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March 4, 2021
Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 3, 2021
  • Transitioning of APL tariff effective April 1
  • Uptick in blank sailings on Transatlantic
  • AC makers commit to export of 50 pc of sales in 5 years
  • Extension of Boards Circular No.12/2018-customs dated 29.05.2018 for sanction of pending IGST refund claims where the records have not been transmitted to ICEGATE due to GSTR-I and GSTR-3B mismatch error-reg.
  • Feb. exports declined marginally mainly due to container shortage across the country: FIEO President
  • Merchandise exports down in February
  • Railways undertakes successful trial run of double-stacked dwarf container train to JN Port
  • Sri Lankan Cabinet approves India-Japan joint venture to develop West Container Terminal at Colombo Port
  • CMA CGM AIR CARGO to make first flight on March 8 from Liege to Chicago
  • DB Schenker strengthens global flight operations, launches inaugural charter flight solution connecting India to Germany and the US
  • Integration of road, rail & waterways will bring down cost of transportation logistics: Goyal
  • Odisha to be hub of maritime trade: Dharmendra Pradhan
  • Rail freight loading speeding ahead
  • Air corridors seen playing critical role in deepening economic relations between India & Central Asian economies
  • Indian economy recovering faster than expected: Principal Economic Advisor
  • Delhi East CGST officials bust input tax credit fraud
  • Regional Customs Laboratory to be established in India

International Transport Journalweb site
  • K+N takes advantage in 2020
  • Direct connection to Eurasian trains
  • Partnership on Finnish railways
  • Still committed to protecting wildlife
  • Global shipping practice launched
  • La Poste and Geo Post's golden year
  • Seasonal upgrade for PAD
  • Bottleneck for heavy traffic eliminated
  • UK selects first eight freeports
  • Iata regional VP, Africa & Middle East
  • Customs clearance with 3T Logistics
  • 100 years ago: flying mammoth falls
  • Chep appoints Vicente Vallina
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • 4,000 violations discovered
  • More than 100,000 teu at Liège
  • TSA "qualifies" dual-view air cargo scanner
  • Solar power for Night Star Express

The Loadstarweb site
MARCH 3, 2021
  • Chancellor surprises with news of eight winning freeport bids for England
  • No relief for perishables shippers: reefer rates will stay high into summer
  • A leaner, more efficient air cargo market post-Covid - but more expensive
  • Shipper and haulier anger at Liverpool as UK port congestion spreads north
  • Long-term investors favour financially stronger box ports over shipping lines
  • Kuehne + Nagel sees 2020 profits up despite revenues taking first-half hit
  • CMA CGM closes deal giving it 25.5% stake in TTIA terminal at Algeciras
  • C-19 radar: Vax logistics - millions done, billions to go

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 3, 2021
  • DNV supports Hapag-Lloyd's milestone green financing
    As we reported earlier, Hapag-Lloyd has secured green financing for six containerships on order for delivery from South Korea in 2024. Hapag-Lloyd obtained the favorable financing with the support of DNV which
  • Weeks wins $24 million Mobile Harbor dredging award
    Weeks Marine Inc., Covington, La., has been awarded a $24,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract to furnish all the equipment, materials, supplies, and manpower necessary to perform dredging of the Mobile Harbor Navigation Project. Bids
  • Senators reintroduce Great Lakes icebreaker bill
    Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) are reintroducing the Great Lakes Winter Commerce Act, bipartisan legislation that aims to codify the U.S. Coast Guard's icebreaking
  • Dutch inland waterways vessel set for conversion to hydrogen propulsion
    Over the next five years, Rotterdam-headquartered Future Proof Shipping B.V. (FPS) has plans to build and operate a fleet of 10 zero-emission inland and short-sea vessels that it will offer for charter.
  • New report on positioning U.S. offshore wind for expansion
    ABS has published a report evaluating the U.S. offshore wind industry's readiness to deliver the 40 gigawatts of capacity that the International Energy Agency estimates will be installed by 2040. The report
  • Progress at Canadian ports
    This article was written by Marybeth Luczak, executive editor, Railway Age Magazine, an affiliate publication to Marine Log. The Montreal Port Authority's (MPA) Contrecoeur Port Terminal Expansion Project gets the greenlight; Port of

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 3, 2021
  • Georgiopoulos unveils hopes for breakthrough emissions project
    New device has already been trialled on eight vessels and is expected to be on board 20 ships by the...
  • Just say 'no' to loss-making freight rates, says Frontline
    Tanker owners are accepting rates so low that they are in effect subsidising oil traders and producers to ship their...
  • Greek shipping legend Tryphon Kedros dies at 108
    'Over the decades he was a significant shipowner but he will also be missed for his charm, his elequence and...
  • Weekly Briefing: Containers conflab reflections | Oil output hike may not be enough to lift tankers | Dry bulk sees a rainbow ahead
    The box sector has been busy considering the shifting dynamics across the supply chain and options to ease the logjam...
  • ABN AMRO shipping head downplays ships as 'stranded assets'
    ABM AMRO's Joep Gorgels does not expect to see ships becoming stranded assets for 'many, many years' as they will...
  • Charterers attacked as no crew-change clauses compound seafarer crisis
    'When the market is against the owner and you are bleeding, they kneel on your neck... and they impose things...
  • Scandinavian P&I success down to hard work, says chief
    'The business you want to have, you have to work hard to get. The business you don't want to have...
