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Exim India web site
MAY 2, 2025
  • Commerce Secretary lays groundwork for setting up a Green and Digital Corridor between the Port of Rotterdam and Indian ports
  • Maharashtra unveils dedicated policy for shipbuilding, repair, recycling; aims for one-third of the country's target
  • Commercial operations begin at Multi Modal Logistics Park in Nagpur
  • PM Gati Shakti meeting evaluates 4 key infrastructure projects
  • India likely to continue RoDTEP scheme beyond Sept.
  • SBI inks MoU with Land Ports Authority for banking services
  • How the government is making the logistics sector more productive through digital tools
  • VOC Port and J M Baxi Group discuss key issues
  • Saudi Ports Authority announces new shipping service connecting King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam with Mundra and Nhava Sheva
  • Shipping Ministry hosts workshop on digital transformation
  • Maximum permissible draft at Karaikal Port in May declared
  • India seen having highest growth potential
  • Govt likely to launch captive port berth policy for PSUs
  • Suspension of operations at Haldia oil jetty in May

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The Loadstar web site
APRIL 30, 2025
  • Teamsters union vows UPS will be 'in for a hell of a fight' over jobs cull
  • IATA accuses Adani of 'capacity gaming' over Mumbai freighter ban
  • Heavenly DSV (with one caveat): the forwarding trifecta of success
  • DSV completes DB Schenker buy as it notes strong Q1 performance by Air & Sea
  • ...BIG earnings miss for DHL Global Forwarding & Freight
  • Global Forwarding drags DHL Q1 numbers down, but 'we have the remedy'
  • UPS talks to lots of customers - outlook? Impossible. Later? Who knows?
  • Good first quarter for Hapag Lloyd and ONE, 'but it's all downhill from here'
  • HMM takes ships from sinking transpacific for another Asia-Middle East service
  • CMA CGM Air Cargo fleet almost doubles with Air Belgium buy

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Marine Log web site
APRIL 30, 2025
  • NTSB reports on $3M Johnny M towboat fire
    A catastrophic engine failure led to a fire aboard the towboat Johnny M last year, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday. The fire broke out on Jan. 30, 2024, when the
  • Chesapeake Shipbuilding opts for Aquarius retractable stabilizers
    Continuing a15-year partnership with Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Md., Kongsberg Maritime is supplying its Aquarius retractable stabilizers for installation on the latest newbuild cruise ships under construction at the shipyard for American

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Container News web site
APRIL 30, 2025
  • BIMCO's Dry Bulk Market Report: US Tariffs Weaken Demand Outlook
    BIMCO anticipates a weakening in the supply-demand balance of the dry bulk market through 2025 and 2026, driven in part by recent changes in US trade policy. "Since our last update, tariff increases have dampened the economic outlook and heightened uncertainty. As a result, we've revised our cargo demand growth forecast down by 0.5 percentage points for both years," said Filipe Gouveia, Shipping
  • CLdN launches new weekly service between Belgium and Irish ports
    CLdN has announced the launch of a new weekly container service connecting Zeebrugge with the Irish ports of Cork and Dublin. The new service is set to commence on May 10. The company will deploy an 800 TEU lift-on/lift-off (LoLo) vessel, the JSP Rover, to operate between its Albert II terminal in Zeebrugge and the Republic of Ireland. This new LoLo service is expected to enhance CLdN's capacity
  • Hapag-Lloyd to pay €8.20 dividend per share
    Hapag-Lloyd's shareholders approved the payment of a dividend of €8.2 per share in the Annual General Meeting. "Despite the challenging market environment, we can look back on a very successful 2024," stated Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd. He continued: "Thanks to the strong demand for container transports and higher spot freight rates, we achieved the third-best operating result in our c
  • Recession looms as tariffs turn trade upside down
    Tariffs are driving global markets into recession, succumbing to the inevitable supply and demand imbalance as carrier capacity rises and demand diminishes. Shipping lines are struggling to maintain a balanced trade, having already withdrawn some 434,000 TEUs of Pacific capacity in week 16, with more cuts to come on 1 May, according to Hong Kong consultancy Linerlytica, which added that utilisati
  • SC Ports sees container volume growth for second consecutive month
    South Carolina Ports (SC Ports) handled 240,857 TEUs in March, representing an 11% growth over the same month last year. This is the second consecutive month of stronger container volumes, according to the SC Ports announcement. Rail-served Inland Ports in Greer and Dillon also performed well last month. Inland Port Greer handled 19,291 rail moves, up 20% from last year, an all-time record for th
