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January 18, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Spotlight on Singapore in LNG bunkering
    SINGAPORE is set to play a dominant role in the use and distribution of liquefied natural gas (LNG), and this position will be bolstered as the shipping industry moves towards LNG as a cleaner source of fuel.
  • Delays seen in shipping's sulphur curbs
    Global efforts to drastically reduce toxic sulphur emissions in the shipping industry are likely to be delayed for years due to the reluctance of refiners to invest billions of dollars to produce cleaner burning fuel.
  • Asean seeks unity on maritime disputes
    Indonesia warned on Sunday that maritime conflicts in Asia could spiral out of control and threaten regional stability, as South-east Asian nations sought common ground on the disputed South China Sea.
  • Iraq to seek newbuilding bids in March

Sched Netweb site
  • HK Government plans to cut US$5.9 million in marine fees
  • European container import volumes up 15.4pc in 2010
  • Recovery prompts US retail sales boom - best since 1999
  • US retail box volume expected to rise 8pc in January
  • MSC raises India-Europe rates US$200 per TEU
  • Zim hikes India-Europe rate US$200/TEU in February
  • DP World's Port Qasim Pakistan terminal opens for business
  • TSA sets January 2012 deadline for screening bellyhold cargo
  • Singapore minister fetes strides in civil aviation after a good year
  • Perishables rot as Mumbai customs officers go slow to protest bribery raids

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Active box capacity grows by 21 pc to 14 m TEUs in Jan.
  • CKYH to cut six Far East-Europe sailings after Chinese New Year
  • CMA CGM to boost Asia-Europe service with new mega ships
  • CSAV NORASIA adds new call at Savannah port
  • DP World's Port Qasim terminal opens for business
  • Govt mulls new law to tackle sea piracy
  • Hapag-Lloyd joins Hamburg Süd to add Jeddah to IOS/ELIP loop
  • Höegh Tracer sold for green recycling
  • MAERSK LINE to add two 13,092-TEU ships to AE-7 service
  • MoS lays out wide-ranging perspective plan in Maritime Agenda 2010-20
  • Net profit for 12 months rises by 11.3 pc
  • UASC, Hanjin & partners to launch Europe-South America Express service
  • 200 t of Pak onion arrive at Mundra Port
  • Kandla Port records 2.85 pc growth during April-Dec. 2010-11
  • SAIL, IRCON ink MoU to undertake infrastructure projects
  • Doors may soon open for India to join OECD
  • Fieo lists demands for 2011-12 Budget
  • US Comm Secy-led team coming in Feb. looking for trade opportunities
  • A ghost in our living room

