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November 17, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Mothballed containership fleet surpasses 1m TEU mark
  • South Korea's KMTC reviews fleet structure ahead of hard times in intra-Asia trade
  • Eleven major international port operators bid for Panama Canal's Port of Corozal
  • Panama expansion unlikely to bring boom in transshipments: port analyst says
  • Subic's NCT2 marks a milestone by taking delivery of 100,000th TEU
  • FTA repeats call for better protection for truckers before some die in Calais
  • Shanghai's new cool-chain centre starts trial operation
  • Wal-Mart steps up pressure on suppliers to cut prices
  • Chinese demand for UK products boost value of British exports via Heathrow
  • SDV expands presence Thailand with new logistics centre
  • Forwarders hit by airfreight backlogs at key China airports, including Hong Kong
  • AirBridgeCargo Airlines delivers race cars for Macau Grand Prix
  • Lion City's aviation community raises US$176,000 for charity

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 16, 2015
  • "K" Line establishes "K" Line Shipping & Logistics LLC in Dubai with Sharaf Group
  • APM Terminals announces multi-purpose terminal JV at Qingdao port
  • Asia-Northern Europe spot rates continue to fall
  • CKYHE Alliance implementing service adjustment
  • CMA CGM announces service upgrade in New Zealand
  • Hapag-Lloyd registers third consecutive profitable quarter
  • India & Bangladesh sign Standard Operating Procedure to operationalise agreement on coastal shipping
  • Philips & Maersk Line commit to cut 20 pc CO2 for every Philips container moved
  • Small shipping cos seen facing bankruptcy & consolidation due to Chinese slowdown
  • TT Club champions operational best practice to improve US intermodal efficiency
  • Guargum exports to China likely to be hit
  • Steel imports increase 34 pc in Oct. despite safeguard duty
  • Any hike in rates at Cochin Port to hit business, say shippers
  • Fresh alternative likely to scrap TAMP
  • Rlys & Odisha sign MoU to develop rail infra
  • Agricultural exports shrink more than 20 pc in H1 2015
  • Between Onions & Fighter Jets

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Construction of Tampere tunnel going ahead
  • Fresh talent for Tachofresh
  • KLM welcomes first Dreamliner
  • Prizes for Dublin and Guadeloupe
  • New tractors for the new year
  • Newbuild comes out fighting
  • Airbus nets major order from TAP
  • VBW president re-elected
  • Another member for VTL network
  • Direct connection raises rail efficiency
  • Even more ships on ice
  • More freight at world's biggest cargo airport
  • Staking a claim in Turkey
  • Sweeping changes at Singpost
  • New rail services between Poland and Germany
  • Doubling the butterfly

IHS Maritimeweb site
NOVEMBER 16, 2015
  • Cavotec wins port equipment orders worth more than EUR 9 million
    Global engineering group Cavotec has won five separate orders with a combined value of more than EUR 9 million for some of its key innovative technologies, including the Group's MoorMasterTM automated mooring system and the new Automatic Plug-in System (APS), highlighting the strength and diversity of Cavotec's portfolio. "These orders demonstrate...
  • New Joint Venture Agreement Established for Jasper Ocean Terminal
    November 16, 2015 - Today the Georgia and South Carolina Ports Authorities signed a new joint venture agreement that provides the necessary framework for the two states to work cooperatively toward the development of the Jasper Ocean Terminal (JOT), which will be jointly owned and operated by both port authorities. "Whether...
  • ECDIS Ltd: Delivering a Full Spectrum of Deck and Navigation Courses
    With the introduction and approval of the new Instructor Training IMO course, ECDIS Ltd now offers one of the most extensive training portfolios across the Deck and Navigation spectrum. Whiteley, Hampshire September 2015 ECDIS Ltd is the only private training academy to offer 30 different courses, covering so much more than just...
  • Icarus flies too close to the sun
    For the past couple of years, dredging conferences have included at least one paper on how infrastructure investors should prepare for the surge of mega container ships. The main driver of this initiative has been Danish carrier Maersk, which has pushed the capacity of its vessels beyond 11,000 TEU to...
  • Steelmakers in China's grip
    last week a 45-year-old man died after falling from his apartment in London. He was the head of a British steel manufacturer that has struggled to compete against a tide of imported steel. The business is in administration, with 450 employees already laid off and the future of 1,200 others...
