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June 1, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk's fog surcharge in Qingdao comes under criticism from shipper group
  • Lomar Shipping orders six box vessels from China's Yangzijiang Shipbuilding
  • China's port throughput up by 7.5 per cent in first four months
  • MICT upgrades port equipment with new multi-trailer system
  • DB Schenker Logistics to set up Competence Centre for PVMI solutions
  • Shipping Corporation of India records full-year loss of US$76 million
  • CEVA to provide extra logistics services for Ford at Kansas City plant
  • Hacis to speed up road feeder services with innovative ITFS system
  • United Airlines to fly from Denver to Shreveport and Grand Forks
  • Thai Cargo returns to Amsterdam Schiphol with weekly service

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 31, 2012
  • ABG Shipyard Q4 net up 12 per cent
  • SCI's operating revenue up 8 pc in 2011-12
  • Shantanu Bhadkamkar elected Managing Director of IFCBA
  • Tanker rates expected to be under pressure this week
  • Essar Ports announces long-term strategic alliance with Port of Antwerp International
  • Essar Ports' net increases 124 pc in FY12
  • Key Central government team visits JN Port

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 31, 2012
  • Australia: new contract moves rail link into high gear
    A rail link in the state of Victoria (Australia) has been shifted into high gear with the announcement of a USD 570 million construction contract. This is the second to last contra...
  • FleetPride acquires Westpac Heavy Duty
    FleetPride Inc, the USA's largest retailer of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts, has acquired the assets of Westpac Heavy Duty in Phoenix AZ and in Mira Loma CA. This brings the t...
  • Volvo Trucks starts blue power strategy for the USA
    Volvo Trucks plans to launch its own 13 l liquefied natural gas (LNG) engine for North America in 2014. Combined with the company's previously announced offering of compressed...
  • SBB investing in fleet rejuvenation
    Schweizerischen Bundesbahnen (SBB), the national railway of Switzerland, is investing CHF 606 million in the modernisation and rejuvenation of its infrastructure fleet, which has a...
  • UK signs new Hercules support deal
    A new GPB 350 million Ministry of Defence contract with Marshall Aerospace to maintain the Royal Air Force's Hercules aircraft will support 500 UK jobs. This, in turn, will help su...
  • Eichholtz GmbH celebrates 80th anniversary
    Eichholtz, a long-established handling and storage service provider based in Hamburg (Germany), is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year. Since its founding in 1932, the compa...
  • Swissport Cargo announces several senior appointments
    Swissport International, a global provider of ground services to the aviation sector, has selected Martin Sodergard as its senior vice-president, cargo operations, with immediate e...
  • Iata sees some cargo improvement in April
    The International Air Transport Association (Iata) announced April's global traffic results showing that freight demand was 4.2% down on April 2011. The contraction in April this y...
  • Three Asia-Pacific airports join ACI's airport carbon accreditation scheme
    Three of the Asia-Pacific's biggest airports have joined ACI's airport carbon accreditation scheme, which aims to identify and reduce the carbon footprint. Changi Airport (Singapor...
  • Fiege shoulders logistics for Primera
    The German logistics service provider Fiege has reinforced its position in the fashion logistics sector by shouldering a wide range of services for the fashion garment manufacturer...
  • Spanish ABQ launches consultancy service for AEO certificate
    Spain-based ABQ is launching a comprehensive consulting service for managing the processes, procedures and implementations that are needed to obtain the AEO certificate. The AEO ce...
  • G6 Alliance starts Suez Canal container terminal port calls
    The Suez Canal container terminal (SCCT) received and handled the first eastbound call of the new ABX Asia - Black Sea express service (ABX) operated by the G6 Consortium. The latt...
  • Kerry Logistics secures contract with Exego Group
    The global logistics service provider Kerry Logistics has secured a contract to provide international freight forwarding and logistics services to the Exego Group, the largest reta...
  • New Teesport container terminal wins prestigious award
    PD Ports' container terminal at Teesport (UK) has won the 'over GBP 4 million project' category at the annual Robert Stephenson Awards. These prestigious awards are presented by th...
  • China Shipping Container Line to serve Mobile, Miami and Jacksonville
    China Shipping Container Line Company, the world's eighth largest container shipping company by capacity, will begin a cargo service to the US Gulf Coast and Florida through a slot...