  • HPC delivers pre-feasibility study for new bulk cargo terminal in Cabo Verde
    HPC Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC) has successfully delivered a pre-feasibility study for the development of a bulk cargo terminal at Porto Fundo in Santa Cruz, Cabo Verde. Commissioned by Spanish infrastructure company COPISA, the study provides a foundation for assessing the viability of a new terminal on the island of Santiago and sets the course for further investment planning. Located on Cabo
  • Port of Klaipeda sets new container throughput record in Q1
    Lithuania's Port of Klaipeda delivered a record-breaking performance in the first quarter of 2025, with its container sector leading the surge. Container throughput reached 2.2 million TEUs during the first three months of the year-a 33% increase compared to the same period in 2024. This marks the highest quarterly container handling volume in the port's history. The European port handled a total
  • JAXPORT welcomes Crowley's first Avance Class LNG-powered vessel
    The Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) celebrated the arrival of Quetzal-Crowley's newest LNG-powered container ship-on its maiden voyage. With a capacity of up to 1,400 TEUs, Quetzal offers greater cargo space than the vessels previously used by Crowley in its Central American and Caribbean trade routes with the United States. Powered by lower-emission LNG, the vessel marks a significant step
  • ONE surpasses US$4.2 billion annual profit amid expanding container vessel fleet
    Ocean Network Express (ONE) has reported exceptional financial results for the fiscal year ending 31 March 2025, marking a period of significant growth across all key performance indicators. The Singapore-based shipping company recorded a staggering 336% year-on-year increase in net profit, reaching over US$4.2 billion. At the same time, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) surged by an impr
  • CMA CGM expands air cargo fleet with Air Belgium acquisition
    French shipping giant CMA CGM has finalized its purchase of Air Belgium, adding four cargo aircraft to its rapidly growing airfreight division. With this acquisition, CMA CGM's total air fleet now numbers nine planes, though the Air Belgium brand will continue to operate under its existing name. "This acquisition represents a significant milestone in our strategy to grow CMA CGM's air cargo capab
  • CMA CGM applies new PSS from North Europe & Med to LATAM & Caribbean
    French shipping company CMA CGM has announced the implementation of new Peak Season Surcharges (PSS) on cargo shipments from North Europe and the Mediterranean to destinations across Latin America and the Caribbean. Effective from 1 June, the Marseille-based carrier will apply a PSS of USD/EUR 150 per TEU on all types of cargo transported from North Europe-including the Scandinavian and Baltic co
  • PD Ports unveils Teesport Offshore Gateway development plans
    PD Ports aims to develop one of the UK's largest offshore wind manufacturing and installation hubs - the Teesport Offshore Gateway. "Unlocking 180 acres (730,000m²) of development potential for a range of offshore manufacturers, assembly, marshalling and supply chain support services, the proposed site will confirm Teesside's place at the heart of the UK push for Net Zero and energy independence,
  • Marinakis' Capital splashes out over US$1.2B on 18 newbuild container vessels
    Evangelos Marinakis' Capital Maritime has finalised orders for 18 container ships at HD Hyundai shipyards
  • CMA CGM flags first boxship in India, boosting nation's maritime push
    India's maritime ambitions are gaining new momentum as the country strategically positions itself to become a global shipping and logistics powerhouse. In a landmark development, French shipping giant CMA CGM has registered its first Indian-flagged container ship, CMA CGM Vitoria. With a capacity of 2,592 TEUs, the vessel is now serving India under the group's BIGEX network, offering direct weekl
  • Hapag-Lloyd reports strong Q1 growth amid market uncertainty, warns of softer full-year outlook
    Hapag-Lloyd announced increased revenue and earnings in the first quarter, per the preliminary and unaudited report. In particular, the German ocean carrier reported a 17% growth in Group EBITDA, reaching US$1.1 billion, a 24% increase in Group EBIT to US$500 million, while the company's revenue climbed from US$4.6 billion in 2024 Q1 to US$5.3 billion in the first three months of 2025. The main d

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Splash web site
APRIL 30, 2025
  • PD Ports planning development of $260m UK offshore wind hub
    PD Ports has revealed plans to build one of the UK's largest offshore wind manufacturing and installation hubs - the Teesport Offshore Gateway - an investment worth around £200m ($267m). The project will unlock just shy of 730,000 sq m of development potential for a range of offshore manufacturers, assembly, marshalling, and supply chain support ...
