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February 15, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Vale's M'sia hub to handle 30m tonnes iron ore a year
    Brazil's Vale will spend US$1.3 billion in the first phase of its transhipment project in Malaysia's Perak state that can handle 30 million tonnes of iron ore yearly to meet global demand, a Malaysian official said yesterday.
  • S'pore marine fuel sales hit new high
    Marine fuel sales in Singapore, the world's largest bunker port by volume, hit an all-time high of 3.64 million tonnes in January, up 4.3 per cent from a month ago, official data showed yesterday.
  • China may build a rail 'canal' in Colombia
    China is in talks to build a 'dry canal' linking Colombia's Atlantic and Pacific coasts by rail, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos was quoted as saying on Sunday.
  • STX stock falls after missing cruise ship order
  • Freight rates for LNG seen falling on warm weather

Sched Netweb site
  • Web, phone blackout biggest logistics problem in Egypt: GAC
  • MSC charters old Maersk ships through Costamare
  • Tianjin port box volume to reach 20 million TEU by 2015
  • Chongqing 33.5pc over budget in roadway fixed asset spending
  • DP World's inland terminal 1,000 kilometres from Karachi
  • Iran admits moving 13 arms-laden boxes through Nigeria
  • Rival UK anti-piracy firms spark 'army-navy' tiff over market share
  • US import box volumes rise 17.64pc in January
  • TSA wants shippers to provide pre-departure air cargo data sooner
  • Forwarders cut from TSA screening scheme for not screening
  • Global Aviation opens sales office in Hong Kong

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Egypt port & shipping update
  • Gujarat Junction 2011 symposium at Gandhidham (Kandla) on March 5
  • MAERSK LINE & Hapag-Lloyd agree to slot swap on MGX, WestMed service
  • MANSA's international conference on Rotterdam Rules tomorrow
  • MSC adds Seattle call to California Express string
  • NSCSA subsidiary purchases two petrochemical tankers
  • NYK LINE included in Global 100 for fifth consecutive year
  • Zim launches Mexico-Tampa Express (MTX) service
  • Vietnam sends back Indian corn, soyameal
  • MoS plans funding body to aid port projects
  • Port Authority of Antwerp delegation concludes productive visit
  • DHL Global unveils India's 2nd free trade zone
  • Ban on non-Basmati rice, onion exports revoked partly
  • Engg exports to touch $ 120 bn by 2015
  • Gems & jewellery exports may surpass $ 30-bn mark
  • India could become world's food basket, says Scindia
  • Infra upgrading needed to boost exports: Khullar
  • Exports on bumpy ride again

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
  • Union Pacific Railroad invests USD 4 million plus in track upgrades
    The US rail transport service provider Union Pacific Railroad announced that recent track improvements will allow it to increase train speeds in western Wisconsin communities,...
  • UK: Eddie Stobart orders 225 trailers
    The British transport service provider Eddie Stobart has added 225 new curtainsider trailers from Schmitz Cargobull. The new units will partially replace the company's Irlam fleet,...
  • IRU signs new agreement
    The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has signed a cooperation agreement with the Organisation of American States to improve competitiveness across its member states. The do...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
  • BOEMRE budget request may face rough ride
  • Pentagon budget request funds 11 ships in FY 2012
  • Christopher J. Wiernicki to become ABS CEO in April
  • DHS budget seeks to push ahead with Coast Guard recapitalization
  • Somali pirates hijack Iranian owned bulker
  • Rand Logistics acquires two Jones Act ATB self-unloaders
  • Seahawk Drilling to sell assets to Hercules Offshore in Chapter 11 sale

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
  • No appeal from City of Portland in River Plan/North Reach decision
  • Washington Governer taps O'Keefe as Puget Sound Partnership director
  • Last day to register for Maritime Commerce Club event
  • Port Tracker report predicts jump in import cargo volumes
  • Rand Logistics purchases two integrated tug/barge vessels

