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BRIEFS
June 7, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • UASC to increase rates on Asia-North Europe cargo US$910/TEU July 1
  • Coscon makes vow to consumers in 5 specific service improvement areas
  • Cosco expands Far East-East Coast South America with second loop
  • CMA CGM Jules Verne, world's biggest ship, sets sail on FAL 1 service
  • Shannxi Dingbian County to spend US$1.96 billion on logistics parks
  • Sichuan's Luzhou port box volume up 23pc to 38,706 TEU in 4 months
  • Chongqing to expand railway container terminal this year
  • Tom Behrens-Sorensen appointed to the board of Singapore's NOL
  • Jardine Shipping Services sets up trainee scheme for future executives
  • Canadian Pacific sets record straight on train derailment in Ontario
  • Air New Zealand caves to Commerce Commission, agrees to pay costs, fines
  • LUG scoops tender for Cathay Pacific Cargo at Frankfurt-Main
  • Chengdu pursues rapid development of air, rail, road infrastructure
  • UPS opens new China healthcare facility in Hangzhou
  • DHL Supply Chain invest US$13 million in Vietnam

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 6, 2013
  • Eco-ships are here to stay: GL
  • Sitara Shipping wins FMB award
  • Competition Commission of India inks cooperation MoU with Australian Competition & Consumer Commission
  • Cotton imports may hit 10-yr high
  • Govt issues new, EU-compliant guidelines to boost pharma exports
  • Adani Ports IPP oversubscribed
  • Antwerp port awarded again for its sustainability efforts
  • APM Terminals Inland Services expands in India
  • UK Chancellor launches construction of Liverpool2 deep water container terminal
  • Virginia ports set for overhaul
  • Delhi International Cargo Terminal at Sonepat - B2B Trade Fair on June 28
  • Govt hikes import duty on gold to 8 pc
  • INR plunges to hit key psychological level of 57
  • SEZ units/developers interact with DEIT official on MSIP scheme

International Transport Journalweb site
  • «Wir möchten Ost und West 'miteinander verbinden»
  • FTA UK joins research centre for sustainable road freight
  • Austria: fewer goods on the road
  • CSX Quebec intermodal facility expected to open in 2015
  • Hyundai stops Bandar Abbas call
  • Kombiverkehr: automatic train movement monitoring 24/7
  • Brenntag plans to set foot in Ghana
  • Sephora prolongs contract with Gefco Spain
  • Hollande inaugurates "Jules Verne"
  • Global IT project manager for AMI
  • AfricaWest Cargo Airlines soon to serve 21 destinations
  • ITC releases new report on UK aviation strategy
  • GOL thinks of crossing the Atlantic Ocean

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 6, 2013
  • Austal launches JHSV 3
  • Brazil shipyard suppliers get R&D cash infusion
  • Newport News delivers final Block II Virginia class sub
  • Wärtsilä provides design for Subsea 7 HCV newbuild
  • Horizon names Hamlin EVP and COO
  • "Nose jobs" pay off for slow steaming box ships
  • Crowley wins Seattle environmental award
  • Jaya PSV newbuilds get charters ahead of delivery
  • China buys license to build new LNG containership family

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 6, 2013
  • Senator Murray successfull in land transfer to Port of Everett
  • Four Super Post-Panamax cranes delivered to Georgia Ports Authority
  • Bees joining flight patterns at Seattle-Tacoma Airport
  • Port of LA, Hamburg Port Authority ink memorandum of understanding
  • Horizon Lines taps Hamlin as executive V.P./ COO

