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May 10, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Maersk expects counter-piracy costs to double
    AP Moeller- Maersk A/S, owner of the world's largest container line, predicts its costs for avoiding pirates off the coast of Somalia will double this year after attacks rose to a record in the first quarter.
  • Baltic dry index rises for sixth session on China demand
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, rose on Friday with fresh Chinese coal buying boosting sentiment.
  • OOIL orders 4 ships from Samsung
    Orient Overseas (International) Ltd (OOIL) said yesterday that it has ordered four new container ships from Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries for a total of US$544 million.
  • LNG shipments in April highest this year

Sched Netweb site
  • CSCL, UASC to swap 500 slots weekly on two Asia-Europe services
  • PIL adds Australia, New Zealand to China transpacific loop
  • Hapag-Lloyd to end long-run NWX to make north west transpac loop
  • Pirates foiled in attack on 3,428-TEU Evergreen boxship off India
  • Quake-grounded 'K' Line bulker refloated and towed after cargo discharge
  • Panalpina first quarter profit up 14pc to US$424 million
  • Textainer first quarter profit up 39pc to US$45.5 million on 31pc more sales
  • St Petersburg NCC first quarter volume up 4.7pc to 369,376 TEU
  • Cathay, other defendants, to contest 'NZ market' definition in Auckland court
  • Air China Singapore to form marketing alliance with ICBC
  • Rising costs cut Atlas Air Worldwide's US$10.5 million first quarter profit

Exim Indiaweb site
  • CMA CGM launches Shaka Express service between Asia, Indian Ocean Islands & South Africa
  • DB Schenker Logistics creates 600 new jobs in Leipzig to handle BMW order
  • Drewry & Cleartrade launch container rate index
  • EMIRATES SHIPPING LINE announces new agency
  • Maersk's Seago Line to focus on intra-Europe trades
  • The Rotterdam Rules explained further
  • Kandla Port to boost capacity to 125 mtpa in 3 years
  • MPSEZ net rises 41 pc last fiscal, whopping 74 pc in Q4
  • Notice for nationwide dock strike withdrawn
  • Forex reserves jump $ 3.8 bn to touch $ 313.5 bn
  • Karnataka asks SC for more time to restart ore exports

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 9, 2011
  • CMA CGM to launch a new service
    The French shipping group CMA CGM launched the Shaka Express, a new weekly service linking Asia, Indian Ocean Islands and South Africa, on 8 May. The sailing, which deploys six 4.5...
  • Europorte orders twelve Euro 4000 locomotives from Vossloh Espa'a
    The rolling stock manufacturer Vossloh Espa'a has closed a deal with the operator Europorte which will result in an order for twelve Euro 4000 locomotives that will be used to tran...
  • Alaska Railroad reports stronger-than-anticipated revenues for 2010
    The Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC) has reported stronger-than-anticipated revenues for 2010, with USD 13.4 million net income on total revenues of USD 167.1 million. One key to...
  • Union Pacific Railroad investing nearly USD 4 million for track improvements
    The US-based rail service provider Union Pacific Railroad will continue improving the state of Wyoming's transportation infrastructure with a nearly USD 4 million investment to enh...
  • 440 HP Volvo FH - most popular truck in Brazil
    The 440 HP Volvo FH 6x2 is the best-selling heavy commercial vehicle in Brazil. Volvo do Brasil sold approximately 6,500 vehicles of this type last year, 66% more than in 2009, and...
  • Georgia building longest runway in the Caucasus region
    The airport with the longest runway in the entire Caucasus region is currently being built near the Black Sea port of Poti. This fact was pointed out by the Georgian p...
  • USA and Saudi Arabia initial open skies agreement
    The USA and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia initialled an open skies agreement on 18 April. The pact, which will be applied on the basis of comity and reciprocity pending its entry int...
  • Uruguay and UAE attain open skies
    Dinacia, the directorate general of Civil Aviation of Uruguay, and the United Arab Emirates have signed an open skies air services agreement. Under the agreement, any number of des...
  • A8 Innkreis motorway road works - help available for foreign truck drivers
    From tomorrow (10 May) hold-ups may occur on the A8 Innkreis motorway in Upper Austria due to major road works. Foreign truck drivers will be able to obtain A8 traffic news...
  • New Zealand: Fonterra invests in tanker fleet upgrade
    New Zealand-based Fonterra has announced it will spend USD 27 million to make its 480-strong tanker fleet safer, greener and easier to handle. The biggest change will be the purcha...
