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March 2, 2022
Exim Indiaweb site
  • Infrastructure Planning, Implementation & Monitoring will get a new direction from PM Gati Shakti: Prime Minister
  • CONCOR's first rake of 40' export-loaded containers flagged off to Bangladesh
  • Exporters to evaluate implications of sanctions on Russia to execute pending orders: FIEO President
  • Russia-Ukraine crisis seen raising global shipping costs
  • Impact of crisis on global shipping, logistics & supply chains worries IMO
  • Mahindra Logistics to acquire majority stake in last-mile logistics service provider
  • National Logistics Portal to be integrated with Unified Logistics Interface Platform
  • Ports of Los Angeles & Long Beach again postpone container dwell fee
  • GHAC strengthening air cargo infra
  • TIACA announces the 3rd Sustainability Awards results; United Airlines wins Corporate Category
  • IndiGo leads the way in sustainable aviation; performs India's first international Sustainable Aviation Fuel flight with Airbus A320neo
  • ICAO Council condemns violation of territorial integrity & airspace of Ukraine
  • Tea exports seen impacted due to Russia-Ukraine war
  • DGFT notifies removal of export curbs on Remdesivir, APIs
  • Indian Register of Shipping completes CAP certification of VLCCs & LPGs of MOL Tankship Management

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Full circle in Covid-19
  • Lights, camera, action!
  • Two more air freight offices in China and USA
  • Another rail service added to European network
  • A new hub in the US network
  • Barge bridge in Singapore growing
  • Unilode picks Ross Marino
  • Qatar Airways: more flights to West Africa
  • Two GDP certificates for Militzer & Münch
  • 60,000 chassis pooled in SACP 3.0
  • Generation change at L&S MU
  • Truck manufacturer opts for river and road
  • First charter flight for Amelia International
  • Marshall Islands Registry branches out
  • GMI builds near Birmingham
  • 500 wagon owners follow VPI recommendations
  • Air Europa joins Time Matters' express air network
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Depending on seafarers from Russia and Ukraine
  • Two directors for Trois-Rivières Port Authority

The Loadstarweb site
MARCH 1, 2022
  • Maersk the latest carrier to suspend new bookings to and from Russia
  • Air freight: eastbound rates soar as Euro carriers suspend or re-route
  • Call for a ban on Russian ships at UK ports, with legislation to back it up
  • TPM22: Shippers flock to LB - 'is there a way out of the supply chain mess?'
  • TPM22: Biden 'state of the union' address will target shipping's antitrust immunity
  • TPM22: Vincent Clerc defends Maersk's transformation
  • Washington stays active in bolstering supply chains with new $450m grant
  • Workers leave CJ Logistics' building, but industrial action will go on
  • Expeditors still offline after cyber-attack
  • M&A radar: Short odds on Gefco as a war casualty - spare change could do it
  • On the wires: From the Gartner Hype Cycle to... blood cobalt, hydrogen & more

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 1, 2022
  • Felicity Ace sinks
    MOL Ship Management (Singapore) reported today that the car carrier Felicity Ace sank at around 9 a.m. local time, some 200 nautical miles off the Azores. The vessel had been in trouble
  • Exam scam: More guilty pleas, sentences in text score fixing case
    Two former Coast Guard employees have pleaded guilty in the ongoing exam scam case involving a test score-fixing scheme at the U.S. Coast Guard's Regional Exam Center (REC) New Orleans in Mandeville,
  • Zero-emission bulk carrier project gains LR Approval in Principle
    Lloyd's Register (LR) has awarded its Approval in Principle (AiP) to Norwegian ship owner Egil Ulvan Rederi AS for its zero-emission self-discharging hydrogen-fueled bulk carrier, With Orca. As we have reported earlier,
  • Feds up scrutiny of ocean shipping
    Here's another indication that ocean shipping, and in particular the nine carriers and three alliances that dominate the global container shipping market, are facing increasing U.S. scrutiny-and could potentially lose their antitrust

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 1, 2022
  • IEA members to release 60m barrels of oil
    The emergency response sends 'a unified and strong message to global oil markets that there will be no shortfall in...
  • More P&I clubs reveal renewal outcomes
    'The difference this year is that there seems to have been a consistent approach across the market throughout the whole...
  • Biden's rhetoric will not fix US supply chains
    Demonising foreign-owned container lines and their alliances is easy. Fixing the US supply chain, not so easy. Focusing on the...
  • Climate change could 'severely compromise' maritime trade, warns IPCC
    Bigger storms and sea level rises are already affecting port activity, infrastructure and supply chains, but states and industry are...
  • Felicity Ace sinks following catastrophic fire in Atlantic
    Having now sunk in deep water in the Atlantic Ocean, determining the cause of the fatal fire on board the...
  • Shipping is falling short in cyber preparedness
    The maritime industry's failure to address the online menace is playing into the hands of cyber criminals
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: Why is shipping still not prepared for cyber attacks?
    As Lloyd's List reveals the results of a new survey revealing the industry's readiness to repel cyber attacks, this week0146s...
  • State-backed cyber warfare concerns grow
    The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to warnings of more spoofing, jamming and other state-backed cyber perils, though criminal...
