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July 15, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe box volume surges 13.2pc in May to 1.4 million TEU
  • MOL, China Shipping order ice class ships for Asia-Europe Arctic run
  • European Shippers Council tells EU regulators to closely watch 2M
  • Bangladesh garment exports up 14pc despite loss of US trade benefits
  • Halliburton takes 49pc in STP joint venture on Xinjiang fracking job
  • DP World Vancouver Island terminal to export US-bound Canada cargo
  • Singapore's AAL completes massive heavy lift delivery of LNG tanks
  • DP World and Djibouti to fight out in court Doraleh CT concession
  • Thessaloniki port takes acquisition bids from 8 contenders
  • California circuit court upholds state's trucker lunch break laws
  • Florida East Coast Railway opens new Port Everglades intermodal yard
  • Bangladesh says foreign air freight operators of siphon off millions
  • Lufthansa Cargo's 70pc load factor tops rival air freight carriers
  • Refusal to exempt Russia from EU cargo security rule risks trade war
  • ECS group awards global GSA for AirAsia India start-up

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 14, 2014
  • Continuous efforts needed to establish harmonised reporting procedures for vessels entering/departing EU ports: European Commission
  • COSCON announces General Rate Increase for US trade
  • IMO's container convention amendments enter into force
  • Jebel Ali voted best seaport in Middle East
  • Liner shipping industry welcomes EU's extension of consortia block exemption regulation
  • SARJAK launches services to & from Japan
  • Shanghai port handles record 3.06 m TEUs in just June 2014!
  • TSA moves ahead with its revenue recovery plan
  • Ukraine mulling action against Crimean ports
  • WSC releases updated survey on containers lost at sea
  • Yang Ming Line expands Myanmar coverage with feeder service
  • Onion exports rise 11.53 pc in 2013-14
  • Coastal cargo likely to get 'green channel' boost
  • Haldia Port expects to benefit from scheme to boost transportation on the Ganga
  • Nature conservation & economic activities are in harmony at Antwerp port
  • PMO demands explanation from KoPT & MoS on malpractices in stevedoring operations
  • Railways earnings up 9.48 pc during April-June
  • Dairies focus on domestic sales as global milk powder prices crash
  • Economic Survey pans FTAs
  • Infra improvements & ease of doing business to make exports more competitive: Fieo
  • INR turns weak on fresh dollar demand

Marine Logweb site
JULY 14, 2014
  • Norwegian orders two more Breakaway plus ships
  • Port Neches shipyard hit with OSHA penalties
  • Costa Concordia is afloat again
  • Port Calcite relaunches fuel barge
  • July 14, 2014 Cecon faces another delay in delivery of Davie newbuild
  • Chancellor Merkel christens new German research ship
  • July 14, 2014 Guido Perla design Fast Supply Vessels for Mexico
  • LHA 6 sails away from Ingalls Shipbuilding

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 14, 2014
  • PMA, ILWU give update on contract negotiations
  • The Greenbrier Companies releases third quarter numbers
  • Bureau of Transportation Statistics updates transport reference guide
  • Vigor Fab inks deal to build new fireboat
  • Coast Guard to maintain Chetco River whistle buoy

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 14, 2014
  • 2M: The Chinese conundrum
    Industry viewpoint: Reflections on the Chinese rejection of the P3 alliance and its aftermath
  • Patrick Walters to join Peel Ports
    Former P&O and ABP executive appointed group commercial director
  • Roxana Shipping sells two chemical and oil tanker newbuildings
    Owner sells newbuildings amid concerns that too many new vessels are being ordered
  • Three crew hurt in Port Hedland bulker blaze
    Vessel had been reported before for fire-related deficiencies
  • China Shipping and Alibaba in pact to develop container shipping platform
    State conglomerate seeks to expand client base and enhance services on China's largest e-commerce web portal
  • China Shipping Haisheng forecasts narrower first-half loss
    Weak rates still plague Shanghai-listed bulker unit of China Shipping Group
  • Maersk to quit eight service agreements with CMA CGM
