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June 17, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong down 12.7pc in May, Singapore off 10.9pc, Shanghai up 4.7pc
  • Goldman Sachs: Rate decline caused by 37pc bunker price drop
  • Demurrage complaints surge putting pressure on officials to act
  • Shippers say costs trump environmental concerns: PwC survey
  • New ship building standards arise from MOL Comfort splitting in two
  • Piraeus box terminal orders 9 more electric RTGs from Kalmar
  • Two Oklahoma cattle trucks overturn 220 head on highways
  • Globe Express Services names Mustapha Kawam as president and CEO
  • Truck, driver shortage, renewed red tape hinder Nepal relief efforts
  • Budapest airport to become air cargo hub for Central, Eastern Europe
  • India opens long-sought domestic cargo terminal at Visakhapatnam
  • Sudan's air cargo exports plunge 39pc in 2014, but imports up 100pc

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 16, 2015
  • Chemical shipping benefiting from swing ships
  • Kalmar unveils K-Motion for reachstackers
  • MSC announces direct mainline Hazira call on IPAK service
  • The Dragon at the Door
  • Centre imposes anti-dumping duties on steel imports from China, Malaysia & South Korea
  • Few incidents at box terminals are unpreventable, says TT Club Executive
  • Shipping Ministry to speed up Chabahar port project
  • Dangerous Goods by Road - India
  • IL&FS Engineering Services receives Taking-Over Certificate for Assam-19 road project
  • India, Bangladesh, Bhutan & Nepal ink motor vehicles pact

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Transcarga ready for the big leap Aviation
  • Slovenia: go-ahead for motorway network extension
  • P&O and SOL creating strong traffic triangle
  • Queen honours Chris Welsh
  • New platform up and running in Hungary
  • Ultra-light lorries for L.I.T.
  • Delta starts summer service to Zurich
  • Sector-specific hub in action
  • UWC lands major order for grain hopper cars
  • Voice from Augsburg giving advice
  • MOL established ACE as global brand
  • UAE carriers add new destinations in Pakistan
  • Qatar Airways simply loves B777s
  • New railway line phased in in Serbia
  • Massive box vessel order surge in H1/2015 Europe
  • Milano affiliate opens Forwarding & Logistics
  • Azy in charge of sales at DDS Logistics

IHS Maritimeweb site
JUNE 16, 2015
  • Euronav acquires four VLCC resales for USD384 million
    Euronav, the listed Belgian tanker owner, says it has acquired four VLCCs for a total price of USD384 million in a resale deal it describes as in line with three core objectives and that includes four options. It bought the ships, which are under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries in South
  • China to complete land reclamation on Nansha islands
    The land reclamation project on some stationed islands and reefs of the Nansha islands (also known as the Spratly Islands) in the South China Sea will be completed in the upcoming days as planned, said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lu Kang on 16 June. "Apart from satisfying the need of
  • Migrant flow data will aid maritime intelligence
    Data on migration flows could help commercial shipping predict where rescue situations are likely, IHS Maritime has been told. Professor Brad Blitz, who is leading the Mediterranean Observatory on Migration, Protection, and Asylum (MOMPA), which was launched this week, said data collected by MOMPA
  • Despite weak demand side, some optimism in dry bulk
    Weak demand in dry bulk shipping is likely to plague the sector for quite some time, but other factors give reason to mild optimism about the outlook, shipping analysts said. "The market conditions are devastating and volume growth in 2015 on key trades is negative. The lack of coal imports into
  • COSCO Corp receives order for research vessel
    Singapore-listed COSCO Corporation, the shipbuilding arm of the COSCO group, said on 16 June that its subsidiary COSCO Guangdong Shipyard has won an order to build a research vessel. The contract, worth CNY129 million (USD20.8 million), is from an Asian buyer. The contract will become effective
  • Analyst: Samsung Heavy Industries' FLNG expertise a plus
