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March 19, 2024

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Exim India web site
MARCH 19, 2024
  • CONCOR to take over Jalna Dry Port operations
  • Sanjam Sahi Gupta participates in Brussels conference advocating welfare of seafarers
  • Waiver of charges for late filing of Bill of Entry
  • Federal Bank completes India's first-ever single bank digital export collection bill transaction in partnership with WaveBL
  • Carriers, shippers strategise to tide over Red Sea crisisa
  • Amazon to push MSME exports from India
  • India's cotton exports projected to rise
  • Vizhinjam port to welcome crane vessels in April
  • Odisha inks MoU for low-cost cold storage units
  • Oilmeals export soars
  • CONCOR boosts logistics connectivity in Konkan; commences container train services from CRT Khed to JN Port
  • ONE opens West Asia Regional Headquarters in Dubai
  • Massive increase in container shipping imports from China into Mexico seen as likely 'back door' into the US
  • CMA CGM to suspend calls at Port au Prince, Haiti

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International Transport Journal web site
MARCH 19, 2024
  • Shipowners finding a new role
  • Milestone for intermodal terminal in Barcelona
  • DP World reports 2023 financials
  • Transitions at World Group
  • A carbon-friendly container?
  • Air instead of sea freight
  • More capacity for Luxembourg carrier
  • Testing eco-friendly sails
  • Supply chain experts to support scale-up
  • Manoeuvring a mobile heart clinic
  • Digitalisation to boost volumes
  • Partners add final-mile delivery for airfreight
  • 'P&O Liberté' begins Dover-Calais sailings
  • Dnata: eleven out of eleven
  • Metro welcomes business development director
  • New drone technology in India
  • ONE enters EU emissions tradingv
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • UPS gets 15 litre CNG-powered truck

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The Loadstar web site
MARCH 18, 2024
  • East coast port strike threat prompts shippers to consider heading west instead
  • Hapag chief executive defends Gemini transhipment tactic
  • M&A down under - eyes open for bargain basement deals
  • Shipping Corp of India edging closer to a VSA with USWC carrier
  • Volga-Dnepr UK's options narrow as financial details are unveiled
  • OceanX: Brazilian heat; Hapag forgot efficiency; tech 'bling-bling'
  • Air cargo a key driver towards sustainable development goals
  • VIDEO: Yang Ming vessel hits Turkish quay and takes out cranes
  • Insider trouble at Virgin Atlantic Cargo
  • Leticia Barrocas Piquet to lead ocean freight operations at DHL GF

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Marine Log web site
MARCH 18, 2024
  • New MARAD advisory: Turn off AIS in Houthi threat area
    The U.S. Maritime Administration today issued a new U.S. Maritime Advisory for vessels transiting the Southern Red Sea, Bab el Mandeb Strait, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean, Somali Basin, Arabian Sea, Gulf
  • Strategic Marine delivers new hybrid fast crew boat duo
    Singapore boat builder Strategic Marine has delivered two new Gen 4 fast crew boats to Thailand's Truth Maritime Services. The 42-meter vessels feature business class seats for 70 passengers and enhanced passenger
  • Venture Global swoops on 9 in-build LNG carriers
    Arlington, Va., headquartered U.S. LNG export terminal operator Venture Global LNG is getting into vessel ownership. Yesterday, it announced the acquisition of nine LNG carriers currently under construction by an undisclosed South
  • U.S. sanctions Houthi-linked vessel Lady Sofia
    Continuing to try to stem the flow of Iranian funding to the Houthis, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action March 15 against a Mumbai-headquartered,

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Container News web site
MARCH 18, 2024
  • ONE completes its first European Union Allowances transaction
    Singapore-based container line Ocean Network Express (ONE) has announced its inaugural European Union Allowances (EUA) transaction with BNP Paribas, a global bank and financial services company headquartered in Paris, France. Commencing on 1 January 2024, under the regulations of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), the maritime transport industry has been included and shipping companies are ma

