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September 13, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Maersk to speed up Asia-Europe deliveries
    MAERSK Line is attempting to fix the problem of chronic late Asia-Europe deliveries with a new 'conveyor belt'-type service.
  • RAM reaffirms rating of Lumut Maritime
    Malaysia's RAM Ratings has reaffirmed the A1 rating of Lumut Maritime Terminal Sdn Bhd's (LMT) RM60 million (S$24.3 million) Bai Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (BaIDS), with a stable outlook.
  • Zanzibar ferry death toll seen rising sharply
    The death toll from Tanzania's ferry disaster could significantly rise after it emerged there were more than 1,000 passengers aboard the vessel when it capsized last week, a senior Zanzibar official said yesterday.

Sched Netweb site
  • US Customs: August box imports down 2.79pc, but up 2.35pc year to date
  • Shipowners seek UN troops posted on ships transiting pirate infested waters
  • Oxfam, World Wide Fund seek to impose United Nations carbon tax on shipping
  • Fujian's road and water transport volume up in first seven months
  • Jilin's first half road freight volume increases 18pc, but rail declines 9.2pc
  • US fines Hamburg's Uniteam US$800,000 for hiding Puerto Rico bilge dumping
  • Maths@Sea web programme launched by UK charity Marine Society
  • Drewry Asia Air Freight Price Index falls 9.3pc to five-month low in July
  • IATA's Tony Tyler: Deploy technology to make air security quick and easy
  • Missouri governor avoids hot button issue in pursuit China air hub plan
  • Auditor turns protectionist as Air India loses market share to Mideast carriers

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Bunker industrys annual convention in Barcelona in November
  • Curious case of a forwarder not being an MTO
  • Evergreen Marine named top supplier for Sears during 2010 peak season
  • Global shipping industry calls for UN armed force against Somali pirates
  • MOL hikes Far East-Subcontinent rate by $100/TEU, $250/TEU
  • MoS mulls deploying 3 ETVs on the coasts
  • MSCs transhipment focus on N. Europe, Indian Ocean, Australia loop
  • Surge in box traffic between Port of Hamburg & Poland
  • US FMC wants seven months more to investigate quasi conferences
  • Wan Hai, Interasia launch Japan-Singapore NS3 service
  • High output, low local price push up cardamom exports
  • Bids invited for Gangavaram port dredging
  • Essar Ports to cut dependence on group cos to mitigate risk
  • Domestic textile players may have to adopt best global practices soon
  • FinMin directs banks not to raise EMIs of SMEs
  • GST should be in place by April 2012 as per schedule: Sushil Modi
  • New service tax circular would expedite refund claims: Fieo
  • Sharma seeks 18,500 cr. to set up 7 investment zones
  • The execution dilemma
  • Workshop on 'EPCG Scheme & Project Import' on Sept. 23

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
  • Success of Precision Air's Dar es Salaam-Johannesburg service
    In a month Arusha (Tanzania)-based Precision Air is to introduce a fifth weekly service on its Dar es Salaam-Johannesburg (South Africa) route, which was launched on 24 August. The...
  • FAA proposes penalty against MIT
    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a USD 175,000 civil penalty against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for alleged violations of hazardous mater...
  • Lufthansa Cargo Charter flies horses to Calgary
    Every September the world show jumping community looks to Spruce Meadows, Calgary, Alberta (Canada), as the best athletes compete for top prizes and international acclaim during th...
  • Russian Railways ships 105 million t of freight in August
    In August 2011 Russian Railways shipped 105.5 million t of freight on its own network, an increase of 0.5% over August 2010. Cargo turnover increased by 2.4% compared to the same m...
  • Transics to fit 4,000 Transalliance trailers with telematics equipment
    Transalliance, a pan-European freight forwarder, will fit its 4,000 semi-trailers with Transics' TX Magellan Geo trailer management system this year. Transalliance has gradually be...
  • Chinese truck maker to launch heavy lorry for export
    The Chinese truck manufacturer Beiqi Foton Motor Co is planning a heavy-duty lorry for the US and European markets, reported China Daily recently. It will be the first Chinese mode...
  • Bill Post joins US Airways board
    US Airways recently announced that William J. Post, retired chairman and CEO of the Pinnacle West Corporation and former president and CEO of Arizona Public Service, has joined its...
  • New forestry terminal in Gothenburg halfway to completion
    The construction of a new forestry terminal in the port of Gothenburg is halfway to completion. Gothenburg's standing as an export gateway for Swedish paper will be boosted further...
  • Loxx continues to expand
    At the start of September Loxx Holding, the Gelsenkirchen-based German holding of an international group of logistics companies, acquired a 20,000 sqm plot of land next to Loxx's G...
  • Hamburg and Genoa forwarders conclude agreement
    The Association of Hamburg Freight Forwarders (VHSp) and Spediporto, the Association of Freight Forwarders, Couriers and Transporting Companies of Genoa (Associazione Spedizionieri...
  • Geodis acquires Pharmalog
    The French forwarding and logistics company Geodis Group is strengthening its position in the healthcare market with the acquisition of the pharmaceutical pre-wholesaler Pharmalog....
  • HRCI falls again
    The Howe Robinson Container Index (HRCI) decreased from 718 points for the week ending on 24 August to 692 points in the week closing on 7 September. This 26 point decrease represe...
  • Fesco reports good H1 container business
    Russia's Fesco Transportation Group reported good results in its container business. Container sea trade in H1/2011 saw a significant 46% increase, to 214,000 teu, compared to 146,...
  • Indian Railways freight volumes up
    Indian Railways carried 389 million t of revenue-earning freight between April and August. The cargo carried showed an increase of 22.36 million t over the freight traffic of 367 m...

