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February 24, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine has bank's backing in liquidity crisis, appeals for time
  • Build-up to Chinese New Year fails to drive up air freight demand
  • Vancouver sees container traffic rise 5pc in 2015 to record 3.1 million TEU
  • CMA CGM adds St Petersburg shuttle service to Hamburg and Rotterdam
  • Panama Canal expansion nears end as sill reinforcements done
  • Zimbabwe to meet half of food staple needs from Zambia, Ukraine
  • Canadian National to buy its shares under repurchase scheme
  • 58,500 American bridges 'structurally deficient', new analysis finds
  • MacGregor to deliver Pusnes bow loading systems to Cosco shipyard
  • United Mechanics reject company contract offer as deadlock continues
  • Global airport cargo volumes rise 2.3pc in 2015, slow growth blamed
  • Mobile app for cargo goes into operation at Delhi International Airport
  • XPO dumps 7 Con-way terminals but keeps truckload shipping business unit

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • Accidents & Knee - Jerk Reactions
  • Container service reliability takes a dip in 2016
  • Moore Stephens alerts shipping employers to High Court decision on UK pension rules
  • Sea-Land reunion held at Yacht Club, Mumbai
  • Gadkari outlines plans to develop logistics hubs, ports
  • KPT Chairman to meet a cross-section of people, including the general public, every Wednesday from March 2
  • Shipping Ministry to issue tenders for roping in consultant for Colachel port by March
  • Reduced logistics cost seen imperative for 'Make in India'
  • Fiscal incentives, exemption from service tax sought for MSME sector in Budget
  • Govt to reduce export duty on iron ore to 10 pc
  • Jharkhand inks MoUs worth INR 62,000 cr.
  • USTDA signs agreement with Andhra Pradesh to help develop Vizag as Smart City
  • Chinese iron ore imports drop after New Year

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Wagon hire company goes from success to success
  • Building materials raise SHT sales
  • New railfreight corridors go into service
  • Stowage-planning now available in real-time
  • Swissport - all-rounder in Anchorage
  • Bank reinforces shipping management team
  • Solving planning puzzle with new software
  • DB wagons whispering across Europe
  • Clear View attendees call for 100% e-freight adoption
  • Teesport: quay reconstruction completed
  • Handheld tablets for warehouse staff and couriers
  • Icao bans lithium-ion cargo shipments on pax planes
  • Belgian HGV maker clocks up half century
  • Message from Singapore
  • Vendor manager joins GAC
  • NOL tables last-ever (?) results