Marine Logweb site
MAY 31, 2012
  • Waterways Council names Debra A. Colbert Senior Vice...
  • Navy awards Huntington Ingalls $2.38 billion contract for LHA 7...
  • Signal International makes appointment at its Mobile ship repair...
  • Austal brings suppliers to Washington to build support for LCS...
  • Mars A TLP to get 650-ton additional living quarters unit
  • Ship manager to pay $1.2 million in pollution case
  • Total of Wärtsilä 50DF equipped LNG ships reaches 100
  • Ex-Im Bank reauthorization applauded by U.S.-flag operators,...
  • B+H Ocean Carriers files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy...

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 31, 2012
  • Port of Tacoma expanding truck scrap/replacement program
  • Federal Maritime Commission calling for agricultural export input
  • Crowley Maritime delivers USS IOWA to Los Angeles
  • Port of Anacortes to welcome American Cruise Lines vessel
  • Port of Los Angeles director receives Peter Benchley award

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 31, 2012
  • IEA unveils rules to cover the rise of unconventional gas
    A new era in energy depends on eco-friendly approach
  • International Energy Agency moulds the Golden Age
    Unconventional gas projects must engage with local people, says agency
  • Glittering prizes
    Measured development will see US and China take a lead in unconventional gas
  • Consolidation good, scrapping better
    Pools offer respite against a woeful tanker market but are not the only answer
  • Posidonia: parties, politics and pirates
    There will be plenty to talk about in Athens this year, but Greece itself may need its maritime community to come to its rescue
  • Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd postpone June 1 Asia-Europe rate hike
    German line pressing ahead with July increase of $500 per teu
  • Crisis looms for gas carriers as Middle East LPG growth dries up
    EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Investing in new ships not a good idea says Maersk Tankers head of gas
  • Independent Tankers blames poor VLCC spot market for first quarter loss
    Average earnings a mere $6,500 per day
  • Reduced fleet hits NOCC revenues
    Car carrier owner reports signs of stronger demand
  • Fancy a scrap?
    High levels of boxship demolitions bring good news for beleaguered owners
  • Höegh in the running for more floating regas contracts
    Two contracts signed in first quarter and two to come
  • Shipowners to stay in Greece, but not at all costs
    Posidonia 2012: Return to drachma unlikely to trigger exodus
  • Technomar grabs CMA CGM boxships
    Deal includes charters back for five years
  • KG fund cuts charter rate after fire damages boxship
    MPC confirms revised Hapag-Lloyd deal
  • Chinese steam-coal demand weakens
    Record stocks dampen power plants' imports
  • Minoan Lines is awash in red ink
    First-quarter loss deepens despite growth in market share
  • Nord/LB forecasts rise in loan loss provision
    Shipping lender expects economic slowdown
  • Boardley aims to push IACS into the conversation
    EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Class must be at the table when shipping is on the agenda
  • Pacific supramax market collapses
    Rate refugees head for Atlantic Basin in 'armada of ballasters'
  • Jinhui profits drop 75%
    Dry bulk firm hit by slack demand after demise of high-value contracts
  • Chinese yard becomes shipowner
    Huanghai Shipbuilding to set up shipping unit in Hong Kong
  • German insolvency law tackles forced KG ship sales
    ESUG supports bankrupt companies as they restructure
  • Shipping may seem downbeat and dreadful but better times lie ahead
    Posidonia allows industry to show solidarity with Greece, says Theochari
  • Constructive dialogue
    Almost certainly, the top echelons of shipping are referring to Brussels when they speak about the need to be heard
  • Sembcorp to appeal against Singapore high court decision
    Rig builder seeks new legal advice in dispute over PPL Shipyards joint venture
  • DSME sees first-quarter profit plunge
    Low-margin orders erode South Korea shipbuilder's result
  • B+H goes up in smoke
    Michael Hudner company files for Chapter 11
  • Höegh LNG steps on the gas
    Company hopes to land new contract awards
  • Maersk eyes Iraq market after opening branch office
    Line aims to expand market share as local conditions stabilise
  • CSD sells bulkers in scrap deals
    Chinese shipowner sells vintage vessels at $407 per ldt