  • BW LPG warns of short-term geopolitical uncertainty
    Company positive on medium-term outlook, expecting rates to be partly backed by strong export momentum in the US and Middle...
  • Marine insurers urge caution over Ukraine crisis
    'The sanctions landscape affecting Russia and Ukraine has altered rapidly over recent days. Physical conflict will also likely affect events...
  • Links in supply chain make perfect viral vectors
    Container shipping has already had its fair share of high-profile cyber attacks - and, with its highly dependent relationships, an attack...
  • Yildirim considers future of CMA CGM stake after 12 years
    Container shipping has been tamed, according to Yildirim Group president and CMA CGM board member Robert Yildirim, with good prospects...
  • More carriers block Russia cargoes as conflict continues
    Maersk, MSC and ONE are no longer taking Russia bookings. But with cargo already on the water, lines are looking...
  • Ukraine calls for shipping's aid at IMO
    Ukraine calls on the IMO to discuss the war threat to safety in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov...
  • Daily Briefing
    Credit chaos and emergency due diligence as shipping continues to shun Russia | Tanker rates at high and volatile levels...
  • Tributes to leading shipping lawyer full of 'charm and intellect'
    Mei Lin Goh was a leading Asian shipping lawyer and 'second mum' to colleagues at WFW Singapore
  • KSOE wins $350m dual-fuel boxship order linked to Eastern Pacific Shipping
    Newbuilding contract is related to options tied to a January order for classic post-Panamax ships linked to Singapore-based owner Eastern...
  • New Zealand port unions raise concerns about handling Russian ships
    The move is in protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine and is not directed against crew of Russian ships
  • Alibaba's Cainiao launches China-Thailand ocean freight service
    Company has the flexibility to redirect cargo to truck services amid pandemic-led disruptions to ocean freights, without affecting customers' shipping...
  • Biden says ocean carrier alliances threaten US security and economy
    World Shipping Council says 'it is unfortunate that the president is demonising ocean carriers, the industry that is the backbone of...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 1, 2022
  • TPM22: Pandemic served as 'warning' for outdated US supply chain, says Porcari
  • Maersk, MSC, CMA CGM join Russian cargo suspension
  • TPM22: FMC's Maffei sees no collusion as Biden targets container lines
  • TPM22: In-house 3PL guides Wayfair through supply chain chaos: CEO
  • JNPT truck buildup highlights downside risk to Indian cargo flow

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 1, 2022
  • Tanker spot rates extend Ukraine-driven rally in the Black Sea and Baltic
  • Bulkers cluster off Bosphorus and Kerch straits amid Russia-Ukraine conflict
  • Green Seas: New effort to protect orcas in Salish Sea gears up to find first movers
  • GTT and partners float LNG fuelling retrofit and jumboisation solution for container ship
  • Russian ship movements slow as Ukrainian traffic collapses after invasion
  • MOL car carrier Felicity Ace sinks along with $300m supercar cargo
  • New Fortress buys two Seadrill drillships to use as FLNG units
  • Russian tanker going under the hammer four years after collision
  • Email from seafarer's family reveals horror of Russia's Ukraine war
  • Frontline clinches $35,000 for VLCC as Asian charterers pile in for tonnage
  • Russian tankers to be shunned by charterers as long as war continues, BRS says
  • RCL splashes more than $200m on newbuilds and secondhand container ships
  • Container ship crunch: broker reports 'have no fixtures'
  • Human Rights at Sea says RightShip's crew welfare tool fails to lift corporate veil
  • DOF Group charters another Jones Act ship as it sells PSV
  • LNG carrier carrying Russian cargo signals UK arrival despite port ban
  • Hydrogen-fuelled bulker approved for North Sea route in 2024
  • Molaris company probes alleged transfer of Iranian oil on to suezmax
  • Sanctions concern: Maersk and MSC suspend bookings to and from Russia
  • BW LPG upbeat on 2023 prospects after VLGC profit drops
  • Idan Ofer's Eastern Pacific Shipping inks three-ship neo-panamax deal in South Korea
  • Solstad says growing offshore market must make do with existing ships
  • Greek appeals court softens penalty over fatal 2014 blaze
  • Time lag: Clarksons explains why tanker trade is trailing oil demand and supply curve
  • 'Facts not feelings': Shoreside power can deliver greener ports, says ABL
  • Hafnia agrees sale-and-leaseback deal for Scorpio LR1s with ICBC
  • Singapore banks introduce restrictions on Russia commodity trade financing
  • Sakhalin's LNG and aframax tanker fleets fall under Russia sanction spotlight
  • Creditor pressure forces Genting's last cruise ship to the wall

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 1, 2022
  • Biden bans Russian aircraft from US airspace
    The United States is closing its airspace to all Russian aircraft as punishment for invading Ukraine, President Joe Biden said in his State of the...
  • White House urged to shepherd labor talks at West Coast ports
    Pandemic gridlock, the Ever Given, COVID outbreaks, container shortages, flooding, Ukraine. The next shoe to drop: a labor dispute.
  • Southeast ports, carriers sign on to plan to upgrade chassis pool
    The South Atlantic Chassis Pool 3.0, will be ready in October 2023 and will have 60,000 chassis available.
