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December 21, 2015

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A-E rate off 20.6pc to US$558/TEU, down 5.9pc to USWC, off 3.5pc to USEC OOCL levies $150/TEU hike for Southeast Asia-Oz cargo on January 20 DP World to invest US$1.9 billion in China, tweeted Prince of Abu Dhabi Today's container service reliability sets a 'new normal', says Drewry Desperate migrants rip open trailers as trucks await Eurotunnel access Berth 4 at Evergreen's Colon Container Terminal in Panama now finished MacAndrews and OPDR to merge operations at London's Tilbury Dock SC ports post 6.5pc box volume increase to 153,594 TEU in November Congress insists trucking regulator prove its case before imposing rules Kalmar wins order for 15 electric cranes from Piraeus Container New general cargo and liquid bulk terminal opens at Salalah port, Oman FedEx quarterly profit up 4.2pc to US$691 million as sales rise 4pc LATAM Airlines Cargo Group freight volume plunges 13.7pc in November Private airports in India oppose government proposal to restrict levies Maintaining pharmacy supply chains presents wide-ranging challenges Brussels Airport offers tarmac cool box for waiting pharmaceuticals

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DECEMBER 20, 2015
2015 BTL Desert Challenge golf tournament sees enthusiastic participation Drone inspection of ship tanks an innovative use of technology Hamburg Süd recognised as 'Carrier of the Year 2015' by DHL Maersk joins WTO's Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation Survey reports small decline in shipping confidence TT Club warns of changing risk profile at ports & terminals Tea exports in value terms increase by 4 pc in April-Oct. Five RFQs being evaluated for developing additional liquid bulk terminal at JN Port India & Iran trying to conclude Chabahar port deal by Jan. Major Port Trusts Act in the process of being amended: Radhakrishnan Mumbai Port Trust Civil Defence Organisation celebrates Civil Defence Week Petronet offers value-added services at Kochi Terminal TRAFFIC HANDLED AT MAJOR PORTS International conference on INSTC tomorrow NHAI to issue bonds to generate INR 1K cr. to finance ongoing projects Railways to modify existing wagons to cut costs V. R. Lenin is new CGM of CONCOR Southern Region DGS initiates investigation into HR sheet imports Forex reserves up by $ 407.90 m to $ 352.50 bn Importers need not submit Forms 15CA & 15CB as CBDT eases rules INR rallies to end strong at 66.40 Rubber industry seeks raw material at internationally competitive prices China to cut ex-im taxes in 2016 Iran to finalise $ 4.5-bn undersea gas pipeline deal with India OPEC does not expect low crude prices to continue beyond a year US ends four decade old crude oil export ban

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DECEMBER 18, 2015
Japanese banks agree USD340 million in LNG ship loans One of the companies was set up by NYK Line. Credit: AffeldtThe government-affiliated Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and three domestic private banks have signed syndicated loan agreements worth a total of JPY41.6 billion (USD340 million) with two Singaporean shipowners. The two companies - Diamond LNG Shipping 1 and Diamond... Commentary: Ship recycling - losing value through the opinion gap Priya Blue Industries' internationally compliant recycling yard in Alang. Credit: Priya Blue Industries.At a conference this year, an older statesman of the shipping industry referred several times in his speech to ship "recycling". Adding the inverted commas with his hands, I thought he must be indicating that in his view... Carbon free shipping needs root and branch reform Since the uproar over the omission of shipping from the Paris climate change agreement, shipping interests have been issuing statements pledging their commitment to work on measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ships. However, there is doubt over the effectivity of only ship-specific measures. Take the measure developed at the... EU court overturns Spanish tax-lease ban Credit: PAThe General Court of the European Union has quashed a ruling of the European Commission in July 2013 that a Spanish ship finance tax-lease scheme involved illegal payment of state aid. The judgement could open the way to massive compensation claims from Spanish shipbuilders who claim that they lost export... Commentary: Carbon free shipping needs root and branch reform Growler iceberg, Antarctica. Credit: Capt. Patrick Toomey RMSince the uproar over the omission of shipping from the Paris climate change agreement, shipping interests have been issuing statements pledging their commitment to work on measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ships. However, there is doubt over the effectivity of only... GeoSea kicks off Nordsee One construction Jack-up Innovation. Credit: DEMEBelgium dredging giant DEME's offshore marine engineering company GeoSea has begun construction of the EUR1.2 billion Nordsee One wind farm in the German North Sea and is deploying Innovation, the world's biggest jack-up vessel. Nordsee One is a joint venture between Northland Power, which owns 85%, and RWE... SFL books two LR2 tanker orders Bermudan based Ship Finance International Ltd has announced today that it has placed an order for two 114,000dwt product tankers at a South Korean shipyard. The vessels are to be built at Daehan shipyard with deliveries scheduled for the second half of 2017. On completion the vessels will enter long term... Kleven wins large Fishing vessel order Ulsteinvik based Kleven Maritime has signed contracts with French fishing company Compagnie Des Peches Saint-Malo S.A. & SAS Comptoir Des Peches D'Europe Du Nord - Euronor for the construction of a large stern trawler. The 80m long trawler is a NVC 374WP design from Rolls-Royce that will be delivered from the... Eurotunnel to seek permission to sell freight ferry Nord-Pas-de-Calais. Credit: FotofliteChannel tunnel operator Eurotunnel has said that it will be seeking permission from a French court to sell the freight ferry Nord-Pas-de-Calais following a British Supreme Court judgement confirming earlier decisions by the UK competition authorities barring it from operating out of the port of Dover. Following the demise... HSH Nordbank portfolio sale shaping up Credit: PAShipping lender HSH Nordbank is beginning to put together a EUR6.2billion portfolio of distressed shipping loans for transfer to its shareholders, the states of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, following parliamentary approval of its state aid scheme. The bank has launched a tender among ship assessors and financial auditors for value... Swedish shipowners say logistic changes key to zero emission target First methanol powered ferry, Stena Germanica, on the Kiel-Gothenburg route. Credit: Stena Line.The Swedish Shipowners Association has called for a complete and broad reassessment of the whole transport chain as an essential part of a fossil free future for shipping. In a statement released today, the association's managing director Pia Berglund... Golden Union cancels third of four Capesizes at HHIC Hyundai Heavy Industries. Credit: AffeldtGreek owner Golden Union Shipping has cancelled one more Capesize order at Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction. The South Korean shipbuilder said today that the owner was unable to secure financing and had terminated the order. IHS Maritime & Trade's Sea-web data suggests the ship, labelled Hanjin Busan N261, which... Atwood delays drillship delivery again Daewoo Shipuilding & Marine Engineering said that Atwood Oceanics has requested yet again to extend the delay to the delivery of the drillship Atwood Archer. In November 2014, Atwood asked to defer the delivery to May 2015. Atwood Admiral, another drillship that it ordered from the same shipbuilder, has also has its delivery postponed... Orders bonanza for product tankers in 2015 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard. Credit: HMDAlmost 180 product tankers have been ordered in 2015, up almost 30% year-on-year. The main reason for the bullish investment sentiment in this sector has been the drop in oil prices, which has enabled refineries to generate clean petroleum products at lower costs. Orders have not been this... Rates slide as lines declare hefty January GRIs Credit: PASpot rates on the major east-west trades fell across the board this week with Asia to North Europe and the Mediterranean now priced at 60% less than during the same week last year, according to the latest reading of the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index. After posting a 155% increase... Focus on berth productivity could save shipping billions Ship fuel transfer. Credit: AffeldtContainer shipping lines are leaving billions of dollars in fuel costs on the table by not putting enough focus on berth productivity. Analysis of IHS Maritime & Trade container vessel call data reveals that limited work on berth productivity means lines are missing the opportunity to take... Singapore port throughput falls 16% Singapore. Credit: HasenpuschContainer throughput at the port of Singapore fell by nearly 16% in November compared with the same month last year. Figures from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) show the world's second busiest container port handled just over 2.4 million teu during the month, compared with 2.86... Fujairah port expansion continues Pile driving with land-based equipment. Credit: Athena EmiratesThe second phase of a USD50 million engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract, Oil Terminal 2 (OT2) at the Port of Fujairah became fully operational this year when the facilities were completed. Final civil and marine works were completed last year. Since then the port has... Port equipment makers weigh options in new SOLAS rules The dangers of overweight containers. Credit: Conductix-Wampfler.Who weighs the box and at what step of the shipment process that happens has become a key industry focus as the container logistics chain prepares for new verified weight regulations that will be enforced from mid-2016.On July 1, a new SOLAS (Safety of... Record container load for UASC mega ship UASC's Al Muraykh. Credit: UASC.United Arab Shipping Company has loaded what it describes as a world record 18,601 teu on one of its brand new fuel efficient ships that is now heading for Felixstowe.The Al Muraykh, delivered in August, departed Port Klang in Malaysia for the UK with its full... USD2 billion in Teekay Group market value evaporates Shipping sell-off on Wall Street. Credit: PA.The annus horribilis for publicly traded shipping companies grew appreciably more horrible on 17 December as stocks were routed and the Teekay family of companies suffered an astonishing single-day collapse in value. The latest slide came on a day when the Baltic Dry Index...

