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November 2, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • A-E rate up 327.7pc to US$988/TEU, rising 15pc to USWC and 9pc to USEC
  • Shanghai Port registers first quarterly profit fall in over a year
  • OOCL takes delivery of final 8,888 TEU newbuilding
  • ZIM starts regular service between Shanghai and Russia Far East
  • Hague court ruling drives 'stake through heart' of China's Spratlys claim
  • CN Rail Q3 profit up 18pc despite fall in volume
  • Ruscon H1 container throughput up 11pc
  • Petlim port in Turkey due to open in spring 2016
  • Jan de Rijk Logistics wins contract from Norwegian Cargo
  • Marinetex China meet December 1-4 offer report on shipbuilding sector
  • ANA's net profit soars 51pc despite weaker cargo revenue
  • Cargolux Italia starts second direct Milan to Zhengzhou flight
  • AirBridgeCargo Airlines and Volga-Dnepr Airlines are honoured

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 1, 2015
  • Idle boxships up to five-year high
  • LNG shipping under pressure from tumbling European re-exports, says report
  • Ship operating costs seen increasing in 2015 & 2016
  • Sri Lanka & India propose agreement on trade
  • Centre has taken various initiatives in port development: Gadkari
  • Labour agitation at Speedy CFS near JN Port
  • Maritime fraternity welcomes Belgium's new Consul General in Mumbai
  • ICD-Sahnewal runs block train carrying rice containers to Mundra Port
  • Economy to grow 7.5 pc in 2015-16, says World Bank
  • Forex reserves decline by $1.98 bn to $351.55 bn
  • Govt extends MEIS duty incentives to boost exports
  • INR declines by 45 paise to close at 65.27 against dollar
  • PM takes personal interest to clear stalled public projects
  • Social security agreement to be India's top agenda at TPF meeting with US
  • World Bank prescriptions for transaction cost reduction & ease of doing business

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Nile Dutch adds Turkey to West Africa link
  • Reducing GHG in a big way
  • Goberna representing F&A in Iberia
  • Shanghai-Rotterdam rates almost stable
  • First blocktrain from Burghausen to south range port
  • Borg components reach workshops faster
  • Eurowings flying to Caribbean sun
  • ACP new Air China GSA in South Africa
  • Flying from London to Frankfurt for ACS
  • Tiger grants put teeth into US projects
  • E-commerce in Singapore's new shopping mall
  • High-ranking sales profi for Interrail
  • European re-exports affect LNG shipping
  • UK strengthens European railfreight trade
  • El Al unveils largest ever acquisition
  • C.H. Robinson reports glowing Q3 results
  • Hapag-Lloyd lowers share price range

IHS Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 30, 2015
  • No general increase for German defence members
    Freight, demurrage and defence (FD&D) insurance premiums for German tramp shipowners will remain unchanged for the tenth successive year in 2016, German defence association Schutzverein Deutscher Rheder informed its members on 29 October. Following a strong surplus for the year 2014 the club's
  • Mixed outlooks for COSCO, CSDC amid merger rumours
    China's top two shipping companies have experienced different fortunes amid rumours of merger talks. COSCO slumped into losses for the third quarter ended 30 September 2015 at CNY1.7 billion (USD267 million) against a profit of CNY1.62 billion in 3Q14. The company's revenue was recorded at CNY14.1
  • NOL slumps into net loss of USD96 million
    Singapore-listed Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) deepened its losses with a slump of USD96 million for the third quarter ended 18 September 2015, as compared with a net loss of USD23 million in 3Q14. The shipping company's revenue faltered by 28% to USD1.2billion in 3Q15, compared with USD1.6 billion in
  • Asia-Europe spot rates soar to USD988/teu Asia-Europe spot rates soar to USD988/teu Asia-Europe spot rates soar to USD988/teu
    Spot rates on the battered Asia-North Europe trade skyrocketed to USD988/teu this week as some carriers appeared to recover the full November 1 general rate increases. While it was not enough to make the year-on-year comparisons positive - the rate was 25% lower than during the same week last year
  • KSS Line orders another VLGC
    South Korean chemical and LPG shipping company KSS Line said on 30 October that it had ordered an 84,000 m³ Very large gas carrier (VLGC) worth KRW88 billion (USD77million) from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in anticipation of winning more long-term shipping contracts. The ship is to be built by
  • Bahri to renew shipyard project with Sembcorp, Saudi Aramco
    The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) will renew talks with Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine and oil company Saudi Aramco regarding the construction of a shipyard, although an agreement previously signed by the three parties has expired. Bahri, Sembcorp Marine, and Saudi Aramco
  • Ground-breaking for Wärtsilä factory in China
    CSSC Wärtsilä Engine Co (CWEC), a joint venture (JV) between Finland-based power supplier Wärtsilä and China's giant CSSC Group, held a ground-breaking ceremony on 28 October 2015. It celebrated the commencement of construction of its new 20,000 m² factory in Lingang, Shanghai. The CWEC JV was
  • Whistleblower highlights pilot fatigue
    Australia's transport safety investigation body has highlighted pilot fatigue along with equipment failure and marine work practices in its annual report released on 30 October. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) FY14 report cites 160 marine accidents and incidents, and five major

