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November 10, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipping to recover in 3-5 years: Cosco chief
    The global shipping market will recover in 3-5 years, led by the container industry, which has already started to return to profit, a top executive said yesterday.
Strait Talk
  • Somali piracy is not 'a peril of the sea'
    YET again, I'm afraid, the subject this week is piracy. And there is good news and bad news. There was some good news last weekend. The 14,445 dwt Singapore-flag chemical tanker Golden Blessing was released. The associated bad news, of course, is that the crew suffered four months' captivity and a gang of criminals is several million dollars richer.
Shipping Times
  • No injuries as S'pore-KL train derails
    A passenger train derailed in Singapore yesterday during a routine service but nobody was injured, the Straits Times reported on its website.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipping to recover in 3-5 years: Cosco chief
    The global shipping market will recover in 3-5 years, led by the container industry, which has already started to return to profit, a top executive said yesterday.
Strait Talk
  • Somali piracy is not 'a peril of the sea'
    YET again, I'm afraid, the subject this week is piracy. And there is good news and bad news. There was some good news last weekend. The 14,445 dwt Singapore-flag chemical tanker Golden Blessing was released. The associated bad news, of course, is that the crew suffered four months' captivity and a gang of criminals is several million dollars richer.
Shipping Times
  • No injuries as S'pore-KL train derails
    A passenger train derailed in Singapore yesterday during a routine service but nobody was injured, the Straits Times reported on its website.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipping to recover in 3-5 years: Cosco chief
    The global shipping market will recover in 3-5 years, led by the container industry, which has already started to return to profit, a top executive said yesterday.
Strait Talk
  • Somali piracy is not 'a peril of the sea'
    YET again, I'm afraid, the subject this week is piracy. And there is good news and bad news. There was some good news last weekend. The 14,445 dwt Singapore-flag chemical tanker Golden Blessing was released. The associated bad news, of course, is that the crew suffered four months' captivity and a gang of criminals is several million dollars richer.
Shipping Times
  • No injuries as S'pore-KL train derails
    A passenger train derailed in Singapore yesterday during a routine service but nobody was injured, the Straits Times reported on its website.

Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco makes bid for share of Kaohsiung container terminal
  • Evergreen optimistic, orders 10-12 ships on 20 already ordered
  • Syria invests in CMA CGM-linked box shop at Lattakia Port
  • North European ports experience 10.8pc box volumes growth
  • US to deny unsafe, substandard ships port entry
  • Drewry transpac spot rate off 5pc, further declines expected
  • Phnom Penh 10-month export volume up 46pc to 52,431 TEU
  • Tampa hails Zim decision to expand service to South America
  • Dutch ports award clean ships with discounts, more to follow
  • State, federal funds for Long Beach Gerald Desmond Bridge
  • US trucks to haul 27 billion tons of freight by 2040, say Feds
  • Swiss WorldCargo's Edelweiss Air offers 6 new destinations
  • Singapore, Netherlands sign e-freight collaboration accord
  • Boeing says Asia Pac cargo market drive global air freight

Exim Indiaweb site
  • APL broadens intra-Asia service with new China/S-E Asia loop
  • Coscos quarterly profit up by 397 pc
  • CSAV NORASIA zaps loss as quarterly sales soar
  • CSCLs Q3 profit voults to $ 318 m
  • Hanjin to cut one voyage on Asia-Europe loop from Jan.
  • Hijacked ships, crew freed after millions paid in ransom
  • K LINE half-year net reaches $ 314 m
  • Mixed fortunes for pirates
  • MOL brightens as Q2 profit swells by 58 pc to $ 334 m
  • MOL uses low-friction paint on new car carrier bottom to cut emissions
  • MSC adds 8,000-TEU ships to Asia-S. Africa/Mauritius service
  • NYK LINE back in black as H1 revenue increases by 27 pc
  • SCI takes time off to observe vigilance
  • SCI, Coal India JV to be in place by December
  • Tanker owners face years of losses due to satellite tracking
  • Yang Mings quarterly profit soars by 282 pc, Wan Hais leaps by 179 pc
  • New South Wales beckons Indian companies
  • SMEs in UK keen on more imports from India
  • Agarwal relinquishes office as MPT chief after 5-yr term
  • IATA calls for caution in tightening aviation security
  • SAIL sets sights on Rlys tracks to progress
  • UK re-screens air cargo arriving from Pakistan
  • $ 10-bn infra fund to take concrete shape
  • Doors will open for multi-brand retail, assures Sharma
  • India bets big on US
  • Modalities on expressways authority being framed
  • More financial reforms vital for India-Geithner
  • US knowhow for tapping shale gas
  • US tycoons salivate on potential of India as trading partner
  • IMC to hold meeting with Iranian team today
  • Modified gold standard to guide currency rates mooted
  • US exports buoyed by weakened $, low rates

