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January 23, 2012
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Hard disk could shed light on disaster
    DIVERS salvaged on Saturday a hard disk from Italy's capsized cruise ship with video footage that could shed light on the captain's actions, as another body was pulled from the wreckage.
  • Tanker rates to climb as much as 20%: Credit Suisse
    RENTS for ships hauling refined fuels will gain the most among oil tankers in 2012, rising as much as 20 per cent because of longer voyages and scrapping of older vessels, Credit Suisse Securities LLC said.

Sched Netweb site
  • Emirates Shipping joins Hapag Lloyd, RCL to extend north China coverage
  • Tianjin's throughput hit record breaking 12 million TEU in 2011
  • Fujian provincial port containerised cargo throughput up 11.8pc in 2011
  • Lawyer: Super postpanamax sinking would be a salvage, liability nightmare
  • China's GDP increases 8.9pc in fourth quarter, cooling from 9.1pc in third
  • New World Alliance transatlantic loop offers double calls at Charleston
  • Charleston box volume increases 1.2pc to 1.38 million TEU in 2011
  • Maersk adds Jeddah and Izmit to subcontinent-Mediterranean ME service
  • Safmarine's new CEO Daly announces three new senior appointments
  • Rickmers holds naming ceremony for newbuilding on Europe/India service
  • Germany's Eurogate buys 14 straddle carriers from Finland's Konecranes
  • Air China cargo off 10pc in December, but passengers numbers up 1.8pc
  • Korean Air launches twice weekly direct flights to Da Nang from Incheon
  • Indian aviation minister: Allow 49pc foreign carrier stakes in our airlines

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Aegis Group looks to lead with new marine products division
  • Baltic index falls to lowest in nearly 3 years
  • JBS Group turns 55, holds ARM
  • MOL jointly develops worlds first portable liquid-level gauge for fuel tanks
  • SCI strengthens fleet with new Supramax carrier
  • Shipping faces challenging times in 2012: BIMCO
  • Suezmaxes poised for worst year in a decade
  • KPKS lauds MoS for finalising CSR guidelines
  • Forex reserves continue to decline
  • Govt may do away with MEP for onions
  • Govt to announce details of mega industrial zones after assembly polls
  • R.V. Kanoria appointed Ficci President
  • World Bank report shows jobs rising in South Asia
  • Albacor Shipping surmounts challenges to successfully move heavy transformer
  • ALS moves largest crawler crane shipment to Brazil
  • WCAPN member handles worlds largest evaporator

