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March 29, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • HMM names Jae-hoon Bae new CEO - without mentioning predecessor
  • Kerry Logistics profit up 15pc to US$310.8 million, as sales soar 24pc
  • World Shipping Council dismisses 'flawed' findings of OECD report
  • US Defence Department looks to Huawei rivals for 5G options
  • News of no further indictments from Mueller fuels trade revival hopes
  • Jaxport, hails arrival of its biggest ship Zim's 11,000-TEU Cape Sounio
  • Shanghai Shipping Exchange box index dips 0.9pc to 813.37pt
  • Hamburg's HHLA profit up 17.9pc to US$28.1 million as revenue rises 3.1pc
  • Inchape calls ship agencies 'shadowy', seeks data analytics for insights
  • World's biggest shipping line tests carbon- sulphur-saving biofuel
  • Warmists surprised Greenland's fastest melting glacier is growing again
  • CMA CGM ship successfully refuels with cleaner bio-fuel in Rotterdam
  • NYK first Japanese carrier accredited to conduct its own LNG training
  • Air cargo fails to deliver advanced Thai NZ votes in time for count
  • Man critical after hit in face with cargo plane propeller in Ohio
  • Germany's Rhenus acquires World Net Logistics in South Africa
  • Virgin Atlantic Cargo to fly to South America with service to Sao Paulo

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 28, 2019
  • Baltic Index Council takes key decision on impact of IMO 2020 Sulphur Cap on Baltic dry timecharter indices
  • COSCO SHIPPING Ports shows robust growth driven by volume
  • MSC updating network to better serve East Africa & Middle East, India & Sri Lanka
  • NYK becomes first Japanese shipping company accredited to conduct IGF Code training
  • Secondary offerings remain key to funding for shipping companies, says report
  • Engineering exports projected to surge
  • Adani Ports becomes first Indian port operator to record 200 MMT cargo movement
  • DCCAA annual dinner in Delhi brings logistics industry together
  • Dr Amiya Chandra releases Special Issue on KASEZ

International Transport Journalweb site
  • New partner for Heppner
  • Japanese logistics provider orders 500 Street Scooters
  • New shuttle warehouse for fashion logistics specialist
  • CEO quits Jan de Rijk Logistics
  • Dnata expands into Belgium
  • Bernhard Schulte Cruise: full speed ahead
  • Preparing for Brexit
  • Dunkerque-Port forms new executive team
  • Bigger slice of freight cake for Swiss railway
  • US class I railroad digitalising further
  • CCCC signs a contract with the port of Trieste
  • Emirates to add cargo capacity to Cairo
  • Tigers is first Doozee customer
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • More hinterland traffic between Switzerland and Antwerp
  • OOIL publishes its results for 2018
  • Gendron appointed operations director
  • Aero Africa settles in Shanghai

The Loadstarweb site
MARCH 28, 2019
  • Fire-damaged boxes off the Yantian Express, but shippers must wait for intact cargo
  • Another bumper year as IL proves the star performer for Kerry Logistics
  • E-commerce bonus for Miami forwarder via Brazil customs deal with airport
  • Fiata issues guidance to members on how to prevent cyber-attacks
  • Jakarta Airport to build major air cargo village as Indonesia eyes global freight hub status
  • New Loadstar LongRead: South-east Asia ports on the cusp of change
  • New chief commercial officer and chief operating officer at Yodel
  • Supply chain radar: When an "exception" should not make a rule - Panalpina's EGM draws near
  • Containerships CEO Kari-Pekka Laaksonen resigns
  • Supply chain radar: Will Ryder change gear under new CFO Parker?

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 28, 2019
  • Voith delivers first U.S.-made VSP units
    Voith and the North Carolina Department of Transportation have teamed up to deliver the first two American-made Voith Schneider Propeller (VSP) units for a new, 38-vehicle river-class ferry, the Rodanthe, currently under
  • GTT to design tanks for Sembcorp Marine LNG bunkering vessel
    Paris headquartered LNG containment specialist GTT has received an order from Singapore's Sembcorp Marine shipyard concerning the tank design of the LNG bunkering vessel on order at the yard for Mitsui OSK
  • Tallink orders LNG fueled 2,800 passenger ferry at Finland's RMC
    Estonia's Tallink Group has entered into a contract with Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) covering the construction of a new LNG-fueled fast ferry for the Tallinn - Helsinki route shuttle operation.
  • Bergink takes the helm at Framo
    Martijn Bergink has been appointed CEO of pump manufacturer Framo. He succeeds former CEO Sameer Kalra, who is moving to parent company Alfa Laval as the new head of the Alfa Laval
  • Conrad delivers third ATB unit to Vane Brothers
    Morgan City, La., based Conrad Shipyard has delivered the third in a series of identical Articulated Tug Barge units, designed by Greg Castleman of Castleman Maritime, to the Vane Brothers Company, Baltimore,
  • Maltese forces take control of tanker after migrants overpower rescuers
    A vessel "overpowered" by a group of migrants was stormed by Maltese rescue forces early on Thursday, the Times of Malta reports the Armed Forces of Malta saying. The vessel, the tanker
  • SuitX launches third-gen shoulder exoskeleton
    California-based SuitX has launched its third-generation wearable shoulder-supporting exoskeleton (shoulderX V3) for use by shipbuilding and other workers. The third-generation industrial exoskeleton augments its wearer by reducing forces at the shoulder complex,

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 28, 2019
  • Viking Sky passenger claim unlikely to hit International Group pool threshold
    Cruiseships are safe vessels and do not have many accidents, HFW lawyers insist. But when things do go wrong, they...