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • Turkey planning massive rail network investments
    Turkish transport minister Binali Yildirim has said that his ministry is set to make total investments of TRY 50 billion (about EUR 25 billion) by the year 2023 in the country's ra...
  • Etihad Airways extends wet lease contracts with Maximus Air Cargo
    Etihad Airways, the Abu Dhabi-based national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has extended its wet lease contracts for two Airbus A300-600RF aircraft with Maximus Air Cargo unt...
  • Höegh Autoliners restructures Swiss business
    The Norwegian firm Höegh Autoliners, a leading global ro-ro shipping company, restructured its business in Switzerland with effect from 1 January. The line, which was represented b...
  • Maersk launching regular USA-South America service
    Maersk is set to launch a new regular service between the east coast of the USA and the west coast of South America on 15 February, with the "Maersk Westport". The link w...
  • Port of Charleston moves to common gate model
    The South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCSPA) is streamlining its container operations by moving to a single-gate operating system on 18 January 18. The move will enable it to m...
  • OOCL becomes first maritime shipping line to join SPC
    The Bremen-based German national branch of the Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) became a member of Germany's Bonn-based ShortSeaShipping Inland Waterway Promotion Center (SPC)...
  • GAC Group appoints new managers
    Ivo Verheyen took over as GAC's new Rotterdam-based group vice-president for Europe on 1 January. Ronald Lichtenecker, previously managing director of GAC Kuwait assumed charge in ...
  • InterRail group opens Shanghai office
    Switzerland's St Gallen-based InterRail group has added a Shanghai office to its Beijing and Urumqi centres in China. The new location, which is managed by Elva Gu, will strengthen...
  • Odyssey Logistics takes over Optimodal
    The US logistics service provider Odyssey Logistics and Technology (OLT) has acquired Optimodal, an intermodal company that specialises in the chemical sector. Optimodal focuses on...
  • European road freight volumes growing
    The latest analysis by Danske Bank has revealed that European forwarding markets continued to recover throughout 2010. The bank's European freight forwarding index increased to 59 ...
  • Group CAT equips trucks with location devices
    The French automotive logistics specialist Groupe CAT, which is based in Boulogne Billancourt just outside Paris, has equipped 80 trucks with new geographical location devices, ena...
  • MOL Logistics (Netherlands) shifts branch to Schiphol airport
    MOL Logistics (Netherlands), a subsidiary of MOL Logistics (Japan), relocated its Amsterdam branch to the premises of Menzies World Cargo (Nederland), an air cargo handling company...
  • New World Courier office in Istanbul
    The Chinese CEP service provider World Courier has strengthened its presence in the Turkish market by opening an office in Istanbul. The operator aims to provide the pharmaceutical...
  • LAN cargo volumes rise thanks to Latin American imports
    The LAN Airlines group, one of the leading Latin American carriers, has reported its preliminary traffic statistics for last month. In December 2010, cargo traffic increased by 9.9...
  • Vietnam Airlines improves profits and sales figures in 2010
    Vietnam Airlines, the country's flag carrier, has released provisional figures for 2010, which show that the company generated sales worth approximately USD 1.9 billion. Profit bef...

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • Sembawang Shipyard to build research vessel for Australia
  • Eastern Shipbuilding launches ferry for New Brunswick
  • Rolls-Royce and Fairbanks Morse win LCS propulsion orders
  • ExxonMobil and MOL order LNG ships in China
  • Somali pirates hijack Cyprus-flag bulk carrier

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • Port of Seattle presents Green Gateway Partners awards
  • Boeing taps Hammonds as information technology VP
  • Exxon teams with MOL to name builder of LNG vessels
  • Commerce Secretary discusses international trade report
  • Crowley Maritime now offers mobile pest refrigerated chamber

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • MOL and China Shipping in pact to build four LNG ships
    Order for state-owned Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding believed to total about $800m
  • First coal fixture from US to Asia as prices set to rocket
    Coking coal prices could reach $400-$500 per tonne as severe flooding forces closure of many Australian mines
  • Golar secures LNG charters at $67,000 daily
    Golar LNG Energy has secured time charter contracts of 12-18 months for four of its liquefied natural gas carriers at a daily time charter rate estimated to be around $67,000
  • LPG trade up by 2m tonnes as growth goes slowly
    Liquefied petroleum gas trade grew by 2m tonnes in 2010 to 59m tonnes, according to preliminary estimates provided by Norwegian shipbroker Lorentzen & Stemoco in its annual report on the gas sector
  • Owners resort to covering charter costs as Pacific woes continue
    Dry bulk shipowners facing a lack of business in the Pacific Ocean covered more of their customers' costs to get their vessels to the Atlantic
  • Baltic index steadies as capesize rates settle down
    The Baltic Dry Index remained steady at 1,439 points on Monday, as capesize rates finally found a floor
  • Argentine farmers protest export curbs
    Argentine farmers halted sales of soyabeans, corn and wheat as part of a week-long strike to protest against government restrictions on exports
  • BRS set to launch London trading screen
    BRS Futures to trade dry and wet FFAs, iron ore futures and container swaps
  • Brussels in transport ministry shake-up
    European Commission to reshuffle directorate-general for mobility and transport
  • If it is time to go, the sensible get going
    Well-meaning anti-age discrimination legislation could have a wealth of unintended results
  • GL claims hull redesign cuts fuel consumption
  • Fish factory ship cuts NOx emissions with water vapour system
    Kvann'yhas humid air motor system retrofitted during a docking in MAN Primeserv's facilities in Fredrikshavn, Denmark
  • Kogas explores LNG to fuel ships
    State-owned supplier signs deal with Swedish companies to examine bunkering technologies
  • Brussels imposes financial ban on Côte d'Ivoire ports
    EU-registered ships and firms barred from new financial dealings with Abidjan and San Pedro
  • Delmas reshuffles Europe-West Africa services
    To offer shippers increased frequencies between the two regions
  • Lay up those bulkers
    Dry bulk owners cannot use fear of the unknown as an excuse to not lay up their ships
  • Tell them what?
    It is not clear whether freedom of information laws can make distinctions between a port's role as commercial operator and harbour authority
  • Push for equality rules onboard UK ships
    New regulations will establish the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 at sea
  • Tallink to propose zero dividend
    Move part of ferry company's switch to using the European financial year
  • World Shipping Council hits out at US windfarm plan
    Council warns over environmental costs and damage in event of collision
  • Somali ransom payments hit $238m in 2010
    Overall cost of piracy worldwide could be as high as $12bn per year, says new report
  • US shippers revive antitrust debate
    Calls to advance legislation to repeal antitrust immunity for ocean liner carriers
  • SITC chief urges Chinese owners to rein in fleet growth
    Some firms expanding too fast, warns Shaopeng Yang
  • Somali pirates step up hijackings
    Greek bulk carrier and Samho tanker seized over the weekend
  • NCC set for box terminal capacity boost
    To see 750,000 teu capacity added to its container terminal system along the Baltic Sea
  • Brisbane port reopens
    Partially re-eopened and expected to be fully operational by Wednesday
  • Eitzen Chemical hints at weak end to 2010
    Weaker regional trade and higher bunker prices to hit final quarter 2010 results
  • Swinglehurst to launch Hong Kong office
    Lloyd's insurance broker eyes bigger Asian presence after Hong Kong base

