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February 11, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Singapore firms in box seat in OSV market
    SINGAPORE companies in the offshore supply vessel (OSV) market will be hit by the economic downturn but are in the box seat as far as market action is concerned.
  • Address root cause of piracy: WSC chief
    WORLD Shipping Council (WSC) president and CEO Christopher Koch has told a US Congress committee that pirate attacks on commercial ships in the Gulf of Aden are a serious threat that can only be answered by a coordinated and sustained effort by various international bodies and the maritime industry.
  • DryShips gets respite with fresh refinancing deal
    DryShips Inc, a transporter of raw commodities such as iron ore and coal, negotiated a covenant waiver on an US$800 million loan with Nordea Bank AB, its second refinancing in a week to restructure payment of debt.
  • SPUR helps shipping industry step up training
  • Freight rate surge has bearish underpinnings
  • Modest growth seen for handysize fleet
  • Rotterdam port, environment group agree pollution target
Strait Talk
  • Going electronic has a price
    LAST November, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) took the decisive step towards making the use of electronic charts mandatory on commercial vessels.
Motoring
  • China beats US in vehicle sales for first time
    China vehicle sales topped the US's for the first time last month, as economic growth, price cuts and government support tempered declines in demand caused by rising job losses.
  • Global car industry in catastrophe, says Peugeot chief
    The car industry is caught up in a catastrophe that has spread across the globe as even the key emerging markets that manufacturers had banked on for growth have now ground to a halt, a top executive said yesterday.
  • Lutz, who overhauled GM lineup, to retire at year-end
    Bob Lutz, America's ultimate car guy and the Swiss-born man credited with leading wild success at Chrysler in the 1990s and a near-complete overhaul of General Motors Corp's vehicle lineup, has decided to retire from the business at the end of the year.
Shipping Times
  • Global car industry in catastrophe, says Peugeot chief
    The car industry is caught up in a catastrophe that has spread across the globe as even the key emerging markets that manufacturers had banked on for growth have now ground to a halt, a top executive said yesterday.
  • Lutz, who overhauled GM lineup, to retire at year-end
    Bob Lutz, America's ultimate car guy and the Swiss-born man credited with leading wild success at Chrysler in the 1990s and a near-complete overhaul of General Motors Corp's vehicle lineup, has decided to retire from the business at the end of the year.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Singapore firms in box seat in OSV market
    SINGAPORE companies in the offshore supply vessel (OSV) market will be hit by the economic downturn but are in the box seat as far as market action is concerned.
  • Address root cause of piracy: WSC chief
    WORLD Shipping Council (WSC) president and CEO Christopher Koch has told a US Congress committee that pirate attacks on commercial ships in the Gulf of Aden are a serious threat that can only be answered by a coordinated and sustained effort by various international bodies and the maritime industry.
  • DryShips gets respite with fresh refinancing deal
    DryShips Inc, a transporter of raw commodities such as iron ore and coal, negotiated a covenant waiver on an US$800 million loan with Nordea Bank AB, its second refinancing in a week to restructure payment of debt.
  • SPUR helps shipping industry step up training
  • Freight rate surge has bearish underpinnings
  • Modest growth seen for handysize fleet
  • Rotterdam port, environment group agree pollution target
Strait Talk
  • Going electronic has a price
    LAST November, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) took the decisive step towards making the use of electronic charts mandatory on commercial vessels.
Motoring
  • China beats US in vehicle sales for first time
    China vehicle sales topped the US's for the first time last month, as economic growth, price cuts and government support tempered declines in demand caused by rising job losses.
  • Global car industry in catastrophe, says Peugeot chief
    The car industry is caught up in a catastrophe that has spread across the globe as even the key emerging markets that manufacturers had banked on for growth have now ground to a halt, a top executive said yesterday.
  • Lutz, who overhauled GM lineup, to retire at year-end
    Bob Lutz, America's ultimate car guy and the Swiss-born man credited with leading wild success at Chrysler in the 1990s and a near-complete overhaul of General Motors Corp's vehicle lineup, has decided to retire from the business at the end of the year.
Shipping Times
  • Global car industry in catastrophe, says Peugeot chief
    The car industry is caught up in a catastrophe that has spread across the globe as even the key emerging markets that manufacturers had banked on for growth have now ground to a halt, a top executive said yesterday.
  • Lutz, who overhauled GM lineup, to retire at year-end
    Bob Lutz, America's ultimate car guy and the Swiss-born man credited with leading wild success at Chrysler in the 1990s and a near-complete overhaul of General Motors Corp's vehicle lineup, has decided to retire from the business at the end of the year.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Singapore firms in box seat in OSV market
