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May 17, 2021
Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 16, 2021
  • Egypt planning to widen & deepen southern part of Suez Canal
  • Global vaccination roadmap framework for seafarers published
  • SM Merchant Marine actively plans future growth strategy prior to IPO
  • Spot rates touch new heights across major trade lanes
  • US goods consumption driving container volumes into North America
  • Export of APEDA-monitored products at six-year high
  • Exports begin new fiscal with a bang
  • Sugar exports looking up
  • Cargo handling at Major Ports shows impressive growth in April
  • COSCO SHIPPING Ports successfully launches Green Finance Framework
  • INDIAN PORTS ASSOCIATION
  • Notification of Force Majeure at Gopalpur Port
  • Allcargo Logistics transports 2 million masks for Maharashtra govt from Singapore; another million coming
  • MOL in joint project to explore development of liquefied hydrogen supply infrastructure
  • New Covid wave seen likely pushing growth below 10 pc
  • Bangladesh not mulling suspension of exports & imports with India through land ports
  • JNPT & Mumbai Port take precautions against cyclone
  • Kuehne+Nagel acquires one of Asia's leading freight forwarders

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Toronto with baggage
  • Carriers sponsor climate change campaign
  • 1,000 hopper cars from Mexico
  • 100% biodiesel transports with new technology
  • MOL Plus makes first strike
  • Under Armour's start in UK
  • Proponent partners with Sine Draco
  • Logjob finds senior partner
  • More trucks shifted to rail
  • Ikea banks on barges in Paris
  • Green light for nine new routes
  • Softbox hires Sean Austerberry
  • Apex takeover takes last hurdle
  • Testing innovative cooling systems
  • HHLA: a mixed bag in Q1/2021
  • Sennder's physical-digital expansion
  • Bomi Group expands in Brazil
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Boeing to convert B737-800 in Costa Rica

The Loadstarweb site
MAY 14, 2021
  • Hapag-Lloyd rocks already hard-hit transpac shippers with a $3,000 GRI
  • Rail wars: CN outbids rivals for Kansas City Southern with $33.6bn offer
  • Major US hubs must invest in cargo or lose it permanently to smaller airports
  • Blue Dart's freighter fleet again playing a vital role in India's 'second wave'
  • Carriers impose surcharges as congestion builds on Europe's inland waterways
  • Record turnaround for HMM in as first-quarter revenues and profits soar
  • Cainiao expands European air cargo and trucking networks as demand grows
  • M&A radar: Kuehne + Nagel & XPO Logistics - you scratch my back...
  • Supply chain radar: Waberer's - days of joy

Marine Logweb site
MAY 14, 2021
  • VIDEO: Fire breaks out on Golden Ray wreck
    Coast Guard and Unified Command personnel were this afternoon trying to suppress a fire that broke out within the remaining portion of the wreck of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray, which
  • First barge-to-ship methanol bunkering
    Advocates of methanol as a marine fuel argue that it offers much the same advantages as LNG, but with fewer complications. Helping to underscore this, the world's first barge-to-ship bunkering of methanol
  • Measure to help restart Alaska cruises passes Senate
    Yesterday, the U.S. Senate passed by unanimous consent S. 593, the Alaska Tourism Restoration Act (ATRA), sponsored by Alaska's two U.S. senators, Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan. The bill provides a way
  • Coast Guard lifts Mississippi River waterway restriction
    The Coast Guard today lifted a waterway restriction that had been in place from Mile 736 to Mile 737 on the Mississippi River, in the vicinity of the I-40 bridge in Memphis,
  • VIDEO: Trinidad and Tobago takes delivery of Austal patrol boats
    Austal Australia has delivered two 58-meter Cape-class Patrol Boats to the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard (TTCG). The patrol boats, TTS Port of Spain (CG41) and TTS Scarborough (CG42), were accepted by

