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August 2, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China may siphon off S'pore bunker sales
    China may capture almost a third of Singapore's bunker market in three years as it expands terminals to handle more large tankers, according to Brightoil Petroleum Holdings, a Hong Kong-based marine-fuel supplier.
  • Storage tankers told to leave Pasir Gudang
    Malaysia's government has ordered seven floating storage facilities with a capacity to hold about 1.9 million tonnes of crude or fuel oil anchored off the south-eastern port of Pasir Gudang to leave by the end of this month, industry sources said yesterday.

Sched Netweb site
  • World container shipping recovery to continue, but slow down this year
  • Port of Ningbo's half-year throughput breaks record at 7.08 million TEU
  • Marseilles-Fos strikes sully first half, as container volume falls 9pc
  • US Federal Maritime Commission to probe Canadian threat from Prince Rupert
  • Port investment boom continues this year with billions spent China-wide
  • South Korean port volume up 10.3pc in first half to 10.5 million TEU
  • APMT Nigerian port volume up 26pc after 4 berths dredged to 13.5 metres
  • American truckers do well in June, but as import boxes fall, can it last?
  • Somali-style pirates attack seizes second ship off West African coast
  • MOL uses low-friction, eco-friendly Seaflo Neo ship paint, cuts CO2
  • China Southern Airlines cargo volume increased 0.3pc in June
  • US government joins China and American airlines in blasting EU carbon tax
  • BA-Iberia merged IAG back in black as rival AF-KLM cargo slides into loss
  • Amsterdam Schiphol airport first half cargo up 5.2pc, but Asia volume falls

Exim Indiaweb site
  • ...launches ten 5,600-TEU ships to boost Asia-South America CSW service
  • CMA CGM Group, CSAV launch Asia to West Africa direct service
  • Container vessels to flood market in record numbers in 2012: Braemar Seascope
  • DP World adds new South American terminals with acquisitions in Suriname
  • Indian security team wards off Somali pirate attack in Red Sea
  • Mend it or End it'That is the question
  • MOL announces CX1 service upgrade linking Panama, Manaus
  • US freight market sees slow, steady growth
  • Solution found to oil payment row with India: Iran
  • Adani Group clarifies it was just one of the port operators
  • MICT handles double stack train in quick time
  • Only terminal operators can fix handling charges: Cochin Port
  • Vasan urged to resolve PLR/bonus issue at 11 Major Ports
  • India's forex reserves up by $ 2.29 bn
  • Restrictions on cotton exports removed

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 1, 2011
  • Indo-Japanese JV for Indian rail freight corridor
    The enterprise Dedicated Freight Corridor Corp India (DFCCIL), which is promoting a USD 17 billion rail freight corridor project, has decided that its 1,490 km western part will be...
  • US manufacturers boosted by DoT financing plan
    US department of transportation secretary Ray LaHood has announced a USD 563 million loan to Amtrak under the federal railroad administration's railroad rehabilitation and improvem...
  • Fatigue and overtaking top issues for Australian truck drivers
    The joint Transport Workers Union (TWU)/NRMA BusinessWise survey in Australia of over 320 heavy vehicle drivers, a first-of-its-kind, found almost 40% listed the dangerous practice...
  • Emons Spedition establishes direct services to Luxembourg
    The Bexbach/Saarbücken (Germany) branch of the German logistics provider Emons Spedition now offers daily direct links to Luxembourg. Emons Spedition can offer same-day deliveries ...
  • Global container freight volume to increase slowly in 2011
    Global container freight volumes will increase this year, but at a slower growth rate compared with 2010, according to a report released by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). T...
  • Asia-Pacific airlines register volume decreases in June
    Preliminary traffic figures for June released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed that international airfreight markets softened further during June. The mont...
  • Diederik Pen new managing director at Martinair
    Diederik Pen has been named the new managing director of Martinair with immediate effect. Together with Rob Hougée, director of finance, he will form the new board of managing dire...
  • Forwarder U-Freight on the move in Spain
    U-Freight's associate in Spain, Tracosa, is continuing to pursue its policy of having offices at the main Spanish airports and ports. To this end it has completed its move to a new...
