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June 30, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Low freight rates are 'unsustainable': Maersk
    THE low freight rates that the container shipping industry has been seeing of late are 'unsustainable', Eivind Kolding, Maersk Line's CEO, told BT yesterday during his visit to Singapore.
  • Brazil's govt, firms to invest US$18b in ports
    Brazil's government and companies will invest US$18 billion in ports by 2013 to boost cargo-handling capacity as demand surges for the country's iron ore, agriculture and oil shipments, Secretary of Ports Mario Lima said.
  • S Korea unveils cost-cutting mobile harbour
    South Korean researchers yesterday showcased an invention which they claim could transform the shipping industry - a harbour which goes out to a ship.

Sched Netweb site
  • AADA to cut Far East-Australia bunker surcharge July 30 as oil price falls
  • Greek dockers strike, blast EU austerity, vow disruption if ports privatised
  • Seaspan takes second 13,000-TEUer for Cosco from Hyundai Heavy Industries
  • Hanjin joins Emirates in slot swap to extend China-India service
  • Drewry expects no rate rise as shippers fail to honour cargo commitments
  • Somalia pardons pirate ransom deliverymen, but keeps the money
  • Dachser opens new road freight hub in Bratislava, Slovakia
  • North Korea allows China domestic trade cargo to ship via its port
  • Chongqing's truck volume increases 20pc in first five months
  • CSAV to move closer to Kwai Chung container port
  • China Eastern cargo volume slides 12.6pc in May to 108,300 tonnes
  • Korean Air to start Incheon-Irkutsk service on June 29
  • India to receive essential air infrastructure upgrades

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Kale Logistics opens office in New Delhi
  • Rickmers takes delivery of final two 13,100-TEU vessels
  • Business body to strive for FTA with UAE
  • Free trade pact to be in place by March: New Zealand PM
  • Cochin Port container trailer operators' strike deferred by 15 days
  • PSA-led consortium close to bagging 4th box terminal at JN Port
  • VCT registers 52 pc growth in cargo handling
  • Rlys alters policy for handling third-party freight
  • Govt notifies safeguard duty on rubber chemical
  • Govt raises prices of LPG & diesel
  • Karnataka second most preferred investment destination
  • Providing credit guarantee for trade with EU a complex exercise: ECGC official

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 29, 2011
  • SDV and Eurocopter Deutschland want to reduce CO2 emissions
    Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH and SDV have signed the Save Program charter at the Paris Air Show. This confirms their joint commitment to the voluntary reduction of CO2 emissions lin...
  • Two biggest Spanish airports to be privatised
    The Spanish Government has selected the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to coordinate the privatisation of the country's airports, Madrid's Barajas and Barcelona's El Prat airports, t...
  • DSV Air & Sea supplies General Motors with vendor parts
    The logistics provider DSV Air & Sea delivers vendor parts from Europe, North Africa and the Middle East for the manufacturing base and spare part centres of General Motors (GM...
  • USA invests USD 16 million for California's rail network
    U.S. Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood, announced the state will give USD 16 million grant to California's rail network. The money will pay for the design of a Positive Train Co...
  • UCL Holding unites railway assets under UCL Rail brand
    Within the implementation of development program of the group UCL Holding subsidiary subholding company UCL Rail BV, established in Netherlands for consolidation of railway assets ...
  • Siemens to supply turnkey equipment for tunnel project in Turkey
    Siemens is to equip the Dorukhan Tunnel between Mengen and Devrek in Turkey with the latest power, lighting and ventilation equipment, along with the associated safety and communic...
  • Akiem adds lease fleet
    Electro-Motive Diesel announced that it had delivered seven Class 77 locomotives to Akiem. The SNCF Geodis subsidiary will lease them to local operator Voies Ferrées Locales et Ind...
  • China invests in its transport infrastructure
    China plans to upgrade its transport infrastructure by 2015. According to a report of Xinhua, China will construct 108,000 kilometres of highway and, by the end of 2015, the countr...
  • Truck part retailer Europart sold to Triton
    The Europart Group is going to be sold to the private equity company Triton states the company. It was agreed to keep the purchase price confidential. As a retailer for spare parts...
  • DHL provides CO2-neutral transport for all private customer parcels
    DHL Parcel will start offering CO2-neutral delivery for all private customer parcel items in Germany as of July 1 - at no extra charge. For every parcel item delivered within Germa...
  • First vessels in the world with operational OceanSaver System
    The "Höegh Trove" of Höegh Autoliners is the first vessel in the world to have an Oceansaver Ballast Water Treatment (BWT) system installed. The system has been tested onboard two ...
  • Düsseldorf signs with Run Air RFS network
    DUS Cargo Logistics - a 100% subsidiary of Düsseldorf International Airport - signed a contract on 17 June making it the exclusive air cargo partner of Run Air Network, the new ind...
  • Dnata introduces reorientation of the brand in Switzerland
    Dnata, one of the world's biggest air transport service providers, introduced the company's new philosophy and the new logo on Monday in Zurich. The occasion is part of the new wor...
  • Richard Margadant new managing director for Ratioform in Switzerland
    The Ratioform Group has appointed a new managing director for its Swiss location in Dällikon (Zurich). With immediate effect Richard Margadant is responsible for the business of th...
  • "Nautilus International" calls for a media conference in Basle
    As of 1 July a new trade union is going to start in Switzerland: Nautilus International - the international union for sailors and boatmen on inland waters. For this occasion Nautil...