  • Trafigura builds suezmax stealth fleet for clean trading
    Some of the vessels have established an effective floating hub-and-spoke distribution network off the West African port of Lome
  • Shipowners worried for crew after vessel hijacking by migrants
    ICS fears crews could find themselves in conflict with the people they rescue
  • Valero facing claims of bad bunker fuel sales
    Indelpro alleges Valero internally refused to buy its own product but did not notify customers of known defects
  • Two years on from Stellar Daisy sinking and we are none the wiser
    There are still 45 very large ore carriers converted from very large crude carriers trading, according to Lloyd's List Intelligence
  • GasLog seals 12-year charter for last uncommitted newbuild
    Jera's agreement for 180,000 cu m vessel said to be among first long-term charters by the company with non-Japanese owners
  • Kirby Corp secures $500m loan
    Borrowings can be used for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions
  • Global Ports gains on Russian recovery
    Russia's containerised trade continues to improve yet is still short of 2013's teu highs
  • Key question facing 'small but strong' PIL
    Singamas chairman Teo Siong Seng reiterates that he's not selling his family-owned liner shipping business. But he had earlier said...
  • Cosco Shipping Ports continues to grow
    Managing director Zhang Wei says the port-fleet business mode will help CSP mitigate rising uncertainties on trade demand
  • Containerships loses chief executive after CMA CGM takeover
    Former MacAndrews head to take control of CMA CGM-owned intra-European specialist
  • Clarksons buys US broker
    Safe Harbour Tanker Chartering will be folded into Clarksons Platou Specialised Products
  • Euronav names Hugo De Stoop as chief executive
    Euronav is now looking for a new chief financial officer
  • Viewpoint: Learning lessons on ferry safety
    It's time that more was done to deal with ferry disasters in the poorer parts of the globe, where woeful...
  • Cosco Shipping Energy Transportation profit dives
    Increased production from countries such as Saudi Arabia and Russia led to robust demand for crude while freight rates also...
  • Congressman pushing for energy exports to be carried on US ships
    Bill calls for a minimum 1% of US crude and 2% of LNG exports to be carried on local vessels...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 28, 2019
  • Weather, rail service woes cool US intermodal growth
  • US import growth shifting to low single-digit pace
  • Flexport coloading FCL-LCL shipments
  • ELD rule to reshape Canadian trucking market

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 28, 2019
  • Bahri accuses Valero of selling bad fuel
    Saudi Arabia's state-owned shipping company is taking Valero to court, alleging the Houston oil company sold one of its ro-ros bad fuel. The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia, better known as Bahri, filed the $1.13m suit in Houston federal court Monday. Bahri 'agrees compensation' for tanker clash It alleges Valero filled the 26,000-dwt Bahri Yanbu (built 2014) with 750 tonnes of "unsui
  • GasLog secures 12-year newbuild charter with JERA
    GasLog is one of the first non-Japanese gas carrier owners to work with JERA, according to chief executive Paul Wogan.
  • GASColor Group books record results in 2018
    Olav Nils Sunde owned ferry firm Color Group has recorded its best ever results. The company logged a pre-tax profit of NOK 525m ($103m) in 2018, up from NOK 440m in 2017. Nordea beefs up risk compliance with management changes Revenues increased from NOK 4.97bn to NOK 5.14bn. It owns and operates six trading ships and will this year take delivery of the hybrid ferry, Color Hybrid, from Ultst
  • Singapore bunker supplier buys VLCC used for floating storage
    Equatorial Marine emerges as buyer of vintage CS Pioneer as IMO fuel sulphur cap looms
  • Guangzhou Salvage wins deal to raise Thorco Cloud
    Latest appointment follows trend that sees Chinese firms dominating the removal market
  • Cosco ignores faltering trade as it mulls more mega-max orders
    Chinese liner operator scouts shipyards for 21,000-teu newbuildings that will keep the wave of giant boxships coming
  • Professors question northern Norway cruise traffic
    The Viking Sky outage has raised questions about the cruise traffic in the northern part of the Norwegian coast. In a letter to Oslo daily Dagens Naeringsliv, Norwegian University of Science and Technology professors Ingrid Bouwer Utne and Jan Erik Vinnem argued that certain sailings should be banned. Billionaire Torstein Hagen leads with his heart as he offers support to victims UK and US to j
  • Russia promotes Northern Sea Route interests for LNG exports
    Cabotage decree and approval of huge Kamchatka storage project signal intent
  • Sunset for Sunrise as 42-year-old LNG carrier scrapped
    An LNG carrier that has been sitting in lay-up in Indonesia for 10 years has been sold for scrap. Brokers said the 129,300-cbm Sunrise (ex-Transgas and Edouard LD, built 1977) was sold "as is" at Batam for 26,634 per ldt, equating to around $10.2m. Conversion a possibility for vintage laid-up LNG carrier Local sources familiar with the vessel said it had fallen into disrepair and was seen listi
  • Kirby reups credit facility, could go company shopping
    Kirby Corporation has refilled its coffers and could be looking at further acquisitions. The Houston Jones Act shipowner announced Thursday that it extended its $850m revolving credit facility to March 2024 and secured a five-year, $500m loan. BTIG starts covering Kirby The company said the borrowings would be used for general purposes, "including acquisitions." Kirby has been active in buying
  • China Investment still strong in ex-Wilbur Ross vehicle
    While Washington slugs it out with Beijing, Chinese sovereign wealth fund continues to invest in US tankers
  • Row emerging over European liner consortia review
    Two reports intended to guide the European Commission on liner consortia simply confuse the issue
  • Viking Sky incident raises concerns over Solas failings
    Two-year-old cruiseship's breakdown could spark a rethink on IMO regulations after the vessel limped back to port on just one engine
  • Diana Shipping tender offer undersubscribed
    Symeon Palios-led bulker owner takes back majority of shares offered in buyback.
