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August 31, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco posts first half net loss of US$767 million, revenue rises 1.3pc
  • More calls at Shenzhen's Da Chan Bay as OOCL's Vietnam feeder joins throng
  • Biggest longshore union local votes to authorise US east coast strike
  • Piraeus shines as Cosco Pacific's star after history of violent unrest
  • DP World first half profit up 12pc to US$310 million, revenues rise 1.9pc
  • Chongqing's seven-month containerised trade cargo increases 30pc
  • Slow steaming, wayporting loses steam as rates come under new pressure
  • Anhui's Huaihe river port at Bengbu to build US$43.7 million box terminal
  • ILA wins support from other unions in stalled contract talks with employers
  • Heilongjiang trade value to Russia up 85pc to US$6.04 billion in first-half
  • Tauranga posts record 35pc container volume hike after Auckland strike
  • Port Tracker forecasts sluggish European volume in continuing euro crisis
  • Delhi allocates 274 acres to settle 27-year old Nehru Port project dispute
  • Mindanao quarterly box volume rise boosted by typhoon aid shipments
  • Air China's first half net profit drops 77pc on soaring fuel costs
  • Hactl wins ground handling contract from Hong Kong newcomer Air Astana
  • Las Vegas airport gets US$17.8 million grant to reconstruct two taxiways

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 30, 2012
  • Allcargo focusing on enhancing hazmat handling awareness
  • DHL launches direct LCL services from India to Sweden, UK to India
  • Govt may tap Iranian insurers to part-cover crude tankers
  • Liberia welcomes MLC ratification, trains record number of inspectors
  • Survey points to contraction in Gulf oil tanker surplus
  • APM Terminals Inland Services, MIV Logistics ink agreement for CFS operations in Kochi
  • INR remains weak on increased dollar demand
  • Pakistani products exhibition begins at WTC today

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 30, 2012
  • Delta cancels Detroit - Hong Kong link
    Atlanta GA (USA)-based Delta is serving the Detroit - Hong Kong route for the last time today (30 August). The last return flight of the service, operated five times weekly with Bo...
  • DAF XF105 wins Australian international design award 2012
    The DAF XF105 won the design award in the automotive and transport category at the Australian International Design Awards (AIDA) 2012 gala in Sydney. The jury praised DAF's top-of-...
  • Roadrunner Transportation System acquires R&M Transportation and Sortino Transportation
    USA-based Roadrunner Transportation Systems has acquired all the operating assets and business of R&M Transportation and all of the outstanding stock of Sortino Transportation,...
  • Feeder to the Brenner base tunnel finished
    The new, 40 km long double track railway line between Kundl and Baumkirchen near Innsbruck (Austria) has been completed. The EUR 2.33 billion project is a role model for the planne...
  • More containers in Gothenburg
    The Swedish port of Gothenburg handled a total of 458,000 teu in H1/2012, 2,000 more than in the corresponding period last year. The decision by the shipping company alliance ...
  • Four new cargo clients for troubled Hahn airport
    Hahn airport (Germany), which is believed to have financial troubles that could lead to bankruptcy in 2013, acquired no less than four new cargo clients last week. They are Yangtze...
  • Eurotunnel Le Shuttle transports nearly 75,000 cars in one week
    Le Shuttle, the car-carrying trains run by Groupe Eurotunnel through the Channel Tunnel between France and Great Britain, achieved a new record for traffic over recent weeks. In th...
  • New deputy CEO of Groupe Eurotunnel
    Groupe Eurotunnel, the operator of the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France, announced that Emmanuel Moulin took on the role of deputy chief executive officer responsible...
  • TAPO to specialize in MRO
    Tashkent Aviation Production Organisation (TAPO), Uzbekistan, which was declared bankrupt in 2010, is to focus on manufacturing parts and providing maintenance for Ilyushin Il-76s ...
  • Fiege opens fashion warehouse in China
    Fiege, the Greven (Germany)-based contract logistics specialist, is underlining its focus on the core markets of Europe and Asia, especially China by opening another warehouse fa...
  • H.J. Heinz and Ceva ink transformational ocean freight agreement
    H. J. Heinz Company and SCM/logistics service provider Ceva Logistics recently announced a groundbreaking five year ocean freight contract. In a strategy led by Heinz's global proc...
  • Kuehne + Nagel now Bayer's exclusive healthcare logistics provider in Chile
    Bayer Healthcare Chile has awarded Kuehne + Nagel (K + N) an exclusive contract to manage its national distribution centre, plus warehousing, laboratory testing, quality control an...

