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February 6, 2019
Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
  • Hapag-Lloyd set to be first in world to convert large containership to LNG
  • India formally establishes shipping link to Chabahar
  • Sri Lanka's new national policy for its maritime & logistics sectors foresees reduced dependence on Indian container transhipment cargo
  • US' unilateral imposition of additional Customs duty on steel & aluminium products before WTO's Dispute Settlement Body
  • KICT achieves multiple records in Jan. 2019
  • Procedure for clearance of Export LCL Cargo categorised as "Hazardous Goods"
  • 'The Air Cargo Policy document has failed to address the core issue of the need & how to build national capacity'
  • Logistics portal in final stages of development: N. Sivasailam
  • Shashi Kiran Shetty bestowed with Global Visionary Award
  • FDI policy on e-commerce expanded
  • Merchandise exports seen attaining new high this fiscal
  • UK freight association launches freight apprenticeship microsite
  • US sanctions on Venezuela could change pattern of crude tanker trade, says analysis

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Catering to the unusual
  • Railway association gains new member
  • Good fuels and blockchain savings
  • More capacity for small consignments
  • First landing of Air Senegal's future flagship
  • Schmitz Cargobull passes GDP audit
  • Christian Arndt joins Deugro
  • Fercam - clean and quiet over the Brenner
  • Lagardère selects GAC Dubai as contract logistics partner
  • IAG Cargo teams up with Petair UK
  • Kanis to spearhead I&C growth at Imperial Logistics
  • More cargo for port of Liverpool
  • West Atlantic synchronises fleet with IT solution
  • Hapag Lloyd redeeming ahead of deadline
  • Positive financial outlook for Ceva
  • Geis takes over K + N's Lichtenfels site
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Improving Russia - India freight services
  • Record year for port of Barcelona

The Loadstarweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
  • 'Keep the freight moving, worry about Seaborne contract legality later'
  • No-deal Brexit 'simplified customs' plan 'won't help forwarders or hauliers'
  • Belly cargo on the up for Schiphol carriers as hopes rise for Local Rule
  • Carriers in with a chance of surviving IMO 2020 if they ditch the 'freebies'
  • DP World's optimism is renewed as it reports growth in container volumes
  • Aramex sees profits jump 13% in 2018
  • ATSG subsidiary LGSTX acquires materials handling specialist TriFactor
  • Supply chain radar: DSV is not alone in its Panalpina chase - and its rival ticks all the boxes

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
  • Diana Panamax bulker time chartered out at $8,100 per day
  • Wight Shipyard delivers 250-passenger Danube river catamaran
  • Valmet and Celebrity sign four-year service agreement
  • Hapag-Lloyd to retrofit 15,000 TEU box ship to operate on LNG
  • Swiftships awarded $26.6 million for construction of LCU 1701 and 1702
  • Aging OSVs push down asset value of U.S. owned fleet
  • Moran Iron Works starts construction of kayak-launching tour boat

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
  • Tankers stalling amid uncertainty over US sanctions on PDVSA
    A number of tanker vessels appear to be stalling en route to and from Venezuela as US sanctions start to...
  • P&O Ports manager killed in Somalia
    Three other P&O employees were injured during the incident
  • Significant numbers expected to ignore sulphur cap rules
    Recent bans on open-loop scrubber usage in China and Singapore adds further operational pressure and economic uncertainty on scrubber usage...
  • Pericles Panagopulos, founder of Greek ferry group Attica, dies aged 83
    Founder of Royal Cruise Line, SuperFast Ferries and Magna Marine was involved in shipping from an early age
  • Greece continues to lead fleet-value league
    Chinese fleet makes biggest climb from last year by $6.3bn, according to new data from VesselsValue
  • Drewry paints positive outlook for ocean freight rates
    Drewry says, however, that rate sentiment could soon be dampened if the US-China trade war takes a turn for the...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to convert containership to LNG
    The carrier boasts world's first conversion of containership of this size to LNG power
  • UK has customs skill shortage, Braemar chief warns
    Freight forwarder does not take the view that Britain 'collectively has the skills to deal with the documentation that flows...
  • Grayling says maritime will be 'central' to post-Brexit trade
    The UK government wants - and is doing everything it can - to leave Europe with a good deal, Grayling...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
  • VC funding fuels freight visibility arms race
  • Savannah expanding mega-ship handling ability
  • Challenges to US urban supply chains mount
  • Kia taps Georgia for new SUV supply chain
  • Trade turmoil, e-commerce lift air cargo

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
  • South Korea merger plan for a 'big two' will trigger response
    State bank's sale of DSME stake is aimed at strengthening the defensive shield round local shipbuilding but its success will depend on rival nations' response as well as market conditions
  • Rubicon Offshore puts FPSO on sales block
    Rubicon Offshore International has tasked brokers with finding a buyer for one of three floating production, storage and offloading vessels in its fleet. TradeWinds is told that L&R Midland and Braemar ACM Shipbroking have been given joint exclusive rights to sell the Singapore-based operator's 110,000-dwt Front Puffin (built 1990) on an "as is, where is" basis. The Spanish-built vessel is curre
  • Scorpio stunned by stabbing of vessel master
    Group is working with authorities to investigate incident and guard against future violence as injured seafarer listed in "stable" condition.
  • 'Layup' no more from NY lender CIT Bank
    Evan Cohen-led ship finance operation back in business and pursuing "classic senior debt," veteran banker tells Greek-Norwegian conference.
  • Scorpio calls on IMO to stand firm on scrubbers
    Agency's new considerations months ahead of emissions deadline said to raise unfair threats to early adapters of compliance technology.
