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May 9, 2019

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PSA grabs Halterm, tops Canadian National-CMA CGM joint bid China's Q1 box exports up 4.9pc to 53.79 million TEU: government Seaspan quarterly profit soars 321pc to US$285.3 million on bill payment Navios takes delivery of a 10,000-TEUer for US$52.5 million MPC Container Ships secures US$40 million credit facility from CIT Group Hamburg Sud's first of three 3,800-TEUers to focus on Mexican reefer President, House, Senate chiefs agree on US$2 trillion highways deal Saudia Cargo resumes freighter flights to Guangzhou and Mumbai Panalpina to buy CargoMaster and Laseair to boost perishables business Volga-Dnepr flies wind farm equipment from Germany to Australia

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MAY 8, 2019
CEVA Logistics signs three-year deal with LUSH in UK & Ireland Feedback sought on logistics & ease of doing business issues to be taken up with Department of Commerce Ship brokers & managers urged to check terms of charterparty agreements Exports to Maldives exempt from domestic restrictions NSIGT hosts deep-draught container vessel Separate dock system suggested at Kolkata Port to efficiently handle growing Bangladesh & coastal cargo Spectrum of the Seas to dock at Mumbai Port on today India's first lady truck driver is Chief Guest at May Day ceremony of Allied ICD Services Mahindra Logistics has a profitable Q4 & fiscal India has high tariffs, market access barriers & a difficult regulatory environment, says US Commerce Secretary WCO seeks to further strengthen Harmonized System

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Haropa - Port of Le Havre in good shape Terminal network gets links to class I railroads Large majorities at the K + N AGM Directorship for Alberto Hernández Shipnext and Boot Upventures to collaborate Stockholm: first step towards shuttle train services EMA counts on shipping for shopping Brian Wu re-elected as Haffa chairman Gearing up for a decarbonised future Kerry Logistics boosts food cold chain offers in China Tool for smoother traffic flows in port of Hamburg Etihad Cargo launches new loyalty programme "Curiosity of the Day" Redspher establishes Rubiwin New end-to-end service from Austria to Scandinavia Marseille Fos names executive and supervisory board leaders Neutral Air Partner welcomes Indian member Better ship recycling gaining ground

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MAY 8, 2019
Adidas opts for air freight - 'a temporary setback' - to avoid supply chain shortfall Cosco may have PIL in its sights after purchasing box factories from Singamas DP World to set entry fee for older trucks collecting boxes at Southampton UK logistics sector slipping down the global competitiveness league NGOs' attack on Ostend and Antwerp airports could lead to cargo woes FM Logistic rides the wave of business into Vietnam with warehouse development CoolRail perishables service could save 12,000 Spain-Netherlands truck trips a year Supply chain radar: Drum rolls for DHL Global Forwarding Supply chain radar: Striving to deliver value, Kerry Logistics is predator rather than prey Supply chain radar: Q1 a reality check for asset-light logistics - bring in the carriers now...

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MAY 8, 2019
Ørsted partners with WindServe to build two CTVs at U.S. shipyards Offshore wind leader Ørsted has partnered with WindServe Marine, LLC, a member of the Staten Island, N.Y. headquartered Reinauer Group, to construct two purpose-built offshore Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs). They will transport Committee approves Harbor Maintenance bill by bipartisan voice vote The Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act (H.R. 2440) is among a slate of bipartisan measures approved by voice vote today by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Watco and SCH Services in terminal network JV Watco Companies, LLC, recently entered into a joint venture with SCH Services, LLC, (SCH) to create an inland terminal network in the four rivers area of Illinois-Kentucky capable of handling bulk materials. ABS publishes new Ballast Water Management Advisory ABS has published its 2019 Ballast Water Management Advisory, providing critical advice to owners in advance of the five-year window beginning September 2019, requiring retrofits of BWM systems on existing ships To Desgagnés takes delivery of another LNG dual-fueled tanker Canada's Groupe Desgagnés recently took delivery of the fourth and final ship in a series of custom designed LNG dual-fueled oil/chemical tankers ordered from the Besiktas Shipyard, located in Yalova near Istanbul, Singapore revokes bunker craft operator license Add another to the long list of the many, many things to watch out for when receiving bunkers. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has revoked the bunker craft operator VTA technology now standard on TCA turbos for MAN 51/60 engines MAN Energy Solutions reports that VTA (Variable Turbine Area) technology is now standard on TCA turbochargers for its MAN 51/60 engine type. This is the first time that VTA has been approved W&D two-tug Moran contract includes options for eight more Washburn & Doughty (W&D)(, East Boothbay, Me., reports that it has executed a new vessel construction contract with Moran Towing Corporation, of New Canaan, Conn., to build two 86' x 36' ASD-Type