  • Shipping isn't waiting for sanctions. It's refusing to move Russian cargo
    Container lines and tanker owners rapidly and preemptively suspend business with Russia.
  • Ukraine crisis creates logistics headaches for air cargo, airlines
    Air cargo is facing more headwinds because of the Ukraine crisis, but some industry players could gain business.
  • New legislation would strip ocean carrier antitrust protections
    The Biden administration is backing new legislation aimed at alleged out-of-control market power by foreign ocean carriers.
  • Report: Climate change 'creating shocks to global trade'
    "Relative sea-level rise and the increased frequency and severity of storms are already affecting port activity, infrastructure and supply chains, sometimes disrupting trade and transport,"...
  • Car carrier - and Bentleys, Porsches and Lamborghinis - sinks
    The Felicity Ace, which caught fire in the Atlantic on Feb. 16, was transporting luxury vehicles to the United States.
  • Back to the futures: New era of container freight hedging begins
    Container lines, shipowners and shippers have a new way to navigate the market chaos: cleared freight futures.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 1, 2022
  • UK bans Russian oil tankers from ports as new sanctions target shipping
    The UK has been ships under Russian control but cargoes are a different matter and they are not subject to the ban.
  • North Sea in prime position as some refiners shun Russian crude
    Crudes such as the UK's Forties and Norway's Johan Sverdrup are not exact replacements when it comes to quality but their local nature and availability, because of a limited arbitrage to Asia currently, make them a logical option for Northwest European refineries.
  • FEATURE: Russian invasion disrupts Ukrainian sunflower oil industry
    The closure of key shipping ports have stopped sunflower oil being loaded onto vessels.
  • European February fuel oil swaps trade volumes in MOC surge to 215,000 mt
    The most commonly traded derivative was the hi-lo spread swap, accounting for 125,000 mt.
  • UK's Grangemouth, Lindsey refineries resilient to Russian disruption: operators
    In an emailed comment, Ineos, the operator of Scottish refinery Grangemouth along with PetroChina, said there is limited exposure to Russia or Ukraine for Ineos and the joint venture Petroineos.
  • S&P Global Ratings lifts oil, gas price assumptions on Russian invasion of Ukraine
    Despite the higher price assumption, S&P Global Ratings said it does not expect to see widespread upgrades to its corporate credit ratings as a result.
  • Canada bans Russian oil in response to Ukraine conflict: AFP
    Canada imported almost 18,000 barrels of petroleum products from Russia in 2019, making it the country's third-largest foreign supplier after the US and Saudi Arabia, according to the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.
  • Maersk to suspend bookings to and from Russia
    ONE, Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM, and MSC have already suspended some bookings in the region. The suspensions have raised concerns about supply chain disruption due to an escalating Russia-Ukraine conflict.
  • Putin and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince hold talks on OPEC+ strategy
    OPEC kingpins Saudi Arabia and the UAE have avoided criticizing Russia's invasion of Ukraine as the US along with its allies have hit the Kremlin with far reaching financial sanctions.
  • Singapore marine fuel 0.5%S crack widens to 2-year high on tighter blend components
    More blend components are being channeled into the refinery feed rather than the marine fuel 0.5%S blend pool.
  • Turkey warns all warships against transiting Bosporus
    Ankara has warned riparian and non-riparian countries not to send war ships through the Bosporus.
  • Hong Kong's March ex-wharf marine fuel 0.5%S premiums rise tracking Singapore
    The premiums for all major suppliers ExxonMobil, Chevron, and Sinopec settled higher, a supplier said.

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The level of connection of Italian ports to the global containerized maritime services network remains stable
The level of connection of Italian ports to the global containerized maritime services network remains stable
Geneva
The PLSCI index of the top seven Italian ports most connected to the network is growing
In the first two months of 2026, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +6.7%
Foreign traffic increased by 9.2%. Container traffic increased by 9.8%.
Hapag-Lloyd's revenues decreased by 15.2% in the fourth quarter of 2025.
Hamburg
Container traffic handled by the German company's fleet increased by +5.5%
The future European Union Customs Authority will be based in Lille, France.
Brussels
It is expected to employ around 250 people.
The Romanian government is reportedly preparing to nationalize the Mangalia shipyard.
Bucharest
Fincantieri reports record annual financial and commercial results.
Trieste
In 2025, revenues grew by +13.1% and the value of new orders increased by +32.4%
Damen and other creditors have rejected the reorganization plan of the Romanian shipyard in Mangalia.
Mangalia
Federagenti: Strategic port construction is behind schedule everywhere.
Genoa
Pessina asks to know the "real time" of the progress of the infrastructure
Metrans (HHLA Group) to acquire 50% of the Romanian intermodal terminal in Arad
Hamburg
The company will operate up to three trains per week between Budapest and Arad
From May 1st, the EU-Mercosur agreement will be applied provisionally.
Brussels
Sefcovic: an important step in demonstrating our credibility as a major trading partner
German shipowners propose service on merchant ships as an alternative to military service
Hamburg
Kröger: A resilient nation needs not only soldiers, but also seafarers who ensure supplies.
