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April 26, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • Vancouver mega terminal blocked by sandpiper migration concerns
  • Canadian Pacific's unions: strike 'inevitable' - truce does not mean peace
  • S'pore's heavy lifting AAL beefs up its European operation
  • S'pore dredging at Temasek Fairway and Sultan Shoal Lighthouse
  • Trieste box growth thanks to rail links to Central, Eastern Europe
  • ATA chairman itemises good US tax cuts have done for trucking
  • Female docker in coma after fall from lofty waterfront cabin in Sydney
  • Greencarrier offers FCL-LCL sustainable short sea solutions
  • Hutch UK chief sees growing interest in Thamesport's short sea
  • Cape Town seizes 57 Uber cars to molify metered taxi protest
  • Arab Academy's (AASTMT) maritime programme taught in Greece
  • Facing constraints, Canada is shipping oil one truckload at a time
  • North American rail freight up 4.3pc first week in April
  • Hactl wins Grand Award for its efforts to recycle company waste
  • Derivative makes come back - this time as air cargo future rates
  • Agility provides SME online platform to fill all shipment forms

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 25, 2018
  • AI, blockchain, data analytics seen disrupting shipping in future
  • Baltic Exchange & Freightos to launch global container freight index
  • China's 24 Hour Advance Manifest Regulation Update - GACC Announcement No. 56 [2017]
  • Compensation regime for hazardous & noxious cargoes a step closer, says IMO
  • GAC Dubai wins FMCG Supply Chain of the Year award again
  • MOL expands its NVOCC business with unified brand MOL Worldwide Logistics
  • Singapore launches enhanced technical cooperation & training package for IMO & its member states
  • Transworld Group Singapore celebrates 'Springing onto the 20th Year'
  • Dhamra port commences handling steel
  • Cathay Pacific & Cathay Dragon carry more cargo in March
  • E-commerce seen as opportunity for freight forwarding & logistics industry
  • Express rail service from UK to China launched
  • Cabinet approves long-term agreements for supply of iron ore to Japan & South Korea through MMTC
  • Camp for EODC cases

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Many roads lead to Rome, Venice...
  • Egypt to double capacity on Cairo-Benha route
  • Imperial Logistics delivering tools for Airbus
  • Reinforcing intermodal hinterland traffic
  • Grimaldi honoured in North America
  • Freightos and Baltic Exchange work on indices
  • AEI converting aircraft for TSM
  • Special livery to celebrate 60th anniversary
  • Freja opening up in Ålesund
  • Russian and German railfreight carriers cooperate
  • Charlene Thomas takes over UPS west region
  • PNA invests in innovative locks solution
  • More blocktrains on Eurasian route
  • Time:Matters on a roll in 2017
  • RWI's container index shows slight decrease
  • CEIV for Fraport's expertise in pharma ramp handling
  • Fedex Freight searching for new CEO

IHS Maritimeweb site
APRIL 25, 2018
  • INTTRA to launch rates management pilot
  • Owners claim reports of tankers' hijacking in Yemen are false
  • KOTC orders four MR product tankers
  • Baltic Exchange keeps up with the times
  • Shipowners urged to address cyber protection
  • Euronav sinks to first quarter loss as difficult market conditions prevail
  • Product tanker market recovery to come this year, Concordia insists
  • Baltic Exchange and Freightos launch collaborative container index
  • Nanjing Shenghang grows profit by a quarter in 2017
  • KOTC books MR tanker quartet at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
  • London Metal Exchange, Baltic Exchange update modernisation plans
  • Sumitomo to finance Yinson's FPSO projects
  • Singapore's terminals aim to stay ahead of the rest
  • Singapore bunker prices up as supply tightens
  • Shipping bad debt bank cuts losses
  • Tanker all-clear in Pakistan, but prices down without competition

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 25, 2018
