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April 4, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipping conference focuses on accounting, tax, law
    Leading industry players, financiers, lawyers and analysts will gather in Singapore this month for The Singapore Shipping Conference 2011.
  • UAE special forces free hijacked ship
    United Arab Emirates (UAE) special forces has freed an Abu Dhabi-owned ship seized by pirates east of Oman in the Arabian Sea, a military official told state news agency WAM.
  • Brunswick sees China sales rising 25% in '11
    Brunswick Corp, maker of Boston Whaler fishing boats, has forecast sales growth of 25 per cent in China this year as the popularity of boating rises.

Sched Netweb site
  • Mumbai's JN Port clogs up as rail, labour, seasonal problems combine
  • Court renews Agility prosecution in Pentagon deception case
  • Agility breaks ground on new logistics facility in Malaysia
  • Court quashes carrier-terminal operator appeal against low-sulphur fuel rule
  • Fujian's Haicang bonded port area box volume up 21.6pc
  • Weiss Roehlig launches trans-Siberian rail freight service
  • Fewer drivers bring heavier loads to American LTL carriers
  • East Horizon Airlines to launch air cargo services in Afghanistan
  • Arab civil strife, Japanese disaster dents air cargo growth
  • Now that UPS rejects notion, talk turns to FedEx buying TNT

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 1, 2011
  • Swiss Post reports excellent results
    The Swiss postal service provider Swiss Post attained a very good result in 2010. The group's operating income climbed from CHF 8.56 billion in 2009 to CHF 8.74 billion last year. ...
  • Logwin doubling its Vietnam storage space
    The global logistics service provider Logwin, based in Grevenmacher (Luxembourg), has expanded its warehousing capacities at two locations in northern Vietnam. The group's Hanoi fa...
  • PL Shipping & Logistics becomes M+R Logistics (India)
    In September 2010, PL Shipping & Logistics finally became part of the worldwide M+R Spedag Group. The merger has now been fully completed and the new Indian subsidiary will cha...
  • Schmitz Cargobull extends board members contracts to 2016
    Schmitz Cargobull recently extended the contracts of board members Andreas Schmitz, Ulrich Sch'pker and Ulrich Sch'mer to 2016. The current 3-year contract of Schmitz (in charge of...
  • Large railcar orders for Greenbrier
    The Greenbrier Companies group, headquartered in Lake Oswego OR (USA), a supplier of transport equipment and services to the railway industry, has received orders for 4,200 railcar...
  • Korean Air Cargo now serves St Petersburg
    Korean Air has launched a twice-weekly cargo service to the Russian city of St Petersburg. A Boeing B747-400F with a 100 t capacity will be deployed on the Seoul Incheon-St Petersb...
  • AAT named Indonesia AirAsia's ground handler in Hong Kong
    Indonesia AirAsia, based in Indonesia, operates four flights a week between Hong Kong and Medan (Indonesia), deploying an Airbus A320. Hong Kong-based Asia Airfreight Terminal (AAT...
  • Boeing and EL AL sign B737 contract
    Boeing and the Israeli national carrier EL AL have signed a contract for four next-generation B737-900ERs, including reserve options for future aircraft. The four-airplane order is...
  • CP investing in North Dakota
    Canadian Pacific is investing USD 100 million in North Dakota between 2010 and 2012. CP plans to expand network capacity and enhance rail service in the northern US state, in order...
  • The Wabtec Corporation is optimistic for 2011
    The Wabtec Corporation has increased its 2011 full-year earnings guidance, on account of expected full-year revenue growth of about 15%. The company expects its first quarter 2011 ...
  • Stealth Logistics adds Volvo tractors to its fleet
    CLX Medical Inc, which carries out US freight transport activities as the Stealth Logistics Group (SLG), has added new Volvo trucks to its fleet. The addition of three 780 model Vo...
  • Estonian company to manage border crossing of trucks to Russia
    The Baltic Course, a Latvian international business magazine, has reported that Estonian interior minister Marko Pomerants is set to sign a contract with the company Girf to develo...
  • Germanischer Lloyd limits fleet in service activities in Japan
    The German assurance, consulting and classification company Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has temporarily suspended surveys and other services for ships to the north and east of Nagoya. ...
  • Finnish ports of Kotka and Hamina to merge
    The Finnish ports of Kotka and Hamina will merge on 1 May, thus forming the country's largest export hub. The city of Kotka will own 60% of the entity, and the city of Hamina 40%. ...
  • HHLA increases market share and profit
    Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) took advantage of the global economic recovery in financial 2010 to record strong growth in its operating performance and earnings. Container...

