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April 13, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-north Europe rates fall 8.8pc to US$466/TEU, transpac up 15.3pc
  • CMA CGM cuts telephone enquiries with real-time box tracking mobile app
  • Six-mile truck queues jam New York-NJ as diverted boxes flood port
  • Maersk, Wan Hai and CMA CGM lead the pack in operating profits in 2014
  • Regional Container Lines, MOL intra-Asia service to call Myanmar
  • Scan-Shipping transports rail mounted quay cranes from India to Turkey
  • Maritime leaders say agility needed to adapt to changing market conditions
  • UASC 'anchors' its Peachtree Corners, Georgia North American headquarters
  • Gateway Hamburg show to be held in at Munich trade fair May 5 - 8
  • Congress of marine arbitrators meets in Hong Kong May 11 - 15
  • Siemens cargo handling system installed at Dubai World Central terminal
  • Oregon eyes Asia cargo flights after 2 ocean carriers quit Portland
  • Oman Air orders 20 Boeing 737s, expects to double fleet to 70 by 2020

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 12, 2015
  • Domestic coastal movement of raw cotton picking up
  • Healthy growth against a stable backdrop for Swedish Club
  • India Supply Chain 2015 Conference set for April 14-15, 2015
  • Indian Register of Shipping successfully completes Well Stimulation Vessel conversion
  • SCI inks MoU with Shipping Ministry for 2015-16
  • Chinese power equipment faces potential ban in India
  • Coffee exports dip 8.5 pc in FY15
  • Steel imports surge 71 pc in FY15
  • 'Amazing Salute' to Kandla Port; berths 255 m LOA vessel for the first time
  • Mormugao Port achieves impressive growth despite constraints
  • Mumbai Port Trust celebrates International Women's Day
  • Port of Amsterdam highlights salient features at Mumbai Trade Meet
  • Transport & Dock Workers' Union welcomes Deputy Chairman of Mumbai Port Trust
  • Chhattisgarh to spend INR 9,500 cr. to upgrade roads
  • DICT receives first full import rake ex Mundra
  • Govt planning easier exit route for road developers
  • BHEL to set up Telangana power plant
  • CIL meets 97 pc of FY15 output target
  • Full capital account convertibility in few years: RBI Guv
  • Govt may revive stalled public investment
  • India likely to overtake China in thermal coal imports
  • INR ends weak against dollar at 62.31 on heavy demand for US currency

International Transport Journalweb site
  • K Line's fleet upgrade gets going
  • SPO celebrates naming of two vessels
  • Freiburg new site for express service
  • Indian Railways' freight loading up by 4.18%
  • New terminal for high-tech products
  • Pasi Nopanen Finnair Cargo's new VP global sales
  • Russian Railways transport coal for Mechel mining
  • Europe's airports with 3% more freight in February
  • Liebherr supplies four cranes to Patrick Stevedores
  • Exclusive partnership to start in May
  • Global Ports: Roy Cummins replaced by Egor Govorukhin
  • Strong start for Pactl
  • AlbatrosExpress boosts capacity

