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July 6, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • VLCC owners will see H2 profits doubling: poll
    Owners of the largest oil tankers will see their earnings almost double in the second half of the year, from the first six months, on strong Chinese demand and rising Middle East exports, a Reuters poll showed.
  • Shipping contracts rise to 9-week high
    Capesize shipping contracts tied to the cost of transporting iron ore and coal rose to a nine-week high as traders speculate on a seasonal increase in cargo in the second half of the year.
Strait Talk
  • Downbeat mood in shipping
    IT SEEMS that the shipping industry is feeling less happy with itself than it has been for some time. The latest Shipping Confidence survey from shipping accountant and adviser Moore Stephens shows overall confidence levels in the shipping industry down for the fourth successive quarter in the three months ended May.
Shipping Times
  • Indian Railway to raise US$300m from bonds
    India's state railway is pushing ahead with a sale of dollar debt to meet surging demand for transport as the highest borrowing costs in a year cause a five-week drought in issuance.
  • Kabul eyes rail network to tap mining resources
    Afghanistan is building a vast rail network linking its borders to help attract investors to US$3 trillion worth of mining projects, including oil deals, that will drive economic growth, its Mines Minister Wahidullah Shahrani said on Monday.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • VLCC owners will see H2 profits doubling: poll
    Owners of the largest oil tankers will see their earnings almost double in the second half of the year, from the first six months, on strong Chinese demand and rising Middle East exports, a Reuters poll showed.
  • Shipping contracts rise to 9-week high
    Capesize shipping contracts tied to the cost of transporting iron ore and coal rose to a nine-week high as traders speculate on a seasonal increase in cargo in the second half of the year.
Strait Talk
  • Downbeat mood in shipping
    IT SEEMS that the shipping industry is feeling less happy with itself than it has been for some time. The latest Shipping Confidence survey from shipping accountant and adviser Moore Stephens shows overall confidence levels in the shipping industry down for the fourth successive quarter in the three months ended May.
Shipping Times
  • Indian Railway to raise US$300m from bonds
    India's state railway is pushing ahead with a sale of dollar debt to meet surging demand for transport as the highest borrowing costs in a year cause a five-week drought in issuance.
  • Kabul eyes rail network to tap mining resources
    Afghanistan is building a vast rail network linking its borders to help attract investors to US$3 trillion worth of mining projects, including oil deals, that will drive economic growth, its Mines Minister Wahidullah Shahrani said on Monday.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • VLCC owners will see H2 profits doubling: poll
    Owners of the largest oil tankers will see their earnings almost double in the second half of the year, from the first six months, on strong Chinese demand and rising Middle East exports, a Reuters poll showed.
  • Shipping contracts rise to 9-week high
    Capesize shipping contracts tied to the cost of transporting iron ore and coal rose to a nine-week high as traders speculate on a seasonal increase in cargo in the second half of the year.
Strait Talk
  • Downbeat mood in shipping
    IT SEEMS that the shipping industry is feeling less happy with itself than it has been for some time. The latest Shipping Confidence survey from shipping accountant and adviser Moore Stephens shows overall confidence levels in the shipping industry down for the fourth successive quarter in the three months ended May.
Shipping Times
  • Indian Railway to raise US$300m from bonds
    India's state railway is pushing ahead with a sale of dollar debt to meet surging demand for transport as the highest borrowing costs in a year cause a five-week drought in issuance.
  • Kabul eyes rail network to tap mining resources
    Afghanistan is building a vast rail network linking its borders to help attract investors to US$3 trillion worth of mining projects, including oil deals, that will drive economic growth, its Mines Minister Wahidullah Shahrani said on Monday.

