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February 22, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • A-E rate off 23pc US$332/TEU, Asia-Med off 24pc, USWC off 19pc
  • HK stats not in, Singapore off 10pc to 2.49 million TEU, Shanghai off 7pc
  • G6 Alliance announces Asia-Europe cancellations in schedule update
  • Greek agency okays Cosco's Piraeus bid, but others must approve too
  • Moody's: Strong dollar to boost imports and 2016 US box volumes 2-4pc
  • Eco groups sneer at Maersk efforts to upgrade Alang shipbreakers
  • US east coast ports enjoy stellar 2015 at 7.9 million laden TEU, up 12.6pc
  • Antwerp tops Hamburg as Europe's No 2 container port at 9.7 million TEU
  • DHL dismisses 'false rumours' of plans to sell DHL Global Forwarding
  • Hapag-Lloyd to test cloud-based IT to improve data flow with ports
  • Volumes in North America's freight sector are flat in January: Cass Index
  • Intermodal Asia conference returns to Shanghai in March
  • Arctic shipping infrastructure conference in Montreal from March 23-24
  • Singapore to test drones for last mile delivery on university campus
  • Atlas Air Worldwide profit up 34pc despite US$37 million cartel legal bill
  • Air France-KLM cargo narrows quarterly loss while widening yearly loss
  • TNT to exit Iran after FedEx takeover to comply with US law

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
  • China Cosco Shipping Group formed post-merger
  • DNV GL approves first vessel to comply with IMO Polar Code
  • ICS welcomes progress on ILO seafarers' identity documents convention
  • MOL launching trial use of big data to promote growth of maritime cluster
  • Swedish Club maintains steady performance
  • India to import oilmeal
  • Tea exports to Pakistan increase 56 pc
  • Anil Diggikar inaugurates JNPT-APEC Port Training Centre seminar
  • APM Terminals Mumbai opens new medical centre for all truckers serving Nhava Sheva
  • Governor of Gujarat visits Kandla Port
  • ICTT Vallarpadam surpasses last fiscal's throughput
  • Land allotted for truck parking yard at Vallarpadam
  • Air Logistics Summit today
  • KRCL to soon launch track-doubling work on Roha-Veer section
  • Govt likely to impose anti-dumping duty on phenol imports
  • L&T Infra Debt fund plans to raise INR 400 cr.
  • MIP on steel products will lead to further erosion in engineering exports: EEPC
  • New Duty Drawback rates announced
  • A booklet in Gujarati on the importance of exports
  • Mumbai Port open to suggestions from the trade for better facilitation: Yashodhan Wanage
  • TSSIA's export-import training course from today

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Satisfying results
  • Swedish freight railway expanding in Norway
  • MOL piling up data to benefit maritime cluster
  • CSX targets USD 200 million productivity savings
  • Inna for president
  • Arik Air starts raising West African frequencies
  • New partners in Scandinavia
  • Weighty caterpillars move over Med
  • Tiaca board welcomes Fedex Services MD
  • Gulf Air - double double dailyw to Jeddah
  • Eurotunnel: results and compensation claim
  • Kazakhstan to upgrade key road link
  • Port of Brake tables expansion plans
  • Quikjet launches operations
  • Transport expert joins Lineage Logistics
  • A "for sale" sign on DGFF? Definitely not