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 8, 2010
  • MOL adopts low-friction ship bottom paint on a new PCTC
    The Japanese shipping company MOL recently used low-friction ship bottom paint called "LF-Sea" on a new pure car and truck carrier (PCTC). The coating was developed by Nippon Paint...
  • HHLA: testing electric vehicles for container transport
    The German port handling company Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) is participating in a research project with battery-driven container transport vehicles. The goal is to ...
  • Marcegaglia happy after the first year of Omnia River's service
    A new inland shipping service along Italy's River Po, which runs between two plants of the Italian iron and steel group Marcegaglia, is considered to be quite a success a...
  • Logwin opens Perth office to expand Australian and regional networks
    Grevenmacher (Luxembourg)-based Logwin, a leading air and ocean freight and logistics service provider, has opened a new office in Perth (Australia), thus expanding the compan...
  • Pacer International reports Q3/2010 results
    Concord CA-based Pacer International Inc, the North American freight transportation and logistics services provider, has reported its financial results for the Q3 and nine-mon...
  • Lehnkering expanding its liquid transportation business
    The German logistics service provider Lehnkering took over the liquid bulk business for rubber-lined equipment from Nijhof-Wassink in H'rstel (M'nsterland, North Rhine-Westpha...
  • Tiact launches iCargo
    Tokyo International Air Cargo Terminal Ltd (TIACT) has started using the IBS iCargo JTO solution to manage all its ground handling operations at Tokyo's Haneda Airport. With this I...
  • EADS and Airbus welcome A400M agreement with customer nations
    EADS and Airbus have welcomed the conclusion of negotiations with OCCAR and the seven A400M launch customer nations. The agreement, which was recently finalised in Toulouse (F...

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 9, 2010
  • Carnival Splendor to be towed to San Diego
  • Boost for Maryland offshore wind plans
  • Bourbon reports increased offshore revenues
  • Engine room fire ends Carnival Splendor voyage

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 9, 2010
  • Columbia pilots join Coast Guard in man-overboard training exercise
  • Hamburg Sud christens new 4,600TEU container ship
  • Annual Children's Shopping Spree set for December 22, in Portland
  • Navios Maritime Acquisition buying two new product tankers
  • Tideworks Technology unveils new terminal management software

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 9, 2010
  • Italian owners join forces to bid for Tirrenia
    Gianluigi Aponte, Emanuele Grimaldi and Vincenzo Onorato in move to rescue insolvent operator
  • Administrator calls for new Tirrenia bids
  • Italy reaffirms Tirrenia sale plans
  • Paolo d'Amico fires another shot over Tirrenia
  • Vitaly Arkhangelsky blames corruption for empire fall
    Russian shipowner alleges judicial and political corruption and interference at...
  • Oslo Marine Group vows court battle over...
  • Shipping lines 'miss the point' over swaps
    Refusal to embrace freight derivatives trading threatens product's development
  • Index-linked contracts could offer rate...
  • Asian vehicle cargoes to US and Europe soar
    Third quarter volumes from Asia to North America have trebled and doubled from Asia...
  • NOL bounces back to the black

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 9, 2010
  • Nautilus: UK safety net fraying
    NAUTILUS UK warned today that the UK's maritime safety infrastructure could crumble under the government's spending cuts
  • Box ship aids cruise vessel
    DRESDEN Express, a Hapag-Lloyd box ship, was involved in preventing a cruise ship fire from becoming a tragedy, the US Coast Guard told Fairplay today
  • Brazil's first box jumbo docks
    HAMBURG S'd today began operating Brazil's largest box ships in regular service
  • Phnom Penh volumes jump
    THROUGHPUT at Phnom Autonomous Penh Port reportedly rose by 46% in the first 10 months of the year, compared with the same period last year
  • Helsinki chases 2008 volumes
    HELSINKI has posted a 15% year-on-year rise in volumes for January-September, but throughput was still 14% below 2008's figures
  • Exchange rates boost Bourbon
    FRENCH offshore vessel operator Bourbon today reported a 6.5% year-on-year rise in third-quarter revenues to €222.2M ($309.9M), helped by a favourable dollar-euro exchange rate
  • DHL profits rise on bookings
    DHL GLOBAL Forwarding reported a 34% increase in pre-tax profits for Q3 today, underpinned by better ocean freight earnings
  • Russia/Europe coal stall seen
  • TBS reduces losses
  • SCI forms coal JV
  • Italian groups seek Tirrenia
  • Turkey talks tough on Bosporus
  • LNG re-exported US/UK
  • Disease threatens NZ kiwifruit
  • Port Qasim bulk terminal planned