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
  • Fresh tanker sales reflect falls in secondhand prices
    Elderly tonnage loses as much as 20% in value over last three months
  • Supramax values plunge by a third as sales set lower benchmark
    The collapse of Korea Line Corp and a fall in bulk carrier charter rates drag prices downwards
  • Dry bulk values to fall 20% with recovery in mid-2012
    The price of bulk carriers is set to fall by 20% to levels last seen in the early 2000s, before the dry bulk boom
  • Withdrawal of relets to boost rates for gas carrier fleet
    Very large gas carrier relets have kept the spot market well supplied with available vessels, but brokers now expect a pick-up as these are withdrawn from the market
  • Round Hill buys Barbaro medium range tankers
    Round Hill Shipping has been linked to the purchase of two medium range combined chemical and oil tankers owned by Italy's Barbaro family for a total price of $59m-$60m
  • Korea Line sells new capesize in bareboat deal
    Financially troubled Korea Line Corp appears to be behind the sale of a three-month-old capesize vessel, which achieved a price of $62.6m
  • Colombia's Panama Canal rival dismissed as 'crazy'
    Engineers and investors say cost of transiting boxes through Atlantic-Pacific landbridge would be prohibitive
  • Nordic American slips into red
    Posts $809,000 loss for 2010 as higher operating costs eat into bottom line
  • Box lines make their case as renewal season sails into view
    Rate increases are being sought as shippers are told that demand is set to rise 7%-8% on transpacific trades despite overcapacity fears
  • TSA looks to tie up Pacific profits
    Member lines' message is loud and clear in the run up to contract negotiations
  • FMC steps up dispute resolution process
    Rapid response teams target contractual disputes in arbitration process that is much quicker than the traditional court system
  • Seatrade sees hope for reefership trade
    Specialised reeferships not about to disappear despite losing market share
  • Fredriksen to spin off Seadrill unit
    Plans to spin-off harsh environment drilling unit
  • US ballast fantasies
    The absence of federal ballast water treatment laws in the US has left a regulatory vacuum into which state lawmakers have entered
  • Terminal decline
    Projects to build container terminals in the UK should still go ahead even if their timelines are amended
  • P&I Clubs aim to boost underwriting profits
    Clubs "raising their game" in terms of greater financial discipline
  • Unions call for container safety laws
    Mandatory standards sought as new report identifies China as major weak spot
  • US beefs up ships discharge regime
    US coastguard to assist environmental agency in enforcing regulations
  • Danish warship captures pirate mothership
    Frees Yemeni vessel hijacked by Somali pirates and used as mothership
  • Rickmers Trust upbeat on growth prospects
    Recent orders for new boxships offer expansion opportunities for shipping trusts
  • Gulf Navigation to launch new VLCC venture
    Aims to net $310m over 10 years from new four-tanker subsidiary
  • Singapore bunker sales hit 3.6m tonnes in January
    Up 4% from December's volumes
  • Pirates seize Iranian-owned bulk carrier off Oman
    No word on condition of crew of 23, which includes 13 Iranians
  • Keppel FELS Brasil wins $299m order
    Delivery of two FPSO topside modules scheduled for fourth quarter of 2012
  • Varun Shipping posts $2.5m third quarter profit
    Reverses loss posted in the year ago period
  • Great Eastern scraps Greatship listing plans
    Company also reports 24% increase in third quarter profit
  • STX wins order for four bulk carriers
    Company confirms contract worth $160m but silent on details
  • Capesize rates edge up as owners hold back ships
    Owners staying out of the market until time charter rates claw to a point firmly above operating costs
  • Hanjin Heavy shuts Busan yard
    Move designed to break impasse with labour unions in dispute going back to 2009
  • The Week Ahead
    Big ships post rates gains ending 2011 falls

