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June 13, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Los Angeles May up 7.8pc to 828,662 TEU, beating all-time 2017 record
  • Hutchison takes delivery of 2 postpanamax quay cranes in Hong Kong
  • Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou extradition hearing to begin January 2020
  • TDC slashes HK export growth forecast to 2pc due to US-China trade war
  • Beijing to roll out national security export controls on sensitive tech
  • US-China trade war could spur world economy into a crisis, leaders warn
  • Kalmar unveils industry's first lithium-ion powered medium forklift
  • CN Rail expects AI automation to save up to US$301 million in three years
  • ICTSI invests in expanding Croatia's terminal to cater for mega boxships
  • BIFA reports 'massive interest' in five-hour online customs training course
  • After retail stock-up frenzy, LA port expects cargo volumes to slow down
  • Arrest warrants issued for 5 Volga-Dnepr Airlines' aircraft: Ukrainian court
  • Qantas looks forward to AA's link up to serve Australia and New Zealand
  • Schiphol and Atlanta airports to collaborate on cargo in trade alliance
  • Air Canada to finalise Transat US$389.4 million takeover by July
  • Air cargo stoic in face of 'cyclical' market declines since November

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 12, 2019
  • SAL Heavy Lift flies high with new crane extension - the Fly-Jib
  • Restrictions on import of peas
  • DPT activates Disaster Management Plan in view of ensuing cyclone "VAYU"
  • Warehouse leasing crossed 25-mn sq. ft mark in 2018; grew by more than 45 pc y-o-y
  • Commerce Minister promises all support to exporters
  • Stakeholder groups give wide-ranging suggestions in pre-Budget consultations with Finance Minister
  • G20 recommends digital tax for multinational technology companies

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Emission-free and super-silent in the city
  • EFL charters Qatar Airways Cargo service to Pittsburgh
  • New chartering manager for dship Carriers
  • Sealogis forms new freight forwarding division
  • Third converted B757 freighter for Asia Pacific Airlines
  • Helikon relies on Ship Money
  • A golden truck to celebrate 50th birthday
  • Achim Martinka named VP Germany at Lufthansa Cargo
  • First gas-powered truck in Memmingen
  • From coal power station to logistics site
  • Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea
  • IAG Hangar 51 programme invites to Spain
  • Operating results at five-year high
  • American P&I Club appoints prominent maritime lawyer
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • New hinterland connection for Zeebrugge
  • PISR complies with STCW
  • Kenya Airways finds GSAs for new routes to Europe

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 12, 2019
  • Vietnam the big winner in the US-China tariff war, but is it legal?
  • Airfreight handlers hit by double-whammy of labour shortages and rising costs
  • Ceva and CMA CGM unveil cross-border service for ocean boxes in Asia
  • Europe needs to refocus if its transport sector wants to compete with China
  • Forwarders review block space bookings for air cargo, looking for lower rates
  • Market Insight: 'Immature procurement' & trade management risk - carrier freight quotes come under fire
  • CFO Nicolas Burr to leave Hapag-Lloyd in February
  • Xavier Prévost to lead IT and business solutions at FM Logistic

