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November 6, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • DP World's London Gateway opens 5,000-TEU MOL Caledon docks
  • Inspectors find MOL Comfort hull rupture amidships in disaster probe
  • Nigerian pride stymies cooperation with neighbours in fighting piracy
  • P3 says it will deploy 19,200-TEUers in US trades within a decade
  • Shanghai's Japan trade drops 8.7pc in first nine months as autos fall
  • Meat importers and exports hail DP World's London Gateway facility
  • Bangladesh board urges 77pc pay hike, 'too high', say garment exporters
  • BNSF profit quarterly up 5.6pc to US$989 million, revenue rises 5.8pc
  • Yusen Logistics profit off 79pc to US$2.8 million, but sales rise 23pc
  • Second CN freight derails within two weeks, no one hurt, little damage
  • South Carolina Ports launch clean truck programme to reduce emissions
  • World Bank weighs in, despite EU reversal, Oz plan to dump carbon tax
  • Roads rebuilt for heavy mining gear discharged, transported in Namibia
  • JAL profit declines 17.8pc to US$800 million despite 4pc revenue rise
  • ANA posts 46pc profit decline to US$203.5 million as revenues rise 5.9pc
  • Air China to fly from Beijing to Siem Reap, Cambodia from December 1
  • Cebu Pacific takes holiday cargo on new planes on Dubai-Incheon routes
  • Schenker blue on near-term air cargo, but cheered by Asian e-commerce

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • Bahri announces receiving delivery of new general cargo vessel
  • FMC Chairman proposes global regulatory summit on P3 Alliance
  • ICS launches new web-based resource for ILO MLC
  • India Shipping Summit 2013 outlines plans to bring the sector back on track
  • International Bunkering acquires one of the oldest bunker brokering companies in the US
  • Maersk appoints CEOs for Services & Other Shipping, Damco
  • NOL reports $ 20 million third quarter profit
  • Rhenus Group, Western Arya form Rhenus Logistics India
  • SCI observes Vigilance Awareness Week
  • UK P&I Club announces general increase for 2014 policy year
  • WISTA India President participates in WISTA International Conference
  • Xiamen's 9-month box throughput ups China's national average growth rate
  • CBI acts against illegal iron ore exporters
  • Chinese paracetamol subjected to anti-dumping duty
  • Japan imported 80 pc of cashew from India in 2012
  • USFDA finds imported spices contaminated
  • JN Port participates in maritime & logistics event
  • KoPT invites bids for mechanised cargo handling at NSD
  • Panel to look into high handling charges at Cochin Port
  • Kribhco's rail-linked logistics park inaugurated at Rewari
  • EAC postpones clearance to several power projects
  • Manufacturing norms in SEZs eased to boost exports
  • CTL 2013 mega expo & conference from Nov. 28-30

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Harsco awarded railway track maintenance contract by SBB
  • European freight figures show timid growth in September
  • BDP confirms renewal of partnership with Dubai Exports
  • RVR relaunches key Kenya - Uganda trade route
  • Rotterdam records decline in container volumes
  • Panalpina upgrading IT department
  • PSA gets active in Lianyungang
  • More new routes for Qatar Airways Cargo
  • Damco Indonesia opens new Semarang warehouse
  • Terminal hoppers with sockets in Hamburg
  • Economic impact of Dallas/Fort Worth airport
  • ICS opposes France's new CO2 reporting demands
  • Swisslog receives order from Swiss department store Manor
  • Krone delivers 20 Profi Liners
  • Geography of freight traffic
  • Export ohne Schädlinge und Korrosion
  • Logistics Initiative Hamburg is expanding

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • London P&I Club warns against complacency on the bridge
  • RO/RO containership fire extinguished
  • Tidewater reports second quarter earnings
  • KNMR rescue craft passes capsize tests

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • Port of Tacoma marks 75th Anniversary
  • Port of Vancouver, USA taps firm for asbestos cleanup
  • Maritime Commerce Club seeks help with Christmas event
  • Maersk Line containership loses boxes in Bay of Biscay
  • Charges dropped against picketer at ILWU demonstration

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • Seaspan looks for new stock offering
    Plans to offer Series D preferred shares in a public offering worth up to $260m
  • Textainer allows $4.7m for smaller customers' bad debts
    But chief executive says underlying business fundamentals have been solid
  • Safe Bulkers stakes near-term future on spot market
    Hajioannou-led bulk owner raises dividend for first time in a year
  • Taylor named Topaz managing director
    Former Drydocks World boss takes top job at Dubai engineering firm
  • Ocean Rig plans new master limited partnership
    Drilling firm will launch quarterly dividend next year, says Economou
  • Cosco Corp reports sharp drop in quarterly profits
