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March 7, 2019

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Volatility in pacific ocean shipping freight rates likely to continue in 2019 CMA CGM to levy low sulphur surcharges US and China leaders might settle trade row at upcoming meeting US rail traffic drops slightly by 1.1pc in February: AARA data Abu Dhabi Ports and Etihad Rail team up to build rail terminal at Khalifa port Trouble brews with factories in European Union seeing Feb orders stagnate Blackbox recording on crashed cargo jet suggests crew lost control Asia Pacific airports see cargo traffic drop 2.5pc in December Kenya considers taking back ownership of national airline

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MARCH 6, 2019
Dachser India gains coveted AEO certification GAC India sharpens focus on project logistics & breakbulk Yang Ming launches two more 14,000-TEU ultra-large container vessels 8 metro coaches from China unloaded at Kolkata Port Djibouti Port dangerous goods discharge process guideline Regular container barge service between Cochin Port & Kottayam Port set to commence Suez Canal extends rebates for dry bulk vessels Govt to come out with National Logistics Policy soon Transport & marketing assistance for specified agriculture products notified Transworld Terminals CFS commences operations in Kolkata GSP withdrawal will have only marginal impact on India's exports to US: FIEO

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Cats 'n' dogs reign in Spain Last of twelve new locomotives handed over Ntex builds up its trade with France Construction industry places new order Kögel creates and fills new position Goddess Hammonia hears call of Scandinavian princes ATSG flying high with Amazon TX Logistik leasing Samrtron locomotives Neutral Air Partners joins forces with Priority Freight New president for Assoporti UK radiologists about to stare at nothing Seaports of Niedersachsen on solid path in 2018 100,000th train through new Gotthard tunnel EU signs first Cata with GCC member state Air Charter Service selects new board member Good year for Logwin from Luxembourg "Curiosity of the Day" SSA and Jaxport agree on new terminal

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MARCH 6, 2019
Ocean Alliance to blank ten transpacific sailings as spot rates plummet Supply chain radar: Xpediator bids up for Slovenian operator Intereuropa - report Fast-developing South-east Asian road network is giving air a run for its money UK air freight needs more runways, and can't wait for Heathrow expansion Container lines could learn a lesson in profitability from the airlines Hapag-Lloyd chief stays bullish on growth and clawing back extra fuel costs UK truckers set for temporary permit-free EU access in no-deal Brexit What Canada's air cargo cartel ruling may mean for possible US claimants Amazon's got cloud computing - now it's eyeing logistics Jet Airways crisis deepens, with groundings and cancellations Market Insight: Q&A with Ocean Audit's Steve Ferreira - every little million dollars helps in a late cycle Supply chain radar: Agility the ideal partner as Panalpina leads a merry dance likely to end in tears for DSV

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MARCH 6, 2019
SAFE Boats signs licensing agreement to build Stormer Marine workboats Bremerton, Wash., based SAFE Boats International has signed an agreement with Dutch shipyard Stormer Marine BV licensing it to build Stormer's workboat designs in the United States. Stormer Marine's portfolio of designs Scripps adds Volvo Penta powered research vessel to fleet The Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego is adding a fourth research vessel, the 42 ft Bob and Betty Beyster to its fleet for use in San Chiller optimization yields big savings for Italian ferry operator Italian operator GNV (Grandi Navi Veloci) is looking to gain savings of EUR 77,000 (about $87,000) a year as a result of using a new chiller optimization solution from ABB on board Pasha Hawaii LNG-fueled newbuild main engine passes key tests Honolulu, Hawaii, based Pasha Hawaii reports that factory acceptance testing of the dual-fueled, MAN Energy Solutions ME-GI (-Gas Injection) main engine has been completed for the M/V George III, the first of MAN to convert 15,000 TEU box ship to LNG dual fuel operation MAN Energy Solutions has signed a contract for the conversion of the 15,000 TEU Hapag-Lloyd container vessel MV Sajir to dual-fuel operation (see earlier story). The Sajir is one of 17 LNG-ready New Zealand detains Taiwanese owned bulker for failure to pay crew Maritime New Zealand reports that it detained the Panama-flagged bulk carrier Daiwan Justice on Saturday, March 2, 2019, at Lyttelton after a complaint the crew's\ wages had not been paid for almost

