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July 10, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Fire rages at front end of MOL Comfort despite efforts to quell it
  • Tianjin's 6-month container throughput up 11.1pc to 6.5 million TEU
  • Containership under pirate control off Somalia sinks in heavy weather
  • Maersk takes on world's biggest box ship - 18,270-TEU Mc-Kinney Moller
  • Emma Maersk will find her Sea Queen throne usurped by new 18,270-TEUer
  • Hewlett Packard to build Chongqing intermodal hub and use rail to Europe
  • Eastbound transpac trade upgraded to 3pc growth on new China numbers
  • ATA study shows American trucking to take 70.8pc of freight volume
  • APL Logistics launches online sales channel for Walmart in Mexico
  • Port of Mumbai's box volume falls 33pc to 9,972 TEU in May
  • CEVA builds chemical storage facility at multi-user centre in Spain
  • Port Everglades dredging moves one step closer after 17 years of red tape
  • Macau aviation sector to work with Guangzhou's Nansha on logistics
  • Sichuan starts cooperation between bonded zone and airport customs
  • Trucking firms more profitable than air cargo carriers, IATA finds

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 9, 2013
  • ICTT achieves another landmark as first vessel of Maersk Line s FW1 service berths
  • Fire breaks out on broken MOL Comfort
  • SPNM conducts second workshop on Bill of Lading & Disputes
  • Suez Canal seeing low vessel transits due to toll increase
  • TSA announces fresh rate hike from Aug. 1
  • India & Japan seek new pricing formula to reduce LNG import costs in Asia
  • Dighi Port successfully handles largest Capesize vessel
  • ICTT achieves another landmark as first vessel of Maersk Line s FW1 service berths
  • New Mangalore Port seeing record box vessel calls
  • Cost of imports set to rise on weak rupee
  • Indian economy to recover, says OECD
  • INR recovers after sinking below 61
  • Infrastructure Update

Marine Logweb site
JULY 9, 2013
  • Bollinger appoints Richard K. Murphy as senior manager
  • Chouest rolls out major expansion plans
  • Watson to quit BSEE to lead ABS Americas
  • Stena Oil protests São Tomé "show trial," ship...
  • Meridian Ocean signs with Rainmaker
  • Schettino trial postponed because of lawyers' strike
  • MOL Comfort still burning
  • Dockwise books $175 million in new contracts
  • Pirate-held vessel sinks in rough seas
  • Lloyd Werft to build pipelay/construction vessel
  • Thordon launches ThorPlas-Blue for deck machinery

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 9, 2013
  • Crowley completes purchase of Anderes Oil in Ketchikan
  • Port of Coos Bay selling surplus concrete dock floats
  • Jimi Hendrix exhibit added to Sea-Tac Airport music program
  • Mitsui bulk vessel rescues four adrift in small boat
  • Greenbrier Companies releases third fiscal quarter numbers

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 9, 2013
  • Reederei Buss bank deal stalls threat of foreclosure
    Nine vessels from its managed fleet will be auctioned in Rotterdam next week
  • Albedo will be left to rot and crew's families will receive no compensation
    Lack of insurance means there is little to do from a liability perspective
  • MSC linked to 18,000 teu charter deal
    Details of new DSME order remain sketchy
  • Lloyd's Register wins Singapore LNG bunkering contract
    Class society supports city state's ambition to be a leading supplier of cleaner fuel
  • CSC Phoenix faces lawsuits from sister firms
    Nanjing Tanker wins pre-trial lien attachments to two barges
  • Rongsheng's crucible
    Shipyard needs to make a stand to stop its reputational drift
  • Containers burn out on MOL Comfort
    Indian Coast Guard and salvors fight the fire for a fourth day in heavy seas
  • MSC joins box lines' August rate push
    But Maersk is tight-lipped about its Asia-Europe pricing plans
  • Wisdom Marine vessel arrested in Singapore over $7,000 claim
    Taiwanese carrier expresses surprise at legal action over relatively small sum
  • Ceyhan will resume aframax crude shipments this week
    Tankers wait to load after sabotaged pipeline halts exports for three weeks
  • Freight rates stand or fall on supply and demand, says Drewry
    Market conditions override carriers' price hikes
  • Bunkers but no water and no escape yet for stranded A Whale seafarers
    Liberian Registry calls on TMT to repatriate crew after owner delivers fuel
  • MOL tests new NOx system
    Selective catalytic reduction system developed in partnership with Namura
  • APL Logistics launches Walmart online channel
