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September 24, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • International Chamber of Shipping backs emission reporting, but that's all
  • OOCL switches US$105 million in intermodal business from CP to CN
  • Hapag Lloyd's US$338 million bond to pay debt well oversubscribed
  • Singapore's rosy trade numbers rescued by oil as other segments decline
  • Cargo volume on Pearl River and its tributaries grows 15pc in August
  • Many China yards expected to fail despite topping Korea in orders
  • Westports cites double-digit compound growth as IPO bid takes placements
  • Limiting wreck removal liability creates fresh problems: British official
  • US Senate mulls bill to fight cargo diversions via Canada and Mexico
  • Canadian Pacific shuts shop, Ottawa backs noise protest, 130 local jobs lost
  • India's Bhavani Shipping Services moves east, opens office in Port Klang
  • Cargotec's Kalmar to supply 6 E-One2 RTGs to Indonesian Surabaya terminal
  • IMarEST carbon emission conference on mandatory controls October 22
  • Maritime corrosion protection conference in Shanghai October 24
  • Air France to shed 3 freighters, close cargo centre to cut costs
  • Logistics confidence index rising, indicates improving air freight
  • Turkish Cargo flies to Singapore via Karachi and 47 network destinations
  • Imperial Air Cargo demands probe into South African Airways Cargo pricing

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
  • BBC Chartering assists rescue operation of Syrian refugees
  • CSCL, UASC launch container service covering Japan, South Korea, Central & South China & Thailand
  • Debashis Dutta takes over reins at FFFAI
  • Djibouti launches construction of two new ports
  • Felixstowe boosting capacity to handle 18,000-TEUrs
  • ICS Mumbai & SPNM come together in organising an evening seminar on 'Preserving professionalism in the shipping industry' at the NSCI Worli on Oct. 18
  • Shipping confidence holds firm
  • South Carolina Ports Authority posts highest monthly cargo volume since 2008
  • ZIM Container Service Pacific (ZCP) adds Qingdao call
  • Port of Antwerp & EXMAR announce strategic alliance for LNG bunkering
  • Port workers plan strike on Oct. 4
  • Duty drawback rate hike will boost garment exports: AEPC
  • Forex reserves up by $544.7 m to $275.35 bn
  • FY13 iron ore exports dip 70 pc
  • JSPL to set up 350-MW power project in Liberia

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Development of first trolley-truck goes ahead
  • Khazan-Radzhin railway line reopened
  • First landing of B747-8F in Hahn
  • Safmarine wins ocean supplier excellence award
  • Boeing to close C-17 facility in 2015
  • Drewry: Brics still growing strongly
  • Burghausen terminal with new operator
  • Gulftainer reinforces international operations
  • New Impatex London airports account manager appointed
  • New bond for Hapag-Lloyd
  • Rift Valley Railways reopens railway line to Uganda
  • Amber Road buys China's Easy Cargo
  • Fingerspitzen und Gabelstapler
  • Umbau - Neubau - Ausbau
  • China Southern increases Istanbul capacity

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
  • Halifax Shipyard wins commercial ship repair contracts
  • Gulf Navigation to sell its VLCCs
  • Rickmers in JV with Apollo Global
  • Royal Princess loses power in Mediterranean
  • Ulstein Verft delivers final vessel to Blue Ship Invest

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
  • Coast Guard detains vessel for numerous safety issues
  • Trees to come down near Portland Airport
  • Dow Jones taps Mitsui for Sustainability Index
  • Port of Seattle releases August container numbers
  • DOC trade delegation to talk cybersecurity in Saudi Arabia/Kuwait

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
  • Diana confirms Deiulemar kamsarmax buy
    Stefania Lembo to be named Myrsini after delivery in October
  • Navios Acquisition clinches rate hike for six LR1s
    Charterers extend for 12-18 months with better base rates
  • Strong support maintains capesize rates
    China generates steady demand for imported iron ore
  • European shortsea players launch north-south service
    Team and OPDR will link Bilbao, Felixstowe and Rotterdam
  • Baltic players could be exempt from ballast-water convention
    Helcom ministerial meeting will debate new rules' scope
  • Valencia pilots LNG-powered tractor
    Unit fitted with emission-control technology will move box-handling equipment
  • Time to address LNG bunkering rules
    National handling regulations confuse owners and port developers alike
  • Maersk tightens winter schedule Baltic calls
    Central America-Europe service will serve Kotka and St Petersburg by feeder
  • P3 plans fourth-quarter schedule announcement
    Contract negotiations continue as network pledges to improve frequency and reliability
  • Global Ports Investments posts 2.6% dip in first-half revenues
    Long-term growth outlook positive as Russian containerisation grows, says chairman
  • Evergreen mourns chairman Wang
    Chang named acting chairman
  • Singapore secures central role in LNG shipping developments
    City state will increase its clout as its gas imports rise
  • Gently up the stream - by gas
    River vessel operators of inland barges see the benefits of LNG
  • Hapag-Lloyd bond issue raises $338m
    Proceeds will mainly be used to pay down debt
  • Rickmers joins US fund in ship-purchase joint venture
    German owner names Apollo Global Management as partner
  • Swedish police investigate master's attempt to flee with detained ship
    Ageing bunker vessel grounds in Stockholm archipelago
  • Ariston orders more Sea Stallion bulkers
    Eight high-spec handysize vessels confirmed at Jinling
  • KDB helps Polaris to secure $216m loan for VLOCs order
    Four very large ore carriers to be built at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries
  • HHI lands $12bn in new orders
    January-August bookings make up some 90% of South Korean giant's annual goal
  • Gulf Navigation's board recommends VLCC exit
    Decision comes after Gulf Sheba seized in Rotterdam last week
  • Shipping fears excess tonnage and heavy-handed regulation
