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BRIEFS
May 8, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong's 40-day dock strike ends when both sides meet half way
  • G6 to launch two Far East-east coast North America services via Suez
  • State Administration of Foreign Exchange probes faked trade figures
  • Canton Fair orders up 8.8pc from October, but 1.4pc off year on year
  • Kenneth Cambie resigns as OOIL chief financial officer from June 1
  • Hefei river port's new multi-use terminal to be finished next year
  • Widest ship on the Yangtze River sails from Jiangsu to US
  • Qinghai-Tibet Railway freight volume increases 11.8pc in first quarter
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen to bid on Melbourne's Webb Dock auto terminal
  • Tough times for Euro truckers as higher interest rates loom: UK analyst
  • China's first quarter logistics value increases 9.4pc to US$7.02 trillion
  • Air New Zealand penalty hearing in price-fixing case adjourned
  • CBI: London night flights vital to economy or millions will be lost
  • MASkargo buys PROS management software to boost revenue growth
  • Virgin Atlantic Cargo brings back London-Chicago flights this summer

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 7, 2013
  • Kerala pushes for increase in coastal shipping
  • Rickmers Chennai inducted in Europe-Middle East-India-Europe service
  • Director's birthday marked by blood donation camp at APSEZ
  • Hong Kong box terminal strike ends with agreement on 9.8 pc pay hike
  • Ongoing PPP port development projects
  • Record moves on MSC vessel at Le Havre
  • Transport & Dock Workers' Union celebrates Labour Day in Kandla
  • NHAI opts for out-of-court settlement of claims
  • Govt mulls insurance pool for refineries importing Iranian crude
  • Govt to maintain current duty on natural rubber imports
  • INR smartly improves against dollar to 54.07
  • Southern states told to expedite NMIZ development
  • Adani Power's consolidated total income jumps 79 pc in Q4

International Transport Journalweb site
  • HK port strike ends after 40 days
  • Ceva Logistics - Pläne für Börsengang verworfen
  • Carmelo Caruana Co. Ltd setzt unter anderem aufs...
  • Uwe Derigs to head Shanghai branch of Hermes Hansecontrol
  • Wim Bosman Belgium ISO 14001 and AEO certified
  • Kerry Logistics opens regional packing centre in Hong Kong
  • Panalpina back in the black
  • Latam changes containers
  • IAG Cargo launches online booking
  • BigLift Shipping and RollDock Shipping set up joint company
  • Scrapping to hit new record
  • Turkish consortium to build Istanbul's new airport
  • DSV Road offers new daily European groupage service
  • SNCF purchases 25% stake in Comsa Rail Transport
  • New container hub for expanding a hinterland network
  • Waberer's International to expand fleet
  • Virgin Atlantic Cargo introduces new vice-president sales...
  • ISS creates new vice-president bulk commodity role

Marine Logweb site
MAY 7, 2013
  • Launch and delivery date of carrier Ford pushed back
  • Maersk Line, Limited brings eight ships under U.S. flag
  • MHI and Chengxi Shipyard to collaborate on BWTS retrofits
  • Triyards introduces proprietary jack-up design
  • V. Ships Leisure to be Titanic II ship manager
  • HHI develops mini shipbuilding robot
  • NNS on track to deliver SSN 783 ahead of schedule

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 7, 2013
  • Vigor maritime festival underway in Seattle
  • Matson releases numbers for first fiscal quarter
  • Yang Ming takes delivery of new 8,626 TEU container ship
  • IMO calling for input on administrative burdens
  • Evergreen returning to repaired headquarters building

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 7, 2013
  • China Shipowners' Association slams speculative orders
    Funding should promote long-term industry development, not 'bottom fishing', says Zhang Shouguo
  • International rules for the use of force published
    The 100 Series offers no immunity against unlawful force
  • Counting the cost of lube oil
    Slow steaming and fuel efficiency measures reshape product requirements
  • EEDI verification training launched
    Dutch outfit creates first course that teaches engineers to fill mandatory role
  • Second MAN licensee reveals dual-fuel capabilities
    Mitsui and Hyundai build large gas-burning two-stroke engines for industrial-size tonnage
  • Marenave wins amortisation freeze
    No more payments on eight ships until 2016
  • Failure to pay punctually could be a breach of condition
    Decision goes against industry practice, says Clyde & Co
  • Europe's lost decade?