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
  • Aegean fights fraud claims
    NYSE-listed Aegean Marine Petroleum Network issued a stern rebuke today against class-action suits alleging securities fraud
  • Pool partners spar in court
    OVERSEAS Shipholding Group has secured an emergency order against Korea Line, one of its partners in the Clean Products International Pool, in a dispute involving the tanker Blue Emerald
  • Mississippi delays warned
    DRAUGHT restrictions on the lower Mississippi River might be tightened, which could severely hamper shipping, Fairplay was told today
  • Seafarer holds on for dear life
    A SEAFARER has been rescued after he was found hanging on to the anchor chain of an LPG tanker off the UK, according to the Maritime & Coastguard Agency
  • Rhine reopens after barge incident
    AUTHORITIES have reportedly reopened the Rhine to southbound shipping without restrictions, a month after an acid-transporting barge capsized near St Goarshausen
  • Gulf Navigation VLCC plans reported
    DUBAI'S only publicly traded tanker owner reportedly plans to set up a unit in Saudi Arabia to operate a doubled VLCC fleet
  • Russian millers await export boost
    RUSSIAN flour millers are waiting to see if the end of an embargo on flour exports will lead to surge in shipments out of the country
  • Bulker split off Sochi
    STORM waves split a bulker in two while it was anchored off Russia's Black Sea port of Sochi, with two from its crew of 12 reported missing today
  • NAT suffers huge earnings miss
    NORDIC American Tankers today revealed fourth-quarter losses that were drastically higher than predicted by Wall Street analysts
  • Finnish tonnage tax action urged
    HELSINKI was urged today to enact a new tonnage tax law quickly, lest the Finnish flag suffer
  • China foreign trade soars
    CHINA'S foreign trade surged nearly 44% in January from the totals of that month of 2010, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Two rescued after collision
    TWO MEN have been rescued after they were knocked overboard in a collision between a box ship and trawler off the UK
  • Boskalis and unions brawl over Gorgon
    THE HOLING of a utility vessel working on Chevron's A$43Bn ($43.12Bn) Gorgon gas project in Western Australia has further stressed relations between unions and contractors
  • Rickmers swings to losses
    SINGAPORE-listed Rickmers Maritime Trust unveiled net losses of $28.55M for 2010 today, reversing $40.7M in profits recoreded the year before
  • Product tankers squeezed
    PRODUCT tanker owners playing the western spot market are being squeezed from all angles this week, Fearnley analysts said today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
  • Diesel Price Climbs For 11th Straight Week
    The price of diesel across the United States climbed an average of 2.1 cents last week to $3.534 per gallon...
  • DOT Budget Jumps 66 Percent
    The Department of Transportation's budget would increase 66 percent to $128 billion under the president's proposed 2012 budget, compared with...
  • Obama Would Cut Army Corps Budget $1 Billion
    The Army Corps of Engineers will have nearly $1 billion cut from 2010 expenditures for civil works, and what money...
  • DHS Budget Increases 0.7 Percent
    The president's 2012 budget proposes a modest increase for the Department of Homeland Security, up 0.7 percent to $43.2 billion. ...
  • Administration Wants $2 Billion in TIGER Grants
    The budget plan President Obama sent to Congress would sharply expand the Department of Transportation's discretionary grants program, which covers...
  • Atlas Air Sales Rise 26 Percent in 2010
    Fourth quarter and full year profit soared at Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, fueled by strong air freight demand and tight...
  • Rickmers Maritime Profit Surges 31 Percent
    Container ship owner-charterer Rickmers Maritime reported a 31 percent increase in fourth quarter net profit and said it reduced its...
  • Survey Reveals Strong Support for Infrastructure Deal
    A strong majority of Americans want better roads and bridges, but they want someone else to pay for them, according...
  • Obama Seeks Six-Year, $556 Billion Transport Plan
    President Obama is asking Congress for a six-year surface transportation spending plan that would spend $556 billion, including a $50...
  • NY Delays Ballast-Water Rules
    New York state officials agreed to a 20-month delay of stringent rules governing discharge of ballast water from ships entering...
  • China Proposes Colombia Rail Link to Rival Panama Canal
    China is in negotiations over the construction of a rail link across Colombia to rival the Panama Canal. The...
  • Racing to Dig Deeper
    When Charleston, S.C., Mayor Joe Riley got a few precious moments in front of President Obama at a U.S. Conference...
  • Trucking Dashboard
    Freight shipping demand showed resilience in the fourth quarter, as consumers opened their wallets wider and manufacturing activity picked up,...
  • Truck Demand Remains Strong in 2011
    C.H. Robinson Worldwide, the nation's largest truck freight broker, says the domestic shipping market's momentum from 2010 is extending into...
  • Has LTL Turned a Corner?
    The less-than-truckload industry is shrinking its way toward profitability as carriers struggle to emerge from three years of decline. ...
  • Peak Contracting Season
    'Tis the season. No, not that season, the container shipping service contract season! By now, carriers either have made an...
  • Fearing the Slow Lane
    A year after the trans-Pacific slack season turned into anything but that, harbor truckers in Southern California are bracing for...
  • China's Economic Fallout
    Trouble is brewing in the trans-Pacific trade in the form of Chinese inflation, especially in the main southern manufacturing centers,...
  • Retail Sales Buoy Carrier Hopes
    American consumers are coming out of hibernation just in time for spring contract negotiations between trans-Pacific carriers and shippers. ...
  • A Transportation Fix
    I am well aware that Washington and the American public have been focused on recovering from the deep recession. As...
  • ACE's Winning Hand?
    A year ago, Customs and Border Protection promised to take a new route to completing the Automated Commercial Environment. Gone...
  • Security Casts a Wider Net
    Janet Napolitano is taking her message about global supply chain security on the road ' and across the oceans. The...
  • DOT Stacks Up for Intermodal
    Even before regulators consider bringing various "exempt" rail shippers under federal processes that allow them to file rate and service...
  • Shippers, Rails Square Off Over Exemptions
    What do a crushed stone supplier in Texas, automobile producers across the U.S. and the Washington state potato industry have...
  • A Little Help From GSP
    Two U.S. companies long embroiled in a fight with the Argentine government over its refusal to honor arbitral awards under...
  • The M&A Outlook
    The last five years produced a high, low and then a rebound in merger and acquisition activity in the transportation...
  • Southern Roots
    They are both good ol' boys from the Southeast who returned to native ground after years afield to take on...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
  • Who would want to be a modern-day seafarer?
    Going to sea was already much less glamorous post 9/11, with the ramping up of port-restrictive security measures; but now it seems a young seafarer must also be prepared to run the gauntlet of rocket grenade-toting Somali pirates in some of the world's busiest tradelanes - and in addition the blood-curdling prospect of months of inhuman incarceration and barbaric torture
  • US share of global box trade declining
  • Hapag-Lloyd to resurrect AES
  • Textainer taps into the trade boom
  • IRISL bulker pirated
  • China pips Japan, sets sights on US

