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February 2, 2024

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Exim India web site
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
  • Interim Budget 2024-25 gives impetus to infrastructure & economic rail corridors; India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor a strategic & economic game changer, says FM
  • Red Sea crisis prompts rapid rise in ocean freight rates
  • APSEZ Q3 FY24 PAT jumps 65% Y-o-Y; achieves highest-ever quarterly volume
  • India-US bilateral trade seen surging to $500 bn: Ambassador
  • Sonowal launches Maritime Single Window & MMD modules in Sagar Setu (NLP-Marine)
  • Wiz Freight announces INR 125 crore Series B funding
  • India-Menat corridor trade potential seen at $100 bn
  • DFCCIL enhancing Trucks on Train services between New Palanpur-New Rewari
  • Deadline for One Vehicle One FASTag initiative and completing KYC updation extended till Feb. 29
  • DB Schenker announces Vishal Sharma as CEO for Region Asia Pacific
  • APM Terminals Pipavav loads first ever private LPG rake

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International Transport Journal web site
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
  • Hupac updates Netherlands - Poland schedule
  • Milan in the lead, Rome battling hard
  • Rotterdam Port Authority bridges the gap
  • GB Railfreight launches intermodal service
  • Improving ETAs, minimising delays
  • A divided path to growth
  • WFS to handle Finnish cargo in Paris
  • Kale Info Solutions expands Americas team
  • 135 more lanes
  • Two moves for Ebenezer in Singapore
  • The trio on the Rhine
  • AIT picks a Dutch spare part
  • 19,522 shipments with IPR violations
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • 'Queen of the Pit Lane' reveals winners
  • As many rail access points as possible
  • Taking the cold chain down South
  • ICS working towards net zero
  • An even mightier autonomous cargo aircraft

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The Loadstar web site
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
  • Strikes at DPW ports across Australia exacerbating empty box shortage
  • Airfreight industry 'much more adept at adapting to volatile market conditions'
  • DSV's tight race against K+N on day one of Lund reign
  • Can ONE, Yang Ming and HMM compete without a new alliance partner?
  • Evergreen spends $532m to boost its holdings in box terminals
  • CH Robinson: bang in the middle of the perfect storm
  • Dismal picture for US trucking as Q4 volumes go into double-digit decline
  • 'Declining demand for transport services' hits DSV's bottom line
  • N America railroads see intermodal revenue fall, but CPKCP bucks the trend
  • All change at the top of DSV as Jens Andersen steps down early
  • Vishal Sharma becomes CEO Asia Pacific for DB Schenker

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Marine Log web site
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
  • Houthis fire missiles at another ship managed by Oceonix Services
    Middle East news reports today quoted the Houthis as saying they had targeted the "American merchant ship Koi ... with several appropriate naval missiles." The Equasis data base shows that the Liberian-flagged
  • And that "happiness" survey shows: Seafarers not so happy
    With a serious seafarer shortage looming worldwide, it's not good news for recruitment that the latest Seafarers Happiness Index, published this week by the Mission to Seafarers, shows, for the fourth successive
  • New North Star SOV will go to work on EnBW's He Dreiht wind farm
    The U.K.'s largest operator of offshore wind service operation vessels (SOVs), Aberdeen-headquartered North Star, has won its first order outside of the U.K. It has secured a contract with energy utility giant
  • TTB 2024: America's first hybrid electric towboat
    While innovations in tugboat design to make them greener and more powerful have made headlines more so than inland towboats, some towboat operators aren't too far behind. Taylor Dickerson, who is vice
  • L-ion cargo fire ship Genius Star XI docks in Dutch Harbor
    Genius Star XI, the ship carrying lithium-ion batteries that reported a cargo hold fire December 28, has now docked in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. The Unified Command overseeing the response to the incident
  • Op-Ed: Pioneering green corridors for a sustainable maritime future
    By Chris Thorne, Director of Strategy and Operations, UMAS In the wake of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) updated strategy to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from global shipping by 2050, key

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Container News web site