    Investors in ultra-large containership and deepwater ports have reason to be nervous
  • Lodestar on track for business goals after busy renewal period
    Service is equal to IG in certain respects, says Charles Dymoke
  • Choice narrows on the Channel
    Fresh blow for ferries as another one bites the dust
  • TMT-linked F Elephant fails to find buyer in Ningbo auction
    Buyers baulk at ore carrier's reserve price
  • Panalpina returns to profit
    Swiss logistics giant gains market share in ocean freight
  • Odfjell posts $13m first-quarter loss
    Deficit deepens on-year but results are better than analysts predicted
  • Boxship scrapping picks up pace
    But capacity will still be surpassed by newbuilding deliveries, says Alphaliner
  • S&P cuts Zim's rating to a fresh low
    Rating agency's Israel arm cuts credit rating from B to CCC
  • Hawaii uptick boosts Matson
    Reduced fleet deployment cuts costs
  • Bottom-fishing buyers beware
    With the industry facing disastrous supply, investment in cheap new ships is troubling
  • Asia-Europe box volumes fall
    Latest data shows 9.7% slide in March on weak European demand
  • RCL and MCC strengthen intra-Asia ties
    Partners launch contra-slot-swap for services from Hong Kong to Thailand and Vietnam
  • Owners must still vet internationally accredited armed guards
    International Organisation for Standardisation accreditation will not obviate responsibility for due diligence
  • Lightering drives up aframax rates
    Caribbean market climbs amid high demand for cargo transfers in US Gulf
  • Hapag-Lloyd loses chief commercial officer
    Praestensgaard will leave next month
  • Southern comfort
    Asia-Latin America trades are a temporary bright spot for box players
  • Mitsubishi Heavy and Chengxi Shipyard to join in ballast water system retrofitting
    Collaboration offers lower-cost option to IMO purification requirement
  • Hyundai Heavy confirms CSCL order for 18,400 teu vessels
    Update: Five giant vessels contracted from Hyundai for $137m apiece
  • Cargill switches cocoa contract from Hamburg to Amsterdam
    Weekly train shuttle wins out over road for cutting carbon
  • Indian cash buyers scramble to resell tonnage
    Breakers fear that a crash is coming after a spate of high-priced scrap deals

Fairplayweb site
MAY 7, 2013
  • Carriers shift box strategy
    BOX LINES are moving back towards purchasing containers versus leasing, NYSE-listed equipment lessor Textainer said today
  • Kremlin forces out boss of USC yards
    UNITED Shipbuilding Corp's CEO has been forced by the Kremlin to quit
  • Triyards thinks smaller
    SINGAPORE-listed Triyards Holdings told Fairplay today it aims to seize a bigger share of the growing market for smaller rigs
  • Box spot rates still sliding
    SUPPLY pressures and a price war among carriers are continuing to cause spot container rate deterioration
  • Seadrill sells rig to spin-off
    SEADRILL Ltd said today it has agreed to sell the tender rig T15 to companies that own and operate it
  • SMM stays on 'hold'
    UOB KAY Hian and DBS Group Research maintained 'hold' ratings for Singapore-listed Sembcorp Marine as the yard's 1Q profits fell below expectations
  • Box service to link St Petersburg, Hamburg
    COSCON, Hanjin Shipping and Yang Ming will jointly operate a Russia/Finland box service starting on 19 May
  • Chinese yard to close
    COSCO (Lianyungang) Shipyard, COSCO Shipyard's joint venture with Lianyungang's port, will shut down, the port said today
  • Losses widen at Finnlines
    GRIMALDI'S Baltic subsidiary Finnlines has announced a share issue while also reporting a 53% year on year increase in 1Q losses
  • Barreras: no timetable on PEMEX stake deal
    BARRERAS told Fairplay today it has no timetable for a deal under which Mexico's government-run oil group PEMEX would take a 51% stake in the Spanish yard
  • BigLift, RollDock team up
    HEAVY-LIFT carrier BigLift Shipping and smaller competitor RollDock Shipping said today they are combining for transport of ultra-large and heavy modular cargoes
  • COSCO unit seen 'worse'
    UOB KAY Hian analysts noted today that Cosco Corp (Singapore's) performance is swinging from "bad to worse"
  • GE's profits rocket 110%
    GE SHIPPING has reported a 113% year on year rise net profits for its January-March quarter
  • HHI needs order momentum to accelerate
    HYUNDAI HI can expect more pressure on earnings unless the order momentum builds and ship prices pick up, a shipbuilding analyst warned today
  • Panalpina trades high profits for market share
    SWISS freight forwarding group Panalpina continued to acquire market share in global container freight management - but at the expense of profitability

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 7, 2013
  • Australia Recorded Trade Surplus in March
    In seasonally adjusted terms, Australia had a goods and services trade surplus of A$307 million (about US$312.5 million) in March, a turnaround of $425.5 million on the deficit in February, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The sum of seasonally adjusted balances from January to March was a deficit of...
