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May 20, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NOL makes 1st investment in China terminal
    NOL Group will gain its first toehold in the Chinese container terminal business through a joint venture (JV) to operate a two-berth container terminal at the port of Qingdao, it announced yesterday.
  • Cooperate to strengthen maritime security
    The Republic believes that an open, inclusive and flexible approach is necessary to meet multi-faceted maritime security challenges. And as such threats proliferate and evolve, the international community must also work closely together to innovate and find more practical solutions to combat maritime terrorism and piracy.

Sched Netweb site
  • NOL invests US$25.8 million with SITC to run 2-berth Qingdao terminal
  • Moody's says carrier credit good - rates, volumes to rise in 2011
  • OOCL confirms it is being investigated by EU and British trust busters
  • Warning shots fired from Maersk Alabama chase five pirates away
  • APMT quarterly profit up 22pc on back of 2pc container volume gain
  • India protests extension of piracy war zone into home waters
  • Singapore non-oil April exports fall 3.6pc as electronics dip
  • Cape Town's terminal's second berth now opens to mega ships
  • South Carolina ports handled 11.6pc more boxes from July-April
  • Montreal containership record boosts transatlantic market share
  • Swiss WorldCargo to add Beijing, Anchorage, Orlando, Beirut destinations
  • Air cargo clearance delays at Chennai blamed on manpower shortages
  • Alaska Airlines CEO defies all, predicts growth without merger
  • DHL starts air cargo service into Dubai World Central
  • Shanxi's Jinzhong city cargo volume increases 15.2pc in March

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Global shipping lines see India as major anchor for information processing and Asia's shipping business growth, say MOL top brass
  • OOCL confirms investigation by EU
  • Rickmers container vessel breaks all records as she sails into Baltic
  • Decision will disadvantage exports, feels corporate sector
  • Govt agencies invite export bids for wheat, rice to Bangladesh
  • Govt order to export sugar gets poor response
  • JNPT honoured for performance excellence
  • BGTA opposes move to raise third-party premia for trucks
  • Kailash Shipping expands Chennai warehouse

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 19, 2011
  • Chilltainers and Hellmann launch joint venture
    Chilltainers Hellmann - a newly established 50:50 joint venture between Chilltainers Holdings and the German company Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, is expected to deliver an unprece...
  • US Army Corps gives green light to port of Charleston deepening plan
    The deepening of the US port of Charleston took a huge leap forward when the US Army Corps of Engineers recently released its work plan for the remainder of fiscal year 2011. The C...
  • Wabtec signs USD 21 million contract to provide ECP braking equipment to Rio Tinto
    Wabtec Corporation has signed a USD 21 million contract with Rio Tinto, a leading international mining company, to provide electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) braking equipme...
  • Xrail alliance successfully strengthens wagonload services in Europe
    Xrail, a production alliance launched in February 2010 by seven European railfreight operators to bolster international wagonload services, is delivering positive results: Starting...
  • System Alliance Europe expanding again
    The European general cargo collaboration System Alliance Europe has a new partner in the shape of the Greek forwarding company Omega International Transport, which has sites in Ath...
  • Fewer deaths on Europe's roads
    The number of deaths on the roads in Europe fell by around a third between 2001 and 2009. The roads became safer for lorry and van drivers as well. Incidents involving these p...
  • DB Schenker Rail: on track for growth and a higher market share
    DB Schenker Rail, the rail freight business unit of Deutsche Bahn, reported 9% growth in Q1/2011, compared to the previous year. In terms of revenues DB Schenker Rail grew by 11% i...
  • Camair awards worldwide GSA contract to ECS Group
    Camair, the new national airline of the Republic of Cameroon, has signed a worldwide cargo general sales agency contract with ECS Group. Efis Air, the Paris-based subsidiary of ECS...
  • Volga-Dnepr Airlines approved to handle cargo at Russian airports
    The Federal Air Transport Agency of Russia's Ministry of Transport has awarded a certificate to Volga-Dnepr Airlines enabling it to perform its own cargo handling at Russian airpor...
  • Cargoitalia boosts efficiency with "iCargo"
    Cargoitalia - Italy's all-cargo flag carrier - has selected "iCargo" provided by IBS as its new IT framework. "iCargo replaces the legacy system inherited from the o...
  • GS1 Germany - new chairman of the supervisory board
    The supervisory board of GS1 Germany recently elected Otmar W. Debald, CEO of Procter & Gamble Germany, as its new chairman and selected Erich Harsch, CEO of dm-drogerie markt,...
  • Petrolesport offers discounts on delivery of Japanese cargo
    Petrolesport OJSC (part of the Global Ports Investments PLC group) recently announced a 50% discount on services required for delivering Japanese containers to the additional radia...
  • Buss Global Container Fund 1: successful sale of container fleet
    The Buss Global Container Fund 1 has sold its container fleet about eighteen months earlier than planned and will be successfully terminated. The fund's approximately 2,900 investo...
  • 20,000 concrete blocks to protect Dutch coast
    The port of Rotterdam has announced that the first 40 m of the new block dam that will protect Maasvlakte 2 from the onslaught of waves are now in place. Three weeks ago, a sp...
  • Weber Logistics expands in California
    The Seattle WA (USA)-based logistics company Weber Logistics has expanded in Stockton CA - the key hub location for Northern California. Weber's Stockton facility has added ...
  • Garland Group invests EUR 8 million in Portugal
    Garland Logistics, a subsidiary enterprise of the Garland Group, one of the most important groups in Portugal in the transportation and logistics sector, began construction work on...

