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June 21, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • UPS facilities in UK shut over security flaws
    Shipping company UPS has been barred from moving aircargo through some UK facilities because of security flaws, the British government said after it carried out security tests.
  • Baltic index flat on cape gains
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, inched lower on Friday although further iron ore business provided support to the larger capesize market. Brokers said that fleet growth, especially in capesizes, was set to cap gains in the coming months.
  • US charges Iran shipping firm for illegal transactions
    An Iranian government-owned shipping line that the United States believes is integral to Iran's efforts to obtain banned technology for its nuclear and missile programmes has illegally funnelled tens of millions of dollars in financial transactions through the US banking system over the past three years, evading sanctions by cloaking itself in corporate alter egos and falsifying records, according to an indictment that the Manhattan district attorney planned to unseal yesterday.

Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk sees wider opportunity in Africa as China trade booms
  • US jails chief engineer 6 months for dumping oily waste at sea
  • Haikou harbour undergoes comprehensive infrastructure upgrade
  • Xinjiang road cargo movement grows 9.76pc in first five months
  • Huanghua port throughput tops million tonne mark in May
  • US Customs harmonise multi-agency data in single-window system
  • American Cold War export controls eased to boost US foreign trade
  • Maersk to levy US$320/TEU transpac peak season surcharge from India
  • Indian container ports handle one per cent more boxes April-May
  • Beihai airport cargo volume soars 83.9pc in first five months
  • Missouri's Lambert China air freight hub hopes fading fast
  • Etihad Airways, Jettainer make unit load device management deal

Exim Indiaweb site
  • CARGOTEC to establish global competence centre in Singapore
  • Change at the top at Rickmers-Linie in North America
  • EMIRATES SHIPPING LINE joins COSCO on MEX service
  • Hanjin Shipping & NYK announce joint service for Far East/Middle East trade
  • Refloating of grounded vessel pushed back a fortnight
  • Safmarine creating opportunities through education in Ghana's cocoa community
  • Transpole Logistics opens office in Seoul
  • MICT handling regular double stack rakes
  • CONCOR's ICD-Khodiyar to be commissioned today
  • Pharma exporters to get extra time for affixing barcodes
  • Planning Commission sets bigger targets for Infra Ministries
  • SEZs stand firm against Direct Taxes Code proposals
  • Weakening prices may hit coffee exports
  • Crude oil drops to 4-month low

