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July 9, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • G6 Alliance to void four Asia-Europe sailings in July and August
  • G6 Alliance carriers drop Oakland on in face of rising congestion
  • Drewry's LA-Shanghai rate hits year's record low - US$611/FEU
  • CMA CGM buys short-sea operator OPDR to merge with MacAndrews
  • Within a year, UN rules dictate box weights must be verified: WSC
  • Surge in tonnage tightens around Far East-South American rates
  • Maersk's APMT folds in Florida and Texas, but beefs up Alabama box shop
  • US 3PLs transport 1.2pc less and suffer 7.8pc revenue decline
  • London truckers may need expert help to comply with safety rules: FTA
  • Probe follows Tennessee acrylonitrile train fire that forced 5,000 to flee
  • Cargolux adds extra London flight as ferry strike hits Calais-Dover link
  • Cargolux begins Turkmenbashi service, part of Central Asian expansion
  • Hawaiian Airlines launches paperless SmartKargo to power revenue

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 8, 2015
  • Bibby Ship Management appoints new SHEQ Director
  • CMA CGM Group's largest vessel & largest UK flag containership in the world calls Southampton for the first time
  • IRClass Academy, Lloyd's Maritime Academy & IBC Academy sign MoU to deliver high-value courses in India
  • Korean Register launches overhauled software solution to support Harmonized Common Structural Rules
  • New Far East-Latin America service commences today
  • New Galex service from Vallarpadam ICTT
  • OPDR joins CMA CGM Group
  • South Korea to buy 24,000 t of rapeseed meal from India
  • HAROPA recognised as 'Best Green Seaport' in the world
  • Iran to develop multi-purpose port at Qeshm
  • NMPT invites e-tenders for infrastructure work
  • UK logistics needs real investment, warns BIFA
  • Core sector output expands by 4.4 pc in May
  • Customs clearance & facilitation committees at ports/airports to enable ease of doing business
  • Exporters, importers can make payment by credit & debit cards
  • Govt asks refiners to build up dollar & euro balance
  • Govt ready to help exporters, Jaitley tells Fieo
  • Govt to find way to implement WTO order
  • INR declines further sharply against dollar
  • Karnataka to allot 100 acres of land for Chinese industrial park
  • BRICS to sign economic agreement in 5 years

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Wanted: six-axle trucks
  • Double double to Hamburg
  • WFS snaps up majority stake in FCS
  • AAC powering up sales in Central Europe
  • Road haulage sector sees sturdiest growth
  • MGI: Ci5 instead of AP+
  • Alibaba partnering for growth
  • Flying Dutchman for SPPAL
  • Hauling coal, coal and more coal
  • Rotating between two capital Ts
  • Box costs hit all-time low
  • Passing Calais airborne
  • Macfarlane takes SHEQ initiatives in hand
  • Feasibility studies for new rail links in Australia
  • Sea change in Italian ports
  • Ethiopian today to Manila, tomorrow to Goma