  • German ports lose more market share
    Containers at the port of Hamburg. Credit: PAHamburg and Bremerhaven continue to lose business within the North European range to their western competitors Rotterdam and Antwerp. General cargo and particularly container throughput continued to drop substantially during the third quarter in Hamburg, according to fresh data released by port marketing...
  • Incheon 2015 throughput lower than expected but port on track to open new terminal in 1Q16
    Incheon, South Korea. Credit: PAThroughput at the Port of Incheon in South Korea will be lower than expected in 2015 as a result of weak demand from Europe. The port expects to book throughput of less than 2.36 million teu this year, short of its original target of 2.6 million...
  • Abu Dhabi National Tanker Company looks to expand dry bulk
    The cargoes are to be delivered to several ports, including Santos, pictured here. Credit: CodespAbu Dhabi National Tanker Company (ADNATCO) is inviting bulker operators to tender for a contract of affreightment to ship granular sulphur in 2016. The initial contract would be for 10 cargoes from January to August 2016, with...
  • Korea's KAMCO launches new ship finance scheme
    The ship financing unit of South Korean finance house Korea Asset Management Corporation has introduced a new USD85.7 million ship financing scheme. KAMCO Ship Investment Management Corporation, in collaboration with Bank of Tokyo unit BOT Leasing and Finance, Standard Chartered Bank, Shinhan Bank, Woori Bank and four shipping companies, including Sammok...
  • Avance Gas in USD million bid for Aurora LPG, seen too low
    Avance Gas Holding, the Oslo based VLGC owner has launched a NOK1.73 billion (USD200 million) to acquire Aurora LPG, another VLGC carrier owner headquartered in Norway, but the Aurora chairman has dismissed the bid as too low, a view shared by two shipping analysts. Avance Gas offers an exchange of shares,...
  • Dry bulk slump pushes Uni-Asia to loss in 3Q15
    Uni-Asia CEO Michio TanamotoThe deepening dry bulk slump saw Singapore-listed shipowner Uni-Asia Holdings (Uni-Asia) record a loss of USD1.1 million for the third quarter, compared with a profit of USD0.25 million in the same three month period last year. Despite the loss, Uni-Asia's revenue improved by 5% year-on-year to USD17.9 million...
  • New round of China shipping mergers on the cards
    A VLCC owned by a Sinotrans subsidiary. Credit: PAAs if a merger between Cosco and China Shipping was not complicated enough, this weekend brought news that China Merchants Group and Sinotrans-CSC Holdings could be busy with their own round of merger talks. The rumour has been around for a few...
  • Sembcorp Marine sets record in number of cruise ship repairs
    Pacific Eden was formerly known as Statendam, pictured here. Credit: HasenpuschSingapore-listed offshore services provider Sembcorp Marine said that it has repaired 12 cruise ships this year with the completion of upgrades on Pacific Eden and Pacific Aria at its Admiralty Yard on 16 November. "2015 has been a busy year for...
  • Busan expects 5% growth in throughput as new port brings more transhipment business
    Busan port. Credit: Joachim AffeldtThe Busan Port Authority (BPA) expects 2015 container throughput to grow by around 5% that if realised would see total full-year throughput volume rise to more than 19.6 million teu. September throughput of 1.6 million teu was up 5.1% year on year. Throughput for the first nine...

