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November 20, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk returns to Southampton as 2M re-configuration takes shape
  • LA-Long Beach 'indy' truckers' strike spreads to rail yards
  • UK shipping minister to seek subsidies to ease low-sulphur fuel cost
  • Docker slowdown at Tacoma threatens Christmas trees for Hong Kong
  • LA-Long Beach container throughput increased 3pc in October
  • CSCL back in black, saved by asset sales that spared it delisting
  • Savannah October container volume increases 13.6pc to 311,759 TEU
  • Drewry fears mega ship slot cost cuts will bring about rate plunge
  • Moscow warehousing slips, logistics men turn to 2nd, 3rd tier cities
  • Kalmar's SmartStack goes live at Durban container terminal
  • Production of emissions analyser doubles ahead of low-sulphur rule
  • EU approves Etihad purchase of 49 per cent of Italy's Alitalia
  • VietJet Air launches cargo airline to increase tonnage 23pc
  • Portland hopes Asia can restore international air cargo lost last year
  • UK freight association calls on Airports Commission to keep cargo in mind
  • Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad airports to be hubs

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
  • Chinese methanol production seen as mixed blessing for chemical tanker shipping
  • Hamburg Süd christens one more 'San' class container vessel
  • Hill Dickinson announces its first global head of shipping
  • Knutsen NYK names new shuttle tanker
  • Moore Stephens to make representation on UK tonnage tax changes
  • Shareholders approve Essar Shipping's delisting
  • Biggest LNG cargo consignment to arrive in Gujarat
  • Eddy Bruyninckx receives Lifetime Achievement Award
  • India plans line of credit for Banjul port expansion in Gambia
  • JNPT chief recommends relaxation in tariff norms at Major Ports
  • Railways commodity-wise freight revenue earnings up 11.38 pc in April-Oct.
  • INR plunges against dollar on heavy demand for the US currency

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Gute Ventilation
  • Seven more super lorries for Elflein
  • HHLA shifts more boxes
  • Indian Railways and South Korea teaming up
  • CSAV axes Q3 losses
  • Supergroup picks Ceva for freight management
  • BNSF splashing out on idle reduction technology
  • Major challenges identified for Asian Pacific airlines
  • Setting a new course for Intertanko
  • Port of Tema's expansion project ready for take-off
  • Kimberly-Clark Professional continues with ND
  • Far Eastern Railways reopens Kiparisovsky tunnel
  • Three-point landing for Beaujolais Nouveau

IHS Maritimeweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
  • USCG, EPA to conduct joint boardings
    The US Coast Guard (USCG) has confirmed plans to co-ordinate with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on enforcement of new fuel rules. The requirement that vessels use 0.1% sulphur fuel with 370km of US and Canadian shores begins 1 January 2015, as does the same sulphur limit for fuel
  • Sovcomflot rebounds in first nine months
    Russia's state-owned Sovcomflot (SCF) has reported a positive performance over its first three quarters. The shipowner, operator, and charterer attributed its year-on-year recovery to an improvement in rates and operating environment, which it expects to continue in view of its new long-term
  • World's biggest box ship unveiled
    CSCL Globe, the world's largest container ship, was named this week at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in a ceremony attended by dignitaries and 150 other guests. The 183,800dwt vessel is the first of five 19,100teu box ships for China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL). At 400m in length, 58.6m in
  • Neptune Orient Lines gets 'buy' rating on cheap valuation
    UOBKay Hian is putting a 'buy' rating on Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) shares, saying the market has overreacted to the challenges facing the Singapore-listed shipping and logistics group. The Singapore broking house said the current pricing "is not justified", as the market has failed to factor in
  • South Korean banks support marine projects
    Busan Bank, a regional bank in South Korea and Korea Export-Import (EXIM) Bank, have recently signed an agreement to offer financing for offshore marine projects aiming to support maritime policies in Busan. According to the agreement, Korea EXIM Bank will offer loan guarantee to Busan Bank. With
  • Mixed signals on China's Yangzijiang shipbuilding margins
    Strong shipbuilding margins that helped shore up Yangzijiang Shipbuilding's (YZJ's) earnings in the first nine months of 2014, may be a thing of the past for the Chinese shipbuilder. From financial year 2015, that trend could reverse as lower margin jobs start to kick in, says CIMB analyst Lim Siew
  • Hyundai Mipo to sell off stakes in POSCO
    South Korean tanker-builder specialist, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard will sell its entire stake in steel-making company POSCO for KRW286.4Bn ($260.38M) in a bid to improve its balance sheet. Hyundai Mipo, an affiliate of world's largest shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), said it will sell