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Splash web site
MARCH 18, 2024
  • Ukrainian drones strike another Russian oil refinery
    The Ukrainian military has conducted another drone strike on an oil facility in Russia. This time, the target was the Slavyansk oil refinery in the Krasnodar region. According to reports by local media, the attack by seven UAVs, coordinated by the Ukrainian State Security Service and Ukrainian special forces, resulted in a fire at the ...
  • ESL Shipping offloads supramax brace to Turkish owner
    ESL Shipping, part of Finnish conglomerate Aspo, is offloading its only two supramaxes as part of the company's ambition to offer fossil-free dry bulk shipping. The Aspo Group's subsidiary has struck a deal with Turkey's HGF Denizcilik for the sale of its 2012-built 56,300 dwt sister vessels Arkadia and Kumpula. The move follows Aspo's plans ...
  • US blacklists tanker linked to Houthi financial supporter
    The US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control has blacklisted a tanker for transferring oil linked to a Houthi financial facilitator from Iran to China. The 160,400 dwt tanker, owned by Marshall Islands-registered shipping company Vishnu Inc., was involved in illicit shipments to China in support of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard ...
  • Drydel charters in Japanese newbuild
    Greece's Drydel Shipping has expanded its fleet with a long-term charter deal for a Japanese newbuild. The Costas Dellaportas-led bulker player is bringing in the 2024-built Twin Delight from Japan's Soki Kisen for at least three years. The 40,000 dwt ship recently named and delivered at Imabari will join 18 other Drydel-operated bulkers, with more ...
  • Maersk Supply Service secures vessel contract with Shell
    Denmark-based Maersk Supply Service has scored a contract with Shell for its subsea support vessel Maersk Achiever. The 2003-built vessel has been booked for work at the Penguins oil and gas field in the UK North Sea. The contract with an undisclosed value starts in April, with brokers reporting the fixture of between 40 and ...
  • StormGeo takes full ownership of Brazilian meteorological service firm
    Norwegian weather intelligence specialist StormGeo has taken over the remaining stake of Brazil-based weather forecast specialist Climatempo. StormGeo, a part of Alfa Laval, first took the initial 51% stake in Climatempo back in 2019. In 2023, the Bergen-based firm bought a further 38.66%, increasing its ownership to 89.66%. This latest transaction makes StormGeo the full ...
  • Lauritzen sells handy
    Scrubber-fitted handysizes changing hands are relatively rare. Nevertheless, Lauritzen Bulkers has managed to sell a second such ship in the space of a month. Brokers tell Splash that the giant Dane is trying to exploit the strong upward pressure on asset values, selling the six-year-old, 36,200 dwt Asian Bulker for some $24m, the same price ...
  • Dolphin Drilling inks $154m semisub contract with Oil India
    Semisub rig owner Dolphin Drilling has won a drilling contract for one of its rigs from oil and gas player Oil India Limited. Under the terms of the contract, Dolphin Drilling will deploy the 1974-built Blackford Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig to support Oil India's exploration and development activities with operations planned to begin in the ...
  • JUB Pacific expands liftboat fleet
    JUB Pacific has bolstered its footprint in the liftboat arena with the acquisition of the 2010-built Caracal Pioneer. The Singapore-based company said the unit, picked up for an undisclosed sum, would be renamed JUB Pioneer. The 57-m-long vessel, which has been under JUB Pacific's UAE-based management arm GPK Marine Management Services, is one of the ...
  • Geneva Dry Dialogues: Bahri Dry Bulk
    In the 2020s to date, the dry bulk fleet at Bahri, the national shipping company of Saudi Arabia, has more than doubled in size, and plans are afoot to significantly scale up the fleet further. In an exclusive interview ahead of the company's participation at Geneva Dry in 45 days' time, Mohammed Bin Battal, president ...
  • Skansi Offshore bags PSV contract
    Skansi Offshore has secured a contract with Norwegian mid-to-late-life operator OKEA for one of its platform supply vessels. The Faroe Islands-based PSV specialist that lists five ships in its fleet has fixed the 2009-built 3,788 dwt Eldborg for six months. The contract is most likely to start this week and OKEA has six additional one-month ...
  • Former Golden Ocean CEO appointed as Statkraft chief executive
    Former Golden Ocean chief executive Birgitte Ringstad Vartdal has been named as the new CEO of Norway's largest utility Statkraft, succeeding Christian Rynning-Tønnesen. Vartdal was promoted from the role of executive vice president for the Nordics at Statkraft and will assume her new role as CEO on April 1, 2024. Tønnesen, the previous CEO of ...
  • China-Mexico tradelane in the spotlight on the US campaign trail
    Last year, Mexico overtook China as America's top trade partner, according to data from the US Commerce Department. Just how much of Mexican exports to the world's largest economy is backed by Chinese companies has become a source of great debate in this year of US presidential elections. Growth in demand for container shipping imports ...
  • Venture Global LNG seals deal for nine resales in South Korea
    American gas supplier Venture Global LNG has moved into shipowning, announcing over the weekend a total of nine resales. The Mike Sabel-led company has bought nine ships under construction in South Korea, that will be delivered starting later this year. Six vessels will have a cargo capacity of 174,000 cu m and three a cargo ...
  • CMA CGM bids to take over France's top rolling news channel
    Rodolphe Saadé has moved to buy France's top rolling news channel as the cash-rich liner executive bolsters his media empire. CMA CGM announced on Friday a EUR1.55bn ($1.69bn) deal to acquire Altice Media, France's third largest private sector media group, which runs BFM TV as well as the radio station RMC. Saadé already controls four newspapers ...
  • Vintage VLCC prices drop
    Prices for modern and newbuild VLCCs might be at historic highs, but the appetite for vintage supertankers has cooled significantly in recent months. "[S]hips hitting 20 years of age are seeing a stark deterioration in value," states a new report from broker Gibson. Gibson cited two recent sales of 2004-built, scrubber-fitted VLCCs as examples of ...