  • Hornbeck notes-for-loans scheme falls short of its target
    Swap scheme will still help the Louisiana-based OSV owner stretch its debt maturity
  • Carnival to use LNG bunkering experience to speed delivery
    Cruiseship giant Carnival is working to speed up its LNG bunkering operations as it gains experience with its first LNG-fuelled vessel in Tenerife. Carnival is supplying about 900 tonnes of LNG as bunkers to the 183,900-gt AIDAnova (built 2018) every two weeks in an operation that takes about 10 hours, company LNG project director Stuart Carpenter said. Carnival cruiseship AIDAnova debuts on LNG
  • ExxonMobil locks in VLCC on seven-year time charter
    Brokers claim the energy major has taken the newbuild for $31,000 per day, mirroring a similar deal last July
  • KCC hit by Brazilian alumina plant force majeure
    Norway's Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC) has been hit by a force majeure in Brazil as profit dipped in the fourth quarter. The company said net earnings were $0.66m in the final three months, against $4.16m in 2017. KCC clears the way for share issue ahead of IPO Klaveness Combination Carriers takes newbuilding orderbook to six ships Revenue grew to $29.59m from $15.15m a year ago, but co
  • Crewman evacuated after stabbing on Scorpio tanker
    An injured Indian seafarer has been airlifted from a Scorpio Tankers vessel after a fight broke out on board. The incident took place on the 110,000-dwt STI Guard (built 2016) on Monday off the island of Reunion, Franceinfo reported. The injured man suffered two stab wounds to his chest, the report said. Authorities were alerted on Monday morning and the vessel diverted to Reunion. The seafare
  • Measles alert for passengers on Tallink ro-pax
    An adult passenger suffering from measles who travelled on a Tallink ro-pax from Finland has sparked a health warning. Passengers on the 58,000-gt Silja Serenade (built 1990) between 1 and 3 February have been advised to check they have been vaccinated, YLE reported. The ferry serves the Helsinki to Stockholm route. A passenger was diagnosed with measles on Monday and is believed to have been i
  • Titan LNG and Fluxys team up on Flexfueler 002 for Antwerp
    Partnership inks second LNG bunkering pontoon barge as first set to begin work in May.
  • P&O Ports terminal manager shot dead in Somalia
    A P&O Ports manager has been shot dead by terrorists in the Puntland region of Somalia. Cosco Pakistan boss shot dead Paul Fermosa was walking to work in Bosaso when he was shot and killed by an Al-Shabab militant disguised as a fisherman, Reuters reported. The assassin was shot and killed by one of Fermosa's bodyguards. The company is owned by Dubai's DP World. The Dubai media office confirme
  • Scrubber-makers and ecologists at odds over open-loop sludge tanks
    Manufacturers say lack of residue build-up renders open-loop scrubber sludge tanks unnecessary, while activists claim shipowners bypass them
  • Svitzer shakes off rumours it will drop UK flag
    Chatter of an impending exodus from the UK Ship Registry has so far proved unfounded
  • Hapag claims world first with big boxship LNG conversion
    German line Hapag-Lloyd has booked in what it claims is the first conversion of a large boxship to run on LNG. Retrofitting of the 15,000-teu Sajir (built 2014) will take place at Hudong Hondhoa Shipbuilding's Shanghai yard Huarun Dadong Dockyard in China after a deal was signed at the end of last week. The pilot project paves the way for other large vessels to follow suit, the company said, mak
  • Richard Branson turns up the volume with his Scarlet Lady
    Richard Branson's Virgin Voyages is harking back to the tycoon's musical origins by developing what he calls RockStar suites for the company's cruiseship newbuilding Scarlet Lady. Virgin Voyages adds fourth cruise vessel at Fincantieri These feature a guitar-lined music room and an outdoor shower and dining table, with steps attached for that all-important moment when you have to dance for your
  • NGO Shipbreaking Platform highlights beaching death toll
    Clean and safe ship recycling lobby group NGO Shipbreaking Platform estimates at least 35 workers died dismantling ships on the beaches of South Asia last year. It released the figures just days after the European Commission said it had rejected applications from two of India's leading beaching yards to be included in a list of ship recyclers approved to demolish European-flagged ships. 'Wake-up
  • Ice-class tonnage is a lone bright spot in MR tanker trade
    MR earnings on the Baltic-UK Continent route are showing strength as ice-class restrictions kick in, while oversupply plagues other trades
  • Greek shipowner Pericles Panagopoulos dies at 83
    Pericles Panagopoulos, founder of companies that made a mark on passenger and dry bulk shipping, died in Athens early this morning. "It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of our chairman, Pericles S Panagopoulos, who passed away today," his company Magna Marine said in a statement. He was 83 years old. The Athens-born entrepreneur studied business and economics in Greece, Switzerlan
  • Sea Shepherd ship attacked with rocks, molotov cocktails
    Conservation group Sea Shepherd has revealed details of a violent attack on one of its ships by poachers in the Gulf of California off Mexico. The society said its 168-gt former US Coast Guard cutter Farley Mowat was target by more than 50 assailants "posing as fishermen on board 20 high-speed boats while conducting maritime conservation patrols inside the Vaquita Refuge." Crane crashes
  • Dof fixes PSV at eye-catching rate as recovery continues
    Green shoots just keep coming in the North Sea market
  • Zodiac Maritime sells tanker pair to Pakistan National Shipping Corp
    Deal priced at around $60m and continues an active period for the shipowner.
