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BRIEFS

October 22, 2012

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Asia-US/Europe rates still fall as SCFI slips 2.3pc to 1,174.80 points Antwerp box volume down 0.5pc to 6,517,956 TEU in first nine months Beware of breaking sanctions on cargo shipments to Iran, forwarders warned Container shipping must focus on cost control, efficiency: NOL chairman Global capacity withdrawal increases in third quarter and season wanes Union Pacific posts 10pc third quarter profit increase to US$1 billion Singapore September exports drop 6.4pc as electronic sales decline DB Schenker upgrades smartbox suite to monitor global cargo movement African fastest growing economies face frequent disruptions: Barloworld Russia: Turkey retracts illegal arms charge after seizing Syrian air cargo White House-led probe finds no evidence of Huawei telecom spying on US XL Airways France chooses Lufthansa Systems flight operation solutions

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OCTOBER 19, 2012
Defence Ministry plans to enhance coastal surveillance network Maritime focus seen essential for energy security Om Freight Forwarders opens office in Germany Shipowners, salvors differ on altering International Salvage Convention Adani Ports H1 & Q2 net see sharp increase MoS mulls calling meeting of stakeholders to sort out KoPT's limit extension issue Ports & dock officers' federation congratulates MbPT on H1 throughput growth Sri Lanka keen to invest in Indian port projects Railways carries 5 pc more revenue-earning freight in H1 Vizag airport may soon have air cargo terminal Forex reserves dip $ 163.7 m Import duty on white sugar may be hiked INR tumbles by 103 paise to end week at one-month low of 53.84 EU imposes sanctions on Iranian oil, gas & tanker cos Import process with a big hole A heavy lift operation at Le Havre Project Professionals Group appoints new representative in Australia

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OCTOBER 19, 2012
NordStar now serving Dubai Today (19 October 2012) NordStar Airlines is beginning operations to the United Arab Emirates. The Russian carrier is offering a twice-weekly service between the Siberian city of K... Network Rail building new logistics centre in UK's West Midlands Network Rail, Britain's rail infrastructure owner and operator, is investing GBP 25 million (EUR 31 million) in a new hub for the national delivery service centre at the former Peu... Logwin moves into new offices in Jakarta Logwin, a Luxembourg-based international logistics service provider, has moved into larger offices located at Soekarno Hatta international airport in the Indonesian capital of Jaka... Emirates ordered to pay AUD 10 million for price fixing The Federal Court in Sydney (Australia) has ordered the UAE-based airline Emirates to pay a penalty of AUD 10 million (EUR 7.9 million) for engaging in cartel conduct in breach of ... Barcelona Europe South Terminal launches new Barcelona-Pamplona rail service Barcelona Europe South Terminal (Best), a member of the Hutchison Port Holdings Group, has launched a new rail service connecting the Spanish cities of Barcelona and Pamplona, whic... Loxx offers new direct general cargo services to Siberia The German service provider Loxx now offers new direct general cargo services to Russia's hinterland. With immediate effect Loxx trucks run once a week to Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk i... Hellmann UK and H. Essers offer new road freight service Hellmann UK and the Belgian transport company H. Essers have launched a new daily shuttle system between the UK and Belgium. The new road freight service will be provided in accord... EU bans Syrian airlines from its airports Given the intensifying violence in Syria, the Council of the European Union has reinforced EU sanctions against the Syrian regime this week. The EU Council has now denied all fligh... CMA CGM plans to sell 6% of its shares to French Fond Strategique d'Investissements The Marseille (France)-based container shipping company CMA CGM is hoping to sell 6% of its shares to the French state fund Fonds Strategique d'Investissements (FSI). This deal cou...

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OCTOBER 19, 2012
Seaspan breaks ground for Vancouver Shipyards revamp Euroferries charters Austal trimaran for new cross channel... First steel cut for Prelude FLNG Rederi TransAtlantic buys Merlinja assets Hyundai Heavy Industries sees order intake shrink Flensburg shipyard cuts steel for Canada's largest ConRo Two honored with Thomas Crowley Award

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OCTOBER 19, 2012
ILWU Local 19 files lawsuit against Sodo District sports arena US rail freight traffic count drops during month of September Evergreen Line christens new L-type container ship CSX Corp. releases third quarter numbers NYK Line takes delivery of new WOZMAX ore carrier

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OCTOBER 19, 2012
OOCL enjoys decent third quarter But profitability will likely weaken towards year-end after peak season, say analysts Rongsheng wins its second offshore order China's largest private yard was contracted the world's largest deepwater tender barge Scottish Loan Fund is open to shipping deals Mezzanine finance offered to small and medium-sized enterprises BIMCO predicts global economic expansion in 2013 Institutions now have grip on crisis, says shipowner group Spain unveils 12-year strategy to reform transport Cash-strapped government seeks private investment in infrastructure Minister outlines $12bn boost for infrastructure Austerity budget sets cash aside to upgrade the country's intermodal links Getting to grips with overweight boxes A sensible industry would refuse to load containers that have not been weighed Chinese shipyard borrows against sea usage rights Pilot scheme seeks to ease dearth of cash Wet, wet, wet The last thing that China needs is an excuse for bubble lending P+S administrator hopes to sell Peene-Werft yard 'Indicative offers' made for bankrupt group's Wolgast business Maritime lawyers reject moves to revise 1989 Salvage Convention Working group set up to investigate York Antwerp Rules Seadrill Partners completes IPO at top of price range Fredriksen's latest company hits $192m high note in its New York debut Star Bulk awarded first Carbon Positive Certificate Measurement is fundamental step towards reducing emissions, says consultancy Shipping's year zero 2014 will bring gradual recovery for tankers and dry bulkers but will boost gas carriers U-Ming buys post-panamax bulker newbuilding for $24.5m Taiwanese dry bulk operator snaps up a resale from Glocal Maritime US energy company pledges to double LPG exports on gas ships Panama Canal widening is key to Targa Resources expansion plan Maersk capacity cuts are 'step in right direction' But carriers have run out of time to make November rate rise stick, says Drewry containers research chief Provisions for place of refuge and casualty probes must be mandatory Industry must learn from casualties like the Flaminia, says Hinchliffe 'Bottom fishing' cancelled tonnage makes the shipping crisis worse Banks must stop loans for newbuildings and finance only abandoned or existing vessels Bright weeks ahead for capesizes Prices will stay firm until year-end but fall by first-quarter 2013, brokers predict VLCCs snatch Middle East suezmax cargoes Owners part-load cheap VLCCs as oil firms book larger, cheaper tonnage HHI reports 40% fall in order intake for first three quarters World's largest shipbuilder sees its offshore business under-perform too Vale commissions second FTS conversion from CSSC Chengxi Shipyard pledges to complete latest contract faster than the first

