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June 24, 2024

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Exim India web site
JUNE 24, 2024
  • Hapag-Lloyd updates TPI (INDAMEX) service
  • FESCO increases capacity of its line connecting Novorossiysk with Indian ports by 24%
  • Kerry Indev Logistics enchants guests at its 40th Anniversary celebrations
  • KLTTA urges DPA to address traffic congestion towards Tuna Port
  • Rice export prices up at three-month peak
  • Alvarez & Marsal India report estimates Grade A warehousing demand to grow at a CAGR of 12.5% until FY30
  • CONCOR announces new initiatives for ease of doing business & customer value creation
  • CMA CGM PSS from India to West Africa, South Africa
  • DGFT notifies export of 2,000 t non-basmati rice to Malawi, Zimbabwe
  • AMTOI Eastern Region Chapter hosts Managing Committee meeting and instructive seminar on region's multimodal transformation
  • MSC introduces Osprey, a new standalone service connecting Asia & Southeast India
  • IFCBA Customs Brokers meet at the World Customs Organization as partners with purpose
  • Baltic Exchange Market Report (21 June 2024)

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International Transport Journal web site
JUNE 24, 2024
  • Another eight blue birds for Prime Air
  • NAS lands contract in UK
  • Cargo handling partnership grows
  • Container train delivers finished vehicles
  • Grimaldi to remain ICS chairman of the board
  • DHL Global Forwarding to reshuffle team in Europe
  • Collaborating on shipment tracking
  • Guadeloupe port digitalises with Soget
  • Bandar Anzali connected to railway
  • IRU adds a member in China
  • 'Depot of the Year' for a fifth time
  • From racing to robots
  • Maersk and Nike to christen green-fuelled vessel
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • A new truck tipper for the UK's northwest
  • GXO appoints MD in France
  • Fiege's five AI rules
  • Jaxport gets direct access to Indian Subcontinent

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The Loadstar web site
JUNE 21, 2024
  • Looks like 'an early peak season', but is it the peak of spot rate pricing?
  • Shortage of 40ft containers hampering Bangladesh shipments
  • Rumours build: the axe is swinging at Ceva Logistics
  • Glass shipper Xinyi uses its own box ship to move product between factories
  • Shippers should be wary of index-linked contracts - get the right legal advice
  • Journey to aviation net zero not easy as 'waste-to-fuel' process hits turbulence
  • Problems at Boeing cast a shadow over 777 freighter conversion certification
  • MSC launches Dahlia service to add capacity to busy Asia-Mexico trade

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Marine Log web site
JUNE 21, 2024
  • First steel cut for Australia's Hunter Class frigates
    Australia's Hunter Class frigate program, which local media invariably describe as "the troubled Hunter Class frigate program," looks to be back on some sort of track. BAE Systems was first contracted to
  • VIDEO: Some Dali crew members set to go home
    Baltimore media, including WBAL TV, report that eight members of the crew of the containership Dali are set to return to their homes in India and Sri Lanka. The way for their
  • Hong Kong takes delivery of first of two new emergency response vessels
    China's AFAI Southern Shipyard has delivered the first of two new, Incat Crowther designed, emergency response vessels for the Hong Kong Fire Services Department. The two state-of-the-art next-generation vessels will replace the

