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BRIEFS
May 21, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • UN agency okays steps to mandatory box weigh-ins over shipper opposition
  • Vietnam cheaper and better, say manufacturers who will stay despite riots
  • Jiangsu's Zhenjiang cargo volume up 7.5pc to 8.9 million tonnes in 4 months
  • Shandong's quarterly trade with Japan declines 1.1pc to US$5.22 billion
  • Panama's four new lock gates at sea aboard heavy lift ship from Italy
  • US shippers lose millions over winter rail freight, truck shortage
  • Railways save Britain US$2.5 billion a year by relieving roads: study
  • DHL trendicator study says big changes coming to logistics industry
  • Lost Malaysian jet prompts ICAO, IATA to fast track flight tracking
  • China Eastern cargo selects Unisys Logistics Management System
  • Brazil Post plans to buy minority stake in cargo airline

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 20, 2014
  • Emirates Logistics India launches Air Freight division
  • EU unhappy with Philippines' maritime training & monitoring standards
  • Indian Register of Shipping announces three new senior appointments
  • TT Club announces strong financial results & maintains AM Best A- (Excellent) rating
  • BPCL to import 7 mt of crude from Kuwait & UAE in 2014-15
  • Gold jewellery exports up 14.69 pc in April
  • Mango exports to US likely to surge on rising demand
  • Kamarajar Port planning SEZ on 650-acre area
  • Suyog Merchandise Shipping proficiently clears heavy cargo at Mundra Port
  • Adani Enterprises' Q4 net profit surges to INR 2,847 cr.
  • AIAI signs MoU with Bahrain Chamber to promote bilateral trade
  • EU rep to India feels retrospective taxation & GAAR provisions ward off investors
  • Exports of fuel products up, but agri & engg dull in a decade
  • Govt may impose anti-dumping duty on solar cell imports
  • INR turns weak after four-day rise on fresh dollar buying

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Port of Dunkirk issues invitation to submit expression of...
  • Rhine-Neckar shuttle now running five times per week
  • Continued cargo growth in Hong Kong
  • United Wagon Company sets up tank car production
  • First Dreamliner for Air Canada
  • Three senior appointments from India
  • EIB supports construction of Beskyd railway tunnel
  • IJS Global gets new owner
  • FPS launches temp-controlled LCL to Dubai and Japan
  • Gebrüder Weiss expands Wels site
  • TWS reinforces staff
  • Demand for commercial vehicles rising in Europe
  • Giant pandas flying today with MASkargo
  • Fercam will Kundennähe
  • Türkei investiert in die Schiene
  • ADPC maritime training centre certified by Lloyd's Register

Marine Logweb site
MAY 20, 2014
  • U.K. shipyard to build two harbor ferries for Malta
  • Wind Server gets its legs at Nordic Yards
  • Cummins offers emergency genset for offshore applications
  • May 20, 2014 Carnival expanding its presence in Australasia cruise market
  • Rolls-Royce to support Mercy Ships
  • Damen Brest books tenth LNG carrier repair contract
  • BW Group goes on tanker buying binge
  • BAE Norfolk gets $12.3 million more for Mason job

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 20, 2014
  • Port of Tacoma releases container numbers for April
  • Requests for TIGER grants far exceed program allotment
  • Port of Olympia names winners of annual Chowder Challenge event
  • AMERICAN EMPRESS riverboat to call Vancouver Landing home
  • Maritime Administration changing makeup of National Security office

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 20, 2014
  • UACC returns to Straits Tankers pool
    Middle Eastern owner places four long range one product tankers in pool
  • Teekay Offshore shoots for a $250m bond
    Price talk for coupon is around 6%
  • Being led down the road to ship automation
    Industry is already taking the first steps to accepting unmanned ships
  • Shippers' leader welcomes container weight check agreement
    GSF's Chris Welsh pleased with IMO compromise
  • 'We're changing the face of shipbroking'
    Will Braemar's dominance create problems for the new merged company Braemar ACM?
  • Talis acquires fifth bulk carrier
    Deal takes private equity-owned fleet to five
  • STX O&S returns to the black
    South Korean yard in recovery mode after being taken over by lenders
  • ICTSI gets Beijing's nod to take over Yantai terminal
    Philippines company joins restructuring of North China port
  • BW Group buys 10 chemical tankers
    Expansion continues with two secondhand vessels and eight newbuildings
  • M&S backs out of London Gateway development
    UK retailer decides not to develop 900,000 sq ft distribution centre at port's logistics park
  • Braemar acquires ACM Shipping
    Deal will give ACM shareholders 28% of merged company