    But confidence levels stay at recent high, Moore Stephens survey finds

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
  • PETRONAS reported to order 4 LNG carriers
    MALAYSIA's national oil and gas producer PETRONAS has reportedly placed four firm orders for LNG carriers with Hyundai HI, with options for another four ship
  • DNB targets Gulf Nav's final VLCC
    DUBAI-based Gulf Navigation said today it will exit the VLCC market, while DNB has now moved to arrest and foreclose on its Gulf Eyadah
  • India seen as weak BRIC
    INDIA is the weakest link in the BRIC countries when it comes to box trades, according to the London-based shipping consultancy Drewry
  • Nanjing Tanker sees year four of losses
    NANJING Tanker, a Chinese tanker operator, today estimated it would post losses for 2013, because of depressed crude freight rates
  • Keppel wins deals for new Azerbaijan yard
    SINGAPORE's Keppel O&M said it had clinched two contracts together worth about $50M through its newly launched 62ha yard in Baku, Azerbaijan
  • Sevan raises loan total to spinoff Logitel
    SEVAN Marine of Norway said today it has agreed to increase a convertible loan to spinoff company Logitel Offshore by $9M to $60M
  • Rickmers, Apollo form investment JV
    APOLLO Global Management of the US and Hamburg shipowner Rickmers today said they have formed a box ship investment JV
  • Long-haul box rates fall more
    ASIA/Europe and trans-Pacific rates are continuing to drop ahead of the end of the peak season
  • Tankers suffer in Middle East crisis
    POLITICAL instability in the Middle East is spelling more trouble for the already-struggling crude tanker segment, RS Platou said in its latest monthly report
  • Two banks to join Chinese FFA trade
    CHINA Construction Bank and Bank of Communications are to join the yuan-denominated FFA trade
  • Lianyugang port to issue bonds
    SHORT-term financing bonds worth 1.4Bn yuan ($228.7M) will be issued on 26 September by China's Lianyungang port, Shanghai Clearing House announced todayc
  • Capesize period hires surge
    SEVEN Capesize period hires were on the market last week as spot rates hit a new three-year high of $37,443 per day last week

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
  • Container Traffic for Ports of Seattle, Tacoma Declined in August
    The ports of Seattle and Tacoma's combined container volume in August was 296,289 20-foot-equivalent units, declining 5.5 percent from 313,602 TEUs in August 2012. Loaded international containers moving through the nation's largest port complex dropped 6.6 percent over the level seen in August 2012, with imports down 9.2 percent year-over-year and...
  • Vitran Sells U.S. LTL Business for $2 Million
    Trucking company Vitran is on a route back to Canada across Detroit's Ambassador Bridge. Matthew Maroun, the owner of the Ambassador Bridge and a trucking empire that includes Central Transport and Universal Transport Services, will pay $2 million for the U.S. less-than-truckload operations of Vitran. The acquisition is expected to close in...
  • First 13,800-TEU Ship Delivered for Evergreen Service
    A Greek shipowner-charterer has taken delivery of the first in a series of 10 ships with capacities of 13,800 20-foot-equivalent units that will be deployed on Evergreen Line services. The Thalassa Hellas was delivered to Greece's Enesel by Hundai Heavy Industries of South Korea. The ship was named last week in a...
  • South Carolina's Inland Port to Test Potential for Short-Haul Intermodal
    When the South Carolina Ports Authority broke ground for an inland port at Greer, S.C., it implemented a strategy that was based upon securing an anchor tenant and linking that exporter to the Port of Charleston with multi-modal transportation options that include short-haul rail. Developing a port-dependent inland facility can not...
  • Evergreen Marine Chairman C.J. Wang Dead at 61
    Capt. C.J. Wang, chairman of Evergreen Marine Corp., died of illness Sept. 20 at the age of 61, the company said. Evergreen President C.Y. Chang will take over the chairman's duties temporarily until the board elects a new chairman. Capt. Wang joined Evergreen in 1976 as a third officer, was promoted to captain...
  • Early Days at Overnite, Economic Regulation and Expansion
    The second part of a special program on Overnite Transportation founder J. Harwood Cochrane, 100 years old, and the rise of the trucking industry. Senior Editor Bill Cassidy interviews Cochrane and UPS Freight President Jack Holmes about the early days of Overnite and the company's expansion, largely through acquisition, in...
  • Port Manatee, Pasha Group to Develop Ro-Ro Terminal in Florida
    An aerial rendering of the planned ro-ro terminal at Port Manatee.Port Manatee and The Pasha Group are teaming up to develop and market a roll-on, roll-off terminal near the entrance to Tampa Bay in Florida. Port Manatee and Pasha Group officials met to sign the MOU. Full-size image The initial agreement between Pasha,...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Launch Black Sea Service
    Hapag-Lloyd's new Black Sea Feeder rotation.Hapag-Lloyd will launch a Black Sea Feeder service connecting Egypt's Port Said with ports on the Black Sea and in Israel and Turkey. The fixed-day, weekly service will start in the beginning of October with the following port rotation: Port Said; Ashdod, Israel; Istanbul, Turkey; Constanta,...
  • High Sulfur Bunker Fuel Prices at 11-Week Low
    Bunker fuel prices - Rotterdam Full-size image Spot prices for high sulfur bunker fuel declined for a third consecutive week in the week ending Sept. 20, to the lowest level since July 5, according to daily BunkerVision price data via international marine fuel oil broker LQM Petroleum Services. High sulfur prices have decreased...
  • Restraining Order Ends Strike Against Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway
    U.S. District Court Judge John R. Adams has issued a temporary restraining order in Akron, Ohio, ending a strike by workers with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen union against the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway. According to court documents filed by the regional railroad, which normally operates an average...