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
  • Cal Dive International announces promotions
  • Offshore accommodation vessel surveyed using laser scan
  • INTERVIEW: Castrol Environmental Specialist Susannah Linington
  • Tow boat designed by Bristol Harbor Group now at work on Alaska North Slope
  • Shell to launch new two-stroke engine cylinder oil
  • Pipavav to build warships for Indian Navy in JV with Mazagon Dock
  • Technip in $1.07 billion swoop on Global Industries

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
  • Port of Camas-Washougal nets grant to digitize meetings
  • USAID partners with Crowley for Bahamas disaster relief
  • Corps seeking public's help for Lands Day tree planting project
  • Republic of Palau new member of International Maritime Organization
  • APL selects Tideworks for terminal operating system

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
  • A wealth of experience
    DP World's chief for the Indian sub-continent has built businesses in the world's most challenging locales
  • Shipowners given glimmer of hope over low SOx rules
    Sweden and Finland start taking cost concerns seriously ahead of European Union ministers' meeting
  • Clubs embark on diversification
    Recent trend has seen P&I clubs moving into fixed premium hull and energy lines
  • Asia Pacific drives global economy and fuels P&I growth
    The economy of the Asia Pacific region offers business expansion potential lacking elsewhere, yet the economic environment creates challenges as well as opportunities for the P&I sector
  • Few risks on horizon as clubs improve capital strength
    Earlier this year, when S&P completed its annual review of the international marine P&I sector, it was generally positive. S&P credit analysts see little threat to most of the sector's ratings in the next 18 months
  • Is Kolding following in the footsteps of Marx?
    Container shipping should be trying to devise a commercial and operating structure that can handle uncertainty in a superior way
  • LPG freight rates have potential to exceed $70 per tonne
    Gas carrier brokers say tonnage tied up in Singapore has reduced vessel availability
  • Shell and Wärtsilä join forces to promote LNG as fuel in US
    Deal to increase availability of natural gas and develop supply chain and infrastructure
  • Awilco eyes gas-powered floating electricity generation
    Ageing LNG tanker conversions a solution for remote and emergency power needs
  • Fresh rumours of Oldendorff purchasing handysize bulker circulate
    German company denies buying resale vessel
  • Precious Shipping buys three supramax resales for $80m
    Thai shipowner takes advantage of distressed asset sales and achieves low price
  • Rates to remain low for at least two more years
    HSBC report holds little hope for price hikes
  • Alarm bells ringing
    European shipping watches the clock
  • IMO offers assistance to Tanzania
    Secretary-general shocked by loss of life in Spice Islander I casualty
  • Boxships face less risk of Cosco-style charter revisions
    Morgan Stanley flags Costamare stock opportunity after blaming investor 'confusion' over Cosco for price blip
  • Grand claims
    Maersk Line has set a high standard for itself and the liner industry
  • Credit Agricole and RBS oppose Seaarland effort to secure cash lifeline
    Borrower 'cannot lend its own money to itself' while lenders with superior liens remain unpaid, banks argue
  • London insurance market urged to improve service
    Calls for more reliability
  • Maersk Line unveils daily revolution to Asia-Europe service
    New 'ocean conveyor belt' promises to improve reliability with daily cargo cut-offs
  • Revenues jump 57% at Global Ports Investments
    Increase box throughput and pricing lifts figures
  • Capesize market hopeful of continued increase in Chinese iron ore imports
    Preliminary data shows August volumes reached 59.1m tonnes
  • Even slower steaming will help boxship revival
    Analyst says containers vessels could slow their average speed further and help reduce overcapacity
  • Cash buyers bank on pick up in Bangladesh shipbreaking activity
    Chittagong demolition yards have until October 12 to import vessels before regulations are reviewed
  • Shanghai August box throughput up 6.2% on year
    Port busier than 2010 but volume slides compared to July 2011
  • Plunging ship values hit Braemar's income
    Group's shipbroking division set to see 18% drop in revenue for the full financial year
  • Hellenic looks on the bright side despite profit dip
    AIM-listed owner of five bulkers axes interim dividend to conserve cash but suspends judgement on later 2011 payout

