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Exim India web site
MAY 26, 2023
  • JN Port continues to set the standards as it completes 34 years
  • Container shipping rates remain higher than pre-pandemic levels
  • Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port has adopted multi-pronged development strategy: Chairman
  • FedEx launches FedEx Innovation Lab to fuel digital capabilities for what's next
  • Ferrochrome moved by container train
  • AD Ports Group & Vale to jointly develop low-carbon mega hubs for steel industry
  • FIATA releases updated edition of Dangerous Goods Brochure
  • Foreign Trade Policy 2023
  • PM invites Australian businesses to invest in logistics
  • Wheat export ban repeal unlikely
  • Closure of non-major ports for foul season
  • Global e-commerce logistics market seen at $950 bn by 2027: Report
  • Russia extends further support for shipping along Arctic coastline

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International Transport Journal web site
MAY 26, 2023
  • Metrans expands rail network in Eastern Europe
  • First fully electric car transporters in service
  • A. Hartrodt opens office in Austria
  • Changes in executive team at Çelebi Aviation
  • HGK Shipping joins Green Award Inland Navigation
  • Iata Ceiv Li-Batt certification for Silk Way West
  • Hybrid power to transport building materials
  • UK: delivery firm buys fourth depot
  • Five honourees for 29th Int Maritime Hall of Fame
  • Swissport refines cool chain solution in Kenya
  • New LNG-hybrid vessels for NYK Line
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • More support needed to halve road fatalities
  • A cool 270%
  • AIT Worldwide Logistics welcomes Mario Cavallucci
  • Scandlines ferry on course
  • 90 years ago - the end of a gun runner?
  • First zero emission inland container ship launched

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The Loadstar web site
MAY 25, 2023
  • Box lines look to slash their bloated equipment pools
  • Sinotrans - the post-CMA CGM + Bolloré boost is gone
  • Airlines that adapt quickly will survive likely freight pain in H2
  • Freight slump does not stop US inland ports' advance
  • The DHL reign - here's how core Express is doing
  • Fret SNCF restructure: blow to jobs and green agenda?
  • Don't be fooled - logistics AI uses few and far between, warn experts
  • Cathay Cargo sees another management shake-up
  • No lows at Lowe's (yet)
  • Russian logistics companies enjoy high demand on new routes
  • OOCL fires back at Bed Bath & Beyond over FMC claim
  • Authority refloats bulker wedged in Suez Canal

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Marine Log web site
MAY 25, 2023
  • Canadian Coast Guard small vessel fleet set for major renewal
    The Canadian Government is to invest CAD 2.5 billion (about US$1.8 billion) in renewing the Canadian Coast Guard's small vessel fleet, which plays a critical role for the agency, especially in shallow
  • Nikolaus H. Schües takes over as BIMCO president
    At its general meeting in Hong Kong today, BIMCO, the world's largest shipping association, elected Nikolaus H. Schües, CEO and owner of Reederei F. Laeisz, as its president. Moving into the role
  • Maryland Pilots order second Baltimore class pilot launch
    The Association of Maryland Pilots has ordered a new pilot boat from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation. Piloting the Chesapeake Bay since 1852, the Association of Maryland Pilots is the oldest state-codified organization

