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December 14, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Baltic index falls for fourth session
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, fell for a fourth session on Friday although there were signs of firmer cargo business for larger capesize vessels.
  • Crude tanker market to stay turbulent: Maersk
    The crude oil tanker market will stay turbulent next year as fleet growth is expected to overshadow growing oil demand, Maersk Tankers chief operating officer said on Friday.
  • Icy Illinois River may halt grain barge traffic
    A blast of frigid weather descending on the US Midwest early this week will increase ice on the Illinois River and may shut the waterway completely to grain barge traffic north of Peoria by late this week, industry sources said last Friday.

Sched Netweb site
  • AADA sets January 10 US$250/TEU China-Oz bunker surcharge
  • Hong Kong throughput up 5pc in Q3 year on year to 67.8 million tonnes
  • MSC to assess THC from Xingang, Japan to US
  • NE Teesport in UK stays open despite heavy snowfall
  • Regional Container Lines, Kambara Kisen to set up JV
  • Linescape launches FRESCO freight rate exchange
  • China Southern to launch flights to New Zealand in April
  • Germany's industrial orders, air freight volumes grow on back of exports
  • India's DRI raid slowed by security protocol

Exim Indiaweb site
  • ...achieves 97 pc On Time Arrival on Asia-USWC trades
  • APL boxes up by 3 pc to 441,600 TEUs monthly, but rates off by 4 pc
  • CKYH to launch AWE-6 Far East-US East Coast service next year
  • Entering mega dry bulk carriers may displace 168 Capesize vessels!
  • Express Transport bags coveted ISO & OHSAS certifications
  • Fall in iron ore trade, rise in vessel availability pull BDI down by 50 pc
  • MISC to add 2,758-TEU ship to Halal Express 2
  • Overcapacity seen triggering market share quest & rate war
  • PIL, Wan Hai join others to expand Black Sea link
  • Rotterdam port to offer 3 pc recovery rebate
  • Slovenia exploring scope for maritime cooperation
  • TSA members must lay up ships to steady rates-Alphaliner
  • Two African services calling at Ningbo's
  • Update knowhow, MoS Secy exhorts marine engineers
  • Vasan sees immense scope for growth of shipbuilding industry
  • With box shipping recovering, major lines set to hike rates
  • With West Africa beckoning, MOL opens office in Ivory Coast
  • Zhejiang's 1st river container terminal starts operations
  • ChPT, Ennore Port Ltd hand over more funds for road link
  • DRDO against 4 port projects, MoEF too objects in Orissa
  • Global air freight grows by 9.6 pc in Oct.
  • NMSEZ leasing plots near D'Node
  • PM asks Germany to ease hi-tech export controls

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2010
  • Signal International completes Mobile shipyard upgrades
  • Navy extends deadline for LCS block buy decision
  • Castrol Academy partners with Maersk Training
  • Cancun may bring tax on ship fuel nearer
  • Wärtsilä propulsion for research ship

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2010
  • The Greenbrier Companies set to offer common stock shares
  • The New World Alliance adding Vietnam to Europe run
  • Reduced parking garage prices in line for Portland Airport
  • Puget Sound Coast Guard trying new warning system
  • Bruner, Newsome take home Connie Awards for 2010

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2010
  • Hapag-Lloyd orders four 13,200 teu boxships
    German line has ordered four 13,200 teu vessels from Hyundai Heavy Industries, and upgraded the size of another six vessels ordered in the beginning of 2008
  • Costamare takes boxship value case to Wall Street
  • Niche and regional players hold their own against the big guns
  • Boxship owners eye bridge funds
  • MSC slams Navfor for failing to assist its ship
    Naval forces failed to intervene when pirates attacked its boxship
  • When is a mercenary not a mercenary?
  • FMC findings get mixed response
    US shipper groups give feedback on probe into vessel capacity and equipment...
  • Antitrust debate goes on despite Oberstar...
  • Lloyd's List Greek shipping Awards 2010
    Glittering awards night underlines Greek shipping's international scope
  • Improving quality is key for Chinese...