  • Rickmers Teams Up With US Investor to Buy Container Ships
    Rickmers Group, the German shipowner, has established a joint venture with funds linked with U.S.-based Apollo Global Management to buy container ships. The joint venture has $500 million available to invest in second-hand vessels over several years. Hamburg-based Rickmers said it will provide technical and ship management services for the jointly acquired...
  • Global Ports' Profit Falls Nearly 26 Percent
    Container terminal in St. Petersburg.Russia's Global Ports reported its first-half net income fell 25.9 percent from a year ago to $53.7 million on stagnant container traffic and lower oil products shipments. The London-listed company, which accounts for 30 percent of Russia's container traffic, saw revenue dip 2.6 percent to $249.1 million...
  • TPA applauds House T&I Committee passage of WRRDA legislation
    TAMPA, Fla.- The Tampa Port Authority (TPA) is very pleased to recognize and strongly support yesterday's passage of legislation through the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee that streamlines and reforms federal processes related to dredging in our nation's harbors. This legislation also authorizes needed investment in various American...
  • Port of Tampa to showcase new AMPORTS facility at Automotive Logistics Global Conference in Detroit
    TAMPA, Fla.-The Tampa Port Authority (TPA) announced that the new Port of Tampa AMPORTS auto-processing facility will be showcased at the Automotive Logistics Global Conference, to be held in Detroit, September 24-26, 2013. Raul Alfonso, the port authority's executive vice president and chief commercial officer, will be a featured speaker...
  • Florida Ports and Partners Meet with Congressional Leaders in Support of Critical Port Legislation
    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (September 20, 2013) - Florida port directors and transportation leaders met with more than 20 congressional members in Washington D.C. this week on top seaport issues, specifically discussing the House Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) and its importance to Florida seaports. For the Washington Fly-In, the...
  • FedEx Joins Asia Pacific World Leaders To Discuss Global Trade
    HONG KONG, September 23, 2013 - Executives of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) have been invited to attend the APEC CEO Summit, along with the world's top business and government leaders in Bali, Indonesia October 5 to 7. By providing a forum for the Presidents of the Asia Pacific economies, and for...
  • Kalmar introduces its latest forklift to the North American market
    Kalmar, part of Cargotec, presents its latest range of forklift trucks to the North American customers at Breakbulk Americas 2013 exhibition on 23-26 September in New Orleans, USA. The DCG90-180 range is part of Kalmar's new 'G' generation of counterbalanced equipment, which was introduced to the European audiences in 2011. Thomas...
  • Online Master of Science in International Logistics Management
    Online Master of Science in International Logistics Management from Maine Maritime Academy Loeb-Sullivan School of International Business and Logistics The Loeb-Sullivan School offers an online MS degree program, which launched in the fall of 2013. This builds on the successful campus-based MS in Global Logistics and Maritime Management program that has...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
  • Cape for Cobelfret
    Louis Dreyfus has secured period work for one of its two owned capesize bulkers in a red hot market.
  • Iraq to boost output
    Oil shipments from Iraq will rise for the rest of September after a pipeline was fixed in a southern oilfield.
  • Topaz clinches finance
    Topaz Energy and Marine has closed out a financing deal with for 12 offshore support vessels.
  • Navig8 stretches six
    Navios Maritime Acquisition has secured a payrise for six product tankers known to be on hire to Navig8.
  • Ultrapetrol tops up
    Argentina-based Ultrapetrol shipowner is tapping investors for a further $25m.
  • Diana hammers out another
    Diana Shipping has confirmed a successful swoop on an auctioned Deiulemar vessel.
  • More for Baltic Trading
    The underwriters of New York-listed bulker owner Baltic Trading's latest offering have snapped up another 1.8m shares, worth $8.5m.
  • Crude terminal on hold
    A company developing a potential Lake Superior crude tanker terminal has mothballed the project for the time being.
  • Precious makes it four
    Precious Shipping has continued to build its orderbook with a contract for a fourth cement carrier at Shanhaiguan New Shipbuilding in China.
  • Global Ports profit down
    Global Ports has seen its bottom line curbed by the falling value of the Russian rouble.
  • Union backs Steam Packet
    The RMT union has pledged to back the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company as it prepares to face the threat of fresh competition.
  • Geden sells a sixth
    Turkish owner Geden Lines has continued its selloff of assets, brokers say.
  • Eimskip kept in the dark
    Icelandic container line Eimskip has failed in its bid to learn the reason behind a series of dawn raids on its offices this month.
  • Gulf Nav price jumps
    Shares in Gulf Navigation soared today after the company confirmed its intention to quit the VLCC sector.
  • Capes in demand
    Demand for an extra 430 capesize bulkers could emerge as the world's four largest iron ore miners ramp up production, Jefferies says.
  • New team for Spain
    Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Rhederei (OPDR) and Team Lines are joining forces for a new run from Spain.
  • Crew contains fuel leak
    A Greek-managed boxship has escaped a fine for a small oil spill in the Brazilian port of Manaus.
  • Eco a "bonus"
    Eco credentials offer a "nice bonus" for owners looking to buy new bulkers today but Clarksons doubts if buying the ships is necessary.
  • Aliyev opens Baku yard
    Azerbaijan's president Ilham Aliyev has officially opened the country's new shipyard as it prepares to build up to eight ships a year.
  • Rickmers deepens PE ties
    Rickmers Group has entered into a vessel acquisition joint venture for with another private equity company.
  • Aquinas fuel removal halted
    The removal of fuel from the sunken St Thomas Aquinas has been halted by heavy swell off the Philippines.
  • Golden denies double deal
    Golden Ocean has distanced itself from the purchase of two kamsarmax resales at New Century Shipbuilding.
  • GPRT scraps boxship
    Goldenport Holdings confirmed Monday that it had disposed of an elderly containership as it continues to spruce up its fleet.
  • Glenn suspended
    The US navy has barred Singapore shipowner Glenn Defense Marine Asia from further contracts after its president was arrested on bribery charges.
