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December 10, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rates below US$1,000/TEU mark, slipping 2.8pc to $999
  • OOCL announces US$200/TEU rate increase on Asia-New Zealand services
  • Hanjin Shipping offers two new services between Japan and Thailand
  • Moscow agrees to fund access channel to Bronka near St Petersburg
  • 11,388-TEU CMA CGM Libra joins Asia-US trade
  • APL Logistics, VASCOR form auto logistics joint venture in India
  • GAC Maritime Security offers anti-grapple razor wire anti-pirate fence
  • DHL opens new hub in Miami to serve Latin America and the Caribbean
  • MSC takes delivery of 8,762-TEU Agadir
  • Nautical Institute publishes practical guide to ship security
  • Hactl named Air Cargo Terminal of the Year for sixth year running
  • Singapore and Scout Association establish Youth Aviation Advisory Board
  • Lufthansa remains optimistic with two freighter deliveries in 2013
  • Volga-Dnepr Technics opens maintenance post at Vnukovo Airport, Moscow
  • World's largest jetliner - Airbus A380 - flies new Dubai-Moscow route

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 7, 2012
  • Cargotec involved in designing green boxship
  • FFFAI's Golden Jubilee celebrations pack a punch
  • MLC pocket checklist & smartphone app launched by Lloyds Register & UK P&I Club
  • WISTA India launched with enthusiasm
  • EEPC seeks clarification on galvanised steel export duty at Kolkata Port
  • HBT issue headed for arbitration
  • Los Angeles, Long Beach port workers call off strike
  • Shanghai set to retain top box port position in 2012
  • Thai delegation apprised of JN Port's facilities & projects
  • VOC Port achieves new national record in hard wood timber handling
  • Cotton export registration cap at 7 m bales
  • Forex reserves drop to $ 294.509 bn
  • India's economic growth to pick pace in 2013: Goldman Sachs
  • INR sheds 22 paise to end week at 54.48
  • Aaras Project & Logistics Pakistan moves steam power generators
  • C.A.T.T. handles heavies in Tunisia
  • Heerema to take delivery of deepwater construction vessel

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 7, 2012
  • Korean Air now operating year round service to St Petersburg
    Starting tomorrow (8 December 2012), Korean Air is converting its so far seasonal service between Seoul Incheon and St Petersburg (Russia) to a year-round operation. Airbus A330-20...
  • Turkish Airlines to increase capacity to Kabul
    On Sunday (9 December), Turkish Airlines is boosting capacity on its service to Afghanistan. Two of the seven weekly flights between Istanbul and Kabul will be operated with Airbus...
  • China Shipping sells 20% of its containers to CLC Maritime Leasing
    China Shipping (CSCL) has sold 20% of its containers (139,941 teu) to the Hong Kong-based CLC Maritime Leasing Company for USD 221.27 million. The boxes, which are between four and...
  • Ram Truck launches new Ram Commercial Truck division
    USA-based Ram Truck is launching a new division to focus on commercial truck development, sales and support in a growing market. The new Ram Commercial organization offers a full l...
  • Siemens to acquire Invensys Rail
    The German company Siemens has entered into an agreement to acquire British Invensys Rail, the rail automation business of Invensys. With revenues of approximately GBP 800 mil...
  • Train drivers to receive tablet computers
    DB Schenker Rail's engine drivers will use modern mobile technology in the shape of tablet computers for their timetables, instructions, and regulations in future. From the end of ...
  • New LNG trucks for Wim Bosman
    Wim Bosman Transport BV, headquartered in the Netherlands, has put its first LNG truck into service. The firm has ordered five Mercedes-Benz Econic LNG trucks in all and they are d...
  • CEO of Raben Group named Entrepreneur of the Year in Poland
    The Raben Group's CEO - Ewald Raben - has won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. This year's edition was special as it took place in Poland for the tenth time. T...
  • Roscosmos awards Volga-Dnepr Airlines a license to carry "space" cargo
    The Russian carrier Volga-Dnepr Airlines has been awarded a license by the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) to perform transport operations for rockets, spa...
