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September 17, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong down 9.8pc in August to 1.7 million TEU, Singapore off 12pc
  • Containership orders soar to escape UN's costly ship emissions mandate
  • Singapore's PIL now in major league with eight mega-ship orders from China
  • PLA Spratly island reef building begins anew ahead of Xi Jinping's trip to US
  • Oakland August import growth continues as volume rises 15pc to 82,492 TEU
  • CMA CGM raises Gulf, India, Pakistan to Europe rate US$150/TEU October 1
  • Biggest China-built box ship of 18,000 TEU is delivered to CMA CGM
  • US, Canadian rail warns Congress of disruptions if safety rules enforced
  • Bangladesh exports increased 28pc in August after 12pc decline in July
  • Kerry Logistics deploys robotic 'butlers' at e-commerce fulfilment centre
  • American jobs go to France, Hungary, China now that EXIM bank is no more
  • EU solar panel makers want extension of Chinese import restrictions
  • Kenya's Chinese-built Mombasa-Nairobi railway to open in 2017, not 2016
  • Finnair braces for planned national strike against state austerity measures
  • 2 tons of 'black' cocaine seized in Colombia, Mexico disguised as printer toner
  • Bulgaria closes airspace to Russian transports with cargo to help Syria
  • India's domestic aviation market world's fastest growing, says IATA

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
  • CFSAI forms committee of experts for storage & transportation of hazardous cargo
  • IWAI to invite tenders for setting up navigation lock on Farakka Barrage in Oct.
  • Key issues highlighted on first day of 10th Southern Asia Ports, Logistics and Shipping 2015
  • Urea imports up by 43 pc to 30.62 lakh t
  • Direct imports of cashew at Kollam port after 50 years cheers trade
  • MICT achieves another landmark with the maiden call of Maersk's FM3 service
  • Multiple gates & timber stack yard inaugurated at Kandla Port
  • Rotterdam World Gateway opens
  • Single port management system for Amsterdam & Rotterdam ports
  • Chinese dumping to mar domestic textile industry, says AEPC
  • DIPP outlines policy for solar projects of 3,000 MW
  • INR turns moderately weak against dollar after Monday's rally
  • Suzlon plans to invest INR 6K cr. in offshore windmill project
  • Tamil Nadu gets investment worth INR 50K cr.

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Rate and surcharge hikes in USA
  • Automation specialist amends management structure
  • Birthday cake for Medcenter Container Terminal
  • Strong franc puts brakes on SBB Cargo
  • Tapa on crime prevention
  • Operations kick off at revamped breakbulk terminal
  • FTL specialist opens up in Benelux
  • From China to Iran by train
  • Traditional name for Rickmers newbuild
  • New Cargolux Country Manager for Germany
  • Copa winging its way to 'Cisco bay
  • Vehicle transporter fleets reaching their limits?
  • Honours all round for heavylift job
  • New blocktrain links Belgium and Spain
  • Emirates really returning to Baghdad

