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February 18, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Freight rates seen rebounding 80% in H1
    Freight rates for the largest oil tankers are expected to rebound nearly 80 per cent in the first half of the year, from unprecedented lows in 2010, on rising oil demand, increased Opec supply and piracy concerns, a Reuters poll showed.

Sched Netweb site
  • MSC surpasses Maersk Line as world's top container carrier
  • Drewry box index slips as service contract talks begin
  • Widdows sees good times ahead as NOL returns to profit
  • Los Angeles January imports rise 14.3pc, exports up 12.6pc
  • CKYH to start 2nd Asia US east coast loop via Suez
  • MSC to deploy 18 new 8,800-9,000-TEU wide-beam ships by 2014
  • Cosco increases THC from Dubai's Jebel Ali US$215 per TEU
  • IRISL believed to be seized by pirates off Omani coast
  • HMS Cornwall catches pirates, destroys their gear, but lets them go
  • Safmarine cuts road service to Joburg depot as strike violent mounts
  • Maersk cancels Panama Canal transits fee
  • Pirate-war risk prompts MOL to levy insurance surcharge March 15
  • HK Maritime Industry Council careers this weekend
  • ICTSI begins operating Port of Portland's Marine Terminal 6
  • SharpEye radar said to detect pirate skiff through thick rain
  • Kuehne + Nagel to provide logistics to offshore Norwegian oil fields
  • TT Club, ICHCA, port gear makers unite on cargo handling safety
  • Hong Kong world's fastest-growing air market, China leads globally
  • IATA expects 2014 air cargo to rise 46pc to 38 million tonnes
  • FAA sees air cargo sales rising, travel doubling by 2031
  • Fledgling MidAmerica Boeing plant fears federal budget cuts

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Mercator Lines posts 163 pc jump in net profit
  • Safmarine's new Prime-2 service to provide faster connections from Chennai
  • SRS enters into strategic alliance with AICFWC
  • US mulling global 'trusted shipper' scheme
  • Vas Softwares launches web-based freight management application
  • China's move to raise output may impact iron ore prices
  • Paul Antony takes charge as CoPT Chairman
  • Ro-ro ship reaches Cochin Port
  • Rlys gives partial relief to pvt. box train operators
  • Import costs may go up
  • Industry bigwigs welcome agreement
  • Trade pact with Japan to boost textiles, pharma sectors

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
  • UPS expands Boeing airplane health management to MD-11 fleet
    UPS, which uses Boeing's airplane health management coverage for its B747-400F fleet, is set to expand the scheme to include its MD-11 freighters. Boeing's airplane health manageme...
  • Dachser Switzerland awarded AEO certification
    Dachser Spedition Switzerland, a subsidiary of Dachser, a German logistics service provider with international activities, has been awarded an authorised economic operator certific...
  • Vietnam and Taiwan revise bilateral air service deal
    Taiwan and Vietnam have revised their bilateral air service agreement, allowing fifth freedom rights on up to five weekly cargo flights. In 2006, both sides concluded a bilateral c...
  • Moritz Mittelbach steps down from Rickmers Holding
    Dr Moritz Mittelbach stepped down at his own request as CFO and managing director of Rickmers Holding and of Pacific Holdings International on 31 January. Mittelbach was with the R...
  • Gebr'der Weiss establishes climate-neutral logistics hall in Austria
    The Austrian transport and logistics enterprise Gebr'der Weiss says it has set up the first ever climate-neutral logistics hall in W'rgl (Austria). Investing EUR 2 million in the b...
  • Let 410 cargo plane crashes in Congo
    Both crew members of a Let 410 cargo plane were killed in an accident that occurred recently at Mont Biega (Democratic Republic of the Congo). The airplane, operated by African Air...
  • Vögel Transporte expanding its fleet
    The Austrian enterprise Vögel Transporte is investing approximately EUR 2.5 million in its vehicle fleet. It will acquire 19 low-emissions Euro 5 trucks in March, bringing its tota...
  • Port of Long Beach begins major terminal modernisation scheme
    The port of Long Beach has approved a USD 123 million dredging and wharf building contract that officially launches the construction of the landmark Middle Harbor Redevelopment Pro...
  • Safmarine introduces third direct Europe-India link
    Safmarine Container Lines is introducing a third dedicated service between Europe and the Indian Subcontinent. The company's new Prime 2 service will feature a direct link between ...
  • Logistics manager Walter Maschke founds Maschke Management Consulting
    Walter Maschke recently founded the human resource consultancy Maschke Management Consulting. The Ratingen-based company specialises in services to the German and international tra...
  • Rhine blockage cleared - busy period ahead
    SVS, the Swiss association for shipping and the port industry, has reported that the site of the accident where a vessel capsized near the Loreley on the River Rhine in Germany has...
  • Eurofima remains cautious, net profits down
    Eurofima, the European company for the financing of railroad rolling stock, pursued its cautious lending approach in 2010. Moderate new railway equipment financing of CHF 1.8 billi...
  • Certified transport of draught beer in standard curtainsider semitrailers
    Schmitz Cargobull has presented a load-securing certificate for draught beer transport by curtainsider semitrailers with or without dropsides, offering a high degree of loading and...
  • CER, Unife and EIM's European Railway Award - correction
    On 11 February we reported in the ITJ Daily that the European Railway Award, presented in 2011 to the former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone for political achievements and to Knorr...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
  • Judge to Salazar: Speed up deepwater permits
  • Interim Gulf offshore well containment response system is ready
  • Marine insurers welcome new ICS position on arming ships
  • STX Finland to build fisheries research vessel for Namibia
  • Pennsylvania to pump $42 million into Aker Philadelphia Shipyard
  • Maersk Alabama pirate sentenced to 405 months in prison

