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March 1, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • US east coast dock strike a risk as ILA, USMX extend talks a week
  • Port of Xiamen to merge three container terminals to provide 50 berths
  • Safmarine drops Maersk agency, picks Socopao as South African agent
  • Chongqing to build 50 central business districts in five years
  • BIMCO opens in Shanghai to enhance relations with Chinese stakeholders
  • Maersk adds 'administratively difficult' Hazira after others shy away
  • Working two sides of finger piers with Liebherr ship-to-shore crane
  • Vancouver installs GPS transponders on 700 trucks - 50pc of drayage fleet
  • CMA CGM 16,000-TEUer offers passenger service on Asia-Europe route
  • NIIT installs cargo handling system for Cathay's Hong Kong terminal
  • GACAG urges global agreement on trade facilitation after Doha talks stall
  • Liege airport posts 14.5pc cargo decline, but new services rebuild traffic
  • Lufthansa Cargo joins German humanitarians to airlift urgent relief
  • Dusseldorf welcomes first B787 freighter by charter flight from UAE

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
  • Hanjin announces East Africa service from Mundra
  • Stimulating deliberations & enthusiastic interaction make for a distinct event
  • FM announces setting up of two new Major Ports
  • Iranian oil companies interested in setting up LNG/oil terminal at Dighi Port
  • JNPT seeks Sebi nod to raise funds through bonds
  • Port restrictions, high barge charges causing ship supply costs to spiral, warns Hutton s
  • Private port operators seek PM s intervention on proposed new guidelines
  • Synergy Seaports facilitates first vessel call at Kandla Port s new Berth 13
  • Budget 2013-14-Some key proposals
  • Highlights of Union Budget 2013-14
  • IDBI Bank, Exim Bank to jointly finance export-oriented companies
  • INR remains firm despite trimming initial gains

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
  • Sichuan Airlines introduces second long-haul destination
    Starting today (28 February), China-based Sichuan Airlines is launching operations to Melbourne, its first destination in Australia. The Chengdu-based carrier began a first long-ha...
  • Quito's new airport opens
    The opening ceremony of Quito's new Mariscal Sucre international airport took place last week. Its brand new cargo facilities (45,000 sqm) have the capacity to handle 250,000 t of ...
  • Finnlines to increase Helsinki - Rostock sailings
    Finnlines, which currently offers three direct sailings a week from Rostock (Germany) and two from Helsinki, will introduce a new departure from Helsinki in week 15. The Finnish sh...
  • CSX started track work in Virginia
    CSX Transportation, a transport service provider based in Jacksonville FL (USA), has started track maintenance work on its line through Ashland VA, to step up the safety and effici...
  • New CEO helms USA Truck
    USA Truck Inc has appointed John Simone as its new president and CEO and given him a seat on the board of directors. The former CEO, Cliff Beckham, has returned to his previous rol...
  • Wim Bosman Belgium receives truck safety award
    Wim Bosman Belgium, a European logistics service provider, has won the Truck Safety Award presented by MMM Business Media in Belgium. The jury was impressed by the results that the...
  • AirBridgeCargo opts for application of Champ Cargosystems
    Moscow headquartered AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is augmenting its cooperation with Champ Cargosystems. The provider of integrated, business-critical IT solutions for all players...
  • Daimler augmenting truck portfolio in India
    Daimler India Commercial Vehicles will put 17 new BharatBenz truck models onto the Indian market by 2014. After last year's record sales of over 1,000 heavy-duty trucks within a th...
  • Etihad Rail: stage one on schedule
    Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE's national railway network, has secured funding of AED 4.7 billion (USD 1.28 billion) for stage one of its railway project. The n...
  • DST opens logistics hub in Karlsfeld near Munich
    DST Möbel Mobil, a furniture forwarder based in Rekingen (Switzerland), is opening a 2,000 sqm logistics centre with twelve truck loading bays in Karlsfeld, on the north-western pe...