The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 30, 2015
  • Asia-North Europe rates jump to nearly $1,000 as the next round of GRIs looms
  • Europe's air freight carriers report weak results, laying blame on global downturn
  • IAG Cargo, the least transparent, said its third-quarter commercial revenue, July 1 to September 30, was €238m, up 0.8% on a ...
  • NOL sails back into the red, blaming weak container market for APL revenue plunge

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 31, 2015
  • Australia names preferred tenderer for new icebreaker

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 30, 2015
  • Port of Newport nets TIGER funds for deep-water marine terminal project
  • New Drewry report looks at state of LNG freight rates
  • Port of Olympia calling for Harbor Patrol Program volunteers
  • Port of Seattle taps Utterback as real estate development director
  • TSA teaming with AgTC to clarify new SOLAS rules

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 30, 2015
  • Daiichi Chuo shares delisted in Tokyo
    Japanese carrier under rehabilitation continues to seek sponsorship
  • Fugro cutting ships and staff as oil slump hits subsea
    Company to try new approach to selling subsea division after failing to find buyer
  • Bunker association appeals for pragmatism in OW disputes
    Negotiations preferable, but suppliers retain right to arrest vessels, says IBIA chief executive
  • Capital Product boosts earnings as fleet expands
    Greece-based owner inks new tanker charters with Petrobras and Shell
  • Asia-Europe rates jump threefold
    Carriers rejoice following successful November GRIs, but analysts warn of increased overcapacity in the weeks ahead
  • K Line down on supply/demand imbalance
    Consolidated income down 25% at diversified Japanese operator
  • NOL losses widen in third quarter as freight rates fall
    No peak season demand and weak backhaul trade drag down revenue
  • ACL's new ro-ro/containership heads for Liverpool
    Boost for Red Ensign as Grimaldi subsidiary pledges to register at least two of its new vessels in UK
  • Dorian LPG earnings up on newbuilding deliveries
    New York-listed owner takes advantage of strong spot rates
  • MOL dragged down by Daiichi Chuo
    MOL cuts full-year net income forecast by 60.5%
  • EBRD invests $218m in Morocco's new port
    Project will be built in the Bay of Betoya
  • US port projects awarded $44.3m in government grants
    Five awards will go to projects related to commercial seaports
  • Port of Venice discharges fully assembled shiploader
    Italian port handles one of its largest project cargoes to date
  • Pavilion Energy spearheads Singapore's LNG hub ambitions
    Company mulls small scale LNG supply development in Southeast Asia
  • Monarch nominates two independent directors to Scorpio Bulkers board
    Private equity group's feud with company over corporate governance intensifies
  • AgTC and TSA unite to address concerns over box weight checks
    Shippers fear Solas changes could cause significant disruption to supply chain
  • Seattle and Tacoma ports to adopt five-year capacity upgrade plan
    Alliance will allocate $39.1m capital budget for 2016
  • A convergence of conversions
    Greece retains plenty of ship conversion know-how
  • In shipping for the long haul
    Cross-traders focused on big vessels, Greeks are maintaining a high share of tanker and dry bulk business around the globe
  • Switching to gas
    Owners are proving adept at financing their expansion in both LNG and LPG shipping
  • Fewer finance options for the average owner
    Petrofin's Ted Petropoulos tells Lloyd's List that banks are starting to cleanse their portfolios, but confidence may not return until the market picks up
  • Suitors line up at Greece's door
    Most shipowners are adamant they will not be leaving, but maritime centres are circling as instability threatens the status quo
  • Greek boxship fleet stacks up
    The gap with Germany, traditionally dominant in containers, has been halved
  • The private side of public George
    Greece's most diverse shipowning group is poised to reinvent itself - again
  • Taking the finger off the trigger?
    Greeks are still a mainstay of shipping deals, but our poll of leading shipbrokers suggests that more of their clients are cautiously waiting on the sidelines
  • In sickness and in health
    Greek shipowners honour their vows to the sea as they continue investing in all industry sectors
  • Yards count cost of national crisis
    Stability and recovery of banking system are vital if industry is to be revived
  • Lunde's admiration for Greek shipowners is longstanding
    Norwegian-born ship industry leader Dagfinn Lunde talks to Lloyd's List about his special relationship with Greece