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MAY 8, 2019
Navios Containers inks index-linked charters for two boxships 'Innovative' step adds to company toolbox for dealing with poor market, says Angeliki Frangou Flex LNG finalises application for New York listing The LNG carrier operator will have dual listing in Oslo and New York if the application is approved Sovcomflot finalises funding for LNG newbuilds New-generation Atlanticmax LNG carriers backed by $297m financing facility Venezuelan and Iranian sanctions take toll on crude shipments Average VLCC earnings touched minus $2,385 per day last week, according to the London-based Baltic Exchange, after briefly reaching $3,024... Don't count on bunker culture overhaul pre-2020 Observers say a misalignment of incentives is driving people to cheat on quality or quantity of bunkers traded and this... Speed limits will stifle decarbonisation progress, warns Maersk Old and inefficient ships will remain at sea for longer if speed limits are imposed, company warns Huawei makes inroads in smart ports Chief expert at Haiwei's port development business says digitalisation is an opportunity for ports to achieve organic growth and improve... Vale halts Brucutu mining operations Vale said full-year sales are currently expected at the bottom to middle of the 307m to 332m tonnes range it... MPA revokes Southernpec's bunkering licence for tampering with mass flow meter MPA is separately investigating Southernpec for possible breaches of the terms and conditions of its bunker supplier licence Salvage, a necessity and an afterthought? The salvage industry opens up on what has changed - and what has not - as ships get bigger Singamas sale raises concerns over PIL Asset sale may not be enough to ward off weight of debt obligations, Alphaliner says Eagle Bulk's net profit falls amid lower freight rates Company agrees to sell a 2010-built supramax following two vessel sales in the first quarter Daily Briefing Scrubber lobby sees pendulum swinging their way \| Clipper Bulk sheds jobs amid depressed market \| Barakah Offshore ties up... Precious Shipping remains confident IMO 2020 will create a supply-side dividend but slides to first-quarter loss He also pointed to the relatively low forward order book to current fleet percentage as being a positive factor Maersk's online customs-clearance capability 'threatens forwarders' New platform may prove a threat to freight intermediaries, particularly in the small and medium-sized shipper segment, according to logistics...

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MAY 8, 2019
Climate change already pummeling supply chains US 3PL Transplace plans global expansion Asia-Europe volumes shrug off slowing economy Shippers, truckers wringing out new US capacity India cabotage reform boosting transshipment Softening US truck market resets battle for domestic freight

