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January 28, 2025

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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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In August, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +10.9%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
Federlogistica has established its own representation in the Iberian Peninsula
Genoa
It will support Italian entrepreneurs operating in Spain
Boluda acquires Royal Boskalis' towage and salvage operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Valencia
Transaction valued at $640 million
ESPO urges IMO States to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
The association also urges the EU Commission to align European standards
The Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal.
Los Angeles
Invitation to submit expressions of interest
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
Geneva
The most significant growth in PLSCI was recorded by the port of Savona-Vado Ligure (+53.7%)
ONE will not charge surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Singapore
They will be applied starting from October 14th
Fincantieri and Aeronautical Service sign agreement for the use of composite materials in the naval, civil, and military sectors.
Trieste
Genoa Port Terminal concession renewal approved until 2054
Genoa
The terminal's operating conditions have been redefined, bringing them back to the multipurpose function, in compliance with the ruling of the Council of State and the PRP
PSA Italia-Logtainer and Rail Hub Milano-Medlog have submitted offers to manage the Interporto Padova intermodal terminal.
Padua
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports increased by 4.5% last month.
Beijing
Containers amounted to 27.7 million TEUs (+6.8%)
The Netherlands is referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether to entrust seafarers or dock workers with the lashing operations on smaller container ships.
In the second quarter, container traffic handled by Eurokai terminals grew by +16.4%
Hamburg
Significant growth of 16.1% in Germany. In Italy (Contship), volumes increased by 5.2%.
China enacted regulation in response to US taxes on Chinese-owned and -built vessels
Beijing
The new rules include the possibility of introducing similar countermeasures
New attack on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
UKMTO announced that a fire broke out on a vessel hit by a shell
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ITS Costruttori, il corso di alta formazione per entrare nel mondo di Fincantieri
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Miami
The American cruise group announces a further strengthening of the growth trend in bookings
Marella Cruises sells Fincantieri slots for two new cruise ships to TUI Cruises.
Hannover/Trieste
With a gross tonnage of 160,000 tons, they will be larger than the units originally planned
GNV-Portitalia bridge agreement on lashing operations in the ports of Palermo and Termini Imerese
HMM will not introduce surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Seoul
The company will not modify scheduled services that stop in the United States
GATX Rail Europe signs sale-leaseback agreement with DB Cargo to purchase 6,000 railcars
Vienna
The transaction will be completed by the end of this year.
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
Bremen
Miscellaneous cargo is growing. Bulk cargo is declining.
India launches nearly $8 billion package to support its shipbuilding and maritime sectors
New Delhi
Shipyard production capacity expected to increase to 4.5 million gross tonnage per year
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in French ports fell by -0.4%.
Paris
Dry bulk and rolling bulk trades are declining. Container and liquid bulk trades are growing.
Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire UK's leading marina operator
Paris/London/New York
It will take over ownership from British private equity firm LDC
Royal Caribbean agrees with Meyer Turku to build Icon ships for a decade
Miami
Order confirmed for a fifth Icon cruise ship and option placed on a seventh unit of the same series
Maersk announces it will not apply surcharges for new US tariffs on Chinese vessels
Copenhagen
The company assures that it will not make any changes to its services
Cochin Shipyard and KSOE enter into strategic collaboration in shipbuilding sector
New Delhi
The creation of approximately two thousand direct jobs is expected
DHL will resume freight shipments from Germany to the United States for corporate customers.
Bonn
They had been suspended due to the removal in the USA of the "de minimis" threshold for goods with a value of less than 800 dollars.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Statement in Support of the IMO Net-Zero Framework
Ancona: Tax fraud in the shipbuilding sector
Ancona
Over €2.3 million in non-existent tax credits seized
CMA CGM buys British rail freight operator Freightliner
Birmingham
The transaction will be completed in early 2026
Containerized cargo at the port of Algeciras decreased by -9.4% last month
Algeciras
The 20-foot containers handled were 399 thousand (-0.7%)
Italferr participates in Europe's largest railway electrification contract
Rome
Activities within the Rail Baltica project
Freight traffic increased in the ports of Barcelona and Valencia in August
Barcelona/Valencia
In the first eight months of 2025, decreases of -1.6% and -0.3% respectively were recorded
In the June-August quarter, FedEx express courier revenues increased by +3.1%
Memphis
An average of 16.8 million express shipments were handled per day (+3.5%)
Breakthrough in the exploratory tunnel of the Brenner Base Tunnel
Milan/Rome
At 64 kilometers, it will be the longest underground railway connection in the world.
Tender launched for privatization of Croatian shipyard 3. MAJ Rijeka 1905
Zagreb
The starting bid is 6.66 million euros.
To decarbonize, shipping should join forces with other hard-to-abate sectors
London
This is highlighted by a report by Accelleron which believes that a critical mass of demand is necessary to overcome a stalemate phase.
COSCO Reassures Customers on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Vessels
Shanghai
We - the Chinese company assured - will maintain competitive freight rates and surcharges.
Shipping is still far from the target of 5-10% of fuel used coming from scalable, zero-emission sources by 2030
Copenhagen
The need to introduce incentives was underlined
Spain's Boluda acquires Transfesa's intermodal rail freight services.
Valencia
The agreement also includes industrial services, railway maintenance and shunting activities and intermodal terminals.
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Baku
Agreement with the Azerbaijani oil group SOCAR
German and Austrian trailer manufacturers challenge EU regulation to reduce truck environmental impact
Berlin/Brussels
They denounce that its application leads to an increase in traffic volumes and therefore emissions.
The Venice Marghera station has been equipped with a track compliant with European TEN-T standards
Venice
A 740-meter freight track has been opened.
World Shipping Council introduces Cargo Safety Program to prevent ship fires
Washington
It is based on artificial intelligence and traditional goods inspections
Rheinmetall to enter naval shipbuilding sector by acquiring Naval Vessels Lürssen
Bremen
Lürssen Group to focus on megayacht production
The British government is investing half a billion pounds to reduce shipping emissions.
London
Private investments of 700 million expected
HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
Cairo
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -10.2% was recorded
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.
Rome
They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.
A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.
La Spezia
Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.
The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs
Rome
Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
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
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
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