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September 8, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China looks to save struggling sector
    China's campaign to protect its maritime industry during a severe downturn will become more costly for foreign companies as Beijing grabs a bigger slice of the profits for shipping iron ore, coal, and grains to the world's second-largest economy.
  • Chinese buyers snapping up coal
    Chinese coal buyers have re-emerged in the sea-borne market after a nearly two-month lull and were snapping up Indonesian coal on expectations that domestic prices were poised to increase, industry sources said yesterday.
  • Throughput seen growing at 10% in Q3
    Throughput at China's main ports is expected to grow at a robust rate of 10 per cent year- on-year in the third quarter due to a low comparison base in 2010, the China Securities Journal quoted a shipping industry specialist as saying yesterday.

Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong quarterly port container volume up 7pc to 6.4 million TEU
  • Keith Tantlinger, creator of the shipping container, dies at 92
  • CMA CGM blasts Bloomberg report on its fragile financial position
  • Tianjin's new sea-rail intermodal to north China moves 1,100 TEU in 3 months
  • China lends US$40 million to boost Tanzanian rail to match Kenya's railway
  • India government allows its ships to deploy armed guards against pirates
  • French Union bid for SeaFrance to transform it into workers' co-operative
  • Guangxi's Beibu Gulf port to built a 'dry port' in City of Hechi
  • Westports up 17pc to 3.1 million TEU, plans to raise capacity to 9 million
  • Wilhelmsen Ships Service offers rented liferafts, cuts maintenance worries
  • Cape Town box shop opens new truck entrance in next stage of expansion
  • Oz tribunal favours Qantas in rejecting union plea for Kiwi pilot parity
  • South Korea's air traffic volume world's sixth largest in 2010
  • Three US Midwestern airports battle each other to be air cargo China hub

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Boxship that also runs on LNG developed in Japan
  • CMA CGM Corporate Foundation mobilises alongside World Food Programme to help Somalia
  • ICS to celebrate centenary in Chennai
  • CONCOR NWR felicitates top trade performers at 15th annual awards fete
  • Customs introduces self-assessment
  • Fieo wants ab-initio waiver of service tax on 17 export services
  • WTO offer shows its faith in Indian experts abilities: Khullar

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
  • 250,000 axles from Schmitz Cargobull
    More than 250,000 Schmitz Cargobull trailer axles have been manufactured and included in the company's vehicle production since 2005. Schmitz Cargobull initially equipped some 30 t...
  • Railway power cameras to reduce delays and costs in UK
    Spotting a defect on an overhead rail wire up to 25 ft above your head can be tricky even to an expert eye, but new camera technology, which has been rolled out to rail teams acros...
  • China Airlines Cargo to launch Taipei-Chicago all-freighter service
    Taiwan-based China Airlines Cargo is introducing a thrice-weekly service between Osaka Kansai and Chicago O'Hare on 7 October. It will be operated with a Boeing B747-400 freighter,...
  • IDS opens regional hub in Hanover
    Germany's largest general cargo alliance, IDS Logistik, is putting into operation a new regional handling base in Hanover with a 10,000 sqm handling hall. The new site is in Langen...
  • Freightliner signs new contract with Celsa Steel
    Freightliner Heavy Haul has entered into a multi-year contract with steel giant Celsa Steel UK. Three trains will transport scrap metal from Dagenham to Cardiff each week for recyc...
  • Launch customer to receive first B747-8F
    Boeing is scheduled to deliver the first B747-8 freighter to launch customer Cargolux on 19 September at Paine Field in Everett WA (USA). Cargolux will fly the airplane out that mo...
  • India seeking investors for port construction
    Chronic transport bottlenecks have prompted India to woo investors to build seven new seaports. According to the government's ideas, these creditors should contribute about two thi...
  • Gebrüder Weiss: new head of corporate sales
    Chaim Husson Huijsman assumed the management of corporate sales at Gebrüder Weiss in July. Chaim Husson Huijsman is responsible for the group sales management of the Austrian trans...
  • Lufthansa Cargo Charter spreading its wings in North America
    The newest addition to the Lufthansa Cargo Charter Agency, a subsidiary of Lufthansa Cargo, a global full-service provider of all types of air cargo charter services, is Airline Ne...
  • Liebherr delivers two cranes to Onitsha river port
    The ports on the river Niger in Nigeria are receiving attention in line with Nigerian government policy. A programme of dredging and port refurbishment has led to Onitsha river por...
  • BBC Chartering enjoys liner success
    The leading German heavylift operator BBC Chartering's "BBC Arizona", "BBC Ecuador" and the chartered vessel "Arubaborg" loaded project cargo, steel, ...
  • Kuehne + Nagel expands Leipzig site
    The logistics company Kuehne + Nagel is continuing its expansion in the Leipzig (Germany) area by building a new logistics facility at the freight transport centre. The first secti...
  • Panopa wins new order
    The German transport company Panopa Logistik will assume the handling of central spare parts logistics for one of Europe's biggest construction and material handling machine dealer...
  • DHL extends spare parts logistics contract with Telia
    DHL Supply Chain has been awarded a two-year contract extension with the Swedish telecommunications company Telia, to handle the latter's national spare parts logistics. DHL

