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September 26, 2023

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Exim India web site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
  • India-Middle East-Europe corridor to become key driver of world trade: PM
  • Integration in global value chains seen adding $1.2 trn to India's foreign trade by 2030
  • MOL, PETRONAS & MISC set the stage for the development of Liquefied CO2 carriers
  • Nitin Gadkari calls on all stakeholders to support the Vehicle Scrapping Policy
  • A positive year for hull underwriters but change is on the horizon, says IUMI
  • FFFAI & LSC host webinar to create awareness on apprenticeship training
  • Vessel loads highest parcel at Kandla Harbour
  • Kerala Chief Minister unveils logo of Vizhinjam Port
  • India to defer import licensing of laptops
  • Logistics Sector Skill Council inks MoU with Bradley University
  • THE Alliance announces Transpacific-North West Coast network change
  • China's first green marine methanol industrial chain cooperation project officially launched
  • Partners support emission reductions on Rotterdam-Singapore Green & Digital Shipping Corridor
  • DGTR begins anti-dumping probe against 4 Chinese items
  • One more GDP growth projection over 6 pc
  • Indian Register of Shipping hosts impactful events at London International Shipping Week

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International Transport Journal web site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
  • Rescued from skewed distress
  • Another connection for Albatros Express
  • ICTSI milestone: large vessel in Latin America
  • Adidas to deploy mobile robots in Suzhou
  • Celebrating 20 years of cargo flights
  • Joining forces for more green trucks
  • Röhlig appoints global head of industry verticals
  • Autonomous delivery for DHL Express Estonia
  • More e-vehicles for the UAE fleet
  • Bifa names regional representative
  • Booking services via Cargo One platform
  • Inland Port Greer sets record in August
  • Lulu Group opens facility in Milan
  • Railcar orders: best quarter since 2013
  • Genoa: a new port government commissioner
  • IAG Cargo launches constant climate in Cincinnati
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • MOL & Kambara: green shipping pact

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The Loadstar web site
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
  • Mexico-US trade flows checked as borders become pressure points
  • Knights of Old enters administration
  • Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd offer their guides to 2024 ETS surcharges
  • German M&A redux: from Schenker to HHLA - 'price or politics?'
  • Trucking looks set to push for more use of biofuel in Europe
  • Forwarders and box lines will carry on with their own air networks
  • OceanX: Adversity in all shapes and forms
  • Despite freight rate fall, LC Logistics goes ahead with Hong Kong IPO
  • Reporter Charlotte Goldstone joins The Loadstar team

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Marine Log web site
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
  • FERRIES 2023: Candela eyes electrified vessels to improve public transit
    Waterborne transportation has long been an important mode of travel, but the environmental impact and cost of operating traditional ferries has limited its use in modern times. However, with Stockholm-based Candela's cutting-edge technology,
  • Russia's Black Sea Fleet Commander reported killed
    As a trickle of merchant ships starts to use the Ukrainian-designated "safe corridor" to its ports, the Ukrainian Navy and special forces continue to degrade Russia's naval capabilities. The most recent example
  • SEACOR Holdings sells U.S. harbor towing business
    SEACOR Holdings Inc. says its Seabulk Towing Holdings Inc. subsidiary is to sell its U.S. harbor towing operations and assets. They are being bought by two fifth-generation family-owned companies: New Orleans headquartered
  • Suez Canal Authority orders 10 RAstar 3200-W ASD tugs
    Egypt's South Red Sea Shipyard has awarded Vancouver, B.C.-based Robert Allan Ltd. a contract for the design of 10 RAstar 3200-W ASD tugs to be built for the Suez Canal Authority. These
  • Op-Ed: Ports as sites for security and defense
    By Professor Basil Germond, Chair in International Security and co-director of the Security Lancaster Research Institute and Professor Jan Bebbington, Rubin Chair in Sustainability in Business and director of the Pentland Centre,
  • Nexan returns to Ulstein for next generation cable layer
