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March 22, 2019

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Lighthizer, Mnuchin to visit China next week to conclude trade talks German Chancellor Angela Merkel won't ban Huawei from 5G auction Chinese New Year dragged down LA, Long Beach results Long Beach starts development of 'green' features to clean air Shipping lines fearful as more ban open loop scrubber wash water Old, high-burning ships bound for recycling as IMO 2020 looms US universities cut ties with Huawei over suspicions of espionage Panama Canal joins global alliance to support low carbon shipping Ballast water management course from Lloyd's Maritime Academy BIO-UV Group secures worldclass ballast water treatment order Air cargo in tailspin as shippers seek to low labour cost hotspots Boeing exec re-assures IATA symposium freighter role will expand Safe transport of lithium batteries needs to be tackled: IATA chief

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MARCH 21, 2019
A.P. Moller-Maersk announces completion of sale of ordinary shares in Total S.A. AMTOI Youth Council's inaugural event focuses on importance of training when handling dangerous cargo PSA International & others to jointly acquire 100 pc of DCT Gdansk in Poland Standard operating procedure consequent to commencement of "document Processing Area" in the parking plaza & gate automation for export & import through NSICT/NSIGT, GTI & JNPCT Tiger Logistics organises health check-up camp at ICD-Tughlakabad Nominal export growth in Feb. attributed to increasing protectionism & tough global conditions East Coast Maritime Forum & Eastern Star Awards 2019 see key sectoral players gather in strength to discuss vital issues & applaud excellence

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Multi-faceted Africa A fifth of driver positions unfilled, IRU says Rhenus acquires WNL to establish network in South Africa Aapa elects Gary G. Nelson as its next board chairman Road haulage and railfreight continue to grow American Airlines Cargo chilling with Jettainer West of England - positive about the future Forward Air acquires FSA Logistix Americas Air Charter Service opens new office in Shanghai PISR and HSSA join forces Qatar Airways adds 250th aircraft 600 box containers to expand intermodal business U-Freight launches e+ "Curiosity of the Day" Zufall gains Iata accreditation for its Haiger branch Rail Link starts port's rail operations in USA SF Airlines broadens physical and digital footprint Sturdy ships for Royal Arctic

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MARCH 21, 2019
Noatum Maritime sets up MIQ Logistics purchase NYK secures multi-billion yen 'green loan' to buy scrubbers for its ships Time to act, says IRU, as truck driver shortage spreads across Europe Technology and data sharing can mitigate the risks of carrying dangerous goods Carriers and ports and shippers lock horns as EC reviews liner block exemption Rhenus snaps up two forwarders as it spreads its global footprint Government 'gagging orders' have 'undermined business preparation for no-deal Brexit' Cosco gets approval for 25,000 teu ship design, but will it be built? Supply chain radar: DSV & XPO Logistics: same same but different Supply chain radar: UPS hasn't caught FedEx's bug Under the radar: Meep meep - has Roadrunner rescued its balance sheet?

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MARCH 21, 2019
BAE San Diego books $41.2 million Navy contract BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, Calif., has ben awarded a $41,895,897 contract for the execution of USS Anchorage (LPD 23) fiscal 2019 selected restricted availability. BAE will provide the Hybrid RoPax will deliver 50% cut in CO2 emissions The new Wasaline RoPax ferry under construction by Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions (see earlier story) will have a hybrid propulsion solution combining dual fuel (LNG/biogas and diesel/SCR) machinery and batteries, connected KVH extends mini-VSAT broadband coverage Middletown, R.I., headquartered KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI), reports that it has expanded its mini-VSAT Broadband HTS network to the Pacific Ocean via the Horizons 3e satellite, which is jointly owned by Simsite pumps picked for Staten Island Ferry newbuilds Hoboken, N.J., headquartered Sims Pump Company reports that it has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to supply Simsite structural composite pumps for the series of three 320 ft Ollis Class ferries Svitzer christens latest tug in its Port of London fleet Maersk group towage subsidiary Svitzer held a ceremony on the River Thames today to officially christened Svitzer Meridian as the latest - and tenth - vessel in its Port of London fleet. Damen Yichang cuts steel for LNG bunkering vessel Damen Yichang Shipyard, China, has cut steel for the first of a planned series of short-sea LNG bunker vessels to be built for Eesti Gaas of Estonia. The 6,000 cu.m capacity vessel New solution enables remote survey of DP systems Kongsberg Maritime, Bureau Veritas and offshore services provider Bourbon have successfully tested a new solution for remotely auditing the performance and integrity of DP (Dynamic Positioning) systems Developed by Kongsberg in collaboration TT Club: There's a major container fire every 60 days This month's sinking of the Grimaldi Group's Grande America is just the latest in a long string of high profile incidents in which serious fires have broken out in cargo containers. According

