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January 22, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL holds double naming of twin 13,208-TEUers at Samsung island yards
  • CMA CGM fleet receives highest score on rule compliance and safety
  • After 2011 losses, CSCL is back in black after sale-leaseback of boxes
  • Nigerian Navy to crackdown on suspected oil theft and illegal bunkering
  • Modern Terminals establishes US$1 billion Medium Term Note Programme
  • New OECD-WTO trade calculation aims to dampen protectionist outcry
  • DHL wins US$160.5 million Panasonic UK warehousing delivery contract
  • Pacnet Optical Transport Network bandwidth to meet 'explosive' needs
  • 42 months in US jail for microwave amplifier exports without a licence
  • Air China adds Beijing-Houston, up flights to New York, SFX, Vancouver
  • New chairman takes helm as Grand Duchy buys out Qatar Cargolux stake
  • Hamilton cargo airport Canada's No 3 with US$12.7 million investment
  • AA Cargo signs accords with Global Logistics Network to bolster ties

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 21, 2013
  • APL, Hapag-Lloyd in feeder service between Germany & Poland
  • Arrest of luxury cruise vessel (Indian flag) at Cochin Port - Can admiralty jurisdiction be invoked?
  • Braemar Adjusting opens new Dubai office
  • CMA CGM receives highest score on compliance & fleet safety
  • Cosco beats global container volume growth in 2012
  • G6, GA & NWA to offer more FE-US East Coast services from May
  • GAIL (I) eyes gas shipping
  • Geodis expanding further in India
  • Insurance brokers embrace iPandi, the UK Clubs underwriting app
  • ISSA regional meetings in Mumbai & Chennai next month
  • Los Angeles port box traffic up in 2012
  • Piracy at five-year low in 2012: IMB
  • Transpacific rate benchmark sees 14 pc surge last week
  • Chinese stainless steel attracts 20 pc safeguard duty
  • Antwerp port facilitating LNG bunkering
  • CAG report finds performance guarantee by Odisha non-major port developers inadequate
  • Staff strength down by 5 pc CAGR over last decade at Major Ports
  • Govt to build 6-lane Delhi-Ludhiana expressway
  • INR turns weak on fresh dollar demand
  • World Bank slashes global GDP outlook to 2.4 pc

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 21, 2013
  • Three more Air Canada stations "RAP e2" certified
    The airports of Chicago O'Hare (USA), London Heathrow (Great Britain) and Vancouver (Canada) have become the latest stations to join the list of certified Envirotainer RAP e2 Air C...
  • SBB equips 1,700 more signals with speed monitoring systems
    Switzerland's national railway SBB is to invest another CHF 50 million in upgrading its existing train control systems and further enhancing the safety of the country's rail networ...
  • Moscow Domodedovo airport reports solid cargo growth through 2012
    Moscow Domodedovo airport handled a total of 196,984 t of airfreight in 2012, an increase of 4.3%, compared to 2011. The airport processed 19,719 t in December 2012, 6.5% more...
  • Hactl achieves second best annual throughput
    Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) - the major air cargo handler at the world's largest air cargo hub - has reported the second best year in the company's history. Q4/20...
  • Small dip in Danish border traffic
    Denmark saw a record number of inbound lorries crossing its borders in spring 2012, followed by a slight decrease in H2/2012. In Q4/2012 an average of 4,696 lorries per day crossed...
  • CP's new intermodal facility now serving customers
    Canadian Pacific, a transcontinental railway in Canada and the USA, has opened a new intermodal facility at Saskatchewan's global transportation hub (GTH) in Regina (Saskatchewan/C...
  • Daimler selects Meritor Wabco as brake chamber supplier
    Meritor Wabco, a leading provider of efficient air system solutions for the commercial vehicle industry, has been named the standard position steer axle service brake chamber suppl...
  • Railinc's board of directors strengthened by Redeker
    Railinc Corp has reported that Michael Redeker, vice-president and CIO of Canadian Pacific (CP), has been elected to Railinc's board of directors. Redeker joined CP in October 2012...
