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May 15, 2017
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rate falls 3.5pc to US$961/TEU, off 7.9pc to USWC
  • OOCL launches world's largest containership - 21,413 TEU 'OOCL Hong Kong'
  • World's largest boxships to call at Rotterdam in May and June
  • HMM to acquire Hanjin's terminal in Spain for US$104m
  • SM Line builds up fleet to 17 boxships in 'record time'
  • Hapag-Lloyd Q1 net loss widens to US$68m on high fuel costs and low rates
  • Meratus Line acquires its biggest boxships to date, a pair of 2,474 TEU-ers
  • Norwegian firm plans to build electric-powered boxship to move fertilisers
  • K+N bags deal to manage distribution for Toys'R'Us in north China
  • CN's J J Ruest inducted into Maritime Hall of Fame
  • Emirates and Cargolux to collaborate in Luxembourg market
  • South London's airport sees cargo surge from long-haul routes
  • CargoLogicAir takes delivery of third B747 freighter
  • Yusen Logistics opens pharma gateway in Frankfurt to meet demand

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 14, 2017
  • "K" Line Group reorganising ship management system for more secure services
  • Amelioration of York-Antwerp Rules (YARs) 2016
  • Call for less cash onboard vessels & embracing digital payments
  • Chemicals & vegoils fleet to expand, says analysis
  • OOCL reaches milestone with christening of massive 21,413-TEU vessel
  • Seatech Shipping & Projects celebrating a decade of success
  • Yang Ming's financial & operating performance improves significantly
  • ZIM posts improved EBITDA & handles more container volumes in Q1 2017
  • Multiple steel products hit by anti-dumping duty
  • Air cargo volumes surge in March
  • NHAI Masala Bond launched at London Stock Exchange
  • Forex reserves on a new high
  • Types of 'supply' under gst regime
  • Impressive export growth in the last month of the year-Will it sustain?
  • JBS Academy rolls out handy guidebooks for multitude of subjects in international logistics & trade

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Orientation towards the East
  • Forwarder orders additional 200 semi-trailers
  • Zim betters financial standing in Q1
  • Partial automation for freight train assembly
  • Intermarine expands Americas-Med services
  • Dnata invests in Texas to launch US cargo operations
  • Richardson stepping down as V.Group CEO
  • Professional drivers and high-tech HGVs take to highway
  • New app for carrying out operations digitally
  • Revenue up, earnings down at Hapag-Lloyd
  • Merging air and ocean freight business
  • Port of Antwerp adds links to Central Europe
  • Inception of new independent GSA network
  • New traction for freight transport in Europe

IHS Maritimeweb site
MAY 12, 2017
  • US-China trade détente sparks hopes for LNG shipping
  • 'K' Line ship-management arms to merge
  • London marine business grows but threats are emerging
  • Low claims and strong investments lift P&I clubs
  • Fincantieri signs deals for up to 19 cruise ships in Q1
  • Scandinavian chemical carrier owners look to future expansion
  • Hapag-Lloyd avoids operating loss
  • New China FTZs unlikely to boost flagging regions, says senior China economist
  • Pan Ocean's Q1 profit drops 55% to USD27.6 million
  • Global ports support ambitious IMO greenhouse gas strategy
  • Weak demand and rates keep Singapore offshore mired in red ink
  • Farage tells London insurers to 'get over' Brexit
  • Lower first-quarter earnings keep VARD in the red
  • Epic Gas narrows Q1 2017 losses to USD3.4 million on better rates
  • DSME rewrites eight years of financial statements
  • Japanese yards' profits mask shipbuilding losses
  • HMM to buy Hanjin Shipping's Algeciras terminal

The Loadstarweb site
MAY 12, 2017
  • Losing interest in freight? No, says Air France-KLM, we are investing in it
  • Bigger box ships calling at fewer ports puts serious pressure on hinterland connections
  • Rhenus Logistics unveils ambitious plans for global expansion
  • As rates decline, box carriers announce price hikes - but will they hold?