  • PIL restructuring gets court approval
    PIL will be majority owned by Temasek-linked Heliconia Capital once its proposed restructuring is complete
  • BIMCO calls for global market-based measures for emissions
    BIMCO joins calls to balance the cost of low- or zero-carbon fuels through market-based measures, saying first movers on decarbonisation...
  • UK announces location of eight new freeports
    The UK government says new freeports will be located at East Midlands airport, Felixstowe and Harwich, the Humber, Liverpool city...
  • Shippers advised to lock in capacity early
    The contract rates of recent years are set to be a thing of the past. Shippers should focus on securing...
  • OrbitMI teams up with Kongsberg Digital to analyse data
    Kongsberg's partnership with OrbitMI comes after agreement was reached with Lloyd's List Intelligence to provide shipping and maritime intelligence to...
  • Maersk Tankers defends donation to NGO at centre of payments probe
    In a bid to clear up any misunderstanding, Maersk Tankers said it had decided to make a contribution of €125,000...
  • CMA CGM takes over Tripoli terminal
    CMA CGM completes acquisition of Gulftainer Lebanon, operator of Tripoli's principal box terminal. The takeover is one of three new...
  • Dry bulk sector wants charterers to share decarbonisation costs
    After a decade of challenging markets, extra capital needed to invest in new ships or new technologies was limited and...
  • Handies and supras rocket on commodity demand and tighter tonnage
    A spike in oil prices is having a major impact on spot voyage freight rates, and is making 'eco' vessels...
  • Rail operator aims to bolster North America's marine terminals
    'In the case of CN we actually hope it happens that way because we certainly serve the three coasts. We...
  • Hyundai Heavy agrees blue hydrogen deal with Saudi Aramco
    CO2 emissions captured in the blue hydrogen production process will be returned to Aramco for extracting crude oil from exhausted...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Liner shipping leaders look to mutual commitments in contracts | Genco chief sees 'perfect rainbow' over dry...
  • Maritime Markets Outlook: Why tankers need you to take a holiday
    In this month's edition: Talk of the tanker recovery being kicked out to 2022 will come down to whether EU...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 3, 2021
  • TPM21: US shippers, truckers searching for the right freight 'fit'
  • Houston containership limit may be anti-competitive: FMC commissioners
  • TPM21: Perishables e-commerce demand to grow post-pandemic
  • Solid Q4 demand gave K+N strong finish to 2020
  • TPM21: Widdows says e-commerce boom changing peak shipping periods
  • Indian regulators put carriers on notice for defying terminal levy rule

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 3, 2021
  • Regional Container Lines shells out $50m for its biggest boxship yet
  • 'Ghost ship' filmed close to breaking up on rocks off Irish coast
  • Singapore High Court approves Pacific International Lines restructuring plan
  • Georgiopoulos pushing real-time solution for emissions tracking
  • P&I insurers act on enclosed space accidents as death toll rises
  • Vaccines and falling oil stocks are a shot in the arm for tanker markets
  • River cruising picks up steam amid Covid-19 downturn
  • Seaspan 'back with a vengeance' in $900m newbuildings deal
  • Inland boxship set to be converted to hydrogen power
  • Vitol and Mitsui sign up to offset carbon from LNG cargoes
  • Petrogress eyes West African expansion with handysize tanker charters
  • Greeks drive S&P whirlwind with kamsarmax and post-panamax deals
  • No regrets: OHT's Ramstad will not chase wind contracts at low rates
  • Scope 3: Klaveness Digital says it is time to get a grip on 'bastard child' of emissions
  • Transworld continues bulker push by adding Japanese handysize duo
  • Ray Shipping in the dark on Gulf car carrier attack
  • Royal Caribbean Group offers another $1.5bn in stock
  • Embiricos lines up major profit on mother of all boxship asset plays
  • Paul Wogan talks up GasLog Partners as spot market player
  • NGO denies Maersk Tankers paid it to take migrants from tanker
  • HMM reveals GS Caltex VLCC newbuild charter is worth $560m
  • Anders Onarheim says still plenty of interest in BW VLGC that failed to sell
  • Fuel savings: BW LPG charters in Epic Gas ship for LPG bunkering
  • Zodiac Maritime seals two-year charter for Enesel's scrubber-fitted eco suezmax
  • Salvors refloat IRISL boxship grounded in the Singapore Strait
  • NS United pays $25m to get out of pricey ship charter early
  • Thun Tankers e-launches multi-fuel tanker for shortsea trade
  • Evalend inks two LPG newbuildings at Hyundai Mipo
  • Shipowners test the water on sales of secondhand LNG steam turbine ships
  • Sino-Global says it is ready to accept payment in bitcoin
  • Singapore is carrying out 500 to 600 crew changes per day
  • Wan Hai takes S&P deals to nearly $300m with 12th boxship buy

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 3, 2021
  • What new boom in vessel sales means to shipping stocks
    If ocean freight rates have legs, analysts see much more room for the secondhand ship values to run - which should, in turn, boost stocks.
  • Seattle-Tacoma to congested Southern California ports: We feel your pain
    Northwest Seaport Alliance reports January exports dropped 13.4% year-over-year.
  • LATAM Cargo moves up expansion plan for Boeing 767 freighter fleet
    Boeing 767s are coveted by all-cargo carriers. LATAM Airlines is doing an in-house swap of passenger planes to its cargo division, which will send them...
  • GSCW chat recap: Investing in container-shipping stocks
    Jefferies senior analyst Randy Giveans outlines why it is now a particularly good time to buy container-shipping stocks.
