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December 4, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Keppel seals US$200m rig accord
    Keppel FELS sealed its first semi-submersible tender drilling rig deal with PV Drilling yesterday, when the contract for the US$200 million unit was signed in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
  • Delay shipbuilding push, China urged
    China should delay its bid to pass South Korea as the world's biggest shipbuilder to prevent a flood of new vessels extending industrywide losses, said Clarkson plc's managing director Martin Stopford.

Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco levies raft of surcharges on Asia-Europe lanes
  • Evergreen hikes Asia-westbound rates US$75 to $100 per TEU
  • Dubai World confirms debt at US$26 billion in clarification
  • New chairman takes helm as Zim gets US$100 million injection
  • Canadian rail strike ends, accord defers dispute to later talks
  • Newbuilding deliveries continue to flow in
  • Xiamen's international box transshipments 34,281 TEU plus in '09
  • Ningbo Daxie port area's box volume up 10pc in first 10 months
  • TransContainer enters Russia-Iran rail freight box shipping market
  • CMA CGM's new feeder service calls at Kaliningrad Port
  • Sacramento aims to boost range of transport services
  • Hong Kong air cargo grows first time in 15 months
  • AirBridgeCargo Airlines adds freighter to its fleet
  • British Airways and Iberia plan to merge

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Maersk India inaugurates state-of-art CFS at Ponneri in Chennai
  • Battle for Great Offshore ends in a whimper
  • Cosco sees demand for ships rising
  • Aryan Cargo Express to commence operations in India from Jan.-Feb. 2010
  • Unlimited refined sugar imports allowed till March 31, 2010
  • Former JNPT PRO D. N. Maurya is now Secy of ICC
  • Drawback benefit available for gold jewellery exporters too
  • eGoM wants Basmati MEP strictly implemented
  • Agarbatti now a handicraft product
  • Rising fiscal deficit may prompt Budget target review
  • Robust GDP growth raises hopes of better tax collections

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 2, 2009
  • New intermodal service to Norway
    Green Cargo added Norway to its intermodal container transport network on 2 November.
  • Kombiverkehr expands national network from Germany to Switzerland
    The Frankfurt-based intermodal specialist Kombiverkehr will offer additional alternatives for environment-friendly transport between Germany's Rhine/Ruhr region and Basel from Janu...
  • World's longest sea crossing to start in 2010
    Work on the proposed Qatar-Bahrain causeway project, considered to be the world's longest sea crossing, is likely to begin in the first quarter of 2010. The governments of Qatar an...
  • K-Line launching "Corona Optimum" for Joban Joint Power
    The Tokyo-based shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ("K" Line) launched the "Corona Optimum," an 88,000 dwt special coal carrier at Imabari Shipbuilding's Marugame Shipyard...
  • Clipper Projects inaugurates new office in Dalian
    Clipper Projects recently opened its own representation in Dalian (China). The company is not new to the region. Years of successful presence under the APC partnership have allowed...
  • Intertanko releases tanker energy management guide
    The International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (Intertanko) is about to publish its new guide for a tanker energy efficiency management plan (TEEMP). This moves forward...
  • MAN-Nutzfahrzeuge CEO resigns from MAN boards
    Following the resignations of the MAN corporation's director Hakan Samuesson and CFO Karlhein Hornung, Anton Weinmann, MAN Nutzfahrzeuge CEO, asked to be released from his position...
  • Norbert Dentressangle appoints new solutions and operations director
    Norbert Dentressangle Logistics UK has appointed Brian McDill as its solutions and operations director. McDill joins Norbert Dentressangle from Wincanton where he held various dire...
  • Sieber academy offering extra training for drivers and forklift operators
    The Sieber Group, a transport and logistics enterprise based in Berneck (Switzerland) has started to offer vocational training courses for truck drivers and forklift operators. The...
  • Trans-o-Flex introduces a CO2-neutral dispatch service
    The Weinheim (Germany)-based trans-o-flex Logistics Group will offer customers a new Co2de Green service from January 2010 onwards. The new offering is a completely CO2-free domest...
  • Aqua Logistics wants to go public
    Aqua Logistics, a Mumbai (India)-based logistics solutions provider and international freight forwarder with branches across India, is aiming to raise some capital through its prop...
  • Germany's intermodal transport services convey 21.5% less in 2009
    Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reported that 226.4 million t of goods were hauled on the German rail network from January to September 2009. This was 57.7 million ...
  • New Cargobull business centre in UK
    Trailer maker and truck bodybuilder Schmitz Cargobull has opened another new regional business centre to provide better market coverage in the UK and Ireland. The centre ...

