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March 31, 2023

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Exim India web site
MARCH 31, 2023
  • JN Port attains a new high of over 6 million TEUs in 2022-23
  • HMM launches new service ex Kolkata
  • Total exports cross $750 billion despite challenging times
  • Government planning to develop Eastern Grid with 5,000 km of navigable waterways: Sonowal
  • Customs duty exemption on all drugs & food for special medical purposes
  • AD Ports Group reports strong operational & record financial performance in 2022
  • Wheat export ban to continue
  • India's steel production dips for second consecutive month
  • Oilmeals export surges 76.78 pc in April-Feb.
  • Smartphone exports seen at new high
  • CMA CGM PCS from Mersin to Indian Subcontinent
  • Promoting maritime trade with Iran, Israel & Egypt
  • CSL enters European short-sea shipping market
  • Long-term ocean container freight rates see seventh consecutive month of drops
  • Agri exports show 6.04% rise during April-Jan.

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International Transport Journal web site
MARCH 31, 2023
  • From two railroads to five in one stroke
  • Asian markets to expand till 2030?
  • Thanks to Schenker, DB is back in profit
  • ABC about to return?
  • ONE now holds 28.7% of Poseidon
  • Airlines for Europe elects Ourania Georgoutsakou
  • Industry urges more action for modal shift
  • EV Cargo boosts Chinese network
  • Powerful addition to the fleet
  • Raja picks Catherine Cambier
  • Airbus FAL Tianjin delivers first A321neo
  • ATI: solid results for 2022
  • Astral Aviation promotes Patricia Odida
  • Warehouse extension for French milk branch
  • LNG filling station inaugurated
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • A long-term agreement at Port of Gulfport
  • Wiremind: a year full of accomplishments
  • Truck toll hike angers German freight forwarders

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The Loadstar web site
MARCH 30, 2023
  • Maersk 'on a journey' as it snaps up frozen foods logistics specialist
  • Ceva reorg accelerates as rumours give way to action
  • AirBridgeCargo to relaunch with Russian aircraft, amid legal wrangles
  • Arbitration call as Canadian port labour negotiations go off the rails
  • Snapshot: One-year record DSV is here! However...
  • Weak demand and slimmer retail margins eat into airfreight spend
  • Hamburg lays the groundwork for swap to hydrogen trucks
  • COP28 host UAE joins bid to water-down IMO emissions targets

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Marine Log web site
MARCH 30, 2023
  • Rolls-Royce working on methanol-fueled high speed marine engine
    Could a methanol-fueled MTU marine engine be not too far away? Following up on ambitions announced at last year's SMM event, Rolls-Royce Power Systems and two partner companies have been working since
  • GoM oil and gas lease sale generates $263.8 million in high bids
    With a gun to its head in the form of a mandate under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) yesterday held Gulf of Mexico
  • Conrad Shipyard picked to build new Governors Island battery-hybrid ferry
    When we last reported on the plan for a new ferry to operate between New York City's Lower Manhattan and Governors Island, things had reached the stage where an RFP for the