  • Port of Montreal now represented in Europe
    The Italian shipping agency Medov has represented the operations of the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) in Europe since 1 July. Medov, headquartered in Genoa, is in charge of promoti...
  • MOL enhances Asia-East coast South America service
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) recently upgraded to its Asia-east coast South America service (CSW). From July 2011 through to 2012, MOL will launch a total of ten new 5,600 teu contain...
  • Jakarta airport to be overhauled
    Jakarta's substandard Soekarno Hatta international airport is set to receive an IDR 11.7 trillion (USD 1.37 billion) overhaul, according to the Indonesian transport ministry. Herry...
  • Emirates SkyCargo first to use new Envirotainer
    Emirates SkyCargo has become the first airline to transport the new generation of containers which can heat and cool temperature-sensitive cargo. Two Envirotainer RAP e2 units, car...
  • DHL extends cooperation with BMW UK
    DHL Supply Chain has signed a three-year contract with BMW to increase dealership deliveries in Scotland and northern England. DHL will provide warehouse services at its shared-use...
  • Hellmann East Europe opens new Ukrainian office
    Hellmann East Europe, which is a subsidiary of the German enterprise Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, recently opened a new office at Borispol airport in Ukraine. Over and above this ...

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 1, 2011
  • Jensen completes design of Tier III compliant ASD tugboat
  • WHOI: Microbes consumed oil in Gulf slick at unexpected rates
  • AMO members walk off American Steamship Company vessels
  • Coastal waters of Outer Cape Cod become "No Discharge Area"
  • USCG publishes supplemental NPR on STCW implementation
  • Two Tidewater PSV newbuilds will have Thrustmaster propulsion systems
  • Platinum Equity installs new leadership at ACL
  • Noble orders two more jackup rigs from Jurong Shipyard
  • Rowan promotes two
  • Zacchello Group companies file for Chapter 11 protection

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 1, 2011
  • Jensen Maritime designs new tugboat for Harley Marine
  • Diamond s Shipping buying fleet of refined product carriers
  • TSA adding new software at airport security checkpoints
  • Runway changes in works at Portland International Airport
  • Grounded fishing vessel leaks fuel on Grays Harbor beach

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 1, 2011
  • Small ships to lead box orders in second half
  • Handysize sales decline as holiday season kicks in
    Weakening charter rates saw activity dwindle from the 27 handysize sales reported in June
  • Vale rumoured to be adding to VLOC orders
    Brazilian mining giant thought to be in talks with Bohai yard in China at a time when owners are questioning the future of its newbuilding programme
  • Capesize order prices 'are at rock bottom'
    Uneconomical for yards to slash values any lower
  • Trading on emissions
    Shipping industry has a poor understanding of emissions legislation, says Helena Athoussaki
  • Wikileaks reveals Italian payments to Somalia during hijack talks
    No ransom paid for Buccaneer, but $18.5m aid pledged to Transitional Federal Government in Mogadishu
  • Vale rumoured to be adding to VLOC orders
    Brazilian mining giant thought to be in talks with Bohai yard in China
  • MOL adopts fuel-saving hull coating
    Seaflo Neo reduces friction drag on hull
  • Rina tackles nickel ore dangers
    Cargo liquefaction sank three ships in a matter of weeks late last year. Now Italy's class society has offered a solution
  • Aids to using low-sulphur fuel launched
    Novenco and Alfa Laval team up to develop a new cooling system while Rivertrace Engineering launches a viscosity system to address key maintenance and operation concerns
  • IACS urged to back class societies' common structural rules software
    Common approach is vital to CSR
  • Time for a second look at Alang
    The myth that ship recycling in India and Bangladesh is locked in methods of 25 years ago needs rethinking
  • Italy would be in a much worse situation outside the eurozone
    There would have been more and more devaluation of the lira
  • Cido Shipping confirms sale of 30 MR tankers to Diamond S Shipping
    Transaction worth $1.2bn says source close to the deal
  • Capital says Cosco 'performing' on Cape Agamemnon charter
    Delays on hire for several other bulkers linked to the Chinese giant have not yet spread to Capital Product Partners
  • Luka Koper threatens to sack strike committee
    Management says action is illegal
