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November 4, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Dry bulk carrier rate could hit bottom next week
    Freight rates for capesize dry bulk carriers on key Asian seaborne routes could hit a bottom over the next week on rising Chinese demand for relatively cheap iron ore.
  • Global shipping industry facing major downturn
    The global shipping industry is experiencing a downturn that is worse than that seen during the 2008 financial crisis, China's transportation minister said. Speaking at an industry conference on the Chinese island province of Hainan yesterday, Li Shenglin said there was no end in sight to the ongoing shipping downturn.
  • UK urged to include int'l shipping emissions in 2050 climate targets
    Britain should include international shipping emissions in its climate targets to 2050, in an effort to regulate the growing carbon footprint of the sector, a body which advises the government on climate action said yesterday.

Sched Netweb site
  • Transpac rates up 4.3pc to US$1,543/FEU after 22-month decline
  • Occupy Oakland shuts port, Maersk, APL pull boxes to stop reefers exploding
  • Qingdao volume up 9.5pc in 9 months, boxes up 10.6pc to 9.8 million TEU
  • US west coast containerised imports shrink 7pc, exports rise 1pc in Sept
  • Taiwan's big 3 plunge into loss on deteriorating market, rising costs
  • Commissioner objects to FMC order for full TSA- WTSA transcripts till May
  • Guangzhou's Nansha port area aims to become Asian logistics hub
  • Bunker, lube, wages expected to become highest ship operating costs
  • China to build railway logistics facility for grain in Heilongjiang
  • US electrical exports enjoy boom to China, Canada, Mexico, Korea
  • NYK enters Brazil's cabotage trade with 10pc buy-in of Maestra
  • Quake blamed as Japan's Yusen Logistics half-year profit declines 16.6pc
  • Russia's richest man buys SOE Freight One, owns 40pc of nation's railcars
  • Vietnam to match as Guangxi build expressways to Vietnamese border points
  • Cargotec inks MoU to start strategic cooperation with Rosmorport in Russia
  • China's air carriers growth hampered by mainland curfews, bottlenecks
  • TIACA says night-flight bans will add consumer costs and pollution
  • UK air cargo safety rules 'threaten British export competitiveness'

Exim Indiaweb site
  • HK shipping associations seek subsidies to adhere to emission standards
  • SCI takes delivery of Supramax bulk carrier
  • Slow iron ore demand takes Baltic dry index to three-week low
  • India, Asean tottering towards finalising services trade pact
  • Pak accords MFN status to India after 15 years
  • JN Port dredging expected to commence soon
  • Downgrade fear looms large over India
  • E&Y foresees India growing faster than China in 2013
  • RBI extends sops to exporters by a year
  • RBI rate hike will impact export competitiveness: Fieo

