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BRIEFS
May 23, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • PIL launches second Far East-Red Sea loop using seven containerships
  • APL takes 3rd of ten 14,000-TEUers, assigns it to Asia-Europe G6 loop
  • Hapag-Lloyd launches sixth 13,200-TEUer for Asia-Europe trade
  • Shipowners pleased IMO easing up ship waste water dumping rules
  • German minister says EU hitting China solar panels 'grave mistake'
  • Nanning-Guangzhou Railway Guangxi section opens for traffic in 2013
  • China Development Bank lends US$69 million to Paragon for ship finance
  • Maersk charters seventh Hyundai-built 6,673-TEUer from Technomar
  • Vanguard Logistics starts LCL consolidation plan from Batam, Indonesia
  • New eco-complaint: IMarEST stages ship noise and vibration conference
  • Independent forwarders meet in Barcelona June 20-23 to generate trade
  • 787 Dreamliner aloft again after lithium battery gremlin found and fixed
  • New European cargo airline Aerospace One with a heavylift focus
  • Volga-Dnepr's AN-124 makes first gas field delivery to Papua New Guinea
  • Alaska Air Cargo delivers season's first Copper River Salmon to Seattle

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 22, 2013
  • Creditworthiness of many shipping cos may be affected: Moody's
  • Five 18,400-TEU Hyundai containerships to be classed by GL
  • London P&I Club reports increased free reserves
  • Maersk Line merging MECL1 & ME4 services
  • Stifel shipping confidence index maintains above 50 level
  • Exports of agricultural & allied products rise to $33.54 bn
  • APM Terminals Pipavav interacts with trade in Rajkot
  • Gujarat Maritime Board gears up for mega dredging project
  • JNPT observes Anti-Terrorism Day
  • Union wants Chennai Port to take up mega terminal project
  • CEC disallows export of iron ore pellets from Karnataka
  • INR continues to seek lower level against dollar
  • MMTC calls off wheat export tender due to lack of bids

International Transport Journalweb site
  • UIC stärkt Position der Bahnen
  • Jeder Handgriff muss genau sitzen
  • Sulser Transport welcomes new managing director
  • Change of course at Skylink Handling Services
  • Martin Bencher awarded ISO 9001:2008 certification
  • WWL to manage vehicle processing for Subaru in Brunswick GA
  • Switzerland to become a twin-jet producer
  • LUG handling Rossiya in Munich
  • Logwin moves to modern warehouse in Vietnam
  • Slow steaming to escalate
  • RCL adds China - Australia service
  • EU provides EUR 37 million to fight piracy
  • Executive Jet Management Europe appoints associate director
  • USA's DoT seeks input for truck size and weight study
  • First Polish container terminal joins InlandLinks
  • Special maps for truck drivers in summer
  • Turkish Cargo establishes RFS network in Nigeria
  • Marco Polo programme supports 650 companies so far

Marine Logweb site
MAY 22, 2013
  • Cruise industry adopts "passenger bill of rights"
  • Bollinger delivers sixth FRC to Coast Guard
  • Damen Stan Patrols chosen by Italy's Guardia di Finanza
  • American Queen Steamboat buys Empress of North from MARAD
  • New fireboat starts delivery voyage to Houston
  • IHC Merwede delivers ACP backhoe dredge

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 22, 2013
  • Construction project in the works at Port of Portland business park
  • BC ports predict jump in 2013 cruise totals
  • Inchcape Shipping Services taps Morris as global sales VP
  • Number of awards presented at Seattle Maritime Festival event
  • Crowley Maritime expanding cargo handling equipment fleet

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 22, 2013
  • Fresh orders throw crude tanker upturn into further doubt
    Samco slams speculative building as nations shore up their industrial base to boost jobs
  • Industry must support survivors of piracy
    Charity urges London insurance market to do more to help seafarers and their families
  • Warehousing repossessed tonnage only delays the inevitable
    Schemes postpone the crunch but cannot eliminate it, lawyer warns
  • What goes around comes around
    A ship finance expert remembers the fall-out for banks from previous downturns
  • Diana slips to its first loss
    Investment in Diana Containerships lands expanding owner in the red
  • What next for the Cosco shuffle?