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Container News web site
MARCH 30, 2023
  • MacGregor receives order for RoRo equipment for Sallaum Lines vessels
    MacGregor, part of Cargotec, received a large order for comprehensive packages of RoRo equipment for a total of two dual-fuel LNG Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) vessels. These PCTC vessels will be built at Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding Ltd. for Sallaum Lines. The ships are scheduled to be delivered to the shipowner between the fourth quarter of 2024 and the second quarter of 2026. Moreover, MacGre
  • Wärtsilä introduces radical derating solution for two-stroke engines
    Wärtsilä, a technology company, has introduced a new radical derating retrofit solution called Wärtsilä Fit4Power to prolong the emissions-compliant lifespan of merchant ships by giving more optimised engines to the current two-stroke fleet. Ship owners can lower the bore size of two-stroke engines by 25% using this newly developed retrofit option. Also, this will increase the efficiency of their
  • Container lines post strong earnings/TEU in 2022: Sea-Intelligence analysis
    Shipping lines reported very strong financial results for 2022, according to the latest report by the Danish maritime data analysis company Sea-Intelligence. At the time of writing, 12 of the largest container carriers have published their financial results - minus CMA CGM, which did not publish EBIT, COSCO, ONE, PIL, and MSC, which is privately held and does not publish accounts. The combined EB
  • New container record for DP World Southhampton
    DP World Southampton has broken its all-time move count record after handling more than 9,000 containers on ONE Trust, the vessel which called the terminal last week. Some 9,315 containers were exchanged, including 5,824 discharges, 3,473 loads and 18 re-stows, taking 86 hours to complete. This call broke by 13% the previous terminal record of 8,213 moves set by MOL Truth two years ago. ONE Trust
  • COSCO SHIPPING Ports exceeds 130 million TEUs in 2022, reports annual revenue of US$1.4 billion
    COSCO SHIPPING Ports, a global port operator, released its annual results for the fiscal year that concluded on 31 December 2022. The Chinese port giant said that in 2022 its total throughput was 130,107,074 TEUs and rose by 0.6% year-on-year. Total equity throughput was 42,069,050 TEUs with a growth of 5.5% and total throughput from subsidiaries was 31,627,734 TEUs with a rise of 35.3%. COSCO SH
  • Ports America highlights MTOs importance, while arguing against OSRA regulations
    While expressing concerns regarding the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA) rules, Ports America, the largest marine terminal operator in North America, emphasised the significance of marine terminal operators (MTOs) in facilitating freight movement. The Covid-19 pandemic, inflation, combined with labour shortages, construction disruptions and other factors have fuelled a supply chain crisis that co
  • Port Houston kicks off the year with strong container volumes
    February volumes at Port Houston in Texas remained strong compared to the same month last year, despite an anticipated softening of demand. During the previous month, 313,452 TEUs were processed at Port Houston, translating to a 15% rise over February 2022, while the port has handled 633,442 TEUs, representing a 6% year-on-year increase, during the first two months of 2023. Meanmwhile, general ca
  • More container ships go for repairs, maintenance, as freight market flattens
    Management at Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC Corp said that the normalisation of the container freight market means there is now more business for maintenance and repair work. Previously, when the freight levels were high, liner operators were reluctant to allow off-hire days in order to maximise earnings. Now that the situation has reversed, liner operators are more willing to resume maintenance. At
  • Costa Rica's terminal handles its third largest container vessel
    The Moín Container Terminal (TCM) received this week its third largest vessel to ever berth at the port since the Costa Rican terminal operations began in February 2019. More specifically, MSC-operated 9,408 TEU Elma called TCM, which is operated by Maersk's port operator APM Terminals. The TCM can receive Post Panamax Plus ships, and simultaneously serve two ships with a capacity of up to 8,500
  • K LINE commences new general dry cargo warehouse in Thailand
    Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha's (K LINE's) company K LINE CONTAINER SERVICE, based in Thailand, will launch the operation of a new warehouse in the Bang Na district of Bangkok on 1 April. The new warehouse is located in a location 30 kilometres from Bangkok's city center, the largest consumption area in Thailand. K Line said the new facility will handle e-commerce goods, and instead of sending products o
  • A.P. Moller Capital buys South Africa's leading frozen logistics operator
    A.P. Moller Capital has announced the acquisition of South African frozen logistics operator Vector Logistics from RCL Foods. Vector Logistics provides multi-temperature warehousing and distribution, supply chain intelligence, and sales and merchandising solutions. A.P. Moller Capital said the purchase provides Vector Logistics with an opportunity to accelerate its mission of "Going Beyond" in su
  • Wärtsilä reliquefaction systems to be installed on eight LNG carriers
    Wärtsilä has now been awarded the contract to supply reliquefaction systems for eight additional new ships, which will be owned by various leading global shipping companies. The orders by Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard were booked into Wärtsilä's order intake in the first quarter of 2023. The Wärtsilä equipment is scheduled to be delivered commencing in 2024, and the first LNG carrier is expected to be
  • Hong Kong sees 24,000+ TEU vessel for the first time
    The 24,188 TEU container vessel OOCL Spain, one of the world's largest boxships, called at the port of Hong Kong on 25 March during its inaugural journey. The Hong Kong Seaport Alliance (HKSPA) the OOCL SPAIN, one of the world's biggest cargo carriers with a capacity of 24,188 TEU and a length of 399,99 meters, on her inaugural journey on 25 March. The mega container ship berthed at the facilitie
  • Jeddah Islamic Port enhances decarbonisation activities
    The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has announced cutbacks in crane activity and truck turnaround times at Jeddah Islamic Port in line with its annual target of lowering carbon footprint at the port by 1,046 tons in 2023. Complementing the goals of the National Transport and Logistics Strategy (NTLS), the Jeddah port's decarbonisation efforts form part of Mawani's Green Ports initiative that seeks

