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May 8, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • PSA Panama starts US$400 million Pacific Panama expansion to feed feeders
  • Utah State delegates at OOCL's 8,888-TEUer naming in Shanghai
  • CULines launches quick link China-Indian subcontinent service May 17
  • CEVA quarterly profit up 18.6pc to US$51 million, revenues rise 4.6pc
  • TNT posts US$21 million loss, despite sales gain as it awaits FedEx word
  • Hapag-Lloyd starts new Med service, new rotations of 2 existing loops
  • Black Sea annual port container volume stands at 2.6 million TEU
  • Getting goods to market holds up Tasmania's farm exports: report
  • MAST: Don't be complacent in protecting assets, crew from piracy
  • Lufthansa Cargo ups profit 108pc, while group cuts loss 50.6pc
  • UN air panel seeks safe packaging for lithium batteries on aircraft
  • Heathrow to use Morpho explosive detection system to screen cargo

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 7, 2015
  • Confidence in UK logistics sector remains high despite intensifying competition & no let-up in pressure on margins
  • Kalmar invests 3 m euros to enhance testing in customer projects
  • Shipping industry seen facing major dilemma on ballast water management
  • Sudhir Agarwal elected NCHAA President
  • APM Terminals Inland Services, South Asia celebrates Global Safety Day 2015
  • India signs MoU with Iran on Chabahar Port
  • Proposed Kakinada SEZ envisages new port
  • Future Supply to invest INR 200 cr. to expand warehousing operations
  • Truckers maintain rentals on arrival of fruits, vegetables
  • Core sector contracts 0.1 pc in March on poor show by steel & cement
  • Export orders down 35 pc, says Fieo survey
  • INR plunges to below 64, to 20-month low against dollar
  • Jaitley seeks deeper engagement with ADB for smart cities, industrial corridors
  • World Bank pegs India's growth at 7.5 pc in FY16

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Americans discover Europe
  • Diversity - no unity
  • First autonomous truck licenced in USA
  • Waberer's places huge order for new trailers
  • Hapag-Lloyd enhances Med service network
  • Gold for Menlo Logistics
  • Mouse click for terminal and loading site information
  • Rickmers to manage Masterbulk fleet
  • Safe rail transport for LNG
  • DTC - solid support for cosmetics producer
  • Mahan more to Munich
  • Tibbett prospering in Q1
  • Port of Antwerp investing in its future
  • Errac elects new chairman and vice-chairmen
  • Ethiopian to North America via the green isle

IHS Maritimeweb site
MAY 7, 2015
  • Two killed in Pemex offshore accident
    Mexican government-owned oil company Pemex has confirmed that two offshore oil platform workers were killed after a jack-up rig collapsed in the Bay of Campeche in the Gulf of Mexico. It said that the accident on 5 May occurred when one of the legs of the jack-up rig Troll Solution, operated by
  • IM Skaugen cuts loss and continues to drive direction change
    IM Skaugen (IMSK), an Oslo-listed small LPG carrier and lighterage tanker operator, has cut its losses and continues to drive a strategic change of direction. Group net losses for the first quarter were reduced to in 1Q15 to USD4.6 million from USD6.7 million in 1Q14. The operating result (EBIT)
  • Maersk Tigris leaving Iran's waters
    A container ship arrested by Iran's Revolutionary Guard on 28 April is today on the move, IHS' AISLive data confirmed. Maersk Tigris was arrested by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on 28 April. "The Maersk container ship was released and it has left Iranian
  • Two Hong Kong marine officers to face trial over collision
    Two Hong Kong maritime officials facing charges over a vessel collision which claimed 39 lives in 2012 will go on trial on 26 May. Ping-chi So, 58, Hong Kong Marine Department assistant director, was charged with one count of misconduct in public office, while retired senior boat inspector,
  • Celestyal Cruises goes for growth in Cuba
    The Louis Group's Celestyal Cruises has increased its holding in the recently created Cuban cruise operator Cuba Cruises in the wake of the recent thaw in relations between the US and the Caribbean island. Celestyal Cruises told IHS Maritime that it was already the majority partner in Cuba Cruises,
  • Korea Line hit by USD37 million compensation order
    South Korean dry bulk shipping company Korea Line Corporation (KLC) has been ordered to pay an amount equivalent to 8.15% of its equity capital in compensation to Greek shipowner Carras Hellas. The London Maritime Arbitrators Association has ordered the payment of USD37,642,862 to Carras Hellas in
  • Costamare offers preferred equity
    US-listed shipping companies are increasingly shifting to sales of perpetual preferred shares as opposed to common equity, with yet another preferred deal just announced. On 6 May, container-ship lessor Costamare priced the sale of four million perpetual preferred shares at a dividend rate of
  • Box ship in collision leaves Yangon port
    Officials have allowed a container ship involved in a collision with a sand carrier in Yangon port to leave the port. Singapore-flagged Panja Bhum collided with sand carrier Zwe Myint Myat Tun 3 near Ahlone dockyard on 26 April. The impact of the collision caused the sand carrier to break up into
  • Two Sainty Marine executives resign
    Shenzhen-listed Sainty Marine's general manager and deputy general manager have ended their stints at the company recently, as the company had defaulted on a CNY63 million (USD10 million) bill of exchange. Wang Junmin, general manager, and Li Jiu, deputy general manager, resigned from their
  • KR to enhance safety of domestic ferry operations
    The Korean Register of Shipping (KR) has started providing guidance on domestic ferry safety to South Korean government agencies. The South Korean classification society has established an online service, called KR-KORPASS, to provide information about the kinds of classification KR has performed,
  • Evergreen Line to launch VSM service in May
    Taiwanese carrier Evergreen Marine Corp will launch a Vietnam-Singapore-Malaysia (VSM) service on 10 May to enhance its Southeast Asian shipping network. Two 1,164 teu box ships will be deployed for this new service, and the voyage will take 14 days. The VSM service is expected to commence from
  • Mixed signals for port development in Thailand
    Port development in Thailand is getting mixed reactions from the local people and businesses, a government official said. Plans to build a port at Pak Bara in Thailand's west coast to be linked by road to an expanded port at Songkhla on the east or gulf coast of the country have become a "problem".
