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March 13, 2012
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Seadrill expects daily rig rates of above US$600,000
    Seadrill, the world's biggest offshore oil driller by market value, expects rig rates to keep rising for the next 12 months or longer, with daily tariffs for ultra- deepwater rigs rising above US$600,000.
  • Carnival cuts outlook on Costa wreck
    Carnival Corp & Plc, the world's largest cruise operator, significantly cut its fiscal year profit and revenue forecast last Friday, citing a deadly disaster in January involving one of its ships.
  • Pakistan's ship breaking yards a death trap for workers
    Mehdi Hassan was clinging to a greasy rope, toiling high inside the hull of an oil tanker, when he became another victim of lax safety standards at Pakistan's Gaddani ship breaking yard.

Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL net profit falls 90pc to $181.6 million, revenue down 0.4pc
  • CKYH carriers and Evergreen offer joint Asia-Europe loops in April
  • Cosco Busan material witnesses held in LA until court ready to hear them
  • Debate EU's ship eco rules, but don't reject them: UK transport committee
  • US west box port community says scrap harbour tax - or spend it on us
  • Jorge Luis Quijano to replace Panama Canal chief Zubieta of 16 years
  • Philippines ATI profit plunges 29.3pc as rice, steel imports slump
  • Barloworld offers advice, site surveys to UK port/rail freight operators
  • FedEx to deploy unspecified number of electric Newton Step Vans this year
  • Cathay-Dragonair handle 0.8pc more cargo in February - 117,880 tonnes
  • Singapore's ST joins Airbus attack on Boeing's high cargo market share
  • Boeing expects to win 200 orders from China for its 737 MAX in 2012
  • Lufthansa Systems simplifies customs with Import Control System interface
  • Xining airport's February cargo throughput surges 81.6pc to 481.7 tonnes

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Asia to maintain lead among world's top ports: Shanghai study
  • Demand for Middle East oil tankers at record high in Feb.
  • Increasing fuel demand spurs ship purchases
  • MANSA's 11th Champions Trophy Cricket Tournament begins
  • MOL, RCL launch Singapore-Yangon SYX service
  • MSC shifts megaships to transpacific, bigger vessels to join Asia-Europe services
  • Rising fuel costs, EU woes & lack of funds worsen shipping crisis
  • Seven carrier pact on CKYH's Asia-Europe loops
  • Arshiya Rail holds trade meet to mark launch of Chennai-Bengaluru rail service
  • WR's freight loading surges to new record
  • Ban on cotton exports lifted
  • EPCES urges govt to implement recommendations of Commerce Ministry committee
  • FTP to provide sops for MSME e-commerce exporters
  • Govt issues sugar export order for 86K t

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 12, 2012
  • Virgin Atlantic Cargo returns to Chicago
    Virgin Atlantic will resume a four- flights per week service between Chicago IL (USA) and London Heathrow on 7 May, increasing to daily from 18 May. In preparation for this, Virgin...
  • Imperial continues restructuring measures
    Imperial Reederei GmbH has reorganised its inland shipping business following its takeover of Lehnkering's activities in this field. The former Imperial Reederei Group has become t...
  • Volkswagen Nutzfahrzeuge sees 10.5% increase in sales
    The German vehicle manufacturer Volkswagen Nutzfahrzeuge succeeded in maintaining last year's increase in deliveries and sent 39,500 light commercial vehicles (+10.5%) to customers...
  • GB Railfreight now moving petroleum
    GB Railfreight, one of Britain's largest railfreight haulage companies, has signed a contract with Carless Petroleum. The contract covers the movement of petroleum products from th...
  • Frankfurt-Hahn airport: new marketing and sales manager
    Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn GmbH (Germany) has selected Jan Möller as the airport's new sales and marketing manager. He succeeds Udo Preissner who died unexpectedly last December. M'l...
  • New Zealand: Kiwi-Rail's freight volumes continue to grow
    KiwiRail, a New Zealand-based rail service provider, reported that revenue in its core business, rail freight, grew by 11% to over USD 220 million contributing to an overall busin...
  • Daimler Trucks North America: vehicle lineup GHG14 certified
    Daimler's US subsidiary, Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA), has been certified by the country's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as fully compliant with the new "greenhouse ...
  • Air Partner strengthening team
    Air Partner, a provider of private jets and commercial passenger and freight aircraft of all sizes and categories, has boosted the sales department of its German branch office b...
  • UHC mobile tool improves pharmaceuticals logistics
    UHC, an alliance of the USA's leading nonprofit academic medical centers, has launched a mobile application for RxLINK, UHC's online analyti...
  • Senegal's president opens extended Dakar Container Terminal
    Abdoulaye Wade, president of the Republic of Senegal, recently officially opened the enlarged Dakar Container Terminal. The facility is operated by DP World, which has invested in ...
  • Hoyer logistics group founds new company in Odessa
    Hoyer, a Hamburg (Germany)-based global logistics specialist, is augmenting its activities in Eastern Europe by opening its own offices in Odessa (Ukraine). Hoyer offers local clie...
  • Increasing trade for LPG carriers
    Owners of LPG carriers can look forward to increasing trade in 2012, despite the uncertain economic environment and the dampening effect of the mild winter in the northern hemisphe...
  • AirBridgeCargo operates first cross-polar flight
    The Russian freight-only carrier AirBridgeCargo Airlines has operated its first ever cross-polar flight via the North Pole en route from Chicago IL (USA) to Krasnoyarsk (Russia). T...
  • Sabena technics and Afriqiyah Airways develop airframe maintenance cooperation
    The French independent MRO provider Sabena technics is continuing to assist Afriqiyah Airways to ensure a rapid recovery of Libya's air transport sector. Two Afriqiyah Airways A330...
  • Icao publishes first ever manual on volcanic ash