  • Report: Growth in Latin America Expected to Pick Up
    Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean is set to pick up from 3 percent in 2012 to 3.5 percent in 2013, fueled by stronger external demand, favorable financing conditions and the effects of earlier policy easing in the European Union and the U.S., according to the International Monetary Fund's...
  • Pitt Ohio Receives Eastman Chemical Supplier Excellence Award
    PITTSBURGH - PITT OHIO has been named a recipient of the Supplier Excellence Award from the Eastman Chemical Company for 2012, being the seventh time in a row. This award is granted to companies who maintain high quality services, achieve prompt delivery performance, create logistics value proposition, and exceed customer service...
  • Hassett Express Integrates FindMyFreight.com With H-Trac
    PHOENIX - FindMyFreight.com, a product of Freight Innovations, LLC, announces today that Hassett Express has integrated FindMyFreight.com into their transportation management application called H-Trac. Hassett Express is a leading provider of time-definite transportation solutions in the U.S. "We are excited about our new partnership with Hassett Express, states Brad Hockersmith, President...
  • Union Pacific Earns Nissan's 2012 Logistics Carrier Conference Logistics Success Story Award
    OMAHA, Neb. - Union Pacific Railroad earned Nissan Motor Company's 2012 Logistics Carrier Conference Logistics Success Story Award, which identifies carriers and providers that went above and beyond normal expectations in the past year. Union Pacific was among 15 carriers and providers recognized during the conference. Union Pacific created an optimized...
  • Intermodal China 2013 to be Held in September
    SHANGHAI - Intermodal China 2013 - Shippers' Summit will be held at the Hyatt on the Bund, Shanghai, China from September 24 to 25, 2013. The conference will attract over 500 leading companies in the field of logistics sector including ports, shipping companies, rail transportation companies, highway transportation companies, cargo...
  • ITI Board of Directors Elects Two New Members
    DENVER - At its recently concluded spring board meeting, the Board of Directors of the Intermodal Transportation Institute (ITI) at the University of Denver elected two new members. Elected to three-year terms were J. Burton (Burt) Wallace, President of Corporate Transportation for UPS, and Steve H. Townsend, President and Chief...
  • Tradewinds Joins Trucking Unlimited
    ARCADIA, Ind. - Using the immediacy and widespread access of today's Internet technology, TruckingUnlimited.com has become one of the industry's most prominent web sites to revolutionize the recruiting process and provide a solution to today's growing truck driver demand. With the simple objective of connecting the best matching candidates to...
  • A. Duie Pyle Selects AssetWorks Fleet Management Software System to Manage Diverse Fleet
    WAYNE, Penn. - AssetWorks, a leading provider of fleet management software, automated fuel management systems and motor pool and car sharing management systems, announced today that A. Duie Pyle (ADP) has contracted to purchase AssetWorks FleetFocus Fleet Management Software, FleetFocus, to manage their diverse and growing fleet. "In our business of...