  • Heidmar, TBS start bulker pool alliance
    Tanker pool operator Heidmar and New York-based TBS Ocean Logistics said on 7 May that they are working together to strengthen the latter's bulker pool operations. The agreement brings together the strengths of the two companies to service shipowner clients with a geared bulker pool. Heidmar will
  • Maersk moves China chairman office to Beijing
    Maersk Group announced on 6 May that it will relocate the office of the chairman of Maersk China and North Asia's group representative from Hong Kong to Beijing as of 1 July. Maersk China chairman Tim Smith will relinquish his other position as CEO of North Asia Region for Maersk Line as of 1 July
  • CH Offshore's profit drops 35.1% in Q3
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider CH Offshore posted lower profit of USD3.8 million, down 35.1% year on year (y/y) for the third quarter of financial year (FY) 2014/15. The decline in profit was followed by the lower revenue of USD7.79 million in third-quarter FY 2014/15, down 13.1%
  • Indonesian coal output to decline
    Indonesian coal miners may produce less coal this year in an attempt to turn around the drop in commodity prices, presenting another challenge to the depressed dry bulk shipping market. The Indonesian Coal Mining Association has said that it believes that coal production will total 350-400 million
  • Worst to come for FPSOs in 2015
    This year is not promising for new FPSO contracts as the corruption scandal engulfing Petrobras and weak oil prices are likely to discourage oil companies from going ahead with final investment decisions, said IHS Petrodata in a recent report. IHS Petrodata analysts Ang Ding-Li and Kelvin Sam

The Loadstarweb site
MAY 7, 2015
  • Air cargo must have a digital strategy - 'not just for growth, but for survival'
  • Dachser seeking takeover targets in the US to reinforce its forwarding network
  • Logistics confidence remains high despite intense competition and skills shortage

Marine Logweb site
MAY 7, 2015
  • Royal Caribbean to order fourth Quantum class cruise ship
  • VT Halter Marine delivers second Pasha Hawaii ConRo
  • IRClass buoy tender delivered ahead of schedule
  • Aker Philly reports profitable first quarter
  • Hyundai Heavy Hi-Fin promises significant fuel savings
  • Maersk Line confirms release of Maersk Tigris

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 7, 2015
  • Joint Seattle/Tacoma port meeting to discuss seaport alliance agreement
  • Bicycle assembly/disassembly station now open at Sea-Tac International Airport
  • MarAd sticks with existing regulations for reviewing deepwater port licenses
  • TSA member carriers plan series of rate increases
  • AAR releases freight numbers for four months, month, week

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 7, 2015
  • Liner alliances drive investment in ultra large boxship newbuildings
    Ship brokers estimate 500,000 teu in new capacity has been ordered in first quarter
  • OSG keeps tight-lipped on merger rumours and share offering but hints at growth
    US tanker company, which emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy last August, says scale is important to its business
  • OSG profit hits $43m on vigorous tanker market
    New York-listed tanker company's VLCC spot rates climb 54%
  • TSA targets consecutive monthly GRIs
    Carrier group recommends $600 per feu GRIs for June and July in response to peak season demand
  • Rickmers confirms Maersk Tigris released
    Iranian authorities end 10-day stand-off, allowing vessel to sail to Jebel Ali
  • Skaugen seeks refuge in LNG
    Company transforming itself into more of a liquefied natural gas carrier for the small-scale LNG regional markets because it sees lower demand in other areas
  • Rio Tinto defiant over its production tactics
    Short-term capacity production is expected to come from 'brownfield expansions' rather than new infrastructure
  • CSSC yard wins orders for six 11,000 teu boxships
    Waigaoqiao is to build the vessels for a European shipowner
  • Costamare scores $100m from preferred stock offering
    Proceeds may go towards acquisitions, says owner

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 7, 2015
  • Seattle, Tacoma port alliance behind schedule, but one step closer
    They're a few months behind schedule, but Seattle and Tacoma are one step closer to solidifying their Northwest Seaport Alliance, after submitting a final draft of their agreement this week. The draft was originally expected to be sent to the Federal Maritime Commission for approval in late March. The process, however,...
