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January 11, 2024

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Exim India web site
JANUARY 11, 2024
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  • Seema Kumar takes charge as Member (Operations & Business Development), Railway Board
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JANUARY 11, 2024
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The Loadstar web site
JANUARY 10, 2024
  • Red Sea premiums tempt opportunistic operators, despite major Houthi attack
  • Analysis: Wrong on Kuehne + Nagel - for the wrong reason
  • Liner oversupply problem being masked by Suez Canal diversions
  • Shipper switch to air freight will see rates take off next week
  • Ocean premiums rocket as insurers back away from Red Sea risk
  • 'Disproportionate' cost hikes and emissions adding to Cape route complexity
  • Rocketing ocean rates predicted to decline post-Chinese New Year
  • Tough times for logistics tech players forced to cut staff numbers
  • A cold chain sustainability challenge as Lineage Logistics eyes IPO
  • Alibaba announces consolidated US e-commerce deliveries

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Marine Log web site
JANUARY 10, 2024
  • Newport News Shipbuilding delivers first Columbia-class stern
    Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has delivered the stern of the first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine stern to General Dynamics Electric Boat. Transported on GD Electric Boat's Bollinger-built 400-foot-long
  • Maersk switches OC1 Panama Canal services to rail "land bridge"
    While continuing Houthi attacks are having a devastating effect on Suez Canal containership traffic, natural forces, namely drought conditions, are taking their toll on container traffic through another vital maritime artery. Maersk
  • Deltamarin awarded design contract for new Airbus ships
    Turku, Finland, headquartered Deltamarin has been selected to design the three wind assisted RO/RO vessels that France's Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) will operate under a charter from Airbus. The aircraft manufacturer is
  • Navies swat down Houthi missile onslaught
    The U.S. Navy and the U.K. Royal Navy have shot down a barrage of Houthi missile and drone attacks launched towards international shipping lanes in the Red Sea by Houthis this morning,

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Container News web site
JANUARY 10, 2024
  • Valenciaport initiates construction of third solar power plant
    The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) and Valencia Terminal Europa (VTE), a Grimaldi Group company, officially inked an agreement about the establishment, operation and maintenance of the photovoltaic infrastructure being constructed on the rooftop of the vehicle silo within the VTE concession on the East Dock. Mar Chao, president of Valenciaport, and Antonio Crespo, director of Valencia Terminal
  • APM Terminals completes land purchase for Suape terminal
    APM Terminals Suape has completed the purchase of approximately 500,000m², the latest stage in the development of a fully electrified terminal which is expected to boost trade, employment and development in Brazil's northeast. With the finalisation of the purchase of land at the Governador Eraldo Gueiros Port Industrial Complex (Suape), Pernambuco, plans to commence operations in the second quart
  • Houthi's choice: renounce Israel calls or face attacks
    Houthi leader Mohammed Ali Al-Houthi has sent a message to vessel operators that the Houthi military will not target any vessels that confirm they will make no Israeli port calls. Al-Houthi told the BBC, "Any country that gets involved with the US-led coalition to protect Israeli ships will lose its maritime security and will be targeted." In a social media message, Al-Houthi had told carriers th
  • Hapag-Lloyd increases rates from Indian Sub and Middle East to North America
    Hapag-Lloyd announced a General Rate Increase (GRI) / General Rate Adjustment (GRA) for cargo transported in 20' and 40' dry, reefer and special containers, including high cube equipment, from the Indian Subcontinent and the Middle East to the United States East Coast, West Coast, and Gulf Coast, as well as Canada. This GRI/ GRA applies to all containers gated in full beginning 10 February 2024 a
  • Maersk charters ships from ONE and Wan Hai due to "insufficient" fleet
    Maersk Line, which had not been as aggressive as its rivals in ordering newbuildings, is now finding itself short of Neo-Panamax ships as more vessels are rerouted round the Cape of Good Hope . It has now transpired that Maersk Line has chartered the newly built 15,000 TEU ONE Focus from Ocean Network Express (ONE), in addition to the 13,100 TEU Wan Hai A12 that the Danish operator fixed from Tai
  • CMA CGM applies new peak season surcharges from Far East Asia to West Africa Central
    CMA CGM has announced a new Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) that will be in effect from today (10 January) until further notice. The surcharge of US$150 per TEU will be applied from Far East ports (North, Central, and South China, as well as Hong Kong SAR, North East Asia, and South East Asia) to West Africa's Central Range (Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Ghana, Togo, and Equatorial Guinea). The Fren
  • BIMCO: Record deliveries could push container fleet above 30 million TEUs in 2024
    "In 2023, shipyards delivered 350 new container ships with a total capacity of 2.2 million TEUs, beating the previous record from 2015 when 1.7 million TEUs were delivered. The 2023 record is now likely to be beaten already in 2024," stated Niels Rasmussen, chief shipping analyst at BIMCO. As 2023 saw a relatively low level of container ship recycling, new ships entering the fleet caused an 8% ri
  • Kalmar secures contract for 20 straddle carriers at Port of Montevideo
    Kalmar has finalized a deal with Terminal Cuenca del Plata (TCP), a joint venture between Katoen Natie (80%) and the National Port Authority ANP (20%), to deliver 20 Kalmar hybrid straddle carriers for use at Terminal Cuenca del Plata in the Port of Montevideo in Uruguay. This order was recorded in Cargotec's Q4 2023 order intake, with the machines expected to be delivered in the thrid quarter of

