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October 13, 2021
Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2021
  • Singapore to launch notation recognising shipowners & operators who voluntarily incorporate solutions to drive digital transformation, strengthen cyber security
  • Swire Group joins Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping as strategic partner
  • Tea export earnings up in H1
  • APM Terminals Pipavav recognised for leadership in community support & development
  • DPT holds road show on e-Dristhi project
  • JNPT records exceptional 40.40% growth in container traffic in H1 2021-22
  • Retail imports seen higher without congestion at US ports
  • V. O. Chidambaranar Port mulls establishing Multimodal Logistics Park
  • BLR Airport emerges No. 1 in the country for perishable shipments in 2020-21
  • Cathay Pacific wins award for next-generation track-and-trace solution
  • CONCOR Q2 & H1 volumes (provisional)
  • GDP seen growing at 8.7 pc in FY22, 10 pc in FY23: Fitch Ratings
  • ACAAI's Managing Committee for 2021-22 takes charge
  • Mumbai Port's future plans for transforming the logistics sector in Mumbai through multimodal connectivity
  • Piyush Goyal calls for waiver of IPR & dismantling new trade barriers in global fight against pandemic

International Transport Journalweb site
  • A terminal of its own in Ostrava
  • A swan ready for takeoff
  • Expecting record Q4/2021 for charters
  • Lithium batteries new in Iata's CEIV family
  • New Zealand's carrier relies on Swiss quality
  • Eukor delivers LRV in Manila
  • Buderus contracts Geis
  • Auckland Airport picks Carrie Hurihanganui
  • New partner expands heavy haulage network
  • Two appointments in Jaxport
  • Key criteria to choose Kaunas airport
  • Lenton Group buys YCC
  • UK: incentives for apprentice recruitment
  • OOCL: another record result
  • 40 lokos to convert to green powertrains
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • German delight for Chinese consumers
  • Oren Poleg to head IAI North America
  • Helping horses take the big jump
  • More funds for Moldovan railways

The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2021
  • Air cargo rates skyrocket again as forwarders scramble for capacity
  • Ocean carriers under pressure target long-term contracts in febrile market
  • Dutch group CSG invests in booming UK customs support market
  • Willie Walsh: 'carbon emissions are the fossil fuel billionaires' problem'
  • Air Canada grows transit flows as it prepares for arrival of freighter conversions
  • MPV owners 'making hay while the sun shines', but 'sunset' looms
  • Qoo10 logistics unit Qxpress buys Hong Kong's Korchina Logistics
  • Intermodal pioneer Lars Hedderich steps down as MD of Eurogate
  • Adrian Redmile and Dionne Redpath take a step up at Europa Worldwide
  • Analysis: DSV - abandoned love
  • Against the odds: Royal Mail's GLS - the allure of another 'GXO-like' spin-off

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2021
  • New storm clouds brew over Kings Point Sea Year
    The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy's Sea Year training program is again receiving unwelcome attention. Back in 2016, the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) suspended the program. This came as the academy looked to
  • Skuld: Ship-to-ship transfers raise red flags
    Mutual insurer Skuld notes that cargo trackers have noticed increased ship-to-ship (STS) transfers at sea, most commonly off Malaysia, Africa and in the Caribbean, as sanctioned countries such as Iran and Venezuela
  • MAN and DP World to cooperate on decarbonization
    Set to run for an initial five years, a newly signed cooperation agreement between MAN Energy Solutions and DP World targets common progress in the field of decarbonization. Mutual areas of interest
  • Vineyard Wind firms up order for giant turbines
    GE Renewable Energy reports that it has received an order from Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, to supply Haliade-X turbines for Vineyard Wind 1, the
  • Illinois International Port District appoints executive director
    Erik Varela has been named executive director of the Illinois International Port District (IIPD.), an Illinois municipal corporation created to promote the shipment of cargoes and commerce through its facilities. "To truly

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2021
  • Capital Product lines up Greek bond to fund fleet expansion
    Competitive pricing of first mainstream shipping bond in 2021 virtually guaranteed further interest from sector
  • From lay-up to order boom: Car carriers race to replace flagging fleet
    Global auto sales are still hobbled by the current supply deficit in microchips, but even with such headwinds pent-up cargo...
  • Maersk suspends crew after rape allegation involving cadet
    Maersk has suspended five crew and amid allegations a US Merchant Marine Academy cadet was raped on a containership in...
