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BRIEFS
May 2, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Transatlantic carriers struggle to make a profit as US imports fall
  • Hainan county spends US$48.5 million to build border trade centre
  • Shanghai Railway Bureau offers door-to-door service from Hefei to Ningbo
  • China's busiest railway cargo finds freight station no longer busy
  • Savannah to settle dredging lawsuit with local environmentalists
  • South Carolina ports chief brings Washington up to speed on shipping
  • Eimskip delays two 850-TEUers'delivery from China, and lowers price
  • Weekly DC-6 flights to make life affordable in Bering Sea village
  • Ethiopian Airlines signs deal to provide air-sea cargo with Djibouti
  • Norwegian budget carrier moves boldly into long-haul air freight

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 1, 2013
  • Allcargo Logistics Shantha Martin receives International Women Leadership Forum award
  • Bahri takes delivery of new RoCon vessel
  • CWT acquires majority stake in Maiia
  • London P&I Club reports negative findings on enclosed space entry
  • Moore Stephens says shipping should explore leasing solutions
  • Successful business years for Ahlers India
  • Iranian crude imports to India fall 26.5 pc in 2012-13
  • Efforts on to end strike at Hongkong International Terminals
  • INR 3,000 cr. infused into Reliance Ports & Terminals
  • LA top US port in 2012
  • Mumbai Port Trust to contribute significant amount to Chief Minister's Drought Relief Fund
  • INR ends firm at 53.80

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Express Group wächst weiter - Fokus auf Third-Party Logistik
  • Mixed results for Marseilles Fos
  • Gerlach expands in UK
  • Change at Gebrüder Weiss in Shanghai
  • National Air Cargo Jumbo crash in Afghanistan
  • DSV nearly doubles net earnings in Q1/2013
  • Bruno Mandrin quits SNCF Geodis group
  • Militzer & Münch welcomes new board member
  • Beijing founds China Railway Corporation
  • Gustke Logistik receives quality award from 24plus
  • Faulty electrics cause most truck breakdowns
  • Hupac introduces new shuttle connection
  • Vietnam Airlines stops primate transport
  • Compagnie Tunisienne de Navigation (CTN) - Bereit für die...
  • Aeroflot increases capacity between Moscow and Krasnoyarsk
  • Carriers are losing the game
  • Stellar Q1 results for Agility
  • CSCL to order five triple-E container vessels
  • UPR to strengthen transport infrastructure in Kansas

Marine Logweb site
MAY 1, 2013
  • Buckley McAllister elected new Chairman of AWO
  • USCG awards Huntington Ingalls contract for NSC 6
  • Rand Logistics hires Bob Bezan for new VP position
  • Austal makes changes in Australia and Spain
  • NVDC rules on plan to build Amphibex vessels in U.S.
