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May 6, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Panamax rates seen rising on grain demand
    Rates for panamax dry bulk carriers on key Asian freight routes are expected to rise next week on strong Chinese demand for US grains, shipbrokers said yesterday.
  • Baltex gets regulatory nod, will begin electronic trading soon
    The Baltic Exchange has won UK regulatory approval to run a platform for centralised electronic trading of dry freight derivatives, which will go live shortly with support from some brokers, the exchange said.

Sched Netweb site
  • Drewry: Second week-to-week gain, HK-to-LA spot rate up 8.9pc
  • CMA CGM, Maersk, Hanjin to hike Asia-Europe rates US$200-$250 per TEU
  • CSAV posts Q1 loss of US$186.4 million after Q4 loss of $7.2 million
  • Inner Mongolia to be assigned coastal tract to develop as seaport
  • Matson blames fuel, China loop costs for US$7.4 million Q1 loss
  • UK shipper lobby calls container freight derivative debate
  • Maersk starts up Seago Line to focus on intra-Europe trades
  • UK unions, railways, environmentalists oppose allowing truckers bigger trucks
  • Korean Air first quarter net profit up 14pc to US$176.6 million
  • Qatar Airways to acquire 33pc of Luxembourg's Cargolux
  • Iraqi landing fees hobble air cargo - trucks to the rescue

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Alltime Shipping firmly on growth path
  • Curbs sought on used equipment imports to ensure quality
  • Despite Pak ending bias, India in no hurry to push for PTA
  • FinMin not in favour of DEPB scheme extension
  • Global shortage boosts demand for Indian shrimp
  • Govt must provide level playing field to manufacturers: Fieo
  • Govt nod for benchmark fertiliser import price hike
  • India, Pak to run 2 extra freight trains daily
  • MMTC invites bids for importing urea, complex fertilisers
  • Morocco calls upon India to supply rice, wheat
  • Onion exports dip sharply due to bumper output, higher MEP
  • GatewayRail commences weekly train service between ICD-Ludhiana & Pipavav
  • Air India strike has marginal impact on international cargo movement; domestic operations hit
  • Govt consents to export 30,000 t sugar
  • Chairman inaugurates international training course on energy audit at JNPT

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 5, 2011
  • Vietnam approves plan for new Long Thanh airport
    The ministry of transport in Vietnam has approved a general plan for the Long Thanh International airport (LTIA) project in Dong Nai Province (cf. ITJ Daily of 18 November 2010). J...
  • Spanish partners unveil algae-based bio-fuel production project
    The Spanish government, the national airline Iberia, the airport and air traffic control agency Aena, and the technological company AlgaEnergy, unveiled a microalgae-based biofuel ...
  • Combronde takes over Bettoli in France
    Combronde, a company that focuses strongly on traffic to/from Italy, is taking over the French enterprise Bettoli and its fleet of 35 vehicles and 40 trailers. Bettoli, an ail...
  • Transfracht boosts capacities to/from German seaports
    After the reorganisation in Austria, TFG Transfracht has boosted capacities to/from the Vienna terminal with immediate effect. The booking possibilities for export shipments from t...
  • USA: seven railway and transport companies get Transcaer award
    The USA's Transportation Community Awareness and Emergency Response (Transcaer) has recognised seven rail transport and chemical companies that are helping communities...
  • Knorr-Bremse opens HVAC facility
    Knorr-Bremse in UK has renamed Sigma Coachair's UK business as Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems (Burton) Ltd and moved its UK rail heating, ventilation and air-conditioning activities (HV...
  • Alaska Railroad reports stronger-than-anticipated revenues for 2010
    The Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC) has reported stronger-than-anticipated revenues for 2010, with USD 13.4 million net income on total revenues of USD 167.1 million. One key to...
  • Daimler sees truck sales jump
    Daimler AG has reported that its first-quarter profit jumped due to higher truck sales. The operating profit of the German company's trucks unit more than tripled to EUR 415 millio...
  • Alaska West Express named Alaska's safest truck fleet
    The US road haulier Alaska West Express has received the Alaska Safe Truck Fleet of the Year Award for local cartage from the Alaska Trucking Association (ATA). Alaska West Express...
  • El Al goes e-freight live
    El Al Israel Airlines is the 34th airline to join the worldwide league of e-freight live airlines that offer paper free air cargo. The airline completed its first paperless cargo s...
  • Gulf Air appoints new chief commercial officer
    Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has appointed Karim Makhlouf as chief commercial officer. Makhlouf joined Gulf Air in October 2010 as director commercial ...
  • HHLA: high-tech protecting the climate
    Hamburg-Altenwerder has the most highly automated and the most electrified container terminal in the world. Both bring considerable benefits for the environment. The need for more ...
  • OWL's Warsaw office offers shippers access to largest airport in the region
    Ocean World Lines (OWL), a global, single source NVOCC (non-vessel operating common carrier) and a subsidiary of Pacer International, recently opened its third office in Poland. Th...
  • Port of Zeebrugge detects contaminated container from Japan
    A container that arrived at the port of Zeebrugge (Belgium) on 3 May triggered an alarm when it passed through the fixed radioactivity monitoring portals. These control facilities ...
  • DHL Express wants to sell its domestic Canadian business
    DHL is to pull out of its domestic express operations in Canada, with DHL Express concentrating on international express deliveries to and from Canada. The company has agreed to se...
  • Panalpina with solid start in 2011
    The Basel (Switzerland)-based service provider Panalpina reported strong double digit growth in profitability and volume increases in air and ocean freight in Q1/2011,...
  • BLG back on growth course again
    The Bremen-based German logistics service provider BLG is growing again after a weak fiscal 2009. When presenting BLG's results for 2010, the company's CEO, Detthold Aden, said tha...
  • Baden-Wuerttemberg new SPC member
    The German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg has joined the sponsor organization of the Short Sea Inland Waterway Promotion Center (SPC), based in Bonn. The news was recently announced b...