IHS Maritimeweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
  • Taizhou Kouan yard wins eight box ships
    China's Taizhou Kouan Shipbuilding has secured a contract from a German owner for eight 1,400 teu container ships. Announcing the order on 16 September, the yard said the vessels would each be 153.7 m long, 27.6 m wide, 12.5 m deep, and 7.4 m in design draught. The first ship is scheduled for
  • MODEC wins FSO project from Maersk Oil
    Japanese floating production specialist MODEC said on 16 September that it is to provide a floating and storage vessel for Maersk Oil's Culzean project in the North Sea. The Culzean field is located about 233 km off the coast of Aberdeen. Maersk Oil UK operates the field jointly with JX Nippon
  • Japanese shipyard orders soar
    Orders at Japanese shipyards this August soared by 252% from a year earlier, as shipowners rushed to build ships that comply with the International Maritime Organisation's new standards. The IMO's goal-based standards, which apply to bulkers and tankers, require wider and thicker timber in the
  • Salvage divers complete first Sewol inspection
    The first stage of preliminary inspections on the capsized Sewol ferry has been completed. South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) said on 16 September that 50 divers have been working on the vessel since 19 August, after the salvage contract was awarded to Chinese state-owned Shanghai
  • Rena salvage bill second only to Costa Concordia
    The salvage of Rena, which ran aground on a reef off Tauranga, New Zealand, in 2011, has cost NZD500 million (USD317.2 million). This makes the container vessel the second most expensive shipwreck in history after the USD1 billion Costa Concordia salvage operation, owner Daina Shipping Co testified at hearings in Tauranga.
  • Marine insurers urged to get tough on maintenance skimping
    As shipowners and shipping firms continue struggle with a depressed maritime market, insurers have raised concerns over the temptation to reduce spending on maintenance. Speaking at the annual meeting of the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) in Berlin, Simon Williams, head of marine
  • Order drought drives Bergen Group unit to bankruptcy
    Bergen Group Skarveland, a wholly owned subsidiary of the listed Bergen Group offshore and maritime solutions provider, has filed a petition for bankruptcy. The wholly owned subsidiary of the listed Bergen Group offshore and maritime solutions provider blamed the move on a lack of new orders and
  • Forward trading scheme completes first delivery
    Shanghai Shipping Freight Exchange has completed the first delivery under its dry bulk capacity forward trading scheme. On 8 September, Dato Lucky, a Handymax bulker, was delivered to Shanghai-based AMC Shipping, a nickel ores, coal, and steel carrier, at the Chinese port of Yangjiang in Guangdong.
  • Tanjung Offshore in deal with China's Jereh
    Malaysia-listed offshore services provider Tanjung Offshore has signed a collaboration agreement with China-based Yantai Jereh Petroleum to provide oil and gas services in Malaysia. Under the agreement, both parties will grant each other priority to pursue and secure opportunities in Malaysia.
  • CIMC first-half profit up nearly 47%
    Shenzhen-listed China International Marine Containers (CIMC) has posted first-half profits up by 46.7% on the same time last year. These amounted to CNY1.5 billion (USD1.13 billion) on revenue up by 1.8% year-on-year to CNY32.7 billion. In its interim report, released on 16 September, the company
  • SapuraKencana profit dives nearly 77%
    Malaysia-listed offshore services provider SapuraKencana Petroleum posted profits down by 76.6% compared with this time last year. It reported profits of MYR104.3 million (USD24.2 million) for the second quarter, ending 31 July. Despite higher revenues of MYR2.8 billion - up by 4% from MYR2.69

The Loadstarweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
  • IATA warns of growing threat to aircraft from e-commerce lithium battery sales
  • Fears for charter market as the idle fleet grows with more mega-boxships arriving
  • UTi targets last-mile delivery market with ByBox network launch in South Africa

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
  • Electric Boat gets $321.7 million Navy award
  • Jobs ax swings at Newport News Shipbuilding
  • ITF has concerns on tug operations in new Panama Canal
  • Bristol Harbor Group adds two new members to team
  • NYK takes delivery of Japan's first LNG fueled tug
  • OceanSaver BWTS ordered for two VLCCs
  • Diana gets $148 million loan from Royal Bank of Scotland

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
  • Contractor to begin dredging at Quillayute River location
  • Inchcape Shipping Services nets Cheniere Energy contract
  • MarAd teams with Park Service to distribute Maritime Heritage grants
  • Port Metro Vancouver deploys gear to test underwater vessel noise
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics expands relationship with Toyota

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
  • IUMI 2015: DNV GL plans unmanned coasters inside a decade
    ReVolt vessels could save $50m over 30-year lifetime, classification society argues
  • Diana Containerships secures new RBS loan as UK bank responds to old clients
    Select new business 'makes sense' even if ultimate aim is to sell portfolio, say sources
  • IUMI 2015: Climate change will spur natural catastrophes, insurers warned
    Global warming certainly anthropogenic, experts say
  • Shipowners warned over local fuel use requirements
    Current and future sulphur in fuel limits creates challenges to source accurate information and the right fuel
  • DP World ends US push
    Terminal operator will no longer pursue American acquisitions as operating costs are too high, says chairman
  • Braemar backs root cause analysis
    Incidents arise from a failure to follow best practice and implement effective corrective actions, insurers told
  • IUMI 2015: Deference to 'Tiger Captains' may cause casualties
    Filipinos culturally reluctant to challenge perceived superiors, conference is told
  • BW LPG sticks with fixed term contracts
    Thirty-two per cent of BW LPG's VLGCs will be on fixed time charter contracts in the third quarter, while 19% of its VLGC fleet will operate in the spot market
  • NYK takes delivery of Japan's first LNG-fuelled tug
    Vessel will help determine the feasibility of using liquefied gas as a marine fuel
  • IMB calls for global piracy reporting system
    Worldwide information sharing network proposed to help maritime authorities assist seafarers and make arrests more quickly
  • India eases cabotage laws on ro-ro vessels
    Move is aimed at making cargo transportation along the coastline more efficient
  • Cosco and China Shipping Group merger a step closer
    Listed units may lift share trading suspensions within a month
  • IUMI 2015: Offshore insurers consider oil price slide impact
    Prospect is 'yet another year of relentless overcapacity'
  • Concordia Maritime renews charter agreement with oil major
    Tanker shipping company secures deals for three of its shallow draft P-Max ships
  • FedNav and Marad win environment protection awards
    FedNav cites innovative ballast water treatment and clampdown on greenhouse gases, while Marad chief points to study on emissions abatement
  • NSW Port stops cruiseships overnight berthing at White Bay
    NSW acting on resident concerns, holds cruiseships from terminal pending use of low-sulphur fuel