  • Streck Transport holds groundbreaking ceremony for new logistics centre in Switzerland
    Streck Transport AG, a forwarding company headquartered in Möhlin near Basel (Switzerland), is investing CHF 12.5 million in a cross-docking warehouse and office building in Pfunge...
  • NV Logistics SA accredited by Swissmedic for transport/storage of therapeutic products
    NV Logistics, a Geneva airport (Switzerland)-based company founded by Thierry Moreno in 2010, provides a large and innovative range of logistics services to its clients. The f...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
  • Peene Werft delivers Swedish Coast Guard vessel
  • Big questions on costs of Canada's NSPS
  • Kvichak Marine books order from Savannah Pilots
  • Hercules Offshore buys liftboat Titan 2
  • Scorpio Tankers exercises newbuild options at HMD
  • Commandant delivers State of the Coast Guard address
  • MOL holds naming ceremony for VLOC

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
  • Equipment flap brings lockout at United Grain facility in Vancouver
  • Greenbrier works agreement to sell Kentucky bearing facility
  • Upcoming AAPA seminar to cover administration, legal issues
  • Corps sets March closure of Columbia/Snake navigation locks
  • Mitsui adding new vessel to iron ore carrier lineup

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
  • CFDA welcomes China move
    Trading platform will boost growing volumes in over-the-counter trades
  • Blackstone to insure Citi shipping book
    Move allows bank to beat capital adequacy rules
  • SSE plans Hong Kong box derivatives trading platform
    Move would sidestep forex controls in mainland China and increase liquidity
  • Scorpio Tankers splashes out on six more eco newbuilds
    Expansion is not abating as company snaps up abandoned slots at Hyundai Mipo
  • Can China-built ships be any cheaper?
    Newbuilding prices might stem the downward spiral
  • Hidden threat in Chinese offshore ambition
    Some of China's yards risk their future to win business today
  • Bourbon vows not to deploy armed guards
    French offshore vessel owner says it would rather stop working if piracy risk mounts
  • Gazprom signs Israel gas agreement
    Russian monopoly eyes greater diversification as monopoly on piped gas to Europe increasingly comes under scrutiny
  • Shell expands LNG business
    Oil major snaps up part of Repsol's portfolio outside North America
  • Suez Canal eyes North Sea crude cargoes
    Promotional tariff wins southbound traffic to Asia
  • Tokyo Gas pumps up the pressure on LNG bills
    Utility wants a new pricing structure for costly liquefied natural gas imports
  • Triangulation will not work for LNG carriers, say experts
    Economies thwarted by varying cargo quality and longer load and discharge times
  • Hong Kong government plans maritime and aviation training fund
    Initiative to recruit young talent tackles industry skills shortages
  • Japanese owners slam Suez fees hike
    Increase of 5% planned for May
  • Banks play down hope of increased lending for shipping
    But owners hear that less money is required for newbuilding and secondhand purchases
  • Every little helps
    Blackstone's insurance deal is not a silver bullet for Citibank
  • Scrap heroes
    Cosco leads the pack in sending ships for demolition over the last four years
  • Aegean Marine Petroleum boosts full-year profit
    Greece-based bunkering outfit enjoys strong 2012 despite flat sales
  • Slack handysize market spells loss for Pacific Basin
    Yearly net loss reflects writedown from ro-ro exit
  • Vale posts its first quarterly loss in a decade
    Iron ore giant takes $5.7bn writedowns on loss-making mines as its maritime freight costs soar
  • Wogan eyes multiple opportunities for GasLog
    LNG carrier owner is relaxed about fixing last open ships as annual revenues soar
  • Brightoil swamped by red ink
    Bunker supplier posts 35% fall in revenue and a $974m loss from derivatives
  • Scrapping emulates last year's record-breaking levels
    Ship recycling players face influx of tonnage in a changing business landscape
  • Cash buyer GMS plugs ship-finance gap
