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October 4, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US-listed shipping firms in danger of going under
    At least four US-listed shipping companies are likely to face restructuring or declare bankruptcy over the next 12 months as the long downturn in the freight market forces further consolidation, an industry executive told Reuters.
  • Container shipping rates dive in Q3
    The world's container shipping market may remain bleak for the rest of the year, after seeing shipping rates halved in the third quarter as Western buyers tighten their purse strings amid growing fears of a global recession, a specialist said yesterday.
  • Shipping emissions targeted by environmental groups
    Ships emit more carbon dioxide and should be taxed to help poorer nations adapt to climate change, environmental groups said.

Sched Netweb site
  • Hanjin, Cosco cut two transpacific routes for the rest of the year
  • NOL accelerates promotion of Lieutenant General Ng Yat Chung as CEO
  • Evergreen joins MOL, NYK and 'K' Line's joint Asia-Oceania loop
  • Yang Ming puts 6,600-TEU vessel on Taiwan-US east coast service via Suez
  • Hit by bad times, MOL lowers first half outlook to a loss of US$221 million
  • Piracy, political unrest threaten Mideast ports, says Salalah port manager
  • Agri containerisation: Bulk-to-box transloading starts in Charleston
  • Nigerian ports up 19.3pc to record 64,188 TEU in July, dredging credited
  • Maersk tests scrubber onboard, hopes cut use of costly low sulphur fuel
  • America's NAFTA trade value increases 18.1pc in July to US$72.4 billion
  • Qantas workers threaten more go-slows and strikes from October 7
  • EU emissions trading usurps UN authority, airline lawyer tells Euro court
  • IATA expects airline profits to fall 19pc to US$4.9 billion in 2012
  • Shenzhen working on plan for logistics 'aero area' centred on the airport

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Cheng Lie adds Korea, China, Thailand to service
  • DAMCO thanks customers in South India for support
  • Hutchisons Felixstowe continues to be UKs biggest port
  • ICES 1.5 (Customs EDI) commences at ICD-Loni for imports
  • ICS stresses importance of treaty ratification
  • MAERSK's LINE fuel switch in Singapore lowers sulphur emissions
  • MOL to raise capacity of Japan-Korea-Thailand CBE service this month
  • Ship operating costs increase again, but insurance costs plummet
  • Shipping companies seek the PE alternative to financing
  • Transpacific rates fall as demand dries up, capacity remains high
  • Wan Hai, Interasia launch revised Japan-Singapore NS3 service
  • MbPT conducts Hindi quiz contest, tree plantation drive
  • Port of Antwerp building largest lock in the world
  • Core sector growth slowest in 11 months
  • Ajit Shah honoured with SME Excellence Award

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 3, 2011
  • Aerologic to cooperate with TFC Käufer
    Aerologic, a joint company of DHL Express and Lufthansa Cargo, will cooperate with the TFC Käufer flight schools in training young pilots as of next month. In doing so, the German ...
  • USD 31 million to improve rail services in Washington State
    The US Department of Transportation is investing 31.1 million in the State of Washington to improve intercity passenger and freight rail services on the Cascades line. A highlight ...
  • Second mark V ro-ro vessel delivered to Wallenius Wilhelmsen
    Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has taken delivery of MV Parsifal, its second mark V ro-ro vessel. The Parsifal is a sister vessel to MV Tonsberg, delivered to Wallenius Wilhelmsen ...
  • Universal Africa Lines with new vessels and routes
    Starting in early October Universal Africa Lines will sail from west Africa to south and east Africa using the UAL Cyprus. The following ports will be served: port Harcourt (Onne),...
  • Devereux Transport invests in Volvo trucks in UK
    Family-owned freight forwarder Devereux Transport of Billingham (UK) has put six new Volvo FH 6x2 tractor units into service. All trucks were supplied by the Stockton-on-Tees Deale...
  • MAN plant in Brazil hits 500,000 vehicles mark
    MAN Latin America has produced its 500,000th vehicle at its Resende plant, which has been in operation for almost 15 years. MAN plans to increase its sales in Brazil over the next ...
  • Transport sector to go on strike in Italy
    The TransportoUnito union has called on drivers to take industrial action as of today, Monday, until Saturday. The reason for this is the discontent over the legal framework condit...
  • Union Pacific Railroad invests in track improvements
    Union Pacific Railroad will continue improving the transportation infrastructure in Iowa by investing nearly USD 10.5 million in the rail line that runs from Des Moines to Iowa Fal...
  • Kuehne + Nagel appoints William Rooney seafreight transpacific VP
    Kuehne + Nagel, one of the world's leading logistics companies, has named William F. Rooney vice president of seafreight transpacific. In line with Kuehne + Nagel's transpacific Go...
  • Upgraded shipping service to boost African trade
    The addition of Beira and an eastbound Toamasina call on Safmarine's weekly shipping service between southern Africa and Asia, the Safari 3 service, will help boost trade between t...
  • DSM Dyneema finalises acquisition of IP rights
    DSM Dyneema, a global company active in health, nutrition and materials, has finalised the outright purchase of IP rights related to the manufacture of light weight air cargo palle...
  • Gefco boosts sales in first six months of 2011
    In the first six months of 2011, the French transport and logistics group Gefco improved sales on the prior year's same period by 17.5% to approximately EUR 2 billion. The operatin...
  • Imperial Group acquires Lehnkering
    Imperial Holdings has taken over of German Lehnkering Holding. The acquisition is subject to merger clearance by the European Commission. The South African logistics corporate Impe...
  • Norbert Dentressangle expands in South America
    French transport and logistics services provider Norbert Dentressangle has opened offices in Chile and Brazil as part the continued development of its freight forwarding business. ...
  • Turkish Cargo launches Sharjah route today
    Fresh off the back of launching new destinations in Saudi Arabia (see ITJ Daily 20 September), Turkish Cargo is now adding new destination in UAE. The company already operates frei...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 3, 2011
  • Hercules Offshore liftboat capsizes after being hit by waterspouts
  • Richard McCreary joins BAE Systems Ship Repair
  • Maersk Line, Limited names ice-classed U.S.-flag tanker
  • MEBA pickets Liberty Maritime as AMO mans bulkers
  • Keppel FELS books $199 million contract for refurbished and upgraded jack-up rig
  • Rolls-Royce wins first Environship order
  • Ultrapetrol reports new contracts