  • CMES to raise $327M for 11 newbuildings
    Shanghai-listed China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) announced yesterday to raise CNY2Bn ($327M) from its largest shareholder, China Merchants Steam Navigation via private placement for 4+1 VLCCs and six bulk carriers. A total of CNY2.99Bn will be needed for these new VLCCs, and CNY479M has been
  • Jiangsu yard orderbook up 55.4% y/y
    The orderbooks of shipyards in Jiangsu Province in China stood at 1,189 vessels, or 69.68M dwt, as of the end of October, up 55.4% year on year, showed data released by the provincial authorities on Monday. In the first 10 months of 2014, the output of newbuildings in Jiangsu province reached 197
  • Bunker trader DOT files for liquidation
    Singapore-based bunker trading company, Dynamic Oil Trading Singapore (DOT) has filed for liquidation following sister company OW Bunker Far East (Singapore). The filing was documented today, with accounting firm KPMG appointed as the provisional liquidator for DOT as well as for OW Bunker Far
  • Japan cargo ship sinks off Okinawa after collision with Chinese vessel
    A Japan-flagged cargo ship has collided with a Chinese general cargo ship and capsized off Okinawa Port in Nakagasuku Bay, Japan. Hokuei 18, the 1997-built vessel operated by Hokuei, has since suffered sustainable damage upon colliding with the Panama-flagged Yong Sheng VII at around 14.45 hours
  • South Korea creates new safety ministry
    The South Korean government has set up the Ministry of Public Safety, consisting of more than 10,000 officials, to respond to future disasters more efficiently. The establishment of the new agency was a result of the Sewol incident. The Sewol incident occurred on 16 April when the ferry capsized
  • SHI-Samsung Engineering merger cancelled
    Samsung HI's (SHI's) plan to acquire its affiliates Samsung Engineering has been finally called off due to opposition from shareholders. According to SHI, the world second-biggest shipbuilder, the claims for stock purchase from shareholders who are against the merger exceeds an expected limit based

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
  • Seaspan orders two LNG fueled ferries
  • Stena to operate 1,500 passenger ferry on methanol
  • Gulf Island to build third 8,000 bhp towboat
  • CIT finances Blue Wall bulker acquisitions
  • Idled rigs hinder Transocean's 2015 earnings
  • Steel cut for Yamal LNG module carriers
  • Two UNF students awarded Crowley scholarships
  • PPG gets $8.9 million MSC paint contract
  • USCG and EPA get set to enforce new sulfur limits
  • Langh Ship to have new MD

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
  • Federal Maritime Commission looking into labor unrest surcharges
  • ATA truck tonnage index climbs during month of October
  • Crowley awards pair of scholarships to University of North Florida students
  • Anacortes port board president eyes possible open meetings violation
  • Oman Shipping marks delivery of new LNG carrier ADAM LNG

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
  • China VLCC has doubled its fleet size in under two months and looks set to become world's largest VLCC operator
    Joint venture between CMES and Sinotrans & CSC on track to dominate with fleet of around 40 very large crude carriers
  • Container trade is going to increase 7% trade in 2015, according to latest Clarkson forecast
    Quarterly forecast expects intra-Asia boost to trade figures, but long-term freight rate impact for larger vessels
  • Civil unrest has halved Libya's oil production just as OPEC is talking cuts
    EXCLUSIVE: Lloyd's List Intelligence data shows crude exports slow to a trickle ahead of OPEC meeting to decide output reduction
  • OW Bunker trade debts 'total $730m', according to a leaked document
    'Frenzy' of legal action as owners are squeezed by unpaid oil suppliers
  • Public or private shipbrokers: Howe Robinson shares its thoughts as consolidation fever breaks out amongst brokers
    Both models have track records of success and challenges, say Kerr-Dineen
  • Boxship lay-ups rise as winter looms and seasonal slumps kicks in
    Lloyd's List Intelligence data confirms that slowing demand is pushing major players to take ships out of service
  • VLCC earnings flatten as other crude tanker segments soar
    The big tankers take a back seat as others hog limelight this week
  • Improved crude tanker rates boost Sovcomflot's third quarter
    Russian owner eyes crude and gas shipping opportunities
  • ICAP and Howe Robinson confirm merger talks
    Duo aim to have combined new company up and running in first half of 2015
  • Top box players find strength in numbers
    The largest carriers see merit in global alliances as cost-cutting pressures intensify and solo status loses its allure

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
  • Port of Charleston saw double-digit growth in October
    The port of Charleston saw double-digit increases in container traffic in October, marking another month of what the head of the South Carolina Ports Authority says is "exceptional" above-average growth. The SCPA today reported that Charleston's container traffic jumped 17 percent year-over-year in October to 164,672 TEUs, driven by a 20...