  • Philippines: HHI 'interested' in Hanjin Subic takeover
    Hyundai Heavy Industries is the latest shipbuilder to be linked to a takeover of Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction's Philippines yard, which is under court rehabilitation. Philippines defence secretary Delfin Lorenzana told reporters: "Lately, I also heard that Hyundai of Korea is also interested," according to the Business Mirror. He said companies from the US, Japan, South Korea, Indonesi
  • Marubeni sells out of LPG with $22m double deal
    Japanese trading house Marubeni is reported to have sold out of the small LPG carrier market. S&P surge aids buzz around pressurized LPG space Brokers believe the company has disposed of the 3,800-cbm Crimson Gas2 and Crimson Gas3 (both built 2012). A price of $11m each, or slightly less, is said to have been paid for the ships. LPG market sources say the transaction comes at a time when very
  • VEB lines up $152m financing for SCF tankers
    Russian lender VEB Group is to finance the construction of three more tankers for Sovcomflot (SCF Group), according to Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. He told a meeting of the supervisory board of the state-run development corporation that the ships will carry light oil products and gas condensate. VEB-Leasing last year approved deals to finance two aframaxes for the owner at the new Zvezda Ship
  • Eastern Navigation snaps up bargain Toisa quartet
    Singapore's Eastern Navigation has boosted its fleet with the acquisition of four offshore support vessels from Greece's bankrupt Toisa group. The company told TradeWinds it had closed on the final vessel in the enbloc deal this week. A1 Offshore linked to Toisa PSV purchase James Fisher linked to $20m Toisa OSV Brokers said Eastern has paid $6m per ship for a total of $24m, as opposed to valu
  • Reports of Pappas product tanker sale puzzle market
    Reports of a tanker sale by Petros Pappas-led Product Shipping & Trading have shipbrokers scratching their heads. Greeks emerge as net buyers in sale-and-purchase transactions The private Pappas company is reported to have parted with the 51,500-dwt Jane (built 2008). Some have simply dismissed the reports as inaccurate, noting the ship is one of the newest in the company's fleet. Others guide
  • Greeks emerge as net buyers in sale-and-purchase transactions
    Hellenic asset-play focused on tankers and boxships in 2018 as overall pace in the S&P market slowed
  • Britannia P&I stands alone in diversification debate
    The annual International P&I Conference in Piraeus prides itself on being the only event that attracts attendees and speakers from 11 of the 13 members of the International Group of P&I Clubs. The latest to join the annual get-together was Britannia P&I, which has been upping its game in the Greek market and made its debut through local representative David Harley. Gard likely recipient as Maers
  • P&I clubs may face greater exposure in wake of IMO 2020
    Piraeus conference tackles questions over liability, fines and casualty claims following emissions regulations
  • Siem replaces Flensburger yard boss after delays
    Flensburger managing director Rudiger Fuchs has been replaced after delays at the German shipbuilder. The company said its owner, Siem Industries, has brought in one of its executives Alexander Gregg-Smith, who was in charge at the yard for six months in 2016, according to the NDR website. Brittany Ferries' new LNG ro-pax delayed at FSG Yard suspects sabotage on ferry newbuild Fuchs had been t
  • Delphis pulls the plug on Team Lines
    Delphis-owned Hamburg feeder operator Team Lines is being wound down. It will cease trading on 11 February, it said in a letter to customers signed by Delphis' Alexander Saverys and Team managing director Benjamin Weinacht. They blamed deteriorating market conditions in northern Europe in recent years as well as ongoing consolidation for making a continuation of the business "unsustainable". De
  • Icebreaker to simulate conditions in space
    Ships often live on as floating restaurants or attractions after their working lives are over. This was the case for the 11,800-gt Japanese icebreaker Shirase (built 1983), but now the vessel is set for a unique second retirement. Jeff Bezos company confirms Stena ro-ro swoop The Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported that the ship - decommissioned in 2008 - is to be used to simulate conditions in sp
  • Klaveness Marine takes stake in third Knutsen OAS LNG carrier
    Norwegian owner invests in mini-gas carrier saying it believes in this type of long-term contract.
  • Vale says Brazil court action threatens 30 million tonnes of iron ore output
    Mining giant says legal move could crimp nearly 9% of the company's annual production.
  • Norvic Shipping appoints Urs Dur as new CFO
    Finance veteran latest to join Canadian bulker owner as it continues management shake-up.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
  • Overland gains traction on Asia-Europe trade
    Moving cargo on the trade by rail and truck is becoming an increasingly feasible option.
  • Panalpina rejects acquisition bid by DSV
    Swiss foundation owning 46 percent of Panalpina does not support offer from Denmark's DSV.
  • DeFazio urges near-term passage of infrastructure bill
    House Transportation Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio highlighted the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and gas tax as critical issues that must be addressed.
  • Port of Vancouver cancels permit for coal export terminal
    The port authority says the project proposed by Fraser Surrey Docks failed to show substantial progress on construction had been made by Nov. 30, one of 83 conditions.
  • CSX exec: Inland ports better supply chain efficiency
    The Class I railroad says it has seen an increase in efficiency and improvement in quality of customer service since implementing scheduled railroading.
  • Lawmakers: Mexican tomato export practices unfair
    Letter to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross calls for end to agreement suspending antidumping investigation.
  • Seattle terminal $300 million upgrade recommended
    Northwest Seaport Alliance may lease to Stevedoring Services of America and MSC's Terminal International Ltd.
  • Georgia Ports Authority unveils big berth/big ship plan
  • Vanterm vessel operations expected to resume this week
  • Hapag-Lloyd to retrofit 15,000-TEU ship for LNG
  • Nominations sought for ag trade advisory committees
  • Mandatory TFTEA drawback set for Feb. 24
  • Executive Moves: TIA, Echo and Scoular
  • Freight tracker FourKites nets $50 million in funding
  • Committee clears Commerce enforcement nominee
  • Executive Moves: East and Gulf coasts, Rockies

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
  • US EIA chief sees modest price impact from Venezuelan oil sanctions so far
    US sanctions on Venezuela's oil sector have so far had modest global price impacts as crude production and refinery flows in the US and elsewhere adjust to the supply disruption.
