contract covers installation, intervention, and maintenance of both equipment ...
  • DOF wins long-term AHTS contract in Brazil
    Norwegian offshore vessel owner and operator DOF has won a long-term charter contract from Brazil's Petrobras for one of its anchor handling tug supply vessels. The 2010-built , owned by DOF's Norskan Offshore unit, has been fixed for four years with Petrobras holding an additional one-year option. The contract should start in the third quarter ...
  • Liner alliances up in the air as MSC and Maersk give separation notice
    Liner shipping is ready for an immense scrap as it braces for a downturn with the fabric of its alliance structure now under severe strain. Maersk and Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), the world's two largest containerlines, have confirmed widespread rumours, announcing today they have mutually agreed to terminate, effective January 2025, the 2M alliance, one ...
  • Integrated Wind Solutions adds to CSOV orderbook
    Awilco affiliate Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS) has booked two more two walk-to-work commissioning service operations vessels (CSOV) at China Merchants Industry Holdings for delivery in Q2 2025. The latest order, worth €105m ($114.2m), will take the IWS fleet to six identical Skywalker class vessels, with options secured for an additional two CSOVs. Meanwhile, changes to ...
  • Top of the cycle round the corner for car carriers
    After a record 2022, earnings for car carriers are close to topping out ahead of an "armada" of newbuilds due to come on stream from next year, according to new analysis from VesselsValue. By the end of 2022, VesselValue's one-year time charter index for 6,500 ceu ships had climbed by 200% to a record $103,000 ...
  • More work for Eneti's Seajacks vessels
    Monaco-based owner and operator of offshore wind vessels Eneti announced that its subsidiary Seajacks has landed new contracts and extensions for its self-propelled jackup vessels. Two new contracts worth between $5.7m and $7.1m have been secured for one of the NG2500-class vessels. The work is in Northwest Europe and will keep the unit busy for ...
  • Livestock carriers to be auctioned in Singapore
    Upon the application of unsecured creditor KPI OceanConnect, the Singapore High Court has appointed Deloitte as liquidator of Cattle Line Two, the company which owns two long idle livestock carriers, the Barkly Pearl and Diamantina. The ships will now be put up for auction. Talks are ongoing with secured creditor UOB, a local bank, over the ...
  • Splash Extra: Tokyo switches off the JOLCO tap
    Japanese Operating Lease with Call Option financing structures, known as JOLCOs, will soon become unavailable to foreigners seeking newbuild finance in a set of tax reforms to be unveiled by the government in Tokyo, according to today's lead story in the January edition of Splash Extra. The loss of JOLCO finance comes at a time ...
  • PGS picks up its first offshore wind contract
    Oslo-listed seismic player PGS has won its first wind farm site characterization project, marking its entry into the offshore wind market. The survey will cover two European wind farm sites, both of which are in the development phase. PGS said it would mobilise a 3D vessel for the project in early April 2023, with the ...
  • Gothenburg celebrates landmark methanol fuelling moment
    The rapid rollout of landmark methanol fuelling moments continues with news from Sweden where the world's first methanol ferry, the , has become the first non-tanker to successfully complete ship-to-ship methanol bunkering. The operation took place earlier this week at the port of Gothenburg with fuel provided by Methanex Corporation. "As the world's largest producer ...
  • Chinese ship grounds on the edge of Japan's largest coral reef
    A Panamanian-flagged general cargo ship grounded early yesterday morning in stormy waters on the edge of Japan's largest coral reef to the far south of the country. The Chinese-owned, 13,567 dwt lost power between Ishigaki and Kohama Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Tuesday morning. The Japanese coast guard were able to airlift the 19 crew ...
  • Former Lebanese PM faces homicide charge over Beirut port blast
    Former Lebanese prime minister Hassan Diab has been charged with homicide with probable intent over the devastating Beirut port explosions in 2020 that killed at least 218 people. Tarek Bitar, a Lebanese judge investigating the explosions, has also charged Abbas Ibrahim, chief of Lebanese General Security, state security director Major General Tony Saliba, and former ...
  • Up to 9 feared dead as ship sinks off South Korea
    Up to nine crew are feared dead after the Hong Kong-flagged 6,551 dwt general cargo ship sank in icy, windy waters between South Korea and Japan early this morning. South Korean and Japanese coast guard vessels and aircraft as well as two commercial ships have been combing the area south of Jeju Island today, managing ...