  • Carriers to FMC: 'No simple answers' on demurrage
    The World Shipping Council urged the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission not to apply a broad regulatory brush to highly specific disputes over demurrage and detention fees for late pickup or return of containers at congested ports. "The question of whether a charge for detention or demurrage may be in violation of...
  • Bridging the Gap: The Role of Retail 3PLs in the Journey to "Shopping Redefined"
    Are you Omni-Channel Ready? Learn why retail 3PLs are uniquely positioned to help retailers bridge the gap to an omni-channel shopping environment with their expertise in these key capabilities: Inventory visibility Optimized fulfillment Perfect packing ...
  • German train drivers nix mediation, will strike until Sunday
    LONDON - German train drivers will continue their strike until Sunday after their union today rejected a proposal from Deutsche Bahn, the state-owned railway, for an independent mediator to help resolve their dispute. The GDL union dismissed the suggestion as a "PR stunt," claiming the company was attempting to "buy time." The...
  • Port Metro Vancouver takes step toward new container terminal
    Twin-terminal superport facility at Roberts Bank.Port Metro Vancouver, Canada's largest port, is a step closer to building a new container terminal. The port has submitted an environmental impact statement for a new three-berth container terminal in Delta, British Columbia. The terminal at Robert Banks, where the port already supports a twin-terminal...
  • Acquisitions, new customers fuel growth for asset-tracker Orbcomm
    Revenue at asset-tracking company Orbcomm shot well beyond the stratosphere in the first quarter, surging 149 percent to $42.3 million thanks to acquisitions and organic growth. Much of that growth was fueled by the acquisition of SkyWave Mobile Communications, a Canadian-based competitor, which gave Orbcomm 250,000 new subscribers in the first...
  • GT USA hires commercial manager for U.S. headquarters at Port Canaveral
    Port Canaveral, Fla. - May 7, 2015 '- GT USA is pleased to announce the hiring of Joe Cruise as commercial manager at the company's new container and multipurpose cargo terminal. With more than three decades of experience in the international and domestic shipping and ports industry, Cruise will be responsible for leading...
  • Machine-to-machine technology brings visibility to reefer shipments
    The next frontier in refrigerated cargo visibility is here, and it doesn't involve just tracking a container. No, the latest technology, made possible by machine-to-machine communication and the Internet of Things, not only allows for that, but also for controlling a container remotely to protect its contents throughout the journey,...
  • Container ship lessors continue their buying
    Vessel acquisitions by U.S.-listed owners have dropped dramatically this year. The only public companies that are still buying in both the secondhand and newbuilding markets are container ship lessors. According to an analysis by IHS Maritime, a sister product of JOC.com within IHS Maritime and Trade, there have been just 29 ships...
  • APM Terminals Itaja' sets productivity record
    Itajaí, Brazil - APM Terminals Itaja' set a new productivity record by completing 125 berth moves per hour (BMPH) on April 26 while working the 8,600-TEU-capacity Maersk Lamanai. The vessel, part of the weekly Europe-east coast of South America Samba Service, docked at 2:00 p.m., with the terminal performing 1,106 container moves by the...
  • Waberer's expands in western Europe, adds trailers as revenue rises
    Waberer's International, one of Europe's largest trucking operators, is purchasing 500 new trailers as it expands business in Germany and its freight-hauling network in western Europe. The Hungarian full truckload carrier will purchase 500 trailers from German equipment maker Schmitz Cargobull, Gy-rgy Wáberer, founder, chairman and CEO of Waberer's, said May...
  • Evergreen launches Vietnam-Singapore-Malaysia service
    JERSEY CITY, NJ (May 7, 2015) - In light of the increasing capacity demand, Evergreen Line will launch its new Vietnam-Singapore-Malaysia service (VSM) this month. The dedicated feeder loop will utilize two A-type container ships of 1,164 TEU capacity. The first sailing of the weekly service will start from Haiphong on May 10 and call at Ho Chi Minh City,...
  • Trailer Bridge lawsuit claims Crowley violated patent
    Trailer Bridge has filed a lawsuit accusing Crowley Liner Services, a competitor in the U.S. mainland-Puerto Rico trade, of violating Trailer Bridge's patent on reach stackers for lifting containers on and off barges. The lawsuit in U.S. District Court in San Juan claims Crowley infringed on Trailer Bridge's patented method of using...
