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September 29, 2023

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Exim India web site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
  • JWR CFS makes export carting digital with e-gate system
  • RoDTEP scheme extension till June 30 next year to help exporting community negotiate better contracts
  • Green Ammonia imported through VOC Port for the first time
  • KSAA bids adieu to Dr Beena
  • IUMI President characterises marine insurance market as "strength and stability in turbulent seas"
  • Long-term contract on Chabahar Port with India in the offing, says Iran
  • NGEL, SMPK ink pact to develop Green Hydrogen hub
  • Carriers & cost inflation
  • Decarbonisation transformation in supply chain happening 'here and now'
  • Slowing world economy puts India's GDP growth at 6 pc in FY24: S&P
  • India mulls its own carbon tax on the lines of the EU's CBAM
  • Half of global orderbook held by LNG, container
  • Call for banning lentil import from Canada
  • Panama Canal's new piloting requirement
  • New BPTS at Gangavaram Port from Oct.

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International Transport Journal web site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
  • "5,000 active airfreight containers"
  • Trimodal hub for the Seine axis on track
  • First digital shipment from UK to SE Asia
  • Safeen Group launches UAE-Kuwait ro-ro service
  • Europa: first general manager for UK & Ireland
  • Access to more intermodal terminals
  • Wider trucks with safety features
  • Intl Medical Corps enters Logistics Hall of Fame
  • Ayro and Blue Ocean Fund join forces
  • Blue stain fungi do not impair Epal pallets
  • Amazon Air partners with Lobo Systems
  • New Wildberg facility for Schuon Group
  • First batch of Euro 5 trucks now in South Africa
  • "Finnsirius" wins Ro-Pax of the Year award
  • Marlink's innovation for NYK Line
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Aid flight to Libya from Leipzig/Halle Airport

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The Loadstar web site
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
  • Flexport fires CFO and HR VP, but sees need for a head of restructuring
  • What do you call 250 DSV-ers in one room?
  • Airlines for America files complaint over Schiphol slot reduction plan
  • ICS uses China opening to slam EU ETS aimed at shipping
  • Ahead of Ceva + Bolloré: enter the chopping board
  • 150,000 empty containers stranded in Russia as trade imbalance grows
  • FedEx unfazed as USPS and Amazon drop some peak surcharges
  • CMA CGM orders another eight methanol-fuelled containerships
  • Samskip and Boluda launch Spain-UK shortsea service
  • Saudia Cargo appoints former minister Loay Mashabi as MD
  • Dr Karl Pfaff appointed new CEO of GLS Group

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Marine Log web site
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
  • Pilot LNG partners up with Seapath for Galveston Bay LNG bunkering hub
    Houston-based Pilot LNG LLC is moving ahead on its plans for a Galveston Bay LNG bunkering hub. It has now formed a joint venture with Seapath, a maritime subsidiary of the Logothetis
  • WinGD wins LR approval in principle for ammonia-fueled two-stroke engines
    As the race to be first to market with future-fueled engines picks up pace, Lloyd's Register has granted Winterthur, Switzerland, headquartered engine designer WinGD the first ever approval in principle (AiP) for
  • Crowley partners with ABS on augmented reality for maritime
    Crowley and ABS are to jointly explore how to advance the use of augmented and virtual reality technologies for vessels and other marine environments. The agreement with ABS builds on a new
  • Vroon completes offshore vessel sell-off
    One of the best-known companies in Netherlands shipping, Vroon, says that it has finalized its restructuring and completed the sale of 37 vessels from its offshore fleet. That leaves Vroon with a

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Container News web site
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
  • AD Ports welcomes new Ro-Ro service
    SAFEEN Group, part of AD Ports Group, has celebrated the arrival of the Ro-Ro cargo ship SSF Ania at Shuwaikh Port in Kuwait following the launch of a new Ro-Ro service aiming at improving connectivity and facilitating trade between UAE and Kuwait. The aim of the new service is to reduce risks associated with road travel and cut down on carbon emissions. In particular, truck drivers will receive
  • Japan's container volumes decrease for four consecutive months
    Oceangoing containers to and from Japan's six major ports totaled 1.13 million TEUs in July, which slid 8.7% from the corresponding month of the previous year and have registered a year-on-year decrease for four consecutive months. Looking at volumes at individual ports, Tokyo incurred a double-digit contraction, processing 334,842 TEUs, down 17.4%, with exports plunging 18.5% to 152,807 TEUs, an
