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March 3, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • LNG tanker shortage hurts smaller players
    A lack of available liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers helped push charter rates up this winter and continues to hamper trade for smaller players without access to tonnage, shipper Golar LNG said.
  • Norden Q4 profit slumps to US$23m
    Danish carrier D/S Norden reported a slightly smaller-than-forecast drop in operating earnings for the fourth quarter, hit by weak freight rates, and said that 2011 was likely to be a mediocre year.
  • Shipping costs threaten to drive up food inflation
    Spiralling shipping costs for commodities threaten to drive food inflation even higher as nations from Asia to the Middle East and Africa scramble for supplies, stung by grain prices that have more than doubled in less than a year.

Sched Netweb site
  • CKYH reorganises six Far East-north Europe services
  • CMA CGM increases services from Asia to US west coast
  • Maersk reworks Asia-northern Europe network
  • Euro shippers say taking Cape to duck pirates will only add to costs
  • Maersk's 21-ship Asia-North America butterfly loop to split up
  • CSCL sends containerships to evacuate Chinese from Libya
  • No-frills TCC launches second string between China and LA
  • Jiangsu to build 20 navigation channels in five years
  • Yantai's western port area investment reaches US$349.6 million
  • CNC offers 2 new intra-Asia loops with Yang Ming tie-up
  • Small truckers say US regulator abuses science to cut work hours
  • APL boasts 95pc on-time transpacific services
  • ILO attacks problem of misdeclared container weights
  • Houston January box volume rises 5pc, ship numbers remain flat
  • GAC opens shipping agency through Bahamas alliance
  • Asia Pacific airlines see January freight demand grow 6.5pc
  • IATA, FIATA split as antitrust probes strain relationship
  • Texas-based Con-way Freight staff help foil bomb plot

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Allcargo Global vessel makes maiden call at Mundra Port
  • Bhavani Shipping Services receives prestigious ISO 9001:2008 certification
  • Duty exemption to bring down ship repair costs
  • Shipping & logistics have received certain benefits in Budget, says Shreyas Shipping CFO
  • Anti-dumping duty imposed on Chinese, Israeli weaving machines
  • Bharati's shipyard in Orissa hits port roadblock
  • Captive port policy soon
  • KoPT invites PPP bids to build jetty at Haldia Dock
  • Bengal cold storages may shut shop over rent row
  • Capital subsidy scheme makes cold chain infra projects attractive
  • Budget proposes 18.5 pc MAT on SEZs
  • Export rebound moderates rising trade a/c deficit
  • Ficci survey points to industrial growth slump in six months
  • Forex reserves rise to 30-month high at $ 300 bn
  • Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, on Budget 2011-12
  • I-T arrears soar to 2,48,927 cr.
  • SEZ exports record 47 pc jump in April-Dec.
  • UK aims at better trade ties: Fehnrich

