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February 12, 2025

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Exim India web site
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
  • Early resolution of the issues faced by PPP players essential to boost port investments: President, IPPTA
  • HMM registers strong financial performance in 2024
  • India-European Free Trade Association Desk launched to further boost economic ties
  • Allcargo Terminals' Q3FY25 EBITDA up 11% Y-O-Y
  • CONCOR facilitates efficient reefer container movement to JNPA
  • Survey shows sustained growth and higher optimism for India's manufacturing sector
  • Global tonnage increase in January much lower than last year
  • Lufthansa Cargo offers customers a simplified booking process in a pilot environment
  • Dholera Airport intends to commence air cargo ops in July 2025
  • Bahri celebrates strategic partnership with LIV Golf, driving global expansion and enhanced brand visibility
  • Adani Vizhinjam Port successfully handles its deepest draft vessel till date
  • VOC Port reportedly exploring setting up shipbuilding facility in Thoothukudi with Korean firm
  • Singapore seen as a key hub for Europe-Asia cargo under Gemini alliance

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International Transport Journal web site
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
  • Strategic cooperative effort
  • Improved truck services at Metrans' Bucs terminal
  • Dachser air and sea logistics relocate to Himberg
  • Flying equine stars from Europe to Hong Kong
  • 100 years of Belgian-African aviation marked with a stamp
  • Tir hubs and cross-borders routes open in China
  • The consequences of a merger
  • Arches Capital investing in Next Ocean radar system
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • CER Cargo modernising with 'Transmontanas'
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  • Cargo driving Norwegian long-haul pax expansion
  • Röhlig expanding its network and digital services

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The Loadstar web site
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
  • Blanked voyages fail to halt sliding spot rates, and March GRIs will be resisted
  • Metals tariff rocks auto industry, and Trump smiles on bribes in foreign deals
  • Luxury logistics: Ferrari Group - the new kid on the (IPO) block
  • HMM reports 500% rise in operating profit, and eyes fleet and route expansion
  • US land transportation - shippers in charge for longer
  • EC eyes 'handling charge' replacing de minimis in bid to tackle cheap imports
  • Logistics losers and winners - trucking and shipping - but the tide may turn
  • Ambitious Turkon Line sails into India trades 'dogfight'
  • Converted De Havilland Dash-8 freighter eyes new lease of life
  • Maersk warns of delays in Rotterdam after port workers' strike

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Marine Log web site
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
  • Sweden replaces steel piping with thermoplastics in key icebreaker application
    Built by the Götaverken Arendal AB shipyard in 1989, the Swedish Maritime Administration icebreaker Oden is one of the world's most powerful non-nuclear vessels of its type. The Oden is active throughout
  • TTB 2025: Navigating new employment law changes in the Trump era
    Kathlyn Perez, founder of New Orleans-based Perez Law LLC, will deliver a comprehensive presentation on the evolving landscape of federal employment law at Marine Log's TTB 2025 conference in Mobile, Ala., on
  • NTSB: Ineffective voyage planning led to crane hitting Mackinac Bridge
    Not for the first time, the National Transportation Safety Board has issued a report involving a crane, a barge and a bridge. This latest report deals with an incident that occurred on

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Container News web site
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
  • Post NL's Spring GDS opens new hub in UK
    Post NL's international subsidiary Spring GDS has officially established its new hub at London Heathrow, United Kingdom. The new 30,000m² facility is designed to enhance the global shipping capabilities of the company and can process 40,000 items per day. The hub is equipped with 256 solar panels on the roof, with an EPC rating of A+. The facility currently houses a team of 100 UK-based staff mem
  • CLdN expands service between Belgium and England
    European multimodal logistics provider CLdN has decided to increase the frequency and freight capacity on its Zeebrugge-Teesport route. The company said this increase is driven by growing customer demand for the service which provides direct access for freight units to and from North East England and Scotland. The increased frequency will come into effect from the end of February and will be achi
  • Why Port Operators Should Eye Sustainable Returns Strategies
