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September 11, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Port Tracker expects 1.2pc more US container imports in September
  • China trade has silver lining, 'healthier' than headline info suggests
  • Imports tumble as exports' fall slows to drive up China's trade surplus
  • Box Ship's shares dive 20pc over past month, down 56pc in last year
  • Uber-like Lalamove or Easy Van makes way both sides of China's border
  • Mideast materials handling exhibition in Dubai September 14-16
  • Floating oil storage, distribution industry meets in Singapore September 28
  • Demolition, reconstruction of jetty in Chai Wan to last 18 months
  • EMO Trans opens in Hong Kong offering range of 3PL services
  • NZB Airfreight expands its flying horse transport services to Heathrow
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport ups cargo 7.7pc in July to record 84,397 tonnes
  • Air China & South African Airways codeshare on China-Africa routes
  • Volga-Dnepr flies tall cypress trees from Czech Republic to Uzbekistan

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 2015
  • Ashte CFS appoints Rajkumar Rawlani as CMD
  • Asian Worldwide Services (I) completes a year of successful operations
  • MLC assistance card launched to help seafarers in need
  • Soyameal exports decrease 72 pc
  • Haldia Dock Complex gets camera surveillance system
  • JN Port & Antwerp Port Authority reach out to customers in Ludhiana & Chandigarh
  • Weekly coal stocks at ports fall 3.8 pc
  • INSTC may soon become reality
  • DGFT launches certificate programme for ex-im trade
  • INR turns moderately weak against dollar
  • China's imports plunge by 13.8 pc in Aug.
  • The fraternity gathered to acknowledge excellence

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Stack up high with ultra tractor units
  • Navy veteran takes Mexico ops under wing
  • Prince George to be cargo gateway
  • Basel: twin-pronged terminal concept needed
  • 100 trucks to haul hydroelectric equipment
  • AF KLM Martinair Cargo introduces "real time care"
  • Boxes, boxes and yet more boxes in Shanghai
  • Sweeping changes across CSX board
  • Refugees could lend a hand in logistics sector
  • Long Beach setting records after 104 years
  • AAL opens office in Seoul
  • Groceries, mail and cars take to the rails Intermodal / Strasse
  • Unusual shipment for special air cargo carrier
  • XPO expansion: the sky is the limit
  • More capacity on Rotterdam-Poland route
  • Zambia's Daniella Smal is Fiata's Yiffy
  • Scrapping out of favour
  • Chinese authorities in favour third HKG runway

IHS Maritimeweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 2015
  • DryShips to wind down
    DryShips has confirmed plans to sell its remaining fleet, with vessels yet again shifting to founder George Economou's private account. The NASDAQ-listed company has agreed to sell 17 of its 39 bulkers and their charter agreements to Economou for USD377 million, including assumption of USD236.7
  • US box imports continue to climb
    Container business at America's major box terminals continued a steady growth trend that began earlier in the year as US retailers head into the peak shipping season. Overall import volume is expected to increase 1.2% to 1.61 million teu in September compared with September 2014, according to the
  • Speculation as Nigeria lifts tanker ban
    The president of Nigeria has issued a directive suggesting a ban on certain tankers trading in the country may have been lifted, IHS Maritime has learned. The ban followed a directive by the president on July 15 preventing in excess of 100 vessels from lifting crude and entering Nigerian
  • HMD expands orderbook
    South Korea's Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has penned yet another contract, its fourth in the last two weeks. Piraeus-based Evalend Shipping has placed an order for up to four LPG carriers, two of which are options if exercised. The 38,000 m3 vessels are scheduled for 2017 delivery. The last two weeks
  • Seoul presses KDB to sell DSME stake
    The South Korean financial watchdog has asked state-run policy lender Korea Development Bank (KDB) to sell its shares in companies that are not part of its core business. Embattled shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering is top on the list of affected companies, which became KDB
  • Share placement nets Hoegh LNG USD100 million
    Hoegh LNG Holdings of Norway has raised NOK844 million (USD100 million) in a private placement of shares. The listed LNG carrier and floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) company in the Leif Hoegh group placed 6.92 million shares with institutional investors at a price of NOK122/share.
  • HMM parent and KEXIM in financing tie-up
    Hyundai Group, the parent of Hyundai Merchant Marine, will collaborate with the Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) in what has been termed a "strategic business". The collaboration covers specially packaged financial support and the exchange of information. On 9 September, Hyundai Group
  • Union goes to law over Canadian permits for foreign crew
    The Seafarers' International Union of Canada has filed a lawsuit against the Canadian Border Services Agency over the granting of temporary work permits to foreign sailors on foreign ships delivering cargo between Canadian ports. "The Government of Canada has allowed foreign workers to take 2,100
  • China clears wrecked containers at core area of Tianjin port blast
    Wrecked containers at the main area of a warehouse explosion in Tianjin port have been cleared out as of 8 September, announced the local government. The remaining steel structures, frames, and other debris have been cleared after detection and decontamination, and will be melted down later, said
  • COSCO orders 11 mega box ships for $1.5Bn
    China's largest shipping company, COSCO, on 9 September placed an order for 11 19,000 teu container ships at four domestic shipyards. This is the largest single order for container ships Chinese yards have ever received. COSCO's listed branch China COSCO stated in its filling to the Shanghai Stock
  • ReCAAP ISC: 18% rise in piracy incidents during January-August 2015
    Singapore-based anti-piracy watchdog ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC) reported an 18% increase in piracy incidents during the January-August 2015 period from a year ago. According to ReCAAP ISC's monthly report, a total of 141 incidents were recorded in the past eight months.
  • Sinotrans & CSC launches shipping-specialist subsidiary in Shanghai
    Sinotrans & CSC, China's third-largest shipping and logistics conglomerate, set up a shipping-specialist subsidiary in Shanghai on 9 September. The new entity was named China Economic and Trade Shipping Company, with a registered capital of CNY10 million (USD1.6 million), a statement of Sinotrans &
  • Tianjin Tianhai Investment revises VLCC ordering plan
    Shanghai-listed Tianjin Tianhai Investment (TIC), formerly known as Tianjin Marine Shipping (TMSC), has revised its very large crude carrier (VLCC) ordering plan to four with another four optional VLCCs. TIC had contracted China National Technical Import and Export Corporation (CNTIC) to arrange

The Loadstarweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 2015
  • XPO Logistics spends billions to acquire Con-way and the jewel in its crown, Menlo
  • PHOTO BLOG: Air cargo congestion crisis at Dhaka Airport
  • Forwarders must keep up with technology and add value to services or lose business

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 2015
  • DRYS sells 17 ships to Economou, takes impairment charge
  • COSCO in $1.51 billion newbuild spree
  • Leaky lock could delay opening of extended Panama Canal
  • Royal treatment for London International Shipping Week

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 2015
  • Monthly Port Tracker report sees import cargo volume gains
  • Coast Guard calling for comment on Bellingham waterways management
  • US rail freight traffic posts gains during week
  • Foreign Trade Zone export value sets new high mark during 2014
  • Mitsui Oks contracts for pair of LNG carriers

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 2015
  • Navios Maritime Acquisition obtains firm rate for Nave Neutrino
    VLCC chartered out for two years at $40,500 per day
  • Looming shipowner shake-up with respect to traditional models
    The debate between Wah Kwong chairman and Euronav chief executive highlighted the growing divide between differing growth strategies for shipping companies
  • Ship sellers' secrecy increases accident risks, warns IUMI
    Key records on vessel condition are being held back and destroyed
  • Investors face Midas and Medusa in Thessaloniki privatisation
    As the Greek government prepares for the privatisation of the country's second largest port, Linton Nightingale looks at the threats and opportunities facing potential bidders
  • Shipowners and unions slug it out on FoCs
    Long-running campaign against open registries debated at ICS conference
  • Nigeria tanker ban enters new phase
    Owners should proceed with caution as much still needs to be addressed
  • Economou to buy 17 bulkers from DryShips
    Rest of fleet 'held for sale' triggering huge impairment loss
  • Unilateral regulation is damaging shipping, warns IMO secretary-general
    Frustration grows as ballast water legislation blockages threaten to undermine the IMO's global regulation
  • LISW slows gas-carrier spot chartering
    London's showcase shipping event causes VLGC spot market activity to slow as participants are out of the office
  • Top box lines eye UK flag after reform pledge
    CMA CGM, Evergreen and Grimaldi all say they may expand their UK fleets
  • Euroseas provides blueprint for completing newbuilding programme
    Euroseas provided guidance on how to meet its capital expenditure requirements through its $19.5m rights offering. But it will probably need to resort to additional equity raises to complete its four-vessel newbuilding programme
  • Strong words to support a growing British maritime sector
    The British government aims to 'pull out all the stops' to keep Britain functioning as a thriving maritime country
  • Nigeria relaxes tanker ban but industry remains 'baffled'
    'Letter of comfort' could pave way for ships on banned list to return to trading in Nigeria. However, legal experts warn that review of activities still under way
  • Ultra large containerships have probably 'reached their logical size limit'
    Ships beyond 24,000 teu-26,000 teu get to a point of diminishing return, says PSA chief executive
  • Evalend orders 38,000 cu m LPG pair at Hyundai Mipo
    Debut orders could rise to four with reported options
  • Red mist over red tape - where should shipowners and ports start in trying to make sense of Europe's regulatory tangle?
    In any discussion about broad-ranging policy matters and the EU, one must first try to define what is included in the discussion, but the difficulty with maritime policy is that it is a wide-ranging subject.
  • Australian maritime authorities detain ship for MLC breaches
    Australian authorities detain a Panama-flagged vessel on crew welfare issues
  • Talk heats up again around sale of KDB's stake in DSME
    South Korea's financial regulator is pressing for sale of shipbuilder along with KDB's other equity holdings in manufacturers
  • Höegh LNG raises $100m for FSRU fleet growth
    Oslo-listed gas company stamping its presence further in expanding floating LNG industry
  • Cosco orders for ultra large boxships strike at the nerves of alliance partners
    Pressure mounts on liner companies to order ultra large vessels
  • Tianjin Tianhai seeks VLCC newbuilding tenders
    Cost of four vessels must not exceed $400m
  • ACL picks Liverpool as home port for first new ship
    Grimaldi subsidiary continues to expand its presence on Merseyside
  • Shipbroker McQuilling teams up with JonesTrading
    The partnership will provide more ways for the maritime transport industry to raise capital
  • Maritime regulation is risk
    Lloyd's List regulatory timeline offers a guide to understanding the challenges posed by legislation

