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February 27, 2012
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Debt-laden shipowners risk bank seizure of vessels
    Troubled shipping companies face the threat of seizures of their vessels as banks lose patience with an industry struggling with overcapacity and falling demand, industry players say.
  • Baltic index surges on rising demand for iron ore
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, jumped on Friday as rates for large capesize vessels rose on increasing iron ore activity.

Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk ups Asia-Europe rate US$400/TEU ahead of results announcement
  • Asia-Europe spot rates up 16pc to US$826 per TEU ahead of March rate hikes
  • Zepol: US January imports up 13.4pc month to month and 5.8pc year on year
  • Auckland dockers extend strike to March 16, fearing new flex hours scheme
  • Canadian Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement sets CAF at 7pc from April
  • Diana Containerships back in black with US$3.6 million 2011 net profit
  • West China to be linked with new expressways and railway lines to seaports
  • Inner Mongolian land transport flourishes through Russia-Mongolia accords
  • DP World sees double-digit growth in global volume to 54.7 million TEU
  • PD Ports finish groundwork on Teesport container terminal expansion
  • Auckland city council to vote on plan to expand container capacity fourfold
  • ESC calls for removal of anti-trust block exemptions for shipping lines
  • Outsize specialist Sarjak Container Line expects to double Asian business
  • Tauranga profit up 22pc, H2 box volume up 17.1pc to 344,081 TEU
  • Road freight rates in Europe continue to slide in fourth quarter
  • Shanghai Pudong Airport January cargo volume off 22.4pc to 199,900 tonnes
  • First direct China-Africa freight service from KLM and Kenya Airways
  • Illinois capital Springfield airport in search of air freight carrier

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Bhavani Shipping Line celebrates first anniversary as NVOCC
  • CAI's training programme in consolidation on March 15
  • Container line service reliability at new high in Q4 2011: Drewry
  • ICS Chairman wants new ship construction stopped
  • Pradeep Kumar Sinha is new Shipping Secretary
  • India to gain more from FTA with EU: Envoy
  • India-Turkey begin talks on FTA
  • Adani Group unveils new corporate brand identity, dedicated areas of focus
  • India invites US investors to participate in port development
  • India, South Africa can collaborate in facilitating improved logistics, MbPT Chairman tells Transnet delegation
  • Railways' freight revenue up 9.70 pc in April-Jan.
  • Service tax not necessary on toll collected from road users: FinMin
  • Commerce Ministry seeks higher duty on power equipment imports
  • Experts project demand for steel to decline this fiscal
  • Forex reserves climb to $ 293.44 bn: RBI
  • Govt may allow more sugar exports: Report
  • Antwerp wins award for attracting FDI
  • BBC Chartering introduces "Euro-Asia" service
  • CEE members combine for complex crane movement to India

