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June 4, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk Line orders eleven 19,630-TEU ships, company's biggest yet
  • Hapag-Lloyd hints that its first 20,000-TEUer is in the offing
  • Oakland dockers walk out over dispute about dispatch procedure
  • Tanzania awards US$9 billion in rail contracts to Chinese builders
  • Correction: DHL titles and departments misidentified in May 18 story
  • Vessel tracker MarineTraffic urges wider access to open data
  • Contargo uses new index to set congestion surcharge in Rotterdam
  • Increased 'insurance capacity' undermines returns for cargo insurers
  • EU blocks Germany's minimum wage mandate in cross-border trucking
  • Kalmar to unveil new container terminal automation at TOC Europe expo
  • UKHO seminars discuss updates to electronic nautical chart standards
  • Maersk Indonesia launches mobile container exhibition to promote trade
  • Boeing tells OECD transport meet that air freight is making a comeback
  • Ningxia Cargo Airlines to fix date for launch after regulatory nod
  • Nearly-launch Air Djibouti will start with cargo operations
  • Dublin's ASL invests US$2.3 million to boost stake in India's QuikJet Cargo
  • Kunming conducts cargo flights with Zhejiang Loong Airlines's Dhaka service

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 3, 2015
  • China United Lines launches service between Nhava Sheva & China
  • ICS launches Annual Review 2015
  • Inland waterways should be integral part of infrastructure development, says Gadkari
  • Stowage & Segregation of Dangerous Goods on General Cargo Ships
  • Vanguard reinforces its services from India to South Pacific region
  • Agreement between Essar Ports & Port of Antwerp ends
  • Kamarajar Port to develop vehicle parking area to ease congestion
  • L&T Kattupalli Port handles Tata Steel cargo
  • Need for skilled workforce in logistics sector to nearly double by 2022, says report
  • INR turns weak against dollar
  • Natural rubber consumers resist demand for hike in import duty
  • RBI should have given merchandise exports priority: EEPC
  • S. R. Kushwaha takes charge of IFFCO's Kandla Unit

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Bavaria helps HGV drivers to park
  • Thomas Hüttemann leaves Panopa for Imperial
  • Massive fleet enhancement for Spanish haulier
  • Contract prolonged
  • Global schedule reliability improves in April
  • A400M named while investigations continue
  • Cooperation in the Baltics
  • Bimco pipes new president on board
  • HL expanding feeder network in Scandinavia
  • Investments in Texas and Arkansas' railways
  • Air Canada's Amsterdam service kicks off
  • Waco System welcomes new board member
  • 200 more temperature-controlled containers
  • Joint venture for Vietnam
  • Aegean now sooner to Teheran
  • AAL offers new liner service to Prince Rupert

IHS Maritimeweb site
JUNE 3, 2015
  • APMT cites Callao drug trade concerns
    The new electronic roster system opposed by dockworkers in Peru's Port of Callao is being used to combat drug trafficking, according to facility operator APM Terminals (APMT). APMT recently fired 130 of approximately 600 dockworkers involved in the strike, which began on 13 May at APMT's general
  • Hapag to shift very large tonnage to WCSA-Europe
    German container line Hapag-Lloyd plans to push ahead with further tonnage upscaling in the north/south trades, said Chief Operating Officer Anthony J Firmin on 2 June. He told IHS Maritime in a press briefing in Hamburg that the carrier plans a major consolidation of slot capacities in the West
  • Rolls-Royce debuts permanent-magnet azimuth thruster
    Rolls-Royce unveiled at Nor-shipping on 3 June an azimuth thruster featuring permanent-magnet (PM) technology. The group's PM technology portfolio includes tunnel thrusters and a newly developed winch. Sea trials to evaluate the new thruster's energy-saving potential took place on board
  • Wärtsilä updates its ship technology encyclopaedia
    Wärtsilä has launched at Nor-Shipping 2015 a second edition of the Encyclopaedia of Ship Technology. The free-of-charge publication provides definitions of the marine industry's technical terminology. "It is intended as a means to pass on Wärtsilä's experience and know-how in this field, not only
  • Offshore cost challenges emerge at Nor-Shipping conference
    Offshore industry faces challenges to cut its costs in line with the plunge in oil prices, delegates were told at the Nor-Shipping Agenda Offshore conference in discussions on 3 June. Several speakers at the event in Oslo called for greater standardisation, blaming the prevalence of bespoke