Fairplayweb site
MAY 31, 2012
  • Iran oil to Japan falls 65.5%
    JAPAN said tanker cargoes of crude from Iran fell 65.5% in April, compared with the same month a year earlier
  • Paint Höegh LNG red yet bullish
    HöEGH LNG Holding, the listed gas carrier venture in Norway's Leif Höegh group, today said net losses amounted to $3.9M in 1Q12, from $4.3M in losses year on year
  • Star Bulk beats Street
    NASDAQ-listed Star Bulk today reported much better quarterly results than expected, with shares trading up sharply on the news
  • Miami surveyor convicted
    CLASS surveyor Alejandro Gonzalez has been convicted for falsely certifying two ro-ros on behalf of the Panamanian and Bolivian flags
  • Ship operator fined $1.2M
    SINGAPORE vessel operator Target Ship Management was fined $1.2M for pollution crimes stemming from 'magic pipe' use
  • Boluda blames EC for closure
    SPAIN'S Boluda has blamed the EC for the decision to close its last surviving shipyard
  • Samudera sells bulkers
    INDONESIA'S Samudera Shipping Line has sold two 2003-built small bulkers to compatriot PT Alfa Trans Raya
  • Adaro takes majority stake
    PT ADARO Energy, Indonesia's second-biggest coal producer, said it has acquired a controlling interest in compatriot miner PT Bhakti Energi Persada
  • Sinking migrants rescued
    RESCUERS arrived in Malta this morning with 65 migrants who were being smuggled out of Africa, Maltese authorities said
  • Capesize rates near all-time low
    CAPESIZE rates are heading for an all-time low, with timecharter rates averaging just $5,292 per day, against daily operating costs of $20,000
  • Golden Ocean reinstates buyback
    GOLDEN Ocean said today its board has decided to reinstate its buyback programme of up to 45.0M shares, equal to the scheme that expired on 31 December 2011
  • Early-1990s Capesizes could be recovery key
    BREAKING Capesizes built in 1990-93 could speed recovery in freight rates, according to a drybulk consultancy
  • Frontline seen lagging peers
    FRONTLINE, the VLCC and Suezmax operator in John Fredriksen's shipping empire, is likely to lag its peers in the present business cycle, a senior shipping analyst has warned
  • Jubilee in mind, VLCC owners rush to book
    CHARTERERS are rushing to book VLCCs before the UK's Diamond Jubilee holidays and the Posidonia maritime convention in Greece next week
  • SMM loses PPL shares ruling
    SINGAPORE shipbuilder SMM said today the Singapore High Court has rejected its claims against investment firm PPL Holdings