The Loadstarweb site
NOVEMBER 16, 2015
  • Cargo crime on Europe's roads soars - 'gangs will now go after anything', says TAPA
  • Analysis: Deutsche Post DHL - staying optimistic for 2016, but caution advised
  • Bullish ICG snaps up containerships on its Eucon feeder services
  • Japan's ANA to convert passenger jets to expand air freight business
  • Quiet US ports spark slowdown fears as imports fall
  • Someone will be killed in 'lawless' Calais, UK hauliers warn

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 16, 2015
  • El Faro search mission ends without finding VDR
  • Conrad Shipyards bolsters backlog with new orders
  • Environmental Awards honor 1,601 ships
  • GulfMark Offshore files $250 million shelf registration
  • Damen nets order for cost saving fish farm concept
  • Gibdock wins series order for scrubber retrofits
  • New York Governor vetoes proposed LNG port

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 16, 2015
  • Auto vessel loses steering grounds in Columbia River
  • Diana Shipping takes delivery of Capesize vessel SEATTLE
  • Alaska Airlines adding flights from Seattle to Charleston
  • Port of Olympia postponing New Market planning meeting
  • Bunge Limited taps Borg as human resources boss

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 16, 2015
  • VLCC earnings slide $5,000 over the week as December dates yet to kick-off
    With only four November cargoes remaining, further softening expected in coming days
  • Cosco receives debt financing from China Development Bank
    The $3.1bn financing package will invest in a wide range of financial products
  • Hamburg down on China and Russia woes
    Rise in dry bulk fails to counter falling box volumes
  • Ports of Auckland to shrink its footprint
    Port to sell off Onehunga for public use due to draft limitations
  • Swiber reports net profit despite lacklustre offshore industry
    Stronger contributions from Latin America and cost control measures boosted earnings
  • Avance Gas moves to buy Aurora LPG
    Having previously tried to buy Aurora in hostile bid, Avance strikes again with exchange offer, spurring consolidation in LPG shipping
  • Sinotrans & CSC subsidiaries reveal parent plans reorganisation
    Merger between China Merchants Group and Sinotrans looks another step closer
  • Wallem sets up crewing agency in Shenzhen, China
    First foreign company to fully own a crewing agency in the country
  • Singapore handled 16% fewer containers in October
    Box throughput at Singapore port falls in first 10 months of 2015
  • Maersk Container Industry's new $200m Chile factory delivers first reefer containers
    Maersk Line and CMA CGM place new reefer orders
  • Sembcorp Marine finishes Carnival unit cruiseships upgrade
    Group has repaired, upgraded or refurbished a total of 12 cruise vessels this year
  • Thoresen Shipping posts profit amid tough dry bulk markets
    South American agricultural trade supported dry bulk player
  • Bulk carrier detained in Singapore
    Marshall Islands-registered vessel owned by Maritime Equity Management
  • Low rates on high seas prompt Maersk unit to rationalise network
    Port coverage improves amid rationalisation efforts, says MCC chief executive Tim Wickmann
  • The next generation
    And the award goes to... the port best able to cultivate awareness among young people as to their work and worth and at the same time educating its potential workforce

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 16, 2015
  • 'De-stocking' delayed as US retail inventories pile up
    Piles of warehoused goods don't seem to be shrinking that fast, despite the much ballyhooed destocking of U.S. inventory. Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau Nov. 13 show U.S. total inventories, both total inventories and retail stocks, rose in September from August. That could mean lower than expected U.S. freight...
  • Planned Georgia-South Carolina container terminal moves forward
    An artist's rendering of the Jasper Ocean Terminal. Credit: Moffatt & NicholThe development of Jasper Ocean Terminal made some headway Monday after the Georgia and South Carolina port authorities agreed to a framework for the long-discussed but still unrealized marine terminal on the the states' shared border. The agreement governs the...
  • Star Wars mania to send US toy imports into hyperdrive
    A remote-controlled BB-8 droid. Credit: StarWars.comLike Yoda using the force to lift an X-Wing from the swamp of Dagobah, U.S. demand for Star Wars toys from action figures to lightsabers is forecast to help raise total containerized toy imports 10.9 percent year-over-year, according to JOC Senior Economist Mario O. Moreno. With...
  • Amazon's competitive advantage tied to fulfillment operations
    Jon DeCesareHave you ever wondered how Amazon consistently delivers on its promise to ship your products correctly and have them arrive on a specific day or even earlier? Unlike past advances in retail operations - the emergence of the supermarket in the mid-20th century, say, or the more recent rise...
  • Savannah container volume growth returning to 'normal levels'
    Container volume at the port of Savannah, Georgia, rose just 3 percent year-over-year in October, a sign that the torrid pace of year-over-year growth seen earlier this year and in the last half of 2014 is now moderating as shippers return to the U.S. West Coast. Trade patterns are returning to...
  • US truckload capacity rises to 2008 level, JOC index shows
    Trucking companies may be short drivers, but there is no shortage of trucks in the U.S. An influx of new Class 8 tractors pushed the JOC Truckload Capacity Index up 1.3 percentage points to 90.4 in the third quarter, the first index reading above 90 since the end of 2008. The number...
