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May 22, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Evergreen, CSCL join Cosco in intra-Asia loop as vessel operators
  • Zim back in black with US$53 million profit despite 9.4pc revenue fall
  • 'K' Line accepts 2nd 13,870-TEUer from Japan's Imabari shipyard
  • Singapore April exports increase 2.2pc thanks to European demand
  • NDRC announces six rail projects worth almost US$40.2 billion
  • OOCL levies transatlantic trade westbound Montreal Low Water Surcharge
  • ICTSI Laguna dry port expands facilities to revive Filipino intermodality
  • Philippines needs to spend more on infrastructure: Ti report
  • New Mombasa box shop to be ready ahead of schedule in 2016
  • HK's AAT inspections of dangerous goods, lithium batteries begin
  • Hactl re-architects storage network with Brocade Fibre Channel
  • Kansas City airport volumes rise 3.4pc in March to 15.8 million pounds

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 21, 2015
  • Conference on International North South Transport Corridor in Mumbai on June 12
  • Containership reliability at new high
  • Indian Register of Shipping celebrates four decades of excellence
  • Korean Shipowners' Association supports World Maritime University with $ 50K donation
  • LPG coaster shipping seen remaining weak in 2015
  • NYK updates English version of investor relations website
  • Orchid Shipping successfully handles superfast attack crafts for BSF at Mundra Port
  • SCI registers profit after three years
  • Shipyards ready for technological tie-ups with foreign cos
  • Transporters seek solutions to several burning issues
  • INR recovers smartly against US currency

International Transport Journalweb site
  • A high seas roller coaster ride
  • Algerian company investing in new trucks
  • Distributor for northeast and eastern China
  • Three forwarders receive part load quality award
  • New authorised signatory at L.I.T.
  • Award for Boluda
  • Valiram choses logistics partner
  • AAE fuels VTG growth
  • Avianca Brasil to join Star Alliance
  • ITF strengthens corporate partnership board
  • New blocktrain to/from Poland
  • Reappointment of UK transport secretary welcome
  • Saudia Cargo adds Paris CdG to network
  • Hapag-Lloyd posts encouraging Q1 results
  • Cleaner ships cost less in Antwerp