Marine Logweb site
MAY 5, 2011
  • Wärtsilä wins design and equipment contact for Rem LNG-fueled PSV
  • Incat Crowther designs two ferries for Russian shipyard

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 5, 2011
  • Delivery of Washington ferry set back by seven days
  • Oregon congressman honored with AAR environmental award
  • One day left to bid for ride on Crowley tug
  • Thomas E. Chamberlain named to Portland Port Commission
  • Mitsui constructs forklifts shielded from radiation

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 5, 2011
  • Jet fuel rates from Middle East to Europe skyrocket
    Shortage of available vessels for cargoes of jet fuel pushes rates well above levels seen just a couple of weeks ago
  • Dragnis charters out LR1 at 15% above benchmark
  • Tsakos books 10-year fixture for suezmax
    Tsakos Shipping has chartered out the 2011-built, 158,000 dwt suezmax Spyros K for 10 years at $23,000 per day, according to London-headquartered shipbroker Clarksons
  • Products sector set to soar, says Navios Acquisition
    Angeliki Frangou-led owner sustained by cash from VLCC fleet in early stages of offshoot tanker business
  • Owners look to cash in on global LNG boom
    Import growth of 30% to 2015 will outpace fleet growth, giving scope for higher charter rates
  • Glencore prospectus shows position as leading charterer
    Commodities giant runs a sophisticated ocean freight and logistics division, but its freight desk reported substantial losses in past two years
  • Textainer orders $500m of boxes as demand remains high
    First-quarter revenues rise 31% to $91m
  • Borrowers forced to tap new sources as Basel III kicks in
    Tougher capital rules for banks will make debt less readily available as a source of finance for shipping companies
  • D'Amico looks for improvement in second quarter
    Reports $4.8m loss but says demand is increasing
  • Freight derivatives: jury still out
    The second of a two-part series explaining how box derivative paper products work
  • Forwarder's guide to box freight derivatives
  • Clearing versus OTC trading
  • Are paper products the answer to turbulent markets?
    Opinion is split on whether derivatives could help eliminate price volatility from container trades
  • Ocean Rig secures funding for drillships
    Restructured finance deal brings Dryships subsidiary closer to gaining independence
  • Offshore boost for US links to Brazil
    Much of construction work on Bondini PSVs likely to take place in the South American country
  • Natural gas to step in to fill nuclear breach
    Governments continue to question their future nuclear commitments following the disaster in Japan
  • North Europe producers kick up sulphur fuss
    Manufacturers complain about lack of fairness in the IMO's low sulphur rules
  • Producers step in to fulfil Japan's LNG needs
    Qatar, Indonesia, Malaysia and Russia prove their ability to meet demand growth
  • Seaspan confirms further newbuilding plans
    In talks with Chinese and South Korean yards over additional vessels
  • Zeebrugge radiation alert halts containers from Yokohama
    Belgian nuclear agency discovers low-level contamination in fine dust on outside of box
  • Capital Product to merge with Crude Carriers
    Evangelos Marinakis-headed tanker companies to form diversified, eighth largest US-listed tanker fleet
  • Increase in uptake for Ireland's tonnage tax scheme
    More join in 2010 than the previous year
  • Doubt over consolidation in shipmanagement
    Wallem's Jim Nelson says mergers and moving into China are both fraught with difficulties
  • Maersk Broker Asia signs co-operation pact with Sinosure
    Agreement to develop shipping-related financial services
  • China's chains on ship finance
    With banks restrained by Basel III, China's under-regulated lease financing market may accelerate to supply funding for growth-hungry shipowners and shipyards
  • Opening the box
    Wider choice of container freight trades indices could provide greater transparency in an industry that is often hard to fathom
  • Navios Acquisition underlines faith in products market
    Angeliki Frangou-led owner sustained by cash from VLCC fleet in early stages of offshoot tanker business
  • Concern over bunker fuel quality
    DNV Petroleum Services in Singapore survey finds 94% of operators reported problems with bunker deliveries in 2010