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 30, 2015
  • Pricing, freight mix push up YRC Worldwide profits
    YRC Worldwide continued its slow, steady drive back into the black in the third quarter, reporting a net profit of $19.8 million, compared with a $1.2 million profit a year ago. For the first nine months of 2015, the less-than-truckload operator reported $24.2 million in net income, compared with a $73.9...
  • Shanghai-to-US container rates strengthen
    Following the lead of freight rates in the Asia-Europe trade, spot rates on the Shanghai Container Freight Index to the U.S. West and East coasts bumped up this week. Carriers have been complaining about the lack of a peak shipping season this fall, but it may be defined this year as...
  • New Baltiysk container facility aimed at speeding customs processing
    ST PETERSBURG - Baltic Stevedore Co. said its new nearly two-acre container yard for empties and an inspection point will speed up customs cargo processing and improve inland distribution at the Baltiysk container cargo terminal. The facility is part of Baltic Stevedore's broader $70 million plan to increase capacity from roughly 144,00...
  • ACL receives first of four innovative con-ro ships
    Atlantic Container Line has taken delivery of the first of four new container/roll-on, roll-off ships that are the largest of their type ever built and that will expand ACL's unique trans-Atlantic niche. The Atlantic Star will join ACL's trans-Atlantic service in December. Its sister ships will be delivered in the first...
  • Rotterdam partners with Bank of China to tap 'Belt and Road' push
    The port of Rotterdam has established a strategic partnership with the Bank of China focused mainly on Beijing's "Belt and Road" strategy to boost trade links with Europe. The alliance was sealed in a memorandum of understanding signed by the Port Authority's CEO Allard Castelein and Dong Weijan, president of the...
  • Hapag-Lloyd cuts IPO price range on 'market volatility'
    Hapag-Lloyd on Friday cut the price range for shares in its initial public offering, citing "ongoing market volatility." The German ocean carrier also bumped up the number of new shares in a capital increase after shareholder TUI reduced the number of shares it is willing to offer. The shares will now be...
  • Revenues flatten out among Japan's 'Big Three' lines
    Japan's three largest container lines saw their group revenues miss forecasts and remain almost flat in the first half of the current fiscal year, while Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) slipped into the red.MOL, NYK Line and "K" Line reported their financial results for the first half of 2015, which started...
  • IAG cargo revenue rises, volume falls
    International Airlines Group posted a slight increase in cargo revenue in the third quarter despite a bigger decline in volume as the Anglo-Spanish carrier scaled back freighter operations. The British Airways-Iberia carrier's freight revenue edged 0.8 percent higher to 238 million euros [$262 million] in July-September from 236 million euros a...
  • Gujarat Pipavav volume plunges despite Nhava Sheva diversion potential
    APM Terminals-operated Gujarat Pipavav Port recorded a 24 percent year-over-year decline in its container volumes during the second fiscal quarter, according to a company statement filed with the Bombay Stock Exchange. It was the second straight quarter of declining throughput at the minor facility on India's west coast Industry analysts wonder...
  • Hapag-Lloyd cuts IPO price range on 'market volatility'
    LONDON - Hapag-Lloyd on Friday cut the price range for shares in its initial public offering, citing "ongoing market volatility." The German ocean carrier also bumped up the number of new shares in a capital increase after shareholder TUI reduced the number of shares it is willing to offer. The shares will...
  • JAL profit surges despite weak air cargo revenue
    Japan Airlines's net profit surged 28.7 percent year-over-year in the April-September period to 103.4 billion yen ($854 million), as lower fuel prices and cost-reduction efforts more than made up for a decline in cargo operations revenue. Revenue from cargo operations slipped 0.9 percent year-over-year in the April-September to 40.7 billion yen...
  • Weak freight rates send NOL tumbling to deep loss
    HONG KONG - NOL's third-quarter results were awash in red ink as the Singapore-listed company reported a third quarter net loss of $96 million, down 300 percent compared to the same period last year as rate levels tumbled on the major trades.The parent of container line APL posted core earnings...
  • Asia-Europe spot rates more than triple