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MARCH 6, 2019
Seaspan reports record results Company credits higher utilisation rates and acquisition of Greater China Intermodal's 18-vessel fleet Eagle Bulk braced for changing trade patterns in 2020 The supramax and ultramax leader reversed 2017's losses to generate a $12.6m profit War risk insurers evaluating India-Pakistan tensions 'We are following the geopolitical situation in the region, but we do not yet see a threat to shipping. We... Unloading fire-stricken Yantian Express to take several more weeks, says Hapag Nearly 200 containers have been identified as a total loss as a result of a fire on board the Hapag-Lloyd... FFA trading giant slams Baltic's IMO 2020 plan The Paralos Fund, a leading FFA trader, argues that the Baltic Exchange is pushing an IMO 2020 response plan that... China leasing giants linked to CMA CGM megaship orders The leverage ratio that CMA CGM gets from the lessors is said to be close to 90%, which is part... Swedish ports strike averted after labour deal The SDU, representing half of Sweden's port labour force, has been at loggerheads with port employers for decades over acquiring... Daily Briefing Fuel price rises are unavoidable, says Hapag-Lloyd chief \| Carriers face testing time in pushing through fuel charges \| IMO... Bad weather threatens coal shipments out of Indonesia Freight rates for supramax vessels trading from Indonesia to China have started to fade as owners are now staying away... US tariffs hit containers and agriculture The tariffs have also created an imbalance in the positioning of containers, raising costs as a result China remains dominant in transpacific supply chains Higher labour and compliance costs as well as incentives offered by other countries are causing some companies to re-assess their... US Calcasieu Pass project secures LNG export approval for Asia Federal regulators granted export approvals for the $4.5 bn LNG project, which can export up to 1.7bn cubic feet per... China's economic agenda sends mixed signals for dry bulk shipping China's economy and commodity demand has drawn much attention during the recent Marine Money Conference in Shanghai Maersk navigates global challenges Søren Skou charts a course between global tensions, slowing growth and volatile fuel prices Consolidation: Carrier customers had it coming Consolidation has led to fewer options for cargo owners, but the outcome was forseeable Port of Oakland expands to retain balanced throughput Port officials acknowledge occasional glitches but are generally upbeat about their strategy for the future Maersk chief warns low-sulphur rules could force more consolidation The spread between low-sulphur and high-sulphur bunkers is expected to decrease after supply rises to meet demand Transparency essential for shipper-carrier agreement over fuel surcharges Price is the chief issue, but availability and compatibility of the new low-sulphur fuels are also causes of concern. The...

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MARCH 6, 2019
New model for maritime shipping emerging New and familiar risks confront cold chain Carriers broaden India port coverage Dhaka ICD triples empty container storage fees BCOs: Schedule reliability more important than ever More than cost drives shipper haulage strategies

