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February 14, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Oil tanker freight earnings hit 3-month high
    Earnings from shipping Middle East crude oil to Asia, the world's busiest route for supertankers, rose to the highest in more than three months on increased cargo volumes.

Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL empty container pickup success may migrate to Shenzhen
  • Safmarine, Simatech offer Far East-subcontinent service
  • MCC Transport launches new intra-Asia service February 25
  • Taiwan's Kaohsiung open to 12,500-TEUers with 2 new berths
  • Portek first half profit up 21pc to US$5.68 million
  • South African truckers 'to strike' if 20pc wage hike rebuffed
  • Barge operator Seabridge belly up despite federal grants
  • Spain's Grup TCB opens Colombian container terminal
  • Arm ships against pirates, but only with professionals: expert
  • IATA: UK policies 'will destroy legacy' of British aviation
  • National Air Cargo gets federal okay for start-up carrier
  • Qantas dismisses union claims pilots' job security under threat

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Bharati Shipyard's net profit dips 30 pc
  • SCI takes delivery of Aframax crude oil tanker
  • UK P&I Club publishes aide-memoire for guidance on new Paris MoU inspection regime
  • Colombia for better trade ties with India
  • Ethiopia calls for Indian investments
  • Dr Manmohan Singh dedicates Vallarpadam ICTT to the nation
  • JNPT Chairman inspects parade, cultural programmes
  • Cargolux offers perishable goods protection
  • US gantry cranes to be launched soon
  • Exim Bank to get $300-m loan to fund exporters
  • FIIs may shift to Brazil, Russia
  • Govt changes its mind, offers Rs 500-cr. sops to exporters
  • Govt to review 'options' due to falling FDI
  • Govt under pressure to lift ban on onion, sugar exports
  • Industrial growth sinks to 20-month low at 1.6 pc
  • Jan.-April net direct tax collections climb 20.45 pc
  • Many banks jack-up lending, deposit rates
  • Output deficit may lead to greater coal imports
  • Counterfeiting & piracy losses to touch $1.7 trillion by 2015
  • Training programme for 7,000 artisans soon

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2011
  • South African Airways takes delivery of Airbus A330
    South African Airways has become the latest operator of Airbus A330 aircraft. The A330-200 is the first of six to be delivered to Aircastle Limited during 2011, all of which will b...
  • SNCB Logistics now operates as an autonomous company
    SNCB Logistics, a new company, has now become operational, as foreseen in a restructuring plan approved by the European Commission. SNCB Logistics has assumed the use of more then ...
  • Ken Livingstone and Knorr-Bremse Austria receive European Railway Award
    The European Railway Award 2011, sponsored by the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER), the Executive Interim Management (EIM) and the European Rai...
  • SCT Logistics opens Australian interstate railfreight terminal
    SCT Logistics recently opened its USD 30 million new interstate railfreight terminal, allowing trains to effectively pull up at the backdoor of warehouses. The enterprise has added...
  • Volvo selling more trucks
    Volvo, which sells trucks under the Mack, Renault and UD Trucks brands as well as its own name, said its sales in 2010 jumped by 28% to 48,041 vehicles, up from 37,678 units in 200...
  • New South African driver's licence legislation delayed
    The South African transport department in Pretoria has delayed putting into motion amended national road traffic regulations, which would make it illegal to drive a light motor veh...
  • UK policies will destroy legacy of British aviation, says Iata
    In a speech to the Aviation Club in London, Giovanni Bisignani, director general and CEO of the International Air Transport Association (Iata) called on the British government to i...
  • Hainan Airlines expects huge earnings increase for 2010
    China's Hainan Airlines expects to report 2010 net income of more than CNY 2 billion (EUR 225 million), a six-fold increase over the CNY 335 million (EUR 37 million) net profit rep...
  • Global Ports Investments increases cargo throughput in 2010
    The stevedoring companies of the Global Ports Investments group (GPI) handled 1.1 million teu, 59,463 ro-ro cargo units (including cars) and 19.2 million t of other cargo (includin...
  • First ship calls at new Buenaventura terminal
    TCBuen, a Buenaventura (Colombia) container terminal belonging to Grup TCB, a leading Spanish port operator, received its first ship, the "Rio Verde", at the end of Janua...
  • German transport industry calls for strategic expansion of inland waterways
    The Deutsches Verkehrsforum, a German multi-modal industry association, supports reforms that Germany's national inland waterways and shipping authority (Wasser- und Schifffahrtsve...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2011
  • Royal Caribbean in new cruise ship deal with Meyer Werft
  • New Global Class barges join Maxum Marine fleet
  • Electric Boat gets $60 million for Virginia Class submarine affordability program
  • Eidesvik places $138 million order for IMR/construction vessel

