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March 23, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco ports volume up19pc in February to 6.9 million TEU worldwide
  • Low volumes prompt truck gate closures at Los Angeles, Long Beach
  • Europe to ECSA rebounds to end 3-year slump, revenue growth slows
  • DP World Peru acquires logistics group for US$316 million
  • Baltimore gets US$20 million federal grant to build logistics hub
  • MOL takes on Beluga Ace, first FLEXIE series car carrier
  • DHL to set up land, air, ocean freight hub in Vienna
  • CITES calls for ongoing efforts to curb trade in endangered species
  • IATA predicts freight demand up in 2018 despite peak congestion
  • Virgin Atlantic doubles London-Johannesburg service after good year
  • WFS expands contract to transport for Qatar Airways in Paris
  • Cargojet 4th quarter profits soar 887.5pc to US$18.1 million

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 22, 2018
  • A.P. Moller-Maersk expands management capacity within digitalisation
  • Asia-North Europe post-Chinese New Year capacity outlook
  • ECSA & WSC call for revision of Reporting Formalities Directive to improve efficiency of maritime transport
  • Pandit Arvind Parikh conferred the Padma Bhushan honour by the President of India
  • ZIM registers a strong all-round showing in 2017
  • VOC Port achieves new single day handling record at North Cargo Berth-I
  • DFC to be commissioned in phases by 2020
  • Govt clarifies on e-way bill provisions
  • Cabinet approves revision of agreement between India & Qatar for avoidance of double taxation

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Go north!
  • Fresh food for the dinosaurs
  • Switzerland amends road charging scheme
  • More room for fashion
  • Sustainability award for Cargo-partner
  • Namsung joins Inttra
  • 20 new trailers for hauling white goods
  • Six new destinations for Air France KLM Martinair Cargo
  • Survey reveals transport inquiry weaknesses
  • Zim - stellar results for 2017
  • UK gets first all-electric Fuso e-Canter trucks
  • Imperial unites under one single flag
  • Iata and Pharma.Aero sign MoU
  • China Cargo Airlines touches down in Frankfurt
  • Bauckham returning to roots
  • Waberer's results exceed expectations
  • PSA notes almost double-digit box growth in 2017
  • New FCL speed train connects Germany and China

IHS Maritimeweb site
MARCH 22, 2018
  • Kvaerner appoints Karl-Petter Lokken as president and company CEO
  • Chinese shipbuilders court Greek owners
  • China container volumes grow strongly in February as risk of trade war looms
  • ZIM sails to 2017 profit but CEO warns of excess capacity, rising bunkers
  • Evergreen Marine to continue fleet expansion
  • South Korean shipbuilder Sungdong files for receivership
  • Blockchain project aims to bring shipping closer together
  • LNG trade patterns shift for Chile and Peru
  • Kyklades books two more VLCCs at Hyundai HI
  • CPC adopts low-sulphur subsidy at Taiwanese ports
  • No request from SM Line for USD47 million to order containers, says South Korea's MOF

The Loadstarweb site
MARCH 22, 2018
  • Customers warned arrival of Maersk Honam containers could be delayed for months
  • Freight booking platform 45HC the first to accept cryptocurrency payments
  • Restructured ZIM sails back into the black, but final quarter disappointed
  • Interim CN chief stays bullish and invests in equipment and staff, but is it enough?
  • If sea freight has teu and feu, why doesn't air freight have meu and leu?
  • CEVA set to list on Swiss stock exchange
  • Tony Bauckham joins Volga-Dnepr UK as commercial director

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 22, 2018
  • Lloyd's Register Foundation in Maritime Blockchain Labs initiative
  • Tidewater adds two to leadership team
  • MTU Series 4000 completes IMO Tier III certification testing
  • Canada resists move for total ban on HFO in Arctic by 2021
  • Saipem to pay $275 million for Lewek Constellation

