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July 27, 2023

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Exim India web site
JULY 27, 2023
  • IMF revises upwards India's GDP growth for 2023
  • Significant investment in maritime infrastructure in North-East & east coast: Sonowal
  • India aims at 12% annual merchandise export growth to realise $1 trillion vision: DGFT
  • MOL & partners to expand container terminal in Kobe
  • Call for forming global alliance of dockworker unions to oppose automation
  • IMO's 2024 theme focuses on safety in the age of new technologies & sustainability
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  • VOC Port allots land for green hydrogen project
  • Rice a seller's market globally after India's ban
  • Ghana port tariffs revised upwards
  • No jump seen in goods exports to Russia

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International Transport Journal web site
JULY 27, 2023
  • "We're not a sofa forwarder"

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The Loadstar web site
JULY 26, 2023
  • US breathes sigh of relief as UPS comes to terms with Teamsters
  • K Line confirms death after fire breaks out on car carrier
  • Kuehne + Nagel yielding joy, not momentum
  • Soft market sees Zim forced off-course and offload surplus capacity
  • EU initiative will 'kick-start' large-scale production of sustainable maritime fuels'
  • Astral Aviation's Gadhia reveals 'cautious optimism' on plans for Africa
  • First Arctic liner link with China started by New New Shipping
  • DB Cargo pulls the plug as energy costs signal red for electrified rail freight

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Marine Log web site
JULY 26, 2023
  • New shallow draft ferry trio goes to work in Frisian Islands
    Germany's EMS Maritime Offshore (EMO), a subsidiary of AG Ems, has taken delivery of three new 54-passenger ferries from Singapore's Penguin Shipyard. Designed by Incat Crowther, the 17-meter long vessels will operate
  • VIDEO: One dead in Fremantle Highway car carrier fire
    The Netherlands Coast Guard is continuing to respond to a fire aboard the Shoei Kisen pure car carrier Fremantle Highway that broke out at 11.45 p.m., local time yesterday. The Coast Guard
  • Vineyard Wind marks another installation milestone
    The Vineyard Wind project offshore Martha's Vineyard has marked another milestone. The DEME Group reports on social media that its offshore installation vessel Orion successfully installed the approximately 3,000 ton offshore substation

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Container News web site
JULY 26, 2023
  • 5 Tips to Improve Your Loading Dock Safety
    A loading dock is one of the most significant spaces in any industrial facility or warehouse. This critical area is where goods are received and shipped out and is essential to any company's logistical operations. This space is frequently the busiest location in the facility, and accidents can happen fairly quickly. Ensuring safety in the loading dock is critical to avoid accidents and protect th
  • Georgia Ports moves 5.4 million TEUs in FY 2023
    Georgia Ports handled a total of 5.4 million TEUs in fiscal year (FY) 2023 (1 July 2022 - 30 June 2023), down 6.7% or 387,000 TEUs compared to the previous record FY. According to recent data, the port of Savannah achieved an 11.2% market share in container trade among US ports on the East, West and Gulf coasts through April, its highest ever. Additionally, the port handled record Roll-on/Roll-of
  • PSA introduces new digital solution for Singapore's haulier sector
    PSA Singapore (PSA), with the support of Enterprise Singapore, has developed OptETruck, a proprietary cloud-based transport management solution which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to facilitate smarter trip planning and eliminate operational inefficiencies for the haulier community in Singapore. According to the company, this will help hauliers improve asset utilisation, reduce carbon emissio
  • Long Beach harbor commission elects new president
    Harbor Commission vice president Bobby Olvera Jr. is the new president of the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners, the five-member panel that oversees the Port of Long Beach. The board also selected Bonnie Lowenthal as vice president and Frank Colonna as secretary. More specifically, each July, commissioners select a president and two board officers for one-year terms. The Commission's new o
  • Euroseas agrees new charters for its two 4,250 TEU vessels
    Greek ship owner Euroseas has entered into an agreement to terminate the current charters for two container vessels, while concurrently fixing the vessels on new charters for US$21,000 per vessel per day. More specifically, the company agreed to terminate the current charter of Rena P, a 4,250 TEU boxship built in 2007, which was originally expiring in February 2025 earning a rate of US$20,250/da
  • Pilbara Ports marks another throughput record year
    Pilbara Ports reported a strong financial year, achieving a fourth consecutive year of record-breaking throughput. More specifically, the result represents a 3% increase when compared to the last financial year, with 752.4 million tonnes (Mt) of throughput recorded in 2022-23, worth an estimated US$164 billion. According to Pilbara Ports, this result comes despite many of the company's customers

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Splash web site
JULY 26, 2023
  • Product tanker orders smash 2022 total in six months
    An upsurge in freight rates and demand has seen product tanker orders in the first half of this year already surpass last year's total newbuild contracting, reaching 8.9m dwt by June, according to shipowning body BIMCO. The product tanker orderbook to fleet ratio has increased from 5.4% last December to 9.3% in June 2023, driven ...