  • Hapag-Lloyd sails back into the red as rising costs bite
  • Freighter operators flee Brussels over noise fine threat
  • Emirates sees profits slump and cargo revenue decline
  • Jouke Schaap appointed new head of Peel Ports' container operation

Marine Logweb site
MAY 12, 2017
  • New test bed boosts Cat's LNG R&D
  • Maryland gives offshore wind a boost
  • U.K. Chamber of Shipping applauds CPB Jones Act U turn
  • TEN reports profitable first quarter
  • Blue Water Shipping wins new Kazakhstan contract
  • Moran's Tregurtha is new AWO Chairman
  • Tidewater to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 12, 2017
  • Cosco Shipping Energy Transportation mulls large tanker orders
    We are studying but nothing has been decided yet, says CSET president
  • Industry in the dark as Spanish port reforms move forward
    Countdown for Spanish government to sway parliament begins as trade unions warn of future strikes
  • Euroseas trims losses as it hunts further vessel buys
    Greek owner keen on using stock for deals either large or small
  • Investment returns and claims climate boost P&I club results
    Skuld, Britannia, Gard and Steamship all book improved 2016 performances
  • TEN cites high charter cover in profitable quarter
    Solid results achieved despite 'challenging' market but Greek owner expects rates market uplift
  • Global Ports IPO lands £154.5m public offering
    Global Ports Holdings remains majority shareholder as listing launches at £0.74 and unconditional trading begins May 17
  • Triple whammy for box lines as congestion spreads through networks
    Phase-in of new alliances, severe weather and cargo surge combine to worsen delays as ripple effect hits schedules
  • New era beckons as Euronav VLCC is first to load US oil
    Vessel will load crude at Corpus Christi port in 10 days, breaking new ground
  • From hype to reality
    Lloyd's List is set to cut through the digital cloud at Nor-Shipping to establish the real business impacts of the latest wave of technologies
  • V.Group hires former Maersk boss as interim chief
    Clive Richardson to depart after six years with a replacement expected in the fourth quarter
  • Evergreen Marine profit lifts it to top of Taiwan boxship big three
    Company returns to the black with first-quarter $5.6m
  • HHI union and management deadlocked over wage talks
    A year of negotiation covering 78 meetings has still not produced agreement
  • Westports container volumes to peak in second quarter, analyst says
    Volume loss from CMA CGM and UASC in second half will be partly offset by more demand from Cosco, OOCL and Evergreen
  • HMM to sign deal on Monday to acquire Hanjin's Spanish terminal
    Total Terminal International Algeciras to be bought for $104m after regulatory conditions are satisfied
  • Hapag-Lloyd net loss rises in first quarter
    Updated: Haben Jansen 'cautiously optimistic' on 2017 outlook
  • Keppel O&M to build up to four boxships for Pasha Hawaii
    Vessel deliveries expected over the first and third quarters of 2020
  • Cruiseship demand continues to drive Fincantieri's revenue growth
    Shipbuilder has inked agreements for up to 19 vessels so far this year
  • Increased vessel speeds will cap dry bulk freight rates
    Rates to improve over the next 12-18 months, says Pioneer Marine head Pankaj Khanna
  • New Navios container 'growth vehicle' eyes Norwegian OTC listing
    Boxship entity to raise $75m in equity to fund 14-vessel Rickmers Trust fleet and further acquisitions
  • Maersk mulls single bottom line for Transport and Logistics division
    Danish group questions need for separate profit and loss figures for its companies as integration progressess

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 12, 2017
  • With next-day delivery, Flexe thinks outside the big box
  • Trans-Pac spot rates fall for second straight week
  • 13,000-TEU ships to be new workhorses on Asia-US trades
  • Mammoet expands heavy haul coverage in US Northeast
  • Gothenburg dockworkers to vote on APMT lockout
  • Hapag-Lloyd loss widens on bunker surge, rate dip
  • HHLA profit, traffic jump
  • Hazardous loads banned at India's biggest inland port
  • Economist skeptical new Chinese FTZs will spur intended growth
  • Asia-Europe spot rates slide ahead of May 15 increases

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 12, 2017
  • Keith Denholm exits Castleton Commodities
    Keith Denholm, Castleton Commodities International's top shipping man, has left, according to an update to his LinkedIn profile. The managing director had spent five years and nine months as head of freight trading at the Connecticut trader, which was previously known as Louis Dreyfus Highbridge Energy. Denholm and a Castleton spokesman could not be immediately reached for comment, and details o
  • DHT Holdings 'firing on all cylinders'
    Executives continue to talk expansion in shareholder letter out of the NAT play book.
  • Pittas sees 'modest' pace of rebound as Euroseas trims loss
    New York-listed bulker and containership owner's chief executive still looking for opportunities for growth.
  • Finance strong as Clarksons makes 'encouraging' start
    Upturn in capital markets activity continues to aid London-listed shipbroking giant.
  • TEN says it will 'hit full throttle' in 2017
    Owner looks forward to final newbuildings after strong first quarter performance.
  • Clarksons: GulfMark should not fear the reaper
    Analyst believes there is plenty of upside when OSV owner emerges from bankruptcy restructuring.
  • Yara set to build first autonomous vessel
    Agriculture company targets reduction of diesel truck haulage with 100% electric feedership.
  • Korea's SK Shipping eyes IPO
    Tanker, bulker and LNGC owner plots listing within five years, report claims.
  • Hapag pays juicy rate for Capital ship
    Evangelos Marinakis has successfully completed the acquisition of five neo-panamax boxships previously in the Hanjin Shipping fleet and has already fixed the first to Hapag-Lloyd at a juicy rate. Market sources say the 9,954-teu Athenian (ex-Hanjin China, built 2011) has been fixed by Hapag-Lloyd for four to six months at $33,000 per day. The deal provides further evidence of the ongoing resurgen
  • Roth returns for more Songa Bulk stock
    Director adds shares worth around $1m in Herman Billung-led bulker asset play.
  • Ancora snaps up Marenave tanker
    Greek owner keeps expanding its fleet through deal with restructuring German company.
  • Banks move in as Tidewater agrees bankruptcy deal
    US offshore giant reaches agreement with creditors to restructure finances and wipe out $1.6bn of debt.
  • Saudis aim to recapture key Yemeni port
    Coalition to launch attack on Houthi rebels in Hodeidah.
  • Global Ports starts trading in London
    Expanding cruise port operator enters new chapter as a listed company and eyes further growth.
  • Fjord1 continues to increase profit
    Norwegian ferry group made $11m in the first quarter.
  • Titagarh bags barge, research ship orders
    Indian yard inks contracts worth $26m.