    New vessel-sharing agreement with MSC precludes other alliances in east-west trades
  • New tanker that also carries cars and boxes set to hit the water
    Russian owner to take delivery of 10 unique tankers that haul oil products, boxes and vehicles
  • China Cosco orders eight bulkers for $263m
    Shipping giant flags plans to buy another six bulkers and five boxships as part of fleet renewal
  • VLGC earnings stay above $100,000 per day for four weeks
    August forecast to bring even higher earnings for very large gas carrier owners
  • We need your ballast opinions
    Industry thoughts and comments sought on critical ballast water issues
  • K+N sees 8% uptick in box volumes
    Growth is twice as fast as overall market, freight forwarder says
  • US west coast negotiators return to the table
    Talks with ILWU to renew expired contract resume once more
  • Indian tax cut spurs rush of demolition activity
    Rates rise after Modi moves to reduce customs duty on ships bound for the breakers

Sea-webweb site
JULY 14, 2014
  • Seaman Guard Ohio charges reportedly dropped
    Ken Peters, public affairs chief of the Mission to Seafarers in the UK, said arms charges in India have been dropped against six British former servicemen. The six were among a 35-member crew of the anti-piracy supply vessel MV Seaman Guard Ohio. The crewmen were accused of illegally possessing
  • Italdraghe supplies dredger to Sicily
    Italian dredger builder Italdraghe has just delivered a new mini dredger to a small fishing harbour near Ragusa, Sicily. Commissioned onsite by Italdraghe technicians and complete with dredging pipeline and floats, the cutter dredger is a turnkey package contract awarded to Italdraghe in 2013. It is
  • Jiangsu Dajin secures liftboat order
    Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu Dajin Heavy Industry, an affiliate of Shanghai Bestway Marine Engineering Design has secured an order for a new liftboat from Centaur Marine. The self-elevating liftboat is scheduled for delivery in 1H 2016 but no specifications have been disclosed about the new vessel.
  • Dredging under way for Liverpool2
    The Liverpool2 container terminal has taken an important step closer to realisation with the arrival of Dutch dredging contractor Van Oord's 9,535m³ trailing suction hopper dredger HAM 316, that has started dredging the River Mersey estuary. Van Oord's scope of work, funded by a £35M grant from the
  • Fayard to finish Scandlines ro-paxes
    Privately owned Danish ship repair company Fayard will complete the two ro-pax newbuildings for Baltic Sea ferry operator Scandlines. The two 24,000gt vessels were first ordered in March 2010 from German shipbuilder P+S Werft but cancelled in 2012 when the yard folded. The order was revived this
  • Qingdao Beihai wins Foremost cape quartet
    Chinese shipyard Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry has won an order for four capesize bulkers from US based Foremost Group. Delivery of the four 180,000dwt vessels is scheduled for November 2015, May, June, and December 2016. They will have an overall length of 295m, beam 46m, depth 24.8m,
  • Chengxi & Shanhaiguan secure Cosco bulkers
    Chengxi Shipyard and Shanhaiguan Shipbuilding have secured orders for 10 bulkers from China's Cosco Holdings with four handysize and four ultramaxes for Chengxi, and two handies for Shanhaiguan at a total cost of $263.1M. There are four 38,800dwt vessels at a total cost of $99.2M and four 63,800dwt
  • Shanghai's box volume up by 11% in June
    The port of Shanghai has posted a record 3.06M teu throughput in June, up 10.8% year-on-year, and 1.4% higher than May 2014. The world's largest port also handled a total of 17.26M teu in the first quarter of 2014, up by 5.7% y/y, Shanghai International Port (Group) said. Shanghai posted net profit
  • K+ N ramps up volumes
    The world's biggest ocean freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel has bolstered its leading position with a strong increase in business volumes in the first six months of 2014. The Swiss-based group today announced an 8% increase in the number of container shipments it booked and managed, twice as high as
  • Gate LNG Terminal Rotterdam to expand