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DECEMBER 18, 2015
Amazon sends air cargo market into a spin as it eyes large 767 freighter fleet Fears for truckers' lives as violence from Calais migrants seems beyond French police control New GRIs set for new year as Asia-Europe container shipping rates drop once more Binding bids for Greek port of Piraeus expected next week Adidas, Puma, Aldi, Commerzbank demand EU policy overhaul after COP21 Finnair calls in hi-tech logistics manager to head cargo sales

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DECEMBER 18, 2015
Colonna's Shipyard to add larger dry dock Shell Rotterdam charters LNG fueled inland barges Right time to swoop on distressed offshore players? Detained bulker allowed to depart Duluth NASSCO gases up second LNG fueled box ship

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DECEMBER 18, 2015
Connie Bacon elected president of 2016 Tacoma Port Commission The Northwest Seaport Alliance releases November cargo totals FMCSA launches new process to register USDOT applicants Port of Seattle, Boeing, Alaska team for aviation biofuel study Crowley taps Eagle LNG as fuel supplier for new ships

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DECEMBER 18, 2015
Vultures circle offshore industry Law firm sees bargain distressed assets as offshore sector struggles Diana Shipping extends charter rate for capesize vessel at $6,500 per day Slew of recent fixtures concluded at below cash break-even rates Ship Finance International orders two new LR2 product tankers Newbuildings scheduled for delivery in 2017 and to go on long-term time charter to undisclosed energy company Here's to the highs and lows Lloyd's List salutes another year of skirmishes in the maritime industry Capesize newbuilding order cancelled Order cancelled because of financial difficulties at unnamed owner Hapag-Lloyd chief executive joins Stolt-Nielsen board Logistics background was needed on board Asia-Europe rates begin their inevitable slide Overcapacity continues to thwart GRI gains, as rates on the transpacific trade slump to new lows Fixture rush boosts VLCC rates to new seven-year high Market participants eager to sign off business ahead of Christmas holiday, pushing spot earnings for owners to fresh high Dry bulk company CSC Phoenix to become dredging firm State-owned Chinese shipping giant plans to dispose of loss-making listed units, consolidate operations Premuda offloads two Aframax tankers Both vessels sold to M Sea Capital Fund with attached charters Kalmar wins another crane order from Piraeus Container Terminal Cranes to be built in China and delivered over 2016-2017 Maersk joins WTO's Global Alliance for Trade Alliance to identify key obstacles to trade in certain countries Israeli government to fine Ashdod Port for marine pollution Improper cargo handling caused sulphur stain to spread on the sea

