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December 2, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Wilhelmsen opens logistics centre at West Coast
    MARITIME products supplier Wilhelmsen Ships Service yesterday officially opened its new $5 million logistics and distribution centre near West Coast jetty, one of its largest regional distribution hubs.
  • China to face shipyard glut from 2011: govt official
    China, the world's second- biggest shipbuilding nation, will face a capacity glut from 2011 after yards work through existing orders and shipping lines slow new orders, according to a government official.
  • Baltic index falls to two-week low
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, fell to over a two-week low on Monday with slower cargo activity and weaker sentiment taking their toll.
Strait Talk
  • Stopping the Somali pirates
    DEPRESSINGLY, unbelievably even given that we are living in the 21st Century, piracy remains the issue of the moment.
Shipping Times
  • MAN probe costs not as high as feared
    MAN SE's costs tied to investigations into possible illegal payments at Europe's third-largest truckmaker will be 'significantly' less than 300 million euros (S$620 million), a member of the company's supervisory board said.
  • S Korea clamps down on leaders of rail strike
    South Korean police on Monday began clamping down on leaders of a railway strike which has halted 70 per cent of freight train services and started taking a toll on industry.
  • Mahindra to roll out low-cost tractor
    Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, India's biggest farm-equipment maker, plans to introduce the nation's cheapest tractor to win sales among small farmers unable to afford current models.
  • No quick political fix for Canada's railway strike
  • SUEK coal rail ban to end, more delays seen
  • Goldman positive on European auto sector

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Wilhelmsen opens logistics centre at West Coast
    MARITIME products supplier Wilhelmsen Ships Service yesterday officially opened its new $5 million logistics and distribution centre near West Coast jetty, one of its largest regional distribution hubs.
  • China to face shipyard glut from 2011: govt official
    China, the world's second- biggest shipbuilding nation, will face a capacity glut from 2011 after yards work through existing orders and shipping lines slow new orders, according to a government official.
  • Baltic index falls to two-week low
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, fell to over a two-week low on Monday with slower cargo activity and weaker sentiment taking their toll.
Strait Talk
  • Stopping the Somali pirates
    DEPRESSINGLY, unbelievably even given that we are living in the 21st Century, piracy remains the issue of the moment.
Shipping Times
  • MAN probe costs not as high as feared
    MAN SE's costs tied to investigations into possible illegal payments at Europe's third-largest truckmaker will be 'significantly' less than 300 million euros (S$620 million), a member of the company's supervisory board said.
  • S Korea clamps down on leaders of rail strike
    South Korean police on Monday began clamping down on leaders of a railway strike which has halted 70 per cent of freight train services and started taking a toll on industry.
  • Mahindra to roll out low-cost tractor
    Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, India's biggest farm-equipment maker, plans to introduce the nation's cheapest tractor to win sales among small farmers unable to afford current models.
  • No quick political fix for Canada's railway strike
  • SUEK coal rail ban to end, more delays seen
  • Goldman positive on European auto sector

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Wilhelmsen opens logistics centre at West Coast
    MARITIME products supplier Wilhelmsen Ships Service yesterday officially opened its new $5 million logistics and distribution centre near West Coast jetty, one of its largest regional distribution hubs.
  • China to face shipyard glut from 2011: govt official
    China, the world's second- biggest shipbuilding nation, will face a capacity glut from 2011 after yards work through existing orders and shipping lines slow new orders, according to a government official.
  • Baltic index falls to two-week low
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, fell to over a two-week low on Monday with slower cargo activity and weaker sentiment taking their toll.
Strait Talk
  • Stopping the Somali pirates
    DEPRESSINGLY, unbelievably even given that we are living in the 21st Century, piracy remains the issue of the moment.
Shipping Times
  • MAN probe costs not as high as feared
    MAN SE's costs tied to investigations into possible illegal payments at Europe's third-largest truckmaker will be 'significantly' less than 300 million euros (S$620 million), a member of the company's supervisory board said.
  • S Korea clamps down on leaders of rail strike
    South Korean police on Monday began clamping down on leaders of a railway strike which has halted 70 per cent of freight train services and started taking a toll on industry.
  • Mahindra to roll out low-cost tractor
    Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, India's biggest farm-equipment maker, plans to introduce the nation's cheapest tractor to win sales among small farmers unable to afford current models.
  • No quick political fix for Canada's railway strike
  • SUEK coal rail ban to end, more delays seen
  • Goldman positive on European auto sector

