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March 7, 2012
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Baltic sea index rises on higher panamax rates
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea-freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry commodities, rose on Monday for an eighth straight day as an increase in grain shipments pushed up rates for panamax vessels.
  • Maersk can double Asia-EU capacity cuts
    Maersk Line, the world's biggest owner of container ships, can double capacity cuts on its largest trade route connecting Europe and Asia if demand is weaker than it expects.
  • Somalia threats and famine vex the UN
    The UN Security Council has expressed grave concern at the threat posed by Somali pirates and extremist groups as UN chief Ban Ki-moon warned the African state's humanitarian situation would likely deteriorate again in the coming months.
  • Seychelles seeks help over jailed pirates
Strait Talk
  • Turbulent times ahead for shipping
    IT EMERGED last week that some shipping companies now have debt-to-equity ratios as high as 1,000 per cent. The reason for this is, of course, a massive decline in ship values, which is one of the clearest indicators of the deep trouble much of shipping is now in.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Baltic sea index rises on higher panamax rates
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea-freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry commodities, rose on Monday for an eighth straight day as an increase in grain shipments pushed up rates for panamax vessels.
  • Maersk can double Asia-EU capacity cuts
    Maersk Line, the world's biggest owner of container ships, can double capacity cuts on its largest trade route connecting Europe and Asia if demand is weaker than it expects.
  • Somalia threats and famine vex the UN
    The UN Security Council has expressed grave concern at the threat posed by Somali pirates and extremist groups as UN chief Ban Ki-moon warned the African state's humanitarian situation would likely deteriorate again in the coming months.
  • Seychelles seeks help over jailed pirates
Strait Talk
  • Turbulent times ahead for shipping
    IT EMERGED last week that some shipping companies now have debt-to-equity ratios as high as 1,000 per cent. The reason for this is, of course, a massive decline in ship values, which is one of the clearest indicators of the deep trouble much of shipping is now in.

Sched Netweb site
  • New Maersk Line CEO cries 'slow down - we're destroying shareholder value'
  • Seven carrier pact prepares to get underway on CKYH's Asia-Europe loops
  • Asia to hold lead as world's port growth slows 7pc in 2012: Shanghai study
  • Busan still 5th at 16.2 million TEU in 2011, but 14pc growth tops megaports
  • Kuehne + Nagel profit up 0.16pc to US$665 million as revenue falls 3.5pc
  • Xijiang river ports capacity to top 100 million tonnes this year
  • MSC shifts megaships to transpac, but not larger vessels to Asia-Europe
  • New US$475 million container terminal planned for Liverpool in 2015
  • Container throughput between Hamburg and Poland increases 33pc in 2011
  • Port of Houston offers Asian shippers new gateway to US Midwest
  • RCL suffers US$25.8 million loss after US$15.4 million profit in 2010
  • Kuehne + Nagel pioneers wireless sensors for temp-controlled air freight
  • Swissport starts cargo handling service at Japan's Kansai airport
  • Beihai Airport February cargo throughput surges 56.6pc to 291.9 tonnes

Exim Indiaweb site
  • INTTRA delivers first multi-party electronic Bill of Lading on its ocean network
  • Khimji Poonja re-attains ISO standard 9001:2008
  • MOL to regularly publish KPI results
  • West African waters a new piracy hotspot
  • Port of Zeebrugge Vice-President meets MbPT Chairman
  • Air India upgrades to seamless cargo operations
  • World airfreight down 0.7 pc in 2011, up 1.9 pc in Europe
  • Cotton export ban flayed
  • Exporters to be in tight spot in 2012-13-Experts
  • Exports to be sluggish this fiscal: Fieo President
  • Euro economic confidence higher than forecasts
  • Standard practices for L/C - UCP 600