Sched Netweb site
  • World's idle fleet grows from 75,000 TEU to 95,000 TEU in just two weeks
  • Cosco regains its old No 4 spot with capacity 600,000 TEU plus
  • Korean intra-Asia container carrier YSC Line seeks bankruptcy protection
  • Maersk and Safmarine drop China from Far East-West Africa FEW3 service
  • Iranian container service appear little affected by harsh US sanctions
  • CMA CGM enters NZ-Asia trade to move meat and dairy products
  • Port of Le Havre's MSC terminal makes bid for US Customs certification
  • South Africa's Transnet port performance acceptable, but rail falls short
  • APL Logistics extends double-stack IndiaLinx train service to India
  • Milwaukee proposes creation of an air hub to stimulate growth
  • Enforce old lithium rules, don't impose new ones, industry tells Washington
  • India become next target as ECS Group increases global footprint

Exim Indiaweb site
  • FPS Group & Console Shipping Services join hands to enhance business
  • Tiger Logistics to implement Logi-Sys for optimal service delivery
  • Close to resolving Iran oil payment impasse: Official
  • Govt imposes anti-dumping duty on Chinese Pentaerythritol
  • GSP revival needed to boost India-US trade: Fieo
  • Infra upgradation to give air cargo business a fillip
  • Car sales growth slows to two-year low
  • Ministry to approach House Panel against MAT, DDT imposition on SEZs
  • No export limit on cotton & yarn waste: DGFT
  • Policy stability, credit cost reduction can boost exports: Fieo

International Transport Journalweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • TAAG postpones Beijing service resumption planned for today
    TAAG Angola has postponed the planned service resumption on Luanda - Beijing service. The new resumption date is scheduled for 2 August. Boeing 777-200ER will operate this weekly f...
  • Jungheinrich announces upgraded reach truck model
    Jungheinrich, the German supplier of warehousing technology, has introduced a new version of its best selling ETM/ETV 214/216 reach truck. The new model offers increased mast lifti...
  • Eco Rail Innovation: cooperation contract signed
    With the signature of the cooperation contract, the partners of the initiative Eco Rail Innovation (ERI) have now established the binding general conditions of their mutual work. E...
  • UPS and Merck expand their distribution and logistics agreement
    UPS and Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the companies have significantly broadened their existing distribution and logistics agreemen...
  • RDC Aviation: new Sales Director
    Philip Jones is the new Sales Director of RCD Aviation, an aviation software business in Nottingham. Having initially progressed in his career at British Midland Airways, he later ...
  • UPS: freight transport grows
    UPS Freight, the US fourth largest LTL carrier, announced a general rate increase averaging 6.9% covering non-contractual shipments in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The rat...
  • South African railway operator places largest ever signalling contract with Siemens
    The South African railway company, PRASA, has commissioned Siemens with the delivery of signaling equipment and the construction of the "Gauteng Nerve Center" (GNC) opera...
  • Winter flight schedule Frankfurt Airport: airport coordinator allocates nightly slots to airfreight-companies
    According to the official planning approval of the Hessian Federal State Government with reservations to the decision of the Federal Administrative Court, the airport coordinator o...
  • "K" Line to start power saving campaign in Tokyo
    Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line Group) will start a campaign to save electric power consumption in its head office in Tokyo that includes introduction of in-house summer time...
  • APM Terminals wins "Best Port Operator in Africa" at Transport Africa Awards 2011
    Johannesburg, South African based APM Terminals was named winner of the "Best Port Operator in Africa" award at the Transport Africa Awards ceremony held in Johannesburg, South Afr...
  • Rhenus Office Systems expands security archive in Hamburg
    Rhenus Office Systems GmbH has expanded their security archive of the Hamburg location. The archive of the expert for document logistics in a further building phase was extended by...

