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January 19, 2024

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Exim India web site
JANUARY 19, 2024
  • CTL-BHP 2024 International Exposition & Conference generating tremendous response
  • FIATA calls on govts & industry to ensure maritime supply chain fluidity & connectivity
  • India's GDP to grow at 7 pc in FY25: RBI
  • No respite seen from Red Sea shipping disruptions in 2024
  • Suggestions invited on draft 'Indian Stamp Bill, 2023' from public
  • Product tanker recycling hits record low in 2023
  • A.P. Moller-Maersk to strengthen cold chain logistics footprint with new cold store facility in Mehsana, Gujarat
  • Shipping industry slump may reverse as freight rates skyrocket
  • Domestic cotton consumption seen stagnant
  • Govt of Maharashtra signs MoU with Adani Group to set up hyperscale data center infrastructure
  • World's first 700-TEU pure electric river-sea container ships named
  • MoPSW forms task force to establish Indian Maritime Centre
  • ONE orders twelve 13,000 TEU methanol dual-fuel container ships
  • Drying Panama Canal troubles global shipping
  • Plans to connect Dubai, Haifa ports via land to bypass the Red Sea
  • India slaps anti-dumping duty on MPDA imports from China

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International Transport Journal web site
JANUARY 19, 2024
  • Debating air cargo issues in Latin America
  • Gothenburg train shuttle launched
  • Europa Road appoints 'Go-to Guy'
  • Quehenberger opts for HVO
  • MLP welcomes first tenant in Vienna
  • Red Sea tensions: a global impact
  • Spanish airports on the up
  • A promotion at Finnlines
  • Girteka to shift more freight from road to rail
  • Van Gogh to tour Latin America
  • Building a medical logistics hub in Kenya
  • Liefermichel to fly medicines
  • A new management for logistics services
  • GATX to roll out telematics software
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • A peak year for the port of Kiel
  • Pasta pioneers in pallet pooling

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The Loadstar web site
JANUARY 18, 2024
  • Gemini partners Maersk and Hapag opt for 'hub & spoke' operation
  • Prologis - crystal ball polished
  • No relief for carriers in Red Sea as attacks continue and tension rises
  • Australian port strike peace talks fail, and government won't intervene
  • Capacity concerns over Maersk's Panama Canal rail bypass
  • Africa-South America air cargo traffic takes off as services resume
  • Hong Kong Customs team uncover $63m cocaine smuggling bid
  • Davos: 'a whiff of decay' amid Red Sea fears, war fatigue and 'AI doom'

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Marine Log web site
JANUARY 18, 2024
  • VIDEO: Navier to launch pilot Bay Area e-boat shuttle service
    Foiling electric boats are getting a lot of attention worldwide as the zero-emission, high speed, water transit solution of the future. The race is on to get the first of the vessels
  • U.S. owned bulker Genco Picardy hit by Houthi drone
    Yesterday, at approximately 8:30 pm (Sanaa time) the U.S. owned bulker, the M/V Genco Picardy was hit by a Houthi drone when 60 nautical miles southeast of Aden, Yemen. Fortunately, no seafarers

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Container News web site
