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Exim India web site
JANUARY 28, 2025
  • DP World launches SARAL-3, a new rail-led multimodal service connecting Gandhidham to the National Capital Region
  • JNPA reaffirms commitment to national service on Republic Day; recognises bravery
  • DGS inks MoU to modernise the maritime administration through cutting-edge technology
  • India explores multi-layered strategy to meet Trump's aggressive trade agenda
  • Donald Trump, tariffs and the strategy for shippers
  • SCI invites bids to acquire second-hand container vessels
  • Increase in maximum permissible draft at New Mangalore Port
  • Port of Osaka delegation visits JNPA
  • Exports to the US up by 8.5 pc in Dec.
  • DP World to introduce accessible,instant and transparent cross-border payment solutions powered by stablecoins
  • Domestic Shipping Licence requirement for multiple port calls in Malaysia
  • Wait n watch policy being adopted regarding transiting through the Red Sea
  • Automobile exports soar 19 pc in 2024
  • India's engg exports find biggest buyers in West Asia, North Africa
  • AD Ports Group inks MoU to explore logistics infrastructure collaborations in Alexandria, Egypt
  • EU called on to undertake Customs reform
  • HMM announces new direct service between Far East Asia and East Coast of Latin America

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International Transport Journal web site
JANUARY 28, 2025
  • Promoting belly capacity between Bangkok and Mumbai
  • Convoy delivers aid to Gaza
  • AD Ports to add logistics area in Alexandria
  • Partnership to last four more years
  • NTG Germany welcomes CEO for road and logistics
  • Cleverly combined for sustainable transport
  • Sino-Europe express boosts maritime Silk Road
  • MOL launches overseas delivery services from Japan
  • Menzies expanding presence in South Asia
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • BNSF upgrading and extending network
  • Davies Turner names additional head of trade
  • New feeder links Finland, Latvia and Poland

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The Loadstar web site
JANUARY 27, 2025
  • Maersk dismisses fears over capacity constraints at key Gemini port
  • India's flag-carrying box line hunting tonnage to boost market share
  • Analysis: Panama Canal - delving into claim and counterclaim
  • Amazon hit with $96m compensation claim by China United Lines
  • News in Brief Podcast | Week 4 | Suez vs Cape and tariff threat consequence
  • Cathay Cargo aims for flexibility in bullish Hong Kong airfreight market
  • OceanX: Egypt insight; wild-west-carrier scenario; sinking rates
  • Cocaine seizures nearly halve at Rotterdam - smugglers finding new ways?
  • Prologis playbook - how to model immigration and tariffs (Part Two)
  • Airbus heavylift airline demise raises questions over solidity of business plan
  • Jeju Air suspends cargo business after ministry orders safety checks
  • CMA CGM Baltic feeder launch underlines role of Gdansk

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Marine Log web site
JANUARY 27, 2025
  • Operations underway at Newport News Shipbuilding Charleston Operations
    HII (NYSE: HII) reports that it has closed on its acquisition of an advanced manufacturing facility and assets and begun work at what is now its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) - Charleston
  • Cable layer conversion project brings Ulstein a record aftermarket contract
    Ulstein Design & Solutions AS has secured its largest aftermarket design contract to date Awarded by Taiwan's Dong Fang Offshore (DFO), it involves both basic design and engineering work for conversion work
  • Rolls-Royce powers world's fastest offshore crew transfer vessels
    As we reported earlier, Singapore Shipbuilder Strategic Marine recently delivered the first of three 35-meter crew transfer vessels that will be used by a national oil company in Africa for personnel transfer