IHS Maritimeweb site
APRIL 10, 2015
  • Syndicated shipping loans drop
    Syndicated shipping loans fell sharply in 1Q15, while offshore loans rose, according to new data from Dealogic. Including both shipping and offshore borrowing, total marine syndicated loans reached USD20.427 billion in the most recent quarter, down 2.8% versus the revised total of USD21.022 billion
  • Tidal energy gets a boost
    The world's first floating tidal platform is now ready for electricity generation. The milestone coincides with Europe's need for harvesting clean, sustainable, energy resources to meet the EU's ambitious 2020 renewables target. At the naming ceremony for Dutch-headquartered Bluewater's BlueTEC
  • BW LPG buys four VLGC newbuilding contracts
    BW LPG, the Oslo-listed VLGC owner in the Singapore-based BW Maritime group, has announced it has acquired contracts for four VLGCs to be built at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME). "Previously reserved [by DSME's existing client], these vessels are to be delivered in 3Q16 and
  • Atlas suspends ore shipments, mothball mines
    Pilbara miner Atlas Iron will wind down production in April, with all mining and exports to come to a halt in the coming weeks, its managing director announced today. "Atlas Iron announces that due to the recent significant falls in the iron ore price, it will progressively suspend its mining
  • Rickmers Group posts small profit
    Hamburg shipowner and operator Rickmers Group improved its profits last year on the back of lower bunker costs for its project carrier operation and asset write-backs. The company today posted a pre-tax result of EUR6.8 million (USD7.2 million), against a EUR6.8 million pre-tax deficit in 2013. Net
  • Ice still delaying Great Lakes shipments
    A week after the St Lawrence Seaway and two weeks after the Soo Locks opened for the 2015 navigation season, ships are struggling to reach Great Lakes ports, especially in Lake Superior. Canadian and American shipowners say the situation highlights their long-standing contention that both the
  • Evergreen Line launches India-Gulf service
    Taiwanese container carrier Evergreen Line announced on 7 April that it will partner with Simatech, a feeder operator based in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, in launching a joint Chennai-Colombo-Gulf (CCG) service in May. Four 2,000 teu box ships will be deployed for this service, with one to be
  • Hong Kong to ban discharge of additional ship-sourced litter
    Hong Kong will introduce a law to prohibit discharge of additional kinds of garbage from ships to enhance the prevention of marine pollution in its waters. The city's legislators will decide on the Regulation on April 15, an official for the Transport and Housing Bureau of Hong Kong said on 10
  • CHEC wins USD600 mil. Ghana port deal
    China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC) has won a USD600 mil. bid to build a new port in Atuabo, Ghana, Chinese media reported on 9 April. Located 326 km west of the capital, the port will have an 18.5-m deep channel and three berths with depth of 16.5 m, 12 m, and 9m. The port will support
  • Navico gears up for tanker ECDIS migration
    Navico, a dedicated multi-brand marine electronics supplier, has added another product to its Simrad brand, the company said at a press conference on 8 April. The news was announced with an eye on the fast approaching July deadline for ECDIS carriage mandate for tankers above 3,000 gt. Simrad
  • Stolt-Nielsen profit surges on lower costs
    London-based Stolt-Nielsen has reported a strong rise in its first quarter 2015 net profit, but the company's CEO says volumes should rise for the market itself to return to health, and no signs of this are visible at the moment. The chemical carrier, tank terminal, and container group's net profit
  • Rabaul Queen owner to stand trial for manslaughter
    Rabaul Queen shipowner Captain Peter Sharp will stand trial for those killed on board the ferry when it went down in 2012, after a Papua New Guinea (PNG) magistrate ruled on 9 April against a defence submission to have the manslaughter charges dropped. British passport holder Sharp faces charges of
  • Volatility expected for O&M sectors
    The offshore and marine (O&M) sectors may see more volatility ahead, following the W-shaped oil prices path predicted by analyst. Malaysia-headquartered CIMB Bank's Yeo Zhi Bin expects Brent crude oil prices to hover within a tight USD50-70 per barrel for the next three years. This fallout of lower
  • Pacific Radiance forms JV in Ghana
    Singapore-listed offshore marine services provider Pacific Radiance has entered a joint venture (JV) agreement with Cross Energy (CE) to jointly incorporate the company Radiance Offshore (Ghana) in Ghana. The JV is formed with an initial share capital of GHS5,000 (USD1,300). The JV was signed by
  • NYK teams with others to develop fuel gauge
    Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) has teamed with Monohakobi Technology Institute and Semco Ltd to develop Honesty, a tank-sounding device that claims to better measure the surface of liquids stored in vessel tanks. Semco Ltd is a Japanese manufacturer of measuring
  • 'K' Line sells six box ships
    Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ('K' Line) has sold six container ships as it prepares to take delivery of 10 14,000 teu ships. Japan's third-biggest shipping company told IHS Maritime that since the end of 2014 to March 2015, it has sold Victoria Bridge, Valencia Bridge, Virginia Bridge, Verrazano Bridge,
  • BPA marks 11 years of profitability
    Busan Port Authority (BPA) has marked its 11th consecutive year of being in the black. For 2014, BPA, which was established in 2004, had record-high earnings of KRW107.7 billion (USD98.6 million), while its revenue for the same year rose 24.6% year on year to KRW348.6 billion. The company posted
  • Jinhai HI raises USD24 mil.
    Jinhai Heavy Industry (Jinhai HI) has raised CNY152 million (USD24 million) in a sale-and-lease-back deal over its shipbuilding equipment. Jinhai HI has leased back the equipment with a term of three years at an interest rate of 8.45% per year, according to a stock filing of Shenzhen-listed Bohai