  • DHL Supply Chain awarded EU's AEO-F certificate
    DHL Supply Chain, Deutsche Post DHL's contract logistics specialist, has received the EU's authorised economic operator certificate (AEO-F). The EU certificate is rated as a seal o...
  • CFO of Zurich Airport wins award
    Daniel Schmucki, the chief financial officer of Airport Zürich AG, has won the CFO of the Year Award 2013. He received the CFO Forum Switzerland's award in the listed Swiss compani...
  • Talke lands logistics handling contract from Qapco
    Qapco, a Qatar-based plastics producer, has mandated the German logistics service provider Talke to manage finished product logistics at its new production plant in Mesaieed (Qatar...
  • Menlo Worldwide logistics facility earns green business certification
    Menlo Worldwide Logistics, the global logistics subsidiary of Con-way Inc, announced that its Livermore CA (USA) facility recently earned the green business certification from the ...
  • Russia's warehouse property market expanding
    The real estate consultancy firm Knight Frank St Petersburg, a subsidiary of the world's leading property consulting group Knight Frank, expects that demand for high-quality class ...

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 21, 2013
  • Viking Supply plans new organizational structure
  • Cruise ferry is first ship to gain new BV notation
  • Island Offshore PSVs get five-year contracts
  • Wärtsilä books CMAL ferry engine order
  • DNV and KOGAS in LNG bunkering project

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 21, 2013
  • Port of Grays Harbor schedules public meeting to discuss projects
  • BNSF to spend over $4 billion on 2013 capital commitment program
  • Crowley aids UAF students with four scholarship grants
  • Corps contractor begins dredging Snohomish River navigation channel
  • Port Metro Vancouver seeking applications for board of directors

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 21, 2013
  • Security at sea: changing risk horizons
  • Ill wind at In Amenas
  • UN anti-piracy effort wins UK funding
  • Third time lucky for emissions measure
  • Electronic systems are vulnerable to sabotage and disruption
  • Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan buys SeaCube
  • DNB retains cautious lending criteria
  • Toney and Slater take charge at WatchStander
  • Trafigura buys product tankers
  • Guangzhou Shipyard International warns of 2012 profit plunge
  • Sohar to double annual box capacity by year-end
  • Rescue at risk
  • Guangzhou Shipyard International warns of 2012 profit plunge
  • LPG player Evergas launches four-vessel ordering spree
  • Vessel hijacked for cargo theft off Ivory Coast
  • Dry bulk nears 'turning point'
  • Creditors 'should replace OSG board'
  • Poor bulker demand drives slump in Japan ship exports
  • Zolotas takes the chair at NewLead after Fistes moves on
  • Step forward Hong Kong
  • Clarksons warns of 'over-inflated' Indian demolition market
  • It's your decisions not the economy, stupid
  • HHI pessimistic over newbuilding demand
  • IMEC remembers Sherwood

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 21, 2013
  • HHI wins $1.1Bn Statoil offshore deal
    Hyundai HI said today it has clinched an offshore project from Statoil worth $1.1Bn
  • Crew rescues yachtsman
    A CRUISE ship's crew has reportedly rescued a French yachtsman who had been drifting on a life raft for three days
  • Lanka drilling advanced
    CAIRN India said it has brought forward its offshore exploration drilling programme in Sri Lanka's Mannar Basin, where it has struck gas
  • Crew suspended in fracas
    FERRY operator DFDS told Fairplay today it is investigating drink-related violence at a French repair yard
  • COSCO Pacific plans January notes offering
    COSCO Pacific Shipping said it plans to offer institutional investors notes on or about 21 January through a subsidiary
  • CSCL predicting $82.5M in 2012 profits
    HONG KONG and Shanghai-listed CSCL has predicted net profits of about 520M yuan ($82.5M) for 2012
  • SW China seeks to access the sea by 2020
    CHINA'S Guizhou provincial government said it seeks to build a navigation waterway to the estuaries of the Pearl and Yangtze rivers by 2020