    Mexico warehouse will manage 20,000 product lines
  • STX Offshore & Shipbuilding found not liable for Vale Beijing damage
    Shipyard seeks to recover costs from sister firm STX Pan Ocean after $47m claim

Fairplayweb site
JULY 9, 2013
  • Sibling groups sue Changhang Phoenix
    SHENZHEN-listed Changhang Phoenix has been sued by two sibling companies to pay 22.8M yuan ($3.7M) in overdue fees
  • Many boxes on MOL Comfort burned out
    MANY containers on the deck of MOL Comfort's bow section have been burned out, the broken box ship's owner told Fairplay today
  • Maybank warns on NOL's 2013 profits
    MAYBANK Kim Eng graded NOL's share rating down to 'hold' from 'buy' today, on the expectation that 2013 losses will hover about $182M
  • Lawyers strike, delaying Schettino's trial
    THE TRIAL of Francesco Schettino, captain of the cruise ship Costa Concordia, has been postponed until 17 July - because of a strike by Italian lawyers
  • China, Switzerland sign free trade deal
    CHINA has sealed a free trade agreement with Switzerland
  • Legal charter offered
    LAWYERS are being invited to subscribe to a new charter aimed at enabling seafarers to get legal advice at reasonable price
  • Jakarta addresses chronic port congestion
    JAKARTA is setting up a panel to push for reduced Indonesian port congestion in Jakarta
  • CMES falls into red
    SHANGHAI-listed CMES, the government-owned drybulker, gas carrier and tanker operator, said today it sank into the red in 1H13
  • Propane arrives at Tianjin
    JAPAN'S LPG trader Eneos Globe said today it has delivered Tianjin Bohai Chemical Industry's first propane shipment
  • IKK seeks to raise $55M
    JAPAN'S gas and chemical shipping specialist Iino Kaiun Kaisha said it aims to raise ¥5.5Bn ($55M) from selling 9.57M treasury shares
  • Idle box fleet nudges up
    THE TOLL of box ships without charter or service assignment rose in the second half of June for the first time in three months, a sector analyst said today
  • Migrant surge stirs Oz fight
    TWO RESCUES in one week off the Java coast involving merchant vessels have sparked debate in Australia and Indonesia as Australia's national election nears
  • STX O&S ruled off hook on Vale Beijing
    STX OFFSHORE & Shipbuilding is not liable for damages sustained to the Valemax ore carrier Vale Beijing
  • Yard gap widens in China
    BETTER financing terms and government backing is causing a widening gap between government-owned and private Chinese yards, said UOB Kay Hian Securities today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 9, 2013
  • Electronics Exports Boosted Taiwan's Trade Figures in June
    The value of Taiwan's exports grew 8.6 percent year-on-year last month to US$26.48 billion, as shipments of electronic products and minerals rose 10.9 percent and 39.4 percent respectively, according to the Ministry of Finance. Exports of electronics were valued at US$7.6 billion, the third-highest amount ever recorded in a single month. The...
  • Australia's Trade Surplus Widened in May
    Australia recorded a seasonally adjusted trade surplus of A$670 million (about US$615.9 million) in May, increasing 292 percent or $458.7 million on the revised $157.2 million surplus in April, marking the nation's fourth consecutive monthly trade surplus. The value of exports rose 3.6 percent or $840.2 million month-over-month to $24.3 billion....
  • Hapag-Lloyd Launches Mexico-Jamaica Feeder Service
    Hapag-Lloyd has introduced a fortnightly feeder service between Puerto Progreso, Mexico, and Kingston, Jamaica, which will enable transshipments to and from Asia, Europe and the Americas using the container line's trans-Pacific, trans-Atlantic and intra-Americas routes. The new service will also allow Hapag-Lloyd to offer inland services to destination within the Yucatan...
  • DAT Predicts Robust Summer Truck Demand
    Truck tonnage should remain unusually robust this summer, buoyed by construction and manufacturing activity and resilient consumer confidence, said Mark Montague, industry rate analyst at DAT. "If your drivers and dispatchers were expecting to take a vacation in the slow season, they might wait until August. Or December," Montague said in...
  • Court Confirms ILWU Must Pay for Damages at Longview
    The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a district judge's order that two locals of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union pay damages to the National Labor Relations Board and an employer in connection with union picketing that turned violent at the Port of Longview, Wash., Metropolitan News-Enterprise...