  • Samskip and Boluda Lines to launch new Spain-Ireland-UK service
    Samskip and Boluda Lines will launch a shortsea container service connecting the ports of Santander, Dublin and Liverpool. In particular, the joint service, which will launch on 30 September, provides a new weekly Spain-Ireland-UK shortsea option for unitised cargoes that is highly cost-competitive against road-ferry alternatives, while at the same time offering greater reliability and substantia
  • Wan Hai to spend US$155 million to upgrade Kaohsiung terminal
    Taiwan's Wan Hai Lines will spend TW$4 billion (US$155 million) on refurbishing three piers of Kaohsiung Port's Terminal No. 5, which it has taken over from compatriot Evergreen Marine Corporation. The amount is less than the US$253 million previously estimated by Wan Hai, which processes 1 million TEU annually in Kaohsiung. Wan Hai said in a Taiwan Stock Exchange filing that compatriot construct
  • DP World welcomes new South America shipping service
    DP World announced the arrival of the first vessel under a new South America shipping service at London Gateway, enhancing the United Kingdom's connections. The new Europe-to-East Coast South America service, operated jointly by COSCO, Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) and Ocean Network Express (ONE), will redefine global connections at DP World's innovative logistics centre. The new service'
  • HAROPA PORT to launch trimodal hub project
    French port complex HAROPA PORT is developing the port of Bruyères-sur-Oise to create a new multimodal platform, 40 kilometres from the capital of France, Paris. Through this, HAROPA aims to strengthen the green multimodal logistics corridor along the Seine - by significantly increasing rail and river traffic - and preparing the connection between the Seine and the Oise to the future Seine-North
  • Penang Port joins International Association of Ports and Harbors
    International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), a non-governmental organization (NGO) headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, announced that Penang Port Sdn Bhd has become a regular member of the IAPH. IAPH has evolved into a worldwide port alliance, including 177 ports and 147 port-related enterprises in 84 countries as of 31 August 2023. The member ports collectively handle well over 60% of globa
  • Shippers underwhelmed by Renfe Medlog JV
    European shippers were celebrating the announcement by Renfe Mercancias and MSC subsidiary Medlog to form a 50-50 joint venture company that will handle rail freight in Spain. Yesterday's joint announcement that the Renfe board of directors will seek approval from the Spanish Government and then the European Union's (EU's) council of ministers for the rail joint venture was greeted with scepticis
  • Hanwha Ocean, BV complete joint project on 3D model based classification approval
    Bureau Veritas, a company specialising in testing, inspection and certification, and Hanwha Ocean, specialising in the shipbuilding and offshore industry, have completed a Joint Development Project (JDP) to enable 3D model based approval for the Classification of ships. More specifically, the JDP tested and validated the workflow of 3D model-based Classification approvals, where classification re
  • Rotterdam Short Sea Terminals to receive Kalmar hybrid straddle carriers
    Kalmar, a Cargotec subsidiary, has agreed to provide six Kalmar hybrid straddle carriers to Rotterdam Short Sea Terminals (RST). The order was received in Cargotec's order intake for the third quarter of 2023, while the machines are expected to be delivered in the second quarter of the next year. RST is Europe's largest short-sea shipping centre, employing around 350 employees and managing over 5
  • Asian container exports to US decline
    Outbound containers from 18 Asian countries and regions to the United States amounted to 1.68 million TEUs in August, plunging 13.9% from a year earlier and having registered a year-on-year contraction for 12 months in a row, according to the Japan Maritime Center (JMC). In January-August period, Asian exports to US totalled 11.96 million TEUs, translating to a decrease of 20.2% year-on-year. Con
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Splash web site
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
  • Saudi Aramco makes LNG moves
    Saudi Aramco, the world's largest oil company with a market value of over $2trn, has made its first international investment in liquefied natural gas (LNG) signaling its ambition to diversify its energy portfolio. The state-owned firm is buying a strategic minority stake in Washington-based MidOcean Energy, owned and managed by US investment firm EIG Partners. ...