  • Management change at Ahrenkiel
    Christian Suhr became the sole managing director of Ahrenkiel Shipmanagement (ASM) in Hamburg (Germany), on 1 December 2012. The previous managing director, Frank Westphal, who hel...
  • Maiden call of new Maersk/CMA CGM service at La Spezia Contship Terminal
    Maersk Line's vessel "Faust" made its maiden call at Italy's La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT) on 4 December. It was the first call of the new weekly AE20 Maersk/CMA-CG...
  • Deutsche Post DHL puts mechanised delivery facility into service
    Deutsche Post DHL has officially phased in its first mechanized delivery site at the former main freight depot in Braunschweig (Germany). The event was attended by the landowner, A...
  • Audi plumps for logistics location Duisport
    The German inland port operator duisport is building the world's largest completely knocked down (CKD) export hub in the port of Duisburg for Audi, which has, in turn, mandated Sch...
  • Morrisons awards further two year contract to Norbert Dentressangle
    Following a competitive tender, Morrisons - the UK's fourth largest supermarket retailer - has renewed its contract with the French transport and logistics service provider Norbert...

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 7, 2012
  • GE Marine wins orders for 16 engines
  • VT Halter Marine breaks ground for new ship repair facility
  • Wärtsilä to supply fifth LNG package to Harvey Gulf

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 7, 2012
  • Port of Portland taps Koehl as new general counsel
  • Rail association reports weekly traffic numbers
  • New membership VP named for American Trucking Associations
  • Everett Port Commissioners Ok $53.6 million budget for 2013
  • Hanjin Sud adding Mexico/Central America runs

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 7, 2012
  • OSG purges chartered-in vessels
    DHT ships among first to go as cancellations of 45 third-party ships are expected
  • Spanish tax lease deal could mean discounts for all comers
    European Commission has insisted on a level playing field
  • China rises as a power in the ship finance market
    The country increases its lending as other sources dry up
  • Shipping's LNG race
    MAN Diesel outguns Wärtsilä to land the first order for a low-speed dual-fuel engine
  • OSG seeks to protect aframax newbuildings
    Company says authorising payments to SPP in the best interests of all
  • US poised to leap ahead in LNG-fuelled
    General Dynamics Nassco lands pioneering order for gas-powered boxships
  • Demand for gas fuel is set to grow
    Commercial financing will be key to LNG fuel development
  • Another year older and deeper in debt
    Shipping will remember 2012 for the way excess borrowing met excess capacity
  • Drop the pilot?
    A UK Bill broadens the eligibility of a ship's officer for a Pilotage Exemption Certificate
  • UK Ministry of Defence oversees build of its 'military fit' tankers
    Deal highlights benefits of yards' moving into lucrative shipbuilding niches
  • Bigger Apple
    Follow the money and it leads to New York
  • Paper trades point to rally ahead for struggling suezmaxes
    But market fundamentals are capping significant recovery
  • Slow steaming to winter
    The year-end capesize rates rally is over
  • World's biggest boxship makes first European calls
    The 16,020 teu CMA CGM Marco Polo departs from Southampton on Monday
  • Brazil earmarks funds for port investment
    Government, state authorities and private sector will contribute to logistics upgrade
  • Ahead of the pack
    Rickmers' boxship deal heralds long-awaited shipping shakeout
  • PPL to build two jack-up rigs for Oro Negro
    Mexican energy company will take delivery at end 2013 and early 2014
  • Precious moves construction of two bulkers from India to China
    Thailand bulker owner turns away from ABG Shipyard again
  • Korea and China-built VLOCs have 'similar' fuel consumption, says Vale
    Brazil iron giant backs Rongsheng in fuel-efficiency row

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 7, 2012
  • German owners face fresh tax nightmare
    HUGE insurance tax claims on vessel hire pools could prompt another spike in German shipping bankruptcies, VDR warned today
  • Swedish Club to raise P&I premiums by 7.5%
    SWEDISH Club, the Gothenburg-based P&I unit, said today it would increase its premiums by 7
  • Pistiolis sells down his stake in Top Ships
