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Exim India web site
MAY 21, 2024
  • CONCOR achieves best financial results in FY24
  • Allcargo Terminals' CFS volumes surge 8 pc year-on-year
  • India diversifies agri exports
  • Ship recycling dips in Alang
  • Joint shipping company by India, Iran likely: Iranian Minister
  • LNG global market fragmented due to Red Sea disruptions
  • Deendayal Port handles record-breaking volume within first 45 days of current fiscal
  • Baltic Exchange Market Report (17 May 2024)
  • Allcargo Gati's Q4FY24 EBITDA grows 114% over Q3FY24 on the back of service enhancement and cost rationalisation
  • Working on India-UAE leg of IMEC being considered
  • CMA CGM Group delivers a robust performance in Q1 2024
  • DP World's Chennai terminal welcomes its deepest-ever container vessel
  • APM Terminals Pipavav launches "Future Leaders - Foundation Program" in partnership with Maersk Training & Gujarat Maritime University
  • India's container cargo seen up at 8 pc this fiscal, says CareEdge
  • Country's GDP seen expanding 6.9 pc in 2024: UN
  • Imports from FTA partners up 38 pc: GTRI
  • Gangavaram Port strike called off
  • Charting New Horizons in Global Trade: Insights from the 6th WCO Global AEO Conference

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International Transport Journal web site
MAY 21, 2024
  • Stemming a 23,000 t ship with Scheuerle equipment
  • Foynes freight line to reopen by end of 2024
  • Fully prepared for UAE-Placi
  • Boosting local expertise
  • Taking over Toniebox fulfilment
  • Positive trends in container traffic
  • Maersk facility with 120 loading bays
  • 4Flow onboards supply chain expert
  • Dubai and digital
  • Celebrating a centenary
  • A new look for network trailers
  • Duisport to digitise forklift operations
  • Sharkskin for clean air
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • A new president for NYA
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  • Two more trucks for LPG supplier
  • Noatum Maritime expands to Turkey

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The Loadstar web site
MAY 20, 2024
  • Mounting container shortages creating 'total havoc'
  • OX: CMA CGM beats Big Blue; Hapag-Lloyd? Afloat!; Poland blooming
  • Strike threat to Canada's rail network rises as negotiations stall
  • Baltimore refloats and moves MV Dali, with services set to resume
  • Panama Canal crossings resume, but some time before full normalisation
  • Bangladesh's mango season hit by rising air freight costs
  • Conf call redux: Pure play+ Hapag-Lloyd surprised, cautious and...
  • News in Brief Podcast | Week 21 2024 | Rates, tariffs, rules - and AI fun
  • Forward Solutions acquired by three leading UK forwarders
  • Transport & Environment report 'lacks academic rigour', says UK port association
  • UK becomes one of world's biggest exporters - or does it?

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Marine Log web site
MAY 20, 2024
  • 5 teams named Phase Two FLOWIN prize winners
    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) last week announced the winners of Phase Two of the FLoating Offshore Wind ReadINess (FLOWIN) Prize. Competing teams began with a proven floating offshore wind energy
  • OSG set to be acquired by Saltchuk
    Shares in NYSE-listed U.S.-flag tanker and ATB operator Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. (OSG) were trading up this morning on news that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement that will see
  • Inmarsat launches new NexusWave connectivity service
    Inmarsat Maritime has launched NexusWave, a new service, underpinned by a "bonded" multi-dimensional network to delivers high-speed connectivity, unlimited data, global coverage, and a "secure by design" infrastructure. Delivered by a single
  • VIDEO: Dali refloated and relocated
    The Key Bridge Response Unified Command reports that salvors refloated and moved the M/V Dali at approximately 7 a.m., this morning. Video streamed by local media showed the Dali refloated, under tow

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Container News web site
MAY 20, 2024
  • Port of Gothenburg digitalizes ship arrival process to reduce CO2 emissions
    Port of Gothenburg proceeds with the digitalization of the vessel arrival process, introducing a new platform, called Digital Port Call", which is now part of the port's maritime infrastructure, providing fresh conditions for a faster, safer, more efficient, and sustainable ship call process. Sweden's major port is the largest in Scandinavia, handling approximately 6,000 ship calls annually. At e
  • Valenciaport increases box volumes in April
    Valenciaport's terminals have confirmed in April that the Spanish export sector is in a reactivation phase. After a period of stagnation and decline, the Valencian terminals are returning to positive signs and increases in cargo traffic. The major Spanish port handled 461,246 TEUs in April, translating to a 13.51% growth compared with the same month last year. In general, an analysis of the figur