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 22, 2018
  • Greek-owned fleet capacity expands by 4% as crude tanker share rises
    Last 12 months have seen a slight rise in Greeks' share of world fleet
  • Prime Shipping raises ICO target
    Russian-Gibraltarian venture aims to raise $150m in total and private sales have begun
  • Greek shipping minister sounds alarm for nautical education
    Panagiotis Kouroumplis sees upgrade in nautical training and education as vital for Greece's continuing dominance in shipping and to attract...
  • Data Hub: World Boxship Fleet Update: 14,000 teu class back in vogue
    With the raising of the Bayonne Bridge, the Panama Canal widening and dredging programmes at US east coast ports, vessels...
  • Maersk Honam 'highlights importance of cargo insurance'
    Unless shippers have purchased 'general average' coverage, they are liable to pay a proportion of the vessel's damage, clean up...
  • Lawyers and insurers overrule Maersk on port destination for Honam
    Fire on boxship remains under control, but the vessel is still several weeks away from being able to discharge containers
  • Time to move on from theorising about distributed ledger technology
    Lloyd's Register Foundation has taken the plunge into blockchain technology with a venture that will see three demonstrator projects test...
  • European financing is tied to shipping regulations
    Finance panel claims regulations are slashing vessel lifetimes and anticipate digitalisation could stabilise asset price volatility
  • Liner network changes set to add 8.8% to Asia-Europe capacity
    New vessels and loops bring major shake-up to east-west and north-south trades, pointing to downwards pressure on rates or numerous...
  • Smells, bells and noisy ships
    You may think people who choose to live near ports would have realised that they might be close to ships...
  • James Chao named 2018 Lloyd's List Lifetime Achievement winner
    Chinese-American entrepreneur and philanthropist recognised for maritime career spanning 50 years at leading dry bulk, trading and financing operation. Book...
  • Beijing proposes tariffs on $3bn of US imports
    Move comes in response to US plans to slap 25% in duties on up to $60bn in annual imports from...
  • Capsized cargo vessel towed to Le Havre
    Vessel had overturned on Wednesday after colliding with a fishing boat in the English Channel
  • Lloyd's Register Foundation to fund maritime blockchain project
    Founding partners set up Maritime Blockchain Labs to understand benefits and pitfalls of distributed ledger technology
  • Encrypted blockchain has potential to attract shipping investors
    Technology to allow even smaller-scale investors to become a shipowner with a fraction of the assets, according to Marine Chain...
  • Zim recovery continues despite weak fourth quarter
    Israeli line bounces back into the black for 2017, but warns of volatility and overcapacity as fourth quarter sees losses...
  • Wilhelmsen venture gives access to Chinese newbuilding services market
    Company to work with local partner in drydock planning and management, scrubber retrofit project management and ballast water treatment project...
  • Asia Pacific ports could incur up to $49bn in climate change costs
    Asian ports are especially key to the global economy as they occupy nine of the top 10 rankings in terms...
  • Star Bulk considers renewable energy use on its fleet
    Company partners Eco Marine Power to explore the use of solar panels, batteries and other devices to power bulk carriers
  • Maersk's integration goals may pose a challenge
    Freight forwarders can work with multiple carriers and offer service packages, something which individual shipping lines cannot achieve, says Tim...
  • Sovcomflot posts 2017 losses on weak spot earnings: tanker results round-up
    Latest reporting: Sovcomflot, Pyxis, Gener8 and TEN
  • Growing US coal exports buoy bulker trade
    India's 52% year-on-year rise in imports from the US in February helped increase tonne-miles

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 22, 2018
  • US shipper spending on surface transport hits historic high
  • Russian container shippers: Far East port work too focused on bulk
  • Bangladesh's VAT repeal sets stage for more feeder services
  • Encouraged by GDP growth, DP World amps up India investment
  • China top ports volume surging amid trade war fears
  • Record 2017 volume leads ZIM back to profitability