    A joint venture between Gasunie and Royal Vopak, the Gate LNG Terminal in the Port of Rotterdam is to expand to offer LNG break-bulk services, act as a gateway for LNG in north-western Europe and help meet the demand for LNG as a fuel. Rotterdam Port Authority is involved in the project with the
  • Prosecutors to renew the arrest warrant for Sewol owner
    South Korean prosecutors will renew the arrest warrant for the fugitive owner of the Sewol ferry when it expires on 22 July. Yesterday, the Incheon District Prosecutors' Office met with police to discuss the search for Yoo Byung Eun, the owner of Chonghaejin Marine and Sewol. The ferry capsized
  • Concordia finally afloat
    Costa Concordia is now afloat, Costa Cruises has confirmed. "The Concordia's stern and bow are now detached from the false sea bed by about 1m," the company said. The wreck is now afloat due to the sponsons. "Before being towed 30 meters East, the Concordia will need to be refloated of another
  • South Korea lawmakers draw up Sewol bill
    Work is underway to pass a special bill to prevent a repeat of the Sewol ferry disaster. Today, two lawmakers who are part of a joint task force team related to the disaster met to agree on the contents of the bill. The Sewol, carrying 476 passengers and crew, capsized during an Incheon-Jeju trip on
  • Singapore holds emergency drill for passenger ships
    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has carried out an emergency drill for passenger ships in the wake of the Sewol disaster. During the exercise on 11 July, codenamed Exercise Blue Dolphin 2014, some 700 passengers and crew members were evacuated from a passenger vessel. MPA said the
  • ReCAAP ISC releases details on Moresby 9
    A product tanker has had its cargo siphoned off in the South China Sea, the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC) reported. Moresby 9 was underway at position 03° 45.93 N, 105° 10.24 E , 48.6nm northwest of Pulau Anambas on the 4 July 2014 when a small fishing vessel approximately seven
  • Nanjing Tanker upset as creditor applied for its restructuring
    Delisted Chinese company Nanjing Tanker is likely to face the prospect of restructuring after a creditor filed a claim over unpaid fuel costs. Tianjin Huifeng Energy Development, a Tianjin-based bunker supplier, applied for the restructuring of Nanjing Tanker at the Nanjing Intermediate People's

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 14, 2014
  • Trucking employment edges up, but capacity concerns shippers
    A stronger U.S. industrial economy and surging imports are helping trucking companies hire more workers, despite continued reports of a driver shortage. But that labor shortage and other capacity constraints could boost costs for shippers in the peak freight season this fall. The JOC For-Hire Trucking Index rose for the fourth...
  • At its helm, Slangerup ready to build value at Long Beach
    After building FedEx Canada from a small regional parcel carrier into the country's largest international express company, CEO Jon Slangerup left the FedEx subsidiary in 2000 and dove into the world of start-up companies, mostly in the technology and alternative fuel sectors. He enjoyed building the companies at a breakneck speed,...
  • North American intermodal volume growth more than triples
    The pace of North American intermodal volume growth in the second quarter more than tripled from the prior quarter, reflecting the movement of backlogged cargo from a severe winter, U.S. manufacturing growth and a surge of imports ahead of the expiration of the U.S. West Coast longshore contract. International intermodal volume...
  • Bunker prices continue steep fall
    Spot prices for high- and low-sulfur bunker fuel have declined steeply for the past several weeks on the heels of political unrest in the Middle East. The price per metric ton for high-sulfur bunker fuel fell 4.2 percent this week, while low-sulfur spot prices per metric ton increased 1.3 percent. Full-size chart The...
  • 2014 growth in 3PL business, revenue projected
    Growth in the United States 3PL market will outpace last year's 3.2 percent expansion, according to consulting firm Armstrong & Associates' new predictions. With an expanding economy, Armstrong & Associates predicts a 5.2 percent rise in 3PL business for 2014, with net revenues projected to increase 4.3 percent to $67.4 billion...
