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Exim India web site
JANUARY 30, 2025
  • Vizhinjam to be transformative for India's maritime sector: Minister
  • US, British vessels cautiously return to the Red Sea
  • Implementation of the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transshipment Regulations (SCMTR)
  • Evidence shows Panama may be in violation of Canal treaty: US Senator
  • Gemini Cooperation seen offering improved service
  • India's exports of pharma, steel to US likely to see tariffs
  • Bahri enters strategic partnership to address Saudi Arabia's increasing LPG and ammonia shipping demands
  • India's digital economy to grow almost twice as fast as overall economy: Report
  • Dodhara Chandani dry port seen revolutionising India-Nepal trade
  • You Ask We Answer
  • VOC Port announces new concessions
  • MOL's complete acquisition of Gearbulk Holding makes for a world-leading dry bulk fleet

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International Transport Journal web site
JANUARY 30, 2025
  • Dutch haulier's fleet rises to 50 e-trucks
  • Record growth in air cargo demand - Iata
  • Major locomotive order from Guinea
  • Complex crane transport from Kobe to New Orleans
  • Harmonising digital operations in Mozambique
  • NTG picks CEO for air and ocean activities
  • M&M building in Belgium
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Helping victims of cyclone Chido
  • US short line Phoenix Rail formed
  • Strasbourg accelerates sustainability efforts
  • AIT executives in new roles
  • Crowning a Colombian candidate

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The Loadstar web site
JANUARY 29, 2025
  • New year, new strategies: United Cargo and Amazon Air Cargo reveal all in our new podcast
  • Vietnam gains manufacturing ground - but will this provoke US tariffs?
  • DHL Global Forwarding - 'hungry for more'...cash!
  • Shippers should 'think differently' about tariffs, say analysts
  • Lack of freighters means a capacity crunch and limited air cargo growth
  • Logistics cheers as third runway for Heathrow gets green light at last
  • Strong secondhand box ship market now threatened by overcapacity
  • Maersk box ship breakdown means losses for Chilean cherry exporters
  • Liner investors steam in as Vadhvan mega-port project takes shape
  • Zimbabwe growers appeal for air cargo capacity - or will switch to ocean
  • Jochen Thewes to join DSV board after Schenker deal

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Marine Log web site
JANUARY 29, 2025
  • VIDEO: Inside CAT's new waterjet powered hybrid ferry duo
    Marine Jet Power (MJP) has now released a video that gives a close-up look at the two waterjet powered hybrid-electric passenger ferries just delivered to Chatham Area Transit (CAT) of Savannah, Ga.,
  • TTB 2025: Navigating changes to the Jones Act
    Tugboat, towboat, and barge operators should be paying close attention to changes to the Jones Act because it directly impacts their operations, competitiveness, and long-term viability. To dig more into this, Sabrina
  • Could floating nuclear power plants power U.S. ports?
    Core Power (US) Inc, has enlisted Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm Glosten to help its team design a floating nuclear power plant (FNPP) to power ports in the United States.

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Container News web site
JANUARY 29, 2025
  • Hapag-Lloyd increases rates from Indian Sub and Middle East to North America
    Hapag-Lloyd announces that a General Rate Increase (GRI) / General Rate Adjustment (GRA) is set to take effect for shipments from the Indian Subcontinent and the Middle East to North America. This adjustment will apply to containers gated in full on or after 1 March 2025 and will remain valid until further notice. The GRI/GRA applies to shipments destined for the East, West, and Gulf Coasts of No
  • HPC to lead coordination of Baltic Sea port project
    Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC), a collaborative effort led by the experienced lead partner, Port of Hamburg Marketing (HHM), has been awarded the contract to manage project coordination and financial oversight for the Baltic Sea Region Programme 2021-2027 initiative, "H2-Derivatives@BalticSeaPorts" (H2Deri@BSP). Led by Port of Hamburg Marketing (HHM), this ambitious project will run from March 202
  • South Korea's Shipbuilding Sector at the Forefront of the Trade War
    As global maritime trade is about to emerge as a field of geopolitical antagonism, South Korea will be one of the spearheads to counter Chinese shipbuilding dominance.
