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Exim India web site
JULY 31, 2023
  • Comprehensive Port Connectivity Plan effectively enhancing last mile & hinterland connectivity of ports: Sonowal
  • Gocon Logistics launches 'Gopay' to transform invoice discounting in transport sector
  • Volume contraction slowing on NAWC
  • Vigil urged against cargo liquefaction in dry bulk shipping
  • New QTerminals service covers key Middle East ports
  • Procedure for Sealing of Containers Marked as Suspicious Consequent upon Scanning with Customs Seal
  • First ship leased from GIFT IFSC
  • Baltic Exchange Market Report (28 July 2023)
  • Warehousing sector critical to PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan: Sumita Dawra
  • More methanol bunkering operations planned in Singapore
  • Focused agreement on Chabahar likely
  • Despite difficult market conditions, CMA CGM Group's performance remains robust: Rodolphe Saadé
  • Twenty national waterways being developed
  • Indo-US trade seen surging 60 pc
  • China's industrial profits dip
  • Kerala conclave in Oct. to showcase Vizhinjam Port
  • FTA with ASEAN ill-conceived: Minister

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The Loadstar web site
JULY 28, 2023
  • Bankruptcy looms as Yellow burns cash and tries to offload its 3PL
  • 'Shock in Copenhagen' - $6.3bn down the swanny
  • Carriers may find it hard to make huge Asia-N Europe rate hikes stick
  • Cars-in-containers not the way to prevent dangerous fires on ships
  • Value trifecta: Old Dominion, Ryder & Union Pacific (Yellow in mind)
  • Improved data-sharing can avoid container bottlenecks at US ports
  • Air France KLM Martinair Cargo revenue plummets amid soft demand
  • Russia eyes African markets but pleads for fair treatment of aircraft

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Marine Log web site
JULY 28, 2023
  • Saab submits its proposal for Walrus-class submarine replacements
    Supported by Sweden and the U.K., Saab has today submitted its proposal for the replacement of the Netherlands' current Walrus-class submarines. Saab says its proposed four advanced Expeditionary Submarines are being offered
  • GLDD secures rock supply for its rock installer
    If you've got a rock dropper, you need to have rocks to drop. Yesterday, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD), which has ordered the first Jones Act-compliant subsea rock installer
  • VIDEO: Nearly 500 EVs reportedly aboard burning car carrier
    As the fire aboard the car carrier Fremantle Highway continued burning off the Dutch coast, a spokesman for the vessel's charterer, Japan's K-Line, is reported as saying that there were there were
  • ESB 4 completes drydocking at Palumbo Shipyard Malta
    The Military Sealift Command's Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) completed its first Regular Overhaul (ROH) in the European area of operations at the Palumbo Shipyard
  • SEA-LNG: Bio-LNG now available in 70 ports worldwide
    The SEA-LNG coalition reports that analysis of the green LNG bunkering market shows that bio-LNG is available today in almost seventy ports worldwide, including in Singapore, Rotterdam and on the U.S. East

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Container News web site
JULY 28, 2023
  • CN Photo Project: The Picture of the Week
    Container News wants to thank you all for your participation in the CN Photo Project . Among all the very beautiful photos we have received, the Container News team has chosen the following picture as "The Picture of the Week"! Title: Sailing into the sunrise - Photo taken by Henry Kadoch Be part of the CN Photo Project and stay tuned to see your photo posted on Container News as the next "Pictur
  • HHLA lowers forecast for current financial year
    German port and terminal operator Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) is adjusting its forecast for the current financial year based on preliminary figures for the first half of 2023. HHLA now expects container throughput to be at the level of 2022, while the company had previously forecasted a year-on-year moderate increase in box volumes. Additionally, HHLA said that the expected decrease in
  • ONE launches new reefer service connecting Latin America with Florida
    Singapore-based container carrier Ocean Network Express (ONE) has announced a new service connecting the West Coast of South America to the East Coast of North America. The new FLX service is scheduled to commence in September and will be operated by four ONE container vessels with the following port rotation: Callao (Peru) - Paita (Peru) - Guayaquil (Ecuador) - Cartagena (Colombia) - South Flori
  • South Korean shipbuilder orders waste heat recovery systems for Maersk newbuildings