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MARCH 21, 2019
China fund linked to west Africa FLNG project The floating gas units will be leased to New Age and be deployed off Cameroon and Congo Rising bunker and charter costs send Zim into red Despite improved revenues on the back of record-breaking volumes, Zim slumps to loss in 2018 Iran oil exports on the rise as national tanker fleet reflags The revival in Iranian oil shipments in February coincides with 36 National Iranian Tanker Co tankers switching their flag registry... Norway may extend scrubber ban Nordic American Tankers used the latest ban by Norway to justify its view about not investing in the exhaust gas... Shipping businesses must learn how to collaborate Speakers at the opening panel session at the Informa Connect Green Ship Technology/Shipping 2030 conference in Copenhagen identified collaboration as... Euronav says 2019 will be 'turning point in the freight market' Company confirms $110m loss for 2018 but fourth quarter smoothens the landing. It believes the dynamic between supply and demand... Hutchison Ports revenue climbs despite flat volumes Hutchison says its diverse portfolio ensures that it is well placed to respond to supply chain shifts that may stem... HMM launches $136m scrubber fund New $136m fund will allow for retrofitting of exhaust-cleaning equipment on 19 vessels and new systems on newbuilding fleet Vale suspends operations at Alegria mine The miner expects the maximum potential impact from the stoppage to be no more than about 10m tonnes of iron... ATI posts record volumes on resilient economy The rebounding Philippines economy pushed ATI to record volumes in 2018, which in turn drove net income 16% higher to... Viewpoint: Stuck in the bunkers A degree of unacceptable risk is attached to the taking of bunkers, with the onus on operators to prove the... Daily Briefing IMO under pressure to tighten 2020 reporting \| EU challenges governments to prove sulphur cap enforcement \| PSA's Polish project... Container safety campaign focuses on dangerous goods TT Club's Cargo Integrity campaign focuses on safety issues related to the incorrect processing of dangerous goods NWSA sees decreased container imports along with other West Coast ports The falling volumes at NWSA are much in line with the experience of other US West Coast ports Dwell time slackens in the San Pedro Bay ports for now Cargo owners were in a rush to ship everything quickly to beat the start of the tariffs implementation and that...

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MARCH 21, 2019
Montreal's Viau terminal to nearly double capacity Higher 'accessorials' raising costs for US shippers Savannah, Houston drive Asia import shift to East Coast Arviem linking visibility with trade financing Low-sulfur fuel supply fears wane; price still unclear Energy, industrial sectors inject MPV/HL demand