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MAY 8, 2019
DHT Holdings returns to profit Sven Moxnes Harfjeld-led tanker owner sees higher revenue, beats Wall Street consensus. Genco narrows loss amid improved efficiency New York-listed bulker player 'effectively operated' in face of troubled capesize market, chief executive John Wobensmith says. Matson sees lower profit amid higher costs Hawaii-based boxship owner is 'off to a solid start', chief executive Matt Cox says. DSME moves to protect Arc7 LNG carrier technology DSME has written to all parties involved in the construction of its series of 15 Arc7 LNG carriers, asking them not to reveal details of the technology. The move by the South Korean yard group comes in advance of an expected decision on which shipbuilder will be selected by Novatek as its technology partner for a series of specialised vessels at Russia's Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex. The vessels w Debate at Singapore forum centres on shipping industry disruptions IMO 2020 and the slump in the bulker market are put under the microscope at Singapore shipowners gathering Tianjin Southwest Maritime doubles its money on VLGC Low-profile owner Billion Gentle tipped as buyer of Mitsubishi-built gas carrier First KC-1 LNG carriers primed for redelivery post-repairs Containment system developer has '100% confidence' the soon-to-deliver bunker vessels will be problem free Wan Hai Lines to drop optional newbuildings at Japan Marine United Taiwan-listed Wan Hai Lines is scaling down its spending on new ships. Industry sources said the liner company has elected to not exercise optional vessels it held at Japan Marine United. Last November, Wan Hai signed a newbuilding deal with the Japanese shipyard for up to eight 3,036-teu containerships at $41.4m each, to be delivered in the second half of next year. The contract was for four fi Capesize futures crash as Trump tweets and Vale ruling sway sentiment President Trump and Vale have contributed to a sharp downturn in the capesize futures market. Capesize FFA contracts for May were assessed 15% lower at $9,875 per day on Tuesday, compared to the previous week's assessment on 29 April. June contracts took an 11% hit and were assessed at $11,625 daily, while July contracts were assessed 10% lower at $12,350 per day. Trump threats to raise China Mjolner and MID-SHIP team on products fund Partners since 2017 in crude tankers, New Jersey vessel manager and New York bank launch second vehicle focused on clean-products market ahead of IMO 2020. Varde strikes leaseback deal for Landbridge VLCC US alternative investment firm Varde Partners has acquired a Chinese VLCC in a sale and leaseback deal. The company said it had agreed the purchase of the 308,000-dwt Landbridge Prosperity (built 2016) with Landbridge VLCC International, a Hong Kong-based subsidiary of Chinese industrial company Landbridge Group. Trafigura takes Sandong Landbridge VLCC newbuilding on $40m charter Oak Hill, Vard Swine flu in China more scary for dry bulk than Donald Trump's trade war An outbreak of swine flu in China poses a greater immediate threat to the dry cargo market than US president Donald Trump's latest trade-war sabre-rattling, Norden says. African swine flu has been sweeping across South East Asia and is now widespread in China after first being detected last August. At the same time Trump has dented hopes of a truce in his long-running tariff spat with China with Legal eagle Julian Clark exposed rocking in his Crocodile Thong Hill Dickinson head of global marine Julian Clark told TradeWinds about how he looked to music as an alternative career in a candid interview published last week. But that left readers wanting to know more about the musical talents of one of shipping's most successful lawyers. As usual, a Google search came up with all the answers. On Watch has uncovered YouTube footage of Clark strutti Karadeniz to convert Toisa PSV into powership Turkish group Karadeniz has confirmed it is buying a platform supply vessel (PSV) from the fleet of Greece's bankrupt Toisa. Its Karpowership Americas had been linked by brokers to an auction purchase of the 5,300-dwt Toisa Serenade (built 2008) at $750,000. MOL and Karadeniz team up on FSRUs and powerships MOL and Karpowership set to team up on FSRU for floating power plant A previously repor Ex Royal Navy 'Bulldog-class' ship lands new luxury cruise role Singapore-based river cruise specialist Aqua Expeditions is poised to enter the deepsea expedition cruise market after buying a ship that comes with a colourful history. The newly announced acquisition, the 1,140-gt Aqua Blu (built 1968) is currently en route to Singapore where it will be refitted to operate as an expedition ship catering to the luxury end of the market. It will be based permane Anbros Maritime sells supramax, reducing Greek owner's fleet to three vessels Greece's Anbros Maritime reportedly has sold one of its four bulkers. European brokers report that the company's 52,000-dwt Aghia Skepi (built 2002) has gone to a Chinese buyer for $6m, although some claim the price to be as high as $7.2m. The sale of the Sanoyas Shipbuilding-constructed supramax is fuelling questions about future plans of the Greek shipowner, which has not purchased a vessel in Nations jostle for power at the top of the world Russia and China relations thaw but US will not toe the line on climate when cooperation was needed at Arctic summit Sempra Energy prepares to fire up Cameron LNG plant LNG carrier newbuilding lines up for new US Gulf coast liquefaction facility ESL bulker newbuild technical problems "mainly fixed" Finnish owner ESL Shipping has said serious technical faults with its new LNG-fuelled bulkers have been "mainly fixed." The 25,600-dwt Viiki and 23,650-dwt Haaga were delivered last year from Jinling Shipyard in China. But in February ESL said there were "serious technical problems" with their cranes, supplied by Cargotec MacGregor. ESL's new bulkers hit by "serious technical problems" Union f Great Eastern profit surges as rates soar Indian owner Great Eastern has rebounded back into the black for its fourth quarter as tanker rates spiked. The company said net earnings to 31 March were INR 1.48bn ($21.25m) from a loss of INR 4.19bn in 2018. Revenue grew to INR 10.26bn from INR 8.26bn year-on-year. Crude tanker rates jumped to $21,559 per day from $12,486, while bulkers dipped to $10,389 from $11,852. Product