  • New lobbyist for Kombiverkehr
    Wolfgang Hahn, a former department head at the German ministry of transport, is to represent the interests of the intermodal service provider Kombiverkehr, based in Frankfurt. Hahn...
  • PIL enhances service to Australia and New Zealand
    Pacific International Lines (PIL) is expanding its China Transpacific Service string to include ports in Australia and New Zealand on the westbound leg. The weekly service will dep...
  • Call for changes to SOLAS to suppress piracy at sea
    The prominent UK and US maritime lawyer and maritime author Dr John A.C. Cartner is calling on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to enact changes to the Safety at Life ...
  • Dachser investing in southern Germany
    The global logistics service provider Dachser is reinforcing its presence in the Heilbronn-Franken region (Germany) by building a new 51,500 sqm branch office in Öhringen. The EUR ...
  • FedEx Trade Networks opens new office in Le Havre
    FedEx Trade Networks, the forwarding subsidiary of the US CEP and logistics corporation FedEx Corp, recently phased in a new branch office in the port city of Le Havre (France).
  • DHL wants to open four oil and energy centres across Africa
    The logistics service provider DHL, part of the Deutsche Post DHL, plans to launch four oil and energy centres of excellence across Africa over the next twelve months. The centres ...
  • The ITJ team and "Heidi J" awaiting you in Munich
    The ITJ and its editorial and sales staff would like to accord you a warm welcome to the transport logistic trade fair, the world's largest exhibition for transport and logistics w...

Marine Logweb site
MAY 9, 2011
  • Grand Princess back in service after shedding Skywalkers
  • Norwegian bank looks for "ownership solution" for two seismic vessels
  • Braemar swoops on BMTMOS

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 9, 2011
  • Port of Olympia looking for Citizens Advisory Committee member
  • Port of Long Beach director to receive West Coast Connie Award
  • Corps of Engineers releases Columbia/Snake lockage schedule
  • Piracy battle high on agenda of IMO safety committee meeting
  • Braemar Shipping buying BMT Marine and Offshore Surveys

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 9, 2011
  • VLGC rates below $50 as crude drops
    Middle East-to-Asia LPG routes hit by Asian national holidays and lower crude prices
  • Ten seals long-term charters for suezmax pair
    Tanker owner Tsakos Energy Navigationhas clinched 11- and 12-year charters for its two forthcoming suezmax newbuildings from Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
  • Product tankers keep auction houses busy
    Japan's Eagle Maritime has sold the long range one product tanker Eagle Hope for $38m at auction, marking the latest in a line of product tankers to go under the auctioneer's hammer in recent weeks
  • Spate of supramax purchases as freight rates improve
    China's Wah Kwong Shipping Agency Co is thought to have sold the supramax dry bulk carrier Shanghai Venture for $26m to Norway's Spar Shipping
  • Bangladesh breakers gain two-month extension
    Shipyards in Chittagong now have until July to stock up on vessels
  • General Maritime out of the woods
    Tanker operator completes refinancing, allowing Oaktree 'bailout' to go ahead
  • Boskalis secures $125m Nigeria contracts
    Land reclamation linked to Prodeco International's development work on new terminals at Onne
  • TEN seals long-term charters for suezmax pair
    Deal fixed at $23,000 daily plus profit-sharing arrangements
  • Training camps signal pirates' ability to adapt to challenges
    Gangs' tactics are evolving in the face of countermeasures by shipowners and navies
  • P&O Ferries accuses SeaFrance of benefiting from state backing
    British ferry operator lodges complaint with European Commission over rival's ability to undercut prices
  • An ounce of prevention
    In a recent case, a judge broke precedent by considering a shipbuilding dispute under mainstream English construction law
  • Vale in name protest against China load ruling
    Brazilian mining giant dubs VLOC fleet Valemaxes
  • Great Eastern revenues and profits both fall
    Company blames muted demand, unwinding of floating storage and supply of new vessels
  • Vale's VLOCs have 'killed' capesize market
    Commodities giant's shipping strategy has depressed global capesize freight rates until 2014, claim dry bulk shipowners
  • Braemar shipbroking profits up on increased revenues
    Reports 'robust' results for financial year
  • Waving goodbye
    The UK Revenue's tinkering with tonnage tax could drive shipowners to desert the flag
  • Newlead retreats from bond offering plan
