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July 9, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Samsung finishes world's biggest box ship - 23,756-TEU MSC Gulsun
  • Singapore starts land reclamation for phase 2 Tuas mega port
  • US asks court to quash Huawei lawsuit on national security grounds
  • Drewry downgrades box volume growth forecast to 3pc this year
  • More automated container terminals over next 10 years: Moody's
  • CMA CGM invests in Notilo Plus drone to inspect its vessels underwater
  • UN's IMO gives NGO Nautical Institute role in regulatory compliance
  • Maersk to make weekly calls and NZ's South Island's Timaru port
  • China defies US sanctions against Iranian oil, extends economic lifeline
  • Brookfield to buy Genesee & Wyoming railways for US$8.4 billion
  • Korean Air to shut cargo terminals in major cost-cutting drive
  • Shenzhen's SF Airlines launches route connecting Urumqi to Almaty
  • Garuda plans to launch drone to make deliveries to remote areas
  • Etihad Cargo shuns 'bad revenue', fine-tunes its network strategy

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 8, 2019
  • Alfredo Scalisi appointed General Managerof La Spezia container terminal
  • Bahri launches 'iSupplier' platform to streamline procurement
  • Changes to Indian Sea Cargo Manifest regulations from Aug. 1
  • CMA CGM to improve its FAL 1 & FAL 3 services
  • Extra Risk Coverage Surcharge in Middle East
  • Gujarat Maritime University conducts interactive session in Bengaluru on career prospects in maritime industry
  • Hapag-Lloyd places record order for reefers
  • Joint industry project to develop 220k LNG carrier with Mark III containment system
  • Overweight Surcharge (OWS) on cargo bound for Chittagong
  • ZIM further expanding its strategic operational cooperation with 2M Alliance
  • DP World, UAE Region launches major initiative to attract Indian trade & investments to Jebel Ali Port & Jafza
  • First blockchain container shipped to Rotterdam port
  • KoPT resumes container handling at Kidderpore Dock after 10 years
  • PSA's Chennai International Terminals wins 'Container Handling Terminal of the Year' award at South East Cargo & Logistics Awards 2019 for third consecutive year
  • Dedicated Freight Corridor project to be completed by 2022
  • Budget a roadmap for New India but govt should look into extending reduction in corporate tax to all companies, says FIEO

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Innovating at the roots

The Loadstarweb site
JULY 8, 2019
  • Pilots union must stop interfering with Atlas Air operations, rules US court
  • DHL Freight announces peak season surcharge for shipments across Europe
  • Australian stevedores are 'turning on the money tap again'
  • RZD Logistics launches more China-Europe overland services
  • The rise of drop shipping, as online merchants look to jettison inventory
  • Loadstar Striders hit their peak - 24 times, and all in a good cause
  • Chris Grayling accused of trying to 'silence' hauliers on no-deal Brexit
  • Ian Martin Jones: funeral details announced
  • Market Insight: DSV + Panalpina - from 'trouble in paradise' to the modern Viking Ironclad Age (Part I)

Marine Logweb site
JULY 8, 2019
  • USCG issues cybersecurity alert
    In a Marine Safety Alert issued today, the U.S. Coast Guard says that, in February, a deep draft vessel on an international voyage bound for the Port of New York and New
  • MAN signs global agreement with Wallem
    MAN Energy Solutions has signed a Global Key Account Management contract with Hong Kong based Wallem Group. The contract covers the supply of spares and services to MAN main engines, generators and
  • VIDEO: SHI delivers world's largest containership
    South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) says that it has successfully completed construction of the world's largest containership three weeks ahead of the contracted delivery date. The ship, the MSC Gulsun, is
  • Sapura inks optimized maintenance deal with Wärtsilä
    Sub-sea services specialist Sapura Brazil has signed a five-year optimized maintenance agreement with Wärtsilä. The agreement covers Sapura's six pipe-laying support vessels (PLSVs), which are fitted with Wärtsilä 32 engines and Wärtsilä
  • Key Turkish shipowners opt for Alfa Laval BWTS
    The Turkish Shipowners Ballast Water Treatment (BWT) Group, which has around 50 members, has signed a fleet agreement with Alfa Laval worth around $23 million covering the installation of PureBallast 3 systems
  • Kongsberg offers a more silent propeller
    Norway's Kongsberg Maritime has adapted a propeller concept used in naval applications to lower vessel sound signature and is offering it to commercial shipping customers to reduce the effect of underwater radiated

