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March 18, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rate declines 5.3pc to US$714/TEU, off 6pc to USWC
  • Seaspan 2018 turnover tops $1b and sees firm cashing in on IMO 2020
  • Scrubbers estimated to take up 200 TEU of ship space
  • IKEA, CMA CGM, Rotterdam port team up in GoodShipping Programme
  • Panama Canal's long-term rating upgraded to A1 with stable outlook
  • US East Coast ports gaining ground on West Coast counterparts
  • Kerry Logistics boosts presence in S America partnering Brazil's Nelson Heusi
  • RSGT to take over managment of Jeddah Islamic port's NCT
  • IAG Cargo's new constant climate centre in Madrid for pharma products
  • Singapore Changi to double cargo handling capacity by 2030
  • US-China trade row is hammering air cargo growth
  • More education needed about shipping of dangerous goods: IATA

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 17, 2019
  • APL enhances China Southeast Asia service
  • Drewry adds benchmarks on contract BAFs to its Benchmarking Club service
  • JNPT Dy Conservator inaugurates MANSA's 6th cricket championship trophy
  • Liner Break-Bulk service Marhaba Express calling Port of Duqm
  • Australia dock workers vote to strike
  • DP World announces impressive financial results
  • JN Port handles record cement in Feb.
  • Coal production up in 11 months of fiscal
  • Date for inviting comments from stakeholders extended
  • Exports up again in Feb.
  • New TRS Guide published
  • Sui Generis ADR system of Lok Adalat in India

International Transport Journalweb site
  • China to open four more border points for TIR
  • Contract awarded for 100 daily deliveries across UK
  • US ports select Díaz-Balart as 'port person' for 2019
  • New vessel to speed up FRS service
  • Takeover almost completed
  • Dallas air cargo stakeholders on the move
  • Timocom notes greater use of exchange platform
  • Kick-off for stage two of the UAE rail network
  • Alberto Nobis confirmed as new CEO DHL Express Europe
  • Royal Air Maroc joins Cargo iQ community
  • Different ways to St Petersburg
  • Substantial growth in oil logistics for Bolloré
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • New non-stop connection between Italy and Germany
  • GAC wins Caspian Sea contracts with Petronas
  • ONE growing fresh fruit
  • Monday's the day for new Chicago - Sydney service
  • Contship Italia taking bull by the horns

The Loadstarweb site
MARCH 15, 2019
  • MCT sale to MSC means the end of common-user transhipment operations in the Med
  • No relief for container shipping lines as rates on major trades continue to fall
  • 'Fantastic' year for Lufthansa Cargo, with revenue and profits on the up
  • Birmingham 'listens to logistics' and exempts trucks from clean air zone fee
  • Boost for SMEs as Cargo iQ unveils new shipment planning and control platform
  • Market Insight: Maersk's 4PL ambitions - "What do they know about SCM and forwarding? Nothing"
  • Australia needs a dedicated air freight body
  • Ira Douglas appointed vice president of labour relations at Crowley Maritime
  • Supply chain radar: Panalpina's takeover tale - the devil is in the (legal) detail

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 15, 2019
  • TEN eyes further LNG carrier orders
    TEN, Ltd (Tsakos Energy Navigation) (NYSE:TNP) today reported new charters for its two LNG carriers, the Neo Energy and the Maria Energy, to what it called "significant international energy concerns" for an
  • VIDEO: Newport News installs upper mast of CVN 73
    Huntington Ingalls Industries' (NYSE:HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division has reached a highpoint in its refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of the nuclear aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). The shipyard installed
  • Navy issues RFI for Large Unmanned Surface Vessels
    One of the surprises in the Navy's FY2020 budget request was the inclusion of "two large unmanned surface vessels" in the ship construction submission. As we noted earlier this week (see story),
  • Wärtsilä tests AR-based vessel repair and maintenance service
    In what promises to be a breakthrough in vessel repair and maintenance operations, Wärtsilä has successfully tested a new remote guidance service. It enables ship crew members, field service engineers and shipyard
  • Candies IMR vessel features three Schottel propulsion systems
    The U.S. built, U.S. flagged Inspection Maintenance Repair (IMR) vessel Paul Candies is equipped with three different Schottel propulsion systems. Owned by Otto Candies, LLC, Des Allemands, La., and built by its
  • Hill Dickinson strengthens international maritime team
    International maritime law firm Hill Dickinson has made a trio of high level appointments, hiring Master Mariner Kevin Austin, Korean market specialist Beth Bradley, and transactional lawyer Sung Hwan Choi. Austin, currently
  • Bouchard takes delivery of a further ATB
    Melville, N.Y., based Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc. has taken the delivery of ATB unit M/V Evening Breeze and Barge No. 252 (B. No. 252) from shipbuilders VT Halter Marine Inc. and Bollinger