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2011
  • Port of Grays Harbor expanding rail capacity
  • Rail freight traffic up during week
  • Port association schedules administration/legal issues seminar
  • Panama Canal Authority brings super dredger onboard
  • World Maritime University taps Skaanild as chairman

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2011
  • Iran floating storage keeps 18 VLCCs off spot market
    India is latest buyer of Iranian crude affected by trade ban
  • VLCC earnings surge fourfold after cargo rush
    Time charter equivalent earnings on the benchmark Middle East to Asia very large crude carrier route quadrupled last week to $42,000 per day
  • Suezmaxes poised for rates rebound
    West Africa spot rates expected to strengthen as dearth of VLCCs in Atlantic feeds through
  • BDI rises but exchange says beware of false dawns
    The Baltic Dry Index rose by 42 points to 1,178 on Friday, as capesizes rates continued improving
  • Eritrea arrests jeopardise private anti-piracy forces
    Detention of former Royal Marines working for PVI raises questions over role of Gulf of Aden country as embarkation gateway
  • Crude Carriers beats expectations in fourth quarter
    Chief executive Evangelos Marinakis points to the company's low cash breakeven and modern fleet for profitable results
  • Bringing home the human cost of Somali piracy
    The ordinary man and woman fail to link what they buy in the supermarket, or on the petrol station forecourt, with the realities of the pirate problem.
  • Reduction in light dues to 2008 levels is essential
    The light dues rate has to be reduced significantly this year to protect the UK's reputation as the premier place to carry on maritime business
  • IMO anti-piracy plan under scrutiny
    IMO counterpiracy expert Chris Trelawny answers charges that last week's unveiling of the IMO's anti-piracy action plan was little more than a rebranding of existing policies
  • How the logistics industry can learn from the ant
    Today's logistics networks need to be highly sophisticated and able to adapt quickly to unexpected jolts
  • Slow growth puts UK box terminal expansion plans on hold
    MDS Transmodal research shows that a full-phase development of several new container projects could provide substantial overcapacity by the end of the decade
  • Aegean faces investor lawsuits
    Company alleged to have violated US securities laws
  • Eitzen Maritime Services posts $2.4m loss
    Continues to struggle with drop in demand for its services
  • Atlantico wins $4.6bn Petrobras drillship order
    Brazilian yard to build seven drillships, to be owned by newly formed entity, Sete Brazil
  • BaltEx delay must cease
    It is in the interest of the industry and the Baltic Exchange that the launch of the BaltEx screen is not further delayed
  • Norwegian Car Carriers in $21m share issue
    Investors bite at offering of 33.8m new shares
  • Seafarer or suspect?
    The US should extend its visa control relaxation to foreign seafarers on board ships calling regularly at US ports
  • Fears over Suez Canal shutdown abate
    A strike by workers in the Suez Canal zone has not had any effect on transits or traffic movements, says GAC vice-president Erland Ebbersten in Cairo
  • Textainer profits up 30% as box volumes rebound
    Revenue grows 27% to $303.9m in 2010
  • Ship covered bonds may plug financing gap
    Investments in ship covered bonds could find more support, says Deutsche Schiffsbank spokesman
  • Suspected pirates face death penalty for bungled MISC chemtanker hijack
    Seven men charged with firearm offences in a Kuala Lumpur in the first such prosecution of African pirates in an Asian nation
  • ConocoPhillips to end Kenai LNG exports
    Cheap gas from overseas markets pushes Oil major to considering turning facility to imports-only
  • New York in ballast water retreat
    Move to abort planned tightening of IMO standard leaves shipowners more confused
  • DHT pads follow-on with $8m over-allotment
    Second trip to the New York follow-on share market issue in two years intended for vessel acquisitions, business acquisitions or other strategic alliances
  • Chemoil records full-year loss of $9.5m
    Company took $5.1m one-time write-off in fourth quarter.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2011
  • USCG to police EPA compliance
    THE US Coast Guard today confirmed an agreement to inspect vessels for compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency's incidental discharge permit
  • Royal Caribbean pulls order trigger
    CRUISE major Royal Caribbean today confirmed a letter of intent with Germany's Meyer Werft for its long-rumoured 'Project Sunshine' series of post-Panamax newbuilds
  • Ship KG placings pick up
    EQUITY volumes raised in the German KG market for ship financing are slowly recovering from their 2009 trough, according to the German association of closed-end fund arrangers VGF
  • Euroafrica acquires Sovcomflot ships
    POLAND'S Euroafrica Shipping Lines has reportedly acquired three ships from Russia's Sovcomflot
  • India shipping shares battered
    SHARES in several of India's leading shipping companies have dropped to 52-week lows
  • Milford Haven cargo spiked in 2010
    MILFORD Haven said today the UK port handled 65.6M gt of cargo last year, up from 59M gt in 2009
  • NY relents on ballast