  • Hapag-Lloyd Cruises takes delivery of Europa 2

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 1, 2013
  • New Port of Portland commissioner confirmed by governor, state senate
  • Truck shipments lead way in trade between NAFTA partners
  • Port of Tacoma schedules annual breakfast program
  • 2013 cruise season begins at Port of Seattle terminals
  • Inchcape Shipping Services names Cahill bulk business veep

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 1, 2013
  • Cyprus promises shipping undersecretary 'within weeks'
    New ministerial post part of higher profile for the industry after island's crisis
  • Danaos moves for first secondhand boxship acquisition
    Owner already has a $27.5m agreed kitty for renewal purposes
  • Cexim's ambition faces an uphill march
    Pledge to help quality shipowners ride out the current crisis raises eyebrows
  • Cexim buys stake in leasing firm to lure foreign owners
    China ship finance giant moves to boost the country's shipyards
  • Burma-China pipeline will cut VLCC demand
    Alternative outlet presents a further blow to a struggling tanker market
  • New threat to product tankers if third Caribbean refinery is closed
    Route already looks vulnerable to market slide
  • Under pressure
    If spot rates continue to weaken, container lines could once again find themselves under pressure from customers to renegotiate annual contract terms
  • Leopard crew freed after 28-month ordeal
    Somali pirates release six hostages for 'considerable millions'
  • Anger at Gothenburg tariff hike
    AMP Terminals' move could force carriers to switch ports, say shippers and freight forwarders
  • StealthGas raises $115m from shares offering
    Vafias family to chip in $5.8m as firm targets five LPG carriers
  • Unsure of Shell
    Energy giant positions itself to wrest control of Browse LNG from Woodside
  • MacAndrews launches rail service
    Shortsea specialist runs reefer trains through Spain
  • CSAV approves capital increase to finance boxship order
    Chilean carrier will buy seven Samsung-built wide-beam boxships
  • Capacity adjustments not enough to lift rates
    Service withdrawals and void sailings will not offset new tonnage, says Alphaliner
  • Kidnapping highlights piracy threat to commercial shipping
    West African attacks expand from thefts of oil and gas to seizures of seafarers
  • Gulf of Guinea kidnappings not linked to terrorism, say intelligence firms
    A perceived link could restrict insurers' ability to cover ransom payments

Fairplayweb site
MAY 1, 2013
  • Top cuts its losses
    EVANGELOS Pistiolis-led Top Ships today reported much smaller losses for 2012, despite logging less than half the voyage revenues of the year before due to weaker rates
  • CSAV plans share sale
    CHILEAN liner CSAV has announced a plan to sell $500M in equity to fund newbuildings and repay debt.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 1, 2013
  • Broad Growth in Industrial Real Estate
    ustained nationwide growth in the construction and absorption of warehouse space indicates that the recovery in the industrial real estate market is here to stay. In fact, the boom can no longer be described as the industry recovering from the 2008-09 economic recession. Rather, declining vacancy rates and steady expansion of...
  • Roadrunner's Truckload Revenue Rises Nearly 50 Percent
    Roadrunner Transportation Systems reported net income available to common stockholders in the first quarter of 2013 was $10.6 million, increasing 33.4 percent from $7.9 million in the first quarter of 2012. Meanwhile, operating income for Roadrunner, No. 15 on JOC's list of the Top 25 Less-Than-Truckload Carriers, was a record $19.1...
  • Con-way Profit Skids
    Con-way, the Ann Arbor, Mich.-based trucking operator and logistics provider, on Monday reported first quarter net income of $14 million, down from $25.6 million a year earlier. Operating income declined to $31.6 million from $55.7 million a year earlier as revenue was essentially flat at $1.34 billion vs. $1.37 billion in...
  • Horizon Posts Loss, Improved EBITDA
    Jones Act domestic carrier Horizon Lines reported a first quarter net loss but a 25.7 percent increase in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization from continuing operations. Horizon's net loss narrowed to $20.1 million from $26.8 million a year earlier, as operating revenue declined to $244.5 million from $263.4...
  • Bahri Receives Second of Six New Ships
    Bahri Hofuf, a new general cargo vessel of 26,000 deadweight tons.Bahri, formerly known as the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia, has received delivery of the Bahri Hofuf, a new general cargo vessel of 26,000 deadweight tons, in South Korea. It is the second vessel delivered in a series of six ordered...
  • D.J. Powers Opens Branch in Virginia
    D.J. Powers Co. has opened a new branch office in Norfolk, Va., in line with its expansion strategy. "We are delighted to open the Norfolk office and continue to move forward with our strategic multi-phase plan to expand globally," said Rhett Willis, president and CEO, in a written statement. "Norfolk has...
  • Hong Kong Dockworkers Take Part in May Day Protest
    Striking dockworkers were among thousands who rallied in Hong Kong on May 1 against poor wages and working conditions. Organizers pegged the crowd at about 5,000 people, but police estimated just 3,700, South China Morning Post reports. The dockworkers were "treated like VIPs," the news organization said. "So what we are demanding today,...