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Lloyd's List web site
MARCH 18, 2024
  • IMO resumes efforts on carbon pricing tools
    IMO member states are to adopt economic and technical measures in 2025, under last year's revised greenhouse gas strategy. Now...
  • Novorossiysk-bound ships detouring amid heightened drone threat
    A document circulated on social media suggests ships are being instructed to alter course after a general cargoship spotted a...
  • The week in newbuildings: Crude oil and product tanker orderbook sees further boost
    Greek and Israeli shipowners have ordered a combined 12 large tankers in the past week, comprising four ships each in...
  • Red Sea tensions on display at IMO meeting
    IMO member states voice concern over ongoing Houthi attacks and the re-emergence of Somali piracy in the region, with Yemen's...
  • Hapag-Lloyd dismisses shipper fears of Gemini Cooperation
    There will be winners and losers in terms of direct calls under the Gemini Cooperation's hub-and-spoke network. But transhipment should...
  • Yang Ming boxship knocks down three cranes at Turkish port of Evyap
    A statement said no one was hurt but local media reported that a crane operator was seriously injured
  • MSC in fourth containership recycling sale of the year
    'Red Sea diversions have created an artificial uplift in earnings resulting in a deferral of boxship demolition decisions,' says Braemar...
  • American Club takes tonnage and premium hit after ratings agency downgrade
    Growth seen at past two renewals has slightly retreated, in part because of derisking, argues chief executive Ioannou
  • The week in charts: Houthi attacks will continue | Newbuilding prices set to rise | Ship recycling recovery on hold | Chinese demand props up Russia oil exports
    Robust weapons supply chain continues to support Houthi firepower, shipbuilders' bulging orderbooks mean prices are set to creep up in...
  • Bunker demand faces long-term decline despite geopolitical spikes
    Replacement of older, less-efficient vessels and the adoption of cleaner fuels as part of shipping's decarbonisation efforts will inevitably lead...
  • Daily Briefing
    Newbuilding prices set to rise as shipyard lead times stretch to four years | Panama Canal expected to be operating...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
MARCH 18, 2024
  • dship Carriers adds to MPV order book with larger, more fuel-efficient vessels
    Tougher environmental rules are expected to drive more MPV scrapping even as the order book expands thanks to new MPV and open-hatch ship orders.
  • Sharp slide in spot rates provides background to trans-Pacific contract talks
    This year's annual service contract negotiations are occurring amid the latest disruption in container shipping as vessels divert away from the Red Sea and Suez Canal to avoid possible attacks by Houthi militants.
  • Norfolk Southern debuts Atlanta appointment system for import loads
    The railroad believes requiring appointments and grounding containers into stacks will improve the flow of trucks through its terminal outside Atlanta.
  • Diversions around southern Africa expose Asia-Europe ships to rising ETS costs
    Longer voyages around Africa to avoid Red Sea attacks have naturally resulted in greater fuel consumption from vessels, but with Europe now charging carriers per ton of emissions, the cost implications are significant.
  • Digital broker Transfix follows US shippers deeper into LTL trucking
    Rising shipper interest helped propel digital freight marketplace Transfix into LTL through a partnership with Rocket Shipping, and Transfix expects the LTL trend to continue.
  • Open-hatch MPV ship orders up sharply as outlook for fleet changes
    New orders for open-hatch multi-purpose ships, some of them heavy-lift capable, have increased the MPV fleet growth forecast by 3.5% through 2028.

