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January 15, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • SembMarine delivers last of 6 ships to Taiwan firm
    THE last of a series of six container vessels built by SembCorp Marine subsidiary Jurong Shipyard for Taiwanese shipping company Wan Hai Lines was named and delivered last Friday.
  • Maritime royalty make history in New York
    Deborah D'Ambrosi can recite with ease the weight of each of the Queens - Elizabeth 2, Mary 2 and Victoria, which are among the world's most luxurious ocean liners. And she came all the way from her landlocked hometown, Olney, Illinois, on Sunday just to see 'the three girls', as she called them.
  • Dry-bulk rates may fall next year on vessel oversupply
    Shipping costs for iron ore, coal and other commodities may fall starting next year as vessel numbers outpace cargoes, KGI Securities (Thailand) pcl said as it cut the industry rating to 'neutral'.
  • Newcastle coal exports fall 20% to 6-week low
  • 10 charities share $1m donation from NOL trust
  • Greenpeace disrupts Japanese whale hunt

Sched Netweb site
  • US$6.8 billion private equity fund intends to boost Tianjin shipping
  • Singapore's NOL stays mum on reported merger plans with Germany's TUI
  • Yantai Port throughput surpasses 100 million tons in 2007
  • Yingkou Port up 27pc in 2007, surpasses 120 million tons
  • Northport joins the SMEs BrandLaureates in 2007 awards
  • Los Angeles and Long Beach to vote on third container tax since 2005
  • Needy to benefit from CWT Globelink's 20th anniversary in Singapore
  • Mississippi residents protest unsightly container port expansion
  • 'Aggressive pricing' deployed to enlarge Air India Cargo's global market share
  • Air New Zealand readies summer services from Auckland to Beijing and Shanghai
  • Singapore Airlines pulls freighters out of Dublin after 11 years

Exim Indiaweb site
  • NYK Line & HMM to start new NHX service linking Asia, SA & EC of S. America
  • Canada court resolves ownership question of ship under construction
  • IPBCC scraps Chennai surcharge
  • Maritime industry sizzling, but set to get even hotter in Asia
  • Maersk Line offers new FEW2 service
  • STL sets up Hong Kong office to open trans-Russia route for Asia cargo
  • OOCL Busan named at Geoje Shipyard in Korea
  • China to make Dalian a major shipping centre
  • OOCL switches to cleaner trucks in Long Beach
  • CSCL's board gives go-ahead to Yingkou port terminal investment
  • Liberia sets ship & tonnage records
  • Bien Dong Shipping raises Hong Kong-Haiphong sailing frequency
  • PIL & PSA to operate JV box terminal in Singapore
  • Tianjin port cargo throughput surpasses 300 m tonnes
  • Sikkim keen on trade ties with Thailand
  • Anti-dumping duty on Chinese Trimethroprim withdrawn
  • Great Going by GTI!
  • Blue Dart wins logistics' retail excellence award
  • ECo Rly on track to 3 multimodal hubs, rake optimisation
  • Govt mulls toll for using rail overbridges
  • Cabinet clears way for change in Rlys Act for easier land acquisition
  • Industrial production: growth at 13-month low
  • Govt plans to form valuers' regulatory body
  • Buoyant tax collections in April-Dec. 2007
  • UN report sees dynamic growth in India, insulated from global slowdown
  • 9-10 pc growth rate sustainable-PM
  • Ficci study estimates over 8-fold surge in imports from China
  • Trade with Greece in services sector holds promise, observes Kamal nath
  • PM lays out red carpet to Chinese entrepreneurship, investments, collaborations & goodwill
  • Re. rise drained exports worth $ 7 bn-Fieo

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Intermarine names customer service manager
  • Montreal increases handling volume
  • British Airways: sixth route to India
  • Thiel Road & Rail strengthens Eastern European network
  • NYK Logistics launches pharmaceutical centre of excellence
  • Air Cargo India 2008, Mumbai, 23-25 January 2008

Maritime Global Netweb site
JANUARY 14, 2008
  • TUI to "integrate Hapag Lloyd"
  • Coaster master fined for drinking
  • Ships in trouble around UK coast
  • Bandy takes over at Chemoil
  • Hamburg Süd and Maersk Line keep service going