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 1, 2011
  • Pollution in Pago Pago brings $1 million penalty in D.C. District Court
  • Trinity Offshore launches shallow draft skimmer for MSRC
  • Alaska Ship & Drydock hosts ferry christening
  • APL to scan Yokohama export containers for radiation
  • Brittany Ferries teams with STX France to develop eco-friendly super ferry
  • New tank coating optimizes chemical tanker earnings potential
  • A2SEA wind turbine installer to get Siemens equipment
  • Austal USA holds groundbreaking ceremony

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 1, 2011
  • Port of Tacoma files suit against Thurston County
  • Port of Seattle efforts advance aviation biofuels
  • Washington State Ferries adding new online tool
  • Foss earns Coast Guard nod for completing vessel exams
  • US Rail freight numbers beat previous week's tally

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 1, 2011
  • Record suezmax deliveries set to hold back earnings
    Entire crude tanker sector 'will have to cope with poverty' as 2011 prospects look bleak
  • Capesize gloom set to return after brief recovery
    Rates improvement will be short-lived as owners re-enter the market
  • Queensland floods cost 30m tonnes of lost coal production
    Australia's Queensland state lost up to 30 m tonnes of coal production when heavy rains and a cyclone battered the eastern seaboard between November and February, exacting a higher economic toll on one of the most resilient economies than first estimated, government and private figures show
  • Volume of oil products held in floating storage rises 22% in a month
    Some 55 tankers are chartered for temporary floating storage of 3.7m tonnes of oil product and 5.5m tonnes of crude in March, according to monthly figures released by London-based shipbroker Gibson
  • No Japanese coal rush for panamax bulk carriers
    A widely anticipated Japanese coal rush is not expected to have a major impact on the dry bulk market
  • MISC unveils plans to sell boxship trio by tender
    Malaysia's MISC has put three handysize boxships up for sale, a month after the owner reported losses of RM452.3m ($149.4m) in its liner business for the nine months to December 31, 2010
  • Who's next in bailout chain?
    There is speculation that the leniency shown to major shipping companies will not be extended further down the food chain
  • Failure to end Somali piracy breeds crime elsewhere
    Piracy is spreading east and anyone who has excused the naval inaction should hold their hands up and take the blame
  • Future of maritime jewel under threat
    Unless a home can be found for the working library at the Imarest, this magnificent collection of shipping reference books will be no longer available for student or researcher
  • Felixstowe builds up to opening of new berths
    UK's largest box hub puts its new cranes ' the largest in the world ' through final tests, with summer start pencilled in
  • Gledhill 'relatively optimistic' on Far East-Europe pick-up
    Felixstowe boss 'relatively optimistic' about container volumes out of the Far East to Europe for 2011
  • ABP looks to stay one step ahead with Southampton box expansion
    Pushing ahead with its 750,000 teu container berth expansion at Southampton
  • Unions reject P&O Ferries pay rise offer
    Proposed increase of 2% rejected while 3% offer at Stena being considered
  • Genmar aims to clear all pending cash issues via $53m follow-on
    Proceeds to fulfil Metrostar deal requirements, pay for final tanker
  • Shipping needs to toe the line in saving natural resources
    Building thousands of large boxships only to demolish them halfway through their lifetime seems a waste of resources so colossal
  • Foreclosures and arrests to soar as ship values rise
    'Surprisingly strong' secondhand vessel prices prompt predictions of radical restructuring, says Norton Rose
  • China Ocean Shipbuilding trims losses in 2010
    Reduces losses to Yuan867m ($132.2m) from Yuan1.9bn in 2009
  • Global trade volumes set to slow as Japan earthquake takes its toll on supply chains
    Cargo volumes likely to shrink following earthquake and tsunami
  • Japan talks down boxship radiation threat
    No firm evidence boxships calling Tokyo or Yokohama hit by dangerous levels of radiation
  • 'Business as usual' as Torvald Klaveness splits
    Norway shipowner moves to assure customers as business divided between brothers
  • China's fleet yet to get a full global workout
    Fresh analysis of ship movements in Asia shows domestic trade is focus ' but how long for?
  • Green Reefers sells Green Terminals unit
    Offloads cold store terminals business for $12.5m
  • APL to scan Japan export boxes for radiation
    Line to ensure no cargo delays as it steps up safety measures
  • TAL prices share offering
    Box lessor fixes price at $36 per share
  • Japan yards warn of delivery delays as work resumes
    Delays of between two to five months possible as some shipbuilders recommence operations