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DECEMBER 18, 2015
A CP-NS merger would get easier regulatory ride in Canada than US Canadian Pacific Railway's increasingly aggressive attempt to acquire Norfolk Southern Railway will have a regulatory smoother ride in Canada than in the U.S. - if NS shareholders jump on board with the plan. Should regulators in Washington and Ottawa eventually approve the deal - something NS and many rail analyst say... Has US truck capacity peaked? The surge in U.S. trucking capacity, brought on by massive truck orders in 2014 and weaker freight demand in 2015, is tugging at the bottom line at Knight Transportation. Long one of the most profitable U.S. truckload carriers, Knight is lowering expectations for fourth-quarter earnings per diluted share by 3... Terminal lease renewal aids Port Everglades' big ship prep Port Everglades said it expects to gain about 128,000 twenty-foot-equivalent units over the next 10 years through the renewal of Florida International Terminal's lease and relocation of the facility as the port works to accommodate mega-ships. The 10-year lease extension comes after the port announced annual container throughput growth of 5... FMC's Cordero ready to seek PierPass shutdown if changes don't come WASHINGTON - U.S. Federal Maritime Chairman Mario Cordero said he's prepared to try to shut down the PierPass program at the Southern California ports via a federal injunction if an agency review of the program finds it to be in violation of the Shipping Act and terminal operators don't move... Brazil cabotage carrier launches ship to meet booming demand Log-In JequitibáBrazil coastal carrier Log-In Logistica Intermodal has deployed a new container ship after its volume rose 24.5 percent year-over-year to 241,736 twenty-foot-equivalent units in the first nine months of the year. Rising containerization, along with theft and environmental concerns, are spurring shippers to embrace cabotage ocean services rather than over-the-road... Long turn times raise PortMiami truckers' ire Drayage companies say truck turn times at PortMiami have lengthened in recent weeks, creating delays for shippers and reducing the number of trips that drivers can make in a day. Managers at four South Florida drayage companies told JOC.com that turn times of up to five hours, including queues outside gates,... Trans-Pacific eastbound spot rate descent continues Freight rates in the eastbound trans-Pacific continued to sink this past week, with spot freight rates to both the East and West coasts hitting new lows for the year. The spot rate for shipping a 40-foot container from Shanghai to the East Coast was $1,625, according to the latest reading of... Evergreen unveils Panama terminal expansion Evergreen Group's Colon Container TerminalEvergreen Group's Colon Container Terminal in Panama has completed the third phase of an expansion that will allow the terminal to handle the largest ships that will transit the Panama Canal's soon-to-open larger locks. The terminal expansion added a fourth berth that, combined with the adjacent Berth... Eurotunnel needs court permission to sell ship Nord-Pas-de-CalaisChannel tunnel operator Eurotunnel has said that it will be seeking permission from a France court to sell the freight ferry Nord-Pas-de-Calais following a British Supreme Court judgement confirming earlier decisions by the U.K. competition authorities barring it from operating out of the port of Dover. Following the demise of Eurotunnel... Singapore traffic falls for fourth straight month Container throughput at the port of Singapore fell by nearly 16 percent in November compared with the same month last year. Figures from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore show the world's second-busiest container port handled just over 2.4 million 20-foot-equivalent units during the month, compared with 2.86 million in... Lagging berth productivity costs shipping billions Container lines are leaving billions of dollars in fuel costs on the table by not putting enough focus on berth productivity. An analysis of IHS Maritime & Trade container vessel call data reveals that limited work on berth productivity means lines are missing the opportunity to take at least $2.6 billion... Nippon Express establishes new Myanmar subsidiary Nippon Express Co., Japan's largest international freight forwarder, has set up its second subsidiary in Myanmar, further strengthening its footprint in the increasingly promising Southeast Asia market. The Tokyo-based company, also known as Nittsu in Japan, established Nittsu Logistics Myanmar Co. in the Thilawa Special Economic Zone near Yangon, Myanmar's largest... LA, LB ports confident investment, productivity will spur growth Los Angeles and Long Beach have regained much of the market share they lost this past year because of port congestion and labor issues, and they will grow in the years ahead through massive investments in infrastructure and cutting-edge process improvements in cargo-handling, the top executives as both ports said... Asia-Europe rates slide as lines reveal stiff January GRIs Spot rates on the major east-west trades fell across the board this week with Asia to North Europe and the Mediterranean now priced at 60 percent less than during the same week last year, according to the latest reading of the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index.After posting a 155 percent increase... New SOLAS rules have port equipment makers weighing options The dangers of overweight containers can be seen in this photo provided by Conductix-Wampfler.Who weighs the box and at what step of the shipment process that happens has become a key industry focus as the container logistics chain prepares for new verified weight regulations that will be enforced from mid-2016.On... UASC mega-ship steams for UK with record load The Al MuraykhUnited Arab Shipping Company has loaded what it describes as a world record 18,601 twenty-foot-equivalent units on one of its brand new fuel efficient mega-ships that is now heading for Felixstowe.The Al Muraykh, delivered in August, departed Port Klang in Malaysia for the U.K. with its full load... LA,LB ports confident investments, better cargo handling will spur volume gains Los Angeles and Long Beach have regained much of the market share they lost this past year because of port congestion and labor issues, and they will grow in the years ahead through massive investments in infrastructure and cutting-edge process improvements in cargo-handling, the top executives as both ports said...