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Container News web site
JUNE 21, 2024
  • Bunker indices continue upward trajectory
    In the 25th week of the year, the Marine Bunker Exchange (MABUX) global bunker indices continued their upward trajectory. The 380 HSFO index increased by US$5.90, rising to US$550.15/MT, the VLSFO index jumped by US$3.62, reaching US$638.67/MT, and the MGO index experienced the most significant growth, rising by US$12.79 to US$838.55/MT. "As of the current update, the global bunker market maintai
  • US Congressional provision wary over China's dominance in container production passes
    US congressional lawmakers continue to ramp up efforts to scrutinize the nation's use of shipping containers produced by China, with US House Representative and South Dakota Republican Dusty Johnson including a provision in the latest defense bill calling for Congress to study China's "monopoly of shipping container production." With the US House of Representatives passing the annual defense bill
  • APM Terminals Lazaro Cardenas welcomes Hapag-Lloyd's EC2 service
    Last week, APM Terminals Lazaro Cardenas in Mexico welcomed the first call of Hapag-Lloyd's East Coast 2 (EC2) service, marked by the arrival of the UMM SALAL. This vessel carried cargo intended for North American importers, benefiting from Lazaro Cardenas' strategic location and capacity, bolstered by nearshoring trends and the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The EC2 service featu
  • MSC introduces new standalone service connecting Asia and South East India
    MSC has announced the launch of its new weekly service, Osprey, between Asia and South East India. The Osprey service will offer a direct route and improve transit times between the Asian and South East Indian markets, opening opportunities for importers and exporters in the region and providing increased connectivity between these important trade hubs. MSC enhances the Asia-India service network
  • CMA CGM launches new Türkiye-Egypt-Lebanon service
    CMA CGM - Short Sea Lines Division announced the launch of its EMED 1 service starting in the 28th week of the year. This new route will provide coverage for the Turkish port of Antalya, with global connections in Alexandria, Egypt, and Beirut, Lebanon. The French ocean carrier will deploy one vessel with a nominal capacity of 1,100 TEUs and the service's port rotation will be Antalya - Alexandri
  • India's Mundra Port battles congestion amid growing box volumes
    Indian importers and exporters are dealing with considerable cargo delays at Mundra Port, which leads the country's containerised trade. Local trade sources have raised serious concerns over the congestion plaguing Mundra's container terminals over the past few weeks. "The terminals at Mundra now seem to be hugely congested and the pendency (backlog) has increased to levels, which is affecting no
  • Panama Canal increases draft and daily transits
    The Panama Canal has announced that it will increase the number of daily transits from 32 to 33, starting 11 July. This number will further rise to 34 as of 22 July, in response to the current and projected water levels of Gatun Lake over the coming weeks, and the onset of the rainy season in the Panama Canal Watershed. With these gradual increases, by 22 July the Canal will have added two transi
  • CMA CGM to reshuffle EURONAF & TMX 2 services
    CMA CGM - Short Sea Lines Division announced the reshuffling of its EURONAF and TMX 2 services starting from the 26th week of the year. These service adjustments are designed to align with the revised routing and volumes from mainliners in response to the Suez situation/Good Hope transit, according to the French ocean carrier's statement. EURONAF services will continue to focus on the Algerian ma
  • Binary Options: Opportunities and Risks of Investment
    Binary options represent a compelling financial instrument that has gained significant traction among traders globally. This form of trading offers a straightforward proposition: a fixed risk and a fixed return, determined at the onset of the contract. However, like any investment, binary options come with their own set of opportunities and risks. To maximize your trading potential with a platfor
  • ONE vessel launches new Savannah-India connection
    ONE Modern, the inaugural ship on Ocean Network Express' West India North America (WIN) service, docked at the Port of Savannah on 18 June, creating a new link between India and Georgia Ports. "This new offering from ONE is a recognition of India's growing role as a manufacturing hub. As the world's most populous country, with a growing consumer class and significant infrastructure investment, In

