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The European Commission has approved €29.3 million in German state aid for a new rail-road terminal near Aachen. The so-called EUREGIO terminal is set to start operations in 2035. The aid takes the form of a direct grant to the infrastructure company EVS EUREGIO Verkehrsschienennetz, the future owner of the terminal. …
The German association of freight wagon keepers VPI has called on the budget committee to reverse planned funding cuts in 2027. The subsidy for track access charges (TAC), for example, would drop to about €200 million, while the TACs themselves are set to rise substantially. The German freight wagon keepers’ associati…
Romanian oil and gas producer OMV Petrom is preparing for a leadership change as chief executive Christina Verchere has announced she will not seek another term, with her departure set to occur around the planned startup of the company’s flagship Neptun Deep gas development in the Black Sea. Verchere, who has led the …
The Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb are testing the resilience of Middle Eastern trade routes at the same time. Attacks on shipping, threats to energy infrastructure and doubts over maritime security are pushing operators to rethink their routes, vessel availability and insurance exposure. Even where commercial tra…
Norwegian car carrier giant Wallenius Wilhelmsen has secured a three-year shipping contract worth around $700m with a major Asian automaker, taking its newly announced contract wins to more than $1.7bn in the space of five days. The Oslo-listed group did not identify the customer but said the agreement builds on an ex…
Ukrainian Railways (UZ) plans to acquire up to 60 used locomotives over the next six months. A World Bank grant of $100 million (about €90 million) should help pay for them. Russian attacks have damaged 605 Ukrainian locomotives so far, the government says. The Ukrainian national rail operator UZ is pursuing several r…
Iraq has boosted its crude oil exports via the Turkish Mediterranean port Ceyhan to 500,000 barrels per day (bpd), as OPEC’s second-largest producer has started trucking Basrah crude to the pipeline system to the north. Iraq has hiked exports from Turkey to 500,000 bpd for the first time since pipeline operations resu…
Infrastructure managers and operators have handed the European Commission a compromise on rescheduling paths hit by temporary capacity restrictions, as it drafts rules under the EU’s Capacity Management Regulation. A separate operators’ paper goes further, demanding replacement paths at least 120 days ahead, up from a…
Hungary plans to increase funding for railway track and station renewals to HUF 80 billion (€218m) in 2027, from HUF 30 billion this year, while launching a wider investment programme intended to modernise the national network over the next decade. Transport and Investment Minister Dávid Vitézy announced the proposed …
Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has been linked to another three LNG dual-fuel megamax containerships at China’s Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS), expanding its series at the CSSC-owned yard to 13 vessels. Shipbroking sources place the latest 21,700 teu newbuildings at around $210m apiece, valuing the additional…
A new federation bringing together Indian seafarer unions, welfare organisations and maritime charities has been established in Chennai with plans to coordinate action on crew abandonment, unpaid wages and seafarer safety. The International Transport Employees Federation (ITEF) was formed on October 31 following a mee…
Despite a record number of individual fiscal measures, the UK Budget, delivered by Chancellor John Healey, offered few new incentives for the rail sector. Rail freight can point to an extension of the reduced red diesel duty rate, while the wider railway receives a review of infrastructure costs and several regional i…
The United States has discussed with Russia the possibility of restoring natural gas flows to Europe via pipelines running through Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing unnamed sources involved in the talks. The idea came from President Trump’s envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff and was floated dur…
The miraculous fleet established by Greek shipowners since the early 20th century is fundamentally based on deeply rooted rules. One of the creators of these rules was John M. Carras, the founder of the Carras (Hellenic) fleet. The creators of the Greek maritime trade miracle were the Greek shipowners. In 1916, these …
Conflicts in the Middle East and security issues in the Strait of Hormuz have altered the dynamics of the global marine fuel market. In addition to rising bunker prices, the timely availability of fuel at desired ports has become one of the top priorities for shipowners. In the international maritime sector, the suppl…
CMA CGM, Nike, and Gemadept have announced a new transportation solution that combines a battery-powered barge, charging infrastructure, and renewable electricity in Vietnam. According to CMA CGM's statement dated October 29, the route connects the Nike cargo delivery point in Ho Chi Minh City with the Gemalink deep-w…
The Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), composed of 40 member states, will convene in London from November 2 to 6. According to the organization's announcement, the 138th session will commence on Monday, November 2, at 09:30 local time. A prominent agenda item concerning maritime transport is the…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that they decided to work together on the Black Sea grain corridor following his meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Istanbul on October 31. The statement was published on the official website of the Ukrainian presidency. Zelensky indicated that a significant…
The Indian Ocean Maritime Security Centre (MSCIO) announced that the Iranian fishing vessel Azini was hijacked by armed pirates on October 29 off the northeastern coast of Somalia. In the warning numbered 161/26 dated October 31, it was stated that the security situation of the crew is unknown. In the Centre's update,…
The M/T Listraum, constructed at the İÇDAŞ Shipyard, has been delivered to Utkilen Shipping AS. The Norwegian shipowner announced that the delivery took place on October 22. The development regarding the second tanker in the four-vessel newbuilding program was reported by Denizhaber.net on November 2. According to Utk…
The expansion investment of Autoport Port in the Izmit Gulf is currently on the agenda of international financial institutions. A project record from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), dated October 28, indicates the provision of a loan of up to $30 million to Autoport Port Operations Inc. Ad…
The Russian Ministry of Transport has opened a draft law to public consultation that aims to limit the entry of older vessels into the country's ports. The ministry's announcement on October 30 was reported by PortNews on November 1. The draft provides for a transitional period based on the validity of the classificat…
Applications for Port Exit Certificates for maritime vessels not subject to regulations can be made through cooperatives via the Port Management Information System. The letter from the General Directorate of Maritime Affairs, dated October 28, and the accompanying guidelines specify the conditions of the new applicati…
On the afternoon of November 1, a train collided with a semi-trailer truck at the South-Agigea Port in Constanța, Romania. According to information reported by public broadcaster Radio România Constanța from police and health authorities, the accident occurred near Gate 10 of the port. The Constanța County Police Insp…
According to navigation announcement number 779 published in the VTMIS system of the Bulgarian State Port Infrastructure Operator, four containers were observed on November 1 at 08:55 UTC. The warning covers the maritime area east of Burgas Bay. In two separate announcements published on the same day, another containe…
Spot rates on Asia-Europe trades have rebounded, ending a slide that began in July. Strong European demand has outweighed the extra capacity released by vessels returning to the Red Sea and Suez Canal route. Asia-to-Europe container spot rates fell steadily from July before bottoming out at the end of September. Since…
Hamburg port operator expects operating profit of EUR115-135 million as strike disruptions and terminal automation weigh on container throughput. Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has lowered its 2026 earnings forecast for the second time in three months. The company now expects an operating profit of EUR115-135 …