  • Diana Shipping secures charter extension from Solebay at lower rate
    New York-listed Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping has won a charter deal for one of its capsize bulkers from Solebay Shipping. The 179,362-dwt, 2011-built bulker Seattle was hired by Solebay Shipping on a gross charter rate of $17,500 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties. The Semiramis Paliou-led company said that the ...
  • Peak Group and Grieg Edge venture orders up to eight MPPs in China
    Skarv Shipping Solutions, a Norwegian joint venture between Peak Group and Grieg Edge, has placed an order at Huanghai Shipbuilding in China for up to eight 7,000 dwt multipurpose vessels. The firm deal agreed is for four ships, with an option for another two plus two units. The first vessel will be delivered in the ...
  • International Seaways ships out vintage MR2
    US tanker owner International Seaways has offloaded its 15-year-old MR2 tanker . Brokers have tied the 51,600 dwt ship to an Indian buyer, with Greece's Intermodal placing Mumbai-based Seven Islands Shipping behind the deal worth around $22.4m. New York-listed International Seaways acquired the South Korean-built product tanker following the $2.2bn takeover of Diamond S Shipping, ...
  • Great Eastern offloads supramax
    Indian owner Great Eastern Shipping has struck a deal to sell its 2006-built supramax bulk carrier . The price and the buyer of the 52,450 dwt ship Great Eastern picked up for $9m as Tenshou Maru in March 2017, have not been disclosed. The Tsuneishi Cebu-built ship, estimated by VesselsValue to be worth $10m, will ...
  • Dubai remains Russian shadow tanker hotbed
    Dubai is the operating nexus for so-called shadow Russian crude oil shipments, according to a new report from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), a Helsinki-based research organisation. Of the shadow tankers - ships skirting sanctions and the oil price cap - transporting Russian crude oil operating currently, 41% are registered ...
  • Constellation lands $392m semisub contract with Petrobras
    Brazilian offshore driller Constellation Oil Services has secured a new contract with Petrobras for its ultra-deepwater semisub rig . The deal, worth around $392m, will keep the rig fixed for a period of three years. Petrobras is Constellation's largest client, with seven contracts in force. The 2011-built rig, currently on contract with 3R Petroleum, will ...
  • Average age of the merchant fleet now above 22 years: UNCTAD
    The global merchant fleet is getting very old and will require hundreds of billions of dollars for its required green transition, a new detailed report from the United Nations has warned. The 126-page Review of Maritime Transport 2023 published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in time for today's World Maritime ...
  • World Maritime Day: Setting a tone for whistleblowers
    'MARPOL at 50 - Our commitment goes on' is the theme for this year's World Maritime Day. Steven Jones, the founder of the Seafarers Happiness Index, has this take on crews getting caught in the pollution crosshairs in US waters. It is great to see MARPOL being celebrated and lauded for World Maritime Day 2023 ...
  • Good week for ammonia in the future fuel race
    Proponents of ammonia as shipping's ultimate future fuel have had a good week with plenty of news to support the potential transition. Engine maker MAN Energy Solutions has revealed following many tests it is now on track to deliver its first ammonia engine in late-2024, with the full commercial release of the two-stroke engine set ...
  • Japan Transport Safety Board issues report on Wakashio disaster
    The Japan Transport Safety Board has issued its report on the grounding of the Wakashio newcastlemax, one of this decade's most high-profile bulker casualties. As with earlier reports into the disaster which caused huge ecological damage to Mauritius, the decision by the crew to head near to shore to seek out a telephone signal was ...
  • CMA CGM adds another eight ships to giant orderbook
    CMA CGM has ordered eight methanol dual-fuelled mid-sized boxships at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding. The deal for the 9,200 teu ships is estimated to be worth a total of $1bn Alphaliner statistics show that CMA CGM's huge 1.2m slot orderbook will see it overhaul Maersk to become the second largest liner in the coming years. CMA ...
  • Ship Concept 2030: Are the world's shipbuilders doing enough to foster innovation?