    The world's largest shipbuilder, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD-HHI), has placed a €2.5 million (US$2.75 million) order for Climeon HeatPower 300 waste heat recovery systems to enhance energy efficiency on board a series of six Maersk 17,200 TEU vessels. The South Korean shipbuilding company will build six methanol-fuelled container ships for the Danish ocean carrier. The vessels are equipped wi
  • Global Ports enhances VSC container handling equipment with new reachstackers
    Russian port and terminal operator Global Ports has commissioned two new heavy-duty reachstackers at its Far East terminal, Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company (VSC), located in the port of Vostochny in Primorsky Krai. Reachstackers from Chinese port equipment manufacturer ZPMC have a lifting capacity of 45 tons and are highly maneuverable. Additionally, they are designed for loading, unloading and s
  • Adani to boost Mundra port capacity by 800,000 TEUs amid steady volume growth
    The Adani Group is set to open a new container terminal at Mundra Port at the end of this year, as major carriers add new calls out of the emerging economy. "Cognizant of growing demands, Mundra Port is expanding its infrastructure," said the company, adding that "a new berth, T3, with capacity of 800,000 TEUs is set to be commissioned in the third quarter [October-December] of the fiscal year 20
  • HAROPA Port reports 1.25 million TEUs in first half
    French port complex of Havre, Rouen and Paris HAROPA Port has handled 1.25 million TEUs from the beginning of the year until June. This is translating to an 8.6% decline in full container inland traffic, while imports dropped by 6.8% and exports fell by 12.4%. On the other hand, HAROPA Port achieved positive results in river box traffic with 12,834 TEUs. Additionally, in terms of tonnage, HAROPA
  • New member joins Global Shipping Business Network
    Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN), an independent technology consortium welcomes the New Land-sea Corridor Operation Co Ltd, (NLSC) as a new member. The New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor (ILSTC) is a major trade and logistics passage established jointly by China and ASEAN members. NLSC operates a pan-regional integrated transportation platform which orchestrates the transportation n
  • Sealand commences new intra-Asia service
    Sealand Asia has announced the launch of an intra-Asia service, IA11, to connect China, Taiwan and Vietnam. The Maersk-owned container line will deploy two boxships of 1,000 TEU container capacity on the service, which will have the following port rotation: Shanghai (China), Ningbo (China) - Kaohsiung (Taiwan) - Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam) - Kaohsiung (Taiwan) - Shanghai The post appeared first on Con
  • Jazan port receives first container ship call
    One year after its inauguration, Hutchison Ports' new multipurpose terminal at the port of Jazan in Saudi Arabia handled its first commercial container vessel. The 900 TEU boxship Kota Rahmat, operated by Pacific International Lines (PIL), is deployed on the intra-Red Sea trade and became the first container ship to call the Saudi port. It is still unclear, according to DynaLiners, if this port c
  • AD Ports and Shandong Ports Group enhance collaboration
    AD Ports Group has signed multiple collaboration agreements with Shandong Port Group (SPG), a conglomerate based in Shandong Province, China, which provides port operations, port infrastructure construction, cargo transportation and warehousing among other services. The deal leverages the 'Sister Ports' agreement between Shandong Port and Khalifa Port to forge a partnership and strengthen coopera
  • Transpacific drive latches on to US$100 recovery in composite rates
    A string of General Rate Increases (GRIs) for Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates, the added effect of the Canadian port strikes and the cutting down of capacities have been playing into China-US rates. The latest weekly action saw the Shanghai-Los Angeles rates (China-US West Coast) sear past the US$2,000 mark, to end at US$2,072, a figure which was last seen by the trade lane over six months back. Th

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Splash web site
JULY 28, 2023
  • Cosco and Guangzhou Salvage form heavy lift semi-sub giant
    Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers and Guangzhou Salvage have formed a joint venture which will have a fleet of 18 semi-submersible vessels by the end of 2023. Commercial management of the fleet will be handled by the joint venture and Cosco Shipping Heavy Transport exclusively with offices located in Guangzhou, Houston, and Rotterdam. The current fleet of ...