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 1, 2011
  • Seadrill signs up Dockwise
    DOCKWISE, the Dutch heavy-lift operator, said it has signed a deal to provide transport for rig operated by Seadrill Management, including its subsidiaries
  • Crude price rises to mid-2008 level
    CRUDE'S price rose today to a level last seen two and a half years ago, as continued Middle East upheavals continued to stoke supply concerns
  • Beluga seeks to return
    INSOLVENT project shipping group Beluga is reportedly aiming for a comeback after a trade-off with its investor and lender Oaktree Capital Management
  • Transatlantic makes major changes
    SWEDEN'S Transatlantic has announced plans to spin off of parts of its offshore/icebreaking business
  • Trailer Bridge's bond refinancing nears
    NASDAQ-listed Trailer Bridge has reported progress on its bond refinancing, as well as weakened backhaul business out of Puerto Rico
  • Koo's fined for bilge dump
    TAIWANESE shipowner Koo's Shipping has been fined $1M fine for illegally dumping bilge water from one of its reefer vessels
  • Vale confirms Agnelli exit
    BRAZILIAN iron ore major Vale has confirmed that it will replace CEO Roger Agnelli, bowing to pressure from the federal government
  • 2 dead, 1 missing after collision
    TWO MARINERS were killed and another is missing after a small tanker and a fishing boat collided today in the Philippines
  • Six seek top IMO job
    SIX MEN are seeking to be the next secretary-general of the IMO ' the most candidates ever to stand for election
  • India rises in chemical market
    RISING demand from India is providing support for chemical tanker markets, Singapore shipbroker Eastport Global said today
  • Refinery shutdowns boost LR1 demand
    REFINERY shutdowns caused by Japan's recent earthquake are starting to affect LR1 tanker rates, brokers have told Fairplay
  • Venezuela boost seen on VLCC rates
    A SHARP rise in oil shipments from Venezuela is expected this year, which might spell relief for the VLCC market's weak freight rates, according to a Pareto analyst
  • APL to scan Japan exports
    APL ANNOUNCED today that it will begin scanning containers being exported from its marine terminal in Yokohama for radiation
  • Brazil gives green tick for STX OSV plan
    NORWEGIAN shipbuilder STX OSV told Fairplay today that its plan to build eight LPG carriers for Transpetro at a new Brazilian yard has moved a step closer
  • MOL sees crew squeeze
    MOL PRESIDENT Koichi Muto warned today that a large number of global newbuilding deliveries will result in a shortage of seafarers this year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 1, 2011
  • YRC Worldwide Reorganizes Financial Team
  • House Passes Long-Sought FAA Bill
  • APM to Operate Peruvian Terminal
  • Aerospace Executive Favors Korea Free Trade Agreement
  • UPS, FedEx Form Clean Fleets Partnership
  • LaHood to Keynote Marine Highways Conference
  • Manufacturing Index Growth Slows Slightly
  • Asia Air Freight Rates Slide to 17-Month Low
  • Ocean Carrier Pleads Guilty to Polluting
  • Traffic Deaths Drop 3 Percent in 2010
  • Spring Snowfall Closed UP Tracks in Donner Pass
  • Trucking Scrambles to Add Jobs in March
  • Cargo Diversion
  • Acts of God and Carrier Liability
  • When Disaster Strikes
  • Crisis Point
  • Danaos Completes Financial Restructuring
  • Cargolux Returns to Profit in 2010
  • APL to Scan Japanese Export Boxes for Radiation
  • Yusen, NYK Logistics Merge in Americas
  • Grand Alliance, ZIM, Hyundai Start All-Water Loop
  • Trailer Bridge Swings to $2.3 Million Loss