    South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) is the most attractive shipbuilder in the sector, although the market consensus expects SHI to be the biggest victim of low crude prices, said analysts in their research note. Korea Investment & Securities analysts Kyungja Lee and Hyungjun Ahn
  • Coal price collapse fuels Australian lawsuits
    The collapse of the coal price has taken its toll on Australian industry, with AUD354 million (USD274 million) writs flying between Monadelphous Muhibbah Marine (MMM) and the new Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal (WICET) in Gladstone. On 15 June both WICET and Monadelphous, which holds a 50%
  • False alarm triggers erroneous missing report for tanker
    The captain of a Malaysian-flagged LPG carrier that was thought to have gone missing on 10 June has clarified how the erroneous report arose. Silverline Maritime-owned Teknogas had accidentally issued a distress signal at 02:30 h local time that day, as it sailed from Hai Phong, Vietnam to
  • Mercator Lines fixes Kamsarmax bulker to Clearlake
    The Singapore unit of Indian bulker owner Mercator Lines said on 15 June that it has fixed one of its Kamsarmax bulkers to Gunvor subsidiary Clearlake Shipping. The 82,459 dwt 2007-built Sri Prem Veena has been fixed to Clearlake for 16 months at USD7,050 a day, representing a 23% premium over the
  • LPG rates could face downward pressure in 2016
    Rates to haul LPG on very large gas carriers (VLGCs) may be heading north, but the situation could change from 2016, a shipbroker cautioned. Speaking at IHS Asia LPG Seminar in Singapore on 16 June, Lorentzen & Stemoco's Gas Department director Anders Lalim said, "The fleet utilisation rate now is
  • PNG LNG marks 100th shipment
    PNG LNG, a joint venture (JV) of four oil and gas majors, has marked its 100th shipment with LNG tanker Methane Spirit en route through the Singapore Strait 16 June for Tokyo Electric Power Company Inc (TEPCO). TEPCO was also the same customer that received the project's first LNG shipment in May
  • Beijing puts COSCO and CSIC on anti-corruption list
    China's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the country's top corruption watchdog, announced on 12 June that shipping giants COSCO and China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) were found to have corruption issues. The central inspection team have found corruption and
  • Thailand expands port development
    Thailand's prime minister, General Prayut Chan-o-cha, detailed some of the port buildings and initiatives the Thai government is undertaking, in his weekly TV broadcast. These are all to support Thailand's special economic zones (SEZs) development project. Of those developments already under way,
  • Shipowners cave in to falling scrap prices
    With no signs of recovery in dry bulk freight rates, ship owners have caved in and sold vessels for recycling despite scrap prices going south. Scrap prices are falling in tandem with freight rates as more and more ships are being offered for recycling. IHS Maritime Sea-web.com data shows that
  • VLGC rates cross $110/tonne mark
    Rates to haul LPG on very large gas carriers (VLGCs) have exceeded USD110/tonne as charterers have been fixing ships in both the east and west of Suez. As of 15 June, the Baltic Exchange assessed the benchmark Gulf-Asia Pacific rate at USD116/tonne, up from USD108.063/tonne on 8 June. At current
  • Japan escorts 15 commercial ships off Somalia in May
    Japan's Self-Defense Forces (SDF) vessels escorted 15 commercial ships in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia in May to protect them from pirate attacks, the Japanese transport ministry said. The 15 commercial ships escorted by the SDF vessels on seven occasions under Japan's Anti-Piracy Law were all

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 16, 2015
  • Martinair pilots launch last-stand legal battle to force KLM to save their jobs
  • Carriers need to shave more costs from box shipping as rates continue to fall
  • MSC returns to port of Southampton as the Luciana joins 2M's Condor service
  • The right people in the right place is how we manage supply chains of the future

