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Exim India web site
OCTOBER 17, 2025
  • Sagarmala implementing 840 projects worth INR 5.8 lakh crore: Sonowal
  • Global trade defies US tariffs and is projected to keep growing
  • September growth shows resilience, adaptability and competitiveness of Indian exporters: FIEO
  • Odisha to launch Inland Vessel Rules, ink key maritime MoUs during IMW 2025
  • India Post develops Delivery Duty Paid mechanism as it resumes postal services to US
  • Kuehne+Nagel accelerates in India with 100,000 sq. m fulfilment centre expansion
  • India's GDP growth raised to 6.6 pc from 6.4 pc in 2025: IMF
  • Colombo Port's congestion hits shippers
  • Steel exporters to feel the heat as the EU mulls doubling tariffs from 2026
  • Delhi Inland Container Terminal embraces sustainable logistics model

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International Transport Journal web site
OCTOBER 17, 2025
  • Planting an airfreight oasis
  • PCF: Keeping things fresh for 30 years
  • Port of Galveston celebrates 200 years
  • Thai selects Unilode for full ULD management
  • Magaya unveils platform upgrades
  • Carrier Transicold presents innovations
  • 'BlueTechPort' project awarded to joint venture
  • No quiet holiday for Cologne customs
  • Enercon debuts new 'BladeLifter G4'
  • Duynie draws conclusions on AssetGo
  • HGK Shipping launches AI application

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The Loadstar web site
OCTOBER 16, 2025
  • TP7 omits Ningbo as China port fees force Gemini transpac reshuffle
  • CMA CGM poised to make Russian return with St Petersburg feeder call
  • Analysis: JB Hunt soars - regulatory enforcement drives value
  • Ecommerce whiplash as European importers choose 'pop-up' gateways
  • JB Hunt - getting its ocean and inland peaks sorted
  • Chittagong cancels CMA CGM ship permits in storm over 'surcharges'
  • Loadstar Leader: China's port fee retaliation could do a lot of collateral damage
  • Cheaper rates for recent deals may point to charter market cooling
  • Mexico tightens the border: digital controls, heavier fines, higher tariffs
  • Less regionalisation as tariffs drive global trade over longer distances

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Marine Log web site
OCTOBER 16, 2025
  • ABS to acquire MetaSHIP game-based training
    As part of its strategic growth plan for ABS Training Solutions, ABS is moving to deliver immersive, next-generation maritime training at scale. It has signed an agreement to purchase the MetaSHIP intellectual
  • Bentzel: Tariffs on Chinese-made port equipment should be reinvested in U.S. maritime
    The U.S. has now started charging Section 301 port fees on Chinese built ships (with China imposing tit-for-tat measures in reponse). While most attention has centered on those fees, the latest proposed
  • USCG awards Rozema $70.9M heavy weather boat contract
    The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to Rozema Boat Works Inc. of Mount Vernon, Wash., to acquire up to six second-generation special-purpose craft - heavy
  • Smart Air selected for KNOT shuttle tanker
    Chinese shipbuilder COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Zhoushan) has contracted Oslo-headquartered TMC Compressors to supply what TMC says is "probably the global maritime market's most energy efficient marine compressed air system," featuring its
  • Lloyd's Register releases new guidance on nuclear-powered shipping
    Lloyd's Register (LR) has published Navigating Nuclear Energy in Maritime, a new guidance document that, it says, provides the first roadmap for the safe and responsible use of nuclear technology in commercial
  • CMA CGM in LOI with Cochin Shipyard for 6 LNG-fueled box ship newbuilds
    The CMA CGM Group has signed a letter of intent for six state-of-the-art LNG-powered 1,700 TEU containerships to be built at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), India. The move makes the group the
  • Mobile Harbor project reaches 50 feet
    The Alabama Port Authority has completed the Mobile Harbor Modernization Project, deepening the Port of Mobile's main channel to 50 feet and officially making it the deepest container terminal in the Gulf
  • Helm Operations names James Wadsworth CEO
    Victoria, B.C.-headquartered maritime software specialist Helm Operations has announced a leadership transition that sees James Wadsworth assumes the role of chief executive officer (CEO). Nolan Barclay, Helm's first employee and most recent
  • Op-Ed: State of Great Lakes shipbuilding
    By Brendan Falkowski, Owner, Shipwatcher News Just over the last few months shipbuilding has gone from a forgotten industry in America to routinely making front page headlines. The current world climate has

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Container News web site
OCTOBER 16, 2025
  • Global bunker prices keep falling
    At the end of the 42nd week, global bunker indices MABUX continued their downward trajectory, defying expectations of an upward correction. The 380 HSFO index declined by US$12.11, to US$438.81/MT, slipping below the US$450 threshold. The VLSFO index dropped by another US$12.55, reaching USD 508.81/MT, approaching the US$500 level. The MGO index also decreased by US$13.86, moving to US$760.46/MT.
  • Port of Oakland sees September cargo dip amid shifting trade patterns
    The Port of Oakland handled 178,942 TEUs in September 2025, down 6.6% from last year and 7% below August volumes. Officials said the decline reflects tariff-related market shifts rather than normal seasonal trends. Full imports totaled 75,716 TEUs, a 7.9% drop year-on-year, while full exports reached 60,123 TEUs, down 2.2%. Despite the dip, trade flows remained stable thanks to consistent vessel
  • China Logistics delivers core equipment for Rucalhue Hydropower Station Project
    China Logistics has successfully completed the shipment of core equipment for the Rucalhue Hydropower Station Project, marking another milestone for the export of high-end, large-scale equipment made in China to South America. The Rucalhue project plays a key role in advancing clean energy development and boosting local economic growth. The equipment, notable for its large size and heavy weight,
  • HGK Shipping accelerates digital transformation with neuland.ai partnership
    HGK Shipping, Europe's largest inland waterway shipping company, is advancing its digital transformation with the launch of an in-house AI application in November. The company has partnered with Cologne-based neuland.ai, a platform specializing in AI solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises. This partnership reinforces HGK Shipping's long-term strategy to lead innovation in inland waterwa
  • Daehan Shipbuilding secures contract for two 8,800 TEU container ships
    Daehan Shipbuilding has signed a new contract valued at approximately KRW 330 billion to construct two 8,800 TEU container ships, marking another major milestone in its growing mid-sized shipbuilding portfolio. The agreement follows a series of recent orders, including eight Suezmax crude oil carriers in September , solidifying the company's strong momentum in the global market. The deal, signed
  • KWE Benelux Launches full operations at new Schiphol Warehouse
    Kintetsu World Express (Benelux) B.V. has officially started full bonded warehouse operations at its new facility in Amsterdam Schiphol Airport's southern cargo district as of October 8, 2025. This follows a phased opening that began in April 2025. The warehouse is strategically located near major ground handlers like Swissport, WFS, and dnata, improving accessibility and efficiency in air cargo
  • Kuehne+Nagel expands India footprint
    Kuehne+Nagel is expanding its fulfilment network in India with five new centres across Gurgaon, Kolkata, Nagpur, Mumbai, and Rajpura, adding 100,000 sqm of capacity. The move increases its total footprint in the country to nearly 500,000 sqm and will create over 1,500 new jobs. India's fast-growing economy and rising demand across high-tech, automotive, consumer goods, and healthcare sectors are
  • HMM orders KRW 4 trillion in new LNG-fuelled ships
    HMM has placed a KRW 4 trillion newbuilding order to expand and modernize its fleet. The investment covers twelve 13,000 TEU container ships and two Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs). The 13,000 TEU vessels will be LNG dual-fuel ships built by HD Hyundai Heavy and Hanwha Ocean. With tightening decarbonization rules from the IMO and EU, LNG is seen as one of the most practical lower-emission fuel
  • Inch Cape's first XXL monopiles Arrive at port of Leith
    The first shipment of XXL monopile foundations for Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm has arrived at the Port of Leith, marking the start of a new offshore construction phase for the project and a new era for the recently completed Forth Ports' renewables hub. The 1.1 gigawatt Inch Cape will be the first to utilize the transformed port facility, where components for all the project's 72 foundations wil
  • Port of Los Angeles hits record quarter despite September dip
    The Port of Los Angeles moved 883,053 TEUs in September 2025, down 7.5% year-on-year, but still achieved its strongest quarter on record. "As trade policy unfolds, we can only predict more unpredictability," said Gene Seroka, Executive Director of the Port of Los Angeles. "When tariffs were first announced, importers halted orders from China. As deadlines were extended, cargo volumes rose again.