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DECEMBER 18, 2015
All Leisure sailing easier for rest of 2015 The UK cruiseship operator said that a late spate of bookings helped improve results. Congress passes bill allowing crude exports In addition to crude export ban repeal, it boosts MSP subsidy to $5m per US-flag ship. Carnival cruises past Wall Street estimates Industry giant nearly doubles fourth-quarter result and predicts further growth. Spending bill makes it through US House In addition to crude export ban repeal, it boosts MSP subsidy to $5m per US-flag ship. Yangzijiang inks orders worth $626m Ren Yuanlin-led company rakes in another round of contracts in the fourth quarter. SFL into clean market with LR2 newbuildings The Paris-based diversified shipowner adds products tankers to existing dirty fleet. Golar MLP buys back after street-wide slide New $25m programme launched in the face of Teekay fuelled selldown of shipping stocks. SFL books LR2s The Paris-based diversified ship owner will add clean tankers to existing dirty fleet. Golar MLP buyback follows street-wide slide New $25m programme launched in the face of Teekay fuelled selldown of shipping stocks. The ideal seafarer? Costa Cruises signs deal to bring "emotional" robot Pepper on board its ships. SFL contracts for LR2s The Paris-based diversified ship owner will add clean tankers to existing dirty fleet. Fredriksen plans new dash for gas carriers Shipowner has a developed an appetite for investments in the VLGC market. DSME downgraded Ratings agency KIS says cut of two levels reflects weaker financial structure. Wolfgang Driese joins Lemos Brothers Former DVB man gets a seat on the board of Lemos Brothers company. NAT clears the air amid nightmare on Wall St. Tanker owner issues note of reassurance to shareholders after Teekay induced selldown. 12 held in Petrobras probe Two former SBM Offshore CEOs charged by Brazilian police in corruption investigation. Statoil ends drillship deal Transocean to be compensated for early termination of Discoverer Americas charter. Nimasa delays payments Nigerian maritime authority owes Global West for charters of 18 ships. John Fredriksen mulls options as Lunder exits Shipowner considers his next move after ending Jo Lunder's brief spell as group chief executive. Antwerp's new milestone Belgian port to handle 200m tonnes of freight for first time this year; plots new container capacity. Oldendorff picks up Paragon trio German giant tipped as buyer of bulkers shipped out by Michael Bodouroglou-led company. Shell bags LNG-fuelled barges Energy major advances gas fuelling moves on Europe's inland waterways. Teekay explains cull; analysts survey scene Peter Evensen says pain will be short term while Jonathan Chappell looks for second coming. Cochin wins key GTT licence Indian shipbuilder nudges closer to building LNG carriers for Gail. Chinese bulker on block Asian Tide to be auctioned off from lay-up in Rotterdam. DSME drillship delayed Korean yard agrees to push back hand-over of $550m vessel from this year to 2018. Latvian Shipping plots $86m IPO Riga owner planning to strike while tanker market is hot to reduce debt burden. Mitsubishi hopeful on Aida orders Japanese shipbuilder believes troublesome cruiseships will make updated delivery timetable. Fujian Guohang upgrades stock listing Chinese bulker owner moves to new trading platform in effort to boost liquidity. Balearia eyes Cuban terminal Spanish owner wants to build new Havana facility for ferry service from Florida. Lander lands top job Former Stena captain takes over from Helene Mellquist at Swedish ro-ro and bulker owner. MHI denies delays Japanese shipbuilder confident the first of two Aida cruiseships will be delivered this month.

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DECEMBER 18, 2015
FMC to assess impact on alliances from liner mergers Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation launched Amazon reportedly eyeing entry into air cargo business Hanjin terminates Asia-Oceania loop, joins existing service Terminal operator renews lease at Port Everglades Truckload rates see modest growth in November Intermodal rates continue 10-month decline Executive Moves: South Carolina Ports Authority, Port of Manatee, Port of Tacoma and the IACSC X-Press launches intra-Mediterranean loops Evergreen Line joins intra-Asia CKI loop Marseille Fos container terminal receives new cranes Evergreen adds berth at Colon, Panama terminal Long-term container rate data indicates further rate decline in 2016 New SeaLand service to connect Mexico with Philadelphia

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DECEMBER 18, 2015
Authorities cooperate as containership bunkers with LNG 'This represents another milestone in the advance of green, environmentally-friendly ship technology.' Crane vessel to utilize 'largest' dual-fuel propulsion system Heerema-owned vessel to be built by Semcorp Marine. Total Lubmarine blending plant starts Singapore operations Delivery operations supported by three 900 dwt barges. New Orleans bunker fuel remains scarce; resupply expected next week: Trade High-sulfur product prices in port spiked relative to the nearby and competing Houston market. Crowley picks Eagle LNG as bunker supplier New LNG plant to be built in Jacksonville by 2017.

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PORTS

Hong Kong government protests PPC's removal from Panamanian ports

Hong Kong/Beijing

Beijing government spokeswoman stressed that China will firmly protect the rights and legitimate interests of its companies.

TRANSPORTATION

European transport associations call for the CEF to be allocated at least €100 billion

Brussels

Chronic underfunding and financial shortfalls are lamented

PORTS

The Panamanian government assigns the transitional management of the port of Balboa to APM Terminals and the port of Cristóbal to TiL

Hong Kong/Panama

CK Hutchison Holdings denounces the illegality of the terminal seizure and confirms the possibility of legal action.

PORTS

Panamanian government seizes assets and equipment at the ports of Balboa and Cristóbal

Panama

The Panama Ports Company of the CK Hutchison group has been removed from the management of the two ports

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Statement by rail and intermodal transport associations against gigaliners on European roads

Brussels

The current positions of the EU institutions - they denounce - all include elements that risk opening the door to a widespread diffusion of these vehicles.

SAFETY & SECURITY

The mandate of the EuNavFor Aspides mission has been extended until 28 February 2027.

Brussels

A budget of almost 15 million euros has been approved

The EU-ETS Observatory of Puertos del Estado confirms the risk of loss of container traffic share of European ports

PORTS

The EU-ETS Observatory of Puertos del Estado confirms the risk of loss of container traffic share of European ports

Madrid

Santana: We believe that some aspects of the ETS should be monitored and, where necessary, revised.

OFFSHORE

Tidewater acquires Brazil's Wilson Sons Ultratug Participações for $500 million.

Houston

It has a fleet of 22 Platform Supply Vessels

Trump attempts to circumvent the Supreme Court ruling by introducing temporary tariffs

TRADE

Trump attempts to circumvent the Supreme Court ruling by introducing temporary tariffs

Washington/Suitland

An executive order confirming the suspension of the "de minimis" regime was also signed.

PORTS

Slight growth in freight traffic in the port of Ancona in 2025

Ancona

Rolling stock slightly down. Passenger numbers significantly down.

PORTS

Construction of the cruise terminal at Molo San Cataldo in Taranto will begin in October.

London

Global Ports Holding invests over €4.5 million

ACCIDENTS

One dead and four injured on board the cruise ship World Legacy (formerly Moby Zaza )

Singapore

A fire broke out on the unit

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

SBB CFF FFS Cargo has sold 31 locomotives to Nordic Re-Finance

Bern

The Swiss company plans to equip itself exclusively with vehicles produced by Stadler Rail Valencia by 2035.

Last year, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg grew by 2.6 percent.

PORTS

Last year, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg grew by 2.6 percent.

Hamburg

Containers boosted the growth. Volumes remained stable in the fourth quarter alone.

SHIPPING

In the fourth quarter of 2025, the DFDS Group recorded a net loss of DKK -286 million.

Copenhagen

PORTS

Last year, cargo traffic in Montenegro's ports grew by 1.6%.

