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BRIEFS
May 7, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Court dilutes Hutchison injunction, but dockers seem OK with 9.8pc hike
  • Hutchison and CMA CGM bid for Melbourne's third box terminal
  • Mega box ship orders add to overcapacity as rates tumble: Drewry
  • Express firms see China Post tax taking 25-40pc of their profits
  • Singapore Post spends US$36 million to upgrade sorting for e-commerce
  • IT industry association lobbies to ease rules on exporting e-waste
  • Panama Canal hopes to make more money without charging users more
  • US quarterly box growth up 10.2pc, rising for sixth straight quarter
  • Kyrgyzstan Stratotanker crash 3rd Afghan-related air crash in a week
  • Experts speculate on causes of Bagram National Air Cargo 747 crash
  • United to purchase 30 Embraer 175s for its United Express operations
  • Cargo throughput climbs 2.3pc at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport
  • IATA's first quarter 2013 figures slowdown from robust year-end
  • Tokyo-Haneda becomes third Emirates SkyCargo gateway to Japan

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 6, 2013
  • 'We hope to have a vessel calling in India once a month'
  • BIFA against altering General Average rules
  • Development of coastal shipping, inland waterways vital: Fieo chief
  • Evergreen deploys 8,452-TEU vessels 10 & 11 on Asia-Europe trade
  • HANSA HEAVY LIFT looks forward to good business from India: Tomas Dyrbye
  • MOL & PIL announce launch of Indian Ocean Islands Express Service
  • MOL takes slots on Mozambique Express Service
  • Seaborne crude shipments to grow slower at 2.2 pc
  • Shippers, service providers oppose California ports proposed annual tax hike
  • Tarros connecting Antwerp & Libya
  • India, China ink pact to boost handicrafts exports
  • China seen making Gwadar an ideal transhipment hub for Indian Subcontinent
  • Details of projects awarded at Major Ports in 2012-13
  • Probe reveals massive losses for Rlys due to misrepresented iron ore movement
  • Forex reserves recover by $ 1.60 bn to $ 296.37 bn
  • Power generation cos may import 82 mt of coal in 2013-14
  • Tata Power to set up 28.8-MW solar power plant in Maharashtra

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Wilhelmshaven enhances hinterland connections
  • SOL ends Helsingborg-Trave line
  • Le Havre sets new record
  • DB Schenker buildng new logistics centre in Pfungen near...
  • DAE cancels B747F order
  • International consortium takes over DHL Fashion France
  • Europe's airfreight traffic remains negative in March
  • 8th Best Fleet Value awards presented in North America
  • 24plus introduces CO2 calculator
  • Experts call for Switzerland's railway sector to strengthen...
  • Samskip Van Dieren Multimodal expands rail service in Sweden
  • New sales manager for Swisslog Austria
  • IJS Global opens new branch in northern China
  • Largest freighter to join Etihad's fleet
  • Kenco names new senior vice-president of operations

Marine Logweb site
MAY 6, 2013
  • MTU breaks ground for new R&D facility
  • Hyde Marine names W&O as BWTS sales distributor
  • DNV restructures its Mobile Offshore Unit rules
  • New GE podded drive uses pump jet technology
  • Technip christens Deep Energy
  • Aker Philly in preliminary deal for 2-4 tanker newbuilds
  • MAN Primeserv signs EMC agreement with German shipowner
  • BAE Norfolk gets $48.6 million mod to DDG 58 contract
  • Hyundai Heavy books order for world's largest box ships
  • Coast Guard identifies causes of Stratton corrosion

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 6, 2013
  • Team of container carriers hold anti-piracy meeting
  • Praestensgaard announces plans to leave post at Hapag-Lloyd
  • Port group sets workshop to discuss economic development
  • Trio of shipping lines starting Russia/Finland run
  • Zim adding Norfolk call to container service schedule

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 6, 2013
  • Hong Kong port strikes ends
    Workers accept a 9.8% raise from contractors of HIT
  • Portek breaks the million teu mark
    Growth driven by Algerian port
  • HHI confirms CSCL order for 18,400 teu vessels
    Chinese state carrier books five giant boxships at $700m
  • Jinhui Holdings issues profit warning
    Shipping subsidiary hit by decline in charter rates since 2012
  • Great Eastern quarterly profits more than double
    Strong product tanker earnings, as well as one-time gains, improve result
  • Hyundai Mipo net profit plummets in first quarter
    Product tanker specialist sees wider operating losses amid weak margins

