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June 13, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • US agency lobbies for permanent 10-knot speed limit to save whales
  • CMA CGM's 16,000-TEU Alexander von Humboldt named in Hamburg
  • Global manufacturing experiences moderate growth in PMI: JP Morgan
  • Xinjiang checkpoint trade value to Kazakhstan up 26.9pc in first 4 months
  • Alataw Pass rail freight volume up 18.8pc to 7 million tonnes in 5 months
  • Guangdong customs trade volume drops slightly in first four months
  • DB Schenker Rail, Lithuanian railway in deal to expand freight service
  • Lanzhou city builds new out-of-town logistics distribution centre
  • Contargo joins Rotterdam's InlandLinks route planning software platform
  • Port of Salalah issues guidelines for June-September monsoon surges
  • New Khalifa Port expected to transform Abu Dhabi's local economy
  • Baltic Exchange sells choral music disc to raise funds for seafarers
  • Kenyan election calm prompts renewed hope for Mombasa port traffic
  • China Eastern's China Cargo becomes member of SkyTeam Cargo Alliance
  • Moscow Domodedovo Airport freight throughput increases 2pc in May
  • Chongqing to expand air logistics park, up capacity to 2 million tonnes

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 12, 2013
  • DHL supports entire automotive product cycle
  • Eastbound box volumes improve on Asia-Europe trade
  • GL debuts C-Dragon design concept at Nor-Shipping
  • Intercargo calls for transparent public reporting following ship casualties
  • Maersk Line wins two awards at 27th AFSCA
  • "Amsterdam has emerged as a global business hub, with over 2,200 international companies preferring to use it as a gateway to Europe"
  • Adani Ports & SEZ raises 1k cr. through IPP
  • Paradip Port registers highest monthly growth among Major Ports
  • VCT observes 'skip-a-lunch' on World Environment Day
  • No sovereign guarantee for Iranian crude imports, says govt
  • RBI measures help recover from record lows
  • SEZ units told to repatriate export revenue within a year

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Singaporean vice-chairman for International Chamber of...
  • Port of Gdansk renews management board
  • Top management changing at BVL
  • Will FE-Europe rate hikes stick?
  • Hamburg Süd: new South Africa - South America service
  • Kerry Logistics opens three new logistics centres in China
  • Gazeley's logistics park near Stuttgart finished
  • Asia Pacific airlines post higher earnings in 2012
  • Shipping activities on the rise in Ireland
  • BLS Cargo and ERS Railways collaborating
  • DB Schenker Rail and Lithuanian railway expand services
  • Border removal will improve road transport efficiency
  • Penske using Truck-Lite LED headlights on Freightliner...
  • Champ provides TAP Cargo with IT applications
  • Asiana adds capacity to Nagoya

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 12, 2013
  • Staten Island Ferry gets federal funding for Sandy relief
  • Resolve opens new London office
  • Atlantic Offshore orders FSV at Spanish shipbuilder
  • Rolls-Royce to supply cranes for four Brazilian-built PSVs
  • Long range cat to patrol Great Barrier Reef
  • Management best practices top Intermanager agenda
  • GAC launches Android app
  • Clean Marine gets EGCS order for shuttle tankers
  • Atlantic Towing adds to offshore capabilities

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 12, 2013
  • Pacific Northwest ports eye new diesel emission goals
  • Federal Maritime Commission taps Hill as managing director
  • Rail association releases Ten-Year Trends publication
  • Freight transport services index drops during month of April
  • Hamburg Sud adding new SABR service