IHS Maritimeweb site
JULY 8, 2015
  • Maersk confirms box ship order
    Maersk Line of Denmark has contracted South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai HI (HHI) to build a new series of 14,000 teu box ships. With pricing at USD137.5 million per vessel, the order covers nine firm ships and eight options. The newbuilding contract was signed today (8 July) at Maersk's head office
  • Sewol compensation claims pick up
    Survivors of the Sewol ferry disaster and relatives of its victims have filed more than 100 applications for compensation from the South Korean government. But submissions are set to accelerate ahead of a deadline on 28 September, said the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF). "We expect more
  • Box ship sinks off Thailand
    A Cambodia-flagged container ship sank off Phuket, Thailand, in bad weather on 8 July. Sinaran Andaman, with IMO registration number 8654998, sustained engine failure, causing the vessel to drift and into rocks. The 1,591 dwt, 2005-bulit vessel then took in water and sank in the Andaman Sea off
  • SBI Offshore ventures into renewable energy business
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider SBI Offshore has partnered GSS Renewables (GSSR) to pursue a solar photovoltaic energy business. The two companies have incorporated a joint-venture company - Graess Energy - in Singapore with an initial paid-up capital of USD100 divided into 100 ordinary
  • Bumi Armada clinches $755m loan facility
    Malaysia-listed offshore services provider Bumi Armada has clinched a syndicated term-loan facility and a standby letter of credit facility for a maximum aggregate principal amount of USD755 million. The loan facility was signed by its wholly owned subsidiary Armada Kraken Private Limited,
  • Ezra clinches offshore contract in Middle East
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider Ezra Holdings has inked a deal with oil company Saudi Aramco for an offshore project in the Middle East. The long-term agreement with Saudi Aramco was signed by Ezra's subsea services division EMAS AMC in a consortium with Larsen & Toubro Hydrocarbon
  • CSBC to build two 1,800 teu box ships for TS Lines
    Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC has inked a deal to build two 1,800 teu container ships with an option for another two with compatriot carrier TS Lines. This deal is CSBC's first order for 2015. The first ship is expected to be delivered in the second half of 2017. However, the price of the
  • Nandong Mingde Heavy Industry restructuring in doubt
    The restructuring of Nantong Mingde Heavy Industry (NMHI) is uncertain as the company has failed to deliver a restructuring plan to its receiver Sainty Marine as scheduled. As of end of June, Shenzhen-listed Sainty Marine in its stock filing on 8 July said it had not received a restructuring plan
  • Cargo carriers collide off Southeast China
    Two cargo carriers collided off Ningde, Fujian province, in the evening of 6 July. Chang Fu Xing, a 5,107 dwt vessel carrying ferronickel with 13 crew members, and 15,500 dwt Hong Wei 298 ferrying anthracite coal with 18 crew members collided at Guanjingyang, east off Ningde. The fore peak of
  • Tauranga appoints Rohde Nielsen for dredging
    Danish dredging company Rohde Nielsen has clinched the tender to carry out dredging works for Tauranga port's expansion. Rohde Nielsen is to deepen and widen the access channels from 12.9 m to 14.5 m inside Tauranga's harbour, and from 12.9 m to 15.8 m outside the harbour. Tauranga, New Zealand's
  • Ship safety centre opens in Vancouver
    A shipping safety centre has been established in Vancouver, Canada, to promote research into the highest standards for safe and responsible maritime transportation. The Clear Seas Centre for Responsible Marine Shipping has received contributions of more than USD3 million each from the Canadian
  • Analysts: Ezion making synergistic investment in Rotating Offshore Solutions
    Singapore-based offshore oilfield service provider Ezion's plan to acquire 30% of compatriot marine engineering solution provider Rotating Offshore Solutions would bring synergies for the former, said analysts. Ezion made the announcement on 6 July. Rotating Offshore Solutions' key products

The Loadstarweb site
JULY 8, 2015
  • Maersk Line places order for 14,000 teu "utility" vessels
  • WFS spreads its wings and acquires a majority stake in Fraport Cargo Services
  • Now bigger containerships join the idle fleet at anchor as voyages are cancelled
  • Agility goes up a gear with its Asian road services to compete with air and ocean

Marine Logweb site
JULY 8, 2015
  • Three months prison for chief engineer in dumping case
  • Maersk Line inks $1.1 billion newbuild contract with HHI
  • Deepwater Horizon restoration projects set to start rolling
  • Greeks lead in bulker scrapping
  • First female divers crew and operate DMUV
  • Wärtsilä propulsion picked for newbuild fishing vessel
  • BAE Hawaii awarded $13.7 million for O'Kane work

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 8, 2015
  • Port of Vancouver sets public events to discuss two waterfront projects
  • G6 Alliance member carriers plan changes to service loops
  • CMA CGM Group's buy of OPDR nets European Commission approval
  • Port of Seattle taps Chan Edelstein as senior human resources director
  • Drewry report predicts slide in shipping industry profits

