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October 25, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • HNA boasts 40b yuan warchest for foreign deals
    HNA Group, the Chinese investor in aviation, shipping and hotels, said it has access to as much as 40 billion yuan (S$8 billion) of credit lines to support acquisitions in Europe and the United States.
  • Baltic index slips, ship supply weighs
    The capesize market should remain supported by healthy iron ore and coal exports to China, even as the Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, turned negative at the end of last week.
  • China may double bunker suppliers
    China, with the world's busiest port at Shanghai, may double the number of local companies allowed to sell tax-exempt marine fuel as demand from ships increases.
  • Shabaab-Somali pirate links growing: UN

Sched Netweb site
  • Basel Convention eco-activists say HK Convention insufficient on scrapping
  • Ben Line Agencies opens its 100th office in Asia
  • Marine Department: Ferry involved in collision at Cheung Chau strayed off course
  • New liner services to boost Hamburg-Russia box traffic
  • OOCL has not cancelled its CCX, SCX, and SSX services as reported
  • CN joins Agri-Food to export Canada's containerised specialty grains
  • Freight Co Ltd offers emergency flood recovery logistics services
  • CSX quarterly profit up 12pc to US$464 million, revenue per unit up 10pc
  • Vladivostok Air flies to Singapore via Hong Kong twice weekly
  • Liuzhou Airport cargo volume up 32pc on January to September last year
  • St Louis-Lambert airport vows to fight for China hub, despite tax defeat

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Asia-Europe spot rates fall; transpacific decline slows
  • BBC Chartering sets sail
  • CMA CGM Group upgrades ASEA service between Asia, Kenya & Tanzania
  • Container shipping could face long period of oversupply
  • DHL India berths largest self-propelled barge at Paradip Port
  • ICS says flag states must enforce rules
  • K. Mohandas to grace AMTOI Day on November 2
  • Rickmers-Linie selected for delivery of Airbus fuselage sections to France
  • Strong Chinese appetite for ore to push up dry bulk rates
  • Tanker rates at seven-week high
  • Handicrafts exports surge 22 pc in Aug.
  • APM Terminals Mumbai stresses on caring for people as part of Safety Day
  • Nisha Roadways adjudged 'Container Transport Operator of the Year (Road)' at MALA 2011
  • Adopt cluster approach to get edge in exports: Exim Bank

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 24, 2011
  • Huge rail market growth expected in Middle East
    The Middle Eastern rail market volume stands at EUR 1.6 billion, and is set to increase by an average of 13% per year to reach EUR 3 billion by 2015, according to a study entitled ...
  • Czech Airlines awards Aero Cargo GSA contract for Germany
    Czech Airlines has extended its cargo GSA relationship with the ECS Group by appointing Aero Cargo as its new partner in Germany. The airline previously awarded cargo GSA contracts...
  • Australian north coast rail upgrade proceeding apace
    The elimination of sharp bends in the interstate rail network between Newcastle and Queensland (Australia) is progressing on schedule, with a section between Rappville and Leeville...
  • Loxx to cooperate with Demas in Turkey
    The German transport company Loxx now cooperates with the Istanbul-based logistics service provider Demas International Lojistik Hizmetleri ve Tic. As part of the cooperation, Loxx...
  • UK P&I Club announces 3% overall increase for 2012
    The premium rating of all UK P&I Club members will be increased by 3% on 20 February 2012. This was agreed by the UK Club's directors at a recent meeting in Athens. The decisio...
  • Charleston breakbulk volume surges with USD 23 million investment
    With a USD 23 million improvement project at its Columbus Street Terminal completed, the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) is enjoying a surge in non-containerised cargo at the...
  • ALE appoints Alberto Pittaluga as country manager of new Iraq office
    ALE, a large and heavy load specialist headquartered in Staffordshire (UK), has opened a new office in Basra (Iraq), its first base in that country. Basra was chosen due to its str...
  • Fesco and BLG Logistics to cooperate in Russia
    The BLG Logistics Group and the Fesco Transportation Group have announced the creation of a joint venture to develop integrated logistics solutions for the automotive industry in R...
  • Aircastle provides two aircraft to support Southern Air's fleet renewal
    Aircastle Limited, a global company that acquires, leases and sells high-utility commercial jet aircraft to airlines throughout the world, and Southern Air Holdings have entered in...
  • Wüst building new logistics centre in Germany
    The excavators moved in at Wüst Logistik's headquarters in Weissenburg (Germany) recently, planning to complete the first stage of a new logistics centre by March 2012. The centre ...
  • ALC urges push for Australian transport regulation reform
    The Australian government's second so-called seamless economy agenda must focus on reforms that abolish inconsistent regulations and red tape between states, all of which adds cons...
  • 1 million flights for air traffic management system
    With the words "you're identified", the air traffic controller confirmed the initial call of the Lufthansa pilot of flight DLH729 from Shanghai Pudong to Frankfurt, and t...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 24, 2011
  • Harris Pye completes $4.3 million of work on West Pegasus
  • LCS 3 completes builder's trials
  • Bridge team chatted about Cat Women as HSV sliced through fishing vessel
  • Marine interior specialist adds to backlog
  • Arctia to convert multi-function icebreakers to meet US EPA Arctic regs