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 30, 2012
  • Crowley takes delivery of Aker Philly product tanker
  • TY Offshore shipyards "doing fine" after Isaac
  • Acceptance trials "clean sweep" by JHSV 1
  • Sarens to transport new Panama Canal lock gates
  • OT&BE releases more details of ATB dredge
  • Brest repair yard books first LNG job since Damen...
  • Siem Offshore to order newbuild dual fuel PSV
  • Jurong Aracruz chosen for Tupi FPSO module work
  • Tier 3 MTU workboat engines available next year

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 30, 2012
  • Washington Labor & Industries hits BP refinery with six violations
  • Alaska Institute of Technology student earns Crowley Memorial Scholarship
  • Portland Airport selects mobile app for travelers
  • Schnitzer Steel offers outlook for fourth fiscal quarter of 2012
  • Alaska Airlines marks startup of new Portland to DC flights

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 30, 2012
  • LPG offers a safe haven for StealthGas
    Vafias sees value in having options in today's shipping business
  • Experts hail a golden age for LPG
    Market niche boasts modest orderbook and solid demand
  • Beijing makes the case for gas carriers
    China will drive future LNG growth - but what tonnage will it need to support this?
  • Unifeeder acquires Feederlink
    Forms feeder and shortsea operator in Northern Europe
  • Drilling into the risks in Brazil's offshore industry
    Projects are expensive in a country where Petrobras runs the show
  • VLCCs shipping Middle East crude to US Gulf face bleak future
    Rising US crude production spells trouble for the largest tankers
  • LNG shipping to benefit from Europe's nuclear woes
    Liquefied natural gas could meet the energy shortfall if more European reactors go offline
  • Weak coastal trade hits first-half results for Chinese lines
    International trade not to blame for state giants' dismal performance, say analysts
  • Subic Bay and Oman dominate valemax fleet activity
    Brazilian iron ore major has managed vessel employment without access to Chinese ports
  • German marine firms hold crisis talks with government
    Owners seek short-term state support to survive ship finance downturn
  • Supramax spot markets find floor
    With ships idling in both the Atlantic and Pacific rates stopped falling this week
  • New York-New Jersey strike vote inches US deeper into east coast docks dispute
    ILA says ballot is not binding but reflects members' hardening mood
  • P&I alerts owners to dangers using oxy-acetylene equipment
    Port State Control plans concentrated fire safety inspections
  • China Cosco reports deeper first-half losses
    Firm performs worse than expected, bucking box rivals' trend
  • Baltic Exchange tanker TCE earnings: representative or real?
    Debate follows two months' reported negative rates for benchmark VLCC spot-market route
  • Equity analysts demand more accurate earnings benchmark
    Baltic Exchange tanker indices 'misrepresent the market'
  • Indices gauge state of market
    Tanker earnings were introduced to boost FFA liquidity, not shipping stocks
  • Chinese steel mill expects further drop in demand this year
    Baosteel issues most bearish outlook yet for global iron-ore prospects
  • Discipline is critical as container shipping earnings peak
    Lines will struggle to resist rate-cutting if ship utilisation levels slip, says Nomura
  • Cosco at a loss
    Poor half-year results leave China shipping giant with some explaining to do
  • APM Terminals arm signs Indian container freight station deal
    MIV Logistics agrees 10-year contract for management of new facility near Vallarpadam terminal
  • Doing the right thing
    The Prestige casualty and lessons learnt from it should be long remembered
  • CSCL returns to black in second quarter
    First-half loss more than doubles year on year, weighed down by giant first-quarter loss
  • Jinhui profits drop 58% in second quarter
    Hong Kong dry bulk operator takes $11m provision on capesize losses
  • Extra sailings lift Eimskip
    Shipping line reports higher revenue and earnings as new route between northern Norway and North America builds volume
  • CMHI invests in Lomé box terminal developer
    China's top port operator takes 50% stake in Togo's Thesar Maritime
  • Spain loses appeal in $1bn Prestige lawsuit against ABS
    Landmark ruling in New York has huge implications for classification industry
  • Ambassadors press EU for global climate-change solution
    Brussels faces growing pressure over planned curbs on shipping CO2 levels
  • NordLB blames shipping exposure for profit slump
    German bank quadruples credit risk provision
  • Hutchison brings down the curtain on ACT