Maritime Global Netweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2009
  • Intertanko shock at officer's murder
  • DNV takes over SOF CONSEIL
  • TT Club and ICHCA push IMDG course

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2009
  • MOL completes concept for next generation ferry
  • $171 million award for DDG 51 continuation
  • NY looks to Great Lakes for offshore wind

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2009
  • GAO sides with Port of Bellingham in NOAA research facility protest
  • United States joins India in investment promotion MOI
  • Cutter POLAR SEA returning to Seattle today
  • James C. Carter begins term as Port of Portland commissioner
  • Navios takes delivery of new Capesize vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2009
  • Record tanker storage pushing up charter rates
    The number of tankers deployed for temporary storage jumped by 20 in a month to 149 by the end of November.
  • ACM commissions plummet 19%
    Chief executive Johnny Plumbe forecasts improved fortunes in 2010 after a horror half-year for the tanker sector.

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2009
  • Pirates release German ship
    PIRATES released the German cargo ship Charelle today after holding it captive for six months, along with 10 crew, EU NAVFOR said
  • Eastern piracy rebounding
    PIRACY cases in the South China Sea are rising again, the anti-piracy body ReCAAP has told Fairplay
  • Pirate suspects held in attack
    EU NAVFOR is holding 13 pirate suspects today after an attack on the general cargo ship BBC Togo 150 n-miles south of Salalah, Oman

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2009
  • Continental Airlines Cargo Grows 16.5 Percent
  • Railroads Keep Momentum in Holiday Week
  • States Press Congress for Transport Jobs
  • Dynamex Keeps Profit Even
  • GE Sells 10 Locomotives in Brazil
  • Cyber Monday Sales Jump 5 Percent
  • Aerospace Group Urges Export Control Reform
  • CN Ramps Up After Strike Ends
  • Oberstar Backs Six-Month Highway Plan, With Conditions
  • UTi Worldwide Sees $18 Million Profit
  • Frankfurt Airport to Hike Airline Fees
  • Rockefeller Wants Container Scanning Reconsidered

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2009
  • Zim top man replaced
  • Liverpool focuses on India
  • UN chief: Climate treaty 'ready by June 2010'

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2009
  • Globus private?
    Jefferies analyst reduces Karageorgiou-led owner's earnings estimate but says company's net asset value provides an opportunity to go private.
  • Allocean swoop
    Greece's Logothetis family re-enters shipping as Lomar Corporation announces a $325m purchase of the UK-based Allocean fleet.
  • Fighting back
    Fighting vessel arrest, lawyers for Shanghai Zhenhua say Kyla Shipping fail to show Zhen Hua 27 is its ship.
  • Flame effort done
    Gibraltar forges settlement with New Flame's owners and insurers. Salvage effort complete, leaving great place to fish.
  • Dishonest deals
    Ex-Sovcomflot boss Dmitry Skarga accused of cutting in Yuri Nikitin on Daewoo suezmax newbuildings at discount prices.
  • Back to the yard
    FSO owned by OSG and Euronav returns to the shipyard after damage during commissioning.
  • Charelle free
    New Zealand-owned general carogoship held for almost six months finally freed by Somali pirates.
  • Strike on Princess
    Crew on a casino ship Palm Beach Princess go on strike over pay dispute and master's firing.
  • No advantage
    Former Sovcomflot chief Dmitry Skarga quizzed over why he needed to bring in Yuri Nikitin to help fund purchase of six suezmaxes at HHI in Korea.
  • Nordic hurting
    Klaus Kjaerulff's Nordic Tankers hit hard by fleet write-down as it slips to near $90m nine-month loss.
  • 'Buy' DryShips
    Deutsche Bank analyst rolls out coverage of George Economou's bulker and drilling unit owner targeting 58.7% share price growth.
  • Green light for BP
    Oil major wins court ruling that it can cancel $450m rig deal with Fred Olsen Energy.
  • Ready to blow
    S&P market to erupt as early as next year as soon as 'two plates collide', says ACM boss Johnny Plumbe.
  • KfW funds Royal
    Fain-led Royal Caribbean firms up $632m loan from KfW IPEX Bank for newbuilding Celebrity Eclipse.
  • Three for DSME
    Korean shipbuilder scoops two plus one deal from RWE Innogy for offshore wind-generation vessels.
  • Tanker grounds
    New H Vogemann vessel touches bottom at Mombasa under pilot this morning.
  • Concrete contract
    Khalid Hashim-led Precious Shipping to order up to four cement carriers on the back of lengthy charters.
  • PGS arm sold
    Jon Erik Reinhardsen-led shipowner offloads onshore seismic unit in $210m deal.
  • MHI doubles up
    Japanese builder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries now sets its sights on JPY 100bn from bond sale.
  • ACM steady
    Johnny Plumbe-led shipbroker's first-half profit only slightly down despite waning spot rates as S&P activity improves.
  • Patience, China
    Quest for South Korea's world shipbuilding crown should be put on ice due to industry difficulties, Clarksons' Stopford says.
  • Togo attacked
    German-owned general cargo vessel targeted by Somalia pirates, but manages to avoid capture.
  • Rig damaged
    A Transocean jack-up drilling rig has been severely damaged by bad weather off Malaysia.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2009
  • Obama to name barge executive to FMC post
  • CTSA lines raise bunker surcharge
  • INTERTANKO shifts focus to Nigeria, Benin pirates
  • Hong Kong airport extends fee discounts
  • Congressmen say transport spending fuels jobs
  • Teamsters end strike against CN Railway
  • DHS rolls back 100% scanning to 2014
  • Descartes' earnings down, sales up
  • Gutierrez joins iGPS board
  • European forwarders expect soft market
  • UTi: 3rd quarter revenue declines "moderated"
  • FMC reviews 43 OTI license applications
  • ITF protests Indian drayage contractor

