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July 8, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • More ships wait to load sugar in Brazil
    The queue of ships waiting to load sugar at Brazilian ports rose to 86 by Wednesday, up from 64 in mid-June, shipping agency SA Commodities/Unimar said yesterday, as the world's largest sugarcane crop nears peak harvesting.
  • Overcapacity threatens container rates
    Container lines are ignoring a drop in freight rates and bringing the highest proportion of the shipping fleet out of mothballs since 2008, when the global slump resulted in the industry's biggest losses.

Sched Netweb site
  • CMA CGM hikes rates, surcharges from US in July, other trades in August
  • PSA to develop, operate box terminal in Dammam, Saudi Arabia
  • Dalian-Xiamen containerised grain shipments to be launched
  • MCC Transport revises its Intra Asia 8 Service to include new ports
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines deploys rifle-toting guards on ro-ro ships
  • Qinzhou Port's container volume increases 21.2pc in first five months
  • Fangcheng Port boasts first ocean shipping service from PIL to Africa
  • APL to open 43-acre intermodal site at CenterPoint Joliet UP/BSNF junction
  • APMT to spend US$749 million as it takes charge of Peru's Callao terminal
  • APL Logistics appoints Iraqi and Kuwait agents in Mideast expansion
  • St Petersburg's National Container Company sees H1 volume grow 7.9pc
  • DB Schenker Logistics new Icelandic office targets reefer seafood
  • Hactl posts 10pc cargo decline in June and 4.7pc down in first half
  • US airlines in court against EU 'right' to carbon tax over high seas
  • Jakarta defends tough air cargo screening after finding smuggled guns
  • Hong Kong Air Transport Licensing Authority members take office in August
  • Calgary's new global logistics air cargo park enters 2nd development phase
  • UK's Unite union fights for perk parity for air cargo and passenger staff
  • US Airways chooses WFS as cargo handling partner in Philadelphia

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Dry freight rebound seen only in end-2013
  • HC rejects plea to set up tribunal for resolving wage disputes with seafarers
  • SCLC's container logistics & infrastructure summit on July 15
  • Indian tea exports may be hit by rising Lankan supplies
  • Antwerp port giving discount to greener vessels
  • Cochin Port plans to pip Colombo by upgrading bunkering set-up
  • MPT Chairman analyses iron ore trade,presents paper at FIMI conclave in Singapore
  • Tamil Nadu invites investments into ports, shipbuilding & power
  • EGoM to work out modalities on 30 lakh t foodgrains exports
  • Govt not to push for foodgrains exports: Pawar