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 12, 2012
  • Helix awards Jurong Shipyard $385.5 million order for well intervention semi
  • OSX Brasil gets $732 million products tanker order
  • AIDA newbuilds will use air bubbles and Azipods to cut fuel consumption
  • Tidewater reports "unexpected developments" in Angola JV negotiations
  • Sinopacific Shipbuilding and MHI to jointly develop fuel-efficient bulker
  • Saltchuk promotes Chiarello to President and CEO of TOTE

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 12, 2012
  • Evergreen joining CKYH carriers in Asia/Europe cooperation scheme
  • NYK adding broadband system to cut CO2 emissions from ships
  • Corps closing small Chittenden Locks for annual maintenance period
  • Panama Canal Authority names new administrator
  • Mitsui launches new car carrier equipped with hybrid power system

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 12, 2012
  • Sanko Steamship seeks respite from cash flow crisis
    Industry assesses exposure as loss-making Japanese line asks to defer debt repayments
  • Diverse Sanko charters draw Korea Line parallels
    Along with a number of Japanese companies, European owners appear to have exposure
  • Torm rumoured to have sold two more MR tankers
    Brokers claim another deal has followed last week's reported sale of Torm Lana
  • Waiting for Cosco
    State-owned giant and compatriot CSCL are poised for losses
  • Optimism returns for Asia box lines
    Carriers position themselves to benefit from general rates hike and economies of scale
  • Yards slam UK plan to build naval ships abroad
    South Korea lands MARS tanker contract
  • Inmarsat loses maritime momentum
    New sector revenues come from one-off deals
  • Sea trials for first commercial air lubrication system
    DK Group fits first system on Danish ship
  • NYK deploys fleet-wide broadband in fuel-saving drive
    Improved communications keep crew in touch with loved-ones
  • Chinese breakers take advantage of hesitancy in Indian subcontinent
    Demolition rates between China and south Asia close as owners opt for stability in the east
  • High hopes unable to lift dry bulk secondhand market
    Korea Line capesize resale could see first market uptick in month
  • China imports record crude oil volumes in February
    Preliminary Customs figures show growth in inbound iron ore
  • Two former bankers join Hartmann group
    Duo appointed to senior positions with German shipowner
  • UN transfers convicted pirates from Seychelles to Somalia
    Different legal systems offer disparate sentencing terms
  • Penning confirms light dues freeze
    Industry was hoping for reduction after efficiency gains
  • Shell signs two LR tankers for one-year charters
    Reported $12,500 per day rate for both ships
  • BLT redelivers two chemical tankers to FSL Trust
    Indonesian tanker operator defaulted on lease payments for three vessels
  • Nautilus urges London mayor to look into Safmarine cadet death
    Johnson must clarify responsibilities in a case that highlights mixed jurisdictions says union
  • Indian Oil takes VLGC for one year amid high demand for LPG
    Nation drives ahead with plans to be market leader for using gas as automotive fuel
  • Kingfish to buy 11 MRs from OSX
    Brazilian tanker operator places $732m order
  • Sanctions expose EU insurers but will leave Iran unhurt
    IG says forcing companies to find alternative cover raises wider issues of liability
  • NZ port protest receives 'worldwide' support
    Redundancies are still set to go ahead in Auckland following industrial dispute
  • Foreclosure blues
    They may be on the rise, but foreclosures are still the last option banks will choose
  • Ofer joins queue to sue Allied Maritime
    London and Illinois litigation over charterhire default and unpaid bunkers
  • Costa Allegra to be sold or scrapped
    Costa Cruises mulls salvage options for Costa Concordia
  • Evergreen to collaborate with CKYH alliance from April
    Major box lines seek economies of scale
  • Shipping should stand on its own feet
    CMA CGM is not the first to seek financial help from the public sector
  • CMA CGM confirms French sovereign wealth fund talks
    Debt-ridden boxship giant offers Yildirim additional stake
  • All eyes on transpacific
    Cascade of tonnage leaves box lines few options
  • New Panama Canal administrator named
    Quijano takes over from Zubieta