  • GSCW chat recap: Ocean carriers wrest market power from shippers
    Today's container market chaos underscores the need for enforceable ocean contracts as opposed to loose agreements, argues consultant Tom Craig.
  • GSCW chat recap: Removing the drama from cargo damage claims
    Lina Jasutiene, managing director and founder of Recoupex and a former lawyer for the shipping line MSC, explains what shippers can do to successfully pursue...
  • Infrastructure upgrade: US improves from D+ to C-
    The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) gave the nation's infrastructure an overall grade of C-, up from a grade of D+ four years ago,...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 3, 2021
  • Brazil's Petrobras starts ULSD expansion at REDUC refinery
    Brazilian state-led integrated oil company Petrobras started preparations for a massive expansion at the Refinaria Duque de Caxias, or REDUC, in Rio de Janeiro state that is expected to nearly double ULSD production capacity by 2023, the company said March 3.
  • JAPAN DATA: Feb. 21-27 oil products output rebounds 7.4% on week
    Japan's oil products output rebounded 7.4% week on week to 17.03 million barrels over Feb. 21-27, the Petroleum Association of Japan said March 3.
  • JAPAN DATA: Feb 21-27 oil product exports nearly triple to 3.15 million barrels
    Japan's oil product exports nearly tripled on the week to 3.15 million barrels over Feb. 21-27 from 1.21 million barrels the previous week, data released March 3 by the Petroleum Association of Japan showed.
  • TENDER DATA: India's BPCL offers LSFO for mid-March loading from Mumbai
    This is the first time BPCL is indexing a 0.5% fuel oil cargo sale to the Singapore Marine Fuel 0.5% assessment, a company source said.
  • USGC bunkers pricing continues slide on weaker crude, motivated sellers
    Spot retail marine fuel pricing in the US Gulf Coast fell for a fourth consecutive session March 2 as pressure came from a receding crude complex, while some sources also motivated sellers dealing with weak demand fundamentals.
  • CERAWEEK: Pipeline giants see net-zero 2050 goals as possible, not guaranteed
    Some of the largest oil and gas pipeline companies setting net-zero emissions goals for 2050 acknowledge they do not yet have the technology to achieve their targets, but they said they remain confident their more realistic 2030 goals will keep them on the right trajectory.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude jumps over 2% amid bullish OPEC+ expectations, sharp US gasoline draw
    Oil futures moved sharply higher March 3 as the market increasingly priced in a modest quota increase expected at the March 4 OPEC+ meeting after a key advisory committee issued no recommendation on April output levels.
  • Bangladesh raises March HSFO imports as warmer weather boosts power demand
    Bangladesh is likely to import around 350,000 mt of high sulfur fuel oil in March, up from 300,000 mt in February, as a seasonal increase in temperatures boosts power demand, Bangladesh Independent Power Producers' Association president Imran Karim told S&P Global Platts March 2.
  • UK Storegga joins forces with Japan's Mitsui on CCS in Europe, Asia-Pacific
    The UK's Storegga -- which is developing the Acorn carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the UK -- has joined forces with Japan's Mitsui to pursue new CCS opportunities in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, it said March 3.
  • Russian March domestic crude pipeline prices surge on month
    Spot prices for Russian crude oil for domestic loading and delivery by pipeline in March rose Rb4,000/mt ($53.7/mt) month on month, driven by firmer Brent prices which pushed up export netbacks.
  • CERAWEEK: Jet fuel lagging global petroleum demand recovery
    As the impact of the coronavirus pandemic ebbs with the rollout of vaccines, global petroleum demand should return to 2019 levels by the end of this year, although jet fuel demand will lag that recovery, industry executives said March 1.
  • OIL FUTURES: Rally accelerates as US gasoline draw offset Gulf Coast crude build
    An overnight oil price rally extended midmorning March 3 after a larger-than-expected drop in US gasoline stocks offset the largest-ever one-week build in crude inventories.
  • Persian Gulf ports expand capacity at twice global rate: KPMG
    Ports in the Persian Gulf region have expanded their capacity at the twice the global rate as supply growth outpaced demand last year, according to a March 3 report by KPMG Lower Gulf, part of KPMG International.
  • Japan delivered 0.5% sulfur bunker premium hits 4-month high on berth congestion
    Tokyo Bay delivered marine fuel 0.5%S bunker fuel premium over benchmark FOB Singapore marine fuel 0.5% fuel oil cargo rose to a four-month high of $31.71/mt on March 2, Platts data showed, mainly due to berth congestions.
  • Belgium's Fluxys to join HEH's Stade LNG import terminal project in Germany
    Hanseatic Energy Hub, or HEH, the developer of the planned LNG import terminal at Stade in northern Germany, and Fluxys said March 3 they had agreed for the Belgian gas infrastructure company to join the project as "industrial partner."
  • FUJAIRAH DATA: Oil product stockpiles slump to 3-month low
    Oil product stockpiles at the UAE's east coast port of Fujairah dropped to a three-month low, dragged by the biggest drop in heavy distillates since October after fuel oil exports surged in February.

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In the first two months of 2026, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +6.7%
Foreign traffic increased by 9.2%. Container traffic increased by 9.8%.
Hapag-Lloyd's revenues decreased by 15.2% in the fourth quarter of 2025.
Hamburg
Container traffic handled by the German company's fleet increased by +5.5%
The future European Union Customs Authority will be based in Lille, France.