  • Port of Virginia Handled Record Container Traffic in FY2013
    The Port of Virginia handled 175,864 20-foot-equivalent units in June, up 4.4 percent or 7,434 units compared with June 2012, wrapping up the port's best fiscal year ever. Export TEUs in June tallied 93,020, while import TEUs were 89,635, year-over-year gains of 3.8 percent and 5.1 percent respectively. June's totals also closed...
  • Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL, NYK Line Switch Florida Call on Gulf Atlantic Express Service
    Hapag-Lloyd and its partners OOCL and NYK Line have decided to shift the South Florida call on the Gulf Atlantic Express service from Miami to Port Everglades. Florida International Terminal is the new terminal operator and stevedore for the service, which employs five 3,237-TEU container ships. "The GAX service offers our customers an additional well-established...
  • WCI: Trans-Pacific Westbound Rates Up 6.5 Percent
    World Container Index Rates to Shanghai Full-size image Trans-Pacific westbound rates from Los Angeles to Shanghai rose in the week of July 4, their first increase in 10 weeks, according to the latest release of the World Container Index. Eastbound Europe-to-Asia rates weakened despite a proposed July 1 general rate increase. Despite the...
  • FedEx Opens New Stations in North Rhine-Westphalia And Creates Jobs
    COLOGNE, July 8, 2013-FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp (NYSE: FDX), has opened new stations in North Rhine-Westphalia, thereby increasing its number of employees in this German state by 150 to around 750 in total in the past two years. The transport company announced that over the past four...
  • Employers Blame Fraud for ILWU Medical Claims Issues
    The dispute over dockworker medical claims that produced a labor shortage at some West Coast ports on Monday resulted from alleged fraud and abuse of the waterfront contract rather than incompetence on the part of the benefits plan administrator, the employers' association stated today. Jim McKenna, president of the Pacific Maritime...
  • Hactl Air Cargo Import Volume Falls 15 Percent
    Hactl Air Cargo Volume Full-size image Air cargo imports handled by Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd. declined year-over-year in June, falling 15 percent to 49.4 million kilograms from 58 million in June 2012. Overall air cargo volume fell 3.2 percent as a result, to 169.4 million kilograms. The overall import tonnage was 9.7...
  • Canada's Tariff Elimination Holds Potential for US Firms
    Canada is cutting tariffs on imported baby clothingThe Canadian government will no longer impose tariffs on imported baby clothes and selected sports equipment. Royal assent has been given to Bill C-60, the Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1. Division 1 of Part 3 of that legislation makes the changes to the...
  • NY-NJ Port Terminals Say They're Attacking Delays
    Container terminal officials in the Port of New York and New Jersey said they're sensitive to port truckers' problems and are working to eliminate delays and congestion aggravated by volume shifts and seasonal labor shortages at the East Coast's busiest port. "We clearly recognize we have an obligation to get it...
  • Long Beach Harbor Commission Names Michael Gold Director of Communications and Community Relations
    The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners has selected Michael Gold as Director of Communications and Community Relations for the Port of Long Beach, beginning in mid-July. The Board voted Gold to the post at their July 1 meeting, following a six-month search to replace Heather Morris, who retired after heading...
  • FMCSA Grants Livestock Truckers Waiver From Hours of Service Rule
    As temperatures rise, truck drivers hauling livestock will get a 90-day reprieve from a 30-minute rest break provision of the new hours of service rules. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said July 8 it will grant the temporary exemption "to ensure the well-being of the nation's livestock" during transport. The...
  • Oregon Eyes First-in-Nation Road Usage Charge
    The Oregon State Legislature has passed legislation to establish a road usage charge system for transportation funding, which is expected to be signed by Oregon's Gov. John Kitzhaber in "coming days." SB810 will authorize the Oregon Department of Transportation to assess a charge of 1.5 cents per mile for up to...
  • Customs Broker Gets Jail Sentence for Fraud Scheme
    Gerardo Chavez, 42, the former president of the San Diego Customs Broker Association, has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar commercial fraud scheme to evade paying duties on goods imported into the U.S. In addition to the prison term, Chavez was ordered by...
  • 123Loadboard.com Increases Trucking Industry Health Awareness at Tough Mudder Event
    Montreal, QC (PRWEB) July 09, 2013 123Loadboard.comTM, a leading freight matching service for the trucking industry, participated in Tough Mudder for a second year running to promote health and wellness in the trucking industry and raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project. "Having participated for a second year running, Tough Mudder is definitively the...

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 9, 2013
  • SCF to float in New York?
