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June 22, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • 2M partners offer north Asia-USEC service via Panama in July
  • CMA CGM offers Asia-Med loop with unique call on Turkey's Iskenderun
  • Yokohama box exports up 0.8pc in March, overall cargo down 1.4pc
  • FedEx Ground to pay US$228 million to settle claims by drivers
  • Port of Virginia seeks 17-metre channel to attract mega-ships
  • Tendering peak season Long Beach chassis pool fails to attract bids
  • US shippers hail Transportation Research Board critique on rail rules
  • Scotland's Grangemouth to invest in raising container storage capacity
  • BNSF speeds up intermodal trains from Chicago to Seattle
  • China Southern cargo starts direct Guangzhou to London Stansted route
  • Korean orders 62 Airbus, Boeing planes with options on 40 more
  • FAA to fine Centurion Air Cargo US$66,000 for non-compliant flights
  • UPS Capital takes over Parcel Pro, high value jewelry express company
  • Asia Pacific air cargo volumes rise 3.3pc in April, CAPA says

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 21, 2015
  • Bahri & SEC ink 5-year transportation contract
  • BBC Chartering announces bi-weekly Transatlantic service
  • CMA CGM informs of new regulation concerning shipments arriving at Male, Maldives
  • InterManager prioritising minimum manning & paperless ship
  • London P&I Club calls for improved onboard awareness of VDR testing requirements
  • Maersk Line named Global Carrier of the Year
  • Seaways Shipping successfully executes heavy lift shipment at Paradip Port
  • Maruti Suzuki exports may go up after Suzuki-Proton deal
  • Antwerp port's APEC holds first cold chain logistics seminar
  • Dy Chairman stresses on strong relationship between KoPT & ICD-Durgapur
  • Life sciences needs smarter cold chains to raise global health, says study
  • Netherlands to provide technical support to Mumbai road & metro rail projects
  • Railways carries 182.71 mt of freight during April-May 2015
  • Rajsico ICD despatches first export container to Mundra Port
  • Truck rentals increase by 5-6 pc in May
  • 'SBI eforex' to make forex transactions easier
  • Essel Group to invest in African oil, gas exploration projects
  • Forex reserves up $1.57 bn to new high of $354.28 bn
  • India may join China-led AIIB
  • INR ends at one-month high of 63.55 on heavy dollar selling
  • L&T wins orders worth INR 2,278 cr.
  • World oil demand to increase after price slump: IEA

International Transport Journalweb site
  • TÜV certifies 10.9% cut in fuel consumption
  • Gigantic lift in Turkey
  • Rail interoperability and safety agreement
  • Parcels tie knot with pallets
  • Big league player for Con-way Freight
  • News from the conversion hangars
  • Sweet home Alabama
  • Alston Gayler recruits new broking teams
  • Rail company turns spotlight on Gulf of Mexico
  • Greece joins Project Partners
  • Belly capacity between Taipei and Fuzhou - Taipei
  • Metrans adds Schwarzheide to network
  • Great potential for US east coast ports
  • Proven force moving to Fraport front line
  • Third new Hainan Airlines route to USA this week