IHS Maritimeweb site
MAY 21, 2015
  • Diana prices bond offering
    Diana Shipping has raised USD55 million through a bond offering, although industry bonds issuances remain sharply lower so far this year. NYSE-listed Diana will pay an 8.5% annual interest rate on the senior unsecured notes, which will mature in 2020. Underwriters have the option to purchase an
  • Panama Canal chief unfazed by competition
    The Suez Canal is scheduled to be wider and deeper by the end of the northern summer, but the potential time and cost savings for shippers and carriers is not a concern for Panama Canal Authority CEO Jorge Quijano. Quijano, who views the Suez as a primary competitor with the Panama Canal for US
  • Bulker blocks Argentine soyabean exports
    The grounding of a bulker owned by Norden has temporarily closed a crucial shipping channel for Argentine soyabean exports. A Norden representative confirmed to IHS Maritime that the 2014-built, 77,134 dwt Panamax Nord Hydra, which is on long-term charter, went aground at 1940 on 18 May. "The ship
  • Standard Club chief urges diversification
    The chief executive of managers for the Standard P&I club said its policy of diversification remains vital in its efforts to peg P&I premium rates. Speaking as the club issued its full-year results for 2014/15, Jeremy Grose, chief executive of Charles Taylor & Co, said the launch of its Lloyd's
  • DFDS raises forecast after strong 1Q15
    DFDS, the listed Danish ferry and logistics group, has raised its full-year operating profit forecast after cutting net loss in 1Q15 on economic recovery on its key markets and cheaper bunkers, the company said in a statement. Group net loss narrowed to DKK23 million (USD3.4 million) in 1Q15 from
  • Lloyd's Register CEO resigns
    Lloyd's Register CEO Richard Sadler has resigned, the classification society has announced. Sadler had been in the role for eight years and will be replaced by the current CFO Alastair Marsh at the end of 2015. Sadler's tenure has seen LR's yearly turnover reach GBP1 billion (USD1.5 billion).
  • Barge capsizes off Singapore, 14 missing
    Fourteen seafarers are today missing after a Bolivian-registered sand-carrier has capsized in Singapore waters. The incident happened yesterday (20 May) at around 04:20 h local time.
  • Hoegh LNG cuts loss and eyes more FSRUs
    Hoegh LNG (HLNG), the Oslo-based listed gas carrier company controlled by the Leif Hoegh group, has cut its loss in 1Q15 and says it plans to continue to grow its floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) business. Group net loss narrowed to USD2.4 million in 1Q15 from USD4.5 million in the
  • Political risk seen in dredging
    Political risks arising from vested interests and regime changes could affect dredging projects, and contractors need to calculate the risks before committing to these. The Abbot Point expansion project in Australia is an example of this
  • Maersk Line hires new East and Central China head
    Maersk Line announced on 21 May that Mike Fang will be the company's new head for East and Central China effective 1 July. "I am excited to take on this new role and to return to Shanghai," Fang commented on his new position. "East and Central China is an important market for Maersk Line, occupying
  • ICBC introduces new newbuilding funding method
    The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has introduced a new financial instrument to help finance newbuildings that can be bareboat chartered to shipping companies, with the financing coming from private investors. The new method has been applied in a deal between a Chinese state-owned
  • APL's new service to boost North-South American trade
    Singapore-headquartered shipping liner APL has launched a new weekly service to enhance its network coverage in North and South America. According to APL's corporate statement, the new America Caribbean Express (ACX) service will link Central America with the US East Coast, and will be operated
  • Israel's Zim returns to profit
    Israel-based container carrier Zim returned to profitability in 1Q15 with its EBIT numbers improving dramatically, reaching USD61 million compared with USD5 million in the last quarter of 2014, and a USD16 million negative EBIT in the same quarter last year. In GAAP terms, the Q115 EBIT was USD40
  • CMES, COSCO sign deals with Brazil's Vale
    China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) and COSCO have signed financial and transport co-operation pacts with Brazilian miner Vale. The firms signed two three-party memorandums of understandings (MOUs) with Vale, while CMES also inked an expanded framework agreement with the miner for co-operation on seaborne cargo transportation and a long-term integrated logistics on 19 May.
  • MOL sees rise in eco-friendly equipment sales
    Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) said that its subsidiary has succeeded in clinching orders of its energy-saving propeller boss cap fins (PBCFs) for as many as 3,000 vessels. The PBCF is installed at the propeller of the vessel

The Loadstarweb site
MAY 21, 2015
  • Shippers call for more liberalisation as Dutch restrict Gulf carriers at Schiphol
  • Carrier schedule reliability improves in April, but do shippers really care?
  • Privatisation paying dividends for Penang as productivity rises and more lines call

Marine Logweb site
MAY 21, 2015
  • Theriot joins Conrad Industries' management team
  • Migrant crisis: Ships said to need on board security teams
  • Imtech to suppy key equipment for hybrid ferry
  • Transocean, Halliburton report Deepwater Horizon settlements
  • Anglo-Eastern inks PrimeServ turbocharger contract
  • Alastair Marsh to be LR's next CEO

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 21, 2015
  • Drewry schedule reliability report sees performance gains during April
  • APL to add weekly service covering CentralAm/US East Coast
  • Energy-saving propeller cap sees global orders at 3,000 vessels
  • US rail freight traffic count rolls to negative weekly total
  • "K" Line inks contract to move new rail cars

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 21, 2015
  • Can Doumbia-Henry revamp the WMU?
    Broadening the World Maritime University's scope will be difficult, but could raise shipping awareness. It might also solve the WMU's funding concerns
  • 'Differentiated and conservative approach' behind Pangaea Logistics' positive first-quarter results
    Nasdaq-listed dry bulk specialist adds new steel-shipping contract worth up to $135m
  • Navios Holdings beats analyst estimates but contends with '30-year low' for bulkers
    Angeliki Frangou-led owner posts first-quarter loss
  • NYK talks up its 'non-shipping' credentials
    Japanese giant says logistics and other non-shipping businesses account for 30% of group revenues
  • Improved operational efficiency and new sailings see Zim return to profit
    Israeli carrier posts $35m first-quarter profit
  • What US-Opec oil price war means for tankers
    Views on whether the US is now the world's swing producer vary but smart owners need to be aware of shifts in global crude dynamics, big or small
  • Dafni to spearhead new China shipping service between Southeast Asia and Indian subcontinent
    Min Sheng Shipping launches service loop between Bangkok and Yangon
  • APL and SeaLand join forces on intra-America trade
    Weekly service will link Central America with the US east coast
  • Standard Club breaks even on 2014 underwriting
    Combined ratio of 100% on back of 3% gain in tonnage
  • PMA ratifies five-year US west coast labour contract
    Outcome of ILWU vote on new agreement expected Friday
  • Hapag-Lloyd's turnaround ambitions
    The German shipping line reported weak financial results in 2014, but its new chief executive hopes 2015 will mark the start of a new era
  • Hoegh LNG reduces losses
    Oslo-listed gas player has new FSRUs in operation