  • Surveyors investigate collision of LNG carrier and VLCC
    Investigations are continuing into the likely cause of a collision between an LNG carrier and a VLCC off Fujairah on Sunday night. Dramatic photos show a gaping hole that stretches the full height of the hull in the portside bow of Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp's 281,395-dwt tanker Shinyo Ocean (built 2001). The gash resulted from the collision with the 155,000-cbm LNG carrier Aseem (built 200
  • International Group agrees to share data to boost safety
    The International Group of Protection & Indemnity Clubs has agreed in principle to start sharing loss data in a bid to boost safety in the maritime industry. International Group rings the changes and looks to modernise and renew International Group chairman Paul Jennings revealed at a London Maritime Insurance Conference that P&I club managers had given him a remit to explore how data can be col
  • BP emerges in the market for time-chartered LNG tonnage
    Energy major being 'active and aggressive' as it looks to take vessels for up to seven years
  • Latvian Shipping and Torm lead Venezuela product tanker trade
    Risk premiums are attached to Venezuelan trade even though US sanctions do not target the shipping sector directly
  • Laaksonen quits at Containerships after CMA CGM takeover
    Containerships CEO Kari-Pekka Laaksonen has resigned nine months after the Finnish line was bought by French giant CMA CGM. Laaksonen is staying on until a successor is found and the board will meet on Friday to examine the matter. CMA CGM is proposing that Claude Lebel takes over. He is the CEO of another CMA CGM company, short sea line MacAndrews, which is being merged into Containerships fol
  • Hugo de Stoop lands top job at Euronav
    Euronav has named CFO Hugo de Stoop as Paddy Rodgers' replacement as CEO. It said the decision had been taken following a professional search and assessment process. "It is anticipated that his new role will commence following a brief handover period which is expected to take place in the course of the second quarter of this year," it added. Outspoken Rodgers to quit Euronav, work for safety T
  • Couple compensated after Lloyd Fonds fund fails
    A German couple have won compensation in court after a Lloyd Fonds ship fund went bust in 2014. The Hamburger Abendblatt said the asset manager launched 70 such funds in 2008. The Hamburg district court has now awarded damages totalling EUR 120,000 ($135,000). The couple had each invested EUR 59,000 in the bulker fund Thira Sea, which later went bankrupt. The court said the award was for "brea
  • Migrants hijack bunker tanker off Italy
    Migrants have hijacked a bunker tanker that rescued them off Italy. A total of 108 people were picked up by the 846-dwt Elhiblu 1 (built 2015), after trying to reach Europe from Libya. Rubber bullets used to force migrants off car carrier But they seized control of the vessel when it became clear they were being taken back to Libya, Italian and Maltese authorities said. Corriere della Sera and
  • Vitol warns that Europe faces short term LNG supply glut
    Trader says situation is "unprecedented" as number of monthly cargoes heads towards 170.
  • GP Global to supply 0.5% LSFO from April 2019
    UAE-based firm will initially focus on major bunker ports before expanding to smaller markets.
  • Last of damaged Yantian Express containers finally removed
    Boxship set to depart Freeport once repairs to damaged area of ship have been completed.
  • Fred Olsen Ocean buys 50% stake in United Wind Logistics
    Company says investment further strengthen presence in logistics and installation value chain.
  • KMTC orders feeder boxship newbuilds at HMD
    South Korean liner operator Korea Marine Transport Co (KMTC) ended a seven-year absence from the shipbuilding market by booking three feeder containerships at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD). Industry sources said KMTC is the unnamed Asian company that Ulsan-based HMD referred to in a recently announced order. Hyundai Mipo lands Asian boxship order A source familiar with KMTC confirmed it had inked
  • Nisshin Shipping expands into LNG sector with lone newbuild
    Privately owned Japanese tonnage provider books single gas carrier at Samsung Heavy Industries
  • KSS Line joins forces with HHI to develop new VLGCs
    Innovative designs aim to cut charterers' costs by allowing extra cargo capacity to transit old Panama Canal locks

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 28, 2019
  • Moderate growth for 2019 container volumes forecast
    The surge in imports as shippers "pulled forward" cargo in December is reverberating into this year and has set a high bar that will be hard to match in late 2019.
  • Klobuchar unveils $1 trillion road, rail and port plan
    The plan, which includes more than $650 billion in federal funding, would be the Democratic presidential hopeful's "top budget priority" should she be elected in 2020.
  • Chao: Surface bill possible vehicle for infrastructure
    Sen. Susan Collins criticizes the president's Transportation Department budget for offering "no path forward after the FAST Act expires."
  • Grassley to introduce bill soon to check 232 powers
    The Senate Finance Committee said in "coming weeks" the panel's chairman will introduce a bill allowing Congress to stop Section 232 duties after they are imposed.
  • Valmet to supply scrubbers for seven 23,000-TEU HMM ships
  • PhilaPort receives second set of super post-Panamax cranes
  • Executive Moves: Crowley, DSC Logistics
  • Executive Moves: Dunkerque and Duluth board elections
  • U.S. toolmaker nailed for OFAC violations
  • Chinese cabinet imports investigated

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 28, 2019
  • Crude settles in the red despite afternoon rally as market weighs supply fundamentals
    An afternoon rally failed to push crude prices into positive territory Thursday, and futures settled slightly under their open as the market weighed a bearish US crude
  • Trump urges OPEC to boost oil supply, says prices are 'getting too high'
    US President Donald Trump again urged OPEC to increase oil supply, saying prices were "getting too high," after WTI crude futures have hovered near $60/b
  • Boost to global LSSR storage demand ahead of IMO 2020
    Storage demand for low sulfur straight-run fuel oil will increase globally in the run up to the International Maritime Organization's sulfur cap
  • Fuel oil volume from Rotterdam to Singapore high despite uneconomical arb
    Fuel oil volumes from Rotterdam to Singapore have risen above the 2018 average again this month despite sour arbitrage economics to the east
  • Genoil fuel desulfurization tech gets boost from Lloyd's Register verification
    Shipping classification society Lloyd's Register has officially witnessed clean technology engineering company Genoil's process to reduce sulfur in marine
  • Bunker major GP Global to supply 0.5% LSFO from April ahead of IMO 2020
    UAE-based bunker fuel supplier GP Global late Wednesday said it will be ready to start 0.5% low sulfur fuel oil supply from April
  • TANKERS: Houston Ship Channel delays leave USGC-loading Aframax freight unfazed
    "I have heard of a decent amount of people toying with the idea of replacing vessels," one shipbroker said.