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 1, 2011
  • Cote D'Ivoire: is the end near?
  • Deutsche Bahn raided
  • Lidinsky: 'Don't overreact' to Japanese nuke threat
  • Nigerian ports on a knife edge
  • More bunker trouble for carriers

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 1, 2011
  • Floatel scores extension
    Oslo-listed offshore accommodation player's contract backlog tops $423m as Statoil indulges in rig option.
  • Merwede profit rockets
    Netherlands-based shipbuilder's income leaps following market reversal.
  • Signal seals Kirby order
    US yard group makes good on a promise to return to shipbuilding with $47m newbuilding contract.
  • All change at Transatlantic
    Boss quits as Swedish owner considers separate offshore listing while acquiring bulker owner Osterstroms.
  • Dockwise gets a boost
    Dutch heavy-lift owner to transport all rigs operated by Seadrill.
  • Swedish Club makes $30m
    Lars Rhodin led insurance mutual sets the ball rolling on what is expected to be a financially favourable year for all.
  • Condor captain off duty
    Chief officer of ferry involved in fatal Channel crash also non-operational as probe continues.
  • Ashika four guilty
    Shipping boss, captain and two others face 10 years in prison after being convicted of manslaughter in Tongan ferry trial.
  • China Merchants on rise
    Hong Kong-listed terminals group sees 2010 proft soar as volumes grow 21%.
  • Are ships an aphrodisiac?
    Why all the nice girls love shipowners more than sailors, introducing a friendly banker and fighting in the insurance market.
  • Dredger hits gas pipe
    Fountain of gas and condensate erupts in the Gulf of Mexico after accident.
  • Red ink for Trailer Bridge
    Nasdaq-listed owner posts fourth quarter loss but boasts significant progress with refinancing effort.
  • Cargoship grounds
    Traffic resumes in Canada after grounded cargo vessel is removed.
  • New5 in Numb3rs
    Polembros snares KLC VLCC exile at a knockdown price while TEN's shuttle tanker order starts to take shape.
  • Halifax wields the axe
    Irving-owned Canadian shipbuilder laying off 50 workers as projects are completed.
  • Danaos does the business
    John Coustas-led containership owner refinances newbuilding programme to the tune of $818m.
  • Fincantieri to buy Davie
    Italian yard group and Finmeccanica step in with potential rescue of bankrupt Canadian shipbuilder.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 1, 2011
  • CMA funds Education Foundation
    The Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA) has formed a charitable foundation to promote and support maritime-related education and endowed it with a $500,000 donation. TheCMA Education Foundationwill award scholarships to further maritime educati...
  • MOL merges crewing companies
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines said two of its group companies ' International Marine Transport Co., Ltd. and MOL Tankship Management Ltd. ' have agreed to merge, effective April 1. The new company will operate as MOL Ocean Expert Co. The merger was approved ...
  • Danaos completes refinancing plan
    The Greek containership leasing company Danaos said it had completed a comprehensive financing plan which will fund a newbuilding program for 13 ships with aggregate capacity for 129,250 TEUs. The plan provides for new financing of $818 million, in...
  • Koo's Shipping fined for dumping oil bilge
    Koo's Shipping Co., a Taiwanese corporation, pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court Thursday to charges of making false statements, knowingly failing to accurately maintain an oil record book as required by international treaty and U.S. law, and for...
  • Maersk increases Puerto Rico rates
    Maersk said it will increase freight rates for containers with scrap metal and wastepaper moving from Puerto Rico to China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, India, Paki...
  • Trailer Bridge reports $2.9 million loss
    Trailer Bridge, a roll-on/roll-off liner service provider in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic trade, reported a loss of $2.9 million in the fourth quarter ending Dec. 31, 2010, compared to a $1 million profit in the same 2009 period.Re...
  • Carriers calling Japan watch for radiation
    APL said Friday it will begin large-scale radiation scanning of containerized Japanese exports delivered to its marine terminal in Yokohama. The Singapore-based liner carrier said it has been doing limited scanning since March 26, but no radiation...
  • TAL prices stock offering
    The container leasing company TAL International Group said Thursday that it has priced a secondary offering of its 5.5 million shares of stock at $36 per share. The company will sell 2.5 million shares for an aggregate $90 million while an existin...
  • Batteries not included
  • Editorial April 2011

