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December 11, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • AADA to increase China-Australia rate US$300/TEU from January 15
  • Need for building materials after Hurricane Sandy adds urgency to ILA talks
  • Singapore's PSA strengthens cooperation with Busan port authorities
  • Auckland dock union expects to react positively to mediation report
  • United Nations to regulate shipboard noise, fire fighting standards
  • Smartphone app to check if ships masters are breaking UN labour rules
  • FPS Philippines service finds domestic demand spurs international trade
  • Asian and European shippers mull joint lobbying efforts in Jakarta
  • Hamburg Sud to launch US west coast service to Ecuador and Peru
  • Shenyang customs undertakes measures to improve customs clearance
  • Truck exports to Russia via Heihe checkpoint up fivefold in 9 months
  • AllCargo Logistics transports heavylift transformers to Indian plant
  • Flood tide of EU air cargo security rules to be imposed in future
  • Luxembourg buys Qatar's 35pc stake in Cargolux, Hainan interested
  • Middle East air carriers expected to top global cargo growth to 2016

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 10, 2012
  • Asia-Europe rates fall for fifth consecutive week
  • FPS Philippines starts domestic ocean services
  • HMM to withdraw USEC-Asia reefer loop from Jan.
  • KSH Distriparks announces 50 cr. investment in multimodal logistics & industrial park at MIDC, Talegaon
  • Marshall Islands Registry now world's third largest
  • Rail UK launches ship-rail-truck service
  • Shenzhen port's box & overall volume up in first 10 months
  • The Nautical Institute launches Maritime Security - a practical guide
  • US FMC petitioned to allow merger of transpacific consortia into single body
  • No change in import duty on edible oil
  • Adani Port organises blood donation drive to commemorate World Aids Day
  • Konecranes to deliver 12 more Automated Stacking Cranes to new Khalifa Port
  • Port of Antwerp wins award for Best Belgian Sustainability Report
  • Shipyards in Singapore increasingly converting tankers into floating docks
  • CN among top ten firms in Canada for corporate culture
  • Railways may lose revenue due to shortage of wagons
  • Rupee recovers on fresh dollar inflow

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 10, 2012
  • Lufthansa starts flying Boeing B747-8I to Los Angeles
    From today (10 December), the German carrier Lufthansa is starting to deploy a Boeing B747-8I on its Frankfurt - Los Angeles CA (USA) route, thereby replacing the current Boeing 74...
  • Emirates SkyCargo creates new Thailand trade lane with Phuket launch
    Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of UAE-based Emirates, one of the fastest growing international airlines, is strengthening its operations in Thailand by launching a daily n...
  • FPS Philippines starts domestic ocean services
    Famous Pacific Forwarding Philippines Inc - a member of the FPS network of independent forwarders and NVOCCs - has launched weekly two-way domestic ocean services to link the main...
  • Jan de Rijk Logistics expands and modernizes fleet
    Jan de Rijk Logistics, based in the Netherlands, has ordered 125 new DAF trucks. Most of the vehicles will be used to renew the company's current fleet. On top of that Jan de Rijk ...
  • TNT Express opens new road transit hub in Germany
    TNT Express has established a new road transit hub at Hanover-Langenhagen airport (Germany). The facility is located on a 62,000 sqm site and includes a 10,000 sqm cross-docking ha...
  • Kirkwood for Anderson at TGNS group customer service
    Thomas Gunn Navigation Services (TGNS), a chart supplier wholly owned by Global Navigation Solutions (GNS), has handed the responsibility for its group customer service to Gareth K...
  • More autonomous Shannon airport launches growth plan
    The Irish government has decided to separate Shannon Airport from the Dublin Airport Authority by the end of this year. The announcement was made as details of the plan for the new...
  • ND appoints new manager for Great Britain
    The French service provider Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has chosen Phil Shaw to head its logistics business in the UK. He succeeds Malcolm Wilson who has become managing director of...
  • Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail inaugurates Hanze line
    The EUR 1.13 billion Hanze railway line between Lelystad and Zwolle in the Netherlands has been opened and services began with yesterday's timetable change (9 December). Thanks to ...
  • EBRD loan helps keep Romanian railways reform on track
    The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending a EUR 175 million loan to Romania's state-owned railway infrastructure operator, Compania Nationala de Cai ...
  • Arco Spedizioni SpA is new VTL partner in Italy
    The general cargo alliance VTL Vernetzte-Transport-Logistik GmbH, based in Fulda (Germany), has a new partner in Italy. The cooperation with forwarding company Arco Spedizioni SpA ...
  • Univar acquires Magnablend
    Univar, a leading chemical distributor, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Magnablend, a TX (USA)-based provider of custom chemical manufacturing, blending and packaging ...

