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June 6, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • CK Line to commence S Korea, Vietnam & China service
  • MOL announces US$50/TEU rate hike in June for Indonesia, Myanmar
  • Weihai checkpoint cargo volume increases 6.8pc month on month in April
  • EU levies 11.8pc tariff on China solar panels, not 47.6pc as threatened
  • Nantong port box volume up 11pc to 176,800 TEU in first four months
  • Alataw Pass steel exports up 76.5pc in first 4 months, but imports down
  • Apex Maritime adopts IAS Dispatch Suite for intermodal transport
  • ART Logistics launches multimodal link from south east to central Asia
  • CEVA signs three-year contract with stationery giant BIC in Iberia
  • ART Logistics starts airfreight service from Europe to Central Asia
  • Korea Air fears deeper losses in Q2 due to lacklustre cargo
  • JAL grounds 787 Dreamliner after battery pressure sensor fault
  • CAAS spends US$79m for new enhancment initiatives at Changi Airport
  • Lufthansa Cargo transports space capsule from LA to Salzburg, Austria

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 5, 2013
  • GMB in bid to attract dredging companies for its Ro-pax ferry service
  • Hellenic War Risks Club reduces members' premia
  • MbPT donates 1 cr. to Chief Minister's Drought Relief Fund
  • Mundra Port makes history by berthing largest container vessel to call at an Indian port
  • Daimler plans to export 1,000 trucks from India this year
  • Essar Projects bags orders worth INR 448 cr. in Abu Dhabi
  • Transaction cost reduction measures for exporters

International Transport Journalweb site
  • New framework agreements for Network Rail IT
  • Australia: first stage of the M80 upgrade completed
  • AAE building new generation of intermodal wagons
  • IJS Global inks agreement with Freight-in-Time in Kenya
  • FCC Logística expanding in Portugal
  • Hapag-Lloyd revises Lisbon calls
  • PSA goes into action in the port of Fuzhou
  • New IDS hub for Scandinavia
  • China Southern inaugurates B787 operation
  • Hüttemann and M+F Spedition mourn the loss of Norbert Louven
  • Second runway for second biggest NZL airport
  • Etihad Cargo lands with Heavyweight Air Express in Brazil
  • Joint project for development of offshore crane operations

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 5, 2013
  • Wärtsilä ups power of dual fuel engine
  • ABB to equip enhanced reliability drillship
  • TOTE seeks Title XI guarantees for LNG fueled newbuilds

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 5, 2013
  • Oregon/Washington governors report Columbia Crossing progress
  • Pacific Coast Seafood fire forces Coast Guard to close river
  • Evergreen taps Maher Terminals as top marine terminal for 2012
  • K Line orders pair of vessels to work new LNG business
  • NOL names Behrens-Sorensen to company's Board of Directors

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 5, 2013
  • What price an outbreak of box unity?
    It is in carriers' interests to halt self-destructive Asia-North Europe competition
  • Charters face accounting treatment shake-up
    But ambiguity remains on key points, says shipping accountant
  • Bareboat deals offer more clarity
    Firms chartering-in tonnage can expect lower operating costs but higher interest charges
  • Managing the change
    Changes in companies' balance sheets and income statements will have biggest impact
  • Nor-Shipping: Wärtsilä chief slams regulatory confusion
    Technology suppliers need rule certainty for research and development investment
  • Spot rates tumble on Asia-US west coast trade
    Slump puts new pressure on carriers as contract season drags on
  • Scorpio fills shipyards' product tanker slots to block its rivals
    It is 'logistically impossible' for competitors to secure quality newbuildings, says Bugbee
  • G6 drops Damietta for Port Saïd
    Alliance shuffles Egypt port calls on Asia loops
  • APM Terminals invests in Indian inland services
    AP Moller-Maersk unit expects 30% growth this year
  • Owners at risk of employing unqualified armed guards
    UK factory raid uncovers 'stacks' of security officer and firearms competency certificates
  • Middle East VLCCs face rate slump after a year of highs
    June loading programme ends leaving surplus vessels fighting for employment
  • Fake certificates cast doubt over liability for fatal incidents
    Forged documents spell legal minefield for a disputed case like the Enrica Lexie shootings
  • Nor-Shipping: Industry group urges Japan's marine equipment makers to consolidate
    Mergers will help manufacturers to compete against larger overseas rivals
  • South Korea grabs LNG to avert power shortage
    Gas imported to offset loss of nuclear power
  • Nor-Shipping 2013: We told you so, says ICS
    International Chamber of Shipping warns IMO to listen to industry more to avoid new confusion over green rules
  • Clarksons trims box trade growth forecast yet again
    Africa and intra-Asia regions are bright spots
  • Nigeria LNG export hiccups could boost expected Angola demand
    Angola waits in the wings as shipments from Nigeria slide
  • Hands-off in Japan
    Rival shipbuilding states should heed country's low-key approach to subsidies
  • STX Pan Ocean chief steps down
    Change follows parent company's failure to find takers for stake in ailing dry-bulk arm
  • Japan's buoyant shipyards raise their profile at Nor-Shipping
    Tokyo backs builders' push into offshore but retains a hands-off approach
  • K Line orders two LNG carriers on long-term charters bound for Ichthys
    Ships to be built at Mitsubishi and Kawasaki for 2016 delivery
  • Qingdao Port linked to $300m IPO in Hong Kong
    World's seventh-largest port by throughput said to have chosen underwriters
  • Top class
    Industry jostles for position as DNV and Germanischer Lloyd tie-up sets a new agenda
  • Peru terminal orders new container cranes
    Super post-panamax ship-to-shore crane and two RTGs ordered from Liebherr

