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November 18, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Chinese, Indian crude buyers seen driving tanker activity
    Chinese and Indian crude oil buyers will drive activity on larger tankers in the coming months and rates are expected to hover slightly below historical averages, leading brokerage Poten & Partners said on Tuesday.
  • Maersk Drilling plans to order more rigs
    Maersk Drilling, which has the second-youngest fleet of oil rigs, aims to order a new one every six months as rental rates rise and competitors buy each other or combine, its chief executive officer Claus Hemmingsen said.
  • Copenhagen-bound ferry in fiery scare
    A fire on the car deck of a passenger ferry with 600 people on board set Scandinavian rescue authorities on high alert yesterday, but the ship's operator said that the situation was under control and no evacuations were needed.
  • Challenges seen for dry bulk sector
  • Fire on cruise ship burns 20% off Carnival EPS

Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco launches southeast Asia service from Nansha
  • 'American consumer returns' - retail up a fourth month
  • October LA-LB container volume better than expected
  • Forwarders want China to ban carrier 'discussion agreements'
  • Savannah volume increases 16.7pc October to 273,296 TEU
  • Chongqing capacity up from 55,000 - 1.7 million TEU in 7 years
  • RCL back in black as third quarter profit wipes out loss
  • CMA CGM Black Pearl Service links west coast South America
  • Agility profits drops 66pc as US troops quit Iraq
  • Truckers protest poor roads on lead up to Chennai Port
  • US rail up 8.7pc last month, highest since October 2008
  • US charges 3 ex-Japanese airline execs with price fixing
  • TIACA's Hong Kong training course extends to Nigeria
  • Airforwarders call for alignment of air cargo security

Exim Indiaweb site
  • ABG net rises to Rs 94.68 cr. in H1
  • DHL urges more efficient logistics for growth of global trade, economies
  • GAC kicks off second soccer contest
  • BHEL official alleges dumping by Chinese cos
  • S. Korea optimistic on investments in India
  • Veg. oil imports rise to 9.24 m tonnes
  • Canadian Minister to visit JN Port today
  • Cruise ship Seven Seas Mariner calls at New Mangalore Port
  • KoPT yet to implement 2004 land policy
  • Major Ports handle 316.1 m tonnes traffic during April-Oct.-IPA data
  • Aviation meet in Delhi on Nov. 25
  • Dhaka-Chittagong highway to be opened for Indian trade
  • Export sops to be withdrawn: Khullar
  • Exports grow by 21.3 pc in Oct.
  • Forex reserves exceed $ 300 bn
  • IIP fall an aberration, says Ahluwalia
  • India & Germany to strengthen ties in farm sector
  • MMTC invites bids to import pulses
  • National Fibre Policy getting final touches
  • Mukesh Ambani gets global leadership award
  • Prabal Banerji joins Adani Power as CFO

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 16, 2010
  • Hapag-Lloyd back on secure footing in current financial year
    The German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd AG has published its first interim group report for Albert Ballin Holding for the third quarter and the first nine months of the 2010 financ...
  • John Brown to spearhead Coyne Airways
    Coyne Airways has appointed John Brown as director of sales USA. The appointment will see Brown lead Coyne Airways' commercial activities in North America, heading up the company's...
  • DP World handles 15% more containers in first nine months
    DP World recently announced that it handled 13 million teu across its portfolio of 50 operating terminals in Q3/2010, an increase of 14% vis-a-vis the same period last year. In the...
  • Logistics market study Switzerland 2010: slight decreases in 2009
    Professor Wolfgang St'lzle, logistics management chair (Log HSG) at St Gallen University, presented the fourth new edition of Logistics market study Switzerland 2010 t...
  • Whirlpool: three year warehousing contract for Norbert Dentressangle
    Whirlpool (UK) Ltd, the UK subsidiary of Europe's leading white goods brand, has outsourced the management of its UK national distribution centre to Norbert Dentressangle. The new ...
  • Swiss Post Solutions: three-year contract renewal with Canon
    Swiss Post Solutions Ltd has announced a three-year contract renewal with Canon (UK) Ltd and Canon Europe Ltd, thus continuing its long-term association with the UK and Europe...

