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August 26, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • China's State Council approves pilot free trade zone for Shanghai
  • Felixstowe to build berths to up capacity from 14,000 to 18,000-TEU ships
  • 18,000-TEU Majestic Maersk makes call at Shenzhen's Yantian terminal
  • Carriers return to core services, relinquish more novel transport roles
  • NZ export chief tells small ports to consolidate to attract big ships
  • Shandong's seven-month box volume up 12.2 per cent to 12.36 million TEU
  • Cross-strait cold chain seminar deal-making reaches US$8.68 million
  • Clarksons' profit flattens at US$16.75 million as revenues rise 1.2pc
  • Canada asks WTO to check US meat labelling rules as trade violations
  • First four of 16 steel lock gates arrive for Panama's Atlantic side
  • CEVA adds Rolls-Royce, Pearson, Pigeon at new Singapore logistics centre
  • Contraband silver worth US$25,000 seized at Cochin's air cargo complex
  • Kuehne + Nagel, Panalpina beat air cargo market despite eurozone woes

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 23, 2013
  • ITIC puts ship agents on alert over immigration crew scams
  • Leasing of containers to witness steady growth, says Drewry
  • Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry appoints new Vice-President
  • New vessel deliveries being balanced out by healthy scrapping levels: BIMCO
  • DG Shipping move seen boosting bunkering at Cochin Port
  • Inconclusive BWNC meet discusses pension issues
  • INR 4,200-cr. terminal puts Kerala on global LNG map
  • Major Port traffic grows on coal, fertiliser handling
  • MPT handling other commodities to make up for banned iron ore
  • Siddhi Vinayak Logistic Ltd launches "Driver's Day" Campaign
  • 159 anti-dumping probe cases slapped against China since 1992
  • Forex reserves rise by $ 205.8 m
  • Incessant rains likely to boost demand for imported rubber
  • INR bucks trend to end week at 135 paise high
  • Aaras Shipping Agencies simultaneously handles heavy cargo from three vessels
  • HANSA HEAVY LIFT appoints Roger Iliffe as Interim CEO
  • Specific tie-down procedures recommended for heavy air cargo loads
  • Unlimited Express becomes PCN representative in Myanmar

International Transport Journalweb site
  • United Wagon Company and Amsted Rail collaborating
  • New gates' arrival is milestone for Panama Canal expansion
  • Latam guilty of air cargo price-fixing conspiracy
  • UPS: two new distribution centres in Chengdu and Shanghai
  • Production of the Unimog Euro VI starts
  • A change at the top for Hansa Heavy Lift
  • New ro-ro facility for port of Kiel
  • Authorities certify Russia's new long-range aircraft
  • Ceva expands in Singapore with new logistics centre
  • Slovenian Railways to build smarter railroad system
  • New vice-president for LISCR
  • European Maritime Administration certifies Varna simulation...
  • New site in Hamburg for Lehnkering Chemical Transport
  • Guangshen Railway transports less freight
  • Korean Air Cargo launches operation to Guadalajara
  • Logistiker sind immer mehr gefordert

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 23, 2013
  • Insurer enhances marine medical plan to meet MLC needs
  • MAN Diesel & Turbo gets order for Breakaway Plus engines
  • Migrant smuggling scam targets ship agents
  • Marine Response Alliance to host OPA 90 Seminar
  • Mexican Navy yard to build fifth Damen Stan Patrol
  • Crowley bestows 2012 Thomas Crowley Awards
  • Cruising boom ahead
  • DFDS to make major investment in exhaust gas scrubbers

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 23, 2013
  • Port of Seattle releases July container numbers
  • Port of Houston sees gains in operating revenue for July
  • Portland International Airport displays Shapiro light exhibit
  • FMC pulls ocean transport license for Transporte Medrano Inc.
  • Drewry annual report highlights container terminal operator info