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 2, 2011
  • JAL ends B747 era
    Japan Airlines (JAL) was the largest Boeing B747 operator for 41 years, during which the One World member operated over 100 frames. Now JAL operated its final Boeing B747...
  • First diesel-electric locomotives take to tracks in South Africa
    GE South African Technologies (Gesat), the South African subsidiary of GE Transportation, and Transnet Limited recently held a trackside ceremony near Pretoria to cele...
  • Turkey: Ekol Logistics opens new facility in Bursa
    The Turkish logistics provider Ekol has inaugurated a new facility in Bursa (western Turkey), in addition to its platforms in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Mersin, Denizli and Adan...
  • Delta Shipping introduces weekly Dunkirk-St Petersburg service
    Delta Shipping, which has its operational headquarters in St Petersburg (Russia), recently launched a service linking the French port of Dunkirk with St Petersburg. The line a...
  • AA Cargo optimizes market and industry information
    American Airlines Cargo division (AA Cargo) recently introduces Business Insights, an online resource offering market and industry information to shippers and freight forwarde...
  • Deutsche Bahn concludes sale of the Arriva Germany-Group
    After receiving the green light from the European Commission, the German rail service provider Deutsche Bahn has completed its sale of the Arriva Germany-Group to a consortium led ...
  • Gefco reinforces team with North Africa expert
    Gefco Germany has appointed Kirsten Marie Schulte as its new business development manager for the Maghreb region. The proven North Africa expert is responsible for the coordination...
  • Hamburg Süd: naming ceremony for 7,100 teu "Santa Clara"
    The German shipping company Hamburg Süd held a naming ceremony for the "Santa Clara" in Durban, (South Africa) on 28 February. The containership, the first of ten identical 7,100 t...
  • First giant CSCL containership calls Hamburg on her maiden voyage
    The CSCL Star, a 14,074 teu containership operated by China Shipping, recently called at the port of Hamburg (Germany) on its maiden voyage in the Asia-Europe Express-1/China-...
  • Norbert Dentressangle wins new contract with JCB
    Norbert Dentressangle Transport Services has secured a new three-year multi-million pound contract with JCB, the world's third largest construction equipment manufacturer by v...
  • Toll reports higher profit for HY 2010/11
    Australian-based Toll Holdings, a leading transport and logistics provider in Asia, reported a net profit of AUD 173 million (USD 175 million) in the first half of its fiscal year ...
  • Kuehne + Nagel: favourable results for 2010
    The Kuehne + Nagel Group, a global forwarding and logistics corporation based in Schindellegi (Switzerland), was able to benefit from the recovery of world trade in fiscal 2010. K ...
  • Kuehne + Nagel acquires RH Freight in Great Britain
    Kuehne + Nagel has taken over the family-managed British road haulage company RH Freight for around CHF 90 million. The acquisition is in line with K + N's growth strategy and its ...
  • CMA CGM strengthens Asia-US west coast services
    The French CMA CGM Group is upgrading its services between Asia and California USA). As of May 2011, the consolidation of its partnerships will enable CMA CGM to reinforce its cove...
  • Iata switches AGM from Cairo to Singapore
    The International Air Transport Association (Iata) announced that its 67th annual general meeting (AGM) will be held in Singapore from 5-7 June 2011. The 67th Iata AGM is the aviat...

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 2, 2011
  • Wärtsilä extends its waterjet line with new midsize series
  • Jeffboat starts hiring as barge demand picks up
  • TTS books more orders for car carrier RO/RO equipment

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 2, 2011
  • SeaPort Airlines ending service between Portland and Astoria
  • Seattle, Portland airports named as top on-time performance winners
  • Marcon acts as broker in deal for dive support vessel
  • Seattle Port Commissioners Ok new contract for Tay Yoshitani
  • Coast Guard names first female chief gunners mate

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 2, 2011
  • Transpacific box rates continue to slide
    Rates soften as major lines gear up to expand capacity on the Pacific by up to 10%
  • Widdows leads call for clearer data on intra-Asia box trades
    NOL's Ron Widdows leads call
  • Charter rates buoyant for forward positions
    But picture is weaker for promptly available vessels and pressure is building in freight trades
  • Korea Line creditors revealed as losses mount
    Shipping's biggest names and largest listed companies among those owed millions in hire
  • Price and politics hit shipping loan sales
    If selling off a shipping loan book is proving to be difficult, the reasons for that are to be found in the market pre-and post-credit crunch
  • When shareholders are just a distraction
    The most successful shipping companies are those that are the most flexible in their operations and are able to quickly adjust to the wild swings of turbulent times
  • FMC keeps watch on Shanghai information requests
    Commission to ensure US trades are free of unfair trading practices of foreign governments
  • Hamburgers happy to join in Bremen's feast
    Germany's maritime industry elite flocked to the Hanseatic city's 467th annual Schaffermahlzeit meal
  • UK port planning caught in political turbulence
    The coalition's new policies and restructuring have added to the challenges for the development of the UK's ports
  • Beluga's ownership in balance as Oaktree seeks greater stake
    Investor submits application to Germany's cartel office in a bid to extend its stake in heavylift operator to above 50%
  • Beware private equity unknowns
    Shipping companies should know their risks if they intend to let private equity in
  • Norden eyes further expansion as earnings soar 91%
    Danish owner to continue 'flight to quality' by building closer ties with dry cargo owners
  • 'Get real' over scrapping
    Debate rages on as to whether the shiprecycling industry should accept that the beaching method of dismantling vessels on tidal shores is here to stay
  • Industry split over beaching method of dismantling ships
    Progress would be better made by improving standards at all shiprecycling facilities
  • Finnlines results rebound as Baltic cargo volumes rise
    Stevedoring subsidiary to face job cuts as competition intensifies at Finnish ports
  • Asia-Europe box traffic hits record high for January
    Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea trades help drive up volumes
  • Box lines may need to switch fuel use
    Lines will need to switch from heavy fuel oil to cut bunker bills
  • Lloyd Fonds eyes expansion as it bounces back to profit
    KG firm posts net gain of $3.7m as it looks to explore a new asset class
  • Standard Chartered sees jump in transport loans
    Bank's transport, storage and communication unit sees new lending leap $4bn
  • HSH Nordbank swings back to profit
    Posts profit of €48m in 2010, after 2009 loss
  • Keppel Offshore pays $69m for stake in Dyna-Mac
    Deal expected to boost its presence in the FPSO market
  • Bangladeshi breakers expect green light for reopening
    High Court decision tomorrow over reopening of yards will have implications for around 100,000 workers
  • Showdown looms over seized Korea Line tankers
    Blue Emerald and Blue Jade embroiled in classical 'corporate veil' drama
  • APM Terminals eyes $1bn investment in Costa Rica port
    First phase of Moin Container Terminal to be completed by 2016 at a cost of $543m
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries wins $4bn in orders in January
    Order volume up almost fourfold from a year ago
  • We must work together against pirates
    We must all now get behind the initiative to orchestrate globally the response to piracy
  • Chirp is well worth saving
    Withdrawing the funding of Chirp is both a false economy and also short sighted

