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September 20, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Asia-EU peak season rates 'capped by glut'
    AP Moeller-Maersk, the No 1 container line, said it's struggling to raise peak season rates on the Asia-Europe shipping route, the world's second-busiest, as an influx of new vessels leads to a glut in capacity.
  • Tanker demand growth drops to zero: Platou
    Growth in demand for supertankers that deliver about a fifth of the world's oil dropped to zero as slowing economies in Europe and the US curbed shipments, according to Peter Anker, chief executive officer of RS Platou ASA, Norway's biggest shipbroker.
  • Viet firm expects cargo rates to rise from mid-2012
    Gemadept Corp, Vietnam's biggest listed freight company, expects local cargo rates to rise from mid-2012 as the failure of smaller rivals eases competition.
  • Syria's port traffic hurt by unrest

Sched Netweb site
  • AADA hikes China to Australia rate by US$250/TEU, $500/FEU
  • Moody's downgrades MOL and NYK outlook because of sector's weakness
  • 'Daily Maersk' proclaimed as next major advance in container shipping
  • ICTSI fails to buy Singapore's Portek, now after Piraeus and Thessaloniki
  • Guangzhou volume up 16pc to 7.3 million TEU in first seven months of 2011
  • China-Kazakhstan Horgas International border free trade zone to open
  • Nordana restores Libyan ro/ro service, first ship leaves Houston this week
  • International Chamber of Shipping: Governments do little to stop piracy
  • US congressional committee approves training armed crews to fight pirates
  • IMO approves armed guards on cargo ships if authorised by flag states
  • Royal Malaysian Navy drives off pirates with warning shots off Yemen
  • West African pirates seize tanker, insurers rate area as risky as Somalia
  • OOCL renews intermodal contract with Britain's Freightliner for 10 years
  • Pacific Direct Line initiates dedicated New Zealand-Tahiti feeder service
  • UPS sees best holiday package delivery season ahead, credits web sales
  • Global forwarders exploit China's new roads to meet rising consumer demand
  • Asia Airfreight Terminal August volume off 8pc, but imports up 6pc in 2011
  • MASkargo takes delivery of first of four mid-sized A330-200 Freighters
  • BAX Global shuts Toledo operation, but DHL retains its old Ohio air cargo base
  • SDV Tianjin completes logistics for the inaugural China Helicopter Exposition

Exim Indiaweb site
  • ANZDA peak season surcharges from October 15
  • Asia-Europe rates below $800/TEU as all major trade rates plummet
  • Baltic index falls first time in a week
  • Cinsnets container safety database goes live
  • Evergreen's CES to call at Piraeus instead of Taranto
  • H K Logistics enhances presence in Gujarat by opening Vadodara office
  • Hanjin Shipping strikes multi-million dollar deal with Kospo
  • Logistic Integrators creates history by transporting temperature-sensitive cargo in RKN Opticooler
  • MCC Transport to deploy 5,527-TEU feeder on Tanjung Pelepas-Thailand run
  • Practical advice on how to deal with stowaways
  • India for expediting services pact with Asean
  • India sanctions loan for Bangladesh
  • India-Israel FTA to boost trade volumes
  • Tea output up 8 pc, exports slip 8 pc in July
  • Cabotage law should be amended, says Kerala CM
  • Business houses may get to borrow more funds from abroad
  • Govt may lift ban on onion exports today
  • We need a new rule book

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
  • Cargolux rejects delivery of first two new B747-8Fs
    Unspecified "unresolved contractual issues between Boeing and Cargolux" have prompted launch customer Cargolux to reject at short notice the delivery of the first two (of...
  • Schiphol partner of eFreight Online Academy
    The efreight@nl project has taken a further step to promote the wider use of eFreight at Schiphol airport with the launch of the eFreight Online Academy. The efreight@nl project is...
  • Swiss transport costs expected to rise in 2012
    Costs in the Swiss transport sector are continuing to rise. "In addition to the strong franc, state requirements and fiscal burdens, in particular, are having a negative impac...
  • VTG tests noise-reduction measures for new railcars
    VTG, a Hamburg-based wagon lessor and rail logistics company, has tested new technical measures for noise reduction directly on railcars, in cooperation with industry partners. The...
  • BLS Cargo improves transport performance
    The private Swiss railfreight operator BLS Cargo increased its transport performance to 1,984 million net tonne kilometres in the first six months 2011 compared to the previous yea...