  • Bulker attack thwarted off Iran
    Evasive moves deter three skiffs and mothership off Bandar-e-Jask.
  • Kyoei Tanker posts drop in earnings
    Japanese VLCC owner weaker in year to 31 March despite a rise in revenue.
  • Namura Shipbuilding falls into the red
    Japanese shipbuilder clocks up full year loss with more to follow in the coming 12 months.
  • Fincantieri on the rise thanks to order frenzy
    Italian shipbuilder pushes up its first-quarter revenue and plans to hire 400 more people in Italy.
  • Hapag focuses on UASC merger as loss widens
    A sharp increase in bunker prices offsets boxship rates recovery for German owner.
  • Marenave plots new fleet as car carrier sold
    German owner continues disposals as it refinances with Offen Group cash.
  • Dof Subsea charts return course to Oslo Stock Exchange
    Almost a decade after being taken private the company is eyeing a new listing.
  • Ezion Holdings falls to $12m loss
    Singapore offshore operator hit by falling revenue in first quarter.
  • K Line merging shipmanagement arms
    Japanese owner bringing together car carrier and bulker operations.
  • Bonheur eyes bond sale as it posts loss
    Fred Olsen holding company to tap Oslo market for fresh funds.
  • Angelicoussis VLCCs secure refund guarantees
    Agreement by DSME's largest creditor ends stand-off that threatened newbuilding order.
  • Expanded fleet helps trim losses at Pioneer
    Pankaj Khanna-led owner says fixtures are now profitable, not just cash flow positive.
  • Vard Holdings slips to first quarter loss
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder hurt by weaker revenues, but insists improvements are on track.
  • Maersk drops heavy fuel oil alternative
    Danish container behemoth says it will stick with low-sulphur fuel to meet IMO 2020 deadline.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 12, 2017
  • Panama Canal transits up 7% in April
    The Panama Canal in April 2017 saw vessel transits increase 7 percent to 1,016 ships compared with the same 2016 period, according to the l...
  • Executive Moves: Peel Ports, V. Group, AWO, IARW and WFLO
    Source: Pressmaster/Shutterstock Peel Ports, V. Group, the American Waterways Operators, the International Association of Refrigerated Wareh...
  • Hapag-Lloyd sinks deeper into the red
    Hapag-Lloyd, Germany's largest container shipping company, recorded a net loss of 62.1 million euros (U.S. $67.9 million) for the first qua...
  • Oakland volumes grow 4% in April
    The Port of Oakland's terminals handled 196,247 TEUs of containerized cargo in April 2017, 4 percent more than in the same 2016 period. Th...
  • Schneider profits drop 20% in Q1
    Schneider National, Inc. reported a profit of $22.6 million in the first quarter that ended March 31, 19.8 percent less than the $28.1 mill...
  • Virginia box volumes up 4.6% in April
    Port of Virginia terminals handled 225,196 TEUs of containerized cargo in April 2017, 4.6 percent more than in the same month a year ago, a...
  • Uber hits speed bump in European Union
    Uber Technolgoies Inc. suffered a legal setback in the European Union in its fight against being regulated as a traditional taxi service. ...
  • Spot rates slip on major trades
    The Shanghai Shipping Exchange's Shanghai Containerized Freight Index fell 3.3 percent since last Friday's reading of 894.43 to a reading o...
  • Amazon sued for 'bullying' carriers, unpaid fees
    Less than truckload (LTL) carrier Central Freight Lines is suing e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. for unfair contract terms and outstanding...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 12, 2017
  • TANKERS: Baltic-UKC Aframax route hits 8-month low on weak demand
    The Baltic-UKC Aframax route, basis 100,000 mt, was assessed by S&P Global Platts at $4.75/mt on Thursday, the lowest since the route was assessed at $4.59/mt on September 5 last year.
  • ANALYSIS: OPEC contends with data cacophony as it reviews output cut
    - OPEC juggles uncertainty on US output, global demand - Libya, Nigeria recoveries could complicate picture - Cut rollover expected, but winter meeting
  • Gibraltar sees slight bunkering delays amid high demand
    The Mediterranean bunkering hub of Gibraltar is seeing small queues for the third day running, amid high levels of demand.
  • REFINERY NEWS: Maintenance works ongoing at Total's Leuna refinery: traders
  • INTERVIEW: India's Adani Bunkering targets 1.5 mil mt of sales in 2018
    Adani plans to charter more bunker barges too.
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • FUTURES: Crude steady in Asia amid lack of fresh market cues
  • OPEC admits collective effort still required for market rebalancing
    - Revises up 2017 non-OPEC supply on US, Brazil growth - OPEC produces below 32.5 mil b/d ceiling for first time - Saudi Apr output rises to 9.946 mil b/d - Iraq, UAE remain non-compliant - Analysts expect production cut rollover at May 25 meeting

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Bimco, ICS, Intercargo and Intertanko condemn attacks on ships and seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz
London
Call for an immediate cessation of attacks
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach grew by 31.7% last month.
Long Beach
The overall volume of containers remained unchanged in the first five months of 2026
The Swiss Federal Council proposes extending subsidies for rail freight traffic through the Alps until 2035.