    Sovcomflot's long-delayed partial privatisation could eventually happen in New York and not in London as previously suggested, according to reports in Russia.
  • Boost for UDSC
    Ukraine is boosting the share capital of shipowner Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company (UDSC).
  • Vipco nears target
    Vietnam Petroleum Transport (Vipco) has achieved 98% of its annual profit aim in the first six months.
  • Baltic's buy a hit
    Baltic Trading's $41m return to the sale and purchase market has won support on Wall Street.
  • CNCo makes US move
    China Navigation Co (CNCo) has expanded its presence in the Pacific after taking full control of San Francisco-based Polynesia Line (PLL).
  • Aframax coup for Cosco
    Cosco Corp (Singapore) has announced three new orders worth more than $210m, including aframax tankers.
  • Geden sells again?
    Geden Lines is tipped to have sold off its third ship in just a couple of weeks.
  • Victory for Rongsheng
    Rongsheng Heavy Industries has finally seen off a legal threat from shareholder Aegon over an aborted takeover in 2012.
  • GMS books one more
    Abu Dhabi-based Gulf Marine Services (GMS) is adding another self-elevating support vessel (SESV) to its fleet.
  • Concordia trial delayed
    The trial of Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino has been postponed in Italy due to a lawyers' strike.
  • Stena ships to stay put
    Swedish charterer Stena Oil has reacted angrily to plans by authorities in Sao Tome and Principe to keep hold of two tankers involved in a "smuggling" case while the crews fly home.
  • Ariston swerves STX bullet
    Ariston Shipping of Greece has found work for a handymax bulker after its previous charter with STX Pan Ocean fell through.
  • Dockwise bags $175m deals
    Dutch outfit Dockwise has secured two new contracts for the world's largest semi-submersible heavylift vessel.
  • GSI faces long wait
    Guangzhou Shipyard International will have to wait a long time before the addition of Longxue Shipbuildng makes a positive contribution to its bottom line, a leading analyst says.
  • Daewoo books box giants
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has won an order for three huge new containerships worth KRW 481.2m ($422m).
  • Rongsheng faces red run
    China Rongsheng Heavy Industries will remain in the red for the next three years as the absence of any fresh contracts in 2013 hurts its bottom line, Barclays Capital believes.
  • MSC heads to Somalia
    Swiss container line MSC has launched a link from Somalia to Belgium.
  • Tian quits Sinotrans
    Sinotrans Shipping boss Tian Zhongshan has resigned after 10 years at the top.
  • Caspar orders 10
    Azerbaijan's state shipowner Caspian Shipping (Caspar) has placed its first new ship orders at a domestic shipyard.
  • Fire still raging
    Bad weather is making it difficult for salvors and the Indian Coast Guard to extinguish the fire burning on the forward section of the severed boxship MOL Comfort (built 2008).
  • FSL teams with Teekay
    Singapore-based First Ship Lease says that Teekay Chartering will assume commercial management of the first of two tankers it has taken back from troubled Turkish owner Geden.
  • Su saves Whale
    Taiwanese shipowner Nobu Su's Today Makes Tomorrow (TMT) has won a last-minute temporary stay of execution for its combination carrier C Whale (built 2010) in Singapore.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 9, 2013
  • MOL announces transpacific personnel changes
  • Swire acquires rest of Polynesia Line
    China Navigation has held a 13 percent interest in PLL since 1979, and now has acquired the remaining 87 percent. Swire said management of PLL will remain in San Francisco and Interocean Steamship Corp. will continue.
  • Truck spot rates rise in June
    In June, truck spot rates for van, flatbed and refrigerated loads rose when compared to May's results, and spot market capacity declined by 18 percent, but costs didn't increase as much as anticipated, according to a DAT analysis.
  • Washington Notebook: CBP to launch next-gen C-TPAT portal... and more
  • MOL Comfort blaze continues
  • Hapag-Lloyd switching Florida ports
  • Priceline approach to cargo movement
    The Website OneMorePallet.com boasts a "name-your-price" payment option that then matches shippers with truckers who have available capacity and are looking for cargo, saving shippers time and money with their searches.
  • Analyst says container carriers stuck in GRI 'rut'
  • U.S. meat exports hurt by Russian ban
    Russia's chief sanitary inspector complained to the Moscow Times newspaper that the United States was trying to use political and administrative pressure to overturn the ban instead of going to an international court.