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 22, 2018
  • Johnson out at Borr after Paragon deal
    Borr Drilling announces that it will put its chief operating officer as interim CEO.
  • Seafarer wellbeing counts for little without basic conditions
    Ensuring crew are healthy and thriving is not about shipowners showing altruism, but acting in enlightened self-interest to embed safety standards and drive efficiencies
  • Caution at Lloyd's after marine loss escalates
    London insurance veteran warns soft market will test syndicates' resolve
  • Prestige compensation issue still 'far from resolved'
  • Rickmers foundation set up to study social change
  • Borealis swallows six-ship fleet from Soundview
  • IRISL set to rock boat on Asia-Middle East trade
    Iran's national carrier is poised to disrupt the delicate balance of trade as it takes delivery of its biggest ever boxships - doubling capacity
  • South Korean yards court Zvezda deal
  • Gail set to tender for LNG carrier
  • GM&T charters newbuilding for Cameroon FLNG
  • Hoegh FSRU linked to CNOOC time charter
  • LNG charter rates slide on slack market conditions
    Broker BRS says LNG market players might need to 'temper expectations' this year
  • Tsakos banks on LNG carriers to be his 'Teslas'
    New York-listed tanker owner sees diversity as key to longevity amid anniversary event
  • No major worldwide rise for OSV term charters
  • Owners must get serious about OSV scrapping - Tidewater
    The fourth quarter alone saw 16 Tidewater vessels sold for scrap compared with 28 demolished over the past four years combined
  • Bibby's merger said to lack 'compelling industrial logic'
    Some view the merger of Bibby and Rever as convenient for York Capital - but not strategic
  • Fanning says Tidewater will get to cash flow break-even or 'die trying'
  • Seatrade court ruling sends 'clear' message on scrap sales
    Shipowners will find it difficult to defend demolition sales of European vessels to South Asian yards after Rotterdam court rules waste export laws apply
  • Insurers target misdeclaration as containership fires rage on
    Misdeclaration of cargoes is the largest single cause of boxship fires, but can ship operators find a solution?
  • ISU sees year-on-year rise in salvage work
  • CSCL Jupiter snap is a winner
  • Low-key CMA Commodore Chao juggles several hats with grace
    Sabrina Chao talks about the future of Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings, the push to promote Hong Kong as a maritime centre and life as a leading woman in shipping
  • DryShips poised to sell off another vintage panamax
  • Minoa expands panamax fleet with first buy in three years
  • Cruiseship converters design mobile homes for millennials
    Two Australian real-estate professionals plan to convert a pair of cruiseships into long-term homes, where residents vote on ports of call via an app
  • Two obsolete cruiseships sold for scrapping at Alang breakers
  • S&P mystery solved as rare Greek buyer emerges
    Equinox Maritime makes first foray into secondhand market for six years
  • Sale indicates supramax values uncertainty
  • Italian owner's strong price for kamsarmax
  • Ageing bulker sale set to make sense for Lomar
  • Creditors want ad in TradeWinds
  • Gener8 shareholders go to court to halt Euronav deal
    Class-action lawsuits allege Gener8's private equity backers put their interests ahead of those of public shareholders
  • Maersk Tankers says new owners were drawn in by fresh strategy
  • Digitally focused Maersk Tankers looking to push industry paradigm
    Chief executive Christian M Ingerslev explains how the company will approach business under new private ownership
  • Contships gets lucky second time around on feeder pair
  • Minerva unveiled as new entrant in LNG shipping
    Greek owner becomes first newcomer this year to make a break for gas as talk of cut-price deals starts to bump up orderbook
  • SSY snuggles up closer to Clarksons
  • Gunvor claims 'politics' behind Chinese smuggling allegations
    Chinese charterers arrest MR2 tanker saying Pan Ocean went along with 2016 tax evasion scheme
  • Dileton faces $33m claim over alleged Yemeni arms smuggling
    Saudi Arabia has held a Dileton Maritime MR tanker for nearly a year after concluding it was used for smuggling military grade explosives - and now the ship's last charterer is arresting Dileton's bulkers
  • BP invites bids for IMO 2020-ready suezmaxes
  • Kyklades Maritime orders pair of VLCC newbuildings