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 12, 2012
  • Putin said to reject Frank
    PRESIDENT-elect Vladimir Putin has rejected the application of Sergei Frank, CEO of the government-run tanker company Sovcomflot, to take over Russia's seabed seismic service company, Sevmoreneftegeofizika
  • Brazilian yard lands MR tanker order
    EIKE Batista-led OSX confirmed today that it has secured a contract to build 11 medium-range product tankers for Kingfish do Brazil
  • Arrest nears for captain in fatal collision
    MADRAS High Court today dismissed a bail plea filed by the captain of the Singapore-flagged bulker Prabhu Daya
  • Small bulkers draw buyers
    SMALLER bulkers are outperforming their larger Capesize cousins, which is luring potential buyers to the smaller ships, an Athens broker said
  • Study finds Kitimat safe
    LARGE oil tankers and LNG carriers can safely access the small, private port of Kitimat on Canada's West Coast, a Transport Canada study has found
  • Seadrill wins first deal in Saudi Arabia
    SEADRILL of Norway announced today it has won its first contract in Saudi Arabia
  • Cash buyers get stuck
    A WEAKER ship recycling market has left many cash buyers stuck with an unsold inventory, as breaking yards are refusing to pay profitable rates
  • Crew saved in Italy grounding
    NINETEEN crewmen were reported rescued from their Italian chemical tanker after it ran aground off the coast of Sicily
  • Panama Canal boss picked
    JORGE Quijano has been chosen as the new Panama Canal administrator
  • South Oz port JV formed
    A CHINESE steelmaker and an Australian iron ore company said today they are setting up a venture to develop a new port in South Australia
  • Evergreen formalises deal
    TAIWAN'S Evergreen Line has formalised its collaboration with the CKYH Alliance
  • China aims to revitalise shipbuilding
    BEIJING today unveiled a push aimed at revitalising Chinese shipbuilding by 2015
  • Pressure bulker value pressures rising
    SCARCE financing has discouraged shipowners from buying secondhand bulkers, analysts said today
  • Delhi plucks at cotton ban
    DELHI today bowed to political pressure and farmers and partly climbed down on its ban of cotton exports
  • FSL takes two more ships back from BLT
    FIRST SHIP Lease Trust said today that it has received two more chemical tankers that were on long-term lease to cash-strapped Berlian Laju Tanker