Brussels
It is expected to employ around 250 people.
The Romanian government is reportedly preparing to nationalize the Mangalia shipyard.
Bucharest
Fincantieri reports record annual financial and commercial results.
Trieste
In 2025, revenues grew by +13.1% and the value of new orders increased by +32.4%
Damen and other creditors have rejected the reorganization plan of the Romanian shipyard in Mangalia.
Mangalia
Federagenti: Strategic port construction is behind schedule everywhere.
Genoa
Pessina asks to know the "real time" of the progress of the infrastructure
Metrans (HHLA Group) to acquire 50% of the Romanian intermodal terminal in Arad
Hamburg
The company will operate up to three trains per week between Budapest and Arad
From May 1st, the EU-Mercosur agreement will be applied provisionally.
Brussels
Sefcovic: an important step in demonstrating our credibility as a major trading partner
German shipowners propose service on merchant ships as an alternative to military service
Hamburg
Kröger: A resilient nation needs not only soldiers, but also seafarers who ensure supplies.
ICTSI and DP World sell their stakes in China's Yantai International Container Terminal
Manila
The company will become wholly owned by Yantai Port Holdings
Chinese group CSSC will build two more cruise ships for Adora Cruises
Shanghai
Option for a third vessel. The "Adora Flora City" launches today.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Palermo decreased by -9.6%
Palermo
Cruise passengers down by -18.7%
IMO Council resolves to establish a safe corridor in the Strait of Hormuz, but by "peaceful means and on a voluntary basis"
London
Dominguez: Concrete action is needed from all countries and stakeholders
COSCO Shipping Holdings' revenues fell by 12.2% in the last quarter of 2025.
Hong Kong
Containerized volumes transported by the fleet grew by +5.1%
This year, the ongoing conflict in the Middle East could accentuate the expected slowdown in world trade.
This year, the ongoing conflict in the Middle East could accentuate the expected slowdown in world trade.
Geneva
Economists at the World Trade Organization foresee two scenarios
In 2025, CK Hutchison terminals handled a record 90.1 million containers (+3%)
Hong Kong
The president of the Chinese group confirms the difficulty of negotiations to sell a large part of the port portfolio to MSC and BlackRock
Assiterminal expresses concern over the impact of the Middle East crisis on port terminal activity.
Genoa
Ferrari: the cruise sector also involved
Two more ships were hit by shells in the Strait of Hormuz region
London/Southampton
Incidents near the coasts of the United Arab Emirates and Qatar
MSC and Ga-Hyun Chung announce joint control of Sinokor
Athens/Nicosia
Proposal to establish a safe maritime corridor to evacuate ships stranded in the Persian Gulf
London
It has been put forward by Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Japan, Mexico, Panama and Singapore
Dominguez calls on the IMO Council to conduct informal deliberations and define practical measures to resolve the Hormuz crisis.
London
From the statements presented, it is unlikely that anything more than declarations of principle will be made.
To respond to geopolitical shocks, shipping must have reliable operational data
London/Rotterdam
Lloyd's Register, OneOcean and PortXchange discuss digitalization and artificial intelligence in the sector
China's COSCO Shipping Ports' profit and loss account weighs on rising operating costs.
Hong Kong
Revenue reached a record high of nearly $1.7 billion last year.
Tanker hit near Strait of Hormuz
Portsmouth
A bullet caused minor damage. The crew was unharmed.
Sharp increase in transshipment containers in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In February, overall freight traffic increased by +8.1%
PPC denounces that the Republic of Panama is delaying the arbitration at the ICC
Panama
The Chinese company continues to reiterate the illegality of the seizure of the Balboa and Cristóbal port terminals
Alessandro Becce is the new Secretary General of the Sardinian Sea Port Authority.
Cagliari
Bagalà: EU ETS application for major and minor islands must be cancelled
Operation Aspides' mandate will not be extended to the Strait of Hormuz at this time.
Brussels
This was announced by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, Kaja Kallas.
Greece and Italy reject the extension of Operation Aspides to the Strait of Hormuz.
The ships of the two nations constitute the naval force of the European mission
Freewheels: The government has broken its promise regarding fuel taxes.
Modena
Franchini: Continuing to treat road haulage like a tax cash machine is simply irresponsible.
Pessina (Federagenti): Shipping will also overcome the Strait of Hormuz crisis.
Genoa
We hope - he specified - that we will soon move in the direction of a progressive normalization.
Israel's eastern Mediterranean coast has been designated a high-risk area for the safety of ships and crews.
London
Resolution of the International Bargaining Forum
Evergreen Marine Corporation's revenues decreased by 26.0% in the fourth quarter of 2025.
Taipei
Quarterly net profit down 71.8%
EU Commission and EIB support for investment projects in small and medium-sized ports
In the second half of 2025, OOIL's revenues decreased by -20.0%
Hong Kong
Net profit down 67.9%
In transalpine freight transport through Switzerland, rail is losing further market share to road transport
Bern
Dramatic development - a report underlines - from the point of view of Swiss modal shift policies
An extraordinary IMO council will be held on 18 and 19 March to discuss the situation in the Middle East.
London
As of yesterday, the attacks on ships have resulted in the death of eight sailors and the wounding of ten, in addition to three missing.
In 2025, combined road/rail traffic handled by Hupac grew by +4.3%
Noise
The need to extend the application of contributions to transalpine combined transport beyond 2030 was reaffirmed.
