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April 13, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • Shenzhen's China International Marine plans US$928 million share sale
  • CargoSmart has online window to get your verified container aboard ship
  • OOCL's Long Beach Container Terminal moves to greater automation
  • Oman set to deploy 47 feeders to harness power of its coastline
  • Canadian Pacific gives up campaign to take over Norfolk Southern
  • 2M starts China-Korea-US Gulf loop, adds New York-NJ-to-Everglades run
  • Loading instructions may widen risk of surveyors without their knowing: insurer
  • Taiwan's Port of Kaohsiung docks its first 18,000-TEUer
  • Singtel, Inmarsat to partner on cybersecurity to prevent hacks
  • Chinese investment in Australia grows 60pc to US$15 billion
  • Carrier fined US$2.5 million for bilge spill, crew jailed, banned for life
  • Korea's Doorae Shipping is fined US$950,000 for dumping oily bilge
  • Korean Air Cargo, Uzbekistan Airways tieup to provide Tehran service
  • Boeing wins US$1.5 billion in orders for 747s thought to be fading away
  • Russia's ABC to add 3rd B747F flight to Singapore, with connections to HK, Europe, US
  • FedEx cuts transit times one day in six tier 2 & 3 cities in China

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 12, 2016
  • Indev Logistics & Kerry Logistics Network launching Kerry-Indev in New Delhi today
  • IRClass lends support to 'Make in India' at Maritime India Summit
  • Mandatory electronic data exchange for international shipping adopted
  • Maritime India Summit seen providing huge investment opportunities for Korea
  • Prime Minister to inaugurate Maritime India Summit 2016 tomorrow
  • TT Club alerts Baltic transport professionals to new demands of SOLAS
  • Cargo handling private workers pool at Visakhapatnam Port to be closed
  • Gopalpur port scaling up operations
  • DICT bags another prestigious award

International Transport Journalweb site
  • New facility in Puerto Rico
  • CP stops acquisition effort
  • Carrefour awards for Valencia's hinterland
  • Russian manufacturer produces 30,000th freight car
  • Express overnight transport by Trans-o-flex
  • Poor stowage remains an issue
  • Mallory Alexander VP appointed to US committee
  • Icao highlights security priorities for Africa
  • New intermodal terminal in Florida
  • New companies, new ship
  • UPS names Cindy Miller global forwarding president
  • XPO signs contract with Renault
  • Microchip production machinery to Dalian
  • Titan box centre in operation in New Zealand
  • Complex sequencing to speed up processes

IHS Maritimeweb site
APRIL 12, 2016
  • More industrial action set to disrupt Australian container operations
  • Maersk pledges to protect FOC crew
  • ECSA response to EP Migration report
  • Port Authority seeks "circular economy" for Churchill Industrial Zone
  • CargoSmart Offers SOLAS VGM Solutions Free of Charge
  • e-Compliance Brings Maritime Regulations into the 21st Century
  • Oceana yard's first newbuild delivered
  • Chinese Shipping Prosperity Index hits new low
  • HMM to pocket USD1.1 billion from Hyundai Securities stake sale
  • Cyber security - shipping must stop being complacent
  • Japanese shipyard orders fall again in March
  • Singapore bumps R&D fund up to USD150 million
  • More bulkers sent for scrapping as prices continue to rally
  • Ship's captain and owner plead not guilty to Rabaul Queen deaths
  • Maritime attacks in Southeast Asia fall to 10-year low
  • Chang Myung seeks court protection after fifth consecutive loss
  • South Korea targets Myanmar used car market with direct ro-ro service
  • German forwarders eye steady containerised cargo volumes
  • Feeder service links Omani ports with Jebel Ali
  • Genting and China Merchants ink cruise MOU
  • Broken TS Taipei ship to be scrapped on site, says Taiwan government
  • Concerns persist on stamina of crude tanker spot rates

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 12, 2016
  • US air cargo unconvinced on e-freight - but players must 'shape up or ship out', delegates told
  • Overcapacity warning as MSC moves big ships to 'more robust' Europe-Middle East/India trade
  • Portable container weighing system for shippers with no access to weighbridges
  • Analysis: could floundering HMM take a leaf out of ZIM's book when restructuring?
  • How manufacturers win by not playing the field
  • Valk Fleet in administration as drivers remain unpaid and bosses receive 'death threats'
  • Mallory Alexander's Melzie Wilson to advise US secretary of commerce on supply chains