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 5, 2013
  • Saadé seeks 9 of 16,000teu
    CMA CGM was reported today to be planning to add six more 16,000teu vessels in addition to the three it already has in service
  • Statoil contracts rigs at Samsung HI
    SAMSUNG HI has been contracted to build two Category J rigs, which KCA Deutag Drilling Norway will operate
  • Trading of STX Pan Ocean's shares frozen
    STX PAN Ocean has suspended trading of its shares on the Korea Exchange and the Singapore Exchange, amid rumours it is nearing or corporate rehabilitation
  • NAT touts ExxonMobil tie
    NYSE-listed Nordic American Tankers today confirmed a pivotal continuation of its commercial agreement with oil major ExxonMobil
  • US raises MODU oversight
    MODU safety oversight shared by two US agencies has been more clearly defined
  • Pipeline altering China's flow of energy imports
    A PIPELINE is opening that will enable China to slash how much of its energy imports need to be shipped through the Strait of Malacca
  • Japan's Iranian crude imports plummet 96%
    JAPAN'S intake of Iranian crude oil dived 96% year on year in April, according to Tokyo's economy, trade and industry ministry
  • 12 workers rescued in Fujian repair blaze
    A DOZEN crew and yard workers have been rescued after a reefer ship caught fire while being repaired at Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding in China
  • Keppel shares graded up
    CIMB Securities has raised its appraisal of Keppel shares from 'neutral' to 'outperform', with expectations that yard margins will continue to exceed targets
  • Shin Yang swings to losses
    MALAYSIAN shipowner and builder Shin Yang Shipping filed losses of 3.9M ringgit ($1.3M) in its quarter ended 31 March, which mainly were tied to low freight rates and high bunker costs

