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April 19, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Dockers seek redress from super boss Li Ka-shing as strike drags on
  • Hapag-Lloyd to increase Far East-Red Sea rate US$300/TEU on May 15
  • Long Beach up 5.4pc to 487,000 TEU - LA off 22.6pc to 503,000 TEU
  • Charleston box volume up 10pc in first 9 months of current fiscal year
  • Ningbo quarterly container volume rises 9.3pc to 4.04 million TEU
  • US east and Gulf coast employers ratify new 6-year longshore contract
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine re-bulbs containership bows for slow steaming
  • Moody's joins Fitch in downgrading China outlook as local debt soars
  • Drewry: Coscon, CSCL need strong remedial action to stay in business
  • Troubled CSCL to boost container volume 6pc through cost control
  • Guangxi's first privately owned 1,398-TEU ship starts short feeder loop
  • Xiamen Customs to commence electronic, paper-free clearance in May
  • Jiaxing terminal on Grand Canal sets 200,000 TEU as long term goal
  • Cosco joins Regional Container Line's Thailand, Nansha, Shanghai loop
  • Singapore puts megabucks in marine R&D, awards top students internships
  • Nordic Cold Storage starts on US$30 million Savannah cargo fridge
  • Mayor Boris Johnson gets preview of London Gateway on Jebel Ali visit
  • Cathay and Dragonair March cargo declines 5.3pc to 136,504 tonnes
  • Sichuan to offer three or more international flight services this year
  • Brazil creates largest air freight merger for express package sector
  • Polar Air Cargo Worldwide to offer daily Cincinnati-Tokyo service

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 18, 2013
  • FFFAI's 21st Biennial Convention in Delhi from June 14-16
  • Exports to Pakistan rise 15 pc to $1.6 bn
  • Ennore Port s throughput surges 19.58 pc
  • French port of Dunkirk projected as new European hub for Indian trade
  • New bentonite loading record set at Kandla Port
  • PPT may set up LNG terminal, in talks with IOC
  • VCTPL celebrates fire services week
  • Eastern Railway s freight traffic up 4.4 pc

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Port of Dunkirk gets new logistics area
  • European Parliament rejects controversial ship recycling...
  • New head of marketing for Krone's vehicle manufacturing...
  • Lebanon's national carrier eyes up Cyprus Airways
  • Crew mainly to blame for cargo aircraft crash in Sharjah in...
  • Central America's first Aviation Day
  • Mitsubishi Electric Europe renews with Yusen Logistics
  • Ceva to manage e-commerce logistics activities for Liu-Jo
  • Global product development at Cargosoft in new hands
  • Modern container solution for bulk shipments
  • New HGV plant in Russia
  • US railroads ready for more intermodal traffic from Panama...
  • STI Freight Management augments transport service

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 18, 2013
  • Overhaul inspection of ME-GI engine draws U.S. operators
  • Noble gets contracts for newbuild drillships
  • Great Lakes Dredge & Dock still committed to ATB dredge
  • SCA announces 2012 Safety Awards
  • GE Power Conversion gets major MSC contract
  • Wärtsilä "cautious" on shipbuilding outlook
  • Neptune newbuilds to have Rolls-Royce Promas propulsion
  • Delivery of LNG-fueled cruise ferry delayed
  • Amarcon and GTT cooperate on LNG sloshing prevention

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 18, 2013
  • Port Metro Vancouver predicts cruise growth for upcoming season
  • US Maritime Alliance Oks labor pact with ILA
  • Catholic Seafarers' Centerschedules annual shipboard lunch
  • USITC wants input on US-EU import deal
  • BNSF honors seven employees for outstanding safety efforts