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 6, 2012
  • Mercator's "SkyChain" implemented for AviancaTaca Holding
    Mercator, the Dubai (UAE)-based provider of business technologies to the aviation industry, has announced that Latin America's second largest airline holding company, AviancaTaca H...
  • China Southern buying ten B777-300ERs
    The US plane maker Boeing has announced that China Southern Airlines agreed to buy ten B777-300ERs, as the airline plans to expand its capacity to meet growing demand in the Asia-P...
  • MAN generates record revenue in 2011
    Germany's MAN Group posted record revenues of EUR 16.5 billion (+12%) in 2011. The upsurge was primarily driven by the commercial vehicles sector (comprising MAN Truck & Bus an...
  • Multitrade Spain manages a massive 336 railcar project
    Multitrade Spain, a member of the Cargo Equipment Experts CEE network, is handling a massive 336 car project from CAF in Spain to Caracas (Venezuela). In order to improve the handl...
  • 2012 starts well for Dunkirk
    The French port of Dunkirk reported promising figures in January 2012. Some 4.04 million t of goods were handled that month, equating to 12% more than in January 2011. Although liq...
  • HSE24 renews and strengthens partnership with DHL
    The Munich (Germany)-based multi-channel mail-order company, HSE24 (Home Shopping Europe), has once again chosen DHL to fulfil its logistics needs. According to the deal, DHL will ...
  • Pantos Logistics opens new logistics centre in the Netherlands
    Pantos Logistics, the largest freight logistics business in South Korea, recently opened its Ssangyong Motor European Parts Logistics Center (SEPC) in the Netherlands. The SEPC, lo...
  • Rickmers-Linie expands its China coverage
    Rickmers-Linie is expanding in China and enhancing its sales and marketing activities into central and southern China, thus moving closer to the major industrial production facilit...
  • Hoyer Group expanding in Eastern Europe
    The Hamburg (Germany)-based Hoyer Group has opened a new branch office in St Petersburg (Russia). It is the logistics service provider's fourth in central and Eastern Europe after ...
  • Kombiverkehr's managing director celebrating
    Robert Breuhahn, the managing director of the Frankfurt (Germany)-based intermodal service provider Kombiverkehr, is celebrating 35 years with the company. Breuhahn began his caree...
  • OOCL increases rates on 1 April
    The Hong Kong-based shipping company Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) is raising the rates for its Southeast Asia-Australia services on 1 April. The increase of USD 200/teu wi...
  • European Railway Agency becomes the single authority in Europe
    The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) and the Association of the European Rail Industry (UNIFE) have presented their joint vision on the future role ...
  • Daimler unveils new HGVs for India
    Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), a subsidiary of the Germany-based Daimler corporation, has unveiled the first light to heavy duty BharatBenz trucks weighing 9 to 49 t for...
  • Icao secretary general re-elected for second term
    The council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (Icao) has appointed French national Raymond Benjamin as secretary general of the organization for a second three-year ...
  • Kenya Airways eyes Japan market
    Kenya Airways appointed Sunworld Air Services Corp as ground sales agent for the Japanese market, with effect from 1 February. The ultimate goal is to establish direct air link bet...

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 6, 2012
  • MOL to demo LNG burning on temporarily modified newbuild engine
  • APL to fit fuel emulsification system to main engine of 10,000 TEU box ship
  • Chinese shipyard to build Damen sightseeing ferry

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 6, 2012
  • Port of Longview continues string of record breaking years in 2011
  • Port of Olympia boatyard earns 'Clean' designation
  • Three firms seek pre-qualification for construction of Panama Canal bridge
  • Coast Guard Port Captain gives order to allow detained ship to leave Portland
  • Federal Maritime Commission inks service contract final rule