    Running a port is no walk in the park. After all, you're juggling countless responsibilities - maritime traffic, regulatory compliance, and global trade demands - all while navigating growing environmental pressures. Sustainability isn't just a buzzword anymore; it's a business reality. And one of the most promising strategies for port operators? Investing in innovative reverse logistics solution
  • Yang Ming enhances intra-Asia service
    Taiwanese box carrier Yang Ming aims to optimize its intra-Asia service network by enhancing its Japan (Kansai) - Taiwan - South China route (Japan Kansai Express, JKX). Effective in early March, the route will be extended to the port of Haiphong in Vietnam to meet the country's growing market demand. "This extension aims to strengthen Yang Ming's competitive position in Southeast Asia, capitaliz
  • DP World proceeds with Sokhna Logistics Park development
    DP World has reached a major milestone in the development of the Sokhna Logistics Park in Egypt, with 65% of the first phase now already completed. Spanning 300,000 m², DP World aims to enhance its global network providing cost-effective and integrated supply chain solutions through the facility. The park, located 10 kilometres from Sokhna Port, offers direct access to Greater Cairo's key markets
  • BIMCO: Increase in regional container trade imbalances
    Since 2019, the global container market has grown 8%, ending at 183.2 million TEUs in 2024, according to Container Trade Statistics. This growth, however, has been very uneven, according to BIMCO's Chief Shipping Analyst Niels Rasmussen, with regional imbalances between exports and imports having increased by 33%. In 2019, regional imbalances totalled 58.8 million TEUs, equal to 52% of inter-regi
  • Container Shipping Surge Among Major Players Amid Intense Dynamics
    In recent weeks, shifts in global trade dynamics, influenced heavily by geopolitical tensions and policy changes, have significantly impacted container shipping trends, especially in the United States and China.
  • HHLA signs collective agreement with German trade union ver.di
    Major German port and terminal operator Hamburger Hafen und Logistik Aktiengesellschaft (HHLA) and the German trade union ver.di have concluded a social and change collective agreement. With this deal, HHLA and its employees receive binding legal and planning security for the implementation of transformation projects, which are expected to strengthen the competitive edge of HHLA and secure jobs i
  • Danaos announces new container vessel orders amid stable financial results
    Greek vessel owner Danaos Corporation announced the addition of two 9,200 TEU newbuild vessels to its orderbook. The company said it booked the newbuildings in December 2024 and expects to receive them in 2027. In February, Danaos entered into a syndicated loan facility agreement for an amount of up to US$850 million in order to finance all of its remaining newbuilding container vessels, includin
  • Container lines still hesitant about returning to Red Sea
    All mainline operators are sticking to detours round the Cape of Good Hope, according to Linerlytica's analysis.
  • Dublin Port installs multi-camera system on container cranes
    Irish port service, logistics and renewable energy specialist Doyle Shipping Group (DSG) has installed an advanced multi-camera system on 14 rubber-tyred gantry cranes at Dublin Port to enhance port safety. This follows the implementation of Camera Telematics' solution - initially fitted on 44 terminal tractors, as well as 16-tonne forklifts and reach stackers, operating at the Irish port - which
  • Maersk changes German port call on ME2 service
    Danish box line Maersk has announced the replacement of the Bremerhaven port call with Hamburg on its Middle East to Europe (ME2) service. Effective from 21 March, Maersk vessels will call at the port of Hamburg, instead of Bremerhaven, with the Danish carrier aiming to enhance its service offering and ensure more consistent schedules. The updated port rotation will be Colombo (Sri Lanka) - Chenn
  • Strike action at Rotterdam terminal disrupts operations
    Maersk has published an advisory of the unplanned strike action at Hutchinson Port Delta II in Rotterdam, which started on 9 February. The strike action has led to a temporary suspension of operations at the terminal and is related to negotiations of a new Collective Labour Agreement, according to Maersk's announcement. While operations have now resumed at the Dutch terminal, there is still a slo
  • Hapag-Lloyd increases Asia-Oceania rates
    German ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd has announced a new General Rate Increase (GRI) for shipments from Asia to Oceania. The rate increase will apply to dry and reefer containers, as well as high cube equipment, and will be effective from 1 March until further notice. Hapag-Lloyd said the GRI will be US$300 per TEU and published the following geographical scope of this rate increase: Asia: Brunei, Ca