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 14, 2008
  • Northrop Grumman to combine Newport News and Ship Systems
  • Naming ceremony for first Mid East jack-up rig newbuild
  • Kirby ups 4Q profits forecast
  • GAO reports on tanker security

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 14, 2008
  • Jerry Oliver begins term on Vancouver, USA port board
  • OOCL moving to cleaner trucks in Long Beach
  • Portland Shipping Club calling for Old Salt nominations
  • Firms agree to pay $35,000 in oil record book settlement
  • NYK, Hyundai teaming up for new Asia/SAfrica/SAmerica run

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 14, 2008
  • Forth Ports shares surge as Babcock boosts stake
    AUSTRALIAN investment bank builds up a stake to 20.4%, prompting renewed takeover speculation.
  • BBI sets its sights on US and European bulk ports
  • FFA players blamed for Baltic Dry Index tumble
    FALLS in paper values help push rates down in the physical market; as index takes a further beating today.
  • Hooks, lines and sinkings
    IT seems curious that in the 21st century, coming up to the centenary of the Titanic's loss, that we are still arguing about lifeboats.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 14, 2008
  • Fincantieri listing off, merger on?
    The anticipated listing of Fincantieri on the Stock Exchange might not be necessary any more, according to the latest news coming from Rome
  • Car carrier aground off Cromer
    YARMOUTH Coastguard was called to action when a large car carrier ran into trouble at 2am this morning
  • France to privatise cargo handling
    FRANCE is to is privatise stevedoring at major ports, the country's PM announced today, to a cacophony of union disapproval
  • Salvors to board drifting ship
  • Buyer beware, warns LR chairman
  • Coastal feeders make Brazil return
  • Are seven class societies too many?
  • NCC numbers show healthy signs
  • Suez Canal generates $4.6bn
  • Forth Ports in takeover moves
  • Ban to spur rise in tanker orders
  • Freight drives Scandlines higher
  • TUI tightens grip on Hapag

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 14, 2008
  • Industry outlook not all gloom: Widdows
    Despite U.S. economic woes, APL chief executive says box carriers that control costs and price their services properly will prosper.
  • Ports of LA, Long Beach approve new fee
  • Growth ahead for southern U.S. box ports: Economist
  • Ports America Group formed
  • Hapag-Lloyd parent moves to block possible takeover
  • Virginia ports sign India rep
  • UK's Forth Ports sells stake
  • NYK Line exits Asia-South Africa-S. America service
  • IES to include 10+2
  • Amsterdam boxes up 21%
  • Concor trims empties fees

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 14, 2008
  • CP Rail facing strike threat
  • Hamburg Süd and Maersk continue Asia / South Africa / South America service despite NYK withdrawal
  • P&O Ferrymasters orders new equipment to meet growth predictions
  • OOCL brings in cleaner trucks ahead of CTP ban at Long Beach
  • Varaumo outlines Kalmar's course