  • APM Terminals refutes claims of Nhava Sheva GTI gate delays
    APM Terminals in Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (Nhava Sheva) - India's busiest container port complex - strongly refuted a trade advisory by logistics providers blaming the deteriorating terminal gate activity for long truck queues outside its facility, known as Gateway Terminals India. "All the gates are functioning efficiently, and the dedicated...
  • A DNA change for West Coast shippers
    Data such as West Coast-East Coast market share, volumes and growth rates will ultimately tell the story of how damaging the months-long longshore labor standoff was for West Coast ports. Was the nearly year-long stretch of disruption and uncertainty a one-time episode in the minds of shippers that has now...
  • Costamare expects minimum of $100 million from stock offering
    LONDON - Costamare is set to pocket more than $100 million from an offering of preferred stock in the Greece-based container ship owner. The New York Stock Exchange-listed company said it plans to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including vessel acquisitions or investments. The offering of 4 million shares,...
  • Iran releases detained Maersk container ship
    Credit: AIS Live The Maersk Tigris is under way using engine at 18.5 knots, ETA Jebel Ali May 8. This is fast considering most ships in the strait sail at less than 15 knots. Iranian authorities released the container ship Maersk Tigris on Thursday, nine days after it was seized by Iranian...
  • Hopes grow for early end to German rail strike
    LONDON - A week-long strike by German locomotive drivers that is scheduled to run until Sunday could be called off earlier as their union considers calls for an independent mediator to settle the dispute with Deutsche Bahn, the state-owned railway company. The GDL union said it would decide this afternoon whether...
  • APL Logistics on the expansion trail while sale is sewn up
    HONG KONG - APL Logistics is not standing still while its acquisition by Kintetsu World Express is finalized and today announced plans to expand its presence in Indonesia, the second major investment since being sold.The logistics unit of Neptune Orient Overseas was sold to KWE for $1.2 billion earlier this...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 7, 2015
  • Quantum quartet for Royal
    Royal Caribbean Cruises has ordered its fourth Quantum-class cruiseship at German shipyard group Meyer Werft.
  • Wilh Wilhelmsen gains
    Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA (WWASA) reported higher operating earnings in its shipping business as an improved cargo mix and cost reductions bolstered the Norwegian company's results.
  • Apollo selling Princimar
    Private-equity backer Apollo Global Management is ditching attempts to take suezmax owner Principal Maritime public and will seek a buyer for the company, TradeWinds has learned.
  • Mixed ruling for KGs
    A UK judge has thrown out claims by Harms Bergung Transport and Heavylift that six German limited partnership (KG) owners violated their partnership agreements when they sold offshore vessels to a company later taken over by Teekay.
  • Fiori sounds dividend hope
    Marco Fiori is confident d'Amico International Shipping will reintroduce a dividend for the coming year.
  • ESL Shipping holds steady
    ESL Shipping has maintained "good" profitability in tough first-quarter bulker markets.
  • Farstad sells and lays up
    Farstad Shipping has disposed of its oldest vessel for a NOK 15m ($2m) loss and laid up two more ships.
  • Mixed result for NCL
    The takeover of Prestige Cruises has turned Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' bottom line red for the first quarter but also made revenue surge.
  • Great Eastern prospers
    India's Great Eastern Shipping (GE) has seen profit increase sharply as revenue grew in the fourth quarter.
  • BLT turns negative
    Indonesian tanker owner Berlian Laju Tanker (BLT) has posted a loss for the full year 2014 as revenue declined.
  • Belships starts in red
    Norway's Belships has suffered a loss for the first quarter of the year, deleting the small profit posted in the corresponding period.
  • OSG sees profit surge
    Overseas Shipholding Group has reported a sharp rise in first quarter profit in the week it announced plans to return to the New York Stock Exchange.
  • Hildan heads for new role
    Respected Clarksons Platou shipping analyst Herman Hildan has this week jumped the fence to join the company's corporate finance team where he will focus on metals and mining.
  • Fund builds Siem stake
    Siem Offshore has revealed that hedge fund Spruce House Partnership has taken its stake in the company higher than 5%.
  • ENVC faces $329m bill
    Portugal's Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo (ENVC) shipyard will have to pay back EUR 290m ($329m) in illegal state aid.
  • Western Bulk still braced
    Western Bulk continues to brace itself for a bad market with a change in the demand picture needed to help rates recover from from 30-year-lows.
  • Who's next?
    The list of platform supply vessels (PSVs) and anchor-handlers laid up in a terrible North Sea market has reached 29.
  • Parakou parks Nasdaq drive
    Parakou Tankers' protracted efforts to reverse onto the Nasdaq Stock Exchange have today ended in failure.