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 18, 2013
  • Diana Containerships unloads first elderly panamax
    Maersk Madrid was projected to lose money after initial two-year charter
  • Offshore windfarms open opportunities for owners
    Companies that do their homework can cash in on renewable energy projects
  • Qatar eyes North American gas
    Emirate seeks new partners to boost position
  • Critics slam Costa Concordia 'blame games'
    Cruise firm's plea bargain undermines ISM code, says Skaggerak Foundation
  • How has the casualty changed the cruise industry?
    Ten voluntary policies adopted after Costa Concordia operational safety review
  • Angola fights back
    Foreign investment lifts crude exports from a nation recovering from a long civil war
  • Skou warns of all-out Asia-Europe price war risk
    Another downwards spiral imminent unless carriers come to their senses fast
  • Skou calls for consolidation
    Building new companies achieves economies of scale, says Maersk boss
  • Déjà vu
    The Asia-Europe trades appear on the brink of another price war
  • Seanergy sells another handysize as restructuring talks continue
    Restis-backed firm slashes debt but lands in the red
  • Hong Kong shippers work around the strike
    Industry groups say delays are shorter and more predictable
  • Pacific Basin ships outdo spot market rates
    Hong Kong-listed company continues its search for new tonnage
  • Ship finance exodus is a short-term problem
    Nordea's Kjelsrud predicts return of capital
  • Bilinder Marine to ship gasoil from world's biggest refinery
    Product trade booms out of Jamnagar
  • Freight forwarders welcome carrier moves to improve service levels
    K+N chief sees reforms as strengthening forwarders' value proposition to customers
  • Keep calm and carry on
    LNG spot rates have fallen to under $100,000 per day, but shipowners should remain confident
  • KG house MPC sells stake in rival
    Move leaves Döhle as largest shareholder in HCI
  • European Parliament rejects ship recycling fund
    Proposals for tighter EU demolition rules to be passed to Council
  • Smaller owners may struggle to secure ship mortgages
    Return on capital a challenge for container industry, says HSBC's Long
  • Sliding yen
    Devaluation is helping shipowners, but the easing cannot last forever
  • LNG sails into uncharted waters
    Industry questions whether six-figure earnings will become a thing of the past
  • Most container contracts to be index-linked by 2020
    Shippers' demand will continue to grow, Global Liner Conference Workshop is told
  • Wärtsilä sees signs of shipping recovery
    Enginemaker cancels temporary layoffs as ship-power orders rise 60%
  • Feeder operators struggle as deepsea rivals steal a march on their trades
    As players fight for share, Unifeeder owner eyes new acquisitions
  • Major shakeout on the cards for ship finance
    'Five or six' specialist players will survive changes to global banking, say observers
  • Many an obstacle can mar a box-line merger
    The proposed tie-up between Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd may seem perfect on paper but talks to formalise the union have broken down again
  • Tanker sector remains fragmented
    A predicted surge in consolidation has failed to bear fruit
  • Vale Malaysia said to have avoided China ban by revising capacity
    Owner thought to have reported ship as 299,000 dwt upon entering Lianyungang

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 18, 2013
  • Wärtsilä Ship Power fires on all cylinders
    ORDER intake at Wärtsilä's Ship Power business rose 60% in this year's first quarter, the Finnish power system and marine technology group said today
  • Keppel's profits slip 56%
    KEPPEL said today profits dropped 56% to S$331M ($268M) during 1Q13, mainly because of the absence of "one-time gains" from its property segment
  • From mining boom to 'dining boom'
    AUSTRALIA is poised to ride a food boom, with Asia projected to consume 71% of future growth in demand, a food forum in Melbourne heard today
  • Essar Ports turns losses into profits of $17M
    ESSAR Ports said today it turned losses into profits in 1Q13
  • Yard's profits plummet
    CHINESE private shipbuilder New Century Shipbuilding said today its profits tumbled 71% year on year to 1.1Bn yuan in 2012
  • HHI diversifies further
    HYUNDAI HI told Fairplay today it will start to supply compaction equipment through its partnership with Germany's Atlas Weyhausen
  • Frontline to adjust shares
    FRONTLINE, the VLCC and Suezmax operator in John Fredriksen's business empire, has called an emergency general meeting for 8 May to adjust the company's shares
  • Bestway profits fall 81%
    OFFSHORE and ship designer Shanghai Bestway Marine Engineering Design today reported net profits of 3.02M yuan ($488,100) in 1Q13
  • LNG spot rates drift
    SPOT RATES for LNG carriers have drifted below $100,000 per day on low volumes, but even at such a level owners can expect decent payback on investments, a shipping analyst said
  • LNG ro-pax debut put off
    FJORD Line of Norway said today the first voyage of one of the two LNG-powered ro-paxes it is having build has been postponed by three weeks
  • Yard's loans guaranteed
    TAIZHOU CATIC Shipbuilding HI of Jiangsu has secured guarantees for 120M yuan in bank loans with a term of one year
  • Nickel ore bulker grounded
    INVESTIGATORS are today looking at why a new bulker loaded with nickel ore grounded in Indonesia
  • Valemax finally docks in China
    THE FIRST Valemax to dock in China since its government barred VLOCs has arrived in Lianyungang, AISLive data has indicated