    NASDAQ-listed Top Ships disclosed today that founder Evangelos Pistiolis has sold a significant portion of his ownership stake - and that he's negotiating to sell more
  • Seaspan prices preferred shares
    GERRY Wang-led Seaspan has secured gross proceeds of at least $67.5M from its latest public offering of preferred shares
  • 'Blank cheque' Nautilus pulls trigger with Vega deal
    NASDAQ-listed 'blank cheque' company Nautilus Marine Acquisition today announced a deal to purchase the offshore services fleet of Assetplus from Vega Resource Group
  • Kremlin to pick listing venue for Sovcomflot
    SOVCOMFLOT, the Kremlin-owned tanker company, has indicated that it will let government ministers decide whether to sell its shares on the New York Stock Exchange next year
  • COSCOL plans to acquire a sister subsidiary
    SHANGHAI-listed COSCOL plans to acquire a log and asphalt shipping unit from parent China COSCO for 1.1Bn yuan ($174.6M) in cash
  • Danes to sell icebreakers
    DENMARK'S government has decided to sell its three icebreakers and to charter future icebreaking capacity on the commercial market
  • TORM to list new shares
    TORM, the Danish product tanker and drybulk shipping group, is to list 655.2M new shares on NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen as part of its recently agreed restructuring
  • China Merchants adds offshore yard
    HONG KONG'S China Merchants Group said it has acquired an offshore yard in Haimen, which will be its second offshore manufacturing base in China
  • Fewer bulkers were scrapped in November
    FEWER bulkers were demolished in November as freight rates improved
  • Skuld returns to Singapore
    SKULD, a Norwegian P&I club, has reopened an office in Singapore - three years after withdrawing from the city-state
  • Better finances seen for MISC
    MISC'S decision to sell its 50% stake in a semi-floating production system shows it is committed to restoring its financial profile, according to a ratings agency

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 7, 2012
  • Court Hears Teamsters Case Against Mexican Trucks in US
    The U.S. Department of Transportation's pilot program to open the border to Mexican trucks must be shut down because it is "dangerous and illegal," the Teamsters union argued in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Court this week. The three-year pilot program was set up to demonstrate the...
  • Brazil Seeks $26 Billion to Modernize Ports
    Brazil's government has launched a $26 billion public-private drive to modernize crowded ports, which have been eroding the country's competitive edge as a major commodities exporter, according to a Reuters report. President Dilma Rousseff said she is counting on private investment to supplement government funds. The investment will improve crowded highways, decaying...
  • ILA, USMX to Face Off Again
    The International Longshoremen's Association and United States Maritime Alliance will meet on Monday to resume contract negotiations amid growing concern about a Maine-to-Texas dock strike to start in 2013. The ILA's 200-member wage scale committee will gather in Delray Beach, Fla., for the first time since August, when negotiations broke off...
  • Shippers Pin Hopes on Passage of Tariff Bill
    U.S. shippers could get some holiday cheer if Congress passes legislation by the end of the year that would suspend tariffs on materials and products not available domestically. Congress is expected to consider by the end of the year the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill, which had already gone through the Obama administration's...
  • Florida East Coast Railway Acquires New 53-Foot Containers
    Florida East Coast Railway's new 53-foot containers. Regional freight rail system Florida East Coast Railway has acquired 200 new 53-foot containers to expand its domestic business and replace older trailers. "This acquisition will help accelerate the conversion of FECR trailers to containers in order to provide double-stack transportation service between Jacksonville and...
  • Norbert Dentressangle Expands in Belgium
    European spply chain management company Norbert Dentressangle has acquired part of the warehousing and general cargo forwarding activities of Belgium-based maritime logistics company Nova Natie. The acquired activities operate a total of 130,000 square meters (about 1.4 million square feet) of warehousing space. The acquisition allows Norbert Dentressangle to expand its logistics...