  • JOC Group Port Productivity
    The JOC has aggregated, standardized and validated port productivity data for 483 ports and 771 terminals worldwide, with data provided by 17 prominent worldwide carriers. This unique data set can help you benchmark your productivity by port, terminal, ship size range, and call size range, identify issues with berth turn-around times, analyze performance and trends over time...
  • UASC, CSCL seen most obvious partners for CMA CGM
    United Arab Shipping Co. and China Shipping Container Line are the "most obvious" partners for CMA CGM after the French ocean carrier was excluded from the recently proposed 2M alliance between Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co., according to Drewry Maritime Research. CMA CGM has been sharing vessels with MSC between...
  • Teamsters pick Davidson to join YRC Worldwide board
    William R. Davidson, a veteran Teamsters labor relations official with decades of hands-on less-than-truckload experience, will join the YRC Worldwide board of directors. Davidson, who began his career as a dockworker at ABF Freight System, will replace Harry Wilson, the Teamsters-nominated director who left the YRC Worldwide board in March after...
  • Analyst: Horizon Lines faces debt crisis
    Horizon Lines will have difficulty refinancing its heavy debt during the next two years and may be forced to shed assets, a move that would shake up the Jones Act domestic trade, analysts from BB&T Capital Markets said. "If Horizon Lines cannot refinance its debt obligations, which come due in 2016,...
  • K+N's container traffic growth is twice that of global market
    Kuehne + Nagel posted a market-beating increase in container traffic, but the strong Swiss franc restrained growth in the global forwarding and logistics group's second-quarter earnings. Earnings before interest and taxes rose 4.6 percent to 206 million francs ($230.7 million) from 197 million francs ($220 million) in the first three months...
  • Intermodal shippers face rocky peak season
    Six months after the most disruptive winter for North American supply chain interests in recent memory, the upcoming summer-fall period is shaping up as the intermodal peak season of shipper discontent. The makings are there for a perfect storm of rail delays in the summer-fall peak season, although analysts doubt shippers...
  • China Shipping joins Alibaba in e-commerce logistics platform
    China e-commerce giant Alibaba will partner with state-owned China Shipping Group to set up an integrated and cross-border logistics platform to support the rapid growth of Internet shopping on the mainland. "The Future of International E-Commerce" infographic from Asendia. Full-size image China Shipping Network Technology (CSNT), a provider of transport information products and subsidiary...
  • Surge in demand boosts Hong Kong air cargo
    Robust demand out of Hong Kong and China in June saw cargo and mail carried on Cathay Pacific and Dragonair growing by 15 percent year-over-year. The two airlines carried 140,444 tons of cargo and mail last month, and despite a 10 percent increase in capacity, the revenue earned per flown kilometre...
  • India's 2014 budget proposes awarding of 16 port contracts
    The Indian government has announced plans to award 16 new public-private partnership port development contracts at major ports during the current fiscal year (2014-15), which ends on March 31, 2015. The announcement was made by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his budget plan for 2014-15, presented to the parliament on July...
  • Japanese duo to buy stake in Chinese logistics property developer
    A consortium of Japan's Mitsui & Co. and Mitsubishi Estate Co. has agreed to acquire a significant stake in a logistics facility developing subsidiary of Beijing Properties (Holdings) Ltd. Mitsui and Mitsubishi Estate said they will take a 35 percent stake in China Logistics Infrastructures (Holdings) Ltd. by acquiring new shares...

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 14, 2014
  • And then there were two
    Maersk Tankers has parted ways with nearly all of its crude carriers under a broader bid to exit the segment but still boasts a pair of VLCCs on bareboat charter.
  • Four charged over sinking
    Owner and captain among those facing manslaughter trial following Vanuatu ferry tragedy.
  • Shake-up for ULTR
    South America's Ultrapetrol could sell off its ocean-going fleet after a shake-up of top management.
  • Cosco purges continues
    China Cosco Holdings Co has revealed it has scrapped eight more elderly vessels.
  • Concordia refloated
    The wreck of the Costa Concordia has been refloated as salvors prepare to tow it to Genoa for scrapping.
  • Suezmax in clash
    One man has been injured after a Frontline suezmax was in collision with a fishing vessel off France.