  • Calnetix's Hydrocurrent receives class approvals
    Calnetix Technologies has announced at Nor-Shipping that its new Hydrocurrent waste heat recovery system has been approved by Lloyd's Register and ClassNK. Hydrocurrent was developed by Calnetix in partnership with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery and Engine Company (MHI-MME) to
  • MH370 search comes under fire
    Search efforts to find Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have come under attack from a French salvage expert, provoking a fierce response from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB). Former French naval officer Paul-Henry Nargeolet, who worked on the recovery of the Air France flight 447, has
  • Investment cycles in spotlight at Oslo offshore conference
    Cyclical investment was highlighted as a factor in continuing raw material price swings at the Agenda Offshore conference, part of the Nor-Shipping exhibition in Oslo on 2-5 June. While raw material prices are hard to forecast, they reflect switches in investment already set to bring fresh price
  • Yangtze River ferry capsize death toll rises to 14
    The death toll from a ferry that capsized in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River has risen to 14 as of 09:30 h local time on 3 June, according to China's State broadcaster CCTV. As of 3 June, a total of 14 survivors, including crew members and passengers, were rescued from Chongqing Dongfang
  • Australia, US call for halt to South China Sea reclamation
    Australia and the United States called for China to halt its maritime construction in the South China Sea at the 2015 Shangri-La Dialogue, held in Singapore on 29-31 May. Satellite image analysis by IHS Jane's in November 2014 indicates China has begun extensive reclamation works on several
  • Ports warned of automation threats at IAPH meeting
    Ports were alerted to the risks from a coming surge in automation at the 29th IAPH World Ports Conference, held in Hamburg on 1-5 June. World ports were challenged at the gathering to stop thinking in terms of their own 'silo' and to recognise how some of their business could pass to entrepreneurs
  • FSIG to take three subsidiaries public
    Fujian Shipbuilding Industry Group (FSIG) plans to take public three of its wholly owned subsidiaries. A state-owned shipbuilding group based in Fujian, China, its three subsidiaries are identified as Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding, Fujian Southeast Shipbuilding, and Fujian Minchuan Marine Ship Industry
  • Rates soften on lack of Gulf-Asia Pacific trade
    Freight rates to ship LPG from the Gulf to Asia Pacific weakened last week as market players awaited Saudi Aramco's announcement of June contract prices while the exorbitant freight rates deterred Gulf-Asia Pacific fixtures. On 2 June, the Baltic Exchange assessed the benchmark rate at
  • IEV raises $4.79m from rights issue
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider IEV Holdings has raised net proceeds of approximately SGD6.45 million (USD4.79 million) from a rights issue. According to the company's filing to the Singapore Exchange (SGX), IEV intends to use the net proceeds for the development of the Pabuaran
  • Phnom Penh port plans listing by November
    Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) is to be listed on the Cambodia Securities Exchange by November. Managing director of Tongyang Securities (Cambodia) Han Kyung-tae told IHS Maritime that the company has been helping the port with its listing plan, and
  • Fuel and environmental debate shifts at Nor-Shipping 2015
    During discussions of alternative fuels at Nor-Shipping 2015, LNG was highlighted as a breakthrough success story, but some speakers called for the focus to be extended to other potentials. Speaking at the Innovation, Investment and Regulation segment on 2 June, Admiral Paul Zukunft, Commandant of
  • HHIC delays deliveries of Capesizes, box ship
    South Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction (HHIC) will be deferring the delivery of two Capesize bulkers and one container ship. HHIC made the revelations in Korea Exchange filings on 2 June. The Capesizes, worth KRW 116.9 billion (USD105.6 million) and the container ship,
  • HMM shrinks VLCC fleet
    Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is now left with just one very large crude carrier (VLCC) after selling two VLCCs in May. South Korea's second-biggest shipping company confirmed to IHS Maritime that 2005-built Universal Crown and Universal Queen have been sold to compatriot Sinokor Merchant Marine.
