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February 2, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco anticipates 2017 earnings will triple to US$205 million
  • Hapag-Lloyd scraps seven old UASC box ships to keep fleet young
  • Hapag-Lloyd to call at Mombasa, Dar in a new Africa service
  • Japanese Big Three start new joint venture ONE in good financial shape
  • US Army Corps gives green light to Virginia harbour dredging
  • CMA CGM receives first of three 20,600-TEU box ships on order
  • Maersk take-over makes Hamburg Sud drop VSA, rejig Americas loops
  • Mozambique's Maputo up 22pc to 18.2 million tonnes in 2017
  • IMF predicts global economic output in 2018 to beat 2017
  • 'K' Line, NYK, Toyota and Chubu Electric boost LNG short sea use
  • Gothenburg docker strife persists, diverting ships, cargo to Stockholm
  • NYK strikes charter deal with unit of French electric company
  • Animal transporter ARK sues PANYNJ over contract breach at JFK
  • Shenzhen's SF Express deploys drones in PLA military drills
  • Walmart, Japan's Ratuken tie up in online grocery delivery deal
  • DHL presents 'barometer' to predict demand for global air-sea cargo

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
  • NYK concludes charter agreement for LNG carrier
  • JNPT introduces transparent & people-friendly PAPs policy
  • Paradip Port Trust sets monthly volume record in Jan.
  • PSA's Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals at JN Port to commence operations today
  • 'Continued focus on in-country infrastructure development will help connect smaller producers in India to global markets'
  • 'Single window clearance digital platform for stakeholders across the supply chain spectrum will enable them to consolidate their market competencies'
  • A well-balanced & positive Budget
  • E-waybill seen bringing greater transparency & enabling hassle-free movement of goods
  • National Logistics Portal to be developed, announces Finance Minister
  • Budget increases allocation for infrastructure
  • Highlights of Budget 2018-19

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Hector restructuring
  • Tool to simplify US-Canada cross-border shipping
  • Cape Town runway project cleared for take-off
  • Team Germany ready to go for gold
  • Rotterdam up in the cloud with IBM
  • Torwegge enlarging facilities
  • Arpin's back-up for China office
  • Europa's management conference sets pace for 2018
  • Jadeweserport to act as spare parts logistics hub
  • Louisville airport welcomes new executive director
  • Major US railroad to extend transcon routes
  • Lufthansa Cargo puts outsized car in Eurowings' belly
  • Booking & more made easy with smartphone & co
  • Normandy ports steady in 2017
  • Westlake Tyres inks pact with TIP Trailer Services
  • Hellmann's advisory board complete
  • Hapag-Lloyd's North America region in new hands
  • Cargojet starts new transcontinental services

IHS Maritimeweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
  • More US-flag ships found substandard post-El Faro
  • Peter Döhle and Costamare merge chartering operations
  • AI-powered navigation tool launched to reduce human error on the bridge
  • Shortsea carrier Scotline goes ordering for fleet renewal
  • Chemical tanker recovery more likely in 2019, Stolt-Nielsen says
  • DOF moves to the final part of restructuring programme
  • ONE shipping alliance opens for business
  • Handysize excluded in updated Baltic Dry Index
  • Waigaoqiao shipyard receives Newcastlemax orders from Foremost Group
  • HMM wins shipping contract from GS Caltex
  • DSME offloads subsidiary DeWind
  • Belgium launches decarbonisation think-tank
  • Fukuoka Shipbuilding buys compatriot yard
  • U-Ming wins maiden Vale contract, orders two VLOCs

The Loadstarweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
  • UPS reports 40% profit swing for 2017 and expects more growth his year following Trump's tax cuts
  • Collaboration in retail logistics the key to competing with the 'gorilla' in the room
  • Maersk and Hamburg Süd revamp Asia-west coast South America service network
  • International business the star performer for ID Logistics last year
  • Air freight hits new records at Durban as volumes and services increase
  • Why cutting spending on your supply chain will cost you more money
  • 'Steady' Mike White becomes the fifth president of CNS in eight years
  • Uffe Ostergaard named successor to Hapag-Lloyd legend Wolfgang Freese

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
  • VIDEO: NNS installs giant caisson that will speed submarine production
  • Governor Murphy moves to get NJ offshore wind back on track
  • Norway's latest zero emission ferries feature PBES battery systems
  • BAE San Diego wins Navy contracts worth $54.8 million
  • GC Rieber secures three year time charter for Polar Onyx
  • Ship manager to upgrade bulker fleet to Fleet Xpress
  • Another guilty plea in Fat Leonard bribery case
  • Two oil majors announce major U.S. GoM deepwater finds
  • Baltic Exchange tweaks BDI weightings, drops Handysize