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 29, 2011
  • New Mississippi riverboat takes shape
  • Keppel Singmarine Brasil lands two contracts
  • BOEMRE raises civil penalties for OCSLA, OPA violations
  • Sekimizu elected IMO Secretary-General
  • Maersk orders 10 more Triple-E containerships
  • Genesis Energy to acquire part of FMT fleet

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 29, 2011
  • Port of Seattle opens Jack Block Park beach
  • New Washington ferry set to begin service Friday
  • Mitsui ballast treatment scheme earns Japanese government certification
  • Corps Portland District set for change of command
  • Maersk Line places order for 10 Triple-E container ships

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 29, 2011
  • Global Ports makes strong London debut
    Russian ports operator's global depositary receipts opens 15% above offer price of $15.00
  • German owners eye further growth
    PwC survey reveals fleet expansion plans for many, while others face consolidation
  • Maersk confirms it will pull out of Iran due to US sanctions
    Risk to carrier's other business if it continued operating feeder services at outlawed ports
  • Kirby's $600m takeover of K-Sea makes progress
    Deal would unite two giants in US coastal and inland tank barge business
  • EU calls for urgent climate change action
    Europe encourages industry to think global but prepare for regional action, as IMO prepares for MEPC meeting
  • People's port hits out at Dover sale tactics
    Rival bidder joins criticism of Dover Harbour Board's plan to privatise port
  • Eon secures six-year deal for MPI Offshore vessel
    Contract for jack-up ship under construction will help save costs in offshore wind power
  • Keppel wins $113m Brazil deals
    Indicates more to come as it seals contracts for six tugs and one platform supply vessel
  • Stena Line ferry service purchases cleared by regulator
    Sale by DFDS 'will not lessen competition' on Irish Sea routes
  • Japanese yards' export deals fall by half
    Japan's shipbuilders secure 18 export orders totalling 551,270 gt, compared with 912,142 gt recorded for 22 deals in the previous month
  • Safmarine commits to a revised cadet training programme
    Scheme is changed following recent death
  • Box derivatives will not counteract rate volatility
    Eivind Kolding believes longer contracts are a better solution for shippers concerned with rate volatility
  • Asia's confidence dip
    Owners' fortunes are linked to a global industry and hardly immune from the shocks
  • PSA tipped to win bid for JNPT's fourth container terminal
    Singapore-based operator reportedly offered highest revenue sharing scheme
  • Mitsui OSK beefs up tonnage on core trade route
    To replace nine 4,250 teu ships with 10 new 5,600 teu ones on Asia-East Coast South America service
  • Front runner
    Shanghai Shipping Exchange's launch of the world's first electronic trading platform for box derivatives shows China once again leading the way in defining the future of shipping
  • German marine component makers struggle on
    As sales for 2010 fall 6% to €11.1bn, rising orders prompt hopes of moderate growth ahead
  • European deepsea box volumes 'depressed' by economic troubles
    Latest monthly Global Tracker report shows continuing weakness for its key six ports
  • Globus raises $22m from downsized equity offering
    'New class of investors' tapped as markets remain skeptical of fresh shipping issues
  • Hanjin Shipping boosts intra-Asia offering
    Carrier to swap slots with Emirates Shipping as it moves to expand presence on Asia routes