  • US crude terminal LOOP sells 56% of LOOP Sour storage contracts at auction
    The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port sold more than half of the 7,200 capacity allocation contracts it offered in its Tuesday auction of storage space for crude in cavern at its terminal, equal to more than 4 million barrels of LOOP Sour, auction co-host Matrix Markets said.
  • Eastern Canadian light, heavy crudes benefit from strong US demand in 2019
    US imports of both light and heavy Eastern Canadian crude rose sharply in January compared with the same month a year ago, custom records showed Tuesday.
  • Rosneft sees its Venezuelan output stable, views crisis as temporary
    Rosneft does not expect crude production at its joint projects with state owned PDVSA in the Latin American country to drop in 2019.
  • ICE sets launch of delayed 0.5% sulfur marine fuel futures for Feb 19
    Intercontinental Exchange said Tuesday that its new 0.5% sulfur marine fuel futures contracts, delayed due to the US government shutdown at the beginning of the year, will now launch February 19.
  • Barge congestion at Piraeus boosts bunker fuel prices: sources
    Barge congestion at the Greek port of Piraeus was supporting 380 CST bunker fuel prices, sources said Tuesday.
  • External: Praxis Energy Agents DMCC
  • BP predicts further output growth in 2019 after new project start-ups
  • External: Global Risk Management

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New logistics hub in London to boost rail freight through the Channel Tunnel
London
An investment of around £15 million is expected
Jeremy Nixon will hand over his position as CEO of Ocean Network Express to Till Ole Barrelet on July 1st.
Singapore
The German manager comes from Emirates Shipping Lines
The first three electric gantry cranes have been installed at the new intermodal terminal in Milan Smistamento.
Milan
At full capacity it will be able to handle up to 44 trains per day
Hong Kong government protests PPC's removal from Panamanian ports
Hong Kong/Beijing
Beijing government spokeswoman stressed that China will firmly protect the rights and legitimate interests of its companies.
European transport associations call for the CEF to be allocated at least €100 billion
Brussels
Chronic underfunding and financial shortfalls are lamented
The Panamanian government assigns the transitional management of the port of Balboa to APM Terminals and the port of Cristóbal to TiL
Hong Kong/Panama
CK Hutchison Holdings denounces the illegality of the terminal seizure and confirms the possibility of legal action.
Panamanian government seizes assets and equipment at the ports of Balboa and Cristóbal
Panama
The Panama Ports Company of the CK Hutchison group has been removed from the management of the two ports
Statement by rail and intermodal transport associations against gigaliners on European roads
Brussels
The current positions of the EU institutions - they denounce - all include elements that risk opening the door to a widespread diffusion of these vehicles.
The mandate of the EuNavFor Aspides mission has been extended until 28 February 2027.
Brussels
A budget of almost 15 million euros has been approved
The EU-ETS Observatory of Puertos del Estado confirms the risk of loss of container traffic share of European ports
The EU-ETS Observatory of Puertos del Estado confirms the risk of loss of container traffic share of European ports
Madrid
Santana: We believe that some aspects of the ETS should be monitored and, where necessary, revised.
Tidewater acquires Brazil's Wilson Sons Ultratug Participações for $500 million.
Houston
It has a fleet of 22 Platform Supply Vessels
Trump attempts to circumvent the Supreme Court ruling by introducing temporary tariffs
Trump attempts to circumvent the Supreme Court ruling by introducing temporary tariffs
Washington/Suitland
An executive order confirming the suspension of the "de minimis" regime was also signed.
Slight growth in freight traffic in the port of Ancona in 2025
Ancona
Rolling stock slightly down. Passenger numbers significantly down.
Construction of the cruise terminal at Molo San Cataldo in Taranto will begin in October.
London
Global Ports Holding invests over €4.5 million
One dead and four injured on board the cruise ship World Legacy (formerly Moby Zaza )
Singapore
A fire broke out on the unit
SBB CFF FFS Cargo has sold 31 locomotives to Nordic Re-Finance
Bern
The Swiss company plans to equip itself exclusively with vehicles produced by Stadler Rail Valencia by 2035.
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg grew by 2.6 percent.
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg grew by 2.6 percent.
Hamburg
Containers boosted the growth. Volumes remained stable in the fourth quarter alone.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, the DFDS Group recorded a net loss of DKK -286 million.
Copenhagen
Last year, cargo traffic in Montenegro's ports grew by 1.6%.
Podgorica
Cargoes to and from Italy alone increased by +64.6%
To APM Terminals the 37.5% of the Southern Container Terminal of the port of Jeddah
The Hague/Dubai
DP World will keep the remaining 62.5%
Continues the bending of the traffic of the container in the port of Los Angeles
Los Angeles
In January decrease of -12.1%. Bown: the state of exports to China seems bad
In the fourth trimester of the 2025 the traffic of the goods in the port of Civitavecchia is increased of +8.6%
Civitavecchia
In the whole year growth was +3.1%
Samskip sells marine and logistic services with the United Kingdom and Ireland to the CLdN
Luxembourg/Rotterdam
The agreement includes rental agreements for over 5,000 multimodal load units
The Antitrust has reopened the procedure on the concentration between the Ignazio Messina & C. and the Terminal San Giorgio
Rome
The International Chamber of Shipping against the new harbour taxes programmed by the US government
Washington
Necessary - the association emphasizes - carefully coordinated political solutions
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings orders three new ships from cruise to Fincantieri
Miami/Trieste
They are destined to the companies Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Hapag-Lloyd and ZIM agreed on a merger agreement
Haifa/Hamburg
The German company will pay up to $2.5 billion
America's Maritime Action Plan proposes a new tax on foreign-built ships from any nation entering U.S. ports.