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 2015
  • Protesting truck drivers disrupt Toronto cargo deliveries
    A group of truck drivers protesting their classification as independent drivers are disrupting Toronto-area container deliveries by blocking trucking terminals. For the past three days, members of the Container Truck Association of Ontario have been picketing outside of trucking terminals in the greater Toronto area, urging fellow drivers to join their...
  • UPS pilot strike unlikely but shippers could still see higher costs, analysts say
    The likelihood of UPS pilots striking is low, but while shippers will likely dodge service disruptions, they could be hit by higher costs if the parcel giant gives into union demands, analysts told JOC.com. The Independent Pilots Association, which represents all UPS' domestic and international pilots, Wednesday asked its membership to...
  • CMA CGM offers bill of lading at Richmond, Virginia
    CMA CGM will offer a Richmond, Virginia, bill of lading to importers and exporters using the city-owned port, allowing shippers to tender cargo to the carriers or pick up shipments at the inland port on the James River. Four other carriers - Yang Ming, Zim, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and MOL - also offer a Richmond...
  • Legislation aims to find middle road in US truck weight debate
    WASHINGTON - With both sides of the debate over heavier trucks readying for battle via the markup of the next federal highway bill, a U.S. House representative is proposing a middle road. Rep. Reid Ribble plans to introduce legislation that would increase the maximum weight of trucks using the interstate system...
  • Record Long Beach port volume suggests importers returning for peak season
    Port of Long BeachAfter struggling through terminal congestion and labor disputes this past year, the nearly 23 percent year-over-year jump in volume through the Port of Long Beach in August, pushing traffic to a record high for the second month in a row, suggests importers are coming back for peak...
  • Port Canaveral CEO apologies for labeling critics 'Luddites'
    Port Canaveral CEO John Walsh apologized for ridiculing opponents of the Florida port's plans for new rail line as "radical" and "Luddites." Walsh's apology followed an Aug. 26 port commission meeting at which he said environmental objections to the 11-mile rail connector, which is related to a port expansion, were based on...
  • Tianjin volume plunges as clean-up effort progresses
    Container throughput at China's port of Tianjin, the world's 10th busiest, plunged 28 percent year-over-year in August as recovery and clean-up efforts from last month's deadly explosion continue. Wrecked containers at the site of a warehouse explosion in Tianjin port have been cleared out as of Tuesday and the remaining steel...
  • Effort to keep Brazilian port ministry independent gains powerful ally
    Tecon Rio Grande container terminal in Rio Grande, BrazilStakeholders striving to keep Brazil's government from integrating the Special Ports Ministry, or SEP, with the Ministry of Transport have gained a powerful ally in Murillo Barbosa, head of the Association of Private Terminals. Barbosa said it would be a "huge loss to...
  • Cosco ramps up mega-ship ambitions with order for 11 vessels
    Cosco, China's largest shipping company, Wednesday ramped up its mega-ship ambitions by placing a $1.5 billion order for eleven 19,000 twenty-foot-equivalent unit container vessels, expanding its ultra-large containership orderbook from 11 to 20. In a filing with the Shanghai Stock Exchange, Cosco said it has ordered two container ships from Dalian...
  • Chassis M&R uncertainty hangs over shippers
    Typically, once a U.S. longshore negotiation is settled, the affected ports revert to a state of normalcy despite whatever disruption occurred during the talks. U.S. West Coast negotiations over the past 20 years have never been without disruption but were always followed by near-normal operations that lasted in some cases...
  • Fresh from car-hauler talks, Teamsters back UAW
    The Teamsters union is lending its horsepower to United Auto Workers Union efforts to secure a contract for more than 140,000 workers employed by the largest U.S. automakers. International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa promised on Labor Day that unionized car-haulers will support the UAW if the union...
  • Korean carrier joins joint intra-Asia services
    Sinokor Merchant Marine is the latest container carrier to try to tap growing demand on the intra-Asia trade by setting up cooperation agreements with current operators on the route. In a press release, the South Korean carrier said its joint operation covers the CIX and CISC/CIX-2 services from Jawaharlal Nehru Port...
  • Pakistan, India have big plans to expand trade corridors
    TAIPEI - Freight forwarders from Pakistan and India are pushing for the expansion of trade corridors through Iran and Afghanistan as the South Asia regional powers capitalise on the momentum generated by China's One Belt, One Road strategy.Pakistan already in April signed a $46 billion deal with China for a...
  • Asia's food retailers forecast fast-expanding business, DHL finds
    HONG KONG - Food retailers in some of Asia's fastest-growing economies are expecting solid growth this year as expanding populations and rising income levels drive up demand, according to research commissioned by DHL Supply Chain.The logistics operator surveyed more than 300 industry decision-makers in India, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam for...
