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BRIEFS
April 7, 2017
Sched Netweb site
  • Ningbo-Zhoushan port Q1 box volume up 9pc to over 6m TEU
  • Incheon box volume up 15pc to set new record in February
  • Fire continues to rage on containership, MSC Daniela, near Colombo
  • Sinking of the Stellar Daisy with 22 crew members missing : questions raised
  • HK's Cido Shipping sells 2 boxships to Arkas reportedly for US$19m
  • Anglo-Eastern Shipmanagement opens office in Shanghai
  • Singapore extends port dues rebates for transshipped vehicles
  • JNPT awards US$266m dredging project contract
  • Pirates hijack Indian vessel off coast of Somalia
  • China's carriers poised for biggest profit
  • BOC Aviation purchases two B747-8 freighters, ABC to lease aircraft
  • UPS commences Lithuania-Cologne service with later collection times

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 6, 2017
  • Cabinet approves MoU between India & Bangladesh for fairway development of Ashuganj-Zakiganj stretch of Kushiyara river & Sirajganj-Daikhawa stretch of Jamuna river in Indo-Bangladesh protocol route
  • London P&I Club issues guidance on reducing risk of bulk cargo liquefaction
  • Wheel & Time achieves a new high by securing & successfully executing 6 back-to-back heavylift operations in India
  • Zeaborn acquires MPP heavy lift vessel
  • JNPCT registers impressive growth in JN Port's new high of 4.5 m TEUs in 2016-17
  • NMPT handles record traffic
  • Strike threat at Major Ports from April 19
  • RBI keeps repo rate unchanged, raises reverse repo
  • New FIEO President Ganesh Kumar Gupta sees $ 500 bn of total exports in 2017-18

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Rates at the level of 2014?
  • A passionate approach
  • Improving road link to facilitate trade in Africa
  • Digital freight platform under starter's orders
  • Russia and Iran join forces for rail electrification
  • USPA awakens global interest in port infrastructure projects
  • Danish Shipowners' Association appoints man in Brussels
  • Wizz Air to fly between A(stana) and B(udapest)
  • Credit to overcome a bottleneck
  • SCT banking on alliances
  • Japanese multi places big railcar order in North America
  • Saimi selects Vanessa Davidson as deputy CEO
  • Air Baltic flying to third Russian destination
  • BLG Logistics rising high in 2016
  • Tanzania - Burundi in four days
  • Inauguration of iron ore facility in South America
  • UPS more than doubling Kaunas - Cologne capacity
  • Hamburg recruitment agency welcomes new partner

IHS Maritimeweb site
APRIL 6, 2017
  • NordLB slumps to EUR2 billion loss
  • Liner shake-up hits Eurogate
  • Is Big Data all it's cracked up to be?
  • Dearth of funding hampers progress in Indonesia maritime reform
  • International Gas Union: more but shorter LNG voyages in 2017
  • Tiered refund guarantees for DSME from policy lenders, commercial banks
  • HMM to order VLCCs this month
  • South American countries deploy warships to search for Polaris VLOC
  • Jinhui sells last Handysize bulker
  • Singapore's LNG ambitions: pipe dream or tactical move?