Washington
It would be used to fund the new Maritime Security Trust Fund
Hapag-Lloyd to acquire Israeli ZIM
Hamburg
The German company will be responsible for international operations, while those in and with Israel will be assigned to the Tel Aviv-based private equity firm FIMI Opportunity Funds.
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem leaves DP World after Epstein's involvement
Dubai
It Kazim appointed president and Yuvraj Narayan managing director
Eurogate and APM Terminals will invest a billion euros for the development of the North Sea Terminal Bremerhaven
Bremen/The Hague
CK Hutchison threatens appeals against APM Terminals if it will assume the management of the Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Hong Kong
Tomorrow will be inaugurated the new container terminal of transhipment of Damietta
Bremen/Melzo
Its ability to annual traffic will rise up to 3,3 million teu
Fincantieri presents an industrial plan that foresees the doubling of the production capacity of military vessels in Italian shipyards
Milan
For civil production, a reallocation of volumes to Romanian shipyards and an expansion in Vietnam are planned.
Fincantieri and Generative Bionics sign agreement to develop humanoid welding robots.
Trieste/Genoa
The first tests at the Sestri Ponente shipyard are scheduled for the end of this year
Slight increase in annual freight traffic handled by Croatian ports
Zagreb
Sharp drop in dry bulk offset by increase in liquid cargoes and record containers
The Grendi group expects to close 2025 with a record turnover of 158 million euros (+33%)
Genoa
Revenues increased by 10%, net of the effect of the acquisition of Dario Perioli.
South Korean HMM's quarterly and annual performances were negative.
South Korean HMM's quarterly and annual performances were negative.
Seoul
In 2025 the container fleet transported 3.94 million TEUs (+3.2%)
Offer to acquire European express courier InPost
Amsterdam/Luxembourg
It was submitted by a consortium comprising Advent International (37%), FedEx (37%), A&R Investments (16%) and PPF Group (10%)
Transocean and Valaris sign merger agreement
Steinhausen/Hamilton
The new company will have a fleet of 73 offshore vessels, including 33 ultra-deepwater drillships
Hapag-Lloyd expects to close the 2025 financial year with a 61% decline in operating profit.
Hamburg
Record loads transported by the fleet, growing by +8%.
FS establishes a company specializing in transport and infrastructure consultancy
London
The new company is based in London
Maritime traffic in the Suez Canal fell by 3.4% last year.
Maritime traffic in the Suez Canal fell by 3.4% last year.
Cairo
Growth of +9.0% in the fourth quarter alone. In December, transits increased by +13.1%.
The simplification law, rather than making things easier, complicates the lives of ship captains and burdens them with additional operational and legal responsibilities.
Genoa
BYD and Automar reach agreement for vehicle traffic through the port of Gioia Tauro.
Schiedam
The goal is to serve the central-southern Italian market.
Maersk Group announces 15% ground-based job cuts
Maersk Group announces 15% ground-based job cuts
Copenhagen
The quarterly and annual financial results are impacted by the reduction in the value of maritime freight rates.
In 2025, container traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure reached a historic record of almost three million TEUs
Genoa
Cruise passengers increased by 6.1%; ferry passengers decreased by 4.0%.
Busan Port has again set its all-time record for annual container throughput.
Busan
Last year the total was 24.88 million TEUs (+2.0%)
Panama Ports Company has initiated arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Panama
Panama
Extensive damage reported and state authorities' reluctance to respond to repeated requests for confrontation
In 2025, freight traffic in Sardinia's ports grew by +3.0%
Cagliari
Slight decline in cruise passengers contained by the launch of home ports in Cagliari and Olbia
Freight traffic in the port of Barcelona to remain stable in 2025
Barcelona
In the fourth quarter alone, 16.7 million tonnes were handled (+4.5%)
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd bring back India/Middle East-Mediterranean service via Suez
In 2025, ships transiting the Panama Canal increased by +14.1%
In 2025, ships transiting the Panama Canal increased by +14.1%
Panama
The ports of the Central American nation handled 9,915,357 containers (+3.6%)
Last year, container traffic in the port of Tangier Med reached a record 11.1 million TEUs (+8.4%)
Last year, container traffic in the port of Tangier Med reached a record 11.1 million TEUs (+8.4%)
Anjra
New all-time high in total goods
In 2025, Turkish ports handled a record traffic of 553.3 million tonnes of cargo (+4.0%)
Ankara
Container traffic in Italy reached a new all-time high of 678,715 TEUs (+9.8%). Ship traffic through the Bosphorus Strait declined.
APM Terminals will take over the interim management of the Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa.
Panama
President Mulino urged Panama Ports Company to cooperate fully in view of this new phase
New crop of historic records harvested by Chinese ports
New crop of historic records harvested by Chinese ports
Beijing
In 2025, maritime ports handled 11.63 billion tons of goods (+3.7%)
PPC denounces the contradictory nature of the ruling by the Supreme Court of Justice of Panama with respect to the current legal framework
Balboa
The company does not exclude the possibility of resorting to national and international legal action
Lukoil signs agreement with US-based Carlyle to sell the Russian group's international assets
Fly
The transaction will need to be authorized by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Panama's Supreme Court of Justice declares the law on the concession contract with the Panama Ports Company unconstitutional.
