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October 3, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • CMA CGM increases Asia-Mediterranean rates from October 15
  • Hapag-Lloyd increases Asia-Oz rate US$300/TEU from November 1
  • Maersk, Shell and Cargill join UN's 'zero' decarbonisation initiative
  • Speculation mounts APM Terminals will sell Rotterdam terminal
  • Saudi crude exports unaffected, because reserves covered losses
  • US seeks to curb Chinese dominance in lithium and cobalt supply
  • Hapag-Lloyd to start two new loops to India, Mideast and Africa
  • Drop in demand, container rates prompt carriers to cancel sailings
  • Europe's biggest hospital group awards CEVA 5-year London contract
  • Vietnam's growth forecasts upgraded as GDP touches 7pc
  • Munich Airport moves to fifth place among world's major airports
  • WestJet places temporary embargo on batteries containing lithium
  • Hong Kong Airlines opens crew training academy near city airport
  • Etihad Cargo adds freighter services and hires new US manager
  • Japan's ANA to text drone delivery in Zambia and Japan

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2019
  • Car carrier shipping seen continuing recovery
  • Chad Call to be new CFO of ZEAMARINE
  • Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) strengthens South Asia presence with new office in Bangladesh
  • Keyur Tharani elected Chairman of BOFBA at 66th AGM
  • Transhipment needs to be more friendly
  • PSA Chennai celebrates 10th anniversary
  • North-East seen as a major thrust area for agri exports

International Transport Journalweb site
  • M&M expands in Serbia
  • Wordwide GSSA network goes Down Under
  • New software for Europart
  • Chad Call steps up as CFO of Zeamarine
  • Japan - Europe over land in just 23 days
  • UECC snaps up award for sustainability
  • Rémi Julien takes the helm at MGI
  • Heavy haul freight train runs by itself in the USA
  • Automated distribution hub for Dillewijn Zwapak
  • LOT improves pharma transport options
  • The next MLO LNG carrier for Yamal is ready
  • Turning assistant to become compulsory for long trucks
  • EUR 2 billion for digital transformation
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • AHS: two women at the top
  • Veterinary vaccines from A(rgentina) to B(olivia)
  • First LNG transaction with the BLNG3 assessment

The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2019
  • Containership charter rate boom peters out as carriers sail into slack season
  • Delta-LATAM link-up creates turbulence, but will air cargo benefit?
  • Dover aims for business as usual after Brexit, but no-deal will hit trade, Tories told
  • Amazon eyes US civil reserve air fleet as defence contracts are awarded
  • Car-carrying lines are eyeing investment in ports to boost profitability
  • Ex-Maersk chief Nils Andersen takes the chair at WFS
  • Labour protest blocks some airfreight traffic at LAX
  • China's empire-building - as seen from the middle of nowhere
  • Analysis: FedEx - on the road to a break-up...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2019
  • Lucas Vos takes helm at Stolt Tankers
    Lucas Vos is to become President of Stolt Tankers, with effect from October 11, 2019. Vos, who was most recently CEO at Royal FloraHolland, succeeds Mark Martecchini, who will assume management of
  • VIDEO: TSB Canada warns on girding risks facing tugs
    The Transportation Safety Board of Canada today released its its investigation report (M18P0230) on the August 2018 girding and capsizing of the tug George H Ledcor. The TSB says that its report
  • OSG hopes for U.S.-flag future for two Korean-built newbuilds
    Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (NYSE: OSG) has taken delivery of two 50,000 dwt class product and chemical tankers from South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd. The Overseas Gulf Coast and
  • Bourbon Rhode: Death toll mounts
    Bourbon Offshore today reported the death of another crew member following the sinking of the tug Bourbon Rhode in the Atlantic Ocean on September 26. The Bourbon Rhode had 14 crew on board
  • Response to capsized car carrier continues
    Salvage workers are continuing to lighter the car carrier Golden Ray, the vessel that capsized Sunday, September 8, in St. Simons Sound, Brunswick, Georgia. The capsize was followed by a dramatic rescue of
  • Svitzer selects Schottel for tug trio building at ASL
    Two tractor tugs and one ASD tug currently under construction at ASL Shipyard, Singapore for Svitzer will be equipped with rudderpropellers from Spay, Germany, based Schottel, the German propulsion expert. All three
  • Eidesvik picks Wärtsilä for hybrid upgrade project
    Norway's Eidesvik AS is to upgrade its 2015-built construction vessel Viking Neptune. It has selected Wärtsilä to engineer, supply, and commission a hybrid propulsion system for the vessel. Wärtsilä says this latest
  • Banner year for Port of Beaumont
    The Port of Beaumont, Texas, has recorded what Port Director Chris Fisher calls a "banner year." For the first time in the port's 103-year history, more than 6.5 million tons of cargo

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2019
  • Iran to build two oil refineries in Gulf of Oman port
    The two refineries will have a total daily refining capacity of up to 450,000 barrels per day
  • UK's revised Brexit plan calls for intra-customs clearance on Irish Sea
    'We will potentially need to create border infrastructure and complexity at even more UK ports than we're currently anticipating. None...