  • Otto dismisses $9m claim
    Otto Marine has expressed its optimism that it will manage to avoid paying an $8.88m claim made by a holding company over the financing of two vessels.
  • Chowgule loss balloons
    Indian bulker owner Chowgule Steamships has posted a bigger deficit for the year to 31 March as revenue declined.
  • Viking loses more
    Viking Supply Ships has seen its net loss for the first quarter almost double, reflecting a tough time for offshore owners.
  • Box Ships stacks shelf
    US-listed Box Ships has registered to sell shares and securities worth up to $250m.
  • Maersk Tigris released
    The Maersk-chartered boxship Maersk Tigris seized by Iranian forces last week is heading out of Iranian waters.
  • Profit cut at AKPS
    Aker Philadelphia Shipyard (AKPS) has seen its profit almost erased during the first quarter due to currency losses.
  • Crewman jailed for murder
    A seafarer who beat a ship engineer to death with a log has been jailed for three and a half years in Singapore.
  • Vietnam's $2bn bill
    Vietnam needs to spend at least $2bn to modernise its fleet.
  • Skaugen cuts Q1 loss
    Norway's IM Skaugen Group has reduced its red ink in the first quarter as costs fell.
  • Cash for Wobensmith
    Genco Shipping & Trading president John Wobensmith is set to pick up a nice tidy bonus for his efforts last year.
  • CCL newbuild China bound
    Carnival Corporation says it is to send its first cruise ship newbuilding to be homeported in China starting from 2017.
  • ABP to mark VE Day
    ABP says it is supporting the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency's (MCA) initiative for Victory in Europe Day (VE Day).
  • CPLP extends Alkiviadis
    Capital Product Partners has secured a further twelve months employment for one of its chemical/product tankers.
  • Heidmar enters dry
    New alliance with TBS Ocean to combine two players' operating strengths in geared bulker JV.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 7, 2015
  • Carriers ask FMC not to make 'generalized judgment' about congestion costs
  • Transpacific liner companies seek hefty rate hikes
  • Customs agencies urged to form regional cooperative pacts
  • FMC should find some carrier practices unlawful, says attorney
  • Senators urge access to detailed oil train information
  • CBP system for air imports faces glitches
  • COSCO, YM launch Black Sea service
  • Port of Antwerp Q1 volumes up 5.9%
  • U.S. pork, beef exports start cooking in March
  • Great Lakes ore trade suffers from April ice
  • China drops rare earth export restrictions
  • Turkish oil refiner to use Amber Road restricted party screening
  • Executive Moves: Saddle Creek and Purolator International
  • Iranian authorities release Maersk Tigris

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 7, 2015
  • 'Pressing need' to establish LNG bunkering in South East Asia
    Asia has been 'slow to wake up to the potential for LNG as a marine fuel'.
  • Nor-Shipping announces 2015 award nominees
    Recognising fuel efficiency and innovative ship design.
  • IM Skaugen sets store by small-scale LNG
    Poor result prompts change of focus.
  • DFDS to share emissions data
    Live SOx and CO2 readings from scrubbers will be made available to the public.
  • Cargo ship in Singapore detention
    Vessel controlled by Polish/Chinese interests.
  • Alfa Laval seals RCL scrubber deal
    Includes space-saving, inline unit.
  • Fuel oil stocks climb, but overall, imports are down
    Sharp falls in Singapore arbitrage arrivals from Russia, the UAE and the United States.
  • Bunker player granted Fujairah licence
    Gulf Petrochem says move complements Group's growing global footprint.
  • Fuel purchasing software brings 'cloud' to shipping
    Inatech claims 5% fuel savings across fleet operations from cloud-based IT.
  • 'Demand for low-emission propulsion systems is increasing'
    Swiss technology company sees strong demand for compressors that supply fuel gas to marine engines.
  • Dan-Bunkering expands Middle East operations
    Employs Emad Alrifai as bunker trader at its Dubai office.
  • Low bunker prices are contributing to shipping glut
    Freight rates to remain weak for the next five years, or longer, says investment bank.
  • New credit risk manager at Brightoil
    Raymond Tan joins Brightoil from Ocean Intelligence Asia.
  • US shipyard launches fuel efficient OSV
    Vessel offers 'maximum cargo carriage and minimised fuel consumption', says designer.
  • Panama aiming to be LNG distribution hub
    Sector offers a 'big future' for Panama, says government spokesman.
  • Strike affects bunker avails at Hamburg
    Disruption expected to last until Saturday, says observer.
  • Fuel oil stocks in China marginally up
    Fuel oil volume at Shandong province hit 25-month high.
  • Crude firms as US stockpiles drop
    American supplies fell by 3.88 million barrels last week.
  • Matson to install scrubbers on Alaskan containerships
    But 'unlikely' to install systems on Hawaii Guam and China fleet.