  • Dachser acquiring Transunion
    GERMAN freight forwarder Dachser said it is taking over Spanish forwarding group Transunion SA for an undisclosed sum
  • S&P places Trafigura in product sector
    TRAFIGURA was reported today to have agreed to buy three MR product tankers, its first purchase in that sector
  • ESPO fights early juggling of port rules
    THE EC should hold off on fresh legislation on improving port efficiency and transparency, ESPO has urged
  • NZ docker killed
    A DOCKER has been killed in a Wellington port accident
  • SCA to bring box cargoes under one tender
    THE SWEDISH logistics unit SCA Transforest said it has decided to concentrate all its containerised shipments into a single tender
  • 'Strong' year seen for Asian O&M players
    DBS RESEARCH has predicted that 2013 "could be another strong year" for Asian offshore and marine companies, with investments driven by high oil prices
  • Indonesian coal exports to India hit record high
    INDONESIAN thermal coal exports to India hit an all-time high in November, IHS McCloskey reported
  • VLCCs top tanker resales
    VLCCs dominated the tanker resale market last week, after the previous week saw a series of products tankers changing hands

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 21, 2013
  • Chennai Offers Tariff Concessions to Woo Carriers
    India's Chennai Port Authority has announced a new one-year concessional scheme for vessel-related charges levied on mainline calls. Port officials said the revised scheme, which replaces concessional rates announced in January 2010, would remain in force until Dec. 31, 2013. "As the previous scheme was advantageous only to a few mainline container...
  • Vietnam Logistics Provider Joins the Secure Shipper Exchange Compliant Partner Network
    TORRANCE, Calif. - The Secure Shipper Exchange announces the addition of its newest member to its network of supply chain service providers and its first member from Vietnam -- Vantage Logistics Corp. of Ho Chi Minh City. Vantage Logistics Corp. is a full-service company providing international air and ocean logistics...
  • 2013 Promising for US Meat Exports
    Although the U.S. drought and sluggish economic conditions overseas will impact the volume of beef, pork and lamb exports this year, the value of red meat exports could reach new highs, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation. "The industry is focusing on 2013 as a year of great opportunities to...
  • Menlo Worldwide Logistics Facility Earns Green Business Certification
    SAN FRANCISCO and LIVERMORE, Calif. - Menlo Worldwide Logistics, the global logistics subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), today announced that its Livermore, Calif., facility recently earned the Green Business Certification from the California Green Business Program. Certification requires a facility to meet program-defined performance levels in the areas of waste...
  • Crowley Awards $10,000 in Scholarships to Exemplary UAF Students
    (L-R) Stumpf, Beans, Jones, Hobby. FAIRBANKS, Alaska - Four University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) students began spring classes this week with their semester financially covered thanks in part to $10,000 in Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarship grants. UAF students Rodney Hobby, Lucas Stumpf, Maggie Ann Beans and Amber Jones, who...
  • CMA CGM Receives the Highest Score on Compliance and Safety of Its Fleet
    MARSEILLE, France - In January 2013, the Group-owned CMA CGM fleet was rewarded by state ports (Port State Control), the highest score for its fleet in recognition of the fleet's compliance with international regulations regarding safety at sea, technical/regulatory compliance and pollution prevention. For this ranking, port national authorities verify the...
  • Zonar Announces Its Inaugural Fleet Management Conference - THE ZONE 2013
    SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Zonar, a leading provider of fleet telematics, remote diagnostics and mobile onboard computing is holding its inaugural annual conference on May 14-16, 2013 at the Grand Hyatt Riverwalk in San Antonio, TX. THE ZONE 2013 is lined up to be one of the most exciting fleet...
