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Exim India web site
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
  • JNPA hosts CII delegation aimed at enhancing collaboration and strengthening industry relations
  • C. V. Deepak to be among the many leading lights to grace South East Air Cargo Conclave and Awards 2024
  • Trump presidency seen boosting India's engg exports
  • Maritime appetite for cyber risk notably higher than other key industries, new report reveals
  • Merchandise exports projected to grow 1.85 pc in Oct.-Dec.
  • Digital Integration the key to EXIM Logistics Efficiencies
  • Allcargo Logistics' consolidated revenue up 30% Y-O-Y in Q2FY25
  • HMM profit soars in Q3 amid strong market dynamics
  • Integrated Manufacturing Cluster to come up in Gaya
  • India, B'desh discuss land port issues for better facilitation
  • You Ask We Answer

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International Transport Journal web site
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
  • Rail service also for very small quantities
  • Boeing: +66% of freighters by 2043
  • UP to serve new car plant in Texas
  • Prestwick partners with Chicago Rockford
  • Lineage builds on Midwest cold chain
  • Prioritising innovation over cyber security
  • Leadership changes at Post NL
  • Amazon drone delivery takes off in Arizona
  • Fleet upsize to meet net-zero targets
  • Hödlmayr acquires Laaers carriers
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Germany-wide distribution for Alnatura
  • A new crew for Espo

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The Loadstar web site
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
  • Automation issues bring USMX-ILA negotiations to a standstill
  • OIA Global moves into Australian market with Airmark and BTi buys
  • The Flexport revival - narrowing losses, falling paper value
  • Minister orders Industrial Relations Board to step in to end port strikes in Canada
  • Air freight rates predicted to stay at altitude next year - for some trades
  • 'New services and focus on profitability' produce bumper Q3 for HMM
  • 'Victimised' PSA Sical seeks early end to box terminal concession at Indian port
  • Danaos - what goes boo-hoo to a 'NOO'?
  • Amazon decides it's time 'to shout' about its air cargo offering
  • HMM to install carbon capture systems on box ships too young to scrap
  • 'Flexible' new mid-size containerships see carriers better prepared for crashing demand
  • Turkish Airlines' Miami freighter hooks up with Avianca for LatAm access
  • Abdulaziz Busbate steps up as new CEO of DHL Express MENA division
  • Andreas Schwertfeger is new marine logistics sales director at Priority Freight

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Marine Log web site
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
  • Patriot Leader: First Gladding-Hearn built CTV
    Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, Somerset, Mass., has delivered its first crew transfer vessel (CTV), the Patriot Leader, to Patriot Offshore Maritime Services. The vessel will operate year-round, transportation service for 24 offshore
  • VIDEO: ZEMBA moves to kick start deployment of e-fuels
    The Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA), a shippers' group whose members include major freight buyers such as Amazon, IKEA and Levi Strauss, is moving to accelerate the deployment of e-fuels in
  • VIDEO: M/V ACBL Mariner: Mightiest Mississippi River towboat yet
    Christened at a ceremony held in New Orleans yesterday, American Commercial Barge Line's latest vessel, M/V ACBL Mariner is the most powerful towboat ever built for Mississippi River operations. What that translates

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Container News web site
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
  • BIMCO unveils Ship Recycling Alliance
    BIMCO has launched a Ship Recycling Alliance to help accelerate safe and environmentally sound recycling of vessels. The alliance is expected to help facilitate the global implementation of the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (HKC), which will enter into force in June 2025. This comes at a time when more than 15,000 ships are estimated
  • Global South Trade Growth Faces New Challenges
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  • Erma First takes over Ecochlor
    Erma First Group has successfully completed the acquisition of Ecochlor, aiming to strengthen its position as a trusted provider of ballast water treatment and advanced decarbonisation solutions. Broadening the range of ultra-efficient ballast water treatment systems (BWTS), future-proof decarbonisation solutions and related services under the Erma First umbrella, the acquisition consolidates the
  • Overview of Major European Ports' Rail Connectivity
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  • Unions angered by Ottawa's interference in port dispute
    Union officials have vowed to fight the Canadian government's order to end the port disputes at its major facilities in Montreal, Vancouver and Prince Rupert. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514, which represents supervisory longshore workers in British Columbia, said it will file a legal challenge to the minister's orders, which impose binding arbitration on both sides of t
  • Innovative training centre opens for digitalised port operations in Hamburg
    The PortSkill 4.0 research project saw the presentation of the cutting-edge, digital training centre at HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) in Germany. The center is being set up to grapple with the demands of digitalised port operations and is expected to offer cutting-edge learning technologies and customised training solutions. In the past two years, analyses of the operational, administ
  • Strategic Battle Between Posorja and Valparaíso for South America Trade Dominance
    The ports of Valparaíso in Chile and Posorja in Ecuador are both pivotal to South America's strategic maritime network, each leveraging unique advantages to enhance their competitive stance. This content is locked Select a CN Premium Subscription Package To Unlock The Content! If you liked this post, please consider donating The post appeared first on Container News .
