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May 3, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China steps up naval vigilance with more hires, ships
    China is stepping up its maritime surveillance by hiring more staff and increasing the number of inspection ships, state media said yesterday, amid deep-sea territorial disputes with neighbouring nations.
Shipping Times
  • Largest drop in Japan's vehicle sales
    Japan's domestic sales of new cars, trucks and buses logged their biggest-ever drop in April, an industry group said yesterday as the March quake and tsunami hit production and supplies to dealers.
  • Car sales in France fall 11.2% in April
    French car sales fell 11.2 per cent in April, showing the effects of the end of France's scrappage scheme, in a dip overshadowed by the 51 per cent plunge in Japan's auto sales after the March 11 earthquake there.
  • Asciano sees earnings below forecasts
    Australian rail and ports operator Asciano Ltd expects full-year earnings to fall just short of analyst expectations after severe weather cut supplies of coal available for its customers.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China steps up naval vigilance with more hires, ships
    China is stepping up its maritime surveillance by hiring more staff and increasing the number of inspection ships, state media said yesterday, amid deep-sea territorial disputes with neighbouring nations.
Shipping Times
  • Largest drop in Japan's vehicle sales
    Japan's domestic sales of new cars, trucks and buses logged their biggest-ever drop in April, an industry group said yesterday as the March quake and tsunami hit production and supplies to dealers.
  • Car sales in France fall 11.2% in April
    French car sales fell 11.2 per cent in April, showing the effects of the end of France's scrappage scheme, in a dip overshadowed by the 51 per cent plunge in Japan's auto sales after the March 11 earthquake there.
  • Asciano sees earnings below forecasts
    Australian rail and ports operator Asciano Ltd expects full-year earnings to fall just short of analyst expectations after severe weather cut supplies of coal available for its customers.

Sched Netweb site
  • Horizon saved, Feds cut price-fixing fine from US$45 million to $15 million
  • US demand for durables increases for third consecutive month
  • Ningbo's first quarter container throughput increases 21.6pc
  • Harbin to build a Sino-Russian trade street in May
  • Maryland, CSX assess double-stacked intermodal sites near Baltimore
  • Panalpina wins Envirotainer accreditation for cold-chain stations
  • Hong Kong's Royale International Group opens two offices in Germany
  • Defending Against Pirates book untangles maritime law
  • Air China to fly from Beijing to Munich and Athens from May 11
  • Ningbo airport's international express package handling unit passes inspection
  • Chongqing airport first quarter cargo value surges 236pc

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Bulk fleet grows rapidly in Q1
  • Consolidation among shipping lines may not bring about expected benefits
  • Emirates Shipping Line enters intra Asia market with NIS service
  • FinMin may reduce service tax for coastal, inland shipping
  • Maiden Grand Alliance vessel calls at Vietnam, ships boxes directly to Hamburg
  • NCC takes delivery of chemical tanker
  • NYK in global ethical companies list for fourth consecutive year
  • OOCL christens 8,888-TEU OOCL Beijing
  • Piracy increasing costs for container vessels
  • Pirates set free after countries refuse to prosecute!
  • Govt to unveil strategy to double exports by 2014
  • Japan quake may boost demand for Indian seafood
  • MoS peeved by states snub while allocating waterfronts for development
  • RIL defers Rewas port, LNG terminal plans
  • Ministry to make changes in Carriage by Road Rules
  • CII proposes strategy to sustain 10 pc GDP growth
  • Consortium to prepare blueprint for Willingdon Island renovation
  • Honeycomb CFS wins inaugural Inter-CFS Cricket Tournament at Mundra

