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December 6, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China group lobbying to block Brazilian Valemaxes
    Brazilian miner Vale's plan to build mega carriers to ship iron ore will diminish China's bargaining power for the raw material as seaborne supply is dominated by global miners, an official with the China Shipowners' Association (CSA) said.
  • Korea shipbuilding stocks seen surging on oil prices
    South Korean shipbuilding stocks may jump as much as 80 per cent in four months as they catch up with gains in oil prices, according to Mirae Asset Securities Co, an affiliate of the nation's second- largest money manager.
  • Container rates may climb following alliance: Macquarie
    Container-shipping rates may rise on routes to northern Europe from Asia following a vessel-sharing alliance between the industry's second- and third-largest companies, said Macquarie Capital (Europe) Ltd.
  • Tighter sanctions over nuclear programme choke Iran's trade

Sched Netweb site
  • China's top science experts reject global warming and carbon scares
  • NOL unveils two 10,000-TEU giants to join APL's Asia-Europe trade
  • Hutchison starts to build Brisbane container terminal on 99-year lease
  • Alexander & Baldwin splits: Matson does shipping, A&B, land and agri-biz
  • Pirates release Singapore ship and 21 crew, but keep 4 Korean hostages
  • Humen phase II terminal offers 'cheaper' deal from Dongguan to Kaohsiung
  • Guangxi ASEAN trade value increases 63.8pc in first 10 months
  • South coastal Fujian province enjoys 52pc boost in transshipments
  • Hainan plans to cut spoilage with more reefer capacity near vegetable farms
  • MISC decision to exit container shipping applauded as 'wise move'
  • New York-New Jersey expect 4pc container volume hike in full-year 2011
  • New British study: Changes in global pharma offer big 3PLs opportunities
  • Italy's Bonfiglioli picks Kuehne + Nagel to manage warehouse in Chennai
  • Manila's ICTSI Subic Bay unit partners with a Clark Field logistics firm
  • DP World doubles its new Dakar terminal to 600,000 TEU a year
  • Hamburg Sud and Seago combine services to serve eastern Mediterranean
  • Eco lobby petitions to block Miami dredging, says wildlife endangered
  • Hupac, Intercontainer Scandinavia offer Italy-Sweden intermodal service
  • China Southern flies 557 tonnes of laptops from Chongqing in 2 months
  • Korean Air starts cargo flights to Lima via LA, Miami and Seoul
  • China Southern runs thrice weekly flights to Istanbul from Urumqi

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2011
  • Egyptair increases links to South Sudan
    Egyptair has added a third weekly service to its connection between Cairo and Juba, the capital of South Sudan.
  • Network Rail increases UK investment
    Network Rail's investment activities, aimed at renewing the railway network and increasing capacity, have increased, with more than GBP 300 million (EUR 350 million) invested in th...
  • ADB loan to Indonesia to upgrade it roads
    The Asian Development Bank has approved a USD 180 million loan for a regional roads development project, which will improve 470 km of roads in northern Kalimantan and southern Jav...
  • Norfolk Southern system delivers savings for ethanol shippers
    Norfolk Southern, one of the top transport companies in the US, is supporting ethanol shippers with a new virtual inventory management and delivery system that can cut in half the...
  • Truck registrations up in EU
    New commercial vehicle registrations were up by 8% in the EU in October, amounting to 162,901 units, in line with similar results in France (+8%) and Germany (+7%). According to E...
  • ANA Cargo increases services to Okinawa and Taipei
    As of today, 5 December, Japanese ANA Cargo is increasing the frequency of its services from Tokyo Narita to Okinawa (from 6 to 12 a week) and Taipei Taoyuan (from 6 to 9 a week). ...
  • Turkish Airlines boosts Benghazi options
    Turkish Airlines has added services between Istanbul Atatürk airport and Benghazi (Libya), bringing frequencies up from seven to ten a week, with the new flights operating in the ...
  • Third quarter results for CMA CGM
    CMA CGM's volumes rose by 10% year-on-year to 2.6 million teu in the third quarter of 2011. Over the first nine months of the year, volumes carried were up by 9.4%, totalling 7.4 ...
  • Flemming Frost new CEO Europe for Damco
    Damco, an independent freight forwarding and supply chain management solutions subsidiary of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, has appointed Flemming Frost as CEO for Europe. He will r...
  • Oliver Rupps named trans-o-flex managing director
    Oliver Rupps joined the trans-o-flex logistics group as spokesman of the board of directors on 1 December. He succeeded Wolfgang Weber, who will leave the company at the end of th...
  • MOL complies with Maritime Labour Convention
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced that its group manning company in the Philippines, Magsaysay MOL Marine, has earned certification from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) for co...
  • Ceva Logistics expands LCL activities
    The SCM specialist Ceva Logistics has reported continued growth in its less-than-container load services. Driven by a focus on improving services and building on the success of it...
  • Woodland moves condensers from Italy to Ireland
    Woodland Global has completed the shipment of three condenser units, working for the Italian manufacturer Luve and its client, Core Air Conditioning of Ireland. The units, weighin...
  • Shipco Transport opens Dublin office
    Shipco Transport has opened an office in Dublin (Ireland), offering the forwarding industry a full range of LCL and FCL services. With this new Dublin centre Shipco will provide a...