IHS Maritimeweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • New Capesize pool highlights growing bulker trend
    When Capesize Chartering Ltd was born in February 2015, it was an information sharing-platform, not a pool. As of this month, it is a pool, the world's largest in the Capesize class. The story of how its four high-profile partners - Golden Ocean, Star Bulk,...
  • Navios tightens cost controls to weather slump
    NYSE-listed Navios Holdings has deferred payments on its two perpetual preferred stocks to further bolster its cash position and weather what it believes will be an extended slump. "We have adopted measures to reduce our cash requirements without having to sell off assets," said...
  • Hapag-Lloyd returns to profit
    German container line Hapag-Lloyd delivered on its promise to return to profitability after the integration of CSAV's container shipping business last year. Its preliminary unaudited results released today show operational earnings (EBIT) at EUR366.4 million (USD404 million) for 2015, against a loss of EUR382.8 million in 2014. The merged...
  • Safety the main focus for Singapore's MPA in 2016
    Safety and training are two large areas of focus for the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) for 2016. Speaking at a media briefing, Lucien Wong, chairman of MPA, highlighted that although the port of Singapore retained the 'Best Seaport in Asia' for the 27th time in...
  • HSH ship finance leader heading to DVB
    German state bank HSH Nordbank is losing its global head of ship finance, Ingmar Loges, to its Frankfurt-based competitor DVB Bank. The 52-year old will join DVB as co-division head of global shipping at its Amsterdam office as per 15 April. Serving alongside co-division head Frans van...
  • Data: Year-to-date newbuilding orders in freefall
    January and February 2015 were not great months for shipyards. Only 161 vessels of more than 10,000 dwt were ordered. By comparison, nearly 500 orders were placed in the same period in 2014, and 2013 saw 306 newbuildings registered by yards across the world in January and February. In the year...
  • NOL back in the black after logistics unit sale
    Neptune Orient Lines posted a USD707 million net profit for 2015 as the sale of its logistics unit lifted annual earnings by USD888 million, but collapsing freight rates in the fourth quarter and...
  • Container volumes surge at India's Vallarpadam port
    Container volumes handled by International Container Transhipment Terminal (ICTT) at Vallarpadam in Cochin port in southern India has exceeded last year's volumes, with 42 days still remaining for the completion of the current financial year (2015-16) on 31 March. Last year (2014-15) the facility operated by Dubai's...
  • 'Business as usual' for struggling Japanese carrier United Ocean Enterprises
    Japanese tonnage provider United Ocean Enterprises, which filed for bankruptcy protection last November, has pledged to continue business as usual, according to its trustee. Lawyer Hajime Shinji has been appointed as trustee for the company, which received permission from Tokyo courts to begin reorganisation in December 2015. United Ocean...
  • China's crude imports expected to stay firm in 2016
    China's oil imports, which hit a record 330.9 million tonnes in 2015, is expected to remain strong as the country continues to stockpile on crude, said Italian shipbroker Banchero Costa. Notwithstanding a slowdown in economic growth, China's oil imports hit an amount that could fill more than 1,100...
  • Maersk: breaking yard pollution tests needed 'for level playing field'
    Maersk will carry out soil testing as one of its first efforts to introduce an international standard of shipbreaking at yards in Alang, India, where Maersk plans to break its...
  • Hindustan Petroleum books VLGC
    Indian LPG trader Hindustan Petroleum has chartered-in the newly built VLGC Gas Taurus for two years, brokers have told IHS Fairplay. They said HPCL took the vessel, which is owned by Wideshine Enterprises, the parent company of LPG tanker operator Tianjin Southwest Maritime, for...
  • Chinese coal mine closures could help dry bulk market
    Plans to close large numbers of mines producing low grade, highly-polluting coal in China could turn into good news for the dry bulk shipping market in case this leads to a reversal of recent sharp decline in Chinese coal imports, shipping analysts at Arctic in...
  • Stop ordering, scrap more ships and wait, Cremers advises dry bulk shipowners
    Dry bulk shipping clients of Anglo-Eastern Univan Group are losing USD10,000-12,000 a day with no respite in sight, according to Peter Cremers, executive chairman of the giant ship management company. "If you have 20 ships, you need deep, deep pockets. Our clients are losing money...
  • Damen CSD350 to create 200 km inland waterway in Nicaragua
    Netherlands-based Damen Shipyards Group has sold a cutter suction dredger (CSD) 350 to Empresa Portuaria Nacional (EPN, the national port authority) and tourist agency INTUR that will create a 200 km waterway along a section of Nicaragua's Caribbean coast. The first Damen CSD bought by INTUR, it...
  • Comment: Troubled Tianjin port finds positives in second car market
    There has been scant good news from the northern Chinese city of Tianjin since the deadly explosions of August 2015 that resulted in loss of life and took a heavy economic toll including a dramatic fall in cargo throughput at the city's port. The automotive sector suffered badly from the...
  • BHP Billiton posts USD5.7 billion loss
    Global mining giant BHP Billiton posted on 23 February its first loss in over a decade, as commodity price slumps across all commodities wiped USD7.8 billion off company profits. In the miner's first half fiscal year 2016 (FY2016) report for 1 July to 31 December 2015,...

The Loadstarweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • India eyes 20,000 new jobs in air cargo in logistics and infrastructure revamp
  • ICAO approves temporary ban on rechargeable lithium batteries on passenger aircraft from April
  • 'Something has to give', says Drewry, as container terminal operators face a 'critical turning point'
  • NOL racks up its third successive year of losses, reporting $181m of red ink in 2015
  • Crane Worldwide sees supply chain technology as the key to continued growth in Asia-Pacific
  • Shipping and steel in a dangerous deflationary dance

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • Ottawa calls in help on shipbuilding strategy
  • Beacon Finland signs service deal with Rio Marine
  • BAE Jacksonville delivers fourth Jackson Offshore PSV
  • VIDEO: Down Under Cruise & Dive adds Evolution
  • All American Marine to build survey vessel for Corps
  • Tor E. Svensen to step down from DNV GL role
  • Cathelco to seek U.S. Type Approval for BWTS
  • Gibdock mobilizes giant wind farm installation jack-up

