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Exim India web site
JULY 19, 2024
  • CONCOR launches facility for e-Booking of containers
  • Increase in merchandise exports despite logistics challenges shows resilience of the sector: FIEO President
  • Ripley & Co., Bothra Shipping consortium quotes highest revenue share for mechanisation of Berth No. 5 at HDC
  • CMA CGM enters into strategic partnership with Google to accelerate AI integration into its global operations
  • Newbuild contracting for dry bulk down
  • JNPA's new CSR initiative aims at improving the quality of education in tribal schools
  • NYK acquires multiple segments of ENEOS Ocean's shipping business
  • Phonex Group commences services from Kolkata to Haldia & Kolkata to Birgunj ICD in association with CWC
  • BLR Airport tops perishables exports in the country for the 4th consecutive year
  • Air cargo demand dips but rates stay high ex-Asia
  • Navi Mumbai Airport to be operational by March 2025: Minister
  • MTT Limbang arrives at NSD on her maiden voyage
  • NITI Aayog unveils GearShift challenge to accelerate zero-emission truck adoption in India
  • Iraq to establish maritime single window for major ports

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International Transport Journal web site
JULY 19, 2024
  • Transport and geopolitical changes

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The Loadstar web site
JULY 18, 2024
  • Trade associations urge 'uncontactable' IATA to play fair over CASS
  • Good year for box lines, says Yang Ming chief, but keep an eye on the market
  • CMA CGM and Hamburg port expansion - running out of time?
  • Cargo logjam at Dhaka Airport as clearing and forwarding agents strike
  • Last-mile parcel carriers struggle while global express market is set for growth
  • Prologis still in control of what it can control, the rest...
  • ONE snatches methanol crown, while Maersk does a u-turn on LNG
  • Unifeeder CEO and DP World marine COO Jesper Kristensen quits
  • 'Partial win' for UK supply chains as EC delays potentially disruptive checks

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Marine Log web site
JULY 18, 2024
  • Birdon America gets $14.75 million contract to kick off WWC construction
    Birdon America Inc. has been awarded a U.S. Coast Guard long lead time materials contract worth approximately $14.75 million to enable construction to begin on the first two vessels to be built
  • Bourbon to deploy Opsealog fleet optimization on 104 vessels
    Paris-headquartered offshore services giant Bourbon is partnering with Marseille-based marine digitalization specialist Opsealog to deploy a data-driven fleet optimization solution across 104 vessels. The multi-year agreement follows a successful pilot with 25

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Container News web site
JULY 18, 2024
  • NYK buys segments of ENEOS Ocean's shipping business
    NYK will acquire 80% of the shares of a new company to be established by ENEOS Ocean Corporation, a consolidated subsidiary of ENEOS Holdings, Inc. that handles the shipping business of the ENEOS Group. The new company will take over ENEOS Ocean's shipping business through an absorption-type company split that will include the company's LPG carriers, chemical tankers, product tankers, and dry bul
  • NWSA reports higher container volumes in 2024
    The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA), a partnership between the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, handled 321,432 TEUs in June, representing a significant growth of 26.3% over the same month in 2023. "Voyage consistency, increased vessel calls, and low import rail dwells continue to support strong container volumes in the gateway," noted NWSA in a statement. Full international exports continued a ten
  • Port of Rotterdam nears 7 million TEUs in first half
    In the first half of the year, Port of Rotterdam's container throughput increased by 4.2% in tonnes to 67.1 million tonnes and by 2.2% in TEUs to 6.8 million TEUs. The first quarter already saw a slight recovery in container throughput with this trend continuing in the second quarter. "This is a direct consequence of an increase in demand for consumer goods," pointed out a port official. Addition
  • Port of Los Angeles achieves another monthly container gain
    Port of Los Angeles processed 827,757 TEUs in June, translating to a 10% increase over the previous month and less than 1% compared to last June, which was the port's best month in 2023. "June was a great month at the Port of Los Angeles, capping off of a stellar first half of the year," confirmed Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka. "The last six months have been steady and consis
  • Direct services are solution to congestion and capacity dilemmas
    Shipping lines are extending their direct call services in an effort to absorb excess capacity and maintain schedules as port congestion in both Asia and Europe takes hold following the Houthi attacks on shipping. Consultancy MDS Transmodal has conducted an analysis of vessel deployment and new services which reveals that carriers are deploying vessels in direct services with fewer port calls in