Marine Logweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • Crowley acquires Puerto Rico Freight Systems
  • USCG responds to Virgin Islands ferry grounding
  • Statoil awards Cat D rig contracts to Songa
  • Maersk declares option for two more drillships
  • Marco Polo Marine to build five barges for Indonesian client
  • Damen Shipyards set to introduce ASD Tug 3212

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • Port of Kalama welcomes bulk vessel GUOYU 51
  • Crowley expanding in Puerto Rico with purchase of logistics company
  • Cargill to employ kite technology on bulk vessel AGHIA MARINA
  • Sea-Tac Airport earns honor for recycling/waste reduction
  • APL announces plans to build Joliet, Illinois container terminal

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • Macondo oil spill fallout spreads far and wide
    A perceived shortfall in international regulation has led to a search for local solutions
  • Marine insurance set to soar after 'acts of God' increase
    Earthquake-hit Port of Lyttleton tells investors it failed to renew cover on time
  • Ship recycling rates hinge on Bangladesh court decision
    Potential for scrap prices to fall if Chittagong breakers cannot import vessels and market competition declines
  • Northern Europe aframax rates rally
    Brokers optimistic that Baltic Sea earnings could return to three-digit Worldscale rates
  • Capesizes enter depression zone in Clarksons pain index
    Most other dry bulk and tanker sectors in recession
  • Star Reefers scraps second reefership it brought out of lay up in March
    The Scottish Star is following the same fate as sistership Canterbury Star
  • Three vessels chartered out on short period contracts
    Itochu and Tesoro take tankers for one to six month periods
  • UK ports line up to develop offshore wind power
    World's biggest offshore windfarm market will see $21m capital expenditure between 2011 and 2015
  • Best management practices are not good enough
    The shipping industry deserves better guidance in repelling pirate attacks
  • Graig in forefront of China newbuilding push
    A respect for Chinese culture and working practices has paid off for family-owned firm
  • Thenamaris heads new Greek LNG charge
    At least four other potential Greek LNG debutantes are talking with yards as noted Greek tanker owner clinches pair of 160,000 cu m vessels
  • APM Terminals takes control at new Callao facility
    Peru's largest port set for large-scale investment after handover of Terminal Muelle Norte
  • CSAV Asia-Europe service victim of falling rates
    Drewry and Alphaliner reports show mounting losses on key trade lane
  • Concerns raised over Humber pilotage standards
    Unions claim that Humber Estuary is seen by ABP as a money making enterprise that 'has threatened the personal safety of pilots and the safety of navigation on the river'
  • OceanFreight lifts share price in one-for-20 stock split
    Dry bulk specialist becomes third Nasdaq-listed shipowner in a fortnight to resort to reverse stock treatment
  • Hoegh LNG lists in Oslo
    Gas transportation and storage division issues 45m shares
  • NCC buys time over newbuilding option
    Reaches deal with Hyundai Heavy to extend deadline for option of a second car carrier
  • Big problems on the Asia-Europe trades
    The introduction of massive 13,000 teu -plus vessels has had a hugely detrimental effect while so much existing tonnage continues to also operate
  • Owners urged to protect themselves from China tax deductions
    Law firm advises insistence on tighter charterparty forms
  • Enforcement or blind eye
    Port inspectors already have their work cut out and the host of environmental rules coming in will increase their workload
  • Marco Polo Marine wins $8m Indonesia barge deal
    Batam-based shipbuilder has plans for bigger vessels
  • Mammoet management team quits over 'cultural differences'
    Van Seumeren family sells its 25% shareholding to privately held Dutch conglomerate SHV
  • Maersk Drilling exercises options for two drillships in $1.3bn deal
    Samsung Heavy Industries to build vessels similar to a pair ordered in April
  • Abbot Point port expansion attracts strong interest
    Queensland says 30 companies have expressed interest in developing terminals
  • Aker wins $50m contract for drilling riser system from Daewoo
    New order brings total units sold to South Korean builder to six
  • Coscol details $1.5bn fleet expansion
    Updated blueprint for new ships could see a total of 40 new vessels added by 2015

Fairplayweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • China, Ireland close $2.1Bn turbine deal
    CHINA'S Sinovel has closed a $2.1Bn deal to ship wind turbines to Mainstream Renewable Power of Ireland, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Drewry sees collapse for box rates
    BOX RATES on east/west routes will drop by more than one-fifth during the rest 2011, even with volumes remaining strong, Drewry predicted today
  • TCC wins US shield
    A NEW YORK judge has approved Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection for TCC, new court filings showed
  • Strike hits Madagascar ports
    CUSTOMS workers at Madagascan ports are reportedly planning to expand their strike over illegal exports of rosewood from the island nation
  • APL expands to Joliet
    BOX CARRIER APL is expanding its intermodal capacity near Chicago to bolster its US transcontinental supply chain
  • Indian ports accessing foreign money
    INDIAN ports are increasingly seeking foreign credit through external commercial borrowings, Fairplay was told today
  • 57 held in migrant smuggling cases
    GREEK authorities are holding 57 people after migrant smuggling arrests
  • Bank advises holders of Portek shares
    SINGAPORE'S port operator Portek's independent financial adviser has advised its shareholders to accept ICTSI's takeover offer
  • Rongsheng mega-deal trend?