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 1, 2011
  • Changes at TransAtlantic ' CEO resign
    TransAtlantic's Board has announced strategic changes in the group's operations. The decision means preparations are being made for a demerger of the company in its activities Industrial Shipping and Offshore
  • TransAtlantic sells three roro ships
    TransAtlantic will sell the three RoRo carriers Ortviken, Östrand and Obbola to SCA Transforest, which has decided to exercise its purchase option. The carriers have been chartered to SCA for
  • Indian Navy captures 61 pirates from one mothership
    "The International force should do like the Indian Navy: Sink the pirates' motherships take them out of business", says Jan Fritz Hansen, Deputy CEO of Danish Shipowners Association in a
  • Norwegian tug sold to Norway
    The Danish flagged tug Western Seqi has been sold to Norway and is now part of the tug fleet in Narvik, Norway. The Western Seqi was originally built for Norwegian

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 1, 2011
  • Hong Kong premiums down
    Premium is a drop from the records witnessed in March of $26-30/mt
  • Bunker prices surge to new high
    Crude futures settled at a two-and-half-year high on higher than forecast US job growth in March and weakness in the US dollar.
  • Matson continues to hike surcharge
    The changes will take effect on May 1.
  • Fears of bunker spill recede
    Vessel successfully refloated.
  • Prices return to 2008 levels in Middle East hub
    Fujairah MGO prices breach $1,000
  • Newbuild will be among the most 'fuel efficient' vessels in class
    Norwegian Car Carriers says 6,500 CEU vessel will 'meet all currently known future emission requirements.'
  • MGO prices close to three-year high
    Bunker markets firm across Europe.
  • Bigger role for LNG and biofuels
    But DNV says nuclear powered ships will 'initially struggle to get public acceptance'.
  • UK port looks at proposals to improve bunker infrastructure
    Falmouth 'Masterplan' calls for investments of $170 million over the next five years.
  • Asian bunker prices climb to 30-month high
    Enquiries 'low' across Asia's main bunker hubs, traders say.
  • Japan may support initial demand for Singapore's LNG
    Singapore's first LNG facility 30% complete and ready to start operations in the second quarter of 2013.
  • New coating system to cut bunker fuel costs
    Less bunker fuels consumed during cargo tank cleaning process with International Paint's new product.
  • Grounded vessel sparks bunker spill alert in Ireland
    Protective booms placed around the Pantanal, while two tug boats will try to refloat it today.
  • South China fuel oil stocks slightly down
    Volumes fall as there were no inflows into the terminals.
  • Extra slow steaming curbs CSCL fuel costs
    'Locking' fuel also help offsets the impact of rising oil prices, says chairman.

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European Commission meeting to define the strategy for the development of EU ports and maritime industry
Brussels
Call for papers by July 28th
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
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
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
CLECAT is concerned about the persistence of the concept of "Single Liable Person" in the text
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%
Civitavecchia
Increase of +9.9% in Gaeta and decrease of -17.1% in Fiumicino
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Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
Recovery driven by importers who brought forward purchases in view of expected tariff increases
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
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
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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