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 15, 2019
  • East Coast ports highlighted in US budget proposal
    Proposal supports efforts to accommodate 14,000 teu to 18,000 teu vessels on the east coast
  • Norden expands into Africa
    The Abidjan office, which will be Norden's 11th, is due to become operational in the second quarter
  • Hill Dickinson adds to ranks from rivals
    Beth Bradley, Kevin Austin and Sung Hwan Choi join from Clyde & Co and Norton Rose Fulbright
  • Much lower iron ore trade growth to claim capesize earnings potential
    London-based consultancy expects iron ore trade growth to sink to 0.1% in 2019 from expectations of 4.6% before the Brazilian...
  • First shipping blockchain 'IPO 2.0' forecast for 2019
    UK-based start-up Value on Chain says that its blockchain-based platform will help open up the industry to new investment
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: Looking beyond Brexit with the new head of the UK's MCA
    Listen to the latest edition of Lloyd's List's weekly podcast - your weekly briefing on the stories shaping shipping in...
  • Is the US west coast big-ship ready?
    Terminals in the Californian ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are able to handle ships of 18,000 teu or...
  • Contship Italia seeking Gioia Tauro box terminal buyout
    Medcenter Container Terminal concession at Gioia Tauro will continue to be fully operational during the negotiations
  • Idle numbers keep box charter market in check
    The acid test for the charter market will be its ability to absorb some of the idle ships holding back...
  • RCL revamps China-Southeast Asia services
    RCL is making adjustments to the partnership it has set up with CMA CGM intra-Asia unit Cheng Lie Navigation Co
  • Daily Briefing
    Maersk to set own hull pricing as more insurance switched to captive | PDVSA's woes deepen | Exclusive interview with...
  • The Interview: John C Hajipateras
    John Hadjipateras, the chief executive of New York-listed Dorian LPG and the Connecticut Maritime Association's 2019 Commodore, talks about Scorpio's...
  • Wilhelmsen drone project makes first shore-to-ship delivery
    Autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles or drones can potentially reduce delivery costs by up to 90% in some ports and have...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 15, 2019
  • Falling US imports spell more trans-Pacific blankings
  • ILA president seeks third term
  • UP's ingate embargo underscores Chicago woes
  • MSC wants full control to turn around Gioia Tauro
  • US private intermodal outperforming rail-owned units

