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January 7, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipping industry gears up to ride another storm
    THE year ahead for shipping is bleak but most industry players have seen it all before and are prepared to deal with the downturn while staying hopeful that a recovery will come by year-end.
  • Baltic Dry Index faces its seventh straight drop
    The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of shipping costs for commodities, fell for a seventh consecutive session on weaker demand for steel and iron ore.
  • Cost to ship crude from the Caribbean falls
    The cost to transport crude oil from the Caribbean on Aframax tankers may fall after little change last week, amid weak demand from refiners, a broker said.
  • Persian Gulf supertanker rate may drop
  • No change in Suez Canal transit fees this year
  • Challenging times for new-vessel funding
  • Fog hampers shipping along central US Gulf Coast
  • Cut in Port Klang free storage days pushed to July 1
  • Nordic buys Suezmax tanker for US$56.7m to expand fleet
Strait Talk
  • Waste not, want not
    THE connection between shipping and recycling waste paper may not be immediately apparent, but there certainly is one. Until recently, paper recycling was a booming business in Britain. European Union rules dictate that local councils must recycle more household waste, particularly paper.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipping industry gears up to ride another storm
    THE year ahead for shipping is bleak but most industry players have seen it all before and are prepared to deal with the downturn while staying hopeful that a recovery will come by year-end.
  • Baltic Dry Index faces its seventh straight drop
    The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of shipping costs for commodities, fell for a seventh consecutive session on weaker demand for steel and iron ore.
  • Cost to ship crude from the Caribbean falls
    The cost to transport crude oil from the Caribbean on Aframax tankers may fall after little change last week, amid weak demand from refiners, a broker said.
  • Persian Gulf supertanker rate may drop
  • No change in Suez Canal transit fees this year
  • Challenging times for new-vessel funding
  • Fog hampers shipping along central US Gulf Coast
  • Cut in Port Klang free storage days pushed to July 1
  • Nordic buys Suezmax tanker for US$56.7m to expand fleet
Strait Talk
  • Waste not, want not
    THE connection between shipping and recycling waste paper may not be immediately apparent, but there certainly is one. Until recently, paper recycling was a booming business in Britain. European Union rules dictate that local councils must recycle more household waste, particularly paper.

Sched Netweb site
  • Evergreen to build 100 box ships, sees global recovery in 2012
  • After French success, IMB more hopeful of suppressing piracy
  • World fleet now 13 million TEU, to hit 14 million TEU in August
  • Bulk up, boxes down at Marseilles Fos in first 11 months
  • February earliest date for California clean truck tax
  • DCT Gdansk's 2008 throughput rises to 100,000 TEU
  • Euroseas cuts charter rates as it extends contracts
  • COSCO Tai' Ankou vessel completes locating BOA oil drilling platform
  • Middle East seen to suffer in 2009 global downturn
  • Major uncertainties loom over Dubai's status as sea-air hub
  • TIACA insists air cargo security should not hinder trade
  • Vietnam shows growth potential for aviation sector

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Maritime fraternity's dream takes concrete shape
  • Yasumi Kudo to steer NYK as President from April
  • Not done, comrade!
  • SC orders status quo on Vizhinjam ICTT project
  • Port Pipavav dredging for 14.5-m draught
  • Mormugao Port ideal site for offshore services & rig repair base
  • Spotlight on Nagpur's investment opportunities
  • 9 SEZ proposals glimmer amidst pall of gloom
  • Cement, steel cos extended Cenvat credit facility for supplies to SEZ developers
  • Panel to consider extension of tax reimbursement on more services for exporters
  • Export trends confirm that sinking feeling
  • RBI's judicious use of forex reserves proves rewarding
  • Foreign Trade Policy Analysis: Current Trends - By M. Sreedharan

