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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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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
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
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
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
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
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
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
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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