  • Michelin holiday campaign celebrates America's commercial drivers
    GREENVILLE, S.C., Nov. 12, 2015 - As Americans enjoy the food, gifts and get-togethers that are the hallmarks of the holiday season, Michelin invites everyone to take a moment and salute the season's unsung heroes, commercial drivers. These are the people who spend countless hours on the road and in...
  • Busan expects growth despite China slowdown
    The Busan Port Authority expects 2015 container throughput to grow by around 5 percent, in which case total full-year throughput volume would rise to more than 19.6 million 20-foot-equivalent units. September's throughput rose 5.1 percent year-over-year to 1.6 million TEUs. Throughput for the first nine months of 2015 was up 5...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 16, 2015
  • Georgia ports see gains
    The US state's port authority reports growth at its Savannah and Brunswick ports.
  • Claims against Nova Star ferry mounting
    Bareboat charterer Nova Star Cruises facing nearly $2.18m in claims in US arrest case.
  • Conrad Q3 results halved from year ago
    The Jones Act shipbuilder sees results drop as newbuild and repair revenue drop.
  • Fuel removed from grounded Los Llanitos
    Mexican authorities continue efforts to remove wreck of bulker pinned to rocks.
  • Prospectus approved for Frontline merger
    Financial Supervisory Authority gives OK for documentation for deal with Frontline 2012.
  • Petrobras gives SBM Offshore formal invite
    Awards on Sepia and Libra FPSO tenders are contingent on Operation Car Wash settlement.
  • DNB cuts Safe Bulkers
    Bank places sell rating on bulker owner given connection between stock and asset prices.
  • Excelerate swaps regas ships off Argentina
    Expedient replaces Exemplar at Escobar amid inspections off coast of South America.
  • Gulf of Mexico adds to deepwater rig count
    US drilling unit count declines by one but Baker Hughes records uptick in deepwater.
  • PCTC loses steering and runs aground in US
    Gram Car Carriers vessel towed to Portland after ending up on Columbia River beach.
  • Oceanteam orders duo
    Norwegian owner adds FSVs as Q3 turns negative on fleet revaluation.
  • Aurora board knocks back Avance offer
    Leiv Askvig says bid is short of board's valuation as hostile takeover situation develops.
  • Cosco in $3.14bn deal
    Chinese group's shipyard teams up with China Development Bank on new financing.
  • Damen wins double order
    Froy Vest of Norway signs contract with Dutch yard for workboat and pontoon.
  • SPP to be sold off
    Bank-controlled Korean tanker builder's three yards to be auctioned by creditors.
  • Products tanker rates tipped for 2015 peak
    Spot rates expected to pass summer highs as refineries return to work, boosting seasonal demand.
  • Reefer crew released
    Nigerian pirates free four men kidnapped from Russian cargoship last month.
  • Anek back to black
    Greek ferry owner posts strong operational result for the third quarter.
  • US okays Daiichi bankruptcy
    Court agrees to protect Japanese owner's US-based assets from creditors.
  • Hanjin Shipping cut
    KTC downgrades Korean owner's rating on the back of weak freight rates.
  • Hamburg hurt by Russia
    German port records lower volumes between January and September; projects Russian recovery next year.
  • AHTS rates jump
    Lay-ups finally having an effect as Rem vessel fixes at nearly $39,000 per day.
  • HHI's orders drop
    South Korean shipbuilder says new deals fell by more than 20% between January and October.
  • Worse to come for DSME?
    Accounting report said to show likely loss of $5.6bn for Korean yard in 2015.
  • Ferry sinks off Indonesia
    Dozens feared dead after passenger vessel capsizes off Surabaya.
  • Christian Andersen explains Aurora bid
    Avance Gas president explains hot spot market and status of newbuildings led to offer being tabled now.
  • Top Ships not the buyer of Torm tankers
    Evangelos Pistiolis says rumours of double purchase from Danish owner are off the mark.
  • Ningbo Ocean books feeder containerships
    Ningbo Port's shipping division continues to build up small containership fleet with more orders.
  • Sales boost Navig8 Product Tankers
    Nicolas Busch-led company looks to have made $7m on each of the LR2s sold to Scorpio Tankers in May.