  • MSC stretches ship-buying spree
    This content is locked Select a CN Premium Subscription Package To Unlock The Content! If you liked this post, please consider donating The post appeared first on Container News .
  • Maersk revises peak season surcharge from Far East to Oceania
    Danish ocean carrier Maersk has decided to revise the Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Mongolia to Australia, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Effective from December, the new PSS levels will be as follows: Origin Destination effective Currency 20dry / 40dry, 40hdry, 45hdry 20 REEF NOR / 40 REEF NOR China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Mongolia Austr
  • Evergreen seeks additional 24,000 TEU workhorses
    Taiwan's Evergreen Marine Corporation (EMC) is apparently not done with building Megamax container ships. The world's seventh largest liner operator has a dozen 24,000 TEU ships in its active fleet, with four similar ships on order at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding for delivery in 2025. This content is locked Select a CN Premium Subscription Package To Unlock The Content! Martina Li Asia Correspond
  • COSCO SHIPPING receives approval for new ammonia-fuelled vessels
    On 30 October, the design scheme for a 50,000 cubic meter ammonia dual-fuel carrier, jointly developed by COSCO SHIPPING Energy and COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry, received independent Approval in Principle (AIP) from three leading classification societies: ABS, CCS, and DNV. This milestone signifies that COSCO SHIPPING Energy has successfully achieved "full coverage" in ship type application and
  • Duvenbeck Group appoints new COO
    Germany-based logistics company Duvenbeck Group announced that Christian Seidl is the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the north/west region. Seidl is responsible for the operating business in the Road and Contract Logistics divisions in this new position. Duvenbeck's new COO has a 35-year experience in the logistics sector. Among other things, Seidl has held management positions at Ceva, Da
  • SeaLead unveils ANIDEA service linking Far East, West India and East Africa
    SeaLead announced the launch of its revamped service, ANIDEA (Asia and India, East Africa), which builds upon the existing IDEA service, representing the company's willingness to enhance trade connectivity and provide seamless logistics solutions. ANIDEA will commence operations with the maiden voyage of the vessel Zhong Gu Zhu Hai on 24 November, departing from Shanghai. The ANIDEA service boast
  • HMM profits soar in third quarter
    HMM reported revenue of KRW 3,552 billion (US$2.5 billion), with a net profit of KRW 1,739 billion (US$1.25 billion) and an operating profit of KRW 1,461 billion (US$1 billion) for the third quarter of the year. Additionally, for the cumulative period of the first nine months of 2024, revenue reached KRW 8,545 billion (US$6.1 billion), net profit was KRW 2,884 billion (US$2 billion) and operating

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Splash web site
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
  • Splash launches bumper Hong Kong magazine
    Ahead of Hong Kong Maritime Week, Splash today publishes an 80-page magazine on the Special Administrative Region. Recent weeks have seen plenty of much needed focus on reestablishing Hong Kong as a leading international maritime centre (IMC). The climb back up the ranks will not be easy, but finally there does appear greater maritime emphasis ...
  • McDermott awarded decommissioning contract offshore Australia
    Houston-based offshore contractor McDermott has secured decommissioning work for Santos offshore Western Australia. The contract worth between $50m and $250m covers engineering, procurement, removal and disposal of the Harriet Alpha platform and associated infrastructure. The Harriet Alpha platform is one of the largest facilities slated for decommissioning and will follow McDermott's recent comp
  • Kpler expands with Spire Maritime acquisition
    Maritime data provider Kpler has acquired satellite-powered, global vessel tracking data firm Spire Maritime. By integrating Spire Maritime's technology and AIS feed, Kpler wants to expand its data reach, offering comprehensive visibility across open oceans. Kpler said that the transaction was expected to close by the first quarter of 2025, subject to satisfying customary closing ...
  • Glomar secures multi-year vessel contract from TenneT
    Dutch offshore support vessel player Glomar has revealed a multi-year vessel framework contract with Dutch-German transmission system operator TenneT. The deal covers the provision of fully equipped emergency response and rescue vessels (ERRVs) and safety standby vessels (SSVs) in the German sector of the North Sea. "This collaboration marks a pivotal step in enhancing safety ...