  • New England Motor Freight Receives the 2012 Carrier of the Year Award
    ELIZABETH, N.J. - New England Motor Freight (NEMF) announced today that they are the recipient of the National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council (NASSTRAC) Northeast Regional LTL carrier of the year award. The award, sponsored by NASSTRAC and Logistics Management magazine, recognizes carriers that demonstrate excellence in performance and results. Recipients...
  • Senate Bill Would Extend Truck Size Limits to All Highways
    U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg, D-N.J., today reintroduced legislation designed to keep bigger, heavier trucks off all highways. S. 876, the "Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act of 2013," would apply existing federal truck size and weight limits - a maximum of length of 53 feet with a weight of 80,000...
  • Port of Seattle Appoints Beckett as Deputy CEO
    Tay Yoshitani, CEO of the Port of Seattle, has promoted Kurt Beckett to the role of deputy CEO. Beckett will be primarily responsible for port infrastructure development and internal operations. He will direct the port's public affairs, organizational performance, small business development, social responsibility, law enforcement and capital development teams. Beckett has...
  • US Intermodal Rate Indices Hit 2013 Low
    Year-to-date 2013 changes in U.S. directional indices Full-size image The east-west intermodal index fell below where it stood at the beginning of 2013, putting all four directional U.S. intermodal indices below that of the first week of the year, according to data on all-inclusive 53-foot door-to-door spot pricing quoted by railroads and provided by...
  • Maersk Line Ltd. Upgrading Container Ship Fleet
    Maersk Line Ltd. has purchased and is currently reflagging eight newer and larger container ships to upgrade the ocean transportation services provided to its U.S. military, government and commercial customers. The carrier's investment of about half a billion dollars in eight vessels will enhance services to the Middle East and Mediterranean...
  • NRS to Provide Savannah Transload Operation for Pep Boys
    Pep Boys, the automotive aftermarket service and retail chain, has selected National Retail Systems to provide an import container transload solution at the Port of Savannah, Ga. NRS, a logistics services provider for U.S. retail, pharmaceutical and consumer goods manufacturers, will dray Pep Boys' container imports from the port to the...
  • Kerry Logistics Opens Packing Center for Godiva in Hong Kong
    Kerry Logistics has opened Godiva's Travel Retail Asia Packing Centre at a temperature-controlled logistics facility in Hong Kong. The facility handles the packing and logistics of Godiva's chocolates for all of their travel retail customers throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The partnership between Godiva and the supply chain company, which started in 2009,...
  • MOL to Launch Asia-Mexico Service in June
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines will launch a new weekly Asia-Mexico Express Service, via a service operated by Hapag-Lloyd. AME's port rotation will be as follows: Ningbo, China; Shanghai; Busan, South Korea; Yokohama, Japan; Ensenada, Manzanillo and Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico; and returning to Ensenada, Yokohama and Ningbo. Turnaround time will be 49 days, and...
  • US Containerized Exports Ebb
    U.S. containerized exports through January 2013 Full-size image U.S. containerized exports fell in January following a positive December, according to advance figures from PIERS, a JOC sister company. Total U.S. containerized exports fell 2.4 percent in January 2013 compared to January 2012, to a total of 956,000 20-foot-equivalent units. Exports slipped 8.4...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 7, 2013
  • MLL seals $500m raid
    US operator Maersk Line Limited (MLL) has acquired eight containerships from AP Moller Maersk of Denmark.
  • Genco torches rumours
    Shares of Genco Shipping & Trading plummeted in early trading Tuesday on the back of reports that the US bulker owner has hired advisors to spearhead a financial restructuring.
  • Boskalis bags Shell gig
    Royal Boskalis Westminster has been handed a $60m contract by Shell for work in the Philippines.
  • Matson outlook improves
    Matson's outlook is looking brighter after a rebounding Hawaiian economy helped push the Honolulu liner operator's first-quarter profits above expectations.
  • Finland in at STX?
    Finnish prime minister Jyrki Katainen says the state could take a stake in STX Finland as Korea's STX group seeks a buyer.