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Splash web site
MARCH 30, 2023
  • World's first hydrogen dual-fuel straddle carrier launches in Antwerp
    The Port of Antwerp-Bruges, one of Europe's largest ports, now features what is said to be the world's first hydrogen dual-fuel straddle carrier. Launched by Antwerp Terminal Services (ATS), a joint venture between MSC PSA Europe Terminal (MPET) and PSA Antwerp, the machine uses the engine developed by Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB)'s clean technology division ...
  • Torm shares fall as Oaktree lines up stake sale
    Danish product tanker owner Torm saw its share price drop nearly 13% after its largest shareholder, Oaktree Capital Management, moved to sell up to 5.75m shares. Oaktree-controlled OCM Njord Holdings, which owns around 65% of Torm, has tapped Citigroup, Evercore and Jefferies to carry out the sale of existing shares equal to approximately 6%. An ...
  • Owners advised on new plays and pools in wake of EU carbon pricing regulations
    The EU Emissions Trading Scheme and FuelEU Maritime can offer significant competitive advantage to owners and charterers that understand the incentives, according to new analysis from class society Lloyd's Register and Finland-based Ahti Consulting. Many owners and charters are looking at the incoming wave of carbon pricing schemes as a threat to their business, but ...
  • Wärtsilä launches world-first radical derating solution for two-stroke engines
    Engine maker Wärtsilä has introduced a new radical derating retrofit solution - Wärtsilä Fit4Power - to extend the emissions-compliant lifetime of merchant vessels by providing the existing two-stroke fleet with leaner, more optimised engines. The derating is currently available only for RT-flex96C engines. The retrofit solution enables shipowners to reduce the bore size of two-stroke ...
  • NorthStandard: From the rugby pitch to the boardroom
    NorthStandard, formed through the merger of North and Standard Club, officially launched on February 20 as one of the world's largest providers of mutual maritime cover. With over 390 million gt of owned and chartered tonnage on its books, the new entity consolidates annual premiums of around $800m and employs more than 700 people led ...
  • Hornbeck Offshore seals US government OSV deal
    US offshore vessel owner Hornbeck Offshore Services has secured around $8.4m worth of work to provide services in support of US Navy operations. The Navy's Military Sealift Command took an option on the 2013-built offshore support vessel for a period of one year. The contract with the Louisiana-based Hornbeck includes a three-one-year and an 11-month ...
  • Sembcorp Marine, GE and McDermott join Tennet's multi-billion dollar offshore wind converter stations project
    Singapore's Sembcorp Marine, GE Renewable Energy's Grid Solutions business and McDermott have emerged as winners in Tennet's multi-billion-dollar 2 GW high-voltage direct current (HVDC) offshore wind programme in the North Sea. With 40 gigawatts, the Dutch-German transmission system operator will account for almost two-thirds of the 65 GW offshore wind energy target by 2030, as ...
  • Petrofac and Hitachi land $14bn offshore wind deal with Tennet
    Energy services company Petrofac and technology group Hitachi Energy have sealed a €13bn ($14.1bn) framework deal with Dutch-German transmission system operator TenneT to supply offshore platforms and onshore converter stations. The multi-year deal, which Petrofac said represents the largest in its history, is part of TenneT's 2 GW high-voltage direct current (HVDC) offshore wind programme ...
  • DP World readies edible oil terminal in Somaliland
    Dubai-based terminal operator DP World has launched the development of a new edible oil terminal at the Port of Berbera in Somaliland and agreed to a long-term lease for the facility. The terminal will be the latest addition to Berbera's growing trade ecosystem, following the recent opening of the Berbera Economic Zone (BEZ), 15 km ...
  • China Merchants firms up methanol-fuelled car carrier orders
    China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has moved forward to add more capacity in the car carrier segment by signing a firm deal for two new methanol dual-fuel 9,300 ceu ships. The Shanghai-listed energy transport unit of China Merchants Group is paying $192m to China Merchants Industry Holdings to have the vessels delivered in the second ...
  • A.P. Moller Capital to acquire South African frozen logistics operator
    A.P. Moller Capital is buying Vector Logistics from South Africa's RCL Foods. No price has been revealed for the acquisition. "Vector Logistics is highly respected with a long track record in South Africa, and we are excited to contribute to its transformative vision for both the industry and the region. Vector Logistics' reliable operations enable ...
  • New bill in Washington takes aim at China's influence in ocean shipping
    Two of the main backers of last year's Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA) in the US have come up with an updated piece of legislation which takes aim at China's influence in the ocean shipping space. US representatives Dusty Johnson and John Garamendi introduced the bipartisan Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act this week in a ...
  • American shoreside scrubber project moves ahead
    Clean Air Engineering-Maritime (CAE-M) has received approval from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for its latest vessel stack exhaust capture and treatment system, the ShoreKat. This shore-based technology is designed to reduce emissions while minimising the impact on vessel performance and operating costs. The ShoreKat technology is an air pollution control system that removes ...
  • US Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease sale results announced
    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 259 on March 29, as required by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The sale generated $263.8m in high bids for 313 tracts covering 1.6m acres in federal waters of the Gulf. The sale had offered approximately 13,600 unleased blocks, approximately ...
  • Are there really any limits to artificial intelligence in shipping?
    Splash columnists collide as Kris Kosmala takes on Pierre Aury on all things AI. I read an interesting argument this week in the context of the usability of artificial intelligence (AI) in the business of shipping. What started as an interesting rant about ChatGPT, quickly turned to broader discussion of how much intelligence, artificial or ...