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Splash web site
JANUARY 10, 2024
  • Safe Bulkers boosts kamsarmax orderbook in Japan
    New York-listed Safe Bulkers has continued its newbuilding push with a deal for yet another kamsarmax in Japan. The 82,000 dwt ship, a sister vessel to several Safe Bulkers newbuilds, has been designed to meet the Phase 3 requirements of the Energy Efficiency Design Index and also comply with the NOx-Tier III regulations. "Consistent with ...
  • BW Offshore rejects Sohmen-Pao's offer for oil and gas player BW Energy
    Floater specialist BW Offshore has said no to a mandatory offer made by parent company BW Group to buy shares of affiliate company BW Energy. BW Group has on November 29, 2023, purchased 250,000 shares in BW Energy for NOK 23.7717 ($2.3) per share via an all-or-nothing order placed with a bank. Following this, BW ...
  • Leadership change at Fred Olsen Windcarrier
    Norwegian offshore wind installation player Fred Olsen Windcarrier has appointed Haakon Magne Ore as its new chief executive officer. Ore will take over from Alexandra Koefoed on March 1, following a transition period, the company said. He joins the company from Fred Olsen & Co where he currently serves as director and vice president of ...
  • Economou nominates two directors to Genco board
    Greek shipowner George Economou has nominated two candidates for election to the Genco Shipping & Trading board of directors at the US dry bulk player's next annual general meeting. Economou, who owns a 5.4% stake in the New York-listed Genco via his affiliate GK Investor, has proposed Randee Day, president and CEO of maritime consultancy ...
  • Wood to modify BP's ETAP topsides to receive Murlach oil
    UK consulting and engineering firm Wood has been awarded a contract to deliver topside modifications supporting BP's latest subsea tieback in the UK North Sea. Wood will deliver engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning services to enhance the central processing facility of BP's Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP) production hub in the central North Sea. Financial ...
  • Erik Thun again turns to Ferus Smit for four more newbuilds
    Sweden's Erik Thun has ordered four more new vessels, two multi-purpose dry cargo vessels and two coastal tankers. They will be built by Shipsveerf Ferus Smit in the Netherlands. This order brings the current orderbook from the shipbuilder up to 14 vessels and Erik Thun's current orderbook up to 15 vessels in total. The contract ...
  • Houthis fire their greatest barrage of weapons to date in the ongoing Red Sea shipping crisis
    The Houthis launched their largest attack so far yesterday evening. According to the US military the "complex attack" consisted of 18 attack drones, two anti-ship cruise missiles, and one anti-ship ballistic missile. They were all shot down through efforts of F/A-18 aircraft from the US aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower, three US destroyers and one ...
  • Turkey's PascoGas books VLAC pair at HD Hyundai Heavy
    Turkey's PascoGas has been placed behind a deal for two very large ammonia carrier (VLAC) newbuilds at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries. The Istanbul-based owner has tapped the South Korean yard for an 80,000 cu m pair worth over $120m each, according to brokers. Established in December 2019, PascoGas is listed with three midsize gas carriers, ...
  • Clarksons offshore index pushing towards all-time high in 2024
    Offshore oil and gas markets continued to strengthen in the past year, with the Clarksons offshore index rising to multi-year highs. The cross-segment rate index which tracks rig, OSV, and subsea dayrates rose by a further 27% in 2023 to a multi-year high of 106 points. For comparison, it hit 45 in 2017, 114 in ...
  • More than one boxship newbuild delivering every day this year
    Liner shipping has entered 2024 in unexpected rude health thanks to the massive diversions away from the Red Sea soaking up tremendous capacity and putting spot rates at highs not experienced ever before outside of the covid era. Nevertheless, the liner industry will have to contend with another record deluge of new deliveries, which could ...
  • Norden bulks up with fifth cape
    Denmark's Norden has strengthened its dry bulk portfolio with the acquisition of a modern capesize. The Jan Rindbo-led owner and operator has forked out over $70m to purchase the 2023-built from Greece's Transmed Maritime. The 182,300 dwt ship delivered from Japan's Namura in October is the company's fifth cape since it marked its entry into ...
  • South Africa seeks emergency external help to remedy dire situation across the nation's ports
    The dire situation at South Africa's ports, which have some of lowest productivity levels in the world, has seen the authorities seek external help. Transnet National Ports Authority, which oversees the country's top ports, is seeking terminal operators to come in for a period of three years to close what it describes as "port operational ...
  • Valaris rakes in over $1bn in new rig deals
    Offshore driller Valaris has been awarded a batch of new contracts and contract extensions, with an associated contract backlog of approximately $1.14bn. In the floater department, Valaris won a two-year contract extension with Anadarko Petroleum in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico for Valaris DS-16 drillship, starting in June 2024 in direct continuation of the existing ...
  • ZIM rolls out container tracking devices
    The world container fleet is increasingly becoming smart. Israeli carrier ZIM is the latest to announce a significant investment in tracking devices across its dry van container fleet. ZIM invested in tacking specialist Hoopo Systems two years ago and yesterday announced it has tapped Hoopo to place its solar-powered devices on much of its box ...
  • Oxford University study shows how green ammonia could be rolled out to shipping across the world
    Researchers from the University of Oxford have published a study in Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability claiming that green ammonia could be used to fulfil the fuel demands of over 60% of global shipping by targeting just the top 10 regional fuel ports. The researchers looked at the production costs of ammonia which they said ...