  • OEG Renewables seals five-year bareboat deal for CTV newbuild
    OEG Renewables, part of Aberdeen-based offshore contractor OEG Energy, has moved to further bolster its offshore wind support fleet with a crew transfer vessel newbuild from Diverse Marine. The company has struck a deal with the shipbuilder on the Isle of Wight to bareboat charter a Chartwell Ambitious Class CTV for five years. The vessel, ...
  • US container trade deficit increasing despite import tariffs
    For all the bluster that container shipping is the most exposed shipping sector from the return of Donald Trump to the White House, a slew of data does not support the narrative that tariffs curtail box volumes. The US container trade imbalance has worsened in the last six years since the first round of trade ...
  • Shipping majors make green hydrogen call at COP29
    Anglo-Eastern, Fortescue, GasLog, Mitsui OSK Lines, Ocean Network Express, Trafigura, and X-Press Feeders are among more than 50 high profile names in shipping who have signed a green hydrogen call to action at the United Nations' ongoing climate talks at COP29 in Baku this week. Many ports have also signed up to the call to ...
  • Ottawa moves to end port strikes
    Canada's labour minister, Steven Mackinnon, said yesterday he will intervene to end lockouts of workers at the country's two biggest ports. However, aggrieved dockworkers have vowed to take the matter to court. Mackinnon directed the Canada Industrial Relations Board to order the resumption of all operations at the ports of Vancouver and Montreal and move ...
  • Evergreen in talks for container shipping's first megamax orders of the year
    Alphaliner is reporting Taiwan's Evergreen Marine has issued a request for proposals for eleven 24,000 teu methanol dual-fuel vessels. Evergreen has reportedly asked six builders to make offers. The yards in question are Samsung, Hyundai and Hanwha from South Korea, as well as China's Jiangnan Shipyard and Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard and Imabari from Japan. The ships ...
  • COSCO in for six VLCC newbuilds at Dalian
    COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation (CSET) is swelling its VLCC fleet with six newbuilds at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co (DSIC). The listed oil and gas shipping arm of COSCO Shipping Group will invest RMB5.748bn ($795m) in 307,000 dwt units via its subsidiary Hainan Energy. COSCO's energy shipping arm sports a fleet of over 150 crude and ...
  • INEOS heads to The Netherlands for new-look CO2 carrier
    Chemical giant INEOS has signed a multi-year contract with Dutch owner Royal Wagenborg for the construction and deployment of a CO2 carrier for the Greensand CCS project. The vessel is based on Wagenborg's EasyMax design and will be built by the Royal Niestern Sander shipyard. The vessel is an open-top multi-purpose ice-classed vessel with a ...
  • Palm oil tanker freight assessment launched
    LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv, has launched a palm oil tanker freight assessment, developed by the group's agriculture and shipping research teams in collaboration with a panel of shipbrokers. The MR route covers two ports heading to Rotterdam with the rates announced every Friday. The palm oil tanker freight assessment is the first in a ...
  • DeepOcean and Exceed team up to provide vessel-based P&A services
    Norwegian offshore contractor DeepOcean has entered into a collaboration agreement with Aberdeen-based well management specialist Exceed to provide vessel-based well plug and abandonment services to the global decommissioning market. DeepOcean will combine its subsea engineering competence and extensive fleet of WROVs and supporting subsea vessels with Exceed's well decommissioning expertise to o

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Lloyd's List web site
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
  • FMC ruling on proposed $63m MSC penalty pushed back until Trump term
    In April, the Federal Maritime Commission alleged that ocean carrier MSC violated the US Shipping Act thousands of times during...
  • Dark fleet crackdown looms as EU states consider stopping suspect ships
    European Parliamentary resolution calls for shadow fleet ships to be restricted from EU waters including the English Channel, inspected for...
  • Vardis Vardinoyannis dies age 90
    Tanker fleet of Avin International includes world-first ammonia-ready suezmax delivered two years ago
  • Another Fortescue H2 project in doubt as Forrest appeals to COP29
    Fortescue and Norway's Hoegh Autoliners called for regulators to help the progress of ammonia at an event in Baku. But...
  • East coast strike threat raised as union breaks off talks over automation
    As expected, automation remains a key sticking point in the contract talks between the ILA and USMX. The union says...
  • Leading bulker owner urges regulators to restore primacy of safety
    Green fuels for newbuildings, drop-in fuels for existing fleet, carbon capture and storage, and CEM-Hubs are the way to go...
  • Trump presidency positive for VLCCs on multiple fronts, says DHT
    This earnings season has been less about shipping earnings and more about how executives believe the Trump presidency will impact...
  • Wagenborg pens CO2 carrier newbuilding contract to service Ineos carbon capture project
    New Ineos-chartered CO2 carrier will be utilised for Project Greensand, which aims to advance carbon capture and storage in the...