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 12, 2013
  • Vardinoyannis steps down as chief of Hellenic Seaways
    Resignation follows more than a year of tension among major shareholders
  • Gain on bulker disposals lifts Seanergy into the black
    Restructuring talks drag on with final bank, says slimmed-down owner
  • We need the facts
    Swanland and Costa Concordia show need for consistent accident investigation reporting
  • Tsakos takes two product tanker charters at higher rates
    Deals bring new charterer into owner's portfolio
  • Tankers tap into Brazil's fledgling crude exports
    NYK FPSO will produce enough cargo to fill one aframax a week
  • Rickmers 'looks like a public company', says Widdows
    Listing is an option as company re-orients itself towards the capital markets
  • Most serious bulk carrier casualty reports go unpublished
    UPDATE Costa Concordia: Intercargo urges states to make investigation findings public
  • Viking Supply Ships set to issue new bond
    Denmark-based offshore supply and ice specialist seeks much-needed liquidity
  • Baltic Exchange posts $2.5m pre-tax profit
    But loss-making Baltex trading platform must expand and change
  • What next?
    Rickmers may signal a new direction for German ship finance
  • Long Beach names its interim boss
    Moro steps in as port seeks permanent replacement for Lytle
  • Union calls for Swanland operators to face corporate manslaughter charges
    UK must end flagging out and ban 'ships of shame' from its waters, says RMT
  • Carriers push for Asia-Mediterranean July price increases
    Hapag-Lloyd announcement followed by rises from Coscon, MSC, OOCL and Maersk Line
  • Regional Container Lines agrees intra-Asia tie-up with MOL
    Slot-exchange deal supports Thai firm's drive to forge regional and global alliances
  • Structural failure blamed for six deaths in Swanland sinking
    MAIB says overloading and cost-cutting contributed to casualty

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 12, 2013
  • Yard price rises withstand weaker yen
    JAPAN'S quantitative easing has sent the yen below ¥100 to $1 for the first time in five years, but newbuilding prices continue to rise anyway, a Norwegian investment bank and shipbroker reported
  • Iran oil exports rise 66%
    IRAN exported 66% more crude in May than in April, the International Energy Agency said today
  • Schemes to make Lagos 'giant of Africa'
    LAGOS - Nigeria's most populous port region and the second-fastest-growing city in Africa - plans to build trans-state highways, along with its deepsea port scheme
  • Viking Supply returning with $13M in notes
    VIKING Supply Ships said today it will issue short maturity notes worth 100M kroner ($13M) on the Norwegian market
  • Hamburg Süd, NileDutch set up Africa loop
    GERMAN container line Hamburg Süd and Dutch carrier NileDutch have agreed to set up a joint Africa/East Coast South America loop
  • Excelerate picked for FSRU scheme in UAE
    EMIRATES LNG has picked Excelerate Energy of the US to build floating storage & regasification units as part of an LNG import terminal at Fujairah, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Suspects charged in £5.2M drug seizure
    TWO MEN have been charged with trying to smuggle cocaine with street value of £5.2M ($8.1M) through Portsmouth's ferry port, according to the UK Border Force
  • Shortsea carriers face summer lull
    THE FREIGHT slump for European shortsea general cargo is expected to get worse, after a dismal first quarter and a brief spike in April, brokers warned today
  • Japan offers Iraq loan
    TOKYO has reportedly offered its biggest ever loan to Iraq, which would use the money to rebuild an oil port and construct a gas liquefaction refinery
  • Waratah hits 5-month high
    NEWCASTLE Port Corp said its weekly coal exports have reached a five-month high, even though workers staged two eight-hour strikes during the period
  • Arrested ship released
    BOX SHIP Vinalines Pioneer has been released since being arrested in Singapore by the local group Allen & Gledhill, Fairplay was told today
  • Ezion ups stake in JV
    SINGAPORE-listed Ezion Holdings has increased its shares in a joint venture with Germany's BBC Chartering & Logistic
  • Jaya sells second AHTS
    JAYA Holdings, Singapore's offshore vessel builder and owner, said today it is selling its second AHTS to Canada's Atlantic Towing

