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Exim India web site
MAY 31, 2024
  • JNPA celebrates 35 years of success & excellence
  • Seino Holdings partners with Mahindra Logistics to provide integrated logistics solutions in India
  • Shipping delays reported in Singapore
  • Top Global Supply Chain Risks in 2024
  • BCBA and JNCH organise productive interactive session on Faceless Assessment
  • Reliance to start building key multimodal logistics park near Chennai
  • Exporters seek removal of MEP on basmati rice
  • Aprojects acquires Super Freight in India
  • WTO urges India to give timely notifications on sugar subsidies
  • Brexit leads to 24% ETS North Atlantic savings

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International Transport Journal web site
MAY 31, 2024
  • Hercules swallows tigers
  • Hannibal adds intermodal links in Eastern Europe
  • Cargo operation "leeds" to energy certification
  • 20.5 million t of cargo within ten years
  • APM Terminals Poti appoints MD
  • Kiel port with dual shore power supply
  • Improved UK - Ireland service
  • Bang for Bucky
  • First CES for air cargo
  • AAA: new fellows and associates
  • Standardising supply chain tech
  • Northrail changes hands
  • Crude tanker demand to outpace supply
  • Emirates to resume services to Lagos
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • CPD accreditation for YFN event
  • Two years of logistics in India
  • More green fuel for pallet distribution network
  • Solarduck targets gigawatt scale

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The Loadstar web site
MAY 30, 2024
  • Customs brokers caught up in US crackdown on Chinese ecommerce traffic
  • Atlas Air's split from Amazon 'all part of the plan'
  • Silk Way West Airlines hires new chief operating officer
  • Getting containers in the right place at the right time is now 'impossible'
  • FedEx CEO talks Amazon (and DHL); break-up calls; USPS value-destroyer
  • Maersk launches first deepsea container service into Ukraine since invasion
  • Analyst corner - in a safe pair of hands with Mainfreight?
  • Indian shippers and retailers suffer in a wave of supply chain disruption
  • Border control strike fear adds to chaos scenario for Canadian BCOs and LSPs
  • Ellerman City Liner relaunches China-UK service for peak season
  • Final four bidders for DP Schenker revealed

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Marine Log web site
MAY 30, 2024
  • Fincantieri Marinette Marine awarded two additional Navy frigates
    The Department of Defense recently announced that Fincantieri Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wis., was awarded a contract valued at a billion dollars (USD) to build two additional Constellation-class Frigates, FFG 66 and FFG
  • Ship Repair USA to feature panel on yard challenges and solutions
    Every sector of the maritime industry has its own set of challenges, including ship repair yards. To go over those challenges-and how to overcome them-will be a panel of ship repair and
  • Metal Shark wins U.S. Navy patrol boat contract
    Louisiana-based boat builder Metal Shark is one of two builders awarded a seven-year U.S. Navy indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract worth up to $290 million to produce up to seventy-three 40-foot "40