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 5, 2013
  • Horizon Lines Names Hamlin EVP, Chief Operating Officer
    William A. Hamlin, new executive vice president and chief operating officer for Horizon LinesHorizon Lines has promoted William A. Hamlin to serve as executive vice president and chief operating officer. Hamlin, who was hired as senior vice president of operations by the container line in March 2011, will continue to report...
  • Saltchuk Resources Acquires Carlile Transportation Systems
    Saltchuk Resources, a Seattle-based family of transportation and petroleum distribution companies, has acquired Carlile Transportation Systems, a trucking and logistics company in Alaska. The transaction closed May 31, 2013 for an undisclosed price. Carlile will remain a standalone company headquartered in Anchorage, and its 700 employees will join Saltchuk's national team. It...
  • Class 8 Truck Orders Dipped in May
    North America's Class 8 truck net orders in May reached 22,541 units, dropping 2 percent compared with the previous month, according to FTR Associates' preliminary data. "This is a positive sign for this time of year as we tend to see orders drop heading into the summer months," said Eric Starks,...
  • Canada's Imports Hit Record High in April
    Canada's merchandise imports in April rose 1.2 percent month-over-month, while exports edged down 0.2 percent, resulting in a trade deficit of C$567 million (about US$548 million), compared with C$3 million in March, according to Statistics Canada. Imports rose for the fourth consecutive month to a record high of C$40.8 billion, driven...
  • House Rails Against Port Feasiblity Study Delays
    WASHINGTON - A House committee on Wednesday decried how long it takes for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to complete feasibility reports for port and inland waterway projects, but took the rare step of admitting Congress was partly at fault for the onerous process. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee's...
  • Lineage Logistics to Build Refrigerated Warehouse in California
    Lineage Logistics will begin construction of a new 420,000 square foot multi-use cold storage warehouse in Colton, Calif. The work will begin this summer, and the facility is expected to open by May 2014. The warehouse, situated between Interstate 10 and I-60 in the Inland Empire, will be located on the...
  • Containerized US Furniture Imports Jump 7.6 Percent
    U.S. Furniture ImportsContainers of furniture imported through U.S. ports increased significantly year-over-year in the first quarter of 2013, rising 7.6 percent or 37,722 20-foot-equivalent units, the sixth consecutive quarterly year-over-year increase. Imports totaled 532,943 TEUs, compared with 495,222 TEUs in the first quarter of 2012. In the first quarter of 2013,...
  • Four STS Cranes Arrive at GPA's Garden City Terminal
    Four new super-post-Panamax, ship-to-shore cranes today arrived at Georgia Ports Authority's Garden City Terminal at the Port of Savannah. The cranes, designed by Konecranes in Finland and assembled in Nantong, China, can reach across vessels 22 containers wide and lift cargo weighing up to 65 long tons to a height of...
  • CUSTOMS Info Global Data Mining Names Gersper as Chairman
    CUSTOMS Info Global Data Mining has promoted Matt Gersper to chairman of the board. The new position was created as a result of the merger and reorganization of CUSTOMS Info and Global Data Mining. Gersper will be responsible for leading the development of the newly merged company's strategic and tactical business plans. Gersper,...
  • PNW Opportunities Grow on Grains - and Bakken Shale
    Moffatt and Nichol Chief Economist Walter Kemmsies sees the growing middle class in countries such as China and India presenting unlimited potential for agricultural exports from the U.S., as long as supply chain costs remain competitive. "Every additional cost hurts exports," Kemmsies said, referring to transportation issues such as equipment shortages,...
  • Drewry Trans-Pacific Rate Gives Up Most Recent Gains
    Drewry Container Rate Benchmark, June 5, 2013 Full-size image Drewry's Hong Kong-Los Angeles Container Rate Benchmark fell $193 this week, effectively losing 77 percent of the $250 increase from the May 21 GRI. Rates in this lane had achieved 62.5 percent of the proposed $400 per-40-foot-container GRI by USL and CMA CGM,...
  • James Street Associates Appoints Linda Thielke Communications Manager
    BLUE ISLAND, IL-June 5, 2013 (James Street Media Services)-James Street Associates, a U.S.-based logistics and transportation marketing agency, has announced the appointment of Linda Thielke to communications manager. Thielke manages a wide range of marketing communications services across the James Street B2B client group, which includes leading logistics and transportation companies. "Linda...
  • Millard Refrigerated Services Sells Two Canadian Facilities
    Brookfield Asset Management, through its private equity group, has acquired the stock of Millard Refrigerated Services - Canada. The sale, which closed May 31, 2013, includes the Millard facilities located in Brampton, Ontario, and Calgary, Alberta. Financial terms were not disclosed. Millard, a reefer warehousing and distribution company, plans to use the...
  • Purolator Unveils US-Canada B2C Shipping Service
    Purolator International has introduced PuroPost for business-to-consumer shipments between the U.S. and Canada. PuroPost guarantees service to residential locations in Canada within two to eight days. It provides B2C shipping services to all Canadian postal codes. "In addition to our existing features, our partnership with Canada Post, Canada's primary mail delivery service,...
  • Watco Companies Appoints McKenzie as EVP, CFO
    Watco Companies has named Matt McKenzie as executive vice president and CFO. McKenzie has been serving as interim CFO since July 2012. He will continue to oversee the company's finance, accounting, treasury and investor relations divisions, and he will also assume responsibility for the performance management, information technology and operational analysis...
  • Union Pacific Invests $20 Million in Rail Line
    Union Pacific Railroad has started work on a $20 million project that will improve the rail line between Chester and near Scott City, Mo. The project, funded entirely by the Class I railroad, aims to strengthen infrastructure in Illinois and Missouri by replacing 39,400 railroad ties, installing 11,100 tons of rock...
  • PNW Grain Dispute Heads North
    International Longshore and Warehouse Union grain workers who have been locked out of the United Grain terminal in Vancouver, Wash., since Feb. 27 brought their fight north this week by gaining the support of ILWU Canada workers in Prince Rupert. Three ILWU Canada locals held an informational picket in Prince Rupert...
  • SFO Names Doug Yakel as Public Information Officer