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 20, 2012
  • John Mc Donagh joins SASI consultants
    John Mc Donagh has joined Strategic Aviation Solutions International (SASI) as an associate responsible for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) excluding Russia and the CIS. ...
  • New railway line opens in East China
    A new freight and passenger railway line from Qianjin to Fuyuan in China's Heilongjiang province is now open. The 169 km line is designed for trains running at 120 km/h. It is expe...
  • AWT Group strengthens Ostrava-Paskov terminal in Czechia
    The initial stage of the modernisation of Czechia's Ostrava-Paskov independent open terminal for intermodal transport has been completed. The invested sum of CZK 30 million (about ...
  • Renault trucks delivers 100 new Premiums to Jost
    Since 2004, Renault Trucks' market share in the Jost Group fleet has been constantly growing. Recently, 100 new Premium Long Distance vehicles were put into service by the Belgian ...
  • Ford renews HGV truck fleet with MAN tractors
    MAN Truck & Bus is to deliver 185 MAN TGX tractors to the Ford Motor Company. The latter has signed a five-year leasing contract for the vehicles. An additional 185 MAN trucks ...
  • Ports of Amsterdam handle 2% more in 2011 than in 2010
    The ports of Amsterdam, Ijmuiden, Beverwijk and Zaanstad (all Netherlands) closed the year 2011 with a transhipment rise of approximately 2%. Total transhipment amounted to over 92...
  • AA Cargo leads in New York-JFK
    The US carrier American Airlines Cargo (AA Cargo) tops the list of cargo carriers by tonnage at New York's JFK International Airport, according to data provided by the Port Autho...
  • Hactl sees better end to 2011
    Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) - the leading air cargo terminal operator at the world's No. 1 cargo airport - ended 2011 on a more positive note, with a narrowing ...
  • US rail service provider BNSF presents new chief marketing officer
    BNSF Logistics, a third party logistics provider in Texas (USA), appointed Jim Craig as its new chief marketing officer effective 17 January. Prior to joining BNSF Logistics, Craig...
  • Lufthansa Cargo names new Middle East/India general manager
    Lufthansa Cargo Charter Agency has named Steve Day as general manager (GM) for the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent. Day will take up his new position on 22.January. The ne...
  • RBS announces sale of RBS Aviation Capital to Japanese consortium
    The Royal Bank of Scotland Group recently agreed to sell RBS Aviation Capital to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, acting on behalf of a consortium comprising its parent, Sumit...
  • Fiege provides logistics for Media Markt online shop in Germany
    On 16 January - the official opening date of the Media Markt online shop - the German service provider Fiege shouldered all the logistics that are required throughout Germany for t...
  • Freja delivers for Antalis
    As of 1 January the name Freja, based in Skive (Denmark), can be seen on the trucks which deliver commodities from Antalis. Freja is one of the largest privately owned transport- a...
  • Coca-Cola outsources warehousing of finished goods to DB Schenker Logistics in Poland
    The Coca-Cola Company has awarded DB Schenker Logistics two businesses for its warehousing and transportation operations in Poland. The world's leading soft drinks producer from At...

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 20, 2012
  • NASSCO lays keel of Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) ship
  • Otto Marine issues profit warning
  • USCG and NAMEPA sign MOU
  • Helsinki shipyard lays keel of ultramodern icebreaking supply vessel
  • Carnival to audit safety and emergency procedures at all its cruise

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 20, 2012
  • Ship exporting ford vehicles departs from Port of Portland
  • Port of Long Beach Oks deal to lease Middle Harbor site to OOCL
  • Seattle-based C.G. cutter returns from counter drug patrol
  • Alaska Airlines to resume Portland to Bellingham flights
  • US railroads post year-over-year gains

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 20, 2012
  • Suezmax spot market rates fall on lack of cargoes
    West Africa to US voyage earnings down by a third over the course of the last week
  • How US containerised cargoes stack up
    A special report from the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics reveals the changing face of US trading partners
  • Europe's inland waterways lose modal share
    Trend undermines EU targets
  • Insurers lock horns with shipping industry
    Size matters, says Lloyd's Market Association
  • Lobby urges Brussels not to cut infrastructure spend
    EU has pledged $40bn to TEN-T
  • Safety foundation slams Costa Cruises' treatment of master
    Skagerrak Foundation calls for an investigation into Carnival's safety system
  • Pragmatism rules in debate over Greek bank nationalisation
    Shipping is central to the country's economy
  • Greek ship finance opinion split on likely impact of a default
    Some fear bank nationalisation would hurt smaller shipowners
  • Ocean Tankers ship fails to find bidder in Rhode Island auction
    RBS tipped to put Stavrodromi up for sale at lower price as separate legal fight looms with miscellaneous claimants
  • Facing up to life as a surviving captain
    Lost ships are more easily salvaged than their master's reputation
  • The fragility of world trade
    Iranian sabre rattling is reminder of the fragility of global trade
  • A date for the diary
    AP Moller-Maersk publishes its financial results for 2011 on February 27. They are expected to show a huge reversal of fortunes for Maersk Line, Safmarine and other subsidiaries that comprise the container division
  • Will deepening box trades crisis force lines into action?
    Mass lay-ups look probable, but it is not clear who will go first
  • Bocimar's spot market handysize fleet exposed to bulk downturn
    Belgian dry bulk operator seeks increase in charter coverage
  • US consumers fear LNG exports will raise domestic prices
    Consumer pressure to limit seaborne exports
  • All-change as US oil product exports exceed the country's imports
    Switch likely to be an anomaly, as country slashes refinery capacity by 27%
  • Capesize rates languish as owners begin anchoring vessels
    Market is eyeing return business after Chinese New Year and a possible uptick in iron ore demand
  • Brussels orders passengership safety review
    EU legislation to come under new scrutiny
  • Steel consumption to drop at South Korean shipyards
    Iron ore and coking coal trades will suffer in 2012
  • Piracy's modest decline
    The drop in piracy in 2011 shows that temporary measures are working, but expect only small gains without more committed action from governments
  • CSAV raises additional $312m
    Cash-strapped boxline plans $1.2bn capital increase
  • When two plus two equals five
    We need to implement not supplement existing passenger safety laws
  • Smit to start removing bunkers from stricken Costa Concordia
    Hot tapping will remove cruiseship's fuel oil
  • China Shipping unit scraps ship to avoid losses
    China Shipping HaiSheng offloads asphalt carrier for $1.2m to affiliated demolition yard
  • Project to standardise movement of arms is touting for members
    PMSCs give cautious approval as they wait to learn which coastal states are involved
  • Suezmax withdrawn from secondhand market
    Failure to find desired price could indicate that drop in asset values is imminent
  • Carnival to review safety and emergency response
    Company to audit all 11 cruise brands after Costa Concordia casualty

