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October 14, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rate off 2pc to US$581/TEU, USWC off 1.1pc at $1,313/FEU
  • Imports in US spike as retailers seek to beat tariffs on Chinese goods
  • Iranian super tanker hit by 2 missiles 60 miles off Saudi Arabian coast
  • LA port September box volumes slip 2.7pc, but rise 4.7 over 9 months
  • Greece axes Cosco box terminal, but okays overall Piraeus upgrade
  • High Court denies banker's cash plea, blames casualty on fake pirate attack
  • Panama Canal ends 2019 fiscal year with record tonnage, up 6.2pc
  • ONE and MOL put out imaginary ship fire in crisis management drill
  • South Carolina ports volumes rise 12.5pc in September to 195,000 TEU
  • Kalmar signs 5-year software maintenance and support deal with PSA
  • Amended ballast water management rules for Singapore flagged ships
  • ICHCA cargo handling safety conference in Malta November 11 -14
  • AirBridgeCargo's Moscow hub re-certified as CEIV Pharma facility
  • Boeing mulls re-engined derivative of 767-XF freighter programme
  • Va-Q-tec, Worldwide Logistic to set up TempChain Centre in Shanghai

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 13, 2019
  • 2020 seen dominating dry bulk shipping's challenges
  • Elucidating the application of 'Letter of Indemnity' for 'Release of Cargo' without OBL
  • Global parcel shipping volume projected to reach 200 bn by 2025
  • Panama Canal handles record tonnage in FY19
  • SCI celebrates Foundation Day
  • DPT Board meet confers on key issues
  • Gothenburg port advises trade on post-Brexit procedures
  • Gwadar Port in Pakistan officially opened for commercial shipping
  • Jeddah port operations unaffected by reported tanker explosion & fire offshore
  • No rate adjustment in Hamburg port
  • Forex reserves increase to a record $437.83 bn
  • India-China summit seen positively impacting bilateral cooperation & trade
  • Input tax credit rules modified to curb fake GST invoices

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Textiles from south to north
  • Rail-truck transload facility in Texas opened
  • Hapag-Lloyd sets up new region South Europe
  • IRU to promote hydrogen in road transport
  • Geodis and Arkema test future border with UK
  • Haropa: people can have their say
  • Fedex returns films competing in South Korea
  • Edoardo Podestá to head Dachser air & sea logistics
  • Cuba upgrades 1,000 km of its rail line
  • Broekman opens new facility for BASF
  • New service to Africa and its islands
  • Automated guided ULD vehicle ready to go
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Speedy removal of toll terminals in Germany
  • DHL Supply Chain renews contract with Jaguar Land Rover
  • Now open: Virgin and Delta's LHR export facility
  • Autumn results bode well for the Port of Virginia
  • Maritime chooses Chris Lewis as non-executive director

The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2019
  • Carriers still mired in spot rate doldrums as slack season sets in
  • Peak season nervousness as air freight volumes start to decline
  • Cosco chief slams rivals' plans to be 'end-to-end' supply chain providers
  • Flexport buys online container tracking specialist Crux Systems
  • Is Amazon unstoppable?
  • Automate or stagnate as RPA transforms transport and logistics
  • Edoardo Podesta new COO at Dachser Air & Sea Logistics
  • On the wires: Li & Fung - the rise and fall of the gods
  • Supply chain radar: Is XPO Logistics back on the M&A trail?

