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August 24, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • Zim in the red for US$33m in Q2 despite more sales
  • Singamas posts US$2.1m H1 loss due to higher costs and currency appreciation
  • Maersk beats Cosco in race to use Arctic route for container run
  • Genoa port may see 2018 cargo volumes drop 10pc due to bridge collapse
  • Rep Duncan Hunter, wife indicted for alleged misuse of campaign funds
  • Prince Rupert reaps benefits from quicker access to N American midwest
  • CP moves 1pc more Canadian grain in 2017-18 crop year to reach 25.8m tonnes
  • AirBridgeCargo Airlines delivers 500 aircraft engines from January-August
  • Plans to get Nippon Cargo carriers back to service
  • Smiths Detection offers effective lithium battery detection

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 23, 2018
  • Zim posts increased revenues & throughput in Q2
  • Exemption of BCD & IGST on goods imported for donation for relief & rehabilitation of the people of Kerala affected by the floods up to 31.12.2018
  • Exports from SEZs up 30 pc in July
  • NSIGT handles 115 mt, the heaviest single lift parcel at JN Port
  • National Logistics Portal to bring all on one platform
  • NTC sends first consignment of flood relief materials to Kerala
  • Mukesh Kumar, VC & CEO of GMB, to grace MALA 2018 in Mumbai on Aug. 31

International Transport Journalweb site
  • By rail and road
  • Shipping remains flexible
  • A trans-Caspian addition
  • Field trial for HGVS with retrofitted e-drive
  • Acting security director takes Polb helm
  • Yusen UK expands e-commerce operations
  • Pruning back railcar repair network
  • H1/2018 upswing at port of Gothenburg
  • Emirates Skycargo cares for pets
  • Descartes acquires Pinpoint
  • Zim: higher box volumes and higher losses
  • Railroad debuts logistics centre Oklahoma City
  • Astana welcomes YTO's first international service
  • Rhenus enlarges footprint down under
  • «Curiosity of the day»
  • New trio for Milestone in Missouri
  • New digital booking platform
  • Hamburg struggling with container throughput
  • 15 days for metal train from Kazakhstan to Turkey
  • ABC - heavylift skills in great demand

IHS Maritimeweb site
AUGUST 23, 2018
  • Calls for Beijing to rethink its approach on Belt and Road
  • Sinopec taps Zhejiang Energy Group for fourth LNG terminal
  • Piracy fears grow over missing chemical tanker Pantelena
  • MSC box ships funded by CMB Financial Leasing and Doun Kisen

The Loadstarweb site
AUGUST 23, 2018
  • Worried business chiefs claim Trump trade tariffs are damaging the US economy
  • Zim follows Q2 loss-making trend, joining box rivals in sea of red ink
  • Anxious Hamburg lags further behind rival ports as it waits for a deeper Elbe
  • Why ports are crucial to Britain's future
  • Unifeeder moves paper off the roads

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 23, 2018
  • Hunter suspended from committee assignments
  • Vidalia Dock towboat repowered with Mitsubishi engines
  • Hybrid propulsion delivers environmental benefits
  • Training offers hands-on experience with LNG-fueled ships

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 23, 2018
  • Odfjell's net results hit by terminal sale
    Bergen-based company says Chinese tariffs on US chemicals will not have much negative impact on seaborne trade volumes
  • Britain will clear truck freight inland after no-deal Brexit, ports sources believe
    The publication of a series of technical notes, which Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab has termed 'practical and proportionate' advice in...
  • Navios reduces net loss
    Chief executive says her company is now seeing the positive effects of a healthier charter market
  • Europe's key ports issue 'no-deal' Brexit warning
    The two ports fear fresh produce trade will be particularly hit when customs checks and tariffs kick in in the...
  • Golar LNG eyes solid free cashflow in two to three years
    Golar LNG expects a supply-demand gap of 50m tonnes per year by 2025
  • Will China's tariffs hit Trump or dry bulk shipping?
    US-China dry bulk trade plays a small role in the overall picture, but cargo flows are still set to be...
  • Throughput figures show pressures on European box ports
    Hamburg and Gothenburg port figures fail to deliver growth
  • Britain to 'drop port import checks' in event of no deal Brexit
    Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab has set out what he called 'practical and proportionate' advice in case the UK leaves the...