  • Norden presses on with bulker flipping
    Danish shipping giant Norden has bagged another bulker sale after taking a purchase option on chartered-in tonnage. The Jan Rindbo-led owner and operator said it had offloaded an unnamed, previously leased handysize for an undisclosed sum in a deal that follows two similar, recently carried out asset plays. Earlier this month, the Hellerup-based company revealed ...
  • Dynacom in for more New Times suezmaxes
    Greece's Dynacom Tankers has swelled its suezmax orderbook at China's New Times Shipbuilding. Newbuilding sources report that George Procopiou's company has signed up for two 159,000 dwt vessels, adding to previously booked 10 newbuilds at the privately owned shipyard in late 2023 and early 2024. The Athens-based outfit has a massive orderbook of crude and ...
  • Rex International pens MOPU and FSO deal for Benin oil field
    Akrake Petroleum, a subsidiary of Rex International, has signed contracts for a mobile production unit (MOPU) and an aframax tanker to be used as an FSO unit for the company's field development in Benin. According to the company, the MOPU will be converted from a medium-sized drilling rig. Following the conversion, the unit will be ...
  • Solstad scores hat-trick of deals in Brazil
    Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has won work for three of its vessels offshore Brazil. The contracts, subject to board approval, are for two yet unnamed anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels and the 2002-built Normand Flower construction support vessel (CSV). The three vessels were awarded four-year deals by Brazilian state-owned company Petrobras. The ...
  • Seaspan books six containership newbuilds in China
    Seaspan has put pen to paper on more containership newbuilds at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) in China. The Bing Chen-led tonnage provider has booked six 10,000 teu vessels with delivery likely starting in 2028. No value has been revealed for the shipbuilding contract that was concluded in renminbi rather than US dollars, and detailed vessel ...
  • Petrobras looking to charter up to 18 platform suppliers
    Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras has launched a large-scale tender to charter up to 18 platform supply vessels. The selection process will be in line with Petrobras' usual closed-bid model, with the lowest price as the primary selection criteria, followed by an evaluation of each vessel's technical specifications. The deadline for proposal submissions ...
  • CMB.TECH sells three VLCCs
    CMB.TECH has revealed it has sold three more VLCCs as part of an ongoing fleet rejuvenation programme. The sales of the 2010-built Hakata and Hakone as well as the 2012-built Iris to unidentified buyers have generated a total capital gain of $96.7m. CMB.TECH and dry bulk concern Golden Ocean aim to finalise a merger deal ...
  • Managing the crew burden cycle
    Steven Jones, founder of the Seafarers Happiness Index, discusses how the demands of old ships and new tech are taking something of a workload toll. They say change is as good as a rest. For seafarers, though, that is plain nonsense. Still, ever optimistic, there is much from the International Labour Organization's (ILO) tripartite Maritime ...
  • Subsea 7, OneSubsea score work on BP's gas project off Trinidad
    Subsea Integration Alliance members, Subsea 7 and SLB's OneSubsea, have been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction, and installation contract for the Ginger project offshore Trinidad and Tobago by supermajor BP. The work on the project will be done under the new global framework agreement between BP and the Subsea Integration Alliance partners. The framework defines ...
  • CMA CGM completes acquisition of Air Belgium
    French liner CMA CGM has completed the acquisition of Air Belgium, adding four more cargo airplanes to its burgeoning airfreight division. The company said it will retain the Air Belgium brand with the latest acquisition taking its air fleet to nine planes. Damien Mazaudier, executive vice president of the air division at CMA CGM, stated: ...
  • Shipping tipped to increase FFA exposure
    The forward freight agreement (FFA) market is now worth $100bn, but the shipping community as a whole still has much to learn from the sector, delegates attending this week's Geneva Dry were told. Since 2020 onwards there has been a sharp increase in FFAs, bringing a big increase in liquidity according to Greg McAndrew, a ...
  • Who's actually willing to make American shipbuilding great again?
