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March 11, 2024

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Exim India web site
MARCH 11, 2024
  • Jawaharlal Nehru Port safely berths tanker at new additional Liquid Berth Terminal
  • Paradip Port & MSC commence Paradip Shuttle Service at PICT
  • CONquest 2024 - Business Forum and Northern India Multimodal Logistics Awards successfully confers on relevant issues and honours some of the best in New Delhi
  • APM Terminals Pipavav's standalone net profit rises 39% in Q3FY24
  • DGFT notifies SEZs' inclusion in RoDTEP
  • WTO sees global trade likely bouncing back in Q1 2024
  • Baltic Exchange Market Report (8 March 2024)
  • Ministry approves key projects at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port
  • Crude tanker newbuild contracting seeing massive surge: Report
  • India's GDP seen growing at 7 pc in FY2025: UBS

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International Transport Journal web site
MARCH 11, 2024
  • The countdown for OPS in Barcelona is on
  • RoadOne strengthens sales team
  • Banking on data-driven pricing decisions
  • Launching a new pack bench
  • Battery-electric trucks near the Arctic Circle
  • Duisport merges logistics services
  • A 6.5% rise in group revenue
  • Unsworth names MD for UK
  • Multi-carrier parcel shipping in the Americas
  • Each train journey replaces 129 HGVs
  • Finnlines: a dip in 2023
  • Cargospot lands in Greenland
  • Former president of Ateia Madrid dies
  • On your marks...
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Arkas Line expands TLS route
  • 50 Nikola hydrogen fuel cell trucks join fleet

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The Loadstar web site
MARCH 8, 2024
  • Red ink warning for Yang Ming as Red Sea spot rate gains ease
  • SeaCube Container boss calls for more reefers to be manufactured outside China
  • FedEx vs UPS - M&A arm-wrestling, with or without Schenker
  • Air cargo carriers see a brighter year on the radar after 2023 disappoints
  • SATS - a glimpse of light, yet little value spotted
  • Cosco chief calls on Chinese government to boost workers' rights
  • DB Schenker looks to build an integrator footprint in India
  • Commercial risk to Maersk from its integrator strategy is 'too high'
  • US cyber experts probe suspect modems on China-made cranes
  • New sanctions see Sinokor suspend shipping services to Vostochny
  • Cargojet: the 777 era may have ended before it took off, but life goes on

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Marine Log web site
MARCH 8, 2024
  • New attack attempt underscores continuing Houthi threat
    Despite the outrage expressed by shipping organizations over the lethal Houthi attack on the Barbados-flagged bulker True Confidence in which three seafarers died and others were seriously burned, the Iranian-backed terrorist group
  • Norwind and Navigare back at Vard for a fifth CSOV
    Ålesund, Norway, headquartered Norwind Offshore and Copenhagen, Denmark, headquartered Navigare Capital Partners have signed a contract with Fincantieri's Vard subsidiary for the design and construction of a customized commissioning service operations vessel
  • SeaLoading and Petrobras eye build of new cargo transfer vessel
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) reports that its wholly owned subsidiary, SeaLoading Holding AS has signed a charter contract for the cargo transfer vessel SeaLoader 2 with Petrobras. The two companies have also