  • Countrywide blockade suspends cargo movement in Bangladesh
    As students have enforced a countrywide blockade in Bangladesh demanding the removal of the quota system in the public sector jobs, the movement of cargo carrying trucks towards the Chittagong port and the container depots remained suspended since Wednesday (17 July) night. Students have blocked the roads across the country thus no vehicles are plying on the highways disrupting the transportation
  • Evergreen chairman: ILA dispute will further disrupt market
    Evergreen Marine Corporation (EMC) chairman Chang Yen-yi has cautioned that if US East Coast port workers cannot resolve their differences with the US Maritime Alliance, it could cause more chaos in container shipping. International Longshoremen Association (ILA) president Harold Daggett has warned that industrial action is becoming more likely as the current contract with the US Maritime Allianc
  • CMA CGM embarks on strategic partnership with Google
    CMA CGM and Google entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) across the French ocean carrier's operations worldwide. By leveraging Google's AI solutions and insights from experts, CMA CGM aims to help empower its employees' decision-making. In fact, every programme and tool developed within the partnership will be designed to assist users i
  • BIMCO: Dry bulk newbuild contracting fell, despite strong market
    "During the first half of 2024, newbuild contracting in the dry bulk sector fell 34.2% y/y despite favourable market conditions. A 6.5% y/y increase in prices could be deterring contracting, yet in the second-hand market, where prices rose 15.2% y/y, the number of sales still increased 11.7% y/y. Other factors, such as limited shipyard availability and uncertainty on fuels and demand outlook coul
  • Tecon Santos expansion project to be completed five years earlier
    Santos Brasil has announced that the project which will enhance the capacity of Tecon Santos to 3 million TEUs will be completed five years ahead of the initial schedule. This operational capacity, initially slated for 2031, will be delivered to the Port of Santos by 2026. Santos Brasil is moving up the purchase of equipment and accelerating construction work in the yard to reach this milestone.
  • Oakland container volumes return to pre-Covid levels
    The Port of Oakland moved 193,062 TEUs in June with the box volume increase showing a sign of return to pre-pandemic levels. Full imports jumped 26.8%, with 84,040 TEUs handled by the California port operators in June 2024, in contrast to 66,295 TEUs in June 2023, marking the highest monthly total since August 2022. "We are seeing promising signs from ocean carriers and importers, who are beginni
  • Dual Fuel Fleet Additions Continue to Rise
    Increase of c.72% year-on-year comparing 2018 vs 2023 Owners are shifting to dual fuel systems in order to achieve net-zero emissions and comply with current environmental standards in the maritime sector and utilising the Fleet Database feature of the VesselsValue platform, we examine the annual deliveries of Dual Fuel vessels since 2018, broken down by into the following sectors: Bulkers, Tanke
  • Container volumes increase at Port of Antwerp-Bruges in 2024
    Port of Antwerp-Bruges has handled 6.6 million TEUs in the first six months of the year, representing a 4.1% increase compared to the same period last year. At the same time, the total throughput of the Belgian port was 143.2 million tonnes in the first half of 2024, a growth of 3% compared to the same period in 2023. "This upward trend, which started in the first quarter driven by increased dema
  • BIC and SMDG sign MoU to improve global shipping standards
    The Bureau International des Containers (BIC) and the Ship Message Design Group (SMDG) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalize their collaboration on a new Global Container Geofence Library. The agreement was signed on 8 July at the Palais des Nations, the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland. The MoU cements the new joint initiative, which aims to improve the accurac
  • Port of Barcelona opens first OPS system at Hutchison Ports BEST terminal
    The Port of Barcelona opened its first Onshore Power Supply system (OPS) at Hutchison Ports BEST container terminal. This equipment, which is the first in a container terminal in a Mediterranean port, makes it possible to supply ships with 100% renewable-origin electricity so that they can turn off their engines whilst in the Port of Barcelona and thus reduce their emissions. The OPS is the first

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Splash web site
JULY 18, 2024
  • DryDel swells ultramax orderbook at Tsuneishi
    Greek bulker owner and operator DryDel Shipping is expanding its fleet in a comeback to Japan's Tsuneishi Shipbuilding with a new contract for another ultramax newbuild. "This addition to our fleet marks another significant investment in Japanese ultramax newbuild tonnage," the company said. The new deal for the EEDI Phase 3 compliant vessel will be ...