    SAN FRANCISCO - June 5, 2013 - San Francisco International Airport has named Doug Yakel as its new Public Information Officer, effective immediately. The Public Information Officer serves as SFO's primary spokesperson for internal and external communications, represents the Airport at various community outreach forums, and will develop content and programs...
  • PTA Holdings to Buy Intermodal Container Carrier
    PTA Holdings is in negotiations to purchase a U.S. trucker of ocean containers. The trucking company serves port and rail hubs located in Illinois and Wisconsin, operating with company and owner-operator tractors and company-owned chassis, PTA Holdings said. PTA Holdings, which focuses on the automotive and transportation industries, intends to acquire more...
  • Avtrade selects DB Schenker to provide logistical support in the Gulf and Asia regions
    (Berlin/Dubai/Singapore, 5 June 2013) Avtrade, a leading component support expert with UK headquarters and operations in Dubai, Moscow and Singapore specializing in tailor-made aircraft support solutions, has contracted DB Schenker to store, manage and provide local logistics services to support their Dubai and Singapore operations. This will endorse Avtrade's commitment to offer...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 5, 2013
  • Fredriksen charts IPO
    Frontline 2012 will complete its long-awaited stock listing in the US within six to eight months, John Fredriksen says.
  • Expansion drive continues
    A joint venture backed by two of Greece's leading towage and salvage contractors has been linked to the acquisition of a terminal tug.
  • Delos scouts Jones Act arena
    Delos Shipping of the US has emerged as one of the many private equity firms that are looking for opportunities to penetrate the Jones Act product tanker market.
  • BDI set to fall below 800
    A key Baltic Exchange dry cargo freight index may well fall below the psychological threshold of 800 tomorrow (Thursday).
  • TOTE targets Title XI
    Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE) has turned to the US government for the cash it needs to fund two containerships under construction at General Dynamics Nassco.
  • Siem extends banana run
    Siem Shipping has extended a contract to transport bananas for a Russian company.
  • Mednav sells up
    Mednav of Greece is in the market for new tonnage after sending its final panamax vessel to the scrapyard.
  • Booming bonds
    Oslo's bond market has been running hot for more than a year and it is likely to remain a viable option for shipping companies as banks are less inclined to lend, according to a leading analyst.
  • Jimei renewal complete
    A Chinese shipowner looks to have cashed in all of its older vessels as it prepares to receive a batch of kamsarmax newbuildings.
  • U-Ming profit slashed
    Taiwanese bulker owner U-Ming has seen first quarter profit tumble as revenue fell and costs stayed high.
  • Window to open
    An IPO window for strong shipowning companies like Frontline 2012 could swing open later this year, RS Platou Markets CEO Erik Helberg says.
  • W Africa targets pirates
    West African governments are putting their heads together to fight the growing scourge of piracy off their shores.
  • Big ships, bigger gamble
    Size matters when it comes to selecting the best investments in shipping today, according to a leading shipbroker.
  • NAT extends Exxon pact
    Herbjorn Hansson's Nordic American Tankers (NAT) has stretched a vital chartering facility agreement (CFA) with energy major ExxonMobil.
  • Corbetta makes Dof switch
    Former Hallin Marine chief Giovanni Corbetta is the new managing director of Dof Subsea UK.
  • Skuld happily spreading
    Douglas Jacobsohn says overseeing the expansion of Skuld means he has no time to entertain succession issues.
  • Navios poised for $250m
    Navios Maritime Partners is said to be closing in on a bank loan to fund new acquisitions.
  • More money available
    Shipping banks are loosening their purse strings and providing cash to the right clients, DNB says.
  • STX PO to file?
    Rumours of an imminent filing for court receivership by troubled bulker owner STX Pan Ocean forced a suspension of its shares on Wednesday afternoon.
  • Cost control is key
    Close control of operating costs and ensuring high utilisation rates are the greatest challenges to face today's offshore marine market and will remain so in the next few years, vessel owners have warned.
  • Fun while it lasts
    Owners should enjoy a spike in North Sea spot market rates while the sun shines, according to a leading broker.
  • Belships books supras
    Belships has placed an order for two fuel efficient supramax bulkers at Japan's Imabari Shipbuilding.
  • Oil-thirsty dinosaurs
    Shipowners should tread carefully when ordering eco ships to avoid creating oil thirsty dinosaurs, Andreas Sohmen-Pao says.
  • Visentini signs for duo
    China's AVIC Weihai Shipyard has won a double bulker deal from Italy's Giovanni Visentini Transporti.
  • PACD ties up $2bn
    Pacific Drilling, the Idan Ofer-controlled company, has announced the closing of three financing transactions worth $2bn.
  • Statoil picks Samsung
    Norwegian oil major Statoil has selected Samsung Heavy Industries to build two harsh environment drilling rigs.
  • Yang Ming in LA move
    Taiwanese liner operator Yang Ming has extended its lease at the Port of Los Angeles for an additional nine years.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 5, 2013
  • Cass: Freight voulmes up in May
    North American freight volumes rose by 2.9 percent last month when compared to April, while expenditures stayed relatively flat at .04-percent growth. Year-over-year, May's shipment volume declined by 0.3 percent; expenditures dropped 2.6 percent.
  • Chairman: Collaboration key for global air cargo group
  • Air New Zealand drops price-fixing challenge
  • Drewry: Liner rate war could hurt service
  • FedEx speeds up aircraft retirements
    FedEx said it will move up the retirement date by several years for the planes, which include 47 MD10-10s, 13 MD-10-30s and 16 Airbus A310-200s. Two Airbus A310-200, three A310-300 and five MD10-10 aircraft will be immediately retired.
  • ART Logistics launches new sea-rail service
    Cargo is moved by sea from the ports of Jakarta, Port Kelang, Bangkok, Haiphong, Keelung and Singapore. Shipments are then routed by rail through the China corridor to the Kazakhstan border crossings of Dostyk and then on to Almaty.
  • INTTRA holds liner CIO summit in Paris
  • Saltchuk buys Alaska trucker Carlile
    Carlile's 700 employees will join Saltchuk's national team of 5,500 workers. Carlile will remain a standalone company headquartered in Anchorage. Other Saltchuk Alaskan firms include Totem Ocean Trailer Express and Delta Western.
  • French president inaugurates CMA CGM box ship
  • Nardi named president of NYSA