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 24, 2011
  • Port of Bellingham seeks comment on Airport Master Plan development
  • Two new members selected for Vancouver Fraser port board
  • DHS taps BSI Group for port cargo screening aid
  • Port of Seattle coping with Alaskan Way Viaduct closures
  • Letter of Interest period extended for Newport Port Commission post

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 24, 2011
  • Brussels blocks SNCF plan to give ailing SeaFrance $139m funding
    Competition competitor says aid 'incompatible' with European rules
  • Heidmar pools sign up four new ships
    One VLCC and three aframaxes boost total fleet to 126
  • K Line sells two aframax tankers
    Deals in addition to VLCC sale, as Japanese owner shrinks fleet
  • VLGC market rally takes a breather
    Fixtures fail as caution clouds global LPG sector, leaving owners willing to discount rates
  • Kiel Canal a step closer to new locks
    Meeting raises prospects of Federal funding
  • ABN Amro to double shipping book
    Bank's transport chief Gust Biesbroeck says bottom of industry cycle good time to get in
  • Cash-rich Greek owners taking advantage of falling VLCC values
    At only a third of newbuilding prices, 10-year-old vessel values offer investment opportunity
  • Fesco adds Tacoma to Vladivostok service
    Fortnightly departure linking US Pacific Northwest to Russian Far East will offer 14-day transit time
  • Frontline continues to offload tankers
    Two more suezmax vessels reported up for sale in the secondhand market
  • Galileo finally leaves launch pad
    EU's answer to US GPS lifts off
  • Wärtsilä readies business for green rush
    Environmental services and gas engines key products for the future says new boss
  • India's oil destiny is linked to the Commonwealth
    India has the means but not the ways to tap its deepwater hydrocarbon reserves. There is an institution that could fill the gap
  • Asia takes premium pickings
    Gauging the size of the global marine market is hard, but it is clear Asia is on the rise and London is even more important than previously thought
  • Samudera's gross profit falls 85%
    Bunker prices and increased container charter hire rates push cost of services to nearly $109m
  • Demolition market in the doldrums
    Scrap rates fall below $500 per ldt with continued mismatch between breaker and cash buyer price ideas
  • Frangou fingers European problems as threat for bulk
    Navios Maritime Partners will be 'unaffected' by credit squeeze facing owners
  • Creditors release arrested Seaarland aframax
    RBS and Credit Agricole must now work with company on Chapter 11 restructuring plan
  • Short-period capesize charters hit $21,000 a day
    Spot market sentiment improves despite pessimism over China iron ore demand
  • Lloyd Fonds poised to get $21m injection from AMA Capital Partners
    Cash boost would allow the KG house to participate in part-consolidation
  • Scorpio Tankers charters in LR2 product tanker
  • UK releases national ports policy
    Long term port capacity demand to remain unaffected by global economic crisis
  • Northern Europe ports 'most efficient'
    Box ports have four times the throughput of southern rivals
  • STX Group confirms assets sales
    Owners of STX Pan Ocean and STX OSV will raise funds by stake sales in unnamed overseas assets by early 2012
  • Dr Peters KG fund files for insolvency
    Banks call in loan on fund that far exceeds market value of ships
  • EU ban on conferences fails to win a following
    Europe finds itself isolated, with no sign of a wider reform of maritime competition law
  • Trailer Bridge chief executive departs
    Latest development precedes crucial bond maturity in November
  • Noatum to stamp its name on former Dragados terminals
    Port operator wants to 'consolidate' its leadership in Spanish market
  • Like the Somme
    The mortality rate for Somali pirates suggests that they are formidable because they are desperate
  • Human cost of piracy
    The ordeal of Calixto Caniete, master of the Remuar, is a reminder of the urgency of dealing with the pirate scourge
  • Costs hit SITC profits as intra-Asia volumes increase
    Nine-month earnings show high growth in expenses balanced by one-time gains