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Container News web site
MARCH 8, 2024
  • Associated British Ports appoints new Lead Property Development Manager
    Major UK port and terminal operator Associated British Ports (ABP) is bolstering its property team by appointing Ben St-Quintin as the new Lead Property Development Manager for the Wales & Short Sea Ports region. In his role, Ben will be responsible for driving success across ABP's extensive UK property portfolio, encompassing 16 ports located in Wales, the Southwest, East Anglia, the Northwest,
  • Oil leak from capsized barge off Tobago halts after a month
    According to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, the discharge of hydrocarbons from the overturned vessel near Cove, Tobago, has stopped, as confirmed by an underwater survey carried out by T&T Salvage/QT Environmental. The oil leak was caused by the capsizing of a barge carrying up to 35,000 barrels of fuel oil in early February off the Caribbean island of Tobago. The team from T&T Salvage/QT
  • Course reversal: HMM sale not on the cards
    South Korea's Oceans and Fisheries Minister Kang Do-hyung said the government is not planning another attempt to sell its interest in HMM anytime soon. Kang was speaking at a government forum on 7 March, when he was asked about the recent failure to sell the country's flagship carrier to the Harim Group-JKL Partners consortium. HMM's 2023 net profit had plunged 90% year-on-year, to US$750 million
  • Port of Barcelona receives first OPS substation for boxships
    The Port of Barcelona has installed its first Onshore Power Supply (OPS) substation as part of the Nexigen project, marking a significant step towards establishing the OPS system, which will provide electricity to container ships docked at the Spanish port, allowing them to switch off their engines and reduce emissions. The OPS substation, assembled by PowerCon company in Denmark, consists of six
  • PSA Singapore launches Jurong Island Terminal expansion project
    PSA Singapore has unveiled a strategic initiative to expand its Jurong Island Terminal (JIT) in response to escalating demand for sustainable, efficient, and resilient supply chain solutions within Jurong Island's industries. Situated on Jurong Island's northwestern seafront, JIT offers twice-daily barge services linking beneficial cargo owners (BCOs) on Jurong Island with PSA's primary hubs at T
  • Indian box volumes tick up despite Red Sea-linked supply chain disruption
    Containerised trade through India's major and minor private ports saw measurable traction last month, according to exclusive port data obtained by Container News . Combined volumes hit nearly 1.9 million TEUs in February, up nearly 5% from 1.8 million TEUs in January. Of this, Adani Group-owned Mundra Port accounted for 635,000 TEUs in February, compared with some 618,000 TEUs in the prior month.
  • APM Terminals Callao: Green transformation with renewable energy and new leadership
    Maersk-owned global port and terminal operator APM Terminals (APMT) has announced that its terminal in Peru, APMT Callao, is on pace to reduce its emissions by 36% in 2024, 55% in 2030 and be a zero-emission terminal by 2040. APMT Callao has proceeded with several decarbonisation initiatives, including the utilisation of renewable energy, improved energy efficiency and equipment electrification.
  • South Korea automates Incheon New Port through US$760 million investment
    President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol aims to bolster the aviation and shipping sectors through several initiatives aimed at expanding facilities and infrastructure in the western port city of Incheon. Yoon Suk Yeol emphasized that enhancing Incheon's competitiveness serves as a "shortcut" for the nation to make a "big leap" forward. "We must realize grand innovations in our strategic industries
  • CLdN introduces new Rotterdam-Ireland services
    CLdN has unveiled new services connecting the Dutch port of Rotterdam and Ireland, chartering two 962 TEU lift-on/lift-off (LoLo) cargo vessels, Pavo J and Andromeda J. These vessels will transport container cargo between Rotterdam's Distriport terminal and Ireland's ports in Dublin and Cork. The launch of these LoLo services will optimize CLdN's roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) fleet deployment, thereby
  • Georgia allocates US$6 million for Port of Brunswick harbour upgrades
    The Georgia General Assembly has approved a budget adjustment of slightly over US$6 million for specific harbour enhancements at the Port of Brunswick. Governor Brian Kemp inked the funding bill into law on 29 February. "I was proud to sign the FY2024 amended budget with key investments in areas like public safety, education, and workforce development. Reflecting our shared commitment to making G

