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March 30, 2018
IHS Maritimeweb site
MARCH 29, 2018
  • Moore Stephens: Shipping confidence hits four-year high
  • MSC takes Vega Reederei box ship Kia Ora off charter after Australian ban
  • Bernhard Schulte's Robert Maxwell loses battle with cancer
  • NYK Line to develop LNG-fuelled bulk carrier with Oshima
  • Alpha Gas books LNG carrier pair at DSME
  • Sungdong to sell or lease out shipyards
  • ONE CEO prepares for container alliance launch
  • Japan Marine United saw order surge in 2017
  • MUFG's leasing unit orders VLGC at Hyundai HI
  • Consolidation wave hits Japanese shipbuilders
  • Itochu enters container segment with KMTC charter
  • Japan looks to renewables to solve the carbon conundrum
  • Japanese bulk carriers come back from the brink

The Loadstarweb site
MARCH 29, 2018
  • CEVA plaintiffs get injection of hope from appointment of tough judge and IPO
  • Airfreight rates boost endorses forecast for continued strong demand for capacity
  • Hapag-Lloyd stays in the black, but fourth-quarter operating result slumps
  • DX Express 'still on course' for recovery despite poor half-year for freight division
  • Amazon loses $5bn in market value after Donald Trump threatens 'to go after it'
  • Easter eggs: an amazingly tasty supply chain
  • Chris Welsh retires after 36 years with the FTA and plans consultancy

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 29, 2018
  • Bollinger delivers FRC 28
  • Seven more Majestic Fast Ferry cats to be MTU powered
  • BOEM moves ahead on Vineyard Wind EIS
  • Eagle LNG, Crowley team to supply LNG via ISO container to Puerto Rico
  • Conrad reports loss making year and quarter
  • Wärtsilä submits EC based BWMS for USCG Type Approval
  • LPG-fueled EXMAR tankers to have MAN B&W ME-LGIP engines
  • Test shows WinGD X-DF can burn natural gas and VOC fuel mix
  • VIDEO: MOL ARC7 icebreaking LNG carrier goes to work at Yamal

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 29, 2018
  • Pirates target fishing vessel off Ghana
    The abduction follows the kidnapping of fishermen off Nigeria last week and attacks against merchant vessels in the Gulf
  • China Merchants Port throughput set to grow up to 8% in 2018
    Company's container handling rises 7.4% to 102.9m teu in 2017, while net profit gains 9.7% to about $760m
  • S&P activity may revive after a slow first quarter
    Dry bulk and container shipping assets may change hands more often on weak values while bargain hunters can look at...
  • Key report still pending one year on from Stellar Daisy loss
    Market participants wait for official report from Marshall Islands in order to understand what happened and apply measures to prevent...
  • And we want the IMO to solve climate change?
    The top six flag states at the IMO have more than 50% of world tonnage, yet account for just 0.5%...
  • Maersk Honam blaze set to generate record general average loss
    All shippers with cargo still on the vessel will be liable for damage proportion unless they have general average coverage
  • There is nothing wrong with the IMO fee structure
    IMO agreements are made on the basis of consensus by all member states
  • Cosco eyes methanol, ethanol and ethane shipping
    Move is part of the company's strategy to become an all-rounder tanker player amid volatile oil shipping markets
  • The Interview: Grahaeme Henderson
    While overseeing one of the world's largest shipping operations, Grahaeme Henderson always enjoy stressing his part in enhancing safety over...
  • Global Shippers Forum's Chris Welsh to retire
    Shippers' champion stands down from roles at both GSF and FTA
  • Flag states putting lives at risk by failing to report bulk carrier casualty investigations
    IMO urged to take action against flag states' continued flouting of its mandatory Casualty Investigation Code
  • Viewpoint: Making connections
    There are lessons to be learnt about the power of wind and tide to render even big modern ships helpless
  • Liodden tackles sustainability and diversity after Nor-Shipping tenure
    Former Nor-Shipping director will take up a new post as a sustainability chief at an as-yet-unnamed company
  • Five things to watch: LPG shipping
    LPG shipping markets may gradually recover this year on US exports and slowing fleet growth
  • MSC better than Maersk in UK gender pay gap
    The world's two largest containership operators pay women significantly less than men in the UK with average hourly rates between...
  • Bob Maxwell, managing director of BSM Singapore, dies at 56
    Shipping veteran devoted time to promoting professional development of shore personnel and cadets
  • First US LNG shipment to India due
    Sailing springs from a contract between Indian state-owned gas utility Gail and Cheniere Energy's Sabine Pass liquefaction facility