  • Euronav sells 20-year-old suezmax amid fleet renewal
    World's largest crude carrier has been selling 20-year-old suezmaxes while taking delivery of four newbuilding vessels this year
  • BW Tankers says chief executive Revsbech has left 'amicably'
    Carsten Mortensen is BW Tankers' acting chief executive
  • Maersk vessel records 'highest load'
    Mumbai Maersk has loaded 19,038 teu to set a world record in loading the highest number of containers, according to...
  • Cascading opens new trade lanes for mid-range containerships
    Former Asia-Europe workhorses are now being farmed out to regional trades
  • Tanker upside expected
    Tanker deliveries so far this year trail 2017's figure, while scrapping has increased, according to Clarksons data
  • Sunrui wins more ballast water treatment system orders
    Orders come after Sunrui struck a deal to fit its BWTS to 89 vessels run by NYK
  • Höegh LNG sees second quarter profit plunge
    Update: Höegh Partners, the MLP unit, however generates the highest quarterly segment Ebitda and distributable cashflow achieved since its launch during...
  • Daily Briefing
    Tanker players brace for Sino-US trade war | Cargo rollovers cause chaos on transpacific | Moral exhortation will not bring...
  • CSIC appoints successor of detained general manager
    The appointment follows CSSC's earlier designation of CSIC's previous deputy general manager Yang Jincheng as its new general manager

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 23, 2018
  • ELD rules stoke NY-NJ chassis ownership, leasing
  • Proposed US truck regulatory relief would help shippers
  • China advised to take new approach to Belt and Road
  • Alliance shift sets up Hamburg port for return to growth
  • Blockchain primed to reduce shippers' paper costs
  • Container shipping dysfunction delivers US peak season chaos

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 23, 2018
  • Saudi-led military coalition foils Houthi attacks
    Yemen's Houthi militia were targeting commercial vessels with explosives-laden speedboats.
  • Golar provides limited FLNG project updates
    US-listed LNG carrier says four of Hilli Episeyo production trains online but discloses contracts for only two units, according to a Cowen analyst.
  • Odfjell widens loss amid impairment, taxes
    Norwegian chemical tanker owner sees revenue slip as market remains weak.
  • Anker and Nergaard sell as Kames grows Clarksons stake
    Two former RS Platou shareholders reduce stakes while long-term shareholder has added to its holding in shipbroking giant.
  • OSG's Norton talks up US-flag opportunities for HMD newbuildings
    Despite questions about the future of Israeli fuel contract, Jones Act operator embraces the benefits of early delivery and compliance with IMO Tier-III rules
  • Petrogress posts weaker profit in delayed filing
    Greek tanker owner down on key metrics and suffering from anaemic share price
  • Zhejiang Shipbuilding set to become luxury flats
  • Record year for Oslo Shipbrokers in face of tough competition
    Established Norwegian broker had a strong 2017
  • Wan Hai goes to China and Japan for feeder boxships
    Taiwanese line splits order to renew fleet between Japan Marine United and Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding
  • XT Shipping adds to feeder boxship tally at HMD
    Israeli-based owner lifts total order at yard to six units
  • Flow of contaminated bunkers puts focus on testing practices
    Recent bunker contamination scandals in Singapore and the US Gulf should focus the sector's attention on ensuring a more rigorous testing regime, and clear contracts between those involved, write Toby Stephens and Paul Dean from law firm HFW
  • CMB to roll out trial of hydrogen as shipping's fuel of the future
    Alexander Saverys-led shipowner to use fuel for bulker and boxship testing as early as next year
  • OOCL shows hand on next generation of containerships
    Cosco-controlled company is opting for low-sulphur fuel oil but making its ships LNG-ready as it ducks scrubber solution
  • Delphis keeps its faith in midsize boxships with panamax purchase
    CMB's containership division acquires another German vessel as it takes the view that low prices mean the ships have legs for a few years
  • Historic Shanghai Shipyard to close as pressures take a toll
    China's oldest shipbuilder's 156-year existence will soon be consigned to the history books as it becomes the latest facility to give in to commercial and environmental strains