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 12, 2019
  • ABB introduces new compact turbocharger models
    Responding to increasing demand for compact and efficient turbocharger technology for marine engines, ABB Turbocharging has launched the new A255-L and A260-L turbochargers. Optimized for small and medium bore two-stroke diesel and
  • Boat rental company operated illegal charter business, says USCG
    The Coast Guard has issued a notice of violations to a recreational boat rental company operating as an illegal charter business out of North Myrtle Beach, S.C. On May 19, Coast Guard
  • CRS reports on Navy's plans to add more unmanned vessels
    The surprise item in the Navy's FY2020 budget submission was a request for funding for two large unmanned surface vessels. Now the Congressional Research Surface has issued a report, Navy Large Unmanned
  • VIDEO: Captain of cruise ship in deadly Danube collision gets bail
    The captain of the Viking River Cruises ship involved in a deadly collision that sank a River Danube sightseeing boat in central Budapest on May 29 can be released on bail, a
  • C-Innovation wins major RLWI contract
    C-Innovation, LLC (C-I), an Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) group affiliate, has won a significant contract to perform Riserless Light Well Intervention (RLWI) activities for BP in the Gulf of Mexico. The initial
  • Humera Ahmed joins LISCR
    Humera Ahmed has been appointed Vice-President of Legal and Business Development of the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR), the U.S.-based manager of the Liberian Registry. She comes to LISCR with
  • Aviation has FOQA, now shipping gets BOQA
    Similarly to the Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) systems widely used in commercial aviation, the marine Bridge Operational Quality Assurance (BOQA) solution from Birkeroed, Denmark, headquartered Danelec Marine BOQA provides a structured
  • Oshima and DNV GL launch ultra green Ultramax design
    A new bulk carrier design from Japan's Oshima Shipbuilding is designed to have a 50% better EEDI (Energy Efficiency Design Index) than comparable vessels. The design, the Oshima Ultramax 2300, is the
  • Could ammonia be shipping's clean new fuel?
    Ammonia can be safely and effectively applied as a marine fuel to reduce harmful emissions according to a new research paper by C-Job Naval Architects, the largest independent ship design and engineering

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 12, 2019
  • UK's upcoming 2050 net zero emission law leaves shipping untouched - for now
    The government has decide to leave the matter with the IMO
  • PGNiG more than doubles Plaquemines LNG purchase agreement
    From 2023, the Polish Oil and Gas Company will receive a total of 3.5m tonnes per annum of LNG from...
  • Globus lines up fleet refinancing as loss narrows
    The market is now at much better levels in terms of rates than those recorded in the first two months...
  • Cargill cuts shipping emissions on chartered fleet
    The world's biggest charterer of dry bulk vessels has said it has cut carbon emissions from its shipping fleet by...
  • DNV GL in tie-up with Japanese shipyard on bulker designs
    Classification firm DNV GL has entered a strategic co-operation with Japan's Oshima Shipbuilding. The co-operation will explore new bulk vessel...
  • Data is driving all-sector refocus for maritime
    A thought leadership seminar hosted in London this week by Rightship and the UK P&I Club learnt that finding a...
  • Thomas Cooper merges with Penningtons Manches
    Shipping law firm Thomas Cooper is to merge with UK top 50 business and private client solicitors Penningtons Manches, with...
  • Americas Awards celebrate excellence in maritime
    The Lloyd's List Americas Awards celebrate excellence in shipping at a time when industry players are under enormous pressure to...
  • Small ports can still benefit from big ships
    Cargo proximity and critical mass can be more important in terminal selection than vessel handling capacity
  • SIPG sets price for $700m bonds issue
    Issuance at the Hong Kong bourse is expected to complete early next week
  • Hapag-Lloyd finance chief Nicolàs Burr to stand down
    CSAV to lose executive board seat at German carrier as Burr returns to roles in Chile
  • Daily Briefing
    Baltic tanker earnings slump even as Russian exports climb | Southeast Asia OSV players living off scraps | Iran condemns...
  • Ship-to-ship LNG bunkering sought for BC Ferries newbuilds
    Canada's BC Ferries floated an expression of interest last week, stating that the ship-to-ship bunkering solution is for five new LNG-fuelled vessels
  • Brightoil tankers sale raises $200m
    Cash-strapped Brightoil has seen its marine transport business suspended after its entire fleet of five very large crude carriers, four...
  • Largest LNG terminal in the Nordics officially opens for business
    The terminal can also facilitate LNG bunkering, supplying the super-chilled fuel to ships such as icebreakers and others operating in...
  • Port of Corpus Christi expected to dominate US crude exports
    Corpus Christi crude exports will surpass Port Houston in the next decade, says Wood Mackenzie

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 12, 2019
  • Montreal efficiency measures cut dwell times by two-thirds
  • US shippers increase BC port routings
  • ELD mandate a 'game changer' for Canadian shippers
  • No clear path for EC block exemption ruling
  • Railroads' approach to intermodal shifts 'inward'
  • Uber Freight: Shipper metric priorities need reboot
  • US warehouses, ports prep for reefer volume boom
  • Shippers, carriers brace for new Russian port fee
  • Intra-Asia slowdown spells gloom for east-west trades