    Paris, France, headquartered Nexans is to add a third cable layer to its fleet. Like its flagship vessel, Nexans Aurora, it will be built by Ulstein Verft in Ulsteinvik, Norway, to a
  • Op-Ed: How the world tanker market split due to the Ukraine war
    By John Helmer In the war at sea between the U.S.-NATO alliance and Russia, the Russian shipping company Sovcomflot says its future has never been better. The U.S. State Department directing the
  • Virginia offshore wind project marks a regulatory milestone
    Dominion Energy reports that its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project reached a major regulatory milestone today when the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced that it had completed its environmental analysis

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Container News web site
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
  • NYK to reduce methane emissions
    NYK participated in September as a key partner in the Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative ("MAMII"), an initiative to reduce methane emissions in the maritime industry. More specifically, MAMII is led by Safetytech Accelerator, a non-profit organisation established by Lloyd's Register Group. Also, in its first year, the initiative has produced a methane strategy landscape report c
  • ICTSI in Latin America reaches a new operational milestone
    CMA CGM Alexander Von Humboldt arrived at Contecon Manzanillo (CMSA) in Mexico and Sociedad Puerto Industrial Aguadulce (SPIA) in Colombia, marking a new operational milestone for International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI). The 396-meter-long vessel is the first of its size in Latin America to operate on a regular basis. Its presence highlights CMSA and SPIA's ability to efficiently handle
  • ZIM launches direct service between WCSA and Savannah
    ZIM offers a new direct service between the port of Savannah and the West Coast of South America to support the growing perishables market. In particular, the direct service on the ZIM Colibri Xpress aims to take advantage of Savannah's refrigerated cargo infrastructure and partner network that can support a suite of services, such as agriculture inspections, cold treatment/retreatment services,
  • PSA BDP and ALISAN logistics expand presence in Türkiye
    PSA BDP and ALISAN Logistics, a logistics provider in Türkiye and member of the PSA Group, celebrated with a formal event the finalisation of the acquisition of ALISAN by PSA International (PSA). Earlier, PSA announced an agreement to acquire 75% of the shares of ALISAN, with the company grouped under PSA BDP, PSA's cargo solutions arm. During the evening, leaders unveiled a new ALISAN logo to hi
  • San Pedro Bay and Shanghai ports implement first Transpacific green shipping corridor
    The world's first green shipping corridor across the Pacific is taking form. According to a statement, a voluntary partnership of leading maritime goods movement stakeholders unveiled a Green Shipping Corridor Implementation Plan Outline to cut emissions on one of the world's busiest container shipping routes across the Pacific Ocean, including the Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Shanghai.
  • Mawani signs green deal with SIRC
    The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has signed an agreement with the Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC) in order to promote collaboration across sustainability, marine safety, and oil spill control besides setting up waste management and recycling facilities. In particular, the agreement is specifically tailored towards adopting sustainable ship waste recycling practices and strengthening r

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Splash web site
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
  • Ship Concept 2030: Tomorrow's skillsets at sea
    What will crew need to be adapt at when stepping onboard a newbuild coming out of a yard in 2030? E-fuels, biogas, biofuels, fuel cells, nuclear propulsion, kite sails, rigid wing sails, Flettner rotors, air lubrication, Mewis ducts, hull antifouling, onboard carbon capture, artificial intelligence and automation - there's a huge amount of new 'stuff' ...
  • Fredriksen's Northern Drilling loses arbitration against Hanwha over cancelled drillships
    John Fredriksen's rig investment company, Northern Drilling, has lost a legal battle with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), now Hanwha Ocean, over cancelled resale contracts for two ultra-deepwater drillships. In 2021, Northern Drilling terminated deals with DSME for the West Libra and West Aquila, citing delays in delivery as well as a repudiatory breach ...