  • Port of Klaipeda surpasses 1 million TEUs for third consecutive year
    The year 2024 was marked by significant growth in cargo handling at the Port of Klaipeda, setting new records in the handling of construction materials, minerals, and containers. A new milestone was achieved in container handling, surpassing the 1 million TEU mark for the third consecutive year. A record-breaking 1.068 million TEUs were processed, reflecting a 2% increase compared to 2023 when 1.
  • Liberian Registry names new Vice President of Technical at Miami office
    The Liberian ship registry announced the appointment of Frank H. Marmol as Vice President of Technical at its Miami office, effective January 2025. Bringing over 30 years of experience in the international maritime industry, Marmol is expected to add extensive expertise to the organization. Throughout his career, Marmol has held key leadership positions, including Executive Director, Chief Techni
  • Why Sourcing Engineering Supplies Locally Makes Sense
    The country's industrial success relies heavily on quality engineering supplies . From major construction projects in Sydney to advanced manufacturing in Perth, having the right tools and materials is critical. While global supply chains have long been a staple of procurement strategies, the advantages of sourcing engineering supplies locally have become increasingly apparent. The Role of Enginee
  • Iquique Terminal Internacional to invest in port equipment
    Chile's Iquique Terminal Internacional (ITI) plans to invest nearly US$15 million in upgrading its port equipment in 2025. This investment aligns with the concessionaire's strategy to reinforce its position as a multipurpose port terminal, expand into new markets, and grow its customer base. During the first half of the year, ITI, which handled a total of 2.5 million tons of cargo in 2024, aims t
  • Top 10 Shipowning Nations by Total Asset Value for 2024
    Utilizing the VesselsValue database, we've reviewed the total asset values for vessels by beneficial owner country to determine this year's top 10 shipowning nations. From Japan's resolute leadership in the top position with a US$206.3 billion fleet to the emergence of Hong Kong at US$44.7 billion, the asset values and ownership strategies have changed considerably over the past 12 months. See ou
  • Panama Canal under U.S. Senate discussion: A Strategic Lifeline for National Trade and Security
    On January 28, 2025, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, chaired by Senator Ted Cruz, convened a hearing titled "Fees and Foreign Influence: Examining the Panama Canal and Its Impact on U.S. Trade and National Security." The session underscored the Panama Canal's pivotal role in U.S. commerce and addressed concerns over rising transit fees and foreign, particularly
  • Vietnam Picks Up Pace in Becoming Key Global Shipping Player
    Amid intensifying trade tensions between China and the United States, countries, like Vietnam, are stepping up to redefine themselves as alternative trading hubs, thereby reshaping the global maritime trade landscape.
  • Ocean enters LNY-slump, but tariffs on the horizon
    Lunar New Year (LNY) begins today (29 January), and as manufacturing and logistics have slowed down in the past week or so, ex-China ocean rates - that had climbed earlier during the pre-holiday rush - have also eased. Asia-Europe prices started climbing earlier than usual this year as shippers on these lanes accommodate longer transit times around Africa, and this planning ahead may mean not muc
  • CULines pursues Amazon for Covid era contract violations
    China United Lines (CULines) has filed a case against Amazon with the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) for alleged breaches of contract during the critical post-pandemic period.
  • Bounty for Taiwanese box lines' staff as 2024 brings remarkable profits
    Employees of Taiwan's Big Three liner operators-Evergreen Marine Corporation (EMC), Yang Ming Marine Transport and Wan Hai Lines-have received a welcome Chinese New Year gift-abundant bonuses.
  • Port Houston exceeds 4 million TEUs in 2024
    Port Houston's container traffic reached an all-time high of 4,139,991 TEUs in 2024, representing an 8% increase from the previous year. December alone saw 340,418 TEUs, a 4% year-over-year rise. Loaded exports soared 12% in December to 135,446 TEUs, driven by high shipments of resin, chemicals, rubber, and textiles, ending the year up 8%. While loaded imports dipped 1% in December, they grew 6%
  • Boxship explodes off Yemen
    Emirates Shipping Line (ESL) is the operator of the feeder ship ASL Bauhinia, whose crew abandoned the vessel on 28 January, after it caught fire. The Hong Kong-flagged 2022-built 1,930 TEU ASL Bauhinia and its sister vessel, ASL Peony, were chartered from Hong Kong-based intra-Asia carrier Asean Seas Line and are deployed to ESL's Gulf-Red Sea Connector service. China United Lines is understood
  • Georgia Ports handles over 2.8 miilion TEUs from July to December
    The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) reported over 2.8 million TEUs in fiscal year-to-date 2025 (1 July 2024 - 31

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Splash web site
JANUARY 29, 2025
  • d'Amico fixes five tankers
    Italian product tanker owner and operator d'Amico International Shipping (DIS) secured employment for five of its vessels. The Milan-listed company's Irish-based d'Amico Tankers has fixed four handysize vessels through new deals and extended the charter of one of its MRs. The charterers and financial terms were not disclosed, but DIS said deals had been struck ...
