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June 11, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Global containership orders up 60pc in first half of 2015
  • US west coast volumes near normal, but east coast fails to hold gains
  • US west coast shippers will pay for chassis storage
  • Overcapacity, cascading push Asia-Europe rates to dangerous lows
  • Maersk's APM Terminals commits to Georgian port investment
  • Tanker hijacked off Malaysia, crew held until oil cargo seized
  • Mediterranean hosts 13pc of world shipping, Italian study finds
  • Canada plans to increase reporting requirements for hazmat transport
  • Westports on track to boost capacity 18.1pc to 13 million TEU in 2017
  • BIMCO provides new data to members after takeover of KPI system
  • US air cargo lines battle passenger carriers over Arab Open Sky freeze
  • Singapore's CAAS brings aviation exhibition to Orchard Road
  • Etihad Cargo joins WCA to offer new service to air shippers
  • Ahmedabad airport customs seizes 99,900 smuggled cigarettes

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 10, 2015
  • ICCSA holds successful coastal shipping seminar in Delhi
  • Swiftline Global Logistics celebrates successful first year
  • Tata Motors exporting premium trucks to emerging markets
  • Amsterdam port region welcomes growing cruise industry
  • Kerala Cabinet to accept Adani bid for Vizhinjam ICTT project
  • MoS considering alternatives to port corporatisation
  • GST seen helping companies cut logistics costs
  • SAARC sub-region countries to sign motor vehicle agreement
  • INR gains further against dollar
  • Reliance Power to set up power plant, floating LNG import terminal in Bangladesh

International Transport Journalweb site
  • India: highways development project proceeding
  • Port of Gothenburg wins communications award
  • Iveco collars big order in UK
  • Barcelona the number one in Emea
  • SOL Continent Line expanding network
  • New equipment for paper transport
  • New Chicago-Pacific northwest intermodal service
  • HHLA refits CTT with Liebherr cranes
  • Stimulus for ports and terminals
  • Major upgrade for Sydney's rail network
  • Company stalwart to head up UPS Thailand
  • Mahan Air branching out
  • AA Cargo's new Dreamliner operating select routes
  • UFO members networking

IHS Maritimeweb site
JUNE 10, 2015
  • Bremerhaven cargo throughput sinks further
    Bremerhaven/Bremen's cargo volumes continued their decline in the first four months of this year. The twin port's throughput across all commodities slipped by 5% year on year to 24.6 million tonnes, according to Bremen state government data. Bremerhaven/Bremen is Europe's largest vehicle hub and
  • CCCC founds dredging group in Shanghai
    China Communications Construction Corporation (CCCC) has set up a dredging group, the first of a series of planned spinoffs as it develops into a holdings company with subsidiaries across various sectors. Officially founded on 10 June in Shanghai, CCCC Dredging (Group) is registered in the Shanghai
  • Row blows up over Taiwan wind farm vessels
    A political row has broken out in Taiwan about approval given to two mainland Chinese ships to work on an offshore wind farm project in the Taiwan Strait. The country's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has accused approving authority, the Marine and Port Bureau (MPB), of flouting decisions made by the Legislative Yuan in 2014, undermining national security, and
  • Indonesian police accuse Australia of paying people smugglers
    Australian officials allegedly paid the crew of a people-smuggling boat en route to New Zealand to turn back to Indonesia, according to an Indonesian police chief. Hidayat, police chief on the island of Rote in eastern Indonesia, where the 65 people from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar swam to
  • Asian ship attacks increase 19% in May
    Anti-piracy watchdog ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre has reported a 19% rise in reported incidents in Asia from April to May this year. Of the 20 incidents, two were categorised as 'acts of piracy' and 18 incidents were 'robbery onboard ship',
  • China to tighten ship emission limits
    China's Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) has released the second version of limits and measurement methods for marine engine standards for public consultation. The marine engine standards will be applied to inland vessels, coaster vessels, river-sea ships, as well as channel ships
  • Tanjung Offshore wins $66.6m construction contract
    Malaysian-listed oil and gas service provider Tanjung Offshore has secured a maintenance contract worth MYR250 million (USD66.6 million) from oil company, Petronas Carigali. The contract was signed by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Tanjung Offshore Services, and will involve the
  • Crew saved as container ship sinks off Guangzhou, China
    A Chinese feeder box ship has sunk off Guangzhou port this morning (10 June) with all crew rescued and safe. Xin Hong 328 sank around 04:50 local time when it passed Shajiao Anchorage of Guangzhou port, according to Xinhua News Agency, citing the Guangzhou
  • XMH bags contracts worth over $17.1m
    Singapore-listed diesel engine propulsion solutions provider XMH Holdings has secured new contracts worth over SGD23.1 million (USD17.1 million). One of the contracts was secured by Z-Power Automation (ZPA), in which XMH had acquired 80% equity stake back in March 2015. ZPA has bagged six new
  • Shipowner cancels Handysize bulker order from Sainty Marine
    Shenzhen-listed Sainty Marine's under-construction newbuild at Nantong Mingde Heavy Industry (NMHI) has been abandoned by its shipowner, because of Sainty Marine's failure to deliver the newbuild as scheduled. Algoma Central is the shipowner, according to IHS Maritime Sea-web.com. The newbuild - a