  • External: Global Risk Management
  • LSFO supply concerns ease as shipowners plan for IMO 2020
    "Our advice is plan in time and plan into detail," Rauta said.
  • TRADER NOTE: GP Global hires four new Singapore bunker traders
    The traders are Steve Goh, Jason Kong, Rohan Bhatia and Aaron Hon.
  • INTERVIEW: UAE's GP Global eyes growth in new regions while readying for IMO 2020
    "We are looking at the American markets as well because that's the missing piece and it looks interesting," Goel said.

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Greek Shipowners' Association urges EU to take measures to protect ships and crews
Piraeus
Travlos: Maritime transport is not a battlefield and should not be used as a means of political pressure
Call for expressions of interest for the refurbishment and management of the cruise terminal at the Port of Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Applicants must be willing to fully finance the work
In 2025, acts of piracy against ships increased by +18%
In 2025, acts of piracy against ships increased by +18%
Kuala Lumpur
A 43% decrease in accidents was recorded in the last quarter
InRail to manage the Interporto Pordenone intermodal terminal for a year
Pordenone
Temporary solution in view of the establishment of a public-private company
Turkey's Kuzey Star Shipyard to Build Shipyard in Syria's Tartous Port
Damascus
An investment of at least $190 million over five years is expected
In 2025, cargo traffic in Ukrainian ports decreased by -15%
Kiev
Container traffic grows by 66%
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by 5.7% last year.
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone the decline was -8.0%
In 2025, PSA's port terminals handled record container traffic
Singapore
New peaks in volumes handled in Singapore and the group's overseas terminals
Chinese CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic last year
Hong Kong
The total was 151.5 million TEUs, an increase of +4.0% over 2024.
COSCO orders 12 new 18,000-TEU and six 3,000-TEU containerships
Hong Kong
Jiangnan Shipyard, China Shipbuilding Trading, and COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry win $2.7 billion in orders.
The port of Trieste closed 2025 with a 0.7% growth in freight traffic thanks to the increase in crude oil prices.
Trieste
The port of Gioia Tauro has once again set its container traffic record
The port of Gioia Tauro has once again set its container traffic record
Gioia Tauro
In 2025, the previous peak recorded the previous year will increase by +14%.
Port of Singapore sets new all-time container throughput record
Port of Singapore sets new all-time container throughput record
Singapore
The port confirms its position as the world's second largest container port
The volume of cargo traffic in the port of Koper will remain unchanged in 2025.
Koper
Increase in containers and rolling stock. Decline in other types of cargo.
Taiwan's Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL close 2025 with double-digit revenue declines
Taipei/Keelung
In 2025, piracy attacks against ships in Asia increased by +23%
Singapore
The severity of accidents has decreased
The Democratic Party accuses the government of blocking investments in ports and placing the Port System Authorities under special administration.
Rome/Genoa
Nova Marine Carriers, Bolten and Ership have acquired full control of VCK Port Logistics.
Lugano
Amsterdam has developed its only covered terminal capable of operating in all weather conditions.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, revenues generated by OOCL's containership fleet decreased by -17.2%.
Hong Kong
Transported volumes increased by +0.8%
TKMS submits non-binding offer to buy German Naval Yards
TKMS submits non-binding offer to buy German Naval Yards
Kiel
The Kiel-based company builds naval vessels and luxury yachts
Over two tons of cocaine seized in the port of Genoa
Genoa
Once placed on the market, the drug would have earned criminal organizations around 1.5 billion euros.
Seatrade acquires strategic stake in JR Shipping
Harlingen
The Dutch company will continue to operate as an independent and autonomous organisation
In 2025, Ningbo-Zhoushan confirmed its position as the world's leading port in terms of total cargo traffic.
In 2025, Ningbo-Zhoushan confirmed its position as the world's leading port in terms of total cargo traffic.
Ningbo
Over 1.4 billion tons of cargo were moved. Approximately 43 million containers were transported.
In 2025 the port of Ravenna recorded its new historical record for annual freight traffic
Ravenna
Never-before-seen volume of cargo handled in the fourth quarter alone
The Sardinian Port Authority relies on the Financial Times' AI-based consultancy to understand which strategies, projects, and infrastructures to implement.
Cagliari
Direct award of an estimated value of 140,000 euros
The disposal of sediment from dredging in the port of La Spezia at the new breakwater in Genoa has been approved.
La Spezia
Approval has been granted for the transfer of 282,000 cubic meters to be carried out during 2026.
In November, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +16.0%
Cairo
In the first eleven months of 2025, 11,620 ships passed through (-4.8%)
ABB to build shore power systems at three container terminals in the Port of Rotterdam
Rotterdam/Zurich
They will be able to recharge up to 32 container ships simultaneously
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by 5.8% last month.
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by 5.8% last month.
Beijing
Foreign cargoes increased by 8.2%. Containers increased by 8.9%.
Freewheeling, the increase in highway tolls certifies the failure of the government and Minister Salvini's road haulage policies.
Modena
Franchini: First excise duties, now tolls; a double blow that directly affects small businesses.
Trasportounito attributes responsibility for the increases in motorway tolls to the Constitutional Court and the ART
Genoa/Rome
Casu and Simiani (PD): But is it the judges' fault if Salvini can't be a minister?