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 5, 2013
  • Dynamic Oil Trading appoints new bunker trader
    Dave Goh joins team from Seabridge Bunkering and has extensive experience as trader in the marine fuels market.
  • OW Bunker announces new branch manager appointment
    Eric Hu previously spent two years as market manager for China/Hong Kong and ARA (Europe) at Brightoil Petroleum.
  • European prices stay on upward curve
    Gibraltar reported 'very strong demand' Wednesday morning, according to players.
  • Price of 380 cSt product still climbing in Fujairah
    Good demand in Middle East hub.
  • On board emissions testing will contribute to 'greener fleet'
    'You can conduct tests, calibrate equipment, change settings and even troubleshoot while drinking coffee at Starbucks.'
  • Report: New bunkering facility in Gulf
    Iran is to develop bunkering facilities at the Shahid Rajee port complex.
  • Shipping industry warned of 'eco ship collective madness'
    Shipowner questions the sense of ordering newbuids at a time of overcapacity and weak demand.
  • Smaller bunker stems in 2012
    IMO data suggest fuel oil stem sizes have shrunk while distillates stem sizes and tested volumes increased again.
  • Terminal creates more space for dirty product
    South Korea's Onsan Tank Terminal says it is responding to customer needs.
  • IFO prices trade firm in Asia
    Adequate avails reported at all key ports.
  • Russia sees room for Arctic development
    Prime Minister points to doubling of traffic along northern shipping route.
  • Brightoil outlines volumes for the next three years
    Firm expects to buy increasing volumes of fuel oil and crude oil.
  • International Bunkering appoints new head
    Former International Sales Manager Christoffer Berg Lassen will replace Carsten Ladekjaer as group CEO.
  • Propeller manufacturer highlighted in vessel awards
    Two vessels recognised by conference for using Voith Schneider propellers.
  • Buckeye bond offer
    Refinery owner putting $500 million in unsecured notes on table.
  • MSC updates bunker contribution charges
    New charges to take effect in July.
  • Alternative Alternatives
    While LNG has made a compelling case for itself as a future alternative bunker fuel, other options should also be thoroughly explored to ensure we do not place all our eggs in one basket.

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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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