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 6, 2012
  • Lack of experience poses danger
    Reliance on advanced technology has diluted the previously hard-earned hands-on skills that seafarers and engineers gained on vessels of an earlier age
  • Slow steaming benefits shippers and consignees
    Maritime transport should be looked upon as a pipe and not as a series of high-speed projectiles
  • Growth of the go-betweens
    Will middlemen match solid PMSCs to clients or open the industry to cut-price cowboys?
  • London market to help IUMI find its voice
    More collaboration is possible across the marine insurance market
  • Fragile international hull market needs repricing
    Costa Concordia 'poured petrol' on the problem, says JHC chairman Mark Edmondson
  • Container volumes flatline in January
    But Europe-Asia recovering compared with this time last year
  • Pacific Basin's big picture
    Departing chief executive Klaus Nyborg describes the Hong Kong dry bulk operator's mode of staying nimble in a tough market
  • Containership fleet slows speeds 13% over a year to an average 14.9 knots
    RS Platou Economic Research shows lines cutting speeds more than tankers and bulkers
  • Mediterranean aframax market sees first rates spike of 2012
    Asian market flounders on lack of Indian demand
  • Long range tankers in demand, sale shows
    Bank-led sale of six-year-old vessels nets $34m each
  • Costa Cruises in fresh salvage woes
    French fishing vessel could file $1.3m Costa Allegra salvage claim
  • Fincantieri to carry out $155m refit of Carnival Destiny
    World's first 100,000 gt cruiseship to return to original builder for radical transformation and a new name
  • Louis charters bigger ship to Thomson to focus on short cruises
    Cypriot company rebrands itself as east Med niche player
  • Allied begs owners for 'forbearance'
    Greek dry-bulk operator blames charter woes on 'extraordinary' events
  • Bankers will back chemical and product tankers
    DVB Bank sees attractive lending prospects despite tight shipfinance market
  • Long Beach prepares for Pacific ultra-large boxship switch
    Overcapacity on Asia-Europe trades brings cascade of larger tonnage
  • Rio Tinto to pump $2bn into Indian mine
    Orissa project will export iron ore
  • State government bids for Duisburg stake
    North Rhine-Westphalia blocks overtures from Antwerp or Rotterdam
  • ICTSI to expand in Pakistan on strong 2011 results
    Manila-listed port operator to buy up to 55% of Karachi's PICT
  • Penning to investigate armed guard insurance
    Minister demands transparency on costs
  • Staying with shipping
    James Fisher and Sons' ships not only turn a profit, but also underpin its expertise in everything else it does
  • China slows down
    More measured expansion of China's economy could accelerate needed reforms in shipping
  • VDR brings in two new managing directors
    German shipowners' association aims to improve lobbying work in Berlin, Brussels and London
  • Shipping stands out as worst performer for James Fisher
    Company set to cut sharply its coastal tankers operation
  • Low sulphur regulations to create huge demand for gasoil in Europe
    Product tankers set to benefit from 'overnight surge' in demand to import low sulphur fuel
  • South Korea increases its ship export values in February
    The world's top vessel exporter sees international orders fall

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 6, 2012
  • Seychelles inundated with pirate suspects
    THE INFLUX pirate suspects captured by warship crews is threatening to overwhelm Seychelles, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Allied: 'forbearance', please
    GREEK charterer Allied Maritime told Fairplay today it is asking counterparties to give it time to resolve its "extreme squeeze"
  • China plans biggest Oz coal stake
    CHINA'S government-owned Yanzhou Coal today said it plans to combine with Gloucester Coal, in what would be the country's biggest coal investment in Australia
  • Crewman sought off Ireland
    SEARCHERS are today trying to find a missing seafarer off Ireland, the Irish Coast Guard told Fairplay
  • MPP owners limp along
    OWNERS of multipurpose/heavy-lift tonnage continue to struggle with a scarcity of project cargoes and operators' period needs
  • Collision confirmed in fatal sinking
    GREEK coastguards today confirmed that a refuelling tanker struck a marked shipwreck in the Elefsis Gulf, causing its fatal sinking
  • Eimskip buys 3 reefers
    EIMSKIP of Iceland said today it has acquired three 3,625gt reefer vessels it has operated on charter since 2005
  • Mega-ships seen shrinking container players
    LARGER-capacity box ships starting to enter the liner trade will shrink the number of operators from 20 large global players in 2012 to eight in less than 15 years, an analyst has predicted
  • Export uptick seen for Indonesian coal
    INDONESIA's coal shippers - sluggish because of high stockpiles in China - could be in for a short-term uptick, CIMB Securities predicted today
  • Thai vehicle sector recovers
    THAILAND'S auto industry has recovered from the floods in December 2011, with original equipment manufacturers ramping up production
  • Box rate stability sought
    TRANS-Pacific box rates must reach compensatory levels to prevent bankruptcies, a major carrier chairman asserted today
  • Ban snarls India's ports
    DELHI'S sudden ban on cotton exports today left ports congested and exporters in a quandary
  • BLT returning FSL tankers
    INDONESIA'S chemical specialist BLT said today it would comply with First Ship Lease Trust's request to redeliver three chemical tankers
  • Sale sparks Sembcorp share dive
    SINGAPORE rig builder Sembcorp Marine's share price dived today on news that Temasek Holdings would sell almost all its interests in SMM
  • FIS offers fuel oil swaps
    BUNKER prices at key ports plunged today amid falling crude prices and paper trades for fuel oil and gas oil

