testata inforMARE
Cerca
18 February 2026 - Year XXX
Independent journal on economy and transport policy
11:41 GMT+1
LinnkedInTwitterFacebook
BRIEFS
February 18, 2026

free news
Exim India web site
FEBRUARY 18, 2026
  • Hapag-Lloyd inks deal to acquire ZIM
  • AI in cargo handling at ports can bring about significant savings, says EAC-PM member
  • NGT clears Great Nicobar mega infra project, which also comprises a container transhipment port
  • Adani-operated PPP airports' freight handling up
  • Manoj Singh assumes charge as CEO at MSN Air Service Inc in the US
  • IATA's 2026 World Cargo Symposium to be held in Lima from March 10 to 12
  • Exports register impressive growth in April-January and January; FTAs seen providing further impetus
  • US announces plans to impose port fees on foreign-built vessels
  • Adani commits USD 100 bn to sovereign AI infrastructure
  • Customs detain Comoros-flagged vessel in Mumbai on suspicion of mis-declaration
  • Allcargo Logistics strengthens its network to scale e-commerce and quick-commerce infrastructure
  • Gujarat's non-major ports contributed 31 pc to national cargo traffic: Governor
  • Port Situation Update
  • Riyadh Cargo demonstrates operational momentum since launch
  • Cargo demand at European airports up in 2025

free news
International Transport Journal web site
FEBRUARY 17, 2026
  • Alan Milne new CEO of Air Niugini
  • Shinohara new COO of the Green Award Foundation
  • Successful air freight transport to Kazakhstan
  • Samskip sells UK-Ireland business to CLdN
  • GOL launches nonstop service to Miami
  • Kristian Jönsson new Managing Director
  • BigLift with heavy-lift focus
  • Innofreight presents rail transport system
  • GEODIS Supports MND at Chimgan Resort
  • AIT closes growth partnership
  • Anaplan appoints Laurent Martini Managing Director EMEA
  • DACHSER pursues retail boxes
  • Marwan Essa new Managing Director in Zanzibar
  • Claudene Sharp-Patel on Anemoi's Supervisory Committee

free news
The Loadstar web site
FEBRUARY 17, 2026
  • Transpacific rate war looms as overcapacity increases
  • Stock under pressure as Zim workers 'ramp up strike in protest over Hapag-Lloyd takeover'
  • Hapag-Lloyd would create 'New Zim' JV for domestic trades
  • Rumours build about an Abu Dhabi multi-billion logistics deal
  • Blanked sailings soar as carriers anticipate CNY slump
  • Gulf carriers will absorb half of all new air cargo capacity
  • CLdN set to acquire Samskip's UK and Ireland services
  • SaaS pronounced 'dead' as AI moves in - but ROI is the trick
  • The Loadstars' Diary: Swag, satnav, and Superbowl ads
  • 'Big shoes to fill' - Brandon Fried to retire as AfA chief

free news
Marine Log web site
FEBRUARY 17, 2026
  • Boksa Marine Design makes leadership transition, adds new office
    Tampa, Fla.-based naval architect and marine engineering firm Boksa Marine Design (BMD) has announced a strategic leadership transition and the opening of a new Fort Lauderdale, Fla., office. After more than 20
  • NCLH back at Fincantieri for three new ships
    Fincantieri reports that it has received a significant order from Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NCLH) for the construction of three next-generation cruise ships. The order includes one ship for each of
  • MacGregor solutions selected for BC Ferries' NMV quartet
    MacGregor is to supply cargo access solutions and deck machinery for the four new all-electric-ready hybrid-electric, double-ended passenger/car ferries that will replace four end-of-life vessels, under BC Ferries' New Major Vessel (NMV)

free news
Container News web site
FEBRUARY 17, 2026
  • MacGregor to equip four new BC Ferries vessels
    MacGregor will supply cargo access solutions and deck machinery for four new major vessels under BC Ferries' fleet renewal programme. The vessels will use diesel-battery hybrid systems and will be all-electric-ready. China Merchants Industry will build the vessels at CMI Weihai Shipyard . MacGregor booked the order in the first quarter of 2026. MacGregor will deliver cargo access equipment and a
  • Wärtsilä builds 50 MW battery storage project in Belgium
    Wärtsilä has started construction of a 50 MW / 100 MWh battery energy storage system in central-eastern Belgium . The project is being delivered for Gramme Storage 1 and aims to strengthen grid stability and support Belgium's energy transition. The site is expected to be completed by Q2 2027. Wärtsilä booked the order in Q2 2025. The system will provide key grid services, including frequency and
  • Konecranes equips INASUS with workstation lifting systems
    Konecranes has completed the delivery and installation of new material handling equipment for INASUS, a leading European manufacturer of special building facades. The order, booked in February 2025, included six console cranes and 12 KBK workstation lifting systems with 18 Konecranes D-Series electric chain hoists. Konecranes delivered and installed all equipment at INASUS' production facility in
  • PepsiCo and ID Logistics open new logistics hub in Dourges
    PepsiCo and ID Logistics have inaugurated a new-generation logistics platform in Dourges , at the heart of the Delta 3 hub . The site has been operational since October 2025 and now serves as PepsiCo France's main logistics hub. It replaces the historic Libercourt facility and supports the group's growth in savoury snacks, including Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos and Benenuts. The platform covers 56,000
  • Godby Shipping orders two new Stream RoRo vessels
    Godby Shipping has placed an order for two new Stream RoRo 1700 vessels at CIMC Raffles in China, with options for an additional two ships. The order was confirmed on 11 February 2026. The investment forms part of the company's strategy to renew its fleet, enhance tailor-made transport solutions for customers and meet current and future environmental requirements. Vessel specifications and capaci
  • New record in the reefer segment for Port of Antwerp-Bruges
    Port of Antwerp-Bruges closes 2025 with a record year for the reefer segment with the port handled 1,170,394 TEU of reefer containers, the highest volume ever recorded. This represents an increase of 0.6% compared to 2024. The growth is primarily driven by a rise in import volumes, which increased by 13.5%. Export volumes of reefer containers remain largely stable (0.9%) and represent 35% of the
  • Crisis At Sea: How Shipping Companies Use Video To Manage Reputation
    A shipping crisis spreads fast. A vessel runs aground. A port shuts down. Containers stack up. ETAs slip. Within hours, the story moves from the dock to the global feed. In this environment, silence looks like guilt. A slow statement looks like confusion. A vague update looks like a cover-up. Video changes the response. Video shows action. It proves presence. It lets a company speak with one voic
  • Explainer: Is Somalia-Somaliland system another source of instability for the maritime shipping?