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 2, 2011
  • Obama pressed on trade
    WHILE key US trade accords are stalled, "the rest of the world is negotiating on free trade, and shipowners are losing out", the White House was warned today
  • Car carrier import pattern is reversed
    THE ERA of dead-cheap freight rates for Asia/Europe vehicle shippers is ending, with European exports beginning to outstrip those from the Far East
  • Petrobras plans its third LNG terminal
    PETROBRAS plans to build Brazil's third floating LNG import terminal near Salvador's port
  • Paragon locks up newbuilding funding
    NYSE-listed Paragon Shipping has announced a sharp drop in profits and the completion of financing for its newbuilding programme
  • CMA CGM responds to demand rise
    CMA CGM is increasing sailings from Asia to the US West Coast, a route on which it told Fairplay demand growth this year is likely to reach 6-8%
  • Oaktree seeks more of Beluga pie
    GERMANY'S rumour mill shifted into overdrive over an application with Berlin's antitrust agency by US investment group Oaktree Capital Management
  • KL narrows losses
    KOREA Line reported today to the Korea Stock Exchange that the bankrupt group narrowed its losses in 2010 from those of the previous year
  • Keppel buys JV stake
    SINGAPORE'S Keppel, the world's biggest rig building corporation, said today it has taken a 27.8% stake in a collaboration with topside module fabricator Dyna-Mac Engineering Services
  • Norden warns on 2011
    DS NORDEN, the listed Danish drybulk and product tankers group, has warned it expects a mediocre 2011 despite reporting strong figures for 2010
  • Goldenport to seek more box ships
    GOLDENPORT Holdings, the Greek box ship and drybulker owner, said it plans to raise its investments in container vessels
  • Hanjin adds VLCC, but it will be lonely
    SOUTH Korea's Hanjin Shipping has told Fairplay it will be steering clear of tanker purchases after receiving its first such vessel today
  • Moody's predicts decade of drybulk volatility
    CREDIT rating agency Moody's warned today that the drybulk sector's lack of discipline portends rate volatility through 2020. drybulk
  • Eng sees little Mideast fallout
    APL BOSS Eng Aik Meng said today that he does expect the Middle East upheavals to harm shipping markets permanently although the violence has sharply increased oil price
  • Pacific Basin pledges buys
    PACIFIC Basin CEO Klaus Nyborg told Fairplay today he still plans to increase its fleet, despite taking a profits whack
  • Aframax spot rate soars
    CHAOS in Libya and the worst ice conditions in the Baltic since 1987 have sent the Aframax spot crude rate soaring, shipping analysts said today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 2, 2011
  • House Votes To Extend Highway Programs to October
    The House voted, 421 to four, to extend federal surface transportation spending programs at current levels through the 2011 budget...
  • Soaring Oil Prices Cut Airline Profit Forecast
    The International Air Transport Association March 2 cut its estimate of global airline profit in 2011 as surging oil prices...
  • Heavy Truck Orders Drop in February
    Heavy truck orders slowed 11 percent in February, but remained high enough to keep truck plants humming well into 2011,...
  • Europe's Air Cargo Grew 8.2 Percent in 2010
    Freight traffic for European airlines grew 8.2 percent in 2010 in a tepid recovery following two years of decline, according...
  • Mica Plans to Start Transport Bill in March
    The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will begin late this month to write its next six-year surface transportation legislation, said...
  • Drewry Trans-Pacific Rate Index Hits 53-Week Low
    Average spot rates on a key trans-Pacific container route posted their third consecutive weekly decline and are 37.2 percent below...
  • US-Australasia Carriers Post Rate Increase
    The six member carriers of the U.S.-Australasia Discussion Agreement announced a general rate increase that will take effect on April...
  • US Highway Driving Reaches 2007 Level
    Americans took to the road in increasing numbers last year, taking advantage of relatively low fuel prices as increased confidence...
  • Members of Congress Blast HOS Proposal
    Nearly 150 members of Congress urged the Obama administration to drop its proposed hours-of-service rule and keep the current work...
  • Goldenport Eyes Fresh Container Ship Acquisitions
    Goldenport, the London-listed container ship and bulk carrier owner, said it will invest in both sectors as it unveiled narrower...
  • American Feeder Lines to Launch First Service
    American Feeder Lines, which is seeking financing for a U.S.-flag coastal service, said it will launch weekly container ship service...
  • India to Put $47 Billion Into Infrastructure in 2011
    India plans to spend an estimated $47 billion on infrastructure development during fiscal 2011-12 to accelerate economic growth and expand...
  • TTS Marine to Equip Four Car Carriers
    Swedish manufacturer TTS Marine contracted to build and install roll-on, roll-off equipment to provide cargo access for four car carriers. ...
  • OOCL Dropping Chassis Service in More Cities
    OOCL plans to stop providing chassis for import and export haulage at nine more U.S. cities as of May 1. ...
  • Asia Carriers Boost Asia-North Europe Capacity
    The CKYH Green Alliance of four Asian ocean container carriers is boosting capacity on Asia-North Europe routes with the addition...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 2, 2011
  • People-power marshalled to defeat pirates
  • TCC to launch new transpac string on back of 'positive' market signals
  • Transpac VSA boost capacity with new service
  • CKYH reshuffles Asia-North Europe loops and launches new string
  • APM T secures Costa Rica container port contract