  • Zodiac expands chemical tankers fleet with Japanese order
    Eyal Ofer-controlled Zodiac Maritime has commissioned Fukuoka Shipbuilding in Japan to build four stainless steel chemical tankers. The J19 units, contracted recently in the high $30m each, will start delivering from the middle of 2024. The newbuildings have been designed with an optimised hull and energy-saving devices such as pre-swirl stator fins and surf-bulb on ...
  • MOL signs for VLCC pair at DACKS
    Japanese shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is betting on more LNG dual-fuel VLCC newbuilds. The largest shipping company in Japan in dwt terms has signed for two firm 309,000 dwt tankers at Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering (DACKS) in a deal worth $260m. Last August, MOL became the first Japanese company to order LNG-fuelled VLCCs. ...
  • Byzantine Maritime adds to bulker orderbook in China
    Greek owner Byzantine Maritime has added another handysize bulk carrier to its orderbook in China. The Marios Stafilopatis-controlled company is said to have exercised an option for a fourth 41,000 dwt at New Dayang Shipbuilding. Earlier this year, Byzantine ordered a trio at the state-owned shipyard for $30m each, due for delivery in 2024 and ...
  • MJL Bangladesh orders LR2 in South Korea
    Bangladeshi owner MJL Bangladesh has ordered an LR2 tanker at DH Shipbuilding in South Korea. The yard, formerly Daehan Shipbuilding, which has mostly attracted Greek tanker owners, will bank around $74m from the deal. The LNG-ready 115,000 dwt vessel is expected to be on the water in 2026. MJL Bangladesh, formerly known as Mobil Jamuna ...
  • MOL signs MoU for container terminal expansion at Port of Kobe
    Japanese shipowner Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the Port Island Phase 2 development project at the Port of Kobe. MOL signed the agreement with Kobe-Osaka International Port Corporation and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line). Following the Phase 2 South Pier expansion and improvement work undertaken by the Kobe-Osaka ...
  • Foroohari buys its largest vessel
    Germany's Foroohari Schiffahrt has bought its biggest ship in its 28-year history. Alphaliner is reporting it has bought the scrubber-fitted 6,494 teu for $32m. The 2009-built ship is currently on charter to MSC through to early 2025. Stade-based Foroohari has a fleet of 13 cellular containerships and also runs a fleet of multipurpose vessels.
  • Black Sea shipping's future cast into doubt
    Just what's next for the precarious state of shipping in the Black Sea region? The topic forms the lead in the July issue of Splash Extra published today with expert analysis from the likes of Arrow, Drewry, Jefferies, Shipfix, Signal and Simpson Spence Young and follows a tumultuous 10 days where a shipping pact between ...
  • Hyundai Mipo to spearhead Korean CSOV development
    Hyundai Mipo Dockyard is pressing ahead with plans to develop ships for the burgeoning offshore wind sector. South Korean yard has joined forces with the country's class society Korean Register to jointly develop a basic design for a wind farm commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV). The two parties agreed to develop their own design and ...