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TradeWinds web site
MARCH 18, 2024
  • Saverys move 'full steam ahead' as shareholders sell $1.2bn in Euronav shares
    Belgium's CMB now effectively controls 88.6% of New York and Antwerp-listed tanker giant
  • Wavelength podcast: Container rates to drop once Red Sea transits resume, and how to assess the impact of IMO carbon proposals
    Zim and Hapag Lloyd results put freight rates under the spotlight, while Unctad talks about the impact of market-based proposals by the global shipping regulator
  • Capesize sales hit record high during first quarter and prices are still rising
    Latest reported deal shows how prices continue to firm for older vessels
  • Introducing the TradeWinds Wavelength podcast
    The audio edition of the leading name in shipping news keeps your finger on the pulse of the maritime sector
  • Major shipowners see elderly tankers cash in as VLCC rates climb
    DHT and Maran Tankers Management snag high rates for older ships
  • Wilbur Ross blank-cheque IPO takes a hit with delisting from New York Stock Exchange
    'King of Bankruptcy' hits stumbling block with his Spac plans but seeks a workaround
  • Wavelength podcast: Container rates to drop once Red Sea transits resume, how to assess the impact of IMO carbon proposals
    Zim and Hapag Lloyd results put freight rates under the spotlight, while Unctad talks about the impact of market-based proposals by the global shipping regulator
  • Former Golden Ocean chief becomes first female CEO of Norway's power giant Statkraft
    Birgitte Ringstad Vartdal says utility 'has great opportunities to contribute to the green transition'
  • Founding fathers, prohibition and US protectionism: Why the Jones act isn't what you think
    While the 1920 law has become a lightning rod for debates over protections for domestic shipping, Senator Wesley Jones had another legacy in mind, according to a new book
  • Sanctioned Sovcomflot facing 'operational difficulties' from US crackdown
    Tracking data suggests some tankers have changed routes or been left idling for weeks with cargo on board
  • ESL Shipping offloads supramax duo a year after putting up for-sale sign
    Finnish owner sheds biggest bulkers as part of long-term plan
  • Secondhand tanker prices spike to highest level since 2008 with VLCCs seeing 'notable uptick'
    Brokers believe lack of available sales candidates is keeping asset values strong
  • 'Twinge of sadness' as Whitaker family sells tanker fleet after 144 years
    Fuel supplier Lindsay Blee moves into shipowning with deal for small fuel vessels
  • Atlas Maritime linked to trio of very large ammonia carrier newbuildings
    Shipowning name said to be working with Danish financier European Maritime Finance on gas carriers
  • Seaspan splashes $240m on world-beating car carrier brace
    Boxship owner is left with six car carriers on order after four contracts novated
  • Greek owner DryDel Shipping adds new Japanese bulker as it aims for 30-strong fleet
    Costas Dellaportas-led company brings in handysize on three-year deal
  • Clarksons key shipping rate index hits highest point this year fuelled by record offshore rates
    Oil and gas support vessel markets prospering, broker says
  • KfW IPEX-Bank names Sebastian Blum new shipping boss after Carsten Wiebers departs