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 2, 2011
  • Stanships stung in US
    Louisiana port proves troublesome for US operator Paul Sa as Doric Glory lands on USCG's latest list of detentions.
  • McDermott goes deep
    US subsea contractor and offshore owner ties up $700m worth of installation contracts.
  • Fugro grabs TSmarine
    Dutch owner's fleet of subsea support vessels tips 24 following acquisition of Australian operator.
  • Wells tells Excel's fortune
    Bulker buys still in the cards if US-listed owner tosses bond drive back on the table, analyst says.
  • Brega 'free' after battle
    Operations "back to normal" at Libyan oil port but 10 dead as Gaddafi-backed offensive repelled.
  • Paragon strikes it lucky
    Michael Bodouroglou-led bulker owner scores $135m facility with Nordea-headed syndicate to pay for all of its seven newbuildings.
  • Petrobras pens biofuel pact
    Brazilian transport titans cough up cash to launch $60m logistics syndicate, Logum Logistica.
  • Nacala to expand
    Mozambique port to get $200m upgrade, while eyeing Vale's coal exports from Moatize.
  • Heads roll at Finnlines
    Shipowner chops 160 staff at three ports as it reports another quarter in the red.
  • NCL hikes prices
    Strong bookings prompt cruise line to add 10% to fares from 1 April.
  • Navios nabs $50m more
    New York-listed Navios Partners secures extra cash from Commerzbank and DVB to pay for cape duo.
  • Documentation dilemma
    Maersk recycling boss raises concerns over validity of hazardous waste materials statements.
  • Boost for brokers
    Lifting the clamp on ship breaking in Bangladesh will be celebrated by brokers, SSY says.
  • Backing for beaching
    Operational failings rather basic flaws in the method blamed for beaching bashing.
  • No retreat for Swiber
    Singapore-listed offshore owner pledges to remain active in Africa and the Middle East despite recent unrest.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 2, 2011
  • FMC publishes final rule on NRAs
    U.S. The Federal Maritime Commission said its final rule on non-vessel-operating common carrier negotiated rate arrangements waspublished in theFederal RegisterWednesday , as controversy swirls around the treatment of foreign NVOs. The new rule go...
  • CSTA to raise bunker rates in April
    Member lines of the Canada Transpacific Stabilization Agreement said this week they will increase the bunker surcharge they assess on shipments from Asia by 20 percent to 30 percent beginning April 1. Bunker costs have skyrocketed in recent months,...
  • Maersk hikes transatlantic, Asia/South America rates
    Maersk Line said this week it will raise rates on the transatlantic and Far East/East Coast South America trades. The increase on the transatlantic is $300 per container westbound from Northern Europe to the United States (including Guam) and Canad...
  • MSC raises transatlantic, U.S./ECSA rates
    Liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Tuesday it will raise rates on transatlantic and U.S./South America cargo beginning April 1. The eastbound transatlantic increases are $240 per 20-foot container and $300 per 40-foot container for shipm...
  • CKYH reshapes Asia/North Europe network
    CKYH Alliance carriers said Wednesday they are adjusting their service network on loops between Asia and northern Europe from early April. COSCO Container Lines, "K" Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin Shipping will amend the rotations of three of their fi...
  • GOP seeks to trim Coast Guard, MarAd, FMC funds
    Republican congressmen highlighted concerns about the need to rein in government spending during a hearing Tuesday on the Obama administration's budget requests for the Coast Guard, Maritime Administration and the Federal Maritime Commission. Fran...
  • Big 3 bank on transpacific growth
  • Maersk, MSC, CMA CGM shake up TP network
    Maersk Line and CMA CGM said Tuesday they will amend their transpacific service networks to the U.S. West Coast from the end of May. Maersk, CMA CGM and Mediterranean Shipping Co. operate a vessel sharing agreement on the trade that covers a host ...
  • Europe's Big 3 bank on transpacific growth
    Europe's Big 3 bank on transpacific growth Europe's Big 3 bank on transpacific growthCMA CGM's executive in charge of the transpacific trade told American Shipper Tuesday that Europe's Big 3 container lines are expecting solid to substantial growt...
  • Rate increases
    MSC raises transatlantic, U.S./ECSA ratesLiner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Tuesday it will raise rates on transatlantic and U.S./South America cargo beginning April 1. Maersk hikes transatlantic, Asia/South America ratesMaersk Line said...

