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March 9, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Maersk, Dubai to invest in Qingdao Port's expansion
    Denmark's AP Moeller-Maersk and other foreign investors will invest in Qingdao Port Group's US$4.6 billion expansion scheme in the next five years, a senior Chinese executive said on Monday.
  • NYK may cut sailing speed further to trim fuel costs
    Nippon Yusen KK, Asia's largest listed shipping line, may slow the speed of its container fleet by a further 10 per cent to pare fuel usage after bunker prices jumped to their highest in more than two years.
  • Aframax tanker rates ease, with Libya in focus
    Crude oil tanker earnings on the key Mediterranean route eased on Monday as vessel availability grew, compounded by violence in Libya leading to closure of oil ports.
Strait Talk
  • It's still all about trade cycles and political risk
    MY ATTENTION has been drawn to a recent blog by well-known shipping industry personality Clay Maitland. In a typically outspoken piece, the open register veteran - currently managing partner of the firm running the Marshall Islands register - warns of the risks facing the global shipping industry.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Maersk, Dubai to invest in Qingdao Port's expansion
    Denmark's AP Moeller-Maersk and other foreign investors will invest in Qingdao Port Group's US$4.6 billion expansion scheme in the next five years, a senior Chinese executive said on Monday.
  • NYK may cut sailing speed further to trim fuel costs
    Nippon Yusen KK, Asia's largest listed shipping line, may slow the speed of its container fleet by a further 10 per cent to pare fuel usage after bunker prices jumped to their highest in more than two years.
  • Aframax tanker rates ease, with Libya in focus
    Crude oil tanker earnings on the key Mediterranean route eased on Monday as vessel availability grew, compounded by violence in Libya leading to closure of oil ports.
Strait Talk
  • It's still all about trade cycles and political risk
    MY ATTENTION has been drawn to a recent blog by well-known shipping industry personality Clay Maitland. In a typically outspoken piece, the open register veteran - currently managing partner of the firm running the Marshall Islands register - warns of the risks facing the global shipping industry.

Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL to go mega after no M&A luck turned up in downturn
  • NOL volume down 18pc, but revenue per box increases 10pc
  • Suez Canal office staff strikes, but shipping unaffected
  • Evergreen to launch Bohai Sea-Indonesian service
  • Port Tracker expects US container traffic to rise 11pc in March
  • ICTSI profits increase 79pc to US$98.3 million in 2010
  • US, Turks catch pirates, save MOL-run Bahamas-flagged tanker
  • Area considered piracy hot spot is extended by the UK
  • Qinghai's overland freight volume up 13.6 pc in 2010
  • Jiangsu-Taiwan trade value in 2010 up 46.6pc
  • US maritime commissioners makes final rule on new NRAs
  • CEVA pre-tax profit up 25pc, debts reduced
  • GOP congressmen protest LaHood's truckers' hours of work restrictions
  • UK regional spending cuts do damage: Labour-led Commons committee
  • Cargojet profits halved to US$4.1 million, but sales rise
  • Wellard's first livestock air shipment from Oz to Inner Mongolia
  • DHL wins US$14.8 million KPMG contract to rescue Aero Inventory

Exim Indiaweb site
  • NSCSA signs new shipbuilding contracts for general cargo vessels
  • SCI to acquire 110 ships by 2020, says Vasan
  • Engg goods exports may go past $ 50 bn in 2010-11
  • US reduces anti-dumping duty on Indian shrimp to 1.69 pc
  • Govt body to fund port sector in the works
  • IFFCO lays foundation for barge jetty & inaugurates first water soluble fertiliser plant
  • MoS directs KoPT to defer tendering process for jetty
  • Port Pipavav closest to Vadodara; a natural choice for customers
  • Iron ore exporters hit hard by 2nd rail freight hike
  • Commerce Ministry favours rollback of MAT on SEZs
  • Forex reserves rise by $ 158 m
  • Govt urged to reconsider sugar exports under OGL scheme
  • US: Unemployment fell below 9 pc