    Nasdaq-listed owner says alternative financing will be sought but newbuildings unaffected
  • Build versus bombast
    It is laudable that the port authority of New York has the foresight to keep investing in the future trade on which it will rely
  • Mundra cargo volumes rise 30%
    Company on track to become India's top privately-owned port, says chairman
  • ClassNK builds cloud-based archive
    Japanese class society has teamed up with IBM to develop world's first archive centre for new IMO goal-based standards
  • Nordic American makes investment case despite $7m loss
    Strong balance sheet an advantage for suezmax spot market specialist
  • Call for new military force to provide onboard guards
    London Greek body urges governments to take more robust action to quell 'unacceptable' situation
  • Sembcorp Marine sees brighter outlook for offshore
    Jurong yard makes headway on cost controls and scores modest profit gain
  • Latvian tanker arrested after suspected pollution incident
    French spotter plane observes 4km trail of oil emanating from Kaltene of the coast of Brittany
  • Australia-China capesize rates squeezed by excess tonnage
    Earnings restricted in a narrow band as owners see gloomy outlook on overcapacity
  • Teekay orders $636m FPSO at Samsung Heavy
    Contract win is latest in a flurry of deals for offshore vessels
  • Inmarsat sees flat maritime revenues
    Record increase in FleetBroadband terminal activations offset by migration to its own cheaper services.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 9, 2011
  • Cars, boxes fuel German port surge
    GERMANY has reported strong year-on-year Q1 throughput growth at most of its North Sea ports
  • Southeast Asia solution seen for LNG glut
    SOUTHEAST Asia could absorb the current LNG supply overhang as the region seeks to exploit a flexible export market, an Amsterdam conference has heard
  • KG equity shortage warned
    GERMAN shipowners continue to suffer from a lack of equity for new investments, a study showed today
  • FMC still mulling over slow steaming
    LOWRY Crook, chief of staff at the Federal Maritime Commission, told Fairplay today the panel remains months away from issuing slow-steaming guidance
  • NewLead scuttles bond plan
    NASDAQ-listed NewLead Holdings has backed out of its plan to raise $120M in the Norwegian bond market
  • Black Sea drug surge seen
    EUROPOL has warned that proximity to the Black Sea has been a key factor in southeastern Europe becoming the fastest-growing hub for drug trafficking to the EU
  • Braemar acquires BMT
    BRAEMAR Shipping Services, which announced a profits rise for the last fiscal year, told Fairplay today that it expects a key acquisition to broaden its business range
  • SpareBank buys seismic vessels
    ARTEMIS Shipping, a subsidiary of Norway's SpareBank 1 SR-Bank, today said it has bought two seismic vessels from troubled Bergen Oilfield Services
  • Liberia, EU tighten timber export rules
    LIBERIA and the EU are expected today to sign an accord aimed at ending export shipments of illegally sourced wood, IHS Global Insight reported
  • Fred Olsen Production reduces losses
    NORWAY'S Fred Olsen Production today reported net losses of $765,000 for the first quarter, but the results marked an improvement from losses of $2.93M a year earlier
  • EU tests customs programme
    A PILOT programme has begun to test procedures aimed at reducing red tape for ships moving between EU countries, the European Maritime Safety Agency has announced
  • Saudi shipments rise
    SAUDI Arabia shipped 4.7Bn riyals ($1.3 billion) of petrochemicals in March, from 3.6Bn riyals in that month of last year, according to its department of statistics
  • Spanish yard to repay Viking Line
    VIKING Line said today Spain's Astillero de Sevilla yard has been ordered by a UK court to repay €44

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 9, 2011
  • Bulk Railcar Traffic Dropped in April
    April loadings of bulk commodities and other cargoes aboard large freight cars declined in April for major U.S. railroads, which...
  • Idled Railcars Reach Two-Year Low
    North American railcars owners reduced their number of idled or stored units by 7,421 in April to 276,228, the lowest...
  • Consumer Debt Grows $6 Billion in March
    Consumers are gradually becoming more willing to borrow and banks more willing to lend, the Federal Reserve Bank of New...
  • Key Pollution Levels Decline at Port of Los Angeles
    Data from four air-quality monitoring stations in and around the Port of Los Angeles show concentrations of elemental carbon, a...
  • Long Beach's Steinke Tapped for Connie Award
    The Containerization and Intermodal Institute will give its latest Connie Award for accomplishments in the shipping industry to Richard D. Steinke,...