  • Swedish vessel avoids attack off Benin
    Worrying increase in West Africa attacks
  • GE Seaco sold for $1bn
    Hong Kong-based private equity firm Bravia teams up with Grand China parent HNA to acquire the world's fifth-largest container lessor
  • SeaFrance's joint bidders will have to halt falling freight rates to succeed
    But DFDS and LD Lines are optimistic about taking on troubled ferry operator's assets
  • Study to assess maritime transport potential
    As iron-ore projects in Quebec's Cote-Nord grow, the area needs more than just a highway
  • A port unlike any other
    Protected by the seven islands and blessed with a 10 km wide deepwater bay, Sept-'les can accommodate the biggest bulkers
  • Canada's sleeping giant awakens
    Port of Sept-'les set to become major iron ore hub for Europe/Asia after global investment
  • Dwindling optimism
    It looks like this could be a long hot summer for tanker owners that many may not survive
  • Marco Polo Seatrade and affiliates file Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
    Restructuring programme to be completed after 'disappointing reversal of bank support'
  • Pipavav profits from congestion at Jawaharlal Nehru port
    Total revenues for the quarter ended June 30 jump 62% compared to the second quarter of 2010
  • Boskalis wins TX2 terminal contract
    Dredging and reclamation deal worth $288m
  • Cosco feeling China inflation heat
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder warns of rising cost pressures in China as profits fall in second quarter and share price drops 5%
  • Hutchison takes over third Sydney terminal
    Expansion will double capacity at Botany Bay
  • The Week Ahead
    August anguish

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 1, 2011
  • South America rate gap grows
    BOX RATE gaps in South America's inbound trade appear to be widening, with ex-Far East freight firming but rates for cargo out of Europe languishing
  • MarAd bill stresses shortsea
    A BILL that would allocate $162M to fund MarAd in fiscal 2012 includes a title that promotes shortsea shipping in US waters
  • HPH takes over Port Botany box terminal
    HPH TOOK over control today of the third box terminal at Sydney's Port Botany
  • India, Iran settle oil dispute
    INDIA and Iran have resolved a dispute over oil payments that had led to threats of supply cuts, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • LNG Ltd closes China deal
    LIQUEFIED Natural Gas Ltd has completed a placement transaction with China Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Canada certifies Davie bid
    CANADA has decided to consider a last-minute bid from Davie Canada for a share of a C$35Bn ($37
  • Box leasing group GE SeaCo acquired for $1Bn
    CHINESE aviation group HNA and Bravia Capital have reportedly acquired box leasing outfit GE SeaCo for $1.05Bn
  • Container sector remains in bargain basement
    A SHANGHAI broker told Fairplay today Hanjin Buenos Aires has been relet to CMA CGM for six months at just $14,000 per day
  • Slowing predicted for MR tanker growth
    GROWTH of the MR product tanker fleet is forecast to slow over the next few years because of a fall in newbuilding activity, according to broker EA Gibson
  • Cido seen selling tankers
    CIDO SHIPPING HK told Fairplay today it plans to sell 30 MR tankers to Diamond S Shipping of the US
  • Box rate rise fails to impress
    BROKERS in Shanghai have told Fairplay that the current mild recovery in Asia/Europe rates is insignificant as they are still unprofitable
  • MR rise termed overrated
    THE RISE in intra-Asia MR rates is overrated, particularly for shipments to and from Singapore, brokers told Fairplay today.886267.timg
  • Transneft plans crude switch
    RUSSIA'S Transneft is planning to reduce the flow of Azeri crude oil via pipeline from Azerbaijan to Novorossiysk and replace it with crude lifted by LUKoil from the northern Caspian Sea
  • APLNG investments assured
    AUSTRALIA'S $20Bn Pacific LNG project has obtained financial approval, IHS CERA reported
  • Philippine ferry sinks
    ANTI-POLLUTION equipment has been deployed after a ferry sank off Iloilo, forcing the evacuation of 178 people, according to the Philippine Coast guard

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 1, 2011
  • Roadrunner Buys West Coast Drayage Operator
    Roadrunner Transportation Systems bought West Coast intermodal specialist The James Brooks Co., a $12 million company in 2010, for approximately...
  • West Coast Container Traffic Up 5 Percent
    U.S. West Coast ports registered a modest increase of 5 percent in total loaded containers during the first six months...