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
  • CSX reports record operating income in Q3
    The CSX Corporation, a leading US transport company based in Jacksonville, FL, has made third quarter net earnings of USD 464 million compared to USD 414 million last year. This is...
  • Gefco offers new services to Central Asia
    Gefco recently opened a new route between Latvia and Central Asia that will be used to deliver new vehicles to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia and Tajikistan. Vehicles are picked ...
  • Highway expansion project in eastern India
    India's cabinet committee on infrastructure has approved a project to expand the Birmitrapur-Barkote section of national highway 23 in Orissa to four and two lanes, with paved shou...
  • Stricter exhaust norms for trucks in London
    Exhaust norms for driving in London's low-emission zone (LEZ) are set to change in January 2012. Trucks will be expected fulfil the Euro 4 exhaust norm for particulate matter, and ...
  • Carsten Fuhlendorf new Hellmann CFO
    Carsten Fuhlendorf took over the management of the finance department as CFO of the global service provider Hellmann Worldwide Logistics group, based in Osnabrück, on 1 November. (...
  • OOCL figures for first nine months
    OOCL said that volumes handled in the third quarter (to 30 September) were 6.6% up on the same period last year. Revenues decreased by 8.3% to USD 1.441 billion. Volumes increased ...
  • Boeing delivers 300th B777-300ER
    Boeing's best-selling B777, the B777-300ER, passed its 300th delivery recently, when first-time customer Biman Bangladesh received a unit. The B777-300ER had 543 orders on 30 Septe...
  • Emirates SkyCargo hits 100% in use of e-AWB from Dubai
    Emirates SkyCargo, a leading player in the industry's move towards e-freight, has added further momentum to the drive by announcing that electronic air waybills (e-AWBs) are now be...
  • EU and Sri Lanka to boost mutual air transport
    The European Commission and Sri Lanka concluded an aviation deal in Colombo last week, which will provide a legal basis for the development of future aviation relations between Sri...
  • K Line adds Korea-Philippines-Indonesia container service
    Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has added a new weekly service from Korea to the Philippines and Indonesia as a slot operator. The port rotation of the Jaseco-K link is Xingang, Pye...
  • Evergreen Line adjusts intra-Asia services
    The Evergreen Line will realign its fleet deployment and launch new services this month, as a reaction to developments in intra-Asian waterborne trade. Two new loops will replace E...
  • DSV increases sales and profit in first nine months
    DSV, a transport and logistics services provider based in Brondby (Denmark), increased sales in the first nine months of the year, from EUR 4.23 to 4.4 billion. The operating resul...
  • Dimotrans to open new head office in 2012
    Groupe Dimotrans, a French forwarding and logistics company, is building a new head office in Pusignan near Lyon. The building with 51 docking stations will be opened in April 2012...
  • Norbert Dentressangle to deliver Bradnam coffins in Scotland
    Bradnam Joinery, an English coffin and casket specialist, has appointed Norbert Dentressangle to provide flexible and cost-effective transportation in Scotland. Bradnam coffins are...

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
  • Interocean American Shipping gets SBX-1 contract
  • Donjon-SMIT names Raymond Lord president
  • Scottish yard to build two hybrid Ropax ferries
  • Helsinki shipyard starts production of second icebreaking supply vessel
  • COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard books order for two bulkers

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
  • Greenbrier breaks revenue record during fiscal fourth quarter
  • Tacoma financial incentives program aims to take older trucks out of service
  • Mileage rewards scheme online at Portland International Airport
  • APL taking new measures to ensure safety of reefer boxes
  • Cathay Pacific Airways receives new Boeing freighter

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
  • Bulk deliveries in 2011 to hit record 95m dwt
    Newbuilding volumes counterbalanced by scrapping, but weak rates set to persist
  • Rotterdam warns of stalling growth
    Port predicts slowdown in fourth quarter after sub-2% cargo rise in first nine months
  • Top boxship fleets lose up to 24% of value in 2011
    Latest service from VesselsValue.com shows true impact of overcapacity on ships' worth
  • OceanFreight shareholder fails to win restraining order against DryShips takeover
    New York judge says petition unlikely to succeed on its merits
  • Transatlantic MR tankers see earnings slide as arbitrage closes
    Owners said to be 'despondent' as returns drop closer to operating costs
  • Offshore exploration likely to rise 18% next year
    Investment bank polls companies drilling wells in fields of at least 100m barrels
  • Deepwater basins attract exploration
    North Sea, Greenland and Falklands on the list of up and coming prospects
  • US Gulf springs back to life after moratorium
    Recent deals also point to buoyant West Africa and Guiana among the core basins
  • Red Sea deathtraps
    The latest ferry disaster shows lessons still have to be learned
  • 1,200 rescued after Red Sea ferry fire
    One dead in accident off Aqaba on board vessel carrying migrant workers
  • Slow economic activity puts lay-up on agenda
    A number of variables must be considered before a vessel is committed to being taken out of service
  • Product tanker captured off Nigeria
    Unknown number of crew being held
  • When headlines run away
    Misinformation crops up easily in covering shipwrecks
  • Supramax 'bloodbath' in the Pacific
    Rates drop 30% in a fortnight on Indonesia-India coal lane as oversupply hits market
  • FreeSeas debt payback gains momentum from handymax sale
    Cantor drops coverage as Greek bulker owner sees first-half figures hit by vessel impairment losses
  • Genmar in the balance after another quarter of losses
    Company cancels conference call and fails to reveal cash balance
  • Owners risk violating German flag act
    Obtaining permission to flag out can affect validity of charter parties, liability and property insurance, loan securities and could breach EU competition and labour rules
  • Cut in MAIB probes raises union fears
    Agency says reduction is due to reclassification but Nautilus voices safety concerns
  • Falling down
    Maritime safety is too important to be compromised by short-term penny pinching
  • Owners of bulker Arion SB fined $750,000 over oil pollution
    Oregon judge finds call at Portland included a failure to maintain proper records of oil residue disposals and doctoring records of onboard waste-oil incinerator
  • Operating under US flag is too expensive, say carriers
    US Maritime Administration survey finds its nation's flag 2.7 times more costly than a foreign equivalent
  • Panalpina trims outlook
    No growth for airfreight and little for ocean freight
  • Rising costs cut into Cosco Corp profits
    Yard also hit by low dry bulk charter rates for owned fleet
  • Attica's $33.6m capital boost wins shareholder go-ahead
    Ferry owner will use funds for working capital against backdrop of industry losses
  • Marco Polo wins US Chapter 11 bragging rights
    Retainer paid by owner to lawyer after deciding to declare US bankruptcy is held to be enough to establish jurisdiction
  • Newcomer is the biggest draw at bankruptcy party
    Law firm with no previous exposure to shipping snares the first two Chapter 11 immigrants to arrive on US shores this year
  • Payment made Seaarland offshoots eligible for protection
    Retainer paid a week before Chapter 11 filing established 'property in the US'
  • Sembcorp profits slip but outlook remains strong
    Singapore yard says future looks 'intact' for offshore sector, especially deepwater
  • Stolt-Nielsen secures new $600m credit line
    Sum will be added to $300m bond issue to fund capital investment
  • Sovcomflot's bribery case saga takes another twist
    Tankers giant wins right to appeal against case being heard under English law instead of Russian