carriers and Navios Maritime Holdings sells oldest capesize bulk carrier Angeliki Frangou's Navios Maritime Holdings has sold its oldest capesize bulker, sources say. Navios Maritime Holdings sells veteran bulk carrier Ship demolition markets spark to life in 'productive' April The 171,000-dwt Navios Equator Prosper (built 2000) is leaving the fleet of the New York-listed company. Demolition experts believe the vessel is heading for recycling at a time the flow of Tanker held in North Korean sanctions probe A Russian-owned tanker has been held in South Korea in a probe into alleged illegal transfers of oil to North Korea. The vessel was named as the 2,000-dwt Katrin (built 1987), flagged in Panama, according to the Yonhap news agency. It is docked in Busan. The ship's owner, a Russian national, is denying the allegations. It was inspected twice in joint operations undertaken by South Korea's spy Sovcomflot seals newbuilding financing with new loan Sovcomflot has secured a new $297m loan facility from a consortium of major banks, with which it plans to finance two newbuildings. Sovcomflot strikes $149m loan for LNG carrier Shipowner Sovcomflot seeks to follow Russian state back to investment grade ING Bank, KfW IPEX-Bank and Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank have provided the funds, which will go towards pre- and post-deliver Higher costs send Precious into the red Thailand's Precious Shipping has fallen into the red in the first quarter as high costs hurt the bottom line. It logged a net deficit of THB 84.14m ($2.64m), from a profit of THB 107.67m in 2018. Daily operating costs were $4,816 higher than its target of $4,750 and 5% more than last year. Precious boss Hashim calls for wider 'anti-pollution' approach to IMO 2020 sulphur rules This was due to Top Ships seals suezmax return with twin deliveries completing orderbook Chief executive Evangelos Pistiolis discusses how the deliveries mark an important 'milestone' for the owner Evangelos Pistiolis reveals he came close to debut LNG carrier order at Hyundai Greek shipowner Evangelos Pistiolis is open once again to diversify beyond the tanker markets despite passing up a chance - for now - to enter the LNG sector, which attracted a host of his compatriots last year. Pistiolis is best known in the industry as chief executive of Nasdaq-listed crude and product tanker owner Top Ships. He has also been involved in other markets, with Top Ships owning bu Risk chief Julie Galbo leaving Nordea Shipping bank Nordea's head of group business risk management is leaving the lender. Julie Galbo, also a member of the executive management team, will depart at the end of this month. Her role in the executive team ends immediately, however. Galbo joined in 2014 in asset management, before leading the merging of the four Nordea banks in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland. She had an instrumen Wallenius Wilhelmsen tops forecasts in seasonally weak first quarter Cost cuts and improved operations have driven car carrier giant Wallenius Wilhelmsen to a strong than expected first quarter performance. It marked a strong start to the year for the Oslo-listed company in what is historically a seasonally weak period of the market. Chile hands out final ruling in car carrier collusion case Soft car sales data dents Danske Bank forecasts for Wallenius Wilhelm Eagle Bulk Shipping sells supramax to Greek owner to extend renewal effort Eagle Bulk Shipping has confirmed the latest step in its fleet renewal programme with the sale of its last Diamond 53 supramax. Eagle Bulk Shipping set to sell supramax in latest fleet renewal move Eagle Bulk soars, Star Bulk plummets in Wells ratings Eagle Bulk stays in the black Nasdaq-listed Eagle was reported to be closing on the disposal of the 53,360-dwt Thrasher (built 2010) in late A Action needed as bell tolls for Lloyd's old-school City culture Lloyd's reforms of its business and culture is a struggle to drag one of the last bastions of traditional City culture into the 21st century John Neal's digital revolution at Lloyd's raises questions for marine lines Stage two of reforms at the 331-year-old trading floor could radically change the way in which marine business is done Next generation takes over at Erik Thun A new generation is taking over the reins at family-owned Swedish tanker company Erik Thun Group. Johan Kallsson has been appointed as managing director after his uncle Anders Kallsson decided to step down. Johan is the son of the late Jan Kallsson, a brother of Anders. Thun charters new eco-tanker to Preem Furetank orders tanker as it ships one out "with mixed feelings" He will run the compa Navios Containers refinances as profit dwindles Nasdaq-listed Navios Maritime Containers has refinanced existing debt as it revealed shrinking profit for the first quarter. The owner has borrowed $30.2m in order to pay off an outstanding balance of $22.9m. The facility is repayable in 18 equal consecutive quarterly instalments of $0.7m each, with a $17.5m balloon payment on the last repayment date in July 2023. Jefferies: Navios Partners und Odfjell confirms fleet exits as market improves Norwegian chemical tanker owner Odfjell has confirmed it sold or redelivered four vessels in the first quarter as markets improved. The company said it also renegotiated several time charter agreements at more favourable terms, as well as refusing to extend charters in a historically low rate environment at the end of 2018. Odfjell and Chembulk chemical tankers head to Asia amid strong buying in New Uni-Tankers CEO Per Ekmann increases focus on time charters New Uni-Tankers CEO Per Ekmann has revealed the company's blueprint for the future as it tightens up its fleet acquisition process. The Danish product tanker company has been refinanced and is now back under the 100% control of tycoon Torben Ostergaard-Nielsen' USTC group, after Danske Bank exited as co-owner. Ostergaard-Nielsen takes back sole control of Uni-Tankers Ekmann told TradeWinds: "We Swiber judicial managers call on creditors to back Seaspan deal Restructuring likely to result in better recovery versus liquidation scenario, says KPMG. Fredriksen's Flex LNG inches towards US listing Norwegian shipping titan moves closer to having five companies on New York Stock Exchange. US claims 'erosion of commitments by China' in trade talks More evidence emerges that trade tensions are re-intensifying, says Deutsche Bank analyst.

