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April 29, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Getting on the road to recovery
    SINCE around September 2008, the global credit crunch has been dominating business headlines and gripped every industry worldwide.
  • A helping hand for crews
    AS the use of electronic aids increases in the shipping industry, voyage planning and fleet management systems are becoming staple tools for ship managers and fleet owners.
  • Baltic Dry Index won't rebound till 2011: Nomura
    The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of world trade that collapsed a record 92 per cent last year, won't rebound until 2011, Nomura Holdings Inc said.
  • US ship captain to testify before Senate on piracy
  • Cosco eyes tanker listing
  • Junk rammed by freighter off Taiwan
Strait Talk
  • What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
    MENTION of the word criminalisation will probably lead many readers to suspect this week's column will be about the Hebei Spirit saga and last week's ruling by the Korean Supreme Court.
Motoring
  • How about a motor risks bureau?
    LAST year, the motor insurance industry lost over $200 million, leading many underwriters to increase premiums and many unhappy motorists with clean driving records to cry foul.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Getting on the road to recovery
    SINCE around September 2008, the global credit crunch has been dominating business headlines and gripped every industry worldwide.
  • A helping hand for crews
    AS the use of electronic aids increases in the shipping industry, voyage planning and fleet management systems are becoming staple tools for ship managers and fleet owners.
  • Baltic Dry Index won't rebound till 2011: Nomura
    The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of world trade that collapsed a record 92 per cent last year, won't rebound until 2011, Nomura Holdings Inc said.
  • US ship captain to testify before Senate on piracy
  • Cosco eyes tanker listing
  • Junk rammed by freighter off Taiwan
Strait Talk
  • What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
    MENTION of the word criminalisation will probably lead many readers to suspect this week's column will be about the Hebei Spirit saga and last week's ruling by the Korean Supreme Court.
Motoring
  • How about a motor risks bureau?
    LAST year, the motor insurance industry lost over $200 million, leading many underwriters to increase premiums and many unhappy motorists with clean driving records to cry foul.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Getting on the road to recovery
    SINCE around September 2008, the global credit crunch has been dominating business headlines and gripped every industry worldwide.
  • A helping hand for crews
    AS the use of electronic aids increases in the shipping industry, voyage planning and fleet management systems are becoming staple tools for ship managers and fleet owners.
  • Baltic Dry Index won't rebound till 2011: Nomura
    The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of world trade that collapsed a record 92 per cent last year, won't rebound until 2011, Nomura Holdings Inc said.
  • US ship captain to testify before Senate on piracy
  • Cosco eyes tanker listing
  • Junk rammed by freighter off Taiwan
Strait Talk
  • What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
    MENTION of the word criminalisation will probably lead many readers to suspect this week's column will be about the Hebei Spirit saga and last week's ruling by the Korean Supreme Court.
Motoring
  • How about a motor risks bureau?
    LAST year, the motor insurance industry lost over $200 million, leading many underwriters to increase premiums and many unhappy motorists with clean driving records to cry foul.

Sched Netweb site
  • MOL profit falls 33pc to US$1.3 billion, but sales only down 4pc
  • Port of Shenzhen quarterly container volume down 21pc
  • COSCON launches service to US west at Fuzhou
  • Tianjin enjoys 4.3pc year-on-year increase in March
  • Dalian quarterly box volume off 2.8pc, but rises in March
  • JPMorgan to buy low, sell high in distressed ship buying market
  • Grand Alliance switches to Rotterdam, dumps Amsterdam
  • MSC to join Shipping Corp of India's ISE service
  • Lagos congestion eases as volume drops and overstaying boxes moved
  • UPS profit falls 55.7pc to US$401 million, but sees upturn next year
  • St Petersburg quarterly volume drops 27pc, boxes off 38pc
  • Aeroflot and Air Madagascar to offer flights to Guangzhou
  • Air China denies merger, plans spending US$4.4 billion this year next
  • DHL wins five accolades at Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Maersk Line wins 3 major awards
  • The big opportunity in coastal shipping
  • TKM opens office in Shanghai
  • Mercator Lines wins 2 awards at Singapore
  • Atlas Shipping Group holds interactive managers' meet in capital
  • Grand Alliance bestowed 'Best Container Shipping Alliance' Award
  • NYK's liner division achieves AEO status in Benelux
  • Textile exporters scout for alternative markets to US & Europe
  • Apeda issues fresh guidelines for mango exports
  • Anti-dumping duty imposed on cold-rolled steel products imported from EU, US & China
  • Safeguard duty on uncoated & copy paper imports proposed
  • MoS asks Major Ports' Chairmen to enforce reduced manning scales
  • 10 pc growth in direct tax collections seen
  • India weathering economic storm-Ahluwalia
  • Govt ready to buy bonds worth $ 10 bn to enhance capital base of IMF
  • BRIC seeks increased role in IMF affairs
  • OECD too calls for crackdown on tax havens