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Splash web site
MARCH 8, 2024
  • CIP and PetroVietnam link up for renewable energy projects
    Danish fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and state-run energy firm PetroVietnam have teamed up to accelerate the energy transition in Vietnam. Under a memorandum of understanding, the duo will work together on renewable energy including offshore wind and commit to exchanging knowledge on the energy transition from fossil-based to renewable energy production and consumption. ...
  • Shipping warned sanctions inflation is running 'red hot'
    The minefield shipping faces in avoiding dealing with sanctioned entities has become far more treacherous in recent years. Exclusive data provided to Splash shows that the number of vessel-related sanctions has leapt by 380% in the 2020s so far. Splash reported earlier this week on how vetting platform RightShip has integrated London Stock Exchange Group's ...
  • Foresea seals $160m drillship contract extension with Petrobras
    Brazilian drilling contractor Foresea has secured more work from Petrobras for its ultra-deepwater drillship ODN II. The deal worth around $160m will see the 2012-built floater continue operating in the Brazilian Equatorial Margin. The extension is for 363 days and has already kicked off in direct continuation of its previous 30-day campaign. Foresea was set ...
  • US probe finds questionable communications equipment on Chinese-built cranes
    A US congressional probe has found questionable communications equipment on Chinese-built ship-to-shore cranes at American ports including cellular modems that could be remotely accessed, according to a report carried in the Wall Street Journal. The investigation news follows on from the Biden administration's recent decision to replace the nation's Chinese-built port cranes with Japanese ones ...
  • Capsized barge stops spilling oil off Tobago
    The oil spill from a capsized barge near the Caribbean island of Tobago has stopped. Trinidad and Tobago's government said it is working to recover the sunken vessel after the spill that lasted for a month and spread hundreds of kilometres west across the Caribbean. The nation's prime minister, Keith Rowley, said earlier this week ...
  • Kyrgyzstan joins the International Maritime Organization
    The Kyrgyz Republic has become the latest state to join the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Kyrgyzstan, a landlocked Central Asian nation, has become the IMO's 176th member state. The next important gathering at the IMO headquarters in London will be the eighty-first session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) scheduled from March 18 to 22 where ...
  • Read Splash every day in your own language
    Readers of Splash can access their daily slice of shipping and offshore news in their own language. While Splash is an English-language news service, subscribers to Daily Splash, the site's free daily newsletter, can read the news in whatever language they choose. Simply click 'View this email in your browser' when Daily Splash arrives in ...
  • Nuclear Energy Maritime Organization founded in London
    Widespread adoption of nuclear power at sea is moving a step closer with the creation of the Nuclear Energy Maritime Organization (NEMO) in London. NEMO will work with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to establish global standards and regulations for the deployment, operation and decommissioning of nuclear power ...

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Lloyd's List web site
MARCH 8, 2024
  • Tipping point in the Red Sea
    Wording of Conwartime and Voywar clauses are matters BIMCO could usefully revisit before the next crisis
  • EU rushes to open Gaza maritime corridor via Cyprus as Red Sea attacks continue
    EU and US to coordinate efforts to deliver aid to Gaza by establishing a maritime corridor via Cyprus, as they...
  • Bunker suppliers need policy before they can invest in green fuels, says Monjasa
    Monjasa owner Anders Østergaard said ammonia and methanol cannot be viable alternative fuels without policies to close the price gap...
  • Black Sea shipping hit by rising Russian GPS jamming
    Hundreds of vessels are appearing in Moscow airport, as Russia doubles down on interfering with GPS signals to disrupt Ukrainian...
  • Schacht: box shipping remains a people business
    After 45 years in the business in both liner and logistics businesses, there is little that Otto Schacht hasn't seen...
  • Zodiac sells 30-year-old PCTC for $39.5m while newbuilding orderbook continues to grow
    Values for secondhand pure car and truck carriers continue to rise, while a newbuilding contract confirmed at South Korean shipbuilder...
  • London arbitrators' group hails boost to caseload
    LMAA data reflects the large number of parties worldwide choosing arbitration on London terms and conditions, says president David Steward
  • South Korea unveils $7bn strategy to maintain shipbuilding edge over China
    On top of massive investments, the public-private partnership also pledges to train 2,000 shipbuilding professionals in the country every year...
  • Container shipping has no capacity for another crisis
    Container shipping has been saved for now from its usual cyclical downturn by capacity absorption through rerouting. But the fundamentals...
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: Sexual harassment, assaults, bullying and silence: Australia's first female marine engineer reveals all
    On International Women's Day, Stephanie Zank tells Lloyd's List her story about being a trailblazer in the world of shipping
  • Daily Briefing
    Navium had 100% of war risk on True Confidence | Saudi's Red Sea box port traffic decimated by Houthi attacks...
  • Cautious Yang Ming tempers 2024 market outlook amid fourth-quarter losses
    The company warns of a continued vessel glut, with capacity growth outpacing demand increase and the impact of geopolitical uncertainties

