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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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The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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