  • Diesel Prices Fall First Time in Four Weeks
    Diesel prices across the United States fell 1.2 cents in the week ending Aug.1, ending three consecutive weeks of price...
  • ODFL Launches Third-Party Logistics Provider
    Old Dominion Freight Line on Monday combined several existing business units to launch a carrier "neutral" third-party logistics provider, Vault...
  • Hong Kong Air Freight Falls 7.6 Percent
    Freight moving through Hong Kong International Airport tumbled 7.6 percent in June as the world's largest air cargo gateway saw...
  • ACL Taps Barge Line Veteran Knoy as CEO
    Inland waterway barge operator American Commercial Lines tapped Mark Knoy to be president and CEO, replacing Michael Ryan. Knoy...
  • US Steel Imports Fell in June
    U.S. steel imports declined 10 percent in June from May, but were up 31.2 percent year-to-date, reflecting weakening manufacturing demand...
  • Smid Retires as President of YRC
    Michael J. Smid, the chief operating officer of YRC Worldwide who handled the largest carrier less-than-truckload consolidation in history, left...
  • Newly Appointed Locke Heads to China
    Gary Locke formally resigned today as commerce secretary and was sworn in by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as the...
  • GE Sells SeaCo for $1.05 Billion
    General Electric and a partner sold shipping container lessor GE SeaCo to HNA Group and Bravita Capital for $1.05 billion,...
  • APM Terminals Says Productivity Boosted in Nigeria
    APM Terminals said productivity of cranes at its container terminal in Apapa, Nigeria, has risen 25 percent in the past...
  • Universal Truckload Profit Falls 13.9 Percent
    Universal Truckload Service's profit slipped 13.9 percent in the second quarter, despite gains in its core truckload revenue, brokerage and...
  • Amazon to Build Three Tennessee Distribution Centers
    Internet retailing giant Amazon.com plans to open three more regional distribution centers in Tennessee this year, part of a broader...
  • US Manufacturing Falls to Two-Year Low
    A key measure of manufacturing in the United States fell back 4.4 percentage points in July to its lowest level...
  • Free Trade's Net Worth
    In the seven years since the U.S.-Chile free trade agreement took effect, U.S. exports to the South American country spiked...
  • South Carolina Ports Hires Cargo Sales Manager
    The South Carolina Ports Authority hired Kara Ramsey as manager of cargo sales to the shippers that use the ports...
  • Yusen Logistics to Appeal Price-Fixing Ruling
    Yusen Logistics, the logistics arm of Japanese shipping group NYK Line, will appeal an anti-monopoly ruling by the Japan Fair...
  • EU Launches Probe of Royal Mail Privatization Plan
    European Union antitrust regulators are investigating the United Kingdom's bid to privatize Royal Mail, the state-owned postal and logistics group....
  • Finnlines Profit Slips 9 Percent
    Finnlines reported first half operating profit fell 9 percent from a year ago due to Finnish port strikes, severe ice...
  • INTTRA Launches Automated Billing Dispute Resolution
    INTTRA, the ocean container shipping technology platform, is introducing a system that automates the process of comparing invoices and managing...
  • Yusen Logistics' Profit Plunges 59 Percent
    Yusen Logistics's net profit plunged 59.2 percent in its fiscal first quarter ending June 30 from a year earlier to...
  • CMA CGM Hikes India-Europe Rates
    CMA CGM, trying to boost pricing on the beleaguered westbound shipping out of Asia, will apply a general rate increase...
  • Burden of Proof
    Q: I keep reading your column, I don't know why, looking for some semblance of integrity, of equity, in your...
  • Dog Days of Shipping
    In Ancient Rome, the period between July 24 and Aug. 24 became known as the "dog days." The hot weather...
  • Running on Fumes
    Mark David, sales manager of Saratoga Honda, normally gets 115 to 150 new Hondas a month to sell to customers...
  • Rail Shippers and Rails Pack Pricing Punch
    Railroad executives might not agree precisely on how much the economy is recovering from its springtime slump, but one thing...
  • Road to Recovery
    As James Welch returns to the less-than-truckload company he left four years ago, his big challenge is getting a much...
  • YRC Enters the Welch Era
    Leading YRC Worldwide back to profitability may be the toughest job in trucking, and it belongs to James L. Welch....
