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Exim India web site
JULY 31, 2024
  • Concerns mount for shipping as strike area expands in Red Sea
  • COSCO SHIPPING in partnership to develop sustainable green fuel supply chain
  • Balmer Lawrie registers increased net profit in Q1; Adhip Nath Palchaudhuri formally takes over as C&MD
  • China's shift towards overland metallurgical coal imports seen dampening shipping demand
  • US FMC publishes final rule on unreasonable refusal to deal regarding vessel space
  • Singapore emerges as the largest source of FDI into India
  • Cochin Port unions urge centre to give funds for dredging
  • CITES notifies new export quota of agarwood from India
  • Asia Pacific rates soar despite drop in China-USA demand; tonnage & price from India remain high
  • IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers wins 'Executive Leadership: Asia Pacific Award' at the Airline Strategy Awards 2024
  • DTDC launches drone delivery services in partnership with industry leading Skye Air Mobility

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International Transport Journal web site
JULY 31, 2024
  • The Papyrus Hunter takes a detour

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The Loadstar web site
JULY 30, 2024
  • Box lines set for price hikes in August to halt Asia-US West Coast rate slide
  • Turkey moves to close EU loophole with its own emissions trading scheme
  • Toll in the black - P&L relief; junk balance sheet; weak cash flows
  • CH Robinson to sell trucking services subsidiary EST to Sennder
  • Relief for supply chains as congestion fears from people-processing at Dover ease
  • DB Schenker price matters - 'leveraged buyout scenario' update
  • SASI partners-up to establish air cargo training base in the UAE

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Marine Log web site
JULY 30, 2024
  • NTSB: Design flaw caused Sandy Ground ferry fire
    The design of a new passenger ferry's fuel oil return system and inadequate follow-on training for engineering crewmembers led to the 2022 fire aboard the Staten Island Ferry Sandy Ground, the National
  • Maryland's US Wind project passes a key regulatory milestone
    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released its final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for US Wind's proposed Maryland offshore wind project, which includes three planned phases. Two of those phases,
  • MAN PrimeServ to offer four-stroke methanol retrofits from 2025
    From 2025, MAN PrimeServ - the after-sales brand of MAN Energy Solutions - will offer a methanol retrofit package for the conversion of currently in-service MAN four-stroke engines to dual-fuel methanol operation.

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Container News web site
JULY 30, 2024
  • Wärtsilä and Seapeak sign Lifecycle Agreement for ten LNG Carriers
    Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a 16-year Lifecycle Agreement with Seapeak Maritime (Glasgow) Ltd, one of the largest independent owner-operators of liquefied gas vessels. The contract, which took effect in January 2024, covers ten LNG Carriers and is an extension of an earlier Wärtsilä Lifecycle Agreement for these vessels. The new order was booked by Wärtsilä in the first quarter of 2024.
  • ZIM opens its new USA headquarters
    Israel-based shipping company ZIM announced the grand opening of its new United States headquarters in Virginia Beach. ZIM said the event, celebrated with employees, colleagues, customers, and guests from across the US, marks a significant milestone for the company. "We are excited to open our new US headquarters in Virginia Beach. This milestone is a testament to our commitment to growth and inn
  • Allseas' Green Ace ruling a tale of two definitions
    Court documents show that a US$27 million dispute was settled on the definition of two short words, "to be", with Allseas Global Management Logistics (AGML) defining it as some time the future, and owner SFL's claiming that in this instance it was confirming agreement. AGML and vessel owner, the Fredriksen company SFL, entered into protracted negotiations over the charter of the 1,750 TEU Green A
  • HHLA TK Estonia upgrades handling facilities
    HHLA TK Estonia, a subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), is ushering in the grain season with innovative and sustainable solutions for bulk handling and warehousing in the Estonian port of Muuga. The company has recently expanded its facilities by adding three newly built warehouse sections and upgrading its automatic entry and scale systems. As the largest warehouse operator in t
  • Port Houston breaks 2 million TEU mark in record time
    Port Houston, the fifth-largest container port in the United States, has surpassed the 2 million TEU mark faster than ever. Through the first six months of 2024, Port Houston has handled 2,098,117 TEUs, representing a double-digit increase of 13% year-to-date compared to the first half of last year. For June specifically, 339,157 TEUs were moved through the terminals of Port Houston, reflecting a
  • Canada's largest shipbuilder plans significant investment in U.S.
    Canada-based multinational shipbuilder Davie announced its intention to proceed with a significant investment in the American shipbuilding industry. Pending final site and partner selection, Davie's decision coincides with a series of actions announced by the U.S. government to boost the efficiency, resilience, and competitiveness of national shipbuilding sector. "As a result of the Biden-Harris
  • Ignazio Messina & C. receives newly-acquired post-panamax boxship
    Italy-based shipping company Ignazio Messina & C. added a second 6,300 TEU container ship to its fleet. The Genoa-headquartered firm took delivery of the vessel in the Singapore Bay on July 29. This vessel, renamed Jolly Bianco, is a sister vessel of the Jolly Verde that has been acquired last April, and therefore is the second largest ship of the Italian carrier. The 2007-built boxship Jolly Bia
  • COSCO and Fortescue partner to build green fuel supply chain
    COSCO SHIPPING and Fortescue, a global green technology, energy and metal company, inked a memorandum of cooperation in Shanghai, on July 25. Under the agreement, both parties will leverage their technological and resource strengths to jointly develop a sustainable green fuel supply chain. This initiative aims to advance the shipping industry's energy structure transformation, foster its eco-frie