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 8, 2011
  • Open Skies between Japan and Malaysia
    Japan and Malaysia have concluded a revised bilateral deal which sees full open-skies, including Tokyo, by summer 2013. Restrictions for flights to/from Tokyo Narita will be remove...
  • Saudi Airlines Cargo -launch customer for OAG Cargo's new Route Mapper product
    Saudi Airlines Cargo has signed a contract to become the launch customer for OAG Cargo's new Route Mapper product. The application will help the airline's cargo customers perform a...
  • Watco and Kinder Morgan to haul crude oil by rail
    Watco Companies and Kinder Morgan Energy Partners have announced an agreement whereby Kinder Morgan and Watco will construct and operate several rail transload facilities in key ma...
  • Gebrüder Weiss launches new Europe product GW pro.line
    The Austrian transport and logistics service provider Gebrüder Weiss launched a new product called GW pro.line which offers new services in the field of general cargo and groupage ...
  • Record-size container freighter calling regularly at Marseille
    The port of Marseille-Fos (France) recently welcomed the largest container freighter in its history last week when the "MSC La Spezia" berthed there. The ship, ...
  • ALK-Abell' now delivering temperature-sensitive medication with Trans-o-Flex aus
    ALK-Abell' Arzneimittel GmbH, located in Wedel (Germany), has decided to introduce active temperature control for the transportation of all of its pharmaceuticals. In the future, t...
  • Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: new branch office in Nieder-Olm
    The German logistics service provider Hellmann Worldwide Logistics recently moved to a newly-leased forwarding facility in Nieder-Olm (Germany). The company is now oblige...
  • FedEx Express launches new B777F aircraft at London Stansted
    FedEx Express, a subsidiary of the US-based FedEx Corporation, and the world's largest express transportation company, recently unveiled a new Boeing B777F aircraft at its Lon...
  • Karcag Real Akkus, Real Akkus Nakliyat and Emiroglu plump for Mercedes-Benz
    The Turkish company Karcag Nak Ltd has purchased 30 Mercedez-Benz Axor 1840LS Euro 5 tractors, thus boosting the number of Mercedes-Benz tractors to 280. Real Akkus Na...
  • UIRR: new EU railway packet has to promote fair competition
    The International Union of combined road-rail transport companies (UIRR) has issued a media release that calls for transparent and fair competition when the EU's first railway pack...
  • Uwe Borowy to lecture at Berlin University
    Uwe Borowy, managing partner of the Hamburg (Germany)-based personnel and company consultancy firm Personalunion, is to become a lecturer at the Berlin School of Economics and...
  • Ports expansion key to Qatar USD 100 billion economic investment
    International shipping and cargo experts are set to gather in Abu Dhabi (UAE) on 28-30 March for the World Ports and Trade Summit 2011, in recognition of the vital role of the...
  • Tallink Silja charter ships on Germany-Finland route
    Baltic SF VII Ltd and Baltic SF VIII Ltd, two subsidiaries of the AS Tallink Grupp, have concluded charter agreements with Stena Line for two high-speed ferries ' the "Superfast VI...

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 8, 2011
  • Brazilian owner set to build five PSV's at Eastern Shipbuilding
  • ACL gains membership in Louisiana Environmental Leadership Program

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 8, 2011
  • Congressman gains funding for Coos Bay rail improvements
  • Alaska Airlines to begin Portland to Montana flights
  • OOCL bringing onboard new iPhone application
  • PMSA hits planned increase by San Francisco Bar Pilots
  • Green Alliance members adding new NE6 service