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 16, 2015
  • Brodosplit delivers heavy lift ship to Jumbo
  • Austal wins another crew boat contract
  • HII gets $27.8 million for CVN 70 work
  • ABS to class Baoham Offshore newbuilds
  • Euronav swoops on four VLCC newbuild resales
  • Innovative escort tug winch system gains U.S. patent

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 16, 2015
  • DOT makes decision final for Delta's Seattle/Haneda run
  • G6 Alliance member carriers boost Asia/North America service
  • SkyWest Airlines adding new Embraer E175 aircraft
  • May container numbers rise for Port of Los Angeles
  • Boeing nets EVA order for five 777 Freighters

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 16, 2015
  • Sergey Frank elected president of his old university
    SCF chief executive honoured after signing of agreement that will involve state-owned tanker giant in boosting seafarers' training
  • CTM supramax alliance doubles member vessels
    Navios and Nautical Bulk join scheme as RSA outperforms Baltic index
  • Norden to switch all ships to Lloyd's Register class
    Deal covers owned fleet and externally-managed vessels
  • MSC teams up with Hamburg Süd and NYK in Latin America trades
    New partnerships formed as service shake-ups and ship cascading continue
  • Aframax earning power doubled in a year
    Limited fleet growth major factor for aframaxes, which could even see fleet shrink
  • Data Hub: Load Factors
    Overcapacity weakens transatlantic utilisation
  • Shippers' champion Chris Welsh awarded MBE
    Campaigner recognised for his services to shippers and shipping
  • Empty boxes push up west coast throughput figures
    Empty repositioning shows that ports are still rebalancing containers dislocated by winter trade slowdowns
  • Guide to current tanker and gas carriers markets
    Snapshot of current tanker and gas carriers markets including forecasts
  • UASC's entrance into the big ship league fuels LNG debate
    Carrier's new LNG-ready giants are likely to fulfil their clean fuel potential
  • Cosco Corp wins $21m research vessel order
    Vessel is expected to be delivered in late 2017
  • Dorian adds new VLGC to Helios pool
    New York-listed player also signs new time charters
  • Euronav in $392m deal for Metrostar VLCCs
    Update: Deal gives Euronav the option to acquire up to a further four sister VLCCs at $98m
  • Capital Product locks in rising product tanker rates
    Kalogiratos steps up to chief executive of Nasdaq-listed partnership

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 16, 2015
  • APMT to add cranes, capacity at Mobile port
    APM Terminals will add two super-post-Panamax cranes at its terminal at the Port of Mobile, Alabama, and expand the port's container terminal by 20 acres. The expansion will double the number of ship-to-shore cranes at the port and increase the terminal's annual capacity to 475,000 twenty-foot-equivalent units from the current 350,000...
  • Dagnese named president of Con-way Freight
    Joseph M. Dagnese is the new president of Con-way Freight, the second-largest U.S. less-than-truckload carrier. A 20-year Con-way veteran, Dagnese replaces W. Gregory Lehmkuhl, who resigned to become CEO of a private-equity-owned company. "Joe brings an impressive array of lean management skills, strategic insight and leadership qualities to Con-way Freight," Douglas...
  • Containers for world's first LNG-powered container ships arrive at JAXPORT
    JACKSONVILLE - Stevedores at JAXPORT's Blount Island Marine Terminal this week unloaded the first shipment of brand new 53-foot Wide-Top Pick (WTP) cargo containers for use on TOTE, Inc.'s new Marlin Class ships, the world's first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)-powered container ships. TOTE is the parent company of Jacksonville-based Sea Star...
  • CEVA launches 'TireCity' hub in Italy
    MILAN - CEVA Logistics, one of the world's leading supply chain companies, today announced the launch of TireCity in Italy. The hub, which covers an area of 50,000 sq m, is strategically located in Somaglia, in the province of Lodi, and is fully dedicated to the warehousing, handling and cross...