    Cosco Pacific will sell CIMC back to its own parent in a deal to help China Cosco
  • Typhon rethinks its business model as Somalia threat dwindles
    Private security start-up axes close-vessel protection and eyes West Africa opportunities
  • Ports gear up for 18,000 teu leviathans
    Kalmar raises height of six cranes at Antwerp terminal
  • Maasvlakte 2 opens $194m below budget
    Reclaimed site is now accessible by road, rail and water, says Smits
  • Germanischer Lloyd will classify CSCL ultra-large boxships
    Agreement signed with Hyundai Heavy Industries to build five 18,400 teu vessels
  • Ceva reports disappointing first quarter
    Cost-cutting continues as logistics firm restructures its capital
  • Sincere and Shih Wei results highlight low rates
    Taipei dry bulk players post mixed fortunes
  • BLT secures US approval for Indonesia court decision
    Ruling clears firm to seek enforcement of a Jakarta creditors' agreement
  • Diana Containerships raises funds
    Move to expand fleet comes as owner books loss due to impairment on scrapped tonnage

Fairplayweb site
MAY 22, 2013
  • Four box groups combine on CAT loop
    EVERGREEN Marine, PIL, Sinotrans and Yang Ming have agreed to co-operation on routes from Ningbo to Taiwan and Australia
  • Baltic Trading plots growth
    NYSE-listed Baltic Trading today priced a small follow-on offering at a steep discount to raise funds for fleet growth
  • OXL and Hanssy ally
    BELGIAN heavy-lift carrier OXL and its general agent Flamar have formed an alliance with Chinese project carrier Hanssy Shipping
  • APMT's profits drop
    APM TERMINALS has reported a 27% 1Q13 drop in net profits to $166M, but said this was largely the result of 1Q12 profits being propped up by asset sales
  • London P&I returns to profits
    THE LONDON P&I Club today reported a return to profits in the last underwriting year and an increase in free reserves
  • West of England P&I raises its free reserves
    WEST OF England P&I club, the mutual liability underwriter, said today it had the highest rate of claims ever in the most recent policy year yet still increased its free reserves
  • CSCL's ULCS orders seen as 'special case'
    A CHINA Shipping Container Lines decision to order five ships of 18,400teu should not adversely affect the market, a sector analyst said today
  • Oz to divert ships away from Ningaloo Reef
    AUSTRALIA is diverting shipping from the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef, near its Pilbara minerals and LNG export regions
  • VINALINES to sell 6 ships
    VINALINES reportedly plans to sell the six remaining ships of subsidiary Vinashinlines by June to help pay debts
  • EU spill directive nearer
    AN EU directive obliging offshore oil and gas operators to prove they can meet the cost of damages from an offshore spill is to take effect imminently
  • Concordia manslaughter trial ordered
    COSTA Concordia's captain will face a manslaughter trial over 32 deaths caused by the cruise ship disaster, an Italian judge ordered today
  • Putin orders USC audits
    RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin has ordered his new tsar at government-owned United Shipbuilding Corp to conduct audit its dealings to gain a tighter grip on costs
  • Hamburg accused of nuclear hush-up
    HAMBURG narrowly escaped a major disaster during a vessel blaze inside the port earlier this month, the Hansestadt's opposition Green Party has warned
  • Flaminia docks in Romania for decontamination
    SCORCHED box ship MSC Flaminia has docked in Constantza after a delay of several weeks for clearance from Romanian officials
  • Navig8 fixes VLCC to BP as spot rates drop
    TANKER pool operator Navig8 has reportedly chartered out the VLCC Mazyonah to energy company BP for 1-3 months, as spot rates once again regress to unprofitable levels

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 22, 2013
  • DHL Supply Chain Opens Warehouse in India
    DHL Supply Chain has unveiled its new multi-user warehouse in Luhari, India. Spread across 320,000 square feet, the facility, worth Rs. 65 crore (about US$11.7 million), will serve customers from the consumer, retail and automotive industries. Procter & Gamble, a consumer goods company, is DHL's anchor customer at the Luhari site. "We see...
