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September 7, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • One-year capesize rents double in 3 weeks
    Costs to hire capesize ships for a year almost doubled in three weeks and rents for single voyages climbed on Monday as Brazil exported the most iron ore, one of the vessels' main cargoes, in three years.
  • Vale in talks to sell planned fleet of giant bulk carriers
    Brazilian mining giant Vale is in talks with Chinese and other shipowners to sell or lease its planned fleet of giant bulk carriers, a Vale official told Reuters on Monday.
  • Older tankers worth more when scrapped
    Prices of supertankers aged more than 15 years have dropped to levels that make scrapping the vessels more attractive than selling them to new owners, a unit of HSBC Holdings plc said.
Strait Talk
  • Is bigger always better?
    IN shipping, history does seem to repeat itself. Of course, that is partly because it is, perhaps more than most, a highly cyclical industry. Also, it is striking that excessive capacity, due to over-ordering, is a persistent issue.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • One-year capesize rents double in 3 weeks
    Costs to hire capesize ships for a year almost doubled in three weeks and rents for single voyages climbed on Monday as Brazil exported the most iron ore, one of the vessels' main cargoes, in three years.
  • Vale in talks to sell planned fleet of giant bulk carriers
    Brazilian mining giant Vale is in talks with Chinese and other shipowners to sell or lease its planned fleet of giant bulk carriers, a Vale official told Reuters on Monday.
  • Older tankers worth more when scrapped
    Prices of supertankers aged more than 15 years have dropped to levels that make scrapping the vessels more attractive than selling them to new owners, a unit of HSBC Holdings plc said.
Strait Talk
  • Is bigger always better?
    IN shipping, history does seem to repeat itself. Of course, that is partly because it is, perhaps more than most, a highly cyclical industry. Also, it is striking that excessive capacity, due to over-ordering, is a persistent issue.

Sched Netweb site
  • Shanghai's first half throughput increases 10.5pc to 15.3 million TEU
  • Idle ship numbers rise to more than 100 as peak season fails to take hold
  • China first half port growth up 13.2pc, but off 15pc-11pc quarter to quarter
  • Grand China Shipping drops second transpac loop as seasonal slack lingers
  • Fujian sea ports monthly throughput increases 12pc to 860,000 TEU
  • Hainan first half port volume increases 15pc to 56.3 million tonnes
  • CSAV posts first half loss of US$525 million, looks to partnership
  • India develops new vessel traffic management system, starting in Mumbai
  • MSC to rely more on transshipments on Europe, Indian Ocean, Australia loop
  • DHL vows shorter LCL transits from Bremen to east, south and west Africa
  • Netherlands deny shipowners' right to private armed guards, re-flagging mooted
  • Big freight forwarders taking market share from smaller firms
  • Business pleads with Indonesian authorities to reform air cargo screening
  • Romantically linked bush pilots' affair ends tragically in Alaskan crash
  • Russian crew blinded by laser, plane lands safely, 50 incidents in a year

Exim Indiaweb site
  • 'The rebranding will significantly add to the multi-location delivery strategy of Allcargo, making it more efficient and smoother'
  • Baltic index touches 9-month high
  • CAG reprimands govt for not supporting Indian shipping
  • India, Bangladesh close to concluding talks on Chittagong, Mongala ports use
  • JN Port enhances maximum permissible LOA
  • Census 2011: Punjab urban population up to 37.5 pc
  • CII feels time apt for sugar decontrol
  • World economic climate worsens, ICC/Ifo survey shows