  • Tanker stalls after being hit by Houthi missile
    An oil tanker temporarily lost propulsion after it was hit by a Houthi missile on 18 May. The US Central Command said that at 1 am Yemen time, Iranian-backed Houthis launched one anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) into the Red Sea and struck the 2003-built 105,400 dwt Wind, an Aframax oil tanker. According to the Central Command, Wind most recently docked in Russia and was bound for China. Centra
  • New hybrid straddle carriers to boost APMT Barcelona handling operations
    Maersk-owned port and terminal operator APM Terminals Barcelona announced the commissioning of 17 Konecranes NSC 644 EHY hybrid straddle carriers. These models use up to 32.5% less fuel than even today's most modern cranes and will reduce the terminal's annual CO2 emissions by 50 tonnes, according to APM Terminals. Managing Director of APM Terminals Spanish Gateways, Julián Fernández, highlighted
  • Port of Riga develops container repair services
    Port of Riga has seen its container sector becoming the largest cargo group of the port after the decline in the handling of energy transit cargo (coal and oil products). Container throughput has been growing in parallel with the increase in container-related services, noted the Latvian port, which saw SIA "Rigas Centralais Terminals" (RCT), a member of the JSC "Riga Port" group, to develop the p
  • Irving Shipbuilding selects GEODIS for logistics services for ship construction and repair projects
    As part of Halifax-based Irving Shipbuilding Inc.'s (ISI) participation in Canada's National Shipbuilding Program, a contract to provide inbound logistics services for ship construction and repair projects has been awarded to global logistics company GEODIS. The contract, which will be managed by GEODIS' Project Logistics' team in Canada, with support from the company's global network of offices,
  • First methanol-powered vessel now on North Europe weekly service
    On 18 May, a new feeder service started calling regularly at the Port of Gothenburg in Sweden with the world's first container ship powered by green methanol, Laura Maersk, operating the service sailing between the Port of Gothenburg and Bremerhaven, Germany. "Already today, many of the customers importing and exporting via Gothenburg have chosen lower-emission ocean transport enabled by green fu
  • NWSA sees increased box volumes in April
    The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA), a partnership of the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, has moved 958,069 TEUs since the start of the year, translating to a year-on-year 5% increase. Additionally, NWSA reported 258,688 TEUs in April, achieving an 11.3% growth compared with the same month last year. Full international exports continued an eight-month growth streak, increasing 15.6% over April 202
  • MACS, HUGO STINNES to operate under their own brand in Spain
    MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping GmbH & Co, Hamburg/Germany and HUGO STINNES Schiffahrt, Rostock/Germany (HSS), both owned by VINETA GmbH of Hamburg, Germany, will operate jointly under their own agency brand in Spain as from 15 May. Under the name of Stinnes & MACS Agencia Marítima and based in Bilbao, this agency, in cooperation with former Hugo Stinnes-representative NOATUM MARITIME Spain S.A.U.
  • Sea Consortium fined US$40,000 for violating Bangladesh flag rules
    Singapore-based feeder vessel operator X-Press Feeders/Sea Consortium Pte Ltd has paid Tk 4.78 million (around US$41,000) as a fine for violating the Bangladesh Flag Vessels (Protection) Act 2019. After the payment, the authorities released one of the operator's container vessels, namely X-PRESS LHOTSE, which was detained for two days at the outer anchorage of Chittagong port with 1,600 TEU boxes
  • CMA CGM's financial figures down in first quarter
    French container carrier CMA CGM recorded revenue of US$11.8 billion in the first quarter of 2024, translating to a 7% decline, and earnings before interest, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of US$2.4 billion, representing a 30.3% decrease compared with 2023 Q1 results. Additionally, the company's EBITDA margin came in at 20.2%, down 6.8 points. Moreover, CMA CGM saw its net income fall fro

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Splash web site
MAY 20, 2024
  • Saltchuk Resources to take over Overseas Shipholding Group
    Privately owned Saltchuk Resources has agreed to take over the New York-listed operator of Jones Act tankers and oil tug barges, Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG). The deal gives OSG an aggregate equity value of about $653m and a total transaction value of $950m. Saltchuk will acquire all outstanding shares of OSG it does not already ...