    Operators seeking capital bring business proposals to Sharma
  • Hong Kong Convention entry into force criteria and guidelines
    IMO wording
  • Four years on and the Hong Kong Convention still has no signatories
    Ship recycling industry expects it could take even longer than originally expected to enter into force
  • Owners embrace hazardous materials inventories
    Hong Kong Convention spurs drive to identify asbestos and other risks
  • Spotlight on Bangladesh ship breaking and recycling rules
    An overview of the measures that govern the country's scrapping industry
  • Chittagong is changing its ways
    Bangladesh's shipbreaking industry has been improving working practices in accordance with local government guidelines
  • Industry divided over Brussels moves to regulate recycling
    Success of proposed fund will require more transparent pricing

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
  • Judge refuses to transfer Concordia lawsuit
    A LAWSUIT filed by Costa Concordia passengers will proceed in Florida state court, not Italy - a major legal blow to owner Carnival
  • Earnings put pressure on Aegean shares
    STOCK pricing for Aegean Marine Petroleum Network slumped today after its earnings came in well below expectations
  • Wilson's net losses rise
    WILSON, one of Europe's biggest shortsea operators, today posted significantly higher net losses for 2012
  • Rise in debt protection seen for Germany
    MORE shipowners in Germany are likely to use reformed debtor protection rules under a debt restructuring bill, an insolvency administrator has predicted
  • Lending squeeze halts German fleet growth
    LIQUIDITY and capital shortages are taking their toll on Germany's merchant fleet, the third-largest in the world
  • Shipping hails Delhi's moves
    INDIA'S finance minister today disclosed duty exemptions for domestic shipping companies
  • Pacific Basin swings to losses
    HONG KONG-listed Pacific Basin said today it swung to 2012 net losses of $158.5M, on a $199M write-off of its ro-ro business
  • Kreuz's profits soar 49%
    SINGAPORE-listed Kreuz Holdings said today profits shot up 49% for FY12
  • China's output of ship plates falls 37.2%
    CHINA'S production of ship plates reportedly fell 37.2% in 2012
  • Luka Koper's profits surge but miss target
    LUKA KOPER, which owns Koper, Slovenia's only port, said net profits for 2012 surged to €10.4M ($13.9M), '10M more than its 2011 results but '3.2M less than its prediction
  • Brightoil reels to 2H losses
    HONG KONG-listed Brightoil today reported losses of HK$871.1M ($112.3M) for the six months ended 31 December 2012, reversing profits of HK$965.2M a year earlier
  • Profits for DFDS dive
    DENMARK'S ferry and logistics group DFDS said today recession in Europe and overcapacity were behind a deep fall in 2012 profits
  • Torm warns on profits
    TORM, the listed Danish product tanker and bulk shipping group, said today it faces deeper losses than forecast this year
  • German turbine installation deal awarded
    FRED OLSEN Windcarrier said today it has been awarded an installation contract by the Siemens group
  • Profits tumble 56.3% at China's Sainty Marine
    SHENZHEN-listed Sainty Marine said today its net profits fell 56.3% year on year to 80.7M yuan ($12.9M) in 2012

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
  • Wan Hai Lines Launches New 4,680-TEU Container Vessel
    Wan Hai Lines christens Wan Hai 515.Wan Hai Lines has christened its Wan Hai 515 container vessel at a ceremony at CSBC Taiwan's Kaohsiung shipyard in China. Po Ting Chen, chairman of Wan Hai Lines, presided over the ceremony. Wan Hai 515 has a maximum loading capacity of 4,680 20-foot-equivalent units. It...
  • MAPI Report: Manufacturing Production to Rise 2.2 Percent in 2013
    Inflation-adjusted gross domestic product will expand by 1.8 percent in 2013 and by 2.8 percent in 2014, according to the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation's Quarterly Economic Forecast report. The figures show no change from MAPI's previous November 2012 report. However, manufacturing production is expected to show increases of 2.2...
