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February 16, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rate off 5.1pc to US$1,003/TEU, transpac up 1pc to $2,265/FEU
  • NOL widens loss 241pc to US$260 million, APL narrows its loss 64pc
  • Leftist Greek regime intends to stop 'crime' of privatising ports
  • Crew repulses pirates in the Gulf of Aden, Indian Navy assists
  • Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore revokes bunker supplier licences
  • Maersk containership docks again at New Orleans with new 2M service
  • Register for Goodman Interlink Magic Mile Charity run March 22
  • Global air freight rises 5pc in 2014, ACI data shows
  • New logistics hub opens at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
  • French Customs seize 19,000 seahorses bound for Hong Kong

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
  • Adani Hazira Port & JBS Academy conduct training for Customs brokers' staff
  • Allcargo Logistics registers impressive increase in PAT for Q3 & nine months
  • AMTOI Day 2015 celebrated
  • BCHAA Knowledge Series seminar on Feb. 19
  • CMA CGM to induct 'connected' containers
  • Direct service from Cochin to Middle East inaugurated
  • ICS updates Flag State performance table
  • MoS eliminates DGS registration requirement for ship repair units
  • SCI registers profit for 4th consecutive quarter
  • Shashi Kiran Shetty awarded the highest civilian honour by the Royalty of Belgium
  • JNPT & Antwerp Port Authority ink agreement to establish port training centre
  • Kandla dock workers union submits memorandum to Gadkari
  • Freight rates to Goa & Coimbatore go up
  • PFT Bawal commissioned
  • Railways carries 4.64 pc more freight in last 9 months
  • Commerce Ministry asks Jaitley to discontinue MAT & DDT on SEZs
  • Exports continue to decline in Jan.
  • Forex reserves at record high of $ 330.21 bn
  • INR ends weak at 62.20 against dollar despite fag-end recovery
  • Metal recyclers seek withdrawal of import duty on steel scrap

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Germany: road freight up, rail freight down
  • Ceva expands Vancouver BC operations
  • Volvo ends HGV production in Kaluga
  • Evraz to supply rails to Brazil
  • Tasma tackles Geodis sales in India
  • Transit traffic dives deep on northern sea route
  • More carloads for Genesee & Wyoming
  • Flights with flowers rush to Stansted
  • Logistics master plan reveals Namibia's potential
  • NOL reduces losses
  • More major management changes for K Line
  • Baltic Rail revamps Koper-Wroclaw service
  • DHL invests in new hub at Brussels airport
  • Arik Air to Abidjan
  • Grimaldi strengthens Italy-Greece link