Bern
From 2027 to 2035, 486 million francs would be paid out
So far the number of ships leaving the Persian Gulf is 6-7% of those transited a year ago
Paris
AXSMarine: No Signs of a Long-Term Reopening of the Strait of Hormuz
Global Ports Holding in talks to manage cruise port in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Istanbul
The terminal currently records an annual traffic of approximately 200 thousand passengers
Investments in Taiwan's ports amounting to 1.8 billion dollars are planned for the period 2027-2031.
Taipei
At the end of the five-year period, annual container traffic is expected to be equal to 15.5 million TEUs
US forces hit a third vessel in the Gulf of Oman
Tampa
The "Jalveer" is said to be carrying a cargo of Iranian oil.
ALLRAIL, CER, ERFA, FEPORT, FTE, UIP and UIRR present their proposal for the European Railway Platform
Brussels
The aim is to ensure market representation from the very beginning of the new European rail capacity governance process.
US Central Command claims responsibility for attack on product tanker Settebello
Tampa/New Delhi/London
Condemnation by the Indian government and the International Maritime Organization
Product tanker hit in Strait of Hormuz region
Southampton/Muscat
One sailor was injured. Two other crew members are missing.
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia decreased by -1.0%.
Civitavecchia
Cruise passengers increase by +32.1%
A merchant ship was attacked in the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
Gemini Cooperation increases cargo capacity on the Asia-Mediterranean route
Copenhagen
Sea-Intelligence adds additional weekly capacity of 22,402 TEUs
ESPO fully endorses the EU Council conclusions on the Maritime Industrial Strategy
Brussels
The central role of port facilities confirmed
CO2 capture and storage on ships is one of the most concrete and immediately available solutions for the decarbonisation of shipping.
London
Antitrust approves Messina Group's acquisition of Terminal San Giorgio
Rome
The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has also approved the acquisition by the MSC group of the Asso group's naval maintenance and repair activities (Jobson Italia and UASC UAE).
Rates for ships transiting the Suez Canal are expected to rise.
Ismailia
They will be applied from July 15th. Passenger ships excluded.
The Suez Canal Authority has announced that it will introduce surcharges on transit tariffs through the Egyptian canal for most major cargo vessels, effective July 15.
The Council of the EU accepts many of the requests put forward by the associations of the European maritime-port cluster
Luxembourg
However, necessarily, the text postpones the adoption of concrete measures to future legislative initiatives
ESPO calls for proactive use of the EES system to avoid congestion in European ports
Brussels
Ryckbost: Flexibilities activated promptly in exceptional but foreseeable circumstances
Rixi: It is necessary to overcome a maritime ETS that risks shifting traffic and investments to non-European ports.
Luxembourg
What is needed - highlights the vice minister - are incentives and flexibility, not new constraints
Houthis threaten to resume attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea
Sana'a
A total ban on navigation has been declared for all vessels linked to Israeli interests.
Global trade in goods may start to slow down
Global trade in goods may start to slow down
Geneva
This is reported by the latest reading of the WTO Goods Trade Barometer.
The new port road connection to Sampierdarena has been activated in Genoa.
The new port road connection to Sampierdarena has been activated in Genoa.
Genoa
Paroli: the work now allows approximately 900-1,000 heavy vehicles per day to directly access the port's operational areas.
The rapporteurs of the Ports Bill defend the governance project centered on the Ports of Italy.
Rome
Ghio (PD) denounces that the governing bodies of this new company would be appointed entirely by the government. Ghirra (AVS): The objectives of national coordination could have been achieved by strengthening the National Conference of Port Authority Presidents.
US logistics companies WWEX Group and Auctane announce merger
Milan/Dallas/Austin
Artificial intelligence plays a leading role
Unexpected decline in European intermodal traffic in the first quarter of 2026
Brussels
UIRR: Infrastructure chaos caused by construction sites interrupting railway lines
Hanseatic Global Terminals acquires remaining 50% of Hanseatic Global Terminals Aracruz
Rotterdam/Aracruz
The company is building the new Brazilian container port of Imetame
Conftrasporto: The Ports Bill highlights clear operational, financial, and regulatory compliance issues.
Rome
Russo: the competences of Ports of Italy would overlap with those of the Port System Authorities, the Ministry of Transport and the Art
WoodMac believes decarbonisation rules could have a major impact on LNG-powered vessels
Edinburgh
According to the company, European regulations would put ships with DFDE engines out of the market
French MN will transport Avio's Vega C launcher between Italy and South America
Nantes
The French company will equip itself with a new vessel designed specifically for the transport of space equipment
EU methodology for calculating greenhouse gas emissions from transport services comes into force
Brussels
The system is based on the international standard EN ISO 14083:2023
The container ship MSC Sariska V was hit by two shells in the Persian Gulf on Monday.
Geneva/Rome
All crew members were unharmed.
In the first quarter, freight traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven grew by +5.8%
Bremen
Containers amounted to 1,245,515 teu (+4.4%)
MSC acquires 51% stake in Pivdennyi container terminal (Odessa)
Odessa
It has a traffic capacity of 400 thousand TEUs per year.
The IMO Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea will enter into force on 19 November 2027.
London
Dominguez: a long-awaited achievement, which fills an important gap in the international regime
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal increased by +13.9%
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal increased by +13.9%
Cairo
In the first four months of 2026, an increase of +12.1% was recorded
In the first quarter, freight traffic in the port of Naples fell by -5.3%, while in Salerno it grew by +6.4%.
Naples
Container throughput in the two ports was 167,433 teu (-3.5%) and 101,509 teu (+7.8%) respectively.
