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October 18, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • ONE slashes HI and FY forecasts due to 'teething problems'
  • Eastbound trans-Pac spot rates to remain high through the end of the year
  • US tipped to be big winner of new IMO shipping rules
  • No Brexit-related trade, customs changes until 2021: Greencarrier
  • Canadian asset manager Brookfield is frontrunner to buy HNA's Swissport
  • Truck strike at Chittagong disrupts 5,000 TEU
  • Sri Lanka rejects US warnings of Hambantota to be used by Chinese military
  • NYK donates funds to aid earthquake victims in Sulawesi
  • Building of Singapore's new Changi East air terminal to start in 2020
  • Hainan Airlines chooses Globe Air Cargo Switzerland as GSSA
  • Antonov Airlines is named top cargo charter airline at BACA awards

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 17, 2018
  • 'Cost Impact Calculator' launched to help shippers prepare for & better understand fuel costs post-IMO 2020
  • Pune Customs & PCHAA organise IGST refund training
  • APM Terminals to divest Izmir terminal
  • Coastal container line vessel calls at KICT
  • New salt loading record at Deendayal Port
  • No disruption at BMCTPL & other terminals at JNPT due to Oct. 13 incident
  • V.O.C. Port handles vessel with 14 metre draught for the first time
  • CITPL & CONCOR enhance last mile connectivity with re-launch of railbridging from CITPL to ICD Tondiarpet
  • Exports up in Sept. in INR terms
  • Cargo Shop 2018 - Shippers & LSP Forum has the Pune trade engrossed

International Transport Journalweb site
  • In a comfortable position
  • A new 'big bang'
  • US intermodal provider under new ownership
  • New hub to increase rail transport in Greece
  • Arpin under new leadership in the Middle East
  • Liverpool-China reinforced by call from the "Jork"
  • Feelunique banks on Seko for expansion in China
  • CMA CGM takes pursuit of Ceva over from DSV
  • Europe-China traffic surging
  • Communications reshuffled at Palfinger
  • Wan Han Lines enhances digital services
  • ALC and Boeing nourish Pacific dreams
  • HHLA, Metrans and Lithuanian railways to cooperate
  • Trimble nominates in-house CFO
  • Delivering South African wine directly across the world
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Medlink Ports acknowledges shippers' intermodality
  • Getting even bigger in Hong Kong
  • Tiaca partners with Europeans but stays in the USA

IHS Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 17, 2018
  • Emerging Asian countries to drive global LNG demand to 2027
  • HAZMAT experts in short supply ahead of EU deadlines
  • London reports marine insurance rise
  • Singapore explores maritime applications of 3D printing technology
  • Briese and Oltmann dip into KG market again
  • Seanergy sold last Supramax pair to Bocomm Leasing
  • India to require more than 50 VLCCs by 2030 to meet growing energy demand
  • DSME could fall to loss in 2019, says Eximbank chief

The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 17, 2018
  • CMA CGM gradually pushing up its stake in Ceva Logistics
  • Roll-out of new UK customs declaration system too slow as Brexit looms
  • Blockchain: is it really the panacea for container supply chains?
  • Market Insight: APMM restructure may be a real opportunity for Kuehne
  • Shake-up for ground handling as WFS founder launches Transborder Aviation network
  • New course for TIACA ACF as Messe Munchen takes over the pilot's seat
  • CSX boasts better-than-expected Q3 results

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 17, 2018
  • Epic Alabama Shipyard buys BAE Mobile shipyard
  • Tidewater and GulfMark Offshore move ahead on merger plan
  • Ulstein to design first Jones Act compliant offshore wind SOV
  • Seafarer mental health is focus of industry-backed, training program
  • Ingalls Shipbuilding starts fabrication of LHA 8
  • Cyber defense system installed in first of 55 Stamco PCTCs
  • Wärtsilä inaugurates real-scale Hybrid Center
  • MAN Energy Solutions pledges incentives to stimulate decarbonization
  • NASSCO awarded $136.7 million for ESB 6 long lead time material