  • Cadet killed by rope
    A cadet has been killed and two port workers badly injured during the berthing of a general cargoship in Turkey.
  • Korean bulker aground
    A South Korean-owned kamsarmax bulker has reportedly run aground off the Russian port of Vysotsk.
  • Princess lost power
    A recently delivered Princess Cruises ship was temporarily left without power on Sunday during a cruise in the Mediterranean.
  • Cape resales near $50m
    A Japanese-owned capesize newbuilding resale looks poised to set a new benchmark for secondhand values.
  • Gulf confirms VL exit
    Gulf Navigation has confirmed plans to exit the VLCC sector and concentrate on the chemical tanker segment.
  • Hapag taps investors
    Hapag-Lloyd has successfully tapped institutional investors to raise EUR 250m ($338m) from a bond issue.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
  • Drewry: East-West rates rise in August as capacity tightens
  • YRC Freight shuffles top management
    James Welch has been appointed president of YRC Freight in addition to his duties as chief executive officer of YRC Worldwide. Welch, who has worked as CEO since July 2011, takes over immediately for Jeff Rogers.
  • New York tackles freight rail challenges
    Since taking office 33 months ago, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has made infrastructure development a key component of his economic agenda, as embodied in the 2012 New York Works initiative passed by the state legislature.
  • House aviation caucus hits membership milestone
  • Insurers told containerships need better firefighting
    "Fire protection systems have not yet realized that cargo is now transported in containers, as it has been for the last 30 or 40 years. Crews do not have the systems to fight fire," warned a German insurance official.
  • CN considered large crude shipments
  • Pasha finishes Grays Harbor upgrades
  • Cargo growth still impressive at BRIC countries
  • 'Cat fines' pose danger to ship engines
  • Swift: HOS rules reduce utilization 2%
  • Hapag-Lloyd sells bonds
  • ITC rejects countervailing duty call for shrimp imports
  • DHL: Fashion shippers need agile supply chains
  • Kewill unveils new integrated transportation platform
    The new platform, called Kewill MOVE, is intended to allow Kewill to tap into a wider base of potential users, including deeper offering for beneficial cargo owner (BCO) verticals, the logistics and trade software developer said.
  • Rickmers, Apollo jointly invest in containerships
  • MOL improves on six North America metrics in August

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
  • Huge hull could 'capture wind power'
    Fuel consumption would be more than halved, claim designers.
  • IFO prices show firm in Fujairah
    Distillate prices falling in South Africa.
  • Prices weakening across Europe
    Sharp falls in Southern Europe.
  • Monjasa redeploys bunker trader
    Move to meet growth in United States.
  • Supplier confirmed in 8-strong scrubber order
    DFDS puts faith in technology as 'most efficient alternative to using expensive LSFO'.
  • Shipping bank sees cause for optimism
    'We believe 2014 will be better than 2013 and that 2015 will be better than 2014.'
  • Falling demand stimulates interest in LNG as marine fuel
    European terminals are casting around for alternative markets for LNG.
  • US Navy backs alternative fuels project with $30 million
    'The United States Navy and Marine Corps rely far too much on petroleum.'
  • Bunker tanker grounded
    Swedish police trying to determine whether captain is at fault.
  • New refinery begins exports with parcel of fuel oil
    Two more cargoes expected to be offered.
  • Week starts with general fall in bunker prices
    Public holiday in Japan.
  • Fuel siphoning ops temporarily halted for sunken ferry
    High waves disrupt bunker removal.
  • Slow steaming the big fuel saver, says analyst
    Clarkson argues that the practice will keep older tonnage in play.
  • Bad weather hitting Hong Kong bunker deliveries
    Suppliers recommend bunkering in port waters instead of South Lamma.
  • Box ferry newbuilds hold prospect of big fuel savings
    G4 Conro vessels able to travel 10% faster, while consuming 50% less fuel per TEU.

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Middle Eastern Gulf Cooperation Council states call for freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz
Middle Eastern Gulf Cooperation Council states call for freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz
Manama
Rejected any toll, tax or attempt to exercise control over the Strait
IMO suspends evacuation operations for ships awaiting transit through the Strait of Hormuz
London/Taipei
Evergreen says its container ship was hit while following the UKMTO-recommended route.
Four entities pre-qualified for the concession of the cargo terminals of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk
Gdansk
These are APM Terminals, Mariner/TAS, Yilport Holding and AD Ports/SKF Holdings UK
New attack on a ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
The container ship Ever Lovely was hit by a shell off the coast of Oman.
In 2025, 1,478 containers were lost at sea out of a total of 280 million transported by ships
Washington
On January 1st, the IMO regulation came into force which makes reporting of boxes lost at sea mandatory
BIMCO and ICS' latest report on the maritime workforce raises alarm over officer shortages
London/Bagsværd
In 2026, there will be a shortage of 39,100 STCW certified officers.
In 2025, intermodal traffic handled by Kombiverkehr decreased by -13.5%
Frankfurt am Main
Annual revenues down 8.3%
The government's proposal to update the rules on port governance raises more than one doubt
Rome
Costa: The lack of infrastructure planning cannot be solved with a joint stock company
MSC Cruises and Meyer Werft have not yet signed contracts for four new cruise ships plus two options.
Papenburg/Geneva
The companies expressed confidence that they could successfully conclude negotiations in the coming weeks.
The LSCI index of Italy's connection to the global network of containerized maritime services continues to grow.
The LSCI index of Italy's connection to the global network of containerized maritime services continues to grow.
Geneva
In the second quarter of 2026 it was equal to 290.0 (+2.3%)
AD Ports has completed the acquisition of an 81% stake in Global Feeder Shipping.
Abu Dhabi
In 2025, the company's ships carried 2.8 million containers
An evacuation plan has been established for ships still waiting to transit the Strait of Hormuz.