  • Trading platform could improve box booking
    White paper calls for open online booking system to help carriers visualise demand and stabilise load factors and rates
  • Maersk said to be considering sale of Rotterdam terminal
    Maasvlakte I is the older of two terminals at the Dutch port owned and operated by APM Terminals, which opened...
  • Hapag-Lloyd rules out Arctic shipping
    The box carrier claims use of Arctic passages is currently 'out of the question' due to environmental risks
  • Management club underlines loyalty to Cyprus
    Cyprus has long been a major shipmanagement centre and managers tend to have remained true to the island for many...
  • CSSC Shipping seals four ice class post-panamax bulker deal with Pangaea
    The new vessels will be used in support of Pangaea subsidiary Nordic Bulk Carriers' 10-year contract with Baffinland to utilise...
  • Carriers caught between higher costs and lower earnings
    Charter rates rise for larger vessels as scrubber installations take ships out of service
  • Greek-owned fleet continues to dominate
    According to LLI data, Greeks control more than 18.8% of the world dry bulk fleet and 19.8% of the world...
  • Athens - the hub that never had to try too hard
    The maritime cluster of Athens has existed for 2,000 years, but it has never been officially recognised until now
  • Avenir joint venture wins $28m LNG bunker tanker contract from Petronas LNG
    The joint venture between MISC and Avenir will provide inroads into the LNG bunkering market here as other companies in...
  • The interview: Theodore Veniamis
    Others need to speak up on a 'potentially catastrophic' implementation of sulphur cap, says Greek shipowners' leader
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Cosco parent begins marine insurance exit from London as sanctions bite | Veniamis: 'It's not too late to...
  • GTT ties up with DSEC for LNG hybrid vessel
    Ponant, the owner backing construction of Le Commandant Charcot, touted this newbuild as the world's first hybrid electric ship propelled by liquefied...
  • Novatek ramping up LNG shipments via NSR to Asia
    'Developing further the navigational efficiency via the NSR combined with the construction of LNG transhipment complexes in Kamchatka and Murmansk...
  • Sempra Energy agrees to supply LNG to China Three Gorges Corp
    'This initial agreement with CTG represents an opportunity to support strong growth in natural gas demand in Asia, with future...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2019
  • New Orleans port improves rail flow as traffic jumps
  • AAL gearing up as market improves
  • Zeamarine appoints Chad Call CFO
  • Lack of visibility delays US-Mexico truck freight
  • Dynamic pricing allows for forward shipping contracts: Drewry
  • Global air cargo rates fall to four-year low
  • Soaring Shanghai-Europe air freight prices buck downward trend
  • India mulls port pricing overhaul to lure mainline calls

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2019
  • Pangaea confirms China pair with financing twist
    Ed Coll-led niche specialist is turning to Chinese leasing company and a Connecticut private equity partner to bankroll latest fleet additions in Arctic trade.