  • Delays for LA-LB truckers worst inside terminal, not at gates
    Harbor truckers in Los Angeles-Long Beach continue to experience long delays at the ports, but statistics released Wednesday by the Harbor Trucking Association show that the worst delays are not spent waiting in long lines at the terminal gates, but rather inside the terminals. In other words, the 13 container terminals...
  • Hong Kong startup launches freight forwarding platform
    A Hong Kong startup has launched a private beta version of a new online platform that is being billed as the "Expedia for freight shipping." It's a comparison a number of other young firms have made, but Freightos founder Zvi Schreiber says his may be the first to live up to...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 2015
  • Oz detains Pyrsos bulker
    The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has detained a Pyrsos Shipping bulker over what it says were deficiencies related to crew conditions.
  • DryShips shares lose 37.7%
    DryShips saw its shares spiral downward Thursday after announcing moves that could clear out its entire bulker fleet.
  • Intertanko advises caution
    Intertanko appears cautious towards a letter issued by Nigeria today and said to give an end to the controversial ban of 113 tankers.
  • Fotis cautious on privatisation
    Fotis Karamitsos has said foreign investments in ports should come with protective measures attached.
  • Public money is best
    US shipping would need more public funding in order to grow, the head of the country's Maritime Administration (MarAd) claims.
  • Economou buying DryShips bulkers
    CEO's private companies agree $377m deal to snap up 17 ships, with rest of fleet classed as held for sale; DRYS to book $795m impairment in Q3 as a result.
  • Navios' two-year tonic
    Greece's Navios Maritime Acquisition (NNA) has won a two-year time charter for a 2003-built VLCC.
  • UK to save $15bn
    The UK government will try to save £10bn ($15.4bn) from cutting unnecessary regulation of the maritime industry, UK minister for shipping and ports Robert Goodwill said.
  • Fleet rethink needed
    Owners of bulk carriers may need to rethink their fleets as coal imports decline with the growing focus on reducing carbon emissions, delegates to the London International Shipping Week Conference heard today.
  • Nigeria lifts tanker ban
    Nigeria has scrapped its controversial ban on 113 overseas tankers after nearly two months.
  • Sudeste in business
    Trafigura-controlled Brazilian "superport" Porto Sudeste has kicked-off its operations with the first shipment of cargo.
  • SALT in recovery room
    Scorpio Bulkers (SALT) is very close to completing its survival plan in the historic dry downturn, Deutsche Bank (DB) says.
  • Shipping names stand
    Several shipping names in Greece's snap election are running in safe parliamentary seats and are expected to comfortably win a new four-year term.
  • Tianjin readies $400m order
    Tianjin Tianhai is finalising the process of ordering four firm VLCCs, with options for another quartet.
  • Drugs found on LNGC
    Peruvian authorities have discovered 211kg of cocaine hidden on a Teekay LNG carrier.
  • COLL orders MR duo
    Coastal Oil Logistics Ltd (COLL) will replace two of its oil tankers trading in New Zealand with a pair of newbuildings, in cooperation with neighbouring ASP Ship Management.
  • Samsung seals wage deal
    Unionised workers at Samsung Heavy Industries have agreed a new pay deal for 2015.
  • Port loses ships
    Bangladeshi state-owned Chittagong port has been forced to hand over management of its three vessels to a local private player.
  • L&S grows in Asia
    Leading Norwegian broker Lorentzen & Stemoco (L&S) logged a sharp increase in Asia revenue last year.
  • VLR on a roll
    Lithuanian shiprepairer Vakaru Laivu Remontas (VLR) expects to treble its profit this year as demand for conversions and modernisations grows.
  • KDB to sell DSME
    South Korea's financial regulator has said that state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) will sell its stake in loss-making shipbuilder DSME.
  • ABG: sale talks ongoing
    India's loss-making ABG Shipyard has said talks to sell a major stake to Privinvest Holding are continuing.
  • Hoegh LNG raises $100m
    Hoegh LNG Holdings has raised NOK 844m ($100m) through a private placement of 6.9m new common shares at NOK 122 per share.
  • Gothenburg volumes mixed
    Sweden's largest container port handles more boxes and cars, but less ro-ro traffic.
  • GNRT ties up VL funds
    Shipowner says latest finance deals complete funding for tanker newbuildings.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 2015
  • XPO makes LTL splash with $3b purchase of Con-way
  • Descartes reports another increase in profits
  • Shippers praise FMC for seeking more information on OakPass proposal
  • Customs officials in South Africa seize $1.4m in illicit diamonds, gold
  • Container imports continue to rise in preparation for holiday season
  • Port of Rotterdam unveils plans for new harbor
  • Yusen Logistics expands operations in Pakistan
  • CMA CGM adjusts Americas loop
  • COSCO orders 11 containerships with 19,000 TEUs capacity each
  • Carl Kemp to lead legislative, public affairs at FMC

