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April 17, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong falls 8.5pc in March to 1.9 million TEU, Singapore off 0.2pc
  • Striking dockers want 12pc hike, stevedoring contractors offer 7pc
  • Los Angeles March box volume hit by Chinese New Year, declines 22.6pc
  • China Customs probes, but denies fakery - export anomaly can be explained
  • Transport Intelligence claims to see light in China's murky trade figures
  • Evergreen ups capacity on FE-South America service, adds to rotation
  • Wan Hai joins PIL, EMC and Coscon to relaunch Asia-WCSA service
  • Owners face hard times as ship values plunge in flood of overcapacity
  • Kuehne + Nagel profit increases 97pc to US$144 million, sales up 5pc
  • New Orleans 2012 box volume down 2.9pc as breakbulk throughput rises
  • China's Logistics Prosperity Index rises after three-month decline
  • Maersk adds capacity, tightens focus on India, Europe-east coast US routes
  • Singapore Customs refreshes strategy to cope with changes up to 2015
  • V Alexander ships compressors stations from Hamburg to Izhevsk
  • MOL re-listed on ESG/RI Index for high social responsibility rating
  • GAC opens new offshore logistics supply base in Caspian Sea region
  • Korean Air and Myanmar Airways enter into code-sharing agreement
  • FedEx joins Indian printer to open retail 'copy, print and ship shops'
  • Dulles Airport cargo down 11.5pc in 2012, but expansion still on schedule

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • Bahri's January-March net profit increases 98 pc compared to prior quarter
  • CMA CGM s FEMEX service adds weekly Southampton call
  • Container trade in Europe seen stagnant this year
  • MoS seeks sops to rejuvenate domestic shipbuilding
  • Petronet to have 26 pc stake in LNG shipping venture
  • Rickmers-Linie carries first ferry made in Bangladesh for Denmark
  • VLCC glut curbing returns for owners: OPEC
  • Kandla trade considering forming Port users' association
  • Major Ports see lowest cargo handling in 4 yrs
  • NM Port handles largest parcel of coal
  • Single vendor pharmacy inaugurated for Kandla Port-run hospitals
  • Strike-hit HIT getting back to normal
  • Art of facing an interview

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Shipowners urge industry to lay up vessels
  • Far East-Europe spot rates spiral reaches lowest level in...
  • Five-year high for exports in Long Beach
  • Rail organisations opposed to cross-border use of LHVs
  • Van der Vlist terminal Moerdijk receives AEO accreditation
  • PT GAC Samudera Logistics celebrates in Indonesia
  • Raben Group opens logistics centre in Sosnowiec
  • Hermes Fulfilment: management duo complete again
  • Veteran trailer manufacturer celebrates 80th birthday
  • Australian Logistics Council: railfreight must not be...
  • Volga-Dnepr passes EU emission trading scheme with flying...
  • WIN and Champ form partnership for e-freight
  • Big truck order for MAN in UK
  • ITD Company of the Year is from Northern Jutland

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • Aker Arctic to design new icebreaker for Finnish Government
  • BIW gets $12.6 million LCS design services award
  • Braemar opens ship broking operation in Houston
  • MOL completes VLCC BWTS retrofit at Keppel
  • Polarcus names Duncan Eley COO
  • USCG lists BWTS gaining AMS approval

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • Astoria Port Commission seeking new budget committee members
  • MarAd accepting applications for Small Shipyard Grant Program
  • NYK car carrier rescues stranded team of rowers
  • Washington governor shows support for transportation improvement projects
  • AAPA representative testifies before House transport committee

