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January 27, 2023

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Exim India web site
JANUARY 27, 2023
  • Maersk & MSC to discontinue 2M alliance in 2025
  • Tiger Logistics celebrates Tiger Vision Fest
  • Withdrawal of oil jetty for works at Deendayal Port
  • Trends that will reshape the logistics industry in 2023
  • CNY 2023: Deployed capacity drops sharply
  • Antwerp Port's innovation hub NextGen Demo ready to welcome circular pioneers
  • Dry bulk shipping sector has a poor start in 2023
  • Export prices of white rice up
  • Jubail Commercial Port added to India Gulf Service 1
  • Hapag-Lloyd completes stake acquisition in Spinelli Group
  • Call for raising import duty on aluminium, aluminium products
  • Suez Canal increases cargo ROB limit
  • Electronic toll collection through FASTag grew 46% in 2022

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International Transport Journal web site
JANUARY 27, 2023
  • A premiere for a private railway
  • Improving rail service for Wilhelmshaven
  • A fleet of 50 e-trucks
  • Euroairport remains cautious
  • GW introduces e-cargo bikes
  • Opening in Memphis
  • Röhlig Logistics picks Robert Lawry
  • Traversing the Horn of Africa again
  • Enlarging the Manila terminal
  • UK: a new zero-carbon end-to-end service
  • Bonnier appoints Moritz Trüg
  • A Dutch-German development cooperation
  • Ashanti Airlines wins tender for new Ghanaian airline
  • MSC opts out of JNPT
  • Room for 62 pallet spaces
  • Military logistics for humanitarian aid
  • A tandem to lead Heyworld
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • AA Cargo and Airlink unite for Haiti
  • More LNG projects in Japan

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The Loadstar web site
JANUARY 26, 2023
  • Bullish MSC continues to strengthen its fleet for life after the 2M
  • Capacity control by the biggest carriers will prevent rates tumbling further
  • In the name of Kuehne post-MSC/Mærsk divorce
  • Scrapyards ready for another containership recycling boom
  • Port of Halifax nudges past 600,000 teu, but competition is growing
  • Manston air freight hub development can go ahead, but protestors won't give up
  • Save crown jewel GLS from Royal Mail now

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Marine Log web site
JANUARY 26, 2023
  • Fatigue seen as cause of OSV strike on production platform
    A company's failure to adhere to the 12-hour work limit set in its Fatigue Management document is seen as the probable cause of an offshore supply vessel strike on an oil and
  • American Jazz heads for California via the Panama Canal
    American Cruise Lines reports that its modern riverboat American Jazz is repositioning from the Mississippi River to the West Coast for new California river cruises. Beginning in February 2023, they will be
  • MPC Container Ships lines up synthetic MDO supply
    Oslo-headquartered MPC Container Ships (OSE: MPCC) has signed an agreement that will see it take deliveries of synthetic Marine Diesel Oil (MDO) from Karlsruhe, Germany, based INERATEC GmbH, starting in 2024. The
  • GAO warns of challenges ahead for Columbia class program
    The Navy has long stated that the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program is its highest shipbuilding priority. The Columbia class will replace the Ohio class submarines that currently provide the sea-based leg