  • Economou taps Chengxi Shipyard for pair of kamsarmax newbuilds
    Greek shipping mogul George Economou has signed for a pair of kamsarmax bulk carrier newbuilds in China. Economou's TMS Dry has commissioned Chengxi Shipyard to build and deliver 82,600 dwt units in 2026. TMS Dry, which according to VesselsValue, currently has eight ultramaxes and four capes on order in China is paying Chengxi between $35m ...
  • Shell readies tender for Nigerian floater
    Shell is tapping the market for a deepwater floating rig to be deployed offshore Nigeria. Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCO), the operator of oil mining lease (OML) 118, is looking for a minimum sixth-generation semisub or drillship to support the delivery of well construction, maintenance, and abandonment in the Bonga fields. The contract ...
  • SunGas funding $2bn green methanol plant for Maersk ships
    Houston-based SunGas Renewables has invested $2bn to construct a new green methanol production facility in central Louisiana which will fuel Maersk's fleet of methanol-powered container vessels. In order to do this SunGas formed a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Beaver Lake Renewable Energy (BLRE), which will be in charge of the construction of the facility. BLRE is ...
  • Buttery wraps up multiple bulker deals
    Singapore-based bulker owner Grindrod Shipping has revealed several deals for its fleet, including sale and purchase as well as time charter transactions. The Ed Buttery-led company recently exercised the purchase option on Meiji Shipping's chartered-in 2016-built supramax IVS Hayakita, with the ship expected to change hands in September this year. In July, the parent firm ...
  • Burning car carrier too hot to board, another attempt set for later today
    A salvage team was unable to enter the car carrier which has been on fire since Tuesday evening as the ship was still too hot. Around midnight on July 25, the Dutch coastguard received a report that a major fire broke out on the vessel. One crewmember died, while the remaining 22 were rescued by ...
  • Geneva Dry partnership stirs cocktail creativity
    What would you christen a shipping-related cocktail? Splash posed the question to readers yesterday on the back of news that our new event, Geneva Dry, has an official drink sponsor in the form of LVX Geneva Dry Gin, a local Swiss brand. Sponsors of the event's evening cocktail receptions, with one of the night's still ...
  • Shipowner jailed in the US over Iranian ties
    Behrouz Mokhtari, 72, of McLean, Virginia, and Tehran, Iran, a naturalised US citizen, was sentenced this week to 41 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release as well as a fine of more than $2m. He had earlier pleaded guilty to two separate conspiracies to violate sanctions imposed by the United ...
  • Carbon insetting can help close the new fuel price gap
    Fossil fuels will remain cheaper than renewable fuels for some time, but carbon insetting is an effective remedy that can expedite the energy transition in shipping, says Tom De Ruyter, business developer of renewable and low-carbon fuels at Titan. What is carbon insetting, and why is it important? Carbon insetting refers to the financing of ...
  • Nearly 70 ports offer bio-LNG bunkers
    Ships can now bunker bio-LNG at almost seventy ports worldwide, including Singapore, Rotterdam and the US east coast, according to SEA-LNG. A total of 355 LNG-fuelled ships, not counting LNG carriers, are able to use bio-LNG as drop-in fuel without any modification, the industry lobby group, which displays the availability of the marine fuel on ...
  • Evalend poised to enter LNG trades
    Greece's Evalend Shipping has set the stage for its debut in the liquified natural gas trades. The Kriton Lendoudis-led diversified owner of mostly bulkers and tankers is said to have penned a letter of intent with HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering for two 174,000 cu m LNG carriers. The ships, costing around $260m each, ...

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Lloyd's List web site
JULY 28, 2023
  • Fires: Now a burning issue
    EVs have gone way beyond 'first kid on the block with a Tesla' bragging rights and production volumes will increase...
