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October 3, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Guangzhou to spend US$2.02 billion on sea freight hub development project
  • Fujian's port capacity to hit 15 million TEU mostly from Taiwan trade
  • Chongqing's 2012 foreign trade volume up 11.3pc to 5.16 million tonnes
  • UN's International Maritime Organisation stalls on container weights
  • Logwin further expands in India to Ahmedabad from Mumbai and Pune
  • Breakbulk China 2013 to focus on developments, transport solutions
  • Airlines struggle to cope with global overcapacity midst Mideast boom
  • Alaska study sees only modest air cargo growth with changing conditions
  • CEVA honours suppliers at second global awards ceremony near Madrid
  • DHL opens Energy Centre in Houston exhibiting services to energy clients

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • Asia-Europe spot rates down last week
  • Bibby brings its heritage & expertise to shipmanagement sector
  • ITIC continues to reward loyalty with renewal credit payments to members
  • Lubmarine launches three new barges in Singapore
  • MOL launches vessel safety campaign
  • NCC receives new chemical tanker
  • Port of Rotterdam to build 3 lay-by berths for coastal box shipping
  • TSA announces contract rate increases for 2013-14
  • TT Club advocates mandatory verification of container weights
  • Sugar exports to continue despite 4.6 pc dip in output
  • Congestion charges to apply only after 30 days notice: US FMC to carriers
  • East coast ports asked to follow Gujarat model
  • GMB is Knowledge Partner for Gujarat Junction 2012
  • HBT issue simmers at KoPT
  • Export credit interest cap extended
  • Fitch revises Indias growth forecast to 6 pc
  • US Department of Justice, FTC sign important MoU with Ministry of Corporate Affairs & CCI

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • NordStar adjusts Far East operations
    As of today, Russian NordStar Airlines is adjusting its operations to the country's Far East. The carrier, which currently operates Khabarovsk - Vladivostok once a week and serves ...
  • Chep expands in Eastern Europe
    Chep, the pooling expert in the area of multiple-use containers and pallets, is cooperating with the Delamode Group. Delamode, the logistics and forwarding company represented in t...
  • Turkish adds Aden
    With yesterday's flight departing from Istanbul, Turkish Airlines started its service expansion to the Yemen. The Sanaa flights are being operated as three flights per week (four f...
  • Bruce Highway construction project in Australia completed
    After years of planning, extensive public consultations and the relocation of more than five million tonnes of earth - enough soil and rock to fill 2,000 Olympic swimming pools - ...
  • Mercator's technologies selected by THAI Cargo
    Thai Airways (THAI) executive vice-president of human resources & compliance, Niruj Maneepun, and head of Mercator, Patrick Naef, signed an agreement last week that will enable...
  • Port of Felixstowe celebrates new productivity record
    Felixstowe has set a new record for the number of container movements in a 12-hour shift with the recent call of the Maersk Sarnia. A total of 3431 exchanges was completed on this ...
  • Fredrik Dahllöf becomes division manager of Freja Sweden
    Freja Transport & Logistics has recruited Fredrik Dahllöf as division manager South Europe for its office in Helsingborg (Sweden). Fredrik will start working for Freja on 24 Oc...
  • Baton change at the head of Blue Water Shipping
    Kurt Skov, Blue Water Shipping's founder and managing director, is stepping down and appointing Kim Hedegaard Sørensen as the chief executive position. Shortly after the 40th anniv...
  • Eurotunnel and Alstom organise Prima II tests in Channel Tunnel
    Eurotunnel and Alstom have successfully realised tests on the new generation Prima II locomotives to check compatibility with Channel Tunnel systems and safety standards. For this ...
  • New freight charge in India
    Indian Railways has increased the service tax on goods transported by trains by up to 3.7%. The decision for levying service tax on freight and auxiliary services was taken last Su...
  • DSV acquires Swift Freight and expands in Africa and Middle East
    Swift Freight, headquartered in Dubai, is a strong regional freight forwarder with 36 offices in 15 countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Swift Freight specialises in tran...