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Container News web site
JANUARY 26, 2023
  • MABUX reports that global bunker indices are on the rise
    Over the fourth week of the year, Marine Bunker Exchange (MABUX) global bunker indices continued a sustainable upward trend. The 380 HSFO index rose by US$9.14 to US$491.02/MT, the VLSFO index added US$19.98 USD reaching US$719.15/MT and the MGO index also increased by US$35.37 to US$1,073.92/MT. "At the moment, the global bunker market retains the potential for a further uptrend," commented a MA
  • Moody's upgrades DP World's ratings
    Moody's Ratings Agency has raised DP World's ratings in a major statement of confidence in the port operator's business and future. The upgrade comes on the heels of two large investments in DP World's key UAE properties, the Jebel Ali Port, the Jebel Ali Free Zone, and the National Industries Park, in 2022. The first came from CDPQ, a Canadian investment firm, in May, followed by Hassana, a Saud
  • MPC Container Ships, INERATEC to explore new alternative fuel for shipping
    Norwegian boxship owner MPC Container Ships (MPCC) and INERATEC, a supplier of sustainable fuels, have signed an agreement for the supply of synthetic Marine Diesel Oil (MDO) made from biogenic CO2 and renewable hydrogen. The delivery is set to start in 2024. With this agreement, MPC Container Ships kickstarts the transition towards carbon-neutral, synthetic diesel in the shipping sector. "While
  • Port of Mobile achieves record container year
    Port of Mobile in Alabama, US reported record container shipping numbers in the previous year, handling 563,191 TEUs, representing an 11% growth compared with 2021 box volumes. Meanwhile, intermodal rail volumes continued a 31-month record of triple-digit growth, ending the year with a 142% increase over 2021. Additionally, the container terminal handled a record 312 vessels, translating to an in
  • Port of New York and New Jersey between the two California giants
    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has announced its container volumes for the month of December 2022, as well as for the full year of 2022. A record total of nearly 9.5 million TEUs throughout the year was noted for the first time in the port's history. In particular, the major US port handled a total of 9,493,664 TEUs during the last year, representing an increase of 27% from pre-pan
  • Wan Hai closes US$32 million demolition sale deal
    Wan Hai Lines has apparently gotten over US$32 million after finalising the demolition sale of 10 elderly boxships, as the recycling of container vessels accelerates. Ship brokers report that after an open tender , the Taiwanese liner operator has sold four 1,088 TEU 160-type ships built between 1996 and 1998, as well as six 1994-built 200-type ships with a box capacity of 1,368 TEUs. These are t
  • Deadly fall from container ship at the port of Los Angeles
    A dock worker lost his life at the port of Los Angeles after a fall from the superstructure of a container vessel onto the deck below, approximately 15 metres high. The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) said that firefighters arrived on the scene and found there was no confined space rescue or physical extrication required. According to LAFD's announcement, firefighters and paramedics initiated
  • FlexCold announces expansion of Jacksonville facility
    FlexCold, a cold storage warehousing company, will expand its facility in the port of Jacksonville (JAXPORT), located in Florida in the United States. The facility is the first one of the company and the planned expansion is expected to more than double the overall building footprint to over 32,500 m², bringing the total number of pallet positions to 55,000, up from the initial 25,000 positions.
  • NYK Group Europe appoints new president and CEO
    Svein Steimler, the current president and CEO of NYK Group Europe, will retire on 31 March 2023, and will afterward join the company as a special advisor. Carl-Johan Hagman will succeed Steimler as president and CEO of NYK Group Europe. "I promise to do my best to contribute to the company's continued success in its vital mission of helping cargo owners transition to sustainable, resilient and ev
  • The amazing challenge of digital transformations - written by Maersk's CTIO
    Navneet Kapoor, chief technology & information officer of Maersk, has written the following opinion piece describing the challenge of digital transformations - and why many companies struggle with it. ------ In recent decades, technology and digitization have changed our society. It has changed how we communicate with each other and how we behave as consumers. Technological advances have had such