Xtera Topco will be acquired by a joint venture owned by Prysmian (80%) and Fincantieri (20%)
Milan/Trieste
The transaction involves an enterprise value of $65 million
China launches drill to test cutting Taiwan's maritime links
Beijing
Maneuvers near the main port areas
In October, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -1.8%
Genoa
In the first ten months of 2025, 52.9 million tonnes were handled (-1.0%)
On January 1st, the presidency of the UIRR will be assumed by Jürgen Albersmann
Brussels
He is vice president and CEO of Contargo
A Maersk Line ship has returned to transit the Suez Canal
A Maersk Line ship has returned to transit the Suez Canal
Ismailia
Rabie: Normal traffic levels will be reached in the region in the second half of 2026
Hanseatic Global Terminals acquires 50% stake in company developing new Brazilian port of Imetame
Hanseatic Global Terminals acquires 50% stake in company developing new Brazilian port of Imetame
Hamburg
A container terminal will be built and will become operational in mid-2028
In the third quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia decreased by -3.0%
Civitavecchia
Bulk cargo decreased and rolling cargo increased. Volumes increased at the ports of Fiumicino and Gaeta.
ZIM's board of directors rejects a second offer to buy the company presented by Glickman and Ungar
Haifa
The board of directors is evaluating other proposals
The government has approved the draft bill on port governance.
Rome
At the heart of the new structure is the creation of Porti d'Italia Spa
FMC raises possibility of closing US ports to Spanish ships
Washington
The American agency announces the continuation of the investigation into the US ships that Madrid has denied access to its ports.
Global Ports Holding and Ocean Platform Marinas to build new cruise terminal at the Port of Seville
Seville/London
The concession contract will have a duration of 25 years
Africa Global Logistics to design and build three docks at Tanzania's new Bagamoyo port
Africa Global Logistics to design and build three docks at Tanzania's new Bagamoyo port
Dar es Salaam
The MSC Group company has signed an agreement with the Tanzania Ports Authority
Roberto Petri is the new president of the Italian Ports Association.
Rome
Very close to the Brothers of Italy, he worked in the banking sector and was a member of the boards of directors of publicly owned companies.
The level of connection of Italian ports to the network of containerized maritime routes is growing
Geneva
The only exception was Trieste, which recorded a decrease of -12.3%.
Carnival Corporation Says 2025 Was Its Best Year Ever
Carnival Corporation Says 2025 Was Its Best Year Ever
Miami
Reintroduction of dividend distribution announced
T&E: European e-fuel production projects insufficient for shipping decarbonization
T&E: European e-fuel production projects insufficient for shipping decarbonization
Brussels
It is likely that European targets will be met with imported fuels, or not at all.
Porto Marghera inaugurates a new single-section underground pipeline for the transport of vegetable oils.
Venice
At 3.1 kilometers, it is the longest in Italy and among the top five in Europe.
PSA Intermodal Italy and Logtainer to manage the Intermodal Terminal at Interporto Padova
Padua
A financial offer of 75 million euros was presented
Sea-Intelligence: By 2025, the container ship deployment model will have radically changed.
Sea-Intelligence: By 2025, the container ship deployment model will have radically changed.
Copenhagen
Vessels are frequently replaced to accommodate short-term fluctuations in demand and to manage operational disruptions
Finnish Mikki Koskinen is the new president of European Shipowners - ECSA
Brussels
He will take over from Karin Orsel on January 1st.
Premier Alliance's Asia-Northern Europe services will be based on a hub-and-spoke model
Seoul
Drastic reduction in the number of stopovers on some routes
Work has begun in Switzerland to build a four-meter rail corridor for freight transport from France.
Bern
Construction site completion at the end of 2029
In the third quarter, freight traffic in French ports grew by +6.9%
La Defense
Increase driven by rising bulk cargo. Miscellaneous cargo remained stable.
Fincantieri plans to double the production capacity of its Italian shipyards in the defense segment
Trieste
Revenues expected to increase by 40% over the next five years
WHL orders CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Co. to build six dual-fuel LNG containerships
Taipei
Charter of three additional vessels
The Spanish observatory on the EU ETS notes an unusual increase in container traffic in neighbouring non-European ports
Madrid
Growing activity in ports such as those in the UK, Egypt and Turkey
Marsa Maroc to acquire 45% of Spain's Boluda Maritime Terminals
Casablanca/Valencia
Investment worth 80 million euros
Investment firm BC Partners to acquire majority stake in Fortidia
Milan
The company operates through multiple franchise brands, including Mail Boxes Etc. and PostNet
MPC Container Ships orders six 3,700 TEU containerships
Oslo
Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering wins $292.5 million contract
Ownership of the Fagioli group will pass to CEVA Logistics
Milan
The Sant'Ilario D'Enza group specializes in the project logistics sector
MSC Cruises orders Meyer Werft to build four cruise ships with options for two more
MSC Cruises orders Meyer Werft to build four cruise ships with options for two more
Berlin
Orders for a total value of up to ten billion euros
AD Ports submits a bid to acquire control of Egypt's Alexandria Container & Cargo Handling Co.
Cairo/Abu Dhabi
An investment of at least 435 million dollars is expected
The number of calls at Italian ports in the Premier Alliance network for 2026 is increasing.
Seoul/Singapore/Keelung
Three calls in Genoa, two in La Spezia, and two in Gioia Tauro. The Asia-Europe services will continue to circumnavigate Africa.
Stefano Messina is heading for a new term as president of Assarmatori.
Rome
The renewal of the association's positions for the four-year period 2026-2030 is scheduled for next month.
Hapag-Lloyd orders CIMC Raffles to build eight 4,500-TEU containerships
Hamburg
Long-term charter of 14 container ships with capacities ranging from 1,800 to 4,500 TEUs
Hanwha raises its stake in Austal from 9.9% to 19.9%
Henderson
The South Korean group has become the reference shareholder of the Australian company
Maersk Group changes several top positions in the company
Copenhagen
New CFO and appointment of new regional managers
In the first half of the year, Italian ports recorded growth in containers and dry bulk cargo
Rome
Rolling stock and liquid bulk volumes decreased. "Port Infographics" by Assoporti-SRM
Snam will acquire 48.2% of Igneo Infrastructure Partners in OLT - Offshore LNG Toscana
London/San Donato Milanese
Operation worth approximately 126 million euros
The first "Decade of Sustainable Transport" established by the UN will begin on January 1st.