  • Pioneering US LNG bunker barge to go live next month
  • Second Dynagas Arc4 vessel secures approval to use NSR
  • Jovo expands its fleet with old and new tonnage deals
  • LNG carrier orderbook nudges towards 40 ships
  • Celsius newbuildings ordered charter-free
    Jeppe Jensen returns to the business with eco-vessels in his third encounter with LNG
  • Sinokor sends two LNG carriers for scrap
    Shipowner helps year's LNG vessel scrap total grow to 'record-breaking' five ships, with four months of the year still to run
  • OH Meling confident of weathering debt storm
    Norwegian tanker and offshore owner in negotiations with lender over loan repayments
  • Petro Sun Darya fights to regain control of anchor-handler
  • OSVs chalk up another month with more rigs
    Loss of a single offshore drilling rig in July offset by 22 units returning to work
  • History repeating itself provides evidence of offshore revival
    Analyst says strong market upswing imminent after key 1980 downturn events repeated
  • China's scrap import ban dredges up some gruesome consequences
    A new policy has shut down China's shiprecycling industry and has breakers chasing a new base. But the nation is starved of scrap steel and will get it where it can - even from sunken warships
  • Turkish shiprecycler confident of joining EU list of approved yards
    Leyal says it meets the European Union's technical standards but politics may affect its approval bid
  • Bunker industry is caught between legal rock and hard place
  • Auditor says oil-spill fund in sound financial health
    Global pollution fund convention gets the thumbs up even as Prestige compensation claims see cash in hand dip below £100m
  • Euronav to trial low-sulphur fuel oil on tanker
    Company chief executive Paddy Rodgers still wants clarity on fuel volumes in order to better estimate pricing
  • Parakou sells final MR tanker in STX series
  • BP takes Chinese-owned VLCC on one-year charter
    Tanker giant China VLCC aims to gain more global trading experience
  • Enesel inks scrubber-ready aframax tankers
    Newbuildings mark another stage in Greek shipowners' fleet-renewal plans
  • Greek supramax to be auctioned in Singapore
  • Ebe Maritime reveals newbuild tally as ultramaxes emerge
    Basile Aloy-led shipowner is sitting pretty after buying six bulkers at the bottom of the market
  • Viet Thuan moves into handymax sector
  • 'Crazy' pricing and strong results put StealthGas back on screen for investors
    Chief executive says huge void between fleet value and market cap opens door for bargain hunters.
  • Five cargoships grounded by storm
    Crew safe after vessels forced ashore at Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
  • American Shipping sees lower profit
    Jones Act tanker owner's revenue remains flat amid seasonal slowdown in the spot market.
  • Fire-ravaged Maersk Honam will cost more than $30m to rebuild
    Massive reconstruction job lined up for the hull of Maersk Line's ultra large containership
  • Maersk Tankers and Klaveness Digital form new alliance
    New partners say they will be able to develop and launch products much more quickly now.
  • Golar LNG says rates to double in third quarter
    Owner optimistic due to ship shortage, despite loss widening in first six months.
  • Navios Maritime Holdings adds to fleet renewal efforts
    New York-listed owner reveals fresh ins and outs in long-running fleet upgrade.
  • Bibby Line's Cheshire declared a total loss
    Fire in fertiliser cargo caused so much damage that cost-effective repairs could not be carried out
  • Hoegh LNG stock ticks down after mixed second quarter
    Shares dip as expected as contract cancellations, a new time charter and financing progress all come to light.
  • Precious bulker cleared over fatal clash
    Khalid Hashim says Mayuree Naree not involved in trawler collision off India.
  • Borr Drilling sees revenue climb as rigs get to work
  • Ocean Yield stretches OSV deal
  • SolstadFarstad eyes further mergers and ship sales
    OSV giant taking action as liquidity shrinks amid second quarter loss.
  • Vitol, Union Maritime move more MRs to LSC
    Newbuildings placed under Riga owner's management as its expansion continues.
  • BW Tankers chief executive Tina Revsbech departs
    "Amicable" exit comes with company in merger talks with Hafnia Tankers.
  • Reach Subsea back in black as revenue rises
    Norwegian OSV company says activity has increased through second quarter.