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MARCH 21, 2019
Dieter Berg joins internet of things company Concirrus Ex-Munich Re executive to help promote big data to the marine insurance industry - and win over cynics Run of multi-month charters injects energy into LNG market But fresh transactions have yet to revive flagging spot market rates as tonnage overhang continues Sasaki Shipbuilding plans to break into LNG segment Hiroshima-based yard targets orders for small LNG vessels with type-C cargo tanks Bulkers Shipbroking split spawns new S&P and newbuild brokerage in Greece Shipbroker Koulis Theodorakakos, co-founder of Bulkers Shipbroking Co, has left the company, taking another four of its employees into a new shipbroking venture with him. Anchor Shipbroking Inc, the new outfit he founded, has started operations in Piraeus. Theodorakakos's partners in the venture are Michael Spiliopoulos, Kostas Theodorakakos, John Tsigaridis and Stavros Zaglakas - all formerly a M/Maritime fleet grows again with kamsarmax bulker buy Greece's M/Maritime has added a Japan-built kamsarmax bulker to its fleet, according to brokers' reports. The Athens-based owner has purchased the 81,100-dwt Puppis Ocean (built 2014) from Mitsubishi Corp's Singapore subsidiary Diamond Star Shipping for a reported $24m. VesselsValue.com estimates the ship's current market value to be around $22.05m. Barely two years old, M/Maritime has grown i Celsius Shipping cuts new turf in the product tanker market with Interorient deal Jeppe Jensen has again taken Celsius Shipping into new territory with the purchase of an LR2 tanker from Interorient, brokers say. Celsius Shipping grows MR tanker fleet with ship number seven Celsius Tankers adds two more LNG carriers at Samsung While the deal sees Celsius enter the sub-sector, Interorient will exit the niche with the sale of what is its largest tanker. Shipbrokers have this Hyundai Mipo Dockyard poised to net second raft of Project Solar tankers A lone shipowner is in final talks with South Korea's Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) for up to eight MR tankers, which are being discussed under Shell's huge Project Solar order for up to 30 newbuildings worth more than $1.2bn. Shandong Shipping steps up to order tankers for major Shell newbuilding project Shell sweeps into market for 30-strong tanker newbuild haul Newbuilding brokers say discus Night out ends in rescue for drunk crew A drunken night out ended in a rescue mission after three seafarers from a Russian cargoship were stranded on an island off the UK. The crew from Russia, the Netherlands and the Philippines, had been out on the town in Barry, Wales, on Wednesday night. They were reported missing from their anchored vessel off Minehead and a major search and rescue was launched. It turned out they had taken the Zim heads further into the red due to impairments Israeli container line Zim has steamed further into the red for 2018 despite rising revenue. The boxship owner said the net loss was $46m in the fourth quarter, including an impairment loss of $38m relating to vessels classified as held-for-sale. This compares to a deficit of $9.7m a year ago. Zim confirms containership demolition sale The annual loss was $119.9m, against profit of $11.4m in 2 Global Ship Lease aims for reverse stock split London-based Global Ship Lease (GSL) is to carry out a reverse stock split to boost its price. The NYSE-listed owner will combine eight shares into one, cutting the outstanding number from 79.5m to 9.9m. It received a notice in November that it was no longer in compliance with the NYSE's continued listing standards due to its price being below $1 for 30 consecutive trading days. The stock was Vitol, GoodFuels step up biofuel drive Vitol-backed Varo Energy and GoodFuels are stepping up their biofuel drive for shipping. Varo subsidiary Reinplus Fiwado Bunker (RFB) and the Dutch producer have extended a partnership forged last year to improve availability of biofuel oil (BFO) to deep sea vessels leaving from Rotterdam. CMA CGM to trial biofuel for boxships Varo will help boost the sourcing, production, blending and distribu Millennial delivery bubble will help VLCC demolition pop The clock is ticking on 100 VLCCs despite expectations of a rising freight market, according to one leading shipping analyst. Greg Lewis of BTIG has walked back his own belief large tankers are only scrapped when rates are below mid-cycle levels. VLCC scrapping set for respite before regulation-driven spike Tanker scrapping hits highest level in over 30 years Rodgers urges owners to drain mark MSC charters Zodiac Maritime boxship newbuilding quintet First five in series of 13 neo-panamax vassels expected to be fitted with dual-fuel engines and Hyundai-designed scrubbers Shandong Shipping to delist from Chinese OTC market for overseas IPO The $2bn owner, controlled by local authorities, has taken another step towards a fully fledged listing. SunStone Ships poised to order more cruiseships at China Merchants Heavy Industry Boss Niels-Erik Lund praises China Merchants and Ulstein for high quality workmanship as first in series is launched GasLog newbuilding secures long-term charter with Endesa but will trade spot in 2019 GasLog has secured long-term employment for another of its LNG carrier newbuildings, this time from a Spanish utility company. Endesa has booked the 180,000-cbm GasLog Warsaw for a firm period of eight years, commencing in May 2021, plus two optional extension periods of six years each. The newbuilding is expected to be delivered from Samsung Heavy Industries in July this year, when it will begi Russian cabotage move places Zvezda LNG carrier order in doubt A Russian cabotage exemption decree has placed a question mark over Novatek's order for 15 LNG carriers at the domestic Zvezda Shipyard. Zvezda Arctic LNG 2 newbuild subsidies could hit $875m The producer will be able to export Yamal LNG through the Northern Sea Route on foreign ships, according to a decree signed by prime minister Dmitry Medvedev this week, the Vedomosti daily report. A total Anthony Veder boosts fleet with triple buy in one week Dutch shipowner heads into leading position among small-scale LNG carrier players Private equity overhang gives shipping shares a hangover Stockholders that are still stuck in large positions years after jumping in during the last market downturn can now make investors wary of betting on listed owners Vale and Cyclone Veronica deliver fresh blows for depressed dry bulk market Vale has delivered more bad news for the capesize market at a time Cyclone Veronica is set to whip up some short-term headwinds off Australia. Golden Ocean stock springs back with Vale iron ore volumes set for boost Vale puts capesize bulker on the market as scrapping accelerates Andi Case highlights 'massive misvaluation' of shipping companies in capital markets While word of the pending retu Nes optimistic after fixing PSV trio Norway's SD Standard Drilling is hopeful of better times ahead for the platform supply vessel (PSV) market into the summer after finding new work for three vessels. Standard Drilling fixes final PSV on term deal It said it had signed deals amounting to up to 470 firm days, with options for another 265 days. Terms remain confidential, but the owner said they would result in positive EBITDA after Berge Bulk and Vale scraps bulkers in hot demolition market Berge Bulk and Vale have wasted no time in selling a giant bulk carriers for demolition in a hot market. The Singaporean shipowner and the Brazilian miner placed ships on the market earlier this week and are now understood to have sales in place. James Marshall's Berge Bulk has sold the 263,000-dwt Berge Manaslu (built 1992) at a price of $457.50 