  • NITL Convenes 2013 National Policy Meetings
    The National Industrial Transportation League is taking its acclaimed spring policy program outside Washington, D.C., to the greater Chicago area on May 23-24 to convene the nation's leading decision-makers from industry and government to explore the key challenges confronting the freight transportation industry. Structured around the NITL's major standing modal committees,...
  • Suez Canal Tolls Increase
    Toll increases for ships transiting the Suez Canal took effect today. Container ships got off relatively easy, with increases of about 2 percent, Middle East Monitor reports. Oil tankers and other bulk vessels incurred the greatest hikes, at around 5 percent. In the first quarter of 2013, 1,479 container ships passed through...
  • Kenco Appoints New VP Operations
    Logistics provider Kenco named Todd A. Johnson to the position of senior vice president of operations with Kenco Logistic Services. In addition to his operations responsibilities, Johnson will focus on account management, business development and strategic planning in his new role. Johnson has 29 years of experience in the supply chain industry,...
  • Working Together at NASSTRAC
    If attendance at industry events is an economic indicator, we're doing better in early 2013 than you might think. Approximately 600 people attended the NASSTRAC Shippers Conference and Transportation Expo in Orlando this week, a gain of more than 100 attendees from 2011. The number of exhibitors - motor carriers,...
  • Profit Slides at Hutchison Port Holdings Trust
    Hutchison Port Holdings Trust reported its first quarter 2013 profit fell to HK$642.0 million (approximately US$82.7 million), down 6.5 percent from HK$686.7 million in the same period a year ago. Revenue and other income rose slightly year-over-year, up 1.1 percent to HK$2,866.5 million. Operating expenses climbed 3.8 percent, to HK$2,027.0 million. First quarter...
  • Container Volume Grows at Port of Rotterdam
    Container throughput at the Port of Rotterdam rose 4 percent year-over-year in the first quarter of 2013 to 2.8 million 20-foot-equivalent units. Total container tonnage fell slightly, however, to 30 million metric tons, as the port handled substantially more empties than loaded containers. The port expects that condition to persist because...
  • UPS Sees Strong Growth on Expedited European LCL Service
    UPS is experiencing "significant" growth in its expedited less-than-containerload service since it was launched in March from four northern European ports to delivery destinations in the U.S. The new service, which UPS calls Preferred LCL, is drawing the biggest interest from U.S. importers of German-made industrial automotive products, which includes auto...
  • ILA Maintenance-Repair Workers Ratify Metro Contract
    International Longshoremen's Association employees of equipment maintenance and repair contractors in the Port of New York and New Jersey voted overwhelmingly to ratify a six-year labor contract. ILA members approved the contract by a margin of 542-17 Tuesday. The new contract between ILA Locals 1804-1 and 1814 and the Metropolitan Marine Maintenance...
  • Genesee & Wyoming's Profit, Revenue Mount
    Genesee & Wyoming Inc. reported profit in the first quarter of 2013 of $82.7 million, up from $22.2 million in the first quarter of 2012. The company's net income for the quarter was boosted by the retroactive short-line tax credit for 2012 and a net gain on the sale of assets, partly offset...
  • Tactical Logistics Solutions Leases Facility in California
    Tactical Logistics Solutions shares the building with Complete Logistics Control.Tactical Logistics Solutions has leased 192,000 square feet of industrial space in Ontario from landlord Riverside Bluffs Realty, an affiliate of Sares Regis-J.P. Morgan. The signing marks New Jersey-based Tactical Logistics Solutions' expansion into the Inland Empire marketplace. The company specializes in...
  • Profit, Revenue Soars at Agility
    Agility's first quarter profit soared 46 percent as the Kuwait-based logistics and infrastructure company overcame a sluggish global economy to expand its customer base in emerging markets. Net income grew to 10.1 million dinars ($35.6 million) from 6.9 million dinars ($24.3 million) in the first three months of 2012, as revenue...