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
  • Container shipping's first dedicated crypto currency launched
    First-stage rollout of a new blockchain application to streamline ocean freight bookings
  • Stolt-Nielsen sees no improvement for chemical tankers until 2019
    Chief executive looks to reduction in orderbook and an improvement in supply-demand fundamentals
  • Dorian LPG agrees lease financing amid newbuilding worries
    New York-listed VLGC owner stays in the black on strong operating performance last quarter
  • UK publishes review of maritime growth study
    Department for Transport launches Maritime 2050 initiative to plan for long term
  • The Who's Who of Container Shipping
    Power can be defined in so many ways. Is it about money, leadership, risk-taking or - in the shipping industry...
  • Power List 2018: Containers
    Lloyd's List Containers takes a look at those individuals who we think had the most influence on the industry in...
  • UK to boost funding for cadet training, say sources
    Doubling of Smart+ funding to make a 'massive difference' to the supply and demand of British seafarers
  • Daily Briefing
    Companies specialising in initial coin offerings are targeting shipping market participants as potential token buyers, but the ever-growing community of...
  • CSSC Holdings losses raise prospect of delisting
    Risks of delisting warning from Shanghai Stock Exchange mitigated by a proposed cash injection from investors
  • Twenty-twenty dispute resolution: Why and when to mediate
    Early dispute resolution can save time and money
  • Baltic Exchange applies changes to BDI
    New Baltic Dry Index, which will not include handysize, will be weighted according to ratios of time-charter assessments set at...
  • Salvage crews trying to remove oil from Sanchi
    Chinese authorities say decision has yet to be made on whether or not to salvage the sunken tanker
  • Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding and Tsuneishi agree business venture
    Companies will jointly explore opportunities to improve vessel design capabilities, cost competitiveness and to score more orders in future
  • Chinese newbuilding price index continues to rise
    But brokers tell shipyards to cherish immediate opportunities rather than pin hopes on owners' continuing appetite
  • ONE starts accepting box shipping service bookings
    ONE, K Line, MOL and NYK will be operating on the same service simultaneously over the transitional period
  • HMM signs 5-year crude oil shipping deal with GS Caltex
    Shipping line will transport 19m tonnes of crude oil from the Middle East to South Korea between July 1 next...
  • Dominion's Cove Point LNG terminal begins production
    US group's facility in Maryland to supply liquefied natural gas to Japanese and Indian energy companies
  • Navios Maritime Midstream Partners favours cleaner fuels over scrubbers
    Tankers outfit reports profits dented by finance costs
  • Japan's NS United reports profit, eyes scrubbers
    The company posted profit attributed to its parent of ¥6.28bn for the nine months to December 31, a 96.2% increase...
  • MPC Container Ships adds another feeder boxship to its fleet
    Purchase of vessel for $10.5m follows deal for two secondhand boxships earlier in the week
  • GasLog Partners posts higher profit for 2017
    Results lifted by addition of two more vessels to its fleet amid stronger-than-expected demand for LNG last year
  • Sea skills for the future
    More commitment needed to help British cadets secure employment on UK-flagged vessels

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
  • Amid record volume, Montreal port advances terminal plan
  • Trucker RoadOne targets US Southeast with acquisition
  • Port of Virginia sets date for NIT trucker appointments
  • HMM to offer Chittagong direct service
  • Western Canadian ports, rails flex up after peak season delays
  • Roadrunner says turnaround plan will restore service, profits
  • Belarus eyes becoming major China-Europe cargo hub
  • Maersk calls boost APMT Pipavav, but challenges remain
  • Dutch shippers push state to apply local Schiphol air cargo rule

