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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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Schindellegi
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AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
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Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
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Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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