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July 20, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shippers steam as sailing slows: survey
    IN THE cheering for slow steaming, what with savings on fuel for the liners and the lower emissions for the planet, it appears that the shippers' howls of protests might have been drowned out.
  • Record profit for mines as shipping slumps on glut
    The largest glut of ships in history means the cheapest freight rates relative to iron ore prices in at least a decade, helping Rio Tinto Group and BHP Billiton Ltd to generate record profit.
Strait Talk
  • Shipping sector charts course to reduce global warming
    LAST week, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) took a major step forward in its response to the perceived need to cut greenhouse gas, and specifically carbon dioxide (CO2), emissions from ships. In doing so, it has probably managed to keep control of the implementation of cuts that will eventually be demanded by whatever results from the UN negotiations on tackling global warming which continue in Durban at the end of this year.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shippers steam as sailing slows: survey
    IN THE cheering for slow steaming, what with savings on fuel for the liners and the lower emissions for the planet, it appears that the shippers' howls of protests might have been drowned out.
  • Record profit for mines as shipping slumps on glut
    The largest glut of ships in history means the cheapest freight rates relative to iron ore prices in at least a decade, helping Rio Tinto Group and BHP Billiton Ltd to generate record profit.
Strait Talk
  • Shipping sector charts course to reduce global warming
    LAST week, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) took a major step forward in its response to the perceived need to cut greenhouse gas, and specifically carbon dioxide (CO2), emissions from ships. In doing so, it has probably managed to keep control of the implementation of cuts that will eventually be demanded by whatever results from the UN negotiations on tackling global warming which continue in Durban at the end of this year.

Sched Netweb site
  • Evergreen, Cosco, CSCL, Yang Ming enter into new slot swap deals
  • Grand China bundles SPX and TPX loops into California butterfly service
  • Drewry to launch comprehensive Asia-Europe freight rate index in September
  • Zepol says US June imports fall 7.4pc with China shipments slowing most
  • Africa, India and Latin America become port investor hotspots
  • Paragon container spin-off Box Ships buys 5,060-TEUer for US$55 million
  • Kerry buys Shanghai Wisdom Group and Shanghai Huicheng Logistics NVOCCs
  • Singapore GDP up 0.5pc in second quarter, down from 9.3pc growth in Q2
  • Chamber's carbon levy 'grossly unfair', says British Shippers' Council
  • Truck strike at south India's Port of Cochin ends with DP World deal
  • Maersk's new Black Sea reefer service to court Ecuadorian banana shippers
  • UK forwarders will lose trade to foreigners for not having UK customs AEO
  • Changi air freight increases 3.3pc to 908,700 tonnes in first half
  • Qantas warns of harassing tactics from pilots union from Friday
  • Laid-off United Airlines pilots offered new jobs at Continental

Exim Indiaweb site
  • IMO agrees on measures to cut CO2 emissions
  • Liner industry consolidation gathering pace
  • Survey shows VLCC profits doubling in second half
  • Import of sensitive items up last fiscal
  • CONCOR, Karaikal Port ink MoU to set up port side container terminal
  • KPT clarifies on most recent vessel grounding in channel
  • Sharma to unveil Land Customs Station in Mizoram
  • US market awaits Indian aeronautical products
  • $14-bn garment export target set for fiscal
  • Govt issues permits for export of 1.56 lakh t sugar
  • India second largest beneficiary of WTO's trade aid
  • Services exports touch $11.83 billion in May 2011
  • Rationalising corrupt practices

Marine Logweb site
JULY 19, 2011
  • Skipperliner delivers vehicle/passenger ferry
  • Wärtsilä signs two-stroke licensing agreement with China's Guangzhou Marine Diesel
  • Bureau Veritas cuts time needed for CAP report
  • VT Halter Marine complete 10-unit ATB contract
  • OSD to design seismic support vessel for Bourbon
  • Glosten to commercialize PelaStar offshore wind turbine platform
  • Deterding named GM of Donjon Shipbuilding and Repair
  • Chesapeake Shipbuilding launches sternwheeler ahead of schedule