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Lloyd's List web site
MARCH 30, 2023
  • US shipping bill proposes limits on China
    In addition to a set of China-focused measures such as banning the use of state-sponsored software in US ports, the...
  • Capital Gas orders LNG pair at Hyundai Samho
    Contract for two more newbuildings brings Capital Gas fleet to 20 units including orderbook
  • Euronav investigating claims it unwittingly stored sanctioned Iranian oil
    Belgian tanker giant insists that robust due diligence procedures identified cargo as Iraqi and the third-party customer renting oil storage...
  • EU agrees to boost hydrogen and biofuel targets for transport
    Renewable Energy Directive to be revised, with more ambitious targets that will likely send demand signals for renewable hydrogen and...
  • Cosco Shipping Ports bets on China to drive throughput growth
    Full-year volume growth will remain in positive territory, despite a drop in excess of 6% in container handlings in January-February...
  • Princess Empress clean-up costs likely to hit IOPC Funds threshold
    'We don't know exactly how much this will cost us. We may see this go beyond the shipowner's limit,' says...
  • Getting the best talent for shipping means telling a good story
    Identifying the right skills, training students in maritime and keeping them motivated as the industry undergoes a revolution will not...
  • Broker warns of 'Mexican standoff' over secondhand tanker sales
    Values of crude oil tankers are under pressure to move up as freight rates have caught up with the product...
  • DP World expands operation at Somaliland's Berbera
    DP World sees its Somaliland operation as a spur for economic development in the Horn of Africa. A new terminal...
  • Stolt-Nielsen quarterly profit boosted by contract renewals
    Update: Chief executive implores customers to accept contract rate increases of 50% to 100% so that the company may continue...
  • US retail sales growth still above pre-pandemic norms
    Signals indicate that a looming credit crunch could slow further growth this year
  • MPC Container Ships optimistic on green methanol supply for 2024
    Company expects to take delivery of its two 1,300 teu dual-fuel methanol containerships in the second half of 2024
  • Philippines ferry fire death toll rises to at least 31
    Dozens of survivors, including several injured, taken to Zamboanga City and Basilan and Camp Navarro General Hospital. Investigation into the...
  • The Ukraine effect podcast: Shipping's shifting macro risk
    Chapter 4: The macroeconomic and geopolitical risk factors that determine long-term strategic thinking in shipping are becoming more complicated and...
  • Daily Briefing
    Abuse of IMO vessel-numbering scheme and falsely flagged ships continues | The Ukraine effect: Lasting upheaval for shipping markets |...
  • Sembmarine co-operating with Brazilian investigation into unit
    An investigation into shipyard Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz is related to a nationwide criminal investigation starting in 2014 against money laundering...
  • Strategic Marine opens new shipyard in Singapore
    New facility features a 5,000 dwt drydock and a 6,000 dwt slipway

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The Journal of Commerce web site
MARCH 30, 2023
  • Terminal operators, Cosco join Saudi chemical shipper in eBL deal
    Data from eBLs issued via GSBN's infrastructure will also be used to electronically release SABIC cargo at Hutchison and PSA terminals in Asia.
  • MSC joins carriers ending demurrage billing when US terminals are closed
    The fast-moving developments around changes to detention and demurrage billing are happening amid an ongoing rulemaking process by the FMC around the assessment of such charges to consignees and their drayage representatives.
  • Record profit for DB Schenker lifts parent group into black
    Despite being prepared for divestiture, the performance of global forwarder DB Schenker is the only reason Deutsche Bahn group is profitable at present.
  • European shippers sign up for waterborne biofuel initiative
    Dutch multimodal operator Samskip will offer carbon-neutral ocean transport to shippers using biofuel in its intra-European operations.
  • Targets for Europe's modal shift not feasible: rail freight sector
    Far greater ambition will be required by European Commission policy makers if targets to double the market share of rail freight by 2050 are to be achieved, according to rail freight operators.