IHS Maritimeweb site
JUNE 19, 2015
  • Seaway cruise accident injures 30
    Emergency workers used ladders and cranes to evacuate 27 passengers and 3 crew injured when a cruise ship struck the side of a lock in the St Lawrence Seaway. The accident occurred at 2130 h local time on 18 June as the Haimark Lines' Saint Laurent attempted to enter the Eisenhower Lock near
  • Chilean ports hit by strikes over labour reform
    Chilean port workers started strikes against a labour reform on 18 June, one day after the lower chamber of Congress had approved it. Although the Ports Union (Unión Portuaria) initially called for an indefinite nationwide strike, the industrial action did not last longer than 24 hours. At the
  • ECB audit may curb bank lending
    European commercial loans to ship owners could be further reduced by a new regulatory audit, according to bankers speaking at the annual Marine Money Week conference in New York. Most European shipping banks use their own internal models under the Basel II regulatory regime to rate the risk of
  • P&I reserves go up
    Two more P&I Clubs of the International Group have posted positive financial results for 2014/15, beefing up their free reserves. Newcastle-headquartered North P&I - the International Group's second-largest mutual, on a par with the UK P&I Club - reported a net surplus of USD25million which allowed
  • Sri Lanka to do full EIA on suspended Port City project
    Sri Lanka's Central Environmental Authority is to do a full environmental impact assessment (EIA) on the suspended Port City project by the state-owned China Communications Construction Company on reclaimed land off Colombo, the Sri Lankan government announced on Thursday. The EIA is expected to
  • Evergreen to order 20 box ships for Asia services
    Taiwanese carrier Evergreen is to place orders for 20 3,000 teu container ships, vice group chairman Bronson Hsieh told a shareholders' conference on 17 June. The orders will expand its Asian services by 20%, he said. South Korea's Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, Japan's Imabari Shipbuilding, and CSBC
  • STX O&S wins up to six VLCCs from John Fredriksen
    South Korean shipbuilder STX Offshore & Shipbuilding (O&S) has announced that oil tanker magnate John Fredriksen has ordered up to six VLCCs in his personal capacity. The order comprises two firm orders and four options, the company said on 19 June. Each of the 300,000 dwt tankers is 330 m long,
  • Robbers flee hijacked tanker on rescue boat
    Eight armed pirates who hijacked a Malaysian-flagged tanker have fled the vessel using its rescue boat, said Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) chief Admiral Abdul Aziz Jaafar. In a Twitter post on 19 June, Adm Aziz said the eight men, believed to be Indonesians, fled on the rescue boat at about 2030 h
  • Chemical tanker sinks in Yangtze River, two missing
    Two crew members of a chemical tanker are missing after the vessel capsized on the Yangtze River, Nanjing, in the early morning of 18 June. The ship was ferrying around 280 tonnes of liquid caustic soda from Taizhou, Jiangsu, to Hefei, Anhui, when it sank near Chuantian Shipyard. The ship's rated
  • Mega-ships end link between cities and ports
    Cities have long been coexisting with ports, but the era of ultra-large container ships (ULCS) threatens to end that link, an industry expert has said. Speaking at the "Shipping, Cities and their Interdependencies" lecture in Singapore on 19 June, International Transport Forum's administrator for
  • Japan ship export orders rebound in May
    Orders at Japanese shipyards went up in May 2015, compared with a low base in the same month last year. Figures from the Japan Ship Exporters' Association (JSEA) showed its member shipyards clinched 17 export orders of 1.47 million gt in May 2015, compared with 14 export orders totalling 454,140 gt
  • Ship deaths spark Australia 'FOC' status probe
    Suspected murders of three men on board the Panamanian flagged Sage Sagittarius in 2012 yesterday sparked a Senate inquiry into Flag of Convenience shipping in Australia. Already under scrutiny of a coronial inquest, the Sage Sagittarius starred in an Australian Broadcasting Commission

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 19, 2015
  • Shippers call on watchdogs for a careful eye to be kept on shipping line alliances
  • NYK needs more focus, not differentiation - and not keeping its investors in the dark
  • Exclusive images of the damage caused by the battle for Tripoli Airport

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 19, 2015
  • World's largest Lego ship goes on display
  • Kotug names its latest hybrid rotortug in Bremerhaven
  • Solstad Offshore returns to Gibdock
  • Scorpio adds a "poison pill"
  • Denmark issues reminder of Crimea cruise call prohibition
  • Cruise ship hits lock wall in Saint Lawrence

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 19, 2015
  • Report finds expanded Panama Canal will cause container traffic route shift
  • Parties from US, Europe, China discuss maritime regulations
  • Inchcape Shipping Services taps Çetin for communications
  • Port of Seattle marks completion of East Marginal Way Phase II
  • Crowley Maritime expanding service from New Jersey to Puerto Rico