  • Carriers have defence on bank claims where no bill of lading involved
    'If the buyer is borrowing funds from the issuing bank, then when the bills of lading pass through the banking...
  • Insurers face claims surge as transport sector recovers in China
    As mega-ports and inland transportation routes speed up to meet global demand, the ongoing imposition of coronavirus restrictions is a...
  • Fredriksen tightens grip on Avance Gas
    The offer to buy Avance Gas shares at NKr43 per share ends on Tuesday. As it stands, Hemen Holding, a...
  • Pandemic impact behind secondhand vessel price increase
    'The days when owners would buy ships fresh from the yards, keep them for many years and trade them as...
  • Chinese ports halt operations as cyclone approaches
    Port closure comes as the global supply chain has yet to recover from the severe logistics logjam triggered by the...
  • Støhle quits Höegh LNG to join Angelicoussis as deputy chief executive
    Sveinung Støhle quits Höegh LNG after 16 years for 'unique opportunity' of senior role with Greece's largest shipping group
  • Daily Briefing
    Fredriksen becomes Euronav's largest external shareholder | Seafarer mental health is not just a pandemic panic | Shipping urged to...
  • Northern Lights orders two CO2 carriers at Dalian Shipbuilding
    The fresh tonnage will load captured and liquefied carbon dioxide from European emitters and transport it to the terminal at...
  • Matson sees profits rising well into 2022 off China trade
    Company expects conditions of supply-chain congestion, inventory restocking, peak season, and ongoing elevated consumption trends to remain largely in place...
  • Politicians weigh into Southern California oil spill investigation
    'The oil spill off the coast of Huntington Beach is an environmental disaster with far-reaching consequences for our fish and...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2021
  • Transplace CEO predicts 'rapid' logistics consolidation
  • Ag shippers fear lost business amid stressed peak season
  • UP testing semi-automated cranes in Chicago
  • Boxbay terminal storage concept approaching feasibility: DP World
  • Top US ports urge Biden to encourage, incentivize extended gates

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2021
  • Bocomm strikes deal for eight ultramax newbuildings at Cosco Zhoushan
  • Greek buyers and Japanese sellers lead sluggish tanker S&P market
  • You can't go without being paid for months on end. Nor can seafarers
  • Bulker owners plan to stay in the secondhand market
  • Grimaldi Group boosted by record year for container division
  • GasLog private placement wipes out troublesome bonds
  • Cyclone Kompasu shuts down China's busy Yantian port
  • Charter-focused Zim splashes out $240m to buy containership quartet
  • Oslo broker and ship-type pioneer Ole Jacob Libaek dies aged 83
  • More good news: Clarksons Research forecasts 3.2% seaborne trade growth in 2022
  • COP26 fuels debate over IMO role at heart of shipping's carbon effort
  • Converted VLOCs are quickly vanishing from shipping history
  • After COP26, IMO to weigh calls for shift to zero-carbon goal
  • Saga Shipholding sells two ageing open-hatch bulkers for demolition
  • John Fredriksen's Euronav move likely a bet on tanker recovery
  • Bulker sale boost pushes Meiji Shipping towards $20m profit
  • Armed men tie up crew of bulk carrier held in drugs raid
  • Maria Angelicoussis hires Stohle as her deputy in Greek shipowning colossus
  • Petredec sells entire $67m Avance Gas stake to Fredriksen
  • Here's what is at stake for shipping at COP26
  • Gibson says large tankers to gain from boost to US crude exports
  • Saurabh Mehrotra vows to repay $6m after crude deal went wrong
  • UK Royal Navy to deploy warship to Gulf of Guinea
  • Latsis offloads oldest gas carrier as Seven Islands breaks into LPG market

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2021
  • Cortes named to run Walmart's US transportation business
    The former Keurig Dr. Pepper executive reports to Joe Metzger, chief supply chain officer.
  • DOE/EIA diesel price rose this much only twice the past decade
    Inventories are tightening, and the diesel gains are running stronger than crude.
  • Aluminum can make better electric vehicles - Transmission
    On this episode of Transmission, Grace Sharkey and Sebastian Blanco look at alternative metals for automotive production.
  • How much do Waymo Via's autonomous trucks benefit from driverless cars?
    Waymo autonomous truck engineering lead Boris Sofman makes the case that a decade of self-driving car efforts blazed the path to driverless trucks.