  • Swaziland signs Tripartite FTA, growing area to 16 nations
    The Kingdom of Swaziland became the 16th State to sign the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Agreement. His Majesty King Mswati III signed the FTA Agreement Monday 15 June 2015 five days after the official launch of the Tripartite Free Trade Area by Heads of State and Government in Sharm El Sheikh...
  • Lower fuel prices benefit shippers as US freight volumes rise
    Freight shipments within the U.S. hit a 2015 high point in May, rising 2.3 percent from April, the fourth straight month of rising volumes, according to the Cass Freight Index. Shipper spending on transportation rose more slowly, climbing 1.5 percent from April, Cass reported. Both freight volumes and shipper expenditures were...
  • Virginia, corps to share cost of dredging feasibility study
    The Port of Virginia and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have signed an agreement to share the cost to study the feasibility of deepening Hampton Roads port channels to as much as 55 feet. The agreement starts the clock on a three-year schedule to complete the study of dredging the Norfolk...
  • How Collaboration Reduces Your Global Supplier Risks
    How Collaboration Reduces Your Global Supplier Risks Today's supply chains are increasingly complex, and companies must manage risks both proactively and reactively to avoid disruptions like quality issues, shipment delays, product shortages, and excessive expediting costs. Download this white paper to discover the strategies your organization can employ to minimize supply chain...
  • Maasvlakte receives three more mega-ship cranes
    The Port of Rotterdam continues to position itself as a pre-eminent European port of call for mega-ships with the arrival of three new cranes at the ECT Delta Terminal at Maasvlakte. The cranes have a lifting height of 50 meters (164 feet) and a reach of 24 containers wide. The new...
  • Brookings Institution calls for sweeping reforms in US freight policies
    WASHINGTON - The U.S. government needs to take on sweeping reforms and new national policies if it intends to address the mounting congestion at the nation's major port cities, the Brookings Institution said in a pair of new reports released today. According to the Washington, D.C.-based think tank, it is the...
  • Toys "R" Us opens French distribution center
    Toys"R"Us has opened a 550,000-square-foot distribution center in Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry, France, to consolidate operations previously performed by three fulfillment centers in the country. The new DC is 47 kilometers (29 miles) south of Paris. It will serve 48 retail stores and e-commerce operations in France, along with order fulfillment to customers in...
  • FMCSA shuts down trucking companies in IL, GA
    WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in separate actions has ordered Payson, Illinois-based Rhino Displays, USDOT No. 1474447, and Hampton, Georgia-based Prudential Carriers, Inc., USDOT No. 248188, respectively, to immediately shut down following federal investigations that revealed numerous widespread violations of critical safe
  • Herfurth Logistics in Belgium and Turkey joins XLProjects
    Herfurth Logistics - a Herfurth Group Company - is an international freight forwarding and logistics company with European roots, active since more than 100 years. They have their own offices in 7 strategic locations and can count on the support of an extended worldwide network. This enables them to offer a complete...
  • AirBridgeCargo traffic soars, outpaces euro rivals
    LONDON - AirBridgeCargo's traffic soared 16 percent in the first five months of the year as Russia's largest all-cargo carrier continued to outperform its struggling European rivals. The increase to 180,605 tonnes (198,600 tons) was flanked by the launch of new services and additional frequencies on existing routes that saw traffic...
  • CMA CGM beefs up Turkish service
    CMA CGM has strengthened its services to Turkey by adding a call to the port of Iskenderun in order to serve rising demand for raw materials that are converted into industrial inputs and finished products. With the addition of Iskenderun, the French carrier now calls at 13 Turkish ports throughout its...
  • Indian exports and imports take steep tumble
    India's merchandise exports fell for the sixth consecutive month in May, the longest streak of declines since 2009, even as the Narendra Modi-led government rolled out a spate of schemes to stimulate manufacturing output and spur domestic demand. Exports in May tumbled 20.2 percent from a year earlier to $22.3 billion,...