Yang Ming to order six new 13,000 TEU dual-fuel LNG containerships
Keelung
The fourth quarter of 2025 was closed with a net profit down by -81.2%
The resumption of shipping traffic through Suez does not appear to be affected by the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz
Cairo/Southampton/Washington/Genoa
While ships increased by 1.9% in January, growth in the canal has since been more sustained. War material seized in the port of Genoa.
US prepares to attack Iranian ports
Tampa/Muscat
Centcom warns civilians to immediately avoid all port facilities. Drones over the port of Salalah.
MSC to build container terminal at Snake Island Port in Lagos
Geneva
45-year concession agreement with Nigerdock
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz resume
Southampton/Geneva
A container ship was damaged. A fire broke out on another vessel. UNCTAD raised alarm over the effects of the disruption to maritime traffic in the region.
Three crew members of a bulk carrier stricken in the Strait of Hormuz are missing.
Bangkok
Twenty seafarers were disembarked in Oman
ONE's stake in Poseidon (Seaspan Corporation) will rise to 48.9%
Singapore/Toronto
Investment worth $1.07 billion
FS Logistix and Grimaldi Euromed sign agreement to develop integrated sea-rail transport solutions.
Verona
Confitarma requests the possible deployment of Italian Navy units to the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz area.
Rome
Zanetti: A concrete sign of attention to protecting the country's strategic interests.
Scotland debates taxing cruise ships
Three fifths of those interviewed said they were in favour of granting local authorities the power to introduce a tax
Last year, freight traffic in German ports amounted to 284.4 million tonnes (+3.8%).
Wiesbaden
Imports increased by +5.3%
In January, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure fell by -4.9%.
Genoa/Ravenna
A growth of +12.5% was recorded in the port of Ravenna
In 2025, ZIM's revenues fell by -18.1%
In 2025, ZIM's revenues fell by -18.1%
Haifa
The decline was more pronounced in the fourth quarter (-31.5%). Glickman: the merger with Hapag-Lloyd is very positive for shareholders.
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Bremen increased by 5.4 percent.
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Bremen increased by 5.4 percent.
Bremen
In the fourth quarter alone, growth was +5.4%, with container loads increasing by 11.8%.
In 2025, the port of La Spezia handled 12.6 million tons of goods (+3.3%)
In 2025, the port of La Spezia handled 12.6 million tons of goods (+3.3%)
La Spezia
At the port of Marina di Carrara, traffic was 4.8 million tonnes (-0.7%)
PPC and CK Hutchison warn that they will assert all their rights and seek full compensation from Panama
Hong Kong
In 2025, the PSA terminal operator group recorded record revenues
Singapore
Operating profit up 19.0% and net profit up 0.5%
In 2025, the CMA CGM group's shareholder profit fell by -58.1%.
Marseille
Revenues down -2.0% (-5.2% in the fourth quarter alone)
2025 was Global Ship Lease's best year yet
Athens
Positive trend also in the fourth quarter
In the fourth quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Naples and Salerno grew by +2.0%
Naples
The -1.0% decline recorded at the regional capital's airport was more than offset by the +6.3% growth in Salerno
The Maritime Federation fully endorses the new EU strategies for the maritime and port sectors
Rome
Mattili: We are available to contribute to the EU Industrial Maritime Value Chains Alliance.
CK Hutchison announces it has intensified legal action against the Republic of Panama.
Hong Kong
Addendum to the Notice of Dispute filed with the ICC
Global Ports Holding's cruise terminals see record traffic
Istanbul
Last year there were 18.1 million passengers (+8.5%)
Interferry: The EU Commission's path to ferry decarbonization is the right one.
Victoria
Roos: It is good to recommend that ETS funds be used exactly where they are collected.
CLECAT promotes the EU strategy for the European maritime, port and logistics system
Brussels
Emphasis is also placed on the need to prevent integrated operators from limiting competitors' access to infrastructure, services or customers.
ESPO approves new EU Port Strategy
Brussels
Among the most appreciated elements, the commitment to implement a review of the EU ETS and the FuelEU Maritime Regulation
Tanker hit near Kuwait coast
Southampton/Kuwait City
A shell also hit a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz
European shipowners and shipbuilders applaud the EU's strategy for the sector. German port operators are less convinced by the proposal.
Brussels/Rome/Hamburg
WSC welcomes the strategies for the maritime industry and ports proposed by the European Commission
Washington
However, according to the association, they are not sufficiently attentive to the simplification of trade exchanges.
The European Commission presents two strategies to promote the competitiveness, sustainability, safety and resilience of EU ports, maritime transport and shipbuilding.
Brussels
A high-level council will be established
Explosions and a fire on a Russian ship that sank near Libya
Moscow/Tripoli
In December, Ukraine claimed responsibility for an attack on a Russian oil tanker in the same region.
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz region continue
Southampton/Battaramulla
Three naval vessels reported shellfire and damage. An Iranian frigate was hit in Sri Lanka.
Viking orders two new expedition cruise ships from Fincantieri and secures an option for two ocean-going vessels
Trieste
The value of the agreements exceeds two billion euros
Container traffic at the Maltese port of Marsaxlokk remained stable in 2025
Kalafrana/Hong Kong
China's CMPort has signed a 70% stake in Brazil's Vast Infraestrutura oil terminal.
T&E: Over half of European ferries could become electric by 2035
T&E: Over half of European ferries could become electric by 2035
Brussels
Klann: Electric ferries are already cheaper on many routes and will become even cheaper in the coming years.