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 6, 2017
  • Container shipping 'must reinvent itself' for the digital age - Damco looks ahead
  • Growth of Amazon gives UK warehousing sector a real shake-up
  • Cargologicair set for expansion as third freighter arrives, but takes it steady
  • Global shipping fleet braces for chaos of $60bn fuel shock
  • Israel proposes freight rail link to Saudi Arabia via Jordan
  • EASA issues safety warning over portable electronic devices on aircraft

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 6, 2017
  • International e-Nav standards come a step closer
  • Another former ST Marine exec gets jail term
  • Citywide Ferry gets renamed, will launch a month early
  • ClassNK eCertificates authorized by Liberian Registry
  • Vittoria Shipyard wins its first tugboat orders
  • Harley Marine completes 15,000 nautical mile delivery tow

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 6, 2017
  • Navios Maritime Partners adds two 10 year-old panamax bulkers
    Vessel acquisition follows recent $100m fund raiser
  • Kamsarmax and supramax have better prospects than capesize, says Noble
    Capesize is too risky as Chinese demand for iron ore will wane, says head of global freight Michael Nagler
  • Nord/LB losses climb to $2bn
    Shipping loss provisions surpass $3bn as bank looks to slash exposure to industry by $3bn by 2018
  • Intercargo calls for Stellar Daisy probe
    IMO also expects full investigation as 22 seafarers remain missing
  • Stolt Tankers to go it alone then find a partner
    Tanker operation will become standalone company, then buy or merge with another company, as consolidation takes hold across the tanker industry
  • New tonnage and Australian force majeure cloud cape outlook after 20% earnings drop
    Chinese imports of iron ore may slow amid high stockpiles and a falling price
  • Somali piracy threatens to escalate
    Industry could be a few steps away from discovering whether it remains prepared for pirate threat
  • Early Chinese New Year dents February's Asia-Europe traffic
    But volumes through the first two months of the year measure up with 2016 levels
  • Pacific Basin eyes opportunistic deals in the secondhand market
    Rationally, people should buy companies rather than ships, says chief executive
  • S-Bulkers seeks expansion in dry market
    Small Greek tanker operator bought two bulkers in last five months that have appreciated in value
  • Cargill's dry freight unit folds in clean tankers
    Chartered tankers retained following sale of energy unit to Macquarie
  • Stolt-Nielsen's profits tumble 50%
    First-quarter rates hit as downward slide in chemical tanker market continues
  • Gender pay gap reporting legislation comes into force
    Companies with over 250 employees must publish details on pay inequality within 12 months
  • Korean pension fund to decide on DSME's financial aid plan next week
    But financial authorities have a back-up plan ready if all else fails
  • Jinhui to offload its sole handysize vessel for $15m
    Vessel to be delivered to buyer by June 15 this year
  • Pioneer Marine books narrower full-year loss for 2016
    US and China factors to support the dry bulk market, says chief executive Pankaj Khanna
  • Majority of creditors support Ocean Rig restructuring plan
    Group has enough votes to proceed with the next steps in financial restructuring
  • Mercator Lines inks deal for reverse takeover
    Move to allow shareholders and creditors to recover some assets
  • Who is king of the shipyards?
    It is a toss-up between China and Japan as standard ships may no longer be built in Korea within five years
  • Change hopefully happens
    After the loss of Stellar Daisy with 22 seafarers, we might hope there will be an eagle eye cast over similar conversions and a tightening-up of structural inspection
  • Carriers blame unseasonal demand for European exporters' woes
    Spike in backhaul Asia-Europe has caught lines off guard, as ESC holds meeting to address crisis

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 6, 2017
  • SE Asia footwear sourcing shift stresses supplier links
  • Cascading of bigger ships challenge ports, BCOs
  • Wan Hai bucks industry trend with 2016 profit
  • E-commerce offers carriers opening to serve smaller BCOs
  • Maersk taps river route for Bangladesh exports
  • Lack of funding hampers Indonesia's Sea Tollway
  • Indian authorities try to avert nationwide strike

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 6, 2017
  • Minerva moves on BWMS as it pens 'milestone' deal with Wartsila
  • CTM buys panamax at new $13.8m benchmark
  • Arkas snaps up boxships in first deal for over year
    Expanding Turkish outfit purchases two 2,800-teu secondhand units for around $9.5m each to take its fleet to nearly 50 vessels
  • Speed blamed for grounding of German MPP ship
  • Turkey signs up to Hong Kong Convention