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2009
  • US container scanning program delayed
    The US program for scanning all containers destined for the US, was planned to be implemented in 2012 for security reasons ' but it will now be delayed for two years
  • Intertanko ' fight piracy off West Africa
    On November 24, a Ukrainian Chief Officer on board the tanker Cancale Star was killed when the vessel was attacked by pirates off the coast of Benin ' Intertanko is now
  • Esvagt unit chartered as coastguard vessel in Holland
    Esvagt has contracted its Esvagt Connector) to the Dutch coast guard for service as an Emergency Response Vessel (ERV) for the rest of this year. The Esvagt Connector is on
  • Hijacked VLCC off Somalia
    The Greek VLCC Maran Centaurus was hijacked 600 nautical miles off the Seychelles last Sunday, en route from Jiddah to New Orleans. The vessel, 300,294 DWT, was fully laden and
  • Norway markets Norwegian shipping in USA
    The Norwegian government has established a new position at the Norwegian embassy in Washington, which will be partly financed by the Norwegian Shipowners' association. The new position has the title

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2009
  • Copenhagen Exclusive: Bunker fund would see greater push for innovation
    President of Fairmont Shipping talks about the problems of an ETS.
  • Shipowners could face higher spill penalties
    Australia's transport minister announces plans to increase liability limits.
  • Copenhagen Special: Ferry industry opinion
    Interferry CEO highlights concerns over limiting sulphur content in fuel.
  • Weakening prices across Europe
    Weak demand in Rotterdam.
  • CMF offering 0.1% sulphur MGO in Tenerife
    Supplier says it is now offering low sulphur MGO at all its ports.
  • Bunker prices falling in Fujairah and Durban
    Poor demand in Durban.
  • Hong Kong adopts IMO bunker convention
    Laws will come into force next month.
  • Gold gives 'early warning' of oil price rises
    Hedging specialist predicts moderate price increases for oil, bunkers in 2010, followed by more gains.
  • Shipping is 'easy target' in climate change talks
    Negotiators may approach shipping like 'a lion picking off a stray gazelle'.
  • New CEO says bunker futures contract 'on track'
    SGX contract will be launched before the end of March.
  • Markets soften
    Singapore market generally quiet.
  • Singapore residual fuel stocks at historical high
    Supplies continue to outpace demand in the region.
  • So I've read Taleb's Black Swan... twice... now what?
    Ron Wells considers what Taleb's musings may mean for the Credit Risk Management profession.
  • Aegean to deploy new tanker to UK
    Expansion will 'further enhance' the company's ability to increase its global market share.
  • Singapore bunker statistics 'accurately' reflect growth
    MPA responds to doubts about the port's strong bunker sales during economic downturn.
  • Cruise industry 'resistance' to low sulphur fuels
    New report says meeting current MARPOL standards is not enough.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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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