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 19, 2015
  • China fines 21 box carriers in antitrust probe
    Subsidiaries of Chinese state giants and Maersk Line among violators in China-Japan trades
  • Lim looks to bridge the gaps in the race to lead IMO
    South Korean candidate Lim Ki-tack is promising to consolidate the best aspects of IMO leadership to steer the embattled UN agency forward
  • Stronger US and slowing China growth hits Stolt-Nielsen
    Chemical tanker boss reveals a disappointing year
  • Fredriksen linked to six VLCC newbuildings
    Low price of $90m each could drag down overall market value for new VLCCs
  • Crude tanker rates climb further
    A notable week, but questions for suezmaxes arise over orderbook and Libyan export issues
  • Make-or-break summer for HSH Nordbank
    Catch-22 European Commission ruling on state aid could prove fatal, either way
  • Battistello says logistics the answer to box lines' woes
    Contship boss says carriers are depriving themselves of revenue by ignoring landside opportunities
  • Capesize rates hit 2015 highs
    But the gloss may have already started to come off
  • Northern Australia earmarked to be global LNG powerhouse
    Australia intends to unlock huge potential of resource-rich region
  • South Carolina sets throughput record
    SCPA ports handle just over 104,000 boxes
  • No let-up for Asia-Europe carriers as rates continue to tumble
    SCFI shows new lows for key east-west trade
  • Maritime regulators to deepen co-operation on alliance monitoring
    US, China and EU pledge to work together on container line and port competition oversight
  • Data Hub: Trade Lane Analysis
    Asia-Africa trade lanes ship capacities increasing as MSC brings in 8,000 teu vessels
  • Scorpio Bulkers board approves shareholder rights plan
    Company adopts a defensive strategy to protect against others gaining control by market accumulation or 'coercive tactics'
  • Balancing act will challenge the IMO election winner
    Future secretary-general will need to build the IMO into a more inclusive organisation that can produce policies and rules that are workable, not just aspirational