Kerdjoudj (Feport): With the revision of the EU ETS, part of the proceeds should be allocated to ports.
Brussels
Call to carefully evaluate the risk of relocating transhipment traffic
With the new COSCO-PTP terminal, the port of Tarragona relaunches itself on the container market.
Tarragona
Construction work is expected to be completed in 2028 when the terminal will have a capacity of 680,000 TEUs.
In 2025, Egyptian ports set their new all-time container throughput record
Alexandria, Egypt
Strong growth in transhipment volumes, which had remained stable in 2024
The national contract for port mooring and boatmen has been renewed.
Rome
Filt-Cgil strengthens a regulatory framework essential for the sector
A study explains how to make the use of OPS facilities in European ports more attractive and effective.
Brussels
Clearer and more comparable tariffs are also needed.
Federlogistica calls for amendments to the port governance bill.
Genoa
Falteri: the new structure must guarantee the Port System Authority adequate financial resources and effective operational tools.
ESPO calls for EU ETS amendments to ensure the competitiveness of European ports.
Brussels
The negative impact on short sea shipping was also highlighted.
New measures adopted in Switzerland to strengthen the competitiveness of the maritime flag
Bern
A Swiss shipowner will be able to fly the Swiss flag even if the owning company is based abroad
Sea trials of the second cruise ship built in China have concluded.
Shanghai
The Adora Flora City will make its maiden voyage departing from the port of Guangzhou on November 22nd.
In the first quarter of 2026, the value of G20 freight traffic recorded a quarterly growth of +5.3%
Paris
Mitigation of the growth of cargo traffic in the port of Tangier Med
Tangier
In the first three months of 2026, 38.8 million tonnes were handled (+3.2%)
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by 2.6% in April
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by 2.6% in April
Beijing
Imports and exports increased by 0.6%. Containers totaled 26.9 million (+4.8%).
Fermerci asks the government for urgent measures to support rail freight transport.
Rome
Railway companies penalized by infrastructure disruptions
Port of Naples, first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation on a cruise ship
Naples
Axpo used the cargo barge "Green Zeebrugge"
CMA CGM closed the first quarter of 2026 with a net profit of $250 million (-78%)
CMA CGM closed the first quarter of 2026 with a net profit of $250 million (-78%)
Marseille
Revenues stable, with logistics and other activities offsetting the decline in shipping
The U.S. Supreme Court has reopened the case pitting Havana Docks against Carnival, Royal Caribbean, NCLH and MSC
New International Code of Safety for Autonomous Surface Vessels Adopted
London
It will come into force on July 1st and will be applied on a voluntary basis for at least two years
UIRR: Combined road-rail transport shipments to increase by 1.5% in 2025
Brussels
The association highlighted the disastrous effects on the railway construction sector in Germany.
Fincantieri and Teijin Automotive Technologies sign agreement to develop composite bulkheads for naval applications.
Trieste/Pouancé
Folgiero: We enable the development of lighter and more efficient units
After eight quarters of profits, ZIM reports an operating loss
Haifa
In the first three months of 2026, the volumes of cargo transported by ships also fell sharply (-8.3%)
The US has indicted four Chinese container manufacturers and seven of their executives.
Washington
The arrest of the marketing director of Singamas in France on April 14 was made public.
EU Parliament and Council reach agreement on tariffs agreement between the European Union and the United States
Strasbourg/Brussels
An expiry clause and a suspension clause have been introduced
FFS Cargo Switzerland is reorganizing its single-wagon freight network.
Bern
A reduction of 50 of the current 280 marshalling yards is expected
IMO reports 17% increase in maritime piracy incidents in 2025
London
The most affected area was the Straits of Malacca and Singapore with 122 incidents (+34%).
Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM have suspended bookings for maritime shipments to Cuba.
Paris/Frankfurt/Havana
Decision after Trump's expansion of US sanctions
International tender for the new container terminal at the port of Klaipeda will be held by the end of the year.
Klaipeda
It will have an annual traffic capacity of 2.5 million TEUs
ITF calls on governments to dismantle the flag of convenience system once and for all
London
It is - the union denounces - the bad apple at the heart of the exploitation of seafarers
Evergreen's revenues decreased by 21.3% in the first quarter
Taipei
Operating profit and net economic profit fell by -69.5% and -68.8%
Viking Holdings closed the first quarter with a net loss of -54.2 million dollars
Los Angeles
Revenues up 17.5%
In the first three months of 2026, container traffic at Eurokai port terminals grew by +8.9%
Bremen
Increases of 12.7% in Germany and 7.8% in Italy. A decline in the port of Tangier Med.
Norovirus on Ambassador Cruise Line's Ambition cruise ship
Purfleet/Vlissingen
French health authorities have authorized the unit to continue normal operations.
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg decreased by -2.0%
Hamburg
Containers amounted to two million TEUs (-1.6%)
Yang Ming and WHL's quarterly financial results continue to deteriorate.
Keelung/Taipei
In the first three months of this year, revenues decreased by -15.1% and -9.3% respectively.
Hapag-Lloyd closed the first quarter with an operating loss of -218.6 million euros
Hapag-Lloyd closed the first quarter with an operating loss of -218.6 million euros
Hamburg
Revenues down 16.8%
In the first three months of 2026, HMM's revenue decreased by -4.8%
In the first three months of 2026, HMM's revenue decreased by -4.8%
Seoul
Container segment saw a 7.9% decline and bulk segment saw a 20.1% growth.