  • Allegations threaten NGOs Mediterranean operations
    Merchant shipping could be thrown back into the frontline of the migrant crisis following claims non-government organisations (NGOs) are involved in crime
  • Market recovery set to keep restructured companies going
  • Back to future sees Seaborne call dry bulk market nadir
    Greek financial firm's use of 46 years of past market cycles justifies forecast from a year ago that the market slump was nearing an end in the first quarter of 2016
  • Fears mount for compensation setup after $1bn Prestige ruling
    Uniform approach to conventions will 'greatly reduce the risk of volatility'
  • Cefor study confirms that reactivated boxships yield more claims
  • No link seen so far for hibernating offshore vessels
  • Aage Remoy looks to expand after taking control of Vestland
  • Clarksons Platou spots potential for owners to branch out into wind farms
  • Demand pick-up will lift rig rates despite ongoing idle fleet levels
  • Gallows humour on show but optimism wells up too
    Many in offshore never lost their humour, even in the depths of the crisis, but now Fearnley Offshore Supply and many of its clients are seeing some positive signs
  • Arc7 LNG shipowners view first of 15 in a new breed
  • SCF takes its know-how in ice to the next level
    Arrival of first vessel brings Yamal LNG's impending start-up into sharp focus
  • AET swoops on SHI LNG fuelled aframax design
  • GTT launches VLGC containment system
  • Hoegh expects to surpass 2019 FSRU target
    Company is sitting on a string of options to building floating regasification and storage units (FSRUs) at two competing shipyards
  • Period charters return as shipowners see signs of recovery
  • Is surge in new alliances set to run out of steam?
    Does this week's launch of THE Alliance and the Ocean Alliance mark the beginning or the end of the charter market rally?
  • Seago delays delivery of newbuildings
  • Shipping is wary of 2020 sulphur cap but it could have an upside for tankers
    Shipowners are used to regulations moving markets - particularly in the tanker sector - but the new emission rules may have unexpected consequences, writes Tim Smith, senior analyst at MSI
  • US-to-Europe ethane trade has proved viable - Ineos shipping boss Thompson
    Competitors set to use Ineos' seaborne supply chain after boss' vision bears fruit
  • Kvalheim hails Champion result in tough markets
  • Japan's Iyo Bank targets foreign shipowners
    Traditional ship finance lending in Ehime prefecture is contracting, forcing Iyo to become the first regional Japanese bank to go abroad in search of foreign owners
  • United Ocean rapidly sells modern bulker
  • Dayang's 'shadow' supramax orderbook comes to light
    Vessel orders that were cancelled or abandoned may yet hit the water as prices improve
  • Low VLGC charter deal at odds with rising spot rates
  • Varun gas ships are delayed while crews wait to be paid
  • Idling of four vessels may have contributed to spike in freight rates
  • Portuscale cruise veterans put on the demo block
  • Union Maritime buys tankers from Marenave
  • Songa poised to list on Oslo's Axess as it increases fleet size
    Norwegian firm buys more ships as it eyes moves towards Oslo Stock Exchange listing
  • Odfjell boss Morch takes home vast sum
  • HNA's interest in HSH highlights Chinese appetite for shipping risk
    Industry's potential bright future exhibited as US private-equity group also bids for German bank
  • Pillarstone era begins at Premuda
  • JP Morgan fund is linked to PIL capesize bulker
  • Pioneering LNG bunker vessel prepares to enter history books
    Purpose-built ship completes 37-day journey from South Korea to new home port of Zeebrugge and is poised to swing into operation next week
  • NSA is cutting costs to face offshore crisis
  • Korea Maritime bulker secures firm sale price
  • Turkey's Gulnak set to cash in with sale of youngest ship
  • New Times plots return to VLCC fold with Dynacom Tankers deal
    Chinese shipbuilder in close discussions with Dynacom for up to eight VLCC newbuildings
  • Samos offloads money-making aframax for $21m
  • Waruna snaps up tanker from Torm for $7.9m
  • Marfin sells vintage bulker for firm $4m
  • Vitol snaps up Kyklades tanker duo
  • Stellar Daisy tragedy throws converted VLOCs into spotlight
    Safety checks are being lined up to test the structural integrity of series of oil tankers converted to very large ore carriers after major loss in the Atlantic claiming 22 lives
  • Sinking could hit Polaris' flotation plan
  • Judge urges Highland to co-operate
  • SPIL buys JP Morgan boxship

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 6, 2017
  • Commentary: Near sourcing isn't a trend; it's a strategy
    Near sourcing, in-sourcing, and regional sourcing all mean the same thing: moving a business' operations closer to where the end products a...