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 12, 2016
  • Australia's ASC names General Manager Future Submarines
  • Ballast Water: Early Feedback
  • VIDEO: Modular dredge goes to work high in Andes
  • Shipping's space age future
  • Getting into the Swing of Things
  • As Easy as Building ATBs
  • Plenty of Work, Despite Oil's Dip
  • New Brazilian shipyard delivers first vessel
  • Woodside charters Australia's first LNG fueled PSV
  • First two ship operators join autonomous ship group
  • Foxx designates new Marine Highway projects

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 12, 2016
  • The Northwest Seaport Alliance Oks Husky Terminal upgrade work
  • Drewry Benchmarking Club predicts further drop in ocean freight rates
  • Coast Guard aircrew rescues fisherman from capsized boat
  • Portland Port Commission sets public budget hearing
  • Three North American nations discuss excess steelmaking issue

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 12, 2016
  • Hellenic Carriers shareholders back delisting from AIM
    Fotini Karamanli-led bulker company is one of two Greek shipping companies quitting London market
  • Ro-ro and containers lead Dublin Port's first-quarter growth
    Exports outpace imports
  • Sharp $16,000 drop for VLCCs as April load dates close
    This coming week could bring a rare lack of volatilty as rates inch down
  • European Commission sets April 29 deadline for CMA CGM-NOL deal decision
    APL says it will remain with G6 Alliance until first quarter of 2017
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine sells Hyundai Securities stake for $1.1bn
    South Korean carrier to use proceeds of sale to stabilise its operation
  • Supramax rates gain marginally to new year-to-date highs
    But market players wonder whether the rally is halting
  • China dissatisfied with G7 foreign ministers' statement on Asia maritime issues
    China urged G7 members to not take sides on territorial disputes
  • Calls for data overhaul to address cargo modelling challenge
    Tianjin and other incidents have driven the need to reassess insurance modelling
  • K Line unit reaches deal with Northwest Seaport Alliance to expand Husky Terminal
    Expansion will allow terminal to handle two 18,000 teu container vessels at the same time
  • Siem Offshore lands five-year contract for new PSV
    Vessel delivered in 2017 will be first ever LNG-powered PSV operating in Australia
  • FMC supports shipper stance on box weighing
    Commissioner Doyle calls for carriers and shippers to get together to find solution on responsibilities
  • Southeast Asia maritime crime hits 10-year low
    Maritime crime falls in southeast Asia, rises in Gulf of Guinea
  • US LNG shipment to India opens new Asia trade route
    Cargo expected to arrive at Dabhol LNG terminal in western India later this week
  • Ocean Yield secures $202m for building three gas carriers
    Loan facility will cover $67.5m of $81m contract price of each ship
  • Xiamen Port Holding to sell two gantry cranes to container terminal operator unit
    Cranes sold for a total consideration of $1.6m
  • Top five dry bulk trends
    Small net fleet growth expected despite continued demolitions
  • Raising the roadway
    Work to raise the famous Bayonne Bridge to enable New York and New Jersey terminals to handle ships of up to 14,000 teu remains well behind schedule
  • A matter of agency
    The relationship between container carriers and agents has been something of a rollercoaster ride over recent decades.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 12, 2016
  • Alibaba targets Southeast Asia with giant $1 billion acquisition
  • Oakland joins growing list of ports refusing to offer VGM services
  • Estes Express adds Chicago-area LTL trucking terminal
  • Crowley consolidates Puerto Rico logistics facilities
  • KCS service still backlogged after flooding in Louisiana, Texas
  • South America-Europe trade surging
  • Weak demand, low fuel prices pull down revenue at top US truck companies
  • Maersk shifts India shuttle service from Chennai to private ports
  • Europe's top air cargo carriers post lower volumes
  • CargoSmart gets on the electronic VGM solution platform
  • Container contract rates tumble as shippers negotiate deep discounts