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OCTOBER 19, 2012
Soybeans boost US bulker loadings STRONG demand for soybeans in China has spurred a recent surge in US bulker loadings, reports the US Department of Agriculture Seadrill Partners prices IPO JOHN Fredriksen's latest public company, Seadrill Partners LLC, today priced its IPO and began trading on NYSE SEC targets Yorkville Advisors YORKVILLE Advisors, an investment company with significant shipping ties, has been accused by the Securities & Exchange Commission of inflating asset values to garner higher fees APM raises SK2.5Bn in six-year bond AP Moller-Maersk (APM), the Danish conglomerate, has raised SK2.50Bn ($381M) on the Swedish krona bond market Shortsea market loses steam DAILY vessel earnings on shortsea hauls of bulk and breakbulk cargoes in Europe have levelled off as tonnage shortages for Baltic grain loadings eased this week Container shipping on the up CONTAINER shipping is seeing several upward catalysts, said UOB Kay Hian Securities today LR2 rates reach 2012 high FREIGHT rates to ship clean products on LR2 tankers from the Arabian Gulf to the Far East have reached a new 2012 high P+S Shipyards heading for breakup GERMAN shipbuilder P+S Werften, which has sites in Wolgast and Stralsund, is likely to be broken up and sold NLC Ferry forms for northernmost ferry service TWO SCANDINAVIAN municipalities have formed a new company to run the northernmost international ferry service in the world after the failure of the previous operator $806M to be spent on Batam port THE INDONESIAN government estimates to spend $806M for the construction of a new deepwater container terminal in Tanjung Sauh, in Indonesia's Batam port NITC VLCC: Not at Universal Terminals AN NITC VLCC that visited Singapore earlier this month did not berth at Universal Terminal's facilities, UT's terminal manager Michael Chng has told Fairplay Keppel retains 'buy' ratings KEPPEL has retained 'buy' ratings from sector analysts Maybank Kim Eng and UOB Kay Hian despite yesterday announcing a a 15% drop in year on year profits Evergreen's newbuildings enough for now TAIWAN'S Evergreen Line told Fairplay today that its newbuilding orders and chartered-in vessels are sufficient for today's market, and it will not contract more ships unless freight rates improve significantly

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OCTOBER 19, 2012
GATX Third Quarter Profit Swells, Shipping Surges GATX Corporation reported a profit of $53.8 million in the third quarter, ending Sept. 30, shooting up 63.5 percent year-over-year from $32.9 million. Profit in the first nine months of 2012 was $107.6 million, up 35.86 percent from last year's $79.2 million in the same period. American Steamship Company, owned by the rail...

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OCTOBER 19, 2012
Saade wins CI Lifetime Achievement Award Jacques Saade, founder, group chairman and ceo of CMA CGM, has scooped Containerisation International's lifetime achievement award. At a grand luncheon held in ... Elbe deepening stymied Germany's highest administrative court in Leipzig has stopped the planned deepening of the river Elbe, which is the maritime runway to the port of Hamburg. The ... China's GDP slows again but could be bottoming-out Chinese economic growth expanded at a rate of 7.4% in the third quarter - its slowest gain for three years - but after seven consecutive quarters of decline, premier ... Ships to be re-floated from Valencia beach this weekend? Industry welcomes new Lloyd's Register stack weight formula Industry reaction has been positive to the news that Lloyd's Register has developed a new formula that will allow heavier containers to be stacked higher on deck ... More blanks from liners Evergreen Line and Hanjin Shipping are to skip three voyages in the final quarter of the year on their joint, respectively-named, CEM [China Europe Mediterranean] ... DB Schenker Logistics expands Guadalajara warehousing capacity Essen-based DB Schenker Logistics has responded to growing demand for warehousing space in the Mexican city of Guadalajara by opening a new warehouse. Guadalajara ...

