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February 24, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • US west coast labour peace at last with longshore union deal
  • US east coast gains 150,000 TEU on west coast woes in 2014
  • Asia-Mideast/India trade to surpass Asia-Europe volume if trends hold
  • 9,400-TEU CMA CGM Loire and 10,900-TEU CMA CGM Ural join fleet
  • Cosco Pacific volume up 6pc with Yangtze ports trailing in growth
  • Hong Ferry captain jailed 8 years, other skipper gets 9 months
  • China supplies two anti-pirate patrol corvettes to Nigerian Navy
  • Gulf Council of Cooperation port capacity to reach 45 million TEU
  • Seminar on Malaysian halal certification in Kuala Lumpur
  • Hactl handles 62 show horses for Longines HK Masters
  • Low fuel prices won't lower air and trucking rates, carriers tell themselves
  • Air Cargo Africa holds big convention in Johannesburg this week
  • Panalpina to switch wet lease for B747-8F to charter for Atlas Air

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2015
  • CMA CGM Group inaugurates new logistics platform in Cameroon, announces creation of entity dedicated to inland transportation solutions development
  • Ghana to implement Advanced Shipment Information
  • Inext Group launches subsidiary company, opens new office
  • Kalmar lifts performance standards with launch of new heavy forklift
  • MOL signs charter contract for 2 LNG newbuildings
  • NYK completes winter safety campaign
  • OSPL expands its services to 99 destinations
  • Apeda to help exporters revive mango shipments to Japan
  • Govt imposes anti-dumping duty on Chinese graphite electrodes
  • Pulses imports to rise steadily to 3.7-3.8 mt this fiscal
  • 3 PSUs eyeing capacity at Swan's LNG terminal
  • Adani Hazira Port handles record rock phosphate
  • Chennai Port becomes first southern port to receive NMG car rake
  • Clearing of cargo backlog at US West Coast ports to take two months
  • Construction well underway on Europe's first semi-automated container port
  • First JNPT-APEC seminar for port officers inaugurated
  • MICT celebrates road safety week to encourage safe driving
  • Railways freight earnings up by 12.43 pc in April-Jan.
  • Cabinet approves INR 4K/t export subsidy for raw sugar
  • Crude oil imports may attract 5 pc Customs duty
  • Govt may reduce Customs duty on oilseeds imports
  • Govt's focus will be on investments in infrastructure: Jaitley
  • Increased output by CIL helps cut coal imports by 21 pc in Jan.
  • Seeks to exempt part of Customs duty on import of urea under Urea Offtake Agreement between the Government of India and Oman-India Fertilizer Company S.A.O.C.

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Logwin for fast moving fashion
  • Etihad Rail and RTA sign pact
  • ISS welcomes new head of operations
  • Canada reinforcing rail safety and accountability
  • Broekman changes brand
  • LSO acquires Express Courier International
  • Saudia Cargo boosts Nairobi - Amsterdam trade lane
  • BNSF opens purse strings for two more states
  • Khalifa celebrates ro-ro record with Ignazio Messina
  • New captain piped on board flagship
  • UTI Worldwide opens new offices in Malaysia
  • ANA Cargo makes a switch in Munich
  • DNV GL adds class to world's biggest "Oscar"

IHS Maritimeweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2015
  • Amarcon boosts new bulkers' fuel efficiency
    Amarcon is to deliver SEEMP-compliant OCTOPUS-Onboard fuel monitoring systems for 12 Handysize bulkers being built by Yangzhou Guoyu Shipbuilding for Pioneer Marine (Singapore). Due for delivery in 2015 and 2016, the 25,000 dwt Handysizes have a Green Dolphin design, intended to reduce fuel
  • Coastal wins Mexican OSV pair
    Kuala Lumpur-based shipbuilder Coastal Contracts has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Coastal Offshore (Labuan) has won orders for two offshore support vessels (OSVs) from a new customer in Mexico. Under the shipbuilder's first orders for 2015, the newbuildings are set to be delivered in
  • Tankships revises IPO plan
    A new US initial public offering (IPO) registration by Tankships scales back on benefits for Greek sponsor George Economou. The updated plan, filed on 20 February, calls for up to USD150 million to be raised via the float and for shares to be listed on NASDAQ under the symbol 'TNKS'. Economou would
  • Siem cuts Q4 loss as Russian fruit imports drop
    Siem Shipping narrowed its fourth-quarter shortfall, despite a plunge in Russia's fruit imports as tumbling oil prices undermined the rouble and convulsed the country's economy. The Oslo-listed company reported a net loss of USD0.8 million in the fourth quarter, compared with a USD2.5 million