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Splash web site
JULY 30, 2024
  • Shelf Drilling offloads jackup rig for $60m
    Dubai-based jackup rig player Shelf Drilling has sold one of its units after the completion of its contract in West Africa. The Oslo-listed firm with a fleet of 36 jackups said in a filing the 1983-built and 2015-upgraded Baltic has gone to an undisclosed buyer for $60m. The rig, which has been under contract in ...
  • Wisdom Marine cashes in on handy bulker sale in deal with Turkish owner
    Taiwan's Wisdom Marine has cashed in on one of its handysize bulk carriers as it makes room for fresh tonnage. The Taipei-based bulker giant, led by shipping magnate Lan Chun Sheng (James Lan), is offloading the 2015-built Bunun Glory in a deal with Turkish owner Manta Denizcilik. The sale, which is the company's second recorded ...
  • Hayfin seals management buyout deal with Arctos
    UK alternative investment platform Hayfin Capital Management has reached an agreement with US private equity group Arctos Partners to secure a management buyout of the business. The deal will see the acquisition of British Columbia Investment Management Corporation's majority stake for an undisclosed sum. One of the largest institutional investors in Canada, with C$250.4bn in ...
  • Valaris seals multiple jackup rig deals
    New York-listed offshore driller Valaris has secured multiple fresh deals and contract extensions for its jackup rig fleet. The Anton Dibowitz-led company has won a 26-well plug and abandonment contract in the UK North Sea for the 1982-built Valaris 92. The $75m contract with an undisclosed operator should start in the first quarter of 2025 ...
  • Cape owners contend with soaring Mongolian coal shipments by rail to China
    The capesize business is experiencing some of the greatest shifts in global trades in the 2020s among all shipping segments. As well as the growth of West Africa exports of bauxite - and soon to be iron ore - to China, cape owners are having to contend with the growth of Mongolian and Russian exports ...
  • OSV player Bhagwan Marine debuts on ASX
    Australian OSV operator and services provider Bhagwan Marine has marked its debut as a public company. The Perth-headquartered outfit led by Loui Kannikoski has started trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) following an initial public offering of shares. Bhagwan raised $80m at $0.63 per share, with the money to be used to bolster the ...
  • Philippine oil spill spreads far and wide
    The oil spill from the Terra Nova tanker that capsized and sank in the Philippines last Thursday has spread far and wide, including entering the waters around the capital, Manila. The oil slick is now stretching for more than 50 km with local media showing images of blackened seas along the southwest coast of Luzon, ...
  • CSSC adds $690m of extra shipyard capacity
    China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC) is expanding production capacity. The state-run shipbuilding giant has just announced an RMB5bn ($690m) double acquisition - taking over the Shanghai assets of Tianjin Xingang Shipbuilding Heavy Industry, which comes with two massive drydocks as well as buying out Wuhan Wuchang Shipyard Hangrong Heavy Industry Equipment. The two acquisitions will ...
  • Flagship Founders and Studio 30 50 join forces
    Berlin's Flagship Founders and Singapore-based Studio 30 50, two maritime technology venture studios, are combining their future venture-building activities under the Flagship Founders brand. Founded in Berlin in 2020, Flagship Founders has built five companies operating in areas such as emissions management, crew planning and ship inspections. Studio 30 50 was launched in 2023 as ...
  • Canada's largest shipbuilder to invest in the US
    The White House has announced that Canada's largest shipbuilding group will buy a yard in the US. Davie Shipbuilding, which last year bought out Helsinki Shipyard, is about to make a major investment in an unspecified US shipyard, the White House revealed yesterday. On July 11, the leaders of the US, Canada, and Finland announced ...
  • Turkey to implement its own emissions trading scheme for shipping
    Shipowners looking to Europe's eastern edge to skirt around new environmental regulations will have to look elsewhere. Turkish politicians are pressing ahead with their own emissions trading scheme (ETS) for shipping which will align largely with the European Union's own recently introduced ETS. The policy now awaits ratification from the country's president. Turkish ports - ...
  • COSCO and Fortescue to work on ammonia-fuelled shipments
    China's COSCO has signed a preliminary agreement with Australian miner Fortescue to jointly build a green fuel supply chain. The memorandum of understanding includes exploring construction and deployment of green ammonia-fuelled vessels owned either by COSCO or jointly owned by both companies to transport iron ore and other minerals to reduce carbon emissions in the ...
  • Seafaring haves and have nots
    Steven Jones, founder of the Seafarers Happiness Index, discusses life onboard the growing dark fleet. There is of course no one-size-fits-all when it comes to the experiences of seafarers. The very reality of the human condition means that reflections differ, though the conditions we provide for humans do indeed have a real impact. The latest ...