International Transport Journalweb site
JULY 7, 2011
  • ASTAG: Days of action for youths in Lucerne (Switzerland)
    The Swiss association for utility vehicles ASTAG and the world of road transport have their big appearance from 27 June to 10 July 2011 in the Swiss museum of transportation in Luc...
  • First Stena Line Challenge finished in Kiel (Germany)
    The first Stena Line Challenge finished in Kiel on 4 July 2011. In the 14 days the 10 teams drove 1,800 km through Sweden's beautiful summer landscapes. There were many interesting...
  • GEFCO Baltikum opens branch in Lithuania
    To strengthen their presence in the strategically important region and to continue the expansion of their international network, GEFCO Baltikum put into operation a location in Vil...
  • New Zealand's Government announced USD 17 billion infrastructure plan
    The Government in New Zealand has released a new, revised infrastructural plan which shows it will invest USD 17 billion in infrastructure over the next four years. USD 6.5 billion...
  • Dirk Steffes new Board Director for Sales & Marketing at TX Logistik
    Dirk Steffes (43) as of 8 August 2011 will take over as Board Director for Sales & Marketing at TX Logistik AG, a private rail road traffic company founded in 1999, which, sinc...
  • Vessel lay ups are the way forward to provide a much needed correction
    Regarding the Drewry's quarterly Container Forecaster, the container industry is in dire need of a correction on the supply side and even the realisation of a decent peak season de...
  • KLM operates first scheduled flight on biokerosene
    KLM Royal Dutch Airlines became the first airline in the world to operate a commercial flight on biokerosene. Flight KL1233 - a Boeing 737-800 - recently took off from Schiphol bou...
  • Azerbaijan and Georgia signed an agreement for road project
    Azerbaijan and Georgia have signed an agreement on principles and conditions of financing , projecting, construction, rehabilitation/reconstruction and exploitation of Georgian sec...
  • Toyota plans to acquire a 50% stake in a truck and bus assembly firm in Kenya
    Toyota Corporation plans to acquire a 50 per cent stake in a local truck and bus assembly firm, as it seeks to position itself as the top seller of new vehicles in the country by e...
  • DB Schenker Rail UK wins award
    DB Schenker Rail UK is named 'Most Sustainable Transporter' by the International Produce Limited (IPL), a logistics supplier to Walmart. DB Schenker Rail UK won the award for deliv...
  • Free flowing traffic between Germany and Denmark
    The German-Danish traffic is running as usual between the ports of Rødby and Gedser. "In accordance with European legislation there have always been "random checks" in our Danish p...
  • Swissport corporate headquarters and station Zurich registered as ISAGO providers
    Swissport International, the world's leading provider of ground services to the aviation sector, has been awarded the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) certificate fo...
  • Deutsche Post DHL sell courier and express business in China
    The German Deutsche Post DHL is withdrawing from the loss making domestic Chineses courier and express business. The future focus of the company will be on international shipments....
  • DB Schenker Logistics with new subsidiary in Iceland
    DB Schenker Logistics recently opened its own office in Reykjavik, Iceland. Prior to this, customers relied on the service of a partner. The new Iceland subsidiary now represents t...
  • Geodis Wilson opens new distribution centre in Jebel Ali
    Global forwarder and logistics service provider Geodis Wilson is opening an 8,500 sqm distribution centre in Jebel Ali South within the free zone of Dubai. It marks a strategic ste...
  • Van Seumeren family leaving Mammoet
    The van Seumeren family is selling its stake in international heavy lifting and transport specialist Mammoet and leaving the company. Roderik van Seumeren, President and CEO, Jan v...

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 7, 2011
  • Port of Tacoma unveils new Richard C. "Dick" Gilmur kayak launch
  • Top Ships announces sale of Panamax drybulk vessel
  • Hamburg Sud christens new 7,100teu container ship
  • Port of Camas-Washougal nets $200,000 planning grant
  • Braemar analysis finds glut in VLCC tonnage

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 7, 2011
  • Enigma of Indian ore
    The nation's protectionist impulse will keep hobbling its iron ore trades
  • Japan LNG imports dwarf South Korea
    As it demands more, Japan pays a higher price for its LNG from Qatar
  • Transatlantic cargoes dry up on US holiday
    Charter rates drop on northwest Europe to US Atlantic coast route
  • Balance of power shifting between ports, box lines and feeders
    With deepsea vessel sizes on the increase, transhipment operations are also on the rise, highlighting the tension between the competing needs of mother vessels and feederships
  • China's ore thirst keeps Australia and Brazil busy
    Global capesize and VLOC fleet finds growing employment on busy trade routes
  • CSAV suspends third service in three weeks to shrink fleet
    Breaking of North American link to Latin America follows suspension of transpacific and Asia-Mediterranean voyages
  • Novatek expands in Russian Arctic
    Russian gas producer is also talking up plans to export liquefied natural gas via the Northern shipping route
  • Shell makes push into Alaska region
    Dutch oil major has applied to US regulators to drill six wells in the Chukchi Sea, and an additional four wells at the adjacent Beufort Sea
  • Norwegian drillers march north to untapped Arctic
    Potential for the Arctic is huge, with an estimated possible undiscovered oil resources at 412bn barrels of oil equivalent
  • Strength before surplus
    P&I clubs are mutual and their purpose is to provide a cost-effective service, not a profit
  • The media revolution is not over yet
    The media revolution is not over yet, and there is still a great deal to be said for the anti-social media
  • Brillante Virtuoso blaze under control
    Suezmax was 20 miles from the Port of Aden when the fire was thought to have been started by RPG fire during a pirate attack
  • Brussels' modal split plan 'too rigid'
    Rotterdam port wants policymakers to halve the proposed 300 km minimum distance from ports as trigger point for funding to promote modal shift
  • Liverpool cruise terminal edges closer to winning go-ahead for turnarounds
    Shipping minister orders consultation, but says curbs could be lifted if city council repays $9m of public subsidies
  • Virtually there
    Shipowners' suspicions over the balance of power in Virtual Arrival will fade once the promise of savings becomes a reality
  • Tax-friendly regimes threaten UK shipping
    Changes to rules over non-domiciles should help keep nation competitive
  • Coating could cut fuel costs by 20%
    Report on eve of MEPC shows how simple solutions have potential to reduce CO2 emissions
  • YSC victim of drop in intra-Asia freight rates
    Korean container line was also awash with debt and could not avoid bankruptcy
  • Bulker pair prepare for Arctic route to China
    Two 32-year-old Russian vessels are part of Eurochem's plans to increase iron ore cargoes to Far East
  • Stolt Tankers slips on bunker fuel costs
    Chemical tanker recovery looks unlikely until 2013
  • Deme arm takes Beluga's 50% share in windfarm services provider Hochtief
    New venture to build and operate dynamically positioned offshore jack-up vessels
  • Big offshore deals pump up volumes of syndicated loans
    Syndicated lending to shipping hits $28bn in first half of 2011
  • Stick to ships, not chips
    STX's potential bid for memorychip maker Hynix is seen by the market as a bad idea
  • Southampton set for strike
    Managers deny action by health workers over council pay cuts will make port 'suffer badly'