  • Precious Shipping fixes handy bulker to Oldendorff
    Thai dry bulk player Precious Shipping has sealed a charter deal with Germany's Oldendorff Carriers for its recently acquired modern handysize. The Khalid Hashim-led listed owner said in a filing that the 2018-built Hansa Naree had been fixed between 11 and 13 months. The charter has already commenced at a gross variable rate equivalent to ...
  • Operations underway to recover lost containers as CMA CGM boxship sets sail for Europe
    Operations have begun to locate 44 containers lost at sea from CMA CGM's boxship hit by severe weather near South Africa after the vessel continued on its way towards Europe. After losing the containers in what was described as a 'harrowing bad weather experience on the Indian Ocean along South Africa' by the South African ...
  • Damaged Vineyard Wind turbine blade deteriorating with more debris in the water
    Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Iberdrola's US arm Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, has found further issues with the broken blades from one of its turbines. The company said on Wednesday that "there was an observed compromise to the integrity of the GE Vernova blade" and that a part of the blade remains attached ...
  • Saipem scores subsea intervention services deal for Libya - Italy pipeline
    Italian offshore engineering and construction giant Saipem has been awarded a contract for supervision and subsea intervention services of the GreenStream pipeline between the Mellitah terminal in Libya and Gela in Italy. The new contract, awarded by midstream player GreenStream BV, merges the activities that Saipem has been undertaking for GreenStream since 2008 regarding asset ...
  • Rem Offshore returns to Vard for third CSOV newbuild
    Norwegian offshore vessel player Rem Offshore has returned to fellow shipbuilder Vard for another offshore wind commissioning service operation vessel newbuild. The VARD 4 19 design vessel, developed by Vard Design in Ålesund, will be the third CSOV unit delivered by the Fincantieri-controlled yard after the Rem Power and the Rem Wind in 2023 and ...
  • South Korea sanctions Hong Kong firm for illegal transfer of North Korean coal
    South Korea has sanctioned a Hong Kong shipping firm, HK Yilin Shipping, and a North Korean vessel over allegations of the illegal transfer of North Korean coal. Yilin Shipping's 6,700 dwt general cargo vessel De Yi took on coal from a North Korean vessel, Tok Song, in March off North Korea's coast in a ship-to-ship ...
  • CMA CGM taps Google to develop AI solutions
    French liner CMA CGM has signed a global partnership agreement with Google to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) adoption across its operations. "This collaboration aligns with our digital roadmap and investments. Together with Google, we will lead the digital revolution in shipping, logistics and media, optimise our processes, and enhance our competitive edge," commented Rudolph Saade, ...
  • IMO launches Marine Plastic Litter Global Industry Alliance
    The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is calling for businesses operating in the shipping and fisheries sectors to express their interest in joining the Marine Plastic Litter Global Industry Alliance (GIA). The new alliance will bring together maritime and fisheries industry leaders, with the aim of developing solutions to prevent and reduce ocean plastics, while addressing ...
  • TGS given extension of West African OBN seismic deal
    Norwegian offshore seismic acquisition specialist and data provider TGS has won an extension for its deepwater ocean bottom node (OBN) data acquisition campaign in West Africa. This additional program was for what the company described as a 'major customer' and will extend the ongoing acquisition cooperation well into the fourth quarter of 2024. No financial ...
  • Lidl's shipping line swells fleet
    Tailwind Shipping Lines, founded two years ago by German supermarket chain Lidl to battle covid-related shipping chaos, has grown its fleet to nine ships, and now operates three services designed to bring goods from Asia to Europe. In a market update to celebrate its second anniversary, the Hamburg-based shipping line revealed it now has nine ...
  • Australia awards five more offshore wind licenses
    Australia's Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen has announced via social media that twelve offshore wind projects have been given feasibility licenses offshore Victoria in the Gippsland Offshore Wind Zone. The first batch of six licences was awarded in May this year, with a combined capacity of approximately 12 GW. Minister Bowen announced ...
