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December 10, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Low-sulphur costs drop to old standard bunker levels as oil prices plunge
  • Finland's Neste Oil ready to supply low sulphur marine fuel by mid-December
  • Evergreen adds China-Philippines loop with CNC as trade grows 17pc
  • BIMCO adds bunker contract non-lien clause to shield owners from ship arrest
  • Puget Sound unites as Tacoma and Seattle alliance focuses on intermodal
  • New Zealand government studies hub port options, Tauranga found wanting
  • Container throughput grows two months in a row at Lazaro Cardenas port
  • Intra-Asia LCL sector to flourish in 2015: Australia's AGS World Transport
  • Boston volume up for fifth month - 'We're cheaper, better than NY-NJ'
  • Inmarsat partners with Speedcast to boost maritime distribution network
  • Finnair ends MD-11F freighters to Hong Kong, Hanoi, New York by New Year
  • Russian air freighter held in Nigeria cleared of Boko Haram terror links
  • Stringent rules expected as tests reveal risks of battery fire, explosions

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 9, 2014
  • Emirates Logistics India augments packaging products manufacturing facility in Pune
  • Coastal movement of pet coke commences at New Mangalore Port
  • Govt focused on expanding port capacity
  • JNPT bags first prize of Navi Mumbai TOLIC
  • Qatar to replace Doha port with port Mesaieed
  • Centre to create shelf of 500 infra projects: Gadkari
  • Commerce Minister inaugurates trade portal to facilitate exporters, integrate India into regional value chain
  • Govt loosens up export rules to boost cotton shipments
  • Switzerland may soon sign FTA with India

International Transport Journalweb site
  • FTA launches new category for carbon reduction awards
  • Hansa Meyer new year resolutions: big changes in 2015
  • Austria's railway gets cash for Christmas
  • Evergreen expands service network in the Philippines
  • Lachs goes wireless
  • Descartes goes shopping in UK
  • New intermodal rail facility for Alabama
  • Musical chairs at Imperial
  • C.H. Robinson receives prestigious award
  • Nifty transport concept for North and Baltic Seas
  • SDV creates own subsidiary in Spain
  • First box train winding its way between Rotterdam and Lyon
  • Iata launches lithium battery risk mitigation guidance
  • New guidelines for large scale rescue operations at sea
  • TFG promotes inland shipping expert

IHS Maritimeweb site
DECEMBER 9, 2014
  • Drillship operator Noble fined $12.2M
    Offshore drilling contractor Noble Drilling has agreed to pay a $12.2M fine following a two-year investigation by the US into environmental practices aboard two of its vessels. The settlement with the US Department of Justice (DoJ), announced on 8 December, relates to operations and record keeping
  • Crédit Agricole and Sumi Trust set up $1bn ship finance facility
    France's Crédit Agricole CIB and Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank have announced plans to make up to $1Bn worth of credit available to shipowners for their vessel financing and other projects in the New Year. Under the terms of an agreement, signed in Tokyo on December 5, the two banks have set
  • Italian senators query Venice port investment
    Two Italian senators say they have cross-party support for a motion that would divert the money allotted to the construction of Venice's ambitious offshore port towards boosting existing cargo infrastructure not only in Venice but at other Adriatic ports. The Italian government is currently
  • Crew safety 'priority' in ICS rescue guidance
    Seafarers on ships involved in rescue operations at sea must be provided with personal protective equipment (PPE), including full protective suits, new guidance has clarified. Guidance on Large Scale Rescue Operations at Sea published today (www.ics-shipping.org/docs/largescalerescue) by the
  • Ambrey Risk ranked one of UK's fastest growing firms
    UK maritime security firm Ambrey Risk has been ranked as the eighth fastest growing company in the UK by Richard Branson's Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100. The league table ranks companies based on their sales growth over the past three years, and Ambrey Risk, even in the current depressed
  • Temasek buys into LNG tanker design specialist
    Singaporean investment group Temasek has bought a 10.4% stake in French liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker specialist Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT). Temasek acquired the remaining 10.4% holding in GTT of French oil group Total, which had already reduced its stake in GTT from 30% when the latter
  • Odfjell CEO departure linked to 'differences' over future plans