Fairplayweb site
MAY 6, 2013
  • NCL strong out of gate
    NEWLY NASDAQ-listed cruise player NCL today posted better than expected results for its first quarter as a public company
  • HHI clinches CSCL orders
    HYUNDAI Heavy Industries confirmed to Fairplay today that it has inked a $700M deal to build five 18,400teu box ships for China Shipping Container Lines

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 6, 2013
  • Zim to Add Norfolk Call to Pacific Service
    Zim Integrated Shipping Services is adding a Norfolk, Va., call to its Zim Container Service Pacific. The new rotation, effective in mid-June, will be: Savannah, Norfolk; New York-New Jersey; Halifax; Kingston, Jamaica; Los Angeles; Oakland; Vostochny, Russia; Ningbo and Shanghai, China; Busan, South Korea; Balboa, Spain; Kingston and Savannah The first vessel...
  • Towne Air Freight Names Sheridan-Rohasek COO
    Towne Holdings, a portfolio company of Charterhouse Group, has named Kim Sheridan-Rohasek chief operating officer. She will be responsible for all terminal operations, the line-haul network, central dispatch, information technology and Towne's logistics division. Sheridan-Rohasek joined South Bend, Ind.-based Towne in 2008 as vice president of the west region after Towne acquired...
  • Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) Returns to Jersey City Headquarters
    Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) will return to its headquarters building at One Evertrust Plaza on May 10, following major repairs caused by Hurricane Sandy damage last October. The North American agent for Evergreen Line had relocated its headquarters staff to a nearby facility while replacement of the building generators, necessitated by...
  • Container Lines 'Substantially Ready' for California Shore Power
    Most, if not all, of the container lines that call at California's ports are prepared to meet the state's revolutionary requirement to operate 50 percent of their vessels from shore-side electrical power while at berth beginning Jan. 1, 2014, the vice president of the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association said Monday. "I...
  • Ex-Horizon COO Keenan Cleared in Antitrust Case
    John V. Keenan, former chief operating officer at Horizon Lines, has been advised by the Justice Department that he has been cleared of antitrust violations in the Jones Act domestic shipping market. Keenan and former Horizon CEO Chuck Raymond received letters from the Justice Department that they were no longer subjects...
  • Matson Profit Jumped in First Quarter
    Matson, the Honolulu-based ocean carrier and logistics company, reported profit of $9.1 million for the first quarter, up from $3.8 million, on strong volumes in the Hawaii ocean trade and higher rates in its China service. Consolidated revenue increased to $394.7 million from $366.1 million a year earlier. Matt Cox, president and...
  • Study: Imports Support 16 Million US Jobs
    More than 16 million U.S. jobs depend on imports, according to a new study commissioned by the Consumer Electronics Association, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Retail Federation, and the American Apparel & Footwear Association. The economic impact study, which was prepared by Laura M. Baughman and Joseph F. Francois...
  • ABF, Teamsters Reach Tentative Pact
    ABF Freight System reached a tentative five-year contract with the Teamsters union May 3. The union and the less-than-truckload carrier did not release details on the agreement covering 7,500 ABF Teamsters employees. "No details will be released until leaders from ABF local unions meet in the near future to review the...
  • Dockworkers End Strike at Hong Kong Port
    Hundreds of dockworkers at the Port of Hong Kong on Monday voted to end a strike that had disrupted operations at the world's third-largest container port for six weeks. "We are pleased to learn that the striking dockers have accepted the 9.8 percent pay rise solution for all job types," Hongkong...
  • Jacksonville Reopens Search for Port CEO
    Juan Kuryla, the top choice to become the next CEO of the Jacksonville Port Authority, has withdrawn as a candidate, and the port authority has reopened its search to fill the post. The port authority board offered the job to Kuryla on April 22 and opened negotiations with the deputy port...
  • JOC Trucking Index Reflects Strong Hiring in April
    The JOC For-Hire Trucking Index through April 2013 Full-size image The Journal of Commerce For-Hire Trucking Employment Index rose nine-tenths of a percent in April, as the national unemployment average dropped to 7.5 percent. The JOC index jumped from 94.9 to 95.8, its highest reading since September 2008. The surge was the biggest...
  • Financial Winds Shift for CEVA
    Wherever CEVA Logistics heads from here, there is little doubt the world's fifth-largest third-party logistics company is in for a significant transformation. In many ways, that's already under way, with a new strategic mission and recapitalization plan forming the basis of an uncertain future. That uncertainty revolves around an 18-month stretch...
  • Atlas Air to Supply 2nd Freighter to Etihad Airways