  • IMO tells shipping that 'nuclear is on the agenda', conference told
    The civil nuclear maritime regulatory environment is being updated and despite technical and perception issues, there is a role for...
  • Tankers brace for turbulence under Trump's energy and sanctions agenda
    Boosting US domestic oil production will take time, curbing Iranian exports is not easy and Russian oil flows are a...
  • Hot containership sale and purchase market continues as prices rise
    Sellers are said to have upped their price ideas as a strong market for secondhand containerships since the second quarter...
  • Yards and class societies to establish ammonia bunkering guidelines
    The class society has signed an MOU with shipyards, KSS Line and the Liberian Registry to establish 'robust safety standards'...
  • Taiwan's Yang Ming and Wan Hai experience robust growth in Q3 on high demand
    The two Taiwanese lines remain cautious about future challenges amid geopolitical tensions and tariff barriers
  • Shipping happy to accept increased cyber security risk, for now
    But cyber security experts have questioned shipping's readiness to deal with ever more threats, and warned that bad actors will...
  • HMM rides freight market highs to post banner quarter
    HMM anticipates a weaker market outlook for the current quarter owing to the off-peak season
  • The Daily View: Entirely achievable goals
    Your latest edition of Lloyd's List's Daily View - the essential briefing on the stories shaping shipping
  • CSET to order six VLCCs at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry
    The newbuilding order plan further substantiates market speculations about Cosco's massive fleet expansion initiative
  • Daily Briefing
    Shipping looks to accelerate green fuels as efficiency drive stalls | Big test for Panama Canal: Can it woo bulkers...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
  • BC ports to reopen, but longshore union plans challenge to back-to-work order
    Dockworkers in British Columbia, as well as Montreal, say Labor Minister Steve MacKinnon's order to accept binding arbitration goes against their rights under Canada's constitution.
  • Panama Canal chief offers land bridge option to transship containers across isthmus
    Developing an over-the-road network to handle containers carried on ships too large to traverse the waterway could increase the canal's annual throughput by over 60%, officials say, though funding concerns exist.
  • Evergreen, HMM follow peers in reporting bumper Q3 profits
    The strong quarterly results mirror those of other carriers including CMA CGM, Yang Ming Marine and Wan Hai Lines, which have also recently reported stellar third-quarter financials.
  • ILA breaks off contract talks, accuses USMX of semi-automation push
    The union representing about 45,000 dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports says employers want to eliminate jobs by implementing semi-automated technology at marine terminals.
  • DAT, Keelvar integrate on truckload rate benchmarking for shippers
    Customers of automated freight procurement tool Keelvar will get access to more than $1 trillion in truckload pricing data as part of a new arrangement with DAT Freight & Analytics.
  • US truckload spot rates to benefit from 'tailwinds' as 2025 progresses
    After two years of shipping pricing power, analysts expect spot and contract truckload rates to rise over the course of next year, with the biggest hikes coming in the second half.

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TradeWinds web site
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
  • MOL plots giant gas carrier push as Japan pursues green ambitions
    Kawasaki Heavy Industries, HD Hyundai and Hanwha Ocean will be contracted to build the 88,000-cbm ships
  • Safe Bulkers delivers earnings growth in 'good quarter' as some ships shift into spot market
    Bulker has fewer ships on time charter compared to prior quarter but warns of geopolitical uncertainties
  • Thoresen Thai's shipping stays profitable on higher supramax rates
    TCE rates for supramaxes were at $13,700per day on average
  • WFW lawyer believes market is set for commodities bull run in Trump era
    'A tariff war against China is not in anyone's interest,' says firm's mining and commodities head
  • Aurora Offshore takes on nine ships and shareholder in deal with Siem Group
    Kristian Siem takes a stake in Borealis Maritime's offshore company, which increases its fleet to 28 ships
  • DHT Holdings sees older VLCCs as potential sales candidates
    New York-listed tanker owner could use proceeds for newbuilding orderbook
  • Hong Kong Convention architect Nikos Mikelis elected chairman of new Bimco Ship Recycling Alliance
    Alliance aims to co-ordinate voices of the ship recycling and shipping industries to accelerate HKC implementation
  • Russian hacktivists target shipyards and ports in 'constant' attacks
    Conference hears maritime industry vulnerable to attacks owing to outdated systems
  • Peter Livanos venture Ecolog teams with Tata Steel on green hydrogen and CO2 shipping corridor
    Project would see Peter Livanos company take on marine transport and Dutch terminal construction
  • 'Taiwan Inc' liner operator trio log $6bn in container shipping profits
    Evergreen, Yang Ming and Wan Hai are raking in the dollars despite falling spot rates
  • Hong Kong Convention architect Nikos Mikelis elected chair of new Bimco Ship Recycling Alliance
    Alliance aims to co-ordinate voices of the ship recycling and shipping industries to accelerate HKC implementation
  • ADS Maritime ends investment in Formosa VLCC with 'solid' cash flow
    Norwegian investor's share purchase deal expired in August
  • Coal shipments to advanced economies could hit 15-year low
    Volume loss in 2024 equates to 0.5% decrease in global dry bulk cargo
  • Should tanker owners be spooked by Opec demand revisions?