    Blum will be responsible for maritime industries, aviation and land-based transport as head of mobility
  • Affinity hires two big guns as it looks to succession and global fleet renewal needs
    S&P specialist Sebastian Davenport-Thomas and clean product sector expert Mike Rudd to join company next month
  • IMO boss slams 'categorically unacceptable' attacks on seafarers in Red Sea
    Arsenio Dominguez opens environment meeting with warning about pollution and risks to seafarers lives
  • Ernst Russ lowers profit forecast as container markets drop
    Group warns of sliding profitability due to correction in markets
  • LR2 rates double in 'dramatic surge' as tanker supply tightens
    Arbitrage opportunities outweighing higher cost of rerouting ships around southern Africa
  • Michele Bottiglieri pulls panamax pair from sales lists citing strong bulker market
    Shipowner claims brokers reporting the ships as sold are wrong, yet again
  • Three rival camps pitch up at key IMO decarbonisation meeting
    All eyes turn to a trio of ideas as the Marine Environment Protection Committee meets in London
  • IMO carbon plan is 'a lantern, not a lighthouse', ZeroNorth's Soren Meyer says
    Tech boss urges decisive action at this week's key IMO meeting
  • Anxious families of hijacked bulker crew await pirate contact
    Crew member contacted shipowner to say seafarer hostages are all well
  • Former Golden Ocean chief becomes first female CEO of Norway's power giant Statkraft
    Birgitte Ringstad Vartdal will receive $0.6m in base salary
  • Port worker injured as out-of-control container ship crashes into three cranes
    Video footage shows large vessel toppling the huge structures at Kocaeli port in Turkey
  • US blacklists tanker after ship-to-ship transfer with 'fake' vessel linked to Houthi financial fixer
    The Lady Sofia was expected to deliver its cargo of alleged Iranian oil to China
  • Vafias spin-off C3is appeals Nasdaq decision to delist company
    Share price of bulker and tanker owner dipped below $0.10 for 10 days
  • Nordic $1bn high-yield fund wants to bet big on shipping bonds
    Alfred Berg portfolio manager says the bond market is open for shipping issuers
  • Austal ends ro-ro order drought with $20m newbuilding deal
    Fast ferry specialist says demand is picking up
  • Russian petrochemical exports under threat after mass attacks on refineries
    Drone strikes are part of Ukraine's strategy to cripple production
  • Record Singapore bunker sales only delaying decline of fuel oil trade, Poten says
    More efficient ships and environmental regulations will force shipping to increasingly shift to cleaner fuels
  • US producer Venture Global boosts owned LNG fleet to nine newbuildings
    First two vessels to be delivered in 2024 but recent resale deal has yet to be fully explained

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American Shipper web site
MARCH 18, 2024
  • Venture Global building LNG fleet to sell cargoes directly on spot market
    Venture Global LNG is building a large fleet of liquefied natural gas-powered vessels, amid numerous legal fights.
  • Silk Way West orders extra 777 freighter from Boeing
    Silk Way West Airlines is buying another 777 freighter from Boeing.

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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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