    SINGAPORE companies in the offshore supply vessel (OSV) market will be hit by the economic downturn but are in the box seat as far as market action is concerned.
  • Address root cause of piracy: WSC chief
    WORLD Shipping Council (WSC) president and CEO Christopher Koch has told a US Congress committee that pirate attacks on commercial ships in the Gulf of Aden are a serious threat that can only be answered by a coordinated and sustained effort by various international bodies and the maritime industry.
  • DryShips gets respite with fresh refinancing deal
    DryShips Inc, a transporter of raw commodities such as iron ore and coal, negotiated a covenant waiver on an US$800 million loan with Nordea Bank AB, its second refinancing in a week to restructure payment of debt.
  • SPUR helps shipping industry step up training
  • Freight rate surge has bearish underpinnings
  • Modest growth seen for handysize fleet
  • Rotterdam port, environment group agree pollution target
Strait Talk
  • Going electronic has a price
    LAST November, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) took the decisive step towards making the use of electronic charts mandatory on commercial vessels.
Motoring
  • China beats US in vehicle sales for first time
    China vehicle sales topped the US's for the first time last month, as economic growth, price cuts and government support tempered declines in demand caused by rising job losses.
  • Global car industry in catastrophe, says Peugeot chief
    The car industry is caught up in a catastrophe that has spread across the globe as even the key emerging markets that manufacturers had banked on for growth have now ground to a halt, a top executive said yesterday.
  • Lutz, who overhauled GM lineup, to retire at year-end
    Bob Lutz, America's ultimate car guy and the Swiss-born man credited with leading wild success at Chrysler in the 1990s and a near-complete overhaul of General Motors Corp's vehicle lineup, has decided to retire from the business at the end of the year.
Shipping Times
  • Global car industry in catastrophe, says Peugeot chief
    The car industry is caught up in a catastrophe that has spread across the globe as even the key emerging markets that manufacturers had banked on for growth have now ground to a halt, a top executive said yesterday.
  • Lutz, who overhauled GM lineup, to retire at year-end
    Bob Lutz, America's ultimate car guy and the Swiss-born man credited with leading wild success at Chrysler in the 1990s and a near-complete overhaul of General Motors Corp's vehicle lineup, has decided to retire from the business at the end of the year.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Singapore firms in box seat in OSV market
    SINGAPORE companies in the offshore supply vessel (OSV) market will be hit by the economic downturn but are in the box seat as far as market action is concerned.
  • Address root cause of piracy: WSC chief
    WORLD Shipping Council (WSC) president and CEO Christopher Koch has told a US Congress committee that pirate attacks on commercial ships in the Gulf of Aden are a serious threat that can only be answered by a coordinated and sustained effort by various international bodies and the maritime industry.
  • DryShips gets respite with fresh refinancing deal
    DryShips Inc, a transporter of raw commodities such as iron ore and coal, negotiated a covenant waiver on an US$800 million loan with Nordea Bank AB, its second refinancing in a week to restructure payment of debt.
  • SPUR helps shipping industry step up training
  • Freight rate surge has bearish underpinnings
  • Modest growth seen for handysize fleet
  • Rotterdam port, environment group agree pollution target
Strait Talk
  • Going electronic has a price
    LAST November, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) took the decisive step towards making the use of electronic charts mandatory on commercial vessels.
Motoring
  • China beats US in vehicle sales for first time
    China vehicle sales topped the US's for the first time last month, as economic growth, price cuts and government support tempered declines in demand caused by rising job losses.
  • Global car industry in catastrophe, says Peugeot chief
    The car industry is caught up in a catastrophe that has spread across the globe as even the key emerging markets that manufacturers had banked on for growth have now ground to a halt, a top executive said yesterday.
  • Lutz, who overhauled GM lineup, to retire at year-end
    Bob Lutz, America's ultimate car guy and the Swiss-born man credited with leading wild success at Chrysler in the 1990s and a near-complete overhaul of General Motors Corp's vehicle lineup, has decided to retire from the business at the end of the year.
Shipping Times
  • Global car industry in catastrophe, says Peugeot chief
    The car industry is caught up in a catastrophe that has spread across the globe as even the key emerging markets that manufacturers had banked on for growth have now ground to a halt, a top executive said yesterday.
  • Lutz, who overhauled GM lineup, to retire at year-end
    Bob Lutz, America's ultimate car guy and the Swiss-born man credited with leading wild success at Chrysler in the 1990s and a near-complete overhaul of General Motors Corp's vehicle lineup, has decided to retire from the business at the end of the year.