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Container News web site
MAY 30, 2024
  • Ports of Stockholm and BPO seek funding to enhance collaboration with Ukrainian ports
    In collaboration with partners, Ports of Stockholm is seeking funds through the Swedish Institute's Ukraine Cooperation Program to facilitate the integration of Ukrainian ports into the European Union (EU) transport network. Ports of Stockholm, along with the Odessa-based law firm Interlegal and the Baltic Ports Organization (BPO), is seeking funding from the Swedish Institute for a preparatory p
  • AD Ports Group inks MoU with Economic Development Board of Madagascar
    AD Ports Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Economic Development Board of Madagascar to explore a dynamic partnership to enhance commercial opportunities in Madagascar's maritime, industry, and logistics sectors. The agreement was signed by Mohamed Eidha Al Menhali, regional CEO of AD Ports Group, and Josielle Rafidy, general manager of the Economic Development Board of
  • Hapag-Lloyd introduces peak season surcharge from Asia and Oceania to South Africa
    German container line Hapag-Lloyd has announced a peak season surcharge (PSS) from Asia and Oceania to South Africa, effective from 6 June until further notice. The Hamburg-based ocean carrier will apply a US$1,000 per TEU from Asia and Oceania (Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia
  • Record low shipping losses amid rising sector risks
    Maritime safety is paramount, with up to 90% of global trade traversing oceans. Three decades ago, the international shipping industry experienced the loss of around 200 large vessels annually. However, this figure dramatically dropped to a historic low of 26 in 2023, marking a year-on-year decrease of over one-third and a 70% decline over the past decade. Despite these advancements, the sector f
  • Port Authority of Gijón migrates management system to the cloud with Prodevelop and AWS
    Building on the migration of Posidonia PCS to the cloud just over a year ago, the Port Authority of Gijón has now transitioned Posidonia Management, its Port Management System (PMS), to the cloud as well. The PMS is a programme that is designed for the internal management of the port, streamlining administrative tasks such as invoicing, public domain management, and technical-nautical services. W
  • Yang Ming to join league of 24,000 TEU ships
    Yang Ming Marine Transport's management has hinted that the company will enter the league of 24,000 TEU boxship owners. Speaking at a shareholders' meeting after releasing the Taiwanese liner operator's 1Q 2024 results, GM Patrick Tu said: "On the Asia-Europe routes, we have a competitive advantage because of 24,000 TEU ships, but these belong to our fellow THE Alliance members and, we can't alwa
  • CMA CGM hit with US$2 million fine by FMC
    The United States Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has entered into an agreement with French ocean carrier CMA CGM, after the investigations by the Commission's Bureau of Enforcement, Investigations, and Compliance (BEIC). CMA CGM paid US$1,975,000 to resolve allegations that it overbroadly defined and applied its definition of merchant in a bill of lading to demand payment from a third party wh
  • War of attrition could prolong Cape diversions
    Conflict in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandeb region could be entering a prolonged period of attrition as coalition forces seek to degrade the Houthi's military capability with both sides considering a tactical shift in operations, with failure of western military to prevent attacks. Security firm Dryad Global reported this week that attacks on commercial vessels have reduced, while strikes against c
  • Antwerp Euroterminal launches Belgium's first shore power connection for seagoing vessels
    Antwerp Euroterminal (AET) is set to introduce Belgium's first shore power connection for seagoing vessels. This innovative installation, operational by 2026, will provide docked ships with environmentally friendly and quiet electricity, significantly contributing to the port's sustainability efforts. Built to international ISO standards, this will be Belgium's premier shore power setup for seago
  • Copenhagen Malmö Port receives straddle carriers from Konecranes
    Konecranes officially delivered eight hybrid Konecranes Noell Straddle Carriers to Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP). Ordered in the second quarter of 2023, these straddle carriers are designated for the new container terminal in Copenhagen. The parts were delivered to CMP in the fourth quarter of last year and have since been assembled and rigorously tested at the current container terminal. Next year

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Splash web site
MAY 30, 2024
  • Sidara sends final Wood takeover offer worth $2bn
    UK consulting and engineering firm Wood has received a fourth and final bid from Dubai-based company Sidara for the takeover of the company. Less than a week ago, the UK firm rejected Sidara's third bid as the offer was seen as 'significantly' undervaluing the company. The unsolicited, preliminary, and conditional proposal from Dar Al-Handasah Consultants ...
  • US offshore wind port developer gets $50m boost
    Zero-emission infrastructure investor Homecoming Capital has made an initial $50m commitment to US offshore wind port infrastructure development firm Clean Energy Terminals (CET). CET will use Homecoming's investment to execute early-stage development work on a portfolio of newbuild and redeveloped offshore wind ports along the US east and west coasts. Upon completion, the projects will ...
  • Prosafe gets work in Australia for Safe Boreas
    Oslo-listed semisub accommodation vessel owner Prosafe has been issued a conditional letter of intent for Safe Boreas to provide gangway-connected operations to support a project off the coast of Western Australia. The firm duration of the contract is 15 months with up to six months of options. Work for the vessel will be firm upon ...
  • China Merchants in boxship and roro spinoff move with Antong Holdings
    A major reshuffling of China's top shipping brands is underway, with China Merchants moving to sell its container and roro businesses in order to focus on dry bulk, gas and tanker segments. China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has revealed plans to spin off Sinotrans Container Lines and China Merchants RoRo Transportation (Guangzhou RoRo) in a ...
  • PGS ready to kick off long-overdue 4D survey for Petrobras
    Norwegian seismic player PGS has received the 'all-clear' to start a large 4D survey over the Barracuda Caratinga fields in the Campos basin offshore Brazil for Petrobras. The initial deal for the project was given back in December 2022 and the start of the project was set for the summer of last year while the ...
  • COSCO spends $114m upgrading four boxship newbuilds to methanol power
    China's largest shipowner's embrace of methanol as a future fuel is deepening. COSCO Shipping has announced four 16,180 teu ships it contracted a sister firm to build will now be converted so that they are methanol duel-fuel vessels. The upgrade is costing the state-owned shipping giant an extra $114m. The vessels were originally contracted with ...
  • Dolphin Drilling to sell another rig for scrap
    Semisub rig owner Dolphin Drilling has decided to sell a second drilling rig for scrap in the space of a few months. Namely, the company sold its Bideford Dolphin semisub for $4.1m to a Turkish yard in March this year. The rig was built in 1975 by Aker Kvaerner in Verdal and the sale was ...
  • Another record year of crew abandonments on the cards
    New cases of crew abandonment look set to smash annual records once again this year with international regulators at a loss on how to tackle one of shipping's darkest scourges. Under international law - the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended - seafarers should be paid at least once per month. Crews owed two months ...
  • Precious orders four ultramaxes at Taizhou Sanfu
    Thai shipowner Precious Shipping has returned to Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering in China for four 63,500 dwt ultramax bulk carriers, which will deliver in 2026 and 2027. These contracts represent the third series of ships that Khalid Hashim-led Precious has built at Sanfu. No prices have been revealed for the series. Recent ultramax newbuild deals ...
  • CMA CGM pays $1.975m fine in the US
    The Federal Maritime Commission has entered into compromise agreements with three different companies resulting in the collection of more than $2.3min civil penalty payments, and commitments by each company to reform specific business practices. French liner CMA CGM copped the biggest fine, paying $1.975m to resolve allegations that it over-broadly defined and applied its definition ...
  • China's Maritime Safety Administration details vessel crackdown
    China's Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) has implemented a stricter monitoring of vessels, according to an update from class society DNV. Chinese authorities are tracking more closely any vessel that has been detained twice within the last 12 months, irrespective of the place of detention as well any vessel that has been penalised twice in 12 ...
  • Chinese to develop Black Sea port in Georgia
    Two Chinese firms have won the rights to build and operate a deepsea port on the Black Sea. China Communications Construction Company and China Harbour Investment will develop the long-planned port at Anaklia in Georgia. The initial phase of Anaklia port development involves constructing a berth capable of handling 7m tons of cargo and a ...
  • How to impress a shipowner?
    Shipmanagers need to up their game when it comes to their sales pitches. Splash canvasses opinion on how best to get the right message across to principles. On paper, the pitch to owners ought to be a simple one. "We can save you money and time," is the line invariably trotted out by myriad managers ...