IHS Maritimeweb site
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
  • New round of shipping bankruptcies is near
    New York lawyers speaking to IHS Fairplay are confirming heightened inquiries about the bankruptcy process from shipowners and their lenders. The question ahead is whether many of these shipping companies can actually be rehabilitated - or whether they face liquidation. "It's not rocket science...
  • Daimler ramps up Med-China shipments
    Europe's leading car carrier ports Bremerhaven and Zeebrugge are going to face greater competition from the Slovenian port of Koper in the major Europe-to-Far East trade in the coming years as greater contingents of Mercedes export vehicles are heading south. German car manufacturer Daimler/Mercedes-Benz announced this...
  • Blue O'pen Consortium wins Blue Gate Antwerp remediation contract
    A contract has been awarded by the City of Antwerp, ParticipatieMaatschappij Vlaanderen, and Waterwegen en Zeekanaal via a public-private partnership (PPP) under which Blue O'pen will convert the last urban wasteland along the River Scheldt, at the southern edge of Antwerp, into...
  • Growing Asian LPG demand could absorb excess VLGCs
    While one very large gas carrier is being built every week this year, LPG demand and consumption is growing in Asia. Due to this, VLGC rates might not decline as steeply as previously feared, said Italian shipbroker Banchero Costa in a recent report. China's LPG...
  • Clubs should have done more for member renewals, says P&I broker
    One of the market's leading P&I brokers has said he believes the clubs could and should have done more to help members with the 2016/17 renewals. David Mahoney head of P&I at broker Aon said that while other areas of...
  • Golden Ocean restructuring secured after successful share placement
    A restructuring programme of Golden Ocean Group Ltd, the listed dry bulk shipping company in John Fredriksen's business empire, has been secured after a successful completion of a private placement of shares, the company said in a statement. The company placed...
  • Seafarer id cards 'will succeed where MLC fails'
    Access to shore leave for seafarers is expected to improve with technical amendments to electronic seafarer identity documents (SIDs) agreed this week. Seafarer charities welcome the development, but emphasise that SIDs highlight where the Maritime Labour...
  • Investment decision on Browse FLNG likely to be delayed
    Final investment decision on Woodside Petroleum's Browse floating LNG vessel project is likely to be postponed from this year to 2017, as uncertainty about gas prices grows. Woodside CEO Peter Coleman revealed this during a conference call to discuss the company's results. Woodside is Australia's largest independent oil...
  • Korea Investors Service puts Hanjin Shipping on watchlist
    South Korean ratings agency Korea Investors Service has put the country's biggest shipping company Hanjin Shipping on a watchlist for a potential downgrade, as there is no imminent recovery in dry bulk shipping. It has maintained a BB+ rating for Hanjin Shipping's unsecured bonds and a B+ rating...
  • Santos hit by USD1.9 billion loss amidst tumbling oil prices
    A 48% drop in drop in the price of oil continues to barrel Australian LNG producers, with Santos reporting a net loss of AUD 2.7 billion (USD1.9 billion) on top of Woodside's USD2.4 billion dollar drop in profits reported earlier in the week. Santos reported a 20% drop in sales revenue...
  • Asia piracy-free in January 2016
    Singapore-headquartered anti-piracy agency ReCAAP information sharing centre's (ReCAAP's) January report indicated that there were no piracy activities in Asian waters in January, although nine armed robbery incidents were reported for the period. The nine incidents included two Category 2 incidents, two Category 3 incidents, and five Category 4 incidents. All nine...
  • Detained bulker kept dead seafarer in freezer
    A seafarer, killed in a shipboard incident on the bulk carrier MV Kanaris, was stored in the ship's freezer, alongside food provisions, as crew sought help 260 miles of the coast of Papua New Guinea. The Marshals Island bulk carrier was later detained in Gladstone Australia for breaches of the...
  • Cargo ship catches fire and sinks off Indonesia
    An Indonesia-flagged cargo ship caught fire and sank in the Java Sea, off Pulau Bawean, Indonesia. Lintas Belawan, 8,294 dwt, was initially under way from Tanjung Priok to Makassar, Indonesia. However, the 2006-bulit vessel caught fire in its engine room at around 08:40 h local...
  • Hapag-Lloyd pilots collaborative stowage planning system
    Hapag-Lloyd started to pilot a collaborative, cloud-based stowage planning system that makes stowage plans and cargo data available to vessels in port and to terminal operators. The software, XVELA, aims to reduce incidents of unexpected changes issued at short notice and waiting times for the shipping line and terminal. It provides...
  • US questions need for SOLAS container weight guidelines
    Long-awaited guidance on how the US will implement and enforce a new SOLAS amendment to rules on container weight verification may not get published, according to the US Coast Guard's top policy official Rear Admiral Paul Thomas, the agency's Assistant Commandant for Prevention...
  • Finance hopes shift from private equity to private debt
    With US capital markets shuttered to shipping and private equity in rapid retreat, alternative finance purveyors of 'private debt' are coming to the fore, experts have told IHS Fairplay. Prospects for raising common equity in the US market is effectively dead for the foreseeable future. "I don't...

The Loadstarweb site
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
  • Analysis: Maersk facing stress rather than distress, but profits likely to be under pressure
  • No relief for carriers as spot rates resume downward spiral after Chinese new year holiday
  • Atlas Air on the up after 2015 results, and now eyes growth from Southern acquisition
  • Air France-KLM cargo losses grow - but freighter operations improve
  • Frank Appel 'unequivocally' denies sale of DHL's forwarding and freight business
  • COSCOCS: China's new shipping giant, hoping to sail through the downturn
  • INTTRA promotes Inna Kuznetsova to president and chief operating officer
  • Janet Jiang takes over as regional manager China for Cargolux
  • TIACA appoints FedEx's Frank Newman to the board as Sarah Prosser steps down

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
  • AHTS is first vessel certified to meet IMO Polar Code
  • Damen dredge will help boost Nicaraguan tourism
  • Ballast water reporting rule set to take effect
  • Bouchard christens new 250,000 bbl ATB in New Orleans