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2010
  • Hapag-Lloyd thinks big
    GERMAN container line Hapag-Lloyd today confirmed an order for 10 13,200teu container vessels at South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries
  • Baltic ice advancing
    COLDER weather than normal in Scandinavia is forming early ice in the northern Baltic, but the sea is still icing up slower than in the last early winter, a key weather agency has said
  • Sinking causes oil slick
    SPAIN is today trying to contain oil spilled in the sinking over the weekend of a general cargo ship off Galicia
  • SeaFrance wins new delay
    SEAFRANCE said today it has won another delay ' this one until 28 April ' to complete its recovery plan, with or without a buyer
  • BIMCO: US recovery seen needed for tankers
    THE OUTLOOK for the tanker market is unlikely to improve until US crude oil demand recovers, BIMCO said today
  • FMC approves Hainan's exemption in US
    REGULATORS in the US have granted Hainan Pan Ocean Shipping's request for exemption from rules requiring advance notice on price cuts
  • Canadian forestry exports move to Asia
    EXPORTS of Canadian forest products to China and Japan are on the rise and combined are approaching the levels of exports to the US
  • Karachi gaining from Qasim's strike
  • Indonesia on way back as net oil exporter?
  • Storms sink ship off Israel
  • DNV unveils green LNG-fuel tanker design
  • Odfjell claims court victory
  • Pirates take two ships, free bulker
  • FMC inquiry criticised
  • Ritual sparks bomb scare

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2010
  • Somali Pirates Release Vessel, Crew
  • Diesel Jumps to Highest Price Since October 2008
  • CSAV Orders Two 8,000-TEU Container Ships
  • Federal Truck Safety Site Temporarily Disabled
  • Court to Expedite Filings in Clean-Truck Case
  • Airbus Forecasts 5.9 Percent Freight Growth
  • FMCSA Launches Truck Safety Program Online
  • Zim Sells Stake in Chinese Rail Venture
  • Damco Names Head of North American Strategic Sales
  • Carrier Alliance to Launch Vietnam-Europe Loop
  • Syria to Invest $800 Million in Maritime Sector
  • All Nippon Airways International Cargo Growth Slows
  • Hong Kong Sets Air Cargo Tonnage Record
  • Swift Builds Muscle
  • Mississippi Yearning
  • Seeing Red Over Grey Boxes
  • War on the Waterfront
  • Hardball in NY-NJ
  • Wheeling and Dealing
  • Trade Facilitation is Developing
  • Building on Stimulus
  • Back From the Brink
  • Another Bite From the Big Apple
  • Will US Ports Measure Up?
  • Westbound Market Exports Confidence
  • Hardly A Slack Season

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2010
  • New Board of Directors appointed at Transnet
  • Hamburg Sud, Maersk and Safmarine withdraw Far East/South Africa ECSA peak loader
  • Somali pirates seize 1,700TEU containership
  • TNWA joins Vietnam party
  • Back-to-black Eredene plans to invest more funds into India's infrastructure