ICTSI and DP World sell their stakes in China's Yantai International Container Terminal
Manila
The company will become wholly owned by Yantai Port Holdings
Chinese group CSSC will build two more cruise ships for Adora Cruises
Shanghai
Option for a third vessel. The "Adora Flora City" launches today.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Palermo decreased by -9.6%
Palermo
Cruise passengers down by -18.7%
IMO Council resolves to establish a safe corridor in the Strait of Hormuz, but by "peaceful means and on a voluntary basis"
London
Dominguez: Concrete action is needed from all countries and stakeholders
COSCO Shipping Holdings' revenues fell by 12.2% in the last quarter of 2025.
Hong Kong
Containerized volumes transported by the fleet grew by +5.1%
This year, the ongoing conflict in the Middle East could accentuate the expected slowdown in world trade.
This year, the ongoing conflict in the Middle East could accentuate the expected slowdown in world trade.
Geneva
Economists at the World Trade Organization foresee two scenarios
In 2025, CK Hutchison terminals handled a record 90.1 million containers (+3%)
Hong Kong
The president of the Chinese group confirms the difficulty of negotiations to sell a large part of the port portfolio to MSC and BlackRock
Assiterminal expresses concern over the impact of the Middle East crisis on port terminal activity.
Genoa
Ferrari: the cruise sector also involved
Two more ships were hit by shells in the Strait of Hormuz region
London/Southampton
Incidents near the coasts of the United Arab Emirates and Qatar
MSC and Ga-Hyun Chung announce joint control of Sinokor
Athens/Nicosia
Proposal to establish a safe maritime corridor to evacuate ships stranded in the Persian Gulf
London
It has been put forward by Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Japan, Mexico, Panama and Singapore
Dominguez calls on the IMO Council to conduct informal deliberations and define practical measures to resolve the Hormuz crisis.
London
From the statements presented, it is unlikely that anything more than declarations of principle will be made.
To respond to geopolitical shocks, shipping must have reliable operational data
London/Rotterdam
Lloyd's Register, OneOcean and PortXchange discuss digitalization and artificial intelligence in the sector
China's COSCO Shipping Ports' profit and loss account weighs on rising operating costs.
Hong Kong
Revenue reached a record high of nearly $1.7 billion last year.
Tanker hit near Strait of Hormuz
Portsmouth
A bullet caused minor damage. The crew was unharmed.
Sharp increase in transshipment containers in the port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In February, overall freight traffic increased by +8.1%
PPC denounces that the Republic of Panama is delaying the arbitration at the ICC
Panama
The Chinese company continues to reiterate the illegality of the seizure of the Balboa and Cristóbal port terminals
Alessandro Becce is the new Secretary General of the Sardinian Sea Port Authority.
Cagliari
Bagalà: EU ETS application for major and minor islands must be cancelled
Operation Aspides' mandate will not be extended to the Strait of Hormuz at this time.
Brussels
This was announced by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, Kaja Kallas.
Greece and Italy reject the extension of Operation Aspides to the Strait of Hormuz.
The ships of the two nations constitute the naval force of the European mission
Freewheels: The government has broken its promise regarding fuel taxes.
Modena
Franchini: Continuing to treat road haulage like a tax cash machine is simply irresponsible.
Pessina (Federagenti): Shipping will also overcome the Strait of Hormuz crisis.
Genoa
We hope - he specified - that we will soon move in the direction of a progressive normalization.
Israel's eastern Mediterranean coast has been designated a high-risk area for the safety of ships and crews.
London
Resolution of the International Bargaining Forum
Evergreen Marine Corporation's revenues decreased by 26.0% in the fourth quarter of 2025.
Taipei
Quarterly net profit down 71.8%
EU Commission and EIB support for investment projects in small and medium-sized ports
In the second half of 2025, OOIL's revenues decreased by -20.0%
Hong Kong
Net profit down 67.9%
In transalpine freight transport through Switzerland, rail is losing further market share to road transport
Bern
Dramatic development - a report underlines - from the point of view of Swiss modal shift policies
An extraordinary IMO council will be held on 18 and 19 March to discuss the situation in the Middle East.
London
As of yesterday, the attacks on ships have resulted in the death of eight sailors and the wounding of ten, in addition to three missing.
In 2025, combined road/rail traffic handled by Hupac grew by +4.3%
Noise
The need to extend the application of contributions to transalpine combined transport beyond 2030 was reaffirmed.
Yang Ming to order six new 13,000 TEU dual-fuel LNG containerships
Keelung
The fourth quarter of 2025 was closed with a net profit down by -81.2%
The resumption of shipping traffic through Suez does not appear to be affected by the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz
Cairo/Southampton/Washington/Genoa
While ships increased by 1.9% in January, growth in the canal has since been more sustained. War material seized in the port of Genoa.
US prepares to attack Iranian ports
Tampa/Muscat
Centcom warns civilians to immediately avoid all port facilities. Drones over the port of Salalah.
MSC to build container terminal at Snake Island Port in Lagos
Geneva
45-year concession agreement with Nigerdock
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz resume
Southampton/Geneva
A container ship was damaged. A fire broke out on another vessel. UNCTAD raised alarm over the effects of the disruption to maritime traffic in the region.
Three crew members of a bulk carrier stricken in the Strait of Hormuz are missing.