Podgorica

Cargoes to and from Italy alone increased by +64.6%

PORTS

To APM Terminals the 37.5% of the Southern Container Terminal of the port of Jeddah

The Hague/Dubai

DP World will keep the remaining 62.5%

PORTS

Continues the bending of the traffic of the container in the port of Los Angeles

Los Angeles

In January decrease of -12.1%. Bown: the state of exports to China seems bad

PORTS

In the fourth trimester of the 2025 the traffic of the goods in the port of Civitavecchia is increased of +8.6%

Civitavecchia

In the whole year growth was +3.1%

COMPANIES

Samskip sells marine and logistic services with the United Kingdom and Ireland to the CLdN

Luxembourg/Rotterdam

The agreement includes rental agreements for over 5,000 multimodal load units

COMPETITION

The Antitrust has reopened the procedure on the concentration between the Ignazio Messina & C. and the Terminal San Giorgio

Rome

SHIPPING

The International Chamber of Shipping against the new harbour taxes programmed by the US government

Washington

Necessary - the association emphasizes - carefully coordinated political solutions

CRUISES

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings orders three new ships from cruise to Fincantieri

Miami/Trieste

They are destined to the companies Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd and ZIM agreed on a merger agreement

Haifa/Hamburg

The German company will pay up to $2.5 billion

SHIPPING

America's Maritime Action Plan proposes a new tax on foreign-built ships from any nation entering U.S. ports.

Washington

It would be used to fund the new Maritime Security Trust Fund

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd to acquire Israeli ZIM

Hamburg

The German company will be responsible for international operations, while those in and with Israel will be assigned to the Tel Aviv-based private equity firm FIMI Opportunity Funds.

COMPANIES

Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem leaves DP World after Epstein's involvement

Dubai

It Kazim appointed president and Yuvraj Narayan managing director

PORTS

Eurogate and APM Terminals will invest a billion euros for the development of the North Sea Terminal Bremerhaven

Bremen/The Hague

PORTS

CK Hutchison threatens appeals against APM Terminals if it will assume the management of the Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa

Hong Kong

PORTS

Tomorrow will be inaugurated the new container terminal of transhipment of Damietta

Bremen/Melzo

Its ability to annual traffic will rise up to 3,3 million teu

SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri presents an industrial plan that foresees the doubling of the production capacity of military vessels in Italian shipyards

Milan

For civil production, a reallocation of volumes to Romanian shipyards and an expansion in Vietnam are planned.

SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri and Generative Bionics sign agreement to develop humanoid welding robots.

Trieste/Genoa

The first tests at the Sestri Ponente shipyard are scheduled for the end of this year

PORTS

Slight increase in annual freight traffic handled by Croatian ports

Zagreb

Sharp drop in dry bulk offset by increase in liquid cargoes and record containers

COMPANIES

The Grendi group expects to close 2025 with a record turnover of 158 million euros (+33%)

Genoa

Revenues increased by 10%, net of the effect of the acquisition of Dario Perioli.

South Korean HMM's quarterly and annual performances were negative.

SHIPPING

South Korean HMM's quarterly and annual performances were negative.

Seoul

In 2025 the container fleet transported 3.94 million TEUs (+3.2%)

LOGISTICS

Offer to acquire European express courier InPost

Amsterdam/Luxembourg

It was submitted by a consortium comprising Advent International (37%), FedEx (37%), A&R Investments (16%) and PPF Group (10%)

OFFSHORE

Transocean and Valaris sign merger agreement

Steinhausen/Hamilton

The new company will have a fleet of 73 offshore vessels, including 33 ultra-deepwater drillships

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd expects to close the 2025 financial year with a 61% decline in operating profit.

Hamburg

Record loads transported by the fleet, growing by +8%.

TRANSPORTATION

FS establishes a company specializing in transport and infrastructure consultancy

London

The new company is based in London

Maritime traffic in the Suez Canal fell by 3.4% last year.

SHIPPING

Maritime traffic in the Suez Canal fell by 3.4% last year.

Cairo

Growth of +9.0% in the fourth quarter alone. In December, transits increased by +13.1%.

SEAFARERS

The simplification law, rather than making things easier, complicates the lives of ship captains and burdens them with additional operational and legal responsibilities.

Genoa

LOGISTICS

BYD and Automar reach agreement for vehicle traffic through the port of Gioia Tauro.

Schiedam

The goal is to serve the central-southern Italian market.

Maersk Group announces 15% ground-based job cuts

SHIPPING

Maersk Group announces 15% ground-based job cuts

Copenhagen

The quarterly and annual financial results are impacted by the reduction in the value of maritime freight rates.

PORTS

In 2025, container traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure reached a historic record of almost three million TEUs

Genoa

Cruise passengers increased by 6.1%; ferry passengers decreased by 4.0%.

PORTS

Busan Port has again set its all-time record for annual container throughput.

Busan

Last year the total was 24.88 million TEUs (+2.0%)

PORTS

Panama Ports Company has initiated arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Panama

Panama

Extensive damage reported and state authorities' reluctance to respond to repeated requests for confrontation

PORTS

In 2025, freight traffic in Sardinia's ports grew by +3.0%

Cagliari

Slight decline in cruise passengers contained by the launch of home ports in Cagliari and Olbia

PORTS

Freight traffic in the port of Barcelona to remain stable in 2025

Barcelona

In the fourth quarter alone, 16.7 million tonnes were handled (+4.5%)

SHIPPING

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd bring back India/Middle East-Mediterranean service via Suez

In 2025, ships transiting the Panama Canal increased by +14.1%

SHIPPING

In 2025, ships transiting the Panama Canal increased by +14.1%

Panama

The ports of the Central American nation handled 9,915,357 containers (+3.6%)

Last year, container traffic in the port of Tangier Med reached a record 11.1 million TEUs (+8.4%)

PORTS

Last year, container traffic in the port of Tangier Med reached a record 11.1 million TEUs (+8.4%)

Anjra

New all-time high in total goods

PORTS

In 2025, Turkish ports handled a record traffic of 553.3 million tonnes of cargo (+4.0%)

Ankara

Container traffic in Italy reached a new all-time high of 678,715 TEUs (+9.8%). Ship traffic through the Bosphorus Strait declined.

PORTS

APM Terminals will take over the interim management of the Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa.