  • Abe Garver Tapped to Head Global E-Commerce Advisory for the Leading M&A Firm in the Supply Chain Sector
    Abe Garver, BG Strategic Advisors' new managing director of global e-commerce advisory. PALM BEACH, Fla. - BG Strategic Advisors, the leading M&A firm for the supply chain sector and advisor on premium sell side deals, announced that Abe Garver has been named Managing Director of Global E-Commerce Advisory. In addition to being...
  • ARI Named Among FORTUNE's '100 Best Places to Work For'
    MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. - ARI(R), a leading global fleet services provider specializing in complex car and truck fleets, has been named to FORTUNE's 2013 "100 Best Places to Work For" list. Now in its 16th year, the annual list recognizes companies that seek to foster employee engagement and develop a...
  • Norfolk Southern Opens Pennsylvania Intermodal Facility
    Class I railroad Norfolk Southern today opened a new $97 million intermodal terminal in South Central Pennsylvania, advancing the company's Crescent Corridor series of project, which is a multi-state infrastructure initiative connecting the Southeast and Northeast. The Franklin County Regional Intermodal Facility is located on 200 acres south of Greencastle. The facility...
  • Conrad Blucher Institute Develops Mobile App to Increase Navigational Safety Along Nation's Second-Largest Port
    The depths of the Houston-Galveston ship channel.CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Researchers have designed and are implementing a new mobile application to provide ship captains and pilots with real-time predictions of ocean water levels and currents along the Houston Ship Channel, which services the second-largest port in the United States,...
  • Michelin Announces $73 Million Investment at Waterville, Nova Scotia Plant
    WATERVILLE Nova Scotia - Michelin North America reinforced its commitment to the province of Nova Scotia today by announcing a $73 million(CDN) project investment at its Waterville truck tire plant. Michelin anticipates the investment will create approximately 50 new jobs in the Annapolis Valley. "Today's announcement shows once again that...
  • Why Slow-Steaming Makes No Waves
    The will to act collectively isn't something container lines are known for - just look at the rates and scarcity of profits. Yet in 2012, and indeed for the past five years, the carriers have remained in lockstep when it comes to one key area of their operations: slow-steaming their...
  • Florida East Coast Railway Hires Chinnici as Engineering, Purchasing SVP
    Freight rail system Florida East Coast Railway today appointed Francis J. Chinnici as senior vice president of engineering and purchasing. Chinnici succeeds Robert B. Stevens, vice president and chief engineering officer, who is retiring. Stevens worked for 38 years in the rail industry, with the last six years at FEC, according...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: China Shipping (North America) Holding
    As you know, each year has different challenges, but our mature industry is still attempting to define itself in our 21st century. Two main considerations are capacity and deployment of vessels. Vessel capacity on a macro basis will be dictated by world GDP as well as world container growth. Although there's...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: China Ocean Shipping Company Americas; Cosco Container Lines Americas
    2012 was a year that saw carriers start to show some discipline as far as freight rates, despite supply and demand not being totally in our favor. The spot market between Asia and the U.S. saw quite a few rate increases, and while there has recently been some backsliding because...
  • Jaguar Launches New Website and Brings Social Media Connectivity to Customers
    VALLEY STREAM, N.Y. - Jaguar Freight, the industry leader in the design and operation of bespoke transportation and supply chain strategies, announces today the launch of the company's new website and social media services. The new site and services, which incorporate a refreshed brand, are the result of listening to...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Ceres Terminals
    The state of some of the economies around the globe is a major challenge facing the maritime industry this year. The U.S. economy has been on a declining growth curve for the last several years. After emerging from the trauma of 2008-2009, the economy's pace of growth has slowed year over...