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • Drewry Tanker Forecaster sees freight rates holding steady
  • ATA truck tonnage index down during month of January
  • DOT calling for nominations for port statistics working group
  • Port of Portland schedules Troutdale Airport open house
  • Boeing selects Muilenburg as company's board chair

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • North loses further 2m gt in renewal round
    But club insists it is 'stronger' after 4% year-on-year gain
  • DVB poaches Loges from HSH Nordbank
    Industry veteran to relocate from Hamburg to Amsterdam
  • Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me
    Preferred shareholders of Navios Maritime Holdings will be disappointed at the news that their dividends will be suspended, assuming they heard it, says Lambros Papaeconomou
  • Supramax rates supported by Pacific trade
    Rates surge as Asian players return from the lunar new year holidays
  • Forwarder association calls for clarity on new box weight data requirements
    Fiata complains about alarming lack of information from shipping lines
  • Doubt cast on 'uneconomic' US crude exports
    IEA medium-term outlook dampens sentiment, but tanker owners try to stay upbeat
  • Evergreen succession battle heats up as group chairman's post is abolished
    KW Chang ousted by half-brothers and Bronson Hsieh no longer holds vice-chairman title
  • Navios defers preferred dividend payments
    Move will boost savings from shareholder payouts to $41m as bulker owner braces against 'unprecedented' market
  • Panama Canal warns of El Niño draught restrictions
    Unusual dry season could lead to restrictions on vessel transits from April
  • Yilport completes Tertir acquisition
    Turkish terminal operator gains 10 terminals in $330m deal
  • Classification societies' work under scrutiny at El Faro hearing
    El Faro was on list of 10% of vessels most at risk under US compliance programme
  • First US LNG cargo looms as Asia Vision prepares to load
    US cargoes will change the face of global LNG trading
  • DNV GL's Tor Svensen to retire from class work in summer
    Champion of safety at sea will assume professorship role at Strathclyde University
  • CSAV merger boosts Hapag-Lloyd's financial result
    German line posts operating profit of $406m for 2015
  • Box line doldrums set to continue
    High demand growth will not return, Maersk says
  • NOL reports narrower fourth-quarter loss of $77m
    UPDATE: NOL incurs $707m 2015 profit due to gain from sale of logistics unit
  • Noble Group forecasts net loss
    But company's cash balance at end-2015 remains solid at $1.95bn
  • Vessel supply holds VLCC spot rate in check
    Charterers gain upper hand as mid-March loading dates materialise
  • Hopes for LNG cargo boost from Venezuela and Russia joint venture
    An LNG export project in Venezuela would have to compete with pipeline options
  • Sinotrans Shipping expects considerable loss for 2015
    Owner blames depressed dry bulk rates and slowdown in China
  • Brazilian police investigating Keppel unit's contracts inked with Petrobras
    Keppel reiterates zero tolerance position against any illegal activity
  • Golden Ocean Group gets approval to increase share capital
    Approval paves way for company to finalise private placement transaction

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • US truck volume growth brakes on high inventories
  • SOLAS verified gross mass VGM IMO container weights
  • Ex-Sea Star president to ask Supreme Court to overturn price-fixing sentence
  • Port, freight project backers eye $500 million in TIGER grants
  • Shippers have fewer Africa liner service options
  • Evergreen's changes leave Chang succession unclear
  • Port of Nagoya remains Japan's top export hub by value
  • Turkey's Yilport closes Portugal port group acquisition
  • Forwarders want better container weight direction from lines
  • Hapag-Lloyd rides CSAV merger to profitability
  • India's Vallarpadam transshipment terminal on pace for record year
  • Coast Guard was planning to inspect El Faro month of sinking
  • Some solace for Tianjin in 'parallel market' for cars
  • Logistics unit sale lifts NOL but falling rates, volumes hit hard