  • Corpus Christi cancels plan for container terminal
    Port of Corpus Christi officials said Wednesday they had determined that a planned container facility at the La Quinta Trade Gateway is no ...
  • Port of Vancouver, Wash. sets new tonnage record in 2016
    Source: Port of Vancouver The Port of Vancouver, Wash. said grain was its largest export by volume in 2016. The Port of Vancouver in Washin...
  • Record penalty assessed for Jones Act violation
    Furie Operating Alaska, an oil company that had arranged the shipment of an oil drilling rig from the Gulf of Mexico to Alaska on a Chinese...
  • Salerno Container Terminal gains three new container services
    Salerno Container Terminal (SCT) in southern Italy is a port of call for three new container services, which has resulted in its new 20 mil...
  • Ag groups oppose air traffic privatization plans
    A coalition of rural agricultural and aviation industry associations is asking Congress to rethink a provision in President Donald Trump's ...
  • North Atlantic shipping lanes plagued by hundreds of icebergs
    North Atlantic shipping lanes have been inundated with more than 400 icebergs over the past week, forcing ships to slow to a crawl and take...
  • ARRC posts $4.4m loss on falling freight volumes
    The Alaska Railroad Corp. (ARRC) posted a $4.4 million loss for the full year in 2016, compared with a profit of $10.9 million the previous...
  • Trucking operators urge Congress to increase infrastructure investment
    Two prominent members of the trucking industry are urging Congress to increase investment in the nation's ailing transportation infrastruct...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 6, 2017
  • BFOE crude floating storage steady on week
    According to cFlow, Platts' trade flow software, there are about 4.6 million barrels of BFOE crude being held in floating storage in the North Sea
  • ARA fuel oil inventories fall amid stronger April demand
    Since March 2016, fuel oil stocks in the ARA refining hub have increased by 24%, reflecting closed arbitrage opportunities to Asia.
  • External: Praxis Energy Agents S.A
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • TRADER NOTE: Former Trafigura fuel oil trader joins Socar Trading Singapore
    David was with Trafigura for 13 years.
  • FUTURES: Crude remains lower on US stock build, despite OPEC cuts
  • March volumes on Platts Asia HSFO cargo, swap MOC fall short of historic highs
    Market anticipation had been high for March

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HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
Companies inform
Accelleron and Geislinger: An Evolving Technical Collaboration
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
COSCO Shipping Holdings Group's revenues fell by -3.4% in the second quarter of 2025.
COSCO Shipping Holdings Group's revenues fell by -3.4% in the second quarter of 2025.
Shanghai
Sharp decline in economic performance in the trans-Pacific and Asia-Europe markets
For Federlogistica, the bridge over the Strait of Messina will have the miraculous power to gradually eliminate a framework of social injustices.
For Federlogistica, the bridge over the Strait of Messina will have the miraculous power to gradually eliminate a framework of social injustices.
Genoa
Falteri: it can become the artery of an economic and social body that has been underdeveloped to date
SBB CFF FFS Cargo's half-year performance was negative.
Bern
The Swiss company announced a drop in volumes in both domestic and transit traffic.
COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly revenue
Hong Kong
In the April-June period, net profit was 122.4 million dollars (+32.4%)
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports hit a new record high in July
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports hit a new record high in July
Beijing
Foreign traffic amounted to 427.6 million tonnes (+6.1%)
South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and HD Hyundai Mipo Co. to merge
Seoul
The completion of the operation is expected for next December 1st.
