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June 28, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • MOL Comfort forward section rolling, flooding, losing deck boxes to sea
  • Shenzhen 'to top Hong Kong as world's third largest port this year'
  • Zim said set for spin off as Israel Corp readies to give lender assets
  • Anglo-Eastern's Peter Cremers receives award for outstanding contribution
  • US first quarter GDP increases 1.8pc, misses official 2.4pc forecast
  • Xiamen's Taiwan fruit imports up 82pc to US$6.98 million in 5 months
  • Fujian Mawei now China's first cold chain service standardised pilot
  • Beihai port handles 35,400 TEU in 5 months, overall tonnage up 11.3pc
  • Cotton traders make use of Maersk's lower costs, supply chain services
  • Evergreen, Cosco replace 4,000-TEUers with 8,000-TEUers on ECSA loop
  • System glitch backs up trucks 2 miles at New Jersey's Maher Terminal
  • Singapore's APL takes delivery of 9,200-TEU, third of 12 vessels
  • Singapore revokes 2 bunkering licences for breaching terms, conditions
  • Hong Kong May air freight volume up 1.8pc, sets record at 339,000 tonnes
  • China's air cargo volume increases 2.7pc to 467,800 tonnes in May
  • TIACA welcomes EU measures to hasten Single European Sky policy
  • Korean Air joins Cathay Pacific, Air NZ curtailing shark fin shipments
  • Florida's Spirit Airlines orders 20 new Airbus A321s for 2015-17

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • China gains technology advantage in race to build LNG-fuelled boxships
  • Delayed implementation of ballast water rule welcomed
  • InterManager puts management best practice on top of agenda
  • Jamaica urges seafarers to pay keen attention to MLC
  • Maersk Line wins environment protection award
  • MASSA to popularise merchant navy career among youth
  • Guar gum continues to lead India's agricultural exports for second year
  • Port & dock workers oppose Major Ports implementing projects through PPP
  • Pvt. player can take call on mode of project development at Ennore Port
  • DICT all set for grand opening
  • Unviable highways can now be built on EPC basis
  • Incentives for MSME exporters soon
  • INR falling to below 60 a serious matter, says Fieo
  • INR recovers marginally, still above 60
  • Essar Projects secures $ 50 m contract in Papua New Guinea
  • Petronas to export LNG to Asia

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Ipsen Logistics reorganising project cargo division
  • New executive for Dachser
  • Reeder müssen zahlen
  • Cargolux to serve Muscat
  • Jebel Ali rolls out red carpet
  • Agility and H. Essers to work for Actavis
  • Goodman leases logistics centre near Berlin to Amazon
  • Rotterdam addresses modal shift
  • Kuehne + Nagel provides retail logistics services for C&A
  • Aft part of "MOL Comfort" sinks
  • Ford celebrates production of seven millionth Transit van
  • Pall-Ex searching for Scandinavian partner
  • Xrail extends network to Northern Italy
  • BNSF honours shippers for safe transport
  • IAG Cargo participates in Fifa Confederations Cup in Brazil
  • Jubba Airways to launch Mogadishu-Dubai service

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • Senate confirms Foxx as Transportation Secretary
  • Bourbon orders MacGregor AHC crane for MPSV
  • Paint samples show NOCC Oceanic did hit fishing vessel
  • Disney tops cruise customer satisfaction list
  • Aft section of MOL Comfort sinks

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • Port of Everett taps Carter as new chief financial officer
  • Port of Seattle names Fly Quiet Award winners
  • Union Pacific investing millions in Portland main line siding project
  • Port of Vancouver, USA earns clean audit report
  • Mitsui plans to upgrade vessels in same class as MOL COMFORT

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • A Whale master issues fresh plea for help
    Liberian Registry gives TMT seven days to deliver bunkers and supplies to stranded crew
  • Automation brings a waterfront revolution
    DP World boasts a 'quantum leap' in terminal technology
  • Devil in the detail
    Customers are waiting for the P3 alliance to explain how it will operate
  • M&S deal highlights why the supply chain matters
    London Gateway is not just any distribution hub
  • The hinterland is ports' new war zone
    Rotterdam adds Contargo to InlandLinks intermodal platform
  • Caribbean product tanker earnings hit four-month high
    Busy US Gulf boosts regional volumes
  • 'We're not just sitting back waiting for things to happen'