    NEW YORK environmental officials have agreed to delay ballast-water rules that critics feared would shut down the Great Lakes system
  • GE's income drops 35%
    GREAT Eastern Shipping said today a drastic fall in freight rates caused a 35% fall in income from operations during its October-December quarter
  • Lithuania eyes Azeri energy
    LITHUANIA is considering an energy deal with Azerbaijan to ship LNG and oil to the Baltic country, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Maraesco JV to spend up to $33M
    SHIPOWNER Maraesco told Fairplay today it plans to spend up to €25M ($33M) developing Spain/Caribbean/South America trade
  • India allows partial exports of iron ore
    INDIA'S Supreme Court issued a ruling today enabling traders in Karnataka state to ship iron ore if the contracts involved were cleared before a July ban
  • EMS losses deepen
    NORWAY'S Eitzen Maritime Services promised to cut costs today after announcing a 23% year-on-year increase in losses for 2010
  • Croatia picks yard bid
    CROATIA'S government has chosen a local tourism company owned by mining businessman Danko Koncar to acquire the majority stakes in two government-run yards
  • NCC raises $22M
    OSLO'S Norwegian Car Carriers has raised 125M kroner ($22M) through a private placement of shares
  • VLCC spot rates rise
    VLCC SPOT rates on the benchmark Persian Gulf/Japan route have been rising all week on increasing activity, brokers told Fairplay today.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2011
  • Thailand Repeals Hazmat Insurance Regulation
    Thailand repealed a new insurance requirement on shipments of hazardous materials that had caused great concern among U.S. suppliers, who...
  • Connaughton Calls for Water Infrastructure Investment
    The country needs to invest in the road, rail and water systems that support U.S. ports, with inland waterways systems...
  • Former T&I Staffer Guilty of Corruption
    A former House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee staff member faces up to seven years in prison after being found guilty...
  • Genesee & Wyoming Carloads Jump 27 Percent
    Rail carload traffic increased 27 percent in January at short line and regional railroad operator Genesee & Wyoming, rising to...
  • Steen Replaces Ogiermann at Airline Group
    Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings executive Michael Steen will replace Ulrich Ogiermann as chairman of The International Air Cargo Association, the...
  • Lawmaker Proposes Cargo Tax for Infrastructure
    Importers would see a 60 percent increase in transportation taxes if Congress approves a measure aimed at raising revenue for...
  • LTL Trucker Vitran Loses $43 Million in 2010
    Rising costs and a $39 million tax bill led to a $40.2 million loss for less-than-truckload carrier Vitran in the...
  • FMC to Consider NVO Tariff Filing Rule
    The Federal Maritime Commission on Feb. 16 will take up the thorny question of exempting non-vessel-operating common carriers from maintaining...
  • Con-way Freight Hires Yield Manager
    Con-way Freight hired trucking veteran John P. Burton to help boost the $3.1 billion carrier's less-than-truckload yield. As vice...
  • Frankfurt, Munich Airports Break Cargo Records
    Germany's largest airports, Frankfurt and Munich, broke cargo records in January and expect significant growth in 2011. Frankfurt airport...
  • Oil Imports Send Trade Deficit Higher
    Rising prices for imported crude oil caused the U.S. trade deficit in December to increase 5.9 percent from the previous...
  • Amazon Closing Texas DC in Tax Dispute
    Amazon.com says it will close its distribution center in Irving, Texas, because the state is demanding the Internet retailer pay...
  • DP World Opens Controversial India Terminal
    DP World inaugurated the Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment Terminal in India's Port of Cochin Friday. The terminal opened on schedule...
  • Oakland Port Director Touts Growth, Innovation
    The Port of Oakland is working with the private sector to increase container volume for the benefit of the entire...
  • Georgia Ports Chief Urges U.S. Port Infrastructure Investment (Video)
    Curtis Foltz, Executive Director of the Georgia Ports Authority, talks about U.S. infrastructure needs.
  • Reversing Share
    Before the 10-day West Coast port shutdown nearly a decade ago and the various disruptions at the ports of Los...
  • Stolen Booze: a Potent Mix
    Q: Some months ago, our company as a broker arranged transportation of a shipment of alcoholic beverages. The shipment...
  • Baking in Risk Management
    Looking to cut landed costs, ARCOP announced in November 2010 it had selected Transplace as its 3PL to manage shipments...
  • 10 Questions for One Answer
    GT Nexus defines landed costs as "the sum of all expenses to purchase, transport and import goods from one place...
  • Logistics, at What Cost?
    The global economic downturn halted, at least for a time, the moves by many companies to manage the movements of...
  • Contract Terms
    The Danish financial newspaper Borsen reported this month that Maersk Line and logistics operator Kuehne + Nagel signed an agreement...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2011
  • Global recovery threatened by piracy
  • Belgian pears head for China
  • Iran admits Nigerian arms cache deal
  • Russian freighter sunk by newbuild boxship
  • TAL's 'truly remarkable' year