  • Nine crew saved from capsized tanker off Oman
    Omani authorities say nine members of a 16-strong Indian and Sri Lankan crew have been rescued, after going missing when their tanker capsized off the coast of Oman on Monday. One other has been found dead. The Indian Navy announced that eight Indians and one Sri Lankan from the Prestige Falcon had been found by ...
  • VLCC rates under pressure as Saudi Arabia slashes exports
    New data from Vortexa shows VLCC utilisation for OPEC+ - excluding Iran and Venezuela - fell sharply during June and reached a record low earlier this month, as exports from the group, especially Saudi Arabia, fell sharply. "The lack of sizeable alternative routes for VLCC flows, i.e. outside of OPEC+ (mostly Middle East) to Asia, ...
  • Brazilian offshore wind energy potential exceeds 1.2TW, study says
    Brazil's offshore wind energy potential exceeds 1,200GW, with 480GW from fixed foundations, and 748GW from floating foundations, a new study claims. The "Scenarios for Offshore Wind Development in Brazil" study, conducted by DNV for the World Bank Group, is one of a series of offshore wind roadmap studies funded and led by the Energy Sector ...
  • Fugro scores work on Community Offshore Wind lease off New York
    Community Offshore Wind, a joint venture between RWE and National Grid Ventures, has selected Dutch surveyor Fugro to perform a geotechnical investigation of their lease area in the New York Bight. With 3GW of offshore wind energy potential, the developed lease area could power more than 1m homes in the region. The geotechnical work follows ...
  • FMC designates Anji Shipping a controlled carrier
    The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has classified car carrier operator Anji Shipping as a controlled carrier of the People's Republic of China and has added it to the commission's controlled carrier list. Controlled carriers are ocean common carriers operating in the US-foreign trades that are, or whose operating assets are, directly or indirectly owned or controlled ...
  • Is the scorpion dance between technology and maritime about to reach its climax?
    Ben Pinnington, founder of PR firm Polaris Media, on venture capital and maritime tech. With investment of $3bn in maritime tech firms being reported at the recent Maritime Technology Demo Day at Posidonia, some think this is serious progress. But a panel discussion at the event organized by TMV, The Captain's Table, lomarlabs and a ...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
JULY 18, 2024
  • CMA CGM turns to Google for AI help across its global operations
    The collaboration comes barely a month after Google researchers said they could help shipping lines improve their network designs and profitability.
  • Bangladesh becomes 'two-way' market for liners boosting intra-Asia capacity
    Maersk seems to be leading the race to scale the supply chain for Bangladesh's booming ready-made garment verticals, with the carrier opening a third weekly Bangladesh-China loop.
  • Early peak season boosts H1 volumes at Rotterdam, Antwerp-Bruges
    Shippers advancing orders for Asian imports to avoid supply chain disruption and mitigate longer voyages around southern Africa lifted container throughput at Europe's two largest ports.
  • EU's anti-deforestation law a 'barrier to trade': lobby groups
    There is growing pushback against the pending regulation that some sectors believe poses an impossible challenge in tracing and verifying the origins of certain products that could lead to their exclusion from the EU market.
  • Supreme Court's 'Chevron' decision expands window to challenge FMC rulemaking
    A landmark ruling from the nation's high court weakens the powers of federal maritime regulators ahead of imminent rulemaking that ocean carriers may challenge in the courts, writes Journal of Commerce Executive Editor Mark Szakonyi.
  • IANA says long-time CEO Casey will retire at end of 2024
    Joni Casey played a critical role in the expansion of the Uniform Intermodal Interchange and Facilities Agreement, a set of governing rules over the transfer of containers from one mode to another.

