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March 2, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • APL launches three new Asia to Latin America services
  • Seaspan back in black with US$175 million profit after $139 million loss
  • DP World's volumes globally up 10pc to 70 million TEU, remains big on Canada
  • DHL Express: Cross-border online B2B will rise to US$1.2 trillion
  • US recyclable exporters head to alternate markets after China ban
  • US holds talks on steel imports with Chinese economic official
  • Development of terminal 3 to start at Iran's Shahid Rajaee port
  • Maersk bullish on North American box trade as economy strengthens
  • Perishable sector fears reefer box shortage will persist in 2018
  • SF Express secures regulatory approval for Ezhou Airport project
  • China Southern Airlines to launch London-Wuhan service in May
  • Sydney-Dallas flight may be chopped if codeshare not approved

International Transport Journalweb site
  • More trains head west
  • Three new Fusos boost Berlin delivery fleet
  • Heppner gains foothold in the Netherlands
  • Grant received for eco-friendly locomotive
  • WCA world conference - a magnet for Air Partner
  • Hertzog & Partner reinforced in Austria
  • K Line and Uyeno Group push for LNG
  • Digital platform launched by K+N
  • Jacobs' new and old VP global operations
  • Airbus rolls out first ultra-long range A350
  • DP DHL introduces new fee
  • Trial train runs between Ndola and Dar es Salaam
  • Rail shippers elect new representatives
  • Hush hush service for Jaguar Land Rover
  • Axing jobs and reinforcing wagon load traffic
  • Faster processing for Emirates' cargo clients in Dubai
  • Merger a major driver for Hapag-Lloyd

IHS Maritimeweb site
MARCH 1, 2018
  • US Tri-State cluster outlook: more rivals, higher taxes
  • Team Tankers enters MR sector with USD206 million deal
  • MPC Container Ships books USD2.5 million 'start-up' loss
  • Blockchain: Is shipping prepared?
  • Australia-Timor-Leste LNG deal on the horizon, but obstacles remain
  • Yangzijiang Shipbuilding profit up 67% in 2017
  • Human factor remains critical in cyber-security insurance policies
  • 'Horror ship' detained in Australian port
  • Autonomous shipping a 'huge opportunity' for UK
  • Bahri profits again in retreat following lower spot rates
  • COSCO makes domestic energy play through PetroChina acquisition
  • Danish shipping voices concerns over global sulphur cap enforcement
  • Pacific Basin Shipping returns to profitability in 2017

The Loadstarweb site
MARCH 1, 2018
  • Capacity increases may put transpacific container rates under more pressure
  • February air freight rates hit by 'demand lull' after strong start to 2018
  • Boxship owner Seaspan looks to second-hand vessels to boost its bottom line
  • Evolution due for automotive logistics as manufacturers drive changes
  • Air Partner appoints Romain Vasset to French freight sales team
  • Bob Bandos takes over from Lars Heisselberg at GAC Americas

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 1, 2018
  • GE to develop world's largest offshore wind turbine
  • Navy takes delivery of LCS 14
  • Cloud based solution helps SolstadFarstad save fuel
  • SEA\LNG coalition adds two more Japanese members
  • World Fuel Services to open Tampa Bay fuel supply location
  • BAE Systems set to close Mobile shipyard
  • Bob Bandos named GAC Group VP Americas
  • Subsea 7 to acquire Siem subsidiary and two vessels

