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February 5, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk reorganises globally, makes Hong Kong Asia-Pacific headquarters
  • New general strikes to close Greek container ports for 48 hours
  • AADA bunker surcharge drops to US$125/TEU and $250/FEU
  • Hanjin back in black with a profit of US$6 million despite 15pc sales decline
  • Oakland's Outer Harbor Terminal LLC files for bankruptcy
  • Curtis Foltz to be replaced by Griff Lynch after 6 years as GPA chief
  • Heung-A Shipping extends SCS Kyushu service to call at Moji Port
  • Shipping exec in divorce battle saves self by bribing hitman
  • Agility appointed to handle UK automotive aftermarket exhibition
  • Port of Rotterdam innovative website starts to bear fruit, say creators
  • Passage of whale off Georgia closes channel to US Navy and shipping
  • Iran ready to buy 114 Airbus aircraft in Paris to rebuild fleet
  • Amazon dismisses tales it is looking to run its own transport, logistics
  • JAL, ANA post strong April to December profit despite cargo decline

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • Fraternity favours the setting up of a Cargo Community System, reveals AMTOI panel discussion
  • Coir traders to add more African, Latin American markets
  • India likely to import a record volume of wheat over the year
  • Indonesia likely to sign pact with India for rice import
  • APM Terminals Mumbai introduces solar power
  • Call to bring down handling charges at ports
  • Jaitley likely to propose construction of four new Major Ports in Budget 2016-17
  • Adani Enterprises registers consolidated revenue of INR 33,073 cr. in 9MFY16
  • Import restrictions on natural rubber affecting tyre manufacturers
  • Smart cities to need $ 150 bn investment, says report
  • 9TH CTL-BHP 2016 - CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
  • EU likely to miss sugar export quota this season
  • Ministry of Shipping endorses & extends support to CTL & BHP 2016 conference & expo

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Truck mileage heading for 30 billion km mark
  • Net income takes big jump in Q4
  • Czech haulier makes major investment in new HGVs
  • Finnair Cargo implementing Mercator's Sky Chain
  • GPA director stepping down
  • New rail service plant for North America
  • Ubimax opens new office at Frankfurt airport
  • Network for sub-Saharan imports and exports
  • Envirotainer and Air China Cargo ink MLA
  • Waggon lessor augments fleet
  • CFO swapping companies
  • Seaintel confirms rise of schedule reliability
  • Hactl and CKS to develop air cargo support services
  • Three into one equals Key Logistics
  • HHLA bracing itself against the tide