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The Journal of Commerce web site
MARCH 8, 2024
  • Yang Ming says ocean carriers face a 'challenging' 2024 after posting Q4 loss
    The world's ninth-largest carrier in terms of capacity recorded a Q4 net loss of around $43 million as low freight rates and services disruptions weighed on its financials.
  • TPM24: Popularity of inland ports could grow with change in haulage model
    Resolving the free time clock question to bring inland port moves in line with rail moves to major US cities could unleash even more business and take additional trucks off the highway.
  • Saia, XPO make strong year-over-year gains in LTL shipments
    Higher daily shipment counts at less-than-truckload carriers in January and February underscore the impact of Yellow's collapse last July.
  • Container lines capturing breakbulk cargo amid overcapacity, canal disruptions
    Mode-malleable breakbulk cargo is shifting back to containers even as disruptions threaten to squeeze capacity and drive container rates higher.
  • TPM24: Capacity balance on major trades can weather Red Sea 'challenge': analyst
    The crisis has been a logistical headache for container lines, but overcapacity in their fleets is enabling them to cover the loss of effective capacity being used up by the longer transits around southern Africa, Lars Jensen told TPM24.
  • Norfolk Southern says it is addressing truck backups at Chicago terminal
    Drivers arriving at the Landers terminal have complained about multi-hour delays picking up import containers over the past four months, causing shippers to wait longer for their cargo.