    Energy shipping brokers expand now to position themselves for the upturn
  • Diverse uses of gas support LNG shipping growth
    Growing interest in gas as an alternative bunker fuel
  • BIMCO study shows how US coal export growth boosts dry bulk trades
    Tonne-mile demand is going through the roof
  • Seadrill raises stake in Sevan Drilling
    Fredriksen outfit eyes remaining shares
  • Power and politics in Japan
    Key Asian importer rethinks its energy mix
  • Maersk sells Broström Singapore
    Commercial platform sale confirmed as negotiations continue over tankers
  • Shipping alliances force port operators to follow suit
    New tie-ups mean terminals will have to co-operate closely too
  • MOL Comfort stern section sinks
    About 1,700 containers lost and 1,500 tonnes of heavy fuel oil
  • Maersk's next move
    Selling its tanker operation in Singapore could hint at more such sales
  • Shippers must treat carriers' alliances and vessel sharing with care
    Limited operational control can take on-time delivery out of a line's hands, says Drewry
  • Daily Maersk will stay
    Carrier says P3 alliance does not affect its service pledge
  • UK major ports report 38% growth in five-year investment
    Study reveals sharp rise in spend as Osborne budgets fresh infrastructure plans
  • Horizon to convert steam-powered boxships
    Jones Act carrier requests pricing to switch to a dual-fuel oil and LNG system
  • MOL Comfort sister vessels withdrawn from G6 service
    Shipowner will enhance hull structures as a precaution
  • RBS hits back at TMT claim of inflated value for Iron Monger 3
    Nobu Su firm says valuation prevented it selling tanker, leaving caretaker crew distressed

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • China lifts Capesizes
    A DECLINE in China's coal stockpiles has provided further support to Capesize rates
  • Conti seeks to salvage charters with STX PO
    GERMAN KG house and shipowner Conti Reederei is continuing to honour its period charter obligations to insolvent Korean operator STX Pan Ocean
  • VLCC rates fall again
    VLCC rates are succumbing to oversupply again, after rallying over the past fortnight
  • Cross-strait traffic rises
    MAINLAND China has shipped 75,000 passengers to Taiwan in the first five months this year, up by 45.6% year on year
  • Post-2008 lows seen for China cabotage rates
    CHINA's bulk freight rates on domestic coastal trade routes have fallen to their lowest levels since 2008
  • KfW IPEX funds Olsen WTIV
    NORWAY'S shipowner Fred. Olsen has secured post-delivery financing for its new wind turbine installation vessels from a consortium led by Germany's government-run development bank KfW IPEX
  • EU breaking protocol voted
    EU COUNTRIES today gave final approval to a breaking protocol under which the EC will list safe and approved recycling facilities
  • Crude supply boosts Jones Act capacity
    SHARP increases in US crude production is supporting Jones Act tanker capacity, according to a sector analysis
  • Accused officers distracted in fatal crash
    THE FIRST mate and master of a ferry were discussing a movie when it fatally collided with another vessel in the Channel, a French court has reportedly heard
  • Global keeps in red
    MALAYSIA's tanker operator Global Carriers Bhd declared further losses of 4.2M ringgit ($1.3M) in the first quarter ended 31 March
  • Coastal Contracts sees 38% drop in profits
    MALAYSIA's Coastal Contracts said today its 2012 net profits dropped 38%, the result of narrow margins from its shipbuilding segment
  • Another 'old' VLGC sold
    WOODSTREET has sold its 1991-built VLGC Maple 2, adding the ship to a list of 20-year-old VLGCs that have changed hands this year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • BDP International Focuses on Asia
    BDP International will continue to target growth in Asia's fastest growing markets and expects much of its volume expansion to be linked to rising intra-Asia movements and increased supply chain complexity. Rich Bolte, chairman and CEO of BDP International, said 'Abeconomics' in Japan is boosting volumes and, even though GDP growth...
  • Hanjin Shipping Explores Terminal Opportunities
    Hanjin Shipping will continue to seek out more opportunities for its terminal-handling business both to support its own global service network and to offer third party services. The Korean line's terminal business currently operates 14 different dedicated terminals in Asia, including at Busan, the world's fifth largest box port, plus Japan,...