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 12, 2012
  • US Manufacturing Technology Orders Rise 8.4 Percent
    U.S manufacturing technology orders in January rose 8.4 percent year-over-year, highlighting "manufacturers increased confidence in future growth," according to the...
  • Diesel Prices Inch Up 2.9 Cents
    Diesel prices across the U.S. rose at the slowest pace in three weeks, climbing 2.9 cents in the week ending...
  • Freight Demand Keeps Pressure on Truck Pricing, FTR Says
    Research firm FTR Associates sees tightening truck capacity and rising truck pricing ahead this year for North American shippers as...
  • Furniture, Car Parts Drive Import Growth
    U.S. containerized imports rose 4.1 percent in January year-over-year, to 1,475,608 million 20-foot equivalent units, driven by growth in furniture...
  • Steel Exports Strengthen in January
    U.S. steel exports rose 19.1 percent year-over-year to 1.262 million tons in January, as shipments to Canada and Mexico offset...
  • U.K. Court Extends Judgment for Star Reefers
    A U.K. court has extended an order freezing assets of Russia's largest fruit importer, JFC Group, to enforce a judgment...
  • Trucking Dashboard 2011: Interactive Graphic
    Click on an icon below for detailed information on average retail diesel prices, LTL yield, trucking volumes, trucking employment, and...
  • German Court to Begin Review of Frankfurt Night Flight Ban
    A German federal court will begin a hearing tomorrow, March 13, to decide whether to extend a controversial ban on...
  • Two New OOCL Services to Set Sail
    OOCL will launch two new services from Asia to the U.S. West Coast this spring that it says will enhance...
  • Largest LTL Carriers Grew 17 Percent in 2011
    The biggest less-than-truckload carriers got bigger in 2011, with the number of LTL companies with more than $1 billion in...
  • APL Seeks Second Rate Increase on Asia-Europe Trade
    APL joins other major ocean carriers in implementing a second general rate increase this year on the depressed Asia-Europe trade...
  • Lufthansa Cargo Volume Drops 3.4 Percent
    Lufthansa Cargo freight traffic slowed to 3.4 percent year-over-year in February from 11.4 percent in January, amid a slowing global...
  • CKYH, Evergreen to Start 12 Asia-Europe Loops
    The four ocean carriers that belong to the CKYH alliance and Evergreen Line are entering into individual cooperative agreements with...
  • OOCL Parent Ends 2011 in the Black
    Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. and its subsidiaries reported a profit of US$181.6 million for 2011, but the company warned the...
  • Cathay Pacific, Dragonair See 2 Percent Rise in Lift
    Cathay Pacific Airways' key markets remained "soft" in February with year-over-year traffic gains, mostly because of the early Chinese New...
  • Southern California Ports, Logistics Firms Focus on Efficiency
    Anticipating fierce competition from East Coast ports when the Panama Canal expansion project is completed in 2014, the Southern California...
  • India Container Volume Increases 3.3 Percent
    Container volume at major ports in India grew 3.3 percent year-over-year in the first 11 months of fiscal 2011-12, according...
  • MCC Transport Launches Smart Phone Products
    Intra-Asia container line MCC Transport has introduced a new mobile Web site and a smart phone application to enable customers...
  • Customs' Winning Hand
    A dozen years after Congress first allocated funding, Customs and Border Protection's Automated Commercial Environment isn't fully delivering on the...
  • Trucking Dashboard 2011: Fourth Quarter
    A surge in freight demand helped the for-hire U.S. trucking industry sustain its momentum in the last quarter of 2011,...
  • Long Arm of the Broker Law
    Q: We're a broker, and recently hired Carrier A to handle a load moving from our customer to its customer....
  • The Numbers Game
    As someone with a pricing background from back in the days of mechanical calculators, numbers have always fascinated me. And...
  • Trailer Bridge Back on Firm Ground
    Trailer Bridge is on track to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 16, four months after the U.S. mainland-Puerto Rico...
  • APM Terminals' Productivity Push
    Kim Fejfer is waging a war on waste at his company's container terminals. As CEO of APM Terminals, Fejfer views...
  • Congress's Road Rage
    Things have become so chaotic on Capitol Hill over transportation legislation that even the political experts admit it's hard to...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 12, 2012
  • OOCL the most profitable so far
    Unlike all other carriers that have so far reported financial results, OOCL remained in profit on the bottom line last year, as shown in the table. Its revenue ...
  • Interim report reveals Rena master 'under pressure' to make pilotage window
  • Ocean carriers could have funded further space exploration
    SeaIntel Maritime Analysis' latest analysis of container industry trends reveals that the cost of the price war waged by the carriers on the two main trades linking ...
  • MOL phases own tonnage into Singapore/Myanmar
    Mitsui OSK Lines is replacing slot purchase agreements on common-user feeder services with its own tonnage on the route between Singapore and Yangon (Myanmar). ...
  • CKYH alliance and Evergreen bring back withdrawn Asia/Europe services
    Cosco, K Line, Yang Ming, Hanjin and Evergreen have confirmed that the Asia/Europe services which were withdrawn in December are to be re-introduced. Whilst confirming ...
  • Al Batha signs up in Kizad
    The Sharjah (UAE)-based Al Batha Trading & Industry Group has signed a 50-year deal with the Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) and will become the first tenant ...
  • CMHI aims to invest in more emerging markets
    China Merchants Holdings International's (CMHI) target is to become a global terminal operator and to this end is seeking more opportunities to invest out of China ...
  • Auckland dispute to spread
    The decision by the New Zealand Ports of Auckland [PoA] to dismiss its 300 dockers and replace them with contracted-out workers has rallied the International ...