  • Japan brings in first Yemeni crude since 2015
    Samos Steamship aframax ships Masila cargo for JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy.
  • Euronav books $9m profit from scrapping suezmax
    US-listed tanker giant confirms disposal of last 1990s-built million-barrel tanker.
  • SOC sale lifts Siem Offshore profit to $90m
    OSV company boosted by offloading subsidiary to Subsea 7.
  • Hoegh LNG sees weaker second quarter profit
    But Oslo-listed FSRU specialist says there are "many business opportunities", especially in Asia.
  • EGAT looks to break Thailand's LNG import monopoly
    Power company seeking up to 1.5mtpa of gas in move that would liberalize country's supply.
  • Dof Subsea slips deeper into the red
    Norwegian owner quadruples its second quarter deficit in a 'challenging market.'
  • Sinanju Tankers steams ahead in a sea of uncertainty
    Singapore's Sinanju Tankers says the multitude of fuel types that ships will burn after the 2020 sulphur cap kicks in will make life far more complicated for bunker tanker operators
  • Hedge fund backs away from Overseas Shipholding
    Major shareholder Paulson & Co sells almost 2.7m shares of the Jones Act tanker owner.
  • Teekay LNG Partners issues $101m bond
    New York-listed LNG carrier owner expects to use proceeds to refinance existing debt or for general partnership purposes.
  • Nordic Shipholding widens half-year loss
    Danish product tanker owner faces risk of breaching loan covenants.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 23, 2018
  • CargoX 'smart' bill of lading aces test
    CargoX has successfully completed the first real shipment using the start-up's blockchain-backed "smart" bill of lading and will now make the solution commercially available, the company said in a statement.
  • Few support more tariffs
    The vast majority of companies and associations argued against a proposed $200 billion worth of tariffs in 2017 import value on products from China during testimony before an interagency government panel late Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning. But a handful of manufacturers, including several in the metals sector, advocated for the Trump administration to either maintain or expand the proposed Section 301 tariffs list, which would be the third tranche of Section 301 tariff...
  • MSC leasing SeaCube containers
    Mediterranean Shipping Company will lease 2,000 containers from SeaCube Containers that are chilled by Carrier Transicold ' s innovative, natural refrigerant-based NaturaLINE refrigeration system.
  • Ex-Im Bank nomination advances
    The Senate Banking Committee unanimously voted to advance President Trump's nomination of Kimberly Reed for a full Senate vote to serve as the next president of the U.S. Export-Import Bank.
  • Truck volumes continue 'robust' growth
    Domestic truck tonnage climbed 1.9 percent in July compared with the previous month after a revised 0.5 percent decline in June, according to the latest reading of the American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index.
  • Global automakers unite to fight tariffs
    Several major automobile manufacturing and parts associations have formed a coalition with the sole purpose of opposing tariffs on imports of vehicles and parts to the United States.
  • How to navigate peak season crunch
    Join experts from BNSF Railway, Alliance Shippers Inc. and FreightWaves at 2 p.m. ET Thursday as American Shipper brings you "Navigating New Realities: Peak Shipping Season Intermodal Outlook," a webinar you can't afford to miss.
  • Maersk boosts use of NYSHEX
    The New York Shipping Exchange said Maersk began using it to sell space on transpacific eastbound sailings this week.
  • Maritime shipping emissions decline
    Carbon dioxide emissions from maritime cargo shipping continued to decline last year, according to a recent report from nonprofit organization BSR's Clean Cargo Working Group.
  • Georgia gains inland port
    The Appalachian Regional Port officially opened in northwest Georgia's Murray County on Wednesday. The inland port is operated by the Georgia Ports Authority and served by Class I railway CSX, which provides a direct, 388-mile route to and from the deepwater Port of Savannah's Garden City Terminal.
  • Exports to Iran net prison time
    A 38-year-old Canadian national was sentenced this week in a U.S. District Court in Seattle to three-and-a-half years in jail for conspiring to illegally export U.S.-made technologies to Iran.
  • Contanda bulking up Houston presence
    Contanda Terminals LLC, a provider of bulk liquid storage and logistics services in North America, plans to build a storage terminal on its property along the Houston Ship Channel to support its expansion into the petrochemical and hydrocarbon storage markets.