    Owners question whether the yards are offering the right solutions. Are shipyards doing enough for foster innovative designs? Sure, they have their snazzy marketing material to hand, their impressive stands at trade fairs, but with the end product - are yards actually willing and able to deliver radically different ships. Many in shipping doubt it. ...

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Lloyd's List web site
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
  • Grieg green shipping joint venture pens MPV newbuilding contract
    Skarv Shipping Solutions, the joint venture of Norway's Grieg Edge and Peak Group, will take delivery of first in new...
  • 'Hard part' begins now for box sector, Jefferies warns
    Carriers have seen the summer's rally in transpacific and Asia-Europe freight rates quickly lose momentum, and the picture is further...
  • Box spot rates slump as Golden Week begins
    Carrier efforts to support rates through capacity cuts have failed to lift rates. Further blank sailings in sight as peak...
  • QatarEnergy orders 17 LNG carriers from Hyundai Heavy Industries
    A total of 77 LNG carriers are expected to be delivered to QatarEnergy, with more to come
  • Daily Briefing
    CMA CGM boosts methanol boxship orderbook by adding eight mid-sized vessels at China's SWS | Maritime trade sees slow recovery but...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
  • Inland23: Intermodal providers expect unchanged rates in early 2024 bids
    If history is any indication, it's unlikely intermodal providers will be able to implement a rate increase in 2024 contracts until the trucking market rebounds.
  • Shippers to bring European ETS surcharge into carrier contract talks
    Cargo owners want complete transparency from carriers in their "emission surcharges" that will be levied on customers from the first quarter of 2024 and are looking at how the surcharges can be handled in long-term rate agreements.
  • UPS bolsters healthcare business with MNX Global Logistics acquisition
    The addition of Atlanta-based MNX closely follows an acquisition in France as UPS builds out its expedited and temperature-controlled capabilities in the healthcare sector.

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TradeWinds web site
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
  • John Fredriksen said to be close to deal for large chunk of Euronav fleet
    Frontline said to be taking in mostly VLCCs as two sides near signing long-rumoured fleet split
  • Alf Aanonsen fires back in charter spat, arguing Grey Rock claim is 'not valid'
    Owner of Trinity Enterprise and Trinity Tankers says his companies have a $20m claim of their own
  • 10 years after: John Wobensmith tells ASBA forum about the decade past and the one ahead
    Genco Shipping chief executive says shipping's become more complicated and that will continue
  • Carnival finishes connecting Holland America Line fleet to shore power
    Cruise line began installing shore power capability on 11-ship fleet in 2006
  • 'We need to get started': Solvang scores government funding for carbon capture pilot
    If successful, plan to install system on ethylene carrier could be followed by newbuildings
  • Diana Shipping locks capesize bulker into charter with Solebay for nearly two years
    New York-listed company expects to make at least $11.3m in shipowner's third period deal in a week
  • Grieg-backed Skarv heads to China for multipurpose newbuildings
    Company says ship design is ideal for wind, but can work in any shortsea trade
  • Suez Rajan: Falsified documents, fake signals, a captain's protests and a sea of questions
    Four simple questions that should be answered following the conclusion of the cargo-transfer case
  • Sweden's Wallenius Lines taps company lifer to grow shipowning and decarbonisation
    New CEO wants to boost investment in people as well as tech
  • Diana Shipping dives into methanol-fuelled bulkers with $92m order for two kamsarmaxes
    New York-listed shipowner last ordered a newbuilding in January 2014
  • Have long-term container freight rates reached a turning point?