Fairplayweb site
MAY 5, 2011
  • Seaspan misses mark
    GERRY Wang-led Seaspan today reported lower profits than expected and remained quiet about talks on newbuildings
  • Navios narrows tanker losses
    ANGELIKI Frangou's tanker venture today logged another loss but plans to exploit the improving products trade with newbuildings
  • US mulls spill liability
    SHIPOWNERS found liable for major spills in US waters would face drastic new liability limits under a US Senate proposal
  • California pilot pay proposal assailed
    A LINER group has repeated that a proposed pay raise for pilots, now approved by a state board, would staunch box sector growth in the San Francisco area
  • Evacuees reach Benghazi
    A FERRY reportedly reached rebel-held Benghazi today with about 800 Libyans and others who had been evacuated under fire from Misurata
  • New box index unveiled
    CARGO owners and liner operators in the box trades will be offered wider possibilties for freight spend and income hedging with the unveiling today of a new set of benchmark indices
  • PEMEX terminal closed
    A STORM has forced Mexican oil giant PEMEX to close an oil export terminal, but it has not affected crude cargoes to the US, Fairplay was told today
  • Koreans ratify EU accord
    SOUTH Korean parliamentarians have ratified a free-trade agreement with the EU, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Turkey mulls fee rise for Bosporus
    TURKEY reportedly said today it might raise fees for transiting the Bosporus to encourage shipowners instead to use its planned Canal Istanbul
  • First Nord Stream gas leg completed
    NORD STREAM told Fairplay today that the first leg of its Baltic gas pipeline scheme has been finished
  • Jaccar doubles Eitzen Ethylene stake
    INVESTMENT company Jaccar plans to take up its option to double its 40% stake in Eitzen Ethylene Carriers at the end of next month, Fairplay has been told
  • BV marine revenues decline slows
    FRENCH classification society Bureau Veritas has reported a slowing in the decline of its marine revenues during the first quarter
  • Courage maintaining its purchase plan
    THE CHAIRMAN of Singapore-listed Courage Marine told Fairplay today that the drybulk carrier is still keen on fleet expansion, despite cancelling its planned Hong Kong IPO
  • Höegh seeks $200M for FSRUs
    NORWAY'S Höegh LNG has announced a private placement to raise $200M for investment in two new floating storage and regasification units
  • VLCC owners wait on holidays
    THE LONG holidays in Japan have increased VLCC owners' anxiety