    Shipyard and dry bulk shipping units come under pressure
  • Grimaldi takes chief executive role at Finnlines
    Chairman steps in as Bakosch returns to Germany
  • Scorpio bosses set the gas shipping agenda
    Bugbee and Lauro drive consolidation with daring Dorian deal
  • Torm treads water
    UPDATE: Market recovery is good, but company's huge debt still needs to be tackled
  • Dorian raises a further $250m in Oslo
    Funds will part-finance the company's burgeoning VLGC orderbook
  • London Gateway prepares to welcome its first scheduled service
    SAECS vessel makes debut scheduled call at DP World's newest box port
  • CSCL sells Lianyungang Port stakes to PSA and local port group
    Singapore terminal operator will end up with 49% and Lianyungang Port Group 51%
  • P3 rivals must form bigger, broader alliances, says Visser
    Dynamar warns carriers not to order larger tonnage to combat Big Three tie-up
  • Loss of Libyan and Syrian crude cuts Mediterranean aframax earnings
    Daily earnings plumb historic lows
  • Panamax fleet bears the brunt of boxship demolitions
    Segment under threat offers fewer economies of scale
  • DryShips wins beneficial deal with HSH syndicate
    Despite loss-making quarter, Economou sees light ahead for dry bulk
  • 3i Group takes control of Scandlines
    Private equity investor takes complete ownership after failure to find external buyer
  • Wisdom Marine to raise $99m in Singapore and London
    Taiwan-based bulker owner will sell convertible bonds and depositary receipts
  • CIMC recovers $95m from unfulfilled offshore contracts
    Offshore shipbuilding unit wins arbitration awards against Schahin in New York and London
  • Safe Bulkers books three panamaxes with Japanese builders
    Owner increases dividend despite a fall in profit as market sentiment improves
  • Rongsheng 'unlikely' to deliver panamax quartet, says DryShips
    Settlement talks already under way, according to Greek owner

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • DryShips cites 'severe' Rongsheng delays
    DRYSHIPS predicted today that Chinese builder Rongsheng will fail to perform on its contract, allowing the company to recoup progress payments
  • Seaspan plots another preferred sale
    GERRY Wang-led Seaspan today announced a follow-on offering of perpetual preferred equity, despite a failed attempt to raise capital last month
  • China COSCO's return to black predicted
    CHINA'S Industrial Securities analysts have predicted that China COSCO will return to the black for full 2013
  • 164 held in Greek migrant smuggling cases
    GREEK authorities are holding 164 people in connections with migrant smuggling cases of the past week
  • 3i buys Allianz Scandlines unit
    LONDON-based investor 3i said today it has signed a deal to acquire the stake in ferry operator Scandlines owned by Allianz Capital Partners
  • Two buys continue Baltic Trading fleet growth
    PETER Georgiopoulos-chaired Baltic Trading today confirmed agreements acquire two Capesizes, increasing the fleet's dwt capacity by 49%
  • Lianyunguang container facility acquired
    CHINA's Lianyungang Port Group and Singapore's PSA International today signed a deal to acquire all of Lianyunguang New Oriental International Container Wharf
  • Dorian LPG raises $250M in placement
    DORIAN LPG of Athens said today it raised $250M in a private placement of equity
  • TORM cuts losses
    TORM, DENMARK'S listed product tanker and drybulk shipping group, said today it reduced its losses in both 3Q13 and the first nine months of 2013
  • NOL still rated a 'buy'
    ANALYSTS have issued mixed ratings for NOL, parent of APL, in reaction to it reporting profits of $20M for 3Q13
  • JES veers into mining
    SINGAPORE-listed JES International said today it has entered into a conditional investment deal with a mining company as part of efforts to diversify its portfolio
  • Montenegro yard narrows losses in 9 months
    MONTENEGRO'S ship repair yard Jadransko Brodogradiliste Bijela said it narrowed its net losses year on year during 2013's first nine months
  • STX Finland trims layoff total
    STX FINLAND today said it plans 670 layoffs, 80 fewer positions than earlier expected
  • Modec, Schahin awarded Carioca FPSO charter
    JAPAN'S FPSO specialist Modec and Brazil's Schahin have been awarded the Carioca FPSO charter contract from PETROBRAS and its partners in a consortium
  • SMM rig unit climbs 67%
    SINGAPORE's Sembcorp Marine said today its rig-building unit reported a 67% rise in 3Q13 turnover year on year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • Profit Tumbles for Nippon Express
    ippon Express Co., Japan's largest international freight forwarder, said that its group net profit plunged 34.2 percent in the first half of fiscal 2013, which started on April 1, from a year earlier to ¥7.443 billion ($75.9 million) despite revenue growth. The Tokyo-based company's group revenue rose 4.6 percent in the...