JANUARY 18, 2024
  • PortCity to introduce transload solution on Port of Wilmington's box terminal
    PortCity will introduce a new transload solution at the Port of Wilmington's Container Terminal. This new transload operation will be adjacent to the port's container berths and neo-panamax cranes. "By eliminating the off-port dray, this new on-terminal offering will increase efficiency and reduce the overall transportation expense for customers," said Eric Howell, PortCity CEO. "This expansion w
  • Maersk strengthens its cold chain logistics network with new facility in India
    A.P. Moller-Maersk broke ground for its upcoming Cold Store facility at Mehsana, Gujarat, in the western part of India. Being built exclusively for HyFun Foods, the brand-new facility will offer temperature-controlled storage solutions for perishable frozen processed food items. Frozen food items need high quality, unbroken cold chain logistics solutions to preserve their integrity, according to
  • Port of Los Angeles to handle 85,000 metric tons of Chilean fruit imports during winter season
    This week, the Port of Los Angeles welcomed the initial vessel of Chilean fruit for the year, carrying over 5,300 pallets loaded with grapes and stone fruit. Distinguishing itself as the only US West Coast port equipped to receive specialized refrigerated cargo ships transporting palletized fruit from the South American agricultural hub, the Port plays a crucial role in facilitating this unique t
  • Hapag-Lloyd's departure shakes-up THE Alliance
    Shipping pundits are expecting liner alliances to be redrawn, after Maersk Line and Hapag-Lloyd announced on 17 January that they will form Gemini Cooperation in February 2025. Maersk Line's tie-up with Hapag-Lloyd coincides with the ending of the Danish giant's 2M alliance with MSC in January 2025. Thereafter, Hapag-Lloyd will leave THE Alliance, which also comprises HMM, Ocean Network Express (
  • Carrix integrates Ceres Terminals into SSA Marine brand
    Carrix, a major terminal operator in United States and Americas, has officially revealed the rebranding of Ceres Terminals as SSA Marine. "Adding Ceres' extensive operations and tremendous employees to the SSA Marine family brings new efficiencies to bear for our marine terminal operations in North America," stated Uffe Ostergaard, CEO of Carrix, mother company of SSA Marine. This announcement co
  • Wan Hai offers limited-time carbon offset route service
    Wan Hai Lines actively completes its corporate sustainability commitments by participating in the inaugural offerings of the Taiwan Carbon Exchange. The company has secured 2,000 tons of Gold Standard-certified carbon credits, extending support to water and economic development initiatives in developing nations. Complementing this, Wan Hai provides carbon offsets for its Japan-Taiwan route, encou
  • Los Angeles maintains dominance in US despite container decline
    In the last month of the previous year, the Port of Los Angeles demonstrated robust performance by processing 747,335 TEUs, marking a 2.5% increase compared to December 2022. This positive trend extended for the fifth consecutive month, showcasing consistent year-over-year gains. Although the total volumes handled by the Californian port for the entire year amounted to 8,634,497 TEUs, reflecting