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
  • Kapsch CarrierCom wins rail industry award
    Kapsch CarrierCom, which is a part of the Kapsch group of telecommunications companies and which manufactures independent system integrators for railway operators, was presented w...
  • Swiss speed check test runs a success
    Speed checks that measure speeds over a stretch, rather than just at one point, have been found to improve safety on Swiss motorways, according to the results of a trial runs in t...
  • Hertz Trucks Australia banking on automatic models
    Australian Trucks & 4WD Rentals, the Hertz rental trucks franchisee for South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria, has started to gradually replace all of the manual gear ...
  • Avient Aviation awards GSA contract to Globe Air Cargo in France
    Avient Aviation has awarded a cargo GSA contract to Globe Air Cargo in France, to market its growing freighter network linking Europe and Africa. Globe, which is part of the ECS G...
  • CMA CGM and Maersk Line cooperating in Asia-Europe trade
    Maersk Line and CMA CGM will jointly offer two new services on the Asia-Europe route, which will replace the MEX service operated by CMA CGM and Maersk Line's MEX2 (AE11) and AE20...
  • PCC Intermodal grows in intermodal transport market
    In 2011 PCC Intermodal, a leading private Polish intermodal transport operator, carried more than 140,000 teu, a 23% improvement compared to 2010. In Germany the company transport...
  • Kenya Airways launches freighter service to China
    Kenya Airways and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines have jointly launched the first direct freighter service between mainland China and Africa, operating on the Amsterdam-Guangzhou-Nairobi...
  • Goodman building logistics centre for Rhenus
    The real estate company Goodman is developing and will then manage a 22,000 sqm logistics facility, to be called the Logistikzentrum Frankfurt (Main-Kinzig), for logistics service...
  • "MOL Maneuver" containership in collision
    The "MOL Maneuver", a MOL-operated containership, collided with the box ship "Cosco Zhen He" on 22 February, on the open seas southeast of Hong Kong whilst sail...
  • Arab aviation expert opposes EU emissions trading scheme
    Georges Hannouche, CEO of Bayanat Airports Engineering and Supplies and one of the Arab world's leading aviation industry experts, has strongly opposed the unilateral initiative b...
  • In Time Express grew in 2011
    In Time Express Logistik, a leading German express and courier service provider, continued to expand last year, despite a declining economy. Sales in 2011 rose by about 10% to EUR...
  • TNT Express reports difficult 2011
    Struggling CEP service provider and integrator TNT Express has announced its latest results, which saw the previous year's fourth-quarter EUR 4 million net profits turned into a E...
  • Rickmers Group strengthens team with new deputy CFO
    Mark-Ken Erdmann will join Rickmers Holding in Hamburg as the new deputy CFO on 1 July. He will look after a range of tasks, including accounting and controlling, tax, IT, human r...
  • Geodis Wilson names Ronnie Kempf head of Munich branch
    Geodis Wilson, a global freight management specialist, has placed Ronnie Kempf in charge of its Munich branch, where he will also manage customer relations and acquisitions. Kempf ...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 26, 2012
  • DSME operates floating hotel in Oman
  • Irving Shipbuilding launches Online Supplier Register
  • Navy exercises options at Austal USA for JHSV 8 and 9
  • Huntington Ingalls awarded $391.7 million Navy contract for CVN 72 work

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
  • Public input invited for Everett Marina master plan
  • US railroads post gains for weekly traffic numbers
  • Crowley Maritime presents latest Thomas B. Crowley Sr. scholarship
  • Port of Port Angeles seeks input on new Passenger Facility Charge
  • Diana Shipping inks contract for Panamax vessel CORONIS

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
  • Brussels awards Lithuania $24m for new Klaipeda ferry terminal
    Public financing is necessary to improve country's accessibility and boost regional development, says European Commission
  • Big Apple box volumes pip the 2007 record
    Terminal cluster sets a new high with 4% rise in total volumes to 5.5m teu equivalents
  • Port operators pick up a Latin beat
    DP World, APM Terminals and Spain's Grup TCB are building up their presence in South America
  • From boom to bust
    Why consolidation means bankruptcy for some Chinese yards
  • Monetary easing will not save China's struggling shipyards
    Demand will make a difference but new orders remain elusive
  • Chinese pay up to secure Libyan crude
    Concern over Iranian supply boosts suezmax earnings for Libya to China voyages
  • HMM Rule B attachment against Grand China faces identical lawsuit
    Reederei Claus-Peter Offen arm San Vicente files $1.9m claim in Alabama
  • Adjustment: Not your average profession
    All parts of the maritime world are facing the problem of demographic imbalances
  • Huge gas bills? Get used to it
    High household energy costs are here to stay
  • Shipping sidelined at Somalia conference
    Industry disappointed by ransom taskforce
  • Schettino faces fresh criminal charges
    Costa Concordia investigators may target bosses as master is accused on new counts
  • Dry bulk industry cautiously optimistic about future demand
    40%- 50% of orderbook could 'disappear', says Genco Shipping chairman
  • Ballast water hopes dry up
    The chances of the world fleet being kitted out with biological treatment systems by the end of the decade are pretty much zero
  • Ballast water timetable cannot be met, experts warn
    Plans imply fitting out 24 ships a day, every day until end of the decade, at $74bn cost
  • DryShips skates into iceclass bulker market
    Bulk operator orders four iceclass panamaxes for Northern Sea Route
  • Drydocks World and Saipem secure strategic agreement
    Partnership from conception to delivery to build FSOs and FPSOs
  • Care to share?
    The whole industry would benefit from ports disclosing timely, accurate data
  • Hamburg in the balance as KG model falters
    Lack of alternative funding threatens city's maritime dominance
  • Genco prices follow-on share issue
    Analyst believes resulting debt cost savings more than offsets 21% equity dilution
  • Monthly box traffic index reveals tentative recovery
    Index hits 111.1 points in January, up from 107.7 in November
  • SHI wins $1.1bn orders for two drillships
    Both vessels to be delivered to unnnamed buyers by end-August 2014
  • Maersk aims for second Asia-Europe rate increase
    Danish line advises shippers of planned $400 per teu rise on April 1
  • Hong Kong's shipowners want help from China
    HKSA hopes Beijing government can ask Chinese shippers to prioritise local owners
  • China urges Nigeria to protect Taiwanese bulker after pirate attack
    Seafarer and ship master shot dead off Lagos
  • New York State makes U-turn on ballast water
    EPA's national-level and IMO-consistent standard adopted until end-2013
  • Hope springs eternal
    Chinese monetary easing and a new production season raise brokers' hopes
  • Pacific Drilling extends option at SHI
    Ofer-controlled firm to decide by March 2