    What began in 2017 as a triangular arrangement between the UAE, Ethiopia, and the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, anchored by Dubai Ports World's 30-year concession over Berbera port, has since expanded into a multi-polar contest of exceptional intensity
  • How Emirates are seizing control of East Africa's maritime gateways
    Emirati operators now command 60% of Gulf capital flowing into the region's ports, creating a strategic corridor that could reshape trade access for 400 million people
  • Adm. Rabiee discusses future navigation plans with Hapag-Lloyd
    Admiral Ossama Rabiee, Chairman and Managing Director of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), met with Mr. Juan Pablo Richards, Managing Director of Hapag-Lloyd's South Europe Region, to discuss future cooperation and navigation plans. The meeting took place at the SCA headquarters in Ismailia and was attended by senior officials from both sides. Discussions focused on Hapag-Lloyd's future navigation
  • Fincantieri wins order for three new cruise ships from Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
    Fincantieri has signed a major agreement with Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings for the construction of three next-generation cruise ships. The deal further strengthens the long-standing partnership between the two groups. Its value is described as very significant and remains subject to financing and standard conditions. The vessels will be built for three brands within the group. One ship will be
  • Pilbara Ports delivers record January throughput
    Pilbara Ports delivered a total monthly throughput of 67.9 million tonnes for January 2026, a 12 percent increase compared to January 2025 and marks the highest January on record. This figure can be attributed to a series of targeted operational changes implemented at the Port of Port Hedland in recent months. Operational changes included revised vessel movement guidelines for ebb-tide departures
  • ZIM assures customers of service continuity following Hapag-Lloyd agreement
    Following the announcement of the definitive merger agreement between ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. and Hapag-Lloyd, ZIM's President and CEO has moved to reassure customers that operations and service commitments will remain unchanged. According to the company's President and CEO, Eli Glickman, all obligations and contractual commitments will continue to be fully honored in accordance wit
  • Pixonal and Ricardo partner on environmental intelligence in Middle East
    Pixonal and Ricardo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to form a strategic partnership focused on improving decision-making across environmental, transport, energy, and climate sectors in the Middle East. Under the agreement, the two companies will integrate Pixonal's decision intelligence platform, Llumen , into Ricardo's research and advisory work. At the same time, Pixonal will use Rica
  • MEDLOG inaugurates integrated logistics park in Saudi Arabia
    MEDLOG has inaugurated MEDLOG 1, a new integrated logistics park at King Abdulaziz Port , marking a further step in Saudi Arabia's ambition to position itself as a global logistics hub under Vision 2030. The facility, officially opened on 16 February 2026, spans more than 100,000 square meters and offers an annual handling capacity of over 300,000 TEU. The development enhances MEDLOG's logistics

free news
Splash web site
FEBRUARY 17, 2026
  • Performance Shipping seals second try sale of its oldest tanker
    Nasdaq-listed Greek owner Performance Shipping has agreed the sale of its oldest tanker for $35.65m, securing a deal months after an earlier disposal attempt tied to an offshore conversion project fell through. The company has struck a deal with an unnamed buyer for the 2009-built aframax P Sophia, with delivery expected in mid-2026. The 105,071 ...
  • Seanergy adds two bulkers to newbuild slate
    US-listed Greek owner Seanergy Maritime has expanded its newbuilding programme, signing for two additional capesize-class vessels at Chinese yards and lifting its total investment in new tonnage to about $226m. The Stamatis Tsantanis-led company, which placed its first-ever newbuilding order in October, has now lined up three large scrubber-fitted bulkers for delivery between 2027 and ...
  • CLdN takes over Samskip's UK and Ireland business
    Luxembourg-based shortsea operator CLdN has agreed to acquire the UK and Ireland quay-to-quay and door-to-door freight business of multimodal group Samskip. The deal covers Samskip's container shipping services linking Rotterdam with the UK ports of Belfast, Blyth, Grangemouth, Hull and Tilbury, as well as the Irish ports of Cork, Dublin and Waterford. The services make ...
  • Almi Marine back in newbuild arena with ultramax pair
    Greek dry bulk player Almi Marine Management has returned to the newbuilding market after a four-year break, booking two next-generation ultramax bulk carriers in China. Managing director Christos Hadjigeorgiou confirmed on social media the company has signed a contract with Nantong Cosco KHI Ship Engineering (NACKS) for two 64,000 dwt ships, with deliveries scheduled for ...
  • Taylor Maritime chalks up 51st bulker sale
    London-listed dry bulk owner Taylor Maritime has agreed the sale of another handysize vessel, taking its total disposals since 2023 to 51 ships. Further details of the latest transaction will be released on completion, the company said in a stock exchange filing. At the same time, the Ed Buttery-led outfit confirmed that a previously announced ...
  • Revised pension proposal halts planned strike by 400 Billfinger offshore workers
    UK's largest offshore trade union, Unite, has announced that 48-hour strike action involving over 400 Bilfinger UK employees has been suspended following an improved offer from the company. The strike, scheduled for February 19 and 20, was set to affect offshore assets operated by BP, CNR, Ineos, Ithaca, and TAQA. Bilfinger workers initially backed strike ...
  • Record year for seaborne grains with freight boost into 2026
    Seaborne agricultural trade reached a new high in 2025, with volumes pushing to 716.5m tonnes, according to analysis from Ursa Shipbrokers. The figure, based on load dates and covering all cargoes and bulk carrier types, marks a 1% year-on-year increase from 711.5m tonnes in 2024. While the gain of 5m tonnes was modest, it was ...
  • How Donroe is hardening the Americas
    Wolfgang Lehmacher discusses Panama's port shock. CK Hutchison operates two container terminals at either end of the Panama Canal under a concession that Panama's Supreme Court has now declared unconstitutional, prompting the Hong Kong group to launch arbitration proceedings against the state. This is a test case for how emerging doctrines are reshaping the Americas ...
  • Saipem to acquire drillship for $272m
    Norway-based Deep Value Driller has agreed to sell the 7th-generation drillship of the same name to Italian offshore engineering and construction giant Saipem. The two agreed on an extension of the bareboat charter of the 2014-built drillship Deep Value Driller, formerly known as Bolette Dolphin, for a firm period of 31 days until July 31, ...