ITF, JNG and IBF have designated the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding waters as a High Risk Area
ITF, JNG and IBF have designated the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding waters as a High Risk Area
London
The area may soon be transitioned to a Warlike Operations Area.
Nautilus International urges States and shipping operators to ensure the safety and rights of seafarers
London/Brussels
The International Trade Union Confederation urges an immediate ceasefire by all parties
Strait of Hormuz: A sailor from a ship attacked by a drone vessel dies.
Muscat
Twenty-one crew members were evacuated
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings closes a record 2025, but faces challenges with non-operating costs.
Miami
The war crisis in the Middle East also affects ports
Dubai/Muscat/Washington
Kramek (WSC): Liner shipping has demonstrated its ability to react to emergency situations, such as the one in the Red Sea
ICS, ECSA and ASA concerned about seafarers' safety in the Middle East
London/Brussels/Singapore
This is - they underlined - a rapidly evolving and unpredictable situation.
Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk were the first to sense trouble in the Middle East. A tanker sanctioned by the US was hit.
Hamburg/Copenhagen/Southampton/
Washington/Muscat
On Friday, the two companies notified customers of changes to their services in the region. Four Skylight crew members were injured.
European list of ship recycling facilities updated
Brussels
Including for the first time a German shipyard, that of Emden
Confitarma urges the EU to strengthen the attractiveness of its maritime flags
Rome
Assarmatori welcomes the Senate's approval of the "Promoting Marine Resources" bill.
Rome
Messina: overcomes a limitation of the Navigation Code that allows only Italian and EU citizens to join Gente di Mare.
The port system of Venice and Chioggia generates a production value of approximately 15 billion euros
Venice
Direct employees are 26,898 and, including related industries, they rise to 218,853
Green light for aid to reopen the Orbassano-Aiton Alpine Railway Highway.
Brussels
The European Commission authorizes subsidizing the service
Fit Cisl Savona, alarm raised over the potential impact on jobs of the drop in traffic at Vado Gateway.
Savona
The Gioia Tauro Port Authority Management Committee approved the reimbursement of mooring fees.
Gioia Tauro
1.5 million euros allocated
Prologis and Singapore's GIC to form joint venture to invest $1.6 billion in new fulfillment centers in the U.S.
San Francisco/Singapore
The initial portfolio is approximately 380 thousand square meters
The Management Committee of the Port Authority of Genoa and Savona-Vado has taken note of the framework agreement with PSA
Genoa
The update of the Integrated Activity and Organization Plan has been approved.
Hanwha Ocean and ONEX Sign Naval Shipbuilding Agreement
Seoul/Eleusis
The first project in sight is submarines for the Greek Navy
The Antitrust Authority has not opened an investigation into CEVA Logistics' acquisition of the Fagioli group.
Rome
The AGCM believes that the operation will not impede competition or create a dominant position
Singapore's ONE acquires stake in Dongwon Pusan Container Terminal
Singapore
The company operates at the Gammam and Singamman docks of the Port of Busan
EIB finances shore power installation in Rotterdam port
Rotterdam
A loan of 90 million euros has been granted
High-tech exoskeletons to ease the burden on dockworkers in the Port of Livorno.
Livorno
Experiment in collaboration with the Livorno Port Company
Salvatore Lauro, a shipowner from Campania, died yesterday in Ischia.
Naples
He was a senator of the Republic from 1996 to 2005
APM Terminals acquires 49% stake in Vietnam's Hateco Hai Phong International Container Terminal
The Hague/Hanoi
Third phase of construction of Mexico's Lázaro Cárdenas terminal begins
FedEx revenues increased by 8.3% in the December-February quarter
Memphis
Quarterly net income was $1.06 billion (+16.2%)
London pledges £746 million to renovate Nigeria's two ports, Apapa and Tin Can Island, in Lagos.
London
Agreement between UK Export Finance and the Nigerian Ports Authority
Fabrizio Urbani is the new secretary general of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea.
Civitavecchia
Unanimous resolution of the Management Committee
In the fourth quarter of 2025, French ports handled 74.2 million tonnes of goods (+7.2%)
La Defense
UNI/Fermerci reference practices on staff training presented at MIT
Rome
The Council of State has rejected the relocation of Genoa's chemical warehouses.
Rome/Genoa
The AdSP declares itself ready for a technical discussion within the framework of a specific initiative by the municipal administration
FS Logistix and Nurminen Logistics inaugurate a new weekly rail service between Sweden and Italy
Rome
2,500 kilometer route
Hapag-Lloyd signs maritime cooperation agreement with Indian government
Hamburg
Plans to bring ships under the Indian flag and collaborate in the development of ship recycling and Vadhavan port
A project for the digital transformation and technological development of the port of Gioia Tauro has been funded.
Gioia Tauro
Resources worth almost two million euros for the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas
Keel-laying and coin-laying ceremony for a new ferry under construction for ACTV
Piombino
It took place in the Piombino Industrie Marittime shipyard
Touax Container Services increased container sales by 36% in 2025
Paris
Revenues decreased by -5% in the year
In 2024, international seaborne freight traffic reached a record 24.1 billion tonnes
Geneva
New historic peak in dry cargo
Medlog (MSC Group) will acquire the remaining 29% of MVN from Logistics Project Italia
Rome
The operation has been notified to the Antitrust Authority
Greek group Attica Holdings continues its fleet renewal plan
Athens
Purchase of two catamarans for €15 million. Long-term lease of the "GNV Bridge" ferry.