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
  • Red Sea crisis impact on box rates more rapid than Covid-19: Xeneta analysis
    The Red Sea crisis has seen ocean freight rates increase faster than in the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic as swathes of shippers are told some of their contracts will not be honoured. Xeneta, an ocean freight rate benchmarking and intelligence platform, has released data that reveals shipping costs on key trades from the Far East to Europe spiked more than 200% in the first 52 days of the
  • Angel sinking: Arrest warrants out for captain and ship manager
    The Taiwan Kaohsiung District Prosecutors office today (1 February) issued arrest warrants for the Turkish captain of the Palau-flagged boxship Angel, which sank off Kaohsiung port in July 2023, sending 600 containers drifting into the surrounding waters. The CEO of the management company of Angel, identified as Zamig, an Azerbaijani national, is also wanted. The prosecutors said evidence suggest
  • Global bunker indices surge
    After the 05th week's outcomes, there was a noticeable uptick in the MABUX global bunker indices. The 380 HSFO index experienced a gain of US$13.81, climbing from US$502.49/MT the previous week to a solid US$516.30/MT, surpassing the US$500 threshold. Simultaneously, the VLSFO index saw an increase of US$23.51, reaching US$675.00/MT compared to last week's US$651.49/MT. The MGO index also demonst
  • Yang Ming to launch upgraded PAS service
    Yang Ming is set to enhance the PAS service in March, introducing an upgraded PAN-ASIA SERVICE that now includes Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This collaborative initiative involves T.S. Lines, and Interasia Lines (IAL), aiming to strengthen the Southeast Asian market by providing swift and high-quality transport services. Also, the enhanced PAS service operates on a fixed weekly sailing schedule wi
  • Hapag Lloyd updates Europe East Coast Express (ECX) service
    Hapag-Lloyd has revealed changes to its Europe East Coast Express (ECX). Starting March 2024, there will be a modification in the port coverage along the South America East Coast during the southbound voyages. In this adjustment, Itapoa port will replace the port of Navegantes in Brazil. Here is an overview of the revised service rotation: Rotterdam, Netherlands -> London, Great Britain -> Hambur
  • Port of Rotterdam Authority appoints new CEO
    Effective 1 February 2024, Boudewijn Siemons assumes the role of CEO at the Port of Rotterdam Authority, succeeding Allard Castelein, who left the Port Authority last summer. Following Castelein's departure, Siemons has been fulfilling the role of CEO on an interim basis while concurrently holding the position of COO. The current executive board of the Port Authority comprises Boudewijn Siemons a
  • CMA CGM applies new peak season surcharges worldwide
    Marseille-headquartered container line CMA CGM has announced a new peak season surcharge (PSS) from North Europe, the Baltic, Scandinavia and Poland to Asia (including South East Asia, North East Asia, China, Hong Kong & Macau SAR), Middle East, Red Sea, India subcontinent, East Med and North Africa (Morocco included). The new surcharge will be effective from 15 February 2024 (date of loading) un
  • Georgia Ports near 5 million TEUs in 2023
    Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) reported a 4% decrease in its December box volumes handling 422,300 TEUs and a 16% decline in its 2023 container throughput with 4.9 million TEUs. Higher inflation rates and interest rates affecting consumer spending and resulting in elevated inventories in warehouses were the main reasons for this container decline, according to the port authority. Meanwhile, GPA's
  • Cargotec reports strong financial results
    Cargotec's financial results for 2023 indicate a remarkable year marked by significant increases in both sales and profitability. In the fourth quarter, orders received showed improvement compared to the third quarter, reaching a total of US$1.6 million. The annual sales witnessed a 12% increase, reaching US$4.9 million while the comparable operating profit surged by an impressive 62% to US$553 m

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Splash web site
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
  • Siem Offshore scores vessel contract with PXGEO
    Norwegian offshore vessel operator Siem Offshore has struck a deal with marine seismic player PXGEO for the offshore subsea construction vessel (OSCV) . The Oslo-listed company has fixed the 2014-built vessel for one year to support PXGEO's worldwide operations. The contract starts mid-February after the completion of the vessel's class renewal and comes with a ...
