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May 4, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • No penalties for late river wheat shipments: CME
    Shippers of soft red winter wheat will not be penalised for loading delays tied to current flooding and high water along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, CME Group said on Monday.
  • Water levels on the Rhine, Danube fall
    Water levels on the Rhine and Danube in Germany have fallen again after dry weather and ships cannot sail fully loaded on both rivers, traders said on Monday. In some southern areas of the Rhine, vessels are sailing less than 50 per cent full, one trader said.
  • China-made yachts mark rise of local luxury brands
    Caprice Lam took 90 minutes to close his first luxury-yacht sale, from the time the customer stepped aboard the 62-foot vessel on China's Hainan Island to the moment the bank wired the 35 per cent deposit.
Strait Talk
  • More than just a bunker hub
    SINGAPORE Maritime Week has come and gone, very successfully, and no doubt most minds are firmly fixed on day-to-day business once more.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • No penalties for late river wheat shipments: CME
    Shippers of soft red winter wheat will not be penalised for loading delays tied to current flooding and high water along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, CME Group said on Monday.
  • Water levels on the Rhine, Danube fall
    Water levels on the Rhine and Danube in Germany have fallen again after dry weather and ships cannot sail fully loaded on both rivers, traders said on Monday. In some southern areas of the Rhine, vessels are sailing less than 50 per cent full, one trader said.
  • China-made yachts mark rise of local luxury brands
    Caprice Lam took 90 minutes to close his first luxury-yacht sale, from the time the customer stepped aboard the 62-foot vessel on China's Hainan Island to the moment the bank wired the 35 per cent deposit.
Strait Talk
  • More than just a bunker hub
    SINGAPORE Maritime Week has come and gone, very successfully, and no doubt most minds are firmly fixed on day-to-day business once more.

Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk to raise Asia-Europe rate US$250 per TEU from June 1
  • CMA CGM to raise Asia-north Europe rates US$225/TEU from June 1
  • China-to-Chennai loop with 1,700-TEU ships from Hanjin, CMA CGM, TSL, BTL
  • CTSA increases currency surcharge to 10pc from June 1
  • First 8,888-TEU ship of eight, OOCL Beijing, is named in Shanghai
  • Asia-Europe main ports' first quarter volumes increase, Mumbai sole decliner
  • SITC first quarter profit up 7pc as sales rise 24pc to US242.9 million
  • Lay-ups return to pre-crisis levels with only 0.9pc of box fleet idle
  • Samudera profit hits US$152,000, erasing last year's $1.4 million quarterly loss
  • China signs accords to nearly double trade with Indonesia by 2015
  • HAFFA re-elects chairman Paul Tsui, appoints executive council
  • Mumbai rival APMT Pipavav Q1 profit soars 46pc to US$1.3 million
  • South Africa's Transnet picks Konecranes for Johannesburg box depot
  • Norfolk Southern Q1 intermodal revenue up 18pc, profit rises 26pc
  • TIACA sees major trouble if US insists on 100pc screening deadline
  • FedEx Express builds regional air freight hub in Singapore
  • Construction work starts on new cargo facility at Edmonton airport

Exim Indiaweb site
  • SCI recognised for its shipping prowess at Dun & Bradstreet-Rolta Corporate Awards
  • Exporters eye big opportunity in Pak
  • MPSEZL to develop Australia's Abbot Point Coal Terminal
  • After Lucknow, Emirates SkyCargo sets sights on Jaipur, Coimbatore & Amritsar
  • Pvt. firms may get more investment options in rail sector
  • Ban on maize exports sought to rescue poultry sector
  • Core industries grow 5.9 pc in 2010-11
  • Curbs sought on used equipment imports to ensure quality
  • Forex reserves climb $ 1.79 bn to $ 310 bn
  • High output may push pulses imports lower by 14 pc
  • RBI hikes FII cap for infra cos NCDs, bonds
  • RBI raises short-term lending rate to 7.25 pc
  • Vegetable oil imports to dip to 3-year low
  • India, Mauritius to convene JWG on DTAA