Fairplayweb site
JULY 7, 2011
  • Berlin limits shipping aid
    GERMAN shipowners have warned that the government's cuts to maritime spending will hurt the country's flag
  • Liverpool seeks to end cruise limits
    BRITAIN'S government is considering allowing cruises to start and finish their voyages at Liverpool's City Cruise Terminal
  • Nigeria oil theft warned
    A REPORT today warned of the increased threat of ship-to-ship oil theft off the Niger Delta
  • Kuwait port angers Iraq
    IRAQ HAS called on Kuwait to cease construction of its Mubarak port, warning that the project will lead to an "economic war", IHS Global Insight reported today
  • CSAV services squeezed
    CHILEAN liner CSAV has pulled the plug on its third service in less than a month, halting its NACSA service along the Americas' Pacific coast
  • Baltic cruise concerns raised
    A LOOMING IMO committee decision could compel cruise lines to pull ships from Baltic ports, a high-level industry source has told Fairplay
  • Evergreen bides time on ULCSs
    TAIWAN'S Evergreen has told Fairplay that it won't be following other major carriers by ordering container ships of 10,000teu and larger
  • Manila port project delay rejected
    THE PHILIPPINE government has rejected a request by the new operator of Manila North Harbour to extend the deadline for its modernisation of the facility
  • London Club records surplus
    LONDON P&I Club has recorded a surplus of $3.6M for 2010/ 2011. This lifted free reserves to $145.1M - which is a record in its 145-year history
  • Tanger Med throughput rockets
    FIRST-half traffic through the Moroco's Tanger Med soared by 82% year on year to 16.3M tonnes following container growth and the transfer of ro-ro services to the port
  • Stolt-Nielsen profits jump
    OSLO-listed Stolt-Nielsen has posted a rise in net profits for the quarter ended 31 May, despite losses from its chemical tanker business
  • Intra-Asia MR rates rise
    INCREASED chartering activity by oil majors has strengthened intra-Asia MR rates this week, while eastbound LR1 and LR2 rates have softened
  • Hanjin seeks $150M from bond issue
    SOUTH Korea's Hanjin Shipping is hoping to raise at least $150M from issued convertible bonds carrying interest of 3.5-4%
  • SSA questions armed guards use
    THE SINGAPORE Shipping Association and the Asian Shipowners' Forum will raise concerns with the UN about the use of armed guards to protect ships from pirates, Fairplay has been told
  • DnB NOR tops loan ranks
    DNB NOR was the largest bookrunner of syndicated marine finance loans in 1H11, according to the latest Dealogic league tables

