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August 3, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Sri Lanka port invites investors
    Sri Lanka on Sunday said it would invite outside investors into its US$1.5 billion Hambantota port project, the keystone of a US$6 billion post-war infrastructure revitalisation drive.
  • Oil services firm OEG wins Seadrill deal
    LOCAL oil services firm OEG Asia-Pacific PTE and its United Kingdom-based sister company - OEG Offshore (OEG) - have clinched a US$600,000 contract with offshore deepwater drilling heavyweight Seadrill.
  • Supertanker glut climbs to a record
    The number of supertankers competing to haul 2 million-barrel cargoes of Middle East crude oil climbed to a record, Imarex ASA said.
  • Somali pirates seize Panamanian freighter
  • Westports, OOCL launch direct service to Japan

Sched Netweb site
  • Shanghai trade value hits record high, up 39.5pc in first half
  • Five 3,500-TEU ships to double Matson China-Long Beach service
  • Maersk opens new Far East-West Africa loop August 12
  • CMA CGM appoints new group CFO
  • US port clean truck bill debuts - viewed as threat to small business
  • Samudera returns to profit, expand intra-Asia feeders
  • US prosecutors move to withdraw Agility fraud charges
  • Marseilles Fos port first half volume up 17pc to 510,819 TEU
  • Lufthansa suffers first-half loss, despite record cargo profit
  • Northwest to pay US$38 million fine for cargo price fixing
  • Twin-engine prop C-123 crashes, bursts into flame in Alaska

International Transport Journalweb site
JULY 30, 2010
  • Agility: US authorities to partially drop charges
    The United States Attorney's Office is apparently going to dismiss the indictment against Agility Defense & Government Services Holdings (Agility DGS Holdings), a subsidiary of...
  • Norbert Dentressangle: better results and new contract
    The French transport and logistics group Norbert Dentressangle closed the first half of 2010 with a 3.9% increase in sales, taking them to EUR 1.4 billion. The group's transport di...
  • Hellmann Healthcare Logistics with new packaging solution
    Hellmann Healthcare Logistics, the new vertical solution of the Germany-based forwarder and logistics company Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, has teamed up with temperature-controlle...
  • CMA CGM Group names new CFO
    The French shipping group CMA CGM has appointed Olivier Dubois as its chief financial officer. He replaces Jean-Yves Schapiro who is taking on new challenges outside the shipping i...
  • Charleston deepening scheme advances in US House
    A key US House committee recently agreed to speed up the studies of a harbour deepening scheme at the port of Charleston. The South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCSPA) would lik...
  • PD Ports welcomes JDR Cable Systems' expansion
    The British port operator PD Ports has welcomed the decision by a major supplier to the offshore energy sector to more than double its facility at Hartlepool dock (UK). JDR Cable S...
  • NOL wins IDC enterprise innovation award
    The NOL Group, a global container transport and logistics provider based in Singapore, recently won the IDC Asia Pacific's Enterprise Innovation award. The award recognizes Asia's ...

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 2, 2010
  • Another $17 million for DDG 1000
  • Oman Drydock Company on track for March 2011 opening
  • STX France to build sand dredge at Brittany yard
  • Flex LNG signs MOU with SAIPEM
  • LISCR names new London office GM
  • Keppel ups stake in Subic Bay shipyard
  • Pirates seize ship in "safe" corridor

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 2, 2010
  • Oregon, Washington governors receive final report on new bridge
  • Port Metro Vancouver sees tonnage increase at mid-year
  • DHL bests TSA deadline for cargo screening
  • Test show new Washington ferry has excessive driveline vibration
  • Alaska Airlines bringing Honolulu flights to Bellingham

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 2, 2010
  • Maersk in giant boxship order talks
    Broker says line has asked yards to tender for 10 ships of 16,000 teu
  • Why lines are prepared to order new ships and leave others idle
  • How to build a box giant in the middle of a crisis
  • Box line angels follow the fools' order rush
  • Albert Frere mulls stake in CMA CGM
    Line's bankers greet news of $500m investment with a mixture of surprise and...
  • Qatar still favourite to bail out CMA CGM
  • Cido sells pair of panamax newbuilds for $45m each
    Latest disposals from Asian shipowner were scheduled for delivery in September and...
  • China Qinfa inks bulker pair at Guangzhou...
  • Bangladesh breakers suffer court setback over ban on beaching
    Rates expeted to soften while Chittagong must put scrapping on hold until October
  • Busy Bangladeshi breakers face court's safety...