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 10, 2012
  • Rolls-Royce to supply $15 million Jackson PSV package
  • Gas-burning low speed engine has formal unveiling
  • Ingalls delivers LPD 24, awarded LPD 17 class maintenance
  • Sembawang Shipyard gets Royal Caribbean contract
  • Austal wins Oman maintenance services contract
  • China yard stops work on Prospector rig jacking systems

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 10, 2012
  • Port authorities association marks one hundred years of service
  • The Greenbrier Companies names new executive VP
  • APL Logistics teams with VASCOR for India auto business joint venture
  • New speaking rules in place for Cherry Point terminal EIS meet
  • General Dynamics NASSCO celebrates MLP keel laying

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 10, 2012
  • UK recruits Asian owners for Red Ensign
    Trade mission to Singapore planned after signing up the world's biggest boxship
  • Unclos at 30
    Amid today's sabre-rattling, this landmark piece of legislation deserves praise
  • First yuan-denominated FFAs settled against Baltic indices
    SSY and FIS fix supramax and panamax paper contracts using Shanghai Clearing House
  • Royal Bank of Scotland sells arrested product tanker
    Sale highlights race to snap up tonnage at bargain prices
  • First armed guard ISO vetting is scheduled for March
    It could take three years to make PAS 28007 an international standard
  • Seacor declares special dividend
    Better that extra cash is doled out now before tax rates go up, says Fabrikant
  • Sovcomflot secures $700m loan from western banks
    Refinancing loan sets benchmark for bank financing in tanker industry this year
  • Chinese state-linked yard sells docks in leaseback deal to raise capital
    AVIC Weihai subsidiary sells two 100,000 dwt docks to Minsheng Leasing
  • Winners named
    Lloyd's List Greek Awards 2012
  • A great night for Greek shipping
    Established operators and bright new stars recognised at 2012 Lloyd's List Greek Shipping Awards
  • Downturn and stronger yuan challenge Cexim
    China's top ship financier sees opportunities and obstacles in exposure to foreign owners
  • Svitzer lands Baltic Ace oil removal contract
    Eleven seafarers feared dead after last week's North Sea collision
  • Backing from Berlin
    German subsidy is a worrying departure from free market norms
  • Manila's Marina shake-up
    New political stability in the Philippines bodes well for maritime reform

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 10, 2012
  • Whither Excel's quarterly report?
    NYSE-listed Excel - which has one of the largest fleets among public companies - has yet to file its 3Q12 results as its equity raising deadline looms
  • Russia halts US meat imports
    RUSSIA'S food safety inspectorate has halted beef and pork imports from the US
  • Chinese daily crude imports soar
    CHINA imported 5.71M barrels per day of crude in November, behind only the record 5.98M b/d in February
  • FFA trades in yuan begun in Shanghai
    SHANGHAI Clearing House, the first such operation in China, began FFA trades today in yuan
  • South African rail maintenance will hit coal exports
    SOUTH African rail operator Transnet said its planned three-day maintenance at the end of this year will mean shutting down its coal line
  • Indonesian shipping growth seen in 2013
    INDONESIA'S domestic shipping stands to grow by about 20% in 2013 in line with the country's healthy economic performance, the Indonesian National Shipowners Association has predicted
  • Jaya refinances debts
    JAYA Holdings said today it has fully repaid and refinanced its existing debt through the $150M revolving credit facility secured in November
  • Gorgon cost blowout tied to competition issues
    THE HIGH Australian dollar, wages and bad weather are to blame for a $9Bn blowout in Chevron's Gorgon LNG Australia, mining companies have said
  • Bulker buyers lick lips
    STRONG sales of secondhand bulkers have bucked the usual quiet activity in the holiday season