  • Japanese Shipowners Knock Plans to Hike Suez Canal Tolls
    The Japanese Shipowners' Association is urging the Suez Canal Authority to rescind the toll increase scheduled to go into effect on May 1. In a letter submitted to SCA, the JSA expressed "deep disappointment" regarding the unilateral toll increase "without any dialogue between the SCA and Canal users," following the 3 percent toll...
  • Shuster, Boxer Urge States Officials to Get Word Out on Infrastructure Needs
    WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bill Shuster and Barbara Boxer - the respective chairs of the House and Senate's major transportation infrastructure committees - told state transportation officials Thursday that their efforts to educate the public and Congress on the nation's infrastructure needs are essential to passing key legislation. The duo's comments highlight the push to...
  • Canada's West Coast Ports on the Rise in 2012
    U.S. and Canadian West Coast ports: market share by country in 2008Canada's West Coast container ports saw robust growth in 2012 while for the most part their U.S. counterparts stagnated or declined, according to analysis of each port's published data. The result is that Canada's share of total West Coast...
  • North American Rail Traffic Drops
    For the week ending Feb. 23, North American carload and intermodal volumes dropped from the previous week because of U.S. and Canadian volume decreases, according to the Association of American Railroads. U.S. Carload vs Intermodal Traffic Week-to-Week Percent ChangeSource: AAR For a larger chart, click on the image.Combined North American carload volume,...
  • India Increases Duties on Imported Luxury Goods
    India's Ministry of Finance has increased the customs duty on imported luxury goods, such as high-end motor vehicles, motorcycles, yachts and similar vehicles. For motor vehicles, the duty has been raised from 75 percent to 100 percent. On motorcycles with engine capacity of 800 cubic centimeters or more, the duty will...
  • Echo Global Logistics Names Reed CTO
    Echo Global Logistics has appointed Michael Reed, its interim chief technology officer, as the official CTO. He has served as interim CTO since April 2012. Reed began his tenure with the Chicago-based transportation and supply chain management company in 2007 as a lead application developer, and has held several positions since...
  • YRC Freight Buys Four LNG Trucks for Pilot Project
    YRC Freight has completed its agreement with Clean Energy Fuels to purchase four liquefied natural gas trucks that will serve the Port of Long Beach and other surrounding areas. The pilot project will leverage the Clean Energy fueling infrastructure in Southern California. The LNG trucks will be operated by YRC Freight...
  • Africa's Logistics Market Ballooning, Study Finds
    Logistics spending in Africa by manufacturers and retailers (both in-house and outsourced) is set to increase by almost $28.8 billion by 2016, as the size of the outsourced logistics market increases by 38.4 percent, according to an "Africa Logistics" report by Analytiqa. The study of eight markets across the region predicted...
  • ILWU: United Grain Lockout Is Unfair Labor Practice
    International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 4 charged that Wednesday's lockout of its workers in Vancouver, Wash., by United Grain Corp. constitutes an unfair labor practice, and a union spokeswoman said the ILWU plans to file formal charges in the next few days. The company stated that it was locking out...
  • Port of Houston Authority's Commission Approves Budget
    The Port of Houston Authority's commission has approved the port's 2013 operating budget, which reflects increases in operating revenue, net income and cash flow. The budget forecasts a 3 percent rise in container traffic and a 10 percent increase in auto cargo in 2013. Accordingly, the port budgeted $225.6 million for...
  • Drewry Sees Average Rate Hikes of 4 Percent
    Though ocean freight rates have stabilized, importers and exporters should prepare for a "choppy ride" through the rest of this year, Drewry Supply Chain Advisors warned Thursday. Despite another year of excess capacity growth, Drewry expects global freight rates to rise through 2013, even though the majority of new ship deployments...