  • Maersk hikes rate on cargo moving from Miami to Panama
  • Great Lakes ore shipments down in June
  • Aloha Cargo to hire 50 for new facility
  • NY/NJ tops on Jones Lang LaSalle seaport index
  • Australian retailer uses Descartes for online grocery growth
  • Pilots complete cross-country solar flight
  • DB Schenker formalizes presence in Laos

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 9, 2013
  • Can Ertem joins OI
    New addition will bolster management team, says CEO.
  • Demand picks up in Fujairah
    Middle East hub reports 'ample avails'.
  • European IFO prices show little movement
    WTI showed losses in early trading.
  • Japanese fuel oil demand set to fall further
    Moves underway to restart more of the country's nuclear power stations.
  • Market-based measures no threat to developing countries
    New study has found that market-based measures for shipping emissions will not hurt poorer economies.
  • Port operations can be 'dramatically more sustainable'
    Battery-power vessel drives innovation.
  • Bunker companies have skills to benefit from LNG bunkering
    Potential is there, says Singapore-based player.
  • Asian IFO prices fall slightly
    Smooth supplies reported across key ports in the region.
  • Stena Oil accuses West African state of 'piracy'
    Imprisoned captains are 'victims of an unscrupulous government trying to enrich itself by confiscating assets from foreign businesses'.
  • LR and MPA team up on LNG bunkering standards
    Aim is to support Singapore in developing LNG bunkering infrastructure.
  • Alfa Laval applying for scrubber patent
    Patent concerns a 'cleaning apparatus for gas scrubber fluid', says US Patent & Trademark office.
  • Start of bunkering ops at Hambantota further delayed
    Bunkering operations now expected to commence from August.
  • GE reiterates commitment to power 'tomorrow's fleets'
    'We see the whole ship,' says marine vertical leader at GE Power Conversion.
  • Fjord Line receives delivery of LNG-fuelled cruise vessel
    Delivery will 'set standard for similar projects to come', says shipyard director.

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Marsa Maroc and CMA CGM have formalized the agreement for the management of the new West Terminal at the port of Nador West Med.
Paris
It will become operational in 2027
SAS (MSC group) will exit Moby by selling 49% of its capital to Onorato Armatori
Rome
The AGCM announces that the commitments presented dissolve the structural and financial ties that had motivated the start of the investigation
Moving the cruise terminal in Trieste is being considered.
The UIRR is disappointed by the European Commissioners' intention to withdraw their proposed amendment to the Combined Transport Directive.
Brussels
The sector - the association underlines - needs a framework legislation
Sparks fly between the League and Brothers of Italy over the appointment of the presidents of the Port System Authorities.
Rome
Salvini accuses the majority party of obstructing them, absolving Giorgia Meloni from any responsibility
In the third quarter, freight traffic in the port of Taranto decreased by -22.9%
In the third quarter, freight traffic in the port of Taranto decreased by -22.9%
Taranto
Decline in all main product segments except liquid bulk
Kuehne+Nagel announces cost reduction program
Schindellegi
In the third quarter of this year, net sales fell by -6.8%
In the third quarter, DSV recorded a net profit of DKK 2.2 billion (-24.1%).
Hedehusene
Revenues rose 63.2% to a record $72 billion.
Fedespedi and Assiterminal are asking the Ministry of Transport for clarification and changes to the rules governing truck waiting times for loading and unloading.
Milan
Federlogistica: Before launching the port reform, a discussion with operators is necessary.
Genoa
Falteri: No reform can work unless it arises from a true, structured, and ongoing dialogue.
In the third quarter, freight traffic in Spanish ports increased by +0.7%
Madrid
Container cargo and dry bulk volumes are declining
ESPO calls for continued efforts towards a global solution on ship emissions despite referral to IMO
In the third quarter, freight traffic in the port of Antwerp-Bruges decreased by -2.8%.
In the third quarter, freight traffic in the port of Antwerp-Bruges decreased by -2.8%.
Antwerp
In addition to bulk cargo, containers also decreased
Luka Koper and CEVA Logistics launch joint venture for car traffic in Slovenian ports
Koper
CMA CGM has signed a declaration of intent
Greer (USTR): Chinese retaliatory measures will not prevent US from rebuilding its shipbuilding base
While for many the postponement of the Net-Zero Framework should be seen as an opportunity, for others it derails the path to decarbonisation of shipping.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings ships will refuel with renewable fuels in the port of Barcelona
Miami
Eight-year agreement with Spain's Repsol
The IMO MEPC has decided to postpone the vote on the shipping decarbonisation strategy by one year.