  • Drewry Trans-Pacific Rate Benchmark Strengthens
    Drewry Container Rate Benchmark, May 22, 2013 Full-size image Drewry's Hong Kong-Los Angeles Container Rate Benchmark rose $250 this week, achieving almost 63 percent of a proposed $400 per-40-foot-container general rate increase by USL and CMA CGM set for May 21. This followed a six-week slump that saw a total decline of...
  • Crowley Maritime Invests in Cargo-Handling Equipment
    Crowley Maritime's liner services group is adding more than 3,000 pieces of cargo-handling equipment to its fleet, allowing the transportation company to expand its services in Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and Latin America. The equipment includes 200 53-foot dry containers, 200 45-foot dry containers, 500 20-foot dry containers, 1,000 40-foot high-cube...
  • Port of Long Beach Adopts Power Supply Policy
    Long Beach's Board of Harbor Commissioners has unanimously approved a Port of Long Beach energy policy that will guide efforts for a more sustainable supply of power as demand increases. The energy policy declares that the port will implement measures to boost efficiency, conservation, resiliency and renewable energy in collaboration with...
  • 'E' Awards Honor 57 US Firms for Export Successes
    Rick and Susan Held of Held & Associates receiving the "E" Award for Export Service from Secretary Blank.Rebecca Blank, U.S. acting secretary of commerce, has honored 57 U.S. companies and organizations that export goods or services at the 2013 President's "E" Awards ceremony, which recognizes significant contributions to increasing American...
  • Containerized Exports From Europe to North America at Eight-Month High
    Containerized export volume from Europe to North America reached 322,300 20-foot-equivalent units in March, its highest volume since July 2012 and the second highest volume in this lane since the JOC began collecting this data in January 2011, according to data from Container Trades Statistics, Ltd. Europe to Far East Asia Europe...
  • Con-way Freight to Build Facility in Wisconsin
    Con-way Freight will build a new, 96-door freight service center in Fond du Lac, Wis. The $8 million, 47,000 square foot facility will serve as the local hub from which the less-than-truckload trucking company will provide daily local freight pickup and delivery services connecting the greater Fond du Lac metropolitan area...
  • US Diplomat: Piracy Falling But Progress 'Fragile and Reversible'
    WASHINGTON, D.C. - Somali piracy is declining as more commercial vessels employ armed guards, foreign navies ramp-up security and courts dish out justice to offenders, but "progress is still fragile and reversible," a U.S. State Department official warned yesterday. Advances in piracy prevention could easily be lost if vessels stop hiring...
  • Carriers Elevate Rates to Avoid Renegotiating Trans-Pacific Contracts
    Trans-Pacific container lines got a reprieve from sliding freight rates this week when they put a general rate increase into effect on May 21, but freight rates are likely to continue to slide in the major east-west trades because some carriers continue to slash rates after repeated GRIs in an...
  • IMPEX Logistics Launches Purchasing Co-op for NVOCCs
    IMPEX Logistics has launched an ocean transportation purchasing cooperative for small and medium-size non-vessel-operating common carriers. "Over the past 15 years, IMPEX Logistics, as manager of the United Shippers Alliance, has helped more than 150 shippers across the country achieve competitive ocean and [less-than-truckload] transportation rates," said Randy Smith, president of...
  • DAT Freight Index Sees Steep Drop in April
    The DAT North American Freight Index fell 16.5 percent year-over-year in April 2013, down to 1488, compared with a record April high in 2012, according to the latest release from DAT. This is the third straight month of declines. DAT North American Freight Index Full-size image The current spot market freight volume slipped roughly...
  • 10 Steps to Improve Discretionary Grant Programs
    Recent years have seen a strong shift in emphasis toward a more performance-based federal transportation policy in Washington. Performance-based competitive grant programs can be an important component of this shift. A few federal discretionary grant programs, such as TIGER Grants and Transit New Starts, already award transportation funding on a...