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2010
  • Chinese shipyard photo in the lead
    As deadline nears German fund manager is one of three leading contenders to be TradeWinds' Maritime Photographer of the Year.
  • Hapag bets on boxship biggies
    German liner giant says bigger is better as four 13,200-teu units are added to Hyundai Heavy Industries order.
  • CMES arm sheds lone bulker
    China Merchants Energy Shipping wing taps local buyers in $4m demolition deal, brokers say.
  • Norden tanker tally up to six
    Copenhagen-listed owner reveals itself as the buyer of a products tanker from the Zacchello Group.
  • Trico fire-sales under attack
    Creditors call bankrupt offshore owner's sales record 'dismal' as lawyers look to torpedo private PSV transactions.
  • Slow spur for Maersk VLs
    Slow steaming scheme will help keep Maersk Tankers' VLCC arm in the black next year, CEO says.
  • Utkilen cashes in chemical tanker
    Privately-held Norwegian owner seals $2.7m demolition deal as scrap yards race to score stainless steel, broker claims.
  • Odfjell targets terminal investor
    Norwegian tanker owner is singling out potential buyers for a chunk of its Dutch tank terminal to fund expansion.
  • USC eyes Lisin's shipyards
    Talks have begun on sale of tycoon's Russian plants to state holding company.
  • Second delay for OOIL quartet
    Equipment hold-ups and tactical reasons lead Hong Kong-listed line to push back the arrival of four newbuildings for a second time.
  • Fuel oil leaks from Greek ferry
    Ro-ro Aegean Star holed after slamming into harbour wall on island of Lesvos.
  • Greek suezmax escapes pirates
    Gregory Callimanopulos-owned tanker United Star attacked twice by pirates off Oman but evades hijacking.
  • Odfjell in Sevmash victory
    Russian court rules in favour of Norwegian owner over quashed tanker order at Sevmash shipyard.
  • Ships in smash off Denmark
    Water ingress on Chinese bulker after collision with Hartmann boxship in North Sea.
  • Earnings looking up for Yujin
    Singapore tanker owner expects to beat analysts' profit predictions in 2010.
  • Chang joins Bergen board
    Brian Chang parachuted in as a director of Oslo-listed shipbuilder by major shareholder Spring Capital.
  • Reefer comes loose in Russia
    Triton vessel breaks moorings and collides with two bulkers at Novorossiysk in Russia.
  • AtoB@C adds Bodewes bulker
    Swedish owner declares option for second newbuilding at Dutch shipyard.
  • CSAV places boxship order
    Chilean liner operator returns to Samsung Heavy Industries for more post-panamax tonnage.
  • Titan selling China yard
    Sale of Titan Quanzhou Shipyard to Grand China Logistics will help cut debt at Hong Kong oil trader.
  • Crew saved after cargoship sinks
    Eleven Ukrainians rescued following loss of Interglobal's BG Adriatic off Israel.
  • Not so brilliant for cruisers
    Passengers injured as Brilliance of the Seas battered by rough weather off Egypt.
  • Listing vessel to be towed
    Ignazio Messina's ro-ro Jolly Amaranto hit by storm off Egypt, with list said to be up to 40 degrees.
  • Sevan Marine issue on the money
    Oslo-listed FPSO owner hits its NOK 700m upper target in its latest trip to the bond market.
  • Black Sea service returns
    Wan Hai and Pacific International Lines are set to resume their Far East to Ukraine service.
  • North Spirit sinks off Spain
    Vessel whose master and engineer were seized in Cameroon earlier this year goes down in Bay of Biscay.
  • STX OSV wins PSV order
    Norwegian shipbuilder recently listed in Singapore takes order backlog to 50 ships with latest deal.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2010
  • Hapag-Lloyd: 'Super-size me'
  • NIT League calls FMC report 'disappointment'
  • NWA carriers add first Cai Mep/Europe link
  • Experts: Advance cargo data already in CBP systems
  • TSA to test private sector dogs for screening
  • Cathay November volume up 8.4%
  • Florida eases truck weights for harvest scramble
  • St. Lawrence Seaway November cargo jumps 28%
  • Plastic pallet fire retardant in butter?
  • U.S. exports increase 3.2% in October
  • Klein becomes head of tax at USCIB
  • Heeren VP North America strategic sales at Damco

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2010
  • Cleantec under escort to Ålbæk bugt (update)
    The Chinese owned bulk carrier Cleantec, 33,344 DWT, is currently heading for Ålbæk Bugt under own power, but escorted by Danish response vessels. The vessel collided with the German-owned
  • Odfjell wins court battle
    The state commercial court in Russian Arkhangelsk has ruled in favour of Odfjell and approved the company's application concerning the "recognition and enforcement" of the arbitral award filed against the
  • One vessel seized, one released
    The Panama-flagged bulk carrier Renuar, 70,156 DWT, has been hijacked some 1,050 nautical miles east of Somali Eyl and 550 nautical miles from the Indian coast. "The attack was
  • Dane the first female captain at Cunard
    Cunard Line has appointed its first female captain on one of the company's cruise liners. The newly appointed captain is the Danish Inger Klein Olsen, 43. On December 1, she

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2010
  • Fujairah prices stable
    A local supplier offers prompt deliveries for main fuel oil products in Suez.
  • Rotterdam bunker market steady
    Gibraltar's fuel oil prices lost ground to compete with Piraeus, sources reported.
  • New tanker design capable of bunkering
    Delivery of the vessel is expected to take place in the the second quarter of 2011.
  • Fuel oil cargoes command 'high price'
    Shell to pay $1 premium against Singapore spot quotes.
  • Head of Maersk's tanker division backs slow steaming
    Some Maersk VLCCs have been steaming at speeds of less than 10 knots.
  • Bunker sector 'remains strong'
    Bunker tanker owner says competition is intensifying but that Singapore bunker market is growing.
  • Hong Kong, Busan MGO prices hit fresh highs
    Demand generally 'weak' at key Asian bunker ports, traders say.
  • Singapore November sales below monthly average
    Sales for the year to date, however, have surpassed total sales in 2009.
  • Passenger vessel leaks fuel after ramming harbour entrance
    Containment booms deployed in Greek port.
  • Sale of yard to 'significantly reduce' Titan's debt
    Selling equity stake in Titan Quanzhou and issuing 500 million of its shares to a Chinese transportation group.
  • Mumbai MGO prices surge on tight avails
    Local traders uncertain when supply squeeze will ease.

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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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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
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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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