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Container News web site
MAY 25, 2023
  • Hapag-Lloyd and ExxonMobil ink marine biofuel agreement
    ExxonMobil signed an agreement with Hapag-Lloyd in order to supply the German ocean carrier with B30 marine biofuel oil in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) region. The marine biofuel delivery in ARA consisted in a 0.50% sulphur residual-based fuel (VLSFO) processed with waste-based fatty acid methyl esters (FAME). The resulting blend met ISO 8217:2017, while the FAME content complied with EN
  • AD Ports Group, Vale join forces to reduce CO2 emissions
    AD Ports Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vale, a company that produces iron ore and nickel and is also a logistics operator in Brazil. Through this MoU, the two companies aim to develop a mega hub in Abu Dhabi for industrial complexes that produce low-carbon products for the steelmaking industry for both the local and seaborne markets, with a significant reduction of CO2 emi
  • BIMCO elects new president
    Nikolaus H. Schües, CEO and owner of Reederei F. Laeisz, is the new president of BIMCO, elected at the organisation's general meeting in Hong Kong on 25 May 2023. Nikolaus H. Schües will be the 46th president of BIMCO and will take over the role from Sabrina Chao of Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings Limited, who has completed her two-year term. He is a member of the Presidential Committee of
  • CJ Logistics opens Starbucks' largest distribution centre in South Korea
    South Korea's largest logistics player CJ Logistics has opened the largest Starbucks distribution centre in the country. Located near Busan New Port, the facility has an area of 38,000 m²;, equivalent to six football fields, and processes 130,000 imported shipments of coffee beans every day. Outside the United States and China, South Korea has the most Starbucks outlets, with 1,750 cafes. CJ Logis
  • PSA acquires stake in Vietnam's logistics provider
    PSA International acquired a minority stake in SOTRANS Group (STG), also known as South Logistics Joint Stock Company, from Indo-Trans Logistics (ITL). The acquisition will be completed through PSA's fully-owned subsidiary, PSA Cargo Solutions Vietnam Investments. "PSA's acquisition of a strategic stake in SOTRANS represents confidence in ITL and is an opportunity for us to leverage on PSA's glob
  • Steps of Logistics Software Development for Optimizing Supply Chain Operations
    Transportation has advanced in leaps and bounds, and transportation software development has moved into the spotlight. Logistics software development is a lucrative field but a complex one. In this article, we'll take a closer look at logistics and transportation software development and what it takes to build logistics software. What is transportation software development? Transportation softwar
  • Revolutionizing Your Business Model: The Untold Advantages Of Fulfillment Services
    In today's fast-paced and very competitive business environment, it's crucial that we're constantly looking for ways to improve and streamline our operations. One aspect of business management that often gets overlooked is the importance of efficient order fulfillment. Suppose you're not familiar with the term. In that case, fulfillment services like AMS Fulfillment are third-party companies that
  • Container spot rates remain high despite weaker supply/demand balance
    In this week's "Shipping Number of the Week" from BIMCO, chief shipping analyst, Niels Rasmussen, looks at the fact that despite a 70-80% fall in freight rates, and worsening of the supply/demand balance, liner operators have been able to keep rates higher than pre-pandemic levels. "The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index and the China Containerized Freight Index have dropped by respectively 81%
  • Nigerdock receives government approval for Snake Island Port
    Nigerdock, a Nigerian maritime and logistics company, and Snake Island Integrated Free Zone, an economic development area, have received approval from the Federal Government of Nigeria for the commencement and expansion of Snake Island Port, an 850,000 m²; facility. Snake Island Port is a multipurpose port facility comprising three terminals located within Snake Island Integrated Free Zone. The ap
  • ICS report shows potential risk for decarbonisation targets
    According to the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Maritime Barometer Report 2022-2023, uncertainty about fuel availability and infrastructure puts decarbonisation targets at risk, emphasising the need for a clear plan of action to manage risk. The first ICS Maritime Barometer Report is the first comprehensive yearly study of maritime leaders' risk and confidence. More than 130 C-suite deci