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MAY 8, 2019
USTR says China tariff increase to take effect Friday The agency on Wednesday officially announced that tariffs across $200 billion worth of goods will increase to 25 percent on Friday. A close-up of the Asia-to-South America trade Container trade from Asia to ECSA has dwindled over the years amid growth on the Asia-to-WCSA trade, but the outlook for both appears positive now that Brazil, South America's largest economy, is climbing out of a recession and China is boosting its ties across South America. Panama Canal plans another draft restriction Effective May 28 the maximum authorized draft for vessels transiting the canal's Neopanamax locks will be 43 feet, down from 50 feet at the beginning of the year. Yantian Express to offload containers in Halifax Some shippers have not yet posted general average and salvage security. Lawmaker: Improve USMCA before consideration House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Earl Blumenauer said consideration of the bill could slip into the next Congress and presidential term. Harbor fund utilization bill passes House committee The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee favorably reported the Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act with one lawmaker voicing opposition. British Columbia ILWU locals vote on strike authorization Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union have been negotiating with employers for 17 months to replace the contract that expired on March 31, 2018. Executive Moves: Greenhouse gas emissions to robotics Manufacturers call for reauthorization of Ex-Im Bank Global Ship Lease more than doubles Q1 net income Nason sworn in as FHWA administrator

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MAY 8, 2019
Italy joins calls for Mediterranean ECA zone for bunker fuel Italy has joined calls for the creation an emission control area in the Mediterranean FEATURE: Global debate on open-loop scrubbers adds to uncertainty ahead of IMO 2020 Many believe scrubbers will split the shipping time-charter market into two tiers. Singapore's MPA revokes Southernpec's bunker craft operator license The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said Wednesday it has revoked the bunker craft operator license of Southernpec (Singapore) Pte Ltd. Full bunkering operations resume at Malta after poor weather Bunkering operations at Malta have restarted following poor weather and are back to normal Thailand's Precious Shipping starts bunker tank cleaning ahead of IMO 2020 "LSFO will be the only fuel, other than MGO on our ships," PSL CEO Khalid Hashim said. REFINERY NEWS UPDATE: Flaring reported as Valero attempts Benicia restart "The Valero Benicia refinery has commenced the startup process, which is a multi-day sequenced event," a Valero spokesperson said. Colombia's Ecopetrol sees rise in imports, exports of oil products in Q1 The hike in exports goes hand in hand with higher production at Ecopetrol's 165,000 b/d Cartagena refinery.

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TRANSPORTATION

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.

PORTS

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

AIRPORTS

The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.

Genoa

PwC's assessment presented

PORTS

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.

ACCIDENTS

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

COMPANIES

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.

PORTS

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.

CRUISES

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.

PORTS

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.

TRUCKING

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.

PORTS

AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports

Copenhagen/Antwerp

R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders

PORTS

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%.

EDITORIAL

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.

SHIPPING

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

ACCIDENTS

Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran

The other crew members were rescued.

PORTS

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

TRUCKING

Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.

Rome

SEAFARERS

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.

SHIPPING

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%)

INFRASTRUCTURE

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.

LOGISTICS

Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon

Schindellegi

The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group

SHIPYARDS

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.

