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April 6, 2012
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China club drops cover for tankers with Iranian oil
    KEY ship insurer the China P&I Club will halt indemnity coverage for tankers carrying Iranian oil from July amid tightening Western sanctions against Opec's second largest producer, two club officials told Reuters yesterday.
  • Maritime NZ charges grounded ship's owners for causing pollution
    NEW Zealand shipping authorities said yesterday they had filed pollution-related charges against the owners of a Liberian-flagged cargo ship that grounded on a reef off New Zealand's North Island six months ago.
  • Capesize iron-ore charter rates rise another 3.5%
    HIRE costs for Capesize ships, the largest carriers of iron ore, rose for a seventh session on bookings of the vessels to haul the steelmaking raw material to China from leading global exporter Australia.
  • APL en route to slashing carbon footprint by 30%
  • Commerzbank may face 441m euro losses
  • Shippers stay afloat using Chapter 11 in US
  • Baltic index takes a tumble

Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL to increase Asia-to-Europe freight rate US$450/TEU from May
  • APL to raise rates US$450/TEU on Asia to Europe routes from May
  • OOCL signs 40-year lease with Long Beach for Middle Harbour terminal
  • Italy fines major lines' in-house agents US$5.3 million for price fixing
  • Commerzbank faces difficulty as shipowners unable to service debt
  • Sharjah's Khorfakkan terminal docks its biggest ship, a 14,074-TEUer
  • Hunan Yangtze-Pearl loop launched with cargo of 28 TEU of fireworks
  • Sino-US talks in May to mull easing American high-tech export bans
  • Zim receives US$50 million from Israel Corp as second part of aid
  • Port Nehru container volume up 1.5 per cent to 4.27 million TEU
  • Agility 2011 profit up 8pc to US$91.1 million on 5pc less revenue
  • CEVA renews contract with Renault in Brazil for export to France, elsewhere
  • Failing shipping lines run to US bankruptcy courts to keep functioning
  • ACE Winches exports Scotland's heaviest air cargo on an Antonov 225
  • Lufthansa Cargo now mulls dumping freighters as night-flight ban is upheld
  • Etihad cargo unit revenue up 12.2pc, plans to build capacity in 2013-14

Exim Indiaweb site
  • A. S. Shipping handles heavy project cargo at Chennai Port
  • Cochin Port handles 12 pc more cargo in 2011-12
  • JN Port handles record 65.75 million tonnes, 4.32 million TEUs in 2011-12
  • MbPT re-introduces popular Amnesty Scheme
  • Paradip Port loses in cargo handling, gains in operational parameters
  • VPT handles 67.41 mt in 2011-12, maintains second position
  • Arshiya Rail launches container train service from north India to Cochin Port
  • Cannot compensate anti-GST states endlessly: Govt
  • Exporters will have to pay SAD in cash for claiming refunds
  • Exports grow at three-month low in February
  • Long dry spell to hamper tea output
  • RBI extends ceiling rate on overseas export credit till Sept.
  • MACCIA's ex-im training programme on April 9, 10

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 5, 2012
  • ECS Group acquires stake in new West African cargo airline
    The network general sales and service agency ECS Group, headquartered in Paris, has taken a controlling interest in Niger Air Cargo, a ...
  • Favourable start for Contargo's Basel multimodal express
    The container logistics specialist Contargo has said that its Basel multimodal express service has had a favourable first year. Around 13,500 teu have been hauled by the first tri...
  • Daimler celebrates 70th anniversary of Freightliner truck
    Daimler North America is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Freightliner medium and heavy-duty truck brand. Since its beginnings in 1942, Freightliner has developed into one ...
  • Store-Ship adopts parent company name of Broekman
    The company Store-Ship has operated under the new name of Broekman Logistics Europoort since 1 April. This step aims to consolidate the company's position as an integral part of t...
  • Unifeeder adds call at Kalundborg container terminal
    Unifeeder, a leading provider of container transport services and short sea shipping solutions in northern Europe, is set to serve the Kalundborg container terminal on the west co...
  • IDS names winners of quality ranking scheme
    The general cargo alliance IDS has announced that the forwarding company Gras Spedition, based in Neuwied (Germany), took first place in its quality ranking programme. Krage &...
  • Singapore supports air cargo sector
    The Changi Airport Group (CAG) has put in place a SGD 15 million (EUR 9 million) cargo support package under the Changi airport growth initiative, to support the air cargo sector ...
  • SBS Worldwide appoints Ian Hunt as new manager
    Supply chain solutions provider SBS Worldwide has appointed Ian Hunt to the new role of business development manager of sales for the Northeast of the UK. He will be based at SBS ...
  • BDP expanding in Asia
    BDP International has opened another global service centre in Petaling Jaya (Malaysia). The US global logistics and transportation firm opened its first centre in Kuala Lumpur in ...
  • SNCF Geodis and Hupac sign strategic cooperation agreement
    Hupac, a Swiss intermodal transport operator, and SNCF Geodis, the fourth-largest global transport and logistics operator, are joining forces to expand their combined transport ne...
  • Asstra new BVL member in Germany
    The international transport and logistics service provider Asstra Associated Traffic recently became a member of the German Logistics Association (Bundesvereinigung für Logistik B...
  • HHLA: above average growth in 2011
    The German port service provider Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) reported above-average growth rates in its core markets in business year 2011, and was thereby able to subst...