  • Precious Shipping sells off vintage handysize
    Fleet overhaul at Precious Shipping has continued with the sale of one of its oldest vessels. The Thai dry bulk player has offloaded its 2005 Shikoku Dockyard-built Rojarek Naree for $8.8m. The buyer of the 29,900 dwt ship is an overseas company that does not have any relationship with the company, the Khalid Hashim-led listed ...
  • U-Ming books ultramax newbuild brace in Japan
    Taiwanese dry bulk shipping operator U-Ming Marine Transport is expanding its fleet a brace of ultramax newbuilds in Japan. The subsidiary of the Far Eastern Group has signed up for 64,100 dwt vessels at Oshima Shipbuilding with delivery expected in April and June 2028. No price has been revealed. U-Ming owns and operates nearly 80 ...
  • Geneva Dry Dialogues: Western Bulk
    Returning to Geneva Dry this April is Torbjorn Gjervik, who since last year's summit has been promoted to CEO of Western Bulk Chartering, a Norwegian firm which tends to have anywhere between 100 and 150 ships on its books at any given time. While looking forward to the event, Gjervik is not overly enthused about ...
  • Dolphin Drilling CEO resigns
    The chief executive officer of semisub rig owner Dolphin Drilling has submitted his resignation from the company. The resignation of Dolphin CEO Bjørnar Iversen comes into force with immediate effect. He joined the company as CEO in July 2019. Before joining Dolphin Drilling, Iversen was the CEO of Songa Offshore and held various senior management ...
  • TGS scores offshore wind seismic work in the UK
    Oslo-listed seismic data specialist TGS has won an offshore wind site characterisation contract on the UK continental shelf for an undisclosed repeat customer. The contract has a total duration of approximately 60 days and is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2025. The Ramform Vanguard vessel will be used for this project, equipped ...
  • Seanergy expands with double buy as United ships out oldest cape
    US-listed Greek bulker owner Seanergy Maritime has strengthened its fleet by adding two Japanese-built vessels, while its spin-off United Maritime is shipping out its oldest capesize. The Stamatis Tsantanis-led Seanergy has picked up an unnamed 2013 Imabari-built newcastlemax and a 2011 Mitsui-built capesize for about $69m. The 178,459 dwt capsize, which will be renamed Blueship, ...
  • Odfjell Drilling nets $148m semisub extension with Equinor
    Norway's Odfjell Drilling has won an extension for one of its rigs with compatriot energy major Equinor. The deal is to extend the employment of the 2009-built Deepsea Atlantic semisub until the end of the second quarter of 2027. The unit will operate under previously agreed terms until the mid-third quarter of 2026. The current ...
  • Crew rescued from blaze on boxship in Red Sea
    The crew of the boxship that abandoned the ship which caught fire in the Red Sea has been rescued unharmed. The Hong Kong-flagged boxship ASL Bauhinia exploded and caught fire some 226 km northwest of Hodeidah, Yemen, in the early hours of the morning on Tuesday. The vessel is owned by Shanghai-based Asean Seas Line ...
  • Robbers attack tanker in Singapore Strait
    A Greece-flagged tanker was boarded yesterday by two knife-wielding individuals while transiting eastbound in the Singapore Strait, the latest in a string of robbery incidents in the area. The attack took place approximately 2.7 nautical miles northwest of Indonesia's Pemping Island, according to UK maritime security specialists Ambrey. The tanker was sailing at 9.7 knots ...
  • 2025 will see fewer but better hires in commercial shipping
    Paul Ratcliffe provides readers with highlights from Ignition Global's 2024 Commercial Shipping Leaders Survey. Hiring in commercial shipping should be getting easier. The talent war of 2021-22 has ended, and dry bulk bonuses are cooling. Inflation has eased, remuneration policies have adjusted, and salary expectations have mellowed-making compensation easier to manage. And yet 40% of ...