  • Leadership change at Braemar
    London-listed shipbroker Braemar is lining up a leadership change, with group chief executive James Gundy set to step down at the company's annual general meeting on 2 July 2026. Gundy will also leave the board at that point but will remain with the business, returning his focus to shipbroking. The board has selected Grant Foley, ...
  • New York pulls plug on offshore wind round amid confidence crisis
    New York State has killed its fifth offshore wind solicitation after 19 months of delays, citing federal actions under president Donald Trump for torpedoing market confidence and halting new OREC contracts. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) closed the round on February 13 without awards, despite 25 proposals from four developers ...
  • Australian duo bags seismic work offshore Malaysia
    Australian seismic players DUG Technology and Searcher Seismic have signed an agreement for the provision of multi-client 3D seismic data reprocessing offshore Malaysia's East Sarawak. Under the terms of the agreement, DUG and Searcher will reprocess previously acquired 3D seismic surveys within the agreed East Sarawak multi-client reprocessing area. The companies will reprocess over 60 ...
  • Shipping lobby warns US against port fee plan that could spark reprisal
    The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the industry's top lobby group, has cautioned Washington over its plans to revitalise domestic shipbuilding by charging foreign-built vessels higher port fees. The Trump administration's long-awaited Maritime Action Plan (MAP) has resurrected a controversial proposal to charge foreign-built ships a per-kilogram fee on imported cargo. The 36-page plan -
  • DOF secures contract for two-vessel campaign in Argentina
    Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF has been awarded a contract for two of its vessels on a project in Argentina. The project is scheduled for offshore operations across two campaigns, one in the second quarter and one in the third and fourth quarters of 2026. The work will encompass mooring pre-lay, pipeline end-manifold installation and ...
  • BigLift orders heavylift ship in Dalian
    BigLift Shipping has placed an order for a new heavylift vessel - a sister to its Happy Star vessel - to be built at Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore with delivery scheduled for June 2028. The initial contract covers one ship with an option for a second. No price has been revealed. The ship will feature two ...
  • Madagascar exposes fraudulent flag scam
    Madagascar has warned of a surge in fraudulent ship registrations after its authorities identified nine vessels using flag state documents in the country's name. Port authorities told the International Maritime Organization in a formal letter that the vessels - ranging from general cargo ships to small product, LPG and crude tankers - were presenting documents ...
  • Beijing Convention on judicial sale of ships enters into force
    The United Nations Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships, also known as the Beijing Convention, entered into force today. This is the culmination of a process that started in 2007 when the Comité Maritime International (CMI) drew the shipping community's attention to problems arising around the world from the failure in ...

news on subscription
Lloyd's List web site
FEBRUARY 17, 2026
  • VLCC rates hit new cycle high as geopolitics buoys sentiment
    The current VLCC boom, which began in September, is one for the history books: the strongest, most protracted earnings period...
  • Russia ramps up retaliatory rhetoric ahead of EU sanctions decision
    Kremlin maritime security chief warns EU not to overstep, warning Russia could deploy its navy to prevent European powers from...
  • FuelEU flaw means dirtier ships pay less than they should, say researchers
    Dirtier ships trading in the EU will pay less than cleaner ones because of a problem with the way the...
  • Red Sea dark transits at two-year high
    It is not unusual for owners and operators to take precautionary measures when passing through the Bab el Mandeb, but...
  • Beijing Convention on ship sales now in force
    Development comes after decade of activity by Comite Maritime International and will simplify procedures when ships are arrested for debt...
  • Seanergy lifts new orderbook to three as capesize market provides strong support
    A second capesize has been ordered at Hengli, while a newcastlemax has been ordered at Hantong
  • Venezuela sanctions breaches invalidate P&I cover, Skuld warns
    Rules give insurer right to terminate policy where shipowners put club at risk of adverse state action
  • BigLift Shipping confirms next-generation heavylift vessel order in China
    The heavylift vessel segment is benefiting from sustained demand across the offshore wind, oil and gas, and industrial machinery sectors
  • Fincantieri orderbook stretches out to 2037 as NCL pens cruiseship deal
    Despite the shift of most commercial shipbuilding to the Far East, Europe continues to lead deepsea cruiseship construction
  • Asia-Europe box trade imbalance grows ever wider as China's exports surge
    Eastbound sailings on the Asia-Europe trade are barely one-third full while rates are anchored at marginal cost or below
  • The Daily View: Universal port fees are tariffs in disguise
  • Daily Briefing
    Hapag-Lloyd confirms $4bn takeover of Zim | Madagascar flags fraudulent ship scam | Battling 10-metre waves and 100 mph winds:...

news on subscription
The Journal of Commerce web site
FEBRUARY 17, 2026
  • New truckload capacity product offers 'relationship' option for brokers
    The product launched this week by Triumph, called Capacity Intelligence, allows brokers to identify lanes where it needs a deeper pool of reliable carriers.
  • Surging China auto exports to counter carrier overcapacity fears: Wilhelmsen CEO
    China export forecasts could top 8 million vehicles this year, providing a steady flow of cargo for the expected 8% increase in the global ro/ro fleet.
  • Zim deal to strengthen Hapag-Lloyd's market share across key trade lanes
    The increase in volume that would result across the trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific corridors was particularly welcome, according to Hapag-Lloyd's CEO.
  • Shipping decarbonization drive faces patchwork of carbon tax measures
    Fragmented regional greenhouse gas regulatory frameworks such as the EU ETS have increased the complexity of operating a global network and will be difficult to navigate, observers say.
  • Real-time chassis location becoming competitive edge in leasing
    A heavily oversupplied equipment market born out of the pandemic disruption is forcing chassis providers to ensure visibility technology plays a growing role as a differentiator.

news on subscription
TradeWinds web site
FEBRUARY 17, 2026
  • Genco Shipping parties like it's 2022 in peak quarter for rates and returns
    Bulker owner's quarterly earnings come in slightly ahead of expectations
  • Ripening on the vine: How the Odfjells turned business mistakes into 'beautiful wines'
    Decades after Dan Odfjell fell for a plot of land outside Chile's capital, it now produces wines his son calls 'emotional' in their quality
  • France releases sanctioned tanker after imposing fine
    Aframax Grinch was detained in January after sailing from northeast Russian port of Murmansk
  • Meet the Greek-American shipowner who wants to put more US flags on tankers amid 'seminal moment'
    New York native sees US-flag growth as a patriotic move based on the direction he sees Washington headed
  • United Maritime sells stake in offshore project for profit and confirms bulker deals
    Nasdaq-listed shipowner has flipped an investment it made in an energy construction vessel project
  • Mystery surrounds buyers and futures for Asyad Shipping LNG quartet
    Steamships head off for a new life but doing what exactly?
