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June 14, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Port Tracker: US containerised imports expected to increase 4.8pc in June
  • CSAV increases India-Europe rates US$200/TEU - $300/FEU from July 1
  • Hanjin joins Grand Alliance partners on two transpacific services
  • Chongqing's four-month international cargo volume up 30.8pc
  • Tianjin's Pacific International Terminal throughput rises rapidly
  • Hyundai charters fourth of five 13,100-TEU neopanamaxers from Danaos
  • Shenzhen bypass: Nanchang customs okays direct transport to Hong Kong
  • Port of Tianjin builds 17 dry ports along Yellow River
  • PSA wins approval for Chennai terminal stake sale to associate ABG Ports
  • Abidjan seeks offers by July 14 to build second container terminal
  • Lagos introduces controversial night ban on container truck movement
  • SAECS adds 8th ship, speeds reefers north, slows down southbound leg
  • Omani port to add smaller drydock to free large ones for big ships
  • North America's FedEx Freight to increase rates 6.9pc from July 9
  • Port of Beirut box volume up 3.38pc to 426,950 TEU in first 5 months
  • Qantas group expects loss to double on fuel hikes and Eurozone crisis
  • Renewed Eurozone crisis renews threat to global air cargo recovery
  • Michigan's LINC expands cargo facility at Fort Wayne International Airport
  • Initiatives help Rwandan exporters access increased air cargo capacity
  • India's second largest state suffers double-digit air cargo declines

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 13, 2012
  • ASF calls for continuing measures against Somali piracy
  • CMA CGM Group regroups its five multimodal subsidiaries into one entity: Greenmodal Transport
  • Damco wins IPL awards for excellence in logistics services & sustainability
  • Greatship subsidiary contracts to sell MPSSV
  • IMO Secretary-General to chair eminent judging panel for Seatrade Middle East & Indian Subcontinent Awards
  • India drops to 46th spot in World Bank's logistics performance index
  • Iron ore shipping rates continue to decline as demand slows
  • MOL to scrap, cold lay-up 10-20 Capesize bulkers
  • Wind propulsion for ships being tested
  • Indian bananas selling like hot cakes in Pak
  • London Gateway aims at being a hub, not a spoke
  • Shanghai port aims at 33 million TEUs by 2015
  • NRI deposit flows touch record $ 3.2 bn in April

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 13, 2012
  • BNSF to invest in North Dakota and in Minnesota
    The US transport service provider BNSF Railway Company (BNSF), one of North America's leading freight transportation companies, plans to invest an estimated USD 86 million in ...
  • Icao launches first app
    The International Civil Aviation Organization (Icao) recently launched the iPhone and iPad app of its carbon emissions calculator. The device is an impartial and internationally ap...
  • Celadon Trucking Services acquires selected equipment assets from Hiner Transport
    Celadon Trucking Services, founded in 1985 and headquartered in Indianapolis IN (USA), has agreed to purchase a portion of the operating equipment of Hiner Transport, based in Hunt...
  • US trucking firm Holland receives Eastman supplier excellence award
    Eastman Chemical Company has presented Holland, a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide,with its 2011 supplier excellence award. This marks the sixth consecutive year that Holland has receiv...
  • Regular Sassnitz-Ust-Luga railroad and ferry services launched
    A regular railroad-ferry service between Sassnitz (Germany) and Ust-Luga (Russia) has been launched. At the launch ceremony in Sassnitz that was attended by illustrious guests incl...
  • New cargo cooperation between China and Germany
    Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG - representing Leipzig/Halle airport (Germany) - and the Shanghai Airport Authority - representing Shanghai Pudong international airport ' have signed a...
  • Tunisia: Mokhtar Sadok new SNCFT central manager for main lines
    Mokhtar Sadok, hitherto manager of the department of communications and international relations at Tunisian Railways (SNCFT), has just been appointed central manager of the main li...
  • Atlas Air to add ninth B747 for DHL Express
    Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc, a leading global provider of outsourced aircraft and aviation operating services, has agreed to place a ninth Boeing B747-400 freighter into expr...
  • SDV building its first "green" warehouse in Singapore
    The globally active French logistics service provider SDV, a brand of Bolloré Logistics, is about to complete an impressive SGD 55 million project in the western part of Singapore,...
  • Ceva renews contract with Nokia Siemens Networks
    The SCM and logistics service provider Ceva Logistics has renewed a multi year contract with Nokia Siemens Networks, a world specialist in mobile broadband. Under the terms of the ...
  • FPS Lanka launches warehouse and 3PL operations
    Projects FPS - the recently-established project forwarding and third-party logistics arm of Famous Pacific Shipping Lanka - has launched a dedicated logistics centre incorporating ...
  • Zuidnatie orders seven low emission, high capacity Hyster forklift trucks
    After the successful introduction of two new tier 4i/stage IIIB compliant Hyster empty container handlers at the port of Antwerp, the port and logistics company Zuidnatie has inves...