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 14, 2008
  • TUI to reel in Hapag
    Faced with calls to split off the German travel operator's container shipping arm, the chief of TUI says the parent should merge with Hapag-Lloyd.
  • Erika ruling due
    A court in France is set to deliver a ruling Wednesday on the 1999 spill in the sinking of the Erika.
  • Line endures sans NYK
    Hamburg Sud and Maersk Line decide to continue joint service between Asia, South Africa and Latin America's east coast, despite NYK's pullout.
  • Magdalena fetches $38m
    The handysize bulker Magdalena Oldendorff is reportedly sold to Hong Kong-based buyers.
  • Ice Prince hopes fading
    List increases as weather closes in on abandoned Greek cargoship drifting in the English Channel.
  • Ionia back in court
    After $4.9m fine, Greek shipping company is ruled to be in violation of probation in a Connecticut federal court.
  • Ishwari deal tops $50m
    Brokers report $51m to $54.5m price tag on Essar Shipping's sale of the 155,000-dwt tanker.
  • Dry downer
    Stocks of bulker companies follow the Baltic Index down with losses across the board.
  • Scandlines soars
    Newly privatised Baltic ferry group enjoys strong 2007 driven by freight business.
  • PM wants private ports
    France will privatise port services in a bid to regain the number one container berth, Francois Fillon says.
  • Danaos takes HMM trio
    Greek owner snaps up three 2,200-teu units from Korean which takes them back on charter for 10 years.
  • Bite the bullet and buy new
    Canadian province is playing Russian roulette by failing to upgrade its ageing ferry fleet, expert says.
  • Piraeus auction begins
    PPA defies strike threat and opens the bidding for control of two container piers at Greece's biggest port.
  • Kirby to beat expectations
    US tank-barge giant has done better than forecast in strong fourth quarter market.
  • Lone detainee on HK list
    Hong Kong inspectors hold just one vessel in December, a Vietnamese general cargoship.
  • Dry day in Seoul
    South Korean owners and shipbuilders feel the pinch following Friday's 4.6% drop in dry bulk rates.
  • Access denied
    John Fredriksen's Seadrill will not be allowed to view Aker Drilling's books despite its willingness to pay handsomely for control of the company.
  • Japan finds fault with 16
    Port state checks ended with Iino tanker and Asiana Lines car carrier on list of shame for December.
  • Owners slam Seoul-Busan canal
    Over 75% of the nation's shipowners believe the cross-country waterway, a key election pledge of President-elect Lee Myung-bak, is a waste of time.
  • Gagasan thinking big
    Malaysian tanker owner expects revenue to double this year as new ships join fleet.
  • Cork-Swansea ship found
    Irish consortium identifies suitable Scandinavian ferry to restart link to Wales.
  • GOGL buys GOGL
    Norwegian bulker owner takes 2.5m shares off the market in $12m move.
  • Bulker sinks off Taiwan, 12 missing
    Bad weather claims handysize with some reports indicating three Chinese crew drowned.
  • No action
    Canada's BC Ferries won't discipline crewman who shut down ship engine with contaminated oil.
  • Green light for L&T
    Indian group wins state clearance to build new shipyard in Tamil Nadu.
  • STX Pan Ocean inks COA
    South Korean owner extends relationship with Chile's Graneles Group with one year deal to ship grain.
  • Mystery surrounds tanker fire
    Greek operator still unsure what caused blast as Nigerian police dismiss militant involvement.
  • Chemoil name new CEO
    Lead independent director Clyde Michael Bandy named as new head of Singapore-listed bunker firm.
  • Kim to take HMM hot seat
    Former vice chairman of Hankuk Glass Industries Co, Kim Seong-man, unveiled as new CEO of South Korea's second biggest shipping line.
  • Ice Prince adrift off UK
    Crew evacuated from Greek multi-purpose vessel after it loses power in the English Channel.
  • Hapag-NOL tie-up talks denied
    German boxhip line's owner TUI says there are no negotiations over merger with Singapore rival.
  • PCC aground off Norfolk
    The car carrier City of Sunderland is reported to have run into trouble off the UK's east coast.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 14, 2008
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine CEO resigns
  • Hapag-Lloyd, APL merger talks denied
  • Unfit vessels finding safe haven in India's smaller ports
  • Sea Star hiking bunker surcharges
  • Hamburg Süd, Maersk to continue Asia/South Africa/ECSA loop without NYK
  • UASC takes delivery of first of eight 6,900-TEU ships from HHI
  • Car carrier aground off English Coast
  • TACA's BAFs, CAF unchanged
  • Air China can't buy China Eastern stake until August
  • Worldwide Flight Services makes Garcia head of world sales
  • Infrastructure finance commission to release report this week
  • Deutsche Bahn to forge collaborative setup with Indian Railways
  • UPS Freight announces rate increases
  • SoCal air regulators threaten to sue EPA over emission standards delay
  • Singh meets Hu, free trade deal discussed
  • Industry coalition rails against Commerce's use of "zeroing"
  • U.S., Mexico review NAFTA impact to date on ag trade
  • Ex-Im Bank guidelines help fight loan fraud
  • Corpus Christi seeks bids for container facility
  • Port of Virginia establishes representative in India
  • Jacksonville's Ferrin optimistic on dredging
  • Guam port authority to restart Matson/Horizon crane negotiations
  • GPG volume on the rise with help from Nansha
  • New heavy lift dock in Houston