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 6, 2013
  • CMA CGM's 16,000 teu expansion linked to Offen dispute settlement
    French line back in growth mode as it confirms another three ultra-large boxships
  • Marine Money: Cheap money from Oslo bonds may fuel 'stupid' investment
    Banks need to be more flexible in tenor, pricing and inter-creditor agreements
  • Why the human element is critical
    Safe ship operation not only needs competent people, but also 'usable' ships and systems
  • Software firm targets cost overruns in shipbuilding contracts
    Northern Ireland's 8over8 believes it has the solution to shipbuilding contract management
  • British Columbia blocks Northern Gateway pipeline
    Rejected oil-spill response thwarts shipments of Canadian crude exports to Asia
  • Arctic riches to pay off for heavylift
    Infrastructure to develop drilling projects spurs BigLift Shipping to invest in ice-class
  • Claus-Peter Offen product tanker charter takes the market by surprise
    CPO France is fixed at $27,000 per day for just 35 days
  • To own or not to own?
    Some containership operators prefer to own most of the ships in their fleet. Others want to be asset-light. What is the thinking behind each strategy?
  • Freight Forecaster: U.S. capacity concerns
    This month's analysis of the likely impact of supply and demand on freight rates covers key trade routes focused on North America, and reveals that carriers are facing a difficult utilisation scenario. Damian Brett reports
  • Nor-Shipping: Norway's export credit agency favours safety and crew competence
    Giek says retreat in bank lending brings transfer of power to influence deals
  • The hard sell
    Safety is not negotiable in the battle for class dominance
  • Smart money
    Frontline 2012 keeps ordering with gusto
  • China Rongsheng Heavy Industries secures insurance deal with Sinosure
    Group hopes to solidify its ability to grow
  • Independent Tankers loses $1.8m
    Daily earnings fail to rise significantly for Frontline subsidiary
  • Frontline 2012's newbuilding fleet increases in value
    Improvement justifies newbuilding spending spree, says Fredriksen outfit
  • GL pitches design for more efficient intra-Asia workhorse
    High ratio of on-deck to total teu capacity means less time spent in port
  • Nor-Shipping 2013: China is playing politics over green rules, say IMO insiders
    Country exploits its developing nation status for commercial gain, say critics
  • STX Pan Ocean asked to clarify stance on court protection
    Stock exchange sets a deadline amid reports that Korea Development Bank has rejected emergency funding plea
  • König to keep German focus, says new US owner
    Recapitalisation will leave existing managers in control
  • U-Ming Marine Transport reports 66% drop in profit
    Dry bulk firm adds capesize tonnage to its fleet despite the segment's low rates
  • Nor-Shipping: Korean Register pushes for class expansion of over 10%
    Class society will target tonnage from competitors alongside newbuilding growth
  • CMA CGM aims lower for rate rise
    French carrier announces $775 per teu Asia-Europe hike
  • Asia-Europe container traffic flatlines
    Weak westbound trade offset by better European export numbers

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 6, 2013
  • Intermodal havoc to linger in soaked Europe
    FLOODING will be causing several days of intermodal snarls for exporters and importers at Rotterdam and Antwerp
  • Proposal would ease US ballast reporting
    BALLAST reporting burdens for foreign crews might be eased under a proposed change in US rules
  • Polish yards merging
    POLAND'S northwestern ship repair yards Gryfia and MSR were reported today to be merging
  • Eurotunnel to appeal UK ban
    EUROTUNNEL said today it will appeal the UK Competition Commission's ban on Dover/Calais ferry services by its MyFerryLink unit
  • Permanent go-slow for whales proposed
    RULES requiring ships to slow for whales off the US East Coast might become permanent
  • US crude imports slide
    THE PACE of decline for US crude imports is accelerating, according to Energy Information Administration data
  • Tokyo, Seoul halt US wheat imports
    JAPAN and South Korea have temporarily halted imports of US wheat after they said inspectors found genetically modified wheat in a cargo
  • China importing more iron ore from S Africa
    CHINA'S iron ore imports from South Africa have been surging as Beijing seeks to cut its dependence on Australia and Brazil for supply of the steelmaking ingredient
  • U-Ming profits dive 66%
    TAIWAN'S box carrier U-Ming Marine Transport today recorded profits of NT$197.53M ($6.62M) for 1Q13, a 66% year on year drop
  • CSSC wins $13Bn in bank financing
    CHINA State Shipbuilding Corp said today it has won 80Bn yuan ($13Bn) in financing from China Development Bank
  • FESCO shuffles chiefs
    FESCO'S CEO Yury Gilts has been replaced in Russia
  • Port Hedland iron ore to China rises 21%
    CHINA imported 21% more iron ore in May from Port Hedland in Australia than April's total, the port authority said
  • Jaya seals PSV charters
    JAYA Holdings, Singapore's offshore vessel builder and owner, said today it has secured long-term charters for three of its four platform supply vessel newbuildings
  • Boa completes notes issue
    NORWAY'S Boa Offshore said today it has completed an issue of 75M kroner ($13M) under a programme of three-year notes
  • Tanger Med would join ECA
    TANGER Med would join an emission control area if the IMO expands its proposed northern European ECAs to include the Mediterranean