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MARCH 6, 2019
Star Bulk linked to quick resale of newly acquired ultramax Former Zoullas bulker in fleet less than four months said to be on sales block despite 2015 vintage Trump's military-to-mariner plan gets industry thumbs up Still, the government needs to get more cargo on US-flagged ships, the industry says Ugland moves to arrest Petrakis ship after Gulf of Mexico crash JJ Ugland wasted no time in moving to arrest an Andreas Petrakis-backed ship after two bulkers crashed in the Gulf of Mexico last week. Two of the Norwegian shipowners' companies, Ugland Marine Services and Ugland Shipping, filed a $3m lawsuit in New Orleans federal court after the 74,475-dwt Iolcos Unity (built 2006) was in a collision with Ugland's 63,532-dwt Livita (built 2017) three days befo Uni-Tankers sees challenges and opportunities from IMO 2020 USTC small tankers subsidiary sees opportunities to carry more compliant fuels but faces higher bunker expenses Eagle Bulk waits on penning 2020 COAs IMO 2020 creates an 'uncertainty around fuel pricing' that discourages signing contracts of affraightment beyond next year, chief executive Gary Vogel said Drewry: only 2% of chemical tankers opt for scrubbers Only 2% of the global chemical tanker fleet has opted to install scrubbers to meet the IMO 2020 regulatory requirement, according to Drewry associate Hugo Finlay. Limited onboard space and lackluster scrubber economics for the vessels are restricting their uptake, he explains. Based on figures provided by the consultant, 21 of the world's 4,485 chemical tankers are already fitted with exhaust g Container lines axe transpacific sailing as rates crash The OCEAN Alliance is axing 10 sailings on its transpacific service in response to expected low seasonal demand. CMA-CGM-APL, Cosco-OOCL and Evergreen will void the sailings scheduled for the vessels of between 9,000 teu and 13,900-teu The measures indicate a fall in volumes that are sending freight rates on the trade into a tailspin. Container shipping rates from Shanghai to Los Angeles plumme Trond Mohn connected to product tanker investment Norwegian tycoon Trond Mohn is being linked with an investment in the recovering product tanker market. Mohn, who has a range of shipping interests, is being mentioned as the buyer of a tanker which is widely reported to have changed hands this week. Jo Odfjell to stay in chemicals shipping Shipbrokers say the 51,600-dwt Gan Trust (built 2013) has been sold for a price of $26.25m or more. Some Capital Product targets reverse split for merger Combined company will have 64 tankers. Telford adds seven Sea Trucks OSVs Dubai-based owner Telford Offshore has almost trebled its fleet in a deal to acquire seven vessels from liquidated Sea Trucks Group (STG), as well as West African Ventures. The company was launched last year as part of bondholders' efforts to recover value from STG. It has now added the laid-up 7,100-dwt DP3 pipe-layer and accommodation unit Jascon 30 (built 2007), to be renamed Telford 30, to i Kassian returns to Mitsui for post-panamax Pappadakis-family company Kassian Maritime has turned to its favourite yard, Japan's Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, to order yet another bulker. According to brokers based in Athens, London and the US, Kassian ordered a single 87,000-dwt unit. The vessel, which is to be built to IMO Tier III standards, is said to be due for delivery in 2021. Managers at Antonis and Virginia-led Kassian did n Resolve Marine to attempt salvage of Solomon Trader The Korea P&I Club has appointed Florida-based Resolve Marine to salvage the 73,000-dwt bulker Solomon Trader (built 1994), which has been aground for a month and leaking fuel oil off Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands. The appointment comes as pressure mounts on the owner's insurer to speed up the salvage and oil-spill containment operation, with around 75 tonnes of fuel oil already having le Hooking the next generation (with a stool) Japanese owner NYK has deployed its full range of fancy simulation technology to entice the next generation of seafarers into the industry. NYK orders Oshima bulker backed by Mitsubishi charter But the most important piece of kit used at its weekend parents-and-children day might have been the stool used to make sure one future officer could reach the controls of a mocked-up car carrier. The yo Zvezda construction to cost $3bn Russia has revealed the final figure involved in building its big new far eastern shipyard Zvezda. More than RUB 202bn ($3.06bn) will be spent on the construction, according to documents seen by the Interfax news agency. Zvezda Arctic LNG 2 newbuild subsidies could hit $875m "Overall capital expenditures on the construction of the Zvezda shipbuilding complex, according to the capital investment UK court auctions Murmansk bulker detained after grounding The UK Admiralty court is to auction a Russian bulker that was detained after grounding in December. CW Kellock has been appointed as the exclusive broker to handle the sale of Murmansk Shipping's 19,900-dwt Kuzma Minin (built 1980). Another Murmansk Shipping bulker to be auctioned The ice-class 1A ship has about 129 tonnes of heavy fuel oil on board that are included in the sale. The vessel i Fairfax becomes Seaspan's largest shareholder New leadership and shareholding changes cap "year of transformation," says CEO Bing Chen. Hornbeck refinances $84m of notes US OSV owner Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) has refinanced another $84m of its notes through a debt for loans scheme. It previously had $100m in bonds maturing in October and another $367m in April 2020. Hornbeck loss grows with 40 OSVs laid-up The company said on Wednesday it had borrowed another $50m through a first-lien term loan. This comprised $30.1m in cash of new financing and $19.9m o Safe Bulkers inaugurates Cyprus office with reception for guests and colleagues US-listed Safe Bulkers moved into new wholly owned offices in Cyprus, inviting dozens of friends and colleagues to a reception and dinner party late last month to celebrate the event. The modern glass-and-steel construction offers impressive views over Limassol, the Mediterranean island's shipping capital and one of the biggest maritime hubs in Europe. Safe Bulkers chief executive Polys Hajioann ONEX Technologies tackles Greek shipyard revival A Greek-US joint venture says it is regenerating a traditional shipyard on the Aegean island of Syros infamous for labour troubles and delays in recent years. Neorion Shipyard had shrunk to a mere scrapping facility but is crawling back to its previous shiprepair capacity, according to Panos Xenokostas, founder and chief executive of New York-based ONEX Technologies Group. The company has been ma Brookes Bell adds more science to marine skill set Boosted by Thomas Miller takeover, Liverpool marine technology company targets IMO 2020 and casualty work Solstad faces comprehensive restructuring The world's biggest owner of high-end offshore support vessels faces a comprehensive financial restructuring this year as losses mount. Norway's Solstad Offshore said its net loss in the fourth quarter was NOK 3.09bn ($355.45m), against NOK 1.29bn in 2017. Some of this was due to a NOK 2.04bn impairment of vessel values due to significantly adjusted assumptions in its long-term forecast. Solsta Alexander Hansson back for more Nordic American Tankers stock Alexander Hansson continues to snap up shares in the newly refinanced Nordic American Tankers. Monaco-based investor Hansson, the son of NAT chief executive Herbjorn, yesterday revealed he had bought a third bundle of stock in the suezmax specialist since a key $306m loan was revealed. Landmarks and cookies explain why scrubbers don't cut it for Herbjorn Hansson Alexander Hansson buys more Nord Teekay joins transparent ship recycling initiative Canadian shipowner becomes the eighth to join the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative as the organisation celebrates its first anniversary Creditors to own 80% of Hanjin Heavy in debt swap A debt swap will see creditors own more than 80% of Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction. The company will issue new shares worth KRW 687.4bn ($609m) as part of its refinancing, according to a filing from main creditor Korea Development Bank (KDB). University professor to run Hanjin Heavy Both domestic and overseas creditors are involved. Hanjin said last week that parent Aurora LPG chiefs head shareholder group in legal action around BW LPG takeover Former Aurora LNG executives Borge Johansen and Nicolai Jebsen are heading a group of minority shareholders pursuing a lawsuit against BW LPG linked to a 2016 takeover. The plaintiffs, who include former Aurora chief executive Johansen and chief financial officer Jebsen, allege BW LPG had inside information when it bought up shares in the VLGC specialist. Aurora backing BW LPG offer after loss Samsung finds buyer for cancelled ships Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries has found a new buyer for three "specialised" vessels it cancelled in January. Chinese buyer breathes life into VLEC newbuilding sextet An unnamed Asian company is paying KRW 409.6bn ($363m) for the trio. They will be delivered by February, 2021. The yard had terminated a contract with the previous North American owner of the vessels after it failed to make a p Euronav adds to buyback as stock continues upward curve Crude tanker giant Euronav has dipped into its vast cash reserves to invest in its own stock. New York and Brussels-listed Euronav has been a regular buyer of its own shares in the past few months. Euronav buys fuel oil cargoes for 2020 ULCC storage play Its latest purchases were worth €2.5m ($2.8m) and were completed in the last week of February. It has left Euronav holding 3,144,172 of its o LNG carrier rates slide below break-even but market sentiment holds strong Prospects for the second quarter remain blurry, but market players appear universally bullish for the second half of this year Paris Dragnis honoured with shipping leadership award Captain Paris Dragnis, founder of Greece's Goldenport shipping group, made a rare public appearance at the Capital Link conference in Athens late last month to receive a lifetime achievement award. "He had no network or mentors," Diana Shipping principal Simeon Palios said in praise. "He neither comes from a shipping family nor does he hail from one of the traditional cradles of Greek ship LR2 sector buoyed as Neda secures time charter above $20,000 per day Fixture reflects firm market sentiment as scrubber fitting for IMO 2020 continues to support rates rally One dead as rig crane hits PSV One person has been killed after a rig crane collapsed off Italy. Energy company Eni said the incident occurred on the Barbara F platform on Tuesday, 60km off Ancona. The crane hit an unnamed platform supply vessel (PSV). Two people were injured on the ship, while the Italian navy said the crane operator was trapped in the cabin of the machine, which had been loading a 7-tonne canister. The It Ro-pax's lighthouse smash blamed on water in fuel pipe A Tallink ro-pax demolished a lighthouse because sea water had entered its fuel pipes, an accident report has found. The 15,400-gt Regal Star (built 1999) allided with the Remmargrund structure on 30 October off Kapellskar, Sweden, on 30 October. Ro-pax demolishes Swedish lighthouse The Estonian Safety Investigation Bureau (ESIB) said in a report that the ship had left Kapellskar on time, accor Ex-Viking staffer in insider-trading probe Christen Sveaas' Viking Supply Ships (VSS) has said a former employee is being investigated over insider trading. Viking Supply to be debt-free as it cuts loss The Swedish Economic Crime Authority is looking into possible offences by "several persons" regarding its stock. None of the suspects is a current employee, but one former staffer is on the list. "VSS is in contact with the Swedish Ec Torm signs up for Glencore-backed bunker app Danish owner looks to benefit from tech that promises optimal bunker pricing and port selection. Hapag hunts for terminal to offload undamaged Yantian boxes German liner group says it will still take another five weeks to discharge damaged containers. Key countries set to put pen to paper on Hong Kong Convention Top maritime officials from Japan and India expect to accede to the ship recycling this year, moves described as pivotal to its unlocking. Solomon Trader: "crew not absent or drunk" The owner and insurer of the leaking bulker Solomon Trader have denied crew were absent or drunk when it grounded on a Solomon Islands reef last month. Korea Protection and Indemnity Club and Hong Kong owner King Trader issued a statement expressing "deep remorse" for the incident involving the 74,000-dwt ship (built 1994). Even though matters of liability are yet to be determined, they added th Malaysian bauxite return unlikely to hurt bulker market China's slowing economy might make it difficult for Southeast Asian nation to regain market share. Precious boss Hashim calls for wider 'anti-pollution' approach to IMO 2020 sulphur rules Politics may have kept the guest of honour away, but delegates at Bimco's conference in Shanghai found plenty to keep them engaged Scrubber debacle proves that going it alone is not the answer The low-sulphur debate demonstrates that the shipping industry needs to take collective, coordinated action to avoid making the same mistakes tackling decarbonisation China leads growth in global demand for LNG Russia produced 27 million tonnes of LNG in 2018, according to Rosneft executive Otabek Karimov. The vice president for commerce and logistics told IP Week in London that the global market reached 320 million tonnes per annum last year - a 10% increase on 2017. Australia, the US and Russia accounted for 30 mtpa of the increase. LNG tonne-mile balance set to rise on demand pull from Asia Japan w