  • US Asks WTO to Examine Argentina's Import Rules
    The U.S. has asked the World Trade Organization to establish a dispute settlement panel to examine Argentina's import restrictions on all U.S. goods, according to United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk. Argentina's restrictions include the use of discretionary import licensing requirements that unfairly limit U.S. exports. The country also requires importers...
  • SCFI Shows Slowing Pace of Decline in Rates
    Head-haul rates from Shanghai to major markets continued to drop this week but at a slower rate of decline, according to the new index numbers of the Shanghai Container Freight Index released on Friday. Rates from Shanghai to North Europe slipped 2.8 percent to $999 per 20-foot-equivalent container, or TEU. That...
  • Lynden International Names Two to Miami, LA Posts
    Freight forwarding and logistics company Lynden International recently named Sergio Lotero as business development manager for Latin America, and Roark Beckstead as business development director in Los Angeles. Based in Miami, Lotero will develop the Central America and Colombia markets for the company and market Lynden's ocean service into Puerto Rico....
  • Air France-KLM Freight Slumps Again
    Air France-KLM ceded more air cargo market share to its European rivals in November as freight traffic declined 5.4 percent from the same month in 2011 as the Franco-Dutch carrier reduced freighter flights further. The carrier trimmed capacity by 5.2 percent from November 2011, squeezing the load factor by 0.2 percentage...
  • Trucking Employment Rose 3.6 Percent in November
    Seasonally adjusted trucking employment increased 3.6 percent year-over-year in November, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. From October, for-hire trucking employment grew about 0.18 percent, following a 0.35 percent sequential monthly increase in that month, the BLS data show. That increase sent The Journal of Commerce For-Hire...
  • Bulk Goods Shift to Boxes in Africa-Asia Trade
    Low backhaul container freight rates from Africa to Asia are prompting the containerization of some minor bulk cargoes, according to Ivan Thuynsma, the recently appointed global head of Damco's mining vertical. He said using containers for commodities makes sense because of the imbalance in the container trade between Africa and Asia...
  • Clean Energy Fuels Completes First Stage of LNG Network
    Clean Energy Fuels has finished the first stage of America's Natural Gas Highway, a network of LNG truck fueling stations to support long-haul, heavy-duty goods movement along major interstate corridors throughout the U.S. Many of these stations are located at existing Pilot-Flying J truck stops. Major highway segments now completed include,...
  • LA Streamlines Permitting Process for Port Projects
    A new Los Angeles ordinance amending the city's building code will streamline the permitting process for future Port of Los Angeles construction projects, as part of its five-year, $1.2 billion capital improvement plan to provide superior cargo terminals, rail and warehouse infrastructure to retain global business. "This collaboration between the Harbor...
  • ILA District Donates $250,000 to Hurricane Sandy Fund
    The South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District of the International Longshoremen's Association have donated $250,000 to ILA's Hurricane Sandy Fund. Clyde Fitzgerald, president of the district, which includes port areas from North Carolina to Miami, as well as the entire Gulf Coast, made the donation to ILA President Harold J. Daggett. Fitzgerald...
  • OOCL, Cosco Plan January Rate Hikes
    Orient Overseas Container Line will put a general rate increase into effect on Jan. 15 on its services from Asia to New Zealand and Cosco Container Lines is adding a peak-season surcharge on its westbound Asia-Europe services, effective Jan. 10. OOCL's proposed increase is $200 per 20-foot-equivalent unit and Cosco's is...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 7, 2012
  • APL and Vascor target Indian automotive sector
    Singapore-based APL Logistics and US 3PL Vascor have formed a joint-venture operator to target the rising supply chain demands of India's automotive sector.Delhi-based ...
  • Badagry project gets under way
    The Hague-based APM Terminals (APM T) is set to sign a concession agreement early next year for Nigeria's latest boxport, planned for 2016 opening to accommodate ...
  • Horizon revamps Puerto Rico service
    Horizon Lines is adjusting its Puerto Rico service schedule to better align its deployed capacity with market demand and to improve cargo availability times in ...