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 8, 2019
  • Gibraltar says seized tanker was fully loaded with crude oil
    Gibraltar government claims Grace 1 was carrying crude oil at full capacity after lab testing
  • Greece names Ioannis Plakiotakis as shipping minister
    Maritime brief will Plakiotakis' first full ministerial post, but he has twice served as deputy minister in previous administrations
  • The Entrepreneurs
    Most start-up businesses are doomed to fail, but the process of collaborating, innovating and ingesting new ideas and companies into...
  • Deutsche Bank will maintain shipping coverage
    'My franchise remains firmly intact' - Deutsche Bank director of transportation and shipping Amit Mehrotra
  • Maritime joins Pride 2019 in London
    Marching at Pride is significant in improving diversity and inclusion for LGBT+ people in all maritime areas, says Nautilus International...
  • Shipping offers new Greek government challenges and opportunity
    The new Greek government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis can call on the highly productive maritime industries to boost efforts to further...
  • West Africa is world's worst hot spot for pirate attacks, IMB reports
    In the first half of 2019, 92% of hostage-takings took place in the Gulf of Guinea
  • Japan trials low-sulphur fuel on coastal routes
    The ministry said it did not face any problems during the trial, which took place on June 27 on steel...
  • Data shows almost 200 vessels scrapped in second quarter
    Five workers lost their lives in the second quarter of 2019 as the country recycled 70 vessels
  • DryShips hires advisers to assess Economou offer
    Special committee of disinterested directors has retained Evercore as financial adviser and Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP as...
  • Stuart Nicholls
    "Entrepreneurship in shipping is in a good place right now"
  • Tuomas Riski
    "It's quite challenging to run a start-up in such a conservative industry"
  • Shachar Tal
    "The only thing that separates you and success is dedication, tenacity and an unswerving conviction that what you're doing is...
  • Noah Silberschmidt
    "There is now a clear and pressing need for clean technology to reduce fuel costs and emissions - this makes...
  • Mogens Mathiesen
    "The main barrier to entry is access to data - a lot of the value comes from small entrepreneurial companies...
  • Kjell André Engen
    "A lot of people believe that innovation is about technology. It's not. Innovation is about matching industry expertise with attitude and...
  • George Mangos
    "The question of how you get a good idea to meet capital, and then turn it into reality is all...
  • Deanna MacDonald
    "The traditional venture capital model is broken - it's based on value extraction and maximisation of profit for the shareholders...
  • David Siegel
    "Shipping's mindset is changing when it comes to the potential of technology"
  • Chris Jones
    "Entrepreneurship is necessary for shipping's survival"
  • UN orders Nigeria to release Swiss tanker
    The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea rules that not only has San Padre Pio been detained for...
  • Baltic Exchange's 74,000 dwt panamax index to be derived from fixed value
    The 74,000 dwt assessment for any contracts still trading will be derived from a fixed value average differential with the...
  • Chinese trade in contraction territory, says DHL
    DHL sees China's foreign trade increasingly weighed down by its trade battle with the US and slowing domestic demand
  • Iran says seizure of oil tanker was 'threatening act'
    Iran's Defence Minister Amir Hatami condemned the seizure of the tanker during a speech broadcast live on state television, while...
  • Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry agrees scrubber production deal with Wärtsilä
    Wärtsilä already has production tie-ups with various other Chinese companies
  • Cork sets out growth vision with new container terminal
    Irish port seeks higher volumes, despite looming disruption from Brexit
  • Daily Briefing
    Gibraltar extends detention period for seized tanker | Tanker seizure could face legal challenge | More leading carriers add war...
  • Cosco Shipping Development names Wang as chairman
    Former chairman Sun Yueying, 61, has retired from the office
  • California lawmakers to consider bill restricting port automation
    The hearing comes just days ahead of a meeting of Los Angeles port commissioners who have been instructed to reconsider...
  • DP World terminals hit by national strike in Australia
    The action is re-emerging after a ceasefire agreed in April seems to have broken down
  • APL to launch new Central America service
    A weekly call in Kingston, Jamaica will also enable shippers to pick up cargo from APL's Asia Colombia Express service...
  • US dry bulk ETF outperforms all others
    The fund, based on futures prices, outperformed all others in the second quarter