  • Ballast water treatment system gets US coastguard approval
    Bawat's heat-based ballast water treatment system (BWTS) has gained US Coast Guard (USCG) Alternate Management System (AMS) acceptance, says the Denmark-based company. Bawat now enters a five-year interim period in which to secure full approval. "We are very excited about the acceptance letter
  • Skaugen bondholders agree to extend maturity
    IM Skaugen says holders of its IMSK12 bond have agreed to extend its maturity to 30 June 2016 from 27 February 2015, letting the company refocus onto core activities. More than two third of bondholders who met in Oslo today gave approval to the board's proposal to extend its maturity, said Skaugen
  • Dry bulkers crawl amid dire freight rates
    Dry bulk vessels have steamed more slowly in the past three months amid rock-bottom freight rates, say shipping analysts at Oslo-based Arctic. Erik Nikolai Stavseth and Kurt Waldeland said the trend is apparent across a range of ship categories. "Our sailing speed data suggests Capes have actually
  • Box ship demolitions set to slow in 2015
    Container ship scrapping is likely to decline this year, despite challenging trading conditions, says a senior shipping analyst. While last year's demolition sales totalled 378,000 teu, for 2015 "300,000 teu looks like a realistic figure", said Peter Sand, chief shipping analyst at the Baltic and
  • Daebo International files for bankruptcy protection
    Daebo International Shipping has been announced as a third dry bulk shipping company to seek bankruptcy protection this month amid plummeting freight rates. Daebo filed for a court receivership, a form of corporate bankruptcy, on 11 February 2015, said a company official. From 13 February, the
  • MMA Offshore profits climb 55.8%
    MMA Offshore - formerly Mermaid Marine Australia - announced its new name today along with a 55.8% rise in first-half net profit to AUD37.7 million (USD29.4 million). Since buying out Jaya Holdings subsidiaries in June, the company has merged the two businesses under a single global brand, which
  • US West Coast box terminals reach tentative pact
    Shipowners and dockworkers reached a tentative five-year labour agreement after deadlocked talks pushed container operations at US West Coast ports to near gridlock. The pact between the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, announced on 20 February,
  • NOL could return to profit this year
    Singapore-registered Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), the parent company of APL, could snap its three-year loss-making streak this year, an analyst has predicted. Besides a gain from the USD1.2 billion sale of APL Logistics to Japanese freight forwarding giant Kintetsu World Express, NOL would also gain
  • Westports seeks M&A targets in Southeast Asia
    Malaysia-listed port operator Westports Holdings is seeking merger and acquisition (M&A) targets in the Southeast Asia region. The company has yet to find a suitable terminal in the region to expand its business operation, deflating market rumours that the company is already in talks with external
  • EA Technique wins USD191.8 mil. contract
    Malaysia-listed shipowner EA Technique has secured a USD191.8 million contract to provide a floating storage and offloading unit (FSO) facility for a project in the North Malay Basin. The contract would see EA Technique providing engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and
  • Falcon Energy completes CH Offshore takeover
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider Falcon Energy Group has completed the takeover of CH Offshore (CHO) since its revision of an improved offer. According to Falcon Energy's filing in the Singapore Exchange, Falcon Energy and its concert parties have purchased and controlled an aggregate of
  • Bumi Armada incorporates Armada Etan
    Malaysia-listed offshore services provider Bumi Armada has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary named Armada Etan in the Marshall Islands. The new subsidiary will engage in principal business activities of shipowning, chartering, ship management, provision of marine support, and other services to
  • Westports seeks M&A targets in Southeast Asia
    Malaysia-listed port operator Westports Holdings is seeking merger and acquisition (M&A) targets in the Southeast Asia region. The company has yet to find a suitable terminal in the region to expand its business operation, deflating market rumours that the company is already in talks with
  • Penta-Ocean deploys dredger in Southeast Asia