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 10, 2015
  • Container freight derivatives a solution to lower revenue from tumbling spot rates?
  • Some turbulence for the operators as African air cargo suffers from oil price fall
  • A wake-up call for industry as truck driver shortage reaches crisis point in the UK

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 10, 2015
  • Fifth former ST Marine exec faces corruption charges
  • Stevens to research detection of invasive species in cargoes
  • Navios completes 14 ship deal with HSH Nordbank
  • Bore Song scrubber installation meets SECA requirements

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 10, 2015
  • Port Tracker report finds cargo volumes drop in April
  • Senator Cantwell calls on DOE to work with composites industry
  • BNSF Railway upgrading service to Pacific Northwest
  • Port of Anacortes presents 2015 Port Partner Awards
  • Alaska Airlines taps Kuhl as Information Technology VP

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 10, 2015
  • Piraeus privatisation opens legal can of worms
    Cosco's plans for Piraeus could expose weaknesses in EU competition law
  • Aronnax: Tanker operators risk detentions due to slow adoption of ecdis
    UKHO warns of continued slow technology uptake and risks of ignoring other ecdis requirements
  • Piraeus port chief quits over privatisation plans
    Anomeritis among opponents of selling majority PPA stake at behest of Greece's creditors
  • Security firm gets green light to board vessels off Ghana
    Armed teams will now guide vessels into berth in Ghana, as piracy terrorises Gulf of Guinea
  • Collapse in Russian imports spurs Maersk and MSC to cut Asia-Med capacity
    Smaller ships to be introduced in response to sanctions' impact on cargo volumes
  • New Odfjell boss given August 1 start date
    Kristian Mørch joins chemical tanker company facing a tough year as recovery beckons but is not quite there yet
  • Navios and HSH close 14-ship transaction
    Bulkers and boxships are already being delivered to newly-formed Navios Europe (II)
  • Big ship ordering spree pushes Maersk and MSC ahead of the pack
    Top two carriers' operated capacity will reach some 3.3m teu by mid-2018, Alphaliner
  • Almost half-way through the year and earnings are averaging $62,898 per day so far
    Can anything halt the march of the VLCC?
  • PSA expands into southwest China
    Terminal operator joins forces with PIL and BGP to operate new box facility in Qinzhou City
  • Crucial importance of Angola to VLCCs
    Exclusive Lloyd's List Intelligence data on tonne-miles shows west African producer is punching way above its weight
  • North-south specialist Hamburg Süd eyes east-west trades
    Executive board chairman Ottmar Gast explains why the German line needs to diversify from a regional player into a global operator
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries wins CMA CGM order for six 14,000 teu boxships
    Vessels are expected for delivery in the next two years
  • Scorpio Bulkers looks to share offer to support newbuilding payments
    Issue of up to $200m new shares will tap investors to support financing the company's extensive orderbook
  • Association of Average Adjusters to build on marine claims role
    New chairman Paton to strengthen communications