  • Aliki Paliou-led Performance Shipping sells its oldest ship
    Owner quickly finds new buyer after failed deal for 17-year-old aframax
  • Fourth Scorpio Tankers executive flirts with selling shares
    Executive team has now placed $30m worth of stock on the table for potential sales
  • CLdN buys UK and Ireland shortsea business from Samskip
    Luxembourg-based operator to expand its shortsea container shipping services
  • Capesize player Seanergy boosts newbuilding orderbook and hikes dividend
    Owner has now three big bulkers on order in China
  • NRP arranges new deals to boost project finance portfolio over $550m
    Project fleet grows by seven vessels after active second half of 2025
  • Loophole sees overseas tankers reimporting US fuel to California via Bahamas
    Foreign vessels are filling a gap due to expense and scarcity of Jones Act ships
  • 'World's coolest dictator' hails record drug seizure
    El Salvador president says raid is biggest drugs bust in country's history
  • George Economou scraps tanker hit by sabotage blast
    The ship turned out to be a total loss for the Greek owner
  • Hapag-Lloyd chief: $4.2bn for Zim is a price worth paying
    Premium figure deemed 'fair' with annual synergies worth $300m to $500m per year
  • Dead dictator's floating palace damaged by ship strike
    Moored Galeb was hit by a multipurpose vessel in the Croatian port of Rijeka
  • Zimbabwe is latest African nation to warn over false-flagging scams
    Data shows an aframax linked to Russian oil trades is on its fifth flag since 2024
  • Dead dictator's floating palace damaged by ship strike
    The moored Galeb was hit by a multipurpose vessel in the Croatian port of Rijeka
  • Woodside Energy asks for second round of offers on LNG newbuildings
    Will the Australian producer opt for new or existing tonnage?
  • BigLift adds to orderbook as global heavylift demand grows
    Dutch owner heads to Dalian yard for next-generation newbuilding
  • Harry Vafias capesize sale extends run of Greek deals
    Multi-year price highs for ageing large bulkers prompt S&P flurry
  • Court tries again with auction of arrested product tanker
    MR Top Grand to be subject of sealed bids until 16 March
  • Trouble ahead: Can cash-rich container giants avoid 'boom and bust'?
    AlixPartners flags the danger of slipping into past boom-and-bust cycles
  • BigLift adds to orderbook as global heavy-lift demand grows
    Dutch owner says it is heading to Dalian yard for next-generation newbuilding, with an option attached
  • Dark fleet players could be on hunt for clean tankers if EU expands services ban on Russia
    Russian sellers will need more ships if a maritime services ban is extended to products
  • Maritime cleantech firm Amogy turns to power sector 'to survive'
    US-based ammonia cracker firm scaling up in energy and industrial sectors while shipping dithers over green rules
  • EU sanctions complicate Dynacom crane damage claim
    Sixteenth package of measures says Western insurers can cover price cap-compliant ships calling at Ust-Luga
  • Zurich gets extra time for Beazley takeover decision
    Regulator agrees to additional two weeks for detailed analysis of figures
  • Godby Shipping orders two ro-ro vessels in fleet renewal
    Stream Roro 1700 ships will be delivered in 2028 and 2029
  • 'World's coolest dictator' celebrates biggest drugs bust in his country's history
    El Salvador president says raid is biggest drugs bust in country's history
  • Taylor Maritime makes it 51 bulker sales as fleet dwindles further
    More disposals could be on the cards as owner considers its options
  • James Gundy quits as Braemar boss after five years in the hot seat
    London-listed operation picks finance chief Grant Foley as influential broker's successor as CEO
  • Russian insurer emerges from shadows to keep sanctioned ships moving
    Granta provides cover for vessels hauling Russian oil while using the false flag of the Republic of Guinea
  • Tim Huxley-led Mandarin set to exit container shipping
    Pending sale comes in tight S&P and charter market where premiums roll-in
  • Precious Shipping's Khalid Hashim explains next move after switch into tankers
    Thai shipowner's boss 'agnostic' on tanker sizes after buying first MR carrier
  • Here's how US shipping stakeholders assess the Trump administration's maritime MAP
    Alignment with proposed Ships for America Act draws praise, but what's not mentioned raises questions

news on subscription
FreightWaves web site
FEBRUARY 17, 2026
  • First look: Some US LTL indicators at TFI International turn higher
    TFI International showed some signs of improvement in its U.S LTL division in the fourth quarter of 2025, which has been a key goal of company management. But the TFI (NYSE: TFII) earnings report released Tuesday showed other data points reflecting continued weakness. TFI's U.S. LTL operations have at its core the UPS Freight operations the company acquired in 2021. On the positive side, the U.S.