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Splash web site
MAY 25, 2023
  • Fredriksen's Northern Ocean secures more work with Shell Namibia as TotalEnergies contract gets pushed back
    John Fredriksen-controlled Northern Ocean, a semisub rig spin-off of Northern Drilling, has sealed a contract extension in Namibia for the 2019-built while the start-up of another one of its units in the country has encountered some setbacks. Supermajor Shell has exercised and option to add a further six months to the semi's work scope, keeping ...
  • BW Ideol sets sights on multi-gigawatt floating wind off Spain and Portugal
    BW Group's floating wind company, BW Ideol, has teamed up with Spain's Elawan Energy, part of Orix Corporation of Japan, to jointly develop a multi-GW floating wind pipeline off Spain and Portugal. Subject to further negotiation of the final agreement between the parties, this exclusive agreement covers the joint development of several commercial-scale projects, within ...
  • BIMCO and Nautilus Labs white paper calls for revision of charter party frameworks
    A new white paper from shipping association BIMCO and US maritime artificial intelligence firm Nautilus Labs is advocating for a reconsideration of 'sail-fast-then-wait' behavior as it lays out the potential for a 15 to 20% reduction in emissions by changing current approaches to charter party frameworks without compromising fleet capacity. The phenomenon of sail-fast-then-wait (SFTW), ...
  • PSA buys into Vietnamese logistics firm Sotrans
    Singaporean terminal operator PSA International has picked up a strategic minority stake in Vietnamese logistics firm Sotrans. PSA Cargo Solutions Vietnam Investments acquired the stake from the majority owner, Indo-Trans Logistics (ITL). No specific figure was disclosed, but local media suggests a deal worth about $55m for nearly 25% of Sotrans's capital. Established in 1975, Sotrans' ...
  • DFDS' Torben Carlsen takes over as Danish Shipping chairman
    Torben Carlsen, chief executive of roro operator DFDS has been elected as the new chairman of Danish Shipping, succeeding Torm's boss Jacob Meldgaard after four years at the helm. The general assembly unanimously elected Carlsen (pictured left) on Thursday. Meldgaard (pictured right) will remain part of the shipowners' organisation board, together with vice chair Caroline ...
  • Japan's PowerX details battery tanker scheme
    Japanese power transfer vessel developer PowerX has unveiled the detailed design of the first-ever 'battery tanker' set for domestic and international field testing in 2026. The company's first electric propulsion vessel, called 'Battery Tanker X', boasts a length of 140 m and will be equipped with 96 containerised marine batteries, providing a total capacity of ...
  • American maritime assets targeted by Chinese malware
    American maritime assets are being targeted by Volt Typhoon, a Chinese state-sponsored snooping operation, tech giant Microsoft warned today. Microsoft said it has uncovered "stealthy and targeted malicious activity" focused on post-compromise credential access and network system discovery aimed at critical infrastructure organisations in the US. The attack is carried out by Volt Typhoon, a ...
  • Prysmian eyes UK cabling deal
    Italy's Prysmian has been selected as the exclusive preferred bidder for the Eastern Green Link 2 cable connection in the UK. The Milan-based cabling giant said contract talks with SSEN Transmission and National Grid Electricity Transmission, the UK's electricity transmission network owners, are ongoing with the aim of sealing the deal in a "timely manner". ...
  • AIS hackers create Russian 'Z' war symbol off Crimea
    With Russia gearing up to defend its captured territories from an expected counter-offensive from Ukrainian forces, a brazen act of Automatic Identification System (AIS) spoofing has been detected in waters off Crimea. British geospatial intelligence firm Geollect reports that many AISs of merchant ships have been spoofed to create the pro- Russian war 'Z' symbol ...
  • BIMCO elects Nikolaus Schües as president
    The world's largest shipping organisation, BIMCO, has elected Nikolaus Schües, CEO and owner of German-based Reederei F. Laeisz, as its new president. Schües takes over from Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings' chairman, Sabrina Chao, as the 46th president of BIMCO and the first German national to hold the position since 2011. "I am honoured to be elected ...
  • JJ Ugland's floating wind arm unveils cheaper foundation concept
    Norway's Ocean Ventus has unveiled a new concept that it says will deliver cost-competitive power from floating wind. The company, majority owned by JJ Ugland's fabricator Nymo, is marketing a floater that is cheaper from start to finish, including production, transportation, assembly and maintenance. Ocean Ventus said its design, which has received approval in principle ...
  • Nils Smedegaard Andersen appointed chairman of Scan Global Logistics
    Scan Global Logistics (SGL) has appointed former Maersk supremo Nils Smedegaard Andersen as chairman of the board. In February, CVC Capital Partners Fund VIII (CVC) became the majority shareholder in the Danish logistics firm, a transaction that has now closed, receiving all relevant regulatory approvals from authorities. Global CEO of SGL Allan Melgaard commented on ...
  • Global container production to slump to 14-year low
    Stagnating trade and a ballooning surplus of shipping containers, following easing of pandemic era supply chain constraints, has led to a collapse in newbuild container output, which is forecast by UK consultants Drewry to slump to its lowest level in 14 years. Drewry estimates that global box production contracted 71% year-on-year to 306,000 teu in ...
  • NKT rolls out cable layer investment plan
    Danish offshore cabling specialist NKT has announced plans to build a new cable-laying vessel driven by an increasing demand for high-voltage power cables. The Nasdaq Copenhagen-listed firm said the move came on the back of strong order intake and a record order backlog of more than €7bn ($7.51bn) at the end of the first quarter ...
  • Hunt to track down ship responsible for Red Sea oil slick
    SkyTruth, a nonprofit environmental watchdog, is trying to track down the ship responsible for a 250 km long oil slick in the Red Sea, which it detected last week. Sentinel-2 imagery from May 19 showed the huge slick off Sudan, estimated to be around 120,000 gallons of oil. Out of 94 AIS vessel tracks transiting ...
  • Master of wrecked bulk carrier off Gibraltar faces jail time
    The Syrian master of the wrecked OS 35 bulk carrier could face two years in jail, after pleading guilty at a court in Gibraltar this week. Sentencing is due in the middle of June. The ship came into contact with LNG carrier Adam LNG while manoeuvring to exit the port of Gibraltar on August 29 last year. The ...
  • Bulk carrier grounds along the Suez Canal
    A 56,708 dwt supramax bulk carrier grounded early this morning along the Suez Canal with ships then backing up behind it. The ship was refloated nearly four hours after it ran into difficulty. The Hong Kong-flagged ran aground at KM 159 at the canal's southern end at around 0400 hours, according to Leth Agencies. MarineTraffic ...
  • Shipping is long on optimistic claims but short of good optimisation data
    A new technology gold-rush is confusing buyers and encouraging providers to make unrealistic comparisons, writes Anders Bruun, CEO Coach Solutions. To read some of the claims being made in the shipping market it seems as though if we took all available vessel optimisation solutions and implemented them across the fleet, shipping would be a net ...