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 3, 2011
  • Panama Canal sets new tonnage mark during 2011
  • Top ships selling M/V CYCLADES
  • Chuck Jones art on display at Portland International Airport
  • Crowley Maritime adding 400 new high-cube containers
  • Coast Guard sets contract for Ediz Hook erosion project

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 3, 2011
  • Asian storms drive VLGC rate to fresh highs
    Cargo discharge delays cut the number of available ships, driving up freight rates
  • Shell fire set to hit tanker market if shutdowns continue
    Oil and products taken off the market after Singapore refinery is closed
  • Grimaldi offers way out of Tunisian stalemate
    Fear of competition thought to be behind the problems the Italian company has encountered since it launched a new service to Tunis in July
  • P&O Ferries chief tells inquiry of 'total lack of trust' with Dover
    Helen Deeble tells of dispute over tariff that raised cash for second ferry terminal that is still not built
  • What's next for China Shipping 'plc'?
    The world's dominant shipping market is evolving, but don't look for an easy ride
  • Weighing a China slowdown
    The world's second largest economy may be undergoing a manufacturing contraction. Is it temporary?
  • TBS International gets delisting notice
    Joins growing queue as share prices refuse to rise
  • Nor Lines orders two gas-powered vessels
    Ro-ro operator opts for pure gas engines over dual fuel system
  • Economic balance to be restored
    It will take at least two years for equilibrium to return. There are signs suggesting shipping may be able to handle the transition period well
  • Panama must come clean on the Danny FII tragedy
    Panama should take its responsibilities seriously and come clean on the Danny FII tragedy
  • Age of the iPad pilots arrives
    Trials of enhanced portable pilot unit are completed in Dublin Port by Safeport/EGNOS
  • EEDI is based on 'lousy' maths and should be scrapped
    Findings come ahead of IMO talks on applying index to ro-ro and passenger vessels
  • Call for co-ordination as marine LNG fuel projects increase
    Too many projects addressing obstacles of LNG as bunker fuel could lead to confusion
  • Denmark's ballast water convention ratification reports 'wrong'
    Bill has been passed but some small legal issues still need to be resolved
  • First seismic vessel transits northern sea route
    Route saved eight days on Panama transit and 13 on Suez
  • Safmarine to be merged into Maersk Line
    Up to 240 jobs to go with closure of Antwerp office
  • Eurotunnel buys back $132m of bonds at 11% discount
    Move will reduce total debt of $4.8bn
  • Politicians unmoved by piracy plague despite 'nightmare' risks
    Maritime leaders lament continuing paucity of resources deployed to fight off hijackers
  • Seafarer morale sinking, claims ITF
    More attention must be given to meeting needs of profession beset by host of negatives
  • Weak market hits logistics giants
    Full-year earnings estimates cut at Panalpina and Kuehne+Nagel
  • Supramax values drop to handysize level
    Smaller tonnage is selling for the same price as larger bulkers in secondhand market
  • Cypriot leader targets growth for flag despite Turkish ports ban
    Third-largest European registry complains it has been held back by 'hostile' Turkey
  • SAMI hits back at conflict of interest claim
    Trade body says it is 'completely removed' from vetting process of armed guards
  • Theochari sees industry vulnerable as banks weaken and new money holds back
    We've never seen anything as atomic as this, Norton Rose transport head warns
  • Small victories
    The UK government's latest U-turn on tonnage tax is an entirely logical and welcome concession based on sound argument and reasoned debate
  • Bureau Veritas urges stronger links between class and insurance
    Insurers could benefit greatly from reservoir of knowledge, says BV chief Bernard Anne
  • Eagle Bulk lays groundwork for reverse stock split
    Pact with lenders includes possible sale of ships as executive incentive package also proposed
  • Falling scrap prices hit cash buyers in India
    Re-sale prices drop
  • Rongsheng nabs shuttle tanker order and tows the party line
    Two vessels for Shanghai Northsea Shipping will support CNOOC offshore projects