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OCTOBER 19, 2012
Fotis G initiates SFI Ship Finance International has enough firepower to seize $500m worth of assets, analyst says. Deutsche downs Genco Deutsche Bank sliced its rating on shares of Genco Shipping & Trading (Genco) Friday amid fears about the ongoing glut in global fleet capacity. OW expansion continues A leading Danish bunker supplier has recruited a pair of executives who were fired from Noble's fledgling marine fuel offshoot to head up a new office in Stamford. Analyst shifts gears Scott Burk has emerged as one of the architects behind Energy & Exploration Partners' New York IPO. Kensington cut loose? Knightsbridge Tankers appears to have parted ways with another ageing VLCC, sale-and-purchase brokers said Friday. RABT makes Finnish move Sweden's Rederi AB TransAtlantic has expanded with a swoop for Finnish containership operator Merilinja. Viana bids delayed Portugal has extended the deadline for offers in the privatisation of struggling shipbuilder Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo (ENVC). No trick or treat for tankers With Halloween fast approaching Credit Suisse has been spooked by a horrible third quarter tanker market and predicted deeper red ink for some leading owners. Qatar okays guards Qatar has cleared the way for ships carrying armed guards to enter its territorial waters. Bourbon sells trio Bourbon Offshore has reportedly sold a trio of West Africa-based platform supply vessels. BDI at three month high Bulker owners are seeing their highest earnings for three months after the Baltic Dry Index today passed the 1,000 point mark for the first time since late July. Activists arrested A captain has been involved in a scuffle with animal rights protesters after they boarded a livestock carrier in Fremantle, Australia. India cleared on Jupiter-6 India's supreme court has kicked out a compensation case against the government over the disappearance of the tug Jupiter-6 and its 13 crew in 2005. Keppel beats bets Keppel Corp's third quarter performance has come as a pleasant surprise to some analysts. Saga return unlikely Saga Tankers is unlikely to make a return to shipowning despite having a new wealthy Norwegian investor in control, observers believe. Divine intervention? We take a look at what was said in the market in the past week. Larger ships to drop anchor Delivery of ultra-large containerships could force vessels of up to 10,000-teu into lay-up, Citi says. Cal Dive spreads wings Cal Dive International has announced a fresh batch of contracts for its dive saturation vessels. NCL snaps up ro-pax The Swedish-Finnish joint venture NCL Ferry has snapped up a Rederi AB Gotland ro-pax. Tsakos changes tack TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week. HHI orders halved Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has revealed a 50% drop in new ship orders in the first nine months of 2012. Missing crewman found A seafarer feared lost from an MSC boxship in the Gulf of Mexico has been found - safe and well in downtown Mobile. Owners skip sailings Boxship partners Evergreen and Hanjin Shipping have cut capacity on a jointly-operated service from Asia to Europe. Thun orders dry double Sweden's Erik Thun has returned to Ferus Smit in the Netherlands for two dry cargoships. Master admits waste dump A Philippines captain has admitted chucking waste into the open sea off Subic Bay Freeport. BSM seals Greek LNGCs Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) says it has won the contract to manage three LNG carriers owned by Thenamaris LNG Lifeline for P+S Insolvent German shipbuilder P+S Werften has received a boost with a naval repair contract. Seadrill prices MLP Seadrill Partners has priced its initial public offering at $22 per share - the top of the indicated price range. Ventura damaged off Spain A P&O Cruises ship has sustained damage while crossing the Bay of Biscay, the cruise line has confirmed. Maersk raids bond market AP Moller Maersk has turned to the Swedish bond market to raise fresh capital, the company has disclosed. Robbers raid bulker A Japanese-owned handymax bulker has been targeted by robbers of East Kalimantan in Indonesia.

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OCTOBER 19, 2012
CMA CGM increasing Med-Latin America peak season fee Bahri reports big jump in profit Travel expenses scandal plagues Oakland port Kansas City Southern reports record revenues Southeastern Freight expands in Texas Mediator steps into ILWU/grain handler contract talks The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service said Thursday it has stepped into contract talks between several locals of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Pacific Northwest Grain Handlers. Locked Out? ILWU sues to block Seattle arena deal The union's Local 19, which filed a lawsuit in King County Superior Court Wednesday challenging the decision to build the sports arena, alleges Seattle and King County violated the State Environmental Policy Act. Report points to trends favoring 'onshoring' "Onshoring is still in its infancy and largely limited to anecdotes. However, the scales are beginning to rebalance for some industries as global conditions evolve," wrote Michael Dolega, TD Bank's economist. Old Dominion opens new Tennessee facility TIACA expands ties with civil aviation organization The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said Friday they have committed to enhanced cooperation in air cargo transportation. RedPrairie names Conway VP marketing WTO favors U.S. in Chinese electrical steel dispute

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OCTOBER 19, 2012
Weekly global bunker price roundup A weekly price round of up global bunkering hubs from around the world. Bunker prices end week mixed Demand was average on the US Gulf, according to a local supplier. Building of 'state-of-the-art' vessel begins Vessel will use generation engines using a common rail fuel management system to provide 'high efficiency and smokeless operations'. Taboguilla Island Terminal undergoing expansion With an investment of $65 million, it will almost double the storage capacity to a total of 2.24 million barrels. MPA implements oil spill exercise Exercise scenario involved fully laden VLCC colliding with oil tanker. Salvage Master: Marine pollution is a 'global challenge' When a vessel runs aground, one of the main priorities is to remove bunker fuel as there is a risk that fuel tanks could become breached on refloating. Tolson and Richardson join OW Bunker Supplier launches physical operation in the United States. Marine fuel prices record big drop in Suez But bunker prices stay firm in Fujairah. Bunker prices close the week firm in Rotterdam Prices rising in northern Europe but falling across the Mediterranean. Estonian port loses fuel oil export volumes to Ust-Luga Tallinn's oil loading down by 26% year-on-year. Dutch inspectors say 40% of samples breach sulphur limit Authorities took action against five bunker suppliers in 2011. Raft of appointments at Bomin/Matrix President, vice-president and CFO to start next month. Swedish owner orders eco tonnage Ships will feature an optimised hull shape. IFO prices end week marginally down Supplies of marine fuels were fine at key Asian ports on Friday. Bunker costs see charterers focusing on fuel efficiency New evidence of a 'two-tier' market. 'Positive steps' taken to train Singapore's seafarers The Chief Executive of Singapore's MPA speaks about the republic's effort in training its seafarers. Unpaid bunker bills force ship re-arrest Bangladeshi operator in suppliers' bad books. US Coast Guard: Cases of non-compliant bunkers down Eight cases of vessels using non-compliant bunker fuels so far in 2012. Global marine fuel demand 'flat' Bunker suppliers' bottom lines affected by the crisis in the shipping industry, players say. Bunker trading firm starts Singapore operations Palmstone Energy to focus on marine gas oil trading at the port, says company source. Singapore to implement changes to bunkering standards Changes to take effect from January 1, 2013.

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PORTS

Hong Kong government protests PPC's removal from Panamanian ports

Hong Kong/Beijing

Beijing government spokeswoman stressed that China will firmly protect the rights and legitimate interests of its companies.

