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Watch: Port of Rotterdam Conducts Ammonia Bunkering Pilot

Apr 14, 2025

An ammonia bunkering pilot has been undertaken between two vessels at a terminal in the port of Rotterdam.The pilot, conducted on April 12, involved transferring 800 cubic meters of liquid, cold ammonia at -33 degrees Celsius between two ships…

The CMA CGM Group to Acquire 35% Stake in October Dry Port

Apr 14, 2025

Following French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to Egypt, and in the presence of H.E. Kamel El Wazir, Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister ofTransport and Industry, the CMA CGM Group signed a partnership agreement with October Dry Port (ODP)…

NYK Group: Three Companies to Merge

Apr 14, 2025

Three shipping and ship-management companies within the NYK Group—Asahi Shipping Co., Ltd., Hachiuma Steamship Co., Ltd., and Mitsubishi Ore Transport Co., Ltd.—will merge as part of a business integration.Overview of New CompanyCorporate Name: NYK Bulkship Partners Co…

Finnish Port Set for Offshore Wind Overhaul

Apr 11, 2025

Euroports Group and Noatun project companies, jointly held by OX2 and Ålandsbanken Offshore Wind I, have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to establish Koverhar Harbour in Hanko as a key logistics hub for the construction of the offshore wind farm project Noatun North…

AI-Enabled Container Terminal Gate Operational at Port of Osaka

Apr 10, 2025

Mitsubishi Logisnext has delivered a new AI-function container terminal gate to Dream Island Container Terminal in the Port of Osaka, Japan.The new gate is installed at the Port of Osaka's Yumeshima Container Terminal (DICT).The gate system…

Santos Port Anticipates Trade War Boom

Apr 10, 2025

Brazil's Santos Port Authority, which administers the largest port in the Southern Hemisphere, said the draft of the port will be deepened to attract larger vessels in coming years.Speaking at the headquarters of the Santos Trade Association…

US Targets China Oil Storage Terminal in Iran-Related Sanctions

Apr 10, 2025

The Trump administration imposed sanctions on Iranian oil trading networks on Thursday, including on a China-based crude oil storage terminal linked via a pipeline to an independent refinery, just days before direct talks between the U.S. and Iran…

Fincantieri, Accenture Launch JV for Cruise, Defense and Ports Digitalization

Apr 10, 2025

Fincantieri and Accenture have signed an agreement to establish Fincantieri Ingenium, a new joint venture created to accelerate digital transformation across the cruise, defense, and port infrastructure sectors. The company will be owned 70%…

Russian Seaborne Oil Exports Remain Largely Unaffected by New Sanctions

Apr 09, 2025

During the first quarter of 2025, Russian oil exports have fallen 6% year-on-year. Clean tanker exports were down 13% while dirty tanker exports fell 4%. “Despite the fall, it appears that exports have mostly been unaffected by the recent sanctions…

US Importers Hit the Brakes

Apr 09, 2025

So many U.S. companies rushed in goods to avoid President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs that imports soared to near-record levels in recent weeks. Now, retailers and other importers are hitting the brakes, awaiting clarity on where the new duties will land…

Trump to Push Allies to Conform to Chinese Vessel Fee Plans

Apr 09, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday aimed at reviving U.S. shipbuilding and reducing China's grip on the global shipping industry.Republican and Democratic U.S. lawmakers for years have warned about China's growing dominance on the seas and diminishing U…

Australian Regulator Greenlights Qube's RoRo Terminal Deal

Apr 09, 2025

Australia's competition watchdog said on Thursday it is not opposed to the country's largest integrated terminal and freight logistics provider, Qube, acquiring Melbourne International RoRo & Auto Terminal (MIRRAT), subject to certain undertakings by the firm…

Strike Halts Grain Ship Traffic at Argentina's Rosario Port

Apr 09, 2025

Grain and agro-industrial products ships will be unable to dock or leave Argentina's Rosario agro-port hub on Thursday because of a CGT union strike against government policies, the head of the private port chamber CAPyM said.The CGT's action…

Great Lakes Iron Ore Trade Drop Below Five-Year Average in March

Apr 08, 2025

Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes were below one million tons in March, a decrease of 39.1% compared to 2024, reports the Lake Carriers’ Association. Loadings were also below the month’s five-year average by 19.4%.Year-to-date, the iron ore trade stands at nearly three million tons…

USTR Backs Out of Some Proposed Fees on Chinese Ships

Apr 08, 2025

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told lawmakers on Tuesday that not all of the agency's proposed multimillion-dollar fees for Chinese-built ships to dock at U.S. ports will be implemented, and they may not be cumulative.Greer told a…

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