  • Facing Debt Deadlines, YRC Asks Teamsters for Help
    Once again, YRC Worldwide is turning to its most consistent supporters - its 32,000 employees and the Teamsters - for help getting out of a fiscal jam. YRC Worldwide is expected to ask its union employees to extend their current contract beyond 2015 in order to secure restructuring debt financing from...
  • Profit Grows at Expeditors International of Washington
    Expeditors International of Washington reported a $92.4 million profit for the third quarter of 2013, up 4.4 percent year-over-year. "Despite ongoing pricing volatility in the ocean markets and an air peak season that didn't commence in September, as anticipated, we executed well in our 2013 third quarter," said Peter J. Rose, Expeditors'...
  • Port of Tampa, Zim Celebrate 10-Year Milestone
    Port President and CEO Paul Anderson (left) with Lea Bogatch-Genossar, Zim president, and Tom Perdue, president of Ports America Stevedoring, at the 10-year anniversary reception at the Tampa Museum of Art.Officials from the Tampa Port Authority and terminal operator Ports America, as well as regional exporters and importers, celebrated the...
  • Mexican Military Takes Hold of Port of Lazaro Cardenas
    The Mexican military has taken the reins of the Port of Lazaro Cardenas, one of the country's largest container ports, as Mexico attempts to crack down on surrounding drug war activity and the import of precursor chemicals used to make methamphetamine, according to the Associated Press. Navy personnel on Monday took...
  • Depressed Cargo Rates Hit Seaboard Revenue
    Decreased cargo rates and lower volume year-over-year drove revenue drops at Seaboard Marine in the third quarter of 2013, according to Seaboard Corp., the parent company. Seaboard Corp. said its marine segment posted quarterly revenue of $219.5 million, down 9.4 percent compared with the same period in 2012. Furthermore, Seaboard Marine's...
  • Reviewing the Invoice, Refining the Process
    This podcast examines the truth behind ocean freight invoice inaccuracies, including causes, current review procedures and the impact on the larger industry. Speaker Steve Ferreira has run Ocean Audit Inc. for 20 years and developed an in-depth understanding of the invoicing process nuances of the various ocean carriers. This is...
  • Oakland Breaks Ground on New Logistics Center
    The Port of Oakland at the weekend broke ground on its Trade and Logistics Center, an import, export and transshipment hub with intermodal rail service that will bring logistics activities on to port property. The project in the coming decade will redevelop the former Oakland Army Base in several phases, beginning...
  • Vitran Builds Defense Against Takeover Bids
    Vitran is putting a buffer between its Canadian trucking operations and any unwelcome suitors, adopting a "shareholder rights plan" designed to slow or ward off any unsolicited bids and give the company time to evaluate proposals. Since the sale of its ailing U.S. operations to Matthew Moroun, vice chairman of Detroit-based...
  • US Ag Exporters Have Ample Container Supplies - For Now
    Container shortages aren't expected to squeeze most U.S. grain and soybean exporters until early next year, but there are already signs of scarcity. Although inbound holiday goods are still delivering ample supplies of containers for Midwest exports, supplies will tighten as container carriers scale back their operations during the typically...
  • Bangladesh Political Violence Blocks Traffic Out of Top Port
    Bangladesh exporters are unable to get their goods out of the country via the Port of Chittagong, the country's busiest port, after trucking companies refused to deliver goods because of vandalism fears, according to reports. No containers were moved out of the port's 16 inland container depots and no trucks from...
  • Miami Targets Bigger Import Market Share
    Miami's new super-post-Panamax gantry cranes arrived in early October.Sometime this year or early next, Florida will replace New York to become the third-largest U.S. state in population. But even with that growing population, Florida still gets about 70 percent of its containerized imports from outside the state. They come in via...
  • 3i Buys Out Scandlines Partner for $223 Million
    U.K. private equity investor 3i has taken control of Scandlines, after buying out the co-owner of the ferry operator, and has refinanced its debt facilities. 3i said it paid Germany's Allianz Capital Partners €165 million (about US$223 million) for its 49 percent stake in the leading Baltic Sea roll-on, roll-off shipping...