    Japanese dredging and construction company Penta-Ocean Construction (Penta-Ocean) has deployed a new-build dredger for its projects in Southeast Asia. The company announced it has taken delivery of Cassiopeia V, a suction dredger, from ASL Marine shipyard in Singapore. A suction dredger is a work
  • EA Technique wins USD191.8 mil. contract
    Malaysia-listed shipowner EA Technique has secured a USD191.8 million contract to provide a floating storage and offloading unit (FSO) facility for a project in the North Malay Basin. The contract would see EA Technique providing engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and
  • Bumi Armada incorporates Armada Etan
    Malaysia-listed offshore services provider Bumi Armada has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary named Armada Etan in the Marshall Islands. The new subsidiary will engage in principal business activities of shipowning, chartering, ship management, provision of marine support, and other services to
  • NOL could return to profit this year
    Singapore-registered Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), the parent company of APL, could snap its three-year loss-making streak this year, an analyst has predicted. Besides a gain from the USD1.2 billion sale of APL Logistics to Japanese freight forwarding giant Kintetsu World Express, NOL would also gain
  • Falcon Energy completes CH Offshore takeover
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider Falcon Energy Group has completed the takeover of CH Offshore (CHO) since its revision of an improved offer. According to Falcon Energy's filing in the Singapore Exchange, Falcon Energy and its concert parties have purchased and controlled an aggregate of

Marine Logweb site
  • MARAD to certify cruise safety, security training
  • Coalition calls for action on vessel discharge regulation
  • Perez pressure produces port dispute accord
  • Farstad gets LOI for subsea newbuild
  • MISC takes over five Petronas LNG newbuild contracts
  • Octopus-Onboard to boost fuel efficiency of Green Dolphins

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2015
  • PMA, ILWU reach tentative deal for new West Coast labor contract
  • CMA CGM Group adding CMA CGM RHONE to lineup
  • Port of Olympia schedules BoatSwap & Chowder Challenge
  • Port of Anacortes Oks new pact with facilities maintenance crew
  • Maritime Administration to certify cruise ship safety training providers

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2015
  • Maersk Line to shine but challenges ahead for other divisions
    Analysts forecast that full-year profits will be lower than expected
  • Lunar new year offers demolition cheer as rates find a footing
    Imports of cheap Asian steel have declined over the past fortnight, helping to stabilise falling rates
  • Tanker Investments hails positive impact of floating storage on other tankers
    Storage on VLCCs will have knock-on impact on suezmaxes and aframaxes
  • Intra-Asia carriers equip entire box fleet with smart containers
    Carriers say the technology will allow them to differentiate in a commoditised industry
  • BE&O takes covered fleet close to 2,000 vessels
    Fixed income P&I provider claims 25% jump in number of ships insured
  • Champion of LNG as bunker fuel lambasts 'inertia of thought'
    Old habits prevent progress, says Graypen boss Tim Gifford
  • Wisdom Marine to order handysize bulker at Onomichi Dockyard
    Profit-making Taiwanese owner continues to expand orderbook in spite of market woes
  • AVIC Maritime eyes expansion in Chinese ship design and offshore energy
    Singapore-listed unit of China's AVIC Group remains ambitious after posting higher profits last year
  • Britannia gains 5m gt in last year
    Further wins in renewal round, despite 2.5% general increase
  • Daebo bankruptcy a sign of pressures facing small dry bulk players
    South Korean firm becomes third carrier falling victim to continued weak markets this month
  • VLGC spot rate rises despite Lunar New Year chartering lull
    But spot rate could flatten as Year of the Goat gets under way
  • Ferry casualty near Dhaka claims at least 68 lives
    Vessel on River Padma in Bangladesh was struck by a cargoship

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2015
  • Equipment Finance Index hits 3-year high on increased capex spending
    A monthly measure of equipment financing activity hits its highest point in three years this month, pointing to increasing capital spending in construction and transportation. The Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry rose to 66.3 from the 66.1 reading reported by the Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation last month. Large...