Sched Netweb site
  • MISC profit falls to US$38 million as box losses hit US$95 million
  • Rating agencies downgrade DP World as parent struggles
  • Back-to-work legislation tabled to end Canadian rail strike
  • Singapore's manufacturing output up 3.6pc in October
  • UK Mail first half profit up 63pc on 50pc less tax
  • Aarkstore publishes container shipping management handbook
  • Zimbabwean MD-11 freighter crash at Shanghai Pudong kills 3
  • Shunfeng Airways receives air operator licence from CAAC
  • FedEx offers 'Next Flight' money-back guarantee rush service
  • Canada's Huntingdon REIT, IAT Air Cargo change terms of merger

Exim Indiaweb site
  • European textile machinery makers see India emerging as major market again
  • Services exports to US may touch $ 150 bn by 2015-CII study
  • Antwerp Port Authority keen to play larger proactive role as ex-im gateway for India
  • KoPT terminates land lease pact with Navy
  • Revised proposals to develop Vizhinjam port basics approved
  • Surveillance cameras installed at VCT
  • New 1-day MoP handling record set at Kandla Port
  • Port wage talks to enter final round next week
  • Roadwings Int'l bags CONCOR's prestigious order for 27 reach stackers/cranes
  • Stone laid for auto hub
  • Dubai crisis impacted the stock market
  • 3 large SEZ developers head for exit route
  • GDP growth at 7.9 pc springs pleasant surprise in Q2
  • Food processing industry hit by high tax regime
  • Core sector grows by heartening 3.5 pc in Oct.
  • Economists now more optimistic of India's growth story
  • No magic wand for reforms-PM
  • Dubai crisis not to impact India: Montek
  • In a few decades, US dollar may no longer be global reserve currency, opines ADB chief

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 30, 2009
  • New business win for Kuehne + Nagel with Premium Aircraft Interiors Group
    Premium Aircraft Interiors Group, a globally integrated group of companies that delivers support for the life-cycle of all cabin interior products and services, has selected The gi...
  • Kia to deliver products for France via Le Havre
    The South Korean car manufacturer Kia is to deliver certain new car marques to France and some neighbouring countries via Le Havre (France) and not through Antwerp (Belgium) in fut...
  • White knight to rescue CMA CGM
    The French government has assured the stricken French shipping company CMA CGM that the state-owned investment bank Caisse des d'p'ts et consigniations (CDC) will take a stake...
  • Contship's Sogemar to host rival company ONT Team
    ONT Team Terminal (ONT) ' run by chairman Pierpaolo Mosconi and his son Michele ' is leaving its historic premises in the via Triboniano in northwest Milan for the (forme...
  • Finlands logistics provider Haanpaa goes intermodal
    The Finnish logistics service provider Haanpaa will expand its service portfolio by entering a new market segment and offer customers full intermodal services with effect from Janu...
  • GLS phases in new depot in Germany
    The parcel service provider GLS recently phased in a new depot in Bornheim near Cologne (Germany). The building work took seven months. GLS reported that its relocation to the new ...
  • Albany Door Systems steps up collaboration with Wincanton
    Albany Door Systems (ADS) is expanding the volume of business that it does with the transport and logistics service provider Wincanton. ADS recently signed a three-year contract wi...
  • Biehle investing EUR 5 million in contract logistics
    Spedition Biehle, a forwarding company that has some 130 employees in Germany, is to build a logistics centre at its headquarters in Meitingen-Herbertshofen near Augsburg. Biehle h...
  • EU Commission selects Kallas to be new transport commissioner
    The Brussels-based EU Commission recently announced that the Estonian national Siim Kallas, currently vice-president of the European Commission and responsible for admini...
  • US: Watco's Boise Valley Railroad begins operations
    Watco Transportation Services Inc announced the successful start-up of a new railway called Boise Valley Railroad (BVRR). Additional manpower and locomotive resources were on hand ...
  • AirBridgeCargo adds another B747-400ERF
    AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), which belongs to the Volga-Dnepr Group and is Russia's largest all-cargo airline, has augmented its fleet with a new Boeing B747-400ER. The company a...
  • ICF increases frequency of European intermodal transport
    Since the beginning of October, Intercontainer-Interfrigo SA Switzerland (ICF) has observed an upward trend in the unaccompanied intermodal transport market. ICF has also begun to ...
  • FedEx launches International Next Flight
    The US service provider FedEx Express has launched FedEx International Next Flight, an expedited delivery service from the UK and Ireland to most worldwide locations. The service w...
  • DB Schenker launches next step in heavy haulage rail freight capability
    The UK subsidiary of rail freight operator DB Schenker says it has increased the haulage capability of a regular fuel train operating from South Humberside to the East Midlands by ...
  • Indian truck manufacturer starts in Kenyan market
    Ashok Leyland joins the list of trucks angling for the growing construction industry that has been boosted by Kenya government's investment in road infrastructure. Rajinder Malhan,...