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
  • Works on Khasan-Rakin rail line progress
    A Russian railway infrastructure project is dedicated to the reconstruction of the 54 km Khasan-Rajin railway line, construction of a container terminal at Rajin port and the subse...
  • US Airways commended for disaster relief effort
    The American Red Cross recently commended US Airways for its support of the Red Cross's disaster response work, by naming the airline a 2011 disaster responder. Red Cross disaster ...
  • US investing in major rail upgrades
    The US government is investing nearly USD 745 million in construction along the Northeast Corridor (NEC), to upgrade some of the most heavily-used sections. The NEC will receive US...
  • ABC carries Canadian pigs to Russia
    AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), Russia's largest scheduled cargo airline, has successfully completed its latest shipment of live animals, with the transport of 1,150 pigs from Winni...
  • Emirates SkyCargo takes delivery of third B777F
    Emirates SkyCargo, Emirates' freight division, has taken delivery of its third Boeing B777 freighter, which joins the airline's expanding fleet of B777s. It will be deployed to Bra...
  • VTL's CO2 consignment tables ready for use
    The German general cargo network VTL Vernetzte-Transport-Logistik GmbH has completed its consignment table in two variants on the basis of the certified values of the VTL Network c...
  • Star Alliance Services CEO nominated to head Austrian Airlines
    Jaan Albrecht, CEO of Star Alliance Services, has been put forward by the executive board of Deutsche Lufthansa to become chairman of the board and CEO of Austrian Airlines from 1 ...
  • André Redl new car head at Schunk
    André Redl assumed the Germany-wide management of Oskar Schunk AG's car unit in Munich on 1 September. For many years, Redl was the head of the motor traffic division at Aon Jauch ...
  • BBC Chartering welcomes first of 14 new vessels
    BBC Chartering recently took delivery of a new heavylift vessel, the "BBC Amber", built at the Jiangzhou shipyard (China). This 14,360 dwt heavylifter sits at the top of ...
  • EBU welcomes EU Commission white paper
    Inland shipping plays an important role in European goods transport, as was recently emphasised by the European Barge Union (EBU), which said that "inland shipping offers huge...
  • Metal One subsidiary Siecop finds home in the port of Duisburg
    Metal One, a global steel trader that is a subsidiary of the Mitsubishi Corporation and the Sojitz Corporation, is taking over a 22,000 sqm site at the foot of the Oberbürgermeiste...
  • Porath establishes site in Poland
    Porath Customs Agents, the Hamburg-based customs agency, has been present in Poland with a new branch since the beginning of September. The company Porath Customs Agents, which is ...
  • Raben Group: Wincanton deal gets green light
    As the Dutch transport and logistics company Raben Group recently announced, its takeover of the German road network and business activities of the British logistics company Wincan...
  • Spedag East Africa und Interfreight merge in East Africa
    Spedag East Africa is joining forces with Interfreight East Africa and becoming one of the biggest logistics providers in the region, as part of the M+R Spedag Group, a global forw...

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
  • DOF Subsea takes delivery of DSV Skandi Singapore
  • Corvus lithium battery meets Lloyd's Register certification
  • Rolls-Royce to design and equip Simek PSV newbuild
  • GL classified fleet now exceeds 100 million GT
  • USCG takes delivery of third National Security Cutter

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
  • Port of Seattle marks 100 years of operations
  • Asiana has begun all cargo service from Portland
  • Jazz festival set for Bellwether on the Bay
