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June 11, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-USWC spot rates up 12.5pc to $2,658/FEU, east coast rates up 8.6pc to $3,774/FEU
  • Chinese logistics companies' profit growth slows down
  • Kerry Logistics wins Continental Tyres contract in Thailand
  • Yang Ming extends AWE3 service to Manzanillo, Mexico from July 1
  • Swire Shipping unveils new Singapore-Darwin-Dili service since April
  • Jardine Shipping Services further expands office network in Indonesia
  • Globe Express establishes a presence in Bangladesh capital Dhaka and Chittagong
  • MSC deploys newly delivered 13,092-TEU ship on Asia-Europe loop
  • South Korea's ports handle a record 2.1 million TEU May
  • Inner Mongolia launches first scheduled air cargo service
  • Emirates SkyCargo revenues increases 8pc, tonnage up 1.7pc
  • Muscat airport destined to be national air-cargo hub
  • DB Schenker starts labelling medical products in accordance with future IATA regulation

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 10, 2012
  • Anti-dumping duty imposed on Chinese, Japanese printing plates
  • CIL to import coal thru MSTC
  • DGAD recommends anti-dumping duty on grinding media balls
  • Govt apportions 2 mt of surplus sugar for export
  • CII calls for revival of cash subsidy for shipyards, soft loans to buy vessels
  • GMBs roadshow on Ghogha-Dahej RoRo ferry service today
  • Govt clears constitution of BWNC & PLR for port & dock workers
  • ISPS team visits Kandla, Mundra Ports
  • KPT observes World Environment Day
  • Le Havre adjudged best seaport in Europe for 2nd year running
  • Adani to seek partners for $ 2 bn Oz rail line
  • Effective service tax burden to be 3.6 pc higher for rail transport
  • Ministry sets up Air Cargo Logistics Board
  • Crisil slashes GDP growth to 6.5 pc
  • ECGC not to raise export credit cover premia
  • Forex reserves tumble $2.402 bn to $285.86 bn
  • Govt to levy tax on almost all services from July 1
  • INR recovers by 12 paise against dollar, ends higher at 55.42
  • Sharma confident of achieving $500 bn export target by 2013-14
  • MACCIAs advanced Customs course from June 13-15
  • Direct Logistics adroitly moves turbine
  • Port of Rotterdam revamping project cargo centre
  • Rickmers-Linie gets Best Shipping Line-Project Cargo award at annual AFSCA

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 8, 2012
  • Martina Hellmann joined Prologis
    Prologis Inc, a global owner, operator and developer of logistics property, chose Martina Hellmann to be its senior manager property management Germany and Austria, with effect fro...
  • CTA: Transport Canada programme to identify ways to "greenify" trucking
    The trucking industry is encouraged by Transport Canada's move to fund the next phase of the eco-technology for vehicles programme - a five-year, USD 38-million scheme that proacti...
  • JadeWeserPort's opening now postponed to end of September
    Germany's first deep water port - the new JadeWeserPort in Wilhelmshaven, will not go into service as planned on 5 August. Operations are now due to start at the end of September. ...
  • Canada and USA also announce air cargo security improvements
    Canada and the USA announced that both governments have agreed to the mutual recognition of, and cooperation on, air cargo security in both countries. Under the initiative, cargo s...
  • Jade grounded for ever
    The new start of the China/Lufthansa joint venture Jade Cargo Airlines with a new ownership structure (see ITJ Daily on 5 January 2012) has failed. The freight airline, which is ba...
  • New Warsaw airport to open only two weeks after Euro 2012
    The complete airborne logistics during the Uefa Euro 2012 championship which starts this evening, will be handled via Warsaw's Chopin airport. The new Modlin airport, some 30 km no...
  • Mercedes-Benz delivers 110 Zetros HGVs to German army
    Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks is delivering 110 Zetros trucks to the German army. The vehicles will be used for logistics purposes. The vehicle manufacturer Daimler AG and its custo...
  • SBB Cargo to close service points for wagon load traffic
    The Swiss freight railway SBB Cargo is closing 126 out of 155 service points for wagon load traffic. The move is for economic reasons. Half of the service points only have a mere 9...
  • Uniting Eurasia says railways have to collaborate and harmonise
    To attract new cargo and develop competitive advantages over other modes of transport, the railways have to cooperate successfully and harmonise the different systems in the EU mem...
  • Saudi Airlines Cargo appoints new cargo manager for Pakistan
    Saudi Airlines Cargo appointed Kashif Butt as the cargo manager Pakistan, effective 1 June 2012. Butt previously worked for TAQ Logistics, Qatar Airways and various GSAs, including...
  • Rudolph Logistik expanding in Hungary
    Rudolph Autóipari Logisztikai GmbH, the Hungarian subsidiary of the Baunatal (Germany)-based logistics company Rudolph Logistik, is enlarging its facilities in Györ (Hungary). The ...
  • Prologis acquires distribution facilities in Barcelona
    Prologis Inc, the leading global owner, operator and developer of industrial real estate, recently announced the acquisition of three fully-leased facilities in Barcelona (Spain). ...
  • CMA CGM reports Q1/2012 loss, but says outlook for 2012 is encouraging
    The French shipping company CMA CGM reported that its carried volume grew by 13.4% year-on-year to 2.6 million teu in Q1/2012, while consolidated revenue increased by 2.6% to USD 3...
  • U-Freight gains AEO status in the Netherlands
    U-Freight Holland BV, the Dutch subsidiary of the U-Freight Group (UFL), has been certified by the Dutch Customs authority as an authorised economic operator (AEO) in the customs s...