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 8, 2011
  • Crude rates break $100,000 barrier
    Baltic Sea aframax route hits highest level since time charter earnings reported in May 2008
  • Soya cargoes push Atlantic panamaxes to two-month high
    Owners gain confidence as tonnage is absorbed
  • Korea Line tonnage threatens to reverse Pacific sentiment
    Korea Line-chartered tonnage re-entering the spot market may reverse the positive rates sentiment seen in the Pacific region over the last month,
  • Rising bunker prices push up cost of avoiding piracy risk zones
    High bunker prices will see post-panamax containerships face nearly a fourfold year-on-year rise in costs this year as they seek to avoid piracy attacks by sailing around the Cape of Good Hope instead of transiting the Suez Canal
  • Operator apathy a barrier to change
    Operator apathy is a key hurdle to the acceptance of liquefied natural gas as a ship fuel in the US
  • Seacor invests in dual-fuel research
    SEACOR Holdings is using a small corner of its vast empire as the laboratory where a prototype liquefied natural gas-powered ship might materialise
  • Why US shipowners shun cheap, clean LNG power
    Political apathy, confusion over the danger of explosions and the cost of new ships are blocking a change in fuel
  • Probe launched into Beluga finances
    Investigation begins into suspected falsifying of turnover figures
  • Gaddafi-linked tankers deployed to export Libyan oil
    Exclusive data shows GNMT tankers fill gap as shipowners shun calling country's oil terminals
  • The future of KG funds
    There is no sign of any rapid return of traditional KG finance in the container markets to its former heights
  • Antitrust anomaly
    It is difficult sometimes not to jump to the conclusion that antitrust legislation has actually been a massive conspiracy on the part of the legal profession to provide itself with endless work
  • Libya tanker rates set to crash
    Peak appeared to have reached and rates set to tumble with cargoes now in short supply
  • Polish seafarers launch lawsuit against Denmark government
    Action over legality of paying lower salaries to non-Danish European nationals on Danish national ships
  • Global Ship Lease slumps to $4m loss in 2010
    Hit by $17.1m impairment charge and a $15.3m loss on non-cash interest rate derivatives
  • Capital Product secures fresh Petrobras charter
    Rate higher than what its affiliate had been paying for the Axios over the last year
  • Hapag-Lloyd and RCL to launch new joint service
    Weekly service between Indian subcontinent and northeast Asia
  • Box ratio set to get worse if demand rises
    Box makers ability to respond to strong recovery key to preventing anticipated equipment shortages
  • Unifeeder bolsters Europe-UK link
    To add fourth service between Polish and UK east coast ports
  • Denmark to propose changes to crewing laws
    To propose legislation changes that will remove need to use European masters on Denmark-flagged ships
  • China Rongsheng new orders top $2bn
    Profits and revenues up 33% over 2009
  • Mainfreight makes $153m swoop for Wim Bosman
    New Zealand logistics operator to bolster European presence with buy
  • Iridium operating income hits $415m in 2010
    Up from $134m in previous year as subscribers rise
  • Singapore shelves export-import bank plan
    Move slammed by SSA who say bank will help boost booming rig building sector
  • Winds of change blow through P&I
    Brussels has called once again to examine the industry's practices as the clubs provide a mixed bag of results after this year's renewals period

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 8, 2011
  • Private equity taps Rickmers vet
    CONNECTICUT startup Soundview Maritime confirmed today that it has hired former Rickmers exec Dr. Moritz Mittelbach as strategic advisor for its ongoing acquisition programme
  • Hapag, RCL launch intra-Asia service
    GERMAN container line Hapag-Lloyd has teamed up with Thailand's Regional Container Lines in an effort to take advantage of the growing intra-Asia market
  • Chinese ship released in US
    CHINESE heavy-load carrier Zhen Hua 24 has been freed from a month-long arrest by the Virginia Port Authority after signing a security agreement with the port and APMT
  • Capesize rates rise again
    CAPESIZE rates today staged their biggest jump in almost a month, extending their rise since the beginning of the month to 65%
  • US LNG exports face opposition
    CHENIERE's plan to export LNG from Louisiana's Sabine Pass terminal is being fought by US consumer and business groups
  • NYK mulls further slowing
    JAPAN'S NYK Line has reportedly indicated that it is considering slowing its box ships by a further 10% because of rising bunker prices
  • Saudi oil exports boost VLCC demand
    A RISE in Saudi Arabian oil exports has tightened the VLCC supply-demand balance, according to brokers
  • Further US box growth seen
    US BOX imports are expected to increase by 11% year on year to 1.19M teu in March, a sign that the nation's recovery is gaining momentum, according to retailers
  • Canada LNG project moves forward
    A MAJOR contract has been awarded for the construction of the first LNG export plant on Canada's West Coast
  • More ore planned for Port Hedland
    ANOTHER Pilbara iron ore miner is set to increase shipments from Western Australia after securing medium-term capacity at Port Hedland's new common-user terminal
  • Buoyant rates lift drybulk market
    EXTENDED gains for drybulk freight rates and news of Bangladesh's resumption of recycling have lifted the market's mood, according to analysts
  • New orders boost Rongsheng
    SHIPBUILDER China Rongsheng announced today that its net profits rose by a third year on year in 2010 to 1.7Bn yuan ($152M)
  • MMM to be delisted
    THE MALAYSIAN bourse will delist insolvent Malaysian Merchant Marine on 17 March after the company failed to submit a regularisation plan
  • Jiangsu Eastern explains costs surge
    CHINESE shipbuilder Jiangsu Eastern today defended its 118% year-on-year rise in expenditure last year after being quizzed by the Singapore Exchange
  • Child dies after crew flees
    A CHILD has reportedly died after dozens of passengers on a workboat were left clinging to the hull of a capsized workboat off PNG while the crew fled in the only lifeboat