Bangkok
Twenty seafarers were disembarked in Oman
ONE's stake in Poseidon (Seaspan Corporation) will rise to 48.9%
Singapore/Toronto
Investment worth $1.07 billion
FS Logistix and Grimaldi Euromed sign agreement to develop integrated sea-rail transport solutions.
Verona
Confitarma requests the possible deployment of Italian Navy units to the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz area.
Rome
Zanetti: A concrete sign of attention to protecting the country's strategic interests.
Scotland debates taxing cruise ships
Three fifths of those interviewed said they were in favour of granting local authorities the power to introduce a tax
Last year, freight traffic in German ports amounted to 284.4 million tonnes (+3.8%).
Wiesbaden
Imports increased by +5.3%
In January, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure fell by -4.9%.
Genoa/Ravenna
A growth of +12.5% was recorded in the port of Ravenna
In 2025, ZIM's revenues fell by -18.1%
In 2025, ZIM's revenues fell by -18.1%
Haifa
The decline was more pronounced in the fourth quarter (-31.5%). Glickman: the merger with Hapag-Lloyd is very positive for shareholders.
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Bremen increased by 5.4 percent.
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Bremen increased by 5.4 percent.
Bremen
In the fourth quarter alone, growth was +5.4%, with container loads increasing by 11.8%.
In 2025, the port of La Spezia handled 12.6 million tons of goods (+3.3%)
In 2025, the port of La Spezia handled 12.6 million tons of goods (+3.3%)
La Spezia
At the port of Marina di Carrara, traffic was 4.8 million tonnes (-0.7%)
PPC and CK Hutchison warn that they will assert all their rights and seek full compensation from Panama
Hong Kong
In 2025, the PSA terminal operator group recorded record revenues
Singapore
Operating profit up 19.0% and net profit up 0.5%
In 2025, the CMA CGM group's shareholder profit fell by -58.1%.
Marseille
Revenues down -2.0% (-5.2% in the fourth quarter alone)
2025 was Global Ship Lease's best year yet
Athens
Positive trend also in the fourth quarter
In the fourth quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Naples and Salerno grew by +2.0%
Naples
The -1.0% decline recorded at the regional capital's airport was more than offset by the +6.3% growth in Salerno
The Maritime Federation fully endorses the new EU strategies for the maritime and port sectors
Rome
Mattili: We are available to contribute to the EU Industrial Maritime Value Chains Alliance.
CK Hutchison announces it has intensified legal action against the Republic of Panama.
Hong Kong
Addendum to the Notice of Dispute filed with the ICC
Global Ports Holding's cruise terminals see record traffic
Istanbul
Last year there were 18.1 million passengers (+8.5%)
Interferry: The EU Commission's path to ferry decarbonization is the right one.
Victoria
Roos: It is good to recommend that ETS funds be used exactly where they are collected.
CLECAT promotes the EU strategy for the European maritime, port and logistics system
Brussels
Emphasis is also placed on the need to prevent integrated operators from limiting competitors' access to infrastructure, services or customers.
ESPO approves new EU Port Strategy
Brussels
Among the most appreciated elements, the commitment to implement a review of the EU ETS and the FuelEU Maritime Regulation
Tanker hit near Kuwait coast
Southampton/Kuwait City
A shell also hit a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz
European shipowners and shipbuilders applaud the EU's strategy for the sector. German port operators are less convinced by the proposal.
Brussels/Rome/Hamburg
WSC welcomes the strategies for the maritime industry and ports proposed by the European Commission
Washington
However, according to the association, they are not sufficiently attentive to the simplification of trade exchanges.
The European Commission presents two strategies to promote the competitiveness, sustainability, safety and resilience of EU ports, maritime transport and shipbuilding.
Brussels
A high-level council will be established
Explosions and a fire on a Russian ship that sank near Libya
Moscow/Tripoli
In December, Ukraine claimed responsibility for an attack on a Russian oil tanker in the same region.
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz region continue
Southampton/Battaramulla
Three naval vessels reported shellfire and damage. An Iranian frigate was hit in Sri Lanka.
Viking orders two new expedition cruise ships from Fincantieri and secures an option for two ocean-going vessels
Trieste
The value of the agreements exceeds two billion euros
Container traffic at the Maltese port of Marsaxlokk remained stable in 2025
Kalafrana/Hong Kong
China's CMPort has signed a 70% stake in Brazil's Vast Infraestrutura oil terminal.
T&E: Over half of European ferries could become electric by 2035
T&E: Over half of European ferries could become electric by 2035
Brussels
Klann: Electric ferries are already cheaper on many routes and will become even cheaper in the coming years.
ITF, JNG and IBF have designated the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding waters as a High Risk Area
ITF, JNG and IBF have designated the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding waters as a High Risk Area
London
The area may soon be transitioned to a Warlike Operations Area.
Nautilus International urges States and shipping operators to ensure the safety and rights of seafarers
London/Brussels
The International Trade Union Confederation urges an immediate ceasefire by all parties
Strait of Hormuz: A sailor from a ship attacked by a drone vessel dies.
Muscat
Twenty-one crew members were evacuated
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings closes a record 2025, but faces challenges with non-operating costs.