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • K Line eyes Indian coastal shipping
    Iron ore exemption ushers Japanese giant into protected market
  • Settling the bill
    Have Somali pirates cost global trade $6bn or $18bn?
  • Chinese port takes in 400,000 dwt valemax
    Beijing's VLOC ban in question as Vale Malaysia calls at Lianyungang
  • Greece holds steady in a shifting world
    New survey shows fleet carrying capacity little changed since onset of markets crisis
  • Greek flag weakens grip
    Just 23% of country's ships fly the sky blue and white
  • SHI seals $568m CSAV boxships deal
    South Korean shipbuilder finalises order for seven 9,300 teu boxships
  • Policy banks lead funding drive for Marubeni-SK Shipping LNG project
    Joint venture borrows more than newbuilding costs from South Korea banks
  • Sale and purchase ruling leaves buyers liable for unpaid deposits
    An accrued right under a contract is lost only if there are clear words to the contrary
  • Tax lease scheme will boost Spanish yards
    Madrid seeks to boost home-grown shipbuilding and save much-needed jobs
  • Greeks launch capesize spree
    Big bulker interest boosts first-quarter orders, says Golden Destiny
  • Maersk risks fine for low throughput at JadeWeserPort
    Carrier falls short on 700,000 teu annual commitment
  • Carriers warned to remove capacity or face losses
    Fall in Asia-Europe rates blamed on failure to match tonnage supply with weak demand
  • Record earnings in Baltic Sea drive owners back to shipyards
    Recent spike sees Lundqvist order aframax
  • Exam week in Manila
    Emsa inspectors are reviewing Marina's maritime training standards shake-up
  • Biting back
    Shipping acts fast to oppose Brussels' planned regional ship recycling fund
  • Evergreen, Cosco and Zim treble Asia-South America service capacity
    Partners will upgrade the fleet from 3,000 teu to 8,500 teu vessels
  • Long Beach closes the gap with Los Angeles
    Monthly volume at top US box port dives 23%

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • Ballast systems accepted
    NINE SYSTEMS for treating ballast water have been accepted in the US to enable shipowners to comply with new regulations
  • New Rome-Delhi fight erupts on guards
    ROME is protesting Delhi's decision to assign its anti-terrorism agency to investigate the killing of two Indian fishermen by armed Italian ship guards
  • Forwarders predict shipping growth
    OCEAN freight forwarders in Europe today predicted steady growth in seaborne exports and imports over the coming two months
  • Far East/Europe box rates hit new low
    SPOT RATES in the Far East/Europe box trade have dropped to their lowest level since February last year, according to a French liner analyst
  • STX progresses on Dalian yard sale
    STX OFFSHORE & Shipbuilding said today it is moving ahead with talks to sell its yard in Dalian, as part of its parent chaebol's restructuring
  • Greeks hold 144 in migrant smuggling cases
    GREEK authorities are holding 144 people in connection with the past week's migrant-smuggling cases
  • Nokta replaces Boyden at GHS
    VETERAN analyst Omar Nokta has taken over shipping analysis at Global Hunter Securities, supplanting Natasha Boyden, the company confirmed today
  • Shipping strike grips Greece
    CREWS on Greek ferries, cabotage vessels, cargo ships and tugs are holding a 24-hour strike today
  • COSCOL loses $7.28M
    SHANGHAI-listed COSCOL has unveiled year on year net losses of 45.07M yuan ($7.28M) in 1Q13
  • LDA and CGG set up JV
    LOUIS Dreyfus Armateurs and the geophysical services group CGG, both of France, have set up a 50:50 venture to manage high-capacity 3D seismic survey vessels
  • Fortescue boosts trading in yuan
    AUSTRALIA'S Fortescue Metals has ramped up transactions in yuan with China after the countries struck a landmark accord last week in Beijing
  • China Exim Bank providing ship financing
    CHINA Exim Bank is to provide 1.4Bn yuan ($226M) in credit facilities and 1Bn yuan in loans to private shipping enterprises in China
  • Ships sinks off South Korea
    A GENERAL cargo ship has sunk off South Korea, but its crew was recovered safely, China's Xinhua news reported
  • East Asia/WCSA service set
    COSCON said today that Evergreen, PIL and Wan Hai would join it in starting a new weekly box service from Kaohsiung and other East Asian ports to the West Coast of South America