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
  • Marad video honors Merchant Marine response to 9/11
  • CSL exercises option for two more self-unloaders from Chengxi Shipyard
  • Shell to make LNG available as marine fuel, starting in U.S. Gulf market
  • New Brunswick ferry to be drydocked for bow thruster repairs
  • Ghana to take full ownership of Tema Shipyard and Drydock

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
  • Port of Tacoma calling for input on strategic plan/branding
  • Bellingham Port Commission holding public coffee sessions
  • Merchant Marine rescuers recognized for Sept. 11 actions
  • Seaview Boatyard earns award for environmental practices
  • NYK-TDG maritime academy nets Japanese ministry approval

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
  • Industry must tackle depressed markets' threat of higher risks
    It is more and more difficult to make money, but shipping must avoid the temptation to skip quality
  • World leaders flounder as global manufacturing stalls
    Chinese exports likely to slow further as growth in leading economies continues lacklustre trend
  • Far East trade hopes as West Africa GDP poised for growth
    Container traffic moving in and out of West Africa on a roll with Far East trade very strong
  • How Chinese and South Korean yards are overtaking Japan
    New analysis by VesselsValue.com examines current values of tankers and dry bulk carriers built in the three main shipbuilding countries
  • The flag you fly matters
    Respectable registers are all fine and pretty well all the same, but only when things are running smoothly
  • Greenwash for the sea
    Why I remain sceptical about environmental lobby groups
  • Paper trades offer little hope for struggling VLCCs
    Forward freight agreements for 2012 trade at stagnant levels seen in current spot market
  • Asset values under threat as German banks start to call in loans
    Bank efforts to remove non-performing loans from balance sheets threaten to devastate secondhand prices
  • Tiny but beautiful jewel
    Seborga is ruled by 'His Tremendousness' and is a world away from nearby Monaco
  • Danes and Dutch differ on armed guard policy
    European owners call for more action from Brussels
  • KfW Ipex finances gas-powered tanker for Veder
    Baltic Sea sea emissions rules behind switch to gas
  • SinOceanic forced to carry out reverse share swap to bump up share price
    Company is trading below Oslo Børs' NKR1 requirement
  • ExxonMobil seals 10-year aframax newbuilding charter at $22,000 per day
    Unknown Japanese owner rumoured to have chartered out vessel at level that indicates only a marginal recovery over the next decade
  • August newbuilding contract activity slumps to two-year low
    Few orders placed but prices still stable
  • TSA index scope questioned
    New freight rate tracker for transpacific multi-year contracts excludes fuel surcharges
  • Container line relets are damaging the boxship charter market
    KG fund manager Jens Brandis still sees good prospects for smaller vessels though
  • CMA CGM acknowledges S&P outlook downgrade
    Second credit rating agency expected to follow suit
  • China will require at least 60 new VLCCs over the next seven years
    Anticipated increase in refinery capacity plus targets for use of domestic tonnage will drive need for additional vessels, says Braemar
  • Lay-up option
    This could be a good time for box lines to take some action to remove capacity as a weak peak season draws to a close
  • US refinery shutdowns to hit suezmax market
    Sunoco's plan to idle refineries will hit key tanker trades from West Africa
  • China's VLCC threat
    If rumours of huge orders for VLCCs by Chinese oil companies have any substance, the timing would be unfortunate, to say the least
  • Poole unveils draft strategy as cross-Channel ferry sector struggles
    Masterplan issued for public consultation with a warning that future levels of ro-ro activity 'are not guaranteed'
  • DSME shares rally after winning $1.1bn rig contract
    Songa Offshore orders two semisubmersible drilling rigs with option for two more
  • China bunker sales up 21% in first half
    China's share of bunker market continues to grow while price gap with Singapore narrows
  • Bunker suppliers fear defaults
    Extreme volatility, low margins and increased counterparty risk all making life difficult for bunker suppliers
  • Dye opposes FMC extension
    TSA and WTSA transcript requirements should be scrapped, commissioner says