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
  • FMC Commissioners vote to cut regulatory costs
  • Kansas governor joins U.S. Tanker Coalition
  • OOCL planning to add Atlantic Gulf of Mexico run
  • Bremerton Port Commission meetings headed back to administration offices
  • Pennsylvania teams with shipyard to build two new oil tankers

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
  • Fixture flurry boosts outlook for LR1 product tanker rates
    Brisk charter activity this week raises hopes of improvement in rates from levels of W112.9 or $1,658 per day
  • Supramaxes buoyed by tied-up ships
    Rates lifted as Korea Line bankruptcy filing keeps 90 vessels out of spot market
  • Angola to cut April crude exports by 15%
    Angola plans to reduce daily crude oil exports by 15% in April from a month earlier, based on a preliminary loading programme, reports Bloomberg
  • Wuhan Steel signs Canadian miners as BHP ups ore price
    A Chines steel company has signed joint ventures with two Canadian miners against a backdrop of record iron ore prices and tight supplies which saw Australian miner BHP Billiton raise February iron ore prices by 8% to a landed cost of $175 per tonne
  • South American cargoes keep Baltic index rising
    The Baltic Dry Index rose 21 points today to 1,292 as panamax rates maintained momentum
  • Wanted: bank seeks solvent suitor for loan proposition
    Lloyds Banking Group puts its shipping portfolio up for sale but fails to attract any buyers interested in the estimated $8bn-$12bn book
  • Lines leave lessors to take a punt in the great box gamble
    As box trades recover, leasing companies are confident they can overtake shipping lines to satisfy growing demand for containers
  • Triton sale could make sector more transparent
    Existing players in the container leasing sector have broadly welcomed the deal
  • South African gun crackdown threatens anti-piracy efforts
    Keeping security guards' weapons on ships raises risk of arrest in ports
  • Channel Tunnel boosts shortsea market share
    Sees 8% rise in passenger numbers in 2010
  • Rising oil demand to fuel offshore investment
    Growing fleet of offshore development and production vessels will be needed
  • Costamare 'in no hurry' to charter out ships
    Greek boxship owner hopes to cash in on rising rates in charter market
  • Johnson Stevens rebrands after ending IRISL ties
    Agency work will be handled by JSA Global in future
  • Aker Philadelphia secures $42m lifeline
    Yard would be able to begin constructing two tankers for which there are no buyers yet
  • Failed deal to cost Anek Lines $65m
    Ferry operator warns of huge hole in 2010 results
  • OW Bunker profits leap 50%
    Bunker company posts bumper profits for 2010 at $48m
  • Colombia dry canal plan 'no threat' to Panama
    Panama Canal officials say proposal to build 220km rail link not a competition issue
  • Lower rates push Seanergy to fourth quarter loss
    Dry bulk owner posts $2.6m net loss but cautiously upbeat over freight rates outlook
  • Tide turning for shipbuilders
    There needs to be concerted pressure across the board for shipbuilders to seriously investigate options for producing cheaper ships
  • Paying the price
    Shipowners will do well to keep an open ear on what bunker companies are saying as the best way to determine counterparty credit risk
  • LNG-fuelled ships 'cheapest option' for US emissions area
    DNV study reveals savings of up to $12m compared with use of scrubbers or low-sulphur fuel
  • Saga predicts fewer new VLCCs in 2011 than forecast
    Saga Tankers predicts 65 vessels will be delivered, 20% fewer than market estimates
  • STX Pan Ocean dragged down by poor fourth quarter
    Dry bulk operator will expand owned fleet to 151 from 84 by end of 2013
  • US court sentences Maersk Alabama pirate to 34 years' prison
    Court rejects defence pleas for minimum sentence
  • Keppel FELS wins $380m order from Transocean
    Contract is latest in slew of jackup rig orders for Keppel
  • Mitsubishi gets $500m order from Petroleum Geo-Services
    Contract worth $1bn if Petroleum Geo-Services orders two more vessels
  • SBM Offshore partners with Mitsubishi
    Partnership will aid SBM's expansion plans in Brazil