  • Drewry's Trans-Pacific Benchmark Flat Ahead of GRIs
    Drewry's Hong Kong-Los Angeles Container Rate Benchmark was flat this week, leading up to May 1 general rate increases, following three weeks of declines in the trade lane. Drewry Container Rate Benchmark, May 1, 2013 Full-size image During the prior three weeks, the benchmark dropped 15.2 percent or $379. Trans-Pacific carriers Cosco, U.S. Lines and MOL plan to...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 1, 2013
  • Genco debt reclassified
    Genco Shipping & Trading revealed that it has reclassified $1.4bn in long-term debt due potential covenant breaches, as the shipowner reported a 44.8% jump in first-quarter losses.
  • Excel extends
    Ailing bulker owner says negotiations with lenders, investors and strategic partners are ongoing.
  • NewLead sounds alarm
    NewLead Holdings emerged as one of the 'worst performers' on the TradeWinds Shipping Index Wednesday after warning investors that it expects to post a deep annual deficit.
  • Nam Cheong awaits wave
    Malaysian offshore vessel builder Nam Cheong has been tipped to cash in on an anticipated chartering wave.
  • LPG rates pushing up
    Higher activity in the LPG market has pushed up earnings for VLGCs by more than a tenth during the past 24 hours.
  • Top remains red
    Top Ships remained rooted in the red in 2012 as impairments on vessel values took a toll.
  • Two bodies found
    Two corpses of crewmen from the sunken North Korean cargoship Tae Gak Bong have washed up in Japan.
  • Making a million
    Anchor-handler rates have hit NOK 1m ($175,000) per day as the supply of prompt vessels ran out entirely in the North Sea.
  • Bank to back STX Group
    Korean Development Bank (KDB) is likely to launch a comprehensive restructuring of troubled shipping conglomerate STX Group, its chief executive said today.
  • Orderbook cheers NOCC
    Norwegian Car Carriers is expecting the charter market to dodge poor economic news and continue to improve as newbuilding deliveries drop to the lowest level in a decade.
  • ESL starts positively
    Finnish bulker owner ESL Shipping has returned to profit in the first quarter.
  • Stealth strikes it rich
    StealthGas has walked away with $115m from its fundraising visit to Times Square.
  • CSAV lines up $500m
    Compania Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) shareholders have given the green light to a huge fundraiser to pay for the company's fleet expansion.
  • Ocean Breeze free again
    A battered Philippines bulker has been refloated from a Chilean beach after eight months.
  • More cash for Titan
    Restructuring FPSO and yard group Titan Petrochemicals has secured another cash injection - this time from its chairman.
  • Arpeni exits capes
    Arpeni Pratama of Indonesian has packed its only capesize bulker off to the scrap yard.
  • Milaha eyes expansion
    Qatari shipowner Milaha is lining up new additions to its fleet but is coy on the details.
  • Greeks get taste for capes
    Hellenic capesize ordering at highest level since 2008, broker says.
  • Write-down clobbers NS
    Japanese bulker owner NS United has posted a much bigger annual loss after writing down the value of its fleet.
  • Tanker sinks off Myanmar
    Seventeen crew have been rescued after their tanker sank off Myanmar following a collision with a car carrier.
  • Seaspan's loan hope
    Seaspan is confident of securing funds to support its recent spending after netting a credit facility to pay for the first two 14,000-teu vessels it has ordered in league with Yang Ming.
  • KDM eyes second issue
    Ukraine's KDM Shipping is selling more shares as it continues its fleet expansion.
  • STX funding fixed
    The Finnish government has agreed to hand over EUR 31m ($40.81m) to ensure the completion of two cruiseships being built at STX Finland.
  • Algoma wins yard fight
    Canada's Algoma Central Corporation has won its $35.4m dispute over cancelled tankers in China.
  • Long Beach eyes ore
    Long Beach, best known as a container port, is looking to tap iron ore as a promising new export cargo.