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 10, 2015
  • INTERTANKO advises banned tankers to avoid Nigeria
    'We believe that there is currently no mechanism whereby a ship can be removed from the list of banned ships'.
  • Vitol to supply bunkers to Houston, Mississippi River
    Firm currently supplies fuel at Port Canaveral in Florida, USA.
  • Bureau Veritas acquires hydrodynamic simulation firm
    Acquisition able to help vessels reduce bunker consumption, says CEO.
  • GAC to supply cruise ship with agency services, including bunkering option
    Deal inked with a Swedish ship manager.
  • Bunker industry leaders join Minister's breakfast
    Event hosted by Gibraltar during London International Shipping Week 2015.
  • EMSA rolls out Euro-Mediterranean LNG bunkering study
    Agency seeking tenders for four-year project.
  • Technology choices 'the biggest risk to shipping'
    Selecting engines and BWMS for newbuilds major headache, but shipping must stop 'fighting regulations instead of finding solutions'.
  • Bunker sales down at Russian port
    Figure fell 2.2% in the eight months to August, says Harbour Master.
  • SGMF urges the adoption of LNG as a marine fuel
    'To wait would be a mistake', says general manager.
  • Arrested boxship goes on auction
    Vessel was held over a bunker dispute.
  • LNG bunker barge construction starts
    Said to be first such vessel to be built in the US.
  • ReCAAP: No piracy incidents reported in August
    But there were a number of armed robberies including one 'very significant' incident involving a bunker tanker.
  • Construction starts for LNG bunker barge
    Vessel is the first of such being built in the US.
  • ReCAAP: No piracy incidents in August
    One 'very significant' incident involving bunker tanker reported, it says.
  • Singapore LNG specialist eyes bunkering market
    Pavilion Energy upbeat on SEA's LNG growth prospects.
  • LNG 'is not a panacea'
    Stena Line CEO says scrubbers are 'superb solution' right now but sees shrinking role for HFO long term.
  • GTT to supply containment system for LNG carrier
    Vessel ordered by Chandris from DSME.

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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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