  • Volume rose 4 percent at top US cross-border trucking gateways
    The number of tractor-trailers that passed through the top five U.S. border crossings rose 4 percent in 2014, as stronger U.S. industrial output drove trade with Canada and Mexico. The truck gain also comes as importers had difficulty getting goods inland from U.S. seaports. The increase in truck traffic in 2014...
  • West Coast ports easing back into full production, PMA says
    With a tentative contract in hand, West Coast ports are easing their way back into full production, although the performance of longshoremen Monday was not consistent up and down coast, according to the Pacific Maritime Association. In Los Angeles-Long Beach, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union resumed full dispatch of skilled...
  • TPP hinges on Obama getting trade promotion authority, trade officials say
    The completion of a long-awaited Pacific trade deal may still be a ways off, international officials say, so long as U.S. legislators continue to delay key trade legislation that would make the deal possible. Chief negotiators from nations on both sides of the Pacific are set to meet the second week...
  • Crowley to expand Jacksonville terminal acreage
    Crowley Liner Services will expand its footprint at the Port of Jacksonville's Talleyrand Marine Terminal in preparation for the carrier's transition to new ships that will operate between the U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico. The port announced a lease agreement that will expand Crowley's current 12-acre Talleyrand leasehold to 50 acres....
  • Lakes-Seaway opening set for March 27
    The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway system's navigation season is scheduled to reopen March 27 following its annual winter shutdown that began Jan. 1, U.S. and Canadian authorities announced. The seaway handled 40 million metric tons of cargo in 2014, its highest volume since 2008, as rail congestion increased the waterway's grain...
  • Panama Canal aims to keep volume gains fueled by West Coast congestion
    The Panama Canal Authority is setting its sights on retaining the increase in container volumes from Asia to the U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports it gained in recent months, thanks to shippers diverting cargo from congested West Coast ports. Even though it has not experienced any increase in the number...
  • CMA CGM opens West Africa logistics hub
    CMA CGM has opened a logistics complex, between the port and city of Douala, Cameroon, and set up a new firm to handle inland transportation in West African markets. The French carrier has a 25-year concession to operate the two hectare (4.95 acres) 3CTC terminal, which includes a 1,200 square metres...
  • Trans-Atlantic carriers' rate push faces headwinds as volume rises
    Trans-Atlantic carriers face a struggle to hike rates amid rising capacity and new competition, even as the euro's slide against the U.S. dollar boosts shipments on the key westbound leg, according to Drewry Shipping Consultants. Traffic from Europe to North America increased by 8.4 percent in 2014, the second fastest growing...
  • India's Vizhinjam hub plan fails to attract investors
    India's long-contemplated plan to build a privately operated container transshipment hub at Vizhinjam, near Trivandrum, took a hit after investor groups balked at rebidding for the contract on Friday. "We are both surprised and saddened. We have now decided to extend the tender by a month," officials said. The local agency handling...
  • Manila box backlog easing but yard levels still high
    HONG KONG - It is almost a year since Manila imposed the daytime truck ban that led to horrific congestion in the Southeast Asian port, but even though the terminals are making ground on the backlog of containers, yard utilisation is still at unhealthy levels.At Manila South Harbor (MSH) and...
  • Joint venture supports Port of Tauranga's big ship plans
    New Zealand's Port of Tauranga had solid increases in container throughput and transshipment volumes in the first half of its financial year (July-December).HONG KONG - New Zealand's Port of Tauranga and logistics management company Kotahi will form a new joint venture to support robust export cargo volume commitments made last...