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
  • Jones Act clause inserted
    LANGUAGE has been added to a US budget package that, if passed, will make it much more difficult to secure Jones Act waivers for crude cargoes
  • Technip taking over Global
    TECHNIP, the French energy engineering and construction group, is to take over the US subsea construction and pipe-laying group Global Industries
  • Hundreds on ferry killed
    MORE THAN 240 people were confirmed dead today in the capsizing of a passenger ferry transiting the Tanzanian islands of Zanzibar and Pemba
  • Bankruptcy fight escalates
    MARCO Polo Seatrade is facing a make-or-break Chapter 11 hearing this week as its senior lenders line up to fight a new loan agreement
  • Argentina acts to end strike
    A STRIKE that paralysed river traffic for 16 days between Paraguay and Argentina has ended, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Box rate slip explained
    EXCESS capacity that is built into the box ship market is being blamed for last week's big slip in rates
  • Hellenic down but upbeat
    HELLENIC Carriers today blamed poor freight rates and vessel oversupply for year-on-year revenue losses of almost $10M for 1H11
  • Drybulk rebound fade warned
    PRECIOUS Shipping boss Khalid Hashim warned today the drybulk shipping recovery might fade before year-end
  • Asia box ships seen insulated
    INTRA-ASIA box routes offer "pockets of hope", DnB NOR shipping analyst Erik Bergöö said today, in contrast with box carriers suffering continuing losses in deepsea shipping
  • Sting in Katia's tail flogs UK
    FERRY sailings between the UK and Ireland were curtailed today as Hurricane Katia's remaining rain and wind arrived at the British Isles
  • Taking China VLCCs with a grain of salt
    DON'T BE "too frightened" that Chinese-owned groups have been reported ready to order 80 VLCC newbuildings over the next five years, an investment conference was told today
  • Parents urge cruise law change
    PARENTS of a long-missing cruise ship worker are to meet UK shipping minister Mike Penning today to push for laws that would give British and European passengers and crew the same protections as US citizens
  • India lifts export bans
    BUOYED by bulging stocks and a bumper harvest, India has lifted its four-year ban on wheat exports
  • Oz strike could spread as BHP talks fail
    COKING coal miners pressed their strike at a BHP Billiton JV in Australia today after weekend labour talks failed
  • Bangladesh seeks port loan
    BANGLADESH Petroleum reportedly said today it had contracted three banks to arrange a $150M loan, with the scheme partly directed at port financing