London/Muscat
Dominguez (IMO): The operation will be carried out in close cooperation with Iran, Oman, all other coastal states in the region, the USA and the maritime industry
Carnival Cruise Line Reports Record Revenue for March-May Quarter
Carnival Cruise Line Reports Record Revenue for March-May Quarter
Miami
Fuel costs rise to near-record levels in 2022
Reducing navigation speed and optimizing port calls are the key to decarbonizing shipping
Copenhagen
A new study by the Global Maritime Forum highlights this.
ECSA and A4E reiterate the need to allocate EU ETS revenues to the decarbonisation of ships and aircraft
Brussels
Essential to bridge the price gap between sustainable and conventional fuels
AD Ports' new bid to gain control of Egypt's ALCN rejected
Cairo
A new proposal worth approximately $580 million has been submitted.
John Denholm is the new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Rome
He succeeds Emanuele Grimaldi, who has completed his four-year term
A ship was hit by a drone in the Black Sea
Odessa
One of the nine crew members died
Port of La Spezia: Dredging of the third port basin and navigable canal begins.
La Spezia
Yesterday, 25 ships passed through Hormuz, the highest daily number since April 18.
Singapore
Since March, the average has been 7.6 transits per day
Interferry calls on the EU to implement the EES pragmatically, or to suspend it
Victoria
The upcoming high summer season - the association denounced - risks suffering serious inconveniences
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in French ports increased by +3.8%
Paris
General cargo and solid bulk cargo are growing. Liquid bulk cargo remains stable.
BIMCO and Intertanko stress that there are still significant risks to the Hormuz crossing
Copenhagen/London
In April, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure grew by +1.7%
Genoa
The Boards of Directors of the Basins and Maritime Stations Authority have been renewed.
After more than 100 days in the Persian Gulf, Grimaldi's PCTC Grande Torino has passed through Hormuz
Naples
Transit authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran
US-Iran agreement signed to restore naval traffic through Hormuz
Islamabad/Tehran
Lifting of the American naval blockade and demining of the waters
Assocostieri, port governance reform should take into account the specific nature of strategic energy infrastructure in ports.
Confitarma rejects any form of toll in the Strait of Hormuz.
Naples
Zanetti: We reaffirm the fundamental principle of freedom of navigation.
Federagenti proposes to allocate the concession fees proportionally to Ports of Italy and the AdSPs to finance the new joint stock company
Rome
DP World in talks to build container terminal at Texas port of Corpus Christi
Charlotte/Los Angeles
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grew by 17.2% last month.
Assarmatori criticizes Brussels, but also Rome, for what they are doing to decarbonize the shipping industry.
Rome
Messina: A return to normalcy in the Strait of Hormuz will not be immediate.
US firm Enstructure buys Logistec's US port terminal network
Wellesley/New York/Montreal
It operates a total of 84 terminals in the USA
Leveraging the revised Block Exemption Regulation to encourage private investment in ports
Constance
FEPORT urges it
The Antwerp-Bruges Port Authority will collaborate in the development of the port of Misrata.
Measured
Project for a new bulk terminal
Bimco, ICS, Intercargo and Intertanko condemn attacks on ships and seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz
London
Call for an immediate cessation of attacks
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach grew by 31.7% last month.
Long Beach
The overall volume of containers remained unchanged in the first five months of 2026
The Swiss Federal Council proposes extending subsidies for rail freight traffic through the Alps until 2035.
Bern
From 2027 to 2035, 486 million francs would be paid out
So far the number of ships leaving the Persian Gulf is 6-7% of those transited a year ago
Paris
AXSMarine: No Signs of a Long-Term Reopening of the Strait of Hormuz
Global Ports Holding in talks to manage cruise port in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Istanbul
The terminal currently records an annual traffic of approximately 200 thousand passengers
Investments in Taiwan's ports amounting to 1.8 billion dollars are planned for the period 2027-2031.
Taipei
At the end of the five-year period, annual container traffic is expected to be equal to 15.5 million TEUs
US forces hit a third vessel in the Gulf of Oman
Tampa
The "Jalveer" is said to be carrying a cargo of Iranian oil.
ALLRAIL, CER, ERFA, FEPORT, FTE, UIP and UIRR present their proposal for the European Railway Platform
Brussels
The aim is to ensure market representation from the very beginning of the new European rail capacity governance process.
US Central Command claims responsibility for attack on product tanker Settebello
Tampa/New Delhi/London
Condemnation by the Indian government and the International Maritime Organization
Product tanker hit in Strait of Hormuz region
Southampton/Muscat
One sailor was injured. Two other crew members are missing.
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia decreased by -1.0%.
Civitavecchia
Cruise passengers increase by +32.1%
A merchant ship was attacked in the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
Exchange of gunfire with the security team on board the ship
Gemini Cooperation increases cargo capacity on the Asia-Mediterranean route
Copenhagen
Sea-Intelligence adds additional weekly capacity of 22,402 TEUs
ESPO fully endorses the EU Council conclusions on the Maritime Industrial Strategy
Brussels
The central role of port facilities confirmed
CO2 capture and storage on ships is one of the most concrete and immediately available solutions for the decarbonisation of shipping.
London
This is highlighted in a report commissioned by ICS to Lloyd's Register Advisory.
Antitrust approves Messina Group's acquisition of Terminal San Giorgio
Rome
The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has also approved the acquisition by the MSC group of the Asso group's naval maintenance and repair activities (Jobson Italia and UASC UAE).
Rates for ships transiting the Suez Canal are expected to rise.
Ismailia
They will be applied from July 15th. Passenger ships excluded.
The Suez Canal Authority has announced that it will introduce surcharges on transit tariffs through the Egyptian canal for most major cargo vessels, effective July 15.