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Lloyd's List web site
MAY 30, 2024
  • Greek fleet invests 'heavily' in new technology vessels, says Travlos
    Greece-owned fleet is first for alternative-fuel ships and well ahead on fitting of energy-saving devices, claims annual report
  • Exclusive: Countries plan informal MEPC talks in Bonn
    China, Brazil and some EU members said to be among group to meet on sidelines of UN climate conference in...
  • Tanker giant Frontline: 'We're in for a longer one' in current upcycle
    Frontline's purchase of 24 VLCCs from Euronav is paying off as the transformative fleet growth coincides with a period of...
  • Steamship Mutual joins trend toward improved P&I results
    Shipowners' Club will take the hit on 2021 policy year underwriting loss
  • China outlines tougher safety inspections for repeat offenders
    DNV said ships matching the new criteria for the 'special follow-up scheme' will face detailed inspections at any port of...
  • Disruptions continue to drive tanker demand
    Geopolitical disruptions account for the bulk of growth in 2024, but this could reverse if trading patterns return to normal...
  • CMA CGM to pay nearly $2m in penalties in the US
    Two other companies have also agreed to pay penalties to avoid formal proceedings, just days after the Federal Maritime Commission's...
  • Cosco Shipping Holding appoints Tao Weidong as new general manager
    Tao's predecessor, Yang Zhijian, has resigned due to 'a change in work arrangement'
  • Adnoc lines up multi-billion dollar LNG carrier orders at South Korean yards
    Orders come as Adnoc vows massive investments to double its LNG output to 15m tonnes annually by 2028
  • Daily Briefing
    Insurers update Lloyd's Open Form to arrest dwindling use, cut costs | Merged NorthStandard performance 'surpasses expectations' | Asian shipowners...
  • Cosco Shipping pushes deeper into methanol with newbuild retrofits
    Conversion will increase CSH's methanol dual-fuel orderbook to 16 vessels, including 12 24,000 teu ships ordered in October 2022. The...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
MAY 30, 2024
  • CBP curtails low-value shipment access for multiple customs brokers
    Growth in the use of a low-value shipment rule has attracted critics, who say the de minimis program provides a loophole for e-commerce companies abroad to evade duties.
  • Auto shippers tuned up to navigate new supply chain roadblocks
    The March collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore piled on yet another layer of disruption, while the Sept. 30 expiration of the existing labor contract for longshore workers on the East and Gulf coasts will make shippers more nervous.
  • Busy 'slow season' for air cargo as e-commerce holds up demand
    It is a good time to be in the freight transport business with air cargo and ocean shipping on the trade lanes out of Asia seeing sustained demand and robust rate levels.
  • Asia-US container ship reliability climbed to six-month high in April: Sea-Intelligence
    The West Coast's sharp jump in on-time performance - the highest gain of the 34 trade lanes covered by the analyst's monthly report -- is a sign ports along the coast have not been directly impacted by the ongoing ship diversions around southern Africa.