  • American Airlines Debuts New, Modern Look
    FORT WORTH, Texas - It's a new year and a fresh new look for American Airlines as the company today unveils a new logo and exterior for its planes, including the already delivered Flagship Boeing 777-300ER aircraft set to fly on Jan. 31. In addition, American plans to continue taking...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Bryant's Maritime Consulting
    The maritime profession is ever changing, and never so rapidly as now. Electronic devices have a half-life of two years. They are continually being improved and replaced, generally by more complicated devices. Regulatory groups, including, but not limited to the IMO, flag states, port states, and classification societies, are regularly implementing...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 21, 2013
  • CMA CGM blanks CNY week
    French liner CMA CGM has announced the cancellation of six Asia - Europe westbound voyages during the Chinese new year holiday period which commences on ...
  • Dachser buys Transunion
    Global logistics provider Dachser has acquired Spanish air and sea freight forwarder Transunion, subject to approval by antitrust authorities. The move is part ...
  • MSC Rena salvage ending for Braemar
    London-headquartered Braemar Shipping Services [BSS] expects that its salvage work on the MSC Rena casualty in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty will be stood down in ...
  • EU ramps-up subsidy war on China
    The European Union has ruled that China is providing illegal subsides to its steel manufacturers; thus many household appliances and white goods imported from China ...
  • CaroTrans expands network
    NVOCC CaroTrans is expanding its global service network with the addition of a direct, weekly LCL service from San Francisco to Japan.The operator claims the service, ...
  • China GDP boost
    There is increased confidence that the world's second-biggest economy is back on growth track after the release of data showing that China's GDP expanded by 7.9% ...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 21, 2013
  • MOL sells at a premium
    Mitsui OSK Lines (OSK) has offloaded one of its 13 methanol tankers, it is claimed.
  • Seaprobe sinks
    Two US Coast Guard air crews rescued 12 men from lifeboats after their research ship capsized.
  • India to try guards
    The two Italian marines accused of murdering fishermen they mistook for pirates will stand trial in India.
  • Viking in Danish move
    Viking Supply Ships is to consolidate operations at its Danish headquarters in a move aimed at streamlining business and boosting profit.
  • Jaccar adds quartet
    France's Jaccar Holdings has added to its orderbook in China with another four gas carriers.
  • Brila tanker taken
    Pirates seized a Nigerian tanker off the Ivory Coast last week, it has emerged.
  • Izumo officer held
    The Chinese second officer of the Wisdom Marine cargoship Izumo was arrested in India following an alleged collision with a fishing boat.
  • Double trouble for FSL
    First Ship Lease Trust has braced investors for a further cut in revenue as two more owners look to redraw charter deals.
  • Island ties up two
    Island Offshore has inked long-term contracts for a pair of platform supply vessels.
  • Anchor-handler sinks
    A Singapore-owned anchor-handler has sunk off Burma, but all 43 crew were rescued.
  • Deliveries dipping
    Newbuilding deliveries will come down by 15% this year, according to Clarksons' new research chief.
  • Six saved in grounding
    Six seafarers have been rescued from a Turkish cargoship that ran aground in a storm off Portugal.
  • One dead after capsize
    One seafarer has been killed after his cargoship capsized in the Turkish port of Cayeli.
  • GSI warns on profit
    Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) has braced investors for a huge fall in full year earnings.
  • PIL fined in US
    Singapore box line PIL has agreed to plead guilty to pollution charges in the US.
  • Nissan scraps Spirit
    Nissan Motor Car Carrier of Japan has thrown one of its ships on the scrap heap in China.
  • NAT will do nicely
    Herbjorn Hansson's Burma Shipping has taken a significant slice of Nordic American Tankers following the sale of a shipmanagement business to the New York-listed owner.
  • Bahri confirms scrap
    The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) has confirmed the scrappng of a ro-ro/general cargoship.
  • Tender deal takes time
    Seadrill has wound the clock back on the sale of its tender rig business to SapuraKencana Petroleum.
  • Subsea 7 signs with Shell
    Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has won a $135m pipe-laying deal from Shell.
  • Samjin adds double
    Korea's Samjin Shipbuilding has won a deal to build two products tankers, with an option for two more.
  • Four more for Nordana
    Denmark's Nordana has signed up for four more multipurpose heavy-lifts in China.