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 31, 2012
  • ILWU Local 63 Clerical Workers Break Off Talks
    Contract negotiations between office clerical workers and waterfront employers in Southern California broke off after only two days of talks,...
  • FMCSA Pursues Unsafe Truckers, Bus Lines
    In an unprecedented sweep, the Department of Transportation shut down 26 bus operators for numerous safety violations after a year-long...
  • US Intermodal Rail Volume Rises 4.3 Percent
    U.S. intermodal shipments on major railroads in the week ending May 26 rose 4.3 percent year-over-year and 1.2 percent from...
  • South Carolina Allocates $180 Million for Charleston Deepening
    The South Carolina Senate set aside $180 million in state funding to deepen Charleston's harbor from 45 feet to 50...
  • Montreal Container Volume Grew 3.6 Percent in 2011
    The volume of containers handled by the Port of Montreal increased 3.6 percent last year to 1.36 million 20-foot equivalent...
  • Port Metro Vancouver Awaits End of CP Strike
    Port Metro Vancouver, the Canadian port that has taken the brunt of the strike against Canadian Pacific Railway, is prepared...
  • Falling Asia-Europe Spot Rates Threaten Peak-Season Surcharges
    Spot rates on the westbound Asia-Europe trade fell for the fourth consecutive week, undermining carriers' ability to nail down the...
  • Senator Joins in Push for US Freight Plan
    Sen. Maria Cantwell urged the Department of Transportation Thursday to create a multimodal national freight transportation plan, an initiative DOT...
  • USMX Urges ILA to Bargain 'in Good Faith'
    The top negotiator for East and Gulf Coast waterfront management said International Longshoremen's Association President Harold Daggett "appears to be...
  • Stena Line Buys Baltic Routes From Scandlines
    Sweden's Stena Line has acquired five short-sea routes in the Baltic Sea from German rival Scandlines in a major expansion...
  • Logistics Technology Demand Boosts Descartes Sales
    Logistics software supplier Descartes increased net profit 18 percent to $2.6 million as revenue increased 10 percent to $29.9 million...
  • CP Strike End Pushed Back
    The restart of Canadian Pacific Railway service has been pushed back to at least Friday after legislation intended to end...
  • Shipping Corporation of India Posts $78 Million Loss
    State-owned Shipping Corporation of India lost $78 million in fiscal 2011-12, which ended March 31, compared with a net profit...
  • Cross-Border Rail Growth Outpaces Truck Transport
    Shippers appear to be increasingly turning to rail instead of truck when it comes to bringing high-value loads across the...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 31, 2012
  • Maersk aims for 'No 1 position' in Iraq
    Maersk Line, which has seen its share of the Iraqi container market double in the past year to an estimated 10%-12%, is keen to seize on this momentum. Its figures ...
  • Does anybody know the directions to the Yellow Brick Road?
    'We're on a road to nowhere' sang the 80s band Talking Heads: it sometimes seems that the same could be said of the container liner industry as it once again licks ...
  • SBS secures new deal with Division Six
    Dartford (UK)-headquartered SBS Worldwide has strengthened its relationship with Encino (CA)-based Division Six Sports Inc, a sportswear wholesaler. The latest ...
  • Australian cabotage set to become more predictable
    The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) has welcomed an amendment to Australia's 2012 Coastal Trading Bill agreed in the House of Representatives yesterday which ...
  • Moody's bleak outlook, and there could be casualties
    Moody's Investor Service 's latest report on the global shipping industry makes for further grim reading, with the group anticipating that aggregate earnings before ...
  • FedEx acquires Brazilian partner
    Memphis-based FedEx, the global express and logistics company, is to acquire Rapidao Cometa Logitica e Transportes (RCLT), one of Brazil's largest supply chain ...
  • Two million up for Portonave
    The Brazil, Itajai-based Terminais Portuarios de Navegantes - better known as Portonave - has processed more than two million containers in less than five-years ...
  • Yangtze links to be boosted
    Several ambitious rail and shuttle barge proposals for the Yangtze River area have been mooted and a blueprint has been approved to develop Wuhan port into a shipping ...
  • CP strikers asked to return voluntarily
    Ahead of back-to-work legislation being driven through the Canadian Parliament by Labour Minister, Lisa Raitt, she has made an appeal to the 4,800 CPR strikers ...
  • CI Awards 2012: LAST CALL
    Today really is your last chance to get those straggling entries in for the 2012 CI Awards: remember you have to be in it to win it, so no complaints if ...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 31, 2012
  • Feud pushed B+H to the brink
    Disputes over charter payments and performance of ageing OBO fuelled downfall of US owner, CFO says.
  • Hudner's heroes
    B+H finance chief says bankrupt OBO owner may be only weeks away from securing Chapter 11 cash injection.
  • HUBLine profit curbed
    Malaysian boxship and bulker owner reports faltering earnings but wraps up $20m fundraiser.
  • Boxship hit by blaze
    Four injured as fire breaks out on Hapag-Lloyd vessel at Bremerhaven yard.
  • HHI pay talks begin
    Korean yard's bosses and union chiefs get together to discuss wage rise and later retirement.
  • MayBulk hit by low rates
    Dry cargo doldrums shave two fifths off Kuala Lumpur-listed shipowner's bottom line.
  • Shreyas mulls ship buys
    Indian boxship company could expand fleet in 2012, despite annual profit falling.
  • Huanghai yard eyes shipping
    Chinese shipbuilder plotting $30m investment in heavy-lift vessel arm in Hong Kong.
  • Star books surprise profit
    Spyros Capralos-led owner shocks the Street by staying out of the red in the first quarter.
  • Golden climbs on buy-back
    Oslo-listed bulker owner sees shares take flight after potential $45m share repurchase is opened.
  • P&S cash has a catch
    Germany ready to bail out struggling shipyard group, but banks and management must contribute.
  • Dof rebounds in the first
    Improvements in all segments sees Helge Mogster's offshore vessel owner overturn last year's loss.
  • Nordic makes losing start
    Products tanker rump of Nordic Tankers heads further into the red in Q1, as talks with banks continue.
  • Japanese duo team up
    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Imabari Shipbuilding pen three-year pact to haul in eco boxship orders.
  • Sembcorp may fight on
    Singapore-listed shipyard considering appeal after losing two-year tussle with PPL Holdings.
  • B+H files for bankruptcy
    Michael Hudner-led firm seeks court protection in the Southern District of New York.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 31, 2012
  • NEWSFLASH - Employers: ILA not bargaining in good faith
  • MSC takes slots with Maersk on ECUMED
    In a significant development, ocean carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. has announced on its German Website it is joining Maersk Line's ECUMED loop between ports in Ecuador, Panama and the Black Sea.
  • Descartes posts record quarterly revenues
  • DOT releases new emergency response guide
  • USDA considers Philippine banana imports
  • GT Nexus picked by Phoenix
  • Trincon starts activity-based cost tool
  • LB port vet Steinke joins Moffatt & Nichol
    The former executive director of the Port of Long Beach joined engineering firm Moffatt & Nichol as its ports practice leader. Steinke retired from the port in 2011 after a 22-year tenure there, including the last 14 as executive director.
  • MSC merges its Chile feeders
  • Big cranes head to Baltimore
    Four super-post-Panamax cranes capable of loading and unloading containers from the world's largest vessels are en route to the Port of Baltimore from China and are scheduled to arrive by the middle of next month.
  • CTSA amends bunker fee
  • Virgin adds Vancouver cargo service
  • Kooistra named Swisslog's NA sales VP
  • Obama signs Ex-Im Bank reauthorization
    "By reauthorizing support for the Export-Import Bank, we're helping thousands of businesses sell more of their products and services overseas and, in the process we're helping them create jobs here at home," the president said.
  • CII to hold export seminar in Chicago
  • FMC reviews 21 OTI license applications
  • FMC seeks comments on ag export index
  • Saddle Creek tweaks name