  • Underwriter B Riley FBR is buyer as well as seller in GSL follow-on deal
    Global Ship Lease happy with $55m windfall and with its bankers, who supported upsizing sale by buying $15m of the stock
  • Idan Ofer fixes LPG newbuild into three-year, $27m charter
    Midsize spot rates climbing, with more period activity
  • Investor unhappy with Brookfield's Teekay Offshore bid
    JDP Capital Management argues that Brookfield Business Partners is trying to take Teekay Offshore on the cheap
  • Data shows Iran-linked dark operations and STS transfers continue despite sanctions
    Data analysis firm Wandward says new STS hubs for suspected Iranian shipments are emerging
  • Webber: tanker tailwinds 'among strongest in a decade'
    One of shipping's most influential equity analysts has returned to coverage of the sector, but under his own shingle this time. Veteran researcher Michael Webber is back and so is his trademark "corporate governance scorecard," which examines the management practices of shipowners. And as Webber promised before he "hopped off the stagecoach" - allusion to the logo of former employer Wells Fargo
  • Aissot set for sizeable profit by reletting Evalend tanker newbuildings
    Dubai-based owner charters out two of its 11 VLCCs from Greek owners
  • Cosco Shipping Energy needs to be transparent if it wants to stay afloat
    Caught in the crossfire of the US-China trade war, Cosco's prized tanker subsidiary must do much more to reassure shareholders and business partners
  • Death toll mounts after Bourbon anchor-handler sinking
    Fourth body found following loss of Bourbon Rhode in the Atlantic
  • SD turns eye-catching $2.4m profit on PSV sale
    Oslo-listed owner sells large ship for much more than it paid for the unit in weaker markets
  • Watch the moment Stolt tanker exploded
    Camera captures devastating blast on Stolt Groenland in South Korea
  • Greece's Leon Shipping linked to purchase of GEM tanker
    Leon Shipping & Trading, a low-profile tanker owner from Greece, is believed to be behind one of several tanker sales reportedly carried out by Dubai-based player Gulf Energy Maritime (GEM). Gulf Energy Maritime linked to string of LR1 tanker sales Gulf Energy Maritime tied to $64m LR2 market exit
  • Peninsula prepares for IMO 2020 with $800m cash pot
    Bunker and tanker group adds to Asian finance facility led by HSBC
  • Charter rate of Avenir LNG's first small-scale ship emerges
    Level could set new benchmark for growing LNG bunker vessel supply market
  • Bugbee strikes for more Scorpio Tankers stock options
    President adds potential 100,000 shares to options for 150,000 acquired last week
  • Ostensjo and Foss team up for US offshore push
    Norwegian owner teams with US partner to focus on wind projects
  • Ince adds first shipping partner in Gibraltar
    Anne Rose tasked with developing practice in important shipping hub
  • Beazely claims war risk rates need to rise
    Senior underwriter says premiums are not high enough to cover worsening risk picture, particularly in the Middle East Gulf
  • Owners buying IMO 2020 'cheat devices?' No, just scrubbers
    Another week, another mainstream media outlet discovery of dastardly exhaust gas cleaning plot
  • Greece's Thenamaris offloads 18-year-old MR product carrier
    Diversified Greek shipping giant Thenamaris has sold its oldest tanker, an 18-year-old MR. US brokers said the Martinos family company's 39,000-dwt Searambler (built 2001), which has an ice-class 1A notation, has gone to a Russian buyer for $7.9m. Aframax earnings to heat up on Russia and Norway crude supply Peter Weernink takes back control of operator SwissMarine Thenamaris did not reply to
  • Karadeniz denies buying aframax for fleet of power stations
    Karadeniz Holding has denied reports that it has bought an aframax tanker to add to its rapidly growing fleet of floating power stations. Several broker reports earlier this week identified the Turkish company as the buyer of the 105,300-dwt Happy Century (built 2001) for $12.5m, with the intent to convert the vessel. FSRU for world's first LNG-to-power project near completion Karadeniz to co
  • Navig8 unveils plan for free online fuel benchmarking site
    Group with fingers in every piece of the IMO 2020 pie is poised to go live with platform for bunker pricing and quality reports
  • Graig Shipping marks centenary with 100km charity cycling event
    The Tour de France it was not - but that did not stop some of London's top sale-and-purchase brokers from donning their Lycra for a bike ride in the Welsh countryside in aid of charity. The event, which raised more than £30,000 ($36,830), was held to mark the 100th anniversary of UK-based shipowner Graig Shipping. A wet and windy September morning saw 75 riders embark on the 100km ride on a rout
  • UECC adds third battery hybrid car carrier
    Owner declares option for another vessel at Jiangnan Shipyard in China
  • Chad Call steps up to CFO role at Zeamarine
    Former Intermarine man succeeds another as Michael Dumas resigns
  • Cobas continues shipping push with Hoegh LNG buy
    Spanish fund builds stake to more than 10% in Norwegian operation
  • Bulker damaged after hitting pier in Brazil
    Port of Imbituba operational after incident involving Wisdom Marine vessel .