  • Credit Where Credit Is Due
    Now that the recession is over, many ports are publicizing their growing cargo volumes and increased revenues, but failing to...
  • USMX to ILA: It's Us Against the World
    The next union contract for East and Gulf Coast dockworkers will be negotiated amid economic uncertainty, the prospect of new...
  • Reinforcing Security's Message
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently completed the work needed to allow U.S.-based third-party logistics providers to participate as full...
  • A Call for Invasive Action
    A recent appeals court ruling should send a chill through shippers relying on reliable transportation on U.S. waterways. The...
  • Taking a New Spin on Export Controls
    Step by painful step, the Obama administration's reform of export controls, a key plank in its goal to double exports,...
  • Missing the Target
    Economic forecasting is never an exact science, but when it comes to predicting the economic impact of the tariff cuts...
  • TAA, as in Toil, Angst and Aggravation
    Political opposition to free trade is a given, and can take many forms: Fears over the competitive impact on markets...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 1, 2011
  • Why pay the same for a super-slow boat to China?
    According to a recent industry-centric survey, shippers are becoming increasingly irked at the arbitrary introduction of slow steaming [16-20 knots] and super-slow steaming [12-16 knots] by ocean carriers playing the tradelanes of the world
  • US inches back from the abyss
  • Outside czar Mehdorn to help privatise Russian railways
  • Invensys signs up for MD's RPS
  • Private investment in ports remains strong
  • US agri shipper group urges: carriers must build better links with US exporters

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 1, 2011
  • Strike hits ASC
    American Steamship forced to anchor ships as staff walk out following pay spat.
  • Back to the future strategy
    Diamond S Shipping to follow in OMI's wake as Craig Stevenson's new venture joins the major league.
  • Anema E Core freed
    Italian aframax tanker is set free by West African pirates after they plundered the vessel and stole part of the cargo.
  • Frontline 'expensive'
    Handelsbanken drops view on Oslo-listed tanker owner after lowering rate forecasts.
  • Wage freeze thaws
    Two-year fight over seafarers' wages has come to an end, union leader tweets.
  • Noble pens Sembcorp pair
    Driller takes jack-up orderbook at Singapore-listed shipbuilder to six after grabbing options worth nearly $500m.
  • ABP wins Humber battle
    ABP has prevailed in a court battle to wrest control of the Immingham Oil Terminal from oil giants.
  • Cido 30 ship sale signed
    Legendary investor Wilbur Ross provides financial backing for Diamond S Shipping as it becomes major MR product carrier owner.
  • Tanker takes to beach
    Prime Tankers managed vessel grounds near Mumbai after engine failure.
  • Bank downs CSDC stake
    JP Morgan sells off batch of shares worth $21m in Hong Kong-listed owner.
  • Cosco profit cut in half
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder and bulker owner sees its second quarter bottom line tumble.
  • The RMB may sink the $
    HSBC Shipping foresees the prospect of the RMB becoming the 'new' Dollar.
  • Diamond deal for Cido
    Craig Stevenson in $1bn deal to buy fleet of 30 product carriers from South Korean shipowner.
  • Zacchello firms seek help
    Antonio Zacchello' Marco Polo Seatrade and three related companies make bankruptcy filings in the US.
  • Marco Polo worth a pop
    OCBC kicks off coverage of Singapore-listed firm with a buy tag.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 1, 2011
  • Maersk describes focus on fast-growing trades
    A.P. Moller - Maersk said it is focused on increasing its business in fast growing trades between China and regions such as South America and West Africa. An article in the most recent issue of the company's in-house magazineMaersk Postquoted Lar...
  • China Shipping issues profit warning
    China Shipping Container Lines Co. Ltd. said last week it expects to report a net loss for the six months ended June 30. In anotice to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange , the Shanghai-based company said the expected loss "is mainly attributable to fact...
  • CMA CGM, CSAV partner on Asia/Africa loop
    Liner carriers CMA CGM and CSAV are starting a new jointly operated service between Asia and West Africa. Each line will provide five vessels on a service with a rotation of Ningbo, Shanghai, Chiwan, Hong Kong, Port Kelang, Lagos (Apapa), Loma, Tem...