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 27, 2009
  • CMA CGM's 9,600 teu "Ivanhoe" calls at Dunkirk
    The "CMA CGM Ivanhoe" containership, deployed in CMA CGM's FAL 3 French Asia Line, called at the port of Dunkirk's NFTI container terminal in mid-April. Built in 2008, the 9,658 te...
  • Smooth implementation of transport worker car in port of Tacoma
    Terminals and port facilities have report smooth implementation of the transportation worker identification credential (TWIC) since it became mandatory at the port of Tacoma in Feb...
  • Market share of ocean freight providers has grown
    Dr Thomas C. Lieb, chairman of the board of Essen-based German company Schenker, told delegates to the recent CI Global Liner Shipping conference in London that ocean freight forwa...
  • Another feeder service from Hamburg launched by Hyundai
    A regular Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) feeder service now links Hamburg with St Petersburg every 14 days. The "Robert" feeder ship puts in at the container terminals of the port o...
  • Ryder System reports drop in revenue
    US freight, logistics and supply chain management company Ryder System has reported net earnings of USD 6.8 million in Q1/2009, compared with USD 56.1 million in the first quarter ...
  • GLS expanding in Rotterdam
    GLS Netherlands has tripled capacities at its Rotterdam location, adding 10,000 sqm that will enable the logistics service provider to expand its parcels and freight handling areas...
  • Geis group reaches record sales figure
    The Geis group, headquartered in Bad Neustadt near Nuremberg (Germany), generated the highest sales in its 60 year history in 2008. The international logistics service provider's n...
  • New WWL vehicle processing centre in Zeebrugge
    Scandinavian logistics provider Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has opened a European vehicle processing centre (VPC) in Zeebrugge (Belgium). The company has invested EUR 8.5 ...
  • K Line receives environment citation
    K Line has been recognised for its contribution to conserving the environment in 2008 by the US port of Long Beach, which has been promoting voluntary ship speed reduction to curb ...
  • South Carolina programme to reduce truck emissions
    Trucks serving the US port of Charleston are getting cleaner and greener through a new programme that reduces truck emissions while saving companies money on their fuel bills. Unde...
  • Burlington Northern's quarterly dividend
    The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation will pay a quarterly dividend of 40 cents per share on outstanding common stock. Common shares outstanding on 31 March totalled approxi...
  • SIA Cargo opens Sharjah airport office
    Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA Cargo) and its regional sales agent SNTTA Cargo have opened an office and regional hub at Sharjah airport's freight centre. It will administer charter...

Maritime Global Netweb site
APRIL 28, 2009
  • Stolt Strength on way to Oman
  • European SAFEDOR risk-based design project completed
  • Finnlines sells Finnhansa
  • Mitsui OSK Lines profit down
  • Cruise ship repels pirates with armed response
  • ITF calls on IBF to extend Somali danger zone

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 28, 2009
  • Colonna's starts on five-year S.I. Ferry contract
  • First quarter red ink at Jeffboat
  • 112 m Incat set for Dover-Boulogne service