  • Maersk slashes its fleet the most among global carriers this year
    In the year to date Danish giant Maersk has slashed its fleet size more than any other global carrier, according to new data from Alphaliner. After reducing fleet capacity in 2022 by 1.4%, Maersk continued to sell ships or end charters in the first half of 2023, reducing its capacity again by 2.1%. Under previous ...
  • Drought conditions see Panama Canal restrict daily transits
    The Panama Canal Authority has decided to restrict the number of daily transits to 32 vessels a day as Central America grapples with the effects of drought and the El Niño weather phenomenon. The canal will keep its maximum draft at 13.41 m for the next "several" months, it stated in a release yesterday, some ...
  • Fincantieri comes onboard nuclear power project
    A European triumvirate is looking at developing nuclear propulsion for ships. French nuclear developer newcleo has signed an agreement with Italian yard Fincantieri and class society RINA to carry out a feasibility study for nuclear applications to the shipping industry, including newcleo's lead-cooled small modular reactor technology. The deployment of newcleo's technology would involve placing
  • Pan Ocean parent lodges bid for HMM
    A second suitor has emerged lining up bids for HMM, South Korea's flagship carrier. Harim Group, which controls local owner Pan Ocean, has joined forces with private equity investment firm JKL Partners, submitting a joint bid yesterday. SM Group, which controls SM Line, is also lining up to take control of HMM, now that state ...
  • UK debuts shipyard credit guarantee system
    The UK government has debuted a shipbuilding credit guarantee scheme in the latest move by the kingdom to bolster its shipyard sector whereby the government will act as a guarantor for lenders, unlocking credit for maritime firms who order in Britain. Minister for industry and economic security Nusrat Ghani said: "Shipbuilding is an integral part ...
  • Iberdrola sells 49% of German offshore wind farm to Masdar
    Spanish electric utility company Iberdrola has officially given up a slice of its 476 MW offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea to Masdar. The Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy company is paying around $414.5m for a 49% stake in the $1.5bn Baltic Eagle project. Masdar is to contribute corresponding to its stake to develop ...
  • One dead and several injured in major fire onboard car carrier
    Around midnight on July 26, the Dutch coastguard received a report that a major fire broke out on the car carrier. The vessel, owned by Shoei Kisen and chartered by K Line, had 23 crew members onboard and, at the time, was sailing 27 kilometres north of Ameland. The crew initially attempted to extinguish the ...
  • What next for Black Sea shipping?
    In the space of 10 days shipping in and around the Black Sea region has descended into chaos with many experts now questioning how shipments can proceed in the medium-term. Last Monday, Russia decided to quit the United Nations-brokered Black Sea Grain Initiative after the Kerch Bridge was targeted by Ukrainians. On quitting the shipping ...
  • Shipping's problematic bubble mindset
    Last week, somewhat parched having been pounding the streets of London all day, I made for The Champion in the relatively trendy Notting Hill Gate district where a pub quiz was coming to its conclusion as a thirst quenching pint of Peroni hit my lips. The very first question I heard from the overly enthusiastic ...
  • July 2023 Review
    The 80th gathering of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) wrapped up at the headquarters of the International Maritime Organization on July 7 with a revised greenhouse gas (GHG) strategy announced. The levels of ambitions agreed within the revised strategy include peaking GHG emissions as soon as possible and to reach net-zero by or around ...
  • Tonne-mile hopes for tankers
    The tanker freight markets spent June becalmed with brokers reporting a balanced market degrading to a supply-saturated market in July featuring plenty of candidates for cargoes. This has led to rangebound freight markets for all sizes of crude oil tanker on many routes especially for VLCCs. Charterers have focused on older tonnage, keeping rates low ...
  • Heatwaves and dry bulk
    China's heatwave continues with temperatures in the more arid areas of Xinjiang province exceeding 52 Celsius but more importantly the large cities in the central and eastern areas are experiencing hotter than average temperatures. This has led to record electricity consumption and to a leap in coal usage and imports. Coal shipments to China surpassed ...