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 5, 2011
  • Obama Draft Plan Eyes VMT, Interstate Tolling
    The Obama administration has been floating draft language for surface transportation legislation that could lead to a tax on vehicle...
  • Wilmington's Nine-Month Box Volume Up 16 Percent
    The volume of containers handled by the Port of Wilmington, N.C. increased 16 percent year-over-year in the first nine months...
  • Freight Index Shows Slower Growth
    Growth in freight shipments and payments slowed in April, indicating constrained consumer spending and near-term slowing of the economy, the...
  • California Assembly to Vote on Port Trucker Classification
    Labor interests in California are taking the battle over the job classification of drayage truck drivers to the State Assembly...
  • Pirates Seize Ship, Damage Second Vessel
    Pirates seized a bulk cargo carrier with 24 Chinese crew members and damaged a container ship owned by Evergreen Marine's...
  • China Shipping, United Arab Enter Slot Swap Agreement
    China Shipping Container Lines and United Arab Shipping Company entered a slot swap agreement for their services operating on Asia-Europe...
  • Easter Boosts Retail Sales
    Retailers reported strong April sales that were boosted by pre-Easter sales but tempered by bad weather and signs that rising...
  • Drewry, Cleartrade Launch Global Container Rate Index
    Drewry Shipping Consultants and Cleartrade Exchange on Thursday unveiled a global index of freight rates they said can be used...
  • Pacific International Expands Trans-Pacific Service
    Pacific International Lines is expanding its China Transpacific service to connect Long Beach with ports in Australia and New Zealand....
  • Committee Considering Bill to Streamline Background Checks
    The House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday took testimony the MODERN Security Credentials Act, which proposes that a card applicant...
  • Mica Eyeing Late May Completion Date for FAA Bill
    John Mica, R-Fla., chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, expressed confidence on Thursday that Congress will complete a...
  • Surface Transport Bill Drafting in Progress, Mica Says
    Congressional staff on the House Transportation and Infrastructure is making progress drafting legislative language of what could become the panel's...
  • Saia Increases Profit, Boosts Revenue 15 Percent
    Higher tonnage, shipments and pricing drove less-than-truckload carrier Saia further into the black in the first quarter, with a net...
  • Mississippi River Open for Navigation Despite Flooding
    Navigation continues as normal on portions of the flooded Mississippi River, although there will be a temporary closure of the...
  • Covenant Transportation Loses $2.5 Million
    Winter weather, low West Coast demand and rising costs contributed to a $2.5 million first quarter net loss at truckload...
  • Seaspan Posts $50.5 Million Profit
    Container ship owner-charterer Seaspan reported first quarter profit of $50.5 million as its expanded fleet pushed revenue up 50 percent...
  • UASC adds Asia-US Peak Season Surcharge
    United Arab Shipping Company will implement a peak-season surcharge for all cargo shipped from Asia to the U.S. East Coast....
  • Expeditors' Net Soars 49 Percent
    Expeditors International of Washington saw net profit soar 49 percent in the first quarter to $91.2 million as the freight...
  • Roadrunner Profit Soars 350 Percent
    Strong demand and higher prices lifted first quarter revenue 20 percent for less-than-truckload and truckload operator Roadrunner Transportation Systems. ...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 5, 2011
  • BIMCO publishes radioactivity risk clause
  • 'Unprecedented' eight-year waterfront labour pact on Canada's West Coast
  • Matson posts Q1 loss due to 'precipitous' fuel price rise
  • Drewry and Cleartrade launch new freight rate benchmark
  • Transpac rates rise as annual contracts are inked