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 6, 2013
  • ANA, JAL Cargo Volumes Up
    Japan's All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA) said that its international cargo volume rose for the second straight month in April on a year-on-year basis, increasing 6.7 percent to 47,696 tons. But ANA's domestic cargo volume fell for the first time in two months in April on a year-on-year basis, dropping 1.7...
  • Australia Reports Third Consecutive Trade Surplus
    Australia reported its third consecutive monthly trade surplus in April, at A$28 million (approximately US$26.8 million), according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Compared with the previous month, which had a surplus of A$555 million, imports in April increased and exports fell slightly. The value of monthly agricultural exports...
  • US Steel Exports Sagged in April
    U.S. steel exports in April were 1.0 million tons, declining 5.3 percent from 1.1 million tons in the previous month and 10.7 percent compared with April 2012, according to government reporting. "Other than a small increase in exports to Mexico, U.S. steel exports declined to all major markets and most minor...
  • Study: Agribusiness Logistics in Brazil 'Very Difficult'
    According to a new Rabobank report on agribusiness logistics in Brazil, 2013 is likely to be a "very difficult" year, as a result of pressure on Brazil's transportation and export system. The report, published by the bank's food and agribusiness research and advisory team, shows that transportation costs in the country...
  • Report: Port Metro Vancouver Handles 19 Percent of Canada's Trade
    Port Metro Vancouver in British Columbia handles C$172 billion (approximately US$167.5 billion) of cargo each year, or about C$475 million every day, according to the port's 2012 Economic Impact Study. The study, which was completed by InterVISTAS Consulting, showed that the port moves 19 percent of Canada's total trade by value, and...
  • Class 8 Truck Orders Remained Stable in May
    Preliminary net orders for Class 8 trucks totaled 23,300 units in May, basically flat compared to the previous month, according to ACT Research. "May typically represents the start of the slower order season for Class 8," said Kenny Vieth, president and senior analyst of ACT Research, in a written statement. "As...
  • Trifleet to Manage Tank Containers for Textainer
    Textainer Group Holdings and Trifleet Leasing have signed an agreement under which Textainer will invest in new intermodal tank carriers to be managed by Trifleet, marking Textainer's entry into the tank container market. Trifleet will acquire and lease the tank containers - which are used to transport and store liquid foodstuffs,...
  • Singapore Expands Green Ship Program
    On July 1, Singapore's Green Ship Program will be expanded to recognize Singapore-flag ships that adopt approved sulfur oxide scrubber technology that goes beyond existing International Maritime Organization's emissions requirements. The expansion of the program, part of the Maritime Singapore Green Initiative, was announced by the nation's minister for transport at the...
  • Maher Alters NY Hours for Computer System Upgrade
    Maher Terminals will implement the final phase of its terminal operating system at the Port of New York and New Jersey this weekend (of June 8), and as a result, will be altering its schedule. All truck gate operations will close at 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 6, and the terminal...
  • US Manufacturing Activity Contracts
    The PMI Composite Index registered 49 percent for May 2013, according to the Institute for Supply Management. Ten of the 18 manufacturing industries saw growth in May. ISM Manufacturing: PMI Composite Index through May 2013 Full-size image The current rate is 1.7 percentage points below April's index of 50.7. This puts it below...
  • Mexican Intermodal Traffic Up for First Time in Weeks
    Mexican rail volumes through June 1, 2013 Full-size image Mexican intermodal volume rose 5.3 percent year-over-year in the week ending June 1, following six weeks of declines, according to the Association of American Railroads. Volume also increased by 2.2 percent from the week before to 10,060 units. Combined North American carload volume, including all...
  • California's Merchandise Export Trade Slips
    California's merchandise export trade in April totaled $13.07 billion, up from $13.03 billion in exports reported in April 2012, according to an analysis by Beacon Economics of foreign trade data released by the U.S. Commerce Department. As a result of inflation, however, the state's merchandise export trade in April actually slid...
  • CMA CGM to Boost Asia-North Europe Rates
    Starting July 1, CMA CGM will raise rates in its trade from Asia to North Europe. The increase will be $775 per 20-foot-equivalent unit for dry, out-of-gauge, paying empties, breakbulk and refrigerated cargo, the container line said. Maersk Line, Hyundai Merchant Marine, Mediterranean Shipping Co., Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL and United Arab Shipping Co....
  • HMM's Asia-North Europe Rates to Jump on July 1
    Hyundai Merchant Marine will boost rates on its trade from Asia to North Europe, effective July 1. The hike will be $1,000 per 20-foot-equivalent unit and $2,000 per 40-foot-equivalent unit, the container line said. Maersk Line, CMA CGM, Mediterranean Shipping Co., Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL and United Arab Shipping Co. have also planned Asia-to-North...
  • Jefferies Group Sees Maersk Earnings Threatened
    Jefferies Group has predicted Maersk Line may report losses at the end of this year, as the container line's proposed freight rate increases have been failing. Maersk's earnings could miss consensus estimates by about 30 percent in 2013, as the second and fourth quarters could be losses, according to the financial firm's...
  • Is Marad's Ship Finally Coming In?