  • Baltimore Sets Cargo-Handling Record
    Maryland's Gov. Martin O'Malley reported that the Port of Baltimore's public and private marine terminals handled a record 36.8 million tons of cargo in 2012, valued at an all-time high of $54 million. The port's public terminals moved 6.29 million tons of container cargo in 2012, up 7 percent from the...
  • EU-Peru Trade Agreement Takes Effect March 1
    Trade barriers between the European Union and Peru will be lifted as of , when the EU's trade agreement with Peru and Colombia, signed in 2012, will be provisionally applied with Peru. The agreement will open up markets for EU and Peruvian exporters, which is expected to yield more...
  • Court Again Rules in Favor of Port Mackenzie Rail Extension
    Tthe 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has again denied environmental groups' request to block construction on the Port Mackenzie Rail Extension, a 32-mile rail link connecting the main line of the Alaska Railroad with Port Mackenzie in Alaska. The order was issued in San Francisco, denying an emergency appeal by Cook...
  • CMA CGM to Add Port of Charleston to Pacific Express 3 Service
    CMA CGM will add South Carolina's Port of Charleston to its Pacific Express 3 service, providing an additional connection for the region's shippers to ports across Asia. The French carrier has deployed 11 vessels of between 4,400 and 5,100 20-foot-equivalent units capacity in the weekly service. The first ship to call...
  • Port of Los Angeles Appoints Sidley General Counsel
    Janna Sidley, the Port of Los Angeles's new general counsel.The Port of Los Angeles has named Janna Sidley as general counsel, effective March 4. In her new role, she will supervise the City Attorney's port operations and serve as in-house counsel to port management and the Los Angeles Harbor Commission. She...
  • Ship Finance on Life Support
    The drip, drip of bad news from Germany's beleaguered shipping sector threatens to burst into a flood at any time. More than 150 of the single-vessel companies, mainly container carriers, that dominate the nation's shipping fleet, have gone belly-up in the past year. And with charter rates still heading south and...
  • EU to Help Fund $3.3 Million Swedish Infrastructure Project
    The European Union will co-finance more than €2.5 million (about US$3.3 million) from the TEN-T Programme to improve the maritime infrastructure in Lake Mälaren in Sweden to accommodate larger vessels. The project aims to increase the role of maritime transport in the area, foster intermodality and relieve congestion on road and...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
  • Brazilian ports await March reform
    After a six-hour protest strike by 30,000 Brazilian port workers on Friday - that left a backlog of an estimated 50 general and containerships to service - ports ...
  • G6 Alliance deny reports that it plans to speed up EUM service
    G6 Alliance member Hapag-Lloyd has moved to deny reports that the alliance has bucked the recent trend for slow steaming by speeding up one of its Asia-Mediterranean ...
  • Kaliningrad the 'crossroads' between Europe and Russia
    No more than 600km separates the Kaliningrad Sea Canal at Baltiysk, the westernmost point of the Russian Federation, from the capitals and ports of Poland, Germany, ...
  • PIL launches new Africa-Middle East Service
    Singapore-based Pacific International Lines will launch a new service covering the Africa-Middle East trade in March.The Africa Middle East 2 Service (AM2), which ...
  • SCCT back to normal for now
    The Suez Canal Container Terminal appears to have worked without restriction this week after a non-violent disobedience group shuttered the APM Terminals facility ...
  • OOCL announces eastbound transatlantic rate hike
    OOCL has unveiled plans to hike rates on the eastbound transatlantic trade, following the announcement in January of plans to increase rates in the westbound direction.The ...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
  • Vitol storms US Gulf
    Vitol is getting ready to take a bigger bite out of the marine fuel market with the launch of a new operation that is targeting the US Gulf.
  • Cleartrade courts investors
    Cleartrade Exchange has invited outside investors to participate in a share offering aimed at raising the capital it needs to accelerate the pace of an international growth campaign.
  • Seadrill on the up
    Seadrill turned a profit in the fourth quarter but the results fell short of Wall Street forecasts.
