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July 23, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk, Hapag to shippers: Stand by for low-sulphur fuel surcharges
  • ILWU dockers, Pacific employers take another break from contract talks
  • PIL and Wan Hai first to call at Iranian port since easing of sanctions
  • Seaspan reaches top of fleet ranking among non-operation owners
  • Argentina wins US$7.5 billion China loan to build dams, rail freight
  • TNT Express in Bangladesh opens service point at Dhaka's Ishwardi EPZ
  • Maersk's Southern Star service to call at Tauranga, New Zealand
  • Poor exchange rates push St Petersburg rail freight imports down
  • Singapore firmly focuses on developing aviation industry: Minister
  • Chennai airport applies for Regulated Agent status to clear EU cargo
  • Bombardier widens appeal to emerging markets with new Q400 variants
  • Finnair and US Airways launch codeshare from July 24
  • Asiana Airlines signs 10-year deal with UTC to maintain superjumbos
  • India to develop 24 airports nationwide for cargo operations
  • Boeing is assured it will dominate long-haul segment against Airbus

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 22, 2014
  • Bureau Veritas kick-starts LNG bunkering
  • Drewry & The WACO System expand air freight cooperation
  • ICS calls for harmonised port state control with respect to sulphur emission control areas
  • Suez Canal revenue up 9.7 pc in June
  • Unprecedented nominations for MALA 2014
  • Basmati exports to US may shoot up
  • Enfield to export CKD units to Colombia
  • Power equipment imports from China on the rise: Goyal
  • Kandla Port Trust gets coveted quality award
  • Ministry constitutes committee to prepare roadmap for developing Mumbai Port's waterfront & port lands
  • Govt asks power producers to import 54 mt coal in FY15
  • India to have Special 301-type export report
  • USIIC meets with US Assistant Secretary for Global Markets

Marine Logweb site
JULY 22, 2014
  • Schettino parties as Concordia tow away nears
  • MAN adds 1,000 hp V-12 to high speed engine line
  • Keppel to go looking for mineral rich seabed nodules
  • ME-GI adds ethane to its fuel portfolio
  • Fire ravaged MSC Flaminia reborn as eco ship
  • Body of fugitive ferry owner found in field

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 22, 2014
  • Corps settles with Northwest Alloys over Columbia River wetlands loss
  • New lock gates transferred for Panama Canal expansion
  • International Chamber of Shipping calls for harmonized PSC inspections
  • AAPA names Kristin Decas as incoming chair for 2014-15
  • Trucking group releases latest freight transportation forecast

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 22, 2014
  • APMT affirms its commitment to the US despite agreeing to sell Virginia
    Laursen tells Lloyd's List that the market offers other opportunities
  • Libya pledge boosts aframax earnings on cross-Mediterranean trade
    Earnings hit the highest level since January as Tripoli moves to raise the country's exports
  • Scorpio Tankers' new product tankers start time charter work immediately
    Some 29 tankers to be delivered to Scorpio this year
  • Scorpio Bulkers nets a $540m term loan
    Facility from two European institutions will partly finance 24 newbuildings
  • EXCLUSIVE: APM Terminals confirms Virginia sale
    Prospective new owners in $450m private bond placement
  • Zim records a strong environmental performance
    Israeli line ranked fourth out of 22 carriers for CCWG lowest emissions performance in 2013
  • Cosco Corp wins $300m shipbuilding deals
    Cosco Group yard lands contract for seven bulkers and an accommodation barge
  • Crowded North Sea spot market hits Havila Shipping profit
    Too many offshore vessels competing for business
  • German shipping loans face default risk, warns IMF
    Industry is 'vulnerable' ahead of stress test
  • Ocean Rig declares a second dividend
    Majority owner DryShips is among the beneficiaries
  • Alaska LNG export project reaches a milestone
    ExxonMobil's new source of cargo supply will complete pre-feed phase in 2016
  • China Shipping Group bans executives from side business
    State carrier ramps up anti-graft activities after being slammed by government watchdog
  • India's coal mystery: will a shortage add up to handy demand?
    Reported shortfalls of thermal coal suggest a need for more imports, but the monsoon complicates matters