TRANSPORTATION

European transport associations call for the CEF to be allocated at least €100 billion

Brussels

Chronic underfunding and financial shortfalls are lamented

PORTS

The Panamanian government assigns the transitional management of the port of Balboa to APM Terminals and the port of Cristóbal to TiL

Hong Kong/Panama

CK Hutchison Holdings denounces the illegality of the terminal seizure and confirms the possibility of legal action.

PORTS

Panamanian government seizes assets and equipment at the ports of Balboa and Cristóbal

Panama

The Panama Ports Company of the CK Hutchison group has been removed from the management of the two ports

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Statement by rail and intermodal transport associations against gigaliners on European roads

Brussels

The current positions of the EU institutions - they denounce - all include elements that risk opening the door to a widespread diffusion of these vehicles.

SAFETY & SECURITY

The mandate of the EuNavFor Aspides mission has been extended until 28 February 2027.

Brussels

A budget of almost 15 million euros has been approved

The EU-ETS Observatory of Puertos del Estado confirms the risk of loss of container traffic share of European ports

PORTS

The EU-ETS Observatory of Puertos del Estado confirms the risk of loss of container traffic share of European ports

Madrid

Santana: We believe that some aspects of the ETS should be monitored and, where necessary, revised.

OFFSHORE

Tidewater acquires Brazil's Wilson Sons Ultratug Participações for $500 million.

Houston

It has a fleet of 22 Platform Supply Vessels

Trump attempts to circumvent the Supreme Court ruling by introducing temporary tariffs

TRADE

Trump attempts to circumvent the Supreme Court ruling by introducing temporary tariffs

Washington/Suitland

An executive order confirming the suspension of the "de minimis" regime was also signed.

PORTS

Slight growth in freight traffic in the port of Ancona in 2025

Ancona

Rolling stock slightly down. Passenger numbers significantly down.

PORTS

Construction of the cruise terminal at Molo San Cataldo in Taranto will begin in October.

London

Global Ports Holding invests over €4.5 million

ACCIDENTS

One dead and four injured on board the cruise ship World Legacy (formerly Moby Zaza )

Singapore

A fire broke out on the unit

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

SBB CFF FFS Cargo has sold 31 locomotives to Nordic Re-Finance

Bern

The Swiss company plans to equip itself exclusively with vehicles produced by Stadler Rail Valencia by 2035.

Last year, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg grew by 2.6 percent.

PORTS

Last year, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg grew by 2.6 percent.

Hamburg

Containers boosted the growth. Volumes remained stable in the fourth quarter alone.

SHIPPING

In the fourth quarter of 2025, the DFDS Group recorded a net loss of DKK -286 million.

Copenhagen

PORTS

Last year, cargo traffic in Montenegro's ports grew by 1.6%.

Podgorica

Cargoes to and from Italy alone increased by +64.6%

PORTS

To APM Terminals the 37.5% of the Southern Container Terminal of the port of Jeddah

The Hague/Dubai

DP World will keep the remaining 62.5%

PORTS

Continues the bending of the traffic of the container in the port of Los Angeles

Los Angeles

In January decrease of -12.1%. Bown: the state of exports to China seems bad

PORTS

In the fourth trimester of the 2025 the traffic of the goods in the port of Civitavecchia is increased of +8.6%

Civitavecchia

In the whole year growth was +3.1%

COMPANIES

Samskip sells marine and logistic services with the United Kingdom and Ireland to the CLdN

Luxembourg/Rotterdam

The agreement includes rental agreements for over 5,000 multimodal load units

COMPETITION

The Antitrust has reopened the procedure on the concentration between the Ignazio Messina & C. and the Terminal San Giorgio

Rome

SHIPPING

The International Chamber of Shipping against the new harbour taxes programmed by the US government

Washington

Necessary - the association emphasizes - carefully coordinated political solutions

CRUISES

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings orders three new ships from cruise to Fincantieri

Miami/Trieste

They are destined to the companies Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd and ZIM agreed on a merger agreement

Haifa/Hamburg

The German company will pay up to $2.5 billion

SHIPPING

America's Maritime Action Plan proposes a new tax on foreign-built ships from any nation entering U.S. ports.

Washington

It would be used to fund the new Maritime Security Trust Fund

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd to acquire Israeli ZIM

Hamburg

The German company will be responsible for international operations, while those in and with Israel will be assigned to the Tel Aviv-based private equity firm FIMI Opportunity Funds.

COMPANIES

Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem leaves DP World after Epstein's involvement

Dubai

It Kazim appointed president and Yuvraj Narayan managing director

PORTS

Eurogate and APM Terminals will invest a billion euros for the development of the North Sea Terminal Bremerhaven

Bremen/The Hague

PORTS

CK Hutchison threatens appeals against APM Terminals if it will assume the management of the Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa

Hong Kong

PORTS

Tomorrow will be inaugurated the new container terminal of transhipment of Damietta

Bremen/Melzo

Its ability to annual traffic will rise up to 3,3 million teu

SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri presents an industrial plan that foresees the doubling of the production capacity of military vessels in Italian shipyards

Milan

For civil production, a reallocation of volumes to Romanian shipyards and an expansion in Vietnam are planned.

SHIPYARDS

Fincantieri and Generative Bionics sign agreement to develop humanoid welding robots.

Trieste/Genoa

The first tests at the Sestri Ponente shipyard are scheduled for the end of this year

PORTS

Slight increase in annual freight traffic handled by Croatian ports

Zagreb

Sharp drop in dry bulk offset by increase in liquid cargoes and record containers

COMPANIES

The Grendi group expects to close 2025 with a record turnover of 158 million euros (+33%)

Genoa

Revenues increased by 10%, net of the effect of the acquisition of Dario Perioli.

South Korean HMM's quarterly and annual performances were negative.

SHIPPING

South Korean HMM's quarterly and annual performances were negative.

Seoul

In 2025 the container fleet transported 3.94 million TEUs (+3.2%)

LOGISTICS

Offer to acquire European express courier InPost

Amsterdam/Luxembourg

It was submitted by a consortium comprising Advent International (37%), FedEx (37%), A&R Investments (16%) and PPF Group (10%)

OFFSHORE

Transocean and Valaris sign merger agreement

Steinhausen/Hamilton

The new company will have a fleet of 73 offshore vessels, including 33 ultra-deepwater drillships

SHIPPING

Hapag-Lloyd expects to close the 2025 financial year with a 61% decline in operating profit.