  • Boustead buying yards
    Malaysia's Boustead Heavy Industries is planning to buy two more shipyards.
  • Otto backlog builds
    Singapore's Otto Marine has secured charter contracts worth $404m in the first half of 2014.
  • Solbakken stocks up
    Lars Solbakken has topped up his holding in Aker-backed shipowner Ocean Yield.
  • Widget revolution
    Maersk Tankers is lowering the cost of ordering spare parts by printing them in 3D mid-ocean.
  • MISC's mothership
    A Malaysian "mothership" is to be stationed off the east coast of Sabah to battle pirates.
  • Champion Tweeter
    Micky Arison on the ball as the World Cup Final comes to an end.
  • Star deal done
    Star Bulk has rubber-stamped a merger with Oceanbulk to create the largest dry cargo owner listed in the US.
  • Scandlines picks Fayard
    Scandlines will complete two ro-pax newbuildings at Denmark's Fayard.
  • Bestway wins liftboat
    China's Bestway Marine Engineering Design has won an order for a new liftboat.
  • Three hurt in fire
    Three seafarers have been injured in a fire on a KLC bulker at Port Hedland in Australia.
  • Aurora LPG under siege
    Aurora LPG says it has been subjected to a hostile takeover offer, but the attempt looks to have had little success.
  • Moresby 9 cargo stolen
    The cargo of a small product tanker hijacked in the South China Sea last week has been stolen, authorities have confirmed.
  • OOCL looks to appeal
    OOCL looks set to contest the recent verdict in France over the death of company director Courtenay Allan.
  • Volume spike forecast
    US imports are expected to reach five year highs in July as suppliers look to avoid disruptions caused by potential industrial action.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 14, 2014
  • House, Senate try similar steps to replenish Highway Trust Fund
    Action is necessary because the account for highway user fees is expected to reach a zero balance by the middle of August as the shortfall between gas taxes and projected highway spending increases.
  • 2M Alliance will be filed with China's Ministry of Transport
    "This is a pure VSA, and VSAs of this type are only filed with the MOT; that is what we are seeing. That's where they get filed, not with MOFCOM ," said Michael Christian Storgaard, a spokesman for Maersk.
  • Chiquita signs deal to remain in Delaware Port
  • Amazon petitions regulators for drone testing clearance
    When Amazon's drone-delivery plan was announced last year, many industry efforts derided the move as a stunt or said that Amazon couldn't possibly get approval in time for its expected 2015 launch of the program.
  • Cathay Pacific sees strong June
  • UP adds Milwaukee to ongoing investment projects
  • TQL opens office outside Mobile
  • Draymen put brakes on LA/Long Beach protest; ILWU talks continue
    Port truck drivers in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach said Saturday afternoon that they have agreed to a "cooling off" period requested by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.
  • China Shipping and Alibaba team up
    Analysts have characterized the deal as China Shipping Group's attempt to move into the last-mile delivery market, a fragmented and loss-making industry in China.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 14, 2014
  • IFO prices start week soft in Fujairah
    Mixed price outlook in South African ports.
  • Prices set soft trend across Europe
    Market report quiet in Rotterdam.
  • Reilly quits Chemoil
    Chemoil CEO no longer at company.
  • WFS acquires jet fuel supplier
    Move will expand our presence in aviation sector, says Kasbar.
  • Asian prices resume downward path
    Stable supplies reported at all key regional ports.
  • Small-scale LNG bunkering player enters Belgium market
    Company has completed first LNG supply operations.
  • Soyuz Bunkering expands ARA operations
    Firm adds bunker grade to product portfolio, while chartering another bunker barge.
  • Bunkering rules eased at Russian Far East port
    Individual licences no longer required.
  • Update: 2,000 mt of MGO stolen from hijacked tanker
    Nine armed robbers boarded the Moresby 9 on July 5.
  • STS operator mulls offshore bunker storage expansion
    Firm one of two mooring STS operators in Johor approved by the Marine Department of Malaysia.

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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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