  • Vard launches innovation project
    Singapore-listed offshore vessels designer and shipbuilder, Vard Holdings has launched an innovation project in ship design. The project, named 'A step forward', are design innovations developed with an emphasis on safety, user-friendliness, functionality, operability, cost optimisation, fuel

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 3, 2015
  • Maersk Line boosts Triple-E fleet with order for 11 even bigger containerships
  • Time for shippers to think again about diverting US west coast cargo to the east
  • ICTSI chief may be set to focus more on leisure than the old family business

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 3, 2015
  • Burger Boats launches Wendella passenger vessel
  • Two former USCG Island Class cutters bought by Sea Shepherd
  • DNV GL and Jotun cooperate on hull performance
  • Austal books $34 million Fast Crew Boat contract
  • Rolls-Royce pure gas engines mark operating hours milestone
  • Oman Drydock to convert two more OBOs to VLCCs

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 3, 2015
  • Maersk Line announces order for 11 new 19,630 TEU box ships
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine plans new rebilling administration fee
  • Portland Airport website aims to assist job seekers
  • Work on 737 MAX begins at Boeing's Renton facility
  • Crowley Maritime vessels take home safety awards

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 3, 2015
  • Angelicoussis splashes $160m on two Daewoo VLCCs
    Other big tanker deals lag due to 'stand-off' on prices, say observers
  • Aronnax@Nor-Shipping: Really? A floating wheelhouse for boxships?
    Approval of a design to create an adjustable accommodation block shows different approach to efficiency
  • APMT opens 900 m Gothenburg quay ahead of schedule
    Strengthened facility can cater for the world's largest ocean carriers
  • BIMCO takes over InterManager performance indicator system
    Consideration undisclosed for transaction effective immediately
  • Shipowners' Club sees sharp fall in operating surplus
    Bottom line collapses from $23.2m to just $1.4m
  • Opec's market share gamble six months on: Is the cartel its own biggest problem?
    Gulf Arab countries are determined to maintain market share, but US supply has proved resilient while Iran, Iraq and even Libya could bounce back
  • Nor-Shipping 2015: Insurers want more ships in the Arctic
    More Arctic activity will help in an emergency rescue situation, but lack of icebreakers seen as a big stop on development
  • Nor-Shipping 2015: Raise money when it's available, not when you need it, owners advise
    Build a war-chest rather than raising funds out of necessity, shipowners urged at Nor-Shipping
  • Oakland operations return to normal amid latest contract dispute
    Arbitrator steps in after ILWU refuses to dispatch workers
  • NewLead aims to double fleet in 2015
    More bitumen tankers could be among the targets as the Greek owner continues its makeover
  • Nor-Shipping 2015: Biggest threat to VLGCs is if 'super profits' fall to normal profits
    Avance Gas chief executive says company is making money as freight market soars
  • Race against time continues in hunt for survivors in capsized passengership
    Fourteen survivors have been rescued as government deploys 200 divers to Yangtze
  • Ocean Rig launches offering, with Economou as investor
    George Economou will buy shares to maintain his 5% in the DryShips-controlled unit
  • Nor-Shipping 2015: Shipowners shrug off uncertain outlook as the new normal
    Owners dismiss talk of seismic macro changes as being business as usual

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 3, 2015
  • New US trucking technology mandate to contribute to higher rates
    The U.S. federal government on Wednesday mandated that heavy trucks be equipped with electronic stability controls by Aug. 1, 2017, the latest in a series of actions taken by the federal government to improve safety that will ultimately contribute to higher truck rates. Once implemented, the National Highway Transit Safety Association...