Panama

President Mulino urged Panama Ports Company to cooperate fully in view of this new phase

New crop of historic records harvested by Chinese ports

PORTS

New crop of historic records harvested by Chinese ports

Beijing

In 2025, maritime ports handled 11.63 billion tons of goods (+3.7%)

PORTS

PPC denounces the contradictory nature of the ruling by the Supreme Court of Justice of Panama with respect to the current legal framework

Balboa

The company does not exclude the possibility of resorting to national and international legal action

INDUSTRY

Lukoil signs agreement with US-based Carlyle to sell the Russian group's international assets

Fly

The transaction will need to be authorized by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control.

PORTS

Panama's Supreme Court of Justice declares the law on the concession contract with the Panama Ports Company unconstitutional.

Panama

Last year, PPC port terminals handled 3.9 million containers

Royal Caribbean Cruises has ordered two new cruise ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique with options for four more

CRUISES

Royal Caribbean Cruises has ordered two new cruise ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique with options for four more

Miami

New orders for ten new river vessels are planned. A record financial year.

PORTS

CMA CGM establishes a joint venture with Stonepeak to which it will contribute ten container terminals

New York/Los Angeles

The American company will own 75% and 25% of the shares, respectively. It will invest 2.4 billion dollars.

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

German rail freight companies reject 37% increase in train path prices

Berlin

Die Güterbahnen urges the Minister of Transport to present the promised reform of the fare system

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

FS Logistix increases weekly rotations on the Duisburg-Milan railway line from six to ten

Milan

Two daily connections are made in each direction

PORTS

In the fourth quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Antwerp-Zeebrugge decreased by -4.9%.

Antwerp

For the whole year the decline was -4.1%

CRUISES

Valletta Cruise Port records record annual cruise traffic

London

In 2025, there were 963 thousand passengers (+2.3%)

SHIPPING

Evergreen invests up to nearly $1.5 billion in the construction of 23 container ships

Taipei

Seven 5,900 TEU vessels have been ordered from Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding and 16 3,100 TEU vessels from CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding.

PORTS

In 2025, Spanish ports handled a record container traffic of almost 19 million TEUs

Madrid

New historic highs also for conventional goods and passengers

First container transhipment operation in an Algerian port

PORTS

First container transhipment operation in an Algerian port

Algiers

It happened on Sunday at the port of Djen Djen

TRUCKING

Truckers from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and North Macedonia block borders

Belgrade

Week-long protest against the EU's new entry/exit system

NEWS

Resumption of attacks against ships in the Red Sea region threatened

Tehran

They would be implemented in response to an escalation of US and allied military actions in the region.

New annual record for maritime traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore

SHIPPING

New annual record for maritime traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore

Port Klang

Last year, for the first time, over 100,000 ships passed through

SEAFARERS

New record of sailors abandoned by shipowners

London

In 2025, 6,223 crew members from 410 ships were abandoned

PORTS

Two FMC commissioners call on the US government to take action against Canadian and Mexican ports

Washington

Enforcement of provision aimed at preventing freight carriers from evading the Harbor Maintenance Fee urged

PORTS

Annual container traffic handled by the port of Algeciras remains stable.

Algeciras

A 6.2% decrease in the weight of goods in containers was recorded

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

The EU Commission authorizes Italy to provide financial support for rail operations in ports.

Rome

Incentives for a maximum total of 30 million euros over five years

ACCIDENTS

A Livorno port pilot loses his life in a collision

Livorno

The dynamics of the accident are still under investigation.

ENVIRONMENT

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

PORTS

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

TRADE

G20 merchandise trade trend to fluctuate in the fourth quarter of 2025

Paris

Trade in services is growing

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

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

SHIPPING

MPC Container Ships revenues decreased by -4.3% in 2025

Oslo

Net income was $236.4 million (-11.4%)

OFFSHORE

Saipem has been awarded a further offshore contract in Saudi Arabia

Milan

Order worth approximately 500 million dollars

PORTS

The new offices of the Eastern Sicily Port Authority have been inaugurated in the port of Pozzallo.

Pozzallo

Contract worth approximately 750 thousand euros

SHIPPING

Finmar appointed agent in Italy for United Global Ro-Ro

Genoa

Two services scheduled with stops at the port of Genoa

PORTS

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

SEAFARERS

The digital registry of maritime workers and the digital navigation booklet are law

Genoa

Article 11 of Legislative Decree 19/2026 establishes AGEMAR

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

DB Cargo plans to cut around 6,000 jobs

Berlin

Negotiations with employee representatives to begin soon

SHIPPING

In 2025, containers transported by RCL's fleet increased by +8.8%

Bangkok

Revenues from this activity grew by +5.2%

PORTS

Regarding Tardini's nomination as president of the Western Sicily Port Authority, Salvini and Schifani have (for now) buried the hatchet.

Palermo

PORTS

Annual container traffic grows by 5.4% at HHLA port terminals

Hamburg

Record revenues expected at 1.76 billion euros (+9.9%)

PORTS

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

PORTS

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

PORTS

Container traffic at the port of Hong Kong decreased by -3.2% in January

Hong Kong

1.13 million TEUs were handled

SHIPPING

Costamare secures $940 million in revenue from the charter of 12 container ships

Monk

SHIPPING

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.

PORTS

Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore grew by 13.0% last month.

Singapore

Containers amounted to 3,892,370 TEUs (+11.3%)

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

COMPANIES

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.

SAILING LIST

Visual Sailing List

	Departure ports
	Arrival ports by:
	-	alphabetical order
	-	country
	-	geographical areas

OFFSHORE

Saipem to acquire mobile offshore drilling unit for $272.5 million

Milan

Agreement with Norwegian Deep Value Driller

AWARDS

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

JOBS

Filt Cgil appeals against Cartour's authorization to carry out lashing and unlashing operations.