    HONG KONG - Spot rates on the battered Asia-North Europe trade skyrocketed 327 percent to $988 per TEU this week as some carriers appeared to recover the full Nov. 1 general rate increases for the first time since anyone can remember.While it wasn't enough to make the year-over-year comparisons positive,...
  • Revenues flatten out among Japan's 'Big Three' lines
    Japan's three largest container lines saw their group revenues miss forecasts and remain almost flat in the first half of the current fiscal year, while Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) slipped into the red.MOL, NYK Line and "K" Line reported their financial results for the first half of 2015, which started...
  • Despite recent lost, China Shipping to charter 11 mega-ships
    HONG KONG - Hours after reporting a $160 million net loss in the first nine months of the year, China Shipping Container Lines announced that it planned to charter 11 mega ships of 21,000 TEUs.China's second largest carrier will bareboat charter six of the ultra large container vessels and hold...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 30, 2015
  • VLGC market tight into 2016: Dorian
    Dorian LPG executives expect world LPG exports to grow thanks to US and Iran
  • Brazil axe tips World Wide into breach
    World Wide Supply challenging Petrobras cancellation as bondholders declare default.
  • GulfMark idles PSV
    Latest reported lay-up means there are now 79 ships stacked in North Sea ports.
  • Barge and heavy-lifter collide off Texas
    US Coast Guard says Intermarine vessel is damaged after collision with a Kirby barge.
  • Operating costs to rise
    Consultant Moore Stephens says wages and repair bills to drive up owners' expenses next year.
  • CPLP falls short
    Evangelos Marinakis-led partnership boosts Q3 earnings but misses forecasts.
  • Dorian exceeds market's expectations
    Greek gas carrier owner posts strong Q2 result as it prepares for more newbuilding deliveries.
  • Maersk fixes AHTS
    Danish anchor-handler reportedly secures three-month deal with BW Offshore in Brazil.
  • NOL logs bigger loss
    Singaporean owner posts weaker result for the third quarter as revenue declines by one third.
  • Singapore shake-up
    Law firm Reed Smith poaches Ince and Incisive partners as it beefs up Lion City presence.
  • Dorian exceeds expectations
    Greek gas carrier owner posts strong Q3 result as it prepares for more newbuilding deliveries.
  • Glovis profit falls 82%
    Korean car carrier owner hit by sluggish demand in the third quarter.
  • Fewer orders hit MES
    Japanese shipbuilder posts a small first-half loss as new business falls 17%.
  • CT wins cable work
    Danish owner signs contract for vessel Sia to serve DONG's UK wind farm.
  • Bonheur mixed in third
    Oslo-listed company sees its cruise business deliver strong results but offshore division was weaker.
  • Hapag-Lloyd confirms IPO price cut
    German container line blames market volatility for reduction of range; maintains $300m cash target.
  • Condor ferry pulled
    $75m Condor Liberation out of service after maintenance problem.
  • Damen clinches icebreaker
    Dutch yard and Serco unit set for $712m contract for Antarctic newbuilding.
  • Crystal sale boosts NYK
    Result at Japan's largest shipowner boosted by the sale of its cruise arm in the first quarter.
  • Daiichi default dents MOL interims
    Japanese shipowning giant forced to take a JPY26.2bn write-down on stake in collapsed compatriot.
  • K Line profit down 45%
    Extraordinary losses bring drag down results at top three Japanese shipowner.
  • Pacific Radiance to re-jig bonds
    Move designed to give company greater operational and financial flexibility amid a depressed offshore industry.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 30, 2015
  • Spot container rates skyrocket from Asia to Europe
  • Japanese carriers report mixed first half results
  • CSCL to lease up to 11 ships with capacity for 21,000 TEUs each
  • Port of New York/New Jersey reports record September
  • Echo Q3 revenues, profits up more than 40%
  • Norfolk Southern sees 19% drop in Q3 net income
  • CN increases net income 18% in Q3
  • BMW taps K + N for spare parts services
  • Oceanex to replace fire-damaged crane at St. John's
  • SEKO opens first branch in Wales
  • HTA complains of illegal activity during drayage protests
  • NOL reports $96m Q3 loss due to 'severe' rate erosion
  • ACL takes delivery of largest-ever conro vessel
  • U.S. GDP growth slows in Q3
  • XPO Logistics finalizes Con-way acquisition
  • UPS readies for record holiday shipment volumes
  • Indonesia looks to join Trans-Pacific Partnership
  • Obama signs 3-week highway patch, PTC deadline extension
  • DOT awards $500m in TIGER grants