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2019
  • DHS cuts hurricane-hit Eastern Shipbuilding a break on OPC time deadlines
    The Department of Homeland Security easing the time deadlines in Eastern Shipbuilding's Offshore Patrol Cutter contract. The Department issued the following statement today. The Department of Homeland Security, after extensive analysis by
  • Robert Allan designs two river service fireboats for Bangladesh
    The Khulna Shipyard in Bangladesh is building two Robert Allan Ltd. designed fireboats. They are under construction for the Bangladesh Navy, which uses the old-style term "fire floats" to describe them. There
  • Hyundai Heavy EcoBallast BWMS gets U.S. Type Approval
    The Coast Guard Marine Safety Center has issued a Ballast Water Management System Type Approval Certificate to Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., after a detailed review of the manufacturer's type approval application
  • Private equity investor takes majority stake in Foreship
    Finnish private equity investor Vaaka Partners has become the majority shareholder in Helsinki headquartered ship design and engineering specialist Foreship Ltd. Employing more than 100 naval architects and marine engineers, Foreship is
  • Wärtsilä wins two battery hybrid OSV upgrade contracts
    Norwegian offshore service vessel operator Atlantic Offshore has contracted Wärtsilä to engineer, supply, and install complete battery hybrid packages in two of its supply vessels. The upgrade project will be carried out
  • Iran suspects NITC tanker was struck by two missiles
    Iranian state-controlled media outlet PressTV reports that "two separate explosions, possibly caused by missile attacks, have hit an Iranian oil tanker operated by the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) near the Saudi

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2019
  • Why smart ports will be a game-changer for shipping
    Join two panels of experts at the Lloyd's List Smart Ports Forum, to be held in Dubai on November 20...
  • The Shipping Outlook: 2020 and beyond
    Lloyd's List's annual industry outlook event will gather the sharpest minds in the business to offer the inside track on...
  • How to innovate in shipping
    Join Lloyd's List during Hong Kong Maritime Week on 20 November to discuss the dynamic digital trends shaping shipping from...
  • UK signs Brexit freight capacity contracts worth $109m
    Up to £86m ($109m) of UK taxpayer cash will be used to fund a set of contracts handed out to...
  • CMA CGM makes formal offer for CEVA shares
    New strategic plan is expected to raise CEVA's revenue to $9bn as two companies realise economies of scale and reduced...
  • Korean Register launches drone surveys
    Working use comes after pilot project was completed with the University of Gyeongnam Geochang
  • How to plan for a future in flux
    Join Lloyd's List in Singapore on 17 October for an expert analysis of the future trade trends shaping shipping markets...
  • VLCC spot charter breaks $300,000 level on market disruption
    Euronav and Frontline are among those raking in huge charter contracts as sanctions and security issues hit market
  • China ramps up cement imports
    The move by China to source cement from Vietnam could have a double boost for dry bulk, as Vietnam would...
  • Ballast water focus must shift from equipment to compliance, workshop hears
    Workshop participants agreed that progress in ballast water treatment was being held back by an attempt to attain absolute elimination...
  • The Interview: Vincent Power
    The newly elected chairman of the European Maritime Law Organisation hopes to broaden the scope of interest beyond competition law...
  • Italy must integrate port reform and maritime governance
    Italy's maritime economy lacks the central oversight and organisation that benefit other European governments
  • Questions remain over carriers' ability to pass on 2020 sulphur costs
    Leading freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel is extremely cautious about securing long-term contracts into 2020 against a backdrop of high...
  • Ocean freight peak season fails to materialise
    Carriers have little to look forward to on the transpacific trade as shippers look elsewhere
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: Containers, shipmanagement and the casualty code
    In this week's review of the stories shaping shipping, our containers kingpins James Baker and Linton Nightingale discuss the peak...
  • Holyhead 'unprepared for no-deal Brexit'
    Holyhead port, a major link in the UK landbridge between Ireland and Europe, is not ready for a no-deal Brexit...
  • Time to take reefers to the 'next level'
    Maersk Line's head of global reefer solutions Anne-Sophie Zerlang Karlsen says she is continually lashing out at peers for calling...
  • Reefer rates on the rise despite softening perishables trade
    Slower growth in the overall perishables market will become a feature over the next few years
  • Is IMO 2020 the final nail in the conventional coffin?
    According to Great White Fleet president Stefano Di Paolo, the era of 'conventional reefer shipping is over'
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Unipec joins ExxonMobil embargo on vessels linked to Venezuela | LNG oversupply forcing floating storage, says Poten...