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 2, 2011
  • Marathon project to reduce costs by maximising productivity of Europe's rail network
    The European Commission, together with the entire European rail sector, recognises the need for creating a cost-efficient and highly productive railfreight market as a central pill...
  • Gürbulak Transport purchases 30 Renault trucks
    Gürbulak Nakliyat, a Turkish service provider that specialises in the transport of containers, has added 30 Renault Trucks Premium 430.19 T 4x2 Euro 5 Alliance tractors to its flee...
  • China and India to modernize railway networks together
    The governments of China and India are focusing on the critical role railways play in promoting economic growth and want to expand and modernize their already vast networks. An Ind...
  • Citizens' association wants to stop new Berlin airport project
    A year before the planned opening of the new airport Berlin-Brandenburg International (BBI), the Berlin-Brandenburg Citizens Association (BVBB) has requested that the EUR 2.5 billi...
  • Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways to merge today
    Southwest Airlines Co and AirTran Holdings Inc, the parent company of AirTran Airways (AirTran), were recently notified by the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of...
  • Zeeland Seaports: throughput continues to show upward trend
    The Q1/2011 throughput in the Zeeland ports increased by over 7%, in comparison with the same period in 2010. Given this positive result, the growth in throughput, which picke...
  • 24plus quality ranking goes to Heinrich Gustke GmbH
    The general cargo alliance 24plus has presented its 2010/11 quality ranking to Heinrich Gustke GmbH, based in Rostock (Germany). The company, which took second place last year, has...
  • Swissport International Group reshuffles top management
    Swissport International, a world leading provider of ground services to the aviation sector, has announced three top-management changes with effect from today (2 May 2011). Philipp...
  • Tiaca conference warns of 'significant disruption' if US enforces deadline for 100% cargo screening
    The air cargo industry, manufacturers, exporters, importers and consumers will face the prospect of a significant global supply chain disruption if the US Transportation Security A...
  • Freightliner signs new multi-million pound contract with Maersk Line
    The British rail transport provider Freightliner has signed a new multi-million pound contract with Maersk Line. The multi-year agreement provides Maersk with committed space ...
  • Containership with 15.25 m draught enters port of Antwerp
    The port of Antwerp (Belgium) has set yet another new record less than a month after the "MSC Emanuela" entered the history books as the containership with the deepest dr...
  • Hapag-Lloyd's future will be decided at the end of May
    Potential investors from China and Oman that are interested in acquiring shares in the German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd, are to present their bids for a minority holding in...
  • New UECC president
    Michael K'nig, president of the Union of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry for Transport (UECC), resigned from office at the association's general assembly, which was held...
  • Marshall Aerospace signs new three-year contract with DB Schenker Logistics
    Marshall Aerospace, the United Kingdom's leading, independent aerospace company, has awarded a new three-year contract to DB Schenker to provide logistics services for the movement...
  • Job market opening for Eastern Europeans only has slight effect on transport industry
    The full opening of the German, Austrian and Swiss labour market to citizens from Poland and other eastern EU countries, which took force on 1 May, should have little effect on the...
  • DHL - new refrigerated warehouse in Vienna
    DHL Global Forwarding, the air and seafreight expert in the German postal company DHL, has opened a new competence centre at Vienna airport to enhance the range of services for the...

Marine Logweb site
MAY 2, 2011
  • Bin Laden buried at sea from USS Carl Vinson
  • BOEMRE reduces offshore Massachussetts wind lease area
  • STX France gets order for zero-emissions ferry
  • Kleven to build LNG-fueled PSV for Rem Offshore
  • Maritime industry set for second Washington Sail-In

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 2, 2011
  • Port of Kalama celebrates KING FELIPE maiden voyage
  • Tentative labor deal approved for United Transportation Union
  • Federal numbers show more truck drivers buckling up
  • Horizon Lines reworks charter rates with CSX
  • Auctioneer moving to larger Washington location