  • Hong Lam Marine books four small tankers in China
    Singapore bunker tanker owner expected to take delivery of first ships by 2021
  • Sri Lanka files 7,573 charges over alleged arms transfers
    Ukrainian master is finally indicted, four years after vessel was seized
  • Sempra Energy eyes potential China LNG supply deal
    US firm says agreement is an opportunity to support strong growth in Asia's natural gas demand
  • China's one-party rule struggles to catch up to economic miracle
    Sanctions and Hong Kong protests show how country's outmoded politics stand in the way of commercial gains
  • Vortexa: Euronav's ULCC Oceania arrives off Malaysia
    Ship adds to at least 3.5mt of IMO 2020 compliant bunker fuel said to be floating in tankers in region

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2019
  • Ocean Rate Report: Sanctions still stoking supertankers
    Crude tanker rates continue to surge, driven by geopolitical tensions. Meanwhile, container rates remain weak.
  • Canadian National truckers ratify new contract
    Unionized Canadian drivers for CNTL approve four-year agreement that increases rates for wait times and mileage.
  • Loss of Parcel Select business could hit USPS hard, consultancy says
    USPS faces big revenue, volume erosion from loss of big Parcel Select customers, ShipMatrix says
  • Third quarter carload declines worst yet in 2019
    Heading into earnings season, the railroads clearly have a revenue headwind as carloads declined again in the latest week.
  • Surface Transportation Board issues two proposed rulemakings
    The rulemakings address cost of capital calculations and rail performance data for chemicals and plastics traffic; shippers also press Board to act on fuel surcharges.
  • Searcy Specialized president voices opinion on hours of service debate
    Dan Doran suggests the industry should've focused on HOS revisions before discussing ELDs.
  • Anheuser-Busch charges into California electric truck demonstration race
    Anheuser-Busch is one of the biggest customers in line for hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric trucks from Nikola Corp., iNow, it is jumping into California's electric...
  • Indiana short line, rail groups file lawsuit over Illinois' crew size law
    Groups say existing federal laws trump Illinois' mandate on train crew size.
  • IMO 2020: diesel - crude spread blows out to widest level this year
    Energy markets appear to believe that capacity constraints will raise diesel prices next year.
  • Food-delivery apps add more supermarkets to their routes
    Postmates just announced a partnership with Walgreens and Duane Read stores - all 174 of them - in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
  • Airbus issues stark warning on WTO tariffs
    WTO green-lights $7.5 billion of tariffs
  • Traton charges ahead with €2 billion investment in electric, autonomous vehicles
    Truck subsidiary of Volkswagen AG will split investment into electric vehicle and software development to speed introduction of alternative fuel and self-driving commercial vehicle options
  • Virgin Atlantic seeks to expand cargo footprint
    Tel Aviv is the carrier's latest destination
  • Officials in South Texas looking at China for new factories and jobs
    Officials with the McAllen Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) will soon take a second tour of China to look for new partnership opportunities in that country....