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
  • Congress Poised to Extend Transportation Spending
    Leadership in the House and Senate reached agreement Monday on plans to extend highway and aviation spending for four months...
  • DHL Express Gains Three 777 Freighters
    DHL Express signed a multi-year agreement with Southern Air to operate three 777 freighters, increasing the German carrier's fleet to...
  • US Rail Intermodal, Industrial Loads Grew in August
    Major U.S. railroads saw a slight gain during August in intermodal traffic and a bigger gain in carloadings of industrial...
  • Japan, Colombia Eye Free Trade Pact
    Japan and Colombia agreed on Monday to launch a joint study on a free trade agreement aimed at eliminating import...
  • Excel Shipping Joins INTTRA
    Excel Shipping said its new membership in the INTTRA's ocean shipping e-commerce network will allow the U.K.-based non-vessel common carrier...
  • Maersk to Compensate Shippers for Late Cargo
    Maersk Line is setting a standardized cut-off time for cargo being loaded on vessels on its Asia-Europe services, and the...
  • DOT's August Stimulus Payouts Near $700 Million
    The Department of Transportation in August reimbursed states nearly $700 million for construction projects backed by the 2009 American Recovery...
  • MSC To Transship Australian Cargo at Italian Port
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. will use Italy's Port of Gioia Tauro to transship all cargo moving from ports in the United...
  • Europe's Exports to North America Rise 9.4 Percent
    The weaker euro boosted Europe's July exports to North America 9.4 percent to 311,000 20-foot equivalent container units, as all...
  • India's Exports Up 44.2 Percent
    India's exports surged for the fifth successive month in August, growing 44.2 percent year-over-year to $24.3 billion, amid indications that...
  • Navigating a Sea Change
    Patrick Halloran takes great pains to provide the carriers that transport Cardinal Health's global shipments of medical supplies with his...
  • Commodities Get Water Resistant
    At a moment when the U.S. employment machine is stuck in neutral and policymakers or advocacy groups are rushing out...
  • Come On, Irene
    North America's rail networks began September trying to dry out. High water hit the rail system hard in the Northeast...
  • Unlocking Hidden Capacity
    Trucking companies loath to add capacity by buying new tractors or trailers are turning to technology to unlock capacity hidden...
  • Weather Splits Rails
    It's a tale of two railroads, both operating through some of the worst of times in terms of nature's wrath,...
  • Grooming for Growth
    Sylvie Vachon joined the Montreal Port Authority in 1990, managing the departments of Financial Services, Land and Property, Procurement and...
  • Shipping's New Sales Force
    A number of friends have asked recently, "What's it like, working that side of the street?" That "side of the...
  • A Weaker Peak
    When consumers don't buy, retailers don't order and ship. Bad economic news is undermining container lines' hopes for a strong...
  • Slow Climb to the Peak
    Ocean carrier executives breathed a sigh of relief last month when the Container Rate Benchmark published by Drewry Shipping Consultants...
  • Top Heavy Top 40
    In the run-up to the 2011 peak shipping season, the world's largest ocean carriers engaged in a form of slow-steaming,...
  • Who's Not Suing the FMCSA?
    If rule-making at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration continues this fall the way it's been going, the agency may...
  • Super-Sizing Transport Needs
    The U.S. port industry isn't waiting to see how President Obama and Congress sort out September deadlines over transportation funding...
  • A Stimulating Impasse
    If President Obama and his GOP adversaries in Congress are going to hammer out any agreement this fall on new...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
  • The US may have won a trade battle, but the war rumbles on
    US Trade Representative and jobs crusader, Ronald Kirk, was triumphant: the slow-talking Texan recently declared 'victory' over China in the latest tit-for-tat trade war between the world's top two super economic powers. But, was it a win for the fight against American unemployment, or a ramping up of beggar-thy-neighbour protectionism that could stymie world trade?
  • Lifetime achievers announced
  • Shipping industry demands 'bold new strategy' to halt Somali pirates
  • Russians declare record profits
  • Greek default talk spooks markets
  • Maintenance tax 'key factor' in causing US ports to lose cargo to Mexico and Canada