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 13, 2012
  • Wärtsilä introduces RT-flex50 version that fits ships with slim...
  • Longliner under construction at J.M. Martinac reaches production...
  • Crowley ATB delivers petroleum products to Guantanamo Bay
  • Box Ships buys two OOCL post-Panamax containserships
  • MOL to scrap Capesize bulkers that are 15 years or more old
  • McAllister Towing orders Tier III tractor tug at Senesco...

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 13, 2012
  • Mitsui plans to remove 10 to 20 Capesize vessels
  • K Line car carrier aids in rescue of small boat
  • Descartes Systems Group buying assets of IES
  • Port of Seattle sets public hearing to discuss surplus property plans
  • Crowley makes first shipment of petroleum products to Cuba

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 13, 2012
  • What the eurozone crisis means for ship finance
    One player's risk is another's opportunity
  • India hopes against hope for Iran sanctions deferral
    Sovereign guarantee is the only option if EU goes ahead with insurance ban
  • German tramp owners hope for bunker price boost
    Improved earnings may boost box lines' charter demand
  • Two-year wait for boost to business
    The agreed deadlines for Ecdis systems will see a huge increase in orders, but not until 2014
  • Too much information?
    Debate continues over electronic systems' content as Ecdis deadline looms
  • Questions remain about onboard computer-based training
    Shipowners and training providers await developments at the IMO Standards of Training and Watchkeeping sub-committee meeting later this year
  • Scrapping will keep LNG in a party mood
    Without demolitions, DVB expects fleet oversupply from 2013
  • Good connections
    Youngships on a mission to get industry better understood
  • Ports are facing stormy weather
    Trade dips and Green lobbying ensure port management is not plain sailing for investors
  • Gambling with lives
    To pay or not to pay ransoms to pirates, that is the question
  • House of Lords probes anti-piracy progress
    Sub-committee to quiz witnesses about impact of armed guards
  • APMT closes in on China port deal
    Announcement due when Hu visits Denmark
  • FreeSeas defaults on Yangzijiang newbuilds
    Greece-based bulker owner misses $7.4m in payments
  • STX Group wins extra time to repay $231m bonds
    Main creditor Korea Development Bank grants one-year extension
  • Import growth belies dip in US demand for consumer durables
    Confused? You're not the only one, says Hackett Associates
  • MOL to cull capesizes as spot market remains weak
    Japanese carrier to scrap or idle up to 20 bulkers
  • UK MPs' debate to focus on ransom payment
    Foreign Affairs Committee piracy report said it would not prevent commercial ransom payment, but new task force aims to do just that
  • German-flag fleet continues to fall
    Calls to increase EU-flagged vessels fall on deaf ears
  • Ex-Lufthansa boss joins Hapag-Lloyd board
    Weber succeeds Frenzel as chairman
  • Opec mulls oil supply cut
    Too much oil? Give us more!
  • Box Ships launches offering after scooping OOCL vessels
    Bodouroglou buys shares amid 'challenging' capital-market backdrop
  • Yemen coastguard protest will hit counter-piracy mission
    Security experts fear pirates may take advantage of pay dispute
  • Dockwise fails to close takeover deal on time
    Deadline for tendering shares extends to Friday