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 20, 2011
  • Higher heavy duty road toll (LSVA) in Switzerland
    In Switzerland the performance based heavy duty road toll (LSVA) will be adjusted by 0.97% against the inflation effective 1 January 2012. The rate increase will not exceed CHF 3 f...
  • KION Group: Order intake rises to around EUR 1.2 billion, up 37 %
    The KION Group, one of the two leading global manufacturers of forklift trucks and warehouse equipment, has started 2011 with a strong first quarter. Demand was up approximately 40...
  • Daimler Trucks North America to ramp up production
    Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA), headquartered in Portland, Ore., announced that it plans to sharply increase production and employment levels at its Mt. Holly, NC and Portland...
  • UK: Schmitz Cargobull help S&J deliver for Palletforce
    S&J European Haulage has added three new Schmitz Cargobull curtainsider trailers to its fleet. One of the new vehicles will be dedicated to work carried out by S&J for the ...
  • SIBUR-Trans and Brunswick Rail announce partnership
    Brunswick Rail, Russia's leading freight railcar operating lessor, and SIBUR-Trans, a subsidiary of the SIBUR petrochemicals holding, have signed an agreement whereby Brunswick Rai...
  • Rail network in Europe is shrinking
    The rail network in Europe continues to shrink. That is the result of so far unpublished figures from the European Commission according to which, the European rail network shrank b...
  • Eurotunnel wins competitive tender from the Grand Port Maritime in Bordeaux
    Groupe Eurotunnel has been chosen by the Grand Port Maritime in Bordeaux to prepare its Safety and Operating Regulations (RSE) reference document, as required by the Etablissement ...
  • China will deliver first freight trains to France
    China CNR Corporation and Atir Rail of France have signed an agreement for 20 railway ammonia tank cars and another 20 liquid gas tank cars. According to CNR the deal will mark the...
  • P&O Ferrymasters Co-Hosts MEPs for Intermodal Spotlight
    Logistics solutions specialist P&O Ferrymasters recently joined customer Procter & Gamble and two other leading advocates of intermodal transport to host a special display ...
  • Metrans opens a new inland terminal in Ostrava
    The German-Czech intermodal company Metrans has opened a new inland terminal to handle an annual cargo volume of 150,000 teu in Ostrava. With that, the subsidiary of Hamburger Hafe...
  • Ataklar expands its trucking fleet
    The Turkish logistics provider Ataklar, which is particularly active in the Italian-Turkish and Greek-Turkish traffic, has received, in the last couple of days, the first 35 of 150...
  • In Denmark only B7 diesel can be fuelled
    From 1 July 2011, the Danish oil companies will mix 7 % biodiesel in all diesel for road transport. The new diesel meets the European standard for diesel EN590, and the motor const...
  • CMA CGM appoints Michel Sirat Group Chief Financial Officer
    CMA CGM Group reinforces its financial organization with the appointment of Michel Sirat to the position of group Chief Financial Officer. With degrees from the Institut d'Etudes P...
  • CSAV terminates trans-pacific service
    The Chilean shipping company CSAV is going to terminate its ASIAM service in the Pacific as of 30 June. This is the reaction of the shipping line to the difficult circumstances on ...
  • Kerry Logistics starts construction of Xiamen logistics centre
    Kerry Logistics, a leading provider of logistics services, has started building its state-of-the-art logistics centre in Xiamen. With a total area of 42,600 sqm, Kerry Xiamen logis...
  • Three-way partnership in emergency relief aims to help Africa help itself
    World Vision, Agility and Advance Aid are delighted to announce a three-way partnership that will enable African-produced emergency relief goods to be provided to assist in African...
  • GLS achieve good result for the financial year 2010/11
    The Amsterdam based GLS Group recently announced the result for the financial year 2010/11. The pan-European parcel, express and logistics provider recorded satisfying increases in...

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 20, 2011
  • Seafarer piracy death toll climbs
  • Donjon-SMIT refloats tanker grounded in Mississippi River
  • New offshore wind farm in Irish Sea
  • OSD-IMT to design cable layer for Boskalis-SMIT

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 20, 2011
  • Maritime Administration report finds more vessels calling at US ports
  • Hanjin joining NYK in new Far East/Mid East run
  • TITAN taps Jason Bennett as new commercial director
  • Oil spill response exercise set for Whidbey Island area
  • NYK expanding in China with new auto logistics business