Miami
The war crisis in the Middle East also affects ports
Dubai/Muscat/Washington
Kramek (WSC): Liner shipping has demonstrated its ability to react to emergency situations, such as the one in the Red Sea
ICS, ECSA and ASA concerned about seafarers' safety in the Middle East
London/Brussels/Singapore
This is - they underlined - a rapidly evolving and unpredictable situation.
Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk were the first to sense trouble in the Middle East. A tanker sanctioned by the US was hit.
Hamburg/Copenhagen/Southampton/
Washington/Muscat
On Friday, the two companies notified customers of changes to their services in the region. Four Skylight crew members were injured.
Due to the national journalists' strike proclaimed by the National Federation of the Italian Press, which our editorial staff is adhering to, no news will be published by our newspaper today.
Confitarma praises legislative initiative for the maritime sector
Rome
Regulatory simplification is a good thing, an essential element for strengthening the competitiveness of national armaments
Assarmatori welcomes the Senate's approval of the "Promoting Marine Resources" bill.
Rome
Messina: overcomes a limitation of the Navigation Code that allows only Italian and EU citizens to join Gente di Mare.
The port system of Venice and Chioggia generates a production value of approximately 15 billion euros
Venice
Direct employees are 26,898 and, including related industries, they rise to 218,853
Green light for aid to reopen the Orbassano-Aiton Alpine Railway Highway.
Brussels
The European Commission authorizes subsidizing the service
Fit Cisl Savona, alarm raised over the potential impact on jobs of the drop in traffic at Vado Gateway.
Savona
The Gioia Tauro Port Authority Management Committee approved the reimbursement of mooring fees.
Gioia Tauro
1.5 million euros allocated
Prologis and Singapore's GIC to form joint venture to invest $1.6 billion in new fulfillment centers in the U.S.
San Francisco/Singapore
The initial portfolio is approximately 380 thousand square meters
The Management Committee of the Port Authority of Genoa and Savona-Vado has taken note of the framework agreement with PSA
Genoa
The update of the Integrated Activity and Organization Plan has been approved.
Hanwha Ocean and ONEX Sign Naval Shipbuilding Agreement
Seoul/Eleusis
The first project in sight is submarines for the Greek Navy
The Antitrust Authority has not opened an investigation into CEVA Logistics' acquisition of the Fagioli group.
Rome
The AGCM believes that the operation will not impede competition or create a dominant position
Singapore's ONE acquires stake in Dongwon Pusan Container Terminal
Singapore
The company operates at the Gammam and Singamman docks of the Port of Busan
EIB finances shore power installation in Rotterdam port
Rotterdam
A loan of 90 million euros has been granted
High-tech exoskeletons to ease the burden on dockworkers in the Port of Livorno.
Livorno
Experiment in collaboration with the Livorno Port Company
Salvatore Lauro, a shipowner from Campania, died yesterday in Ischia.
Naples
He was a senator of the Republic from 1996 to 2005
APM Terminals acquires 49% stake in Vietnam's Hateco Hai Phong International Container Terminal
The Hague/Hanoi
Third phase of construction of Mexico's Lázaro Cárdenas terminal begins
FedEx revenues increased by 8.3% in the December-February quarter
Memphis
Quarterly net income was $1.06 billion (+16.2%)
London pledges £746 million to renovate Nigeria's two ports, Apapa and Tin Can Island, in Lagos.
London
Agreement between UK Export Finance and the Nigerian Ports Authority
Fabrizio Urbani is the new secretary general of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea.
Civitavecchia
Unanimous resolution of the Management Committee
In the fourth quarter of 2025, French ports handled 74.2 million tonnes of goods (+7.2%)
La Defense
UNI/Fermerci reference practices on staff training presented at MIT
Rome
The Council of State has rejected the relocation of Genoa's chemical warehouses.
Rome/Genoa
The AdSP declares itself ready for a technical discussion within the framework of a specific initiative by the municipal administration
FS Logistix and Nurminen Logistics inaugurate a new weekly rail service between Sweden and Italy
Rome
2,500 kilometer route
Hapag-Lloyd signs maritime cooperation agreement with Indian government
Hamburg
Plans to bring ships under the Indian flag and collaborate in the development of ship recycling and Vadhavan port
A project for the digital transformation and technological development of the port of Gioia Tauro has been funded.
Gioia Tauro
Resources worth almost two million euros for the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas
Keel-laying and coin-laying ceremony for a new ferry under construction for ACTV
Piombino
It took place in the Piombino Industrie Marittime shipyard
Touax Container Services increased container sales by 36% in 2025
Paris
Revenues decreased by -5% in the year
In 2024, international seaborne freight traffic reached a record 24.1 billion tonnes
Geneva
New historic peak in dry cargo
Medlog (MSC Group) will acquire the remaining 29% of MVN from Logistics Project Italia
Rome
The operation has been notified to the Antitrust Authority
Greek group Attica Holdings continues its fleet renewal plan
Athens
Purchase of two catamarans for €15 million. Long-term lease of the "GNV Bridge" ferry.
Germany's Arvato has acquired Canada's THINK Logistics
Mississauga/Gütersloh
The company, founded in 2012, is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario.
