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February 7, 2019
Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
  • Bahri reports impressive revenue & net profit growth in Q4 2018
  • Höegh Autoliners recognised as 'Shipping Line of the Year - RoRo Operator' at BHP-MALA 2019 Awards in Mumbai
  • Seth Narottam Morarjee Shipping Cricket Tournament to commence on Feb. 9
  • Tackling barriers to Just-In-Time ship operation
  • ...invites comments from stakeholders on Draft National Logistics Policy
  • Commerce Ministry meets key stakeholders with the aim of boosting exports
  • Various measures being taken to increase agricultural exports
  • China reportedly imposes coking coal import restrictions at its north-east ports

International Transport Journalweb site
  • More shipments despite tougher market conditions
  • Cold chain partnership celebrates tenth anniversary
  • More than 50,000 quiet wagons on Germany's rail network
  • Big Move branches into project logistics
  • Five years old and targeting growth
  • Japanese potential for port of Hamburg
  • Marseille Fos and Strasbourg set up multimodal partnership
  • Egyptair receives second A330-200P2F
  • K + N's Toronto branch obtains seafreight certification
  • Babcock Offshore takes on new director
  • UIC: intermodal transport registers exponential growth
  • Global freight capacity grows by 3.5% in 2018
  • Lineas anchors presence in port of Rotterdam
  • Global fleets rise in value says Vessels Value
  • Revitalising industrial real estate in Hanau
  • Michiel Van Veen to head UPS Switzerland
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Dancet deserts Ralpin

The Loadstarweb site
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
  • Supply chain radar: Bring a charitable foundation into the DSV+Panalpina tale - and 'it's just about the money'
  • European feeder operators catching cold as liner consolidation heats up
  • North America's gain was Asia's loss last year as air freight demand softens
  • FedEx offers overnight delivery, but do their retail customers want it?
  • Blockchain platform launches, aiming to take the strain out of letters of credit
  • Grayling not welcome in Calais, says port chairman
  • Port CEO Christine Cabau Woehrel leaves Marseille to return to CMA CGM
  • BIFA site will help cut through the red tape of forwarding apprenticeships
  • Food packaging and waste are the major issues for supply chains, says new report
  • Supply chain radar: Stretching the Amazon vs 3PLs debate - a few ships and planes will never do it
  • Supply chain radar: Squared circles - what if CMA CGM goes for Panalpina, and DSV is left out?

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
  • VIDEO: Navy takes delivery of LCS 15
  • Seadrill in 50:50 JV with Angola's Sonangol
  • $10 billion Golden Pass LNG export project to go ahead
  • Corvus Energy to acquire lithium-ion battery specialist Grenland
  • Schoellhorn-Albrecht deck machinery picked for icebreaking tug
  • Alfa Laval expands availability of PureBallast 3 crew training courses

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
  • Navios Acquisition posts loss despite tanker market improvement
    Merger with VLCC affiliate 'timely' in light of higher rates, says Angeliki Frangou
  • Ardmore sells tankers amid rising losses
    The US-listed company expects a sustained upturn as a result of low fleet growth and a projected higher demand for...
  • McQuilling predicts marginal growth in crude tanker sector
    McQuilling predicts 1.0% crude and residual fuel demand growth in 2019
  • EEX delays Asian LNG contract launch
    The launch has been delayed while clients are busy preparing for Brexit which takes place at the end of March
  • Eastern Pacific tanker released by militia in Cameroon
    The tanker had been captured by a local charterer and an armed militia at the Sonara refinery in Cameroon
  • UN Security Council turns spotlight on maritime crime
    The UN security council hears that piracy has become more sophisticated and threatens life on land
  • Scorpio investigates stabbing on product tanker
    The vessel was en route to Singapore from Russia when the incident occurred, the company says
  • 'AI, Captain!' Maersk adds virtual assistant to reefer platform
    Maersk says it wants RCM to look and feel like a 'favourite smartphone app'
  • IUMI's Turner prepares to 'confront the chaos'
    President hails considerable considerable progress in last decade, with three employees in Hamburg, Asia hub in Hong Kong, reinvigorated presence...
  • Dry bulk finds positive in US soyabean sales
    The US has announced 2.6m tonnes of new soyabean export sales to China in the marketing year that ends in...
  • Europe's standalone operators face ominous future
    Maersk Line, MSC, CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd have increased their combined market share from 34% to 56% in the last...
  • Isle of Man Ship Registry's Mitchell gets top job
    Dick Welsh is to retire after 13 years at the helm of fast-growing ship registry
  • Calais bans 'disrespectful' Grayling over Brexit ports plan
    Calais has spent the money for traffic to flow regularly under a WTO terms Brexit and so is mystified at...
  • DP World global container volumes rise in 2018
    DP World handled 71.4m teu in 2018, but volumes in the UAE dropped by nearly 3%
  • Britannia secures Singapore underwriting licence
    The seven-strong Singapore branch will be managed by Tindall Riley (Britannia) Singapore and headed by industry veteran chief executive John...
  • World boxship fleet outlook: Maintaining the balance
    Order slippages set to maintain deliveries at a manageable level throughout 2019
  • Trade agreements boost Canadian exports
    Investment in infrastructure needed to gain full benefits of growing trade
  • French ports sign deal for multimodal north-south axis
    French Mediterranean port is looking to become a southern gateway to France's hinterland through partnership with the River Rhine port...
  • Daily Briefing
    Tankers stalling amid uncertainty over US sanctions on PDVSA