  • Descartes picks up PinPoint
    Descartes Systems Group has acquired PinPoint, an Ontario, Canada-based GPS fleet tracking and mobile workforce management provider.
  • project44 builds out leadership team
    On Thursday project44 announced the appointment of what it called "four crucial hires" for the transportation and logistics technology provider.
  • PS Logistics buys D. Mosley Trucking
    PS Logistics has acquired the trucking assets of Lawty, Fla.-based D. Mosley Trucking and DMT Logistics Services.
  • Logistics group mobilizing for Hurricane Lane
    The Port of Honolulu and its terminal operations have been closed since Wednesday afternoon as a powerful hurricane is barreling down on the Hawaiian islands, and logistics firms from across the country are being asked to prepare to lend a hand if the storm causes damage.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 23, 2018
  • China's CNOOC to boost spending in H2 on exploration, development
    China's CNOOC Ltd. plans to increase spending in the second half of 2018 by more than double its capital expenditure
  • Total declares breakdown in North Sea strike talks
    Talks between Total and the Unite trade union behind repeated strikes in the North Sea broke down Thursday
  • Saudi energy minister denies report on cancelled Aramco IPO
    Saudi Arabian Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih denied a media report Thursday that the kingdom had cancelled a planned initial public offering of state oil company Saudi Aramco
  • Uncertain market outlook keeps Aramco IPO waiting
    Saudi Arabia says it is still searching for the best market conditions to float shares of its state-owned oil giant Aramco
  • NGO Clean Arctic Alliance questions Maersk on Arctic shipping fuel
    As the use of heavy fuel oil to power a vessel causes pollution and carries the risk of an oil spill.
  • CargoX's blockchain-based smart bill of lading has first successful trial
    At $15, the cost of such a safe electronic bill of lading was a mere fraction of the estimated usual price for a paper document.
  • China imposes 25% tariffs on US oil products
    The latest tariffs come in the midst of trade talks between the US and China on Wednesday-Thursday in Washington
  • External: Marine Bunkering(Rotterdam)B.V.
  • Shell conducts trials for new 0.5% sulfur marine fuel oil
    "We're giving customers an opportunity to test the new fuel to become more familiar with how the fuel performs in their vessels," Williams said.
  • European fuel oil backwardation supported by 10% on-year fall in Russian exports
    As supply reduces over the next two years and demand doesn't drop off until 2020 fuel will get tighter, a trader said.
  • Panamax ARA-USGC route sees rates hit eight-month high
    Panamax freight rates out of UK Continent hit an eight-month high due to very limited vessel availability for early September dates
  • FUTURES: Crude stable to lower amid mild profit-taking
    "The fall was driven by a fall in imports, which slid the most in six weeks to 7.52 million b/d," ANZ analysts said in a note.

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Rheinmetall acquires Mangalia shipyard for €138 million
Bucharest
The project is linked to the relaunch of the Romanian shipbuilding industry and the construction of four units for the Navy
United Transport Mutual is born: ships, ports and logistics under the same insurance umbrella.
London
UK P&I Club and TT Club members approve merger, retaining names, brands and teams
Spain, short sea shipping is declining
Madrid
SPC Spain warns that the costs of environmental regulations are pushing trafficking away from the sea
Port of Ravenna, August at -20.5% and September estimated at -9%.
Ravenna
Global trade is more resilient than expected. AI is boosting goods, while services are holding back.
Geneva
The WTO has revised its estimates: goods growth of 3.9% in 2026, services growth of 3.3%. But the impact of the Middle East crisis is not the same for everyone.
European ports: sustainability enters the implementation phase
Brussels
From policies to results: the ESPO report photographs the sector's progress, declines, and priorities.
German Federal Government Bans Sale of Zippel to Chinese Group COSCO
Berlin
In February the antitrust authority had approved it
Fedespedi Report: Northern Adriatic Ports Are Growing, But They Speak Slovenian and Croatian
Milan
Assoporti represented the Italian position on the EU ETS at ESPO
Rome
Petri: No to the indiscriminate application of rules designed for profoundly different territorial realities.