  • Biden to meet with ports, labor on supply chain bottlenecks
    Ahead of talks with President Biden, the ILWU is calling out foreign carriers' focus on profits as a hurdle to solving supply chain disruptions.
  • Robotics provider highlights market opportunity - At Your Doorstep
    Kaylee Nix looks at Tompkins Robotics' market strategy on this episode of At Your Doorstep.
  • Ryder to close California distribution center
    Ryder System is closing its operations in Tracy, California, where the company operated a distribution center for PepsiCo.
  • Container shipping's 'hockey stick': Liner profits just keep on climbing
    As America struggles with a growing supply chain crisis, ocean carriers rake in even more profits.
  • Atypical career ladder: Harik, XPO's IT head, takes on its LTL business
    The IT maven segues into an operations-driven role while keeping the CIO job.
  • Wildfire shuts down highway in Southern California
    Flames from a new California wildfire have forced the closing of more than 20 miles of U.S. Highway 101.
  • Airline group launches certification program for lithium battery transport
    All-cargo planes carry bulk shipments of lithium batteries under strict regulations. Airlines want to minimize mistakes that can cause a fire during flight.
  • SONAR sightings for Oct. 12: 3 lanes to watch, shipper and carrier updates
    Atlanta to Dallas rejection rates, consumer trends and contract spot rates are just a few things highlighted in Tuesday's report.
  • Port of Charleston importing more consumer goods 'than ever before'
    "By investing more than $2 billion in port infrastructure in recent years, we have the capacity to handle the influx of imports we are seeing...
  • Shippers be nimble, shippers be quick - to survive
    When the market shifts, flexibility is the key to acting fast and capitalizing on new opportunities. Despite this, many processes in the industry can be...
  • Failing in the last mile? The problem may be in the middle mile
    Many shippers struggle to succeed at last-mile delivery, often at the mercy of a delivery partner. But getting a handle on the middle mile can...
  • Blizzard keeps trucking through Rockies
    The first big Rockies snowstorm this season could delay truckers as well as operations at intermodal hubs and oil facilities (video forecast included).
  • Untapped potential: Far too little freight on US waterways, experts say
    "We have one of the world's greatest waterway networks, but we are barely using it."

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2021
  • October ICE LSGO delivery at 670 lots: ICE
    Physical delivery against holders of the October ICE low sulfur gasoil futures contract, which expired at midday London time Oct. 12, amounted to 670 lots, or 67,000 mt, according to ICE data.
  • Heating oil demand drives ARA gasoil to surprise parity with ULSD
    Rising demand for heating oil for the coming winter season has pushed cash differentials for 50ppm gasoil barges in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp hub up to parity with 10ppm ULSD, an usual occurrence due to 50ppm's higher sulfur content.
  • Delivered marine fuel 0.5%S spread between Singapore, Hong Kong narrows to four-month low
    Oversupply of low sulfur fuel oil bunkers at the port of Hong Kong led to the delivered spread between Hong Kong and Singapore narrow to a four-month low Oct. 11, market sources said.
  • TENDER DATA: Taiwan's CPC buys 80,000 mt LSFO for Nov-Dec delivery from Shell
    CPC occasionally buys LSFO with maximum 0.3% sulfur on behalf of Taiwan Power Co., or Taipower, which consumes LSFO at its power plants. CPC also exports LSFO when it has stocks available.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude lacks direction as market looks to US inventory reports for pricing cues
    Oil futures lacked direction Oct. 12, as the market looked toward US inventory numbers for next direction.
  • RUSSIA DATA: Jan-Sep throughput at seaports rises 1.7% on year despite low oil volumes
    There are signs that oil throughput could rise; Russian crude and condensate output increased by 2.7% on the month to 43.86 million mt -- or 10.72 million b/d -- in September, according to data released by the Central Dispatching Unit of the Russian Energy Ministry Oct. 2.
  • Japanese utilities on cold winter alert after La Nina outlook
    There is a 60% probability of having La Nina towards winter, but energy companies were not yet changing their winter fuels plans, market sources said Oct. 12.
  • Port of Rotterdam's freight railway to close Nov. 2-7
    The port authority and its project partner ProRail both declined to say if loading and discharge operations for shipping would be affected during the closure and which commodities would be most impacted.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude maintains uptrend as oil supply concerns remain
    The latest oil price rise comes on the back of the OPEC+ alliance's most recent meeting in which members agreed not to expand oil supply further.