Germany's Arvato has acquired Canada's THINK Logistics
Mississauga/Gütersloh
The company, founded in 2012, is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario.
Two new state-of-the-art ship-to-shore cranes have arrived at the PSA SECH terminal.
Genoa
They will be operational from June
Banco BPM's €55 million financing to Grimaldi Euromed
Naples/Milan
Partially covers the purchase of the new ship "Grande Inghilterra"
Stolt-Nielsen sells 50% of Avenir LNG to NYK Line
Oslo/Tokyo
The company operates in the liquefied natural gas bunkering sector
Only 7% of the workers in the port companies and terminals of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara are women
La Spezia
Costa cancels cruises originally scheduled to sail to the Middle East
Genoa
The company currently has no vessels operating in the region.
In 2025, d'Amico International Shipping's time charter revenues decreased by -29.0%.
Luxembourg
Fourth quarter decline eases
NYK to become sole owner of Norway's Saga Welco
Tokyo/Tønsberg
The Tønsberg company has a fleet of 48 open-hatch vessels
Grimaldi Group's Valencia Terminal Europa will manage the new car terminal at the port of Sagunto.
Valencia
Grimaldi has taken delivery of the new PCTC Grande Seoul
Naples
It is the ninth ammonia-ready unit of the Neapolitan shipping group
The Cagliari-Algeria service operated by Maersk and Grendi will soon dock at the Giammoro di Milazzo pier.
Messina
It will be held on a weekly basis
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Falteri (Federlogistica): The consequences of the war in Iran are only in their infancy.
Genoa
There is a dramatic congestion of perishable products in the hub airports of the Gulf, he underlined.
DP World reported record annual operating and financial results
Dubai
In 2025, container traffic increased by +5.8% and revenues by +22.0%
Two additional new Medium Range 2 tankers for d'Amico Tankers
Luxembourg
Exercised options with Chinese shipyard Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding Co.
Japan's MOL has acquired 25% of V.Ships France
Tokyo/London
The remaining 75% of the capital remains with V.Ships
ICTSI reports record annual and quarterly financial and operating performance
Manila
Last year the group's port terminals handled 14.5 million containers (+11.0%)
Wan Hai Lines' revenue decreased by 13.3% in 2025
Taipei
The company will buy four new 6,000 TEU container ships and two 9,200 TEU container ships.
Observatory on the presence of women in the blue economy sector
Milan
Initiative by WISTA Italy and the Maritime Federation
The first train will depart from the Pordenone Interport on April 2nd.
Pordenone
Ausserdorfer (InRail): We have already received new requests and contracts to increase connections
Triple ceremony for Explora Journeys at Fincantieri's Sestri Ponente shipyard
Genoa
Technical launch of "Explora IV", coin ceremony of "Explora V" and start of construction of "Explora VI"
The Propeller Club of the Ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara has renewed its board of directors.
La Spezia
Gianluca Agostinelli and Federica Maggiani confirmed as president and vice president
The Tunisian government decides to start construction of the port of Enfidha
Tunis
52,000 jobs expected to be created
Hundreds of containers of temperature-controlled plant-based food products are held up in the port of Genoa.
Genoa
Spediporto reports it
The La Spezia Freight Forwarders Association has established a terminal freight forwarder section.
La Spezia
The aim is to strengthen the representation and enhance the value of inland logistics.
FHP Intermodal launches rail service from northern Italy to Bari and Catania
Foggia
Initially, two pairs of trains are scheduled to depart per week.
Managing maritime shipments in a scenario made extremely complex by the crisis in the Middle East
Genoa
Botta (Spediporto) and lawyer Guidi suggest how to handle difficulties
The new Norwegian Luna cruise ship will be delivered in Marghera.
Trieste
It is the second unit of the "Prima Plus" class built by Fincantieri
Assiterminal: The EU's port strategy is a success.
Genoa/Brussels
Seas At Risk, One Planet Port, and IFAW are concerned about the proposed regulation's reference to expediting environmental impact assessments.
The first electrical cabin dedicated to the cold ironing system has been completed in the port of Gioia Tauro.
Gioia Tauro
In April, the first connection of a container ship to a mobile socket
Konecranes revenues remained stable in 2025
Helsinki
The value of new orders grew by +9.7%, with a +21.3% for port vehicles
Finnlines' net profit increased by 50.7% in 2025
Helsinki
Revenues up 2.0%
Ravenna has been designated Capital of the Sea 2026
Rome
Petri (Assoporti): its port is a strategic hub for the national economy
Large shipment of ammunition and detonators seized in the port of Ancona
Ancona
He was about to be embarked on a ferry intended for the exclusive transport of passengers
2025 record for the American cruise group Viking Holdings
Los Angeles
Revenues grew by +21.9%
UECC has ordered China Merchants Jinling to build two PCTCs
Oslo
They will have a capacity of 3,000 CEUs and will be taken into delivery in 2028.
Kuehne+Nagel plans more significant staff cuts
Schindellegi
Worsening economic results in the fourth quarter of 2025
Public notice from the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority to select the new Secretary General
Livorno
The procedure is not competitive in nature and no selection process is foreseen.
KKCG Maritime publishes a partial tender offer to increase its stake in Ferretti from 14.5% to 29.9%.
Milan/Hong Kong/Prague
The offer is not aimed at delisting the shares
Norovirus outbreak on second Holland America Line cruise ship
Hong Kong
65 passengers and 11 crew members of the "Westerdam" were injured.