per ldt, translating to more than $18m. It comes Scrapping over green recycling is well worth the prolonged fight Leading yards show that safe and environmentally sound ship demolition makes good business sense - and owners who dodge their obligations should be named and shamed Russia prepares to start up new LNG production plant A new Baltic-based LNG production plant is expected to export a first cargo within weeks as Russia starts to supply its first volumes aimed at the LNG bunkering sector. Russian energy company Novatek, which is working with Gazprombank on the project, has started production at its Cryogas-Vysotsk LNG plant. The 660,000-tonne-per-annum facility is 150 kilometres (93 miles) north-west of St Petersbu FFA market turns back clock with new Baltic grains route Brazil-China soybean route intended to herald a fresh FFA liquidity, says FIS boss John Banaszkiewicz Moundreas-backed NGM Energy sheds 21-year-old suezmax tanker Moundreas family company NGM Energy is disposing of a 21-year-old suezmax at a firm price. The 159,200-dwt La Mer (built 1998) is being sold to unidentified buyers for $11.1m, Greek brokers reported earlier this week. NGM Energy declined to comment. NGM locks aframax tankers into one-year time charters The sale price is not far below the $14.5m Moundreas spent to purchase the vessel more than d'Amico International Shipping in $50m equity raise backed by founding family Italy's d'Amico family is supporting a second equity raise by d'Amico International Shipping in three years. Major shareholder d'Amico International SA is underwriting a $50m share issue, which follows on from a similar move in the summer of 2017. d'Amico International Shipping extends renewal with sale of joint-venture tanker d'Amico International Shipping eyes share issue Paolo d'Amico, chie Court management confirmed for yard group JES Singapore-listed shipbuilder JES International Holdings has had its judicial management application accepted. The Chinese group has been placed under the court-led management of Yit Chee Wah from FTI Consulting. Yit previously oversaw the judicial management of bulker owner Mercator Lines, which ended in the winding up of the company. Trading in JES shares has been suspended on the Singapore Ex SITC linked to Johs Thode boxships SITC has been linked to an en-bloc purchase of two boxships from Germany's Johs Thode. Brokers said the 1,049-teu Hanse Endurance and Hanse Energy (both built 2008) have gone to the Asian line for $7.8m each. VesselsValue assesses them as worth $6.83m and $6.77m respectively, suggesting a firm price and a buoyant market for second-hand feederships. The vessel were built at Dae Sun in Korea. Th Rogue waves getting bigger off US Potentially deadly rogue waves are getting bigger off the US, a scientific study has found. The research, published by Nature, studied the ocean off the west coast using 15 buoys between 1994 and 2016. "Rogue wave occurrence displays a mostly decreasing trend, but the relative height - or severity - of the waves is increasing," the study said. "We also identify seasonal intensification in rogue HMM launches $136m scrubber fund Korean owner HMM is launching a scrubber installation fund with a range of domestic partners. It said the "win-win" financing also involves state financier Korea Ocean Business Corporation (KOBC) and Hyundai Corporation, as well as SK Trading International (SKTI). DSEC, PANASIA and Multi Asset Global Investments are also taking part. The total investment is KRW 153.3bn ($136m), with HMM pumping Gibson rejigs LNG play but presses pause on spot business Gibson Shipbrokers is retreating from the LNG spot market but has bolstered its consultancy offering and is biding its time on when to expand in the sector going forward. Managing director Nigel Richardson confirmed to TradeWinds that his daughter, Lucinda, who had been fronting up the brokerage's LNG activities for the past three years, has left the company to spend time in Australia. Howe Robi Tufton Oceanic Assets dismisses demand headwinds with further growth in store Tufton Oceanic Assets has dismissed slowing global demand growth as a manageable headwind in an ongoing shipping market recovery. London-listed Tufton will continue to expand its fleet despite a dip in demand expectations, with opportunities identified in three segments where it is already active. Tufton Oceanic raises $50m for more buys Tufton Oceanic Assets bullish on investment opportuniti Turkey to relax Dardanelles transit rules for tankers Government group works to smooth traffic flows after congestion peaked last month UK faces paying out millions more in Brexit ferry fiasco Not content with having to pay Eurotunnel £33m ($44m) to settle a court case brought as a result of a "secretive" award of ferry contracts in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the UK is now facing an even bigger bill. It could have to pay another '28m if, as seems almost certain, parliamentary deadlock means its exit from the European Union is delayed past the 29 March deadline. Transport minister Boxship 'troublemakers' are worst carbon culprits, says Greek study Containerships 'comprise 18% of tonnage but are responsible for 38% of global fleet's GHG emissions' Turid Sorensen claims she was silenced by NAT boss Hansson Former Nordic American Tankers (NAT) finance chief Turid Sorensen has told a Norwegian court that she was silenced by chief executive Herbjorn Hansson, alleging he prevented her from talking about what she perceived as financial problems for the tanker owner. She told the local court in Sandefjord that New York-listed NAT was under financial pressure in 2017 and that the banks, in principle, cou Molaris' Empire Bulkers set to cash in on panamax play Greek owner set to profit by almost $2m on sale of vessel bought three years ago Topaz extends deals for 12 BP OSVs Dubai's Topaz Energy and Marine has stretched charter deals for 12 OSVs with BP. The ships are working for BP Exploration in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea. Seven of the units will stay on charter until 2025, with three more contracted through to 2023 and the other two to 2022. Reach charters Topaz subsea newbuilding Topaz fixes subsea newbuild for wind farm work Two-year options ar Giant 25,000-teu boxship takes shape A new 25,000-teu boxship design is under development in China. The record-breaking blueprint is being worked on at Cosco's Shanghai Ship And Shipping Research Institute (SSSRI). ONE claims new teu loading record from Maersk The work is part of a project guided by the ministry of industry and information technology. It complies with the strategic requirements of the "Made in China 2025" push, S Hyundai Mipo lands Asian boxship order Korea's Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has clinched a deal to build three boxships worth KRW 120bn ($107m). Hyundai Mipo Dockyard reveals ambitions for 2019 It said the 2,500-teu vessels have been ordered by an unnamed Asian company. Deliveries will begin in the second half of 2020. Mipo is part of the Hyundai Heavy Industries group, which has won more than $1bn of orders this year. This amounts to 19 FSL Trust seals SGX approval "in principle" for fundraiser But permission dependent on several factors including backing of existing shareholders. TT Club: Major boxship fire occurs on average every 60 days Insurer says 1.3m potentially unstable DG containers are be shipped around the world annually. Trevor and Veronica disrupt Aussie commodity exports Extreme weather red alert issued as first of two cyclones hits Australia's northern coasts. Eastern Pacific boxship newbuilding splurge confirmed MAN B&W says eleven ships will be split between conventional and dual fuel propulsion.