  • FMC wants TSA, WTSA to provide meeting transcripts
  • Change of command for Everett-based Coast Guard cutter

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
  • Marco Polo eyes secondary listing in Taiwan
    Secondary listing in Taiwan is being sought as valuation drops below book value
  • Singapore OSV yards miss out on exploration spending bonanza
    Persistence of offshore support vessel oversupply is holding back share prices despite apparent investor optimism over oil related sectors
  • The charter climbdown and what it means
    Cosco quickly reversed its policy of not paying high-priced charters. Will the company change internally?
  • Assessing damages for early redelivery
    English High Court in recent Wren case says actual losses suffered should be the guide
  • Australia to privatise Port Botany
    Government tenders 99-year lease on facility
  • DHT Holdings files $300m shelf registration
    Tanker operatator plans to add to funds raised through follow-on offer
  • Shipping must take lead role over climate change
    Whether or not we believe in global warming, can we really take the risk of doing nothing?
  • Chinese whispers: mammoth VLCC order rumour spooks tanker market
    Talk of up to 80 vessels to be ordered by national oil companies 'would kill' sector
  • Aframax spot markets remain flat
    Brokers hopeful of boost to North Sea and Baltic Sea volumes over the coming weeks
  • Coast Guard Foundation job led to Omega chairman's departure
    Senior shipbroker says move has nothing to do with situation at company
  • Russian Register casts out Greek agent as 'fake' papers probe widens
    Greece hands RS one-month suspension and voices concern about total 43 vessels
  • Skuld profits despite high claims
    Survives volatile financial markets to take underwriting surplus to $13m
  • LNG rates supported by yards at full capacity
    Major Asian yards unable to take more LNG carrier orders until 2014
  • Overcapacity crisis to last 18 months, says Lunde
    China and South Korea set to continue putting ships into market leading to further price falls
  • Weekly capesize FFA volumes reach 21-month high on August rates surge
    Doubling of physical charter rates last month boosts liquidity in paper market
  • Odfjell takes stake in Antwerp terminal
    First asset deal since terminal plan announced
  • Libyan oil exports will take more than a year to recover
    State-owned oil company says damaged infrastructure will take a long time to repair
  • CMA CGM tops performance league
    French line posted the highest operating margin in first half of 2011
  • Dangerous temptation
    With poor earnings likely to continue for another year at least, liquidity problems can only get worse and ordering newbuilds must be resisted
  • Greenland trade increases
    Royal Arctic Line says freight is up while Denmark looks to improve infrastructure
  • HSH Nordbank launches fresh gambit to force Omega to sell off tankers
    Bank asks judge to lift the automatic stay against creditor actions that went into force when Chapter 11 filing was made
  • Scrap steel price provider moves to daily service
    The Steel Index steps up publication of Turkish scrap prices as ship demolition grows
  • Rejoice at your peril
    Excitement over the Baltic Dry Index's 2011 high this week may end in tears
  • PIL launches direct China to Bangladesh service
    Service from Shanghai and Ningbo will cut transit time by six days
  • Chevron hooks up to British LNG terminal
    Deal with Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil joint venture creates fresh opportunities to use South Hook
  • Reefer Express cut short
    Extra loop withdrawn early after poor season for South Africa's fruit exporters
  • Awilco LNG listed on Oslo Axess exchange
    Norwegian owner raises $50m from sale of stake in gasship division

