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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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Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
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
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
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
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
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
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
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Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
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 public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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