Maritime Global Netweb site
DECEMBER 1, 2009
  • "No armed guards on hijacked VLCC"
  • UK Club looks for better deals from US lawyers
  • Precious starts buying
  • Norwegian assists Indian Dhow released by pirates

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 1, 2009
  • Carnival orders third Dream class cruise ship
  • Dual fuel options open up
  • Horizon Shipbuilding launches towboat for FMT
  • Pirates seize tanker headed for LOOP

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 1, 2009
  • Carnival confirms cruiseship order plans
    THE European shipbuilding industry's long order drought may be about to end after confirmation that Carnival hopes to commission at least two large cruise...
  • NYK to raise $1.3bn
    Japan's largest shipping line is set to raise $1.3bn from its first public share issue in 40 years.
  • Europe votes to ease customs restrictions
    Member states stop short of establishing internal market.
  • Hext heads off
    Pacific Basin chief leaves to Vanderperre operations.

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 1, 2009
  • VLCC captain says no-one hurt
    THE CAPTAIN of hijacked Greek VLCC Maran Centaurus has told the ship's operator that crew members are being treated well by the pirates, Fairplay was told today
  • London Gateway threatened
    A LOCAL council has warned that DP World's London Gateway development at Thurrock in Essex needs government investment to remain viable
  • Statoil-Gazprom USA deal signed
    NORWAY'S Statoil told Fairplay today it has signed an important memorandum of understanding with Gazprom Marketing & Trading USA
  • Indian stocks rise on GDP surge
    THE DUBAI financial crisis seems to have had little impact on the Indian stock market as shipping shares reacted positively to the GDP surge in the second quarter ending 30 September
  • STX Europe workers strike
    WORKERS went on strike today at STX Europe's shipyard in Finland
  • Now Russia stews with Swedes
    RUSSIA is embroiled in another food fight after reportedly slapping a ban on shipments of Swedish meat
  • US towing rules delayed
    THE US Department of Homeland Security is further delaying release of its long-awaited new rules on towing inspection

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 1, 2009
  • Lipinksi Urges Highway Spending to Create Jobs
  • Strike Hits Halifax Railcar Supply
  • Canadian Ports Weathering CN Strike
  • Industrial Shippers Urge End to CN Strike
  • Moller-Maersk CEO Shifts Investment Targets
  • AirBridgeCargo Adds Fourth 747-400
  • Saddle Creek Acquires ServiceCraft
  • Four Korean Carriers to Borrow $630 Million
  • Customs to Close Los Angeles Drawback Office
  • Trucking Software Pioneers to Merge
  • MD Logistics General Manager Retires
  • UPS Opens Expanded Toronto Hub
  • NAFTA Trade Fell 12 Months Running
  • CN Asks Customers for Help During Strike
  • California Clean-Trucks Cut Pollution 80 Percent
  • Strike Delaying Trains at Halifax
  • Manufacturing Growth Slows in November
  • Lloyd's Register, Bestway to Develop Green Bulker
  • Marseille Box Traffic Grows
  • Shipping Executive Bob Magee Dies
  • TSA Failed to Improve Security, Says Report
  • Vancouver Sees Cargo Diversions From Rail Strike

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 1, 2009
  • ICTSI secures Manzanillo concession
  • DP World ring-fenced
  • Crowley adds 400 reefers ahead of peak season
  • Dalai Lama urges action on climate change
  • Gothenburg still set to outsource terminal management