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 3, 2011
  • Panama Canal sets record
    THE ACP is doubling the Panama Canal's capacity by 2014 with a huge expansion - but it won't need to wait until then for a new throughput record
  • NASDAQ warns TBS on listing
    NASDAQ has sent a warning on a potential delisting to shipowner TBS International, the company confirmed today
  • ESA: Italian flag could be targeted
    A SHIP management leader warned today Italy's flag could be a target if Rome makes further austerity steps to cut its vulnerability to international markets
  • Top sell-off continues
    DEBT-LADEN Top Ships has sold yet another bulker for a huge book loss as it seeks to raise cash to cover its loan obligations
  • Wadan suspect dies after Moscow attack
    A SHIPPING figure charged with embezzlement in the Russian takeover of Wadan Yards has reportedly died in hospital after being shot. Wadan suspect dies after Moscow attack
  • 'K' Line sees far worse losses
    'K' LINE said today it expects losses to be 15 times worse than earlier predicted for the financial year ending 31 March 2012
  • Golar LNG shares hailed
    FIRST Securities, the Oslo investment bank, has opened its coverage of Golar LNG with a 'buy' recommendation
  • FESCO lifts liner revenues
    FESCO said its net income was $38M in the six months to 30 June, from $31M in losses a year ago
  • Stainless-steel S&Ps firm
    TANKER broker EA Gibson said today secondhand prices for stainless-steel chemical tankers are firming on short supply
  • Appeal court frees Ashika boss
    A FORMER New Zealand shipping leader jailed over Tonga's Princess Ashika ferry disaster has returned home after succeeding in getting his sentence reduced
  • Early NOL switch sparks box reactions
    MARKET watchers were reacting today to Ng Yat Chung's weekend succession of Ron Widdows as CEO of NOL
  • Spill owners to plead guilty
    THE OWNERS of the general cargo ship Pacific Adventurer has agreed to plead guilty to discharging oil in Queensland's coastal waters, the state's government said
  • UK tonnage tax hailed
    THE UK Chamber of Shipping has welcomed the British government's decision to keep its tonnage tax regime
  • Chinese prices seen boosting coal imports
    BULKER exports to China are expected to resume in earnest after this week's Golden Week holidays, following last week's surge in domestic steam coal prices
  • Shell refinery fire sparks force majeure
    SHELL Singapore chairman Lee Tzu Yang said force majeure is continuing today for some customers, after a serious fire at its Pulau Bukom refinery last week