    Etihad Airways is expanding its fleet with a Boeing 747-8 Freighter. The United Arab Emirates-based airline has signed a multiyear aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) agreement with Atlas Air Worldwide to provide the airplane, which will be the largest in Etihad's freighter fleet, with a payload capacity of 138 tons. This...
  • Air Cargo Declines at San Francisco International
    Total cargo tonnage for San Francisco International Airport fell 13.5 percent year-over-year in March to 28,724 metric tons, despite growth in U.S. mail cargo. Domestic U.S. mail rose 7.4 percent year-over-year to 2,313 metric tons, but international U.S. mail tonnage declined 3 percent to 1,485 metric tons. Domestic cargo excluding mail plummeted 27.1...
  • CTS: North America Southbound Exports Decline
    Containerized exports from North America to Central and South America slipped to 154,200 20-foot-equivalent units in February 2013, according to data from Container Trades Statistics Ltd., the sixth consecutive month showing year-over-year declines in this trade lane. North America to Far East Asia North America exported 664,500 TEUs to Far East Asia...
  • Container Lines: Piracy Is Down But Still a Threat
    Container lines CMA CGM, Mediterranean Shipping Co., Maersk Line and Hamburg Süd have met to discuss the threat of piracy in the Gulf of Aden, the Indian Ocean and West Africa. At the meeting, the four carriers agreed the situation has improved, particularly as the result of a naval presence in...
  • Is Your Supply Chain Costing You Money?
    As organizations reap the benefits of going global, many are still making due with manual, outdated processes and technologies. In fact, only about 30% of companies have automated data and event monitoring or have optimized their global supply chain processes. Amber Road's eBook, Three Common Global Supply Chain Issues that...
  • Second PNW Grain Terminal Locks Out ILWU
    Contract disagreements between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and grain terminals in the Pacific Northwest accelerated over the weekend as Columbia Grain in Portland became the second facility where management locked out union workers. The United Grain terminal in Vancouver, Wash., locked out ILWU workers in February, charging that a...
  • Rotterdam Bunker Fuel Prices Rebound
    Bunker fuel prices - Rotterdam Full-size image Spot rates for high and low sulfur bunker fuel rebounded in the week of May 3 after sliding earlier in the month, according to daily Bunkervision price data via international marine fuel oil broker LQM Petroleum Services, Inc. The average price for high sulfur bunker fuel was...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 6, 2013
  • Demolition destiny
    Scrapping may become increasingly attractive for tanker owners trading vintage tonnage in the months to come if rate pain persists, according to an analyst at Charles R Weber.
  • Praestensgaard exits HL
    Hapag-Lloyd appears to be on the lookout for a new operations chief following the abrupt resignation of Jesper Praestensgaard.
  • S&P slashes Zim
    Zim Integrated Shipping Services (Zim) made headlines Monday after Standard & Poor's downgraded three of the Israeli carrier's bonds.
  • High hurdles
    Product tanker owners must wait at least half a decade for utilisation to reach a level where earnings can record a sizable rise, DVB believes.
  • CH slides in the first
    CH Offshore's profit plummeted in the first quarter but the company insists its financial position remains strong.
  • E.ON fixes vintage PSV
    Viking Supply Ships of Denmark has secured employment for its oldest platform-supply vessel.
  • Petrobras pockets pair
    Norwegian offshore owners Farstad and Havila have secured charters as part of a long awaited contract award from Petrobras.
  • Union Transport files
    UK general cargoship owner Union Transport has gone into administration, with 100 jobs now at risk, it was reported on Monday.
  • Troubles mount at Global
    Loss-making Malaysian tanker owner Global Carriers is facing a share suspension after auditors queried its annual accounts.
  • More time for Titan
    A crucial hearing that could decide the fate of Hong Kong shipyard and FPSO group Titan Petrochemicals has been delayed again.
  • Stealth well set
    A promise of higher earnings and fleet growth has led Evercore Partners to kick off coverage of Harry Vafias-led StealthGas with a positive rating on the stock.
  • Ex-HSH chiefs charged
    Former HSH Nordbank boss Dirk Nonnenmacher and five other ex-executives are facing a fraud trial in Hamburg.
  • STX survival talks start
    STX group creditors began crisis talks today amid hope cash could be secured to help its various units repay bond debts.
  • Tankers raided
    Pirates have stolen cash and belongings from two tankers in attacks off Singapore.
  • No nationalisation
    The French government has rejected a call by unions to buy the STX France shipyard group, against the background of its Korean parent's restructuring.
  • Odfjell to extend loss
    Norwegian tanker owner Odfjell is tipped to post a deeper loss when it wheels out its first quarter results tomorrow.
  • Products push for GE