    Greek shipowner returns to South Korean yard giant for large tankers, while the company's aframax tanker newbuildings at Sungdong may never get built
  • Maersk Tankers and CargoMetrics target data-based trading signals
  • Loukopoulos fights arrest over tanker mortgages
    Oxygen Maritime, which controls four modern tankers from George Kassiotis' Omega Navigation fleet, is fighting off an auction sale - and getting support from some of its creditors
  • Twin hires hint at larger shipping future for BTIG
    With veteran analysts Ole Slorer and Gregory Lewis thought to be onboard, boutique bank looks set to ramp up its maritime business
  • Duo lifts Rickmers boxship orderbook in China to eight
    Beleaguered owner makes a private investment in two more newbuildings at Fujian Mawei as he seeks to bounce back
  • Doubts over Trump summit's $26bn ethane shipping deal
    Little-known US company linked to Russians has big plans for exports to China, but analysts are expressing scepticism, with one describing it as 'a long shot'
  • Triple Chinese kamsarmax sale in limbo
    Greece's Times Navigation makes top bid for Zhejiang Materials Industry (ZMI) trio.
  • DNV Foundation paid $1.5bn to buy out German partner
    Media report reveals huge sum paid by to acquire DNV GL.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 22, 2018
  • BIMCO's Sand calls trade restrictions a 'worrying trend'
    BIMCO Chief Shipping Analyst Peter Sand said Thursday - on the eve of the United States beginning to implement 25 percent tariffs on steel ...
  • NEWS FLASH: Trump officially signs off on China tariffs
    President Donald Trump on Thursday formally ordered the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to publish proposed tariff increases...
  • Khouri discusses competition with Japanese regulators
    The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission's Acting Chairman Michael Khouri has concluded a trip to Tokyo this week where he attended the Fourth ...
  • U.S. to impose $50b in tariffs against China
    The U.S. is teeing up tariffs covering approximately $50 billion worth of products from China across 1,300 tariff lines, pursuant to a seve...
  • ATA: Truck tonnage snaps growth streak in February
    Domestic truck tonnage snapped its sequential growth streak in February 2018, sliding 2.6 percent from the previous month, but rose 5.7 per...
  • YMM, OOCL and ONE to launch joint intra-Asia loop
    Ocean carriers Yang Ming Marine, Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) and Ocean Network Express (ONE) will launch a new joint intra-Asia s...
  • Executive Moves: CSX and Volga-Dnepr UK
    CSX has appointed Angela C. Williams vice president and controller. She succeeds Andrew L. Glassman , who is leaving the railroad, effectiv...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 22, 2018
  • Cenovus cuts oil sands production on lack of market access
    Canada's Cenovus Energy is curtailing oil sands production to cut losses
  • PDVSA using Russian Urals crude to meet supply deals
    The dramatic fall in Venezuelan crude oil production is pushing state-owned company PDVSA to rely on crude imports to meet some of it supply commitments.
  • US investment in Mexican upstream at stake in NAFTA talks: GOP lawmakers
    Scrapping or weakening NAFTA's investor protections would hamper US investment in the Mexican upstream and cross-border oil and gas pipelines, more than 100 Republican lawmakers urged the Trump administration this week
  • Oil pulled down by softer equities, China tariffs
    The oil complex reversed lower Thursday as profit-taking, weaker equities and renewed concerns over retaliatory trade measures ended a two-day rally
  • Tenerife bunker demand gains 9.5% in 2017
    Marine fuel demand at the island of Tenerife in the Canaries jumped by 9.5% last year
  • Cepsa sees 2020 0.5% S bunker prices $110-$130/mt below MGO
    Cepsa plans to make a single 0.5% sulfur fuel of about 200 CST in viscosity for the marine market in 2020, Berenguer told S&P Global Platts.
  • External: Global Risk Management
  • Lloyd's Register Foundation, BLOC set up maritime blockchain lab
    To look at using block chain to address safety challenges in the sector.
  • FUTURES 1: Crude stable, holds on to support from US stock draw
    Draw saw prices surge overnight to close to six-week highs.

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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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