    Amsterdam facility's owner blames lack of demand for deepsea box terminal of this size

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 30, 2012
  • DSME's profits drop 56%
    DAEWOO Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering said 2Q12 profits were 96Bn won ($85M), down 39% year on year
  • West African piracy sparks fall for 'urgency'
    BRITAIN needs to develop the same sense of "urgency" toward fighting piracy off West Africa as off Somalia, Maritime UK has urged
  • DPW's profits flatline
    DUBAI Ports World has reported stable net profits for this year's first-half, on slightly higher revenues
  • 95 feared lost off Java
    SEARCHERS are reportedly looking today for up to 95 people missing since a people-smuggling vessel sank 75km southwest of Java
  • Shipping seen locked out of low interest rates
    SHIPPING groups are largely missing out on today's low interest rates for bank financing, Jinhui Shipping & Transportation said today, while unveiling a steep fall in 2Q12 net profits
  • Amsterdam Container Terminal being closed
    HPH TOLD Fairplay today it has decided to close Amsterdam Container Terminal as of 1 January
  • Caution urged on Chávez
    VENEZUELAN President Hugo Chávez has promised to increase oil production if re-elected in about six weeks
  • CSCL doubles losses
    CHINA Shipping Container Lines today said losses for the first six months increased by 103% year on year
  • Box sector faces 2013 glut
    BOX LINERS could be seriously oversupplied in 2013, as ultra-large ships ordered in 2011 begin to be delivered, shipping analyst Janet Lewis said
  • Trans-Atlantic tankers spared
    PRODUCT tanker owners in the trans-Atlantic sector have been largely spared blowback from the Venezuela refinery fire and Hurricane Isaac, an Oslo shipbroker has found
  • September LPG prices jump 23%
    SAUDI ARAMCO has raised LPG contract prices again, pushing up their year-on-year rise to 23%
  • Capesize rates drop again
    AUSTRALIAN mining groups are still fixing Capesizes for discharge in China, brokers told Fairplay today, but overwhelming vessel supply has enabled them to push down rates again
  • China's imports 22% more cars
    CHINA imported 93,100 passenger vehicles in July, an increase of 22% year on year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 30, 2012
  • Air China Profit Falls 77 Percent
    Air China Ltd. said its profit fell 76.7 percent in the first half of 2012 to RMB945 million ($149 million),...
  • Study: Vehicle Emission Rules to Cut Highway Funding by $72 Billion
    Tighter federal fuel emission standards for cars and light-duty trucks will cut nearly $72 billion from the Highway Trust Fund...
  • Yusen Logistics Begins Malaysia-US LCL Service
    Yusen Logistics is launching a less-than-containerload service from Malaysia to the United States, in conjunction with TASCO, an NYK Group...
  • Maersk, G6 Alliance to Suspend Services During Chinese Holiday
    The G6 Alliance and Maersk will suspend a number of Asia-Europe services during China's national Golden week holidays in October,...
  • OCU, Employers Say They'll Work to Avoid Strike
    In what is probably the most significant development to emerge from more than two years of negotiation between office clerical...
  • China to Curtail Negative Freight Rates
    Liner companies that serve trade lanes to and from China, and that includes most of them, may have to pause...
  • NIT League Urges LaHood to Seek ILA-USMX Talks
    The National Industrial Transportation urged Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to encourage the International Longshoremen's Association and United States Maritime Alliance...
  • Amsterdam 'White Elephant' Box Terminal to Close
    Amsterdam Container Terminals, is to close, capping a doomed decade-long bid to shake off its White Elephant image and attract...
  • PIERS Reports 9.7 Percent Growth in Containerized Imports
    U.S. containerized imports jumped 9.7 percent to 1,562,235 20-foot-equivalent units in July, led by increases in auto parts and furniture,...
  • Soft Demand Hits Chinese Textile Exports
    Weak demand is stunting growth in China's textile exports, the Global Times reports. GT said a spokesman for...
  • Romney's Freight Policy Solidifies, But Questions Remain
    Shippers and transportation providers looking to understand how presumed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney would handle the nation's ailing freight...
  • Gulf Ports May Reopen Friday
    The Gulf ports of New Orleans, Mobile and Gulfport remained closed Thursday morning in the wake of Hurricane Isaac as...
  • Cosco Reports First Half Loss
    China Cosco Holdings posted an operating loss of 3.7 billion yuan ($579 million) for the year's first six months. Revenue...
