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February 24, 2012
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • 7.6% annual growth seen for Asia-Pac logistics markets
    Research firm Frost & Sullivan has forecast 7.6 per cent annual growth for 12 Asia-Pacific transportation and logistics (T&L) markets, reaching US$4.09 trillion in 2016.
  • 50% of dry-bulk carrier orders could be canned
    As many as 50 per cent of commodity carriers on order at yards worldwide may never be built after 56 per cent of new dry-bulk vessels didn't enter service in January as scheduled, according to Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.
  • Bulk-ship operators get aggressive as costs dip
    Operators of ships that haul dry-bulk commodities are 'more aggressive' in reaching agreements with customers to employ vessels amid a glut of carriers, said ICAP Shipping International Ltd.

Sched Netweb site
  • Shanghai's January container volume declines 3pc to 2.6 million TEU
  • Maersk hikes: US$400/TEU, FE-west coast Latin America, $560/TEU to Caribbean
  • OOCL, RCL offer Shanghai, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Bangkok loop from March 4
  • Singapore's NOL suffers US$478 loss as revenues fall 2pc to $9.21 billion
  • Court backs TCC, authorising suit for failure to meet cargo commitments
  • Auckland dockers' two-week strikes divert cargo to rival Tauranga
  • Alashankou railway checkpoint January trade volume tops million tonnes
  • Tacoma container volume increases 2.3pc to 1.49 million TEU in 2011
  • Inner Mongolia to spend US$7.94 billion building 30 inter-provincial roads
  • Wuhan to optimise inland port function with more trade convenience
  • Expeditors 2011 profit rises 12pc to US$385.7 million, revenue up 3pc
  • Maersk's man in India blasts crippling cabotage laws, ruinous port fees
  • International Chamber of Shipping chief calls a halt for boxship building
  • Liquid chemical shipping line service aces tests between Taiwan and Ningbo
  • Asia Pacific transport, logistics to grow 7.6pc despite uncertainty: study
  • Wilson Roque launches logistics company from Brazilian Port of Itajai
  • Air China cargo volume slides 28.5pc to 73,300 tonnes in January
  • China Eastern Airlines cargo volume down 19pc to 97,200 tonnes in January
  • Singapore Airlines cuts 20 per cent capacity owing to softening demand

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Mega event backed by international & domestic trade organisations
  • Remembering Chotubhai
  • SPNM's networking event today
  • Uncertainty over freight rates takes futures market to new low
  • WWL Group enters 12th year of operations in India
  • NMPT box traffic registers new high
  • Port Pipavav records first full year of net profit
  • A 12-step guide to managing your money in 2012 - IV