Panama
Last year, PPC port terminals handled 3.9 million containers
Royal Caribbean Cruises has ordered two new cruise ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique with options for four more
Royal Caribbean Cruises has ordered two new cruise ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique with options for four more
Miami
New orders for ten new river vessels are planned. A record financial year.
CMA CGM establishes a joint venture with Stonepeak to which it will contribute ten container terminals
New York/Los Angeles
The American company will own 75% and 25% of the shares, respectively. It will invest 2.4 billion dollars.
German rail freight companies reject 37% increase in train path prices
Berlin
Die Güterbahnen urges the Minister of Transport to present the promised reform of the fare system
FS Logistix increases weekly rotations on the Duisburg-Milan railway line from six to ten
Milan
Two daily connections are made in each direction
In the fourth quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Antwerp-Zeebrugge decreased by -4.9%.
Antwerp
For the whole year the decline was -4.1%
Valletta Cruise Port records record annual cruise traffic
London
In 2025, there were 963 thousand passengers (+2.3%)
Evergreen invests up to nearly $1.5 billion in the construction of 23 container ships
Taipei
Seven 5,900 TEU vessels have been ordered from Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding and 16 3,100 TEU vessels from CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding.
In 2025, Spanish ports handled a record container traffic of almost 19 million TEUs
Madrid
New historic highs also for conventional goods and passengers
First container transhipment operation in an Algerian port
First container transhipment operation in an Algerian port
Algiers
It happened on Sunday at the port of Djen Djen
Truckers from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and North Macedonia block borders
Belgrade
Week-long protest against the EU's new entry/exit system
Resumption of attacks against ships in the Red Sea region threatened
Tehran
They would be implemented in response to an escalation of US and allied military actions in the region.
New annual record for maritime traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
New annual record for maritime traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Port Klang
Last year, for the first time, over 100,000 ships passed through
New record of sailors abandoned by shipowners
London
In 2025, 6,223 crew members from 410 ships were abandoned
A Livorno port pilot loses his life in a collision
Livorno
The dynamics of the accident are still under investigation.
Study on alternative marine fuels as potential marine pollutants and the effectiveness of response measures
Lisbon
It was commissioned by the European Maritime Safety Agency
The first in-person meeting of the international working group "Cruises & Port Cities" will take place in Taranto.
Taranto/La Spezia
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the relationship between the city and the port is strategic, particularly in relation to cruise traffic
G20 merchandise trade trend to fluctuate in the fourth quarter of 2025
Paris
Trade in services is growing
Extension of incentives for rail freight shunting in ports
Rome
Paper (Fermerci): the sector, however, continues to suffer as demonstrated by the overall data for 2025
MPC Container Ships revenues decreased by -4.3% in 2025
Oslo
Net income was $236.4 million (-11.4%)
Saipem has been awarded a further offshore contract in Saudi Arabia
Milan
Order worth approximately 500 million dollars
The new offices of the Eastern Sicily Port Authority have been inaugurated in the port of Pozzallo.
Pozzallo
Contract worth approximately 750 thousand euros
Finmar appointed agent in Italy for United Global Ro-Ro
Genoa
Two services scheduled with stops at the port of Genoa
Contract awarded for the expansion of the San Cataldo Pier in the port of Bari
Bari
They will be carried out by the Rti Fincantieri Infrastructure Opere Marittime, Boskalis Italia, Zeta and e-Marine
The digital registry of maritime workers and the digital navigation booklet are law
Genoa
Article 11 of Legislative Decree 19/2026 establishes AGEMAR
DB Cargo plans to cut around 6,000 jobs
Berlin
Negotiations with employee representatives to begin soon
In 2025, containers transported by RCL's fleet increased by +8.8%
Bangkok
Revenues from this activity grew by +5.2%
Regarding Tardini's nomination as president of the Western Sicily Port Authority, Salvini and Schifani have (for now) buried the hatchet.
Palermo
Annual container traffic grows by 5.4% at HHLA port terminals
Hamburg
Record revenues expected at 1.76 billion euros (+9.9%)
Container traffic at the Port of New York is expected to grow by 2.3% in 2025.
New York
Significant increase in full containers for export
Politics and Assiterminal celebrate the extension of the port bonus
Rome/Genoa
Ferrari: understood the value of the planning behind the reformulation of the law
Container traffic at the port of Hong Kong decreased by -3.2% in January
Hong Kong
1.13 million TEUs were handled
Costamare secures $940 million in revenue from the charter of 12 container ships
Monk
CMA CGM has ordered six 1,700 TEU LNG containerships from Cochin Shipyard.
Marseille
By the end of the year, the number of Indian seafarers on board the French group's ships will rise to 1,500.
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore grew by 13.0% last month.
Singapore
Containers amounted to 3,892,370 TEUs (+11.3%)
Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94
Rome
It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
Britta Weber has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of the Hupac Group.
Noise
He is the current vice president of UPS Healthcare for Europe and Asia.
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Saipem to acquire mobile offshore drilling unit for $272.5 million
Milan
Agreement with Norwegian Deep Value Driller
The 59th edition of the San Giorgio Award will be held in Genoa on February 20th.
Genoa
The Targa San Giorgio will be awarded to Gian Enzo Duci
Filt Cgil appeals against Cartour's authorization to carry out lashing and unlashing operations.