  • HMM earnings and profits rise in 2024
    South Korean major ocean carrier HMM has reported revenue of KRW 11,700 billion (US$8 billion), operating profit of KRW 3,513 billion (US$2.42 billion), and net profit of KRW 3,781 billion (US$2.6 billion) in 2024. All major financial indices of HMM were significantly higher than their corresponding 2023 results, indicating the company's economic recovery in the previous year. HMM's operating mar
  • Bosphorus transits maintain upward trend
    In 2024, the Bosphorus, a crucial maritime passage through Istanbul connecting to the Black Sea, saw 41,300 vessels navigate its waters. This represents a growth of 6% from the previous year, during which it achieved a notable 11% increase from 2022 levels. The majority of these ships were general cargo vessels, constituting 37% of the total traffic, though their numbers remained relatively stabl

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Splash web site
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
  • Euroseas agrees charter extension for feeder boxship
    Nasdaq-listed Greek boxship owner Euroseas has inked a charter contract extension for one of its feeder containerships. Euroseas won a charter for the 1,740 teu EM Hydra for a minimum period of 24 to a maximum period of 26 months at the charterer's discretion, at a gross daily rate of $19,000. The new charter for ...
  • Himalaya Shipping seals fresh index-linked deal
    Oslo-listed Himalaya Shipping has secured new employment for its newcastlemax bulk carrier currently trading on a fixed time charter. The Tor Olav Troim-backed owner and operator has entered into a 14-to 38-month contract for the 2023-built Mount Norefjell starting after the vessel's redelivery from its current charterer in late February 2025. The vessel will earn ...
  • Hanwha Ocean building LNG carriers for its shipowning arm
    South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean has signed contracts to build two LNG carriers for its affiliate Hanwha Shipping. The Okpo-based yard formerly Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) is scheduled to deliver the vessels by the end of September 2027. Hanwha Shipping was formally launched by Hanwha Ocean in April 2024 as a shipowning arm ...
  • Evalend tied to HD Hyundai Mipo LNG bunker newbuilds
    Greece's Evalend Shipping has been linked to a newbuilding deal for four LNG bunkering vessels commissioned at the South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Mipo. Multiple shipbroking outfits have named the Kriton Lendoudis-backed diversified owner behind the 18,000 cu m newbuilds booked at the yard in Ulsan for about $370m. HD Hyundai Mipo, which had also ...
  • Danaos reveals order for boxship brace
    Greek owner Danaos has bolstered its newbuilding orderbook, adding two more vessels to its 9,200 teu series in China. The John Coustas-led boxship tonnage provider and capsize bulker player has contracted CSSC-affiliated Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding in Guangzhou to deliver the newbuilds in 2027 at about $105m each. According to the company, the ships were booked ...
  • US box imports soar ahead of new tariffs
    US box imports reached a record high in January with deliveries from China up for a second month, according to Canadian logistics and supply chain management tech specialist Descartes. Imports in January stood at 2,487,470 teu, surpassing the previous record in January 2022 by 21,455 teu. Boxes from China hit 997,909 teu of last month's ...
  • Cenovus hires DOF anchor handler duo for a total of six years
    Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF has won deals for two anchor handlers for work in Canada. The company won contracts for the 2018-built Skandi Minder and Skandi Mover from Cenovus Energy. The former was hired for one year while the latter won a contract for five years. Financial details of the deals were not revealed. ...
  • Hapag-Lloyd back at Hanwha Ocean for next series of dual-fuel ships
    Germany's Hapag-Lloyd is lining up more dual-fuel containership newbuilds. The Hamburg-based global carrier has returned to South Korea for six 16,800 teu vessels, according to multiple shipbuilding sources. Hanwha Ocean is set to build the LNG dual-fuel boxships at about $200m each with delivery expected between 2027 and 2028. The new deal with Hanwha Ocean, ...
  • Source Galileo, Portland Port to work together on UK offshore wind farm
    European renewable energy company Source Galileo has signed a non-exclusive memorandum of understanding with Portland Port to maximise opportunities for offshore wind development off the Dorset coast. Portland Port has a history of servicing the offshore wind sector and is in discussions with potential partners to enable and support the future construction and operation of ...