  • ILWU reiterates that its focus is on bargaining table
    The Pacific Maritime Association said work slowdowns continued in the northern ports, while the International Longshore and Warehouse Union was not dispatching sufficient skilled labor to handle cargo volumes in Los Angeles-Long Beach. The ILWU said its focus is on the bargaining table in San Francisco. Negotiations continued Wednesday for a...
  • CMA CGM reinstates citrus service between Mediterranean and Black Sea
    CMA CGM will use at least some of its new reefer fleet to serve growing produce trade between countries bordering both the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. The world's third-largest company announced the re-launch of its Citrus Express service, which will call Syria, Turkey, Egypt and the Black Sea. CMA CGM...
  • NY-NJ port extends truck-replacement program
    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey approved $2.42 million to continue a four-year-old program to help port truckers replace older, higher-polluting vehicles with newer, cleaner burning ones. The funds, which include a $2 million federal congestion mitigation and air quality grant, will help pay for the replacement of...
  • Global dock unions back ILWU, criticize PMA
    Representatives of global dockworkers' unions pledged "active solidarity" to the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and questioned the Pacific Maritime Association's willingness to reach a contract with the U.S. West Coast union. The dockers' section of the International Transport Workers Federation, meeting in London, accused the PMA of breaking a "gentlemen's...
  • China Shipping to launch world's largest container vessel this month
    China Shipping Container Lines said it will launch the first of five 19,100-TEU container ships by end of the month, supplanting Maersk Line as the operator of the world's largest container vessel. China Shipping, the seventh-largest global container line, in May 2013 ordered the new mega-ship, named CSCL Globe, from the...
  • US retailers worry West Coast port delays will hurt post-Black Friday restocking
    Retailers hope West Coast port congestion won't impact impact their holiday sales.Major U.S. retailers don't expect U.S. West Coast port congestion to hamper getting Black Friday products on the shelves, but they're far less confident on their ability to keep stores stocked through the entire holiday season. Home Depot doesn't expect...
  • Striking drayage drivers turn focus to Port of Long Beach
    The Port of Long Beach today will be the focus of attention by a Teamsters-affiliated group that is attempting to organize drayage drivers in Southern California. Justice for Port Truckers scheduled a protest at noon Pacific time at the ITS terminal in Long Beach. The group will also congregate this evening...
  • Liverpool port seeks to reclaim 'traditional market'
    Peel Ports CEO Mark Whitworth says a $480 million container port rising along the river Mersey will provide the port of Liverpool with "a fantastic opportunity to take back its national market share." Once a dominant U.K. port, Liverpool lost market share between the 1960s and 1980s to competitors Felixstowe and...
  • Ports expected to be at center of container shipping strategy
    LONDON - Ports are set to dominate container shipping strategy with the focus on terminal productivity and capacity expansion, industry analysts said at the JOC Group's Port Performance Conference Europe in London. "Ports are coming back to the center, as they strive to keep pace with the growth in ocean container...
  • Slow global growth to make US strongest weak economy
    FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida - The good news is the U.S. economy will continue to expand through at least 2017. The bad news is it won't expand that much. That's the message William Strauss, senior economist and economic advisor for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, delivered to shippers, carriers and logistics...