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
  • Beluga eludes US bout
    German operator forced to intervene in legal battle between GenMar Agency and vessel tied to fallen heavylift giant.
  • Tanto bags boxship
    Indonesian owner beefs up boxship arsenal in $8m deal with Japanese giant, brokers say.
  • DOF plots placement
    Mons Aase in the driver's seat as DOF ASA plots $106m fundraiser in a bid to boost subsea arm.
  • Oceaneering cleans house
    New York-listed offshore owner prepares to pocket $19m from disposal of lone production unit.
  • Maersk's game-changer
    Containership giant unveils new Asia Europe plan which reveals the future for its 18,000-teu newbuildings.
  • Ferries kept in port
    Philippines suspends five Weesam Express passenger vessels after one of them grounded.
  • Anchor tanker attack
    Chemical tanker at anchor in Indonesian port boarded by robbers.
  • Loss grows at Srab
    Swedish tanker owner's operating costs were almost double revenue in first half of 2011.
  • Hellenic profit slashed
    But strong financial picture cushions poor results from Fotini Karamanlis-led dry bulk owner.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
  • 'Key factor' in losing Asian market share
  • 'Daily Maersk'
  • Senators request FMC cargo diversion probe
    Washington State's two U.S. senators have asked the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission to investigate the extent to which the federal Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT) and "other factors" are causing U.S.-bound cargo to be routed through ports in Canada ...
  • Asia/Europe volume up, rate down in July
    Asia/Europe ocean freight rates continued their nosedive in July, according to thelatest figures from Container Trades Statistics(CTS), which gathers volume and price information from carriers on trades to and from Europe. CTS's rate index on westb...
  • SeaIntel unveils reliability index
    Maritime analyst SeaIntel on Monday released a new measure of liner carrier reliability. The SeaIntel Global Liner Schedule Reliability report will track, on a monthly basis, 1,300 vessels arriving at more than 200 ports globally, with reliability...
  • CMA CGM alters U.S. East Coast/Caribbean network
    Liner carrier CMA CGM is altering the rotation of a service linking the U.S. East Coast and the Caribbean ahead of the suspension of its Black Pearl service between the U.S. East Coast, the Caribbean and the northern coast of South America. The li...
  • CMA CGM starts Russia/China service
    CMA CGM has started a service between eastern Russia and China as it drops out of a slot-buying agreement with FESCO on the same trade, according to American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. The French line has started its Russian Far East Express s...
  • T. Parker Host expands in U.S. Gulf
    T. Parker Host has purchased all the outstanding shares of NSA Agencies, adding offices in Houston; New Orleans; Mobile, Ala.; and Tampa, Fla.NSA Agencies (successor to Navios Ship Agency) will now become part of the T. Parker Host group. George Du...
  • T.S. Lines rejoins Shanghai/Japan shuttle
    Intra-Asia carrier T.S. Lines has joined a shuttle between Japan and Shanghai operated by Grand China Shipping, according to research from American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. The carrier has joined the EKX service, which operates with one vess...
  • Air lessor worries about overproduction
    The head of one of the world's largest aircraft leasing companies said he is nervous over the prospect of plane manufacturers Airbus and Boeing increasing production by up to 50 percent in the next few years, according to a report over the weekend...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
  • US bill prohibits European emission trading scheme
    Plan to include aviation, and possibly shipping, seen as a 'violation of US sovereignty and international law.'
  • GMT expanding following 'strategic alliance' with FOBAS
    Expecting an increase in testing activity and turnover after selling a stake in the firm to LR.
  • Fujariah prices fall
    Deliveries were available for supply up to and including September 26 in Cape Town.
  • Bunker prices drop across Europe
    No prompt deliveries being carried out in Piraeus.
  • SMP testing cutting-edge lube
    Alexia S4 is designed to help ship operators reduce 'lifetime operating costs and operational complexity'.
  • Toyota in deal to cut harmful emissions
    Port of Long Beach wants environmental concessions in exchange for renewing lease on port terminal.
  • Danish authorities fight bunker spill
    Unknown quantity of bunker fuel has leaked after a trawler pierced the hull of a cargo ship.
  • Solar technology 'is improving very rapidly'
    High bunker prices mean ship operators' priorities are changing, says head of Hong Kong Shipowners Association.
  • New Asia trading head at Chemoil
    Jacob Gay tasked to expand Chemoil's fuel oil business in both East Asia and the Middle East.
  • Double-digit drop in Asian bunker prices
    Public holiday in Busan on Monday.
  • Singapore may see 'flowmeter certified' bunker tanker by year end
    Guideline on bunkering based on flowmeters may come 'soon', says Chairman of Technical Committee for Bunkering at SPRING Singapore.
  • 60% of top 20 liners post losses
    CSAV worst performing box carrier in the first half of 2011.
  • Private bunker players not 'to be shut off' from Hambantota
    Private sector could handle bunker trading, says Interocean Energy director.
  • Improved revenues buffer impact of high bunker costs
    Chemical tanker shipping firm 'benefits' from 10-15% increase in rates in the chemical tanker segment.
  • Singapore to see world's first hybrid bunker tankers
    Hong Lam to receive first of six 5,600 dwt diesel-electric hybrid bunker tankers in September.

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