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TradeWinds web site
JULY 18, 2024
  • Washington targets 'illicit shipping network' in bid to disrupt Houthi support
    Ships, facilitators, insurer, managers and an owner blacklisted
  • Von der Leyen opens second term with pledge for European 'Oceans Pact'
    Environmental groups praise ocean pact but worry about watering down of Green Deal
  • New MIT study raises questions over ammonia fuel's green credentials
    Study argues that the effects of ammonia slippage could negate all the positive aspects of the new marine fuel
  • DryDel pushes newbuild tally to nine bulkers with latest order in Japan
    New vessel will be slightly larger than a conventional ultramax
  • BW LPG's profit for gas trading unit falls in second quarter
    VLGC owner will release financial report on 22 August
  • Potentially life-saving AI breakthrough to detect rogue waves
    Study examines ocean patterns off the US coastline to provide early warning of trouble
  • 'Coffee-spitting' Maersk U-turn on fuel exposes harsh reality of shipping energy transition
  • Deutsche 'about-face' sees major bank dive back into shipping equity research
    This week's Streetwise takes a look at the behind-the-scenes deliberations over coverage of the industry
  • Tufton Oceanic boosts dividend as 'supply-driven up cycle' takes shape
    Profit rises in strong markets driving bulker and chemical tankers
  • Peraticos family returns to dry bulk market with new Athens-based company
    New outfit Delia Bulkers is listed as operating under the same address as the traditional tanker owner
  • Charterers key to shifting the dial on decarbonisation, says MPC chief Constantin Baack
    Sharing burden and benefit with charterers is a 'win-win'
  • Retailers move cargoes forward as they brace for potential US port strikes
    Trade groups want Biden administration to encourage both sides to come to the table to avert a shutdown
  • Shipowner sanctioned over North Korean coal bound for Russia
    Foreign ministry claims an HK Yilin Shipping vessel breached UN Security Council resolutions
  • Rem Offshore heads back to Vard for wind farm work vessel
    Norwegian west coast owner inks deal with compatriot designer for diesel-electric ship
  • How shipping clawed back a place in equity research at Deutsche Bank
    This week's Streetwise takes a look at the behind-the-scenes deliberations over coverage of the industry
  • Gram Car Carriers and K-Line team up on biofuel drive
    Norwegain owner and Japanese charterer starting to use biofuels on three ships
  • 'Severely fatigued' pilot in charge of tanker as it smashed into River Thames jetty
    UK accident investigators found that 60-year-old pilot was likely to have been severely fatigued as vessel left dock
  • Zissimatos-linked Monte Nero strikes deal for seven tanker and bulker newbuildings
    The Greek shipping outfit has ordered MR tankers and ultramax bulk carriers
  • Google and CMA CGM to 'revolutionise shipping' through artificial intelligence
    The partnership will adopt the technology throughout the French giant's global operations
  • Nine seafarers found alive from capsized tanker as Indian Navy scrambles to save more crew members
    One of the Indian and Sri Lankan crew was confirmed to have died, however
  • VLCCs await turn in super-cycle spotlight, Tankers International says
    Rates for largest crude carriers remain below levels for aframax and suezmax tankers in 2024
  • Richard Fulford-Smith's Affinity a major investor in new VLCC venture led by Tor Olav Troim
    London shipbroking firm controls 24% of Andes Shipping, which has ordered four dual-fuelled ships
  • 'Pure terror': Red Sea seafarers suffer stress symptoms under real fear of death
    Moral injury and potential PTSD as seafarers face unstoppable and repeat drone and missile attacks
  • Sentiment sees suezmax tanker rates defy the odds, says Fearnleys
    Fearnleys says 'there hasn't been a summer market' when it comes to the second-largest tankers
  • John Su makes fresh moves to grow his boxship and gas carrier fleets
    Erasmus Shipinvest emerges with three new acquisitions, as it widens its foray into feeders and small LPG vessels
  • Unifeeder group CEO Jesper Kristensen leaves company after 34 years
    Trusted deputes Martin Gaard Christiansen and Ganesh Raj are jointly taking liner company's helm
  • New MIT study raises questions over ammonia fuel's green credentials
    Study argues that the effects of ammonia slippage could negate all the positive aspects of the new marine fuel
  • Australian ports the latest to feel the impact of Red Sea crisis, says Maersk
    Danish giant says capacity between Asia and Australia reduced as vessels are diverted to higher-demand trade routes

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American Shipper web site
JULY 18, 2024
  • DHL, SF Airlines most impacted by 757 freighter crack risk
    More than 100 Boeing 757s that underwent passenger-to-freighter conversions by Precision Aircraft Solutions need to be inspected and repaired to address the risk of cracking in an external component.

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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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