  • Grim expectations for liners
    The same under-par economic growth in China that has affected raw materials demand there has also affected Chinese exports, excluding automobiles, exports of which have tripled in three years. Some banks are expecting a pronounced slowdown of exports if central banks in the EU and US have their way and raise rates to the point ...
  • Analyst Abstract
    Tankers The medium-term future for aframaxes might be bright, they've just got to bypass the immediate next few months. New York-based Poten & Partners noted the longer distances aframaxes - both dirty and clean (LR2s) - have been travelling since the war in Ukraine started. Russia is exporting more oil to Asia and Europe is ...
  • Summer holidays slow S&P
    "It feels like the summer holidays are in full swing," says one Asia-based S&P broker on the relatively quiet S&P scene this month. That said, he adds there are still plenty of people sniffing around capes if not really other bulkers. Tankers are muted on the large crude, with a bit more interest in the ...
  • Tankers International: VLCC pool operator sets sights on other segments
    While the VLCC market remains its core focus, in the longer term, transitioning to other segments is an option for Tanker International, the company's boss Charlie Grey tells Maritime CEO. The UK-based VLCC pool operator established in 2000 today has a fleet of over 60 ships but it has invested in internal digital infrastructure that ...

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Lloyd's List web site
JULY 26, 2023
  • US national gets 41 months in prison for violating sanctions on Iran
    Behrouz Mokhtari, a dual US and Iranian national, was sentenced to 41 months in Federal prison for violating US sanctions...
  • SunGas to construct $2bn green methanol facility in Louisiana
    US-based SunGas Renewables, which signed a strategic partnership with Maersk late last year, will begin construction on a $2bn green...
  • US fills up Tanker Security Program ranks
    Seabulk Tankers, part of Seacor, is the third company to admit three product tankers to Marad's Tanker Security Program, alongside...
  • Carriers retreat to alliances to constrain capacity
    Carriers added capacity rapidly during the pandemic, usually outside their alliance partnerships. With demand now in retreat, those services are...
  • Lock in long-term hull & machinery pricing if offered, advises Gallagher
    Moves by P&I clubs to write commercial lines are positive, argues leading broker, but adds: 'I wouldn't say we're seeing...
  • FuelEU Maritime explained: What the new EU rules mean for shipping
    FuelEU rules mandate that shipping reduces greenhouse gas intensity for energy used on board a ship by 80% from 2050...
  • Fires making car carriers harder to insure, warns Gallagher
    Two total losses a year enough to wipe out all premiums on entire vessel type, according to director at leading...
  • Container volumes into Russia rebound with intensified competition among carriers
    More carriers have entered this seemingly lucrative trade but making profits appears to have become increasingly difficult
  • Genco Shipping & Trading tops ESG scorecard of public shipping companies
    'The idea that underpins this entire endeavour... is that we believe there is no longer a place in the public...
  • MSC snaps up more secondhand boxships as values descend
    Secondhand containership prices, which have held up relatively well compared to freight rates, have started to fall again after they...
  • Let's be honest: digital technology is leaving too many seafarers behind
    Seafarers initially find technology exciting and stimulating, but then reality kicks in and they become frustrated by what is now...
  • Weak China exports hit HPH Trust results
    Sharp declines in volumes ex-China to the US and EU have taken a toll on throughput. But there are signs...
  • Cosco Shipping returns to Hudong-Zhonghua for more newbuild LNG carriers
    The new order is part of a joint newbuilding and charter project by three state-owned giants
  • MOL and K Line in agreement to create largest box terminal in western Japan
    The expanded facility will be able to handle 40% of the international container cargo, or about 1m teu, at the...
  • Daily Briefing
    UK licence suspension of Indian Ocean floating armouries leaves 3,000 weapons in limbo | Greek tanker exodus from Russia trades...