London/Brussels
Kazakhstan (ICS): Industry needs clarity. T&E, there's a risk that the agreement, even if adopted in a year, won't enter into force before 2030.
ESPO welcomes the EU Parliament's recognition of the role of ports in strengthening mobility and military resilience.
Brussels
Ryckbost: We hope that these points will be reflected in the final compromise text.
PSA Genova Pra' terminal authorized to accommodate two 400-meter container ships simultaneously
Genoa
Yesterday the "COSCO Shipping Taurus" and "Evelyn Maersk" moored, both 20,000 TEU vessels.
Salvini, the port reform aims to create a national port network capable of overcoming fragmentation
Rome
The relaunch of an integrated vision of the planning and programming of all port investments is foreseen
Port of Los Angeles Sets New All-Time Quarterly Container Traffic Record
Los Angeles
Port authorities are concerned about the impact of new taxes on Chinese ships and cranes.
HMM invests $2.8 billion in the construction of 12 13,000 TEU containerships and two VLCCs
Seoul
The ships will be delivered by April 2029
Filt Cgil, concerned about the TAR ruling on self-production in the port of Salerno.
Pirate attacks on ships increased by 37% in the third quarter
Pirate attacks on ships increased by 37% in the third quarter
Kuala Lumpur
The Singapore Straits region remains at high risk
Appointments of Port Authority presidents and port reform remain stalled, according to port operators at La Spezia.
Appointments of Port Authority presidents and port reform remain stalled, according to port operators at La Spezia.
La Spezia
A heavy brake - they underline - on the principles of participation, transparency and control provided for by the current legislation
In Indonesia, two accidents on the same ship at the same shipyard cause 14 deaths.
Batam
This morning a second explosion on the FSO "Federal II"
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean has been implicated in the trade war between the US and China.
Beijing
Beijing also took countermeasures against five US subsidiaries of the shipbuilding group
Port of Singapore set new all-time container throughput record in third quarter
Singapore
By weight, however, this cargo volume recorded a decrease of -1.8%.
Green fuel producers support IMO's shipping decarbonization strategy
London
The importance of introducing incentives for green e-fuels was underlined
In August, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado increased by +2.5% thanks to the increase in bulk cargoes
Genoa
Various goods fell by 14.4%. The Spediporto Conference
The US threatens retaliation against states that vote to approve the Net-Zero Framework.
Washington
"Our fellow IMO members," Rubio, Wright, and Duffy warned, "should be warned."
Wallenius Wilhelmsen: New US port tax on car carriers is higher than expected.
Oslo
From tomorrow they will rise to 46 dollars per net ton
USTR announces heavy tariffs on port cranes and other handling equipment made in China
Washington
100% additional tariffs on ship-to-shore port cranes
Salvini reassures the port of Livorno of the additional resources needed for the new Darsena Europa.
Livorno
Even a hundred million euros more - the minister stated - will not block the development of the airport.
Chinese taxes on US ships effective October 14
Chinese taxes on US ships effective October 14
Beijing
Beijing's response to the taxes that will be imposed on Chinese ships calling at American ports
In the third quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by 4.6%.
Ankara
Volumes with Italy increased by +7.3%, with a sharp increase in containers (+32.2%)
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenue
Taipei/Keelung
In the period July-September, decreases of -36.7%, -42.2% and -35.7% were recorded
ASA, ECSA, ICS, WSC, ITF, IAPH and IBIA call for approval of the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
Only global standards - they underline - will be able to decarbonise a global industry.
Zanetti (Confitarma): ensure the competitiveness of the Italian armaments industry with support tools suited to the sector
Rome
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the ports of Naples and Salerno recorded drops of -5.3% and -3.2%
Naples
Cruise passengers on the rise
New US tariffs will have a strong impact on containerized imports into the US in the coming months
Washington
National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates forecasts
In 2024, freight transported by rail by the Spanish company RENFE Mercancías decreased by -12.0%.
Madrid
The financial year ended with a net loss of -32.2 million euros
ZIM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels
Haifa
The new US tariffs will take effect on October 14th.
ABB sells its robotics division to SoftBank Group Corp. for $5.4 billion
Zurich/Tokyo
ABB Robotics employs approximately 7,000 people
Federlogistica calls for acceptance and implementation of the regulation on waiting times for heavy vehicles.
Genoa
Falteri: essential protection for the regularity, safety, and economic sustainability of road haulage companies.