  • Sea-Intelligence: Ocean Alliance Consolidating Dominance
    In issue 736, Sea-Intelligence analysed the strategic positioning of the major carrier alliances following the significant restructuring in early 2025. With the new networks now stable, Sea-Intelligence's analysis uses operated capacity market share as a proxy for market influence. The data, tracked using an 8-week rolling average to smooth out operational volatility, reveals that Ocean Alliance
  • Freightos Weekly Update: China-US trade tensions rising
    Reported progress in US-China negotiations last month had some hopeful that the USTR would reduce or cancel its planned port call fees before the October 14th roll out date. Instead, the past week has featured a flurry of trade tension escalations between the world's two largest economies. In addition to tit for tat fees on US-linked vessels making China port calls starting October 14th, China an
  • Route inefficiencies still affects shipping operations
    Route inefficiencies have emerged as a defining challenge for global shipping, driven primarily by simultaneous disruptions across critical maritime chokepoints. The Red Sea crisis stands at the center, forcing 80-90% of container vessels to reroute around the Cape of Good Hope since late 2023. This detour adds 42% more distance for routes from the Middle East to Europe and 29% for Singapore-Rott
  • BIMCO, Hong Kong Chamber of Shipping sign strategic MoU
    BIMCO and the Hong Kong Chamber of Shipping have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 8 October, marking a new chapter in maritime collaboration. The agreement aims to strengthen global cooperation in the maritime transport sector. Both organizations highlighted the critical role of the maritime industry in driving global economic growth and social development. They expressed a
  • Behind India's strategic shipbuilding transition
    India's shipbuilding ambitions reflect a calculated geopolitical strategy rather than mere industrial expansion
  • CMA CGM upgrades REX2 service
    CMA CGM has announced an upgrade to its REX2 service, further strengthening direct connections between Asia and the Red Sea region. The enhanced service aims to provide improved network coverage, faster transit times, and greater reliability for customers trading between China and key Red Sea ports. Effective October 2025, beginning with the m/v CMA CGM TOSCA (voy. 0RDMEW1MA), the upgraded REX2 s
  • Peninsula and University of Gibraltar launch high-tech maritime simulation suite
    Peninsula and the University of Gibraltar are strengthening their strategic partnership to train the next generation of seafarers. Building on a Memorandum of Understanding signed earlier this year, they have launched the Peninsula Maritime Simulation Suite. Funded by Peninsula, this high-tech facility will transform cadet education and professional development. The investment meets mandatory UK
  • DHL commits €300 million to boost african trade
    DHL Group will invest over €300 million in Sub-Saharan Africa to boost trade and logistics. The investment covers DHL Express, Global Forwarding, and Supply Chain. It will expand infrastructure, improve services, and create opportunities in e-commerce, perishables, energy, and healthcare. The African Continental Free Trade Area is opening a single market and increasing intra-African trade. Cross-
  • Brullo Group adds second advanced tanker from China
    The Italian Brullo Group is accelerating its fleet expansion with the purchase of a second high-tech chemical/oil tanker. Less than seven months after receiving Primo M, the company has taken delivery of Ginostra M, built by Fujian Southeast Shipbuilding Co. in China. Ginostra M measures 149 meters and has a deadweight of 18,590 tons. She has just begun her maiden voyage and will enter a time cha
  • Why China decided to impose sanctions on Korean shipyard firm?
    China's recent sanctions against Hanwha Ocean's US-linked affiliates represent a calculated geopolitical signal rather than an economic weapon
  • Port of Koper handles its millionth TEU earlier than ever before
    The Port of Koper (Luka Koper) has reached a major milestone, handling its millionth TEU of 2025 on the morning of October 15 - a full month earlier than last year and nearly two months ahead of previous records. In 2024, the port reached this landmark in November, while in earlier years it typically occurred toward the end of December. This year's earlier achievement highlights Koper's continued
  • PSA advances maritime resilience with AI innovation
    PSA and ASTAR Institute of High Performance Computing have embarked on a three-year joint research initiative to strengthen Singapore's position as a resilient maritime hub and empower more adaptive and secure global supply chains. The collaboration combines PSA's global logistics expertise with A*STAR IHPC's capabilities in advanced artificial intelligence, modelling, and simulation technologies
  • Adani and Google partner to build data centre in Visakhapatnam
    Adani Enterprises, through its joint venture company AdaniConneX, and Google announced a landmark partnership to develop India's largest AI data centre campus and new green energy infrastructure in Visakhapatnam. Google's AI hub in Visakhapatnam represents a multi-faceted investment of approximately US$ 15 billion over five years (2026-2030), comprising gigawatt-scale data centre operations, supp

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Splash web site
OCTOBER 16, 2025
  • Yang Ming's dry bulk arm readies four newbuilds in fleet renewal push
    Kuang Ming Shipping, the dry bulk subsidiary of Taiwan's Yang Ming Marine Transport, is returning to the newbuilding market with plans approved to order four vessels. The newbuilds, sized between 45,000 and 69,999 dwt, will be capable of transporting major bulks such as coal and grain, along with smaller cargoes including bauxite, fertilizer, cement, steel, ...
  • Danica flags rise in falsified records in tanker crew CVs amid wage surge
    Internal screening by crewing specialists Danica has revealed that between 5% and 10% of job applications for tanker vessels contain false information, due to a strong demand for experienced crew pushing wages upwards. According to the company, the discrepancies range from exaggerated sea service and incorrect vessel types to forged or altered certificates. "The tanker ...
  • Lloyd's Register issues first roadmap for nuclear-powered shipping
    British class society Lloyd's Register (LR) has published new guidance on the use of nuclear energy in commercial shipping, offering what it calls the first comprehensive roadmap for the safe and responsible integration of nuclear power into the maritime sector. The document, Navigating Nuclear Energy in Maritime, was developed in partnership with Global Nuclear Security ...