  • When the Farm Belt Feels the Pressure: What Agricultural Strain Could Mean for Freight
    American agriculture rarely makes front-page freight headlines, yet it quietly underpins a significant portion of trucking demand. Grain, livestock, fertilizer, seed, feed, refrigerated meat, packaged goods, ethanol, farm equipment-entire freight ecosystems depend on a stable farm economy. Recent reporting has highlighted a sharp rise in farm bankruptcies and growing concern from agricultural lea
  • Broker Transparency, Accountability, and the Freight Market Conversation We Need to Have
    The freight market does not suffer from a lack of opinions. It suffers from a lack of structured conversations. Broker transparency has become one of the most debated topics in trucking, often framed in emotional terms and amplified by social media soundbites. Recently, I sat down with Chris Jolly , known widely as the Freight Coach, to examine the issue in a more disciplined way. The goal was no
  • Getting the Last Dime Out of Every Mile: A Lesson in Efficiency
    When I was a teenager working at a Subway in Sumter, South Carolina, I used to get corrected for something that seemed small at the time. I would build a sandwich, stack it high, and make it look generous. My boss would walk by and say, "That's too many tomato slices." I didn't understand it then. I thought I was doing a better job by giving the customer more. But he would calmly remind me, "Thos
  • New Jersey ends its prosecution of NFI CEO Brown and five others
    The legal saga of NFI CEO Sidney Brown in New Jersey has come to an end. The state's Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport has decided not to appeal a recent decision by the Appellate Division of New Jersey Superior Court that upheld an earlier dismissal of the racketeering case against Brown and five others over development rights in the south New Jersey city of Camden, across the river fro
  • Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern set new date to re-file merger application
    Railroad history, it seems, can wait a little longer. Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern today told federal regulators they will file a revised application for their blockbuster merger by April 30. That's nearly two months later than the March deadline set by the railroads after the Surface Transportation Board in January rejected the nearly 7,000-page initial application as incomplete. The new d
  • Port of LA containers weaker on import lull
    The Port of Los Angeles processed 812,000 twenty foot equivalent Units (TEUs) in January, lower by 12% compared to year-ago levels. Falling volumes parallel lesser demand on the trans-Pacific ocean trade, which has weakened since a late peak season in 2025. Results at the busiest U.S. container gateway were hard-pressed to match the surge of the 2025 period, when shippers scrambled to bring in go
  • Chicago steals crown for worst freight bottleneck
    For the first time in nearly a decade, a new location has solidified its place at the top of America's worst freight bottleneck: the I-294 at I-290/I-88 interchange in the western suburbs of Chicago. Located approximately 15 miles west of the city's downtown, the bottleneck was ranked second in the 2025 survey but has now surpassed the perennial top chokepoint at I-95 and SR4 in Fort Lee, New Jer
  • Freight downturn deepens as supply chain bankruptcies mount
    Bankruptcy filings continued to mount across the U.S. supply chain sector in January and February, underscoring persistent financial pressure on trucking companies, third-party logistics providers, repair shops and manufacturers. The latest filings reflect the prolonged strain of a freight market still grappling with excess trucking capacity, soft spot rates and uneven freight volumes. Here's a b
  • Rail freight outlook waits for improved indicators
    For railroads, an uneven economic backdrop is pointing to a cautious outlook as freight demand hinges on whether manufacturing momentum can be sustained, how trade policy evolves, and what unfolds in the labor market - all areas with significant open questions. An uneven backdrop For the economy, uncertainty continues to be a defining feature, says analyst Rand Ghayad of the Association of Americ
  • TL rates up again without help from volume
    Volumes were down but freight rates continued to move higher in January, according to monthly data from Cass Information Systems. Cass' ( NASDAQ: CASS ) multimodal shipments index declined 7.1% year over year (down 14.7% on a two-year comparison) to a reading not seen since 2009-the tail end of the Global Financial Crisis. Shipments were down 2% from December on a seasonally adjusted comp. Severe
  • SearchCarriers unveils interactive Search Map to visualize trucking carrier discovery
    Raleigh-based SearchCarriers has launched a new Search Map feature, an interactive tool that maps Department of Transportation (DOT)-registered companies across the United States. Announced February 17, the tool aims to provide users with a fast, visual way to explore carrier availability and density. Search Map represents a big user interface upgrade over SearchCarriers' previous search function
  • UPS identifies 22 package facilities for closure
    United Parcel Service this year plans to close 22 package sortation centers with union employees in 18 states, including facilities in Dallas, Miami, Baltimore and Atlanta, according to court documents filed last week. It is the first time UPS ( NYSE: UPS ) has publicly disclosed which locations it intends to shut down this year as part of an aggressive strategy for network consolidation and auto
  • Triumph Financial's 'white label' FaaS offering looks to grow factoring footprint
    On a conference call last year with analysts, Aaron Graft, the CEO of Triumph Financial, gave an estimate of how many competitors in the factoring spaceTriumph faces on a daily basis: about 400. Given that discount rates and other financial metrics in factoring will never diverge widely among that wide range of competitors, the question is how to expand the business. Triumph Financial (NYSE: TFIN

››› File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
In the fourth trimester of the 2025 the traffic of the goods in the port of Civitavecchia is increased of +8.6%
Civitavecchia
In the whole year growth was +3.1%
Samskip sells marine and logistic services with the United Kingdom and Ireland to the CLdN
Luxembourg/Rotterdam
The agreement includes rental agreements for over 5,000 multimodal load units
The Antitrust has reopened the procedure on the concentration between the Ignazio Messina & C. and the Terminal San Giorgio
Rome
The International Chamber of Shipping against the new harbour taxes programmed by the US government
Washington
Necessary - the association emphasizes - carefully coordinated political solutions
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings orders three new ships from cruise to Fincantieri
Miami/Trieste
They are destined to the companies Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Hapag-Lloyd and ZIM agreed on a merger agreement
Haifa/Hamburg
The German company will pay up to $2.5 billion
America's Maritime Action Plan proposes a new tax on foreign-built ships from any nation entering U.S. ports.
Washington
It would be used to fund the new Maritime Security Trust Fund
Hapag-Lloyd to acquire Israeli ZIM
Hamburg
The German company will be responsible for international operations, while those in and with Israel will be assigned to the Tel Aviv-based private equity firm FIMI Opportunity Funds.
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem leaves DP World after Epstein's involvement
Dubai
It Kazim appointed president and Yuvraj Narayan managing director
Eurogate and APM Terminals will invest a billion euros for the development of the North Sea Terminal Bremerhaven
Bremen/The Hague
CK Hutchison threatens appeals against APM Terminals if it will assume the management of the Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Hong Kong
Tomorrow will be inaugurated the new container terminal of transhipment of Damietta
Bremen/Melzo
Its ability to annual traffic will rise up to 3,3 million teu
Fincantieri presents an industrial plan that foresees the doubling of the production capacity of military vessels in Italian shipyards
Milan
For civil production, a reallocation of volumes to Romanian shipyards and an expansion in Vietnam are planned.
Fincantieri and Generative Bionics sign agreement to develop humanoid welding robots.
Trieste/Genoa
The first tests at the Sestri Ponente shipyard are scheduled for the end of this year
Slight increase in annual freight traffic handled by Croatian ports
Zagreb
Sharp drop in dry bulk offset by increase in liquid cargoes and record containers
The Grendi group expects to close 2025 with a record turnover of 158 million euros (+33%)
Genoa
Revenues increased by 10%, net of the effect of the acquisition of Dario Perioli.
South Korean HMM's quarterly and annual performances were negative.
South Korean HMM's quarterly and annual performances were negative.
Seoul
In 2025 the container fleet transported 3.94 million TEUs (+3.2%)
Offer to acquire European express courier InPost
Amsterdam/Luxembourg
It was submitted by a consortium comprising Advent International (37%), FedEx (37%), A&R Investments (16%) and PPF Group (10%)
Transocean and Valaris sign merger agreement
Steinhausen/Hamilton
The new company will have a fleet of 73 offshore vessels, including 33 ultra-deepwater drillships
Hapag-Lloyd expects to close the 2025 financial year with a 61% decline in operating profit.