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Lloyd's List web site
MAY 25, 2023
  • Uncertainty is holding back industry decarbonisation, not technology
    If the political stars align and the right demand signals can be emitted, the latest analysis suggests that even the...
  • Imabari Shipbuilding chief urges Japanese yards to combine design strength
    Individual shipyards in Japan should form an alliance or combine their ship design, research and development division under the Japanese...
  • Wärtsilä's ammonia dual-fuel engine to be ready at the end of 2023
    Green ammonia and green methanol are expected to be the primary zero-emissions marine fuels to help the industry decarbonise
  • Why MEPC 80 will prove pivotal to industry and the future of the IMO
    The outcome of this summer's pivotal MEPC 80 meeting inside the IMO will not agree policy, but it will set...
  • Court of Appeal finding in Quadra v XL strengthens hand of insureds
    Decision has market-wide implications for 'insurable interest' provisions in cargo insurance policies
  • BIMCO and Danish Shipping appoint new heads
    Nikolaus Schües takes over from Sabrina Chao as president of BIMCO. Meanwhile, Jacob Meldgaard stands down from Danish Shipping as...
  • LR programme seeks boxship fire-detection technology submissions
    A fire in a container at the bottom of a stack could be well underway before crew notice. Detection technology could...
  • Hengli Heavy Industry wins order for four bulkers
    The latest order placed by a Greek shipowner increases Hengli's orderbook to 14 vessels
  • Suez Canal groundings double this year
    While incidents are comparatively higher than previous years, the overall impact on traffic flow is often minimal given the Suez...
  • Equipment demand plummets as carriers cut back
    Container lines desperate for boxes pushed production up to 7.2m teu of equipment in 2021. This year the global fleet...
  • BW Epic Kosan expects continued strong markets ahead
    The small gas carrier specialist will continue to focus on the liquefied petroleum gas, petrochemicals and specialty gases sector while...
  • Daily Briefing
    EU block exemption renewal faces political hurdles | FMC actions from US shippers highlight coercive power of carriers | Pandemic...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
MAY 25, 2023
  • Shipping icon Bertram Rickmers, 71, succumbs to injuries from fall
    Visionary shipping legend Bertram Rickmers created the Pearl String, the only round-the-world breakbulk liner service, which operated from 2003 until the fall of Zeamarine in 2020.
  • Shippers hold onto intermodal boxes amid warehouse reshuffling: survey
    As shippers scramble to shed unwanted inventory, more than 80% responding to a Journal of Commerce survey reported that they've kept 53-foot domestic containers for too long, incurring detention fees.
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  • Carriers pare blank sailings in May as ocean freight rates steady
    With spot freight rates largely stabilized, ocean carriers have blanked fewer sailings in May and instead opted for more biweekly sailings.
  • Ocean trade emerges from pandemic haze to face new realities
    Although the container shipping order book is the highest it has been in many years and demand remains subdued, the ground is shifting under the ocean market in new and unfamiliar ways, writes Peter Tirschwell.
  • Forwarders locked in margin-destroying price war in post-COVID ocean market
    Price is once again on the side of shippers, with excess ocean capacity allowing them to extract lower rates from service providers.