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 10, 2015
  • Future TIGER grants in jeopardy after House cuts funding
    WASHINGTON - U.S. freight infrastructure advocates are urging Congress not to let the TIGER grant program be reduced from a roar to a meow. The House on Tuesday approved a $55.3 billion appropriations bill that would reduce funding for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery program from $500 million to $100 million...
  • US-flag maritime interests seek higher MSP payments
    U.S.-flag interests are supporting a congressional effort to increase annual government payments for the 60 commercial ships covered under the Maritime Security Program. MSP subsidizes U.S.-flag operation of militarily useful ships in international commercial service, and helps narrow the cost differential with non-U.S.-flag ships. The program, established in 1996, recently was...
  • Chiarello, Cox, McKenna to receive AOTOS awards
    Chief executives of U.S. domestic carriers TOTE and Matson and of the Pacific Maritime Association have been named to receive this year's Admiral of the Ocean Sea Award from the United Seamen's Service. The AOTOS award will be presented Nov. 13 to Anthony Chiarello of TOTE, Matthew Cox of Matson and...
  • US spot truckload rates shoot up during inspection 'blitz'
    Where did all the trucks go? That question was on the mind of U.S. shippers last week as they scrambled to find trucks on the spot market and paid more to get them. A capacity "imbalance" sent spot market truck rates higher in the U.S. during the week that ended June...
  • 3PL Sunset Transportation expands geographical reach
    Sunset Transportation has opened a Bend, Oregon office and expanded operations at its Grand Haven, Michigan location, allowing the third-party logistics provider to expand its geographical reach. Bend, Oregon is one of the country's fastest growing cities, and has been the site of an expansion by trucking company Old Dominion Freight...
  • US House passes spending bill with controversial trucking riders
    WASHINGTON - The battle over longer trucks on U.S. highways and shorter work hours for truck drivers shifts to the Senate, after the House of Representatives narrowly passed an appropriations bill with riders affecting both driver hours of service and truck lengths. Representatives approved the bill funding the Departments of Transportation and Housing...
  • Slide show: Top 10 US Importers, 2014
    Retailers and their suppliers dominated the JOC's Top 100 U.S. Importers rankings again in 2014. Here's a quick look at the Top 10 Importers in U.S. foreign trade via ocean container transport. 1. Wal-Mart Stores Wal-Mart has thousands of retail stores in 50 states and Puerto Rico and operates in 27 countries outside...
  • APMT clearing general cargo terminal backlog after strike ends
    APM Terminals estimates it will take 7 to 10 days for operations to return to normal after striking stevedores returned to work Friday at the company's general cargo terminal in Callao, Peru. The three-week-long strike had been most damaging to grain and fertilizer imports, according to APMT. Truck drivers responsible for...
  • Stevens receives DHS contract to detect invasive species
    Stevens Institute of Technology researchers have received a $2-million contract from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) to improve detection of threats coming into the U.S. through container shipments. Shipments of containers to the U.S. that contain goods, including rice and other grains can be infested...
  • Faster, more frequent intermodal services could allow BNSF to retake share
    BNSF Railway is aiming to regain domestic intermodal volume lost to Union Pacific Railroad by introducing more and faster expedited services connecting Chicago and St. Paul, Minnesota, to the Pacific Northwest. Starting Sept. 14, BNSF will launch a daily expedited service for westbound shippers and a six-days-a-week service for eastbound traffic,...
  • Cargo theft spikes in UK, Netherlands in first quarter
    Criminals increasingly are taking aim at global supply chains, knowing that cargo crime is often unreported can offer greater reward for less risk than higher profile types of robbery. Reports from Europe and North America indicate cargo thieves are becoming more active, more savvy and more brazen. Despite some success by...
  • Designers advancing plans for even bigger mega-ships
    The next generation of mega-ships is already in the planning stages, despite hesitation from some of the world's largest shippers about their overall value and feasibility. Andrew Penfold, a project director at Ocean Shipping Consultants, said designs for ships able to transport more than 20,000 20-foot-equivalent units are progressing. He made...
  • Kenco wins marketing award for media relations campaign
    CHATTANOOGA, TENN.- Kenco-a leading provider of integrated logistics solutions, real estate services, and material handling equipment-was recently honored with an "Award of Excellence" for its effective 2014 media relations program. The program was supported by James Street Associates, Kenco's media relations agency. The award was given at the Transportation Marketing and Sales Association (TMSA) annual conference...
  • India approves new deep-sea port
    Indian authorities on Wednesday cleared the way for developing a big, new, container transshipment port at Vizhinjam, a deep-sea, green field site in the country's southern state of Kerala. The project had only one bidder, domestic port infrastructure developer Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone. The project is designed to be built...
  • Lufthansa Cargo traffic dips, but outperforms rivals
    LONDON - Lufthansa Cargo's traffic dipped 1.4 percent in May as it failed to fill additional capacity, but the German carrier continued to outperform its main European rivals. The all-cargo airline transported 138,000 tonnes (152 tons), taking its total for the first five months of the year to 672,000 tonnes, a...