  • B&Q awards Wincanton multi-channel distribution contract
    British logistics service provider Wincanton has announced it has won a multi-channel distribution contract by retailer B&Q in the UK. Wincanton will manage B&Q's 1 million...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • Turnaround whiz picked to chair Australian shipbuilder
  • Crowley awarded $16.5 million MSC charter for ATB
  • Austal USA launches JHSV 2
  • New warning to yachts on piracy dangers
  • Another $100.4 million for Virginia class sub program
  • VT Halter teams with DCNS for OPC program bid
  • Capt Alex Sweeney now VP project ops at Crowley solutions
  • Pacific Carriers takes 67% stake in Drydocks World SEA
  • STX OSV books order for cable layer

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • Port of Everett Commission updates Mission Statement
  • Crowley names Capt. Alex Sweeney solutions group vice president
  • Inchcape Shipping Services promotes Francisco Villagran
  • Port of Vancouver, USA eyes full production of new rail entrance
  • DHS joins Canada Border Services in kickoff of new entry/exit pilot program

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • Shipping finds different paths to financing
    Why yards and owners are looking for alternative sources of funding
  • Brokers predict a double-digit increase for shipowners
    Will any club be prepared to absorb reinsurance increases?
  • Spanish court rules on sue and labour costs
    Decision consistent with earlier UK case law will be welcomed by insurers
  • Textainer buys 81,000 teu of dry freight boxes
    Bermuda-based container leasing firm upgrades its fleet
  • Is Brussels-IMO love-in too good to be true?
    Kallas pledges pragmatic approach to end shipping emissions deadlock
  • Taking stock in Asia
    Slowdown creates high inventories that will take at least two months to clear
  • Grimaldi and NEL Lines to co-operate on ferry route
    Daily departures from Brindisi to Igoumenitsa to carry both passengers and ro-ro cargo
  • LR pulls Odfjell Terminals Rotterdam's ISO certification
    Move follows tank farm shutdown due to safety concerns
  • Baltic braced to defend indices
    Brussels probe takes aim at benchmarks
  • Moldova and Mongolia remove Iran-linked ships
    Open registers follow lead of Tuvalu, Tanzania and Sierra Leone
  • Brussels ditches regional CO2 reduction laws for shipping
    Exclusive: U-turn clears the way for a breakthrough global deal at IMO
  • Currency effects distort shipping capital gains, says Moore Stephens
    Accountant pushes for rule change
  • DP World eyes Latin America investments
    Dubai ports giant sets its sights on the world's fast-growing emerging markets
  • Blazing a trail
    A year after its launch, Daily Maersk has defied its critics
  • Danes back US proposal for curbing emissions
    Danish Shipowners' Association chief voices support for cutting pollution through operational and design measures rather than financial measures
  • A problem too far
    The Senkaku-Diaoyu islands dispute has the potential to widen into a setback for the shipping industry
  • Idled boxfleet set to grow as liners go for the GRI burn
    Supply will need to be cut promptly if the November 1 general rate increases are to stick
  • Intercargo attacks 'simplistic and inaccurate' Rightship green ranking
    Lobby group's chief condemns EVDI for applying the energy efficiency design index to existing vessels
  • Africa's maritime chiefs seek plan for sustained growth
    This week 130 delegates from 30 maritime administrations meet in Mombasa, Kenya, to push forward the ambitions of the African Maritime Transport Charter
  • Nordcapital quits KG business for now
    Sector claims its latest casualty as closed-end fund requirements loom
  • A brand reborn
    Restructured former icon Torm at last moves forward
  • Crew arrested after fatal ferry collision in Hong Kong
    Vessel on cruise to view fireworks sinks quickly as poor visibility hampers rescue operations
  • PMSCs urged to support contractors' mental health like the military does
    Fitzsimons case is evidence of what can go wrong, says trauma risk expert