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 29, 2018
  • US ports, freight network get federal funding boost
  • NYSA, truckers: Reviving truck ban would hurt NY-NJ
  • Trade war, new capacity threaten carrier earnings growth
  • SeaLand's new Gulf-Central America service to emphasize reliability
  • Delayed US resin export boom set to arrive this year
  • Truck congestion at JNPT delays containers at APM Terminals

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 29, 2018
  • Exmar results fall on LPG, finance charge
    Antwerp-based diversified energy shipping firm also sees LPG results weaken, but asset sales provide relief.
  • Scrubbers to earn owners profits
    Not many owners are fitting scrubbers to comply with the 2020 fuel regulation but those that do could be raking in the profits
  • Diana Shipping explores $125m Norway bond sale
    US-listed Greek owner has survived extended trough without financing gymnastics, but Oslo market has caught its attention during upturn
  • Scorpio in seamless transfer of Navig8 financing on 17 tankers
    Owner takes on sale-leasebacks and conventional bank financing with original lenders, with only one principal payment required to meet covenant terms
  • New flights agency promises cut-price crew tickets
  • Breakwave dry bulk ETF aims to open FFAs to new investors
    New York financial services firm aims to use the popularity of exchange traded funds to bring freight futures to a broader investment community
  • MSC returns to yards with a fresh take on boxships
    Shipowner appears to have had a change of heart on fuelling choices as it pursues LNG option over scrubbers
  • HMM boxship tender pushed back due to political pressures
  • Bunnemann boxship sale marks neo-panamax exit
    German owner plans to diversify further into dry bulk as it sells last large containership to expanding Danish fund
  • Transmed linked to kamsarmax in first S&P deal of 2018
  • Ports remind shipping industry of need for sustainable growth
    Lessons can be learned from new port initiative that highlights the importance of all future growth needing to be sustainable economically, environmentally and socially
  • Hyundai Mipo Dockyard lands boxship order from Itochu
  • Mitsui inks newbuildings in China and Philippines
    Trader orders capesize bulkers at Yangzijiang and containerships at Tsuneishi
  • TS Lines inks two feeder newbuilds at CSBC Corp
    Latest containerships are the same design to four vessels the carrier ordered at the Taiwanese yard in 2015 and 2016
  • Great Eastern buying second LPG carrier in as many weeks
  • Pakistan's Bahria opens talks on FSRU for new import terminal
  • Woodside seeks LNGBV for Green Corridor bulkers
  • Knutsen set to firm up second Endesa LNG ship
  • North West Shelf puts LNG carrier fleet on sales block
    Raft of vessels could set new benchmark prices for rare secondhand LNG carrier sales
  • Turkish powerships readied with regas for LNG supply
    Karpowership buys in regasification kits as it gears up to grow its vessels' capabilities beyond the use of pipeline gas
  • BW LPG fixes VLGC on shock period charter with Petrobras
  • VLGC spot freight rates hit six-month daily low of $8k
    Fewer trading opportunities and lower US inventories result in less cargo activity
  • CGG names Zurqzuyah as new chief
  • SeaBird puts seismic ship to work on another 30-day contract
  • Offshore demolition hits a peak as owners bite bullet
    More offshore support vessels are going to breakers' yards, with a 153% increase in scrapping so far this year
  • Saudi vessel seizures causing civilians to suffer - UN panel
    Officials using arms smuggling charges to justify illegal interference with innocent merchant shipping to Yemen, claims Greek shipowner Dileton, while a UN panel says the blockage is hurting people
  • Dileton says arms smuggling accusations are trumped up
  • Maersk Honam set for Jebel Ali refuge
  • Zodiac reaches settlement to end demo yard compensation fight
    Shipowner's potential liability for injury sustained during shiprecycling will not be tested in UK courts
  • State underpins Chinese firms' run of salvage work
    A major wreck removal has been lined up for Guangzhou Salvage as government-controlled group increases market share
  • IMO member nations gear up for crunch talks on low-carbon future
    Accused of moving too slowly so far, regulators are set to hand shipowners a series of CO2 goals
  • IMO meetings need to overcome deep splits on CO2 targets
  • World ports commit to sustainable growth
  • Liberian Registry gets new top man at the top in Singapore
  • Attritional claims a worry as premium cash shrinks
  • Surfer stands tall after paddling the Skagerrak
  • Smaller tankers head to breakers as VLCC scrap sales cool
  • Ionic raises tanker stakes with Mitsubishi fleet deal
    Greek company concludes transformational $110m purchase of Japanese aframax quartet
  • Latest salvo in Trump's escalating trade war creates shipping risk
    US action against China and selection of a hawkish national security advisor raise questions about market impact
  • Juice carrier job squeezed for time
    Demand is increasing for orange juice tankers, but owners are expected to prefer the speed of delivery and price of Chinese conversions to more costly European or South Korean newbuildings
  • Almi forges $60m deal as VLCC charterers look long
    US trader locks in pair of newbuilds on charters of three years, as Shell also books tonnage in term deal
  • Clearlake ties up second MR tanker of month
  • 2020 Bulkers sees value rise of New Times newcastlemaxes
  • NRP to buy German handysize
  • Bocimar post-panamax bulker fetches firm price
  • SCI offloads elderly passenger/cargo ship onto breakers
  • Briese Schiffahrt shells out $50m on latest fleet update
    Four more acquisitions for German MPP and heavylift owner takes tally of S&P transactions to about 50 in three years
  • MPP market sees big names return as heavylift S&P rises
    A slow-burning recovery in the multipurpose sector is tempting buyers of secondhand ships and pushing up prices