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 19, 2011
  • Matson plans rebranding of trio of logistics units
  • Maersk Line posts warning of Adobe Acrobat X problems
  • Command change ceremony set for Coast Guard cutter
  • Report finds Coast Guard lacking on Civil Rights Directorate staffing
  • FMC setting new rules for cruise line customers

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 19, 2011
  • Typhoon hits Japanese ports and refineries
    Osaka Bay and Kobe closed, Nagoya and Yokkaichi thought to have followed suit
  • Euronav puts faith in offshore after being stung by poor tanker market
    Belgian owner posts $9m loss in tanker division in first half but $4m profit in offshore
  • Panamax period charter rates fall to two-and-a-half year low
    Greek companies take out ships for short and long-term contracts in $11,000 per day range
  • Astra Oil charters two aframaxes at five times spot market rate
    Vessels taken for four months and six months respectively
  • China must further boost tanker fleet to meet expanding refining capacity
    Though country's orderbook includes 106 ships, only 15 are for delivery this year
  • Chinese dry bulk carrier capacity has doubled since 2006
    In the first half of this year 62 of the 451 bulkers entering service went to Chinese owners, lifting the nation's fleet to double the size seen in 2006
  • VLCC market starts to feel the pinch from growing China fleet
    Almost 40% of VLCC shipments on the key Middle East to China trade lane are now carried on vessels beneficially owned by companies registered in China
  • Ship recycling is coming of age
    Demolition yards and cash buyers have expressed intentions to improve working practices
  • Murdoch syndrome drives backers from shipping
    Shareholders will eventually rebel against domineering leaders and opaque disclosure practices
  • Grand China Logistics parent tipped to acquire GE SeaCo
    HNA move would further strengthen Chinese control over box supply
  • Advance on duty of care
    The Hague appeal court overturns a ruling on stevedore liability for vessel damage
  • Time for market to re-evaluate FPSO risk
    Claims emanating from new technologies are causing concern among underwriters
  • Business interruption cover creeps into marine policies
    Insurers' largesse could come back to bite the industry in the wake of Japan's earthquake
  • German yards and owners welcome IMO's mandatory efficiency standards
    Shipowners' body welcomes level playing field while shipbuilders hope for a retrofitting bonanza
  • Canadian pension fund back in the race to land V.Ships
    Source claims private equity interests' failure to reach agreement has opened the door to Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement Scheme
  • Star Bulk nets $28m for capes from first follow-on
    Part of offering will go to help pay for two capesize bulkers due to join the fleet before end-August
  • Grimaldi's new ro-ro freight service hits problems in Tunisia
    One ship in six-day wait for berth
  • Strikes and equipment failures clog up Indian box terminals
    Frustration now being felt by carriers and forwarders is likely to be further compounded by strikes in south Indian ports
  • Torm adds cargoes to dry bulk contract with China Nickel Resources
    Further 51 cargoes added to existing 124-cargo deal which runs until 2015
  • Industry be damned
    The European Commission' proposals on cutting SOx emissions stick hard and fast to one nearly impossible deadline and another difficult one
  • Costamare raises dividend as fleet income mounts
    Analysts welcome moves to buy MSC vessel and tie up 23-year-old pair for six years at $20,000 per day
  • Transnet faces fines for failing to follow environmental procedures
    Government operator's redevelopment of Durban container terminal allegedly illegal
  • Japan's top man at the MEPC is bullish on greenhouse gas rules
    Delegation leader Shinichiro Otsubo says Tokyo is 'generally satisfied' with agreement
  • Lomé to have 1.5m teu a year capacity terminal following ADB loan approval
    Togolese port already serves as transhipment hub for West Africa cargo
  • Japanese yards win 15 export orders
    June deals bring year to date total to 120 vessels amounting to 5m gt, says ship exporters' body
  • Precious Shipping loan facility is cut by $50m
    Thai Exim bank pulls out of loan syndicate
  • Fesco first half reflects 'steady recovery' in Russian economy