IHS Maritimeweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
  • Losses deepen for Hercules Offshore
    Falling oil prices contributed to a USD154.1 million loss in 4Q14 for NYSE-listed Hercules Offshore, the drilling rig operator has revealed. The loss for Houston-based Hercules compares with one of USD100.8 million in 4Q13. The results include a pre-tax, non-cash impairment charge of USD117 million
  • MLC human rights convention 'myth' debunked
    Maritime welfare advocacy organisation Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) has said that seafarers do not have human rights protections under the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC). A gap analysis made by the UK-based Human Rights at Sea organisation has found that just two human rights are explicitly
  • France 'will not abandon' Indian Ocean security
    Even after the expiry of the European Union's Operation Atalanta mandate in 2016, France will continue the fight against piracy and other maritime crime in the western Indian Ocean, it has been confirmed. Speaking after this week's African Union (AU) meeting on maritime security in Beau Vallon,
  • ASL Marine's profits plunge 78.4%
    ASL Marine's profits for the second quarter ended 31 December 2014 dived 78.4% year-on-year to SGD1.432 million (USD1.05 million). The Singapore-listed shipbuilder's plunge in profit was reflected in its revenue for 2Q15, which recorded a negative of SGD21 million due to a recognition of a revenue
  • Wilhelmsen profits slip, cautious on outlook
    Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA, the listed shipping and vehicle logistics unit in the company's Norwegian holding group, has reported a fall in both 4Q14 and full-year profit and the board warns unfavourable cargo mix would continue to hamper the business. Group net profit fell to USD54 million in 4Q14 from
  • NOL marks third consecutive yearly loss
    Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines today posted a USD260 million loss for 2014, a worse result than the USD76.3 million loss for 2013. The result also marked the third consecutive full-year loss for NOL, the parent company of APL, a situation that could put it on the Singapore Exchange's watch-list.
  • Union condemns 'bloodlust' Schettino sentence
    Safety and welfare advocates have condemned the sentencing of Captain Francesco Schettino as "bloodlust". After a 19-month trial, the captain of the Costa Concordia has been found guilty of multiple charges of manslaughter and sentenced to 16 years in prison. He had been charged with manslaughter,
  • Pressure mounts on MH370 search
    As pressure grows from families of those on board missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370, questions are being raised on whether the search can be completed on schedule and if further resources will become available. Chinese relatives of missing passengers flew into Kuala Lumpur yesterday to
  • IHS Maritime & Trade Piracy in 2014
    Source: ICC International Maritime Bureau Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships, report for the period 1 Jan-31 Dec 2014. Credit Hannah Kidd/Shutterstock. Copyright: IHS. To view the infographic in a larger form, and also to view 2013 and 2012 versions, click here: http://tinyurl.com/pxlcq7r
  • ReCAAP ISC reports rise in sea robberies
    Singapore anti-piracy watchdog ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC) reported 10 incidents of robberies onboard ships in January 2015, a slight increase as compared with eight incidents in January 2014. According to the report, two of the 10 incidents were classified as Category 1 (CAT 1)
  • Gwadar, Zhuhai become twin ports
    Pakistan's Gwadar port and China's Zhuhai port inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 11 February, declaring the two cities twin ports. This deal makes Gwadar the first foreign port of China's 'One Belt, One Road' initiative, which aims to link China with Africa, Europe, and Southeast Asia
  • Cruise Line Incident Reporting Statistics from the Coast Guard Investigative Service
    The Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act (CVSSA) of 2010 aims to make cruise vessels safer and more secure for passengers who set sail to and from the United States. It is applicable to all US-flagged cruise ships that carry at least 250 passengers, have onboard overnight passenger/crew sleeping
  • Viking O&M profit dives 49%
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider Viking Offshore & Marine (Viking O&M) saw a 49% profit dive to SGD1 million (USD738,000) for the financial year that ended on 31 December 2014. Viking O&M's revenue for the fiscal year 2014 (FY 2014) hiked 12% to SGD79 million in 2014, compared with
  • HMD bleeds despite Q4 2014 profit
    South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) returned to the black for the fourth quarter of 2014, but losses for the rest of the year made a full-year deficit inevitable. The shipbuilder, which specialises in product tankers and mid-sized LPG carriers, posted a net profit of KRW19 billion
  • Major Chinese ship repair yards output up 14.5%
    The output of 13 major Chinese repair yards rose 14.5% year on year (y/y) to CNY12.5 billion (USD2 billion) in 2014, due to high-tech and high value-added ship repair orders. The output bottomed out after four consecutive y/y decreases since 2010, according to the Shiprepair Periodical Coordination
  • Westports revenue drops 23% y/y
    Malaysia-listed port operator Westports Holding (Westports) recorded a 23% year-on-year (y/y) drop in revenue to MYR384.5 million (USD106.4 million) for the fourth quarter that ended on 31 December 2014. The company recorded an increase of 6% in its net profit, while its gross profit rose 6% to
  • Zhongchang Marine to raise USD33 million
    Shanghai-listed Zhongchang Marine, a Chinese operator of bulk carriers in cabotage trade, plans to raise approximately CNY208 million (USD33 million) by selling two of its loss-making subsidiaries to its parent company. The two subsidiaries were identified as Zhongchang Marine (Shanghai) and Putuo
  • Australian port probe comes under fire
    An Australian tribunal decision to embark on an inquiry into the wharf and port sector of the trucking industry came under fire this week, with a Container Transport Alliance Australia (CTAA) director claiming it is as 'a waste of time'. Speaking with IHS Maritime, CTAA director Gerard Langes said
  • Arbitrage opens for US styrene monomer shipments into Asia
    Firming prices of styrene monomer in Asia Pacific has created an arbitrage for imports from the US Gulf. Chemical tanker brokers told IHS Maritime that freight rates for a 5,000-tonne parcel are about USD62 per tonne, slightly up from USD60 per tonne in December 2014. Styrene monomer is usually
  • Sembcorp Marine revenue down 15%
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider Sembcorp Marine posted a 15% year-on-year (y/y) drop in revenue to SGD1.445 billion (USD1.06 billion) for the fourth quarter ended 31 December 2014. The lower turnover has caused a 5% y/y drop in Sembcorp Marine's net profit to SGD174 million in the