Marine Logweb site
MAY 19, 2011
  • Tidewater reports fourth quarter results
  • Senate bill that would have sped up offshore drilling is defeated
  • Farstad Shipping declares options for two PSV's
  • MAIB reports on Norman Arrow berthing incidents
  • Wärtsilä adds two new engines to low speed offerings

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 19, 2011
  • Port of Tacoma delivers container volume gains in April
  • Boeing announces order for five new 777 freighters
  • Corps seeking public's help in nabbing jetty gate vandals
  • Neptune Bulk Terminals upgrading BC coal facility
  • NOL Group investing in new Qingdao container terminal

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 19, 2011
  • Torm attributes $45m loss to poor LR2 freight rates
    Danish company, with many LR2 tankers on its books, said low earnings in that sector was 'not a good cocktail for us'
  • IEA urges oil producers to ramp up supply to lower prices
    Global economic recovery at threat as crude volumes remain tight
  • Transatlantic MR tanker rate slide continues with no sign of bottom
    Product tankers shipping European gasoline across the Atlantic to New York saw charter rates tumble 17% in a week , with a long list of vessels still available for employment offering little indication that a bottom has been found for the market
  • Stena linked to LNG carrier purchase
    Sweden's Stena Group is understood to have bought two liquefied natural gas carriers for a total of $240m
  • Transatlantic capesize spot rates rocket on Classic Maritime fixture
    Prices jump $3,700 overnight to $8,500 a day but brokers unsure this level can be sustained
  • Wreck removal bill has unseen costs for shipping
    A UK bill could see the cost of removing uninsured wrecks picked up by UK and other shipowners
  • Testing times for north Europe-West Africa trades
    Route's growth potential to be hit by increasing Chinese competition, political disruption and the risk of piracy
  • Vantage Drilling orders $590m deepsea drillship from Daewoo
    Latest deal reflects the way ordering boom is linked to financial engineering
  • Ordering boom boosts value of rig builders
    Prices for newbuild jack-ups and drillships edging closer to 2007 peaks
  • Gulf of Mexico loses deepwater appeal
    Offshore Brazil enters new phase as interest turns to Latin America
  • Saecs offers more capacity on seasonal loop
    Increased demand anticipated during South African fruit season
  • Drydocking hits Top Ships' bottom line
    Dry and wet operator posts $2.3m loss for first quarter after high-earning bulk carrier is sidelined
  • RS Platou aims to raise $63m capital
    Shipbroker could be first listed on Oslo Stock Exchange
  • Iran sanctions drive liner agency linked to IRISL into administration
    Purchase of majority of Johnson Stevens Agencies business makes Kestrel the UK's biggest independent agency
  • Newbuilding prices still falling, says Seaspan chief
    Despite rising costs, surplus capacity means owners can squeeze yards over price
  • Dry bulk market could recover by July, says MOL chief
    Company president Muto downplays impact of Vale's move to launch own fleet of giant iron ore carriers
  • Moody's signals that investors are right to be bullish about boxes
    Report says credit quality of rated container shipping companies should stabilise this year, but operators must continue to improve efficiency
  • Brussels targets the big guns
    This week's raids by EU competition officials seem to have been based on lines' fleet capacity
  • Sad ending for Johnson Stevens
    Independent liner agency enters into administration after 35 years in business
  • Torm storm in a Greek teacup
    As Danish media question chief executive's compensation deal, is the underlying issue more about who controls the company?
  • Shipping needs a new prescription for this cancer
    Piracy has spread much faster than was first envisaged. The industry and the UN must act now, with fresh strategies
  • Seanergy targets expansion
    Despite $1.5m net loss as time charter earnings fall, dry bulk operator predicts solid long-term outlook for market
  • 'Fortress-like' balance sheet at Navios as bulker pair changes hands
    In-house sale nets $120m cash and $10m in equity, bumping up liquidity to $290m
  • MOL has nothing to hide from EU regulators, says Koichi Muto
    Liner company's president defends collaboration between shipping companies in tough times
  • Odfjell Offshore postpones its listing
    Drilling company decides to wait until timing is right and stock market is stronger
  • Toxic waste dispute vessel to be scrapped
    Notorious bulk and oil carrier Probo Koala said to be heading to Chittagong shipbreakers
  • Minerva launches new proceedings against Grand China Logistics
    Owner has 'no alternative' but to chase alleged arrears on charter hire payments of around $2m