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In August, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +10.9%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
Federlogistica has established its own representation in the Iberian Peninsula
Genoa
It will support Italian entrepreneurs operating in Spain
Boluda acquires Royal Boskalis' towage and salvage operations in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Valencia
Transaction valued at $640 million
ESPO urges IMO States to formally adopt the Net-Zero Framework
Brussels
The association also urges the EU Commission to align European standards
The Port of Los Angeles plans to build a new container terminal.
Los Angeles
Invitation to submit expressions of interest
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
In the third quarter, Italy's connection index to the global containerized maritime services network grew by +2.7%.
Geneva
The most significant growth in PLSCI was recorded by the port of Savona-Vado Ligure (+53.7%)
ONE will not charge surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Singapore
They will be applied starting from October 14th
Fincantieri and Aeronautical Service sign agreement for the use of composite materials in the naval, civil, and military sectors.
Trieste
Genoa Port Terminal concession renewal approved until 2054
Genoa
The terminal's operating conditions have been redefined, bringing them back to the multipurpose function, in compliance with the ruling of the Council of State and the PRP
PSA Italia-Logtainer and Rail Hub Milano-Medlog have submitted offers to manage the Interporto Padova intermodal terminal.
Padua
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports increased by 4.5% last month.
Beijing
Containers amounted to 27.7 million TEUs (+6.8%)
The Netherlands is referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether to entrust seafarers or dock workers with the lashing operations on smaller container ships.
In the second quarter, container traffic handled by Eurokai terminals grew by +16.4%
Hamburg
Significant growth of 16.1% in Germany. In Italy (Contship), volumes increased by 5.2%.
China enacted regulation in response to US taxes on Chinese-owned and -built vessels
Beijing
The new rules include the possibility of introducing similar countermeasures
New attack on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
UKMTO announced that a fire broke out on a vessel hit by a shell
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ITS Costruttori, il corso di alta formazione per entrare nel mondo di Fincantieri
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Carnival closes its best quarter ever
Miami
The American cruise group announces a further strengthening of the growth trend in bookings
Marella Cruises sells Fincantieri slots for two new cruise ships to TUI Cruises.
Hannover/Trieste
With a gross tonnage of 160,000 tons, they will be larger than the units originally planned
GNV-Portitalia bridge agreement on lashing operations in the ports of Palermo and Termini Imerese
HMM will not introduce surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese ships
Seoul
The company will not modify scheduled services that stop in the United States
GATX Rail Europe signs sale-leaseback agreement with DB Cargo to purchase 6,000 railcars
Vienna
The transaction will be completed by the end of this year.
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight throughput at the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +6.0%
Bremen
Miscellaneous cargo is growing. Bulk cargo is declining.
India launches nearly $8 billion package to support its shipbuilding and maritime sectors
New Delhi
Shipyard production capacity expected to increase to 4.5 million gross tonnage per year
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in French ports fell by -0.4%.
Paris
Dry bulk and rolling bulk trades are declining. Container and liquid bulk trades are growing.
Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire UK's leading marina operator
Paris/London/New York
It will take over ownership from British private equity firm LDC
Royal Caribbean agrees with Meyer Turku to build Icon ships for a decade
Miami
Order confirmed for a fifth Icon cruise ship and option placed on a seventh unit of the same series
Maersk announces it will not apply surcharges for new US tariffs on Chinese vessels
Copenhagen
The company assures that it will not make any changes to its services
Cochin Shipyard and KSOE enter into strategic collaboration in shipbuilding sector
New Delhi
The creation of approximately two thousand direct jobs is expected
DHL will resume freight shipments from Germany to the United States for corporate customers.
Bonn
They had been suspended due to the removal in the USA of the "de minimis" threshold for goods with a value of less than 800 dollars.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Statement in Support of the IMO Net-Zero Framework
Ancona: Tax fraud in the shipbuilding sector
Ancona
Over €2.3 million in non-existent tax credits seized
CMA CGM buys British rail freight operator Freightliner
Birmingham
The transaction will be completed in early 2026
Containerized cargo at the port of Algeciras decreased by -9.4% last month
Algeciras
The 20-foot containers handled were 399 thousand (-0.7%)
Italferr participates in Europe's largest railway electrification contract
Rome
Activities within the Rail Baltica project
Freight traffic increased in the ports of Barcelona and Valencia in August
Barcelona/Valencia
In the first eight months of 2025, decreases of -1.6% and -0.3% respectively were recorded
In the June-August quarter, FedEx express courier revenues increased by +3.1%
Memphis
An average of 16.8 million express shipments were handled per day (+3.5%)
Breakthrough in the exploratory tunnel of the Brenner Base Tunnel
Milan/Rome
At 64 kilometers, it will be the longest underground railway connection in the world.
Tender launched for privatization of Croatian shipyard 3. MAJ Rijeka 1905
Zagreb
The starting bid is 6.66 million euros.