  • Maersk Supply Service wins subsea vessel contract extension in Angola
    Maersk Supply Service has been awarded a contract extension for its subsea support vessel . The 2017-built ship will support various subsea operations off the coast of Angola for an additional 15 months. The vessel had previously worked for TotalEnergies. The ship's AIS data shows it is destined for the TotalEnergies-operated Dalia field located in ...
  • Danaos linked to further cape play
    Greek containership owner Danaos continues to place its bets on the dry bulk market with another move on seconhand capesize tonnage. According to brokers, the John Coustas-led boxship tonnage provider, which earlier this year acquired five capes, has snapped up Sinokor's 175.879 dwt 2009-built West Trader for about $18.8m. In July, the New York-listed firm ...
  • Diana Shipping wins charters for dry bulk duo
    Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping has entered into time charter contracts for two of its dry bulk vessels with ASL Bulk Marine and ST Shipping and Transport. The Semiramis Paliou-led owner of 41 bulkers fixed out its ultramax DSI Pyxis to Bulk Marine. The gross charter rate is $14,250 per day, minus a 5% commission ...
  • Seacor offloads US towage business
    US owner Seacor Holdings has sold harbor towing operations and assets from its Seabulk Towing subsidiary to two separate buyers, E.N. Bisso & Son and Bay-Houston Towing. The portfolio company of American Industrial Partners said the E.N. Bisso transaction includes 12 harbor tugs across ports in Florida and Alabama, while Bay-Houston is acquiring eight vessels ...
  • Seacon unlocks cash in fresh sale and leaseback deal
    Hong Kong-listed Seacon Shipping has raised fresh capital via the sale and leaseback of one of its newbuilds. The Qingdao-based shipowner and operator has sealed a deal with Bank of Beijing Financial Leasing to sell the 13,500 dwt general cargo ship for $21.25m. The vessel will deliver this month and be chartered back to Seacon ...
  • Subsea 7 and SLB alliance deepens ties with BP
    Subsea Integration Alliance, a non-incorporated tie-up between Subsea 7 and SLB's OneSubsea has penned a memorandum of understanding with UK supermajor BP aimed at forming a framework agreement for integrated subsea developments. The framework agreement would see Subsea Integration Alliance work with BP from concept selection, through the full field life cycle, to deliver "enhanced ...
  • CMA CGM, COSCO, Maersk, ONE sign up for transpacific green corridor
    A partnership between ports, carriers, and cargo owners has published an outline of a Green Shipping Corridor Implementation Plan which will accelerate emissions reductions on one of the world's busiest container shipping routes across the Pacific Ocean. As part of the historic plan, the carrier partners will begin deploying reduced or zero lifecycle carbon capable ...
  • Vattenfall taps DEME for Dutch wind farm work
    Sweden's Vattenfall has selected DEME Offshore to further strengthen the cables around the Netherlands' Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm site. Under the contract, DEME will carry out rock installation utilising its fleet of fall pipe vessels with work set to take place between the fourth quarter of 2023 and the first quarter of 2025. ...
  • South Korea's SK ecoplant lines up work on domestic offshore wind project
    SK ecoplant has landed a preferred supplier agreement for the transportation and installation of jacket foundations at the Anma offshore wind farm in South Korea. The work scope covers 38 jackets designed to accommodate 14 MW wind turbines for the 532 MW wind farm project located some 40 km west of the South Korean peninsula's ...
  • Ukraine's new shipping corridor gains traction
    Ukraine's new shipping corridor is gaining traction. Following last week's sailing from Black Sea ports of two ships carrying grain bound for international markets, another three bulk carriers have arrived in Ukraine ready to take on a combined 130,000 tons of grain and iron ore. Further ships are ready to make the voyage to the ...
  • TotalEnergies exercises option on Vantage drillship
    Vantage Drilling has seen a second priced option exercised on its drillship working offshore West Africa. TotalEnergies has opted to keep the 2013-built for 110 days, fixing it into the second quarter of 2024. Under the contract signed in June 2022, the French energy major, which has been utilising the floater offshore Namibia, has one ...