  • Baltic Exchange teams with Freightos to launch new freight index
  • Bigger ships and bigger ports an opening for 3PLs to revolutionise supply chains
  • Praise for 'dedicated' Cargolux staff as carrier profits hit new heights
  • Night deliveries set to take off as 24hr shopping online breeds a 'vampire economy'
  • Analysis: Logistics M&A activity shaping up to be a big deal in Q2
  • Freight costs weighing on earnings at consumer goods makers
  • Tariff dodgers stand to profit from US-China trade dispute

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 25, 2018
  • Ingalls promotes Eric Crooker to VP of contracts and pricing
  • Statue Cruises honored with Rear Admiral Richard E. Bennis Award
  • Glosten names Morgan Fanberg as President
  • Maersk to trial Sea Machines AI based situational awareness technology
  • Navy takes HM&E delivery of DDG 1001
  • Keppel on track to deliver South East Asia's first LNG fueled tug
  • Digitalization drives shipowner demand for higher bandwidth

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 25, 2018
  • KfW IPEX to incorporate Hong Kong Convention scrapping rules into loan agreements
    Move makes the bank the first German organisation to sign up to Responsible Ship Recycling Standards initiatives
  • Norwegian shipping looking good for top line growth
    Association chief Solberg calls peak lay-up
  • Shipping could face low-sulphur fuel oil shortfall
    While the shipping community is relying on refiners to supply the required amounts of low sulphur fuel oil, there may...
  • Fix the basics, then digitalise
    Fine words and aspirations will not solve most of shipping's problems
  • Make investment in UK ports easier, says new BPA head
    Alec Don warns British ports to move on from Brexit and capitalise on the UK's departure from the EU by...
  • SMW: Baltic Exchange launches global box freight index
    Baltic chief Mark Jackson believes FBX would give a trusted insight to the global container shipping industry
  • Scorpio Tankers plans $334m financing deals to improve liquidity
    Update: While weak earnings from its long range vessels pushed the world's largest product carrier into deeper losses, company executives...
  • Improving load factors could trigger Asia-Europe rate revival
    Asia-northern Europe and Asia-Mediterranean utilisation will climb to around 96% and 87% respectively in the second quarter
  • SMW: IUMI warns digitalisation will cut out insurance middleman
    Similar worries have been voiced in other sectors such as dry bulk
  • SMW: Wärtsilä partners with MPA Singapore on maritime tech
    Partnership will build on Wärtsilä technology platform to streamline port operations and reduce vessel waiting times at ports
  • SMW: Hype around blockchain fails to impress
    Fears aired that an open, distributed ledger used to record everything would let far too much data fall into the...
  • Euronav suffers in 'difficult and challenging freight market'
    Tanker giant retains large liquidity having secured financing deals to ride out the downturn
  • CMA CGM's planned CEVA investment raises questions
    Loss-making 3PL remains unprofitable and there is 'significant uncertainty' over IPO valuation, Alphaliner analysts warn
  • Nakilat first quarter profit up 13% amid LNG upturn
    The most recent strategic alliance further strengthens Nakilat's fleet to a total of 69 vessels
  • SMW: Marine insurers wary of big ships after Maersk Honam
    Maersk Honam was carrying 7,860 containers at the time of the fire
  • SMW: ONE sets out its digitalisation priorities
    Applying blockchain to shipping brings with it a challenge over standardisation, warns Jeremy Nixon
  • SMW: Increasing liquidity set to transform LNG market, says Trafigura chief
    But there will be a cycle again for long-term time charters once US production increases, warns Hadi Hallouche
  • EEX plans iron ore, coking coal and LNG futures in Asia
    In an exclusive interview with Lloyd's List, EEX board member Egbert Laege says it is looking to add more offerings...