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 5, 2009
  • FM Logistic slashing almost 500 jobs
    Die im lothringischen Phalsbourg (Frankreich) ansässige Logistikdienstleisterin FM Logistic (ehemals Faure & Machet) hat nach einer Meldung der Pariser Wirtschaftszeitung "Les Ech...
  • DCT Gdansk moves smoothly into 2009
    The Polish container terminal operator DCT Gdansk passed the 100,000 teu mark in mid December 2008 whilst handling the 750 teu vessel "Containerships V". The company had expected t...
  • La Poste will boost equity by EUR 2.7 billion
    Die französische Regierung hat f'r die von der französischen Staatspost La Poste seit Monaten erwartete Kapitalaufstockung gr'nes Licht gegeben. Wie die französische Presse bericht...
  • China 3C Group buys Jinhua Baofa Logistic
    China 3C Group, a retailer and wholesale distributor of consumer and business products in China, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100.0% of Jinhua Baofa Logistic Ltd, a...
  • Evergreen enhances North China Service
    Evergreen has enhanced its North China service network by adding Tianjin to its China-South US West Coast-China Service (CPS). The 6,332 teu "Hatsu Envoy" was the first to sai...
  • New ground service organisation in Cyprus
    While negotiations between Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders aimed at reunifying the island are ongoing, a joint airport services organization has become operational, with hopes ec...
  • Alitalia enters into partnership with Air France-KLM
    Die neue Alitalia, die aus dem Zusammenschluss des einstigen Staatsfliegers mit der Air One hervorgeht, hat Air France-KLM zum Partner gewählt. Am 9. Januar 2009 wird der Air Franc...
  • Singapore Airlines receives first A330-300
    Singapore Airlines wird ihren ersten von 19 bestellten Airbus A330-300 Grossraumjets Mitte Januar erhalten und als Regionalflugzeuge einsetzen. Am 30. März wird der A330-300 dann e...
  • First departure of Grimaldi Lines' new Euro-Aegean service
    The ro-ro vessel "Grande Sicilia" was dispatched at Hamburg's Unikai Terminal (Germany) in late December 2008, as the first ship to be deployed in Grimaldi Lines' new Eu...
  • Breadbox starts new West Africa Service
    Breadbox Shipping Lines, headquartered in Schiedam (Netherlands) has launched a new service from North Continental Europe to ports in West Africa. A departure is off...
  • JadeWeserPort plans logistics zone
    A logistics zone will be established next to the new deepwater container terminal JadeWeserPort in Wilhelmshaven (Germany) a logistics zone will be established. This zone will have...
  • Hanjin appoints Choi as second CEO
    Die koreanische Reederei Hanjin Shipping hat Eun Young Choi neben Yong Min Kim als zweite CEO ernannt. Yong Min Kim wurde bereits imalten Jahr zum Nachfolger von Präsident und CE...
  • Fly 540 Uganda offers regular regional cargo services
    A few weeks after taking possession of two 5.5 t uplift Fokker 27-500 cargo planes the Ugandan cargo charter airline Fly 540 has published a wide range of destinations across the r...

Maritime Global Netweb site
JANUARY 6, 2009
  • Bourbon vessel hijacked off Nigeria
  • Precious fleet 61% covered for 2009
  • Evergreen looking at fleet replacement
  • GL buys software company
  • Nigeria ponders single-hull phase-out

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 6, 2009
  • Trico Marine wins offshore Egypt contract
  • Time running out for U.S. Shipping Partners

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 5, 2009
  • Horizon Lines hit with suit by company stockholders
  • Marcon ends year with record sales total
  • Cargill makes donations to combat hunger
  • PDX noise committee sets WebTrak meeting
  • Gulf Navigation takes delivery of new chemical tanker

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 6, 2009
  • US Shipping faces collapse after default
    TROUBLED Jones Act tanker company reveals it has defaulted on its senior credit facility.
  • O'Kelley in US Shipping hot seat
  • Norden sells bulkers to generate cash
    DANISH shipping group Norden has sold six dry bulk vessels for a total of $175m.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 6, 2009
  • US Shipping Partners defaults
    US SHIPPING Partners has defaulted on its senior credit agreement, bringing the embattled Jones Act barge and tanker operator one step closer today to dissolution
  • Pirates hijack Yemeni ship
    A YEMENI coastal ship has reportedly been hijacked by pirates
  • Europe feeling Gazprom bite
    RUSSIAN gas supplies to many eastern European and Balkan states are being disrupted today as a result of Moscow's cut in Gazprom distribution to Ukraine
  • 150 rescued from Norway ferry
    MORE THAN 150 passengers were today evacuated from a ferry that ran aground off the coast of Norway, maritime officials said
  • India stymied by trucking strike
    INDIA'S transport strike kept more than 6M trucks off its roads and away from ports today, the All India Motor Transporters Congress said
  • Sri Lanka seeks new yard
    THE SRI Lanka Ports Authority is negotiating with yard companies in Dubai, India and China over plans for a dockyard in a port being built on the island's south coast, SLPA chairman Priyath Bandu Wickrema said

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 6, 2009
  • Fleet of idle capacity continues to grow
    Idled capacity has reached 550,000 TEUs, with 210 vessels out of work in the face of sharply falling demand.
  • Shanghai TEUs slow down
  • NY airfreight off 3.4%
  • San Diego tabs port director
  • New US chief for UPS
  • Record year for Montreal
  • New vessel to Danaos
  • Cargolux adds Cairo
  • Yusen opens Mexico unit
  • Merck chooses UPS
  • Laser scan upgraded

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 6, 2009
  • Vancouver container truckers threaten strike
  • Kintetsu World Express to take full control of TKK Logistics
  • NYK president expects pain before 'Yosoro'
  • Suez Canal may cut tolls to combat crisis
  • 200 boxships idle