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 2, 2011
  • Overordering hangover reduces appetite for new vessels
    Shipowners suffering from an over-ordering "hangover" contracted just 227 ships to be built at shipyards during the first three months of the year, the lowest volume since the third quarter of 2009
  • K-Sea loss halves as Kirby takeover nears
    New York-listed coastal barge operator reported revenues of $63.2m on the quarter
  • John T Essberger to acquire UCT
    German chemical tanker owner says deal is private
  • The bin Laden sideshow
    The Arab search for freedom will be the prime political source of pressure on oil prices in the near future, not the decade-long search for vengeance which has pulled the US into two wars
  • Revamp pays off for Deutsche Schiffsbank
    Restructuring sees German ship lender break even in 2010
  • TCC pursues shippers for breach of annual service contracts
    No-frills operator confirms to Lloyd's List it is asking 83 shippers for at least $23m in compensation after they failed to ship as much cargo with TCC as agreed
  • CSX comes to Horizon's aid with $12m charterhire discount
    Former parent accepts $3m a year less in annual charterhire for three ships on charter to struggling Jones Act container line
  • Eagle Bulk in talks with lenders over covenant breach disagreement
    Lenders claim supramax owner was in breach of covenants for the first quarter of 2011
  • Evergreen books $45m net income in first quarter
    Taiwan boxship owner's return to black largely due to a gain in the company's investment portfolio
  • STX mulls Dalian listing
    Korean shipowning, shipbuilding and offshore conglomerate eyes Hong Kong and Singapore for busy shipyard
  • Wake-up call
    Transpacific container lines could be able to claim up to $4bn in damages if every carrier pursued their customers for breach of contract
  • Star Reefers reactivates laid-up vessels
    Scottish Star and Canterbury Star back into service rates improve
  • China manufacturing growth slows
    Economic tightening measures to continue as China allows yuan to continue a gradual appreciation against international currencies
  • Doha Round ends in deadlock
    Members of the World Trade Organisation agreed to continue talking rather than declare the protracted Doha Round a failure
  • Concordia braced for weak 2011
    Tanker owner says product tanker markets gradually strengthening from a very low level
  • Dockwise secures six contracts worth $34m
    Deals follow quiet first quarter for Dutch heavy lift specialist
  • Eidesvik Offshore and CGGVeritas in shipmanagement joint venture
    CGGVeritas Eidesvik Ship Management to manage a combined fleet of ten 3D seismic research vessels
  • Jan Arve Haugen to head up Kvaerner
    De-merger of Aker Solutions sees re-emergence of engineering name
  • Horizon Lines books first quarter loss
    US ocean carrier reveals it risks breaching senior secured credit covenants after June 30
  • Pirates release Indonesian multi-purpose vessel
    Samudera ship freed a day after Singapore chem/product tanker hijacked

Fairplayweb site
MAY 2, 2011
  • Pirates hijack product tanker
    The Singapore-flagged product tanker Gemini has been taken by pirates and the general cargo ship Sinar Kudus has been released, according to EU NAVFOR
  • CSX grants reprieve
    CSX has agreed to lower its rates for three containerships chartered by Horizon Lines to ease the carrier's liquidity squeeze.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 2, 2011
  • Begeman Sworn In as Third STB Member
    Ann D. Begeman took her post as a member of the Surface Transportation Board, in time to be ready for...
  • OCEMA Tries to Answer Chassis Questions
    The Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association is launching a Chassis Provisioning Information section on the OCEMA Web site to help...
  • Diesel Rises 2.6 Cents to $4.124 per Gallon
    Retail diesel prices resumed their long upward trend after a one-week lull as the average price at the pump rose...
  • EZE Trucking Acquires Patterson Motor Freight
    Transportation acquisition activity reached the heavy haul trucking industry with EZE Trucking's purchase of Bakersfield, Calif.-based Patterson Motor Freight. ...
  • Steel Imports Rose in March
    U.S. steel imports totaled 2.445 million tons in March, up 32.5 percent from February's weak levels and up 19.1 percent...
  • ISM Index Shows Manufacturing Growth in April
    U.S. manufacturing expanded for the fourth consecutive month in April, according to a widely watched index that showed robust exports...
  • Japan Enacts $49 Billion Reconstruction Budget
    The Japanese Diet enacted a supplementary budget of $48.8 billion for fiscal 2011, which started April 1, after only five...
  • US Offices Worldwide on Terror Alert
    U.S. embassies and other government sites around the world were on alert Monday and the State Department issued...
  • Carriers, Ports Heighten Security
    Carriers and ports notched up their security programs Monday morning following the announcement that U.S. special forces killed Osama bin...
  • Hanjin Receives 10,000-TEU Vessel
    Hanjin Shipping took delivery of the fourth in a series of five container ships with capacities of 10,000 20-foot equivalent...
  • CSX Reduces Horizon Charter Rates
    Horizon Lines said its onetime parent, CSX, agreed to a $3 million annual reduction in charter rates on three ships...
  • Domestic Shipping Faces Choppy Waters
    The maritime shipping world as many in the United States see it can be divided into two parts, one under...
  • Denmark's DSV Boosts Revenue To Over $2 Billion
    DSV reported higher first quarter revenue and earnings driven by increased volume at its air, sea and trucking units. ...
  • Qatar Airways to Buy Cargolux Stake
    Qatar Airways said it expects to reach agreement in the coming weeks to acquire a 33 percent stake in the...
  • Yusen Logistics Profit More Than Doubles
    Yusen Logistics said its net profit surged 134.4 percent in fiscal 2010, which ended on March 31, from the previous...
  • Maersk Hikes Asia-Europe Rates
    Maersk Line announced a general rate increase on Asia-Europe trade lanes as part of what it calls a new "rate...
  • Merging Roads for Modes?
    For shippers and trucking companies, the road doesn't have to end at the water's edge. As truck capacity tightens, marine...
  • Rails on a Roll
    Railcar leasing giant GATX sees it. So does intermodal service provider Hub Group, and equipment builder American Railcar Industries. ...
  • Time to Pay the Driver
    Truck drivers may soon see solid evidence of economic recovery in their paychecks. Truck driver pay climbed 2.2 percent...
  • Wonderful World
    In his 1958 song "Wonderful World," Sam Cooke cataloged his ignorance. ("Don't know much about history ... biology ... geography...
  • The Rising Costs of Piracy
    U.S. and European shippers beware: It's going to cost a lot more to import goods from Southeast Asia and the...
  • Fixing Blame at the Gates
    Attendees at the March 31 Pulse of the Ports meeting in Long Beach saw a stark demonstration of what terminal...
  • NOL's New Chain of Command
    When Ng Yat Chung takes over as group president and CEO of Neptune Orient Lines in January, the former head...
  • Ports of the Future
    The April 18 National Port Summit in Chicago brought together leaders from the nation's seaports to discuss the future of...
  • A Multipurpose Ship for Short-Sea?
    The U.S. Navy and the Maritime Administration's marine highway program are sailing on intersecting courses, and the result could bring...
  • No Chemistry for Railroads, Shippers
    When a federal regulator throws up its hands and admits defeat in trying to pull railroads and key shippers together...
  • Crisis? What Crisis?
    The April 4 Editor's Letter, "Crisis Point," about federal financing of port projects ends with the line, "That may mark...
  • Osama bin Laden Confirmed Dead
    UPDATE 11:45 p.m. EST President Obama announced Sunday night that Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the terror September...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 2, 2011
  • Distractions from the bottom line
    Easter holidays, a Royal Wedding and May Day celebrations...there have been many distractions in recent weeks to divert attention away from the primary objective of business: to produce a return for shareholders
  • Hanjin takes control of latest 10,000TEU ship
  • TUSDEER to invest in more logistics space
  • DP World to introduce new management system at Jebel Ali
  • SITC sees softer margins