  • Pacific Basin shifting half of bulker fleet to Singapore to limit US port fee exposure
    Hong Kong-listed Pacific Basin Shipping is moving half of its bulker fleet to Singapore and reflagging vessels under its Singapore entity to reduce exposure to new US port fees introduced under the USTR Section 301 scheme. The move comes after a review of the April 2025 Annex I provisions, which impose additional fees on Chinese-owned ...
  • Baltic Exchange charts new routes for Canadian crude trade
    The Baltic Exchange has expanded its tanker benchmark portfolio with two new aframax routes reflecting the rise of Canadian crude exports to Asia and growing geopolitical uncertainty in global oil trade. The new assessments - TD28, which tracks voyages from Vancouver to Ningbo, China, and TD29, covering Vancouver to the Pacific Area Lightering (PAL) zone ...
  • Seven missing after crew boat capsizes alongside Scorpio-managed tanker off Mozambique
    Seven people are missing after a service boat carrying signing crew capsized earlier today alongside the Scorpio-managed oil/chemical tanker Sea Quest off Beira outer anchorage in Mozambique. The vessel, carrying personnel for the 2012-built MR2 tanker, formerly STI Ruby, had 21 people onboard. Fourteen were rescued, but seven, including five signing crewmembers, are still unaccounted ...
  • Orkim expands tanker fleet with largest vessel yet
    Malaysian tanker owner and operator Orkim has expanded its fleet with its largest vessel to date. The company recently took delivery of the 49,999 dwt MR tanker Orkim Citrine. The vessel expands Orkim's fleet to 18 vessels and increases the company's total deadweight capacity by approximately 30%. According to the company, the vessel will begin ...
  • Diana Shipping scores bumper rate with new SwissMarine cape charter
    Greek owner Diana Shipping has secured a strong fixture with SwissMarine for one of its capesize bulkers, locking in a daily rate well above its previous employment. The 2015-built, 180,960 dwt New Orleans has been fixed at $26,000 per day, minus a 5% commission to third parties. The charter will run from October 28, 2025, ...
  • Phoenix Shipping Wuhan plots $60m bulker fleet expansion
    China's Phoenix Shipping (Wuhan) has revealed plans to invest up to $60m to expand and modernise its dry bulk fleet. The Shenzhen Stock Exchange-listed outfit said in a filing the investment will be funded through internal resources, including self-raised capital, and remains subject to shareholder approval. Phoenix Shipping added that the move is aimed at ...
  • HMM places $2.8bn newbuilding order
    HMM has confirmed boxship orders covered by Splash last week, as well as revealing it has signed contracts for a pair of VLCC newbuilds. South Korea's flagship carrier has tasked HD Hyundai Heavy and Hanhwa Ocean to build a dozen LNG duel-fuelled 13,000 teu vessels while not revealing which yard will build the two VLCCs. ...
  • Shell hires SSCV for operations on $5bn project off Nigeria
    Energy supermajor Shell has hired a semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) from Singapore-based offshore services contractor Bluewhale Offshore for work on the Bonga North project off Nigeria. Bluewhale Offshore won the SSCV contract in collaboration with OOS International and comprises a firm period of 15 months with optional extensions. Financial terms were left undisclosed. The chosen ...
  • Bahri seals 10-year VLCC deal with South Korea's S-Oil
    Saudi Arabian shipping giant Bahri has renewed its long-term contract of affreightment (COA) with South Korean refiner S-Oil, extending a partnership that has been in place for two decades. The 10-year agreement will see Bahri continue to transport crude oil cargoes on VLCCs from the Arabian Gulf and Red Sea to Onsan, South Korea, moving ...
  • Saipem bags $700m worth of offshore deals with BP in Azerbaijan
    Italian energy services major Saipem has been awarded three new offshore contracts for the Shah Deniz Compression project operated by supermajor BP in Azerbaijan. The contracts were secured in consortium with BOS Shelf and BOS Shelf International, affiliates of Azerbaijan's state-owned oil company SOCAR. The overall value of the contracts is approximately $700m. Saipem's share ...
  • Tanker blaze kills 10 workers at Batam yard
    At least 10 people were killed and 21 others injured when an oil tanker caught fire early Wednesday while undergoing repairs at a shipyard in Indonesia's Riau Islands province. The blaze broke out around 04.00 hrs local time on Wednesday aboard the Federal II, a 1990-built aframax tanker serving as a floating storage and offloading ...
  • Halliburton wins work on three deepwater fields from Petrobras
    Houston-headquartered energy services giant Halliburton has been awarded multiple contracts to provide vessel stimulation, intelligent completions, and safety valves in Petrobras' deepwater fields in Brazil. In the Búzios field, Halliburton will deploy its SmartWell intelligent completion technology to enable real-time reservoir management and actionable insights to optimise production. For the S
  • Glomar Offshore MPSV to join DeepOcean fleet under new charter deal
    Norwegian ocean services contractor DeepOcean has entered into a time charter agreement for Glomar Offshore's multipurpose support vessel Glomar Supporter. DeepOcean will utilise the 2009-built vessel for survey, inspection, and light IMR operations for developers and operators of offshore wind farms and in the oil and gas sector. "We have actively been looking for smaller ...
  • UK strikes Rosneft, Lukoil and shadow fleet in toughest sanctions yet
    The UK government has launched its strongest sanctions offensive to date against Russia's energy sector, directly targeting oil majors Rosneft and Lukoil, four Chinese oil terminals, and 44 tankers from Moscow's so-called shadow fleet as well as seven LNG carriers, in a sweeping move aimed at choking off Kremlin oil revenues. Unveiled on Wednesday by ...
  • US and Saudi lead move to sink IMO's Net-Zero Framework
    The United States and Saudi Arabia have launched a coordinated push to stall and potentially derail the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Net-Zero Framework (NZF), a landmark climate measure that aims to introduce a global carbon price for shipping. On the second day of this week's extraordinary Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting in London, both ...
  • Trump claims India will stop buying Russian oil
    President Donald Trump claimed yesterday Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has assured him that India will stop purchasing oil from Russia, something New Delhi has yet to confirm. Two months ago, Washington imposed 25% tariffs on India over those oil imports. If true, this would mark a seismic shift for the global tanker trades. India ...
  • What happens when the world's ballast currency starts to slip?
    The dollar's wobble exposes shipping's one-currency weakness, writes Andrew Craig-Bennett. As we all know, to generate a really big shipping crash, you must start with a banking crash. If the banks are having difficulty with that mundane banking operation, trade credit, things must be properly bad, but when they do get that bad, no letter ...

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Lloyd's List web site
OCTOBER 16, 2025
  • Public shipping companies wane in importance vs private owners
    Will the US-listed shipping sector ever be more than 'an attractive little niche that is fun to invest in when...
  • IMO mulls postponing NZF vote as climate talks near crisis point
    Governments against the adoption of the IMO's Net-Zero Framework are now confident that member states representing well over 50% of...