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
  • DryShips seals OceanFreight deal
    GEORGE Economou's DryShips today completed its takeover of OceanFreight and a shareholder suit challenging the deal has been thrown out
  • Stolt-Nielsen unveils $600M deal for refinancing
    STOLT-Nielsen said today it has obtained commitments for a $600M senior secured revolving credit facility
  • TransAtlantic reports $37M in losses
    SWEDEN'S TransAtlantic has blamed international economic crises for its "unsatisfactory" turn to $140M in quarterly losses
  • Teekay LNG's follow-on offering priced
    NYSE-listed Teekay LNG has succeeded in pricing a large follow-on offering, marking the first equity sale by a US-traded shipping company since July
  • SCF wins UK approval for partial appeal
    SOVCOMFLOT has won UK court approval to appeal part of a British ruling against the Russian tanker grou
  • 'Tricking' sparks late Halloween US fine
    A BULKER'S owner and operating company have been fined $750,000 after pleading guilty to US oil pollution violations
  • Algoma triples earnings
    CANADIAN shipping corporation Algoma has reported tripled net earnings for the first nine months of 2011, following a recent fleet expansion
  • Arrested VLCC reported sold
    ONE OF TWO arrested VLCC sisters has reportedly been sold in Singapore
  • FreeSeas renegotiates debt
    NASDAQ-listed FreeSeas today finally told its investors how much it lost in the second quarter - more than four months after that period ended
  • EC sends Madrid back to the drawing board
    SPAIN'S yards are pledging to keep trying to fashion a new tax-lease scheme to finance ships, after the EC rejected Madrid's proposal yesterday
  • Slow return predicted for breakbulk to Libya
    GENERAL cargo shipments into war-torn Libya are only slowly resuming, the Africa Breakbulk conference is being told today in Bremen
  • Correction continues for Capesize iron ore
    THE CAPESIZE market continues quiet this week amid lower Chinese iron ore demand and rising Atlantic availability, Brokers told Fairplay today
  • Growth in bulker fleet seen
    ARCTIC Securities has revised up its forecast for growth in the drybulk carrier fleet
  • MISC steps up piracy fight
    MALAYSIA'S flagship carrier MISC said today it has converted a second box ship into a naval auxiliary vessel to address Somali piracy
  • Wilson reverses to losses
    WILSON today reported 3Q11 net losses but noted that spot rates in Europe's shortsea drybulk market have been recovering since the end of the quarter