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 23, 2013
  • Seaspan confirms order for five 14,000 teu boxships
    Vessels to be chartered to Yang Ming on a minimum time charter term of six years
  • Nanjing Tanker moves closer to delisting as first-half losses widen
    Firm wrestles with high costs despite improved revenues
  • DVB ditches 'shipping, shipping, shipping' focus
    Driese says private equity is the way forward
  • Business as usual
    Latest shipping casualties show why we must take safety seriously
  • K-sure offers bond insurance for South Korea newbuildings
    Shipping first could see debut deal involve European banks
  • A united CKYH and G6 would be no match for P3 on Asia-Europe trade
    Merging the two alliances could not rival Big Three's economies of scale, say analysts
  • ER Group pulls out of Ahrenkiel sales talks
    German owner remains up for grabs as HSH Nordbank presses it to sell
  • Reed Smith ready to take on the world
    London firm is both big league corporate lawyer and shipping specialist, says Nick Shaw
  • No chemtanker recovery till 2015, says Stolt-Nielsen
    Developed economies to drive market improvements
  • Eitzen Chemical foresees supply and demand balancing out
    Tanker owner reports $13.7m second-quarter operating loss
  • Unfazed by competition
    Reed Smith can compete 'very effectively' with the likes of White & Case to appeal to banks
  • Toll reports drop in ocean-freight volumes
    Australian forwarder says carriers are going directly to shippers
  • MOL and NYK face class actions in Canada
    Japanese giants accused of vehicle transport market price-fixing
  • Odfjell buoyant on chemical tanker recovery
    Quarterly results best in five years
  • KDB loan shores up STX Pan Ocean charter deals
    Backing will help troubled South Korean carrier to hold on to Vale and Kepco deals
  • ILO stands by labour convention's shipowner definition
    One entity can shoulder responsibility as another carries out certain duties, says founding organisation

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 23, 2013
  • Nanjing Tanker nearing delisting
    NANJING Tanker today predicted it would post losses for the first three quarters of 2013, a step further toward the prospect of being delisted from the Shanghai Stock Exchange
  • DSF books sharp rise in impairment charges
    DANISH Ship Finance (DSF), the Copenhagen-based shipping bank, has booked a sharp rise in impairment charges in 1H13, mainly due to respite granted to a small number of borrowers, while interim profit fell by almost half
  • Cutting fuel consumption good for HMM
    HYUNDAI Merchant Marine's container shipping business should at least break even for 3Q13 due to the peak season and the company's efforts at slashing fuel costs, a sector analyst said
  • Odfjell cuts loss and forecasts improvement
    ODFJELL, the Bergen-based chemical carrier and tank terminals group cut interim losses on better-than-expected performance of its shipping unit, but long running problems at Rotterdam continued to hurt the group's tank terminal business
  • Golden Ocean cancels orders and reinstates dividend
    GOLDEN Ocean Group (GOGL), the listed bulk shipping company in John Fredriksen's business empire, has reported a rise in interim profits, further cancellations of newbuilding contracts, and a reinstatement of dividends
  • Maybulk profits rockets 1,385%
    MALAYSIAN Bulk Carriers said net profits for 2Q13 rocketed 1,385% year on year to 13.1M ringgit ($4M)
  • LNG cargo supply growth below expectations
    EXPECTATIONS of high LNG shipping rates have been tempered by LNG production problems that are curbing an increase in traded volumes
  • Chinese cargo ship capsized off Fujian
    A CHINA-flagged general cargo vessel capsized off the country's Fujian province yesterday amid typhoon Trami, leaving six crew members missing
  • Captain of Rabaul Queen charged
    THE CAPTAIN of the Rabaul Queen which sank off the Papua New Guinea coast on 2 February 2012, killing more than 162 people was charged with manslaughter today
  • South Korea encourages LPG usage in autogas
    SOUTH Korea has moved to encourage the usage of LPG as an autogas
  • China approves Shanghai free trade zone
    CHINA'S State Council has approved an "experimental" free trade zone in Shanghai, according to a Ministry of Commerce statement on Thursday
  • LR1s, LR2s, bounce back to life
    LR1 and LR2 tankers are enjoying a long-awaited recovery in freight rates, as cross-Arabian Gulf voyages have tightened the availability for AG-Far East naphtha shipping
  • CANSI: new orders soar, output down
    CHINA'S newbuilding orders rocketed by 155.7% year on year to 29.76M dwt in the first seven months of 2013, according to China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry (CANSI)'s report released on Thursday
  • Cash showdown to decide TMT fate
    A bankruptcy court showdown on 28 August is likely to determine TMT's ability to remain a functional operation, as the company remains severely starved of cash