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 15, 2019
  • Globus Maritime falls deeper into the red
    Athanasios Feidakis-led bulker owner sees better revenue but higher costs.
  • Capesize freefall hits the brakes as oversupply for iron ore is tempered
    Rate upswing for troubled dry bulk asset class may be short-lived, analyst says.
  • Tanker rate spike pushes Sovcomflot back to profit in fourth quarter
    Rebounding tanker rates propelled Russian shipowner Sovcomflot back into the black in the fourth quarter of 2018 and the confidence has transferred into this year. Sovcomflot 'contains the bleeding' with tanker seasonality set to return VEB lines up $152m financing for SCF tankers Sovcomflot poised to order first ship for Arctic LNG 2 Frustration at speed of LNG-fuelling uptake boils over
  • Algoma Central to pursue buyback and cancel plan
    Algoma Central has received the go-ahead for a plan to pump up the price of its shares. The Canadian bulker and tanker owner announced Friday that the Toronto Stock Exchange has given its normal course of issuer bid the green light, carrying over a policy from last January. The plan allows Algoma to purchase up to 1.9 million of its own shares - 5% of its 38.4 million outstanding shares - over t
  • Pantheon parts with tankers worth $45m ahead of newbuilding expansion
    Major Greek tanker company Pantheon Tankers is shedding older tonnage, making way for a dozen newbuildings. The Anna Angelicoussis-controlled outfit has parted with a 15-year old VLCC and a 16-year old suezmax, raising close to $45m in the process. Several brokers in Greece and the UK said the 318,300-dwt Sea Lynx (built 2004) has gone to unidentified Thai buyers for $31.5m. Some of them are l
  • Over 3,000 ships to boast scrubbers by the end of 2020
    Over 3,000 ships are set to be fitted with scrubbers by the end of 2020, according to the latest statistics. George Economou: 'The Gods Must Be Crazy' to cram sulphur limits on shipping A surge in demand for companies to fit scrubbers next year means 3,018 vessels will have the equipment by the close of 2020, according to DNV GL data cited by DNB Markets. The numbers of March show an extra 316
  • Torben Janholt snaps up Torm shares with tankers on upward curve
    Danish shipping veteran Torben Janholt has bought a bundle of shares in Torm with the tanker owner on track for its best quarterly performance in three years. Torm on track for best quarterly profit in three years Oaktree picks Janholt for Torm seat Janholt, a director of the product tanker heavyweight, picked up DKK 299,584 ($45,498) worth of stock, according to a filing released this aftern
  • Sheriff tries again to sell Lewek Penguin
    The Sheriff of Singapore is launching a third auction for restructuring EMAS Offshore's anchor-handler Lewek Penguin. The 10,800-bhp ship (built 2007) will be sold on 8 April via sealed tenders. The previous sale closed on 12 February. New auction scheduled for EMAS anchor-handler The buyer will have to pay SGD 16,650 ($12,200) on top of its bid price for bunkers on board. The Pan United-buil
  • New Clarksons chairman buys stock worth £50,000
    New Clarksons chairman Bill Thomas has invested almost £50,000 in the company in his first foray into the stock. Clarksons profit down slightly after tough start Peter Anker leaving Clarksons board Thomas, who was appointed to replace James Hughes-Hallett last month, made the move at the same time as fellow director Peter Backhouse has added to his holding. Thomas's initial stake spans 2,803 s
  • Teekay Corp, Teekay Tankers reshuffle boards
    Teekay Corp's chairman William Utt is stepping down as boards are cut to seven members
  • PEMEX contract lifts Borr Drilling rigs out of lay-up
    Utilisation remains a balancing act for the Oslo-listed drilling company, but revenues have surged since 2017
  • France works to contain Grande America spill
    French authorities were working on Friday to contain a fuel spill from the sunken Grimaldi ro-ro Grande America. The 57,000-gt ship (built 1997) went down 330km west of La Rochelle earlier this week following a fire on deck. French and British rescue teams saved all 27 crew. Images released by the French navy this week showed flames and plumes of black smoke spewing from the ship as it listed s
  • DSME finally hands over Sonangol drillship
    Korea's DSME has finally delivered the first of two drillships ordered by Angola's Sonangol in 2013. The KRW 900bn ($800m) pair were originally scheduled for handover in 2016 at a combined price of KRW 990bn. The yard ended a 12-month dispute over the delayed vessels last year, agreeing a reduced fee. The second ship will be handed over within two months, DSME said on Friday. Sonangol reported
  • Trafigura seals new finance worth $2.05bn
    Trader and tanker operator Trafigura Group has sealed new financing worth $2.05bn. It said the 365-day multi-currency syndicated revolving credit facility was "very well received by the bank market" and "substantially oversubscribed." Trafigura moves for TNG MRs The deal was initially launched with the idea of raising $1.5bn. The cash will refinance the maturing $2.2bn 365-day tranche of the c
  • Hill Dickinson poaches three high-level staff from rivals
    Hill Dickinson has poached a new legal director and two new partners from rival firms, who will join its London and Singapore offices. Kevin Austin is leaving Norton Rose to join his new employer's London office as a legal director. Hill Dickinson said Austin is an experience master mariner and is well known in the London Hull Market. The firm said making a "strategic rearrangement" to its mari
  • Paulson backs away from International Seaways
    New York asset manager still an INSW' top investor
  • Greek shipowners in pole position as Glencore arm shows hunger for product tankers
    Glencore's ST Shipping has been active in the period market for medium range tankers. The operator has reportedly chartered as many as three ships in the sector, including to from Greek owner Benetech Shipping. Glasenberg's Glencore places cap on coal production The 50,000-dwt Galissas (built 2008) has been taken for one year at $13,500 per day with an option for a second year at $15,500 per d
  • Double fire probed on Zeaborn-managed boxship