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 8, 2015
  • Canal expansion to shake up US trade patterns
    When the enlarged Panama Canal opens next year, shippers transporting goods to the US Midwest will face new choices over speed and cost
  • Busy Middle Eastern VLCCs have 23 cargoes still to come
    With 29 ships available for those cargoes, owners have the power and so spot rates will rise
  • DFDS and Forth ports invest in Scotland's last remaining direct ro-ro link to Europe
    Companies say infrastructure and environmental technology investments show support for Rosyth-Zeebrugge service
  • Baltic Exchange to seek non-dom U-turn
    Updated: Penn pledges to seek reversal of decision to scrap shipowner tax break
  • Mingde Heavy Industry restructuring faces uncertainty
    Sainty looks to be pulling back from its debtor's reorganisation scheme
  • Samsun Logix files for court rehabilitation again
    Weak dry bulk market forces South Korean carrier to scrap existing debt repayment plan
  • Maersk orders up to 17 14,000 teu boxships at HHI
    Update: Danish giant does not intend to deploy them on Asia-Europe routes
  • Shipowners demand stronger EU response to migrants crisis
    Ecsa and NSA delegates address key European Parliament committee
  • Container equipment prices hit 10-year low
    Falling material and production costs are main drivers behind drop

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 8, 2015
  • MIQ Logistics named a top privately-held company for fifth time
    OVERLAND PARK - MIQ Logistics proudly announces that, for the fifth consecutive year, it is ranked on Ingram's list of Top 100 Privately Held Companies in the greater Kansas City area. The 2015 report again places MIQ Logistics in the list's top 40. "We are pleased by the results of Ingram's...
  • Diana Containerships Inc. continues charter of m/v Pucon
    ATHENS, GREECE - Diana Containerships Inc. (NASDAQ: DCIX), (the "Company"), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of containerships, today announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has agreed to extend the present time charter contract for one of its Post-Panamax container vessels, the m/v Pucon, for a...
  • Kalmar to refurbish two ship-to-shore cranes for ACCHCO in Egypt
    Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has received an order to retrofit both electrically and mechanically two ship-to-shore (STS) cranes for Alexandria Container & Cargo Handling Co. (ACCHCO) at the Port of Alexandria, Egypt. The order was signed into Cargotec's 2015 second quarter order intake, and the project is planned to be...
  • NS to expand Columbus intermodal terminal
    Norfolk Southern Railway is planning a $34 million plan to expand its Rickenbacker Intermodal Terminal outside of Columbus to meet growing distribution demand in central Ohio. The seven-year-old facility at the Rickenbacker International Airport supports roughly 210,000 "lifts" a year, but is now operating at or beyond its capacity, according to...
  • Container ship sinks off Thai coast
    This Royal Thai Navy photo shows the 65-metre Cambodian container ship being dashed on rocks about 3 miles south of the resort island of Phuket.A Phnom Penh-registered container ship sank off the coast of Phuket in Thailand during stormy weather about three miles from shore. The 65-metre Sinaran Andaman sank after...
  • Under Armour shifts US West Coast cargo to Baltimore
    Port of BaltimoreUnder Armour this week began receiving imports through Baltimore in yet another sign of the U.S. East Coast's market share gains following recent West Coast congestion. For years the Baltimore-based company supplied its Maryland distribution center with sports apparel, footwear and fitness devices routed through other ports. Under Armour...
  • Lagos importers see clearance times triple
    Importers using the Port of Lagos have seen their customs clearance times triple after equipment failures at the country's largest container terminals, according to a local report. Nigerian customs authorities have reverted to completely manual inspections after scanning equipment failures at the Tin Can Island and Apapa container terminals caused a...
  • The Internet of Things Supply Chain
    Imagine a world where physical objects exchange knowledge and cooperate together like teammates to achieve unparalleled business efficiency. From textile looms to shipping pallets to store shelves, everything in the supply chain would sync, automatically, to optimize operations. The Internet of Things is bringing about that world at a furious pace-very...
  • Back-to-school orders forecast to drive healthy US import gain
    Import volume at the busiest U.S. container gateways during July is expected to rise 7.3 percent from a year earlier as retailers prepare for back-to-school sales, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report. U.S. consumer spending rose by 0.9 percent in May, the largest increase since August 2009, the Commerce...
  • US cold storage expands at healthy clip
    The U.S. cold storage industry has grown at an average annual rate of 9.3 percent the past seven years, and further growth is anticipated as this niche industry mirrors the country's economic expansion, according to a report published by Cushman & Wakefield. Cold storage warehouses, which are specialized transit facilities for...
  • Ira Rosenfeld, ex-JOC editor, UPS spokesman, dies at 68
    Ira Rosenfeld, who covered transportation for The Journal of Commerce and later was spokesman for Overnite Transportation and UPS Freight, died Saturday in Richmond, Virginia, after a heart attack. He was 68. As a journalist, Rosenfeld was known for his no-nonsense reporting and wry commentary. His JOC column, Straight Talk, once...
  • WFS expands European air cargo reach with stake in German handler
    One of the world's largest air cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services has announced plans to acquire a majority stake in the German Fraport Cargo Services, further expanding its reach into the European market. WFS announced the news Tuesday that it would be acquiring 51 percent shareholding in Fraport. Fraport is to...
  • T.S. Lines order two 1,800-TEU vessels for intra-Asia trade
    T.S. Lines has placed an order with CSBC for two ships with capacities of 1,800 TEUs to capitalize on its position as a niche carrier in the profitable and fast-growing intra-Asia trade. The order has an option for two more ships of the same size, but the price the Taiwanese carrier...
  • Tauranga moves forward on project to handle larger ships
    Port TaurangaTauranga, New Zealand's largest container gateway, has awarded a contract for dredging to Rohde Nielsen as the port seeks to deal with the cascading of larger ships on to smaller trades and maintain its position as the preeminent container port in the country. Tauranga's outer harbor will be deepened from...
  • Nhava Sheva users pressed to automate cargo documentation
    Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust is stepping up its efforts to create a paperless system for all cargo-handling functions in an attempt to deal with growing delays at India's largest container gateway. The public port earlier this week issued a decree calling on shipping lines to automate the process related to issuing...
  • Idle box ship fleet grows on weak cargo demand
    LONDON - The number of idled container ships of over 500 20-foot-equivalent units has risen to 108 from 82 two weeks ago and the figure is set to rise amid weak cargo demand, according to Alphaliner. "The traditional peak summer season has so far failed to provide a boost to vessel...
  • Mars packing process blasts off with DHL automation
    HONG KONG - Automating labor intensive processes in China is gaining ground as manufacturers try to mitigate the rising costs of wages, with chocolate maker Mars the latest company to embrace a semi-automated solution.DHL Supply Chain has deployed semi-automated machinery in the company's Zhejiang Province warehouse that will enable Mars...
  • World customs body gets on board new advance cargo security
    HONG KONG - The International Air Cargo Association has welcomed the World Customs Organization's adoption of advance cargo information data that is aimed at improving the industry's risk profile by adding an additional layer of security.Known as "7+1", the data set is a requirement for risk data analysis and helps...
  • Mean season begins for air and ocean carriers
    A plane and cargo ship in Tokyo. Credit: Junpei AbeHONG KONG - Summer is known as the mean season in Florida, but that description could just as easily apply to the container shipping and air cargo industries as they face up to a gloomy third quarter.Capacity in both air and...
  • Alibaba pours $200 million into growing SingPost stake
    HONG KONG - Chinese online giant Alibaba Group will invest more than $200 million in its partnership with Singapore Post in a series of initiatives aimed at expanding its e-commerce logistics platform across Asia-Pacific.Alibaba will increase its equity stake in SingPost to 14.51 percent, buying an additional 5 percent of...
  • LA-LB terminals graded D-minus despite better truck turn times
    Trucker turn times in Los Angeles-Long Beach are back to where they were in the spring of 2014 before the ports were crippled by labor slowdowns, but industry analyst Val Noronha is giving terminal operators in the largest U.S. port complex a grade of only D-minus. "An argument can really be...