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2012
  • Germany okays Bulgarian und Romanian cabotage services
    Germany's Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development (BMVBS) mandated the country's federal office for goods transport (BAG) to examine the effect that Bulgarian...
  • Leading UK companies repeat order for 1,000 Scania trucks
    Two UK-based companies - Eddie Stobart and A. W. Jenkinson Forest Products - have signed a joint-procurement agreement with Scania in the UK for 1,000 trucks. Scheduled for deliver...
  • CN investing in its rail network
    Canadian National Railway Company (CN) plans to invest CAD 1.75 billion (EUR 1.34 billion) in 2012 to maintain and upgrade its railway network, support growth and productivity init...
  • Logico hauls multimodal containers for Stobart Rail
    Logico, a division of Freightliner Ltd, the UK's largest intermodal rail freight operator, hauled a special train from Freightliner's Garston Terminal to Freightliner's South Wales...
  • Drewry opens office in Shanghai
    Drewry, a leading independent advisory and analytical research organisation in the maritime sector, is opening a new office in Shanghai (China). (it)
  • Somon Air introduces service to Ukraine
    Today (23 February), Tajikistan's Somon Air is launching a once per week service on the Dushanbe (Tajikistan) - Kiev (Ukraine) route. Starting 25 March, the airline will add the ne...
  • Inchcape Shipping Services to open offices in Venezuela and Saudi Arabia
    Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), a leading maritime services provider, is set to open its first office in Venezuela. The facility, which will be located in Puerto La Cruz, will me...
  • Transfennica starting Bilbao-Tilbury service
    Transfennica has decided to add a weekly direct call to Tilbury (UK) from Bilbao (Spain) within the Iberia schedule, due to increased demand in the market. As from 24 February, the...
  • Despite denial UPS wants to take over TNT Express
    The US corporation United Parcel Services (UPS) wants to take over its Dutch counterpart, TNT Express, Europe's second largest parcel service provider. UPS, one of the world's larg...
  • Unikom acquires new navigation services
    Thomas Gunn Navigation Services has been awarded a new contract by the shipping management company Unicom to equip an additional 43 vessels with its outfit management service. Thom...
  • Jet Aviation: new sales directors in Zurich and Dusseldorf
    Jet Aviation recently appointed Micha Miketta and Peter Davidse as the new maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) sales directors in Dusseldorf (Germany) and Zurich (Switzerland)...
  • Jet Aviation Basel adds tail and wing dock for BBJ and A320 series aircraft
    Jet Aviation Basel has added a tail and wing-docking platform to its wide-body hangar, enabling complete access to all areas of an aircraft tail on all four levels, as well as full...
  • Kwintet relies on DB Schenker Logistics in Sweden
    Kwintet AB, the European supplier of professional workwear, has chosen DB Schenker Logistics as its strategic logistics partner in Sweden. Kwintet consolidated its warehousing acti...
  • DPD opens new parcel terminal in Estonia
    The parcel delivery company DPD has opened a new logistics centre in Estonia, featuring state-of-the-art sorting equipment. The new EUR 2 million terminal in the Rae Industrial Par...
  • Airports across Tanzania to be upgraded with European funding
    The European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Union's lending institution, is to provide EUR 50 million in long-term funding over 20 years to Tanzania. Improvement of five airpo...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2012
  • New York relents on ballast water reg deadline
  • Prosecutor adds Costa Crociere execs and crew members to investigation
  • BMT Nigel Gee designed patrol boat set for Arabian Gulf duties
  • Seacor swoops on Superior Energy liftboat fleet

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2012
  • International Trade Administration sees gains in US merchandise exports
  • Journal of Commerce/PIERS finds US box exports increasing
  • Port Angeles port board reviews work plan for 2012
  • MOL reports containership involved in open seas collision
  • Jensen Maritime Consultants expanding service offering