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 18, 2013
  • Hub Group Reports Record First Quarter Income
    Hub Group today reported a record income of $15.4 million for first quarter 2013, an increase of 12 percent compared with $13.7 million for first quarter 2012. Quarterly revenue rose 4 percent from $739.9 million in 2012 to $769 million in 2013. The Hub segment's first quarter revenue was $592.7 million, rising...
  • Truck Capacity Squeezed at Mexican Border
    More than 5 million commercial trucks crossed the U.S.-Mexican border in 2012, a 4.8 percent increase from 2011 that set a new record. Unfortunately, Troy Ryley says, too many tractor-trailers were headed in one direction - north. The imbalance in north-south truck traffic threatens to create a severe capacity shortage in...
  • Werner Enterprises's First Quarter Profit Shrinks
    Werner Enterprises reported a net income of $17.5 million for the first quarter of 2013, a decline of 18 percent from $21.2 million for first quarter 2012. Quarterly revenue fell 1 percent from $498.4 million in 2012 to $492.9 million in 2013. Trucking revenue, net of fuel surcharge, decreased 2 percent year-over-year...
  • India's Exports Up, Imports Down in March
    India's trade deficit from April 2012 to March 2013 was $190.9 billion, widening from $183.4 billion during the same period in the previous year. India's exports in March were valued at $30.8 billion, increasing 7 percent from $28.8 billion in March 2012. From April 2012 to March 2013, exports fell 1.8...
  • Brisbane to Raise Port Fees in July
    The Port of Brisbane will increase trade charges, on average, by 2.5 percent, starting July 1. Trade charges include harbor dues, wharfage fees, security charges and port access charges, the Australian port said....
  • UASC Names Two to Executive Management Team
    United Arab Shipping Company has appointed Lars Christiansen chief trade officer and Uffe Østergaard chief commercial officer, as part of its new transformation and investment program. The new executives will join the existing executive management team of Waleed Al Dawood, chief operating officer; Basil Al-Zaid, CFO; and Jorn Hinge, president and...
  • US Ports See Little Impact From HIT Strike in Hong Kong
    A strike by dockworkers at Hongkong International Terminals is entering its third week, but, despite the size and importance of Hong Kong as a gateway to China, the job action so far has had minimal impact on imports and exports at U.S. ports. Shipping lines that would normally call at facilities...
  • Portland, Ore.'s March TEU Volume Up 12 Percent
    Oregon's Port of Portland reported container traffic totaled 16,917 20-foot-equivalent units in March, an increase of 12 percent from March 2012 and 2 percent from February. Of the total container traffic in March, export containers totaled 10,471 TEUs, up from 8,911 TEUs in March 2012, while import containers accounted for 6,446...
  • Report: Global Beef Exports to Drop in 2013
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service has predicted global beef production in 2013 will reach 57.5 million tons, "virtually unchanged" from its October 2012 estimate, despite a sharp downward revision for India, which was offset by increases for a number of other countries. Although still forecast to be a record,...
  • Canadian Carload Volume Hits 28-Week High
    Canadian rail volumes through April 13, 2013 Full-size image Canadian carload volume rose 1.2 percent year-over-year to 82,077 carloads, according to the Association of American Railroads. This is the highest volume since September 2012. In the week ending April 13, combined North American carload volume, including all three North American Free Trade Agreement partners, inched...
  • Antwerp's EuroFruitPorts Terminal Opens Cold Storage Warehouse
    EuroFruitPort's new cold store warehouse.EuroFruitPorts, the refrigerated fruit terminal that recently opened in Belgium's Port of Antwerp, has opened its cold storage facilities. The 38,700 square meter (about 416,563 square foot) terminal now has a cold storage warehouse of approximately 146,389 square feet. Construction of the site began in September 2012,...
  • Cooney Joins UTi Worldwide as Asia-Pacific Sales, Marketing VP
    Pat Cooney, UTi Worldwide's new vice president of sales and marketing for the Asia-Pacific region.UTi Worldwide has hired Pat Cooney as regional vice president for sales and marketing in the Asia-Pacific region. Prior to joining the supply chain management company, Cooney was vice president of sales and marketing for Paccess, a...
  • Infrastructure Financing for Cities Task Force Kicks Off
    The Clinton Global Initiative and the U.S. Conference of Mayors have launched the Infrastructure Financing for Cities Task Force, which is intended to support mayors in attracting investment into public infrastructure projects. Former president Bill Clinton will help lead the effort, and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will serve as chair of...
  • NAFTA Weakness Dampens US Steel Exports
    U.S. steel exports reached 1.036 million tons in February, dropping 3.8 percent from 1.077 million tons in the previous month and 14.4 percent year-over-year, according to government data, the American Institute for International Steel reports. "Weakness in NAFTA markets showed up powerfully in the February data, with the decline to our...
  • Maersk Pledges to Neutralize Triple-E Capacity Impact
    LONDON - Maersk Line vowed the imminent deployment of the world's largest container ships in the Asia-Europe trade would have a neutral impact on capacity as it warned of the risk of an all-out rate war on the westbound leg of the biggest liner route. Maersk will offset the increased capacity...
  • Croatia Set to Join EU in July