  • JOLCOs face changes
    Another important tranche of Asian ship financing is coming under pressure. The Japanese government has announced plans to tinker with the country's Japanese Operating Lease with Call Option financing structures, known as JOLCOs, a market which had been fast expanding, fixing more than $4bn in deals last year. In recent years, the number of cross-border ...
  • Be patient when it comes to maritime tech
    We cast our net wider than ever for Splash's annual maritime tech preview this month - hence the decision to split it into two: breakthroughs and disappointments. Condensing the thoughts and opinions of more than 100 respondents was not an easy task, but if I was to strip out the key takeaways from the experts ...
  • January 2023 Review
    More extraordinary twists and turns were registered in the Euronav takeover saga. As it stands today, Euronav's largest shareholder, the Saverys family, wants to fire the full board, and the board itself is suing the second largest shareholder, John Fredriksen, after he pulled the plug on the tanker merger plans with Frontline earlier this month. ...
  • Tankers: Janus has two faces
    Oil prices have ticked up slightly in January with Brent moving from around $85 to $87 in the first three weeks of January and WTI rising from around $76 to $81 over the same period. As Asia celebrates Lunar New Year, oil futures are ticking upwards as traders bet on Chinese demand picking up as ...
  • Crouching capesize, hidden rabbit
    If any shipping market is going to be affected by Lunar New Year, the bulk carrier freight market is it. Brokers reported markets to be "eerily quiet" with minimal fixing activity in the days leading up to the holidays. There is nonetheless hope that a recovery in Chinese economic activity - particularly urbanisation - will ...
  • Back to the future for containers
    Has the container shipping freight market bottomed out finally? One way to think about it is to look at consumer spending habits. These are holding up remarkably well in the US where the labour market is firm and Main Street is doing rather better than Wall Street where bank layoffs are biting hard. In Europe ...
  • Analyst Abstract
    Tankers The beginning of 2023 has seen the wet market wobble as the BCTI has lost around 66% within the 20 first days of January and the BDTI has also fallen about 25% in the same period. "Lots of voices of concern are rising about the wet market, and the tanker S&P market, but panic ...
  • Ice is nice
    Ice-class tankers led the way this month with stunning prices paid for any available tonnage, regardless of age. Thenamaris's 2007-built Seamagic aframax reportedly conjured a magical $47m out of the hat. In a comparable deal to show how much the price has gone up for ice-class tonnage, in late November Thenamaris sold another ship with ...
  • Avangrid appeals approval of power purchase agreements for Commonwealth Wind project
    On December 30th, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) denied Avangrid's request to renegotiate the power purchase agreements (PPAs) it had agreed to in May 2022. Avangrid had claimed that, without concessions from the electric distribution companies (EDCs), the project was economically unviable. The company has now filed a notice of appeal to challenge the ...
  • New report lays out road map for comprehensive US offshore wind supply chain
    The Business Network for Offshore Wind, the National Offshore Wind Research & Development Consortium (NOWRDC), the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and several other organisations have released a report, A Supply Chain Road Map for Offshore Wind Energy in the United States, that identifies how the US can develop the domestic supply chain required to achieve ...

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Lloyd's List web site
JANUARY 25, 2023
  • GMT Hull portfolios well behind decarbonisation trajectories
    Scores for insurers worse than scores for banks, say sources, but highlight differences in methodology that they say make direct...
  • Will box shipping's big break-up bring heartbreak to the sector?
    The latest iteration of alliance partnerships emerged during a period of strain. The demise of its largest power couple could...
  • GasLog launches merger bid for GasLog Partners
    Merger would create a combined fleet of 38 LNG carriers
  • Hapag-Lloyd acquires stake in Indian terminal and logistics firm
    Hapag-Lloyd continuing to deliver on its strategy to expand its terminal footprint with the acquisition of a substantial stake in...
  • Asian crew changes get tougher as China ends zero-Covid policy
    Ending of China's zero-Covid policy creates logistical nightmare, according to Intermanager
  • US investment manager moves into LNG bunkering
    Seaside LNG has a 50% ownership stake in a liquefied natural gas liquefaction facility in Jacksonville, Florida, and a 100%...
  • Boxship charter periods shorten as rates face pressure for larger tonnage
    Charter periods have averaged six to seven months since the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to 26 months in the...
  • Steimler to step down from NYK
    Svein Steimler was a trailblazer in opening up Japanese shipping to European management. He will be replaced by former Stena...