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 21, 2015
  • US Congress poised to deliver on US port funding promise
    WASHINGTON - The U.S. Congress moved closer to hitting port funding goals set last year after a Senate committee this week passed a bill that would send $1.25 billion to ports in fiscal 2016. Although landmark water resources legislation passed in 2014 set increased funding targets, congressional appropriators missed the mark the...
  • Time running out for Highway Trust Fund extension
    WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate now has just more than a day to extend funding for the Highway Trust Fund before the money that maintains America's roads, bridges and other infrastructure runs out. The House of Representatives Tuesday approved a two-month extension for the fund, set to expire May 31. The extension...
  • US duties on Chinese container to be refunded after trade commission ruling
    Temporary duties placed on Chinese 53-foot domestic dry containers will be refunded after a U.S. trade commission ruled earlier this week that Chinese manufacturers did not have an unfair advantage over their North American competitors. The U.S. International Trade Commission announced Tuesday it would not to uphold lower courts' rulings that...
  • ODFL names Gantt president; CEO Congdon becomes vice chairman
    Old Dominion Freight Line has a new president: Greg C. Gannt, the less-than-truckload carrier's former executive vice president and chief operating officer. David S. Congdon, formerly president, will remain CEO and become vice chairman of the board of directors. His father, Earl E. Congdon, is chairman of the board. This will be...
  • Sunset Transportation's Mark Cammarata named CFO of the Year
    ST. LOUIS, May 19, 2015 - Sunset Transportation, a leader in third-party logistics and freight payment, announces that its chief financial officer, Mark Cammarata, has been named 2015 CFO of the Year by the St. Louis Business Journal. Cammarata is being honored in the small corporation category as one of the best financial stewards in St. Louis based on...
  • Logistics Plus opens offices in Egypt
    Logistics Plus, a global provider of transportation, logistics and supply chain solutions, has opened offices in Cairo and Alexandria, Egypt, and formed a Logistics Plus Eqypt operation that includes a warehouse in Badr City just outside of Cairo. Asser Amin will oversee the new Logistics Plus Egypt operation, with Ali Khater...
  • Scarbrough's NAFTA operations to expand via acquisitions
    In a deal expected to close on Aug. 1, Scarbrough International, a Kansas City-based logistics and customs brokerage firm, will expand its operations south and into Mexico. Scarbrough will acquire Laredo Becnel, a Laredo, Texas-based customs broker, in addition to Nuevo Laredo, a customs broker and logistics company based in Mexico. Scarbrough...
  • Savannah beefs up reefer capacity after strong 2014
    The Port of Savannah is ramping up its refrigerated cargo capacity after substantial year-over-year growth in reefer cargo at the Georgia port. Over the past five years, the compounded annual growth rate for reefer imports and exports was 5.6 percent at the Savannah port, according to data from PIERS, a sister...
  • After three years of losses, Shipping Corporation of India reports FY profit
    State-owned Shipping Corporation of India swung to a Rs. 201 crore (about $31.5 million) net profit in fiscal year 2014-15, which ended March 31, from a Rs. 275 crore loss ($43.2 million) in the previous year, driven by continued cost-cutting and improved freight earnings that helped compensate for a marginal...
  • US contract truck rates rise as shippers pay for capacity
    Defying economic gravity, U.S. contract truckload rates rose 3.8 percent year-over-year in April, Cass Information Systems said in its latest Truckload Linehaul Index. The contract price hike for truckload shippers comes atop a 5.7 percent rate increase in April 2014 and a 5.1 percent gain in March. Contract rates are rising...
  • Small impact likely from NMFC changes
    Q: Supplement 1 to the National Motor Freight Classification, NMFC 100-AO, hit our radar this week. It provides for: (1) Reducing from 15 days to five the time for shippers and receivers to provide notice to carriers of concealed damage. (2) Establishing 180 days for the filing and collection of claims for...
  • European imports to US spike 11 percent
    Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium are the biggest beneficiaries of increased U.S. demand for European goods and materials, according to PIERS, a sister product of JOC.com within IHS Martime & Trade. Click to enlargeU.S. imports of European goods in the first three months jumped 11 percent year-over-year to about 460,000 TEUs....
  • Houston volume rockets as West Coast diversions hold for now
    The Port of Houston's loaded container volumes jumped 46 percent in April, boosted by cargo diversions from the U.S. West Coast that appear to have had more staying power than some originally anticipated. Click to EnlargeThe spike at Houston and at other U.S. East Coast ports last month - as seen...
  • TPM 2015 Sponsor: CargoSmart, Lionel Louie
    Better data allows for better negotiations. CargoSmart's Chief Commercial Officer Lionel Louie on the challenges that port congestions, labor issues and other disruptions create for sailing schedule management and the cost-savings potential of doing it well. ...
  • Trucking association serving LA, Long Beach ports creates chassis pool
    The Harbor Trucking Association of Southern California has formed its own chassis pool to ensure its member companies will have access to the equipment they need even when terminals in Los Angeles-Long Beach are experiencing equipment shortages or dislocations. HTA President George Boyle told a membership meeting Wednesday the pool will...
  • Shippers welcome end of latest German rail strike
    LONDON - German locomotive drivers on Thursday called off their latest strike -the ninth in 10 months - and agreed to refer their dispute with Deutsche Bahn, the state-owned railway company, to arbitration. Germany's industrial supply chains and its leading ports were facing major disruptions as the drivers' union GDL had...