Two new state-of-the-art ship-to-shore cranes have arrived at the PSA SECH terminal.
Genoa
They will be operational from June
Banco BPM's €55 million financing to Grimaldi Euromed
Naples/Milan
Partially covers the purchase of the new ship "Grande Inghilterra"
Stolt-Nielsen sells 50% of Avenir LNG to NYK Line
Oslo/Tokyo
The company operates in the liquefied natural gas bunkering sector
Only 7% of the workers in the port companies and terminals of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara are women
La Spezia
Costa cancels cruises originally scheduled to sail to the Middle East
Genoa
The company currently has no vessels operating in the region.
In 2025, d'Amico International Shipping's time charter revenues decreased by -29.0%.
Luxembourg
Fourth quarter decline eases
NYK to become sole owner of Norway's Saga Welco
Tokyo/Tønsberg
The Tønsberg company has a fleet of 48 open-hatch vessels
Grimaldi Group's Valencia Terminal Europa will manage the new car terminal at the port of Sagunto.
Valencia
Grimaldi has taken delivery of the new PCTC Grande Seoul
Naples
It is the ninth ammonia-ready unit of the Neapolitan shipping group
The Cagliari-Algeria service operated by Maersk and Grendi will soon dock at the Giammoro di Milazzo pier.
Messina
It will be held on a weekly basis
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Falteri (Federlogistica): The consequences of the war in Iran are only in their infancy.
Genoa
There is a dramatic congestion of perishable products in the hub airports of the Gulf, he underlined.
DP World reported record annual operating and financial results
Dubai
In 2025, container traffic increased by +5.8% and revenues by +22.0%
Two additional new Medium Range 2 tankers for d'Amico Tankers
Luxembourg
Exercised options with Chinese shipyard Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding Co.
Japan's MOL has acquired 25% of V.Ships France
Tokyo/London
The remaining 75% of the capital remains with V.Ships
ICTSI reports record annual and quarterly financial and operating performance
Manila
Last year the group's port terminals handled 14.5 million containers (+11.0%)
Wan Hai Lines' revenue decreased by 13.3% in 2025
Taipei
The company will buy four new 6,000 TEU container ships and two 9,200 TEU container ships.
Observatory on the presence of women in the blue economy sector
Milan
Initiative by WISTA Italy and the Maritime Federation
The first train will depart from the Pordenone Interport on April 2nd.
Pordenone
Ausserdorfer (InRail): We have already received new requests and contracts to increase connections
Triple ceremony for Explora Journeys at Fincantieri's Sestri Ponente shipyard
Genoa
Technical launch of "Explora IV", coin ceremony of "Explora V" and start of construction of "Explora VI"
The Propeller Club of the Ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara has renewed its board of directors.
La Spezia
Gianluca Agostinelli and Federica Maggiani confirmed as president and vice president
The Tunisian government decides to start construction of the port of Enfidha
Tunis
52,000 jobs expected to be created
Hundreds of containers of temperature-controlled plant-based food products are held up in the port of Genoa.
Genoa
Spediporto reports it
The La Spezia Freight Forwarders Association has established a terminal freight forwarder section.
La Spezia
The aim is to strengthen the representation and enhance the value of inland logistics.
FHP Intermodal launches rail service from northern Italy to Bari and Catania
Foggia
Initially, two pairs of trains are scheduled to depart per week.
Managing maritime shipments in a scenario made extremely complex by the crisis in the Middle East
Genoa
Botta (Spediporto) and lawyer Guidi suggest how to handle difficulties
The new Norwegian Luna cruise ship will be delivered in Marghera.
Trieste
It is the second unit of the "Prima Plus" class built by Fincantieri
Assiterminal: The EU's port strategy is a success.
Genoa/Brussels
Seas At Risk, One Planet Port, and IFAW are concerned about the proposed regulation's reference to expediting environmental impact assessments.
The first electrical cabin dedicated to the cold ironing system has been completed in the port of Gioia Tauro.
Gioia Tauro
In April, the first connection of a container ship to a mobile socket
Konecranes revenues remained stable in 2025
Helsinki
The value of new orders grew by +9.7%, with a +21.3% for port vehicles
Finnlines' net profit increased by 50.7% in 2025
Helsinki
Revenues up 2.0%
Ravenna has been designated Capital of the Sea 2026
Rome
Petri (Assoporti): its port is a strategic hub for the national economy
Large shipment of ammunition and detonators seized in the port of Ancona
Ancona
He was about to be embarked on a ferry intended for the exclusive transport of passengers
2025 record for the American cruise group Viking Holdings
Los Angeles
Revenues grew by +21.9%
UECC has ordered China Merchants Jinling to build two PCTCs
Oslo
They will have a capacity of 3,000 CEUs and will be taken into delivery in 2028.
Kuehne+Nagel plans more significant staff cuts
Schindellegi
Worsening economic results in the fourth quarter of 2025
Public notice from the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority to select the new Secretary General
Livorno
The procedure is not competitive in nature and no selection process is foreseen.
KKCG Maritime publishes a partial tender offer to increase its stake in Ferretti from 14.5% to 29.9%.