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Splash web site
JANUARY 26, 2023
  • Torm confirms $233m LR1 play
    Denmark's Torm has confirmed picking up seven secondhand LR1 tankers in two separate deals, as widely reported by brokers earlier this month. The New York and Copenhagen Nasdaq-listed product tanker owner said it had purchased the Korean and Chinese-built ships for $233m in cash, lifting its fleet to 85 on a fully delivered basis. The ...
  • Diana Shipping takes reduced rates for new panamax fixtures
    Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping has secured employment for two of its ships at lower rates that should bring in no less than $10.68m. The New York-listed firm has extended its time charter contract with Aquavita International for the 2014-built panamax at $13,250 per day. The Semiramis Paliou-led owner of 42 bulkers on a fully ...
  • Maersk Supply Service picks up Brazilian contract
    Denmark's Maersk Supply Service has sealed a deal with TechnipFMC for the towing and mooring campaign of Petrobras's Búzios 6 project in the Santos Basin pre-salt area offshore Brazil. The scope covers the pre-installation of the mooring system and hookup of the P-78 floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, which will be the seventh ...
  • Turkish powerships move a step closer to supplying Ukraine
    Turkey's Karpowership has moved a step closer to supplying electricity to Ukraine via its floating power plants, known as powerships. Karadeniz Holding's subsidiary has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ukrainian state-run trader JSC Energy Company to develop and finance the implementation of 500 MW, enough to power over 1m households. Karpowership, which owns and ...
  • MPC Container Ships backs new alternative fuel for shipping
    Shipping has a new, alternative fuel from Germany to investigate. MPC Container Ships and Karlsruhe-based INERATEC have signed an agreement for the supply of synthetic marine diesel oil (MDO) made from biogenic CO2 and renewable hydrogen, with delivery set to start in 2024 to replace conventional fossil fuels used today by existing vessels. "While there ...
  • Port of Cromarty Firth seals monopile marshalling deal for Moray West wind farm
    Port of Cromarty Firth has been selected for the marshalling of all 62 monopiles for the 882 MW Moray West offshore wind farm being developed by Ocean Winds, a 50/50 joint venture owned by EDP Renewables and Engie. Under a multi-million pound contract Moray West will use the recently expanded facilities at Invergordon for this ...
  • Allseas secures work on German North Sea wind converter platforms
    Marine construction specialist Allseas has won a contract to install the high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter platforms for the DolWin4 and BorWin4 offshore grid connection projects in the German North Sea. Awarded by Dragados Offshore, the deal covers the transport and single-lift installation by the 2014-built heavy lift vessel of two 900 MW converter ...
  • Liner shipping digests the news of the 2M divorce
    Liner shipping has had 24 hours to digest the "bombshell" news that the world's two largest containerlines are to dissolve their 2M alliance within the next two years, something that paves the way for enormous changes in the global liner hierarchy. In a joint statement yesterday, Vincent Clerc, the new CEO of A. P. Moller ...
  • Bid launched to take GasLog Partners private
    Peter Livanos-controlled GasLog has launched a near $400m bid to take New York-listed GasLog Partners private. Combined, the two entities would have a fleet of 38 LNG carriers. Privately held GasLog is offering $7.70 per unit in the unsolicited non-binding proposal for the nearly 70% of the common units it does not control to take ...
  • Jalship Management buys first tanker
    Indian takers of vintage tankers are increasing. This week sources tell Splash that Jalship Management has bought its first suezmax, the , from Greek outfit Westport Tankers for $49m. Westport had bought the ice-class, 2006-built ship just five months ago for $31m. Ice-class tankers have led the way in S&P this month with stunning prices ...
  • Bangladesh's HR Lines dives into the secondhand market
    Bangladesh's HR Lines has ditched newbuild plans in favour of the secondhand market. Alphaliner reports that Karnaphuli Group, the parent of HR Lines, has recently bought the 1,092 teu Maersk Arun, now renamed HR Tuareg, and the 1,620 teu SITC Bangkok, which will be renamed HR Balu. The two ships take the HR Lines fleet ...
  • Nuclear power for shipping; understanding the opportunity in context
    Refreshed technologies hold promise in addressing shipping's clean energy needs, but solutions won't emerge in the short term, writes Patrick Ryan, a vice president at ABS. Using nuclear power to propel ships is not a new concept, but the intense interest in commercial maritime decarbonisation is pushing curiosity around the topic to new heights. This ...
  • Freeport LNG completes repairs at Texas plant after June fire, moves to begin restart process
    Freeport LNG, whose Texas liquefaction plant on Quintana Island, Texas, was closed after a fire on June 8 caused significant damage, has asked US regulators for permission to begin restarting the facility. The company is looking "to commence cool down of its Loop 1 transfer piping and reinstate the facility's boil off gas management compressors and associated piping," it ...
  • California lawmakers introduce federal bill to permanently ban offshore drilling along US Pacific coast
    Two Democratic members of Congress from California - Senator Dianne Feinstein and Representative Jared Huffman - have introduced the West Coast Ocean Protection Act in their respective chambers, legislation intended to permanently ban oil and gas drilling in federal waters off the coast of