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
  • Landside LNG bunkering coming to Gothenburg
    Skangas has delivered LNG ship-to-ship in the port for the past two years.
  • Land-based LNG bunkering coming to Gothenburg
    Skangas has delivered LNG ship-to-ship in the port for the past two years.
  • Dry bulk 'funeral' inspired Evermore Global Advisors to invest in shipping
    Financial firm's David Marcus discusses the company's shipping bets and how others are now arriving to share in the dry cargo market recovery
  • Port of Corpus Christi VLCC ready by 2021
    Project timeline predicated on approval of dredging budget for next fiscal year.
  • Cobelfret company gets larger slice of Euronav
    Chateauban ups stake in New York-listed tanker owner at least twice in recent months.
  • Kirby benefits from tax reform
    Tank barge owner beats Street consensus but dims 2018 outlook due to expected slowdown in inland business.
  • Clean tankers to turn up this summer, CEOs say
    Long-awaited turnaround in rates still predicated on inventories continuing to decline, fewer newbuildings.
  • Kirby's Q4 benefits from tax reform
    Tank barge owner beats Street consensus but dims 2018 outlook due to expected slowdown in inland business.
  • Eletson bonds down after missed interest payment on $300m debt
  • AMP confirms bulker sale but denies owning it
  • The shipping banks are back, but 'smart capital' will cost
    Lenders have regained their confidence - but gone are the days when relationship bankers could justify hefty loans on paper-thin margins
  • Pyxis hints at further investments following finance deal
    Valentis says Greek MR owner's private shares deal was a winner on two counts, and only one of them is trading liquidity
  • Fredriksen and Troim keep up dry fleet growth
    Rivalry in newcastlemax sector hots up with John Fredriksen's Seatankers inking latest pair in China
  • Restructuring yard's private and state owners scrap over restart
    Qingdao city-owned Huatong Group and former employees are fighting a $600m bid by private Yangfan Group to reopen bankrupt Qingdao Yangfan Shipbuilding
  • Shipping's cryptocurrency pioneers look beyond Bitcoin
    Amid first freight deals using buzz-heavy online currency, vision for industry sees other blockchain-backed financial tools playing a wider role
  • Dry bulk 'funeral' inspired Evermore Global Partners to invest in shipping
    Financial firm's David Marcus discusses the company's shipping bets and how others are now arriving to share in the dry cargo market recovery
  • 'Nibbler' Evermore Global gets a taste for tankers with bites of Frontline
  • Growing irrelevance signals end of TSA after 30 years in existence
    US liner talking shop no longer fit for purpose as transpacific operators eye new solutions to volatile rates
  • Lego's lastest Leviathan is ship in a bottle set
  • Diana extends Hapag-Lloyd tie on panamax
    Ongoing charter of panamax containership comes as rates remain steady over the last 12 months.
  • Songa quietly lifts containership fleet
  • Energy at heart of geopolitics amid Russian gas imports to US
    As the investigation continues into whether Vladimir Putin helped Donald Trump become US president, a Russian LNG cargo helps Boston stay warm as energy plays role as a political weapon
  • FLNG and floating regas-to-power set to keep new chief busy
  • Majority of cold-stacked OSVs face being frozen out of market
    Pareto's Synnove Gjonnes whittles down the daunting list of 1,100 cold-stacked OSVs to about 450 ships that may come back - but only if the market normalises
  • PSD 2 crew continues fight for unpaid wages
  • Trump effect scuttles promise of Obama's signature deal with Iran
    The Iran nuclear deal sought to relax sanctions, but North Of England P&I Club deputy global claims director Mike Salthouse fears its days may be numbered
  • PHP slams NGO Shipbreaking Platform yard claims
  • Sanchi probe hopes 'black box' will lift lid on voyage
    Fears mount that voyage data and voice recordings will be limited as stricken vessel was fitted with first-generation recorder
  • Green beach bin adds fun to throwing rubbish away
  • Dynacom denies VLCC demolition sale
  • DHT Holdings lands period charters for pair of VLCCs
    Two crude tankers find one-year time charters on 'well-balanced' terms with oil majors
  • Champion bareboat charters bring MR tally to 21
  • Ex-Enzian chief Grunder linked to new tanker outfit
    Name of former Enzian boss on new German tanker company as Swiss operation put into liquidation
  • MOL wing pays healthy rate as MRs lead clean period charters
  • Avin purchases Ancora Investment suezmax
  • Allseas ends tanker hiatus with modern suezmax duo
    Bodouroglou company ends 12-year absence from sector by acquiring RS Tankers' last vessels
  • New Greek player appears on dry bulk horizon
    Despite growing consolidation in Greek shipping market, upstart ventures keep sprouting
  • Investors to take haircut on Orion bulker bought in boom
  • Ovenstone puts small MPP vessel on the auction block
  • Lorentzen set to reap rich rewards on sale of bulker
    Investors linked to the Oslo-based company confirm they are selling the second of three handysize vessels to take advantage of the rising valuations
  • GoodBulk tipped to clear out older capesize tonnage
    New York-listing hopeful secures speedy profit from oldest bulker with two secondhand sisterships said to be up for sale
  • Costamare and Peter Dohle kick off Blue Net Chartering
    One of worlds largest boxship tonnage provider today formed by two respected names.
  • Ticker tape greets Torm team in Times Square
    Product tanker giant celebrates its arrival as a US public company fresh from $100m fundraiser.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
  • EUROGATE's box volumes slip in 2017
    EUROGATE handled 14.41 million TEUs in 2017, slipping 1.4 percent from 2016, according to figures released by the container terminal operat...
  • Port of Rotterdam full speed ahead on digitization
    The Port of Rotterdam Authority has teamed up with IBM on a multi-year digitization initiative to transform the port's operational environm...
  • Companies unveil emissions reduction technologies near Port of LA
    Two emerging technologies - one geared toward reducing emissions of airport equipment and the other that could curtail emissions from draya...
  • Executive Moves: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Hoyer Group, CEVA and CSafe Global