    THE LARGE orders placed at China's Rongsheng yard are not likely to be mimicked by other owners, Fairplay was told today
  • Trucker held in Dover smuggling case
    A DUTCH truck driver has reportedly been jailed on suspicion of trying to smuggle nearly £6M ($9.7M) in illegal drugs through Dover's port
  • Camillo Eitzen sells Eitzen Gas
    NORWAY'S Camillo Eitzen announced today that it has sold nine vessels and stakes in companies
  • Bangladesh breakers again face closure
    BREAKING yards will be shut down in Bangladeshi on 7 July unless the government extends the operations approval it issued in May
  • Navy chopper foils pirates
    SOUTH Korea's navy has intervened to protect an STX Pan Ocean bulker when it was attacked by pirates off Somalia
  • Panamaxes near bottom?
    BROKERS told Fairplay today that Panamax rates might soon be bottoming out, after being pushed down for the past month, with the arrival of cheaper but bigger Capesizes

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • DHL Reported Dropping China Domestic Delivery
    DHL is dropping its attempt to build domestic express delivery services in China, according to a published report. ...
  • Econocaribe Provides EDI Track and Trace Online
    Econocaribe Consolidators is introducing a new function on its website that enables shippers to track and trace full containerload shipments...
  • USPS Freezes Bonuses, Retirement Contributions
    The U.S. Postal Service is suspending all executive and employee bonuses, and is withholding its contribution to the government retirement...
  • Diesel Price Slides Another 3.8 Cents
    The average price of diesel fuel fell for the eight time in the last nine weeks, sliding 3.8 cents a gallon...
  • Commerce Dept. Seeks Trade Mission Participants
    The Commerce Department is recruiting top-level executives to join a trade mission to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates between...
  • Air Cargo Prices Slip in May
    Air freight rates out of Asia slipped back 0.6 percent in May compared to the month before as carriers coped with...
  • Supply Chain Educator Donald Bowsersox, 79
    Donald J. Bowersox, one of the pioneers in the science and practice of logistics and supply chain management, died Monday...
  • US Factory Orders Grow 0.8 Percent
    Factory orders by U.S. businesses grew 0.8 percent in May, the Commerce Department said Tuesday in a report that suggests...
  • CMA CGM to Launch Asia-Fiji-New Zealand Loop
    CMA CGM will launch of a new service this month connecting Asia, the Fiji Islands and New Zealand effective July...
  • Analyst Says Large Ships Threaten Smaller Carriers
    Smaller vessel operators could be forced out of Asia-Europe container trade lanes as the deployment of ultra-large container ships puts...
  • Hyundai Hikes US-South America Rates
    Hyundai Merchant Marine will raise rates southbound container shipments from the U.S. to the East Coast of South America effective...
  • Crowley Acquires Puerto Rico Freight Services
    Crowley Maritime is bolstering its logistics capabilities in the Caribbean with the acquisition of Puerto Rico Freight Systems, a company...
  • Container Truck Drivers Strike at Indian Terminal
    A sudden strike by container truck drivers Sunday morning crippled cargo movements to and from the Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment...
  • US Airlines Challenge EU Cap-and-Trade Plan
    U.S. airlines launched a legal challenge Tuesday to European Union plans to charge foreign carriers American Airlines, United...
  • APM Rotterdam Introduces Barge Shuttle Service
    APM Terminals has introduced a barge shuttle service to its Rotterdam terminal to avoid worsening traffic jams caused by construction...
  • Wallenius Deploys Armed Guards Against Pirates
    Swedish shipowner Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines is placing armed guards to protect its vessels from attack by Somalia-based pirates in the...