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 20, 2011
  • VLGCs hold out for rate increases in third quarter
    Butane demand from the petrochemical industry set to boost owners' confidence
  • Handysize bulker prices on slide
    New Century Overseas latest company to lose out on falling asset values
  • Shell teams up with Russians on LNG deal
    Shell has signalled its intent to extend its already significant global influence in the liquefied natural gas shipping market by signing up to a partnership focused on building LNG carriers in Russia
  • Tsakos enters Neo Energy on four-year charter
    Greece's Tsakos Energy Navigation has chartered out the 2007-built, 150,000 cu m liquefied natural gas carrier Neo Energy for four years
  • Chinese breakers to capitalise as monsoons hit Indian subcontinent
    With the Indian subcontinent submerged in monsoon rain, the focus of the demolition sector has shifted east to China
  • Getting governance right
    TTA seems willing to acknowledge that it needs to do more to ensure that shareholders are onboard with its evolving corporate strategy
  • Variety does not mean spice for TTA
    The company's policy of 'aggressive' diversification includes fertilisers and coal
  • Mr Bee and the Thoresen Thai coup
    Even if the dry bulk operator fends off the current shareholder revolt, can it convince other investors it will succeed?
  • Why we need to keep bloodsuckers at bay
    The shipping industry is working hard to be cleaner and greener all the time. It should, perhaps, be shouting more about what is being done, as the taxmen and carbon traders circle
  • Revolution confusion
    Many in the container industry are baffled by Eivind Kolding's call to arms
  • Genco and Excel Maritime shares singled out by short sellers
    New York-listed dry bulk operators are targeted aggressively
  • HSH reduces reliance on state aid
    Bank hails 'continuing stabilisation' as it trims loan guarantee requirement
  • Cargo caused all 44 dry bulk deaths last year
    Intercargo's annual report examines all of last year's fatalities and also examines the impact of piracy and the rise of Asian shipping
  • Bankrupt Hawaii Superferry catamarans put up for sale
    US Maritime Administration disposals mark a sorry end for what was once hailed as a pioneering project
  • Liquidity looking for a home
    Cash-strapped European shipfinance banks are prime targets for hungry Chinese institutions
  • China Development Bank negotiates stake in Aegean Baltic Bank
    Partnership to help unlock $5bn in funds earmarked for 'China-Greek Shipping Fund'
  • Ransom team's jail terms unlikely to stop payments
    Counterpiracy experts puzzled by surprise move that creates yet another problem for shipowners
  • Eagle Bulk executive compensation voted through by shareholders
    Company is to defend vigorously recent lawsuit alleging excessive payouts
  • CIMB pessimistic on Asian container lines' prospects
    Immediate outlook grim, says Malaysian investment bank as it downgrades NOL and CSCL
  • Singamas forecasts first half profits to increase significantly
    Bullishness attributed to growing demand and higher selling prices
  • Hancock to export first Galilee basin coal
    First shipment from huge Queensland fields to leave Gladstone port for South Korea on Sunday
  • British, US pirate cash couriers jailed in Somalia
    Long sentences for couriers who flew $3.6 m ransom cash for pirates into Mogadishu
  • Great Eastern sells suezmax tanker
    Mumbai-based line offloads tanker to unnamed buyer, reportedly for scrapping
  • Vietnam turns to Interpol to track down two Vinashin executives
    The accused fled abroad to avoid charges related to shipyard's financial woes
  • Tanker optimism
    The outlook for improvements in the tanker trades hinges largely upon demand that is sure to grow in Asia, and that appears unstoppable
  • Shipping firms should insure for disruptions to trade
    Contingent Business Interruption is called the most under-estimated risk in the market
  • Eurostar withdraws Eurotunnel fire insurance claim
    Eurotunnel sees move as 'major step' towards final settlement
  • Shipping KPI project opens early
    InterManager delighted as standard industry tool is up and running six months early
  • Key features of KPI project
    Aims of standard industry measurement tool include higher levels of safety and efficiency

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 20, 2011
  • Rolls-Royce penalty pared
    A Miami judge has confirmed a jury's decision against Rolls-Royce related to the Queen Mary 2's faulty propulsion system - but damages have been reduced
  • Treasury tightens sanctions
    THE US Treasury Department today timed a raft of new sanctions against Iran's IRISL to coincide with New York City's criminal indictment
  • STX offered 25% of new Russian yard
    RUSSIA'S USC told Fairplay it has closed a deal to build a new St Petersburg shipyard for $720M
  • Kremlin rejects grain export controls
    RUSSIA'S farming boss has said the Kremlin has rejected calls for penalty duties or other controls to restrict grain volumes once exports resume on 1 July
  • Suspects released after pirate attack
    EU NAVFOR said today it has released four suspected pirates, despite believing them to be responsible for an attack on an LNG carrier in the Gulf of Aden
  • Corpus Christi increasing export capacity
    CORPUS Christi's port has told Fairplay it is spending $10M on rail improvements to address an expected jump in exports
  • Athens defining shipping blueprint
    YANNIS Diamantidis will reportedly remain in charge of the Greek shipping portfolio pending a presidential decree on a reformed maritime ministry
  • Hanoi sends Interpol after Vinashin figures
    INTERPOL has issued a global search warrant for two former officials of Vinashin, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • SCI adds to S&P war chest
    INDIA'S largest bank has concluded an external commercial borrowing for Shipping Corp of India, SCI said today
  • Army disperses Suez protesters
    EGYPTIAN troops have driven away workers attempting to storm Suez Canal Authority offices in Ismailia, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • The Zoullases win Eagle pay vote
    SHAREHOLDERS of NASDAQ-led Eagle Bulk voted in favour of an executive compensation plan, but the tally revealed significant dissention
  • LNG worker shortage seen
    OWNERS of LNG carriers have been warned to expect staff shortages over the next few years, particularly in Europe
  • GPI shareholders seek high share price
    THE THREE Russian shareholders who own Global Ports International have set a high target for an IPO in London this month
  • Drybulk recovery stymied
    RECOVERY remains elusive in the oversupplied drybulk sector, brokers said today, despite increased scrapping and slow steaming
  • Progress made in Oz mine talks
    A SERIES of stoppages at BHP Billiton-Mitsubishi Alliance coking coal mines in Queensland might be close to an end, with talks reportedly progressing