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 12, 2016
  • OW ruling a blow to physical suppliers
    New York federal judge says there's no lien for supplier if there's no contract with owner.
  • Hellenic shareholders approve exit from AIM
    Greek company to end London listing on 20 April; Apolstolos Kontoyiannis joins board.
  • Ostensjo lays up North Sea PSV
    Edda Fram stacked in Haugesund, bringing total number of idled PSVs to 72.
  • Navig8 jumps into offshore with takeover
    Shipowner and operator makes good on diversification pledge with RKOffshore deal.
  • Sincere Navigation edges up profit
    Bulker owner defies dry downturn to increase earnings for 2015.
  • Arkas signs shipping MOU with IRISL
    Turkish company makes first step towards building commercial relationship with Iran's national carrier.
  • Veteran ERRV sold into fish sector
    Sentinel Star bought by Norway's Lerow for ocean farm work.
  • First quarter ship orders plunge 79%
    Huge drop-off in speculative newbuilding contracts as owners stay away from yards.
  • LNG rates fall 49% as fleet grows
    Figures show industry growth amid dire ship charter market.
  • Great Eastern sells support vessel
    Indian shipowner disposes of 2013-built ROV ship.
  • Maersk adopts ITF agreement for chartered ships
    Danish giant puts crew from third-party fleet on same footing as those on its own ships.
  • Royal Mail Ship on the block
    St Helena to be auctioned as it completes final run to remote South Atlantic UK island.
  • Ezion Holdings sees profit evaporate
    Singaporean offshore rig and vessel owner takes a hit for 2015 and suspends dividend.
  • HMM banking $1.1bn for Hyundai Securities
    KB Financial says it has sealed deal for struggling Korean owner's 23% slice of brokerage.
  • Atlantic sells business to stay alive
    Newly established Norwegian company acquires compatriot owner's operations, while a few subsidiaries are set to file for bankruptcy.
  • Ferry bridge targeted by laser
    Police describe attack on English vessel as a navigational hazard.
  • Norwegian bond tap turned off
    Key finance source dries up in oil slump as offshore owners restructure issues.
  • Siem wins five-year deal for PSV
    Norwegian owner clinches another deal in Australia for a dual-fuel ship.
  • Maritime crime in South East Asia at decade low
    However, incidents of kidnapping, ransom and sabotage have surged in Gulf of Guinea, say Dryad Maritime.
  • LNG said to be entering brave new world
    Chevron, Shell and Woodside Energy chiefs chew the fat on how the industry can best develop.
  • Dry S&P sentiment shows signs of improving
    More owners said to be set to pull the trigger on deals for fear of missing out on buying opportunity.
  • Seaport Alliance targets 18,000-teu boxships
    North America's third-largest container gateway takes steps to prepare for new giants of the liner world.
  • VLGC rates at lowest level in six years
    Spot market assessment sliding amid lacklustre activity and fierce competition, L&S says.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 12, 2016
  • DP World lays out VGM scaling fee for Vancouver, Prince Rupert
  • IMO adopts mandatory requirements for electronic information exchange
  • North American steel trade in trouble
  • YRC Freight unveils 'Accelerated' shipping solution
  • MercuryGate releases transportation procurement tool
  • Commerce adds new members to supply chain committee
  • Ro-ro terminal opens at Melbourne
  • Cryoport launches Temperature Controlled Logistics Consulting Division
  • U.S. steel exports decline in February
  • Estes opens new Illinois terminal
  • Fleet expands 'Yelp for freight' platform to include quoting
  • CargoSmart to offer free SOLAS VGM data solution
  • Drewry: Contract rates for containerized cargo continue to fall
  • Long Beach eyeing short-haul rail to move cargo off docks

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 12, 2016
  • PTT snaps up Aframaxes as SBM undergoes repair
    PTT was seeking two more Aframax tankers to lighter cargoes from Nipah via ship-to-ship transfer with a VLCC.
  • India's Great Eastern Shipping buys VLGC from S Korea's KSS Line
    The 49,849 dwt vessel was the Gas Vision, owned by South Korea's KSS Line Ltd., which had been on term charter to South Korean trading company E1 Corp.
  • RUSSIA DATA: Jan-Feb refined oil product exports drop 18.25%
    Russia's refined product exports rose throughout 2015 in the wake of tax reforms that slashed main export duties.
  • SPAIN DATA: Refinery throughput drops to 12-month low
    Fuel oil production falls 9.2%.
  • Asian LR1 rates at year-to-date lows as ships pile up in Persian Gulf
    LR2 rates at lowest since March 10.
  • ASIA FUEL OIL MOC: Loadings continue for 5.82 mil mt traded in March
    Loadings from Singapore, southern Malaysia and FSUs in the Straits.
  • First LNG bunkering performed at Dutch port of Vlissingen
    Bunkering was performed from truck to ship.
  • Dryad Maritime reports 63% on-year fall in Q1 crimes in SE Asia waters
    Enforcement and education helped reduce maritime crime.
  • US Gulf Coast bunker fuel prices jump on wider strength, weak demand
    Stronger HSFO, front-month ICE Brent, and ULSD prices fueled the spurt.
  • Oil futures extend rally on dollar decline ahead of Doha summit
    The dollar weakened Monday, lending support to the oil complex.
  • Singapore's Kim Heng Offshore & Marine posts $4.9 mil loss for 2015
    But the group managed to generate a positive net operating cash flow of S$2.1 million for 2015
  • Taiwan's CPC resumes bunkering operations at No. 9 Keelung barge Singapore
    Maintenance was completed ahead of schedule.

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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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