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 5, 2011
  • Etesco open for business
    Brazilian offshore operator distances itself from bankrupt owner of ageing drillship.
  • Petrobras picks Olympic
    Brazilian energy giant turns to Norwegian offshore owner for a pair of four-year charters with options.
  • CPLP plots next move
    Five crude carriers will be pulled from the spot market if shareholders green light consolidation of Marinakis empire, CEO says.
  • Citadel saves Cosco bulker
    Chinese ship caught up in 2009 Norwegian oil spill narrowly avoids hijacking in the Arabian Sea.
  • Marinakis stuns the Street
    Shares of Capital Product Partners plummet while Crude Carriers soars as investors digest merger plot and $98m bulker buy.
  • Seaspan back in black
    New York-listed containership owner returns to profit in first quarter as ship utilisation rises.
  • Marinakis' surprise merger
    Greek heavyweights Capital Product Partners and Crude Carriers Corp combine to create the eighth largest US-listed tanker owner in the world.
  • D'Amico in tanker swoop
    D'Amico unmasked as the buyer of a vessel from stricken compatriot.
  • Uljanik ready for hand-out
    Croatian shipowner to pay $6.6m to investors following big 2010 profit.
  • Insurance future lies with clubs
    Standard Club's John Reily says club structure well placed to fight any renewed P&I challenge from commercial underwriters.
  • D'Amico sinks further
    Rome-based owner sees earnings drop by over $1m during difficult start to the year.
  • Navios Acquisition in line
    No surprise on Wall Street as Angeliki Frangou-led tanker owner books a loss in the first quarter.
  • Horrible for Hornbeck
    US offshore vessel company plunges to loss as revenues drop in weak markets.
  • New box swap indices
    Drewry and Cleartrade Exchange unveil "global" index in effort to stimulate container derivatives trading.
  • Golden opening
    RS Platou Markets places a buy tag on John Fredriksen's Golden Ocean following recent share slump.
  • SBM revenue slips
    Dutch FPSO specialist blames turnkey services for 5% drop in turnover.
  • Insurance future lies with clubs
    Vasilis Bacolitas sees the P&I clubs as the organisations that will come to dominate the marine insurance market.
  • Evergreen ship hit
    Three rocket propelled grenades fired during attack on container vessel in the Arabian Sea leave their mark.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 5, 2011
  • DHL launches China/Russia rail service
    DHL Global Forwarding said it has launched daily continental rail service from China to Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States with shorter transit times and lower cost than ocean and air transport. The service will consolidate shipments...
  • Emirates Shipping Line sets up Taiwan agency
    Emirates Shipping Line said Wednesday it is opening a representative agency office in Taiwan to support its operations linking the Far East with the Indian Subcontinent, Middle East and Africa. Emirates, a Hong Kong- and Dubai-based line, is partne...
  • MSC to raise India/East Africa rates
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. said this week it is raising rates on the trade from India to East Africa by $100 per TEU, effective May 16....
  • MSC hikes bunker fees on several trades
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. said this week it is raising bunker surcharges on a number of trades as of June 1. The new bunker recovery rates are: From Asia to Europe, $755 per TEU. From East Coast South America to North America, the Caribbean, W...
  • Rickmers upgrades India/Europe service
    Rickmers-Linie, a German-based liner specialist for project and heavy-lift cargo, said it is upgrading its Indian service with the addition of new vessels. It will also provide a direct service eastbound and westbound between Europe and India, alth...
  • Hapag-Lloyd splits NWX, Loop B services
    German container line Hapag-Lloyd said in a customer notice it is decoupling a long-line service between Europe, the Far East and Pacific Northwest. The line said this month it is changing its NWX/Loop B service into a pure transpacific service be...
  • UASC secures $140 million loan from Kuwaiti bank
    United Arab Shipping Co. said Wednesday it has garnered a $140 million senior term loan facility with Gulf Bank in Kuwait. "The proceeds from this transaction will be invested in UASC's growth and network expansion plans as a leading container shi...
  • Drewry, Cleartrade partner on container index
    Drewry Shipping Consultants has partnered with the Cleartrade Exchange to develop a weekly container index to be used by physical and derivative market participants to manage freight risk. "The index will report individual market prices on major e...
  • National Export Initiative
  • South Korea, Colombia, Panama
    White House rolls trade agreements forward The Obama administration will begin technical discussions Thursday morning with key congressional staff on the draft implementing bills and draft Statements of Administrative Action for the pending trade a...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 5, 2011
  • Fujairah and Durban markets stable
    Deliveries were available for supply up to and including May 19 in Cape Town.
  • European markets fall
    Players says it's 'impossible' to get products in Rotterdam before Tuesday.
  • O.W. Bunker says fuel procurement 'perfect' for outsourcing
    Sales Development Manager tells Athens conference that outsourcing is a 'natural evolution'.
  • Oil majors a 'block' to the wider use of biofuels
    Leading player in the international transport sector says oil companies are green 'but only in their advertising.'
  • Danish ferry industry predicts 2015 closures
    Low sulphur requirements could lead to 50% increase in ticket prices, pushing large numbers of lorries onto Danish roads.
  • Fall in fuel oil stocks as arbitrage arrivals slow
    Singapore stocks expected to rebound in the weeks ahead.
  • Fuel oil futures contract falls to just two lots
    Singapore platform for 380 cSt fuel oil futures suffering from 'poor liquidity.'
  • Athens: 'Problems become opportunities'
    Bunkerworld conference looking for opportunities as markets seek relief from 'the perfect storm'.
  • Bunker prices fall in Asian markets
    No indications for Busan and Tokyo due to public holidays.
  • Vessel forecasting system saves up to 10% fuel
    System allows 'new dynamic approach to voyage planning,' says Amarcon.
  • Indian port to upgrade bunkering facilities
    To set up a new jetty for bunkering of vessels, says port authority.
  • K-Line returns to full-year profit
    But warns that rising bunkers may result in lower earnings in the current fiscal year.
  • Glencore exits Singapore's MPA accredited supplier list
    Staff from Glencore and MPA confirm move.

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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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