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 10, 2012
  • Enova Teams Up With Georgia Kaolin Terminals
    Enova Wood Pellet Group, a subsidiary of Enova Energy Group, has entered into a long-term port agreement with Georgia Kaolin Terminals, a subsidiary of Colonial Group. The agreement provides Enova with sufficient port capacity to export up to 1.35 million metric tons (about 1.5 million tons) per year of wood pellets...
  • Canada Expected to Introduce Rail Legislation Tuesday
    Canada is expected Tuesday morning to introduce legislation relating to a government report that highlighted shortfalls in freight railroad service. It's not clear what the amendment to the Canada's Transportation Act entails. The Freight Rail Service Review, released in 2011, found two-thirds of surveyed shippers lost money because of poor service....
  • Panama Canal Likely to Expand Again, Aleman Says
    NEWARK, N.J. - When the Panama Canal's third set of locks opens sometime in mid-2015, it won't be the last time the Panama Canal Authority expands the canal. "It will have to expand one more time after that," said Alberto Aleman Zubieta, who stepped down as administrator of the Panama...
  • Oakland Acts to Prevent Improper Spending
    The Port of Oakland on Monday implemented a plan to address lax oversight of business expenditures by port executives and guard against embarrassing, improper expenditures in the future. Release of the action plan was accompanied by the announcement that James Kwon has agreed to retire as maritime director effective Dec. 28. An...
  • Brinkmanship in Delray Beach
    International Longshoremen's Association President Harold Daggett got everyone's attention - doesn't he always? - by winning ILA delegates' authorization to call a Maine-to-Texas strike at year-end. So what should we make of the latest episode in the negotiations between the ILA and United States Maritime Alliance? First, the vote wasn't unexpected. Most...
  • Dispute Casts Shadow on China-Japan Trade
    The ongoing dispute between Japan and China over an East China Sea island chain will continue to cast a shadow over the Japanese economy and trade outlook into next year, according to leading operators and analysts. "The volume between China and Japan has dropped significantly both by air and sea," said...
  • Retailers: OCU Strike to Hurt November Imports
    Retailers project a drop in containerized imports in November because of the eight-day clerical workers strike in Los Angeles-Long Beach, but volumes should be up 3.9 percent in December compared to the same month last year. "After a strong kickoff on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the holiday season is looking...
  • Perdue Partners Acquires Benton Express
    Global trading company Perdue Partners has acquired Atlanta-based logistics and less-than-truckload carrier Benton Express. Perdue Partners intends to build on Benton's strong LTL presence in the Southeast and invest in the company's energy and infrastructure, said former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, one of the founders of Perdue Partners. Transportation financial advisory firm...
  • LA-Long Beach Catches Up on Cargo Backlog
    LONG BEACH - Terminal operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach late last week ran night and weekend gates to work off much the cargo that was backed up at the ports after an eight-day office clerical workers strike, so Monday was not as bad as some had feared. "It's busy, but manageable,"...
  • Sinergy Cargo Opens Multimodal Facility Near Port of Genoa
    Sinergy Cargo, the Italian member of the FPS network of freight forwarders, has opened a multimodal container and bulk cargo handling and storage center in Arquata Scrivia, Italy, about 40 kilometers (about 25 miles) from the Port of Genoa, to serve domestic freight and export and import trades. The Sinergy Cargo...
  • How Do You Fix a Broken TWIC?
    The Transportation Worker Identification Card, a biometric identification credential is broken. The Department of Defense announced Dec. 10 that the program mandated 10 years ago and managed by the Department of Homeland Security does not meet Department of Defense security standards. Serious questions need to be asked about why this...
  • TWIC 'Does Not Meet' Defense Department Security Standards
    The U.S. Department of the Army issued a Federal Register notice that the Transportation Worker Identification Credential can no longer be used to authenticate users for access to certain Department of Defense systems, effective Jan. 29, 2013. The U.S. Army Surface Deployment and Distribution Command has required all commercial accounts accessing...
  • US Customs Confiscates Rubber Ducks
    The seized holiday rubber ducks came dressed as Santa, snowmen, gingerbread men, reindeer or penguins. Photo courtesy U.S. Customs U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently seized 35,712 imported holiday-themed rubber ducks, worth $18,522, at the Port of Los Angeles, on the grounds that they contained too much phthalate. Phthalates are a group...
  • China's Freight Trucking Industry Shows Strong Growth
    The freight trucking industry in China has been increasing at 13.8 percent per year, reaching about $59.3 billion in 2012, according to IBISWorld's "Freight Trucking in China" report. There are more than 62,500 freight trucking companies in China. The industry's four main players - COSCO Logistics, Shanghai Jiao Yun, Dazhong Transportation...
  • Port of Los Angeles Wins 10 Communications Awards
    2011 Waterfront Summer Concert Series SAN PEDRO, Calif. - The Port of Los Angeles has won 10 communications awards in an annual competition hosted by the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), an alliance of more than 140 ports in the Western Hemisphere. The Port's 2011 Waterfront Summer Concert Series won...
  • Ports Association Formed 100 Years Ago Today
    AAPA 100th birthday cake cutting with AAPA Chair Armando Duarte (right) and Immediate Past Chair Jerry Bridges. ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Today marks the actual anniversary of the founding of the American Association of Port Authorities, headquartered in Alexandria, Va. One hundred years ago today, December 10, 1912, a meeting of public port...
  • Indian Railways' Revenue Jumps 19 Percent
    Total revenue of Indian Railways, operated by the Indian government's Ministry of Railways, reached Rs. 78868.17 crore (approximately US $14.5 billion) from April 1 to Nov. 30 (the first eight months of fiscal year 2012-2013), increasing 19 percent from last year's $12.1 billion and continuing 2012's upward trend. From April to...
  • India Extends Tax Relief for Exporters
    India's federal government has extended a 2 percent interest subsidy on pre- and post-shipment export credit for labor-intensive sectors, including handicrafts, carpets, handlooms, small and medium enterprises, readymade garments, processed agriculture products, sporting goods and toys, according to India's Ministry of Finance. The subsidy will apply to those sectors from April...
  • ILA Authorizes Strike at Year-End