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 20, 2011
  • Army Corps, SCSPA Ink Charleston Agreement
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the South Carolina State Ports Authority on Monday signed a cost-sharing agreement on...
  • Retail Driving Demand for Industrial Property
    Demand for big box distribution centers in major U.S. markets is propping up the industrial property sector, but activity is...
  • Auburn University Studies LTL Pricing
    Professor Joe Hanna discusses why LTL carriers are unhappy with their current pricing model, but reluctant to change, and why...
  • APL Expands China-India Express Service
    APL is expanding its China-India Express Service with a weekly call at India's Port of Pipavav, starting at the end of...
  • ECT Rejects Report of MSC Stake
    ECT, Rotterdam's biggest container terminal operator, denied reports that ocean carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. acquired a significant stake in its...
  • FMCSA Prepares for Cross-Border Trucking
    A new cross-border trucking program with Mexico could be in place within two months, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Anne...
  • US Freight Transshipments Up 8.5 Percent in 2010
    The value of all the goods shipped between the U.S. and countries outside of North America that passed through Canada...
  • Japan Posted Second-Largest Trade Deficit in May
    Japan incurred a deficit of 853.7 billion yen ($10.67 billion) in its trade with the rest of the world in...
  • DOT Stimulus Payments Reach $29 Billion
    Payouts to states by the Department of Transportation for construction projects under the 2009 stimulus law totaled just below $29...
  • CEVA Logistics Expands US Trailer Fleet
    CEVA Logistics will lease more than 1,000 trailers from Ryder System, bringing its total U.S. trailer capacity to more than...
  • Horizon Postpones Refinance Deadline Again
    Horizon Lines announced a second one-week postponement of a deadline for securing bondholders' support for a plan to refinance the...
  • New York to Indict Iran Shipping Lines
    New York City's district attorney will indict Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines on Monday on charges that it is...
  • BNSF Under Buffet
    When Warren Buffett announced late in 2009 his Berkshire Hathaway investment firm would buy up BNSF Railway, he said he'd...
  • EU Probes State Aid for Leipzig-Halle Airport
    European Union competition regulators launched an investigation into the German government's financing of Leipzig-Halle airport, DHL Express's European cargo hub,...
  • Somalia Jails Six Over Pirate Ransom
    Somalia jailed an American, three Britons and two Kenyans for illegally bringing $3.6 million in cash into the country, allegedly...
  • Global Crude Steel Production Climbs 4.2 Percent
    The global production of crude steel in the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association reached 130 million metric...
  • Not All in the Family
    For more than 80 years, Kane Is Able has been a family-owned and family-run trucking and logistics business, hauling freight...
  • Roadrunner Restructures
    Roadrunner Transportation Systems is running down more than one road. The company is expanding both segments of its...
  • Rails Fight a Rising Tide
    A tough weather year that started with blizzards is only getting worse for major North American railroads and their customers,...
  • Nearer to On-Dock
    U.S. East and West Coast ports may feel good about their efforts to develop the large marine terminals needed to...
  • BRICs' Risky Business
    Just when privately owned Domodedovo airport in Moscow was gearing up for its ambitious May initial public offering that would...
  • Logistics Races Ahead of Economy
    U.S. logistics costs rose 10.4 percent in 2010 as companies moved rapidly to take advantage of a recovering economy, and...
  • Farm-Fed Recovery
    The U.S. economy is heading inexorably toward its next growth cycle, with agricultural exports ripe to help drive expansion, economists,...
  • Time for Change
    Eivind Kolding took a few verbal barbs after the Maersk Line CEO issued a manifesto on June 7 calling for...
  • Dumbing It Down
    During a recent trip to Washington, D.C., I had the pleasure of catching up with an old friend who shared...
  • No More Magic Pipe
    The U.S. tries to keep foreign-flag ships from polluting U.S. waters, but not every operator gets the message. If the...
  • Camiones for Commerce
    In any discussion of trade facilitation and security along the U.S.-Mexico border, the cross-border trucking controversy is the elephant sitting...
  • Two-Pronged Threat in Mexico
    Trade along the U.S.-Mexico border is a delicate balancing act that has wobbled between facilitation and security for years. Even...
  • Whose Return on Investment?
    Warren Buffett's purchase of BNSF triggered a regulatory rate battle that could set a precedent for future railroad mergers or...
  • BNSF's Top Team
    Even before Berkshire Hathaway offered in November 2009 to buy the 77.4 percent of BNSF Railway the investment giant didn't...
  • US Suspends Mail Delivery to Canada
    The U.S. Postal Service stopped taking mail bound for Canada as a strike by Canada Post workers moved into its...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 20, 2011
  • An executive lounge service for shippers in prospect?
    'What if placing a shipping order was as easy as buying an airline ticket?' That was the question put to TOC Europe, Antwerp delegates earlier this month by Maersk Line ceo, Eivind Kolding, in his 'call for change' address.
  • Two more ships released by pirates - hijackers more challenged
  • Nigeria's box traffic soars in Q1 11
  • Lyttelton back in action
  • APL debuts 53ft containers in North America
  • Tarros adds Mersin to east/West Med shuttle