  • Thanks, Partners
    Golar LNG Partners' fourth quarter report has revealed two developments which will aid its parent.
  • Latvian cuts losses
    Latvian Shipping Company (LSC) has reduced its annual loss as rates improved.
  • Trafigura eyes LNG
    Sale-and-purchase brokers were reeling Thursday following reports that Trafigura is on the lookout for LNG carriers.
  • Scorpio still hungry
    The latest batch of orders for six products carriers from Scorpio Tankers is unlikely to sate the company's appetite for expansion.
  • Merle still stuck
    A Turkish cargoship aground on a Portuguese beach for more than a month has not been abandoned by its owner.
  • Fiori in order tease
    D'Amico International Shipping will soon place its fourth newbuilding order since the summer of 2012, its CEO hints.
  • "No decision" on move
    No decision has been made as regards moving the management companies of John Fredriksen's shipping activities from Norway.
  • Courage in the red
    A fourth quarter and full year loss is reported by Hong Kong based bulk carrier owner Courage Marine.
  • Grimaldi steps in
    Italy's Grimaldi Group is backing a new share issue to boost ro-ro operation Finnlines.
  • DIS cracks red run
    D'Amico International Shipping has snapped a four-year losing streak to return to the black in the fourth quarter.
  • Antigone towed away
    A general cargoship caught up in a wages row has ended its 11-month stay in a French port.
  • Alaska reprieve for OSG
    OSG and BP have struck a deal which means its Alaska Tanker venture will not be scrapped just yet.
  • Rem banks $61m
    Norway's Rem Offshore has completed a bond issue worth NOK 350m ($61.26m) that it announced only yesterday.
  • Less tonic for JIN bosses
    Jinhui Shipping & Transportation returned to the black in the fourth quarter amid signs of austerity at the bulker owner.
  • Wilson back in the red
    A tough fourth quarter that accounted for most of the bottom line loss incurred through the year is reported by Bergen based Wilson ASA.
  • Hindu hitch for India?
    India is pressing ahead with controversial plans to build a deep water shipping lane to Sri Lanka straight through the Adam's Bridge coral chain, regarded as sacred by Hindus.
  • A first for Cargill
    Cargill has used a first electronic bill of lading (eB/L) for a dry bulk grain shipment in a move that is expected to see the commodity trading group expand its use to various agricultural trades around the Atlantic Basin.
  • Seacor slips into the red
    Lower than expected revenue and asset sales led Seacor to a loss in the fourth quarter.
  • Alberni up for sale
    Canada's Nanaimo Shipyard is looking to sell its Alberni Engineering unit as part of its efforts to avoid bankruptcy.
  • DOF turns it on
    Norwegian offshore group DOF has bounced back into profit as revenue rose in 2012.
  • Spot bothers Siem
    A weak spot market has dented fourth quarter returns at Siem Offshore.
  • JSA joins canal row
    The Japanese Shipowners' Association (JSA) has added its voice to protests over the planned Suez Canal toll hikes.
  • PB remains in red
    Losses on its ill-timed ro-ro investment continue to plague Pacific Basin Shipping's balance sheet.
  • DFDS declines
    Danish ro-ro group DFDS has posted a lower 2012 profit as its markets were hit by recessions in Europe.
  • Pac Basin's buying blitz
    Pacific Basin Shipping has been quietly blazing an acquisition trail over the past five months, the owner revealed this morning.
  • Nexus heads for exit
    Nexus Floating Production looks set to be liquidated after an FPSO newbuilding in South Korea was cancelled.
  • Korea's cash plea
    The Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) has pleaded with the government to boost financial support for shipyards in the slump.
  • Collision kills crewman
    One man has been killed in a clash between two cargoships off China.
  • Ezion at it again
    Ezion Holdings good fortune seems to show no sign of stopping after the company picked up its second contract in as many weeks.
  • Profits build at PACD
    Pacific Drilling has seen profits increase by over 40% on a year ago as its drillship newbuildings enter operation.