  • Cargoships damaged during attacks on port of Kherson
    Two general cargoships were hit in Kherson during an attack
  • Forwarders urged to understand and address emissions
    Forwarders are under pressure to show efforts made to lower their carbon emissions. BIFA hopes to make this easier for...
  • Oaktree reduces stake in tanker owner Hafnia
    Shareholding reduced to 4.97% after successful private placement of 25.2m shares
  • Two dead after cargoship sinks off Japan, nine people missing
    A distress signal from the 2010-built vessel, which was carrying timber, was received late on January 23
  • NorthStandard will overtake Gard, says Roppestad
    Norwegian marine mutual giant does not attach importance to top slot, and impending merger of two British entities should spur...
  • 2M alliance to end as Maersk and MSC part ways
    2M emerged at a time of crisis for container shipping. Its two members are now large enough to go it...
  • Guangzhou shipyard gets PCTC orders from BYD and H-Line
    The four newbuildings will be equipped with LNG dual-fuel propulsion systems
  • Daily Briefing
    IMO number declared invalid after fatal explosions on UK-insured tanker linked to vessel identity fraud | Vehicle carrier orderbook hits...
  • Kirby appoints former BP Shipping chief to board
    Appointment reflects company's commitment to 'ongoing board refreshment and focus on adding diverse perspectives and experience', says chairman

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The Journal of Commerce web site
JANUARY 25, 2023
  • Freightos goes public on NASDAQ in first measure of logistics tech value
    Freightos' public listing on the NASDAQ will be the first test of how public investors value one of the more prominent logistics technology companies to emerge over the past decade.
  • MSC, Maersk to end 2M Alliance amid divergent strategies on ocean capacity
    The move raises questions whether the carriers will seek new alliance partners, potentially setting off another round of musical chairs involving the other two networks, THE Alliance and the Ocean Alliance.
  • US spot flatbed capacity rising as housing starts, manufacturing decline
    Demand for flatbed trucks on DAT Freight & Analytics' spot load boards is at a seven-year low for January, creating excess capacity that is keeping pressure on rates.
  • Hapag-Lloyd buys large stake in Indian ports operator J M Baxi
    Hapag-Lloyd's focus on port-to-port shipping includes pursuing ownership stakes in marine terminal operations, with the acquisition of a 40 percent share of Indian ports operator J M Baxi the latest example.
  • WiseTech makes US drayage play with acquisition of Envase
    WiseTech Global, owner of the most widely used forwarding software product, has acquired a prominent vendor of drayage management software, capping a year of takeovers for the company.
  • Maersk, MSC to end 2M Alliance in 2025, citing 'individual strategies'
    The move raises questions whether the carriers will seek new alliance partners, potentially setting off another round of musical chairs involving the other two networks, THE Alliance and the Ocean Alliance.

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TradeWinds web site
JANUARY 25, 2023
  • Shippers allege smoking on board caused fire and cargo damage on bulker
    Three US companies have filed several lawsuits against Chinese firms an a US port operator over damaged goods
  • Diana Shipping sells oldest capesize bulker for $15m
    New York-listed owner now has nine capesizes that were built between 2007 and 2022
  • Norsepower secures second tanker rotor sail deal
    Finnish wind propulsion pioneer has retrofitted six vessels over the past decade
  • FuelEU 2% green fuels sub-quota for shipping too low say lobbyists
    Brussels-based Transport & Environment (T&E) agues for exemption on smallest shipowners to be dropped
  • Svein Steimler to retire after 27 years at NYK, remain active with Knutsen and port ventures
    Former Stena Rederi chief executive Carl-Johan Hagman will take over his role leading NYK Group Europe
  • Best time to buy ships is 'when nobody would lend you money', Tsakos says
    Greek owner argues that it also helps to have no competition around when expanding a fleet
  • Idan Ofer vehicle Kenon Holdings trims position in liner giant Zim
    Outfit has pulled back since March but remains largest holder in New York-listed operator
  • MSC snaps up what was once world's biggest boxship from Maersk
    Iconic 9,600-teu Sovereign Maersk changes hands for undisclosed price
  • Livanos launches $398m bid to complete private buy-backs of GasLog LNG firms
    Regulator filing says the offer is for $7.70 per share, including a $2.33 per share dividend
  • Greek and German shipowners in talks as maritime agenda heats up
    Heads of powerful associations 'see eye to eye' on major issues
  • Svein Steimler to retire after 27 years at NYK, remain active with Knutzen and port ventures
    Former Stena Rederi chief executive Carl-Johan Hagman will take over his role leading NYK Group Europe