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 13, 2012
  • MOL removing 10-20 Capesize bulkers
    MOL TOLD Fairplay today it has decided to scrap or place in cold lay-up 10-20 Capesize bulkers in hope of returning freight rates to positive territory
  • NYK seeks $503M while posting losses
    NYK, JAPAN'S second-biggest shipowner, said it plans to raise ¥40Bn ($503M) from corporate bonds
  • Brittany Ferries to cut back
    CHANNEL ferry operator Brittany Ferries has said it needs to cut its wage bill and other costs to address financial problems that have built for the past four years
  • ITF urges disarming mariners in Asia Pacific
    THE ITF today called for seafarers to be disarmed aboard ships transiting Asia Pacific
  • Bodouroglou pays up
    BOX SHIPS boss Michael Bodouroglou has personally purchased $40M in preferred shares to facilitate the acquisition of two container vessels
  • Older feeder fetches premium
    INDONESIA'S feeder operator PT Meratus Line has apparently paid a firm $6.1M for a 1997-built, 1,157teu box feeder, brokers told Fairplay today
  • Drybulk port snarls worsen
    GROWING vessel queues in Newcastle and in major iron ore ports have resulted in congestion increasing to the worst snarls since mid-April
  • Gloom builds for European shortsea sector
    DAILY earnings for coasters and mini-bulkers in European shortsea trades are still dropping due to sluggish spot cargo fixing, brokers said today
  • Cargotec warns on profits
    FINLAND'S Cargotec said today to lower operating results in its terminals unit have forced it to issue a warning on profits
  • Asia/Latin box route shuffled
    GERMAN box line Hamburg Süd today announced a joint service expansion on routes from Asia to Mexico and the West Coast South America
  • 'K' Line, Noble starting JV Capesize pool
    'K' LINE told Fairplay today it will start a Capesize pool with Noble Chartering, the drybulk chartering arm of Hong Kong's commodity trading group Noble
  • Dutch reject armed guards
    NETHERLANDS has ruled out allowing armed ship guards on its fleet of vessels passing the piracy-prone waters of East and West Africa
  • Offer for Fairstar extended
    DOCKWISE said today it has extended its offer for Fairstar Heavy Transport by three days to 15 June
  • Alcyon Capesize fixed at big loss
    AN ALCYON-owned Capesize bulker has been fixed at a loss, reflecting the freight market's continuing downtrend