  • Casualties: October 2 2012
    An exclusive snapshot of casualties in the last week
  • Cargotec to shed 245 jobs
    Reduction in 10,500 global workforce follows 25% fall in first half operating profit
  • Creditors take 90% stake in troubled Torm
    Deal sees $100m cash injection, long term loan deferral and share takeover
  • Atlantic Navigation lists in Singapore
    Middle East offshore services provider raises $8.9m on SGX's fast-growth board
  • Excel extends equity-raising commitment
    Dry bulk giant uses option to defer $24.3m instalment
  • New Zealand and Costamare reach $22.8m Rena settlement
    Government calls deal a 'good outcome'

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • Bankrupt B+H to liquidate
    OBO owner B+H Ocean Carriers, which filed for Chapter 11 protection in May, has revealed plans for an orderly sell-off of its remaining vessels
  • Textainer hikes box ownership
    CONTAINER leasing company Textainer today confirmed its second major en bloc acquisition in the past three weeks
  • TORM restructuring signed
    TORM, the Danish product tanker and drybulk group, today signed a restructuring plan with lenders and owners of ships it timecharters
  • Day of the shipping zombies
    A SEVEN-point settlement that TORM today signed with its creditors has created another "living dead" shipping company, an analyst commented
  • EU nations urged to seek fuel exemptions
    EUROPE'S leading shipowners' body said today it is banking on EU countries to intervene with the IMO on fuel sulphur limits
  • Stronger rupee boosts Indian breakers
    THE RUPEE'S further gains against the dollar are encouraging ship recycling in India, as yards offered $5 per ldt more than the previous week
  • Excel gains breathing room
    EXCEL Maritime has won three more months to sell equity under its debt restructuring, the NYSE-listed drybulk company has confirmed
  • IMO alters energy plan timing
    SHIPS will no longer need to implement a ship energy efficiency management plan following a decision today at the IMO
  • Cargotec to lay off 245
    CARGOTEC, the Finnish maker of port handling equipment, said today it will seek 245 layoffs to improve profitability
  • Culls urged on Asia/Europe container routes
    THE ODDS are very small that a rate rise in the headhaul Far East/Europe box trade will succeed next month unless carriers axe more services, a leading analyst has warned
  • IMO chief urges state action on low-sulphur fuels
    GOVERNMENTS should pressure the oil and refinery industries to ensure supplies of low-sulphur fuel, according to IMO secretary-general Koji Sekimizu
  • Seesaw seen for crude tanker utilisation
    CRUDE tanker utilisation is expected to drop from 87% this year to 84% in 2013, before recovering in 2014-15, DNB Bank has predicted
  • Box price war 'now a reality'
    THE FORTUNES of box shipping took a turn a turn for worse in September, said a senior shipping analyst, who warned that a price war has become a reality
  • Two Chinese yards excluded from VLCC binge
    SINGAPORE-listed Chinese yards Yangzijiang Shipbuilding and Cosco Corp (Singapore) are expected to be odd ones out in Beijing's newbuilding binge, Credit Suisse has warned
  • Asian holidays hit box ship chartering
    A SERIES of Far East holidays this week and normal slowing at this time of year has hit box ship chartering

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • Logistics Executives Expect Revenue Gain
    North American logistics companies expect to increase revenue 10 percent in the coming year as they target specific industries with...
  • Werner Enterprises Opens Detroit-Area Terminal
    Transportation and logistics provider Werner Enterprises on Oct. 2 announced the opening of a new terminal in Brownstown Charter Township,...
  • EVP, COO Mike Franczak Leaves Canadian Pacific
    Canadian Pacific Railway on Oct. 1 announced that Mike Franczak, executive vice president and COO, has resigned. Franczak...
  • Retailers Expect Solid Growth This Holiday Season
    Retail sales in November and December should increase 4.1 percent to $586.1 billion, which is higher than the 10-year average...