  • Drewry Forecasts 21 Percent Drop in East-West Rates
    Drewry Maritime Research is forecasting average east-west ocean freight rates will fall 20.8 percent this year from 2010 as the...
  • CSAV Suspends Asia-Mediterranean Service
    CSAV is suspending its service between Asia and the Mediterranean amid sharply declining rates on Asia-Europe trade lanes. ...
  • UASC Opens Shipping Agency in Pakistan
    United Arab Shipping Company opened its own shipping agency in Pakistan in a joint venture with its erstwhile third party...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • CSAV withdraws Mare Nostrum Service
  • Asia-N.Europe still dropping
  • Night pre-booking system planned for Cape Town
  • APM T introduces shuttle service between Rotterdam and Moerdijk
  • Mothballed boxship fleet grows

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • Megacore breaks up
    Omega Navigation and Glencore split Hyundai Mipo-built products tanker fleet as ties severed.
  • Oceanfreight splits again
    Nasdaq-listed Greek bulker and tanker owner chops number of shares by 95% to lift price above $1.
  • Belships out of Elkem
    Norwegian bulker owner offloads stake in ship charterer to its partner, metals group Elkem.
  • ISC in the money
    Diversified US owner borrows up to $45.9m from two banks to fund car carrier deals.
  • OSM Arena in limbo
    Korean bulker crew stuck in Chennai for 17 months after court cancels sale of vessel.
  • Tanzania's port double
    Government spending $520m on two new container terminals at congested Dar es Salaam.
  • Time to lay up
    Analyst Drewry says major "corrective surgery" needed to reduce boxship capacity and avoid freight-rate bloodbath.
  • NOCC wins more time
    Norwegian owner extends option for second car carrier at Hyundai to September, from June previously.
  • Tata NYK ship attacked
    UK warship and US jets fight off gunmen firing rockets at bulker off Oman.
  • Cobelfret awaits cash
    Belgian owner has not yet received $606,000 payment from China's Farenco in bulker dispute.
  • Piracy costing $12bn
    Shipping industry paid out huge sums in insurance, ransoms, security and re-routing in 2010, report claims.
  • Maersk spree extends
    AP Moller-Maersk returns to Samsung Heavy Industries for $1.3bn drillship double.
  • Samho crew goes home
    Dubai tanker exile ends for 24 Filipino and South Korean men after owner went into receivership.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • New rights issue
    CSAV raises $500 million Chilean container shipping company CSAV said last week 85 percent of a new rights issue had been subscribed and paid, producing a sum of $430 million. CSAV to pull Asia/Med loopLiner carrier CSAV said Monday it would suspen...
  • Carriers own fault?
  • CSAV raises $500 million
    Chilean container shipping company CSAV said last week 85 percent of a new rights issue had been subscribed and paid, producing a sum of $430 million. "The great interest of the shareholders in the first round in subscribing for the remaining shar...
  • CSAV to pull Asia/Med loop
    Liner carrier CSAV said Monday it would suspend a standalone service linking the Far East and Mediterranean due to "the unfavorable economic environment affecting the trade." Freight rates from Asia and Europe are reportedly well below sustainable ...
  • Sekimizu new IMO secretary general
    Koji Sekimizu of Japan was elected secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization last week. His four-year term will begin Jan. 1, 2012. Sekimizu, 58, is director of IMO's Maritime Safety Division. He studied marine engineering and na...
  • CMA CGM buys more 'eco' containers
    Liner carrier CMA CGM said Friday it has purchased 18,000 new "eco-containers," as it tries to transition to a fleet of more environmentally sensitive shipping equipment. The French line said it now has a fleet of 140,000 TEUs worth of such contai...
  • Drewry: Layups the only answer
    Widespread laying up of container vessels by liner carriers is the only way to redress floundering ocean freight rates on key east/west trades, according to London-based Drewry Shipping Consultants. In Drewry's latest quarterlyContainer Forecaster...
  • Eimskip doubles North American frequency
    The Icelandic shipping company said it will add a second ship on July 15 so that it can offer a second sailing per month between Iceland and United States and Canada. The 700-TEUSkogafosswill sail in a rotation of Reykjavik, Argentia, Boston, Arge...