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
  • Finns flinch over lost deal
    WHEN RCCL signed a ship deal with Germany's Meyer Werft for its Project Sunshine class, the despondency in Finland was palpable
  • US grants tariff break
    REGULATORS in the US have voted to exempt common carriers that do not operate ships from filing rate tariffs, in a move the FMC said will save such NVOCCs up to $200,000 per year
  • BDI rises on Panamaxes
    THE BULLISH impact of rising Panamax rates prevailed over softening Capesize rates today to push up the BDI
  • Aker Philly reveals rescue
    EMBATTLED Jones Act shipyard Aker Philadelphia announced today that it is close to sealing financial support from the state of Pennsylvania to fund two tanker newbuildings
  • Galveston seals box deal
    GALVESTON port officials are pursuing a partnership with Hutchison Port Holdings and Carlyle to try revitalising the Texas port's dormant box business
  • Seanergy breaches covenant
    NASDAQ-listed Seanergy today disclosed unexpected quarterly losses and negotiations with Citibank over a new covenant breach
  • Nothing slow about steaming savings
    TESTING has shown that slow steaming offers significant cost savings for VLCC operators, Oslo's Saga Tankers said today
  • 'Risks still remain' in box market
    RISING demand has done little to protect box shipping from oversupply, BIMCO analyst Peter Sand has warned
  • Rolls-Royce wins China seismic deal
    ROLLS-Royce has won a £20M ($32M) order from SINOPEC, a Chinese energy conglomerate, to design and equip a seismic research vessel
  • Oil spills from ship at Dalian
    FOUR OIL recovery vessels have reportedly been deployed at the Chinese port of Dalian after a spill from a general cargo ship
  • NOL profits fail to ignite shares
    SHARES of Singapore's NOL were generally flat when trading opened today, even though the company unveiled $461M in profits yesterday
  • STX Pan Ocean profits nearly $100M
    SOUTH Korea's biggest drybulk carrier STX Pan Ocean unveiled net profits today of 109Bn won ($97.5M) for FY2010
  • Two Vinashin-tied officials arrested
    TROUBLES continue to mount for Vinashin, Vietnam's government-run shipbuilding group, which effectively defaulted on an overseas loan repayment last year
  • Asian demand lifts NZ ports
    TWO NEW Zealand ports have attributed throughput and profit rises to Asia's hunger for raw materials
  • Keppel shares surge on two-rig order
    SHARES of Singapore's Keppel rose today on the world's biggest rig builder's announcement of a new two-rig contract worth $380M.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
  • Carrier Says Hours Plan Would Boost Driver Pay
    Schneider National would need to increase driver pay by about $3,000 per year "to keep commercial drivers whole from a...
  • FreightCar Cuts 4Q Loss to $3.5 Million
    FreightCar America narrowed its fourth-quarter net loss to $3.5 million from a $5.5 million loss in the 2009 period and...
  • Waterways Council Lobbies for Capital Spending Plan
    Ten months after the Army Corps of Engineers Inland Waterways Users Board adopted a strategic plan for infrastructure construction, river...
  • Ray Greer to Head BNSF Logistics
    Burlington Northern Santa Fe named Raymond B. Greer the first president of its subsidiary BNSF Logistics, effective Feb. 15. ...
  • DOT Eyes Infrastructure Bank to Fund Dredging
    Dredging of U.S. container ports, and other marine projects that aid the intermodal network, might be eligible for some funding...
  • Colombia Truckers Drop Roadblocks
    Truckers in Colombia will stop blocking roads in Bogota but will maintain their strike against a government plan to deregulate...
  • Manufacturing Exports Rose 20 Percent in 2010
    U.S. manufacturing exports rose 20 percent last year, with the top 10 markets accounting for more than two-thirds of the...
  • LA-LB Imports Grew 13 Percent in January
    Combined containerized imports through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach grew 13 percent in January over the same...
  • Retailers Forecast 4 Percent Sales Growth in 2011
    The National Retail Federation projected retail sales, excluding autos, gas stations and restaurants, will rise 4 percent this year in...
  • House T&I Committee Approves Aviation Bill
    Congress is taking steps to complete legislation that gives operating authority to the Federal Aviation Administration, after 18 attempts to...
  • DOT Seeks Way to Salvage Fla. Rail Project
    Despite the Feb. 16 decision by Florida Gov. Rick Scott to decline $2.4 billion in federal grants and halt a...
  • ATA Claims Study Undermines HOS Proposal
    The safety benefits of proposed changes to truck driver hours of service rules have been "wildly overstated," the American Trucking...
  • Truckers to Speak Out on HOS Proposal
    Truckers will have a last chance to make their case against proposed changes to truck driver hours of service rules...
  • Costamare Boosts Earnings 57 Percent
    Costamare boosted fourth quarter 2010 earnings 56.5 percent from a year ago and said it is eyeing further ship acquisitions...
  • Maersk Launches India-Europe Service
    Maersk Line will launch service between southeast India and Sri Lanka and northern Europe in early March to tap into...
  • Mitsui Divests Container Terminal Assets in China
    Japanese investor Mitsui divested its entire stake in two container terminal operators in China. Mitsui owned a 1 percent...
  • FMC Streamlines Filing Procedures
    The Federal Maritime Commission is taking the first steps toward making it easier for the public to conduct business there....