    DNB analyst sees room for production boost despite bloc's ongoing demand forecast cuts
  • Kpler adds satellites to trade-tracking offerings after Spire Maritime takeover
    Deal to acquire Spire Global's ocean division adds 'high quality data'
  • Tor Svelland slams extreme negativity in shipping as 'crazy' short positions build up
    Hedge fund manager says weaker tanker and LNG markets can rebound quickly
  • Chinese buyers extend capesize bulker buying spree as asset prices soften
    Reported price is a little less than previous deals and latest estimates are following suit
  • Confusion over loading terms lands broker with $100,000 claim in complex dispute
    Insurer ITIC highlights perils of being imprecise in contracts
  • Tanker adrift for 20 months with leaking flammable cargo after US sanctions hit Iran 'shadow banking' network
    Owner and charterer involved in London legal dispute over proceeds of naphtha sale
  • Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos and Wagenborg move into CO2 shipping with a royal seal of approval
    Dutch owner and UK energy group will run a gas carrier for Project Greensand
  • Sinogas expands gas fleet with order for four LPG carriers in China
    Singapore owner and manager focusing on building up its mid-size fleet through deal at Huangpu Wenchong
  • How much was the 'biggest ever' Posidonia worth to the Greek economy?
    Almost as much as one Taylor Swift concert, that's how much
  • Ernst Russ sees profits and revenues slide on lower charter earnings
    Tonnage provider hails 'successful performance' and maintains full-year earnings guidance
  • Shipping failing as emissions return to 2008 peak, UK study finds
    UCL and UMAS researchers blame inadequate energy efficiency improvements
  • Entrepreneur seeks to create 'ultimate social media platform' for shipping
    Josephine Le aims to bring together seafarers and bosses on new social media platform The Hood
  • HMM profit soars to $1.2bn in third quarter on 'strong market dynamics'
    South Korean liner giant benefits as container freight rates more than triple
  • Petros Panagiotidis' Toro Corp sitting on $192m cash pile for future deals
    Gas carrier and tanker owner poised to pounce after selling ships
  • 'Massive cash pile' supports 'highly appealing' dividend yield at John Fredriksen's Flex LNG
    Fearnley Securities upgrades stock to buy from hold
  • 2020 Bulkers books third-quarter profit as weaker capesize market hits dividend
    Profit more than doubled year on year for the quarter
  • Upscaled ethane carriers set to galvanise growing trades
    Middle Eastern players enter fast-growing niche vessel sector
  • Shadow fleet tankers believed to be transferring Russian oil off Spain despite government crackdown
    Tracking data shows two Hong Kong-controlled suezmaxes involved in potential offloading of crude off Ceuta enclave
  • Cosco Shipping Energy splashes $795m to order VLCC series
    Shipping giant is ordering six conventionally fuelled crude carriers at Dalian Shipbuilding
  • NYK pushes third steam turbine LNG carrier out for sale as emissions regulations loom
    But Chinese buyers have snapped up one of the shipowner's 16-year-old steamers
  • Spray and pray: The cyber criminal tactic hurting shipping
    New report reveals vulnerabilities in the defences of shipping companies that have fallen prey to indiscriminate criminal attacks
  • DHT expects 'constructive' Trump effect after reporting third-quarter profit growth
    VLCC specialist also points to hope for China demand
  • Bahri Week offers a welcome respite for big tanker owners waiting out the winter of discontent
    Tankers may have lost their traditional pre-Christmas fizz but Middle East dealmaking paints a very different picture

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American Shipper web site
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
  • ILA breaks off East Coast port contract talks
    The International Longshoremen's Association broke off negotiations on a new contract with the United States Maritime Alliance, charging employers want to eliminate union jobs.

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In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
COSCO Shipping Holdings Group's revenues fell by -3.4% in the second quarter of 2025.
COSCO Shipping Holdings Group's revenues fell by -3.4% in the second quarter of 2025.