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 20, 2011
  • Oaktree in $800m brawl
    US private equity powerhouse's $100m IPO sheds light on legal battle involving Gulmar Offshore.
  • Banks log Diana forecasts
    Diana Containerships tops Wall Street hit lists as investment banks bet on growth potential.
  • Voters back EGLE pay pack
    Enraged shareholder fails to win the hearts of voters at Nasdaq-listed owner's annual pow-wow in New York.
  • IRISL: fresh sanctions row
    Iranian line and front companies cited in new US accusation involving $60m and US banks including JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup.
  • Superferries back on block
    US Maritime Administration prepares to auction off vessels built by bankrupt owner Hawaii Superferry.
  • Suez going down
    Egyptian vessel freed by pirates is reported to be sinking off the coast of Oman.
  • Tsakos fixes LNG ship
    Tsakos Energy Navigation has secured a new four-year fix for its lone gas carrier, with BG and GDF Suez the likely charterers.
  • Wells endorses Navios deal
    Equity analyst praises New York-listed owner's $84.8m tanker acquisition but shares remain on the 'sideline'.
  • NYK LNG attacked
    EU Navfor intercepts gang of four suspected of attacking LNG carrier in the Gulf of Aden.
  • NFC heading to Iran
    Oman's state-owned operator launching fast ferry run to Bandar Abbas.
  • Sovcomflot makes grade
    Standard & Poor's assigns Russian tanker owner investment-grade BBB- rating, its first official evaluation of the company.
  • Pelindo plans new port
    Indonesian state terminals company to build new container facility at Sorong.
  • Poten's pier pressure
    New York broker weighs in on proposed tanker terminal project at Pier 400 in Los Angeles.
  • Sovcomflot sale soon
    Russian deputy PM Igor Shuvalov says tanker privatisation could be ready in the autumn, but does not rule out 2012.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 20, 2011
  • USPS stops accepting mail bound for Canada
    A labor dispute between Canada Post and its workers has compelled the U.S. Postal Service to stop accepting mail bound for Canada until at least sometime this week. Canada Post workers began rotating strikes in early June to protest stalled contrac...
  • STB extends hearing to two days
    The U.S. Surface Transportation Board has extended a hearing on the "current state of competition in the railroad industry" to accommodate the large numbers of organizations wanting to testify. The hearings will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday and...
  • U.K. faults UPS cargo screening
    Express delivery company UPS confirmed on its Web site Friday that the U.K. Department of Transport has restricted its ability to screen packages for bombs at several sort facilities until it improves its security procedures. The Atlanta-based car...
  • Titan names Bennett commercial director
    Titan Salvage, a Pompano Beach, Fla.-based subsidiary of Crowley Maritime Corp., has named Jason Bennett as commercial director. He is based at Titan's United Kingdom office at Newhaven, East Sussex. Bennett will help shape strategic, operational ...
  • Maersk to raise Asia/Puerto Rico rates
    Maersk Line said last week it will raise rates on shipments from the Far East to Puerto Rico. The increase, $490 per 20-foot container and $700 per 40-foot, 40-foot high-cube or 45-foot high-cube containers, will be implemented from July 20. It aff...
  • Zim adds Russian port to pendulum
    Container line Zim is adding a call at the Russian port of Vostochniy to its ZCS service, according to research from American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. The ZCS is Zim's pendulum service connecting Europe, the U.S. West and East coasts, and t...
  • Intercargo sees reversal in consolidation
    The International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners said there has been a reversal in industry consolidation, finding 1,536 dry bulk companies compared to 1,313 a year earlier (160 are members of Intercargo). The report cautions "there is potenti...
  • Navy forms Strategic Sealift Officer Program
    The U.S. Navy has transformed its Merchant Marine Reserve Program into the Strategic Sealift Officer Program (SSOP). SSOP supports national defense sealift requirements and capabilities, which are carried out by the Navy's Military Sealift Command....
  • Oman fund in race for TUI's Hapag-Lloyd stake
    Oman fund in race for TUI's Hapag-Lloyd stake Oman fund in race for TUI's Hapag-Lloyd stake An Omani state-owned fund intends to buy a stake in German container line Hapag-Lloyd,Reutersreported last week. The fund put its intentions in writing to ...
  • Causes delivery delays