  • RILA Makes Plea for ILA-USMX Talks to Resume
    The Retail Industry Leaders Association urged the International Longshoremen's Association and the its management counterpart to resume negotiations in order...
  • Global Air Cargo Recovery Stalls
    The fragile recovery in the air cargo market stalled in July, with traffic declining 3.3 percent from a year ago...
  • CEVA Logistics Signs Five-Year Deal With H.J. Heinz
    One of the world's largest ocean shippers has broken with tradition and signed an exclusive five-year deal with a single logistics...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 30, 2012
  • NAFTA trade up 6.6%
    Surface trade between the US, and its NAFTA partners, Canada and Mexico, climbed by 6.6% in June compared to the same month of 2011, albeit that it was down by ...
  • Khalifa port to open at the weekend
    The new port of Khalifa in Abu Dhabi will open on Saturday September 1 and cargo and services will gradually be transferred to the new 2.5 million TEU and 12 million ...
  • OPCSA adds new equipment
    Operaciones Portuarias Canarias, S.A. (OPCSA), which operates the leading cargo-handling facility in the port of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, has expanded and modernised ...
  • ICG sees profit decline
    Ireland's Irish Continental Group [ICG] saw its operating profit sink by 21.5% at the H1 stage, versus the same period of 2011, to EUR5.1 (USD6.4) million as its ...
  • China's big two liners see H1 losses widen
    Both China COSCO and China Shipping Container Line (CSCL) have seen their net losses spiral for the first half of the year on the back of the economic crisis, a ...
  • G6 also cancels Asia-Europe sailings
    G6 Alliance members OOCL, Hapag-Lloyd, NYK, MOL, APL and HMM have joined the growing list of ocean carriers cancelling sailings from Asia to Europe during China's ...
  • Unifeeder grabs Feederlink
    Dublin-headquartered Irish Continental Group [ICG] has entered into an agreement to sell its short-sea container shipping subsidiary, Rotterdam-based Feederlink ...
  • MSC goes to Stockholm
    MSC will start calling directly at Stockholm from the beginning of October instead of serving it from nearby Sodertalje. Commenting on the change, Mattias Hellstrom, ...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 30, 2012
  • Seawolf dodges bullet
    Heidmar co-owner George Economou has no immediate plans of pulling tonnage out of the US operator's fledgling VLCC pool, according to Marc La Monte.
  • Changing of the guard
    Heidmar has asked the head of its Blue Fin Tankers suezmax pool to lead its UK offshoot following the departure of 12-year veteran John Edmondson.
  • How low can FRO go?
    A leading Wall Street analyst upgraded shares of Frontline Thursday on the heels of a second quarter earnings miss and sharp decline in share price.
  • How low can FRO go?
    Wells Fargo upgrades shares of Frontline on the back of Wednesday's dip.
  • Hammonia loss grows
    German boxship owner hurt by rising costs in the first half.
  • Energy Centurion freed
    The Restis-controlled tanker Energy Centurion has been released by pirates off West Africa.
  • NOCC sends PCC packing
    Norwegian Car Carriers' fleet renewal campaign continued with the sale of a wholly owned vessel built in 1988.
  • Sealink trimmed in Q2
    Malaysian shipbuilder and charterer Sealink International has seen its earnings clipped due to a fall in vessel sales and lower profit margins.
  • Deutschland damage
    The German men's Olympic hockey team faces a $600,000 repair bill after over-enthusiastic celebrations on a Peter Deilman cruiseship.
  • Jensen's price call
    Jens Martin Jensen believes VLCC newbuilding prices have further to fall and is predicting a tough few months for tanker owners returning from holiday.
  • Otto builds backlog
    Otto Marine has secured a lucrative long term charter contract in Western Australia for one of its offshore support vessels.
  • ABS in the clear
    US class society ABS looks to have finally won its war over the Prestige sinking, as a New York court ruled it could not be held liable for the incident off Spain in 2002.
  • BWO hit by Papa
    BW Offshore has suffered in the second quarter due to a delayed FPSO conversion in China.
  • Isaac strikes Stolt
    Hurricane Isaac has left Stolt-Nielsen's Southern Louisiana terminal sitting under seven feet of water.
  • Wooly jumpers rescued
    A Norwegian ferry was diverted from its voyage to help save sheep that had jumped into the sea as their transport boat took on water.
  • DB cuts Daewoo
    A third successive quarterly earnings miss for Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has seen Deutsche Bank cut its rating on the shipbuilder.