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 31, 2012
  • Oil heads for largest monthly drop in three years
    Crude plummets on speculation that slowing US economic growth and Europe's debt crisis could reduce fuel demand.
  • BORCO facility expansion 'on track'
    Some 1.9 million barrels of the 3.5 million extra capacity will be available by the second half of this year.
  • European markets soft
    Some suppliers fully booked in Rotterdam.
  • Fujairah prices still falling
    Durban prices firming slightly.
  • Risk assessment underway for LNG bunker terminal
    'Crucial step in the development of LNG bunkering infrastructure,' says DNV.
  • Fuel oil stocks still climbing
    Arbitrage arrivals outstrip demand.
  • O.W. Bunker opens Beijing office
    Supplier says it is responding to Chinese demand.
  • Chinese shipyards offering 20% discounts
    As many as half of China's shipbuilding companies under threat, according to industry sources.
  • Asian bunker prices see double-digit falls
    Supplies of bunker fuels 'fine'.
  • Industry passes LNG 'milestone'
    Wartsila says there is 'growing awareness of the advantages of operating on gas.'
  • Northern Europen LNG bunkering study released
    Study makes recommendations for establishing LNG bunkering infrastructure in Northern Europe.
  • More orders for fuel efficent box vessels from UK shipping firm
    Order for six 1,100 TEU boxships underlines Lomar's strategy for energy-saving, fuel-efficient vessel designs, it says.
  • Singapore-based bunker supplier hires marketing manager
    Michael Chia starts work for Equatorial Marine Fuel Management Services with immediate effect.
  • Bunkers to play 'critical role' in Maersk Line's return to profit
    Targets saving up to $1.3 billion annually from reduction in bunker consumption.
  • Shipowner confirms fuel efficiency of Chinese bulker newbuilds
    Crown 63 ship model design has reached 'all goals of consumption reduction', says Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group.
  • Middle East governments urged to take lead on LNG bunkering
    Offshore and short-sea sectors 'most obvious start' for LNG bunkering in the region, says DNV executive.

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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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