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2011
  • RCCL in Meyer Werft replay
    Royal Caribbean unveils order for new generation cruise duo developed under code-name "Project Sunshine".
  • PB sells chemical duo
    Diversified Italian owner banks $58m in freshly minted tanker deal as it prepares for South Korean deliveries, brokers say.
  • NCL turns to ABB
    Swiss automation and technology contractor set to rake in $50m from contract tied to NCL newbuildings.
  • Swift scoops orders
    US shipyard squeezes another $20m out of Egyptian naval contract as Hosni Mubarak hands power to military high command.
  • Petrobras pens seven
    Brazil's largest yard group wins race tied to South American energy giant's $4.6bn drillship tender.
  • Cruise crew murder charge
    Local man charged with murder of Royal Carribean crew member whose body found near remote beach.
  • Cosco in Armada win
    Dispute over bankrupt company in bulk carrier chartering chain to be resolved in London.
  • STX wins bulker quartet
    Korean yard group to build four bulk carriers for $160m but shies away from revealing owner or unit sizes.
  • Asciano could sell
    New boss of Australian terminals company says operations will be offloaded if no improvement seen.
  • Pair snare NOCC stock
    Odin Management and Skagen revealed as two of the big names buying into Norwegian Car Carriers.
  • Olsen orders crew quartet
    Norwegian group boosts wind turbine installation operation with new ships at Batservice Mandal.
  • GE spies tanker 'trigger'
    Refinery expansion and oil demand to drive product tankers but bulkers face rate woe, India's Great Eastern contends.
  • Carry on selling
    Five departures so far in 2011 don't go far enough for New York-listed General Maritime, analysts say.
  • Hvide Sande wins ferry deal
    Danish shipyard to build new double-ended passengership for Feggesund service.
  • Zacchello tanker attacked
    German manager mum as pirates open fire on Italian-owned chemical carrier 50 miles off Lagos.
  • Greatship axes Indian IPO
    'Prevailing market conditions' put paid to Great Eastern offshoot's planned $150m floatation.
  • Crude stuns Wall Street
    Evangelos Marinakis-led tanker owner reports a profit in the fourth quarter to make a mockery of red ink fears.
  • NOCC issue a hit
    Oslo-listed car carrier owner now better placed to raise capital after institutional investors gobble up shares in private placement, CEO says.
  • Costs push EMS into loss
    Eitzen aims at 2011 return to profitability as recession or not seafarers still need to eat.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2011
  • Virginia box volume rose 8.6% in 2010
    The Port of Virginia experienced an 8.6 percent increased in container volumes last year to 1.9 million TEUS, and overall tonnage grew 2.8 percent to 15.3 million short tons from the 2009 level, the Virginia Port Authority said late last month. The...
  • Shipco expands Far East/Turkey services
    Non-vessel-operating common carrier Shipco Transport has expanded its number of new direct services from the Far East to Turkey. The services link several Asia key origins -- Shanghai, Shenzhen, Qingdao and Busan -- to markets in the eastern Medite...
  • Zenith promotes Ashwell to VP sales
    Zenith Global Logistics has promoted David Ashwell to the newly created post of vice president of sales. He was director of sales for North America. Conover, N.C.-headquartered Zenith is an international supply chain provider specializing in home f...
  • DB Schenker wins BMW distribution contract
    DB Schenker Logistics said Friday it is setting up a logistics center in Leipzig to supply components to BMW car plants in China and South Africa. "It is one of the largest logistics projects we have ever acquired," Karl-Friedrich Rausch, member o...
  • DHL expands Cincinnati hub
    DHL will invest $22.5 million to expand its hub operation at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky airport to meet the growing demands of international shippers. Starting in March, DHL will build on 19 acres of land leased from the CVG Airport authorit...
  • U.S., Croatia agree to open skies
    The United States and Croatia on Feb. 3 signed an open skies agreement, which both sides anticipate will lead to direct flights between the countries. The signing comes almost two years after officials reached an agreement. The agreement is design...
  • Air cargo climbs 21% in 2010
    Freight volumes improved 20.6 percent for airlines in 2010, outstripping the 8.9 percent increase in cargo capacity, the International Air Transport Association reported last week. The freight load factor increased 5.2 percent to 53.8 percent. Pas...
  • TITAN Salvage names Habib VP
    TITAN Salvage, a subsidiary of Crowley Maritime Corp., has appointed Capt. Rich Habib to vice president with responsibility for the company''s operations, administration, finance and commercial activities. He is based at TITAN''s headquarters in Po...
  • OOCL starts empty pickup service
    Liner carrier OOCL said Friday it has started an empty container pickup appointment service in Hong Kong, where the company is based. "This service is the first of its kind in the shipping industry," OOCL said in a statement. "Customers can make a...
  • Great Lakes industry presses for dredge funds
    The worst of the economic recession may be over for the U.S.-flag Great Lakes carriers, but many find they still can't achieve full loads. Several decades of insufficient federal funds for the Army Corps of Engineers to perform maintenance dredging...