  • Eni taps Hilong for Congo LNG gig
    Chinese firm Hilong Petroleum Offshore Engineering has been awarded a transportation and installation contract for the second phase of Eni's Congo LNG project. The scope of the contract, worth around $56m, is for the transport and installation of two wellhead platforms. The deal will last for six months with a start date in June. Operations ...
  • Aker Solutions secures work on German offshore wind project
    Norway's Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Dragados Offshore to deliver the steel substructure for the 2GW HVDC converter station for the BalWin1 offshore wind grid connection system in Germany. The HVDC substructures will be fabricated in Aker Solutions' yard in Verdal, Norway. At its peak, the project will employ over 500 people. The ...
  • South Africa gets its first LNG import terminal
    The global seaborne gas trading map is set for a shake-up with news of the first LNG import terminal in South Africa. Richards Bay is poised to be South Africa's liquid fuel industrial hub after Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) signed two strategic terminal operator agreements for the development of the country's first LNG import ...
  • FRSU charter terminated in Germany
    German private LNG terminal operator Deutsche ReGas has discontinued its charter with the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection for a floating storage and regasification unit in the industrial port of Mukran. The company said it had terminated the contract for Energos Power, one of the two FSRUs currently operating at the Deutsche ...
  • Geneva Dry Dialogues: LEEWAY Brokers
    Prerak Gulati is looking forward to making a splash in Geneva this April. On hearing rave reviews of its debut event, Gulati, the founder of Dubai's LEEWAY Brokers, decided it was time to engage, signing up as a Gold Sponsor for the 2025 edition of Geneva Dry. "I'm looking forward to meet various stakeholders of ...
  • Israelis trim cape fleets
    As the Chinese New Year has concluded, some deals have emerged in the cape segment. Chinese owners are once again purchasing, despite a prolonged period of depression in the market, while famous Israeli shipowners reportedly have sold three ships in the 20-year-old age bracket. The Moshe Mano-founded company Mano Maritime, a subsidiary of the Mano ...
  • A.P. Moller Capital invests in Spanish ports group
    A.P. Moller Capital has unveiled a new partnership with Bergé y Compañía to grow Bergé into a top ports infrastructure company in Iberia and Latin America. The unspecified investment is financed through a separately managed fund backed by A.P. Moller Holding. Founded in Spain over 150 years ago, Bergé has a presence in 27 ports ...
  • Somali pirates head back to sea
    Shipping has been warned that Somali pirates are back hunting for targets. British maritime security consultants Ambrey has issued a notice to clients detailing a suspected pirate action group sighted

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Lloyd's List web site
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
  • Container shipping stocks soar as Middle East peace prospects sink
    Bad news is often good news for shipping stocks. There is bad news for the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, which is good...
  • Russia's core fleet calling at occupied territories maintains traffic volumes
    Assessing voyage data reveals at least 60 dark port calls in 2024, equating to 1.3m dwt
  • Not decarbonising? Then we won't lend, says ING
    Transition efforts driven by IMO and Poseidon Principles, says finance chief
  • 'Let hell break out': Gaza ceasefire snag looms over Red Sea return
    The end of the Houthis' Red Sea aggression has been tied to the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, the continuation of which is...
  • Danaos adds to boxship orderbook as shipping sails into unpredictability
    Tariff war guarantees disruption, which often benefits shipping, but economic slowdown could cancel out any benefit, says chief executive John...
  • Investment in smaller boxship newbuildings needed after focus on ULCs
    Once container markets stabilise, asset prices may become more predictable and induce a return to more speculative orders
  • AP Moller Capital buys majority stake in Spanish logistics company
    The AP Moller Holding subsidiary said the partnership with Berge y Compania will grow BERGE into a leading ports infrastructure...
  • South Africa signs operator agreement for first LNG terminal
    The chair of South African port authority Transnet said the new terminal would help alleviate the country's energy supply challenges
  • Precious Shipping sees resilient Asian consumers driving continued demand in 2025
    Precious Shipping warned that Asean countries may not benefit from greater investment and export gains as happened during the previous...
