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December 22, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • Moody's downgrades Maersk's credit rating with a negative outlook
  • Danaos blames Hanjin bankruptcy for its Q3 losses
  • US government initiates WTO trade challenge against China
  • MSC 13,092-TEUer sinks Ecuadorian fishing boat killing 5, injuring 12
  • No delays at Manila South Harbour despite surge in imports: ATI
  • China's Jan-Oct trade with Malaysia rises 1.2pc to US$43 billion
  • ICS slams EU emissions trading plan for international shipping
  • Lufthansa and unions agree on arbitration to reach wage settlement
  • Leipzig airport's cargo tonnage breaches record 1-million tonne mark
  • American Airlines Cargo flies 61 rescued dogs to new homes

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 21, 2016
  • BCHAA organises Interactive Open House meeting with Chief Commissioner of Customs, JNCH on Founder's Day
  • MSC to buy Hanjin Shipping's stake in Long Beach terminal
  • Optimistic charterers help boost shipping confidence to 15-month high
  • Unique Logistics implements Softlink's Logi-Sys to streamline its complex operations
  • APM Terminals Inland Services, South Asia opens new reefer services facility in Nhava Sheva
  • Departing CEO Eddy Bruyninckx says goodbye to 2016 at the end of a distinguished career
  • Gujarat drafting new port policy
  • MANSA expresses condolence on the demise of S. R. Kulkarni

IHS Maritimeweb site
DECEMBER 21, 2016
  • Executive Insight: Robert Bugbee sees super-cycle stars align
  • US, Canada launch Arctic shipping safety scheme
  • Green light for Aberdeen's GBP350 million Nigg Bay expansion
  • Only EU ship recyclers included in first EC-approved list
  • Toll gets record fine for Australian docker death
  • Bunkering firms downsize ahead of anticipated challenges
  • Gazprom and Mitsui & Co to co-operate in LNG bunkering
  • EMAS Chiyoda Subsea engages creditors for short-term solution
  • Cosco Corp's stocks suspended amid restructuring of shipbuilding units
  • Decision-maker: Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, DP World
  • Seoul court approves sale of Hanjin Long Beach terminal stake to MSC
  • Bondholders block Rickmers Maritime's restructuring plan

The Loadstarweb site
DECEMBER 21, 2016
  • Airport strike called off as Swissport and Unite reach agreement over pay
  • Containership scrapping ramps up, as panamax values continue in the doldrums
  • FedEx celebrates Q2 profit uptick, but is wary of the Trump effect on US trade
  • Alibaba-Amazon brawl looms in South-east Asia
  • DP World issues alert over recruitment scam
  • Shipping industry poised for massive upheaval - can FedEx weather the storm?
  • Hogan out at Etihad as strategy changes, threatening thousands of other jobs

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 21, 2016
  • VIDEO: Ingalls launches NSC 7
  • Safe Boats completes Israel Marine Police 10-boat pact
  • Fincantieri adopts IBM hybrid cloud IT solution
  • Obama permanent drilling bans could be short lived

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 21, 2016
  • Maritime & Merchant opens shop
    Halvor Sveen-led shipping bank aims to loan to small and medium-sized firms
  • Diana gets price cut on newbuildings
    New York-listed dry bulk owner also agrees time charters
  • Euroseas reinstates ultramax newbuilding purchase
    Claims against Chinese yard will be dropped upon delivery of the vessel
  • Product tanker trades ride on year-end rally
    But supply overhang from newbuilding deliveries still expected to weigh on 2017 markets
  • Ship Finance International gets newbuild and Eagle Bulk boss
    Company recruits Eagle Bulk chief executive Gary Vogel to its board, as newbuild to be leased for 15 years
  • Commodity prices impede global car trade
    Clarksons projects 4% drop in car trade as vessel demolitions quadrupled
  • West African suezmax earnings up 25% on week
    Bullish suezmax markets ahead of holidays but aframax seems depressed
  • Chopping and changing in the dry bulk space
    People are on the move within the dry bulk sector this year
  • Lessons learned from a tumultuous year in dry cargo
    Despite the worst market in memory, big-name shipping companies survived the storm by bravely recapitalising their balance sheets
  • High demolition curtails idle boxship fleet
    But weak demand and the Hanjin factor thwarts advances in the larger sectors
  • Reunification would double Cyprus register, says minister
    Hopes growing for referendum in 2017
  • MSC scoops up Hanjin Long Beach terminal stake
    HMM will acquire a stake of Total Terminals International at a later date
  • New year seems promising for panamax bulkers
    But rates remain weak with the index falling 31.2% over the week
  • Seaspan snaps up $21m boxship quartet bargain
    Price paid for four 4,250 teu ships equal to value of steel, says shipowner
  • Shipping confidence hits 15-month high
    Improved expectations for freight rates in the dry bulk, tankers and container markets
  • Can the shipping industry 'go green'?
    We ask 12 experts for their opinion