  • MASkargo takes delivery of first A330-200F
    MASkargo, the freight subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines, has become a new operator of the A330-200F, following last week's delivery of the first of four aircraft ordered by the airli...
  • APL named Best Buy's top carrier
    APL has again been named carrier of the year by Best Buy, a leading multi-channel global retailer and developer of technology products and services. This is the second year running...
  • ACP Worldwide appoints UK and Ireland general manager
    ACP Worldwide, a leading global GSSA, has appointed James Gidlow as its general manager for the UK and Ireland. Gidlow, who has dedicated his career to the airline and GSA business...
  • German inland waterways post higher transport volumes
    According to the Association of German Inland Waterways (BDB), the global economic upswing also arrived in inland waterway shipping in 2010. "With a rise of transport volumes ...
  • Enric Ticó re-elected president of Feteia-Oltra
    Enric Ticó, the long-standing president of the Spanish freight forwarding association Feteia-Oltra (Federación Española de Transitarios - Organización para la Logística y el Transp...
  • Port of Antwerp to build world's largest lock
    In a few weeks the ground will be broken for a unique port construction project in Antwerp - the largest lock in the world. This massive structure will be built at the head of the ...
  • Deutsche Post DHL expands German parcels network
    Deutsche Post DHL will invest EUR 750 million in its German parcels network over the coming years. New business models in booming e-commerce and changing consumer behaviour are nec...
  • Honold Logistik adding capacity in Neu-Ulm
    The German logistics company Honold Logistik, based in Neu-Ulm, is expanding. After launching the first building section of the MCC III logistics park in Neu-Ulm at the beginning o...
  • Damco launches online emissions calculator
    Damco, A.P. Moller-Maersk's logistics arm, now provides customers with an online carbon dioxide emissions calculator. The information is available at myDamco, the company's browser...

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
  • BAE San Diego Ship Repair gets $18.3 million mod to destroyer PSA contract
  • Chouest AHTS time chartered to support SBX-1
  • New Alaska Class Ferry could be built in state
  • Navy christens first Joint High Speed Vessel
  • BOEMRE holds Unannounced Spill Drill to test new subsea containment rules
  • Maersk partners Rickmers in U.S-flag breakbulk and project cargo service
  • Hyundai Heavy and BW Maritime sign $400 million LNG ship contract
  • STX OSV nets order for three stern trawlers

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
  • Corps set to repair damage to Bonneville Dam fish ladders
  • Crowley Maritime creating new Project Solutions group
  • Astoria Coast Guard station celebrates 100 years of aviation
  • Hamburg Sud christens new 7,100 teu container ship
  • Maersk Line begins test of SOx scrubbing system

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
  • Three aframax tankers sold in demolition sector in one week
    Mayon Spirit sold for $8.5m along with two other similar vessels
  • Huge increase in Californian blackouts due to fuel switching
    OSPR issues advice on preventing loss of power due to switch from HFO to MDO/MGO
  • Emsa looks to refine efficiency rules to include shortsea shipping
    Safety agency aims to draft additional measures that will make ro-ro and passenger vessels subject to EEDI
  • Reducing flashpoint could aid low-sulphur fuel problem
    Danes look at feasibility of reduction of flashpoint to that of road haulage levels
  • Maersk and Rickmers team up in heavylift trades
    Two new multipurpose ships to operate under US flag
  • Cargo reservation policy revisited
    Chinese ships for Chinese cargo sounds more like rhetoric of 1960s, and it didn't work then
  • Who could argue with Siim Kallas?