  • American Firm Tapped to Modernize Iraq's Maqal Port
    North America Western Asia Holdings on Oct. 2 announced that it has entered a 10-year agreement with Iraq's Ministry of...
  • Rena Wreck Compensation May Exceed $22.9 Million
    Daina Shipping Company, a subsidiary of Greece-based Costamare, reached a financial settlement with New Zealand's government today regarding the container...
  • Genesee & Wyoming Completes Purchase of RailAmerica
    Short-line and regional railroad operator Genesee & Wyoming Inc. announced yesterday that it has completed the acquisition of RailAmerica, Inc....
  • APL Logistics Expands Operations in Bangladesh
    APL Logistics has expanded its operations in Bangladesh to meet growing demand from the apparel sector. The company has...
  • Singapore Port Planning for Capacity of 50 Million TEUs
    The port of Singapore's container facilities will benefit from an investment of S$3.5 billion (US$2.85 billion) over the next decade...
  • Osaka's Container Trade Dips 3.5 Percent
    The number of foreign trade containers handled by the Port of Osaka in western Japan fell 3.5 percent in the...
  • C.H. Robinson Adds Chemical Division
    Logistics company C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. yesterday announced its new ChemSolutions division, which will provide services to chemical manufacturing and...
  • Congress Passes Military Commercial Drivers License Act
    The U.S. Congress has passed S. 3624, the Military Commercial Drivers License Act of 2012, a bill that allows uniformed...
  • British Columbia to Invest in Transportation Infrastructure
    British Columbia Premier Christy Clark on Sept. 28 detailed plans to invest more than $200 million in capital projects across...
  • Survey: U.S. High-Tech Executives Optimistic About 2014 Export Goals
    U.S. high-tech executives' confidence in the future of the nation's exports has grown significantly over the past two years, due...
  • Updated Railyards Opened at Port of Amsterdam
    The Port of Amsterdam and the Netherlands' ProRail have modernized two freight railyards, in compliance with European requirements. Aziehavenweg...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • Rena owner to pay USD32m in clean-up costs
  • US - Mexico NAFTA trade booming
    Surface trade between the US and its NAFTA partners, Canada and Mexico, rose by 4.6% in July compared to the same month of 2011 to USD75.7 billion. Nevertheless, ...
  • Hoyer's IBCs being fitted with RFID technology
    Hamburg-based Hoyer is fitting transponders to its pool of intermediate bulk containers (IBCs), which currently number about 20,000 units, and installing a radio ...
  • Idled boxfleet set to grow as liners go for the GRI burn
    With an almost across the board general rate increase [GRI] of USD500 per TEU announced by ocean carriers plying the over capacity-plagued Far East to Europe tradelane ...
  • Nigerian ports' box traffic up 19% in H1 12
    Containers handled at Nigerian ports rose by 19.4% in H1 12 with 770,996TEU handled. While empties staged the strongest rate of growth, up more than 25% to 332,917TEU, ...
  • 'Rosier' transpac outlook - but bleaker Asia/Europe outlook
    Weekly spot rates from Shanghai to the US West Coast (USWC) have climbed slightly week-on-week following the announcement that the Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement ...
  • Long Beach welcomes largest boxship ever seen in US
    The arrival at the weekend of the largest containership ever to call in the US marks a new stage for the transpacific trades as lines transfer vessels from struggling ...
  • ADT cargo switch ahead of schedule
    Martijn van de Linde, ceo of Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT), which operates the cargo-handling facilities at the new Khalifa port, has announced that the switch of containers ...
  • ICC pushes to salvage Doha Round
    The International Chamber of Commerce [ICC] says that resolving the current trade deadlock 'is a priority for global business' opining that 'trade and investment ...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • CMA CGM lines up injection
    CMA CGM appears to be closing on the finalisation of a billion-dollar debt restructuring after striking a tentative deal to accept an infusion from France's sovereign wealth fund.
  • Trafigura's taste test
    Shipping circles are ripe with talk that Trafigura is keeping an eye out for opportunities to pounce on assets in and outside the sale-and-purchase market.