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TradeWinds web site
MAY 25, 2023
  • Seanergy posts loss fuelled by 'seasonal weakness' but gives dividend on bullish outlook
    Capesize bulker spot market has fallen by a third in past two weeks, however, to under $15,000 per day
  • Upcycle coming: Star Bulk is a stellar bargain, Clarksons Securities says
    Compelling ship supply situation makes Greek giant a strong investment case
  • Swire Bulk to close London office as it eyes consolidation of its European operations
    Singapore-headquartered bulker operator is considering the future of its European and Australian bases
  • Lines look for Panama fillip to seal delayed transpacific contracts
    Panama Canal surcharges could boost stagnant freight rates
  • Up-cycle coming: Star Bulk is a stellar bargain, Clarksons Securities says
    Compelling ship supply situation makes Greek giant a strong investment case
  • Streetwise: Outgoing Genco Shipping CFO Apostolos Zafolias on lessons learned in 18 years of good, bad and ugly
    This week's Streetwise newsletter bids adieu to a departing money chief but not without some tales from his 18 years in ship finance
  • China on alert as ageing tankers discharge Russian crude
    Detentions increase across Asia as sanctions targeting Russia change tanker fleet demographic
  • Hapag-Lloyd eyes 'challenging' 2045 carbon target as its first LNG-fuelled container ships emerge
    First of 12 pioneering 23,500-teu LNG dual-fuelled container ships set for delivery in mid-June
  • Jacob Meldgaard hands over to Torben Carlsen at Danish Shipping
    DFDS boss replacing Torm CEO as chairman after a four-year stint
  • Anemoi ramping up production of rotor sails for big bulkers and tankers
    UK-based company spun out of Greece's Blue Planet Shipping will raise external finance this year for the first time as it takes production capacity to 50 rotors per year
  • ESG the key for Oslo shipping investors, says bourse chief Amundsen
    Stock exchange boss says if shipowners are not part of decarbonisation, they will lose out
  • Ship AIS data spoofed to draw pro-war Russian Z symbol in Black Sea
    UK says fake tracks created as morale boost before Ukrainian counter-offensive
  • F Laeisz's Nikolaus Schues takes over at Bimco with digitalisation mission
    F Laeisz supremo replacing Sabrina Chao as president after her two-year term ends
  • 'Dream big': New generation of shipbrokers on the rise at Leeway Brokers of Dubai
    Team of maritime millennials have global ambitions in the dry bulk chartering space
  • Shipping not investing enough in its people, says South32's Su Yin Anand
    Mining giant's outgoing head of shipping makes some pointed closing arguments at TradeWind's Shipowners Forum
  • Erik Thun wins Swedish cash to fit batteries on dry cargo ships
    Owner reveals award from the state Climate Leap initiative
  • Knutsen OAS reveals mammoth $626m profit as revenue tops $1bn
    Seglem family operation expects another 'satisfactory' year as it plots to grow its LNG contract backlog
  • Hunter Group establishes carbon carrier outfit while teasing further activity
    Shipless Oslo-listed player says it is in the final stages of developing a liquefied CO2 carrier
  • BW Epic Kosan snaps up bargain duo as it ships out seven smaller gas carriers
    BW Group-backed LPG vessel owner continues to focus on larger sizes
  • Huge benefit of 'dynamic' flight for kite on Airbus ro-ro aims to prove 20% savings
    Airseas says year of transatlantic trials proved SeaWings kite can help pull ship and take-off and landing system works. Now for the full magic says founder
  • Mitsui & Co returns to Hyundai yard for product tanker newbuildings
    The Japanese trading house has a total of six 50,000-dwt product tankers on order at the Hyundai yard
  • Suez Canal authority refloats briefly stuck Chinese bulker
    Northbound ship traffic resumes in Egyptian waterway
  • Market analysis: Oil majors loosen age restrictions as Middle East OSV supply tightens
    Regions offshore players say that desperate big-name charterers are willing to fix vessels of up to 20 years in age
  • Vale eyes India as it prepares for peak in China steel production
    Brazilian mining giant says that while global output will increase the market will become less reliant on one country
  • New generation of shipbrokers on the rise at Leeway Brokers of Dubai
    Team of maritime millennials have global ambitions in the dry-bulk chartering space
  • Upping LNG bunker vessel efficiencies could add two ships to mix
    Expect to see first methanol-fuelled pure car/truck carrier this year, DNV says

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American Shipper web site
MAY 25, 2023
  • Cargo volume mixed at Gulf Coast ports in April
    Container volume at ports in Houston and New Orleans fell in April, while Corpus Christi was bolstered by crude oil exports.
  • Sun still shines on South America's container shipping trade
    Not all cargo markets are back to pre-COVID "normal." Container shipping rates to South America remain elevated.

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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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