  • Seacor sells Caribbean liner business
    US owner Seacor Holdings, a portfolio company of American Industrial Partners, has sold its Caribbean liner and logistics business, Seacor Island Lines, to Florida-based shipping player King Ocean Services. The deal will see the Da Costa Gomez family-owned King Ocean, which delivers to close to 50 destinations across the Caribbean and South and Central America ...
  • ICS proposes subsidy system for green fuel use to reach net zero targets
    The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has submitted a proposal to shipping's global regulator, the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO), for a zero-emission shipping fund (ZESF). To move forward with workable solutions to meet net zero targets, shipowners globally have agreed to mandatory contributions on ships' GHG emissions to raise billions of dollars annually. This ...
  • Diana Shipping fixes out newcastlemax to NYK
    New York-listed Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping has entered into a time charter contract with Japanese shipowner Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) for one of its vessels. NYK chartered the 2012-built, 206,040 dwt newcastlemax bulker for a gross charter rate of $22,500, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period until a minimum ...
  • Dorian LPG confirms VLAC order
    New York-listed VLGC owner Dorian LPG has confirmed its place among many big names jumping on the heated bandwagon for very large ammonia carriers. The John Hadjipateras-led company said in its latest quarterly earnings report it had contracted one VLGC/ammonia vessel for delivery in the third quarter of 2026, with the first installment of $23.8m ...
  • Boudewijn Siemons becomes permanent CEO of Rotterdam port
    Boudewijn Siemons has been appointed as the permanent chief executive officer (CEO) of the Port of Rotterdam Authority after being in the role on an interim basis from July 2023. He succeeds Allard Castelein, who left the Port Authority in July 2023 to join the board of Dutch FPSO giant SBM Offshore. Since then, Siemons ...
  • Longship orders newbuilding pair from Dutch shipbuilder
    Dutch shortsea operator Longship has entered into a joint newbuilding project for two freighters. In a further step towards renewal and optimisation of its fleet, Longship entered into a joint newbuilding project with Norwegian broker Wagle Chartering for two GS Eco-Freighters set to be built by the GS Yard in Waterhuizen. No price has been ...
  • North Star wins decade-long newbuild SOV charter with EnBW
    UK offshore support vessel owner and operator North Star has secured a long-term charter with energy utility giant EnBW for one of its newbuild hybrid-electric service operations vessels (SOV). The decade-long minimum charter will see the vessel service the He Dreiht wind farm off the coast of Germany. He Dreiht is currently one of Europe's ...
  • Google inks its largest offshore wind power deal
    Google has penned its biggest deal yet to purchase offshore wind power for its data centers in Europe. The tech giant has signed up to offtake 478 MW of two wind farms off the coast of the Netherlands developed by Crosswind and Ecowende - joint ventures between supermajor Shell and Dutch utility Eneco. CrossWind's 759 ...
  • European partnership converting bulker to climate-neutral fuels and green power
    A new project will see companies and researchers from Europe develop and convert a bulk carrier to sail on climate-neutral fuels and green power. The GAMMA project, which began in January 2024 backed by €17m ($18.3m) in funding, will use 60,000 dwt of cargo and a bulk carrier from the Topic fleet as a case ...
  • Eni wraps up $4.9bn Neptune Energy acquisition
    Italian energy major Eni has bought Neptune Energy for around $4.9bn in what is dubbed the largest cash deal in the European oil and gas sector in the past ten years. Currently, Neptune produces oil and gas from fields in eight countries with the most prominent being the UK, Norway, Germany, Algeria, the Netherlands, and ...
  • CMA CGM crews seek dialogue on Red Sea transit policy
    Crew working for the global liner company which has stuck the most steadfastly to Red Sea transits are remonstrating with top management. In an email seen by Splash sent to top management, a number of staff working onboard CMA CGM ships have sought to "constructively address significant concerns" regarding the company's current safety policies and ...