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 2, 2011
  • CECO seals dry exit
    Oslo-listed owner cuts ties with ailing segment as affiliate of founder Axel Eitzen coughs up cash to grab newbuilding contract.
  • Greek bulker busted in US
    Crew of Ilios Shipping vessel interrogated in New Orleans during two-week detention sparked by 'magic pipe' collar.
  • Help for Horizon
    New York-listed owner strikes deal with its former parent to slice $12m from charter bill.
  • Rem back at Kleven
    Norwegian owner adds third newbuilding at domestic shipyard, an LNG-powered offshore ship.
  • Platou in PSV play
    Norwegian finance house teams with Eivind Astrup in $84m PSV newbuilding project.
  • Ulstein Group goes Dutch
    Norwegian shipbuilder ties up second marine equipment deal in Netherlands, teaming with IDEA.
  • Eagle Bulk in breach
    Sophocles Zoullas-led owner locked in talks with RBS and other lenders amid claims it crossed loan covenants.
  • Russian cargoship under tow
    Crew safe after Sasco's Mikhail Lukonin lost power in bad weather in Sea of Japan.
  • Shih Wei on way up
    Taiwanese bulker owner has increased first quarter earnings after falling back in 2010.
  • NOCC notes tsunami cost
    Lars Solbakken-led car carrier owner says Japanese disaster will put pressure on rates this year.
  • Koreans buy into Noble
    Korea Investment Corp spends around $108m on small stake in Hong Kong shipping and commodities giant.
  • Kang admits Dalian plans
    STX supremo Kang Duk Soo confirms group's Chinese yard is being primed for a Hong Kong IPO.
  • Socar targets Turkey
    Azerbaijan oil company investing $17bn in port and refinery projects.
  • Berg to head Trans Viking
    Christian Berg quits Siem Offshore to head up IPO hopeful controlled by Christen Sveaas.
  • Taiwanese bulker grounds
    Probe begins as Dumun moved to anchorage after getting stuck off Gladstone with cargo of coal.
  • Eagle loses Heron
    US-listed owner reportedly sells 2001-built ex-Norden supramax for $23m.
  • Pirate attack foiled
    Iranian navy fires on two ships trying to hijack IRISL bulker Zarsan off Pakistan.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 2, 2011
  • Atlas Air to transport U.S. troops
    Atlas Air this month will begin operating passenger charter service for the U.S. Defense Department's Air Mobility Command using a leased Boeing 747-400, diversifying it's traditional business of providing air cargo capacity to airlines and the mil...
  • CSAV-Libra delete South America calls on Marco Polo
    CSAV and Libra-Montemar have pared down a service that previously linked the Indian Subcontinent to South Africa and the East Coast of South America. The service, according to research from American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data, now will be a pur...
  • Horizon gets charter rate on three ships cut
    Horizon Lines said Monday that it has finalized an agreement with CSX Corp. to have charter payments on three ships reduced. Under the agreement, charter hire expense has been reduced by $3 million annually, retroactive to January, through the Janu...
  • NWA omits sailings on transpacific loop
    A New World Alliance transpacific service appears to be temporarily shuttered, according to research from American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. Three sailings of the PCE service, operated by NWA member APL, were omitted in April and all four sai...
  • CMA CGM to raise Asia/Europe rates
    Liner carrier CMA CGM said Friday it will raise rates on trades from Asia to Europe "In response to the recent drastic deterioration of freight rates." The increase, $225 per TEU, applies to shipments from all parts of Asia to all destinations in ...
  • Hanjin gets new 10,000-TEU vessel
    Hanjin Shipping said Monday that it has received the fourth of five 10,000-TEU vessels from Samsung Heavy Industries. The Hanjin Spain will be deployed later this week on the CKYH Alliance's NE6 service between Asia and Europe. It has a rotation o...
  • OOCL receives largest-ever ship
    The liner carrier OOCL said Friday it received the first of eight 8,888-TEU containerships from Shanghai-based Hudong'Zhonghua Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. The ships will be the largest in OOCL's fleet. The new vessel,OOCL Beijing,will be deployed on the...
  • U.S.-flag 'Sail-In' to D.C. this week
    U.S. maritime industry representatives will arrive in Washington for the second-annual "Sail-In" this Wednesday. The "grassroots education event" was developed to update Capitol Hill lawmakers and their staff about the benefits of maintaining a st...
  • TNT: Mail, Express report revenue gains
    Express report revenue gainsTNT, whose shareholders will vote May 25 on a plan to divide the company into two companies -- express, and postal and parcels -- said both units had increased revenues in the first quarter. TNT NV, the mail business th...
  • May 2011 Editorial

