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Port of Barcelona's Direct Freight Rail Connection with France Comes Online

Nov 14, 2023

A new direct freight rail service connects the Port of Barcelona with the French cities of Toulouse and Lyon. The container service, created by the companies APM Terminals Railways Spain, Synergy and Naviland Cargo, located at the BEST railway terminal…

Egypt Expected to Resume LNG Exports in December or January

Nov 14, 2023

Egypt is expected to resume exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in December or January as domestic demand declines during winter and as it receives more gas from Israel, an executive at Italy's ENI said on Tuesday.'Consumption in Egypt is reducing and we would expect by December…

DP World Australia Back Online After Cyber Incident

Nov 13, 2023

DP World Australia, one of the country's largest ports operators, said on Monday operations had resumed at all its facilities after a cyber security incident forced it to suspend operations for three days.The breach had crippled operations at the company…

Fincantieri Set to Grow Its Shipbuilding Footprint in Ancona

Nov 13, 2023

Fincantieri announced on Monday it has reached a deal that will allow it to expand its shipbuilding footprint in the port of Ancona.The Italian shipbuilding company said it has signed a program agreement with the Port System Authority of the…

Australia Says DP World Cyber Incident 'Serious'

Nov 12, 2023

The Australian government on Sunday described as 'serious and ongoing' a cybersecurity incident that forced ports operator DP World Australia to suspend operations at ports in several states since Friday.DP World Australia, which manages nearly half of the goods that flow in and out of the country…

DEME Secures Several Dredging Contracts in Asia

Nov 09, 2023

DEME announced it has won several capital and maintenance dredging contracts in India, the Maldives and Malaysia, worth €150 million-300 million combined.At Kakinada port in India, where DEME has frequently been performing dredging works, the…

Hapag-Lloyd Posts 77% Drop in Nine-month Net Profit, Cuts Outlook

Nov 09, 2023

German container shipper Hapag-Lloyd on Thursday posted a net profit of 3.2 billion euros ($3.43 billion) for the first nine months of 2023, down by 77% from a year earlier, and cut its forecasts for full-year earnings.Net profit was down from 13…

Cyprus Outlines Plan for Maritime Corridor to Get Aid to Gaza

Nov 09, 2023

The president of Cyprus outlined a proposal on Thursday to open a maritime corridor to help deliver more aid to Gaza, a plan which he said could be operational quickly but which diplomats said faced challenges.Under the plan presented by President…

Greek Owners Top Global Cargo Carrying Capacity

Nov 08, 2023

BIMCO’s Chief Shipping Analyst, Niels Rasmussen, has revealed that Greek and Chinese shipping companies now own 34% of the global fleet’s cargo capacity, with Greek owners leading on cargo capacity.“The global fleet of cargo carrying ships consists of around 61…

North Sea Port Wins ESPO Award

Nov 08, 2023

North Sea Port has won the European Sea Ports Organization (ESPO) Award 2023 in recognition of its role in restoring nature in and around the port area to the benefit of the citizens and local community.The port won the ESPO Award 2023 for its…

US Working with Allies Over Sanctions on Russian Arctic LNG Project

Nov 08, 2023

The Biden administration is working closely with partner countries over sanctions on a Russian liquefied natural gas project in the Arctic as a January deadline looms on a wind down of transactions with the plant, a State Department spokesperson said on Wednesday…

Putin Approves Transfer of State-owned Shares in Shipping Company to Rosatom

Nov 08, 2023

President Vladimir Putin signed on Wednesday a decree transferring to Russia's state nuclear power company Rosatom state-owned shares of the Far Eastern Shipping Company, parent company of transportation group Fesco.Fesco was formerly controlled by Ziyavudin Magomedov…

UK: King Puts Live Export Ban Back on Agenda

Nov 07, 2023

The King's Speech on November 7 set out the UK Government's agenda for the coming political year, and the animal welfare charity RSPCA is pleased that a live export ban - via an Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill - was amongst the issues raised in the supplementary notes…

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Bunkers First HSFO-Biofuel in Korea

Nov 07, 2023

The world's largest RoRo shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen reports its vessel Torrens is the first to bunker B30 HSFO-biofuel in South Korea. The bunkering took place during a call at Masan Port as part of the vessel's regular sailing schedule…

Study Highlights Ammonia Bunkering Potential of Australia’s Pilbara

Nov 06, 2023

A feasibility study has highlighted the potential for using clean ammonia to refuel ships, particularly iron ore carriers, visiting the Pilbara region of Western Australia.The study, commissioned by Yara Clean Ammonia (Yara) and Pilbara Ports…

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Global Shipping's Q3 Outlook Centers on Geopolitical Instability (again)

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