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2011
  • BAE Systems to drydock Navy frigate
  • Elliott Bay Design Group employees buy firm from ACL
  • Icebreaker Polar Sea need not be mothballed says Vigor COO
  • "Winter rush" keeps Lloyd Werft busy
  • Port of Stockton selects manager for M-580 Marine Highway project
  • Hong Kong shipyard delivers RAnger 4600 fireboat
  • Ingalls Shipbuilding gets $46 million APC for DDG1002

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2011
  • MarAd schedules public meeting to discuss RRF manager contracts
  • Cargill releases plans to cut workforce by 1.5 percent
  • Maersk Line recognized as top shipping line for 2011
  • Crowley announces launch of new Ocean Class tugboat
  • NYK scholarships continue support of maritime education in China

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2011
  • Dover-Dunkirk jobs to go at DFDS
    Ten officers and 21 others face redundancy
  • Low-sulphur rules will put ships at risk
    DNV urges shipowners to prepare now for 2015 low-sulphur switch
  • R&I downgrades K Line to BBB rating
    Negative outlook due to overcapacity
  • MSC declares surcharge on Asia to North Europe routes
    Extra $225 per teu to be charged from Jaunary 1
  • Torm agrees deal to defer debt repayment
    Plans $300m rights issue to support restructuring
  • Double-hulled VLCC rumoured to be sold for scrap
    Atlantic Liberty due to be beached in Pakistan
  • Commerzbank heading for government ownership
    Berlin is likely to seek full control if ailing bank asks for more cash
  • SeaFrance ferry to be scrapped in India
    Vessel is beached after survival talks fail
  • Blohm+Voss lined up for sale
    Owner ThyssenKrupp declines to comment on reports that Star Capital is the buyer
  • Mexico's state oil firm buys five small tankers
    Pemex purchase follows $204m order for six newbuildings
  • Chemical tanker market rates spike
    Further rate rises expected as Asian garment-makers need chemicals to produce polyester
  • Citadels divide industry but save lives
    Creating a layered defence system requires industry to take a joined-up approach
  • Zim adds vessel to West Africa-Mediterranean service
    Upgrades frequency and transit times
  • European Union set for second two-year extension of Operation Atalanta
    EU Navfor expects a decision in early 2012
  • Oil trade growth declines
    October showed a return to solid numbers
  • Iron ore trade returns to double-digit growth
    Indian decline could be boon to capesize owners
  • Edible bulk is biggest loser in China
    Soya trade was predicted to boom but instead floundered
  • Chinese slowdown? Not so fast
    The much-ballyhooed Chinese economic cooling has yet to materialise
  • The price of everything and the value of nothing
    Are the values reported in today's shipping company balance sheets continue to be appropriate?
  • South Korea charters VLGC newbuilding for ten years
    E1 Corp's long-term booking signals faith in LPG shipping market
  • LR1 tanker auctioned for less than demolition value
    $5.2m deal highlights sluggish sales for older product carriers
  • Freight forwarders expect volumes to fall
    Danske Bank's European Freight Forwarding Index for November showed a decline for both current and expected volumes
  • Box lines urged to consolidate to survive
    Demand set to deteriorate into second-quarter 2012
  • Polemis, Economou and Mamidakis take key trophies at Greek Shipping Awards
    Laskaridis and Minerva Marine among companies honoured as 2011 prize night sees private owners edge public outfits
  • Keeping up with sanctions
    The complexity of business relationships can make compliance less than straightforward
  • Pricing power
    MSC-CMA CGM alliance cut costs but it may take mergers to lift freight rates
  • Albedo 'close to release' after 13 months
    Ransom payment of $4m expected for boxship
  • Valemax has leak in ballast tank
    Workers pumping water from Vale Beijing at Bazilian port