Fairplayweb site
MAY 19, 2011
  • Frangou builds her 'fortress'
    NAVIOS Holdings boss Angeliki Frangou today highlighted her company's fortified liquidity, even as a potentially "prolonged downturn" lies ahead
  • 'K' Line battles tax man
    'K' LINE told Fairplay today it is challenging the Osaka Regional Taxation Bureau's findings that the liner failed to declare 6.4Bn yen ($78.2M) in income
  • Weak products market torments Torm
    A WEAK product tanker market dragged DS Torm, the listed Danish product tanker and drybulk carrier operator, into the red in 1Q11
  • Passengers safe in grounding
    INVESTIGATIONS are under way in Canada into how a ferry ran aground, forcing about 100 passengers to be evacuated by sea
  • Top keeps sinking
    TOP SHIPS today disclosed losses in its latest quarter, as its debt load continues to loom large
  • Three sought in collision
    THE US Coast Guard is searching today for three crew members of a commercial fishing vessel after its collision with a box ship in the Gulf of Mexico
  • Iraq: Kuwait port plan encroaches
    IRAQ HAS challenged Kuwait's decision to build a port where Baghdad said it would encroach on Iraq's territorial waters, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Long disruption seen for Libya trade
    EVEN IF peace breaks out soon, seaborne trade with Libya might not be rebuilt until next year, an Antwerp conference was told today
  • Wars disrupt heavy-lift
    SOCIAL unrest and civil war in North Africa is likely to depress local project cargo flows, carrier and forwarder conference delegates were warned today
  • Court knocks Coast Guard's legal move
    SAFEGUARDS were overlooked by the US Coast Guard when it tried to pre-empt Massachusetts laws aimed at preventing oil spills, an appellate court has ruled
  • Where offshore gets crowded out
    ONSHORE demand for heavy transport "could crowd out offshore energy projects", Philip Adkins, CEO of Fairstar Heavy Transport, warned a Shanghai conference today
  • Belgium warned on customs
    THE EC has told Belgium to extend customs' opening hours at its major ports and cut or end charges for certain customs operations
  • DPW completes reverse stock split
    DUBAI Ports World said today it has completed its share consolidation as it prepares for its London listing in the coming weeks
  • VLCC owners squeezed
    ASIAN VLCC rates have dropped from last week as charterers try to squeeze lower rates out of owners, brokers told Fairplay today
  • China power shortages hit iron ore
    PRICES for Chinese iron ore imports are falling, with electricity supply problems hampering its China's steel industry, according to shipping analysts