  • Mitsui puts money into Navigare Capital Partners shipping fund
    Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co is investing an undisclosed sum in a shipping fund managed by Denmark's Navigare Capital Partners. The Tokyo-based company will, together with its subsidiary Mitsui & Co. Alternative Investments, put money into Navigare Capital's third maritime investment fund, targeting $650m in capital and focusing on a diverse range of sustainable ...
  • Inmarsat unveils its response to Elon Musk's Starlink
    Facing unprecedented business challenges from the likes of Elon Musk's Starlink and a raft of low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite providers such as OneWeb, Inmarsat Maritime has today made its response known. Inmarsat, the dominant satellite communications provider to the shipping industry this century, today unveiled NexusWave, a network offering high-speed connectivity, unlimited data and global co
  • Middlesbrough port seals 10-year deal with Prysmian
    Italian offshore cable maker Prysmian has inked a contract with AV Dawson, owner and operator of Port of Middlesbrough, to continue their long-term partnership for another 10 years. Prysmian first started using the port ten years ago, with little more than a container or two of equipment being held in storage. As the company secured ...
  • Dali to be refloated today as manager urges for crew to be allowed to leave vessel
    The refloat and transit of the stricken Dali containership from its current location to a terminal in Baltimore is slated for Monday morning. Optimum conditions call for the transit of the 9,962 teu ship to commence at high tide, predicted to be at 5:24 am. The entire refloat sequence, including deballasting, started yesterday. Once free ...
  • China's Agricore buys capes
    One of China's most active owners, Agricore, is again on the move, buying and selling ships. It is hovering in the market for ships built around 2010 while selling its smaller assets. The outfit trusts the cape segment, being linked to its fourth cape in five months while selling two smaller ships in the same ...
  • Pirates attack tanker off Cape Verde
    A Turkey-flagged product tanker was boarded and robbed southwest of Nova Sintra, Cape Verde early on Friday morning in a significant escalation in terms of the way pirates treat seafarers off West Africa. According to British maritime security consultants Ambrey, the tanker was boarded by 10 suspects armed with AK-47s. The suspects reportedly damaged communication ...
  • Crew die as 1988-built ship sinks in the Black Sea
    Three Syrian crewmembers are thought to have died when their 36-year-old ship collided with another ship and sank along the Ukrainian grain corridor bordering Romania early on Saturday morning. The Tanzanian-flagged, 1988-built Mohammed Z sank, after what looks like a collision with the slightly larger Turkish-owned 5,444 dwt Michel, a vessel that now has noticeable ...
  • Horizon Tankers orders MRs at Zhoushan Changhong
    Greece's Horizon Tankers is set to expand its MR fleet with up to six newbuilds in China. The Anthony Comninos-led owner has contracted four 50,000 dwt chemical/product carriers at Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard, with deliveries starting in the second half of 2026. The yard has revealed no price, but shipbuilding sources suggest $45m and upwards ...
  • AW Shipping back at Jiangnan for more gas carriers
    AW Shipping, a joint venture of ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S) and China's Wanhua Chemical Group, has returned to Jiangnan Shipyard for up to four very large ammonia carriers. Brokers report the jv contracting two firm 93,000 cu m gas carriers that will follow five 86,000 cu m vessels already delivered from the Chinese ...
  • Houthis strike tanker carrying Russian oil to China
    On Saturday, the Houthis struck a shadow tanker with a history of hauling Venezuelan and Russian oil. None of the 23 Filipino crew was injured when the 21-year-old vessel was hit. US Central Command said a single anti-ship missile hit the Panamanian-flagged and Greek-owned tanker, at around 1 am local time, causing flooding that knocked ...