DP World secures ten more years of management of the multipurpose terminal at the port of Luanda
Dubai
Since 2021, it has invested over 260 million dollars in it
Port of Naples, the Darsena di Levante - warns Confindustria Napoli - can no longer wait
Naples
Hupac's new shuttle train between Busto Arsizio/Gallarate and Barcelona
Noise
The three-weekly service will be inaugurated on November 9th
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Uniport: Port resilience must be transformed into growth
Rome
The association is calling on the government to provide clear timelines for infrastructure and dredging, to give businesses more weight in decision-making, and to amend the EU ETS.
Bangladesh seeks to increase competitiveness of ship recycling sector
Dhaka
A plant for the treatment, storage and disposal of waste resulting from ship demolition is planned
Three merchant ships hit in the Black Sea in the special economic zones of Romania and Bulgaria
Bucharest/Sofia
The accidents have resulted in a serious toll: two dead, several injured and an entire crew missing.
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
HD Hyundai installs first system that eliminates container lashing and unlashing on ships
Seoul
A 13,000 TEU container ship from CMA CGM has been equipped with it
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz continue
Southampton/London
Another vessel was hit yesterday. There have been 93 incidents in the Middle East since the beginning of the year.
Deep Wave expands its digital platform to passengers and cruises
Graz
Investment in Austrian MarineXchange
Construction of a cruise terminal has begun in the Japanese port of Naha.
Naha
Operations are scheduled to begin in March 2028.
Assiterminal promotes port reform, but calls for corrections to Ports of Italy.
Genoa
Three critical issues were highlighted by the terminal operators: the role of the AdSP, the overlap between the grantor and the concessionaire, and the retroactivity of the new regulations.
LNG Ships and Taxonomy: EU Court Rejects Lack of Methane Limits
The Commission will have to set a methane emissions threshold for maritime transport criteria. The appeal by three NGOs was partially upheld.
Ports: The EU Commission calls on Italy to reject the national flag requirement for towing and mooring.
Brussels
France and Spain also received a reasoned opinion: two months to comply with the regulation on port services.
Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran
Iran faces a shortage of basic goods, which are also imported through the Persian Gulf.
European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge
Brussels
National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain
Electrification of ports and airports: the electricity grid is the new bottleneck
Brussels
Transport & Environment calls for speeding up connections and moving beyond the "first come, first served" criterion.
Boluda manages the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona
The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years
The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.
Genoa
PwC's assessment presented
FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe
Brussels
The terminal operators' federation calls on the ENVI commission to strengthen measures against tax evasion and to allocate part of the ETS revenues to ports.
New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton/Tehran/Tampa
Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits
Hamburg
Revenue up 14.4% and traffic up 8.3%, but net profit fell by 8.3% due to the lower share of Eurogate.
Genoa's boarding tax: the Regional Administrative Court rules in favor of the City Council.
Genoa
The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.
Miami
Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.
Geneva
UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.
Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets
Brussels
According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.
AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports
Copenhagen/Antwerp
R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders
China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down
Beijing
In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.
From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.
Genoa
For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.
Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.
Brussels
The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime
Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran
The other crew members were rescued.
Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown
Genoa
In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports
Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.
Rome
Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.
London
Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.
Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%
Ismailia
In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)
Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again
Hamburg
German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.
Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon
Schindellegi
The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group
MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft
New York
Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.
Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport
Geneva
Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction
Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.
Brussels
The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.
Genoa
French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.
Paris
Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.
The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.
Genoa
Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.
La Spezia
We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage
Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.
Genoa
Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.
Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.
Hamburg
The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030
Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage
New York
The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.
WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050
Geneva
The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements
One in ten containers is not up to standard
Washington
WSC publishes 2025 inspection data: out of 93,079 units inspected in seven countries, 9,645 had deficiencies
Ship hit near Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet started a fire which was later put out
OOCL reports 9.0% growth in vessel-borne volumes in the third quarter
Hong Kong
The increase in the value of maritime freight rates causes a +45.1% increase in revenues
HD Hyundai Marine Solutions to Acquire American Company Goltens Worldwide
Dubai/Seongnam
The company deals with the repair and maintenance of large marine engines and industrial machinery.
UNATRAS to the government: Immediately unblock measures to reduce diesel prices.