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 28, 2009
  • Owners jittery as Maersk Alabama steward sues over pirate attack
    PROSPECT of hefty payouts could deter owners from sailing through the Gulf of Aden and Suez Canal.
  • US piracy charge Somali faces life for Maersk hijack
  • Metrostar strikes deal to stall delivery of suezmaxes
    GROUP negotiates delays to last two units in a series of newbuildings under construction at Hyundai Samho.
  • Evergreen profits collapse
    EVERGREEN Marine Corp suffered huge drop in profits for 2008 as freight rates declined.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 28, 2009
  • Danaos secures newbuild reprieves
    CONTAINER ship owner Danaos Corporation disclosed new details today on 15 newbuild delivery delays
  • Seafarer sues over hijacking
    A LAWSUIT filed by the chief cook aboard Maersk Alabama has alleged that Maersk Line and his employer "knowingly sent him into pirate-infested waters near Somalia."
  • NYK's profits crash to $57M
    NYK HAS announced that net profits for the year to the end of March fell by more than half year on year
  • Bilbao yard unions strike pay deal
    SUBCONTRACTED yard workers today returned to work at La Naval yard in Bilbao after talks involving unions, subcontractors and yard owner Construcciones Navales del Norte ended a strike
  • Beware piracy per head
    THE COST-per-head potential of a successful cruise ship hijacking is the reason governments encourage cruising companies to avoid transits in pirate zones, a conference heard today in London
  • Seaspan slashes dividend
    SEASPAN cut its quarterly dividend today and issued a stern public message to counterparty CSAV of Chile

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 28, 2009
  • Fitch Lowers Alameda Corridor Rating
  • Panama Canal Upgrades Tugboat Fleet
  • Coast Guard Published Mariner ID Rule
  • Legislation Would Set Mandatory Port Security
  • AMB Property Lost $122 Million in First Quarter
  • Seattle, Tacoma Box Volumes Drop
  • Seaspan Swings to Profit
  • Nehru Port Extends Terminal Bidding Deadline
  • U.S.-Mexico Trade Proceeds Despite Swine Flu
  • GDP Rose 1.1 Percent in 2008
  • Union Pacific Settles with Utah
  • Truck Maker Paccar Profit Falls 91 Percent
  • Drewry: Shippers Face Rising Cargo Risks
  • Maersk Alabama Cook Sues
  • China, Peru Sign Trade Pact
  • Air Freight Falls 21.4 Percent
  • "K" Line Profit Falls 61 Percent
  • Blue Dart Profit Dives 60 Percent
  • TNT acquires Brazil's Expresso Araçatuba
  • Hapag-Lloyd Raises Far East Rates
  • Idle Box Fleet Grows
  • Yusen Annual Profit Tumbles

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 28, 2009
  • Deadline looms: no certainty of a bid for ICG
  • CSCL posts substantial Q1 losses
  • Shippers 'at risk' from liner failures
  • Emirates Shipping and TS Lines form partnership as Khan departs