Hamburg

Record loads transported by the fleet, growing by +8%.

TRANSPORTATION

FS establishes a company specializing in transport and infrastructure consultancy

London

The new company is based in London

Maritime traffic in the Suez Canal fell by 3.4% last year.

SHIPPING

Maritime traffic in the Suez Canal fell by 3.4% last year.

Cairo

Growth of +9.0% in the fourth quarter alone. In December, transits increased by +13.1%.

SEAFARERS

The simplification law, rather than making things easier, complicates the lives of ship captains and burdens them with additional operational and legal responsibilities.

Genoa

LOGISTICS

BYD and Automar reach agreement for vehicle traffic through the port of Gioia Tauro.

Schiedam

The goal is to serve the central-southern Italian market.

Maersk Group announces 15% ground-based job cuts

SHIPPING

Maersk Group announces 15% ground-based job cuts

Copenhagen

The quarterly and annual financial results are impacted by the reduction in the value of maritime freight rates.

PORTS

In 2025, container traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure reached a historic record of almost three million TEUs

Genoa

Cruise passengers increased by 6.1%; ferry passengers decreased by 4.0%.

PORTS

Busan Port has again set its all-time record for annual container throughput.

Busan

Last year the total was 24.88 million TEUs (+2.0%)

PORTS

Panama Ports Company has initiated arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Panama

Panama

Extensive damage reported and state authorities' reluctance to respond to repeated requests for confrontation

PORTS

In 2025, freight traffic in Sardinia's ports grew by +3.0%

Cagliari

Slight decline in cruise passengers contained by the launch of home ports in Cagliari and Olbia

PORTS

Freight traffic in the port of Barcelona to remain stable in 2025

Barcelona

In the fourth quarter alone, 16.7 million tonnes were handled (+4.5%)

SHIPPING

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd bring back India/Middle East-Mediterranean service via Suez

In 2025, ships transiting the Panama Canal increased by +14.1%

SHIPPING

In 2025, ships transiting the Panama Canal increased by +14.1%

Panama

The ports of the Central American nation handled 9,915,357 containers (+3.6%)

Last year, container traffic in the port of Tangier Med reached a record 11.1 million TEUs (+8.4%)

PORTS

Last year, container traffic in the port of Tangier Med reached a record 11.1 million TEUs (+8.4%)

Anjra

New all-time high in total goods

PORTS

In 2025, Turkish ports handled a record traffic of 553.3 million tonnes of cargo (+4.0%)

Ankara

Container traffic in Italy reached a new all-time high of 678,715 TEUs (+9.8%). Ship traffic through the Bosphorus Strait declined.

PORTS

APM Terminals will take over the interim management of the Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa.

Panama

President Mulino urged Panama Ports Company to cooperate fully in view of this new phase

New crop of historic records harvested by Chinese ports

PORTS

New crop of historic records harvested by Chinese ports

Beijing

In 2025, maritime ports handled 11.63 billion tons of goods (+3.7%)

PORTS

PPC denounces the contradictory nature of the ruling by the Supreme Court of Justice of Panama with respect to the current legal framework

Balboa

The company does not exclude the possibility of resorting to national and international legal action

INDUSTRY

Lukoil signs agreement with US-based Carlyle to sell the Russian group's international assets

Fly

The transaction will need to be authorized by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control.

PORTS

Panama's Supreme Court of Justice declares the law on the concession contract with the Panama Ports Company unconstitutional.

Panama

Last year, PPC port terminals handled 3.9 million containers

Royal Caribbean Cruises has ordered two new cruise ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique with options for four more

CRUISES

Royal Caribbean Cruises has ordered two new cruise ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique with options for four more

Miami

New orders for ten new river vessels are planned. A record financial year.

PORTS

CMA CGM establishes a joint venture with Stonepeak to which it will contribute ten container terminals

New York/Los Angeles

The American company will own 75% and 25% of the shares, respectively. It will invest 2.4 billion dollars.

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

German rail freight companies reject 37% increase in train path prices

Berlin

Die Güterbahnen urges the Minister of Transport to present the promised reform of the fare system

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

FS Logistix increases weekly rotations on the Duisburg-Milan railway line from six to ten

Milan

Two daily connections are made in each direction

PORTS

In the fourth quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Antwerp-Zeebrugge decreased by -4.9%.

Antwerp

For the whole year the decline was -4.1%

CRUISES

Valletta Cruise Port records record annual cruise traffic

London

In 2025, there were 963 thousand passengers (+2.3%)

SHIPPING

Evergreen invests up to nearly $1.5 billion in the construction of 23 container ships

Taipei

Seven 5,900 TEU vessels have been ordered from Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding and 16 3,100 TEU vessels from CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding.

PORTS

In 2025, Spanish ports handled a record container traffic of almost 19 million TEUs

Madrid

New historic highs also for conventional goods and passengers

First container transhipment operation in an Algerian port

PORTS

First container transhipment operation in an Algerian port

Algiers

It happened on Sunday at the port of Djen Djen

TRUCKING

Truckers from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and North Macedonia block borders

Belgrade

Week-long protest against the EU's new entry/exit system

NEWS

Resumption of attacks against ships in the Red Sea region threatened

Tehran

They would be implemented in response to an escalation of US and allied military actions in the region.

New annual record for maritime traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore

SHIPPING

New annual record for maritime traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore

Port Klang

Last year, for the first time, over 100,000 ships passed through

SEAFARERS

New record of sailors abandoned by shipowners

London

In 2025, 6,223 crew members from 410 ships were abandoned

PORTS

Two FMC commissioners call on the US government to take action against Canadian and Mexican ports

Washington

Enforcement of provision aimed at preventing freight carriers from evading the Harbor Maintenance Fee urged

PORTS

Annual container traffic handled by the port of Algeciras remains stable.