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TradeWinds web site
MARCH 30, 2023
  • Number of older ships sold for further trading continued to swell in 2022
    BRS Group said high rates pushed up values of older tonnage last year
  • UK pushes for 'genuine link' between vessels and flag states
    IMO has warned of danger posed to maritime regulation from the growth of false-flagging
  • BRS boosts Athens ship finance with Kefalonitis hire
    Finance man used to be RMK Maritime's point man for Greek expansion
  • Carriers and shippers brace for 'hard negotiations' on freight contracts
    Talks drag on as spot rates tumble way beneath long-term rates
  • Green R&D: Shell Shipping working on 100 new technologies at any one time
    Energy group pushing on with work on methane slip from LNG, air lubrication and wind sails but discounts ammonia as a future fuel until safety concerns are sorted
  • Already master of the 'G', Ardmore Shipping goes hard after the 'E' and 'S'
    Streetwise examines the Irish product tanker owner's decision to become one of the first public shipping companies to hatch a sustainability committee
  • Tanker owners face choice as Europe may never again import same levels of Russian oil
    Broker BRS says companies must ask themselves which side they are on after war and sanctions end
  • Euronav probes ship-to-ship claim of sanctioned Iranian oil
    Tanker giant investigates a potential breach after its own checks suggested cargo was from Iraq
  • Vitol unveils radical fleet plan to hit 40% IMO emissions target next year
    The trading giant aims to be ahead of the game through vessel sales, new tonnage and retrofitting
  • QatarEnergy in talks for the next generation of Q-Max LNG giants
    Middle East giant in talks with shipyards for LNG carriers as it pivots to China trades
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen expands top team as it targets zero emissions by 2027
    New CEO puts his stamp on huge car carrier operation
  • F Laeisz joins Auerbach tech platform Flagship Founders in €3.5m funding round
    German owners collaborating on venture to incubate shipping innovators
  • Russian oil output resilient despite import ban, says Rystad
    Production has remained at unexpectedly consistent levels despite fall in export revenues
  • F Laeisz joins Auberbach tech platform Flagship Founders in €3.5m funding round
    German owners collaborating on venture to incubate shipping innovators
  • Wrecker nations must not hold shipping hostage over carbon cut ambition
    If member states of global regulator cannot agree meaningful targets, the regulator is in danger of becoming irrelevant
  • Navigator unveils shipping's first gender diversity-linked loan
    $200m LPG carrier refinancing includes targets for promoting women to senior roles
  • Tsakos doubles down on suezmax tanker newbuildings at Hyundai yard
    Greek shipping company has flipped four feeder container ships into two large crude tankers
  • Fire kills 28 people on inter-island ferry in the Philippines
    Death toll includes six-month-old baby on the Lady Mary Joy 3
  • Stolt-Nielsen sells out of CoolCo for gain of $2.5m in a year
    Short-term investment in Eastern Pacific Shipping-led LNG carrier owner is now over
  • Wartsila launches engine de-rating scheme to extend container ship lives
    Radical rebores of engines on high-speed large boxships from about 2005 can cut fuel use and emissions by up to 15%
  • German Tanker Shipping linked to stunning price for 20-year-old MRs
    Bremen shipowner is said to have offloaded veteran tankers
  • Stolt-Nielsen makes $100m in three months as tanker renewal rates jump 50%
    Norwegian chemical carrier group lost some COA deals by pushing clients hard on price, but scooped up more volumes in spot market
  • Swedish Club head Nordberg makes new hire as he continues staff reshuffle
    West of England also makes key appointment
  • Arctic oil: Russia eyes more tanker shipments to Asia along Northern Sea Route
    Cooperation with India on the cards as Putin regime looks to get more crude to eastern markets
  • Falsely flagged vessels pose 'grave threat' to global maritime rules
    IMO told how vessels evade scrutiny despite links to sanctioned and 'dark' trades
  • Disney is sending a monster methanol-fuelled cruise ship to Singapore
    Lion City picked for first deployment of cruise behemoth originally ordered by Genting Hong Kong
  • Oaktree to offload stake in Torm after shares rally 289% in 12 months
    US fund continues to take advantage of tanker share rally to trim its stakes

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American Shipper web site
MARCH 30, 2023
  • Yellow blames Teamsters leadership for negotiating in 'bad faith'
    Yellow Corp. calls out Teamsters union officials for negotiating in bad faith and says it has the votes to push through its proposed operational changes.

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ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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