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MARCH 6, 2019
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd will reject 'all-in contracts' While the companies agree on how to tackle the low-sulfur fuel mandate, they are pursuing very different corporate strategies. Ministers: U.S. welcome to rejoin CPTPP Ministers from three member states of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership on Tuesday expressed support for the possibility of the U.S. rejoining the agreement at some point in the future. U.S. manufacturers remain optimistic A quarterly survey by the National Association of Manufacturers, which coincided with a speech by Vice President Mike Pence, found the streak of optimism continued but concerns remain about infrastructure and attracting workers. Senate Commerce Committee backs Jones Act MSC to introduce new call to Liverpool Five weeks to unload damaged Yantian Express cargo FDA Commissioner Gottlieb stepping down

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MARCH 6, 2019
Colorado legislature holds first hearing on oil, gas sector overhaul bill Larger-than-expected US crude build weighs on WTI, leaves markets mixed PDVSA sells 3.9 million barrels of spot crude to CNPC, Rosneft, Essar US refinery feedstock imports fall to one-year low, high- and low-sulfur spread inverted Gibraltar bunker operations affected by bad weather Trading activity picks up on ICE for new 0.5% marine fuels futures contract External: Praxis Energy Agents DMCC External: Marine Bunkering(Rotterdam)B.V. External: Global Risk Management FUJAIRAH DATA: Refined oil product inventories slip on fall in heavy residues The Fujairah bunker market saw a slight uptick in demand in recent days compared with the first half of February, sources said. Rotterdam HSFO barge volumes in Feb MOC plummet on strong backwardation "There is tight supply given the strength of fuel and the climate in Venezuela," a source said Tuesday.

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COMPANIES

Deep Wave expands its digital platform to passengers and cruises

Graz

Investment in Austrian MarineXchange

CRUISES

Construction of a cruise terminal has begun in the Japanese port of Naha.

Naha

Operations are scheduled to begin in March 2028.

PORTS

Assiterminal promotes port reform, but calls for corrections to Ports of Italy.

Genoa

Three critical issues were highlighted by the terminal operators: the role of the AdSP, the overlap between the grantor and the concessionaire, and the retroactivity of the new regulations.

LNG Ships and Taxonomy: EU Court Rejects Lack of Methane Limits

The Commission will have to set a methane emissions threshold for maritime transport criteria. The appeal by three NGOs was partially upheld.