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 3, 2011
  • TAV Airports renovating two airports in Fyrom
    The Turkish TAV Airports Holding has completed the renovation of Ohrid airport in the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia (Fyrom). The group, which started managing both ...
  • IST Group plans to produce railcars mechanics in Russia
    The Russian-based investment conglomerate IST Group will establish a new venture in Tikhvin, a city near St Petersburg, to make freight cars using systems from a US su...
  • Master plan to develop operations at Cleveland airport
    The US state of Ohio has unveiled a USD 1.6 billion (EUR 1.1 billion) master plan to expand Cleveland Hopkins International Airport over the next 24 years. The construction of a ne...
  • Former Air France cargo executives indicted in conspiracy to fix rates and surcharges on air cargo shipments
    A Chicago IL (USA) grand jury returned an indictment against Marc Boudier, former executive vice-president of the cargo division of Air France, and Jean Charles Foucault, former vi...
  • Union Pacific Railroad investing nearly USD 29 million for track improvements to Its Missouri Line
    The US rail service provider Union Pacific Railroad will continue improving Missouri's transportation infrastructure with a nearly USD 29 million investment to enhance the rail lin...
  • Volvo: truck deliveries up to and including March 2011
    Volvo Trucks' global deliveries in Q1/2011 were 81% higher than in the corresponding period last year. Deliveries to Europe increased gradually during the first quarter of the curr...
  • Norfolk Southern: railway operating revenues up 17 %
    The US rail service provider Norfolk Southern Corporation reported a Q1/2011 net income of USD 325 million, 26 % higher than USD 257 million for the same period in 2010. First-quar...
  • Natural gas motors for medium duty trucks
    The engineering and consulting service provider, MBtech, a subsidiary of Daimler, has developed a natural gas powered concept called "Compressed Natural Gas 4 Cylinder" (...
  • Scania's truck deliveries up by 71% in Q1
    Scania's truck deliveries rose to a total of 17,562 units during the first quarter of 2011, an increase of 71% compared to the first quarter of 2010. In Europe, deliveries jum...
  • "NYK Lodestar" linking Ho-Chi-Minh City and Hamburg
    The "NYK Lodestar" recently docked at the HHLA Container-Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) in Hamburg (Germany). The vessel's cargo included containers shipped directly from Vietnam for u...
  • "Stena Transporter" launched on Stena Line's Killingholme'Hook of Holland route
    The "Stena Transporter" has been officially launched on Stena Line's Killingholme ' Hook of Holland route, following a EUR 110 million investment to raise freight capacit...
  • Dockwise announces USD 34 million contract awards
    Dockwise Ltd has announced that its subsidiary Dockwise Shipping has landed six contracts worth more than USD 34 million for heavy marine transport services. Following th...
  • Steffes leaving Mitsui Rail Capital Europe
    Dirk Steffes, managing director and chief operating officer of Mitsui Rail Capital Europe (MRCE), a leading locomotive lessor, is leaving the company on 31 July to take up new prof...
  • Spliethoff Group: PWL new agent for Latin America
    The Latin America sector of the Spliethoff Group appointed Peter W. Lampke GmbH & Co KG (PWL) as its commercial representative and port agent with effect from 1 May. The appoin...
  • GLS Netherlands receives ISO environment certificate
    The parcel service provider GLS Netherlands was recently certified as compliant with the ISO 14001 environmental standard. The Dutch entity is the first national subsidiary of the ...
  • DB Schenker Logistics opens location in Kaluga
    ZAO Schenker, the Russian subsidiary of DB Schenker Logistics, opened a new business location in Kaluga a few days ago. Kaluga is a rapidly growing industrial region, particularly ...
  • DSV boosts Q1/2011 turnover
    The global transport and logistics service provider DSV A/S, headquartered in Br'ndby, near Copenhagen (Denmark), has published its figures for the first three months of business y...

Marine Logweb site
MAY 3, 2011
  • Statoil invites tenders for new category D offshore rigs
  • Cosco Dalian goes to Inocean AS for drillship design
  • OSD designs compact but powerful OSV's and tugs
  • Wärtsilä wins design and diesel electric contracts for Sartor newbuild
  • OSG reports more red ink, but sees signs of market turnaround

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 3, 2011
  • Port of Grays Harbor plans bond sale for expansion
  • Trade between NAFTA partners rises during month of February
  • NYK delivers relief supplies to quake affected areas in Japan
  • Disney vessel begins cruises from Port of Vancouver, BC
  • Port of Coos Bay re-opens overhauled Charleston Ice Dock