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 5, 2012
  • Poitras named President of Electric Boat as Casey moves up
  • New Zealand brings charges against Costamare subsidiary in Rena...
  • Viking River to switch ocean cruise ship order to...

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 5, 2012
  • Port of Bellingham executive director resigns during commission meeting
  • Schnitzer Steel reports second fiscal quarter numbers
  • DOT burried in applications for 2012 TIGER grants
  • Mechanical woes force WSF to reduce power on aging ferries
  • Diana Shipping inks time charter for Panamax dry bulk vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 5, 2012
  • Supramax rates plummet after owner offers $4,000 per day discount
    Resulting rush by rival shipowners to fix before a further fall compounds price drop
  • Aquasition Corp plans $50m offering
    New blank cheque vehicle launched by Greek shipping names
  • South America demand keeps MR tanker market alive
    Argentina and Brazil take cargoes as transatlantic trade declines
  • Box lines make rate increases stick
    Index shows that shippers accept price hikes
  • Diana agrees one-year charter for panamax purchase
    Melia fixed to STX Pan Ocean
  • NewLead returns bulk quartet to Lemissoler
    Agreement to wind up ill-fated 2010 leaseback is subject to finalisation
  • Evergreen set to trump rivals with 14,000 teu boxship deal
    Chartered tonnage will burn 25% less fuel
  • Iran sanctions cut Asian P&I cover
    China P&I Club seeks IG membership
  • Twin cruiseship cancellation a new blow for STX France
    Staff already working reduced hours
  • Pipeline blast hits Mediterranean aframax market
    Market loses 500,000 barrels per day
  • UK government advisers urge international regime on CO2
    But Committee on Climate Change says British ships' emissions should be part of national reduction targets
  • Seafarers missing after ship sinks in East China Sea
    Cargoship en route from Papua New Guinea goes missing after storm
  • Shipowners must do more to prevent engineroom fires
    Adhering to Solas amendments 'has slipped', Gard says
  • China's accidents surge as owners slash safety spending
    Shipping sources blame poor market conditions
  • Sembcorp Marine lands rig contract for Gulf Drilling
    High-spec rig to be deployed in Qatar
  • New Zealand charges Rena owner
    Maritime agency to prosecute Daina Shipping over oil spill

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 5, 2012
  • Oil spilled off Japan
    LARGE amounts of oil are being detected off southern Japan, which coastguards believe to be from a missing Hong Kong-registered general cargo ship
  • New 'blank cheque' filed
    NEWLY formed Aquasition Corp is plotting a 'blank cheque' IPO targeting maritime acquisitions and a NASDAQ listing
  • Subscriber notice
    THERE will be no news bulletins on 6 or 9 April because of the UK holiday weekend
  • Duelling directors face off at Russian yard
    RUSSIA'S Northern Shipyard now has dueling directors
  • Transocean, Chevron again sued in Brazil
    A SECOND pollution lawsuit has been filed in Brazil against the rig operator Transocean and Chevron, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • China P&I pulls plug on crude from Iran
    CHINA P&I Club has decided to halt indemnity cover for tankers carrying Iranian oil, as of July, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Viking-STX cruise talks fail
    STX FRANCE said today Viking River Cruises has decided to withdraw from talks about two cruise ships
  • Fire on Haiti ro-ro kills 1
    ONE PERSON has been killed and another injured when a ro-pax caught fire in the Haitian port of Miragoane, Haiti Press Network reported
  • BC plans big export spending
    BRITISH Columbia Premier Christy Clark has unveiled a C$700M ($701.45) investment scheme for building export infrastructure