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 12, 2013
  • Senate Panel Approves Froman as US Trade Representative
    The U.S. Senate Finance Committee has approved Mike Froman, a senior Obama administration adviser, as U.S. trade representative. The committee considered Froman's nomination at a recent hearing, during which Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., said the U.S. needs a strong trade representative for ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and free trade agreement talks with...
  • NS Opens Greencastle, Pa., Intermodal Terminal
    Norfolk Southern has officially unveiled its Franklin County Regional Intermodal Facility in Pennsylvania. Wick Moorman, NS's CEO, and Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., joined federal, state and local officials to dedicate the facility. The $97 million terminal, located on 200 acres south of Greencastle, Pa., near Interstate 81, connects Central Pennsylvania, western Maryland...
  • Panama Canal Container Ship Transits Down in May
    Container Ships Passing through the Panama Canal Full-size image The number of container ships passing through the Panama Canal continued to slide in May, down 9 percent year-over-year. The pace of the decline has accelerated over the past two months. The total number of all types of ships moving through the canal...
  • Applications for 2013 TIGER Grants Exceed $9 Billion
    "Strong demand" for Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grants continues as the number of applications has once again surpassed available funding, according to Ray LaHood, U.S. transportation secretary. Applications to the U.S. Department of Transportation for TIGER 2013 grants totaled more than $9 billion, exceeding the $474 million set aside for...
  • Pacific Northwest Ports Set Emissions-Reduction Goals
    The ports of Seattle and Tacoma, Wash., along with British Columbia's Port Metro Vancouver, have set collective goals to reduce diesel emissions by 75 percent per ton of cargo by 2015 and by 80 percent by 2020. The goals are part of the draft 2013 Update on the Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy....
  • Railway Association of Canada Backs Safety Initiative
    The Railway Association of Canada has applauded the Transportation Safety Board of Canada's request for installation of in-cab video cameras and voice recorders in all mainline controlling locomotives in the nation. "Our railway members are anxious to install these devices in locomotives. We have been on record for some time now...
  • Maher Continues to Work on Truck Processing Issues
    Maher Terminals has announced that it is continuing to work on the system-related issues that are affecting truck processing at the Port of New York and New Jersey. Over the last few days, the terminal has intermittently closed its gates after experiencing computer glitches during its changeover to a new operating...
  • Hamburg Süd Offers South Africa-South America Service
    Hamburg Süd will offer a new service from South Africa to Argentina and Brazil, in cooperation with Nile Dutch. The fixed-day fortnightly service will provide shippers with a westbound link from South Africa to South America with connections to Europe and North America. The rotation will be as follows: Durban and Port...
  • Maersk Schedules Asia-Mediterranean Rate Hike
    Maersk Line will boost rates in its trade from the Far East, excluding Japan, to the Mediterranean, starting July 1: From the Far East to the Mediterranean, excluding Portugal and Syria, the increase will be $400 per 20-foot container and $800 per 40-foot and 45-foot high-cube container. From the Far East to...
  • Container Tonnage Soars at Port Saint John
    Port Saint John in New Brunswick reported its container tonnage in the first five months of 2013 totaled 220,198 tons, jumping 102 percent from 109,218 tons in the same period in 2012. Throughput in terms of 20-foot-equivalent units from January to May was 32,823 units, rising 71 percent year-over-year from 19,213...
  • DHL Global Forwarding Service Targets Pharmaceuticals
    DHL Global Forwarding has launched DHL Thermonet, a new air freight product tailored to the life sciences and health care sector. The global service is a new addition to DHL's network of life sciences and health care facilities, offering companies a platform to manage temperature-sensitive shipments of pharmaceutical products and medical...
  • US Turns to Shippers for Advice in Building National Freight Policy
    WASHINGTON - The federal government is turning to obvious but oft-neglected sources - shippers and transportation advisers - for advice on how to improve the national freight system and boost supply chain competitiveness. The recommendations from two groups - the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness and the National Freight Advisory...
  • Hactl Air Cargo Volume Slips
    Hactl Air Cargo Volume Full-size image Air cargo handled by Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd. showed a slight year-over-year decrease in May 2013, resulting from a 1 percent drop in imports. Overall air cargo volume inched down 0.3 percent to 176.4 million kilograms from 176.9 million kilograms in May 2012. In May 2013,...
  • Americold Names Sheldon to Executive Post
    Todd Sheldon, Americold's new executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary.Americold has appointed Todd Sheldon as executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. Sheldon will report to Jeffrey M. Gault, president and CEO of the temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics company. Before joining Americold, Sheldon served as executive vice president, general...
  • Canada Safety Board Calls for Improved Rail Technology
    Train passengers and the family of one of the three engineers who died in last year's VIA Rail derailment in Burlington, Ontario, are joining the Transportation Safety Board of Canada's call for modernization of the nation's rail safety technology, Toronto Star reports. In addition to demands for voice and video recorders...
  • Drewry Trans-Pacific Rate Remains Below $2,000
    Drewry Container Rate Benchmark, June 12, 2013 Full-size image Drewry's Hong Kong-Los Angeles Container Rate Benchmark remained unchanged in the week of June 12, following major losses in the previous week that dropped overall achievement of the May 21 GRI to 14 percent or $57. The current spot rate held at $1,957...