    A recent survey shows more than 80% of Americans woulds like to see more manufacturing move home, and yet the same poll shows less than 20% of the population would be willing to work in the sector, a juxtaposition perfectly illustrating the hurdles the Trump administration faces if it really genuinely wants to resurrect its ...
  • April 2025 Review
    Donald Trump kicked off a month of chaotic tariff announcements, ushering in a period of blank sailings for containerships greater than the covid era. April 2 saw the American president bring in a blanket 10% tariff on every nation, plus varying extra levels on many counties. These extra levies were then given a 90-day reprieve ...
  • The good, the bad and the ugly in tankers
    With trade policy chaos causing spikes in blood pressure but slumps in most other indices, the Baltic Dirty Tanker Index bucked the trend with a 15% increase between March 24 and April 24. The charge was led by aframaxes, with the Baltic Exchange's aframax index rising 44% between those dates to $46,347, ahead of a ...
  • Giving up March's dry bulk gains
    Just weeks into the new world order, bulk carrier owners were relieved to be told that the US Trade Representative had decided not to charge owners and operators of Chinese bulkers the egregiously excessive port fees that had been mooted. Not $1.5m per call, or even the lesser $50 per net ton for Chinese-owned ships ...
  • Container fortunes remain in place
    Liner companies and their customers lobbied hard to persuade the US Trade Representative (USTR) to change its approach to port charges, predicting bankruptcies and lost business for US companies. Still, the Project 2025 doctrine is that China's Communist Party has been "at war with the US...for decades" and that the US should respond to China ...
  • Analyst Abstract
    Tankers Today, there are around 130 VLCCs over 20 years old still trading, compared to fewer than 20 five years ago, according to data from Tankers International, which notes that around two-thirds of these vintage supertankers are engaged in moving sanctioned oil. Over the next four years, the number of vessels exceeding 20 years is ...
  • Uncertainty puts the brakes on S&P
    It has been a relatively quiet few weeks across most sectors with global geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainties still to be unravelled. Tariffs, the wait to see what the US Trade Representative was going to do about Chinese tonnage, and concerns the world is heading for a recession have all put the brakes on sale and ...
  • OOCL signs $3bn boxship order
    Hong Kong's Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) is strengthening its fleet with 14 boxship newbuildings in China worth more than $3bn. The COSCO-controlled liner operator has contracted Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering (DACKS) and Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering (NACKS) to build 18,500 teu methanol dual-fuel series at $220m each. DACKS will take on nine ...
  • Wah Kwong gets on board AW Shipping gas carriers newbuilding programme
    Wah Kwong is expanding into the Middle Eastern market, with subsidiary Venture Marine Services (VMS) joining AW Shipping's gas newbuild project in China. The Hong Kong shipping giant said WMS will be overseeing the newbuilding supervision projects for seven 99,000 cu m very large ethane carriers (VLECs) and four 93,000 cu m very large ammonia ...

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Lloyd's List web site
APRIL 30, 2025
  • New version of US SHIPS Act targets owners ordering Chinese newbuilds
    Trade relations between the US and China have already been poisoned by tariffs and the USTR port fee decision. The...
  • US targets tankers and entities in fresh Iran sanctions
    The US is continuing to blacklist operators in Iran's oil trade amid talks over a nuclear deal with Tehran. The...
  • Chinese flows to US falling but transpacific rates are holding steady
    There's an anomaly amid the doom and gloom over tariffs and the plunge in Chinese cargoes to America: Spot rates...
  • EU requests for insurance proof ignored by over a fifth of ships
    The EU has made it a mandatory requirement for ships passing through European waters to provide proof of insurance, but...
  • Are e-fuels a waste of time?
    Lloyd's List's senior reporter Declan Bush asks whether the prohibitive cost of green hydrogen makes e-fuels an unviable decarbonisation solution...
  • CMB.Tech offloads VLCC trio for a capital gain of $97m
    Diversified owner CMB.Tech has sold three VLCCs as part of its 'fleet rejuvenation', recording a capital gain of nearly $97m...