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2012
  • Owners need assurances that new equipment will be reliable
    Shipowners need assurance that equipment will be reliable. Step forward, class societies and insurers
  • Ships can't fly
    Current plans for emissions trading systems look impossible to realise
  • Pressure grows on India to diversify oil supply
    Trouble ahead for country that relies on Iran for 10% of its needs
  • West African activity attracts ultra-deepwater drilling rigs
    Drilling rigs and support vessels finding work one year on from the start of Jubilee field production
  • Rig-sharing deals open up Norwegian waters
    Rig Management Norway creates co-operative arrangements to bridge the gap between asset owners' need for lengthy charters and the cost of increasing production in smaller fields
  • ExxonMobil sends single-hull tanker for recycling in China
    AIS data indicates vessel heading to a southern province
  • Landmark DryShips Chinese ore carrier loan chalked up to $5bn fund
    First major syndicated loan to Greek owner without western bank involvement
  • Distressed product tanker sales loom as banks brace to limit support
    Italian owner d'Amico warns against overordering in a sector on the cusp of recovery
  • Talking heads: what does the industry think about it?
    Lloyd's List canvasses ocean carrier and shipper representatives and the European Commission about the FMC study on abolition of conferences in Europe
  • FMC study fuels debate on whether Europe was right to ban conferences
    Congress unlikely to review Shipping Act this year unless capacity shortages return
  • StealthGas eyes more ships but bemoans valuation
    Improved quarter highlights solid LPG segment
  • Vessel value writedowns hurt Teekay Offshore Partners bottom line
    Cash distribution of $0.50 declared on fourth quarter
  • Pacific supramax rates recovery offset by Atlantic decline
    Period charter market anticipates rates recovery from April
  • Asset value threat for panamaxes
    Bids on seven-year-old ship fail to live up to market expectations
  • Teekay LNG Partners to raise dividend
    Evensen says $400m available for expansion
  • Offshore and LNG presence helps Teekay dodge tanker bloodbath
    Diversified structure a competitive advantage in financially constrained world, says Peter Evensen
  • Teekay Tankers to buy secondhand tonnage
    $360m budget for long-haul product tankers and mid-size aframaxes and suezmaxes
  • Durban tackles bottlenecks
    Technical glitches at South Africa box hub after launch of Navis Sparcs
  • Hutchison's Dar es Salaam unit hits back at regulator's criticism
    TICTS rounds on 'inaccurate and unsubstantiated allegations' about crane and ship productivity levels
  • Boskalis and Jan de Nul land Argentina dredging contract
    Partners sign five-year deal at Bahia Blanca
  • Secondhand vintage handy market suffers from lack of Chinese interest
    Tonnage offers 'low-risk investment', say sale and purchase brokers
  • Genco launches $50m follow-on offering
    Effort to lower interest bill after voluntary pre-payment in December secures covenant waivers
  • All talk?
    Somalia conference was short on solutions, for politics and for piracy
  • US box exports reach record 12m teu high in 2011
    Eurozone crisis hits fourth quarter volumes
  • Navios pays out despite dip in profits
    Solid time charter coverage and focus on efficiency guide the company into 2012
  • Oil and shipping industries fund Somalia job creation
    Community projects aim to lessen appeal of piracy
  • Sembcorp Marine quarterly profits drop on fewer high-value orders
    Singapore rig builder sees strong deepwater sector growth
  • Japan Club emphasises partial exposure to EU sanctions
    Insurer not liable for parts of claims reinsured under IG programmes
  • Diana boxship offshoot scores profit
    Upgrade work on Maersk trio was a drag on bottom line

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2012
  • Navios profits fall
    NAVIOS Holdings confirmed a drop in quarterly profits today, although Chairman Angeliki Frangou underscored that the company is well-positioned to weather the storm
  • Scorpio logs impairment
    THE PARADE of shipping impairments continues, with Scorpio Tankers writing down the carrying value of its fleet due to "deteriorating market fundamentals and a decline in value for secondhand product tankers"
  • Sembcorp profits falls 13%
    SINGAPORE rig builder Sembcorp Marine said today 2011 profits dropped 13% year on year to S$752M ($598.36M)
  • Oz seeks top LNG spot
    AUSTRALIA will overtake Qatar as the world's largest LNG supplier within two decades, a conference in London heard today
  • Defaults cost Lauritzen $60M
    DEFAULTS by contract partners cost J Lauritzen $60M last year that, combined with weak shipping markets, dragged the group deep into red
  • APL resists temptation
    APL SAID today it means to resist temptation to lay off ships because of the Far East/Europe box lane's overcapacity
  • Genco's drybulkers seen as overvalued
    GENCO Shipping & Trading's nine Capesize drybulkers are overvalued in the current freight market, a shipping analyst said today
  • Impairments weigh DryShips
    VALUE declines on three bulkers pulled George Economou's DryShips into the red in the latest quarter
  • MISC loses $404.6M
    MALAYSIAN carrier MISC posted 1.2Bn ringgit ($404.6M) in net losses for its latest financial year, reversing 2.4Bn ringgits in profits a year earlier
  • Iran and China sign crude supply deal
    CHINA'S government-owned trading company Unipec has signed a deal for crude supplies from Iran's NIOC
  • Cosco Corp profits dive 44%
    COSCO Corp, the Singapore-listed shipbuilding and bulker operating arm of Chinese conglomerate COSCO, said today 2011 profits dived 44% year on year, to S$139.67M ($111.18M)
  • Green Reefers cuts losses
    NORWAY'S Green Reefers said today it cut its losses in both 4Q11 and full year 2011, mainly because the company was freed of the impairment losses that hurt it the previous year
  • Italy pledges guards inquiry aid
    ITALY today offered to co-operate in a police inquiry into allegations that armed Italian guards on a tanker shot dead two Indian fishermen
  • Vietnam cuts duties
    VIETNAM is abolishing its 4% import duties on gasoline and jet fuel, while also cutting diesel and kerosene levies from 5% to 3%
  • VLCC charterers hold back
    VLCC FIXING for March laycans has been quieter than for February, as charterers are holding back to force rates down