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • Matson profit slips but beats expectations
    US containership owner expects moderately lower volumes in 2016.
  • Brazil launches car carrier investigation
    Competition authority starts probe into nine ro-ro operators suspected of running 'international cartel'.
  • China's natural gas demand to grow 10%
    Crude imports will continue to grow, but more slowly.
  • FPSO outlook sours for Oslo-listed Bluewater
    Parent Aurelia sees annual floater results increase but braces for tough 2016.
  • Samos tipped to join capesize buying spree
    Inglessis family company said to have snapped up latest bulker bargain.
  • DSME assembles taskforce on ship orders
    Korean shipbuilder aiming to manage risks from contracts as losses mount.
  • Advantage ship released after Vafias seizure
    US lawsuit accuses Geden Lines of failing to redeliver, or pay charter hire, for CV Stealth.
  • Anchor-handler rates hit $140,000 per day
    Shortage of tonnage forces charterers to pay £100,000 and NOK 1m per day in North Sea.
  • Solvang reduces its share in VLGC
    Norwegian owner sells slice of vessel partnership company.
  • Navios sees green shoots amid red ink
    Angeliki Frangou finds some positives in unprecedented dry downturn.
  • North P&I Club pushes up tonnage by 4%
    Protection and indemnity firm says it has emerged stronger after "tough" renewal period.
  • Hapag-Lloyd reports strong operating result
    German boxship owner says it has reached its earnings targets for 2015 as CSAV deal pushed up revenue.
  • Yilport seals $330m deal for Tertir
    Yildirim Holding's subsidiary puts pen to paper for the takeover of 10 terminals in Portugal, Spain and Peru.
  • Filipino killed in fall on bulker
    44-year-old dies after 13-metre plunge on Transmed vessel off Malaysia.
  • UK Chamber endorses Cameron's new EU deal
    Shipping's representative body says "Brexit" supporters should do more to explain its impact on economy.
  • First Ship Lease sees profit spike in 2015
    Singapore-quoted owner's bottom line climbs despite slip in fourth quarter performance.
  • Hanjin 'eyes property and share sales'
    Korean shipowner reportedly lining up disposals of treasury stock and a London office building.
  • Ultrapetrol changes Nasdaq markets
    Buenos Aires-based owner says stock will now trade on Nasdaq Capital Market.
  • Chang's Evergreen succession feud boils over
    Rival offspring make their moves against late Taiwanese billionaire's legal heir Chang Kuo-wei.
  • Sale saves NOL from fifth loss in succession
    Huge gain from logistics deal brings first annual profit since 2010.
  • Yilport seals $300m deal for Portugal's Tertir
    Yildirim Holding's subsidiary puts pen to paper for the takeover of 10 terminals in Portugal, Spain and Peru.
  • Loges looking west in new DVB role
    HSH's former global head of shipping to head rival's western hemisphere operations from Amsterdam.
  • Mercator Singapore bulker heads to beach
    Ship lined up for sale sent for disposal in India.
  • Eagle Bulk secures a few extra days for talks
    Latest forbearance period runs until the start of March.
  • Sanoyas reveals bulker orders
    Japanese yard confirms six deals for dry cargoships in the last nine months of 2015.
  • Noble Group profit warning braces for loss
    Major dry cargo charterer has issued a profit warning due to weak coal prices and prospects for the commodity.
  • Nord/LB, Offen team up on loan restructuring
    German bank and owner form joint venture with Caplantic to entice institutional investors into shipping.
  • Reach exceeds expectations with small profit
    Norwegian subsea shipowner stays in the black despite falling rates in challenging offshore market.
  • Noble Group expects to post Q4 and full-year losses
    Major dry cargo charterer has issued a profit warning due to weak coal prices and prospects for the commodity.
  • McDermott looks to tap Indian market with joint venture
    Tie-up builds on collaboration that saw duo win Vashishta Deepwater Greenfield development.
  • Yard group Austal sees mixed demand picture
    Australian shipbuilder points to European enquiry but Middle east slump as it reports lower first-half result.
  • Swiber obtains consent on covenant amendments
    Singapore-listed offshore-focused contractor latest company to see financial constraints eased.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • ICAO lithium battery ban on passenger planes set for April 1
  • Carriers terminate Asia-Red Sea container service
  • DOT seeks members for work group on port performance
  • Port Hueneme harbor deepening moves closer to start
  • Freight forwarder network to use CargoSmart on-demand services
  • UASC joins ISC/Mid East-ECNA loop

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
  • Novorossiisk: Rail delays prompt firmer fuel prices
    Could last to mid-March, sources say.
  • Ecoslops raises capital to expand production of marine fuel from ships' oily waste
    Aims to accelerate production of the recycled fuel at a variety of locations throughout the EMEA.
  • Development of IMO in-use sampling guidelines hit snags
    Seen as 'incomplete' without dealing with sulfur verification aspect; safety concerns raised.
  • China Shipbuilding Industry transfers unprofitable units to parent
    CSIC is one of China's largest shipbuilding and ship repair groups.

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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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