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 19, 2011
  • Trucking Software Firm Expands into Logistics
    For-hire trucking software provider TMW Systems acquired Appian Logistics Software, extending its reach into the private fleet and logistics markets....
  • Trucker Pitt Ohio to Upgrade Fleet
    Regional less-than-truckload carrier Pitt Ohio will purchase 125 tractors and 100 trailers this year, as the company benefits from a...
  • Japan's Economy Sinks Into Recession
    The Japanese economy shrank 0.9 percent in real terms in the first quarter from the preceding quarter, or at an...
  • Intermodal Traffic Up 6.3 Percent
    Intermodal traffic on U.S. railroads last week rose 6.3 percent from a year ago while carload shipments increased 1.6 percent,...
  • Carriers to Launch China, S. Africa, S. America Loops
    CSAV, CMA CGM and China Shipping are teaming up to launch a new weekly service with two slings between the...
  • Safmarine Restarts South African Reefer Loop
    Safmarine is bringing back its seasonal SAECS Reefer Express service, first launched three years ago to provide extra capacity during...
  • Box Ships Adds Two Vessels to Initial Fleet
    Box Ships, a New York Stock Exchange-listed container ship owner based in Greece, said Thursday it took delivery of two...
  • Air France-KLM Cargo Climbs Back Into Black
    Air France-KLM's cargo unit returned to profitability a year ahead of target, booking $98.7 million in earnings in the year...
  • Costs May Offset Box Lines' Growth, Report Says
    Container shipping volume will grow at double digits through 2012 but rising fuel, vessel charter and shipbuilding costs may weaken...
  • Boston Gets First Box Service from Asia via Suez
    The Port of Boston will start handling its first calls by a container service from Asia that transits the Suez...
  • Manufacturing Group Sees 'Moderate' Economic Growth
    Recovery in factory production is outpacing overall U.S. economic growth that may be slowed by rising oil prices and government...
  • NOL Invests in First Chinese Box Terminal
    The Singapore-based parent of APL, the world's seventh-largest container line, is investing $25.8 million in a joint venture to operate...
  • Japan Airlines Posts Record Operating Profit
    Struggling Japan Airlines posted a record operating profit of $2.33 billion in the 2010 fiscal year ending March 31 compared...
  • Hamburg Container Volume Surges 18.2 Percent
    Hamburg boosted first quarter container traffic 18.2 percent from a year ago, regaining market share from its slower growing rivals...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 19, 2011
  • More carriers raided by the EC
  • Marshall Island steers clear of private navies
  • ICG: fuel cost 'greatest threat'
  • Hamburg back in the driving seat
  • NOL invests in new Qingdao terminal