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 24, 2011
  • High Oz dollar moves shipbuilder to Philippines
    AUSTRALIAN shipbuilder Austal said it plans to expand into Asia and possibly Europe
  • Frangou resets fee terms
    ANGELIKI Frangou's Navios Partners today announced profits in line with expectations and a new management deal that promises higher fees to parent Navios Holdings
  • Trailer Bridge boss quits
    BOX-BARGE operator Trailer Bridge has confirmed the resignation of CEO Ivy Barton Suter as the company's bond maturity deadline nears
  • 'Pouncing on' stray tankers
    JAPAN'S No 3 carrier 'K' Line has sold a 2001-built VLCC and a 2002-built Aframax tanker, brokers told Fairplay today
  • NYK losses more than double
    NYK LINE has become Japan's third major carrier, after MOL and 'K' Line, to predict worse losses for 2QFY2011
  • Oz ports returning to costly waiting game
    THE WAIT to dock at Australia's Newcastle port will increase to 54 ships by the end of next month, IHS McCloskey predicted today
  • VLCC demand immune to 40% distance cut?
    TANKER voyage distances are likely to be cut by 40% when the Trans Myanmar-China pipeline is ready in June 2013, but growing Chinese crude imports would ensure long-term demand for VLCCs
  • 90% tanker EPS fall warned
    NORWAY'S First Securities has predicted a sharp fall in 3Q11 results for listed tanker companies
  • MPS defeats lender challenge
    MARCO Polo Seatrade of the Netherlands and three related companies have won jurisdictional challenges in their Chapter 11 case, paving the way for more international owners to file for US relief
  • Wärtsilä using loan for R&D
    FINNISH engine maker Wärtsilä said today it plans to use a €150M ($207.8M) loan from European Investment Bank for R&D
  • Workers escape harm in Polish blast
    AN INQUIRY into an explosion is under way today at the western Polish port of Swinoujcie
  • SITC profits slide 12.9%
    HIGHER costs have pushed down the profits of China's intra-Asia box specialist SITC by 12
  • PIL hits target for PST
    PIL HAS acquired hit its target on the number of shares in Pacific Shipping Trust it need to proceed with its plan to delist and privatise the trust
  • China's ore appetite plummets
    FAR FEWER ships are being chartered to haul iron ore to China, where stockpiles of the steelmaking ingredient exceed 90M tonnes
  • Holiday package: even more box pressure
    LONG-HAUL box rates are continuing their slide, with economic woes and skewed supply-demand fundamentals failing to provide enough confidence to bolster the sector