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2011
  • VLOC leak halts loading
    CARGO loading stopped today for the VLOC Vale Beijing after a ballast tank leak was discovered at Brazil's Ponta da Madeira Maritime Terminal
  • Putin pledges yard $4.4Bn
    PRIME Minister Vladimir Putin has promised Kremlin funding of up to 135Bn rubles ($4.4Bn) for the St Petersburg yard Baltiisky Zavod
  • Chinese breakers buck price trend
    CHINESE breakers are bucking trends by offering prices close to those of their South Asian rivals, as some box ships arrive for demolitions
  • VLCC discounts continue
    PRICES of secondhand VLCCs have further deteriorated, now just above scrap value, brokers said today
  • Firming Capesizes courting $30,000/day
    RISING activity is driving spot freight rates for Capesize drybulkers higher, causing shipping analyst and broker sources to predict rates today breaking $30,000 per day
  • Pemex scoops up MR tankers
    MEXICAN oil company Pemex has swooped in on five medium-range products tankers, brokers said today
  • Ferry grounding strands 600
    MORE THAN 600 passengers are stranded today after last night's evacuation from ATS Consolidated-operated Superferry 1
  • Ship sinks near Quanzhou
    SEARCHERS are looking today for two crew members missing since a box shop sank yesterday, the Fujian Maritime Safety Administration said
  • Dorval Kaiun seeks bankruptcy protection
    JAPAN'S chemical tanker operator Dorval Kaiun has filed for bankruptcy protection