  • Foxx Confirmed as US Secretary of Transportation
    The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously confirmed Anthony Foxx as secretary of transportation. The Charlotte, N.C., mayor, had been nominated in late April to succeed outgoing Secretary Ray LaHood. "I'd like to offer my heartiest congratulations to Secretary-to-be Foxx on his confirmation," American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves said in...
  • Rosalyn Wilson on the State of Logistics Report
    Rosalyn Wilson, author of the annual State of Logistics Report, discusses the report's findings with the JOC's Joseph Bonney. Wilson is senior business analyst at Delcan Corp. Contact Joseph Bonney at jbonney@joc.com and follow him at twitter.com/JosephBonney....
  • International Cargo Volumes Climb at ANA, JAL
    International cargo moving on Japan's All Nippon Airways increased 7.9 percent to 47,053 tons in May, the third consecutive year-over-year gain. But domestic cargo volume fell 1.7 percent to 37,308 tons, the second consecutive year-over-year decline. Meanwhile, rival Japan Airlines said its international cargo volume grew 5.5 percent to 20,917 tons in...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Add Paita Call to Mexico-Peru Service
    Starting week 32, Hapag-Lloyd will introduce a new call at Paita, Peru, on its Mexico-Peru Service. The first call will be provided with the container line's Conti Salome, voyage 1330N, which is scheduled to arrive at Paita on Aug. 8. Hapag-Lloyd said the new Paita call will provide refrigerated cargo customers...
  • Schneider Installs New Tracking Technology on Van Trailers, Intermodal Containers
    Schneider National is installing tracking technology on its trailers and intermodal containers.Schneider National is installing new tracking technology across its fleet of van trailers and intermodal containers in order to provide continuous, real-time information about the location and load status of each trailer and container. The capability will help Schneider, which...
  • Mexican Intermodal Volume Falls for Second Straight Week
    Mexican rail volumes through June 22, 2013 Full-size image Mexican intermodal volume declined year-over-year for a second week in the week ending June 22, according to the Association of American Railroads. North American intermodal volume overall continued to climb. Combined North American carload volume, including all three North American Free Trade Agreement partners, inched up 0.5...
  • JOC Economist Boosts Container Volume Forecasts
    The outlook for U.S. container trade volumes this year is improving, according to Journal of Commerce Economist Mario Moreno, who is raising his forecasts for overall imports and exports for 2013 after reviewing first quarter container volume results from PIERS, a JOC sister company. Moreno increased his forecast for year-over-year growth...
  • Somalia in Talks With EU to Improve Maritime Security, Economy
    Representatives from Somalia's government and the European Union met on the NRP Alvares Cabral and planned to conference for September in Brussels.Members from Somalia's government and representatives from the European Union have met on board the EU Naval Force Portugal-flag ship NRP Alvares Cabral to discuss how to strengthen maritime...
  • Paperless Air Cargo and Logistics Solutions to Boost Productivity Across Supply Chain
    Fourteen air cargo and logistics companies adopt new innovative e-freight@Singapore solutions to enhance productivity and accuracy in airfreight documentation processes across the supply chain. These solutions were developed by three consortia - Innosys Pte Ltd, Kewill Pte Ltd and vCargo Cloud Pte Ltd - which were selected by the Civil...
  • Kuehne + Nagel provides retail logistics services for C&A
    Singapore, June 26, 2013 - C&A, one of the world's leading fashion and apparel manufacturers, has extended its partnership with Kuehne + Nagel which started in 2006. According to the agreement, Kuehne + Nagel will continue to handle the customer's retail logistics which includes quality inspections as well as intercontinental...
  • CEVA's CEO sets out challenge for the global logistics industry
    Maximum value in supply chain comes from collaborative process CEVA's consulting practice providing solutions to customers CEVA's Center of Logistics Excellence available for customer demonstrations. Chicago, USA, 26 June, 2013 - Marvin O. Schlanger, Chief Executive Officer of CEVA Logistics, one of the world's leading non-asset based supply chain management companies, spoke as...
  • Maersk Line honoured with Seatrade Asia Award
    Maersk Line won the 'Environment Protection Award' at the 2013 Seatrade Asia Awards ceremony, held on 21 June, in Hong Kong. Cliff Chow, General Manager for Sales at Maersk Line South China, accepted the award on behalf of Maersk Line. "It is a great honour for us, which again demonstrates that...