  • Repsol exercises two-month option for Golden Energy Offshore's PSV
    Norway's Golden Energy Offshore Services AS (GEOS) has won another contract extension for the 2005-built platform supply vessel from Repsol Norge. The contract extension is in direct continuation of the current charter, which started in 2021 for a firm period of one year plus a total of one year of options. Repsol Norge and GEOS ...
  • Technip Energies scores FEED contract for Viking carbon storage project
    French-based engineering and technology company Technip Energies has been awarded a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for the Viking CO2 transportation and storage network. The contract for the project, developed by Harbour Energy and BP, entails the design of the CO2 transportation system. According to BP, the project has been under development for three years ...
  • Results published from shipping's first-ever full cradle-to-grave lifecycle assessment
    Results have been published of shipping's first-ever full cradle-to-grave lifecycle assessment of a vessel from the raw materials dug from a mine needed to manufacture a hull block to the welder's torch at its life-end. The six-month study, conducted by Lloyd's Register, Knutsen, HD Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, measured ...
  • Controversial livestock carrier gets to port with no unloading taking place
    Livestock carrier , with over 16,000 animals onboard, has finally berthed at Fremantle port after being stuck off the coast of Perth for several days. The 2010-built, 7,900 dwt livestock carrier with around 14,000 sheep and 2,500 cattle, registered to Israeli-based Bassem Dabbah Shipping, had been on the water since January 5 when it left ...
  • French unveil large hydrogen carrier design
    A French quartet with huge gas expertise have unveiled a preliminary design of a 150,000 cu m liquefied hydrogen carrier. Unveiled at the Hyvolution Summit 2024 trade show in Paris, gas containment system specialist GTT, along with TotalEnergies, naval architect LMG Marin and Bureau Veritas have provided details of a joint development project, which resulted ...
  • Dayang wins more work with EnQuest
    Malaysia's Dayang Enterprise has secured a contract extension from Enquest for the provision of maintenance, construction, and modification services at PM8E Seligi oilfields, offshore Malaysia. The value of the contract extension is based on work orders issued by Enquest, Dayang said in a Bursa Malaysia filing. The initial contract became effective in May 2022 and ...
  • Live Animal Export: Voyage to nowhere, with only deepening excrement to dine, rest and sleep in
    The plight of more than 16,000 animals stuck on a boiling-hot livestock carrier for the past month has made headlines around the world. Dr Lynn Simpson, a well-known former live export veterinarian, writes for Splash on the tragic, aborted voyage of the Bahijah, pictured today off Fremantle. With the world turning to faeces around us, ...
  • Chawla celebrates maritime learning tech endorsement
    Maritime e-learning company MarinePALS has become the first maritime training provider to gain an innovation endorsement certificate from ClassNK, an award that is reserved for companies who offer innovations and initiatives in the field of concepts and services backed up by adequate and accountable standards for emerging tech. The company's Digital Learning Management System enables ...
  • Swire folds Westwood brand
    Westwood Shipping Lines, a niche vessel operator specialising in the trade between the Pacific Northwest and Northeast Asia, has changed its name to Swire Shipping. Swire Shipping acquired Westwood in June 2022. The move will unify Swire Shipping's services in Japan, North America, South Korea, and China. Seven vessels from the Swire Shipping owned fleet ...

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Lloyd's List web site
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
  • Fake flags, rogue registries and dark fleet spark calls for crackdown on ship oversight
    The lack of a genuine link between ships and the flag they fly has long been a subject of debate...
  • Euronav results 'as expected' as company embarks on transformation period
    A solution to the Frontline merger deadlock was the highlight of the Euronav's fourth quarter as the company begins a...
  • Containership values rise on charter market improvements and demand for Red Sea traders
    A strengthening time charter market because of the Red Sea crisis, Panama Canal limitations and the need for drydock coverage...
  • Renewal round stable so far, Gard chief executive confirms
    'I think it will be a less eventful renewal than the last three. I would expect most clubs to produce...
  • Shipping in uphill battle to attract seafarers, says IMO secretary-general
    Shipping is facing an uphill battle to attract new talent during its net zero transition. Recent developments in the Red...