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 3, 2011
  • Electricity cuts in China to hit steel and iron ore production
    Fears raised that power supply restrictions will put pressure on key Chinese sectors
  • Panamax charter rates bounce back
    Average time charter rates make largest one-day gain since March 2010 to $12,490 per day
  • Handymax bulker sells for top price of $22m
    Taiwan's Galaxy Shipping is understood to have bought the handymax bulk carrier Paradise Island for $21.7m, paying the top price that the sellers were hoping for
  • Ace Tankers builds presence with $25m tanker buy
    Ace Tankers has bought the chemical tanker Golden Venus from Japan's Yamato Kisen Co, moving the relatively young Dutch tanker company a step closer to making good on its mission to become a major player in the chemical shipping market
  • Bangladesh yards plunged into fresh legal uncertainty
    Court order for breakers to restart business is now said to be only temporary
  • Spain threatens merchant ships in Gibraltar
    Warship tells vessels to leave Spanish waters
  • Croatia Shipping Registry joins IACS
    Class body looks forward to 'active participation and contribution'
  • ESPL in talks over transport of finished steel
    Direct calls from Hazira to Middle East and Europe likely 'within six months'
  • Diverse group that likes to keep a very low profile
  • Owners look to manage risk
    German owner Hartmann has turned to ship financing giant HSH Nordbank to understand and manage its risk professionally
  • Training is key to improving service levels
  • Public policy and the payment of ransoms
    Court reaffirms that ransom payments to pirates are not against English public policy and are therefore legal
  • South Korean regulator to monitor overseas performance
  • Direct taxation is the best way to Curb CO2 emissions
    Putting a price on carbon emissions is the simple answer to reducing ships' CO2 emissions
  • Sovereign funds eye Glencore listing
    The chance of a major Chinese sovereign investment in the Glencore IPO may signal a new zeal for the commodities trades
  • CSAV wins support from Zodiac Maritime
    Fixes series of 9,000 teu vessels to troubled line as falling freight rates and high fuel costs return Latin American shipping company to the red
  • LNG carrier rates head towards $100,000 per day
    Market turns 'red-hot' as demand grows
  • Odfjell terminals keep company in the black
    Chemical tanker business records break even as it ends run of losses
  • Globus to pay $31m for Gleamray panamax
    Six year-old bulker comes with two-year charter back and expands Nasdaq-listed owner's fleet to seven units
  • NCL first-quarter earnings up 37%
    Norwegian Epic pushes revenues up
  • CSAV posts first quarter loss of $186m
    Falling freight rates and high fuel costs return Latin American shipping company to the red
  • Let's get real over radiation
    Allowing irrational fears to cloud commercial decision making cannot be classed as sound judgement
  • Outside the box
    The container shipping market is sending confusing signals but over time, supply and demand will look more balanced
  • Forth Ports shareholders vote to accept $1.25bn takeover bid
    Victory for Arcus European Infrastructure Fund means UK's last listed ports company will exit London Stock Exchange
  • DVB Bank pre-tax profits soar in first quarter
    Increase in lending activity boosts results
  • SCI chairman calls for tougher response to piracy
    Supports Indian navy's 'no nonsense' approach
  • Rotterdam to extend radiation checks on Japan arrivals
    Ship monitoring to continue to May 15
  • OSG reveals 'disappointing' first quarter
    Reports $35m loss as revenues slump

Fairplayweb site
MAY 3, 2011
  • Vehicle trades buoy BLG
    GROWING volumes in handling of finished vehicles and containerised car parts could produce record turnover this year, BLG Logistics said today
  • Barcelona reports box boost
    BARCELONA'S box throughput jumped by 23% to 538,000teu in the first quarter, largely because of a rise in exports, the Barcelona Port Authority reported toda
  • Four held in Barcelona cruise search
    SPANISH police said today officers have arrested four passengers in the seizure of about 30 kilos of cocaine at a Barcelona cruise terminal
  • Drybulk scrapping rise seen in 2011
    THE GLUT of newbuildings will lead to greater scrapping of bulkers this year, with almost 30M tonnes expected to be sent for demolition, according to Arctic Securities
  • CGG-Eidesvik JV formed
    SEISMIC operator CGGVeritas has formed a venture with Norway's Eidesvik Offshore to manage 10 of its high-capacity 3D survey vessels
  • EDF green-lights Dunkirk LNG terminal
    FRENCH energy group EDF has ended uncertainty about its plans to build an LNG terminal at Dunkirk by revealing that the facility is to begin service in 2015
  • DVB has bumper quarter
    GERMAN shipping and transport bank DVB more than tripled its pre-tax profits to €52.8M ($78.3M) in Q1
  • Costs keep NCL in red
    NORWEGIAN Cruise Line, which is prepping for an IPO, suffered continued losses in its latest quarter as expenses soared
  • India/Sri Lanka cruises planned
    AMET SHIPPING India plans to route its cruise ship acquisition MV Amet Majesty to Sri Lanka
  • Indian breakers exploit Bangladesh limbo
    INDIAN breakers are bullishly snapping up tonnage while rival Bangladeshi scrappers reeled from learning that they need to return to court to stay in business
  • China plans Yangtze dredging
    CHINA is reportedly planning to spend 18Bn yuan ($2.8Bn) in 2011-15 to deepen part of the lower Yangtze River's navigation channel
  • Schiffsbank misses reversal
    DEUTSCHE Schiffsbank has seen its profits wiped out by loan loss provisions for the third year in a row
  • Iron import squeeze seen for China
    DRYBULK analyst Jeffrey Landsberg today told Fairplay electricity shortages might soon cause China to slash imports of iron ore
  • Courage's shares dive
    SINGAPORE-listed drybulk carrier Courage Marine's shares dived when trading opened today, after it said it would announce losses for 1Q2011
  • Tanker hits Fremantle bridge
    A BUNKER tanker hit a bridge at the West Australia's Fremantle today, halting the port's rail services