  • Cross-cultural differences and more compliance add to crew retention challenges
    Strong economic growth in major seafarer supply nations means more job options are available ashore
  • Chinese finance lease tonnage faces US port fees uncertainty, Reed Smith warns
    Further hearing due to take place before roll-out
  • Stowaway bill for industry hitting millions of dollars a year
    Numbers down since peak in first two decades of century
  • Containership sale and purchase market remains resilient
    MSC is said to have purchased the 4,300 teu Navios Tempo, while undisclosed Greek shipowner buys 2,700 teu vessel from Turkish...
  • Signal links higher aframax returns to 'bold' repositioning moves
    Greece-based shipmanagement and technology group sings praises of longer-term strategising over shorter-term gain
  • DSV completes Schenker acquisition
    The takeover of Germany's DB Schenker by Denmark's DSV will create the world's largest logistics provider in terms of revenue
  • CMA CGM acquires Belgian airline
    CMA CGM has been expanding its airfreight services since it launched in 2021. Acquisition of Air Belgium will add four...
  • The Daily View: An untimely demise?
  • Hapag-Lloyd maintains forecast despite uncertain outlook
    Higher volumes and freight rates get year off to a good start. But geopolitics and trade war loom over full-year...
  • Seaspan orders six boxships from CSSC yard despite US port fee concerns
    The yuan-settled deal is seen as a sign of continued foreign trust in Chinese shipyards, despite new US port fees
  • Wah Kwong's Hing Chao brings new Asian voice to Global Maritime Forum
    Chao's influence in China and Hong Kong could help the GMF explore new opportunities to advance its sustainability agenda
  • ONE forecasts $850m profit swing amid unprecedented trade volatility
    It's the carrier's first use of scenario analysis in predicting future earnings, reflecting mounting market uncertainty
  • Cosco orders 14 methanol-powered boxships in $3.1bn fleet expansion
    The investment comes amid pressures from US port fees and tariffs, but strong financials provides a buffer for the Chinese...
  • Daily Briefing
    US sanctions first vessels for trading with Houthis after Ofac deadline | Yemen sanctions breaches void P&I cover, International Group...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
APRIL 30, 2025
  • US drayage providers bracing for container plunge say rebound could reset market
    National drayage providers experiencing a sharp decline in orders as US tariffs come into effect now warn that a second-half rebound could be just as disruptive.
  • ONE makes big cut in FY 2025 profit forecast due to economic uncertainty
    The carrier and competitor Hapag-Lloyd announced strong financial results Wednesday, but both said the success of early 2025 won't be replicated through the balance of the year given market headwinds linked to the global trade conflict.
  • DSV embarks on 'mammoth test' as DB Schenker integration begins: CEO
    After getting the year off to a solid start in the first quarter, Jens Lund said the real work begins now to bring the two global forwarders together under the DSV brand.
  • CMA CGM expands air cargo fleet with Air Belgium takeover
    It is the second acquisition this week by a CMA CGM subsidiary following CEVA Logistics' acquisition of Turkish forwarder Borusan Tedarik, with both deals aimed at extending the carrier's end-to-end supply chain control.

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TradeWinds web site
APRIL 30, 2025
  • US trade official's rules for LNG ships range from 'challenging' to 'impossible', Poten says
    Neither rule or regulation but a proclamation that we are supposed to follow, bemoans senior advisor Gordon Shearer
  • Ships for America Act is back as Congress looks to boost US maritime sector
    Legislation could dovetail with Trump's efforts to 'restore American maritime dominance'
  • George Economou's talks with Sinokor on LNG carrier resale deal 'bellyflop'
    What is the current price for three 2026 to 2027-delivering newbuildings?
  • EuroHoldings embarks on strategic review as stock lingers in the doldrums
    Potential sale or merger among the options for newly listed feeder venture
  • Low-profile Guatemalan shipowner orders LPG carrier at South Korean yard
    Midsize gas carrier becomes second in fleet of Zaragoza-linked entity
  • Norwegian Cruise shares plunge 9.4% amid signs of demand pressure
    Miami cruise giant posts loss for first quarter
  • Fleet of 'zombie' VLCCs returns from the grave to lift Venezuelan oil
    Tankers posing as demolished ships to move crude out of South America
  • Talks between George Economou's TMS and Sinokor on LNG carrier resale trio 'bellyflop'
    What is the current price for three 2026 to 2027-delivering newbuildings?