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 9, 2010
  • BNSF Presents Awards to Short Lines
  • Mallory Alexander Acquires Tradesource
  • EU Fines 11 Airlines $1.1 Billion for Cargo Cartel
  • Bomb-sensing Technology Designed for Supply Chain
  • Index Shows Truckload Capacity Tightening
  • Trucking Activity Index Drops 0.6 Percent in October
  • Wholesale Inventories Increase Faster than Sales
  • EU Fines Cargolux $112 Million for Air Cargo Cartel
  • Asian Shipping Lines Plan New Ship Orders
  • Maersk Line Plans Three 2011 Trans-Atlantic Rate Hikes
  • Danaos Earns Slim Profit on Higher Revenue
  • Hamburg Sud Christens Container Ship in Peru
  • Dockwise to Order Giant Heavy Lift Vessel
  • DHL Swings to Profit on Surging Volume, Rates

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 9, 2010
  • Asia/Europe peak season a damp squib
  • Nordana upgrades its Med/Americas link
  • Pirates use NYK ship in new GoA offensive
  • EU commissioner: Ireland to restore market confidence
  • Obama backing India

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 9, 2010
  • Owners pray for winter wonderland
    Fearnleys cuts forecasts tied to tanker earnings but says it could be a jolly holiday season for owners if US and Chinese consumers crank up the heat.
  • Nigerian grabs Noordhoek MSV
    African engineering contractor Euroflow Designs crowned 'owner' after snatching offshore unit from the auction block.
  • Italian trio step in at Tirrenia
    Gianluigi Aponte, Emanuele Grimaldi and Vincenzo Onorato come to the rescue of insolvent ferry firm.
  • Fredriksen grabs Chinese pair
    John Fredriksen-controlled Ship Finance International snaps up two supramax newbuilds at Zhenghe on the back of 10-year charters.
  • Trico battles bond blunder
    Bankrupt offshore owner's road to redemption takes new turn amid covenant breach and botched bond payment.
  • Navios Acquisition in tanker twist
    Angeliki Frangou-led owner pens two more LR1s but is holding off on four other newbuildings.
  • MEND mulls ransom demand
    Brood of Nigerian bandits a likely topic at UN piracy roundtable as US races to secure release of nationals snatched from oil rig.
  • A fair deal at Fairstar?
    Two new investors have forked out vastly different sums for stakes in the Oslo-listed owner.
  • Sevan secures E.ON deal
    Oslo-listed offshore owner puts finishing touches on $535m FPSO contract with UK energy firm.
  • Turkey's economy looking juicy
    Metin Kalkavan says with nation's macro economy at pre-crash levels the maritime sector if far from stuffed.
  • AMPTC lands $93m bank boost
    Middle Eastern finance firm taps vault to aid Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Co's aframax tanker splash.
  • Fesco takes box IPO chunk
    Russian container line splashes cash on stake in Russian Railways' TransContainer operation.
  • Disposals still boosting Varun
    Indian owner's six-month profit ahead of last year thanks to sale of LPG carrier.
  • TBS International cutting losses
    US bulker owner improves nine-month result, but deal with banks not yet sealed.
  • JES International joins offshore rush
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder talks of building FPSOs and rigs as it posts stronger Q3 figures.
  • Last WW ship exits lay-up
    Norwegian owner puts "famous" Tampa back to work leaving it with no more mothballed vessels.
  • Standby ship burns in North Sea
    Ocean Sun loses power in one engine after blaze off UK's east coast.
  • Tax rejection turns WWASA red
    Jan Eyvin Wang-led Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA clobbered by tax charge after it is refused entry into the new Norwegian system.
  • Supply ships collide in Norway
    Edda Fjord holed in accident involving Mokster's Prosper outside Tananger.
  • French tanker grounds off Sweden
    Chantaco's ballast tanks breached after it drags anchor near Oxelosund.
  • Chinese finance to fuel orders
    European owners will turn increasingly to China for new vessels following rise of Chinese shipfinance sector, says George Xiradakis.
  • Souri confident over sanctions
    NITC chief says shipowner will not face problems after EU toughened stance on Iran.
  • Blazing cargoship drifts aground
