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International Transport Journal web site
JANUARY 22, 2024
  • Deal to cut CO2 emissions from HDVs
  • More hybrid multi-system electric locos
  • Shark fins hiding among dry fish
  • First tenants for a hub in Thuringia
  • Emo-Trans refreshes its executive team
  • Corpus Christi: record throughput in 2023
  • Wabtec to launch railcar telematic platform
  • Bluetooth is watching you
  • Suez & Panama see US shippers going west
  • BusinessCode scales up
  • Second-largest drop in trade capacity
  • Diesel-powered vehicles to phase out by 2025
  • Norsk E-Fuel inks milestone agreements
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Prologis closes a successful 2023
  • All change at Stef Group
  • Alta Signa's marine underwriting bid

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The Loadstar web site
JANUARY 19, 2024
  • Spot rates from Asia 'out of control': pre-CNY quotes of $10,000+ reported
  • Atlas B747F forced make emergency landing after engine fire
  • BIFA announces Freight Service Awards winners
  • AP Moller - Maersk changes executive leadership team as Henriette Hallberg Thygesen retires
  • Ceva + Wincanton - let the M&A party begin?
  • Logistics 'black swans' now arriving in flocks
  • Ceva to expand in UK as Wincanton accepts $719m takeover bid
  • Red Sea shipping still vulnerable to attack, despite airstrike 'protection'
  • High fashion: Red Sea disruption sees apparel shippers switch to air
  • Bangladesh's garment market feels the heat from the shipping crisis
  • Yang Ming and Evergreen set to order feeders from local shipbuilder
  • Freight crime on the up as gangs become more tech-savvy
  • Kuehne, CHR, FedEx & UPS - a dummy's guide to dividends
  • Kuehne + Nagel targeted for 'facilitating genocide'

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Marine Log web site
JANUARY 19, 2024
  • Jason Liberty named new CLIA chair
    The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), whose cruise line members representing 95% of the world's ocean-going cruise lines reports that Royal Caribbean Group president and CEO Jason Liberty has been appointed chairman
  • Yankee Freedom orders new Dry Tortugas ferry
    Key West, Fla.-based Yankee Freedom has ordered a new 300-passenger, high-speed catamaran ferry from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation for passenger service between Key West and the Dry Tortugas National Park. The new
  • Longitude Engineering to take eSOV design to next level
    London-headquartered Longitude Engineering has been selected to design the world-first zero-emission electric Service Operation Vessel (eSOV) that a consortium led by Bibby Marine plans to build (see earlier story). The project has

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Container News web site
JANUARY 19, 2024
  • Port of Antwerp-Bruges proceeds with Certified Pick up rollout
    The first phase of the Certified Pick up (CPu) roll-out started on 15 January at the port of Antwerp-Bruges. As of that day, 60% of the daily container volumes were picked up successfully via the new digital platform. According to a statement, after consulting the port community, the Belgian port decided to continue to rollout CPu gradually, as of Monday 22 January. "To ensure that the rollout go
  • Global bunker market witnesses moderate downward trend
    The Marine Bunker Exchange (MABUX) global indices showed fluctuating and inconsistent trends in the third week of the year with various movements in different directions. The 380 HSFO index experienced a decline of US$7.37, reaching US$504.23/MT. The VLSFO index decreased by US$2.30 to US$635.49/MT. On the other hand, the MGO index saw an upward movement, rising by US$9.44 to US$891.17/MT. "At th
  • HHLA extends its CEO contract, appoints new CFO
    German port and terminal operator Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has made important decisions regarding key management board roles. Annette Walter, previously CFO of STEAG Power at Essen-based energy supplier STEAG, has been appointed to the HHLA Executive Board as CFO, overseeing the Finance and Real Estate divisions. Walter, with a background in business administration from Heinrich Hei
  • Parenting products firm Bugaboo partners with APM Terminals to achieve zero-emission supply chains
    Parenting products company Bugaboo is aiming to become net zero by 2035, working with all partners in their value chain to minimise environmental impact in their shipments, including APM Terminals Maasvlakte II in Rotterdam. APM Terminals Maasvlakte II is a CO2 emission free terminal, powered by electricity produced from wind turbines. The building and site are energy-efficient utilising smart eq
  • Dubai and Pakistan sign agreements to enhance marine and logistics relations
    The governments of Dubai and Pakistan have signed two inter-governmental framework agreements to strengthen their relations in the marine and logistics sectors, including the potential establishment of a Dedicated Freight Corridor and Economic Zone near Karachi. The agreements were signed at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, by Shahid Ashraf Tarar, Pakistan's Federal Minister of Com
  • Hapag-Lloyd raises rates from Middle East and Indian Subcontinent to Europe and North Africa
    Hamburg-based ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd has announced fresh ocean tariff rates from Middle East and Indian Subcontinent to Europe and North Africa. The German container line will increase rates for 20' and 40' dry and reefer containers, including high cube equipment, effective from 11 February and until further notice. All the following rates are in US dollars 20 'Dry Containers From To Current b
  • Long Beach surpasses 8 million TEUs in 2023
    The conclusion of 2023 saw the Port of Long Beach (POLB) handle 8,018,668 TEUs, marking a 12.2% decrease from the previous year, but surpassing pre-pandemic levels reported in 2019. Import volumes at the Californian port declined by 12.7% to 3,804,356 TEUs, while exports experienced a 9.4% drop to 1,282,437 TEUs. Additionally, empty container movements decreased by 12.7% to 2,931,876 TEUs. Port o
  • Port of Long Beach prepares for rail-focused 2024
    Port of Long Beach CEO Mario Cordero revealed the Californian port's strategic efforts to pave the way for a sustainable future. The focus of the port is on the modernization of rail facilities and the improvement of air quality. Cordero outlined the ambitious goal of transforming Long Beach into the world's inaugural zero-emissions seaport. In line with this vision, construction is set to commen