Sea-webweb site
MAY 20, 2014
  • Jaccar Holdings bids for Bourbon
    Jacques de Chateauvieux-led investment company Jaccar Holdings will launch its bid for control of listed French offshore vessel operator Bourbon today. The offer, first announced on 17 March, is set to run until 23 June and hinges on whether Luxembourg-based Jaccar can increase its existing 26%
  • Braemar and ACM outline merger plans
    Shipping service companies Braemar and ACM have today confirmed they are merging. The merged companies, to be branded Braemar ACM" with comprise of approximately 420 brokers worldwide and is expected to be up and running by the end of July. The merger will be a "great fit" providing many new
  • ZIM strikes $3Bn restructuring deal
    ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has finalised the terms of its $3Bn financial restructuring plan, including a $1.4Bn debt equity conversion with its creditors, after complex and protracted negotiations. The Israeli container shipping company, owned by the industrial holding company Israel
  • U-Ming's Q1 income soars
    Taiwan's U-Ming Marine Transport, a bulk shipper and member of the Far Eastern Group, has announced TWD360.39M ($12M) in net income over the first quarter of 2014, up more than 80% from TWD197.54M in the same quarter of 2013. Higher freight rates during the past two quarters triggered the surge in
  • Tsuneishi secures Santoku Senpaku options
    Tsuneishi Group (Zhoushan) Shipbuilding has clinched an order for two Kamsarmax bulker options from returning family-owned Japanese shipowner and operator Santoku Senpaku. The two 81,552dwt 'eco' bulkers - each with an overall length of 229m, beam 32.26m, depth 20m, and draught 14.4m - are scheduled
  • Weak tanker rates lifted by Asia-Pacific
    Continuing growth in Asia-Pacific products trade is brightening the outlook for the tanker market, currently weak for both crude carriers and product tankers, say shipping analysts and brokers. "Spot earnings in the MR [medium-range] market have been fairly disappointing this year," said E A Gibson,
  • Royal opening for DP World's Brisbane auto terminal
    DP World chairman Sultan Ahmed Sulayem flew to Australia from Dubai for the grand opening of Brisbane's third semi-automated terminal today. The AUD$250M ($232M) terminal features automated stacking cranes and state-of-the-art operating and control systems. Under the new system, dockworkers operate
  • UK competition authority prepares new MyFerryLink ban
    The UK Competition and Markets Authority has said that it intends to give Eurotunnel-backed English Channel ferry operation MyFerryLink six months to close its Dover-Calais service. The authority, which last month succeeded the Competition Commission, said today that it was provisionally confirming
  • BW to buy 10 chemical tankers
    BW Group will buy 10 chemical tankers comprising two ships built in 2008 and 2010, and eight newbuildings to be delivered between 2015 and 2018 from Stream Tankers. The two chemical tankers are from Japanese shipyards Fukuoka Shipbuilding and Shitanoe Shipbuilding. The newbuildings are being built
  • Taiwanese steelmakers on US anti-dumping duties list
    Anti-dumping duties were levied on Taiwanese non-oriented electrical steel (NOES) manufacturers by the US Department of Commerce last week. Leicong Industrial, a Chungli-based steelmaker, was ordered to pay an anti-dumping tariff of 52.23%, the highest among the Taiwanese firms in the case,
  • Offshore business is 'long-term plus' for Korean shipbuilders
    South Korea's Hyundai HI, Samsung HI and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering will keep taking orders for offshore production facilities as high per-unit prices for large offshore projects, particularly production equipment, are their best options. Samsung Securities analyst Han Young Soo said
  • VLGC rates continue decline
    Freight rates to haul LPG on very large gas carriers continue to decline as the tonnage supply grows. The Baltic Exchange assessed the benchmark Ras Tanura-Chiba rate at $78.938/tonne, a $1.062 drop from yesterday. Current bunker prices in Fujairah, UAE, which works out to $60,309/day, is still
  • Chinese yards' new orders up 160% in Jan-April
    Chinese shipyards' new orders surged 160% year on year to 30.3Mdwt in the first four months in 2014, the China National Association of Shipbuilding Industry (CANSI) said today. During the same period, the newbuilding orders placed at Chinese yards for exports rose 174% y/y to 29.0Mdwt. The orderbook
  • Braemar and ACM outline merger plans
    Shipping service companies Braemar and ACM have today confirmed they are merging. The merged companies, to be branded Braemar ACM with comprise of approximately 420 brokers worldwide and is expected to be up and running by the end of July. The merger will be a "great fit"
  • Intra-Asia paraxylene shipments weaken long-haul trade
    Growing paraxylene (PX) exports from Northeast Asia to China are contributing to the fast growth of intra-Asia coastal trade, but they are undermining long-haul seaborne trade, according to Drewry's recently published Chemical Forecaster report. China's consumption of PX has emerged as a key driver
  • Adani takes over Dhamra Port for $917M
    Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone told local stock exchanges today that it has closed the Rs 5,500 crore ($917M) deal to take over Dhamra port on India's east coast. APSEZ executed a definitive agreement with two promoters of Dhamra Port Company Limited - L&T Infrastructure Development Projects
  • Japan yard orders down again
    Japanese shipbuilders saw orders dropping both year on year and month on month in March, suggesting that their recovery may be peaking. Having seen orders languishing before 2013 due to a strong yen, their fortunes have been recovering since the pro-business premier Shinzo Abe returned to power in
  • Tallinn opens new cruise quay
    Estonia's Port of Tallin welcomed the 330m Royal Princess, the largest cruise ship ever to visit the country, along with her 3,000 passengers when economic affairs and communications minister Urve Palo officially opened the quay on Saturday, 16 May. Costing €9.34M, the new quay "was the port's
  • French pupils to use Kongsberg engine room simulator
    French maritime vocational school Lycée Maritime Jacques Cassard in Nantes will use Kongsberg Maritime's advanced engine room simulator to train its students on marine engine operations from 750kW to at least 3000kW engineer level. Instructors have free reign to create engine failure scenarios based