    Box volumes up 46% as rail containers, freight forwarding and intermodal services all surge
  • MCA has listened to cuts concerns
    Coastguard stations keep 24-hour operations, but emergency towing vessel coverage to go

Fairplayweb site
JULY 19, 2011
  • Louisiana touts $6.5Bn terminal
    LOUISIANA's governor today revealed the scope of the Sabine Pass project, one of four terminals seeking to export US shale gas as LNG
  • Star Bulk stock plunges
    SHARES of NASDAQ-listed Star Bulk dropped 17% in overnight trading after the disclosure of its follow-on offering
  • Yangzijiang calms investors
    CHINESE shipbuilder Yangzijiang's stock rose today after it sought to calm investor concerns
  • NASDAQ halts ONE trading
    OMEGA Navigation Enterprises is no longer being traded on NASDAQ as of today, share records confirm
  • Rail revived to Colombo
    CONTAINER transport by rail to Colombo's port has been revived for the first time in four decades
  • Bulker escapes pirates
    INDIA'S navy has helped a Greek bulker evade pirates in the Gulf of Aden
  • Throughput rises 24% at Tallin's Muuga
    MUUGA CT, which operates the box terminal at Tallin's Muuga Harbour in Estonia, said throughput increased 24% from January to June, compared with the first half of 2010
  • Output powers VLGC rates
    HIGHER Saudi Arabian crude output has boosted rates for the biggest carriers to a two-year high of $56 per tonne, brokers told Fairplay today
  • China Nickel-TORM contract expanded
    DANISH products tanker specialist TORM's drybulk business was boosted today when Chinese steel producer China Nickel Resources Holdings expanded an existing contract
  • FSL loses security deposit
    SINGAPORE'S FSL Trust has won a case relating to the arrest of a products tanker, but will lose almost $2.4M over the arrest of another
  • Bunkers give VLCC owners ammunition
    BROKERS told Fairplay today VLCC owners are resisting pressure to fix August voyages at the low rates of this month
  • HNA said to seek GE SeaCo
    CHINESE aviation group HNA, parent of Grand China Logistics, is vying with private equity group Kelso to buy box leasing outfit GE SeaCo, container sector sources told Fairplay today
  • Essar Ports adds capacity
    OPERATIONS have begun at the expanded Vadinar terminal operated by Essar Ports in India
  • Queensland recovery lags
    QUEENSLAND coal shipments fell again in June, year on year, as producers continued to struggle with flood recovery, IHS McCloskey reported today
  • Supramax coal rate slide reversed
    DEMAND for prompt tonnage has reversed sliding rates for Supramaxes ballasting from southern China to load Indonesian coal for discharge in India, brokers told Fairplay today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 19, 2011
  • Feds Want to Ease Military Export Licensing
    The U.S. Commerce Department is proposing to make it easier for companies to export military parts with low or no...
  • Grubb & Ellis' Feester Foresees Changing Distribution Center Strategies
    Peter Tirschwell, senior vice president of strategy for UBM Global Trade (parent company of The Journal of Commerce), sits down...
  • Jones Long LaSalle's Carver on Inland Port Concept
    Peter Tirschwell, vice president of strategy for UBM Global Trade (parent company of The Journal of Commerce), speaks with John...
  • Ports Group to Help US Export Initiative
    The American Association of Port Authorities will work with the Department of Commerce to help small and medium-sized businesses export...
  • Dukakis: Invest in Future by Spending on Infrastructure
    Former Massachusetts governor and presidential canidate Michael Dukakis said to invest in the future spending on infrastructure is key '...
  • APL Adds Surcharge at Congested India Port
    APL will apply an emergency congestion surcharge on imports containers at India's Port of Nhava Sheva (Jawaharlal Nehru), and other...
  • Toy Shippers Partner With Laufer Group
    The Toy Shippers Association partnered with Laufer Group International, integrating the company as its official non-vessel operating common carrier. ...
  • Judge Tosses Long Beach Clean-Trucks Settlement
    A federal judge threw a new twist into the battle over clean-trucks programs at Southern California ports, ruling the Port...
  • YRC to Raise Rates 6.9 Percent
    YRC Inc., the long-haul subsidiary of YRC Worldwide is hiking its rates 6.9 percent, matching rate hikes announced by many...