  • OSG jumps on FSO deal
    A juicy charter contract may give Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) a leg up during negotiations with banks over an upcoming liquidity gap, according to an analyst at Wells Fargo Securities.
  • EXM out of the woods?
    Shares of Excel Maritime Carriers gained traction Tuesday morning on the back of news that its lenders agreed to extend the deadline of an at-the-market (ATM) stock offering.
  • Police make ferry arrests
    Police in Hong Kong have arrested six crew over a collision between two ferries on Monday night that left 37 people dead.
  • Golden in cape coup?
    Golden Union of Greece looks to have picked up a capesize resale at a knock-down price.
  • CCB commits
    China Construction Bank (CCB) has pledged to keep on supporting the shipping industry, despite dire markets.
  • SFI eyes car carriers
    Ship Finance International is on the brink of breaking into the car-carrier market with purchases backed by cash from its latest Wall Street fundraiser.
  • GasLog to join bond run?
    Peter Livanos' GasLog could join the flock of owners turning to the bond market for cash.
  • Moldova bows to pressure
    Moldova has agreed to stop accepting Iranian ships on to its register after US pressure.
  • Alpha cape tied up
    Oldendorff has chartered a Greek capesize bulker as period rates pushed to five figures for the first time in three months.
  • Clash toll to rise
    The death toll from the sinking of the Indonesian ferry Bahuga Jaya last week could reach 50, search and rescue teams believe.
  • Big three make gains
    Shares in Japanese shipping giants have rallied despite reporting bad news over the past week.
  • Hammer sees tanker hit
    A brutal clash between falling oil demand and supply growth in the third quarter suggests the tanker market's road to recovery is getting longer, RS Platou Markets says.
  • New Times selling four
    Greek owners are in talks to buy cancelled bulkers at China's New Times Shipyard.
  • Drydocks and PCL pen JV
    Drydocks World and Pacific Carriers of Singapore have put the finishing touches to their joint venture announced earlier this year.
  • Banks are 'strong owners'
    Jacob Meldgaard has welcomed a group of banks as the majority shareholders in Torm.
  • Better summer for ICG
    Ferry operator Irish Continental Group (ICG) has enjoyed a stronger summer as operating profit edged up.
  • STX OSV scores again
    STX OSV has fleshed out its orderbook with a near $80m contract for a cable layer.
  • Excel wins lifeline
    Excel Maritime Carriers has been given more time to carry out an equity fundraiser under its restructuring agreement.
  • Class action kicked out
    A US judge has dismissed a $75m class action arising from the Costa Concordia tragedy, ruling that the claims should be heard in Italy.
  • Torm shoots up
    Torm shares took flight this morning after a restructuring agreement saw the company's immediate future secured.
  • Brittany Ferries strike ends
    Brittany Ferries ships will resume English Channel crossings on Tuesday after crew unions ended their rolling strike.
  • Torm saved
    Torm has ended three years of financial uncertainty after striking a deal with banks and charter partners which will keep the company afloat.
  • One killed in fire
    A crewman has died and two others were injured as fire ripped through a general cargoship off Vietnam.
  • Daewoo sails past target
    Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has hit its order mark for 2012.
  • Euronav in new FSO deal
    Maersk Oil has agreed to charter Euronav's 442,000-dwt FSO Africa (built 2002) for the next five years, it was confirmed Tuesday.
  • SNC inks MR double
    Romania's Santierul Naval Constanta (SNC) has clinched a new tanker order from a compatriot owner.
  • Vopak ties-up Coryton
    Vopak has completed the acquisition of the former Coryton refinery in the UK and now plans to convert it into an oil products terminal.
  • Atlantic Nav joins SGX
    Atlantic Navigation has become the latest offshore vessel operator to list on the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX).
  • Azipods for icebreaker
    ABB has won a $35m deal to supply the propulsion plant for a new icebreaker vessel on order at the Baltic Shipyard.