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 20, 2012
  • OOCL, Long Beach near pact
    BOX liner OOCL has tentatively agreed to a 40-year, $4.6Bn lease with the Port of Long Beach in southern California
  • Bosphorus ship taking on water
    TURKISH maritime authorities are today struggling to keep a cargo ship that took on water afloat following a collision with two other vessels near Istanbul
  • Viking warns of weak result
    VIKING Line, the Finnish cruise ferry company, says that its 2011 result will be significantly weaker than that of 2010 as volume growth has not matched expectations
  • FSL Trust back in black
    SINGAPORE'S FSL Trust said last night that it returned to the black with a $5.1M profit for 2011, reversing a $5.7M loss for 2010
  • Bocimar reports profit fall
    BELGIAN dry bulk carrier Bocimar saw profits fall 20% to €76.15M in 2011, as fourth quarter as profits stayed low at €17.12M
  • EC scrutinises Tirrenia acquisition
    The European Commission is to carry out a full-scale investigation into the planned takeover of Italian public sector ferry group Tirrenia by a group of leading Italian shipowners, indicating that it has "serious competition concerns" about the operation
  • DFDS issues profit warning
    DANISH ferry operator DFDS, has issued a profit warning following news that a new company will start a service in competition with one of its core routes
  • Samho price sets new VLCC low
    AN undisclosed London-based buyer is paying $28.3M for Samho Shipping's 2002-built Samho Dream, which was auctioned in Hong Kong on Wednesday, setting a new low for decade-old VLCCs, a sign of the worsening impact of oversupply on the market
  • Shin Yang buys Hock Leong stake
    MALAYSIAN general cargo shipping specialist Shin Yang has acquired a 70% stake in compatriot shipping agency Hock Leong Shipping for RM2,090,314.80 ($674,077)
  • Capesize rates tumble
    PANAMAX drybulk rates have dived, although not as badly as Capesizes
  • Iran's Hormuz threats will not last
    ANY attempts by Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz would be short-lived, said IHS CERA senior director Bhushan Bahree in a report today
  • West-Africa-East rates rise amid protests
    THE West Africa-East tanker route reached fever pitch this week as strikes and protests across Nigeria disrupted fixtures and resulted in surging rates amid a tight tonnage list