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 2, 2010
  • VLCC boat bomb suspected
    EXPLOSIVES inspectors are nearing consensus that a VLCC was damaged last week by a small boat blowing up near the hull, a US intelligence source told Fairplay today
  • Operators fined for polluting
    TWO SHIP operators have received fines totalling nearly $3M for pollution in the US
  • Spanish port hails new law
    SPAIN'S new port law is a "milestone" because it offers transhipment fee options that can result in cost cuts of up to 60%, AP Møller Maersk's Algeciras boss told Fairplay today
  • Cosco Corp sees 85% rise
    SINGAPORE-listed Cosco Corp has reportedly increased profits for the three months to 30 June by almost 85% year on year
  • Adani to import SA coal
    ADANI Enterprises reportedly plans to import 400,000 tonnes of coal this year from South Africa
  • Maersk reacts to fire with ban
    MAERSK Line told Fairplay today it has temporarily stopped accepting containers of calcium hypochlorite loaded from mainland China and Hong Kong
  • Saudi Arabia approves ransom
    OWNERS of a tanker seized by pirates in March have secured a ransom approval from the Saudi central bank for release of the ship and its 14-man crew, IHS Global Insight reported today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 2, 2010
  • USPS Names Vogel to Lead Shipping Service
  • Diesel Prices Climb for Second Week
  • Panama, Gulfport Sign Trade Development Pact
  • West Coast Container Volume Jumps 15 Percent
  • Freight Index Falls 8.6 Percent
  • Trucking Association Opposes FREIGHT Act
  • House Bill Calls for National Freight Policy
  • TNT to Split Mail, Express Units
  • US Manufacturing Growth Slowed in July
  • Chinese Manufacturing Index Slows
  • Celadon Full-Year Profit Soars 83 Percent
  • Savannah Containers Hit Pre-Recession Level
  • Expeditors Profit Soars to Record $90 Million
  • Nippon Express Lost $24 Million
  • India Averts Truck Strike
  • Seacastle Changes Name to TRAC Intermodal
  • Rail's Split Personality
  • Swifter Change
  • Warehousing Builds Buffer Zone
  • Swift Rolls on Wall Street
  • Capacity Bunch
  • Montreal Back to Work
  • North Carolina's Terminus Interruptus
  • CREATE-ing Export Hopes
  • Senate Bill Seeks 100 Percent Solution
  • Putting Freight in Federal Policy
  • Finding Pricing's Peak
  • Letters - August 2nd Edition

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 2, 2010
  • Hapag-Lloyd to start transatlantic shuttle
  • Pirates seize ship from naval force corridor
  • South African trade back in the black
  • Liner turnaround at SCI
  • Box surge at Saudi Arabia ports in H1 10