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 20, 2014
  • Zim Launches New US Gulf-Brazil Service
    Zim is launching a new U.S. Gulf-Brazil direct service in cooperation with Mediterranean Shipping Co. as part of a streamlined inter-Americas operation. The new service and two upgraded services, which launch in mid-June, will cut transit times, add sailings and boost port coverage, the Israeli carrier said. Zim is cooperating with MSC...
  • Cyber-Warfare
    Cyber-warfare. The word causes shudders throughout the e-tailing business, and you need to look no further than Target, Michaels and Neiman Marcus for the latest examples of significant consumer data theft. Unfortunately, cybersecurity and the thought of data being compromised haven't caused as much concern among other businesses. For those...
  • New Bajio-Chicago Service to Tap Cross-Border Growth
    U.S. and Mexican shippers later this month will gain better access to manufacturing growth in central Mexico through a joint service operated by BNSF Railway and Ferromex, the latest railroad partnership forged to tap growing cross-border trade. The five-days-a-week service will link Ferromex's intermodal terminal at the inland port of Guanajuato...
  • Four-Year High in US Shipper Optimism Regarding Freight Growth
    U.S. shippers haven't been this optimistic about volume growth in the coming 12 months since The Hurt Locker won the Academy Award for Best Picture and an Icelandic volcano disrupted flights to and from Europe. Shippers surveyed by Wolfe Research in March and April on average expect their volume to rise...
  • Best Practices for Shipping Perishable Goods Coast-to-Coast
    The food industry has made great strides in bringing perishable goods from the West Coast to East Coast markets in a safe and timely fashion. Yet even with today's network of refrigerated rail cars, trucks, and intermodal containers, shippers of fresh produce, frozen foods, temperature-sensitive liquids, and other perishable goods...
  • Robust April Imports Point To ILWU Impact
    Robust April imports through several U.S. ports are at least partly related to initial effects of shippers accelerating import shipments to avoid potential disruption at West Coast ports tied to longshore labor negotiations. Fifty-one percent of respondents to a quarterly survey of shippers by Wolfe Research, which conducts investment research, "have...
  • Hapag-Lloyd Commits to IPO in 2015
    Hapag-Lloyd, currently preparing to take over Chile's CSAV, has committed to a stock market flotation of the enlarged ocean carrier in 2015. The Hamburg-based carrier's shareholders have signed a binding agreement to float the newly formed company next year, according to TUI, the German tourism group, which has a 22 percent...
  • Hamburg Outperforms Sluggish Rivals Rotterdam, Antwerp
    The Port of Hamburg's container traffic grew by a market-beating 8 percent in the first quarter, as the port moved up on Europe's top box hub, Rotterdam, and widened its lead over third-ranked Antwerp. Germany's largest port handled 2.4 million 20-foot-equivalent units through March 31, with China and Hong Kong accounting...
  • Southern Asian Hub Ports Invest in a Bigger Future
    Transshipment hubs in South and Southeast Asia are pouring investment into expanding facilities and adding new equipment to handle the increasing size of container vessels, the new alliance groupings and steadily improving trade. Malaysia's Port of Tanjung Pelepas is investing $430 million as it prepares for the arrival of the P3...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 20, 2014
  • $250m cruise commitment
    Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is investing $250m to elevate its fleet to the levels of its newest ships, the Norwegian Breakaway and its biggest vessel yet the 4,000 passenger Norwegian Getaway delivered in January.
  • TOO builds warchest
    Tanker and FPSO owner Teekay Offshore Partners (TOO) is selling new notes to pay for existing newbuildings and to fund future fleet expansion.
  • Jaya pays off loan
    Singapore's Jaya Holdings has paid off debt obligations as part of its takeover by Mermaid Marine Australia.
  • Devil in ditched plan
    The Liberal Government says it will upgrade existing passenger ferries rather than allow TT-Line to buy two freight-only ships for the Bass Strait crossing, and the change in plan is angering Tasmanian farmers and food exporters.