  • Oakland ILWU work stoppage ruled illegal by arbitrator
    The grievance machinery in the International Longshore and Warehouse Union contract was back in effect only 24 hours when the area arbitrator in Oakland on Sunday ruled that members of ILWU Local 10 had engaged in an illegal work stoppage. The arbitrator's ruling is significant because the grievance machinery in the...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2015
  • Crowley scores Jaxport renewal
    Crowley Liner Services has won approval from the Jaxport board of directors to expand its footprint at the Florida port facility.
  • Cape sale stuns market
    Asset prices in the capesize segment have plunged in recent months and many believe the trend will continue in the months to come.
  • Scrapping accelerates
    The near-term forecast for the dry-bulk market still looks grim but a sharp spike in demolition deals is encouraging, a leading investment bank to clients today.
  • How low can you go?
    Analysts are growing increasingly concerned about the future of the dry-bulk market amid speculation that some owners will be forced to lay-up tonnage in the months to come.
  • All eyes on DRYS
    Day rates for tankers have soared in recent months but a leading equity analyst does not believe the rebound will eliminate the challenges that DryShips could face in the months to come.
  • Skaugen extends
    IM Skaugen has emerged victorious in a race to postpone the deadline of a bond that was scheduled to mature this week.
  • Iran eyes Russia run
    The governor general of Iran's Mazandaran province is proposing a new sea link to Russia in the Caspian Sea.
  • Canal bill to soar?
    The cost of expanding the Suez Canal could hit $15bn, according to an Egyptian consultant.
  • Oil spill in New Zealand
    Hundreds litres of oil were spilled into New Zealand's waters during a transfer operation from a platform to a tanker.
  • Farstad fixes newbuild
    Norway's Farstad Shipping has chartered out a newbuilding for up to 16 months to France's Technip.
  • Bulker freed from ice
    A veteran bulk carrier stuck in ice for several days has been freed with the assistance of two Canadian icebreakers.
  • Two crew hurt
    Two seafarers have been injured, one seriously, in a crane accident on a BigLift Shipping vessel in Australia.
  • 68 dead in sinking
    Sixty-eight people have died after a cargo vessel was in collision with a ferry on a Bangladeshi river on Sunday.
  • Scandlines signs up
    Scandlines has signed up with the Trident Alliance group of shipowners seeking to ensure compliance with new low-sulphur fuel regulations.
  • Siem Shipping cuts loss
    Norway's Siem Shipping has reduced its deficit in the fourth quarter as costs were reduced.
  • Saudi crew for Topaz
    Topaz Marine has joined forces with Saudi Arabia in an effort that will see cadets working as officers on its vessels.
  • MMA boosts profit
    MMA Offshore has been profitable during the six-month period ended December as it presented its first financial results after its merger with Jaya Holdings.
  • Coastal clinches OSVs
    Malaysian shipbuilder Coastal Contracts has won a new order from Mexico for offshore support vessels (OSVs).
  • MISC takes on LNGCs
    Malaysia's MISC has taken on contracts for five LNG carriers from its parent Petronas for $1.1bn.
  • Bestway better
    Ship designer Shanghai Bestway Marine Engineering Design has increased earnings in 2014.
  • Offshore crewman killed
    A Filipino man has died on a Dof-operated offshore ship in Norway.
  • Zueitina opens again
    A Greek tanker has loaded the first oil at Libya's port of Zueitina for nearly a year.
  • Daebo seeks protection
    Daebo International Shipping has reportedly filed an application for rehabilitation proceedings with a court in South Korea.
  • Experts plan SOx pow wow
    Experts from all North Sea SOx Emission Control Area (SECA) countries are set to meet this week to discuss sulphur emission enforcement.
  • Scrappers welcome deal
    The US recycling industry has welcomed the deal in the West Coast ports dispute which they say has severally hampered exports.
  • Volumes suffer big drop
    Long Beach was quick to welcome the peace deal between dockside workers and shipping companies and with good reason.