  • Binh pleads his case
    Jailed ex-Vinashin chairman Pham Thanh Binh has denied deliberately flouting state laws in an appeal against his sentence.
  • ITC profits from spot rise
    Frontline-controlled Independent Tankers Corp has been boosted in the second quarter thanks to two VLCCs operating in an improved spot market.
  • What's the plan, Cosco?
    China Cosco Holding's huge first half loss has raised questions about how the giant owner will ride out the storm.
  • Jutha buys MPP
    Thailand's Jutha Maritime has continued its fleet expansion with a deal to buy a modern Thome-managed multipurpose cargoship.
  • Jinhui profit sliced
    Jinhui Shipping & Transportation has seen its second quarter profit sliced in half by a beleaguered bulker market.
  • ICG launches buyback
    Ferry owner Irish Continental Group (ICG) is returning up to EUR 115.5m ($145m) to shareholders in a buyback offer, buoyed by a "robust" result in the first half.
  • ICG sells Feederlink
    Denmark's Unifeeder has snapped up Irish containership operation Feederlink to build its shortsea presence.
  • Nisshin books double
    Japan's Nisshin Shipping has inked contracts for two new kamsarmaxes in China.
  • Siem wins LNG PSV deal
    Siem Offshore has secured a long-term charter for a dual-fuelled large PSV from French oil major Total.
  • Seadrill CEO in the money
    Seadrill chief executive Alf C Thorkildsen is richer to the tune of $11m today after exercising a number of share options.
  • Surveyor gets 21 months
    Man learns fate after being found guilty of false statements to USCG about ship safety.
  • DSME Q2 profits slump
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has seen second quarter profits slump by 33% compared to a year ago.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 30, 2012
  • Seattle port chief questioned over Expeditors role
  • Damage assessment underway after Hurricane Isaac
    New Orleans port officials said they hope to resume normal operations by the weekend. The port only received some minor wind damage, and there are nine general cargo ships awaiting entry to its marine terminals.
  • FMC reviews 18 OTI license applications
  • More red ink for China's carriers
    China's two major container lines - COSCO Container Lines and China Shipping - lost a combined $387 million in the first half of 2011, with both carriers performing worse this year than last during the period.
  • NIT League to LaHood: Help restart longshore talks
    The largest organization in the country representing shippers is seeking the assistance of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to get contract talks restarted between dockworkers on the East and Gulf coasts and their employers.
  • HP endorses new SEC rule on conflict minerals
    The provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is not widely favored by industry because of the perceived difficulty of tracking minerals through opaque supply chains.
  • G6 carriers to skip Golden Week sailings
  • MSC raising westbound transatlantic rates
  • Priority buys Heathrow-based AWLI
  • Geodis Wilson establishes Hamburg base
  • Leaman Logistics becomes CLX
  • SynchroNet expands street-turn service
  • Management calls on ILA to meet, discuss work rules
  • Ranjard heads Marseilles Fos' development

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 30, 2012
  • Current bunker prices 'still too high'
    'Fuel costs will definitely still be an issue,' as container lines struggle for profits.
  • Market firm in Rotterdam
    Good demand in Piraeus and Gibraltar.
  • Bunker prices climbing in Fujairah
    Some suppliers in Middle East hub 'fully committed' until the begining of September.
  • Fuel oil stocks climbing
    More arbitrage cargoes from India.
  • Singapore traders expect delays in fuel oil shipments
    Market 'could tighten' in second-half of September.
  • PSV newbuilds to get fuel efficient propulsion system
    GE Energy Management's propulsion system minimises wasted propulsion force and reduces fuel use.
  • Prices climb in Singapore and other major ports
    Bunker avails fine at key Asian ports on Thursday.
  • CSCL doubles losses in H1
    Operating costs increased partly due to a 25% increase in cost of bunkers.
  • New bunker trader joins Dan-Bunkering
    Oscar Obregon will be based in its Copenhagen office.
  • Box manufacturer 'benefits' from slow steaming
    Slow steaming 'helps balance' demand and replacement rates of containers, says Singamas.
  • Chinese shipping firms establish Singapore bunker venture
    Centralised purchasing of bunkers will help the companies 'control and reduce' their fuel costs.
  • Titan hits back at GCL
    Files countersuit against the transportation group for 'specific performance' on yard sale agreement.
  • Sinopec Zhoushan sees bunker sales fall
    'The Chinese market is bad,' says a company source.

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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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