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 24, 2011
  • Mica Wants Long-Term FAA Bill by End of 2011
    House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica said he will take "every measure that's needed" to pass a four-year...
  • Diesel Prices Rise for Second Straight Week
    Diesel prices across the United States rose 2.4 cents in the week ending Oct. 24, increasing for the second straight...
  • Port of Seattle Imports Plunge 22.6 Percent
    Containerized imports into the Port of Seattle plunged 22.6 percent in September over the same month a year ago as...
  • Marten Transport Profit Rises 15.5 Percent
    Refrigerated trucker Marten Transport increased its net profit 15.5 percent to $6.3 million in the third quarter on higher operating...
  • FedEx Increases Holiday Hiring 18 Percent
    FedEx, showing strong confidence in U.S. consumers and e-commerce, says it will hire 20,000 seasonal workers to handle holiday deliveries...
  • Container Corp. of India Profit Down 16 Percent
    Container Corp. of India's profit in the second quarter fell 16 percent to $35 million, as the state-owned rail operator's...
  • Landstar System Profit Leaps 38.5 Percent
    Truckload giant Landstar System increased net profit 38.5 percent to $30.2 million on a 9.8 percent increase in revenue to...
  • Bob Evans Sells Midwest DC to Millard Refrigerated
    Bob Evans Farms is serving up a portion of its distribution network, selling its Springfield, Ohio, BEF Foods distribution center...
  • USA Truck Loses $4.3 Million, Rejects Celadon Talks
    Truckload carrier USA Truck rejected merger talks with larger rival Celadon Group despite falling back into the red with a...
  • US Distilled Grain Exports Will Rebound, Report Says
    U.S. exports of distilled grains with solubles should grow about 2.5 percent this season after declining 11 percent year-over-year in...
  • CN to Assist Grain Exporter with Supply Chain
    Agri-Food Central Ltd. has become the latest shipper to sign an agreement with Canadian National Railway whereby the two will...
  • Seeking Space, Creating Capacity
    "Share and share alike" is a maxim shippers find hard to follow, especially if it means sharing zealously guarded supply...
  • INTTRA Cargo Bookings Hit Record
    INTTRA, the e-commerce cargo-booking portal, said its electronic bookings reached a record high in the past two months. The...
  • Star Reefers Loss Widens to $14.1 Million
    Star Reefers' loss in the third quarter widened to $14.1 million from $3.7 million a year earlier as the Norwegian...
  • Japanese Exports Rise 2.4 Percent in September
    Japan's exports in September grew 2.4 percent year-over-year, increasing for the second straight month after five months of declines following...
  • Hong Kong Freight Tumbles 6.1 Percent
    Air freight moving through Hong Kong fell 6.1 percent year-over-year in September, the seventh straight monthly decline and a lackluster...
  • Trailer Bridge Replaces CEO
    Williiam G. Gotimer Jr. and Mark Tanner have been named co-CEOs of Trailer Bridge, replacing Ivy Barton Suter, who resigned...
  • Heading Down the Wrong Track?
    For months, year-over-year gains in rail freight traffic have countered gloom-and-doom warnings about the U.S. economy heading back into recession....
  • Drivers Dominate Trucking Worries
    What's keeping trucking executives awake at night as 2012 approaches? If it's not the threat of a double-dip recession, it's...
  • All Tracks Lead to Virginia
    The two Class 1 railroads serving the ports of Virginia are playing musical chairs. When the music stops, the big...
  • Not So Fast Track
    The Obama administration is moving quickly, by government standards, to reform the regulations that delay outbound shipments or add unnecessary...
  • US Takes a Latin Leap
    Latin America was the United States' fastest-growing partner among the major trading regions during the last decade, according to the...
  • Brazil Leads the Way
    Latin America's economies are as varied as the countries' political and economic foundations. "Every country is moving at a different...
  • Kickin' It Up a Notch
    For decades, economists have been telling the international trade and transportation industries that Latin America is the region of the...
  • The Cost of Inaction
    We're about a year away from the 2012 presidential election, and it's obvious to all that partisanship again is getting...
  • US-Canada's Taxing Debate
    One country's container tax is another country's trade barrier. A coalition of six major U.S. West Coast ports and two...
  • Rocky Road to Transport Deals
    Ray LaHood has had enough. President Obama's Republican transportation secretary, frustrated by lack of congressional progress to fix the nation's...
  • When the ASCE Talks, Congress Listens
    The American Society of Civil Engineers likely never intended to be the Cassandra of U.S. infrastructure decline, but Washington hears...
  • Big Ships, Bigger Decisions
    With the global shipping industry facing overcapacity, a decision over deployment is hardly an idle question for carriers ...
  • Matching Shippers, Mixing Modes
    Third-party logistics providers are by nature intermediaries linking shippers with carriers of all types. Now they're linking shippers with shippers....

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 24, 2011
  • TT Club advises on equipment theft
  • Transpac rates down again amid gloomy forecasts for Q4 11
  • Canadian Pacific and partner converting flatbed freight to intermodal
  • Plenty to beef about down Paraguay way
  • Triple E class series scoop CI Award