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Lloyd's List web site
JANUARY 26, 2023
  • US imports at near record levels last year amid eastward shift
    East and US Gulf coast ports benefited at the expense of their west coast peers, handling growing imports volumes throughout...
  • Barbados defends flagging US-sanctioned tanker
    The VLCC Saint Light, formerly Young Yong, found refuge at the Barbados flag after it was added to a US...
  • GasLog Partners unveils sharp increase in profits
    Partnership says $16.8m jump in fourth-quarter revenue is mainly due to stronger earnings in spot and short-term market
  • Correction: Ownership of Smooth Sea 22 and Smooth Sea Co. Ltd.
  • Star Bulk not ready to commit to alternative fuels
    Company not planning to order any alternative dual-fuel vessels soon, says chief financial officer
  • Hunter says it has delivered on promises
    Norwegian company has agreed to reward shareholders in two payments
  • China to rescue dry bulk market by 2023's second half
    China, the biggest global driver of bulk demand, is expected to rebound and lead a recovery in bulk carrier rates
  • Columbia Shipmanagement takes holistic approach to wellbeing
    Ship operators are struggling to attract quality seafarers, who now ask about health and wellbeing support
  • 2M split driven by strategic differences between Maersk and MSC
    Much has changed in the strategic direction of both companies since the 2M alliance was first discussed in 2014. Those...
  • Torm confirms purchase of seven LR1s
    Danish tanker owner has confirmed it agreed to buy three long range one tankers as well as four vessels purchased...
  • Maersk's new business strategy 'won't work', says Drewry
    Maritime consultancy assesses Danish line's new corporate strategy as a global integrator of container services
  • Port of New York-New Jersey sees imports softening after a record year
    Port director Bethann Rooney says volumes will remain soft in the next six months. She urges the supply chain to...
  • CIMC expects up to 55% drop in full-year earnings as box-making business slows
    Demand for containers has returned to normal from the record high level during the pandemic-led market boom, says company
  • NYK names Kono as finance chief in management reshuffle
    NYK executives have been promoted while changes have been made on the key personnel in financial, technical, dry bulk, energy and...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
JANUARY 26, 2023
  • Truckers urge single appointment system across Southern California port complex
    As federal and state laws aim to make per diem charges more transparent, California trucking groups say a unified appointment system across the Los Angeles and Long Beach port complex would go a long way toward that goal.
  • Bridge repair along UP's LA/LB-Midwest network nearing completion
    The approximately 72-hour repair on a bridge in New Mexico would appear to mitigate what could potentially have been a major disruption for UP's international and domestic intermodal shippers.
  • Consistent vessel service key to Port NOLA cargo recovery: officials
    After a 2022 in which skipped calls dragged down volumes at the Port of New Orleans while neighboring Gulf Coast gateways saw booming import growth, officials are hoping a return to steady vessel schedules will help entice shippers back to the port.

