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January 11, 2024

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Exim India web site
JANUARY 11, 2024
  • BCBA's 87th Founders' Day celebration graced by top officials of Customs & other leading dignitaries
  • Govt forms a task force to resolve exporters' trade barriers
  • Safety & security changes in the transportation of goods by sea, road & rail to the EU
  • GST officials catch 29,273 fake firms in ITC fraud
  • Container fleet seen reaching record levels in 2024
  • OOCL's total liftings increase
  • E-retail market seen at $160 bn by 2028: Report
  • Engg exports to Australia seen up after ETCA
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  • Seema Kumar takes charge as Member (Operations & Business Development), Railway Board
  • Indian Register of Shipping announces senior management appointment

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International Transport Journal web site
JANUARY 11, 2024
  • Willig joins groupage network
  • Market share won, boxes lost
  • More rail connections to Trieste
  • HNA Cargo goes digital
  • Pall-Ex Group looks forward to 2024
  • Silver bullet for Montevideo terminal
  • Tracking ULDs
  • EURO 9000 expands its scope
  • A radiant acquisition
  • Record fleet expansion ahead
  • From US congress to CAA
  • More cargo capacity for Canada's Arctic
  • UK: DPD signs EV partnership
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • From St. Gallen to Vietnam
  • Japanese wind power union
  • DAF: changing of the guard
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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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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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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
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
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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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