  • UK's fuel delivery shortage 'remains serious' despite improving pump supplies
    On Oct. 7, the PRA estimated that 12% of filling stations in London and the Southeast were dry, while 17% had just one grade of fuel.
  • Gulf fiscal breakeven oil prices to drop in 2022 on higher crude output, govt spending: IIF
    Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, will see its fiscal breakeven fall to $67/b in 2022, from $75/b in 2021.
  • Scottish offshore wind consortium studies Orkney renewable hydrogen project
    If successful, the proposed 2-GW West of Orkney Windfarm could supply renewable power to a hydrogen production facility at the Flotta Terminal, OWPL said.
  • RUSSIA DATA: Jan-Aug oil product exports up 0.3% on year
    Russia exports diesel, fuel oil and jet fuel to international markets, and recently started exporting gasoline to Northwest Europe for onward shipment to Africa and the Americas.
  • REFINERY NEWS ROUNDUP: Some maintenance continues in Africa
    Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. has called an emergency meeting with the oil workers' union Nupeng to starve off a strike by fuel truck drivers billed to commence Oct. 11, the state energy company's spokesman said.
  • India's Adani Bunkering starts HSFO supply in Mundra, other Gujarat ports
    Increased number of scrubber-fitted vessel in the water and Mundra's world class bunkering infrastructure has encouraged Adani to continue its legacy of market leadership with the strategic supply of HSFO at Mundra, the company told S&P Global Platts Oct. 12.
  • ANALYSIS: Global oil in floating storage rangebound amid backwardation, congestion
    Currently, the global oil market price structure is unsupportive to would-be stores of crude and condensate.
  • Operations at Russia's Black Sea port of Novorossiisk getting back to normal
    Bunker operations have also been affected during the stormy weather.
  • Consortium plans 700-MW blue hydrogen project in Thames with Scottish CCS by 2027
    Project Cavendish aims to be operational by early 2027, capturing and storing 1.2 million mt/year of CO2.
  • REFINERY NEWS: France's Feyzin offline apart from FCC after fire last week: source
    Operations are likely to remain disrupted for at least a month, a source said.
  • India's motor fuel demand to rebound in Nov, Dec as mobility picks up
    The gradual rise in activity comes despite earlier concerns that the country could experience a third wave of the coronavirus, but while the country has seen a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in some areas, it was not yet severe enough to derail the overall recovery upswing, analysts told S&P Global Platts.
  • Colombo delivered marine fuel 0.5%S premiums over 3-month low on lukewarm demand
    The firming flat price and volatility in crude markers have led shipowners to hold off inquiries, industry sources said.
  • Asian refiners set to cut LSFO output on higher gasoil, gasoline margins: sources
    Low sulfur fuel oil components such as atmospheric residue and vacuum residue are now being used as feedstocks for residue fluid catalytic crackers and fluid catalytic crackers, instead of blending into low sulfur fuel oil, market sources said.
  • Singapore Q4 delivered low sulfur marine fuel premiums steady from Q3 on tepid demand, ample supply
    Quarterly term contracts serve as a key avenue for bunker sales, and lukewarm spot demand was currently keeping Singapore well-supplied with the IMO-compliant bunker fuel, traders said.

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The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.
Sana'a/Hamburg
German shipowners warn that the possibility of returning to the Suez route is further removed
New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone
Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August
Long Beach
In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%
WSC reports that containers full of lithium batteries can be shipped without being identified as dangerous goods
Washington
Kramek: People, ports, ships and the marine environment at risk
T&E, the EU Commission's proposed revision of the ETS for shipping is a hesitant step forward.
Brussels
If the system is extended to small naval units - the association highlights - however, exemptions and derogations risk nullifying its climate impact.
Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery
Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery
Bern
The road runs faster than the rail
Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs
Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs
Geneva
The WTO's barometer is rising. Demand for semiconductors and electronic components is offsetting geopolitical tensions.
Green light for €1.35 billion in investment in the port of Bremerhaven.
Bremen
It is the largest amount of funding the federal government has ever allocated to a project in the state.
APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port
Copenhagen
Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built
Renaissance Partners has signed a binding agreement to acquire De Wave Group.
Genoa/Milan
The Genoese company will be sold by the American company Platinum Equity
Decarbonizing shipping: a €36 billion challenge and a €45 billion opportunity for Italy
Cernobbio
Without investments in ports, Italy risks losing 80 billion euros in added value by 2050.