  • Is contributing to a just and equitable transition that leaves no state behind an empty slogan?
    Dr Peter Nuttall, the scientific and technical advisor to the Micronesian Center for Sustainable Transport, discusses disbursement of revenues generated by IMO's emission reduction measures. The International Maritime Organization's 2023 Revised Strategy for reduction of emissions from ships includes provisions which direct a just and equitable transition. Under the agreed timelines, IMO member s

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Lloyd's List web site
MAY 20, 2024
  • LA's Seroka not worried over fresh tariffs on Chinese goods
    Port of Los Angeles chief executive Gene Seroka believes the new tariffs announced by the White House are limited and...
  • With sale of OSG, privatisation of Jones Act shipping is near complete
    There were 10 listed ship operators in the Jones Act trades in the 2000s. Assuming the sale of Overseas Shipholding...
  • Taxing shipping emissions will raise a lot of cash. How should it be spent?
    Recycling the money within the industry will not be enough for states, while a trading scheme would worsen inequity, a...
  • Saltchuk and OSG agree $950m takeover deal
    Privately owned Saltchuk Resources and US-flag owner Overseas Shipholding Group have entered into a definitive merger agreement valued at $950m...
  • UK shipping industry blasts port emissions report
    Port operators and associations have slammed the report, questioning its methodology and value for shipping. There is criticism of the...
  • Week in charts: Tanker freight rates strengthen | Large rise in empty equipment teu/miles | CMA CGM back in black
    Rising tonne mile demand growth is propping up spot rates, longer sailing distances mean that carriers are transporting empties further...
  • The week in newbuildings: Bulk carriers abound
    During a relatively quiet week for new orders, China's New Dayang Shipbuilding wins five ultramax bulkers from Egyptian and Japanese...
  • 'Going green and getting real': Greek shipping minister looks to strike a balance
    Shipping minister Christos Stylianides has been in office less than a year but is well qualified to make progress on...
  • Grimaldi sees potential in Greek ports
    Red Sea rerouting may have dented transhipment traffic at the port of Piraeus, but the prospects for Greek ports are...
  • Large rise in empty equipment teu/miles
    Equipment shortages are emerging but there are few signs of lockdown-era disruption
  • Skuld continues financial turnaround
    Hansen hails 'historically strong result' and unveils cashback for members
  • Houthis attack Greek tanker in Red Sea, crew unhurt
    The 2003-built Wind was sailing from Russia to China when it was hit
  • Three still missing after cargoship sinks off Romania
    Eight of the 11 crew were rescued by Romanian authorities and commercial vessels, but three Syrian seafarers are still missing...
  • China and Russia to team up on Arctic shipping
    Arctic trade was included in a joint statement during during Vladimir Putin's visit to Beijing. There is now an argument...
  • Updated: Dali refloated in Baltimore
    The refloating was expected to take more than 21 hours and began early with Monday's high tide
  • Former Cosco leasing head Liu Chong expelled from CPC in corruption probe
    Several senior Chinese shipping figures have been caught up in a nationwide anti-corruption drive in recent years
  • Daily Briefing
    Better placed than ever? Greek shipowners leading from the front | Seeing is believing as Greek shipyards find saviours |...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
MAY 20, 2024
  • SC Ports plans full reopening of gates at 5 am Tuesday after 'software issue'
    No cargo pickups or drop-offs took place at Charleston's marine terminals and the two inland ports on Monday as SC Ports scrambled to resolve the problem.
  • 'Software issue' closes Charleston, inland ports to truckers: SC Ports
    Few details are known about the extent of the software problem and whether it impacts only the truck gates or all operations inside the terminals such as ship-to-shore cranes, yard hostler vehicles and container stacks.
  • SC Ports closed to truckers on Monday
    Drivers will not be able to go into the Port of Charleston or inland ports today.