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
  • Middle East protests continue
  • Fuel supplies and cargo deliveries hit by SA truckers strike
  • ICC: economic climate positive, but protectionism looms
  • Japan, India ink free-trade deal

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
  • Horizon in Wal-Mart win
    CEO of US container operator likely breathing sigh of relief as US retail giant drops antitrust claim.
  • MarAd looks local
    Keystone Shipping, Interocean American and Ocean Dutchess sink their teeth into $77m US crewing and maintenance contract.
  • Conoco takes K-Line twins
    Japanese owned offshore firm secures two-year deal for AHTS brace.
  • Seaspan targets ten
    Gerry Wang-led shipowner on the fringe of tapping war chest to order up to ten new boxships.
  • CH saves face
    Singapore-listed owner on the brink of offloading anchor-handler after inking bareboat pact just weeks after a similar deal collapsed.
  • Uljanik drives up earnings
    Tankers and bulkers made lots more money for Croatian owner in 2010.
  • GTB seals boxship shocker
    Jan Haakon Pettersen-led shipping syndicate taps Chinese lender for firepower to launch $310m raid on German containership pair.
  • Safety violations blamed
    Azerbaijan says unsafe working practices caused fatal fire on Caspian Shipping vessel.
  • Clarkson in offshore drive
    World's largest shipbroker values support vessels publicly for the first time as new offshore products are launched.
  • Dry dive dents Seanergy
    Dale Ploughman-led Greek bulker owner reports miniscule profit as dry-bulk woe hits larger fleet.
  • Yard signs for cash
    Aker Philadelphia sells assets to state to fund speculative building of two new tankers.
  • Hornbeck: weakness ahead
    US-listed offshore owner braced for "substantial uncertainty" in Gulf of Mexico as moratorium mashes profit.
  • OW sets record pace
    Danish tanker and fuel company had best ever year in 2010 as profit soared.
  • Grain gripe put to bed
    Argentinean ports strike solved by 70% pay rise hours before deadline.
  • Costamare edges ahead
    Constantinos Constantakopoulos-led containership owner beats Wall Street bets by two cents in the fourth quarter.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
  • Alaska Railroad names Leary chairman
    The Alaska Railroad Corp. board on Wednesday elected Linda Leary to chairman. Leary Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell appointed Leary to the railroad's board in October 2009. She replaces outgoing chairman John Binkley, who held the post for 13 years. Leary...
  • Con-way Freight hires yield management specialist
    Less-than-truckload carrier Con-way Freight said it has named John Burton vice president of yield management. He will be responsible for pricing, yield and contract management, and market analysis. Burton was vice president of transportation for AC...
  • ICF out of business
    ICF Intercontainer-Interfrigo SA, which entered into liquidation late last year, is officially out of business, according to a statement released Thursday. Joan Dubaere of Racine & Vergels in Brussels, the ICF shareholder-appointed liquidator, anno...
  • DOT awards $77 million in NDRF contracts
    U.S. Transportation Department on Wednesday announced contracts totaling $77 million for three U.S. maritime firms to operate 10 National Defense Reserve Fleet ships through July 27, 2015. "This money will help make sure these important Defense Re...
  • Pasha to build 2nd ro/ro for Hawaii trade