IHS Maritimeweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • Grimaldi takeover of Finnlines nears completion
    Grimaldi Group's Baltic subsidiary, Finnlines, will become wholly owned as soon as the Grimaldi Group and its subsidiaries, Grimaldi Deep Sea and Grimaldi Euromed, have informed the Helsinki Stock Exchange (HSE) of its intention to exercise its right of redemption under the...
  • Two more Scandinavian banks report higher impairment charges in shipping
    Two major Scandinavian lenders to shipping have reported an increase in their impairment charges related to the shipping sector. DNB, the Norwegian financial services group, said that the net amount of impaired loans in its transportation and communications business area, that includes shipping, increased to NOK1.10 billion (USD129.2 million)...
  • North P&I Club Highlights Risks Of Explosions During Cargo Fumigation
    North P&I Club has published a new free-to-download loss prevention briefing warning its members of the hazards associated with routine fumigation of agricultural products on ships. The warning follows an explosion of pesticide gases on a panamax vessel, loading corn at Paranagua, Brazil, at the end of December 2015. This resulted...
  • USCG upgrades Zika advice amid maritime concerns
    The US Coast Guard (USCG) has updated its safety information on the risks associated with the Zika virus to include the potential transmission of the virus via sexual contact or via blood transfusion. In response to concerns aired by the maritime industry, the USCG bulletin (at...
  • Court rules against Australian crew mutiny
    Australian seafarers are again staging a sit-in on board a vessel after learning that their jobs in the domestic trade would go to foreign crew on 'third-world' wage rates. Maritime Union crew on board bulk carrier CSL Melbourne in the port of Newcastle refused to sail the...
  • Bulk carrier goes aground off Singapore's port limits
    A Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier is stranded on a reef off the port limits of Singapore, after trying to avoid vessel traffic at a fairway. The 56,853 dwt vessel Ocean Carrier, is managed by China-based Hongda Ship Management. Initially, the 2012-built vessel had embarked on a voyage, transporting iron ore from...
  • Political risks may hinder Myanmar's port development, analyst says
    Political risks may hamper the growth of port development in Myanmar, according to UK-based consulting firm Drewry Maritime Advisors, following the country's recent change from military rule to a democratic government. Aden Wong, senior consultant at UK-based Drewry Maritime Advisors, told IHS Fairplay that there is a lack of proper institutions...
  • Analysis: How South Korean economic stimulus could help shipping
    The South Korean government is implementing an extended stimulus package in the hope of turning the country's recent disappointing economic performance around. Demand shifts in Asia have hit South Korean industries in recent years. The additional KRW6 trillion (USD4.94 billion) stimulus package is designed to...
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries cuts loss while HMD returns to profit
    South Korea's biggest shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries, narrowed its annual loss for 2015 to KRW1.36 trillion (USD 1.14 billion) from the record loss of KRW2.2 trillion it incurred for 2014. Its subsidiary, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD), managed to restore profitability by winning more orders, although the main shipyard was hampered by a...
  • Shandong Shipping may buy Dorian VLGC
    Chinese state-owned Shandong Shipping Corporation is likely to acquire a very large gas carrier that Dorian LPG is currently building at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries. Shandong Shipping said in a filing to China's National Equities Exchange and Quotations that its LPG shipping subsidiary Pacific Gas...
  • Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha receives funding offers, postpones rehabilitation plan submission
    A glimmer of hope has appeared for Japanese bulker operator Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha, which applied to its country's courts for civil rehabilitation in September 2015. The company was supposed to submit a plan for rehabilitation on 3 February. The deadline has been extended to 1 March as a 'white knight'...
  • BV classes world's largest specially-built asphalt carrier
    Classification society Bureau Veritas has classed the 37,000 dwt asphalt carrier Asphalt Splendor, which has recently been delivered to international shippers Sargeant Marine. Built by AVIC Dingheng Shipbuilding (ADS) on the Yangtze River in Jiangsu Province, China, the vessel is the first of two designed by the...
  • Taiwan implements environmental management system at all major ports
    Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC) expects to have an independently audited environmental management system in place for all ports under its jurisdiction by the end of 2017. TIPC secured EcoPorts certification for the ports of Keelung and Taichung at the end of last year and has targeted...
  • Tumbling profits put credit ratings of Japan carriers under pressure
    Two of Japan's big three shipping lines sailed into the crosshairs of Moody's ratings agency, with the outlook of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines being reviewed to negative and K Line heading for a downgrade as weaker than...
  • China Cosco Shipping to kick off operation in Shanghai
    China Cosco Shipping Corporation, the newly formed entity through the merging of Cosco Group and China Shipping Group (CSG), will begin operation in Shanghai on 18 February, according to local media. The combined entity will be led by Xu Lirong, the current chairman of CSG, while Wang Haimin, the current...
  • Australia detains coal carrier for MLC breaches
    Australian port state control on 3 February detained Panama-flagged 85,959 gt coal carrier Hope 1 in the port of Newcastle for breaches of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC). The Newcastle Mission to Seafarers tipped off the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) this week after receiving a complaint from its counterpart in...

The Loadstarweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • Freight forwarders back new president's drive to fight Customs corruption in Nigeria
  • Freight crime the main fear for pharma executives, as gangs become more sophisticated
  • Maersk launches campaign to help shippers prepare for new container weighing rules
  • Airline battle brews in Gulf as Iran eyes regional hub role
  • Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal signed, but years of negotiation still to come
  • Delta's Anderson announces retirement in all-male shake up

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • FY2017 defense budget will cap LCS program at 40
  • Crystal Cruises plans to return SS United States to service
  • Chouest Gulfport venture Topship gets $11 million incentive
  • ABS issues guidance note on cyber security
  • Crowley celebrates Alaska safety milestone
  • Aqualis Offshore to do FMEA study for LNG bunkering barge
  • Grounded wind turbine installation barge capsizes
  • Scotland's Briggs Marine orders Damen Multi Cat 2712
  • Hyundai Heavy reports another loss making year
  • Lake Constance ferry to get LNG propulsion

