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April 17, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Malaysia rescinds earlier rejection of China's Belt and Road railway scheme
  • Panama expects fresh flow of Asian boxes as LA dockers block automation
  • Shipping lines oppose French call for vessel slow down to cut emissions
  • US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin: US-China trade talks near final round
  • Shipper, forwarders less satisfied with box carrier services
  • Iran's flag carrier IRISL up from 23rd to 13th place in world box shipping
  • LA-based CIMC Intermodal Equipment's box chassis output up record 53pc
  • US railways praise Trump for minimising red tape obstruction
  • Trucker shortage increases as regulators make it easier to quit field
  • Gulftainer handles 2 million TEU at Iraq Container Terminal in 9 years
  • Budapest airport 2018 cargo volumes leap 14.9pc to 146,113 tonnes
  • Amazon pilots protest poor pay, working conditions, demand better deal
  • Hong Kong, Memphis, Shanghai still the top three of world cargo airports

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 16, 2019
  • 123 countries have now ratified treaty for enhancing free flow of maritime trade
  • Agreement inked to boost uptake of LNG as ship fuel
  • APM Terminals launches Gothenburg Gateway
  • Bahri to expand presence in Asia-Pacific
  • CEVA Logistics & Goodpack launch TYRECUBEin Singapore to facilitate tyre supply chain
  • Container shipping stakeholders advised to closely monitor dynamic & volatile conditions expected in 2019
  • FIATA Logistics Academy launches three new digital courses
  • France urges shipping speed limits to slash industry emissions
  • New port call on MSC's California Express service
  • Proposal puts anti-corruption formally on IMO agenda
  • Q1 2019 sees fewer maritime piracy incidents
  • South Asia remains popular destination for ship breaking
  • India's exports of finished steel fall 34 pc while imports rise 4.7 pc
  • Cosco Shipping Ports to develop huge logistics park in Guangzhou
  • ICTT registers noteworthy performance in Q1 2019
  • Chinese govt to cap coal imports in 2019 to help domestic producers

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Time for greater collaboration
  • Laurels for DSV, Geis and Noerpel
  • Cargoline reports strong growth in Germany
  • New majority shareholder for West Atlantic
  • GHG emissions study reveals fuel savings
  • A vision takes shape
  • Switzerland: railfreight traffic growing
  • Sifax Group appoints three key managers
  • Spanish Ports continue on growth path in 2019
  • Doha airport back on growth trajectory
  • Rhenus launches CO2 reduction programme for airfreight
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Multimodal Xiamen - Duisburg connection
  • Sam Ruda takes over
  • Bremenports invests in long-term project in Iceland
  • Competition authority clears Papuan partnership
  • Collaboration for transit traffic via Swiss Alps
  • Champ Cargosystems communicates in Mandarin Chinese

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 16, 2019
  • New Digital Container Shipping Association is aiming to make a splash
  • MPV and heavylift sector facing mid-term headwinds as global trade slows
  • New logistics park could be an e-commerce air freight bonus for Leipzig Halle
  • New York City congestion charge plans don't faze logistics players
  • Boxing clever can help reduce the growing cost of empty container repositioning
  • Zencargo raises $20m to take on the 'antiquated business' of freight forwarding
  • Rising fuel costs and capacity surplus push Lufthansa into loss
  • Supply chain radar: JB Hunt's capital allocation is at a crossroads: will Warren come calling?