    Contract rates rise for the first time this year - but spot rates suffer 'dead cat bounce'
  • China dashes tanker owners' hopes of more product cargoes and crude imports
    Government has decided not to issue more allowances for shipments this year
  • Titanic sub disaster highlights 'need for search and rescue upgrade'
    Chile calls for more psychological support for rescuers involved in search operations in international waters
  • Streetwise: Dry bulk's leading dividend evangelist heads south with a message of shares salvation
    This week's Streetwise takes a look at how John Wobensmith went from banker to shipowner and transformed his Genco Shipping
  • Berenberg launches carbon emissions trading scheme for shipping
    German lender targets shipowners looking to purchase EUA's to offset emissions
  • Two insanitary Cameroon ships banned by Paris MOU as another does a runner
    Vessels registered with black-list flag fall foul of port state control inspections
  • ABS boosts Greek credentials with rapid office expansion
    Athens is home to US-based classification society's most rapidly expanding office worldwide
  • Great Eastern turns a profit selling bulker bought six years ago
    Indian owner offloads oldest of five supramaxes in its fleet
  • Hopes for quick lifting of Russian oil products ban are futile, says minister
    Ban on most diesel and gasoline exports to rebuild domestic stocks is affecting MR rates in the Atlantic, say brokers
  • Final piece in New Fortress' first FLNG unit jigsaw leaves for Mexico
    Third converted jack-up rig due in Altamira in days but schedule for 'Fast LNG' has slipped back
  • Oaktree-backed GEOS sells $33m in stock to pay for Vroon ships
    Follow-up offering could also add to fundraising by Norwegian owner
  • Seacon Shipping eyes vessel buys after securing lease finance for newbuilding
    Chinese shipowner adding to IPO cash pot with deal to sell cargo ship under construction in Japan
  • Viewpoint: Denmark leads the call for intense collaboration to get to zero
    No country can tackle the decarbonisation of shipping alone, say Danish climate leaders as they call for maritime to get connected
  • Asiatic Lloyd eyes switch to methanol for ultramax bulker newbuildings in China
    Singapore-based shipowner says study allows it to explore actively the adoption of low-carbon fuel options for its future fleet
  • Law firm Birketts boosts its shipping team with Ince hires
    Marine and insurance specialists will operate mainly from the firm's London office
  • Arrests rise as Ireland confirms record $165m cocaine haul from bulker Matthew
    Flag state Panama begins investigation into alleged trafficking case
  • Shipping needs new finance to hit emissions targets, says UN
    IMO urged to provide certainty on new fuels to encourage investment in clean vessels
  • Trafigura signs $500m export finance deal to keep Saudi cargoes flowing
    Saudi EXIM Bank extends three-year facility for oil products and metals shipments
  • Ukraine grain insurance capacity grows despite Odesa attacks
    Increasing interest in the high-risk trade from shipowners despite renewed targeting of Black Sea port
  • Record container ship growth pushes freight and charter market south
    With close to a boxship a day being delivered for the rest of the year, where is the demand?
  • Wavelength: Lars Barstad's justice would be a fitting punishment for Putin's war crimes
    Could Dostoevsky's classic work explain Russia's refusal to consider the consequences of its actions?
  • Seacon eyes ship buys after securing lease finance for newbuilding
    Chinese owner adding to IPO cash pot with deal to sell cargo ship under construction in Japan
  • Bullish ONE mulls Far East order for up to 10 container ships
    Shipyards in South Korea, Japan and China have been asked to put in their offers
  • CMA CGM inks order for eight methanol dual-fuel 9,200-teu container ships at Shanghai Waigaoqiao
    Order marks the largest midsize boxships and first methanol dual-fuel contract for Chinese yard
  • Asiatic Lloyd eyeing switch to methanol for ultramax bulker newbuildings in China
    Singapore-based shipowner says study allows it to explore actively the adoption of low-carbon fuel options for its future fleet
  • CMA CGM inks eight methanol dual-fuel 9,200-teu boxship newbuilds at Shanghai Waigaoqiao
    Order mars the largest midsize boxships and first methanol dual-fuel contract for Chinese yard
  • Asiatic Lloyd eyeing switch to methanol for ultramax bulker newbuildings in China
    Singapore-based shipowner says study allows it to explore actively the adoption of low-carbon fuel options for its future fleet
  • MAN Energy Solutions first ammonia engine to deliver in late 2024
    Danish engine designer says it is taking 'cautious approach' to building up sales
  • WinGD nets first AiP for ammonia two-stroke engine as race hots up
    Lloyd's Register said approval in principle will give early movers confidence

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American Shipper web site
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
  • How US military equipment for Ukraine is shipped across Atlantic
    A flood of tanks, military vehicles and weapons systems is flowing from the U.S. to Europe. Shipowner ARC plays a pivotal transport role.