Filt Cgil, priority should be given to valorizing AdSP workers rather than assigning positions
Rome
The union denounces the failure to comply with the National Collective Labour Agreement
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Venice grew by +4.1%
Venice
There were 228 thousand cruise passengers (+12.8%)
COSCO Shipping International's revenues increased by 10.3% in the first half of the year.
Hong Kong
Net profit was HK$494.6 million (+26.0%)
G20 nations' merchandise trade showed modest growth in the second quarter
Geneva
The increase in trade in services was more pronounced
South Korea's HD Hyundai announces multibillion-dollar investment program to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
South Korea's HD Hyundai announces multibillion-dollar investment program to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
Seongnam
Agreements with the US investment firm Cerberus Capital and the Korea Development Bank
MSC World Europa cruise ship crashes off the coast of Ponza
Rome
The Coast Guard reports that the situation on board, where there are 8,585 people, is calm and under control.
MSC World Europa has resumed autonomous sailing
Rome
Electrical problem solved, the cruise ship is headed for the port of Naples
PostEurop warns that from August 29, shipments of goods to the USA could be limited or suspended
Brussels
Last month, Trump eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods.
Chinese oil company OOIL sees growth in its half-year financial results.
Hong Kong
In the first six months of this year, revenues increased by +5.0%
Premier Alliance to split Mediterranean Pendulum 2 service next month
Seoul/Singapore/Keelung
Investment firm CVC Capital Partners exits Boluda Maritime Terminals and TTI Algeciras
Schiphol
The two terminal companies manage a total of nine Spanish port terminals
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
Haifa
In the period April-June the average value of freight rates fell by -11.6%
Interferry's Entry/Exit System risks delaying ferry operations at European ports.
Victoria
The system will come into force on October 12th
DFDS closes second quarter with a loss
Copenhagen
In the period April-June 2025 the fleet transported 10.6 million linear meters of rolling stock (-0.4%)
Ammonia and methanol are ready to decarbonize shipping, but some obstacles to their use must be removed.
New record quarterly results for the American cruise group Viking
New record quarterly results for the American cruise group Viking
Los Angeles
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 439.2 million dollars (+182.2%)
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by 1.8% last month.
Barcelona
202,321 TEUs handled at loading and unloading (+10.4%) and 142,492 TEUs in transit (-8.3%)
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
Hamburg
Sharp increase in transshipment container volumes (+26%)
Norway's Xeneta has bought Denmark's eeSea
Oslo
Both companies provide data and information for the optimization of containerized maritime transport
In the April-June quarter, freight traffic in Tunisian ports decreased by -3.8%
La Goulette
In the first six months of 2025, 13.8 million tonnes were handled (-3.2%)
Port of Koper sets new quarterly records for containers and rolling stock
Ljubljana
In the period April-June, 5.6 million tons of goods were moved (-4.1%)
Port of Los Angeles hits record monthly container traffic
Los Angeles
Over one million TEUs were handled in July (+8.5%)
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hamburg
Net profit fell by -39.4%
Evergreen reports an 18.7% drop in quarterly revenues
Taipei
The April-June period closed with a net profit decrease of -62.9%
South Korean company HMM's revenues fell by 1.5% in the second quarter.
Seoul
Trump announces rejection of IMO's shipping decarbonization program
Washington
The proposed framework - it is denounced - is in effect a global carbon tax that affects Americans and is imposed by an irresponsible United Nations organization.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June, revenues decreased by -26.5% and -8.7% respectively
Cruise traffic at Global Ports Holding terminals grew by 6.0% in the second quarter
Istanbul
In the first six months of 2025, an increase of +16.7% was recorded
In the period April-June, cargo traffic in Croatian ports decreased by -4.0%
Zagreb
Cruise passengers grow by +5.4%
Container traffic at US ports is expected to plummet in the second half of this year.