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
  • BVI liquidator files for Chapter 15
    THE BRITISH Virgin Islands liquidator of Farenco Shipping, an Asian charterer, has filed for Chapter 15 status in New York, as this year's surge in bankruptcy filings continues
  • Libya oil hurdles warned
    CRUDE production in Libya - and thus tanker shipments - could take until the end of 2012 to reach pre-conflict levels, the new chairman of Libya's National Oil has warned, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • CMA CGM rebuts default news prediction
    CMA CGM has issued an angry challenge to a report that the French box liner has a "9 in 10 chance" of defaulting on the terms of recently issued bonds
  • UK overboard ferry passenger rescued
    A WOMAN was released from a UK hospital this morning after reportedly being rescued following a fall from a ferry
  • Greece plans emergency inspections
    GREECE is to carry out emergency ship inspections following revelations that the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) issued false certificates to Greek passenger ships, according to Athens
  • Yangzijiang buys stake in Chinese micro-lender
    SINGAPORE-listed Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang said it has acquired a 31.5% stake in Wuxi Runyuan Technology Microfinance
  • Oz discipline drives down Capesize rates
    BROKERS told Fairplay today that Australian miners are staying away from Capesize chartering, in an attempt to bring rates down
  • Baltic responds to EU's Syria oil ban
    AS EU sanctions are lifted on Libya, new ones have been imposed on Syria
  • RSHI reveals H1 growth
    ONE OF China's largest shipbuilders, Hong Kong-listed China Rongsheng HI, has unveiled huge growth in profits over the first six months of this year
  • Building sale seen helping RCL
    THAILAND'S intra-Asia box carrier RCL is expected to cut its full-year losses as a result of selling its Singapore building, a securities firm indicated today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
  • Landstar Says Freight Demand Still Strong
    Weakening economic conditions haven't slowed trucking giant Landstar System, which says it gained truckload freight and raised rates in July...
  • Boxer Files Highway Trust Fund Extension
    Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., filed legislation extending Highway Trust Fund programs until the end of the year, heeding President Obama's...
  • Postmaster General Pleads to Senate for Relief
    U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe asked a Senate committee Tuesday for relief as the ailing agency faces a looming $5.5...
  • Class 8 Truck Sales Jump in August
    Class 8 truck sales rebounded in August, despite dire predictions for the U.S. economy, according to preliminary figures from two...
  • Saddle Creek Names DelBovo Transport President
    Saddle Creek promoted Mike DelBovo, a 14-year company veteran, to the new position of president of transportation at the...
  • JOC Economist Cuts US Import Forecast
    Weakening economic conditions led Journal of Commerce Economist Mario O. Moreno to lower his forecast for U.S. import growth to...
  • CMA CGM To Call on India's Port of Cochin
    CMA CGM added a direct call at the Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment Terminal, a DP World facility in India's Port...
  • McDonalds to Add 700 Stores in China by 2013
    McDonalds' plan to add more than 700 restaurants in China by 2013 signals the growing market for cold chain logistics...
  • Consultant Forecasts Better 2012 for Ship Lines
    Container shipping will wrestle with excess capacity through 2011 but vessel supply and demand should come into better balance in...
  • Chamber Offers Trade, Transport Jobs Plan
    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce sent President Obama and Congress a detailed list of job-creation measures it supports, with a...
  • Japanese Prime Minister Vows Early TPP Decision
    New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda vowed to make a decision "as soon as possible" on whether to join the...
  • Freight Index Inched Up in August
    The Cass Freight Index for U.S. shipments grew 4.4 percent in August over the same month a year ago, the...
  • Air France-KLM Cuts Capacity
    Air France-KLM is launching a new round of cost cuts, including a hiring freeze and deeper capacity reductions, as the...
  • FMCSA Approves NY-NJ Drayage Stickers
    The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration upheld the use of stickers to identify trucks complying with a drayage registry established...
  • Teamsters Sue to Stop US-Mexico Truck Program
    The Teamsters union filed a lawsuit last week in an attempt to block the Obama administration's plans for a cross-border...
  • Container Industry Pioneering Inventor Dies at 92
    Keith W. Tantlinger, the innovative engineer whose inventions turned Malcom McLean's vision for container shipping into reality, died at his...
  • Air Cargo Market Losing Share To Ocean Carriers
    Air cargo is losing market share to container shipping as high air rates and falling ocean freight rates widen the...
  • Obama: Jobs Plan Will Include Road Projects
    President Obama said the jobs plan he unveils Thursday will include proposals to put unemployed construction workers busy with...
  • CMA CGM Faces Falling Bond Prices
    Container ship operator CMA CGM, hit by sharply declining bond prices and falling freight rates, faces a 90 percent chance...
  • CEVA Begins NY-Hamburg LCL Service
    CEVA Logistics said the expansion of its less-than-containerload offerings to include service from Hamburg to New York is the first...
  • 10 Years Later
    Around 9 a.m. Eastern time on Sept. 11, 2001, U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. James M. Loy was meeting with...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
  • Vietnam vicissitudes
  • 375 mariners still held by Somali pirates
  • Transpac PSS value plummets as carriers 'undercut' each other
  • IMF calls for ending of austerity measures
  • China to loan TAZARA USD40 million