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 14, 2021
  • LNG is commercial pragmatism, not climate activism
    LNG's climate credentials are dividing the shipping industry into those who support a transitional switch and those who charge gas...
  • Port Klang dismisses 'inaccurate' high rollover rate claim
    Klang Port Authority general manager Capt. K. Subramaniam says 'such high rollovers as alleged would have obviously crippled any port'...
  • Expert Focus: Shipping's dual-fuel transition
    In this Expert Focus video, produced as part of Lloyd's List's Future of Shipping programme, Wärtsilä director of R&D and...
  • Shipping's sustainability scorecard not measuring up
    Reports varied in quality from disingenuous, to selective or comprehensive with absence of like-for-like numbers to show real progress
  • West of England combined ratio hits 140% with fourth successive underwriting loss
    International Group affiliate accentuates the positive, including AAA rating from S&P, good investment return and high level of retention
  • Expert Focus: The business model in a zero-carbon future
    In this Expert Focus video, produced as part of Lloyd's List's Future of Shipping programme, OrbitMI chief executive officer Ali...
  • Limited recourse for cargo delay after Suez closure, says law firm
    Contractual remedies available to cost, insurance and freight sellers and free on board buyers as charterers against owners also limited
  • Nations step up vaccinations to boost crew change programmes
    Employers are planning virus testing hotels in India to restart crew changes. InterManager struggles to receive approval to buy 1m...
  • FMC constrained in response to export equipment shortage
    Equipment shortages and high freight rates are a function of supply and demand in a market at full capacity. But...
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: Is LNG really borderline greenwashing?
    Opting for a generation of liquefied natural gas-fuelled ships today will delay climate action in shipping by 20 years, according...
  • HMM reports record first-quarter operating profit
    The company wants to add 120,000 teu of dry containers to alleviate the equipment shortage. More than one third of...
  • Vale tests wind rotor on very large ore carrier
    Update: The design includes five sails installed along the vessel that is expected to allow efficiency gains of up to 8%...
  • The week in charts: Transpacific surge boosts global box tally| Moribund tanker rates rally | Special Report: China infographic
    March proved a record month for global container traffic new data shows, but the figures masked a wider market slowdown...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Maersk seeks a sustainable box shipping model | Capesize market slips as charterers take a breath | US...
  • Californian ports continue record-breaking throughput trend
    'The cargo surge that began last fall doesn't show any sign of stopping,' says the US National Retail Federation's vice-president for...
  • Wan Hai completes nine-vessel order spree worth $1bn
    Newbuilding investment comes with the company showing strong earnings performance in the first quarter of the year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 14, 2021
  • Rails need agility to capture 'live' domestic freight
  • Carrier restraint in vessel ordering signals end of an era
  • Maersk upping ante on integrator strategy
  • HMM doubles rate levels in Q1 profit turnaround
  • Robust US economy gives wings to air cargo demand, rates
  • Largest ship to call on East Coast to arrive next week: CMA CGM