  • US trade wars drive weaker demand outlook for dry bulk, analysts say
    Bimco estimates 4% of dry bulk mile demand affected by tariffs
  • Shipping insurance AI firm Ceto bags $4.8m in latest funding round
    UK operation banks cash from Dynamo Ventures and others
  • Clients trying to 'future-proof' Chinese finance leases, says Reed Smith's Leigh Hansson
    Regulatory law specialist notes restructuring already being considered in 'zone of uncertainty'
  • Torm tanker heads to US with rare shipment of gas-to-liquids diesel cargo
    MR fixture suggests arbitrage interest for cleaner fuel that usually goes to Europe
  • US port fees could see Chinese owners retreat into shadow fleet
    Signal Ocean says fee structure could push players into 'shadow ownership arrangements'
  • Trump's first 100 days: How did US-listed shipping stocks fare against the broader market?
    This week's Streetwise examines how Trump's second 'honeymoon period' impacted performance of maritime listings
  • Carriers slap on surcharges as Mediterranean becomes next low-emission zone
    Container shippers will pay the extra cost of IMO's move to improve air quality
  • Suezmaxes set for boost as China resumes crude imports from Kazakhstan
    Kpler observed nine Kazakh oil cargoes heading to China in May and June
  • Fearnley Securities starts Contships coverage with wait-and-see stance
    Greek owner's Oslo bonds trading at a premium to peers but investment bank is cautious on boxships market
  • Capesize demand hampered by lower Australian ore shipments
    'Significant' Guinean bauxite volumes help offset net loss
  • d'Amico International boosts coverage by tying up three tankers on 12-month deals
    Italian owner says charters for two MRs and an LR1 will be 'very profitable'
  • Here's how Donald Trump has shaped shipping in his frenetic first 100 days
    Trump shows surprise willingness to decouple China and US economies, and so does Xi
  • Talks between George Economou's TMS and Sinokor on LNG carrier resale trio 'belly-flop'
    What is the current price for three 2026 to 2027-delivering newbuildings?
  • Shipowners must deal with more risks than ever, Klaveness CEO says
    Uncertainty will increase in coming five years
  • Shipping specialist Charlotte Knight promoted to partner at law firm WFW
    Dubai-based lawyer joined in 2014 as a trainee solicitor
  • Stena and NNPC unveil new tanker and gas carrier company Unity Shipping Worldwide
    Executives gather in Nigeria to inaugurate new West African shipping power
  • Hapag-Lloyd warns of gloomy outlook for the year as it celebrates $1.1bn first quarter earnings
    Strong start overshadowed by gloomy outlook for full year
  • CMB.Tech nets almost $100m through sale of three VLCCs in secondhand market
    Diversified behemoth shakes out some of its oldest VLCCs
  • Taylor Maritime wants to be 'ready to grow again' after selling 11 bulkers
    UK-listed owner says debt reduction after ship disposals gives it the flexibility to expand
  • Fringe shipowners and small flags a 'growing menace', warns compensation body
    Oil pollution fund urges states to carry out proper checks in insurers and crackdown on illicit shipping operations
  • New John Fredriksen and Idan Ofer venture snaps up $17m of Edda Wind shares as stake reaches 90%
    Consortium also comprising the Wilhelmsen group will now carry out compulsory offer for the rest of the stock
  • Greek property tycoon Ioannis Papalekas files to sell stock from $265m holding in Marinakis' CCEC
    Investor took a stake in gas carrier company when it was a container ship owner
  • Wah Kwong's Hing Chao joins Global Maritime Forum as director
    Hong Kong shipowner is latest high-impact board member
  • Western Bulk downgraded by DNB Markets as 'signs of improvement' needed
    Shares rise 8.9% in Oslo
  • Subsea 7 bottom line dips, but 2025 expectations remain the same
    Foreign exchange losses drag down bottom line, but revenue improves
  • Norden flips another leased handysize bulker after using purchase option
    Danish group makes it 12 disposals so far in 2024
  • CMB.Tech nets almost $100m through the sale of three VLCCs in secondhand market
    Diversified behemoth shakes out some of its oldest VLCCs
  • Greek property tycoon Ioannis Papalekas puts his $265m stake in Marinakis' CCEC on sales block
    Investor took a stake in gas carrier company when it was a container ship owner
  • OOCL splashes out $3bn on 14 large container ship newbuildings in China
    Liner company contracts series of dual-fuel vessels
  • Wah Kwong teams up with Adnoc L&S venture for biggest VLAC and VLEC newbuildings
    Hong Kong owner reveals new business in Middle East market
  • AMSC CFO Morten Bakke steps down ahead of liquidation
    Liquidation to be completed in third quarter
  • Greece's Sea World Management books MR tanker newbuildings at K Shipbuilding
    Greek deals mark South Korean yard's first orders in 10 months
  • Second time lucky for KNOT Offshore suezmax as new Norwegian field set to boost tanker demand
    Tracking suggests Bodil Knutsen could finally be the first ship to lift Johan Castberg crude
  • Markets have peaked, says MOL as it issues bleak 2025 profit forecast
    Profit forecast by Japanese giant shows how the US trade war has turned previously bullish markets on their head
  • Pareto Bank sees flat to decreasing shipping loan book as Trump tariffs raise risks
    Shipping loan book fell in first quarter
  • Mixed fortunes for Cosco and its associated firms seen in the first quarter of 2025
    Results were boosted by exporters rushing goods out before Trump's tariffs kicked in
  • Tariff war: Ocean Network Express predicts net profit could fall to as low as $250m in 2025