  • DOT Seeks to Extend HOS Comment Period
    The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration wants to extend the deadline for its truck driver hours-of-service rule as it seeks...
  • Drewry Air Price Index Hits Five-Month High
    The Drewry Air Freight Price Index pushed back up to its highest level in five months in March despite slipping...
  • DOT Distributes $2 Billion In Rail Grants
    Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, unveiling a shift in strategy for allocating federal rail spending, sent $2 billion on Monday to...
  • Drewry: Vessel Call Reliability Down to 51 Percent
    Container service reliability declined for the second quarter in a row during the first quarter of 2011, according to Drewry...
  • Air China Cargo Adds Chengdu Stop
    Air China Cargo is adding Chengdu to its Asia-Europe freighter service as the carrier looks to raise the Western China...
  • FedEx Express Building Singapore Regional Hub
    FedEx Express is building a Southeast Asia hub operation in Singapore that will become the carrier's second-largest facility in Asia...
  • Air France-KLM Cargo Increases 11 Percent
    Cargo traffic at Air France-KLM grew 11 percent in April and capacity jumped 15.6 percent from last year, when fallout from...
  • What Price Stability?
    The main goal for many U.S. importers entering negotiations this spring with carriers in eastbound trans-Pacific lanes was to prevent...
  • BNSF Profit Up 20 Percent in First Quarter
    BNSF Railway posted a $607 million profit for the first quarter, up 20 percent from the same period in 2010...
  • Chinese Ship Rescued After Pirate Attack
    The Indian Navy and Coast Guard Thursday rescued a Chinese merchant ship that had been attacked by Somali pirates in...
  • OOCL Increases Asia-Europe Rates
    Orient Overseas Container Line is raising rates on Asia-Europe trade lanes as part of what it calls a new "rate...
  • CEVA Profit Jumps 36 Percent
    CEVA Logistics reported its profit expansion accelerated in the first quarter, with the $102 million earnings growing 36.5 percent year-over-year...
  • Dairy Producers: End Trucking Dispute
    The International Dairy Foods Association supports the Obama administration's proposed cross-border trucking agreement between the United States and Mexico. ...
  • OWL Helps US Apple Growers Export Fruit to India
    Ocean World Lines, a subsidiary of Pacer International, says it has a new program to help U.S. apple growers increase...
  • Chiquita Adds PrimeLINE Reefer Units
    Within the last year, Cincinnati-based Chiquita added 4,700 PrimeLINE units equipped with the QUEST power-saving mode to the 1,250 previously...
  • Maersk Raises Fees, Cites Reefer Shortage
    Maersk Line in April imposed general rate increases and reefer charges on several trades in reaction to what it says...
  • UASC Targets Reefer Market With New Ships
    United Arab Shipping received its first 13,500-TEU vessel, part of an order of nine so-called A13 vessels from South Korean...
  • Cold Chain Group Signs Energy Partnership
    The Global Cold Chain Alliance has signed a service partnership agreement with Cascade Energy. Energy usage is among the...
  • Air Cargo Carriers Voice Screening Concerns
    Neel Shah, head of International Air Cargo Association's security committee, is raising warnings about the impending 100 percent screening deadline...
  • USDA Cautioned on Importer Definition
    The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America is cautioning the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to use care...
  • Delivering Savings
    Drug and health care companies are being told that how you distribute products can be a billion-dollar decision. Distributors...
  • Cold Train Is Red Hot
    Amid much hoopla and celebration last April, a handful of 53-foot refrigerated containers left the Port of Quincy, Wash., on...
  • In a Disaster, Relief Is on the Way
    When disasters such as the earthquake and tsunami in Japan strike, there is an immediate need for food, medicine and...
  • In a Search for Food, Japan Turns to US
    In the first two months of 2011, Japanese consumers markedly increased their purchases of U.S. foods, spending 81 percent more...
  • Wanted: Truckers
    When intermodal giant Hub Group acquired Exel Transportation this spring, its top executive said Exel's refrigerated intermodal business was what...
  • Lucrative Food Stores
    The $6 billion refrigerated warehouse industry in the U.S. is expected to grow an average of 2.8 percent annually until...
  • California's new Gold Rush
    In the heady export days of 2007, more than a million metric tons of bagged rice was exported through Northern...