    Brussels is aiming to keep European ports competitive
  • LPG carrier earnings nearing $50,000 a day on increased cargo volumes
    VLGC freight rates to rise further as more product is available than ships and strong Indian demand expected in coming months
  • Maersk daily service redefines transport times
    SeaIntel report says other lines will follow
  • IUMI reviews its structures and ways of working
    More change needed if organisation is to remain relevant to its members, says chairman
  • Box Club meeting marks milestone for South Korea
    Hanjin and HMM chief executives welcome industry leaders to Seoul
  • Sanko believed to have renegotiated resale of capesize upwards
    After Imbari newbuild pulled due to low offers, vessel said to be committed at $48m
  • Box Club: one constant in an ever-changing industry
    The Box Club has only ever been chaired by Europeans to date
  • Italian panamax deal sends 10-year-old vessel values plummeting
    Rumours of ship sold for $18m, 50% down on values reported five months ago
  • Pacific lines to run TSA collectively
    Hanjin Shipping president Kim will not be replaced as chairman
  • Feel the fear and do it anyway: now is the time for lay-ups
    Carriers need to address individual capacity withdrawal despite the threat of European Union fines
  • Feedership values plummet
    Smallest boxships sold at auction for rock-bottom prices
  • Commerzbank offers $95m for final UniCredit 8% in Deutsche Schiffsbank
    Deal would give German bank still in hock to government full control of shipping lender
  • IUMI chief questions insurance market reforms
    Ole Wikborg tells Paris conference he is 'not convinced that regulators fully appreciate what differentiates insurance and other financial services'
  • Investigators prepare to board Nordlys
    Probe to determine cause of Hurtigruten ferry fire that killed two crew
  • Class acts
    Classification societies are branching out
  • STX OSV earnings estimate cut
    CIMB Research cites global crunch, but yard announces $132m in new orders
  • Insurance union calls for global stand against piracy
    IUMI chief admits it took time to realise flag-state consensus on armed guards may work
  • Unifeeder to be Ust-Luga terminal's first box feeder operator
    Fixed weekly service planned
  • India's GVK buys Australian coal assets in $1.3bn deal
    Hancock Prospecting has potential to produce up to 84m tonnes a year
  • OECD sets out strategy for French ports to win back market share
    Fresh study follows this year's port reforms
  • UAE-Russia deal to expand ro-ro terminal in Ust Luga
    Gulftainer and Prominvest $275m investment is of political significance
  • Laskaridis sees 'many more' northern sea route passages in 2012
    Greece-based reefer major hails time and environmental savings after debut transit
  • NOL box data shows peak season not kicking in
    Pattern of rising volume but falling freight rates reaches an extreme
  • Asian shipowners demand UN anti-piracy action
    Owners condemn the 'lack of urgency and political will' to solve the piracy problem

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
  • MSC mega-box ship runs aground
    MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company has once again found itself in the unwelcome glare of publicity after another of its deepsea containerships went aground in Northern Europe
  • Ust Luga wins Unifeeder service
    EUROPE'S largest feeder operator Unifeeder has become the first container shipping line to sign up to Russia's newest container terminal at Ust Luga
  • Chevron signs Wheatstone LNG deal
    CHEVRON has signed a sales and purchase agreement with Japan's Kyushu Electric Power for LNG from the Australian offshore Wheatstone LNG project, pushing the project further towards final investment decision, IHS Energy Markets Global reported today
  • Analysts sceptical of GVK's Hancock buy
    INDIAN infrastructure developer GVK may have bitten off more than it can chew with its $1.3Bn acquisition of Australia's Hancock Prospecting, according to some analysts
  • Greek-flagged fleet drops 3.7%
    THE SIZE of the Greek-flagged fleet dropped by 3.7% between July 2010 and July this year, but grew 0.4% in terms of tonnage, the Greek statistical authority ELSTAT revealed today
  • Eitzen bondholders propose a bid
    HOLDERS of two bonds totaling NK446M ($84M) issued by Eitzen Maritime Services (EMS) have offered to bid for the company through a debt to equity conversion, the company said in a statement today
  • Capesize orderbook ratio falls
    THE Capesize orderbook-to-fleet ratio has dropped to little more than 34%, according to IHS Fairplay's latest Sea-Web data
  • Scrap prices to fall, says GMS
    RECYCLED ships buyer Global Marketing Systems (GMS) expects scrap prices to come under pressure due to rising oil prices and prolonged inactivity in the Bangladeshi market
  • Greece has 'transshipment potential'
    GREECE has the potential to become a major transshipment hub in the Eastern Mediterranean by 2020, but must tackle labour unrest and insufficient hinterland infrastructure, a report has said
  • Gulftainer signs Ust Luga deal
    MIDDLE Eastern container terminal operator and logistics provider Gulftainer is to make its entrance on the Baltic Sea after dramatically signing a deal to help develop Ust Luga
  • Equatorial to appeal bunker ruling
    SINGAPORE-based bunker supplier, Equatorial Marine Fuel Management Services, is to appeal a Singapore High Court ruling involving a 2008 claim against Malaysian flagship carrier MISC
  • Alaska seeks fast ferry injunction
    ALASKA'S state attorney general's office filed a motion with Alaska's superior court seeking a preliminary injunction in its ongoing lawsuit over the Fast Vehicle Ferry (FVF) engines
  • Mumbai issues new armed guards guidelines
    INDIA'S Mumbai Port Trust has issued new guidelines to shipowners and operators concerning the use of armed guards, according to a local ship agency
  • Argentine soya exports grow, says asssociation
    IHS Global Insight has reported that Argentine soya exports are expected to continue to grow, despite a recent drop in prices
  • Tampa to build ethanol hub
    THE US port of Tampa has signed a joint-venture deal with US energy company Kinder Morgan Energy Partners and railfreight operator CSX to create a new ethanol hub in Florida

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
  • Marad's No. 2 Official Resigns
    The Maritime Administration Deputy Administrator Orlando Gotay left his position abruptly on Friday. The agency did not give a reason...