  • SMW: ONE sets out its digitalisation priorities
    Applying blockchain to shipping brings with it a challenge over standardisation, warns Jeremy Nixon
  • SMW: Increasing liquidity set to transform LNG market, says Trafigura chief
    But there will be a cycle again for long-term time charters once US production increases, warns Hadi Hallouche
  • EEX plans iron ore, coking coal and LNG futures in Asia
    In an exclusive interview with Lloyd's List, EEX board member Egbert Laege says it is looking to add more offerings...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 25, 2018
  • LA-LB truck turn times, container dwell times continue to decline
  • Building boom not likely to ease NY-NJ warehouse rate pressure
  • Chittagong acts to ensure quicker delivery of LCL cargo
  • China waste import ban hits Kuehne + Nagel's first-quarter volume
  • Despite overall volume growth, Mundra's rail share still declining

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 25, 2018
  • Goldilocks takes legal action against Noble
    Abu Dhabi-based investment fund files injunction to restrain convening of annual general meeting.
  • Ballast water treatment group formed
    Ballast Water Equipment Manufacturers' Association elects board at first annual meeting.
  • Early equity helped Scorpio's new deals
    Further raises not contemplated as Scorpio Tankers looks to have plenty of firepower from banks, sale-leaseback partners.
  • Subsea 7 sights still set on McDermott deal
    Kristian Siem-backed company is still looking to buy US oil and gas contractor for $2bn despite the proposed merger turning hostile.
  • Kollakis tipped to turn attention to ultramax newbuildings
    Greek owner said to be eyeing up to six ultramaxes at Chinese shipyard.
  • John Fredriksen fills up with Avance Gas stock
    Shipowner snaps up shares in VLGC specialist after yesterday's crash.
  • Scorpio Tankers stock soars as liquidity fears vanish
    New funding and upgrade from DNB Markets provide tailwinds for share price.
  • Ever Judger seized over fatal fire
    Bulker held by Indonesian police as part of blaze probe.
  • FWN Rapide crew reported safe
    ForestWave says all 11 seafarers are 'alive and together'.
  • VIDEO: Bulk carrier runs into pier in Argentina
    All workers are reported safe but San Lorenzo port sustains heavy damage, according to source.
  • Euronav bags ULCC and eyes further consolidation
    Paddy Rodgers says Gener8 Maritime swoop not the end of growth ambitions.
  • Klaveness pool result outstrips Nasdaq index
    Norwegian bulker owner hails effect of 'correct' fleet positioning and data analysis.
  • Baltic hails first boxship benchmark
    London exchange launches independent index with freight platform Freightos.
  • Houthis 'could destroy' 17 tankers detained in Yemen
    Greek owners like Eurotank and Evalend feature heavily on list of ships approved for imports by Saudi Arabia but seized by rebel militia.
  • Scorpio Tankers set for $334m liquidity boost
    New York-listed shipowner lines up financing package to address liquidity questions.
  • S&P backs CMA CGM in less volatile sector
    Boxship consolidation means more stable earnings for French line, agency says.
  • KOTC takes spending to $470m with Mipo MR order
    Kuwaiti owner adds to VLGC and VLCC deals with four new tankers in Korea.
  • KfW signs up for green recycling financing
    German bank to include eco-scrapping clauses in loan contracts.
  • Prime partner taking 17% slice of FSL Trust
    Singapore tanker owner also lines up new loans worth $90m.
  • Bangladesh joins LNG import club with FSRU
    State energy company Petrobangla receives Qatari commissioning cargo onboard Excelerate Energy FSRU
  • Euronav banks fresh loans as Gener8 deal nears conclusion
    New financing unveiled alongside quarterly loss and cautious market read.
  • Third time lucky for Liberty in ABG bidding?
    Steel group is once again the only potential buyer of bankrupt Indian shipyard.
  • Mikaelsen re-emerges as DeepOcean CEO
    Ex-Subsea 7 executive takes top job at subsea vessel owner.
  • Nordea slashes loan losses in first quarter
    Bank says shipping risks reduced as credit quality stronger than at any point since 2007.
  • Vitol funding fuel made from recycled plastic
    Trader and owner teams with Quantafuel for new eco-refinery venture.