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 16, 2019
  • MJP books multi-vessel Taiwan Coast Guard order
    Uppsala, Sweden, headquartered Marine Jet Power (MJP) has been awarded a multi-unit, multi-year contract with CSBC Shipyard to provide propulsion for 15 Taiwan Coast Guard (TCG) 100-ton class vessels . The 34-meter
  • VIDEO: Metal Shark to build next gen Miami-Dade fireboats
    Jeanerette, La., headquartered shipbuilder Metal Shark is to build the next generation of fire boats for the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department. Miami-Dade has selected the Metal Shark "50 Defiant X" fireboat, a
  • Frank Coles rolls out new strategy for Wallem
    Frank Coles is putting his stamp on Hong Kong headquartered Wallem Group, where he became Chief Executive Officer last October after stepping down as Transas Leader at Wärtsilä Voyage Solutions. With over
  • Environmentalists protest Carnival London AGM
    Activists from environmentalist group Stand.earth used today's Carnival Corporation's annual general meeting (AGM) in London to stage protests against the cruise giant's environmental policies. Pointing to revelations in recent U.S. court filings,
  • Tanker owner "shocked" to be on OFAC sanctions list
    Italian tanker operator PB Tankers said yesterday that it was "shocked and concerned" that it had been designated by the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control as subject to sanctions aimed

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 16, 2019
  • Scorpio Bulkers announces sale and leaseback deal
    The firm will sell six ultramax vessels that it will take back on eight-year bareboat charters
  • Diana Shipping continues with share buyback programme and fleet sale
    Greece-based bulker owner also maintains pace of fleet disposals with fifth recent panamax sale
  • Rio Tinto cuts iron ore production guidance due to cyclones and fires
    Rio Tinto expects full-year iron ore output at 333m to 343m tonnes from a previous forecast of 338m-350m tonnes
  • Brightoil chairman steps aside after bankruptcy ruling
    The move comes as the privately run company is mired in financial troubles, amid attempts launch to workout plan led...
  • Transpacific carriers succeeding with bunker charges
    The narrowing spread between high- and low-sulphur fuel could mean that transpacific carriers already have their costs covered
  • Tristar orders six tankers from Hyundai Heavy
    The 25,000 dwt oil and chemical tankers will be chartered by Shell and delivered between 2020 and 2021
  • Stars will 'start to align' by third quarter, says Alphatanker
    Alphatanker sees the foundations being laid for a strong year in 2020 that it thinks will be similar to 2015
  • Songa Bulk to merge with AGS
    The former dry bulk player is moving into the to seismic business
  • New Malaysia rail link gives options for shippers
    Current volumes are low however and market penetration will ultimately depend on end-to-end supply chain costs, analysts warn
  • Hutchison upgrades Felixstowe cranes
    New remote-controlled electric powered cranes will allow port to cope better with peaks in demand
  • Carriers seek digital standards to boost services
    The Digital Container Shipping Association will provide a blueprint for developers to create new services and products to a common...
  • Busan may perform first ship-to-ship LNG bunker operation in Asia
    Hapag-Lloyd has opted to fit retrofit boxship Sajir with a 6,500 cu m tank and this predisposes the shipping line...
  • BW Group increases stake in Epic Gas
    The company is still short of its target as the deadline day surrounding a takeover arrives
  • Daily Briefing
    Venezuela 'false berthings' off Trinidad further obscure oil exports | HHI wins another LNG carrier order from Capital Gas |...
  • Singapore detains PDVSA vessel
    The arrest comes several weeks after BSM confirmed it would be handing back all the tankers it manages for PDVSA
  • Race to the wire in Vancouver
    GCT's legal move comes at a crucial moment as the Canadian parliament is considering national legislation that would amend current...
  • SMBC leads in project financing for Modec, Mitsui's FPSO
    Mitsui & Co and Modec last year signed a letter of intent with Eni for a 15-year fixed term FPSO...
  • Cosco Shipping shuffles management
    Mr Sun remains as a director and the deputy party secretary of the Cosco Shipping group
  • Cameron LNG begins commissioning first train
    The company expects to begin LNG production this quarter and phase 1's three trains will have a projected capacity of...
  • Chevron bids $33bn for Anadarko Petroleum
    The deal would boost Chevron into the ultramajors, increasing its presence in the Permian and US Gulf, and giving it...