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Lloyd's List web site
JULY 30, 2024
  • Hayfin Capital agrees to management buyout backed by private equity firm Arctos
    Hayfin Capital Management, an alternate investment manager with an active maritime footprint, has partnered with US private equity firm Arctos...
  • Scorpio unfazed by pullback, says product tanker boom will persist
    The usual summer lull, combined with some unusual competition from cleaned-up crude tankers, has temporarily reduced product tanker rates. But...
  • 'Skyrocketing' Chinese imports of Mongolian coking coal to 'reshape global shipping markets'
    Landlocked Mongolia exports 90% of its coking coal to China via rail, which alongside increased short-haul Russia-China shipments and drastic...
  • MOL adopts Sofar voyage optimisation platform
    US producer claims 50% greater accuracy than other forecasting systems, deriving from ocean sensor data
  • EU starts corruption probe into Cyprus LNG project
    The European Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating the stalled Vasilikos LNG terminal in Cyprus over alleged procurement fraud, corruption and...
  • First Nigeria-Singapore fuel oil shipment seen as Saudi summer demand restrains Middle East exports to Asia
    The 650,000 barrels per day Dangote refinery began production in January, with 22 cargoes of fuel oil exported since then...
  • Port delays could cut CII by two ratings, new report shows
    ICS submitted findings to the IMO to help the UN agency during its CII review
  • Turkish shipmanager cancels EU-sanctioned 'dark fleet' tanker
    Gabon-flagged Hana was one of nine tankers taken on by Unic during 2023 from the former 50-plus tanker fleet managed...
  • Malaysia Marine Department detains Ceres I and Hafnia Nile for further investigation
    Initial investigation found no oil spill, but an oil sheen has been seen from Hafnia Nile
  • London H&M rates flat and set to soften, argues Gallagher
    Firm detects 'inevitable downward pressure on rating, especially for the most well-regarded fleets and sought-after tonnage types'
  • Shipbuilding braces for order decline as LNG carrier demand cools
    China leads in the share of newbuilding orders, as price competitiveness and a narrowing gap in government-backed technological progress have...
  • EU launches ship finance portal
    The portal has 55 different ship finance opportunities, including bank loans and EU funds
  • China Cosco Shipping and Fortescue forge partnership to build green fuel supply chain
    The MOU could work with the Australia-China Iron Ore Green Shipping Corridor - a road map put forward in 2023...
  • Compensation avenue opens for Marine Honour spill victims
    Move comes as it is likely that claims resulting from the incident will exceed the liability limit of the shipowner...
  • Safe Bulkers hikes profit as renewal rolls on
    Final programmed installation of exhaust gas cleaning system leaves all eight capesizes and about half the overall fleet fitted with...
  • Daily Briefing
    Cook Islands deflags 12 sanctions-busting tankers as it rejects 'dark fleet' label for registry's ships | Supreme Court ruling could...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
JULY 30, 2024
  • Knight-Swift acquisition expands LTL network coast-to-coast
    The takeover of Los Angeles-based Dependable Highway Express (DHE) allows Knight-Swift to reach 70% of the US population with its LTL services.
  • Carriers limit box repositioning costs on backhaul Europe-Asia trade: Xeneta
    Vessels on the backhaul trade from Europe to Asia are sailing two-thirds empty, with spot rates on the trade lane falling sharply since February.
  • C.H. Robinson Worldwide sells European truck brokerage to focus on its 'core'
    The sale of EST to German-based brokerage ssender is part of a drive to strengthen operations that C.H. Robinson considers core to its business.
  • Carriers limit box repositioning costs on back-haul Europe-Asia trade: Xeneta
    Vessels on the back-haul trade from Europe to Asia are sailing two-thirds empty, with spot rates on the trade lane falling sharply since February.
  • Altana cash infusion shows investor appetite for supply chain risk tools
    The $200 million funding round cuts against the broader trend of venture capital investors pulling back from early and growth-stage supply chain and logistics startups.