Ten European rail associations call for acceleration of TEN-T network completion
Brussels
The need to ensure sufficient funding for the implementation of interoperable systems at European level was highlighted
SAAM Towage to Complete Acquisition of Entire Share Capital in Colombia's Intertug
Santiago
An agreement was signed to obtain the remaining 30%
Last August, the Suez Canal was crossed by 1,070 ships (-3.3%)
Last August, the Suez Canal was crossed by 1,070 ships (-3.3%)
Cairo/Ismailia
In the first eight months of 2025, maritime traffic fell by -9.4%
Port of Salerno: Work resumes to complete the "Porta Ovest"
Naples/Rome
Cuccaro appointed special commissioner of the Central Tyrrhenian Port Authority. Annunziata resigns.
Renewal of concession for Croatian shipyard Iskra Shipyard
Sebenico
The naval-mechanical plant will be expanded to an area of 11,000 square meters
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
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
Palermo
The direct intervention of the AdSP commissioner Tardino was crucial - explain Filt, Fit and Uilt
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.
A new record in cruise traffic is expected in Italian ports in 2026
Catania
In Catania, Risposte Turismo presented the new edition of the "Italian Cruise Watch" report.
Quarterly freight traffic growth at the port of Barcelona. Declining in Algeciras.
Barcelona/Algeciras
In the period July-September, percentage variations of +1.8% and -4.1% respectively were recorded
Fincantieri launches the first integrated underwater drone system
Trieste
Tested at the Naval Support and Experimentation Center in La Spezia
Filt Cgil: The method adopted to define the port reform is unacceptable.
Rome
The union denounces the lack of involvement of workers' representatives and the lack of prior consultation.
General Assembly of Logistics: Northwest Alliance Renewed
Turin
Liguria, Lombardy, and Piedmont Regions, MIT, RFI, and Ferrovienord Sign Agreement
Konecranes reports quarterly revenue decline while orders rise.
Helsinki
In the period July-September, orders acquired for 1.15 billion euros (+20.1%)
GNV has taken delivery of the new ro-pax GNV Virgo in China
Genoa
It is the first ship powered by liquefied natural gas in the company's fleet.
A new maritime service for rolling stock to North Africa is underway at the Vado Ligure Reefer Terminal.
Vado Ligure
Connection with the Libyan port of Misurata
Grimaldi and China Merchants Shenzhen RoRo Shipping sign cooperation agreement
Naples
Expected to offer greater capacity and a broader and more efficient service network to support Chinese exports
The 2026 budget forecast and the POT of the Port System Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas have been adopted.
Gioia Tauro
Piacenza: Cold ironing is also important to avoid having to face significant fines.
The Port of La Spezia has completed its first cold ironing tests at Molo Garibaldi.
La Spezia
The transformation cabin at the dock has been connected to the cruise ship "MSC Seaview"
Global Ports Holding has signed a contract to manage the Casablanca cruise terminal.
Istanbul
15-year agreement with option for a 20-year extension
A conference on e-commerce returns at LIUC
Castellanza
In the fashion sector they represent over 30% of online orders in Europe
Australian Scott McKay is the new president of the International Cargo Handling Association.
London
He took over from John Beckett
Fincantieri and Defcomm sign agreement for the development of surface drones.
Trieste
Co-investment to accelerate its industrialization
Container traffic in the port of Valencia fell by 11.6% in September.
Valencia
In the third quarter of 2025, overall freight traffic decreased by -3.2%
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach increased by 0.7% in the third quarter.
Long Beach
Empty spaces are rising. Full capacity at boarding and disembarking is down 1.0% and 8.5% respectively.
Piacenza: The port of Gioia Tauro aims to handle seven million containers by 2029.
Genoa
Transhipment - he underlined - represents an essential gateway for international goods into the national market.
Arkas Line's new direct service connects the Eastern Mediterranean and Italy with West Africa.
Izmir
It will be held on a weekly basis
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Assocostieri urges revitalization of the national bunkering sector
Genoa
Among the proposals, making it possible to use barges as floating storage facilities for alternative fuels
The Ministry of Transport has requested an agreement for Consalvo to become president of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority.
Rome/Trieste
Fedriga: The Friuli Venezia Giulia Region will express its agreement
Federmar-Cisal proposes a new distribution of the tonnage tax benefits
Rome
Pico: For maritime personnel, financial recognition is not always proportionate to the essential role they play
P&O Maritime Logistics completes acquisition of controlling stake in NovaAlgoma Cement Carriers
Lugano
Obtained the necessary regulatory approvals
Fatal accident in the port of Ravenna
Ravenna
A 67-year-old truck driver lost his life at the Sapir terminal.