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2010
  • Incat building LNG fueled, gas turbine powered cat
  • Panel finds flaws in management of deepwater drilling risk
  • ACP starts commissioning new tugboat series
  • Farstad orders four PSV's at STX OSV

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2010
  • Bellingham Port Commission approves budget for 2011
  • Marcon brokers sale of NOORDHOEK SINGAPORE
  • Seattle Catholic Seafarers Center needs Thanksgiving Dinner help
  • Washington State Ferries responds to action plan recommendations
  • Port of Oakland partners with China Merchants Holdings

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2010
  • Shipowners raise alarm over new accounting standard
    Rule forcing long-term charter deals to be recorded as liabilities could limit owners' access to ship finance
  • A costly environment for owners
  • Rotterdam limitation ruling cheers slot-charterers
  • P&I premium rises set to slow down
  • Cameroon killings reignite piracy fears
    Five killed in attack on a boat carrying guards for an offshore oil field
  • For hire: anti-piracy patrol boat with armed...
  • Asia ramps up LNG usage to satisfy carbon targets
    China's LNG demand up 70% in first nine months of 2010 offsetting US import slump...
  • Owners turn blind eye to overcapacity crisis
  • Yards see boosted inquiry for mid-sized boxships
    But opinion is divided on whether firm orders will be placed as owners seek design...
  • Growth in FPSO demand spurs new finance...

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2010
  • Odfjell warns as losses mount
    WEAK market conditions have dragged Odfjell deeper into the red in 3Q10
  • Long Beach box volumes rocket
    BOX VOLUMES in Long Beach are continuing to boom, reaching a three-year high last month
  • Gdynia lays a keel after all
    GDYNIA'S shipyard has resumed production, more than a year after it was believed to have seen its last shipbuilding work
  • Savannah deepening approved
    THE US Army Corps of Engineers has approved a plan to deepen 58km of Savannah's shipping channel to as much as 15m
  • Kochi terminal planned as PPP
    COCHIN Port Trust has decided to pursue its scheme to build an international bunkering terminal in Kochi as a public-private partnership
  • Chennai drivers halt strike
    WORKERS have called off a four-day strike in Chennai after winning a pledge that the port would improve access roads
  • Crack ends Indian cruise
    A CRUISE ship has been rescued on its first voyage for its new owner after it developed a crack and tilted off India's Goa coast
  • Suez bitumen ship sinks
  • Scorpio prices secondary sale
  • Ship arrested in Birkenhead
  • Two charged over heroin haul
  • Support seen for Capesize rates
  • Shell joining UAE bunker sector
  • Oz coal project approved
  • Defence clubs plan merger

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2010
  • YRC to Close 31 Terminals
  • Ideas Flow at Water Resources Hearing
  • UPS Freight Cuts Transit Times to Canada
  • Deficit Plan Suggests Boosting Transport Funds
  • YRC Asks Court to Dismiss ABF Suit
  • Air France-KLM Returns to Profit
  • Port of Long Beach to Test Zero Emission Vehicles
  • Some Shippers Opt Out of Puerto Rico Antitrust Settlement
  • Goldman Sachs' Kim on Asia Trade, Container Shipping Forecasts (Video)
  • CMA CGM Extends Service to West Coast South America
  • Housing Starts Hit Lowest Rate since Recession
  • Chennai Port Strike Ends
  • Cargo Surge Pushes DFDS Profit Forecast Up 15 Percent
  • US Indicts Former JAL, NCA Cargo Executives
  • Retailer J.C. Penney Wants 53-Foot Containers
  • Chamber's Donohue Urges Export, Infrastructure Push
  • Qing Wang on China's Changing Labor Situation (Video)
  • Pistole, Bersin Signal Change in Cargo Rules

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2010
  • APM T targets 'secondary' ports in China
  • Oakland and CMHI form cool chain alliance
  • EIB supports Tanger Med II
  • CMA CGM extends Black Pearl Service
  • Hamburg back in the driving seat