    The sudden departure of Odfjell CEO Jan A. Hammer is seen by shipping analysts as being the result of disagreements between the parties involved over where to focus earlier agreed cost cuts, and over how to address the company's poor performance. "Due to different views on the strategic direction
  • Mermaid Maritime drilling rig contract to end early
    Mermaid Maritime, the Singapore-listed subsea and drilling services provider, has announced that a contract for the deployment of its MTR-2 tender drilling rig is to be terminated earlier than planned by its upstream oil and gas client. Initially, the contract for MTR-2 was slated to end in May
  • Evergreen and CNC to launch Philippines route
    Taiwanese carrier Evergreen Line and Intra Asia liner service provider Cheng Lie Navigation (CNC) announced yesterday that they are working together to launch a new China-Philippines Service (CPH). Two 1,000teu box ships will be deployed on the new weekly service, one each operated by the joint
  • Zhongchang Marine to raise $146M
    Shanghai-listed Zhongchang Marine, a Chinese cabotage trade bulk carrier operator, plans to raise CNY900M ($146M) to repay debts and replenish its working capital by selling shares in a private placement. Zhongchang Marine plans to use the net proceeds from the share issuance to firstly pay back
  • US shipping stocks slump
    Publicly traded shipping shares were particularly hard hit amidst a wider Wall Street selloff on 8 December. While the Dow Jones Average fell 0.59%, multiple shipping stocks logged double-digit percentage losses and the overwhelming majority of US-listed shipping shares declined. The biggest

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 9, 2014
  • Three Kingspointers awarded Crowley scholarships
  • ClassNK and USMRC to cooperate on LNG bunker training
  • Australia hires BAE, Navantia and Raytheon to fix AWD
  • ABB supplies solutions for heavy lift pipelayer
  • Denmark pays compensation to pirate suspects
  • Noble cops plea in Alaska drilling case
  • Jacob Stolt-Niesel steps down
  • Rolls-Royce wins its biggest deck machinery contract yet
  • EPA awards Cape May-Lewes ferry $975,000 repower grant

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 9, 2014
  • Greenbrier announces new orders for 14,100 railcars during first quarter
  • Inchcape Shipping Services warns of San Lorenzo tow rules
  • Eric W. Kirchner resigning as UTi Worldwide CEO, director
  • Sea-Tac Airport finishes second on food review of healthy options
  • Evergreen joining Cheng Lie Navigation for new China-Philippines service

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 9, 2014
  • Diana buys capesize newbuilding for $50m
    Dry bulk operator takes delivery of China-built vessel next month
  • Sumitomo blazes a trail for Japanese banks into global ship finance
    Joint venture with Credit Agricole will invest up to $1bn over the next three years
  • New worries for tanker recovery as suezmax orderbook grows
    Nordic American bookings prompt fresh calls for restraint to promote a freight market upturn
  • Vessels avoid Aqaba call amid labour row
    Jordanian port suffers major delays as workers continue to protest
  • Asia-Europe growth slows in October
    Slowdown reflects a double-digit surge for the month in 2013
  • Founder retires from Stolt-Nielsen
    Boss leaves the board after 55 years but remains honorary chairman
  • Höegh LNG plans to double its FSRU fleet by 2019
    Oslo firm will order one or two floating units every year to raise its fleet to 14
  • Nordic American Tankers adds two new suezmaxes to expanding fleet
    New York-listed owner builds modern fleet as suezmax market prospects improve
  • CSSC cuts its stake in Shanghai-listed unit
    Share price drops 10% after parent cashes in to raise funds
  • Odfjell chairman: 'We don't have the luxury to disagree'
    Odfjell chairman tight-lipped on shock Jan Hammer departure, but says announcements on company's direction to appear in New Year
  • New York court blocks arrest of LNG Finima
    US Federal judge issues restraining order on all competing claimants
  • Odfjell boss steps down over strategy clash with board
    Jan Hammer replaced by Tore Jakobsen
  • Scorpio Bulkers secures $235m credit facility, but investors are not impressed
    Sell-off continues in dry bulk sector as market responds to low rates and concerns over iron ore prices

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 9, 2014
  • Cass Freight Index hits post-recession high for November
    Both shipments and expenditures on Cass indices declined in November. Full size chart. U.S. freight shipments dropped slightly in November, falling 0.2 percent from October, but were still up 4.2 percent year-over-year, according to the Cass Freight Index. In fact, the Cass shipment index hit its highest point in November since the...