  • Swiber back in black
    Strong contributions from Latin American and new projects in South Asia boost OSV operator.
  • Dae Sun books more feeder boxships
    South Korean shipbuilder finally ties-up newbuilding deal with Taiwan owner TVL.
  • GulfMark Offshore stacks the shelf
    Hard pressed US offshore vessel operator looks to shareholders to bolster war chest.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 16, 2015
  • Short-term transportation authorization expires Friday
  • CMA CGM, subsidiaries join Hanjin's intra-Asia KPI loop
  • Environmental groups find 114 U.S. freight railway bridges potentially deficient

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 16, 2015
  • Platts Survey: OPEC pumps 31.08 million b/d in October
    Down 120,000 b/d from September.
  • ECA region operator has 'best quarter ever'
    Fuel cost savings due to investments in scrubbers and fleet efficiency have paid off.
  • Low bunker prices eroding comeptitive advantage of newbuilds
    'The issue of scrappage is not such a big one when the oil price is lower.'
  • Gibraltar yard in 'sizeable' scrubber contract
    Five vessels being retrofitted with abatement technology.
  • Judge visits bunker tanker as case against Monjasa proceeds
    Nigerian court officials taken aboard the Anuket Emerald.
  • DFDS 'well underway' to meet MRV requirements
    Company already records fuel consumption on vessels equipped with scrubbers.
  • EU study: NOx emissions down due to slow steaming
    Emissions down by 12% compared to 2008 as vessels cut speed by 30%.
  • New Team Leader and Trading Manager at Dan-Bunkering
    Grace Ong is based at the company's Singapore office.
  • APT completes shipboard trial of fuel oil emulsion technology
    Indicates a minimum 3% decrease in specific fuel consumption.
  • Ferries get to grips with fuel monitoring
    Interferry forms group to make propsosals to Brussels.
  • Cockett wants arrested vessel sold at auction
    Bunker supplier seeking more than $1 million from owners of the Nova Star.
  • 'Shipowers are waiting for prices to come down'
    Singapore IFO soften as crude tumbles
  • OPEC oil exports to rise
    By 30,000 b/d in 4 weeks to Nov 28, according to analyst.
  • Bunker disputes prompt ship arrest in India
    Bunker company and bank chasing outstanding bills.
  • EU moves closer to ECA drone surveillance
    Pilot service planned by Emsa.
  • Benchmark prices slide as crude inventories grow
    Oil prices fell to their lowest levels since August on Thursday.
  • Singapore bunker sales fall for second month in a row
    Traders say demand was dampened by firm prices and ample supplies.
  • Singapore registry welcomes more 'green ships'
    Total of 247 'green ships' under Singapore flag, says MPA.
  • Bunker savings propel Viking Line profits
    Bunker price developments currently having 'favourable effect' on earnings, it says.
  • More MFM-equipped bunker tankers operating at Singapore
    Number has increased to 43, shows data from MPA.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Bimco, ICS, Intercargo and Intertanko condemn attacks on ships and seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz
London
Call for an immediate cessation of attacks
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
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
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.
Kerdjoudj (Feport): With the revision of the EU ETS, part of the proceeds should be allocated to ports.
Brussels
Call to carefully evaluate the risk of relocating transhipment traffic
With the new COSCO-PTP terminal, the port of Tarragona relaunches itself on the container market.
Tarragona
Construction work is expected to be completed in 2028 when the terminal will have a capacity of 680,000 TEUs.
In 2025, Egyptian ports set their new all-time container throughput record
Alexandria, Egypt
Strong growth in transhipment volumes, which had remained stable in 2024
The national contract for port mooring and boatmen has been renewed.
Rome
Filt-Cgil strengthens a regulatory framework essential for the sector
A study explains how to make the use of OPS facilities in European ports more attractive and effective.
Brussels
Clearer and more comparable tariffs are also needed.
Federlogistica calls for amendments to the port governance bill.
Genoa
Falteri: the new structure must guarantee the Port System Authority adequate financial resources and effective operational tools.
ESPO calls for EU ETS amendments to ensure the competitiveness of European ports.
Brussels
The negative impact on short sea shipping was also highlighted.