  • EVA Air finally runs out its freighter order book
    EVA Air is the last Asian carrier to use MD-11 freighters, but it plans to get rid of the gas-guzzling planes by 2017.HONG KONG - EVA Air has committed to purchase five Boeing 777 freighters at a list price of $1.5 billion at the Paris Air Show as the Taiwan...
  • New container ship design rules will push up price tag
    New global requirements on the construction of large container vessels aimed at reducing the risk of catastrophic structural failure will likely increase the price tag for carriers, reducing the economies of scale carrier operators gain via massive ships. The International Association of Classifications Societies' adoption of new unified requirements comes...
  • China committed to reforming its state-dominated shipping sector
    HONG KONG - A look at the accompanying graphic reveals the integrated and complex nature of China's state-owned shipping ownership structure - a dizzying maze of companies and subsidiaries, many interconnected and several with dual listings on the Hong Kong and Shanghai exchanges.It is all administered by the State-owned Assets...
  • A dip in mid-2016 ship deliveries could boost carrier results, Goldman says
    HONG KONG - The second and third quarter of 2016 could provide a sweet spot with fewer vessel deliveries enabling container lines to improve load factors and profitability on the battered Asia-Europe trade.From April through September, 15 vessels with a capacity greater than 10,000 twenty-foot-equivalent units will come online, compared...
  • UPS Capital buys jewelry logistics firm
    UPS Capital, a subsidiary of the same-named parcel carrier, recently announced its acquisition of Parcel Pro, the leading independent logistics provider for the jewelry, wristwatch and collectibles industries. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Both firms have hailed the acquisition as a boon for customers in the luxury accessories industry,...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 16, 2015
  • Courage returning to Germany
    An American Roll-On Roll-Off Carriers (ARC) car carrier is returning to Germany after suffering a fire off the United Kingdom earlier this month.
  • Houston channel shuttered
    The Houston Ship Channel is likely to remain fully closed until late night Wednesday for outbound traffic as a result of Tropical Storm Bill.
  • Fredriksen grows GOGL stake
    John Fredriksen's holding in bulker owner Golden Ocean has been boosted following a special dividend from sibling Frontline 2012.
  • LR scoops Norden fleet
    Denmark's Norden has transferred its entire fleet of owned and managed vessels to Lloyd's Register (LR).
  • CTM pool on the rise
    A supramax alliance formed last year starts 2015 by outperforming the Baltic Exchange index.
  • Cash was king for Euronav
    Paddy Rodgers says cash was key to helping Euronav secure the much-admired Metrostar VLCC newbuilding fleet.
  • Maersk tries for rate rise
    Denmark's Maersk Line is aiming for a substantial rate rise between Asia and northern Europe.
  • Yard mulls legal fight
    A Canadian yard is considering legal action after missing out on a CAD 40m ($32m) state ferry contract.
  • GMI in pool push
    Global Maritime Investments is opening its doors to third party owners with the launch of the industry's "first serious panamax and kamsarmax pool".
  • Sincere earnings slip
    Sincere Navigation of Taiwan has seen profit cut in the first quarter as costs rose.
  • No more wounds for SALT
    Scorpio Bulkers's latest call on investors may have hurt its share price but a leading Wall Street analyst believes it has secured the shipowner's survival for the next few tough years.
  • SapKen makes less
    Malaysian offshore owner sees revenue and profit drop during first quarter.
  • New Suez Canal to open
    Egypt's New Suez Canal will open on 6 August after an $8bn expansion project.
  • Neste sells last tankers
    Finland's Neste Oil has exited shipowning as it sold its two last chemical/products tankers to Sweden's Donsotank.
  • Duo jailed for 12 years
    The master and first officer of a North Korean cargoship have been jailed for 12 years for arms trafficking.
  • Dry rates 'devastating'
    A momentous over supply in the dry cargo market will require owners to adapt in order to restore profitability, Bimco says.