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
  • E-commerce heating up NY-NJ industrial real estate market
    U.S. Northeast consumers' growing appetite for e-commerce is cooking up a "red hot" industrial real estate market around the Port of New York and New Jersey - a trend great for developers and pricey for shippers, the head of an industrial real estate trade association said Wednesday. The rise of e-commerce...
  • US shippers warned 'loose' truck capacity won't last
    INDIANAPOLIS - U.S. freight shippers enjoying an unusual period of "loose" capacity shouldn't get complacent, speakers at the 2015 FTR Transportation Conference here warned. An uptick in demand in the U.S. or disruptive events anywhere in the world could quickly tighten slack U.S. truck capacity, limiting truck supply and pushing up...
  • Hungary's Waberer's launches Benelux trucking subsidiary
    Remco van Staaijeren, business development director for Waberer's Benelux B.V. Reporting double-digit growth in the Benelux countries, Waberer's International opened a subsidiary in the Netherlands this week, the fourth Western European subsidiary the Central European-based full truckload freight hauler has established in the last two years. The new subsidiary will help the...
  • Hub taps board consultant, former executive as president, COO
    The Hub Group has tapped a consultant to its board of directors and a former executives who has filled multiple roles as president and CEO, replacing Mark Yeager who abruptly left both positions in August. Since January Donald G. Maltby has served as consultant to the intermodal services provider's board of...
  • FedEx raises rates, trims outlook on weak LTL demand
    Weak demand in the less-than-truckload market and higher-than-expected operating costs in its ground segment spurred FedEx to trim down its earnings outlook for 2016. The Memphis, Tennessee-based shipping giant posted modest gains Wednesday for the first three months of its new fiscal year. The news comes as the company is gearing...
  • ILA, USMX officials hopeful about 10-year contract
    CHARLESTON, South Carolina - Officials of the International Longshoremen's Association and United States Maritime Alliance said they're committed to trying to work out East and Gulf coast port labor contract that would extend to 2025. ILA and USMX officials will meet next week to discuss a possible seven-year extension beyond the...
  • Russia's AirBridgeCargo pulls further ahead of European rivals
    LONDON - Russia's AirBridgeCargo Airlines is pulling further ahead of its troubled European rivals as it continues to post double digit increases in traffic month after month. Traffic grew 14 percent in August from a year ago to 39,000 metric tons, taking the total for the first eight months of 2015...
  • AirFrance-KLM Cargo inks partnership with China Southern
    LONDON - Air France KLM Martinair Cargo has signed a partnership agreement with China Southern Cargo spanning the carriers' global networks. "This new partnership will give customers access to an extensive cargo network in the Asia Pacific region - where China Southern Cargo occupies a strategic position - and in Europe,...
  • Russian economic downturn blamed for flat Asia-Europe peak season
    LONDON- Russia's economic downturn is largely responsible for a flat third quarter peak season on the Asia-North Europe trade, forcing ocean carriers to apply more permanent reductions in capacity, according to Drewry Maritime Research. The "marked" fall in demand in Russia for Asian goods is a "major" contributory factor in the...
  • Brazil heralds nearly $2 billion in ag export contracts
    Port of SantosAmid shaky Brazilian business confidence, the country's agriculture and livestock minister is trumpeting the near completion of dozens of contracts worth nearly $2 billion with importers in 14 countries. Abreu, who was previously president of the powerful National Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock before becoming minister in January, declared...
  • Eastman Chemical cuts truck trips via Greer inland port
    CHARLESTON, South Carolina - Eastman Chemical is avoiding hundreds of 300-mile round truck trips a month to the Port of Charleston by loading them at the inland port in Greer, South Carolina. From Greer, Eastman's containers are delivered to the port by Norfolk Southern Railway. The inland port has saved time...
  • Panama Canal bets loyalty incentives will boost competitiveness with Suez
    CHARLESTON, South Carolina - Volume-based toll reductions for container lines that regularly deploy large vessels through the expanded Panama Canal will make the canal route from Northeast Asia to the U.S. East Coast highly competitive with West Coast and Suez Canal routings, a Panama Canal Authority executive said. After the canal...
  • Shippers advised to move on ACE despite deadline extension
    Susan Kohn RossU.S. Customs and Border Protection announced on Aug. 31 the long-anticipated delay to full implementation of the Automated Commercial Environment, or ACE, its new computer platform. This short respite comes as a welcome relief to anyone following this issue. While Customs is close to being ready for full implementation,...
  • Maersk exec says big ships are 'an opportunity'
    CHARLESTON, South Carolina - Big container ships are necessary and here to stay, so marine terminals, ocean carriers and cargo interests must cooperate to ensure that logjams at ports, a Maersk Line executive said. "Everyone has a role to play," Michael White, president of Maersk Line North America, told an audience...
  • India's export slide continues with double-digit plunge
    India's global merchandise exports tumbled 20.7 percent year-over-year in August, the ninth straight month of declines, even as the Narendra Modi-led government continues to roll out new schemes to stimulate trade and economic growth. Exports in August declined to $21.3 billion from $26.8 billion a year earlier, the latest provisional trade...