  • CaroTrans launches new U.S.-Japan export service
    CaroTrans is launching a new weekly less-than-container-load service between Southeastern U.S. and Japanese markets, cutting out transshipment and avoiding congestion at ports in Los Angeles and Busan. The New Jersey-based non-vessel operating common carrier said Wednesday the new service will take cargo from Atlanta, Georgia to a slew of major Japanese...
  • Zim revises Gulf-East Coast of South America routes
    Zim Integrated Shipping Services has restructured its participation in two U.S. Gulf-East Coast of South America services it shares with other carriers. The Gulf Brazil Service has discontinued calls at Port of Spain and Kingston and added the Brazilian ports of Itapoa, Suape and Salvador. The service, to which Zim previously...
  • APMT says drug trafficking at heart of Callao, Peru, strike
    APM Terminals said that weeding out drug traffickers from its dockworker ranks at the Port of Callao is a priority as well as a main point of contention in an ongoing strike at the port. The strike at APMT's general cargo terminal has started to hurt grain imports, but the terminal...
  • Cambodian port raising funds for new terminal as export demand builds
    Phnom Penh Autonomous Port is preparing to launch a public offering in order to raise funds for the construction of a new $10 million terminal to support Cambodia's growing exports to Western consumers. Managing Director of Tongyang Securities Han Kyung-tae said that his company has been helping the port prepare for...
  • After 2014 boom, US heavy truck orders falling
    North American heavy truck orders slid for the fifth straight month in May, falling 11 percent from April and 23 percent from a year ago, transportation research firm FTR said. The sharp decline is the flip side of a tsunami of orders in 2014, when a resurgent economy released pent-up demand...
  • Marine terminal operators risk losing automation race to outsiders
    With more automation coming to ports around the world, marine terminal operators need to get aggressive or risk losing opportunities to those outside the maritime industry, futurist Gerd Leonhard said Tuesday. "There will be faster technological change in the next 20 years than in the past 300 years," Leonhard, CEO of...
  • ILA-USMX 'exploratory' talks may become more tangible next month
    Several weeks of exploratory talks about an early contract extension by the International Longshoremen's Association and its East and Gulf coast employers may come into sharper focus at the ILA's quadrennial convention next month. The ILA and United States Maritime Alliance have been exploring a possible extension far in advance of...
  • Hon. Mario Cordero, FMC Chairman, to Receive 2015 Connie Award
    Long Beach, CA - The Honorable Mario Cordero, Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission, and a pioneer in the Green Port Policy, will receive the 2015 Connie Award presented by the Containerization & Intermodal Institute (www.containerization.org) in Long Beach, CA, on September 29. In addition, CII will present its Lifetime Achievement Award to...
  • Transport technology firms merge as shippers demand 'mobility'
    Increased demand for mobile, end-to-end networked computing systems in freight distribution is spurring acquisitions among transportation technology companies. For shippers, that increased merger activity should lead to greater innovation, hopefully driving even greater gains in supply chain efficiency. PeopleNet, a trucking technology company owned by $2.4 billion Trimble, last week purchased...
  • Qatar Navigation Lines debuts India to Middle East feeder service
    Short-sea ship operator Qatar Navigation Lines has introduced a dedicated container feeder service between India and the Middle East. The weekly shuttle service is designed to tap into growing transshipment volumes on the route. It connects Nhava Sheva, India's biggest container handler, with Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates, and Doha, Qatar. The...
  • APM Terminals reaffirms plans for Black Sea port
    An APM Terminals executive said the company remains committed to development of a large Black Sea terminal at the Georgia port of Poti, which the terminal operator purchased four years ago. Poti offers advantages as a gateway for the Black Sea, Mediterranean and Central Asian trade, Joseph Crowley, APM Terminals' deputy...
  • Treasury targets electronics exporters, carriers in Miami
    Heather KabeleThe U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a Geographic Targeting Order aimed at Miami, Florida, electronics exporters and common carriers and calling for the reporting of cash or cash-equivalent transactions in excess of $3,000 until at least Oct. 25, 2015. The GTO, which FinCEN...