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 12, 2019
  • Algoma closes $100m Oldendorff deal
    Algoma Central has closed a $100m deal with Oldendorff Carriers, bumping up its stake in the CSL International Pool while grabbing a trio of ships in the process. Algoma orders new bulker, posts first quarter loss The Canadian shipowner announced on Wednesday it now owns 40% of the pool, which counts Marbulk Shipping and CSL Americas as members. Additionally, Toronto-traded Algoma acquired the
  • Too early? Shipping investors have yet to price in scrubbers
    With IMO 2020 six months out, observers say it is likely to be too early for scrubbers to affect share prices
  • Virgin Voyages appoints first female Canadian master
    The Tom McAlpin-led owner hires Wendy Williams to command Scarlet Lady for next year's inaugural season.
  • Wells Fargo: Orderbook closes in on 2022 LNG ship requirements
    Sufficient speculative LNG carrier newbuildings have been contracted to meet the expected needs of the market in 2022, according to Wells Fargo Securities analysts. In the latest issue of their "Bottoms Up LNG" report, the Michael Webber-led team said the uncommitted portion of the LNG orderbook has been gradually building and now represents "an increasing risk" at 23% of the fleet. LNG buyer la
  • Christiania Shipping off to a flying start
    Chemical tanker specialist Christiania Shipping has risen from the ashes of its loss-making predecessor to report positive operating profit for 2018. Fifth generation of Eitzen family set to join Camillo Eitzen on comeback trail "In 2018, we have successfully implemented several changes to re-establish Christiania Shipping as an efficient and streamlined shipowner, charterer and operator," said
  • JP Morgan linked to LNG carrier newbuilding move
    Bank understood to be contracting its first vessels in the sector for energy major
  • Suezmax earnings double those of VLCCs
    Healthy crude exports from West Africa, in particular Angola, are pushing suezmax earnings to the highest since February.
  • Nordic American Tankers closes busiest period ever as things peek up
    Nordic American Tankers' "busiest period ... ever" has positioned it well for the pre-IMO 2020 rally, a letter from the company Wednesday said. "In 2Q2019, we have seen the normal seasonal downturn in that quarter," the letter read. "We expect a significantly improved tanker market ahead. After positive Q1, Nordic American Tankers shares soar "We must remember that political unrest is often goo
  • Pacific Green headhunts Oslo scrubber chief from rival
    US-listed scrubber supplier staffing up new Norwegian sales office
  • Howe Robinson's boxship guru Dowell to step down
    Paul Dowell is ready to hang up his boots after 22 years, but he believes the sector still has a lot to learn
  • Hapag-Lloyd CFO to leave next year
    Hapag-Lloyd's chief financial officer Nicolas Burr is to leave the company next year to oversee new projects in South America. Hapag Lloyd PR man gets a 'buzz' over apiarist role Burr will take over new projects in Chile after he leaves the company on 29 February 2020, according to a release from the Hamburg-based boxship giant. "The supervisory board sincerely likes to thank Nicolas Burr for
  • Supreme Court hands Swedish Club lifeline in bulker fire CTL appeal
    Controversial case handed back to high court to decide on payout from loss of Greek-controlled Renos in 2012 blaze.
  • Kuehne+Nagel starts to rank liner services by carbon footprint
    Shippers are leading the fight against carbon emissions by choosing 'clean' liner services
  • Lawsuit claims Valero may have provided defective fuel to more than 100 ships
    Refining giant blames Trafigura for off-spec fuel delivered to vessels
  • Two TMK execs quit after groping and stalking claims
    Two executives from Lloyd's of London underwriter Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) have resigned after allegations of sexual harassment were made. One was accused of groping colleagues at what was termed by a Bloomberg report as a "booze-fuelled party", while the other was alleged to have stalked a junior employee. The news comes three months after an investigation by the news agency into the "deep-seate
  • Advantage Tankers sues to free tanker
    Turkish shipowner Advantage Tankers is looking to recoup $10.3m in a Manhattan federal court over an alleged wrongful arrest in South Africa. According to court papers, the 156,644-dwt Advantage Sky (built 2010) has been held in Durban since last August, caught up in a controversy over legal disputes in New York state courts and London's High Court with the ship's previous owner. The defendant i
  • Signposts to the future: Five things we learned from Nor-Shipping 2019
    Oslo found shipping at a crossroads, but underneath the anxiety there are reasons for optimism
  • Oshima Shipbuilding and DNV GL launch alternative-fuelled bulker design
    Oshima Shipbuilding and class society DNV GL have launched a new design of bulk carrier that would use half the energy of conventional vessels and utilises wind, LNG fuel, battery and solar power. DNV GL's Knut Orbeck-Nilssen calls on shipping to keep safety at forefront of industry's mind DNV GL teams with Keppel on LNG newbuildings The Oshima Ultramax 2030 bulker design has an energy efficien
  • Vital global food production needs an ethical supply chain
    Swiss NGO Public Eye turns spotlight on traders' role in generating seaborne agricultural cargoes - and the ships that are carrying them