  • Container ship scrapping hit 17-year low in 2022 but owners now have no choice
    Alphaliner believes there is no other option than recycling for many ships in weaker markets
  • Older car carriers more than double in value as Hoegh and Ofer cash in
    VesselsValue details remarkable rise in secondhand prices as market booms
  • Worn extension cable caused huge fire on NSC bulker in Sweden
    Accident probe recommends action is taken to resolve 'ambiguities' around bringing distressed vessels into port
  • Euronav silent as S&P interest swirls around world's second-biggest tanker
    Industry sources report talk around potential sale of ULCC Oceania, three months after disposal of sister ship Europe
  • Polembros offloads its oldest crude carrier at a juicy price
    Another day, another profitable tanker sale by a Greek owner
  • Awilco-backed IWS orders more CSOVs and plots $35m share sale
    Offshore wind vessel owner adds to orderbook as it seeks extra funds to finance fleet
  • MSC and Maersk to disband huge 2M liner alliance in 2025
    Biggest container carriers to go their own way after roller coaster ride for box freight markets and as strategies diverge
  • Breakpoint: MSC and Maersk to disband huge 2M liner alliance in 2025
    Biggest container carriers to go their own way after roller-coaster ride for box freight markets as strategies diverge
  • Koch extends deal for 2020 Bulkers newcastlemax for up to 18 months
    Tor Olav Troim-backed owner reveals third new charter deal this month
  • Boxes float free as container ship capsizes and sinks in Iran
    Mysterious vessel named as the Anil is also listed as an LPG carrier in some shipping databases
  • US doubles down on sanctions warnings over record Iran oil exports
    State Department cites crackdown on Chinese companies in 2022 in new warning for traders
  • Eight seafarers missing and nine unconscious after cargo ship sinks off Japan
    Coast guards rescue 13 crew members from the Jin Tian, but fears remain over their condition
  • Atlantica Shipping starts 2023 with another PSV acquisition
    Oslo owner builds up offshore fleet following MR and feeder container ship disposals
  • Turkish cargo ship hit by missile in Ukraine
    The incident is reported in Kherson, a port outside the scope of the UN-led Black Sea Grain Initiative
  • Private equity player Oaktree offloads chunk of tanker giant Hafnia in a private sale
    US fund cashes in again as higher product tanker rates drive share price up
  • Bangladesh's HR Lines ditches newbuildings for secondhand container ships
    Regional liner company buys feeder ships from Maersk and SITC International
  • BYD and H-Line Shipping order PCTCs at China's Guangzhou Shipyard International
    State-owned Chinese shipyard has a total of 19 PCTC newbuildings on its orderbook
  • Handysize bulk carrier order rush helps fill hungry Japanese yards
    Devaluation of the yen against the greenback appears to have encouraged owners to order
  • BYD and H-Line Shipping order PCTCs at China's Guangzhou Shipyard International
    The state-owned Chinese shipyard has a total of 19 PCTC newbuildings on its orderbook
  • Safety blitz helps Singapore shipyards slash worker deaths
    Government advises companies not to skip on investments in safety or staff wellbeing
  • Kirby adds former BP Shipping head Dio to board of directors
    Houston company adds longtime shipping executive to its 10-member board
  • Eneti scores up to $13m in new contract revenue on three wind units
    Contracts for work in northwest Europe come on heels of December announcement on first WTIV newbuilding

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American Shipper web site
JANUARY 25, 2023
  • Swimming against SPAC tide, Freightos goes public on Nasdaq
    FreightTech startup Freightos is raising money through a public offering rather than seeking venture capital.
  • How will Maersk-MSC split redraw container shipping landscape?
    Speculation is swirling on how the end of a global container shipping alliance will affect ocean carriers and cargo shippers.
  • Hapag-Lloyd acquires stake in Indian terminals, logistics provider
    "Terminal and infrastructure investments are a crucial element of our strategic agenda and India is one of our key growth markets," Hapag-Lloyd CEO Rolf Habben Jansen said.
  • Lessons from the 1994 Puerto Rico oil spill
    1994: Those involved in response to the 600,000-gallon spill reflect on their efforts.
  • Air Canada names in-flight chief Turner to lead cargo
    Air Canada is sticking with a Canadian, Jon Turner, as cargo chief after two Americans in that position left in recent years.
  • Container shipping shake-up: Maersk, MSC terminating 2M in 2025
    Shipping services around the globe will be reconfigured after the top two carriers end their vessel-sharing agreement.

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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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