  • Dubai Exports Renews Partnership with BDP
    Dubai, Philadelphia, Singapore, November 4, 2013 - BDP International (BDP) today announced that its partnership agreement with Dubai Exports has been renewed for another 12 months. BDP, along with a handful of other select logistics companies, was approved by Dubai Exports to provide world class, value added services and capabilities to exporters...
  • Jones Lang LaSalle Hires Incentives Expert Dan Breen
    PARSIPPANY, NJ, November 4, 2013 - Jones Lang LaSalle has hired Daniel Breen as an executive vice president at its Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., office. Breen will lead the firm's business and economic incentives practice throughout the Northeast, focusing on the New York metropolitan area with an emphasis on the New...
  • Cushman & Wakefield Completes Sale of 312,000-SF Chicago Industrial Building
    CHICAGO, Ill., Nov. 4, 2013 - Cushman & Wakefield has completed the sale of 2801 S. Western Ave. on the near south side of Chicago. The seller, Friedman Realty, was represented by Sally Macoicz of Cushman & Wakefield's Chicago office. The investment buyer was Venture One Real Estate LLC Friedman Realty is an affiliate of Dearborn Wholesale...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • Hope on the Horizon
    Horizon Lines eked out a profit in the third quarter and continues to believe the bottom line will improve in the months ahead.
  • Uncertainty haunts yard
    A US shipyard on the brink of closure is poised to hand out more pink slips in the coming weeks even though it is has been approached with a proposal to construct up to eight Jones Act products tankers, TradeWinds has learned.
  • Now Safe to wait
    Safe Bulkers will sit on the sidelines of the newbuilding market this quarter after announcing orders for three vessels, the company's chief executive said.
  • DRYS: delays are 'severe'
    DryShips does not expect Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries to complete four panamax bulkers that are due for delivery in 2014, management warned investors Tuesday.
  • DLNG pulls the trigger
    Dynagas LNG Partners is moving forward with an initial public offering (IPO) in which it hopes to raise nearly $300m.
  • Lauritzen's OSG deal 'fair'
    J Lauritzen is pleased with a deal with Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) to reduce the size of a claim over a tanker charter cancellation.
  • Finnlines slips into red
    Finnish ro-ro owner Finnlines has fallen to a loss in the first nine months.
  • JES branches out
    Chinese shipyard JES International is branching out into the mining sector to help offset losses at its shipbuilding operations.
  • Seaspan tries again
    New York-listed Seaspan Corporation is back with another share sale less than a month after pulling a previous issue.
  • Export Credit hits record
    Export Credit Norway received a record number of applications in the third quarter as demand for offshore funding grew.
  • Grimaldi gets busier
    Italian shipowner Emanuele Grimaldi is the new CEO and president of Finnlines after Uwe Bakosch resigned.
  • Drugs found on tanker
    Belgian police have seized EUR 3m ($4m) of cocaine on a juice tanker that docked at Zeebrugge.
  • Animal instinct
    Baltic Trading has confirmed a $103m swoop for a pair of capesize vessels.
  • Swiber cashes in
    Singapore-listed Swiber Holdings is set for a $90m windfall after agreeing to sell its controlling stake in a subsea services provider.
  • Stohle makes his case
    Hoegh LNG's CEO Sveinung Stohle says he is "puzzled" by criticism of his company's floating storage and regasification (FSRU) project in Lithuania.
  • Ocean Yield readies divi
    Ocean Yield has cleared the way to introduce its first dividend before the end of the year.
  • Cosco profit slumps
    Cosco Corporation (Singapore) has seen a collapse in profit as low margin work ate away at its bottom line.
  • Bijela better so far
    Montenegrin shipyard Jadransko Brodogradiliste Bijela has reduced its loss in 2013 as revenue climbed.
  • 3i takes control
    3i Group has bought out Allianz Capital Partners (ACP) to take full ownership of Baltic ro-ro operator Scandlines.
  • STX PO raises $35m
    Restructuring STX Pan Ocean has freed $35m of cash by reducing the capital of its LNG subsidiary.
  • Repair aids Sembcorp
    A sharp rise in revenue from shiprepair has helped Sembcorp Marine to an improved third quarter showing.
  • Vard seals Caspian deal
    Vard has clinched a contract to build a survey vessel for Kazakhstan-based owner Circle Maritime Invest (CMI).