Sched Netweb site
  • Using idle ships to store empties cheaper than paying depots ashore
  • US box traffic expected to fall 11.8pc in first half
  • Bahrain port receives 14,000-TEU MSC Daniella
  • Taiwan's Kaohsiung port volume slides 5.7pc
  • Downturn forces Zim to back out of bumper box ship orders
  • President's Dar es Salaam congestion clean-up underway
  • Duisport's 2008 volume rises 12pc to 1 million TEU
  • While pirates free ship for US$3.2 million ransom, US called to act
  • AAT suffers 29pc decline in Hong Kong air cargo in January
  • New Asia-Pac FedEx hub opens in Baiyun Airport in Guangzhou
  • BA World Cargo suffers November drop in air freight

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Chinese appetite for iron ore, wheat bolsters Baltic index
  • Alang shipyard crests the waves in times of depression
  • Gati Coast to Coast fleet gets youthful look with m.v. Gati Pride
  • MOL's Pegasus Ace sails off with 160 heavy vehicles
  • Allcargo Global deftly executes challenging ODC task
  • New equipment gives GTI capacity a mighty heave
  • Nepal weighs possibilities of using JNP & Vizag Port as ex-im trade gateways
  • Baalu commissions semi-mechanised closed coal conveyor system at Chennai Port
  • Time ripe to develop Port infrastructure & strive for horizontal growth-Dr Chanda
  • Cheaper European model 2-tier rail wagons may be made indigenously
  • Slump in export-bound commodities erodes Railways' revenues
  • Basmati export curbs to be reviewed
  • EAC chief hints at more fiscal sops in interim Budget
  • Ministry for 15 pc import duty on steel items

Maritime Global Netweb site
FEBRUARY 10, 2009
  • NOL loses US$149m in Q4 as market collapses
  • Oil record book warning
  • Court cap on Hebei Spirit damages
  • Containerships' new service

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 10, 2009
  • Somali pirate suspects to face Rotterdam court
  • LHD 8 completes builders' trials
  • Red ink at NOL