Rome
Road transport associations report delays and uncertainties in implementing the May 22 agreement and are calling for an urgent meeting.
Port of Taranto: Gugliotti renews his request to the government for funding for the port's wind farm.
Taranto
The project - he underlined - can neither be scaled down nor postponed.
Attack on a ship in the middle of the Persian Gulf
Southampton
The UKMTO reported that several projectiles caused casualties among the crew members.
Gioia Tauro: Addendum to the updated Port Plan approved
Gioia Tauro
The analysis will allow us to evaluate the Port Agency's employment and staffing needs.
Ships queuing, fuel wasted: how waiting at anchor can save you money.
Copenhagen
The Global Maritime Forum publishes Cargill's test results on 16 real-world voyages. Slowing down and arriving when the berth is free reduces fuel consumption and emissions.
ZIM raises full-year 2026 guidance
Haifa
Adjusted EBITDA and EBIT expected to be $2.7 billion/$3.0 billion and $1.4 billion/$1.7 billion
Gabriele Sangiorgi appointed acting secretary general of the Ravenna Port Authority.
Ravenna
Fabio Maletti's term has expired
Port of Genoa: Messina Terminal workers strike for one hour for a month
Genoa
The company reports that one of the union members did not show up at the last meeting as part of the cooling-off procedure provided for by the National Collective Labour Agreement.
Port of Taranto, agreement to participate in the development of the Valbasento Interporto in Ferrandina.
Matera/Taranto
A logistical-functional masterplan will be developed within 180 days
Attica, the deficit is reduced thanks mainly to capital gains and coverage
Kallithea
First half of the year with fewer crossings and slightly increasing revenues
Since the beginning of the year, passengers and goods on GNV ships have increased by +2% and +5%
Marrakech
Three-year strategic partnership with the Office National Marocain du Tourisme
Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary
Barcelona
A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.
Filt Cgil, recognize maritime and port work as arduous
Rome
The union is calling for a clear provision to be included in the next budget law.
Tanker attacked in Hormuz
Southampton
The unit continued its navigation regularly
FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.
Rome
Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk
Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Gioia Tauro
They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi
Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa
Genoa
The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.
Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF
Zebbug
The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.
CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.
Marseille/Atlanta
With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.
SAILING LIST
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Arrival ports by:
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Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10
Athens
Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.
DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.
Dubai
The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks
New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.
Civitavecchia
The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.
Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore
Rotterdam
The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.
Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports
Madrid
Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros
Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.
Kallithea
The ferry was built in 1987
DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October
Copenhagen
Inserting a second vessel into the route
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.
Genoa
A memorandum of understanding has been signed
A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.
Livorno
A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.
Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier
Madrid
A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027
Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further
Hamburg
Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona
Savona
Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.
Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service
La Spezia/Helsinki
The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia
The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.
Ravenna
The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long
Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel
Trieste
This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")
In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.
Rome
SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show
Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2
Kallithea
The 29 people on board were evacuated
Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.
Washington
If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.
Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.
Chaff
At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers
Trieste
The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.
Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.
Rome
The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.
The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.
River
With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs
Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.
Taranto
The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.
Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA
Rome
The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.
Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.
Palermo
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
Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness
Rome
It will be held next October 30th in Naples
UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.
Rome
Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave
(South China Morning Post)
Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik
Troisdorf/Berlin
Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains
Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany
Herleshausen
Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters
South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships
Busan
The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.
Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.
Rome
Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories
Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.
Rome
Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.
Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic
Miami
The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.
Naples
Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu
Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.
Genoa
Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association
Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai
Dubai
Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.
"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th
Lugano
Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure
New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Southampton
A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members
Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels
Rome
Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard
A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.
Trieste
Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia
Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.
Rome
Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security
Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.
Rome
Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests
FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.
Milan
It goes up to five days a week
This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts
Rome
Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones
The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma
Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector
Erbusco
The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software
Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025
Riyadh
Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)
A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno
Livorno
In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans
New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada
Hong Kong
Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers
The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.
Venice
A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival
Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo
Rome
Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining
Piraeus
Stagnation in passenger numbers
Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives
Rome
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.
Hong Kong
Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged
AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.
Genoa
The event will also host a rich program of conferences
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