New York
Kramek (WSC): Effective global regulation of greenhouse gas emissions at IMO is vital for shipping
EU investigation into joint control of Spanish company Tercat by TiL (MSC Group) and Hutchison Ports
Brussels
The company manages the BEST terminal at the port of Barcelona
In the third quarter, freight traffic in the ports of Naples and Salerno recorded increases of +0.5% and +2.5%
Naples
ESPO urges MEPs to endorse report on military mobility
Brussels
Ryckbost: Clearly recognizes the strategic role of ports
From January 1st ICTSI will manage Durban Container Terminal 2 at the Port of Durban
Durban
Traffic capacity will be increased from two to 2.8 million TEUs
The ZIM Board of Directors confirms that it has received multiple expressions of interest in purchasing the company, including one of a strategic nature.
In the third quarter, freight traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven grew by +5.7%
In the third quarter, freight traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven grew by +5.7%
Bremen
Significant increase in general cargo. Bulk cargo declines.
CSSC and COSCO sign cooperation agreement for the construction of 87 ships
CSSC and COSCO sign cooperation agreement for the construction of 87 ships
Beijing
Project worth approximately 7.1 billion dollars under China's 15th Five-Year Plan
Last October, maritime traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -0.7%
Cairo
Tanker transits increased by 9.6%. Other vessel types declined by 6.5%.
HD Hyundai to build shipyard in Indian state of Tamil Nadu
Seongnam
An agreement was also signed with BEML for the construction of marine and port cranes in India.
Shipowners call for suspending the application of the EU ETS to the maritime sector.
Brussels
Messina speaks of the ideological shortsightedness of a part of the Commission that relies on partial and imprecise market monitoring
Federlogistica expresses concern over the proposed Genoese tax on maritime passengers.
Genoa
Concerns for the overall balance of the national port ecosystem and for the operational choices of shipowners
SEA Europe disappointed by the failure to recognize the maritime manufacturing industry as a strategic sector for the EU
Port of Palermo: Administrative violations amounting to one million euros related to boating and concessions
Palermo
Over 265 vessels used for rental purposes without mandatory insurance were identified.
F2i has been awarded the concession for the Lavagna tourist port
Milan
The concession contract will have a duration of 50 years
Eni launches the hull of the Coral North FLNG
Geoje/San Donato Milanese
It will be used offshore Cabo Delgado, north of Mozambique.
Laghezza has acquired a logistics warehouse in Sarzana
La Spezia
The aim is to establish a local hub for local production activities.
The Red Sea Container Terminal at the Egyptian port of Sokhna has been inaugurated.
Sokhna
It is operated by a joint venture of Hutchison Ports, COSCO and CMA Terminals
The GNV Altair ferry has joined the GNV fleet
Genoa
It has a capacity of 2,700 passengers and 915 linear metres of rolling stock.
Ignazio Messina & C. has acquired full control of Thermocar
Genoa
The Genoese company operates in the temperature-controlled refrigerated container logistics sector.
Maersk confirms resumption of MECL transits through the Suez Canal
Copenhagen
The line connects India and the Middle East with the US East Coast
Genco's board of directors rejected Diana Shipping's acquisition proposal.
New York/Athens
The American company, however, leaves a glimmer of hope by admitting the validity of the merger
MSC will include the port of Trieste in the Dragon Italy-USA service
Geneva
The Julian port will be reached starting from the second half of February
De Wave Group has acquired French company DL Services.
Genoa
The company specializes in the design of industrial kitchens and the supply of technical components and spare parts on board
CMA CGM's TUX transatlantic service will call at the port of Salerno
Marseille
The line connects Turkey with the East Coast of the USA
New intermodal connections between Northern Italy and Belgium by GTS Rail and CargoBeamer
Bari/Leipzig
Activated on the Padua-Zeebrugge and Liège-Domodossola lines
Cruise traffic in the port of Piraeus increased by +9% last year
Piraeus
Approximately 1.85 million passengers moved
In 2025, cruise traffic in the port of Genoa grew by +6.5%
Genoa
Ferry passengers down 3.6%
Grimaldi took delivery of the PCTC Grande Manila
Naples
The vessel has a total capacity of 9,241 CEUs.
Expedition cruise ship Exploris One to be auctioned off
Nantes
It has a capacity of 144 passengers and 102 crew members.
SeaCube Container Leasing has acquired Martin Container.
Montvale
The company specializes in the refrigerated container segment
Pisano: The Simplified Logistics Zone has great strategic importance for the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
RINA and HPC launch project to promote green ports in the Caspian region
Genoa
Five-year contract with the OSCE
Vard to build four Multi-Purpose Robotic Vessels for Ocean Infinity
Trieste
The contract has a total value of over 200 million euros
Hanseatic Global Terminals will become sole owner of Florida International Terminal
Rotterdam
The transportation sector enters a turning point with the adoption of artificial intelligence
Ulm
However, most companies are still in the early stages of this process.
A conference on congestion in the North West logistics system will be held in Genoa on January 19th.
Genoa
It will be held at the Transparency Hall of the Liguria Region
Work completed to widen the access channel to the port of Livorno.
Livorno
The width between the two banks will be increased from 70 to 120 meters
Nexans sets a record for the depth of laying a high-voltage submarine cable on the Tyrrhenian Link
Paris
Installation at -2,150 meters
Funds for Spanish ports to adapt to the use of wind energy and other marine renewable energy sources
Madrid
Program with a total value of 212 million euros
CMD - Costruzioni Motori Diesel returns to wholly Italian ownership
Atella
Giorgio and Mariano Negri have acquired 67% of the capital held by the Chinese Loncin Motor Co.
Intesa Sanpaolo is financing the construction of three PCTCs for Grimaldi Euromed.
Milan
The new ships will be delivered later this year
Medlog acquires Australian intermodal operations of Seaway
Fremantle
The transaction will be completed within the first quarter of this year.