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 7, 2011
  • CSAV Raises $430 Million in Capital
    Chilean carrier CSAV has raised $430 million of $500 million in additional capital from shareholders, and expects the rest to...
  • Democrats Decry 'Fantasy' Transportation Financing
    Democrats wasted no time Thursday in denouncing House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica's scaled-down plan for transportation spending....
  • House GOP Offers $210 Billion Transport Bill
    House Republicans on Thursday unveiled a $210 billion, six-year surface transportation bill they said could be leveraged to $450 billion,...
  • AFL to Sail First Ship Friday
    Startup carrier American Feeder Lines' first ship will depart Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Friday to begin a service its backers...
  • Industrial Shippers Petition STB For Rail Access
    The National Industrial Transportation League has asked the Surface Transportation Board to order competitive switching of cargoes to a second...
  • Freight Index Reaches Three-Year High
    The Cass Freight Index for U.S. shipping reached its highest level in three years in June, growing 4.9 percent from...
  • Carrier Alliance to Suspend Some Trans-Pacific Service
    Ocean carriers in the New World Alliance will suspend a trans-Pacific service this month due to slowing demand for retail...
  • STB Slashes Rail Shipper Dispute Filing Fees
    The regulator of economic disputes between railroads and their freight shippers has slashed its filing fee structure, meaning rail customers...
  • Indian Port Trucker Strike Ends
    A five-day-old trucker strike at India's Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment Terminal ended late Wednesday following talks between union leaders and...
  • Temasek Profit Soars
    Temasek Holdings, the Singapore government-owned sovereign wealth fund, rode higher contributions from portfolio companies that include Neptune Orient Lines, PSA...
  • House Democrat Targets Mexican Trucking Program
    Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., is trying to set limits on the Obama administration's cross-border trucking program with Mexico. DeFazio...
  • CMA CGM Starts Fifth Belgium-Germany Rail Shuttle
    CMA CGM has started providing intermodal rail service between the Belgian port of Zeebrugge and the tri-modal hub in Duisburg,...
  • CSX, KCS Announce Execute Staff Additions, Moves
    CSX Transportation and Kansas City Southern, two of the seven largest freight railroads in North America, announced several executive staff...
  • Eimskip Expands Iceland-North America Service
    Eimskip is expanding its Iceland-North America container service with the addition of a second vessel to keep pace with an...
  • Japan's Food Exports Tumble 16.6 Percent
    Japan's exports of agricultural, fishery and forestry products fell for the second straight month in May on a year-over-year basis,...
  • Hanjin Raises $150 Million in Bond Sale
    Hanjin Shipping raised $150 million Wednesday from the sale of five-year convertible bonds that it plans to use for general...
  • Republicans, Dems Blast GOP Transport Plan
    Two House Republicans joined Democrats Thursday in denouncing a transportation spending plan from House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 7, 2011
  • CSAV culls another service
  • EC vow to break the 'oligopoly' of ratings agencies
  • CMA CGM aims for rate restoration
  • PSA awarded box terminal concession at Dammam
  • Balanced transatlantic moves on up