  • Zim seeks Asia/Europe peak surcharge
    Liner carrier Zim said over the weekend it would seek a peak season surcharge on the westbound Asia/Europe trade from Aug. 15. The surcharge, $150 per TEU, is applicable to destinations in northern Europe and the Mediterranean....
  • CSAV joins MSC Asia/Africa loop
    Liner carrier CSAV has joined a Mediterranean Shipping Co. loop between Asia and southern Africa, part of a wide-ranging network agreement the two lines announced in mid-July. CSAV will join as a slot buyer on MSC's six-ship Cheetah service, which...
  • Tropical adds new ship
    Tropical Shipping said it will christen a new ship in the Port of Palm Beach on Aug. 15.Tropic Express,a shallow-draft, 368 TEU ship, will be deployed in the company's service to the Bahamas and become the 15th ship in its fleet. The $14 million ...
  • Military Sealift Command names Europe, Africa head
    The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command has placed Capt. Richard Soucie in charge of its Europe and Africa operations. Soucie, who joined the Navy in 1978, replaces Capt. James E. Tranoris. The command provides transportation and delivery of perso...
  • CRST acquires STI
    CRST International has acquired trucking industry logistics services provider Specialized Transportation, Inc. The privately held companies did not disclose terms of the deal. STI, a former division of North American Van Lines, is based in Ft. Wayn...
  • New U.S. GDP figures show paltry growth
    The U.S. economy only grew 1.3 percent in the second quarter, according to the U.S. Commerce Department, which also sharply revised the growth figure for the first quarter to 0.4 percent from 1.9 percent. The second quarter growth was less than an...
  • Brazil losses drag down TNT Q2 profit
    The logistics company TNT Express on Monday reported second quarter operating income of $66 million, down 23.3 percent from the same period in 2010. The fall in profit was primarily attributable to major customers losses in Brazil, the company sai...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 1, 2011
  • Fujairah prices firm
    Earliest delivery dates were from August 4.
  • Fuel switch project honoured with award
    Partners cooperating on switch to low-sulphur distillate fuels on ships recognised by the Gulf of Mexico Program.
  • Floating storage tankers told to leave Pasir Gudang
    Malaysia's government orders seven tankers to go by the end of this month.
  • Rotterdam market firms
    Piraeus very busy with 'lots of volumes'.
  • Californian fuel rule changes cause ongoing controversy
    Two-year delay of 0.1% sulphur limit still not aligning regulation with ECA standards; supreme court challenge gains support.
  • North American ECA enters into force
    Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI creates world's third ECA; emission regulation to take effect in one year.
  • External: Praxis Energy Agents S.A.
  • Single owner for Ventspils oil transit business 'best outcome'
    Negotiations continue as new dispute erupts.
  • Bulgarian supplier out of product
    Refinery dispute enters new phase.
  • Shipping companies file for protection in US bankruptcy court
    Senior lenders 'unilaterally reversed their support'.
  • Week starts with uptrend in bunker prices
    Low demand for bunker fuel at major Asian ports on Monday.
  • Horizon Lines reports $7 million net loss in Q2
    Soft container rates and high bunker costs pulled Q2 results 'significantly below' last year's figures.
  • UK emulsion fuel manufacturer marks 'significant milestone'
    Quadrise Fuels buys 6,000 bpd manufacturing unit for its MSAR fuel.
  • Higher margins, bunker sales boost US bunker supplier earnings
    Expects full year earnings to benefit from the new bunker fuels markets it entered in 2010.
  • Hanjin questions supply of 0.1% sulphur ditillates by 2014
    Suggests to delay implementation of Californian 0.1% sulphur distillates use rule to 2015.
  • Loss warning on high bunker prices
    Dual-listed dry bulk shipping firm expects to post a net loss for the first six months of 2011.
  • South Korean bunker inventories slightly up
    SK Energy and Hyundai Oilbank to produce higher volumes in August.
  • Libyan unrest hits Chemoil
    Company responds to a query by the Singapore Exchange on losses incurred by associate in Q2.

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Rome
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Rome
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Bern
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Miami
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Genoa
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Riyadh
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A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
Cairo
In the first four months of 2025, the decline in maritime traffic was -14.9%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
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
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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