LOGISTICS

Medlog inaugurates a logistics park at Dammam's King Abdulaziz Port

Geneva

It occupies an area of over 100 thousand square meters

LOGISTICS

Manageritalia and Assologistica sign the renewal of the Ccnl managers of the logistics

Rome

Monthly gross earnings increase at 750 Euros in three tranche

LOGISTICS

Subscribed a binding agreement for the acquisition of Qube by Macquarie Asset Management

Sydney

It was unanimously approved by the Australian logistic group Cda

CRUISES

Meyer Turku completed the design of a cruise ship to zero net emissions

Turku

The main fuel is biomethanol

INDUSTRY

Last year the turnover of Kalmar grew by +1%

Helsinki

Operating income, net profit and new orders in increase respective of +26%, +28% and +8%

PORTS

Terminal Investment Limited puts hands on the Peruvian port of Pisco

Lima

Acquired the Portuario de Paracas Terminal

INFRASTRUCTURE

Assagenti urges a more constant and timely information on the progress of the work of the new dam of Genoa

SHIPPING

Grimaldi has taken delivery of the Grande Michigan

Naples

It is the eighth Pure Car and Truck Carrier ammonia ready of the Neapolitan group

ASSOCIATIONS

Meeting between the presidents of the Maritime Federation and Assoporti

Rome

Mario Mattioli and Roberto Petri addressed the main issues of the maritime cluster

PORTS

Morocco's Marsa Maroc participates in the development of the port of Monrovia

Casablanca

Contract for the management of two docks and the construction of a multipurpose terminal

SHIPPING

South Korea's Pan Ocean buys ten VLCCs from compatriot SK Shipping

Seoul

Transaction valued at approximately $668 million

ASSOCIATIONS

Stefano Messina has been confirmed as president of Assarmatori

Rome

He will also lead the shipowners' association in the four-year period 2026-2030

PORTS

Roberto Mantovanelli has been appointed Secretary General of the Northern Adriatic Port Authority.

Venice

The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan for the Ports of Venice and Chioggia has been approved.

PORTS

In 2025, Albanian ports handled a record traffic of 8.2 million tons of goods (+6.2%)

Tirana

A new peak in passengers also amounted to 1.7 million units (+6.4%)

DEFENCE

WASS (Fincantieri) has been awarded a contract by Saudi Arabia for the supply of lightweight torpedoes

Trieste

The order is worth more than 200 million euros

INDUSTRY

Oxin (Somec) awarded a major order for the construction of kitchen, pantry, catering and bar areas for two cruise ships

San Vendemiano

The value of the order is 53 million euros

TRANSPORTATION

Sogedim launches a daily service between Carpi and Campogalliano/England

Carpi

Daily shuttle departing from the logistics hubs of Campogalliano, Carpi and Prato

SHIPPING

Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly and annual revenue.

Athens

Profits are falling

PORTS

CPPIB and OMERS are considering selling their 67% stake in Associated British Ports.

London

SHIPPING

Maersk orders eight 18,600 TEU dual-fuel containerships

Copenhagen

Built by New Times Shipbuilding Co., they will be delivered between 2029 and 2030.

SHIPYARDS

PaxOcean opens new shipyard in Singapore

Singapore

It occupies an area of 17.3 hectares

PORTS

The largest container ship ever arrived in the port of Trieste

Trieste

Port of call of the "MSC Diana" which has a capacity of approximately 19,000 TEUs

SHIPYARDS

Antin Infrastructure Partners acquires U.S. shipbuilder Vigor Marine Group

New York

It has shipyards in Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, San Diego and Norfolk

PORTS

In 2025, Moroccan ports handled a record traffic of 262.6 million tons of goods (+8.9%)

Rabat

Transhipment equal to 50.5% of the total

SHIPPING

Yang Ming deploys first of five 15,500 TEU dual-fuel LNG vessels on Asia-Mediterranean route

Keelung

It will be used in the MD2 service

ENVIRONMENT

Study highlights challenges for LNG containerships in complying with future cold ironing connection requirements

Berlin/Hamburg

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Fincantieri and Wsense reach agreement to offer cutting-edge underwater systems

Trieste

Co-development of advanced wireless technology solutions planned

ENVIRONMENT

Study finds high levels of persistent organic pollutants caused by shipbreaking activities

Brussels

PORTS

Port of Livorno: tender for ship-generated waste management begins

Livorno

The expected value of the contract is over 40 million euros

LOGISTICS

DSV revenue and profits impacted by Schenker acquisition

Copenhagen

In 2025, turnover grew by +48.0%

INDUSTRY

Wärtsilä reports significant growth in quarterly and annual results for the Marine segment

Helsinki

The Finnish group's new orders acquired in 2025 remain stable.

COMPANIES

Dutch company Portwise has been bought by its compatriot Haskoning

Rijswijk

The company offers solutions for optimizing terminal operations through automation and electrification

SHIPPING

Construction of the first of six container ships for Italia Marittima has begun in China.

Trieste

The ships, which will be able to use traditional fuel and methanol, will have a capacity of 2,400 TEUs

ACCIDENTS

In the Strait of Hormuz, armed vessels ordered a US tanker to stop

Southampton/London

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

GTS announces new rail services between the port of Genoa and central and southern Italy.

Bari

Connections via the Segrate Milan terminal

AVIATION

Kuehne+Nagel expands CargoCity South at Frankfurt Airport

Schindellegi

A new facility will be completed and taken over at the end of 2028

SHIPPING

The number of dual-fuel vessels employed by liner shipping lines is set to double by 2025

Washington

Currently, 74% of the order book consists of units of this type

PORTS

AD Ports signs agreement to build and operate multipurpose terminal at Matadi Port

Abu Dhabi/Kinshasa

Relaunch of the Banana Deepwater Port Construction Project

SEAFARERS

Confitarma: The Revenue Agency's position risks having serious repercussions on Italian seafarers' employment.

Rome

ASSOCIATIONS

Bucchioni appointed pro tempore president of the Association of Freight Forwarders of the Port of La Spezia

La Spezia

PORTS

The tender for the development of the shipbuilding hub in the port of Ancona has begun.

Ancona

The AdSP Management Committee has approved the call for tenders

SHIPPING

ONE's quarterly financial performance declines further

Singapore

The volume of containerized cargo transported by the fleet remains stable

INSTITUTIONS

Laura DiBella's nomination for FMC presidency has been signed.

Washington

His term will expire on June 30, 2028.

PORTS

Port of Singapore saw record bunker deliveries in 2025

Singapore

PSA-MOL joint venture to manage a new ro-ro terminal

PORTS

The port of Taranto was visited by a delegation from the Japanese FLOWRA

Taranto

The association brings together 21 of the main Japanese energy players

INDUSTRY

ABB's new orders in a quarter exceed $10 billion for the first time.