  • New services from Hamburg Sud
    From January 2013, Hamburg Sd will be offering two new services from the Mexican port of Manzanillo to the west coast of Central America and a direct liner service ...
  • Strike port offers to waive fees
    Port officials at the US port of Long Beach have confirmed that user of the three terminals closed by the recent strike will have some cargo fees waived to provide ...
  • Death toll mounts in North Sea tragedy
    Five seafarers have been confirmed dead and a further six are still missing following the collision between a car carrier and a feeder boxship in the North Sea ...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 7, 2012
  • SI in jeopardy
    A leading suezmax pool is on the fringe of losing two tankers controlled by bankrupt co-founder Overseas Shipholding Group.
  • OSG begins handbacks
    Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) has begun the expected process of rejecting charters with its 111-vessel fleet, telling a bankruptcy court it intends to deliver two suezmaxes to public owner DHT Maritime and three smaller tankers to their owners.
  • Nautilus outlines raid
    A blank-cheque company led by the former heads of Star Bulk Carriers is moving forward with the acquisition of Norway's Vega Offshore.
  • Merchants makes yard move
    China Merchants Group is buying the Jiangsu Haixin Heavy Industries shipyard in Nantong.
  • Wilson Sons delays again
    Brazil's Wilson Sons has had to extend again the deadline to complete the takeover of compatriot offshore port services company Briclog.
  • Coscol snaps up sister
    Heavy-lift specialist Cosco Shipping Co (Coscol) has bought sister company Guangzhou Ocean Shipping, adding more than 100 ships to its fleet.
  • Goldenport confirms sale
    Goldenport Holdings is on the lookout for new tonnage after confirming the sale of a 1992-built bulk carrier.
  • Sanctions squeeze NITC
    NITC is finding operations increasingly tough in the face of international sanctions on Iranian oil, Bloomberg says.
  • Exmar spreads the net
    Exmar has tapped three new banks in tying up financing for what it claims is the world's first floating liquefaction unit.
  • Bulker hull cracked
    A capesize bulker owned by bankrupt Deiulemar Shipping of Italy has docked in Canada with a hull crack.
  • Citi cuts Pac Basin
    Citi has placed a sell tag on Pacific Basin Shipping following a sharp rise in the owner's stock over the past three months.
  • Swedish Club opts for 7.5%
    The Swedish Club is to up the cost of protection and indemnity cover with a general increase of 7.5% at the February renewal.
  • Deilmann sells out
    German cruiseship owner Peter Deilmann has raised EUR 60m ($77.62m) to boost its finances.
  • Genmar's Chinese coup
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • KDM adds quartet
    Ukraine's KDM Shipping has added another four cargoships to its orderbook in China.
  • Icebreakers on block
    Denmark's government is to sell three unwanted icebreakers to the highest bidder.
  • Vantage ties up drillship
    Vantage Drilling says it is close to securing a charter for its drillship newbuilding Tungsten Explorer.
  • LNG goes tax-free
    Germany has exempted LNG from tax if used as fuel for ships.
  • Ferry goes aground
    Passengers and crew were reported to be safe after an Indonesian ferry ran aground.
  • Going Gaga
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • PPL bags rig pair
    SembCorp Marine PPL Shipyard has won a newbuilding order for two jack-up drilling rigs worth $434m in total.
  • Seanergy sells another
    Seanergy Maritime Holdings has sold another bulker - the eighth ship to be sold this year by the US-listed Greek shipowner.
  • Halter eyes growth
    VT Halter Marine has begun a major expansion of its Port of Pascagoula shipyard breaking ground on a new ship repair facility.
  • China exports lower
    Australia's Port Hedland shipped 8% less iron ore to the People's Republic last month.
  • Jackson enters PSV arena
    Jackson Offshore Operators is storming the platform-supply vessel market after penning a pair of orders at BAE Systems of the US.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 7, 2012
  • NEWSFLASH: Hurricane Sandy aftermath adds new urgency to ILA talks
    A wide group of U.S. companies are urging the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and its employers to "make every attempt possible at reaching agreement on a new contract" when they begin meeting once again next week.