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TradeWinds web site
JULY 30, 2024
  • Wintermar enters offshore accommodation joint-venture to extend growth spurt
    Indonesian company also secures two-year contract for two platform supply vessels
  • Would Safe Bulkers buy or order a cape? 'Out of the question,' says chief executive
    Newbuilding and S&P prices are too high for New York-listed shipowner
  • Analysis: Cruise ship orders reach post-pandemic highs as deliveries go deep into future
    Figures could rise as Royal Caribbean looks to its next class of ships
  • 'We've never had a springboard this high': Robert Bugbee basks in tanker rate strength amid summer dip
    Scorpio Tankers has only high-class problems right now as the cash keeps flowing in
  • Greek shipowner IMS makes sweet asset play with product tanker sale
    Marios Gialozoglou sells the 42,700-dwt Sugar (built 2002) at a 140%-mark-up to its acquisition price in May 2022
  • Cool Carriers scraps oldest vessel for 'fantastic' price leaving Maestro Shipping shipless
    At least eight reefer vessels have been scrapped in the past three months, according to Clarksons
  • Fincantieri rakes in orders worth over $8bn as demand for new cruise ships surges
    Italian shipbuilder improves guidance for 2024 financial leverage
  • Liner shipping stocks plummet as ceasefire hopes cool investor sentiment
    Container shipping stocks tumble as earnings outlook upgraded
  • Kickbacks and secret deals: $2bn corruption case reveals how shipbuilder 'hustled' an African government
    African nation largely victorious case against Privinvest and its late owner
  • New ship finance portal to support fleet renewal and retrofitting launched by European Commission
    Platform to provide financial tools to drive fleet renewal, retrofitting, enhance efficiency and reduce environmental impact
  • Hayfin Capital Management springs management buyout backed by new investor
    Managers of UK-based alternative financier find partner to help buy majority stake from Canadian investor
  • Grimaldi firm Finnlines sees profit sink as costs stack up
    Chief executive Tom Pippinskold says European economic growth could be second-half driver
  • Scorpio Tankers pumps up shares-buyback fund to $400m after beating earnings bets
    Monaco-based owner holds regular dividend steady at $0.40 per share
  • Beer money, banking and secrets to Sammy Ofer's success. Charting the career of OSG boss Sam Norton
    Shipping leader's career progression provided lessons in risk tolerance
  • 'Two-speed industry': Seafarers on tankers happier than on dry cargo vessels and container ships
    Survey shows overall modest rise in wellbeing
  • Shadow fleet VLCC hit-and-run resurrects oil spill ghosts for shipping
    The threat of an oil spill from a 'dark fleet' VLCC should keep shipping up at night
  • MSC-backed Ignazio Messina boosts boxship fleet with seventh vessel purchase in two years
    Italian liner operator is gearing up for container growth on trades from Red Sea and India
  • Video: Collision slices open LNG fuel tank on H-Line-owned capesize bulk carrier
    South Korean-owned ship apparently loses power off Hay Point terminal in Queensland
  • Mining giant Fortescue strikes deal with Chinese shipping heavyweight Cosco to deploy vessels on green corridor
    Collaboration includes deployment of low-carbon vessels on China-Australia green corridor
  • Shipowners bank ultra-profitable VLGC sales backed by strong asset values
    Owners booking at sizeable profits on large gas carriers brought a few years ago
  • Iran seizes small tanker hauling 'smuggled' oil
    Tehran has increased operations against smugglers hauling cheap Iranian oil to neighbouring nations
  • Maritime start-up developers Flagship Founders and Studio 30 50 to merge
    Merger comes as AI and increased connectivity offer new start-up opportunities in shipping
  • Anna Angelicoussis-controlled Alpha Bulkers linked to capesize purchase
    Herun sells bulker for nearly as much as it paid to order it
  • Maritime startup developers Flagship Founders and Studio 30 50 to merge
    Merger comes as AI and increased connectivity offer new startup opportunities in shipping
  • Samudera misses out on container ship freight rally as profit slides nearly 70%
    Asian feeder operator reports significantly weaker average revenue per teu compared to a year ago
  • Cosco Shipping and Fortescue team up to build green fuel supply chain
    Collaboration includes deployment of low-carbon vessels on China-Australia green corridor
  • Seatrium stock surges on $820m loan and promise of return to profit
    BG facility will be used for business growth
  • Safe Bulkers profit grows 79% as revenue beats Wall Street bets
    Bulker owner's earnings come in just shy of analyst estimates

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American Shipper web site
JULY 30, 2024
  • DHL Express to add aircraft maintenance center in Spain
    DHL is beefing up its aircraft maintenance capacity in Europe.

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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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