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 2, 2011
  • New Report: A focus on US-Canada joint spill response
    'No one agency or constituency should bear all the responsibility for improving oil spill response in transboundary areas.'
  • Fuel oil prices fall in Fujairah
    South Africa on Holiday.
  • Bunker market generally soft in Rotterdam
    LS products 'a little tight' in Hamburg.
  • Sulphur limits 'incomprehensible'
    Ferry operator warns of switch to road transport.
  • Moller-Maersk 'has faith in' mass flow meters
    Shipping group is 'evolving its policy' but long-term intention is to require suppliers to use MFM.
  • Samho tanker 'runs out of bunkers'
    Crew struggle without electricity and with shortages of drinking water.
  • Bunker prices firm as week starts
    Singapore and Hong Kong trading offices closed for public holiday.
  • The Credit Insurance Paradox
    We will almost certainly see more collapses, as a result of the industry's Darwinistic tendency to self-regulate.
  • Slight rise in Sinopec Zhoushan's bunker sales
    Company sold slightly more than 150,000 mt of bunkers in April, says source.
  • South China month-on-month fuel oil imports fall
    April's volume estimated to hover around 230,000 to 250,000 mt.
  • Arrival of 'mega-container vessels' seeks to address port critics
    Hambantota authorities hope to have disproved claims that the port cannot accommodate large vessels.
  • Chemoil reveals new boardroom lineup
    Appoints Mark Catton as company chairman and Lim Ah Doo as independent director.

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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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