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 23, 2013
  • Consumer Products Exports Expected to Underpin Growth of South Korea's Economy
    Strong consumer product exports will support GDP growth in South Korea in the coming months and years even though overseas demand for capital goods will wane, and major markets such as China will suffer slower growth, according to one analyst. Young Sun Kwon, an economist with Nomura, said improved demand from...
  • Study Details Benefits of Deepening the Mississippi River
    Sen. Vitter (above) said deepening the Mississippi River will help the U.S. meet current and future transportation needs.U.S. Sen. David Vitter, R-La., the ranking member of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, along with industry and Louisiana transportation officials, have released a new economic impact report detailing the benefits...
  • Qualcomm Sells Trucking Telematics Business for $800 Million
    Wireless communications giant Qualcomm is selling its Omnitracs trucking communications and telematics business for $800 million to Vista Equity Partners, a U.S.-based private equity firm. The sale marks the exit of Qualcomm from the business that first got it rolling in the 1980s - connecting truck drivers on the road...
  • Peel Ports to Upgrade Port of Liverpool Infrastructure
    Farrans Construction will upgrade Gladstone Lock and adjacent container terminal quayside infrastructure at the Port of Liverpool.Peel Ports has appointed Farrans Construction to upgrade Gladstone Lock and adjacent container terminal quayside infrastructure at the Port of Liverpool, in order to increase efficiency for the transit of vessels within Seaforth Dock...
  • 8,508-TEU Ever Living Christened in Taiwan
    Evergreen Line's new Ever Living is the largest container ship built by China Shipbuilding Corporation.The naming ceremony for Evergreen Group's first L-type container ship, the Ever Living, was held at China Shipbuilding Corporation's Kaohsiung shipyard in Taiwan today. S.S. Lin, first vice group chairman of Evergreen Group, officiated at the ceremony....
  • Port of Seattle's Container Volume Fell 16 Percent in July
    The Port of Seattle reported container volume dropped 16.0 percent year-over-year in July to 134,864 20-foot-equivalent units, and plummeted 21.2 percent in the first seven months of 2013 to 925,284 TEUs. Total international container volume decreased 21.3 percent in July, compared with July 2012. It also fell 25.8 percent from January...
  • Shippers Must Rethink Modal Choices, Transport Analyst Says
    Shippers face "significant" rate increases in the U.S. over the next few years unless they build more multimodal supply chains for domestic and inbound shipments, an investment analyst warns. Although he expects U.S. economic expansion to remain slow, restraining the rate of growth in freight demand, rising operating costs and regulatory...
  • Port of San Diego to Host Export Training Event for Small Businesses
    Small business owners in San Diego that are considering exporting will learn about trade resources to help them access foreign market opportunities at a special training session Wednesday, August 21, 2013. While the event is fully booked and not open to the public, the Port of San Diego is offering a...
  • ILA Reports Progress in Virginia, Baltimore Talks
    The International Longshoremen's Association reports progress on ILA local agreements in Virginia and Baltimore that remain unsettled four months after ratification of a coastwide master contract for East and Gulf Coast ports. After separate meetings this week in Norfolk and Baltimore, negotiators in both ports are working out final details on...
  • NYSA, ILA Prepare to Expand Work Force
    The New York Shipping Association and International Longshoremen's Association have begun referrals for pre-clearance of candidates for New York-New Jersey dockworker jobs that will open up during the next few months. NYSA President John Nardi said the referrals are for replacement of about 300 dockworkers who have applied for early retirement...
  • Port of Felixstowe Hits TEU Milestone
    Port of Felixstowe handles its 70 millionth TEU.The Port of Felixstowe has reached a milestone, handling its 70 millionth 20-foot-equivalent unit since container operations began at the England port in the mid-1960s. The landmark container was loaded aboard the 13,800-TEU MSC Bettina by Patrick McLoughlin, the U.K.'s secretary of state for...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 23, 2013
  • Moundreas tied to buy
    NG Moundreas of Greece has been linked to the acquisition of a capesize bulker controlled by Hong Kong operator Tai Chong Cheang Steamship (TCC).
  • Hope on the horizon
    If you're among the many industry observers who expect pain to persist in the panamax segment in the months ahead you may want to think again.
  • Place your bets
    A growing number of equity analysts are expecting to see a rebound in the capesize bulker segment in the coming quarters.
  • Masters suspended
    The masters of a bulker and a ferry involved in a fatal collision in the Philippines this week have been suspended on the same day that it was announced the death toll has risen to 78.
  • Ahrenkiel seeks partner
    German owner Christian F. Ahrenkiel is on the hunt for a new investor to help it navigate the industry downturn.
  • Seaspan seals the deal
    Seaspan has firmed an order for five 14,000-teu boxships at CSBC of Taiwan after signing off on charter deals with Yang Ming Marine.
  • Dyrbye in shock split
    Hansa Heavy Lift (HHL) has parted company with chief executive Tomas Dyrbye only a year after he took on the top job.
  • Full marks for good work
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Flex lessens losses
    Flex LNG has managed to chop its second quarter deficit after cutting costs.
  • Geden close to bank deal
    Turkish owner Geden is nearing the finish line in its efforts to strike a restructuring deal with its army of banks.
  • RABT offloads shortsea
    Loss making Rederi AB TransAtlantic (RABT) has taken the next step in its restructuring by outsourcing its shortsea bulk business in a move that will see the loss of a further 20 jobs.
  • Noren to exit Concordia
    Hans Noren will vacate the president's seat at Concordia Maritime at the end of this year, the owner has announced.
  • Ross in dry strike
    King of bankruptcy buys into a third shipping company with his debut dry-cargo deal.
  • Eitzen Chem in deeper deficit
    Eitzen Chemical is showing further signs of recovery despite falling to a deeper loss in the second quarter of the year.
  • Odfjell getting better
    Odfjell just failed to return to profit in the second quarter as markets and its fleet utilisation improved.
  • Bank plots giant sale
    Commerzbank is taking another stride in its walk away from shipping with a plan to dispose of 14 tankers.
  • Golden cancels trio
    Golden Ocean has chopped three of its four newbuildings at Jinhai Heavy Industries in the latest round of cancellations by John Fredriksen-linked companies at the shipyard.
  • Nam Cheong eyes $115m
    Nam Cheong has launched a five-year bond issue which it hopes will put some SGD 90 ($115m) in its coffers.
  • Capes face Oz charge
    Capesize owners face higher costs from next month to use the world's largest iron ore export facility - Australia's Port Hedland.
  • China demand to surge
    China is on track to spend $500bn a year on crude imports by 2020 according to a bullish report from Wood Mackenzie.
  • Bumi Armada eyes bonds
    Bumi Armada, the Malaysian FPSO specialist, is looking to raise fresh capital to fund the next stage of its expansion.
  • Frangou sees open window
    Angeliki Frangou does not appear to have abandoned plans to spin-off Navios South American Logistics (Navios Logistics) of Uruguay.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 23, 2013
  • Study: Deepening Mississippi River could increase exports
  • Houston port seeks $300 million
  • enVista partners with inventory-planning software provider
  • S.C. port authority reports TEU growth, operating profit
    Container volumes at the Port of Charleston grew 3 percent in July to 136,159 TEUs, the port's strongest July result since 2008 and a 20-percent increase from July 2011. Year to date, the port has handled 925,075 TEUs.
  • American, US request date for anti-trust trial
    The Department of Justice had requested that the trial start in 180 days. Carrier officials said that time frame is much too long since American is still facing bankruptcy proceedings.
  • Officials propose tobacco regulation in TPP
  • Last-mile courier thefts increase
    Thieves hit a last-mile courier van carrying pharmaceuticals in Modesto, Calif., Thursday. Nearly 30 similar thefts have occurred in the U.S. so far this year. In 2012, 12 last-mile courier thefts occurred around the nation.
  • FMC revokes license for Medrano Express
  • U.S., Thailand train on WMD interdiction