  • Wreck to be raised
    Salvors are planning a five-hour operation to refloat and remove the holed cargoship Siderfly in the Kiel Canal on Tuesday.
  • Torm narrows range
    Torm has trimmed its full-year loss estimates after a third quarter which saw it achieve a core operating profit while its bottom line stayed red.
  • NOCC stretches two
    Norwegian Car Carriers (NOCC) is set to earn more from two vessels after stretching time charter contracts on the pair.
  • Strike three for SALT
    Scorpio Bulkers has completed a third successful raid on investors adding a further $300m to its expansion arsenal.
  • Dorian banks $250m
    Oslo-listed Dorian LPG has clinched a $250m share sale in a private placement on the over-the-counter (OTC) market.
  • Iran renews guarantees
    Iran has renewed state guarantees for domestic insurers covering tanker trips to India.
  • Kazakhs eye yards
    Kazakhstan is to construct a new Caspian Sea repair yard in the Mangistau region.
  • Sale gets green light
    The Port of Newcastle, the world's largest coal exporting facilities, is to be sold under a long term lease.
  • Tidewater lifts earnings
    Tidewater has reported a strong second quarter to the year with net profit up over 30% year-on-year, it said Monday.
  • Safe books bulker trio
    Safe Bulkers has bolstered its newbuilding orderbook with deals for three new panamax ships at Japanese shipbuilders.
  • Safe suffers in third
    Safe Bulkers looks to have missed out on the recent spike in freight rates with a 40% drop in third quarter results.
  • Greek bulker arrested
    Singapore's admiralty sheriff has arrested a Greek-owned panamax bulk carrier court documents show.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • Horizon Lines reports increase in profits
    Horizon's president said the improvement was "driven largely by reduced vessel charter expense, increased non-transportation revenue, lower dry-dock transit and crew-related expenses, and reduced overhead."
  • Q3 revenue growth 'significant' for XPO Logistics
    The company's freight brokerage business generated a revenue of $152.6 million, a 374.4-percent increase from the 2012 period, and revenue for the expedited transportation segment ticked up 5.7 percent to $25.1 million.
  • PSA investing in in Lianyungang container port
    The container terminal has a designed capacity of 2.8 million TEUs and is designed to service the world's mega container vessels. The terminal is expected to commence operations in 2014.
  • Expeditors reports 4% increase in profits
  • Justice in ongoing talks with American, US Airways
    If the carriers want the Department of Justice to drop its antitrust lawsuit opposing the carriers' $11 billion merger, the airlines will have to agree to a few concessions, according to Attorney General Eric Holder.
  • LNG Fuel terminal planned in Jacksonville
  • Washington Notebook: CBP works on ACE, modifies simplified-entry pilot
  • NYK invests in Yang Ming Terminal
  • Old Dominion moves to new Albuquerque facility
  • Damco opens warehouse in Indonesia

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • Strike action to suspend Piraeus's bunkering ops
    Wednesday's protests will postpone same-day deliveries, says source.
  • LNG-fuelled barge wins award
    LNG-electric inland vessels have a bright future, says marine engineer.
  • Prices lack direction in Fujairah
    Cape Town saw double digit falls on MGO.
  • Avails tight in Rotterdam
    Good activity was seen in the Gibraltar market.
  • China urged to back ECA in Pearl River Delta
    Hong Kong official says ECA status would improve air quality in a region 'shared by 50 million people'.
  • London terminal gets first ship call
    Owner expects rapid take up in first year of operation.
  • Iranian wants more fuel oil to be exported from Kharg
    'Export capacity will be increased to 16,000 barrels per hour', says official.
  • Current methods of verifying bunker deliveries are archaic, says ExxonMobil
    The bunker industry can do a lot better on reassuring customers that they get what they pay for.
  • Fujairah bank ready to support bunker projects
    Bank anticipates 'high funding needs' of projects linked improving bunker facilities and expounding the port.
  • Asian IFO rates mostly stable
    MGO prices, on the other hand, were lacking direction.
  • Aegean conference call
    Third quarter results will be followed by conference call.
  • Huge increase in bunker investigative work
    DNVPS reports about 70% increase in demand for detailed on-board checks 'to ensure that every drop of oil onboard is accounted for'.
  • Numerous tasks ahead for IBIA, says Chairman
    'Finding low sulphur fuel oil will be a challenge', says Neo.
  • Integrated system promises big bunker savings
    Fuel savings of 10% possible, study finds.

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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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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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