The Council of the EU accepts many of the requests put forward by the associations of the European maritime-port cluster
Luxembourg
However, necessarily, the text postpones the adoption of concrete measures to future legislative initiatives
ESPO calls for proactive use of the EES system to avoid congestion in European ports
Brussels
Ryckbost: Flexibilities activated promptly in exceptional but foreseeable circumstances
Rixi: It is necessary to overcome a maritime ETS that risks shifting traffic and investments to non-European ports.
Luxembourg
What is needed - highlights the vice minister - are incentives and flexibility, not new constraints
Houthis threaten to resume attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea
Sana'a
A total ban on navigation has been declared for all vessels linked to Israeli interests.
Global trade in goods may start to slow down
Global trade in goods may start to slow down
Geneva
This is reported by the latest reading of the WTO Goods Trade Barometer.
The new port road connection to Sampierdarena has been activated in Genoa.
The new port road connection to Sampierdarena has been activated in Genoa.
Genoa
Paroli: the work now allows approximately 900-1,000 heavy vehicles per day to directly access the port's operational areas.
The rapporteurs of the Ports Bill defend the governance project centered on the Ports of Italy.
Rome
Ghio (PD) denounces that the governing bodies of this new company would be appointed entirely by the government. Ghirra (AVS): The objectives of national coordination could have been achieved by strengthening the National Conference of Port Authority Presidents.
US logistics companies WWEX Group and Auctane announce merger
Milan/Dallas/Austin
Artificial intelligence plays a leading role
Unexpected decline in European intermodal traffic in the first quarter of 2026
Brussels
UIRR: Infrastructure chaos caused by construction sites interrupting railway lines
Hanseatic Global Terminals acquires remaining 50% of Hanseatic Global Terminals Aracruz
Rotterdam/Aracruz
The company is building the new Brazilian container port of Imetame
Conftrasporto: The Ports Bill highlights clear operational, financial, and regulatory compliance issues.
Rome
Russo: the competences of Ports of Italy would overlap with those of the Port System Authorities, the Ministry of Transport and the Art
WoodMac believes decarbonisation rules could have a major impact on LNG-powered vessels
Edinburgh
According to the company, European regulations would put ships with DFDE engines out of the market
French MN will transport Avio's Vega C launcher between Italy and South America
Nantes
The French company will equip itself with a new vessel designed specifically for the transport of space equipment
EU methodology for calculating greenhouse gas emissions from transport services comes into force
Brussels
The system is based on the international standard EN ISO 14083:2023
The container ship MSC Sariska V was hit by two shells in the Persian Gulf on Monday.
Geneva/Rome
All crew members were unharmed.
In the first quarter, freight traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven grew by +5.8%
Bremen
Containers amounted to 1,245,515 teu (+4.4%)
MSC acquires 51% stake in Pivdennyi container terminal (Odessa)
Odessa
It has a traffic capacity of 400 thousand TEUs per year.
The IMO Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea will enter into force on 19 November 2027.
London
Dominguez: a long-awaited achievement, which fills an important gap in the international regime
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal increased by +13.9%
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal increased by +13.9%
Cairo
In the first four months of 2026, an increase of +12.1% was recorded
In the first quarter, freight traffic in the port of Naples fell by -5.3%, while in Salerno it grew by +6.4%.
Naples
Container throughput in the two ports was 167,433 teu (-3.5%) and 101,509 teu (+7.8%) respectively.
In Spain, €11.8 million in eco-incentives have been allocated for the use of motorways of the sea.
Madrid
163,672 shipments made by 32 companies subsidized
ABB has signed an agreement to buy Norwegian marine automation company Høglund.
Zurich
The Tønsberg-based company's integrated automation system is currently installed on over 600 vessels.
Port of Gioia Tauro: tender launched for the redevelopment of the ro-ro docks
Gioia Tauro
Worth 5.6 million euros, the works will last 210 days
Grimaldi confirms the important role of the port of Catania in its strategies
Catania
The aim is to increase services and make existing ones even more efficient.
Annual growth of +6% in cruise traffic and +2% in ferry traffic is expected in the Adriatic
Venice
It is the only Mediterranean region to have recorded a decline in cruises in the period 2019-2025
PSA Padova established to develop and manage the Padua intermodal terminal
Padua
The shareholders of Interporto Padova and Padova Hall have approved the merger plan
The Federagenti assembly will be held in Civitavecchia on July 3rd.
Rome
Pessina: We will not discuss regulations, community relations, or the pursuit of theories and bureaucracy, but rather the challenges of Italian port infrastructure.
Spediporto has opened its own representative office in Hong Kong
Genoa
Giachero: the opening of this desk is also an opportunity for young people
Arcese, Conti and Cosulich establish a company for the port logistics of finished vehicles
Livorno
HMM orders eight bulk carriers and two gas carriers
Seoul
Investment of approximately 1.1 billion dollars
MPC Container Ships has purchased four 7,000 TEU containerships built between 2023 and 2024.
Oslo
Investment of 340 million dollars
FedEx posts record quarterly and annual revenue
Memphis
Total revenues in fiscal year 2026 amounted to $94.7 billion (+7.7%)
Geopolitical uncertainty has become the main risk for shipping
Munich
Evergreen purchases 140,500 new containers in China
Taipei
Investments totaling $358.9 million
Memorandum of Understanding for the Launch of Drone Use in the Port of Palermo
Palermo
Submission of the request for the establishment of U-Space
Yesterday, the Strait of Hormuz was crossed by 42 commercial vessels
Paris
For the first time since the beginning of the conflict, several LNG tankers entered the Persian Gulf
Saipem wins new $1 billion offshore contract in Angola
Milan
It was awarded by Azule Energy for the Greater PAJ project
Port of Ancona: Dredging work has begun on the seabed of quay 22.
Ancona
Approximately six thousand cubic meters of sediment will be removed
Confitarma welcomes clarifications regarding ship waste collection management.