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • Maritime Commerce Club names Amos "Old Salt"
  • Drewry eyes earnings picture for LNG shipping segment
  • Rail carload traffic numbers down during month of January
  • Vancouver Fraser port board taps Eugene Kwan as vice chair
  • Inchcape Shipping Services warns of continued Greek strike

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • Choppy waters ahead for LNG shipping
    Accelerating fleet growth and changing trade patterns cast shadow on LNG shipping this year
  • Diana Shipping acquires three panamaxes from chief executive's daughters
    En-bloc transaction marks first time Diana has acquired vessels from related entities
  • Prudence is wise, says DHT's Munthe
    Leading crude tanker owner says its actions are sensible business, rather than a battening down of the hatches
  • BDI falls below 300 points for first time
    Index weighed down mainly by supramax and handysize
  • NAO keeps PSVs on the water as revenue slides
    Owner views lay-up as a risk to vessels' systems
  • DNB profits rise to $795m for 2015 but shipping impairments surge
    Industry's biggest lender performs in line with analyst expectations
  • Great Eastern Shipping profits boosted by crude carriers
    Time charter yield of GES's crude carriers increased significantly by 60% in 2015
  • Moody's downbeat on MOL and K Line
    Rating agency downgrades MOL and puts K Line under review for downgrade in wake of revised results for expected full-year earnings
  • XL Catlin bottom line hit by nat cat and takeover costs
    Operating income at Lloyd's insurer down 30% to $706m
  • Lines' schedule reliability remains high in December
    Wan Hai scores highest on-time performance in the final month of the year as carriers continue to outperform 2014 levels
  • Grimaldi to redeem remaining shares in Finnlines
    Arbitration proceedings opened to buy up last 2% of Finnlines shares
  • UN's Ban Ki-moon calls on IMO to 'translate' Paris Agreement into tangible results
    UN secretary-general pays visit to newly appointed IMO secretary-general Kitack Lim in London
  • Georgia Ports director steps down
    Griff Lynch to succeed Curtis J Foltz as the new executive director
  • Russia and China weigh on HHLA results
    Revenues down as throughput at key terminals falls
  • Beazley sees full-year profits up 8% to $284m
    Dublin-based Lloyd's insurer mulls return to London
  • MHI's shipbuilding and transport division reports rise in commercial ship orders
    Division's operating income is up 31% in first nine months
  • HHI reports $1.1bn loss
    Pain continues from offshore collapse, but shortfall was less than the $1.8bn posted for the previous year
  • Offshore weakness weighs on Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering results
    Tough operating environment in upstream segment projected to persist well into 2017
  • MES results weighed by losses in offshore vessel building segment
    Subsidiary incurred $32m losses in second quarter due to repeat vessel design changes
  • Ardmore Shipping reports $5.4m profit for fourth quarter 2015
    Despite positive outlook, results snap four-quarter streak of higher earnings leading to 10.3% share price drop
  • Capital Product Partners secures new employment for two container carriers
    Both charters to commence in April 2016
  • Safe Bulkers clinches amended $145m credit facility with DNB
    Offer from owner's major lender will ensure 'comfortable' repayments to 2022, says company
  • Westports sees 12% rise in 2015 profit before tax
    Strong container throughput, lower fuel costs and reduced administrative expenses boosted results
  • Navios Maritime Partners makes rare dividend suspension for an MLP
    Wall Street surprised, though analysts pragmatic about company's decision
  • No truth to Dorian LPG newbuild sale rumour
    Company would not sell a new VLGC at that price, says gas shipping source
  • DHT Holdings posts 14% increase in fourth-quarter net income
    Tanker company benefited from strong market, vessel additions and lower bunker costs

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • US Customs expected to extend certain ACE deadlines
  • US exporters urge Coast Guard to delay SOLAS container weight mandate
  • ODFL gains LTL business, despite economic slowdown
  • LA meets emissions reduction goals ahead of schedule
  • Acquisitions not enough to offset volume decline at Roadrunner
  • Lisa Wieland named Boston port director
  • ABF Freight lays off workers, cuts costs as LTL volumes drop
  • Ukraine slashing tariffs to attract containers railed from China to EU
  • Europe's automated terminals face steep hurdles to productivity targets
  • CSCL mega-ship runs aground in Elbe River
  • HHLA revenue, profit down on China, Russia slowdown
  • India's biggest port moves forward on container weight rules
  • Taiwan ports get serious about emissions control
  • Reform likely to ease India rail development
  • DP World Nhava Sheva upgrades gate automation
  • GLP expands China footprint amid slowdown
  • 'K' Line, MOL credit ratings reviewed as profits slide