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 21, 2016
  • Truckers urge NY-NJ terminal to stay closed Jan. 2
  • Poor Russian service turns shippers off Asia-Europe rail
  • Global terminal operators, Rotterdam seek cooperation to deal with carriers
  • Matson reworks service amid new competition, spot rate firming
  • Great Lakes shippers face higher costs under new pilot fee hike
  • LA-LB terminal turns suffer as night falls, analysis shows
  • MSC buys Hanjin stakes in Long Beach, Seattle terminals
  • Hapag-Lloyd eyes quick UASC merger despite delay report
  • Rickmers Maritime Trust moves closer to liquidation
  • Hazira Port gets ready to grab cargo from India's top gateway

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 21, 2016
  • Matson closes on $75m bond placement
    Containership owner seals the deal after October commitment from private investors.
  • Clean tankers ride high at end of 2016
    Analyst says the recent rate surge, while seasonal, also shows balanced market.
  • Stranded Hanjin crew receives holiday cheer
    Crew aboard arrested boxship just one of many to spend holidays at sea.
  • Carnival helps sweep aside 2017 jitters
    Analyst sees scenario de-risked after cruise giant reports strong bookings for next year.
  • Genco shareholders boost board power
    Additional director from Apollo named to board; SVP director also looking to join.
  • Vopak signs deal to buy Exmar FSRU business
    Tank terminals giant to take over existing assets and projects under development from Belgian shipowner.
  • Gary Vogel joins board at Ship Finance
    Chief executive of Eagle Bulk appointed director at John Fredriksen-backed financial owner.
  • Maritime & Merchant Bank off and running
    Over three years after it was first touted, shipowner sponsored bank has opened its doors for the first time.
  • Diana Shipping nets newbuilding price cut
    Newcastlemax pair pushed over into 2017 and will arrive in early January, with a smaller price tag, directly onto time charters.
  • Azerbaijan, Ukraine team on ship design
    Caspian Shipping and MEB cooperating across a range of vessel types.
  • Euroseas settles yard row with ship purchase
    Aristides Pittas-led company adds newbuilding ultramax and ends Dayang dispute "in best way possible".
  • Industry toasts the season in Athens
  • Now on offence, Eagle garners 'buy' rating
    Balance sheet moves give New York-listed bulker owner runway plus a war chest for fleet renewal, Clarksons Platou says.
  • New Brazilian repair yard fixes $635m finance
    Merchant marine fund approves cash for facility at Cabedelo.
  • Hansson talks turkey after strong quarter
    Fourth quarter offers firm basis for cash surplus, Herbjorn Hansson says in Christmas address.
  • Trogir completing abandoned Odfjell MR hull
    Croatian yard signs deal to finish first of series cancelled eight years ago at Sevmash.
  • US judge favours MOL win in fraud case
    Japanese liner operator alleges that freight forwarder CB Freight misrepresented contents of 135 shipments.
  • Hill Dickinson adds Swinnerton and Moore
    Industry veterans and their colleagues join expanding global law firm.
  • Vyborg Shipyard secures new $44m loan
    Russian shipbuilder taps VTB for cash to build icebreaker.
  • Shipping strong among Danske's top picks
    Golden Ocean, Ocean Yield and Subsea 7 account for half of bank's 2017 favourites.
  • Erria takes over Vietnamese venture ECS
    Danish shipmanager buys out Saigon Shipping's share of its logistics company.
  • Marex Spectron enters physical shipbroking
    Simen Ebbesen leads new tanker broking division with first recruits already secured.
  • Brittany Ferries pens FSG order
    German yard secures newbuilding contract as owner looks to renew fleet.
  • Figenschou given temporary Aurora role
    Shipping restructuring expert will be the new boss of BW LPG's latest addition for a few months.
  • Vinalines selling off shipyard company
    Vietnamese state shipowner submits new divestment plan to government.
  • RMT has to sell to survive
    Singapore-listed company will have to make further disposals after bondholders rejected restructuring.
  • Greek bulker grounds in Bosporus
    Dekoil supramax stuck in Yenikoy Strait, Turkish authorities say.
  • Uljanik shoots for Caspian gas JV
    Croatian shipowner eyes new business with ETCA Caspian.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 21, 2016
  • California Trucking Association fights back on labor issue
    The California Trucking Association (CTA) is fighting back against the campaign to turn independent owner-operators in the port drayage ind...
  • FedEx grows earnings, revenues in Q2 FY2017
    FedEx Corp. grew its earnings and revenues for the second quarter of its fiscal year 2017, which ended Nov. 31, according to the company's ...
  • Korean Court approves TTI sale to MSC affiliate
    Hanjin Shipping has signed a deal to sell its stake in Total Terminals International (TTI) to Terminal Investment Ltd. (TIL), a company own...
  • Commentary: Fact-finder must determine extent of cargo damage
    Denso, a Japanese motor vehicle component manufacturer with its American headquarters in Southfield, Mich., contracted with Mac R. Behnke R...
  • ATA: Truck tonnage index rebounds in November
    Domestic truck tonnage rebounded in November 2016, jumping 8.2 percent compared with the previous month, following a revised decrease of 0....