  • Konstantakopoulos boosts control of Costamare as precaution against China port hit
    Similar move swells Greek shipping family's voting power in spin-off Costamare Bulkers
  • Shipping must act to minimise cable cutting, subsea infrastructure sector demands
    IMO, shipowners and P&I clubs urged to raise their game
  • Costis Frangoulis elected first non-American president of International Propeller Club
    Greek maritime entrepreneur leads sweep of recognitions for Club's Greek chapter
  • Dynagas owner says UK sanctions on LNG trio '100% a mistake'
    Russian exports from Yamal terminal are legitimate, underlines Greek operator
  • Bahri signs 10-year deal with South Korean refinery
    The deal will see Bahri transport crude on its very large crude carriers from the Middle East Gulf and Red...
  • Pacific Basin shifts fleet and leadership to Singapore to avoid port fee impact
    Pacific Basin restructures operations and fleet to maintain neutrality and protect its global business amid new US-China port fee tensions
  • UK targets Russian oil majors, shadow fleet tankers and Chinese terminals in sanctions escalation
    The UK announced fresh sanctions on Wednesday targeting Russian energy majors Lukoil and Rosneft, 51 vessels, and for the first...
  • Seoul treads carefully after China blocks Hanwha Ocean subsidiaries
    South Korea finds itself walking a tightrope between its security ally and largest trading partner as the maritime trade war...
  • China port fees jolt tanker markets, but analysts see only short-term shock
    Operational issues continue to plague vessels entering China over uncertainties on ownership definition
  • HMM confirms $2.8bn domestic newbuilding contract
    Eight of the neopanamax containerships and the VLCCs will be built by HD Hyundai, while Hanwha Ocean will construct the...
  • The Daily View: The MEPC is getting nasty
  • US-listed shipowners still don't know their liability from Chinese port fees
    Wall Street's shipping names face a new test from Chinese port fees that target partial US ownership. Coincidentally, executives spoke...
  • Daily Briefing
    US tries to hobble NZF with late bid to change acceptance rules | Shipowners reshape boards to sidestep US-China port...

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The Journal of Commerce web site
OCTOBER 16, 2025
  • US trade dispute has multiple fronts to disrupt shipping: analyst
    The trade dispute has become multi-dimensional with many different elements all impacting shipping and the supply chain, writes maritime and Journal of Commerce analyst Lars Jensen.
  • J.B. Hunt: Intermodal volume retracts amid cost cutting measures
    J.B. Hunt lowered its peak season surcharge because of disappointing volume on the West Coast.
  • HMM inks $2.5 billion LNG container ship order
    The investment in less carbon-intensive vessels is part of a $17 billion spending plan that also includes $3 billion on its logistics business and the acquisition of new container terminals by 2030.
  • US trade war has multiple fronts to disrupt shipping: analyst
    The trade war has become multi-dimensional with many different elements all impacting shipping and the supply chain, writes maritime and JOC analyst Lars Jensen.
  • Growing box backlogs at Europe's strike-hit hubs could take weeks to clear
    Industrial action by auxiliary workers in Rotterdam and Antwerp-Bruges is heavily disrupting operations in the regions two busiest container ports.
  • US truckload pricing inches higher as trucking's peak beckons
    Seasonal demand is believed to fuel most of the moderate pricing gains, with the impact of a driver licensing crackdown perhaps affecting outbound lanes from Southern California.

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TradeWinds web site
OCTOBER 16, 2025
  • Global Ship Lease casts doubt on market data on US ownership amid Chinese port fees
    Ship lessor says shareholders are dispersed, and their citizenship is hard to identify
  • Ardmore duo work to harness opportunity amid volatility a year after leadership transition
    Chief executive and president tell Wavelength Plus podcast they don't want to be 'binary' about market opportunity
  • Could hedging model answer shipping's questions over offtake deals
    Shipping and fuel suppliers have differing approach to offtake contract risk
  • China 'shockwave' amplifies bullish sentiment in tanker S&P market, say brokers
    Shortage of modern sales candidates keeps 'firm floor' under values
  • Brussels stays silent at key IMO climate talks as the balance of power starts to shift
    As discussions edge in favour of the no vote, delegates call on the European Commission to speak up
  • Pacific Basin Shipping shifting headquarters to Singapore to help escape port fee net
    About half of the Hong Kong bulker owner-operator's fleet will be redomiciled and reflagged in city-state
  • Lower lows and lower highs: How container shipping stocks are adjusting to a new reality
    This week's Streetwise looks at how a stubborn disconnect has created two tiers in boxships
  • Road map reveals shipping's path to a nuclear future, says class society
    Safer technology, climate change and government support are driving nuclear forwards, says Lloyd's Register director Mark Tipping
  • Seven missing as crew boat capsizes en route to Scorpio-managed tanker
    Accident happened in the port of Beira, Mozambique
  • Ammonia fuel marks milestone as newbuildings set to hit the water
    Newly formed Ammonia Europe seeks closer work with shipping to help close supply and demand disconnect
  • Theodore Angelopoulos-led Metrostar eyes asset play with modern tanker pair
    Athens-based outfit will be a pure-play product tanker player if it sheds its only two crude carriers
  • Yang Ming steps up bulker fleet renewal with order for series of handymaxes
    Taiwanese owner's Kuang Ming subsidiary wins board approval for newbuilding plan
  • Norway stands by IMO net-zero plan despite Teams call threats from US
    US warned Norwegian negotiators with sanctions
  • Would-be seafarers faking CVs to get on tankers, warns crew agency
    Danica Crewing Specialists warns that strong demand for experienced seafarers is leading to lies about career histories
  • MISC bites breaking bullet on 30-year-old LNG carrier steamship duo
    Record 2025 tally set for further boost but still not at expected levels
  • Pacific Basin Shipping to move half its fleet to Singapore to comply with US port fee rules
    Hong Kong-headquartered bulker owner and operator will also reflag the vessels
  • Baltic Exchange reacts to geopolitical upheaval with new tanker assessments
    UK organisation launches two fresh aframax routes as markets change
  • Eitzen family's bunker operation opens in Dubai as expansion continues
    Christiania Energy will add a third member to the team next month
  • Can ship engines run off salt water?