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Splash web site
JANUARY 19, 2024
  • Appeal launched over fears for crews embroiled in Red Sea shipping crisis
    Sailors' Society has launched an urgent crisis appeal following mounting concern over attacks on ships in the Red Sea. The global maritime charity emphasized that while supply chain problems and the financial consequences of rerouting ships have received a lot of attention, there is an acute human cost with seafarers caught up in the conflict. ...
  • Esvagt picks Turkish yard for SOV construction
    Danish offshore shipping player Esvagt has contracted Turkey's Cemre Shipyard to build a service operation vessel (SOV) that is planned to work on Ecowende's Hollandse Kust West offshore wind farm. The shipyard said via social media channels that the new project will be based on a diesel-electric propulsion system with the support of energy storage ...
  • Biden: Air strikes are not deterring Houthis
    The president of the world's most powerful nation has conceded his nation's military efforts to make navigation safe again in the Red Sea are yet to work. The Houthis from Yemen and US naval forces have met fire with fire again over the past 24 hours with more ships targeted by the Iranian-backed militia and ...
  • Equinor faces 12-week strike in UK North Sea
    Around 100 drillers employed by Odfjell Technology working on Equinor's Mariner platform in the UK North Sea are set to strike over three months, Unite Scotland's leading offshore trade union has confirmed. Unite members voted unanimously in favour of strike action, and by 99% in favour of a continuous overtime ban on a high turnout, ...
  • Toyota rides along with the likes of BW and Shell in Corvus Energy investment
    Woven Capital, a venture arm of Japanese carmaker Toyota, has invested in Norway-based marine battery maker Corvus Energy. An undisclosed amount will see Toyota join existing investors, including BW Group, Equinor, Hydro and Shell, allowing the company to speed up the development of its battery storage and hydrogen fuel cells and expand into new regions. ...
  • THE Alliance members left with few options in wake of Hapag-Lloyd's departure
    The dramatic consolidation among container shipping's global carriers over the past decade leaves the remaining liners of THE Alliance with few options in the wake of the departure of its largest member, bar perhaps one very tricky conversation to be had in Taiwan. Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk this week have shaken up the global liner alliance ...
  • Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners launches energy island developer
    Danish fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) is launching a new company which will be focused on developing energy islands with backing from Nordic, European, and North American investors. The new company, named Copenhagen Energy Islands (CEI), will be leaning on CIP's offshore wind experience, and is currently developing a portfolio of around 10 energy ...
  • European offshore wind sets records with 4.2 GW coming online in 2023
    Offshore wind in Europe saw a record 4.2 GW of new capacity come online in 2023 with €30bn ($32.6bn) of new investments confirmed. Of the 4.2 GW of new capacity, 3 GW of that was in the EU, an increase of 2.1 GW year on year. In comparison, 2022 saw 2.5 GW come online. The ...
  • Venezuela seeks IMO help to get tankers trading again
    Venezuela's vice president, Delcy Rodriguez, has been in London, urging the new head of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to help out and get the South American nation's tanker fleet back up and running. US sanctions on Venezuelan shipping vessels are harming the country's maritime transport, Rodriguez told Arsenio Dominguez, who has been in the ...
  • AI imagines what the world's most famous artists would have made of container shipping
    The year 1956 is widely considered the moment when container shipping was born. On April 26 that year, American trucking entrepreneur Malcom McLean put 58 trailer vans aboard a refitted tanker ship, the SS Ideal X, and sailed them from Newark, New Jersey to Houston, Texas. The same year has a few similarities with today's ...