MIT has updated cybersecurity measures for national ships, ports and port facilities
Rome
A circular has been published which, among other things, introduces staff training
V.Group has bought the Danish company Njord
London
The company offers the shipping industry solutions for energy efficiency and decarbonisation
Fire aboard the Majestic ferry in the Port of Genoa
Genoa
The flames were extinguished by the intervention of the on-board fire brigade and did not cause any injuries.
COSCO to acquire control of German logistics company Zippel
Hamburg
Agreement to acquire 80% of its capital
Colombo Port Sets New Annual Container Traffic Record
Columbus
Sri Lanka Ports Authority signs agreement with French shipping group CMA CGM
Viasat to exit British company Navarino's capital
London
ICG to support the Tsikopoulos brothers in reinvesting in the company
The Palau government ensures the full operation of the Naval Registry
Koror
Moses (BMT): Services continue to be provided in accordance with international procedures and standards
In the first nine months of 2025, freight transported on the Austrian rail network increased by +1.4%
Vienna
Growth of +4.9% was recorded in the third quarter alone
Saipem wins $425 million offshore contract to develop the Sakarya gas field.
The decree for the distribution of PNRR resources to interports has been signed.
Rome
The disbursement of 1.9 million euros is expected
Messina, a Genoese company, launches a new service to Algeria.
Genoa
The rotation touches the ports of Fos, Genoa, Barcelona, Algiers, Fos
FS Logistix is the first company in Europe to certify its carbon footprint for freight transport.
Rome
The FS group company has obtained ISO 14067 certification
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
WASS (Fincantieri Group) wins torpedo supply contract for Indian Navy
Trieste
Contract with a total value of over 200 million euros
FHP Intermodal will become operational on January 1st
Milan
FHP Group completes the integration process between its subsidiaries CFI Intermodal and Lotras
The Coral Adventurer cruise ship ran aground in Papua New Guinea.
Port Moresby
No harm to people on board
d'Amico International Shipping orders two new MR1 product tankers from Guangzhou Shipyard International.
Port of Gioia Tauro: Anchorage fee reduction approved again
Gioia Tauro
A total sum of 1.5 million euros has been allocated
The Council of State has confirmed the legitimacy of the tender for the new Ravano Pier in La Spezia.
Rome/La Spezia
The TAR ruling for Liguria has been confirmed.
Hupac will launch a new shuttle train service between Duisburg and Novara.
Noise
Schedule six rotations per week
Ferry docking slots for Piombino and Elba Island in 2026 have been assigned.
Livorno
Project financing process for the first hydrogen production plant in the port of La Spezia
La Spezia
Project to provide "mobile" supplies to vehicles such as locomotives and boats
The new hydrofoil terminal at the port of Messina will be named after a victim of femicide.
Messina
The initiative to remember Omayma Benghaloum
Three new e-RTG yard cranes have arrived at the PSA Venice-Vecon terminal
Venice
Investment of 8.5 million euros
Fincantieri delivers second multipurpose combat ship to the Indonesian Navy
Trieste
Ceremony at the Muggiano shipyard
In June the Grendi group will equip itself with a fifth ro-ro vessel
Genoa
It will have a load capacity of 3,000 linear meters
The employment contract renewal for transport and logistics company managers has been signed.
Rome
Signed today by Manageritalia and Confetra
Brussels has approved the loan to rescue the rail freight company Lineas.
Brussels
Sixty-one million euros granted by the Belgian government
Green Mobility Partners and KKR Partner to Create European Rail Leasing Platform
Frankfurt
American company invests in GMP
Saipem wins offshore EPCI contract in Qatar
Milan
The contract is worth approximately $3.1 billion.
Wärtsilä sells its Gas Solutions division to German private equity firm Mutares.
Helsinki/Munich
Bank of China finances purchase of Grimaldi Euromed's Grande Melbourne
Amount of 57 million euros
GeneSYS Informatica (Fratelli Cosulich) has acquired 51% of the capital of Navimeteo
KSOE wins $466 million order for four container ships
Lysaker/Seongnam
NYK and Ocean Yield Award Order for Four New LNG Carriers
ONE's Adriatic Service 1 will also make stops at the port of Ancona
Singapore
The line to Damietta has a weekly frequency
Consolidation work on the Riva quay at the port of Ortona has been completed.
Ancona
Thirteen million is the cost for the adaptation of the infrastructure
Vard has signed a cooperation agreement with the Norwegian research institute Norce
Ålesund
It concerns all fields of research and innovation in the naval sector
Energy transition, regulatory simplification, competitiveness of the maritime industry, and port governance are Confitarma's priorities.
Rome
Federlogistica reports the project cargo's inability to travel on Northwest highways.
Genoa
Falteri: We are facing a real systemic crisis.
ZIM shareholders reach agreement again
Haifa
Agreement reached on candidates for the renewal of the board of directors
Merger by incorporation of Degrosolutions into CLS
Milan
Castelli: We aim to strengthen our growth path in the Italian forklift market.
Approval has been given to measures to support the re-employment of workers at the Pippo Rebagliati Company in Savona-Vado.
Genoa
Administrative proceedings for cold ironing at the cruise terminal in the port of Savona have begun.
Assiterminal reports an assault on a worker at the Vado Gateway terminal.
Genoa
It is not tolerable - the association highlighted - that similar episodes occur
The Management Committee of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has been established.
Ravenna
It is composed of Francesco Benevolo, Luca Coffari, Tomaso Triossi and Maurizio Tattoli
Stonepeak (Textainer) Completes Acquisition of Seaco
Hamilton
It was sold by China's Bohai Leasing Co.
In the second quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports decreased by -3.9%.
Piraeus
Passengers increased by +0.9%
AD Ports involved in container traffic development at Shuaiba Port
Abu Dhabi
Agreement with the Kuwait Ports Authority
EU expands fight against Russian shadow fleet to include operators facilitating its deployment
Brussels
Five more people and four companies fined
In November, the port of Barcelona handled 296,000 containers (+1.0%)
Barcelona
Import and export containers are increasing; transit containers are decreasing.