    UK trials aim to demonstrate direct onboard salt water to hydrogen engine system
  • Saudi Arabian shipping giant Bahri signs 10-year deal to keep VLCCs heading to South Korea
    Saudi Arabian owner renews contract of affreightment with refiner S-Oil
  • Konstantinos Konstantakopoulos issued special stock by Costamare to dodge China port fee rules
    Measure taken in response to Chinese charges, container ship and bulker operations reveal
  • HMM unveils huge $2.82bn order for 12 container ships and two VLCCs
    South Korean owner says latest move is a significant investment in its fleet
  • India poised to stop buying Russian oil, Trump says
    US president believes move will help end the Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Nordea shipping loan book rises as investors show 'renewed appetite'
    CEO sees increased demand for corporate lending
  • Konstantinos Konstantakopoulos issued special stock by Costamare to swerve China port fee rules
    Measure taken in response to Chinese port fees, container ship and bulker operations reveal
  • Landmark ruling sees UK court back buyers in row over failed capesize sale
    Court of Appeal overturns earlier judgment that allowed the owner to avoid paying damages for not meeting the delivery date
  • Diana Shipping wins big rate increase from SwissMarine in hot capesize market
    Greek owner adds $6,000 per day to previous deal with K Line
  • Petros Panagiotidis' Castor mulls next expansion move as new loan brings in firepower
    European bank takes mortgage on four of the Cypriot company's bulkers
  • Venture firm Flagship Founders to stop launching maritime start-ups
    Focus will be on growing four existing success stories as company scalability to viable
  • BW LPG trading division $30m in the red due to open cargo valuations
    VLGC owner says market was volatile in third quarter
  • South Korean major clears out tankers after long-term BP charter
    Kmarin looks set to earn at least $135m from nine-year-old trio
  • Video: Fire kills 10 on storage tanker four months after first fatal blaze
    Tragedy strikes again on the Federal II in Indonesian repair yard
  • Suezmaxes notch fresh gains as VLCC effect predicted to fuel rally
    Baltic Exchange assessment hit a year-to-date high on Wednesday - before VLCC tickle down
  • Former North Star boss Matthew Gordon to run Vroon's offshore ships
    Experienced shipping executive takes on new role after leaving expanding Scottish owner in April
  • Wavelength Plus: Safety gaps in El Faro's wake
    TradeWinds' in-depth weekly podcast explores the legacy of a sunken ship 10 years after its loss

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American Shipper web site
OCTOBER 16, 2025
  • Ocean freight rates plummet amid China chaos
    Container rates on key trans-Pacific routes accelerated their decline as China and the U.S. escalated their trade war.
  • Import surge drives new Q2 record for busiest U.S. port
    The Port of Los Angeles, despite lower September imports, posted an all-time record quarter for container volume.

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Assarmatori criticizes Brussels, but also Rome, for what they are doing to decarbonize the shipping industry.
Rome
Messina: A return to normalcy in the Strait of Hormuz will not be immediate.
US firm Enstructure buys Logistec's US port terminal network
Wellesley/New York/Montreal
It operates a total of 84 terminals in the USA
Leveraging the revised Block Exemption Regulation to encourage private investment in ports
Constance
FEPORT urges it
The Antwerp-Bruges Port Authority will collaborate in the development of the port of Misrata.
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Project for a new bulk terminal
Bimco, ICS, Intercargo and Intertanko condemn attacks on ships and seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz
London
Call for an immediate cessation of attacks
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach grew by 31.7% last month.
Long Beach
The overall volume of containers remained unchanged in the first five months of 2026
The Swiss Federal Council proposes extending subsidies for rail freight traffic through the Alps until 2035.
Bern
From 2027 to 2035, 486 million francs would be paid out
So far the number of ships leaving the Persian Gulf is 6-7% of those transited a year ago
Paris
AXSMarine: No Signs of a Long-Term Reopening of the Strait of Hormuz
Global Ports Holding in talks to manage cruise port in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Istanbul
The terminal currently records an annual traffic of approximately 200 thousand passengers
Investments in Taiwan's ports amounting to 1.8 billion dollars are planned for the period 2027-2031.
Taipei
At the end of the five-year period, annual container traffic is expected to be equal to 15.5 million TEUs
US forces hit a third vessel in the Gulf of Oman
Tampa
The "Jalveer" is said to be carrying a cargo of Iranian oil.
ALLRAIL, CER, ERFA, FEPORT, FTE, UIP and UIRR present their proposal for the European Railway Platform
Brussels
The aim is to ensure market representation from the very beginning of the new European rail capacity governance process.
US Central Command claims responsibility for attack on product tanker Settebello
Tampa/New Delhi/London
Condemnation by the Indian government and the International Maritime Organization
Product tanker hit in Strait of Hormuz region
Southampton/Muscat
One sailor was injured. Two other crew members are missing.
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia decreased by -1.0%.
Civitavecchia
Cruise passengers increase by +32.1%
A merchant ship was attacked in the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
Gemini Cooperation increases cargo capacity on the Asia-Mediterranean route
Copenhagen
Sea-Intelligence adds additional weekly capacity of 22,402 TEUs
ESPO fully endorses the EU Council conclusions on the Maritime Industrial Strategy
Brussels
The central role of port facilities confirmed
CO2 capture and storage on ships is one of the most concrete and immediately available solutions for the decarbonisation of shipping.
London
Antitrust approves Messina Group's acquisition of Terminal San Giorgio
Rome
The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has also approved the acquisition by the MSC group of the Asso group's naval maintenance and repair activities (Jobson Italia and UASC UAE).
Rates for ships transiting the Suez Canal are expected to rise.
Ismailia
They will be applied from July 15th. Passenger ships excluded.
The Suez Canal Authority has announced that it will introduce surcharges on transit tariffs through the Egyptian canal for most major cargo vessels, effective July 15.
The Council of the EU accepts many of the requests put forward by the associations of the European maritime-port cluster
Luxembourg
However, necessarily, the text postpones the adoption of concrete measures to future legislative initiatives
ESPO calls for proactive use of the EES system to avoid congestion in European ports
Brussels
Ryckbost: Flexibilities activated promptly in exceptional but foreseeable circumstances
Rixi: It is necessary to overcome a maritime ETS that risks shifting traffic and investments to non-European ports.
Luxembourg
What is needed - highlights the vice minister - are incentives and flexibility, not new constraints
Houthis threaten to resume attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea
Sana'a
A total ban on navigation has been declared for all vessels linked to Israeli interests.
Global trade in goods may start to slow down
Global trade in goods may start to slow down
Geneva
This is reported by the latest reading of the WTO Goods Trade Barometer.
The new port road connection to Sampierdarena has been activated in Genoa.
The new port road connection to Sampierdarena has been activated in Genoa.
Genoa
Paroli: the work now allows approximately 900-1,000 heavy vehicles per day to directly access the port's operational areas.
The rapporteurs of the Ports Bill defend the governance project centered on the Ports of Italy.
Rome
Ghio (PD) denounces that the governing bodies of this new company would be appointed entirely by the government. Ghirra (AVS): The objectives of national coordination could have been achieved by strengthening the National Conference of Port Authority Presidents.
US logistics companies WWEX Group and Auctane announce merger
Milan/Dallas/Austin
Artificial intelligence plays a leading role
Unexpected decline in European intermodal traffic in the first quarter of 2026
Brussels
UIRR: Infrastructure chaos caused by construction sites interrupting railway lines
Hanseatic Global Terminals acquires remaining 50% of Hanseatic Global Terminals Aracruz
Rotterdam/Aracruz
The company is building the new Brazilian container port of Imetame
Conftrasporto: The Ports Bill highlights clear operational, financial, and regulatory compliance issues.
Rome
Russo: the competences of Ports of Italy would overlap with those of the Port System Authorities, the Ministry of Transport and the Art
WoodMac believes decarbonisation rules could have a major impact on LNG-powered vessels
Edinburgh
According to the company, European regulations would put ships with DFDE engines out of the market
French MN will transport Avio's Vega C launcher between Italy and South America
Nantes
The French company will equip itself with a new vessel designed specifically for the transport of space equipment
EU methodology for calculating greenhouse gas emissions from transport services comes into force
Brussels
The system is based on the international standard EN ISO 14083:2023
The container ship MSC Sariska V was hit by two shells in the Persian Gulf on Monday.