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Lloyd's List web site
JANUARY 19, 2024
  • Losing Nemo: CMA CGM reroutes service to avoid Red Sea
    French carrier to take the long route on Australia service avoiding the Suez Canal via the Cape of Good Hope...
  • Red Sea shipping is now divided down lines of risk appetite and national security
    Lloyd's list Intelligence vessel-tracking data reveals that a tipping point has been reached in the Red Sea this week as...
  • Emanuele Lauro joins Scorpio cash-in as Bugbee sells more shares
    Scorpio Tankers chief executive Emanuele Lauro has sold $27.2m worth of his shares in the product tanker owner, joining president...
  • The week that marked a turning point for shipping in the Red Sea
    The impact on the Suez Canal will not be permanent. But it is now effectively closed to those who are...
  • Neptune Maritime Leasing aims to ramp up ESG scrutiny of shipping investments
    Three-year-old lessor can support companies and projects left underfunded by the banking system, says Neptune founder and chief executive Harris...
  • Pace of container freight rate increases slows
    Rates of Asia-Europe cargoes fell back this week, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange. But transpacific and backhaul trades have...
  • Dark fleet tanker Pablo towed to Indonesia after fatal blast
    The 26-year-old crude oil tanker which suffered a tank explosion in May 2023 with the loss of three lives, while...
  • Dutch workers protest over pay and planned job cuts at Lloyd's Register
    Nautilus union members staged a protest outside LR's London office over plans to shift jobs from the Netherlands to cheaper-labour...
  • ExxonMobil aims to kick-start UK biofuel bunkering with marine gasoil blend
    ExxonMobil could meet higher biofuel demand in the UK with its MGO production at the Fawley refinery on the south...
  • Chinese tonnage rises in Red Sea despite Houthi attacks
    A total of 17 out of the 27 Chinese containerships still active in Red Sea transits are involved in calling...
  • DP World reportedly interested in Thailand land bridge megaproject
    Framework agreements in Pakistan will also help DP World enhance its footprint in the country's underdeveloped yet fast-growing economy
  • Ceva buys into UK logistics market
    CMA CGM continues its diversification drive with $700m deal to buy British logistics outfit. Agreement will see Wincanton delisted and...
  • Sumec Marine secures two ultramaxes order from Kasuga Shipping
    The latest order has brought the total number of Crown 63 Plus series vessels ordered up to 62
  • Daily Briefing
    US bans 17 tankers and dark fleet owner Hennesea Holdings for Russia sanctions breaches | Houthi attacks to cut Suez oil...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
JANUARY 19, 2024
  • Wilmington to add on-site transload facility in bid to pull new business
    The 25,000-square-foot facility, to be developed by East Coast drayage and logistics provider PortCity, is due to open at the North Carolina port by the end of March.
  • Red Sea diversions could last for 'months' until attack risk ends: Drewry
    But the analyst noted the expected effect on equipment shortages, port congestion and ship schedules will be far less than that experienced during the pandemic as the supply chain reorganizes itself around the longer transit times.
  • Red Sea disruption drives Asia-Europe shippers to air, rail alternatives
    While the available capacity offered by air and rail is nowhere near that of ocean, the modes give cargo owners an alternative transport option for their more urgent shipments.
  • UK-based Wincanton accepts $718 million takeover offer from CEVA Logistics
    Adding the UK and Ireland-focused supply chain specialist will expand the CMA CGM subsidiary's footprint in the region and add almost $1.9 billion in revenue to its balance sheet.

