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December 24, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Focus shifts away from newbuilds
    THE focus of the offshore and marine industry seems to be turning towards the service and support side of the business now that the credit crunch's effect on newbuildings is finally taking its toll.
  • Where is Asia's ship finance market heading?
    REACHING year end, one is tempted to look back as well as forward. The global financial crisis is taking its toll on the world economy, impacting heavily on shipping. How will financing patterns in shipping change in response to the crisis?
  • Order restored in Baltic indices' values, sectors
    An important point in the Baltic indices was reached on Monday as order was restored in the comparative values of the different sectors. For the first time since Sept 26, the capesize TC average was the most valued followed by consecutively decreasing rates for each vessel size in the correct order. This was mainly due to a fall in supramax rates and an increase in the panamax TC average. Though panamax and supramax are still only separated by a mere US$48, the fact that the sizes are all in value and size order, does offer some relief that the fundamentals of the dry bulk sector are recovering.
  • China may build aircraft carrier to protect territory
  • DryShips may cancel pact to buy nine ships: Lloyd's List
  • Crisis-hit US states halt road projects
  • Toyota vows to stay in F1 but will cut costs
  • Non-US carmakers also downshifting
Strait Talk
  • The untapped economic potential of Africa
    SEEING pictures of the Chinese crew of the cargo Zhenhua 4 successfully fighting off pirates, who were armed with automatic weapons and RPGs, with empty beer bottle aroused mixed emotions for me.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Focus shifts away from newbuilds
    THE focus of the offshore and marine industry seems to be turning towards the service and support side of the business now that the credit crunch's effect on newbuildings is finally taking its toll.
  • Where is Asia's ship finance market heading?
    REACHING year end, one is tempted to look back as well as forward. The global financial crisis is taking its toll on the world economy, impacting heavily on shipping. How will financing patterns in shipping change in response to the crisis?
  • Order restored in Baltic indices' values, sectors
    An important point in the Baltic indices was reached on Monday as order was restored in the comparative values of the different sectors. For the first time since Sept 26, the capesize TC average was the most valued followed by consecutively decreasing rates for each vessel size in the correct order. This was mainly due to a fall in supramax rates and an increase in the panamax TC average. Though panamax and supramax are still only separated by a mere US$48, the fact that the sizes are all in value and size order, does offer some relief that the fundamentals of the dry bulk sector are recovering.
  • China may build aircraft carrier to protect territory
  • DryShips may cancel pact to buy nine ships: Lloyd's List
  • Crisis-hit US states halt road projects
  • Toyota vows to stay in F1 but will cut costs
  • Non-US carmakers also downshifting
Strait Talk
  • The untapped economic potential of Africa
    SEEING pictures of the Chinese crew of the cargo Zhenhua 4 successfully fighting off pirates, who were armed with automatic weapons and RPGs, with empty beer bottle aroused mixed emotions for me.

Sched Netweb site
  • MSC's and CMA CGM's mega ships to call at Busan
  • Maersk quits Charleston after ILA refusal to give up jurisdiction
  • Moody's cuts CMA CGM debt rating in face of heavy commitments
  • Ahlers appointed as agent for Nirint Shipping
  • Panama Canal awards third of four dry excavation contracts
  • Proposed Charleston intermodal transfer yard sparks row
  • Australian competition bureau sues SIA Cargo for price fixing
  • Registrations 60pc up for aviation expo despite slump: organisers
  • Qantas cuts fuel surcharges on foreign, domestic flights

Exim Indiaweb site
  • GE Shipping delivers Jag Rishi to buyers
  • US Exim Bank keen on financing core projects in India
  • CoPT team wins Major Ports badminton championship
  • Stakeholders pledge all-out efforts to increase traffic at Mulund-West CFS
  • Several global cos submit RFPs for developing new cargo facility at Delhi airport
  • Gateway Rail opens Punjab's first private rail-linked logistics park
  • CMIE projects GDP growth in 2008-09 at a respectable 7.5 pc
  • ...while mid-term review puts it at 7 pc
  • Rs 2,600-cr. package sought for handloom cooperatives
  • Indian economy will recover faster from slump-Deloitte
  • Cement export ban goes

Maritime Global Netweb site
DECEMBER 23, 2008
  • Chinese warships get ready for Gulf of Aden
  • "Riga bunker samples off-spec": Lintec
  • HPH takes control of Amsterdam's Ceres Terminals
  • Hamburg Süd, Aliança change Americas service

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 23, 2008
  • Vale makes payment on giant shipbuilding order
  • USCG awards AIS data exchange contract

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 23, 2008
  • Brussels 'postpones' start of 24-hour container regulations
    PLAN to launch US-style rules delayed to ensure uniformity across European Union member states.
  • EU cargo security rules may miss 2009 deadline
  • Skuld latest marine mutual victim of credit crisis
    OSLO club reveals a $90m investment loss over the first nine months.
  • SHI seeks to cap Hebei spill liability
    SAMSUNG Heavy Industries applies to court to limit its liability for oil spill at $38m.