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 8, 2012
  • Kvichak delivers pilot vessel to Crescent River Port Pilots
  • Austal lays keel for first Cape Class patrol boat
  • Damen Shipyards Cape Town wins order for pilot cutter and...
  • Horizon Lines gets new President and CEO
  • Ulstein's Blue Ship Invest orders four PSVs from Ulstein...

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 8, 2012
  • Horizon Lines taps Woodward as president, chief executive officer
  • US rail traffic numbers deliver up/down week
  • Mitusi bulk carrier rescues pair of sailors from drifting yacht
  • Trade in goods and services report shows US exports dip in April
  • Cargill buying certain assets of Colorado grain handling firm

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 8, 2012
  • Reefer specialists enjoy healthy low season after fleet clear-out
    Rates are as good as in 2012's terrible peak period
  • Chilled cargo operators hit back at damage myth
    Containers are not better suited for perishables, say experts
  • AEL still sees a future for niche players
    Punctuality is what counts for the customer, says UK operator
  • More hands on deck
    Shipowners and flag states are the last people to decide safe manning levels
  • ModusLink delivers in Asian logistical jigsaw
    Electronics supply chain management specialist tackles shelf-life cycles that make a mayfly look like Methuselah
  • Ravenna and La Spezia targeted for Contship investment
    Italian ports group prepares for long term growth
  • Key Iran oil importers may follow Japan's proposed sovereign guarantee
    As July deadline looms, EU is unlikely to budge
  • BV pulls out of Iran classification
    French society follows class exodus under pressure from US
  • Grain increasingly driving rates changes for sub-capesize bulkers
    Smaller vessels' earnings no longer move in correlation with the largest ships
  • All eyes on India's drive to import more LNG
    India looks to US to provide new cargoes
  • Shipyards are not bad - it's the owners we should worry about
    Shipbuilders approach NYK all the time but the carrier reserves the right to say no
  • Jaxport halts Gulftainer's proposed Blount Island concession
    Port officials delay decision until strategic masterplan is in place
  • Tipping point
    Two leading indicators both show a further erosion in spot rates from Asia to Europe over the past week
  • MMHE to invest $595m in yard upgrade
    Malaysia offshore player will optimise its operations
  • German transport minister opposes Duisburg sale
    Antwerp and Rotterdam set their sights on shares in the port
  • Sam Woodward takes charge at Horizon Lines
    New broom announced after watershed 15 months at Jones Act liner major
  • Capesize rates hit 15-month low
    Recent China stimulus measures offer better outlook
  • Greek shipowners pledge to help economy
    Posidonia 2012: 'no objection' to working with left-wing Syriza, says Veniamis
  • Dunkirk arrest adds new twist to B+H Chapter 11 case
    Company seeks to release two ships as it pursues cash collateral authorisation
  • Russia to double wheat export capacity
    Overburdened rail and port network to be expanded
  • Tanker owners must do more to calculate optimum sailing speeds
    Accuracy will help owners, charterers and the environment
  • Harren venture rests on success of P+S bail-out
    Shipowner has ordered specialist tonnage for offshore work in Papua New Guinea
  • Too early to talk about tanker recovery, says Sovcomflot
    Russian owner does not expect improvement before 2013
  • South Korean and Japanese banks agree ship finance deal
    Petroserv borrows $300m to fund DSME rig
  • Tsakos urges restraint in gas carrier orders
    Plea comes days after shipowner inked LNG deal with HHI
  • Tackle yard capacity first
    China should move quickly to consolidate its yards
  • Los Angeles unveils a slimmer budget
    'Modest decline' reflects estimates of relatively flat operating revenues while US economy remains in recovery
  • Off-peak bounce for reefer trades
    Heavy scrapping helps to stabilise market
  • China Shipbuilding Industry Co raises funds in offshore drive
    Listed company will invest in capital projects
  • July 2014 deadline for box scanning remains unchanged
    All US-bound maritime containers will be scanned at foreign ports of origin