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Container News web site
JANUARY 27, 2025
  • Lowestoft unveils US$43 million offshore energy hub
    Associated British Ports (ABP), a UK port operator, welcomed the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP, to the Port of Lowestoft on 23 January 2025. The occasion marked the official opening of the Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility (LEEF), a transformative US$43 million development, which included US$2.8 million in funding from the Town's Fund. This state-o
  • IMO seminar sheds light on safety and sustainability issues in Polar shipping
    The 2025 Polar Maritime Seminar, jointly organized by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and Norway's Chairship of the Arctic Council, in collaboration with the Arctic Council's Working Group on the Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment, concluded on 24 January at the International Maritime Organization's (IMO's) headquarters in London. Heike Deggim, Director of the Marine Enviro
  • Port of Antwerp-Bruges reports significant container growth
    Belgium's Port of Antwerp-Bruges handled 13.5 million TEUs in 2024, translating to an 8.1% growth over the previous year's figures. The major European port reported a smaller 2.3% increase in its total freight volume nearing 278 million tonnes. At the same time, the port's container throughput increased by 8.9% in terms of tonnage with the reefer segment accounting for 8.6% of total box traffic a
  • Horn of Africa in the Spotlight After Houthi Attacks Cease
    Regional and global powers are establishing naval bases and military facilities around the Red Sea, expanding their influence but also fueling rising tensions and conflicts in the region.
  • Lloyd's Register appoints new representatives in Japan
    Lloyd's Register (LR) has announced the appointment of Jim Smith as its new Strategic Business Partner and Senior Representative in Japan. In this role, Jim Smith will draw on his experience to drive mutual growth and economic success for LR and its clients. He will also represent LR externally in Japan, collaborating closely with clients to provide tailored solutions that address their specific
  • Port of Nueva Palmira installs advanced fender system for barges
    Located at the source of the Uruguay River, the Port of Nueva Palmira is Uruguay's second-largest port by volume and plays a crucial role in navigating South America's inland waterways, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Within the port's Free Zone, Corporación Navíos has expanded its private infrastructure to handle liquids and minerals, recently completing a state-of-the-art river quay
  • Regional Container Lines launches new 7,000 TEU vessel
    Regional Container Lines (RCL) announced the delivery and maiden voyage of its new vessel, Jira Bhum, which took place on 21 January. Jira Bhum, a 7,000 TEU container ship, was officially named on 10 December 2024, during a celebratory event at Jiangsu New Hantong Ship Heavy Industry in China. The occasion was graced by Police General Adul Sangsingkeo, accompanied by Aranya Sangsingkeo, who serve
  • MSC's pivot to Indian shipyard could catalyse competition with Chinese yards
    Cheng Wen-lung, former chairman of Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC Corp., said that MSC's interest in developing a shipyard in India suggests that the next competition among shipbuilding nations will be between China and India.
  • SITC expands its boxship orderbook
    SITC International Holdings, a major Chinese container line, has exercised its options with Huanghai Shipbuilding for two additional 1,800 TEU vessels. The Hong Kong-listed vessel owner is investing nearly US$58 million to expand the series to eight ships. The newly ordered vessels are set for delivery in October and December 2027. SITC initially signed a shipbuilding agreement with Huanghai in J
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen launches new Brunswick hub facility in Georgia
    Wallenius Wilhelmsen executives officially inaugurated their newest global facility in Georgia on 21 January. This state-of-the-art site serves as a strategic hub for the Norwegian carrier's operations in the southeastern United States. "This is a world-class facility and I am very impressed by what we have managed to achieve together with our partner Georgia Ports Authority (GPA)," stated Lasse
  • Understanding Comparative Fault in Personal Injury Claims
    Understanding comparative fault in personal injury claims is crucial for securing fair compensation. It assesses how responsibility for an accident is shared among all parties involved. In this system, your percentage of fault directly impacts the compensation you receive, potentially reducing your awarded damages. Knowing the distinctions between pure and modified comparative fault can significa
  • CMA CGM introduces Baltic Express service
    CMA CGM has announced a new feeder service, the Baltic Express, which was launched in the fourth week of the year. This service is designed to provide efficien