  • FedEx Adds Ocean Forwarding Services
    FedEx Trade Networks, the forwarding arm of FedEx, is trying to expand its reach into ocean shipping with a new...
  • Fesco Boosts Traffic 46 Percent First Half 2011
    Fesco boosted container traffic 46 percent in the first half of the year compared to the same period a year...
  • FMCSA Shutting Down More Unsafe Bus Operators
    The U.S. Department of Transportation is making it harder for unsafe bus and truck operators to stay in business and...
  • Spike in Transport Performance Highlights Need
    An annual performance measure of the U.S. transportation system jumped to its highest level ever during the severe recession, highlighting...
  • More Volatility Forecast for Box Shipping
    Container shipping supply and demand will remain "highly volatile" for the next three or four years before possibly settling into...
  • Multimodal Kansas Site Attracts Wind Turbine Plant
    New Millennium Wind Energy will develop its first plant to manufacture building-scale wind turbines north of Witchita, Kan., citing...
  • BAA Ordered to Sell Stansted
    U.K. airport operator BAA must start selling London Stansted airport, the country's second largest cargo hub, and one of its...
  • Economist Expects Pickup This Quarter
    The second quarter's slow growth was disappointing, but the U.S. economy will pick up in the third quarter and growth...
  • MSC Strikes New Sale-Charter Deal
    Costamare is paying Mediterranean Shipping $55 million for a 5,000 20-foot equivalent units container vessel the Greek container shipowner will...
  • Diesel Prices Rise for Second Consecutive Week
    Diesel prices across the United States increased 2.4 cents a gallon in the week ending July 18, rising for the...
  • Long Beach Mayor Expects Port Funds Transfer
    Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster expects a proposed transfer of $16.9 million of harbor revenue to the city's tidelands operating...
  • Con-way Freight to Raise Rates 6.9 Percent
    Con-way Freight will hike its tariff rates 6.9 percent Aug. 1, matching general rate increases announced this month by UPS...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 19, 2011
  • Bigger and slower ships made obligatory
  • Lull before the lay-up rush
  • APM Terminals Apapa takes on scanning process
  • Dublin improves rail service
  • Kerry's double China investment spans NVOCC and 3PL

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 19, 2011
  • HHL hunts new CEO
    Oaktree Capital-backed heavy-lift operator looking to replace architect of Beluga Shipping overhaul.
  • Matson's makeover
    US liner operator wheels out 'rebranding' in a fight to secure footing in logistics arena.
  • EURN eyes offshore empire
    Belgian tanker owner races to 'exploit' offshore boom with new department devoted to floating storage and processing projects.
  • Excel in pirate drama
    Indian Navy claims to have disrupted an attack on an Excel Maritime panamax in the Gulf of Aden.
  • Euronav delays newbuilds
    Belgian tanker owner tosses suezmaxes on ice in response to dire market and $24m Q2 loss.
  • No garbage at sea
    Tougher control over getting rid of garbage welcomed by environmentalists.
  • SBLK slips in Times Square
    Shares of Nasdaq-listed bulker owner plunge 16% after pricing follow-on fundraiser.
  • Wellington in PGS splash
    US asset manager takes a near $15m chunk of stock in Oslo-listed Petroleum Geo-Services.
  • Palermo protest
    Fincantieri workers climb on top of crane in Sicily to demand government help to save their shipyard.
  • Golar gunning for four
    John Fredriksen-owned LNG firm expected to turn in higher profit next year amid regasification project awards, Lazard says.
  • Bart departs
    Decision to run down loan book hastens departure of Lloyds Bank ship finance head Bart Veldhuizen.
  • Cargill takes panamax
    New York-listed Diana Shipping secures fresh term work for one of its bulkers at a greatly reduced rate.
  • Tax temptation
    Taiwanese register could be boosted by influx of ships as country introduces tonnage tax.
  • FPSO damage costs Maersk
    Danish owner will lose 5.3m barrels of oil and DKK 350m in profit as Gryphon A unit is repaired.