  • Flag-hopping history revealed for 'dark fleet' tanker that exploded at Russian port
    Antigua and Barbuda flagged Koala had just moved ISM management for the fourth time since 2021 in mid-January to Cyprus-incorporated...
  • 'Maximum pressure' on Iran will boost mainstream VLCC demand
    Opec producers in the Middle East Gulf said to have as much as 5m barrels per day of spare capacity...
  • The Daily View: The law of unintended consequences
    Your latest edition of Lloyd's List's Daily View - the essential briefing on the stories shaping shipping
  • HMM profits nearly quadrupled in 2024 to $2.6bn
    HMM warns of continued uncertainty this year, owing to factors such as US tariffs, vessel overcapacity and supply chain shifts
  • Crew safe after Chinese bulker runs aground off Russia's Far East
    Chinese owner says it is coordinating rescue efforts and sending assistance personnel
  • HJ Shipbuilding seals $88m LNG bunkering vessel order
    The latest deal also marks HJSC's first order of 2025. The shipyard turned to a profit in 2024 and is...
  • Seacon sells chartered tanker to Union Maritime for $32.9m
    Since its listing in Hong Kong, Seacon has disclosed several similar deals, acquiring bareboat chartered tonnage and immediately selling it...
  • Daily Briefing
    Sanctions have fragmented Sovcomflot's structure and made it less Russian | Is freedom of navigation under threat? Part II |...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
  • Stakeholders say choked NY-NJ marine terminals creating delays at port
    The congestion is making it difficult for truckers to return empty containers and puts shippers at risk for late fees on empty returns and import retrievals.
  • Strikes, storms and record volumes adding to North Europe port delays
    Full ships from China are arriving as labor action roils container handling at major hubs in Rotterdam and throughout France, with the disruption exacerbated by bad weather.
  • Red Sea diversions, trans-Pacific volume drive HMM to solid annual result
    But the South Korean carrier said uncertainty over the timing of a return to Suez Canal transits and the impact of US tariffs on trans-Pacific trade flows was clouding its 2025 outlook.
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    See how code-driven policies unify validation & access control, streamlining compliance at scale

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TradeWinds web site
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
  • Russian official threatens Baltic states over 'clown show' plans to seize shadow tankers
    Lawmaker says Western vessels could be boarded if plan carried out
  • Container freight futures rally on Red Sea woes as spot rates slide
    Expectations of longer transits lead to four days of straight gains on forward markets
  • BW Group-backed shipowner teams with Porsche company to buy green methanol for ships
    Offshore wind player Cadeler will join HyLion network for eco fuels
  • Forward container freight markets rally on Red Sea woes as spot rates slide
    Expectations of longer transits lead to four days of straight gains on forward markets
  • Shipping impact from Trump's steel tariffs will depend on how reality matches headlines
    Implications for supramax and ultramax bulkers depend on how far policies will be watered down
  • Union Bulk scores new hires in Singapore and Copenhagen as Michael Bonderup rings changes
    Bulker operator has been reorganising and expanding since its new CEO joined
  • No place to hide: ING's Stephen Fewster reveals how to stay off ship finance blacklist
    Global head of shipping wants to finance top-tier owners, but only those showing willingness to decarbonise
  • FSL Trust profit soars on tanker sale and impairment reversal
    Company works to identify new projects with 'attractive risk and reward balance'
  • Royal Vopak and Transnet ink deal to build and operate South African LNG terminal
    Phase 1 of Richards Bay facility will involve FSU
  • Appeals court rejects Jones Act challenge that sought to protect $247m rock vessel's market
    Decision leaves in place US decision to allow foreign-flag vessels in key stage of offshore wind projects
  • Baltimore bridge disaster played no part in premium hike, says Britannia
    Oldest club looks to build on historic strength after a year dominated by the Dali collision
  • Blast damage suggests limpet mines used on Russian tanker, analysts say
    Ambrey Analytics argues dimensions of hull gashes indicate deliberate act
  • Pantheon Tankers pencils in suezmax newbuildings in return to South Korea
    Greek shipowner returns to South Korea after five-year break
  • BW Group owner teams with Porsche company to buy green methanol for ships
    Offshore wind player Cadeler will join HyLion network for eco fuels
  • German shipowner Lehmann inks deal for newbuilding pair