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2011
  • Pusher barge system to be upgraded
    ESL Shipping Ltd has decided to modernise its fleet of pusher barges in the summer of 2011 and will continue its long-term cooperation with the Finnish steel manufacturer Rautaruukki
  • Ulstein to build offshore vessel for Eidesvik
    The Norwegian yard group Ulstein has signed a contract with Eidesvik Offshore for the construction of an offshore IMR/ construction vessel for an undisclosed sum. The vessel, an Ulstein SX148
  • Eivind Kolding new chairman of Danske Bank
    Eivind Kolding, shipowner at A P Møller-Mærsk and CEO of Maersk Line, has been elected as chairman of the board of directors of Danske Bank. He will take the

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2011
  • Navipac enters JV with emulsion fuel specialist
    In a pilot project APT installed a blending unit at Navipac's Ecuadorian headquarters, where emulsions were created in diesel generators for power, as well as one of their smaller fueling vessels.
  • Week ends with mixed prices
    Crude futures lower after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced his resignation.
  • IFO prices stable in Fujairah
    Avails reported to be 'very tight'.
  • IMO meeting makes no progress on controlling black carbon emissions
    Cook Islands blames MEPC 'obsession' with GHG as sub-committee requests 'clearer instructions' before discussing possible measures in Arctic region.
  • Rotterdam market mixed
    Hamburg bunker market 'very busy.
  • Agency warns of problems with fuel lifted in US Gulf
    'Out of seven ships which bunkered in the Houston area, three have reported machinery problems,' says Viswa Lab.
  • Crewman rescued by bunker tanker
    Sri Lankan Navy says seaman was 'lucky to have been saved'.
  • Maersk in new agreement with 'emulsion fuel' developer
    Quadrise Fuels and Maersk have been partnering a development project.
  • Singapore to embark on 'floating structure' oil storage project
    Tenders for the construction of the very large floating structure (VLFS) expected around June this year.
  • Singapore 380 cSt passes $600 mark
    General 'tightness of avails' at the port, players say.
  • Another US law firm files complaint against Aegean
    Complaint filed on behalf of purchasers of Aegean's shares between January 4, 2010 and February 3, 2011.
  • Shell to 'redevelop' marine fuels facility at Australian port
    Amid booming demand for marine fuels in the northern western Australia region.
  • Sinopec Zhoushan month-on-month bunker sales steady
    Volumes 'limited' by tight bunker avails in market, said company source.
  • Chemoil posts full year losses despite 'strong' Q4 results
    Wholesale-retail margin spreads showing 'signs of improvement', says executive chairman Mike Bandy.

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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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