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
  • Hearing to determine if Montreal port labor can strike
  • Logistics SaaS encroaching on NVO space
  • Competition has NWSA ports eyeing $300 million expansion
  • Do BCOs have incentive to speak up on chassis?
  • Difficult solutions to US chassis chaos emerge
  • US shippers pressed to collaborate as capacity eases
  • HMM call turns up volume at PSA's JNPT terminal

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
  • BW LPG pushes back over talk of exit from large gas carriers
    Speculation grows as outfit strengthens VLGC position with second large gas carrier said to be on market
  • Bulker owners in no mood to celebrate Chinese New Year
    Dry bulk rates hit near record lows on economic woes and lower Brazilian iron ore exports
  • DHT Holdings back to profitability in fourth quarter
    DHT Holdings returned to the black in the fourth quarter, but still fell short of analyst's expectations. The New York-listed tanker owner posted a $12m profit in the last three months of 2018 after reporting losses for each of the last four quarters and an improvement over the $7.5m loss for the same period last year. But earnings per share came out at $0.08, lower than the $0.13 consensus figu
  • Seadrill teams with Sonangol for drillship venture
    John Fredriksen-backed Seadrill has formed a new joint venture with Angolan oil company Sonangol to operate drillships. The 50/50 partnership with Sonangol affiliate Empresa de Servicos e Sondagens de Angola will run four vessels, restructured Seadrill said. They will focus on "opportunities" in Angolan waters. Each company will bareboat charter two vessels to Sonadrill. Seadrill's post-Chapte
  • Troubled 3 Maj reveals new contract and Algoma interest
    Troubled Croatian shipbuilder 3 Maj has claimed to have lined up new business following a series of vessel cancellations last year. The Rijeka commercial court postponed on Wednesday a decision on whether to start bankruptcy proceedings against the yard to 26 February. Director Maksimilijan Percan was quoted by the SeeNews agency as saying in a report sent to the court that the company can easil
  • HHI could seal DSME deal in March
    Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) could finalise a deal to take over rival DSME as early as next month. This is according to a company insider cited by the Nikkei Asian Review. KDB pressing ahead with mega-merger of world's two largest shipbuilders But an agreement depends on seller Korea Development Bank (KDB) confirming that compatriot Samsung Heavy Industries has no interest in a deal.
  • Koch relets Safe Bulkers cape
    Koch Shipping is reportedly releting a capesize bulker it has on a 10-year time charter from Greek owner Safe Bulkers. The 184,000-dwt Lake Despina (built 2014) has been fixed for 11 to 14 months by SwissMarine at $14,500 per day, European brokers said. Koch is paying Safe Bulkers $24,376 per day. The company is expanding its presence in the capesize sector and now controls 11 units.
  • ING loan provisions rise to $276m in fourth quarter
    Dutch bank ING has posted a rise in loan loss provisions for the fourth quarter, but profit increased. The shipping lender said additions to provisions were EUR 242m ($276m) to 31 December, up from EUR 190m in 2017. Top shipowners enjoying cheapest debt in a decade For the full year, the total was down to EUR 656m against EUR 676m. The figures include write-offs and recoveries on loans and rec
  • Probunkers to release scope to yards on LNG bunker septet
    Company plans for first vessel to be operational by end-2022 in customer-focused approach to LNG bunkering
  • Pacific Gas signs five-year VLGC charter
    Pacific Gas has sealed a five-year time charter with Wanhua Chemicals. The 84,000-cbm Pacific Shanghai (built 2017) is fixed for five years at an undisclosed rate, European gas tanker brokers say. Pacific Gas takes over five smaller LPG carriers Attempts to reach Pacific Gas were unsuccessful. The vessel was ordered at DSME in 2015 for $75m. In December, it came off a charter to Dutch energy
  • Noble takes small shipowners down the roads less travelled
    Bank says investor meetings outside the traditional hotbeds of north-eastern US cities can pay dividends for an industry in need of support wherever it can be found
  • Norwegian Shipbrokers' Association turns 100
    It has been 100 years since the Norwegian Shipbrokers' Association (NSA) was formed, and 300 guests including Crown Prince Haakon celebrated the occasion at Gamle Logen in downtown Oslo. NSA director Hans Nicolai Edbo says its members are different, but a common factor is that they offer added value to the customers, which often are shipowners. The organisation has 113 member companies with arou
  • Armed militia releases Eastern Pacific tanker in Cameroon
    The aframax's 26 crew are safe and unharmed, and the vessel is underway again
  • Frontline deepens cooperation with Phillips 66
    John Fredriksen's tanker company Frontline is strengthening its cooperation with charterer Phillips 66. This time the venture includes Frontline's 157,000-dwt Front Clipper (built 2017). This is not a time-charter contract, however, TradeWinds is told. Frontline declined to comment. In August last year, Frontline struck a deal with Phillips 66 involving the 157,000-dwt Front Cosmos (built 201
  • IRISL loses court bid to overturn EU sanctions rulings
    Iranian shipowner IRISL has lost a bid to annul sanctions rulings made against it by the European Union in 2013. It and 10 other linked companies had asked the Court of Justice of the European Communities to overturn a rejection of its plea to the General Court of the European Union in February 2017. IRISL back in court? IRISL funds freed The EU had alleged in 2010 that IRISL has been involved
  • Chappell: LNG carrier rates will stay high
    The next two years are shaping up to be good ones for LNG carrier owners before newbuildings catch up with the market, Evercore's Jonathan Chappell said on a conference call Wednesday. Golden Pass decision seen as next spur for LNG market Qatar's $11bn newbuild plans show scale of LNG ambitions With more LNG projects coming on line in the next few years, spot rates for 2019 and 2020 will be bet