  • Iranian tanker 'hit by missiles' in suspected terror attack
    Iran said one of its oil tankers has been hit by missiles near Saudi Arabia's port city of Jeddah, causing...
  • Supply tightness prompts upgrade on forecast LNG shipping rates
    A sharp contango is developing and shipping players are now motivated to move ships onto the water as quickly as...
  • Elba Island fires up LNG export project as first unit starts production
    Kinder Morgan Natural Gas South Region president Norman Holmes said the new start-up represents an 'important step' as the US...
  • Port of Los Angeles director calls for end to Sino-US trade war
    Imports at the nation's major retail container ports are expected to hit their highest level of the year in November...
  • Regulators must decide if unmanned vessels are 'ships' in legal sense, argues Jacobsson
    'Significant work will have to be carried out in adapting maritime law to the requirements of unmanned vessels,' former IOPC...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2019
  • E-commerce helps boost small warehouse demand, rents
  • US-China reach 'substantial' first phase of trade deal
  • Trade compliance automation behind Amazon's recent acquisition 11 Oct 2019
  • Carriers need control of supply chain for premium services: speaker
  • India looks to tighten screws on carrier surcharges

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2019
  • Virgin Voyages CEO: Cruise sector is 'suffering' from gender imbalance
    Virgin Voyages is determined to provide the ultimate adults-only cruise experience, but that is not its only goal as a newcomer to the industry. The brainchild of Virgin Group's Sir Richard Branson is also set on bringing more women into a sector that, much like all of maritime, is very male-dominated, chief executive Tom McAlpin said. Virgin Voyages appoints first female Canadian master Global
  • Eagle on track with ultramax deliveries by IMO 2020
    Stamford-based owner now has four of six units acquired in July buy delivered, all fitted with scrubber kits.
  • SFL starts moving Frontline shares, making $18.2m
    SFL Corp's Frontline sell-off has begun. According to Securities and Exchange Commission filings after the close Friday, SFL Corp sold off 1.6 million shares in its John Fredriksen-backed sibling in five blocks Thursday and Friday, netting the company $18.2m. Tanker owner Frontline filed papers with the SEC Wednesday disclosing SFL Corp could sell its entire 11 million share position. Friday, a
  • Silence from US on Iran tanker attack amid plans to send troops to region
    US official declines to comment on the attack, which could squeeze Iran's oil trade to Syria
  • Analysts: Geopolitics sweetening a recovering tanker sector
    With rates shooting up in recent days, at least 10 tanker stocks have hit 52-week highs
  • Euronav's De Stoop glee at VLCC rate boom revenge over scrubber rivals
    Tanker giant Euronav has expressed delight at cashing in on booming rates for its large crude tankers while rivals risk missing out as their vessels head to dry-dock for exhaust gas scrubber fitting. The New York and Brussels-listed company today fixed two VLCCs at rates sent skywards on a combination of a longer-term supply squeeze and panic over US sanctions against Chinese tanker owners. Chie
  • Shipowners 'vigilant' but undeterred after tanker attack in Red Sea
    Tanker market faces 'perfect storm' says Frontline boss, as owners re-evaluate security plans
  • Cosco suffers setback in Piraeus boxship port expansion plan
    Greece approves €611m investments by Chinese company, but additional boxship pier is not among them
  • Major charterers shun Venezuela-linked tankers
    Trafigura and four oil majors are said to be avoiding dealings with tankers that called in Venezuela recently amid heightened sanction risks
  • JSW Group to order another 14 mini-bulkers
    Indian owner pushing ahead with bid to create 32-strong fleet
  • Rebekka Herlofsen to leave Wallenius Wilhelmsen
    Rebekka Herlofsen is making a somewhat surprising departure from her position as CFO of Oslo-listed shipping giant Wallenius Wilhelmsen. Herlofsen came to the company in March 2017 and has been a "key contributor in the extensive merger process and establishment of Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA," the company said. Female faces forge path for tomorrow's leaders Torvald Klaveness appoints new CFO
  • VLCC rates smash $300,000 per day after latest Middle East tanker attack
    Large tankers sailing away from booked scrubber fittings to cash in on red hot, fast moving market
  • Broker Ifchor eyes growth with new Singapore bulker desk
    Swiss shop expands in Asia to focus on smaller vessel sizes
  • BW LNG firms up two newbuilding options at DSME
    Andreas Sohmen-Pao-led company inches up fleet in red hot market
  • War risk costs poised to jump as China calls for calm
    Worries mount over Iranian retaliation following suezmax attack blamed on Saudi Arabia
  • Green and digital issues top agenda for shipping's rising generation
    Essay competition reveals ambitions and concerns of industry's young professionals
  • Oil spilled as Iranian tanker explodes off Jeddah in 'terror attack'
    Iran says NITC ship hit in apparent missile attack 95km from Saudi Arabian port
  • Governments need to act as manufacturing slowdown spreads
    Data even now points to negative signs in the US economy, which had so far been resilient.