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
  • US grain transport rates fall
    TRANSPORT rates for US/Japan bulker cargoes of grain have dropped more than 11% compared with a year ago
  • Russia privatises Murmansk
    MURMANSK's port on the Barents Sea has been privatised by the Russia's state property agency
  • Tough juggling at Cosco Corp
    COSCO Corp (Singapore)'s shares fluctuated today after analysts predicted a tough 2012 for the Singapore-listed shipbuilding and bulker subsidiary of China COSCO
  • Gazprom told to start pipeline work
    GAZPROM has been told by President Dmitry Medvedev to start building the South Stream pipeline under the Black Sea as soon as possible
  • US sentences figure in Nigerian bribery
    A FORMER boss at a Halliburton-tied engineering company has been sentenced to 30 months in prison in a decades-long LNG bribery scam
  • Contargo takes over Spedition Pöhland
    ONE OF Europe's biggest intermodal box operators - Germany's Contargo - today announced the takeover of a smaller German competitor
  • India keeps Iran oil sourcing
    INDIA has decided to continue sourcing crude from Iran and to seek 5M tonnes more oil from Saudi Arabia
  • NCL returns to bonds
    NCL today announced its third move into the junk bond market, seeking to raise another $100M
  • Disputed oil arrives
    A TANKER carrying 600,000 barrels of disputed Sudanese crude oil reportedly arrived today in Japan's Kiire port after a delay of more than a week
  • Global Palm profits boom
    INDONESIAN palm oil cultivator Global Palm Resources has announced that its 2011 profits rose 17% year on year
  • U-turn Rieber to invest
    GC RIEBER, the listed Norwegian operator of seismic research and specialised offshore tonnage, said today it plans to buy new vessels after a solid 2011
  • IOI plantation profits up 19%
    IOI CORP, Malaysia's second-biggest palm oil producer, has announced that its plantation's net profits increased by 19% y/y to 462.3M ringgit ($153.33M) for 2QFY2012
  • Pacific Supramaxes rise
    SUPRAMAX activity in the Pacific has risen this week, in contrast with the bearish market in the Atlantic
  • GulfNav joins Navig8 pool
    DUBAI'S Gulf Navigation has joined Singapore-based Navig8's VLCC pool, VL8
  • Capesizes thrive on ore to China
    BROKERS told Fairplay today that charterers are rushing to send Brazilian iron ore to China, with some fixing early to cover the Easter holiday period in April