Hamburg
Record loads transported by the fleet, growing by +8%.
FS establishes a company specializing in transport and infrastructure consultancy
London
The new company is based in London
Maritime traffic in the Suez Canal fell by 3.4% last year.
Maritime traffic in the Suez Canal fell by 3.4% last year.
Cairo
Growth of +9.0% in the fourth quarter alone. In December, transits increased by +13.1%.
The simplification law, rather than making things easier, complicates the lives of ship captains and burdens them with additional operational and legal responsibilities.
Genoa
BYD and Automar reach agreement for vehicle traffic through the port of Gioia Tauro.
Schiedam
The goal is to serve the central-southern Italian market.
Maersk Group announces 15% ground-based job cuts
Maersk Group announces 15% ground-based job cuts
Copenhagen
The quarterly and annual financial results are impacted by the reduction in the value of maritime freight rates.
In 2025, container traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure reached a historic record of almost three million TEUs
Genoa
Cruise passengers increased by 6.1%; ferry passengers decreased by 4.0%.
Busan Port has again set its all-time record for annual container throughput.
Busan
Last year the total was 24.88 million TEUs (+2.0%)
Panama Ports Company has initiated arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Panama
Panama
Extensive damage reported and state authorities' reluctance to respond to repeated requests for confrontation
In 2025, freight traffic in Sardinia's ports grew by +3.0%
Cagliari
Slight decline in cruise passengers contained by the launch of home ports in Cagliari and Olbia
Freight traffic in the port of Barcelona to remain stable in 2025
Barcelona
In the fourth quarter alone, 16.7 million tonnes were handled (+4.5%)
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd bring back India/Middle East-Mediterranean service via Suez
In 2025, ships transiting the Panama Canal increased by +14.1%
In 2025, ships transiting the Panama Canal increased by +14.1%
Panama
The ports of the Central American nation handled 9,915,357 containers (+3.6%)
Last year, container traffic in the port of Tangier Med reached a record 11.1 million TEUs (+8.4%)
Last year, container traffic in the port of Tangier Med reached a record 11.1 million TEUs (+8.4%)
Anjra
New all-time high in total goods
In 2025, Turkish ports handled a record traffic of 553.3 million tonnes of cargo (+4.0%)
Ankara
Container traffic in Italy reached a new all-time high of 678,715 TEUs (+9.8%). Ship traffic through the Bosphorus Strait declined.
APM Terminals will take over the interim management of the Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa.
Panama
President Mulino urged Panama Ports Company to cooperate fully in view of this new phase
New crop of historic records harvested by Chinese ports
New crop of historic records harvested by Chinese ports
Beijing
In 2025, maritime ports handled 11.63 billion tons of goods (+3.7%)
PPC denounces the contradictory nature of the ruling by the Supreme Court of Justice of Panama with respect to the current legal framework
Balboa
The company does not exclude the possibility of resorting to national and international legal action
Lukoil signs agreement with US-based Carlyle to sell the Russian group's international assets
Fly
The transaction will need to be authorized by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Panama's Supreme Court of Justice declares the law on the concession contract with the Panama Ports Company unconstitutional.
Panama
Last year, PPC port terminals handled 3.9 million containers
Royal Caribbean Cruises has ordered two new cruise ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique with options for four more
Royal Caribbean Cruises has ordered two new cruise ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique with options for four more
Miami
New orders for ten new river vessels are planned. A record financial year.
CMA CGM establishes a joint venture with Stonepeak to which it will contribute ten container terminals
New York/Los Angeles
The American company will own 75% and 25% of the shares, respectively. It will invest 2.4 billion dollars.
German rail freight companies reject 37% increase in train path prices
Berlin
Die Güterbahnen urges the Minister of Transport to present the promised reform of the fare system
FS Logistix increases weekly rotations on the Duisburg-Milan railway line from six to ten
Milan
Two daily connections are made in each direction
In the fourth quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Antwerp-Zeebrugge decreased by -4.9%.
Antwerp
For the whole year the decline was -4.1%
Valletta Cruise Port records record annual cruise traffic
London
In 2025, there were 963 thousand passengers (+2.3%)
Evergreen invests up to nearly $1.5 billion in the construction of 23 container ships
Taipei
Seven 5,900 TEU vessels have been ordered from Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding and 16 3,100 TEU vessels from CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding.
In 2025, Spanish ports handled a record container traffic of almost 19 million TEUs
Madrid
New historic highs also for conventional goods and passengers
First container transhipment operation in an Algerian port
First container transhipment operation in an Algerian port
Algiers
It happened on Sunday at the port of Djen Djen
Truckers from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and North Macedonia block borders
Belgrade
Week-long protest against the EU's new entry/exit system
Resumption of attacks against ships in the Red Sea region threatened
Tehran
They would be implemented in response to an escalation of US and allied military actions in the region.
New annual record for maritime traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
New annual record for maritime traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Port Klang
Last year, for the first time, over 100,000 ships passed through
New record of sailors abandoned by shipowners
London
In 2025, 6,223 crew members from 410 ships were abandoned
Two FMC commissioners call on the US government to take action against Canadian and Mexican ports
Washington
Enforcement of provision aimed at preventing freight carriers from evading the Harbor Maintenance Fee urged
Annual container traffic handled by the port of Algeciras remains stable.
Algeciras
A 6.2% decrease in the weight of goods in containers was recorded
The EU Commission authorizes Italy to provide financial support for rail operations in ports.
Rome
Incentives for a maximum total of 30 million euros over five years
Shipping companies urge further incentives to speed up restoration of Suez Canal transits
Shipping companies urge further incentives to speed up restoration of Suez Canal transits
Ismailia
The need to reduce insurance premiums for vessels transiting the Red Sea region was also highlighted.
€3.1 million in unpaid regional maritime property fees recovered in Campanian ports
Naples
422 default notices to non-compliant dealers
In November 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado dropped by -5.5%.
Genoa
The two airports recorded percentage variations of -7.5% and +0.6% respectively
EU ETS: Interferry calls for a halt to the 100% charge for ferry emissions in 2026.
Victoria
The vast majority of the revenues from the maritime ETS - the association denounces - are diverted to the national budgets of the Member States.