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 8, 2011
  • Smith Electric Vehicles Raises $58 Million
    Electric truck maker Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. raised $58 million in a series of stock sales. The proceeds will help...
  • OPEC Countries Offset Libyan Shortages
    Oil prices eased slightly Tuesday, falling 56 cents to $104.88 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, as assurances...
  • Railcar Owners Take 12,457 Cars Out of Storage
    Railcar owners in the U.S., Canada and Mexico took 12,457 units out of storage in February, leaving the continent's idled...
  • GAO Calls for Improved Technology Security
    The Government Accountability Office is raising concerns about the security of goods with civilian and military applications through "deemed exports"...
  • ILWU Leader Pledges Productivity Gains in Portland
    Long Beach, Calif. ' The head of the longshore labor union in Portland, Ore., said Tuesday he will work in...
  • FMC Chairman Discusses Alternative Dispute Resolution (Video)
    FMC Chairman Richard A. Lidinsky Jr. discusses the agency's alternative dispute resolution program.
  • Indian Ports Volume Grew 1 Percent
    Cargo volume at major ports in India grew a mere 1.2 percent from April through February compared with a year...
  • Global Ship Lease Lost $4 Million in 2010
    Global Ship Lease, the NYSE-listed container shipowner, slumped to a net loss of $4 million in 2010 from a $42.2...
  • Maersk to Cut Emissions in New Zealand
    Maersk Line is extending its program to cut sulfur emissions on its services to New Zealand. The Danish carrier...
  • Hapag-Lloyd, RCL to Launch Joint Intra-Asia Loop
    Hapag-Lloyd and Regional Container Lines plan to launch a new weekly joint service from China and South Korea to Sri...
  • Carriers Face Renewed Container Shortage
    Ocean carriers face a shortage of containers in the coming months as production of boxes lags growing cargo capacity, according...
  • OOIL's Tung Says Carriers Need Freedom to Talk
    Container shipping lines and shippers would benefit if carriers could share information in ways barred by the European Union, the...
  • Trans-Pacific Exports Grow but Rates Fall
    Shipping lines that carry U.S. exports to Asia face the paradox of declining freight rates even as cargo volume remains...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 8, 2011
  • A stable peak season in the transpacific?
  • HL and RCL join up for Far East/South Asia service
  • Zim makes peace with CSCL
  • Nigerian dockers on strike
  • TCC ends up in the red