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 14, 2008
  • Scandlines with record high numbers on the routes
    Scandlines achieved an increase of the number of cars and passengers on its 13 routes in 2007. All told the number of passengers reached 20.5 million and 4.5 million private cars. That was an overall increase of 3 ...
  • More money to Shtokman this year
    More investments are expected in the Shtokman gas project in 2008 after last year's budget was cut from RUB 17.1 billion to RUB 8.6 billion. This year the development of Shtokman and Bovanenkovskoe (on the Yamal peninsula) has ...
  • EUR 4.4 bn to be invested in Port of Murmansk
    The Murmansk Port Management Company ' established at the turn of the year ' will oversee the EUR 4.4 billion development of the Port of Murmansk to become the infrastructure hub for development Russian oil and gas fields in the Barents ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 14, 2008
  • California ups ship emissions ante
    State agency has federal government in its sights with lawsuit possibly looming.
  • Anti-pollution team 'monitoring' drifting vessel
    General cargo vessel with over 300 metric tonnes of bunkers on board adrift in the English Channel.
  • Biofuels 'damaging environment'
    European Union re-thinking its targets as doubts grow about benefits of biofuel.
  • Fujairah Refinery 'granted bunker licence'
    Vitol Group has promised 'to enhance Fujairah's role' in the regional and international energy markets.
  • Rotterdam barges remain tight
  • Asian bunker prices sliding to 30-day lows
    Chinese fuel demand shows no signs of reviving.
  • Singapore: December bunker sales up 8.3% on month
    Singapore remains the clear leader as the world's largest bunkering port.
  • OPEC blames speculation for high prices
    Cartel sees no physical supply shortages, but OPEC is on standby to increase output.
  • Air base chief fired over Chemoil CEO's death
  • Chemoil appoints new CEO
    New CEO to lead global marine fuel supplier after the death of its founder and former CEO.