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MARCH 21, 2019
Report: Higher wages would end driver shortage Members of the ATA and OOIDA had differing views of the article published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. More 301 exclusions as Trump doubles down on tariffs The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on Wednesday released a notice announcing Section 301 tariff exclusions for 33 additional product types. Industry rallied for demurrage investigation final phase "What shippers most need to know - are desperate to know - is when their cargo is actually available for pickup," FMC Commissioner Rebecca Dye said. Can automated vehicles improve port efficiency? The ITS MARAD study found off-site staging areas with autonomous shuttles or virtual gates offer ports the best benefit-cost ratios. Hyundai Merchant Marine reaches deal to fund scrubbers ZIM reports higher revenues but a loss in 2018 Spain's Noatum Logistics acquiring U.S.-based MIQ Morocco FTA coverage expands for women's clothing

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MARCH 21, 2019
Socar sees commercial benefits from deal Azerbaijan participation in the production agreement will bear fruit beyond stabilizing oil prices Flooding in southern Iraq could impact Majnoon oil output Iraq's Basra Oil Company is hoping last minute reinforcements to burst berms north of the 115,000 b/d Majnoon oil field will fend off increasing flood waters that have entered the area from nearby Iran. Enterprise briefly shuts terminal after ITC fire Enterprise Products Partners briefly shut its liquefied petroleum gas terminal at the Houston Ship Channel terminals Thursday Crude settles lower as market weighs economic outlooks against tighter supply picture Gibraltar bunkering curtailed by bad weather conditions Operations at the Mediterranean bunkering hub of Gibraltar have been interrupted by bad weather External: Global Risk Management TRADER NOTE: OceanConnect hires VP of sales in US to focus on 2020 rule The new hire comes after a January announcement that Kumar Balian, also formerly of World Fuels, joined OCM's London office. TRADER NOTE: Tony Song joins Gunvor Singapore on naphtha desk Song was previously with Socar for at least seven years as naphtha trading manager.

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

SHIPPING

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

Sana'a/Hamburg

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

ACCIDENTS

New attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/Tehran

IRGC Navy strikes US naval drone

PORTS

Port of Long Beach reports record container traffic for August

Long Beach

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

SHIPPING

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

Washington

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

SHIPPING

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

Brussels

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

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

TRANSPORTATION

Transalpine rail freight traffic still under pressure despite economic recovery

Bern

The road runs faster than the rail

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

TRADE

Artificial intelligence drives global trade, despite Middle East and tariffs

Geneva

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

PORTS

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

Bremen

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

PORTS

APM Terminals Signs Agreement to Develop Nigeria's Badagry Port

Copenhagen

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

COMPANIES

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

Genoa/Milan

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

SHIPPING

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

Cernobbio

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

SHIPYARDS

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

Delta

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

PORTS

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

Rome

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

SHIPYARDS

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

Shanghai

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

SHIPPING

In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +27%

Cairo

In the first seven months of this year, maritime traffic was 8,244 ships (+15.9%)

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Tomorrow Kombiverkehr will launch an intermodal connection between Regensburg and the Interporto Quadrante Europa

SHIPPING

IMO, the Net-Zero Framework remains stalemate: agreement on carbon pricing is still lacking.

London

38 states voted in favor and 17 against. Formal adoption postponed until December.

POLICY

Brussels launches the Maritime Industrial Alliance

Brussels

The EMA, the new EU instrument to coordinate industry, member states, and investors in the maritime sector, is born.

SHIPYARDS

The safety and sustainability of ship recycling operations must also be guaranteed in the downstream work phases of the supply chain

Geneva

This is underlined by the representatives of the unions belonging to IndustriALL Global Union

SHIPPING

Study to create a maritime corridor between the UK and the US using nuclear-powered container ships

London

ACCIDENTS

Two Filipino sailors killed from ship attacked Monday in the Strait of Hormuz

Riyadh

Bahri VLCC Sidr hit

SHIPYARDS

Shipowners' associations welcome proposal to include two Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities

Brussels

BIMCO, ECSA, ICS, Intercargo, Intertanko and WSC consider this an important step towards addressing the structural capacity shortage in the European list

PORTS

In Panama, the provision that protected the confidentiality of port concession contracts has been repealed

Balboa

The Panama Maritime Authority has accepted the request for transparency made by President José Raúl Mulino.

COMPANIES

Fincantieri and TKMS sign agreement to strengthen collaboration in the underwater segment.

Trieste/Kiel

The agreement does not provide for mergers or acquisitions

PORTS

Philippine terminal operator ICTSI to acquire African port operator TLG

Manila

The company operates in Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa

SHIPYARDS

EU ship recycling facilities are operating well below capacity as European vessels continue to be dismantled in Asia

Brussels

This is reported by a study by Shipbreaking Platform and Transport & Environment

PORTS

In the second quarter, cargo traffic in the Moroccan port of Tangier Med reached a new record

Anjra

Growth of +6% recorded in the first six months of 2026

Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results

SHIPPING

Container shipping market recovery drives COSCO Shipping Holdings' quarterly results

Hong Kong

The Chinese group has ordered 12 new 22,000 TEU container ships and six 3,200 TEU ones.

TRADE

G20 trade accelerates in second quarter

Paris

Imports of goods and trade in services are driving growth, while exports are maintaining a strong pace

PORTS

La Spezia Container Terminal invests €90 million in port equipment for the new Ravano Terminal.

La Spezia

SHIPPING

OOIL's half-year results are weighed down by the negative performance of the first quarter

Hong Kong

The January-June period closed with a net profit of 729.3 million dollars (-23.6%)

PORTS

Port of Livorno: The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has annulled the extension of the coastal landscape restriction to the port and hinterland areas.

Florence/Livorno

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

SBB CFF FFS Cargo returned to profit in the first half of the year

Bern

The Swiss group's trains transported over six million passengers (+1.3%)

TRADE

White House denounces practice of "illegal" port transshipment to evade U.S. tariffs

Washington

ACCIDENTS

IMO urges naval missions to counter rising piracy in the Gulf of Aden

London/Riyadh/Southampton

The very large crude carrier "Amzan" of the Saudi company Bahri was attacked in the Red Sea.