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 29, 2011
  • Nokta jumps ship
    OMAR Nokta, the highly respected shipping analyst at Dahlman Rose, has resigned, a company spokesman confirmed to Fairplay today
  • Greek vote points to port sales
    GREECE's parliament today narrowly approved austerity measures and state asset sales, which include the part-privatisation of major ports
  • VLCC gloom returns
    VLCC RATE gloom is rising again, with the number of tankers open for fixing in the Persian Gulf increasing
  • New US scheme focuses on port trucks
    CONTAINER-handling trucks are the focus of a fresh green initiative at US ports, according to the EPA
  • UK approves two Stena service acquisitions
    STENA Line said today the UK's Competition Commission has approved its acquisition of two Irish Sea services from DFDS
  • Shortsea cargo edge seen
    EUROPE'S shortsea box carriers today reported good progress in luring cargo off trucks
  • IMO emission exemptions reportedly backed
    CHINA, Saudi Arabia and South Africa are reportedly backing the exclusion of developing nations from rules aimed at cutting carbon emitted by ships
  • Green design index urged
    THE EC HAS turned up heat on the IMO to back green ship designs
  • TORM massages credit
    DS TORM, the listed Danish product tanker company, has agreed with four banks to amend a $900M revolving credit facility
  • Green breaking grows
    SHIPPING groups are increasingly thinking green at breaking beaches despite higher costs, the World Ship Registry Conference heard today
  • AET to convert newbuildings
    MALAYSIAN Tanker operator AET said it plans to convert two Aframax newbuildings to service a long-term charter contract with US-based Marine Well Containment
  • Beware tax shock
    TAX-SHOCK in Singapore is growing because shipping groups tend to overlook simple withholding practices, a tax adviser warned today
  • With key vote today, Greek ports shut
    MAJOR Greek ports remain shut today as dockworkers continued to join the general strike against the government's financial blueprint, to focus of a crucial vote later today
  • Opportunity wrapped in boxes
    RISING box congestion at existing Indian ports means opportunities for new terminals, Krishnapatnam port's managing director Chinta Sasidhar has told Fairplay
  • Globus follow-on chopped
    GLOBUS Maritime has priced its first follow-on offering since relisting on NASDAQ - but the sale ended up being half the size first expected

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 29, 2011
  • NY-NJ Reports Strongest Volume of 2011
    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey saw its busiest shipping month in nearly a year in May as...
  • DOT Lends Amtrak $562.9 Million for Locomotives
    The Amtrak passenger system is borrowing $562.9 million, in what is the largest-ever credit issued by a federal rail loan...
  • Business Praises Progress on Trade Agreements
    Business groups rushed to praise new efforts to approve long-stalled free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama, and...
  • FMCSA Courts Mexican Carriers for Pilot Program
    Opponents of a new cross-border trucking program with Mexico fear it will draw thousands of Mexican truckers into the U.S.,...
  • Asia Air Freight Falls 9.8 Percent
    Cargo traffic carried by Asia-Pacific airlines fell at the steepest rate in nearly two years in May, sliding 9.8 percent...
  • Supply Chain Management at Macy's
    Jeff Pilof, group vice president, transportation, at Macy's, explains how the retailer is tightening its supply chain. Pilot was interviewed...
  • NAFTA Surface Trade Climbs 12.1 Percent
    The value of surface transportation trade between the U.S. and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico...
  • Connor Named WWL Chief Commercial Officer
    Christopher J. Connor has been named chief commercial officer for the global organization of Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics, and Raymond F....
  • Campbell Soup Retools Supply Chain, Cuts Jobs
    Food products shipper Campbell Soup is making a series of supply chain moves in the U.S., Australia and Russia to...
  • PSA International Top Bidder for Port Nehru Project
    Global port-terminal operator PSA International is poised to win the contract to build and operate the fourth container terminal at...
  • Truckload Rates Jump 5-15 Percent, Survey Says
    Shippers are paying more to move truckload freight as both large and small trucking companies hike rates, according to a...
  • Marad, Customs to Expedite Jones Act Waivers
    The Maritime Administration and Customs and Border Protection are offering 48-hour expedited processing of Jones Act waivers for parties that...
  • Shipping Survey Finds Confidence at Two-Year Low
    Overall confidence levels in the ocean shipping industry dropped for the fourth successive quarter in the three months ended May,...
  • SSE Launches Container Futures Contracts
    The Shanghai Shipping Exchange launched China's first forward freight container contract, allowing local exporters and shipping companies to manage growing...
  • NOL Opens Qingdao Box Terminal
    Neptune Orient Lines opened its new terminal at the Port of Qingdao on Wednesday with the arrival of the APL...
  • Hanjin, Emirates Swap Slots on China-India Loops
    Hanjin Shipping and Emirates Shipping plan to swap slots on two of their intra-Asian services in July. Hanjin will...
  • Japan Hails Sekimizu's Election at IMO
    The Japanese government is hailing the election of Koji Sekimizu, a former Japanese transport ministry official, as the next chief...
  • Ocean Carriers Line Up New Inland Services
    Ocean carriers are offering a menu of new services to improve the supply chain efficiency and reduce the cost of...
  • YRC Worldwide Stock Takes Roller-Coaster Ride
    YRC Worldwide's stock took a wild ride on Wall Street this week, almost tripling in value on Monday on sudden...
  • Horizon Lines Settles With Home Depot
    Horizon Lines struck a settlement with home improvement retailer Home Depot that will release Horizon from antitrust claims for price-fixing in...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 29, 2011
  • Russian shares selling like hotcakes
  • Panamax tonnage under pressure
  • MOL ramps-up its boxship fleet
  • Hanjin ups Far East/India exposure with slot charter deal
  • US truck tonnage hits a 'soft patch'