  • Petronas delivers first LNG cargo to S-Oil
    Malaysian oil giant kicks off 15-year SPA with initial shipment aboard Puteri Zamrud Satu.
  • Nakilat makes strong start to 2018 on fleet growth
    Expanded links with Angelicoussis plus operational and cost efficiencies help drive up profit.
  • VLCC and LNG surge boosts Hyundai Samho
    But Hyundai Heavy reports just a single gas carrier order in March as sister yard steals the limelight again.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 25, 2018
  • CDL examiner pleads guilty to faking tests
    Over a three-year period, the examiner provided some 75 individuals with paperwork that falsely stated they had passed the CDL road skills ...
  • Grand jury indicts Rhode Island trucking companies, owners
    The owners of the scrap metal haulers allegedly directed employees to falsify driver vehicle inspection reports....
  • ATA Truck Tonnage Index dips 1.1 percent in March
    Compared with March 2017, the seasonally adjusted index climbed 6.3 percent, which was below February's 7.7 percent year-over-year gain but...
  • Davies Turner goes east with express China rail service
    Consignments destined for China are consolidated through the company's nationwide hub and spoke trunking operations and then loaded at its ...
  • Oakland fruit, vegetable cargo up 36 percent from 2013
    About $6.1 billion worth of containerized fruit and veggie shipments moved through the Port of Oakland in 2017. The volume equaled 135,000 ...
  • PSA, CrimsonLogic unveil platform for shippers, 3PLs
    The new trade platform will allow shippers and their 3PLs to manage and monitor the physical, regulatory and financial flow of goods passin...
  • Ports look for ways to collect, allocate tax funds
    As House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ranking member Pete DeFazio, D-Ore., said he was "hopeful" for passage of pending legi...
  • XPO nets former Amazon exec
    XPO Logistics Inc. has promoted Chief Operating Officer Troy Cooper to the newly created position of president. Cooper will be succeeded b...
  • OOCL teams up with Microsoft on AI development
    Hong Kong-based ocean carrier Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. (OOCL) is teaming up with Microsoft's research arm in the Asia Pacific re...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 25, 2018
  • US crude stocks build as imports rise, refinery demand drops
    US crude stocks saw a surprise build last week, despite record-high exports, while gasoline and distillate inventories were mixed, Energy Information Administration data showed Wednesday.
  • Crude inches higher despite unexpected stock build
    Crude futures rose slightly Wednesday as weekly US data showed that crude stocks remain at a deficit to the five-year average, even though inventories saw a surprise build last week.
  • US DATA: EIA says USGC stocks fall despite highest production since 2016
    US Gulf Coast residual fuel oil stocks for the week ended Friday fell from the previous week despite a sharp increase in production, Energy Information Administration data showed Wednesday.
  • European fuel oil to find support from dearth of on-spec bunkers in Singapore
    The Northwest European fuel oil market could experience a boost in demand from Singapore where a lack of cutter stock in Asia used to blend down high viscosity product has led to a lack of on-spec marine bunker fuel.
  • Algeciras bunker fuel at premium to Gibraltar on barge shortage
    Bunker fuel at Algeciras was at a premium to Gibraltar Tuesday due to tight product availability and limited barges at the Spanish port, sources said.
  • External: Marine Bunkering(Rotterdam)B.V.
  • INTERVIEW: Environmental rules, technology widen prospects for ship managers - Wilhelmsen Ship Management CEO
    Due to the high costs of retrofitting ships with scrubbers, only about 2,000 ships will be equipped with them by 2020, estimated Schou.
  • Singapore 380 CST HSFO cash differential at 11-month high amid tight supply
    Singapore's commercial stockpile of residues fell 8.89% in the week ended April 18 to 17.941 million barrels.
  • Phillips 66, Andeavor to build 700,000 b/d West Texas oil pipeline
    The pipeline is targeted to be placed into service by late 2019.