PORTS

Ports: The EU Commission calls on Italy to reject the national flag requirement for towing and mooring.

Brussels

France and Spain also received a reasoned opinion: two months to comply with the regulation on port services.

ACCIDENTS

Another ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

Iran faces a shortage of basic goods, which are also imported through the Persian Gulf.

INFRASTRUCTURE

European Corridors: Italy Faces the 2030 Challenge

Brussels

National infrastructure largely compliant, but timing and funding of key projects remain uncertain

TRANSPORTATION

Electrification of ports and airports: the electricity grid is the new bottleneck

Brussels

Transport & Environment calls for speeding up connections and moving beyond the "first come, first served" criterion.

PORTS

Boluda manages the multipurpose terminal at the Príncep d'Espanya pier in the port of Barcelona

Barcelona

The concession contract will have a duration of 16 years

AIRPORTS

The current value of Aeroporto di Genova Spa is between 14.9 and 15.9 million euros.

Genoa

PwC's assessment presented

PORTS

FEPORT: EU ETS should not push transhipment out of Europe

Brussels

The terminal operators' federation calls on the ENVI commission to strengthen measures against tax evasion and to allocate part of the ETS revenues to ports.

ACCIDENTS

New series of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran/Tampa

Three tankers hit by shells. Another vessel caught fire.

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

COMPANIES

Eurokai, higher revenues but lower profits

Hamburg

Revenue up 14.4% and traffic up 8.3%, but net profit fell by 8.3% due to the lower share of Eurogate.

PORTS

Genoa's boarding tax: the Regional Administrative Court rules in favor of the City Council.

Genoa

The appeal of shipowners and shipping agents was rejected

Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.

CRUISES

Carnival reports record revenues and profits in the June-August quarter despite a 36% increase in fuel costs.

Miami

Customer deposits are at their highest. Prices and occupancy are expected to record next year.

Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.

PORTS

Winners and losers in port connectivity: the long journey of Italian ports' ups and downs.

Geneva

UNCTAD indices reveal a changing Mediterranean: Italy slips to seventh place, La Spezia, Trieste and Vado Ligure grow, while the South loses ground.

TRUCKING

Electric trucks more affordable than diesel in six major EU markets

Brussels

According to T&E, in countries that account for 46% of European sales, electric vehicles have already become cheaper in five years. Italy, Spain, and Poland are lagging behind.

PORTS

AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Euroports

Copenhagen/Antwerp

R-Logitech will exit the capital, while PMV and SFPIM will remain shareholders

PORTS

China, exports are growing but ports are slowing down

Beijing

In August, global foreign trade increased by +19.8%, but international goods handled by seaports decreased by -2.3%.

EDITORIAL

From Puertos del Estado to Ports of Italy: the same inspiration, an opposite outcome.

Genoa

For port reform, the government is referring to the Spanish model, but is building the exact opposite: yet another counter that the Italian corporate spirit knows how to invent so well.

SHIPPING

Maritime ETS: Brussels opens up to hybrid and electric ferries, but Interferry demands more.

Brussels

The proposed revision strengthens the SMAP mechanism but leaves the issue of port networks and infrastructure to AFIR and FuelEU Maritime

ACCIDENTS

Seafarer killed aboard bulk carrier attacked in the Strait of Hormuz

New Delhi/Southampton/Tehran

The other crew members were rescued.

PORTS

Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado continues to oscillate between signs of recovery and slowdown

Genoa

In July, volumes increased in both Ligurian ports

TRUCKING

Trasportounito offers an automatic system to adjust road haulage rates to the price of diesel.

Rome

SEAFARERS

Seafarers, five years after the Code of Conduct, the gap between policy and reality remains.

London

Shipping companies' compliance is growing, but issues remain regarding fatigue, psychological safety, complaints and recruitment fees.

SHIPPING

Last month, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +26.9%

Ismailia

In the first eight months of 2026, it was crossed by 9,602 ships (+17.4%)

INFRASTRUCTURE

Decision on crucial rail section of Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor in Germany postponed again

Hamburg

German port operators are calling for an acceleration of both new infrastructure and the upgrading of the existing line.

LOGISTICS

Kuehne+Nagel agrees to long-term strategic partnership with Amazon

Schindellegi

The agreement includes a call option on existing shares of the logistics group

SHIPYARDS

MSC in talks to acquire German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft

New York

Currently, 80.73% of the capital is held by the German Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony.

SHIPPING

Trafigura creates a new shipping company dedicated to oil transport

Geneva

Initially Volare Shipping has a fleet of six VLCCs plus eight under construction

SHIPYARDS

Shipowners are calling on EU member states to approve the inclusion of two Indian shipyards in the European list of ship recycling facilities.

Brussels

EDUCATION

The new headquarters of the Italian Merchant Marine Academy has been inaugurated in Genoa.

Genoa

PORTS

French ports see a balance between increases and decreases in the second quarter.

Paris

Total traffic reached 71.1 million tons (-0.2%). Containers increased by 8.1%.

PORTS

The Genoa Port Master Plan, the Pra' dock, and the Multedo chemical depots are the thorniest issues in the discussions with operators and the local community.

Genoa

SHIPPING

Crosetto: The Italian Navy will ensure the safe transit of Italian ships through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.

La Spezia

We have - the Minister of Defense underlined - the capabilities to protect its passage

PORTS

Assiterminal: Seabed certainty and planned dredging are essential for port competitiveness.