    Croatia is on track to become the European Union's 28th member state on July 1, according to EU member states in their last resolution before the nation is scheduled to join. The member states highlighted Croatia's democracy, social market economy and capacity to fulfill its membership obligations and called on the...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 18, 2013
  • Navios shops for shipyards
    Navios South American Logistics of Uruguay is closing in on an order for six panamax products tankers but its chairman has pledged not to jump the gun.
  • Premuda profits dive
    Write-downs saw Italian shipowner Premuda hit by a EUR 47.9m ($62.6m) loss in 2012.
  • Bocimar sheds newbuildings
    Bocimar has offloaded a pair of handysize bulkers under construction at Samjin Shipbuilding Industries in Weihai, China.
  • Oryx cut loose
    Seanergy Maritime has continued to sell off ships as it fights to cut debt.
  • AMP eyes new bulkers
    Hong Kong's Asia Pacific Maritime (AMP) is lining up finance for a potential four-ship order in China.
  • Seanergy bathed in red
    Seanergy Maritime saw its bottom line slip almost $200m below zero in 2012 as it battled to restructure in a terrible market.
  • Schulte in bill of lading row
    A company associated with Bernhard Schulte today lost a London high court battle over liability for releasing a cargo of gasoil without production of the bill of lading.
  • Classic finds a hero
    George Economou's Classic Maritime has added a Greek-owned capesize to its fleet.
  • Ship scrapping levy ditched
    The European Parliament has kicked out a plan to impose a ship recycling levy on vessels calling at EU ports.
  • Crew "free to go"
    An overseas crew stuck on a detained cargoship in the UK are free to leave at any time, its owner has said.
  • PB eyes double figures
    Pacific Basin Shipping has expanded its acquisition drive to nine vessels and is looking to take the spending spree into double figures.
  • Nomikos wins $13m ruling
    The AM Nomikos group is heading for victory in a $13m dispute over a five year charter of a handymax bulker that went seriously wrong.
  • Wartsila to appeal
    Finland's Wartsila is to appeal a Chinese judgement that it defrauded a shipyard by supplying second-hand engines for Spliethoff newbuildings.
  • Slower start for LNG
    Production problems dragged down LNG spot rates by 14% in the first quarter, RS Platou Markets says.
  • KfW IPEX profit cut
    German lender KfW IPEX-Bank has posted a smaller profit for 2012 as the shipping slump dragged on.
  • Booked by BP
    Viking Supply Ships has won period charters from BP that takes its contract backlog to NOK 1.69bn ($292m).
  • Keppel net shrinks
    Keppel Corp has seen its first quarter profit cut in half as its shipyards' workload came down.
  • Counterfeit corsairs
    Western journalists are being duped into paying Kenyans cash for interviews with supposed Somali pirates who are really amateur actors.
  • Two of three to miss
    Deutsche Bank has cooled fears Korea's giant shipbuilders will follow the same path as compatriot construction companies and produce disappointing first quarter results.
  • Sell-off boosts Wartsila
    Finnish ship engine giant Wartsila has posted a bigger first quarter profit thanks to asset disposals.
  • Mangalia breaks new ground
    Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries has entered new territory after securing a product tanker order from Eastern Mediterranean Maritime of Greece.
  • 100 ships, 100 days
    Around 100 ships have been beached for demolition in the first 100 days of 2013, according to cash buyer Star Matrix.
  • Haixia wants second route
    A Chinese ferry company is trying to launch a new crossing to Taiwan.
  • Palumbo "surprised"
    Italian shipyard chief Antonio Palumbo has protested his group's innocence after being accused of illegally disposing of hazardous waste.
  • Western wins duo
    Bangladesh's Western Marine Shipyard has won a deal for two new boxships.
  • Ezion seals rig deal
    Ezion Holdings has won a third contract to supply a service rig for deployment in Central America.
  • UASC leaving London
    United Arab Shipping Co (UASC) is dumping London for Hamburg as the new headquarters for its European operation.
  • PACD in the dock
    Drilling rig giant Transocean has filed a complaint of patent infringement against competitor Pacific Drilling.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 18, 2013
  • Maersk warns of possible rate war
    "Some other lines have chosen to respond to lower demand levels by lowering prices. Such a move risks resulting in a fully-fledged price war: a development that concerns us," said Vincent Clerc, Maerk's chief trade and marketing officer.
  • USMX ratifies new ILA master contract
    The approval, which came eight days after ILA members voted to ratify the contract, was made by representatives from 43 container carriers, terminal operators and port associations, who met in Newark, N.J., on Wednesday.
  • ILA maintenance and repair workers have tentative deal
    The agreement was announced Thursday by New York/New Jersey port Local 1804-1's president, Dennis A. Daggett, on the union's Facebook page. He said "we are in the process of fine tuning the language."
  • American reaches first quarterly net profit in 6 years
  • UASC announces executive appointments
  • Commerce unveils community investment plan
  • St. Louis airport sees cargo growth in 1Q
    Bringing a freighter operator to the Midwest airport, however, remains the main goal. An official said once one carrier joins up, it will be easier to convince the second and third airlines to fly in to St. Louis.
  • DHL prepares for new EU security rules
  • Petitions force Trendset into bankruptcy filing
  • FMC reviews 5 OTI license applications
  • CEVA signs contract with fashion company
  • White paper outlines benefits of produce traceability initiative
  • U.S. steel exports lighter in February