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Splash web site
JUNE 21, 2024
  • Brands multiply in red-hot liner sector
    With spot rates at all-time highs - bar the covid era - a host of opportunistic companies are rushing out liner offerings. Similar to the pandemic period, many regional lines have entered the main east-west trades, while new names in container shipping are also emerging. In South Korea, for instance, PanStar, a ferry operator, has ...
  • Damen Mangalia insolvency proceedings get underway
    Insolvency proceedings are underway in Romania involving one of Europe's largest shipbuilding facilities. A tribunal in Constanta has given an early August deadline for claims to be submitted against Damen Mangalia, a shipyard that was formerly run by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). Dutch shipbuilder Damen filed a bankruptcy request against the joint venture ...
  • Dali crew allowed to fly back home
    Having been stuck on a ship at the centre of a media storm for months on end the stressed crew of the Dali containership have finally been allowed to head home to Asia. Investigators in the US had barred the workers on the boxship from disembarking since March 26 when it was involved in this ...
  • EU cracks down on Russian LNG shipments
    Cracking down on LNG shipments as well as around a dozen of the so-called shadow tanker fleet form elements of the 14th package of sanctions against Russia that the European Union is introducing. The new package targets Russia's shadow fleet of tankers, and transhipments of liquefied natural gas to third countries. The measures will now ...
  • Oceaneering scores $50m deal in Gulf of Mexico
    Houston-based Oceaneering International has won a contract for the supply of umbilicals worth $50m with an undisclosed domestic independent energy company. The contract was secured by Oceaneering's manufactured products segment. Under the contract, the company will supply an electro-hydraulic, steel tube dynamic umbilical totalling approximately 27 km in length for a project in the Gulf ...
  • Grindrod chosen to develop box facility at Richards Bay
    Grindrod has been awarded a contract by Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) to develop and operate a container terminal at Richards Bay, South Africa's premier coal export facility. The aim is to increase Richards Bay's annual container handling capabilities from 50,000 to 200,000 teu. South Africa is pressing ahead with a long-awaited port privatisation programme ...
  • Emanuele Grimaldi gets another two-year term at the International Chamber of Shipping
    Emanuele Grimaldi has been unanimously re-elected for another two years as chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the global lobby group for shipowners. "We have made good stead with our proposals to help meet the International Maritime Organization's net zero targets by or around 2050 and continue to work with UN bodies on ...
  • Further manager mergers on the cards
    Manish Singh from AboutShips casts his eye over the fast-changing shipmanagement sector. Writing for Splash last year I anticipated significant and imminent consolidation within the shipmanagement sector, with 2024 being a year wherein several new partnerships would be forged, and industry market maps re-drawn. The period since that article has already proven to be eventful ...
  • Okeanis Eco Tankers secures $31m loan for suezmax re-purchase option
    Greek owner Okeanis Eco Tankers has entered into a new $31.11m senior secured credit facility to finance the option to purchase back the 157,540 dwt vessel Poliegos from its current sale and leaseback financier Bank SinoPac. The transaction for the loan is expected to close in July 2024. The sale and leaseback facility contains an ...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
JUNE 21, 2024
  • US imports accelerate, but inland transport lags: CSCMP
    US importers are pulling forward orders to avoid potential congestion, but trucking and intermodal networks are still slack, speakers said at the launch of CSCMP's State of Logistics report.
  • New Orleans pins breakbulk turnaround on container spillover
    Despite sliding breakbulk volumes during the first five months of the year, there are signs that spillover cargo may reappear at the Port of New Orleans thanks to the disrupted global market.
  • Port congestion in Asia easing, shifting to India: ocean carriers, forwarders
    Cargo flow is improving through Singapore and major Chinese ports, but India's largest container gateway, Mundra, is straining under rising transshipment volumes, ocean carriers and forwarders say.
  • Container capacity sucking Red Sea diversions may be status quo
    Houthi rebels have little incentive to stop attacks even if there is a Gaza-Israel ceasefire, there's no US appetite to root them out, and a political solution is highly unlikely, argue geopolitical analysts.
  • New Orlean pins breakbulk turnaround on container spillover
    Despite sliding breakbulk volumes during the first five months of the year, there are signs that spillover cargo may reappear at the Port of New Orleans thanks to the disrupted global market.
  • EU 'giving up' on 2030 rail freight target: industry groups
    Meeting the European Union emissions reduction targets for transportation will require a significant modal shift in freight from road to the rails over the next few years, but that is being undermined by EU regulations, according to industry groups.