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2012
  • Exporters Urge Congress to Renew Ex-Im Bank Charter
    Small exporters will be among the most to benefit from the charter renewal of the Export-Import Bank of the United...
  • Northeastern Truckload Carrier Shuts Down
    Northeastern truckload carrier Atkinson Freight Lines closed its doors after being battered by rising costs and competition from larger national...
  • US Steel Imports Jump 20.2 Percent
    U.S. steel imports in January jumped 20.2 percent from a year earlier amid a strengthening economy and rising demand from...
  • NY Softens Rule on Ships' Ballast
    The state of New York has backed away from plans to impose stringent ballast-water standards that industry officials said threatened...
  • European Shippers Say FMC Underestimated Rate Volatility
    The Federal Maritime Commission underestimated the magnitude of rate volatility in the Europe-Asia trade when it assessed the effects of...
  • MOL, Cosco Ships Collide Near Hong Kong
    An MOL containership collided with another containership owned by Cosco on Wednesday southeast of Hong Kong. The MOL Maneuver...
  • Diana Containerships Swings to $1.3 Million Profit
    Diana Containerships booked a profit of $1.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2011 against a year-earlier loss of $15,600,...
  • Asia-Europe Rates Rise on Maersk Capacity Cut
    Spot freight rates on the westbound Asia-Europe trade lane rose 3 percent this week from the week before after Maersk...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2012
  • Pipavav posts first net profit
    Rising cargo volumes, improved economies of scale and rising levels of operational efficiency combined to give APM Terminals Pipavav its first net profit. The port, ...
  • Asia/Europe now far more competitive than transpacific
    Recent analysis done by SeaIntel Maritime Analysis shows that competition between Asia and Europe is now much more intense than between Asia and North America. ...
  • ISS sets up in Saudi Arabia
    Attracted by the potential for economic growth and the country's growing role in international trade, the leading maritime services group, Inchcape Shipping Services, ...
  • Africa is hit hard by the pirates
    East and South African appear to be paying a high price for the rise in piracy incidents in the Indian Ocean. In addition to the direct costs involved in offering ...
  • All-in rates from Asia to Northern Europe still staying up
    Ocean carriers still appear determined to see all freight rates from Asia to Europe increased. The World Container Index's latest information out today reveals ...
  • MOL and COSCON boxships clash
    No injuries or oil spills were reported from a collision between the 2010-built 6,724TEU MOL Maneuver and the 4,221TEU ...
  • OOCL and RCL club together on China-ASEAN loop
    OOCL is boosting its service offering on the fast growing trade between north east and south east Asia by launching a new sling by joining forces with intra-Asia ...
  • Somalia summit: 'less talk more action'
    That is the hope of many of the senior representatives from 40 nations attending a conference on Somalia in London today to agree a road map for the 'world's worst ...
  • PANYNJ pips pre-recession numbers
    The Port of New York and New Jersey [PANYNJ] achieved 'record' throughput in 2011 - surpassing the previous record volume in 2007 before the start of the global ...
  • ESC sees red over FMC's analysis of banning conferences
    The European Shippers Council has queried a number of conclusions and observations made in the Federal Maritime Commission's recent study on the side effects in ...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2012
  • Cantor condemns Title XI bid
    Ray LaHood and Marad loan programme under fire as Congress questions Overseas Shipholding Group's dealings with Iran.
  • Get tomorrow's news today
    Be the first to read the latest shipping industry news with TradeWinds new Apple and Android apps.
  • ISC mints PCTC transaction
    Niels Johnsen says expansion may be on the menu as US-listed owner frees up cash in $59m sale-and-leaseback deal.
  • Teekay Offshore cuts Q4 loss
    New York-listed FPSO and shuttle tanker owner chops deficit and looks forward to expanding fleet.
  • Distressed deals will open up
    D'Amico CEO Marco Fiori says 2012 will be a "fertile ground" for mergers and acquisitions.
  • Genco shares plunge again
    Peter Georgiopoulos led dry cargo company to raise $53m to boost finances.
  • Aegean tops forecasts
    Greek bunker titan beats Wall Street bets in the fourth as focus turns to niche regions like the Mediterranean, analyst notes.
  • Stealth primed for expansion
    Harry Vafias-led LPG specialist readies expansion drive following fourth-quarter win and freshly minted sale of Gas Kalogeros.
  • Ocean Rig profit down a third
    Revenue show strong growth but income heads in the same direction as drill bits.
  • TNK eyes acquisition trail
    New York-quoted owner poised to pounce on aframax and suezmax tankers despite fourth-quarter loss.
  • Havyard books Vestland pair
    Norwegian owner inks a platform supply vessel at Per Saevik's shipyard with an option for another.
  • Evensen hungry for more
    Teekay LNG chief says Maersk swoop has not satisfied its appetite for tonnage in booming business.
  • Navios takes a Q4 income hit
    But Angeliki Frangou led bulk carrier operator maintains an unchanged dividend.
  • Teekay Corp doubles loss
    New York-listed tanker owner hurt by falling rates in 2011, but is redelivering loss-making vessels as it seeks to rein in costs.
  • ACM in Middle East merger
    Mark Jewell-headed wing joins forces with ICON Chartering to boost Dubai venture.
  • Big guns in anti-piracy push
    AP Moller, Shell and BP to inject cash into community projects to help curb Somali threat.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2012
  • U.S. offers Website for small exporters
  • Kenya Airways gets cargo plane
  • Data2Logistics expands in Europe
  • SEKO picks GT Nexus to automate logistics
  • Con-way finds iPads to be sales boon
  • Cambon: Carriers engaged in 'value destruction'
  • Tacoma's box traffic up 8.8%
  • Shippers respond to FMC report on EC shipping rules
  • Maersk raising rates from Asia to Americas
  • MOL, COSCO vessels collide