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 10, 2015
  • Chevron 100 BN lube gets interim nod for Wärtsilä use
  • Norwegian shipowners trim their expectations
  • BW LPG swoops on four DSME VLGC newbuildings
  • BAE San Diego gets $35 million for LSD 45 PMA

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 10, 2015
  • Oregon governor sets funding to support small business exports
  • Diana Shipping extends charter for Ice Class Panamax bulk vessel
  • CSX names David Baggs vice president, treasurer
  • Port of Port Angeles extends deadline for Community Partner Program entries
  • Matson releases numbers for fourth fiscal quarter, year

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 10, 2015
  • BW LPG takes over four-vessel newbuilding deal at discount price
    Original client at DSME believed to be Chinese owner set to lose out on easing of Iranian sanctions
  • Oakland bids to boost logistics role
    Port's 360-acre trade and logistics centre aims to attract additional export and import cargoes
  • LNG trade volumes forecast to pick up substantially in 2015 and 2016
    LNG shipping poised to reap benefits as trades increase
  • Capes market in painful stasis as Scorpio Bulkers sells at a loss
    BIMCO argues that China tax cut to domestic producers will have 'toxic' effect on dry bulk market
  • Woodside's $854m investment in Kitimat offers shot in the arm for Canada's struggling LNG export plan
    If it gets off the ground, Kitimat would generate 12.5 LNG shipments per month, a robust new trade for LNG carriers
  • Asia-north Europe rates slump to new low
    Spot market at lowest level for nearly six years as carriers fail with latest price push
  • Bank seeks to install STX O&S chief at DSME, but merger talks are dismissed as 'fictions'
    Homecoming for Jung Sung-Leep, who served as DSME president in 2001-2006
  • Time to enter the Lloyd's List Global Awards 2015
    Show your customers why you are an award winning business
  • Rickmers flatlines in 2014
    Yet Hamburg boxship outfit hangs on to positive net profit
  • The cost of clean air
    Waterfronts these days are no place for ships, which are dirty and smelly and spoil the expensive view
  • Negative Norwegians predict profit squeeze and crewing cull
    Norwegian Shipowners' Association 2015 outlook lifts lid on risks and opportunities for country's diverse shipowning community
  • Why Labour should think again on non-doms
    Promised changes to the UK's non-domicile tax rules risk losing leadership in shipbroking, insurance, ship finance and maritime law