  • Braemar to quit church, shares fall
    Shipbroker Braemar Shipping Services is to move later this summer from its distinctive home in a central London church to bigger offices after its forthcoming merger with London rival ACM Shipping.
  • In and out at GOS
    India's Global Offshore Services (GOS) has performed a quick S&P deal on an accommodation barge.
  • Swanland action call
    Britain's RMT is calling for those responsible for the loss of the 3,150-dwt Swanland off Wales in November 2011 to be prosecuted, and for the government to take action to prevent any repetition.
  • Solstad strengthens
    Norway's Solstad Offshore has increased first quarter earnings as revenue increased.
  • Zim goes to Brazil
    Israeli container line Zim is launching a new service to enhance links between South America and the US Gulf.
  • Eitzen Chem takes a hit
    Eitzen Chemical, the Oslo-listed tanker firm which is struggling with a heavy debt overhang, has reported first quarter earnings that were heavily impacted by bad weather.
  • Dover ferry ban upheld
    The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will bar Eurotunnel ferries from Dover before the end of 2014.
  • Braemar earnings cut
    UK broking group Braemar Shipping Services has posted reduced annual profit on the day it announced a merger with compatriot ACM.
  • BW buys ten more
    BW Group just can't seem to stop buying tankers, it seems, following the disclosure Tuesday that it had agreed to acquire another ten.
  • One injured in blast
    A crew member has been severely injured in a boiler explosion on a Yang Ming containership.
  • PRGN plots buyback
    Greek bulker operator Paragon Shipping announced plans to repurchase shares Monday evening after turning in a first-quarter loss.
  • Brokers agree merger
    UK-listed shipbrokers Braemar Shipping Services and ACM Shipping announced Tuesday that they intend to merge.
  • Ferry double for Exeter
    UK shipyard Exeter Maritime Services (EMS) has won a contract to build two ferries for a Maltese owner.
  • Paragon sheds boxship
    Paragon Shipping of Greece has offloaded a post-panamax containership under construction at Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding in China.
  • Nigerian cash untouched
    A $308m fund aimed at boosting Nigeria's shipping industry has yet to be handed out to owners.
  • Carnival's Asia pivot
    US president Barack Obama is having one and now it appears so is Micky Arison - an Asian pivot that is.
  • Vallianz back for more
    Vallianz Holdings has returned to the bond market for a second fund raiser in less than three months.
  • California dreaming
    The two major US west coast ports have both seen April container volumes increase by 10% compared to a year ago.
  • Aloha!
    Cargo shipments between Honolulu and other Hawaiian islands appear to be on the rise.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 20, 2014
  • SeaIntel: G6 will require ports to handle more containers per ship
    SeaIntel says the ships of the carriers in the new G6 Alliance will spend 3.4 percent more time in port, but increase average vessel capacity 8 percent when compared to the New World Alliance and Grand alliances.
  • Expeditors outlines new strategy
    Peter Rose's early departure from the board of Expeditors International may have come as a surprise, but in comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission, company officials present the outline of a company undergoing a change in outlook.
  • LaHood joins infrastructure firm
    Paris-based infrastructure firm Meridiam has hired former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood as a senior adviser.
  • ZIM details Latin America, Caribbean services
  • Cargolux adds Hong Kong-Ohio frequency
  • Amerijet launches domestic freighter service
  • Descartes releases driver's license compliance program
  • U.S. sees progress in ag exports to Mexico
  • Air Canada flies first Boeing 787
  • Washington Notebook: Inchcape loses protest of U.S. Navy award to competitor
  • IMO approves container weight verification changes
    The Maritime Safety Committee of the IMO on Monday approved changes to the Safety of Life at Sea convention that will require verification of container weights as a condition for loading packed export containers aboard ships.
  • Survey: Ex-Im Bank clients satisfied
  • Hapag-Lloyd plans IPO for 2015
  • IMO offers guidance on navigating straits