  • OW Bunker opens in India
    OW Bunker, which handles more than 8 percent of the global bunker market, has opened an office in Mumbai, India. OW's core activity is the global sale of bunker both from its own inventories, where it operates more than 30 large and small tankers i...
  • Cargoitalia makes management appointments
    Italian all-cargo airline Cargoitalia has appointed Richard Mohler to the new position of manager of network planning and revenue management. He will be responsible for evaluating new routes, and setting revenue targets. Mohler has spent 16 years ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • Fujairah prices fall
    Durban market generally soft.
  • Rotterdam market softens
    Healthy demand in Piraeus.
  • Study predicts sharp increase in future Arctic shipping emissions
    Compared to 'the business as usual case' there will be a reduction in global fuel consumption due to a shorter transit.
  • Container sector in 'dire need' of correction
    Failure to run their business profitably is fault of 'the carriers themselves,' says Drewry.
  • Pirate 'bunker hub' off Yemen
    Island base has been used 'for months, if not longer'.
  • Environmentalists call for speed limit
    Move would 'save fuel and cut emissions.'
  • IBIA regional manager retires
    Chong Kam Wah was 'one of the architects' of IBIA's Asian expansion.
  • Asian bunker prices on downtrend
    Sluggish demand at key Asian bunkering hubs on Tuesday.
  • The rise to peak oil
    If peak oil is around the corner, we had better do more than agree on pollution thresholds or put in place silly carbon tax and cap and trade schemes.
  • Bahrain LNG terminal could create new marine fuels market
    Bahrain's first LNG terminal to start operations by end of 2014.
  • Manager exits Sri Lanka-based bunker supplier
    Channa Abeyagunewardena of Lanka Maritime Services leaves post.
  • Green ship first to run on liquid biofuel
    Liquid biofuel to be sourced from raw fish material.
  • Sinopec Zhoushan expands regional coverage from Yantai port
    Company able to cover Penglai, Longkou, Laizhou and Weihai from Yantai port.

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In August, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +10.9%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
Federlogistica has established its own representation in the Iberian Peninsula
Genoa
It will support Italian entrepreneurs operating in Spain
Boluda acquires Royal Boskalis' towage and salvage operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Valencia
Transaction valued at $640 million
ESPO urges IMO States to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
The association also urges the EU Commission to align European standards
The Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal.
Los Angeles
Invitation to submit expressions of interest
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
Geneva
The most significant growth in PLSCI was recorded by the port of Savona-Vado Ligure (+53.7%)
ONE will not charge surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Singapore
They will be applied starting from October 14th
Fincantieri and Aeronautical Service sign agreement for the use of composite materials in the naval, civil, and military sectors.
Trieste
Genoa Port Terminal concession renewal approved until 2054
Genoa
The terminal's operating conditions have been redefined, bringing them back to the multipurpose function, in compliance with the ruling of the Council of State and the PRP
PSA Italia-Logtainer and Rail Hub Milano-Medlog have submitted offers to manage the Interporto Padova intermodal terminal.
Padua
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports increased by 4.5% last month.
Beijing
Containers amounted to 27.7 million TEUs (+6.8%)
The Netherlands is referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether to entrust seafarers or dock workers with the lashing operations on smaller container ships.
In the second quarter, container traffic handled by Eurokai terminals grew by +16.4%
Hamburg
Significant growth of 16.1% in Germany. In Italy (Contship), volumes increased by 5.2%.
China enacted regulation in response to US taxes on Chinese-owned and -built vessels
Beijing
The new rules include the possibility of introducing similar countermeasures
New attack on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
UKMTO announced that a fire broke out on a vessel hit by a shell
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Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Miami
The American cruise group announces a further strengthening of the growth trend in bookings
Marella Cruises sells Fincantieri slots for two new cruise ships to TUI Cruises.