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TradeWinds web site
MARCH 8, 2024
  • Disapproving families, motherhood and ill-fitting boiler suits - female seafarers have their say
    Women in the UAE are pursuing careers at sea to break down traditional barriers
  • 'I am of the strong belief that empowered women are some of the biggest assets a company can have'
    The theme of this year's International Women's Day is 'inspiring inclusion'
  • Red Sea crisis triples EU carbon credit costs for container ships
    Liner operators pay more for EU Emissions Trading System requirements as vessels speed up on longer journeys
  • Capesize rates find new 12-week high and futures rise amid 'tremendous amount of cargo'
    Seesaw week ends in the green as FFAs lift sentiment
  • Bulker targeted in missile attack in the Gulf of Aden
    Singapore-flagged vessel says it was attacked as it was sailing westbound and changes course
  • New missile strike on ship reported in the Gulf of Aden
    Singapore-flagged vessel says it was attacked as it was sailing westbound and changes course
  • Navtor-led pioneers deploy AI to drive digital twins
    Navtor-led consortium looking at multiple uses of AI in bid to improve digital twin utilisation
  • Wallenius Lines adds to its fleet with acquisition from Hoegh Autoliners
    Family-backed Swedish outfit could have nabbed a deal at $61m
  • Repsol turns on shipowner as multibillion-dollar legal war rages over oil spill
    Mare Doricum still tied up in Peruvian waters two years after incident
  • Navigare Capital Partners makes first close of new $350m maritime fund
    Danish investor targets $650m in committed capital from investors
  • Norwegian hedge fund Sissener Canopus buys shares in John Fredriksen's Golden Ocean
    Investment is already making a positive contribution, fund says
  • MSC-controlled Log-In sinks to a loss despite best fourth-quarter revenue
    Brazilian terminal and container ship operator takes hit from tax charges and higher cost
  • Disapproving families, motherhood and ill-fitting boiler suits - female seafarers have their say
    Women in the UAE are pursuing careers at sea to break down traditional barriers
  • Gram turns to Japanese bank for cheaper $41m financing of car carrier
    Competitive interest rate will maximise profit, Oslo-listed owner says
  • Fresh missile strike on ship in Gulf of Aden
    Singapore-flagged vessel said it was hit while it was sailing westbound
  • West of England head Tom Bowsher downplays renewal gains in P&I insurance
    Improving the club's financial position is still the priority
  • 'I'm trying not to make a mess of it,' says new Steamship Mutual boss
    CEO Jonathan Andrews says UK-based insurer has found a formula that works and is sticking to it
  • Understanding the buzz surrounding generative AI and shipping
    Greywing's generative AI get crews on and off ships effectively and gives them quicker access to shipboard manuals
  • Wavelength Podcast: Fatalities and ship sinking a dark twist in Red Sea crisis
    Is shipping's response to the Houthi attacks all wrong? Where should international efforts really be focused?
  • MSC snaps up three container ships as it extends buying spree
    Tonnage providers Borealis and Atlantica wind down fleets with the liner giant remaining hungry for tonnage
  • Moundreas tied to Epic asset play as capesize S&P enters overdrive
    Nicholas George Moundreas group is said to be making a 75% profit on the 14-year-old bulk carrier
  • Fearnley Securities boosts project finance portfolio
    Norwegian company has already bought three more vessels this year, backed by favourable outlook
  • Navigare steps up wind push with another CSOV order for Norwind Offshore
    Vard clinches deal for offshore wind vessel that comes with two options
  • Last flight: How was Eagle Bulk boss Gary Vogel rewarded in his final year as CEO?
    Veteran dry executive will be moving on after close of Star Bulk takeover
  • Norwegian hedge fund Sissener buys shares in John Fredriksen's Golden Ocean
    Investment is already making a positive contribution, fund says
  • Ship adrift after being struck by Houthi missile assigned salvage tug for rescue
    The True Confidence has been left drifting in the Gulf of Aden
  • Limited opportunities, limitless solutions and reward-hungry investors: Why maritime disruptors are facing a wave of consolidation
    Vessel performance software experts describe a frothy market as investors do the maths
  • Hafnia planning to break into future fuels production with new venture
    Owner teaming with Big Hill to develop a plant for blue methanol bunkers
  • Shipping lender NIBC cuts impaired exposure to zero as owners pay off loans quicker
    Dutch bank's maritime portfolio drops further as companies look to reduce debt
  • Gender medicine: Care on ships must be tailored to female seafarers' needs, medic argues
    It is time the maritime sector woke up to the decades-old bias towards men when it comes to medical practices
  • Nuclear row: India seizes CMA CGM cargo bound for Pakistan
    War of words erupts over machine on board the CMA CGM Attila
  • Swire Bulk divests $41m bulker brace in bullish S&P market
    Brokers report sale of 2015-built sister ships in ongoing fleet renewal
  • Greek shipowner Kassian Maritime snaps up modern bulker as it shifts S&P focus
    Papadakis family firm is linked to the acquisition of a three-year-old vessel from Japan's Nissen Kaiun
  • 'Misunderstandings': Hafnia refutes any breach of Russian sanctions amid probe
    Tanker owner says trade in oil products from Vadinar refinery is legitimate
  • Women in shipping need to be welcomed, celebrated and made visible to achieve diversity
    Maritime careers need to be promoted to women to help make shipping more inclusive, says Eline Muller
  • Biden says US will build temporary dock in Gaza to bring in aid by sea
    US president wants delivery of humanitarian supplies on a large scale
  • Shipping's shame: Women remain underpaid and excluded in the workplace
    Stark data on UK employment shows the need for action to embed a new culture comes amid celebration of International Women's Day
  • Precious raids secondhand market to pick up handymax bulker
    Thai-listed shipowner continues to upgrade and improve the age of its fleet with latest vessel acquisition
  • Swire Bulk ships out $41m bulker brace in bullish S&P market
    Brokers report sale of 2015-built sisters in ongoing fleet renewal

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American Shipper web site
MARCH 8, 2024
  • FedEx pilots seek release from federally mediated contract talks
    Pilots at FedEx say talks on a new contract are at a stalemate and have asked the National Mediation Board to send the dispute to arbitration.

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