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
  • USDA's Sanchez on Options for US Companies in China's Cold Chain (Video)
    Jorge Sanchez, head of the agricultural trade office in Guangzhou for the USDA's Foreign Agriculture Service, speaks at the TPM Asia...
  • Senate Rejects Obama Transport Plan
    The Senate narrowly rejected a $60 billion transportation spending bill proposed by President Obama on Thursday, as many Republicans said...
  • STB Says Only UP Posted Adequate Revenue in 2010
    The U.S. agency that regulates economic issues between railroads and shippers says Union Pacific Railroad was the only major carrier...
  • Expeditors Overcomes Market for Record Profit
    Expeditors International of Washington improved net profit 11 percent in the third quarter to $106.6 million despite a 4 percent...
  • Operations Resume at Oakland as Protest Eases
    Cargo-handling operations at the Port of Oakland returned to normal Thursday morning following a night of disruptions from the Occupy...
  • Rotterdam Sees Traffic Rise, Expects Slow Year-End
    Rotterdam container traffic in the first three quarters of 2011 grew 7.7 percent year-over-year, but Europe's biggest port warned growth...
  • Full Speed Ahead for Railroads
    Intermodal rail traffic is maintaining good momentum this autumn even as the international shipping business moving containers on the water...
  • Battling to Stand Still
    Backers of two competing transportation plans are jockeying for support by selling their initiatives as job creators and taking shots...
  • Greenbrier Profit Rises 64 Percent on Record Sales
    Propelled by surging rail equipment demand, railcar and barge maker Greenbrier Companies saw profit jump 64 percent to $12.6 million...
  • Higher Pricing Boosts Roadrunner Profit 38.2 Percent
    Acquisitions, rate hikes and a surge in freight pushed revenue up 38.2 percent to $226.2 million in the third quarter...
  • Savannah Container Traffic Jumps 11.1 Percent
    Container throughput in September at the Port of Savannah jumped 13.5 percent sequentially from August and by 11.1 percent year-over-year....
  • Ray LaHood Wakes Up, Finally!
    Last month, while speaking at the Washington Post Fixing America's Foundation: Rebuilding Transportation Infrastructure conference, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood cemented...
  • Amsterdam Schiphol Cargo Volume Falls 6 Percent
    Amsterdam Schiphol airport handled 6 percent less cargo in September than a year earlier, but Europe's third largest freight hub...
  • Maersk's Barfod Discusses No-Show Clause, Reefer Slow-Steaming Challenges (Video)
    Thue Barfod, refrigerated container business development manager at Maersk Line Hong Kong, discusses Maersk's new no-show clause with Stephanie Nall...
  • Currency Pulls Panalpina Profit Down 7 Percent
    Panalpina reported lower third quarter profit as a strong Swiss franc offset record ocean container volume and strong air freight...
  • Fines Against ILWU for EGT Protest Top $300,000
    The International Longshore and Warehouse Union was fined $65,000 for blocking access to a controversial grain terminal in Longview, Wash....