Sea-webweb site
JULY 22, 2014
  • Boskalis JV wins €127M river project
    Dutch dredging major Boskalis, working with Van Hattum and Blankevoort in the Isala Delta construction consortium, has provisionally won the €127M ($172M) IJsseldelta polder 'Room for the River' contract. Awarded by Rijkswaterstaat (public works and water management) and the province of
  • APMT sells Virginia box terminal
    APM Terminals (APMT) is selling its Portsmouth, Virginia container terminal to an investment fund partnership a year after the port rejected APMT's offer to operate the facility. Terms of the sale to affiliates of funds managed by Alinda Capital Partners (Alinda) and Universities Superannuation
  • Fincantieri 1H14 profits stable at €33M
    Despite a 5% increase in revenues to €1.98Bn year-on-year (y/o/y), the newly listed Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri recorded profits for the first half of 2014 (1H14) that were at the same level as those for the same period in 2013 of €33M ($44.5M). Orders over this period increased
  • Reliance orders SHI VLECs direct
    Reliance Industries, the largest private sector company in India, has ordered four very large ethane carriers (VLECs), with options for two further vessels, direct from South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI). The four 80,000m³ vessels will cost about $120M each and although a
  • Kleven Verft wins Malaysian MPSV order
    Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven Verft has won an order for a multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV) from Malaysian-based owner IES Pioneer. The 4,800dwt MT 6015 MPSV vessel, to be built to a design developed by Norwegian firm MarinTeknikk, will have an overall length of 93.8m, beam of 20m, depth of 8m and
  • Jiangsu Newyangzi wins Kamsarmax bulker order
    Chinese yard Jiangsu Newyangzi Shipbuilding has won an order for a Kamsarmax bulk carrier from Marshall Islands registered Palinorio Shiptrade Inc. The 82,000dwt vessel is scheduled for delivery in October 2016 and will be flagged by the Marshall Islands and classed by Lloyds Register (LR). It has
  • SHI, Sovcomflot Arctic shuttle tanker trio confirmed
    The final details of an order secured by South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for three high-specification icebreaking shuttle tankers from Russian owner Sovcomflot can now be confirmed. The three vessels are approximately 70,000dwt and will cost $146.7M each. They will have an
  • Bohai secures Stella bulker pair order
    China's Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry has secured another order for two Newcastlemax bulkers from Singapore registered company Stella that follows on from an order for five of these vessels from Berge Bulk that was announced earlier this month. Stella is a subsidiary of the Chinese owner Rizhao
  • MyFerryLink takes Eurotunnel into 1H14 deficit
    Losses run up by ferry subsidiary MyFerryLink led to Channel tunnel operator Eurotunnel reporting a deficit for the first half of 2014 (1H14). Eurotunnel reported a year-on-year (y/o/y) net loss of €11M ($14.8M) from January to June but said that it would have made a €3M net profit
  • Morocco's Comarit put into liquidation
    The Tangiers Court of Commerce has put the former Moroccan ferry company Comarit into liquidation, effectively ending any remaining hopes that the company might still be rescued. The firm, which has been out of action since early 2012 after running into major financial difficulties, was officially
  • Panalpina feels margin squeeze
    Panalpina, one of the world's biggest freight forwarders, posted strong volume gains in ocean freight for the first half of the year (IH14) today (22 July) but dwindling margins took their toll on the group's earnings. Booking volumes with ocean carriers were up 8% at 770,000 TEU, well above the
  • Costa Concordia to leave Giglio tomorrow
    The wreck of the Costa Concordia is set to leave the island of Giglio tomorrow (23 July) and is expected in the port of Genoa on Sunday (27 July), the Italian authorities and site salvage team have announced. Italian civil protection head Franco Gabrielli, who announced the departure date on Monday
  • Australia open for offshore guest workers
    Unions have this week threatened to mount a legal challenge against a move by the Australian government to bypass parliament and reopen the door to guest workers in the offshore industry. Chair of the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) offshore taskforce Norrie McVicar said the move
  • Cargotec shelves planned listing of MacGregor
    Finnish materials handling equipment maker Cargotec has reversed earlier plans to separately list its MacGregor business. MacGregor makes and services cargo access equipment for ships, such as hatch covers and ramps. "Cargotec's Board of Directors expects that shareholder value will be best created
  • Swissco completes takeover of Scott and English Energy
    Singapore-based offshore support vessel owner Swissco today (22 July) announced it has completed a SGD285M ($230M) takeover of marine service provider Scott and English Energy. Scott and English Energy owns and leases mobile offshore drilling units and service rigs to support major oil and gas
  • Bunker suppliers halt operation due to typhoon
    Bunkering activities have ceased in some ports of Taiwan in anticipation of Typhoon Matmo. The typhoon is moving directly towards Taiwan and is expected to make andfall by tonight, effectively becoming the first typhoon to hit the country this year. Taiwan's main supplier of bunker fuel, CPC
  • Vard rebounds to profit in 2Q14
    Singapore-listed offshore vessels builder Vard Holdings (Vard) rebounded to profit of NOK105M ($16.9M) in 2Q14, compared with a loss of NOK44M in 2Q13. Its operating profit for 2Q14 ended 30 June was NOK140M, six times the amount in 2Q13. The swing in profits was buoyed by Vard's healthy order
  • China imports record-high crude from Iran
    China has imported 630,000 barrels of crude oil per day in the first half of 2014, up by 48% year on year from 424,000 barrels per day in 1H13, according to data released by Chinese Customs on Monday. This is a new record for crude import from Iran to China in the first half of a year, and it
  • Nanjing Tanker in restructuring
    The delisted Nanjing Tanker has entered receivership for restructuring upon a court order. Beijing-based law firm King & Wood Mallesons (PRC) has been designated by the Nanjing Intermediate People's Court as the major receiver of the company, a stock filing of Nanjing Tanker said today. Earlier in
  • Sewol owner found dead
    The body of Yoo Byung Eun, 72, the owner of Chonghaejin Marine, was found by South Jeolla Provincial Police Agency in a plum field in Suncheon City, South Jeolla Province on 12 June. The body had been decomposed at the time and the police considered it as someone without families or friends. The
  • Falling steel, rupee stunts ship recycling
    The uptick seen in the Indian ship-recycling market two weeks ago faded last week as steel prices and the rupee fell. Prices fell by about $10/lt ldt to $450/lt ldt for bulkers and $480/lt ldt for tankers. Dubai-based cash buyer Global Marketing Systems remarked: "A fall of around INR1,000 ($16) on
  • VLGC rates hit new record high
    Rates to haul LPG on very large gas carriers hit a new record high on 18 July before softening yesterday night. The Baltic Exchange assessed rates on the benchmark Gulf-Far East at $143.25/tonne on 18 July, before the rate dropped to $142.438/tonne yesterday. At current bunker prices in Fujairah,