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
  • Demolition destiny
    Tankers, bulkers and an FPSO chopped in Alang while a battleship gets carved in Turkey as brokers digest $32m worth of market chatter.
  • Aegean fires back
    New York-listed bunker giant races to fight rising tide of investors who have joined a class action suit against the group and boss Peter G, among others.
  • TBS issues warning
    Bulker blues forces US-listed owner to examine asset values as it prepares for possibility of $195m impairment charge.
  • Boxships with benefits
    Are super-containerships helping your sex life, or is that just pants?
  • HERO taps Seahawk
    US offshore owner coughs up cash and shares to seize drilling rigs from bankrupt contractor Seahawk Drilling.
  • As good as it gets for P&I
    Rating agency says outlook is stable providing shipowner pressure for lower rates is restrained.
  • OSG scraps tanker
    New York-listed tanker titan poised to pocket $5.5m as US-flag unit hits the chopping block.
  • AHL remnants up for sale
    Parts of two tankers left unfinished by bankrupt US owner will be auctioned this week.
  • Island gets the hump
    Broken-down Korea Line products carrier in trouble after entering Caribbean whale sanctuary.
  • Golden eye
    Keep an eye on Hermann Billung-led Golden Ocean if you want to bag a bargain bulker, analyst says.
  • Drugs found in box
    Backpack could have been placed on Greek-managed Ital Lunare in Panama, US customs agency says.
  • Bulkers face 20% fall
    Asset values will plunge by one fifth as scrapping surge fails to prevent rate crash, Arctic Securities says.
  • Seafarer clings to chain
    Man overboard from LPG carrier found hanging on for dear life off the UK.
  • Probos sailing into history?
    Future of uniquely flexible ship type that proved a technical headache appears to be drawing to a close.
  • Rand adds tug/barge duo
    US Great Lakes owner snaps up Jones Act vessels from KKIS for cash and shares.
  • Rickmers recovering
    Singapore-listed trust sees fourth quarter bottom line buoyed by write-back on previously troublesome ship.
  • Ro-ro, trawler clash
    Finland's Birka Exporter suffers minor damage in collision with Dutch boat off the Netherlands.
  • NATS pays on loss
    New York-listed tanker owner still handing out dividend despite growing deficit in fourth quarter.
  • It's a lockout at Hanjin
    Seoul-listed shipbuilder may stop taking orders after long-running labour dispute forces yard closures.
  • Seadrill plots spin-off
    John Fredriksen-led driller turns to a familiar script with plans for harsh environment IPO.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
  • Obama plugs export changes in Chamber speech
    The U.S. government's investment priorities need to be in innovation, education and infrastructure building so that the economy has the foundation for long-term growth, President Obama told the U.S. Chamber of Commerce last week. The government can...
  • U.S. pursues WTO disputes with China
    The United States on Friday asked the World Trade Organization to establish dispute settlement panels in two cases against China. One case addresses China's imposition of antidumping duties and countervailing duties on imports of grain-oriented fl...
  • U.S.-flag lakers move 3.4 million tons in January
    The Lake Carriers' Association reported U.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters carried 3.4 million tons of dry-bulk cargo in January, a 46 percent increaser over a year ago. The January float was also 18 percent better than the month's five-year average....
  • China rail minister removed in corruption probe
    China's Minister of Railways has been ousted in an investigation into government corruption, according to international media reports. Liu Zhijun has been suspended and put under investigation for "severe disciplinary violations" stemming from a co...
  • AgTC's Friedmann, carrier execs at conference
    AgTC''s Friedmann, carrier execs at conference AgTC''s Friedmann, carrier execs at conference Containerisation International'sannual Global Liner Shipping conference April 4-6 in London will discuss the issue of U.S. antitrust deregulation in the li...
  • Hapag-Lloyd restarts AES, adds Hamburg call
    Liner carrier Hapag-Lloyd said Friday it is restarting a transatlantic service linking New York with Hamburg and Antwerp. The German lineshelved its AES service(at that time a pure New York/Antwerp shuttle) in December due to slowing demand. The s...
  • Coast Guard chief wants 'proficient' members
    Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp, delivering his first "State of the Coast Guard Address" on Thursday, said his service is "ready to meet mission demands, but facing real challenges." "We've had too many accidents lately -- we've had too many ...
  • Exports looking up
    U.S. exports increase 1.8% to $163 billion in December The Commerce Department's December 2010 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services report, released Friday, showed that U.S. exports in December increased 1.8 percent from November to $163 ...
  • USTR Kirk 'deeply concerned'
  • Innovation, education, infrastructure building