  • India's Mundra port gains new Maersk call
    Mundra International Container Terminal, a major gateway for India's northwestern hinterlands, this week celebrated the first ship call of the Far East-Middle East, or FM3, service, a fixed-day, weekly intra-Asia loop by Maersk Line. The vessel Maersk Senang arrived at the DP World facility on Sept. 15, the terminal operator said...
  • Alibaba and USPS in speed delivery partnership
    HONG KONG - The U.S. Postal Service has become the latest national postal organization to partner with Alibaba as the Chinese e-commerce giant aggressively expands its global cross-border delivery network.The logistics affiliate of Alibaba Group, Cainiao, and USPS have signed an MOU to jointly develop speed delivery solutions across the...
  • Flat growth as Cathay Pacific flies into the slack season
    HONG KONG - Cathay Pacific and sister carrier Dragonair reported flat growth in air cargo during August as the Hong Kong-based airlines limp into the slack period before what is hoped will be a last-quarter peak season.The 148,109 tons of cargo and mail carried during the month was an meagre...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
  • Pasha order ahead
    Pasha Group chief executive George Pasha IV said today that the containerships it purchased from Horizon Lines will have to be replaced in a $500m ship order.
  • Exemption could hurt PR deal
    A proposal to exempt Puerto Rico from the Jones Act could serve to reduce support for a debt restructuring effort in Congress, American Maritime Partnership (AMP) chairman Tom Allegretti said Wednesday.
  • Peter's second act
    Peter Georgiopoulos celebrated survival, success and a quest for larger listed companies in his first public speaking appearance in several years today, but it was a question about his failures that triggered a reflective moment.
  • Jaenichen swings back
    US Maritime Administrator Paul "Chip" Jaenichen issued a strongly-worded defence of the Jones Act, describing perceived impacts of cabotage restrictions on the economies of Hawaii and Puerto Rico as "outright falsehoods".
  • A test of nerve
    Nervous anchor-handler owners have failed to capitalise on a busy week for rig moves in the North Sea.
  • GMI in New York filing
    Global Maritime Investments (GMI) has fallen victim to the battered dry cargo market and sought Chapter 11 protection in the US.
  • DNV GL goes green
    Norwegian classification society launches five pilot projects in cooperation with domestic partners.
  • Pay rise for Centaurus
    Diana Containerships has extended the charter of a vessel to Maersk Line for a higher rate.
  • Cyber safety tops the list
    The new chairman of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), Christopher Wiernicki, has set the development of cyber safety systems as a main priority, but he does not foresee unmanned ships.
  • Diana seals new loan
    Greece's Diana Containerships has fixed up new finance worth $148m with Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).
  • German yards busier
    German shipyards have seen worker numbers rise in the year to September.
  • Problems over?
    Croatia's economy minister Ivan Vrdoljak has told shipyard workers that problems are a thing of the past for the country's shipbuilding industry.
  • Damen talks continue
    Dutch yard working within sanctions to cooperate on new ships for Russia's Rosneft.
  • ISS bag Cheniere work
    Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has clinched a new deal with LNG company Cheniere Energy in the Asia Pacific region.
  • BW LPG ups coverage
    Singapore's BW LPG has revealed that a growing proportion of its VLGC fleet is now employed on time charters or contracts of affreightment (COAs).
  • Bergen Group unit files
    A ship equipment subsidiary of Bergen Group has filed for bankruptcy in Norway after orders dried up.
  • India relaxes rules
    India has eased cabotage restrictions on overseas ro-ro ships, car carriers and LNG vessels to allow them to operate more freely on coastal routes.
  • Fuel claim fails
    A chemical tanker owner has made an unsuccessful claim against a port agent in a row over whether the ship needed low-sulphur fuel at anchorage in a European port.
  • Tanjung's new venture
    Kuala Lumpur-listed Tanjung Offshore is teaming up with a Chinese company to lower costs.
  • Modec wins Culzean FSO
    Modec has secured the contract for the provision of a floating, storage and offloading (FSO) for Maersk Oil's Culzean development.
  • UASC confirms ship fire
    A brand new United Arab Shipping Co (UASC) containership suffered a fire off France last week, the company has confirmed.
  • Seadrill stock surges
    Investors have reacted positively to Seadrill's cancelled semi-submersible order by sending the shares up almost 10%.
  • Poacher turned gamekeeper
    Former convicted pirates are said to have returned to Somalia and are seeking work as armed guards on local fishing vessels.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
  • Shipper size matters in port diversification choice
  • APMT CEO: Container terminals remains a "fundamentally attractive" industry
  • Trading in COSCO, China Shipping shares remains suspended
  • Port of Livorno to publish tender for new container terminal
  • NYK takes delivery of Japan's first LNG-fueled tugboat
  • FedEx to raise U.S. shipping rates
  • Hansa Heavy Lift opens regional office in Monaco
  • Information sharing to help take down maritime piracy
  • AirBridgeCargo volumes rise 17%
  • Schneider Intermodal eases restrictions on cross-border service into Mexico
  • Executive Moves: Tiger Cool Express and ShipServ
  • Centrolene to launch new forwarder technology, network platform
  • Japan Post seeks to raise$11.6 Billion in IPO
  • UPS to hire over 90,000 seasonal workers