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 8, 2015
  • SD board wants more
    SD Standard Drilling's board says an ongoing takeover offer by Saga Tankers undervalues the Oslo-listed company.
  • Greek slump shared in New York
    Shipping shares in New York have been suffering across the board amid the debt crisis in Athens, with investors doling out only slightly more punishment to Greece-linked shipowners, a TradeWinds analysis has found.
  • Teekay win appealed
    The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has appealed an order by the country's Fair Work Commission (FWC) declaring that a crew action on a Teekay products tanker must stop.
  • Greek slump shared by all
    Shipping shares in United States have been suffering across the board amid the debt crisis in Athens, with investors doling out only slightly more punishment to Greece-linked shipowners listed in New York, a TradeWinds analysis has found.
  • Diana boxship extended
    Diana Containerships has seen one of its charter agreements extended by German owner Hapag-Lloyd.
  • Iraq turns off the tap
    The Turkish port of Ceyhan has been told all Iraqi Kirkuk crude loadings have been cancelled due to a lack of oil.
  • Diana charter rate cut
    Germany's Hapag-Lloyd will keep Greek post-panamax until 2016 for less money.
  • SSY brings in Frank Twigg
    UK shipbroker SSY has hired Shell's former global manager of VLCCs Frank Twigg.
  • Maersk Line inks $1.1bn deal
    Maersk Line has signed its third newbuilding contract of the year with a $1.1bn order at Hyundai Heavy Industries.
  • Two delayed at Cosco
    Teekay-backed Sevan says a pair of accommodation units have been pushed back.
  • OSG sells MR tanker
    New York IPO hopeful Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) has cashed in one of its older vessels, brokers say.
  • "Shipping cannot be taxed"
    The head of a US fund has described taxing the Greek shipping industry as a "risky gamble" which would be really difficult to pull off for the government.
  • Containership on the rocks
    Monsoon winds and seas have smashed a Malaysian boxship on to rocks off southern Thailand.
  • Safety focus
    Canada is funding a new organisation to research best practice and provide guidance for nationwide marine vessel safety.
  • Beware snap-back
    UK warns crews of dangers of UHMPE mooring lines after officer seriously injured on Nakilat LNG carrier.
  • Shell ship damaged
    A support ship of Royal Dutch Shell was found with a hole in its hull and had to return to port in Alaska.
  • Boa Offshore eyes bonds
    Norway's Boa Offshore is planning a bond issue worth up to $24m.
  • Tsipras urged to end perks
    Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras has called on the wealthy to make a bigger contribution in the country's crisis, addressing the European parliament earlier today.
  • Egypt signs with Rosneft
    Egypt has signed deals with Russia's Rosneft to import LNG cargoes and oil products.
  • Fredriksen buys again
    John Fredriksen has potentially increased his stake in bulker owner Golden Ocean by snapping up more convertible bonds.
  • Damen deal backed
    Vietnam's transport ministry is backing the sale of a domestic shipyard to Dutch group Damen.
  • Crude output hits new high
    OPEC countries pumped the most oil for three years in June as volumes rose 5.5%.
  • Jaccar secures $900m
    Jaccar Holdings has clinched $900m of Chinese financing for its new very large ethane carriers (VLECs).
  • ECO buys Simek resale
    Edison Chouest Offshore has bought a PSV resale from Norwegian shipbuilder Simek AS, the yard has confirmed.
  • Samsun Logix seeks protection
    Samsun Logix has sought bankruptcy protection for a second time in six years as weak dry cargo markets take their toll.
  • MSC Cruises Cuba bound
    MSC Cruises will be the first major cruise line to homeport a vessel in Cuba, beating out rival Carnival.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 8, 2015
  • Container imports to increase with back-to-school merchandise
  • Maersk Line orders 9 more 14,000-TEU containerships