PORTS

CMA CGM and Red Sea Gateway Terminal finalize agreement for Terminal 4 at Jeddah Port

Paris

The planned investment amounts to approximately 434 million dollars

The slowdown in the Chinese economy is reflected in port traffic

PORTS

The slowdown in the Chinese economy is reflected in port traffic

Beijing

In July, overall traffic decreased by -3.4%, with a contraction that no longer only concerns domestic trade, but is also starting to affect goods with foreign countries.

PORTS

In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven grew by +6.0%

Bremen

In the first six months of 2026 the increase was +5.9%

SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri and Viking convert options into orders for two new cruise ships

Trieste

PIRACY

A ship was boarded by pirates in the Gulf of Aden

Southampton

The unit was forced to head towards Somalia

LAW

CK Hutchison initiates international arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Panama

Hong Kong

The action follows a similar one by its subsidiary PPC. The lawsuit seeks damages of $2 billion and over $1.5 billion.

PORTS

Hapag-Lloyd to acquire 25% stake in APM Terminals Maasvlakte II

Hamburg

The Maersk Group company will retain operational control of the Dutch terminal

The German company Hapag-Lloyd has signed an agreement with APM Terminals, the terminal operator of the AP Møller-Mærsk shipping group, for

ZIM also records a recovery in the second quarter

SHIPPING

ZIM also records a recovery in the second quarter

Haifa

Acquisition by Hapag-Lloyd expected by the end of the year

PORTS

In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +3.6%

Civitavecchia

In the first half of this year the total was 3.93 million tons (+1.5%)

PORTS

Last month the port of Singapore handled four million containers (+3.1%)

Singapore/Hong Kong

A 1.6% decline was recorded in the port of Hong Kong

COMPANIES

AP Moller Capital to acquire majority stake in Globex Investissement

Copenhagen/Casablanca

ACCIDENTS

Ship hit in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

Crew member of the "Minoan Dignity" dies

PORTS

Last month, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona decreased by -6.5%.

Barcelona

In July, 300,961 containers were handled (-13.2%)

COMPANIES

Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund offers to acquire 100% of AD Ports' capital.

Abu Dhabi

He currently owns a 75.42% stake

PORTS

In the first half of 2026, freight traffic in the port of La Spezia grew by +2.0%

La Spezia

Cargo traffic in Tunisian ports is growing sharply

In the April-June quarter it was 7.4 million tons (+8.8%)

PORTS

The port of Koper reports a 5.6% decrease in quarterly freight traffic

Ljubljana

In June the decline was -18.9%

PORTS

Strait of Hormuz crisis has severe impact on DP World's financial and operating performance

Dubai

PORTS

Container traffic at CK Hutchison terminals fell by -1% in the first six months of 2026.

Hong Kong

Excluding operations in Panama, volumes increased by +5%

PORTS

In the first half of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg decreased by -3.1%.

Hamburg

Containers amounted to four million TEUs (-3.7%)

SHIPPING

HMM's revenues increased by 29.7% in the second quarter

Seoul

Net profit down, weighed down by lower financial income

SHIPPING

Evergreen's net profit grew by 43.9% in the April-June quarter.

Taipei

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd benefit from the recovery of the container shipping market

SHIPPING

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd benefit from the recovery of the container shipping market

Copenhagen/Hamburg

The Danish company reports better quarterly performance than its German partner in Gemini Cooperation

PORTS

Freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado remained stable in the second quarter

Genoa

Passenger numbers drop at both ports

SHIPPING

In the second quarter, Yang Ming recorded a net profit growth of +610.7%.

Keelung

Revenues stable in the first half of 2026

ACCIDENTS

Two ships attacked in the Gulf of Oman and off the coast of Yemen

Southampton

A container ship was reportedly hit by an American helicopter

SHIPPING

The Northern Sea Route is not at all competitive with the sea route through Suez

Basel

Study by two researchers from Mokpo National Maritime University

SHIPYARDS

The auction on August 28 is expected to confirm Rheinmetall-MSC's interest in the Romanian Mangalia shipyard.

Bucharest

In the second quarter, vessel traffic in the Panama Canal grew by +9.6%, but decreased significantly in June

SHIPPING

In the second quarter, vessel traffic in the Panama Canal grew by +9.6%, but decreased significantly in June

Panama/Balboa

The ACP introduces new limitations on vessel draft and does not exclude reductions in the daily number of transits.

CRUISES

Contract with Fincantieri for the construction of a third cruise ship for Crystal is now in force

Monaco/Miami

Delivery is scheduled for 2034

ACCIDENTS

More explosions in the Strait of Hormuz area

Southampton/Tehran

Iran-Oman negotiations continue, but reopening to ship transit still seems a long way off.

PORTS

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

Ravenna

A sharp decline of -21.2% is expected for August

TRUCKING

Giulio Stoppa is the new general secretary of Trasportounito

Rome

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

CRUISES

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

Ancona/Los Angeles

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

SHIPYARDS

Meyer Werft begins construction of the Carnival Tropicale cruise ship

Papenburg

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

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

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

Hamburg

The company operates in the railway freight wagon leasing sector.