Canadian unions want BC Ferries to build new ferries in British Columbia
Delta
The company's latest order was to Chinese company CMI Weihai
Filt, Fit, and Uilt should withdraw the amendment that puts port businesses and cooperatives at risk under Article 17.
Rome
The unions fear the progressive replacement of a structural function of the port with precarious forms of work
Norwegian Nor Cruises signs MoU with China's SWS for 2+3 new cruise ships
Shanghai
The units would have a gross tonnage of 84,000 tons
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +27%
Cairo
In the first seven months of this year, maritime traffic was 8,244 ships (+15.9%)
Tomorrow Kombiverkehr will launch an intermodal connection between Regensburg and the Interporto Quadrante Europa
IMO, the Net-Zero Framework remains stalemate: agreement on carbon pricing is still lacking.
London
38 states voted in favor and 17 against. Formal adoption postponed until December.
Brussels launches the Maritime Industrial Alliance
Brussels
The EMA, the new EU instrument to coordinate industry, member states, and investors in the maritime sector, is born.
The safety and sustainability of ship recycling operations must also be guaranteed in the downstream work phases of the supply chain
Geneva
This is underlined by the representatives of the unions belonging to IndustriALL Global Union
Study to create a maritime corridor between the UK and the US using nuclear-powered container ships
London
Two Filipino sailors killed from ship attacked Monday in the Strait of Hormuz
Riyadh
Bahri VLCC Sidr hit
Shipowners' associations welcome proposal to include two Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Brussels
BIMCO, ECSA, ICS, Intercargo, Intertanko and WSC consider this an important step towards addressing the structural capacity shortage in the European list
In Panama, the provision that protected the confidentiality of port concession contracts has been repealed
Balboa
The Panama Maritime Authority has accepted the request for transparency made by President José Raúl Mulino.
Fincantieri and TKMS sign agreement to strengthen collaboration in the underwater segment.
Trieste/Kiel
The agreement does not provide for mergers or acquisitions
Philippine terminal operator ICTSI to acquire African port operator TLG
Manila
The company operates in Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa
EU ship recycling facilities are operating well below capacity as European vessels continue to be dismantled in Asia
Brussels
This is reported by a study by Shipbreaking Platform and Transport & Environment
In the second quarter, cargo traffic in the Moroccan port of Tangier Med reached a new record
Anjra
Growth of +6% recorded in the first six months of 2026
Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results
Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results
Hong Kong
The Chinese group has ordered 12 new 22,000 TEU container ships and six 3,200 TEU ones.
G20 trade accelerates in second quarter
Paris
Imports of goods and trade in services are driving growth, while exports are maintaining a strong pace
La Spezia Container Terminal invests €90 million in port equipment for the new Ravano Terminal.
La Spezia
OOIL's half-year results are weighed down by the negative performance of the first quarter
Hong Kong
The January-June period closed with a net profit of 729.3 million dollars (-23.6%)
Port of Livorno: The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has annulled the extension of the coastal landscape restriction to the port and hinterland areas.
Florence/Livorno
SBB CFF FFS Cargo returned to profit in the first half of the year
Bern
The Swiss group's trains transported over six million passengers (+1.3%)
White House denounces practice of "illegal" port transshipment to evade U.S. tariffs
Washington
IMO urges naval missions to counter rising piracy in the Gulf of Aden
London/Riyadh/Southampton
The very large crude carrier "Amzan" of the Saudi company Bahri was attacked in the Red Sea.
CMA CGM and Red Sea Gateway Terminal finalize agreement for Terminal 4 at Jeddah Port
Paris
The planned investment amounts to approximately 434 million dollars
The slowdown in the Chinese economy is reflected in port traffic
The slowdown in the Chinese economy is reflected in port traffic
Beijing
In July, overall traffic decreased by -3.4%, with a contraction that no longer only concerns domestic trade, but is also starting to affect goods with foreign countries.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven grew by +6.0%
Bremen
In the first six months of 2026 the increase was +5.9%
Fincantieri and Viking convert options into orders for two new cruise ships
Trieste
A ship was boarded by pirates in the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
The unit was forced to head towards Somalia
CK Hutchison initiates international arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Panama
Hong Kong
The action follows a similar one by its subsidiary PPC. The lawsuit seeks damages of $2 billion and over $1.5 billion.