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • Products tanker released
    PIRATES have released a Greek chemical products tanker more than six months after it was hijacked, EU NAVFOR reported today.
  • Tartus exports rise 60%
    SYRIAN exports from Tartus reportedly increased 60% last year, mainly because of a jump in phosphate shipments from the Mediterranean port.
  • Key Chile copper mine finds new port
    THE WORLD'S third-largest copper mine has reportedly signed a new port agreement a month after a port accident led it to declare force majeure on sales.
  • US shippers attack carriers
    ROLLED freight and breached carrier contracts have not dissipated despite claims to the contrary from the liner trade, according to US shippers.
  • Pirates seize tanker
    PIRATES have hijacked a product tanker with 21 crew members on board off Oman, according to EU NAVFOR.
  • Bangladesh buys Qatar Petroleum's LNG
    BANGLADESH has signed a deal to buy 4M tonnes of LNG per year from Qatar Petroleum, worth $1-1.5Bn annually.
  • Eitzen looks 'weaker'
    EITZEN Chemical, the listed Norwegian chemical carrier, has warned that trading in 4Q10 was weaker than forecast.
  • Rhine barge snarl worsens
    ABOUT 200 barges are stuck near Koblenz on the Rhine ' Europe's largest inland shipping corridor ' because of last week's capsizing of an acid-transporting barge.
  • Pakistan restores wheat exports after 3-year ban
    PAKISTAN has begun exporting wheat after a three-year ban was lifted, with dozens of bulkers being lined up for shipments, Fairplay was told today.
  • K+N adds reefer agents
    GLOBAL forwarding giant Kuehne + Nagel has ramped up its reefer activities with a series of acquisitions in South America.
  • Glitch spoils Vancouver's coal opportunity
    CAPACITY at the largest coal export terminal in Canada has been cut by a technical glitch ' at just the time that Canadian companies wish to exploit metallurgical coal shortages caused by Australia's flooding.
  • Icebreakers near trapped Russian ships
    FESCO is today still working to free ships trapped by ice since last year in Sakhalin Bay.
  • Seaway freezes tolls
    BUOYED by a 15.5% increase in traffic during 2010, the St Lawrence Seaway has decided not to increase tolls during the 2011 shipping season.
  • Scrapping option rising
    CAPESIZE charter rates might be at rock bottom, but high iron ore prices are offering a bright spot for scrapping, Fairplay was told today.
  • Slow road back seen for Queensland coal
    QUEENSLAND'S resource council has estimated the cost of coal production lost to weather since the beginning of December at A$2.3Bn ($2.27Bn).