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 22, 2014
  • Matson reaches settlement with US government, whistleblower
    Matson Inc. has agreed to pay the U.S. government $9 million to settle allegations that the company submitted false claims for fuel surcharges on military household goods shipments between continental U.S. points and Hawaii and Guam. The company also will pay $950,000 for expenses, attorney's fees and costs to Mario Rizzo,...
  • AAPA board elects Decas as chair
    Kristen Decas, CEO and port director of the Port of Hueneme and new chair of AAPA.The board of directors of the American Association of Port Authorities has electedKristen Decas, CEO and port director of the Port of Hueneme, California, as its incoming chair for the group's 2014-15 activity year. Decas, the former...
  • Crowley sees gains from Port Everglades intermodal facility
    Crowley Maritime Transportation is hailing the Florida East Coast Railway decision to open its newest Intermodal Container Transport Facility at Port Everglades, saying the facility is already impacting its business. The ICTF opened just one week ago, and Crowley said the company has already started talking to its customers about the...
  • Heartland Express gains speed as revenue jumps 69 percent
    What a difference a year - and a $300 million acquisition - can make. The acquisition of Gordon Trucking last November is powering significant growth at Heartland Express, which saw second-quarter operating revenue leap 69.3 percent from a year ago to $226.8 million. The $300 million acquisition of Gordon in Washington...
  • Truckload, intermodal pricing rose in June
    Spurred by stronger industrial production, consumer spending and housing activity, truckload rates rose 5.2 percent on average in June from a year ago, the fourth straight month of year-over-year pricing growth above 5 percent on the Cass Truckload Linehaul Index. Intermodal rail pricing was up 3.8 percent year-over-year in June, its...
  • CN: Port volumes push capacity to the limit
    Despite solid revenue growth in the second quarter, Canadian National Railway says it's facing a capacity problem, particularly at Canadian seaports, that's forcing Canada's largest railroad to temporarily turn away business. CN said it moved all-time record volumes in the April-June quarter, helped mostly by a backlog of traffic that couldn't...
  • Japan, Mongolia reach free trade agreement
    Japan and Mongolia have reached a bilateral free trade agreement aimed at eliminating import tariffs on most products traded between them. The broad agreement on the FTA, which is officially called the Japan-Mongolia Economic Partnership Agreement, came during a meeting in Tokyo Tuesday between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Mongolian...
  • FMC members cite progress in cross-border report
    Two Federal Maritime Commission members hailed U.S. dredging legislation and Seattle-Tacoma port cooperation as "significant" steps to help U.S. ports compete with Canadian and Mexican gateways for shipments to U.S. points. Commissioners Richard A. Lidinsky Jr. and William P. Doyle cited those developments in a two-year update on a controversial FMC...
  • Profit flat, but revenue up 7 percent at 'overbooked' Werner
    A stronger recovery, an "extremely challenging" driver market and rising number of trucking company failures gave Werner Enterprises more freight than it could handle in the second quarter. "Overbooked" is the term the nation's third-largest truckload carrier used to describe its business last quarter. "Overbooked" isn't a term truckload carriers have...
  • Air France-KLM to decide future of freighter fleet
    Air France-KLM, Europe's largest cargo airline by revenue, is about to reveal whether it plans to shed its dedicated freighter fleet. The Franco-Dutch carrier is expected to outline its strategy for Martinair, its all-cargo unit, when it announces its second-quarter results on July 25. Air France-KLM hired U.S. investment bank Goldman...
  • APM Terminals facility in Virginia to be sold
    An infrastructure investment group and a British pension fund have agreed to acquire APM Terminals' semi-automated container terminal at the Port of Virginia for an undisclosed price. The terminal will be acquired by Alinda Capital Partners, which has wide-ranging investments in transportation, utility and energy infrastructure, and Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd.,...
  • Roadrunner buys regional US logistics company
    Roadrunner Transportation drove deeper into the non-asset logistics business this week by acquiring Integrated Services, a $21 million Midwestern regional logistics provider. The $13 million acquisition is the latest of several by Roadrunner, the fastest-growing trucking company on the 2013 list of Top 50 Trucking Companies from SJ Consulting Group. Acquisitions...
  • KCS's US-Mexico trade building earnings growth
    Mexico's manufacturing growth could push Kansas City Southern to new heights in the near future, according to analysts. The U.S.-based company reported its cross-border trade with Mexico jumped 24 percent in the second quarter compared to the same time last year. Cross-border revenue in KCS's intermodal business grew 30 percent year-over-year...
  • Panalpina sees container growth, but barely makes a profit
    Panalpina's ocean container traffic grew three times faster than the market in the second quarter, but barely made a profit for the global freight forwarding and logistics group. Container volume for the global freight forwarding and logistics group, No. 7 on JOC's Top 40 Global 3PLs ranking, rose 9 percent to...
  • Himalaya's Take on Exports
    Q: We're a maritime freight forwarder and will soon be handling overseas shipments, primarily from China. We have a question regarding the Himalaya Clause and how it may affect our operations. The 2010 Supreme Court decision in Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha v. Regal-Beloit Corp. 130 S.Ct. 2433, affirmed that the Carriage of...
  • PIL quits LA-Long Beach chassis business
    Pacific International Lines has advised its customers that effective Dec. 1, 2014, the carrier will no longer provide chassis at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. PIL at other U.S. ports and origin locations has already, or is in the process of, phasing out carrier-provided chassis, the company stated....
  • US struggles to find long-term infrastructure plan
    U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx says he won't be celebrating if a $10.9 billion injection for the Highway Trust Fund approved by the House last week makes it through the Senate. The trust fund needs that money to stay solvent through next spring, but what the nation needs more is a...