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 3, 2011
  • Obama Sends Trade Pacts to Congress for Approval
    President Obama sent Congress long-pending free trade agreements with South Korea, Columbia and Panama on Monday afternoon. The...
  • Panama Canal Sets 2011 Tonnage Record
    Cargo shipped through the Panama Canal increased by 7.1 percent in the fiscal year 2011 ended Sept. 30, to set...
  • South Carolina Blocks Savannah Dredging Permit
    South Carolina environmental regulators on Friday blocked a permit sought by the Army Corps of Engineers to deepen the Savannah...
  • Manufacturing Index Climbed in September
    The Institute of Supply Management's closely watched manufacturing index defied downbeat expectations on Monday by growing one percentage point in...
  • Shippers Step Up Campaign for Heavier Trucks
    A coalition of about 200 shippers backing the use of heavier trucks launched a video campaign to build support for...
  • Kerry Logistics To Open Singapore Hub Late 2012
    The opening of Kerry Logistics' regional hub in Singapore in the fourth quarter of 2012 will position the company for growing...
  • Southeast Chinese Port Traffic Up 8.3 Percent
    Throughput at ports in the southeast Chinese province of Fujian from January to August rose 8.3 percent year-over-year to 6.1...
  • Safmarine Merger Into Maersk Cuts 240 Jobs
    Container line Safmarine said Monday it will merge its operations into larger sister carrier Maersk Line, a move that cut...
  • Cargolux Settles Boeing Freighter Dispute
    Cargolux is expected to take delivery this month of its first 747-8 freighter after settling a contract dispute with Boeing...
  • South Korea Projects Export Slowdown
    Weak demand for exports from Europe and the U.S. will slow South Korea's trade growth in the fourth quarter as...
  • Laboring Globally, Acting Locally
    When the International Longshore and Warehouse Union violently protested the hiring of non-ILWU workers at a Pacific Northwest grain elevator,...
  • Congested Indian Port Appeals For Aid
    India's Port of Chennai appealed to container terminal operators, shipping lines and shippers to help ease congestion at the congested...
  • St. Lawrence Seaway Strike Averted
    A tentative agreement between nearly 500 Canadian Auto Workers and Canada's St. Lawrence Seaway Management was reached early Monday morning,...
  • Global Air Cargo Slowdown Accelerates
    The downturn in the global air cargo market accelerated sharply in August with traffic shrinking 3.8 percent from a year...
  • Galborg, MACS Share Durban Berth
    Galborg Line, which operates a regularly scheduled multipurpose liner service from the U.S. Gulf to southern Africa, shares a dedicated...
  • River of Dreams
    The Yangtze River is the world's third-longest river after the Amazon and Nile, stretching 3,914 miles from the Tibetan Plateau...
  • A Hazardous Disconnect
    Ten years after the September 11 terror attacks, the United States has a spectacularly inexcusable problem regulating motor carriers that...
  • Schneider Dedicated to Sharing
    Shippers looking to lock down capacity are turning not just to carriers, but to each other, and logistics providers are...
  • FedEx Freight Priced for Profit
    The FedEx trucking division, and the largest U.S. less-than-truckload carrier, reported a $42 million operating profit in the fiscal quarter...
  • FedEx Ground Delivers Profits
    Express air shipments may provide heavy lift for FedEx when it comes to revenue, but ground freight is delivering the...
  • What's Propping Up Rail Lumber?
    At a time when the U.S. housing market is in its worst condition since home ownership began to boom after...
  • Beef on Export Menu
    The record drought in the Southwest this year caused $5.2 billion in agricultural losses in Texas, the Texas AgriLife Extension...
  • US Box Loss Is Canada's Gain
    A U.S.-Canada cross-border dispute simmering since last spring may be on the verge of boiling over. Six West...
  • Gulf Ports Building for Future
    With container and general cargo volume steady and rising across the Gulf of Mexico, ports are spending much of their...
  • Lone Star Rebound
    The Texas industrial real estate market is booming as shifting global trade patterns and demographic trends make Dallas, Fort Worth...
  • Crossing the Border
    When industrial equipment giant Caterpillar announced plans in June to expand into an 850,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Victoria, Texas, the...
  • Hardly a Winged Victory
    The arrival late last month of a China Cargo Airlines freighter at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport was supposed to launch...
  • Cargo Security 2.0
    A large container ship is slowly transiting the Kill van Kull channel on its way to a berth at Port...
  • ILA, ILWU Not Going Away
    With the International Longshoremen's Association contract expiration a year away, some shippers already are starting to explore contingency plans. Possible...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 3, 2011
  • Certain Safmarine functions to be integrated into Maersk
  • K Line downgrades its fiscal prospects
  • Carriers' losses in Asia-Europe greater than expected