  • REFINERY MARGIN TRACKER: European margins slip but US crude imports still strong
    Increased crude demand is raising supply costs faster than gasoline and diesel prices.
  • High oil prices would backfire for producers: BP's chief economist
    Dale said higher oil prices would dampen the global economy which is currently "showing good signs of strength."

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Port of Singapore sets new all-time record for quarterly container throughput (TEUs)
Singapore
Marine fuel sales highlight ongoing transformation of fuel market
Two container ships hit by shells while transiting the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Singapore
The "GFS Pride" suffered damage and a fire on board, and subsequently sank
Attacks on ships and ports: ETF appeals to EU leaders
Brussels
"We need action, not another declaration of concern": the union calls for worker safety to be placed at the heart of the European response in the Black Sea.
RINA held responsible for the sinking of the Al Salam Boccaccio '98 , according to the Genoa court.
Genoa
The company declares its profound disagreement and recalls the conclusions of other investigations
Peru plans second major national port
File
The port of Corío will be built on the southern coast of the country to also serve Brazilian exports
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and the Black Sea are multiplying.
Sofia/Southampton/New Delhi
Two vessels hit in Bulgaria's special economic zone
Maritime ETS: SMAP under scrutiny by those who produce the fuels of the future
Brussels
A joint letter from producers, utilities, shipowners and NGOs calls for the reservation of quotas for e-fuels and the introduction of advance booking
The Port of Los Angeles sets new all-time monthly and quarterly container throughput records.
Los Angeles
New peaks in full containers upon disembarkation and empty boxes
Rheinmetall acquires Mangalia shipyard for €138 million
Bucharest
The project is linked to the relaunch of the Romanian shipbuilding industry and the construction of four units for the Navy
United Transport Mutual is born: ships, ports and logistics under the same insurance umbrella.
London
UK P&I Club and TT Club members approve merger, retaining names, brands and teams
Spain, short sea shipping is declining
Madrid
SPC Spain warns that the costs of environmental regulations are pushing trafficking away from the sea
Port of Ravenna, August at -20.5% and September estimated at -9%.
Ravenna
Global trade is more resilient than expected. AI is boosting goods, while services are holding back.
Geneva
The WTO has revised its estimates: goods growth of 3.9% in 2026, services growth of 3.3%. But the impact of the Middle East crisis is not the same for everyone.
European ports: sustainability enters the implementation phase
Brussels
From policies to results: the ESPO report photographs the sector's progress, declines, and priorities.
Le Aziende informano
Ufficiali di Macchina: l'Accademia Italiana della Marina Mercantile apre le selezioni per il corso ITS triennale gratuito. Scadenza 26 ottobre
German Federal Government Bans Sale of Zippel to Chinese Group COSCO
Berlin
In February the antitrust authority had approved it
Fedespedi Report: Northern Adriatic Ports Are Growing, But They Speak Slovenian and Croatian
Milan
Assoporti represented the Italian position on the EU ETS at ESPO
Rome
Petri: No to the indiscriminate application of rules designed for profoundly different territorial realities.
DP World secures ten more years of management of the multipurpose terminal at the port of Luanda
Dubai
Since 2021, it has invested over 260 million dollars in it
Port of Naples, the Darsena di Levante - warns Confindustria Napoli - can no longer wait
Naples
Hupac's new shuttle train between Busto Arsizio/Gallarate and Barcelona
Noise
The three-weekly service will be inaugurated on November 9th
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Rome
The association is calling on the government to provide clear timelines for infrastructure and dredging, to give businesses more weight in decision-making, and to amend the EU ETS.
Bangladesh seeks to increase competitiveness of ship recycling sector
Dhaka
A plant for the treatment, storage and disposal of waste resulting from ship demolition is planned
Three merchant ships hit in the Black Sea in the special economic zones of Romania and Bulgaria
Bucharest/Sofia
The accidents have resulted in a serious toll: two dead, several injured and an entire crew missing.