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 10, 2015
  • Trans-Pacific carriers take new approach to annual carrier contracts
    For the first time, the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement, a discussion group representing 15 of the largest carrier in the trans-Pacific trade lanes, is pushing for base levels during the current contracting season, a departure from its longstanding policy of issuing targets for rate increases. But it remains to be seen whether...
  • OOIDA seeks to join Teamsters in legal bid to block Mexican truckers
    The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association wants to join a lawsuit designed to block the Department of Transportation's decision to open the U.S. border to Mexican truckers, a step the DOT announced earlier this year after years of heated debate. The lawsuit, filed in March by the Teamsters union, is a last-ditch...
  • Spot truck volumes in US surged in March from winter lows
    Truck volumes on the U.S. spot market shot up 34 percent in March from February, as the spring surge in freight arrived at ports, loading docks, warehouses and retail stores. This year's surge is more "ordinary" than extraordinary, according to DAT Solutions, which operates spot market load boards that handled more...
  • Charter rates on the rise for midsize container ships
    The charter market for midsize container ships below 4,000 20-foot-equivalent-unit capacity is nearly back in balance after seven years, according to a Hamburg ship broker. Between 2007 and 2014, surplus capacity in the 1,000- to 3,000-TEU ship classes had essentially disappeared, Ernst Russ Shipbroker said its April monthly maritime overview report. The...
  • Crowley Provides Shipping to Haiti for Donated Mobile Health Clinic
    (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.; April 10, 2015) '- Crowley Maritime Corp. is providing shipping services to The Blood Alliance of Northeast Florida as they work to give a retired bloodmobile new purpose in Haiti this week. The bloodmobile will be donated for use as a Zanmi Lasante mobile health clinic serving more...
  • India-Bangladesh coastal shipping service sets sail
    India-Bangladesh cross-border trade received a major fillip with the introduction of a new coastal shipping service between the two neighboring nations. The service, branded the Prantik Bangladesh India Xpress, or Prantik BIX, connects Kolkata to Chittagong, Bangladesh's main cargo gateway. "Industry leaders have opined that this direct service will benefit shippers from...
  • Migrant wave threatens Mediterranean carriers' crews, schedule reliability
    Merchant ship operators have joined with seafarers' unions urging European Union member states to take immediate action to curb the growing humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean, which they say is putting crews and schedule reliability at risk. With Mideast and North African states embroiled in violent chaos and political crises, the...
  • China-Med spot rates fall to lowest level since October 2013
    Click to enlargeContainer shipping spot rates from China to the Mediterranean fell to the lowest level in roughly a year and a half, reflecting how surge of new capacity on the trade lane is offsetting strong demand. Rates in April were on average $1,260 per TEU, a 5 percent decrease from...
  • 'K' Line sells six ships ahead of delivery of 10 larger vessels
    Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha has sold six container ships for nearly $92 million as it prepares to receive 10 vessels each with a capacity of 14,000 20-foot equivalent units. Although "K" Line plans to reduce its fleet of container ships from 70 to 61 by the end over the next four years,...
  • CMA CGM says it has launched first container tracking mobile app
    CMA CGM has launched what it claims is the first real-time container tracking mobile application for the French carrier's customers. The app, which can be downloaded from Google Play and App Store in five languages - English, French, Spanish, German and Chinese -will enable shippers to follow loading operations, search for...
  • Rickmers profit stalls, revenue falls
    Rickmers Group's net income stalled and revenue declined in 2014 but Germany's leading container ship owner and manager continued to grow its fleet and restructured its loans. Net income crept up to €2.1 million euros [$ 2.27 million] from €1.5 million in 2013 as revenue dipped 5.7 percent to '545.4 million....
  • Port of Virginia deploys more equipment to deal with seven-week-long backlog
    The Port of Virginia is rolling out even more equipment and continuing construction on a new cargo yard in an effort to relieve a now seven-week-long container backlog on the waterfront. Since a winter storm shut down the port for four consecutive days over the Presidents' Day weekend in February, the...
  • SCFI: Asia-Europe spot rate tumbles to new low of $466
    Spot rates on the Asia-Med trade fell 9 percent to $607 per TEU, according to the SCFI.HONG KONG - Spot rates on the Asia-North Europe trade this week slid below $500 per 20-foot container to an all-time low as slowing demand and excess capacity robbed carriers of any power to...
  • Rising import tonnage gives Pactl record first quarter
    Robust imports in the first three months pushed Shanghai's Pactl to a record Q1 throughput.HONG KONG - A sharp increase in first quarter imports helped Shanghai's largest air freight terminal to yet another record and follows on from its best ever annual performance in 2014.Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal...
  • Huge landside savings to be made by alliance cooperation, McKinsey says
    HONG KONG - The scale advantage container shipping alliances are realising at sea comes to an end when vessels arrive in port, and extending that cooperation to land is the critical next step towards improving efficiency and profitability, a new McKinsey report has found.Reducing the overall cost base and complexity...
  • LA, Long Beach ports: We're still the best option and we're making it better
    The chief executives of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are looking beyond their current congestion problems to resume what they see as their ports' rightful role as leaders of the U.S. port industry, and it will all be about infrastructure and processes. "The brand is tarnished," Gene Seroka,...
  • JOC | TPM 2015 Sponsor: FedEx Trade Networks
    FedEx Trade Network's John Gazitua, Vice President, U.S. and Canada Operations, on understanding the unique supply chain needs of each customer and responding to regulatory, labor and weather disruptions with increased agility options. ...
  • European trucker Waberer's expands subsidiary network
    Waberer's International, a trucking and logistics company with roots in Eastern Europe, is digging deeper into Western European markets. The Budapest-based company is setting up a network of subsidiaries to get closer to customers and expand its business faster. The latest subsidiary, Waberer's Italia, opened last month in Milan, Italy, following...
  • TPM 2015 Sponsor: Direct ChassisLink Inc.
    DCLI's Ross Pignaz on the standalone chassis pool model, strategies for predicting chassis demand, and using technology to meet rapid change in the industry. ...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 10, 2015
  • Maiden voyage spill
    The owner of the newly delivered bulk carrier, Marathassa, has accepted that an oil spill that has polluted waters off Vancouver came from the vessel.
  • Rickmers profit rises
    Improved profitability is reported by the Rickmers group although the absolute numbers remain modest.
  • Alassia in spill scare
    A panamax bulk carrier delivered less than a month ago is being investigated as the possible source of a oil spill off the Canadian city of Vancouver.
  • BW LPG in $290m deal
    Leading very large gas carrier owner, BW LPG, is adding four more vessels to its fleet by taking over shipbuilding slots already reserved at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME).
  • Norwegian outlook sours
    Norwegian shipowners are warning of the prospect of lower profitability in 2015 in a new report on the outlook for the industry.
  • GPRT sells oldest bulker
    Goldenport Holdings has offloaded the smallest and oldest bulker in its fleet, the London-listed firm confirmed Friday.
  • Swire drops Brazil OSVs
    Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) has reaffirmed the cancellation of a series of offshore vessel newbuildings in Brazil.
  • Tanker orders ease back
    Tanker newbuilding contracting has slowed in the first quarter of the year to the lowest levels recorded since 2012.
  • NOL merger move unlikely
    OCBC has played down the likelihood of Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) being involved in a merger anytime soon.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 10, 2015
  • Container shipping faces persistent overcapacity
  • Commerce, IDB team up to support small shippers
  • Container spot rates from China to Europe and Med fall to new lows
  • Garamendi seeks support for shipbuilding industry
  • Great Lakes trade slowed by another harsh winter
  • German trade, industrial production up in February
  • Oakland logistics center could attract additional cargo
  • Corpus Christi port opens first part of Nueces River rail yard
  • Samskip moves plants in reefers over European rail
  • Commentary: The ubiquity of Excel
  • Executive Moves: CSX and Shipco Transport
  • More companies report damage from West Coast port strife