Geneva/Rome
All crew members were unharmed.
In the first quarter, freight traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven grew by +5.8%
Bremen
Containers amounted to 1,245,515 teu (+4.4%)
MSC acquires 51% stake in Pivdennyi container terminal (Odessa)
Odessa
It has a traffic capacity of 400 thousand TEUs per year.
The IMO Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea will enter into force on 19 November 2027.
London
Dominguez: a long-awaited achievement, which fills an important gap in the international regime
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal increased by +13.9%
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal increased by +13.9%
Cairo
In the first four months of 2026, an increase of +12.1% was recorded
In the first quarter, freight traffic in the port of Naples fell by -5.3%, while in Salerno it grew by +6.4%.
Naples
Container throughput in the two ports was 167,433 teu (-3.5%) and 101,509 teu (+7.8%) respectively.
Kerdjoudj (Feport): With the revision of the EU ETS, part of the proceeds should be allocated to ports.
Brussels
Call to carefully evaluate the risk of relocating transhipment traffic
With the new COSCO-PTP terminal, the port of Tarragona relaunches itself on the container market.
Tarragona
Construction work is expected to be completed in 2028 when the terminal will have a capacity of 680,000 TEUs.
In 2025, Egyptian ports set their new all-time container throughput record
Alexandria, Egypt
Strong growth in transhipment volumes, which had remained stable in 2024
The national contract for port mooring and boatmen has been renewed.
Rome
Filt-Cgil strengthens a regulatory framework essential for the sector
A study explains how to make the use of OPS facilities in European ports more attractive and effective.
Brussels
Clearer and more comparable tariffs are also needed.
Federlogistica calls for amendments to the port governance bill.
Genoa
Falteri: the new structure must guarantee the Port System Authority adequate financial resources and effective operational tools.
ESPO calls for EU ETS amendments to ensure the competitiveness of European ports.
Brussels
The negative impact on short sea shipping was also highlighted.
New measures adopted in Switzerland to strengthen the competitiveness of the maritime flag
Bern
A Swiss shipowner will be able to fly the Swiss flag even if the owning company is based abroad
Sea trials of the second cruise ship built in China have concluded.
Shanghai
The Adora Flora City will make its maiden voyage departing from the port of Guangzhou on November 22nd.
In the first quarter of 2026, the value of G20 freight traffic recorded a quarterly growth of +5.3%
Paris
Mitigation of the growth of cargo traffic in the port of Tangier Med
Tangier
In the first three months of 2026, 38.8 million tonnes were handled (+3.2%)
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by 2.6% in April
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by 2.6% in April
Beijing
Imports and exports increased by 0.6%. Containers totaled 26.9 million (+4.8%).
Fermerci asks the government for urgent measures to support rail freight transport.
Rome
Railway companies penalized by infrastructure disruptions
Port of Naples, first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation on a cruise ship
Naples
Axpo used the cargo barge "Green Zeebrugge"
CMA CGM closed the first quarter of 2026 with a net profit of $250 million (-78%)
CMA CGM closed the first quarter of 2026 with a net profit of $250 million (-78%)
Marseille
Revenues stable, with logistics and other activities offsetting the decline in shipping
The U.S. Supreme Court has reopened the case pitting Havana Docks against Carnival, Royal Caribbean, NCLH and MSC
New International Code of Safety for Autonomous Surface Vessels Adopted
London
It will come into force on July 1st and will be applied on a voluntary basis for at least two years
UIRR: Combined road-rail transport shipments to increase by 1.5% in 2025
Brussels
The association highlighted the disastrous effects on the railway construction sector in Germany.
Fincantieri and Teijin Automotive Technologies sign agreement to develop composite bulkheads for naval applications.
Trieste/Pouancé
Folgiero: We enable the development of lighter and more efficient units
After eight quarters of profits, ZIM reports an operating loss
Haifa
In the first three months of 2026, the volumes of cargo transported by ships also fell sharply (-8.3%)
The US has indicted four Chinese container manufacturers and seven of their executives.
Washington
The arrest of the marketing director of Singamas in France on April 14 was made public.
EU Parliament and Council reach agreement on tariffs agreement between the European Union and the United States
Strasbourg/Brussels
An expiry clause and a suspension clause have been introduced
FFS Cargo Switzerland is reorganizing its single-wagon freight network.
Bern
A reduction of 50 of the current 280 marshalling yards is expected
Le Aziende informano
International Shipping Community to Gather in Genoa for Two Days of Maritime Dialogue and Networking
IMO reports 17% increase in maritime piracy incidents in 2025
London
The most affected area was the Straits of Malacca and Singapore with 122 incidents (+34%).
Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM have suspended bookings for maritime shipments to Cuba.
Paris/Frankfurt/Havana
Decision after Trump's expansion of US sanctions
International tender for the new container terminal at the port of Klaipeda will be held by the end of the year.
Klaipeda
It will have an annual traffic capacity of 2.5 million TEUs
ITF calls on governments to dismantle the flag of convenience system once and for all
London
It is - the union denounces - the bad apple at the heart of the exploitation of seafarers
Evergreen's revenues decreased by 21.3% in the first quarter
Taipei
Operating profit and net economic profit fell by -69.5% and -68.8%
Viking Holdings closed the first quarter with a net loss of -54.2 million dollars
Los Angeles
Revenues up 17.5%
In the first three months of 2026, container traffic at Eurokai port terminals grew by +8.9%
Bremen
Increases of 12.7% in Germany and 7.8% in Italy. A decline in the port of Tangier Med.
Norovirus on Ambassador Cruise Line's Ambition cruise ship
Purfleet/Vlissingen
French health authorities have authorized the unit to continue normal operations.
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg decreased by -2.0%
Hamburg
Containers amounted to two million TEUs (-1.6%)
Yang Ming and WHL's quarterly financial results continue to deteriorate.
Keelung/Taipei
In the first three months of this year, revenues decreased by -15.1% and -9.3% respectively.
Hapag-Lloyd closed the first quarter with an operating loss of -218.6 million euros
Hapag-Lloyd closed the first quarter with an operating loss of -218.6 million euros
Hamburg
Revenues down 16.8%
In the first three months of 2026, HMM's revenue decreased by -4.8%
In the first three months of 2026, HMM's revenue decreased by -4.8%
Seoul
Container segment saw a 7.9% decline and bulk segment saw a 20.1% growth.
Global Ports Holding's cruise terminals recorded record traffic in the first quarter of this year.
Istanbul
Five million passengers almost reached
Catani (GNV): allocate ETS proceeds to the development of synthetic fuel production chains.
Rome
Resources - he specified - also for port infrastructures and the reduction of the cost differential compared to traditional fuels
Consultation launched on plans to expand the port areas of Fos
Marseille
The goal is to involve residents and local stakeholders
Somec signs €60 million contract with Finnish shipyard
San Vendemiano
One of the most complex interventions ever entrusted to the Horizons division
Daniele Rossi, former president of the port of Ravenna, has passed away.
Rome
He led the port authority for over eight years
ONE will remove calls in Greece and Türkiye from its Adriatic Service 1 service.