  • Shipping's ultimate Year of the Snake fortune guide published today
    The January issue of Splash Extra gives readers the ultimate guide to shipping prospects in the Year of the Snake. The Lunar New Year is not starting too well with many sectors struggling to break even in January. The cross-sector ClarkSea Index, a weighted barometer covering all shipping segments, eased back by 8% last Friday ...
  • Bahri and Petredec form partnership to meet Saudi Arabia's LPG and ammonia needs
    Bahri and Petredec have agreed to form a strategic partnership aimed at addressing Saudi Arabia's increasing LPG and ammonia shipping demands. The two companies will establish a dedicated joint commercial team. Bahri already controls a 40% shareholding in Petredec. Ahmed Ali Al Subaey, CEO of Bahri, Saudi's top shipping line, said: "This strategic alliance with ...
  • Tankers best placed in the Year of the Snake
    As shipping slithers somewhat apprehensively into the Year of the Snake, analysts reckon tankers - whether hauling gas or oil - are best placed to see an uptick in fortunes. The Lunar New Year is not starting too well with many sectors struggling to break even in January. The cross-sector ClarkSea Index, a weighted barometer ...
  • The news distillery
    One of the favourite parts of my job is compiling Splash Extra's monthly review - a chance to assess concisely what were the biggest stories of the past few weeks and to place them in context and level of importance. In the six years - and 73 monthly reviews neatly composed - I can confidently ...
  • January 2025 Review
    The Houthis of Yemen rowed back from attacking merchant shipping following January 19's historic ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, potentially bringing an end to the 14-month-long Red Sea shipping crisis. The Houthis said so long as the ceasefire remains in place, international merchant ships may now transit the Red Sea. However, Israeli-owned and Israeli-flagged ...
  • Dry cargo: A case of snakebite
    For those born in the Year of the Ox, such as 1949, the year that Chairman Mao declared the Chinese republic, the coming Year of the Snake is forecast to be a year of stability and productivity. President Xi would presumably settle for that. The dry bulk freight market however has been warned of zero ...
  • Containers: Snakes and ladders
    The container shipping freight market has felt like a game of snakes and ladders since the pandemic. Shippers negotiate the trade board, hoping to make steady progress. Sometimes the rates they pay climb exponentially up a ladder for a while, for instance when the pandemic and the Red Sea crisis caused elevated rates. Occasionally the ...
  • Analyst Abstract
    Tankers The global crude tanker fleet is getting older and older. You'd have to go all the way back to the year 1988 to find the time when there were fewer crude tanker newbuild deliveries than last year. In 2024, new crude oil tanker deliveries dropped to a 36-year low as only 17 new tankers, ...
  • Asset prices slide
    January has not been kind to dry bulk, with rates barely breaking even, something that has clearly put pressure on secondhand values. For how long this slump remains divides opinion. Canny Greek owners clearly think an uptick in fortunes in the new Year of the Snake is some way off. "It is interesting to note ...
  • 10 days in, what can shipping assess from Trump's second term
    As befits a man who has risen to power via Hollywood, there's been no shortage of bluster, swagger and showmanship in the opening 10 days of Donald Trump's second tenure in the White House. Working out what the following four years hold for shipping is no easy task. However, a roundup of key announcements over ...
  • Keeping critical subsea infrastructure safe
    Jesper Johnsen Loe is a third-year student at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology with a fascination in geopolitics

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Lloyd's List web site
JANUARY 29, 2025
  • Chinese chief engineer sentenced to US prison in 'magic pipe' case
    A Chinese national was sentenced to three months in US prison for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships...
  • Panama flag comes under fire at US Senate hearing on canal
    Senators slammed Panama's role in Iran's oil trade and asked US maritime regulators what penalties they could levy if Panama...
  • Cable-cutting ships in Baltic Sea are 'no accident' says Finnish maritime expert
    A US admiral also underlined the challenges of determining intent in recent cases of cables at a Washington DC conference...
  • MEPC regulations must not pin burden on ISM managers
    Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement chief executive Sebastian von Hardenberg said bareboat charters have so far been overlooked in MEPC debate, causing...