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
  • Icebreaker Polar Star reaches trapped fishing vessel
  • Kvichak delivers crew/pilot boats
  • New Eastern diesel electric towboat has podded thrusters
  • Harvey Gulf marks another LNG fueling milestone
  • Viking Supply Ships to close Aberdeen office
  • Cummins creates dedicated Cummins Marine organization
  • Singapore revokes more bunker licenses

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
  • Ports of Seattle/Tacoma pleased with Washington Senate transport package
  • Rainier Truck Trailer Tank Repair moving operations to Port of Kalama
  • Port of Everett taps media firm to promote Waterfront Place Central
  • Vancouver USA Port Commission Oks land sale to Sunlight Supply
  • Port Metro Vancouver releases cargo numbers for past year

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
  • European box imports increased more than 5% last year
    MDS Transmodal looks at demand increases on European trades in 2014
  • RBS flirted with Commerzbank-style shipping exit
    Future options still open after recent rethink by bank
  • US east coast ports grab market share as west coast issues drag on
    Total volumes on the transpacific trade lane jumped by 2.9% last year, with east coast ports being the major beneficiaries
  • We did not foresee floating storage coming, says Euronav's Paddy Rodgers
    World's biggest crude tanker player highlights importance of the oil price contango and floating storage in 2015 and beyond
  • Nordic American has positive take on suezmax tanker market
    One of the suezmax segment's big owners welcomes falling bunker prices and improved spot rates
  • Asia-US east coast rates break $5,000 per feu barrier
    US east coast carriers reap rewards of west coast instability as box prices soar to record highs
  • ICTSI committed to Portland
    The terminal operator blames union for Hanjin's decision to withdraw services.
  • Week on Wall Street | February 13
    This could be a milestone year for Navios Maritime Acquisitions
  • Industry Viewpoint: Shame on you, Italy
    The verdict in the Costa Concordia trial takes us back to the bad old days of playing the 'blame game'
  • Awilco LNG slides to loss in challenging short-term market
    Norwegian gas carrier owner expects new LNG production coming on stream to lift freight market