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 20, 2012
  • Heartland Express Profit Nears $70 Million
    One of the most profitable trucking companies in the nation got a little more profitable in late 2011,despite higher equipment...
  • Profit Skyrockets at GE's Rail Equipment Division
    Locomotive maker GE Transportation, part of General Electric, increased revenue 45 percent in 2011 to $4.9 billion on rising demand...
  • Stevens Transport Buys 1,200 Reefer Trailers
    Refrigerated trucker Stevens Transport is purchasing 1,200 temperature-controlled trailers from Utility Trailer Manufacturing to reinforce its growth plans. Demand...
  • Class 8 Truck Orders Surged 47 Percent Last Month
    Net orders for Class 8 heavy trucks rose to 30,293 units in December, reversing a decline in November and resuming...
  • Reduced Service Pulls Halifax Container Traffic Down
    Container throughput at the Port of Halifax in 2011 dropped 5.7 percent year-over-year, largely because three liner services cut or...
  • FDA Clears 19 Orange Juice Shipments
    The Food and Drug Administration has cleared 19 international shipments of orange juice tested for an illegal fungicide andreleased 12...
  • Freighters Push Changi Airport to December Surge
    New freighter services that included the launch of all-cargo connections to China helped Singapore Changi Airport to its busiest month...
  • Tax Incentives Push Kentucky Trucking Expansion
    A small trucking company is about to get a little bigger with some help from the state of Kentucky. ...
  • Los Angeles Saw November Air Freight Gain
    The recovery in U.S. shipping demand is showing up at Los Angeles International Airport, North America's largest gateway for trans-Pacific...
  • OOCL Revenue Plunges 11.2 Percent on Volume Decline
    Plunging Asia-Europe and trans-Pacific rates pulled down Orient Overseas Container Line's fourth quarter revenue 11.2 percent on a 2 percent...
  • MSC Hikes Rates From Europe to Middle East, Far East
    Mediterranean Shipping said Friday it will put a series of rate increases into effect on its eastbound services from various...
  • Lured Across the Border?
    The name of the game for ports in the Pacific Northwest is competition. They compete with California ports for West...
  • Direct to the Last Frontier
    The Pacific Northwest isn't just a gateway for imports; it's the gateway to the Last Frontier and home to a...
  • Putting the Brakes on Re-brokering
    Q: I'd forgotten about my letter regarding carriers brokering out freight until I saw it printed in the Dec. 12,...
  • Pep Talk
    For many companies, the big imperative in doing business through the 2008-2009 downturn was little more than survival. That's hard...
  • Japanese Shipbuilders Worry About Dwindling Backlog
    The 19.6 percent year-over-year decrease in Japanese ship export orders in 2011 is raising concerns that an order backlog could...
  • Two Carriers Join Emirates Shipping on China-India Service
    Emirates Shipping Line will enter a vessel-sharing agreement with Hapag-Lloyd and Regional Container Line on its service linking China, Southeast...
  • Sea-Air Comes Into Its Own
    Using a combination of sea and air cargo in trying balance the competing interests of cost and transit time for...
  • OOCL Signs 40-Year Terminal Lease at Long Beach
    The Port of Long Beach and Orient Overseas Container Line signed a 40-year, $4.6 billion tentative agreement that will make...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 20, 2012
  • Ports of Auckland accused of 'hectoring' in dock dispute
  • NOL finalises vessel funding
    Singapore-based NOL, which owns the world's seventh largest liner shipping company APL, has finalised funding arrangements to the tune of USD1.14 billion for 10 ...
  • Daly has the Safmarine DNA
  • Bentley suggests remedy to US cargo diversion issue
    Former congresswoman Helen Delich Bentley has proposed a solution to the US cargo diversion issue that the Federal Maritime Commission is investigating (FMC) - ...
  • Emirates, Hapag-Lloyd and RCL to share slots on FE/South Asia string
    Emirates Shipping Line, Hapag-Lloyd and Regional Container Lines [RCL] are to merge their respective Hypergalex, CIS and RCI services in the Far East South Asia ...
  • CSAV throughput back to 2010 levels
    In December 2011, troubled Chilean liner CSAV carried 201,000 TEU - over 90,000 TEU less than the same month of a year ago, and back to monthly levels the then ...
  • Long Beach and OOCL strike 'in principle' agreement over Middle Harbor