Algeciras

A 6.2% decrease in the weight of goods in containers was recorded

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

The EU Commission authorizes Italy to provide financial support for rail operations in ports.

Rome

Incentives for a maximum total of 30 million euros over five years

ACCIDENTS

A Livorno port pilot loses his life in a collision

Livorno

The dynamics of the accident are still under investigation.

ENVIRONMENT

Study on alternative marine fuels as potential marine pollutants and the effectiveness of response measures

Lisbon

It was commissioned by the European Maritime Safety Agency

PORTS

The first in-person meeting of the international working group "Cruises & Port Cities" will take place in Taranto.

Taranto/La Spezia

Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the relationship between the city and the port is strategic, particularly in relation to cruise traffic

TRADE

G20 merchandise trade trend to fluctuate in the fourth quarter of 2025

Paris

Trade in services is growing

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Extension of incentives for rail freight shunting in ports

Rome

Paper (Fermerci): the sector, however, continues to suffer as demonstrated by the overall data for 2025

SHIPPING

MPC Container Ships revenues decreased by -4.3% in 2025

Oslo

Net income was $236.4 million (-11.4%)

OFFSHORE

Saipem has been awarded a further offshore contract in Saudi Arabia

Milan

Order worth approximately 500 million dollars

PORTS

The new offices of the Eastern Sicily Port Authority have been inaugurated in the port of Pozzallo.

Pozzallo

Contract worth approximately 750 thousand euros

SHIPPING

Finmar appointed agent in Italy for United Global Ro-Ro

Genoa

Two services scheduled with stops at the port of Genoa

PORTS

Contract awarded for the expansion of the San Cataldo Pier in the port of Bari

Bari

They will be carried out by the Rti Fincantieri Infrastructure Opere Marittime, Boskalis Italia, Zeta and e-Marine

SEAFARERS

The digital registry of maritime workers and the digital navigation booklet are law

Genoa

Article 11 of Legislative Decree 19/2026 establishes AGEMAR

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

DB Cargo plans to cut around 6,000 jobs

Berlin

Negotiations with employee representatives to begin soon

SHIPPING

In 2025, containers transported by RCL's fleet increased by +8.8%

Bangkok

Revenues from this activity grew by +5.2%

PORTS

Regarding Tardini's nomination as president of the Western Sicily Port Authority, Salvini and Schifani have (for now) buried the hatchet.

Palermo

PORTS

Annual container traffic grows by 5.4% at HHLA port terminals

Hamburg

Record revenues expected at 1.76 billion euros (+9.9%)

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of New York is expected to grow by 2.3% in 2025.

New York

Significant increase in full containers for export

PORTS

Politics and Assiterminal celebrate the extension of the port bonus

Rome/Genoa

Ferrari: understood the value of the planning behind the reformulation of the law

PORTS

Container traffic at the port of Hong Kong decreased by -3.2% in January

Hong Kong

1.13 million TEUs were handled

SHIPPING

Costamare secures $940 million in revenue from the charter of 12 container ships

Monk

SHIPPING

CMA CGM has ordered six 1,700 TEU LNG containerships from Cochin Shipyard.

Marseille

By the end of the year, the number of Indian seafarers on board the French group's ships will rise to 1,500.

PORTS

Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore grew by 13.0% last month.

Singapore

Containers amounted to 3,892,370 TEUs (+11.3%)

MEETINGS

Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94

Rome

It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center

COMPANIES

Britta Weber has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of the Hupac Group.

Noise

He is the current vice president of UPS Healthcare for Europe and Asia.

SAILING LIST

Visual Sailing List

	Departure ports
	Arrival ports by:
	-	alphabetical order
	-	country
	-	geographical areas

OFFSHORE

Saipem to acquire mobile offshore drilling unit for $272.5 million

Milan

Agreement with Norwegian Deep Value Driller

AWARDS

The 59th edition of the San Giorgio Award will be held in Genoa on February 20th.

Genoa

The Targa San Giorgio will be awarded to Gian Enzo Duci

JOBS

Filt Cgil appeals against Cartour's authorization to carry out lashing and unlashing operations.

LOGISTICS

Medlog inaugurates a logistics park at Dammam's King Abdulaziz Port

Geneva

It occupies an area of over 100 thousand square meters

LOGISTICS

Manageritalia and Assologistica sign the renewal of the Ccnl managers of the logistics

Rome

Monthly gross earnings increase at 750 Euros in three tranche

LOGISTICS

Subscribed a binding agreement for the acquisition of Qube by Macquarie Asset Management

Sydney

It was unanimously approved by the Australian logistic group Cda

CRUISES

Meyer Turku completed the design of a cruise ship to zero net emissions

Turku

The main fuel is biomethanol

INDUSTRY

Last year the turnover of Kalmar grew by +1%

Helsinki

Operating income, net profit and new orders in increase respective of +26%, +28% and +8%

PORTS

Terminal Investment Limited puts hands on the Peruvian port of Pisco

Lima

Acquired the Portuario de Paracas Terminal

INFRASTRUCTURE

Assagenti urges a more constant and timely information on the progress of the work of the new dam of Genoa

SHIPPING

Grimaldi has taken delivery of the Grande Michigan

Naples

It is the eighth Pure Car and Truck Carrier ammonia ready of the Neapolitan group

ASSOCIATIONS

Meeting between the presidents of the Maritime Federation and Assoporti

Rome

Mario Mattioli and Roberto Petri addressed the main issues of the maritime cluster

PORTS

Morocco's Marsa Maroc participates in the development of the port of Monrovia

Casablanca

Contract for the management of two docks and the construction of a multipurpose terminal

SHIPPING

South Korea's Pan Ocean buys ten VLCCs from compatriot SK Shipping

Seoul

Transaction valued at approximately $668 million

ASSOCIATIONS

Stefano Messina has been confirmed as president of Assarmatori

Rome

He will also lead the shipowners' association in the four-year period 2026-2030

PORTS

Roberto Mantovanelli has been appointed Secretary General of the Northern Adriatic Port Authority.