Global Ports Holding's cruise terminals recorded record traffic in the first quarter of this year.
Istanbul
Five million passengers almost reached
Le Aziende informano
International Shipping Community to Gather in Genoa for Two Days of Maritime Dialogue and Networking
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado fell by -3.8%
Genoa
In March, a decline of -6.1%, with a sharp contraction of -15.0% in containerized cargoes
Federconsumatori is calling on the government to take measures to mitigate the impact of the rising ferry ticket prices.
Rome
Price increases are at +18% for the central weeks of August
In the first quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Croatian ports grew by 14.6%.
Zagreb
Monthly record in March
Successful trial of HVO diesel fuel for cruise ship propulsion
San Donato Milanese
Experiment conducted jointly by Eni and MSC Cruises
Gioia Tauro takes second place in the ranking of the main Italian ports, overtaking Genoa
Rome
Fincantieri records a decline in revenues and new orders
Rome
The group's backlog reached a record value of 74.2 billion euros
The president of Angopi receives the first professional certificate of competence as a mooring man.
Savona
The certificate must be renewed every five years.
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Mein Schiff Flow to TUI Cruises.
Hamburg/Monfalcone
With a gross tonnage of approximately 160,000 tons, it has a capacity of approximately 4,000 passengers.
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Palermo decreased by -6.3%
Palermo
Traffic also decreased in the ports of Termini Imerese, Trapani, and Licata. Increases occurred in Porto Empedocle and Gela.
The Antitrust Authority has not given its final approval for the acquisition of Armas' assets and activities by Baleària.
Barcelona
Set a series of conditions
Assarmatori's annual assembly will take place in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
The event's theme is "Instructions for not navigating in the dark."
VARD to build a new generation fishing vessel
Trieste
It was ordered by the Norwegian company Rosund Drift
Concentration in the UK shipbuilding sector
London
Baleana buys APCL Group (A&P Tyne, Cammell Laird and A&P Falmouth and Falmouth Docks and Engineering)
Royal Caribbean has taken delivery of its new Legend of the Seas cruise ship.
Miami
Built by Meyer Turku, it can accommodate 5,610 passengers
Informal hearings of trade union representatives on port governance reform
Rome
At the heart of the critical issues highlighted - confirms Filt-Cgil - is the planned establishment of Porti d'Italia Spa
Venice, the DPSS confirms the need to build new offshore terminals outside the lagoon.
Venice
The Strategic System Programming Document has been approved by the AdSP Management Committee
The Spinelli Group has joined the Italian Association of Port Terminal Operators
Genoa
The company and Assiterminal expressed satisfaction with the resumption of an important association
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic at UK ports fell by -2.6%
London
More significant decrease (-6.8%) in boarding loads
Mark Hindley is the new president of the European Motor Vehicle Logistics Association
Istanbul
Wolfgang Göbel was elected honorary president
At the Port of Genoa, a tugboat was stopped for irregularities in nitrogen oxide emissions.
Genoa
The vessel is used for the construction works of the new breakwater
In April, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +21.4%
Ravenna
An increase of +2.5% is expected in May
Sallaum Lines to launch dedicated China-Europe service in 2027
Nanjing
Two new 7,400 CEU PCTCs taken delivery
On June 12th in Naples, an initiative by Filt Cgil on governance in the port sector
Rome
Naval drone found in Romanian port of Constanta
Bucharest
The device self-destructed without causing any casualties.
HJSC receives approval in principle for the construction of a 10,000 TEU biofuel containership.
Athens
It was released from the Korean Naval Register
Global Ship Lease invests $917 million to purchase ten new container ships
Athens
They will be delivered between the fourth quarter of 2028 and the first quarter of 2030.
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
WASS (Fincantieri) and Magellan Agreement on Canada's Underwater Defense
Trieste
Industrial cooperation opportunities in the field of heavy torpedoes and countermeasures will be explored
Solutions to overcome the chronic staff shortage in the Italian maritime sector
Procida
Pagano (Maritime Labor Committee): Digitalization, simplification, and cooperation between training and businesses to overcome the crisis
Maritime training agreement signed by Gente di Mare (Cosulich) and Carnival
Genoa
Di Tizio: This collaboration allows us to bring an international project to the territory
Antipollution (V.Group) orders four eco-friendly vessels from ONEX Shipyards & Technologies
Athens
Option for four additional units
Spinelli has ordered three new handling vehicles from FTMH
Genoa
A reach stacker for empty containers has already entered service in the group's Livorno depot
Luigi Merlo to lead MSC Cruises' Italian cruise terminal company
Geneva
Centrone (formerly Fincantieri) takes over as Director of Maritime Policies and Government Affairs for the group in Italy
Greece's Skaramangas Shipyards and South Korea's HD Hyundai sign cooperation agreement
Athens
The aim is to collaborate in the construction of surface military vessels
AD Ports buys the Brazilian Corredor Logística e Infraestrutura
Sao Paulo/Abu Dhabi
The company handles the largest volume of agri-food bulk exports in the South American nation
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority has been approved.
Livorno
Unanimous approval from the Management Committee
Chen Lichtenstein appointed president and CEO of ZIM
Haifa
He will replace the resigning Eli Glickman.