To decarbonize, shipping should join forces with other hard-to-abate sectors
London
This is highlighted by a report by Accelleron which believes that a critical mass of demand is necessary to overcome a stalemate phase.
COSCO Reassures Customers on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Vessels
Shanghai
We - the Chinese company assured - will maintain competitive freight rates and surcharges.
Shipping is still far from the target of 5-10% of fuel used coming from scalable, zero-emission sources by 2030
Copenhagen
The need to introduce incentives was underlined
Spain's Boluda acquires Transfesa's intermodal rail freight services.
Valencia
The agreement also includes industrial services, railway maintenance and shunting activities and intermodal terminals.
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Til (MSC Group) to become a shareholder in Turkey's Petkim container port
Baku
Agreement with the Azerbaijani oil group SOCAR
German and Austrian trailer manufacturers challenge EU regulation to reduce truck environmental impact
Berlin/Brussels
They denounce that its application leads to an increase in traffic volumes and therefore emissions.
The Venice Marghera station has been equipped with a track compliant with European TEN-T standards
Venice
A 740-meter freight track has been opened.
World Shipping Council introduces Cargo Safety Program to prevent ship fires
Washington
It is based on artificial intelligence and traditional goods inspections
Rheinmetall to enter naval shipbuilding sector by acquiring Naval Vessels Lürssen
Bremen
Lürssen Group to focus on megayacht production
The British government is investing half a billion pounds to reduce shipping emissions.
London
Private investments of 700 million expected
HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
Cairo
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -10.2% was recorded
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
The new two-masted ro-ro ship Neoliner Origin will arrive in Livorno tomorrow.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of 1,200 linear meters of rolling stock
The refinancing of the Setramar group's capital structure has been completed.
Ravenna
Merli: a crucial step in our growth journey
Liguori's term as head of the Trieste Port Authority has been extended.
Rome
Confirmed in the role of extraordinary commissioner of the institution
Agreement to complete electrification work on the docks at the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
The 70 million euro investment to complete the project has been confirmed.
A Maersk delegation at the Grendi Group's container terminal in Cagliari's Porto Canale.
Milan
At the centre of the debate is the development of traffic towards North Africa
Port of Livorno: Protests over Gaza must not block operations.
Livorno
The members of the Partnership Body highlighted the need for it to be accessible to all vessels
Geodis appoints Maurizio Bortolan as CEO for Italy
Milan
It will coordinate the three business lines Contract Logistics, Freight Forwarding and Road Transport
GNV, agreement with Sicilian terminal operator Portitalia is positive.
Genoa
The company specified that the aim was exclusively to temporarily supplement the tariffs.
Two days of work with ESPO in Rome on the Mediterranean and European ports
Rome
Meetings organized by Assoporti
In 2024, 112 million counterfeit items were seized in the European Union.
Brussels
Record estimated value of 3.8 billion euros
Strikes and protests in ports, request for information from the Guarantor
Rome
Request for information from prefects, port authorities, and port authorities
Danaos Corporation has ordered two 7,165 TEU containerships from Dalian Shanhaiguan.
Athens
They will be taken into delivery in the third quarter of 2027
In the second quarter, freight traffic on the Austrian rail network fell by -1.4%.
Vienna
Only domestic traffic is growing
ALS (FBH Group) has acquired 80% of Trans World Shipping and Moda Express of USA.
Rozzano
The two companies have 500 employees and are active in Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Circle's revenue increased by 62.1% in the first half of 2025
Milan
Net profit of over 1.0 million euros (+1.8%)
A Ukrainian delegation hosted by the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Livorno
Cooperation in the field of training and safety at work in ports
The EIB is financing Phase A of Genoa's new breakwater with €300 million.
Luxembourg
The total investment is 937 million euros
This summer, GNV ships carried 1.7 million passengers (+9%)
Valencia
In the next few days the company will take delivery of "GNV Virgo", the first LNG-powered vessel
The project for the expansion, safety improvements, and extraordinary maintenance of the port of Pozzallo has been presented.
Pozzallo
It provides for the construction of the breakwater arm
Fincantieri delivers the new Star Princess cruise ship to Princess Cruises
Monfalcone
It has a gross tonnage of 177,800 tons and a capacity of 4,300 passengers.
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
Filt Cgil calls on port administrators and businesses to join the action against the Palestinian massacre.
Rome
This burden – the union highlighted – cannot be placed solely on the shoulders of dock workers.
The agreement between the Italian Merchant Marine Academy Foundation and the NATO Center in La Spezia has been renewed.
Genoa
The collaboration signed in 2023 has been confirmed
Fischer & Rechsteiner and Gimax International acquire BCUBE's Freight Forwarding business.
Genoa
The completion of the transaction is expected in the next few days
Fermerci outlines a dramatic scenario for the European rail freight transport sector
Rome
Rizzi: There is a real risk of a shift towards exclusively road transport.