    For the first time in years, there are some favorable winds blowing for the Maritime Administration and the U.S.-flag fleet. Those gusts come as many criticize the agency for being lulled dangerously close to the doldrums of irrelevancy, as the U.S.-flag fleet has seen its numbers, work force and guaranteed cargo...
  • ICS Chairman Warns of Costs of Environmental Regulations
    Potential costs to global shipping of new environmental regulations, 2015-2025. Source: International Chamber of Shipping. Full-size image Speaking to delegates at the opening of the Nor-Shipping event in Oslo, Norway, Masamichi Morooka, chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping, said that impending environmental legislation will cost the shipping industry more than half a...
  • Qatar Airways to Start Milan-Chicago Freighter Service
    Qatar Airways will launch a new freighter service between Milan and Chicago in July, doubling the Middle Eastern carrier's cargo capacity out of the U.S. The twice-weekly service, operated by Boeing 777 freighters, will start on July 3. The new service will add about 200 tons of additional weekly capacity to the...
  • Q&A: Profiting From a Loss?
    Q: I attended one of your claims seminars a few years back, and I remember enough to get into trouble but can't recall where I've seen what I'm thinking of. We're a consultant and freight bill auditor. One of our clients has a claim involving a lost/damaged shipment, about $1,000. The...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 6, 2013
  • Super-sized manager?
    Roberto Giorgi believes the world's largest third-party shipmanager could potentially double in size.
  • Banks get busier
    Thome boss Olav Eek Thorstensen expects banks to take control of an increased number of vessels during the coming year.
  • Prices are right
    Svein Moxnes Harfjeld believes depressed freight rates have opened the door for DHT Holdings to grow its fleet over the next six months or more.
  • MOL under siege
    US Marshals have arrested a supramax bulker controlled by Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) of Japan.
  • Saevik shares his views
    Havila CEO discusses recent takeovers, the spot spike and how Arctic activity will help the market.
  • No newbuildings, for now
    Herbjorn Hansson says NATs will not be ordering tankers....unless he changes his mind.
  • WW lines up buys
    Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA is looking to invest in both new and second hand tonnage following a whistle-stop visit to the bond market this week, its CEO says.
  • BDI back from the brink
    A five point improvement has saved the key Baltic Exchange dry cargo index from dropping below the 800 mark.
  • More capes for CSE
    Taiwan's China Steel Express has signed up for more bulkers in Japan, including two capesize newbuildings.
  • "We are buyers"
    Ridgebury Tankers is looking to invest in modern second hand product tankers following its $200m injection from private equity firm Riverstone.
  • First into the red
    Taiwan's First Steamship has fallen to a loss in the opening three months of 2013.
  • Order spree to go on
    John Fredriksen's Frontline 2012 has no plans to put the brakes on its recent ordering spree.
  • Matrix I crew freed
    West African pirates have released five Pakistani crewmen snatched from a Greek tanker two weeks ago.
  • Frontline 2012 falls to red
    John Fredriksen's Frontline 2012 has fallen into the red in the first quarter of the year as charter rates fell away.
  • ITC cuts loss
    John Fredriksen's Independent Tankers Corporation (ITC) has reduced its first quarter loss, but is facing growing risks from low spot rates.
  • Fesco tops a billion
    Far-Eastern Shipping Company (Fesco) has sold more bonds in Russia, following up its first international issues earlier this year.
  • Murmansk sells NRSL
    Murmansk Shipping Company (MSC) has sold its general cargoship and multipurpose subsidiary Northern River Shipping Lines (NRSL).
  • Jaya wins $60m deals
    Jaya Holdings has found work for three platform supply vessel (PSV) newbuildings and marked its entry into the growing Latin American market.
  • "Scrap mafia" moves in
    Organised gangs are cutting chunks of steel from the derelict bulker Black Rose off India as its removal appears no closer to being realised.
  • Eurotunnel barred
    France's Eurotunnel has been banned from operating two MyFerryLink ro-paxes from Dover for 10 years.
  • CSSC borrows more
    China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has secured another huge state-backed loan.
  • Coal proves the saviour
    Increased cargoes of steam coal look to have prevented 2012 being much worse for the dry bulk sector, according to Drewry.
  • Reefers eye thaw
    Greece's Laskaridis Shipping is planning to boost its use of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) through the arctic this summer.
  • Atwood seals hat trick
    Atwood Oceanics has added almost $1bn to its revenue backlog after tying up charters for three of its rigs in the past week.
  • Globeco makes dry dash
    Italian owner Mariano Pane has made a move into bulkers with a deal at AVIC Weihai Shipyard in China.
  • WIS death "natural"
    An autopsy has revealed an Indian yard worker died from a heart attack, not suffocation, as he entered a dredger tank.
  • Thoresen confirms deal
    Thoresen Shipping has confirmed that it was behind the purchase of a modern Japanese supramax bulker sold earlier this week.
  • Epic back in Japan
    Epic Pantheon International Gas Shipping has returned to Japan to order another pair of small LPG carriers.
  • Fund buys into Clarkson
    Clarkson has seen a third investment fund take a significant stake in the shipbroker in as many months.
  • GL targets Intra-Asia
    Germanischer Lloyd has unveiled a new design of containership specifically targetted at the Intra-Asia trades.
  • Reasons to party?
    As the great and the good of the industry gathered onboard the Christian Radich for the TradeWinds party at Nor-Shipping one question united them all. What next?