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 5, 2012
  • US Rail Traffic Mixed for Week
    U.S. intermodal rail shipments in the week ending March 31 rose 3.6 percent year-over-year and 4.5 percent from the previous...
  • Truck Drivers on Payroll Rise 2.9 Percent
    The number of heavy truck or tractor-trailer drivers employed increased last year for the first time since 2008, according to...
  • Hapag-Lloyd Sets Peak-Season Surcharge to India
    Hapag-Lloyd will impose a peak-season surcharge on eastbound trades from North Europe and the Mediterranean to the Indian subcontinent. ...
  • YRC Worldwide Reviewing Bids for Terminals
    YRC Worldwide received "multiple bids" for more than 60 facilities put up for sale via a sealed-bid auction and is...
  • TIGER Grant Demand Outpaces Supply 20-to-1
    The $10.2 billion in requested Department of Transportation TIGER grants exceeded supply by a factor of more than 20, the...
  • S&P: Lack of US Infrastructure Plan Could Spur Credit Crisis
    Standard & Poor's said the U.S. government's inability to provide long-term infrastructure and transportation funding could create another credit crisis....
  • Salvaging a Damage Claim
    Q: A motor carrier damaged a 1,000-pound box of our product, a polymer. I filed a claim for $13,870, and...
  • Trucking Flashes Warning Lights
    Are trucking companies losing confidence in the economic recovery and slowing plans to replenish or expand their freight capacity? ...
  • Asia-Europe Freight Rates Jump 28 Percent
    Spot freight rates in the Asia-Europe trade jumped 28 percent this week as the general rate increases imposed by carriers...
  • China's Purchasing Managers' Index Jumps to 53.1
    China's official manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index jumped to its highest level in a year in March. Boosted by an...
  • Saudi Airlines Cargo to Add Service Into Bangladesh
    Saudi Airlines Cargo will continue its expansion into developing markets later this month by boosting capacity into Bangladesh. A...
  • Hutchison Port Holdings' Profit Jumps 14 Percent
    Hutchison Whampoa's ports division boosted profits by 14 percent last year despite flat volume growth across its global terminal network....
  • Lufthansa Cargo to Weigh Investment in Frankfurt Airport
    Lufthansa Cargo will make a final decision on investment at Frankfurt airport this summer after a court upheld a night...
  • INTTRA to Provide E-Commerce to WCA Family
    INTTRA will provide ocean shipping planning, management and optimization services to the freight forwarding group WCA Family under a strategic...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 5, 2012
  • Last chance to have your say: join the North America sentiment panel
    Containerisation International's second North America survey has launched and is looking for more shippers and freight forwarders in this area to join the panel, ...
  • Samskip gains AEO certification
    Netherlands-based multimodal logistics operator Samskip has been certified AEO compliant by the Dutch customs, thus affording its clients priority treatment on ...
  • APL charts 30% emissions cut by 2015
    Singapore-headquartered NOL's container arm APL said that it is 'on course to reduce a key carbon exhaust measure' by 30% from its global shipping operations in ...
  • ZIM takes steps to improve its Asia-Black Sea offering
    Haifa-based ZIM Line has announced a significant expansion of its involvement in the Asia-Black Sea liner market with extra sailings, additional ports of call and ...
  • LSCT geared up for bigger ships
    Contship Italia has added new equipment and modernised and upgraded existing cranes at its La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT) as it prepares for a future in which ...
  • Euro crisis returns to haunt carriers
    Anxious to push on with a raft of GRIs, ocean carriers will be watching in dismay at the storm clouds once again hovering over their key European markets. The liners ...
  • Rena's owners charged