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 8, 2019
  • UP to penalize missed intermodal deliveries
  • Key users back APM's Los Angeles automation plan
  • US importers accelerate SE Asia sourcing
  • New service builds on PortMiami's rising Dominican trade
  • Freight 'funnel' narrowing at US-Mexican border
  • Australian dockworkers strike against DP World
  • Intermodal rail providers prep for smoother peak
  • Container lines rein in third-party data sharing
  • US vehicle tariffs threaten fast-growing trans-Atlantic trade

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 8, 2019
  • Brookfield adds director to Teekay Offshore board
    Brookfield Business Partners has added Gregory Morrison to the board of its takeover target Teekay Offshore. The Vancouver-based offshore player announced that Morrison, the former chief executive of Canadian insurer Trisura Group, would replace Walter Weathers after the close of trading Monday in New York. Brookfield moves to acquire Teekay Offshore Shareholder group decries discounted Teekay
  • Low-profile Allseas makes rare ship sale
    Allseas has made its first ship sale since Anthony Valmas set up the Greek handysize operator almost 10 years ago. In an inconspicuous but lucrative deal, the Piraeus-based company sold the 28,500-dwt Allstars (built 2000) to Chinese buyers for $4.5m, Greek brokers reported. Valmas, who did not respond to a request for comment, bought the Imabari Shipbuilding-constructed vessel in December 2016
  • New bulker orders slow to half of last year's levels
    Over-supply, lack of finance and IMO 2020 are holding back newbuilding activity
  • Coast Guard suspends search for Carnival crewmember
    After nearly two days and thousands of miles, the US Coast Guard called off its search for an overboard Carnival Corp crewmember. The agency said Sunday afternoon that it was unable to locate the worker, who fell off the 2,758-berth Carnival Victory (built 2000) 30 miles northwest of Cuba Thursday. The Coast Guard said the search covered 2,600 square nautical miles over 45 hours and involved two
  • Fednav suing Greek owner after open seas engine failure
    Canadian owner Fednav is looking to obtain nearly $1.2m in security ahead of arbitration in London over a ship gone bad. The privately-held, Montreal-based company sued late last week in Miami federal court, alleging it suffered seven-figure damages after bulk cargo seeped into fuel tanks and damaged engines aboard the Naviera Ulises-connected 33,600-dwt Gea (built 2005) last year. It seeks to ga
  • Panamax bulker market posts massive gains but correction looms
    Average panamax rates have risen 31% over the past week, but a market correction could soon be in store.
  • Downing dials down holding in Braemar Shipping Services
    UK investment firm Downing has trimmed its stake in Braemar Shipping Services for the second time in under one month. Strong newbuilding activity drives better first quarter for Braemar ACM Boxship demolitions on course to double as feeders head to beaches Downing, formed in 1986 by former NatWest Ventures executive Nick Lewis, was the largest shareholder in Braemar at the end of its last fina
  • Deutsche Bank team confirms survival
    Top analyst Amit Mehrotra tells clients he looks forward to 'dialogue for many years to come' after bank's cut of 18,000 jobs.
  • DryShips appoints advisors for George Economou takeover
    Financial and legal advisors have been appointed to assist DryShips board members in evaluating George Economou's proposed takeover of the company. George Economou offers to buy DryShips A special committee of DryShips directors has been formed to consider the non-binding offer of $4.00 per share submitted by Economou's privately owned entity SPII Holdings on 12 June. Evercore has been retain
  • Study finds scrubbers will have 'serious consequences' on marine life
    Swedish analysis says IMO 2020-compliance installations are toxic to zooplankton
  • HMM pact with THE Alliance set to shake up East-West trades
    South Korean operator's switch from 2M has big implications for rivals - and maybe shipyards
  • Oldendorff charters two capesizes from CSIC Leasing
    German carrier finds Chinese-built vessels to be of good quality
  • Hornbeck Offshore shares up after $100m refinancing deal
    Hornbeck Offshore shares are up Monday after announcing a $100m financing deal at the end of last week . The New York-traded, Louisiana-based company announced it had secured the revolving credit facility with unnamed lenders after the close Friday. Offshore rate surge helps Hornbeck refinance Hornbeck losses deepen in first quarter In early trading Monday, shares were up four cents, or 3.33%
  • Warmbier parents file claim against North Korean ship
    Family of US student who died after North Korean imprisonment seeks to recover award.
  • GC Rieber adds five months to OSV deal
    Norwegian owner extends charter with European client.
  • BP 'holds back' tanker in Gulf due to Iran threat
    Report claims British Heritage called off loading in Iraq and is now at anchor off Saudi Arabia.
  • Tallink seals $222m finance for new LNG ro-pax
    Estonian owner taps KfW for loan to build Rauma vessel.