Medlog inaugurates a logistics park at Dammam's King Abdulaziz Port
Geneva
It occupies an area of over 100 thousand square meters
Manageritalia and Assologistica sign the renewal of the Ccnl managers of the logistics
Rome
Monthly gross earnings increase at 750 Euros in three tranche
Subscribed a binding agreement for the acquisition of Qube by Macquarie Asset Management
Sydney
It was unanimously approved by the Australian logistic group Cda
Meyer Turku completed the design of a cruise ship to zero net emissions
Turku
The main fuel is biomethanol
Last year the turnover of Kalmar grew by +1%
Helsinki
Operating income, net profit and new orders in increase respective of +26%, +28% and +8%
Terminal Investment Limited puts hands on the Peruvian port of Pisco
Lima
Acquired the Portuario de Paracas Terminal
Assagenti urges a more constant and timely information on the progress of the work of the new dam of Genoa
Grimaldi has taken delivery of the Grande Michigan
Naples
It is the eighth Pure Car and Truck Carrier ammonia ready of the Neapolitan group
Meeting between the presidents of the Maritime Federation and Assoporti
Rome
Mario Mattioli and Roberto Petri addressed the main issues of the maritime cluster
Morocco's Marsa Maroc participates in the development of the port of Monrovia
Casablanca
Contract for the management of two docks and the construction of a multipurpose terminal
South Korea's Pan Ocean buys ten VLCCs from compatriot SK Shipping
Seoul
Transaction valued at approximately $668 million
Stefano Messina has been confirmed as president of Assarmatori
Rome
He will also lead the shipowners' association in the four-year period 2026-2030
Roberto Mantovanelli has been appointed Secretary General of the Northern Adriatic Port Authority.
Venice
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan for the Ports of Venice and Chioggia has been approved.
In 2025, Albanian ports handled a record traffic of 8.2 million tons of goods (+6.2%)
Tirana
A new peak in passengers also amounted to 1.7 million units (+6.4%)
WASS (Fincantieri) has been awarded a contract by Saudi Arabia for the supply of lightweight torpedoes
Trieste
The order is worth more than 200 million euros
Oxin (Somec) awarded a major order for the construction of kitchen, pantry, catering and bar areas for two cruise ships
San Vendemiano
The value of the order is 53 million euros
Sogedim launches a daily service between Carpi and Campogalliano/England
Carpi
Daily shuttle departing from the logistics hubs of Campogalliano, Carpi and Prato
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly and annual revenue.
Athens
Profits are falling
CPPIB and OMERS are considering selling their 67% stake in Associated British Ports.
London
Maersk orders eight 18,600 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Copenhagen
Built by New Times Shipbuilding Co., they will be delivered between 2029 and 2030.
PaxOcean opens new shipyard in Singapore
Singapore
It occupies an area of 17.3 hectares
The largest container ship ever arrived in the port of Trieste
Trieste
Port of call of the "MSC Diana" which has a capacity of approximately 19,000 TEUs
Antin Infrastructure Partners acquires U.S. shipbuilder Vigor Marine Group
New York
It has shipyards in Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, San Diego and Norfolk
In 2025, Moroccan ports handled a record traffic of 262.6 million tons of goods (+8.9%)
Rabat
Transhipment equal to 50.5% of the total
Yang Ming deploys first of five 15,500 TEU dual-fuel LNG vessels on Asia-Mediterranean route
Keelung
It will be used in the MD2 service
Study highlights challenges for LNG containerships in complying with future cold ironing connection requirements
Berlin/Hamburg
Fincantieri and Wsense reach agreement to offer cutting-edge underwater systems
Trieste
Co-development of advanced wireless technology solutions planned
Study finds high levels of persistent organic pollutants caused by shipbreaking activities
Brussels
Port of Livorno: tender for ship-generated waste management begins
Livorno
The expected value of the contract is over 40 million euros
DSV revenue and profits impacted by Schenker acquisition
Copenhagen
In 2025, turnover grew by +48.0%
Wärtsilä reports significant growth in quarterly and annual results for the Marine segment
Helsinki
The Finnish group's new orders acquired in 2025 remain stable.
Dutch company Portwise has been bought by its compatriot Haskoning
Rijswijk
The company offers solutions for optimizing terminal operations through automation and electrification
Construction of the first of six container ships for Italia Marittima has begun in China.
Trieste
The ships, which will be able to use traditional fuel and methanol, will have a capacity of 2,400 TEUs
In the Strait of Hormuz, armed vessels ordered a US tanker to stop
Southampton/London
GTS announces new rail services between the port of Genoa and central and southern Italy.
Bari
Connections via the Segrate Milan terminal
Kuehne+Nagel expands CargoCity South at Frankfurt Airport
Schindellegi
A new facility will be completed and taken over at the end of 2028
The number of dual-fuel vessels employed by liner shipping lines is set to double by 2025
Washington
Currently, 74% of the order book consists of units of this type
AD Ports signs agreement to build and operate multipurpose terminal at Matadi Port
Abu Dhabi/Kinshasa
Relaunch of the Banana Deepwater Port Construction Project
Confitarma: The Revenue Agency's position risks having serious repercussions on Italian seafarers' employment.
Rome
Bucchioni appointed pro tempore president of the Association of Freight Forwarders of the Port of La Spezia
La Spezia
The tender for the development of the shipbuilding hub in the port of Ancona has begun.
Ancona
The AdSP Management Committee has approved the call for tenders
ONE's quarterly financial performance declines further
Singapore
The volume of containerized cargo transported by the fleet remains stable
Laura DiBella's nomination for FMC presidency has been signed.
Washington
His term will expire on June 30, 2028.
Port of Singapore saw record bunker deliveries in 2025
Singapore
PSA-MOL joint venture to manage a new ro-ro terminal
The port of Taranto was visited by a delegation from the Japanese FLOWRA
Taranto
The association brings together 21 of the main Japanese energy players
ABB's new orders in a quarter exceed $10 billion for the first time.