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 18, 2013
  • GE awarded new contracts for electric power and propulsion systems
    In the last six months the company has signed contracts worth an estimated $80 million.
  • Prices lack direction in Fujairah
    Suez continued to set a downward trend.
  • Rotterdam prices remain soft
    But crude values are picking up.
  • Turkish canal: preliminary plans approved
    Proposals to build a waterway linking the Black and Marmara Seas appear to be going ahead.
  • New warnings of 'tight avails'
    Growing demand and tight avails will have 'a snow-ball effect'.
  • More orders for Wartsila
    Finnish engine manufacturer chalks up 22% rise in orders during first quarter.
  • Bunker demand eats into fuel oil inventories
    Singapore's onshore stocks of fuel oil drop by 8.1%.
  • Bunker prices in Asia remain soft
    Low prices boost demand in Tokyo Bay.
  • LNG set to be 'fuel of choice' within next decade
    LNG-fuelled shipping is part of that picture, says CEO.
  • China tests first LNG-fuelled fishing vessel
    The vessel has six 375-litre LNG cylinders which can replace 70%-80% of gasoil.
  • Analyst estimates 380 cSt to average $650 in 2014
    Figure based on a crude oil price of $120 a barrel.
  • US Navy: Bunker cost savings, biofuel plans
    Fleet's newest amphibious assault ship has saved $15 million in fuel costs out of a budgeted $33 million.
  • Carnival Corporation managing fuel 'a lot better'
    Firm has benefited from 21% cumulative reduction in bunker consumption since 2007, says spokesman.
  • India considering duty-free bunkers for coastal shipping
    High bunker costs are a 'serious stumbling block' for Indian coastal shipping.
  • Environmental legislation could raise shipping costs by 50%
    Future likely to bring additional ECAs, says Senior Analyst at SSY.

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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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