New measures adopted in Switzerland to strengthen the competitiveness of the maritime flag
Bern
A Swiss shipowner will be able to fly the Swiss flag even if the owning company is based abroad
Sea trials of the second cruise ship built in China have concluded.
Shanghai
The Adora Flora City will make its maiden voyage departing from the port of Guangzhou on November 22nd.
In the first quarter of 2026, the value of G20 freight traffic recorded a quarterly growth of +5.3%
Paris
Mitigation of the growth of cargo traffic in the port of Tangier Med
Tangier
In the first three months of 2026, 38.8 million tonnes were handled (+3.2%)
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by 2.6% in April
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by 2.6% in April
Beijing
Imports and exports increased by 0.6%. Containers totaled 26.9 million (+4.8%).
Fermerci asks the government for urgent measures to support rail freight transport.
Rome
Railway companies penalized by infrastructure disruptions
Port of Naples, first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation on a cruise ship
Naples
Axpo used the cargo barge "Green Zeebrugge"
CMA CGM closed the first quarter of 2026 with a net profit of $250 million (-78%)
CMA CGM closed the first quarter of 2026 with a net profit of $250 million (-78%)
Marseille
Revenues stable, with logistics and other activities offsetting the decline in shipping
The U.S. Supreme Court has reopened the case pitting Havana Docks against Carnival, Royal Caribbean, NCLH and MSC
New International Code of Safety for Autonomous Surface Vessels Adopted
London
It will come into force on July 1st and will be applied on a voluntary basis for at least two years
UIRR: Combined road-rail transport shipments to increase by 1.5% in 2025
Brussels
The association highlighted the disastrous effects on the railway construction sector in Germany.
Fincantieri and Teijin Automotive Technologies sign agreement to develop composite bulkheads for naval applications.
Trieste/Pouancé
Folgiero: We enable the development of lighter and more efficient units
After eight quarters of profits, ZIM reports an operating loss
Haifa
In the first three months of 2026, the volumes of cargo transported by ships also fell sharply (-8.3%)
The US has indicted four Chinese container manufacturers and seven of their executives.
Washington
The arrest of the marketing director of Singamas in France on April 14 was made public.
EU Parliament and Council reach agreement on tariffs agreement between the European Union and the United States
Strasbourg/Brussels
An expiry clause and a suspension clause have been introduced
FFS Cargo Switzerland is reorganizing its single-wagon freight network.
Bern
A reduction of 50 of the current 280 marshalling yards is expected
IMO reports 17% increase in maritime piracy incidents in 2025
London
The most affected area was the Straits of Malacca and Singapore with 122 incidents (+34%).
Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM have suspended bookings for maritime shipments to Cuba.
Paris/Frankfurt/Havana
Decision after Trump's expansion of US sanctions
International tender for the new container terminal at the port of Klaipeda will be held by the end of the year.
Klaipeda
It will have an annual traffic capacity of 2.5 million TEUs
ITF calls on governments to dismantle the flag of convenience system once and for all
London
It is - the union denounces - the bad apple at the heart of the exploitation of seafarers
Evergreen's revenues decreased by 21.3% in the first quarter
Taipei
Operating profit and net economic profit fell by -69.5% and -68.8%
Viking Holdings closed the first quarter with a net loss of -54.2 million dollars
Los Angeles
Revenues up 17.5%
In the first three months of 2026, container traffic at Eurokai port terminals grew by +8.9%
Bremen
Increases of 12.7% in Germany and 7.8% in Italy. A decline in the port of Tangier Med.
Norovirus on Ambassador Cruise Line's Ambition cruise ship
Purfleet/Vlissingen
French health authorities have authorized the unit to continue normal operations.
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg decreased by -2.0%
Hamburg
Containers amounted to two million TEUs (-1.6%)
Yang Ming and WHL's quarterly financial results continue to deteriorate.
Keelung/Taipei
In the first three months of this year, revenues decreased by -15.1% and -9.3% respectively.
Hapag-Lloyd closed the first quarter with an operating loss of -218.6 million euros
Hapag-Lloyd closed the first quarter with an operating loss of -218.6 million euros
Hamburg
Revenues down 16.8%
In the first three months of 2026, HMM's revenue decreased by -4.8%
In the first three months of 2026, HMM's revenue decreased by -4.8%
Seoul
Container segment saw a 7.9% decline and bulk segment saw a 20.1% growth.