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 10, 2009
  • Box lines hope for breakthrough on consortia rules
    CONTAINER lines are hoping the European Commission will be able to deliver some good news, amidst almost unrelenting gloom across the industry.
  • Economic downturn will 'jeopardise ship safety' as owners slash costs
    THE economic downturn will lead to an increase in ship incidents and pollution, the new chairman of the European Maritime Safety Agency has predicted.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 10, 2009
  • Tanker, box ship collide off Dubai
    A BOX SHIP and a chemical tanker today collided off Dubai's Jebel Ali port causing a fire to break out, port operator DP World told Fairplay
  • NOL posts dismal 4Q results
    CONTAINER operator Neptune Orient Lines has flashed a red alert on losses ahead after squeezing a net profit of $83M for the year 2008
  • Global trade in reverse
    THE "WORST global recession in six decades" will spur to the first drop in world trade since 1982, according to IHS Global Insight economist Sara Johnson
  • Idle ships 'used to store boxes'
    BOX COMPANIES are using idle vessels to store empty containers, a report from internet-based resource AXS Alphaliner has revealed
  • GSL in debt covenant talks
    LONDON-based ship owner Global Ship Lease is renegotiating the covenants of its $800M debt facility and has agreed to increase the margins payable for it
  • Pressure mounts on Subic safety
    THE PHILIPPINES government is being pressured to come up with a solution to the serious safety issues at Hanjin shipbuilding facility or risk a shut down
  • Six missing in Cebu collision
    SIX PEOPLE are missing following a collision between a fishing vessel and a cargo ship off the Filipino island of Bantayan in Cebu province

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 10, 2009
  • TSA drops capacity request with FMC
    Carriers will not pursue amendment allowing member lines to discuss capacity options in Asia-U.S. trade
  • Deloitte in Canal audit pact
  • APL Q4 profits dive
  • FMC to meet Feb. 11
  • "K" Line, GT Nexus renew
  • Rare sight: Boxship in Brooklyn Navy Yard
  • Huge loss for ProLogis
  • U.S. air cargo off 17%
  • LB port opens security HQ
  • D. Bahn in Polish buy
  • CMA CGM in Syria port pact

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 10, 2009
  • NOL's net profit plummets by 84% in 2008
  • New Djibouti DP World box terminal unwrapped
  • OPEC 'shelves' drilling projects as oil price languishes
  • UK retail sales 'up' in January
  • Lattakia box terminal deal for CMA CGM