SHIPPING

Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport

Geneva

Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction

SHIPYARDS

Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.

Brussels

EDUCATION

The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.

Genoa

PORTS

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%.

PORTS

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

SHIPPING

Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.

La Spezia

We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage

PORTS

Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.

Genoa

Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.

PORTS

Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.

Hamburg

The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030

SHIPPING

Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage

New York

The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.

TRADE

WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050

Geneva

The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements

SAFETY & SECURITY

One in ten containers is not up to standard

Washington

WSC publishes 2025 inspection data: out of 93,079 units inspected in seven countries, 9,645 had deficiencies

The World Shipping Council (WSC), the international association representing the world's leading container shipowners, has urged member states...

SHIPPING

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to bring back four services on the Suez Canal route

Copenhagen/Hamburg

The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean

PORTS

Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal

Lugano

The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Cavotec and EVIAS sign agreement for charging electric port vehicles on the move.

Stockholm

The Swedish company becomes the exclusive distributor and installer for the port sector of the French company's technologies

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd signs agreement with DP World to secure terminal capacity in Africa

Hamburg

The agreement concerns the ports of Dakar, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Banana and Maputo

The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.

SHIPPING

The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.

Sana'a/Hamburg

German shipowners warn that the possibility of returning to the Suez route is further removed

ACCIDENTS

New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone

PORTS

Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August

Long Beach

In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%

SHIPPING

WSC reports that containers full of lithium batteries can be shipped without being identified as dangerous goods

Washington

Kramek: People, ports, ships and the marine environment at risk

SHIPPING

T&E, the EU Commission's proposed revision of the ETS for shipping is a hesitant step forward.

Brussels

If the system is extended to small naval units - the association highlights - however, exemptions and derogations risk nullifying its climate impact.

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

TRANSPORTATION

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

Bern

The road runs faster than the rail

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

TRADE

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

Geneva

The WTO's barometer is rising. Demand for semiconductors and electronic components is offsetting geopolitical tensions.

PORTS

Green light for €1.35 billion in investment in the port of Bremerhaven.

Bremen

It is the largest amount of funding the federal government has ever allocated to a project in the state.

PORTS

APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port

Copenhagen

Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built

COMPANIES

Renaissance Partners has signed a binding agreement to acquire De Wave Group.

Genoa/Milan

The Genoese company will be sold by the American company Platinum Equity

SHIPPING

Decarbonizing shipping: a €36 billion challenge and a €45 billion opportunity for Italy

Cernobbio

Without investments in ports, Italy risks losing 80 billion euros in added value by 2050.

SHIPYARDS

Canadian unions want BC Ferries to build new ferries in British Columbia

Delta

The company's latest order was to Chinese company CMI Weihai

PORTS

Filt, Fit, and Uilt should withdraw the amendment that puts port businesses and cooperatives at risk under Article 17.

Rome

The unions fear the progressive replacement of a structural function of the port with precarious forms of work

SHIPYARDS

Norwegian Nor Cruises signs MoU with China's SWS for 2+3 new cruise ships

Shanghai

The units would have a gross tonnage of 84,000 tons

SHIPPING

In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +27%

Cairo

In the first seven months of this year, maritime traffic was 8,244 ships (+15.9%)

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tomorrow Kombiverkehr will launch an intermodal connection between Regensburg and the Interporto Quadrante Europa

SHIPPING

IMO, the Net-Zero Framework remains stalemate: agreement on carbon pricing is still lacking.

London

38 states voted in favor and 17 against. Formal adoption postponed until December.

POLICY

Brussels launches the Maritime Industrial Alliance

Brussels

The EMA, the new EU instrument to coordinate industry, member states, and investors in the maritime sector, is born.

SHIPPING

Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.

Kallithea

The ferry was built in 1987

SHIPPING

DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October

Copenhagen

Inserting a second vessel into the route

EDUCATION

The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.

Genoa

A memorandum of understanding has been signed

PUBLICATIONS

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.

SHIPPING

Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier

Madrid

A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027

SHIPPING

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.

MEETINGS

UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

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.

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service

La Spezia/Helsinki

The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia

INFRASTRUCTURE

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

SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel

Trieste

This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")

ECONOMY

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

ACCIDENTS

Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2

Kallithea

The 29 people on board were evacuated

SHIPYARDS

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

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.

DEFENCE

Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers

Trieste

The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.

LAW

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.

PORTS

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

PORTS

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.