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 19, 2011
  • GSL holds the cash
    Global Ship Lease is not giving punters their dividend back.
  • Farstad back for two more
    Karl-Johan Bakken-led offshore owner takes two of its three PSV newbuilding options at STX OSV.
  • Top Ships at a loss
    Evangelos Pistiolis-led owner hit by drydocking and weak tanker rates as it plots stock split.
  • Strike hits Finnlines
    Finnish ro-ro owner widens first quarter loss as disruption and higher fuel prices take their toll.
  • Seanergy expects waiver
    Greek bulker owner wins one loan amendment and expects cash balance rule to be eased by Marfin.
  • More rig joy for Dryships
    George Economou-led company gets extension for semi submersible in the Falklands.
  • Tidewater takes a tumble
    Dean Taylor-led owner sees its fourth quarter bottom line plummet.
  • Farstad sells ageing PSV
    Oslo-listed owner sheds the Far Sleipner after it clocks off with Petrobras.
  • Navios beats the street
    Angeliki Frangou-led company's $38m loss doesn't tell the full story.
  • Dry strife hurts U-Sea
    Strangled freight rates and an escalating fuel bill to blame for Danish owner's first quarter red ink.
  • Investors back Buana
    Berlian Laju Tanker unit's $117m IPO over-subscribed nearly 17 times.
  • Rocky quarter for Farstad
    Norwegian offshore owner follows its peers in producing lower than expected first quarter numbers.
  • Solvtrans in solid start
    Oslo-listed fish carrier and well boat owner boosts bottom line during the first three months of the year.
  • Captain's Polar plea
    Master of abandoned cruiseship Polar Star threatens to take crew off vessel in Spain unless they get paid.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 19, 2011
  • WTO Appellate Body confirms Airbus subsidies
    The World Trade Organization Appellate Body on Wednesday confirmed that decades of subsidies provided by certain European Union member states to Airbus, totaling $18 billion, are inconsistent with WTO rules. Specifically, the appellate body affirm...
  • UASC adds Dubai call to India/Europe service
    The liner carrier UASC this month began calling at Jebel Ali in Dubai on its AEC1 service between the Indian Subcontinent and Northern Europe. The AEC1 has a revised rotation of Nhava Sheva, Pipavav, Jeddah, Port Said, Antwerp, Thamesport, Hamburg,...
  • MSC to increase Asia/South Africa rates
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Wednesday it will raise rates on shipments using the line's Cheetah service between the Far East and South Africa. The increase, effective June 15, is $250 per TEU. The Cheetah loop, American Shipper affiliate ComPai...
  • Maersk raises Asia/West Africa rates
    Maersk Line said this week it will raise rates from Asia to West Africa. The increase, $150 per TEU, is effective June 15, and applies to destinations in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde Island, Central African Republic, Chad, Cong...
  • Maersk, CTSA plan Canada/Asia rate hikes
    Maersk Line said this week it will assess a peak season surcharge on shipments from Asia to Canada. The surcharges, effective from June 15 through Nov. 30, are $320 per 20-foot container, $400 per 40-foot container, $450 per 40-foot high-cube conta...
  • U.S. Navy kills four Somali pirates
    Four Somali pirates attacking a German-owned super tanker were killed Tuesday by a U.S. Navy helicopter, the Navy said. TheArtemis Glorywas en route from Juuaymah Terminal in Saudi Arabia to China when it was attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Oman...
  • U.S. International Trade Commission
    ITC finds IPR violations still rampant in China A study found that although many U.S. companies have experienced broad success in China, intellectual property rights infringement still runs rampant in the country, undermining their competitiveness...
  • Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
    Trade groups urge reduced green goods tariffs A coalition of four trade groups have written to Asia-Pacific trade ministers urging them to use the meeting this week in Montana to reduce tariffs on environmental goods. APEC, World Bank tackle food ...
  • Deeper channel, inland connections
  • Carrier rate hikes
    Maersk, CTSA plan Canada/Asia rate hikesMaersk Line said this week it will assess a peak season surcharge on shipments from Asia to Canada. Maersk raises Asia/West Africa ratesMaersk Line said this week it will raise rates from Asia to West Africa....

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 19, 2011
  • Fujairah prices see small movements
    Not much volume or demand in Suez.
  • Rotterdam and Hamburg markets firm
    Workers at Greece's biggest refiner begin four-day strike.
  • High bunker prices help drive demand for ship-scrapping
    Low freight rates and overcapacity make demolition attractive.
  • FAME 'will cause lots of off-specs'
    Biodiesel blends expected to get into marine fuel supply chain and breach ISO 8217 marine fuel specification.
  • Owners of leading independent ARA suppliers in merger talks
    If negotiations succeed, 'this autumn will see the creation of the largest independent player on the north-west European market.'
  • Fuel oil stocks climb, but dip expected soon
    Arbitrage volumes to fall as market tightens in ARA.
  • Supplier 'fully loaded with product'
    Aegean prepared for Greek refinery strike.
  • Asian bunker prices lack direction
    Demand mixed at Asian bunker hubs on Thursday.
  • DNV shares technology outlook for 2020
    Releases Technology Outlook 2020 report for shipping, fossil energy, renewable & nuclear energy, and power systems sectors.
  • Shell commences bunkering in Dubai
    Deploys high-capacity, 8,000 mt barge, the first to use mass flow meters in Middle East.
  • Bunker fuel demand 'slowly' picking up in Tokyo Bay
    Traders uncertain when demand will be back to normal.
  • South China week-on-week fuel oil volumes down
    Fuel oil imports between 1.80 mt to 1.82 mt.
  • RCL losses widen 109% 'partly contributed' by bunker costs
    Regional Container Lines reports net Q1 loss.

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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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