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 19, 2015
  • Congressmen talk harbor improvements at Port of Wilmington
    Wilmington, N.C. - The North Carolina State Ports Authority welcomed Congressman Bill Shuster (PA-9) and Congressman David Rouzer (NC-7) to the Port of Wilmington on Friday where they discussed the importance of the Wilmington Harbor and the Port of Wilmington's impact on the state's economy. "This is an exciting time for...
  • Georgia, South Carolina provide $2.5 million for Jasper port planning
    Preliminary studies for the proposed Jasper Ocean Terminal on the Georgia-South Carolina border will continue during the next fiscal year with $2.5 million in funding from the states' port authorities. If built, the proposed terminal would handle large container ships at a 1,500-acre site along the Savannah River. The land is...
  • China fines 21 carriers for misreporting rates
    China has fined 21 container carriers a total of RMB 4.25 million ($684,000) for providing customers in the China-Japan trade with rates below officially quoted levels. The Chinese Ministry of Transport announced the administrative fines, saying the carriers violated China's regulations on international maritime transportation. The fines grew out of an investigation...
  • Balancing costs and threats of piracy
    When it comes to piracy, carriers must balance the speeds and routes their vessels take with crew safety and delivering maximum efficiency to clients. Typically, ships move at slower than their maximum speeds to reduce fuel usage and increase savings for both carriers and customers alike. While these benefits are tangible,...
  • Con-way Inc. elects new board members
    ANN ARBOR, Mich. - June 18, 2015 - Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW) announced that Gretchen W. McClain and Matthew J. Espe have been appointed to the Con-way Inc. Board of Directors. The appointments were effective June 16. The addition of Ms. McClain and Mr. Espe, along with the recent election to...
  • Samskip named Regional Carrier of the Year
    Samskip has been declared the winner of the Regional Carrier of the Year by judges of the prestigious Containerisation Awards, 2015. Considered to be the ultimate accolade for service providers involved in unitised transport, this year's Containerisation Awards were staged at London's Jumeriah Carlton Tower Hotel, Knightsbridge on Thursday, June 18. "This...
  • APM Terminals wins 2015 innovation award
    LONDON - APM Terminals' new Maasvlakte II facility was named the winner of the "Innovation of the Year" award at the 4th Annual Containerisation International Awards ceremony held in London yesterday, in recognition of the industry-changing technological advances represented by the world's first fully-automated and emissions-free, sustainably-powered container terminal. The advanced...
  • Management chief defends ILWU contract
    LONG BEACH, California - Critics of the five-year contract ratified in May by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association say the benefits were weighted heavily in favor of the union, but PMA President Jim McKenna says that wasn't the case at all. Citing measures to stop...
  • Tanzania to tax imports to finance rail projects
    Tanzania has instituted a 1.5 percent levy on all imports to fund rail projects intended to bolster national and international connectivity. The new tax, based on the price, insurance and transportation of imports, will help the country raise $14.2 billion for rail projects. One railway, at a cost $7.6 billion and length...
  • Crowley adds North Atlantic-Puerto Rico sailing
    Crowley Maritime will add a roundtrip monthly sailing between the Philadelphia area and San Juan, Puerto Rico, to meet demand in a tight southbound market. The added sailing by a triple-deck roll-on, roll-off barge capable of carrying 345 loads is the latest in a series of service expansions that Crowley and...
  • Three yards in the running for Evergreen's 20 small-ship order
    Evergreen Line will order 20 new vessels, each with capacity for 3,000 20-foot-equivalent units, Vice Group Chairman Bronson Hsieh said at a shareholders' meeting Wednesday. The news comes just days after shipping analysts said they suspected a decline in the number of smaller capacity ships in the past five years could...
  • Surplus capacity, weak demand clouds outlook for Asia's cargo carriers
    Global economic uncertainty and a slowing China continues to hang over cargo markets, with air and ocean transportation providers struggling to match capacity to demand while having little visibility going into the second half of 2015. With most of the world's supply chains beginning in Asia, transportation providers will feel the...
  • Shipowners debate merits of megaships
    NEW YORK - Far from being out of sync with the global market, the mega-ships that are being deployed today are a natural evolution of the growth in global demand, according to an executive of one of the largest container ship chartering companies. "A 20,000 twenty-foot-equivalent unit vessel is completely in...
  • UPS to build pharmaceutical hub in Netherlands
    LONDON - UPS has begun the construction of a new healthcare distribution center in the Netherlands a month after it opened a pharmaceuticals freight forwarding facility at Amsterdam Schiphol airport. The new 28,000 square metres (301,000 square feet) facility in Roermond scheduled for completion in January 2016 "is part of UPS's...
  • Freighter orders at Paris Air Show signal confidence in all-cargo option
    HONG KONG - Any suggestion that freighter aircraft would play a lesser role in the supply chains of the future was firmly put to bed with 29 the number of all-cargo planes ordered from Boeing by the time the Paris Air Show ended this week.Russian airline Volga Dnepr signed a...
  • Asia-Europe rates shed 80 percent in a year, SCFI data shows
    HONG KONG - Asia-Europe freight rates are now 82 percent lower than at the same time last year, dropping by 15.6 percent this week to settle at the latest record low of $205 per 20-foot container, according to the latest reading of the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index.This time of year...
  • Freighter orders at Paris Air Show signal confidence in all-cargo option
    HONG KONG - Any suggestion that freighter aircraft would play a lesser role in the supply chains of the future was firmly put to bed with 29 the number of all-cargo planes ordered from Boeing by the time the Paris Air Show ended this week.Russian airline Volga Dnepr signed a...
  • Top U.S. port lobby wary of port performance bill
    WASHINGTON - A U.S. trade group representing public port authorities Thursday voiced its strong opposition to new legislation aimed at providing Congress with a database of port performance metrics in order to avoid a repeat of the crippling West Coast longshore labor negotiations earlier this year. In a letter to the...
  • US, European, Chinese regulators to work together to monitor shipping alliances
    U.S, European and Chinese maritime regulators on Thursday agreed to work together to keep a sharper eye on massive shipping alliances. The meeting in Brussels attended by the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission, the European Commission's Directorate-General for Competition and the Chinese Ministry of Transport officials comes as shippers groups urge authorities...
  • Port of Virginia reports profits along with record volume
    The Port of Virginia's record container volume in May was accompanied by a $4.5 million operating profit, the port's best monthly financial performance in its 2015 fiscal year, which ends June 30. Click to EnlargeThe port's May volume was 230,511 twenty-foot-equivalent units, up 13 percent year-over-year. It was the port's seventh...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 19, 2015
  • Grimaldi inks up to 12
    Italy's Grimaldi Group has inked a deal worth $720m for up to a dozen Pure Car Truck Carriers (PCTC).
  • A Korean Cargill?
    South Korea's largest meat producer is aiming to turn its new acquisition Pan Ocean into a diversified company modelled on US commodities giant Cargill.
  • Ceylon eyes shipowning
    Sri Lanka's state shipping company reveals plans to acquire its own vessels.
  • Tonnage list lengthens
    The weak recovery in platform supply ship (PSV) rates is being threatened by the build-up of vessels in North Sea ports once more.
  • All weather cover
    A bleak outlook for hull underwriters, what tomorrow holds and classification pride.
  • BBC opens up route
    Germany's BBC Chartering is offering up extra space on a new regular service to the US for Airbus.
  • Cruiseship hits wall
    Injuries reported after Great Lakes vessel bashes the side in Saint Lawrence seaway.
  • Fred Olsen close to deal
    Fred Olsen is close to securing fresh investment in its UK onshore windfarms.
  • SCF suezmax aground
    Russian owner's SCF Khibiny stuck off Istanbul; no pollution reported.
  • VLCC sales streak extends
    A frenzy of VLCC sale and purchase activity has continued with a Dr Peters tanker the latest to change hands.
  • Shifting "bullets"
    The recent move of giant LPG storage tanks from northern Spain presented a tricky challenge for Braemar SA.
  • Greeks hold firm
    Despite the financial woes faced by their country and the global shipping industry, Greek owners have managed to keep a prime position internationally, a report shows.
  • Crowley expands ro-ro route
    Crowley Maritime Corp is adding ro-ro sailings to Puerto Rico to meet growing demand this summer.
  • Fredriksen's firm price
    John Fredriksen has secured a series of VLCC newbuildings at the lowest price paid globally in 18 months.
  • Bibby Line stronger
    UK owner Bibby Line Group has posted higher profit from its shipping operations as offshore and floatels increased their contributions.
  • Japanese eye drillships
    Japanese yards have been linked to a takeover of shipowner Sete Brasil's cancelled drillship order for Petrobras.
  • Taiwan Nav profit falls
    Bulker owner Taiwan Navigation has posted lower earnings in the first quarter as revenue fell.
  • Orkim Harmony recovered
    A product tanker hijacked last week is heading back to Malaysia after the perpetrators abandoned the vessel.
  • HERO heads for Chapter 11
    Hercules Offshore has entered into a restructuring agreement with a majority of its debtors, the company has confirmed.
  • Tanker being shadowed
    Malaysian is reported to be in negotiations with the hijackers of a product tanker, according to media reports.
  • Ditch oil export ban
    The US should lift its ban on oil exports to take full economic and geopolitical advantage of its fracturing boom, says a new study.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 19, 2015
  • Poseidon Containers seeks to raise up to $100m in IPO
  • Crowley to add Puerto Rico sailings
  • U.S., French border agencies intercept fake healthcare products
  • FMC meets with regulators from China, Europe