  • Shippers and truckers the losers in demurrage blame game
    Demurrage and per-diem detention fees at gridlocked U.S. ports have turned into a multimillion-dollar hot potato. Cargo interests, truckers, ocean carriers and marine terminals are locked in noisy, seemingly nonstop argument over responsibility for the fees. It's a complex problem with no easy solution - but plenty of finger-pointing. Chronic port...
  • Royal Mail profit up on cost savings
    LONDON - Royal Mail, the U.K. postal group, boosted full-year operating profit by 6 percent as cost cuts offset sluggish revenue in an increasingly competitive parcels market.Adjusted operating profit before "transformation "costs rose to £740 million ($1.15 billion) in the year to March 29 from £740 million in the previous...
  • DFDS cuts loss on volume growth, efficiency gains
    LONDON - DFDS, the short-sea shipping and logistics group, raised its full-year earnings outlook after operating profit surged 150 percent in the first quarter as higher freight traffic on its North European network offset lower volumes on Russian routes.The Danish group's earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortization and special items...
  • UPS adds express and contract logistics to Myanmar business
    Global integrator UPS is expanding its portfolio of services in Myanmar, introducing express delivery and contract logistics services that complement the air and ocean freight services launched in August last year. Customers can now leverage a full range of logistics solutions as Myanmar engages in increased levels of global trade. "UPS...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 21, 2015
  • Globus sells its Tiara
    Globus Maritime sold its oldest bulker as the company seeks to boost its balance sheet by offloading some of its assets.
  • Iran ship reaches Djibouti
    A multi-purposeship (MPP) at the heart of the latest Iran-related maritime tension has diverted to Djibouti.
  • BW target bolstered
    Wells Fargo Securities hiked its 2015 earnings estimates for BW LPG Thursday and increased its valuation of the company's Oslo-listed shares.
  • Duo explore selldown
    Two major shareholders in VLGC owner Avance Gas are looking to sell down their holdings in the Oslo-listed Company.
  • Lebanon seeks Suez cut
    Lebanon is looking to cut the cost of shipping its exports through the Suez Canal.
  • Shares instead of cash
    George Economou's DryShips has reached an agreement with its subsidiary Ocean Rig to exchange part of a recent loan for shares.
  • Varun readies two listings
    Indian LPG carrier owner Varun Shipping is close to listing two separate operating companies in Mumbai after winning new finance and restructuring its debts.
  • Navios red but ahead
    Navios Maritime Holdings has posted a smaller than projected deficit in the opening three months of 2015.
  • NAO buys back
    Nordic American Offshore (NAO) has launched a share buyback scheme that will see the company repurchase up to 2.5m of its common stock.
  • Dof hit by forex
    Norwegian offshore shipowner Dof has posted a slim loss in the first quarter after currency effects hurt the bottom line.
  • SCI stronger in fourth
    Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has posted a bigger profit in its fourth quarter as boxships, tankers and bulkers recovered from losses the year before.
  • Astra adds panamax
    Greek owner Astra Shipmanagement is boosting its managed fleet after clients purchased a Japanese-controlled panamax bulker.
  • Vista snaps up veteran
    Ukrainian owner linked to purchase of what would be its newest capesize, built in 1999.
  • Titan back in business
    Titan Petrochemical is looking to revive its shipbuilding business after striking deals with two energy companies.
  • Cosco, CSDC team on VLOCs
    Chinese shipping giants China Cosco Holdings Co (CCHC) and China Shipping Development Co (CSDC) have set up a joint venture company to operate four very large ore carriers (VLOCs) bought from Vale.
  • 14 lost in capsize
    Fourteen crew are feared drowned after a sand barge capsized off Malaysia on Wednesday.
  • Diana raising $55m
    Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping is selling $55m of unsecured notes and may spend the cash on new ships.
  • Hoegh LNG reduces red
    Hoegh LNG has cut its loss in the first quarter as costs fell, but it warned vessel over-supply will last for up to three years.
  • DFDS cuts loss
    Danish ro-ro and logistics group DFDS has reduced its loss in the first quarter as shipping markets improved.
  • Norden bulker aground
    A Norden panamax bulker remains aground in Parana River blocking commodity exports from the Argentine port of Rosario.
  • APL boosts US exposure
    Neptune Orient Line's container arm APL has introduced a new weekly service aimed at enhancing its network coverage in the Americas.
  • Savannah volumes surge
    The Port of Savannah saw container volumes jump by over 25% in April, figures from the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) show.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 21, 2015
  • NEWS FLASH: TPA tiptoes closer to finish line
  • Retailers say West Coast port congestion pressured Q1 sales
  • Long Beach seeks bids for peak season chassis fleet
  • UPS study: High-tech exporters looking to right-shore supply chains
  • HTA announces new chassis pool
  • Evergreen reports first quarter profit
  • April box volumes up 10.8% at Port of Charleston
  • New independent liner service connects Southeast Asia with Indian subcontinent
  • "K" Line to bring Hitachi rail cars to UK
  • Port of Antwerp offers discounts to environmentally-friendly ships
  • Port Catoosa's volumes slip in April
  • GPA adds cold storage capacity
  • Salmon supplier to use Amber Road for restricted party screening
  • Browning rejoins Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg
  • Executive Moves: Envirotainer, UPS and V.Group
  • PMA members approve tentative longshore labor contract