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 28, 2009
  • More delays
    Danaos Corp pushes back 15 newbuilding deliveries and reports "highly satisfactory" quarterly profits.
  • More crew please
    Ship management boss calls for an improvement in the quality of crews.
  • Boxes of hope
    Container volumes recover in March but AXS-Aphaliner says it's "too early to call a bottom."
  • Russians evade
    Novoship-controlled tanker uses water hoses to fend off attack from three pirate boats off Somalia.
  • 'Hold' Seaspan
    Maxim Group analyst downgrades US-listed boxship owner as dividend cut may not be enough for newbuildings.
  • Hercules in red
    "Deteriorating industry fundamentals" lead rig and liftboat owner Hercules Offshore to post first-quarter loss.
  • Flu hits itineraries
    Cruise lines skip Mexico calls and mariners face scrutiny as worries over swine flu grow.
  • Write down woe
    Hans Noren-led Concordia Maritime flat lines in first quarter and lowers forecast as bust investment bites.
  • Seaspan cuts
    Boxship owner's profits meet analyst expectations, but slashed dividend sends shares crashing.
  • Evergreen pales
    Taiwanese boxship giant sees 2008 profit plunge 93% as demand dies away.
  • Dry detentions
    Trio of bulk carriers held in Canada for failing port state checks during March.
  • D'Amico dives
    Big first quarter earnings drop for Italian tanker owner, but bosses pleased with profit considering difficult markets.
  • PNSC pushes on
    Pakistan's national owner ratchets up earnings in first nine months as revenues rise.
  • Dark days
    Industrial action leads to Fincantieri cancelling Costa Luminosa delivery celebrations.
  • End of the ex-pat?
    Lack of finances leads to shipping companies looking at global markets for staff.
  • Srab shocker
    Swedish tanker owner plunges to first quarter loss after cancelling order for three ships in Turkey.
  • Another payout
    Owner of Selendang Ayu hit with further penalty for Aleutian bulk carrier disaster.
  • A 30 year low
    Think the tanker market has been resilient? Think again, says Swiss Tanker Management's Alex Cooper.
  • Cochin land-grab
    Indian shipyard wants to set up new plant near proposed Vizhinjam container terminal.
  • Boxship demo up
    Containership scrapping surged last month as owners look to a major clear out of older tonnage.
  • One lost off UK
    Search on for man missing from ExxonMobil platform in North Sea 'without survival gear'.
  • 'Pirates' nicked
    Nine men suspected of involvement in attack on MSC cruiseship Melody nabbed by Spanish Navy.
  • Lind talks 'green'
    Rikke Lind says Norway's owners have opportunities from recession, as she holds bilateral trade talks with Beijing.
  • 60 face axe
    Loss-making Swedish ro-ro owner Transatlantic opens talks with unions on redundancies.
  • Full-year falls
    Taiwan's bulker and tanker player Sincere Navigation posts lower 2008 profit as downturn starts to hurt.
  • MHI's net shrinks
    Mitsubishi Heavy warns next year's profit will be half of most recent sum, itself a huge drop.
  • Sanoyas sinks
    Japanese shipbuilder now expects to post a full-year loss versus earlier forecast of a profit.
  • MOL takes control
    Japanese behemoth raises stake in ferry player Kansai Kisen to 89% following takeover offer.
  • Aussies hold 27
    Australian authorities detained nearly one ship per day last month for port state control infringements.
  • Gonzi galled
    Maltese prime minister says bids for Malta Shipyards have come in too low.
  • Grimaldi buys
    Italian owner snaps up idled ro-ro from Finnish subsidiary Finnlines for EUR 40m.
  • Bergen loses more
    Norwegian shipbuilder restates 2008 profit as financial costs rise, but tax bill shrinks.
  • Yujin renews
    Singapore small tanker owner has tied up three of its four bunker tankers for another two years.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 28, 2009
  • "K" Line sees 61% profit plunge
  • Hapag-Lloyd raises Asia/Europe rates
  • CMA CGM adds Japan calls to MEX service
  • Hong Kong airport cuts landing, parking fees
  • Con-Way records first quarter loss
  • UP sees 18% profit drop
  • 1st Quarter results
  • U.S., China reaffirm trade commitment
  • U.S., Canada promote trade relations
  • ITC probes DR-CAFTA textile preference program
  • ATA wins round in SoCal port truck bout

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 28, 2009
  • Maersk sued by Maersk Alabama crew member
    The cook Richard Hicks, a US citizen, has filed a lawsuit against Maersk Line Limited, Norfolk, Virginia, for negligence and responsibility for sending him deliberately into dangerous waters on board
  • All-time high tonnage under Danish flag
    The three Danish ship registers have reached an all-time high. A total of eleven million gross tons were registered at the end of April. The registers are the Danish
  • STX Pan Ocean in marine pollution case
    South Korean STX Pan Ocean Co. Ltd, owner of the bulk carrier, M/V Ocean Jade, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy as well as falsifying and failing to properly maintain
  • Finnlines sells Finnhansa
    Finnlines Plc's subsidiary Hanseatic Shipping has sold MS Finnhansa to Grimaldi Group. The vessel has been left idle due to the economic downturn and the sale of the vessel will

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 28, 2009
  • Crude fall pushes European bunkers lower
    Barges congested off-Malta till start of May.
  • Scrubber market 'from 2015'
    Strict ECA sulphur limit combined with technology development should see 'scrubbers' take off.
  • Environmental systems 'simply good business'
    But Wilhelm Wilhelmsen admits financial crisis is a 'setback for a cleaner world'.
  • Bunker prices fall across Asia
    Availability in Japan and South Korea seen improving in May.
  • Vitol takes Aramco cargo at discount
    The 380 cst fuel oil cargo will load from Jubail in mid-May.
  • Singapore Exchange may launch 380 cst futures contract
    Reports say fuel oil futures contract could be made available on the exchange soon.
  • Bunker tanker charters renewed another two years
    Singapore bunker sales 'remain fairly high' despite downturn, helping bunker tanker rates.
  • Lower bunker recovery hits NOL-APL revenues
    Average revenues per FEU down 20% year-on-year in recent weeks.
  • Iran pushing for $80 crude
    More supply cuts are needed to achieve a price Iran can live with.

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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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