  • NITL shippers warned to expect 'significant' US rate increases in all modes
    FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida - Shippers who came to the National Industrial Transportation League's annual conference here hoping to hear U.S. freight rates would moderate after rising significantly in 2014 are heading home disappointed. Surface freight rates in North America are only moving in one direction, analysts and economists told shippers at...
  • Supply chain collaboration increasing as capacity tightens, costs rise
    FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida -Collaboration, cooked with perspiration and flavored by imagination with a dash of desperation, is the main course being served at the National Industrial Transportation League's annual conference and TransComp Exhibition here. Faced with taut inland supply lines, unprecedented delays and uncertainty at the largest U.S. port complex and...
  • UAE's Khorfakkan terminal prepares for more big ships
    Terminal operator Gulftainer is a step closer to readying its Al-Sharjah Emirati terminal for mega-ships after it received $60 million of new crane equipment for the Khorfakkan Container Terminal. The four ship-to-shore cranes and 12 rubber-tire gantry cranes are already in use following a ceremony at the terminal. Khorfakkan Container Terminal...
  • Trans-Pacific carriers gain only half of attempted GRI
    Drewry's benchmark spot rate from Hong Kong to Los Angeles jumped 16.4 percent, or $300 per 40-foot container this week to $2,125 per FEU. Full size chart. Trans-Pacific carriers only achieved half the general rate increase gain they hoped to via a $600-per FEU hike, Drewry Maritime Research said today. Drewry's benchmark spot...
  • Terminal operators expect shipping alliances to improve schedule reliability
    LONDON - The new ocean carrier alliances set to launch in 2015 will operate more reliable schedules, removing a major factor behind the congestion that has plagued major container ports this year, marine terminal operators said at the JOC Group's Port Performance Conference in London today. "Carriers put schedule reliability at...
  • Obama confident ILWU-PMA can reach a deal
    WASHINGTON - Amid pleas of major shippers for a federal mediator, President Obama says he's confident U.S. West Coast longshoremen and waterfront employers can reach a labor contract. The International Lonshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association, which represents U.S. West Coast waterfront employers, would both have to request...
  • Air cargo shippers unaffected by carrier drive for profit, AAPA head says
    TOKYO - Asia's competitive airline environment is placing intense profitability pressure on carriers in the region, but the focus on costs will not see air cargo shippers facing the wide scale route cutbacks, reduced frequencies and rolled shipments that have afflicted their ocean freight counterparts. Asked by JOC.com whether services would...
  • No speedy resolution to Manila congestion, port summit hears
    TOKYO - There is still no end in sight to the port of Manila congestion more than six months after an ill-considered truck ban quickly began to see containers stacking up at the two main terminals in the Philippine capital. A Port Summit in Manila this week heard that yard utilization...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
  • GLDD ups the ante
    Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation has returned to the bond market for cash to cut debt and fund expansion.
  • Seaspan pens ferries
    Seaspan Ferries Corporation has inked a contract to construct a pair of dual-fuel ferries at a leading Turkish shipyard.
  • USCG readies crackdown
    The US Coast Guard (USCG) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are gearing up for a coordinated campaign to enforce regulations designed to reduce air pollution.
  • Blue Wall bags financing
    Blue Wall Shipping of Greece has turned to CIT Maritime Finance for ammunition to acquire a pair of bulkers.
  • CMA CGM starts new run
    A seasonal service between the east Mediterranean and the Black Sea will be introduced by CMA CGM this month, the French owner said.
  • Three more for OSM
    OSM Hamburg has won a deal to manage three feederships reportedly sold by Erwin Strahlmann.
  • Daiichi keeps cash flowing
    Japanese owner Daiichi Chuo Kisen is believed to have sold its second bulker in a week.
  • Stena's methanol first
    With the new low sulphur regulations approaching, Stena Line will start using methanol as a fuel on one of its vessels.
  • New vessels, more costs
    An expanded fleet has brought more operating costs at Fjord Line, which saw deeper red in its third quarter bottom line.
  • Monjasa takes tanker
    Danish bunker and tanker group Monjasa has bought a 2005-built vessel from Eships of Abu Dhabi.