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 8, 2012
  • BV axes Iran-tied activities
    BV TOLD Fairplay today it has decided to cease all its maritime activities related to Iran
  • UGS: look beyond guards
    UGS CHIEF Theodoros Veniamis today closed the Posidonia conference with a plea for shipping to look beyond shipboard guards for security solutions
  • Congress rejects port pleas on 100% scanning
    CONGRESS has decided to ignore pleas by importers to reverse a law requiring foreign ports to scan all US-bound boxes, now scheduled to take effect in July 2014
  • Continued recovery seen for Russian grain
    RUSSIA'S agriculture ministry has predicted continued recovery in its grain harvest, despite an unusually dry spring in the southwest
  • Russian asset sales listed
    SEVERAL key assets tied to shipping and owned by Russia's government have been earmarked for sale this year
  • Kallas wants EU to buckle on Blue Belt
    EU TRANSPORT tsar Siim Kallas has pledged to seek ways to ease customs checks for ships that would be monitored under the EC's Blue Belt proposal
  • Five CMA CGM units combined into one
    FRANCE'S box giant CMA CGM today said it has reorganised its five land transport and logistics businesses into its single new Greenmodal Transport
  • Northeast Passage transit window widening
    VOYAGES through the Russian Arctic are likely to pick up early this year, a leading German institute said today
  • More charged in SeaFrance theft inquiry
    EIGHT former SeaFrance employees have reportedly been charged with theft and fraud
  • LNG price visibility seen as key to exploration
    VISIBILITY of long-term LNG prices is the key to investments for new projects, the World Gas Conference heard in Malaysia
  • MMHE to upgrade yard
    MALAYSIA Marine & Heavy Engineering told Fairplay today it will allocate 1.9Bn ringgit ($597M) for upgrading its shipyard in the next four years
  • VLCC tonne-miles climb
    VLCC SPOT activity was lower than predicted in May, but tonne-mile figures are increasing because of a shift in trade lanes, according to shipbrokers and analysts
  • Höegh LNG targets Asian sector
    NORWAY'S Höegh LNG has joined its peers in tapping Asia's growing gas market
  • Dockwise hails 97.4% take-up
    DOCKWISE, the Dutch heavy-lift specialist listed in Oslo, said today it has received subscriptions for 97.4% of the 14M new shares it offered in a rights issue
  • Yangzijiang seen hitting target
    SINGAPORE-listed Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang can reach its order target of $1.5Bn for 2012, according to CIMB Securities and UOB Kay Hian