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 8, 2011
  • Prosecutors probe Beluga
    Niels Stolberg lands at the centre of fraud investigation surrounding German heavy-lift owner's balance sheet.
  • Canaccord taps Burk
    Ousted Oppenheimer & Co analyst sheds free agent status as Wall Street investment bank eyes shipping sector.
  • More for Marinakis tanker
    Capital Product Partners' vessel picks up a pay rise as it lands one-year contract with Petrobras.
  • Denmark arming ships
    Government to take a more "open approach" to security on vessels off Somalia as country unveils new four-year piracy plan.
  • Private-equity targets 20
    Rickmers veteran Moritz Mittelbach holds the helm as new containership alliance plots acquisitions with fuel from US firms.
  • Russian ship hits the beach
    Dvina crew unharmed, but salvage hampered by bad weather on Turkish coast near Karabiga.
  • Saker not Eagle's
    New York-listed owner distances itself from a supramax newbuilding sold to a Turkish owner.
  • Marco buys from chairman
    Singapore-listed offshore group lays down more than $12m to buy stake in a shipowning company controlled by boss Lee Wan Tang.
  • Axed box buys bash GSL
    Impairment over quashed ship purchase deal and derivatives loss send Ian Webber-led owner into red.
  • Van Oord digs down under
    Dutch dredger wins share of $262m deepening work for new Australian LNG port.
  • Party past its peak
    RBS says 2010 was as good as it will get for container shipping as it kicks off AP Moller coverage with a buy tag.
  • Master seized off Benin
    Failed attempt by pirates to steal cargo from Turkish tanker off West Africa leads to safe release of two crew.
  • Essar joins capesize crush
    Indian owner picks up close to $10m following the scrapping of its oldest bulker.
  • Samudera adds another
    Singapore owner snaps up second chartered-in containership in two months.
  • Back with a bang
    Former number one scrap nation welcomed back with open arms following lifting of ban.
  • Hapag teams with RCL
    German and Thai owners get together for service between China, Korea and Indian sub-continent.
  • Three held over coke
    Cruiseship crewmen nabbed in Cayman Islands with 2kg of cocaine worth $180,000.
  • Tung targets newbuilds
    OOIL boss says an order for 13,000-teu series is close after failing in takeover efforts.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 8, 2011
  • Taibo heads Antares' corporate development
    Antares Shipmanagement S.A. has appointed Henry Taibo to executive vice president for corporate development, located in New York. Taibo will also oversee capital raising, joint ventures, managing and developing banking/capital markets relationships...
  • Heavy lift hover-barge ready for construction
    Hovertrans Solutions Pte. Ltd., a designer and manufacturer of hover-barges for heavy lift transport in shallow waters, will build a 50-ton payload hover-barge for charter in the third quarter. Hovertrans, a subsidiary of ST Marine, said the hover-...
  • Hapag-Lloyd, RCL to combine on Far East/India
    Evergreen Line said Monday it has started a weekly service between northern China and Indonesia. The HBI service operates with four vessels (three 1,700-TEU and one 2,000-TEU) with a rotation of Xingang, Dalian, Qingdao, Hong Kong, Shekou, Jakarta,...
  • MSC to raise U.S. export bunker fees
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. is raising its bunker surcharge on U.S. export shipments to the West Coast of South America and Central America, the line said Friday. The charges, effective April 4, will be $390 per TEU from all U.S. ports to all West C...
  • Box crunch likely to resurface
    Shippers could again face a shortage of containers this year as demand for Asian goods ramps up faster than Chinese container manufacturers can increase supply, according to a note from maritime news serviceAlphaliner.The ratio of box inventory-to-...
  • TUI sells 11% in Hapag-Lloyd to Berlin consortium
    TUI, the European tourism giant and partial owner of container line Hapag-Lloyd, said Monday it will sell an 11.3 percent stake in the line to its other significant shareholder. TUI, which has been seeking to divest itself of Hapag-Lloyd for more ...
  • Evergreen starts China/Indonesia service
    Evergreen Line said Monday it has started a weekly service between northern China and Indonesia. The HBI service operates with four vessels (three 1,700-TEU and one 2,000-TEU) with a rotation of Xingang, Dalian, Qingdao, Hong Kong, Shekou, Jakarta,...
  • DHS not spared from fiscal debate
    Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano and Senate Democrats warned last week that Republican attempts to rollback agency budgets from requested levels this year will impact security and set the table for lower funding in fiscal year 2012. The House r...
  • Trans-Pacific Maritime Conference
  • Interview with CEO John Pattullo

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 8, 2011
  • Prosafe secures Talisman deal
    The Norwegian offshore company Prosafe has signed a letter of intent with British Talisman Energy for the accommodation and support rig Regalia. The rig will be operating at the Auk

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 8, 2011
  • North American ECA welcomed by European bunker players
    Predict already substantial LSFO sales will jump in 2012 and expect to benefit from well-established supply sources.
  • Fujairah bunker prices fall
    In Durban, deliveries available up to and including March 22.
  • Derelict barge leaking fuel
    US contractors say they have already run up costs of $5.3 million in work to safely dismantle the WW2 vintage vessel.
  • HSFO prices soften in Rotterdam and Hamburg
    Bad weather halts bunkering in Gibraltar.
  • UK Ministry of Defence awards multimillion dollar bunker contract
    Esso Petroleum Company to supply low-sulphur IFO at army-run port.
  • Maersk low-sulphur fuel switch will apply across New Zealand
    'All nine ports of call in New Zealand and their respective coastal societies will benefit,' says shipping line.
  • Fujairah storage project ahead of schedule
    Vopak says unfinished capacity already 'fully leased'.
  • NYK Line slowing vessels by 10% to cut fuel costs
    Company may cut sailing speeds by up to a further two knots, says company's head of investor relations.
  • US Navy renews efforts towards 'shift to biofuels'
    US Navy to use algae-based biofuel blend on some of its larger vessels by 2016.
  • Bunker prices down in Asian ports
    Mixed demand in key Asian bunker ports on Tuesday, traders say.
  • Indian supplier sees sales up 92% at Mumbai, JNPT ports
    Global Fuels & Lubricants sold about 25,000 mt of bunkers at Mumbai and JNPT in February.
  • US supplier welcomes sales and marketing manager
    Fernanda Silva joins Harbour-Plaza Consolidated.
  • Wärtsilä unveils upgraded, more fuel efficient engine
    Upgraded RT-flex68-D engine has 'highly competitive fuel consumption, says director at Wärtsilä.
  • South Korean March bunker volumes slightly up
    SK Energy ups bunker output this month, while other refiners keep output at last month's levels.

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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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