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 1, 2018
  • Obituary: Shipping stalwart Captain Cecil 'Cess' Smylie dies, age 83
    Career stretched from P&O officer to Fairdeal's UK manager and master of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners
  • New SevenSeas fund targets bulkers up to ultramax size
    Fund backed by Greek duo Diamantis Pateras and Nautilus offers investors high capital protection
  • D'Amico remains positive despite wider losses
    Update: DIS may take a 'wait and see' approach towards scrubber installation, says chief executive Marco Fiori
  • A well matured port
    As BIMCO reveals its second dry bulk terminal vetting report, we ought to see 'good' terminals boasting about their achievements
  • Howe Robinson launches dry index
    The Howe Robinson Dry Index represents deadweight fleet share and will be reviewed annually
  • Pyxis counts benefits from $27m refinancing
    Greek tanker owner wins $4.3m debt write-off as new banking relationship replaces Commerzbank facility
  • KR says delay in IMO 2020 sulphur regulation implausible
    Slim chances of a postponement, says Korean Register's executive director Kim Yeon-tae
  • MPC Container Ships upbeat despite loss in first-ever fourth-quarter results
    Hamburg-based, but Oslo-listed, outfit now operating 58 ships, from a standing start
  • UK eyes hi-tech future for shipping
    Transport Secretary Chris Grayling hails 'new era' of shipping and pledges to do 'everything possible' to create a thriving hi-tech...
  • Noble plunges to $5bn loss amid rescue talks
    Majority of losses came from exceptional items, such as losses on non-performing trade receivables
  • Fatal explosion on general cargo carrier
    Vessel was carrying coal from Russia to Turkey
  • Kidnapped Seatrade crew released in Nigeria
    Four seafarers on their way home following Gulf of Guinea kidnapping
  • Why it's time to pull maritime safety out of the dark ages
    New technology is not the solution to the problem of maritime safety, it's a tool to help us transform a...
  • China chasing South Korea on vessel order numbers
    Seoul-based think-tank cited increasing number of domestic orders in China as well as government support as reasons for threat to...
  • Yangzijiang profits jump on reduced impairment losses
    Shipbuilding margin declined due to a $190m provision made for expected losses on construction contracts
  • SSME probed on alleged bribery links to former president
    The shipbuilder is accused of handing over about $736,000 to former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak in exchange for favours
  • Bahri sees 53% drop in net profit on weak spot market rates
    Shipping Co of Saudi Arabia saw revenue for 2017 fall 11%
  • MPC Container Ships continues vessel acquisitions on improved outlook
    Group still considers current secondhand vessels values attractive despite rising prices
  • Prime Tanker buys HSH Nordbank's stake in FSL Trust
    Move follows sale of HSH Nordbank to buyout consortium headed by two US private equity players for $1.2bn
  • Seaspan charts new strategic course
    Growth opportunities amid a changing but still fragmented landscape for independent lessors
  • Bunker suppliers to face financing and insurance challenges over sulphur cap rules
    Monjasa chief operating officer Svend Stenberg Molholt warns of consolidation due to fuel price hikes
  • Stellar Acquisition III fund in merger deal with tech company
    Shipping sponsors of latest maritime-flavoured 'spac' tell Lloyd's List why they are putting their money into a non-shipping business

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 1, 2018
  • Logistec expands in US Gulf market with acquisition
  • TRAC shifting chassis to Chicago to alleviate congestion
  • Mexican shippers shift goods from Pacific to Gulf ports
  • US truckload rates post double-digit rise in 12 months
  • Trans-Pac capacity injection to outpace growth forecast
  • Savannah dredging halfway complete, inner harbor is next
  • Cost reductions aid RCL's return to profitability in 2017

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 1, 2018
  • Global Ship Lease to buy boxship for $11.3m
    Vessel will be renamed and go on one-year charter with CMA CGM.
  • Fitch: Improved boxship profits may be tough to maintain
    Overcapacity may keep freight rates down, impeding profit growth, the credit ratings agency says.
  • Talk of multi-ship order for LNG carriers goes round market
    Mystery surrounds the names in the frame for up to 12 vessels and whether concrete orders will emerge
  • Pantheon moves to VLCCs after LNG order at DSME
    South Korean shipbuilding giant also snares large tanker order from Norwegian investors
  • Hemmingsen defends sales of Maersk Energy units
  • Tanker market blues can be rosy for futures
  • Vettosi writes an alternative script for Italian shipping 'horror movie'
    Advisor reacts to withdrawal of banks with plans for $180m shipping fund and Gestioni restructuring
  • Norwegian bareboat proposals to offer certainty, not questions
    Concerns over new rules to allow separate flag registration for bareboat ships are unfounded, writes Mats Sather of Nordisk Defence Club
  • Aegean Marine defends HEC Europe buy
  • Aegean activists may find courts as only recourse
    But legal experts say hurdles are high to questions of board judgement as fallout continues over HEC acquisition and related share offering
  • Georgiopoulos set to exit Gener8 with $8m payday
    Handsome rewards for top executives as Euronav prepares to take control
  • Fredriksen committed to righting Seadrill
    John Fredriksen expects to be 'cleaning up' the 'madness' of Seadrill for another five years despite clearing a bondholder hurdle this week
  • Zhejiang Ouhua fights to prevent shipyard closure
    Local government said to have stepped in to assist with Ouhua's cash issues
  • Torp takes over the helm at Thor Dahl
  • Maersk gambles on Baltic feeders
    A new generation of super-large feeder vessels into the Baltic has raised overcapacity fears
  • Car carriers pay a heavy price for years of bar-room collusion