  • Strong HSFO demand halves Singapore scrubber spreads
    Rising high-sulphur fuel oil demand from the Middle East and lower production in Europe because of sanctions against Russian oil...
  • Russia is threatening commercial vessels, say Ukrainian officials
    Intercepted transmissions warning commercial vessels entering the Black Sea that they are at risk confirms widespread reports of intimidation and...
  • CMA CGM expects sluggish market for remainder of year
    CMA CGM saw an improved second quarter of the year on a seasonal basis but market normalisation has taken the...
  • Capital Product Partners confirms sale of solitary bulker
    Sale of the vessel Cape Agamemnon will leave fleet of 22 consisting of containerships and LNG carriers
  • Capesize rates surge but market outlook remains uncertain
    The Baltic Capesize Index jumped 27% on the week, but forward freight agreements suggest sentiment remains weaker despite the economic...
  • Russian attacks on merchant shipping could constitute a war crime
    Shipowners would have potential recourse through the International Criminal Court, the English Courts or any country that recognises universal jurisdiction...
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: How to rebuild resilience into container supply chains
    The immediate disruptions of the pandemic may have eased, but has the industry learnt sufficient lessons to prevent the same...
  • CIMC mooted as a potential buyer of CDB Leasing
    The government in Shenzhen will likely hold a stake in the new ownership structure by way of business links. State...
  • More electric cars than first thought on board burning Fremantle Highway
    Fremantle Highway, currently ablaze off the Dutch coast, was carrying 500 new electric vehicles - significantly more than the 25...
  • EU approves $44m support for German LNG terminal in Brunsbüttel
    Germany plans to build three onshore LNG terminals by 2028 to increase its import capacity, after bringing three floating storage...
  • Costamare underlines 'long-term' commitment to dry bulk
    Boxship rates have softened but are still healthy, according to Costamare, which sees the containership orderbook as the 'principal threat'...
  • X-Press Feeders signs bio-methanol offtake agreement with OCI
    X-Press Feeders has 14 dual-fuel methanol vessels on order, which the company expects to take delivery of the first in...
  • Daily Briefing
    Shipping faces intimidation, harassment and credible threat of attack in Black Sea | Smaller Greek owners dwindle while fleet grows...
  • D'Amico eyeing more debt reduction and better dividends
    The Italian product tanker owner posted strong second quarter earnings that capped a record first half of the year. It...
  • Economou's TMS Group orders kamsarmax pair at Chengxi Shiyard
    Deal comes as Chinese shipyards have been at the forefront of order-winning this year, while Greek newbuilding investment has also...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
JULY 28, 2023
  • Court denies SC Ports appeal of Leatherman ruling
    The latest decision upheld an initial ruling by the National Labor Relations Board that allowed the International Longshoremen's Association to sue ocean carriers that called Charleston's Leatherman terminal.
  • Non-union layoffs edge Yellow closer to collapse
    Word of layoffs among non-union staff at Yellow spread Friday, and shippers report less-than-truckload (LTL) pricing is already moving higher in anticipation of a shutdown of the third-largest US LTL carrier.
  • CMA CGM reports $1.3 billion Q2 profit despite flat volume
    "Normalizing" container shipping market conditions slashed more than $6 billion from CMA CGM's quarterly earnings compared with an overheated 2022, but the carrier remains in a healthy financial position.
  • 'Normalizing' market slashes $6 billion off CMA CGM earnings in Q2
    Despite deteriorating market conditions in the container shipping industry having a significant negative impact on its profitability, CMA CGM remains in a healthy financial position.
  • Long-term chartered air freight capacity depressing market: DSV
    Forwarders in 2021 signed long-term air cargo charters to meet rising demand for air freight resulting from an overheated ocean market, and some of those charter deals are still in place despite a widespread demand slowdown.
  • Yellow looks to sell third-party logistics subsidiary as labor talks falter
    In its latest attempt to avert a potential bankruptcy, unionized trucking company Yellow is trying to raise funds through the sale of Yellow Logistics.