  • Costamare seal Rena deal
    Costamare and the New Zealand government have reached a financial settlement in respect of the grounding of the Rena.
  • 36 die off Hong Kong
    A collision between two passenger ferries in Hong Kong has left at least 36 people dead.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • ILWU head sentenced to 1 day in jail, fined $500
    Robert McEllrath, president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, was fined $500 and sentenced to serve one day in jail and given an 89-day suspended sentence after a three-day trial in Longview, Wash., last week.
  • Panjiva unveils global sourcing search
    The company's Global Search indexes information from the Web and presents shipment information - from raw materials to a variety of final goods - in an easy-to-use manner that will seem familiar to anyone that's used a popular search engine.
  • European competition authorities review UPS-TNT deal
    Joaquín Almunia, vice president of the European Commission responsible for competition policy, said during a speech in Nicosia, Cyprus, there is a "need to keep an eye on deals that would increase concentration in already concentrated markets."
  • APL Logistics opens Bangladesh quality centers
    The two centers, in the capital city of Dhaka and at Bangladesh's biggest port Chittagong, are in close proximity to Bangladesh's garment manufacturers. They also offer other value-added services, such as pick-and-pack, labeling and scanning.
  • Holm-Andersen leads Data2Logistics' professional services
  • Green Fleet expands cloud to WMS
  • Washington Notebook: Optimism exists despite 2Q GDP downgrade
  • MSC amends TP bunker fees
  • CHEP Aerospace manages AirAsia X's ULDs
  • Menlo elevates business development manager
  • U.S. says Chinese stainless steel sinks dumped
  • Ex-Im Bank supports satellite export to Vietnam
  • Brand given IBIA helm
  • MOL lowers expectations for first half
  • LM Wind Power boosts Brazilian port

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • Filopoulos joins FT Maritime Services
    Company says he will contribute to growth.
  • Prices stable in Fujairah
    Low demand keeps prices steady.
  • Prices lack direction in major European ports
    Little movement seen as prices edge up or down.
  • Cargill efficiency move criticised by shipowners
    Charterer's intention to vet ships for efficiency called 'simplistic'.
  • Cost of low sulphur regulation 'should be borne by society'
    Head of IMO calls on governments to take steps to ensure availability of fuel and alternative technology.
  • Offshore oil transfer added to Nigerian levy
    Tax includes 'processing,storing or transferring oil'.
  • New bunker trader for Topoil
    Andersson steps up to trading role in company.
  • High sulpur/low sulphur spread likely to remain 'wide'
    North American ECA is driving demand for LS product.
  • Reality check on low sulphur fuel availability study
    Insufficient support for ICS proposal at MEPC 64 after US says preliminary study would be counterproductive.
  • Tax concession will attract bunkering 'entrepreneurs'
    India's Kerala state extends scope of 'tax break'.
  • Trust lacking in fuel efficiency claims
    Efficiency should be independently assessed to build trust, says coatings manufacturer.
  • Bunker prices lack direction in Asian markets
    Demand mostly below average across key Asian ports.
  • GB Oils extends UK business
    MoD ships to be bunkered by UK company.
  • New bunker supply firm in Pakistan
    Shaukat Marine Services to expand its bunker tanker fleet with newbuilds.
  • Torm inks restructuring agreement
    Relief that an out-of-court agreement has been secured after months of negotiations.
  • MOL anticipates wider losses on rising bunkers
    Revises down its earnings forecast for first half 2012.
  • Singapore's new port to cater to cleaner fuelled-ships
    Consolidating container activities into one location will provide for greater efficiency and economies of scale, says Minister.

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Seoul
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Bremen
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India launches nearly $8 billion package to support its shipbuilding and maritime sectors
New Delhi
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Paris
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Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire UK's leading marina operator
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Copenhagen
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Bonn
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CMA CGM buys British rail freight operator Freightliner
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Zagreb
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London
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Copenhagen
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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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