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Splash web site
JANUARY 18, 2024
  • US sanctions Emirati tanker owner for violating Russian oil price cap
    The US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on a United Arab Emirates-based shipowner for violating the price cap on Russian crude oil exports. Sanctions were placed on Hennesea Holdings as the beneficial owner of 18 ships, including the 2006-built aframax ex-Beks Atlantica, which OFAC previously identified as ...
  • Canada's Mullen set to acquire compatriot logistics firm ContainerWorld
    Mullen Group, one of Canada's largest logistics providers, has signed a deal to buy Richmond, British Columbia-based ContainerWorld Forwarding Services. Financial terms have not been revealed under the letter of intent but Mullen has initiated due diligence to purchase the company and its subsidiaries during the second quarter. ContainerWorld serves the supply chain needs of ...
  • Flex LNG secures charter extension with supermajor
    John Fredriksen-backed Flex LNG has won an extension for the charter of its 173,400-cu m LNG carrier. According to data provided by VesselsValue, the charterer of the LNG carrier is UK supermajor BP which exercised its first two-year extension option. Flex LNG said that the vessel was fixed on a three-year time charter from ...
  • Bahri takes two methanol-fuelled tankers on five-year charter
    Saudi Arabia's flagship carrier Bahri has penned a long-term deal with Swiss methanol producer and tanker owner Proman to charter in two of its methanol-powered ships. The company's chemical arm has taken the Guangzhou Shipyard International 2023-built 49,900 dwt MRs Stena Provident and Stena Progressive on hire for five years. The vessels are the final ...
  • Number of ships waiting for Panama transit slashed in half
    The queue of ships waiting at both ends of the Panama Canal stands at just half the historical average since the waterway expanded back in 2016, highlighting the dramatic shift in seaborne trades in the western hemisphere seen in recent months since authorities slashed daily transit numbers as well as the maximum draft. The latest ...
  • N-Sea charters another Rederij Groen OSV
    Dutch subsea services specialist N-Sea Group has entered into an agreement with Rederij Groen to long-term charter the vessel 2016-built offshore support vessel , formerly known as the VOS Star. The Aquarius-G is 68.04 metres long and 14.95 metres wide, has a draught of five metres, and can execute IRM, survey, UXO, and cable operations ...
  • OSM Thome taps Odfjell Technology for Equinor FSU modification work
    Odfjell Technology, a spinoff of Odfjell Drilling that specialises in offshore operations, has been awarded a contract from OSM Thome to provide upgrade and modification services on the Equinor-owned FSU. Odfjell Technology will provide engineering, construction, and installation services on several tasks, including a new volatile organic compounds recovery system and replacement of an existing ...
  • Exclusive data reveals Suez diversions by shipping segment
    A US-listed bulk carrier was hit yesterday by the Houthis in the Gulf of Aden with the American military replying in kind, as the full scale of shipping's Red Sea exodus becomes more clear. Yesterday also marked the first time this century that no single LNG carrier was present in the Red Sea, a remarkable ...
  • Antwerp struggles to contain cocaine flowing through its port
    Authorities in Belgium say they seized a record amount of cocaine at the port of Antwerp last year. The port city has become Europe's main gateway for the drug shipped from South America. Belgian authorities said on Wednesday that customs seized 116 tonnes of cocaine in the port of Antwerp in 2023 alone, setting a ...
  • Pertamina International Shipping eyes 2025 IPO
    Indonesia's Pertamina International Shipping (PIS) has set its sights on going public next year to generate funds for its ambitious fleet expansion. The shipping arm of the nation's top energy producer is finalising plans to float about 10% of its shares on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2025, according to local media. PIS has been ...
  • Geneva Dry Dialogues: Dualog
    Norway's Dualog holds a special place among the Splash team, being the only company to have sponsored every single Maritime CEO Forum in the exclusive shipping gathering's eight-year history. Within days of Splash launching Geneva Dry, Dualog was one of the first brands to put to pen to paper to support the new event. "Hopefully ...
  • Kim Heng expands footprint in Malaysia with new offshore JV
    Singapore offshore vessel operator and marine engineering services provider Kim Heng has formed a new joint venture in Malaysia. The company's subsidiary, Kim Heng Agency, has joined forces with Malaysia's RUHM Holdings and Wardatul Wahdah Binti Ahmad Nokman to establish a new company known as Mazu Offshore. RUHM operates marine service vessels that support offshore ...
  • HMM, ONE and Yang Ming urgently seek to fill Hapag-Lloyd void
    Reliability is king was the message coming from both Hamburg and Copenhagen yesterday as new liner partners, Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk, sought to explain their mission priorities in establishing the Gemini Cooperation, a liner marriage that has left certain Asian carriers reeling. In agreeing to partner with Maersk from February next year on the main east-west ...
  • K Line contracts for three coal carriers
    Japan's Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has contracted compatriot Nihon Shipyard to build three wide-beam, shallow draft post-panamax coal carriers. The 92,000 dwt ships will be methanol-ready and represent a tweak on the designs of K Line's existing Corona class of post-pamamaxes. The ships will be used to provide coal to Japanese power stations. No ...