Hapag-Lloyd to acquire 25% stake in APM Terminals Maasvlakte II
Hamburg
The Maersk Group company will retain operational control of the Dutch terminal
The German company Hapag-Lloyd has signed an agreement with APM Terminals, the terminal operator of the AP Møller-Mærsk shipping group, for
ZIM also records a recovery in the second quarter
ZIM also records a recovery in the second quarter
Haifa
Acquisition by Hapag-Lloyd expected by the end of the year
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +3.6%
Civitavecchia
In the first half of this year the total was 3.93 million tons (+1.5%)
Last month the port of Singapore handled four million containers (+3.1%)
Singapore/Hong Kong
A 1.6% decline was recorded in the port of Hong Kong
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Globex Investissement
Copenhagen/Casablanca
Ship hit in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
Crew member of the "Minoan Dignity" dies
Last month, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona decreased by -6.5%.
Barcelona
In July, 300,961 containers were handled (-13.2%)
Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund offers to acquire 100% of AD Ports' capital.
Abu Dhabi
He currently owns a 75.42% stake
In the first half of 2026, freight traffic in the port of La Spezia grew by +2.0%
La Spezia
Cargo traffic in Tunisian ports is growing sharply
In the April-June quarter it was 7.4 million tons (+8.8%)
The port of Koper reports a 5.6% decrease in quarterly freight traffic
Ljubljana
In June the decline was -18.9%
Strait of Hormuz crisis has severe impact on DP World's financial and operating performance
Dubai
Container traffic at CK Hutchison terminals fell by -1% in the first six months of 2026.
Hong Kong
Excluding operations in Panama, volumes increased by +5%
In the first half of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg decreased by -3.1%.
Hamburg
Containers amounted to four million TEUs (-3.7%)
HMM's revenues increased by 29.7% in the second quarter
Seoul
Net profit down, weighed down by lower financial income
Evergreen's net profit grew by 43.9% in the April-June quarter.
Taipei
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd benefit from the recovery of the container shipping market
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd benefit from the recovery of the container shipping market
Copenhagen/Hamburg
The Danish company reports better quarterly performance than its German partner in Gemini Cooperation
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado remained stable in the second quarter
Genoa
Passenger numbers drop at both ports
In the second quarter, Yang Ming recorded a net profit growth of +610.7%.
Keelung
Revenues stable in the first half of 2026
Two ships attacked in the Gulf of Oman and off the coast of Yemen
Southampton
A container ship was reportedly hit by an American helicopter
The Northern Sea Route is not at all competitive with the sea route through Suez
Basel
Study by two researchers from Mokpo National Maritime University
The auction on August 28 is expected to confirm Rheinmetall-MSC's interest in the Romanian Mangalia shipyard.
Bucharest
In the second quarter, vessel traffic in the Panama Canal grew by +9.6%, but decreased significantly in June
In the second quarter, vessel traffic in the Panama Canal grew by +9.6%, but decreased significantly in June
Panama/Balboa
The ACP introduces new limitations on vessel draft and does not exclude reductions in the daily number of transits.
Contract with Fincantieri for the construction of a third cruise ship for Crystal is now in force
Monaco/Miami
Delivery is scheduled for 2034
More explosions in the Strait of Hormuz area
Southampton/Tehran
Iran-Oman negotiations continue, but reopening to ship transit still seems a long way off.
In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%
Ravenna
A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August
Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito
Rome
A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase
The launching ceremony of Viking Astrea took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
Ancona/Los Angeles
Viking's Board has authorized a share buyback program of up to $1 billion.
Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship
Papenburg
With a gross tonnage of 180,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate over 6,000 passengers.
VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS
Hamburg
The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.
The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.
Genoa
More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far
ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations
Genoa
Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen
Genoa
Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August
Los Angeles
The increase in empty garages has offset the decrease in full ones
Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal
Sharjah/Bangkok
It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok
Robo.ai establishes a company specializing in maritime and submarine security
Abu Dhabi
Al-Mansory: We will produce locally and provide solutions for markets around the world
Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia
Frankfurt am Main
The shares were acquired from the other 20 members
US forces hit five Iranian oil tankers
Tampa
Attacks in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island
Conditions met for the acquisition of AD Ports by Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund
Abu Dhabi
Construction of the above-ground section of Genoa's new breakwater has begun.
Milan
Construction of the wave barrier is underway
For the first time, a woman leads the Panama Canal Authority.