  • IJS Global opens new office in Switzerland
    Amsterdam-Supply chain solutions provider IJS Global has opened a new office at Zurich Airport in Switzerland. The branch is headed up by Katharina Tyrakowski, who has moved from her role as Customer Services Manager, Pharma, at the forwarder's office in Frankfurt, Germany. "We are committed to delivering real-time solutions for clients globally,"...
  • Renowned port management and development scholars launch distance learning program
    Seven internationally renowned academics, that jointly cooperate in www.porteconomics.eu, the web-based initiative aiming at developing and disseminating knowledge about seaports, launch a distance learning program on Port Development and Management. The involved academics (Peter de Langen, Theo Notteboom, Thanos Pallis, Pierre Cariou, Michael Dooms Jean-Paul Rodrigue and Francesco Parola) all...
  • Altronix appoints new southeast regional sales manager
    Brooklyn, NY - Altronix is pleased to announce that Brian Hodge has joined the organization in the position of Southeast Regional Sales Manager. Mr. Hodge joins Altronix's expanding team with an extensive product background and sales experience that spans over 20 years in the professional security sector. "Brian's knowledge and experience...
  • 400 new ambulances head to Mid East via JAXPORT
    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - JAXPORT partner NYK Line North America recently loaded the first of several export shipments of new ambulances manufactured in Central Florida at JAXPORT's Blount Island Marine Terminal. The vehicles are part of a 400 ambulance order placed by the Saudi Red Crescent Authority, a humanitarian organization that provides...
  • Fast-growing Ethiopian starts huge expansion of African air cargo hub
    An Ethiopian Airlines Cargo B757 freighter takes off from Dubai International Airport.HONG KONG - Ethiopian Airlines has begun a four-fold expansion of its air cargo terminal in Addis Ababa as Africa's largest carrier improves the freight-handling ability of its hub to support a growing global reach.The carrier already has 28...
  • China-Korea trade set to soar on free trade deal
    HONG KONG - China and South Korea have cleared the way towards implementing a free trade agreement later this year that will eventually scrap duties on 90 percent of the goods traded between the two nations.The deal has been three years in the making and was finally signed officially in...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 3, 2015
  • Tornado to blame
    The China Meteorological Administration said a tornado likely struck the Eastern Star before it capsized.
  • ITF slams Tisa proposal
    The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) argued today that newly leaked documents show that a multi-nation trade pact could 'threaten the public interest'.
  • Car carrier blaze contained
    UK officials are monitoring an American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier (ARC) ship after a fire ignited on the vessel overnight.
  • Safmarine's new man
    Safmarine has brought in Maersk Line's east China managing director David Williams as its new CEO.
  • Economou keeps 5%
    George Economou has retained his 5% stake in Ocean Rig after splashing out $10m to acquire shares in the drilling company.
  • Solvang gets a share
    Norway's Solvang has bought a stake in a modern LPG carrier owned by compatriot TailWind Shipping.
  • Cargill pursues Mercator
    Bulker owner Mercator Lines (Singapore) is in talks with creditors over restructuring as it revealed a contract dispute with Cargill.
  • Jasa seals Petronas deal
    Jasa Merin of Malaysia has won a contract for the provision of marine vessel services to Vestigo Petroleum, part of the Petronas group.
  • Dubai eyes growth
    Dubai has launched a maritime council to engage more closely with shipping businesses as it looks to build its position as a global centre.
  • USC to build LNG trio
    LNG-Gorskaya has ordered the first Russian LNG bunkering tanker trio at domestic yard group United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC).
  • 'It's a dead parrot'
    New frontiers in information technology and data harvesting offer the chance to radically renew shipping's business model over coming decades, but it will demand managers with a vision to deliver, a respected analyst has said.
  • Scotland wants QE2
    A bid has been launched to bring back the iconic QE2 liner to Scotland from Dubai.
  • Use it or lose it
    It's not often an executive from the John Fredriksen group plays second fiddle to a peer in the capital markets - especially in Oslo.