  • Top 100 Importer/Exporter Rankings: Biggest shippers rise in down year
    The Journal of Commerce's annual Top 100 Importers and Exporters rankings show that the largest shippers in 2023 took a larger share of the inbound and outbound markets in a weak year for overall volumes.
  • Quarterly sales slip for major high and heavy ro/ro manufacturers
    Deere and Caterpillar are facing a lackluster year as equipment sales soften amid lower commodity prices and market uncertainty.
  • UK logistics trio acquire supply chain software business
    The fast-evolving supply chain technology market prompted the global forwarders to take over Forward Computers, which will be run under a joint venture as an independent business.

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TradeWinds web site
MAY 20, 2024
  • Tufton bulker collides with tanker in busy Argentine river
    Damage to both vessels reported after incident near Rosario
  • Tsakos Energy said to sell aframax in fleet renewal bid amid rebounding prices
    If confirmed, sale would be the 12th since the start of 2023
  • Biomethane volumes for LNG-fuelled shipping set to soar by 2030
    But suppliers poised to cash in and charge premium for LNG fuel as infrastructure tightens
  • Scorpio Tankers seals $223.6m debt repayment that slashes breakeven rates
    Gambit is seen as a key step in increasing cash flows, returning capital to shareholders
  • Diversification play: Saltchuk's OSG buy adds new sector to growing shipping empire
    Addition of tanker fleet brings something new to growing conglomerate
  • Red Sea crisis sees first-quarter booking values rise for Freightos
    Nasdaq-listed container booking portal remains on course to achieve 2024 guidance
  • Crew on Baltimore bridge crash ship hope to go home after refloating and return to port
    Ship manager Synergy Marine Group says crew has been given counselling, food and phones
  • Clarksons threatened with fine of up to $2m from market probe
    Derivatives brokerage could be liable for fines after review by regulator found 'lack of supervision'
  • Navigare gets cash injection from Mitsui & Co as third fund targets $650m war chest
    Japanese trader wants to add to Danish venture's $2bn in assets
  • EBE sells sole capesize bulker at tidy profit to focus on smaller vessels
    Basile Aloy-led company capitalises on rise in capesize values
  • Russia-trading tankers head back to oil transfer hotspot as Greek naval exercises end
    Tracking data shows seven ships have returned to oil transshipment area
  • Saltchuk strikes $950m takeover deal for US tanker owner OSG
    Jones Act specialist agrees to cash takeover five months after offer was first made
  • London's $15.7bn marine insurance market faces growing competition from international rivals
    London remains global hub with Nordics growing faster and Asia set to benefit from changing picture
  • AK-47-toting gang boards product tanker, robbing cash and locking up crew
    Security companies say cash and assets were robbed before gunmen left
  • 'Arms-for-oil': Shipowner targeted over North Korea deal
    UK also blacklists Russian bunkering company over alleged oil shipments to pariah state
  • CJC beefs up Singapore office with Squire Patton Boggs' Chua Aik Hui
    UK-based law firm follows up last week's appointment of Ed Harris with another hire
  • Cido Shipping fixes newbuilding quartet to MSC in rising container ship market
    Bareboat charters emerge as market for larger boxships continues upward momentum
  • Shipbroker sizes up vast VLCC armada keeping sanctioned Iranian oil flowing
    Shipbroker says increased sanctions may not have much effect on trade
  • Founding Cadji family takes control of $2bn shipowner Union Maritime after lifting stake
    Filing shows 50/50 split-ownership model has changed
  • Windtech firm Norsepower boss Tuomas Riski steps down
    Heikki Pontynen takes role of chief executive
  • Evergreen Marine scraps post-panamax boxship as buying interest for older vessels tapers off
    Ever Uranus is one of three container ships reported sold for scrap over past week
  • Frontline tanker loads first Niger cargo as controversial pipeline opens
    The suezmax Front Cascade leaves Benin after completion of new pipeline from landlocked country
  • 'I'm doing it for the money': George Economou opens up on his activist shipping investments
    Greek magnate says there's nothing personal in his attacks on public shipowners
  • Seapeak begins to price in cost of EU Emissions Trading System
    First-quarter profit slides largely on back of ship sales as company weeds out older vessels
  • Sanctioned Sovcomflot suezmax heads to Singapore as others wait
    A successful voyage for the SCF Primorye could encourage state shipowner to load more vessels