  • Con-way Freight to Raise LTL Rates 5.9 Percent
    Con-way Freight will raise its less-than-truckload base rates 5.9 percent on average June 24, along with minimum charges and accessorial fees. The second-largest LTL carrier followed ABF Freight System, UPS Freight and market leader FedEx Freight, all of which announced general rate increases in recent weeks. Like Con-way, ABF, the sixth-largest LTL...
  • Amber Road Opens Regional HQ Office in Munich
    Amber Road has opened an office in Munich to serve as headquarters for its Europe, Middle East and Africa region. The new office will support and complement the activities of the global trade management software company's existing sales offices in the Netherlands, Switzerland and Britain. "With the EMEA headquarters coordinating our regionwide...
  • US Threatens Nigeria Ban on Ship Safety Concerns
    The U.S. has threatened to ban ships from entering Nigeria unless the sub-Saharan African nation improves security in its ports and waterways, Bloomberg Businessweek reports. U.S. authorities gave Nigeria a 90-day ultimatum to improve safety, according to Leke Oyewole, special adviser on maritime affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan, at a conference...
  • Poor Cargo Performance Continues for Asia's Airlines
    Asia's airlines recorded a combined net profit of $5.2 billion last year as strong passenger growth offset weak cargo markets and high fuel prices. Net profit and operating revenue for the region's carriers in 2012 grew 6.7 percent and 7.6 percent, respectively, compared to a year earlier, while passenger revenue rose...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 12, 2013
  • US shipyard seeks suitors
    The market is rife with rumours that a shipbuilder headquartered in the US Gulf is shopping for buyers.
  • Baltex pain for Baltic
    The Baltic Exchange has seen its full-year profit drop by a quarter.
  • Credit Suisse cuts ORIG
    A leading equity analyst downgraded shares of Ocean Rig Wednesday based on a bet the drillship owner is unlikely to distribute cash to shareholders anytime soon.
  • Decoupling causes concern
    A disparity between climbing asset values and depressed fright rates is causing alarm in the sale and purchase market, a top Greek broker says.
  • Hold the applause
    Rates tied to capesize bulkers have reached a four-month high and market sentiment is on the up but many industry researchers believe it's too soon to pop the champagne.
  • Two die on ER boxship
    An investigation has begun into the deaths of two crewmen on an ER Schiffahrt boxship in Brazil.
  • Zodiac bins boxship
    Zodiac Maritime has continued its demolition activity with the disposal of a laid-up container vessel.
  • Seanergy swings to black
    Restis group bulker owner Seanergy Maritime has made it back into profit for the first time since 2011.
  • Rand falls to a loss
    Great Lakes bulker owner Rand Logistics has posted a loss for the year to 31 March as costs increased.
  • Loading sank Swanland
    UK accident investigators have repeated a call for urgent action on general cargoship safety after a report revealed a loading error caused the sinking of the Swanland with the loss of six crew.
  • Viking's bond bid
    Oslo's bond market is being tapped yet again, with Viking Supply Ships aiming to raise NOK 100m ($17.31m).
  • Four years for Everest
    India's Global Offshore Services (GOS) has fixed an anchor-handler on a long-term deal worth INR 284.5m ($4.9m) per year.
  • Floatel booked
    Floatel International (FI) has clinched a deal from Norway's Statoil to provide an accommodation and construction support vessel.
  • Tanker duo badly burned
    The Australian navy has evacuated two Filipino crew who were badly burned on a tanker in the Somali Basin.
  • Frangou stacks shelf
    Navios Maritime Holdings has laid the groundwork for further expansion with a $500m shelf registration.
  • Vinalines ship arrested
    A Vinalines containership has been arrested by authorities in Singapore for the second time in less than twelve months.
  • Cochin eyes dredgers
    Cochin Shipyard is likely to win orders to build dredgers for Dredging Corporation of India (DCI).
  • 10 more for Sinokor?
    The Korean government has set up two new ship finance funds to order MR tankers for charter to Sinokor and Shell.
  • STX stretches debt
    Korea's restructuring STX Offshore & Shipbuilding is extending a loan awarded to its Norwegian yard unit.
  • Nakilat refinances
    Qatari LNG-shipowning giant Nakilat has arranged refinancing amounting to $917m with Qatar National Bank SAQ (QNB).
  • Jaya sells anchor handler
    Jaya Holdings has agreed a deal to sell a anchor handler to Canadian shipowner Atlantic Towing.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 12, 2013
  • FAA searching for unleaded jet fuel
    The administration is seeking a way to replace the current 100 octane low-lead fuel for most of the general aviation fleet by 2018. Parties have until July 1, 2014, to submit proposals. By September 2014, the FAA will choose 10 participants.
  • Delaware River deepening about 60% complete
    "After years of discussions and hurdles, it's wonderful to finally see steady progress on this critical project," said PRPA Chairman Charles G. Kopp. "A deeper shipping channel will allow us to welcome a wider variety of cargo vessels."
  • Long Beach names interim port director
    The SoCal port's Board of Harbor Commissioners last week appointed Al Moro, currently the chief harbor engineer, to replace Christopher Lytle, who recently was hired away to lead the Port of Oakland.
  • U.S. imports drop 2% in May
  • Management, ILA meet in Virginia
    The meeting was described as a "state of the port" briefing for longshoremen, who rejected a local contract seven weeks ago, but continue to work while negotiations continue. The Virginia Pilot reported the port will reopen at noon.
  • TIGER requests exceed available funding
  • Corpus Christi port moves ahead on rail yard
  • EU paves way to Single European Sky
  • Oakland adds visibility sensor at Seaside terminal
  • Amber Road opens European headquarters in Munich
  • Transplace releases freight allocation module update
  • New Service to connect South Africa, South America
  • Con-way to hike rates 5.9%
  • Old Dominion releases new Apple app
  • LATAM cargo flat in May