Global Ports Holding's cruise terminals recorded record traffic in the first quarter of this year.
Istanbul
Five million passengers almost reached
Le Aziende informano
International Shipping Community to Gather in Genoa for Two Days of Maritime Dialogue and Networking
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado fell by -3.8%
Genoa
In March, a decline of -6.1%, with a sharp contraction of -15.0% in containerized cargoes
Federconsumatori is calling on the government to take measures to mitigate the impact of the rising ferry ticket prices.
Rome
Price increases are at +18% for the central weeks of August
In the first quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Croatian ports grew by 14.6%.
Zagreb
Monthly record in March
Successful trial of HVO diesel fuel for cruise ship propulsion
San Donato Milanese
Experiment conducted jointly by Eni and MSC Cruises
Gioia Tauro takes second place in the ranking of the main Italian ports, overtaking Genoa
Rome
Fincantieri records a decline in revenues and new orders
Rome
The group's backlog reached a record value of 74.2 billion euros
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
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)
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
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.
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Arrival ports by:
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- country
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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
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
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
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
SAAM Towage orders five new tugboats from Turkish shipyard Sanmar Shipyard
Santiago
They will have a pulling capacity of between 70 and 80 tons
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach dropped 5.7% last month.
Long Beach/Singapore/Hong Kong
In Singapore, growth of +3.6% was recorded, while in Hong Kong containers decreased by -6.3%.
Carta (Fermerci): Urgent policies are needed to support railway companies.
Rome
In 2025, rail cargo lost approximately 3.5%, in terms of trains/km
Fratelli Neri orders two more new tugboats in Egypt
Ismailia
Contract with the Suez Canal Company for Modern Boats
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by 17.4% in April.
Barcelona/Algeciras
Algeciras port increases by 6.3%.
The Islamabad government has approved the sale of a 30% stake in the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation.
Islamabad
The share will go to the state logistics company NLC which will also assume management control of PNSC
In 2025, the Spanish port system recorded record revenues
Madrid
Pre-tax profit was 349 million euros (+4.2%)
Leapmotor International strengthens its partnership with the Neapolitan Grimaldi shipping group.
Hoofddorp
In the first quarter, approximately 20,000 units were transported from China to the Italian market.
Cruise traffic in German ports reached a new record last year
Wiesbaden
With 1.51 million passengers, growth was +4.1%.
Federazione del Mare joins the celebrations for the International Day for Women in Maritime 2026.
Rome
Mattioli: The maritime economy is losing opportunities and potential.
After years of sustained growth, short sea shipping in Spain has entered a phase of structural slowdown
Madrid
This is what the latest report from the Observatorio Estadístico del Transporte Marítimo de Corta Distancia reveals.
AD Ports to buy German freight forwarder MBS Logistics
Colony
The company has over 450 employees and 26 offices worldwide.
The Spinelli Group has joined the Sustainable Intermodal Logistics Association
Genoa/Rome
Summary: ALIS can offer our ecosystem strategic added value
$200 million investment to build and equip the new multipurpose terminal at Pointe-Noire
Brazzaville/Abu Dhabi
Ordered three ship-to-shore cranes from ZPMC
Evergreen confirms purchase of five new 24,000 TEU containerships
Taipei
They will be built by the Chinese shipyard Guangzhou Shipyard International
Korea will launch an Asia-Europe containerized shipping service on the Arctic route in the coming months
Busan
The tender concluded with the preliminary selection of the PanStar company.
The Maritime Union has raised new alarm over the fate of former ILVA ships.
Verona
Their possible demolition puts 240 maritime jobs at risk
In the period January-March, freight traffic in the port of Koper decreased by -3.9%
Ljubljana
In the container sector, 2.4 million tons were handled (-1.7%)
Last chance to recognize some port jobs as strenuous and to establish a pension fund
Genoa
Siemens to acquire Italian MERMEC business
Monk
The transaction will include the Ferrosud rolling stock production plant in Matera
Growth in intermodal traffic at the Nola interport
Nola/Milan
Economic and financial analysis by the Fedespedi Research Center on freight terminal management companies
Quarterly decline in goods handled by Montenegro's ports
Podgorica
The increase in cargo volumes to and from Italian ports continues, albeit at a slower pace.