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 10, 2015
  • Oil spill caused by ship on maiden voyage, operator confirms
    'Leak has been identified and the outflow has been stopped'.
  • ISO standard measuring hull and propeller performance expected this year
    Draft has been submitted for approval three years after submission to IMO highlighted fuel saving potential.
  • IBIA unable to support 1.00% global sulphur cap proposal
    Consultant who initiated campaign 'disappointed' but will pursue other other avenues.
  • Oil spill highlights flaws in response protocols
    Suspected bunker spill: 'Ship's crew was guarded in dealing with the authorities.'
  • Another contract awarded in LNG-powered ro-pax project
    The marine industry has taken an important step towards 'a green Baltic Sea'.
  • UK ferry operator places order for scrubbers
    'This is a very important project for Condor Ferries', says its Executive Director.
  • Phillips 66 and Geos Group team up on marine fuel distribution
    Fuel to be supplied by road along the UK's northern coastlines.
  • New marine craft propulsion system under tests
    The Voith Linear Jet has taken seven years to develop, says firm.
  • ECA rules could be changing cruise industry
    Firms using fewer but bigger ships.
  • Bunker sales double at Russian port
    Port sold over 84,500 mt of marine fuels in Q1.
  • German shipowner to make fleet fuel efficient
    In bunker saving deal with charterer.

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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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