SAFETY & SECURITY

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

Genoa

More than 250 deficiencies have been detected so far

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

ABB and Oceanly collaborate to integrate and optimize ship performance and operations

Genoa

PORTS

Strategic agreement between Federlogistica and the Port of Xiamen

Genoa

Feasibility study for a maritime connection between the Chinese port and Genoa

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August

Los Angeles

The increase in empty garages has offset the decrease in full ones

COMPANIES

Gulftainer to acquire stake in Thailand's Suksawat Terminal

Sharjah/Bangkok

It is located on the Chao Phraya River, in Bangkok

SAFETY & SECURITY

Robo.ai establishes a company specializing in maritime and submarine security

Abu Dhabi

Al-Mansory: We will produce locally and provide solutions for markets around the world

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Kombiverkehr has taken full control of Spanish company Combiberia

Frankfurt am Main

The shares were acquired from the other 20 members

NEWS

US forces hit five Iranian oil tankers

Tampa

Attacks in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island

COMPANIES

Conditions met for the acquisition of AD Ports by Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund

Abu Dhabi

INFRASTRUCTURE

Construction of the above-ground section of Genoa's new breakwater has begun.

Milan

Construction of the wave barrier is underway

COMPANIES

For the first time, a woman leads the Panama Canal Authority.

Balboa

Engineer Ilya Espino de Marotta's term will expire in 2033.

COMPANIES

Blu Navy has acquired a stake in Banca dell'Elba

Portoferraio

Schenone: We are a group united by the desire to contribute to the economic and social development of the island.

SHIPPING

HMM signs a contract worth approximately $3.5 billion with Vale

Seoul

It involves the maritime transport of iron ore on behalf of the Brazilian company

INDUSTRY

Kongsberg Maritime signs deal to buy Finland's Steerprop

Oslo

The Rauma-based company designs and manufactures marine propulsion systems

NEWS

New drug seizure in the port of Livorno

Livorno

53 kilograms of pure cocaine in a container from Peru

PORTS

In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -4.0%

Brussels

Landings and embarkations decreased by -2.0% and -6.4% respectively

PORTS

A series of meetings on the new Port System Master Plan for the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has begun.

Genoa

The new concession agreement with Amico & Co Spa has been finalized.

PORTS

Port of Ravenna: Extraordinary maintenance of the "truck-accessible" section of Via Baiona has been approved.

Ravenna

COMPANIES

MacGregor will celebrate the 65th anniversary of its Italian branch in Genoa

Genoa

The company is based in the Naval Repair area of the port of Genoa

SHIPPING

Anemoi wind propulsion system to be installed on a Maersk container ship

London

The aim is to increase the ship's energy efficiency and reduce its emissions.

PORTS

The selection process for the new Secretary General of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has begun.

Ravenna

Expressions of interest to be submitted by September 21st

INDUSTRY

MacGregor opens a new technical assistance center in Trieste

Stockholm

The main focus will be the European area, including the specialized megayacht sector.

ACCIDENTS

Tanker hit by three shells in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton

An accident also in the Indian Ocean

PORTS

Floriana Gallucci is the new secretary general of the Ionian Sea Port Authority.

Taranto

The Management Committee of the institution has approved the appointment

ACCIDENTS

Crew of ferry that sank in Northern Cyprus arrested

Nicosia

Eight people died in the accident. 17 other passengers are missing.

SAILING LIST

Visual Sailing List

	Departure ports
	Arrival ports by:
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	-	country
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INDUSTRY

Singamas's profit halved in the first half of 2026

Hong Kong

The Chinese company is focusing on energy containers. During the period, sales of specialized containers exceeded those of standard boxes for the first time.

INDUSTRY

CIMC sells more containers, but profits plummet

Hong Kong

Half-year profit in this business segment fell by -81.2%

In the first half of this year, China

COMPANIES

COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly and half-year revenues

Hong Kong

Net income for the first six months of 2026 was $276.6 million (+23.2%)

COMPANIES

In the first six months of 2026, CMPort's revenues grew by +13%

Hong Kong

Net profit up 7.4%

SHIPYARDS

Meyer Werft revenues to grow by 107% in 2025

Papenburg

The financial year ended with a net loss of -383.8 million euros

SHIPPING

Messina will launch the new West Med Line scheduled service in September

Genoa

It will bring together existing services for Algeria and Libya

SHIPYARDS

The launch of the luxury cruise ship Oceania Sonata was celebrated in Marghera

Trieste

The unit is scheduled for delivery in 2027.

SHIPPING

Tarros will include the port of Salerno in its Italy-Libya Express service.

La Spezia

The vessel "Vento di Zefiro" will be placed on the route

SHIPPING

MPCC reports declining quarterly results as part of fleet renewal plan

Oslo

MOURNING

Kuehne+Nagel's honorary president has died.

Schindellegi

Klaus-Michael Kühne had joined the family business in 1958

NEWS

A shipment of 65 kilograms of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno.

Livorno

It would have brought in around 20 million euros to the criminals

PORTS

In July, Spanish ports handled 47.7 million tonnes of goods (-1.8%)

Madrid

Containers amounted to 1,581,071 teu (-5.6%)

PORTS

Join us at the Communion and Liberation Meeting in Rimini

Rome

Participation in the exhibition area of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport

PORTS

Port of Ravenna: Executive project for redevelopment of the "Ex Carni" area begins

Ravenna

The aim is to give full functionality to a new logistics and industrial sector in the port area

PORTS

Container traffic in the port of Algeciras decreased by 11.4% in July.

Algeciras

In the first seven months of 2026 the decline was -3.3%

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Hupac will strengthen its intermodal service between Basel and Busto Arsizio.