  • ICAO moves forward on air navigation
  • Air cargo to grow 3% annually, IATA says
    Last year, global cargo volumes finished at 29.6 million tons. Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Brazil, India and Egypt are predicted to be the fastest-growing cargo markets.
  • EU looking 'closely' at UPS-TNT deal
    "It still remains to be seen whether appropriate solutions will ultimately address our concerns for express-parcel deliveries in Europe," said Joaquin Almunia, EU commissioner responsible for competition, in a speech.
  • Arnold Transportation takes over LinkAmerica
  • New World carriers tweak 3 TP rotations
  • Human error suspected in Baltic Ace sinking
  • Brazilian president calls for $26 billion in port investment
  • UPS, U.S. Postal Service link up
  • Apple to produce some Macs in U.S.
    A small, but significant, number of companies have moved some production back to the United States or to Mexico, the Caribbean or Central America because of concerns with long supply chains.
  • Renault to use GT Nexus for spare parts visibility
  • RedPrairie/JDA merger cleared by German anti-cartel office
  • FedEx predicts record shipments Monday
  • UTi reports lower 3Q profit
  • WTO asked to review Argentina's import restrictions
    These restrictions include the broad use of "non-transparent and discretionary import licensing requirements that have the effect of unfairly restricting U.S. exports," the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said.
  • Seattle outlines goals for increased sea, air traffic
  • Senate passes Russia PNTR legislation
  • 4 charged with illegal exports to China, Iran
  • COSCO in shipyard deal, report of acquisition
  • Busan Port Authority, PSA sign cooperative agreement

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 7, 2012
  • Americas prices show volatility to close out week
    Oil capped the first weekly loss since early November.
  • Weekly global market update
    A weekly price round up of bunkering hubs from around the world.
  • IFO prices in Fujairah end week on soft note
    Across most ports, prices were softer with Suez the exception.
  • Prices fall on the back of crude
    Close to a two-dollar loss on yesterday's WTI dragged down fuel oil prices.
  • Cockett Marine Oil opens US office
    Palm Beach office will be company's 14th location.
  • Another LNG propulsion system on order for PSV
    'The platform supply vessels will be the cleanest burning vessels operating in the Gulf of Mexico.'
  • VLOC efficiency claims challenged
    Efficiency gain of Korean-built over Chinese-built ore carriers questioned.
  • European fuel oil markets could start to tighten from 2013
    Refiners likely to process higher volumes of sweet crude.
  • EU ECA: Costlier distillates will scupper uneconomic trade routes
    Analyst says peripheral trade routes will come under pressure after 2015.
  • Prices falling in Asia as week closes
    Reports from Singapore and Tokyo Bay speak of weak demand.
  • New concerns over 'eco-ships'
    ICS warns against move towards state subsisdies for 'green shipbuilding'.
  • Economics renders bigger LNG shipping role problematic
    Co-operation essential to make LNG bunkering in Europe a reality.
  • Germany to make LNG tax free
    Ships using fuel don't have to pay tax on it.
  • Barge standed on reef off West Australian coast
    Barge ran aground with 300 litres of diesel fuel and 1,000 litres of hydraulic fluid onboard.
  • Government of Bahamas 'played down' severity of bunker spill
    'There is oil as far as the eye can see and its blanketing ships headed inbound,' says salvage contractor.
  • Eniram expands partner base
    Partnerships focused on extending Eniram's fuel saving technology and real-time analytic solutions.
  • New marine diesel engines EPA and IMO emission compliant
    Engines will meet EPA Tier 3 and Tier 4i, as well as IMO Tier III emission compliance without the need for exhaust gas after-treatment.
  • LNG carrier completes maiden voyage along northern sea route
    Route cuts maritime trip from northern Europe to northeastern Asia by up to 40% in comparison with traditional routes.

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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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