Balboa
Engineer Ilya Espino de Marotta's term will expire in 2033.
Blu Navy has acquired a stake in Banca dell'Elba
Portoferraio
Schenone: We are a group united by the desire to contribute to the economic and social development of the island.
HMM signs a contract worth approximately $3.5 billion with Vale
Seoul
It involves the maritime transport of iron ore on behalf of the Brazilian company
Kongsberg Maritime signs deal to buy Finland's Steerprop
Oslo
The Rauma-based company designs and manufactures marine propulsion systems
New drug seizure in the port of Livorno
Livorno
53 kilograms of pure cocaine in a container from Peru
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -4.0%
Brussels
Landings and embarkations decreased by -2.0% and -6.4% respectively
A series of meetings on the new Port System Master Plan for the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has begun.
Genoa
The new concession agreement with Amico & Co Spa has been finalized.
Port of Ravenna: Extraordinary maintenance of the "truck-accessible" section of Via Baiona has been approved.
Ravenna
MacGregor will celebrate the 65th anniversary of its Italian branch in Genoa
Genoa
The company is based in the Naval Repair area of the port of Genoa
Anemoi wind propulsion system to be installed on a Maersk container ship
London
The aim is to increase the ship's energy efficiency and reduce its emissions.
The selection process for the new Secretary General of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has begun.
Ravenna
Expressions of interest to be submitted by September 21st
MacGregor opens a new technical assistance center in Trieste
Stockholm
The main focus will be the European area, including the specialized megayacht sector.
Tanker hit by three shells in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
An accident also in the Indian Ocean
Floriana Gallucci is the new secretary general of the Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Taranto
The Management Committee of the institution has approved the appointment
Crew of ferry that sank in Northern Cyprus arrested
Nicosia
Eight people died in the accident. 17 other passengers are missing.
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Singamas's profit halved in the first half of 2026
Hong Kong
The Chinese company is focusing on energy containers. During the period, sales of specialized containers exceeded those of standard boxes for the first time.
CIMC sells more containers, but profits plummet
Hong Kong
Half-year profit in this business segment fell by -81.2%
In the first half of this year, China
COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly and half-year revenues
Hong Kong
Net income for the first six months of 2026 was $276.6 million (+23.2%)
In the first six months of 2026, CMPort's revenues grew by +13%
Hong Kong
Net profit up 7.4%
Meyer Werft revenues to grow by 107% in 2025
Papenburg
The financial year ended with a net loss of -383.8 million euros
Messina will launch the new West Med Line scheduled service in September
Genoa
It will bring together existing services for Algeria and Libya
The launch of the luxury cruise ship Oceania Sonata was celebrated in Marghera
Trieste
The unit is scheduled for delivery in 2027.
Tarros will include the port of Salerno in its Italy-Libya Express service.
La Spezia
The vessel "Vento di Zefiro" will be placed on the route
MPCC reports declining quarterly results as part of fleet renewal plan
Oslo
Kuehne+Nagel's honorary president has died.
Schindellegi
Klaus-Michael Kühne had joined the family business in 1958
A shipment of 65 kilograms of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno.
Livorno
It would have brought in around 20 million euros to the criminals
In July, Spanish ports handled 47.7 million tonnes of goods (-1.8%)
Madrid
Containers amounted to 1,581,071 teu (-5.6%)
Join us at the Communion and Liberation Meeting in Rimini
Rome
Participation in the exhibition area of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
Port of Ravenna: Executive project for redevelopment of the "Ex Carni" area begins
Ravenna
The aim is to give full functionality to a new logistics and industrial sector in the port area
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras decreased by 11.4% in July.
Algeciras
In the first seven months of 2026 the decline was -3.3%
Hupac will strengthen its intermodal service between Basel and Busto Arsizio.
Noise
An eighth weekly rotation will be introduced from September 7th
Sallaum creates a company for land logistics of cars in Europe
Vilnius
It will initially be equipped with 50 car transporters and the fleet will reach 300 vehicles by 2029
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +6.7%
Taranto
An increase of +104.9% was recorded in July
Viking Holdings Cruise Line Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Los Angeles
Net profit of $587.7 million (+33.8%)
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles dropped 5.8% last month.
Los Angeles
In the first seven months of 2026, growth of +1.8% was recorded
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach dropped 1.7% in July.