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 10, 2009
  • US stocks dive
    All but a handful of shipping and offshore stocks slide as US bank aid plan sends broader markets downward.
  • Limericks flood in
    Thank you to readers who sent in rhymes, Telling of difficult shipping times, Some are bold and some are blue, Turning red a vessel's crew! Though a bit of sauce is not a crime.
  • Front-haul fire
    China sets capesize market alight as Cosco books MOL unit for Brazil pick-up at $59,000 a day.
  • Schulte success
    Row over pay off after twenty year deal to crew BP ships is axed ends in victory for shipmanager.
  • Trico earns $84m
    Houston offshore vessel owner tallies series of subsea contracts from DeepOcean and CTC Marine subsidiaries.
  • Blood delivered
    A cargo of blood from a seized Lebanese general cargoship reaches its destination in Gaza.
  • Pdvsa pays up
    Venezuelan oil company pays $26m in unpaid drillship hire to Singapore's Neptune Marine.
  • GSL refinances
    Boxship player Global Ship Lease re-jigs $800m loan to avoid default on covenants over ship valuations.
  • NOL crunched
    Unprecedented collapse in world trade sends shipowner to $149m fourth quarter loss, says CEO Ron Widdows.
  • Dutch collapse
    Eimskip's Netherlands cold storage operation Daalimpex goes into administration after sale falls through.
  • Hercules in loss
    But John Rynd-led rig and lifeboat owner's results beat analyst expectations, sending its shares upward.
  • Dockwise lighter
    Heavy lift player offloads two 1979-built veterans to focus on premium cargoes with remaining fleet.
  • Fuel rethink
    Oceania and Regent Seven Seas become latest cruise companies to cough up refunds for retrospective surcharges.
  • DHT still paying
    New York-listed tanker owner keeps dividend in place as fourth quarter bottom line doubles.
  • Tanker blaze
    Italian vessel loaded with condensates bursts into flames after collision with boxship off Dubai.
  • Door open
    Creditors clear the way for foreign investors to bid for struggling C&Heavy Industries, reports say.
  • New fund for DVB
    DVB Bank kicks off new $250m counter-cyclical shipping and offshore fund.
  • Baltic cull
    Ferry operator Scandlines making 45 staff redundant in Sweden due to freight volume dip.
  • Ro-ro chaos
    UK report condemns complacency of senior officers as Seatruck's Moondance grounded off Northern Ireland due to power failure.
  • Orskov better
    Danish shiprepair yard pushes up profit and revenues in 2008 as business stays brisk.
  • JES faces red ink
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder warns of fourth quarter loss following rising costs and unfavourable currency shift.
  • Frontline defeat
    European court clears way for Italian insurers to pursue $20m case over suezmax dock damage.
  • FOP flop
    Fred Olsen's fleet of floating storage/production vessels clobbered by impairment charge from falling vessel steel values in 2008.
  • Safe cuts payout
    Polys Hajioannou-led outfit joins growing rank of listed companies reducing shareholder dividends.
  • Hitachi hit
    Japanese shipyard group's nine-month losses grow, but it expects profitable fourth quarter.
  • Fish fingered
    IMB uncovers fishy racket involving fraudulent shipments of frozen seafood to China.
  • Green light
    Malaysia's Star Cruises finally wins Taiwanese approval for direct cruises to China after months of wrangling.
  • SNCM on the rise
    Former French state-owned ferry group returned to profit in 2008 and plans big earnings boost in years to come.
  • Giant JV
    Mitsubishi of Japan and Brazil's Petrobras team up in $830m drillship venture.
  • Faulty four
    Hong Kong holds three boxships and a bulker during January, including an NYK vessel.
  • STX in bond bid
    South Korean giant targets $108m in unconvertible bonds for security from uncertain market.
  • Inui falls back
    Japanese bulker owner sees results deteriorate from a year ago and forecasts that worse is to come.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 10, 2009
  • TSA lines withdraw capacity discussion amendment
  • NOL reports 4Q loss, expects same in 2009
  • Idled ships used for empty box storage
  • L.L. Bean switches to UPS
  • Virgin to handle V Australia cargo operations
  • Lufthansa adds U.S.-Italy flights
  • FedEx Freight drops 900 workers
  • Great Lakes traffic sees sharp drop
  • Averitt adds Texas terminals
  • Kaohsiung bumped from top 10 ports
  • CMA CGM will operate Syrian port
  • Mumbai volume up 7.5%, Chennai up 14.2%

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 10, 2009
  • ESL Shipping doing well
    The shipping company ESL Shipping in the Finnish Aspo Group did well in 2008 despite decreased capacity and the weakened market situation. Even if the profit for 2008 did not
  • Norden reward employees with shares
    D/S Norden, Copenhagen, has decided to give shares to a certain number of employees in the company. The board of directors has decided to give away 22,750 shares with
  • STX Europe will be delisted from the Oslo Børs
    In letter on 29 January 2009, STX Europe ASA applied for delisting of the company's shares from the Oslo Stock Exchange. The administration of the Oslo Stock Exchange made the
  • Samsun in deep crisis
    Samsun Logix, one of South Korea's largest bulk operators, has filed for court receivership at Seoul's central district court following difficulties in getting charter fees, Asian media reports. Samsun has

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 10, 2009
  • European ports see double-digit price gains
    Rotterdam bunker prices moving less amid low demand.
  • Rotterdam's annual bunker sales slip
    Fewer container ships bunkering in the port last year.
  • Container line posts fourth quarter loss
    NOL says the severity of the collapse in global trade is without precedent.
  • Hong Kong bunkers overtake Tokyo Bay
    Price differentials in key Asian ports narrow.
  • Marine diesel oil leaked near grounded missile cruiser
    The captain of the vessel has been relieved of his duties.
  • Panama ratifies Bunkers Convention
    Shipowners face more pollution rules.
  • Japan Energy takes new trader
  • MRPL offers 380 cst cargo
    80,000 mt parcel is scheduled for March loading.

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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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