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
  • Bill seeks piracy expenses
    A US BILL is seeking repayment of costs incurred by the US Navy in protecting non-US-flag ships from pirates
  • US shortsea expansion sought
    US LAWMAKERS are trying to use a Coast Guard funding bill to expand shortsea shipping linking US ports
  • Hoegh decides to delay Port Meridian decision
    HOEGH LNG is delaying a final investment decision on whether to build a new import facility in the UK until the end of next year, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Zhejiang unveils complex
    ZHEJIANG'S government plans to spend 1.26 trillion yuan ($197Bn) on port projects, related infrastructure and industrial schemes, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Watchdog accuses SCI
    INDIA'S government watchdog panel has accused state-run Shipping Corp of India of poor charter fixtures and fleet acquisition failure
  • Gasoline route to Iran runs through China
    IRAN IS continuing to rely on 4-5 tanker shipments of gasoline per month, despite its claims to have become self sufficient, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Grounded tanker scuttled
    A GROUNDED product tanker has been scuttled off South Africa in the Indian Ocean
  • Danes amend crewing laws
    CHANGES to key Danish maritime laws means that up to 40% of captains on Danish-flagged vessels can now be non-EU nationals
  • Ore port snarls ease
    SNARLS are easing at major iron ore and coal ports for a second straight week
  • Smuggled ivory seized
    SMUGGLED ivory worth nearly $1M was discovered by Malaysian customs in a container in the country's major gateway of Port Klang last week
  • Minsheng gets IPO OK
    MINSHENG Shipping said that China's Securities Regulatory Commission has accepted the company's listing application, according to Chinese media
  • South Korea widens its edge at yards
    SOUTH Korea has widened its lead over China as the world's leading shipbuilder
  • Glut prevents Panamax feast
    PANAMAXES bulkers continue to be prevented from rising rates in the Capesize market, brokers told Fairplay today
  • Joint box carrier losses seen at $360M
    LOSSES for the 16 box carriers that revealed 1H2011 earnings together amounted to $360M, according to a container consultancy
  • Box ship pressure building
    BOX SHIP charter rates are facing more downward pressure today, with rates for 2,500teu ships finally dropping after staying steady for the past month