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
  • Cleanup treams respond to oil sheen in Columbia River
  • Teamsters mechanics reject final United Airlines offer
  • Trucking association calling for America's Road Team nominations
  • Port of Portland names Kincaid Compass Award winner for 2015
  • Southwest Airlines adding flights from PDX to LA Basin airports

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
  • Hapag-Lloyd warns customers to prepare for box weighing
    Containers without VGM will not be accepted, line says
  • Bleak outlook from Deep Sea Supply as OSV market worsens
    Company exits North Sea spot market through anchor handler sales
  • Container throughput growth in China falls to record low
    Handling at Shanghai down 5.8% in January
  • Swedish Club anticipates modest tonnage gain on 2016 renewals
    A 5% pick-up in gt expected at tomorrow's deadline, says marine mutual
  • Cheniere slumps to almost $1bn loss
    Cheniere poised to send out first US LNG cargoes in a matter of weeks
  • Shipowner groups support global CO2 reporting scheme by 2018
    Collaborative ICS calls for IMO member states to think about setting shipping equivalent of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions
  • Box rates slump to new depths
    Feb 19, 2016: Widespread overcapacity pushes freight rates to lowest levels of 2016
  • Capital markets remain tough to crack for shipping, owners are told
    Companies urged to reach out more to investors in uncertain times
  • Data Hub: Trade Routes
    The introduction of ultra large containerships has seen capacity skyrocket on the Asia-Europe trade, with inevitable consequences for rates
  • Data Hub: Freight Rate Monthly
    Hopes of a turn in fortunes on the back of the final GRIs of last year diminish as spot market rates crash across the board at the start of 2016
  • Between the lines: Fuel efficiency - the hidden truth behind going green
    SeaIntel chief executive Alan Murphy examines and analyses the main industry drives and developments of the past month
  • Rickmers Maritime incurs $129m loss in 2015
    Shipping trust takes $148m non-cash impairment hit last year
  • US shippers reiterate call for Solas changes
    Meeting with USCG and FMC over container weighing
  • China Cosco Shipping Group eyes top tier in global container shipping
    Chairman Xu Lirong seeks more market influence in global shipping sphere
  • Asia January sea robbery figures down from year ago
    Nine reported incidents last month compared with 11 incidents in January 2015, ReCAAP says
  • South Korea to build new passenger terminal at Pyeongtaek-Dangjin port
    New terminal to help handle increase in Chinese tourists
  • GasLog completes refinancing of six ships
    Refinancing encompasses all debt maturities for GasLog and GasLog Partners due in 2016 and 2017
  • Vale iron ore production increases amid price slump
    Iron ore majors ramping up production and cutting costs in battle for market share
  • Vallianz taps into Middle East Islamic bond market
    Bond issuance comes after subsidiary's refinancing exercise completed
  • Hyundai Group chairwoman buys $24m in new HMM shares
    Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-Eun and her mother receive 6m shares in total
  • US east coast 2015 box import growth tops west coast rivals
    West coast plays catch-up having resolved problems of congestion

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
  • Oakland ends lease agreement with Outer Harbor Terminals
  • Mega-ship christening sends message to US ports to prepare
  • Brazilian chicken exporters aim to capitalize on weak Real
  • Evergreen names successor of deceased founder
  • TOTE says deterioration of El Faro wasn't 'show stopper'
  • Obama administration advised on how it can fight port congestion
  • Shippers warn SOLAS could raise trucking costs
  • Hapag-Lloyd warns shippers over SOLAS container weight mandate
  • Hanjin Shipping watchlisted for credit downgrade
  • US third-party logistics providers controlling more LTL freight
  • Intermodal corridor to halve Russia-India transit time
  • Rickmers Maritime sinks to loss
  • $1.5 billion needed for India's Vadhavan port, consultant says
  • Cloud-based stowage system aims to boost port productivity
  • Asia-US spot rates have China holiday hangover
  • Asia-Europe spot rate slide speeds up after Chinese New Year