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In August, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +10.9%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
Federlogistica has established its own representation in the Iberian Peninsula
Genoa
It will support Italian entrepreneurs operating in Spain
Boluda acquires Royal Boskalis' towage and salvage operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Valencia
Transaction valued at $640 million
ESPO urges IMO States to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
The association also urges the EU Commission to align European standards
The Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal.
Los Angeles
Invitation to submit expressions of interest
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
Geneva
The most significant growth in PLSCI was recorded by the port of Savona-Vado Ligure (+53.7%)
ONE will not charge surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Singapore
They will be applied starting from October 14th
Fincantieri and Aeronautical Service sign agreement for the use of composite materials in the naval, civil, and military sectors.
Trieste
Genoa Port Terminal concession renewal approved until 2054
Genoa
The terminal's operating conditions have been redefined, bringing them back to the multipurpose function, in compliance with the ruling of the Council of State and the PRP
PSA Italia-Logtainer and Rail Hub Milano-Medlog have submitted offers to manage the Interporto Padova intermodal terminal.
Padua
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports increased by 4.5% last month.
Beijing
Containers amounted to 27.7 million TEUs (+6.8%)
The Netherlands is referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether to entrust seafarers or dock workers with the lashing operations on smaller container ships.
In the second quarter, container traffic handled by Eurokai terminals grew by +16.4%
Hamburg
Significant growth of 16.1% in Germany. In Italy (Contship), volumes increased by 5.2%.
China enacted regulation in response to US taxes on Chinese-owned and -built vessels
Beijing
The new rules include the possibility of introducing similar countermeasures
New attack on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
UKMTO announced that a fire broke out on a vessel hit by a shell
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ITS Costruttori, il corso di alta formazione per entrare nel mondo di Fincantieri
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Miami
The American cruise group announces a further strengthening of the growth trend in bookings
Marella Cruises sells Fincantieri slots for two new cruise ships to TUI Cruises.
Hannover/Trieste
With a gross tonnage of 160,000 tons, they will be larger than the units originally planned
GNV-Portitalia bridge agreement on lashing operations in the ports of Palermo and Termini Imerese
HMM will not introduce surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Seoul
The company will not modify scheduled services that stop in the United States
GATX Rail Europe signs sale-leaseback agreement with DB Cargo to purchase 6,000 railcars
Vienna
The transaction will be completed by the end of this year.
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
Bremen
Miscellaneous cargo is growing. Bulk cargo is declining.
India launches nearly $8 billion package to support its shipbuilding and maritime sectors
New Delhi
Shipyard production capacity expected to increase to 4.5 million gross tonnage per year
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in French ports fell by -0.4%.
Paris
Dry bulk and rolling bulk trades are declining. Container and liquid bulk trades are growing.
Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire UK's leading marina operator
Paris/London/New York
It will take over ownership from British private equity firm LDC
Royal Caribbean agrees with Meyer Turku to build Icon ships for a decade
Miami
Order confirmed for a fifth Icon cruise ship and option placed on a seventh unit of the same series
Maersk announces it will not apply surcharges for new US tariffs on Chinese vessels
Copenhagen
The company assures that it will not make any changes to its services
Cochin Shipyard and KSOE enter into strategic collaboration in shipbuilding sector
New Delhi
The creation of approximately two thousand direct jobs is expected
DHL will resume freight shipments from Germany to the United States for corporate customers.
Bonn
They had been suspended due to the removal in the USA of the "de minimis" threshold for goods with a value of less than 800 dollars.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Statement in Support of the IMO Net-Zero Framework
Ancona: Tax fraud in the shipbuilding sector
Ancona
Over €2.3 million in non-existent tax credits seized
CMA CGM buys British rail freight operator Freightliner
Birmingham
The transaction will be completed in early 2026
Containerized cargo at the port of Algeciras decreased by -9.4% last month
Algeciras
The 20-foot containers handled were 399 thousand (-0.7%)
Italferr participates in Europe's largest railway electrification contract
Rome
Activities within the Rail Baltica project
Freight traffic increased in the ports of Barcelona and Valencia in August
Barcelona/Valencia
In the first eight months of 2025, decreases of -1.6% and -0.3% respectively were recorded
In the June-August quarter, FedEx express courier revenues increased by +3.1%
Memphis
An average of 16.8 million express shipments were handled per day (+3.5%)
Breakthrough in the exploratory tunnel of the Brenner Base Tunnel
Milan/Rome
At 64 kilometers, it will be the longest underground railway connection in the world.
Tender launched for privatization of Croatian shipyard 3. MAJ Rijeka 1905
Zagreb
The starting bid is 6.66 million euros.
To decarbonize, shipping should join forces with other hard-to-abate sectors
London
This is highlighted by a report by Accelleron which believes that a critical mass of demand is necessary to overcome a stalemate phase.
COSCO Reassures Customers on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Vessels
Shanghai
We - the Chinese company assured - will maintain competitive freight rates and surcharges.
Shipping is still far from the target of 5-10% of fuel used coming from scalable, zero-emission sources by 2030
Copenhagen
The need to introduce incentives was underlined
Spain's Boluda acquires Transfesa's intermodal rail freight services.
Valencia
The agreement also includes industrial services, railway maintenance and shunting activities and intermodal terminals.
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Baku
Agreement with the Azerbaijani oil group SOCAR
German and Austrian trailer manufacturers challenge EU regulation to reduce truck environmental impact
Berlin/Brussels
They denounce that its application leads to an increase in traffic volumes and therefore emissions.
The Venice Marghera station has been equipped with a track compliant with European TEN-T standards
Venice
A 740-meter freight track has been opened.
World Shipping Council introduces Cargo Safety Program to prevent ship fires
Washington
It is based on artificial intelligence and traditional goods inspections
Rheinmetall to enter naval shipbuilding sector by acquiring Naval Vessels Lürssen
Bremen
Lürssen Group to focus on megayacht production
The British government is investing half a billion pounds to reduce shipping emissions.
London
Private investments of 700 million expected
HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
Cairo
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -10.2% was recorded
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.
Rome
They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.
A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.
La Spezia
Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.
The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs
Rome
Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
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