    Europe sends a positive signal as leading car carrier companies are stung with damage to their reputations and heavy fines for years of price fixing and market manipulation
  • Skou wants to take on FedEx and UPS - but can Maersk deliver?
    The brave new dawn of integrated 'container logistics' would put the Danish shipowner into competition not only with the US parcel giants, but tech heavyweights such as Amazon
  • Small boxship price surge as demand drives sales
    Sub-3,000 teu ships have seen values rise around 10% as flurry of deals reflect outlook
  • Sovcomflot campaigns its new green credentials
  • Edison closes in on small-scale LNG ships
  • Experts chart their courses for LNG growth during the next three years
  • Exmar's barge-based FSRU begins its journey to Bangladesh via Singapore
  • Naftomar purchases first LPG ship in three years
    Greek owner boosts fleet with fully pressurised gas carrier
  • Kumiai Navigation enters small LPG carrier sector
    Japanese firm adds another vessel size in effort to diversify portfolio
  • TMS Cardiff Gas stealthily slides up LNG newbuild tally
    Company has added at least one newbuilding at a rival yard as it cements business for three of its ships
  • Growing liquidity set to transform LNG industry
    Producer Cheniere and trader Vitol lead discussions on dramatic changes under way in the industry
  • Aase questions future of laid-up anchor handlers as class expires
    Improvements in offshore mean DOF is relearning how to use the word 'positive' about market prospects
  • SolstadFarstad believes slow recovery under way
  • DOF chief pinpoints three reasons to be cheerful despite Q4 loss
  • Methanol is 2020 ready, but faces questions of practicality and scale
    Methanex subsidiary Waterfront Shipping is pushing methanol as a marine fuel and has the MR newbuildings to prove it, but questions of viability remain
  • Ships built of composite materials found to have significant fire risks
    Report calls for safety rethink with growing use of lighter materials in shipbuilding
  • Nautisk links with Japanese firm in global Ecdis deal
  • NYK technology keeps an ear out for machinery safety
  • Optimarin records its best year yet
  • Stink bugs blighting car deliveries to New Zealand
  • Binnacle to guide Noonan in new life after Chembulk
    Nautical name sets consultancy direction for outgoing CMA commodore
  • Fairdeal Group pays tribute to 'true gentleman' Cecil Smylie
  • LOOP VLCC loading may only be 'stopgap' solution
    Other terminals will be better located to cope with flood of US crude exports
  • Suezmax rates stay flat despite fixing activity
  • LR1s fixed amid volatile spot market
  • Howe Robinson adds brokers to chem-tank desk
  • Aeolos scraps two VLCCs as demo market bursts into life
  • Lomar reduces its chemical tanker exposure
  • Pantheon moves to VLCCs after LNG order at DSME
    South Korean shipbuilding giant also snares large tanker order from Norwegian investors
  • Seaspire confirms handy bulker buys
  • LMZ Shipping orders kamsarmax bulker newbuildings
  • S-Bulkers resurrects fleet growth
  • Falcon sinks talons into handysize sale profits
  • Indonesia coal drives another panamax deal
  • Dianik and SteelShips disclose S&P activity
  • Green changes can save shipping from its own greed, Pappas says
    Dry bulk players are already over-ordering but new rules will put a lid on ship supply, Star Bulk CEO tells Cyprus conference

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 1, 2018
  • NEWS FLASH: Trump says 'Section 232' tariffs on steel, aluminum to drop next week
    President Donald Trump told business executives during a meeting open to press on Thursday that he will assess 25 percent tariffs on steel ...
  • New CTPAT requirements to be rolled out in May or later
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) won't announce new requirements for the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) until ...
  • Seaspan: Second-hand containerships may be more attractive than newbuilds
    The new chief executive officer of the containership lessor Seaspan Corp., which in the past, has primarily invested in new ships that it c...
  • North American freight market 'increasingly positive' in January
    The North American freight market continued to show "increasingly positive" growth in January 2018, according to the latest Cass Freight In...
  • TRAC expands U.S. Gulf Coast chassis fleet
    Intermodal equipment provider and chassis pool operator TRAC Intermodal is expanding and improving the quality of its chassis fleet in the ...
  • SimpliShip offers instant freight interface for forwarders
    The freight forwarding marketplace technology provider SimpliShip on Thursday told American Shipper it has begun offering an instant freigh...
  • Another liner shipping crypto-token emerges
    A new crypto-currency-backed platform for the shipping industry this week said it would begin offering crypto-tokens in April to transact o...
  • State owners sell HSH Nordbank to private investors
    The German federal state owners of HSH Nordbank AG, which was at one time the largest provider of ship financing in the world, have agreed ...
  • Port of Virginia rolls out truck reservation system to handle rising volumes
    The Port of Virginia today officially launched the first phase of implementation for its new motor carrier appointment system, dubbed the ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 1, 2018
  • US DATA: EIA says Dec residual fuel oil exports to Panama jump 36.6% on month
    US residual fuel oil exports to Panama totaled 683,000 barrels in December, up 36.6% from 500,000 barrels a month earlier.
  • Oil weakens after Trump vows tariffs on steel, aluminum
    NYMEX April crude fell 65 cents Thursday to $60.99/b, as equities pulled oil lower for the third straight day.
  • Malaysia Pengerang to boost demand for tankers: experts
    Incremental demand from upcoming refineries, such as the one in Pengerang, will help absorb some of the surplus tonnage.
  • TANKERS: Direct VLCC load at LOOP expected again as early as March: sources
    "I am not sure what the next one will be, but I am confident it will happen in March," a shipping source said.
  • SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts discontinues Saudi Aramco Posted Bunker Prices
    The prices will be discontinued effective March 1.
  • FUTURES: Crude largely steady post EIA data
    Refinery rates also fell, signaling the maintenance season is still in full swing, ANZ Research said Thursday.

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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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