Genoa

Mordeglia: We don't just need a simpler rule, we need a predictable one.

PORTS

Germany is reforming VAT to make its ports more competitive.

Hamburg

The Conference of Finance Ministers approves the compensation model that should eliminate the pre-financing of the tax from 2030

SHIPPING

Saudi Arabia denounces that the Houthis are pursuing a policy aimed at "strangling the Straits", holding the international community hostage

New York

The UN Security Council is divided between condemnations and calls for negotiations.

TRADE

WTO: A reform of the trading system could increase global GDP by 3% by 2050

Geneva

The World Trade Report 2026 warns of the costs of fragmentation: up to 7% less global GDP in a world dominated by free trade agreements

SAFETY & SECURITY

One in ten containers is not up to standard

Washington

WSC publishes 2025 inspection data: out of 93,079 units inspected in seven countries, 9,645 had deficiencies

The World Shipping Council (WSC), the international association representing the world's leading container shipowners, has urged member states...

SHIPPING

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd to bring back four services on the Suez Canal route

Copenhagen/Hamburg

The lines connect Asia with Europe/Mediterranean

PORTS

Neri and Nova Marine Carriers Groups to Control Calata Orlando Terminal

Lugano

The Livorno terminal will be the subject of a significant investment

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Cavotec and EVIAS sign agreement for charging electric port vehicles on the move.

Stockholm

The Swedish company becomes the exclusive distributor and installer for the port sector of the French company's technologies

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd signs agreement with DP World to secure terminal capacity in Africa

Hamburg

The agreement concerns the ports of Dakar, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Banana and Maputo

The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.

SHIPPING

The threat to shipping in the Red Sea grows as Houthis seize Perim Island.

Sana'a/Hamburg

German shipowners warn that the possibility of returning to the Suez route is further removed

ACCIDENTS

New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone

PORTS

Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August

Long Beach

In the first eight months of 2026, volumes grew by +1.3%

SHIPPING

WSC reports that containers full of lithium batteries can be shipped without being identified as dangerous goods

Washington

Kramek: People, ports, ships and the marine environment at risk

SHIPPING

T&E, the EU Commission's proposed revision of the ETS for shipping is a hesitant step forward.

Brussels

If the system is extended to small naval units - the association highlights - however, exemptions and derogations risk nullifying its climate impact.

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

TRANSPORTATION

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

Bern

The road runs faster than the rail

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

TRADE

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

Geneva

The WTO's barometer is rising. Demand for semiconductors and electronic components is offsetting geopolitical tensions.

PORTS

Green light for €1.35 billion in investment in the port of Bremerhaven.

Bremen

It is the largest amount of funding the federal government has ever allocated to a project in the state.

PORTS

APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port

Copenhagen

Four kilometers of docks with a draft of -18 meters would be built

COMPANIES

Renaissance Partners has signed a binding agreement to acquire De Wave Group.

Genoa/Milan

The Genoese company will be sold by the American company Platinum Equity

SHIPPING

Decarbonizing shipping: a €36 billion challenge and a €45 billion opportunity for Italy

Cernobbio

Without investments in ports, Italy risks losing 80 billion euros in added value by 2050.

SHIPYARDS

Canadian unions want BC Ferries to build new ferries in British Columbia

Delta

The company's latest order was to Chinese company CMI Weihai

PORTS

Filt, Fit, and Uilt should withdraw the amendment that puts port businesses and cooperatives at risk under Article 17.

Rome

The unions fear the progressive replacement of a structural function of the port with precarious forms of work

SHIPYARDS

Norwegian Nor Cruises signs MoU with China's SWS for 2+3 new cruise ships

Shanghai

The units would have a gross tonnage of 84,000 tons

JOBS

Port of Genoa: Messina Terminal workers strike for one hour for a month

Genoa

The company reports that one of the union members did not show up at the last meeting as part of the cooling-off procedure provided for by the National Collective Labour Agreement.

PORTS

Port of Taranto, agreement to participate in the development of the Valbasento Interporto in Ferrandina.

Matera/Taranto

A logistical-functional masterplan will be developed within 180 days

SHIPPING

Attica, the deficit is reduced thanks mainly to capital gains and coverage

Kallithea

First half of the year with fewer crossings and slightly increasing revenues

SHIPPING

Since the beginning of the year, passengers and goods on GNV ships have increased by +2% and +5%

Marrakech

Three-year strategic partnership with the Office National Marocain du Tourisme

CELEBRATION

Escola Europea - Intermodal Transport celebrates its 20th anniversary

Barcelona

A Mediterranean sea voyage between Barcelona, Civitavecchia, Palermo, and Genoa.

JOBS

Filt Cgil, recognize maritime and port work as arduous

Rome

The union is calling for a clear provision to be included in the next budget law.

ACCIDENTS

Tanker attacked in Hormuz

Southampton

The unit continued its navigation regularly

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

FS Logistix and Interporto Bologna presented the first Italian experimental DAC train

MEETINGS

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

HEALTHCARE

Sanilog launches a special cancer prevention campaign.

Rome

Three new areas dedicated to the prevention of head and neck and oral cavity cancers and the assessment of vascular risk

PORTS

Contract awarded for dredging and completion of the electrification of the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro.

Gioia Tauro

They will be carried out respectively by Dravo and RTI Saet-Suardi

AWARDS

Student Naval Architect Award Awarded in Genoa

Genoa

The d'Amico Group and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects recognize excellence in naval engineering.