  • Aegean profits halved
    Aegean Marine Petroleum has seen fourth quarter profits drop by almost 50% on a slight fall in revenues.
  • Scorpio set to order
    Scorpio Tankers is not waiting long to start using its new $300m of financial firepower.
  • Keppel wins jack-up deal
    Keppel has won an order for a jack-up drilling rig in a deal that takes its recent contract haul to almost $500m.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
  • ILA, USMX allow more time to reach local agreements
    The extended deadline will coincide with the wage scale meetings planned by the union for the week of March 11 where union delegates will consider a tentative six-year master contract agreement reached by USMX and the ILA on Feb. 1.
  • XPO acquires Covered Logistics
    "Don't count on us doing one every two weeks," Chief Executive Officer Brad Jacobs told American Shipper in an interview. "We'll do at least three more acquisitions this year. We're looking at acquisitions of all different sizes."
  • Maersk drops U.S. West Coast Oceania string
    The carrier said it "remains committed to serving the trade. We will replace the 'PSW' service with use of our existing reliable Pacific network, connecting with Oceania through our transshipment hubs in Asia."
  • ATA says FMCSA costing industry $320 million
    According to the American Trucking Associations, it will cost $320 million to prepare the industry for the impending hours of service rule change, and if a current court challenge is upheld, that money will be spent in vain.
  • Revenue up, volume down at IAG Cargo
  • Full-steam ahead at Norbert Dentressangle
  • Sequester update: Impacts on CBP and DOT
  • First rock removal work on Mississippi River finished
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
  • Petrobras bunker department undergoes reshuffle
    Company announces a number of internal changes.
  • CIMC to adopt fast oil recovery system
    CIMC will equip six of its container ships with fast oil recovery systems.
  • Hong Kong considering lower voluntary sulphur limits
    Comments being sought on plans to tighten 'at berth' sulphur limit to 0.1%.
  • Chemoil's Helios sale boosts results
    Singapore-listed bunker company sees annual profits jump.
  • MGO prices unchanged for second day in Fujairah
    Tight avails reported in Fujairah.
  • Prices in Europe fall for third consecutive day
    Bunkering interrupted at Gibraltar.
  • Shipping fund denies breaking sanctions
    Ship-to-ship transfer claimed to be used as loading method.
  • Vitol-backed supplier enters US market
    Newly formed V-Marine Fuels to start operations in Houston, Texas City and Galveston.
  • Gibraltar: Bunkering interrupted
    Bad weather causes queues to lengthen at bunkering port.
  • Fuel oil stocks at 12-week high
    Arbitrage into East Asia expected to remain high.
  • Norwegian shipowner orders LNG-fuelled fish feed transporters
    The vessels will have an advanced LNG-gas-electric propulsion system which promises fuel savings.
  • Smaller stems allow ship operators to 'max out on cargo'
    Firmer freight rates could be boosting Panama's bunker sales.
  • Grindrod 2012 profits up 54% year-on-year
    Firm achieved a 35% increase in earnings for its marine fuels business.
  • Bunker prices in Asia soften
    Singapore's price of benchmark 380 cSt bunker fuel dropped $6 to average at $633 pmt.
  • Brightoil 'to restart' Houston operations
    Bunker player is looking to expand in 2013.
  • Crew arrested in Malaysia for allegedly smuggling bunkers
    Ship was stopped following report of theft of 70,000 mt of fuel.
  • Two more charged in Malta corruption case
    Former financial controller and ex-oil procurement committee member of Enemalta deny charges.
  • Seacor falls to loss in Q4
    Firm's operating results for harbour towing and bunkering were $4 million higher in Q4 2012, it says.
  • Brightoil sinks into the red
    But company aims to expand into 'top tier bunker ports' in 2011.
  • Bourbon receives third fuel efficient vessel
    Its seven diesel-electric generators provide intelligent and improved energy management.

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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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