  • YRC combines long-haul, regional operations in Michigan
    YRC merges terminals in northern Michigan in first step of network optimization plan since landing new financing
  • Freight Futures daily curve: 10/2
    After a lower contract roll, Freight Futures start looking to fundamentals.
  • Kriska buys two small Canadian carriers
    Ontario-based firm acquires Trailwood Transport, an automotive specialist located near two Honda plants, and nearby Nexus Freight, which will bolster local capacity.
  • Shifting freight demand from truck to rail will improve air quality, study finds
    Maintaining strict emissions regulations and levying a carbon tax on freight movement will help reduce mortality rates due to air pollution.
  • CBP presses continuing education for customs brokers
    The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America will work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to develop the education program.
  • Some small carriers still clinging to old telematics devices into fourth quarter
    Only 5% of carriers are still using automatic onboard recording devices (AOBRDs), according to a FreightWaves survey conducted in conjunction with EROAD and CarrierLists.
  • Delta projects strong 3Q despite cargo slump
    [Editor's Note: The photo has been updated to reflect a plane currently in service] Delta Air Lines' [NYSE: DAL] cargo volume fell 10.5% in September...
  • Civil construction equipment industry thrives in the face of slowing economy
    The civil equipment industry is thriving in the face of an overall manufacturing and industrial slowdown with demand for 5G fiber-optic cable installations and state-funded...
  • Today's Pickup: This drone could save your life
    Deliveries of automated defibrillators by drone beat paramedics by seven minutes to simulated cardiac arrest patients during round of test flights in Canada.
  • Food as Software
    Growing investment and consumer interest in laboratory-grown meat will change the dynamics of the industry.
  • Flood risk ongoing in Plains states today (forecast video)
    Several Plains states will have wet, slushy or snowy roads today with flash flooding likely in some areas.
  • Thomas Cook airport slots coveted by other carriers
    With Thomas Cook in liquidation, lucrative take-off and landing slots are highly prized
  • AvatarFleet President offers solutions to 'the driver problem'
    AvatarFleet is in the business of simplifying the process in which transportation companies find not just drivers, but safe drivers.
  • GE pays $2.7 million fine for Cuban sanctions violations
    The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control said three GE subsidiaries failed to use "reasonable care" by accepting payments from a Cuban entity...
  • Salesforce forecasts 13% holiday e-commerce growth in 2019 (with video)
    Salesforce drew on three years of data from 4,500 e-commerce sites to generate its forecast.
  • ChemDirect joins blockchain alliance
    ChemDirect, an online marketplace serving the chemical industry, announces it has joined the Blockchain in Transportation Alliance (BiTA), an organization dedicated to determining best practices...
  • TruckPark adding more than 10,000 truck parking spaces to reservation app
    TruckPark offers drivers the chance to reserve a parking space at dozens of locations throughout the country. A new partnership with Storemytruck.com will expand those...
  • Liner customers "bewildered" by new low-sulfur fuel charges
    From Oct. 1 new low-sulfur fuel charges are being levied by some container lines with more to follow through Q4. Use of the fuels is...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2019
  • Rotterdam 0.1%, 0.5% bunker fuel spread narrows on rising 0.5% demand
    The price spread between Rotterdam 0.1% marine fuel oil and 0.5% marine fuel oil narrowed in September .
  • Bunker operations at Zhoushan to resume Thursday after typhoon
    Bunker delivery operations at the key Chinese bunkering port of Zhoushan will resume Thursday at 8 am (0000 GMT) after typhoon Minag moved out of the area.
  • External: Global Risk Management
  • Bunkering at S Korean Busan, Ulsan ports suspended on typhoon Mitag
    "The terminals are closed now and will open from October 4," a South Korean trader said.
  • Japan delivered Marine Fuel 0.5% bunker premium hits record high on growing demand
    Japanese companies gear up to supply 0.5% sulfur marine fuels.
  • Shipowner group BIMCO proposes IMO limit ship power to curb GHG emissions
    Focus should be on emissions and, by proxy, power, BIMCO said.

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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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