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2011
  • Diesel Prices Fall as Oil Hits Two-Week High
    Diesel prices across the United States fell 3.3 cents in the week ending Dec. 5, falling for the second week...
  • Cardinal Health Named Top Healthcare Supply Chain
    Cardinal Health finished at the top of the Gartner 2011 Healthcare Supply Chain released Monday, gaining from the strong relations...
  • Stockton-Oakland Barge Service to Ship Containers
    A new container-on-barge service between the ports of Stockton and Oakland, Calif., will give shippers the opportunity to save money...
  • Heavy Truck Orders Drop 27 Percent
    Net orders for Class 8 heavy trucks dropped in November after several months of steady increase, according to two trucking...
  • USPS Wants to End Next-Day First-Class Delivery
    The U.S. Postal Service, showing unprecedented boldness in an attempt to reverse deep losses, plans to stop next-day delivery of...
  • Container Lines Need to 'Cold' Idle Ships, Analyst Says
    Ocean carriers need to start fully decommissioning vessels if they want to succeed in pushing through rate hikes in the...
  • Con-way's Nightingale Moves to Software Provider
    Technology provider ModusLink Global Solutions named Tom Nightingale, most recently chief marketing officer at Con-way, president for sales and marketing....
  • YRC Worldwide Stock Jumps to $13 Per Share
    YRC Worldwide's stock price jumped above $13 a share Monday morning, opening at $13.34 per share after climbing from $9.25...
  • FedEx Ground to Raise Rates 4.9 Percent
    FedEx Ground will raise rates for its U.S. package and home delivery services an effective 4.9 percent Jan. 2, matching...
  • Indonesian Port Wants to Quintuple Box Storage Fees
    The landlord of Indonesia's largest port said it will quintuple container storage later this week to help reduce congestion. ...
  • Port of Oakland Fights Occupy Shutdown Attempt
    Moving aggressively to block any efforts to shut down the port next week, the Port of Oakland is launching a...
  • DP World Plans Major Jebel Ali Port Expansion
    DP World plans to invest $850 million over the next three years to boost the capacity of its flagship container...
  • Panalpina Begins Two Direct LCL Asia-Poland Services
    Panalpina launched two direct less-than-container load services between Taiwan and South Korea and Poland, as part of the Swiss logistics...
  • NOL Denies Bidding on Hapag-Lloyd
    Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines on Monday denied reports it is making a fresh bid for rival German ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd....
  • Can the Jones Act be Protected?
    U.S. domestic ocean shipping has never seen a year like 2011. Two carriers pleaded guilty to price-fixing. One dodged debt...
  • Cracking Down on Corruption
    The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, long the domain of corporate counsels and senior executives, is getting more attention in exporters'...
  • TSA's Heavy Baggage
    In a scathing report issued in late November, House Republicans damned the Transportation Security Administration for becoming an ineffective, wasteful...
  • Splitting the Differences
    Members of Congress haven't looked this close to agreement on the goals for a transportation spending plan in years, but...
  • On Time, All the Time
    Achieving 100 percent on-time delivery performance is a team effort among transportation carriers, shippers and consignees. Parcel carriers such as...
  • TAPA's Global Challenge
    It's not easy to secure a truck, and it's even more difficult to come up with global trucking security requirements....
  • TAPA to Certify Truck Security
    A new security standard and certification program for trucking could help motor carriers and shippers close one of the biggest...
  • Hoffa's Next Five Years
    When UPS executives sit down to negotiate a new five-year contract with the Teamsters union next year, they'll face a...
  • Be Like Steve
    Steve Jobs' untimely death, as well as the just-released best-seller biography of this genius, has triggered intense national focus on...
  • Mobile on the Move
    Jimmy Lyons has everything in place for strong growth in containerized exports, except for the containers themselves. "We need more...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2011
  • They've got an awful lot of whisky in Brazil
    So goes the 1960s Sinatra song, albeit about coffee; these days Brazil has an abundance of whisky imported from the UK, from where exports soared ...
  • Delmas sets up dedicated reefer department
    CMA CGM subsidiary and African liner company specialist, Delmas, has followed several ocean carriers in setting up a dedicated reefer shipping department. The move ...
  • Matson to become separate entity
    US Jones Act carrier and logistics business Matson is to be spun off as a separate company its parent firm Alexander & Baldwin (A&B) said at the ...
  • Shipping no longer up front and personal
    SeaIntel's latest Sunday Spotlight claims that process management is now the dominant force in shipping. Out of 1,400 phone calls made to 30 carriers and 30 forwarders, ...
  • SCA to raise transit charges
    The Suez Canal Authority is ending its three-year toll freeze and will implement across the board transit fee increases for all tonnage using the waterway from ...
  • Auckland strike set to end, for now
    Rolling 24-hour strikes and a company lock-out have crippled Auckland's two container terminals, disrupting six ships and diverting just-in-time Christmas goods ...
  • Canada in growth spurt
    With its near neighbour recording only a sluggish 2% GDP expansion in the same period, and Europe sliding back into recession, Canada has beaten analysts' expectations ...
  • India in 'u-turn' on global supermarkets
    In an apparent volte-face at the weekend, the Indian government said that plans to open up its 1.2 billion consumer markets to global supermarkets - which faced ...
  • Hupac starts service between Sweden and Italy
    Hupac Intermodal and Intercontainer Scandinavia AB intend to start a rail service between Sweden and Italy on December 12, 2011. Destinations served in Sweden will ...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2011
  • Torm banks on breather
    Lenders amend restrictive timeline in a bid to aid ailing Danish owner during fight to secure financial footing.
  • Share cheer for Seadrill chief
    Alf Thorkildsen is over $6m better off after completing tasty options trade.
  • Tug team closer
    CSAV and Royal Boskalis Westminster on the verge of setting up leading US tug owner.
  • Zim enhances African run
    Israeli containership giant prepares to add another vessel to service backed by Cosco.
  • First double-hull VL scrapped
    MOL is the first to take the plunge and send a double-hulled VLCC for the chop.
  • Daewoo sale split
    South Korean government looking to sell Kamco's 19% holding in yard separately from Korea Development Bank's 31% slice.
  • Hoegh scraps one
    Norwegian car carrier owner sells 28-year-old vessel to Grieg Green for recycling in China.
  • ING in Frontline raid
    Investor takes up major shareholding in tanker owner as restructuring battle continues.
  • Clarksons tackles VLOC case
    Clarksons Capital Markets pinpoints the day Vale's Chinese waiting game will come to an end.
  • Murmansk plunges to loss
    Russian tanker and bulker owner posts nine-month deficit after costly third quarter.
  • SapuraCrest earnings up
    Malaysian offshore operator records higher profit despite falling revenue.
  • Dorval goes into receivership
    Japanese chemical tanker owner seeks court protection from creditors after amassing debts of $192m.
  • STX PO VLOC damaged
    Water being pumped from South Korean owner's giant bulker at a Brazilian port.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2011
  • NOL denies Hapag talks
    NOL, the Singapore-based parent of liner carrier APL, said Monday in a filing with the Singapore Stock Exchange that it is not making a renewed bid for a stake in German competitor Hapag-Lloyd.
  • Hackett: MSC-CMA alliance good for the industry
    But the alliance could reflect some desperation from the two lines, he suggests. "CMA CGM is obviously in some financial difficulties, trying to cut $400 million in costs and selling some ships... while MSC must be impacted by the situation as well."
  • Alexander & Baldwin spins off Matson
  • MSC-CMA CGM form alliance
  • MSC joins Oceania-California PSW loop
  • Panalpina starts Asia-Poland LCL
  • TBS International reaches deal with lenders
  • Maersk/GA carriers swap space on TP loops
  • MSC to assess Asia-Europe peak season fee