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
  • Safety Groups Challenge Trucker Work Rules in Court
    Safety groups opposed to longer truck driver hours of service on Friday filed the second court challenge to new federal...
  • Roadrunner Transportation Buys Logistics Firm
    Trucking and logistics company Roadrunner Transportation Systems acquired Capital Transportation Logistics in Nashua, N.H., for $6.25 million. The acquisition...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Call at Baltimore First on Europe-Gulf Loop
    Hapag-Lloyd plans to make Baltimore its first westbound call in the U.S. on its weekly Gulf of Mexico Express from...
  • China's Evolving Culinary Taste to Drive US Exports
    Sophisticated food demands of newly affluent consumers in China and other developing nations are likely to ramp up demand for...
  • Procter & Gamble to Cut $4.5 Billion From Supply Chain
    Global manufacturer Procter & Gamble plans to wring $4.5 billion in savings from raw materials, packaging and logistics as part...
  • YRC's Welch Details Trucker's Turnaround Progress (Video)
    YRC Worldwide's new CEO James Welch details the progress of the turnaround efforts for the $5 billion trucking operator. ...
  • New Home Sales Down 0.9 Percent in January
    Sales of new homes slipped 0.9 percent in January following four straight months of increases in which home sales rose...
  • House Republicans Look to Scale Back Transport Plan
    House Republicans might scale back a five-year, $260 billion transportation bill, shortening its term, reducing overall spending, but restoring funding...
  • Truckload Carrier Swift Adds Capacity Online
    Swift Transportation, the nation's largest truckload carrier, is increasing capacity by using technology that gives it quicker access to other...
  • Freight Rate, Surcharge Update for Week of Feb. 20-24
    Maersk will raise its rates on containerized shipments from India to South Africa, starting March 12. The planned increase...
  • Container Accident Kills NJ Dockworker
    A dockworker was killed Wednesday night at the Port Newark Container Terminal in New Jersey after she was pinned between...
  • Anticipating Further Gains in the Gulf
    You wouldn't think the country has been skirting along the fragile edge of an economic downturn by looking at business...
  • Steeling for Growth in Mobile
    Alabama's Port of Mobile has turned out to be the perfect match for German steel manufacturer ThyssenKrupp. In its...
  • PNW Power Play
    There is no question the ports of Seattle and Tacoma face competitive challenges. They are losing market share to Canada's...
  • Shipping Gains
    For transportation carriers, questions over emissions and environmental impact usually begin and end when vehicle engines shut down. That's at...
  • Best Offense Is a Zone Defense
    Q: We have a large customer with distribution facilities in Southern California that insists on charging us "commercial zone charges"...
  • Asia Air Cargo Falls 13.7 Percent, Signals Tough 2012
    Freight carried by Asian airlines in January fell 13.7 percent year-over-year, signaling another challenging year for carriers as European demand...
  • Amsterdam Schiphol Boosts Earnings 15.1 Percent
    Amsterdam Schiphol airport boosted net income in 2011 by 15.1 percent to $260 million from $226 million a year ago,...
  • Maersk Hikes Asia-Europe Westbound Rates $400
    Maersk Line will hike westbound rates on the Asia-Europe trade lane a further $400 in April, as the world's largest...
  • Cummins Expands Exports to Central America
    U.S. diesel engine maker Cummins is increasing exports to Latin America through a joint venture with Grupo Laeisz, an equipment...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
  • UASC adjusts and scales back its South American services
    UASC will reconfigure its European services to/from the east coast of South America (ECSA) from the end of this month. The move will see the Dubai-based carrier ...
  • Transfennica resumes Bilbao - Tilbury connection
    Netherlands-based ro/ro and con/ro operator, Transfennica, has reacted to customer demand and included a weekend direct call at Tilbury on its weekly Bilbao - Zeebrugge ...
  • Kombiverkehh grows traffic
    Frankfurt-based Kombiverkehr KG increased its rail traffic by 4.2% last year, up to 972,600 truck consignments, equivalent to 1.945 million TEU. The majority of ...
  • How much more pain can boxship owners take?
    As another week of negative drift on daily hire rates for container ships ends, it leaves owners still desperately looking for the uptick; or at least the light ...
  • Fuel cost explosion erodes liner rate hikes
    The red-inked stained balance sheets of the liner container industry is unlikely to be improved anytime soon by recent gains in ocean freight rates if ...
  • Maersk pushes GRIs ahead of results
    A slew of rate hikes announced by liner giant Maersk Line across various global routes in the past few days, and coupled with last week's surprise announcement ...
  • Somalia terror conference vows to crack down on piracy
    The London conference on Somalia issued a final communique last night supporting measures for political stability, the fight against terrorism, and the modern-day ...
  • Ports of Auckland facing three-week stoppage
    A three-week strike by 300 dockers began at New Zealand's Ports of Auckland [PoA] container terminals today [February 24] in the latest escalation ...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
  • Frontline's only friend
    Analyst urges clients to indulge in shares of US-quoted tanker owner despite grim market forecasts.
  • Allied in the hot seat
    Greek charterer's legal tab skyrockets as judge freezes funds following alleged charter breach.
  • Saverys cashes CKN chips
    Owner sells much of his reaming stake in the world's largest shipbroker.
  • FC Gloria free to go
    South Korean tanker released in China after paying bail over phenol spill.
  • Larger Rem rakes it in
    Age Remoy-led owner puts up stronger fourth quarter figures aided by the addition of three extra vessels.
  • EDF takes Diana panamax
    New York-listed owner finds fresh two-year deal for vessel finishing stormy deal with Siba.
  • Wilson awaits euro revival
    Norwegian mini-bulker owner slumps to loss for 2011, but says eurozone bail-outs could boost market this year.
  • USC grabs another yard
    Russian state holding company pays $61m for Vyborg plant, then awards it double ice-breaker order.
  • Barreras cutting 40%
    Troubled Spanish shipyard plans some serious staff downsizing, as well as salary cuts.
  • Star scraps twin sisters
    Oslo-listed owner collects a fraction over $6m from demo deal with cash set to pay back debts.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
  • Napolitano calls COAC, endorses trade initiatives
  • MSC truncates ECNA-WCSA loop
  • Steel scrappers protest Russian trade barriers
  • Erdmann new deputy CFO for Rickmers
  • Caribbean lines raise Trinidad, Grenada charges
  • U.S. busts rhino horn ring
  • SAP acquisition focused on social humans
  • Ballast water crisis abated, debate shifts to EPA
  • CTSA amends CAF
  • Maersk raising Asia-Europe rates