  • 2020 Bulkers raises another $3m in equity
    Tor Olav Troim's 2020 Bulkers is raising another $3m in equity. This is the eleventh time the company has gone to the market for capital to pay instalments for its order of eight newcastlemax bulkers at the Chinese New Times Shipyard. The latest shares have a price tag of $10. The three previous issues have been conducted at $9.50. 2020 Bulkers has so far raised $73m in equity for the newbuildi
  • Tamai Steamship ups its earnings
    The bulk carrier owner is on track to distribute a dividend for the first time since 2016
  • RSA boss voices concern over hull market 'pain'
    Low premiums and the spectre of Brexit cast dark shadow over London marine insurers, says IUMI head.
  • Fire on APL Vancouver brought under control
    A blaze onboard an APL vessel off Vietnam has been brought under control. APL said the situation on the 9,200-teu APL Vancouver (built 2013) was "progressing favourably". The company reported the fire in cargo holds on 1 February as the ship transited from Shekou to Singapore. "Shore support and firefighting tugs have been deployed under the oversight and assistance of a Vietnamese coast guard
  • Awilhelmsen offloads $567m of RCCL as it rejigs family holdings
    Arne Wilhelmsen family becomes sole owner of cruiseship giant's biggest shareholder after transaction.
  • Exmar's Tango FLNG finally offloads in Argentina
    Belgian shipowner Exmar's first floating LNG (FLNG) production unit Tango FLNG has arrived at its new home base in Bahia Blanca, Argentina, after hitching a ride from China on a heavylift ship. Exmar set for rebirth after fixing out floating LNG unit Exmar said Tango FLNG, which is fixed to energy company YPF for a 10-year tolling agreement, will now undergo hook-up and commissioning. The 0.5-m
  • Ardmore sells two, refinances seven and looks toward first quarter
    Anthony Gurnee-led company misses fourth-quarter profit estimates by two cents, but analysts remain upbeat.
  • Diana Shipping takes panamax pay cut
    Greece's Diana Shipping has agreed a reduced rate for one of its panamax bulkers with Switzerland's Phaethon International. The 75,000-dwt Danae (built 2001) will earn $8,100 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for between 11 and 14 months, starting now. It was previously chartered by Phaethon from December 2017 at $10,000 per day. The employment is anticipated to generate $2.
  • Shearwater wins Equinor and Aker BP survey deals
    Norway's Shearwater GeoServices has clinched survey contracts from Aker BP and Equinor for the summer season. The company said the four ocean-bottom seismic (OBS) surveys will involve the 3,800-dwt WG Tasman and WG Cook (both built 2010), owned by WesternGeco. Shearwater wins eight months of survey work "We are excited to be chosen by two major petroleum exploration and production companies to
  • Users of scrubber technology likely to remain in the minority
    A relatively small number of scrubber installations is a vote of confidence in refiners and oil majors to produce adequate low-sulphur fuel, argues Professor Constantine Arcoumanis
  • Burnt-out Sincerity Ace set for repair in South Korea
    Car carrier may be saved after massive fire in the Pacific, but cargo loss claim could still top $100m and shared under a general average declaration
  • Vinalines plots more stake sell-offs
    Vietnamese state owner Vinalines is looking to sell off more shares in its subsidiaries to cut debt. Acting general director Nguyen Canh Tinh said in a statement cited by the Sai Gon Times that after converting to a joint stock company it will cut its holdings in companies like Vietnam Ocean Shipping (Vosco) and Vinaship, in which it has 51%. It wants to streamline operations and increase its fo
  • Nordea reverses shipping loan losses in fourth quarter
    Finnish-headquartered banking group Nordea has turned around shipping loan losses in the fourth quarter. It said shipping, offshore and oil services logged a reversal of 20 basis points (bps) to 31 December, against losses of 13 bps in the same period of 2017. Net loan losses were EUR 30m ($34m) for the bank as a whole, down from EUR 71m a year ago. Eagle Bulk eyes scrubber bill with $208m loan
  • Britannia gains licence to underwrite business in Singapore
    Latest move follows receipt of similar approvals from Hong Kong's insurance regulator in January.
  • Heavy rains impact Queensland coal terminals
    Abbot Point suspends berthing, while other ports face cargo shortages due to train disruptions.
  • Brexit prompts EEX to delay Asian LNG contract launch
    German energy exchange says threat of UK's disorderly exit from the EU prompted decision.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
  • 'Small uplift' expected in contract freight rates
    Drewry says carriers will focus on making sure they can recover higher fuel costs.
  • China has 'long record' of unambitious WTO pursuits
    In its report to Congress, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative expressed concern about China's support for World Trade Organization Appellate Body proposals.
  • Trump calls for 'great rebuilding' of infrastructure
    In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, the president says investing in the nation's roads and bridges "is a necessity."
  • Seattle terminal $300 million upgrade recommended
    Northwest Seaport Alliance may lease to Stevedoring Services of America and MSC's Terminal International Ltd.
  • EU prohibits Siemens-Alstom merger
    The European Commission cites competition concerns for blocking the proposed deal on Wednesday.
  • Maersk to add virtual assistant to RCM platform
  • Greece's fleet remains world's most valuable
  • Freight tracker FourKites nets $50 million in funding
  • Committee clears Commerce enforcement nominee
  • Full vessel operations resume at GCT Vanterm
  • Executive Moves: East and Gulf coasts, Rockies