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
  • West Coast Container Traffic Falls 3 Percent
    The July container volume at West Coast ports fell 3 percent compared to July 2010, despite another strong showing in...
  • Boeing: China Needs 5,000 New Planes By 2030
    China will need 5,000 new commercial planes valued at $600 billion by 2030 as the country becomes the second-largest aircraft...
  • Wolfe Trahan Downgrades 2012 Earnings
    Wall Street research firm Wolfe Trahan Group is reducing its estimates for transportation earnings per share as economic headwinds gain...
  • Obama Nominates Khouri to Full FMC Term
    President Obama nominated Michael A. Khouri to a full term on the Federal Maritime Commission. Khouri, a Republican, has...
  • Transportation Job Openings Jump 33 Percent
    The July figures from the Labor Department included 551,000 job openings in trade, transportation and utilities industries, a 33...
  • FMC Extends TSA and WTSA Oversight
    The Federal Maritime Commission extended by seven months its oversight of carriers involved in the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement and Westbound...
  • Changes Asked by Maersk CEO Will Take Years
    The changes in container industry practices called for by Maersk Line CEO Eivind Kolding will take years, according to shippers...
  • ILWU Defies Court Order in Longview, Wash., Picketing
    The International Longshore and Warehouse Union vowed to maintain its pickets at a newly built grain terminal in Longview, Wash.,...
  • Air France-KLM, BA-Iberia Cargo Traffic Slips
    Air France-KLM's cargo traffic fell 0.2 percent in August, as gains on Americas services were outweighed by lower volume on...
  • NYK Plans $325 Million Bond Issue
    NYK Line plans to issue $325 million of bonds maturing in 2021 with a 1.218 percent coupon, the carrier's lowest...
  • S&P Downgrades CMA CGM Outlook
    Standard & Poors downgraded its outlook for CMA GCM to negative and affirmed its B+ plus rating on the French...
  • BNSF's Rose Says Tax Changes Needed
    BNSF Railway Chairman and CEO Matt Rose believes the best way to get U.S. companies investing and hiring again would...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
  • FMC extends TSA transcript requirement
  • Cool Logistics looks landside
  • Despite overcapacity mothballed box fleet lacking growth
  • Grand China rationalises transpac service
  • Port Botany for sale