  • Reefer Renaissance
    These days, companies involved in the cold chain are the cool kids on the playground ' everybody wants to be...
  • Looking Forward
    Most everyone in trade and transportation has a connection to the World Trade Center, if only because it's named after...
  • Bulking Up - and Down
    China's demand for bulk commodities has determined the fundamental trend of the dry bulk shipping market. It's therefore necessary to...
  • Economy, With a Plan
    The latest International Monetary Fund forecasts predict China's economy may surpass that of the United States in real terms by...
  • Shanghai's Next Step
    Among the many major developments at the Port of Shanghai since the site became the world's largest container port last...
  • Avoiding Trouble In a C-TPAT validation
    Members of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism beware: Validation or revalidation requirements have changed significantly since you were initially...
  • Trinity's Supplier Business Rebounds
    Trinity Industries is getting a needed boost from improving rail business, but the improvement in the transport equipment manufacturer's financial...
  • NS, CN Bullish on 2011 Prospects
    Charles W. Moorman, chairman, president and CEO of eastern-U.S. carrier Norfolk Southern Railway, was already looking ahead when he reported...
  • Yes, Virginia, There Is A Freight Strategy
    Virginia is moving ahead with an intermodal freight strategy even as the federal government in large part is still talking...
  • Yield Signs Brighten
    Slow growth, or even declining revenue, isn't necessarily a bad thing ' if it comes with higher earnings. Transportation companies...
  • YRC Almost Fully Diluted
    YRC Worldwide may have cleared perhaps the largest obstacle to its survival by securing an accord on a restructuring plan...
  • A Bridge Too Far?
    Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, asks transportation interests to "stick with me" on...
  • Carriers' Financial Squeeze
    Japan's three largest ocean carriers expect lower profits this year because of higher fuel prices, uncertain bulk and car carrier...
  • Horizon Lines Timeline
    2003 ' Horizon Lines formed as separate company when CSX sells its subsidiary to The Carlyle Group. September...
  • Challenges Seen on Horizon
    Embattled Horizon Lines says it is facing a "challenging" year for its operations even after dodging a debt default and...
  • Double-Stacked on Paper
    It's a strange anomaly that in this environmentally conscious, time-is-critical age when most trade processing is handled by computer, vessel...
  • STB's Nudge to Regulate
    If the Surface Transportation Board is inclined to impose new competition and shipper access rules on U.S. railroads, the Obama...
  • Truck Pricing Steps Up
    When it comes to rates, there's an ocean of difference between global shipping lines and North American domestic carriers. ...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 9, 2011
  • 'Our word our bond'
    That is the motto of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS) which marks its centenary this year with a Gala Dinner at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, later in May. It is a standard that has served its 3,500 membership from 24 international branches well; but it is a moral discipline that is often seen lacking in the liner shipping industry
  • Tropical posts Q1 loss on back of volumes dip
  • US/China talks begin
  • Mombasa's second box terminal on schedule
  • Bunker price volatility a headache for carriers
  • Gulftainer heads into Brazil

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 9, 2011
  • Diana targets box duo
    Diana Containerships plots $172m stock offering after entering talks to buy a pair of 3,500-teu boxships.
  • AOD hit by force majeure
    Asia Offshore Drilling added to growing list of owners threatened by delivery delays at Keppel FELS in Singapore.
  • Sembcorp emerges ahead
    Singapore-listed shipbuilding group hopes profit will follow increased E&P spending fuelled by firming pump price.
  • Farstad fixes five
    Oslo-listed offshore owner nets five contracts worth nearly $76m in Australia and the North Sea.
  • Genmar wraps up rescue
    Shares of General Maritime Corp inch ahead as Wall Street weighs impact of restructured loan and $200m equity injection.
  • Marsh mellow on slump
    London-listed shipbroker can improve earnings despite the fact tanker and bulk recovery is some way off, says CEO Alan Marsh.
  • NATS pays despite loss
    Herbjorn Hansson-led tanker owner adds five cents to first quarter dividend and sets stage for growth despite three-month deficit.
  • Strong start for STX OSV
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder sees its bottom line climb by over a quarter in the first three months of 2011.
  • Top to tap investors
    Evangelos Pistiolis-led shipowner sets up $115m equity issue in its first post-crash fundraiser.
  • Yang Ming edges up
    Investments keep Taiwanese container line ahead in first quarter, but operating costs jump.