  • Euronav aims for bond tap
    Belgium's Euronav is preparing to tap into a bond issue to boost its funding. The Euronext-listed tanker giant said its subsidiary Euronav Luxembourg has arranged a fixed-income investor call for 13 June, with the help of Arctic Securities, DNB Markets and Nordea. A tap issue of its $150m senior unsecured bond issue may follow, subject to market conditions, it added. The company told TradeWinds
  • Meteor Management buys supramax and eyes growth into tankers
    Meteor Management, a Bulgarian shipmanagement company backed by commodities trader Eleen Marine, is expanding its supramax fleet and says for the first time it is considering investing in the tanker market. Meteor general manager Andrei Filipov confirmed that his company's clients have bought the 55,400-dwt Eria Colossus (built 2008), which has been renamed Eleen Sofia. Brokers reported that Japa
  • Geared handysize bulker sextet up for sale
    Six geared handysize bulkers are circulating in the sale-and-purchase market by their Cyprus-based owners, Greek brokers have reported this week. The vessels are the 37,000-dwt Western Aida, Western Boheme and Western Fedora (all built 2012), and the 37,400-dwt Western Carmen, Western Lucrezia and Western Tosca (all built 2013). The ships have been with the same owners since they were built at S
  • Thomas Cooper scales up with Penningtons Manches merger
    UK shipping law firm gains access to resources of top 50 partner for international expansion.
  • 'Likely lad' Alan Wilson makes way for rising stars of the North
    North P&I Club managing director Alan Wilson has retired. Wilson, along with chief executive Paul Jennings, was associated with the dramatic growth of the protection and indemnity mutual over the past four decades. Insurer North P&I reshuffles senior staff More than $380m wiped off P&I mutuals' free reserves The pair worked at the club as it grew from an insurer with just two million gt of shi
  • Ammonia-fuelled gas carrier design hoves into view
    Dutch-lead research project analyses how to safely introduce the gas as a marine fuel
  • Wellard eyes ship sales as debt deal collapses
    Australian livestock carrier group Wellard is contemplating ship sales after a standstill deal with noteholders failed. The company had agreed the halt in April in respect of certain defaults existing under its notes. Algoma and Wellard ships cancelled at Uljanik This was scheduled to end on 30 September, with Wellard to grant certain security to the noteholders. But it has been unable to do t
  • ABP wins approval to switch bond from Libor to Sonia
    UK port group becomes first borrower to secure bondholder approval for switch from discredited benchmark.
  • Novatek could build 17 new Arctic LNG carriers
    Novatek's Arctic LNG 2 project will need between 15 and 17 Arc7 LNG carriers, according to CEO Leonid Mikhelson. The Interfax news agency cited him as saying: "We're doing transhipment in Murmansk and Kamchatka, and we now need to decide the issue of transporting LNG to these points. Sovcomflot and Cosco agree Arctic LNG carrier joint venture "Calculations show that we probably need to build 15
  • Brightoil VLCC and aframax sales raise over $200m
    Hong Kong tanker owner still has one VLCC, three aframaxes and six bunker tankers to be sold.
  • Angelicoussis back at Daewoo for another LNG newbuild
    Greek owner takes year-to-date gas carrier order tally at favourite Korean yard to five.
  • Orbis takes bigger position in Golar
    Orbis Investment Management has grown its leading stake in Golar LNG to 10%. The Bermuda-based firm now owns more than 10.1 million shares of the gas carrier owner, up from the 8.9 million disclosed in February, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Fresh contenders limber up as floating LNG comes of age The firm was founded by South African billionaire Allan Gray. The next
  • Blank Rome attorney joins LISCR
    F. Humera Ahmed is joining the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) as vice president of legal and business development. Ahmed was previously an attorney at Blank Rome where she worked on both maritime and financial cases. Legal changes could enhance Luxembourg flag appeal for LISCR "Humera is a very energetic, self-confident, knowledgeable and proactive person," said regist
  • JERA spells out shipping structure as it shifts into LNG bunkering
    JERA splits its shipping business by charter length, procuring LNG vessels based on concluded free-on-board contracts and, or, tolling agreements. JERA executive officer Yuichiro Kato, who is in charge of LNG shipping, said economics and safety are high priorities when vessels are being evaluated, alongside charter term, tank size and propulsion. JERA to have 'inherent' exposure to LNG bunkering
  • Kato reveals JERA's shift to a flexible LNG shipping strategy
    Trading giant outlines ambitions to grow its fleet and free-on-board LNG portfolio
  • Ind-Aust Maritime confirms Torm product tanker deal
    Ind-Aust Maritime has emerged as the buyer of a Torm MR product tanker. Sources at the Indian shipowner confirmed to TradeWinds this week that it had purchased the 45,500-dwt Torm Gunhild (built 1999). Torm said last week that it had lined up a deal to sell the ship for $6m ahead of taking delivery of four 2011-built MR tankers it had purchased for $83m. Four MRs in, one out at Torm The Torm G