  • Box lines launch Digital Container Shipping Association
    Container line standards body formed after finally receiving regulatory clearance from the FMC that will allow it to provide a...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 16, 2019
  • Customs to run 24/7 at fast-growing Manzanillo port
  • US-Mexico truck delays forecast to last weeks
  • Will container shipping embrace data standards?
  • LA automation vote delay opens door for compromise
  • India port reforms fuel productivity gains
  • Apollo closes DCLI-Blume deal
  • Massive tunnel-boring machines delivered down under

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 16, 2019
  • Intertanko's proposal to cut sulphur was ahead of its time
    I am convinced our plan would have provided a much better, cleaner outcome
  • Sanko Line orders first newbuilding in seven years
    Sanko Line has turned to Japan's Tsuneishi Shipbuilding for its first newbuilding order in seven years. The Tokyo-based shipowner has commissioned an 82,000-dwt bulker for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2020. Sanko disclosed the order for the scrubber-fitted vessel in a single-'line statement on its website last week but did not reveal the shipyard, the price or its motivation in placing the
  • Haji-Ioannou company sues Sri Lankan state oil company
    A company linked to Cypriot billionaire Polys Haji-Ioannou is suing Sri Lanka's state oil company for $8m, alleging unpaid bills and a wrongful arrest. Argos Shipping, registration company for 34,995-dwt Argos (built 1996), filed suit in Houston federal court Monday alleging Ceylon Petroleum Corp chartered the tanker, failed to make agreed upon payments, then had the ship arrested in Sri Lanka an
  • US port ban on Carnival ships could be 'catastrophe'
    Federal judge may temporarily prohibit Arnold Donald-led company for violating probation linked to environmental offences.
  • Lawsuit: OHT ship damages Navy newbuild in crash
    A crash involving an Offshore Heavy Transport ship did more than $60m in damage to Huntington Ingalls' Mississippi shipyard and an under-construction US Navy warship, a lawsuit filed in federal court last week alleges. The suit accuses the 64,900-dwt Hawk (built 1989) of losing control as it delivered a floating drydock to the US shipbuilder's Pascagoula, Mississippi facility 29 March, hitting a
  • Scorpio Bulkers strikes sale-and-leaseback for six more ships
    Emanuele Lauro-led bulker player has agreed to sell the ships to Chinese conglomerate AVIC International.
  • Endre Rosjo builds R-Bulk fleet as it returns to profit in 2018
    The Norwegian investor Endre Rosjo is boosting the fleet of the limited partnership R-Bulk. The company, in which Rosjo has a 75% stake, has bought the Oshima built 50,000-dwt Yunga (built 2010), its annual report says. Expanding M&M Bank seeks to raise more equity Rosjo joins big guns at M&M Bank UK based online platform VesselsValue says the bulker is worth 12.7m. The purchase came during
  • Feline stowaway survives a month in a container
    An orange tabby cat has pulled off an astonishing feat of endurance by surviving a whole month in a container being shipped from China to Canada. The emaciated six-year-old female was found among pallets and foam pellets in a box that arrived in Vancouver from Shenzhen. CBC cited the animal charity SPCA as saying the animal had no food or water. So how did it stay alive? By licking the condensa
  • Cargill forecasts upside in bulker rates despite current market weakness
    Trading giant says recovery in Brazilian and Australian iron-ore exports and a US-China trade deal can push up earnings later this year
  • NAO PSV out of winter layup for Apache deal
    Emanuele Lauro-led Nordic American Offshore (NAO) has brought a platform supply vessel (PSV) out of winter layup for a new term contract. Public offshore firm was never the plan, says Emanuele Lauro Apache has awarded a trio of one-year deals for work off the UK, Seabrokers said, with the 4,200-dwt NAO Thunder's (built 2013) contract starting in May. Broker Westshore lists the ship as fixed to
  • Layup list to shrink as PSVs bask in endless summer
    Clarksons Platou Securities is tipping a big fall in laid-up platform supply vessels (PSV) as a buoyant North Sea market basks in an "endless summer." Turner Holm, managing director of equity and credit research, and analyst Sven Sele, said the sector is "unseasonably strong", with 2019 the strongest first quarter for spot rates since 2014. Pareto finally offloads PSV trio SD Standard Drilling