Long Beach
In the first seven months of this year, total traffic was 5,758,086 TEUs (+1.2%)
In the second quarter, RCL recorded an increase in revenues that was outweighed by the increase in operating costs
Bangkok
Net profit down 1.1%
Danish DFDS's quarterly financial performance improves
Copenhagen
In the April-June quarter, rolling stock transported by the fleet increased by 1.1%. Passengers decreased by 8.9%.
Container traffic at HHLA terminals decreased by -8.0% in the second quarter
Hamburg
Revenues increased by 2.5%. Operating costs increased by 5.7%.
The Livorno Port Authority creates an internal task force for the Darsena Europa project.
Livorno
The aim is to ensure a unified coordination with the commissioner structure that follows the project
Costa Cruises announces change of management for the Americas region.
Genoa
Jorge Serrano Martín de Vidales will replace Dario Rustico
MSC installs Jotun's proactive hull cleaning system on MSC Daniela
Sandefjord
Combines advanced antifouling technology with robotic inspection and cleaning
Wan Hai Lines reports a 965.6% increase in quarterly profit
Taipei
The company orders six new 11,000 TEU containerships
In the second quarter, cargo traffic in Montenegrin ports decreased by -5.8%
Podgorica
Cargoes to and from Italy dropped by -40.6%
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Grande Pacifico
Naples
The vessel is the first of five new sister PCTCs with a capacity of 9,800 ceu
In 2025, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues amounted to 1.9 billion euros (-11.5%)
Genoa
Net profit of 20.0 million euros (-3.0%)
Maurizio Longo, Secretary General of Trasportounito, has passed away.
Rome
He passed away in Rome after a long illness.
Terminal Investment Limited abandons Tercat acquisition
Brussels
It provided for joint control of the Barcelona terminal with Hutchison Ports
Work has been completed to activate cold ironing at the Porto Corsini cruise terminal in Ravenna.
Ravenna
Acceleration of the redevelopment process for the former CIVAM area in the port of Vibo Valentia Marina
Vibo Valentia
The area will be transformed into new yards for commercial logistics
Maersk Group sells Maersk Training and Maersk H2S Safety Services
Copenhagen
They will be sold to the US Open Gate Capital, specialized in industrial carve-out operations
In the April-June quarter, the port of Venice handled 6.3 million tons of goods (-1.2%)
Venice
Cruise passengers down by -15.3%
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna recorded a sharp increase of +10.9%
Ravenna
In the first six months of 2026 the increase was +5.9%
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
The conference "EU-Mercosur Agreement: The Role of the Maritime Economy" will be held in Genoa on July 1st.
Genoa
It is organized by the Casa America ETS Foundation and the Western Liguria Port Authority
The Federagenti assembly will be held in Civitavecchia on July 3rd.
Rome
Pessina: We will not discuss regulations, community relations, or the pursuit of theories and bureaucracy, but rather the challenges of Italian port infrastructure.
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Ends Joint Venture Plan for Block Factory with India's Cochin Shipyard
(Maeil Business Newspaper)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
DP World acquires six GXO logistics sites in the UK
Dubai
186,000 square meters and 2,000 employees change hands: this is the transfer imposed by the British Antitrust for the acquisition of Wincanton
DHL soars in the second quarter, but not everywhere
Bonn
Revenue and EBIT in double digits. Express performed well, while Supply Chain and Post & Parcel Germany fared less well.
Global Ship Lease reports record quarterly and half-year revenues
Athens
Rising costs impact profits
DP World to build temperature-controlled logistics hub in the port of Antwerp
Dubai/Kallo
GNV will activate a third maritime service to Algeria on Saturday
Genoa
The Civitavecchia-Annaba line will complement the existing routes from Sète to Algiers and Bejaia.
Danaos Corporation reports quarterly revenue growth of 4.7%.
Athens
The containership segment remains stable. Bulk carriers continue to contribute.
A bulk carrier hit by a shell in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/London
One crew member is reportedly missing.
This year, 800,000 cruise passengers are expected in Messina.
Messina
Passengers make a direct expenditure of almost 16 million euros in the city
Container traffic at the Port of New York grew by 1.6% in the second quarter
New York
In the first six months of 2026, 4.43 million TEUs were handled (+0.2%)
HZ Cargo and Railtrans form joint venture for intermodal transport
Zagreb
The aim is to activate a traffic of over 500 thousand tons between the ports of Croatia and the markets of Central Europe.
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