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2012
  • Wincanton to distribute Chevron Marine lubricants
    UK supply chain solutions provider signs three-year deal with Chevron division.
  • Big price gains across Europe
    Very good bunker demand in Piraeus.
  • Ship energy efficiency has been 'going backwards'
    Analysis of large tankers and bulk carriers concludes 'the development of EEDI in these ships has moved in the wrong direction'.
  • Prices firm across Middle Eastern and African ports
    Not a very busy market in Durban, player reports.
  • Market abuzz with rumours of Vitol, Grindrod deal
    Some say sale of stake in Grindrod's marine fuel subsidiaries to Vitol is 'a done deal'.
  • DSME seals $709 million naval fuel tanker deal
    37,000-tonne tankers able to 'simultaneously' refuel several naval warships, says UK Royal Navy.
  • IFO prices down in Singapore, up at other Asian ports
    Demand mixed at major Asian bunkering hubs on Thursday.
  • Singapore fuel oil stocks at 40-week high
    High influx of fuel oil cargoes expected to continue in March.
  • Panama to invest $65 million in multi-storage oil facility
    Melons Oil Terminal Inc. to construct two million barrel capacity oil storage facility.
  • Vitol's trading volumes up 14.5% in 2011
    Trading volumes up despite 'challenging' environment, says company President and Chief Executive.
  • Aegean shares rise to seven-month high
    Aegean's Q4 profit, revenues trump analysts' estimates.
  • Bulker firm settles unpaid bunker bills
    Globus pays for outstanding bunker payments owed by charterer to secure release of arrested vessel.
  • NOL targets $500 million costs reduction
    'Significant part' of the number is aimed at reducing fuel consumption, says President of its box unit, APL.
  • US refinery completes shutdown
    Hovensa completes shutdown of 350,000 bpd refinery in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands.
  • Americas markets flat for third straight day
    Oil fell from the highest close in nine months on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

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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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