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TradeWinds web site
JUNE 21, 2024
  • Give us more ships, says EU Red Sea naval chief
    Head of mission says that he needs more than the current four frigates to protect commercial shipping
  • 'Very profitable': d'Amico International Shipping commits product tanker to three-year charter
    Italian owner signs over modern MR vessel to unnamed charterer
  • LNG charter rates perk up on fresh activity
    Ships are being drawn east leaving charterers hunting for Atlantic tonnage
  • Charterers 'courageous, being a bit naked in front of everyone else' on emissions
    Sea Cargo Charter members succeed with unique charterparty clauses forcing shipowners to submit voyage emission data
  • Ukrferry restarting ropax run from Ukraine to Georgia
    Resumption of service marks the first link between the two countries since the Russian invasion
  • Heidmar merger prompts law firm 'investigation' as takeover target MGO's stock price soars
    Milwaukee's Ademi releases statement saying it is examining the conduct of Nasdaq-listed MGO's board
  • Owners sign off on sub-$10,000 per day VLCC rates as cargoes and offers dwindle
    Three ships were fixed at four-figure day rates this week, with brokers noting market slowdown
  • Will Aliko Dangote change tanker market again with new Caribbean terminal?
    Nigerian tycoon to follow domestic refinery debut with another project further afield
  • Danske Bank names former Clarksons partner head of investment banking for Norway
    Peter Lovaas will join in Oslo in September
  • EU ban on LNG transshipments tipped to create fresh transfer hotspots
    Industry awaiting full details on latest round of sanctions agreed by trading bloc
  • VLCCs slowing down as spot rates plunge 50%, Signal Group says
    Greek platform believes move may be response to weakening market conditions in the summer
  • TMI wins near-unanimous approval to take full control of Grindrod Shipping
    Independent shareholders clear the way for cancellation of all shares except those owned by parent company
  • Nakanishi breaks new ground with Alassia/Itochu handy newbuild order
    Japanese shipyard's Chinese outfit gets debut order for 40,000-dwt newbuilding from Greek-Japanese partnership
  • More deaths in the Red Sea, V.Group sold again, the growing influence of the Sea Cargo Charter
    As shipping gets ready to celebrate International Day of the Seafarer, we keep our eyes on the Red Sea attacks
  • Yvonne Hoglund joins father and siblings at tanker owner Furetank
    Swedish executive becomes human resources director at expanding owner
  • Okeanis buys back tanker from Ocean Yield and refinances with Taiwanese Bank SinoPac
    US-listed Alafouzos company hails debut transaction with Taiwanese lender to 'diversify its financing options'
  • Clarksons Project Finance closes deals worth more than $350m as foreign shipowners tap Norwegian syndicate market
    Firm has positive outlook for chemical tankers, feeder containers and offshore
  • Danish shipping breathes sigh of relief as seafarer tax exemption renewed
    Industry had warned of catastrophic consequences if tax break had been scrapped by government
  • Wison New Energies ends Russian business as it inks deal on FLNG job
    Company to build LNG floater for Genting to be deployed to West Papua, Indonesia
  • Viking inks new 'large' order at Fincantieri for two cruise ships
    Post-Covid recovery spawns extra newbuilding deal between Norwegian cruise line and Italian shipyard
  • Vroon posts loss after banks move in but equity turns positive
    Dutch shipowner 'substantially' improves financial position after huge refinancing deal
  • Indian seafarers turn to ship arrests to settle injury compensation claims
    Torm is the latest shipowner to face the wrath of an aggrieved seafarer in an Indian courtroom
  • Angeliki Frangou-led Navios tied to container ship newbuilding orders in South Korea
    The contract breaks a year-long order drought at HJ Shipbuilding
  • Cleaves hikes tanker forecasts as it models Red Sea disruption into 2025
    Investment bank predicts higher rates and asset values this year and next
  • Danish Ship Finance loan book grows to $4.7bn as it sees net profit at high end of guidance
    Lender says robust credit quality has been maintained
  • Bergen-born deal-maker looking to drive stronger results at Western Bulk
    Incoming CEO 'can't wait to get started' in the top job at bulker operator
  • Precious sheds veteran handysize as fleet overhaul continues
    Thai bulker owner takes asset disposals to three this year with latest vessel sale
  • 'Historic' market: Veson tracks doubling of chemical tanker values over five years
    Analysts say high prices for secondhand ships are here to stay

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American Shipper web site
JUNE 21, 2024
  • Overseas shipping problems remain largely under consumers' radar
    While logistics problems from the Red Sea have become white noise, it is important not to forget that lives have been lost.
  • Revised Amazon deal to boost Sun Country's cargo profits
    Sun Country Airline will see improved economics from its amended contract for outsourced air transportation to Amazon, executives said. a

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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
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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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