    Pessimistic liner player says global uncertainties make it hard to match last year's $4.2bn
  • Wah Kwong's Hing Chao joins Global Maritime Forum as directors
    Hong Kong shipowner joins high-impact leadership that aims to drives change across the shipping industry
  • Shipping names turn out in force for Hafnia networking night
    Tanker players enjoy traditional pub fare to mark Singapore meet

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American Shipper web site
APRIL 30, 2025
  • CMA CGM Air Cargo finalizes takeover of Air Belgium
    The cargo airline division of ocean shipping giant CMA CGM has more than doubled its small fleet with the acquisition of Air Belgium and the purchase of a large Boeing freighter.

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Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.
Brussels
The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime
Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran
The other crew members were rescued.
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown
Genoa
In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports
Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.
Rome
Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.
London
Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.
Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%
Ismailia
In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)
Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again
Hamburg
German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.
Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon
Schindellegi
The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group
MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft
New York
Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.
Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport
Geneva
Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction
Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.
Brussels
The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.
Genoa
French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.
Paris
Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.
The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.
Genoa
Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.
La Spezia
We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage
Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.
Genoa
Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.
Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.
Hamburg
The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030
Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage
New York
The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.
WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050
Geneva
The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements
One in ten containers is not up to standard
Washington
WSC publishes 2025 inspection data: out of 93,079 units inspected in seven countries, 9,645 had deficiencies
The World Shipping Council (WSC), the international association representing the world's leading container shipowners, has urged member states...
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to bring back four services on the Suez Canal route
Copenhagen/Hamburg
The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean
Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal
Lugano
The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment
Cavotec and EVIAS sign agreement for charging electric port vehicles on the move.
Stockholm
The Swedish company becomes the exclusive distributor and installer for the port sector of the French company's technologies
Hapag-Lloyd signs agreement with DP World to secure terminal capacity in Africa
Hamburg
The agreement concerns the ports of Dakar, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Banana and Maputo
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
Sana'a/Hamburg
German shipowners warn that the possibility of returning to the Suez route is further removed
New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone
Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August
Long Beach
In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%
WSC reports that containers full of lithium batteries can be shipped without being identified as dangerous goods
Washington
Kramek: People, ports, ships and the marine environment at risk
T&E, the EU Commission's proposed revision of the ETS for shipping is a hesitant step forward.
Brussels
If the system is extended to small naval units - the association highlights - however, exemptions and derogations risk nullifying its climate impact.
Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery
Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery
Bern
The road runs faster than the rail
Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs
Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs
Geneva
The WTO's barometer is rising. Demand for semiconductors and electronic components is offsetting geopolitical tensions.
Green light for €1.35 billion in investment in the port of Bremerhaven.
Bremen
It is the largest amount of funding the federal government has ever allocated to a project in the state.
APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port
Copenhagen
Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built
Renaissance Partners has signed a binding agreement to acquire De Wave Group.
Genoa/Milan
The Genoese company will be sold by the American company Platinum Equity
Decarbonizing shipping: a €36 billion challenge and a €45 billion opportunity for Italy
Cernobbio
Without investments in ports, Italy risks losing 80 billion euros in added value by 2050.