Singapore
In Italy it touches the ports of Venice and Ancona
The first phase of the APM Terminals terminal in the port of Suape has been inaugurated.
Suape
It will become operational in the second half of this year
Container traffic increased in May at the ports of Singapore and Hong Kong
Singapore/Hong Kong
Singapore sets record bunkering levels for liquefied natural gas and pure B100 biodiesel
Vavassori confirmed as president of the Lombardy Association of Freight Forwarders and Haulers
Milan
Albertina Schiavoni and Mario Zini have been appointed vice-presidents
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The president of Angopi receives the first professional certificate of competence as a mooring man.
Savona
The certificate must be renewed every five years.
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Mein Schiff Flow to TUI Cruises.
Hamburg/Monfalcone
With a gross tonnage of approximately 160,000 tons, it has a capacity of approximately 4,000 passengers.
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Palermo decreased by -6.3%
Palermo
Traffic also decreased in the ports of Termini Imerese, Trapani, and Licata. Increases occurred in Porto Empedocle and Gela.
The Antitrust Authority has not given its final approval for the acquisition of Armas' assets and activities by Baleària.
Barcelona
Set a series of conditions
Assarmatori's annual assembly will take place in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
The event's theme is "Instructions for not navigating in the dark."
VARD to build a new generation fishing vessel
Trieste
It was ordered by the Norwegian company Rosund Drift
Royal Caribbean has taken delivery of its new Legend of the Seas cruise ship.
Miami
Built by Meyer Turku, it can accommodate 5,610 passengers
Concentration in the UK shipbuilding sector
London
Baleana buys APCL Group (A&P Tyne, Cammell Laird and A&P Falmouth and Falmouth Docks and Engineering)
Informal hearings of trade union representatives on port governance reform
Rome
At the heart of the critical issues highlighted - confirms Filt-Cgil - is the planned establishment of Porti d'Italia Spa
Venice, the DPSS confirms the need to build new offshore terminals outside the lagoon.
Venice
The Strategic System Programming Document has been approved by the AdSP Management Committee
The Spinelli Group has joined the Italian Association of Port Terminal Operators
Genoa
The company and Assiterminal expressed satisfaction with the resumption of an important association
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic at UK ports fell by -2.6%
London
More significant decrease (-6.8%) in boarding loads
Mark Hindley is the new president of the European Motor Vehicle Logistics Association
Istanbul
Wolfgang Göbel was elected honorary president
At the Port of Genoa, a tugboat was stopped for irregularities in nitrogen oxide emissions.
Genoa
The vessel is used for the construction works of the new breakwater
In April, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +21.4%
Ravenna
An increase of +2.5% is expected in May
Sallaum Lines to launch dedicated China-Europe service in 2027
Nanjing
Two new 7,400 CEU PCTCs taken delivery
On June 12th in Naples, an initiative by Filt Cgil on governance in the port sector
Rome
Naval drone found in Romanian port of Constanta
Bucharest
The device self-destructed without causing any casualties.
HJSC receives approval in principle for the construction of a 10,000 TEU biofuel containership.
Athens
It was released from the Korean Naval Register
Global Ship Lease invests $917 million to purchase ten new container ships
Athens
They will be delivered between the fourth quarter of 2028 and the first quarter of 2030.
WASS (Fincantieri) and Magellan Agreement on Canada's Underwater Defense
Trieste
Industrial cooperation opportunities in the field of heavy torpedoes and countermeasures will be explored
Solutions to overcome the chronic staff shortage in the Italian maritime sector
Procida
Pagano (Maritime Labor Committee): Digitalization, simplification, and cooperation between training and businesses to overcome the crisis
Maritime training agreement signed by Gente di Mare (Cosulich) and Carnival
Genoa
Di Tizio: This collaboration allows us to bring an international project to the territory
Antipollution (V.Group) orders four eco-friendly vessels from ONEX Shipyards & Technologies
Athens
Option for four additional units
Spinelli has ordered three new handling vehicles from FTMH
Genoa
A reach stacker for empty containers has already entered service in the group's Livorno depot
Luigi Merlo to lead MSC Cruises' Italian cruise terminal company
Geneva
Centrone (formerly Fincantieri) takes over as Director of Maritime Policies and Government Affairs for the group in Italy
Greece's Skaramangas Shipyards and South Korea's HD Hyundai sign cooperation agreement
Athens
The aim is to collaborate in the construction of surface military vessels
AD Ports buys the Brazilian Corredor Logística e Infraestrutura
Sao Paulo/Abu Dhabi
The company handles the largest volume of agri-food bulk exports in the South American nation
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority has been approved.
Livorno
Unanimous approval from the Management Committee
Chen Lichtenstein appointed president and CEO of ZIM
Haifa
He will replace the resigning Eli Glickman.
Gianluca Croce has been confirmed as president of Assagenti Genova.
Genoa
The members of the association's board for the two-year period 2026-2028
The Mega Serena ferry has joined the Corsica Sardinia Ferries fleet.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of up to 2,000 passengers and over 600 vehicles.
The first steel cutting of the Crystal Grace cruise ship took place in Marghera.
Miami
Fincantieri will deliver the vessel in spring 2028
Palumbo Superyacht awarded 13,048 square meters of mooring space to the Port of Ortona.
Ancona
Central Adriatic Port Authority, guidelines for issuing the single ZES authorization
Port of Livorno: Two new FHP MarterNeri warehouses inaugurated
Livorno
Investment exceeding 23 million euros
The Committee of the Central Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has decided to close the institution's state of crisis.
Civitavecchia
New solution for exceptional transport on intermodal trains from FS Logistix and Van der Vlist
Verona
Two aerial platforms transported from Verona to Rostock
Port of Naples: Fire aboard GNV's Phoenix ferry
Naples
Flames broke out in the internal areas of deck 6 of the ship
Latrofa has chosen a trusted individual to lead an in-house company within the Lazio Port Authority.
Civitavecchia
The new sole director - he underlined - has been provided with particularly stringent management guidelines
In the first three months of 2026, MPC Container Ships' revenues decreased by -6.4%.
Oslo
Quarterly net income of $40.8 million (-31.8%)
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the Sardinian Port Authority has been approved.
Olbia
Green light from the Management Committee
The environmental assessment process for the San Antonio Outer Harbor project has been completed.
Saint Anthony
The Viking Mira cruise ship was delivered at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
Ancona/Los Angeles
It has a gross tonnage of 54,300 tons and a capacity of 998 passengers.
In 2025, RINA recorded revenues of over one billion euros (+11%)
Genoa
Net profit up 30%
The new railway bridge has been installed at the Port of Marina di Carrara.
Marina di Carrara
Pisano: A turning point in the port's logistics organization.
Ports, freight terminals, and corridors. Venice and the Upper Adriatic as a gateway to the East.
Venice
This is the theme of the event that will be held on Thursday in Venice
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Assarmatori's annual assembly will take place in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
The event's theme is "Instructions for not navigating in the dark."