  • Tristar confirms six chemical tankers at Hyundai Mipo
    The Dubai-based Tristar Group confirmed it has ordered six 25,000-dwt IMO type 2 chemical tankers at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) for delivery between 2020 and 2021. The ships have been placed under a long-term charter contract from oil major Shell and it is understood the order involves Eships, the tanker arm of Tristar. Meiji Shipping back at Hyundai Mipo for Shell product tankers Eugene Mayne
  • IMO 2020 switch won't be pretty, says Koch Supply & Trading executive Andrew Smiley
    Shipping vice president says frustration will be felt months ahead of deadline as traders and charterers try to keep using high-'sulphur fuel for as long as possible
  • Fred Cheng breaks 2019 capesize sales drought with flurry of activity
    The longest recorded lull in capesize S&P activity may have come to an end - but don't expect a meaningful upturn any time soon, brokers say
  • Pareto finally offloads PSV trio
    Norway's Pareto has finally succeeded in selling three platform supply vessels (PSVs) acquired from Bourbon seven years ago. Brokers said the 3,300-dwt Antenor, Asterie (both built 2004) and Bourbon Atlantide (built 2003), owned by Pareto's 3B Offshore, have gone for $0.88m each. Clarksons said A1 Offshore of Denmark has snapped up Antenor and Bourbon Atlantide, with Asterie going to Raj Shippin
  • Can DNV GL claim to be shipping's largest class society?
    Latest IACS data shows it depends on which figures you are looking at
  • Tsakos Columbia phases out cash payments for crew
    Tsakos Columbia Shipmanagement has phased out cash payments to crew by masters. ShipMoney has rolled out an electronic payment solution on 90 ships, including tankers, boxships and bulkers, following a trial. Seafarers employed on Tsakos-owned vessels operated by Columbia Shipmanagement will have "complete control and access to their wages while onboard ship, including the timing and currency of
  • Equinor fixes two PSVs from Eidesvik and Havila
    Equinor has fixed two platform supply vessels from Eidesvik Offshore and Havila Shipping. Eidesvik's 6,200-dwt Viking Queen (built 2008) and Havila's 4,000-dwt Havila Clipper (built 2011) have been fixed for a firm period of four months, plus options. The vessels' respective contracts will both commence this quarter, according to filings from the shipowners on Tuesday. No further details abou
  • Green activists target Carnival AGM in London
    Green activists wearing gas-masks have been protesting at US cruiseship Carnival Corp's AGM in London on Tuesday morning. Environmental group Stand.earth said the action at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Hyde Park was aimed at shareholders. It said their "sombre message" is that "Carnival pollutes" and urged the shipowner to switch to cleaner fuel. Judge may ban Carnival from US ports for waste
  • Nordic marine insurers see hull premium income soar
    Cefor members register upturn in hull income as Gard and Alandia grow, but protection and indemnity rates slip further
  • ITF targets Germany's Bluships
    The International Transport Worker's Federation (ITF) has started an inspection and auditing campaign on labour standards involving the ships of Johann MK Blumenthal (Bluships) following the detention of one of its vessels in Australia. ITF reveals state of food stores on German bulker German bulker probed after crew complaints The union said it would use its global network of 147 inspectors ar
  • Arne Blystad moves into seismic sector with AGS merger
    Norway's Arne Blystad is moving into the seismic survey sector through a merger of his Songa Bulk with Houston-based Axxis Geo Solutions (AGS). The Oslo-listed company, which sold its bulker fleet to Star Bulk Carriers last year, said it will assume the assets, rights and obligations of AGS by issuing shares to AGS investors. Songa deal linked to Star Bulk stock slump Blystad trims Songa Bulk s
  • Greece loses $1.35bn Hellenic Shipyards appeal
    Greece has lost an appeal against an arbitration award of more than EUR 1.2bn ($1.35bn) in a case involving Hellenic Shipyards. The Athens court of appeal rejected the government's request to set aside the 2017 decision in favour of Middle East group Privinvest. Court approves Skaramangas liquidation The case related to Greece's default on payments to Privinvest, which is the controlling shareh