TRANSPORTATION

Freight transport is more expensive for Malta: €35 million per year between ETS, FuelEU and BAF

Zebbug

The hauliers' association calls on the government to challenge a European policy designed for the continent.

LOGISTICS

CMA CGM has finalized the acquisition of FedEx Supply Chain.

Marseille/Atlanta

With the transaction, CEVA Logistics' presence in North America has tripled.

SAILING LIST

Visual Sailing List

	Departure ports
	Arrival ports by:
	-	alphabetical order
	-	country
	-	geographical areas

SHIPPING

Contships to order 10 feeder vessels with options for a further 10+10

Athens

Letter of intent with China's Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group Co.

PORTS

DP World signs agreement to develop deepwater port in Nigeria's Ogun State.

Dubai

The project includes approximately four kilometers of docks

PORTS

New port regulations for Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, and Gaeta have been approved.

Civitavecchia

The procedural agreement with Interminal in Gaeta has been approved.

MARITIME SERVICES

Kotug Acquires Majority Stake in Vortex Offshore

Rotterdam

The Dubai-based company provides maritime services to the offshore industry in the Middle East.

PORTS

Over €1.9 billion in Spain to improve road and rail connections between ports

Madrid

Port authorities will contribute 875.1 million euros

SHIPPING

Attica Holdings sold the ro-pax vessel Levka Ori for €8.3 million.

Kallithea

The ferry was built in 1987

SHIPPING

DFDS's Trieste-Damietta ro-ro service will become bi-weekly in mid-October

Copenhagen

Inserting a second vessel into the route

EDUCATION

The Italian Merchant Marine Academy increases cooperation with the Port of Durres.

Genoa

A memorandum of understanding has been signed

PUBLICATIONS

A volume on the history of the Tuscan port system will be presented in Livorno on Friday.

Livorno

A comparison of the key players in the port sector: from the reforms of the 1990s to the challenges of the future.

SHIPPING

Suardiaz takes delivery of a 5,000-car LNG-powered car carrier

Madrid

A second PCTC vessel is expected in mid-2027

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd raises its 2026 outlook further

Hamburg

Strong demand and rising spot freight rates are pushing the company to significantly increase its EBITDA and EBIT forecasts.

MEETINGS

UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Pilot project for the production and use of green hydrogen at the port of Savona

Savona

Paroli (Western Ligurian Port Authority): a port area has been identified for work.

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tarros and Nurminen Logistics launch new Scandinavian-Mediterranean intermodal service

La Spezia/Helsinki

The land route connects Örebro, Parma and La Spezia

INFRASTRUCTURE

The first caisson of the breakwater protecting the regasification plant off the coast of Ravenna has been laid.

Ravenna

The maritime work will be approximately 900 metres long

SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri and PT PAL sign agreement for the modernization of an Indonesian Navy vessel

Trieste

This is the "Kri Sriwijaya" unit (formerly "Giuseppe Garibaldi")

ECONOMY

In Italy, the blue economy is worth 225 billion, and the nautical industry alone exceeds 10 billion in exports.

Rome

SACE's Focus On presented at the Genoa Boat Show

ACCIDENTS

Fire aboard the Blue Star Ferries ro-ro vessel Blue Carrier 2

Kallithea

The 29 people on board were evacuated

SHIPYARDS

Costs and timescales for the reconstruction of the four US Navy shipyards are rising exponentially.

Washington

If in 2018 21 billion dollars and 20 years of work were expected, today the estimate is 200 billion and at least 50 years.

SHIPPING

Shipping faces its triple challenge: decarbonization, geopolitics, and the new geography of the automotive industry.

Chaff

At the Euromed Convention in Grimaldi, the sector is dealing with new environmental regulations, increasingly exposed routes and the shift of automotive production towards Southeast Asia.

DEFENCE

Orizzonte Sistemi Navali signs a €3.7 billion contract for two destroyers

Trieste

The "Domenico Millelire" PPA has been delivered to the Navy.

LAW

Livorno: The Supreme Court of Cassation overturns the convictions in the Darsena Toscana docks affair.

Rome

The appeal ruling overturned the court's acquittal and convicted three defendants of ideological forgery.

PORTS

The Port of Rijeka expects to close 2026 with a record container traffic of 800,000 TEUs.

River

With the new terminal on the island of Krk, traffic could rise to 1.7 million TEUs

PORTS

Offshore wind energy funding: Pichetto reassures Taranto, but Taranto demands certainty.

Taranto

The 2026 funding for the Apulian port drops to €13.9 million. Gugliotti hopes for a formal confirmation of the remaining resources in 2027.

PORTS

Port reform: The majority pushes ahead with Porti d'Italia SpA

Rome

The Chamber's Transport Committee rejects the opposition's suppressive amendments.

PORTS

Gela's Porto Rifugio has received a favorable opinion for dredging the port's waters.

Palermo

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

MEETINGS

Assologistica event to discuss the Mediterranean strategy for Italian competitiveness

Rome

It will be held next October 30th in Naples

MEETINGS

UNIPORT's public meeting will be held in Rome on October 6th.