Shanghai
Sharp decline in economic performance in the trans-Pacific and Asia-Europe markets
For Federlogistica, the bridge over the Strait of Messina will have the miraculous power to gradually eliminate a framework of social injustices.
For Federlogistica, the bridge over the Strait of Messina will have the miraculous power to gradually eliminate a framework of social injustices.
Genoa
Falteri: it can become the artery of an economic and social body that has been underdeveloped to date
SBB CFF FFS Cargo's half-year performance was negative.
Bern
The Swiss company announced a drop in volumes in both domestic and transit traffic.
COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly revenue
Hong Kong
In the April-June period, net profit was 122.4 million dollars (+32.4%)
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports hit a new record high in July
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports hit a new record high in July
Beijing
Foreign traffic amounted to 427.6 million tonnes (+6.1%)
South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and HD Hyundai Mipo Co. to merge
Seoul
The completion of the operation is expected for next December 1st.
Filt Cgil, priority should be given to valorizing AdSP workers rather than assigning positions
Rome
The union denounces the failure to comply with the National Collective Labour Agreement
Companies inform
Accelleron and Geislinger: An Evolving Technical Collaboration
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Venice grew by +4.1%
Venice
There were 228 thousand cruise passengers (+12.8%)
COSCO Shipping International's revenues increased by 10.3% in the first half of the year.
Hong Kong
Net profit was HK$494.6 million (+26.0%)
G20 nations' merchandise trade showed modest growth in the second quarter
Geneva
The increase in trade in services was more pronounced
South Korea's HD Hyundai announces multibillion-dollar investment program to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
South Korea's HD Hyundai announces multibillion-dollar investment program to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
Seongnam
Agreements with the US investment firm Cerberus Capital and the Korea Development Bank
MSC World Europa cruise ship crashes off the coast of Ponza
Rome
The Coast Guard reports that the situation on board, where there are 8,585 people, is calm and under control.
MSC World Europa has resumed autonomous sailing
Rome
Electrical problem solved, the cruise ship is headed for the port of Naples
PostEurop warns that from August 29, shipments of goods to the USA could be limited or suspended
Brussels
Last month, Trump eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods.
Chinese oil company OOIL sees growth in its half-year financial results.
Hong Kong
In the first six months of this year, revenues increased by +5.0%
Premier Alliance to split Mediterranean Pendulum 2 service next month
Seoul/Singapore/Keelung
Investment firm CVC Capital Partners exits Boluda Maritime Terminals and TTI Algeciras
Schiphol
The two terminal companies manage a total of nine Spanish port terminals
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
Haifa
In the period April-June the average value of freight rates fell by -11.6%
Interferry's Entry/Exit System risks delaying ferry operations at European ports.
Victoria
The system will come into force on October 12th
DFDS closes second quarter with a loss
Copenhagen
In the period April-June 2025 the fleet transported 10.6 million linear meters of rolling stock (-0.4%)
Ammonia and methanol are ready to decarbonize shipping, but some obstacles to their use must be removed.
New record quarterly results for the American cruise group Viking
New record quarterly results for the American cruise group Viking
Los Angeles
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 439.2 million dollars (+182.2%)
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by 1.8% last month.
Barcelona
202,321 TEUs handled at loading and unloading (+10.4%) and 142,492 TEUs in transit (-8.3%)
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
Hamburg
Sharp increase in transshipment container volumes (+26%)
Norway's Xeneta has bought Denmark's eeSea
Oslo
Both companies provide data and information for the optimization of containerized maritime transport
In the April-June quarter, freight traffic in Tunisian ports decreased by -3.8%
La Goulette
In the first six months of 2025, 13.8 million tonnes were handled (-3.2%)
Port of Koper sets new quarterly records for containers and rolling stock
Ljubljana
In the period April-June, 5.6 million tons of goods were moved (-4.1%)
Port of Los Angeles hits record monthly container traffic
Los Angeles
Over one million TEUs were handled in July (+8.5%)
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hamburg
Net profit fell by -39.4%
Evergreen reports an 18.7% drop in quarterly revenues
Taipei
The April-June period closed with a net profit decrease of -62.9%
South Korean company HMM's revenues fell by 1.5% in the second quarter.
Seoul
Trump announces rejection of IMO's shipping decarbonization program
Washington
The proposed framework - it is denounced - is in effect a global carbon tax that affects Americans and is imposed by an irresponsible United Nations organization.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June, revenues decreased by -26.5% and -8.7% respectively
Cruise traffic at Global Ports Holding terminals grew by 6.0% in the second quarter
Istanbul
In the first six months of 2025, an increase of +16.7% was recorded
In the period April-June, cargo traffic in Croatian ports decreased by -4.0%
Zagreb
Cruise passengers grow by +5.4%
Container traffic at US ports is expected to plummet in the second half of this year.