A Norwegian delegation visits the Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority
Livorno
ABB's quarterly financial performance shows sharp growth
Zurich
In the period July-September the value of new orders increased by +11.6%
Fratelli Neri buys two tugboats produced by Egypt's Misr Tugboats Factory
Ismailia
They will be taken into delivery in the first quarter of 2026
COSCO Shipping Ports Sets New Quarterly Container Traffic Record
Hong Kong
In the period July-September, 29.8 million TEUs were handled (+3.6%)
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by -9.2% in the third quarter
Hong Kong
A 16.3% drop was recorded in September
Port of Civitavecchia appoints members of the Marine Resources Partnership Body
Civitavecchia
He will remain in office for four years
New quarterly record for container traffic handled by CMPort port terminals
Hong Kong
New highs recorded both in China and at overseas ports
CMA CGM to order six feeder containerships from Cochin Shipyard
Kochi
Order worth approximately 300 million dollars
Efficient solutions for the port launching of floating wind turbines are being studied in France
Trondheim/Brest
Agreement between the Norwegian BOA and the port of Brest
Augusta Due has acquired a second new tanker built by Fujian Southeast Shipbuilding Co.
Rome
It has a capacity of 18,590 deadweight tons.
IRU, CLECAT, ESC and GCCA oppose binding targets for demand for zero-emission trucks
Brussels
They ask to focus instead on creating favorable conditions for operators to be able to use them.
Marialaura Dell'Abate is the new president of Confitarma's Young Shipowners' Group.
Rome
In the third quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports grew by +4%
St. Petersburg
Only import loads are decreasing
Matteo Caiti appointed country manager for Italy at Forto
Milan
The goal is to consolidate growth on the Italian market
DP World to build and operate multimodal terminal in Uzbekistan
Dubai
Joint venture with Tashkent Invest
Applications for rail freight transport incentives are now open.
Rome
From today the requests to access the Ferrobonus
Confitarma welcomes Senate approval of simplification measures for the maritime transport sector.
Rome
A rapid approval in the Chamber is also hoped for
The maritime, port and logistics sector asks the Ministry of Transport for clarification on the regulation on waiting times for loading and unloading goods
Rome
A dialogue was called to determine the identification of correct application indications of the law
Four icebreakers for the U.S. Coast Guard will be built in Finland.
Washington
Agreement signed by Presidents Donald Trump and Alexander Stubb
PSA International wins the "Best Singapore Investor in Italy" award.
Genoa
It was awarded by the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Singapore
The Italian Navy's Olterra ship was launched in Genoa.
Genoa
It is the first military project built by the T. Mariotti shipyard
The first ferry owned by the Sicilian Region launched in Palermo
Palermo
Folgiero: Revitalization of the Sicilian shipyard as part of Fincantieri's new industrial plan
In the third quarter, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +0.7%
Hong Kong
Accentuation of the reduction in revenues which fell by -25.9%
Assologistica approves new rules on pallet exchange
Rome
Approved by the Senate, the text passes to the Chamber of Deputies
Offshore wind farm in the port of Augusta ready in two or three years
Palermo
Di Sarcina: We are confident in a rapid allocation of the planned resources, amounting to approximately 50 million euros.
In the Netherlands, a self-driving vessel has been authorised to sail outside a restricted area.
Rotterdam
German company Helsing acquires Blue Ocean Monitoring
London
Australian company builds self-driving submarines
The decree designating the port of Taranto as a national offshore wind hub has been made official.
Taranto
Gugliotti: Unlock resources for modernizing and upgrading port areas
One of two injured sailors from vessel attacked in Gulf of Aden dies
Amsterdam/London
Dominquez (IMO): Strong condemnation of any type of attack against ships
Salvini met with the deputy CEO of the Turkish terminal operator Yilport.
Rome
At the centre of the meeting was the dredging of the port of Taranto.
The Logistics & Sea Academy has equipped itself with new simulators for operating ships, tugboats, trains and port cranes
Venice
Investment of four million euros
Giovanni Punzo, founder and president of CIS - Interporto Campano for thirty years, has died.
Nola
Among the founders of Italo, the first private Italian operator on the high-speed rail network
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
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
Foreign firms to operate 3 terminals under Ctg Port for up to 30 years; deals by December
(The Business Standard)
We'II Rebuild Apapa, Tin-Can Ports In 48 Months - Dantsoho
(Leadership)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
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
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
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