Rome
The need for uniform application of the legislation throughout the country was highlighted.
The Tuscan Cooperation Development Fund invests in Uniport Livorno.
Livorno
Operation for a total of 880 thousand euros carried out together with co-investor Coopfond
Fit-Cisl, recognizing dock work as arduous is a priority
Genoa
Pagnotta: This is not a corporate claim, but a question of social justice.
Hupac increases weekly rotations between Antwerp and Busto Arsizio via France to four.
Noise
Two additional departures of the intermodal service introduced
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
From July, the tariff for naval transit through the Turkish Straits will increase by +14.9%.
Istanbul
It will be raised to $6.70 per net tonne
Fincantieri and Republikorp sign agreement to build multipurpose naval vessels in Indonesia.
Paris
The establishment of a joint venture is planned
Study on the divergences between the EU Ship Recycling Regulation and the Hong Kong Convention
Brussels/London
It has been published by ECSA and ICS
The 2026-2028 POT of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority has been approved.
Gioia Tauro
Approval also granted to the 2026 budget forecast variation and to the update of the Port's Staffing Plan.
Autonomous Navigation: ABS, Polaris Shipping, HHI, and AVIKUS Sign Agreement
Athens
It will be tested on a VLOC under certain low-risk conditions
Tomorrow in Sant'Agnello (Naples) the inauguration event of the Italy Branch of The Nautical Institute
London
The topics of discussion will include energy transition in the maritime industry, maritime education and training.
The Municipality of Bologna is reconsidering the divestment of its stake in Interporto Bologna.
Bologna/Bentivoglio
An institutional delegation from Flanders visited the interport
Eni and Fincantieri sign agreement to develop innovative underwater monitoring technologies.
Milan/Trieste
Agreement focused on Eni's "Clean Sea" technology
In 2025, LNG consumption in Italy grew by +11% driven by industry and new uses, with the debut in the naval segment
Rome
Amadei (Federchimica LNG Group): Use ETS and FuelEU revenues to support investments and deployment of lower-carbon fuels.
RT&L partners with China's Guangzhou Salvage to strengthen its project cargo segment
Genoa
Bizzarri: the sector is characterised by wide margins for development and profitability
Last year, cargo traffic in Greek ports amounted to 140.8 million tons (-1.5%)
Piraeus
Goods volumes remained unchanged in the fourth quarter only
The International Container Study Center's board and governing body have been renewed.
Genoa
Filippo Gallo confirmed as president and Paolo Pessina as vice-president
Catani (GNV): allocate ETS proceeds to the development of synthetic fuel production chains.
Rome
Resources - he specified - also for port infrastructures and the reduction of the cost differential compared to traditional fuels
Consultation launched on plans to expand the port areas of Fos
Marseille
The goal is to involve residents and local stakeholders
Somec signs €60 million contract with Finnish shipyard
San Vendemiano
One of the most complex interventions ever entrusted to the Horizons division
Daniele Rossi, former president of the port of Ravenna, has passed away.
Rome
He led the port authority for over eight years
ONE will remove calls in Greece and Türkiye from its Adriatic Service 1 service.
Singapore
In Italy it touches the ports of Venice and Ancona
The first phase of the APM Terminals terminal in the port of Suape has been inaugurated.
Suape
It will become operational in the second half of this year
Container traffic increased in May at the ports of Singapore and Hong Kong
Singapore/Hong Kong
Singapore sets record bunkering levels for liquefied natural gas and pure B100 biodiesel
Vavassori confirmed as president of the Lombardy Association of Freight Forwarders and Haulers
Milan
Albertina Schiavoni and Mario Zini have been appointed vice-presidents
The president of Angopi receives the first professional certificate of competence as a mooring man.
Savona
The certificate must be renewed every five years.
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Mein Schiff Flow to TUI Cruises.
Hamburg/Monfalcone
With a gross tonnage of approximately 160,000 tons, it has a capacity of approximately 4,000 passengers.
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Palermo decreased by -6.3%
Palermo
Traffic also decreased in the ports of Termini Imerese, Trapani, and Licata. Increases occurred in Porto Empedocle and Gela.
The Antitrust Authority has not given its final approval for the acquisition of Armas' assets and activities by Baleària.
Barcelona
Set a series of conditions
Assarmatori's annual assembly will take place in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
The event's theme is "Instructions for not navigating in the dark."
VARD to build a new generation fishing vessel
Trieste
It was ordered by the Norwegian company Rosund Drift
Royal Caribbean has taken delivery of its new Legend of the Seas cruise ship.
Miami
Built by Meyer Turku, it can accommodate 5,610 passengers
Concentration in the UK shipbuilding sector
London
Baleana buys APCL Group (A&P Tyne, Cammell Laird and A&P Falmouth and Falmouth Docks and Engineering)
Informal hearings of trade union representatives on port governance reform
Rome
At the heart of the critical issues highlighted - confirms Filt-Cgil - is the planned establishment of Porti d'Italia Spa
Venice, the DPSS confirms the need to build new offshore terminals outside the lagoon.
Venice
The Strategic System Programming Document has been approved by the AdSP Management Committee
The Spinelli Group has joined the Italian Association of Port Terminal Operators
Genoa
The company and Assiterminal expressed satisfaction with the resumption of an important association
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic at UK ports fell by -2.6%
London
More significant decrease (-6.8%) in boarding loads
Mark Hindley is the new president of the European Motor Vehicle Logistics Association
Istanbul
Wolfgang Göbel was elected honorary president
At the Port of Genoa, a tugboat was stopped for irregularities in nitrogen oxide emissions.
Genoa
The vessel is used for the construction works of the new breakwater
In April, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +21.4%
Ravenna
An increase of +2.5% is expected in May
Sallaum Lines to launch dedicated China-Europe service in 2027
Nanjing
Two new 7,400 CEU PCTCs taken delivery
On June 12th in Naples, an initiative by Filt Cgil on governance in the port sector
Rome
Naval drone found in Romanian port of Constanta
Bucharest
The device self-destructed without causing any casualties.