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
  • Owner faces cash crisis
    US shipowner says sale of vessels tied to United Offshore fleet may be on the horizon as it fights for fiscal health.
  • Carlyle plots $100m IPO
    Private equity powerhouse fails to detail its appetite for shipping investments in filings tied to public fundraiser.
  • DHT stacks the shelf
    New York-listed tanker owner sets the stage to raise up to $300m in pursuit of vessel acquisitions and strategic alliances.
  • HSH ups ante on Omega
    New move by German ship financier against George Kassiotis-led tanker owner to relieve it of bankruptcy protecton.
  • Slow start for Awilco LNG
    Anders Wilhelmsen-backed owner sees limited interest in shares on its first day following promotion to the Oslo Axess.
  • Pipavav bags cash
    Indian shipbuilder says it has sold convertible warrants to new investors worth INR 819m.
  • FBR plots NAT's next move
    FBR Capital Markets says more suezmax acquisitions will follow Herbjorn Hansson-led tanker owner's $24m S&P assault.
  • UDSC misses loan
    State-owned Ukrainian tanker and cargoship player scraps refinancing tender after only two offers come in.
  • Pirates free boxship
    Ultrapetrol-managed containership said to have been released following payment of $7m ransom.
  • Maersk Oil taps Technip
    French subsea syndicate scores work for consecution-support vessels under $56m contract with Maersk Oil UK.
  • Woman saved after fall
    Passenger rescued from North Sea after plunging from DFDS ro-pax off Newcastle.
  • Greece impounds ships
    Shipping minister Michalis Chrysohoidis orders detention of vessels thought to have fake certificates from Russian Maritime Register.
  • Boxship refloated
    New Samskip vessel freed by tug after grounding on Irish sandbank.
  • Cosco dispute a turn-off
    Threat of ship arrests may be leading charterers to shy away from Chinese owner's vessels, Macquarie says.
  • Ferry abandoned
    Korean passengers jump from blazing vessel off Yeosu, but no serious injuries.
  • DVB lays downturn bare
    Recovery will not kick in before the end of 2012 with loan restructuring and fire-sales likely in the interim, says Dagfinn Lunde.
  • Polar peril
    Norwegian research ship crew find polar bear sniffing around its waste containers off Spitsbergen.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
  • 10th-largest carrier
  • SeaIntel questions new TSA Index
    Maritime consultant SeaIntel has questioned the validity of arate index published last weekfor the first time by the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement as the index doesn't include bunker surcharges. Excluding the bunker surcharge makes its virt...
  • Lines struggle with overcapacity, liquidity
    A leading ship finance executive has claimed overcapacity will plague the container, dry bulk and tanker market through 2012. "The problem in most markets segments definitely is the significant oversupply of ships, which is basically due to the fac...
  • CSAV seeks strategic partner amid cash injection
    Liner carrier CSAV said Friday its board of directors has agreed to inject $1.2 billion into the company amid plans to split CSAV's liner shipping business from a subsidiary unit that focuses on marine services and find a "strategic partner for th...
  • CMA CGM presses for rate hikes again
    Liner carrier CMA CGM has released a new set of rate increases and peak season surcharges it intends to collect on a number of trades through September. The increases are: ' $150 per TEU from the Far East, India and the Middle East to West Africa,...
  • CTSA sets new bunker fees
    Member lines of the Canada Transpacific Stabilization Agreement on Friday set new bunker surcharge levels for the start of October. For East Coast ports, the new bunker fee will be $847 per 20-foot container and $1,059 per 40-foot container. For We...
  • PIL to add Bangladesh/China link
    PIL is to launch a service to directly connect Bangladesh with China, according to a news report from the South Asian nation over the weekend. American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data shows no current services linking the Bangladeshi ports of Chitta...
  • Lacey Act ensnares Gibson Guitar Corp.
    Companies engaged in international trade often feel they are adhering to customs rules if their intentions are good, but a recent case involving Gibson Guitars underscores the importance of having strong internal controls over compliance activitie...
  • BIS rules reflect country name changes
    The U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security has revised the Export Administration Regulations to reflect recent country name changes. The Netherlands Antilles, for example, dissolved on Oct. 10, 2010. BIS has removed the Netherl...
  • U.S. aid arrives in North Korea
    U.S. aid group Samaritan's Purse this weekend managed the airlift of much-needed goods to North Korea to help victims of catastrophic flooding. Damage reportedly has been extensive in farm regions, with 148,000 acres of land washed away or inundat...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
  • Fujairah prices soften
    Earliest delivery in Fujairah from September 8.
  • Industry sees need for review of flash point limit
    Off-specs seen increasing for low sulphur distillate fuels, but link with IMO conventions makes change politically difficult.
  • Sulphur limits will drive up costs, says state-shipping company
    'We will have to spend more than $217,000 per ship,' says SCI.
  • Rotterdam and Hamburg prices fall
    Prices volatile in Piraeus.
  • Fuel oil exports to 'return normal'
    Iran to give 'full allocations' to all its term buyers.
  • First Suezmax completes Northern Sea Route transit
    Voyage marks new record sailing time and 'the first time ever a ship of this size' has transported a full consignment of cargo along the route.
  • Bunker prices fail to dent profits
    Weakness of US dollar helps cushion impact of fuel costs.
  • Tanker will be powered by LNG boil-off
    'This makes not only ecological, but also economic sense,' says financial backer.
  • New trader for Dan-Bunkering's Monaco office
    New recruit has experience as a bunker trader with Atlantic Energy in Paris.
  • Asian bunker prices generally down
    Enquiries mixed at main Asian bunkering hubs on Tuesday, say traders.
  • Limited IFO supplies at Far East Russian ports
    Remaining IFO volumes for term orders only, says local traders.
  • WikiLeaks: Interruptions to Singapore bunker industry could impact global shipping
    Singapore and Malacca Straits 'vulnerable' to terrorist attacks, says leaked cable.
  • South Korean bunker volumes slightly down
    Local traders expect supplies to be 'sufficient'.
  • Minister urges bunker players to 'stay ahead' of competition
    Singapore water and environment minister says focus is on energy efficiency.

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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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