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
  • ISO 8217:2010 - The Denouement
    Those who think that newer is better are in for a major disappointment, particularly when a supplier decides to take advantage of 'Annex B'.
  • IFO prices soften in the Middle East
    Deliveries available for supply up to and including July 4 in Cape Town.
  • Maersk ready to roll out flowmeter contract addendum
    Certified meters means no barriers to basing invoices on flowmeter readings.
  • Most European bunker markets soften
    Hamburg market quiet.
  • Key Asian port urged to cut ship-generated SO2 emissions
    'Laws are the only way to deal with pollution from ships,' says Hong Kong newspaper.
  • EU to tighten ETS security after cyber-theft
    Nearly $43 million worth of carbon credits stolen, denting confidence in CO2-reduction tool.
  • Post-Kyoto deal no closer after Bonn climate talks
    'Clear advances' made on other key issues, including the Green Climate Fund according to UN's climate change chief.
  • Vessel abandoned after running out of fuel
    Crew transferred to Pakistani warship.
  • Week opens with mixed prices at key ports
    Weak demand for bunker fuel at Asian hub ports.
  • Rotterdam storage terminal to expand
    Adding five tanks with a total storage capacity of 172,000 m³.
  • China's SHFE fuel oil stocks fall 4.3%
    Fall due to soft demand for fuel oil material, says sources.
  • Tightness persists in South Korean bunker markets
    SK Energy and Hyundai Oilbank not offering to spot market.
  • Sovcomflot signs four-year marine lubricant contract with Lukoil
    Lukoil will supply more than 20,000 mt of marine lubricant to Sovcomflot.

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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
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New attack on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
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Carnival closes its best quarter ever
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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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