PORTS

Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA

Rome

The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.

PORTS

Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.

Palermo

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik

Troisdorf/Berlin

Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains

LOGISTICS

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

SAILING LIST

Visual Sailing List

	Departure ports
	Arrival ports by:
	-	alphabetical order
	-	country
	-	geographical areas

SHIPYARDS

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.

PORTS

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

PORTS

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.

CRUISES

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.

SHIPPING

The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.

Naples

Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu

MEETINGS

Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.

Genoa

Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association

LOGISTICS

Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai

Dubai

Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.

MEETINGS

"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th

Lugano

Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure

SHIPPING

Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels

Rome

Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard

ACCIDENTS

New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members

YACHTING

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

SAFETY & SECURITY

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

JOBS

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

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

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

YACHTING

This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts

Rome

Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones

MEETINGS

The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.

Rome

It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma

COMPANIES

Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector

Erbusco

The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software

PORTS

Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025

Riyadh

Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)

PORTS

A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno

Livorno

In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans

SHIPPING

New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada

Hong Kong

Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers

MEETINGS

The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.

Venice

A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival

PORTS

Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo

Rome

Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.

PORTS

Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining

Piraeus

Stagnation in passenger numbers

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives

Rome

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

MEETINGS

UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

MEETINGS

Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.

Genoa

Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association

››› 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

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

ASSITERMINAL

Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato

Roma, 19 giugno 2025

››› File

PORTS

Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.

Hong Kong

Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged

MEETINGS

AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.

Genoa

The event will also host a rich program of conferences

TRUCKING

Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector

Chieti

Illegal employment of non-EU workers

PORTS

Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore decreased by -4.9% in August

Singapore

In the first eight months of 2026, the port handled 30.7 million containers (+4.2%)

SHIPYARDS

Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin

Mumbai

ACCIDENTS

An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz

Tehran/Southampton

One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.

PORTS

In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%

Ravenna

A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August

TRUCKING

Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito

Rome

A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase

CRUISES

The launching ceremony of Viking Astrea took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona

Ancona/Los Angeles

Viking's Board has authorized a share buyback program of up to $1 billion.

SHIPYARDS

Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship

Papenburg

With a gross tonnage of 180,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate over 6,000 passengers.

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS

Hamburg

The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.

SAFETY & SECURITY

The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.

Genoa

More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations

Genoa

PORTS

Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen

Genoa

Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August

Los Angeles

The increase in empty garages has offset the decrease in full ones

COMPANIES

Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal

Sharjah/Bangkok

It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok

SAFETY & SECURITY

Robo.ai establishes a company specializing in maritime and submarine security

Abu Dhabi

Al-Mansory: We will produce locally and provide solutions for markets around the world

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia

Frankfurt am Main

The shares were acquired from the other 20 members

NEWS

US forces hit five Iranian oil tankers

Tampa

Attacks in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island

COMPANIES

Conditions met for the acquisition of AD Ports by Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund

Abu Dhabi

INFRASTRUCTURE

Construction of the above-ground section of Genoa's new breakwater has begun.

Milan

Construction of the wave barrier is underway

COMPANIES

For the first time, a woman leads the Panama Canal Authority.

Balboa

Engineer Ilya Espino de Marotta's term will expire in 2033.

COMPANIES

Blu Navy has acquired a stake in Banca dell'Elba

Portoferraio

Schenone: We are a group united by the desire to contribute to the economic and social development of the island.

SHIPPING

HMM signs a contract worth approximately $3.5 billion with Vale

Seoul

It involves the maritime transport of iron ore on behalf of the Brazilian company

INDUSTRY

Kongsberg Maritime signs deal to buy Finland's Steerprop

Oslo

The Rauma-based company designs and manufactures marine propulsion systems

NEWS

New drug seizure in the port of Livorno

Livorno

53 kilograms of pure cocaine in a container from Peru

PORTS

In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -4.0%

Brussels

Landings and embarkations decreased by -2.0% and -6.4% respectively

PORTS

A series of meetings on the new Port System Master Plan for the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has begun.

Genoa

The new concession agreement with Amico & Co Spa has been finalized.

COMPANIES

MacGregor will celebrate the 65th anniversary of its Italian branch in Genoa

Genoa

The company is based in the Naval Repair area of the port of Genoa

PORTS

Port of Ravenna: Extraordinary maintenance of the "truck-accessible" section of Via Baiona has been approved.

Ravenna

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