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 5, 2012
  • Sonangol standoff continues
    Credit Suisse sees hope on the horizon for Tidewater as negotiations over the future of Angolan offshore venture roll on.
  • ORIG paves path for payout
    George Economou-backed drilling group poised to pay dividend after banks overhaul restrictive loan provisions.
  • Diana fixes out new addition
    New York-listed bulker owner ties up time charter for panamax acquired during $78m spending spree.
  • NEWL parts with dry quartet
    Cash-strapped operator turns in keys to three capes and a panamax six years early after striking preliminary redelivery pact.
  • Bondholders take to the street
    Direct action in Torre del Greco, why bankruptcy isn't for the pennyless and a master driven to defend his crew.
  • Cosco Corp faces tough 2012
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder says cost control and diversification key to turnaround.
  • Leo Polemis branches out
    Well connected blank cheque shipping venture aims to raise $50m by way of US IPO for ill-defined shopping trip.
  • Tusla blast kills two
    Explosion on board platform supply vessel newbuilding at Turkish yard claims two workers' lives.
  • Skov steps up with new order
    Former Torm boss' new venture is lining up a three-ship deal at GSI while his old employer fights for its future.
  • Courage sheds another
    Hong Kong and Singapore-listed bulk carrier owner sells panamax for $5m.
  • Arbitration win for Frontline
    Court makes key ruling in marathon legal battle over a collision 12 years ago between a suezmax tanker and a jetty at a Sicilian refinery.
  • Case packs smaller bonus
    Clarksons chief's pay dropped in 2011, but his total package is still almost four times better than present capesize spot rates.
  • Tomorrow's news today
    TradeWinds' readers desperate for a look at this Friday's edition can see it in electronic form right now.
  • Viking River guns STX order
    Potential three-ship order from Torstein Hagen-led owner disappears as loan proves hard to come by.
  • Hellenic Sky sold off
    Fotini Karamanlis-led bulker owner sells eighteen-year-old panamax bulker to unnamed buyers.
  • Owner faces fine over Rena
    Costamare faces $500,000 hit from containership casualty off New Zealand.
  • Traf aids Colombian exports
    Top commodities trader is investing $27m to improve transportation of commodities along Magdalena River.
  • Gulf orders at SembCorp
    Pace of offshore ordering begins to pick up as Singapore yard wins jack-up rig deal from Middle East driller.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
APRIL 5, 2012
  • ComPair Data shows little capacity squeeze in 1Q
  • INTTRA forms alliance with WCA Family of Logistic Networks
  • Supply chain vendors slow to use social media
  • Power Freight is now Javelin Logistics
  • RedStone Logistics offers transportation diagnostic
  • Avnet targets aftermarket supply chain
  • Master Line improves Venezuela and Colombia link
  • Sondey to chair lessor group
  • Whale avoidance? There's an app for that
  • Rena owner charged in New Zealand Court

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 5, 2012
  • UK urged to target shipping emissions by end of 2012
    'If we don't include these sectors, that would in effect be a lowering of the UK's carbon targets,' says David Kennedy.
  • Prices drop across the board
    High demand reported in Piraeus.
  • Hong Kong 'fully determined' to tighten sulphur standards
    Pressure growing to target shipping emissions as part of efforts to tackle air pollution in the region.
  • Prices mixed in Fujairah
    Average demand and good avails in Suez.
  • VT Group acquires seagoing tanker
    Vessel to be deployed in NWE region will be used mostly for bunkering, company tells Bunkerworld.
  • Founder of leading UK supplier steps down
    Paul Henty looks back at firm's history and thanks WFS for investment 'and the freedom to continue making Henty the success it is today.'
  • Grounded cargo ship leaks MGO in North Wales
    Environmental damage from the MGO leak expected to be 'minimal', says MCA spokeswoman.
  • S&P 'could consider a downgrade' of Hapag-Lloyd
    Persistent overcapacity and rising bunker fuel prices 'pose a significant risk' to base-case assumptions, says ratings agency.
  • Daina Shipping charged for Rena grounding
    The charge on the Greek shipowner relates to 'discharge of harmful substances' from the ship.
  • Bunker prices largely down at major Asian ports
    Healthy supplies of marine fuels at key Asian ports on Thursday.
  • Panama bunkering sector prepares for canal's expansion
    Panama needs to work on operational efficiency and offer competitively-priced bunkers, says market player.
  • Crew of arrested bulk carrier sues employer
    Sakhalin arrested for unpaid bunkers in Hong Kong in January.
  • VLCC owners 'most likely' to gain from higher bunker prices
    Shipbroker observes a declining trend in speed of crude carriers in line with high bunker prices, lower utilisation rate.
  • Indian refiner to stop fuel oil exports 'as early as May'
    Essar expected to stop exports when delayed coker unit in Vadinar becomes operational.
  • Singapore to adopt ISO 8217:2010 spec from July 2012
    All bunker suppliers required to comply with ISO 8217:2010 bunker specs, unless otherwise agreed by the buyer, says MPA.
  • Torm reaches 'conditional agreement' with investor groups
    Banks and time charter partners expected to take a 'significant equity stake' in the company if the agreements are finalised.

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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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