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 6, 2009
  • Cape for $27m
    Polembros Shipping reportedly picks up a Hong Kong-controlled ship for well below S&P assessments.
  • Stocks sizzle
    US shipping stocks continue upward motion as StealthGas and Trico gain more than 20%.
  • Norden sells six
    Danish owner declares purchase options on panamaxes and handymaxes in order to sell them on for a $13m profit.
  • US owner defaults
    Tanker and tank-barge player US Shipping fails to pay on credit facility but lenders are willing to talk.
  • Trico in Med deal
    Joseph Compofelice-led offshore vessel owner bags $20m contract from Petrobel for the MPSV Volantis.
  • Fight for survival
    Tommy Rathleff appeals for creditor support as Armada battles dry cargo defaults running to hundreds of millions of dollars.
  • Evergreen axes
    Liner operator cuts the North American workforce of its shipping agency arm.
  • Armada to sink?
    Bulker operator latest to succumb to market woes as Singapore office seeks protection from creditors.
  • Dof fixes PSV
    StatoilHydro Brazilian subsidiary to take Norwegian vessel for two years with option for two more.
  • Moral victory
    Evergreen chief Chang Yung-Fa's magazine on morality sees circulation soar to 220,000 per month.
  • Pay rise
    Norway's Farstad ties up an anchor handler with Petrobras at significantly improved rate.
  • Latvian rejig
    Baltic ferry owner Scandlines has reorganised its services to Ventspils as cargo volumes fall.
  • Another close call
    Ship with 32 Chinese crew outruns pirates on day China's navy arrives in Gulf of Aden.
  • Drilling for cash
    Citibank arranges $850m financing for Stena's latest drillship order at Samsung in Korea.
  • Northern frights
    Passengers evacuated as Hurtigruten cruiseship grounds and takes on water outside Trondheim.
  • Ray of light
    Bulker scrapping reaches seven and a half year high, giving drop of hope to the market, Pareto says.
  • Antwerp rises
    Belgian box port closing gap on Rotterdam and Hamburg after 6% growth in 2008.
  • More time
    Felipe Menendez-led Ultrapetrol extends share buyback scheme to "demonstrate confidence."
  • Brazil bound
    Solstad Offshore AHTS secures $40,000 per day term deal with Petrobras.
  • Box blues
    Number of idle containerships passes eight year high as level of laid up capacity jumps 83.33% in a month.
  • Sealink sells
    Malaysian owner's offshore support vessel goes to overseas buyer for profit of MYR 13m.
  • Fatal error
    Second bosun suffocated in Saga Rose ballast tank due to lower than expected water level, UK accident report finds.
  • Cargoship burns
    Philippines vessel suffers blaze after timber catches fire during welding work.
  • Bharati builds
    Indian shipyard takes stake in domestic owner Great Offshore to within a whisker of 15% trigger for offer to buy another 20% slice.
  • Timah eyes four
    Indonesian state mining company PT Timah could spend $20m on four-ship purchase.
  • Bourbon crew safe
    French owner makes contact with captain of crew boat seized off Nigeria at the weekend.
  • Boxes overboard
    Ten containers wash ashore in the Netherlands after falling from Unitas feedership.
  • US repairer sold
    Private equity firm snaps up commercial ship repair group to go with its Atlantic Marine operation.
  • Amir in at MISC
    Former head of MISC's tanker arm AET takes over as chief executive at Malaysian shipowner.
  • Extra dredger
    Australian port of Melbourne moves to complete Port Phillip Bay channel deepening project early.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 6, 2009
  • NYK president: Long-term deals, diversity key
  • Container capacity falls, layups rise
  • Yang Ming unveils 2 new vessels
  • International air freight plummets 13.5 percent
  • Asian air freight down 15.5 percent in November
  • FedEx pushes out 777 deliveries
  • Con-way settles CF pensions dispute
  • Challenges filed to stop CN's short line buy
  • Indian truck strike impact minimal so far
  • Clashing textile, apparel advice for Obama
  • U.S., global manufacturing in tailspin
  • Merck outsources logistics to UPS
  • UTi taps UPS executive as CEO
  • Customs publishes AES penalty guidelines
  • FMC reviews 29 OTI license applications
  • Shanghai still No. 2, but grows 7%
  • Tianjin port grows 20% in 2008
  • Shekou volume up 24% in 2008

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 6, 2009
  • Volatility returns to bunker markets
    European bunker prices surge for third day.
  • Russian oil export duties cut in January
    Fuel oil export duty down by $26.5 pmt.
  • Aegean selected to be sole supplier at Tangiers
    Agreement will give Aegean exclusive bunker supply rights out of the port for 25 to 30 years.
  • Shipping group 'optimistic' for year ahead
    Bunker prices in the first quarter '50% lower year-on-year'.
  • Durban barge rates rise
    New year brings rise in bunker delivery rates.
  • Bunker demand expected to weaken
    Japanese refiners to reduce fuel oil output in January.
  • Team changes at Engen
    New Marine Fuels Manager and Marine Sales Executive in place.
  • Singapore bunker prices at two-month high
    Bunkers sees double-digit gains across most Asian ports on Tuesday.
  • Saudi Aramco offers late-January fuel oil cargo
    Refiner requests interested buyers to submit bids as soon as possible.
  • Kuwait to deepen cuts in oil supply
    OPEC members seen to be complying with output cuts.
  • Indian oil firms plan strike
    Fuel supplies may be disrupted if there is prolonged action.
  • Colombo box terminal nears capacity
    Terminal operator, associate of John Keells, needs to build new capacity.
  • ITOPF assesses environmental risk from sunken barge
    Barge sank with diesel oil onboard in November.

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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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