  • COSCO takes stake in MOL's three LNG newbuilds
    COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation (CSET), the oil and gas shipping unit of COSCO Shipping Group, is buying into three LNG carriers Japan's Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has lined up for construction at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding. The Chinese state-owned shipping giant will acquire a 49% stake in each ship set to deliver from the CSSC-affiliated yard by ...
  • Oaktree sells down in Star Bulk
    US private equity firm Oaktree Capital Management Greek has offloaded about an 8% stake in Greek dry bulk owner Star Bulk Carriers. The Nasdaq-listed operator of around 120 bulkers is buying back 10m shares from its largest investor for $18.50 apiece. The Petros Pappas-led firm is funding the deal with proceeds from vessels sold "at ...
  • OceanPal fixes out bulker to Five Ocean
    Greek bulker owner OceanPal has entered a time charter contract with Five Ocean Corporation for one of its capesize dry bulk vessels. Five Ocean hired the 171,810-dwt bulker on a gross charter rate of $14,500 per day minus a 5% commission paid to third parties. The Nasdaq-listed spinoff of Diana Shipping said that the vessel ...
  • Wisdom Marine sells two newcastlemaxes
    Lan Chun Sheng-led Wisdom Marine has cuts its exposure to the large bulk carrier segment. The Taiwanese mammoth has been temping the market for months with two 11-year-old, 208,000 dwt newcastlemaxes called Blue Horizon and Clear Horizon. The company finally agreed on a sale with Germany's Neu Seeschiffahrt paying $61m for the pair. Wisdom Marine ...
  • St Lawrence traffic suspended following cement carrier grounding
    Two tugs have been dispatched from Montreal to assist the , a cement carrier that ran aground on Sunday morning on the St Lawrence River near Cornwall in Ontario. Traffic along the river has been suspended with authorities concerned that the cement carrier has taken on water. The ship has developed a list to port. ...
  • Petronas, MISC and MOL to develop liquified CO2 carrier venture
    Malaysian energy giant Petronas, along with its shipping arm MISC, has signed a term sheet with Japan's Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) to create a joint venture to develop liquified carbon dioxide (LCO2) carriers for carbon capture and storage projects around Malaysia. The three parties have been working on LCO2 carrier designs for many months, which ...

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Lloyd's List web site
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
  • Carriers struggle to contain costs
    Container lines have seen operating costs rise since the pandemic. Reducing costs further could even lead to jobs being cut
  • Seafarers agree wage increases and focus on fuel transition
    The challenges for seafarers of the move to decarbonisation are not insignificant. The working group set up by the ITF...
  • Russian drone and missile strikes Odesa port, killing two
    Two Odesa residents were killed in Russian drone and missile strikes. The overnight comes after regional trade resumed
  • The week in newbuildings: Owners sign up for more crude oil tankers while cruiseship orderbook sees a boost
    The newbuilding orderbook for suezmax tankers and very large crude carriers has now reached 56 vessels and 22 ships respectively
  • TEN eyes more dual-fuel tankers after delivery of lead Equinor aframax
    US-listed company believed to be in discussions for methanol-capable tanker newbuildings
  • Gard alone accounts for vast majority of P&I club underwriting profits
    Shipowners seeking stability should insure with larger International Group affiliates, while smaller marine mutuals will 'continue to struggle', marine broker...
  • Winter rally arrives for VLCCs as Atlantic draw sees tanker rates climb
    Time charter equivalent rates 'back to normal' after Saudi and Russia export cutbacks saw crude inventories draw and oil-on-water volumes...
  • Joining the maritime industry 'is like stepping back in time'
    Seafarer charity head Simon Grainge is addressing the recruitment crisis head-on. It comes as industry events are beginning to ask...