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Lloyd's List web site
JANUARY 18, 2024
  • Houthis claim US-owned tanker hit as two drone incidents reported following US strikes on Houthi missiles
    The Houthis claim to have hit a US-owned ship on Thursday while UKMTO reports of two drone incidents in the...
  • Matson chief hails 'solid' year and fourth quarter China volumes
    US-listed container line Matson expects first quarter net income of around $60m, lower than the same period last year, but...
  • US bans 17 tankers and dark fleet owner Hennesea Holdings for Russia sanctions breaches
    Action taken by the Office for Foreign Assets Control is the strongest carried out by US regulator against sanctions-circumventing ships...
  • Suez Canal vessel transits plunge 34% in seven weeks, with further drop on cards
    Lloyd's List Intelligence figures show 290 ships over 10,000 dwt transited in the seven-day period ending January 14, against the...
  • Bugbee sells $32.2m of Scorpio shares as stock soars to multi-year highs
    Scorpio Tankers president Robert Bugbee has sold 500,000 of his shares in the New York-listed product tanker owner for $32.2m...
  • Herculito Maritime ruling has 'immediate significance' for Red Sea deviations, argues winning KC
    Judgment identifies juridical basis on which implied insurance code arises as a matter of construction
  • Shipmanagers must prove worth to stay relevant
    Shipmanagement firms risk falling into a 'commodity trap' and a race to the bottom unless they can prove their relevance...
  • Shipper disruptions from Red Sea 'reaching peak'
    Diversions of boxships around South Africa have caused delays of up to 20 days. But with ships now returning to...
  • Gemini Cooperation in 'strong position' to compete on deepsea capacity
    The tie-up between European container line heavyweights Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd could see the pairing become the dominant force on key...
  • Russia oil shipments rise as US Treasury investigation deepens crude discounts
    Buyers from India, the second-largest importer, are shunning Russian oil grades that remain above the G7 cap because of the...
  • LA/LB close weakest year since 2016 despite strong finish, but uncertainty is shifting eastwards
    Volumes were soft in San Pedro Bay last year, as the end of the lockdown-induced shipping boom bloated inventories, and...
  • Houthi attacks to cut Suez oil trade flows by two-thirds, says IEA
    Some 10% of global seaborne oil trade and 8% of liquefied natural gas is shipped via the Suez Canal, with...
  • Tanker values edge up on lack of modern tonnage, but Red Sea impact muted
    The secondhand market is lacking modern tonnage. At the same time, high secondhand prices are leading to more interest in...
  • DHT to pay 100% net income in dividends
    ING revolver being used to repay Nordea credit facility
  • West of England launches piracy policy
    Ransom indemnity and reputational risk expenses included in cover
  • K Line orders three post-panamax bulkers to expand coal carrier fleet
    Newbuildings will feature a 40% improvement in CO2 emissions efficiency
  • Hanwha Ocean pushes green ambitions with industry first zero-emission gas carrier
    Hanwha Group vice-chairman Kim Dong-kwan also announced the group would own and operate the newly developed green ships, marking a...
  • Daily Briefing
    Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd put reliability at centre of new agreement | Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to form new alliance | Red...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
JANUARY 18, 2024
  • As Yellow 'distortion' fades, US LTL market searches for a catalyst
    US less-than-truckload pricing is moderating as waves of disruption caused by Yellow's bankruptcy recede, fuel prices fall and demand remains soft.
  • MPV indices in holding pattern as longer-term vessel fixtures slow
    The MPV spot market is increasingly busy even as high interest rates and supply chain bottlenecks hold back capitol project execution, analysts and industry executives say.
  • Louis Dreyfus inks deal for three ro/ro newbuilds to be deployed on Airbus charter
    The new ships, scheduled for delivery in 2026, form a fleet renewal program to replace three existing ro/ro vessels operated by Louis Dreyfus under a long-term charter agreement with Airbus that has been in place for more than 20 years.
  • Overcapacity, weak demand force carriers to delay trans-Atlantic surcharges
    Rates on the westbound trade lane were at loss-making levels last year and have only deteriorated further, giving carriers no leverage to lift prices.
  • Southeast US ports expanding to handle ultra-large container vessels
    Southeast ports are gearing up to handle more freight as supply chains move further away from China.
  • Red Sea crisis hitting high-growth trade route for USEC: Virginia Ports CEO
    The sharp decline in ships moving through the Suez Canal is tamping down activity on the busy route between Southeast Asia, the India subcontinent and the US East Coast.
  • 2M deploys extra ships as Africa routings expected to last 'a few' months
    Maersk and MSC are moving ships from other trade lanes to the US East Coast as they seek to avoid delays in getting empty containers back to Asia.
  • Trans-Pacific carriers hit customers with higher rates, flurry of surcharges
    The new rate increases could be stickier than they would have normally been due to the knock-on effects of carrier disruptions linked to the militant attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, forcing carriers into longer routings around southern Africa.
  • Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd launch new 'Gemini Cooperation' partnership
    Hapag-Lloyd will exit THE Alliance in early 2025 to join Maersk in a "hub-and-spoke" approach aimed at providing what the new partners say is vastly improved reliability and network coverage.
  • ONE jumps on methanol fuel trend with order for 12 new vessels
    The new vessels will be added to a soaring methanol orderbook that last year overtook liquefied natural gas as the alternative fuel of choice to power ship engines.
  • National last-mile carriers ratcheting up focus on B2B volumes
    FedEx and UPS will still play a role in residential deliveries, depending on the profitability of those volumes.
  • Red Sea attacks reset gameplan for container shipping in 2024
    How the security situation plays out is somewhat beside the point because the disruption it has already set in motion, which instantly recalculates the prior supply-demand balance, will take months to unwind, writes Peter Tirschwell.