The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
  • Dry bulk shipper files for 'Chapter 11'
    Most of an estimated $169 million debt is unsecured, according to court papers.
  • Russian yard launches multipurpose bunker tanker
    Tuapse Commercial Seaport says vessel will 'reduce cost of bunkering services.'
  • Hong Kong ferry operator gets fuel costs' benefit
    As profits rise in first half resutls.
  • Scientist calls for Singapore ECA
    'Singapore's air quality is not as clean as it appears.'
  • Quadrise sharpens focus on marine market
    Emulsion fuel oil to be produced in southern Spain.
  • Quadrise sharpens its focus on the marine market
    Emulsion fuel oil to be produced in southern Spain.
  • Stena's methanol fuel trial going well
    But current cost of methanol compared to MGO makes it an expensive exercise.
  • Analysts take downbeat view of players' prospects
    World Fuel Services and Aegean Marine Petroleum have both seen profits fall.
  • Shipping company loses low sulphur bunker dispute
    Owner alleged that information provided by their agent was incorrect.
  • Norway to study 'green' fuel alternatives for vessels
    LNG, batteries and hybrid propulsion systems to be explored.
  • CO2 and Shipping: Time for action, say MEPs
    European Parliament's environment committee calls for shipping to be included in Paris climate deal.
  • NYK 'set to participate' in LNG bunkering business
    As part of its 'More Than Shipping 2018' medium-term management plan.
  • Panama: New terminal to supply LNG bunkers
    Facility slated for 2018 opening.
  • New staff at Hamburg-based bunker supplier
    Roman Vilner is based at Rostock, it tells Platts Bunkerworld.
  • ITIC: Low sulphur bunkering cost dispute resolved
    Ship owner claim against port agent for fuel costs 'unsuccessful'.
  • Classification society classes 'first' ethane-fuelled ship
    Vessel will transport ethane from the US to the UK.

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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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