  • Diplomats downplay prospect of Baltic shipping tax, but security costs are under review
    Baltic states are bolstering security measures and upping surveillance, but funding for the additional operations are yet to be agreed
  • Russian nuclear icebreaker involved in collision
    Rosatomflot, which operates Russia's nuclear icebreaker fleet, said the damage had not affected the vessel's reactor
  • Bahri and Petredec unite to meet Saudi Arabian LPG demand
    Bahri, formerly the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia, has a 40% stake in LPG specialist Petredec
  • Signal says aframax pool beats rivals by wide margin
    'Superior performance' claim linked to use of 'cutting edge technology and unparalleled data analytics'
  • Odesa terminal operators must pay $150m to US investment firms, court rules
    London Court of International Arbitration tribunal reaches verdict
  • Contships seals $100m Nordic bond with 9% coupon
    Successful issue makes owner first private Greek shipping company to raise money in Oslo bond market
  • Grain cargoes to China plummet amid dwindling demand
    China's desire to decrease its dependence on imports has added further pain to an already suffering panamax segment
  • MSC snaps up 30% of all secondhand boxships in past year
    MSC continues to be the largest buyer in the containership sale and purchase market, having bought in excess of 400...
  • IMO split on scrubber discharges
    Poland said it could not support an International Chamber of Shipping motion because its 'low ambition' meant more national discharge restrictions...
  • Boxship charter rates hold up while operators adopt wait-and-see attitude
    Uncertainties around a return to the Suez Canal and the potential for US tariffs on goods means container line operators...
  • US Senate confirms new transportation secretary
    The US Senate confirmed Sean Duffy as Secretary of Transportation with bipartisan support. The former congressman was also endorsed by...
  • The Daily View: In praise of P&I
    Your latest edition of Lloyd's List's Daily View - the essential briefing on the stories shaping shipping
  • Why would US invade Panama? US Senate hearing gives rationale
    US Senate hearing speakers theorised that Chinese workers could collapse under-construction bridge over Panama Canal, directed by spies in Balboa...
  • Daily Briefing
    Maritime convention scrutinised to arrest dark fleet dangers for coastal states | Eagle S insurance questions go unanswered as detained...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
JANUARY 29, 2025
  • Americold adding Port Saint John warehouse as part of CPKC alliance
    The planned development in Eastern Canada marks the latest stage in a nearly two-year-old partnership between the company and the Class I railroad.
  • Ocean carriers warn of disruption as storms bear down on Europe
    Ports in the UK are already seeing rising operational delays as a string of storms moves in from the Atlantic and major ports in Europe issue high wind warnings.
  • Union Pacific makes push to grab more Los Angeles-to-Kansas City freight
    The effort coincides with UP's plans to open a new terminal in Kansas City, Kan., in the third quarter of this year that would alleviate pressure on the railroad's existing terminal across the border in Missouri.
  • Specter of US trade tariffs puts EPC companies on war footing
    EPCs say that tariffs enforced after project costs are finalized not only impact the bottom line but, in some cases destroy the viability of a project, hitting volumes in the breakbulk trade.
  • 'Green shoots' in US economy fuel optimism, but not exuberance, among LTL carriers
    Speakers at SMC3's JumpStart 25 conference see advance signals of better demand growth for freight in 2025, but the pace and extent of that growth are still uncertain.