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 20, 2014
  • IMO committee urged to make fuel quality risk 'top priority'
    Secretary General tells MSC the issue is 'really serious' and deserves special consideration.
  • Prices lack direction across Europe
    In Rotterdam, 380 cSt hadn't moved from Monday's level.
  • Bad weather drove-up operator's bunker consumption
    Debt-burdened Eitzen Chemical records more losses.
  • Shipowner takes up fuel efficient option
    BW Group's CEO sees the sense in buying eco tonnage.
  • IFO prices fall in Fujairah
    Little movement in Suez.
  • Bunker conference for Hong Kong
    Chinese bonded bunker companies expected to attend event.
  • Tax on fuel oil exports could hit production
    Russian minister acknowledges that primary oil refining could fall.
  • Owner faces charges over slow response to bunker leak
    Shipping company pays 'compensatory damages' to local fishermen.
  • US port preparing for increased traffic
    Three 'super post-Panamax' shore cranes have arrived for installation at the Port Newark Container Terminal.
  • Indian shipowner banks on slow-steaming to cut costs
    SCI likely to make a loss for 2014.
  • Bunker prices largely down at Asian ports
    Supplies of bunker fuels were fine at key Asian ports on Tuesday.
  • New customer for Alfa Laval's scrubbers
    Four RoRo vessels to be retrofitted with hybrid systems.
  • Titan court proceedings at Bermuda face new delay
    Hearing at Supreme Court of Bermuda adjourned to July 11, 2014.
  • Evergas orders more integrated LNG fuel supply systems
    Firm has extended orders for LNG/Multigas Carriers at Chinese yard.
  • East China fuel oil imports down as bunker demand falls
    Imports of fuel oil to east China are expected to fall by 46.7% in May.
  • Piraeus-based firm receives 'eco-type' tonnage
    Vessel is first to join fleet after firm's restructuring, says CEO.

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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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