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 19, 2015
  • Update: Orkim Harmony hijackers caught
    Group of eight found in a lifeboat near Tho Chu Island, Vietnam.
  • Dangers of fuel switching 'can be controlled'
    'Fuel switching is already done safely in jurisdictions all around the world,' says NSW official.
  • Iron ore prices buoyed by slow steaming
    Bulk carriers have extended sailing times to reduce fuel costs.
  • More shots fired in Sydney emissions row
    Engine failure from fuel switchover highlighted by critics.
  • Judge refuses to quash charges against Monjasa
    Application to drop the charges 'lacks merit'.
  • Canadian company wins Navy and Coast Guard contract
    Specialises in selling bio-free ECA-compliant MGO.
  • Iron ore prices bouyed by slow steaming
    Bulk carriers have extended sailing times to reduce fuel costs.
  • Bio-fuel entrepreneur sets out stall
    Similar market share as LNG predicted by 2020.
  • Hijacked oil tanker freed
    Crew safe, Malaysian navy pursing hijackers.
  • Lukoil may expand supply of its Eco Marine Fuel
    Product selling at big discount to MGO has 'good potential to grow'.
  • Bunkering sales up for Korean firm
    Operating profit for bunkering has increased 8% on year, says SK Shipping.
  • Terminal operator mulls oil trading move
    Along with expanding pipeline business.
  • Terminal operator considers entry into oil trading sector
    Move will be a first for the company, if it goes ahead.
  • Condition survey reminder issued for fuel oil tankers
    Survey applies of certain vessels aged 10 years or more, says P&I club.
  • Bunkering resumes at Houston
    Ports in the area halted operations due to bad weather.
  • IGF Code has 'limitations'
    Does not provide in-depth training requirements, bunkering interface and port specific operational requirements, says LNG specialist.
  • Cape Town fuel storage terminal receives 'eco' approval
    Construction will begin once all relevant permits, licences have been acquired.

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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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