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TradeWinds web site
JANUARY 26, 2023
  • Freightos makes its New York debut following Spac merger
    Booking and payments platform raises $80m in its public listing on Nasdaq
  • Diana Shipping sees lower rates on two charters set to fetch nearly $11m
    Athens-based owner plans to continue fixture with Aquavita International and start new charter with Cargill International
  • Wind shift? Strong rates on new Eneti contracts could check disposal plans
    Clarksons Securities was surprised by the strength of fixtures revealed this week
  • Investors bet on long-term shift out of Russian oil trades
    Changes to European security policies set to lift tanker prospects for years to come
  • Livanos may need to bump up offer to roll up GasLog and GasLog Partners
    Take-private offer is low, but market observers disagree on how low and if a competitor could emerge
  • 'Alternative' ship finance matures, but is cut-rate pricing a risk?
    Non-traditional sources of finance are becoming a staple of the industry, but are these new players storing up problems for the future?
  • Eco shock: green fuels will not beat fossil fuels on price until 2040, MSI warns
    Analyst Adam Kent says action needed to make sure owners adopt alternative bunkers early
  • Banks scrutinise owners' green credentials before newbuild investments
    Cooling of newbuild market has encouraged banks to dig deeper into prospects for retrofitting older ships
  • Karpowership inks deal with Ukraine to explore floating electricity supply
    Companies mulling siting units off Moldova or Romania for link up with Ukrainian grid
  • Star Bulk protected from downside by scrubber premium of up to $7,000 a day
    CFO Christos Begleris explains how Greek owner stays ahead of the competition
  • Torm confirms LR1 buys, snatching seven ships for $233m
    Danish owner nearly doubles its LR1 fleet
  • GasLog Partners outlines plan for steamship-to-FSRU conversion for Australia job
    Company ducks Q&A session on results briefing call following buyout bid from GasLog
  • Dry bulk 'the best trade of 2023', says Clarksons Securities
    Get ready for the 'Chinese dragon' to be unleashed, analyst tells Marine Money London
  • Hungry Star Bulk on the hunt for fleets and finance, CFO says
    Christos Begleris reveals what will be keeping Greek bulker giant busy in 2023
  • Venezuela faces long road back as it freezes crude exports for contractual reviews
    Shipbroker believes the country is as far away as ever from being a growing source of tanker demand
  • Greeks and Turks rule the roost in the UN-led Ukraine grain trade
    Neighbours account for two-thirds of all trips and cargoes shipped under the Black Sea safe corridor
  • Is diversity always a good thing? Maybe not if you're talking about shipping stocks
    Streetwise takes a look at the debate between public 'pure play' listings and those owners who want their fleets to look more like a diner menu
  • GasLog Partners conflicts committee to review buyout offer from parent
    Strong market helps company lock in term charters at 'attractive rates' during 2022
  • Anglo American's first LNG-fuelled capesize bulker delivers iron ore to China
    Bulker is the first of 10 LNG-fuelled chartered ships that will help miner reduce carbon footprint
  • Maersk Broker beefs up on LNG with two key new hires for 2023
    Former Clarksons chartering specialist and ex-Novatek Gas & Power shipping head in Asia join team
  • Container rates are 'like a fighter aircraft that has been shot down'
    Collapse in demand presents lines with a huge challenge, while Maersk is the loser from break-up of alliance with MSC, says veteran analyst
  • Demand can handle the orderbook, says car carrier boss Leif Hoegh
    A lost generation of investment is facing a revolution in the personal car market, so the car carrier boom is not over yet, believes Leif Hoegh
  • Chinese buyers snap up chemical tankers in more subdued markets
    Analysts note rate softening this year, but fundamentals looking good for another uptick
  • Clan clients hunt bulkers and MPP tonnage for Russia trade
    A steady accumulation of vessels for Russian trading grows new Istanbul-based company
  • UK-based Russian owner Rostrum builds fleet in East-West dry trades
    Quiet owner emerges with one fleet in the UK and Germany, and another in Bulgaria and Turkey
  • Purus Marine brings in BW LPG's Pontus Berg as fleet boss
    Experienced executive will run commercial and technical management division
  • Landmark Poseidon Principles report shows insurers' portfolios failing to meet climate targets
    Group of eight major players are 12.7% above alignment with 2050 decarbonisation goals
  • The Odd Couple split: MSC and Maersk end 2M alliance
    More questions than answers emerge from decision by the two biggest container carriers to disband their vessel-sharing partnership in 2025
  • Hunter says 'stay tuned' for next move as it reveals final profit from VLCC fleet
    Norwegian group plotting further shipping investments after useful fourth-quarter earnings
  • Russian crude transfers hit high in Mediterranean as Europe cracks down
    Chinese and Dubai-based operators dominate trade off Mediterranean locations in new-look Russian trades
  • Vessel risk: RightShip launches 'task force' to guide ports
    Vetting platform will use data from owners and charterers to help terminals on safety and decarbonisation
  • Private equity firm offloads stake in Indian terminal operator to Hapag-Lloyd
    German liner operator expands terminal footprint and also agrees to participate in capital increase

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American Shipper web site
JANUARY 26, 2023
  • American Airlines' cargo revenue tops $1.2B despite market slide
    American Airlines generated strong cargo sales in 2022 even as market conditions deteriorated.

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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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