  • NY-NJ sees its trove of empty containers attracting export cargoes
    As a port with one of the largest surpluses of empty containers in the U.S., New York-New Jersey is attractive to agricultural and industrial exporters needing containers but who often have a hard time getting access to them in the non-urban areas where their cargo typically originates. NY-NJ has a higher...
  • Despite loss, new CEO says UTi Worldwide is past 'turning point'
    Less than a day after CEO and board member Eric W. Kirchner resigned, logistics operator UTi Worldwide posted weaker-than-expected results for its third quarter, reporting a $34 million net loss on a 6.6 percent year-over-year drop in revenue to $1.08 billion. The CEO resignation and deeper losses came a week after...
  • Port of Oakland planning to expand gate hours
    With its larger, consolidated terminals handling larger volumes from bigger ship calls, the Port of Oakland is considering officially expanding its gate hours for the first time, its head said today. Gate hours at the port are expanded on an ad hoc basis as demand warrants, but hours today encompass the...
  • Maersk, Hamburg Sud top carriers on Drewry reliability report
    Both Maersk Line and Hamburg Sud received top marks as the most reliable container carriers in the third quarter, Drewry's Carrier Performance Insight shows, as industry-wide reliability began to recover in October. Maersk Line ships were on time 80 percent of the time from August through October, while Hamburg Sud vessels...
  • US eases reporting rule, saving trucking industry $1.7 billion a year
    Starting Dec. 18, U.S. truck drivers in most cases will no longer have to file a report if an inspection of their equipment shows no maintenance issues and safety defects, saving the industry nearly $1.7 billion annually, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. By no longer being required by the...
  • Retailers strategize to avoid pitfalls of West Coast congestion
    Beneficial cargo owners are still navigating the perils of U.S. West Coast port congestion, as they attempt to bring inventory in for the spring season. One of the hardest-hit retailers, New York & Company, saw revenue decline because of the late merchandise deliveries, CEO Greg Scott said in a Dec. 3...
  • Continuing US West Coast gridlock may lead to permanent loss of cargo
    The continuing congestion and delays affecting U.S. West Coast ports are reaching the point where it may leave the type of lasting negative impression that followed the 10-day work stoppage in 2002. Despite the peak holiday season ending as the holiday approaches shippers and forwarders are saying that dwell times are...
  • NY-NJ port gears up for bigger ships, volume
    NEWARK, New Jersey - The Port of New York and New Jersey is under the gun to improve productivity and truck turn times before the mid-2016 raising of the Bayonne Bridge "almost instantaneously" brings a new generation of larger ships to East Coast ports. Just a few years ago, the largest...
  • Battle rages over trucker hours as Congress readies $1.1 trillion spending bill
    WASHINGTON - The clock is ticking for the lame-duck Congress and the trucking industry's last, best chance this year to change truck driver hours of service regulations. A fierce battle over the HOS rules erupted this week on Capitol Hill as members of the House and Senate sweated the details of...
  • FMC to launch website to track congestion surcharges
    NEWARK, New Jersey - The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission will launch a website soon that will serve as a clearinghouse for port congestion surcharges, following industry confusion over planned U.S. West Coast surcharges, Commissioner Michael A. Khouri said today. "The commission is gathering information from the carriers to compare announcements and actual...
  • Mergers and alliances shake up container carrier rankings
    Mergers and acquisitions and soon-to-launch alliances are changing the rankings of the JOC Top 40 Container Carriers in U.S. containerized trade. Volume increased 2.7 percent year-over-year to 23.7 million 20-foot-equivalent units in the first nine months of 2014, with Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co. accounting for 21.4 percent of...
  • Operating ports have congestion advantage, shippers tell FMC
    FMC Commissioner Michael A. Khouri (left) and JOC.com Associate Managing Editor Mark Szakonyi discuss the FMC's findings from regional port meetings this fall at JOC Group's Port Performance Conference-North America.NEWARK, New Jersey - Part of the reason South Atlantic ports haven't seen as much congestion as their Northeast and Southern California...
  • DB Schenker expands in India to major industrial hub
    DB Schenker, the logistics arm of Germany's Deutsche Bahn, has opened a new sales office in Vapi, India, to serve its customers in the country's western region. Vapi is a major industrial location in the state of Gujarat. "The new office will be instrumental in strengthening our network and make us more...