  • FMC's Dye offers fixes for container flow problems through US ports
    The FMC commissioner wants to implement uniform empty return dates and define "container availability" as when the container is available for pick up, among other proposals.
  • Cargo flow woes persist at India's Mundra Port after cyclone disruption
    Concerned over the trade chaos at Mundra, India's Container Shipping Lines Association said that vessel scheduling on services out of the country had become a major challenge for carriers.

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TradeWinds web site
JULY 28, 2023
  • Capesize bulker market reaches four-week high as Atlantic activity heats up
    Average spot rates jumped $2,500 in one day on Wednesday after slow start to the week
  • CMA CGM's profit plummets as it expects 'sluggish' second half of 2023
    Transport and logistics segment 'remains depressed', chief executive Rodolphe Saade says
  • Capital Product Partners takes $8m hit to exit dry bulk
    Impairment from sale of capesize bulker hits bottom line
  • Capital's 'green revolution', car carrier blaze rages and Xi's disappointing growth
    The top shipping stories making the headlines this week.
  • Baltic Exchange eyes period indices for LNG carriers
    Larger two-stroke vessels are also in its sights to make index benchmark more relevant
  • Cosco and Guangzhou Salvage forge heavylift giant
    Chinese partners form world's largest semi-submersible heavylift fleet
  • Sinokor Merchant Marine named as buyer of Omani VLCC trio
    A slightly firmer price is being quoted for the scrubber-fitted 'mid-tier' vessels but it is down on levels seen earlier this year
  • Asia-Pacific wind farm pipeline threatened by dearth of vessels
    Bigger wind turbines on the horizon may be beyond the capacity of current assets deployed in the Asian wind sector
  • 'The cover's off': CargoMetrics to step up the pace of maritime data product rollouts
    Hedge fund turned data intelligence firm aims to introduce 10 data packs by end of the year and launch emissisons strand
  • Samudera profits nosedive on 'subdued' outlook for container shipping
    Singapore-listed carrier hit by lower rates and volumes in boxship sector
  • OCI Global inks green methanol supply deal with X-Press Feeders
    Fuel producer to supply newbuildings in Port of Rotterdam from 2024
  • Wan Hai inks sustainability-linked loan with Standard Chartered
    Carrier claims first green finance deal involving a Taiwanese container company
  • K Line reveals close to 500 electric vehicles on fire-ravaged Fremantle Highway car carrier
    The number of electric cars is higher than first thought and could explain the North Sea casualty
  • GTT sees 'profoundly sound' LNG market as orders rack up
    Record orderbook gives French cargo containment system designer earnings visibility through into 2027
  • Economou's TMS Dry stacks orderbook with midsize bulk carrier newbuildings
    The Greek shipowner has ordered two kamsarmax bulkers at Chengxi and four more ultramaxes at Nantong Xiangyu
  • Ex-director of UAE trader fights UK jail sentence over ship arrest
    Essa Abdullah Ahmad Al Ghurair says he cannot pay ship arrest legal debt because his brothers won't cooperate
  • Paolo d'Amico says West's oil price cap is hurting Russia and could quell India's appetite
    A combination of the price cap and fleet dynamics may turn against Russian exports to India
  • High-cost value-added ships help shipbuilding giant HD KSOE swing back into profit
    Group says it has achieved 94% of its annual order target
  • Comment: Why the Chinese dragon refuses to roar for dry bulk
    The workshop of the world is defying maritime optimists as it makes 'tortuous progress' towards economic recovery

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American Shipper web site
JULY 28, 2023
  • Container shipping giant CMA CGM still earning over billion a quarter
    Because container liner profits plummeted off an extraordinarily high peak, some carriers are still posting hefty profits despite huge declines.
  • All Nippon Airways big cargo loser in 2nd quarter
    All Nippon Airways underperformed competitors by a wide margin in cargo during the last quarter as it prepares to invest in growing the cargo business.

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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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