Milan/Hong Kong/Prague
The offer is not aimed at delisting the shares
Norovirus outbreak on second Holland America Line cruise ship
Hong Kong
65 passengers and 11 crew members of the "Westerdam" were injured.
SOS LOGistica, allocating only 10% of the €590 million for road transport to zero-emission vehicles is self-destructive.
Rome/Milan
Texts: talking today about a heavy BEV market that "takes off" remains a mirage
The first U212NFS submarine is being laid down at Fincantieri's Muggiano shipyard.
Trieste
The delivery of the first unit is scheduled for 2029
A new tender has been published for railway shunting in the ports of Savona and Vado Ligure.
Genoa
The tender base amount is 14.8 million euros
China's LC Logistics orders two new 11,000-TEU containerships
Hong Kong
Order with a total value of 236 million dollars
Palumbo Superyachts to build new metal shipbuilding hub in Ortona
Ortona
Concession area in the Abruzzo port
Kuehne+Nagel acquires the road transport business of German firm Lohmöller
Schindellegi
In 2024 they had generated a turnover of approximately 23.5 million euros
Rolls-Royce posts record annual financial performance
London
Revenues increased by 12.2% last year
Fincantieri delivered the ultra-luxury cruise yacht Four Seasons I in Ancona
Trieste
The Navis Sapiens program also debuts with the ship
Nearly 12 million tonnes of CO2 avoided in 2025 for vessels coated with Jotun products
Muggia
Estimated fuel cost savings of approximately $2 billion
In 2025, intermodal traffic handled by Interporto Padova amounted to 381,031 TEUs (-7.5%)
Padua
Record production value recorded
In 2025, the Nola interport handled 2,000 trains
Nola
A 50% increase is expected in 2026
A Livorno port pilot loses his life in a collision
Livorno
The dynamics of the accident are still under investigation.
Study on alternative marine fuels as potential marine pollutants and the effectiveness of response measures
Lisbon
It was commissioned by the European Maritime Safety Agency
The first in-person meeting of the international working group "Cruises & Port Cities" will take place in Taranto.
Taranto/La Spezia
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the relationship between the city and the port is strategic, particularly in relation to cruise traffic
G20 merchandise trade trend to fluctuate in the fourth quarter of 2025
Paris
Trade in services is growing
Extension of incentives for rail freight shunting in ports
Rome
Paper (Fermerci): the sector, however, continues to suffer as demonstrated by the overall data for 2025
Saipem has been awarded a further offshore contract in Saudi Arabia
Milan
Order worth approximately 500 million dollars
MPC Container Ships revenues decreased by -4.3% in 2025
Oslo
Net income was $236.4 million (-11.4%)
The new offices of the Eastern Sicily Port Authority have been inaugurated in the port of Pozzallo.
Pozzallo
Contract worth approximately 750 thousand euros
Finmar appointed agent in Italy for United Global Ro-Ro
Genoa
Two services scheduled with stops at the port of Genoa
Contract awarded for the expansion of the San Cataldo Pier in the port of Bari
Bari
They will be carried out by the Rti Fincantieri Infrastructure Opere Marittime, Boskalis Italia, Zeta and e-Marine
The digital registry of maritime workers and the digital navigation booklet are law
Genoa
Article 11 of Legislative Decree 19/2026 establishes AGEMAR
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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
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MEETINGS
Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94
Rome
It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
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
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Shipbuilding's Spring Illusion: Backbone Collapses
(The Chosun Daily)
Russian shipbuilding holding USC designing high ice-class container ship for Rosatom for Northern Sea Route
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
DB Cargo plans to cut around 6,000 jobs
Berlin
Negotiations with employee representatives to begin soon
In 2025, containers transported by RCL's fleet increased by +8.8%
Bangkok
Revenues from this activity grew by +5.2%
Regarding Tardini's nomination as president of the Western Sicily Port Authority, Salvini and Schifani have (for now) buried the hatchet.
Palermo
Annual container traffic grows by 5.4% at HHLA port terminals
Hamburg
Record revenues expected at 1.76 billion euros (+9.9%)
Container traffic at the Port of New York is expected to grow by 2.3% in 2025.
New York
Significant increase in full containers for export
Politics and Assiterminal celebrate the extension of the port bonus
Rome/Genoa
Ferrari: understood the value of the planning behind the reformulation of the law
Container traffic at the port of Hong Kong decreased by -3.2% in January
Hong Kong
1.13 million TEUs were handled
Costamare secures $940 million in revenue from the charter of 12 container ships
Monk
CMA CGM has ordered six 1,700 TEU LNG containerships from Cochin Shipyard.
Marseille
By the end of the year, the number of Indian seafarers on board the French group's ships will rise to 1,500.
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore grew by 13.0% last month.
Singapore
Containers amounted to 3,892,370 TEUs (+11.3%)
Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94
Rome
It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
Britta Weber has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of the Hupac Group.
Noise
He is the current vice president of UPS Healthcare for Europe and Asia.
Saipem to acquire mobile offshore drilling unit for $272.5 million
Milan
Agreement with Norwegian Deep Value Driller
The 59th edition of the San Giorgio Award will be held in Genoa on February 20th.
Genoa
The Targa San Giorgio will be awarded to Gian Enzo Duci
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