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
  • Australia to investigate link between port driver pay, safety
    The Australian government is launching an inquiry into the drayage industry practices at five major ports that could lead to higher mandated levels of driver pay or new work rules. Australia's Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal will look into pay and other practices related to container drayage at the ports of Adelaide,...
  • US files WTO case against China
    U.S. Trade Representative Michael B. Froman announced Wednesday that the Obama administration is filing a sweeping case at the World Trade Organization against a Chinese government program known as the National Auto and Auto Parts Export Base. The USTR alleged that through this program, China provides free and discounted services over...
  • Work resumes on 46-ship West Coast backlog
    West Coast ports resumed vessel loading and unloading Friday amid continuing labor strife and congestion that has left the tally of backlogged container ships at nearly four dozen and rising. Pacific Maritime Association members announced this week they would suspend vessel work on Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday rather than pay...
  • Industrial real estate activity takes off in Kansas City
    After attracting only one tenants - a government agency - in roughly eight years, a former U.S. Air Force base turned logistics park in the Kansas City area has announced three new shipper tenants in a span of five months. UFP Harrisonville, a wood products manufacturer, and Really Good Stuff, a...
  • Pressure builds for US government action on West Coast
    The Obama administration is under growing pressure to prod negotiators to reach a deal on a West Coast labor contract, and to intervene if the ports' months-long congestion keeps edging toward a total shutdown. More than a dozen lawmakers from the West Coast and from states as far east as Iowa...
  • Obama's plan to lift Cuba sanctions raises hopes of US Gulf ports
    Amid weeds and willows on the Mississippi River levee at Belle Chasse, Louisiana, a curving row of weathered wooden pilings bears silent evidence to the once-thriving trade between U.S. Gulf ports and Cuba. The long-abandoned site on the river's west bank, 20 miles downstream from New Orleans, is the remnant of...
  • The West Coast blame game
    So the International Longshore and Warehouse Union is solely responsible for the humongous mess our West Coast ports are in? It must be so because I read it on JOC.com. My first concern is that perhaps this blame is misplaced. To get at the truth, let's look at the background. First...
  • 'Rebuilt' USA Truck posts first full-year profit since 2008
    When John Simone joined USA Truck as president and CEO two years ago, the trucking company was staggering from the blow its business suffered in the recession and struggling to jumpstart a turnaround. USA Truck lost a combined $39 million from 2009 through 2012. After two years of redesigning and rebuilding...
  • Shipping Corporation of India reports fiscal 3Q profit
    Shipping Corporation of India swung to a Rs. 31.3 crore (about $5 million) net profit in its fiscal third quarter, which ended Dec. 31, from a $10.6 million loss in the same period of 2013, driven by cost savings and higher freight rates that helped offset a marginal decline in...
  • West Coast congestion hammers NOL earnings
    HONG KONG - Neptune Orient Line's container division APL recorded a before tax loss of $37 million in the fourth quarter as the U.S. West Coast port congestion saw volumes fall and forced the carrier to cut sailings on its most important trade.The challenges on the trans-Pacific helped drive its...
  • SCFI: U.S. East Coast spot rates break the $5,000 barrier
    HONG KONG - The U.S. East Coast spot rate hit $5,049 per FEU this week as rising demand for the all-water service pushed rates to record levels, according to the latest reading of the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI).With port congestion on the West Coast delaying ships for often weeks...
  • Charters laid on as Valentine's Day demand fills Nairobi-Schiphol freighters
    HONG KONG - Shippers between Nairobi and the global flower hub of Amsterdam chartered at least 1,500 tons of additional air freight capacity in the two weeks leading up to Valentine's Day to ship in flowers from Africa.Demand was so strong that 15 chartered freighters were required, even with 30...
  • DB Schenker grows Asia-Pacific footprint with India, Cambodia investment
    HONG KONG - DB Schenker strengthen its presence in Asia in January with the opening of a new company in Cambodia and a last-mile logistics centre in eastern India.The German logistics services provider opened its DB Schenker Logistics Centre (SLC) in India's eastern region of Patna that offers logistics and...
  • Brazil export plan on top of weak currency could boost exports
    Brazil will release a National Export Plan early in March and it can't come fast enough for shippers in the South American country, who were expecting it to launch this month. Last year Brazil, historically a strong exporting nation, posted its first annual trade deficit in more than 14 years but...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
  • Spot storage
    Floating storage plays in the VLCC arena could expand to the spot market, Paddy Rodgers says.
  • Euroseas chops loss
    Greek bulker and containership owner Euroseas has reduced its deficit in 2014 after suffering a big impairment hit in the prior year.
  • AML to pay $800,000
    Germany's AML Ship Management has admitted to dumping oily bilge water into the sea while sailing off the Aleutian Islands near Alaska in August.
  • Diana ties up panamax
    Greece's Diana Shipping has secured continued employment for one of its panamaxes with Glencore Grain.
  • ESL goes higher
    Finland's ESL Shipping has posted better profit for the fourth quarter, lifting its annual figure.
  • Pervasive pessimism
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • DOT owed $329m
    The liquidator of the Singapore unit that plunged OW Bunker into bankruptcy says it is seeking to recover $329m owed to the company.
  • Seadrill writes off $1.1bn
    John Fredriksen's drilling arm Seadrill has removed contract extensions previously agreed with troubled Brazilian oil major Petrobras from its backlog.
  • AMSC remains steady
    Oslo-listed American Shipping Company (AMSC) has finished 2014 with a stable result.
  • Solus in at DHT
    Christopher Pucillo has bought a major slice of tanker owner DHT Holdings in the latest expansion of its shipping book.
  • Cosco scraps eight more
    China Cosco Holdings Co (CCHC) has sent another eight vessels to breakers' beaches so far this year as its fleet renewal carries on apace.
  • GTT logs record year
    French LNG cargo containment designer GTT notched up 47 new orders during 2014 - the company's highest haul for 10 years.
  • Double bond boost for Fredriksen
    John Fredriksen's Frontline has purchased another chunk of its convertible bond amid increased confidence the tanker owner can hurdle an April payment without the need to sell assets or restructure.
  • Awilco loss widens
    The LNG carrier company said the annual net deficit was $2.7m, against a profit of $1.2m in 2013.
  • NOL sees red
    Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) has managed to cut its fourth quarter loss thanks to cost savings but this did not prevent it from posting a bigger deficit for the full year.
  • Mixed finish for WW ASA
    Norwegian shipowner Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA's fourth quarter profit has measured up well with market expectations.
  • MEDS takes support ship
    Bibby Line has sold a support ship it had been chartering to a UAE operator.
  • Costa facing legal action
    Lawyers representing British survivors of the Costa Concordia capsizing plan to sue Costa Cruises following captain Francesco Schettino's conviction for manslaughter.
  • Daiichi meets charterers
    Japanese dry bulk operator Daiichi Chuo Kisen has asked for a meeting with its main business partners as its financial performance worsens as the result of the downturn in the trading market.
  • Worker critical
    Six people have been injured, one of them critically, in an explosion on an offshore vessel off Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Subsea 7 swoops
    Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has announced a new subsea contract in Australia for one of its diving construction ships.
  • PGS delays newbuilds
    Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) is delaying two newbuilding seismic survey vessels building in Japan due to weaker market conditions.
  • Belships slides in Q4
    Belships has booked a 40% decline in fourth quarter results, but still remained in profit compared to the preceding quarter.
  • Tankoil kicked out
    Tankoil Marine, the company which contributed to the collapse of OW Bunker, has lost its licence to sell bunkers within Singapore.
  • Elevate your game
    Size matters when you're a pool operator but Ben Ognibene, the chief executive of Heidmar, says this isn't the only key to success.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
  • Gulf between spot rates from China to U.S. East, West Coast grows
  • Pricing discipline the focus for carriers in cheap fuel market
  • PMA and ILWU resume West Coast port contract talks
  • Senate introduces bill to reform sugar program
  • Ports of Seattle and Tacoma welcome $15 billion dollar transportation revenue package
  • BNSF details capital expenditure programs in six states totaling $1.63 billion
  • CMA CGM invests French technology startup TRAXENS
  • NOL benefits from larger, more efficient ships in APL fleet in 2014
  • Service Announcements: Cathay Pacific Services, CEVA Logistics and UTi Worldwide
  • Executive moves: CSX and Suttons Group