  • Guards save Syrian bulker
    Samin Shipping vessel survives attack from pirates in the Arabian Sea thanks to on board security team.
  • Sterling work from JF
    Shipping tycoon more than doubles his fortune to secure place among the top 10 richest people in the UK, Sunday Times says.
  • TEN goes long again
    Greek owner confirms 11 and 12-year charters of suezmax newbuildings to Asian major.
  • Immigrants arrive in style
    Chinese nationals held in New York after travelling as guests on luxurious Queen Mary 2.
  • Rickmers ship diverts
    Container vessel heads to Bermuda after chief engineer suffers eye injury.
  • Bank takes BOS duo
    SpareBank's Artemis Shipping buys seismic vessels due to Bergen owner's stretched financial situation.
  • Namura more positive
    Japanese yard hikes annual profit forecast, but remains well behind last year's gain.
  • Braemar in distressed buy
    London-listed broker pays nearly $4m for BMT Marine in a deal which puts it on the surveying and engineering map.
  • Braemar results 'robust'
    Alan Marsh-led shipbroker boosts its dividend for an eighth successive year as profit sneaks up.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 9, 2011
  • Clay directs Weber's Inland Empire West
    Weber Logistics, a Santa Fe Springs, Calif.-based third-party logistics firm, has hired Robert Clay as director of its Inland Empire West operations. In this position, Clay will be responsible for Weber's Inland Empire facilities, which comprises t...
  • Air China Cargo begins business
    Air China Cargo, a joint venture between Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific and Air China Ltd. based in Shanghai, commenced operation on Friday. The company said it will soon have a fleet of 12 747-400 freighters. Air China has a 51 percent interest in the...
  • Japan sets guidelines for radiation measurements
    The American Bureau of Shipping said Japan has set guidelines for radiation measurements and what it is calling "attestations" for export containers and ships in Japanese ports. The guidelines are available on the Web site of Japan's Ministry of L...
  • Maersk launches intra-Europe line
    Maersk Line's intra-Europe specialist carrier is to begin operations this month, according to a report last week by maritime consultancyAlphaliner.Maersk and sister line Safmarine are rolling their intra-Europe services under a new brand, called Se...
  • Report: Overcapacity chokes China coastal shipping
    China's state media reports its coastal and inland shipping companies are suffering losses due to overcapacity and high fuel prices. A report on thePeople's DailyWeb site from the wire serviceXinhuaquoted Xu Zuyuan as saying 30 percent of China'...
  • Textainer reports fleet utilization tops 98%
    Container-leasing company Textainer said it had first quarter net profit of $42.8 million compared to $27.1 million in the same 2010 period. Revenue was $91.2 million for the quarter compared to $69.6 million in the same 2010 period. Textainer sai...
  • Lessons learned

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 9, 2011
  • Fujairah prices rise
    In Durban and Cape Town deliveries available up to and including May 23.
  • US Navy official sets out rules for biofuel production
    The Navy won't use fuel that has been made at the expense of food crops.
  • Rotterdam market firms, mixed elsewhere
    Products reported to be 'very tight' in Rotterdam.
  • Abatement and energy efficiency present opportunities for owners
    Industry consultant predicts 'rapid increase' in use of scrubbers, while energy efficiency measures impact overall marine fuel demand.
  • Refinery should be designed to meet bunker specs
    Backers of new Fujairah refinery should 'be aware' that fuel oil specification is 'heading towards a low sulphur level'.
  • 'Noxious smells' trigger new attack on bunker plans
    Gibraltar could face future of 'more pollution not less' says environmental group.
  • Nominees announced for 'clean' and 'next generation' ship awards
    Four ships up for environmental award at Nor-Shipping 2011, while 'Next Generation Ship Award' nominees feature efficiency gains and LNG fuel systems.
  • Week opens with rebound in bunker prices
    Demand mixed at key Asian bunkering hubs on Monday.
  • Australia issues update on application of the Bunkers Convention
    Includes updated information on the application of Bunkers Convention to oil tankers.
  • Transbunker subsidary secures VAT refund
    Use of VAT refund guarantee to encourage exports, says VTB Bank.
  • Hull paint manufacturer developing 'transparent' monitoring tool
    Jotun Marine working with DNV on a benchmarking tool for measuring hull efficiency.
  • Lubes firm offers green solutions for ships
    There are two areas where one can 'be really green, not just painted green,' said Tiger Oil Marine CEO.

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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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