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
  • CO2 reduction estimates for tankers are 'optimistic'
    MEPC 63 to consider summary of OCIMF project that takes 56 emission mitigating measures into account.
  • Americas market shows mixed pricing
    Futures advanced above $109 a barrel for the first time in almost 10 months as sanctions against the Persian Gulf nation make it more difficult to sell oil.
  • World Fuel Services shares downgraded
    Shares downgraded from an 'overweight' rating to an 'equal weight' rating in a note issued to investors on Friday.
  • Global bunker prices display mixed movements this week
    Futures advanced above $109 a barrel for the first time in almost 10 months as sanctions against the Persian Gulf nation make it more difficult to sell oil.
  • DFDS achieves fuel use reduction target
    'Environmental goal' set in 2007 to reduce bunkers consumption and CO2 emissions by 10% has been reached.
  • Prices firm in Rotterdam, Hamburg
    Poor demand in Piraeus.
  • Valero appoints new director
    Philip Pfeiffer elected to the company's board of directors.
  • Prices in Fujairah lack direction
    Other ports also showing moderate and mixed price movements.
  • External: Global Vision Bunkers B.V
  • Compliance with new sulphur limit improving further
    DNVPS finds global share of commercial samples testing above 3.50% shrinking in first half of February.
  • Hapag-Lloyd publishes brochure on sustainability operations
    Driven by Responsibility brochure describes company's numerous environmental initiatives.
  • Asian IFO prices firming as week closes
    Mixed demand at major Asian bunkering hubs on Friday.
  • Malaysian liquid cargo hub operator eyes $13 million expansion
    Aims for 10-20% increase in tonnage handled at Linggi International Floating Transhipment and Trading Hub.
  • NOL shares get 'sell' rating
    Analyst raises NOL's full year 2012 loss forecast on assumption of higher bunker costs.
  • Salvors complete partial fuel removal from Costa Concordia
    Salvage team to prioritise debunkering of the cruise ship's mid-section after forward ship has been emptied of fuels.
  • Aegean beats analysts' estimates
    Dahlman Rose attributes Aegean's higher-than-expected results to stronger realised spread on bunker fuel sales.
  • ExxonMobil subsidiary clarifies safety alert bulletin
    Notice intended to emphasise the importance of ensuring that on board fuel management processes 'are robust and rigorously followed', says IMT.
  • Emerson expands Coriolis flowmeter range
    Adds large line size version to its ELITE High Capacity Coriolis product range.
  • WFS posts 'record' full-year earnings
    Plans to 'fortify' success through growth, diversification and differentiation, says CEO.
  • Americas market surges on back of crude rally
    Prices in Santos rose double digits on Thursday.

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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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