  • Scrapping at record high
    Containership scrapping is on course to reach record levels this year with bigger and younger vessels being sent to the breakers yard.
  • MR window closing
    Rising prices and the filling up of shipyard capacity are closing the window for ordering product tanker newbuildings, d'Amico International Shipping says.
  • Meet HHI's little helper
    Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) is ready to introduce its secret cost-cutting welding weapon.
  • NCL makes winning start
    Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has made a winning start to life as a listed company.
  • Buyer sought for Union
    Administrator BDO is hoping to find a buyer for struggling UK cargoship owner Union Transport in a bid to keep it trading.
  • Cosco Corp yard killed
    Cosco Corp (Singapore) is giving up on its loss-making conversion and shiprepair yard in Lianyungang, China.
  • MOL's Mexican mission
    Japan's MOL is taking space on Hapag-Lloyd's box run to Mexico.
  • Finnlines in cash grab
    Grimaldi-controlled Finnlines is raising close to $40m via a new share sale after logging a bigger first quarter loss.
  • DIS riding high
    Italy's d'Amico International Shipping (DIS) has posted its best quarterly profit for four years as products tanker rates hit levels not seen since the start of 2009.
  • DIS cedes MR control
    Italy's d'Amico International Shipping (DIS) is teaming up with its parent to own an MR newbuilding ordered at Hyundai Mipo in Korea.
  • Odfjell deficit deepens
    Norwegian chemical tanker owner Odfjell posted a deeper first quarter loss but the deficit wasn't as bad as analysts predicted.
  • Aker Phil on the up
    Aker Philadelphia Shipyard is making money again as work on new tankers continued in the first quarter.
  • Algoma cuts loss
    Canadian tanker and bulker owner Algoma Central Corporation has reduced its first quarter loss despite a revenue drop.
  • Shake up at Bergen
    Bergen Group has named a new chief executive officer that will see the company focus more on the offshore sector.
  • Orsova prospects brighter
    Romanian shipyard Santierul Naval Orsova (SNO) is hoping to return to profit in 2013.
  • Vinalines falls short
    Loss-making Vietnamese state owner Vinalines has sold only three of 23 ships it has put up for sale.
  • Tug sinks off US
    A US tug has sunk after hitting a submerged object off Baltimore.
  • MCC and RCL swap slots
    MCC Transport, Maersk Line's intra-Asian operation, has agreed a slot sharing deal with Regional Container Lines (RCL).
  • Cosco Sing hits new low
    Shares of Cosco Corp have sunk to a four-year low on Tuesday in the wake of its recent poor financial results.
  • Chengxi targets BWTS
    Chengxi Shipyard has teamed up with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in the retrofitting of ballast water treatment systems (BWTS).
  • TGP looks for $100m
    Teekay LNG Partners is looking to raise $100m from the issue of new stock in the master limited partnership (MLP) LNG operator.
  • Heavylifters team up
    BigLift Shipping and RollDock Shipping are joining forces in a new heavylift operation targeting the module cargo market.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 7, 2013
  • Matson benefits from higher Hawaii volumes, China rates
    The U.S.-flag container carrier, which offers services between the U.S. mainland and Hawaii and Guam, as well as an eastbound service from China, said it had a profit of $9.1 million in the first quarter, ending March 31.
  • What's better: Slow erosion in freight rates, or a sudden drop?
    "As the container shipping industry is a zero-sum game, carriers are de facto forced to match each others' rate declines in order to maintain their vessel utilization," said Lars Jensen, SeaIntel's chief executive officer.
  • Dig phase of Miami port tunnel completed
    The tunnel is on schedule to be completed one year from now, well before the Panama Canal Authority finishes adding new locks and wider channels that will enable much larger ships from Asia to deliver goods at East Coast ports.
  • Steel Shipping Container Institute gets makeover
    "Through our new name and brand, we are re-dedicating ourselves to our mission of promoting steel drums as an affordable, safe and sustainable option for transporting a wide range of products," said Kyle R. Stavig, ISDI chairman.