Venice

The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan for the Ports of Venice and Chioggia has been approved.

PORTS

In 2025, Albanian ports handled a record traffic of 8.2 million tons of goods (+6.2%)

Tirana

A new peak in passengers also amounted to 1.7 million units (+6.4%)

DEFENCE

WASS (Fincantieri) has been awarded a contract by Saudi Arabia for the supply of lightweight torpedoes

Trieste

The order is worth more than 200 million euros

INDUSTRY

Oxin (Somec) awarded a major order for the construction of kitchen, pantry, catering and bar areas for two cruise ships

San Vendemiano

The value of the order is 53 million euros

TRANSPORTATION

Sogedim launches a daily service between Carpi and Campogalliano/England

Carpi

Daily shuttle departing from the logistics hubs of Campogalliano, Carpi and Prato

SHIPPING

Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly and annual revenue.

Athens

Profits are falling

PORTS

CPPIB and OMERS are considering selling their 67% stake in Associated British Ports.

London

SHIPPING

Maersk orders eight 18,600 TEU dual-fuel containerships

Copenhagen

Built by New Times Shipbuilding Co., they will be delivered between 2029 and 2030.

SHIPYARDS

PaxOcean opens new shipyard in Singapore

Singapore

It occupies an area of 17.3 hectares

PORTS

The largest container ship ever arrived in the port of Trieste

Trieste

Port of call of the "MSC Diana" which has a capacity of approximately 19,000 TEUs

SHIPYARDS

Antin Infrastructure Partners acquires U.S. shipbuilder Vigor Marine Group

New York

It has shipyards in Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, San Diego and Norfolk

PORTS

In 2025, Moroccan ports handled a record traffic of 262.6 million tons of goods (+8.9%)

Rabat

Transhipment equal to 50.5% of the total

SHIPPING

Yang Ming deploys first of five 15,500 TEU dual-fuel LNG vessels on Asia-Mediterranean route

Keelung

It will be used in the MD2 service

ENVIRONMENT

Study highlights challenges for LNG containerships in complying with future cold ironing connection requirements

Berlin/Hamburg

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Fincantieri and Wsense reach agreement to offer cutting-edge underwater systems

Trieste

Co-development of advanced wireless technology solutions planned

ENVIRONMENT

Study finds high levels of persistent organic pollutants caused by shipbreaking activities

Brussels

PORTS

Port of Livorno: tender for ship-generated waste management begins

Livorno

The expected value of the contract is over 40 million euros

LOGISTICS

DSV revenue and profits impacted by Schenker acquisition

Copenhagen

In 2025, turnover grew by +48.0%

INDUSTRY

Wärtsilä reports significant growth in quarterly and annual results for the Marine segment

Helsinki

The Finnish group's new orders acquired in 2025 remain stable.

COMPANIES

Dutch company Portwise has been bought by its compatriot Haskoning

Rijswijk

The company offers solutions for optimizing terminal operations through automation and electrification

SHIPPING

Construction of the first of six container ships for Italia Marittima has begun in China.

Trieste

The ships, which will be able to use traditional fuel and methanol, will have a capacity of 2,400 TEUs

ACCIDENTS

In the Strait of Hormuz, armed vessels ordered a US tanker to stop

Southampton/London

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

GTS announces new rail services between the port of Genoa and central and southern Italy.

Bari

Connections via the Segrate Milan terminal

AVIATION

Kuehne+Nagel expands CargoCity South at Frankfurt Airport

Schindellegi

A new facility will be completed and taken over at the end of 2028

SHIPPING

The number of dual-fuel vessels employed by liner shipping lines is set to double by 2025

Washington

Currently, 74% of the order book consists of units of this type

PORTS

AD Ports signs agreement to build and operate multipurpose terminal at Matadi Port

Abu Dhabi/Kinshasa

Relaunch of the Banana Deepwater Port Construction Project

SEAFARERS

Confitarma: The Revenue Agency's position risks having serious repercussions on Italian seafarers' employment.

Rome

ASSOCIATIONS

Bucchioni appointed pro tempore president of the Association of Freight Forwarders of the Port of La Spezia

La Spezia

PORTS

The tender for the development of the shipbuilding hub in the port of Ancona has begun.

Ancona

The AdSP Management Committee has approved the call for tenders

SHIPPING

ONE's quarterly financial performance declines further

Singapore

The volume of containerized cargo transported by the fleet remains stable

INSTITUTIONS

Laura DiBella's nomination for FMC presidency has been signed.

Washington

His term will expire on June 30, 2028.

PORTS

Port of Singapore saw record bunker deliveries in 2025

Singapore

PSA-MOL joint venture to manage a new ro-ro terminal

PORTS

The port of Taranto was visited by a delegation from the Japanese FLOWRA

Taranto

The association brings together 21 of the main Japanese energy players

INDUSTRY

ABB's new orders in a quarter exceed $10 billion for the first time.

Zurich

Growing demand in the maritime, port and railway sectors

LAW

In the United States, MSC was fined a total of $22.67 million

Washington

The Federal Maritime Commission has released the results of an investigation

COMPANIES

Signal Ocean has acquired AXSMarine

Paris/London

The company offers web platforms to support the ship charter sector

COMPANIES

CSC Vespucci and Livorno Reefer will form a single platform dedicated to fruit and vegetable and exotic products in the port of Livorno

Livorno

Livorno Reefer to acquire stake in CSC

SHIPPING

Stena RoRo has placed an order for two ro-ro vessels in China with options for four more.

Gothenburg

They were designed in cooperation with the Italian Naos

SHIPPING

Shanghai Zhonggu Logistics Co. to Order Four New 6,000-TEU Containerships

Shanghai

The order will include options for two additional vessels

UPS revenues decreased by 2.6% in 2025

In the last quarter alone, a decrease of -3.2% was recorded

SHIPPING

ICS has published its periodic analysis of flag state performance

London

COMPANIES

Michail Stahlhut will step down as CEO of Hupac in May

Noise

Bertschi: Under his leadership, the company's position as a leading provider of combined road/rail transport in Europe has been strengthened.