  • DSV: Customers finding ways to cope with Red Sea disruption
    It is still early days in the Red Sea crisis and the jury is out. For the logistics operator, this...
  • Yara International divests non-core marine technology arm
    Oslo-headquartered green marine technology business has been sold to Geneva-based Okapi Supply Trading Advisory, a division of oil trader Okapi...
  • Dorian confirms first VLAC order as profits jump
    US-listed company contracts newbuilding in the belief of good prospects for the VLGC market and the potential for transporting ammonia...
  • Westwood Shipping rebrands as Swire Shipping
    Swire Shipping to close the Westwood brand as it further integrates the company. This will boost transpacific and Japan services
  • Former Ince Greek office empties as partners lead exodus to WFW and HFW
    Hirings signal demise of legacy former Ince-related entity in Athens
  • Wärtsilä chief says methane slip risk in LNG engines under control
    Concerns around methane emissions from dual-fuel LNG engines played down after recent study highlighted higher than assumed emission levels
  • ICS, Bahamas and Liberia propose IMO zero-emissions fund
    IMO member states agreed to adopt a greenhouse gas pricing mechanism as its mid-term economic measure in 2025, as the...
  • CMA CGM denies Houthi missile strike on containership Koi
    The Houthis claim to have hit another vessel commercially managed by Oceonix services, the 8,586 teu boxship Koi. The Houthis'...
  • Daily Briefing
    Somali pirate attacks add to Red Sea confusion | Sea Legend emerges from opaque empire dabbling in growing Sino-Russia trade...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
  • US container import flows in 2024 likely to reflect major sourcing trends
    US retailers and others will reduce their exposure to China as they can, chasing cheaper labor while also hedging the risk associated with relying on one origin for key goods and items.
  • Roadrunner adds 135 LTL lanes, moves into Canada in major expansion
    Building on recent market openings, the point-to-point, long-haul LTL carrier is launching its largest growth push since a 2021 restructuring.
  • India-US cargo flows hit by vessel space crunch amid ongoing Red Sea crisis
    Ocean carriers are not able to honor roughly 25% of their planned loads on available US East Coast weekly sailings out of Nhava Sheva and Mundra ports, local sources say.
  • Red Sea attacks to muddle container shipping through Q2: ONE's Nixon
    Longer voyages around southern Africa have created an instant tonnage shortage and will make it difficult for carriers to maintain weekly sailing schedules, says Jeremy Nixon.
  • Gemini alliance a sign of wider changes within container shipping industry
    Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd's public commitment to 90% schedule reliability is a direct acknowledgment of the heightened risk and uncertainty associated with modern supply chain operations, writes Peter Tirschwell.

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TradeWinds web site
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
  • Houthis fire missiles at JP Morgan-linked ship operated by CMA CGM
    Container ship undamaged after attack with two ballistic missiles
  • Stolt-Nielsen sitting pretty as customers figure out Red Sea response
    World's largest chemical tanker owner lowers spot exposure in strong quarter
  • Dorian LPG reveals strong forward bookings, but there's a catch
    Connecticut shipowner has captured solid rates but could see those weaken
  • 'It's a mess': Traders hit out at new European rules set to cause a headache for shipowners
    BRS and Vertis traders speak out against initiative demanding shipping firms open up CO2 accounts
  • China issues 'warning over Ukraine's war sponsor list'
    Chinese energy giants are on the list of companies linked to business dealings with Russia
  • Big ship bump: Royal Caribbean scores earnings beat with 'record start' to 2024
    Cruise giant's 2024 guidance exceeds Wall Street's expectations
  • Norway's largest bank DNB sees shipping loans shrink 7%
    Norwegian lender's shipping loans fall to $3.2bn
  • Is playing with 'other people's money' losing its allure for shipowners?