Paolo Spada, vice president of Federagenti, has passed away.
Rome
Pessina: He leaves an unfillable void in the entire Italian maritime community.
Container traffic at the port of Hong Kong decreased by -12.0% in November
Hong Kong
In the first 11 months of 2025 the decline was -5.7%
Rebranding for the Messina Group's activities
Genoa
Common graphic and lexical choice for all business areas
Emanuele Grimaldi has been appointed an honorary member of the National Order of Merit of Malta.
Naples
He is among the founders of the Malta International Shipowners' Association, of which he holds the position of vice-president.
Six new 100% electric yard cranes have arrived at the PSA Genova Pra' terminal.
Genoa
Three more vehicles will be delivered to the PSA Venice-Vecon terminal at Christmas
ICTSI to upgrade the Rio Brasil Terminal container terminal at the Port of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Investment of approximately 175 million dollars
In the first 11 months of 2025, the Port of Singapore handled over 40.7 million containers (+8.5%)
Singapore
Overall freight traffic decreased by -1.1%
GTS increases the frequency of its intermodal connections between Bari and Verona and Piacenza and Nola.
Bari
The first will increase to six rotations; the second will become daily
The Partnership Body for the Sea Resources of the Eastern Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been established.
La Spezia
Appointment by decree of President Pisano
Agreement between the Port Authority and the Chamber of Commerce to facilitate the entry of an industrial partner into Genoa Airport.
Genoa
It will be signed soon
Paolo Guidi has been elected the new president of Assologistica.
Milan
The Vice Presidents are Sabrina De Filippis, Riccardo Fuochi, Agostino Gallozzi, Paolo Pandolfo, Umberto Ruggerone and Renzo Sartori.
138 kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Civitavecchia.
Rome
Found inside an articulated lorry disembarked from a ship coming from Spain
The decree has been signed for the disposal of dredged sediment from the port of La Spezia at the new breakwater in Genoa.
La Spezia
The transfer of 282,000 cubic meters is planned
Greek CCEC has almost completed its exit from the containership segment
Athens
$814.3 million in proceeds from the sale of 14 full containers in 22 months
GNV Virgo was christened in the port of Palermo
Genoa
GNV's fleet renewal program includes the construction of eight ships
The Livorno Port Center celebrates a decade spent integrating the port and city reality
Livorno
Gariglio (AdSP): in recent years we have managed to create a community atmosphere
Members of the Management Committee of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority have been appointed.
Livorno
The nomination of the member expressed by the Tuscany Region has not yet been received
Fincantieri and WSense reach agreement on underwater monitoring and communication technologies for maritime infrastructure.
Trieste/Milan
Among the objectives, safety, predictability and control in port activities
The entry into force of the EU ETS for construction and road transport has been postponed to 2028.
Brussels/Rome
Confetra, the deferral allows for more rational planning of investments in fleet renewal
Costa Cruises is testing the use of electric trucks to supply ships in the ports of Genoa and Savona.
Genoa
Tests as part of the collaboration with LC3 Trasporti
Collaboration agreement between ALIS and ANITA to promote the development of road haulage and logistics
Rome
Agreement also extended to the field of industrial relations
The Regional Administrative Court for Lazio has accepted Grimaldi's request to suspend the sale of the five Moby ships.
Rome
Appeal aimed at "preventing the consolidation of an irreversible anti-competitive structure"
The launch of the ultra-luxury cruise ship Seven Seas Prestige was celebrated at the Marghera shipyard.
Trieste
It will be delivered next year to Regent Seven Seas Cruises
The last two journeys of the rolling highway on the railway line between Fribourg and Novara will be on Thursday.
Olten
RAlpin, in the company's nearly 25-year history, has transported over two million trucks by rail
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
A conference on congestion in the North West logistics system will be held in Genoa on January 19th.
Genoa
It will be held at the Transparency Hall of the Liguria Region
Spediporto's conference "Take opportunities navigating trade tensions" will be held in Genoa on December 1st and 2nd.
Genoa
It will be held at the Conference Hall of Banca Bper
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Bulgarian court rejects extradition of Russian owner of a ship linked to Beirut port blast
(ABCNEWS.com)
Three UAE Firms Eye Investment In Kenya's Port, Renewable Energy, And Shipping Projects
(Capital FM Kenya)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Edison signs a contract with Knutsen for the charter of a new LNG vessel
Milan
With a capacity of 174,000 cubic meters, it will be built by Hanwha Ocean
Unifeeder, P&O Ferrymasters and P&O Maritime Logistics will be brought together under the single DP World brand.
Dubai
Project to build a tourist center at the cruise terminal of the Mexican port of Ensenada
Miami/Cancun
Agreement between Carnival Corporation, ITM Group and Hutchison Ports
Lineas and FS Logistix have inaugurated the Modalink terminal joint venture.
Antwerp
Five weekly train rotations between Antwerp and Milan
Marcel Theis will be the new CEO of SBB Cargo International from January 1st.
Olten
He will take over from Sven Flore
In October, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +13.4%
Ravenna
A rise of +14.5% is expected in November
The conflict over the Genoa Municipality's additional tax on port boarding fees is escalating.
Genoa
Assarmatori, Assagenti, CLIA, Confindustria Genova and Confitarma will not participate in the technical meeting announced by the mayor.
Bulgaria, Greece, and Romania reach agreement on enhanced cooperation within the Black Sea-Aegean Corridor
Brussels
Acceleration of implementation of transport axis projects expected
The Port of Barcelona plans to halve its CO2 emissions by 2030
Barcelona
Private investments of 920 million euros and public investments of 780 million are expected.
Fincantieri reaches agreement with Bahraini ASRY to collaborate in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
They will evaluate opportunities for the construction of naval vessels and offshore units
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