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • ILA Retains Chassis Pool Maintenance and Repair
    The International Longshoremen's Association won assurances its members will still maintain and repair chassis previously provided by ocean carriers but...
  • Spot Truck Demand Soared in December
    The spot market for truckload freight surged 55 percent year-over-year in December, according to the TransCore North American Freight Index. ...
  • Corps to Test Carp Barriers on Chicago Canal
    The Coast Guard will be limiting transit on a section of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal beginning Tuesday to...
  • Kuehne + Nagel Buys South American Transporters
    Swiss logistics giant Kuehne + Nagel acquired three South American companies, expanding its perishables transportation and logistics network. The...
  • Wal-Mart to Enter Africa Market
    Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, moved a step closer to entering Africa as a 51 percent shareholder of a large...
  • Cargoitalia to Launch Freighters to Atlanta
    Cargoitalia, the Italian all-cargo airline, will launch an MD-11 freighter service between Milan and Atlanta on Feb. 2. The...
  • Seaway Tonnage Grew 15.5 Percent in 2010
    Shipping through the St. Lawrence Seaway increased 15.5 percent in tonnage during 2010, according to the St. Lawrence Seaway Management...
  • Antwerp, Amsterdam, Rotterdam Eye Duisburg
    The ports of Antwerp, Amsterdam and Rotterdam are considering a joint bid for the German government's stake in Duisburg, the...
  • Greatwide Logistics Buys Overton Transportation
    Third-party logistics provider Greatwide Logistics Services acquired trucking operator Overton Transportation from Sysco. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. ...
  • ANA Cargo Volume Soars 29 Percent
    Japan's All Nippon Airways said its international cargo volume rose for the 15th consecutive month in November, soaring 29.2 percent...
  • Antwerp Hails Labor Deal
    The Port of Antwerp hailed a new labor agreement with dockworkers as a major breakthrough in its bid to boost...
  • Floating Rates
    A year ago, a dark cloud was descending on the trans-Pacific shipping market as the realization set in among shippers...
  • For Maximum Protection, See Section 7 of B/L
    Q: A shipment is to go from us to the customer of our customer, with a 3PL doing the actual...
  • Intermodal Inflection?
    Differential calculus defines an inflection point as a point on a curve where the curvature changes sign. Andy Grove, former...
  • Intermodal Churns Into 2011
    Across North America's railroads, intermodal traffic is running strong. Trains maintained a solid pace in hauling containers and...
  • 'Trucking' to the Caribbean
    ABF Freight System is expanding service to the Dominican Republic as trade with the Caribbean nation picks up, led by...
  • LTL Expands Off Pallet
    As 2011 gets under way, less-than-truckload carriers increasingly are thinking outside the pallet, expanding and launching non-traditional services in a...
  • Buying Power Returns
    Few events signaled a logistics recovery as loudly as last year's $512.6 million acquisition of ATC Technology by GENCO Supply...
  • Resolutions
    If 2009 was the year of the economic disaster and 2010 was the year of recovery and conflict, what will...
  • Bayonne Bridge Plan Raises Ire
    Shipping industry leaders are underwhelmed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's decision on a general plan...
  • Bunker Mentality Returns
    When crude oil prices raced to more than $145 a barrel in mid-2008, bunker surcharges ratcheted up just as quickly....
  • Super-Sized Challenge
    The stunning increase in super-post-Panamax container ships provides carriers with economies of scale and a tricky management challenge. Balancing...
  • Capacity's Balancing Act
    Dave Akers is trying to sort out what's real and what's not in all of last year's ocean carrier announcements...
  • California Dreaming
    Driven by a late-year crest of exports, California's undermined trade competitiveness, amplified by the recession, ended in 2010. Surging volumes...
  • Uncertain Hours
    It may be months before truckers know how many hours they'll be allowed to drive under new federal work rules,...
  • Railroad Requirements
    The penchant of environmental regulators to set goals calling for the use of technology not fully developed is raising alarms...
  • Green Lights for Environment
    The greening of the freight transportation industry will take another big step this year, but years of preparation will limit...
  • Obama's Ambitious Trade Agenda
    This could be a breakthrough year for trade liberalization in the Asia-Pacific region. The first step is the U.S.-South Korea...
  • Asia Trade Looking Up
    U.S. containerized trade with Asia will grow over the next two years despite possible macroeconomic bumps, PIERS forecasts in its...
  • House Chairman Targets Highway Traffic
    As the new chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., wants to get more bang...
  • Opening Transportation's Lockbox
    House Republicans are wasting no time asserting their new majority on transportation programs. Even before they got down to the...
  • 'Made in U.S.A.' Storms Into Asia
    Before last October, the U.S. had exported $8 billion in goods to China in a single month only once: December...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • Another Samho ship seized by pirates
  • Tunisian troubles hit transport sector
  • US import growth to slow into 2011
  • Carbon War Room targets aviation
  • US regulator to review rail competition