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 24, 2011
  • Hansa hops into Heidmar pool
    Connecticut-based tanker operator beefs up aframax stable with a pair of new additions from Hamburg.
  • WFP intervenes
    Wage and welfare claims stall future dealings between United Nations World Fuel Programme and Russian bulker.
  • Courage snatches resale
    Hsu Chih-Chien-led bulker owner ready to renew fleet as it prepares to pay $26.6m for supramax newbuilding.
  • Prosafe fills floater
    Oslo-listed accommodation specialist poised to pocket $34m from deal with Aussie energy giant.
  • Long search over
    Rederi AB Transatlantic appoints Volvo's Helene Mellquist as new finance chief, ending year-long recruitment drive.
  • Trailer trips
    Shares of US-listed liner outfit take a hit as bond deadline nears and chief executive heads for the door.
  • Cantor downs tanker tips
    More bad news for crude tanker owners as bank takes red pen to its spot rate forecasts for Q4 and 2012.
  • Log ship blocked
    Greenpeace activists halt what they claim is illegal export of timber from Papua New Guinea on Chinese bulker.
  • Scopio bags tanker charter
    Tanker operator beefs up fleet with the addition of a chartered in aframax.
  • Euro wobbles worry Frangou
    Navios Partners chief fears European debt crisis could upset improved dry-cargo market as owner matches Street in Q3.
  • Axe falls on Samudera profit
    Regional liner's bottom line knocked back a third as cost pressures increase.
  • Crewman found dead
    Young Scottish cadet's body discovered in front of laptop in cabin of Ever Sigma in Kong Kong.
  • 70 injured in ferry smash
    Three passengers seriously hurt as New World First Ferry vessel hits mooring pillar in Hong Kong.
  • Guards save Seaworld tanker
    Armed security team fends off attack on Greek tanker in the Somali Basin, TradeWinds is told.
  • Cosco port interest hots up
    Visit by top Chinese official to Athens peps up talk around sale of Piraeus stake.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 24, 2011
  • Bridge of flowers
  • Century's new NVO
  • Geodis-ography
  • Smart guys do dumb things too
  • Air freight lumbers toward year end
  • Big ships and hubs
  • The decade in finances
  • Riskier than it seemed
  • Where we stand
  • Embracing 'big data'

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 24, 2011
  • Fujairah prices rise
    Earliest delivery dates from November 4-5.
  • Rotterdam and Hamburg bunker prices mixed
    Tights avails reported in Rotterdam.
  • Israeli court imposes country's 'highest ever fine' for oil spill
    Mediterranean Shipping Company fined $280,000 for Haifa bunker spill.
  • Icebreakers to be modified to cut emissions
    Engines will be be able to use Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel.
  • Russian supplier reports year-on-year growth
    Gazpromneft Marine Bunker says sales up by 37%.
  • Bunker player announces recruitment drive
    New traders wanted for its European offices.
  • Bunker prices firming as week begins
    Bunker avails mixed across key Asian ports on Monday.
  • Higher operating costs trim SITC profits
    Increases in bunker and charter costs.
  • Fishing vessels 'harassed' as they approach port to bunker
    Spanish operators say Argentine Navy is threatening them with fines.
  • Technology firm puts spotlight on PM and black carbon emissions
    Says its emissions sensor can measure PM and help operators evaluate ECA compliance and BC mitigation strategies.
  • Chinese government plans expansion of bonded bunker operations
    Ministry of Commerce formulating plan after receiving applications, says Sinopec spokesman.
  • Saudi Aramco sells low viscosity parcel at firm premiums
    Refiner fetches strong premiums due to heavy arrivals of high viscosity, high density cargoes amid low blendstocks.
  • Salvage ops on stricken vessel make 'good progress'
    Around 337 mt of oil had been pumped out of Rena as of Sunday afternoon.
  • Sinopec commences ops at new oil storage facility
    Jiangyin-based facility will store 30,000 mt of 380 cSt and 7,000 mt of MGO.