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 23, 2008
  • Thailand exports contract 18.6%
    THAILAND'S port sector is contracting, in line with shipping declines across Asia, a senior aide at the Thai Shipowners' Association confirmed today to Fairplay
  • Cyclone Billy blows back
    OFFSHORE rigs were evacuated and oilfields shut as Cyclone Billy again raged today along the Western Australian coast
  • Faina kin attack US group
    FAMILIES of the ro-ro Faina's crew have urged the US government to prevent Michele Lynn Ballarin, who runs the Virginia company Select Armor, from talking with pirates holding the seafarers
  • Star triggers 'termination' clause
    STAR CRUISES has enacted the 'NCL America wind-up' clause of its 2007 deal to split Norwegian Cruise Line with private equity firm Apollo
  • Russia, Serbia close pipeline deal
    BELGRADE has pushed Russian oil and gas giant Gazprom into improving its terms for taking over of Serbian government-run oil concern NIS, with a contract due to be signed by the presidents of both countries in Moscow on Wednesday
  • Vale's $1.6Bn deal is $80M real
    BRAZILIAN mining and transport giant Vale is sending its first instalment of $80M to the Chinese yard Jiangu Rongsheng HI for a dozen bulk carriers, two JR executives told Bloomberg today
  • It's a 'no' for Port Alma
    QUEENSLAND'S Port Alma was deemed unsuitable today as an LNG site

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 23, 2008
  • Charleston seeks to keep Maersk Line
    State officials, Maersk, ILWU meet to work out a way to keep biggest box customer from leaving Port of Charleston.
  • China sending warships to fight Somali pirates
  • Mexico to cut tariffs on industrial products
  • U.S. rail freight down
  • NAM forms Customs and Border Coalition
  • CSX expands Fla. intermodal
  • MOL opens India office
  • Fog halts Houston ships
  • Bird caused Kalitta crash
  • ProLogis in China sale
  • Japan exports plunge

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 23, 2008
  • 'Tuan Tuan' and 'Yuan Yuan': a Christmas gift from China to Taiwan
  • Maersk to offer Florida/Far East citrus link
  • Oil sinks below USD40, despite output cuts
  • Felixstowe piles ahead

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 23, 2008
  • Tioman spree
    Four vessels attacked near Malaysian island, with a tug and barge hijacked.
  • FreeSeas CFO out
    Dimitris Papadopoulos leaves FreeSeas' top financial job as his No 2 takes over for now.
  • Nations respond
    Three countries now are sending their warships to the Gulf of Aden to face pirates.
  • Skuld survives
    Cash call ruled out as Norwegian P&I club takes a $1m a day investment loss.
  • Exxon charged
    US federal prosecutors file criminal charges against ExxonMobil for Boston Harbour diesel spill.
  • Heavyweight deal
    Arne Blystad linked companies consolidate to form Offshore Heavy Transport.
  • SeaBird scores
    SeaBird Exploration picks up contracts in South America, the Middle East and the Far East for two seismic.
  • Vale commits
    Brazilian mining giant secures immediate future of dozen VLOC newbuildings with $240m payment.
  • MSC mystery
    Brazilian police are investigating the death of a passenger aboard an MSC Cruises vessel.
  • Defying gravity
    Norwegian owner Gulfmark Rederi sells PSV at double its market value as offshore ship prices show no signs of slippage.
  • Going Forth
    UK port group on track to meet market forecast this year, but will scale back spending due to challenging conditions in 2009.
  • CSCL moves in
    China Shipping unit swoops to take majority stake in Korean liner and ferry firm Shanghai Inchon.
  • Free transfer
    D'Amico and Glencore sell newbuildings to JV company for the same sum they paid for the vessels this summer.
  • Marathon runs on
    Energy group keeps Havila Fortress for another year at unchanged rate.
  • Korean bailout
    Forced restructuring in prospect as Seoul task force reviews future of 26 shipbuilders.
  • Aden surcharge
    France's CMA CGM to start charging extra for containers passing through piracy trouble spot.
  • STX bags brace
    European owner books two chemical tankers in $102.89m deal at South Korean shipyard.
  • Deep port facility
    Indian engineering firm Navayuga Engineering set to build port on India's expanding east coast.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 23, 2008
  • Kaupthing: Early 2009 to be "disastrous" for Maersk
  • Hamburg Süd will serve La Guarira, Venezuela with feeder
  • Maybe they should call it the Piracy Adjustment Factor?
  • TSA air cargo screening program lifts off
  • Lufthansa switches capacity in January
  • CSX Intermodal expanding services in Florida
  • Dallas-Fort Worth warehouse market hits rocky road
  • GENCO secures warehouse management contracts with U.S. military
  • Old Dominion cuts earnings projections
  • U.S. files WTO case over China brands
  • ITC: Chinese steel line pipe imports hurt U.S. makers
  • Canadian commodity prices continue 'boom to bust' shift in Nov.
  • ATA appeals case against SoCal truck program in hands of judges
  • Talks in Canadian West Coast ports labor dispute move slowly
  • He named Cosco Pacific executive
  • British Columbia port names new top exec

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 23, 2008
  • Bunker prices remain volatile
    European markets expect little activity in days ahead.
  • Drive to become regional oil hub continues
    South Korea completes world's biggest oil storage facility.
  • Bunkers fall as crude softens
    Product avails remain tight at most ports.
  • Singapore residual fuel at 12-week low
    But stocks of middle distillates increase.
  • Subic Bay approves bunkering investment
    Bunkering investment among 34 new projects to develop Subic Bay Free Port.
  • Supplier makes first delivery to South Island
    The Australia-owned company is the only independent supplier in New Zealand.
  • S Korea grapples with tight supplies
    Marine fuel product shortages could extend into first quarter of 2009.
  • IOC sells January parcels
    Middle East firm buys the two parcels for loading at Chennai port

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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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