  • Seacor Holdings sells harbor towing assets operating in Gulf of Mexico
    Seacor Holdings has sold its U.S. harbor towing operations to firms in Louisiana and Texas.
  • Aviation, trade sectors brace for government shutdown
    The Federal Aviation Administration and Customs and Border Protection are two key agencies involved in goods movement that will be short-handed if the government shuts down nonessential services.

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Mediterranean Emission Control Area for Sulphur Oxides Comes Into Force Tomorrow
Brussels
Vessels will have to use fuel with a maximum sulphur content of 0.1%.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Reports Quarterly Net Loss of -$40.3 Million
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Reports Quarterly Net Loss of -$40.3 Million
Miami
In the first three months of this year, revenues fell by -2.9%
DSV Completes Acquisition of Schenker
Hedehouse
In the first three months of this year, the Danish logistics group's operating result increased by +17.5%
Hapag-Lloyd expects to close the first quarter with very positive performance
Hamburg
ONE closed fiscal year 2024 with net income of $4.2 billion (+336%)
ONE closed fiscal year 2024 with net income of $4.2 billion (+336%)
Singapore
In the period the container fleet transported 3.1 million TEU (+2.3%)
In the first quarter, the revenues of the Chinese shipping group COSCO grew by +20.1%
In the first quarter, the revenues of the Chinese shipping group COSCO grew by +20.1%
Shanghai
The fleet transported 6.5 million containers (+7.5%)
In the last quarter of 2024, Eurokai port terminals handled over 3.2 million containers (+9.4%)
Hamburg
In Germany, traffic was 1.9 million TEU (+14.0%) and in Italy 443 thousand TEU (+7.9%)
OOIL orders 14 new 18,500 teu containerships
Hong Kong
Dalian, Nantong shipyards win $3.1 billion contract
Orient Overseas (International) Limited (OOIL), the subsidiary of the Chinese shipping group COSCO Shipping Holdings that operates containerized maritime transport services with ...
Chinese ports set new cargo throughput record for January-March quarter
Chinese ports set new cargo throughput record for January-March quarter
Beijing
In the period, seaports handled 73.1 million containers (+8.3%)
Passenger terminal completed at Rizzo dock in Messina port
Messina
Work begins on remodeling the seabed of the port of Reggio Calabria
UPS closed the first quarter with a net profit of 1.2 billion dollars (+6.6%)
Atlanta
Revenues down slightly following sale of Coyote Logistics
Second Large Cruise Ship Built in China Launched
Shanghai
It will join the Adora Cruises fleet at the end of 2026
Uiltrasporti underlines the need to keep Italian ports under public control
Rome
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
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Transaction valued at $440 million
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
Shanghai
They distort fair competition - the Shanghai group denounces - and hinder the normal functioning of shipping
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
Purchase of area for new cruise terminal in Marghera completed
Venice
It is expected to become operational in the 2028 cruise season.
CMA CGM Completes Acquisition of Air Belgium
Marseille/Mont-Saint-Guibert
Mazaudier: Strengthen our air capacity with immediate effect
In 2024, 94.4 million tonnes of goods were transported on the Austrian rail network (+2.2%)
Vienna
31.8% of the total volume was achieved on routes longer than 300 kilometres
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in Albanian ports decreased by -1.8%
Tirana
Passengers also decreasing (-1.6%)
The final budget and the annual report 2024 of the AdSP of Sardinia have been approved
Cagliari
Pilot project for the unified issuing of port access permits for haulers
Interporto Padova's 2024 financial statements unanimously approved
Padua
Revenues up +7.3%
Redevelopment works underway at the agri-food hub of the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Works worth six million euros
Bluferries is ready to put the new ro-pax Athena into service in the Strait of Messina
Messina
It can carry up to 22 trucks or 125 cars and 393 people
Approved the financial statement for the financial year 2024 of the AdSP of the Ionian Sea
Taranto
424.8 million port works completed in the last decade
Kalmar reports lower quarterly revenue, higher new orders
Helsinki
In the first three months of 2025, net profit was 34.1 million euros (+2%)
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
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
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
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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
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
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
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
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