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 1, 2009
  • UP cruiseship out
    Filipe Menendez-led Ultrapetrol finally sells cruiseship Blue Monarch and confirms Princess Susana sale.
  • Trio for sale
    Panamax bulkers owned by Nasdaq-listed OceanFreight listed for sale.
  • Brazil trio charged
    Federal officials file corruption and money laundering charges against construction firm Camargo Correa in connection with Transpetro tenders.
  • Sextet ordered
    Sinopacific bags order for 5,000-cbm pressurised gas carriers from low-profile Jaccar Holdings.
  • Magee dies
    American Shipping Group chief executive dies in his home at 61.
  • Hext quits
    Pacific Basin's Richard Hext will vacate the CEO's seat at the end of this year to clock on with Vanderperre family firm.
  • Fishy tactics
    Sovcomflot's 'Project Sturgeon' an 'illegal investigation' and a 'serious criminal offence', Dmitry Skarga says.
  • Overexposed
    Arctic Securities downgrades Jinhui from hold to sell amid fears over its 50% spot market coverage in 2010.
  • Helix jumps
    Offshore vessel owner Helix Energy Solutions sees shares soar after analyst upgrade.
  • Secret spy
    Dmitry Skarga, who left Sovcomflot 'under threats and hostile attacks', fears insider 'will suffer' if identity revealed.
  • Carnival orders
    US cruiseship giant adds third 130,000-gt Dream-class vessel to orderbook at Italy's Fincantieri.
  • Farstad too
    Karl-Johan Bakken-led firm is third Norwegian owner to benefit from Petrobras' latest PSV spree.
  • HHI edges closer
    World's largest shipbuilder boosts stake in Hyundai Corp with $90m buy ahead of takeover.
  • Greek ship escapes
    A Greek-owned suezmax tanker avoids capture by pirates after using flares and fire hoses to fend off attack.
  • Stealth held
    Greek owner's LPG carrier Gas Prophet the lone detainee in Hong Kong during October.
  • 'No armed guards'
    Greek manager of hijacked VLCC Maran Centaurus awaits ransom demand and confirms it had no armed security.
  • Rating raised
    JCR Ratings of Japan likes the look of Namura Shipbuilding's big orderbook and innovative 'wozmax' hull.
  • SLP on brink
    UK rig builder calls in administrators to resolve crippling dispute with Maersk in Middle East.
  • Red Riga
    Latvia's biggest shipyard falls to nine-month loss as shiprepair revenue plunges.
  • Goldman joins in
    US bank takes a near $10m chunk of Eitzen Chemical, joining Tufton Oceanic and Polaris Capital on the shareholder list.
  • Korean cash
    Hanjin, HMM, Korea Line and SK Shipping close to $630m refinancing deal for LNG carriers.
  • Finnish walk-out
    STX's Turku and Rauma yards lose 400 workers to strike action over job security and wages.
  • DryShips pulls out
    George Economou-led bulker owner confirms $76m double panamax purchase has failed.
  • Less for NYK
    Giant Japanese owner scales back its share issue by $356m as it prices offering.
  • Outlook brighter
    VLCC demand should enjoy upswing this week as charterers enter market for second-half December cargoes.
  • Wartsila wins
    CSCL opts for eight Finnish-designed two-stroke engines for boxships being built in China.
  • Khalid fixes
    Khalid Hashim-led Precious Shipping secures two year charter for recently acquired bulker.
  • Cheng quits PST
    PIL business trust spin-off set for temporary boss as chief executive Alvin Cheng opts to leave.
  • MMA in BHP gig
    Mermaid Marine Australia clinches five-year charter to support BHP Billiton Pyrenees FPSO.
  • Utopian dream
    Beverley Hills start-up emerges as power behind Samsung's new $1.1bn residential liner newbuilding project.
  • Merlion Ace sold
    Singapore Shipping sells elderly car carrier to Jordanian owner for conversion into livestock carrier.
  • Asimar inks orders
    Thai shipbuilder seals newbuilding contract for two tractor tugs from the local port authority.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 1, 2009
  • U.N. extends anti-piracy policing
  • Crowley boosts reefer fleet
  • IATA: Retailers buying patterns lead recovery
  • CSX announces promotions
  • ITC starts second small U.S. exporter study
  • Ex-Im project financing gives lift to Clipper
  • Saddle Creek buys ServiceCraft Logistics
  • CBP to close L.A. drawback processing center
  • Antwerp lock to be closed for maintenance

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
DECEMBER 1, 2009
  • Szczecin auction attracts little interest
    At an auction held on November 27 at the Szczecin shipyard, few buyers showed interest in the assets, according to Fairplay. Someone bought office premises, someone part of one of
  • Dubai World with USD 26 billion debt
    The state-owned investment company Dubai World has initiated 'constructive' talks with banks to restructure its USD 26 billion debt. "It is envisaged that the restructuring process will be carried

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 1, 2009
  • Barges added to US West Coast ports
    LA/Long Beach and Seattle to see a boost in capacity.
  • Bunker prices firm across Europe
    Hamburg sees good avails and demand.
  • Project to design fuel-efficient bulker
    Lloyd's Register and Chinese partner say they are responding to pressure from shipowners.
  • Firm prices in Middle East bunker hub
    Some 380 cSt available in Suez.
  • New problems as ships avoid low sulphur zone
    Ships said to increase collision risk and straying into missile test area to limit time in regulated Californian waters.
  • More fuel oil offered from Saudi refineries
    Saudi Aramco already committed to December exports of 400,000 to 450,000 mt.
  • New dual-fuel engine
    Wartsila says engine gives smaller vessels 'fuel flexibility'.
  • Coastal Oil opens office in Greece
    First office outside Asia to increase market reach.
  • Markets hit 14-month highs
    Spot demand in Singapore still weak.
  • 'Negative picture' for bunker businesses
    Bunker market marred by increased risk and diminishing returns.
  • Collision off Singapore
    One of the wooden craft subsequently sank, MPA says.
  • 'High' bunker prices hit LPG carrier's Q3 revenue
    Operating profit down almost 85% year-on-year.
  • Chimbusco sets new barge rates
    Ports affected are Qinhuangdao, Jintang, Shanghaiguan and Caofeidian.

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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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