Gianluca Croce has been confirmed as president of Assagenti Genova.
Genoa
The members of the association's board for the two-year period 2026-2028
The Mega Serena ferry has joined the Corsica Sardinia Ferries fleet.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of up to 2,000 passengers and over 600 vehicles.
The first steel cutting of the Crystal Grace cruise ship took place in Marghera.
Miami
Fincantieri will deliver the vessel in spring 2028
Palumbo Superyacht awarded 13,048 square meters of mooring space to the Port of Ortona.
Ancona
Central Adriatic Port Authority, guidelines for issuing the single ZES authorization
Port of Livorno: Two new FHP MarterNeri warehouses inaugurated
Livorno
Investment exceeding 23 million euros
The Committee of the Central Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has decided to close the institution's state of crisis.
Civitavecchia
New solution for exceptional transport on intermodal trains from FS Logistix and Van der Vlist
Verona
Two aerial platforms transported from Verona to Rostock
Port of Naples: Fire aboard GNV's Phoenix ferry
Naples
Flames broke out in the internal areas of deck 6 of the ship
Latrofa has chosen a trusted individual to lead an in-house company within the Lazio Port Authority.
Civitavecchia
The new sole director - he underlined - has been provided with particularly stringent management guidelines
In the first three months of 2026, MPC Container Ships' revenues decreased by -6.4%.
Oslo
Quarterly net income of $40.8 million (-31.8%)
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the Sardinian Port Authority has been approved.
Olbia
Green light from the Management Committee
The environmental assessment process for the San Antonio Outer Harbor project has been completed.
Saint Anthony
The Viking Mira cruise ship was delivered at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
Ancona/Los Angeles
It has a gross tonnage of 54,300 tons and a capacity of 998 passengers.
In 2025, RINA recorded revenues of over one billion euros (+11%)
Genoa
Net profit up 30%
The new railway bridge has been installed at the Port of Marina di Carrara.
Marina di Carrara
Pisano: A turning point in the port's logistics organization.
Ports, freight terminals, and corridors. Venice and the Upper Adriatic as a gateway to the East.
Venice
This is the theme of the event that will be held on Thursday in Venice
Estonian State Fleet orders electric-powered ferry from Polish shipyard Crist
Tallinn
Contract worth 49.93 million euros
In April, Spanish ports handled 1.7 million containers (+1.7%)
Madrid
Cruise passengers down by -18.4%
Container traffic in the port of Valencia decreased by 2.5% in April
Valencia
In the first four months of 2026, almost 1.8 million TEUs were handled (+0.2%)
Global Ship Lease posts record quarterly revenues again
Athens
Net profit down 24.0%
International cooperation between the Sardinian Port Authority and the Port of Tangier Ville for luxury yachting
Cagliari
Promotion of an integrated nautical circuit between Sardinia and Morocco
The new first aid medical center has been inaugurated in the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
Among the facilities, a first aid clinic and a CMR ambulance
BPER provides financing to Grimaldi Euromed for fleet modernization.
Milan/Naples
Resources used to partially cover the purchase of the ship "Grande Manila"
ASRY and Priya Blue establish ship recycling yard in Bahrain
Al Muharraq/Alang
First ship destined for dismantling has arrived in the Middle Eastern nation
SAAM Towage orders five new tugboats from Turkish shipyard Sanmar Shipyard
Santiago
They will have a pulling capacity of between 70 and 80 tons
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach dropped 5.7% last month.
Long Beach/Singapore/Hong Kong
In Singapore, growth of +3.6% was recorded, while in Hong Kong containers decreased by -6.3%.
Carta (Fermerci): Urgent policies are needed to support railway companies.
Rome
In 2025, rail cargo lost approximately 3.5%, in terms of trains/km
Fratelli Neri orders two more new tugboats in Egypt
Ismailia
Contract with the Suez Canal Company for Modern Boats
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by 17.4% in April.
Barcelona/Algeciras
Algeciras port increases by 6.3%.
The Islamabad government has approved the sale of a 30% stake in the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation.
Islamabad
The share will go to the state logistics company NLC which will also assume management control of PNSC
In 2025, the Spanish port system recorded record revenues
Madrid
Pre-tax profit was 349 million euros (+4.2%)
Leapmotor International strengthens its partnership with the Neapolitan Grimaldi shipping group.
Hoofddorp
In the first quarter, approximately 20,000 units were transported from China to the Italian market.
Cruise traffic in German ports reached a new record last year
Wiesbaden
With 1.51 million passengers, growth was +4.1%.
Federazione del Mare joins the celebrations for the International Day for Women in Maritime 2026.
Rome
Mattioli: The maritime economy is losing opportunities and potential.
After years of sustained growth, short sea shipping in Spain has entered a phase of structural slowdown
Madrid
This is what the latest report from the Observatorio Estadístico del Transporte Marítimo de Corta Distancia reveals.
AD Ports to buy German freight forwarder MBS Logistics
Colony
The company has over 450 employees and 26 offices worldwide.
The Spinelli Group has joined the Sustainable Intermodal Logistics Association
Genoa/Rome
Summary: ALIS can offer our ecosystem strategic added value
$200 million investment to build and equip the new multipurpose terminal at Pointe-Noire
Brazzaville/Abu Dhabi
Ordered three ship-to-shore cranes from ZPMC
Evergreen confirms purchase of five new 24,000 TEU containerships
Taipei
They will be built by the Chinese shipyard Guangzhou Shipyard International
Korea will launch an Asia-Europe containerized shipping service on the Arctic route in the coming months
Busan
The tender concluded with the preliminary selection of the PanStar company.