  • US ports back in action
    US West Coast ports resumed operations over the weekend after a tentative deal was reached between unions and shipowners.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2015
  • NEWS FLASH: Perez says economic fallout required speedy end to West Coast port dispute
  • ILWU, PMA reach contract agreement
  • Canada introduces rail safety legislation for crude
  • Winter expenses hit VPA's bottom line
  • Port of Charleston welcomes Biden, strong January box business
  • Small businesses remain at risk from West Coast ports disruption
  • Work is on-off-on again at Port of Oakland
  • Crowley obtains additional space at Port of Jacksonville
  • Westbound transatlantic helped by strong U.S. dollar
  • Tiger Cool Express expands its reefer fleet
  • Tech Bytes: E2open, Aljex Software, FourKites, UNIT45 and Globe Tracker International
  • CORRECTION: Port Tampa Bay's dock ownership

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2015
  • Australia to ban vessels flouting maritime rules
    Could be refused entry for up to 24 months.
  • Dan-Bunkering adds two offices in South America
    Located in Valparaiso and Montevideo.
  • ABS approves LNG-powered towboat design
    Capitalises on Wartsila's dual-fuel technology.
  • Human error caused bunker spill from state-run ferry
    Chief engineer unfamiliar with the fuel-transfer system, says probe.
  • ABB to supply fuel monitoring systems
    'Fuel consumption is the highest operational expenditure for the global fleet, and one of the biggest environmental concerns.'
  • Dual-fuel still good for LNG carriers
    Despite fall in oil price, says lawyer.
  • Opposition 'sensationalising the risks of LNG bunkering'
    Gibraltar opposition party claims LNG bunkering accident would be 'catastrophic'.
  • Trident Alliance signs up new member
    Ferry company supports firm and transparent enforcement.
  • New appointment at CSC Commodities
    Derivatives market has seen 'dramatic changes, including the exit of many traditional liquidity providers.'
  • 'Private sector should have run bunker project'
    Sri Lanka Ports Authority facing criticism for failed venture in Hambantota.
  • Korean dry bulk outfit goes under
    Citing difficult markets.
  • Meeting of ECA states to focus on compliance
    Talks take place this week in Denmark.
  • Report: Marine lubricants market set to grow
    Market revenue to reach $9.36 billion by the end of 2018.
  • Glander International Bunkering expands India ops
    Employee has more than seven years of experience in bunkering.
  • Cockett Marine Oil hires staff at Greece
    Apostolos Papatheodorou joins company as supply trader.
  • SLPA to exit marine fuels business
    Port authority expects $16 million loss from Hambantota bunkering operations.
  • Hybrid ferries to be fitted with Corvus' energy storage system
    Technology will help reduce emissions, improve operational efficiency of vessels.
  • Specialised policing unit to monitor Suez Canal corridor
    Unit to be managed by Egypt's Minister of Interior.
  • Brazilian fast supply vessel completes launch, trials
    Vessel's fuel capacity is in excess of 40,000 litres.
  • Condition-monitoring system to go to main engines
    ClassNK and Mitsui collaborating on system.
  • US West Coast ports dispute settled
    Longshore workers and PMA reach five-year deal.
  • Indian firm to buy 'fuel-saving' feeder ships
    Company head backs government plan to link all Indian coastal cities.

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Seoul
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Vienna
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India launches nearly $8 billion package to support its shipbuilding and maritime sectors
New Delhi
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Paris
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Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire UK's leading marina operator
Paris/London/New York
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Miami
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Copenhagen
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Cochin Shipyard and KSOE enter into strategic collaboration in shipbuilding sector
New Delhi
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Bonn
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CMA CGM buys British rail freight operator Freightliner
Birmingham
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Algeciras
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Italferr participates in Europe's largest railway electrification contract
Rome
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Barcelona/Valencia
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Zagreb
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To decarbonize, shipping should join forces with other hard-to-abate sectors
London
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COSCO Reassures Customers on Impact of New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Vessels
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Copenhagen
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Spain's Boluda acquires Transfesa's intermodal rail freight services.
Valencia
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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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