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 29, 2011
  • Yinson closes in on FSO debut
    Malaysian shipowner on the brink of beefing up fleet with floating storage unit upon completion of $330m deal.
  • Teekay leads assault on wind arena
    New York-listed tanker owner races to corner windfarm installation market with new vessel design venture.
  • Hanjin hatches smartphone 'app'
    If you want to track a container or take a peek at a bill of lading, Hanjin has an app for that.
  • Storage making a comeback?
    Gunvor, Glencore and Statoil fix tankers in the US Gulf as crude futures prices rise.
  • Hurtigruten left hurting by decision
    Oslo-listed ferry and cruiseship operator stunned by order to repay the government for "overcompensation".
  • Port inspectors nail Noah's Ark
    US Coast Guard floods Panamanian ro-ro operator with citations after failing inspection in Miami.
  • Keppel Corp bets on Brazilian boom
    Asian yard giant lands $113m worth of Brazilian newbuilding deals while Rio wing pens PSV in anticipation of offshore appetite.
  • Maersk dismisses derivatives
    Eivind Kolding says liner giant has no need for derivatives and claims he has never met anybody who uses them.
  • USC eyes Vyborg Shipyard
    Russian shipbuilding holding company considers taking over loss-making Baltic operation.
  • Stolberg still out in the cold
    German court rules former Beluga chief's assets will remain frozen as financial probe continues.
  • Western winning again
    Lithuanian shipyard says profit expected to rise sharply this year as revenue improves.
  • Veolia lines up ferry bid
    French group teaming up with Transfield to manage Sydney Ferries in Australia.
  • Kolding calms capacity fears
    Maersk Line chief Eivind Kolding dismisses mounting concerns of capacity crunch amid flood of giant newbuilding contracts.
  • Merger pays off at NCSP
    Russia's Novorossiysk port sees first quarter profit soar 74% after tie-up with Primorsk.
  • Yard scoops 25-ship order
    Russia's Krasnoyarsk clinches big series of newbuildings for domestic owner Yenisei.
  • Blaze extinguished on cargoship
    Firefighters bring fire on Carisbrooke multipurpose under control at Luanda in Angola.
  • London Mining secures ships
    UK mining company brings in Lamnalco and Seabulk to supply barges and transhipment vessel for Sierra Leone exports.
  • Don't get an itchy trigger finger
    Poten & Partners warns tanker owners not to be too cavalier as 2010 suezmax order run added two years to market recovery.
  • Kiwi ferry masters missing
    Separate illnesses to captains means cancellations for New Zealand's Kaitaki.
  • Crew threaten to leave ship
    Dispute over pay hits Global Wood woodchip carrier stuck at Northport in Malaysia for two months.
  • Six figure joy for LNG owners
    One-year charter rates of LNG carriers tipped to top $100,000 daily for the first time in almost a decade.
  • Mirach crew in the clear
    Remaining seven crew members from a sunken bulker released by Indian authorities.
  • Hanjin strike comes to an end
    Seoul-listed shipbuilder says workers will return to work after six-month labour dispute is resolved.
  • Algoma plans to hit notes
    Canadian bulker and tanker owner to sell long-term debt as part of refinancing deal with banks.
  • Golar buyout nears an end
    John Fredriksen's Golar LNG set to complete takeover of spin-off in next few days after calling in remaining shares.
  • More cheer for Horizon Lines
    New York-listed owner ends anti-trust brush with Home Depot.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 29, 2011
  • U.S. Senate moves toward FTA approvals
    The Senate Finance Committee said it will hold a "mock" markup of the draft implementing bills for U.S. free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama on Thursday. Industry groups applauded the Senate committee's announcement. "This i...
  • 2011 National Export Strategy report released