Assarmatori denounces the exclusion of maritime transport from the Fuel Decree-Law II.
Rome
Messina: The sector cannot be expected to absorb the impact of fuel price increases alone.
HHLA records a -5.3% decline in containers handled in the first quarter
Hamburg
Eijsink: An unusually harsh winter has significantly limited our daily operations
MSC Technology Italy launches a plan to hire 200 new people.
Turin/Geneva
MSC Cruises debuts in the Alaska market
The Marche Region has approved Carloni's appointment as president of the Central Adriatic Port Authority.
Ancona
Awaiting the opinion of the Abruzzo Regional Council
Greek company Danaos Corporation's quarterly revenues remain stable.
Athens
Two ships of the company are still blocked in the Persian Gulf
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles increased by 5.7% in April.
Los Angeles/Port Newark
In the first three months of 2026, the Port of New York handled nearly 2.2 million TEUs (-1.2%)
Cognolato was confirmed as president of Assiterminal
Rome
The new presidency committee and board of directors were also elected
In the first quarter of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +0.8%
Ravenna
The growth was driven by the entry into operation of the regasification plant
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
Assarmatori's annual assembly will take place in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
The event's theme is "Instructions for not navigating in the dark."
On June 12th in Naples, an initiative by Filt Cgil on governance in the port sector
Rome
Comparison on the logistical, industrial and infrastructural development of ports
››› 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
MSC introduces calls at Naples and Malaga on its Dragon service
Geneva
Calls at the Gioia Tauro port have been cancelled.
The National Maritime Fund's board has been renewed.
Genoa
He will remain in office for three years
Network contract for the joint development of intermodal services in Emilia-Romagna
Bologna
It was signed by Interporto Bologna, Dinazzano Po S, SAPIR and Rail Traction Company
Messina (Assarmatori): European technocracy appears inflexible on the EU ETS
Brussels
He underlines that a significant improvement of these policies is necessary.
d'Amico International Shipping's first quarter results are positive.
Luxembourg
The company benefited from the effects of geopolitical tensions
Two orientation events in Livorno and Naples to present the ITS Purser course.
Genoa
Meetings scheduled by the Italian Merchant Marine Academy with the Grimaldi Group
The bow section of the Explora V was launched in Palermo
Geneva
Fincantieri will deliver the cruise ship to Explora Journeys in 2027
The president of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority is the new president of Trieste Passenger Terminal.
Trieste
He takes over from Gianluca Madriz
Port of Olbia: Seabed restoration work has begun in the access channel to Isola Bianca.
Cagliari
The aim is to safely allow large cruise ships to enter
Damen to renovate and operate Dakar ship repair yard
Dakar/Gorinchem
20-year contract with the Société des Infrastructures de Réparation Navale
Savino Del Bene has acquired three companies of the Spanish Grupo Marítima Sureste
Florence/Valencia
The agreement involves Marítima Sureste Shipping, Marítima Sureste Spain and Transportes Gaypemar
Fim-Cisl, the meeting with Fincantieri regarding the Muggiano shipyard's prospects was positive.
La Spezia
The investments announced by management - the union noted - are going in the right direction.
Rising energy costs weigh on Finnlines' latest quarterly financial statement.
Helsinki
Doepel: Burdens further increased by EU ETS implementation
Marabello is the new secretary general of the Strait of Messina Port Authority.
Messina
The assignment lasts four years
Heavy lift vessel HMM Namu hit near the Strait of Hormuz
Seoul
The accident did not cause any casualties.
DFDS's quarterly financial performance deteriorates
Copenhagen
The fleet's rolling stock is growing. Passenger numbers are down 18%.
From May 21st to 23rd, Ravenna will host "Deportibus - The Festival of Ports Connecting the World."
Ravenna
Kalmar records quarterly decline in new orders
Helsinki
In the January-March period, revenues increased by +5%
Job openings are growing for the port companies of Trieste and Monfalcone.
Trieste
Delivery of a recognition plaque
In the first quarter of 2026, Costamare's revenues decreased by -5.3%
Monk
Orders confirmed for 12 new 9,200 TEU vessels and four 3,100 TEU vessels
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