  • Customs Brokers Call for HMT Reform
    A coalition of New Orleans customer brokers called on the industry on Monday to support legislation requiring the federal government...
  • Marad Looks to Streamline Cargo Preference Rules
    Carriers and shippers that would like to see changes in regulations governing cargo preference laws will have the chance to...
  • Port Tracker Projects Strong Import Growth
    Import cargo volume at the busiest U.S. container ports is beginning to ramp up after a flat summer, the National...
  • Containerized Exports Rose 4.8 Percent in July
    U.S. containerized exports in July rose 4.8 percent from a year earlier, boosted by double-digit gains in wastepaper, scrap metal...
  • Korean Air Cargo Falls 8.4 Percent on Weak Exports
    Korean Air says a sharp drop in electronics exports out of South Korea sent the airline's cargo traffic down 8.4...
  • St. Lawrence Seaway Traffic Up 3.5 Percent
    Cargo shipped on the St. Lawrence Seaway from late March through August rose 3.5 percent year-over-year, as raw material shipments...
  • ODFL Adds Central Pennsylvania Terminal
    Old Dominion Freight Line extended its $120 million expansion this year into Pennsylvania, opening a terminal in Altoona and hiring...
  • NY-NJ Container Volume Jumps 6.7 Percent in July
    Import volume at the Port of New York and New Jersey grew 6.7 percent in July on a month-to-month basis...
  • AAPA CEO Nagle Talks Funding Port Projects, Environmental Issues (Video)
    Kurt Nagle, president and CEO of American Association of Port Authorities, discusses how ports are moving aggressively to deepen their...
  • Gulftainer to Invest $275 Million in Russian Port
    Gulftainer, the Middle East's largest private port operator, plans to invest $275 million to co-develop and operate a multipurpose cargo...
  • GAC Changes Management in Dubai
    The GAC Group promoted Stuart Bowie to managing director of the company's Dubai office, and Gurmurthi Shankar will succeed him as...
  • Trucker CTS Emerges From Bankruptcy Protection
    Trucking and logistics company Cargo Transportation Services emerged from bankruptcy last week after reorganizing and attracting a new equity partner....
  • Baltimore Reports Record Auto Volume
    Vehicle shipments through the Port of Baltimore rose 12 percent to a record 270,700 units during the first six months...
  • DOT Stimulus Payments Top $31.3 Billion
    Stimulus payments to states for transportation projects completed under the 2009 economic stimulus law rose to more than $31.3 billion...
  • Massport Launches Boston Clean-Trucks Program
    The Massachusetts Port Authority plans to replace up to 60 old drayage trucks at the Port of Boston through a...
  • Maersk Line Ltd., Rickmers to Operate US Ships
    Construction of the Maersk Illinois is nearing completion in China. Maersk Line Ltd. and Rickmers-Linie (America) formed...
  • Marad Under Fire
    When Eastern Shipbuilding struck a deal with a company in Brazil more than two years ago that would bring in...
  • APL Revenue, Volume Flat in August
    APL's container revenue and volume were virtually unchanged in August from July, despite imposing trans-Pacific peak season surcharges through half...
  • Hamburg Sud Christens Fifth 7,100-TEU Ship
    Hamburg Sud christened the Santa Catarina, the fifth of 10 ships with capacities of 7,100 20-foot equivalent container that the...
  • Hong Kong Air Freight Falls 7.8 Percent
    Weak demand from Europe and the U.S. in August pulled Hong Kong International Airport's traffic down 7.8 percent from the...
  • Cargolux Refuses Delivery of 747-8 Freighter
    Cargolux stunned Boeing and the air cargo industry this weekend when the airline announced it would not accept delivery of...
  • TNT Links China, Southeast Asia Truck Services
    TNT Express linked its Chinese day-definite truck service with its Southeast Asian trucking network, which includes Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand,...