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 6, 2012
  • FedEx, Smith to Roll Out All-Electric Step Van
    Smith Electric Vehicles expanded its line of commercial trucks, introducing the Newton Step Van at the NTEA Work Truck Show...
  • Mayors Urge Congress to Enact Transport Bill
    Nearly 200 mayors joined the chorus of local officials and businesses urging Congress to enact multiyear surface transportation legislation while...
  • Indian Authority Slashes Rates at DP World Nehru Terminal
    India's Tariff Authority for Major Ports ordered a 27.85 percent reduction in tariffs currently levied by Nhava Sheva International Container...
  • LTL Trucking Grew 11.6 Percent in 2011
    The less-than-truckload transportation industry grew 11.6 percent in 2011, pushing total U.S. LTL revenue past $30 billion for the first...
  • CEVA Logistics Earnings Up 9.9 Percent
    CEVA Logistics' earnings grew by 9.9 percent in 2011 year-over-year to $421 million on cost cuts and improved efficiency, as...
  • Asia-Pacific Air Cargo Slumps
    Air cargo volumes in the Asia-Pacific region fell nearly 13 percent in January compared to a year earlier. The...
  • Daily Maersk May Add Routes
    Just four months after launching its Daily Maersk liner service in the Asia-Europe trade, Maersk Line says it could expand...
  • Liverpool Port Terminal Work to Begin Next Year
    The port of Liverpool will start construction early next year on a $480 million, deep water container terminal with an...
  • Single Border Portal Tops Importers' Wish List
    With dozens of federal agencies having some degree of involvement in the cargo clearance process, importers are crying out for...
  • Exporters Criticize Documentation Problems
    Exporters are complaining about inaccuracies in ocean carriers' electronic data that expose shippers to costs and delays. Forwarder...
  • China's Rising Labor Costs, Middle Class' Increased Consumption - Live From TPM 2012
    In this podcast, JOC Editor Mark Szakonyi reports live from TPM Long Beach 2012 after attending Monday's session, "China: Major economic,...
  • Harbor Maintenance Tax Debate - Live From TPM Long Beach 2012
    JOC Editor Peter T. Leach reports live from TPM Long Beach 2012 just after attending Monday's afternoon session, "Should U.S....

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 6, 2012
  • Why ocean carriers should treat a complaint as a gift
    With the huge volatility in container ocean freight rates about to swing back in favour of the liners on the blue-chip Asia to Europe tradelane - albeit temporarily ...
  • K+N's 'Go for Growth' strategy on target
    Senior executives of Switzerland-based Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) have confirmed that the group's 'Go for Growth' strategy is proceeding according to plan. Based on results ...
  • OPDR improves services
    Hamburg-based OPDR will improve its short-sea services between Northern Europe and the Iberian peninsula/Canary Islands on . Tilbury will be added ...
  • Al-Faw breakwater tender nears
  • New rail link planned between Kenya and Ethiopia
    The Governments of Kenya and Ethiopia are to co-operate on the building of a standard gauge rail link connecting the new port being built at Lamu with the Ethiopian ...
  • Maersk rolls out its latest 'Absolute Reliability' module
    The world largest liner shipping company Maersk Line, has teamed up with North America's largest mover of containers by rail BNSF, to offer a new guaranteed and ...
  • Asia-Europe rates rocket skywards
    As expected, ocean carriers implemented most of the recently announced massive general rate increases from Asia to Europe on March 1, 2012. The average all-in rate ...
  • Liverpool's new terminal takes another step forward
    Peel Ports has commenced the procurement phase of the construction of its new deep-water container terminal at the Port of Liverpool. Although the project was announced ...
  • Chinese growth cut stymies stocks
    Investors are worried about China. Stocks were hit yesterday by news that the Asian economic superpower had slashed its GDP prediction for 2012 to an eight-year ...
  • TPM: Calls for increased service focus amid optimism for better rates/volumes
    The transpacific trade will be better this year than in 2011 - but shippers and carriers must work together to restore rates and the focus must shift ...