  • West Marine Selects MetricStream's Integrated Conflict Minerals Management Solution and Services
    PALO ALTO, Calif., June 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- West Marine, Inc. (WMAR), a leading retailer of boating supplies and accessories, has selected MetricStream to provide a comprehensive conflict minerals software solution and a full range of services to enable and strengthen compliance with various conflict minerals reporting requirement in the...
  • ATA: Trucking to Remain Top Transportation Mode Through 2024
    Freight volume for all modes is expected to rise more than 20 percent by 2024, with trucking strengthening its position as the leading mode, holding 70.8 percent of the market by 2024, compared with 68.5 percent in 2012, according to the latest edition of "U.S. Freight Forecast to 2024" released...
  • Eastern Terminals Seen as Fastest Growing in Europe
    Russia and Eastern Europe are the only bright spots in an "otherwise gloomy" outlook for Europe's container market, according to APM Terminals. Eastern Europe is predicted to be the world's fastest growing container market in 2013, while Russia has plenty of potential to increase the current low volumes through its terminals,...
  • Israel Corp. Pledges to Continue Investing in Zim After Conglomerate Breakup
    Israel Corp. said it will continue to invest in Zim after it places its shipping unit and other subsidiaries into a separate company. The Israeli conglomerate unveiled plans to split in two separate listed companies, one containing its chemical business, ICL, and its refining operation ORL, the other grouping less profitable...
  • Aft Part of Split MOL Comfort Sinks
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines said the aft part of its fractured MOL Comfort container ship sank today in the open sea in the Indian Ocean, near 14'26"N 66'26"E, with water depth about 4,000 meters (about 13,123 feet). About 1,700 containers aboard the aft part sank with this section of the vessel, although...
  • Truckers Beef About Delays at NY-NJ Port
    Port drayage companies say they're frustrated with a third consecutive week of delays that have caused long truck lines at Port of New York and New Jersey container terminals. Representatives of the Association of Bi-State Motor Carriers met today with ocean carriers and terminals to discuss problems that have snarled traffic...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • Matson hikes payout
    Matson has hiked its dividend by 6.7% in a bid to share the spoils of strong operating cash flow with shareholders.
  • Geden feud breaks out
    A legal brawl has erupted over one and potentially two of the Geden Lines tankers owned by New York hedge fund Octavian Maritime Holdings, which is trying to claw the ships back from Geden and place them with the private Scorpio Group.
  • Banks fund wind farm duo
    KfW IPEX-Bank and partner Danish Ship Finance have teamed up to provide a EUR 145m ($189m) loan to Fred Olsen Windcarrier for a pair of wind farm installation vessels.
  • Rickmers takes five
    Germany's Rickmers Group has swooped for five 2,200-teu containerships after noting a recent rise in short-term charter rates.
  • Gas STNG
    And then there was gas.
  • Stena trumpets savings
    Sweden's Stena Bulk is spending SEK 65m ($9.65) less on ship fuel per year as efficiencies improve.
  • Upgrade joy for WW ASA
    Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA has seen its shares head north today following an upgrade from DNB Markets.
  • NOCC crash confirmed
    A Norwegian Car Carriers vessel did collide with a fishing trawler on Sunday, Japanese authorities have confirmed.
  • Maersk gets retrofit
    Maersk Line has paid from its own pocket to retrofit 52 chartered containerships in an effort to improve their performance.
  • Store Norske COA stretched
    Norden has secured a five-year extension to one of its largest contracts of affreightment (COAs).
  • Yards eye Canadian cash
    Canadian shipbuilders will be fighting it out over as many as 21 vessel contracts for the country's coast guard.
  • MOL Comfort aft sinks
    The aft section of the stricken MOL Comfort has sunk, Japanese owner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has announced.
  • Hornbeck books two more
    Hornbeck Offshore Services has returned to Eastern Shipbuiding for its latest pair of multipurpose support vessels (MPSVs).
  • Tianjin offloads oldie
    China's Tianjin Marine is banking $1m from the sale of a veteran boxship.
  • Refund blow for Sea-Cargo
    The Norwegian shipping company Sea-Cargo has failed in an initial bid to claim a refund guarantee over a long delayed Bharati Shipyard newbuilding.