  • One crew dead and several wounded in K Line car carrier blaze off Dutch coast
    Update: An electric car fire is suspected as the possible source of a blaze that has ripped through the Shoei...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
JULY 26, 2023
  • ODFL focusing on capacity, cost management in LTL downcycle
    Freight volumes were down almost 12% in the second quarter at Old Dominion Freight Line, but the less-than-truckload carrier says it will continue to reinvest in capacity.
  • Union Pacific appoints Jim Vena as CEO amid focus on 'improving service'
    After UP's 2022 performance failed to meet the expectations of shareholders, an activist investor called for current CEO Lance Fritz to be replaced by Vena, who had previously served as the railroad's chief operating officer.
  • Western Canada port backlog to take weeks to clear: Canadian National
    CN said it will take up to eight weeks to clear the cargo backlog at the ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert as the industry waits to see if ILWU Canada's rank and file will accept terms of the tentative deal reached last week.
  • Western Canada port backlog to take weeks to clear amid union contract vote: CN
    Canadian National Railway said it will take up to eight weeks to clear the cargo backlog at the ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert as the industry waits to see if ILWU Canada's rank and file will accept terms of the tentative deal reached last week.
  • Strategic focus on higher-margin business pays off for forwarders
    The decision by DSV and Kuehne + Nagel to protect yields at the expense of volume is allowing the forwarders to move into an uncertain second half in a solidly profitable position.

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TradeWinds web site
JULY 26, 2023
  • Safe Bulkers net profit drops amid slow markets and fleet upgrade
    US-listed dry bulk shipowner incurs higher costs as its older vessels undergo dry-docking to improve their efficiency
  • Grimaldi conro ship remains aground off Mexico for several days
    The vessel gets caught up on a reef off of Yucatan Peninsula
  • Video: Netherlands Coastguard struggles to contain North Sea car carrier blaze
    Additional tugs sent to scene of the casualty to secure a line and save the stricken vessel
  • Product tanker order surge eclipses total for 2022 in six months
    Bimco says demand for versatile LR2 newbuildings has led the way as orderbook grows
  • Seaboard Marine upgrades fleet with Eastern Pacific newbuild charters
    Miami-based operator continues to modernise with Bangkokmax container ships
  • Subsea 7's John Evans reiterates DOF interest but will look at chartering in
    Subsea 7 offered NOK 35 per share in a mix of cash and stock to acquire DOF just before it went public in June
  • UK pulls licences for floating armouries in Indian Ocean
    MNG Maritime operates three ships used by private security companies to store weapons to protect commercial vessels
  • Panama Canal Authority reassures shipping there will be enough water as waiting times grow
    Ships are waiting for up to two weeks to transit the Canal from the Atlantic to the Pacific, which is twice as long as last month
  • Russia seeks to replace Ukraine grain as Black Sea tensions escalate
    A tumultuous week shows that for Ukraine, there are only insufficient alternatives to the UN's defunct grain export corridor
  • Bureau Veritas upgrades financial forecast after stronger first half
    Hinda Gharbi-led group credits sustainability-related growth across all portfolios
  • US showers business on Schuyler and other US tanker owners
    Washington employs Jones-Act product tanker for up to five years and formally reveals partners under its Tanker Security Programme
  • Green Seas: How will the EU's upcoming carbon laws change shipping?
    Our environment newsletter explores mixed views with Emissions Trading System implementation just over five months away and FuelEU Maritime to follow
  • Comment: States should take clear stand against threats to shipping as Black Sea enters dark chapter
    Amid escalation fears in the waters off Ukraine, governments must remember that war has rules and their response matters
  • Death reported from fire on Shoei Kisen car carrier in the North Sea
    Fire could be related to a number electric or second hand cars onboard the vessel
  • GTT inches forward on liquid hydrogen tank for next generation carrier
    As Australia's Provaris starts tests on prototype compressed H2 containment system
  • War risk market holds fire on Black Sea rates in wake of threats to shipping
    No response yet as Ukraine and Russian governments threaten to target commercial shipping
  • Year-end targets in sight for Subsea 7 as it moves on from two ships
    Kristian Siem-backed outfit says it will surpass 2022 revenue as impairment charges drag on second quarter bottom line
  • Failure to launch: What next for bulker markets as Chinese economic growth disappoints?