  • Bocomm Financial Leasing's ship drawdown to exceed $4.1bn by 2023
    The president of Bocomm Financial Leasing says the lessor possesses a fleet of nearly 500 vessels, ranking third in the...
  • Very large gas carriers smash rates records as Chinese propane demand fuels arbitrage trade
    Difference in price between LPG sold in Houston and Japan was $316 per tonne according to Avance Gas, with freight...
  • Further call to protect EU ports from ETS fallout
    Plans are in place to prevent carriers avoiding the Emissions Trading System tax by way of using transhipment hubs. But...
  • More boxships and bulkers sold for recycling as prices jump
    Indian recyclers are still picking up the majority of vessels being circulated for end-of-life sale, including several 'extraordinarily priced' boxships
  • Chinese container executives warn of slower growth
    The world's container shipping volumes will line up with global economic growth in the long run, Cosco Shipping executive vice-president Lin...
  • The week in charts: Frenzied trading grips new Shanghai container futures | Tanker values may have peaked | Marine insurance recovery continues
    Asset values for crude and product tankers fall, insurance premiums jump 8.3% in 2022 and new containerised futures exchange reports...
  • MOL, Petronas and MISC tie up to develop liquefied CO2 carriers
    Japan's Mitsui OSK Lines is working with Malaysian state oil giant Petronas and shipping group MISC on CO2 carriers
  • Seacon strikes sale-and-leaseback bulker deal with Beijing Leasing
    It will then bareboat charter back the dry bulker, which is scheduled to be delivered this month, for 10 years
  • Daily Briefing
    Dark fleet tanker engine failure blocks Turkish Strait traffic | Tanker values may have peaked as Greek owners avoid dark...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
  • First green shipping corridor will connect Shanghai with Southern California
    Los Angeles, Long Beach and Shanghai will work with ocean carriers and an organization of cities committed to emissions reductions to develop the first-ever green shipping corridor along one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world.
  • Uncertain US shippers shifting freight, altering inventory strategies
    The BlueGrace Logistics Confidence Index indicates retail shippers with "tremendous" inventories on hand are likely to move more small shipments as the holidays approach.
  • Sourcing shift causes surge in South American logistics investment
    New forwarding and ocean services are being added to South American trade lanes as service providers move to capture rising trade growth in the region.
  • CSX, NS Gulf Coast rail deal with Amtrak receives federal funding
    The U.S. Department of Transportation will back improvements along tracks that span the ports of Mobile and New Orleans to allow freight and passenger service to coexist.

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TradeWinds web site
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
  • Diana and Costamare forge term deals as midsize bulker period charter assessments rise
    New York-listed Diana expects to make nearly $9m off latest two charters
  • Nova Algoma cement carrier spends second day aground after halting St Lawrence traffic
    Vessel was briefly refloated before running aground again
  • Diana Shipping forges trio of term deals as midsize bulker period charter assessments rise
    New York-listed shipowner expects to make nearly $9m off latest two charters
  • Judge slaps Alf Aanonsen's Trinity companies with default judgment in charter case
    Court awards treble damages, bringing total sum to $14.2m
  • Seafarers win 6% pay rise under International Bargaining Forum deal
    Four-year deal reached between employers and unions in Berlin last week
  • Australia-to-China coal flows push capesize bulker rates to three-month high
    Spot rates surge 30% in a week as import prices beat north China coal
  • Ships in Odesa port 'damaged' in latest Russian strike, says Ukraine
    Grain export facilities may be unusable after missile attack
  • 'Most affordable': Analysts say it is time to snap up International Seaways stock
    Clarksons Securities likes the look of dividend capacity at Lois Zabrocky-led tanker shipowner
  • Container ships set for recycling in India as pricing levels top $600 per ldt
    But market sources caution that Sinokor deal is not indicative of current scrap prices