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 12, 2019
  • USTR official: Urgency of passing USMCA 'cannot be overstated'
    A House Agriculture Committee panel heard testimony from Trump administration ag officials on Tuesday during a hearing that widely touched on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
  • Three dead after tanker explosion in Russia
    The blast occurred Tuesday in the engine room of the M/V VF Tanker-16 and caused three other crew members to go to the hospital, vessel owner Volga Shipping Company said.
  • Is supersizing ports the answer?
  • Fitch Ratings: 3D printing could reduce trade
  • Monaco Maersk sets loaded containership record
  • Senate Finance clears ITC nominations
  • Hapag-Lloyd CFO Burr leaving company
  • CMA CGM makes first call at Port Tampa Bay

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 12, 2019
  • ANALYSIS: Diesel, jet 2020 curve structures diverge ahead of IMO
    Ahead of the implementation of the International Maritime Organization's lower sulfur cap on marine fuels next year, the structure of middle distillates forward curves looks quite different for diesel compared with jet fuel.
  • FUJAIRAH DATA: Oil product stocks fall to 4-week low amid soft holiday trading
    Total inventories at the Middle East bunkering hub dropped 0.5% over the past week to 23.889 million barrels, the lowest level since May 13, data compiled by S&P Global Platts showed.
  • FUTURES 5: Crude tumbles as US supply continues to climb
    Crude futures tumbled Wednesday following a US crude stock build reported by the US Energy Information Administration.
  • Hanwa Singapore facing $20 million payment issues for MGO
    "The cause of this case is that we have not followed the original trade conditions of receiving an advance and L/C settlement," said the official.
  • External: Global Risk Management
  • Trade deal could boost UK's N Sea crude flows to S Korea: traders
    "It's a pre-deal but it should open the door to Forties in Korea," a trader said.
  • Trafigura posts rise in H1 oil, LNG trading volumes as profits jump
    "Whilst all of the division's books performed well during the period, the crude oil, gasoline, LNG and wet freight desks were the standout contributors," the company 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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