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 12, 2012
  • Safe readies fundraiser
    Nasdaq-quoted bulker owner closes in on ship acquisition trail after lining up stock offering that could top $40m.
  • VLCCF sounds Sanko alarm
    John Fredriksen-backed owners tell investors they are 'prepared to protect the value' of charters with ailing Japanese operator.
  • Iberia initiates Safe
    Polys Hajioannou-led bulker owner may have its sights set on fuel efficient Japanese newbuildings, analyst says.
  • GSP wins pipe-layer work
    Romanian owner bags contract from Wintershall for North Sea job from June.
  • Angola standoff angers TDW
    US offshore powerhouse threatens to pull ships out of key market as talks with Sonangol turn sour.
  • Shell fixes Prosafe floater
    Oslo-listed offshore accommodation contractor ties up $58m deal with Shell Philippines Exploration.
  • Kingfish orders 11 tankers
    UK owner heading to OSX's new Brazilian shipyard for $732m MR deal backed by charters to Petrobras.
  • Colombo curtailed
    Sri Lankan shipbuilder posts 9% drop in fourth quarter earnings, but has work through to end of 2013.
  • SFI CFO resigns
    Eirik Eide heads for the door after brief tour of duty with jewel of John Fredriksen's shipping empire.
  • Ofer joins Allied offensive
    Israeli owner's bulker wing storms US legal arena with charter claim against troubled Greek operator.
  • Profit slips at Sinotrans
    Chinese bulker and boxship owner's 2011 earnings cut back by rising costs.
  • NewLead chalks off debt
    Nasdaq-listed owner clears $159m from its liabilities as a panamax bulker follows tanker quartet out of the door.
  • Billung: Sanko has paid up
    Golden Ocean chief says Japanese owner has handed over capesize charter cash despite seeking debt restructuring on Monday.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
MARCH 12, 2012
  • ABC links Hannover to Beijing
  • OOCL parent sees sharp decline in profit
  • S&P lowers ratings on CMA CGM
  • CKYH-Evergreen detail Asia-Europe rotations
  • Panama Canal names new administrator
  • Obama offers manufacturing resources with job rise
  • U.S. military extends contracts with carriers
  • Beijing will get bonded cultural FTZ
  • PrimeRevenue picks new technology chief
  • ToolsGroup starts outsourced inventory service

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 12, 2012
  • BMS Bunkers undergoes corporate redesign
    'You might know us as Brilliant Maritime Services, some as Brilliant, others as BMS or BMS Bunkers - we want to make it simpler - just call us BMS Bunkers,' says company MD.
  • Mediterranean cargos pricing at discount
    Soaring crude is keeping outright fuel oil prices close to historic highs, while reducing demand from bunkerers and weakening the market, says analyst report.
  • Prices fall in northern Europe
    Prices lack direction in Mediterranean.
  • Mabanaft to focus on bunkering
    'Distinct growth potential' for its international bunkering business.
  • Prices firm in Fujairah, down in Suez
    NYMEX showing losses in early trading.
  • Sinotrans sees profits fall
    Annual bunker costs climbed to $22.31 million.
  • Newbuilds focus on fuel efficiency
    ABB to supply azimuth thrusters.
  • Bunkerworld expands price coverage
    Bunker prices from over 300 ports around the world available, enhancing subscriber benefits.
  • Asian bunker prices showing little movement
    Supplies of 380 cSt material 'slightly tight' in Busan.
  • CMA CGM placed on S&P's credit watch
    Ratings of the French shipping firm lowered after it posted lower-than-expected operating profits.
  • Shipbuilder targets gas injection technology in demo
    Mitsui Engineering to hold demonstration for modified gas injection engine in the spring of 2013.
  • Indonesian oil trader reaches 'big milestone'
    Secures cooperation agreement with a subsidiary of Norway's I.M Skaugen.
  • US-based firm converting tanks to store low sulphur diesel
    In a bid to stay in compliance with a new mandate.
  • OOIL posts 90% drop in profits for FY 2011
    Sees improvements in freight rates for 2012 to-date, but not enough to fully cover costs amid rising bunker prices.
  • Sanko Steamship eyes out-of-court rehabilitation
    Many bunker suppliers to be affected by the move, say industry observers.

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