  • Catapult opens Hamburg office
  • Kalmar buys Spanish crane refurbish firm
  • MOL offers Asia-Mexico service
  • Purolator adds U.S. branches
  • PaperWorks to use Transplace TMS
  • Extra Logistics starts Web services
  • Hong Kong strike ends after 40 days
  • Washington Notebook: Commerce Department trade update
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 7, 2013
  • IFO avails still tight in Fujairah
    Little price movement in Suez.
  • Some Rotterdam suppliers fully booked through to week's end
    Markets generally firming.
  • 'Eco' ships command premium despite gripes over specs
    Series of ship built for East Med proving their worth in the market.
  • Power system boasts significant savings
    System maker GE estimates annual fuel savings of $300,000.
  • Shipping involved in 'too much wasted paper work'
    Industry to be asked for ways of cutting administrative costs of complying with IMO regulations.
  • EU's early adoption of 0.50% sulphur limit 'creates issues'
    Ships sailing through Mediterranean may avoid EU waters from 2020 by sticking close to North African coast.
  • Hong Kong port strike ends
    Dockers at container terminal accept pay offer.
  • Cold ironing costs as high as '$1.7 million per vessel'
    'Controversy exists over the expense and over the benefits of that expense.'
  • Bunker prices climbing in Asia
    Tokyo Bay resumes trade with prices for 380 cSt material and MDO firming.
  • ABB: LNG to be bunker fuel for 'future of shipping'
    'Remarkable change' expected in next decade, says spokesman.
  • Odfjell losses increase
    Chemical tankers business hit by higher bunker prices.
  • Norwegian Cruise Line post Q1 losses
    Adjusted net income increased during the quarter, but was partially offset by higher bunker expenses.
  • Bunker fuel monitoring system gets EU patent
    FuelTrax Marine Fuel Management system will now be protected in 11 countries, says CEO of NCS.
  • MSC adjusts bunker contribution for routes
    Change for cargoes from the Far East to any Australian port to take effect from June 1 onwards.
  • Nigerian port to handle bigger ships
    Lekki port to address 'container deficit' by attracting bigger ships.
  • P&I partnership formed for Nigerian marine industry
    Local player hooks up with UK P&I club.

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In August, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +10.9%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
Federlogistica has established its own representation in the Iberian Peninsula
Genoa
It will support Italian entrepreneurs operating in Spain
Boluda acquires Royal Boskalis' towage and salvage operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Valencia
Transaction valued at $640 million
ESPO urges IMO States to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
The association also urges the EU Commission to align European standards
The Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal.
Los Angeles
Invitation to submit expressions of interest
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
Geneva
The most significant growth in PLSCI was recorded by the port of Savona-Vado Ligure (+53.7%)
ONE will not charge surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Singapore
They will be applied starting from October 14th
Fincantieri and Aeronautical Service sign agreement for the use of composite materials in the naval, civil, and military sectors.
Trieste
Genoa Port Terminal concession renewal approved until 2054
Genoa
The terminal's operating conditions have been redefined, bringing them back to the multipurpose function, in compliance with the ruling of the Council of State and the PRP
PSA Italia-Logtainer and Rail Hub Milano-Medlog have submitted offers to manage the Interporto Padova intermodal terminal.
Padua
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports increased by 4.5% last month.
Beijing
Containers amounted to 27.7 million TEUs (+6.8%)
The Netherlands is referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether to entrust seafarers or dock workers with the lashing operations on smaller container ships.
In the second quarter, container traffic handled by Eurokai terminals grew by +16.4%
Hamburg
Significant growth of 16.1% in Germany. In Italy (Contship), volumes increased by 5.2%.
China enacted regulation in response to US taxes on Chinese-owned and -built vessels
Beijing
The new rules include the possibility of introducing similar countermeasures
New attack on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
UKMTO announced that a fire broke out on a vessel hit by a shell
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Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Miami
The American cruise group announces a further strengthening of the growth trend in bookings
Marella Cruises sells Fincantieri slots for two new cruise ships to TUI Cruises.