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 6, 2012
  • Search on for crewman
    Slovakian seafarer reported lost from German cargoship in the Irish Sea.
  • Fugro wins huge contracts
    Seismic shipowner bags $120m surveys in the North Sea and Africa.
  • Shipowners or masochists?
    Restructuring expert Aage Figenschou delivers a painful shot for those hoping history has taught you anything.
  • Carnival changes its Destiny
    Sixteen-year-old US cruiseship lined up for massive $155m refit at Fincantieri in Italy.
  • Fire hits cargoship
    Firefighters called in to tackle blaze on Thorco Celebration at San Sebastian, Brazil.
  • Maersk Supply scores in Brazil
    AP Moller-Maersk's offshore support vessel wing nets a trio of long-term charters worth nearly $300m with biggest customer Petrobras.
  • Allcargo eyes two more
    Indian multipurpose player wants to add vessels to its fleet as it reorganises its business.
  • SCI targets European loans
    Indian owner lining up $500m in overseas borrowing to fund 10 newbuildings.
  • Swiber wins more
    Singapore-listed offshore owner bags $36m charter deals to take year to date orderbook past $250m.
  • Three down for Tankerska
    One loss-making aframax still to be sold as Croatian owner offloads third tanker since November.
  • Nordic picks up FSL trio
    Copenhagen-listed company to manage FSL Trust vessels handed back by Berlian Laju.
  • Fisher tankers up profit
    UK shipping services player sees small 2011 improvement from products fleet, but its importance to the group is dwindling.
  • Cochin wins state order
    Indian shipbuilder signs $22m deal from ministry of shipping for multipurpose vessel.
  • Mipo muted until 2013
    Korean analyst forecasts continued low margins for shipbuilder, but says products tanker orders will increase.
  • Ferry fire doused
    No injuries reported after blaze breaks out on Red Sea passenger vessel en route to Egypt.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
MARCH 6, 2012
  • Maersk's Flagship intermodal service via LA
  • New G6 Alliance network emerges
  • Virgin aims at Chicago air cargo
  • DHL expands Asia coverage
  • U-Freight dresses up fashion warehouse
  • Increased ship layups seen in coming year
  • FMC's final rule on indexed service contracts
  • Industry opposes Obama tax on overseas profits
  • APMT, MIV build Indian freight station
  • Xata, ALK offer integrated truck platform

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 6, 2012
  • Canadian review board denies fuel barge winter access in Steensby Inlet
    Board expressed concern over comments referring to 'the heightened potential for a large and undetected fuel spill and concerns over the difficulty of having effective spill response to address releases on and under sea ice.'
  • Virgin Islands seeks Economic Disaster Declaration for refinery closure
    It is reported that following the shutdown, the complex will operate as an oil storage terminal.
  • MEPC 63: 'No go' yet for MBM impact study
    IMO committee unable to agree on terms of reference for study with focus on possible impacts of MBMs on developing countries.
  • Fujairah prices firmed
    Sources say Suez market is running 'dry'.
  • European players report smaller stems
    High prices keeping purchases to a minimum.
  • Rotterdam prices lack direction
    Rotterdam player expects low sulphur material to be tight for the next few days.
  • Piracy: 'Speeding through risk areas' drives up bunker consumption
    Indian Ocean piracy is costing global economy 'up to $15 billion per year.'
  • Company promises 'aggressive' marketing of its LNG technology
    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has developed system for supplying high-pressure gas to a marine engine.
  • Price of IFO380 grade mixed at key Asian ports
    Demand 'below average' on Tuesday.
  • Patent filed for LNG bunker technology
    Invention able to reduce number of refrigerating modules for LNG re-liquefaction.
  • Dan-Bunkering senior bunker trader promoted
    Appointment comes as company seeks to expand.
  • Vessels using low sulphur fuel will have port dues halved
    HK scheme will run for three years at an estimated cost of HK$260 million.
  • Glencore reveals details on Chemoil share acquisition
    Says it paid $174 million for additional 37.5% stake in Chemoil.
  • Berlian Laju appoints restructuring specialist
    Group hopes to come through its current difficulties 'even stronger' than it was before.
  • No activity in SGX fuel oil futures since start of 2012
    Zero lots of 380 cSt fuel oil futures traded on SGX since January.
  • Bunkering activities help lift Singapore-listed firm to profit
    Group hopeful of staying on 'an even keel' in full year 2012.

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