  • Capesize spot market corrects itself after huge growth
    The capesize market is taking a breather but rates remain at some of the highest levels seen in 11 months.
  • OSV owners warned as Saudis overhaul maritime law
    First bespoke shipping regulations place restrictions on overseas offshore ships, but could also limit owners' liability.
  • Taylor Maritime buys two handysize bulkers from J Lauritzen
    Taylor Maritime is said to have bought two Japan-built handysize bulkers from J. Lauritzen. Taylor Maritime stays true to secondhand bulk carriers Brokers report that the Hong Kong-based owner has paid $9.5m apiece for the 31,887-dwt vessels Emma Bulker and Louise Bulker (both built 2010). The sale price is roughly in line with what was reported for another Japan-built handy of a similar age so
  • Landbridge Group joins $1bn Chinese LNG import terminal project
    Deal fits into China's Belt and Road Initiative and will see gas diverted from the Australian domestic market
  • Neda and Ridgebury VLCCs fetch premium prices from conversion buyer Yinson
    The Lykiardopulo family has joined Ridgebury Tankers in cashing in a veteran VLCC to FPSO specialist Yinson Holdings, market sources said. Kuala Lumpur-listed Yinson is understood to be paying $60m for the two tankers as it looks to secure tonnage for upcoming projects. Ridgebury Tankers sells VLCC as price spike extends NS United seeks sale of VLCC in latest deal to test tanker asset price pro
  • Louis Dreyfus steps up wind-power push
    French owner is fitting kite system to ro-ro and designing wind-assisted vessel.
  • SK Trading to quadruple LSFO output
    South Korean refiner wants to meet growing demand for IMO 2020-compliant fuel.
  • AP Moller-Maersk takes share buyback to $425m with latest purchase
    AP Moller-Maersk is accelerating its share buyback efforts and has now invested comfortably over $420m in its stock this summer. The world's largest shipowner announced a $1.5bn buyback programme in May and has been active in purchasing its own stock during the past three weeks. Maersk starts $1.5bn buyback programme Maersk boss Skou shoots down price war talk as Trump's battle with Beijing den
  • KOTC puts anchor-handler up for sale
    Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC) has launched a tender to sell an elderly anchor-handler. The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation subsidiary said the closing date for bids for the 60-bp Al Sabriyah (built 1983) is 29 July. Bids are valid for 90 days. The vessel is available for inspection at anchorage outside Kuwait City on 15 July. The ship is the company's only OSV, apart from a utility boat. Vess
  • Greek bulker hit by boxship in China
    Anbros ship at berth in Yangtze river when contact was made by another vessel.
  • Over 10% of world fleet will have scrubbers at start of IMO 2020, says Clarksons
    Shipbroking giant says figure will reach 15% by the end of next year, with around 400 new orders seen do far this year
  • OW Bunker estate sues own trustee for $79m
    The estate of OW Bunker is suing one of its own trustees for failing to go after investment bank Jefferies
  • Wartsila targets Chinese scrubber market with Cosco deal
    Finnish group and Chinese partner aims to create one-stop shop for exhaust gas cleaners.
  • Tanker damaged in Fujairah attack heading for Iran
    Thome's Andrea Victory back in business in the Gulf with humanitarian cargo.
  • UN tribunal orders release of ABC tanker and officers
    Swiss government must provide $14m in security for Nigeria to free San Padre Pio.
  • Chinese eye giant LNG carriers in tie-up with LR
    Joint industry project aims to improve China's ability to offer competitive gas carrier designs.
  • Samsung Heavy Industries delivers "world's largest" container ship
    South Korean yard hands over first of six new giant containerships to Mediterranean Shipping
  • Deutsche Bank shipping research to survive mass cuts
    After series of analyst exits, industry to get some good news in German bank's major restructuring.
  • Sembcorp Marine may face $295m Brazil fine, says analyst
    DBS Bank says fiscal penalty could be anywhere between 35%-70% of that paid by Keppel.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 8, 2019
  • Commentary: The five miles of uncertainty
    American shippers need to look at their supply chains through the lens of the five-mile framework and plan for different scenarios during these uncertain times in the economy and trade.
  • MSC plans general rate increase
    A $1,000 increase is announced for 40-foot containers moving from Asia to the U.S.
  • CBP seizes MSC ship tied to 20-ton cocaine shipment
    The agency called the seizure of the 10,776-TEU MSC Gayane the largest in its 230-year history.
  • USTR issues sixth round of Section 301 exclusions
    The exclusions retroactively will apply to the July 6, 2018, effective date of the tariffs and cover several machine parts among other items.
  • New APL service connects Miami with Caribbean, Latin America
    The service will offer connections to APL services to and from Asia.
  • Senate Commerce to mark up blockchain bill this week
  • Federal transport regulator posts being filled