Hannover/Trieste
With a gross tonnage of 160,000 tons, they will be larger than the units originally planned
GNV-Portitalia bridge agreement on lashing operations in the ports of Palermo and Termini Imerese
HMM will not introduce surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Seoul
The company will not modify scheduled services that stop in the United States
GATX Rail Europe signs sale-leaseback agreement with DB Cargo to purchase 6,000 railcars
Vienna
The transaction will be completed by the end of this year.
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
Bremen
Miscellaneous cargo is growing. Bulk cargo is declining.
India launches nearly $8 billion package to support its shipbuilding and maritime sectors
New Delhi
Shipyard production capacity expected to increase to 4.5 million gross tonnage per year
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in French ports fell by -0.4%.
Paris
Dry bulk and rolling bulk trades are declining. Container and liquid bulk trades are growing.
Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire UK's leading marina operator
Paris/London/New York
It will take over ownership from British private equity firm LDC
Royal Caribbean agrees with Meyer Turku to build Icon ships for a decade
Miami
Order confirmed for a fifth Icon cruise ship and option placed on a seventh unit of the same series
Maersk announces it will not apply surcharges for new US tariffs on Chinese vessels
Copenhagen
The company assures that it will not make any changes to its services
Cochin Shipyard and KSOE enter into strategic collaboration in shipbuilding sector
New Delhi
The creation of approximately two thousand direct jobs is expected
DHL will resume freight shipments from Germany to the United States for corporate customers.
Bonn
They had been suspended due to the removal in the USA of the "de minimis" threshold for goods with a value of less than 800 dollars.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Statement in Support of the IMO Net-Zero Framework
Ancona: Tax fraud in the shipbuilding sector
Ancona
Over €2.3 million in non-existent tax credits seized
CMA CGM buys British rail freight operator Freightliner
Birmingham
The transaction will be completed in early 2026
Containerized cargo at the port of Algeciras decreased by -9.4% last month
Algeciras
The 20-foot containers handled were 399 thousand (-0.7%)
Italferr participates in Europe's largest railway electrification contract
Rome
Activities within the Rail Baltica project
Freight traffic increased in the ports of Barcelona and Valencia in August
Barcelona/Valencia
In the first eight months of 2025, decreases of -1.6% and -0.3% respectively were recorded
In the June-August quarter, FedEx express courier revenues increased by +3.1%
Memphis
An average of 16.8 million express shipments were handled per day (+3.5%)
Breakthrough in the exploratory tunnel of the Brenner Base Tunnel
Milan/Rome
At 64 kilometers, it will be the longest underground railway connection in the world.
Tender launched for privatization of Croatian shipyard 3. MAJ Rijeka 1905
Zagreb
The starting bid is 6.66 million euros.
To decarbonize, shipping should join forces with other hard-to-abate sectors
London
This is highlighted by a report by Accelleron which believes that a critical mass of demand is necessary to overcome a stalemate phase.
COSCO Reassures Customers on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Vessels
Shanghai
We - the Chinese company assured - will maintain competitive freight rates and surcharges.
Shipping is still far from the target of 5-10% of fuel used coming from scalable, zero-emission sources by 2030
Copenhagen
The need to introduce incentives was underlined
Spain's Boluda acquires Transfesa's intermodal rail freight services.
Valencia
The agreement also includes industrial services, railway maintenance and shunting activities and intermodal terminals.
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Baku
Agreement with the Azerbaijani oil group SOCAR
German and Austrian trailer manufacturers challenge EU regulation to reduce truck environmental impact
Berlin/Brussels
They denounce that its application leads to an increase in traffic volumes and therefore emissions.
The Venice Marghera station has been equipped with a track compliant with European TEN-T standards
Venice
A 740-meter freight track has been opened.
World Shipping Council introduces Cargo Safety Program to prevent ship fires
Washington
It is based on artificial intelligence and traditional goods inspections
Rheinmetall to enter naval shipbuilding sector by acquiring Naval Vessels Lürssen
Bremen
Lürssen Group to focus on megayacht production
The British government is investing half a billion pounds to reduce shipping emissions.
London
Private investments of 700 million expected
HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
Cairo
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -10.2% was recorded
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.
Rome
They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.
A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.
La Spezia
Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.
The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs
Rome
Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
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