  • Baltic Ace salvage halted
    Svitzer has put salvage work on a sunken car carrier off the Dutch coast on hold due to poor operating conditions.
  • NCL leaps on debut
    Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) shares jumped over 30% on their first day of trading on the US stock market last week.
  • Sabrina takes the helm
    Sabrina Chao has been formally appointed as chairman of Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings.
  • German cape refloated
    A German-owned capesize bulker has been refloated after going aground on the St Lawrence River, near Quebec, Canada.
  • Hyundai in winning start
    Hyundai Heavy Industries continues to see a strong start to 2013 with its second $1bn plus order in as many weeks.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 21, 2013
  • BNSF's capital spend to hit record $4.1 billion
    Of this amount, about $2.3 billion will be spent on upgrades of network assets, such as tracks, ties and signals, and another $1 billion on locomotives, freight cars and other equipment acquisitions, the Fort Worth-based railroad said.
  • Hapag-Lloyd postpones NA export rate hike
  • Nordana building additional ships
  • Qantas Freight incorporates new acquisition
  • ITC says turbine tower imports injure U.S. makers
  • PIL to pay $2.2 million in U.S. penalties
    The penalty grows out of alleged discharges of contaminated bilge waters and failure to keep an accurate oil record book on its ship Southern Lily 2 when it was operating within navigable waters of American Samoa in 2011.
  • Walmart launches 'Buy America' initiative
  • China Shipping expects 2012 profit
  • Group sells Stansted airport
  • Ontario Teachers' pension fund dips back into container world
    The pension fund paid $467 million for a 100-percent stake in SeaCube. It's the second major splash the pension fund, one of Canada's largest, has made in the container shipping industry.
  • Company plans LNG export facility in Lake Charles
  • Phillips 66 makes logistics deal for Bakken crude
    The fuel producer signed a five-year contract with Global Partners to use its rail transloading, logistics and transportation system to deliver crude oil from the Bakken region to its refinery in Elizabeth, N.J.
  • APM Terminals will use RFID to prevent yard accidents
  • Antwerp sees little change in 2012 box volumes
  • U.S. supports satellite export to Spain
  • Global Logistics Network expands
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 21, 2013
  • AET takes delivery of VLCC
    The Eagle Vancouver is one of the first newbuilds to comply with the IMO's Ballast Water Management Convention.
  • Fujairah bunker prices open the week firm
    Prices climbing across all grades in Suez.
  • South Korea to study LNG bunkering
    Feasibility study 'one of the largest and most comprehensive'.
  • Prices head upward in major European ports
    Congestion reported at Rotterdam and Gibraltar.
  • Shipping urged to use biofuels
    DNV analysts identify shipping's two best options for meeting CO2 reduction target.
  • Canada only 'anticipates' 2013 date for ECA enforcement
    Availability of low sulphur fuel a 'key issue'.
  • ARA fuel oil stocks fall week-on-week
    But stocks still 1 million barrels higher than four weeks ago.
  • GAC nets global accolade
    Bunker company among few to be awarded ISO 9001:2008 certificate.
  • Hong Kong low sulphur laws could be in place in 2014
    But setting up cold ironing facilities at the port's Kai Tak cruise terminal could take longer.
  • Wartsila engines for Scottish ferry
    Engines to have 'lowest emissions and fuel consumption'.
  • Bunker prices rising in Asia
    Bunker prices strengthen in the ports of Singapore, Hong Kong and Busan.
  • Bunkering suspended in East China
    Bad weather forces suspension of operations in East China ports.
  • South Korean refiner bunker sales rise
    S-Oil's bonded bunker fuel sales jumped 20,000 mt a month after using storage tanks at Onsan.
  • Chinese bonded bunker sales volumes up
    Sales volumes rose 2.9% to 1.01 million mt in December last year.
  • 1,000 gallon oil spill reported in Bahamas
    Spill occurred near oil and gas storage facility in Freeport Harbor on Grand Bahama island.

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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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