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 13, 2012
  • Truckload Rates Flat in May, Intermodal Pricing Rises
    Truckload rates shifted into lower gear in May, rising only 5 percent from a year ago and staying basically flat...
  • CSAV Secures Financing for New Ships
    CSAV said it secured a $90 million 12-year loan from Germany's DVB bank to complete the financing of the...
  • APM Terminals to Unveil $500 Million China Deal
    APM Terminals, the global ports operator, is set to unveil an investment of more than $500 million in a new...
  • Shippers See Trouble as Truck Capacity Tightens
    As trucking capacity tightens, shippers are increasingly concerned about their ability to get goods to customers on time, logistics executives...
  • Global Semiconductor Sales Give Air Cargo Carriers April Boost
    The ailing global air cargo industry got a little help from the semiconductor sector in April, as international sales of...
  • APM Terminals Orders Bromma Spreaders for Maasvlakte II
    APM Terminals, on a crane-buying spree, Tuesday ordered 31 ship-to-shore spreaders from Stockholm-based Bromma for cranes at its container terminal...
  • Box Ships Buys Two Container Vessels from OOCL
    Greece's Box Ships Inc. has bought two post-Panamax container vessels from Orient Overseas Container Line for $62.3 million, which the...
  • Five Carriers Reconfigure Peak Asia-Latin America Slings
    Five carriers announced plans to reconfigure the slings of their joint service to meet peak-season demand on the trade between...
  • China Could Seize EU Aircraft in Escalating Emissions Row
    China has warned it might impound European aircraft if the European Union penalizes its carriers for not complying with its...
  • Logistics Costs Rose 6.6 Percent Last Year
    U.S. business logistics costs rose 6.6 percent last year as companies spent more on transportation and inventory in a gradually...
  • Descartes to Acquire IES
    Descartes Systems Group said it will acquire substantially all of the assets of Integrated Export Systems and IES Asia for...
  • Peak Surcharge Fuels 20 Percent Jump in Trans-Pacific Rates
    Average spot rates on the eastbound trans-Pacific trade surged 20 percent this week as carriers put a peak-season surcharge into...
  • ANA, JAL See Growth in International Cargo Volumes
    Japan's All Nippon Airways Co. said that its international cargo volume grew for the third consecutive month in April on...
  • MSC to Raise Rates on Asia-Europe Trade
    Mediterranean Shipping Company has joined other liner operators in seeking a general rate increase July 1 on Asia-Europe services. ...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 13, 2012
  • Will your containers arrive in time for Christmas?
    The jovial attendant announced that your flight had arrived ahead of schedule at London's Heathrow Airport; but here you are, almost two hours after disembarking ...
  • Mothballed box fleet levelling off
    At 483,000 slots for 225 ships - according to the latest report from Alphaliner - the number of idled container ships would appear to have reached a plateau after ...
  • London CT appoints CMC as IT partner
    The London Container Terminal [LCT] - the newly merged operation of Tilbury Container Services [TCS] and the old Short Sea Container Terminal at the River Thames- ...
  • Kerry gets a grip in Thailand
    Hong Kong-headquartered Kerry Logistics has won a major new contract to manage the warehouse storage and management, local transportation and express distribution ...
  • Davidson: 'its all about the right capacity'
    Addressing the TOC Container Supply Chain: Europe conference in Antwerp yesterday, Neil Davidson, senior advisor - ports at London-based Drewry Shipping Consultants, ...
  • TOC: Emerging markets offer the best prospects
    Speakers at the TOC Container Supply Chain: Europe conference in Antwerp, which opened yesterday, appeared confident that a series of new dynamics taking shape ...
  • World Bank: euro jitters hitting global growth
    The latest report from the Washington-based The World Bank, warns that fears about the eurozone have 'reduced investors' tolerance for risk' and it has further ...
  • APM T selects Cargotec for Massvlakte 11
    APM Terminals (APM T) has signed a contract with Tampere, Finland-based Cargotec for eight super post-panamax ship-to-shore gantry cranes and two quay ...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 13, 2012
  • Maersk unit plots Chinese port
    APM Terminals due to unveil location of new $500m container facility during Hu Jintao's visit to Denmark.
  • Boyden blesses TEU splash
    Global Hunter equity guru says OOCL deal and Bodouroglou bankroll look attractive given cash crunch in Europe.
  • Oslo IPO in the works
    Mysterious shipping company crawls out from the shadows with plot to take control of ten Turkish crude carriers.
  • Pak leads the pack
    Clarkson Capital grabs bull by the horns in a bid to beat rivals as analyst launches coverage of Maersk and four Asian carriers.
  • Car trouble for Nikitin
    Novoship trial hears how Russian shipowner's dodgy commission deals were referred to in coded emails as "extras" for car stereos and leather seats.
  • Weernink makes it three
    SwissMarine grabs its third capesize on term in as many weeks, brokers say.
  • Courage scraps namesake
    Hsu Chih Chien-led owner sends one of its last two panamax bulkers to the breakers yard.
  • OCBC mulls STX conundrum
    Unusual number of leaks and rumours surrounding Fincantieri move for Singapore-listed shipbuilder, analyst says.
  • CSSC to raise $1bn
    Chinese shipbuilding titan to raise $1bn from sale of 10-year notes.
  • Bodouroglou funds Box buy
    New York-listed owner's boss snaps up $40m of share warrants to provide cash to complete OOCL vessel deal.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 13, 2012
  • Asia-Europe volume falls in April
  • Projects FPS launches warehouse and 3PL efforts
  • Descartes to buy IES
    Descartes acquires software-as-a-service provider IES in a $35 million deal to expand reach in Asia and product portfolio for intermediaries in the latest significant acquisition for the logistics software developer
  • MSC truncates USEC-Panama feeder again
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. pulls a call at Cristobal on its U.S. East Coast/Panama feeder after shortening the service's rotation in February, with the round trip voyages cut from 21 to 14 days.
  • SDV building "green" warehouse in Singapore
  • Box Ships acquires, leases back two OOCL ships
  • New chairman for Hapag-Lloyd
    Hapag-Lloyd brings in new chairman Jürgen Weber in a planned move as former chairman Michael Frenzel, chairman of tourism giant TUI, steps away in TUI's continued divestment from the German container line
  • MOL adds intermodal on-time transit metric
  • DHL adds 747 jet to trans-Pac network
  • Maersk suspends fog surcharge
  • AFS and CHD partner on supply chain visibility
  • APM Terminals orders quay canes for Dutch terminal
  • MOL plans to lay-up or scrap 10-20 bulkers
  • Virginia port posts container gains in May
  • "K" Line in dry bulk venture with Noble