  • Ukraine to lower taxes, expand ports to counter falling container volume
    ST PETERSBURG - Ukraine is unleashing a combo of lower taxes on tonnage and terminal expansion projects to counter plummeting container volume. Maritime container volume in the first four months of the year dropped 28 percent year-over-year to 171,980 twenty-foot-equivalent units, according to government statistics. That decline is largely due to...
  • PSA inks deal to operate new south-west China port
    The three executives after signing a JV (from left) S.S Teo, managing director, Pacific International Lines, Zhou Xiao Xi, chairman, Beibu Gulf Port Group, and Tan Chong Meng, group CEO, PSA International.HONG KONG - PSA International made its first foray into south-western China with the signing of a joint venture...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 10, 2015
  • Evensen back on board
    Teekay Corp chief executive Peter Evensen is back to having a board vote at spin-off Teekay Tankers.
  • Bank chased for guarantees
    A company that signed a doomed order for a handysize bulker at Nantong Mingde Heavy Industry has turned to the US courts in its hunt for a $26.3m refund from China's Bank of Communications.
  • EMAS scores $30m deal
    EMAS Offshore has secured a contract worth up to $30m, including options, to provide offshore vessels to an energy major in West Africa.
  • FreeSeas in tanker move
    FreeSeas of Greece has made good on its promise to expand into the tanker sector, in a move first reported by TradeWinds last week.
  • ABG rises on buy talk
    India's ABG Shipyard has seen its share price rise by as much as 17% due to market talk over a new investor.
  • Morch arriving early
    Kristian Morch is set to clock on as chief executive of Odfjell earlier than previously expected.
  • AHTS market hits heights
    Norwegian owners have secured the highest anchor-handler (AHTS) rates of the year in a tight North Sea spot market.
  • Maersk scales down
    Denmark's Maersk Line is reducing the capacity of its ships serving Asia to Mediterranean routes in line with demand.
  • Anomeritis leaves OLP
    Syriza's change of attitude towards the privatisation of Piraeus port has resulted in the resignation of Giorgos Anomeritis, president of the hub management authority (OLP).
  • Navios seals HSH deal
    Navios Maritime Holdings has completed an agreement with HSH Nordbank to take 14 ships from the lender.
  • New ferry for Denmark
    Denmark's Thyboron-Agger Ferry Service is looking to order a new ship.
  • Shih Wei profit cut
    Taiwanese bulker owner's bottom line hit by lower asset sales in first quarter, but operating earnings rise.
  • Svitzer removes tugs
    Svitzer has decided to take two contaminated tugs from the Australian port of Newcastle to Singapore.
  • Great Harvest raising $20m
    Hong Kong bulker owner Great Harvest is aiming to bank net proceeds of HDK 156m ($20.12m) from a stock sale to improve its finance base.
  • SALT 'fully funded'
    A $200m equity issue by Scorpio Bulkers is expected to complete the remedial work on the company's balance sheet, leading analysts believe.
  • NTSB blames masters
    US federal investigators have put the blame on both Kirby's and Cleopatra Shipping's masters over a collision that spilled 168,000 gallons of oil in the busy Houston Channel.
  • HHI plots bond sale
    Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) is lining up a bond issue worth as much as $300m.
  • CMA CGM adds six more
    French line CMA CGM has followed up April's ultra-large containership (ULC) order with a deal for six more large vessels.
  • 3,500 sue OW Bunker
    A group of 3,500 private investors are to sue bankrupt Danish fuel group OW Bunker.
  • Hinkley succeeds Day
    Sean Day has stepped down as chairman of the Teekay LNG Partners board but he will remain a director of the company.
  • Titanic too
    You wait 100 years for a replica of the Titanic and two come along at once.
  • Six for Hongqiang
    China's Jiangsu Hongqiang Marine Heavy Industry has won a new order for six mini-bulkers.
  • Polarcus wins seismic deal
    Dubai's Polarcus has won a seismic ship charter from TGS-NOPEC Geophysical.
  • Swiber redeems bond
    Swiber Holdings has redeemed in full its SGD95m ($70m) 6.25% three-year bond that was due to mature on Monday.
  • More problems at Sainty
    China's Sainty Marine has suffered a further contract cancellation, the Shenzhen-listed shipbuilder has disclosed.
  • SALT shares nosedive
    Investors have reacted negatively to Scorpio Bulkers latest cash call with the US-listed stock significantly Tuesday.
  • SALT's surprise cash call
    Scorpio Bulkers has taken industry observers by surprise with a plan to raise funds from the sale of its already depressed shares.
  • Bumi Armada's top gun
    Malaysia's Bumi Armada has pulled of a minor coup with the latest recruitment to its board of directors.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 10, 2015
  • Gray chassis pool in Port of NY/NJ to start this fall
  • Containership orders surge in first half of 2015
  • Import cargo volumes return to normal levels
  • GT Nexus starts new supplier funding program
  • MSC, Maersk announce plans to 'optimize' Asia-Europe services
  • Matchback system launched in Benelux region
  • BNSF to add faster intermodal service on northern corridor
  • Great Lakes' limestone shipments rise in May
  • PSA enters Guangxi-Beibu container terminal venture
  • Oakley Transportation Group opens new terminal locations
  • Economist P. Bingham joins EDR Group
  • Sunset Transportation expands operations
  • Executive Moves: Port of San Diego and Globe Express Services
  • National Academies releases U.S. freight rail regulations report