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 17, 2018
  • Marshall Islands joins call for greenhouse gas emission cuts by 2023
    The Marshall Islands, the Solomon Islands and Belgium call for international measures to achieve greenhouse gas emissions reductions before 2023
  • Europe's shipping agencies say Brexit must minimise port disruption
    'We need to be able to provide certainty and stability to our businesses as soon as possible,' the European Network of...
  • Drewry launches sulphur cap cost calculator for shippers
    The consultant predicts that under the worst case fuel price scenario, carriers and shippers' costs in 2020 will grow by...
  • Front-loading boon for transpacific box trade
    US trade boom under threat from tariffs but Asia-Europe trade lane remains subdued because of lower imports
  • Average loan-to-value on Italian bulkers said to be near 200%
    Leverage comparable with KG-backed feeder boxships and far above tottering economy's debt-to-GDP ratio, Vettosi confirms
  • CMA CGM raises stake in CEVA after logistics group rejected DSV bid
    French carrier lifts stake in third-party logistics operator to just below limit where it would have to launch takeover bid
  • Dynagas raises $55m in share offering
    Proceeds from Series B redeemable units will be for general partnership purposes that may include repaying of debt or funding...
  • Tankers at mercy of replacement barrels from lower Iranian oil exports
    More positives than negatives for tanker demand, according to analysts
  • BHP iron ore production up 8% on strong Chinese demand
    BHP maintained its fiscal 2019 guidance of 273m to 283m tonnes of iron ore with a keen eye on improving...
  • Maersk sells container terminal in Turkey
    Turkish facility gained from the acquisition of Grup Maritim TCB in 2015 is sold off to Azerbaijan's state oil company
  • Between the Lines: Liner connectivity increases
    The trend for fewer services that emerged with the launch of the latest alliances appears to have gone into reverse
  • Ships may require more than two fuel tanks after 2020
    Panellists at the Shipping Insight conference, in Stamford, Connecticut foresee much greater planning ahead for fuel on ships
  • Daily Briefing
    IMO urged to address 'real and major' safety threat from sulphur cap | When ONE is less than zero |...
  • Automation unlikely to hit officer jobs, ICS says
    Officers will be in short supply and the global scale of automation is too small to undermine employment
  • Qatar signs five-year LPG supply contract with China
    Qatar Petroleum chief executive Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi says the reflects the company's strategy for promoting direct engagement with end-users, especially...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 17, 2018
  • Russia third quarter imports decline concerns analysts
  • New Chennai rail link to ease congestion, support growth
  • More blank sailings spell volatility for trans-Pac
  • Maersk's integrator strategy takes shape in Bangladesh
  • CSX intermodal service metrics follow profits in upswing
  • project44 and GateHouse tie up for trans-Atlantic truck tracking
  • CMA CGM cements its CEVA position
  • Late-year US intermodal surge spotted ahead