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 12, 2013
  • Oil rises despite Middle Eastern tension
    Brent for July settlement rose by 0.8% per barrel. Volume was 0.8% below the 100-day average for the time of day.
  • Prices in Fujairah market firm
    Durban refinery back in market soon, say sources.
  • Bunker prices mixed in Rotterdam
    But stay soft in the Med and Hamburg.
  • Price proves major driver in bunkering port choices
    Maersk sending newbuild triple-E to Russia for lower-priced fuel and Oldendorff avoids bunkering in some ports due to high prices.
  • Ports put lower emissions in their sights
    Further reduction of diesel emissions based on success to date.
  • OW Bunker could be stock market listed
    It could be 'an attractive alternative', says equity fund managing director.
  • New storage terminal to be operational within two years
    Facility will provide an 'alternative to tightening storage in Singapore.'
  • Asian bunker prices trading in narrow range
    Hong Kong offices were closed for a public holiday.
  • Vinalines ship arrested
    Struggling shipping company has ship held in Singapore.
  • O.W. Bunker seeking MPA approval for use of flow meters
    Completed its second physical delivery of bunkers using flow meters on June 9.
  • Arrests in Italian black market bunker investigation
    Targets accused of selling fuel stolen from ENI's Taranto refinery.
  • Ships 'will not run out of fuel' because of sulphur regulations
    But only if owners adopt scrubbers and LNG, says Draffin.
  • LNG Central to set up LNG bunkering firm
    Firm seeks to promote domestic use of LNG as a 'clean and economical alternative fuel choice'.
  • Singapore bunkering firm expands Hong Kong operations
    Sea Hub Energy sending Sea Tanker to support barging operations at Hong Kong.
  • Canadian bunker spill clean up completed
    Investigations underway to determine cause of spill.

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