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
  • USCG busts Golden Sakura
    Port of New Orleans proves problematic for panamax bulker as inspectors uncover oily infraction.
  • SinOceanic splits
    Jan Haakon Pettersen holds the helm as Oslo-listed boxship owner gets ready to reverse out of danger.
  • Fear to terror?
    One year after puncturing tanker market balloon, industry veteran Robert Bugbee was at least half right.
  • Genmar ties up Harriet G
    Peter Georgiopoulos-controlled tanker owner pens employment contract for 2006-built suezmax.
  • Swiss Marine in cape push
    Peter Weernink-led firm said to have taken Formosa newbuilding on period deal to continue its 'tremendous' fleet growth.
  • Diamond has doubts
    Tanker vet Stevenson scratches head over China VLCC rumours while downplaying worries over Sunoco refineries.
  • Terminal delay for Mumbai
    Mumbai's offshore container terminal unlikely to be completed until end of next year.
  • ULTR plotting dry revival?
    Equity analyst says bulker buys may be in the cards for Felipe Menendez-led owner despite market exit.
  • S&P negative on CMA
    Weaker-than-expected first half results see Jacques Saade-led liner giant demoted by ratings agency.
  • Bulker massacre needed
    Braemar says 1,500 old vessels would have to be scrapped by 2014 to bring fleet growth into line with demand.
  • China splash 'feasible'
    Braemar Seascope runs the rule over China's potential giant VLCC order.
  • Collision row continues
    Damages case involving Greek bulker Pontodamon could be re-heard in Shanghai, where 2007 clash took place.
  • Sunoco's suezmax threat
    Million-barrel tankers will be in big trouble if huge US charterer fails to sell two east coast refineries.
  • Hartmann clears US link
    German offshore manager says funding of newly-built anchor-handling fleet is secure despite financial upheaval facing US equity partner.
  • Storage no market maker
    Nervy tanker owners take little comfort from tanker storage numbers, going up or down.
  • Prices in 'steep decline'
    New York-listed Nordic American's suezmax swoop offers further evidence of deteriorating tanker values, analyst says.
  • SCI in yard scrutiny
    Sabyasachi Hajara says Indian owner conducting due diligence on domestic yard with view to snapping up 15% stake.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
  • September Editorial
  • Bill expiring 'would be a disaster'
    Bill expiring 'would be a disaster' Bill expiring 'would be a disaster'...
  • TSA defends omitting bunker from index
    The Transpacific Stabilization Agreement, which represents 15 of the largest carriers on the transpacific trade, has defended arate index it released last week , after maritime analyst SeaIntel questioned the TSA's decision to leave bunker surchar...
  • Zim raising Israel/West Africa rates
    The liner carrier Zim said Wednesday it plans to increase rates on the trade from Israel to West Africa. The increase, $150 per 20-foot container and $300 per 40-foot container, is applicable from Oct. 1....
  • Russia's JSC Freight One readies shares auction
    Russian Railways subsidiary JSC Freight One, the country's largest operator of railcars, will auction more than 64 billion ordinary shares, or 75 percent minus two shares of the company, starting on Oct. 28. Terms provide for sale of the shares in ...
  • YRC names Schwar VP of exhibit services
    Overland Park, Kan.-based trucking company YRC has appointed Bill Schwar to vice president of exhibit services. In his 28 years with YRC, Schwar has held positions of increasing responsibility, serving in management roles during the past 16 years i...
  • WTO sides with U.S. in Chinese tire dispute
    The World Trade Organization Appellate Body on Monday found in favor of the United States in a dispute brought by China challenging the imposition of additional duties on imports of Chinese tires. A WTO panel rejected all of China's claims against...
  • Ex-Im Bank's $455.7 million backs solar exports
    The U.S. Export-Import Bank authorized two transactions totaling $455.7 million to support Perrysburg, Ohio-based First Solar's exports of thin film photovoltaic panels to Ontario, Canada. The bank's support was needed because viable long-term f...
  • USDA: Humane transport for horses to be slaughtered
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has amended its regulations to better ensure the humane treatment of horses during their transport to slaughterhouses, effective Oct. 7. The regulations cover the food...
  • Obama, mayors seek transportation funds extension
    Obama President Obama last week reiterated his call for Congress to pass an extension of the surface transportation bill without changes so that spending authority doesn't expire and damage the economy. Funding for highways, transit and safety prog...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
  • Indian refiner losing faith in fuel oil products
    'There will not be any fuel oil exports...We will be exporting fuel oil only if the margins are better on it,' says MD.
  • Fujairah prices gain double-digits
    Demand 'sliggish' in Durban, according to reports.
  • Analysts predict fall in Russian fuel oil exports
    'Refiners might consider reducing their refining utilisation or even moth balling plants.'
  • European bunker markets firm
    Prices pick up in Piraeus in the afternoon.
  • Total Marine Fuel redeploys West African barge
    Vessel will deliver bunkers in Gambia and off-shore Senegal.
  • Shippers call for share of slow steaming cost savings
    Survey finds 40% of shippers question the value of slow steaming.
  • Ferry operator backs scrubbers
    Abatement technology 'more cost effective' than using low-sulphur bunkers.
  • China bonded bunker sale volumes to see 'rapid rise' in 2011
    China's bonded bunker fuel consumption may surpass 10 million mt in 2011, says editorial director of C1 Energy.
  • Double-digit gains in Asian bunker prices
    Slack demand for bunkers at key Asian ports on Wednesday.
  • Specialised bunker tankers needed for LNG bunkering
    Fixed bunkering stations 'not economical' while trucks cannot take large quantities, Bunker Asia is told.
  • China's growing 'threat' to Singapore bunkering
    China has 'the appetite and capital' for growth, bunker player tells Bunker Asia forum.
  • 'Great time' to be in the industry, says Chemoil CEO
    Volatile market presents opportunities for bunker players, Tom Reilly tells Bunker Asia 2011.

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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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