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 8, 2015
  • Maersk Line orders another tranche of newbuilds
    The 14,000 TEU ships 'will help make the fleet more flexible and efficient.'
  • LNG bunkering port to build its own production plant
    'It seems absurd to import LNG when we have everything needed to produce it ourselves.'
  • Terminal start-up date pushed back
    Oiltanking's new facility in Indonesia will be ready in October at the earliest.
  • Ship operators struggle to access funds to buy fuel
    'Up to a fifth of Greek domestic shipping fleet may have to be idled.'
  • Dan-Bunkering: Annual results 'very satisfactory'
    Expansion move proves 'positive', says CEO.
  • We are not after the same pot, lawyer tells shipowners
    As OW test case starts in London next week.
  • General cargo vessel arrested at Malta
    Vessel controlled by Greek interests.
  • P&I club: Rise in MARPOL violations
    Especially under the Annex I category within the United States.
  • First LNG bunkering operation for Dutch port
    Authorities are working to develop a 'future-proof LNG bunkering infrastructure'.
  • P&I club: 'General increase' in MARPOL violations
    Especially under the Annex I category within the US, says The Standard.
  • Dutch port sees first LNG bunkering operation
    Authorities are working to develop a 'future-proof LNG bunkering infrastructure'.
  • Philippines: Fuel oil import terminal to open
    Operations to start this Friday.

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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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