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In August, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +10.9%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
Federlogistica has established its own representation in the Iberian Peninsula
Genoa
It will support Italian entrepreneurs operating in Spain
Boluda acquires Royal Boskalis' towage and salvage operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Valencia
Transaction valued at $640 million
ESPO urges IMO States to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
The association also urges the EU Commission to align European standards
The Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal.
Los Angeles
Invitation to submit expressions of interest
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
Geneva
The most significant growth in PLSCI was recorded by the port of Savona-Vado Ligure (+53.7%)
ONE will not charge surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Singapore
They will be applied starting from October 14th
Fincantieri and Aeronautical Service sign agreement for the use of composite materials in the naval, civil, and military sectors.
Trieste
Genoa Port Terminal concession renewal approved until 2054
Genoa
The terminal's operating conditions have been redefined, bringing them back to the multipurpose function, in compliance with the ruling of the Council of State and the PRP
PSA Italia-Logtainer and Rail Hub Milano-Medlog have submitted offers to manage the Interporto Padova intermodal terminal.
Padua
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports increased by 4.5% last month.
Beijing
Containers amounted to 27.7 million TEUs (+6.8%)
The Netherlands is referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether to entrust seafarers or dock workers with the lashing operations on smaller container ships.
In the second quarter, container traffic handled by Eurokai terminals grew by +16.4%
Hamburg
Significant growth of 16.1% in Germany. In Italy (Contship), volumes increased by 5.2%.
China enacted regulation in response to US taxes on Chinese-owned and -built vessels
Beijing
The new rules include the possibility of introducing similar countermeasures
New attack on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
UKMTO announced that a fire broke out on a vessel hit by a shell
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Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Miami
The American cruise group announces a further strengthening of the growth trend in bookings
Marella Cruises sells Fincantieri slots for two new cruise ships to TUI Cruises.
Hannover/Trieste
With a gross tonnage of 160,000 tons, they will be larger than the units originally planned
GNV-Portitalia bridge agreement on lashing operations in the ports of Palermo and Termini Imerese
HMM will not introduce surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Seoul
The company will not modify scheduled services that stop in the United States
GATX Rail Europe signs sale-leaseback agreement with DB Cargo to purchase 6,000 railcars
Vienna
The transaction will be completed by the end of this year.
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
Bremen
Miscellaneous cargo is growing. Bulk cargo is declining.
India launches nearly $8 billion package to support its shipbuilding and maritime sectors
New Delhi
Shipyard production capacity expected to increase to 4.5 million gross tonnage per year
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in French ports fell by -0.4%.
Paris
Dry bulk and rolling bulk trades are declining. Container and liquid bulk trades are growing.
Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire UK's leading marina operator
Paris/London/New York
It will take over ownership from British private equity firm LDC
Royal Caribbean agrees with Meyer Turku to build Icon ships for a decade
Miami
Order confirmed for a fifth Icon cruise ship and option placed on a seventh unit of the same series
Maersk announces it will not apply surcharges for new US tariffs on Chinese vessels
Copenhagen
The company assures that it will not make any changes to its services
Cochin Shipyard and KSOE enter into strategic collaboration in shipbuilding sector
New Delhi
The creation of approximately two thousand direct jobs is expected
DHL will resume freight shipments from Germany to the United States for corporate customers.
Bonn
They had been suspended due to the removal in the USA of the "de minimis" threshold for goods with a value of less than 800 dollars.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Statement in Support of the IMO Net-Zero Framework
Ancona: Tax fraud in the shipbuilding sector
Ancona
Over €2.3 million in non-existent tax credits seized
CMA CGM buys British rail freight operator Freightliner
Birmingham
The transaction will be completed in early 2026
Containerized cargo at the port of Algeciras decreased by -9.4% last month
Algeciras
The 20-foot containers handled were 399 thousand (-0.7%)
Italferr participates in Europe's largest railway electrification contract
Rome
Activities within the Rail Baltica project
Freight traffic increased in the ports of Barcelona and Valencia in August
Barcelona/Valencia
In the first eight months of 2025, decreases of -1.6% and -0.3% respectively were recorded
In the June-August quarter, FedEx express courier revenues increased by +3.1%
Memphis
An average of 16.8 million express shipments were handled per day (+3.5%)
Breakthrough in the exploratory tunnel of the Brenner Base Tunnel
Milan/Rome
At 64 kilometers, it will be the longest underground railway connection in the world.
Tender launched for privatization of Croatian shipyard 3. MAJ Rijeka 1905
Zagreb
The starting bid is 6.66 million euros.
To decarbonize, shipping should join forces with other hard-to-abate sectors
London
This is highlighted by a report by Accelleron which believes that a critical mass of demand is necessary to overcome a stalemate phase.
COSCO Reassures Customers on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Vessels
Shanghai
We - the Chinese company assured - will maintain competitive freight rates and surcharges.
Shipping is still far from the target of 5-10% of fuel used coming from scalable, zero-emission sources by 2030
Copenhagen
The need to introduce incentives was underlined
Spain's Boluda acquires Transfesa's intermodal rail freight services.
Valencia
The agreement also includes industrial services, railway maintenance and shunting activities and intermodal terminals.
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Baku
Agreement with the Azerbaijani oil group SOCAR
German and Austrian trailer manufacturers challenge EU regulation to reduce truck environmental impact
Berlin/Brussels
They denounce that its application leads to an increase in traffic volumes and therefore emissions.
The Venice Marghera station has been equipped with a track compliant with European TEN-T standards
Venice
A 740-meter freight track has been opened.
World Shipping Council introduces Cargo Safety Program to prevent ship fires
Washington
It is based on artificial intelligence and traditional goods inspections
Rheinmetall to enter naval shipbuilding sector by acquiring Naval Vessels Lürssen
Bremen
Lürssen Group to focus on megayacht production
The British government is investing half a billion pounds to reduce shipping emissions.
London
Private investments of 700 million expected
HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
Cairo
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -10.2% was recorded
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.
Rome
They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.
A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.
La Spezia
Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.
The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs
Rome
Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
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