The new configuration of the Ocean Alliance service network confirms seven calls at Italian ports
Hong Kong/Taipei
Two at the port of Genoa, two at that of La Spezia and one stop each at the ports of Vado Ligure, Trieste and Salerno
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Marseille-Fos increased by +5%
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Marseille-Fos increased by +5%
Marseille
Cruise passengers grow by +7%
AD Ports has acquired the Spanish shipyard Astilleros Balenciaga.
Abu Dhabi
Transaction worth 11.2 million euros
CMA CGM reports three services on the route around the Cape of Good Hope
Marseille
The international scenario - explains the French company - is complex and uncertain
COSCO Shipping Ports' terminals handled record container traffic last year
Hong Kong
Growth of +6.2% over 2024
In the fourth quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Venice grew by +13.5%
Venice
An increase of +4.9% was recorded for the whole year
Buffer areas to decongest the North West logistics system
Genoa
The proposal is from Connect. Let's remember, Palenzona warns, that the Italian system depends on road haulage.
In 2025, Russian ports handled 884.5 million tons of cargo (-0.4%)
In 2025, Russian ports handled 884.5 million tons of cargo (-0.4%)
St. Petersburg
In the fourth quarter alone, traffic was 231.1 million tonnes (+6%)
The port of Civitavecchia has set a new annual cruise traffic record
Civitavecchia
A 5.4% increase in transit passengers. Disembarking and embarking passengers remained stable.
A ship coming from Russia was seized in the port of Brindisi
Toasts
Alleged violation of sanctions against the Russian Federation
FS Logistix takes over railway operations in Area 6A of the Port of Antwerp.
Antwerp
New generation hybrid locomotives will be used
Greek Shipowners' Association urges EU to take measures to protect ships and crews
Piraeus
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
Filt Cgil appeals against Cartour's authorization to carry out lashing and unlashing operations.
Medlog inaugurates a logistics park at Dammam's King Abdulaziz Port
Geneva
It occupies an area of over 100 thousand square meters
Manageritalia and Assologistica sign the renewal of the Ccnl managers of the logistics
Rome
Monthly gross earnings increase at 750 Euros in three tranche
Subscribed a binding agreement for the acquisition of Qube by Macquarie Asset Management
Sydney
It was unanimously approved by the Australian logistic group Cda
Meyer Turku completed the design of a cruise ship to zero net emissions
Turku
The main fuel is biomethanol
Last year the turnover of Kalmar grew by +1%
Helsinki
Operating income, net profit and new orders in increase respective of +26%, +28% and +8%
Terminal Investment Limited puts hands on the Peruvian port of Pisco
Lima
Acquired the Portuario de Paracas Terminal
Assagenti urges a more constant and timely information on the progress of the work of the new dam of Genoa
Grimaldi has taken delivery of the Grande Michigan
Naples
It is the eighth Pure Car and Truck Carrier ammonia ready of the Neapolitan group
Meeting between the presidents of the Maritime Federation and Assoporti
Rome
Mario Mattioli and Roberto Petri addressed the main issues of the maritime cluster
Morocco's Marsa Maroc participates in the development of the port of Monrovia
Casablanca
Contract for the management of two docks and the construction of a multipurpose terminal
South Korea's Pan Ocean buys ten VLCCs from compatriot SK Shipping
Seoul
Transaction valued at approximately $668 million
Roberto Mantovanelli has been appointed Secretary General of the Northern Adriatic Port Authority.
Venice
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan for the Ports of Venice and Chioggia has been approved.
Stefano Messina has been confirmed as president of Assarmatori
Rome
He will also lead the shipowners' association in the four-year period 2026-2030
In 2025, Albanian ports handled a record traffic of 8.2 million tons of goods (+6.2%)
Tirana
A new peak in passengers also amounted to 1.7 million units (+6.4%)
WASS (Fincantieri) has been awarded a contract by Saudi Arabia for the supply of lightweight torpedoes
Trieste
The order is worth more than 200 million euros
Oxin (Somec) awarded a major order for the construction of kitchen, pantry, catering and bar areas for two cruise ships
San Vendemiano
The value of the order is 53 million euros
Sogedim launches a daily service between Carpi and Campogalliano/England
Carpi
Daily shuttle departing from the logistics hubs of Campogalliano, Carpi and Prato
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly and annual revenue.
Athens
Profits are falling
CPPIB and OMERS are considering selling their 67% stake in Associated British Ports.
London
Maersk orders eight 18,600 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Copenhagen
Built by New Times Shipbuilding Co., they will be delivered between 2029 and 2030.
PaxOcean opens new shipyard in Singapore
Singapore
It occupies an area of 17.3 hectares
The largest container ship ever arrived in the port of Trieste
Trieste
Port of call of the "MSC Diana" which has a capacity of approximately 19,000 TEUs
Antin Infrastructure Partners acquires U.S. shipbuilder Vigor Marine Group
New York
It has shipyards in Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, San Diego and Norfolk
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
In 2025, Moroccan ports handled a record traffic of 262.6 million tons of goods (+8.9%)
Rabat
Transhipment equal to 50.5% of the total
Yang Ming deploys first of five 15,500 TEU dual-fuel LNG vessels on Asia-Mediterranean route
Keelung
It will be used in the MD2 service
Study highlights challenges for LNG containerships in complying with future cold ironing connection requirements
Berlin/Hamburg
Fincantieri and Wsense reach agreement to offer cutting-edge underwater systems
Trieste
Co-development of advanced wireless technology solutions planned
Study finds high levels of persistent organic pollutants caused by shipbreaking activities
Brussels
Port of Livorno: tender for ship-generated waste management begins
Livorno
The expected value of the contract is over 40 million euros
DSV revenue and profits impacted by Schenker acquisition
Copenhagen
In 2025, turnover grew by +48.0%
Wärtsilä reports significant growth in quarterly and annual results for the Marine segment
Helsinki
The Finnish group's new orders acquired in 2025 remain stable.
Dutch company Portwise has been bought by its compatriot Haskoning
Rijswijk
The company offers solutions for optimizing terminal operations through automation and electrification
Construction of the first of six container ships for Italia Marittima has begun in China.
Trieste
The ships, which will be able to use traditional fuel and methanol, will have a capacity of 2,400 TEUs
In the Strait of Hormuz, armed vessels ordered a US tanker to stop
Southampton/London
GTS announces new rail services between the port of Genoa and central and southern Italy.