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 3, 2011
  • Liberty opts for AMO
    Philip Shapiro-led bulker and PCTC operator clips ties with Marine Engineers Beneficial Association as labour dispute escalates.
  • ULTR mum on Vale link
    Brazilian mining giant rumoured to be patron behind Nasdaq-listed owner's freshly minted sale and transport contracts.
  • TBS on notice
    Stock split may be on the horizon for US-listed owner as it races to cure Nasdaq deficiency.
  • LD locks up Diana panamax
    Commodities giant pens two-year time charter pact with Simeon Palios-led bulker owner.
  • Platou pins turnaround
    Erik Andersen fingers 2013 as the year the VLCC market will brighten.
  • Fincantieri occupied
    Workers at Sestri Ponente in Genoa start protest over possible jobs losses.
  • Oceanteam becomes one
    Norwegian offshore operator and two subsidiaries to form one unit.
  • Pirates back in business
    UCAA, Good Faith and Rickmers vessels attacked as pirates spread their efforts far and wide following end to monsoon.
  • Neste goes arctic
    Two Finnish tankers have successfully made it through the North-east Passage from Russia to Asia.
  • Courage in scrapping move
    Asian shipowner nets $5m by putting another old lag out to grass.
  • Crew beaten in raid
    Robbers spend 40 minutes on board Danish multipurpose Thor Light off Guinea.
  • Tanjung orders PSV pair
    Kuala Lumpur-listed offshore owner orders two platform supply vessels for $62m.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 3, 2011
  • Joining forces
  • October Cover story
  • Maersk integrates Safmarine management
    Maersk Line will integrate the internal support and management functions of its subsidiary line Safmarine, including closing Safmarine's Antwerp headquarters and other offices Shanghai, Dubai, Cape Town, and Mumbai. "Safmarine currently operates a...
  • Liberty Maritime switches unions
    Liberty Maritime Corp. of Lake Success, N.Y. on Monday said it has entered into a new collective bargaining agreement with the American Maritime Officers (AMO) union. Under the agreement, AMO will provide U.S. citizen licensed deck officers and en...
  • U.S. flag interests push cargo preference enforcement
    In advance of a hearing Monday by the Maritime Administration, USA Maritime, a trade association for the U.S.-flag shipping industry, issued a statement calling for strong support of cargo preference laws reserving government subsidized and guarant...
  • Maersk adds East Africa calls on Asia loop
    Maersk Line is adding two calls to a service connecting its Southeast Asia hub of Tanjung Pelepas with southeastern Africa. The line's Safari 2 service, which it jointly runs with subsidiary line Safmarine, will add a call at Beira and a second cal...
  • MSC raises U.S. export rates to Asia
    The liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Friday it will raise U.S. export rates to the Far East beginning Nov. 1. The increases are $100 per 20-foot and $200 per 40-foot dry container, port-to-port, and $150 per 20-foot and $250 per 40-foo...
  • India worries over SCI's finances
    India's shipping ministry is concerned the country's state-owned shipping line is treading on dangerous financial territory, according to an internal ministry document obtained by theEconomic Timesof India. According to the document, the Shipping ...
  • MOL Logistics pays $1.84 million for fee fixing
    Japanese freight forwarder MOL Logistics (Japan) Co. Ltd. on Friday agreed to plead guilty and pay a $1.84 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix certain fees in connection with the provision of forwarding services for air cargo...
  • U.S. agencies join import safety targeting center
    The Environmental Protection Agency and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration have joined the Commercial Targeting and Analysis Center operated by U.S. Customs to coordinate inter-agency inspection decisions related to import s...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 3, 2011
  • Market jittery as crude pushes bunker prices lower
    Both buyers and suppliers playing a waiting game on Monday after crude futures fall to one-year low.
  • Bunker levy could help developing countries, says ICS
    Developed nations must 'not end up keeping the lions' share' of funds raised from shipping.
  • Durban resumes supply as Cape Town halts spot market quotes
    Fujairah starts week with nearly $20 pmt price drop for IFOs.
  • Two US refineries change ownership
    Murphy Oil 'repositioning' itself.
  • Engine builder wins orders for 'Environship' concept
    Vessels will be 18% more fuel efficient and will cut emissions of SOx, NOx and CO2, says Rolls-Royce.
  • Surge in Russian fuel oil exports
    Players move to beat tax increases.
  • Week opens with falling bunker prices
    Demand mostly above average at key Asian bunker hubs.
  • Indian shipping ministry to 'regulate movements' of old vessels
    India to tighten monitoring of ships more than 25 years old.
  • Bunker spill in US port
    Fuel tank 'overfilled' during bunker operations.
  • BP buys 380 cSt parcel at strong premiums
    Premium among highest levels in the market.
  • Russian port operator sees 141% increase in net profits
    Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port Group sees increase in revenue from its bunker services.
  • Shell confirms 'force majeure' on products from Singapore plant
    Singapore Civil Defence Force formally hands back Pulau Bukom plant to Shell.
  • Hong Kong bunkering suspended on adverse weather
    Bunker supplies to be 'squeezed' as typhoon delays bunker cargo unloading schedules.

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Rome
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Rome
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Beijing
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Washington
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Washington
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Brussels
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Brussels
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Civitavecchia
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Imabari/Tokyo
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Geneva
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Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
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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
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Lisbon
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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
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Miami
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Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
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Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
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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
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South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
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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
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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
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Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
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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
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IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
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Long Beach
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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
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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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