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
  • Distillate stocks tying up tankers
    EIA says floating storage and long transits for tankers stemming from Europe's high distillate stocks
  • Asian LNG demand fell last year, EIA says
    Slow economies and fuel substitution impacted the region's LNG demand.
  • S&P downgrades Economou's Ocean Rig
    Credit ratings agency questions impact of DryShips restructuring talks.
  • Teekay gets calls for floating storage
    New York-listed firm says shrinking onshore storage capacity spurs floating storage calls.
  • S&P cuts outlook on Maersk Group debt
    Agency affirms Danish giant's credit rating but warns of potential future downgrade.
  • Slumping shares still end week higher
    Despite declining Friday, marine stock indexes closing week above last week's mark after wider markets rally.
  • Ocean Yield to watch spending in storm
    Arctic says Oslo-listed owner will have plenty of opportunity but could be cautious.
  • Write-offs dent POSH's fourth quarter result
    Singaporean offshore vessel owner posts deeper red in 2015 but pushes up its operating figure.
  • Teekay LNG bullish on newbuilding loans
    MLP executives say $800m in debt under negotiation; confident of covering Yamal ships.
  • Hanjin Shipping tipped to exit VLCC sector
    South Korean owner understood to be in process of selling its only large tanker.
  • DNB Markets: Gener8 a takeover candidate
    Norwegian finance house suggests stock price could have rivals interested.
  • Gener8 a takeover candidate, DNB Markets says
    Norwegian finance house suggests stock price could have rivals interested.
  • Onorato group seals $620m refinancing
    Italian owner clinches deals for bonds and loans with JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs and others.
  • Sado Steam Ship returns to black
    But Japanese ferry owner fails to match forecast and is more pessimistic for 2016.
  • SFL disposes of old anchor handler for $20m
    New York-listed owner sells 1999-built offshore support vessel chartered by Deep Sea Supply.
  • Rickmers plunges to $130m Q4 loss
    But most of Singapore boxship owner's deficit is a non-cash impairment charge.
  • Bunkers stolen from ex-Norden capesize
    Thieves reportedly took 39 metric tons of low sulphur MGO from vessel's storage tank.
  • DESS BTG facing 'challenging position'
    Deep Sea Supply says Brazilian joint venture feeling the strain of tricky market.
  • Bunkers stolen from ex-Norden capesize bulker
    Thieves reportedly took 39 metric tons of low sulphur MGO from vessel's storage tank.
  • Rieber swings the axe as loss grows
    Norwegian seismic shipowner has laid off 28% of crews and a quarter of onshore staff in depressed markets.
  • Golden Ocean sells out $200m share issue
    John Fredriksen's bulker company meets condition for debt freeze as it seeks another $20m.
  • Dof Subsea maintains profit in Q4
    Norwegian offshore owner "pleased" with slightly reduced results as utilisation stays high.
  • BW Offshore set to sack 35% of onshore staff
    FPSO specialist says most redundancies set to be completed within first quarter of 2016.
  • Panama Canal faces possible draft restrictions
    Unusually dry rainy season leaves level in Gatun Lake at record low for this time of the year.
  • Bunkers stolen from Norden capesize bulker
    Robbers reportedly took 39 metric tons of low sulphur MGO from vessel's storage tank.
  • Aegean master guilty of 'magic pipe' cover up
    Captain said to have obstructed US Coast Guard investigation into pollution aboard Greek MR.
  • Hearing on El Faro probes route choice
    TOTE management and crew grilled on heavy weather decisionmaking and stability factors.
  • Aegean skipper guilty of 'magic pipe' cover up
    Captain said to have obstructed US Coast Guard investigation into pollution aboard Greek MR.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
  • Spot container rates drop 14.2%
  • G6 Alliance voids multiple sailings on Asia-Europe loop
  • MOL, Class NK collaborate on Big Data project
  • Port Metro Vancouver 2015 throughput declines despite container growth
  • Antwerp receives vessel with draft over 15.5 meters
  • USCG: Don't expect delays to SOLAS container weight regulations
  • Shanghai port volumes fall 7% in January
  • FedEx announces $0.25 dividend
  • UPS confirms appeal of FedEx-TNT deal approval in Brazil
  • Global airport cargo volumes rise 2.3 percent in 2015
  • Hyundai seeks to improve finances via charter rate reductions, asset sales
  • CORRECTION: Port of Houston sets container handling record in 2015
  • NEWS FLASH: USCG tells shippers not to expect delays to SOLAS container weight regulations

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
  • Bonds proposed as alternative credit solution
    Said to work around the concerns buyers and sellers have about traditional credit terms.
  • Amendment to BDN text on sulfur ready for formal IMO approva
    New text for supplier's declaration to allow supply of high sulfur fuel to ships that use scrubbers.
  • Shipowners expect to use separate fuels for ECAs when global cap falls to 0.5% sulfur
    But price spread between 0.1% and 0.5%S product would be too small at today's oil price, says Cepsa.
  • Residual fuel oil stocks highest since 1993: EIA
    Bulk of the build came from the Gulf Coast.
  • Caribbean Panamaxes hit 20-week low on slow market, high tonnage
    Worldscale 2016 rates have dropped due to cheaper bunker fuel

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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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