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
  • New twist in eurozone crisis as Greek PM 'resigns'
    Finding himself in between a 'rock and a hard place' - having announced a referendum on the eurozone rescue plans for his country, but being told by EU leaders ...
  • Russia's rail freight arm privatised; but still Russian
    The transport division of Russia's state railway group RZD has been sold to Universal Cargo Logistics Holding (UCL), owned by Russian tycoon Vladimir Lissin. The ...
  • Climate change committee: include shipping in UK's emissions target
    The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) said in a report today that shipping should be included in the UK's climate change budgets, which under the Climate Change ...
  • New Yangtze terminal given go-ahead
    A proposal for a new terminal to be constructed in Wuhu, on the Yangtze River, has been given the green light after China's Ministry of Transport (MOT) approved ...
  • Weak transpac and Asia-Europe trade impacts OOCL's Q3
    OOCL is the latest carrier to see its Q3 financial results negatively affected by the weak volumes and plunging freight rates in the major east-west trades: its ...
  • Oakland shuttered by 'Occupy' protesters
    'Occupy Wall Street' movement demonstrators forced the closure of the US west coast port of Oakland last night with officials advising that maritime operations ...
  • Greek tanker falls to Somali pirates
    Although as yet unconfirmed by EUNAV FOR, the NATO Shipping Centre has advised that an 11,600 dwt Greek chemical tanker was pirated on Monday while sailing within ...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
  • Port protest ends in tears
    Port of Oakland back online as police use tear gas to end violent Occupy Wall Street rally.
  • DryShips seals merger
    George Economou's bulker empire expands as shareholders approve $239m takeover of OceanFreight.
  • Even worse than 2008
    China's transport minister believes current shipping downturn to be worse than 2008.
  • Gulf Nav loss grows
    Dubai tanker owner posts bigger deficit in weak third quarter markets.
  • Algoma on the up
    Toronto-listed bulker and tanker owner turns in improved third-quarter result as revenues rise.
  • Greek tanker hijacked
    Gunmen seize Ancora Investment Trust ship off Nigeria, and supply ship also taken.
  • Cantor drops FreeSeas
    Greek bulker owner dealt another blow as analyst Natasha Boyden discontinues research coverage.
  • Silence threatens GMR
    Cancelled conference call fuels uncertainty as cash-strapped tanker owner's stock plummets 15% in early trading.
  • Pirates release Blida
    Algerian-owned bulker freed after ten months of captivity off Somalia following reported payment of $2m ransom.
  • Stolt swaps old for new
    Chemical tanker owner and storage operator bundles up existing credit lines into one.
  • SCF wins appeal approval
    Sovcomflot has been told it can contest earlier court ruling over bribery of former employee in its $800m corruption claim.
  • Freeseas sale cuts debt
    Nasdaq-listed owner re-jigs loan with Credit Suisse after disposal of Free Lady.
  • Passenger dies
    Man leaps to his death after blaze broke out on Pella in Red Sea off coast of Jordan.
  • Caspianmaxes coming
    New Baku shipyard to turn out six tankers a year to carry Kazakh crude, including two vessels of up to 70,000 dwt.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
  • New fuel tested by Marad, Navy
    A fuel that is partially made by algae has been tested as part of a joint effort by the Departments of Defense and Transportation. Culture mixed with ultra low-sulphur diesel.
  • Vessel valuation service adds boxships
    The online ship valuation service VesselsValue has added containerships to its vessel categories. It now values containerships from feedermax (500 TEUs) up to ultra-large container vessel (18,000 TEU) size.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
  • Conference focuses on emissions control and LNG fuel alternatives
    Vote was taken to determine IBIA's position on whether the organisation should lobby IMO to postpone the 0.1% cap in 2015.
  • Fujairah prices fall
    Supplies were tight for prompt dates.
  • EPA approves engine replacement grant
    The boat's old engines are from 1953 and 1960, decades before emission standards went into effect.
  • Rotterdam market softens
    High volume of enquiries in Hamburg.
  • Guilty pleas and $750,000 fine following US oil spill
    Owners and operators of a Cyprus-based ship have been convicted of environmental crimes following a spill in the Port of Portland.
  • Russian crude output up after new export duty regime
    New tax system designed to increase country's crude oil export at the cost of fuel oil.
  • Ship emission reduction measures 'must be global'
    Chamber of Shipping warns UK-specific ship emission reductions would be distorting, but agrees shipping should not be excluded from carbon targets.
  • Bunker prices falling in key Asian ports
    Prices lower despite slight increase in WTI crude futures.
  • Call for support on switch to cleaner fuels in Hong Kong
    Added cost to shipping firms for switching to low sulphur fuels pegged at $2-3 million per annum.
  • UK's shipping emissions 'should be included' in climate targets
    Committee on Climate Change review says UK's international shipping emission will be 'material', but admits calculations are uncertain.
  • Salvage efforts resume on Rena as weather improves
    Teams to re-establish on-board systems for fuel removal, says MNZ.
  • South China fuel oil imports down 33% in October
    Ample stocks of fuel oil at South China-based terminals.

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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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