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 13, 2012
  • Prospects look good for stalled cold ironing project
    'The environmental impacts to the local community are real,' says port authority executive director.
  • IFO prices firm in Fujairah
    Good avails in Middle East bunker hub.
  • European bunker prices show little movement
    Bunker prices were moving within relatively tight margins
  • More predictions of boost to cruise line profits
    Analysts reiterate 'buy' ratings as bunker prices soften.
  • Forum to help players prepare for North American ECA
    Tacoma event to hear from enforcement agencies and expert panels sharing experiences gained from ECAs in Europe.
  • Fuel efficiency is driver behind 'greener' operations
    'Customer demand' has no role in cutting emissions.
  • Mixed price movements in Asian markets
    Supplies of bunker fuels fine at major ports in Asia.
  • ATB vessel makes first fuel delivery to Cuban US naval base
    Articulated tug-barge vessels feature advanced safety features and 'best achievable technology available today', says Crowley.
  • Singapore May bunker sales at record high
    Higher bunker sales come amid higher vessel arrivals and lower bunker prices.
  • Hong Kong, Macao to study use of low sulphur fuel
    Regulations would apply to vessels at berth.
  • South Korean trader expands bunkering ops
    STX Corporation leases two storage tanks with total capacity of about 24,000 mt at Pyeongtaek.
  • Bunker tanker owner in red
    Shipping markets 'remain very difficult' on weak freight rates and high fuel costs, says Yujin chairman.
  • WFS quarterly cash dividend stable
    Set to issue cash dividend to shareholders on July 6, 2012.

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In August, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +10.9%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
Federlogistica has established its own representation in the Iberian Peninsula
Genoa
It will support Italian entrepreneurs operating in Spain
Boluda acquires Royal Boskalis' towage and salvage operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Valencia
Transaction valued at $640 million
ESPO urges IMO States to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
The association also urges the EU Commission to align European standards
The Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal.
Los Angeles
Invitation to submit expressions of interest
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
Geneva
The most significant growth in PLSCI was recorded by the port of Savona-Vado Ligure (+53.7%)
ONE will not charge surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Singapore
They will be applied starting from October 14th
Fincantieri and Aeronautical Service sign agreement for the use of composite materials in the naval, civil, and military sectors.
Trieste
Genoa Port Terminal concession renewal approved until 2054
Genoa
The terminal's operating conditions have been redefined, bringing them back to the multipurpose function, in compliance with the ruling of the Council of State and the PRP
PSA Italia-Logtainer and Rail Hub Milano-Medlog have submitted offers to manage the Interporto Padova intermodal terminal.
Padua
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports increased by 4.5% last month.
Beijing
Containers amounted to 27.7 million TEUs (+6.8%)
The Netherlands is referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether to entrust seafarers or dock workers with the lashing operations on smaller container ships.
In the second quarter, container traffic handled by Eurokai terminals grew by +16.4%
Hamburg
Significant growth of 16.1% in Germany. In Italy (Contship), volumes increased by 5.2%.
China enacted regulation in response to US taxes on Chinese-owned and -built vessels
Beijing
The new rules include the possibility of introducing similar countermeasures
New attack on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
UKMTO announced that a fire broke out on a vessel hit by a shell
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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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