Washington/Long Beach
In July, the Port of Long Beach handled 944,000 TEUs (+7.0%)
ThyssenKrupp shareholders approve spin-off of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems
Eat
The company will be listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
Geneva
Global trade in goods is expected to grow by 0.9% this year
Hupac will increase the number of weekly rotations between Busto Arsizio and Basel from five to eight
Noise
Increase in attendance from September 1st
From January 1st, new bunkering regulations will apply in the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp.
Rotterdam
The barges must be equipped with flow meters
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Copenhagen
Terminals and logistics have made a positive contribution. Container shipping benefits from demurrage revenues.
The CIPESS has approved the final project for the bridge over the Strait of Messina.
Rome
Construction will begin this year and the project will be completed in 2032.
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
Bonn
Significant reduction in shipments from China and Hong Kong to the US due to Trump's abolition of the de minimis regime
The Grendi group has acquired 70% of Dario Perioli Spa
The Grendi group has acquired 70% of Dario Perioli Spa
Milan
The remaining 30% will remain with Fingiro, owned by Michele Giromini, the company's CEO.
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
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In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
President Alessandro Arvigo and CEO Maurizio Anselmo
In the second quarter, sales of dry containers produced by CIMC fell by -33%.
Hong Kong
Reefer boats increase by 57%
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Grande Shanghai
Naples
It will be used for the transport of vehicles between East Asia and Northern Europe
The ART urges to verify that the investment plan and the related amortization period are consistent with the duration of the port concessions.
Turin
Chinese automaker FAW ships components to Europe by train
Changchun
Transit time reduced to 18 days compared to 45 days for maritime transport
The assets and fleet of the Spanish Armas Trasmediterránea will be sold to Baleària and DFDS
Las Palmas/Dénia/Copenhagen
Two agreements worth €215 million and €40 million respectively have been signed.
Italian State Railways (FS), investing €70 million to install the ERTMS system.
Rome
Work has been completed on 382 Trenitalia trains, while the retrofitting of 60 locomotives from Mercitalia Rail, an FS Logistix company, is underway.
MPC Container Ships' quarterly revenue returns to growth
The second quarter of 2025 was closed with a net profit of 78.1 million dollars (+20.5%)
Plans to build two container customs areas north and south of the Suez Canal
Cairo
Fourteen of the 48 abandoned shipwrecks in Catania port have been removed.
Catania
The activity will be replicated in the port of Augusta
The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has confirmed the validity of the tender for the new Ravano Terminal in the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
DP World's port terminals handled record quarterly container traffic
Dubai
Revenues grew by 22.2% in the first half of 2025
In the quarter April-June the volume of rolling stock transported by Höegh Autoliners increased by +9.0%
Oslo
Sharp increase (+46.6%) of vehicles from Asia
South Korea's HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering acquires Vietnam's Doosan Enerbility
Seongnam
It manages an industrial area with its own port facility
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras grew by 6.6% in July
Algeciras
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -2.9% was recorded
In July, the port of Valencia handled 488,000 containers (+6.7%)
Valencia
Increase driven by growth in empty containers
Salvini has appointed Annalisa Tardino as extraordinary commissioner of the Western Sicilian Sea Port Authority.
Rome/Palermo
The President of the Sicilian Region announces the appeal against the provision
The materials dredged in the ports of La Spezia and Carrara will be used for the construction of the new breakwater in Genoa.
Genoa/La Spezia
Agreement between the two Ligurian Port System Authorities
X-Press Feeders denounces authorities' failure to acknowledge responsibility in the X-Press Pearl accident
Singapore
According to the company, the Supreme Court ruling ignores international maritime law
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -6.5% in July
Hong Kong
A decline of -3.7% was recorded in the first seven months of 2025
Cargo traffic in Russian ports remained stable in July
St. Petersburg
In the first seven months of 2025, loads decreased by -4.6%
In July, the Port of Singapore set a new all-time record for monthly container traffic with 3.9 million TEUs.