  • Steel output growth soft
    Growth in global steel production continues to remain weak with last month seeing little or no increase.
  • Reshuffle at V Group
    OMERS Private Equity has carried out a management shake-up at majority-controlled ship manager V Group.
  • Taxi assault broker jailed
    A Norwegian shipping executive has been jailed in Singapore for assaulting a taxi driver in a dispute over a SGD4 ($3.20) surcharge.
  • C Whale crew paid
    Cargo interests are said to have played a part in the crew of a TMT OBO under arrest in Singapore getting paid.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 1, 2013
  • CSAV shareholders approve share sale to raise $500 million
    The Chilean liner shipping company said shareholders meeting in Valparaiso this week approved a plan to increase capital by $500 million that will be used to purchase seven 9,300-TEU ships and prepay a loan from AFLAC.
  • Iron ore exports moving via Long Beach
    SA Recycling, a long-time exporter of scrap metal through the port, is working with CML Metals Corp. to send iron ore from mines in Utah, California, Arizona and Nevada to Asian steel makers.
  • Hong Kong dock talks expected to resume Thursday
  • Alphaliner sees 'rate war' in Asia-Europe liner trade
  • ABF hit with $13 million loss in 1Q
  • Raytheon cited for lax ITAR compliance
  • NCBFAA protests Customs plan for disciplining brokers
    The association has come out against a U.S. Customs proposal to improve due process procedures for suspending a broker's entry-filer code, saying that going after the code is a back-door way to take away a broker's license and is unconstitutional.
  • Forwarders support foreign NVOs using NRAs
    The Washington-based NCBFAA wants exemptions pertaining to non-vessel-operating common carrier negotiated rate arrangements (NRAs) extended to foreign-based, unlicensed NVOs as well as U.S.-licensed companies.
  • Agility sees boost in 1Q revenue
  • INTTRA, Maersk extend strategic partnership
  • ITS to release ACE analytics tools
  • Cross to lead Maher Terminals
  • Advancing 'small package' outcome at Bali trade gathering
  • DGX starts L.A.-Guayaquil service
  • Volga-Dnepr transports large gas materials
  • Cargo activity up at Amsterdam airport
  • K+N to expand Belgian facility
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 1, 2013
  • Prices soft across Europe
    380 cSt in Gibraltar down by $10 a tonne.
  • Prices fall in Fujairah
    Prices sluggish in South African ports.
  • New mindset required in challenging market, says WFS chief
    Scale of challenges 'tremendous' but opportunity 'broad'.
  • MAN Diesel: Scrubbing technology is mature
    'Everything that was problematic has been fixed,' IBC 34 is told.
  • Slow steaming could hurt profitability, shippers warn
    What's good for shipping is bad for shippers.
  • Shell 'will make LNG available' where needed
    In discussions with potential LNG fuel users and says 'we need to look at STS delivery' and 'de-risk' the price.
  • Crew of bunker arrest tanker receive overdue wages
    Shipping company owed crew members $300,000.
  • Bunker prices soften in Tokyo Bay
    Offices were closed in Singapore, Hong Kong and Busan.
  • 'Decoding' the Polar Code
    The highly contentious issues of increased black carbon emissions and the potentially disastrous effects of an HFO spill in the Arctic seem to be difficult pills to swallow.
  • Gulfmark Offshore back in profit in first quarter
    But earnings were partially offset by 'higher than estimated' fuel expenses in Southeast Asia and the North Sea.
  • Bahri receives fuel-saving ro/con vessel
    Four similar vessels to be delivered between 2013 and the first half of 2014.
  • Rapid growth at Monjasa despite 'careful credit policy'
    Turnover grew by more than 20% in 2012 but 'could have almost doubled' if the company had been less conservative.
  • Nautic Africa, DAFF team up on bunkering
    Government dept chooses shipyard over navy for bunkering operations.

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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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