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 10, 2015
  • First Teekay MEGI-powered LNG vessel launched
    Firm says the vessel is 'the most efficient LNG ship on the water'.
  • Vopak sells Swedish assets
    In line with previously announced programme.
  • Investigation blames tugboat captain for bunker spill collision
    Report highlights tugboat captain's decision to try to beat a cargo ship into the Houston Ship Channel.
  • New supplier for UAE
    Will start with deliveries of marine gasoil by truck.
  • South African ports not helping bunkering, says commentator
    Non-priority berthing makes growth difficult.
  • Container lines: 'Fear now the dominant emotion'
    Container lines have squandered the benefits of lower bunker prices.
  • India may finally be ready to ratify Bunker Convention
    India's Cabinet approves moves to sign up to bunker spill convention.
  • OW investors gear up for legal action
    Deficient prospectus forms basis for lawsuits.
  • Newbuildings fail to meet fuel efficiency standards
    Company in potential dispute with Chinese shipbuilder.
  • Bunker trader back at Dan-Bunkering
    Elena Hauser returns to trading department in Middelfart.
  • Singapore promotion at Glander International
    Dowell Lin moves into senior position.
  • Singapore: Record volumes of fuel oil traded
    Total volume of fuel oil more than combined amount in earlier two months.
  • ReCAAP: Piracy incidents up in May
    Fuel siphoning incidents 'of concern'.
  • Fujairah issues STS bunkering rules
    Port lists conditions for re-fuelling at its offshore anchorage.
  • BIMCO tightens up charterparty bunker clause
    Low-sulphur fuel compatibility and non-availability key issues.

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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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