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Lloyd's List web site
JANUARY 10, 2024
  • Maersk opts for Panama 'land bridge' amid canal woes
    Due to severe drought conditions restricting vessel drafts and transits, Maersk is recalibrating its OC1 service between Oceania and the...
  • Economou moves to shake up Genco board with nomination of two candidates
    George Economou is looking to shake up Genco's board to address its 'lagging performance'. Less than two weeks after revealing...
  • Russia oil exports uninterrupted by escalation in Houthi attacks
    Red Sea vessel activity is down 28% over past seven days reflecting containership exodus around the Cape of Good Hope...
  • Red Sea attacks prompt 2m teu drop in Suez boxship traffic
    Liner capacity through the Suez down some 60% across the New Year period, as carriers show unified response to Houthi...
  • Vehicle carrier operators divided over Suez route as more ships divert via South Africa
    Cosco, K Line, NYK and Grimaldi are still utilising the Suez Canal for vehicle carriers bound to and from Europe...
  • Owners can now refuse Red Sea orders, barristers believe
    Disagreements between owners and charterers already apparent, with KCs working on opinions for shipowner clients
  • Marinakis and Fredriksen clinch VLCC slots at Dalian
    Move by brace of big names calls attention to hopes of tight market when new tankers hit the water
  • Boxship fleet set to hit 30m teu this year
    The aggregate capacity of the global boxship fleet will have doubled in less than a decade. The same cannot be...
  • Chinese EV giant BYD begins operating chartered car carrier
    The electric vehicle manufacturer, which has surpassed Tesla to become the global leader in sales, has taken a firm step towards...
  • Cosco Shipping Holdings forecasts 78% profit drop for 2023 amid challenging market
    The company attributes the decline in profit to weak demand and falling freight rates
  • Antwerp-Bruges throughput falls on economics and geopolitics pressures
    A year and a half on from the merger of the two ports, volumes remain constrained. But market share increases...
  • India plans P&I insurer
    Reports suggest entity will be domestically focused in the first instance but could go on to seek international business
  • Singapore to participate in Operation Prosperity Guardian
    Singapore has been a member of the 39-nation Combined Maritime Forces since 2009 and had previously deployed assets when it participated...
  • Daily Briefing
    Sino-Russian boxships continue using Red Sea despite Houthi threat | Dark fleet safe haven Gabon flags 18 Sovcomflot tankers after...