  • Tsakos secures two-year Chevron deal as suezmax rates rise
    US-listed Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) has fixed out a 10-year-old suezmax tanker to oil major Chevron for two years at a strong rate. The 158,000-dwt Pentathlon (built 2009) has been fixed at $29,000 per day, according to European brokers. The charter comes amid rising rates for crude tankers. Clarksons' latest assessment of the rate on a one-year suezmax charter stands at $37,500 per day, up
  • Zodiac Maritime scores strong rate from Trafigura
    Trafigura has chartered an LR2 from Zodiac Maritime Agencies at what appears to be a strong rate as the healthy crude tanker market spills over into the product carrier sector. Trafigura clinches upsized $1.5bn finance deal Bonanza $100,000 VLCC rates as Cosco sanctions bite deeper The Dutch commodities trader has fixed the 114,000-dwt tanker Tavistock Square (built 2019) from the UK shipow
  • Family of missing Bourbon crew launch rescue appeal
    Fundraising effort and petition hope to maintain interest in looking for missing seven crew
  • China to 'ask US to end sanctions' on Cosco subsidiaries
    Move comes as VLCC rates surge to 11-year highs despite return of some Chinese vessels to the market
  • Pirates targeting bigger ships in Singapore Strait
    UK security firm says perpetrators' appetite now extends beyond just barges with scrap steel
  • Bernard Schulte backs Claritecs as digital bunker start-up raises $600,000
    Singapore-based firm says latest funds will go towards product development and market roll-out

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2019
  • US shippers relieved by halt to Oct. 15 China tariff increase
    "Finally, a ray of hope for the U.S.-China trade relationship," said Myron Brilliant, U.S. Chamber of Commerce's head of international affairs.
  • Breaking News: Boeing separates CEO, chairman roles
    The Boeing Co.'s [NYSE: BA] board of directors late Friday afternoon replaced Dennis Muilenburg as chairman with independent director David Calhoun, but kept him in...
  • Amazon poised to 'double down' on in-house truckload program by rolling into power unit purchases
    Amazon ramps up truckload business by going all-in on power unit investment
  • Letter Ride LLC, an Amazon delivery partner, cuts almost 900 jobs in Texas and California
    Letter Ride LLC, a delivery service provider for Amazon, is cutting 423 positions at facilities across Texas. The company is eliminating jobs at its facilities...
  • Federal appeals court overturns nearly $800,000 award in Werner driver trainee FLSA lawsuit
    A federal appeals court overturned a nearly $800,000 damage award won by student drivers in a class action lawsuit against Werner after a jury found...
  • Nascent freight bull market marches on; volumes cool slightly from last week's pace
    Trucking volumes remain strong
  • Truckload estimates lower, sentiment higher
    Earnings estimates continue to be cut by equity analysts, however their outlook for the stocks is positive.