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • Storage window opens, but not for long
    Wells Fargo's Webber says floating storage economics work for two to three months.
  • Shell: China LNG demand growth to slow
    Oil executives see challenges for China and other LNG importers to keep up pace.
  • Clipper ship arrested in charter dispute
    Haimark Line claims cruiseship incident helped drive it into bankruptcy.
  • New life for storied US cruise ship?
    The SS United States, which has not sailed in 47 years, may ply the oceans again.
  • Shells delays FID on LNG, offshore plans
    Capex cuts continue as energy markets remain weak.
  • 'DHT not battening down the hatches'
    Executives say actions have been prudent as they look to build a company with long legs.
  • Diana bags bulker trio in distressed deal
    Simeon Palios-led owner buys three panamaxes from his daughters.
  • Quick fix: guess Friday's BDI number here
    TradeWinds challenges its well-informed readers to predict the latest lurch in key bulker index.
  • Krasnoye closes on Azeri tanker order
    Russian yard in talks over two crude and products carriers for growing Caspian Sea trade.
  • Frangou: We could buy dry and layup
    Greek tycoon says option open to purchase bulkers and make money while they sit idle.
  • Golden Flame to torch second panamax bulker
    Greek owner scrapping second vintage vessel in quick succession.
  • NAO turns red in 2015 but keeps paying
    New York-listed owner reports loss for the fourth quarter and the full year but maintains payout of $0.12 per share.
  • Maintenance failings blamed for deck collapse
    UK report says neglect contributed to fall of mezzanine level on Wightlink ferry.
  • Crude carriers offset dry slump at GES
    Indian shipowner makes more money in the third quarter thanks to a good performance from its tankers.
  • CSL faces Aussie crew protest
    More domestic seafarers refuse to leave their ship in row over cheaper foreign seafarers.
  • Hyundai Mipo Dockyard falls to net loss
    Korean shipbuilder slips into the red for Q4, but posts operating profit.
  • A2Sea jack-up capsizes off Denmark
    Barge overturns following grounding last week after tow line broke.
  • Hyundai Heavy reports "shocking" results
    World's largest shipbuilder posts ninth consecutive quarterly operating loss due to offshore business slump.
  • Western Bulk Shipholding seeks speedy solution
    Arm of Oslo-listed company writes to shipowners to request rate cuts.
  • Damen clear to buy Asian yard
    Dutch shipbuilder wins state approval to buy 70% of Song Cam Shipbuilding in Vietnam.
  • Giant CSCL boxship runs aground
    One of the world's biggest vessels stuck in Elbe river en route to Hamburg.
  • Annual loan impairments increase to $265m at DNB
    Norwegian bank pushes up 2015 profit, but the shipping book continues to be under pressure.
  • Hanjin Heavy Industries cuts net loss by 24% in 2015
    Restructuring Korean shipbuilder reduces red ink as revenue rises by nearly a quarter.
  • Capital charters out two boxships
    Tanker and boxship owner announces new charters for redelivered vessels.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • Hub Group reports higher profits in Q4 2015
  • CORRECTION: Coast Guard bill heads to President

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
  • Norbulk equips 70 vessels with onboard cat fines test kit
    Helps detect abrasive catalytic components in the fuel oil before it enters the system.
  • GLOBAL VLCC TRACKER: Landings into Asian demand centers rise
    Freight rates continued to fall last week continuing January's trend.
  • Aqualis Offshore wins LNG bunker barge study
    Says the LNG bunkering/transport barge will operate offshore in the US.
  • Greek port workers' unions plan 24-hour strike Thursday
    This is the second strike in two weeks.
  • UAE's Topaz adds 100th offshore support vessel
    AHTS vessels make up one-third of fleet.
  • Nigeria seeks EU help in fight against oil theft, corruption
    Theft cost the West African country some 250,000 b/d and billions of dollars in lost revenues.

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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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