  • Greek tanker suffers fire after being hit by Houthi missile
    Steering gear damaged but vessel was able to continue under its own power
  • Mozambique LNG carrier delivery slots formally pushed into 2028 and 2029
    Seventeen berths for orders originally placed in 2020 roll on
  • Stricken container vessel to be pulled clear of broken Baltimore bridge to open key shipping lanes
    Removal of the boxship will clear the way for full reopening of shipping lanes
  • Three seafarers missing after Turkish ship sinks in Black Sea
    Search was launched after the Mohammed Z went down on Saturday
  • Greek tanker attack may have been 'accident' as former US-linked vessel targeted
    Ambrey Analytics cites Houthi reports that they had been tracking a different tanker
  • Nigeria LNG shipping arm enters 'new era' with Capital Gas vessel
    South Korean shipbuilding giant urged to invest in Nigerian yard
  • Newbuild prices for larger vessels rising at faster pace than for smaller ones, says Clarksons
    Situation compounded by ongoing inflationary pressures from higher labour and steel costs
  • Container freight rates hit highest levels since Covid
    Two-tier freight market rekindles memories of pandemic-era problems
  • Pan Ocean raids charter market to bring in 45 bulkers in first quarter
    South Korea's largest shipowner increases dry bulk fleet to 240 vessels with string of charters
  • In pictures: Bimco's Soren Larsen bids farewell at VIP bash
    Bimco stalwart refuses to let injured leg stop the fun at one last party before he heads into retirement

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American Shipper web site
MAY 20, 2024
  • ASL Aviation brings first Boeing 737-800 freighter to Australian unit
    ASL Aviation is upgrading the fleet at its Australian subsidiary with a modern Boeing 737-800 cargo jet.
  • Ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse moved back to port
    Almost two months after colliding with Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, the MV Dali was hauled away from the site Monday.

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In August, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +10.9%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
Federlogistica has established its own representation in the Iberian Peninsula
Genoa
It will support Italian entrepreneurs operating in Spain
Boluda acquires Royal Boskalis' towage and salvage operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Valencia
Transaction valued at $640 million
ESPO urges IMO States to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
The association also urges the EU Commission to align European standards
The Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal.
Los Angeles
Invitation to submit expressions of interest
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
Geneva
The most significant growth in PLSCI was recorded by the port of Savona-Vado Ligure (+53.7%)
ONE will not charge surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Singapore
They will be applied starting from October 14th
Fincantieri and Aeronautical Service sign agreement for the use of composite materials in the naval, civil, and military sectors.
Trieste
Genoa Port Terminal concession renewal approved until 2054
Genoa
The terminal's operating conditions have been redefined, bringing them back to the multipurpose function, in compliance with the ruling of the Council of State and the PRP
PSA Italia-Logtainer and Rail Hub Milano-Medlog have submitted offers to manage the Interporto Padova intermodal terminal.
Padua
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports increased by 4.5% last month.
Beijing
Containers amounted to 27.7 million TEUs (+6.8%)
The Netherlands is referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether to entrust seafarers or dock workers with the lashing operations on smaller container ships.
In the second quarter, container traffic handled by Eurokai terminals grew by +16.4%
Hamburg
Significant growth of 16.1% in Germany. In Italy (Contship), volumes increased by 5.2%.
China enacted regulation in response to US taxes on Chinese-owned and -built vessels
Beijing
The new rules include the possibility of introducing similar countermeasures
New attack on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
UKMTO announced that a fire broke out on a vessel hit by a shell
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ITS Costruttori, il corso di alta formazione per entrare nel mondo di Fincantieri
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Miami
The American cruise group announces a further strengthening of the growth trend in bookings
Marella Cruises sells Fincantieri slots for two new cruise ships to TUI Cruises.