    The world's biggest importer of dry bulk commodities pledged to up governmental support for its economy on Monday
  • Chemical tanker prospects remain strong as owners return to shipyards
    MSI says raft of new orders has continued in 2023 after impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine boosts sector earnings
  • Keith Denholm leaves IMC Shipping and plans Europe move
    It's time to move closer to home, the Scotsman says after a combined 17 years in Singapore
  • Swiss trader Mercuria looks at doubling its money on sale of rare LR3 product tanker
    Even a slowly dying ship breed can yield amazing profit margins in today's tanker market
  • Socio-economic factors contributing to Singapore piracy surge, says ReCAAP
    The pandemic and lower fishing catches means more people are turning to robbery at sea
  • UK government offers credit guarantees to support shipbuilding sector
    Move is part of a £4bn package aimed at boosting employment in coastal communities
  • Seatrium a 'key beneficiary' of strengthening offshore market, says analyst
    Singapore yard group could be in line for another $7.5bn worth of floater contracts, according to UOB Kay Hian

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American Shipper web site
JULY 26, 2023
  • Cargo volumes a mixed bag for Gulf Coast ports in June
    Cargo volumes were a mixed bag for Gulf Coast ports in June, with Houston reporting container declines, while crude oil shipments boosted Corpus Christi.
  • Hawaiian Airlines preps for October start of Amazon cargo service
    Hawaiian Airlines is starting an in-house cargo airline that will fly dedicated routes for Amazon Air starting this fall.

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In August, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +10.9%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
Federlogistica has established its own representation in the Iberian Peninsula
Genoa
It will support Italian entrepreneurs operating in Spain
Boluda acquires Royal Boskalis' towage and salvage operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Valencia
Transaction valued at $640 million
ESPO urges IMO States to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
The association also urges the EU Commission to align European standards
The Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal.
Los Angeles
Invitation to submit expressions of interest
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
Geneva
The most significant growth in PLSCI was recorded by the port of Savona-Vado Ligure (+53.7%)
ONE will not charge surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Singapore
They will be applied starting from October 14th
Fincantieri and Aeronautical Service sign agreement for the use of composite materials in the naval, civil, and military sectors.
Trieste
Genoa Port Terminal concession renewal approved until 2054
Genoa
The terminal's operating conditions have been redefined, bringing them back to the multipurpose function, in compliance with the ruling of the Council of State and the PRP
PSA Italia-Logtainer and Rail Hub Milano-Medlog have submitted offers to manage the Interporto Padova intermodal terminal.
Padua
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports increased by 4.5% last month.
Beijing
Containers amounted to 27.7 million TEUs (+6.8%)
The Netherlands is referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether to entrust seafarers or dock workers with the lashing operations on smaller container ships.
In the second quarter, container traffic handled by Eurokai terminals grew by +16.4%
Hamburg
Significant growth of 16.1% in Germany. In Italy (Contship), volumes increased by 5.2%.
China enacted regulation in response to US taxes on Chinese-owned and -built vessels
Beijing
The new rules include the possibility of introducing similar countermeasures
New attack on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
UKMTO announced that a fire broke out on a vessel hit by a shell
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ITS Costruttori, il corso di alta formazione per entrare nel mondo di Fincantieri
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Miami
The American cruise group announces a further strengthening of the growth trend in bookings
Marella Cruises sells Fincantieri slots for two new cruise ships to TUI Cruises.
Hannover/Trieste
With a gross tonnage of 160,000 tons, they will be larger than the units originally planned
GNV-Portitalia bridge agreement on lashing operations in the ports of Palermo and Termini Imerese
HMM will not introduce surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Seoul
The company will not modify scheduled services that stop in the United States
GATX Rail Europe signs sale-leaseback agreement with DB Cargo to purchase 6,000 railcars
Vienna
The transaction will be completed by the end of this year.