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 8, 2012
  • Fitch Sees Start of Two-Year Container Shipping Recovery
    Fitch Ratings said CMA CGM's first-quarter results are evidence that the world's largest container shipping companies are beginning to reap...
  • US Intermodal Rail Traffic Up 4.1 Percent
    U.S. intermodal shipments on major railroads in the week ending June 2 rose 4.1 percent year-over-year but fell 12.6 percent...
  • Imports and Exports Decline, Narrowing US Trade Deficit
    The U.S. trade deficit narrowed by 4.9 percent in April as imports declined more than exports, partly because of slippage...
  • FedEx Freight to Raise Truck Pricing 6.9 Percent
    FedEx Freight, the nation's largest stand-alone less-than-truckload carrier, is first out of the gate to raise pricing this summer with...
  • Lacey Act Reform Clears House Committee
    A House committee approved a bill to reform the Lacey Act to avoid what retailers and other businesses say are...
  • Ex-Pier Superintendent Pleads Guilty to Gambling
    A suspended pier superintendent at Maher Terminals in the Port of New York and New Jersey pleaded guilty to a...
  • Celadon Trucking Buys Hiner Transport Assets
    Celadon Trucking acquired a portion of the equipment of Hiner Transport, a truckload carrier based in Huntington, Ind. Terms of...
  • Why Congress Won't Pass a Transport Bill This Month
    Signs abound that Congress won't get its act together before the highway spending extension expires at the end of the...
  • CEVA Completes Buyout of CEVA Ground in China
    CEVA Logistics has further committed to operating truck services in China, completing the buyout of CEVA Ground in China, a...
  • China's Jade Cargo to Be Liquidated
    Jade Cargo International is being liquidated after shareholders, including Lufthansa Cargo, failed to agree on a restructuring of the financially...
  • UASC to Hike Asia-Europe Rates on July 1
    United Arab Shipping Company has joined other major container ship operators in announcing a general rate increase on westbound Asia-Europe...
  • NVOs to Take Brunt of Peak-Season Surcharges
    Having worked for more than 22 years in the shipping industry, much of the time with ocean carriers, Stephen Aldridge...
  • News and Views from JOC Shipping Conference
    Below are a few tweets from the JOC Container Shipping Conference last week sent out via Linked In (Twitter is...
  • ILA May Give Shippers the Summertime Blues
    If supply chain managers are starting the summer in a cranky mood, it's easy to see why. Three days...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 8, 2012
  • CMA CGM regroups
  • Northern Europe Middle East trade falls
    Container flows on the northern Europe-Middle East route fell in April, with exports out of Europe falling almost 2% and imports declining by over 4%. A total of ...
  • APL's LA terminal expansion gets green light
    The Port of Los Angeles' Pier 300 container terminal expansion has got the go ahead after the Los Angeles Harbour Commission certified the final Environmental Impact ...
  • Woodward appointed as Horizon's ceo
    Charlotte (NC)-based Horizon Lines, which is a major player in the US Jones Act trades to/from Puerto Rico, Alaska and Hawaii, has named Sam Woodward as its new ...
  • Matson moves closer to being standalone following debt financing agreements
    US Jones Act carrier Matson Navigation Co has moved a step closer to being a standalone company after owner Alexander & Baldwin Holdings Inc (A&B) ...
  • Ocean carriers all at sea
    Effective July 1, 2012, ZIM Line will implement a general rate increase on the following trades linking: ...
  • New capacity causes pressure on transatlantic
    The recent influx of more capacity on the transatlantic trade has led utilisation and freight rates to drop and put pressure on supply and demand according to certain ...
  • DHL opens new warehouse in Jakarta
    Bonn-based DHL Supply Chain, which is an operating division of Deutsche Post, has opened a new common-user warehousing facility in the eastern part of Indonesia's ...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 8, 2012
  • Eagle enlists reefer man
    Eagle Bulk Shipping insists no major shake-ups preceded or followed Chris Towne's debut on its chartering desk
  • Harvey to honour PSV pacts
    US offshore owner will let BeeMar charters run their course when raid worth an estimated $275m is sealed, CEO says.
  • George's golden ticket
    Greek magnate's drilling arm looks like a sweet bet for investors given its upcoming availability, RS Platou Markets says.
  • NOCC newbuild finds work
    Oslo-listed owner secures debut contract for its newbuilding on order at Hyundai Heavy.
  • SwissMarine picks up cape
    Peter Weernink-led operator takes on its second period cape in under a week, brokers say.
  • Greek tanker set free
    Elmira Tankers' ship pirated in the Gulf of Aden last November has been released.
  • Wind deal lifts Van Oord
    Dutch dredging specialist blows away the competition to seal EUR 250m wind farm project.
  • Ulstein pens four more
    Norwegian family contracts an extra four PSVs at its own yard to take speculative haul on its books to six.
  • L&T bags Halul orders
    Indian shipbuilder to construct four offshore support vessels for Qatari owner worth $87m.
  • SCF Frank on tanker rates
    Sovcomflot CEO says it is way too soon for recovery talk as owner chalks up another profitable quarter.
  • Brokers take fight to Eagle
    Nasdaq-listed bulker owner endures another headache linked to its Korea Line chartered ships.
  • Shipping's big squeeze
    Nikolas Tsakos puts a new complexion on the downturn, while Harald Serck-Hansen sees no safety in numbers.
  • Don't blame VLOCs for glut
    Morgan Stanley says an over ordering of capesizes is true root cause for overcapacity in bulk sector.
  • Hedland sees record month
    Chinese appetite for ore still sharp as world's largest commodity export harbour sees record exports.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 8, 2012
  • Keypoint adds DAT for carrier monitoring
  • Wainio resigning as Tampa port chief
    Richard Wainio, director of the Port of Tampa since 2005, said he will resign in September. "My decision is purely personal based on family considerations and certain future issues," he said.
  • LA approves Pier 300 expansion environmental review
    The $196 million redevelopment project, scheduled to begin in late 2012, will maximize use of the property at the port's second largest terminal by allowing APL to handle nearly 58 percent more ship calls.
  • Jaxport board supports director's lease deferral
    The board affirmed on Thursday a decision by its executive director not to pursue a possible lease with a new container terminal operator at Blount Island until the port has completed a long-term strategic plan.
  • Maersk speeds up WAF8
  • Horizon Lines names Woodward CEO
  • CLARIFICATION: Maersk kills Spondylus WCSA loop
  • UPS makes Canavan Asia-Pacific president
  • P&G converts forklifts to hydrogen power
  • U.S. flag group ASL shuffles execs
  • Horizon's Zuckerman joins Williams Mullen
  • Encompass, ServicePower target after-sale services
  • Senators urged to embrace sugar reform
    The amendment to the 2012 Farm Bill - the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 (S. 3240) ' under consideration this week in the U.S. Senate, would roll back the sugar program's most onerous provisions.
  • Parr heads legal at Old Dominion
  • United blends LAX small package service