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TradeWinds web site
JANUARY 10, 2024
  • Capesize rates suffer historic Atlantic market plunge as unemployed tonnage builds
    Average rates for sector plunge 20% in a day even as Pacific market shows signs of life
  • 'Watch this space': US and UK ramp up talk of 'consequences' for Houthi attacks
    Britain's defence minister says sweeping Tuesday attack shows Iran-backed militants 'are not listening'
  • Capesize rates suffer historic Atlantic rates plunge as unemployed tonnage builds
    Average rates for sector plunge 20% in a day even as Pacific market shows signs of life
  • George Economou wastes no time moving to shake-up Genco Shipping boardroom
    Greek tycoon is seeking 'improved value' as he views 'Genco's lagging performance'
  • Fred Olsen Windcarrier brings in new CEO to replace Alexandra Koefoed
    Haakon Magne Ore from Fred Olsen & Co takes up new position at start of March
  • BW Offshore rejects Sohmen-Pao's BW Energy takeover offer
    Independent directors join BW Energy board in turning down Singapore parent's bid
  • New IMarEST CEO seeks seat at the table to shape shipping's future
    Chris Goldsworthy takes top job with promise to strengthen institute's voice in policy circles
  • Euronav tied to sale of world's second biggest tanker
    Chinese entities emerge as new owners of the ultra-large crude carrier
  • BW LPG's Niels Rigault cashes $1.8m in stock options after exit
    Former commercial head sells shares in world's largest VLGC owner
  • Shipping major MOL snaps up wind turbine company Hokutaku as renewables bet grows
    Giant Japanese shipowner makes another investment in offshore wind sector
  • Arrow sets up new energy arm as it targets oil derivative broking
    Shipbroker aims to move into green fuels and carbon business while eyeing tanker expansion
  • Big-name insurers RSA and Brit team up on project cargo cover
    Partnership has $285m of capacity ready to insure for industrial sectors
  • BW Offshore rejects Sohmen-Pao's takeover offer for BW Energy
    Independent directors join BW Energy board in turning down Singapore parent's bid
  • Indiana Jones (no, not that one) detained in UK with cracked hull
    MOL car carrier also on the detention list for December
  • Vessel calls likely to be disrupted as Ecuador declares state of emergency
    Outbreak of violence leads to curfew in South American nation
  • Marinakis and Fredriksen line up VLCC orders totalling $1.3bn - split on fuel choices
    Capital Maritime & Trading opts for LNG while Seatankers sticks with scrubbers
  • Golden Ocean share price soars as Pareto upgrades assessment to 'buy'
    Bulker owner upgraded with target price of $13
  • VLGC spot rates suffer shock 21% drop as gas price differentials weaken
    Correction comes a day after brokers talked up sector's fundamental strength
  • Erik Thun swells orderbook to 15 vessels with latest newbuilding swoop
    Swedish owner books four more vessels at Shipsveerf Ferus Smit
  • Indian Register pushes Mishra up the ladder to become joint managing director
    Former head of operations becomes joint managing director
  • Maersk container ship pollution incident sparks political row in Spain
    Clean-up taking place on beaches as Galicia accuses central government of knowing about spill for two weeks
  • Cargo insurers will back Red Sea transits, says Patrizia Kern-Ferretti
    Breeze chief says underwriting capacity will be there to back the trade amid ongoing attacks on shipping
  • Clyde & Co braced for new fine over anti-money laundering rule breach
    Company admitted inadequate anti-money laundering checks before $50m shipping deals
  • Maersk Supply cashes in three anchor handlers after asset prices double
    Values have shot up for the three very large offshore vessels offloaded by Danish owner
  • BWLPG's Niels Rigault cashes in $1.8m on stock options after exit
    Former commercial head sells shares in world's largest VLGC owner
  • Clyde& Co braced for new fine over anti-laundering rule breach
    Company admitted inadequate anti-money laundering checks before $50m shipping deals
  • Greek shipowner Celestyal Cruises purges old vessel from fleet
    Market sources say Celestyal Olympia has gone to Turkish interests
  • SwissMarine bulker arrested over demurrage battle down the charter chain
    Legal fight involves dispute over cargo carried on another Greek-owned vessel
  • Greece's Celestyal Cruises purges old cruise ship from fleet
    Market sources say 1984-built Celestyal Olympia has gone to Turkish interests
  • Houthis launch flurry of drones and missiles in 'complex attack' on Red Sea shipping lanes
    US military says dozens of merchant vessels were in shipping lane as coalition responded to incident
  • Singapore to deploy personnel, but no ships to support Red Sea task force
    UK government has also announced that another naval vessel will be sent to the region
  • Comment: How worried should shipping be about the resurgence of Somali piracy?
    Measures remain in place to tackle a resurgence in criminality on the high seas
  • Chinese trader Comerge books debut newbuildings in groundbreaking order for shipyard
    Comerge Shipping inks two methanol-fuelled kamsarmax bulk carriers at state-owned Chengxi
  • 'Coalition forces responding' after flurry of drones seen off Yemeni port
    Target unknown as warships reportedly 'engage' in incident off Hodeidah

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American Shipper web site
JANUARY 10, 2024
  • Cargo airline Amerijet in distress sale, terminates 6 aircraft leases
    New owners have taken control of troubled Amerijet, which is scuttling several aircraft leases and laying off more workers to preserve cash.
  • Container lines had rough Q4 before Red Sea-driven rate rebound
    The upsurge in rates due to ship diversions did not come soon enough to rescue container lines' fourth-quarter results.

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