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
Seoul
A 13,000 TEU container ship from CMA CGM has been equipped with it
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz continue
Southampton/London
Another vessel was hit yesterday. There have been 93 incidents in the Middle East since the beginning of the year.
Deep Wave expands its digital platform to passengers and cruises
Graz
Investment in Austrian MarineXchange
Construction of a cruise terminal has begun in the Japanese port of Naha.
Naha
Operations are scheduled to begin in March 2028.
Assiterminal promotes port reform, but calls for corrections to Ports of Italy.
Genoa
Three critical issues were highlighted by the terminal operators: the role of the AdSP, the overlap between the grantor and the concessionaire, and the retroactivity of the new regulations.
LNG Ships and Taxonomy: EU Court Rejects Lack of Methane Limits
The Commission will have to set a methane emissions threshold for maritime transport criteria. The appeal by three NGOs was partially upheld.
Ports: The EU Commission calls on Italy to reject the national flag requirement for towing and mooring.
Brussels
France and Spain also received a reasoned opinion: two months to comply with the regulation on port services.
Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
Iran faces a shortage of basic goods, which are also imported through the Persian Gulf.
European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge
Brussels
National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain
Electrification of ports and airports: the electricity grid is the new bottleneck
Brussels
Transport & Environment calls for speeding up connections and moving beyond the "first come, first served" criterion.
Boluda manages the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona
The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years
The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.
Genoa
PwC's assessment presented
FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe
Brussels
The terminal operators' federation calls on the ENVI commission to strengthen measures against tax evasion and to allocate part of the ETS revenues to ports.
New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran/Tampa
Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Hamburg
Revenue up 14.4% and traffic up 8.3%, but net profit fell by 8.3% due to the lower share of Eurogate.
Genoa's boarding tax: the Regional Administrative Court rules in favor of the City Council.
Genoa
The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Miami
Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Geneva
UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.
Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets
Brussels
According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports
Copenhagen/Antwerp
R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders
China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down
Beijing
In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.
From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.
Genoa
For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.
Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.
Brussels
The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime
Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran
The other crew members were rescued.
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown
Genoa
In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports
Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.
Rome
Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.
London
Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.
Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%
Ismailia
In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)
Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again
Hamburg
German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.
Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon
Schindellegi
The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group
MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft
New York
Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.
Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport
Geneva
Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction
Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.
Brussels
The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.
Genoa
French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.
Paris
Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.
The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.
Genoa
Maritime labor, Confitarma is concerned about the uncertainty arising from the Revenue Agency's interpretative stance.
Rome
Risk of making access to maritime professions even more difficult
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries plans to expand shipbuilding capacity
Tokyo
The company plans to invest 100 billion yen
Trasportounito: The government is crazy if it thinks the road haulage crisis can be solved on its own.
Rome
Application of the diesel cost adjustment clause urged
Emanuele Grimaldi is the new president of the Malta International Shipowners Association.
Valletta
She takes over from Marily Frangista, who has been leading the association since April 2022.
The fourth edition of Green Logitics Expo kicks off tomorrow morning in Padua.
Padua
It will see the participation of over 300 exhibitors and the holding of 30 conference events
In the third quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports decreased by -1.1%.
Ankara
Volumes to and from Italy grew by +6.2%
Assiterminal, the flexibility of the PRPs should take into account the relevant market in which the ports operate
Genoa
Cetus Maritime plans to list on the Euronext Growth Oslo stock market
Hong Kong
Acquisition of 16 ships in preparation for listing on the stock exchange
On Saturday, a U.S. jet struck a bulk carrier in the Gulf of Oman.
Tampa
Centcom: The ship had attempted to enforce a naval blockade against Iran.
Ship hit near Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet started a fire which was later put out
OOCL reports 9.0% growth in vessel-borne volumes in the third quarter
Hong Kong
The increase in the value of maritime freight rates causes a +45.1% increase in revenues
HD Hyundai Marine Solutions to Acquire American Company Goltens Worldwide
Dubai/Seongnam
The company deals with the repair and maintenance of large marine engines and industrial machinery.