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 29, 2018
  • Drewry's Moreno examines transpacific container shipping outlook
    If there is not a trade war, Asia to United States container shipments will grow by 6.8 percent this year, while shipments from the U.S. to...
  • U.S. to suspend Rwanda apparel benefits under AGOA
    Starting May 28, the U.S. will suspend Rwanda's duty-free benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for apparel exports,...
  • Shell Oil seeks to upgrade L.A. terminal
    The Port of Los Angeles is preparing an environmental review of a Shell Oil Co.-operated marine terminal, as the company plans to seek a new...
  • Executive Moves: TOTE and Global Shippers' Forum
    TOTE Inc. said that Anthony Chiarello , its president and chief executive officer, will retire this summer after eight years at the helm of...
  • Georgia Ports breaks ground on intermodal terminal
    The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) broke ground on construction of its Mason Mega Rail Terminal this week, which will double the Port of Sav...
  • Trump goes after Amazon again
    President Donald Trump on Thursday renewed attacks on the e-commerce giant Amazon, suggesting the company shirks its tax-paying responsibil...
  • JaxPort cargo volumes rise amid Puerto Rico recovery
    The Port of Jacksonville handled 100,346 TEUs in February 2018, a 25 percent increase compared with the same month a year ago, according to...
  • FRA accepting comments on rail automation
    The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is accepting comments through May 7 on the future of railroad industry automation, the agency ann...
  • Trump asks Congress for $1.5t infrastructure plan
    President Donald Trump is asking Congress to come up with a 10-year $1.5 trillion infrastructure investment plan that only uses $200 billio...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 29, 2018
  • Mediterranean HSFO market seen stronger in April after weak Q1
  • Istanbul port, Bosporus reopen on improving weather: sources
  • OPEC coalition deal 'positive' for global markets, Russian oil industry: Novak
  • Intertanko plans to submit ballast water contingency measures to IMO
    These include fixing the BWM system at the ballast loading port, fixing the system enroute to the port, and performing a mid-ocean ballast water exchange.
  • Brent/Dubai crude EFS hits 44-month high on strong Brent prices
    Middle East geopolitical tensions, falling US crude inventories and growing global demand have contributed to stronger Brent prices.
  • Singapore HSFO cracks regain losses after hitting 19-month lows
    Rising crude prices have been a strong reason for cracks to touch multi-month lows, sources said.
  • Libyan crude appeal starts to broaden in Asia
    Higher flows to Asia are also supported by the steady rise in Libyan crude oil exports this year.
  • VLCC demolition surges as freight market plumbs new lows
    More VLCC tankers vessel have been scrapped so far this year than the last two years combined.
  • Petronas and Saudi Aramco finalize RAPID refinery JVs
    Under the agreement, Saudi Aramco will supply 50 percent of the crude feedstock with the option of increasing it to 70 percent.

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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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