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 2, 2011
  • Statoil declares Havila charter options
    The Norwegian energy company Statoil extends the charters of Havila's AHTS-vessels Havila Mercury och Havila Mars with one year. The agreement includes another one-year option. Statoil also declares

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 2, 2011
  • Crude extends gains after unexpected decline in US inventories
    Crude oil futures in New York extended gains after a US government report showed an unexpected decline in inventories.
  • Tenders invited for terminal upgrade
    Klaipedos Nafta says new tanks will store fuel oil, vacuum gas oil, crude oil and diesel fuel.
  • Prices rise in Fujairah
    In Cape Town, IFO deliveries were available for supply March 5-16.
  • Distillate prices see double digit gains
    In Gibraltar, a supplier reported earliest availability would be March 9.
  • Limited bunkering still possible in Tripoli
    Player says priority is being given to 'humanitarian ships'.
  • Aegean starts operations in Cape Verde
    Latest market expansion initially serviced by one double-hulled bunker tanker with total marine fuels capacity of 4,200 tonnes.
  • WFS completes acquisition
    Price of purchasing Nordic Camp Supply has risen to $94.6 million.
  • New fuel leak reported as grounded vessel leaves Norway
    'Unbelievable' that damaged vessel was allowed to sail after grounding and spilling bunkers in Norway.
  • Bunker prices driving up food costs
    BW380 Index shows fuel costs up by 40% in five months.
  • Kontur deploys barge in St. Petersburg
    Bunker player wants to grow its market share in Russian hub and in the Gulf of Finland.
  • Bunker prices firming at key ports mid-week
    Supplies not an issue across all key Asian ports.
  • Singapore bunker firms seek local crew
    Singapore agency wants to 'encourage more Singaporeans and permanent residents' to become seafarers.
  • Tight 380 cSt supplies ease at Taiwanese port
    Replenishment cargoes arrive from Kaohsiung refinery, says CPC.
  • New jetties may boost bunker demand at South China port
    Two 50,000 dwt multi-purpose jetties at Humen port will be ready in May, says port source.
  • Rising bunker prices 'not so much' a concern, says APL chief
    Fluctuations in bunker prices passed on to customers, he says.
  • Limited IFO avails in Far East Russian ports
    High demand for IFO 180 last week squeezes supplies.

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Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
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The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant
Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships
Washington
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
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Civitavecchia
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Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
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WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
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Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
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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