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 8, 2012
  • Bunker prices end lower as week ends
    Trading picked up today on the US Gulf, according to a local player.
  • Ratings agency sees hope for container lines
    Shipping lines are taking 'a more rational approach to pricing' as bunker prices stay close to historic highs.
  • Strong demand in Fujairah
    Cape Town sees return of 180 cSt spot market.
  • Bunker prices falling in Europe
    Quiet markets in Hamburg and Piraeus.
  • Investors focus on modern, fuel-efficient ships
    Older, less efficient ships 'put a big strain on balance sheets'.
  • 'Earth systems' are being pushed towards their limits
    UN report paints grim picture of global warming and other trends, but says MARPOL convention 'is reducing pollution from ships'.
  • Shipyard to build dual-fuel bulker
    50,000 dwt vessel will be able to switch between IFO and LNG.
  • 'Success' for emulsion fuel in early sea trials
    'Confirmation of potential emissions related benefits is a key outcome,' says Quadrise chairman.
  • Week ends with lower bunker prices
    Barging schedule in Singapore slightly tight, players say.
  • Shipping financing to shrink on increasing defaults
    Financiers set 'demanding preconditions', says CEO of Second Wind Shipping.
  • WTSA plans further rate increase
    Increases aimed at reversing steep declines in revenues and carriers' overall financial health, says executive administrator.
  • Supplier focuses growth on New Zealand market
    Gull New Zealand's new, state-of-the-art storage facility will enable it to 'keep bunker and retail prices low', it says.
  • Quantity disputes 'less than 0.1%' of Singapore bunkering ops
    Bunkering service providers involved in malpractice 'will be severely dealt with', says port authority.
  • Bunker, oil prices have 'opposite' effect on optimal tanker speed
    Optimal speed also depends on time charter rate and the financing cost of the cargo, says DNB Markets analyst.

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