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TradeWinds web site
MAY 30, 2024
  • Germany's largest shipbroker formed as MPC Capital merges Harper Petersen and Albis Shipping
    Hamburg-parent is merging its container, tanker and dry shipbroking desks
  • 'We have a problem': 1,300 new tankers needed in next decade, Frontline boss says
    Lars Barstad believes the sector is heading into a 'wall' of replacement needs as tankers age
  • $1bn club: Select group of Greek shipowners have broken with tradition to establish a home on Wall Street
    This week's Streetwise takes a look at the history of Greeks turning to capital markets in New York
  • Niche container player returns to Asia-Europe trade after exiting as Covid boom imploded
    Relative newcomer to re-enter trade as freight rates soar
  • Cambridge University experts to study 'real impacts' of green fuels on Laskaridis bulker
    UK university's Singapore research centre is being provided with data from panamax
  • Greek newbuilding activity skyrockets with world-leading $40bn wager on new tonnage
    Hellenic shipowners are betting the transition towards green shipping will be a gradual affair
  • Russian crude cargo stuck on elderly tanker for months off new Ghana refinery
    Hong Kong-owned Snow Lotus arrived at the new Sentuo refinery in February
  • Fratelli Cosulich heralds first methanol bunkering vessel as investment 'milestone'
    New vessel swells Italian owner's bunker fleet in Singapore
  • Evangelos Marinakis lines up 10-ship container splash in China
    Order for 8,000-teu vessels depends on the new dry dock that New Times Shipbuilding plans to construct
  • Tanker division shines as MISC profit climbs by nearly one-quarter
    Company believes outlook for shipping divisions remains rosy despite sharp drop in cash flow
  • 'Supermajor': Subsea7 lands Petrobras offshore deal worth more than $1.25bn
    Kristian Siem-backed group secures huge contract to develop Buzios 9 oilfield 180 km off Brazil
  • Hunter Group talks up 'arguably the best VLCC supply outlook ever'
    Growing production will tie up extra 105 VLCC-equivalents through 2025, Norwegian company says
  • Sports psychologist 'supercharged' top team at NorthStandard after merger
    Executive coach helped two CEOs work better in merged protection and indemnity giant
  • 'No end to conflict in sight': Red Sea disruptions driving lion's share of tanker demand, Bimco says
    Crude and product tankers will reportedly see market weaken next year if the Red Sea situation normalises
  • 'Super-major': Subsea7 lands Petrobras offshore deal worth more than $1.25bn
    Kristian Siem-backed group secures huge contract to develop Buzios 9 field 180km off Brazil
  • Vitol to pull its ships from BW LPG VLGC pool in the summer
    Trader's vessels will exit world's biggest commercial VLGC operation
  • BW LPG revenue tops $1bn as it books 'impressive' results
    Singapore VLGC owner expecting strong spot rates for the rest of 2024
  • Maersk Tankers recruits head of Norden Tanker Pools
    Ex-Norden man is diving from one pool to another
  • Frontline banks near $1bn loan package to finance Euronav VLCC deal and product tankers
    John Fredriksen company reveals details of transactions in Norway, Germany and China
  • Historic Greek shipowner Carras (Hellas) seeks to strike 'right balance' between present and future needs
    Low-profile owner reveals the rationale behind newbuilding programme of conventionally fuelled bulkers
  • Fortescue prowling shipyards for ammonia carriers and bulkers in $900m newbuilding hunt
    Australian ammonia-fuelling fan scours yards for 10 vessels as it transforms into green energy supplier
  • Frontline profit falls as Euronav VLCCs make slow start and push up finance costs
    John Fredriksen's tanker company is earning better rates in the second quarter
  • Cosco adds methanol dual-fuel capability to four neo-panamax container ship newbuildings
    Upgrading project will cost the shipowner an additional $114m
  • Yinson Production taps London for $1bn bond issuance
    Company says the fundraiser is another step in its bid to diversify its funding base and optimise its capital structure
  • Asian feeder players double surcharges as Singapore labelled congestion hotspot
    Vessels calling at the world's second-largest container port face berthing delays of up to seven days
  • Greek shipping cautious on future fuels amid questions over rewards for early movers
    Shipowners are cautious on betting big with future fuels
  • Knowledge gap: Green fuels to create need to train 700,000 seafarers, consultant estimates
    Founder of Novamaxis highlights knowledge gap among crew tasked with implementing energy transition

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American Shipper web site
MAY 30, 2024
  • Northern Air Cargo to discharge 18 pilots on Hawaii route
    The end of Aloha Air Cargo's service from the West Coast to Hawaii will result in unpaid leaves of absence for 18 pilots.

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ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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