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
Bremen
Miscellaneous cargo is growing. Bulk cargo is declining.
India launches nearly $8 billion package to support its shipbuilding and maritime sectors
New Delhi
Shipyard production capacity expected to increase to 4.5 million gross tonnage per year
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in French ports fell by -0.4%.
Paris
Dry bulk and rolling bulk trades are declining. Container and liquid bulk trades are growing.
Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire UK's leading marina operator
Paris/London/New York
It will take over ownership from British private equity firm LDC
Royal Caribbean agrees with Meyer Turku to build Icon ships for a decade
Miami
Order confirmed for a fifth Icon cruise ship and option placed on a seventh unit of the same series
Maersk announces it will not apply surcharges for new US tariffs on Chinese vessels
Copenhagen
The company assures that it will not make any changes to its services
Cochin Shipyard and KSOE enter into strategic collaboration in shipbuilding sector
New Delhi
The creation of approximately two thousand direct jobs is expected
DHL will resume freight shipments from Germany to the United States for corporate customers.
Bonn
They had been suspended due to the removal in the USA of the "de minimis" threshold for goods with a value of less than 800 dollars.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Statement in Support of the IMO Net-Zero Framework
Ancona: Tax fraud in the shipbuilding sector
Ancona
Over €2.3 million in non-existent tax credits seized
CMA CGM buys British rail freight operator Freightliner
Birmingham
The transaction will be completed in early 2026
Containerized cargo at the port of Algeciras decreased by -9.4% last month
Algeciras
The 20-foot containers handled were 399 thousand (-0.7%)
Italferr participates in Europe's largest railway electrification contract
Rome
Activities within the Rail Baltica project
Freight traffic increased in the ports of Barcelona and Valencia in August
Barcelona/Valencia
In the first eight months of 2025, decreases of -1.6% and -0.3% respectively were recorded
In the June-August quarter, FedEx express courier revenues increased by +3.1%
Memphis
An average of 16.8 million express shipments were handled per day (+3.5%)
Breakthrough in the exploratory tunnel of the Brenner Base Tunnel
Milan/Rome
At 64 kilometers, it will be the longest underground railway connection in the world.
Tender launched for privatization of Croatian shipyard 3. MAJ Rijeka 1905
Zagreb
The starting bid is 6.66 million euros.
To decarbonize, shipping should join forces with other hard-to-abate sectors
London
This is highlighted by a report by Accelleron which believes that a critical mass of demand is necessary to overcome a stalemate phase.
COSCO Reassures Customers on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Vessels
Shanghai
We - the Chinese company assured - will maintain competitive freight rates and surcharges.
Shipping is still far from the target of 5-10% of fuel used coming from scalable, zero-emission sources by 2030
Copenhagen
The need to introduce incentives was underlined
Spain's Boluda acquires Transfesa's intermodal rail freight services.
Valencia
The agreement also includes industrial services, railway maintenance and shunting activities and intermodal terminals.
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Baku
Agreement with the Azerbaijani oil group SOCAR
German and Austrian trailer manufacturers challenge EU regulation to reduce truck environmental impact
Berlin/Brussels
They denounce that its application leads to an increase in traffic volumes and therefore emissions.
The Venice Marghera station has been equipped with a track compliant with European TEN-T standards
Venice
A 740-meter freight track has been opened.
World Shipping Council introduces Cargo Safety Program to prevent ship fires
Washington
It is based on artificial intelligence and traditional goods inspections
Rheinmetall to enter naval shipbuilding sector by acquiring Naval Vessels Lürssen
Bremen
Lürssen Group to focus on megayacht production
The British government is investing half a billion pounds to reduce shipping emissions.
London
Private investments of 700 million expected
HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
Cairo
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -10.2% was recorded
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.
Rome
They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.
A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.
La Spezia
Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.
The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs
Rome
Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
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
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
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