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 3, 2011
  • Mitsubishi Builds US Factory for Giant Transformers
    A Japanese manufacturer of large-scale power transformers will build a new factory at a Memphis, Tenn., site that will use...
  • Idle Box Fleet Declines to Pre-Recession Levels
    The number of idle container ships is at a 30-month low, with only 71 ships recorded as unemployed, according to...
  • NAFTA Trade Jumped 11.8 Percent in February
    Surface transportation trade between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico was 11.8 percent higher in value in February than a...
  • Factory Orders Climb Fifth Straight Month
    U.S. factory orders rose for the fifth consecutive month in March, driven by a broad-based increase in orders and rising...
  • Atlas Air Profit Tumbles 69 Percent
    Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings saw its net profit fall more than two-thirds in the first quarter amid rising costs and...
  • Amazon to Build Eighth Distribution Center in China
    Amazon.com plans to build its eighth logistics center in China this year, Chinese officials said Tuesday. The company's newest...
  • US Container Imports Drop 2.5 Percent in March
    U.S. containerized imports fell 2.5 percent in March, the first year-to-year decline in 16 months, as a weak housing market...
  • Japanese Steel Exports Grew in March
    Japan's steel exports increased for the second consecutive month in March, topping February's total by 10.1 percent. The 4.09 million...
  • APL Revenue per Container Slips; Volume Grows
    APL's container shipping volume gained 12 percent year-over-year in the four weeks that ended April 8, but average revenue per...
  • Pirates Release Breakbulk Ship with Crew
    Somali pirates released the Sinar Kudus, an Indonesian-flag multipurpose vessel, and its 20 crew members on Sunday after 46 days...
  • Global Air Freight Grew 3.7 Percent in March
    International air freight traffic grew 3.7 percent in March over the same month a year ago despite a decline in...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 3, 2011
  • TCC to sue shippers
  • Pirates back on the attack
  • CSCL falls into the red for Q1
  • Horizon sees Q1 USD33 million loss, but CSX helps out
  • Del Monte strengthens its relationship with GT Nexus