Noise

An eighth weekly rotation will be introduced from September 7th

LOGISTICS

Sallaum creates a company for land logistics of cars in Europe

Vilnius

It will initially be equipped with 50 car transporters and the fleet will reach 300 vehicles by 2029

PORTS

In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +6.7%

Taranto

An increase of +104.9% was recorded in July

CRUISES

Viking Holdings Cruise Line Reports Record Quarterly Revenue

Los Angeles

Net profit of $587.7 million (+33.8%)

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles dropped 5.8% last month.

Los Angeles

In the first seven months of 2026, growth of +1.8% was recorded

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach dropped 1.7% in July.

Long Beach

In the first seven months of this year, total traffic was 5,758,086 TEUs (+1.2%)

SHIPPING

In the second quarter, RCL recorded an increase in revenues that was outweighed by the increase in operating costs

Bangkok

Net profit down 1.1%

SHIPPING

Danish DFDS's quarterly financial performance improves

Copenhagen

In the April-June quarter, rolling stock transported by the fleet increased by 1.1%. Passengers decreased by 8.9%.

PORTS

Container traffic at HHLA terminals decreased by -8.0% in the second quarter

Hamburg

Revenues increased by 2.5%. Operating costs increased by 5.7%.

PORTS

The Livorno Port Authority creates an internal task force for the Darsena Europa project.

Livorno

The aim is to ensure a unified coordination with the commissioner structure that follows the project

COMPANIES

Costa Cruises announces change of management for the Americas region.

Genoa

Jorge Serrano Martín de Vidales will replace Dario Rustico

INDUSTRY

MSC installs Jotun's proactive hull cleaning system on MSC Daniela

Sandefjord

Combines advanced antifouling technology with robotic inspection and cleaning

SHIPPING

Wan Hai Lines reports a 965.6% increase in quarterly profit

Taipei

The company orders six new 11,000 TEU containerships

PORTS

In the second quarter, cargo traffic in Montenegrin ports decreased by -5.8%

Podgorica

Cargoes to and from Italy dropped by -40.6%

SHIPPING

The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Grande Pacifico

Naples

The vessel is the first of five new sister PCTCs with a capacity of 9,800 ceu

COMPANIES

In 2025, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues amounted to 1.9 billion euros (-11.5%)

Genoa

Net profit of 20.0 million euros (-3.0%)

MOURNING

Maurizio Longo, Secretary General of Trasportounito, has passed away.

Rome

He passed away in Rome after a long illness.

PORTS

Terminal Investment Limited abandons Tercat acquisition

Brussels

It provided for joint control of the Barcelona terminal with Hutchison Ports

PORTS

Work has been completed to activate cold ironing at the Porto Corsini cruise terminal in Ravenna.

Ravenna

PORTS

Acceleration of the redevelopment process for the former CIVAM area in the port of Vibo Valentia Marina

Vibo Valentia

The area will be transformed into new yards for commercial logistics

COMPANIES

Maersk Group sells Maersk Training and Maersk H2S Safety Services

Copenhagen

They will be sold to the US Open Gate Capital, specialized in industrial carve-out operations

PORTS

In the April-June quarter, the port of Venice handled 6.3 million tons of goods (-1.2%)

Venice

Cruise passengers down by -15.3%

PORTS

In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna recorded a sharp increase of +10.9%

Ravenna

In the first six months of 2026 the increase was +5.9%

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

MEETINGS

The conference "EU-Mercosur Agreement: The Role of the Maritime Economy" will be held in Genoa on July 1st.

Genoa

It is organized by the Casa America ETS Foundation and the Western Liguria Port Authority

MEETINGS

The Federagenti assembly will be held in Civitavecchia on July 3rd.

Rome

Pessina: We will not discuss regulations, community relations, or the pursuit of theories and bureaucracy, but rather the challenges of Italian port infrastructure.

››› Meetings File

PRESS REVIEW

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

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Ends Joint Venture Plan for Block Factory with India's Cochin Shipyard

(Maeil Business Newspaper)

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

ASSITERMINAL

Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato

Roma, 19 giugno 2025

››› File

LOGISTICS

DP World acquires six GXO logistics sites in the UK

Dubai

186,000 square meters and 2,000 employees change hands: this is the transfer imposed by the British Antitrust for the acquisition of Wincanton

LOGISTICS

DHL soars in the second quarter, but not everywhere

Bonn

Revenue and EBIT in double digits. Express performed well, while Supply Chain and Post & Parcel Germany fared less well.

SHIPPING

Global Ship Lease reports record quarterly and half-year revenues

Athens

Rising costs impact profits

PORTS

DP World to build temperature-controlled logistics hub in the port of Antwerp

Dubai/Kallo

SHIPPING

GNV will activate a third maritime service to Algeria on Saturday

Genoa

The Civitavecchia-Annaba line will complement the existing routes from Sète to Algiers and Bejaia.

SHIPPING

Danaos Corporation reports quarterly revenue growth of 4.7%.

Athens

The containership segment remains stable. Bulk carriers continue to contribute.

ACCIDENTS

A bulk carrier hit by a shell in the Strait of Hormuz

Southampton/London

One crew member is reportedly missing.

PORTS

This year, 800,000 cruise passengers are expected in Messina.

Messina

Passengers make a direct expenditure of almost 16 million euros in the city

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of New York grew by 1.6% in the second quarter

New York

In the first six months of 2026, 4.43 million TEUs were handled (+0.2%)

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

HZ Cargo and Railtrans form joint venture for intermodal transport

Zagreb

The aim is to activate a traffic of over 500 thousand tons between the ports of Croatia and the markets of Central Europe.

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