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • House Criticizes Obama's Food Aid Overhaul
    WASHINGTON - House Democrats and Republicans on Tuesday criticized President Obama's proposal to dramatically reduce how much U.S. agriculture cargo can be shipped by the Merchant Marine, suggesting the fight over how food aid is given to developing countries is just beginning. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., said the proposal to cut...
  • ATA, Port of LA Clash at Supreme Court
    WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Port of Los Angeles defended its drayage concession program in the U.S. Supreme Court today, while the American Trucking Associations, backed by the federal government, said the concession program is illegal and should be scrapped faster than a smoke-belching 1990s-model truck. Do the program's requirements amount to...
  • House Wants to Pick WRDA Projects But Not Sure How
    WASHINGTON - House Republicans want a larger role in determining which port and inland waterway projects go forward, but it's not clear how they will regain their authority with an earmark ban in place. Like the Senate, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee aims to speed up the completion of feasibility...
  • China Shipping Opens Office in South Africa
    China Shipping Container Lines has opened an office in Johannesburg, South Africa, according to a Chinese language press release. This investment in Africa emphasizes the company's ambition for development in Africa and provides opportunities of trading and logistics between the two regions, the carrier said....
  • CSX's First Quarter Profit Rose 2 Percent
    CSX today reported first quarter net income of $459 million, up 2 percent from $449 million in the same period last year. Quarterly revenue totaled nearly $3.0 billion, basically flat compared with 2012, as gains in merchandise, intermodal and other revenue offset declines in the Class I railroad's coal business. These revenues,...
  • India Escalates Plans for Highway Projects
    C.P. Joshi, India's union minister of road transport and highways, has reviewed the plan for award and completion of road works during the current 2013-2014 fiscal year, which identifies steps for restoring the pace of award of road projects in the coming year and includes scheme-wise targets for each month. The...
  • AAPA Offers Advice for Water Resources Legislation
    Adolph Ojard, Duluth Seaway Port Authority's executive director and chairman of American Association of Port Authorities' U.S. delegation, today testified for the AAPA before the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee in a hearing titled "Foundation for a New Water Resources Development Act." Ojard laid out...
  • Design Accord Sets Stage for Novorossiysk Port Project
    The Federal Enterprise Rosmorport and companies of NCSP Group operating at the Port of Novorossiysk in Russia have signed a deal to cooperate on design and engineering works under the Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port Modernisation Programme. "This new agreement facilitates development of the port's marine infrastructure, including projects documentation for dredging...
  • NY-NJ Truckers Wary of RFID Tags
    Harbor truckers plan to meet with port and terminal officials next week to iron out questions about plans to require radio-frequency identification tags on trucks entering New York-New Jersey marine terminals. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and Sustainable Terminal Services, a consortium of terminal operators, agreed last...
  • New House Panel to Focus on Improving US Freight Transportation
    Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman, and Nick Rahall, II, D-W.Va., ranking member of the committee, today announced the members of a special panel that will focus on improving freight transportation in the United States. Rep. John J. Duncan Jr., R-Tenn., will chair...
  • Top 40 Container Lines: Who's Up and Who's Down on US Exports?
    Beyond the biggest carriers - the Maersk Lines, MSCs, CMA CGMs, APLs and Evergreens - that dominate the U.S. containerized ocean trades are some of the biggest movers. The Journal of Commerce Top 40 Container Carriers, after all, isn't just about the Top 10. It goes much deeper, to the...
  • LA-Long Beach First Quarter TEU Volumes Strong
    Container volumes in the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex declined in March compared to March 2012, as expected, because of an 18 percent drop in imports following the Chinese New Year celebrations in Asia. However, the nation's largest port complex had a strong first quarter, with total container volumes, including loaded...
  • Ship Lines to Introduce, Expand South American Services
    Starting May 4, Cosco Container Lines, Evergreen Line, PIL and Wan Hai Line will launch a new weekly service linking Asia and the west coast of South America, called Asia-South America Service, WSA2. The service will cover the following ports: Kaohsiung; Shekou; Hong Kong; Ningbo; Shanghai; Manzanillo; Lazaro Cardenas; Puerto Quetzal;...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Boost East Asia-Red Sea Rates
    Hapag-Lloyd will increase rates for all cargoes and container types from East Asia to the Red Sea, starting May 15. The hike will be $300 per 20-foot-equivalent unit. Also effective May 15, the carrier will revise its U.S. import and export inland tariff....
  • USDA, FAA Extend Aviation Biofuel Deal
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended for five years its agreement to work with the Federal Aviation Administration and other partners to help develop a viable biofuel for the aviation industry. Tom Vilsack, agriculture secretary, signed the agreement with Ray LaHood, transportation secretary, at the Advanced Biofuels Summit at Gaylord...
  • U.S. Lines Postpones Trans-Pacific Rate Hike
    U.S. Lines will postpone the previously announced rate increase for its westbound trans-Pacific trade, originally planned to take effect on April 21, until May 1. The rescheduling applies to cargo originating from the U.S. East Coast, excluding Gulf Coast ports, or moving via East Coast ports and inland points intermodal, to...
  • Kuehne + Nagel Opens Logistics Facility in Alabama
    Kuehne + Nagel has opened a new facility in Mobile, Ala., to expand its footprint in the Southeast. The new office will focus on offering logistics solutions to companies from the aerospace industry, as well as from the oil and gas and marine sectors. It is located near major interstates with...
  • Labor Department to Reinstate Maritime Safety Panel
    Seth D. Harris, acting secretary of labor of the U.S. Department of Labor, will re-establish the charter of the Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health. The Labor Department established MACOSH in 1995 to advise the secretary of labor, through the assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health,...
  • Carriers Delay Increases as Far East-Europe Spot Rates Plunge