Washington/Long Beach
In July, the Port of Long Beach handled 944,000 TEUs (+7.0%)
ThyssenKrupp shareholders approve spin-off of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems
Eat
The company will be listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
Geneva
Global trade in goods is expected to grow by 0.9% this year
Hupac will increase the number of weekly rotations between Busto Arsizio and Basel from five to eight
Noise
Increase in attendance from September 1st
From January 1st, new bunkering regulations will apply in the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp.
Rotterdam
The barges must be equipped with flow meters
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Copenhagen
Terminals and logistics have made a positive contribution. Container shipping benefits from demurrage revenues.
The CIPESS has approved the final project for the bridge over the Strait of Messina.
Rome
Construction will begin this year and the project will be completed in 2032.
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
Bonn
Significant reduction in shipments from China and Hong Kong to the US due to Trump's abolition of the de minimis regime
The Grendi group has acquired 70% of Dario Perioli Spa
The Grendi group has acquired 70% of Dario Perioli Spa
Milan
The remaining 30% will remain with Fingiro, owned by Michele Giromini, the company's CEO.
HMM announces failure of SK Shipping acquisition talks
Seoul
The operation reportedly fell through due to a disagreement on the transaction price.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Taranto increased by +22.8%
Taranto
Containers stopped at just 4,000 TEUs (-27.4%)
In the first half of the year, the operating revenues of the Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane group grew by +2.3%
Rome
In the goods segment alone, an increase of +6.9% was recorded
Pacific Environment calls on IMO to adopt binding measures to reduce the impact of shipping on the Arctic
Anchorage
In the first half of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Palermo increased by +0.5%
Palermo
Rolling stock is growing. Other freight is declining.
In the second quarter, ship traffic in the Panama Canal increased by +16.3%
In the second quarter, ship traffic in the Panama Canal increased by +16.3%
Panama
Panama Ports Company says it is ready to confront the Panamanian government, but "at the appropriate time."
The National Retail Federation has strongly condemned Trump's tariff policy.
Washington
New tariffs will impact goods in the coming weeks
Mulino proposes the Panamanian state's entry into the consortium interested in acquiring Panama Ports Company.
Panama
Supreme Court verdict on concession contract pending
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Singapore
In the April-June period, revenues decreased by -4% and net profit dropped by -89%.
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
President Alessandro Arvigo and CEO Maurizio Anselmo
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In the second quarter, sales of dry containers produced by CIMC fell by -33%.
Hong Kong
Reefer boats increase by 57%
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Grande Shanghai
Naples
It will be used for the transport of vehicles between East Asia and Northern Europe
The ART urges to verify that the investment plan and the related amortization period are consistent with the duration of the port concessions.
Turin
Chinese automaker FAW ships components to Europe by train
Changchun
Transit time reduced to 18 days compared to 45 days for maritime transport
The assets and fleet of the Spanish Armas Trasmediterránea will be sold to Baleària and DFDS
Las Palmas/Dénia/Copenhagen
Two agreements worth €215 million and €40 million respectively have been signed.
Italian State Railways (FS), investing €70 million to install the ERTMS system.
Rome
Work has been completed on 382 Trenitalia trains, while the retrofitting of 60 locomotives from Mercitalia Rail, an FS Logistix company, is underway.
MPC Container Ships' quarterly revenue returns to growth
The second quarter of 2025 was closed with a net profit of 78.1 million dollars (+20.5%)
Plans to build two container customs areas north and south of the Suez Canal
Cairo
Fourteen of the 48 abandoned shipwrecks in Catania port have been removed.
Catania
The activity will be replicated in the port of Augusta
The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has confirmed the validity of the tender for the new Ravano Terminal in the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
DP World's port terminals handled record quarterly container traffic
Dubai
Revenues grew by 22.2% in the first half of 2025
In the quarter April-June the volume of rolling stock transported by Höegh Autoliners increased by +9.0%
Oslo
Sharp increase (+46.6%) of vehicles from Asia
South Korea's HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering acquires Vietnam's Doosan Enerbility
Seongnam
It manages an industrial area with its own port facility
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras grew by 6.6% in July
Algeciras
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -2.9% was recorded
In July, the port of Valencia handled 488,000 containers (+6.7%)
Valencia
Increase driven by growth in empty containers
Salvini has appointed Annalisa Tardino as extraordinary commissioner of the Western Sicilian Sea Port Authority.
Rome/Palermo
The President of the Sicilian Region announces the appeal against the provision
The materials dredged in the ports of La Spezia and Carrara will be used for the construction of the new breakwater in Genoa.