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • Louis-Dreyfus dead at 102
    Grand patriarch of French shipping and commodity trading family completes life voyage.
  • Sembawang signs for research ship
    Sembcorp Marine unit wins Teekay Shipping order for scientific vessel for use in Australia.
  • Greek flag losing numbers
    Hellenic Statistical Authority reveals the number of ships flying the Greek flag has fallen during the past year.
  • German boxship evades hijack
    Gebr Winter's Courier puts on the gas to outrun pirates after attack off Oman on Monday.
  • Pilgrim ferry runs aground
    Captain trying to avoid smaller boats when vessel got stuck near Lapu-Lapu in Philippines.
  • Morch joins Clipper
    Maersk Tankers veteran Kristian Morch snapped up by Danish rival to spearhead heavy-lift division and VLCC investments.
  • Lakshadweep dispute ended
    Indian overseas affairs minister steps in to end row over ferry crewman's death.
  • Bulker goes hard aground
    Santa Elena must be lightered before it can be refloated off Sletterhage, Denmark.
  • Greek in scrap denial
    Load Line says reports it has sent elderly Bravo to be broken up in India are wide of the mark.
  • Capes queue for scrap
    Five capesize bulkers lined up for demolition as talk of Bangladeshi revival builds hope for a surge in prices.
  • Fire hits Color ferry
    Blaze breaks out on board Norway's Superspeed 1 during maintenance at Helsinki shipyard.
  • Courage in Hong Kong bid
    Singapore-listed bulker owner reveals plans for dual listing to open a door to China.
  • MOL lines up LNG quartet
    Japanese owner picks Hudong-Zhongua in China for its new gas carriers to be co-owned by China Shipping.
  • Double delight for Farstad
    Oslo-listed shipowner secures contracts with ConocoPhillips for two of its PSVs.
  • Greek bulker hijacked
    Pirates grab Perosea's handymax Eagle and 24 Filipino crew as Greek suezmax escapes.
  • Three hurt in blast
    One man in critical condition after explosion on CSDC products carrier off Brisbane, Australia.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • MOL Logistics move to new Schiphol address
    MOL Logistics said Friday its Amsterdam branch office has moved to a new rampside location at Schiphol International Airport. The new location at the airport, the company said, will allow it to reduce lead time and the number of handling points, as...
  • Cargoitalia adds Atlanta stop
    All-cargo airline Cargoitalia will begin freighter service from Milan, Italy, to Atlanta on Feb. 2, providing the only direct main-deck cargo capacity between the two cities. Atlanta will be served twice-weekly from Milan, using Cargoitalia's 90-t...
  • CSA to step up rates throughout 2011
    Member lines in the Caribbean Shipowners Association said last week they will raise rates in three increments through October: ' On Feb. 6, rates will rise $75 per 20-foot container, $150 per 40-foot container and $169 per container larger than 40 ...
  • Grand Alliance trims Asia/Europe loop
    A Grand Alliance loop between Asia and northern Europe will slow steam to account for the omission of six voyages in February and March, according to American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. The alliance's Loop D, which has a rotation of Southampto...
  • CSAV to run own Mexico/U.S. West Coast loop
    CSAV said last week it is leaving a loop it operated with Hamburg S'd connecting North America and South America to form its own North America-only loop with similar port coverage on the U.S. West Coast. The Chilean line will not join Hamburg S'd ...
  • Treasury tags 24 more companies with IRISL ties
    The U.S. Treasury Department has named an additional 24 shipping companies with affiliation to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines. The action build on Treasury's efforts to expose the financial and corporate underpinnings of IRISL, which ...
  • MSC adds 25% of new large ship capacity in '10
    Swiss liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. added 276,000 TEUs worth of fleet capacity in ships larger than 4,000 TEUs in 2010, far and away more than any other carrier in the world, according to statistics compiled by maritime consultant Dynam...
  • Carrier news
    CSAV to run own Mexico/U.S. West Coast loopCSAV said last week it is leaving a loop it operated with Hamburg S'd connecting North America and South America to form its own North America-only loop with similar port coverage on the U.S. West Coast. G...
  • Port news
    Equity firm buys 50% stake in Paranagua terminalGlobal private equity firm Advent International last week said it has acquired a 50 percent stake in Terminal de Cont'ineres de Paranagua S/A (TCP), Brazil's third-largest container terminal. COSCO co...
  • 'Could take years'