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 8, 2019
  • Brazil's ANP to require publication of refined-product, natural gas prices
    Brazil's National Petroleum Agency will require oil companies, importers and distributors to publish prices for refined products and natural gas.
  • Brazil's Manati Field gas output continues decline in Q2: Enauta
    Brazilian independent oil and natural gas producer Enauta released second-quarter production results.
  • Japan says first IMO-compliant bunker fuel trial on coastal vessels a success
    MLIT still intends to run more trials with different kinds of coastal vessels by around the end of July.
  • External: Praxis Energy Agents DMCC
  • Iran says it's set to break nuclear deal rules for a second time
    "From today, we officially pass the limit of 3.67% for uranium enrichment," a said.
  • FUTURES: Crude stable amid lack of fresh cues, geopolitical risks
    Asia markets are expected to find a soft start to the week after seeing Wall Street pullback on Friday from lowered expectations of a Fed cut, an analyst said.
  • Iran says seized oil tanker off Gibraltar was not headed to Syria
    "Despite what Britain has claimed, the destination of this oil tanker was not Syria," Iran's deputy foreign minister for political affairs, said.

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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
Fire exchanged with the security team on board the ship
Gemini Cooperation increases cargo capacity on the Asia-Mediterranean route
Copenhagen
Sea-Intelligence adds additional weekly capacity of 22,402 TEUs
ESPO fully endorses the EU Council conclusions on the Maritime Industrial Strategy
Brussels
The central role of port facilities confirmed
CO2 capture and storage on ships is one of the most concrete and immediately available solutions for the decarbonisation of shipping.
London
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
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
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
In the first three months of 2026, maritime traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +11.5%
In the first three months of 2026, maritime traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +11.5%
Cairo
In March alone, growth was +11.2%
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in Tunisian ports grew by +5.9%
La Goulette
Ferry passengers (+7.6%) and cruise passengers (+54.2%) are increasing.
Le Aziende informano
International Shipping Community to Gather in Genoa for Two Days of Maritime Dialogue and Networking
US government initiative to introduce nuclear power into large-scale maritime transport
Washington
Proposals invited for the development of a mini-reactor model
The U.S. government has launched an initiative to...
With the latest version of the bill on ports, the task of finding resources for the Ports of Italy is offloaded onto the AdSPs
Rome
This was stated by the vice-president of the Democratic Party group in the Chamber, Valentina Ghio
Carnival Corporation is moving its headquarters from Panama to Bermuda.
Miami
Abandonment of the dual-listed company with the creation of Carnival Corporation Ltd.
The Hondius will arrive on Sunday in front of the port of Granadilla (Tenerife)
Vlissingen/Santa Cruz de Tenerife/London
Passengers will be taken by sea to the airport for their return home.
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
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
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
››› 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
ICTSI posts new quarterly financial and operating records
Manila
The results benefited from the contribution of the new BACT and DGT terminals
MSC to launch service between the Red Sea and Northern Europe via the Suez Canal
Geneva
Truck and feeder connections to Persian Gulf ports are planned
The first batch of cold ironing work has been awarded to the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
The total investment is 41 million euros
Konecranes' turnover decreased by -7.7% in the first quarter of 2026.
Helsinki
The value of new orders acquired in the period remained unchanged
New ART provision on regulatory measures for the awarding of maritime cabotage services
Rome
New elements in the service award procedures
Appointment of the extraordinary commissioners of the Central Adriatic and Eastern Sicily Port Authority
Rome
Salvini asks the governors of Marche and Abruzzo to reach an agreement on Lega Nord's Carloni.
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