Zurich
Growing demand in the maritime, port and railway sectors
In the United States, MSC was fined a total of $22.67 million
Washington
The Federal Maritime Commission has released the results of an investigation
Signal Ocean has acquired AXSMarine
Paris/London
The company offers web platforms to support the ship charter sector
CSC Vespucci and Livorno Reefer will form a single platform dedicated to fruit and vegetable and exotic products in the port of Livorno
Livorno
Livorno Reefer to acquire stake in CSC
Stena RoRo has placed an order for two ro-ro vessels in China with options for four more.
Gothenburg
They were designed in cooperation with the Italian Naos
Shanghai Zhonggu Logistics Co. to Order Four New 6,000-TEU Containerships
Shanghai
The order will include options for two additional vessels
UPS revenues decreased by 2.6% in 2025
In the last quarter alone, a decrease of -3.2% was recorded
ICS has published its periodic analysis of flag state performance
London
Michail Stahlhut will step down as CEO of Hupac in May
Noise
Bertschi: Under his leadership, the company's position as a leading provider of combined road/rail transport in Europe has been strengthened.
Members of the Ravenna Marine Resource Partnership Body have been appointed.
Ravenna
It will meet for the first time on February 4th and will remain in office for four years
Messina (Assarmatori): MIT's decree on cold ironing is a good thing.
Rome
This is a fundamental step - he underlined - to ensure that the electrification of the platforms is actually usable.
Contship has joined the Digital Container Shipping Association's DCSA+ program.
Melzo
Among the goals, improving the efficiency of terminal operations, the accuracy of planning and collaboration with shipping companies.
The Argentine Port Workers' Federation threatens a strike at national ports.
The Silver
Action in support of workers at the port of Concepción del Uruguay
In 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +0.8%
Taranto
In the last quarter alone, a decrease of -22.6% was recorded
Last year, container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +3.4%
Valencia
5,662,661 TEUs were handled
Fincantieri wins Italian Navy contract to enhance naval vessels' cyber resilience
New facility in Charleston for the production and testing of marine power and propulsion systems
Arlington
It was inaugurated by Leonardo DRS, a subsidiary of the Italian Leonardo
Project to strengthen maritime and port cybersecurity
Brest/Brussels/Rome
The partners are France Cyber Maritime, FEPORT and the Federation of the Sea
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles fell by 10.6% in the last quarter of 2025.
Los Angeles
A decrease of -0.6% was recorded for the whole year
In the first six months of operation InnoWay Trieste produced 170 railway wagons
Trieste
The construction of 600 units is planned in Bagnoli della Rosandra in 2026
Ferretti rejects KKCG Maritime's partial and conditional voluntary takeover bid.
Milan
Strong confidence in the company's long-term strategy reaffirmed
Haropa Port sets new container traffic record
Le Havre
Last year, overall freight traffic increased by +2%
Decio Lucano, the dean of shipping journalists, has passed away.
Genoa
His paper adventures are countless, including "Vita e Mare" and "TMM", but also digital with "DL News"
Marsa Maroc orders 106 electric terminal tractors from Terberg
Benschop
They will be employed in the port of Nador West Med
Contargo acquires 50% of Cargo-Center-Graz Logistik
Mannheim
The German company extends its intermodal network to the Adriatic ports of Koper and Rijeka.
A single binding offer from Dubai for the purchase of the Venice Ro-Port Mos
Venice
The company manages the terminal for the motorways of the sea and cruises in Fusina
The Port of Long Beach handled record container traffic in 2025
Long Beach
In the last quarter, a decrease of -8.8% was recorded
HMM to introduce AI-based autonomous navigation solutions on 40 vessels
Seoul
Contract with Avikus and agreement with KSOE
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
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ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94
Rome
It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
A conference on congestion in the North West logistics system will be held in Genoa on January 19th.
Genoa
It will be held at the Transparency Hall of the Liguria Region
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Auction of megaterminal in Santos may be postponed due to deadlock within the Federal Government
(A Tribuna)
East Port Said Port faces a new challenge with Europe's carbon rules for shipping
(EnterpriseAM)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Two new rail connections to Germany from the Padua Interport
Padua
They are operated by InRail and LTE Italia
Intersea has become the general agent in Italy for the Portuguese GS Lines
Genoa
The shipping company is part of Grupo Sousa
MSC and Qatari company Maha to develop and manage the Libyan port of Misurata
Paris/Misurata
An investment of 1.5 billion dollars is expected
F2i has been awarded the concession for the Lavagna tourist port
Milan
The concession contract will have a duration of 50 years
Eni launches the hull of the Coral North FLNG
Geoje/San Donato Milanese
It will be used offshore Cabo Delgado, north of Mozambique.
Laghezza has acquired a logistics warehouse in Sarzana
La Spezia
The aim is to establish a local hub for local production activities.
The Red Sea Container Terminal at the Egyptian port of Sokhna has been inaugurated.
Sokhna
It is operated by a joint venture of Hutchison Ports, COSCO and CMA Terminals
The GNV Altair ferry has joined the GNV fleet
Genoa
It has a capacity of 2,700 passengers and 915 linear metres of rolling stock.
Ignazio Messina & C. has acquired full control of Thermocar
Genoa
The Genoese company operates in the temperature-controlled refrigerated container logistics sector.
Maersk confirms resumption of MECL transits through the Suez Canal
Copenhagen
The line connects India and the Middle East with the US East Coast
Genco's board of directors rejected Diana Shipping's acquisition proposal.
New York/Athens
The American company, however, leaves a glimmer of hope by admitting the validity of the merger
MSC will include the port of Trieste in the Dragon Italy-USA service
Geneva
The Julian port will be reached starting from the second half of February
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