    The US west coast Port of Long Beach (LB) has reached a tentative agreement on a 40-year, USD4.6 billion lease with Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) for the ...
  • IMF and World Bank in call to action
    Ahead of next week's Davos summit of the World Economic Forum, a powerful group of leaders have urged governments to implement free trade, reform their economies ...
  • Carriers holding all the fixture cards
    With the top-ranked ocean carriers chartering in around 50% of their operating fleet it follows that the liners are able to dictate the terms and periods in the ...
  • SDV expands presence in Middle East
    France-based SDV International Logistics has acquired a minority interest in FAST Overseas Group, a small freight forwarder specialising in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. ...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 20, 2012
  • Cantor drops Genmar
    Wall Street equity analyst kicks OTC-traded tanker owner to the curb while market waits for Chapter 11 exit.
  • Wilson shaves Shandong deal
    Oslo-listed operator cuts $88m newbuilding contract in half as Chinese shipbuilder struggles with delivery clock.
  • Cape owners to drop anchor?
    Talk of lay-ups grows louder as Baltic Dry Index continues its losing run.
  • Otto fires profit warning
    Lion City-listed shipbuilder tells investors it is still counting the cost of vessel cancellations.
  • CH Offshore pens charter
    Singapore-listed owner inks a long-term deal for an anchor handler with a view to a sale.
  • Doug down tanker bets
    Jefferies analyst cuts rate forecasts amid fears of slowing oil demand, with new numbers turning DHT red.
  • Uljanik falls to loss
    Croatian bulker and tanker owner posts deficit for 2011 after revenue shrank and costs rose.
  • JJ Sietas sacking 350
    Insolvent German yard's administrator "adjusts capacity" as bankruptcy proceedings due to begin.
  • NewLead defends crew claim
    ITF says crew on ship with hull cracks has exceeded contractual nine-month service period, but owner says extensions were agreed.
  • Prophet of doom
    TradeWinds is today putting the fun back in the bulker market as we start the search for the Baltic Mystic.
  • A message to the master
    A bad week for the cruise shipping industry, a tanker king is upbeat on LNG while Nobu Su takes a different position.
  • Star Princess barred
    Falklands Islands refuses entry to Princess Cruises vessel with sick passengers on board.
  • Frontline 2012 in focus
    Handelsbanken begins coverage of John Fredriksen's latest venture with a reduce rating as it waits for newbuildings to disappear.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 20, 2012
  • Prices uncertain as week ends
    Futures fell below $100 per barrel on Friday.
  • Prices weaken in Rotterdam, Hamburg
    Tight avails oh LSFO product in Hamburg.
  • Little price movement in Middle East markets
    Moderate demand in Fujairah.
  • EU regulators considering unilateral action on CO2 emissions
    Launch of online public consultation on ways to reduce shipping's greenhouse gases.
  • Number of alerts unchanged year-on-year
    DNVPS says it issued three bunker alerts relating to product from Singapore in 2011.
  • Prices firming in Asia as week closes
    Weak demand at major Asian bunkering hubs.
  • Indian downstream logistics firm expands into bunkering
    India's bunker market poised to grow, says President of Aegis Group.
  • French firm acquires stake in Turkish oil storage facility
    Acquires shares in Ceyhan depot in southeast of Turkey .
  • Legal practice advises Sinopec on Fujairah oil storage acquisition
    Transaction involves 'complex legal issues' specific to oil storage terminal projects, says Norton Rose.
  • French shipping association rallies support to delay 0.10% sulphur limit
    ECA sulphur regulations a 'timebomb,' says European shipping organisation.
  • Bubbles?
    2011 saw a sharp increase in the number of claims of 'cappuccino' bunkers - but what really constitutes entrained air in bunkers?
  • Wilhelmsen offers anti-pollution compliance service in China
    Company able to provide clients with ship pollution response contracts at all Chinese ports.
  • LNG-fuelled box ship receives DNV's approval in principical
    9,000 TEU vessel's LNG tank will be designed to leave space for container cargo.

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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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