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 22, 2014
  • Tight bonding
    Scorpio Tankers has managed to slice its borrowing costs for South Korean-built products newbuildings after closing a $125.25m bond deal.
  • 52 down ...
    Scorpio Bulkers now has won financing pledges on 52 of the vessels in its mammoth fleet of newbuildings, an executive said today.
  • APM sells out of Virginia
    AP Moller-Maersk's APM Terminals has sold its container terminal in Portsmouth, in the US state of Virginia.
  • Well work boosts Helix
    Helix Energy Solutions' better-than-expected second-quarter profit was fuelled in part by the strength of its well-intervention fleet during the period.
  • PT Pal looks abroad
    Indonesia's state-owned shipbuilder PT Pal is planning to boost its production capacity through alliances in Saudi Arabia and Hong Kong.
  • Navios VL newcomer fixed
    A $41m VLCC bought from compatriot finds one-year employment in pool.
  • Croatia eyes LNG move
    Croatia's delayed project to build an LNG terminal could become reality by 2020.
  • Scorpio Tankers scoops up $61.9m
    Scorpio Tankers has continued its share buyback momentum investing $61.9m in its own stock in just a few weeks.
  • $540m and counting
    Scorpio Bulkers has reeled in a loan worth $540m and is closing in on funds to cover the rest of its vast newbuilding programme.
  • Swissco closing $230m deal
    Swissco is set to close the SGD 285m ($230m) purchase of Scott and English Energy after shareholders gave the deal the green light.
  • Matson settles case
    US container line Matson Navigation will pay $9m to settle claims arising from an alleged prohibited fuel charge passed on to the government.
  • Big problems
    The UK detained a Chinese bulker in June that racked up 41 deficiencies.
  • Hanjin Heavy raises cash
    The parent company of Hanjin Heavy Industries has bought more shares to give the Korean shipbuilder money for working capital.
  • Havila slides in Q2
    Havila Shipping bemoaned a weak North Sea spot market as it reported a slip in second quarter income today.
  • Cosco's $300m order haul
    Shipbuilder Cosco Corporation (Singapore) has announced new orders worth $300m, including seven bulkers.
  • More ATBs for Kirby
    Bay Shipbuilding of Wisconsin is to build two articulated tug barges (ATBs) for Kirby Corporation.
  • Centerbridge centre stage
    An investor controlling a major share of the reshaped Genco Shipping & Trading has emerged as a leading stakeholder in spin-off Baltic Trading.
  • Fincantieri holds firm
    Newly-listed Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has posted "stable" earnings in the first half of 2014.
  • Reliance goes solo
    Shipowners appear to have missed out on an initial share of the action in Reliance Industries' very large ethane carrier (VLEC) order.
  • Gulfmark six cents short
    Record second quarter revenue was not enough to keep Gulfmark Offshore's second quarter results up with Wall Street expectations.
  • Cochin pulls out?
    India's Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) has reportedly pulled out of a project to build a new shiprepair plant.
  • IMF's German concern
    Bad shipping loans could still lead to more impairments for German banks, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warns.
  • Sewol owner's body found
    South Korean police have confirmed they have found the body of fugitive Sewol owner Yoo Byung-un.
  • Vard back in black
    Vard Holdings has returned to profit in the second quarter of 2014, figures released by the company Tuesday show.
  • Alaska seeks approval
    The Alaska LNG export project has applied to the US Department of Energy (DOE) to ship up to 20mtpa of LNG over a thirty year period.
  • Kleven Asia breakthrough
    Kleven Verft has secured its first newbuilding contract from South East Asia-based client, the shipbuilder has confirmed.
  • Collapse enquiry underway
    UK investigators have begun their enquiry into the causes behind the collapse of a vehicle deck on a car ferry.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 22, 2014
  • Werner invests in Chinese logistics company
    Derek Leathers, Werner's president and chief operating officer, said his company has expanded its business relationship and worked closely with Hercules' chairman and chief executive officer, and the company's management for six years.
  • Freight tonnage to rise 23.5% over next decade
  • Panalpina reports increase in second-quarter profit
    Air freight and ocean freight volumes grew 4 percent and 8 percent, respectively, in the first half of the year for Panalpina, but the company said unit profitability was affected by a challenging market environment.
  • Foxx, ex-DOT chiefs implore Congress to make transport investments
    Eleven former secretaries of transportation joined Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx in an open letter to Congress urging swift action on a multi-year blueprint for addressing the nation's infrastructure deficit.
  • Ryder to use LLamasoft for supply chain design
  • APM to sell Va. terminal to financial investors
  • Matson settles whistleblower suit
  • Delta signs oil-supply deal for refinery
    Graeme J. Burnett, Delta's senior vice president of fuel optimization and Monroe Energy's chairman, said the deal will help Monroe meet it's minimum goal of 70,000 barrels of crude per day.
  • United releases carbon-neutral shipping tool
  • American Airlines Cargo expands services