  • 5 Secrets of Successful Freight Tenders
    Almost all transportation managers will agree that a well-executed freight request for proposal is time-consuming and analytically challenging. With everyone's...
  • Is Your Transportation at Its Best?
    As your business grows, it's only natural that it becomes more complex and challenging to manage. Your transportation processes are...
  • A Plan to Collaborate
    As improved forecasting and demand planning tools enter the marketplace, one of the most significant developments is the introduction of...
  • Retail's Shorter Shelf Life
    In 2007, home improvement retailer Lowe's already was intent on improving inventory processes that would reverberate throughout global supply chains...
  • Is There an App for That?
    The third-party logistics industry has moved into the information business to an unprecedented degree. How well they use and manage...
  • Stability Amid Instability
    Rick Blasgen is a confident man. The president and CEO of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals sees the...
  • 3PL Learning Curve
    The Council of Logistics Management's annual conferences in the early 1990s were filled with references to third-party logistics, a new...
  • Who's Who in Logistics Technology
    As the economy struggles to find its footing two years after the deepest recession in decades, leading technology providers are...
  • 3PL Rallying Cry
    Soon after President Obama in his 2010 State of the Union Address challenged the U.S. to double its exports by...
  • Freight's Indian Summer?
    Economic warning lights are flashing around the globe, so why is Landstar System's Henry Gerkens so confident about the outlook...
  • Optimism Rides the Rails
    There's no sign in rail freight trends that the U.S. economy may be tumbling into another recession. Rail executives...
  • Decision Time for Teamsters
    Sotheby's isn't a name often linked with trucking, but the famed auction house is locked in a labor dispute with...
  • Labor's Long View?
    Since it's founding in 1934, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union has prided itself in being a militant union, but...
  • Job Search Engines
    It is great news for the nation's millions of unemployed or underemployed people to find our elected officials now are...
  • Fueling Debate on Infrastructure
    The ambitious infrastructure spending package President Obama offered in his $447 billion jobs plan faces considerable uncertainty on Capitol Hill,...
  • Keeping Up With the Jones Act
    President Obama on June 23 announced the sale of 30 million barrels of crude oil from the Department of Energy's...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
  • This tradelane is not big enough for the 20 of us
    It is approaching high-noon in liner town. After delinquently drinking from the cup of over capacity in the 'Last Chance Saloon' for too many months, ocean carriers are now shuffling into position and preparing for a zero freight rate-induced shoot-out that could end in a fatal blood bath for the minnows, and not least shrapnel wounds for all the industry stakeholders
  • Ust Luga gets new investor
  • InterManager: give owners the right to hire armed guards in pirate-infested waters
  • COSCON chief: Further rationalisation considered as large boxships have 'negative' impact
  • India hikes bank rate again
  • RAM concludes deal with Tank Management

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
  • ORIG storms Times Square
    Investors watch intently as George Economou-backed drillship owner joins parent DryShips on Nasdaq.
  • Korea fights for yard crown
    Clarksons says 2011 orders in South Korea worth almost four-fold more than those booked in China.
  • Rickmers mints MLL union
    German project powerhouse partners with Maersk Line Limited in surprise assault on the breakbulk market.
  • Tanker in collision
    Italian aframax involved in accident with trawler off North Wales, but no injuries reported.
  • Transpetro crewman killed
    Second mate dies fighting a fire on a state-owned tanker off the coast of Brazil.
  • Shipbreaker crushed
    26-year-old demolition worker killed by falling iron plate at Sitakunda yard.
  • Golden Trader to sail
    Greek bulker involved in clash with trawler that led to pollution off Denmark patched up and set to continue voyage.
  • Tanker Pac ship on block
    Ofer-linked company is looking to shed one of its aframaxes, brokers say.
  • Flag faux-pas
    Singaporean vessel detained for illegal anchoring off Malaysia after inspectors drawn to vessel by upside-down flag.
  • STX lands Dalian work
    Korean shipbuilder scores $240m deal with Seacon for eight boxships.
  • Nam Cheong teams up
    Malaysian shipbuilder forms new offshore support vessel company with three partners.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
  • Marks 'fundamental shift'
  • MarAd reviewing cargo preference rules
    The U.S. Maritime Administration said it is reviewing cargo preference laws that require shippers to use U.S.-flag vessels to transport cargo that is "government-impelled," either as a direct result of federal government involvement, indirectly thr...