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • CT Offshore buys second hand tonnage ' again
    CT Offshore has expanded its fleet with the addition of the former German customs patrol vessel Bremerhaven, which will change its name to Sander 2. The vessel will be rebuilt
  • No sign of Leopard crew
    It is still uncertain where the six crew members of the Danish coaster Leopard are being held. The vessel was hijacked by pirates in the Indian Ocean off the coast
  • Cargotec inks EUR 40 million deal
    Cargotec has signed a contract worth EUR 40 million with Colombian Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Cartagena for two Kalmar ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and 24 Kalmar rubber-tyred gantry

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • Fujairah bunker market firm
    Healthy demand and big volumes in Suez.
  • Bunker prices mixed in key ports
    Healthy avails in Hamburg but the market 'largely quiet'.
  • Major doubts about 2020 global sulphur target
    Industry analysts think lack of refinery investment to meet expected distillate demand growth is likely to delay implementation.
  • Competition toughens as Istanbul sales volumes stagnate
    Prices 'at historical low levels due to very heavy competition' says local player.
  • DNVPS charts 30 years of bunker testing
    Over 1.4 million fuel samples tested since 1981 launch, service remains 'a risk management fundamental' for ship operators.
  • Management reshuffle at Lintec
    Geoff Jones becomes Global Fuels Director as Lintec's management team grows.
  • International Paint joins SEAaT as associate member
    Innovations such as reduced friction hull coatings 'play a key role' in reducing air emissions from shipping.
  • Asian IFO prices mixed, distillates on record high
    'Average' demand at Asia's key bunkering hubs, traders say.
  • Sri Lanka port authority detains bunker tanker
    Due to suspected document irregularity for one of its crew, sources say.
  • Vopak to sell stake in BORCO for up to $268 million
    Follows footsteps of partner First Reserve; selling its 20% equity stake in the largest Caribbean oil storage terminal to Buckeye.
  • Hyundai Oilbank to cut bunker fuels output in Q2
    New heavy oil upgrading plant, which will increase lighter distillates production, set to commence operation mid-May.
  • Forum to discuss fuel savings, alternative powering options
    Offering solutions driven by 'burden' of environmental regulation and rising bunker costs, says conference chairman.

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Los Angeles
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Padua
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Beijing
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Hamburg
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Hannover/Trieste
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HMM will not introduce surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Seoul
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Vienna
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Bremen
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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
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Miami
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Copenhagen
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Cochin Shipyard and KSOE enter into strategic collaboration in shipbuilding sector
New Delhi
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Bonn
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World Business Council for Sustainable Development Statement in Support of the IMO Net-Zero Framework
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Ancona
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CMA CGM buys British rail freight operator Freightliner
Birmingham
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Containerized cargo at the port of Algeciras decreased by -9.4% last month
Algeciras
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Italferr participates in Europe's largest railway electrification contract
Rome
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Barcelona/Valencia
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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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