    Source: Pressmaster/Shutterstock U.S. Chamber of Commerce adds two to International Affairs division; Hoyer Group appoints chief financial o...
  • HMM inks $177m contract with South Korean oil refiner
    Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM), South Korea's largest ocean carrier, signed a long-term crude oil shipping contract today with GS Caltex, an...
  • Knight-Swift reports 'encouraging' Q4 2017 results
    Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc., the new parent company formed from the $6 billion merger of Phoenix-based trucking giants Knight...
  • ONE officially begins accepting bookings today
    Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd. (ONE), the newly merged entity that brings together the container shipping divisions of Japan's three large...
  • Trade organizations voice support for Trump's infrastructure plan
    Trade organizations representing seaport authorities, truckers and soybean farmers have all weighed in on President Donald Trump's comments...
  • Miles named director for Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville
    Jeff Miles, who recently worked as a senior executive with the North Carolina State Ports Authority, has been picked to serve as director o...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
  • Oil rises as dollar stays weak, Goldman sees upside
    Oil futures rose Thursday, pushing NYMEX crude $1.07 higher to $65.80/b, with the dollar still in the doldrums and Goldman Sachs forecasting a big rally in oil prices over the next six months.
  • Gibraltar bunkering resumes as weather improves: port authority
    Bunkering operations at the port of Gibraltar resumed Wednesday night.
  • IMO sulfur cap 'continues to cause headaches' for industry in lead-up to 2020: Panellists
    The impending sulfur cap on marine fuels as of 2020, imposed by the International Maritime Organization, continues to cause headaches for the bunker industry with only two years left to compliance.
  • US DATA: EIA says November fuel oil imports highest since July
    US imports of fuel oil in November increased by more than 40% compared with October.
  • US DATA: EIA says November residual fuel oil exports to Panama up 53.85% on year
    US residual fuel oil exports to Panama totaled 500,000 barrels in November, up 53.85% from 325,000 barrels in the same month a year earlier.
  • IFO 380 CST prices in the Americas rise to start 2018 on higher Brent, fuel oil
  • TANKERS: Hyundai Merchant Marine, GS Caltex ink $178-mil shipping deal
    Under the deal, HMM will transport 19 million mt of crude from the Middle East to South Korea over a five-year period from July 1, 2019.
  • TANKERS: Saudi Arabia's Bahri takes delivery of latest VLCC
    The Lawhah is the second of five VLCCs to be received this year from the South Korean shipbuilder.
  • Diesel, middle distillates fundamental to oil demand growth: Gunvor
    High maintenance globally in 2018 for the Middle East, Europe, US will cause demand for crude to dip in the first half of the year, Fyfe said.
  • Bunker supplier Aegean faces pressure to reshuffle board amid challenges
    The shareholder group has nominated Raymond Bartoszek, Donald Moore, David Kirshner and Tyler Baron to the board.
  • TANKERS: Americas freight rates move inversely to rising bunker fuel prices
    Reduced speeds can be negotiated on charter parties for laden voyages and thereby reduce bunker fuel consumption.
  • FUTURES: Crude holds steady after EIA posts build in US stocks
    "If the [crude oil] inventory continues building on from here, it will be a cause for concern," said Janu Chan, senior economist at St George Bank.
  • REFINERY NEWS: Japan's JXTG shuts Marifu CDU for turnaround until early Mar
    This is a scheduled turnaround.

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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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