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 14, 2021
  • Constantakopoulos clan swoops on bulkers on its private account
  • Capesize bulker spot rates fall amid rising commodity prices
  • Dynagas and shareholders near settlement over cash flow and dividend statements
  • West of England's underwriting deficit increases as claims soar
  • Expanding Newport SA pushes towards 20-vessel mark with two new bulker acquisitions
  • Navig8 Chemical still committed to parent as it scraps series of related-party deals
  • Forties shutdown will remove tanker cargoes but boost OSV demand
  • Zodiac Maritime snaps up fourth VLCC from Xihe Group
  • Teco 2030 unveils fuel cell for zero-emission port operations
  • Teekay Tankers saving $8m with leaseback buys - and more will follow
  • Port of Seattle fights microaggression in pursuing gender equity and inclusion
  • Torvald Klaveness cashes in on hot containership market with sale of duo
  • Teekay Tankers is in no rush to shift LR2s out of crude trades, says Kevin Mackay
  • Expedition cruiseship with chequered history finds new buyers at high price
  • Teekay LNG Partners hints at Qatar's savvy on LNG newbuilding price
  • No stopping the container juggernaut as freight rates rise
  • HMM logs record operating earnings of $903m as it brings in more boxes
  • Reefers bounce back as market for cold cargo heats up
  • Thenamaris expands VLCC exposure with newbuilding pair
  • Palmali heads to trial in Litasco tanker row, but claim cut from $1.9bn to $151m
  • South Korea's KSS Line linked to $162m splash on VLGCs at Hyundai Heavy
  • InterManager lines up $22m of one-shot vaccines but rages at red tape delays
  • Two Israeli ports shut as rockets explode near Turkish cargoships
  • Ambassador Cruise Line rises from the ashes of CMV with private-equity backing
  • Exhaust gas cleaner for all marine fuels to be crowdfunded
  • Wan Hai acquires four boxship newbuildings in resale deal linked to Capital Maritime
  • Three seafarers hospitalised after Covid-19 outbreak on Maersk and Marfret ships
  • Eastmed MR tanker linked to sole Jones Act waiver
  • 'Don't worry about alternative fuel details, just shoot for goal'
  • Man on a mission: Bo Cerup-Simonsen and the countdown to zero carbon
  • Maritime women aim to close the gap on gender imbalance at ports
  • 'Conflict resolution': MHSS warns more seafarers threatening suicide
  • Shoreham Port's gender diversity drive is 'adding up'
  • Thoresen Thai rides high on a strong bulk market during its first quarter
  • Australia begins to vaccinate foreign seafarers in Port Botany
  • After an 'annus horribilis' Stena still faces tricky 2021, says analyst
  • Vogemann boosts China bulker orders with deals at Yangfan and Yangzijiang
  • Ignoring crew welfare will turn seafarers away from shipping