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2010
  • DRYS delivers Wall Street win
    Better than expected drilling revenues help DryShips deliver third-quarter beat and George Economou says the best is yet to come.
  • Chileans chase liner dream
    Former CSAV bosses hunt cash to back new South American shipping line, sources say.
  • Wintermar launches offshore IPO bid
    Indonesian anchor-handler and support ship owner's offering over-subscribed by five times.
  • Norstar beefs up Asian empire
    Monaco-based tanker owner forges alliance with Singaporean shipmanagers as Bonehill brothers eye expansion.
  • Fesco falls through to third
    Eastern Russian container line sees big profit drop in first nine months.
  • Denmark's DFDS doing the business
    Takeover of Norfolkline boosts ro-ro owner's nine-month revenue as profit soars.
  • Pittas plots more box buys
    Euroseas and spin-off Euromar have the gas to add an extra eight containerships, Greek owner says.
  • Dynacom tanker escapes
    Greek owner's suezmax Samurai comes under fire from pirates off Maldives but escapes seizure.
  • Scorpio boys buy in to issue
    Robert Bugbee tops executive spending as Scorpio Tankers moves on with share sale.
  • Two yards vie for ice deal
    Russian state ports agency has shortlisted USC and Nordic Yards for icebreaker contract.
  • Farstad breaks newbuilding duck
    Failure to secure modern second-hand tonnage spurs Oslo-listed owner's first order in over four years.
  • Offshore joy for Korea's Daewoo
    Seoul-listed shipyard adds another $200m deal to its growing offshore orderbook.
  • Axel Eitzen steps up to the plate
    Camillo Eitzen will plough over $12m into subsidiary Eitzen Maritime Services as part of move to fix its balance sheet.
  • Greek ro-ro goes aground
    NEL Lines cargo vessel suffers small tank breach after grounding off Lefkada en route to Italy.
  • "Squalid" cargoship held in the UK
    Crewman on Turkish-operated vessel resorted to heating his cabin with a kebab grill.
  • Contract cheer for Norden
    Analysts point to sharp rise in the owner's dry-bulk contract coverage as Q3 bottom line disappoints.
  • Direct Marine facing the end
    Houma shipyard's attorney to file for liquidation as bankruptcy reorganisation looks set to fail.
  • Arklow ship runs aground
    Irish owner's Arklow Raider runs into "nasty night" en route to UK as storm also hits Red Duchess.
  • Fire breaks out on DFDS ro-ro
    Crew manage to extinguish car deck blaze on Pearl of Scandinavia, no injuries reported.
  • Odfjell heading further into the red
    Norwegian chemical tanker owner hammered by depreciation, tax and lower revenue in first nine months.
  • Rates cut Seanergy's net
    Dale Ploughman-led Greek bulker owner suffers slump in profit as larger fleet earns smaller rates.
  • Ferry crew fined over papers
    Transport Canada acts against two officers lacking certificates of competency.
  • Small is beautiful for Fisher
    UK group says the 4,000-dwt tanker market has largely recovered, while weakness persists for bigger vessels.
  • Keppel loses fire claim appeal
    Cebu yard must pay out after blaze gutted WGA's Superferry 3 in 2000.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2010
  • Friedmann: Expect scaled back antitrust bill in new Congress
  • New boxship orders beat October deliveries
  • CMA CGM adds WCSA calls to Black Pearl
  • NAFTA countries encourage small exporters
  • Corps says Savannah deepening a $100 million benefit
  • Oakland, China Merchants sign export agreement

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2010
  • Another DFDS ferry caught fire on the car deck
    DFDS has been hit by another fire on the car deck on one of its passenger vessels. On November 17, a fire broke out in the early morning hours on
  • Skuld and Danish Defence Club merge
    Norwegian P&I club Skuld and the Danish Defence Club have decided to merge under the name of Skuld. The companies have had a close cooperation through their Copenhagen offices
  • DFDS orders two ro-ro ships for naval contract
    DFDS Seaways has signed a contract with P+S Werften G.m.b.H. (former Volkswerft) at Stralsund for two ro-ro units with a capacity of 3,000 lane metres on deck and
  • LNG bunker terminal to Hirtshals
    The Port of Hirtshals has entered a strategic agreement with Norwegian Gasnor for the establishment of an LNG bunkering terminal at Hirtshals. The terminal will be ready in 2012 and
  • Successful Arctic voyage
    The Russian icebreaking container vessel Monchegorsk, built in 2008, has returned to the port of Dudinka from a successful commercial test voyage from Murmansk to Shanghai via the Northern Sea

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2010
  • Crude inventories steadily declining
    Analysts say the slow US recovery will improve global demand for crude futures.
  • Double-digit drops in Rotterdam, Hamburg
    WTI prices showing more losses in early trading.
  • Ecospec to demonstrate CSNOx scrubbing system
    Exhibition in Mexico hopes to give greater insight into Singapore-based technology.
  • $200 million credit line for Russian supplier
    Money will 'complete the financing' of liquid bulk cargo terminal.
  • Prices weaken in Fujairah, Durban
    Some tight barge schedules reported in Fujairah.
  • Bunker supplier responds to spill fears
    Company says its new English Channel bunkering station 'provides a higher level of environmental protection than ever before'.
  • Rotterdam figures show surge in MGO demand
    Increase coincides with introduction of EU sulphur directive.
  • Fog in the Turkish Straits
    Bunker players hit by vessel delays.
  • Bunker prices continue to fall
    Mixed level of enquiries at Asia's bunker ports, traders say.
  • South China imports bonded bunkers in November
    Importers are Sinopec (Hong Kong), Chimbusco and Brightoil.
  • Rosneft posts 26% jump in Q3 bunker revenue
    Increase in bunker sales due to seasonal demand and company expansion, says company.
  • Singapore facing 'tight' bunker avails
    Congestion delays loading of bunker barges, traders say.

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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
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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