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 3, 2011
  • CECO trims EEC stake
    Oslo-listed owner left with 20% slice of Eitzen Ethylene Carriers following $15m deal with Jacques de Chateauvieux investment firm.
  • CIS endorses tanker titans
    Equity analyst at US-based banking wing of UK shipbroker says tanker stocks are poised to pop.
  • Athenian mulls scrap sale
    Brokers say Greek bulker owner could walk away with $6.5m if panamax lands on the scrap heap.
  • Essar ports lift gloom
    Indian shipping and port firm blames falling charter rates for poor end to the year.
  • Transatlantic tumbles
    Swedish ro-ro and offshore vessel owner sees first quarter loss grow despite revenue rise.
  • GLBS pounces on panamax
    George Karageorgiou in the driver's seat as Greek owner jumps on acquisition trail with $31.4m bulker buy.
  • Mundra in Ozzie port raid
    Indian port operator shells out $2bn to secure Queensland coal terminal.
  • Odfjell falls short
    Oslo-listed shipowner lags consensus in the first quarter despite returning to profit.
  • Crewman crushed
    Seafarer taken to hospital in Norway after accident on Allseas Marine's Solitaire.
  • OSG stretches losing run
    Morten Arntzen-led owner spends an eighth successive quarter in the red.
  • CSAV drops deeper
    South American container line blames higher costs and lower rates for decline in first quarter performance.
  • Radiation on car carrier
    Chilean port workers protest after low level of radioactivity found on vehicles within Hyundai No 106.
  • Asian owners stretch lead
    Asia Pacific fleet growth outstripped that of the EU in 2010 despite lower level of newbuilding deliveries, Clarksons says.
  • Awilco readies LNG listing
    Anders Wilhelmsen-led owner plots $150m Oslo Axess float for its LNG unit only a couple of months after entering the sector.
  • Fairstar to move Ensco rig
    Dutch heavy-left outfit wins deal to carry jack-up from Malta to Singapore.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 3, 2011
  • Tompkins names Meyer VP fast moving goods
    Supply chain consulting firm Tompkins Associates has appointed Bruce Meyer to vice president of fast moving consumer goods. Meyer was director of North American customer demand management at Coty Inc., where he assisted the company for more than a ...
  • ALAN lends logistics hand to U.S. South
    The American Logistics Aid Network is working with various relief agencies to identify crucial needs and communicate them to supply chain industry members to assist with the recovery in the storm-ravaged U.S. South. "We want to ensure that we resp...
  • U.S. trade groups disappointed by Doha
    Eight large industry groups expressed disappointment by the failure of the World Trade Organization's Doha Development Agenda to meet its goal to promote global economic growth by expanding trade. "A trade round is about opening markets and settin...
  • U.S. supply chain security strategy nears completion
    The U.S. government hopes to finalize a strategy for securing international supply chains sometime this spring, Christa Brzozowski, director of cargo and transportation security policy at the Department of Homeland Security, said last month. The d...
  • Begeman sworn in at STB
    Ann D. Begeman was sworn in Monday to the U.S. Surface Transportation Board. Begeman has served as a senior aide on Capitol Hill for 21 years, playing a role in crafting major transportation legislation, including the ICC Termination Act, which cr...
  • Southern Air appoints Soaper COO
    Southern Air Holdings has named David Soaper as chief operating officer, effective May 15.Soaper was senior vice president for aircraft operations at Comair, a Delta Connection carrier. He held several other senior operations management positions d...
  • AirBridge Cargo expands network to U.S.
    AirBridge Cargo Airlines has begun service to its first location in North America with three flights per week to Chicago. Russia's largest scheduled cargo airline said it will operate the new route with a Boeing 747-400 from Moscow to Chicago's O'...
  • Southwest completes AirTran takeover
    Southwest Airlines said Monday it has finalized the acquisition of AirTran Holdings, the parent company of AirTran Airways.Both airlines will operate separately until Southwest receives a single operating certificate from the Federal Aviation Admi...
  • TCC pursues container shortfall penalties
    The magnitude of the container "fall down" issue for liner companies, where shippers do not live up to minimum quantity commitments, is being thrown into high relief in the wake of decision by The Containership Co. (TCC) to end its transpacific se...
  • $23 million from 83 shippers

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 3, 2011
  • Australian Navy to showcase hull treatment technology
    HST will provide the Navy with an initial fuel saving of up to 6% and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Disney Wonder arrives at Port Metro Vancouver
    The Disney Wonder will make 18 round trips to Alaska from Vancouver and will call at the ports of Tracy Arm, Juneau and Ketchikan.
  • Tight supply in major NWE ports
    Prices holding firm on some grades amid tight supplies in Rotterdam and Hamburg, but fall in southern Europe.
  • Fujairah flat while Suez, Durban rise
    Erratic prices and no clear trend across markets on Tuesday.
  • Flow of Middle East fuel oil cargoes to tighten
    Refinery turnarounds and regional demand from power plants will limit arbitrage volumes.
  • Maersk Line 'sharing the risk' as bunker prices rise
    CEO says group is recovering 80% of the cost of fuel price increases.
  • Cruise line 'absorbs' climb in bunker costs
    NCL points to 'pricing discipline' and economies of scale.
  • Bunker tanker cuts rail links after hitting a bridge
    Fully laden tanker pulled clear by tugs after striking Fremantle Railway Bridge.
  • Asian bunker prices mostly falling
    Prices for 380 cSt material slump in Busan.
  • The Credit Insurance Paradox
    We will almost certainly see more collapses, as a result of the industry's Darwinistic tendency to self-regulate.
  • IBME promotes bunker trader
    Promotion to senior bunker and lubricant trader effective May 1, 2011.
  • New trader joins Dan-Bunkering
    New trader to join the sales team in Copenhagen.
  • Paint manufacturer offers refund 'guarantee' on efficiency gains
    Jotun Marine to reimburse shipowner if product falls below 'guaranteed performance'.

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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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