  • No let-up in Asia port delays, CargoSmart finds
    HONG KONG - Almost half the container vessels arriving at the Asian ports of Ho Chi Minh City, Manila and Nhava Sheva between Oct. 15 and Nov. 15 were delayed more than 12 hours, and one third of the arriving ships faced delays of more than 24 hours, CargoSmart has...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 9, 2014
  • MLPs target boxships
    A growing number of master limited partnerships (MLPs) are looking to expand their presence in the containership space, a top equity analyst told clients Tuesday.
  • Khanna's cautious optimism
    Pioneer Marine reported a third-quarter loss Tuesday but the Singaporean bulker operator's chief executive is confident that the dry-bulk segment will rally in the coming year.
  • Siem hatches buy-back
    Siem Shipping has joined the growing list of publicly-traded operators that are rewarding investors by repurchasing shares.
  • Navios MLP initiated
    A leading Wall Street equity analyst has initiated research coverage of Navios Maritime Midstream Partners, a master limited partnership (MLP) that sealed a New York listing last month.
  • FLNG rebuffs bid
    Norwegian shipping mogul John Fredriksen appears to have encountered an obstacle in the race to takeover Flex LNG.
  • Diana acquires cape
    Diana Shipping of Greece has acquired a capesize bulker under construction at Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry in China.
  • NWS turns it around
    Russian cargoship owner North-Western Shipping (NWS) has wiped out its 2013 nine-month loss with a strong rebound in 2014.
  • More tugs for Hedland
    After a year of strike threats and a rapid growth of exports, a new tug company has been introduced to Port Hedland by Australian mining giant BHP Billiton.
  • Lie costs claim
    The UK court of appeal has upheld a decision ruling a EUR 3.24m ($4m) insurance claim void after a cargoship manager lied to the insurers.
  • Zhongchang to sell
    Bulker owner Zhongchang Marine is lining up a share placement to refinance debt.
  • Neste wins Tallink deal
    Finland's Neste Oil has clinched a deal to supply new low-sulphur fuel to ferry group Tallink.
  • Jacob Stolt-Nielsen steps down
    Veteran shipowner Jacob Stolt-Nielsen has today stepped down from the board of Oslo-listed Stolt-Nielsen 55 years after he founded the company.
  • Svitzer extends contract
    Svitzer has extended its contract with Egyptian LNG in Idku for five years.
  • Seconds for Fredriksen
    John Fredriksen has ploughed another $15m into Seadrill stock.
  • Shepler expands
    US operator Shepler Mackinac Island Ferry has penned a contract for the construction of a 281-passenger ferry, its sixth ship.
  • Crewman drowns
    A seafarer has been found dead in Lake Huron after falling from a Polish bulker.
  • NAT books double order
    Herbjorn Hansson's Nordic American Tankers has joined the suezmax newbuilding bandwagon with a double order at Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.
  • Klaveness eyes Alcoa deal
    Norwegian shipowner Torvald Klaveness says it is closing in on a contract with Alcoa of Australia which will employ its Cabu fleet.
  • Arahura on its way
    New Zealand's Interislander line is retiring its veteran ro-pax Arahura next year.
  • GMS fixes newbuild
    Gulf Marine Services (GMS) of the UAE has won a charter of up to five years for its new self-propelled self-elevating support vessel (SESV).
  • Bulker runs aground
    A cement carrier has run aground on the St. Lawrence river in Quebec, Canada.
  • Baltic breakthrough
    Germany's Arkon Shipping is launching a new heavy-lift service in northern Europe based on feedership patterns to combat fuel price rises.
  • Hammer out at Odfjell
    A clash with the board has seen Jan Hammer exit the chief executive's chair at tanker owner Odfjell.
  • Jiro Nemoto dies
    Former NYK president Jiro Nemoto has died aged 86.
  • MEP ship joins supra pool
    Expanding owner Navig8 has announced another bulker addition to its Supra8 pool.
  • NOL back in favour
    Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) looks to have returned to investor's radar after its third upgrade in little under a month.
  • Noble receives Alaska fine
    Noble Drilling has been charged with committing "environmental and maritime crimes" in Alaska two years ago.
  • Temasek buys GTT stake
    Total has sold its remaining stake in Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) to Singapore's sovereign wealth fund Temasek.