  • Austal wins offshore order
    Australian shipbuilder Austal has won an AUD 20m ($26m) contract for a new crew catamaran.
  • Donsotank snaps up duo
    Sweden's Donsotank has returned to the second-hand market after two years with the acquisition of two chemical/products tankers from Neste Oil of Finland.
  • Dorian deals stronger
    Dorian LPG has secured two VLGC time charters at better than expected rates, Wells Fargo Securities says.
  • Euronav's bargain quartet
    Euronav has completed the purchase of four VLCCs from Metrostar at a price below what tanker experts believed it was set to shell out for the ships.
  • Ferry strike threat
    Scottish ferry workers could strike over a new £1bn ($1.55bn) tender for west coast services.
  • GA called on Maersk fires
    General average (GA) has been declared on two recent shipboard fires involving Maersk Line containerships.
  • ADM adds agency
    Commodities group Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has snapped up a Brazilian port and shipping agency.
  • MMHE scoops conversion
    Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering (MMHE) has won contracts including LNG carrier repairs and an FSO conversion.
  • Cosco books research order
    Cosco Corp (Singapore) has secured another small offshore-related newbuilding contract worth CNY 129m ($20.8m).
  • Third time lucky for Dalian
    The receivers of bankrupt shipyard STX Dalian are set to hold a third auction after two previous attempts to sell its assets failed.
  • Statoil opts for Odfjell
    Statoil has awarded Odfjell Drilling two contracts for drilling wells on the Johan Sverdrup field in deals worth NOK 4.35bn ($560m).
  • Geden bulker arrested
    A Geden Lines-controlled handymax bulker has reportedly been arrested in Singapore, TradeWinds has learnt.
  • Spliethoff sues over damage
    Spliethoff is suing a US terminal operator and an equipment operator after a locomotive being offloaded from a vessel dropped onto a dock in Gabon.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 16, 2015
  • Port of Virginia takes aim at 55-foot channel
  • Cloud Logistics upgrade address KPIs, appointment setting

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 16, 2015
  • 'New' Suez Canal to open in early August
    Waterway will be connected to Suez Canal via four small channels.
  • US Navy, Australia discuss biofuel plant project
    Three potential sites identified.
  • Freight rates 'failing to cover bunker costs'
    'Unless by a miracle demand grows, we are up for heavy losses.'
  • Cheap bunkers undermine China's LNG ambitions
    As does the lack of conversion subsidies, analysts say.
  • DFDS fuel use at record monthly low
    Switch to MGO in ECAs has helped but was not a major actor.
  • Handymax held at Singapore
    Reasons for detention unclear.
  • Kuala Lumpur-listed firm narrows bunkering losses
    Notes purchase of a MFM bunkering system for operations at Sapangar Bay in 2014.
  • Environment agency wants ships to switch to shorter route
    Using 200-year old canal 'can save fuel and cut GHG emissions'.
  • US Navy and Australia discuss biofuel plant project
    Three potential sites identified.
  • Bunker prices under pressure, say Singapore traders
    'The market is flooded with oil and everyone is desperate to sell quickly.'
  • European shipowner buys hybrid scrubber
    To meet European ECA sulphur rules.
  • Brightoil expanding into e-commerce operations
    Based on Chinese government policy to modernise traditional industries, it says.
  • 'Hijacked' tanker search complicated by delayed reporting
    Shipowner 'waited too long' to alert Malaysian authorities.
  • China fuel oil imports expected to fall
    BP starts moving fuel oil cargo to Shenzhen as part of JV arrangements.
  • NSW sulphur regulation to impact 'only 3%' of ship activity
    Targeting only cruise sector means majority of ships can continue to burn high sulphur fuel.
  • Mobil update: Bunkering possible at Tauranga Harbour
    But fuel oil pipeline remains closed.
  • 'Highjacked' tanker search complicated by delayed reporting
    Shipowner 'waited too long' to advise Malaysian authorities.

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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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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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