UNATRAS to the government: Immediately unblock measures to reduce diesel prices.
Rome
Road transport associations report delays and uncertainties in implementing the May 22 agreement and are calling for an urgent meeting.
Port of Taranto: Gugliotti renews his request to the government for funding for the port's wind farm.
Taranto
The project - he underlined - can neither be scaled down nor postponed.
Attack on a ship in the middle of the Persian Gulf
Southampton
The UKMTO reported that several projectiles caused casualties among the crew members.
Gioia Tauro: Addendum to the updated Port Plan approved
Gioia Tauro
The analysis will allow us to evaluate the Port Agency's employment and staffing needs.
Ships queuing, fuel wasted: how waiting at anchor can save you money.
Copenhagen
The Global Maritime Forum publishes Cargill's test results on 16 real-world voyages. Slowing down and arriving when the berth is free reduces fuel consumption and emissions.
ZIM raises full-year 2026 guidance
Haifa
Adjusted EBITDA and EBIT expected to be $2.7 billion/$3.0 billion and $1.4 billion/$1.7 billion
Gabriele Sangiorgi appointed acting secretary general of the Ravenna Port Authority.
Ravenna
Fabio Maletti's term has expired
Port of Genoa: Messina Terminal workers strike for one hour for a month
Genoa
The company reports that one of the union members did not show up at the last meeting as part of the cooling-off procedure provided for by the National Collective Labour Agreement.
Port of Taranto, agreement to participate in the development of the Valbasento Interporto in Ferrandina.
Matera/Taranto
A logistical-functional masterplan will be developed within 180 days
Attica, the deficit is reduced thanks mainly to capital gains and coverage
Kallithea
First half of the year with fewer crossings and slightly increasing revenues
Since the beginning of the year, passengers and goods on GNV ships have increased by +2% and +5%
Marrakech
Three-year strategic partnership with the Office National Marocain du Tourisme
Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary
Barcelona
A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.
Filt Cgil, recognize maritime and port work as arduous
Rome
The union is calling for a clear provision to be included in the next budget law.
Tanker attacked in Hormuz
Southampton
The unit continued its navigation regularly
FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.
Rome
Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk
Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Gioia Tauro
They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi
Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa
Genoa
The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.
Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF
Zebbug
The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.
CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.
Marseille/Atlanta
With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.
SAILING LIST
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Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10
Athens
Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.
DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.
Dubai
The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks
New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.
Civitavecchia
The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.
Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore
Rotterdam
The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.
Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports
Madrid
Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros
Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.
Kallithea
The ferry was built in 1987
DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October
Copenhagen
Inserting a second vessel into the route
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.
Genoa
A memorandum of understanding has been signed
A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.
Livorno
A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.
Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier
Madrid
A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027
Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further
Hamburg
Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona
Savona
Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.
Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service
La Spezia/Helsinki
The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia
The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.
Ravenna
The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long
Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel
Trieste
This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")
In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.
Rome
SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show
Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2
Kallithea
The 29 people on board were evacuated
Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.
Washington
If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.
Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.
Chaff
At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers
Trieste
The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.
Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.
Rome
The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.
The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.
River
With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs
Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.
Taranto
The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.
Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA
Rome
The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.
Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.
Palermo
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 fourth edition of Green Logitics Expo kicks off tomorrow morning in Padua.
Padua
It will see the participation of over 300 exhibitors and the holding of 30 conference events
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave
(South China Morning Post)
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik
Troisdorf/Berlin
Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains
Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany
Herleshausen
Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters
South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships
Busan
The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.
Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.
Rome
Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories
Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.
Rome
Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.
Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic
Miami
The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.
Naples
Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai
Dubai
Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.
Trieste
Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia
Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.
Rome
Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security
Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.
Rome
Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests
FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.
Milan
It goes up to five days a week
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