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
  • Buzzard share of Forties Blend crude down to 30% in latest week: Ineos
    The Buzzard oil field's contribution to key North Sea's Forties Blend crude was marginally lower in the week to Sunday, Forties pipeline operator Ineos said Wednesday.
  • Plains keeps open possibility of further Permian oil pipeline consolidation
    As concerns loom about a Permian oil pipeline overbuild, Plains All American did not rule out the possibility Tuesday of teaming up with another competing project for its recently confirmed 1 million b/d pipeline to the Texas Gulf Coast.
  • ExxonMobil, Hess unveil two more discoveries offshore Guyana
    An ExxonMobil led consortium announced Wednesday it has made two more discoveries offshore Guyana Haimara and Tilapia bringing the number of finds on the prolific Stabroek block to an even dozen.
  • Colombia December hydrocarbon exports rise 1.4% on year
    Colombia exported 3.642 million mt of hydrocarbons in December, up about 1.4% from the 3.592 million mt of crude and products shipped in December 2017 and 0.6% above the 3.619 million mt exported in November.
  • EIA says US fuel oil stocks rise, still lag behind 2018 levels
    US fuel oil stocks for the week ended February 1 showed a slight build from the previous week, US Energy Information Administration data showed Wednesday.
  • External: Praxis Energy Agents DMCC
  • External: Marine Bunkering(Rotterdam)B.V.

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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
Two FMC commissioners call on the US government to take action against Canadian and Mexican ports
Washington
Enforcement of provision aimed at preventing freight carriers from evading the Harbor Maintenance Fee urged
Annual container traffic handled by the port of Algeciras remains stable.
Algeciras
A 6.2% decrease in the weight of goods in containers was recorded
The EU Commission authorizes Italy to provide financial support for rail operations in ports.
Rome
Incentives for a maximum total of 30 million euros over five years
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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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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