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
  • Weekly Global Market Report
    A weekly price roundup from bunkering hubs around the world.
  • Harvey Gulf claims another LNG milestone
    First USCG Certificate of Inspection for a vessel powered by LNG.
  • Report: Monjasa dominates West African market
    Risk of doing business in the region has driven away competitors.
  • MPA, ClassNK sign deal to enhance ship safety and eco sustainability
    Marine renewable energy among R&D focus.
  • Cruise terminal 'should have had cold ironing facilties'
    A report into an Australian cruise terminal is under fire for calling for ships to use low sulphur fuel.
  • DOT's dealings with Tankoil focus of bankruptcy investigation
    DOT: Owed over $300 million.
  • Shipping emissions targeted at Geneva climate talks
    Call for 'global sectoral emission reduction targets' emerge during UNFCCC meeting.
  • NOL posts quarterly loss
    But some benefit accrued from lower bunker prices.
  • Quadrise: Investor jitters as oil prices stay low
    But QFI say the economics of its emulsion fuel 'remain sound'.
  • Shipping should move faster on emissions
    Zero-emission vessels are the goal, says shipowner.
  • Patent granted for hybrid marine technology
    System can be applied on a variety of vessels to save fuel.
  • NGO pushes for fuel oil ban in Arctic
    Cites report validating the need for cleaner fuel use.
  • WFS: Bunker sales volume lifted by OW's exit
    Company logs highest quarterly volume in more than a year.
  • Scrubber installation possible at sea, claims firm
    Yara says its scrubber system is the smallest in the market.
  • Taiwan: Ship held over bunker spill
    Authorities holding ship while determining cost of damages.
  • WFS records rise in profit
    2014 'was a strong year' for the company.
  • Explosion kills 3 onboard Petrobras-leased ship
    Six workers have been reported missing.

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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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