PORTS

Members of the Ravenna Marine Resource Partnership Body have been appointed.

Ravenna

It will meet for the first time on February 4th and will remain in office for four years

SHIPPING

Messina (Assarmatori): MIT's decree on cold ironing is a good thing.

Rome

This is a fundamental step - he underlined - to ensure that the electrification of the platforms is actually usable.

PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY

Contship has joined the Digital Container Shipping Association's DCSA+ program.

Melzo

Among the goals, improving the efficiency of terminal operations, the accuracy of planning and collaboration with shipping companies.

PORTS

The Argentine Port Workers' Federation threatens a strike at national ports.

The Silver

Action in support of workers at the port of Concepción del Uruguay

PORTS

In 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +0.8%

Taranto

In the last quarter alone, a decrease of -22.6% was recorded

PORTS

Last year, container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +3.4%

Valencia

5,662,661 TEUs were handled

DEFENCE

Fincantieri wins Italian Navy contract to enhance naval vessels' cyber resilience

INDUSTRY

New facility in Charleston for the production and testing of marine power and propulsion systems

Arlington

It was inaugurated by Leonardo DRS, a subsidiary of the Italian Leonardo

SAFETY & SECURITY

Project to strengthen maritime and port cybersecurity

Brest/Brussels/Rome

The partners are France Cyber Maritime, FEPORT and the Federation of the Sea

PORTS

Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles fell by 10.6% in the last quarter of 2025.

Los Angeles

A decrease of -0.6% was recorded for the whole year

INDUSTRY

In the first six months of operation InnoWay Trieste produced 170 railway wagons

Trieste

The construction of 600 units is planned in Bagnoli della Rosandra in 2026

YACHTING

Ferretti rejects KKCG Maritime's partial and conditional voluntary takeover bid.

Milan

Strong confidence in the company's long-term strategy reaffirmed

PORTS

Haropa Port sets new container traffic record

Le Havre

Last year, overall freight traffic increased by +2%

MOURNING

Decio Lucano, the dean of shipping journalists, has passed away.

Genoa

His paper adventures are countless, including "Vita e Mare" and "TMM", but also digital with "DL News"

PORTS

Marsa Maroc orders 106 electric terminal tractors from Terberg

Benschop

They will be employed in the port of Nador West Med

INTERMODAL TRANSPORT

Contargo acquires 50% of Cargo-Center-Graz Logistik

Mannheim

The German company extends its intermodal network to the Adriatic ports of Koper and Rijeka.

COMPANIES

A single binding offer from Dubai for the purchase of the Venice Ro-Port Mos

Venice

The company manages the terminal for the motorways of the sea and cruises in Fusina

PORTS

The Port of Long Beach handled record container traffic in 2025

Long Beach

In the last quarter, a decrease of -8.8% was recorded

SHIPPING

HMM to introduce AI-based autonomous navigation solutions on 40 vessels

Seoul

Contract with Avikus and agreement with KSOE

PORTS

Italian Ports:

Ancona

Genoa

Ravenna

Augusta

Salerno

Bari

Savona

Leghorn

Taranto

Naples

Trapani

Carrara

Palermo

Trieste

Venice

Italian Interports: list

World Ports: map


DATABASE

		Shipowners		Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
		Forwarders		Ship Suppliers
		Shipping Agents		Truckers

MEETINGS

MEETINGS

Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94

Rome

It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center

MEETINGS

A conference on congestion in the North West logistics system will be held in Genoa on January 19th.

Genoa

It will be held at the Transparency Hall of the Liguria Region

››› Meetings File

PRESS REVIEW

Auction of megaterminal in Santos may be postponed due to deadlock within the Federal Government

East Port Said Port faces a new challenge with Europe's carbon rules for shipping

(EnterpriseAM)

››› Press Review File

FORUM

of Shipping
and Logistics

ASSITERMINAL

Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato

Roma, 19 giugno 2025

››› File

FREIGHT TERMINALS

Two new rail connections to Germany from the Padua Interport

Padua

They are operated by InRail and LTE Italia

SHIPPING

Intersea has become the general agent in Italy for the Portuguese GS Lines

Genoa

The shipping company is part of Grupo Sousa

PORTS

MSC and Qatari company Maha to develop and manage the Libyan port of Misurata

Paris/Misurata

An investment of 1.5 billion dollars is expected

MARINAS

F2i has been awarded the concession for the Lavagna tourist port

Milan

The concession contract will have a duration of 50 years

OFFSHORE

Eni launches the hull of the Coral North FLNG

Geoje/San Donato Milanese

It will be used offshore Cabo Delgado, north of Mozambique.

LOGISTICS

Laghezza has acquired a logistics warehouse in Sarzana

La Spezia

The aim is to establish a local hub for local production activities.

PORTS

The Red Sea Container Terminal at the Egyptian port of Sokhna has been inaugurated.

Sokhna

It is operated by a joint venture of Hutchison Ports, COSCO and CMA Terminals

SHIPPING

The GNV Altair ferry has joined the GNV fleet

Genoa

It has a capacity of 2,700 passengers and 915 linear metres of rolling stock.

COMPANIES

Ignazio Messina & C. has acquired full control of Thermocar

Genoa

The Genoese company operates in the temperature-controlled refrigerated container logistics sector.

SHIPPING

Maersk confirms resumption of MECL transits through the Suez Canal

Copenhagen

The line connects India and the Middle East with the US East Coast

SHIPPING

Genco's board of directors rejected Diana Shipping's acquisition proposal.

New York/Athens

The American company, however, leaves a glimmer of hope by admitting the validity of the merger

SHIPPING

MSC will include the port of Trieste in the Dragon Italy-USA service

Geneva

The Julian port will be reached starting from the second half of February

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