SOS LOGistica, allocating only 10% of the €590 million for road transport to zero-emission vehicles is self-destructive.
Rome/Milan
Texts: talking today about a heavy BEV market that "takes off" remains a mirage
The first U212NFS submarine is being laid down at Fincantieri's Muggiano shipyard.
Trieste
The delivery of the first unit is scheduled for 2029
A new tender has been published for railway shunting in the ports of Savona and Vado Ligure.
Genoa
The tender base amount is 14.8 million euros
China's LC Logistics orders two new 11,000-TEU containerships
Hong Kong
Order with a total value of 236 million dollars
Palumbo Superyachts to build new metal shipbuilding hub in Ortona
Ortona
Concession area in the Abruzzo port
Kuehne+Nagel acquires the road transport business of German firm Lohmöller
Schindellegi
In 2024 they had generated a turnover of approximately 23.5 million euros
Rolls-Royce posts record annual financial performance
London
Revenues increased by 12.2% last year
Fincantieri delivered the ultra-luxury cruise yacht Four Seasons I in Ancona
Trieste
The Navis Sapiens program also debuts with the ship
Nearly 12 million tonnes of CO2 avoided in 2025 for vessels coated with Jotun products
Muggia
Estimated fuel cost savings of approximately $2 billion
In 2025, intermodal traffic handled by Interporto Padova amounted to 381,031 TEUs (-7.5%)
Padua
Record production value recorded
In 2025, the Nola interport handled 2,000 trains
Nola
A 50% increase is expected in 2026
A Livorno port pilot loses his life in a collision
Livorno
The dynamics of the accident are still under investigation.
Study on alternative marine fuels as potential marine pollutants and the effectiveness of response measures
Lisbon
It was commissioned by the European Maritime Safety Agency
The first in-person meeting of the international working group "Cruises & Port Cities" will take place in Taranto.
Taranto/La Spezia
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the relationship between the city and the port is strategic, particularly in relation to cruise traffic
G20 merchandise trade trend to fluctuate in the fourth quarter of 2025
Paris
Trade in services is growing
Extension of incentives for rail freight shunting in ports
Rome
Paper (Fermerci): the sector, however, continues to suffer as demonstrated by the overall data for 2025
Saipem has been awarded a further offshore contract in Saudi Arabia
Milan
Order worth approximately 500 million dollars
MPC Container Ships revenues decreased by -4.3% in 2025
Oslo
Net income was $236.4 million (-11.4%)
The new offices of the Eastern Sicily Port Authority have been inaugurated in the port of Pozzallo.
Pozzallo
Contract worth approximately 750 thousand euros
Finmar appointed agent in Italy for United Global Ro-Ro
Genoa
Two services scheduled with stops at the port of Genoa
Contract awarded for the expansion of the San Cataldo Pier in the port of Bari
Bari
They will be carried out by the Rti Fincantieri Infrastructure Opere Marittime, Boskalis Italia, Zeta and e-Marine
The digital registry of maritime workers and the digital navigation booklet are law
Genoa
Article 11 of Legislative Decree 19/2026 establishes AGEMAR
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
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MEETINGS
Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94
Rome
It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
A conference on congestion in the North West logistics system will be held in Genoa on January 19th.
Genoa
It will be held at the Transparency Hall of the Liguria Region
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Shipbuilding's Spring Illusion: Backbone Collapses
(The Chosun Daily)
Russian shipbuilding holding USC designing high ice-class container ship for Rosatom for Northern Sea Route
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
DB Cargo plans to cut around 6,000 jobs
Berlin
Negotiations with employee representatives to begin soon
In 2025, containers transported by RCL's fleet increased by +8.8%
Bangkok
Revenues from this activity grew by +5.2%
Regarding Tardini's nomination as president of the Western Sicily Port Authority, Salvini and Schifani have (for now) buried the hatchet.
Palermo
Annual container traffic grows by 5.4% at HHLA port terminals
Hamburg
Record revenues expected at 1.76 billion euros (+9.9%)
Container traffic at the Port of New York is expected to grow by 2.3% in 2025.
New York
Significant increase in full containers for export
Politics and Assiterminal celebrate the extension of the port bonus
Rome/Genoa
Ferrari: understood the value of the planning behind the reformulation of the law
Container traffic at the port of Hong Kong decreased by -3.2% in January
Hong Kong
1.13 million TEUs were handled
Costamare secures $940 million in revenue from the charter of 12 container ships
Monk
CMA CGM has ordered six 1,700 TEU LNG containerships from Cochin Shipyard.
Marseille
By the end of the year, the number of Indian seafarers on board the French group's ships will rise to 1,500.
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore grew by 13.0% last month.
Singapore
Containers amounted to 3,892,370 TEUs (+11.3%)
Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94
Rome
It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
Britta Weber has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of the Hupac Group.
Noise
He is the current vice president of UPS Healthcare for Europe and Asia.
Saipem to acquire mobile offshore drilling unit for $272.5 million
Milan
Agreement with Norwegian Deep Value Driller
The 59th edition of the San Giorgio Award will be held in Genoa on February 20th.
Genoa
The Targa San Giorgio will be awarded to Gian Enzo Duci
Filt Cgil appeals against Cartour's authorization to carry out lashing and unlashing operations.
Medlog inaugurates a logistics park at Dammam's King Abdulaziz Port
Geneva
It occupies an area of over 100 thousand square meters
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