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Splash web site
JANUARY 27, 2025
  • Economou's TMS Group enters leasing deal for newest LNG carrier
    Japan's SBI Leasing Services has partnered with France's BNP Paribas to arrange a leasing agreement with George Economou-led TMS Group for the newly built Athos LNG carrier. The vessel was completed in September last year at Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea. The 174,000 cu m is under a long-term charter to Osaka Gas International ...
  • Asso.subsea orders shallow-water cable layer from China
    Greece-based offshore contractor Asso.subsea has ordered a large shallow-water cable layer from China Merchants Heavy Industry. The vessel will be designed by China Merchants Industry and constructed at the China Merchants Industry Mazhou Island Base. The cable layer will be 175 m long and 41.8 m wide. It will be designed for shallow-water and bottom-sitting ...
  • Tankers: Year of the VLCC?
    You can take your pick of a wide variety of opinions about what Trump 2.0 will do to the global oil markets, but it's a safe bet that nearly all those opinions amount to one effect: disruption. The US president has already dropped a heavy hint to Saudi Arabia to produce more crude oil to ...
  • Lay-ups and scrapping mulled as LNG rates hit record lows
    Spot rates for LNG carriers are now at all-time lows, although some analysts believe the shipping sector is close to bottoming out. Citing an "overwhelming oversupply" of units competing for limited employment opportunities, Clarksons Research noted in its latest weekly report, published on Friday, that spot rates have fallen to new record lows. Unlike many ...
  • China increasingly using dry bulk carriers to move project cargoes around the world
    There has been a remarkable doubling of the amount of project cargoes leaving China on dry bulk carriers over the past year. Citing AIS satellite dry bulk carrier movement data from AXSMarine, Greece's Ursa Shipbrokers has tallied that project cargo exports carried by dry bulk carriers from China to international destinations amounted to 3m tonnes ...
  • Sweden seizes tanker suspected of being behind latest Baltic cable outage
    The Swedish Prosecution Authority has seized a ship suspected of damaging un underwater fiber optic cable linking Latvia and the Swedish island of Gotland yesterday, the latest in a series of undersea sabotage attacks plaguing the Baltic region. The ship in question this time is the 32,200 dwt, Maltese-flagged oil tanker Vezhen, which was sailing ...
  • SITC lifts Huanghai boxship series to eight
    Chinese boxship player SITC International Holdings has exercised options at Huanghai Shipbuilding for two additional 1,800 teu vessels. The Hong Kong-listed shipowner is paying nearly $58m to lift the series at the compatriot yard to eight, with deliveries for the latest pair scheduled by October and December of 2027. SITC signed a shipbuilding contract with ...
  • Candler firms up MPP brace at New Jiangzhou Shipyard
    German MPP specialist Candler Schiffahrt has bolstered its orderbook at China's Jiangxi New Jiangzhou Shipbuilding Heavy Industry in a deal for two additional vessels. The Bremen-based company has contracted the 12,000 dwt brace for an undisclosed price tag following a deal for four newbuildings last March. Shipbuilding sources said the latest deal covers optional units ...
  • Solstad scores triple OSV fixture
    Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Maritime has secured more work for its fleet with three vessels fixed to undisclosed clients. The company, which is expected to float on the Oslo Stock Exchange in the second quarter of this year, has landed a 135-day contract for the 2014-built construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Jarstein in West ...
  • Havfram seals European wind farm deal
    Norwegian offshore wind contractor Havfram has landed another construction project in Europe. The work, anticipated to last about one year, will be executed in 2029, utilising one of the company's newbuild installation vessels, slated for delivery in the second half of 2025, Havfram said without disclosing further details. This marks the company's eighth contract for ...
  • Seafarers' struggles in global ports
    Steven Jones, the founder of the Seafarers Happiness Index, reflects on the frustration about the treatment of seafarers in many ports around the world. When thinking about seafarers' happiness, it is tempting