    Ocean carriers are delaying planned freight rate increases from the Far East to Europe after spot rates plunged to a 14-month low amid a widening supply-demand gap driven by increasing numbers of new extra large container ships entering the world's biggest liner trade. Spot rates to ship a 20-foot container...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • APL torches four
    APL is looking to sell five of its oldest containerships for scrap after pulling the plug on a US-flag service that links North America to the Lion Republic via the Middle East.
  • Market reacts to Rodgers' rant
    A rare outburst from Euronav chief executive Paddy Rodgers appears to have ignited a spirited war of words in the tanker market.
  • Russian roulette
    Euronav carded a first-quarter loss Tuesday but the tanker owner's deficit was not as deep as many forecasters had feared.
  • Carisbrooke comes clean
    Carisbrooke Shipping of the UK has confirmed reports that one of its multipurpose bulkers was detained in the US after port inspectors uncovered a non-operational oily water separator.
  • Swing joy for big three
    A positive currency swing will provide Japan's big three with a $500m boost in their battle for profit, Barclays predicts.
  • Limarko asks for cash
    Directors at Lithuanian reefer owner Limarko Shipping want to cover losses with help from shareholders.
  • Vroon inks BP contract
    Vroon Offshore Services has secured a long-term contract with BP for platform supply and emergency response and rescue (ERRV) services in the UK North Sea.
  • Where there's smoke...
    Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) has terminated an order for what has been billed as the largest hopper dredge in the US.
  • GHS gets its man
    Analyst Omar Nokta's decision to leave New York's Dahlman Rose was the result of a nine-year courtship finally hitting the market on the part of his new employer at Global Hunter Securities (GHS).
  • Pemex orders trio
    Mexican shipyard Servicios Portuarios (Serport) has clinched an order for three barges from state oil company Pemex.
  • Yard wins fraud case
    A Chinese court has backed a domestic shipyard in its row with Spliethoff and Wartsila over second-hand engines for newbuildings.
  • Germans call for lay-ups
    A group of German shipowners has called for collective action to boost rates by laying up vessels.
  • Global Hunter captures Nokta
    Global Hunter Securities has confirmed the high-profile signature of veteran equity analyst Omar Nokta.
  • Carnival to pay up
    Carnival Corp is to compensate the US government for the cost of help in dealing with two ship fires.
  • Evergreen in Latam push
    Evergreen Line has announced plans to boost its services to the West Coast of Latin America a day after it revealed it would do the same on the eastern side.
  • TradeWinds first again
    TradeWinds has become the first international shipping news service to launch a Chinese language website.
  • Greek ferries grounded
    Greece's ferries were stuck in ports on Tuesday as a 24-hour crew strike began.
  • Cape sums still short
    Record first quarter iron ore production from Rio Tinto and an encouraging note on its Western Australia expansion plans can't mask the huge oversupply facing the capesize sector.
  • SCF sale in doubt
    The long-delayed privatisation of Sovcomflot could be postponed until at least 2014.
  • Arena to be torched
    A bulker stuck in India for three years is likely to be scrapped soon.
  • Rina spreading its wings
    Italian classification society Rina will continue to diversify as its marine business contributes less to income.
  • SHI seals CSAV swoop
    Samsung Heavy Industries has reafirmed a large boxship order by Compania Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) after the Chilean liner outfit secured financing.
  • Red curtain to open
    Euronav is expected to kick off first quarter results season with a loss when its numbers are released to the market this afternoon.
  • Schettino "a scapegoat"
    Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino was back in court on Tuesday in Italy as his lawyer sought to avoid a manslaughter trial.
  • OSG running in red
    OSG has continued to burn cash since it entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November.
  • Braemar's US tanker move
    Braemar Seascope has hired five experienced tanker brokers to launch a new large crude and products tanker division in Houston.
  • Murmansk cuts loss
    Russia's Murmansk Shipping Company (MSCo) has reduced its deficit in 2012 as it faces a government sell-off.
  • K Line goes coastal
    Japan's K Line is to step up iron ore shipments within Indian waters after its first coastal spot deal.
  • STX revival "likely"
    STX Offshore & Shipbuilding is very likely to come through its current restructuring, particularly after handing back the keys to its yard in Dalian, China.
  • Nordana orders in Italy
    Danish shipowner Nordana has gone to Italy to contract replacement ro-ro tonnage, the company has confirmed.
  • MPA backs scrubbers
    Singapore is putting its money where its mouth is in a bid to encourage the wider use of SOx scrubber technology.
  • China Shipping boosted
    China Shipping has received a much needed boost after two of its affiliate companies were upgraded by Barclays.
  • HMM does nose job
    Hyundai Merchant Marine has recently completed a 'nose job' on one of its containerships at a shipyard in China.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • Candidates line up for top job at Jaxport
    Jerry A. Bridges, former head of the Virginia Port Authority, and Bernard Groseclose, who resigned as CEO of the South Carolina Ports Authority in 2009, lead the list of eight candidates for the top job at the Jacksonville Port Authority.
  • House to create intermodal panel
    Bill Shuster, the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman, has formed a special panel of six committee members to create a national infrastructure strategy across all freight transport modes.
  • Washington Notebook: CBP inspectors look for illegal Land Rover shipments
  • FDA's 2014 budget request aims to boost food safety
    The agency said industry user fees would fund 94 percent of the proposed budget increase, including new fees to support the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and strengthen the FDA's ability to oversee imported food.
  • USDA, FAA re-up biofuel agreement
  • Drewry says transpacific carriers in 'self-destruct mode'
    "Efforts to increase eastbound freight rates by ocean carriers operating between Asia and West Coast North America (WCNA) remain ineffectual with new services planned rather than laying up unwanted vessel capacity," the firm said.
  • APL taking 4 ships out of U.S.-flag service
  • Little cloud uptake yet, according to Australian CIOs
  • Mohawk Global acquires OEC Freight Chicago
  • Total Customs signs on with Descartes
  • PhillyFreightFinder mapping app launched
  • Shipco starts Korea joint venture
  • IAG to offer more capacity on Seattle-London route
  • OnTrac expands
  • Polar Air adds flights
  • Jones takes top job at CNS