  • Russian fuel export ban leaves tanker market in limbo, says Poten & Partners
    Uncertainty looms for ships currently involved in Russian exports, says broker
  • Crude tanker seasonality is real, Clarksons' Frode Morkedal reminds investors
    VLCC, suezmax and aframax rates rise week over week as northern hemisphere temperatures drop
  • Clarksons says tanker tonne-miles growing at fastest rate since 2017
    Opec cuts are dampening volumes but not distances, research chief Stephen Gordon says
  • VLCC rates start to pick up after 'disastrous' September, say analysts
    Minor rally continues as owners insist that conditions are set fair for years to come
  • 'How it should be': Oystein Kalleklev says VLGC rates moving into LNG carrier territory
    Boss with foot in both camps of gas shipping says everybody is happy with record earnings
  • Celsius forward-fixes four methanol-ready container ship newbuildings
    Unifeeder steps up chartering activity
  • MOL and MISC form joint venture with Petronas to build CO2 carrier fleet
    Asian heavyweights teaming up to develop and monetise gas shipping concept
  • Seaspan expects first big ammonia container ship on the water from 2030
    Canadian owner aiming to take its charterers on the decarbonisation journey
  • Ailing Greek ferry relic finally given the heave-ho onto Turkish ship recyclers
    Sucker-punched by cheap Russian steel imports, Aliaga's recyclers can still rely on Greek ferry sector for tonnage
  • Cosco Shipping Energy buys into MOL's new Chinese LNG carriers
    Sino-Japanese partnership deepens with new investment
  • Luksic family's shipping gamble pays off as fortune swells to $25bn
    Chilean owners of CSAV benefit from shareholding in container line Hapag-Lloyd
  • Russia shuns Western shipping services as its crude revenues soar
    Western insurance is forced out of the trade as price-capped trading recedes
  • Seafarers evacuated as handysize bulker burns off Indonesia
    Vessel hit by engine room blaze on Sunday
  • Ailing Greek ferry relic finally given the heave-ho onto Turkish ship recylcers
    Sucker-punched by cheap Russian steel imports, Aliaga's recyclers can still rely on Greek ferry sector for tonnage
  • Ship size is going to matter due to ammonia's limitations, designers say
    Naval architects argue bigger vessels will have an advantage by being able to house large fuel tanks
  • Insurer West of England gets credit rating boost
    AM Best awards London-based mutual insurer an A- rating
  • Petredec sells vessel to Greece's Naftomar amid soaring VLGC rates
    Major VLGC shipowner and trader sells one of its oldest ships as it takes delivery of six newbuildings
  • SITC buys seven chartered and newbuild ships in deal with chairman Yang Shaopeng
    Hong Kong-listed line spending $58m on expanding owned fleet
  • Taiwan's Wisdom Marine to downsize capesize fleet as bulker pair put up for sale
    Capesize segment not core to the company's business
  • QatarEnergy closes in on first batch of its phase 2 LNG newbuilding project
    Company poised to declare some of pre-reserved slots but all eyes are on which shipowners will join party
  • Former Wallem managing director Peter Cowling dies
    Popular industry executive described as a 'shipping man through and through'
  • Danaos linked to Sinokor vessel in new capesize acquisition
    US-listed container ship player said to be making its second expansion move in bulkers
  • Shipping man Stefanos Kasselakis wins party vote to become Greek opposition leader
    Entrepreneur-turned-leftist politician takes Greek Syriza party by storm
  • Container ships set for recycling in India as pricing levels top the $600 per ldt mark
    But market sources caution that Sinokor container ship deal is not indicative of current scrap price levels
  • Cosco Shipping leads Chinese green methanol bunker fuel initiative
    State-owned giant says project will also explore other green fuels for shipping
  • Russian fuel export ban leaves tanker market in limbo, says Poten
    Uncertainty over what will happen with the ships currently involved in Russian exports, says broker

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American Shipper web site
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
  • Air Canada cancels Boeing order for 777 freighters
    Air Canada is backing out of a deal to buy two large 777 freighters from Boeing.

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