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 21, 2015
  • Lower bunker costs boost SCI's annual net profits
    Spurred by seven-fold net income increase in fourth quarter (Q4).
  • Imtech Marine to supply hybrid ferry propulsion system
    First ferry ordered with Imtech Marine systems 'achieved fuel savings of 38%'.
  • US Gulf fuel-oil stocks at record level
    Buying interest in US residual product had been declining for months.
  • Vancouver oil spill puts bunkering in spotlight
    Bunkering rule change deemed to increase chances of a repeat spill.
  • KPI Bridge Oil appoints new trader in Seattle office
    Daniel Chin has worked in Singapore, Korea and Pakistan.
  • Singapore fuel oil stocks are up week-on-week
    Inventories at a four-week high.
  • DFDS reduces quarterly deficit
    But cost of installing scrubbers contributes to higher ship depreciation.
  • Cargill denies closing its Singapore trading desk
    'We will continue to be active in Singapore and in China.'
  • Firm enters project to build potential LNG bunkering site
    Facility to be built along the US south coast.
  • Zim books quarterly profit
    Lower bunker prices lift performance.
  • Canadian firm eyes LNG bunkering market
    Plans for a small scale LNG facility move a step closer.
  • VTTI marketing storage space at Tanjung Bin
    Capacity at Tanjung Bin terminal to grow by 30%.
  • Propellars for hybrid technology a 'key opportunity area'
    Research identifies growing market.
  • Mobil: Tauranga bunker pipeline to remain shut
    'We do not expect main wharf bunkering to be operational for several weeks yet,' says spokeswoman.
  • Singapore: Double-digit falls to wholesale bunkering trade
    Q1 trading activity slows on the back of lower oil prices.
  • Propeller boss cap sales rise
    On back of rising fuel price fears.
  • Crude rises as US supplies drop
    US crude supplies slid to 482.2 million barrels last week.

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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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