  • Terminal IPO delayed
    Universal Terminals has reportedly postponed a potential SGD 1bn ($769m) initial public offering (IPO) in Singapore.
  • AMSC CFO gets top job
    American Shipping Company (AMSC) has promoted its chief financial officer to take over as chief executive come the New Year.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 9, 2014
  • Feitzinger steps into CEO role at UTi
  • Commerce plans energy trade mission to China
  • Port congestion in SoCal harming liner schedule reliability
  • FMC reviews 9 OTI license applications
  • Poor ocean service compounds port congestion, DuPont manager says
  • Carrier schedule report says reliability improved from August to October
  • Evergreen, Cheng Lie offer new China-Philippines string
  • CaroTrans expands in Midwest
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 9, 2014
  • Dan-Bunkering adds new group credit analyst
    Morten Rosenberg Nielsen will be based in Copenhagen.
  • Condor Ferries to boost rates to help pay for scrubbers
    Freight vessels to switch to MGO until scrubbers are installed.
  • USMRC, ClassNK to cooperate on future marine R&D
    MoU signed by both firms highlights framework for joint R&D activities.
  • Serious legal risk linked to fuel switching
    Owners could face full liability for damages caused by loss of power if the cause was deemed to be incompatible fuels.
  • Gibraltar 'aggressively pursuing efficiency'
    Port has eased restrictions on the number of barges able to operate in the bay at any one time.
  • Total to sell remaining stake in GTT
    Singapore-based Temasek Holdings named as buyer.
  • Chinese firm moves forward with LNG-fuelled vessel orders
    55 of 200 vessels currently being built at Dajin Heavy Industry's shipyard.
  • Ports of Stockholm offers new perks for eco vessels
    Discounts await vessels connecting to onshore power and LNG-fuelled ships.
  • Denmark to potential sulphur cheats: 'We are watching you'
    Government to award contracts for surveillance of ships sailing through Danish waters.
  • Testing for microbial contamination getting easier
    New IP standard method allows for 'simplified, reliable and cost effective' test in the laboratory, field or onboard.
  • Total supplying new, higher density, ECA-compliant MGO
    Product is available in German ports.
  • Neste in deal to supply ECA compliant product
    'Our capability to produce cleaner traffic solutions now enables us to take foothold also in the marine sector.'
  • LNG carrier avoids arrest in OW debt dispute
    Bill for marine fuel to be temporarily held by US Court, says NLNG.
  • Mercuria starts Singapore bunker trading subsidiary
    Company in move to build its presence in the marine fuels market.
  • Ferry renewable energy technology project gains partner
    Move also means Japanese firm expanding operations to Greece.

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Yesterday, 25 ships passed through Hormuz, the highest daily number since April 18.
Singapore
Since March, the average has been 7.6 transits per day
Interferry calls on the EU to implement the EES pragmatically, or to suspend it
Victoria
The upcoming high summer season - the association denounced - risks suffering serious inconveniences
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in French ports increased by +3.8%
Paris
General cargo and solid bulk cargo are growing. Liquid bulk cargo remains stable.
BIMCO and Intertanko stress that there are still significant risks to the Hormuz crossing
Copenhagen/London
In April, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure grew by +1.7%
Genoa
The Boards of Directors of the Basins and Maritime Stations Authority have been renewed.
After more than 100 days in the Persian Gulf, Grimaldi's PCTC Grande Torino has passed through Hormuz
Naples
Transit authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran
US-Iran agreement signed to restore naval traffic through Hormuz
Islamabad/Tehran
Lifting of the American naval blockade and demining of the waters
Assocostieri, port governance reform should take into account the specific nature of strategic energy infrastructure in ports.
Confitarma rejects any form of toll in the Strait of Hormuz.
Naples
Zanetti: We reaffirm the fundamental principle of freedom of navigation.
Federagenti proposes to allocate the concession fees proportionally to Ports of Italy and the AdSPs to finance the new joint stock company
Rome
DP World in talks to build container terminal at Texas port of Corpus Christi
Charlotte/Los Angeles
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grew by 17.2% last month.
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.
Measured
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
Exchange of gunfire with the security team on board the ship
Gemini Cooperation increases cargo capacity on the Asia-Mediterranean route
Copenhagen
Sea-Intelligence adds additional weekly capacity of 22,402 TEUs
ESPO fully endorses the EU Council conclusions on the Maritime Industrial Strategy
Brussels
The central role of port facilities confirmed
CO2 capture and storage on ships is one of the most concrete and immediately available solutions for the decarbonisation of shipping.