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TradeWinds web site
JANUARY 18, 2024
  • Emanuele Lauro hops on the Scorpio Tankers gravy train in $27m stock sale
    For second time in two days, a top Scorpio executive cashes in his chips
  • Houthi drones fly near Genco bulker again as chemical tanker reports attack in Gulf of Aden
    Pentagon spokeswoman says US is not at war with Houthis after week of strikes
  • Two vessels report Houthi attacks as US strikes more launch sites in Yemen
    Pentagon spokeswoman says US is not at war with Houthis after week of strikes
  • Bulker reports Houthi missile firing as US strikes more launch sites in Yemen
    Pentagon spokeswoman says US is not at war with Houthis after week of strikes
  • Iran releases Greek cadet from hijacked Empire Navigation tanker
    Fate of remaining 18 Filipino crew still subject to negotiations
  • US blacklists Middle East tanker owner and its 18-ship fleet over oil price cap breaches
    Tankers linked to Hennesea Holdings have made repeated port calls to Russian ports
  • George Economou doubles up on VLAC newbuildings with $237m deal at Samsung Heavy Industries
    More orders incoming for very large LPG-ammonia carriers as new vessel type gathers momentum
  • Euronav: What happens when the biggest crude player is no longer a tanker investment?
    This week's Streetwise takes a look at the 'everything else' about the new-look tanker giant and why equity analysts have their doubts
  • P&I insurer launches piracy product as Somali attacks weigh on owners
    New policy seeks to cover areas omitted by typical war risk protection
  • John Fredriksen's Flex LNG picks up two-year charter extension with 'super major' BP
    Ship is now locked away until 2027 - when the market is forecast to tighten
  • First seafarer casualty will 'massively change' Red Sea dynamic, warns Columbia's Mark O'Neil
    Shipowner and manager explains how risk assessment must also include seafarers' perception of Houthi threat
  • Clark Hill adds experienced lawyer Dabney Pettus to admiralty and shipping team
    Casualty expert joins US law firm after 23 years at rival Welder Leshin
  • Dozens more elderly tankers join Iran trade as exports surge
    Crude shipments reach highest level since 2019
  • More Hunter Group share sales coming to fund new investment drive
    VLCC and CO2 carrier player will continue to examine fresh moves in shipping
  • Maersk's modern marriage: Danish giant explains Hapag-Lloyd pact shaking up liner shipping
    Maersk sets out goals for fresh cooperation that is set to redraw the landscape for liner companies
  • Bahri sweeps up new methanol-fuelled tankers from Swiss producer on five-year deals
    Green fuel option was key to deal, says Proman executive Anita Gajadhar
  • Robert Bugbee cashes in $32m of Scorpio Tankers stock as shares surge
    With his stock on a bull run, president has cashed in less than half of his stock
  • Clarksons 'theoretical' fleet valuation dragged into Rokke and Sveaas' battle for Solstad
    Shipowner says Christen Sveaas based his grievances on UK broker's assessments that came in 25% above Norwegian shops
  • Veteran lawyer Maurice Thompson hops aboard HFW's Melbourne shipping practice
  • Christoph Toepfer's Borealis Maritime eyes $2bn war chest for maritime asset buying spree
    Having sold the bulk of its boxships, London-based company secures $600m in fresh funds with which to grow in new areas
  • Suez Canal tanker trips set to plunge by two-thirds in January, says IEA
    About 10% of the world's seaborne oil trade passed through the Red Sea via Suez Canal in 2023
  • Hanwha unveils its plan for zero-emission gas carrier and green ship investment
    Group executive tells Davos Forum that conglomerate will own and operate vessels to fast-tract new technology
  • Hill Dickinson hires former Ince partners for Cyprus launch
    UK law firm expands international reach with base in Limassol
  • DHT has firepower to add one VLCC per year as cash flow piles up, analysts say
    US-listed owner will have $76m of cash flow to use even after paying out 100% of net earnings as dividends
  • K Line pens order for three methanol-ready bulkers at Japanese shipyard
    Owner adds to orderbook with new design of coal carrier
  • Dramatic images show devastation being wrought on shipping from Houthis attacks
    Genco bulker was the latest Western vessel to be targeted
  • Peak oil will not be reached before the end of this decade, says Opec head
    Comments reflect differences over forecast global flows
  • Tanker transits plummet as shipping swerves Red Sea danger zone, says Clarksons
    Steve Gordon reveals the latest effects of chaos in the Middle East
  • Robert Bugbee cash in $32m of Scorpio Tankers stock as shares surge
    With his stock on a bull run, shipowner's president has cashed in less than half of his stock
  • Taiwan Navigation ramps up fleet renewal push with order for pair of handysize bulkers
    Newbuildings form part of the company's fleet renewal programme
  • Marinakis pulls the plug on offshore vessel buy from Spetalen's Standard Supply
    PSV is on charter with oil major BP for $23,500 a day
  • Bulker operator Sea Sands Shipping dives into owning with supramax buy
    Already established as a dry bulk operator, company wants to grow its owned fleet
  • Angelicoussis and Procopiou seek yard berths amid VLCC craze
    Available delivery dates stretch out into second half of 2027 as major names move in on remaining slots
  • Sea Sands Shipping of Dubai dives into bulker owning with supramax buy
    Already established as a dry bulk operator, company wants to grow its owned fleet
  • Genco Shipping confirms Houthi attack on supramax in Gulf of Aden
    Supramax bulker owned by New York shipowner identified as target of latest attack
  • MOL Drybulk has an eye on growth after banking the rewards of consolidation
    Bulker company is seeking growth in project cargo trade

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American Shipper web site
JANUARY 18, 2024
  • Container spot rates rocket even higher as Red Sea crisis drags on
    Container lines faced overcapacity and huge losses in 2024. Then the Houthis flipped the market in favor of container lines.

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The World Trade Organization believes so
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Rome
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Paris
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Leghorn
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APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
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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
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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
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Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
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Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
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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
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ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
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Augusta
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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
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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
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Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
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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
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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
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Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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