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 21, 2016
  • TANKERS: KEY ASIAN LR1, LR2 FREIGHT RATES SHOOT ABOVE W100 FOR PG-JAPAN
    This upswing was closely followed by the Long Range 1 tankers which saw a w16 jump from Monday.
  • Drawdown in stocks, not weather, driving US Atlantic Coast bunkers higher
    The source added, "In New York, I'm hearing many suppliers are out of fuel until the New Year and others are seriously congested."
  • US DATA: Crude stocks build; draws occur for Cushing, products
    US crude stocks rose unexpectedly last week, but Energy Information Administration data released Wednesday also showed Cushing, Oklahoma, stocks fell, as did gasoline and distillate inventories.
  • US DATA: EIA says residual fuel oil stocks slip as run rates climb
    Imports week on week dropped by 43%, averaging 144,000 b/d. USGC imports dropped to 13,000 b/d, compared to 79,000 b/d last week.
  • TRADER NOTE: Elina Apostolakou appointed at KPI Bridge Oil Athens office
  • Italian port of Genoa to remain tight on MGO until new year: traders
    "Genoa is really dry on gasoil, but fuel oil is stable, because all suppliers are awaiting replenishment [which] most likely will start in the new year," another trader said Tuesday.
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • Russian crude output to average 10.97 mil b/d in 2016, up 3% on year: Novak
    The rise comes as Russia's fiscal regime considers tax breaks for many projects to stimulate their development as production from conventional mature fields declines
  • TRADER NOTE: Former KIB Energy fuel oil trader joins Total Singapore
  • TRADER NOTE: Trader Jeff Chen leaves Winson Oil
  • FUTURES 2: Crude remains higher as Iraq announces supply curb
  • TRADER NOTE: Former CEFC fuel oil trader joins Coastal Singapore
  • TRADER NOTE: Trafigura Singapore fuel oil trader leaves
  • FUTURES: Crude edges higher on supportive US stock draws
  • FEATURE: Cheating on OPEC-led output cuts difficult to track, buying producers time
    OPEC asking the market to judge the outcome of the deal on its full six months, not just the early months

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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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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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