London
Antitrust approves Messina Group's acquisition of Terminal San Giorgio
Rome
The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has also approved the acquisition by the MSC group of the Asso group's naval maintenance and repair activities (Jobson Italia and UASC UAE).
Rates for ships transiting the Suez Canal are expected to rise.
Ismailia
They will be applied from July 15th. Passenger ships excluded.
The Suez Canal Authority has announced that it will introduce surcharges on transit tariffs through the Egyptian canal for most major cargo vessels, effective July 15.
The Council of the EU accepts many of the requests put forward by the associations of the European maritime-port cluster
Luxembourg
However, necessarily, the text postpones the adoption of concrete measures to future legislative initiatives
ESPO calls for proactive use of the EES system to avoid congestion in European ports
Brussels
Ryckbost: Flexibilities activated promptly in exceptional but foreseeable circumstances
Rixi: It is necessary to overcome a maritime ETS that risks shifting traffic and investments to non-European ports.
Luxembourg
What is needed - highlights the vice minister - are incentives and flexibility, not new constraints
Houthis threaten to resume attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea
Sana'a
A total ban on navigation has been declared for all vessels linked to Israeli interests.
Global trade in goods may start to slow down
Global trade in goods may start to slow down
Geneva
This is reported by the latest reading of the WTO Goods Trade Barometer.
The new port road connection to Sampierdarena has been activated in Genoa.
The new port road connection to Sampierdarena has been activated in Genoa.
Genoa
Paroli: the work now allows approximately 900-1,000 heavy vehicles per day to directly access the port's operational areas.
The rapporteurs of the Ports Bill defend the governance project centered on the Ports of Italy.
Rome
Ghio (PD) denounces that the governing bodies of this new company would be appointed entirely by the government. Ghirra (AVS): The objectives of national coordination could have been achieved by strengthening the National Conference of Port Authority Presidents.
US logistics companies WWEX Group and Auctane announce merger
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
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
From July, the tariff for naval transit through the Turkish Straits will increase by +14.9%.
Istanbul
It will be raised to $6.70 per net tonne
Fincantieri and Republikorp sign agreement to build multipurpose naval vessels in Indonesia.
Paris
The establishment of a joint venture is planned
Study on the divergences between the EU Ship Recycling Regulation and the Hong Kong Convention
Brussels/London
It has been published by ECSA and ICS
The 2026-2028 POT of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority has been approved.
Gioia Tauro
Approval also granted to the 2026 budget forecast variation and to the update of the Port's Staffing Plan.
Autonomous Navigation: ABS, Polaris Shipping, HHI, and AVIKUS Sign Agreement
Athens
It will be tested on a VLOC under certain low-risk conditions
Tomorrow in Sant'Agnello (Naples) the inauguration event of the Italy Branch of The Nautical Institute
London
The topics of discussion will include energy transition in the maritime industry, maritime education and training.
The Municipality of Bologna is reconsidering the divestment of its stake in Interporto Bologna.
Bologna/Bentivoglio
An institutional delegation from Flanders visited the interport
Eni and Fincantieri sign agreement to develop innovative underwater monitoring technologies.
Milan/Trieste
Agreement focused on Eni's "Clean Sea" technology
In 2025, LNG consumption in Italy grew by +11% driven by industry and new uses, with the debut in the naval segment
Rome
Amadei (Federchimica LNG Group): Use ETS and FuelEU revenues to support investments and deployment of lower-carbon fuels.
RT&L partners with China's Guangzhou Salvage to strengthen its project cargo segment
Genoa
Bizzarri: the sector is characterised by wide margins for development and profitability
Last year, cargo traffic in Greek ports amounted to 140.8 million tons (-1.5%)
Piraeus
Goods volumes remained unchanged in the fourth quarter only
The International Container Study Center's board and governing body have been renewed.
Genoa
Filippo Gallo confirmed as president and Paolo Pessina as vice-president
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
Tomorrow in Sant'Agnello (Naples) the inauguration event of the Italy Branch of The Nautical Institute
London
Assarmatori's annual assembly will take place in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
The event's theme is "Instructions for not navigating in the dark."
››› 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
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