On June 12th in Naples, an initiative by Filt Cgil on governance in the port sector
Rome
Comparison on the logistical, industrial and infrastructural development of ports
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
World's first floating fusion reactor-powered vessel could become reality with new project
(Interesting Engineering)
Shipbuilding's Spring Illusion: Backbone Collapses
(The Chosun Daily)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Estonian State Fleet orders electric-powered ferry from Polish shipyard Crist
Tallinn
Contract worth 49.93 million euros
In April, Spanish ports handled 1.7 million containers (+1.7%)
Madrid
Cruise passengers down by -18.4%
Container traffic in the port of Valencia decreased by 2.5% in April
Valencia
In the first four months of 2026, almost 1.8 million TEUs were handled (+0.2%)
Global Ship Lease posts record quarterly revenues again
Athens
Net profit down 24.0%
International cooperation between the Sardinian Port Authority and the Port of Tangier Ville for luxury yachting
Cagliari
Promotion of an integrated nautical circuit between Sardinia and Morocco
The new first aid medical center has been inaugurated in the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
Among the facilities, a first aid clinic and a CMR ambulance
BPER provides financing to Grimaldi Euromed for fleet modernization.
Milan/Naples
Resources used to partially cover the purchase of the ship "Grande Manila"
ASRY and Priya Blue establish ship recycling yard in Bahrain
Al Muharraq/Alang
First ship destined for dismantling has arrived in the Middle Eastern nation
SAAM Towage orders five new tugboats from Turkish shipyard Sanmar Shipyard
Santiago
They will have a pulling capacity of between 70 and 80 tons
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach dropped 5.7% last month.
Long Beach/Singapore/Hong Kong
In Singapore, growth of +3.6% was recorded, while in Hong Kong containers decreased by -6.3%.
Carta (Fermerci): Urgent policies are needed to support railway companies.
Rome
In 2025, rail cargo lost approximately 3.5%, in terms of trains/km
Fratelli Neri orders two more new tugboats in Egypt
Ismailia
Contract with the Suez Canal Company for Modern Boats
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by 17.4% in April.
Barcelona/Algeciras
Algeciras port increases by 6.3%.
The Islamabad government has approved the sale of a 30% stake in the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation.
Islamabad
The share will go to the state logistics company NLC which will also assume management control of PNSC
In 2025, the Spanish port system recorded record revenues
Madrid
Pre-tax profit was 349 million euros (+4.2%)
Leapmotor International strengthens its partnership with the Neapolitan Grimaldi shipping group.
Hoofddorp
In the first quarter, approximately 20,000 units were transported from China to the Italian market.
Cruise traffic in German ports reached a new record last year
Wiesbaden
With 1.51 million passengers, growth was +4.1%.
Federazione del Mare joins the celebrations for the International Day for Women in Maritime 2026.
Rome
Mattioli: The maritime economy is losing opportunities and potential.
After years of sustained growth, short sea shipping in Spain has entered a phase of structural slowdown
Madrid
This is what the latest report from the Observatorio Estadístico del Transporte Marítimo de Corta Distancia reveals.
AD Ports to buy German freight forwarder MBS Logistics
Colony
The company has over 450 employees and 26 offices worldwide.
The Spinelli Group has joined the Sustainable Intermodal Logistics Association
Genoa/Rome
Summary: ALIS can offer our ecosystem strategic added value
$200 million investment to build and equip the new multipurpose terminal at Pointe-Noire
Brazzaville/Abu Dhabi
Ordered three ship-to-shore cranes from ZPMC
Evergreen confirms purchase of five new 24,000 TEU containerships
Taipei
They will be built by the Chinese shipyard Guangzhou Shipyard International
Korea will launch an Asia-Europe containerized shipping service on the Arctic route in the coming months
Busan
The tender concluded with the preliminary selection of the PanStar company.
In the period January-March, freight traffic in the port of Koper decreased by -3.9%
Ljubljana
In the container sector, 2.4 million tons were handled (-1.7%)
The Maritime Union has raised new alarm over the fate of former ILVA ships.
Verona
Their possible demolition puts 240 maritime jobs at risk
Last chance to recognize some port jobs as strenuous and to establish a pension fund
Genoa
Siemens to acquire Italian MERMEC business
Monk
The transaction will include the Ferrosud rolling stock production plant in Matera
Growth in intermodal traffic at the Nola interport
Nola/Milan
Economic and financial analysis by the Fedespedi Research Center on freight terminal management companies
Quarterly decline in goods handled by Montenegro's ports
Podgorica
The increase in cargo volumes to and from Italian ports continues, albeit at a slower pace.
Assarmatori denounces the exclusion of maritime transport from the Fuel Decree-Law II.
Rome
Messina: The sector cannot be expected to absorb the impact of fuel price increases alone.
HHLA records a -5.3% decline in containers handled in the first quarter
Hamburg
Eijsink: An unusually harsh winter has significantly limited our daily operations
MSC Technology Italy launches a plan to hire 200 new people.
Turin/Geneva
MSC Cruises debuts in the Alaska market
The Marche Region has approved Carloni's appointment as president of the Central Adriatic Port Authority.
Ancona
Awaiting the opinion of the Abruzzo Regional Council
Greek company Danaos Corporation's quarterly revenues remain stable.
Athens
Two ships of the company are still blocked in the Persian Gulf
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles increased by 5.7% in April.
Los Angeles/Port Newark
In the first three months of 2026, the Port of New York handled nearly 2.2 million TEUs (-1.2%)
Cognolato was confirmed as president of Assiterminal
Rome
The new presidency committee and board of directors were also elected
In the first quarter of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +0.8%
Ravenna
The growth was driven by the entry into operation of the regasification plant
MSC introduces calls at Naples and Malaga on its Dragon service
Geneva
Calls at the Gioia Tauro port have been cancelled.
The National Maritime Fund's board has been renewed.
Genoa
He will remain in office for three years
Network contract for the joint development of intermodal services in Emilia-Romagna
Bologna
It was signed by Interporto Bologna, Dinazzano Po S, SAPIR and Rail Traction Company
Messina (Assarmatori): European technocracy appears inflexible on the EU ETS
Brussels
He underlines that a significant improvement of these policies is necessary.
d'Amico International Shipping's first quarter results are positive.
Luxembourg
The company benefited from the effects of geopolitical tensions
Two orientation events in Livorno and Naples to present the ITS Purser course.
Genoa
Meetings scheduled by the Italian Merchant Marine Academy with the Grimaldi Group
The bow section of the Explora V was launched in Palermo
Geneva
Fincantieri will deliver the cruise ship to Explora Journeys in 2027
The president of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority is the new president of Trieste Passenger Terminal.
Trieste
He takes over from Gianluca Madriz
Port of Olbia: Seabed restoration work has begun in the access channel to Isola Bianca.
Cagliari
The aim is to safely allow large cruise ships to enter
Damen to renovate and operate Dakar ship repair yard
Dakar/Gorinchem
20-year contract with the Société des Infrastructures de Réparation Navale
Savino Del Bene has acquired three companies of the Spanish Grupo Marítima Sureste
Florence/Valencia
The agreement involves Marítima Sureste Shipping, Marítima Sureste Spain and Transportes Gaypemar
Fim-Cisl, the meeting with Fincantieri regarding the Muggiano shipyard's prospects was positive.
La Spezia
The investments announced by management - the union noted - are going in the right direction.
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