    2011 National Export Strategyreport released2011 National Export Strategyreport released The White House, on behalf of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC), Tuesday released to Congress the2011 National Export Strategy: Powering the Nati...
  • COSTHA opposes DOT's special permit modification
    The Council on Safe Transportation of Hazardous Articles has filed a petition opposing the U.S. Transportation Department's Special Permit 9275 modification that will require two package markings, namely "company name" and "Contains Ethyl Alcohol,...
  • EPA extends SmartWay program to drayage
    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Coalition for Responsible Transportation and the Environmental Defense Fund said Tuesday they are starting an initiative aimed at reducing pollution from thousands of drayage trucks that service the na...
  • FIATA sorts out air freight payment issue
    The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations said Tuesday it has been successful in alleviating a payment burden on forwarders tied to a standard air freight standard cash settlement system. FIATA had argued that forwarders were...
  • Horizon Lines in deal with Home Depot
    Horizon Lines said it has entered into a deal last week in which Home Depot USA Inc. released the carrier, its affiliates and certain other persons from alleged antitrust claims asserted by the retailer. Horizon will continue to provide ocean trans...
  • Hanjin, Emirates exchange China/India slots
    Hanjin Shipping and Emirates Shipping Line have cemented a slot exchange agreement on the China/India/Middle East trade, the South Korean container line said Wednesday. Beginning in July Hanjin will take 500 TEUs per sailing on Emirates' Hyper Gale...
  • Maersk amends Asia/West Africa service
    Maersk Line has changed the coverage area of one of its loop linking Asia and Africa, according to American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. A number of calls on the carrier's FEW3 service have been dropped as its rotation was shortened to only conn...
  • MOL expands, adds partners on Asia/ECSA
    Liner carrier MOL has begun rotating in larger vessels on a service connecting Asia, South Africa and the East Coast of South America, the line said Wednesday. MOL also said it will charter space on the service, the CSW, to a consortium of lines -...
  • Maersk Line raises cross-hemisphere rates
    Maersk Line said this week it is raising rates on shipments from Europe, the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent to the West Coast of South America, Central America and the Caribbean. The increase, $150 per 20-foot container and $300 per 40-foot c...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 29, 2011
  • Fujairah market firms
    Avails tight in Durban.
  • European bunker markets firm
    'Horror stories' of four to five waiting days at Rotterdam loading facilities.
  • Crew 'to abandon' vessel held for bunker loan default
    Woodchip carrier has been in Port Klang since April.
  • Rising bunker prices hit industry confidence
    Moore Stephens says confidence levels at two-year low.
  • Falling prices leave suppliers 'reluctant to sell'
    'Current prices are well below the cost of the oil they have in-tank,' says Singapore-based trader.
  • Asian bunker prices rise mid-week
    Enquiries mixed at Asian hubs, traders say.
  • Call to improve shipping efficiency
    The virtual arrival scheme allows vessels to adapt their speed if there is a known delay at the port.
  • Sri Lankan officials 'unaware' of mega refinery project
    Ministry 'completely in the dark' about refinery plans.
  • UK emulsion fuel 'moving rapidly' towards commercial testing
    Sea-based trial of Marine MSAR' to start in second half of 2011, says Quadrise Fuels International.
  • French companies sign five-year marine services deal
    CGGVeritas in charter deal with six new support vessels from Bourbon for range of marine services.
  • CPC buys LSFO parcels at strong premiums
    Amid lower inflows from the West to East Asian market.

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