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 7, 2011
  • Zim lifts rates
    Israeli liner giant fires back at "unsustainable rate levels" with general increase across South American trade lane.
  • CSAV chops loop
    Chilean liner operator pulls plug on another run as containership market hits the skids.
  • Rem ties up two
    Oslo-listed offshore owner poised to pocket $19m from fresh batch of support contracts.
  • Teekay talks conversion
    Surge in windfarm work may have carved a new niche for shipowner's ageing shuttle tankers, insider says.
  • SCF storms offshore arena
    Russian tanker powerhouse enters first phase of raid on offshore sector in race to cash in on rising demand.
  • Dock fraud claim rejected
    Appeal judges scathing over insurer's allegations to try to escape liability for loss of floating dock in tropical storm.
  • Tanker blaze under control
    Salvage vessels continue fight to save laden Greek controlled suezmax set alight in pirate RPG attack.
  • IHB selling bonds
    Bulgarian shipyard group to redeem 2008 issue with new debt sale.
  • Hanjin raises $150m
    Korean container line completes bond sale as it looks to fund newbuildings.
  • One in four VLs a no show
    VLCC newbuilding deliveries running 27% short of forecasts but oversupply still remains, Braemar says.
  • Clipper four jailed
    Danish owner's chief Per Gullestrup insists individual employees were to blame for tax evasion, not company.
  • Stolt pushes up profit
    Losses from its tanker fleet prove no obstacle as Oslo-listed owner posts improved bottom line.
  • PSV orders set new record
    Second quarter flood of contracts for larger platform supply vessels sets new high water mark, says Carnegie.
  • Phoon shuns armed guards
    Use of armed security teams is a trend new Singapore Shipping Association president Patrick Phoon is unhappy with.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 7, 2011
  • Mexico to lift retaliatory duties
  • CSAV drops another service
    Chilean liner carrier CSAV said Wednesday it is suspending another ocean service, the third to be dropped by the line in recent weeks. This time, it's the carrier's NACSA service between Mexico and the U.S. West Coast, a loop the carrier created i...
  • CMA CGM adds rate hikes, peak season charge
    CMA CGM said Wednesday it will seek increased rates on a host of trades, while reiterating the implementation of a peak season surcharge on the eastbound transpacific trade. The proposed increases are: From Mediterranean and Black Sea ports to t...
  • Pirate shots ignites tanker
    Fears that piracy off the Horn of Africa could lead to an environmental disaster came a bit closer to reality Wednesday when the crew of the Liberian-flagged supertankerBrilliante Virtuosoabandoned ship to escape a fire in the superstructure that b...
  • Maersk raises West Africa congestion surcharges
    Maersk is raising congestion surcharges at some West African ports. The changes differ widely, but for cargo originating in North America the surcharge will increase to $80 from $65 in Conkaray, Guinea for a 20-foot container and to $450 from $125 ...
  • OOCL's new ship goes into China/Mideast
    OOCL's new ship goes into China/Mideast OOCL's new ship goes into China/Mideast Liner carrier OOCL has taken delivery of a new 8,888-TEU vessel from Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in Shanghai. TheOOCL Canadais the second in a series of eight such ve...
  • Cargoitalia spreads wings in West Africa
    Lome, Togo-based Africa West Cargo has awarded Italian all-cargo airline Cargoitalia with a weekly ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance) program to provide a European link to its network via its main hub. The contract runs until further ...
  • TNT Post Italia in deal with retailer
    TNT Post Italia, a subsidiary of PostNL and the largest private operator in the Italian postal market, said it has entered a deal with the office supply chain Buffetti Group, that will allow customers to pick up TNT Post registered mail from Buffet...
  • U.S. Mexico sign cross border truck pact
    U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Mexico Secretary of Transportation and Communications Dionisio Arturo Pèrez-Jàcome Friscionesigned agreements on Wednesdayresolving the dispute over long-haul, cross-border trucking services between the...
  • ABF joins UPS with early rate increase
    Less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight System announced a 6.9 percent general rate increase effective July 25. The pricing announcement comes on the heels of last week's news that competitor UPS Freight is implementing a similar rate increase for...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 7, 2011
  • Terminal expansion completed
    New capacity will help meet growing regional demand, says Fujairah player.
  • Fujairah prices firm
    Suez bunker market rise.
  • Bunker markets firm
    Ongoing congestion at Rotterdam loading installations.
  • Russian supplier preparing return to Kerch
    New time chartered barge to service area.
  • Bunker anchorage: Minister calls for public debate
    Decision will only be taken after full discussion, says Gibraltar official.
  • New trainee for Dan-Bunkering
    Latest appointment is trainee for its account department.
  • High catfines triggers Boston fuel warning
    Three deliveries in late June had 'exceptionally high numbers' says Viswa Lab.
  • Asian bunker prices on uptrend
    Demand sluggish at key Asian bunker hubs on Wednesday.
  • Bunker demand drops at Pakistani ports
    Vessels are prohibited to bunker at anchorage due to rough seas during monsoon season.
  • Sinopec monthly bunker sales reach 400,000 mt
    Half of volume sold in the bonded bunker market, says company.
  • GS Caltex to export 'excess' bunker fuel oil
    Refiner offering two parcels including one 380 cSt bunker fuel oil cargo for July loading.
  • South Korean bunker volumes 'ample' in July
    But players expect weak demand.

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Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
-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
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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