    Company orders small cargo ships at its favourite Dutch shipyard
  • Pantheon Tankers pencils in suezmax tanker newbuildings in return to South Korea
    Greek shipowner returns to South Korea after five-year break
  • Wison New Energies sells off sanctioned shipyard to Chinese company
    FLNG unit 'on schedule', Eni says, as floater shifts to another facility for completion
  • Be vigilant, vessels warned as Somali pirate gang prowls key shipping lane
    Security company Ambrey says raiders spotted leaving Eyl coast
  • 'Vicious volatility': Product tanker share price targets cut
    Pareto keeps 'buy' ratings for Hafnia, Scorpio Tankers and d'Amico
  • 'Filling an Iranian-shaped hole': US policy set to boost Opec supply in spring spur for tankers
    Major tanker catalyst might finally happen, BRS Shipbrokers says
  • Shipping watches nervously as Gaza truce hangs in balance and Donald Trump lays down the law
    Any breakdown is expected to lead Houthis to resume campaign in Red Sea
  • George Procopiou flagged as buyer of up to four suezmaxes from Teekay Tankers
    Conflicting reports emerge on the number of vessels changing hands
  • Basalt Infrastructure Partners beefs up on LNG carriers with Celsius newbuilding
    Investment manager adds JERA-chartered vessel delivering in 2027 but is hungry for more
  • Seeing the future: Rogue-wave predictor sounds critical three-minute alarm for seafarers
    Next Ocean start-up claims software can save lives
  • Shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean banks $500m order from its shipowning start-up
    New venture has inked VLCCs and two LNG carriers at its sibling company
  • Danaos sees healthy boxship market as world enters 'uncharted' tariffs territory
    Major US-listed owner posts robust profit, despite a lower valuation of its Star Bulk stake
  • Klaveness Combination Carriers completes quick share buyback under budget
    Oslo-listed owner had earmarked $9.1m for capital return programme but did not have to spend this much
  • HMM profit trebles as uncertainties persist over tariffs and overcapacity
    Giant South Korean owner saw money roll in during 2024
  • Belships pulls the trigger on ultramax purchase option after profitable quarter
    There was no dividend due to the ongoing takeover process
  • Shadow fleet tankers face mass arrest under plans being drawn up by European nations
    Nordic and Baltic countries working on new ways to impede Russian oil flows
  • Swedish Club targets A-rating to secure top-quality tonnage
    Managing director Thomas Nordberg says brokers focus on the conclusions of rating agencies
  • Danaos sees healthy boxship market as world enters 'unchartered' tariffs territory
    Major US-listed owner posts robust profit, despite a lower valuation of its Star Bulk stake
  • Zodiac Maritime cashes in capesize pair in $30m sale
    Move fits fleet renewal plans and continues dominance of Chinese buyers in the space
  • Precious Shipping cancels Japanese bulker buy due to excessive delivery delays
    Khalid Hashim-led company also reveals sale of older bulker as it announces doubling of net profit in 2024
  • Teco revives hydrogen fuel cell dream with Indian investment after bankruptcy
    Tore Enger-led project has formed new company to manufacture low-carbon propulsion systems in India
  • Eastport Maritime goes Italian style for its coveted annual Lunar New Year bash
    Singapore-based shipbroker shows how changing up the menu draws plenty of guests
  • AP Moller's private equity arm takes majority stake in Spanish ports company
    Alliance with Berge y Compania aimed at expanding logistics unit
  • Cosco shipowning and shipbuilding arms team up with GTT
    Link-up comes to light as French firm says farewell to chief executive

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American Shipper web site
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
  • Analyst: Shippers' tariff fears could keep trans-Pacific container rates up during February 'dip'
    The developing U.S.-China trade war will likely keep eastbound trans-Pacific container rates elevated as shippers pull imports forward.

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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
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Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
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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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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
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London
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Hanover
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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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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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