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • Gas technology report issued by Lloyd's Register
    LNG bunkering guidance one of the key subjects addressed in company's latest Gas Technology Report.
  • IFO prices soft while MGO firm in Fujairah
    180 cSt at Cape Town lost $9 per mt.
  • Barge congestion in Rotterdam
    Prices soft on weaker crude values.
  • Kochi port to get bunker barge
    Move should see bunkering services in the port improve.
  • Rosneft in deal to sell 720,000 mt of straight-run fuel oil
    BP is expected to take delivery of two to three cargoes of around 30,000-40,000 mt each month.
  • Global Bunkering moves office
    Telephone and email addresses remain the same.
  • Big fines for polluting in Turkish waters
    Annual tariff increased for ships found polluting with oil or other discharges.
  • Slide in oil prices 'unlikely to continue'
    Vitol chief executive says markets have 'done what they are going to do.'
  • Distinct fuel quality differences seen in European ECAs
    FOBAS finds 'significant' variances in levels of abrasive cat fines in fuels from the Baltic, English Channel and North Sea.
  • Shipowner reconfigures hull to save fuel at slow speeds
    Hyundai Merchant Marine says new bow will cut bunker consumption by 3%.
  • Asia bunker prices slide further
    Supplies in Singapore remain tight due to 'terminal constraints'.
  • Energy efficiency better than bunker levy, says minister
    Comments in line with GSF core policy on maritime emissions which favours energy efficiency measures over a levy.
  • LNG uptake will be 'quicker for land-based transport'
    'Difficult' to retrofit vessels to use LNG as bunker fuel, says Partner at Boston Consulting Group.
  • Maersk Oil charters fuel efficient PSV
    PSV boasts higher cargo capacity and lower fuel consumption, claims Bourbon Offshore.
  • DNV to provide 'LNG ready' service
    Service will comprise 'class approved designs' which will ready vessels for retrofitting of LNG technology.

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