    An investigation is taking place into two fires that broke out in containers on a Zeaborn-managed post-panamax off China. The German company told TradeWinds the first blaze took place on the 5,754-teu ER Kobe (built 2001) on 13 February as it headed from Haiphong in Vietnam to Qingdao in China. This occurred in three boxes on deck that were loaded with charcoal. Blaze breaks out in cargo holds
  • IMO 2020 tanker storage business starts to take shape in Asian waters
    Euronav is not the only company looking to storage ahead of IMO 2020 with traders now holding a handful of ships in Asia with an eye on the new emissions rules. Euronav buys fuel oil cargoes for 2020 ULCC storage play Three to four VLCCs are stationed off Malaysia and Singapore storing low sulphur fuel oil components, Platt's reported this week. "There should be some middle distillates and low
  • All eco options open for Grimaldi
    Grimaldi group company Finnlines will keep investing in green initiatives for its fleet, CEO Emanuele Grimaldi has pledged. Writing in the company's annual report, he said: "We have invested over EUR 1bn ($1.13bn) in the past decade and in the coming years will invest over EUR 500m in new technology, in digitalisation, in green shipping for our customers." Part of this is its investment in three
  • Boa: significant OSV over-capacity remains
    Boa Offshore has said OSV markets remain challenging due to "significant" vessel over-capacity. The medium to long-term outlook improved during 2018 on the back of increasing oil prices over the last two years, the Norwegian owner added. There are also "lowered hurdle rates" for new field developments for oil companies, and increased volumes of sanctioned offshore field development investment pr
  • Japanese VLCC tipped to head down demolition route
    Tanker market players are watching a Japanese owned VLCC to see if the big tanker market will see only its second scrap sale of 2019. Tanker scrapping hits highest level in over 30 years VLCC scrapping set for respite before regulation-driven spike After a blockbuster 2018 for crude tanker demolition, VLCC scrapping has ground to a halt this year. Demolition market sources say the 265,300-dwt
  • Bondholder takes over former Rongsheng yards
    China Huarong Energy has completed the sale of its shipyard assets to a bondholder. The share transfer was completed this week, it said. The Hong Kong-listed company agreed a deal with the unnamed bondholder last year for the former China Rongsheng Heavy Industries' "non-performing and debt-burdened" yard and engineering business. Both parties released all debts on completion. China Huarong wi
  • $600m drillship up for sale
    A $600m drillship is up for sale again following a move to a port in Wales. The 61,600-gt Sertao (built 2012) has been moved from Tilbury as Platform Brokers (PB) seeks a buyer. Seller Dleif Drilling, a US-registered company, took possession of the vessel after a court order in Brazil. Deal agreed after DB tries to cut out Kellock from drillship sale It used to be owned by Brazil's bankrupt Sh
  • Wilhelmsen's delivery drones take flight
    The Wilhelmsen group has launched its drone delivery service to ships. The Singapore pilot project is being run with Airbus. A variety of small, time-critical items have been flown out to working vessels at anchorage. The drones have lifted off from Marina South Pier in Singapore with 3D printed items from Wilhelmsen's onshore 3D printing micro-factory. The Airbus Skyways drone navigated auton
  • Japan sees orders slide 20% in gross tonnage terms
    Shipbuilders haul in orders for smaller ships, as order backlog dips below 500 ships and 25mgt.
  • Hapag-Lloyd Cruises opts for MGO to meet IMO 2020
    Fuel switch comes on top of SCR catalytic converters and cold ironing technology on ships.
  • Fred Olsen Windcarrier seals Yunlin windfarm contract
    Taiwan proving happy hunting ground for installation contracts for offshore vessel operators.
  • Singapore tugs and barges back on thieves' radar
    Unmanned vessels with scrap metal cargoes among those most frequently targeted, says ReCAAP.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 15, 2019
  • Commentary: U.S.-produced oil, LNG will ease sulfur cap woes
    "The second wave of the U.S. shale revolution is coming," says the International Energy Agency, which released its five-year forecast for world oil production Monday.
  • Freightos sees ocean freight rates falling
    Rates from Asia to the U.S. East Coast have fallen since the fourth quarter of 2018, and there are "several signs of slowing world trade."
  • Brexit may be 'biggest challenge' in years for U.K. logistics
    U.K. Freight Transport Association doubles down on advice to members to plan for a worst-case scenario.
  • CMA CGM increases CEVA ownership to nearly 89.5 percent
    French container carrier increases ownership of Swiss logistics company after monthlong tender offer.
  • Maersk to charter 13 new feeder ships
  • Second fuel spill found near Grande America sinking
  • Union Pacific train derails in New Mexico
  • Kusser appointed CBP's LAX port director
  • Mississippi River reopens after tugboat sinks
  • GAO reviews CBP public-private partnerships

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 15, 2019
  • Russian Novorossiisk bunkering resumes on better weather: sources
  • Market outlook has OPEC in wait-and-see mode
  • Fuel oil stocks in ARA rise amid slowdown in arbitrage east, port delays
  • First rises in oil refinery margins since Nov on lower runs: IEA
  • Marine Environment Protection Committee likely to advance unresolved issues in May around IMO 2020: IBIA
    Details on FONARs, scrubbers and role of suppliers in carrying out pre-tests awaited by the industry.
  • Singapore residue stocks jump 9.1% on week to 1-month high on higher imports
    "If you compare to February [it's] slightly better, but by no means good," a bunker trader said.
  • External: Global Risk Management
  • Singapore middle distillate stocks ease on higher gasoil export flows
    "I believe the market is still very healthy actually," a gasoil trader said Thursday.
  • TRADER NOTE: Bunker trader Monjasa opens Vietnam office
  • FUTURES: Crude stable ahead of OPEC meet
    "The mood was rather subdued, with traders happy to sit on the sidelines heading into the weekend," ANZ analysts 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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