    Great Eastern Shipping has posted a much stronger annual profit as products tanker rates rose.
  • Reach gets richer
    Reach Subsea has picked up almost $20m from a private placement which will help fund the charter of a construction vessel from Solstad Offshore.
  • Siem Offshore dips
    Norway's Siem Offshore has posted lower first quarter profit as revenue declined, but rates are picking up.
  • OCBC cuts Cosco Sing
    A slack first quarter showing from Cosco Singapore has seen OCBC place a sell rating on the shipbuilder.
  • Pirates' double strike
    A Greek reefer has come under fire off West Africa, hours after a CMA CGM boxship was attacked in the same area.
  • Box trio feeds Russia
    Coscon, Hanjin Shipping and Yang Ming are teaming up to launch a new service from Hamburg to Russia and Finland.
  • Maersk loses TEU title
    Maersk Line has been dethroned as the owner of the world's largest container vessels following confirmation of China Shipping Container Lines' giant order at Hyundai Heavy Industries.
  • Listing cargoship lost
    All eight crew have been saved from a Vietnamese cargoship that sank off Hai Phong.
  • Sembcorp profits inch up
    Sembcorp Marine has seen modest growth in first quarter profits thanks to higher revenue recognition from rig building activities.
  • Leopard crew evacuated
    The crew of a Danish coaster held hostage in Somalia for over two years has been flown back to Europe.
  • Harvey spends $540m
    Harvey Gulf International Marine has invested another $540m in offshore vessel newbuildings with orders for three more vessels.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 6, 2013
  • China Shipping ships to be larger than Maersk's 'Triple E' vessels
    Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) said five ships it will build for China Shipping Container Lines will be capable of carrying 18,400 TEUs. The vessels are scheduled to be handed over from the second half of 2014.
  • Toyota begins exporting from Port of Brunswick
  • Zim adds call in Norfolk
    Speaking during a reception for customers held in Elizabeth, N.J., Lea Bogatch-Genossar, president of Zim America, said the company's Zim Container Service Pacific (ZCP) is adding the Virginia port with the first call on June 15.
  • ACL ship damaged in fire
    Atlantic Cartier, one of the combination container-roll-on/roll-off ships operated by Atlantic Container Line in its transatlantic liner service, was damaged last week during a fire in Hamburg. Two hundred firefighters helped extinquish the blaze.
  • Kuryla turns down Jaxport CEO job
  • ABF, union reaches tentative deal
  • N.C. port touts new Latin American connections
  • Interlake to fuel Great Lakes fleet with Shell LNG
  • New service to connect Germany, Russia, Finland
  • Obama says FAA fix steals from airport upgrades
    "The only reason we're doing it is because right now we've got folks (in Congress) who are unwilling to make some simple changes to our tax code," said the president during the signing of the legislation.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 6, 2013
  • Prices rising: Congestion in Gibraltar
    Public holiday in Piraeus.
  • Prices firming: Cape Town back in product for IFO
    Players say avails of 180 cSt in South African port are 'fine'.
  • WFS: Shipping 'held to a higher standard' on sulphur emissions
    IMO sulphur test verification guidelines are much stricter than those accepted for land-based transport and industries.
  • Continuous LSFO operation 'not financially viable'
    'We would love to run on just one type of fuel' to avoid complications, operations manager tells IBC 34.
  • Marine logistics company enters Fujairah bunker market
    New player will focus on 'back-to-back' trading.
  • No provision for 'FONARs' in European ECAs
    MARPOL Annex VI non-availability clause excluded from revised EU sulphur directive.
  • Asian bunker prices on the rise
    Japan remains closed for a holiday.
  • CSCL's Triple-E containerships will be larger than Maersk's
    Contract for 18,400 TEU vessels goes to South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries.
  • H2S prevention method receives patent
    Metals in additive said to be 'effective component in preventing or mitigating the evolution of hydrogen sulphide'.
  • Condor Ferries hit by high bunker costs
    Company cannot afford to replace its fast ferry fleet while operating its current year-round schedule, says CEO.
  • US offshore firm builds sixth dual-fuel OSV
    Addition will enable the company to become 'largest owner and operator of clean burning LNG OSVs in the world', it claims.
  • IOC to discuss bunkering improvements at Trincomalee
    Both countries have agreed to 'fast track' joint venture arrangement, says IOC official.
  • Figures suggest Iranian bunker sales are falling
    Latest Iranian figures show annual sales running at 1.69 million mt.
  • Philippine shipping firm trims losses
    Costs and expenses increased 2% in 2012.
  • Netherlands firm launches bunker removal pump system
    Pump is 'answer' to future shipping regulations, says Van Heck

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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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