Zurich

Growing demand in the maritime, port and railway sectors

LAW

In the United States, MSC was fined a total of $22.67 million

Washington

The Federal Maritime Commission has released the results of an investigation

COMPANIES

Signal Ocean has acquired AXSMarine

Paris/London

The company offers web platforms to support the ship charter sector

COMPANIES

CSC Vespucci and Livorno Reefer will form a single platform dedicated to fruit and vegetable and exotic products in the port of Livorno

Livorno

Livorno Reefer to acquire stake in CSC

SHIPPING

Stena RoRo has placed an order for two ro-ro vessels in China with options for four more.

Gothenburg

They were designed in cooperation with the Italian Naos

SHIPPING

Shanghai Zhonggu Logistics Co. to Order Four New 6,000-TEU Containerships

Shanghai

The order will include options for two additional vessels

UPS revenues decreased by 2.6% in 2025

In the last quarter alone, a decrease of -3.2% was recorded

SHIPPING

ICS has published its periodic analysis of flag state performance

London

COMPANIES

Michail Stahlhut will step down as CEO of Hupac in May

Noise

Bertschi: Under his leadership, the company's position as a leading provider of combined road/rail transport in Europe has been strengthened.

PORTS

Members of the Ravenna Marine Resource Partnership Body have been appointed.

Ravenna

It will meet for the first time on February 4th and will remain in office for four years

SHIPPING

Messina (Assarmatori): MIT's decree on cold ironing is a good thing.

Rome

This is a fundamental step - he underlined - to ensure that the electrification of the platforms is actually usable.

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Contship has joined the Digital Container Shipping Association's DCSA+ program.

Melzo

Among the goals, improving the efficiency of terminal operations, the accuracy of planning and collaboration with shipping companies.

PORTS

The Argentine Port Workers' Federation threatens a strike at national ports.

The Silver

Action in support of workers at the port of Concepción del Uruguay

PORTS

In 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +0.8%

Taranto

In the last quarter alone, a decrease of -22.6% was recorded

PORTS

Last year, container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +3.4%

Valencia

5,662,661 TEUs were handled

DEFENCE

Fincantieri wins Italian Navy contract to enhance naval vessels' cyber resilience

INDUSTRY

New facility in Charleston for the production and testing of marine power and propulsion systems

Arlington

It was inaugurated by Leonardo DRS, a subsidiary of the Italian Leonardo

SAFETY & SECURITY

Project to strengthen maritime and port cybersecurity

Brest/Brussels/Rome

The partners are France Cyber Maritime, FEPORT and the Federation of the Sea

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles fell by 10.6% in the last quarter of 2025.

Los Angeles

A decrease of -0.6% was recorded for the whole year

INDUSTRY

In the first six months of operation InnoWay Trieste produced 170 railway wagons

Trieste

The construction of 600 units is planned in Bagnoli della Rosandra in 2026

YACHTING

Ferretti rejects KKCG Maritime's partial and conditional voluntary takeover bid.

Milan

Strong confidence in the company's long-term strategy reaffirmed

PORTS

Haropa Port sets new container traffic record

Le Havre

Last year, overall freight traffic increased by +2%

MOURNING

Decio Lucano, the dean of shipping journalists, has passed away.

Genoa

His paper adventures are countless, including "Vita e Mare" and "TMM", but also digital with "DL News"

PORTS

Marsa Maroc orders 106 electric terminal tractors from Terberg

Benschop

They will be employed in the port of Nador West Med

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Contargo acquires 50% of Cargo-Center-Graz Logistik

Mannheim

The German company extends its intermodal network to the Adriatic ports of Koper and Rijeka.

COMPANIES

A single binding offer from Dubai for the purchase of the Venice Ro-Port Mos

Venice

The company manages the terminal for the motorways of the sea and cruises in Fusina

PORTS

The Port of Long Beach handled record container traffic in 2025

Long Beach

In the last quarter, a decrease of -8.8% was recorded

SHIPPING

HMM to introduce AI-based autonomous navigation solutions on 40 vessels

Seoul

Contract with Avikus and agreement with KSOE

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

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

MEETINGS

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

Auction of megaterminal in Santos may be postponed due to deadlock within the Federal Government

East Port Said Port faces a new challenge with Europe's carbon rules for shipping

(EnterpriseAM)

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

ASSITERMINAL

Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato

Roma, 19 giugno 2025

››› File

FREIGHT TERMINALS

Two new rail connections to Germany from the Padua Interport

Padua

They are operated by InRail and LTE Italia

SHIPPING

Intersea has become the general agent in Italy for the Portuguese GS Lines

Genoa

The shipping company is part of Grupo Sousa

PORTS

MSC and Qatari company Maha to develop and manage the Libyan port of Misurata

Paris/Misurata

An investment of 1.5 billion dollars is expected

MARINAS

F2i has been awarded the concession for the Lavagna tourist port

Milan

The concession contract will have a duration of 50 years

OFFSHORE

Eni launches the hull of the Coral North FLNG

Geoje/San Donato Milanese

It will be used offshore Cabo Delgado, north of Mozambique.

LOGISTICS

Laghezza has acquired a logistics warehouse in Sarzana

La Spezia

The aim is to establish a local hub for local production activities.

PORTS

The Red Sea Container Terminal at the Egyptian port of Sokhna has been inaugurated.

Sokhna

It is operated by a joint venture of Hutchison Ports, COSCO and CMA Terminals

SHIPPING

The GNV Altair ferry has joined the GNV fleet

Genoa

It has a capacity of 2,700 passengers and 915 linear metres of rolling stock.

COMPANIES

Ignazio Messina & C. has acquired full control of Thermocar

Genoa

The Genoese company operates in the temperature-controlled refrigerated container logistics sector.

SHIPPING

Maersk confirms resumption of MECL transits through the Suez Canal

Copenhagen

The line connects India and the Middle East with the US East Coast

SHIPPING

Genco's board of directors rejected Diana Shipping's acquisition proposal.

New York/Athens

The American company, however, leaves a glimmer of hope by admitting the validity of the merger

SHIPPING

MSC will include the port of Trieste in the Dragon Italy-USA service

Geneva

The Julian port will be reached starting from the second half of February

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