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Lloyd's List web site
JANUARY 27, 2025
  • Red Sea reopening could be less dire than feared for product tankers
    Product tankers have not returned to the Red Sea route yet, but the chance of them doing so has increased...
  • Why is LNG winning the alternative fuel race?
    Lloyd's List senior reporter Declan Bush asks why LNG is so far out in front in the race to be...
  • Bad weather, not sabotage, caused cable damage insists seized ship's owner
    Bulgarian operator Navibulgar is under intense scrutiny from Baltic states and Nato after one of its bulkers damaged yet another...
  • FuelEU Maritime gives e-fuels their big break
    Renewable e-fuels are something of a holy grail in green shipping, but FuelEU Maritime's carrots and sticks could be what...
  • Shipping starts to test Red Sea waters
    There has been no meaningful change in traffic in the week following the Houthis announcement of a partial halt to...
  • The week in charts: China dominates global shipbuilding | Crimea caller sails for Libya in Russian power play | Panamax and supramax rates at multi-year lows
    Data shows seven of the top 10 shipyards by order volumes globally are in China; a bulk carrier heads to...
  • Bureau Veritas drops merger plans with Switzerland's SGS
    France's Bureau Veritas, which owns the fifth-largest vessel classification society, had entered in to talks to merge with Switzerland's SGS...
  • Trump fight with Colombia a sign of things to come for global trade
    For shipping, the significance of Trump's feud with Colombia is about what comes next. The US successfully used an aggressive...
  • Vintage tankers ship first Russian oil as producers reshuffle tonnage
    Largest-ever US sanctions crackdown on January 10 has disrupted Russia oil flows as banned tankers go dark, remain at anchor...
  • Ship recycling markets hampered by lowered steel demand
    Hyundai LNG sells 1996-built gas carrier to Indian ship recyclers for $635 per light displacement tonne. But economic uncertainty and...
  • The week in newbuildings: High-value orders signed in boxship, cruiseship and gas carrier sectors
    CMA CGM and SITC International each add containership newbuildings, while Denmark's Celsius Shipping has ordered its 21st 180,000 cu m...
  • Steamship heading for underwriting loss
    Record-breaking pool deficit likely to hit all International Group affiliates
  • Seafarer abandonment sees worst year on record in 2024
    The ITF has documented a shocking year for seafarer abandonment, with incidents increasing by 136% in 2024
  • Owners withdraw vintage tankers from sale on 'dark fleet' concerns
    Three shipowners told Lloyd's List they have paused their fleet renewal programmes
  • EDT teams up with Synergy for offshore vessel push
    Partnership between Cyprus- and Singapore-based firms will focus on decarbonisation and digitalisation challenges in 'unique' sector
  • Cosco Shipping Energy to raise $1.1bn for fleet expansion with share offer
    Up to Yuan8bn will be raised to finance 11 newbuildings for energy shipping. Stock market, however, reacted negatively, with concerns...
  • The Daily View: Breaking rules
    Your latest edition of Lloyd's List's Daily View - the essential briefing on the stories shaping shipping
  • Reopening Suez Canal expected to trigger 60%-70% drop in container rates
    A return to Suez routing in the first half of 2025 is projected to push spot rates back to loss-making...
  • NYK outlines plan to use carbon removal for net zero shipping
    NYK pledges to begin purchasing third-party-verified CDR credits from voluntary carbon markets by 2025 or earlier to offset stubborn residual...
  • Daily Briefing
    Russian 'spy ship' fraudulently using IMO of laid up vessel | Slithering through uncertainty: Shipping in the Year of the...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
JANUARY 27, 2025
  • Gemini to save shippers money by besting schedule reliability challenges: Maersk
    Each month of last year saw reliability degrade compared to the corresponding month in 2023, though 2024 carried the burden of vessel diversions around southern Africa as carriers avoided the Suez Canal and Red Sea.
  • Antwerp-Bruges claws back volumes lost over past two years
    The Belgian port has restored the throughout that was lost following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, filling the gap in part by capturing market share from its northern range rivals.
  • Suez routing allows rapid transit of new expedited China-Europe service
    With voyages around southern Africa taking up to 45 days and most carriers continuing to divert away from the Red Sea, the shorter route cuts the transit time of Kawa Shipping's China-Europe Express to just 26 days.
  • Sailing cuts slow pace of decline for India-USEC spot ocean rates
    While a bit softer since the start of the year, rates are not falling at the same pace they were in the second half of 2024 when prices plummeted from almost $11,000 per