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 6, 2013
  • Coos Bay railroad signs 10-year deal
    The agreement with the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay, signed last week, is to run the 134-mile railroad. CBR has been running revenue freight trains on the line since October 12, 2011, under an interim agreement.
  • Japanese retailer buys U.S. logistics firm
  • FCA use grows as shippers seek more control
    "FOB has been the default shipping choice for years, primarily because companies didn't have offices in Asia or boots on the ground to arrange and track trucking and shipping," said an executive with Ryder.
  • ICS: Green regulations could cost $500 billion
  • House to preserve funding for port security grants
    The amendment to the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act would maintain funding for the Port Security Grant program. Last year, Congress appropriated $97.5 million for the program, a quarter of 2009's amount.
  • Kings Point names advisory board
    U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood named seven people to the board of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, which has been rocked by a series of controversies in recent years.
  • Volga-Dnepr brings new freighters to Paris-Vatry
  • Researchers to explore differential speed limits
  • Educating to prevent cargo theft
  • Musical piece won't offer much peace and quiet

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 6, 2013
  • Brightoil to add three barges to China ports in July
    Barges each have capacity to transport 7,000 metric tonnes of bunker fuel.
  • IFO prices falling in Middle East hub
    Average demand, despite public holiday in UAE.
  • Frontline 2012 defends newbuild programme
    'Historically low contracting costs and the fuel efficiency' will leave company well positioned.
  • Rotterdam prices sluggish
    But other ports register gains.
  • Switch to LNG 'will be cost efficient', says tanker operator
    LNG engines will provide 'a more environmental friendly and fuel efficient ship'.
  • ECA planned for Turkish Straits and Maramara Sea
    Turkey has adopted MARPOL Annex VI and is serious about reducing ship emissions.
  • European ECA boundary should be extended
    Local population needs protection from 'vessels belching out emissions banned inside Europe.'
  • Fuel oil stocks climibing in Singapore
    Market has been struggling to digest 'large volumes of high viscosity and high density product'.
  • New supplier enters Istanbul market
    SOCAR Marine began operations this week.
  • New warning over ECA threat to US cruise industry
    'We could see an exodus of ships.'
  • Asian bunker prices lack direction
    Offices in Busan were closed on public holiday.
  • New Europe/Asia head at Dan-Bunkering
    Carsten Ladekjaer to be based at the firm's headquarters in Middelfart, Denmark.
  • Clean Marine bags scrubber order for AET tanker duo
    Systems able to meet the current pH limit for washwater discharges.
  • Controversy in Maldives over bunkering for US Navy
    'We cannot allow them to make the Maldives a destination in which to refuel their ships,' says Minister.
  • MPA details benefits open to ships with scrubbers
    Singapore-flagged vessels will get a rebate on tonnage tax.
  • DNV:Changing vessel's bow saves fuel
    Successful work on older ship should encourage owners to follow.
  • Tesoro starts Kapolei refinery layoffs
    Search for a buyer for plant ongoing.
  • More powerful version of LNG dual-fuel engine launched
    New version of engine will increase interest in product, says Wartsila.

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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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