  • MOL Enters Canadian Liner Market
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines will begin operating in Canada as "MOL (Canada)," effective Aug. 1. The liner agent agreement between MOL (America) and Montship will expire on July 31. Montship has represented MOL's Canadian liner services for more than 53 years. All other agent agreements between MOL's non-liner divisions and Montship will continue...
  • MSC to Raise Asia-Europe Rates
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. will boost rates for all cargo on its route from Asia, excluding Japan and Bangladesh, to North Europe, the U.K., Scandinavia and the Baltics, effective July 1, by $750 per 20-foot-equivalent unit. Maersk Line has also announced a similar rate increase for July 1. MSC will also increase rates for all dry and refrigerated...
  • Average US LTL Yield Increases 3 Percent
    Average change in U.S. LTL yield through the first quarter of 2013. Sources: company reports, JOC analyses.Average less-than-truckload yield increased 3 percent in the first quarter among large publicly owned motor carriers tracked by The Journal of Commerce. That rise was the first sequential quarterly increase in the percentage rate of...
  • Increased IT Spending Drives CargoWise's Americas Revenue Up
    Despite challenging economic conditions, CargoWise's revenue for the Americas region has increased 34 percent year-over-year in the last 12 months, and the number of users has expanded 47 percent, the logistics technology provider said. Expenditure on enterprise resource planning systems, which were postponed in the first half of the year, are now...
  • NOAA Report Traces Potential Oil Pollution From Shipwrecks
    May 14, 1942 - U.S. Army Air Corps photograph of the burning tanker Potrero del Llano. Source: National Archives in College Park, Md.The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has presented to the U.S. Coast Guard a new report that found that 36 sunken vessels strewn across...
  • Next Phase of Construction Begins at Toledo Industrial Park
    Overland Industrial Park is expected to be completed by the end of this year.Ohio's Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, City of Toledo, Lucas County and other officials have held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of 1,500 feet of new roadway and utilities at Overland Industrial Park. Overland Industrial Park is a...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 22, 2013
  • DryShips sells newbuildings
    George Economou said DryShips is in talks with banks to cut debt payments after it sold off a quartet of newbuildings.
  • Italy looks beyond Solas
  • Diana dividend secured
    The threat of a dividend cut at Diana Containerships has been taken off the table for the near term after a pair of liquidity moves, an analyst said today.
  • Schettino sent for trial
    Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino has been committed for trial on multiple manslaughter charges in Italy.
  • Reef re-route
    Australia is asking ships to stay at least two miles from the edge of a protected stretch of coral.
  • Teekay signs with Statoil
    Teekay Offshore Partners has agreed a three-year charter contract with Statoil for a floating storage and offloading unit (FSO).
  • Baltic aims for $20m
    Peter Georgiopoulos-backed Baltic Trading is aiming to raise $20m through its share sale.
  • Private equity in at Konig
    Two US private equity firms have come to the rescue of cash-strapped German KG house, Konig & Cie.
  • Diana falls into the red
    Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping has fallen to a first-quarter loss as rates plunged.
  • Empress revived
    A former Majestic America Line (MAL) cruise vessel is back in business after being bought by American Queen Steamboat Co.
  • Judge backs Berlian Laju
    Berlian Laju Tanker (BLT) has taken the next step on the road to Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection in the US.
  • GL bags biggest boxships
    Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has won the race to class the world's biggest boxships at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in Korea.
  • Weather worry
    An investigation into a serious grounding off the UK has found that severe weather warnings are hard for overseas crews to understand.
  • Better start for BWO
    BW Offshore appears to have finally shrugged off the financial effects of a delayed floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit.
  • Pipavav picks up duo
    India's Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering has won a "significant" new offshore ship order from an unnamed European customer.
  • Slower start for DFDS
    Danish ro-ro group DFDS has posted a bigger first-quarter loss, but increased its annual forecast.
  • Eitzen Chem on the mend
    Eitzen Chemical looks to be on the way back to profit after reporting its highest freight rates since the shipping downturn struck.
  • Farstad offloads oldie
    Farstad Shipping has offloaded its oldest offshore support vessel.
  • Viking stuck in the red
    Finnish ro-pax group Viking Line is optimistic of better results in 2013, but its first quarter loss was up slightly on last year.