  • FMC chair questions 'level playing field' in Panama Canal operations
    The comments by Federal Maritime Commission Louis Sola during a Senate hearing come amid rising US scrutiny of Chinese influence over the crucial

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TradeWinds web site
JANUARY 29, 2025
  • Panamax bulker owners feel the pinch of crashing Chinese grain shipments
    Negative trend expected to stretch through this year
  • How trade warrior Donald Trump could take on China's shipbuilding dominance
    Tariffs, port fees and newbuilding plan among a raft of policies under consideration
  • Donald Trump walking tightrope on petroleum stockpiles and oil price, says BRS
    President cannot refill Strategic Petroleum Reserve without driving up prices, broker believes
  • Steamship Mutual 'close to breakeven' despite costs spiking
    Protection and indemnity clubs currently negotiating with shipowners over premiums and tonnage before 20 February renewal date
  • Tanker owners' confidence 'excessively fragile' despite US sanctions
    Researcher Eva Tzima says rates should improve again once newly sanctioned ships have discharged their cargoes
  • Evidence of Trafigura and Sinokor VLCC tie-up starts to emerge
    Tanker quintet emerges from South Korean owner's stable appears on trader's position list but pair's relationship remains blurry
  • Chinese engineer jailed in US over 'magic pipe' pollution from kamsarmax bulker
    Fei Wang received three-month term following 2024 case
  • Norwegian wealth fund buys Cosco and Adnoc L&S stakes in $4.6bn shopping spree
    Fund maintains bet on cruise liners as it reduces exposure to containers
  • 'Positive outlook': D'Amico International seals five new tanker charters at strong rates
    Italian owner extends MR contract, while fixing out four handysizes
  • Key Russian terminal sees tanker loadings chopped in half after technical troubles
    Volumes at Ust-Luga were cut to 350,000 barrels per day in January
  • Peter Dohle orders LNG dual-fuel container ship newbuildings worth over $600m
    The German shipowner is said to have inked up to five 8,400-teu vessels at Guangzhou Shipyard International
  • Fire hits Greek product tanker engine room while unloading diesel
    The Kriti Captain taken under tow to Fos-sur-Mer following incident at berth in La Nouvelle
  • Evercore's Jonathan Chappell encourages agility in choosing your own tanker market adventure
    Fundamentals look good, but rates should cool as upcycle unwinds and geopolitics injects uncertainty
  • MOL LNG carrier trio delivers onto Russian charters destined for Arctic waters
    One more of ice-strengthened quartet contracted in 2021 to follow
  • Crew abandon vessel after ship collides with pier at Tuscan resort in fierce storm
    Italian-owned vessel collides with pier, no spillage reported
  • Awilco wind vessel venture pulls in 700 new shareholders as it upgrades Oslo listing
    IWS stock sale proves popular as shipowner plots main board listing
  • Ship collides with pier at Tuscan resort after fierce storm. Crew abandon vessel
    Italian-owned vessel collides with p, no spillage reported
  • Kristian Rokke's Philly Shipyard to pay out $84m after Hanwha deal as it heads for liquidation
    Company sees liquidation in first half of 2025
  • Seanergy strikes 'milestone' S&P deals to snap up capesize and newcastlemax tonnage
    Pure-play capesize player confident in long-term outlook for the sector
  • Greek tanker boarded by armed raiders in one of world's busiest waterways
    Two men carrying 'bladed weapons' spotted on vessel
  • Russian nuclear icebreaker seriously damaged in collision with cargo ship
    Serious bow destruction sustained by 50 Let Pobedy in Kara Sea
  • LNG shipping name and former MOL director Mike Rowley dies
    'Kind', 'dedicated', 'caring' and 'open-minded' industry veteran remembered fondly by colleagues and friends
  • SEB's shipping loan book rises slightly in fourth quarter
    Total shipping lending fell last year at the Nordic bank
  • Bahri and Petredec forge commercial alliance for LPG and ammonia shipping
    Strategic partnership to meet Saudi Arabia's growing needs

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American Shipper web site
JANUARY 29, 2025
  • Maersk wins China cargo relay extension
    Maersk has won an additional two years for domestic container transshipments between ports in China. China's Transport Ministry this week announced an extension of the pilot cabotage program through December 2027. The program aims to improve domestic export and import container flows between Yangshan port in Shanghai and select ports in northern China. It will [...]
  • Texas Gulf Coast ports see year-over-year gains in freight volumes
    Ports in Houston and Corpus Christi, Texas, reported increased year-over-year cargo movements in 2024 versus 2023.
  • Asia-US ocean rates trend lower but Trump tariff threats shadow trade
    Trans-Pacific container rates eased in the most recent week as Chinese manufacturing and logistics activity wound down for the Lunar New Year holiday, which began Wednesday. Asia-U.S. West Coast ocean rates fell 7% to $4,938 per forty-foot equivalent unit for the week ending Jan. 24, according to the Freightos Baltic Dry Index. Asia-U.S. East Coast [...]
  • BelugaST fleet goes belly-up as Airbus closes cargo airline
    Airbus is terminating its charter cargo business, which used funky freighter aircraft to transport oversize loads, after less than a year.

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The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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