Singapore
In terms of weight, containerized cargo decreased by -3.6%
Compensation to be paid by the Civitavecchia Port Authority in the Fincosit case has been set at €1.5 million.
Civitavecchia
Latrofa: The ruling allows the release of set-aside sums that have frozen the budget for years.
Germany's HHLA posts record quarterly revenue
Hamburg
In the second quarter, the group's port terminals handled 3.2 million containers (+7.9%)
In the first half of 2025, CK Hutchison's port terminals handled 44 million containers (+4.0%)
Hong Kong
In the quarter April-June the Wallenius Wilhelmsen fleet transported 14.8 million cubic meters of rolling stock (-0.5%)
Lysaker
Revenues down by -0.7%
In the second quarter, Montenegro's ports handled 670 thousand tons of goods (+0.6%)
Podgorica
Volumes with Italy amounted to 154 thousand tons (+53.1%)
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
With the arrival of the first container ship, the testing of operational procedures at the Rijeka Gateway begins.
The Hague
The first commercial ship is expected on September 12th
A proposal to bring the port of Taranto back onto global container routes? Start a discussion table.
Taranto
Meeting on the status of freight traffic
Port of Ancona: Tender for demolition of fire-damaged Tubimar warehouses
Ancona
The expected duration of the works is four and a half months
Merger of the German MACS and Hugo Stinnes, both active in the MPP vessel segment
Hamburg/Rostock
Stinnes headquarters in Rostock to close by December 31
In the second quarter, freight traffic in Albanian ports grew by +2.9%
Tirana
There were 331 thousand passengers (+13.6%)
A.SPE.DO, operationalizing the Smart Terminal to increase the competitiveness of the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
ING loans to Premuda for over 100 million dollars
Milan
Funds for the management buyout and the purchase of two product tankers
Sallaum Lines has taken delivery of the first of six Ocean-class dual-fuel PCTCs
Rotterdam
The ship was completed four months ahead of schedule
First meeting of the new Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Genoa
Several measures approved, including those for CULMV and CULP staff
Euroports to operate a new liquid bulk terminal in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It is expected to become operational in 2026
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.6%
Ravenna
Growth of 0.6% was recorded in June. An increase of 4.8% is expected in July.
OsserMare presents five reports on the marine economy
Rome
They focus on a specific sector supply chain or aspect of it
Port of Naples: Road haulage operations resume
Naples
Resolution meeting between institutions, operators and trade associations
ICTSI again reports record quarterly financial and operating results
Manila
Global Ship Lease Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Athens
In the April-June period, net profit was 95.4 million dollars (+8.4%)
Vard receives new order from North Star for two hybrid SOVs
Trieste
Contract worth between 100 and 200 million euros
The Panama Shipping Registry will no longer accept the registration of oil tankers and bulk carriers over 15 years old.
Panama
Measure to counter the use of the shadow fleet
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly revenue
Athens
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 130.9 million (-7.3%)
New customs fast corridor between the port of La Spezia and Interporto Padova
Padua
It adds to the other three already active on the same route
ICTSI to operate Indonesia's Batu Ampar Container Terminal
Manila
It is located on Batam Island
Pino Musolino has been appointed CEO of the Alilauro shipping company.
Naples
He replaces the resigning Eliseo Cuccaro
In the second quarter, DIS' time charter revenues fell by -37.1%.
Luxembourg
Net income was $19.6 million (-70.5%)
Wista Italy denounces the exclusion of women from the nominations of port authority presidents.
Milan
Musso: The glass ceiling that prevents women from accessing leadership roles remains.
Austrian Rail Cargo Group is focusing on the development of the Sommacampagna-Sona intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Ten-year agreement
In the second quarter, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -6.0%
Ankara
18.1% decline in ships over 200 metres in length
Fifty kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Civitavecchia
Rome
They were hidden inside a reefer container arriving from Ecuador
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
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