Rome

Debate on port reform and other relevant aspects of the sector

››› Meetings File

PRESS REVIEW

Cosco Shipping arm readies China IPO to capitalise on global shipbuilding wave

(South China Morning Post)

Rosatom expects cargo traffic along Northern Sea Route to rise 14% in 2026 - CEO

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

ASSITERMINAL

Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato

Roma, 19 giugno 2025

››› File

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Greenbrier Europe to produce NIK transshipment system for TX Logistik

Troisdorf/Berlin

Allows rapid loading of non-craneable semi-trailers onto trains

LOGISTICS

Maersk opens its own logistics center in the heart of Germany

Herleshausen

Located in Herleshausen, it has a surface area of 71,800 square meters

SHIPYARDS

South Korea's HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. wins orders for four new 10,100 TEU containerships

Busan

The contract has a total value of approximately 500 million dollars.

PORTS

Democratic Party: The government's port reform paves the way for privatization of Italian ports.

Rome

Ghio and Misiani: it also takes resources and skills away from the territories

PORTS

Port self-production: The Council of State denies the segmentability of the authorization pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 3.

Rome

Cartour's "partial" authorization in the port of Salerno has been suspended.

CRUISES

Port of Miami closes fiscal 2026 with record cruise traffic

Miami

The threshold of ten million passengers has been exceeded, compared to 8.56 million in the previous financial year.

SHIPPING

The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the new pure car and truck carrier Grande Egitto.

Naples

Its load capacity reaches 9,800 ceu

MEETINGS

Port reform will be discussed in Genoa on October 2nd.

Genoa

Workshop organized by the AdSP and the Altero Matteoli association

LOGISTICS

Fratelli Cosulich strengthens its logistics network with the opening of Express Global Dubai

Dubai

Teresa Cosulich will be responsible for the new logistics office.

MEETINGS

"A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 9th

Lugano

Ninth edition of the International Forum on Transport and Infrastructure

ACCIDENTS

New attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

A bullet caused minor injuries to two crew members

SHIPPING

Brullo Group orders three 40,800-ton deadweight oil/chemical tanker vessels

Rome

Order to the Chinese shipyard Anhui Shipyard

YACHTING

A new megayacht production, maintenance, and storage hub opens in Trieste.

Trieste

Trieste Shipyards was founded by Seadock (Samer group) and Yachting Expertise and is owned by Friulia

SAFETY & SECURITY

Confitarma applauds the government's initiative to protect Italian ships in the Red Sea.

Rome

Zanetti: Maritime security is, in effect, a component of national economic security

JOBS

Unions approve the platform for the single collective bargaining agreement for the shipping industry.

Rome

Filt, Fit and Uilt, is structured around three central elements such as salary, protection, participation and thirteen concrete requests

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

FHP Intermodal is increasing the frequency of its freight rail service between Fiorenzuola and Incoronata/Bari.

Milan

It goes up to five days a week

YACHTING

This year over 2,000 large yachts operated along the Italian coasts

Rome

Plus 10% for owned boats and a substantially stable trend for chartered ones

MEETINGS

The event "Cyber-resilience in the maritime sector: defense, regulations, and European cooperation" will be held in Rome on Tuesday.

Rome

It is organized by Var Group and Confitarma

COMPANIES

Smeup, with the acquisition of HTG, expands its portfolio in the logistics and transport sector

Erbusco

The Turin-based company specializes in the development of proprietary software

PORTS

Saudi Arabian ports: Liquid bulk throughput to decline sharply in 2025

Riyadh

Total traffic fell to 298.3 million tonnes (-10.9%)

PORTS

A delegation from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda visited the port of Livorno

Livorno

In-depth comparison of their respective infrastructure development plans

SHIPPING

New OOCL service between the Western Mediterranean and Canada

Hong Kong

Collaboration with Ocean Alliance companies and other carriers

MEETINGS

The port's future is at the center of the event celebrating the 80th anniversary of Assosped Venezia and Asamar Veneto.

Venice

A conference on Friday will be the highlight of the festival

PORTS

Increase in port workers at the ports of Monfalcone and Milazzo

Rome

Green light from the General Directorate for Ports, Logistics and Intermodality of the Ministry of the Interior.

PORTS

Cargo traffic in Greek ports is sharply declining

Piraeus

Stagnation in passenger numbers

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal has purchased eight Eurolight Dual bimodal locomotives

Rome

PORTS

Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 22.1% last month.

Hong Kong

Total for the first eight months of 2026 unchanged

MEETINGS

AGV Expo, a new European trade fair dedicated to self-guided vehicles, will be held in Piacenza next month.

Genoa

The event will also host a rich program of conferences

TRUCKING

Massive transnational fraud discovered in the road haulage sector

Chieti

Illegal employment of non-EU workers

PORTS

Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore decreased by -4.9% in August

Singapore

In the first eight months of 2026, the port handled 30.7 million containers (+4.2%)

SHIPYARDS

Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World to jointly develop new international ship repair center in Cochin

Mumbai

ACCIDENTS

An Iranian merchant ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz

Tehran/Southampton

One sailor died and four other crew members were injured.

PORTS

In July, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +6.7%

Ravenna

A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August

TRUCKING

Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito

Rome

A choice of continuity that at the same time marks the beginning of a new phase

CRUISES

The launching ceremony of Viking Astrea took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona

Ancona/Los Angeles

Viking's Board has authorized a share buyback program of up to $1 billion.

SHIPYARDS

Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship

Papenburg

With a gross tonnage of 180,000 tons, it will be able to accommodate over 6,000 passengers.

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

VTG sells its UK subsidiary VTG Rail UK to pension fund USS

Hamburg

The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.

SAFETY & SECURITY

The Genoa Coast Guard reaches its 100th Port State Control inspection of 2026.

Genoa

More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far

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