  • Korea's cash boost
    The Korean government is backing small and medium shipping companies with KRW 2trn ($1.8bn) of funding with help from banks.
  • China will "help owners"
    China is eyeing a new range of policies to help domestic owners "escape recession."
  • Thome Denmark bound
    Thome Group, the Asia-based shipmanager, is set to open an office in Denmark in a move that may see it manage DIS-flag ships.
  • SembCorp grabs ARV3
    SembCorp Marine has taken control of a converted offshore accommodation vessel over a dispute over payment for work.
  • Baltic eyes fund raiser
    Peter Georgiopoulos-backed Baltic Trading has commenced a public offering of common stock, it confirmed Tuesday.
  • NM introduces Navios Asia
    All eyes were on Navios Maritime Holdings Tuesday after the Greek shipowner announced the formation of an acquisition vehicle that has its sights set on Japanese-built bulkers.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 22, 2013
  • U.S. investors buy stake in König & Cie
    "We had to restructure and reorganize and become more like an asset manager, and that is what we did," Tobias K'nig, CEO of the company, said in a telephone interview with American Shipper.
  • Crowley adds new containers to fleet
    The ocean carrier's liner services group is adding more than 3,000 pieces of cargo handling equipment to its fleet. The new equipment will be used to serve shippers in its Puerto Rico, Caribbean and Latin America services.
  • Report: 3PLs see small revenue boost in 2012, similar for 2013
  • ATA: Truck tonnage down slightly in April
  • Shipco sets up joint venture in New Zealand
  • Ecu-Line realigns Asia-Pacific management
  • U.S. targets trade buildup in Latin America
  • Concerns about U.S. Merchant Marine aired at hearing
    Auggie Tellez, executive vice president of the Seafarers International Union, said in testimony the U.S.-flag vessel industry already lost a third of food aid cargo last year because of a change in the MAP-21 transportation law.
  • U.S., Burma start trade dialogue
    The United States and Burma have signed a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) on Tuesday, establishing a platform for ongoing dialogue and cooperation on trade and investment issues between the two governments.
  • Subaru taps WWL for Georgia port facility
  • MOL to open own liner office in Canada
  • DHL keeps growing in India
  • Canadian retail sales flat in March
  • Con-way to build new Wisconsin facility
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 22, 2013
  • Prices mainly soft in Fujairah
    Good avails in South Africa.
  • Mid-week prices soft in Europe
    Good demand in Gibraltar and Piraeus.
  • Emission averaging scheme firmly rejected at IMO
    But US and Canada likely to continue to allow such schemes despite widespread objections.
  • New legal moves ahead of 2014 cold-ironing deadline
    PMSA bid for more flexibility faces challenge.
  • Price fixing probe gathers pace
    'Trading is extremely complicated and not at all transparent,' says analyst.
  • IFO prices fall in midweek trading
    Prices of MGO and MDO were also down in most key ports.
  • Navy moves forward with hybrid propulsion installations
    USS Makin Island helped save some $15 million in fuel costs during its first deployment.
  • EMP to release enhanced vessel energy monitoring system
    System able to monitor energy produced against fuel consumption to verify savings, says Eco Marine Power.
  • Lawyer: Hong Kong should make low sulphur fuels mandatory
    Hong Kong 'should not be worried' about vessels diverting to competing ports, says Holman Fenwick Willan partner.
  • Tidewater Marine sees profit expand
    Higher cost of fuel, lube and supplies offset by stronger revenues.
  • Shanghai exchange could trade 380 cSt bonded fuel oil futures
    Begins feasibility studies with Guangzhou Twinace Petroleum & Chemical.
  • ERRV owner invests in fuel-efficient newbuilds
    New ERRVs will be part of the 'most technologically advanced' fleet serving in the North Sea, claims Sentinel Marine.
  • Construction of LNG-fuelled tugs 'proceeding well'
    Despite learning curve involved in the building process, says Sanmar.
  • Air/gas monitoring system enters Singapore market
    Sonartrac systems like an 'automated watchdog for cappuccino bunkers', spokesman tells Bunkerworld.

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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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