Eni completes the sale of a 30% stake in the Baleine project in Ivory Coast to Vitol.
San Donato Milanese
The field was discovered in 2021 and production started in 2023
Sogedim opens a new branch in Modena
Mesero
Initially, the activity will be dedicated exclusively to UK export traffic and will then extend to other European markets.
The new PCTC Grande Svezia has joined the Grimaldi Group's fleet.
Naples
It has a maximum capacity of 9,000 ceu
The Cagliari City Council approves its opinion on the Sardinian Ports Development Plan.
Cagliari
Green light unanimously
The railway sector contributes 1.4% of the European Union's GDP.
Brussels
Study commissioned by CER
In the port of Naples, the Coast Guard has detained the bulk carrier Tanais Dream.
Naples
Serious irregularities found on board
Agreement to accelerate the implementation of robotics in Fincantieri's production processes
Trieste
It was signed with the Friulian Idea Prototipi
Sergio Liardo is the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He takes over from Admiral Nicola Carlone
DBA to supply new Terminal Operating System for Georgia's Batumi Port
Villorba
The project includes all phases of development, testing and operational testing
Attack on a ship in the Gulf of Aden
Portsmouth
The captain reported hearing an impact in the water and an explosion
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Danilo Ricci has been appointed managing director of Tarros Line.
La Spezia
He has held various positions in Italy and abroad within the group
Permanent discussion table between Confindustria Nautica and Federagenti
Genoa
This is provided for in an agreement signed today in Genoa
In the first half of 2025, cruise traffic in Italian ports grew by +6%
Venice
The twelfth edition of Italian Cruise Day will be held in Catania on October 24th.
SAL Heavy Lift buys two semi-submersible vessels from Pan Ocean
Hamburg
They were built in 2008 and 2012
30% of Sangritana Cargo will be acquired by the Marche-based company Transadriatico
The Eagle
The sale will be completed in the next few days
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
Forum on economic and logistical integration between Ligurian ports, the Northwest manufacturing area, and Switzerland
DEME orders new cable-laying vessel from Singapore-based PaxOcean
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It will be built in the Chinese shipyard of Zhoushan
Assoporti will meet at RemTech EXPO 2025 to discuss the green transition in Italian ports.
Ferrara
The Smart Ports Award was awarded to three Port System Authorities
The first shipment of Syrian oil in 14 years arrives at the port of Trieste.
London
Part of the cargo - S&P Global Commodity Insights reports - was unloaded at the Sardinian terminal of Sarroch
In August, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +20.3%
Taranto
The ferry "Drea" was also rejected by the Apulian port, where however it is temporarily stopped
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles remained stable in August.
Los Angeles
Volumes expected to decline in the remainder of 2025
Meeting between the port authorities of Jacksonville and Livorno
Livorno
Among the objectives, to start one or more direct services between the two ports
Italian State Railways and ENAC sign an agreement for the use of drones in infrastructure monitoring.
Rome
They will also be used to fly over sections of the railway and road network that would otherwise be difficult to monitor.
A.SPE.DO, the port of La Spezia is essential to ensuring employment, development, and a future for the local economy.
La Spezia
Landolfi: We cannot afford to underestimate its value.
The MIT meets with the heads of the Italian AdSPs
Rome
Meeting on the government's strategic vision for the sector and port reform
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean Co. to build seven 15,880 TEU container ships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Over 40 expressions of interest have been received for the development of the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.
Kiev
Today the first meeting of the tender commission
The first commercial ship is expected at the public dock in Largo Trattaroli in Ravenna.
Ravenna
The car carrier "AICC Huanghu" is coming soon
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach decreased by 1.3% last month.
Long Beach
Empty containers are increasing. Full containers are decreasing.
Assiterminal's Terminal Road Show is starting
Genoa
Cognolato: We want to strengthen our ties with local communities and territories.
Assoporti, the Italian ports' cruise offerings presented at the Seatrade Europe fair.
Hamburg
Giampieri: We are leaders in the Mediterranean area and in Europe
Commander Claudio Tomei, USCLAC president from 2012 to 2024, has passed away.
Viareggio
His strong commitment to improving the working conditions of Italian seafarers
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in Greek ports grew by +1.4%
Piraeus
Passengers down by -1.1%
HD Hyundai Samho Orders Four New Container Ships
Seoul
Order worth approximately 468 million dollars
Trieste: Fraudulent bankruptcy in the shipbuilding sector
Trieste
Investigation into a company based in Palermo
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by 7.4% in August.
Hong Kong
In the first eight months of 2025 the decline was -3.8%
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
Container traffic at the port of Singapore continued to decline in August
Singapore
Total volume of goods increased by +1.1%
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
A seminar on the new law on interports will be held in Milan on October 2nd.
Milan
It is organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Padua
The eighth edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 6th.
Lugano
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
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