Canadian unions want BC Ferries to build new ferries in British Columbia
Delta
The company's latest order was to Chinese company CMI Weihai
Filt, Fit, and Uilt should withdraw the amendment that puts port businesses and cooperatives at risk under Article 17.
Rome
The unions fear the progressive replacement of a structural function of the port with precarious forms of work
Norwegian Nor Cruises signs MoU with China's SWS for 2+3 new cruise ships
Shanghai
The units would have a gross tonnage of 84,000 tons
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +27%
Cairo
In the first seven months of this year, maritime traffic was 8,244 ships (+15.9%)
Tomorrow Kombiverkehr will launch an intermodal connection between Regensburg and the Interporto Quadrante Europa
IMO, the Net-Zero Framework remains stalemate: agreement on carbon pricing is still lacking.
London
38 states voted in favor and 17 against. Formal adoption postponed until December.
CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.
Marseille/Atlanta
With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.
Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10
Athens
Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.
DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.
Dubai
The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks
New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.
Civitavecchia
The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.
Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore
Rotterdam
The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.
Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports
Madrid
Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros
Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.
Kallithea
The ferry was built in 1987
DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October
Copenhagen
Inserting a second vessel into the route
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.
Genoa
A memorandum of understanding has been signed
A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.
Livorno
A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.
Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier
Madrid
A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027
Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further
Hamburg
Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona
Savona
Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.
Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service
La Spezia/Helsinki
The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia
The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.
Ravenna
The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long
Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel
Trieste
This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")
In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.
Rome
SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show
Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2
Kallithea
The 29 people on board were evacuated
Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.
Washington
If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.
Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.
Chaff
At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers
Trieste
The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.
Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.
Rome
The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.
The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.
River
With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs
Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.
Taranto
The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.
Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA
Rome
The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.
Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.
Palermo
Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik
Troisdorf/Berlin
Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains
Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany
Herleshausen
Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
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South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships
Busan
The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.
Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.
Rome
Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories
Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.
Rome
Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.
Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic
Miami
The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.
Naples
Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai
Dubai
Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.
Trieste
Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia
Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.
Rome
Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security
Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.
Rome
Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests
FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.
Milan
It goes up to five days a week
This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts
Rome
Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones
The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma
Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector
Erbusco
The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software
Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025
Riyadh
Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)
A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno
Livorno
In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans
New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada
Hong Kong
Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers
The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.
Venice
A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival
Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo
Rome
Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining
Piraeus
Stagnation in passenger numbers
Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives
Rome
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
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave
(South China Morning Post)
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
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Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.
Hong Kong
Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged
AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.
Genoa
The event will also host a rich program of conferences
Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector
Chieti
Illegal employment of non-EU workers
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore decreased by -4.9% in August
Singapore
In the first eight months of 2026, the port handled 30.7 million containers (+4.2%)
Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin
Mumbai
An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz
Tehran/Southampton
One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.
In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%
Ravenna
A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August
Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito
Rome
A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase
The launching ceremony of Viking Astrea took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
Ancona/Los Angeles
Viking's Board has authorized a share buyback program of up to $1 billion.
Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship
Papenburg
With a gross tonnage of 180,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate over 6,000 passengers.
VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS
Hamburg
The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.
The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.
Genoa
More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far
ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations
Genoa
Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen
Genoa
Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August
Los Angeles
The increase in empty garages has offset the decrease in full ones
Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal
Sharjah/Bangkok
It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok
Robo.ai establishes a company specializing in maritime and submarine security
Abu Dhabi
Al-Mansory: We will produce locally and provide solutions for markets around the world
Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia
Frankfurt am Main
The shares were acquired from the other 20 members
US forces hit five Iranian oil tankers
Tampa
Attacks in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island
Conditions met for the acquisition of AD Ports by Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund
Abu Dhabi
Construction of the above-ground section of Genoa's new breakwater has begun.
Milan
Construction of the wave barrier is underway
For the first time, a woman leads the Panama Canal Authority.
Balboa
Engineer Ilya Espino de Marotta's term will expire in 2033.
Blu Navy has acquired a stake in Banca dell'Elba
Portoferraio
Schenone: We are a group united by the desire to contribute to the economic and social development of the island.
HMM signs a contract worth approximately $3.5 billion with Vale
Seoul
It involves the maritime transport of iron ore on behalf of the Brazilian company
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