  • Moody's downgrades MOL, NYK
    Moody's downgrades MOL, NYK Moody's downgrades MOL, NYKRatings agency Moody's has downgraded Japanese liners carriers MOL and NYK Line due to a weak freight market and overcapacity in its business segments. Moody's has not changed its ratings on t...
  • Maersk, Rickmers form U.S.-flag partnership
    Maersk Line Ltd. and Rickmers-Linie (America) Inc. said Monday they have formed a partnership to provide breakbulk and project cargo shipping using two newly built multipurpose ships to be operated under the U.S. flag. The two 19,000-deadweight-ton...
  • APL seeks India/Americas peak surcharge
    Liner carrier APL said last week it will assess a peak season surcharge on shipments from India to North America beginning Oct. 15. The fee, $400 per FEU, is applicable from India to ports in the United States and Canada, not including Puerto Rico ...
  • Lines plan Asia/Oceania rate hike
    Liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Friday it plans to raise rates on shipments from Asia to Oceania from Oct. 15. The increase, $250 per TEU, applies to shipments from all ports in Asia to New Zealand and from ports in Korea, China, Hong...
  • Tropical eyes peak fees to Caribbean
    Tropical Shipping said Friday it will assess peak season surcharge on shipments from North America to a number of Caribbean destinations from Oct. 9 to Dec. 11. The surcharge is $150 per 20-foot container, $300 per 40-foot container and $338 per co...
  • TNT's China service joins Asia road network
    After a year of testing, TNT Express on Monday said its Chinese day-definite domestic road network (operated by TNT Hoau) has joined up with its international Asia road network, creating what it claims to be the only scheduled pan Asia day-definite...
  • E-waste firm indicted over exports
    Electronic waste firm Executive Recycling Inc., its owner and a former executive were indicted by a federal grand last week in Denver. Executive Recycling; Brandon Richter, the owner and chief executive officer; and Tor Olson, former vice president...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
  • Maersk to test scrubber system
    Technology allows ship to meet ECA zones' mandate of 0.1% sulphur, even when using a lower cost fuel with sulphur content of 3.5% or more.
  • Ship released from US arrest
    Bunker supplier says vessel's bills have been 'fully paid'.
  • Double-digit drop in Fujairah
    Deliveries available for supply up to and including October 3 in Cape Town.
  • Oil spill in Sweden linked to ship collision
    Oil spill hits Sweden a week after ship collision in Danish waters pierced a bunker tank.
  • Prices soft in Rotterdam and Hamburg
    Players head to the sidelines in Rotterdam as prices fall.
  • DK Group appoints joint managing director
    'Experienced and dynamic senior management team' will allow group to capitalise on its Air Cavity System.
  • Limited scope for Russia's Arctic transit route
    Arctic shipping increasing but not because of transits; entire region could be ice-free in summer by 2030, conference is told.
  • New trader for O.W. Bunker's Dubai office
    Company says appointment is 'testament to the rapid growth'.
  • Wider push may be seen for ECA delay
    More states may get behind request for deferral of 0.10% sulphur limit in Europe.
  • Bunker prices generally down as week opens
    Public holiday in Tokyo Bay on Monday.
  • New trader joins Bominflot
    Sebastian Clausen has operational experience from a previous job with 'one of the leading German ship owners'.
  • East Asia bunkering operations affected by tropical typhoon
    Tropical typhoon Roke disrupts operations at several Chinese and South Korean ports.
  • Odfjell inks 'strategic partnership' with US equity firm
    Lindsay Goldberg acquires 49% stake while Odfjell retains 51% share in tank terminal businesses.
  • US Army posts MDO order
    Looking to purchase 12,000 gallons of MDO for three vessels based at Duluth.
  • Are you prepared?
    Is the industry prepared for greater regulation that would require more transparency in fuel measurement and reporting?
  • Refiners in predicament over 'uncertain' bunker needs
    Refiners can decide direction only after the 2018 IMO review.
  • Bunker costs 'have become a major factor'
    Cost increases coming even as shipowners face extended period of low earnings, says analyst.

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Ravenna
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Valencia
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Brussels
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Los Angeles
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Geneva
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Singapore
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Trieste
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Genoa
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Padua
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Beijing
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Hamburg
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China enacted regulation in response to US taxes on Chinese-owned and -built vessels
Beijing
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Miami
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Marella Cruises sells Fincantieri slots for two new cruise ships to TUI Cruises.
Hannover/Trieste
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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
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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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