    Honolulu-based Pasha Hawaii has signed a contract with VT Halter Marine in Pascagoula, Miss., to build a second U.S.-flag roll-on/roll-off vessel for operations in the U.S. West Coast/Hawaii trade. The ship's base price is $144 million and is estim...
  • President's budget proposal fully funds MSP
    President Obama's fiscal year 2012 budget proposal, which was released this week, calls for full funding of the Maritime Security Program at the authorized level of $186 million for 60 U.S.-flag militarily useful vessels. Obama The funding consists...
  • A new sheriff in town sort of
    Liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. has overtaken Maersk Line as the world's biggest single line as measured by fleet capacity, according to a report Wednesday by Containerisation International. The report said MSC, a privately owned line base...
  • Improving truck trailer aerodynamics
    South Carolina-based company BMI Corp., in partnership with the U.S. Energy Department's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has developed a technology that improves the aerodynamics of long-haul truck trailers and could potentially save the industry mi...
  • Export control reforms
  • Trade facilitation

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
  • Difficult ice conditions off St. Petersburg
    The ice conditions in the easternmost part of Gulf of Finland have turned out to be so difficult that the Russian icebreakers are not capable of assisting all vessels. On
  • Strong krona brings positive net effect on Viking Line
    During the last fiscal year, which exceptionally included 14 months from November 1, 2009 to December 31, 2010, the sales of Viking Line Abp totalled EUR 569.9 million. During

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
  • Fuel tanks compromised on grounded vessel
    Severe weather conditions hamper response efforts.
  • Fujairah bunker market mixed
    Avails reported to be tight for prompt deliveries.
  • IFO prices stable in Rotterdam and Hamburg
    Bunker market quiet in Hamburg.
  • EU urged to rally support for IMO vote on GHG regulation
    Call for countries to ratify MARPOL Annex VI to participate in 'crucial vote' on mandatory measures at MEPC 62 as it will be 'tight'.
  • Termoil welcomes new trader
    Sotiris Delidimitriou has years of bunker industry experience.
  • Experienced trader joins KPI Bridge Oil
    Nick Fuca appointed as bunker broker and trader in company's New York office.
  • Record year for O.W. Bunker
    Reports 50% increase in pre-tax profits for 2010 and 15% increase in volume.
  • General fall in IFO bunker prices at major ports
    Supplies of bunker fuel at key Asian ports mixed on Thursday.
  • Vopak completes sale of stake in Caribbean terminal
    Plans to transfer operatorship of BORCO to Buckeye 'immediately'.
  • Study backs fuel saving benefits of hull coating technology
    International Paint's hull coatings reduce fuel consumption, study shows.
  • Iran's bunker sales lower than projected
    Current figures put annual sales estimates below target.
  • Another US law firm to investigate Aegean
    San Diego-based Robbins Umeda to investigate whether 'false and misleading statements' were made by key personnels from Aegean.
  • Gulf Fuel appoints sales director
    New sales director to head the company's trade department and support the board in implementing growth strategy.
  • Singapore bunker barge operator relocates to new office
    Business 'back to normal' on Wednesday, says director of Hong Lam.

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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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