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 2, 2010
  • Pride seals $720m credit pact
    Louis Raspino-led drilling giant inks amended credit facility complete with $30m 'accordion'.
  • Cecon bondholders hit 'snooze' button
    Patrons grant eleventh grace period extension as Norwegian offshore outfit fights to stay afloat.
  • Seadrill seals $90m drill gig
    John Fredriksen-led offshore outfit inks 'Herculean' drilling deal while CEO calls rate 'competitive'.
  • Greek pleads guilty in US
    Transmar fined and chief engineer could face jail after 'magic pipe' case on New Fortune.
  • Seaboard springs roro run
    US liner giant elects roro pair to jump-start 'fastest' South American shipping service.
  • Navy defends M Star work
    Hull inspection of damaged MOL tanker handed to US Navy as "it has right equipment and expertise".
  • Seaman saved in Gulf of Aden
    Spanish warship's helicopter swoops to pick up crewman of German boxship in serious condition.
  • Lorient lands dredger deal
    STX Europe's French yard signs first newbuilding contract since 2008.
  • Saudi denies $20m ransom claim
    Owner of hijacked Al Nisr Al Saudi says ransom of under $2m agreed with pirates but awaits government approval.
  • BP keeps hold of VLCC pair
    Oil major's shipping wing renews contracts for two Independent Tankers' ships.
  • Keppel splashes out to up Subic stake
    Singapore-listed Keppel Corp pays out over $60m to raise its holding in Filipino shipyard and a property company.
  • Koreans eye Salalah terminal
    STX, Daewoo and Hyundai all said to be interested in bidding for new terminal at Omani port.
  • Rio digs up African funds
    Mining heavyweight Rio Tinto secures $170m for port and rail development at African iron ore project.
  • Beisland is new Uglands boss
    Bulker chief Oystein Beisland takes over from the retiring Hans Ivar Vigen as managing director of Uglands Rederi.
  • Atlantska erases red ink
    Croatian bulker owner powers to first half profit as revenues rise, costs fall.
  • Saudi ports increase volumes
    Cargo handling rises 7% in first half at Jeddah and Dammam.
  • Egyptian ship hijacked
    Owner Red Sea Navigation hit for a second time as multi-purpose vessel Suez taken in Gulf of Aden.
  • Cosco cautious after Q2 cruise
    Singapore-listed yard is not getting too excited about its future prospects despite a surge in second quarter profit.
  • Lisin keeps order close to home
    Russian tycoon's North-Western Shipping building 10 dry cargoships at its own Nevsky Shipyard.
  • Brazilian millions for Acergy
    Offshore shipowner clinches pipe-laying contract from Petrobras worth $220m.
  • VLCC supply at record high
    Derivatives broker Imarex says 93 tankers chasing Persian Gulf cargoes over next four weeks.
  • Neste's tankers earn more
    Finnish owner says crude rates jumped in second quarter as demand improved.
  • Mega-deal to spur Dof order
    Norwegian owner to pen AHTS brace at STX in Brazil after netting mammoth charter pact with Petrobras.
  • Offshore double for Daewoo
    South Korean yard nets $2.2bn worth of offshore orders to continue its recent good run.
  • Shaky start for WSF ferry
    New $77m ship gives US owner bad vibrations in sea trials.
  • Mining makes Mercator a mint
    Coal activities send numbers soaring at Indian owner in first quarter but tankers still hurting.
  • WIS wins in first quarter
    India's largest shiprepair yard turns around last year's losses as revenue soars.
  • BWO nets $150m from Batista
    Oslo-listed FPSO owner secures contract with Eike Batista's OSX Brasil.
  • IHI gets off to fast start
    Japanese shipbuilder's first quarter profit surges, but full-year forecast down on previous 12 months.
  • Matson in China growth
    Port of Long Beach set to see increased volumes as US liner operator adds second China US string.
  • Silja Line ferry hit by fire
    Crew react quickly to extinguish blaze that started on car deck off Finland.
  • German at fault for tragedy
    Rickmers heavy cargo ship held to be 70% at fault for Yellow Sea collision that killed 13 seafarers.
  • India in demo overdrive
    Frantic week of buying with Indian cash buyers taking seven ships, but TMT cape goes to Pakistan.
  • Costs clobber SSC in the first
    Ow Chio Kiat-led Singapore Shipping Corp has seen year-on-year profits slip by two-thirds.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 2, 2010
  • Maersk expands chassis program in Southeast
  • SCI, MSC to start Med service
  • Bulk carrier attacked by pirates
  • Northwest hit with $38 million fine
  • British Airways upgrades to 747-8 freighter
  • UPS expands into Oregon facility
  • WRDA bill neglects inland waterways
  • Seacastle revives TRAC name
  • Plane crash closes Alaska Railroad section
  • Mass., N.H. lobstermen seek trade help
  • Agility opens Cambodia office
  • McAleenan rejoins CBP in Field Operations
  • Panalpina pays $375,000 fine
  • DHL adds Shenzhen to Aarhus, Helsinki LCL links
  • New shortlist for Nhava Sheva box terminal
  • Charleston dredge study advanced

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
AUGUST 2, 2010
  • DFDS re-brands the whole fleet
    Following the acquisition of Norfolkline the DFDS Group has decided to re-brand the whole fleet. All seaborne traffic will sail under the brand DFDS Seaways in the future. Subsidiary Read more
  • Maersk Line bans agent
    Maersk Line has issued a ban on the disinfection agent Calcium Hypochlorite after the dramatic fire on board the container carrier Charlotte M'rsk off the coast of Malaysia in July

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 2, 2010
  • Prices firm strongly in Rotterdam
    NYMEX gains more than $2 in early trading.
  • Markets start the week firm
    Tight barge schedules for prompt deliveries
  • Exclusive: Maersk gives details of Houston low-sulphur fuel switch initiative
    Expecting about 95% reduction in SOx emissions, will use Bunkerworld data to calculate cost of switch from regular bunker fuel to distillate.
  • Brightoil acquires two more tankers
    Vessels will support its bunkering and oil products trading operations.
  • Maersk says ship fire was in generator
    Container line says fire on vessel was in an auxiliary generator, not a lubricants container.
  • Bunker tanker ransom approved by Saudi Central bank
    Interior Ministry must still give permission for ransom to be paid.
  • New trader appointed at O.W. Bunker in South Korea
    Company aims to continue growth and expansion within Asia.
  • Prices generally up to start the week
    Plentiful bunker supply at all key Asian ports.
  • Hambantota bunker sector closed to outside investors
    Sri Lanka Ports Authority chairman says: 'We will handle oil bunkering. We don't want to give it outside.'
  • BP ex-staff contest search order
    Application against seizure of computers, mobile phones and data by oil major.
  • Price differential between Tokyo Bay and Singapore may narrow
    Japanese bunker suppliers trying to clear current stocks.

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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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