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 17, 2018
  • Tidewater-Gulfmark merger headed for vote
    Both companies to put fate of proposed 270-vessel merger in shareholder hands in mid-November.
  • US Gulf MR earnings jump on Latin American fuel demand
    The TC14 benchmark hits a year-to-date high as vessel supply falls on healthy fuel imports of Latin American countries.
  • Corporate governance champion takes slap at Scorpio
    Michael Webber doesn't technically cover Scorpio Tankers and Scorpio Bulkers, but still finds a way to get his point across.
  • Kirby's D&S segment may be in spotlight
    Jones Act tanker owner executives may focus on distribution and services' diminishing backlog during next week's third-quarter earnings call, according to Wells Fargo Securities.
  • Oil reaches French beaches after boxship bash
    VIDEO: Pollution hits coast following clash that holed CSL Virginia.
  • Diana Shipping gets higher rate on kamsarmax fix
    Simeon Palois-led bulker owner expects to earn $6m off charter extension for 81,513-dwt Astarte (built 2013).
  • HSH Nordbank sells $577m bond
    Shipping lender says debenture issue significantly over-subscribed.
  • Tanker S&P activity spikes as owners seek bargain buys
    Intermodal says deals are flowing and twice as many ships could have been sold.
  • Italy could cut tax for green ships
    Transport minister suggests easing tariffs for owners implementing sustainability measures.
  • Navig8 Group talks reasons for opening wallet again on tankers
    Company stakes own capital on continued faith in clean trade, with conviction that IMO 2020 reforms will help its bet
  • Bumi Armada denies SFI VLCC buy
    Malaysian owner says it was not behind purchase of Fredriksen company-owned tanker.
  • Novatek to build LNG terminal in Germany
    Russian producer teams with Fluxys for new mid-scale transhipment and bunker facility.
  • Japanese shipyards lead the way as bulker orders climb
    Japanese shipyards led the way as dry cargo newbuilding orders picked up across the first three quarters of 2018, new data shows. 'Guaibamax' plan adds up for Vale but what of the dry bulk market? Japan has secured 79 of the 154 new bulkers contacted between 1 January and the end of September this year, the majority of which were kamsarmaxes and ultramaxes, according to figures from Banchero Cos
  • Olympic Subsea finds buyer for laid-up PSV
    Olympic Princess delivered to new owner after two idle years in Norway.
  • Cleaves Securities adds International Seaways to tanker basket
    Analyst Joakim Hannisdahl projects a tenfold climb in core operating profit from 2018 to 2020.
  • Swire bulker hit by second bout of 'smouldering'
    Owner says incident followed initial alarm this week over smoking coal cargo in New Zealand.
  • ABG raises VLCC rate forecasts with triggers 'ever-present'
    Analysts also bullish on asset prices as they project earnings well ahead of consensus for 2019 and 2020.
  • PIL drops Iranian calls due to US sanctions
    Singapore line says it has ceased to accept cargoes in and out of country.
  • Libya's Zawiya hit by kidnapping and gun attack
    NOC says security situation at refinery and tanker terminal unsustainable.
  • Poland building canal to cut out Kaliningrad
    $246m project will allow ships to pass through Vistula Spit, avoiding Russian Baltic enclave.
  • 2020 Sulphur cap to create new trades for products tankers
    Middle East tanker players believe that the need to move low sulphur fuel to where it is needed will provide a silver lining for the products tanker sector.
  • Latsis completes first dry bulk asset play
    Dry bulk owners Ivy Shipping and Neptune Lines have different agendas in the sector
  • V.Group reveals German ambitions after Norddeutsche Reederei deal
    Shipmanager says latest transaction a major step in its growth in Germany but rules out shipowning move for Advent.
  • Vitol aframax tanker heads for demolition
    Trader Vitol has sold the last 1990s built tanker in its fleet, demolition sources say. Trading giants expect tough US sanctions on Iranian crude It has sent the 107,000-dwt Spero (built 1998) for green recycling in India, it is claimed. A price in the region of $417 per ldt is being placed on the aframax, which translates to a figure of just below $7m. Over 100 tons of sludge was left on boar
  • Middle East tanker owners call for more tanker scrapping
    Leading players say market growth will not absorb excess capacity unless more tankers are sent to the breakers.
  • IMO seeks immediate action on carbon cuts
    Shipowners face tougher efficiency standards for newbuildings, plus operational measures, as regulator acts early on first steps to meet emission targets
  • CSL bulker crewman dies in fall
    Canadian plunged from dock while tying off cargoship in St Lawrence.
  • Iran reveals 204 pirate clashes over last decade
    Navy says it has escorted 2,200 vessels in international waters since 2008.
  • IMO 2020 to cause distillates demand to soar
    Bank of America report says new rules to add up to 4m bpd in MGO and LSFO needs.
  • BHP posts increased iron ore production in first quarter
    Australian mining giant boosted by improved reliability across rail network and port operations.
  • Qatar signs five year LPG supply deal with China
    Oriental Energy sees deal as first step towards further collaboration between two companies.
  • Dynagas LNG prices $55m in new preferred shares
    George Procopiou-back LNG MLP says proceeds will go towards repaying bonds due for redemption in 2019.
  • Vale hits production high with 105m tonnes in third quarter
    Miner ramps up production as drybulk rates continue to push higher, backed by strong iron and coal demand out of Brazil and Australia.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 17, 2018
  • AIT Worldwide Logistics acquires WorldFresh Express
  • SMC³ offering direct-to-carrier volume LTL pricing solution
  • USMCA has give and take but no big stretch from NAFTA
  • CMA CGM increases stake in CEVA Logistics
  • FMC gets support for Shipping Act clarification
  • Commentary: Serving export compliance cocktail
  • Don't miss cross-border freight discussion
  • U.S. prepares for trade talks with Japan, EU and U.K.
  • project44 and Gatehouse Logistics form partnership

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 17, 2018
  • Supply concerns in Gibraltar bunker market amid Macoil credit score downgrade: sources
    Sources said company barges were not operating as of Wednesday.
  • Canada may allay China's thirst for heavy crude oil
    Chinese companies fixes three crude cargoes for loading in November.
  • US asks Turkey to 'buy less' Iranian oil despite sanctions pledge to go to zero
  • IMO 2020 could dent uptake of European 2019 fuel oil contracts
    Utility contracts could decline as suppliers want to hold on to LSFO for 2020.
  • Novatek, Fluxys to build LNG transshipment terminal in Germany
    Terminal will supply LNG as bunker fuel for Baltic Sea vessels.
  • Japan's K Line revises net loss for H1 2018-19 on bunker costs, productivity
    In July, it also said that it had adjusted its full FY average bunker cost estimate to $451/mt, $78/mt higher than the previous forecast.
  • Drewry launches Cost Impact Calculator to help shippers prepare for IMO 2020
    Drewry's calculator is based on market data, benchmarked bunker adjustment factor charges and fuel cost differential between loops and carriers.
  • Stena Bulk inks deal with China's Bluesoul for scrubbers ahead of IMO's 2020 rule
    15 Stena Bulk vessels will be equipped with scrubbers, with an installation option for an additional six.

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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
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Visual Sailing List
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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
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ForwardersShip Suppliers
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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
President Alessandro Arvigo and CEO Maurizio Anselmo
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