  • Wow Air expects December relaunch
    Business plan is murky for reincarnated carrier
  • Freight Futures daily curve: 10/11
    Philadelphia to Chicago futures (VPC) rise on Thursday as market continues to focus on trade flows.
  • US presses Turkey with threat of economic sanctions
    The Graham-Van Hollen sanctions bill would cut off Turkey from U.S. military equipment and parts, as well as target foreign support of the country's oil...
  • Flexport acquires API developer focused on container visibility
    Freight forwarder Flexport acquired a startup that develops technology for tracking containerized goods. Burlingame, California-based Crux Systems said its technology "informs supply chain planning by...
  • Historic snowstorm to keep slamming Plains into weekend
    Up to three feet of snow Friday through Saturday for parts of Dakotas, Minnesota. Fierce winds, blizzard conditions.
  • Today's Pickup: Ambitious EU project aims to cut carbon emissions from logistics
    Plus: Safety drivers take center stage; mapping C02 emissions from passenger and freight traffic.
  • Attack on Iranian tanker stokes blazing VLCC rates
    VLCC rates are reaching epic levels in the wake of an attack in the Red Sea on an Iranian Suezmax tanker.
  • Rail industry watches whether Alberta will encourage more crude-by-rail
    Reports have been surfacing that the Alberta government could grant more crude-by-rail contracts.
  • Checking your data - like checking your oil
    Accurate data and careful analysis enable fleets to reverse the trend of lower miles between unscheduled repairs.
  • Port of Los Angeles September volumes lower than in 2018
    Port of Los Angeles container volumes dipped in September and its executive director called for a negotiated settlement of the U.S.-China trade ware.
  • Medical marijuana company to audit supply chain for importing Canadian cannabis into Germany
    Medical marijuana firm AMP will be pursuing a European Union Good Manufacturing Procedure (EU-GMP) audit to ensure quality and integrity of its pharma goods from...
  • Oil prices surge higher, then pull back, on news of Iranian tanker explosions
    The first news led to a spike that pulled back. But prices were higher as the U.S. trading day began.
  • FreightWaves Radio preview: Martinez' departure; the pricing power index
    What's next at FMCSA after Ray Martinez departs? Tune in to FW Radio.
  • Commentary: the demise of the freight brokerage
    Larger shippers must think beyond the short-term peaks and valleys.
  • Eddie Leshin returns to freight as CEO of Anthym Logistics
    The Backhaulers, Robinson, and Coyote veteran is back to build a brokerage on his own terms.
  • Explained: How and why Brexit will reshape Europe's logistics landscape
    Renowned logistics analyst explains how Brexit will impact cargo flows, liner shipping calls and European supply chain planning.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2019
  • Japan starts 0.5% sulfur bunker fuel oil supply ahead of IMO mandate
    Low sulfur IMO 2020 compliant fuels are now available at 14 out of the 22 refineries in Japan.
  • Bunkering operations in Tokyo Bay, Nagoya halted as typhoon Hagibis approaches
    Bunker deliveries will be delayed during this period and are expected to resume from October 15, traders said.
  • Singapore middle distillate stocks fall for third week on regional demand, arbitrage
    Singapore's gasoil imports posted a sharp 40.2% week-on-week decline to 192,820 mt over October 3-9.
  • Istanbulbunker2020 group to adopt BIMCO terms for all deliveries
    "We added the Istanbul Annex due to special procedures in case of cancellation and untaken orders by buyers," the official said.
  • Monjasa enters S America 0.5%S bunkers market via first Colombia delivery
    Going forward, Monjasa will have both VLSFO and MGO 0.1% products available in Colombia, it said.
  • Gibraltar 0.5% marine fuel rallying versus 0.1% marine gasoil pre-IMO 2020
    Many middle distillate traders and analysts expect the implementation of IMO 2020 to boost demand for middle distillates.
  • VLGC rates near 4-year high amid global moves to diversify LPG supply sources
    "I think Baltic will go above $80/mt soon; hearing level of last done fixture in the East is over $80/mt," one shipping source said.

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