American Shipperweb site
MAY 14, 2021
  • US maritime group fears waiver abuse by fuel shippers
    American Maritime Partnership warns the Biden administration to guard against waiver manipulation by refineries in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline shutdown.
  • Latvian airline leases A330 jets, removes seats for cargo
    SmartLynx Airlines is leasing passenger aircraft to fly cargo before using them for their traditional role.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 14, 2021
  • Brazil's Petrobras to maintain asset sales, pricing policies under new CEO
    Brazil's Petrobras will maintain established policies for asset sales and refined-product pricing under new CEO Joaquim Silva e Luna and his management team, executives said May 14 during a conference call with analysts and investors.
  • Max Midstream begins test shipments from new Texas crude oil export hub
    Max Midstream has started moving its first test shipments from its new Texas crude oil export hub at the Port of Calhoun ahead of initiating larger Eagle Ford Shale-grade crude exports to Europe in the coming weeks, the startup company has said.
  • European jet imports from East for June so far at 430,000 mt
    Around 430,000 mt of jet fuel coming from the East of Suez is so far scheduled to arrive in Europe in June, according to S&P Global Platts trade-flow software cFlow and fixtures from shipping sources.
  • Canadian Pacific will respond but will not get into 'bidding war' for KCS
    Canadian Pacific Railway said it will not get into a bidding war for Kansas City Southern, but promised to respond within the allotted five business days after KCS spurned its $25 billion acquisition agreement with CP for a bigger deal with larger rival Canadian National in an escalation of the Canadian railroad war.
  • ARA fuel oil stocks drop 11.41% on week to 1.265 million mt: Insights Global
    Stocks of fuel oil in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region dropped 11.41% to 1.265 million mt in the week to May 13, according to data from Insights Global, following a 6.9% drop the previous week.
  • Asian gasoline hits 2-month low as Colonial Pipeline restart takes center stage
    Asian gasoline crack spreads fell to a two-month low in light of a lower than expected US gasoline stock build, as the restart of the Colonial Pipeline in the US on late-May 13 pared back earlier supply-side concerns.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude rallies on back of weaker dollar, strengthened demand outlooks
    Crude futures climbed 2.5% May 14, clawing back much of the previous session's losses amid a weakened US dollar and optimistic demand outlooks.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude rally extends as US dollar falters following weak retail sales
    An overnight crude price rally accelerated in midday trading May 14 amid a pullback in the US dollar.
  • Ukraine introduces measures to regulate gasoline, diesel fuel prices
    The Ukrainian government has introduced state regulation in the retail sector, effective from May 15, in an attempt to curb the skyrocketing prices of gasoline and diesel fuel, the economy ministry said May 14.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude prices rebound after sharp drop following Colonial restart
    Crude oil futures are still under pressure from easing supply constraints on the US East Coast and concerns over a global oil demand recovery.
  • Rosneft's Q1 liquids production down 19.2% on year to 3.75 mil b/d
    **Liquids output down on OPEC+ cuts, assets disposal **Refining in Russia recovering on higher demand for oil products
  • Beijing to levy consumption tax on imported mixed aromatics, light cycle oil, bitumen blend from June 12
    **Consumption tax on LCO higher than gasoil **Too late to boost imports by deadline **Dampen demand for Venezuelan, Iranian crudes
  • BUNKERWORLD INDEX: Prices dip amid mixed regional signals, crude weakness
    **Low contract-fixing activity at Singapore **West Med market to shake off tightness **Ecuadorian market awaits imports to ease tight supply
  • SINGAPORE DATA: Residue stocks drop 3% on week after 4-year high
    **Fuel oil imports rise 28% amid increase in Malaysian volumes **Fuel oil exports fall 60%
  • More than 700 ships, barges stalled in Mississippi River near Memphis: Coast Guard
    The Coast Guard gave no estimate when that stretch of the river would be reopened.
  • SINGAPORE DATA: April bunker sales rise 3.5% on year, up 1.4% from March
    The overall rise in bunker sales was driven by a jump in high sulfur bunker fuel sales, the data showed.
  • Samsung Heavy Industries says completes LNG R&D facility at Geoje shipyard
    Samsung has received orders for more than 170 LNG carriers to date, it said.
  • Weak bunker demand pushes Singapore Marine Fuel 0.5%S cargo cash differential to 8-month low
    'Due to the weak bunker prices, spot demand is now the new normal," a bunker supplier said.
  • Bullish tanker supply outlook supplying hope past 'challenging next few months': Teekay
    "It's not going to be a great quarter," CEO Kevin Mac Kay said regarding the second-quarter outlook during the Teekay's first-quarter 2021

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
An arbitration worth over $1.5 billion will resolve the dispute between PPC and the Republic of Panama.
Panama
Procedure at the International Chamber of Commerce in New York
Tender for the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona
The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years
Fincantieri and Navantia agree to jointly coordinate and execute the European Patrol Corvette project.
Sad/Madrid
In 2025, the port of Rotterdam handled 14.2 million containers (+3.1%)
In 2025, the port of Rotterdam handled 14.2 million containers (+3.1%)
Rotterdam
In the fourth quarter alone, containers amounted to 3.5 million TEUs (+3%)
PSA announces a billion-dollar investment plan in the port of Genoa
PSA announces a billion-dollar investment plan in the port of Genoa
Rome/Singapore
The first phase focuses on the technological implementation and infrastructural adaptation of the PSA Genova Pra' terminal.
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
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Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
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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
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Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
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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
Manageritalia and Assologistica sign the renewal of the Ccnl managers of the logistics
Rome
Monthly gross earnings increase at 750 Euros in three tranche
Subscribed a binding agreement for the acquisition of Qube by Macquarie Asset Management
Sydney
It was unanimously approved by the Australian logistic group Cda
Meyer Turku completed the design of a cruise ship to zero net emissions
Turku
The main fuel is biomethanol
Last year the turnover of Kalmar grew by +1%
Helsinki
Operating income, net profit and new orders in increase respective of +26%, +28% and +8%
Terminal Investment Limited puts hands on the Peruvian port of Pisco
Lima
Acquired the Portuario de Paracas Terminal
Assagenti urges a more constant and timely information on the progress of the work of the new dam of Genoa
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