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TradeWinds web site
JANUARY 19, 2024
  • Defusing shipwrecks: The mission to tackle the oil-heavy time bombs under the sea
    An avalanche of pollution is expected this decade as sunken world war wrecks degrade
  • Bugbee's big week: Scorpio boss gives inside track on his $45m stock windfall
    President was there for the bad times and now has found it's time to enjoy the good ones
  • Capesize spot rates pop as charterers pay extra to book ahead of Lunar New Year
    Bulker segment showed a significant uptick in spot rates this week, ahead of its seasonally slow period
  • Product tanker rates surge as Red Sea rerouting adds supply strain
    Hafnia and Torm are among listed tanker operators who are travelling further to avoid Houthi attacks
  • Red Sea diversions to take centre stage at the great Piraeus P&I debate
    Leading P&I clubs set to gather to discuss the issues affecting the industry
  • Meet the entrepreneur who claims to have cracked shipping's coating conundrum
    Canadian Mo AlGermozi says graphene makes hull coatings tough, biocide-free and super smooth
  • Editor's selection: Red Sea rapidly becoming a no-go zone as attacks target US owners
    A look back at some of the big stories making our news this week
  • US and UK war risk exemptions on the cards amid Red Sea exodus
    Some insurers are reportedly reluctant to cover Houthi rebels main shipping targets
  • Seafarer rights must not be lost amid the fog of Red Sea disruption, warns Reed Smith's Ashmore
    UK lawyer explains the complexities owners and crew members face
  • Women in Green Shipping tee up group to go mainstream
    WiGS holds first in-person kick-off meeting in London with call up for new members to get involved
  • Esvagt selects Cemre Shipyard for offshore vessel as it brings in designer HAV
    Danish owner returns to Turkish shipbuilder for service operation vessel
  • Fredriksen's Golden Ocean appoints Cato Stonex as director
    Ally was a Fredriksen pick for Euronav board during battle for control
  • Venezuela lobbies IMO over sanctions 'strangling' tanker trade
    Meeting with secretary general Arsenio Dominguez took place in London on Thursday
  • Atlantska bosses back $75m Tankerska takeover bid as fleet expansion planned
    Croatian bulker owner's management lines up behind offer from domestic rival
  • Corruption charges claim Singapore's transport minister
    Iswaran out as PM says government has dealt with this case in accordance with the law, and will continue to do so
  • Alpha Gas pivots to VLACs with move to splash $500m on newbuildings
    Greek shipowner named as the buyer of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries duo with talks ongoing at rival yard
  • CMA CGM ready to fork out $720m for major UK logistics player Wincanton
    French carrier targets UK market with all-cash offer
  • Rate rollercoaster: VLGCs in freefall as tonnage list grows after charterers hold back
    Brokers and analysts also noted much weaker arbitrage opportunities between east and west
  • DNB hikes Stolt-Nielsen share price target amid Red Sea disruption
    Pertamina and Moundreas tankers head into the Red Sea Houthi storm
  • Oil tankers avoid Red Sea
    Aframax and LR2 vessels had diverted away from the danger zone
  • Car giant Toyota swoops for stake in maritime energy firm Corvus
    Investment will help grow battery and fuel cell businesses, with focus on Asia
  • BW LPG adding investment banking heavyweight Sanjiv Misra to board
    Singapore-based chairman of Clifford Capital joins as shipowner pushes ahead with US listing
  • Frontline chairman Lorentzon cashes in $400,000 company shares
    Chairman exercises 18,000 synthetic options in tanker giant
  • Houthi drones fly near Genco bulker again as US-owned tanker reports attack in Gulf of Aden
    Pentagon spokeswoman says US is not at war with Houthis after week of strikes
  • Ali Umur's Active Denizcilik follows up string of tanker buys with lucrative sale
    Low-profile player bought six tankers and a large bulker over the past 14 months
  • Car giant Toyota swoops for stake on maritime energy firm Corvus
    Toyota growth fund to help grow Corvus battery and fuel cell businesses with focus on Asia
  • Shipping investor NRP plots new $100m fund after hiring former Credit Suisse man
    Norwegian investment manager launches new advisory company as it eyes growth
  • Corruption case claims Singapore transport minister
    PM says government has dealt with this case in accordance with the law, and will continue to do so

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American Shipper web site
JANUARY 19, 2024
  • Panama Canal transits sink to new drought-driven low in December
    Monthly canal transits are now much lower than they were in 2015, the year before the Neopanamax locks went into operation.

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The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
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
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
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
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
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
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
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
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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