Genoa/La Spezia
Agreement between the two Ligurian Port System Authorities
X-Press Feeders denounces authorities' failure to acknowledge responsibility in the X-Press Pearl accident
Singapore
According to the company, the Supreme Court ruling ignores international maritime law
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -6.5% in July
Hong Kong
A decline of -3.7% was recorded in the first seven months of 2025
Cargo traffic in Russian ports remained stable in July
St. Petersburg
In the first seven months of 2025, loads decreased by -4.6%
In July, the Port of Singapore set a new all-time record for monthly container traffic with 3.9 million TEUs.
Singapore
In terms of weight, containerized cargo decreased by -3.6%
Compensation to be paid by the Civitavecchia Port Authority in the Fincosit case has been set at €1.5 million.
Civitavecchia
Latrofa: The ruling allows the release of set-aside sums that have frozen the budget for years.
Germany's HHLA posts record quarterly revenue
Hamburg
In the second quarter, the group's port terminals handled 3.2 million containers (+7.9%)
In the first half of 2025, CK Hutchison's port terminals handled 44 million containers (+4.0%)
Hong Kong
In the quarter April-June the Wallenius Wilhelmsen fleet transported 14.8 million cubic meters of rolling stock (-0.5%)
Lysaker
Revenues down by -0.7%
In the second quarter, Montenegro's ports handled 670 thousand tons of goods (+0.6%)
Podgorica
Volumes with Italy amounted to 154 thousand tons (+53.1%)
With the arrival of the first container ship, the testing of operational procedures at the Rijeka Gateway begins.
The Hague
The first commercial ship is expected on September 12th
A proposal to bring the port of Taranto back onto global container routes? Start a discussion table.
Taranto
Meeting on the status of freight traffic
Port of Ancona: Tender for demolition of fire-damaged Tubimar warehouses
Ancona
The expected duration of the works is four and a half months
Merger of the German MACS and Hugo Stinnes, both active in the MPP vessel segment
Hamburg/Rostock
Stinnes headquarters in Rostock to close by December 31
A.SPE.DO, operationalizing the Smart Terminal to increase the competitiveness of the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
In the second quarter, freight traffic in Albanian ports grew by +2.9%
Tirana
There were 331 thousand passengers (+13.6%)
ING loans to Premuda for over 100 million dollars
Milan
Funds for the management buyout and the purchase of two product tankers
Sallaum Lines has taken delivery of the first of six Ocean-class dual-fuel PCTCs
Rotterdam
The ship was completed four months ahead of schedule
First meeting of the new Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Genoa
Several measures approved, including those for CULMV and CULP staff
Euroports to operate a new liquid bulk terminal in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It is expected to become operational in 2026
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.6%
Ravenna
Growth of 0.6% was recorded in June. An increase of 4.8% is expected in July.
OsserMare presents five reports on the marine economy
Rome
They focus on a specific sector supply chain or aspect of it
Port of Naples: Road haulage operations resume
Naples
Resolution meeting between institutions, operators and trade associations
ICTSI again reports record quarterly financial and operating results
Manila
Global Ship Lease Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Athens
In the April-June period, net profit was 95.4 million dollars (+8.4%)
Vard receives new order from North Star for two hybrid SOVs
Trieste
Contract worth between 100 and 200 million euros
The Panama Shipping Registry will no longer accept the registration of oil tankers and bulk carriers over 15 years old.
Panama
Measure to counter the use of the shadow fleet
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly revenue
Athens
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 130.9 million (-7.3%)
New customs fast corridor between the port of La Spezia and Interporto Padova
Padua
It adds to the other three already active on the same route
ICTSI to operate Indonesia's Batu Ampar Container Terminal
Manila
It is located on Batam Island
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
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ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Oman to build Middle East's first green ship recycling hub
(Muscat Daily)
EU mulls 10-year tax holiday for jet and shipping fuels, draft shows
(Reuters)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Pino Musolino has been appointed CEO of the Alilauro shipping company.
Naples
He replaces the resigning Eliseo Cuccaro
In the second quarter, DIS' time charter revenues fell by -37.1%.
Luxembourg
Net income was $19.6 million (-70.5%)
Wista Italy denounces the exclusion of women from the nominations of port authority presidents.
Milan
Musso: The glass ceiling that prevents women from accessing leadership roles remains.
Austrian Rail Cargo Group is focusing on the development of the Sommacampagna-Sona intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Ten-year agreement
In the second quarter, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -6.0%
Ankara
18.1% decline in ships over 200 metres in length
Fifty kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Civitavecchia
Rome
They were hidden inside a reefer container arriving from Ecuador
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
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