  • Lauritzen frees cash
    Denmark's Lauritzen Bulkers has sold its last bulker newbuilding to boost cashflow.
  • Skaugen in drop down
    Norway's IM Skaugen has sold a gas carrier to a Gulf-based joint venture to free up funds.
  • MOL pulls Comfort sisters
    Japan's MOL is withdrawing six sisterships of the stricken MOL Comfort to strengthen their hulls.
  • SinOceanic to delist
    China's HNA group has offered to take 100% control of Norwegian boxship owner SinOceanic as part of its refinancing.
  • Sevan hits back
    Sevan Drilling says a takeover bid launched yesterday by Seadrill falls short of a realistic valuation.
  • Mercosul eyeing boom
    Brazil's Mercosul Line is expecting a 20% jump in volumes this year.
  • KSS fixes finance
    Korea's KSS Shipping has taken out a loan of KRW 73.6bn ($63.92m) to pay for its latest VLGC newbuilding.
  • Bogged down in Brazil
    Oslo-listed offshore group Subsea 7 is expecting a bigger loss from a delayed pipeline project in Brazil.
  • Germans in African drive
    German box player Hamburg Sud is starting up a second liner service linking the Far East with Africa.
  • MOL Comfort under tow
    Salvagers have managed to attach a towline to the forward section of the fractured boxship 8,110-teu MOL Comfort (built 2008) and are towing it towards the Arabian Gulf.
  • Varun gas carrier seized
    India's Varun Shipping has seen yet another of its vessels arrested by a trade creditor.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • Sultan replaces Menen at Emirates SkyCargo
    Nabil Sultan has been with Emirates for more than two decades, most recently as divisional senior vice president for revenue optimization and distribution. American Shipper reported on Ram Menen's retirement in February.
  • OOCL, Hapag-Lloyd string drops Charleston
    The carriers said they will no longer call the Southeast port with their Gulf Mexico Express service between Europe and the U.S. Gulf and Mexico. The last vessel in the service calling at Charleston is expected to arrive July 29.
  • MOL Comfort's stern sinks, sister ships to be strengthened
  • Louisiana legislation to boost state ports
    The state bill-authored by Sen. Norby Chabert and signed by the governor-modifies the Investor Tax Credit and the Import-Export Tax Credit by expanding the types of port projects that qualify for exemptions.
  • Houston's box growth drives record revenue in May
    Container volume at the Texas Gulf port rose 10.4 percent in May, part of a 9 percent increase in total cargo tonnage through its marine terminals that drove it to record $20 million in operating revenue during the month.
  • FMC reviews 14 OTI license applications
  • Kansas City logistics park attracts home décor shipper
  • Executive moves
  • U.S. steel imports up 2.3% in May

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • Maersk retrofits 52 containerships to improve performance
    Group willing to meet costs of upgrading chartered ships as 'a lot of the time the payback is within 12 months'.
  • Study: Hydrogen cells potential future of seaport power
    Study evaluated simple fuel cell strategy consisting of mounting a hydrogen-fuelled proton exchange membrane fuel cell on a floating barge.
  • Hamburg IFO prices flat for second consecutive day
    Outlook for prices mixed in Rotterdam.
  • Prices moving independently in Fujairah
    180 cSt lost just over $10 a tonne in Cape Town.
  • Bunker sales fall on US West Coast
    Player points to slow steaming and business going to Russian Far East.
  • Japanese fuel oil demand down 63%
    Power stations are using more coal and natural gas.
  • Dynamic Oil Trading in Gulf expansion move
    Move a response to 'growing demand', says CEO.
  • Fuel oil stocks fall for first time in five weeks
    Singapore's onshore residual fuel inventories down by 12%.
  • MOL ship sinks with bunkers onboard
    One half of stricken container ship sinks but no large spill seen.
  • Turkish supplier withdraws from market
    Anadolu is halting operations while it undergoes 're-organisation'.
  • Singapore on lookout for LNG bunkering partners
    'Viable business case' required for LNG bunkering jetty.
  • IFO prices largely down at major ports
    Supplies of bunkers generally fine at key Asian ports.
  • Fuel oil inventories in China record further gains
    Volume up 3% to 3.72 million mt, according to ICIS C1 data.

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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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