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 30, 2015
  • Ship operating costs set to rise, survey finds
    But percentage increase relatively low.
  • AGUNSA's new barge 'en route to Valparaiso'
    Replacing previous barge that had operational problems.
  • CARB warns of sulphur compliance risk when using 'ULSFO'
    Says products that don't meet distillate specifications are often close to upper 0.10% sulphur limit.
  • OW test case may go to Supreme Court
    Decision has implications beyond shipping.
  • Experienced bunker professional takes purchasing role
    Kim Gade has left Glander and joined MUR Shipping in Dubai.
  • Report: Vitol to use chartered ships for oil storage
    Four of five vessels will be used for 'refined products and a fifth for storage of dirty products'.
  • Odjfell extends fuel-saving programme
    By bringing more ships into the programme.
  • Carnival in fuel-saving move
    Costa Cruises to get digital monitoring of fuel use.
  • MAN Diesel claims vessel 'retrofit milestone'
    140 units on order, it says.
  • BV approves concept design for LNG bunker tanker
    Vessel has a 4,000 m3 carrying capacity for LNG.
  • Carnival launches fuel, fleet monitoring unit
    New unit opens in Germany.
  • Engine manufacturer celebrates vessel 'retrofit milestone'
    Engines have displayed 'seamless change' between fuel oil and gas operation, it says.
  • BV approves concept LNG bunker tanker
    Vessel has a 4,000 m3 carrying capacity for LNG.
  • Retrofit costs could hamper LNG bunkering uptake
    According to shipbroker Poten & Partners.
  • Report: Vitol to use chartered ships for crude storage
    Four of five ore-bulk-oil carriers will be used for 'refined products and a fifth for storage of dirty products'.
  • Ship leaking oil off Canada's East Coast
    Divers have recovered 6,000 litres of the estimated 20,000 litres within the vessel.

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