    International Longshoremen's Association President Harold Daggett won authorization from ILA delegates to call a strike if a bargaining impasse isn't settled before the union's contract expires Dec. 29. The vote by the ILA's 200-member wage scale committee moves East and Gulf coast ports closer to their first coastwide strike in 35...
  • IATA: US to Stay Top Air Freight Market
    Global air cargo traffic is set to grow at a five-year cumulative annual rate of 3 percent, and the U.S. will remain the largest single market in 2016, the International Air Transport Association predicted. International freight volume will reach 34.5 million metric tons in 2016, compared with 29.6 million tons in...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 10, 2012
  • Aus box ports record annual growth
    The resilient Australian economy helped its container ports to process 7.1 million TEU in the fiscal year ending June 30 2012 - representing a 4% year-over-year ...
  • Winter of discontent for liners
    Carrier earnings are expected to come under pressure in the fourth quarter, after earnings peaked in Q3, according to analyst Alphaliner's latest market analysis.Alphaliner ...
  • China's 'sweet spot'
    Encouraging fresh data from the world's second-largest economy is also good news for the global economy with the Chinese 'sweet spot' likely to spur investors on ...
  • OOCL hikes Asia - NZ rates
    Hong Kong-headquartered ocean carrier OOCL is to raise rates on its Asia to New Zealand services again in January after an apparently successful hike in September; ...
  • World's biggest boxship makes first European calls
    The world's largest containership has arrived in Europe on its maiden voyage, calling first at Southampton before departing this afternoon for Hamburg
  • USWC congestion to linger
    Whereas the US west coast port of Long Beach is waiving some cargo fees to 'provide financial relief and help ease the backlog of containers' following the closure ...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 10, 2012
  • Wanted: bulkers
    Dry-bulk cargoes may be hard to clinch due to the ongoing glut in international fleet capacity but one Vietnamese broker appears to be sitting on plenty.
  • Scorpio swoops on sextet
    US-based Scorpio Tankers is ready to order six firm medium-range products tankers from two South Korean shipyards on the strength of the its recent proceeds from an equity raise, tanker market sources tell TradeWinds.
  • BLT battle continues
    A New York bankruptcy judge has agreed to protect an embattled Indonesian operator's assets from creditors for another three months.
  • Tweendecker ablaze
    More than 40 firefighters have been called in to battle a blaze that has broken out on board a Briese Schiffahrts tweendecker at the port of Ipswich in Suffolk.
  • Sorensen leaves Classic
    Klaus Elkrog Sorensen has left George Economou's Classic Maritime to join a fledgling marine fuel trader that opened its doors earlier this year.
  • EXM fixes three amigos
    Excel Maritime Carriers appears to have secured time charters for three of its panamax bulkers.
  • Havila to buy-back pair
    Havila Shipping is targeting a private placement to help fund the re-purchase of a pair of anchor handling tug supply vessels.
  • Rongsheng eyes bulk duo
    Ukraine's UkrLand Farming Public has lined up an order for two bulkers at China's Rongsheng Heavy Industries in a move backed by a grain export contract.
  • German owners in tax plea
    Shipping association says 19% insurance fee will send smaller companies to the wall.
  • SCF banks $700m
    Sovcomflot has signed up for a huge refinancing package with a consortium of leading banks.
  • More aid for HSH?
    The public owners of German lender HSH Nordbank are considering boosting financial support for the bank after four years of poor shipping markets.
  • RCL turns to Singapore
    Royal Caribbean Cruises has signed a contract with Sembcorp Marine's Sembawang Shipyard to provide repair and maintenance for its Asia-based cruiseships.
  • Yard workers burned
    Three workers were injured in an explosion at Khulna Shipyard in Bangladesh.
  • Photofinish
    Our annual photo competition appears to be developing into a two horse race as the voting deadline nears.
  • Hamburg Sud expands
    Germany's Hamburg Sud is beefing up its Central and South American coverage with three new loops.
  • Uglands eyes barge buy
    Norway's Uglands Rederi is aiming to buy Viking Supply Ships' North Sea barge fleet.
  • Bulker drift halted
    Tugs have succeeded in halting a drifting bulker as it was forced towards the Dutch coast on Monday morning.
  • Havila sells out
    Havila Shipping has agreed to sell its half share in a shipowning joint venture to partner Subsea 7.
  • Svitzer to drain Baltic Ace
    Svitzer has landed the contract to remove bunkers from the car carrier Baltic Ace (built 2007) which sank in the North Sea last week.
  • Judger in trouble
    Chinese yard needs help from the state and creditors after missing debt repayment.
  • Viking adds 10
    US-based Viking River Cruises has returned to Germany for 10 more newbuildings.
  • Westcon moves for Floro
    Norway's Westcon Group is buying the domestic Floro yard from STX.
  • Oldendorff orders in China
    Oldendorff Carriers has contracted a panamax-size transshipment newbuilding in China at Jiangsu Eastern Heavy Industry.
  • Maersk plans nose jobs
    Maersk Line is set to chop the bulbous bows off its containerships in a radical move to cut its bunker bills.
  • Cape in pier smash
    A K Line chartered capesize bulker has destroyed a coal conveyor at North America's largest coal exporting port.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 10, 2012
  • Pacific Northwest grain terminals, union to meet Tuesday
    An association representing a half dozen grain terminals on the Columbia River and Puget Sound said over the weekend that federal mediators have called for additional meetings to reach a contract agreement.
  • U.S. businesses bidding for foreign contracts get federal lift
    President Obama issued an order Thursday forming an interagency task force to coordinate the government's advocacy on behalf of U.S. firms competing for public contracts in foreign countries.
  • AIG to sell plane leasing company
    AIG will sell 80.1 percent of its International Lease Finance Corp., an aircraft lessor with 200 airline clients in 80 countries, to a Chinese-led investor group for $5.28 billion. U.S. and Chinese regulators still need to approve the deal.
  • U.S. stews over Russia's meat import restriction
  • MNX sees opportunity in sluggish market
  • Saudi Cargo sees flat 2013
    The airline's cargo operation experienced growth among its 13 freighters in 2012, seeing a 19-percent increase in activity in boarding figures for the first nine months of the year when compared to 2011's figures.
  • Capes Shipping expands in Gulf, Pacific Northwest
  • U.S.-EU trade negotiations paralyzed by 'fear of failure'
  • Italian firm opens new multimodal facility
  • ILA-USMX talks resume today
  • DHL ships 120-year-old whisky