Bari
Connections via the Segrate Milan terminal
Kuehne+Nagel expands CargoCity South at Frankfurt Airport
Schindellegi
A new facility will be completed and taken over at the end of 2028
The number of dual-fuel vessels employed by liner shipping lines is set to double by 2025
Washington
Currently, 74% of the order book consists of units of this type
AD Ports signs agreement to build and operate multipurpose terminal at Matadi Port
Abu Dhabi/Kinshasa
Relaunch of the Banana Deepwater Port Construction Project
Confitarma: The Revenue Agency's position risks having serious repercussions on Italian seafarers' employment.
Rome
Bucchioni appointed pro tempore president of the Association of Freight Forwarders of the Port of La Spezia
La Spezia
The tender for the development of the shipbuilding hub in the port of Ancona has begun.
Ancona
The AdSP Management Committee has approved the call for tenders
ONE's quarterly financial performance declines further
Singapore
The volume of containerized cargo transported by the fleet remains stable
Laura DiBella's nomination for FMC presidency has been signed.
Washington
His term will expire on June 30, 2028.
Port of Singapore saw record bunker deliveries in 2025
Singapore
PSA-MOL joint venture to manage a new ro-ro terminal
The port of Taranto was visited by a delegation from the Japanese FLOWRA
Taranto
The association brings together 21 of the main Japanese energy players
ABB's new orders in a quarter exceed $10 billion for the first time.
Zurich
Growing demand in the maritime, port and railway sectors
In the United States, MSC was fined a total of $22.67 million
Washington
The Federal Maritime Commission has released the results of an investigation
CSC Vespucci and Livorno Reefer will form a single platform dedicated to fruit and vegetable and exotic products in the port of Livorno
Signal Ocean has acquired AXSMarine
Paris/London
The company offers web platforms to support the ship charter sector
Stena RoRo has placed an order for two ro-ro vessels in China with options for four more.
Gothenburg
They were designed in cooperation with the Italian Naos
Shanghai Zhonggu Logistics Co. to Order Four New 6,000-TEU Containerships
Shanghai
The order will include options for two additional vessels
UPS revenues decreased by 2.6% in 2025
In the last quarter alone, a decrease of -3.2% was recorded
ICS has published its periodic analysis of flag state performance
London
Michail Stahlhut will step down as CEO of Hupac in May
Noise
Bertschi: Under his leadership, the company's position as a leading provider of combined road/rail transport in Europe has been strengthened.
Members of the Ravenna Marine Resource Partnership Body have been appointed.
Ravenna
It will meet for the first time on February 4th and will remain in office for four years
Messina (Assarmatori): MIT's decree on cold ironing is a good thing.
Rome
This is a fundamental step - he underlined - to ensure that the electrification of the platforms is actually usable.
Contship has joined the Digital Container Shipping Association's DCSA+ program.
Melzo
Among the goals, improving the efficiency of terminal operations, the accuracy of planning and collaboration with shipping companies.
The Argentine Port Workers' Federation threatens a strike at national ports.
The Silver
Action in support of workers at the port of Concepción del Uruguay
In 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +0.8%
Taranto
In the last quarter alone, a decrease of -22.6% was recorded
Last year, container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +3.4%
Valencia
5,662,661 TEUs were handled
Fincantieri wins Italian Navy contract to enhance naval vessels' cyber resilience
New facility in Charleston for the production and testing of marine power and propulsion systems
Arlington
It was inaugurated by Leonardo DRS, a subsidiary of the Italian Leonardo
Project to strengthen maritime and port cybersecurity
Brest/Brussels/Rome
The partners are France Cyber Maritime, FEPORT and the Federation of the Sea
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles fell by 10.6% in the last quarter of 2025.
Los Angeles
A decrease of -0.6% was recorded for the whole year
In the first six months of operation InnoWay Trieste produced 170 railway wagons
Trieste
The construction of 600 units is planned in Bagnoli della Rosandra in 2026
Ferretti rejects KKCG Maritime's partial and conditional voluntary takeover bid.
Milan
Strong confidence in the company's long-term strategy reaffirmed
Haropa Port sets new container traffic record
Le Havre
Last year, overall freight traffic increased by +2%
Decio Lucano, the dean of shipping journalists, has passed away.
Genoa
His paper adventures are countless, including "Vita e Mare" and "TMM", but also digital with "DL News"
Marsa Maroc orders 106 electric terminal tractors from Terberg
Benschop
They will be employed in the port of Nador West Med
Contargo acquires 50% of Cargo-Center-Graz Logistik
Mannheim
The German company extends its intermodal network to the Adriatic ports of Koper and Rijeka.
A single binding offer from Dubai for the purchase of the Venice Ro-Port Mos
Venice
The company manages the terminal for the motorways of the sea and cruises in Fusina
The Port of Long Beach handled record container traffic in 2025
Long Beach
In the last quarter, a decrease of -8.8% was recorded
HMM to introduce AI-based autonomous navigation solutions on 40 vessels
Seoul
Contract with Avikus and agreement with KSOE
Two new rail connections to Germany from the Padua Interport
Padua
They are operated by InRail and LTE Italia
Intersea has become the general agent in Italy for the Portuguese GS Lines
Genoa
The shipping company is part of Grupo Sousa
MSC and Qatari company Maha to develop and manage the Libyan port of Misurata
Paris/Misurata
An investment of 1.5 billion dollars is expected
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.
Maersk confirms resumption of MECL transits through the Suez Canal
Copenhagen
The line connects India and the Middle East with the US East Coast
Ignazio Messina & C. has acquired full control of Thermocar
Genoa
The Genoese company operates in the temperature-controlled refrigerated container logistics sector.
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
Cruise traffic in the port of Piraeus increased by +9% last year
Piraeus
Approximately 1.85 million passengers moved
New intermodal connections between Northern Italy and Belgium by GTS Rail and CargoBeamer
Bari/Leipzig
Activated on the Padua-Zeebrugge and Liège-Domodossola lines
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.
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
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
Auction of megaterminal in Santos may be postponed due to deadlock within the Federal Government
(A Tribuna)
East Port Said Port faces a new challenge with Europe's carbon rules for shipping
(EnterpriseAM)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
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.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail
VAT number: 03532950106
Press Reg.: nr 33/96 Genoa Court
Editor in chief: Bruno Bellio
No part may be reproduced without the express permission of the publisher
Search on inforMARE Presentation
Feed RSS Advertising spaces

inforMARE in Pdf
Mobile