    Crew abandoned Syrian livestock carrier as fire tore through vessel off Yemen.
  • Fredriksen buys more Golar Energy
    Tor Olav Troim also picks up shares issued as special dividend by parent Golar LNG.
  • Teekay Offshore lines up bonds
    Shuttle tanker and FPSO unit heads to Norway to raise funds to pay off older debt.
  • Bourbon boss tips better 2011
    Jacques de Chateauvieux predicts "more substantial growth" in oil company activity next year as owner books improved Q3 revenue.
  • Golden sells and fixes
    Herman Billung-led bulker owner cuts loose one panamax and ties up another four on charters.
  • Danaos scrapes to a profit
    John Coustas-led containership owner manages to creep into the black in the third quarter.
  • Asian owners plot yard return
    Hanjin Shipping and CSCL poised to pen new containership deals as markets improve.
  • Petrobras delays drillships again
    Brazilian oil giant extends deadline for yard bids to build 28 vessels worth $18bn.
  • Steady as she goes at Safe
    Profits at Polys Hajioannou-led bulker owner largely unchanged from 2009 as it looks to tie up tonnage.
  • Blaze cripples Carnival ship
    Cruise ship left dead in the water following major engine room fire off the coast of Mexico.
  • Hjaltland halted by Scottish storm
    NorthLink ferry diverted 100 miles south after being battered by strong winds off Aberdeen.
  • More Evergreen orders "soon"
    Liner company's chairman Bronson Hsieh says deals for 8,000-teu ships next in line as spree continues.
  • Sofia suffers leak at Los Angeles
    Chemicals spill from three boxes on Maersk vessel, but no injuries reported.
  • Eagle Bulk soars high
    Sophocles Zoullas-led bulker owner triumphs in the third as revenue climbs 75%.
  • NOL rates continue slide
    Singapore liner operator sees average revenue per feu continue to decline after peaking in August.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 9, 2010
  • Honolulu call new for MOL, "K" Line
  • MOL tests low-friction paint
  • U.S. seeks better manifest data for screening air cargo
  • DHS tightens air cargo security procedures
  • Reefer box could help if air screening gets tougher
  • Old Dominion raising rates nearly 5%
  • BNSF reports higher revenue
  • U.S.-India relations improve with Obama visit
  • FedEx Trade Networks open 5 Europe offices
  • Mobile terminal receives Brazil steel

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
NOVEMBER 9, 2010
  • Keel laying of the first Bore-twin in Flensburg
    The keel of the first of two ro-ro vessels ordered by the Finnish shipping company Bore from Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft in Germany was laid on November 8, 2011. The

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 9, 2010
  • Distillate price jumps $20.50 in Suez
    Durban distillate deliveries available up to and including November 23.
  • Prices bounce back in Rotterdam, Hamburg
    Tight HS avails until next week in Hamburg.
  • New low-friction paint to reduce fuel consumption
    Product said to reduce fuel use and CO2 by 4%, aim is to develop 'ultra-high fuel efficient ship bottom paint' with bigger savings.
  • ICS gives 'cautious welcome' to UNFCCC report
    Report 'acknowledges the complexities' of generating funds from shipping and recognises IMO as 'most appropriate forum' for finding solutions.
  • Crude oil prices will be 'steady' in 2011
    But oil prices could start moving towards previous highs in the years that follow, says commodity strategist.
  • Generally firm bunker prices in Asia
    Mostly average demand at Asia's key bunkering hubs.
  • Adverse weather disrupts bunker ops in Far East Russia
    Local traders uncertain when full bunker operations will resume.
  • IBME expands Dubai office
    With addition of three traders, says company.
  • Slow steaming not a 'temporary measure'
    78% of container ships on the Asia to Europe trade route and 53% on the trans-Pacific lane uses slow steaming, says Hanjin Shipping top official.
  • Fire fighting ops continue on stricken ship
    Fire 'hot spots' mostly in cargo spaces, away from fuel tanks, according to reports.

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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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