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 23, 2013
  • Weekly global market report
    A weekly price round up from bunkering hubs around the world.
  • Fuel prices remain stable in the Americas
    Demand was said to be average on Friday in Houston.
  • NuStar Energy announces fuel marketing agreement
    Agreement enables NuStar to create 'back-to-back' trading model.
  • Philippines oil spill continues to spread
    Ferry was carrying 120,000 litres of bunker fuel, 20,000 litres of lube oil and 20,000 litres of diesel oil.
  • Dan-Bunkering hires new finance manager
    Firm's Dubai location also welcomes new accountant/sales supporter.
  • Signs of recovery in chemical tanker market
    Results from two Norwegian-based specialist tanker operators show evidence of a recovery, despite continuing losses.
  • Good demand in Fujairah
    South African markets firming.
  • Prices soften in Mediterranean bunker hubs
    Little movement in Rotterdam averages.
  • Refinery fire forces partial closure
    Fire in a cooling tower leaves one dead.
  • Fresh attempt to sell arrested bunker tanker
    Reports say it will be the fourth attempt to find a buyer for Onsys Aries.
  • Vessel held over bunker bill dispute is freed
    Lawyers say out-of-court settlement has been reached.
  • US firm hopeful of cracking low-cost HFO desulphurisation
    Company says method is already proven for distillates; processing units could be set up almost anywhere.
  • Asian bunker prices close week with little change
    Players in Hong Kong noted good demand.
  • OPL bunkering at Kochi possible via RSVs during monsoon
    Move effectively reduces the cost of bunkering at Kochi, says report.
  • DFDS takes 'major step' to prepare for 2015
    Eight more ships to be fitted in 2014, and scrubbers for 10 more vessels under consideration.
  • Vopak profit down H1 2013
    Firm recorded net profit of EUR 162.3 million during H1 2013.
  • Athens-listed ferry operator remains in the red
    But lower fuel costs help narrow losses.
  • O.W. Bunker 'strengthens physical division with promotion'
    Appoints Soren Christian Meyer as vice president of physical division.
  • Upgraded Lukoil bunker tanker resumes operations
    The upgraded Bunkerovshchik-5 is now MARPOL-compliant.

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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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