Hannover/Trieste
With a gross tonnage of 160,000 tons, they will be larger than the units originally planned
GNV-Portitalia bridge agreement on lashing operations in the ports of Palermo and Termini Imerese
HMM will not introduce surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Seoul
The company will not modify scheduled services that stop in the United States
GATX Rail Europe signs sale-leaseback agreement with DB Cargo to purchase 6,000 railcars
Vienna
The transaction will be completed by the end of this year.
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
Bremen
Miscellaneous cargo is growing. Bulk cargo is declining.
India launches nearly $8 billion package to support its shipbuilding and maritime sectors
New Delhi
Shipyard production capacity expected to increase to 4.5 million gross tonnage per year
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in French ports fell by -0.4%.
Paris
Dry bulk and rolling bulk trades are declining. Container and liquid bulk trades are growing.
Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire UK's leading marina operator
Paris/London/New York
It will take over ownership from British private equity firm LDC
Royal Caribbean agrees with Meyer Turku to build Icon ships for a decade
Miami
Order confirmed for a fifth Icon cruise ship and option placed on a seventh unit of the same series
Maersk announces it will not apply surcharges for new US tariffs on Chinese vessels
Copenhagen
The company assures that it will not make any changes to its services
Cochin Shipyard and KSOE enter into strategic collaboration in shipbuilding sector
New Delhi
The creation of approximately two thousand direct jobs is expected
DHL will resume freight shipments from Germany to the United States for corporate customers.
Bonn
They had been suspended due to the removal in the USA of the "de minimis" threshold for goods with a value of less than 800 dollars.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Statement in Support of the IMO Net-Zero Framework
Ancona: Tax fraud in the shipbuilding sector
Ancona
Over €2.3 million in non-existent tax credits seized
CMA CGM buys British rail freight operator Freightliner
Birmingham
The transaction will be completed in early 2026
Containerized cargo at the port of Algeciras decreased by -9.4% last month
Algeciras
The 20-foot containers handled were 399 thousand (-0.7%)
Italferr participates in Europe's largest railway electrification contract
Rome
Activities within the Rail Baltica project
Freight traffic increased in the ports of Barcelona and Valencia in August
Barcelona/Valencia
In the first eight months of 2025, decreases of -1.6% and -0.3% respectively were recorded
In the June-August quarter, FedEx express courier revenues increased by +3.1%
Memphis
An average of 16.8 million express shipments were handled per day (+3.5%)
Breakthrough in the exploratory tunnel of the Brenner Base Tunnel
Milan/Rome
At 64 kilometers, it will be the longest underground railway connection in the world.
Tender launched for privatization of Croatian shipyard 3. MAJ Rijeka 1905
Zagreb
The starting bid is 6.66 million euros.
To decarbonize, shipping should join forces with other hard-to-abate sectors
London
This is highlighted by a report by Accelleron which believes that a critical mass of demand is necessary to overcome a stalemate phase.
COSCO Reassures Customers on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Vessels
Shanghai
We - the Chinese company assured - will maintain competitive freight rates and surcharges.
Shipping is still far from the target of 5-10% of fuel used coming from scalable, zero-emission sources by 2030
Copenhagen
The need to introduce incentives was underlined
Spain's Boluda acquires Transfesa's intermodal rail freight services.
Valencia
The agreement also includes industrial services, railway maintenance and shunting activities and intermodal terminals.
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Baku
Agreement with the Azerbaijani oil group SOCAR
German and Austrian trailer manufacturers challenge EU regulation to reduce truck environmental impact
Berlin/Brussels
They denounce that its application leads to an increase in traffic volumes and therefore emissions.
The Venice Marghera station has been equipped with a track compliant with European TEN-T standards
Venice
A 740-meter freight track has been opened.
World Shipping Council introduces Cargo Safety Program to prevent ship fires
Washington
It is based on artificial intelligence and traditional goods inspections
Rheinmetall to enter naval shipbuilding sector by acquiring Naval Vessels Lürssen
Bremen
Lürssen Group to focus on megayacht production
The British government is investing half a billion pounds to reduce shipping emissions.
London
Private investments of 700 million expected
HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
Cairo
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -10.2% was recorded
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.
Rome
They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.
A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.
La Spezia
Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.
The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs
Rome
Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
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