Hannover/Trieste
With a gross tonnage of 160,000 tons, they will be larger than the units originally planned
GNV-Portitalia bridge agreement on lashing operations in the ports of Palermo and Termini Imerese
HMM will not introduce surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Seoul
The company will not modify scheduled services that stop in the United States
GATX Rail Europe signs sale-leaseback agreement with DB Cargo to purchase 6,000 railcars
Vienna
The transaction will be completed by the end of this year.
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
Bremen
Miscellaneous cargo is growing. Bulk cargo is declining.
India launches nearly $8 billion package to support its shipbuilding and maritime sectors
New Delhi
Shipyard production capacity expected to increase to 4.5 million gross tonnage per year
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in French ports fell by -0.4%.
Paris
Dry bulk and rolling bulk trades are declining. Container and liquid bulk trades are growing.
Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire UK's leading marina operator
Paris/London/New York
It will take over ownership from British private equity firm LDC
Royal Caribbean agrees with Meyer Turku to build Icon ships for a decade
Miami
Order confirmed for a fifth Icon cruise ship and option placed on a seventh unit of the same series
Maersk announces it will not apply surcharges for new US tariffs on Chinese vessels
Copenhagen
The company assures that it will not make any changes to its services
Cochin Shipyard and KSOE enter into strategic collaboration in shipbuilding sector
New Delhi
The creation of approximately two thousand direct jobs is expected
DHL will resume freight shipments from Germany to the United States for corporate customers.
Bonn
They had been suspended due to the removal in the USA of the "de minimis" threshold for goods with a value of less than 800 dollars.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Statement in Support of the IMO Net-Zero Framework
Ancona: Tax fraud in the shipbuilding sector
Ancona
Over €2.3 million in non-existent tax credits seized
CMA CGM buys British rail freight operator Freightliner
Birmingham
The transaction will be completed in early 2026
Containerized cargo at the port of Algeciras decreased by -9.4% last month
Algeciras
The 20-foot containers handled were 399 thousand (-0.7%)
Italferr participates in Europe's largest railway electrification contract
Rome
Activities within the Rail Baltica project
Freight traffic increased in the ports of Barcelona and Valencia in August
Barcelona/Valencia
In the first eight months of 2025, decreases of -1.6% and -0.3% respectively were recorded
In the June-August quarter, FedEx express courier revenues increased by +3.1%
Memphis
An average of 16.8 million express shipments were handled per day (+3.5%)
Breakthrough in the exploratory tunnel of the Brenner Base Tunnel
Milan/Rome
At 64 kilometers, it will be the longest underground railway connection in the world.
Tender launched for privatization of Croatian shipyard 3. MAJ Rijeka 1905
Zagreb
The starting bid is 6.66 million euros.
To decarbonize, shipping should join forces with other hard-to-abate sectors
London
This is highlighted by a report by Accelleron which believes that a critical mass of demand is necessary to overcome a stalemate phase.
COSCO Reassures Customers on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Vessels
Shanghai
We - the Chinese company assured - will maintain competitive freight rates and surcharges.
Shipping is still far from the target of 5-10% of fuel used coming from scalable, zero-emission sources by 2030
Copenhagen
The need to introduce incentives was underlined
Spain's Boluda acquires Transfesa's intermodal rail freight services.
Valencia
The agreement also includes industrial services, railway maintenance and shunting activities and intermodal terminals.
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Baku
Agreement with the Azerbaijani oil group SOCAR
German and Austrian trailer manufacturers challenge EU regulation to reduce truck environmental impact
Berlin/Brussels
They denounce that its application leads to an increase in traffic volumes and therefore emissions.
The Venice Marghera station has been equipped with a track compliant with European TEN-T standards
Venice
A 740-meter freight track has been opened.
World Shipping Council introduces Cargo Safety Program to prevent ship fires
Washington
It is based on artificial intelligence and traditional goods inspections
Rheinmetall to enter naval shipbuilding sector by acquiring Naval Vessels Lürssen
Bremen
Lürssen Group to focus on megayacht production
The British government is investing half a billion pounds to reduce shipping emissions.
London
Private investments of 700 million expected
HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
Cairo
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -10.2% was recorded
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.
Rome
They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.
A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.
La Spezia
Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.
The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs
Rome
Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
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
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
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