  • BW Group builds Epic Gas stake to 69%
    Singapore's BW Group has added a significant chunk of Epic Gas stock as its takeover offer nears the deadline. The voluntary bid to acquire all outstanding shares in the VLGC owner has won 1.32m shares, or 1.87% of the company, as of 11 April. Together with previously received acceptances, BW Group has now received a total of 9.95m shares or 14.12%. BW Group offer wins just 0.07% of Epic Gas sh
  • More problems for owners as Panama Canal cuts draft level again
    Shipowners are facing having to offload cargo in the Panama Canal after the allowed draft level was reduced again. Panama Canal restrictions pose tanker problems The canal authority said: "Based on the present and projected levels of Gatun Lake for the following weeks, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announces that, effective April 30, the maximum authorised draft for vessels transiting the neo
  • Yantian Express gets Freeport departure deadline
    But salvor looking to obtain paperwork allowing it to sell some cargo to satisfy security interest.
  • Rio Tinto shipped 14% less iron ore due to cyclones
    More bad news for capes as Aussie mining giant says second quarter also likely to be impacted.
  • BSM behind PDVSA aframax arrest
    Ship manager fed up with waiting for Venezuelan oil major and tanker owner to pay its bills.
  • Shell-Keppel LNG bunkering venture reaches milestone
    Dual-fuel Keppel Smit Towage tugs said to be achieveing fuel efficiencies of 5% using LNG.
  • Pacific Basin handysize bulker damaged by fire in US
    The overheating of a crew member's personal electronic device is thought to be cause of fire.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 16, 2019
  • Matson takes delivery of three new cranes
    The cranes are part of a $60 million terminal expansion and modernization project at its Honolulu hub.
  • Section 301 bringing crowd of new drawback filers
  • CBP's COO to oversee commissioner functions
    Kevin McAleenan, the Customs and Border Protection commissioner who recently was named acting Homeland Security secretary, has appointed Chief Operating Officer John Sanders to oversee the duties of commissioner.
  • Flowspace raises $12 million in Series A funding
    Canvas Ventures led the funding round for the on-demand warehousing and fulfillment startup, which was founded in 2017.
  • Tampa's Big Bend Channel project done a year early
    Work began in October on the $63 million project, which was expected to take 18 months to complete.
  • A carrier group for the digital era
    The Digital Container Shipping Association will focus on driving standardization, digitalization and interoperability in container shipping.
  • J.B. Hunt's Q1 profits grow slightly
    Intermodal volumes fall by 7 percent, but a 10 percent increase in revenue per load helps the segment increase revenue by 2 percent.
  • EU approves first round of U.S. trade talk topics
    The European Commission is given the "green light" to begin formal negotiations with the U.S. on agreements regarding conformity assessment and eliminating tariffs on industrial products.
  • CN to invest $80 million in Minnesota
  • CBP's Easter egg hunt
  • Rhenus introduces air freight CO2 reduction program

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 16, 2019
  • Zanganeh says US refusal to grant Iran waivers would disrupt oil market
  • Fujairah port expects crude storage to more than double by 2022
  • US crude stocks expected to build amid refinery doldrums and export slowdown
  • External: Praxis Energy Agents DMCC
  • Scrubber uptake, orders nearly double in six months to April: DNV GL
    Falling futures values for high sulfur fuel oil have incentivized scrubber uptake.
  • External: Global Risk Management

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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
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach grew by 31.7% last month.
Long Beach
The overall volume of containers remained unchanged in the first five months of 2026
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.
SAILING LIST
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Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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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