  • Eimskip in the black
    Icelandic container line Eimskip has returned to profit as it continues to work on a dual listing.
  • BWO eyes bond purse
    BW Offshore has returned to the Norwegian bond market as it looks to pocket as much as NOK 750m ($96m).
  • CFO leaves AKPS
    Jeffrey Theisen has stepped down as the financial head of Oslo-listed shipbuilder Aker Philadelphia Shipyard (AKPS).
  • Damen wins new trio
    Argentina's Cooperativa De Trabajos Portuarios Limitada de San Martín has ordered three new vessels at Dutch yard Damen.
  • K Line heads to Vietnam
    K Line is forming a new joint venture for cold storage in Vietnam.
  • Tomza adds VLGC
    Mexican LPG player Tomza has returned to Hyundai Heavy Industries for a second VLGC.
  • Shanghai bags duo
    China's Shanghai Shipyard has won an order for a pair of research vessels from domestic operators.
  • Queens on the Mersey
    Cunard's three Queens - the Queen Elizabeth, Queen Victoria and Queen Mary 2 - have made a historic visit to Liverpool.
  • PGS in sale and leaseback
    Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has agreed a sale and leaseback deal for one of its seismic vessels with domestic private equity firm HitecVision.
  • Austal seals $34m order
    Austal has secured a contract to build a 70m passenger catamaran for Caspian Marine Services of Azerbaijan in a deal worth $34m.
  • Hansen joins Eastern Pacific
    Thomas Preben Hansen has joined Idan Ofer-controlled Eastern Pacific Shipping, TradeWinds has learnt.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 3, 2015
  • Obama administration outlines tariff benefits of TPP
  • Motor carriers voice frustration over R.I. truck toll plan despite changes
  • Hamster ovaries and your trade compliance program
  • Evergreen drops slots on China-Panama/U.S. Gulf service
  • DBS opens $64m logistics terminal in Finland
  • TNT transports T. rex skull from U.S. to Germany
  • HHLA expands to handle latest UCLs
  • CN invests $16m in cold supply chain capacity
  • AAL calls Port of Prince Rupert
  • 'K' Line offers cold storage in Vietnam
  • 3D printing on UPS's doorstep

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 3, 2015
  • Firms partner to develop marine diesel electric engine systems
    Volvo Penta working with Callenberg to develop 'more energy efficient solutions'.
  • Rolls-Royce: LNG engines hit milestone for operational hours
    Systems have logged 25 million hours on land and sea since being introduced in 1991.
  • IBIA finds partner to run its events
    'Agreement will allow IBIA to focus on its core business of providing services training, support and leadership.'
  • Work on improving hull performance will cut fuel bills
    DNV GL and the Norwegian paint manufacturer Jotun signed co-operation agreement.
  • Steady shift to LNG predicted for Baltic
    Up to 10% of ships will switch, says Bomin LNG.
  • Feedback wanted on Australian low-sulphur bunker plans
    Consultation on New South Wales cruise ship rules close on June 15.
  • Study points to dangers of fuel oil in Arctic
    LNG the preferred option finds WWF commissioned report.
  • South Korean players say fuel oil output has been rising
    Ample supplies could put pressure on bunker prices.
  • Russian ports still offering world's 'lowest priced fuel'
    'Price is the driving force behind the growth of the Russian bunker market.'
  • New scrubber type in production following test trials
    Inline unit has had 'extensive testing', says Alfa Laval.
  • WFS to buy back shares
    Meanwhile, company declares a stronger quarterly dividend.
  • Glander hires new bunker trader
    Kenneth Lim joins company's Singapore office.
  • 'Potential' LNG-powered box ship design gains recognition
    DNV GL approves concept.
  • Series of LNG bunker tankers on order
    Comprising up to nine newbuildings.

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Ravenna
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Federlogistica has established its own representation in the Iberian Peninsula
Genoa
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Boluda acquires Royal Boskalis' towage and salvage operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
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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
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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
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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
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UKMTO announced that a fire broke out on a vessel hit by a shell
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Carnival closes its best quarter ever
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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
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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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