  • New low for SFI stock
    New York-listed shipowner sees its shares strike the lowest note in a year.
  • Lines delay again
    MSC, Maersk and CMA CGM will not now launch a third Asia to US string until next year.
  • Socatra eyes two tankers
    French owner will declare options at Hyundai Mipo after investment group Tikehau pumps in cash.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 19, 2011
  • World Container Index
  • FedEx Launches ocean choices portfolio
    FedEx said its FedEx Trade Networks freight forwarder arm will begin offering three distinct ocean forwarding products including a new priority product for full-containerload and less-than-containerload shipments from three select ports in China. ...
  • New containerships to set record in 2013
    New containerships with a record 1.73 million TEUs of capacity will be delivered in 2013, mostly larger ships, said information service Alphaliner in its latest weekly newsletter,excerpted here . That number could grow as some shipyards still have ...
  • MSC: Indonesia inbound congestion worsens
    Liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said surging cargo demand in Indonesia is causing congestion in the nation's ports. In a note late last week, the line said it has begun assessing a $100-per-TEU congestion surcharge for inbound cargo to the...
  • Drewry freight index to start in September
    Drewry Shipping Consultants and Cleartrade Exchange plan to start their Europe-based container freight rate index in September, the companies said this week. Drewry and Cleartradein early May announced plansfor such an exchange, covering 11 trade ...
  • Zim drops Israel/Africa service
    Zim has suspended a service connecting Israel with South Africa and east Africa. The line's EAS service, originally run with two vessels, had a rotation of Durban, Dar es Salaam, Mombasa, Djibouti, Port Said, Haifa, Djibouti, Mombasa and Durban. Zi...
  • CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd add Genoa to Australia loop
    CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd will switch Italian port calls in September on a Europe/Australia service they jointly operate. The lines will add a call at Genoa and drop a call at La Spezia on the service -- called Nemo by CMA CGM and EAX by Hapag-Lloyd....
  • Dole to take slots on Maersk's Expreso service
    Dole to take slots on Maersk's Expreso service Dole to take slots on Maersk's Expreso serviceWith its ship theVliet Tradergoing into dry dock for an extended period of time, Dole said it will charter space from Maerk's Expreso service to continue...
  • Carriers drop Qingdao call due to fog
    A Zim-operated Asia/Black Sea service on which the Grand Alliance and China Shipping take slots will drop a call in Qingdao later this month due to fog and congestion at the Chinese port. Alliance member Hapag-Lloyd announced the dropped call late ...
  • Total Transportation to buy hydrogen trucks
    Logistics company Total Transportation Services Inc. plans to purchase 100 hydrogen-powered trucks. Vision Industries Corp. said it has received a letter of intent fromRancho Dominguez, Calif.-based TTSI to purchase the hydrogen fuel cell-electric ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 19, 2011
  • Fujairah market steady
    Quiet day in Suez market.
  • TWI 'value spread' holding near $200 pmt
    Viswa Lab's fuel value benchmarking system calculates large differences between 'best' and 'worst' quality fuels.
  • Prices down in most key ports
    'Very busy day in Gibraltar', player tells Bunkerworld.
  • IMO details MEPC 62 achievements
    Environment meeting 'completes packed agenda'.
  • IMO to develop further guidelines regarding sulphur limit compliance
    Varying port state control practices create need for ship fuel tank sampling guidelines as many do not test the MARPOL sample.
  • Continuing strikes halt bunker operations in Cape Town
    Rise in demand for products in Durban.
  • No clear direction for bunker prices at major ports
    Bunker deliveries at Korean and Japanese ports affected by bad weather.
  • Typhoon affects bunker operations in Korea, Japan
    Typhoon Ma-On to move within 120 km from Osaka on Wednesday.
  • Volga Shipping orders 50 dual fuel engines
    'Single largest order for Wärtsilä 20 marine engines' in Russia, says director at Wärtsilä Ship Power.
  • Bunker arrest cases get mixed results
    Court proceedings in Japan and China concerning FSL Trust vessels previously arrested over unpaid bunker claims yield different results.

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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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