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 22, 2014
  • Prices soften across Europe
    Avails tight in Istanbul, reports said.
  • Prices show gains in Fujairah
    Markets soften in South Africa.
  • Arbitrage volumes set to fall
    Bunker premium at its highest in two weeks.
  • Community leaders cast doubt on scrubber claims
    Could efficiency of technology depend on relative state of heavy fuel oil?
  • Scrubbing system in successful sea trial
    'Tests confirmed 100% compliance with MARPOL Annex IV regulations.'
  • 'Milestone' for sulphur abatement technology company
    Poly Shield has filed a new patent application.
  • Chemoil VP joins Aegean
    'We are happy to have him,' Tavlarios tells Bunkerworld.
  • Ukrainian supplier expands products profile
    IFO grades now available outside port limits.
  • Asian MGO rates falling
    Narrow trading seen in IFO market.
  • Ethane used to power ocean-going ships
    Liquefied ethylene gas (LEG) carriers to make debut powered by same fuel.
  • Nigeria's oil sector has had 'no investment' for five years
    Country's downstream sector is in 'total disarray'.
  • Stricken boxship makes return as 'eco' vessel
    Vessel now able to consume 12% less bunkers, shipowner claims.
  • Volvo to appeal EPA fine
    Parties in dispute over marine engine emissions compliance.
  • Bunkering operations halted at Taiwanese ports
    Typhoon forecast to make landfall Tuesday night.

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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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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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