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
  • TTS delivers to Viking Line ferry
    TTS Marine AB in Gothenburg has signed a contract with STX Finland worth EUR 5.7 million for delivery and installation of roro equipment. The equipment will be installed on
  • Royal Caribbean orders from Germany
    Royal Caribbean Cruises orders its "Project Sunshine"-vessels from Meyer Werft in Germany. According to the letter of intent the first 158,000 GT cruise vessel will be delivered in the
  • Esbern Snare destroys pirate vessel in Somalia
    On Friday last week the Danish warship Esbern Snare intercepted a fishing vessel, suspected of being a mothership used by pirates. It turned out that the information was correct. Equipment
  • Bulk carrier hijacked off Oman
    The Maltese bulk carrier Sinin, 52,466 DWT, has been hijacked off 350 nautical miles East of Masirah, Oman, under a sailing from Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, to Singapore, EU Navfor

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
  • Big price spreads seen in Fujairah, Suez
    Still no quotes for Durban as avails remain tight.
  • O.W. Bunker's Swiss trading arm 'starts operations next month'
    Reports say unit may take storage space in ARA.
  • Gulf Petrochem to build terminal in Gujarat
    'Entry into India is very significant for the Gulf Petrochem group,' says MD.
  • Analysts predict tougher environment for Maersk
    Bank warns of higher bunker costs and lower freight rates.
  • Mixed price movements at major ports
    Demand below average at key Asian ports on Monday.
  • Chemoil appoints new VP of Human Resources
    Latest appointment will 'facilitate' new business development and other strategic initiatives, says CEO Tom Reilly.
  • Singapore January bunker sales hit 'all-time high'
    Orders 'brought forward' into January after 'relatively low' December demand.
  • Third law firm files complaint against Aegean
    Denver-based Dyer & Berens LLP files class action suit on behalf of Aegean's investors.
  • Lukoil subsidiary lifts fuel oil cargo from Latvian terminal
    Latvian minister had warned that the state could nationalize and sell the cargo.
  • New ferry optimises fuel performance with CR engine technology
    System designed to operate with ISO 8217 specification bunker fuels, says MAN Diesel & Turbo.
  • WFS shareholders buy, sell shares in the company
    Institutional shareholders declare their stakes in the company.

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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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