HJSC receives approval in principle for the construction of a 10,000 TEU biofuel containership.
Athens
It was released from the Korean Naval Register
Global Ship Lease invests $917 million to purchase ten new container ships
Athens
They will be delivered between the fourth quarter of 2028 and the first quarter of 2030.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The Federagenti assembly will be held in Civitavecchia on July 3rd.
Rome
Pessina: We will not discuss regulations, community relations, or the pursuit of theories and bureaucracy, but rather the challenges of Italian port infrastructure.
Tomorrow in Sant'Agnello (Naples) the inauguration event of the Italy Branch of The Nautical Institute
London
The topics of discussion will include energy transition in the maritime industry, maritime education and training.
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
World's first floating fusion reactor-powered vessel could become reality with new project
(Interesting Engineering)
Shipbuilding's Spring Illusion: Backbone Collapses
(The Chosun Daily)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
WASS (Fincantieri) and Magellan Agreement on Canada's Underwater Defense
Trieste
Industrial cooperation opportunities in the field of heavy torpedoes and countermeasures will be explored
Solutions to overcome the chronic staff shortage in the Italian maritime sector
Procida
Pagano (Maritime Labor Committee): Digitalization, simplification, and cooperation between training and businesses to overcome the crisis
Maritime training agreement signed by Gente di Mare (Cosulich) and Carnival
Genoa
Di Tizio: This collaboration allows us to bring an international project to the territory
Antipollution (V.Group) orders four eco-friendly vessels from ONEX Shipyards & Technologies
Athens
Option for four additional units
Luigi Merlo to lead MSC Cruises' Italian cruise terminal company
Geneva
Centrone (formerly Fincantieri) takes over as Director of Maritime Policies and Government Affairs for the group in Italy
Spinelli has ordered three new handling vehicles from FTMH
Genoa
A reach stacker for empty containers has already entered service in the group's Livorno depot
Greece's Skaramangas Shipyards and South Korea's HD Hyundai sign cooperation agreement
Athens
The aim is to collaborate in the construction of surface military vessels
AD Ports buys the Brazilian Corredor Logística e Infraestrutura
Sao Paulo/Abu Dhabi
The company handles the largest volume of agri-food bulk exports in the South American nation
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority has been approved.
Livorno
Unanimous approval from the Management Committee
Chen Lichtenstein appointed president and CEO of ZIM
Haifa
He will replace the resigning Eli Glickman.
Gianluca Croce has been confirmed as president of Assagenti Genova.
Genoa
The members of the association's board for the two-year period 2026-2028
The Mega Serena ferry has joined the Corsica Sardinia Ferries fleet.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of up to 2,000 passengers and over 600 vehicles.
The first steel cutting of the Crystal Grace cruise ship took place in Marghera.
Miami
Fincantieri will deliver the vessel in spring 2028
Palumbo Superyacht awarded 13,048 square meters of mooring space to the Port of Ortona.
Ancona
Central Adriatic Port Authority, guidelines for issuing the single ZES authorization
Port of Livorno: Two new FHP MarterNeri warehouses inaugurated
Livorno
Investment exceeding 23 million euros
The Committee of the Central Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has decided to close the institution's state of crisis.
Civitavecchia
New solution for exceptional transport on intermodal trains from FS Logistix and Van der Vlist
Verona
Two aerial platforms transported from Verona to Rostock
Port of Naples: Fire aboard GNV's Phoenix ferry
Naples
Flames broke out in the internal areas of deck 6 of the ship
Latrofa has chosen a trusted individual to lead an in-house company within the Lazio Port Authority.
Civitavecchia
The new sole director - he underlined - has been provided with particularly stringent management guidelines
In the first three months of 2026, MPC Container Ships' revenues decreased by -6.4%.
Oslo
Quarterly net income of $40.8 million (-31.8%)
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the Sardinian Port Authority has been approved.
Olbia
Green light from the Management Committee
The environmental assessment process for the San Antonio Outer Harbor project has been completed.
Saint Anthony
The Viking Mira cruise ship was delivered at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
Ancona/Los Angeles
It has a gross tonnage of 54,300 tons and a capacity of 998 passengers.
In 2025, RINA recorded revenues of over one billion euros (+11%)
Genoa
Net profit up 30%
The new railway bridge has been installed at the Port of Marina di Carrara.
Marina di Carrara
Pisano: A turning point in the port's logistics organization.
Ports, freight terminals, and corridors. Venice and the Upper Adriatic as a gateway to the East.
Venice
This is the theme of the event that will be held on Thursday in Venice
Estonian State Fleet orders electric-powered ferry from Polish shipyard Crist
Tallinn
Contract worth 49.93 million euros
In April, Spanish ports handled 1.7 million containers (+1.7%)
Madrid
Cruise passengers down by -18.4%
Container traffic in the port of Valencia decreased by 2.5% in April
Valencia
In the first four months of 2026, almost 1.8 million TEUs were handled (+0.2%)
Global Ship Lease posts record quarterly revenues again
Athens
Net profit down 24.0%
International cooperation between the Sardinian Port Authority and the Port of Tangier Ville for luxury yachting
Cagliari
Promotion of an integrated nautical circuit between Sardinia and Morocco
The new first aid medical center has been inaugurated in the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
Among the facilities, a first aid clinic and a CMR ambulance
BPER provides financing to Grimaldi Euromed for fleet modernization.
Milan/Naples
Resources used to partially cover the purchase of the ship "Grande Manila"
ASRY and Priya Blue establish ship recycling yard in Bahrain
Al Muharraq/Alang
First ship destined for dismantling has arrived in the Middle Eastern nation
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