  • Red Box orders duo
    Two polar-class vessels able to operate in severe ice conditions throughout the whole year have been ordered at Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI).
  • Watch this space
    Peter Kerr-Dineen has promised a big impact in the market from Howe Robinson's proposed merger with ICAP Shipping.
  • LSC loss grows
    Lithuanian Shipping Company (LSC) has revealed a bigger loss in the first nine months as revenue fell.
  • Marenave takes a hit
    Germany's Marenave Schiffahrts has fallen to a loss over the first nine months of 2014 due to an impairment charge.
  • SHI scraps merger plan
    Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has cancelled a $2.5bn merger deal with Samsung Engineering as share buyback requests exceeded the set limit.
  • Uljanik adds another
    Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik has clinched a deal to build a jack-up platform vessel for Belgium's GoSea.
  • Galapagos ship sinks
    All 13 crew have been rescued after their cargoship sank en route to the Galapagos Islands.
  • SCF profit soars
    Russian shipowner Sovcomflot (SCF) has posted a big jump in earnings for the third quarter as crude tanker rates improved.
  • Brokers to merge
    Howe Robinson Group (HRG) of Singapore and ICAP Shipping have confirmed market rumours that they are working towards a new shipbroking alliance.
  • Cold US bad for VLGCs
    LPG exports are dependent on the severity of winter in North America, according to the latest research published by Drewry.
  • Floatel sale falls through
    Plans by Jasper Investments to sell a converted accommodation vessel look to have all but floundered.
  • Arctic Sunrise detained
    A vessel belonging to environmental protest group Greenpeace has been detained by Spanish authorities.
  • PBR fixes five OSRVs
    Compagnie Maritime Monegasque (CMM) has secured long-term charters from Petrobras for five oil spill response vessels (OSRV).
  • Jumbos replacing boxships
    A US logistics company is resorting to hiring 747 Jumbo jets to overcome the congestion at major US ports.
  • Strike threat remains
    Industrial action by marine engineers operating tugs in Port Hedland looks set to go ahead after they rejected a revised pay deal.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
  • NTSB hands FAA drone win
  • Ex-Im Bank, Indian energy agency enter finance MOU
  • Chassis providers to decide on NY/NJ gray pool today
  • PierPass not backing down from congestion mitigation fee
  • Carriers postpone congestion surcharges
  • Philadelphia port properties attract interest from 16 developers
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
  • Rise in US crude stockpiles drags down WTI crude
    Supplies rose 2.61 million barrels to 381.1 million last week.
  • US Coast Guard, EPA to step up ECA-compliance efforts
    Will make sure'everyone plays by the rules.'
  • Charterers look at shipping firms' eco friendliness
    SSI points to the rise of the 'sustainable shipper'.
  • OW management 'knew about credit to Tankoil'
    Lawyer for head of Singapore subsidiary says the risk exposure was known to top management.
  • EU ready to move ahead of IMO on ship CO2 monitoring
    Shipowner's association sees 'global potential' for EU's MRV system, which includes elements rejected at recent IMO meeting.
  • Monjasa buys bunker tanker
    to be deployed in West Africa.
  • Shipping company seeks court guidance over OW invoice
    Precious Shipping wants Singapore's High Court to clarify whom it should pay.
  • ECA compliance: EU-wide information system under development
    System provides 'common platform for reporting and sharing of information'.
  • No signs of significant shift in Asian bunker demand
    OW Bunker's collapse unlikely to trigger change in buying patterns.
  • ECA compliance: EU to level the playing field
    New measures to be enforced from March.
  • ICG earnings rise despite bigger bunker bills
    Fuel bills expected to climb in 2015.
  • Bunker supplier's expansion to Labuan 'timely', says partner
    Development will boost firm's bunker sales at port to 25 million litres per year.
  • 'Eco' LNG carrier joins Omani fleet
    Newbuilding runs on diesel-electric propulsion.
  • Construction completed for world's largest containership
    Vessel burns 20% less fuel per TEU compared with 10,000 TEU containerships.
  • Russia starts bunker inspection programme
    Phase one to focus on St Petersburg and Primorsk.

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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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