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 10, 2012
  • Natural gas prices ready to break link with oil products
    'Gas markets in Europe are changing and we are modernising our contracts,' says Statoil's CFO.
  • IFO prices stable in Fujairah
    But distillates fell back, losing around $5 a tonne.
  • MGO prices open the week soft in Europe
    But Rotterdam fuel oil prices stayed firm.
  • Gulf Petrochem starts work on Gujarat terminal
    Project will 'accelerate Gulf Petrochem's expansion in key Asian markets.'
  • US researchers looking at 'next level' algae fuel production
    Aims to replicate process that transforms marine micro algae into oil as basis for commercially viable fuel production.
  • No fresh exemptions for high-polluting US vessel
    'It is time for the shipping company to end its excuses.'
  • MAN Diesel 'heralds new era' for dual-fuel engines
    Contract is culmination of many years' work, says company.
  • Bow shape may change in era of slow steaming
    Bulbous bows have become inefficient as ship speeds slow.
  • Bunker demand to grow but 'tempered by fuel efficiency'
    After shrinking in the 2007-2010 period, analyst predicts 2.3% annual average growth until 2030.
  • Week opens with softer prices
    Demand low to average across key Asian ports.
  • Fuel to leave sunken car carrier
    Salvor Svitzer will remove bunkers from vessel.
  • Dan-Bunkering beefs up American operations
    Appoints new bunker trader at its Houston office.
  • Pakistani bunker supplier in expansion moves
    Expands fleet with the addition of one bunker tanker.
  • No immediate concerns of oil leak from sunken ship
    Car carrier Baltic Ace sinks off Dutch coast following collision with box ship Corvus J.
  • Malaysia launches first diesel electric offshore vessel
    Bumi Armada plans to build up to eight more multi-purpose platform support vessels.

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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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