    This week's Streetwise examines an increasing trend towards going private and how it surfaced again this week
  • Saverys clan shifts cash-rich Euronav from 80% dividend to 'discretionary' payout
    CFO Ludovic Saverys points to family's record of rewarding shareholders
  • BW LPG executive joins expanding UK shipowner Purus Marine
    Purus has been on a hiring spree in recent months, with several senior appointments named
  • Blake Blackwell jumps ship from ExxonMobil to Energos Infrastructure
    Well-known face rocks up at emerging new regasification player after second stint with US major
  • Ince break-up continues as WFW snaps up 13 shipping dispute lawyers in Greece
    UK firm follows rival HFW in offering new home to maritime experts
  • War dangers leave industry struggling to recruit 'innocent victim' seafarers
    Red Sea attacks have highlighted the vulnerability of seafarers carrying out their work
  • Crowley seafarer sues US government over alleged rape by ship steward
    Ship manager's lawyers argue seafarer can only recover damages from the US
  • NRP shipping fund paid out $55m in dividends last year
    Shipowner Premium Maritime Fund returned 9.1% in 2023
  • Dorian LPG enters new territory with debut VLAC newbuilding order
    US-based owner also adds $100m of financial firepower through new loan
  • Charter rates for modern LNG carriers sink amid gloomy 2024 outlook
    But early signs could be emerging that a floor has been reached as fresh enquiry filters out
  • Carbon capture: Wartsila's Tamara de Gruyter explains why 70% is enough for now
    Onboard system will give shipowners compliance, but there is potential for more
  • Tanker dip lowers profit at Great Eastern despite VLGC strength
    Indian owner suffers a substantial drop in daily rates for crude and product ships towards the end of 2023
  • Fight for limited modern tonnage looms for shipowners, says 'bullish' SSY broker Toby English
    Shipbroker says demand for secondhand tankers and bulkers is still strong
  • Full-size liquefied hydrogen carrier hits milestone design marks
    Joint development project nets two key approvals in principle
  • US blacklists shipping company linked to Myanmar military regime
    Sanctions notice marks the third anniversary since military takeover
  • Norway's largest bank DNB sees shipping loan book shrink 9%
    Norwegian lender's total shipping loans fall to $3.2bn
  • Yara offloads marine tech business to Okapi Energy Group
    Yara Marine Technologies sold for an undisclosed sum to Africa and Geneva-based oil and gas firm
  • Euronav confirms VLCC order and sale of world's second-biggest tanker
    Belgian owner has been busy with fleet renewal so far in the first quarter
  • Cash-rich shipowners shun capital markets as public raises sink to decade low
    Clarksons Securities' Erik Helberg breaks down the state of play in global capital markets for shipping and offshore
  • Shipowners hail 'pragmatic' levy scheme for green fuel incentives
    International Chamber of Shipping promotes programme that subsidises owners for taking the plunge into new fuels
  • Greek shipowner W Marine inks first newbuilding order in 20 years
    Athens-based firm takes the next step in its expansion and fleet-renewal strategy, booking a pair of kamsarmaxes
  • Stolt-Nielsen's tankers boosted by 'effective closure' of Suez and Panama canals
    Boss Udo Lange upbeat on chemical carrier earnings in 'robust' markets
  • Euronav begins 'new chapter' with $323m profit from VLCC sales as rates rise
    Saverys company reveals gain from huge Frontline tanker sale
  • Chinese bulker owners feed tonnage to Bangladeshi ship recyclers
    As three bulkers head for Chattogram, Indian and Pakistani ship recyclers have held off from buying tonnage
  • Pacific Radiance rights issue receives mixed response from investors
    Fundraiser falls short of being fully subscribed despite upbeat markets and steep share price discount
  • HFW expands in Greece with 11-strong Ince ship finance team
    Law firm adds two partners plus other lawyers in Piraeus

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American Shipper web site
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
  • FedEx fleet restructure poses threat to freighter operators
    FedEx has more cargo jets than it needs for its express package network. Some of those planes will now be used to try and capture a larger share of the general cargo market. In doing so, FedEx will go head to head with all-cargo carriers like Atlas Air, Cathay Pacific and Nippon Cargo Airlines.

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Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
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
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
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
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
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
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
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 public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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