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TradeWinds web site
JANUARY 27, 2025
  • Donald Trump's first week leaves tankers to speculate on impact of new administration
    An eventful first few days have not yet had concrete impacts on the market
  • Back to bulkers: Gary Vogel marks his return in new post
    Former Eagle Bulk leader's sabbatical from dry bulk sector comes to an end
  • Seacon Shipping breaks into multipurpose market with six-vessel deal
    Hong Kong shipowner wants to expand and modernise its fleet
  • Donald Trump's green light for LNG set to boost demand for over 120 new vessels
    Clarkson LNG tots up liquefaction developments that might now move ahead in 2025
  • 'Isolated and frustrated': Seafarers sound alarm at shore leave squeeze
    Restrictive port policies affect well-being and morale, survey finds
  • Investors in world's largest cruise firm Carnival will wait 'years' for dividends despite record revenue
    Top line has risen to new highs for each of the past seven quarters
  • Expanded US sanctions lure fresh tankers into shadow fleet Russian trade, Braemar says
    UK broker identifies 10 vessels loading Russian oil for the first time
  • d'Amico International Shipping snaps up leased product tanker at $22m discount
    Italian company takes over ownership of Japanese-owned vessel through purchase option
  • Greek owner heads to China for groundbreaking cable-layer newbuilding
    Asso Subsea says the Althea will feature hybrid diesel and battery power
  • Fearful product tanker investors should hold their nerve after talk of Red Sea return, says Clarksons
    Analysts believe sector will be relatively unscathed if Suez Canal area becomes safe again
  • Why 'Oracle of Omaha' Warren Buffett has steered away from shipping
    Although shipping does not appeal to Oracle of Omaha, he could teach the industry a thing or two
  • Boats with no moat: Why 'Oracle of Omaha' Warren Buffett has steered away from shipping
    Though shipping does not appeal to Oracle of Omaha, he could teach the industry a thing or two
  • Baltic cable was not cut on purpose, insists Navibulgar
    Senior company manager says ship's anchor was dragging after a storm
  • Strategic Marine building world's fastest offshore crew ships
    Air-cushion technology boosts speed of vessels to 53 knots
  • Zvezda delivers US-sanctioned ice-class tanker with LNG carrier poised to follow
    Ice-breaking vessel was originally ordered in 2018
  • World's biggest shipowner plans $1.1bn fundraising to boost fleet by 11 vessels
    Cosco Shipping Energy Transportation will raise cash by issuing more than 1.4m 'A' shares to 35 target subscribers
  • Baltic cable wasn't cut on purpose, insists Navibulgar
    Senior company manager says ship's anchor was dragging after a storm
  • Indian owner Shreeji Shipping goes for IPO to buy supramax bulkers
    Jamnagar owner wants to expand fleet through domestic fundraising and listing
  • 'Who picked you as ambassador to Greece?' US diplomat fields maritime questions from budding seafarers
    Innovative project brings pupils into direct communication with captains at sea
  • Shift4Good raises $230m focused on sustainable transportation
    Investors include Renault, BNP Paribas and PSA Ventures
  • Taiwan's U-Ming stacks orderbook with ultramax bulk carriers
    Shipowner returns to Oshima Shipbuilding
  • Tanker market looking up for owners amid threat of overwhelming geopolitical wildcards, says Poten
    Brokerage says geopolitics not going anywhere but oil supply and demand looks good
  • Sister ship of Baltimore bridge disaster vessel Dali breaks down in the Pacific
    Manager confirms Maersk Saltoro's main engine stalled but says repairs are underway
  • Armed robbers raid bulk carrier in piracy hotspot
    Latest incident adds to tally of ship boardings off Indonesia
  • 'Significant milestone': New ship management venture formed for offshore ships
    Cypriot owner and Singapore manager join forces in EDT Synergy Shipmanagement
  • Sistership of Baltimore bridge disaster ship Dali breaks down in the Pacific
    Manager confirms Maersk Saltoro's main engine stalled on 13 Janaury but says repairs are underway
  • Two new LNG bunkering ports host first operations with container ship and ferry
    Hong Kong and UK's Portsmouth join global expansion of ports offering LNG as fuel
  • 'Deep value': DNB Markets upgrades two major bulker owners despite falling asset values
    Some companies are better placed to ride out near-term negativity, says analyst Jorgen Lian
  • Sanctioned Iranian vessels 'load missile fuel chemical' in China
    Intelligence sources say sodium perchlorate is heading to Iran on a container ship and an MPP
  • Bureau Veritas scraps $33bn merger talks with Swiss rival SGS
    French class society says discussions did not end in an agreement
  • Hafnia completes share buyback programme after spending $77m
    Return of capital to investors comes after record profit in 2024
  • Greek owner Chronos Shipping offloads first of four bulkers as fleet sell-off unfolds
    Athens-based peer Sealestial Navigation is linked to deal for one of kamsarmaxes offered for sale
  • 'Who picked you as ambassador to Greece': Outgoing US diplomat fields maritime questions from budding seafarers
    An innovative project brings pupils into direct communication with captains at sea
  • VC firm Shift4Good raises $230m focused on "sustainable transportation"
    Investors include Renault, BNP Paribas, PSA Ventures and ComfortDelGro and Indika Energy
  • Sweden seizes yet another ship suspected of cable sabotage in the Baltic
    Open-source intelligence suggests the vessel seized is a Navibulgar bulker sailing from Russia
  • Taiwan's U-Ming stacks orderbook with ultramax bulk carriers
    Shipowner returns to Oshima Shipbuilding
  • Indonesian tanker owner opts to recycle stainless steel chemical tanker in India
    Martha Option is the third such vessel that Waruna Nusa Sentana has sold for recycling in recent months

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American Shipper web site
JANUARY 27, 2025
  • Trump telework reversal undermines aviation security, ex-TSA official says
    President Trump's return-to-work mandate for federal employees could have unintended consequences for the Transportation Security Administration and aviation security.
  • Los Angeles, the busiest US container port, plans even bigger future
    While the global supply chain seemed whipsawed on a daily basis in 2024, one thing remained constant: a veritable tsunami of ocean containers moving through the Port of Los Angeles. The busiest U.S. maritime trade hub moved 10.3 million container units in 2024, a record 1.7 million TEUs or nearly 20% higher than a year [...]
  • Airfreight outlook remains bright to start new year
    January is normally a slow month for international airfreight, but demand and rates are holding up after the holiday peak season as shippers pull forward orders from China to avoid tariffs and manufacturing delays.

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Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
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
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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