The Maritime Union has raised new alarm over the fate of former ILVA ships.
Verona
Their possible demolition puts 240 maritime jobs at risk
In the period January-March, freight traffic in the port of Koper decreased by -3.9%
Ljubljana
In the container sector, 2.4 million tons were handled (-1.7%)
Last chance to recognize some port jobs as strenuous and to establish a pension fund
Genoa
Siemens to acquire Italian MERMEC business
Monk
The transaction will include the Ferrosud rolling stock production plant in Matera
Growth in intermodal traffic at the Nola interport
Nola/Milan
Economic and financial analysis by the Fedespedi Research Center on freight terminal management companies
Quarterly decline in goods handled by Montenegro's ports
Podgorica
The increase in cargo volumes to and from Italian ports continues, albeit at a slower pace.
Assarmatori denounces the exclusion of maritime transport from the Fuel Decree-Law II.
Rome
Messina: The sector cannot be expected to absorb the impact of fuel price increases alone.
HHLA records a -5.3% decline in containers handled in the first quarter
Hamburg
Eijsink: An unusually harsh winter has significantly limited our daily operations
MSC Technology Italy launches a plan to hire 200 new people.
Turin/Geneva
MSC Cruises debuts in the Alaska market
The Marche Region has approved Carloni's appointment as president of the Central Adriatic Port Authority.
Ancona
Awaiting the opinion of the Abruzzo Regional Council
Greek company Danaos Corporation's quarterly revenues remain stable.
Athens
Two ships of the company are still blocked in the Persian Gulf
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles increased by 5.7% in April.
Los Angeles/Port Newark
In the first three months of 2026, the Port of New York handled nearly 2.2 million TEUs (-1.2%)
Cognolato was confirmed as president of Assiterminal
Rome
The new presidency committee and board of directors were also elected
In the first quarter of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +0.8%
Ravenna
The growth was driven by the entry into operation of the regasification plant
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Assarmatori's annual assembly will take place in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
The event's theme is "Instructions for not navigating in the dark."
On June 12th in Naples, an initiative by Filt Cgil on governance in the port sector
Rome
Comparison on the logistical, industrial and infrastructural development of ports
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
World's first floating fusion reactor-powered vessel could become reality with new project
(Interesting Engineering)
Shipbuilding's Spring Illusion: Backbone Collapses
(The Chosun Daily)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
MSC introduces calls at Naples and Malaga on its Dragon service
Geneva
Calls at the Gioia Tauro port have been cancelled.
The National Maritime Fund's board has been renewed.
Genoa
He will remain in office for three years
Network contract for the joint development of intermodal services in Emilia-Romagna
Bologna
It was signed by Interporto Bologna, Dinazzano Po S, SAPIR and Rail Traction Company
Messina (Assarmatori): European technocracy appears inflexible on the EU ETS
Brussels
He underlines that a significant improvement of these policies is necessary.
d'Amico International Shipping's first quarter results are positive.
Luxembourg
The company benefited from the effects of geopolitical tensions
Two orientation events in Livorno and Naples to present the ITS Purser course.
Genoa
Meetings scheduled by the Italian Merchant Marine Academy with the Grimaldi Group
The bow section of the Explora V was launched in Palermo
Geneva
Fincantieri will deliver the cruise ship to Explora Journeys in 2027
The president of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority is the new president of Trieste Passenger Terminal.
Trieste
He takes over from Gianluca Madriz
Port of Olbia: Seabed restoration work has begun in the access channel to Isola Bianca.
Cagliari
The aim is to safely allow large cruise ships to enter
Damen to renovate and operate Dakar ship repair yard
Dakar/Gorinchem
20-year contract with the Société des Infrastructures de Réparation Navale
Savino Del Bene has acquired three companies of the Spanish Grupo Marítima Sureste
Florence/Valencia
The agreement involves Marítima Sureste Shipping, Marítima Sureste Spain and Transportes Gaypemar
Fim-Cisl, the meeting with Fincantieri regarding the Muggiano shipyard's prospects was positive.
La Spezia
The investments announced by management - the union noted - are going in the right direction.
Rising energy costs weigh on Finnlines' latest quarterly financial statement.
Helsinki
Doepel: Burdens further increased by EU ETS implementation
Marabello is the new secretary general of the Strait of Messina Port Authority.
Messina
The assignment lasts four years
Heavy lift vessel HMM Namu hit near the Strait of Hormuz
Seoul
The accident did not cause any casualties.
DFDS's quarterly financial performance deteriorates
Copenhagen
The fleet's rolling stock is growing. Passenger numbers are down 18%.
From May 21st to 23rd, Ravenna will host "Deportibus - The Festival of Ports Connecting the World."
Ravenna
Kalmar records quarterly decline in new orders
Helsinki
In the January-March period, revenues increased by +5%
Job openings are growing for the port companies of Trieste and Monfalcone.
Trieste
Delivery of a recognition plaque
In the first quarter of 2026, Costamare's revenues decreased by -5.3%
Monk
Orders confirmed for 12 new 9,200 TEU vessels and four 3,100 TEU vessels
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