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2011
  • Two grades show strong gains in Suez
    Egyptian port sees MGO prices up by $48.50 pmt.
  • Plans call for LNG terminal to have bunkering facility
    'Stricter environmental controls will mean more LNG bunkering,' says port owner.
  • European bunker market firming
    Piraeus 'very busy'.
  • Fuel efficiency 'key to lowering emissions'
    GL's head of environmental research says shipping must 'have its eye' on 'zero emissions'.
  • Drive for fuel efficiency will trigger orders for newbuilds
    Orders 'delayed, not cancelled,' says analyst.
  • Siemens launches improved fuel saving propulsion system
    Energy savings of up to 23% when compared to gas or dual fuel operations, says Siemens.
  • IFO prices soften in Singapore
    Supplies mixed at key Asian ports on Monday.
  • South Africa may push for bunker tax rebate
    Suggests a bunker tax rebate for developing countries.
  • Experienced trader joins Singapore-based Noble Resources
    Mabel Loh has over 10 years of experience as a bunker trader in Singapore.
  • Bunker tax a model for other sectors to follow
    Tax 'effectively and efficiently thought out,' says Director of Deloitte.
  • Japanese firm developing solar, wind powered USV
    Use of renewable technologies will extend operating range of the AquariusUSV.
  • Busan bunker deliveries 'back to normal'
    Bunker terminals open on Monday, allowing local players to load.

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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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